Chapter 118 Six Hundred Miles Expedited
The capital, Xiyuan.
In the middle of the night on June 27th, six hundred miles of urgent messenger troops rushed all day and night to deliver the report of the Datong War to the capital.
Although it is already late at night, the sultry feeling unique to summer is still not cooled down by the arrival of night.
A white light illuminates the world instantly, making people's hearts tremble!
Crack-pah!
The rumbling thunder suddenly rose from the invisible sky. The summer insects that were still chirping feebly were suddenly shocked and did not dare to make any more noise.
It seems that their hearts and souls were also captured by the thunder.
Yan Song in the Xiyuan duty house seemed to be a little slow. Neither the white light of lightning before nor the thunder that followed did not make him frightened at all.
Yan Song raised his head slightly and looked at the wind and rain that seemed to be coming outside, and asked in a hoarse voice: "What time is it?"
Yan Shifan, the elder of the small pavilion who was accompanying him on duty in the hut, comforted his little heart that was shaken by the thunder, and then replied: "It's past half-way through the child's time, Dad, and it's almost the ugly time."
Yan Song He raised his head and looked at the dark palace garden outside, and continued: "Go out and take a look, I feel a little uneasy."
When Yan Shifan heard his father calling him this way, he was a little reluctant, "Everyone It's going to rain, Dad, what's there to see in the dark outside? "
As a result, Yan Song's eyes suddenly focused on Yan Shifan, which made Yan Shifan feel guilty. He quickly said to Yan Song: "Dad, please wait a moment, I'm going to go out and take a look now."
Yan Song hummed, and Yan Shifan twisted his chubby body to get up from the small couch, and then poked his head out to take a look. One glance.
The palace was extremely quiet at the moment. Apart from the somewhat dull atmosphere, only a few palace lanterns were still emitting a faint yellowish light.
Yan Shifan tugged on his collar to relieve the hot feeling, and when he was about to turn around, an emergency message suddenly came!
"Hurry up and open the palace gate, Datong has a six hundred mile rush!"
The messenger dismounted and took off the wax-sealed bamboo tube containing the six hundred mile rush from his back. He raised it high above his head and shouted towards the guards at the gate of Xiyuan Palace.
When the guards guarding the gate of Xiyuan Palace saw the messenger rushing in so eagerly, they did not dare to relax their vigilance. They immediately started to verify the identity of the messenger and the information he sent at the palace gate. The lacquer seal on the six hundred mile expedited bamboo tube.
After confirming that everything was correct, the guards of Xiyuan did not dare to neglect in the slightest, and immediately sent a message to the palace, waiting for the admiral in Xiyuan to open the palace gate with an edict.
After Yan Shifan heard the sounds outside, his sleepy and depressed mood suddenly became aroused.
He turned to Yan Song and said, "Dad, we have 600 miles to hurry up!"
The light in Yan Song's eyes flashed, and his whole aura suddenly changed. He stood up instantly and whispered Said: "Something big happened."
"Come here and help me change my clothes."
Yan Song then ordered Yan Shifan to come over and help him put on his official robe and wait for the emperor's summons.
Emperor Jiajing, who had just rested for a short time, was sleeping peacefully when the thunder sounded, but after the faint sound of "Datong Six Hundred Miles Expedited" came, his eyes suddenly opened. As soon as he opened his eyes, he immediately woke up.
At this time, Huang Jin also hurriedly came out of the side hall. While getting dressed, he asked: "What's going on?"
The guard coming from the palace gate quickly replied. : "Datong Six Hundred Mile Express has arrived in front of the palace, waiting to be summoned."
Huang Jin felt a little jumpy when he heard that it was Datong Six Hundred Mile Express. Datong is really too sensitive. It would definitely not be a good thing to suddenly send someone six hundred miles to rush it at this time.
He quickly ordered: "Go and wake up Mr. Yan Ge, we will go find the emperor right away." Huang Jin hurriedly walked to Emperor Jiajing's chamber, and called with a hint of anxiety, "Emperor, slave Huang Jin, if you have something urgent to do, please report.”
Emperor Jiajing also sat up from the dragon bed at this moment, and the little eunuchs serving in the palace also began to light up the lights in the palace.
“What’s the matter?”
Emperor Jiajing asked through the palace door.
Huang Jin said: "Datong Six Hundred Miles Express has arrived at the palace gate and is waiting for the emperor's summons."
After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing's face suddenly became extremely ugly, "Bring it here. Call Yan Song up too, and bring the The other cabinet ministers and Xu Jie Ding Rukui all called over. "
After hearing Emperor Jiajing's instructions, Huang Jin did not dare to neglect at all. He immediately turned around and went to the palace gate in person, opened the palace door, and then opened it. He held the 600-mile lacquer-sealed bamboo tube held high by the messenger in his hand.
At the same time, he also ordered the young eunuchs around him to quickly invite other cabinet ministers and Xu Jie to come to Xiyuan to meet him.
Then Huang Jin took six hundred miles and rushed towards Emperor Jiajing's bedroom.
At this moment, Emperor Jiajing also came to the main hall of Wanshou Palace wearing a black Taoist robe. Huang Jin held up Six Hundred Miles to hurry up, "Emperor, Datong Six Hundred Miles is urgent."
Emperor Jiajing said solemnly: " Open it!”
Huang Jin did not dare to neglect, and immediately opened the lacquered bamboo tube containing the six hundred-mile emergency, and presented the urgent military information inside directly to Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing took the urgent military information report from Datong Liubaili presented by Huang Jin, opened it and browsed it quickly.
Looking at this urgent military intelligence report sent from six hundred miles away from Datong, Emperor Jiajing looked extremely ugly.
Huang Jin carefully watched the change in Emperor Jiajing's face, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong, Emperor?"
Emperor Jiajing said angrily: "The Tatars invaded Datong on the 25th, and the commander-in-chief Zhang Da , Lin Chun and others were all killed in the battle. The enemy invaded an uninhabited country and plundered countless people’s livestock. It really makes me angry! Now Datong is in a hurry, what a waste! Where is Yan Song?"
When Huang Jin heard this? My heart trembled when I said that. All the Datong soldiers died in the battle. So how ferocious the enemy invaders must be this time? It’s unimaginable!
Huang Jin quickly replied: "Mr. Yan Ge is already waiting outside the hall."
"Let him in."
"Yes."
Huang Jin immediately called Yan Song in, who was outside the door. At this time, Yan Song was also in a state of confusion, and he was very unsure. The same was true for Yan Shifan who was following him.
Shortly after Yan Song entered the palace, other cabinet members and Xu Jie and Ding Rukui also hurried to Xiyuan.
On their way here, there were a few more muffled thunders in the sky, and a hot summer air came out of nowhere, making them all sweaty, but they did not dare to relax at all.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the people who had arrived in the palace. At this moment, he had suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Yan Song, please pass on the urgent report in your hand to them."< br>
Yan Song's trembling body turned for a few minutes and handed the urgent report in his hand to Zhang Zhi, Xu Jie, Ding Rukui and others behind him.
The three of them huddled together and looked at the Datong Urgent Report in Zhang Zhi's hand. Their faces turned pale with fright for a moment. The Datong general soldier actually died in the battle!
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