Chapter 380 The Zhu family is about to lead the army again
Changping opened fire.

The news spread like lightning and thunder into the city of Beijing, whose gates were already closed.

It is still the cabinet classroom.

But this time there were far fewer people in the classroom than the last time.

In addition to the Minister of War Yang Bo and Hu Zongxian, there was also Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan.

As for the others, they were all in charge of various ministries and government offices to stabilize people's hearts.

In principle, Hu Zongxian would not have been called. But after all, he was the Minister of War and had experienced many wars in the southeast. The cabinet thought that calling him together might be useful, so they called him together with Yang Bo.

now.

The atmosphere in the classroom seemed a little weird.

In silence.

Everyone widened their eyes and looked at Zhenyuan Hou Gu Huan in surprise and shock.

Now that the nine gates of Beijing City are closed, all news from outside must be obtained through Gu Huan, who is in charge of the Beijing Camp and is in charge of the entire defense of Beijing City at this time.

Li Chunfang, the youngest member of the cabinet, had a look of deep shock and confusion on his face.

He put his hands on the table, his tone full of disbelief: "Fired? Where did they get the cannons from Changping?"

It seemed that asking this question was not enough to explain the shock in his heart.

Li Chunfang then asked anxiously: "Who gave them the cannons! When did the court give the Changping Public Security Bureau such authority?"

As he spoke, Li Chunfang turned his gaze away from Gu Huan with a puzzled look on his face and looked at the other cabinet ministers present.

Slightly different from Li Chunfang's shock and confusion, Yan Song and others, although equally surprised, all had a look of understanding.

Yuan Wei explained with a serious expression, "The emperor ordered that all military supplies in the court be handled by Yan Shaoting, assisted by Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun. Changping was rebuilt by Yan Shaoting after the disaster, and many new factories were opened, including smelters and forges. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War agreed to have the new artillery cast at the forge."

As he spoke, Yuan Wei glanced sideways at Yan Song who was sitting in the upper seat.

He changed the subject with a little hesitation and said, "It's just that the cannons at Changping Forge are reported to be of a new type. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War have not yet brought people from the Ministry of Works and the Military Equipment Bureau to inspect them, so we don't know what these cannons are like yet."

This is why Changping can use artillery, a weapon strictly controlled by the court, to resist the Mongols who still appear in the capital area today.

Officially speaking.

Changping did not betray the court and forge firearms in private.

Gu Huan looked at Li Chunfang and the ministers present, and said solemnly, "This time the Mongols broke through the border wall and quietly entered the heart of the capital. The court did not draw troops from other places to support them. Changping is facing the enemy directly. It is certainly a helpless move to draw artillery from the forge to meet the enemy. It is forced by the situation and we have to act swiftly."

After finishing speaking.

Gu Huan didn't say anything else.

But what he said was in line with Yuan Wei's words, opening up the responsibility for Changping to use artillery privately.

The Cabinet and the imperial court could not expect that the Changping Security Bureau would sit idly by and watch tens of thousands of civilians being massacred by the Mongols while the artillery in the forge remained unused.

Yuan Wei couldn't help but nodded, he meant the same thing.

But he still glanced sideways at Yan Song and Xu Jie.

But neither Yan Song nor Xu Jie spoke.

Gao Gong slapped his palm on the table and said in a muffled voice: "At this time, just as Lord Gu said, we should act according to the emergency. Don't worry about whether these cannons should be used or not. As long as Changping can rely on these cannons to resist the invasion of the Mongols and protect the people from being slaughtered, it will be a great achievement!"

After Gao Gong finished speaking, he turned to look at Yan Song and Xu Jie.

He doesn't have as many concerns as Yuan Wei.

Gao Gong spoke directly: "I think if Lord Yan and Lord Xu were the chief officers of Changping, they would be responsible for defending the territory and would have to use the powerful weapons under their rule."

This is actually forcing Xu Jie to express his position.

However, the reason why Gao Gong said this today was not because he wanted to protect Yan Shaoting.

But as he said, if he were the chief officer of Changping today and happened to have these cannons in his hands, he, Gao Gong, would also use them.

Don’t worry about whether you are qualified or not, just drive the enemy away first!

But he didn't wait for Xu Jie to speak.

Li Chunfang frowned and said, "But even if we have to take the initiative in an emergency, the cannon is still a weapon of the court. There is no order without rules. This time, Changping was forced by the situation. Although it is not appropriate to hold him accountable afterwards, we should still give him a warning at that time."

Wait until Li Chunfang finished speaking.

Xu Jie then raised his hand and shook his head: "We don't need to discuss whether we are responsible or not. Su Qing is right. We were able to stop the Mongols and protect the people from harm, which is a great achievement for the Changping Public Security Bureau."

After finishing speaking, Xu Jie turned his head and glanced at Yan Song, and said no more.

But Yuan Wei and Gao Gong looked at each other.

Xu Jie's words clearly meant that Changping was not responsible, but in other words, if Changping used artillery today and still could not stop the Mongols who had somehow sneaked into the heart of the capital, then they would still be held accountable.

After all, you in Changping were allowed to use the artillery.

If we still cannot stop the Mongols, it will be a great shame and humiliation.

Yan Song, who had originally had his eyelids closed as if in deep thought, finally slowly raised his head, opened his eyes, and glanced at his cabinet colleagues present.

Then he raised his eyes and looked at Gu Huan who was standing in front of him.

"Lord Gu."

Gu Huan immediately clasped his hands and said, "Prime Minister."

Yan Song stretched out his hand to suppress it and asked, "The Eastern Depot, the Imperial Guards, and your scouts in the Beijing Camp were all unable to find any trace of this group of Mongols. How come they were able to sneak in quietly now?"

The Prime Minister's question surprised everyone.

But he also reacted.

This is the most important issue at the moment.

If we still don’t know how the Mongols got in now, they will be able to come in via the old route in the future.

This is the most terrible thing!
Gu Huan immediately said: "It seems that the White Lotus Sect is secretly assisting."

Speaking of this, a murderous look and resentment appeared on Gu Huan's face.

"These rebels have no intention of serving the country. They have been hiding in the gutter all day long and plotting evil. Now they are colluding with the Mongols. They really deserve to be cut into pieces!"

Yan Song's brows tightened. "White Lotus Sect? These people did cause a lot of trouble in the south a few years ago, but I haven't heard of any trace of the White Lotus Sect around the capital."

Gu Huan shook his head.

He now has no idea where these White Lotus Sect came from.

At the moment, he knew very little about the news outside the city.

Yang Bo glanced at everyone present and whispered, "The city still needs to further investigate what is happening outside the city. We only know that more than 3,000 Mongols entered this time. The Ministry of War and the Beijing Camp have already dispatched personnel to go out of the city to investigate the situation. We will probably know the situation later today."

Hu Zongxian frowned and looked at Yan Song. "But when we meet the enemy in Changping, there are only 3,000 Mongols, but they are all cavalry. Moreover, these Mongols were able to break through the pass under the cover of the three armies' feint attack on the border wall. They must be elite troops. If the court does not make preparations, even if Changping has artillery weapons, if there is no reinforcement for a long time, it will be difficult to stop the enemy's invasion and plunder our people."

As Hu Zongxian spoke.

Everyone in the classroom looked gloomy.

Yan Song also had a gloomy look on his brow.

In fact, he was much more anxious than anyone else present.

Because my eldest grandson and youngest grandson are both in Changping!

If my guess is correct, Xiao Que'er will probably lead the troops to charge personally.

My two grandsons are in Changping.

How could he not be anxious?

But he was still the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty. In front of these people, he could only suppress his worries and act like Changping was just like any other place in the Ming Dynasty.

After Hu Zongxian finished asking the question, he glanced at the other four cabinet ministers present and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

I'm afraid these people would not agree with sending troops from the capital to encircle and suppress the invading Mongols.

Because in the eyes of these people, as long as the city of Beijing is preserved, the Mongols will eventually withdraw from the outside of the Great Wall.

Just when Hu Zongxian didn't know how to ask for orders and was even ready to lead his troops out of the city.

Gu Huan, who was standing next to him, spoke first.

"Prime Minister, all the elders!"

"Give me three thousand soldiers!"

"I promise to go to Changping immediately and cooperate with the Changping civilians and the people to force the Mongols to Juyong Pass, and then we will work together with the guards to wipe out these villains!"

Almost at the same time when Gu Huan opened his mouth to express his meaning, Xu Jie had already spoken.

"No!"

After shouting.

Xu Jie immediately turned to look at Yan Song, as if to explain something.

"Marquis Gu is the governor of the Beijing camp. The border wall is in danger now, and there are bandits invading and harassing the heartland of the capital. Even if we want to send troops out of the city, Marquis Gu cannot lead the troops out of the city in person now." The commander must not move rashly.

This is Xu Jie's reason.

Hu Zongxian glanced at Xu Jie for a moment.

He knew in his mind that Xu Jie was going to indulge the more than 3,000 Mongols to wreak havoc and loot in Changping first, and then make plans.

In fact, Hu Zongxian was not the only one who had such thoughts.

But Hu Zongxian couldn't help it, clasped his fists and said: "My fellow ministers, if..."

What Hu Zongxian actually wanted to say was that he could also lead the troops out of the city himself.

But it happened at this time.

Yuan Wei asked for no reason.

"Eunuch Huang led people out of the city to welcome Prince Yu. I wonder if he has returned yet?"

In a word.

Lord Yuan made the entire cabinet classroom dead silent.

You can really hear a pin drop.

After a brief silence.

In an instant.

Everyone in the classroom stood up.

Even Yan Song finally showed a trace of panic on his face.

He glared at Gu Huan: "Where is His Royal Highness Prince Yu? Has he returned to the city?"

Gu Huan was also panicked.

Now, all the gates and walls of Beijing are filled with soldiers from his Beijing Camp.

After Yuan Wei spoke just now, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have not received any news about Huang Jin escorting Prince Yu back to the city.

Yan Song looked at Gu Huan's reaction and his heart skipped a beat.

Finished!

Everyone looked at each other silently, and their hearts went numb.

Only then did they react.

Where is Prince Yu?
He has been staying in Changping the whole time and has not been escorted back to the city by Huang Jin at all!

And almost at the same moment.

Xiyuan Wanshou Palace.

There was a clang.

A blue and white teacup with a double dragon playing with a pearl fell to the ground.

Jiajing's shoulders trembled slightly, and he stared at Lu Fang with anxiety in his eyes.

He lowered his voice and asked in a very low voice: "Prince Yu hasn't come back yet?"

Lu Fang's face was also full of panic. He nodded and knelt on the ground.

"I think something must have happened."

"Master, please take care of yourself. I will personally lead people out of the city to Changping to find Prince Yu."

Jiajing was filled with uneasiness, his hands trembled uncontrollably, but he still snorted coldly.

"Changping has already fired artillery, the fighting over there must be intense."

"Will you be able to find him if you go there?"

Jiajing could never have imagined that after he had clearly asked Huang Jin to take people out of the city to look for someone, the person did not come back.

But he is indeed very intelligent.

After a few short breaths, Jiajing was already panicking.

But he looked much calmer.

Jiajing snorted coldly and said, "That bastard must be trying to show off by staying in Changping and not coming back!"

Lu Fang raised his head instantly and finally understood.

Because according to common sense, whether it is Yan Shaoting or others in Changping, it is impossible for them to sit idly by and watch Prince Yu stay in Changping at this time.

In particular, Huang Jin personally brought people there.

And since Prince Yu has not returned yet, there is only one possibility.

Then Prince Yu himself doesn't want to come back.

After figuring it out, Lu Fang almost burst into tears.

He cried, patting the gold bricks on the ground and said, "Prince Yu, why is this necessary... The imperial court's soldiers are not all dead, why does he need to put his precious body in danger?"

While crying, Lu Fang raised his head and chest and spoke in a deep voice.

"Master, rest assured. I will take people to Changping right away. Even if we have to kidnap Prince Yu, we will bring him back!"

Jiajing waved his hand fiercely: "Go!"

He stood on the platform, looking straight outside the hall, his face full of anger.

"Go and tie him back to me!"

"I pardon you!"

Lu Fang nodded quickly and crawled to his feet.

He also forgot the rules and turned around to run out.

But that was at this time.

Jiajing's eyes suddenly flashed.

"Wait!"

By this time, Lu Fang had already run to the palace gate, but because of this sentence, he raised his foot and hovered on the threshold.

He turned around and saw Jiajing looking at him with a gloomy gaze.

Lu Fang's heart trembled: "Master?"

Jiajing asked with a gloomy face: "Besides the report from outside the city that there were cannon shots in Changping, is there any other news?"

Lü Fang didn't know why the emperor asked this question. He thought for a moment, shook his head, and whispered, "It seems that there is no other news yet."

Jiajing walked down from the platform and paced back and forth.

His eyes kept flickering.

"The horses are coming to report now, it will only take about an hour."

"Yan Shaoting used artillery to fight the enemy. These Mongolian thieves could never have imagined that Changping alone would have artillery."

"Right now..."

Jiajing stood firm, and looked at Lu Fang with twinkling eyes: "Changping must be relying on those militias to fight against the Mongols!"

Lu Fang seemed to have thought of something.

He asked with some uncertainty: "Master?"

Lu Fang's voice was already trembling a little.

My master, please don't let it be as you think.

But soon.

Lu Fang knelt heavily on the ground again.

Jiajing suddenly spread his arms with a murderous look on his face.

"Send a message to Guo Yuchuang."

"Call the troops under your command."

"I will personally bring that bastard back!"

moment.

Lu Fang collapsed to the ground.

The emperor is going to kidnap Prince Yu back.

This is clearly a request for the emperor to lead the army in person!
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