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At this time, Yan Hu, the general of the Yingyang Army, and Wu Hao, the guerrilla general of the right battalion, had been waiting here for two days, and after Liu Juntao rushed back, he immediately convened the two to discuss the matter.

"What are Andongwei's orders when the town suddenly arrives?"

Yan Hu and Wu Hao were a little puzzled when they learned that Liu Juntao came here suddenly, it stands to reason that this Andongwei is not a place to rush, let alone a border pass or a pass, as the chief military officer of Shandong Town, Liu Juntao called the two here, there must be something big.

"That's right, this town heard that the three islands in the jurisdiction of Anton Wei are occupied by two groups of sea lords, so I came to take a look."

Yan Hu and Wu Hao were taken aback when they heard this, and they got up one after another to confess.

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "It's okay, this time this town is not here to ask the master to ask for guilt, after all, we are all landlubbers, and we are not very good at things on the sea." Therefore, the town will not pursue all the previous matters; But after that, the coastal land of Qingzhou Mansion must be peaceful! ”

When Yan Hu and Wu Hao heard this, they both clenched their fists and took orders, and made a military order, and immediately formulated a plan to clean up the place after they returned.

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Okay! In that case, then this town will help you. ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao said that he was preparing to Zhao'an Pingshan Island Feng Xiang, and then continued: "This person is also bent on changing his mind, and took the initiative to get in touch with the Ministry of Intelligence. ”

Yan Hu and Wu Hao were shocked when they heard that Liu Juntao had gone to Pingshan Island in person, and they asked about the details.

Especially Yan Hu, there is also a lot of complaint in his words, thinking that Liu Juntao should not be easily involved.

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "Okay, this town will be cautious in the future!" This Zhao'an Feng Xiang's department is one thing, and there is a second thing that needs to be told to you, that is, this town is preparing to send troops to recruit Sui Yuxing, a sea lord entrenched on Cheniushan Island and Dashan Island! ”

Then, Liu Juntao told Sui Yuxing's subordinates what they had done, as well as the various crimes of his subordinates, Yan Hu and Wu Hao were both angry, and even asked Liu Juntao to fight.

"Don't be in a hurry about this, from now on, the two of you will transfer people and horses from the Eagle Yang Army and start practicing boat water battles."

Yan Hu asked, "Commander, then we must start preparing for the fleet and recruiting sailors as soon as possible!" ”

"The town has already sent people to do these things, and now the Ministry of Commerce is raising money and recruiting manpower, and the fleet will start building as soon as possible."

Then, Liu Juntao said: "This expedition to suppress Sui Yuxing is the first battle of our Shandong town to the sea, and the soldiers drawn by the Eagle Yang Army must be the elite of the elite, and this battle can only be won and not defeated!" ”

Yan Hu and Wu Hao immediately clasped their fists and said, "The last general will take orders!" ”

Subsequently, Liu Juntao waited for Liu Zi'an to come back in Andongwei, while Yan Hu and Wu Hao waited for two days before they went back to transfer people.

Two days later, Liu Zi'an returned to Andongwei and reported to Liu Juntao: "The head town, Feng Xiang's side has been settled, and when our side of the soldiers and horses is deployed, we can land on Pingshan Island, Feng Xiang's side has no words, all obey the arrangements of the head town!" ”

"That's good!"

Liu Juntao said to Liu Zi'an with a smile: "Yesterday, Tang Yu also sent the news that the Ministry of Commerce has exchanged one million taels of silver from the Yushan ticket number as the start-up capital for the establishment of the water division. At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce also began to recruit private shipbuilders and sailors in coastal prefectures and counties such as Qingzhou and Dengzhou. ”

Liu Zi'an said with a smile: "Then congratulations to the general town first, it seems that Sui Yuxing's good days are numbered!" ”

Then, Liu Juntao and Liu Zi'an rested for a day in Andongwei, and then took people back to Jinan, and Andongwei's affairs were temporarily handed over to Yan Hu.

When Liu Juntao returned to the General Military Mansion, he saw Guo Muying waiting in the middle courtyard, only to hear Guo Muying say: "Husband! Deputy General Hu rushed over with all the ministers, as if something big had happened, now everyone is in the main hall, go and take a look! ”

Liu Juntao and Liu Zi'an were taken aback when they saw this, and the two hurried over.

I saw that Hu Dexing, deputy chief soldier, Lan Siqi, director of the Central Department, Xiang Qun, minister of the Military Department, Guo Yongzhong, minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Tang Yu, minister of commerce, Zhang Yuqing, director of the Praise and Painting Department, and Huang Wu, director of the Inspection Department, all gathered here.

"The town!"

"The town is here!"

Liu Juntao frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Deputy Chief Soldier Hu Dexing said in a deep voice: "General Town! The prince is gone! ”

"What!"

Liu Juntao's face was full of shock, although he had long known that the prince had been ill in bed for a long time, but when he suddenly heard the news, he still couldn't accept it in his heart.

Liu Zi'an was also surprised and asked, "This shouldn't be!" For such a big matter, why didn't our intelligence department receive the news in advance? ”

Hu Dexing said: "Minister Liu, that's right. Now the prince's matter has not yet been announced by the imperial court, and this news is transmitted back by the Ministry of Intelligence, but the matter is very important, and it just so happens that the main town is also rushing back, so I ordered the Ministry of Intelligence to temporarily block the news and prepare to report to the main town in person. ”

"I see!"

Liu Juntao said: "It's right to do this! ”

Then, Liu Juntao let everyone sit down first, and he also sat at the top, and said to everyone: "The prince is driving, the situation between the DPRK and China will definitely get out of control in an instant, and the dispute between His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang was originally carried out in secret, but the matter of the prince has now become a fuse, and it is very likely to push His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang to break up in an instant!" ”

Everyone obviously understands this relationship, and everyone's faces are very ugly at this time.

Liu Juntao was silent for a while, and then said, "Order!" All armies immediately entered a state of combat readiness, ready to be ready to open at any time, once there is a change in the DPRK, our Shandong town must be ready to stabilize the foundation of the country! ”

The meaning of these words couldn't be more obvious, but everyone didn't think that Liu Juntao's words were taboo, but they all hugged their fists and took their lives.

Then, Liu Juntao said to Liu Zi'an: "The Ministry of Intelligence is fully concerned about the movements of all forces in the DPRK and China, especially the movements of the Right Governor Shi Heng and His Majesty!" The major events in the capital must be known in this town! ”

Liu Zi'an said with his fists clenched; "Humble command!"

At the same time, the death of the crown prince Zhu Jianqi made Emperor Jingtai grief-stricken, and he couldn't cry in the harem for several days, and the court discussion was also interrupted.

Although the death of the crown prince was not able to contain the fire at this time, and the court finally released it, the ministers of the court and the central government were surprisingly calm, and everyone did their duty, and nothing unusual happened.

It is precisely this point that makes Liu Juntao, who has always paid attention to the situation in the DPRK and China, the most uneasy, although the DPRK and China are calm now, but once the situation occurs, it will be an earth-shattering event!

Half a month later, under the auspices of the first assistant of the cabinet, the state funeral of the crown prince Zhu Jianqi was held in the capital, and Emperor Jingtai was even more grief-stricken after returning to the palace, and he fought with the ministers of the court for a long time before his son ascended to the throne of the prince, who would have thought that he would die in such a short time!

What made Emperor Jingtai even more unexpected was that only seven days later, Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, and Xu Youzhen, the imperial history of the left capital, led a group of ministers to invite Emperor Jingtai in the court: The position of the prince cannot be vacant, and the new prince should be established immediately!

Seeing this, Emperor Jingtai was furious on the spot, and scolded Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, Xu Youzhen, the imperial history of the left capital, and others, and finally broke up unhappily.

But then, like snowflakes, the twists and turns of discussing the position of the crown prince flew over, almost burying Emperor Jingtai's bookcase.

In the face of the pressing of the ministers of the court and the central government, Emperor Jingtai finally broke out, and immediately issued an order: the position of the crown prince is temporarily vacant, and the crown prince will never be established within five years!

At the same time, Emperor Jingtai also issued an order to confine Zhu Jianshen, who had been demoted to the king of Yi, to be grounded in the mansion, and no one was allowed to contact him without his own holy decree!

As a result, the ministers of the court and the central government suddenly blew up the nest, and there were even rumors that Emperor Jingtai was preparing to kill King Yi, and for a time the government and the opposition criticized, and Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, Xu Youzhen, the imperial history of the left capital, and others directly stood on the opposite side of Emperor Jingtai.

Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, couldn't help but be anxious when he saw that the situation between the DPRK and China was beginning to get out of control.

After thinking about it, Yu Qian finally thought that the DPRK and China could be chaotic, but Gyeonggi could not be chaotic, otherwise it would definitely shake the country's capital!

So, Yu Qian sent Liu Juntao a handwritten letter, in which he introduced the situation in the current imperial court, and finally asked Liu Juntao to "follow his heart and act cheaply" when Gyeonggi was in turmoil!