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The captain of the East Factory is also constantly shuttling, one by one, with stern eyes, looking at everyone like a suspicious person.

The officials of the Shuntian Mansion and the soldiers of the Nine Cities Patrol were all looking for them on the streets, hoping that they could find any clues.

Now all yamen have offered rewards, as long as there is someone who provides clues, the official will be promoted to three levels and rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold. Dongchang, Jinyiwei, the six doors of the Criminal Department, the servants of Dali Temple, and even the soldiers guarding the city gate seem to be all wound.

The assassination of the emperor was a rare thing in the Ming Dynasty, and it shocked the government and the opposition at once. Compared to this matter, no one has mentioned it, and now this is a sensitive topic, and everyone is afraid that it has something to do with this matter.

Once it is mentioned that it is against the apportionment of the land, it will equate the people with the heart with the prisoners of the Guozijian, and then there will be a series of suspicions.

While the city of Beijing is full of rumors, the atmosphere in Zhangjiakou, which is not far from Beijing, is also very strange, which makes people a little incomprehensible.

Originally, the Beijing camp ran to Zhangjiakou, which is already very unusual, you must know that Zhangjiakou is the military fort of the Ming Dynasty, there are many soldiers here, the whole thing is weird, and what is even more strange is that this army is not stationed in Zhangjiakou, but stationed in five miles outside the city.

How important is the location of Zhangjiakou? This is the passage connecting the Ming Dynasty and the grassland, and when the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia was good, it was the most prosperous mutual market. Merchants gathered, business is very large, is a very important source of wealth for Jin merchants.

It's just that with the westward migration of Lin Dan Khan and the confrontation between Daming and Houjin, the mutual market in Zhangjiakou has become impossible, and it has declined.

Of course, the decline was nothing more than an illusion, because trade simply moved from the ground to the ground and became more unbridled. Because trade is illegal, there is nothing illegal at all, whether it is salt and iron controlled by the imperial court, or the military intelligence of the Ming Dynasty, everything dares to be sold.

It is not only full of smugglers, but also a large number of intelligence dealers, so it can be said that it is a mixed place.

After Jin Tiancong was six years old, Hou Jin pursued Lin Dan Khan along the Xuan and major routes. When passing through Zhangjiakou, the defenders adopted a closed-door attitude. However, Jin Bing left the city and opened up the net to Zhangjiakou without harassment. When Huang Taiji led the army back, he deliberately "stationed outside Zhangjiakou and camped for forty miles"

In June, the Ming general soldier Dong Jishu and others sent people to offer cattle and sheep food, Huang Taiji invited them, and also signed a secret agreement to negotiate peace, Ding Youshuo in autumn and July, and then wrote a letter to Ming Zhangjiakou to keep the ministers to swear to be good, good to protect always, Huang Taiji led the army back.

After Huang Taiji withdrew his troops, Xuanfu's breach of contract angered Houjin. In August of the following year, Dolgon led his troops into Dushikou to besiege Xuanfu. Due to the strong and well-guarded city of Xuanfu, it could not be conquered, so it moved west to Zhangjiakou. The defenders of Zhangjiakou still adopted an evasive attitude, and the Jin soldiers bypassed the "Kewanquan Left Guard" in Zhangjiakou in order to punish Xuanfu.

It is not surprising that Zhangjiakou "closed its door" and the general army of Xuanfu "sent people to offer cattle and sheep food", and when the "Gengxu Change" was made, the general army of Xuanfu also sent officials to bribe me with heavy money, asking him to make a detour to the east, protecting the territory guarded by the government.

Emperor Chongzhen once studied this period of history in detail, and the entire Ming court was kept in the dark, or Emperor Chongzhen was kept in the dark.

The ministers were busy fighting against the party, looting money in various ways, and then on the surface, they looked loyal and patriotic, but in private, they had already sold Daming cleanly.

This time Emperor Chongzhen sent Lu Xiangsheng to Zhangjiakou, on the one hand, it was to arrest the smugglers of the Jin merchants, with the current strength of the imperial court, although it is difficult to ban, but a little deterrence is still possible, as for the large-scale purge, Emperor Chongzhen felt that the time was not yet ripe.

It's not just a problem of Zhangjiakou, but a problem of the entire Ming Dynasty's army.

In the big tent of the barracks, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Tian Ergeng who was sitting in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Tian, when are you going to do it?" It's not a way to drag on like this! I have already transferred the 500 people you wanted, and I don't know where they are now! ”

Tian Ergeng glanced at Lu Xiangsheng, and was quite disappreciative in his heart, if you don't know where it is, there will be a ghost.

However, Tian Ergeng did not dare to ignore Lu Xiangsheng's opinion, after all, this time Lu Xiangsheng came to help him, and he had an army in his hands, so he had to rely on him. Besides, Lu Xiangsheng is a big celebrity in front of the emperor, and he can't be offended!

"Lord Lu, it takes time to set up!" Tian Ergeng looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a wry smile, and said directly: "But I can't find it out yet, I'll do it tomorrow, here is the list I found out in a few days, there may be omissions, but it won't be too big, I'll get a detailed list tomorrow, and I'll hand it over to Lord Lu!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng took the paper handed over by Tian Ergeng, nodded and said, "No problem, I will invite all the civil officials and guards of Zhangjiakou to the camp tomorrow!" ”

"The emperor gave Lord Lu a holy decree, saying that the labor army will be rewarded, and these people are afraid that they will come!" The corners of Tian Ergeng's mouth pulled out a sneer, and he didn't forget to pat Emperor Chongzhen's fart: "The emperor has strategized, and I have reached the point of perfection in the hearts of the people, and I can't reach it!" ”

Listening to Tian Ergeng's naked sycophants, Lu Xiangsheng was a little bored, he really didn't look down on Tian Ergeng, let alone Tian Ergeng's approach, but Lu Xiangsheng also knew that he could only listen, and he couldn't say that Tian Ergeng was wrong, right? Isn't that death!

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's appearance, Tian Ergeng smiled wryly, and had no choice but to change the topic and said: "Those people on the list, Lord Lu must control them!" ”

"Don't worry, Lord Tian, I know the severity of the matter very well!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I also want things to be completed smoothly, once they make a fuss, things will become very troublesome, and if there is a mutiny in the army, it will be difficult to clean up." ”

"The Zhangjiakou garrison is fifteen thousand, but Lord Lu must also know that eight thousand soldiers who can fight is considered good." There was a hint of ridicule on the corner of Tian Ergeng's mouth: "Even if these 8,000 people all mutiny, I believe that they will not be Lord Lu's opponents, and with Lord Lu's 5,000 people, it will not take too much effort to pacify them." ”

Along the way, Tian Ergeng can be said to have a deep feeling for Lu Xiangsheng's new army. Not only is the equipment very good, there are a lot of firearms of all kinds, and the state of the non-commissioned officers is also very good.

All of them are young and strong, there are no old, weak, sick or disabled, orders are forbidden, and there is a degree of behavior, and you can know that they are elite at a glance.

Over the years, Tian Ergeng has seen a lot of troops, and he has seen a lot of elites, but there is not a single new army under Lu Xiangsheng. Although this army looked a little jerky, Tian Ergeng understood that this was the reason why he had never been on the battlefield and had never seen blood.

Once on the battlefield and seeing blood a few times, this army must be a very powerful and strong army. Using them to deal with the defenders of Zhangjiakou, Tian Ergeng knew that it was overkill.

Glancing at Tian Ergeng, Lu Xiangsheng's expression also became serious: "Lord Tian, it's better not for you to have such an idea, my soldiers are not used to fight them, they are used to deal with wild boar skins, and if you lose one here, it will be the loss of the imperial court." ”

Staring at Tian Ergeng, Lu Xiangsheng said very seriously: "So, Lord Tian, please do your best to do things well and don't make mistakes!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng's words were a little unkind, and a flash of anger flashed on Tian Ergeng's face, but this anger flashed away, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend Lu Xiangsheng, so he stood up and said: "Since that's the case, I'll go and prepare, and we'll do it tomorrow." ”

Looking at Tian Ergeng's back, Lu Xiangsheng flicked his sleeves and walked outside, and also went to arrange and prepare. Although he and Tian Ergeng were disgusted, Lu Xiangsheng knew that this was something that Emperor Chongzhen had explained, and it was very important, so he could only endure it temporarily.

In Zhangjiakou City, in Fan Yongdou's mansion, Fan Yongdou was reading a book in the study.

As the head of the Fan family and the leader of the entire Zhangjiakou Commercial Bank, Fan Yongdou has an extraordinary bearing. Although he is a businessman, no one dares to look at Fan Yongdou as a businessman, in Zhangjiakou, the person who can say the same, I am afraid that this is the one.

Whether it is a civil official in Zhangjiakou or a military general in Zhangjiakou, no one dares not to sell Fan Yongdou's face.

Basically, everyone has a handle in Fan Yongdou's hands, and every year they will get a lot of money, they don't have to do anything, they can get thousands of taels just by dividing it, no one wants to get along with money, right? Even the old janitor inside the yamen has a bonus of fifty taels.

"Master, there's news!" Fan Wendou's housekeeper walked in from outside and said to his master: "Tomorrow morning, Lu Xiangsheng invited the official master of the city, saying that there is news to announce, and the emperor's decree will be read out in the middle, and the army will be served!" ”

Listening to the old housekeeper's words, Fan Yongdou raised his eyebrows: "Is there no other news?" Isn't there any news coming from below? ”

Fan Yongdou can be said to be black and white, on the one hand, it is official news, and on the other hand, it is news from the market. Restaurants, restaurants, Qinglou and Chu restaurants are all his sources, and in Zhangjiakou, there are few things that can be hidden from him.

"Yes, there have been a lot of fresh faces in the city in the past few days, and many of them can be seen to be Lianjiazi!" The butler nodded and said solemnly.

"I'll just say that things won't be so simple, weasel gives New Year's greetings to chickens, what else can be kind?" Fan Yongdou snorted coldly and said, "Presumably to arrest someone!" It's just that we have too little news, and we don't know who to arrest, but it shouldn't be a small person! ”

(To be continued.) )