Chapter 382 The Collapse of the East Road

Chapter 382

These people did not seem to be unfavorable to themselves, but Song Nan still did not dare to take it lightly. However, when the people of Songfu burned incense and enjoyed the scenery on Xiangshan, they were no longer being watched and followed. Those guards of the King Anhua seemed to have evaporated and no longer appeared on the left.

No one in the family knows who King Anhua is. Wang Yong believes that since the prince is on Xiangshan, the bodyguards around him are closely protected, and it is reasonable to follow and spy on suspicious people. Among other things, Jinyiwei's personal defense camp did the same when protecting Song Nan. Its subordinates were all within Song Nan's range and closely followed and monitored some people who were considered suspicious.

But Song Nan was puzzled. The fake scholar bodyguard's words were not only intended to protect the king of Anhua. He said who the king of Anhua met in Xiangshan, and asked himself not to tell the news of the king of Anhua in the capital, and emphasized that Jinyiwei should not know. What is the reason?

With full of suspicion, after returning home in the evening, Song Nan decided to visit the British government. Her husband will definitely understand these things clearly.

Zhang Mao and Zhang Lun heard Song Nan's visit, and both of them went out to greet each other. Zhang Mao brushed his beard and said, "I'm waiting for Lun'er to ask you to come to meet me. There is something to tell you."

Song Nan smiled and said, "Then I have a good understanding with the old man, and I happen to have something to ask you."

Zhang Mao said, "Oh? Then solve your problem first."

After the guest took his seat, Song Nan told the strange thing that happened on Xiangshan today. Out of Song Nan's surprise, Zhang Mao and Zhang Lun's grandfather and grandson were very stunned. Zhang Lun said, "Are you mistaken? How could the king of Anhua come to the capital?"

Song Nan said, "I didn't see any of King Anhua himself. I only heard what the two guards said. I don't seem to lie. The two guards' accents and appearance are not Han people. They accept that they are from Gamdu Sdas Ma Wanhu Mansion."

Zhang Mao twisted his long beard and thought, "I've heard for a long time that the guards around King Anhua are all Uigu warriors of Dasma Wanhu Mansion. It makes some sense for you to say so."

Zhang Lun said, "If the king of Anhua comes to the capital, how can you not know?"

Song Nan listened to something and hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's the point?"

Zhang Mao got up and walked slowly and said, "You don't know that there are many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty. After the establishment of Taizu, his sons were sealed in various places, and the kings of the clan did not know how many were. However, the prohibition of the Ming clan stipulates that the vassal kings need to leave the place of separation to enter Beijing with the permission of the imperial court. Naturally, the purpose of such a provision does not need more explanation. , everyone knows it very well.

Song Nan suddenly realized that there was such a rule, which is not difficult to understand. Royal vassals have royal blood, that is to say, all royal men are actually qualified to sit on the throne. Of course, this is only a theoretical qualification, but in any case, this is a potential possibility. Naturally, as an emperor cannot Don't be defensive against this.

"If the emperor allows the vassal king to enter Beijing, it will be announced in front of the ministers. The vassal king who entered the capital also needs to officially meet in the early morning. However, in the early morning, the old man did not fall in the morning, but he did not see the emperor mention this matter or see the king of Anhua go to the palace, which is strange." Zhang Mao frowned.

"What's the king of Anhua?" Song Nan asked.

"There is nothing special about it. The king of Anhua is a member of the king of Jing of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zhi, the king of Jing, is the 16th son of Taizu, and was crowned king at the age of 13. Today, Zhu Huan, the king of Anhua, was awarded the title of prince of Anhua in five years, and the fief is in Qingyang, Gansu Province. I have seen several times. I also came to Beijing to congratulate him on his birthday. Today, when the emperor ascended to the throne, he also came to Beijing to congratulate him. Maybe you have met him.

Song Nan rolled his eyes. When Zhengde ascended the throne, he was just a thousand households of Jinyiwei in Zhengnanfang. He was only responsible for the perimeter of the police. Instead, he saw the vast vassal king driving in Beijing, but the bustling was full of a group of arrogant princes. How could he know who was the prince of Anhua?

"Does the old man mean that it is a trip for King Anhua to come to Beijing without permission?"

"If the king of Anhua really came to the capital without the permission of the court, this is indeed a trip beyond the rules, which is strange."

Song Nan saw that Zhang Mao was also confused and didn't bother to care about what the king of Anhua came to Beijing, so she said, "Forget forget it, we don't care about the prince's affairs. He doesn't lead the army to rebel, and we don't care about him. The old man said he has something to tell me. What's the matter?"

Zhang Mao was about to speak when Zhang Lun said, "The banquet in the flower hall has been prepared. Song Nan is rare. Grandpa, let's eat and chat while entering the banquet."

Zhang Mao nodded and said, "Well, let's talk about it later."

The three moved to the flower hall and sat down. After eating a few glasses of wine, Zhang Mao's face turned slightly red. He put down his chopsticks and sighed, "Song Nan, have you been on vacation these days. Have you ever noticed the news of the war?"

Song Nan said, "Although it's not what I should be in charge of, I still pay attention to the war. News from all over the country is gathering, and the war seems to be progressing unfavorable. There is no big movement in the west. Thieves will not come out in a short time after entering the mountain, and Shandong in the east seems to be in full swing."

Zhang Mao nodded and said, "It's true. It's difficult to contain the situation of Shandong thieves. It is reported that the number of thieves from Liu Liu and Yang Hu in Shandong has reached 40,000. Xu Yande is powerless and the situation is extremely dangerous."

Song Nan stopped drinking and sighed, "I knew that one day, the method of sitting in Shi Wulian was the root of the disaster. Isn't this forcing the people to follow the thief? In only ten days, the number of thieves has doubled.

Zhang Mao said, "This is not the worst news. We need to know that the news of our government is not much slower than yours. Just an hour ago, I received a flying pigeon biography from the general guarding Dongchang Mansion, and Dongchang Mansion has been lost."

Song Nan was shocked, and the wine glass in his hand fell unconsciously. He hurriedly reached out and picked it up, and the clothes in the wine glass were wet.

"How can this... be possible? Is the news reliable?

"This garrison general was originally a hundred households of Lun'er's military camp. Lun'er promoted him to Dongchang Mansion as a garrison general. How dare he lie to our government." Zhang Mao whispered.

Song Nan stretched out her hand and hammered the table and said in a hoarse voice, "This is really bad. When Dongchang Mansion is lost, a hole opens at the door to the south, and the thief soldiers are about to sweep south. There is only one guard in the south of Dongchang Mansion, and the thief soldiers are going to enter no one's land, and then they will threaten Nanjing. Hey! Xu Yande, a stupid talent, can't be defended by tens of thousands of people in the fortified city of Dongchang Prefecture, which is simply more stupid than a pig.

Zhang Lun said: "The thief soldiers are more cunning than expected. They deliberately made the action of the main force to attack Jinan Prefecture to the east. Xu Yande thought that Dongchang Prefecture was not a security, and sent Yingzhou Zhongtunwei to assist Jinan Prefecture, and 700 or 800 thieves disguised as fleeing people and merged into Dongchang Prefecture; the thief When the soldiers returned to attack Dongchang Mansion, these hundreds of people set fire in the city, opened the south gate, led the thief soldiers all the way into the city, and seized Dongchang Mansion.

Song Nan sighed several times and asked, "Where is Xu Yande? Is it dead?"

Zhang Lun said, "Xu Yande took 2,000 people to escape to Jinan Prefecture, and the rest of the people fled and dispersed. It is estimated that the officers and soldiers guarding Dongchang Mansion will lose at least half of it."

Song Nan shook her head. There were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding Dongchang Mansion. In addition, with Dongchang Mansion's own garrison, it was estimated that there were always 24,000 people, and more than 10,000 people were lost at once, which was simply a great shame.

Zhang Mao patted Song Nan on the shoulder and comforted him, " calm down, calm down, isn't this the expected result? What else can Xu Yande lead? Failure is only a matter of time.

Song Nan gritted his teeth and said, "This fool is still alive. It's really a disaster to live for thousands of years. He should die in Dongchang Mansion."

Zhang Mao said, "Don't use it emotionally. I told you this matter to discuss with you what we should do next. If there is no accident, the news will arrive in the capital tonight. If the emperor understands the interests, he should hold a court meeting overnight to discuss countermeasures after receiving the news. Although Xu Yande escaped He came back, but this time he must not escape the punishment, and Xu Guangzuo can't absolve himself from the blame. If a court meeting is held in the evening, I will impeach Xu Guangzuo for being nepotistic, stupid and incompetent. As the governor of suppressing thieves, he does not go to the front line to command the battle, which will cause a disaster. This time, Lao Xu can't afford to walk away.

Song Nan said, "Sir, this is not the key. The key is that the thief soldiers are going south on the eve of the night, and Jiangnan is about to be ruined. What should we do?"

Zhang Mao said, "This is why I'm eager to tell you about this, because I intend to recommend you to lead the army to suppress thieves. If you have the ability to turn the tide, it may not be your chance to go further."

Song Nan said in astonishment, "Me?"

Zhang Mao nodded and said, "Yes, it's you."