Returning to Nanjing is not just a matter of leaving, you need to be carefully prepared and bring enough soldiers and horses.

At present, the army is not gathered in Jiujiang, but is led by the generals to pursue the remnants of the Western Army, and it must be retracted.

Fortunately, the sailor has been in Poyang Lake on the Yangtze River, and more than 3,000 people from Chen Yue's personal guard battalion also stayed in Jiujiang. The news of Zhang Xianzhong's death has spread, and his head has also been sent by Wang Zhaolin as a bargaining chip for Toucheng.

Chen Yue was not interested in Wang Zhaolin, a repeated person, and gave him a low-level official position to serve in Nanchang Mansion, but the head of Zhang Xianzhong he brought back helped a lot, and after the news of Zhang Xianzhong's death spread, the morale of the fleeing thief army was no longer able to form a resistance, and a large number of thieves surrendered to the official army every day.

Therefore, although the war in Jiangxi is not over, there will be no more large-scale battles, and there is not much problem in withdrawing the elite main forces from Jiangxi.

However, it will take a little time to recall the generals, and it will take effort to arrange things properly, and it is roughly estimated that it will take at least ten days to send troops back to Beijing.

After another three days, the envoy of the imperial court came to Jiujiang, and the journey of more than 800 miles took five days.

Chen Yue didn't want to talk to him at all now, and refused to go out of the city to inspect the army, but only placed the envoy in a secluded mansion in the city.

Yu Feng came back, and he led the cavalry to pursue the thieves to Changsha, and together with Yan Yingyuan, he broke Changsha City. After receiving Chen Yue's summons, he returned to Jiujiang with the cavalry, and Yan Yingyuan was also called to follow him to Jiujiang.

Chen Yue ignored Yu Feng, but met with Yan Yingyuan first.

With a medium stature, slightly dark skin, and a pair of eyes that shimmer brightly, Yan Dianshi is really extraordinary!

"Xia Guan has seen Qi Guogong!" Seeing Chen Yue looking at him with a smile on his face, Yan Yingyuan grabbed a few steps and fell to his knees.

"The Duke of Qi rescued His Majesty, saved the Ming Dynasty, pacified the rebellion of King Fu, repelled the southern invasion of the Manchurian and two-way armies, and defeated the army of 500,000 thieves in another battle, the thief chief Zhang Xianzhong awarded the head, the merits of the Duke of Qi can be described as world-beating, the lower officials have long heard of the prestige of the Duke of Qi, but they have no chance to meet, you are the idol in the hearts of the lower officials!"

is worthy of being a small official, Yan Yingyuan is very good at talking, and after a compliment, Chen Yue also felt extremely ironed in his heart.

This is a person who understands current affairs and knows advance and retreat, this is Chen Yue's first judgment of Yan Yingyuan.

"Governor Yan, please get up!" Chen Yue smiled and personally helped Yan Yingyuan up.

"Governor?" Yan Yingyuan was stunned for a moment.

"Governor Yan, you protected Ji'an in the rebellion of the Western Thieves, broke the Linjiang River, defeated the tens of thousands of troops of the thief general Feng Shuangli, and led the army to Changsha to threaten the back of the Western Thieves army. Therefore, this public discussion of meritorious deeds rewards, the court to protect you as the governor of Jiangxi. Now that the reply from the imperial court has come down, the power of appointment of your governor is in the hands of this duke. ”

Chen Yue smiled and personally handed the letter of appointment to Yan Yingyuan. To win over people's hearts, you have to do it yourself, and Yan Yingyuan's ability is also worth working hard to win over.

The reason why Chen Yue gave Yan Yingyuan such a position as the governor of Jiangxi was because of his outstanding ability. Not to mention the achievements of another time and space to resist hundreds of thousands of Qing troops for eighty-one days with one city, this time and space has made such a contribution with the lord of a mere county Bo, which is enough to prove that his ability is far above others.

Chen Yue often lamented the lack of talents under his subordinates, and there were too few people who could take charge of themselves. As for Yan Yingyuan's loyalty, Chen Yue was not worried.

In another time and space, Yan Yingyuan's action was because the Manchu Dynasty brazenly issued a shaving order, and Yan Yingyuan and the common people and gentry in the southeast brazenly acted against the Manchu Qing. If he hadn't shaved his head, Yan Yingyuan would probably have been a Shunmin of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even continued to be a small official in the county.

Therefore, Yan Yingyuan is not a person who is stupid and loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and now he appreciates him and protects him, and promotes him from a nine-grade master Bo all the way to the military preparation and governor, and he has the grace of knowing him, how can he oppose him?

Sure enough, holding the letter of appointment in his hand and looking at the imperial seal covered on it, Yan Yingyuan's lips trembled, and the excitement of his mood was indescribable.

After being a minor official diligently for more than ten years, it was easy to accumulate merit and be promoted to the ninth grade master, Yan Yingyuan knew that his career was like this, after all, he was a person who did not have any meritorious official background, and he had reached the peak of being a high-grade official.

Unexpectedly, by coincidence, in just a few months, he first rose several levels to become a military commander with tens of thousands of troops, and then became the governor of Jiangxi, which is a real feudal official and the highest governor of a province. Life's opportunities are unbelievably unpredictable, and it all feels like a dream.

But looking at the letter of appointment with the bright red seal in his hand, Yan Yingyuan knew that it was all true, and he had really become a feudal official like the governor!

After a short period of ecstasy, Yan Yingyuan calmed down, rolled up the letter of appointment and put it aside, and respectfully knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Chen Yue.

"If there is no guarantee from the Duke of Qi, Ying Yuan is still the master of the Nine Grades, and he will not have the opportunity to be a soldier and take charge of the military power of a government, let alone become a feudal official like the governor. The grace of Qi Guogong is unforgettable! From now on, Ying Yuan will only look forward to you, and will never live up to it and never betray! ”

To get to this day, Yan Yingyuan is definitely a smart person, he knows that he has been deeply branded by the Duke of Qi and his family, without Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi, he will not be able to be the governor until he dies with a person who does not even have a reputation!

"Yan Futai, you can have today's achievements because of your own hard work, this prince just introduced him to the imperial court," Chen Yue helped Yan Yingyuan up again, "But officialdom is like this, now you and I are both a loss and a loss of honor and disgrace." At the moment, my father has a big thing to do, and I need to listen to your opinion. ”

Chen Yue handed over Princess Kunxing's edict as he spoke, Yan Yingyuan opened it and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

"The prince was killed, His Majesty suffered a stroke and fell into a coma, and the princess was trapped in the palace, and the palace sent someone to send a secret edict, ordering the prince to lead troops into Beijing to investigate the traitorous minister An Sheji.

However, the war in Jiangxi has not been over for a long time, and the situation is far from stable, Yan Futai, can you secure Jiangxi for your own peace and make your father's future worry-free? ”

Chen Yue stared at Yan Yingyuan's eyes and asked slowly.

Yan Yingyuan's face changed instantly, but he didn't hesitate for long, gritted his teeth and knelt down, "Guogong rest assured, with Ying Yuan here, he will ensure that Jiang An is safe and sound!" ”

There are only a few lines of edict, but Yan Yingyuan knows what it means, a great chaos involving the Ming Dynasty is about to unfold, Qi Guogong led his troops back to Beijing and Qingjun's side, if it is successful, Qi Guogong will hold the power and rise the boat, if he is defeated, he will also be the governor. But he has already gotten on the boat of Qi Guogong, and he has no choice!

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