On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month of the fourth year of Zhengde, the snow in Datong was still not melted.

Zhu Houzhao drank Laba porridge made in Xiangyun Temple and went to rest again. He woke up until the sunset spread the rays of sunset over the snowy field.

If you don’t know the years in the mountains, it’s Zhu Houzhao’s current experience.

It seemed as if the troubled government affairs in the capital had nothing to do with him.

However, although Zhu Houzhao was leisurely, the people below were not leisurely. The mountain roads of Xiangyun Temple were crowded with officials from morning to night.

Some people report military aircraft, some come to pay homage, and some come to offer beautiful girls and treasures. They are auspicious.

The cabinet chief Jiao Fang and Liu Jin both dealt with Zhu Houzhao one by one.

At present, Yibula of Yongxie's army has expressed his willingness to send troops to the Ming Dynasty to suppress the little prince, and has agreed to meet in Yulin City before two months of the beginning of spring.

besides.

The Chahar tribe, Ordos tribe and other right-wing Mongolian tribes also visited Zhu Houzhao in Datong.

Just like Yibula of Yongxie tribe, Zhu Houzhao also granted the titles of Shunhe King and Shunzhong King to these tribe lords respectively.

Moreover, these tribal leaders expressed their willingness to fight against the little prince with the Ming Dynasty, and also agreed to meet in Yulin City before the beginning of spring.

Because of the Second Division of the Guards and the Third Division had arrived in Yulin, and the defense fortifications outside Yulin City were built from Jiulonggou to Tumaochuan.

So, this day was the day when Zhu Houzhao left Xiangyun Temple and was preparing to go to Yulin City.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the snowy scene, holding a small copper beast stove in her hand, wrapped in a big goose yellow feather satin, and carefully climbed down the stairs, while asking Jiao Fang, the chief assistant of the cabinet:

"How many tens of thousands of cavalry are expected to gather in Yulin in the right wing of Mongolia now?"

Jiao Fang was also wrapped in three thick jackets. The big red Su-embroidered silk bags of the imperial gift were embedded with thick gray squirrel hair, covering the whole old face covered with white spots, revealing only a pair of long and bright eyes. While moving his feet to the stone steps paved with bluestone, he raised his hand to support Zhu Houzhao, fearing that Zhu Houzhao would fall.

At the same time, he had to ignore the cold wind that was drilling into his mouth and replied: "Report to your Majesty, it is expected that there will be about 100,000 cavalry!"

"One hundred thousand iron cavalry! With other auxiliary soldiers, Yulin City will be particularly lively before the end of the spring of the fifth year of Zhengde, and the market may appear directly!"

Zhu Houzhao quickly ran to the long pavilion at the foot of the mountain, jumping on two steps, the goose yellow feather satin drifted with the wind, brushing the wild plums across the mountain road, shaking the snow all over the ground, like pear blossoms blowing down by the spring breeze. Liu Jin was so scared that he followed him and shouted His Majesty to be careful.

Jiao Fang sighed helplessly when he saw this. He was over 70 years old and went down the mountain like crossing a single-plank bridge. He was afraid that he would step on his feet. How could he be as light as the nineteen-year-old Zhu Houzhao?

Zhu Houzhao entered the long pavilion, and the inner servant hurriedly placed the foot stove at his feet to warm his feet. Ruyi, who was with him, stood behind him and wiped away the remaining snow on his shoulders.

Liu Jin walked in panting and handed over the urgent memorial that had just been warmed in his clothes for half a quarter of an hour.

Jiao Fang was still holding the dead tree trunk step by step and moving his feet down.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiao Fang and smiled faintly. While waiting for Jiao Fang, he took the warm memorial and started reading it. He saw that the Gansu Governor Changkuan reported that there was an invasion of the enemy in Huamachi, saying that he had already advanced to suppress him and was ordered to not pursue him.

Regarding this.

Zhu Houzhao felt a little relieved.

Although Cai Kuan was a civil official, he was a brave and good warrior. He replaced Yang Yiqing since the first month of the fourth year of Zhengde, and was the chief military service of Shaanxi with the Right Censor General. At present, he assisted Ma Wensheng and was responsible for the military vigilance of the border towns from Gansu to Yansui.

But according to the original history, Cai Kuan would die in battle because the Tartars invaded Huamachi and went out to blockade and attack and were ambushed by the Tartars.

Therefore.

Before coming to Datong, Zhu Houzhao asked Ma Wensheng to announce his order to governors and governors of various border towns, and to be strictly guarded and not to unilaterally advance to the border to avoid disturbing the imperial military situation, and even give special orders to leniently. If an enemy violates the salt and profit of Huamachi, do not pursue it.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao has only received a memorial about Caikuan's real enemy attacks in Huamachi and only repelling unchased them.

Before a general star dies, it will undoubtedly ensure that the border towns from Gansu to Yansui can be safe for several years.

And next year, according to the original history of Gansu, a vassal king will launch a rebellion. Now that he is not dead, the chances of suppressing the rebellion will naturally be greater, so there is no need to worry about the rebellion that may occur in the fifth year of Zhengde because Qiu Yue was transferred to the Guards.

Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood and was just waiting for Jiao Fang to come down the mountain to vote for the bill.

After a long time, Jiao Fang walked in with snow and plum blossoms, and took the hand stove from the servant, and took the memorial from Zhu Houzhao, preparing to get a pen ticket.

Zhu Houzhao also said at this time: "Huamachi is a salt-producing place in Shaanxi. The enemy attacked Huamachi. It can be seen that they lack salt. They should tell each side to continue to ban the sale of salt tea and other items before the beginning of summer next year, trapping the little prince to death! Force him to come to Yulin City to fight to the decisive battle. I believe he also knows that I have come to Datong!"

"I follow the order! But I am afraid that something is wrong with Your Majesty's personal visit to Yulin City. If there is anything wrong with it, Jiao Fang said worriedly.

"Now there are 100,000 iron cavalrymen in our territory outside Yulin City, and three divisions of the Ming Guards are here, and there are 100,000 Datong border troops! Why are you afraid of his little prince! Now he is only 30,000 households under his command!"

Zhu Houzhao said that, feeling a little hungry in her stomach, because it was cold in winter and people were not likely to go hungry, so she urged her to go to the Datong Governor's Office to have meals.

At this time, the governor of Datong, Feng Junyan, was just leading troops to welcome him. Zhu Houzhao took Ruyi into the carriage and horse, holding Ruyi's cold hands and put them on his hand stove. Seeing that the jade face against the white sable fur was even more delicate, she couldn't help but get close to her relatives, and the palace maid Ruyi was so ashamed that she stiffened her body.

Fortunately, the carriage was bumpy and Zhu Houzhao covered Ruyi's mouth, so the people outside could not notice the movement of rushing inside, and did not know that the car was already full of spring.

After a fierce battle.

Zhu Houzhao felt even more hungry in her abdomen. Seeing Ruyi wiping her thin lips, her eyebrows were lowered, and her earlobes were as red as a sweet plum in the snow, she only smiled slightly, thinking that she was a little bit more casual than before, and she did this in the car boldly. If people outside knew about it, they would undoubtedly be called a fool in the future.

Like Xuanhua, Datong was both an important border town at the Ming Dynasty. It gathered 100,000 troops and garrisoned countless grains. It was also an important border trade area. It was naturally rich and lively. As the head of the military and political chief of Datong, the governor's yamen, which was not inferior to the mainland governor's yamen.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao entered the Governor's Office, he felt the fragrance of the room. He stepped on the Persian carpet baked by the ground fire, and the cold immediately drove away most of the time. There was also a maid with a complete range of delicate maids. A row of large mats leading directly to the opposite carved door were filled with many dishes that were indescribable, including southern soup, northern dishes, western cakes, and eastern dumplings.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care. She first put a bowl of jade green jade bowl and drank it into a bowl of black chicken soup, but she didn't know what kind of nuts were served in it.

Liu Jin, who had tried the poison, followed him with a lot of introductions.

Although the table was so big that dozens of people were sitting for dinner, none of the civil and military officials who followed in dared to sit down. They only waited for Zhu Houzhao to give him kindness before he could eat.

"Give a banquet!"

After Zhu Houzhao was full, he gave an order, and then calmed his appearance and entered the warm room for a while under the guidance of Governor Feng.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The ministers then thanked them and feasted.

Because of the flowing water splashing from the rockery outside the pavilion, Zhu Houzhao could not hear the sound of cups and plates bumping outside.

Ruyi Xincheng Junlu is more warm than before, but because Governor Feng is waiting for the Hadith on the side, Zhu Houzhao no longer acts as a waste.

The next morning.

Zhu Houzhao set out for Yulin.

The sun is very warm in winter, and because Zhu Houzhao issued an order that there would be no need to stop work because of his own arrival. Therefore, the sound of chiseling stones and swaying smoke from the road from Yulin to Datong were all the sound of chiseling stones and swaying smoke from cooking.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao didn't see these migrant workers shouting to the mountains to long live. It seemed that these people were very busy, so busy that they didn't have time to take a look at him, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Houzhao was looking at them, watching the hard work of the Ming people in this era in the cold winter, and he felt that these people might be very tired and even numb. However, when a little girl who was happily following a middle-aged man with half a bowl of white porridge and smiling at him, he found that he might have thought wrong, that he was happier than himself.

After climbing Tuanshan, I saw Yulin City standing in the snowy field.

But just a few months ago, countless refugees had gathered in the outer city of Yulin City. The straw shed that could only block the rain stretched to the other side of Tumaochuan, but the refugees here seemed to be very busy, just like the migrant workers who built roads in Tuanshan.

Zhu Houzhao issued an order to clear the road without letting the officers and soldiers of the Datong Governor clear the way, and only stepped on the snow that had not yet melted, and came to the Yulin City Gate.

"It's the Emperor!"

"It's the Emperor!"

"It's the Emperor!"

Someone's exclamation alarmed a large group of people outside the city.

The Iron Cavalry and the Jinyiwei guards guarded around Zhu Houzhao hurriedly drew their swords, which looked cold and cold under the bright sunlight. As long as someone dared to get closer, they could make their blood splatter on the spot!

Seeing this, the people timidly stopped running over to see Zhu Houzhao, but their faces still showed excitement, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to turn around.

Zhu Houzhao turned around.

Zhang Lun, who had become a Qianhu, quickly turned his head and escorted Zhu Houzhao's side with two other deputy Qianhu guards.

But there was no attack. The scene that appeared was that countless refugees knelt down, knocked their heads on the cold snow, shouting: "Long live! Long live! Long live!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled. He didn't know what he had done, so that such a group of people who didn't know each other respected him would respect him like a god.

Maybe I just gave them hope to survive.

Surprisingly, there were many people in the crowd who were obviously Mongolians shouting.

Zhu Houzhao didn't say much, but turned around and walked towards Zhang Cong. But at some point, he felt that the ground under his feet became much harder and he felt more stable when he stepped on it.

"Minister Yulin has met Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!