In Beijing, an 800-mile rush was expedited, like a stone thrown on the water, instantly causing waves in the entire Beijing city.

At this moment, all officials above the fourth rank in Beijing gathered in the Forbidden Palace to attend the court meeting to celebrate the good news of the Tartars' withdrawal.

As the 800-li expedited voice reached the high vitiligo, the smiles that covered everyone's faces were instantly replaced by doubts. They did not care about the rules at the meeting and were talking to each other in a low voice...

"Eight hundred miles of speed up, is there something wrong with the border?"

"Didn't the Tartars just withdraw their troops? Are they going to make a comeback so soon and launch a new attack on our Ming Dynasty..."

Amid the crowds of discussions, everyone focused their eyes on Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon throne and was also shocked.

After taking the expedited memorandum handed to him by the eunuch, Chongzhen, with a shocked face, quickly began to browse.

In an instant, the expression that was still shocked just now was replaced by solemnity. The gloomy face was even redder than when he heard the Tartars occupied Zunhua.

After throwing the clone in his hand to the dragon case in front of him, Chongzhen roared loudly with murderous aura on his face: "The Shaanxi Provincial Administration is incompetent. After so long, not only did he not eliminate the mobs in Shaanxi, but the situation in Shaanxi has become more and more intense, causing the mobs to rush to Shanxi. Is the Shaanxi Provincial Administration also going to make Shanxi chaos..."

Although everyone did not see the specific content of the memorial, after listening to Chongzhen's roar, something immediately emerged into the minds of the adults in the court.

When the Tartars invaded the Ming Dynasty, there were chaos everywhere in Shaanxi due to severe drought. However, because the court was attracted by the Tartars, Chongzhen simply ordered the Shaanxi Prefecture to calm the chaos on the spot and no longer paid attention to this matter.

However, what people did not expect was that these seemingly inconspicuous rebellions were becoming more and more intense in Shaanxi Province.

Especially after several small-scale sergeants joined forces and captured more than a dozen counties in Shaanxi, the total rebel forces directly increased from thousands to tens of thousands. The number of people was larger and the combat effectiveness was stronger. Just a few days ago, this rebel army actually wiped out the Shaanxi Prefecture's 20,000 gathered troops from all over the province to encircle and suppress the government.

Losing 20,000 official troops, there is no large-scale army in the entire Shaanxi Province to be deployed, and no army can stop the main force of the rebels with a strong army.

Therefore, in just a few days, half of Shaanxi Province fell into the hands of the rebels.

Not only that, the rebels with a total strength of 10,000 actually took advantage of the large-scale transfer of troops by the official army on the Shanxi border, and were preparing to turn Shanxi Province into the world.

You should know that once these rebels pass through Datong, Shanxi, the entire city of Beijing may be threatened and attacked by the Shaanxi rebels. This is definitely not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to face again after the Tartars withdraws from the customs.

Therefore, after reading the memorial in his hand, the first thing Emperor Chongzhen thought of was the security of Datong, Shanxi, the security of Beijing, and the security of the capital of the Ming Empire.

Seeing a group of court officials silent in front of him, Chongzhen continued to roar: "The order was passed on, the governor of Shaanxi was not effective in suppressing bandits. The Jinyiwei sent someone to dismiss him from his post and hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation after returning to Beijing..."

After saying that, Chongzhen glanced at his subordinates in front of him again and asked loudly: "My dear friends, this is the eight hundred miles of rush that the governor of Shanxi just sent. Tens of thousands of rebels from Shaanxi have entered Shanxi and are marching towards Datong... Once Datong is captured by the rebels, what kind of result will occur? I believe everyone knows better than me..."

"Everyone said, what should the court do, how to stop these tens of thousands of rebels..."

Under Chongzhen's gaze, the chief minister of the cabinet had to bite the bullet and stand out first and said: "I heard from Your Majesty. The old minister thought that the court should immediately issue an order to the governor of Shanxi to mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress this lonely rebel army, and eliminate them under the city of Datong. The rebels must not be allowed to break through Datong."

As soon as the words were finished, the Minister of War stood up and said, "I will give you a message to Your Majesty. If the advice of the Master of the Pavilion is placed ten days ago, it will definitely be feasible. However, now this decree is issued to the governor of Shanxi, but it will not work..."

"Why... Is the governor of Shanxi no longer available to adjust his troops..." Chongzhen asked with confusion on his face.

"Your Majesty is wise..." said the Minister of War with a compliment.

Then, under Chongzhen's gaze, he explained: "Your Majesty, when you ordered the Shaanxi Governor to wipe out the rebels a few months ago, the Shaanxi Governor had asked Shanxi to support 10,000 soldiers in Shaanxi due to insufficient troops. Now, the number of officers and soldiers that can be mobilized in the entire Shanxi Province is less than 15,000..."

"The old minister is worried that 15,000 troops are not enough to wipe out 10,000 rebels in Datong..."

Hearing this sentence, Chongzhen's face, who had just calmed down, became solemn again. After slamming his clenched fist on the dragon table in front of him, he shouted: "What did you say? You said that my 15,000 army could not destroy 10,000 rebels. The combat effectiveness of the official army has been weakened to this level.... I won't say it anymore. After all, the Tartars' courage is well known. But you actually told me that the official army cannot even win the rebels that the people have become... "

"What does the Ministry of War do for food? This is the army trained by the Ministry of War..."

"Please calm down your anger..." Under Emperor Chongzhen's questioning, the Minister of War subconsciously knelt down on the ground and answered to Chongzhen with a terrified look on his face.

"Very good, since that's the case, then I will listen to your reasons. If there is no reasonable explanation, your Minister of War will be imprisoned with the governor of Shaanxi..." Chongzhen, who was already shrouded in anger, roared loudly, his words full of murderous intent.

As a veteran of the court, the Minister of War was very clear about Chongzhen's self-character. With Chongzhen's anger in front of him, he could indeed imprison himself.

Therefore, in order to survive, the Minister of War had to explain anxiously: "Your Majesty... The reason why I say that the Shanxi defenders are not opponents of the rebels is not that the combat effectiveness of the official army is too weak, but that the rebels have too many troops..."

"In the past two years, not only Shaanxi but also Shanxi has experienced several severe droughts. I am sure that as long as this rebel enters Shanxi, a large number of refugees scattered in Shanxi will be swept away by this rebel... So, I am sure that after the rebels enter Datong, the total rebel forces can be expanded to at least 30,000 people..."

"Thirty thousand rebels, so many..."

After a scream came from Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen, who was shocked, asked the Minister of War with the last glimmer of hope: "Is there any specific solution for the Ministry of War? I can't watch the rebels enter Datong, capture Datong, and once again impose the city of Beijing, so that I can't put me in danger..."

The Minister of War, kneeling on the ground, shook his head with helpless face and replied: "Your Majesty, in order to prevent the Tartars from attacking Beijing, most of the garrisons in Shanxi and other provinces were transferred to various borders a few months ago. If you really want to transfer troops, you can only draw from these troops and quickly return to defend Shanxi and eliminate the rebels..."

Chongzhen nodded, and his solemn and panicked expression slowly returned to calm. He said to the Minister of War who was kneeling on the ground in front of him: "Okay, get up... Since it is not your fault, I will not imprison you... However, the Ministry of War must come up with a plan to transfer troops in the shortest time and hand it over to me for review. After it is sent to the border garrisons, return to Shanxi, eliminate the rebels, and ensure the safety of the capital..."

After saying that, Chongzhen, who was already tired, waved his hand and said, "Okay, this matter is settled, and he will retreat to the court."

After walking out of the palace gate, Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was worried, just walked into his official sedan chair and followed the Jinyiwei's personal bodyguard and reported in a low voice.

"Sir, Zunhua is here, I'm waiting for you in my house..."

"Zunhua..." Luo Yangxing, who had not reacted for a while, asked with confusion on his face.

The guard nodded and replied: "Yes, sir... Zunhua Deputy General Wei Zhengwei, that is, our Jinyiwei General Lord Wei, sent someone to Beijing to find you. He is now in the mansion and said he has something to ask for an interview..."

"Wei Zheng... Tiger and Leopard Army, why did I forget this person..." Luo Yangxing seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

Because Luo Yangxing is thinking about the difficulties the court faces today.

Although the Jinyiwei won the battle in Zunhua with the help of the Tiger and Leopard Army and regained the trust of the emperor, his status among all the forces in the capital has not been greatly improved.

Therefore, Luo Yangxing really wanted to take this opportunity to share the emperor's worries, solve the problem, and further improve the status of the Jinyiwei in the court.

After suddenly hearing the three words "Tiger and Leopard Army", the problem that had been bothering Luo Yangxing's mind was immediately solved. He ordered the guards with excitement: "Hurry up, go home soon... I must meet the people sent by Lord Wei, as this is related to the future of our Jinyiwei."

Luo Yangxing had just appeared in front of Zhou Chenguang, the intelligence department of the Tiger and Leopard Army. Zhou Chenguang gave Luo Yangxing a big gift with respect on his face. Then, he clapped his hands and lifted the gift he brought up, and said with a smile.

"Sir, this is a great gift from us, all of which are good things seized by our Tiger and Leopard Army from the Tatars. There are several ginseng plants over a thousand years old... Please accept it with a smile..."

Although Luo Yangxing is not surprised by the gifts in front of him, he still looks very happy.

Because Wei Zheng gave him gifts, which means that although Wei Zheng held two positions and served as the deputy general of Zunhua, he still did not forget his identity as the Jinyiwei, nor did he forget his Jinyiwei commander.
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