Chapter 1673: Precarious
The news reached the capital, and no one with a little mind would seem to be underestimated.
Wang Hua was also scared to death in the cabinet. In the cabinet, Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian looked like earth. The three of them knew that their Majesty was not there, and that Ye Chunqiu was the one who decided there.
Even if they knew that Ye Chunqiu had made great achievements before, Ye Chunqiu was like this, it would be like to be a dying person. Once the new army was gone, the Qinglong would be gone. By then, not only would Liaodong be under the iron hoof of the Tatars, but all the external territories in the Ming Dynasty would be lost, and hundreds of thousands of Qinglong soldiers and civilians would be over.
But...this is not the only problem.
The problem is that except for these very few people, everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty is with the new army outside the pass. In their opinion, this is a completely prelude to another Tumu Fort Incident.
Yang Yiqing knew the affairs of the border town best. He said with a dark face: "This rescue is almost like a person who went to die. No, there is no difference between the death. The advantage of the Tatars lies in the decisive battle on the grassland, let alone hundreds of thousands of people who control strings. Once the new army goes north, it will fall into the so-called death of the military strategists. There will be no chance of victory, and there will be no doubt death."
"In theory, with the wisdom of the Duke of Zhenguo, he would not do such stupid things, but... hey, I have been guarding the border town for decades. In my foolish opinion, I will definitely die. What should I do now? Even if the army comes out of seclusion and rescue, it will be too late. Na Batumonk is a hungry wolf. As long as he smells the meat, he will intercept them in a blink of an eye."
"Once the entire army is wiped out, no one can bear the consequences. Qinglong is gone, Liaodong is gone, so many pastures outside the pass will be gone."
"It's not only that, but also the people's hearts and people's hearts are floating. Everyone in the world thinks that your Majesty is in charge of the army. In their hearts, isn't your Majesty already...ah..."
Wang Hua's face became paler as he listened. He was now steadily implementing the commercial tax law, but he never expected that such bad news would come. This battle was obviously too important. What would happen when the people in the world were volatile?
Everyone was silent, and no one spoke again.
But at this moment, a civil servant came hurriedly: "Prince, please report..."
Try it urgently...
It's a hurry again.
Wang Hua had an inexplicable premonition. He quickly took the urgent comment, dismissed the civil servant, and hurriedly opened the urgent comment.
This memorial was sent by Wang Xun, the general of Datong, and there was only one news in it.
And this news was like another bolt from the blue, and Wang Hua was almost shocked to faint.
Your Majesty... ran away, but he actually ran away. No, probably, he ran away again.
And this time, it was even more outrageous. Not only did he run away, but according to Wang Xun's inference, His Majesty ran outside the pass, to Qinglong, and perhaps even to Jinzhou.
His Majesty was still surrounded by Qian Qian, and he disappeared overnight.
Wang Xun, probably in order to shirk his own guilt, described a surprising thing in an exaggerated and incredible tone.
For the safety of Your Majesty, there were hundreds of guards guarding him on the periphery of Your Majesty. That day, Your Majesty got up early in the morning, washed up obediently, and then called Wang Xun to study Datong's defense, as if he was preparing to return to Beijing.
He also tried his best to guard Datong, and the emperor was generous and did not seem to care about Wang Xun's faults.
This moved Wang Xun very much.
Your Majesty even felt that the Tatars are now invading the Ming Dynasty, and there will inevitably be a lot of detailed works to operate in border towns everywhere, and felt that Wang Xun should send additional guards. Wang Xun felt that His Majesty had finally calmed down. Yes, why would a person who was about to run away still study that he was not safe and should add more guards?
So Wang Xun planned to select one or two hundred more confidants to guard His Majesty's mansion.
In the morning, His Majesty was still in the room and there was a light inside, so you could see the shadow of His Majesty. The guards didn't care. They sent lunch at noon, and His Majesty also specifically told them to eat yam soup at night.
His Majesty wants to eat olfactory soup, of course he has to be careful when he serves the lambs himself, invites the most famous chef in Datong to cook the sheep himself. This is obviously a very pleasant thing. After all, the opportunity to please His Majesty is not many opportunities for a general. Although Wang Xun fooled His Majesty, His Majesty said he would not care about it, so Wang Xun naturally should show it well.
Then, when the yam soup was delivered to His Majesty's room, everyone was stunned because His Majesty was gone, no...disappeared...
The doors and windows were all good, and the guards did not see His Majesty go out, and there were no traces of tiles on the house. Everything was so normal, without a trace of being destroyed.
But... the person who should have been in this room is gone...
Your Majesty is gone, Qian Qian is gone, and his unreasonable disappearance. The only thing that can be traced is that, in the pass, it seems that there are two people who look similar to Your Majesty and Qian Qian, who have already left the customs two hours ago.
Wang Xun still cannot understand why His Majesty disappeared like this, which is enough to be included in the strange case of eternal saga.
Of course, there must be some exaggerated factors in this memorial. Perhaps Wang Xun was afraid of taking responsibility, so...
But Wang Hua and others didn't care about these details, they didn't care at all. The only thing they cared about was that His Majesty ran away again.
Your Majesty ran away, went to Qinglong, and went to Jinzhou, but no one knew what the situation was now.
Ye Chunqiu is going to die, and His Majesty is going to die.
The only thing that is thankful for is that His Majesty’s personal command is fake, but now...
Crazy, the world is crazy.
I am afraid that at this time, even the elders of the three dynasties would be confused when facing such a situation.
Not long after, an eunuch came and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince invites you to go."
After receiving such news, Your Highness must have gone to see you.
Wang Hua took a heavy heart and took a deep breath. He was even prepared for the worst in his heart. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of the State, is very likely... to succeed the Grand Priest.
The three cabinet ministers rushed to the warm room, and Zhu Zaiyao was waiting for them anxiously. Zhu Zaiyao had actually read the urgent report before this. He is now completely indifferent.
Chapter completed!