My father is Jiajing

Chapter 156: Go to the Emperor for Justice (Monthly Tickets Plus)

Ever since the news of the Tatar invasion came, everyone in the capital has been in a state of anxiety these days.

In particular, some well-informed officials in the capital were even more panicked. They heard that the Tatar invading army had as many as 200,000 troops, and had already broken through the Great Wall defense line and entered the counties outside the capital, and seemed ready to plunder other places at any time.

Moreover, according to the gossip they heard, the bandits encountered stubborn resistance from our army after they broke into the Great Wall.

But it still couldn't stop the bandits' offensive. Now the bandits have stationed in the Shixiaying area and may break into Miyun at any time, or go east to Tongzhou, or go south to attack Huairou.

The reinforcements recruited by the court are still on the way, and will take at least three to five days to arrive. But who knows if any major chaos will happen during these three to five days.

So it is difficult to avoid panic.

However, even so, these panicked officials and people in the capital did not do anything stupid.

Because they all knew very well that their only chance of survival was to hold on to the huge city of the capital with its high walls and rely on it to protect their lives.

If they fled the city like a headless fly, not to mention the possibility that they would be killed by the invading Tatar bandits, the possibility of encountering bandits and villains on the way would be enough to make them suffer.

So instead of panicking, it is better to stay in the city honestly, wait for orders from the court and the Ministry of War, and organize militia to defend the city according to regional divisions.

As a military candidate who had passed the provincial examination in Shandong last year, Qi Jiguang would naturally not miss the autumn examination of the military examination held in the capital in September this year. So, like many other military candidates, Qi Jiguang came to the capital early to prepare for the examination.

As a result, not long after arriving in the capital, such a major event occurred. The Tatars in the north actually led an army of 200,000 to attack the capital!

This also scared Qi Jiguang.

As a descendant of a military family, Qi Jiguang had not yet achieved great achievements like his ancestors, but he never neglected his studies, and always thought of serving the court with what he had learned one day.

So even though there was a hereditary military position to inherit, Qi Jiguang still did not forget his father's teachings and his own ideals. At the age of thirteen, he studied under the famous Confucian scholar Liang Jie from Penglai, learning literature, history, classics, and military strategies.

He was determined to be a loyal general who would be useful to the court and beneficial to the people.

Therefore, even though he held a hereditary military position, Qi Jiguang still resolutely studied hard and passed the provincial military examination, and participated in the triennial military examination, hoping to become a military scholar so that he could better serve the court.

Qi Jiguang naturally could not stay out of the big changes he encountered when he went to Beijing to take part in the military examination. He immediately submitted a statement to his supervisory department, the Ministry of War, expressing his views on the defense of the capital, which attracted the attention of his superiors in the Ministry of War.

Wang De, a military official, recommended Qi Jiguang, who was only a military candidate, as the chief flag officer guarding the nine gates of the capital, and praised him for being "young and intelligent, ambitious and good at riding and shooting." This recognition was the first time in Qi Jiguang's military career that he encountered a noble person to help him.

Unfortunately, in the military examination after the defense of the capital, Qi Jiguang failed to pass and obtain the status of a military scholar. This can be said to be a regret in Qi Jiguang's life.

However, a capable person will not lose his brilliance because of a failure. Even if he loses the halo of being a military scholar, he will still be the most brilliant and dazzling martial artist in the Jiajing Dynasty in the future!
Compared with Qi Jiguang who was temporarily appointed as the general flag officer of the Nine Gates, Gao Gong was also anxious and depressed these days. As a noble Hanlin who didn't know much about military affairs, facing such a crisis, Gao Gong was also anxious like an ant on a hot pot. He never dreamed that when he told Zhu Zai's story about Anda, Zhu Zai's insignificant prophecy actually came true, which made Gao Gong panic again.

Gao Gong has not had a moment of peace in the past few days. He goes to Prince Yu's Mansion every day to ask for an audience with Prince Yu.

But every time he went to ask for an audience, the people in Prince Yu's mansion would say that Prince Yu was unwell and was recuperating.

Gao Gong believed it once or twice, but after several times, Gao Gong couldn't help but feel uneasy. He was always worried that there was really something wrong with Zhu Zaigui's health, otherwise why would he not even see him?

You should know that under normal circumstances, as long as he arrived at the gate of the palace, the guards in front of the palace would let him in without waiting for the report, allowing him to meet Zhu Zaigui without any hindrance.

But now he hadn't seen Zhu Zaigui for several days in a row, and instead received information that Prince Yu was unwell every time. How could Gao Gong not be anxious and angry?

This time Gao Gong came again. He looked at the guards in front of Prince Yu's mansion with a dark face and argued in a loud voice: "I am the tutor appointed by His Majesty. It is my right to enter and leave the mansion. Why do you stop me? Since you can't see the prince, let Eunuch Meng come to see me!"

The guards in front of the palace looked at the angry Gao Gong and did not dare to offend him. They all knew how politely their prince treated Mr. Gao. If they really offended Gao Gong to death, they would definitely not be able to stay in the palace anymore.

But the prince was not in the palace at all, so how could he let Gao Gong in?

In addition, the imperial edict was issued from the palace. Anyone who dared to leak the news that the prince was not in the palace would be beaten to death. Faced with such a harsh ban, naturally no one dared to tell Gao Gong the truth.

The guards in front of the palace were almost driven crazy by Gao Gong, and they almost knelt down before him.

"Master Gao, you really can't enter the palace. Eunuch Meng is also serving the prince and has no time to see you. Why don't you go back? When the prince is well, he will definitely take the initiative to look for you."

Gao Gong also got angry this time. He glared at the guards in front of Prince Yu's mansion with a pair of angry eyes, "If you don't get out of the way, I will break in."

In the end, the guards still had no intention of retreating. They still guarded the gate of the palace tightly, and persuaded with tears in their voices: "Master Gao, please let us go. We are also following orders. We really can't enter the palace now, and the prince really won't see guests."

Gao Gong was so furious that he was about to explode. If he hadn't been concerned about Zhu Zaigui's sensitive identity, he would have shown his skills in front of Prince Yu's mansion to let them see the true strength of the Ming Dynasty's powerful ministers!
You have to know that fighting among civil officials was a tradition in the Ming Dynasty, and the best record was that someone was killed in the Fengtian Hall!

Therefore, we must not underestimate these civil officials. When they fight, they are even more ferocious than the parliamentary brawls in some countries in later generations.

Gao Gong left in a huff, but he would not give up. Since the guards of the palace would not let him in, he would go straight in front of the emperor and let the emperor judge whether he, the palace tutor, was qualified to enter and leave the palace freely!

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