Xiao Ruxun came to Beijing from Myanmar?
Didn't he say that he would stay in Myanmar and never come to Beijing again?
What situation was this?
Why did he suddenly appear in Beijing? And there was no news at all?
Could it be that he flew here with wings?!
Li Rusong's heart was full of doubts.
Li Rusong wasn't the only one who was stunned. Shi Xing was also stunned. Then, he hurried to the Imperial Palace. Li Rusong followed closely behind him. At the same time, in the Imperial Cabinet, when the three auxiliary ministers heard the news, they were all astonished and quickly rushed to the Imperial Palace.
Xiao Ruxun was in front of Zhu Yijun, accepting a cordial summon from Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun came down from the throne and walked to Xiao Ruxun. He personally helped Xiao Ruxun up and held Xiao Ruxun's hand with tears in his eyes.
"Since the last time we met three years ago, it has been a long time since we parted. I miss you very much. How are you doing in the south?"
Zhu Yijun did not talk about state affairs, but chatted with Xiao Ruxun, which warmed Xiao Ruxun's heart.
"Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, your subject is living well in Myanmar. There is not a day when I am not paying attention to state affairs, not a day when I am not carrying out my duties and guarding the southern border for the Daming. Now that the southern border is stable, small countries have come north to pay homage to the Daming, and even Franco Jiyi has bowed down to me. Your subject has not let Your Majesty down."
The news of Xiao Ruxun's victory in Luzon had reached the imperial court. When the imperial court learned that there was one more vassal state, it should have been widely publicized and happy. However, the situation was urgent and the situation was unfavorable, so they did not pay much attention to it.
On the other hand, Zhu Yijun was paying attention to the news. When he found out that Xiao Ruxun had won another battle for him, killing more than two thousand Frangians and more than ten thousand natives, obtaining a vassal state and not letting down the one hundred thousand taels of military expenditure, he couldn't help but feel very gratified.
"There aren't many civil and military officials in the world who can share my burdens. My beloved minister, you have always fought for me, for the Daming, and I have always remembered that. This time, I will have to rely on you to defeat the Northern Barbarians and restore our country! In the end, Minister Li is getting on in years. We are afraid that something might happen to him. We are truly sorry. "
Xiao Ruxun quickly replied modestly.
"I am indebted to Your Majesty for your kindness. Minister Li is a veteran general of the Daming Empire. He has been through three dynasties and fought bravely. He is indeed a role model for our generation. I dare not speak nonsense."
Zhu Yijun smiled and patted Xiao Ruxun's shoulder.
"Although I do not step out of the palace, I know that they all have their own selfish motives. Only you truly share my burdens and fight for the Daming Empire. When the other generals fight, regardless of victory or defeat, they all ask me for money. Only you, not only do you not waste the internal funds that I have painstakingly accumulated, but you also give me a sum of money. Only you!"
Zhu Yijun held Xiao Ruxun's hand tightly with a bitter look on his face. It seemed that he had been cheated badly by those civil and military officials.
To tell the truth, Xiao Ruxun was completely unaware of this incident in the north. He was even rather surprised that Zhu Yijun had sent him a secret order through the Imperial Bodyguard.
On December 7, Xiao Ruxun had beaten all the natives of Luzon into submission. He had just transferred three thousand troops and a batch of weapons and supplies from Myanmar to prepare to go south to develop other islands when Zhu Yijun's Imperial Bodyguard arrived in Manila by ship. They requested to see him and delivered a secret order personally written by Zhu Yijun.
It stated that the Northern Barbarians had invaded the border and one hundred thousand cavalry were heading south. Shanxi was in danger, and the capital was in a state of emergency. Xiao Ruxun was requested to take some soldiers and rush to the capital to rescue the Emperor. If it was not convenient to mobilize an army, he could also take a ship to the capital. Zhu Yijun wanted to use Xiao Ruxun as commander-in-chief to expel the Northern Barbarians.
Xiao Ruxun was stunned, but at the same time, he realized that this was an opportunity that could not be missed. He immediately decided to cancel the plan to develop the southern islands and put it on hold. He then had the three thousand soldiers that had just arrived in Luzon board.
He left Luzon to Yuan Yan, left Chen Longzheng to help him, and left three thousand soldiers to hold the line. He then handed Myanmar to Yuan Huang, who would temporarily manage it. After apologizing to his family and apologizing that he would not be able to have the New Year's Eve dinner with them, he quickly took a ship to the north.
Zhu Yijun suddenly realized that although the situation was urgent, soldiers and horses needed to rest, but there was no need to take a ship.
The ship could travel day and night without stopping, which could buy at least a third of the time. If he could make it in time, why not use a reliable commander-in-chief like Xiao Ruxun instead of the aging Li Chengliang and the impulsive Li Rusong?
At the time, the situation on the battlefield was very bad, and Zhu Yijun was burning with anxiety. He felt that these people were not very reliable, so he used the Imperial Bodyguard spies that he had spent a great deal of money and three years to build to bypass the eyes and ears of the officials. He took a ship from Tientsin all the way south to the Southern Seas to find Xiao Ruxun and directly deliver the Emperor's decree.
Since the last time his plan to cause trouble was stopped by the Empress Dowager, Zhu Yijun realized that the people around him were not very reliable, so he made up his mind to build an absolutely reliable intelligence force of his own so that he could secretly cause trouble at any time, walk in front of everyone, and catch them off guard.
He had never given up on this crazy idea. Even though he had been hit by his mother, the 30-year-old Emperor would not sink so easily. The officials were still constantly stimulating his nerves, and he felt that it was more and more unbearable. He wanted to do something big!
He wanted to use this opportunity to recall Xiao Ruxun, turn his idea into reality, make the officials suffer in silence, and let Xiao Ruxun establish his prestige again. Then he would take his time to think about it.
All in all, this time, Zhu Yijun planned to try to find an excuse to keep Xiao Ruxun and plot something big. Of course, he also knew that there was a very important obstacle, and that was his mother, Empress Dowager Li.
These past few years, he had no lack of thoughts about the people around Empress Dowager Li. In short, he could know in advance any of Empress Dowager Li's actions, and he had also paid attention to the spies that Empress Dowager Li had placed around him. They did not move, but they always deliberately hid some things.
Right now, Zhu Yijun could not say too much.
"Your Majesty, what is the current situation? Can you tell this official? "
Since the Emperor trusted him so much, Xiao Ruxun did not say much and began to work first. Zhu Yijun greatly admired this style of doing things first without saying anything. He immediately brought Xiao Ruxun to the left wall of the palace.
He pulled a silk thread, and immediately, a map fell down. There were some circles, dots, and lines marked on it, and it was obvious that it was a military strategic map.
"Now, the 100,000 Northern Barbarians have basically broken through Datong. According to the current news, only Datong Town and Yanghe City have not fallen into the hands of the Northern Barbarians. Currently, these two cities are bitterly defending and waiting for reinforcements. Datong Inspector-General Mei Guozhen and Datong Commander-In-Chief Ma Gui are both in Datong Town.
After that, the Northern Barbarians split into two groups to attack Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass. Currently, Yanmen Pass has not fallen, but Pingxing Pass has. After Pingxing Pass fell, this group of Northern Barbarians split into two groups.
They went all the way south to the position of Wutai and defeated the reinforcements that were originally heading north to support Pingxing Pass. After wantonly burning and looting, they continued south. Their target is roughly Taiyuan, and their number is about 10,000.
The other group directly headed for Zijing Pass. They have already broken through Lingqiu and entered Zijing Pass to attack the city. The situation is critical. Li Qing has asked for reinforcements twice, and our army seems to have suffered heavy losses.
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