Listening to Zhu Yi's words, Chen Yichen remained silent. He still could not accept the cold-blooded and ruthless side of the Duke and Martial Family, but he did gradually understand the identity and situation of Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong.

Standing at the position of the head of the family, he had to take care of the inheritance of the clan and the mansion, rather than his personal emotions. Ten thousand playboys who only know how to eat, drink and have fun are not as good as one heir who can shine his family. With limited energy, Zhu Yong could only focus on cultivating the eldest son.

If Zhu Yi could glorify his family, then his family would be able to "successfully ascend to heaven" as the Duke of England. On the contrary, just like Duke of England and Duke of Qian, there would be no outstanding heirs, and the family would be in decline.

This is another explanation for the prosperity and the loss of one another!

Seeing Chen Yichen not replying, Zhu Yi did not say much on this topic, but instead said: "Snap time to retreat to Huailai City, and then rectify the troops first and then come again."

"Um."

Chen Yichen nodded, and then asked the messenger to notify Feng Zheng, the commander of the main formation, to gather the formation as quickly as possible and lead the main force of the infantry in the palace behind the palace to retreat.

As for Chen Yichen and Zhu Yi's cavalry joint force, the role is no longer just to guard against the raids of the flank tile cavalry, but to cut off the rear troops to prevent the raids of the tile cavalry from chasing them all the way.

When you arrive in Huailai City, with the basic city walls and fortress defense, you can at least get a chance to breathe for the moment!

Just as Chen Yichen's entire army retreated, the Huailai City garrison had already witnessed the tragedy of the Tumu Fort. However, a small Acropolis general led less than a thousand soldiers under his command, and there was nothing he could do except watch and watch.

The only thing that can be done is to send messengers to rush to inform the capital of everything that happened in Tumu Fort.

On August 17, 13th year of Zhengtong, just one day after the defeat of Tumu Fort, the officials in the court learned the news and had only one thought in their minds.

The sky is falling!

More than 200,000 elite troops of the capital were destroyed, and countless heroes and civil and military officials in the middle of the court were killed in battle. Even the emperors of the Ming Empire were not sure of their lives and deaths. This kind of defeat was comparable to the Jingkang shame of Zhao Song.

If the capital is captured again, and the royal relatives and civil and military officials are fighting north together, it will not be comparable, but a complete scene will be reproduced!

In the Fengtian Hall of the Forbidden City, Empress Dowager Sun and King Zhu Qiyu were on the left side of the imperial throne. Below were the important civil and military officials left behind in the capital. Everyone had a hint of panic and fear on their faces. Even Empress Dowager Sun took down the bead curtain that covered his face and faced the court ministers.

After all, only the Confucius and Mencius in the Central Plains pay attention to etiquette and laws. Only when the country is destroyed can the Mongolian Tartars not worry about the defense between men and women.

Empress Dowager Sun looked at the ministers in the palace with panic and expectation, hoping that who could stand up and give a solution to survive the crisis faced by the Ming Empire.

But at this time, even the emperor's life and death are unknown. Who dares to stand up and say that he can turn the world around?

So, there was only death-like silence left in the majestic Fengtian Hall.

"Speak!"

"If you eat your king's fortune and be loyal to your king, if your son dies today, will there be no one who can support the country?"

The depressed atmosphere made Queen Mother Sun’s mood a little out of control. She only had a son like Zhu Qizhen. The unknown of the emperor’s life and death was related to the fate of the country and the future direction of power. The civil and military ministers who used to talk a lot in the court turned into mute one by one. If they dragged on, they might be the Ming Dynasty!

Looking at the furious Empress Dowager Chen Xun, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood up at this moment, and said with a tough bullet: "Stop the anger, there are tens of thousands of reinforcements led by Admiral Chen in front of him, and there may be a turning point."

"A turnaround? The Huailai City garrison watched the personal army be destroyed, and even the reinforcements who had rushed to the north were trapped in the encirclement of the Wastu army."

"A new literary talent who has never led a battle outside the Great Wall, do you expect him to support the crisis?"

Queen Mother Sun refuted Chen Xun's words on the spot. In addition to the open distrust, she also had a hidden story in her heart that she could not express.

That is, Chen Yichen Wu summoned his troops to the capital, and it is difficult to guarantee the absolute loyalty of this person to the royal family. Once the emperor really encounters an unexpected situation and the capital is in crisis, it is hard to say whether Admiral Chen will be Yue Fei or Cao Cao now!

Empress Dowager Sun's questioning made Chen Xun speechless. He was not very optimistic about Chen Yichen's ability to turn the tide. But the problem is that there is no more troops to fight except for the reinforcements led by Chen Yichen.

If you don't expect him, who else can you expect?

As if to confirm the words of Queen Mother Sun, the second emergency report from Huailai City, at the moment she finished speaking, announced the latest situation on the Tumu Fort battlefield.

Chen Yichen's reinforcements were defeated by the Wastu army and were retreating in the direction of Huailai City. In addition, as he learned from the gathered wounded soldiers, he followed Emperor Zhu Qizhen to retreat with the emperor, and the ministers of the Xuqi, except for Duke Cheng who led his troops to Yaoerling in advance, almost all of them died in battle.

As for the emperor himself, the emperor's personal army was completely wiped out and there was no news. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, it is likely that there will be more or less danger.

If the first news of defeat from the front line has already caused the turmoil of the imperial city to panic, then the second news of the destruction of the emperor and ministers has become the last straw that broke the camel's back, and there is no room for luck.

Even when the Empress Dowager Sun heard the news, he felt a dark look in front of him and staggered on the high platform of the imperial throne.

The appearance of this scene made the ministers in the palace panic. You should know that the emperor's power inheritance still requires a legal system. Zhu Jianshen, the son of Zhu Qizhen, was young and was not made the crown prince. Moreover, even if he had the status of a crown prince, it would be impossible for the young lord to succeed the throne in the face of the country. At least someone would have to be regent in the state.

From the perspective of legal principles, the Empress Dowager Sun is the most suitable candidate for rule.

After all, there were precedents in the Ming Dynasty, and even after Emperor Yingzong of Ming himself ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Zhang was in control of the court for a long time. If Empress Dowager Sun had something to do, then the entire Ming Dynasty would be without a leader.

As for the regent of King Zhu Qiyu and even ascend the throne, no minister in the court dared to have such an idea, perhaps he has not turned his thinking to this point.

The reason is that the Ming Dynasty has been defending against the royal family and vassal kings for a long time. Except for the heir to the throne, the crown prince, the other vassal kings have not received orthodox imperial education. What's more, Zhu Qizhen also has his son Zhu Jianshen. Even the concubine's son born to Concubine Zhou was almost the same as the legitimate son without other heirs to the throne.

After the brothers and brothers were ruined by the two brothers Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty, they basically did not choose the prince to succeed to the throne in all dynasties.

"My mother, queen, you must take care of your phoenix body!"

King Zhu Qiyu, the King of Huang, watched Empress Dowager Sun fall to the ground, rushed over and supported her in shock and fear.

At this moment, King Hui's nervousness and worries came from his heart. Empress Dowager Sun treated him very well every day. In addition, his younger brother and the unique environment of the Ming Dynasty royal family, Zhu Qiyu had no inappropriate thoughts about the throne.

So not to mention that the court officials' first choice was not to let Zhu Qiyu ascend the throne, even he himself did not have such an idea at this moment.

"Transfer to the Imperial Doctor, hurry up and let the Imperial Doctor come!"

The old minister Hu Yi loudly greeted the palace maid and eunuch in the hall. The emperor's life and death are uncertain. The Empress Dowager is Optimus Prime in the current court and must not fall down at this moment.

Soon, the imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital of the Palace hurried to Fengtian Hall with the medicine box. After careful examination, the Queen Mother Sun was not seriously injured. She was only anxious and the weather was hot, so she couldn't recover.

Seeing Empress Dowager Sun recovering and improving, the ministers were relieved at this moment, otherwise there would be no one to take charge of the overall situation, and I really don’t know what to do next.

"Young Sima, how long will it take for the troops from Shandong and Henan to come to the capital?"

Suffering from physical discomfort, Empress Dowager Sun asked Yu Qian about the previous recruitment of the King's Army.

"It may take about ten days."

Yu Qian was unable to give a specific time because the current situation was more critical than before. In addition to mobilizing troops to the capital to serve the king, he also needed to collect food, grass, weapons and other supplies to Beijing.

You should know that the personal army led by Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty almost completely retracted all the strategic reserve materials in the entire Northern Zhili. The defenders of the capital currently have less than one-tenth of the soldiers in armor, and their weapons are also seriously insufficient. It is very common for several people to use a knife.

This level of equipment is undoubtedly a dream to resist the Mongolian army. Yu Qian needs to be lucky enough to even the royal army cannot be placed first.

After all, people need to eat food. If there is not enough food and grass and military preparations, no matter how many soldiers who come to support the king will be guarded in the capital and wait for death.

"Ten days? Can Chen Xiangbei block the Wastu army for ten days?"

Empress Dowager Sun’s replies made Yu Qian not know how to answer. The more than 200,000 personal troops led by the emperor were wiped out in less than a month. Who can guarantee that he can resist the army of Washu?

When Yu Qian was silent, Naihem, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and said: "Empress Dowager, I dare to make a statement!"

"Shao Situ, do you have a way to deal with it?"

Seeing Naiheng come forward to make suggestions, a hint of joy appeared on Empress Dowager Sun's face, thinking that the other party was here to make suggestions.

"In the crisis of the country, we should use the power of preserving life to slowly plan it. I suggest moving south to Yingtian!"

As soon as Naihem's words "moving south" came out, they immediately aroused the approval of many court officials in the hall.

The Ming Dynasty originally started its army from the south, and later established its capital Yingtian Prefecture. It still retains most of the administrative institutions of the capital, such as the Six Ministry and Nine Ministers.

If the capital cannot be defended, it is better to go to Yingtian Prefecture as soon as possible to protect the royal family. After all, there is an example of Zhao Song traveling south, which lasted the century-old national destiny of the Song Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is more psychologically accused of retreating to Nanjing City.

"I think that the young Situ's advice is feasible, and I just wait until the crisis is over, and the Ming Dynasty can call back at any time."

"Yes, the capital is in danger, and the Empress Dowager and the royal family are in danger of staying behind. If something happens, then my Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"

"Young Situ is far-sighted, and I will discuss it."

Listening to the seven words around him agreeing with moving south, Yu Qian's face looked extremely serious.

Moving south is easy, but if you want to return to the capital again, it may be difficult to ascend to the sky!

When Zhao Song gave up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he was in a state of being beaten and defended all the time. The king's army had no chance of deciding the Central Plains.

If the Ming Dynasty also gave up its northern territory, it would mean that it would lose the land of raising horses like Zhao Song, and would never have the ability to go on the grassland to step on the sweat house again. The outcome of the future would be nothing more than surviving like the Southern Song Dynasty, and eventually becoming a shame for the Han Dynasty!

This is unacceptable for Yu Qian, who values ​​his country and the world.

But before Yu Qian could object, another person stood up at the end of the court officials in the palace and said, "Qi Gong, the empress dowager, I have seen the changes in the sky at night. Compared with the calendar, I found that the destiny of heaven has passed away. Only by moving south can I avoid this disaster."

The person who said this was not someone else, but the famous Xu Youzhen in history.

Of course, at this time he was still called Xu Feng.

When the East Pavilion parted, Xu Feng took over the position of Hanlin Academy with the recommendation of Chen Yichen and won the emperor's appreciation.

The subsequent recollection of the success of Shandong's water control in a sense, indirectly verified the effect of Xu Feng's water control strategy. So in the 12th year of Zhengtong, he was promoted to a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy again with this contribution.

Xu Feng is already talented, with the only knowledge of Yin and Yang arithmetic, astronomy and geography, and what he lacks is the opportunity to make a comeback.

With Chen Yichen's recommendation and the emperor's injuries, he felt like he was leaping on the dragon gate, and soon became a political star in the court. He stood up to support the migration of the south and used the astronomical phenomena as an argument. Now there are more court officials who support the transit of the south!

Just when the voice of moving south was vaguely becoming mainstream, Yu Qian could no longer suppress his anger and scolded Xu Xiang: "Nothing nonsense!"

"If you don't ask the people about the affairs of the country and the world, can't you compare with the hexagrams in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty?"

Other court officials supported the migration south, for the sake of the royal family, and were afraid that the capital would be captured by the Mongolian army and then the capital would be taken over.

What "destiny" Xu Feng said was so unbearable to Yu Qian. He never believed in the destiny of heaven, but only believed that people conquer nature!

"Young Sima, the destiny cannot be violated."

"What is the destiny of heaven? I only know the shame of Zhao Song's migration to the south, and the Ming Dynasty cannot repeat the same mistakes."

"Whoever dares to speak out about moving south should be killed!"

At this time, an extremely sharp aura burst out from Yu Qian's body, which instantly intimidated the ministers.
To be continued...