The official boat was sailing on the wide canal. The boat was wide and thick, and the waves on the bow could not come in; the wind outside the boat could not come in, and the sailing journey was already booked, so there was no need to worry. The sailors could feel sleepy when they were shaken and rubbed, and everything seemed extremely quiet.

But in the highest cabin guarding layer by layer, Chen Si and his advisers seemed to be in the storm, just like the political situation in the late Jiajing year...

Wang Yin, who is leisurely and never interferes in common affairs, and does not point fingers at silence, showed his glory at this moment. He told Chen Mo mercilessly: "Adults must forget the authority of covering the sky with their hands in the southeast and calling the wind and rain. You must know that all parties in the competition in the capital are above you.

Nodded silently, Wang Yin was right. When he returned to the capital, he was just a minister, and there were more than a dozen more than his official positions, which was really nothing. So Wang Yin asked him to analyze the situation.

Wang Yin said calmly: "At this time of changing the storm and people's hearts, the sick king is suspicious, the Chu Er is unpredictable, the powerful minister is tense, and the small-scale detective is on the side. What's even more unfavorable is that the adults have been away from Beijing for two years, and the cold and warm festivals are changing, and the cold and warm are changing, and the human relationship is distant, so they are obviously in a weak and passive situation.

I fully agree with Mr.’s analysis.

He nodded silently and said, "How should I face it?" He finally knew that there was no vain under his reputation, and the ancients did not deceive me. Wang Yin usually did not show off his own mountains or show his waters, but he was like a high-level view of the overall situation, always looking down on the overall situation and would not be trapped in the quagmire in front of him.

"This is not the time to compete for the strengths, and it is even more difficult to show up and cause trouble," Wang Yin's voice was like gold and stone, and his tone was firm: "We must pay great attention to keeping our low profile, keeping our sharpness, and waiting for the opportunity." After a moment of pause, he said word by word: "I have sixteen words for you to give to adults, please listen.

"Yes." Silently said respectfully.

"Don't get close to the two dragons, don't join the party and fight, don't cause trouble, don't fight for a while." Wang Yin said in a deep voice.

Shen Mingchen, who had been listening to the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Mr. Shi Yue, just say, just be a turtle with its head.

"What's wrong with turtles?" Wang Yin said lightly: "Living longer than other creatures, you will be the final winner." He said, looking at the silent and said: "Xu Huating is 60 years old, Gao Xinzheng is 50 days old, looking at the fourth rank of the court, the youngest, this is your greatest capital, we can afford it, as long as we protect ourselves, we will definitely wait for the best opportunity.

"It's not difficult for me to endure it." Chen Shen said with a trace of his mouth: "But I'm afraid others will think of it."

Remember me.

"You have already shown your strength." Wang Yin refers to the attack on the court when he was silent in southern Jiangxi, saying: "There is no need to worry about the weak." He took a sip of tea and then said: "In fact, there is a ready-made role model, you can learn from it.

"Who?" asked silently.

"Yang Bo." Wang Yin said: "This man has outstanding achievements and rich connections. He also has good relationships with various factions. Even Xu Jie Gao Gong is unwilling to fall in love with him, so as not to force him to the other side's camp. But if someone wants to be unfavorable to him, he will fight back without mercy. No one dares to provoke such a person or don't want to provoke..." He also said: "In fact, in terms of qualifications and abilities, he is the best in this dynasty, but he is accustomed to being unreliable. He is probably not really willing to be dull, he just thinks that the time is not right...

When he heard him talking about Yang Bo, he couldn't help but sigh: "Yan Donglou Lu Tianxia Temple back then thought that only him, Lu Taibao and himself, could be considered as the three of them. In a blink of an eye, he was the only one left.

"Although Yan Shifan has a bad character, greedy and lustfulness," Wang Yin said: "But his vision is first-class, at least for Yang Bo, he has not misunderstood... I'll understand this person's way and see how he came from the storms and waves of the decades of the Jiajing Dynasty. I believe you will gain something.

"I understand." Silent nodded and secretly reminded himself that the Ming Dynasty and the Tibetan dragons were hidden.

Crouching tiger, don’t be proud and arrogant, and underestimate the heroes of the world!

Later facts proved that Wang Yin was really awkward and necessary, otherwise it would be very

It is hard to say whether silence will fall at this extremely cruel historical turning point.

In the late autumn of the 44th year of Jiajing, after a month of sailing, the silent troop arrived at the end of the Grand Canal, Tongzhou City, and was about to go home.

But before I could breathe a sigh of relief, I found that the canal was locked in the river, and the water gate was closed, and it seemed like it was facing a great enemy. At this time, it was the peak season for the southern grains to gather and the grains to enter the warehouse. Many grains were blocked outside the city and could not enter. On the wide river surface, there was a scene of thousands of sails being congested and unable to move forward and retreat.

Hu Yong quickly went to another boat to inquire, and after a while, he came back with a low expression and said, "Sir, it was because the Tartars invaded that the martial law in Tongzhou City was under martial law.

"Is that?" Chen Si said expressionlessly, it was like being exposed to analm, and it might be a strong reaction once or twice.

Lie, but if you get more times, you will become numb.

"Then we can't block Yuner? Let's talk about how to close the water gate?" Shen Mingchen spoke out

"The target is born afraid of water, can he attack through the Water Gate?"

"The situation is unclear, so be careful." Yu Yin whispered: "Sir, we just came back,

If you can't figure out the situation, just wait and see if it changes.

Nodded silently, and asked his subordinates to contact him and call him

Lin, while retreating to a safe and hidden place, waiting for the martial law to be lifted. In the evening, someone came, it was an old acquaintance Zhu Shisan. The two had not met for several years. This time they met, they were naturally intimate. After some greetings, they asked about the war in silence.

Zhu Shisan sighed and said, "This time Altan's son Huang Taiji colluded with the Duoyan tribe in Liaodong, and broke into the wall from Miyun Kangziling and Modaoyu, and took advantage of our loopholes. Liu Qin, the governor of Ji Liao, discovered that he urgently reported to the court, the capital was martial law, and prefectures and counties such as Tongzhou were also on guard.

"What countermeasures do the court have?" asked silently.

"The cabinet has recruited the Governor of Xuanda Jiangdong, led the generals Ma Fang, Jiang Yingxiong, Liu Han and others to quickly transfer troops to the aid, and summoned ministers to discuss the war and defense matters. The emperor also ordered the ministers of civil and military affairs to guard the imperial city and the gates of the capital, and ordered the Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Huan to gather troops in the capital camp and spread inside and outside the capital." Zhu Shisan's answer was orderly and the context was clear, which shows that he had matured a lot over the years.

Zhu Shisan said it right. At this moment, Beijing City is indeed shrouded in an uneasy atmosphere.

middle.

Even the sick Emperor Jiajing was alarmed. He summoned the chief assistant Xu Jie and asked, "I saw the fire and thought it was not far from the capital. Why don't the generals intercept the generals?" He said, and sighed weakly, "After every few days, what's the face of me to meet the ancestors?"

After hearing the emperor's questioning, Xu Jie's old face turned red and he felt even more depressed that Governor Xuan Da was not responsible for the matter. However, Liu Tao had a very unusual relationship with him. Xu Jie could only try to save his wife and whispered: "This omission is all incompetent, and I disturbed Your Majesty. Please punish the emperor.

"Set accounts are a matter of autumn." Jiajing's spirit was much better than the previous year, and his cheeks were abnormal flushing, which made people secretly worried: "Turn the Tartars away first.

mouth;

"Yes." Xu Jie knew that the emperor would definitely ask questions today, so he did his homework very well and said happily: "The Ministry of War has ordered the officials and troops to work together to pursue and suppress the bandits, and strictly guard Tongzhou, Xiaoxiaoxiao.com. Zhangjiawan and other food and grass distribution places, with Liu Han guarding the tombs, and Ma Fang guarding the capital." He paused and added: "Please rest assured that Liu Tao has led his troops to Tongzhou to meet the enemy. As long as the army arrives, the Tartars will be invincible!

"What is Liu Tao doing for?" Jiajing suddenly said angrily: "I will kill him, right?"

Can!

"It's too late to change the battle!" Xu Jie was secretly frightened and said, "And Liu Tao is still talented, and there are also ambitions to establish achievements for the court. This time, the omission was probably because he took office for too short and did not understand the situation. Please give him a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious service.

Jiajing sighed irritably and said, "That's all.

"Yes." Xu Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But not everyone can forgive Yang Xuan. Gao Gong, who was dressed in a second-rate uniform in the entrustment room of the Minister of Personnel, was angry and said to Guo Pu: "What are you doing? Ji Town has nearly 100,000 troops, with an annual national treasury of one million yuan, and the danger of the Great Wall. Why can the Mongols still invade?"

Guo Pu is older than Gao Gong, and is also tall, with a square face, dense and firm hair. His eyes opened and closed, and his eyes were extremely sharp: "If it weren't for the common people of Xu who had to replace the capital with his own people, how could this disaster be today?"

"What's the difference between this action and the Yan Party?" Gao said angrily: "This licorice country's elder is really

intolerable.

Guo Pu nodded and said, "It's so disappointing!

There are not a few views like them in the capital. In fact, this view is a bit biased. Yang Xuan, the former governor of Ji Liao, was a disciple of Yan Shifan. If the latter is dealt with as a rebellion, how could the court be at ease to guard the gateway for the capital?

Although Xu Jie has been a little arbitrary in the past two years, he has also appointed a lot of letters.

But in this matter, they did wrongly accuse him... Mr. Xu had been through the officialdom for a long time and could distinguish between priorities. How could the most important position in the world like the Governor of Ji and Liao, be used to give favors?

Who was Liu Tao? He was a rare Confucian general in this dynasty. He was good at riding and shooting, stunning strategies, and both civil and military. He made many military achievements and was promoted to the Zuodu Censor. He has always been the number one general in the court. Xu Jie sent him to control Ji Liao because of his importance to Ji Liao, rather than nepotism.

Since taking office, Liu Tao has worked diligently and dared not slack off at all, but he became unlucky and even got stuck in his teeth when drinking cold water. His genital generals in charge of Lingzikou and Modaoyu were developed into a White Lotus Sect by the demon Xiao Qin, who was fanatical about going to join the Bansheng Holy Land, but he gave the area he was responsible for as a letter of fame to Master Xiao.

The harassment of the Great Wall every year is a retained project of the Duoyan Ministry. This time I finally got the opportunity, so of course I would not be polite. I immediately struggled with Minister Huang Taiji who drove in... They knew that Tongzhou was the granary of the capital, and their defense was much worse than that of the capital, so they rushed straight to Tongzhou.

Liu Tao knew that something was wrong, so he mobilized the troops to encircle him, while leading the troops to chase him.

hit.

Although the light cavalry led by Liu Tao was the highest-quality among the Ming army, he could only follow Fen and eat dirt.

However, Liu Tao still accurately judged that their target was Tongzhou, and used a flying pigeon to send a letter to warn in advance, and ordered him to close the four doors and wait for it. When the silent squad arrived in Tongzhou, it was Tongzhou City that received the letter, and the Mongolians still

No gap to reach

Zhu Shisan was the commander of the Jinyiwei who was responsible for military spy. When he saw a contact signal, he came over to investigate, so he could meet so quickly. He told Chen Si that an hour ago, the Mongols' horses had arrived at the city, and he probably had reported the situation here to the large army.

After hearing Zhu Shisan's words, he couldn't help but look out the window. It was already late outside and he could no longer see the turbulent ships, but the lights were continuous, and it was obviously still there.

"Why don't you leave?" he asked in a low voice: "Don't you know the Mongols are here?"

"The Mongolians have been here every year, but have never been to Tongzhou," Zhu Shisan said: "I want those people,

It didn't take it seriously." Autumn was the time for the Mongols to invade, but they always invaded from the west. Tongzhou was east of Diye and protected by the Ji Liao army in the north, so there was almost no warning. It was surprising that such a scene appeared.

Looking at these ships that were still unaware of the danger and were still waiting to open the door to enter the city, he said silently: "As soon as tomorrow is dawn, the Mongolians may have arrived. Tongzhou City was prepared for a long time, and they dared not move, but these ships are in danger." The canal was so wide that it was full of ships, and the Mongolians could even climb up directly... How could these groups of fat sheep not make sense?

There are two ways to get these ships out of danger. One is to open the water gate at night and put them in; the other is to organize them to retreat overnight. Obviously, the former is more difficult than the latter, and the risk is extremely small, which is completely affordable.

But when Chen Ji ordered someone to send a message and asked Wang Guoguang, the assistant minister of Cangchang stationed in Tongzhou, to open the water gate and let the fleet into the city to take refuge, he was flatly rejected. Wang Guoguang told the person who called that it would never be possible to open the door before the martial law was lifted.

"Even if they were given ten courage to the Mongolians, they would not dare to abandon their horses and attack from the water gate.

"Hearding the reward, Shen Mingchen couldn't help but say, "This Wang Guoguang is obviously timid and afraid of things."

Afraid of taking some responsibility.

Chen Si, but he said unconsciously: "The ministers of the audience have never been involved in military affairs, and they are unsure, so it is normal to be too careful." He ordered the implementation of the second plan.

Shen Mingchen looked worried and said, "But there is also a difficulty in this way. He said with a blank whisper, "The Tartars are coming, who will believe those on the boat?"

"Don't worry." Chen Si smiled faintly: "They not only believe me, but also listen to me.

of.

"Really?" Shen Mingchen said disbelief: "I really have to see what kind of magical powers you have.

Silently smiled and said to Hu Yong: "Did you remember everything I just told you?"

"Remember." Hu Yong nodded and said, "I have a good memory, but I didn't read it when I was a child.

If you have a book, you can also take the exam for a juren.

"Stop talking nonsense." Chen Si rolled his eyes and said, "As far as I told me, from outside to inside, in turn

Pass the message and wait until they start moving, and then go down the boat. It is better to be slow than messy.

Hu Yong nodded again, then took people off the official boat, got on the boat, and rowed a distance, only to find that Shen Mingchen was following him, and asked him what he was doing. Shen Mingchen laughed and said, "Look at how he played tricks? He couldn't send him back, so Hu Yong had to let him follow him, come under the first boat, and knocked him with a copper basin.

The people on the boat went down alertly, Hu Yong clasped his fists, and his right thumb raised his face and said: "Thousands of rivers and thousands of roads return to the same sect. The Cao Gang of the World is a brother. Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work?"

When the man on the boat heard this, he quickly returned the court and said, "Thank you hard, brother Re, you have a hand, there are mules and horses, is this brother okay?" As the saying goes, "Thank you hard, it must be a world of martial arts." So the other party immediately became serious.

Hu Yong cleared his throat and said, "My big market said, "There is a horse coming, please go to the Emperor's Ferry to avoid it for a while."

The man paused and asked, "Dare you ask which plate it is? What is the Chun Dian?"

"The deep waves of Zhejiang and Hai River flow, and the road is free and far away," Hu Yong replied.

"So it's the old man outside the door!" The man was shocked and hurriedly bowed: "Let go immediately!

Seeing the ship slowly moving, Hu Yong ordered to drive to the next one. On the way, he asked Shen Mingchen proudly, "How do you feel?"

Shen Mingchen shook his head and said, "I can't understand a single word.

"It's right if you don't understand." Hu Yong laughed and said, "Actually, I don't understand either. Anyway, if you ask me to say this, then there will be no problem..."

Then he passed the message one by one. Sure enough, all the boats were obedient and went to the "Emperor Ferry". When it was almost dawn, they all left the city of Tongzhou. At this time, the Tatars' cavalry also arrived at the city. Sure enough, they took the canal straight. But when they arrived by the river, they were empty. How could the spy say "there are as many food boats as flocks of sheep"?

There was not at all, there were only a small boat hanging in the middle of the river. A Ming general wearing bright armor on it said: "You are fooled by the dogs and tatars. Our army has surrounded from all sides. The city of Tongzhou is your burial place!" After that, he left quickly, and the Mongolian bows and arrows had only time to kiss his stern...
Chapter completed!