Chapter 68

Ye Liuzong decided to go to Jiangxi, and the first place he went to was not Jiangxi, but the army went north and came to Quzhou.

Wei Guogong was shocked and immediately chased after him from behind, and the 20,000 horses gathered in Zhejiang also went south from Quzhou. As a result, when the armies of the two sides converged, they found that Ye Liuzong had a false shot, and he immediately turned to the west.

All the way to Jiangshan County, Quzhou Prefecture, and Yushan County, Guangxin Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. It's overwhelming.

As Ye Liuzong predicted, Jiangxi's so-called impregnable defense is like window paper. Under the command of the Jiangxi Metropolitan Division, people from all walks of life in Jiangxi quickly assembled.

Immediately, Ye Liuzong broke into the city of Guangxin Mansion.

As a result, Jiangxi dispatched reinforcements from all walks of life to rescue Guangxin Mansion, but Ye Liuzong did not stay at all, bypassed Guangxin Mansion, and went straight to Lead Mountain.

In the territory of Leadshan County, the Ming army was annihilated all the way, and the 5,000 Ming army was almost wiped out.

This news shook the world even more.

It's just that this news reached Jingshi.

Zhu Qizhen didn't care too much.

It's not that he doesn't care, but tries to keep himself from caring, he doesn't have the intention of reviewing the folds, but writes big characters over and over again, and what is written is two words. That's anger control.

He knows very well that he has done everything he can to the front line, and the rest depends on the front line generals.

He arranged the money and grain, and the treasury of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces, as well as the treasury of Nanjing, directly spent military spending. Moreover, Zhu Qizhen has been exempted from this year's money and grain in the prefecture capital, Quzhou mansion, Guangxin mansion, Jianning mansion, and four prefectures and counties.

As for the number of troops, the three provinces have a total garrison of more than 100,000 troops, and if you add 200,000 or 300,000 in Nanjing, there are also them.

Although Zhu Qizhen knew that these people couldn't fight. But isn't there no way for him?

The Ningbo epidemic disrupted the rhythm of Zhu Qizhen's troop transfer.

Otherwise, with Fang Jin's five thousand elites in front of the two armies, how could Ye Liuzong be allowed to come and go so easily.

The second wave of reinforcements was led by Gordon and was about a month away from reaching the front.

It's useless for him to be in a hurry now, but the more anxious he is, the easier it is to break things.

Even regardless of the defeat of Lead Mountain or the so-called great victory in Chuzhou, Zhu Qizhen did not approve it, but transferred it to the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come." Fan Hong said cautiously.

Fan Hong is different from Wang Zhen.

Fan Hong, as the celebrant and eunuch, is extremely cautious, and it can be said that he is comprehensive in all aspects, and he comes to report to Zhu Qizhen about all major and small things. The same is true today.

Today is the time of the temple examination.

The ten years of orthodoxy of the imperial examination also came to an end.

Although the chaos in Zhejiang is becoming more and more difficult to control, it is not important to the scholars of Beijing. The most important thing is that the wheel is big

Canon.

This time, the chief examiner is Ma Yu, and it is obvious that Yang Pu is paving the way for his students.

Yang Pu is an old man after all, and he is about to be eighty.

Not every old man will live to be 100 years old. And even if Yang Pu can live to be 100 years old, there is no guarantee that he will be active in the political arena.

Therefore, Yang Pu still has to make some arrangements for his students.

Zhu Qizhen is not too satisfied with Ma Yu, but now the imperial court is indispensable for Yang Pu. Zhu Qizhen didn't want to tear his face with Yang Pu, so Ma Yu also used it.

As soon as Zhu Qizhen arrived at the main hall, more than 300 jinshi were already in place.

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and immediately a eunuch pulled the male duck's throat and said, "The auspicious time has come." ”

Someone immediately unpacks the exam questions and starts the exam.

Zhu Qizhen didn't care much about the palace test. It's not that Zhu Qizhen doesn't pay attention to the talent ceremony, but Zhu Qizhen also understands now, and now this batch of Jinshi is really going to be useful, in a few decades.

Zhu Qizhen has so many things in front of him, where can he care about things in a few decades. He has been cultivating Liu Dingzhi for ten years, but even if Liu Dingzhi is now above the court, he can't say a word.

If Zhu Qizhen had a heart and introspection now, he would definitely send some political signals through the imperial examination. Of course, this political signal is not for the new science and technology scholars, but for the civil officials of all parties

But now, Zhu Qizhen is focused on the thorns. Internally, I naturally don't want to stimulate the civil officials below.

It's just a passing scene.

Zhu Qizhen just showed his face, asked the new branch to visit the worship, sat for a while, talked a few words with the cabinet, and Zhu Qizhen left.

On the second day, the next ten people were presented and asked for Zhu Qizhen's royal approval.

Fan Hong personally brought it over and said, "Your Majesty is overjoyed. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What is the joy? ”

Fan Hong said: "Sanyuan and the first, isn't it auspicious from the sky, a great happy event? ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled when he heard this, and said, "So, you slave has already seen it." ”

Fan Hong said: "The old slave couldn't hold back and took a look. ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't say much, opened the first-place exam paper, and said: "Sure enough, it is full of flowers." "In fact, Zhu Qizhen doesn't need to read it to know that there is nothing bad in the top ten articles, only which one is better.

The article has always been a very subjective thing, so there is no problem for Zhu Qizhen to pick who is the first.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What is this first place? ”

Fan Hong said: "The old slave came to check, Shang Zhen, is a native of Chun'an County, Yanzhou, is the first in the township test in Xuande for ten years, and the first in the examination this year. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Can there be a precedent for the three yuan and the first in this dynasty? ”

Fan Hong said: "There is one Huang Guan, but he has been removed by Emperor Taizong. ”

Huang Guan is not only three yuan, but also six songs, that is, the grand slam of the imperial examination, from the day there was an exam, he was the first, all the way to the palace examination has never changed.

However, he was a loyal minister of Emperor Jianwen, and after Taizong won the world, he committed suicide by jumping into the river with his wife. Emperor Taizong stripped him of his fame.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at Fan Hong, and said secretly in his heart: "Is this Yang Pu's overture?" ”

It's no wonder that he thinks about it too much, this kind of artificial auspiciousness is really too much for him to do. But after thinking about it, I felt that there were few Xie Yuan participating in the imperial examination and the talent ceremony.

If Yang Pu wants to do tricks, there will be no three yuan that year.

With Yang Pu's character, he will definitely not do anything about this, it is more likely that he will have two yuan in business, and Fan Hong has the idea of making up three yuan.

After all, this is a major event of the imperial court.

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "This year is an eventful year, all kinds of unlucky things, come over with an ancient brain, and it should be regarded as a rush." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this case, Shang Zhen is the three yuan and the first of this dynasty." Zhu Qizhen picked up the cinnabar pen and marked a circle on the exam paper, and said, "Let's take the rest in order." ”

"Yes." Fan Hong immediately agreed.

Fan Hong went down to deliver the message. Zhu Qizhen looked at Fan Hong's figure from a distance, and said secretly in his heart: "Come to think of it, this year's Beijing city will be lively." ”

Fan Hong had just left, and someone immediately reported and said, "The commander of the Jinyi Guard has asked Wang Gong to see him." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Biography." ”

As soon as Wang Gong came in, he immediately knelt on the ground, holding a box in both hands and raising it above his head. said: "Your Majesty, Mobei has an urgent military situation. ”

Immediately a eunuch took the box and put it on the table.

Zhu Qizhen opened it and took a look, but saw that there was only a note inside, which read: "The tile thorns gathered all the departments and the three guards of Wuliang Ha, and their whereabouts are unknown." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Your errand is good, do it well." ”

Zhu Qizhen's words are not false.

What caused Wang Zhen's death was the big internal traitor case, and now there is no truth, and even Zhu Qizhen sometimes wonders if this is a reason why Wang Zhen wants to engage in Jin Ying.

But Zhu Qizhen is still not sure, and now Dongchang and Jinyiwei are investigating this matter, although there is no result, but Jinyiwei's arrangement in Mobei has more or less played a role.

Just like this piece of information now, although it is only the news of the gathering of troops and horses, it is already precious for Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen walked to the wall and looked at the map that included the entire Mobei Western Region and Liaodong, and there were two big characters on the top of the map, tile thorns.

Yes, this is the territory of the Tile Thorn.

Zhu Qizhen said secretly in his heart: "Spring is blooming, the ice and snow are melting, these cats and dogs are no longer here to forage, but where is he going?" ”