My father is Jiajing

Chapter 118 Six Hundred Miles in a Hurry

The capital, Xiyuan.

Late at night on June 27, an express messenger rushed for 600 miles for a whole day and night to deliver the battle report of Datong to the capital.

Although it was late at night, the sultry feeling unique to summer had not cooled down at all with the arrival of night.

A ray of white light instantly illuminates the world, making people's hearts tremble!
Crack-pah!

Rumbling thunder suddenly came from the invisible sky, and the summer insects that were still chirping weakly were suddenly shocked and dared not make any sound.

It seemed as if they were also captured by the thunder.

Yan Song in the West Garden Guard House seemed to be a beat slow. Neither the white lightning nor the thunder that followed made him feel the slightest bit frightened.

Yan Song raised his head slightly and looked at the storm that seemed to be coming outside. He asked in a hoarse voice, "What time is it?"

Yan Shifan, the young cabinet minister who was on duty in the duty room, calmed his heart that was shaken by the thunder, and then replied: "It's past midnight, Dad, it's almost the hour of the common people."

Yan Song raised his head and looked at the dark palace outside, and continued: "Go out and take a look. I feel a little uneasy."

Yan Shifan was a little reluctant to hear his father ordering him around like this, "It's almost raining, Dad. It's dark outside, what's there to see? You should lie down for a while."

As a result, Yan Song's eyes suddenly fixed on Yan Shifan, which made Yan Shifan feel weak. He quickly said to Yan Song, "Dad, wait a moment. I'll go out and take a look now."

Yan Song hummed, and Yan Shifan twisted his round body to get up from the small couch, then leaned out to take a look.

The palace was extremely quiet at this moment. Apart from a somewhat stuffy atmosphere, there were only a few palace lanterns still emitting a faint yellowish glow.

Yan Shifan tugged at his collar to ease the hot feeling, and when he was about to turn back, an urgent report suddenly came!

"Open the palace gate quickly, Datong is 600 miles away!"

The messenger dismounted, took the wax-sealed bamboo tube containing the urgent letter of six hundred miles from his back, held it high above his head, and shouted to the guards at the gate of Xiyuan Palace.

The guards in front of the gate of Xiyuan Palace saw the messenger rushing in so anxiously and did not dare to relax their vigilance. They immediately began to verify the identity of the messenger and the lacquer seal on the bamboo tube that he had delivered with an express delivery of 600 miles.

After making sure that everything was correct, the guards of the Western Garden did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent a message to the palace, waiting for the governor-general of the Western Garden to come with an imperial edict to open the palace gate.

After hearing the noise outside, Yan Shifan's originally sleepy and depressed mood suddenly became lively.

He turned to Yan Song and said, "Dad, there is an urgent need to deliver six hundred miles!"

Yan Song's eyes flashed, and his whole demeanor suddenly changed. He stood up in an instant and whispered, "Something big has happened."

"Come and help me change my clothes."

Yan Song then ordered Yan Shifan to come and help him put on his official robes and wait for the emperor to summon him.

Emperor Jiajing, who had just rested not long ago, was sleeping soundly when the thunder sounded. But after hearing the faint sound of "Datong, six hundred miles in an emergency", his eyes suddenly opened and he woke up.

At this time, Huang Jin also hurried out from the side hall. While putting on his clothes, he asked, "What's going on?"

The guards at the palace gate quickly replied: "Datong's express delivery of 600 li has arrived at the palace gate and is waiting to be summoned."

When Huang Jin heard that it was an express train from Datong, his heart skipped a beat. Datong was a very sensitive place. Suddenly sending an express train from Datong at this time could not be a good thing.

He quickly ordered, "Go wake up Lord Yan, and we'll go find the Emperor right away." Huang Jin hurriedly walked to the Emperor Jiajing's bedroom and called out in a somewhat anxious voice, "Emperor, I, Huang Jin, have something urgent to report."

Emperor Jiajing also sat up from the dragon bed at this moment, and the eunuchs serving in the hall began to light up the lights in the hall.

"What's the matter?"

Emperor Jiajing asked through the palace door.

Huang Jin said: "Datong's express train of six hundred miles has arrived at the palace gate, waiting for the emperor to summon us."

After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing's face suddenly turned ugly. "Bring it here. Call Yan Song as well, and call the other cabinet ministers and Xu Jie and Ding Rukui."

After hearing the instructions from Emperor Jiajing, Huang Jin did not dare to delay at all. He immediately turned around and went to the palace gate in person, opened it, and then took the lacquered bamboo tube with an urgent message of six hundred miles in length that the messenger held high in his hand.

At the same time, he also instructed the eunuchs around him to quickly invite other cabinet ministers and Xu Jie to come to the West Garden to see him.

Then Huang Jin took the 600-li express and headed quickly towards the bedroom of Emperor Jiajing.

At this moment, Emperor Jiajing also came to the main hall of Wanshou Palace wearing a black Taoist robe. Huang Jin held up the 600-li express, "Emperor, Datong 600-li express."

Emperor Jiajing said in a deep voice: "Open it!"

Huang Jin did not dare to delay and immediately opened the lacquered bamboo tube containing the urgent military report from six hundred miles away and presented the urgent military intelligence inside directly to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing took the urgent military report from Datong, which was sent by Huang Jin with an express message of six hundred miles away, opened it and quickly read through it.

Looking at this urgent military intelligence report sent urgently from Datong six hundred miles away, Emperor Jiajing's face looked extremely ugly.

Huang Jin carefully watched the change in Emperor Jiajing's expression. He asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Jiajing said angrily, "The Tatars invaded Datong on the 25th. General Zhang Da, Lin Chun and others were killed in the battle. The enemy invaded Datong as if they were in an empty land, and looted countless people and livestock. It really pissed me off! Now Datong is in danger. What a waste! Where is Yan Song?"

Huang Jin's heart trembled when he heard this. The general of Datong was killed in the battle. How fierce would the enemy invade this time? I couldn't imagine it!

Huang Jin quickly replied: "Lord Yan is already waiting outside the palace."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Huang Jin immediately called Yan Song who was outside the door in. At this time, Yan Song was very nervous and unsure, and the same was true for Yan Shifan who was following behind him.

Not long after Yan Song entered the palace, other cabinet members and Xu Jie and Ding Rukui also hurried to the West Garden.

On their way here, there were a few more rumbles of thunder in the sky, and a hot summer air came up from nowhere, making them all sweat profusely, but they did not dare to relax at all.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the people who had gathered in the hall. At this moment, he had suppressed his anger and said, "Yan Song, please pass the urgent report in your hand to them as well."

Yan Song turned his trembling body a few steps and handed the urgent report in his hand to Zhang Zhi, Xu Jie, Ding Rukui and others behind him.

The three of them huddled together and looked at the urgent report from Datong in Zhang Zhi's hand. They were frightened in an instant. The general of Datong had actually died in the battle!
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