The sleeping hall of the Ganqing Palace was quiet.

At this time, others wanted to avoid the problem, but Xie Qian did not retreat and reported: "Your Majesty, Zijing Pass has fallen yesterday!"

A simple sentence directly points out the theme, that is, the fall of Zijing Pass, one of the three major barriers of the inner Great Wall, means that the capital will be directly under the army of the Tatar Cavalry, and there is no pass to resist except for the four walls of the capital.

It is the Hongzhi period, and the capital has not yet been built, that is, the southern city, and its area is far from the size of later generations. Once the city is lost, it means that the Ming Dynasty's capital falls and the Forbidden City cannot be used as the last barrier.

“Hmm…uh…”

Zhu Youzhang's physical condition was still good before. When he heard this, he stretched out his hand, as if he was about to struggle to sit up, but he couldn't sit up for a long time.

Xiao Jing quickly stepped forward to help Zhu Youtang lie down, put his bedding, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor said, you should rest more and do not work hard for state affairs! Your Majesty... Don't worry, the matter is not as serious as you imagined, wuwu..."

Xiao Jing and Emperor Hongzhi had a deep relationship, and were kind-hearted. When he said this, he burst into tears.

The ministers present were moved when they heard the crying. Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others stared at Xie Qian, as if saying, Xie Yuqiao, would you speak? Your Majesty reacted so much. If there was a big deal, would you be able to bear the responsibility?

Xie Qian seemed to be fine, and didn't pay attention to others' cold eyes at him. He just lowered his head, but wondered whether Chen Xi was still in the world.

Since the court decided not to send troops to rescue Tumu Fort, Xie Qian was in a very complicated mood during this period. He had thought about all the solutions he could think of, but he had no choice but to leave it to fate... He even thought about having a funeral for Chen Xi, because no matter how he looked at it, Chen Xi would never come back alive!

Liu Jian stepped forward to check the emperor's condition and finally confirmed that Zhu Youting's physical condition was indeed not optimistic. He quickly sent someone to the imperial physician to come for treatment. Several consultants and ministers could not stay in the Ganqing Palace to disturb the emperor's rest, so they could only say goodbye and go to Wenhua Palace.

As the supervisor, Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao has received a notice to preside over an emergency meeting. I believe the East Palace also learned about the loss of Zijing Pass.

Along the way, the ministers were silent. Although they had thought that Emperor Hongzhi had poor dragon body before, they did not expect the situation would be so bad.

When his life was in danger, Emperor Hongzhi's situation was already very bad, but this time the situation seemed even worse than the time when he was in danger.

The group entered the Wenhua Hall, and no one noticed that the prince was sitting on the dragon chaise. Li Dongyang frowned and rebuked: "Yu Qiao, you have seen His Majesty's dragon body be inappropriate before, how could you raise this matter without any concealment?"

Ma Wensheng also said: "Yes, Yu Qiao, what you said is a bit out of place!"

Xie Qian looked dazed and thoughtful when he heard this, "What else should we do? Should we let the news of the loss of Zijing Pass be concealed from His Majesty? Who should know the most about this matter in this world?"

Zhang Heling agreed: "The world is the world of Your Majesty. The Great Wall Nei Pass is crucial. Zijing Pass is lost. Of course, we must inform Your Majesty as soon as possible. What is wrong with Xie Shangshu's move?"

When Xie Qian was attacked by the crowd, someone was standing on his side. Even Xie Qian himself did not expect it, but this person was a relative of the foreigner. Xie Qian, who also claimed to be noble, was a little embarrassed.

This is not the first time that Zhang Heling has supported Xie Qian's remarks in public. Xie Qian can't say anything when he openly made good on this, and he feels more and more depressed.

Liu Jian finally entered the Wenhua Palace and said, "Things always have to be said, but you have to consider the words and sentences. Yu Qiao, where did you have the ability to speak eloquently before?"

Xie Qian lowered his head and was too lazy to respond. His colleagues did not discuss the impact of the fall of Zijing Pass and had the next military arrangements, but caught his little braid and talked about it. Xie Qian was speechless. He thought he had just done the right thing at the wrong time.

Just as several consultants and ministers were excited and the scene was extremely awkward, a slightly childish voice came to their ears: "Hey, gentlemen, what are you talking about? Why not discuss with me?"

Everyone turned their heads and looked over, and then they realized that the prince had been sitting upright on the dragon throne. Everyone came into the hall for a while, but no one paid attention to the prince.

Xie Qian took the lead and saluted respectfully: "I have seen Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"What's wrong with you? I kept talking as soon as I came in. Didn't I see this palace and think it's transparent?"

Zhu Houzhao seemed very angry and slapped the armrest of the dragon chaise hard, making a "bang" sound the day before Xie Qian advised him, but in the end he changed his mind and stimulated him so much.

Zhu Houzhao always felt that he was capable of handling the government affairs, but unfortunately these important officials did not think so. They did not discuss anything with him, and felt that they were suppressed.

Liu Jian reported: "I received urgent reports before returning to the prince. Zijing Pass was lost... The matter was too serious. I will go and pay homage to the sage. After returning, I am still worried about Your Majesty's dragon body. I accidentally neglect the prince. Please forgive me!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "You obviously don't take this palace seriously... Since you are going to see your father, why don't you tell me about it in advance? I haven't seen my father for several days!"

The ministers did not know about Zhu Houzhao's failure to see his emperor's father. In their opinion, the emperor did not accept his ministers when he was sick, but his son had to meet him at first. Even if he was worried about letting his son know his condition, he would always ask the prince to deal with the government affairs. In addition to exercising his psychological endurance, he could also lay the foundation for inheriting the throne.

Who knew that even the prince was isolated outside the Qianqing Palace gate and the queen had no chance to see him. The emperor's condition was puzzled... Could it be that Zhu Youzhe was really sick and unconscious?

Xie Qian said: "Your Highness, now is not the time to discuss these minor issues. Zijing Pass has been trapped by thieves, and the capital will soon be attacked by the thieves. In the area around the capital, all the troops should be withdrawn back to the capital to wait for defense!"

Zhu Houzhao asked quickly: "What's wrong with Mr. Shen Xi?"

A word made the ministers present frown and thought to themselves: "When is it now? The prince still remembers Shen Xi? Can this be the one who strengthens the defense of the capital beside him?"

Xie Qian replied: "There is still no news about Tumu Fort, but there are fast horses on all sides. Liu Shangshu's soldiers will be withdrawn to the capital in half a month!"

"Half a month? It's just a joke! Half a month later, the capital said that it might not have been lost..."

Zhu Houzhao stood up from the dragon throne, paced back and forth, frowned and analyzed: "Zuojing Pass is not far from the capital. The Tartars vanguard can reach the city in one day. If the subsequent siege equipment is transported here, it will only last two or three days at most. This means that the Tartars will launch an siege at that time. The Tartars are fierce and get a lot of food, grass and weapons from my border areas. This city is difficult to defend!"

"Mr. Xie, do you say that martial law around the capital is now under martial law, but can the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields be implemented?"

Xie Qian was stunned by the question. He glanced at Li Dongyang, waited for the latter to nod, and then replied: "Yes."

"That's good, that's good, at least the Tatars cannot get supplements from the capital! What I am worried about now is that this incident has had too much impact and affects the people's perception of the court."

"Oh, I'd love to hear me. If I could send troops to rescue Tumu Fort in time, Mr. Chen had already led his troops through Juyong Pass and happened to meet the Tatars head-on. With Mr. Chen here, he didn't even need to strengthen the walls and clear the fields. He would definitely be able to turn the tide..."

Zhu Houzhao became more and more devoted as he spoke, and he treated Chen Xi as a god in his words.

Li Dongyang was a little angry after hearing this and reminded: "Your Highness, Shen Hanlin soldiers trapped Tumu Fort. Now the Tartars have captured Zijing Pass, and they must have been defeated and died..."
Chapter completed!