The sunrise in late autumn in September colors the eastern sky in a gorgeous spot.

After a night of hibernation, the vast land gradually woke up. The sunlight passed through the gaps in the clouds, blooming with ten thousand rays of light, and the red sun rose higher and higher.

A new day has begun, and for Liu Jun, this is another new day full of vitality.

Liu Jun stood in front of the window on the second floor of the Hou Mansion in Zhennan, resting his hands on the ornately carved railing outside the window. Yesterday, the imperial doctor confirmed that Li Hui was pregnant, and the queens of the two palaces in the palace gave many special rewards, and the emperor also issued a special decree to fulfill the promise made by Chongzhen that year, and ordered to give the unborn child the Marquis of Zhennan.

Last night, Yi Hui was so excited that she wrote a long letter home to send back to Korea, so that the king of Korea could share the joyful news with the whole country.

Feeling a burst of fresh morning air, Liu Jun went back to the bedroom to be gentle with his wife for a while, and then went to the back garden to practice boxing.

"What's the important information?"

"Wu Changshi stayed in Zhou Yanru's mansion for more than an hour yesterday, and after leaving, he met with several generals of the Beijing army in the Taibai Restaurant in the east of the city, and also secretly met with Wu Xiang in another restaurant for about half an hour."

"What else?" Liu Jun was wearing a light silk practice uniform, and he was playing Tai Chi with a clear eye. Chen Yuting watched Liu Jun's movements on the side, and stepped forward from time to time to correct it himself.

"After Wu Xiang returned home, Wu Xiang's eldest son, Wu Sanfeng, took a few family members out of Beijing and went to Liaoxi."

"Also, there are officers in each standard battalion of the original Praetorian Guard battalion, and they are planning things." Liu Jun's intelligence adjutant Luo Ping'an reported to him, "The intelligence department analyzed and preliminarily judged that these people were planning a mutiny. ”

"Mutiny?" Liu Jun just sneered. As for these wastes in Beijing, what waves can they toss if they toss?

Liu Zongbing requested. Do you want to do it right away? ”

Liu Jun finished a set of Tai Chi and finished his work.

"Look at how beautiful this morning sun is, but how many people pay attention to it? Everyone always ignores the beautiful scenery around them, and pursues something ethereal, but they still enjoy it. Every time the head is touched, the blood flows. Liu Jun shook his head and smiled, took the towel handed by Chen Yuting, and wiped the sweat on his face.

"There's no need to rush a shot."

"Don't make a move?" Luo Ping'an was a little surprised.

Liu Jun smiled and said to the deputy intelligence officer who came out of the lecture hall, "Crisis crisis is sometimes both dangerous and also carries opportunities, so it is called a crisis." These people can't help but jump, of course, it will be a little dangerous, but it is a good opportunity for us. They don't jump like that. Where do we have a chance to intervene, where do we have a chance to intervene? ”

"Remember, a crisis equals an opportunity, and the key is how to deal with it. Tell Mr. Liu, as well as the brothers of the Intelligence Department, to stare at these jumping clowns, and don't be in a hurry. Let's put a long line to catch fish, and send more brothers. Shut down the actions of those guys who jumped off the beam, and find out their intrigues and tricks. Do you understand? ”

Luo Ping'an nodded, "I promise not to startle the snake." He also came out of the martial arts hall, he was an old nine-headed bird from Macheng, who made many military exploits, entered the nine-headed bird for further study, and became Liu Jun's protégé. Now, with merit, he has entered Liu Jun's side and become an intelligence adjutant, and he is one of the most promising young officers in the nine-headed bird, which is the envy of countless people.

Such promising young people. Naturally, he is smart, Liu Jun's words made him understand everything.

"Immediately notify Tianjin, let them continue to maintain control of Tianjin, and then notify the Dengzhou side, let them stay on alert for battle, assemble Dengzhou Port to stand by, once the Beijing division is in need, they must ensure that they rush to the Beijing division as soon as they receive the order. Let Liu Zongbing lead the brothers in Beiyang Town to strengthen their vigilance, although the Beijing army is a waste, but we also have to prevent these dogs from jumping off the wall in a hurry, we put a long line to catch big fish, but we can't let them tear the line in the end. ”

Luo Ping'an nodded, "Lord Wang, I'll transfer a few hundred brothers from Lugou Bridge into the city." ”

"There's no need for that." Liu Jun said, it is enough to have five hundred guards to protect it, if five hundred people can't stop it, then another five hundred will not be useful. After all, this is in the capital, unless the emperor and the ministers of the court have to deal with him, otherwise, it will not be a threat if someone wants to attack him.

And if one day, the emperor and the ministers want to get rid of him, Liu Jun will also know the news in advance and deal with it as soon as possible.

It is imperative to rectify the Gyeonggi soldiers and horses, and this is also a key step for Liu Jun to seize power step by step.

"Lord Wang, Wu Xiang's eldest son Wu Sanfeng is out of Beijing, he must be going to Wu Sangui in Liaoxi, and now there are eighty or ninety thousand soldiers and horses outside the gate, all of which are controlled by Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou, so be careful of them." Luo Ping'an reminded.

Although the Gyeonggi Army claimed to be twenty-seven years old, in fact, there were not many soldiers to fight for, and the nine-headed birds did not care about this. But Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou are different, although the Guanning army suffered great losses in the battle of Liaoxi, but it is precisely because of the defeat in the battle of Liaoxi that a large number of Liaoxi officials such as Hong Chengchou were killed and captured, which made Wu Sangui Zu Dashou control Liaoxi more tightly.

Today's Guanwai is controlled by the real Liaoxi Wu clan and the Zu clan.

The land of Liaoxi outside the Guanxi under their control commanded eighty or ninety thousand soldiers and horses, which is the force that poses the greatest threat to the nine-headed bird now. If Wu Xiang asked Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou to conspire with Zhou Yanru and Jingying and a group of people in Jingzhong to deal with the nine-headed bird together, there would still be a great threat.

"The intelligence department is keeping an eye on Liaoxi, and the Beiyang Naval Division is also ready, once Wu Sangui and they really dare to make a move, the Sailor must go up as soon as possible." Liu Jun frowned, he didn't want to fight with the Liaoxi Army right away, and even he didn't want to fight with any Ming army now.

For the Liaoxi Army, Liu Jun intends to deal with them slowly. He planned to recommend Qin Liangyu to the imperial court as the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, and let Wu Sangui, the governor of western Liaoxi and the commander-in-chief of Guangning, return to Guangning.

The relationship between the nine-headed bird and the Chongqing Shizhu Qin and Ma clans has always been very good, if Qin Liangyu is appointed as the chief soldier of Ningyuan, then Liu Jun can completely add a batch of his own nine-headed birds into the Ningyuan army. At that time, Ning Yuanjun will be a stone pillar soldier on the outside, but the bottom will be a nine-headed bird.

At that time, the nine-headed bird indirectly controls Ningyuan Town, inserted between Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou Town, and then the soldiers and horses of Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou in Liaoxi will want to enter the customs. You have to pass Ning Yuan's pass.

The news that the imperial court was going to comprehensively rectify the Beijing army and drastically reduce and eliminate the Beijing army soon spread.

There are many people jumping up and down in the three major battalions and nine towns of the Beijing army, and these people are deliberately spreading the news about the dismantling of the Beijing army, and even exaggerating the news and spreading many unreliable rumors. deliberately provoked the anger of the soldiers.

They spread that the nine-headed bird would enter Beijing to replace the soldiers of the Beijing camp, and the king of Liaodong County was preparing to withdraw all the towns of the Beijing army.

The king of Liaodong not only wanted to dismantle the Beijing army, but even the salary owed by everyone could not be paid.

Under the instigation of these well-intentioned people, many Beijing troops were instigated and prepared to fight for their own interests.

"Don't be afraid, the law does not blame the public, everyone gets up and makes a fuss, and then the imperial court will not support the plan of the king of Liaodong, and the nine-headed bird will not be able to enter Beijing. Then we won't be laid off. ”

A few days later, the Prime Minister's Office issued a formal order to rectify and reduce the Beijing army and reorganize the various ministries.

As soon as the order was issued, the atmosphere in the battalions of the Beijing army was immediately tense.

On the same day, the Ministry of War sent officials to begin to count the soldiers and horses of the three towns of the former Praetorian Guard battalion. When the officers of the military department entered the barracks of the first town for inspection, the officers and soldiers of the first town were in a bulb and began to surround the military officials. Claim unpaid wages.

Several hapless military officials were tied up and hung from the flagpole.

Qianqingmen Square. The ministers were drinking tea with the emperor and discussing the establishment of a guard army. At this time, Wang Dehua hurriedly arrived with Wang Chengde.

"Your Majesty, the king of the county, the big thing is not good, the officers and soldiers of the first town have mutinied. They tied up the officials sent by the military department to check the roster, hung them on the flagpole, and shouted the slogan of paying arrears and the nine-headed bird getting out of the Beijing division.

Hearing the mutiny, Zhu Cihong was stunned. In the second year of Chongzhen, when the Qing army came to the city of Beijing. He had just been born, and he had no memories left. When the Qing army entered the customs in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Qing army did not reach the city of Jingshi, but it also frightened him. At that time, the entire Jingshi was nervous, and the city gate was closed day and night, and even the palace felt the atmosphere.

"Brother Huang, how is this good?"

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, it's just that a group of soldiers are being used under the instigation of a few people with bad intentions. It's just a salary, so there's nothing to worry about. Liu Jun said.

Zhu Cihong is still very worried.

Zhou Yanru was secretly happy when he saw that the emperor was so alarmed. "Your Majesty, the old minister opposed such a rectification of the Beijing camp at the beginning, and also advised the county king that there might be chaos when the time comes. Now it is unfortunate that it is true. Your Majesty, don't mess with the Jingshi. The old minister thought that it was better to make an order first, withdraw the will to dismantle the Beijing army, keep it unchanged for the time being, and maintain stability first. ”

Liu Jun sneered, "Zhou Ge Lao's intention, if the Beijing army makes trouble at will in the future, it will be able to respond to all requests?" These Beijing troops are already corrupt and useless, and now they still want to engage in such threatening moves, how can they condone it? ”

Zhou Yanru sneered, "Does the king of the county want to make the entire Beijing army chaotic to be satisfied?" ”

"Even if the entire Beijing army is in chaos, there is nothing to worry about, there are 30,000 Beiyang elites on the outskirts of Beijing, they are loyal to Your Majesty and the imperial court, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, you can immediately take down those rebellious soldiers who are making trouble and quell the turmoil."

While he was talking, another eunuch came to report with a frightened face.

"Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the second and third towns are also in chaos, they are shouting in the name of begging for money, they have already rushed out of the camp, they are smashing and looting everywhere, and there are people setting fires!"

When Zhou Yanru heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, please immediately issue an order to withdraw the previous order and comfort it." ”

Liu Jun also stepped forward, "Your Majesty, please immediately issue an order to transfer the soldiers and horses of Beiyang Town into Beijing to quell the chaos, and transfer the soldiers and horses of the five cities, Jinyiwei and Dongchang to quell the chaos together." ”

Zhu Cihong's face was blue and white for a while, and he was really frightened.

He hesitated.

"Your Majesty, please immediately issue an order to transfer Beiyang Town troops into the city to quell the chaos."

"Your Majesty, no, you should take care of it now." Zhou Yanru shouted on the side.

Liu Jun raised his voice, "Your Majesty, the minister must personally lead the Beiyang Town soldiers into the city to quell the rebellion, and ensure that the rebellion is quelled before dark. ”

"Brother Huang, are you really sure to pacify the rebellion? Now the Praetorian Guard is in chaos in all three towns! ”

"Your Majesty, the actual number of soldiers and horses in the three towns of the Praetorian Guard Battalion is less than 30,000, the number is not as good as Beiyang Town, and the combat power is even worse than that of Beiyang Town, which has triumphed from Liaodong, and the minister has enough confidence that he can calm the chaos in half a day."

Liu Zongzhou also spoke up at this time, "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with the will of the county king, and the chaotic soldiers should not be indulged." ”

"Okay, the county king listens to the order, and I order you to immediately transfer the troops of Beiyang Town to quell the chaos!"

"Yes!" (To be continued.) )

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