Yu Datong was just an ordinary soldier in the Beijing camp. Because Chen Xi's troops suffered great losses during the scouts during his Tumu Fort, he was selected to join the scout team because of his good riding skills, and was responsible for detecting the terrain, spying on the enemy's situation, and transmitting messages. But such an ordinary person sent Chen Xi's letter safe from Juyongguan to the capital surrounded by heavy Tatar troops.

The Tatars besieged the city from all sides, but they did not make it clear.

The capital was wide, with only more than 100,000 Tatar soldiers and horses, so they could only choose to launch an attack. On that day, the Tatars successively dispatched heavy troops to attack Deshengmen and Zhengyangmen, leaving the rest of the city gates empty in defense, which allowed Yu Datong to find an opportunity and rush to the capital city.

Yu Datong was a little confused. Why did the elder Xie Gelao in front of him always ask questions about Tumu Fort? He was good at riding and was alert, but he couldn't understand too much about the situation that was not in his position and didn't know much about the details in Chenxi's army.

Yu Datong thought about it and answered cautiously: "Now the Tartars outside Tumu Fort... should be gone! I remember the day before returning to Juyongguan, Lord Shen led his troops to destroy the besieged Tartars, beheaded 2,000, captured 400 alive, and seized countless weapons and food..."

As a scout, Yu Datong never thought that no one knew about this news in the capital. In his opinion, since Chen Xi's leadership achieved such great achievements, the capital should have spread all over the capital long ago and was ready to reward Chen Xi and his subordinates.

When Xie Qian heard this, his mind was hot, his legs and feet were weak, and he couldn't stand steadily. After staggering, he barely stood up with the city wall and asked aggressively:

"You... say it again, what's wrong with Tumu Fort? Chenxi's son... is your Lord Shen, who won the last battle?"

The main Tatars bypassed Tumu Fort and attacked Juyong Pass, and after the fall of Zijing Pass, the court naturally believed that Chen Xi was "devoted to the country". However, according to Yu Datong's introduction, Chen Xi not only did not die for the country, but lived a very comfortable life behind the Tatars. In addition to annihilation of the siege of the Tartars, he actually sent scouts to the capital to report the news.

Yu Datong asked: "Old Xie Ge, the villain does not know much about military affairs. How to report to the superiors, how to report to the villain. The villain doesn't know which battle is the last battle, but Lord Shen did lead his troops to break the Tartar military camp and won the battle. After the main force of the Tatars retreated from Tumu Fort, Lord Shen led his troops to break the Tartar camp and wiped out thousands of Tatars on the way back to Juyong Pass!"

Xie Qian felt that his heart was overloaded. He held the city wall with one hand and covered his chest with the other. He wanted to believe the words of the young scout in front of him, but also felt that this was too incredible.

"The child of Chenxi used troops in the northwest repeatedly exceeding the expectations of the court. Now he can break through the siege and return to Juyong Pass safely? He also said that thousands of Tartars were eliminated on the road. How do I believe this?"

Xie Qian murmured in a low voice that he had forgotten to ask Yu Datong because when he thought that Yu Datong would either lie for some purpose, or Chen Xi had really withdrawn from Juyongguan. He picked up the letter at hand, looked at it and opened it, but he was afraid that the content inside would not be acceptable to him.

Thinking about it, Xie Qian waved his hand, and Sui Zhong and others, who were looking nervously in the distance, rushed over and several soldiers went up to escort Yu Datong again.

Xie Qian waved his hand and said, "Let go, loosen his ties, and keep the person at Zhengyangmen for the time being. If there is any trouble, I will send you a message to you and take good wine and food!"

He had always regarded Yu Datong as a Tatar in detail before, but at this moment, Xie Qian would rather believe that this young man was really a messenger sent by Chen Xi, because what Yu Datong said was too meticulous, Xie Qian had already chosen to believe it.

But Xie Qian didn't want to ask too much, so as not to have the final result not what he wanted. He would rather deceive himself for a while than revealing the truth and making his dream come true.

Sui Zhong asked someone to escort Yu Datong, then came to Xie Qian and asked, "Gei Master Xie, what are you...instructed?"

Xie Qian said: "Send a few people to the Ministry of Personnel to find Shangshu Ma... Oh, bring my souvenir with me and ask Shangshu Ma to go directly to my mansion. You... can you do it?"

When Sui Zhong heard this, he looked embarrassed and asked him to go to the Ministry of War, but it was not difficult to go to the Ministry of Personnel to find a senior official like the Ministry of the Ministry, which was really beyond his ability.

In the eyes of Sui Zhong and other middle and lower-level generals, the Ministry of Personnel was an unattainable yamen. Now Xie Qian not only asked him to go to the Ministry of Personnel, but also asked him to find the Heavenly Office of the Ministry of Personnel, which was even more nonsense. But Xie Qian was watching, and Sui Zhong naturally wanted to get the appreciation of the Grand Secretary of the Court's regent. Even though he knew it was impossible, he still agreed: "I will do my best to complete the entrustment of Lord Xie!"

Xie Qian shook his head and sighed, "What kind of adults are you not? Just do the errands, go quickly and go quickly... Oh by the way, help me prepare a carriage, I have to go back to the mansion first!"

As night gradually descended, Xie Qian had a thought in his mind, and found a safe place to read Chen Xi's letter. He was afraid that others would know the contents of the letter, and his idea was very simple:

"Suppose that Chen Xi's child really won a great victory in Tumu Fort and withdrew his troops to Juyong Pass, and the letter to the capital was not with the court. It would inevitably mean that Chen Xi was afraid that the court would not allow his request, or was worried that he would be obstructed by Liu Shaofu and others, so he simply wrote the letter to me and asked me to help him complete it."

"This kind of thing is not in line with the rules of the court. If the court knows it, it will damage the reputation and career of Chen Xi's child!"

Xie Qian has been in the court for many years and is well versed in the world, and has a relatively comprehensive problem.

"If I can't do it, I'll let Mr. Ma help. Looking at the court, the only one who can cooperate with me and Shen Xi's children is Ma Shangshu. Mr. Ma has enough prestige in the court. On military issues, he said something before His Majesty, perhaps more effective than saying ten words to me!"

Xie Qian was talking about these things and hurried to the carriage prepared for him by the city gate guards. Because he was so excited to hear the news from Chen Xi that he even forgot about Li Dongyang's entrusting him to escort the prince back to the palace.

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Xie Qian took a carriage and went to Xie's mansion under the escort of several soldiers.

Zhu Houzhao was pampering the three armies on the top of the city. As the eunuch of the Eastern Palace who accompanied the prince to supervise the battle, Zhang Yuan had just recovered from vomiting and seemed weak. He wanted to quickly tell the two pavilions that he would escort the prince back to the palace earlier, but he did not expect to learn from the guards that Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had left Zhengyang Gate one after another.

Zhang Yuan complained: "It's a hell. The crown prince is the crown prince of a country. Could it be that the two cabinet ministers are planning to leave the crown prince at Zhengyang Gate and ignore it?"

He was still looking down at the city, and a servant behind him came hurried over and greeted: "Eunuch Zhang, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please come over!"

Zhang Yuan let go of his depression and hurried to see Zhu Houzhao. This time, he was not on the top of the city, but in the room on the third floor of the city gate building.

After Zhu Houzhao's pension, the soldiers of the three armies returned to the city tower and sat on the bedside in the room to rest. The city was covered with blood. Many times, not only blood and wounded people were seen, but also a large number of fragmented corpses, especially those Tartar heads with ferocious faces piled up together. They were very scary. After walking around the city, Zhu Houzhao felt dizzy and a little depressed.

As soon as Zhang Yuan entered the door, he said, "Your Highness, it's not too early. Your Majesty and the Empress are very concerned about you. You might as well return to the palace earlier. If you go back late, if there are Tartars invasions in Zhengyang Gate, you may only be able to return to the palace tomorrow after a night of battle!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I have not completed the errands of my father's entrustment yet, so how can I go back to the palace easily? If you are afraid, just leave by yourself, don't bother me! By the way, where is Mr. Xie and Mr. Li now?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "They two have already stepped down from the city wall, and I don't know where to go now."

Zhu Houzhao was angry and embarrassed: "The father sent them to accompany me to the court to show kindness to the soldiers. I never thought they would escape faster than anyone else. Didn't they even ignore my safety? Alas, forget it, Eunuch Zhang, you accompany me to the city wall. This time we will inspect the soldiers' dinner situation!"

Zhang Yuan felt that he was going crazy and thought to himself: "This little ancestor is really ignorant of life and death. The soldiers are fighting. Are you staying here to make trouble?"

He also wanted to persuade him, but Zhu Houzhao always insisted on doing things. What he thought at this moment was: "Mr. Shen taught me that he would share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers so that they would obey my command and dispatch. This is a qualified commander. Even if I am the prince, it is no exception!"

It turns out that in the mind of a naughty child, he would rather be a general who leads troops to fight on the battlefield than be an emperor guarding the palace. When he encounters something he is interested in, his ability will be revealed, just like a promising young man who dares to act and responsibilities.

Zhang Yuan could only follow Zhu Houzhao pitifully. Zhang Yuan knew that when he walked down the city tower, he would definitely see the wounded soldiers and dead bodies again, and he would inevitably vomit again. At that time, he might even vomit bile...

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The carriage that Xie Qian was riding was parked in front of Xie’s mansion. It has been a while since nightfall.

After the winter months, the day was short and the night was long. Xie Qian had not returned home for several days. When he went up and knocked on the door himself, the doorman inside was a little impatient: "The Lord's Mansion refused to meet guests."

Xie Qianqian said angrily: "It's me, Master!"

The concierge immediately came out happily and opened the door. Xie Qian ignored it and walked straight inside, his face turned ashen.

Xie Qiong took a few steps away, suddenly turned around and looked at the doorman, and ordered: "Shu Ma will come over later, you can welcome him in!"

After saying that, Xie Qian hurried to the study room. When he entered the room, the servant brought the candle. Xie Qian sat at the desk and took out Shen Xi's letter from his arms. He couldn't wait to open the envelope and take out the letter paper. However, the words on it were extremely simple, which made him feel that this was not a private message at all: "I will be punished for my crime and I will be in the south of my command."

Xie Qian was stunned at first. He had not been in contact with the letter for a long time, but he could not understand the profound meaning for a while. He only knew the literal meaning of these two sentences: "After the order of the emperor, he would attack the criminal ministers and lead his troops to the south."

"Shen Xi's child is becoming more and more distorted, and he is so silly. How can I guess his intentions with such a stupid word?"

Xie Qian's anger arose from his heart and asked him to come back to explain this sentence in a difficult situation. After all, he was the top scholar, and asking people for an allusion would be harmful to his face.

Xie Qian said to the servant standing at the door: "Go and call the second young master to me!"
Chapter completed!