In a short while, the chief assistant Lu Hezhang, the second assistant Chen Han, the chief general of the fifth army camp Liu Zhen, and the chief general of the Shenji camp Zhu Hongyu all came to the East Palace.

When He Yuansheng reported the situation, the faces of these people were filled with sadness, especially Lu Hezhang, whose face was even more ugly.

"Send troops to Xifengkou immediately, and never let the Yuan Dynasty cavalry enter the pass!" After hearing the situation, Lu Hezhang was the first to speak out!

"Gei Master, it's too late. Even if you marching urgently, it will take five or six days from Shenjing to Xifengkou!" He Yuansheng responded lightly, with a little helpless tone.

After a pause, he spoke again: "The most urgent task now is to prepare for war and martial law in the Jingji..."

I reiterated my suggestions and waited for the cabinet ministers to express their opinions, because many things require the cooperation of officials.

Lu Hezhang did not refute this time, and his confidence was a bit lacking, because when he was discussing the matter, He Yuansheng had already mentioned that he should strengthen border defense and send troops to support him.

But Lu Hezhang deceived himself and was unwilling to believe that the war would break out. He refused to make a large-scale mobilization on the grounds that the court had no money, which led to this situation.

"Then please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to order the court immediately to strictly enforce the capital, dispatch surrounding troops and horses to the capital, and send people to ride fast horses to notify the emperor!"

Lu Hezhang made a statement, after all, the people of the Yuan Dynasty were about to enter the pass. If they didn't prepare early,

The losses in the Gyeonggi area will be huge.

As for the idea of ​​self-deception, it has completely disappeared, because no matter how stupid a person is, he knows that more than 100,000 yuan of cavalry rushing to Xifengkou is definitely not a parade.

The prince nodded and soon passed the order. More than a dozen eunuchs rushed to various places to mobilize troops.

"This war in Shenjing is inevitable. Commander He fought with the Yuan Dynasty soldiers and horses, and he could also find out the movements of the Yuan Dynasty soldiers in advance. I am ready to appoint him as the supervisor to command this war!"

This was just discussed by the three of them, and they planned to take advantage of this opportunity to control the military power in the capital.

"Your Highness, you can't. He Yuansheng is young and knowledgeable. He is not a general in the army. How can he command such a big battle!"

Liu Zhen was the first to object. He didn't want to be controlled and handed over command.

Especially at this time, military power is the most important thing, and it is also the capital to prevent war and ensure wealth and life.

"General Liu's words are reasonable, Your Highness's move is inappropriate!"

Zhu Hongyu also objected, and because he was a confidant of Emperor Yongchang, his tone was very arrogant and he was not so respectful to the prince.

The prince frowned immediately and looked at Lu Hezhang, because the attitude of the chief minister of the cabinet was the most important.

As long as the cabinet agrees and the prince issues an order, things will be a foregone conclusion. Even if Liu Zhen and the others oppose it, it will be useless.

"Your Highness, this matter is indeed inappropriate. The war will break out in the capital. If you have your highness as the leader, you will be assisted by me and others, you don't need to arrange the position of the supervisor!"

Lu Hezhang also opposed it, not because of anything else, but because of subconscious defense that one cannot control the military power.

"That's all, but when the war is over, Gu cannot take care of everything, so let He Qing serve as the supervisor of the three camps to understand the situation for Gu!"

This was also what had just been discussed, because He Yuansheng also thought that it would not be so easy to master all military power.

This statement made Lu Hezhang and others frown. It is a common practice to appoint a military supervisor. Liu Zhen and Zhu Hongyu naturally dare not object, otherwise they would be said to have two hearts.

As for Lu Hezhang, he had just refuted the prince's opinion, so it is naturally difficult to speak now.

The matter quickly formed a resolution and formulated a series of policies. The court also took action. The capital area began to collect autumn grain and let the people go to the city to take refuge.

However, the Gyeonggi area is densely populated, and some people are reluctant to harvest the autumn grain that is about to mature in advance for the harvest. In addition, officials are corrupt, incompetent, and the time is very short, so they cannot be able to strengthen the walls and clear the fields.

Looking at the news of the Jinyiwei's investigation, He Yuansheng frowned because according to the current situation, even if the Yuan Dynasty cavalry rushed to the capital, he would not be able to complete the determined strategy.

"Why!"

Sighing, He Yuansheng whispered to himself: "This time it's so troublesome!"

With the efficiency of the civil servants in Ganchao, He Yuansheng estimated that this time, he could only do half of the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. The Yuan Dynasty cavalry was strong and could not be resisted by the three major battalions, so he could only stick to avoid the war.

The only shortcoming of the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty was that they detoured and had little supply. If the capital area was able to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, even if there were no reinforcements, the other side could not fight for a long time.

If this is not done, the Yuan Dynasty's troops and horses will be allowed to collect food on the spot, and the war will last for a long time.

After thinking for a while, He Yuansheng felt cruel and entered the East Palace again.

"What, you're going to burn the farmland?"

The prince asked in surprise.

"Your Highness, in the current situation, the court cannot do it. Before the arrival of the Yuan Dynasty's troops, we will strengthen the walls and clear the fields. In this way, the enemy can get food on the spot, and this battle will be difficult to fight."

He Yuansheng explained that he had just made a ruthless suggestion, which was to directly burn the farmland and force the people to leave their homes.

"this?"

The prince was unsure of his mind because he would definitely suffer heavy losses as he did according to He Yuansheng's suggestion.

However, Xiao Dezi was very decisive and immediately persuaded: "Your Highness, Commander He is reasonable, you can make a decision!"

Xiao Dezi had a great influence on the prince, so he immediately recruited two auxiliary ministers from the cabinet to express the resolution.

Unexpectedly, the two of them firmly opposed this move. Lu He and Zhang Yi said righteously: "Your Highness, burning farmland will lead to no food available to the people. At that time, the people will live in poverty. This policy will never be feasible!"

He Yuansheng retorted: "Old Lu Ge, the Yuan Dynasty cavalry is coming soon. If you cannot complete the solid walls and clear the fields before them, these foods will be all the things of the enemy. Instead of investing in the enemy, it is better to burn them down!"

Lu Hezhang said disdainfully: "What does a child with Huangkou know!"

Cifu Chen Han also quickly spoke: "The Yuan Dynasty troops invaded the south. Even if they could not get grain from the capital, they could sweep the surrounding areas. Do they have to burn all the nearby farmland?"

He Yuansheng suddenly had a headache and explained again: "The Yuan Dynasty's labor force will be on an expedition, and there will be not much foster care. As long as the Jingji area completes the solid walls and clears the fields, they have no time to go elsewhere to get food."

"How can millions of people in the Gyeonggi area survive? In short, I don't agree with this plan."

Lu Hezhang's tone was very firm, he paused and added: "If Your Highness insisted on this, please forgive me for not obeying the imperial edict."

After saying that, Lu Hezhang fell to the ground and expressed his determination.

Although Chen Han, who was standing aside, fell down and expressed his opinion with action, supporting Lu Hezhang's suggestions.

The cabinet minister disagreed, and the prince had no choice but to look at He Yuansheng and asked him to find a way to solve the problem.

But facing two old stubborn people who don’t know the importance of the matter, He Yuansheng can only bow his head and say nothing.

At this moment, Xiao Dezi spoke: "You are a fucking man, you don't obey the order, you are just worried that burning the farmland will bring in a bad reputation, so don't be so proud."

As soon as this said, He Yuansheng looked at Xiao Dezi in surprise, but he didn't expect the other party to dare to say such words.

In fact, He Yuansheng also understood the reason why Lu Hezhang and his two firmly opposed it, because they were afraid of being scolded, because this move was a bit ruthless, and even for the sake of the overall situation, it caused criticism.

"How can you talk too much about military and national affairs?" Lu Hezhang's old face was a little embarrassed and scolded in anger after being exposed.

"I don't know what's up!" Chen Han also echoed.

Xiao Dezi was also anxious and quarreled with the two on the spot regardless of their identity.

But after a long quarrel, I didn't get the goal, and finally parted in a bad mood.

"Commander He, why don't you directly dispatch three thousand battalions of troops to burn the farmland!" After the two left, Xiao Dezi put forward this opinion.

"Eunuch De, without a cabinet writing, can't do this at all."

If you want to burn the farmland, officials must cooperate, otherwise there will be too much resistance.

If he acted forcibly, he would not only be a scapegoat, but he might also become a scapegoat afterwards. He Yuansheng would not do such an invaluable thing.

At the same time, around Shaanxi and Weinan County, the Maitreya Cult, which was renamed the Red Lantern Festival, also began to rebellion.

The unprepared Weinan County was captured on the day of the Red Lantern Festival, and officials were killed one after another.

The Red Lantern Festival in the county town continued to expand like the surrounding areas. Due to the indignation of the people, they could hardly survive. In addition, the brainwashing ability of religion is very strong, so they developed very quickly. In a short period of time, they won more than a dozen county towns, and the entire Shaanxi was full of war.

The Maitreya Cult was also premeditated and intercepted Emperor Yongchang, so refugees and rebels from all over the country gathered in Weinan County. In just a few days, hundreds of thousands of rebels were assembled.

Although these people were a mob, but the number of people was large, they immediately shocked Chang'an. Even Emperor Yongchang was frightened, fearing that the rebels would attack Chang'an.

In the palace, Emperor Yongchang was no longer in the mood to have fun and summoned the ministers accompanying the Western Tour and officials from Shaanxi to study countermeasures.

But the situation is too dangerous, and no official dares to speak for fear of causing trouble.

The people in Shaanxi were in chaos and developed too fast. The military in the province was led to Yulin Prefecture by the Gao brothers. Now there are only more than 10,000 troops around Chang'an, as well as the 20,000 troops guarding the Western Tour, and there is no ability to suppress the rebellion, and even the city of Chang'an is in danger.

Because the main force of the rebels is not far away in Weinan County, and Weinan County is west of Tongguan and northeast of Chang'an City, only 150 miles away. If the rebels advance westward, they can reach Chang'an directly in a few days.

More importantly, Weinan is the road to the east to Tongguan. Now the rebels occupy this place, which just cut off the return of Emperor Yongchang.

"When you speak, why don't you talk? Who can tell me where so many rebels emerge? Why did they occupy more than a dozen county towns in just a few days?"

The officials stopped talking, the Yongchang Emperor became angry, and the roaring voice spread throughout the palace, and looked at the officials below with fierce eyes.
Chapter completed!