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"Your Majesty, the front is Xuanfu, the important border defense center. When Xuanfu goes over, it is Guguan. Do we really have to go out even Guguan? Outside Guguan, it is completely the territory of the Tatars. In that case, if we are discovered by the Tatars, wouldn't it be dangerous?"

The sun was weak and the wild wind was strong. Zhu Houzhao's team had been moving for several days and had arrived near Xuanfu. However, at this time, Luo Xiang, who had been following the people and was in charge of the guards, was a little worried. Because Zhu Houzhao's plan at this time was to go directly through Xuanfu, leave Guguan, enter the grassland, and then go around Ulanbucha, and then go back to Datong from Ningxia. This was really a bit whimsical. You must know that outside Guguan, it was completely under the jurisdiction of the Tatars, and the Ulanbucha grassland was always a place coveted by the Tatars. Therefore, the journey after leaving Guguan is absolutely unsafe. Once their whereabouts are exposed and they are targeted by the Tatars, he could not imagine what would happen. So at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little worried and urged Zhu Houzhao not to take such a risk.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao knew about these things, but he still decided to go to Xuanfu for a trip, because he had a lot of thoughts at this time. He felt that he had finally come out this time. If he couldn't see the life scenes of the border guards with his own eyes, it would be a bit too regretful. In addition, he also wanted to see what the life of the Tatars were like so that he could understand the enemy's situation in depth. However, the reason why he was so bold and dared to walk on the grassland was not because he had no brains. The reason why he did this was actually because he knew that this time was when the water plants on the grassland were abundant. The Tatars were nomadic people, and they walked by the water plants. At this time, there was no shortage of food and clothing, so these Tatars rarely used troops to the Ming Dynasty at this time. In other words, on the grassland at this time, it was basically safe on the side of the Great Wall.

So, now Zhu Houzhao decided to take the risk and play the big one once, but he didn't know. His idea was almost scared Luo Xiang to death. At this time, Luo Xiang couldn't help but start thinking again and prepared to send someone to deliver a letter to Yang Tinghe.

However, these things are still a matter of later. After all, they have just arrived at Xuanfu now. And it is already late, so Zhu Houzhao decided to let the team enter Xuanfu first, take a rest for a while, and add some supplies. Then continue to set off.

So, while talking, the team drove into Xuanfu and found a manor to station it. Zhu Houzhao took advantage of the night and took Xiao Yuer and others to go on the street to take a walk and learn about the people in the border areas.

After Zhu Houzhao left, Luo Xiang immediately started to move. He first sent someone to run back to the court to deliver the letter, and at the same time sent his confidants to inform the commander of the resident of the Huixuan Mansion, and they paid attention to protecting His Majesty. Then he went out to the street to find the marks left by the staff of the inner factory, and took the lead with the members of the inner factory here, inquired about some information.

As a result, what Luo Xiang did not expect was that after he inquired about this, his heart was immediately shocked.

"This, are all these true?!" In the darkness, Luo Xiang grabbed the shoulder of the inner factory spy and asked.

"Sir, this matter is absolutely true. The villain dares not talk nonsense," said the spy.

"Okay, you did a good job. These news is very important. I will now promote you to a thousand households in the inner factory and serve as the head of the inner factory in Xuanfu. You should go now and make sure to report this news to the capital. At the same time, inform the garrisons of Xuanfu and Guguan, and ask them to take precautions and never give the Tatars an opportunity to take advantage of!" Luo Xiang said to the man.

"Yes, the villain takes the order!" The spy turned around and hid into the night, but Luo Xiang rushed to the yard where they were stationed anxiously.

The night was very beautiful. At this time, Zhu Houzhao was wandering around the night market in Xuanfu. During this period, she had to buy her many strange gadgets, which made Xiao Yuer very happy. Although she was not very young, she was a girl after all, and most girls liked these novel gadgets, so she was having a lot of fun at the moment.

However, just when they were full of joy, a soldier rushed over and whispered to Zhu Houzhao, which immediately made Zhu Houzhao frown.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this situation, Xiao Yu'er asked in confusion.

"Hey, I don't know either. Luo Xiang is getting more and more good at making excuses. He actually ordered someone to call us back, saying that there was something urgent, and I really don't know what urgent he could do." Zhu Houzhao said to Xiao Yu'er.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuer frowned slightly and said, "Luo Xiang has always been steady in doing things. Since he said there was an urgent matter, I'm afraid it's not a fraud. I think we'd better go back and take a look."

"Okay, then go back. It's still not too early. Go back early and it's easy to rest. You'll have to hurry tomorrow," Zhu Houzhao followed Xiao Yu'er's advice, and immediately returned to the manor they temporarily stationed with Xiao Yu'er.

However, what Zhu Houzhao did not expect was that as soon as he entered the door, Luo Xiang had already rushed over, and suddenly threw himself on his knees on the ground, and said to him quickly: "Your Majesty, something is wrong. We must not go out of that Guguan. The Tatars are about to attack!"

"Nonsense, this is the time when the water and grass are abundant. Why do the Tatars come to attack me if they don't go to grazing? Are you not exaggerating?" Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shouted coldly.

"Your Majesty, you are right, but now the situation is special. Oh, I don't know what to say," Luo Xiang hurriedly got up and led Zhu Houzhao and others into the lobby. Then he secretly gave Zhu Houzhao a wink, which naturally meant to talk to Zhu Houzhao alone.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but have a moment of confusion. Then he asked the remaining soldiers to go out, but Xiao Yu'er was kept by him.

Seeing that Xiao Yu'er had not left, Luo Xiang shivered and was a little anxious, but he was still unwilling to say it for a while.

Luo Xiang's actions made Zhu Houzhao a little unhappy, and he couldn't help but say: "Luo Xiang, if you have anything to say, just say it. For Xiao Yu'er, I can even ignore the country. What else should I hide from her? Tell me, don't be so scared, Xiao Yu'er is not an outsider."

"Yes, yes, I know the crime, I'm sorry for the princess," Luo Xiang said, bowed to Xiao Yu'er and apologized, and then said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, something big happened now. Just now, the slave received an urgent report from the secret agents in the inner factory that the Prince Anhua took advantage of His Majesty's private patrol to rebel. He heard that he colluded with Ningxia commander Zhou Ang, killed Ningxia general Jiang Han and the governor Li Zeng, and sent troops to kill the governor An Weixue, Shaoqing Zhou Dong and a group of generals in charge of military power, have now occupied the town.

, All of them have been found in Ningxia. Not only that, the slave also heard that he released prisoners, burned palaces, robbed treasurys, seized river boats, and blackmailed the kings of Qingfu, plundered tens of thousands of gold coins and used as military supplies. At the same time, he divided the generals and guarded the passes, and issued a manifesto to count the crimes of the slaves and Zhang Yonggaofeng and others. He was determined to compete with the court, and it became a big fuss. Your Majesty, this incident was reported, Guanzhong was shocked. You must not continue your private patrol. Let's go back to the capital quickly, Your Majesty!"

As Luo Xiang spoke, he crawled and knelt on the ground and began to beg.

However, what Luo Xiang didn't expect was that after hearing his words, Zhu Houzhao was not shocked, but instead said with joy: "Hehe, this Zhu Zhifan is a promising person. He dared to rebel, and he did such a beautiful job, which is great!"

"Your Majesty, why are you still in the mood to joke at this time?" Luo Xiang heard this and was really willing to commit suicide. What happened to this emperor? People have rebelled, why do you still look like you have nothing to do?

As a result, what Luo Xiang didn't expect again was that when he heard his words, Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly and said, "Luo Xiang, I'm not kidding. Let's tell you the truth. I'm going to fight a good battle this time. King Anhua has fulfilled my wish. Come on, you can send an order now and the whole army set off. We will not rest. We will go directly to Zijing Pass and Datong Mansion. I will meet King Anhua in person to see how capable he is!"

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Luo Xiang sighed helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can't leave Xuan Mansion for the time being."

"What does it mean? Why can't we leave Xuan Mansion?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Luo Xiang and asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, didn't I just say it? The Tatars army is about to attack. Your Majesty, why do you think this is? Let me tell you the truth. This is also the cause of the King Anhua. I heard that he not only occupied Ningxia and rebelled, but also sent people to collude with Prince Boyan, and led his troops to attack the three passes in order to hold Yang Yiqing's troops. Now the Tatars army is less than two hundred miles away from here. I'm afraid it will be attacked tonight. At that time, Xuanfu will be surrounded. Wouldn't we seek death if we leave the city at this time?" Luo Xiang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said.

"This, this, okay, you Zhu Zhifan, you have a genital!"

Hearing Luo Xiang's words, Zhu Houzhao finally became nervous. Then he gritted his teeth and cursed, and then walked around anxiously. The situation was obviously thinking about countermeasures to deal with the Tatar army.

"Luo Xiang, let me ask you, how many troops are there in Guguan and Xuanfu now? How many Tatars are attacking this time? Can we resist them?!" After a moment, Zhu Houzhao stopped and looked at Luo Xiang coldly and asked.

"Your Majesty, there are only 10,000 troops in Guguan and Xuanfu. The Tatar army has a total of 50,000 troops. Therefore, in my opinion, our only choice is to defend the pass city and wait for the reinforcements from Datong Prefecture to arrive. However, at that time, if Yang Yiqing leads his army to support, King Anhua will definitely launch a sneak attack on him from behind. In that case, Yang Yiqing will also be defeated. So, if that happens at that time, if that happens, Your Majesty, we will be in danger."

Luo Xiang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said in a frustration. At this moment, in his opinion, there was a dead end in front of him, and there was no way to crack it. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
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