In July of the third year of Jingtai, the imperial study.

Emperor Jingtai sat on the dragon chair with his brows locked, not knowing what he was thinking, but Emperor Jingtai's face was very ugly.

At the same time, a little eunuch was reporting something, and the sharp and thin voice continued to spread, and Emperor Jingtai's face seemed to be even worse.

"Your Majesty, Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, was in that inn and had a long discussion with Xu Youzhen, the left deputy capital Yushi. During this period, the 100 heavily armored iron cavalry accompanied by Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, was still on guard all around, almost surrounding the inn, it seems that the two must be discussing something important! ”

"In addition, it is said that Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, met with Huang Wu, the commander of the Fusi of Beizhen, after discussing with Xu Youzhen, and the two also discussed for a long time, but the specific content is unknown!"

During this period of time, Emperor Jingtai had basically figured out the situation of the various forces in the court, and knew that Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, Xu Youzhen, the imperial history of the left deputy capital, and others had formed a party, and they were "nostalgic" to the orthodox emperor of the Taishang Emperor, which made Emperor Jingtai very angry.

If it weren't for Emperor Jingtai's fear that rash action would cause violent turmoil in the government, affect the national strength that was recovering, and even cause a fierce conflict, I am afraid that Emperor Jingtai would have already punished Shi Heng and others.

At this time, Emperor Jingtai heard that Beizhen Fusi had also begun to secretly contact the military generals of the feudal town, and the anger in his heart went straight to the sky.

At this time, Emperor Jingtai heard that Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, couldn't sit still, and walked with Xu Youzhen and Huang Wu, the commander, and his heart was even more angry.

A local commander-in-chief with real power with 100,000 troops, secretly associating with the DPRK and the Central Party, especially secretly connecting with Jinyiwei, is a big taboo no matter how you say it, and Emperor Jingtai even can't suppress the fierce killing intent in his heart!

"It's been in vain that I thought about reusing that Liu Juntao before, but I didn't think that Liu Juntao was also a lonely person!"

Emperor Jingtai understands that he is already facing a huge threat, if Liu Juntao really forms an alliance with Shi Heng and his party, then he will have a strong enemy outside and a hidden danger inside!

Moreover, now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty know that Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, has a great relationship with Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, if Liu Juntao is secretly in contact with Shi Heng and his party, does it mean that Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, also has this intention?

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingtai's forehead was full of cold sweat, if Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also began to form an alliance with Shi Heng and others, then Emperor Jingtai's situation would be very unbearable!

"I must do something!"

For Emperor Jingtai, the reason why he was able to successfully inherit the unification was due to the fact that Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, gathered all the courtiers to protect it.

At this time, if Yu Qian has contacts with Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen, it means that Yu Qian has also begun to fall to the side of the orthodox emperor of the Taishang Emperor, this is the biggest threat, this is betrayal!

Especially now the crown prince is not the son of Emperor Jingtai, but the son of Emperor Taishang's orthodox emperor, which makes Emperor Jingtai very uneasy, as if he is seeking a dynasty and usurping the throne, like sitting on pins and needles!

In addition, this matter is also involved in Beizhen Fusi, which makes things even more confusing and makes Emperor Jingtai secretly worried.

At this time, Emperor Jingtai seemed to have a surge of anger in his heart, and the idea of abolishing the crown prince and completely eradicating Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen's party had become irrepressible at this moment, and even gave Emperor Jingtai an impulse to implement it immediately.

Emperor Jingtai took a deep breath, first dismissed the little eunuch, and then began to ponder until late at night.

The next morning, Emperor Jingtai quietly announced two holy decrees.

The first decree is related to Shandong.

Emperor Jingtai heard that there had been "banditry" activities in various provinces in Shandong recently, and the local people had suffered greatly, so he ordered Huang Wu, the commander of the Fusi Division in Beizhen, to immediately mobilize manpower and personally go to various places in Shandong to inspect the "bandits" without delay!

The second decree was to order the Ministry of War to speed up the reorganization of the Gyeonggi garrison, and to complete it within one month without delay!

When Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, heard these two holy decrees, his face changed instantly, and these two holy decrees were obviously aimed at Shandong Town.

Yu Qian looked at Emperor Jingtai with an expressionless face, and his heart was churning.

After going to the court, Yu Qian hurriedly sent someone to tell Liu Juntao about the affairs of the court, and asked Liu Juntao to deal with it as soon as possible.

After Liu Juntao received the news, he was also a little stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, Liu Juntao was relieved.

After all, he was in the capital at this time, and the secret dealings between himself and Xu Youzhen and Huang Wu before must have been known to Emperor Jingtai, and now Emperor Jingtai must be ready to contain himself.

Thinking of this, Liu Juntao was also a little annoyed, and secretly blamed himself for being a little careless, looking down on others too much, Emperor Jingtai is a great tomorrow, and his control over the inside and outside of the capital must be very tight, and he secretly interacts with Xu Youzhen and Huang Wu, and it is impossible to be airtight!

"Looks like I'm still too young!"

Then, Liu Juntao hurriedly found Liu Zi'an, explained the situation, and said: "Immediately mobilize the personnel of the Intelligence Department, I want to know any abnormal movements in the DPRK and China, and at the same time notify the deputy commander-in-chief Hu Dexing to strictly control all departments in Shandong Town, and now there must be no problems in our rear!" ”

Liu Zi'an also had a solemn face and immediately went to handle it.

At the same time, Huang Wu, the commander of the Beizhen Fusi, also received the holy decree of Emperor Jingtai, and after the eunuch who announced the decree left, Huang Wu's whole body was already wet with sweat, as if he had collapsed, and he sat on the ground for a long time without coming back to his senses.

After thinking about it, Huang Wusi realized that it might be that he was secretly dealing with Liu Juntao, and Emperor Jingtai knew about it, so Emperor Jingtai was ready to kick himself out of the capital, and even prepared to "dispose of" himself halfway!

The holy decree has already stated that Huang Wu was asked to go to Shandong Town to investigate the bandits, then Huang Wu, the commander, was killed by the bandits, and then he was charged with the crime of unfavorable defense by the chief soldier Liu Juntao, and Emperor Jingtai could solve the two together!

Thinking of this, Huang Wu was also ruthless, and he didn't care about any taboos, so he packed up directly, and selected twenty absolute henchmen except for the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, and the group went out of the city directly, and then went straight to the Fengtai camp.

In the evening, when Huang Wu saw Liu Juntao, he was extremely depressed and talked about the fate of the two people he thought of, and finally asked, "Does General Liu have a countermeasure?" ”

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Commander Huang don't be frightened, this town estimates that the result of this matter should be what Commander Huang expected." ”

"In this case, we will die!"

Liu Juntao looked at Huang Wu's pale face and laughed, Huang Wu was a little anxious, and said loudly: "Liu Zongbing, you still have the heart to laugh!" ”

"Don't worry about Commander Huang, in fact, it is not difficult to break His Majesty's strategy, as long as you save Commander Huang's life and don't let Commander Huang have an accident in Shandong, then everything will be fine!"

Liu Juntao paused, and then said with a smile: "From the perspective of this town, it is better to do this, this town mobilized a team of iron cavalry to escort Commander Huang south to Shandong, and after arriving in Shandong, Commander Huang will live in the General Military Mansion in the city of Jinan Mansion, so that the town does not believe that the people and horses sent by His Majesty have the ability to kill people in my General Military Mansion!" ”

Hearing this, Huang Wu breathed a sigh of relief, but after thinking about it, he became worried again, and said, "What about the thieves who are to be investigated in His Majesty's holy decree?" ”

"I have a strong army in Shandong, where will there be any bandits?"

Liu Juntao sneered and said: "Even if there is, it will be conscripted and suppressed by soldiers and horses from all over the country, and there is no need for Commander Huang to worry about it." ”

"If Your Majesty urges me to return to Beijing as soon as possible to resume my life, I may also lose my life when I return to the capital, and General Liu will also be implicated at that time!"

"Your Majesty just said in the holy decree that it should be completed as soon as possible, but there is no specific time, what is the urgency of Commander Huang?"

At this time, Huang Wu was completely relieved, although in this way, the position of the commander of the Beizhen Fusi was gone, but his life was finally saved, which was the most important thing!

Early the next morning, Liu Juntao mobilized a hundred heavily armored iron horsemen to escort Huang Wu south to Shandong, and picked up Huang Wu's family in Fucheng County halfway.

After Huang Wu and his entourage set off, Liu Juntao couldn't help but sigh slightly, as soon as Huang Wu left, the deployment plan of the Ministry of Intelligence in various parts of Gyeonggi would be greatly affected, and even in the short term, he would have to act cautiously so as not to be discovered by the imperial court.

Just one day later, Liu Juntao suddenly received a message from the Ministry of Intelligence, and learned that rumors were circulating everywhere in the court that Emperor Jingtai had begun to replace the guards in the palace of the orthodox emperor of the emperor, and even the guards in the palace had been replaced!

Liu Juntao's heart suddenly swelled with a trace of sadness and helplessness.