Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 6: Can I regret it?
The slightest movement causes shadows to flutter.

choke!
Zhu Qizhen cut down a big tree with one sword, and the sharp sword energy pierced through the bamboo behind it.

"General Shi, what's going on?" he asked after putting away his knife.

Shi Biao, who was dumbfounded, finally reacted and bowed: "Your Majesty, you are gifted and have surpassed me. From now on, I will not be able to teach you."

Zhu Qizhen patted Shi Biao on the shoulder and smiled bitterly: "The defeat at Tumubao is my shame. I must avenge it, so I have to practice hard. Thank you, General Shi."

"When he leads the troops to avenge his humiliation one day, I will be the vanguard." Shi Biao bowed.

"Good!" Zhu Qizhen said loudly, "The Ming Dynasty has a general like General Shi, I have nothing to worry about!"

The two walked back to the camp while talking.

Zhu Qizhen returned to his tent and washed his face with cold water.

During this period, he read the daily records and had a complete understanding of the living habits of the orthodox emperor.

But he was not sure that he would not be discovered.

No matter how similar two people look, people who are close to them may still find flaws.

The people who were most likely to see through him when he returned to Beijing this time were Empress Dowager Sun and Queen Qian.

No one knows a son better than his mother. Empress Dowager Sun raised Zhu Qizhen and must have known him very well. Moreover, Empress Dowager Sun was not a simple woman. She helped Emperor Renzong deal with government affairs and was a good wife to Emperor Xuanzong.

She can fight in the harem and stabilize the court.

As for Queen Qian, historical records show that she and Zhu Qizhen had a deep love for each other.

When Zhu Qizhen was captured, she cried and cried to the sky at night, and when she was tired, she lay on the ground, which caused her to lose one leg, and another eye due to crying. She was the queen for 15 years, the emperor's sister-in-law for 8 years, and the empress dowager for 4 years.

What a wonderful woman!
"She should be very beautiful, right?" Zhu Qizhen muttered.

……

"Your Majesty, General Wang Dong requests to see you." A voice came from outside the tent.

Zhu Qizhen's heart trembled.

Wang Dong? The one whose fingers I broke in Huailai City? Why is he here?
"Come in!" He sat down on the chair.

Wang Dong pushed open the tent door and walked in.

The two looked at each other, Wang Dong raised his lips slightly, and then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, we are old acquaintances, right?"

"Why don't you kneel down when you see me?" Zhu Qizhen said coldly.

"Haha, are you really His Majesty?" Wang Dong raised his head. "You broke our fingers at that time. I asked around and found out that you were in Huailai City one day after His Majesty went to Tumubao."

Zhu Qizhen remained calm and said, "Is my whereabouts your concern?"

Wang Dong spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am not here to expose you. I am here to show my loyalty. As long as Your Majesty promotes me, I will be loyal to Your Majesty."

"Oh?" Zhu Qizhen stood up with a smile, "Why are you in the army?"

"Your Majesty, didn't I tell you last time that my father is the chief of Huailai Guards? He asked me to follow the army to Beijing to seek a career." Wang Dong laughed, "I didn't expect to meet... Your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen walked a few steps closer and asked, "Are you alone? Where are your playmates?"

Wang Dong looked proud: "How can they be qualified? They must stay in Huailai City to defend it."

Zhu Qizhen sneered: "In that case, you can go to hell!"

He snatched up the knife from the table.

Swish!
The long sword was unsheathed, and a flash of sword light was seen.

scold!
Wang Dong's head flew out of his body, drew an arc and fell to the ground, with blood spurting out.

He looked at the head on the ground, his hands holding the knife trembling.

Wang Dong's expression was frozen in horror. Until his death, he never expected that Zhu Qizhen would suddenly attack and kill him with one blow.

……

Suddenly, someone pushed the door open.

"Who?" Zhu Qizhen pointed his sword. "It's me!" Zhang Fu looked at the body on the ground and was shocked. "What happened?"

"His name is Wang Dong, the son of Huailai Wei Shichang. He discovered that I am a fake." Zhu Qizhen quickly calmed down.

He briefly described what happened.

Zhang Fu listened, his eyes sharp: "You did the right thing, there can't be any trouble left."

Zhu Qizhen showed a frightened expression, pointed at the body and asked: "What should we do with it?"

"I will handle it!" Zhang Fu bowed. "Wang Dong committed treason and plotted to murder Your Majesty. He deserves death! I will investigate to see if he has any accomplices."

Zhu Qizhen understood instantly.

Zhang Fu wanted to charge Wang Dong with the crime of assassinating the emperor so that he could hold his relatives accountable later.

If the relatives know nothing, then that is the end of it. If they know something, then they will be killed.

"General, you go and do it. I'm tired." Zhu Qizhen waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, I will increase the patrols around the tent to ensure your safety," said Zhang Fu.

He ordered the body to be carried out.

After walking out of the military tent, he frowned.

Because Zhu Qizhen's performance was far beyond his expectations, he was ruthless and decisive enough.

Can this person be controlled in the future?
"Was my choice a mistake?" He looked up at the night sky.

But now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to move forward.

……

Outside Xuanfu City, the Wala army camp.

Snapped!
Bayan Temur slapped Xining and shouted angrily: "The Ming emperor we captured is a fake? How dare you lie to us?"

Xining covered his swollen face, crawled to Yesen's feet and kowtowed: "Great Khan, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he can't be a fake. He and I set out from the capital together and have been together ever since."

"Then how come another emperor appeared in the Ming Dynasty?" Boyan asked angrily.

Just now, the spy reported that the Duke of Ying of the Ming Dynasty had indeed escorted the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty back to the south.

This news has spread all over the world.

"If the one we caught is real," Yesen said coldly, "then the one from Daming must be fake."

"Khan, how is this possible? They found a fake emperor for themselves?" Boyan shook his head.

"It's possible!" Yesen's eyes flashed, "In this way, if we announce that the emperor we have captured is a fake, then the emperor in our hands will be worthless."

Boyan scratched his head, unable to figure it out: "Isn't the Duke of Ying too bold? Isn't he afraid of being exposed? The fake emperor will have to meet people, right?"

"I can't figure it out either." Yesen frowned, "Do they look exactly the same?"

"Ah?" Boyan was shocked. "Then this Ming emperor we captured is useless, isn't he?"

Yesen snorted and shook his head. "Of course it works. We have the real Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in our hands! Things are getting more and more interesting. Duke Ying is making a risky move. If we break his plan, it might cause civil unrest in the Ming Dynasty."

He picked up a glass of wine, took a gulp, and his brain was working rapidly.

Boyan clasped his fists and asked, "Should we continue to march south? Yang Hong, the garrison commander of Xuanfu, does not obey the orders of their emperor."

Yesen chuckled and said, "Then let's go to another place and go from Datong!"

He ordered the entire army to set off for Datong.

Datong is another gateway to the capital. Coincidentally, the Battle of Tumu happened, and the defenders of Datong were also in a panic.

Whether it was Xuanfu or Datong, they all knew that they would not be able to defend them in the end, and it just depended on how long they could drag it out.

The longer it takes, the more troops from all over the country will arrive in the capital.

(End of this chapter)