Qin Tianjian was ordered to choose an auspicious day for the troops, and the time was finally set on May 16.

The whole court and the central government are making the final preparations for the emperor's personal expedition to Moxi, and Liu Jun is also about to leave Beijing, and before leaving Beijing, he decreed that Li Chunjiang, the former governor of Sanjiang, was appointed as a young master and a scholar of the Ministry of Shangshu Wenhuadian of the Crown Prince and Taishi, and officially entered the cabinet as the minister of the group auxiliary cabinet.

There are four halls and three pavilions of the Han Cabinet University Scholars, and the ranking is the Zhongji Hall, the Jianji Palace, the Wenhua Palace, the Wuying Hall and the Wenyuan Pavilion, the Tiren Pavilion and the East Pavilion Scholars. The Tirenkaku scholars were added on the basis of the original four pavilions and two halls, and the positions of the seven palace scholars were only awarded to one person each, strictly following the principle of retreating one and advancing one, and at the same time, the positions of the palace scholars were linked to the positions of the cabinet ministers.

It's like linking military rank to rank in the military.

If he is the first assistant, he will be awarded a scholar of the Middle Temple, and if he is a second assistant, he will help build a scholar of the Great Temple. And the secretary of the ministry will be awarded the scholar of Wenhuadian University. Then there were four scholars, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and they were appointed to the remaining palace university positions in order.

Because the first assistant, the second assistant, the secretary of the ministry and the secretary of the military department are all famous scholars, and the other three scholars are famous scholars, it can also be seen that the power of these seven scholars is obvious.

Li Chunjiang also entered the cabinet and was awarded a scholar of Wenhuadian University, although he entered the cabinet late, he jumped over the four scholars at once, and suddenly became the third bachelor in the cabinet. This ranking is in order, and it is very strict and cannot be surpassed.

Li Chunjiang, like the other four scholars, managed the affairs of the headquarters and affiliated temples, departments, and bureaus as scholars, and participated in the management of the entire cabinet as a group of assistants as university scholars.

Li Chunjiang entered the cabinet in his twenties and became the third in command of the cabinet, and this news did not cause any surprise to everyone. Li Chunjiang is such a person, that is the emperor's old brother, from the Dragon Father, and in recent years, he has served as governor and governor, and he has performed very well.

However, the emperor then transferred the three generals in the army, which caused a little ripple.

General Liu Yunsheng officially retired, the emperor's cousin, who has been in the army for many years, and has held all important positions. From the chief soldier of the Beiyang Fleet to the admiral of the Praetorian Guard to the governor of Zhili and then to the privy envoy to the governor of Nanyang and the general of Zhennan, along the way, the prestige in the army is extremely high.

Now, the young general took off his uniform at this time and retired from active duty.

After retiring, the emperor immediately conferred the title of Liu Yunsheng to the rank of Shaobao and Prince Taibao, Shangshu Wuyingdian University Scholar.

Due to the current policy of separation of military and political affairs implemented by the Han Dynasty, the privy envoy is still held by an active military general, but the post of the secretary of the military department is directly under the cabinet, and the secretary of the military department is one of the five cabinet ministers and five group assistants, so the imperial court has stipulated that the secretary of the military department cannot be held by the military attache on active duty, but because of the particularity of the military department, it cannot be held by ordinary civilian officials, so the final result is that to take up the post of secretary of the military department, it must be held by a senior general who has retired from active service.

Liu Yunsheng retired because of this, turned around and entered the cabinet, and became the fourth bachelor in the cabinet, ranking closely behind Li Chunjiang.

The two generals, Fu Shan and Zheng Zhilong, were appointed commanders of the army and navy respectively. The two headquarters were subordinate to the Ministry of War and were in charge of the military and political affairs of the two major branches of the Han army.

Zheng Sanjun was appointed as a Scholar of the Cabinet of the Second Auxiliary Jianji Temple, Li Shuchu was appointed as a Scholar of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Guowei was appointed as a Scholar of the Ministry of Industry, and Yang Tinglin was appointed as a Scholar of the Ministry of Justice.

As the time for the dispatch of troops approached, important personnel changes in the DPRK and China continued one after another.

Li Chunjiang and Liu Yunsheng successively entered the cabinet and took charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Shan and Zheng Zhilong successively served as commanders of the army and navy, and the scale of these two commands expanded a lot, becoming the two largest departments in the military department.

But this is not the end, the second assistant also changed, and then finally everyone found that in just ten days, in addition to the first assistant Yuan Jixian, who was still unmoved, the cabinet of seven scholars was replaced by six at one time. Soon after Zheng Sanjun took over as the secretary of the ministry, he was promoted, but in addition to him, he still changed five newcomers to the cabinet at once.

But that's not all.

Then the decree continued to be transmitted in the palace.

In addition to the no change in the Privy Council, the Privy Council, the Privy Council, and the Chief of the General Staff, the most important senior generals below, the five theater commanders and the five theater chiefs of staff, plus the army and navy chiefs of staff, and the twelve generals, have all changed.

Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu, and Hou Sui, the former commanders and chiefs of staff, have all been transferred out of the military circles, and those civilian officials have now been converted to civilian posts, which can be regarded as a complete observance of the system of separating military and political affairs.

The twelve generals who had served as admirals and commanders-in-chief in the former local army were all promoted to the rank of generals, and entered the Privy Council to hold these twelve important positions.

Twelve newly promoted generals, together with the left and right privy envoys and chiefs of the general staff, formed the new leadership of the Privy Council, a military order system. Coupled with the military and political triumvirates of Shangshu of the Ministry of War and the commander of the army and navy, the center of the army has also undergone a major change.

Before the emperor personally conquered, there was a sudden change of blood in both the military and political worlds, which also shocked the eyes of countless people. However, Liu Jun had already considered that he personally conquered the Western Regions, and the court left behind could not be chaotic. The renewal of the Cabinet, the Privy Council, and the Ministry of War is now determined to allow these well-believed and suitable people to take up these important positions, so as to better stabilize the court after his departure.

"Yuanfu, the new cabinet team is officially formed, you are the founding first assistant, and the old man is seeking the country. Tomorrow, I will officially lead the army to the west, and the family will rely on Yuan Fu to lead the team and manage this big mess. ”

In the Forbidden Palace, Liu Jun talked with the members of the four major teams of the imperial court in the Palace of Cultivating the Heart.

Cabinet, Imperial Observatory, House of Representatives, Privy Council.

In this adjustment, the cabinet and the Privy Council are all major changes, but the House and the Imperial Historical Observatory Liu Jun did not move, and in fact there is no need to move again.

Now these four major teams are basically moved, and they are all brand new teams.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the old minister will definitely take the lead in taking care of the family."

"I believe in you, and I can rest assured. If there is something urgent and important happening in the DPRK and it is too late to report it to me for disposal, I will allow you to cut it first and then play it. "I am still very relieved about Yuan Jixian and Liu Jun, Yuan Jixian is actually the same kind of person as Mei Zhihuan and Li Changgeng, they have both ambitions and ideals, and they are not lacking in talents, they are not just inflexible scholars, of course, what Liu Jun admires the most is that they are all the kind of people who have a very disciplined bottom line.

Compared with Liu Zong, Zhou, Ni Yuanlu, and others, they are more than one or two layers better. Liu Zongwei also has ideals, ambitions, and discipline, but they are too idealistic, and their ability to do practical affairs is insufficient, so it is difficult for them to be pragmatic.

Yuan Jixian is still a rare person who is not obsessed with power, and he does not have much desire for power.

After this old gentleman, I want to find such a person again, but I am afraid that it will be difficult. Looking at the court, it seems that only Fu Shan is somewhat similar to his master.

There are small tables in the hall, and all the ministers of the four major teams are sitting there without restraint.

At this time, no one stood up and said anything against the emperor's personal conquest, even the imperial historian Liu Zongzhou and the new Senate President Li Banghua were silent.

It's not that they don't have solar terms, but they have said what they should say, and the emperor has seriously explained it several times, they are all reasonable and modest, and if they catch it again, it will not be an admonition, but nonsense.

At the same time, the emperor's personal expedition to Moxi was also an inspection of the Western Regions by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, which shocked the Western Regions, and even shocked Western powers such as Tsarist Russia, Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals.

Li Shuchu sat there with a smile on his face, not long ago he stepped down from the post of governor of Zhili, and he was still worried about his future. Later, when he was appointed as a senator, he also felt that his career was smooth, but unexpectedly, this senator did not last long, and in a blink of an eye, he joined the cabinet and became a university scholar.

Which is the higher position of the President of the Senate of the Parliament or the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Cabinet? In terms of grade alone, the senator is at the same level as the first assistant, but in fact, it must be the cabinet's group assistant department secretary who is more important, after all, the cabinet is responsible for administration, and the parliament is only responsible for auditing, which should be more powerful than doing things, but in fact, the talent who is responsible for specific affairs is more powerful.

A group of palace maids came in, carrying trays in their hands, and served each minister a drink.

The plum tree was originally served as tea, but it turned out to be a hot brown drink.

He took a sip, but found it bitter.

At this time, Zhang Guowei's cough came from the side, this scholar of the Ministry of Industry, Shangshu Tirenge, who was the speaker of the House of Representatives not long ago and also entered the cabinet this time, obviously regarded that thing as tea, and drank it in a hurry.

"It's coffee, if you feel bitter, you can add sugar, or you can add some milk to taste." Liu Jun was holding a cup of coffee with sugar and milk in his hand, and Zhang Guowei, who was smiling and coughing, said with a flushed face.

People who just drink coffee are really not used to it, just like drinking wine, drinking tea and smoking, but those who like it will soon become obsessed. Today's Dahan can be said to be rich in products, even if there is no local one, because of the prosperity of the Han trade and the wealth of the Han, it quickly attracts goods from all over the world.

Tobacco, coffee, chocolate, all the same.

Now Jingshi not only has bubble tea shops, cigar shops, bars, but also a lot of new coffee shops, and even geniuses have found a way to make cocoa into solid chocolate, and then take it out and sell it as a novelty.

"This thing is actually good, very refreshing, work for half a day, drink a drink, suddenly the spirit comes, fatigue is swept away. It has the same effect as tobacco, alcohol and tea, and each has its own merits. ”

Now that tea and cigarettes have become supplies for officials and the army, Liu Jun plans to list milk powder, coffee, and chocolate in addition to cigarettes, tea, and sugar.

The northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

In front of you is a vast grassland, it is summer, the water and grass are abundant, and the wind blows the grass and sees the magical scenery of cattle and sheep.

In front of it is a river, which is a seasonal river, and in the summer, many of the dry riverbeds in the grassland are turned into wide rivers with rolling waves due to rainfall.

Mundan dismounted and joined the rest of the Mongol knights to help push the cart across the river. Crossing the river in the summer is a very troublesome and dangerous thing, those rivers that dry up in the winter, but in the summer they become dangerous, many sections of the river are very deep, and they can be very fast, and the most dangerous is the meadow by the river, which may look very ordinary, but in fact, if you step on it, there may be a pit that can sink people into.

In the knee-high grass, Mundan and the warriors removed the things from the carriage and tied them to their horses.

The family members in the carriage also had to change horses.

The captain called Montan over to help, and was ready to try to make the horse cross the river with an empty car.

"The river is very deep, it just rained the day before yesterday, and the water is still very fast, and it is easy for the carriage to roll over when crossing the river." Montan reminded the captain.

"It's still hundreds of miles away from Ili City, and you can't let the nobles ride there all the time." The captain replied helplessly.

Meng Dan looked at the boiling river, and thought to himself that if only there were boats, it would only take two or three days to go down the river. But most Mongolians don't know how to make water, let alone make boats, and it's great that people who usually live by rivers can have a sheepskin raft.

He looked back at his team.

About 500 people, more than 300 Mongol warriors, as well as Gushi Khan and his two princesses, and three sons, plus some maids and servants.

After they left Usizang, they traveled north day and night, and every day they were terrified, until they finally reached the valley of the Iri River.

Although Mundan used to live in Moxi, he still came to the Ili River Valley for the first time, this triangular valley through which the Ili River flows, which is very large, it is said to be hundreds of miles in circumference, from east to west, wider and wider, like an open trumpet, out of the wider Seven River Valley, until the great lake Balkhash.

"The Iri Valley is so beautiful, with so much water and grass that I could have a pasture here."

"Of course it's beautiful here, otherwise the Dzungars wouldn't have moved the capital here." The captain stood there looking at the endless abundant aquatic plants, and his eyes were full of admiration. For a Mongol warrior who was originally a herdsman, a good pasture was as much a good pasture as a good arable land was to the temptation of a Han farmer.

"Captain, you said that we followed the King Khan to Iri to join Batur Huntaiji, will he take us in and treat us well?"

"Of course, we are all Mongols, we are allies." The captain nodded.

Meng Dan immediately grinned, "I heard that Batur Huntaiji is a hero, but unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to see it, and when I get to Iri, I really hope to have the opportunity to meet this great hero of our Mongols." ”

"When you get to Iri, I'll make sure you'll see King Batur Khan." The captain patted his chest and said.

Meng Dan smiled excitedly, what the captain didn't notice was the flash of killing intent in his eyes!

Yili, no, this place has been officially renamed Yili by the imperial court, which means that the plough court sweeps the Lu. The Han Dynasty will sweep away the alleys of the new capital of Dzungaria into ruins, plough their courtyards and use them for farming, so that the west will be at peace forever. (To be continued.) )