Throughout July, the army led by Nian Qianyao had already achieved a preliminary victory in the northwest, and won a great victory in the initial battle with Luo Buzang Danjin, especially the main army commanded by the Fenwei general Yue Zhongqi, from Xining, Songpan, Ganzhou and other places, attacked Nanchuan, Beichuan, Xichuan, Zhenhaibao and Guide and other places, and achieved a great victory.

In this battle, the Qing army has always been steady and steady, and Lobzang Danjin made a big mistake at the beginning of the war, the number of troops in his hands was not abundant, and in this case he also chose to divide his troops to defend it, so that the Qing army was able to win more and less in each battle, and achieved the purpose of breaking through.

Especially in the battle of Zhenhai Fort, it was originally the Heshuo special army that was besieging Zhenhai Fort, and Yue Zhongqi, who supported in time, took this opportunity to launch a surprise attack, and although Ngawang Tenzin, the commander of the Heshuo special army, was brave and good at fighting and was not afraid of death, but the troops under this hand were really not much, so he asked for help from Lobzang Tenzin.

After five days of bloody fighting, the reinforcements of the Qing army arrived again, and the Heshuote army suffered heavy casualties and was forced to retreat, and suffered a great defeat.

"I ...... Finally won this time. ”

Yongzheng pinched the letter presented by Nian Qianyao and Yue Zhongqi in his hand, and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. When he reported the victory before, Yongzheng didn't dare to have too many expectations in his heart, but now that Qianyao has written the whole process clearly, this makes Yongzheng's heart relax.

In a sense, this big victory can better consolidate Yongzheng's position, at least the first battle on the throne can be regarded as a victory, of course, Yongzheng selectively ignored the point that the Fu Han army attacked the city in the south of the Yangtze River.

Maybe it won't be long before Nian Qianyao will be able to recover Tibet, and when the time comes, the Tibet lost in Kangxi's hands will return to the territory of the Qing Dynasty, which means that he Yongzheng is the real destiny of heaven, and the rest of the eight masters and fourteen masters, that's all bullshit.

If it was in the past, the emperor said that he would have to inspect the fortress in person to show his martial arts, like the first emperor Kangxi, who would govern the outside of the fortress obediently, but now after all, it is different from the past, the undercurrent in the court, he is still very clear in his heart, but he thinks that he can't get out of the plug, but Yongzheng is a little stupid in his heart.

"I'm sorry, thank you. There have always been meetings between kings and ministers, and there are those who have private intentions; But it may not be like the ears of the two of us. Fortunately, it is needless to say; My joy is incomparable. ”

After returning to the study, Yongzheng began to write a reply to Nian Qianyao, and after thinking about it carefully, he wrote: "In short, the two of us are a good example of the ancient monarchs and ministers, so that future generations in the world will admire and salivate." I am solid and happy, and I feel the blessing of the gods of heaven and earth. ”

Since Yongzheng took the throne, although he is also vigorously cultivating his henchmen, after all, the number of people is limited, and the qualifications are too shallow, like Ortai, Tian Wenjing and Li Wei and others are still grinding in the local area, and they will not be able to directly mention the key positions for a while, which also makes Yongzheng feel a little lonely.

Fortunately, there is such a general Nian Qianyao, who already has some qualifications before taking the throne, and now serving as the general of Fuyuan has made him feel a lot more at ease, especially this person is not only capable, but also loyal, as early as when the old fourteen was still grinding in Shaanxi, it was Nian Qianyao who led the army to ensure that the other party did not dare to make mistakes at will.

Because of this, Yongzheng must make great use of Nian Qianyao and consolidate his military power with Long Keduo in order to make him feel at ease.

But the good things in this world often come with bad things, not long after Nian Qianyao's excerpt came up, the report in the direction of Jiangning also came, which wrote the latest situation in Jiangning.

"Chu counterattacked Jiangning City and captured Fan Shiyi alive."

A basin of cold water was poured on Yongzheng's head, he understood that it was very difficult to keep Jiangnan, but he didn't expect the situation to come to this point, how long has it been, no matter how hard Jiangnan is, there are fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses, even if it is to catch fifty thousand pigs, it is not so fast!

Yongzheng suddenly felt that his head was bigger, he picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, but he didn't expect the tea to be a little hot, so he threw the teacup out and smashed it.

The slaves and maids on the side suddenly realized that something was wrong, and they quickly knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling.

"Come on, pull it out, and the rod will die!"

Yongzheng gasped, he was so tired that even a little bit of good news would quickly be overshadowed by another, worse news, and his patience with these ministers had reached its peak.

"Prince Chuanyi, Long Keduo, Zhang Tingyu, Ah Lagan and Zhang Boxing are here to see me!"

Zhang Tingyu has now changed from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Households, and Zhang Boxing has become the new Ministry of Rites, and Ah Lago is the new Secretary of the Military Department.

"Slaves Yunxiang, Long Keduo, Zhang Tingyu, Ah La, and Zhang Boxing knock to see the emperor!"

Yongzheng looked at several confidant ministers who were kneeling on the ground, but he snorted coldly, threw the secret fold down, and made a harsh sound.

Yun Xiang picked up the fold with a slight panic on his face, but was a little dumbfounded after reading it, and then handed the fold to the others. After everyone watched it one by one, they understood why Yongzheng was so angry, because this was really too outrageous.

"Fan Shiyi is really incompetent, he lost Jiang Ning so quickly, and Yang Zongren's training in Jiangnan must be no longer feasible......."

Prince Yi Yunxiang had a little apprehension on his face, he looked at Yongzheng who was expressionless, and the ghost sent a god to say: "Jiangnan can't do anything, you can let him go to Zhejiang to recruit troops....... Anyway, it's good to hold on. ”

Yongzheng twisted his brows, he was a little annoyed, this game of chess has come to this point, it is really Kangxi who did not leave him too good cards to play, and even left many hidden dangers, and he still needs to wait for him to eliminate them one by one, but since then, he has been a little powerless about the actions of the Fuhan Army.

For the current situation, Yongzheng doesn't want to criticize everyone too much, but if it continues to develop like this, I'm afraid that it won't even be able to drag on at that time.

Zhang Tingyu took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over, "Your Majesty, don't talk about what happened in Jiangnan, but now the news has spread to the city full of ups and downs." ”

Yongzheng was shocked when he heard this, he hurriedly reached out and took the fold, only to see that the fold had already depicted the fact that Jiangning was conquered decently, and even the details were more accurate than his secret fold, which made Yongzheng's whole person fall into a rage.

Someone is deliberately spreading the news, just to hit the emperor's prestige!

The rest of the ministers quickly thought of the reason, and even the mastermind behind the scenes had already thought of it, that is, Prince Lian Yun Xu, who was studying in the palace, because only Yun Xi could use his connections to intercept the secret fold from the General Administration Department first.

In the current administrative system of the Qing Dynasty, the General Administration Department is a very important existence, and all the excerpts need to go through the General Administration Department before they will reach the emperor, so the General Administration Department is also the focus of the Eight Masters Party.

In fact, this situation did not occur once, the news of Kangxi's defeat on the battlefield of Anqing was actually spread inside and outside the court, and the place where the secret was leaked at that time was also the general political envoy. Kangxi was also very angry at the time and planned to clean it up, but Kangxi was seriously ill at that time, but he was unable to do this anymore, and since Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, things have been complicated, but this matter has also been delayed.

What the ministers can think of, Yongzheng naturally won't be unexpected, but his anger has gradually disappeared, and there is only a lot of peace in his heart. For Prince Lian Yunxi, he has lost all patience.

Since you want to die, then don't blame me for ignoring brotherhood!

Of course, for Yongzheng, the most important thing at present is not to deal with Prince Lian Yunxi, but how to fill this loophole, and said in a low voice: "This matter must be strictly investigated, and the people behind the scenes must not be let go, but this matter is too ridiculous, I am really angry, and I don't know what Heng Chen's plan is?" ”

Zhang Tingyu obviously came prepared, he could naturally anticipate Yongzheng's reaction, and said unhurriedly: "This matter is in the General Administration Department, the reason is that the General Administration Department has many people, and it is inevitable that there will be leaks in this military matter." Since this is the case, let's first throw away the political secretary and set up another yamen. ”

"Oh? It's a viable strategy."

Yongzheng quickly thought of the beauty of this strategy, in fact, it was not just to simply set up another brand, but because the General Administration Department has accumulated deep shortcomings, and it is no longer possible to completely eliminate it, only by simply starting a new stove can we enable new people without foundation, and we can also ensure the loyalty of the new organization.

Speaking of which, this is also a manifestation of the deep accumulation of defects in the Qing Dynasty, no matter how much you get rid of the old ones, it is difficult to completely clean it up.

Zhang Tingyu continued: "Your Majesty, this yamen can only take care of important military secrets, and cannot be mixed with other matters, so as to ensure that secrets will not be leaked. As for ordinary government affairs, it is better to go through the political department and various ministries with the title book. ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts were pounding, they were all old foxes in the political arena, and the calculations in their hearts were scared to death, and they immediately understood that once this new institution was established, I was afraid that the power would be great and scared to death. Perhaps, it will be more than the cabinet.

Speaking of today's Qing Dynasty, there is also a cabinet yamen, but after all, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty is extremely strong, and the so-called cabinet yamen cannot play a restraining role at all, so that the current ministries do not buy much face in the cabinet, and the cabinet scholars are more of an adviser to the emperor.

Yongzheng also thought of this joint, he nodded slightly, this can not only prevent leaks, but also better concentrate power in his own hands, which is a very good idea.

"I thought it would work. Since this newly established yamen is a place to deal with the important affairs of military aircraft, it is better to ...... Let's call it the Military Aircraft Department! ”

When it came to the next morning, Zhang Tingyu presented the recital in a decent manner, and when everyone read it out in the main hall, it caused a commotion among the people, and many people quickly realized that the establishment of this military aircraft department may not be simpler than the cabinet.

Yongzheng's face was now a little kind, and he said softly: "Last year, the first emperor was already deeply worried that important military affairs were often leaked, and now my Jiangnan war situation has also been leaked, I am really a little puzzled. ”

Who are these words aimed at, the ministers present are all clear in their hearts, but in this matter, it is too difficult for them to speak, but someone squinted at Prince Lian Yunyu with their eyes, and the meaning of this is self-evident.

Prince Lian Yunxi just looked indifferent, and did not speak, as if a wood carved clay sculpture, he looked coldly at Yongzheng's performance on it.

Seeing that no one objected, Yongzheng's face twitched slightly, and he snorted coldly: "Since this is the case, then all military affairs will only go to the military aircraft department on that day, and Prince Yi Yunxiang, Zhang Tingyu, Marseille, and Lai Du ......." Saying this, he glanced at Yunxi again before continuing: "....... There is also Prince Lian Yunxi, who walks in the military aircraft department. ”

After retreating from the dynasty, Yongzheng grabbed Prince Yi Yunxiang again, and the two went to the Dongnuan Pavilion to talk together, and the purpose was naturally to recover the silver that had just been paid.

"Thirteenth brother, now that the situation in my Daqing Dynasty is difficult and dangerous, this silver that is collected must be watched, this is the lifeblood of our Daqing Dynasty in the future!"

Yongzheng stood in front of Yunxiang, with a little emotion on his face, but the traces of the performance began to fade more and more.

Yun Xiang hurriedly knelt on the ground and said emotionally: "The emperor's hard work, how can the slave not know?" How many taels of this silver is collected, and how many taels are handed over to the emperor, if anyone dares to stretch out his hand, the slave chops off his claws! ”

Hearing Yun Xiang say this, Yongzheng nodded with satisfaction, he pulled Yun Xiang up, and said softly: "What the thirteenth brother has done, I know in my heart. Yesterday, the firearms battalion had an excerpt, claiming that there was a new cannon on the market, which was said to be imitated from the Westerners' artillery, and it was very powerful. ”

Yun Xiang naturally agreed when he heard this, and he accompanied Yongzheng to the firearms camp in the west of the city under the protection of the Ouchi guards, where in addition to the residence of the soldiers of the firearms battalion, there was also a large number of houses, which were all used to produce firearms in the firearms camp, and the security was very strict.

Since the Kangxi period, the firearms battalion has become an important force in the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp, so it has been produced here along with shotguns and artillery to facilitate management and training.

After Yongzheng's royal car arrived, a group of people were kneeling on the side of the road, including several Westerners, who were looking at Yongzheng and his party with curiosity.