Early the next morning, Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, got up early to freshen up, then put on a red python robe, tidied up his clothes spotlessly, and then sat in the lobby of the pavilion, drinking tea and waiting. And the twenty guards who went south to the capital with Liu Yunwei also stood aside in military uniforms, looking mighty from a distance, so that many people in the pavilion did not dare to come out, and they all avoided from afar.

It didn't take long for Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, to see Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, walking in quickly with two little eunuchs, and then saluted respectfully to Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, and said, "The miscellaneous family has seen the prince of Zhenguo!" ”

"Hehe, the prince is polite! I don't know what's going on? ”

"Qiyu Zhenguogong, Your Majesty has ordered to summon you, let's enter the palace."

Hearing this, Liu Yunwei slowly stood up, then straightened his clothes, and said in a deep voice to the twenty guards and soldiers: "Wait here and get ready." ”

The twenty guards were all excited when they heard this, and shouted in unison: "Order!" ”

Although there were only twenty guards in the lobby, the sound of this response was sonic and loud, like a tiger's roar, and almost the entire pavilion could hear it. Rao is Wang Chengen has seen a lot of the world, and he was also startled by the roar of the twenty personal guards, and his face instantly turned a little pale.

"Princess, let's go!"

After speaking, Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, strode out first, and Wang Chengen and the two eunuchs who followed without saying a word and with pale faces.

It didn't take long for Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, to come to the imperial study under the guidance of Wang Chengen. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had been waiting for a long time, and Chen Xinjia, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, were also waiting on the side.

After Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, walked into the imperial study, Wang Chengen withdrew without saying a word and closed the door of the imperial study. After that, Wang Chengen said to the Han general who was guarding outside the door: "You and others stand farther away, there is no need to guard here." ”

"Yes! Father-in-law! ”

After those Han generals walked away, Wang Chengen drove all the nearby eunuchs and palace maids into the distance, but he was alone outside the gate of the imperial study.

Seeing the arrival of Liu Yunwei, the Duke of Zhenguo, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "This expedition to the Duke of Zhenguo has worked hard, sit down!" There is no one else in this imperial study today, only the four of us. ”

After Liu Yunwei, the Duke of Zhenguo, thanked him, he sat under Emperor Chongzhen, just opposite Chen Xinjia, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, sat under Liu Yunwei, the Duke of Zhenguo.

"Zhen Guogong, the reason why I didn't convene the ministers to discuss the matter is to hear what Zhen Guogong thinks in his heart, is Zhen Guogong really going to go to the Western Regions?"

Liu Yunwei got up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister really wants to recover the Western Regions for the dynasty. ”

Liu Yunwei continued: "First, the Western Regions is my homeland of China, and it has been the land of the Yan and Han dynasties since the Han and Tang Dynasties. In the second place, after the dynasty recovers the Western Regions, it can reopen the Silk Road to connect the west of the Western Regions, which will not only make the people of the world rich, but also increase the income of the treasury significantly, which will be beneficial to the restoration of the national strength of the dynasty! Three, the current Western Regions by the remnants of Mongolia, the Western Hu people in turn, is no longer the Han and Tang Dynasty appearance, in the long run, my Han style will be completely extinct in the Western Regions, and the Western Regions will also become a foreign land, completely isolated from China, so the dynasty must send troops as soon as possible to recover the Western Regions, and restore the Han style in the Western Regions! ”

After listening to this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help nodding his head again and again, and Chen Xinjia, the first assistant of the cabinet, also nodded frequently, and said: "Your Majesty, what Zhenguo Gong said is very true, and the minister seconded it!" ”

Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also said: "The minister also seconded the proposal!" ”

"Good!"

Emperor Chongzhen stood up abruptly and said loudly: "Since the three Aiqing all think so, let's fight!" How can I let the Hu people wreak havoc in the land of China and the territory of the Han family! Spread my will, change Li Dingguo, the chief military officer of southern Liaoning, to the chief military officer of Liaodong, and guard the land of eastern Liaoning; Lu Ying, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, was ordered to be the governor of the Western Expedition, and commanded the soldiers and horses of Tongzhou Town, Zhao Kaishan, the chief military officer of Guangning Town, Cao Wenzhao, the chief military officer of Lintao, Gao Hongguang, the chief military officer of Taining, Huang Fuming, the chief military officer of Haixi, Ai Nengqi, the chief military officer of Tashan, Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu, Li Tianhao, the chief military officer of Shenyang, Wang Dangdang, the chief military officer of Jianzhou, and Li Laiheng, the chief military officer of Jilin, and the soldiers and horses of the army, combined 400,000 troops, and waved the army to the west! ”

"Tell me the will! The reorganization of the Hanwei Army Pacesetter Battalion A Battalion, Battalion B, and the Iron Man Army is the five military battalions of the Beijing Battalion, the reorganization of the Hanwei Army Pacesetter Battalion C Battalion, and the artillery battalion of the Hanwei Army are the Beijing Shenji Battalion, and the reorganization of the Hanwei Army Pacesetter Battalion Longxiang Iron Cavalry is the Beijing Battalion of 3,000 Battalions! ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he sat down and looked at Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, intently, and at the same time, Chen Xinjia, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, also looked at Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, nervously, for fear that Liu Yunwei would suddenly attack and make the situation out of control.

However, to the surprise of Emperor Chongzhen, Chen Xinjia, and Sun Chengzong, Liu Yunwei, the Duke of Zhenguo, breathed a sigh of relief as if he was relieved, and then saluted and said: "The minister receives the order!" From tomorrow, the military department will be able to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Hanwei Army and the Dangkou Battalion! ”

Emperor Chongzhen said in disbelief: "Is what Zhenguo Gong said true? ”

"Before going south to the capital, the minister had already given orders to the officers and soldiers of the Hanwei Army and the Dangkou Battalion to obey all the orders of the imperial court and not to disobey anything! Your Majesty, please rest assured. ”

Chen Xinjia, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, were all embarrassed when they heard this, as if they were dreaming. Just before Liu Yunwei, the Duke of Zhenguo, arrived, the two discussed repeatedly with Emperor Chongzhen, for fear that this plan to reorganize the Han Wei Army and the Dangkou Camp would cause Liu Yunwei, the Duke of Zhenguo, to have a misunderstanding, and then a conflict broke out between the monarch and the ministers. The two never expected that Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, not only did not misunderstand Emperor Chongzhen, but he was ready to hand over the military power of the army first!

Emperor Chongzhen was even more moved, and walked quickly to Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, took Liu Yunwei's hands and said, "What does Aiqing want?" ”

Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, said with a smile: "Of course there is." ”

"Aiqing said, I will definitely agree!"

"Your Majesty wants to give the minister some money, and the minister can buy land outside the Saiwai and become a rich man!"

Five days later, Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict and announced that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to the west, recover the homeland of the Han family, and rebuild the Beiting Protectorate and the Anxi Protectorate in the Western Regions! The 400,000 troops who are resting in the grasslands, Korea, and eastern Liaodong are being assembled, and they are about to march west to the Western Regions and kill the Quartet!

This news is like a booster, so that the Ming Dynasty two capitals and thirteen provinces of hundreds of millions of people into a frenzy, from Liaodong to Hainan, from Shandong to Hami, all the people are excited, deeply feel that they are fortunate to meet the day of the Ming Zhongxing, to see the Han family again Weijia in the sea of the grand occasion!

At the same time, Lu Ying, the governor of the Western Expedition, immediately issued an order to the army of all departments after receiving the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen and the transfer of the military department, ordering all the soldiers of all departments to rush to Datong, Shanxi Province within one month to assemble; At the same time, Lu Ying also sent a letter to the Ministry of War, asking the imperial court to concentrate all the logistics supplies, weapons and equipment of the army in Datong City.

All of a sudden, the Ming Dynasty began to operate at a high speed from the military department and household department of the imperial court to the local state capitals and counties. After the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed by the Donglin Party, the efficiency of the yamen in various places was extremely efficient, and all the preparations for the war could be completed in a short time.

Now, the entire Ming Dynasty has been ignited by the great war of conquest of the Western Regions, and has fallen into a complete frenzy.

On the first day of the ninth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the army that had been ready for the Western Expedition swore to march outside Datong City, and drove towards Hamiwei, preparing to sweep the entire Western Regions from Hamiwei all the way to the west!

At the same time that Lu Ying, the governor of the Western Expedition, led 400,000 soldiers of the Ming Army to go on the expedition, in the west of Chengdu and outside the Wuhou Temple, a warrior in his thirties rode a horse forward, followed by twenty very strong guards, only to see that these twenty-one people were all wearing bright red flying fish suits, but these people were not brocade guards.

"Little General, shall we go in and have a look?"

The martial artist in his thirties was Liu Yunwei, at this time Liu Yunwei looked at the gate of the Wuhou Temple, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go back and come again, first go and sweep the sacrifices to my grandfather, father, and mother." ”

"Yes!"

Liu Yunwei turned over and got on his horse, and the twenty guards also got on the horse at the same time, followed Liu Yunwei and rode forward, and it didn't take long to come to the grave of Liu Ting and Liu Zhao.

Liu Yunwei turned over and dismounted and bowed in front of the grave, while the twenty guards behind him scattered in all directions, and several guards also placed the offerings and incense candles on the horses in front of the grave.

"Grandfather! Father! I am back! ”

After Liu Yunwei finished speaking, he was heavily buckled on the ground, and the twenty guards also knelt down and saluted together.

After that, Liu Yunwei walked to a grave next to him, and the official Xu Wanxin was written on the tombstone!

"I'm back!"

Liu Yunwei's eyes were red at this time, and he stood in front of the grave speechless for a long time.

In the evening, Liu Yunwei came to Chengdu from outside the city and came to the door of the old mansion with twenty guards.

At this time, the two old soldiers were sweeping the floor at the gate, and when they heard the neighing of the horses, they looked back, and suddenly burst into tears!

"The little general is back!"

"Brothers! The little general is home! ”

Liu Yunwei turned over and dismounted, strode into the old mansion, and couldn't help but be excited when he looked at the more than 20 old soldiers who ran out of the old mansion.

"Why did the little general come back at this time? Didn't the imperial court send troops to recover the Western Regions? ”

An old pawn asked.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Lu Ying, they led the army to go, I was homesick, so I came back." ”

"Is the little general still leaving?"

"Don't go! From now on, I will drink and ride horses with your uncles! ”

(End of book)