Chapter 155 Fu Chenan asks for a fight
Fu Chenan ate the poison that the emperor ordered Guyu to give. Now he can't even get out of bed. The imperial doctor has checked and confirmed that the poisoning is correct. How can we discuss it?
The guard guarding the palace rushed over and handed something to the eunuch at the door. He said something. The eunuch took a look and immediately came in to report.
"Your Majesty! Fu Chen'an, the general of the Marshal's Mansion, handed over the document to invite you to fight!"
Everyone looked at the kneeling guard.
The guard held a blood letter in his hands, and it was actually written by Fu Chenan!
"Read!" The emperor said one word with a complicated mood.
The guard started to read, and the words that looked like chicken chops were written in blood, which were two simple sentences: "The last general Fu Chen'an is willing to lead the army to go on an expedition! Drive out the Tartars! Avenge his father!"
"Please give me some spirit-boosting medicine, Your Majesty, and the general will lead the army to go to war immediately!"
His Majesty the Emperor:! ! !
What is a spirit-boosting medicine?
At this time, if we want Fu Chenan to go to the battlefield and defend the capital, we can only give him the antidote!
His Majesty the Emperor had no choice but to ask the imperial physician to come over, get the antidote for Fu Chenan, and hurriedly sent it to the Marshal's Mansion.
Not long after, Fu Chenan entered the palace with a pale face.
Entering the palace at the same time as Fu Chenan, there was also an urgent military intelligence report from the front line.
It turned out that while the emperor was talking nonsense with the courtiers, the Tatars advanced more than a hundred miles, and now they are staying at the foot of Jeju City, only a hundred miles away from the capital!
The cavalry's distance of more than a hundred miles only takes two hours. Once Jeju City is breached, the capital will be in danger!
The emperor was shocked and asked: "Where is the commander-in-chief of Jeju?"
“Where is the Jeju governor?”
The messenger hesitated to speak, but finally gritted his teeth and said: "Jeju General Soldier and Jeju Prefect abandoned the city and fled..."
The emperor's eyes darkened and he was on the verge of collapse.
"His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please think of a way!"
"What should I do..."
For a time, the court became a mess.
With great difficulty, the emperor found his voice: "Come here, send the order. The Jeju General Magistrate will temporarily take over the post of Jeju General Soldier and lead the army to intercept it!"
"At any cost, we must stop the Tatar cavalry outside Jeju City!"
"Back to Your Majesty, Jeju Tongpan also has a document to submit..."
The Minister of War took out a letter that he had just received before going to court. The Ministry of War had not had time to present it to the emperor.
The emperor's hands were shaking so hard at this time, how could he see? Just ask the eunuch around you to read it.
When the eunuch opened the book and read out its contents, the whole court was as quiet as a chicken.
It turns out that the general magistrate of Jeju actually proposed in the book that all the people of Jeju should be driven out of the city to form a self-defense army to fight the Tatars!
In this way, on the one hand, it can block the Tatar advance and consume the Tatar troops.
On the other hand, it can also buy time to allow the Jeju defenders to lay traps in the city.
Once the Tatars enter Jeju City, they will prepare to burn Jeju City. They must burn all the Tatars to death in Jeju City!
After hearing this incredible news, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty didn't know what to do for a while.
Let the common people become self-defense forces?
Burning people's houses and belongings again?
This is the first time they have seen someone who said "let the people die" so legitimately and righteously!
But if not, what else can be done?
They don’t have a better charter either.
Some people want to stand up to oppose, but they are worried that once they stand up, they will become prominent and will be sent to the front line...
For a while, everyone looked around, but no one spoke.
Fu Chenan saw everything in his eyes, and his heart was full of sadness: Look, this is the Daliang Dynasty that the soldiers guarded with their lives!
From top to bottom, apart from fighting for power and enjoying life, no one thinks about protecting the country! Protect the people!
His Majesty the Emperor, who sat above him, had a face so dark that water dripped from his face. He can understand the meaning, and he actually approves of this method.
The common people are just ants.
If they could die to protect the capital, it would be their honor!
But he couldn't say this himself, so he looked down, hoping to let the people below say it.
But everyone knew that once these words were spoken, they would be infamy for eternity, so no one said them.
After a short and strange silence, the emperor began to directly name names: "Qin Shangshu, what do you think of this matter?"
The Minister of the Ministry of War stood up bravely and said: "The situation is extremely critical now. If you are going to be outside, your orders will not be accepted. It should be decided by the local generals in charge."
It means supporting that black-hearted judge.
The emperor was silent for a moment and looked at the rest of the people: "What about you? What do you think?"
The civil and military officials in the court looked at me and I looked at you, and they all knelt down: "Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"
"The general seconded the proposal..."
Half of them knelt down, and the remaining half, whose consciences were still darkened, stood awkwardly.
I can't kneel down, and I can't stand up straight.
Fu Chenan's heart felt cold when he saw it.
He took a deep look at the civil servants and generals who were still standing, gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to go out immediately, try to save the people of Jeju and expel the Tartars!"
The emperor took a deep look at Fu Chenan, filled with complicated feelings.
"Well done to the Fu Qing family! You immediately lead the 20,000 garrison troops in the suburbs of Beijing to Jeju for support! Be sure to drive the Tatar cavalry back to their grasslands!"
There were 50,000 Tatar cavalry, but the emperor only gave Fu Chenan 20,000 soldiers. He not only wanted to protect Jeju, but also drove the Tatar cavalry back to the grassland...
Fu Chenan cupped his hands and said, "Here!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty inexplicably thought of the tortoise in the wishing pool of Huguo Temple.
Fu Chenan is that bastard.
Dare to grant any wish!
Can he do it?
Fu Chenan directly received the right cards, strode out of the palace, and rode to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.
In the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, Fu Chenan came up with a decree to mobilize troops, but the guard of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing looked arrogant: "We have a total of 50,000 troops on the outskirts of Beijing. I wonder which part of the decree is written?"
Fu Chenan didn't expect that he was still putting on official airs at this time. After looking at him in disbelief, he sat down on the chair and sneered.
"General Zhu, you can give it as you like, anytime. Anyway, half an hour ago, the Tatar cavalry was still a hundred miles away from the capital, and it should be less than a hundred miles by now."
"If General Zhu delays the battle and the capital falls, we will die here together."
General Zhu didn't expect Fu Chenan to be so stubborn, and was stunned for a moment.
He knew that Fu Chenan was rich, and he just wanted Fu Chenan to say a few soft words and promise some benefits, so he gave 20,000 of them to Fu Chenan.
Unexpectedly, Fu Chenan was so hard that he pushed him right back.
Fu Chenan was not in a hurry at all. Not only did he cross his legs, he also played with the riding crop, looking unconcerned.
General Zhu was so angry that he almost cursed his mother, but thinking that the military situation was urgent, he had to order his troops: "Xuanwu Army, White Tiger Army, assemble! Prepare to go out..."
After half a cup of tea, Fu Chenan looked at a group of spiritless soldiers standing in a mess, and some soldiers were wearing armor and coming in a hurry.
Fu Chenan wants to kill someone!
What is the difference between taking such a team out and sending them to death?
(End of this chapter)