Soon after Daqixun went, Ji Yong came to report to Changping Zhizhou to rate Tongzhi, Tongju, County Cheng, Xuezheng and other officials to ask for a meeting. For security reasons, Fang Congzhe and Sun Ru only let Hua Yuan enter after lobbying, and the rest were allowed to return to the office.

At present, there is a difference between Zhili Prefecture and Sanzhou Prefecture, and Zhili Prefecture is a province at the upper level, and a county can be under its jurisdiction; The superior of Sanzhou is the government, and does not govern the county. However, Changping Prefecture is an exception as an important mausoleum place, which not only governs the three counties of Shunyi, Huairou and Miyun, but also belongs to the Shuntian Prefecture, which is Zhili Prefecture.

Changping Zhizhou Hua Yuan [gǔn, 同衮] was the governor of a state from Wupin, who arrived in the 48th year of Wanli, and he was surprised that the Son of Heaven suddenly drove Changping. You must know that since the temple went to the imperial tomb in September of the sixteenth year of Wanli, it has never left the Forbidden City, let alone the court; And the Temple of Light reigned only for a long time, and he lived in the ninth layer, so he would not have time to summon him in the future. This is because the appointment of 'petty officials' like Zhizhou comes from the ministry, and it is just a name in the Son of Heaven, and Hua Yuan does not even have the qualifications to go to the court, let alone see the face of heaven.

Hua Yuan came to the General Military Mansion several times, never as cautious as today, when Ji Yong led him in, he instructed not to look forward to it, the hall was not lined with generals as in the past, but thinking that the high-backed chair behind the handsome case was sitting upright was the co-lord of the world, his legs trembled involuntarily, until Yu Guang saw Fang Congzhe among the three people standing beside him, and his heart settled down a little.

Fang Congzhe was in charge of the temple Zigong before, and he had some impressions of Hua Yuan, seeing his demeanor, he was worried that he would lose his dignity in front of the king, so he said and said, "This is today, come forward to see the salute." ”

Hua Yuan knelt down and shouted, "Weichen Changping Zhizhou Hua Yuan, knock to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

"Let's be flat." Zhu Youxiao saw his cautious appearance, and his heart was very useful, and after he got up in thanks, he asked, "As a Zhizhou, you can know the matter of the Ling Army's support and reward." ”

Hua Yuan saw that the Son of Heaven did not greet him, he went straight to the point, and he did not dare to prevaricate perfunctorily, "This time the Ling army advocated chaos and brazen unscrupulousness because of Liu Shangzhong, the inner supervisor of the mausoleum, begged for bribes. ”

This is not unexpected by Zhu Youxiao, "Can there be witness testimony?" ”

"Because the mausoleum prison belongs to the inner court, Weichen has no right to intervene, but Liu Shangzhong and others are known to passers-by about asking for bribes, and the emperor ordered the factory guards to find out about it."

"Just for asking for bribes?"

Hua Yuan didn't understand the temperament of the young son of heaven, and after a little weighing, he knelt down and said, "Weichen is guilty of capital crimes, in addition to corruption in the mausoleum prison, the mausoleum army has been sitting and playing for a long time, and there are shortcomings such as buying idleness, hiring replacements, leaving the army all year round, and taking advantage of the grain and taking up the army. ”

Zhu Youxiao knew that the drawbacks mentioned by Hua Yuan were not only common in the Ling Army, the World Guards, and even the border towns, Beijing camps, and pro-army, but he also knew that it was not easy to ban the revolution, which involved the military system of the entire dynasty, and the old and weak redundant personnel who had been laid off also needed to be resettled, so this would be a systematic project.

"This matter has been properly handled by the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department. You can speak bluntly about the disadvantages of the times, I forgive you for your innocence, and you can be even. Zhu Youxiao continued, "After the completion of the treasure top of the Emperor's Ancestral Qingling, you will cooperate with Wang Yongguang, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, to build the Emperor's Mausoleum, and you will be a good parent in Yizhou." ”

"Emperor Xie, Weichen still has one more thing." Hua Yuan still couldn't afford to thank him, "According to the system, the emperor is stationed in Gonghua City to worship the emperor's mausoleum, and the ministers are brave, please ask the emperor to move." ”

Hua Yuan said that Gonghua City actually refers to the palace in Gonghua City, which is in the east of Yong'an City, and its real name is Shahedian. In the sixteenth year of Jiajing, Yan Song proposed to pay homage to the tomb in the spring and autumn, which is the moderate place in the north and south, and Juyong and Aries are close to the northwest, and the border defense is particularly urgent, and it is advisable to repair the palace and build the city ring. Nineteen years to build, the city four miles, there are four gates (East Zhen Liao, West Wei Mo, South Fujing, was Zhan Si), set up a garrison to lead 3,000 guards.

The temple has not been out of the palace for more than 30 years, although the palace still exists, it is only left to be cleaned daily by the inner prison, and the last time Chen Baozhong was stationed as a garrison was in the 38th year of Wanli.

Fang Congzhe knew that Gonghua City only had more than 100 cavalry infantry, which was not enough to protect it, so he had not proposed it before, and at this time, seeing the inquiring eyes of the Son of Heaven, he approached and whispered to explain the reason.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled at Hua Yuan, "Are you a guest?" ”

Hua Yuan didn't expect the Son of Heaven to joke, and dealt with it carefully, "Weichen doesn't dare, the minister is the emperor's prestige and strategy, and he has no other intentions." ”

Although Zhu Youxiao knew his original intention, he was very stubborn, neither high-sounding but also said that he would save people's power or explain much, and waved his hand and said, "That's it, you will first follow Your Excellency Fang to review the matter of the Lingjun and then reply to the decree, and retreat." ”

"Wechen retired."

……

When Sun Chuanting, Xu Guoquan and others arrived at the General Military Mansion, it was already night, and with his knowledge, he naturally knew that he was here to escort him, so he brought all the remaining 120 people after the drill was eliminated.

After two months of training, among the 200 people, all those who did not obey discipline, were mavericks, and physically exhausted were eliminated, and those who remained were regarded as having passed the first hurdle in the words of the Son of Heaven.

Xu Guoquan initially thought that there was a world of difference between 'practicing Zhengfang' and practicing stabbing, formation, and firearms in the military book, and it was a fist embroidered leg.

Sun Chuanting and Ji Yong practiced in the inner school field, and were very familiar with it, and after some discussion, more than 100 people were divided into 24 teams according to the battalion military regulations, and more than 200 people brought by Zou Yi took turns to stay in the general military mansion.

Now, outside the General Army's Mansion, there are officers and soldiers of Changzhen and Changping Prefecture to guard strictly, and there are Zou Yi, Sun Chuanting, Ji Yong, and Zhu Yuanchen each with people to escort them.

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The back house of the general soldier's mansion is a two-storey courtyard house besieging the city, the corridor in the courtyard forms a cross, from time to time there are soldiers in uniform spitting white gas silently cruising through, there is a large clay jar full of water in the southwest corner, there are two banyan trees planted in the open space in the north, the leaves have fallen off, only the bare branches are left to swing with the cold wind from time to time.

Like downstairs, although the attic of the main hall is brightly lit, it is just as cold and biting, only the charcoal stove that occasionally sparks appear in the room makes people feel a hint of warmth.

Next to the desk, Zhu Youjiao was playing with the jade pot that Da Qixun had collected from nowhere, while Wang Chengen was cutting off the candles on the side, making the room a little brighter, and everything was quiet and peaceful.

Wang Chengen saw that the Son of Heaven was in a daze, and after refilling the teacup with hot water, he whispered, "Your Majesty, the slave heard that Luo Sigong knelt outside the mansion for an afternoon, so you should meet him." Previously, when the emperor was in Ciqing Palace, he was dedicated to guarding. ”

Zhu Youxiao did not move at all, "Before staying in the East Palace, I obeyed the celebrant and the cabinet and had been rewarded, but now his rule is not strict, and I am in danger of being in danger, and I should be punished." ”

"When the slaves came, the previous entourage and cavalry were all outside the city, and the camp tent was not set up.

Syllable...... The jade pot shattered in response, Zhu Youxiao got up from the case, pointed out the window with his hand and said, "My most trusted pro-army actually let traitors get in, it's really a big joke in the world, I haven't surrendered to the crime, what if they are frozen all night?" That person's name is Zhang Daoan, right, is it possible that his left jin is not aware of unfamiliar faces? Ridiculous, is there any usable soldier and credible person in this world? Ti Qi should have been rectified a long time ago, and instead of letting the official make noise, I should punish him severely first, so that he can understand what 'thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace'. ”

Wang Chengen has never seen the Son of Heaven lose his temper since he arrived in front of the emperor, and at this time he suddenly broke out, so frightened that he quickly knelt down, "The emperor is angry, the emperor is angry, the slaves should not speak in vain, please ask the emperor to surrender." ”

After a long silence, when Zhu Youxiao's mood eased, he realized that he was too excited, and only after exhaling a breath of turbidity did he say lightly, "It's cold on the ground, get up." Compared with the Liaodong soldiers, the previous dynasties have been too tolerant of Jinyiwei, although Luo Sigong has old merits, but the merits are not worth it, if the heart is soft at this time, he will be pampered and coquettish, how dare I entrust him with safety? ”

Wang Chengen heard the meaning of the words from the voice, and knew that the Son of Heaven was suffering from no one available, so he took the opportunity to beat Luo Sigong and straighten out the Jinyi Guard, so he no longer advised, got up silently, and then picked up the jade crumbs piece by piece, so as not to accidentally stab the Son of Heaven.