"I am the governor of Tianjin and the censor of Youqiandu, Feng Yuanyang, comes to see the emperor."

"I am the commander-in-chief of the Tianjin garrison. Cao Youyi, the commander-in-chief on the left, comes to see the emperor."

Seeing two loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty kowtow to him, Emperor Chongzhen was so excited that he almost cried. Ever since Zhu Cihong launched the palace coup a few days ago, he had never seen a "loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty" with soldiers at hand.

When he was in Tongzhou, he had some expectations for Song Quan, the governor of Shuntian. But he didn't expect that Song Quan was not a true loyal minister. He didn't care about his father being imprisoned by the prince at all. He only wanted to escape...

He only thought about escaping for his life, so he knew it was the prince's party!

Cao Huachun, whom he met near Wang Qingtuo, had a somewhat "conscience". He served him in front of and behind the wheel all the way, and after arriving at Wang Qingtuo, he even made room for his family's mansion to accommodate Chongzhen. However, the one who satisfied Chongzhen the most was Cao Huachun.

Zhu Cixi was arranged to rest in Cao Huayu's original house.

In this way, Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang were separated! Moreover, Zhu Cixiang, Chen Jie, Lin Zengzhi, Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu, Huang Dabao, Li Ruolian, Zhu Chunjie and other close friends in the late residence were too tired. After arriving at Wang Qingtuo, they all took the time to rest.

No one had the time to care about the affairs of Chongzhen, the bare emperor, so Chongzhen was given a little room to maneuver.

There is a little space, but it is impossible to regain power. Because Cao Huachun is not a fool, how can he dare to touch the stone with eggs? On Wang Qingtuo's side, the army controlled by Zhu Cixang includes the third battalion of Kenan, the first battalion of guards, and the dragon cavalry.

One battalion, one battalion of Tiger Guards, and one battalion of Shuntian Patrolling Battalion, a total of seven battalions of soldiers, with 7,000 soldiers on staff!

Although Cao Huachun has more than 2,000 and almost 3,000 troops at his disposal, how can his servants Minzhuang compare with the 7,000 soldiers of Zhu Cizhong? They are all regular troops after all! They are fully equipped with weapons and armor, and they have been trained to a certain extent.

Formal training, and under the encouragement of Zhu Cixiang, the morale is actually quite high. Cao Huachun was mentally retarded before he tried to take care of Chongzhen. It was actually because of Zhu Cixiang's order that he took care of Chongzhen... Now the entire Cao family is in Zhu Cixiang's hands.

How could Cao Huachun oppose Zhu Cihong? No matter how treacherous he was, he was still a great eunuch who sacrificed his life for the prosperity of his family!

But how could Emperor Chongzhen know what Eunuch Cao was thinking? He never tried to figure out the thoughts of his ministers, nor would he consider their interests. He was now thinking that there were 3,000 people in Cao Huachun and at least 5,000 people in Tianjin.

8,000 people, 1,000 more than Zhu Cixiang’s 7,000 people!

If there are more people on my side, can the power be taken back?

When he thought that he might be able to take back his power, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly became energetic and raised his hand to motion for the two loyal ministers to stand down. Then he ordered his two "aunts" Wei Qinghui and Wu Wanrong to move two embroidered piers so that Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi could sit on them.

He doesn't trust eunuchs anymore. Eunuchs are unreliable... The eunuch is greedy for foreign money and has no desire for anyone, and Emperor Chongzhen has no money. How can he buy the eunuch's loyalty? The two old ladies and palace maids are different. They look at Emperor Chongzhen's eyes.

Shine! Chongzhen knew that they both wanted themselves and nothing else!

Therefore, after Chongzhen arrived at Wang Qingtuo, he immediately sent away the eunuch Huang Dabao had arranged to serve him and replaced him with two old maids.

"Feng Qing," Emperor Chongzhen said, "Supervisor Li Jiantai is out and missing. His post of Grand Scholar is vacant, and I want you to join the cabinet. In addition, the post of Minister of the Ministry of War is also vacant, so I'll give it to you.

"

What? Make you Minister of War? Doesn’t that mean your life is over?

Feng Yuanyang was startled by Chongzhen's words to win over him, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Among the dozen military ministers of the Chongzhen Dynasty, only Feng Yuanyang's brother Feng Yuanbiao was considered to have retired honorably. That was because he was too ill to do anything...

"Your Majesty, my talents are limited. I am afraid that I will not be able to cope with the current situation, and I will betray the Holy Grace..."

Chongzhen listened to Feng Yuanyang's words of refusal, but he just nodded and said: "The current situation is indeed difficult. I fell ill at Huangjimen before, and left a huge burden to the prince. I really failed the expectations of my ancestors. However,

Now that my body has recovered, I can finally shoulder this heavy responsibility again. Both of them are loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and they will definitely use their sincerity to assist me in governing the country of the Ming Dynasty."

"I am willing to serve your Majesty to the death!"

"I shall do my best to assist His Majesty!"

He is indeed a loyal minister!

Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "With two assistants, great things will surely happen!"

What does this mean?

Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi were both shocked by Emperor Chongzhen's words. It turned out that these two people did not know about the changes in Huangjimen Palace! This matter cannot be reported everywhere in the palace. How should I say it? Talk about the palace of the prince.

To change, to evade the emperor?

Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi are far away from Beijing. Where can they find out?

Cao Huachun did know a little bit. Huang Dabao was ordered to tell him (by Zhu Cixiang's order), but he did not tell Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi about it. So Feng and Cao had no idea that Chongzhen and the prince were having a conflict. Of course, they

I didn’t know that the “big event” Chongzhen mentioned was to regain power. He thought he was going to regain Beijing!

"Your Majesty," Cao Youyi said and knelt down before Chongzhen, "I am guilty. I have an army of tens of thousands, but in fact, there are only 4,500. I can personally use less than a thousand..."

Chongzhen nodded, "I know that this is a common malpractice everywhere, not just in Tianjin Town."

Cao Youyi said again: "I only have a few thousand soldiers, which is not enough to conquer Shenjing, and they can't even resist the rebel group. When I left Tianjin, I received a report that the rebel cavalry had arrived near Tianjin, and their group would arrive soon."

. I sincerely request your Majesty to stay in Nanjing as soon as possible, and then summon Zhongliang to regroup after arriving in Nanjing."

"I also have this intention," Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand to signal Cao Youyi to stand up, and said warmly, "There are thousands of rivers and mountains to go to and from the capital, and I have to rely on you two to escort you all the way. I wonder how many troops and horses you have brought today?"

Cao Youyi was relieved and replied: "The Chinese army coming with my ministers today is the Chinese army from Tianjin Town, only 1,500 people."

"That's it..." Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, "Are all the remaining troops and horses in Tianjin Guards?"

Feng Yuanyang said: "My patrol has already gone to fight against the bandits, and there are still about three thousand soldiers in Tianjin City."

"Okay!" Chongzhen said, "In that case, you two and Cao Huachun will escort me to Tianjin tomorrow... When we get to Tianjin, I will be out of the tiger's mouth!"

The two loyal ministers did not understand that the tiger's mouth that Chongzhen was referring to was Zhu Cihong's mouth, so they both breathed a sigh of relief and repeatedly expressed their willingness to serve Emperor Chongzhen to the death.

…

At the same time, Tianjin Bingbei Daoyuan Yuzong was drinking and talking with General Hao Yaoqi of the Dashun Army, plotting how to arrest Emperor Chongzhen or Zhu Cixiang.

Hao Yaoqi had received the report from Li Guo last night and knew that Emperor Chongzhen had escaped from the capital and was probably on his way to Tianjin. Then he received news from Yuan Yuzong that the Ming Prince or Chongzhen had passed away.

Tongzhou is quickly heading towards Tianjin.

Yes, Yuan Yuzong didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang were on their way to Tianjin. Because Zhu Cixiang was too narrow-minded, he only issued an order to Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi in Tongzhou City to meet them and prepare their ships.

He did not say that he and Emperor Chongzhen were going to Tianjin Guards.

But even if he is a prince, it is a huge achievement!

Yuan Yuzong patted his chest and said: "General Hao, Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi have all gone to greet him. It is Xiaguan who makes the decision in Tianjin City. The two deputy generals are also of the same mind as Xiaguan and are willing to serve Emperor Dashun. Chongzhen

If father and son both come to Tianjin, the officials will catch them like two dogs with ears!"

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy!" Hao Yaoqi stroked his beard, "According to the report sent by the police, there may be ten thousand soldiers and horses following the red thieves! How many people do you have on hand?"

"Xiaguan has 4,000 elite soldiers!" Yuan Yuzong said, "We can set up an ambush in the Tianjin Guard City... If the general is worried, he can sneak into Tianjin City with Xiaguan. With the general's heavenly soldiers, it will be easy to capture the red thieves. Only the general

You have to put away the banner of being a king, otherwise the news will leak out."
Chapter completed!