The news heard by the various parties was indeed not groundless, and after less than half a month, the envoy of the Son of Heaven arrived in Nanjing by boat. This was the first time that the Grand Canal had been completely recovered from the hands of the Liukou of the Fifth Battalion of the Revolutionary Left, and that the messenger from Beijing had arrived in Nanjing.

Zhu Youzhen, the great son of the emperor, didn't even mention a word of the reward after the war, even if he gave marriage this time, it was only a passing pass, and his intentions were already revealed.

In front of everyone's eyes, Li Xin's face was as usual to thank him. After exchanging a few words with Li Xin, the eunuch looked left and right for a while, and asked, "I don't know where Gao Gong is?" ”

This Gao Gong naturally refers to Gao Shiming, who supervised the army in Jiangxi and Huguang.

At the beginning, the Huangmei thieves ravaged Huguang, Jiangxi, and rebelled against King Huai, whose fief was in Shangrao. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen ordered Gao Shiming, who had always been known as a soldier, to Huguang, Jiangxi to supervise the army. How do you know that after Gao Shiming arrived in Nanjing, he colluded with Li Xinkeng and disregarded his duties as a military supervisor. Now, after the recovery of the north-south Cao Yun, Zhu Youzhen threw a rat trap on Li Xin, who supported the army and respected himself, and disposed of Gao Shiming, the emperor's slave, but he would not be half soft.

When the envoy asked this question, the officials who were waiting immediately understood that this great eunuch, who had always been above the top, was going to be unlucky. However, many people also have doubts in their hearts, after all, everyone knows that the relationship between Gao Shiming and the Marquis of Zhenyu is not ordinary, and who knows if the Marquis of Zhenyu will stand up and protect him at a critical moment.

Li Xin smiled indifferently: "It's also unfortunate, the envoy doesn't know that Gao Gong has been infected with scabies recently, and he is already bedridden!" ”

The eunuch who passed the decree inadvertently raised his eyebrows twice, and said with a smile: "Long live the lord also confessed when he came, I haven't missed it for a few years, but I don't know if Gao Gong still has this blessing!" ”

Who still can't understand such an obvious hint, only this Gao Shiming can be regarded as obedient, and it is really time to get sick. The officials whispered, and then someone suddenly remembered that as early as half a month ago, didn't the eunuch who had always been in and out of the Qinhuai River suddenly disappear? Could it be that he had already smelled the wind at that time?

The officials who suddenly woke up, when they looked at the marquis of Zhenlu and the eunuch who were struggling with each other, their eyes were full of doubts and puzzles.

Of course, the officials watched Gao Shiming's jokes, but the main target of the eunuch was the Marquis of Zhen. To tell the truth, now all these officials were single-handedly promoted by the marquis of Zhenyu after he took charge of Jiangnan, and it can be said that their own interests are closely related to them, and they are both prosperous and lossless. Of course, they didn't want the Marquis of Zhenlu to be ordered to go north to marry Princess Xinle.

However, does the Marquis of Zhenyu have the courage to disobey his orders and not return?

The wedding was scheduled for March, and the marquis had at least two months to prepare.

After attending the ceremony of welcoming the hundred officials, the eunuch who delivered the decree confessed to Li Xin and went to Gao Shiming's residence in Nanjing. Among the slaves of the Son of Heaven, they have their own set of ways, which is very different from the officials of the outer court.

That night, the mansion of the Marquis of Zhenyu was full of people, and there was an endless stream of visitors delivering letters. However, Li Xin did not close the door to thank customers, and he did not refuse anyone who came.

From Zheng Sanjun, the patriarch of the political hall, to the prefecture and county officials who can talk to Li Xin. Then even some important members of the Three Guards came to the door.

There is only one purpose, that is, to listen to Li Xin's tone and dissuade him from going north to marry Princess Xinle.

"Don't you hear that the birds are hiding their bows, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooking? The Hou of the town must not be in danger! ”

As a civil official in Nanjing, Chen Wenshan, Li Xin's first confidant, persuaded with tears in his eyes.

Li Xin instead smiled and comforted Chen Wenshan, "Why should Chen Fuzun worry about the sky, the matter of the rabbit dying and the dog cooking will never happen to Li." ”

After hearing this, Chen Wenshan's eyes showed a hint of surprise and excitement, and he quickly raised his sleeves and wiped two handfuls on his face. "The Marquis of Zhenyu is determined to stay in Nanjing and not go north to return to Beijing?"

Li Xin asked rhetorically: "Chen Fuzun gave Li Xin a reason to resist the decree?" ”

Faced with such a rhetorical question, Chen Wenshan didn't know how to answer, and was only stunned for a long time and couldn't say half a word.

Mi Yan was also sent to Seoul as a commander, and naturally had to return to Nanjing to report on his work before leaving, just in time for the envoy of the Son of Heaven to deliver the decree.

Mi Yan has always been resourceful and decisive, and when he saw that Chen Wenzhi was still that submissive and submissive look, he sneered disdainfully.

"How can Chen Fuzun come up with an idea, but he can't resist the charge?"

Then, he turned to Li Xin again, "Why don't you learn from Gao Shiming, lie in the mansion for a year and a half, what can the son of heaven in Beijing say?" ”

Li Xin was noncommittal, but pressed Shou on a letter on the table, and then slowly pushed the letter in front of Mi Yan.

"Yuan Chang watched it before he spoke!"

Mi Yan picked up the letter on the table, spread out the letter, and after looking at it a few times, he couldn't help frowning, and his eyes were full of anger.

"What a Tian Fuzhen, the Marquis of Zhenyu actually became Mr. Dongguo and fed a hungry wolf!"

According to the letter, the 100,000 new troops in Shanxi had already left for Henan, and then moved to the northern part of Huguang, Jiangxi, putting on an aggressive posture. It seems that as long as Li Xin makes the slightest move, they will wave across the river, and then go down the river to Nanjing.

"How can the Shanxi New Army compare with my Jiangnan New Army?"

The new army that Mi Yan refers to is a new army that has been equipped with rifled guns and uses a new formation, while the Shanxi new army, as expected, is still equipped with smoothbore flintlock pistols and a tactical phalanx based on a mixture of long guns and muskets.

The initial news was that Tian Fuzhen recruited mountain people in Taiyuan Mansion to train 50,000 new troops, and later someone brought back the news that Tian Fuzhen had trained a total of 200,000 new troops with the support of the emperor.

The figure of 200,000 shocked the five people who heard it. It must be known that although the Ming Dynasty claims to have millions of soldiers, the only ones that really have combat effectiveness are the Liaodong Border Army, which is less than 200,000, and the Three Guards Army, whose scale has been maintained within 100,000.

Tian Fuzhen has quietly trained 200,000 new troops in the past few years, how can people be underestimated? Besides, Tian Fuzhen, as Li Xin's number one confidant at the beginning, knew his system very well, and the new army he trained was naturally inferior to the Three Guards Army a few years ago.

In this way, the imperial court has an advantage in military strength. Moreover, Li Zicheng was beaten from Henan to Shaanxi by Yang Sichang, as long as Yang Sichang blocked Tongguan, no matter how Li Zicheng tossed in the already poor land of Shaanxi, how could he still make a few splashes?

Besides, there are still the armies of King Shen and Zuo Liangyu in the Shaanxi and Gansu areas, how can they sit idly by and watch Li Zicheng compete for territory with them? Therefore, after Yang Sichang stabilized the situation in the Central Plains, Zhu Youzhen, the great emperor, impatiently pointed the spearhead at Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is a land of wealth and wealth, and it is the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty, how can it tolerate the long stay in the hands of warlords who support their own troops and respect themselves?

Although Mi Yan shouted and killed, he was still weak in the end.

Nearly a year ago, Huang Sheng's family moved to Nanjing, which touched Mi Yan deeply, and it must be known that the Huang family is deeply rooted in Datong Mansion.

At the same time, Mi Yan also smelled a trace of unusual taste, until now, he naturally knew what Huang Sheng was thinking in his heart, which coincided with what had been faintly fermenting in his heart.

However, the news about Tian Fuzhen brought by Huang Sheng made Mi Yan even more astonished.

Huang Sheng said that the rumors from the outside world that Shanxi had trained 50,000 or 100,000 new troops were not true. The real situation is that Zhu Youzhen personally allocated money from the internal treasury and recruited 100,000 Changping disciples to send them to Shanxi, where they were trained by Tian Fuzhen, and the final amount was 300,000 yuan.

The figure of 300,000 is too unbelievable, and people want to suspect it, but this news is from Huang Sheng's mouth, and Huang Sheng is definitely not the kind of person who speaks arbitrarily.

If the Marquis of Zhenyu really disobeys his order and does not return, once the great son Zhu Youzhen becomes angry and orders the Shanxi New Army to cross the river to the south, the Three Guards Army is indeed not afraid of war, but it is inevitable that they will fight to defeat both!

Thinking of all this, even Mi Yan, who has always been decisive in killing, hesitated, and didn't know how to suggest!

Only Li Xin still looked indifferent, and only smiled and avoided the topic.

"I'm about to go to Seoul, and the head of the Yuan Chief's mind and energy should be more focused on that side. There are so many generals and staff in Nanjing, is it possible that something can be bad? ”

Mi Yan narrowed his eyes, only to feel that he couldn't understand the marquis of Zhen. If in the past, the Marquis of Zhenju was so decisive in killing and retreating, but today he can only say some secretive words, and he is really anxious to die!

Mi Yan simply gritted his teeth and asked: "The marquis of Zhenyu only gives a solid account to his subordinates, and the edict of the great emperor is not served?" Otherwise, even if Mi Yan arrives in Seoul, how can he work with peace of mind? ”

After hearing this, Li Xin laughed, got up from the chair, came to Mi Yan, paced a few more steps, and then replied word by word: "The edict of the Son of Heaven, how can there be no gift?" Just the 100,000 Shanxi troops who are watching from the couch, this trip to the tiger's den must also be walked! ”

In the end, the smile on Li Xin's face disappeared, and he was already a solemn color.

Seeing this scene and hearing this, Mi Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since the Marquis of Zhenyu has a good heart, it is Mi Yan Meng Lang!" After saying that, he strode away, and Chen Wenshan, who was stunned on the side, was confused, I don't know why Mi Yan actually relaxed his heart, obviously it was the Marquis of Zhenyu who was talking in a faint, and he was going to Beijing to drill the trap set up for him by the emperor......

"Zhenhou must not, never allow, Mi Yan didn't say it, like, like Gao Shiming, pretending to be sick, pretending to be sick......"

Li Xin only laughed, saying that everything would be clear in a few days, and then he sent the guests with tea!