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Chapter 1230 Slap
"Bachelor Yang is not in the city, so there will be no problem in Tongzhou, right?" Some people were scared out of their wits and whispered.

"How can there be a problem? There are [-] troops in the city. With Wang Xian's few troops, he wants to break through the city?" All the ministers laughed.

"That's right, lower officials shouldn't destroy their own prestige and build up the ambitions of others." Those officials who were frightened also laughed embarrassedly.

Before everyone laughed, another messenger rushed in, looking for Yang Shiqi everywhere.

"Master Shoufu is not here," Huang Huai, the only scholar present, said to the messenger, "Give it to me."

The messenger knelt in front of Huang Huai, raised the letter box with both hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Yang Ge is urgent!"

Huang Huai took the letterbox, removed the wax, took out the letter inside, and read it with a frown.

This time, the princes and ministers were much calmer, and they were still in the mood to speculate: "Old Yang Ge must have reported that Wang Xian appeared in Tongzhou."

Before the words were finished, there was a click, and the letter box in Huang Huai's hand fell to the ground. All the ministers immediately fell silent, and asked nervously, "Master Ge, is there something wrong?"

Huang Huai's hand holding the letter suddenly fell down, and said in a daze, "Tongzhou is lost..."

"What?!" All the ministers were stunned immediately, and the hall was dead silent.

When Yang Shiqi left and came back, and saw that everyone was still petrified, Mr. Shoufu felt that he had to say a few words: "Don't worry, the sky will not fall. So what if Wang Xian arrives in Tongzhou? What awaits him is the imperial court's net!" "

The ministers were still expressionless, only to see Huang Huai slowly stretch out his hand, and gave Yang Shiqi a resounding slap in the face!

Yang Shiqi was slapped for real, not a metaphor...

With a crisp 'pop', Yang Shiqi covered his face in shock and looked at Huang Huai in disbelief.

The reactions of the officials were also very interesting. They were only startled when they slapped, and then quickly calmed down, still looking at Yang Shiqi expressionlessly, as if the slap was justified...

"Are you crazy?!" Although Yang Shiqi has been acting with his tail between his legs recently, but after being the chief assistant for so many years, where has he ever been slapped?

Well, he was beaten up two months ago, but that was because the other party didn't know his identity at all, so it didn't count.

"You are crazy!" Huang Huai glared at Yang Shiqi viciously, slapped the military report on his chest, and roared, "Look at what you have done! The emperor's country is about to die in your hands inside!"

Yang Shiqi couldn't care less about continuing to attack, so he caught the military newspaper, looked down, and suddenly his eyes went dark, and he passed out straight like his good brother Yang Rong...

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No one does not know the significance of Tongzhou to the capital, and no one does not know what the loss of Tongzhou means to the capital. Wang Xian's move is really too ruthless!The Seven Inches who defeated the imperial court so many times made the court and the public feel dead silent...

The news that Wang Xian took Tongzhou reached the prince's ears almost at the same time, and Zhu Zhanji's eyes went dark, but he didn't faint.He sat on the horseback in a daze for a long time, tears flowed down his face somehow, and his heart fell into the bottomless abyss...

To be honest, this is the first time His Royal Highness feels the threat of failure. Even if Wang Xian rushed into the Bauhinia Pass before, he was not particularly worried. Just tens of thousands of horses?
But when Wang Xian took Tongzhou, everything changed. The throat of the capital was strangled, and the threat of food shortage hung over the heads of millions of soldiers and civilians!For the first time, the balance of victory and defeat was tilted towards Wang Xian!
"Damn slave!" Hatred rose in His Highness the Crown Prince's chest, his black face was bruised and purple, and his face was extremely ferocious, "Why did I bring you out of the backcountry back then!"

"Wang Xian!" In an instant, the hatred for Wang Xian replaced the full of fear, Zhu Zhanji gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Fu: "You return to Daxing immediately, and you can't let Wang Xian's Shandong army go north! "

Zhang Fu's complexion was no better than that of the prince. He actually let Wang Xian slip away under his nose and ran to capture Tongzhou. This is another great shame!That's why he followed the prince to the north, wanting to get back with Wang Xian.

Now the crown prince asked him to return to Daxing, Zhang Fu was naturally unwilling, but he also knew that the overall situation must be the top priority at this time, so he said in a muffled voice: "Obey!"

After sending Zhang Fu back to Daxing, Zhu Zhanji rushed to Tongzhou, but on the way he met an imperial envoy who delivered an edict, saying that the emperor called him back to Beijing immediately to discuss important matters.Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to let Wu'an Hou Wangyan lead his army to Tongzhou, and he hurried back to Beijing by himself.

In less than an hour, Zhu Zhanji rushed back to the capital, and when he entered the city, he met Yang Rong who was also waiting to enter the city.

Xueshi Yang's complexion was ashen, but his expression had regained his composure. Seeing that the prince did not cry bitterly, he just cupped his hands and said, "The man who is about to die has seen His Highness."

"..." Zhu Zhanji wanted to explode, but sighed, and said, "Let's go through the difficulties together..."

Yang Rong smiled wryly and nodded.

At this time, a hanging basket was put down in the city, and the two of them entered the city in a basket.Even though there were no enemy troops within ten miles, the people in the city did not dare to open the city gate. One could imagine how frightened they were.

The guards of the two were furious when they saw this, and wanted to yell at them, but they were stopped by both of them.How can they have the face to put on the airs of the prince and the prime minister?

According to what the guard said, the two sat in the basket and were dragged to the top of the city.The officers and soldiers on the top of the city saluted them respectfully, but after the two turned around, they could clearly feel the strange gazes of the officers and soldiers, like a light on their backs!He hurriedly fled and went down the tower.

Under the city, the guard prepared two sedan chairs for them. Zhu Zhanji frowned because he always rode a horse.The guard hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, the people are not emotionally stable at this critical time, so please make it up..."

Although what the guard said was euphemistic, Zhu Zhanji understood right away that he was worried that the common people would throw rotten eggs when they saw the two of them.Immediately, his face flushed with embarrassment, he sat in the sedan chair silently.

Two sedan chairs were carried straight into the palace, and the two were led to the Qianqing Palace, where they met the emperor on the sick bed.

Yang Shiqi had already knelt in front of the dragon bed, and the two hurried forward, knelt down beside him, and paid their respects to the emperor who was dozing on the dragon bed.

Only then did Zhu Gaochi slowly open his eyes, looked at the three sinners kneeling in front of him, and said with a long sigh, "What should I do?"

"I deserve ten thousand deaths for my crimes, my majesty, please cut me to death..." Yang Rong kowtowed heavily.

"My son deserves to die..." Zhu Zhanji also kowtowed to plead guilty.

"Of course you deserve death!" Zhu Gaochi burst into a rage suddenly, but suddenly coughed violently.Zhang Cheng quickly supported the emperor, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with tears, but didn't dare to say a word.The old eunuch also knew that the time had come for the survival of the ancestral temple, and the emperor had to persevere.

Zhu Gaochi lay back on the dragon bed slumped, and said weakly: "According to my opinion, don't fight this battle. Ask Wang Xian what conditions he has, and I promise him that it is..."

When Zhu Zhanji and Yang Shiqi heard it, they were out of their wits and said in unison: "Your Majesty must not!" "My father must not!"

After the crown prince and Yang Shiqi desperately signaled, Yang Rong also bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, it's not enough, there is still our army in Tongzhou City, and the guilty minister has already sent a large army, even if he dies, he will take back Tongzhou City!"

"Yes, father, the army of my ministers will also arrive in Tongzhou soon, and 15 troops will attack the city together. What can't be done to him with [-] troops?" Zhu Zhanji also said quickly.

"Your Majesty, all the food outside Tongzhou City has been transported back to the capital. In addition to the food stored before, it is enough to last for two months." Yang Shiqi continued: "Two months are enough to wipe out Wang Xian in the city. Tongzhou City is enough to trap his 10,000+ army in Badaling to death, enough to give His Majesty peace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't be intimidated by the temporary difficulties, the victory is still in our hands!" The three said in unison.

"Hehe..." Zhu Gaochi said with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, "You keep thinking about me, but in fact, all you think about are yourself..."

When the three of them were told about the central matter, they immediately blushed.How could they not know that the initiative to negotiate peace is still in the hands of the imperial court, but the three of them will die without a place to bury them!
"Your Majesty! If it can be exchanged for the long-term peace and order of Ming Dynasty, it would not be a pity for the ministers to die ten thousand times!" At the critical moment, Yang Shiqi had to be watched. Like a young tiger! The country has already been shaken when he first came down to the forest, if you give him time and space, he will grow into an invincible tiger sooner or later!"

"Yes, father, appeasement can only bring about temporary peace, but it will completely destroy the ancestors!" Zhu Zhanji immediately echoed: "We must win while the court still has the ability to fight, and completely wipe out Wang Xian!"

"Hey, it's this argument again..." Zhu Gaochi's face was full of boredom.

But I have to admit that this argument has a miraculous effect on any emperor. Zhu Gaochi finally stopped insisting, and said slowly: "You should think clearly, now that you are negotiating a peace, I can still try to take care of you. If a month later, you still have to go to the If we negotiate this step, I won't be able to keep you guys..."

Hearing that the emperor gave them another month, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly expressed their opinion loudly: "I have long put life and death aside, but I want to get rid of thieves for the country!"

Zhu Gaochi looked up at the top of the tent, his eyes were full of sarcasm, but he refrained from saying anything that spoiled the scenery.

"My son, I will return to Tongzhou immediately and organize a decisive battle with Wang Xian!" Seeing the emperor let go, Zhu Zhanji made an inch and said: "I also ask the father to send more soldiers and horses to ensure nothing is lost!"

"No, the troops in the capital cannot be reduced," Zhu Gaochi shook his head and refused, "You and Yang Rong plus Zhang Fu's army already exceeds 20, more than ten times that of Wang Xian, what else do you want?"

(End of this chapter)