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Fan Tianyu and the others were released and left the Qingshi Fort with a huff, but Chen Yue believed that he would come back soon, because his recital had already been handed out, and he should be able to reach Jingshi by the end of the year.

It doesn't matter if there are no shops in the bluestone fort for the time being, there are a large number of materials looted back from the Khalkha tribe, at least there is no problem in passing the fat year, there is wine, meat and food, and the rest does not matter.

The rewards of the soldiers who followed the expedition to the steppe were distributed, each of them was rewarded with twenty taels of silver, and those who had won in battle were additionally rewarded. The soldiers guarding the Qingshi Fort also paid ten taels of silver for the New Year, and each family with a family in the Qingshi Fort was given two sheep and a bag of noodles. In addition to cattle and sheep, a large number of gold and silver artifacts were seized from the Khalkha tribe, worth tens of thousands of taels, which was enough to award New Year's rewards to the soldiers.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, the training was basically canceled, except for a small number of sentries on duty on the side wall, the other soldiers were all on holiday, and the entire Qingshi Fort suddenly became very noisy, and I heard that the Xishan Army had made a fortune, and the small businessmen everywhere flocked to it, and the filth of the Xishan Army and the Fan family had no effect on the vendors who set up stalls to sell all kinds of playthings, and the people of the Qingshi Fort had more contact on weekdays, and knew that the officers and soldiers here would not bully the people at will.

In order to prevent the young soldiers from causing trouble when they had nothing to do, Chen Yue ordered Yuan Kewang to be in charge and organize all kinds of entertainment activities in the fort. Yuan Kewang designed equestrian competitions and polo competitions based on the large number of war horses in the fort. Thousands of soldiers worked together to clear the snow inside and outside the fort, and cleared a three-mile-long flat land in the Xiangyang Ping Valley outside the fort, which was the venue for the competition.

Official competitions were held on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and all soldiers who could ride horses could train here during the previous days.

For the infantry who could not ride horses, there were other events, such as marksmanship competitions, fighting competitions, and even musket and crossbow competitions. Each competition has three levels: the preliminary round and the semi-finals, and as long as you reach the semi-finals, there will be a reward, and those who can advance to the final or even win the championship will be appointed as an officer in addition to the reward.

Under the organization of Yuan Kewang and others, all the soldiers participated in it lively, and the bluestone fort was very lively around the end of the year.

Compared with the lively bluestone castle, the Forbidden City is much more deserted, it has reached the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but there is no New Year's flavor, the little eunuchs quietly pasted couplets at the doors of various palaces, and then took out the big red lanterns used last year and hung them at the entrance of the hall, which is considered the New Year.

In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen's figure was even more rickety, his hair was almost half white, and the cruel reality made him exhausted, where did he have the heart to celebrate the New Year.

In October, the news of Sun Chuanting's defeat came, and more than 100,000 troops were routed by the thieves, and Sun Chuanting fled to Tongguan in embarrassment. Emperor Chongzhen was furious at that time, and issued an order to reprimand Sun Chuanting, remove him from his official position as a scholar and superintendent, and order him to be punished for meritorious service. Who knows that it didn't take long for the bad news to come again, Tongguan was captured by thieves, and Sun Chuanting died in the chaos!

Sun Chuanting's Qin army, as well as Bai Guangen, Chen Yongfu, Gao Jie and other general soldiers, were already the last elite of the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains, Sun Chuanting was killed in battle, the Qin army was defeated, Bai Guangen and others fled in embarrassment, and there were no more available soldiers in the Central Plains and even Guanzhong.

Chongzhen could think that the next step of the thieves would definitely capture the whole of Shaanxi, and then cross the Yellow River, and attack the Jingshi through Shanxi, and the Ming Dynasty would be in danger!

At this moment, Chongzhen's heart was like ashes, and the whole person fell into despair, although he was the emperor's honor, nominally owning the whole world, but now he was at a loss, and he had no idea.

"Wang Daban, can I meet my father?" At the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Princess Kunxing stood slim at the door of the palace, she hadn't seen her for a few months, her figure had grown taller, but she was even thinner, a white melon seed face was full of haggardness, and her two big round eyes had lost their former brilliance.

Since the rumors with Chen Yue came out, she was ordered to stay in the palace and not allowed to leave the palace for a single step. For Kun Xing, it doesn't matter whether it is rumors or grounding, but what makes her uncomfortable is that she will never hear much news about Chen Yue again. Sent the palace maid to twist and turn to inquire, Chen Yue was sent to the frontier Qingshikou, and it was from there that the Mantars broke through the customs and invaded several times.

What if the Mantars enter the customs from Qingshikou again, Kun Xing worries about Chen Yue every day, and just today, Que Er inquired again that Chen Yue robbed the caravan without authorization, and the fold of impeachment of him has been placed on the cabinet table.

How can this be good, he has made such a big mistake again, his father has been in a bad mood recently, if he is angry with him, what can he do? Kun Xing walked around anxiously, and finally made up his mind, regardless of the ban, came to the Qianqing Palace, and begged Wang Chengen to see his father.

Looking at Princess Kunxing's haggard face, Wang Chengen couldn't help but feel a little heartache, thought about it, and still entered the palace to spread the word.

"Kun Xing is here, let her in." At this moment, the fragile Chongzhen especially hoped to be comforted by his relatives, and had long forgotten the will of the grounding of Kunxing.

"Father!" Kun Xing knelt on the ground, looked at his increasingly haggard father, and couldn't help shedding two lines of tears.

"Good boy, come here and let my father see you." I haven't seen my favorite daughter for a few months, and Chongzhen's heart is extremely soft at this moment.

"Father, you, you have to take care of your health." Looking at the white hair on Chongzhen's forehead, Kun Xing's heart ached.

"Good boy, it's useless for my father, I don't have the money to build a princess's mansion for you, and I can't let you marry in style." Looking at his increasingly haggard daughter, Chongzhen's heart also hurts.

"Father, I heard, I heard that many ministers impeached Chen Yue,......" Kun Xing said timidly.

"Don't mention that shaft to me!" As soon as he heard Chen Yue's name, Chongzhen suddenly became furious, if it weren't for Chen Yue, how could his baby daughter be notorious, and it was difficult to choose a suitable colt. Originally, he had high hopes for Chen Yue, but he didn't know that this was a mud that couldn't support the wall at all, and it would cause trouble all day long. Dare to do anything to rob the merchant's property, and one day you may dare to kill people and set fires everywhere!

After losing his temper, Chongzhen's face softened, and when he looked at his trembling daughter, his heart softened again, and his kind words soothed him, so he let his daughter leave.

"Is there any news from the shaft?" Chongzhen calmed down, and decided to deal with Chen Yue's affairs first, these days the impeachment of Chen Yue is full of papers, if it weren't for the New Year, he would have sent Jinyi Wei to Qingshi Fort to investigate Chen Yue's dismissal! But to his surprise, these days have passed, and the shaft does not even have a piece of justification.