Mingshi

Chapter 551 Deputy Privy Order (two chapters and one chapter)
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After retiring from the court, Luo Xin returned home in a hurry. At this time, Luo Xin's family only knew that Datong City was broken, and Huang Taiji would come to the city in a short time, but they didn't know that Luo Xin had already reviewed the war.So, as soon as Luo Xin came home, his grandparents, uncle, parents, uncle and other family members surrounded him.

At this time, grandparents, uncle and others were deeply grateful to Luo Xin, and at the same time deeply admired Luo Xin's foresight in their hearts.When Luo Xin sent Lu Zhonglian back to Shanglin Village in a hurry to let them go to Beijing immediately, they were still unwilling.It's not that they don't want to go to Beijing, but that they don't want to part with their family property.Moreover, Lu Zhonglian didn't give them time to sell their properties and let them set off immediately, which made them very angry.

However, Lin Chang and Zhang Shu came to persuade them later, and said that they would leave for the capital immediately by car tomorrow, so they reluctantly followed Lu Zhonglian to the capital.Looking back at this moment, if Luo Xin hadn't ordered Lu Zhonglian to get them into the capital as quickly as possible, I'm afraid they would have died in the chaos of war.

Therefore, at this time, they all looked at Luo Xin with some awe, although they surrounded Luo Xin, they did not dare to speak casually.Can't help looking at Luo Ping.Luo Ping hurriedly said:

"No, Datong is really broken?"

"En!" Luo Xin nodded solemnly.

"Then...the grassland..."

"Soon the troops will come to the city."

"Then us?"

Luo Xin took a breath and said: "Your Majesty appointed me as a privy secretary to give an overview of military affairs..."

Luo Xin suddenly jumped up from his chair, he suddenly remembered that what is needed to stick to the capital is military equipment, and military equipment ranks first, and the military equipment department is in the suburbs of Beijing, and must be in the shortest possible time, before Huang Taiji's troops come to the city. Move the General Arms Division into the capital.

Luo Xin rushed out of the gate and shouted, "Daqing, prepare your horse."

Originally, after Luo Xin became an official in the capital, he had already begun to follow the rules of the literati in the capital not to ride a horse, but to take a sedan chair instead.But at this time, he no longer cared about the rules, got on his horse, rushed out of the gate, and galloped towards the palace.

He showed his Zhongshusheren sign at the entrance, and then walked quickly towards the imperial study.All the way to the outside of the imperial study room, the eunuch notified him, and then entered the imperial study room.Seeing that Luo Xin was sweating profusely, Emperor Jiajing knew that Luo Xin was in a hurry and panicked.

"Luo Qing, but what happened?"

"Your Majesty, I must move the Weapon Division into the capital as soon as possible."

Emperor Jiajing understood as soon as he heard it, and nodded immediately: "No, you go to the Military Weapons Department to preside over the relocation immediately, and I will ask the Ministry of Industry to prepare a new place for the Military Weapons Department."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, that humble minister..."

"Go!"

After thanking Luo Xin, he left in a hurry.The horse galloped quickly and arrived at the Fifth Army Battalion. The admiral of the Fifth Army Battalion saw Luo Xin leaving and returning, and immediately went up to meet him.Luo Xin immediately said:
"Master Zhang, immediately transfer the soldiers of the first army, follow me to the Military Weapons Supervision, and move the Military Weapons Supervision to the capital as quickly as possible."

Admiral Zhang's expression changed. Luo Xin just mentioned the Military Weapons Department, and he understood what was going on. If there was no Military Weapons Department, he would still be guarding the city!So, he immediately dispatched an army of soldiers, and drove the cart to the Military Weapons Department in the suburbs of Beijing.In order to let the Military Weapons Division prepare early, Luo Xin led a small group of cavalry and galloped towards the Military Weapons Division in the suburbs of Beijing.

It took more than half an hour to arrive at the suburbs of Beijing. After entering the Armament Division, I saw Jiang Song running over from a distance.

"Lord Luo..."

"Master Jiang!" Luo Xin interrupted him, "According to His Majesty's order, the Armament Division will immediately move to the capital."

Jiang Song heaved a long sigh of relief when he heard this. Now he also knows that Huang Taiji has broken through Datong, and it will not be long before the army will come to the city. If the Armament Division has not been relocated before then, he will only have a dead end.He had just been promoted to military inspector, so he naturally didn't want to die.

"Yes, my lord, I will do it for the humble position."

After the words fell, Jiang Song left in a hurry.The entire Military Weapons Department got busy, and on the other side of the capital, Emperor Jiajing had already set aside a place for the Military Weapons Department, and the Fifth Army Battalion took over the city defense.

early morning.

At the place where the Military Weapons Division was newly stationed, Luo Xin was busy all night and did not close his eyes. At this time, he was drinking porridge and side dishes, and said to Jiang Song who was sitting opposite and also drinking porridge:

"Master Jiang, how many weapons are there in the Weapons Department?"

Jiang Song knew in his heart how he came to be a military inspector. It was completely recommended by Luo Xin, so he had a feeling towards Luo Xin that he would die for his confidant.Hearing this, he immediately said:
"There are [-] ballistas, [-] bows, and [-] thunderbolts."

Luo Xin's face was full of joy and he said, "How many Thunderbolts can be made out of the materials in stock?"

Jiang Song said with a look of embarrassment on his face: "There are not many materials, and it is estimated that only [-] pieces can be made."

After finishing his last bite of rice, Luo Xin put down his chopsticks and said, "Master Jiang, I want you to make [-] thunderbolt bombs within three days, and also make some gunpowder fuses. Well, there are also some slender bamboo Guan, the bamboo pipe needs to be opened. Three days, I only give you three days, can you finish it?"

Jiang Song frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and finally nodded vigorously:

"Master Luo, I must live up to my mission in a humble position."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you here, and I'll pick up the Thunderbolt in three days."

After leaving the Ordnance Department, Luo Xin came to his new office, which was located in the Fifth Army Battalion.At this moment, the admirals of the five battalions, the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion all gathered here, and Luo Xin arranged the city defense.In fact, the battle has not yet started, everything can be done step by step, Luo Xin just simply said, the three battalions will automatically defend properly, and at the same time send out countless scouts, and the general will report back continuously.

After Luo Xin arranged everything, he got up and went home.He only stayed at home for less than a quarter of an hour yesterday, and left in a hurry. At this time, he didn't know how anxious his family would be. Luo Xin had to go back and stabilize his family, so that he could concentrate on resisting the coming Huang Taiji.

When I got home, I saw that my family members were all sitting in the main room waiting for me.All of them had red eyes and dark circles under their eyes. It looked like they hadn't slept yesterday. Uncle Luo Zhi was also sitting in the main room at this time.Seeing Luo Xin walking in, Luo Shi wept without saying a word.

"Xin'er, are you really a Privy Councilor?"

Luo Xin glanced at Luo Zhi, and knew that it was Luo Zhi who had made his affairs clear to his family.He nodded and sat down on the chair tiredly.However, when Luo Shi saw Luo Xin nodding, he cried even harder, arguing not to let Luo Xin serve as a privy secretary.It made Luo Xin flustered, and even Luo Ping couldn't help it. In the end, it was Grandpa Luo Heng who reprimanded Luo Shi, so Luo Shi didn't dare to make trouble.Seeing that Luo Shi was honest, Luo Heng turned his eyes to Luo Dao:

"Xin'er, although you have embarked on the path of a literati, our Luo family inherits the family through martial arts. When the tartars come, beat them back. Don't be influenced by your mother."

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded slightly.

Luo Heng looked at Luo Ye and Luo Ping again and said, "You two go with Xin'er. If something happens to Xin'er, you two won't have to come back to see me."

"Grandpa..." Luo Xin hurriedly stopped him, but Luo Heng waved his hand and said, "Xin'er, I've already thought about it. I'm going to learn literary and martial arts and sell it to the emperor's house. This is also a chance for your uncle and your father." .”

"But……"

"It's nothing, life and death depend on fate!" Having said that, Luo Heng looked at Luo Ye and Luo Ping again and said:
"What do you two think?"

Luo Ye and Luo Ping stood up excitedly and said, "My child is what I wish for."

Seeing the excitement of his uncle and father, Luo Xin knew that he couldn't stop him.With a helpless sigh in his heart, he agreed.Inform the uncle and father to follow him to the Fifth Army Battalion tomorrow. With his current status as an overview of the war, it is very easy to arrange two people.

Luo Xin returned to his room exhausted, got into the bed, and fell asleep within a few breaths.However, before he could sleep for a quarter of an hour, he heard Lu Daqing report that the emperor had appointed another privy secretary, and that deputy privy secretary came to see him.

Luo Xin got up from the bed, washed his face with cold water, and then walked out of the bedroom.As he walked, he thought, what does it mean that Emperor Jiajing sent himself a deputy?
He walked all the way to the door of the study, and he didn't think clearly why Emperor Jiajing would send him a deputy, but when he walked into the study, he couldn't help being stunned.

"Brother Lu Qing, why is it you?"

The person who came was Xu Jie's eldest son, Xu Luqing. Seeing Luo Xin's surprised appearance, Xu Luqing smiled and said:
"No, are you surprised? Why can't it be me?"

Luo Xin was startled for a moment, then regained his composure, stepped to sit down, and looked at Xu Luqing, but he never thought that Emperor Jiajing would send Xu Luqing to be his deputy privy secretary.

"Brother Lu Qing, is Xu Ge the old man?"

Xu Luqing shook his head and said: "My father didn't know before, I asked His Majesty to ask for it, and now I don't know how my father will be angry at home, so I ran to your place, I will live with you today, and I will be with you tomorrow. You go to the three camps together."

Luo Xin shook his head and sighed: "This battle is dangerous. His Majesty is behind us, and morale is low now. If we want to defend the capital, we must revive it. Therefore, we must lead the way, and we may die on the city wall. Lu Brother Qing, this is no child's play."

Xu Luqing's expression became serious and he said: "No, I know all of this. Huang Taiji's attack on Daming this time is much more ferocious than his father's. Alatan Khan did not break through Datong back then, but Huang Taiji slaughtered Datong. For I'm mentally prepared for the danger."

Luo Xin frowned, and Xu Luqing smiled and said: "No, don't frown. In fact, everyone's fate is now tied together. If the capital is destroyed, will I still have a chance to survive? So, it's better Last Stand.

not to mention……

We are not necessarily without certainty of victory. "

Luo Xin raised his eyebrows and said, "The plan will be released?"

A trace of sarcasm flashed in Xu Luqing's eyes, and he said: "Huang Taiji looks fierce, it's because they got off to a good start. Since Mr. Ma joined the cabinet, all his descendants of the frontier army have been transferred to the southeast."

Speaking of this, Xu Luqing glanced at Luo Dao: "Before you, Luo Xin, were born, the only army capable of fighting at the border was the Ma family army. Now that the Ma family army has been dismembered by His Majesty, the rest of the frontier army, except for the Ma family army, is just loose sand, and there is no way to fight at all." This is the reason why Huang Taiji got off to a good start.

However, the officials in the court couldn't see this. Instead, they thought that Huang Taiji was more ferocious than his father, Alatan Khan, and they even wanted to move the capital. I didn't want to move the capital, so I could only keep the capital. "

Luo Xin was stunned for a moment, and his face showed a trace of unnaturalness: "Brother Lu Qing, it was your father who proposed to move the capital..."

Xu Luqing's face became gloomy, and after a while, she said in a low voice: "My father... is too concerned about His Majesty's safety..."

Luo Xin lowered his eyes, knowing in his heart that Xu Luqing and Xu Jie's father and son had a disagreement, probably in Xu Luqing's heart, he should not be ashamed of Xu Jie's timidity, right?It's just that he doesn't say anything about his father's faults for being a son of man.

But at this time, Xu Luqing regained his expression and said: "No, although Huang Taiji is fierce, we are not without opportunities."

Luo Xin's eyes released light and said: "Brother Lu Qing has a plan in mind?"

"No way!" Xu Luqing said with bright eyes, "It's already August, we only need to persist for three months, and the winter season will come. At that time, Huang Taiji will have no choice but to retreat."

"Three months..." Luo Xin said with a wry smile: "Brother Lu Qing, is he really confident that he can hold on for three months? You must know that the city walls of Datong are as strong as the capital city."

Xu Luqing shook his head and said: "Because of the strong walls of Datong, the battle lasted for nearly a month. Although our Daming frontier army suffered heavy losses, it is impossible for Huang Taiji to not lose a little. When they sent troops, they claimed to be 20. Even if they have 20, how many will be left after breaking through Datong?"

Luo Xin nodded and said: "The military newspaper said that the grassland tribes lost about 3 soldiers. But they still have about 17 soldiers. And our three major battalions in the capital are not as good as before. The three major battalions used to have 17 soldiers. Today's establishment is only 12, and [-] are sent out to support Datong, and only [-] are left, and there are only [-] if we temporarily recruit some, so we don't own the number."

Xu Luqing did not lose his confidence: "But their food and grass. No matter, you should know the situation of the grassland by now. They can no longer survive, so they came to Daming to plunder, so their food and grass must not be much. Maybe we don't have to insist on three months, as long as they persist for a month, the grassland tribes may have no food and grass, and at that time they will retreat without fighting."

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