Although there seems to be only one level difference between the county prince and the prince, there are countless princes in the Ming Dynasty, but there are at least hundreds of county princes. Regardless of the palace or the etiquette, they are all incomparable to the princes. Therefore, although the same In Ningxia City, Anhua Prince's Mansion only has a hundred or so rooms, which is far inferior to the grandeur of Prince Qing's Mansion with four gates and a palace. Zhu Zhixiu had always criticized these things on weekdays, but at this moment, he learned that Not to mention the rage in his heart when he heard the sudden news.
"What are you talking about? Xu Xun dared to borrow guards from Zhu Taihao, and Zhu Taihao actually lent him all the more than a thousand elite men?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhixiu's face was ashen, he actually called Prince Qing by his name, as if he would explode at any time and anywhere. The steward of Prince Qing's Mansion who came to report the news could only bury his head deeply and whispered: "Xu Xun and Yang Yiqing are here together. After that, he and His Highness Prince Qing went to the study to have a secret conversation. Because Uncle Pingbei's confidant was guarding the door, no one knew how he persuaded His Highness Prince Qing with his sweet words. Later, Lu Hai and others were summoned to go there. I went to the Guandi Temple, and then came back and gathered all the more than a thousand guards, and now they are stationed in the General Military Mansion Campus to the south of the Guandi Temple. Because of the tight security, no one is allowed to trespass."
"Damn it!"
Zhu Zhixiu cursed for the first time, and then shouted angrily: "If you continue to inquire, you must find out what Xu Xun wants to do! Wait, isn't Ding Guang one of the Qianhu guards of King Qing? He sent people to contact him in every possible way. Get him, and others, and let the people below make trouble, how can an outsider like Xu Xun pull over such a group of people so easily!"
"Yes, yes..."
Seeing the steward agreeing repeatedly and quickly retreating, Zhu Zhixiu suddenly stood up and asked in a deep voice to Zhou Ang and He Jin who had just rushed over: "Do you think Xu Xun has heard it?" What's the news? The Ningxia vanguard and the left and right central guards have been ordered to prepare for war before, and now they have asked Qing Wangzhong to protect them, but there is no news at all from Tatar. He is not a three-year-old child. He will never be easily disturbed. Could it be? Are you here for me?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Ang and He Jin looked at each other. However, they had boarded Zhu Zhixiu's boat long ago, and now it was too late to get off. So Zhou Ang, who was of high rank, immediately cheered up and said with a smile: " Don't worry, Prince. I don't think Xu Xun was doing anything here. It was because there was a war that he dispatched the guards of King Qing. He was able to gain a foothold in the court. It was all because the Xuanfu army was there. After the defeat at Yutailing, he suddenly had the courage to launch a surprise attack, so he tasted the benefits. After returning from Zhenyuan Pass, he summoned several leaders of the General Military Mansion to discuss the matter. I heard that he was the former soldier. The group of bandits who invaded Guyuan have already crossed the river and were trapped."
Zhu Zhixiu's face looked a little better. After sitting down on the armrest, he slapped the armrest angrily and said: "This person has caused a lot of trouble in Ningxia town, and people are in a state of confusion. It's really a disaster." Star! I heard that he didn’t stay at all in Datong, Xuanfu, and even in Yansui Town for two days. Why did he have to stay in a shabby place like Ningxia? Maybe even the Tatars came for him. Yes! Zhu Taihun is really dizzy, I’m going to see him right now!”
Knowing that this King of Anhua could not swallow his anger because Xu Xun's repeated actions were tantamount to poaching, Zhou Ang and He Jin did not rush to persuade him. Zhou Ang even apologized and said with a smile: "Since you said so, Your Highness will go to Prince Qing's Mansion. I and I will
He Jin went to the General Military Mansion to have a look and inquire about the school grounds. Jiang Han has always trusted me and will not hide anything from me."
After leaving the Anhua Palace, He Jin couldn't help but pull Zhou Ang's sleeve and said: "Brother Zhou, are you really sure what you just said in front of His Highness? Didn't Xu Xun just take it because he heard some rumors?
All the elite guards of King Qing were transferred? You know, he caused a lot of troubles as soon as he came, and it was almost always a topic of conversation among our soldiers in Ningxia town. And I heard that those who were in the court before
He also contributed a lot to the downfall of Mr. Ge Shangshu. If it is really him..."...
"Stop talking!" Zhou Ang interrupted He Jin's words, looked around and said in a deep voice, "Why are you still talking about this now? If I had known, I would have just been a supporter and a free meal in the Anhua Prince's Mansion.
That's fine, but you should know that when Wang Jiu'er was carrying a parrot and showing off, you and I were silent! Xu Xun is not a trivial person. This is Ningxia, not the capital. He can't know everything. Even a Jin Yiwei, here
On three-thirds of an acre of land on the three sides of Shaanxi, he had to walk with his legs crossed, not daring to do anything wrong. He also didn't want to find out any information through Jin Yiwei! In short, stop talking nonsense, go to the General Military Mansion first, and then go to the school grounds.
Go up and take a look, maybe you will know what Xu Xun is up to!"
However, when Zhou Ang and He Jin hurried to the General Military Mansion, they were in vain because General Jiang Han and his superiors were not there at all. They had all gone to the large campus to the east of the General Military Mansion. So the two men
Not caring about anything else, he hurriedly turned back over there. Unexpectedly, when he saw the burning turpentine torches over there from a distance, he was stopped by a group of heavily armed sergeants.
"Who?"
"I am Zhou Ang, the commander of the capital, and I have something to ask to see Commander-in-Chief Jiang."
All commanders?
Today, Cao Qian was ordered to personally seal off the surrounding area of the school. At this moment, when he heard the word Zhou Ang, his pupils suddenly shrank, and then he said with a half-smile: "It turns out it's Mr. Zhou. If it's normal, he would be in a low position."
I definitely don’t dare to stop it, but Uncle Pingbei and all the lords of the General Military Mansion have urgent matters to attend to today, and no one else is allowed to enter until it’s over.”
He Jin was running back and forth today, and he was already feeling angry. When he heard this, he immediately exploded: "You mean we are just idlers?"
Zhou Ang quickly stopped He Jin, and looked at the officer opposite for a while by the light of the torch. He suddenly felt that his face was very rough, and he couldn't help but move in his heart. He quickly raised his hand politely, but he pulled He Jin and turned his head.
Just leave. It wasn't until He Jin broke away from him angrily when he had gone far away that he turned around and looked at the group of people again, and found that the other party was actually guarding the intersection, clearly not letting anyone pass through.
"Brother Zhou!"
Only then did Zhou Ang come back to his senses. Seeing He Jin's face full of annoyance, he said in a low voice: "Everyone in the General Military Mansion knows me, and there is no way there would be such an ignorant boy. Judging from his age and
Yi Shang is most likely one of the two brothers from the Cao family next to Xu Xun. To say that Cao Xiong is also a tyrant, both of his sons are sent to follow the men and horses. Otherwise, he can easily become the commander-in-chief.
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He Jin didn't have time to think about Cao Xiong. He could only think about whether they were really being targeted. He interrupted Zhou Ang impatiently: "What should we do now?"
"Just wait and see what happens. Jiang Han won't stay out all the time. As long as you see him, it's easy to make excuses! Looking at this situation, His Highness King Anhua said that he would go in and deliver a message to make the soldiers below him riot. I'm afraid it's not that easy.
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As night fell, rosin torches were burning on the campus. The blazing firelight reflected on the faces that were either confused, indifferent or frightened, creating an increasingly uneasy atmosphere. However, although Xu Xun
He did not give a clear explanation, but those soldiers were trained by Lu Hai and others. These chief officers suppressed and appeased them, plus Xu Xun promoted talents from the ranks during these times, and punished several former soldiers.
The notorious officer did not cause any trouble. Even so, Jiang Han and several other officers standing on the side of the school grounds still had heavy expressions. When Yang Yiqing walked over quickly, Jiang Han immediately hurried forward to greet him.
"Master Yang, is Uncle Pingbei really going to leave the city overnight?"
"Three teams were sent out to explore the horses. Only two teams came back, which shows that the bandits are really moving. I have already sent orders to various places to guard. Now I rushed to Xingwu Camp overnight, and Ping Beibo brought this team of horses out.
Go to the city, advance, attack, retreat or defend, and pull it out overnight, so the news will be leaked." At this point, Yang Yiqing said in a deep voice, "Other than Uncle Pingbei, I have only mentioned this matter to you.
Into the ears of the fourth person. If anyone asks, just say that there is enemy sentiment in the area between Zhenyuan Pass and Heishan Camp!”….
Although Jiang Han was still hesitant, he finally remained silent when he looked at Chen Xiong, who had frosty temples next to Xu Xun, and the selected generals. In the darkness, he saw groups of people filing out from Desheng Gate in Beiguan.
, even though he knew that these more than a thousand troops and horses, together with the two thousand troops and horses of the Ningxia vanguard outside the city and the left and right central guards, would not really march in a hurry at night, but would only be stationed in Zhangliang Fort, he still couldn't help but give birth to
Deeply worried. However, the next moment, Yang Yiqing's instructions came to his ears.
"From now on, the six gates of Ningxia City are under martial law. Anyone entering or leaving must show a pass stamped with the seal of the General Military Mansion and my private seal! I left my private seal to Cao Mi. If anything happens, go to him to have it stamped.
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Zhangliang Fort is only a few dozen miles away from Ningxia City. It is adjacent to the Heishui River to the east and is one of the barriers to the northeast of Ningxia City. However, since it is called a fort, it can only accommodate four to five hundred people on weekdays, even in the evening.
An urgent order was given at that time, but thousands of people were actually ushered in at night. Even though this army and horses were not stationed in the fort, it still frightened the deputy Qianhu who guarded Zhangliang Fort. Until this time
After making meals early in the morning and sending the thousands of people north, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the last sneak attack, Xu Xun used the Xuanfu army as the main force, supplemented by the elite Guoyong battalion of Shenying. Only with Shenying leading the army could he achieve such results. However, this time he brought out these two thousand and five thousand soldiers.
Although more than a hundred people could be regarded as elites, their composition was too complicated. He was truly relieved when this army finally arrived at Pinglu City in Ningxia two days later.
Pinglu City in Ningxia is not a famous city with hundreds or even thousands of years of history. It was first built during the Yongle period. In the sixth year of Jingtai, hundreds of military households from Qianwei Houqianhu were allocated to station troops and horses here to prepare for the raids.
Invasion. It was not until the Hongzhi period that this place really became prosperous. After the city was rebuilt, the number of people was no less than a few thousand, and the garrison had reached more than 3,000 people. Every town was equipped with them. Occasionally, Mongolian herdsmen came across the river to buy.
Thousands of households can just turn a blind eye to these things.
After all, there are no civil servants here and no taxes are collected. Only when the city is prosperous can we get more money and food. Therefore, when we suddenly learned that Xu Xun, the uncle of Pingbei, had arrived, compared with the one who was in charge of Zhang Liangbao before,
Deputy Qianhu, although there is only one Qianhu Office in Pinglu City, the person in charge of this place is General Rongsheng of Pinglu City, North Road of the General Military Mansion. When Xu Xun galloped in with one or two hundred people early in the morning,
He instinctively thought that Xu Xun was here to inspect the same place as before when he went to Heishan Camp and Zhenyuan Pass.
He originally wanted to gather all his energy and prepare to give someone a good cleansing, and then inquire about the purpose of his visit. However, as soon as Xu Xun opened his mouth, he directly asked him about crossing the river, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Uncle Pingbei, do you want to cross the Yellow River to get trapped?"
After receiving the affirmative answer, Rong Sheng felt his heart was hanging. Even though he didn't know whether this person had the consent of Ningxia Commander-in-Chief Jiang Han or whether he had informed Yang Yiqing, Commander-in-Chief of the Three Sides of Ningxia, he only knew that if someone was in his presence
If anything happens while crossing the river on the ground, everything will be blamed on him.
Therefore, he considered it over and over again, and finally had to answer carefully: "The water in the Yellow River is not very fast these days. According to previous years' practice, from the end of March to May, in the two months from the end of March to May, because there is less rain in the upper reaches, most of the water will flow.
It's the dry season, so it's much easier to cross the river. We don't even need a boatman. I just need to send people to explore the depth of the river and build a pontoon. Other than that, on those days when the Yellow River is frozen, wrapping wheat straw on the horses' hooves is straightforward.
We can cross. I just don’t know how many people you have to cross the river?”
Seeing Xu Xun raise two fingers, Rong Sheng thought about the previous entourage and asked tentatively: "Two hundred people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw an officer next to Xu Xun laughing. Xu Xun also shook his head. He was suddenly unsure and stammered: "Could it be more than 20 people? This is the trick.
There are Tatars stationed in the country now, and if more than 20 people go there, it will be a big deal..."...
"More than two thousand people!"
When Xu Xun saw Rong Sheng's mouth open as if he could fit a whole egg in, he just asked: "Why, do you find it so difficult?"
"This is not enough, not enough..."
Rong Sheng couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his head, and finally swallowed the words that came to his lips. He knew that no matter how dedicated Xu Xun was, he would never bring more than 2,000 people to the back garden of Hetao.
Taking a walk, there must be another urgent military situation. He didn't even dare to ask. He agreed and bowed and hurried down to prepare. But when he left, Xu Xun looked around in the room that had been vacated for him to rest temporarily.
After a glance, he finally waved and called Cao Qian over.
"Have you confirmed with Cao Mi the two people you mentioned before?"
"Yes, Cao Mi said, one of them named Ding Guang does often go in and out of the Anhua Palace. He is also one of the officers who volunteered to follow you to Pinglu City today." Since it is official business, Cao Qian does not need to call him brother.
, calling Cao Mi by his first name for a while, when he said this, he couldn't help but ask again, "Your Excellency asked Cao Mi to go check King Anhua before, but you left him in the city this time. Could it be that..."
"As long as you have a number."
Xu Xun did not say it clearly. No matter how powerless the current clan kings are, King Anhua is a clan member after all, and it is difficult to tamper with evidence without evidence. Therefore, he asked Cao Mizi to carefully check the people entering and leaving the palace of Prince Anhua.
After all, Cao Mi has been operating in various places for a while, and together with the Jinyiwei of Ningxia Town and Yansui Town, he has indeed found Zhou Ang, Jin Dingguang and others. Moreover, before this trip, he specially invited Zhang Yong and Yang Yiqing to come together.
You can be prepared if something happens.
"Where is Ding Guang now?"
"After he came in with us, he disappeared. He most likely went to see Rongsheng!"
ps: From 12 to 18 this month, we will first have the Xinchang annual meeting, and then we will meet up with classmate Yanjiu to travel to Xi'an. In order to keep updating, the number of words in the recent updates will be reduced in order to save some manuscripts. Things will gradually become normal after the 18th. Everyone