Qianqing Palace, upper study.

Emperor Tianyou sat on the dragon chair behind the imperial eucalyptus, put down the fold in his hand, pressed his somewhat sore brow, and sighed.

This is a military report sent by the king of Dongping County, which explains in detail the situation in Suzhou Prefecture, everything is going according to plan, as long as the time is ripe, it can completely eradicate those big families and their deep-rooted network of influence in the local area, and break the control of the big families over the economic wealth of the south in one fell swoop.

The plan can be said to be very smooth, but the reaction of those tenant farmers made Emperor Tianyou very uncomfortable, the court was obviously to help them, not only were they not grateful, but under the instigation of these people, they gathered a crowd to make trouble, and even openly besieged the government, it seems that some people still do not give up, thinking about mixing the water.

Thinking of this, a light appeared in Emperor Tianyou's eyes: Let's make trouble! The bigger the trouble, the more thorough the cleanup, the more relieved I will be, and it is a big deal to move farmers from other places to fill in.

Emperor Tianyou picked up a few books on the imperial eucalyptus, there were cabinets, military departments, and household departments, all of which had just been sent, "There is no one who is worry-free." Speaking of this, he threw aside the performance of the military department, and raised his eyes to look at the cabinet chief assistant Wen Fangyan who was sitting in the chair, "How do you say to remove them?" ”

Wen Fangyan owes his body, "The governor of Henan and Shandong provinces, the yamen and the chief officials of the political envoy department, have all been escorted into Beijing, and the officials below can no longer move, especially Henan." The Ministry of War had been conducting deductions, and had come to the conclusion that the Tatars would be defeated, and that the imperial court would complete the recruitment of troops and horses before the autumn, and use troops against the Varats before they had completely defeated them. The grain and grass of the 300,000-strong army alone cannot be supported by Huguang alone, and Henan must stabilize the situation and not be chaotic. ”

Emperor Tianyou's scalp was numb, "This Tatar is too wasteful, they crushed the Warat people in both population and army, but they were defeated one after another, adding strength to Zhu Houjiong in vain." ”

Wen dialect: "According to the intelligence, the military department reconstructed the two battles between the two sides, and found that the Warats were good at scheming, and the two major battles were to use the enemy to show weakness, lure the enemy deep, and then hide the new main force to exhaust and defeat the Tatar flank in one fell swoop, so as to achieve victory." ”

Emperor Tianyou sneered, "This evil obstacle is better than the great ancestor who can use soldiers. ”

"The Tatars suffered a little because of the lag in intelligence information."

At this time, Dai Quan came over with a tea tray from the inside, and after hearing this, he hurriedly said.

Emperor Tianyou nodded slightly, "Li Wenzhong is almost here, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, count the time to come."

As he was talking, a small yellow door walked quickly to the door of the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, Li Wenzhong, the chief soldier of Sichuan, has asked for an audience, and people are waiting outside the noon gate. ”

Emperor Tianyou was stunned and glanced at Dai Quan, Dai Quan was also a little surprised, why is this Li Wenzhong so ignorant of the rules?

"Announce him in."

After a while, a burly, middle-aged strong man walked in, instantly attracting everyone's attention, the person who came was dressed in armor, looking like he was in his forties, with a knife-like outline, thick and thick eyebrows, and a resolute face.

"Minister Li Wenzhong sees His Majesty the Emperor, I wish Your Majesty long live!"

Li Wenzhong bowed to Emperor Tianyou, and Ming officials generally did not need to bow down when they saw the emperor, and of course they did not prohibit it.

Emperor Tianyou hadn't seen Li Wenzhong for more than three years, he took a closer look at Li Wenzhong, and saw that he had become more calm than before, without his previous sharpness, and with a bit of a general's demeanor.

Emperor Tianyou showed a gentle smile in his eyes, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Excuse yourself and give me a seat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Wenzhong got up, bowed to Wen dialect again, and then sat down on the low mound.

"I still want the crown prince to go to meet you on my behalf, why did you enter the palace in such a hurry?"

Li Wenzhong hurriedly got up and said: "Your Majesty's gift is remembered by the minister. After receiving His Majesty's decree, the minister hurried to hand over the military affairs non-stop, and waited for the minister to defeat the Warat people for His Majesty, and then the minister waited for His Majesty's gift. ”

"Hahaha.... Good! When the time comes, I will personally preside over the ceremony of entering the city for you. ”

Emperor Tianyou smiled, and his gaze turned to Wen dialect again, "There is Lao Shoufu." ”

Wen Fangyan smiled, "General Li, about some things about the Imperial Forest Army, this pavilion will tell you..."

Half an hour later, a holy decree written by Emperor Tianyou himself, stamped with the emperor's jade seal, the cabinet seal, and the military seal, was issued, which was the first holy decree written by the emperor in the forty-first year of Tianyou, attracting everyone's attention.

"Li Wenzhong, the chief soldier of Sichuan, guarded Shuzhong, made contributions to the country, specially named the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, gave the first-class Nanyang Bo, and rewarded a mansion in Xicheng, one thousand taels of gold, five hundred silk silks, and ten royal horses."

If Li Wenzhong is still the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, then Li Wenzhong's promotion to the first rank of the first class surprised most people, this is a hereditary title, how many people work hard for a lifetime can not get it, he Li Wenzhong was given a hereditary title just as the emperor's henchman sitting in Shuzhong, which made many people dissatisfied, especially the military generals of the noble line.

However, this incident made the civilian generals, who were also from Wuju, see the dawn, and for a while, the pattern of the DPRK and China changed suddenly, and many people couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and went from house to house to find out the news.

It's early spring in February, it's the time when it's warm and cold, today Jia Jue is very relaxed, early in the morning, someone from the military department told him that the review of the Hyogo Division has ended, and he still holds the position of Hyogo Shiro, Jia Jue knows that this is the emperor's arrangement, so it's okay, he doesn't have to be a villain.

In order to investigate the murderer of Zhu Zaimo, the Ministry of War conducted a comprehensive review of the Hyogo Division, of course, those people were all fans of the East Factory, and after more than a month of investigation, nothing was found, and it could only be concluded that someone had stolen substandard parts, and as for who did it, there was no clue at all.

From the casting of these important parts of the barrel to the delivery to the assembly room, they are carried out under the nose of the guards on duty, and as for the craftsmen in the assembly room, they can only ask questions, not torture, and they can all testify to each other that they did not steal those substandard parts.

As for Li Jiqing, who was the most suspicious, he didn't wait for Jia Jue to find him, he came to the door, in order to make Jia Jue believe him, he swore by the ancestral tomb that Zhu Zaimo's death had nothing to do with the Jinxiang Marquis Mansion, although he wished that the Zhongshun Wangfu would die completely.

In addition, I also got a message from Li Jiqing, Hou Xiaokang once said after drinking, Zhu Zaimo was arrogant for a few days.

Jia Jue and more than a dozen pro-soldiers walked slowly on the street, and the pro-soldiers looked around, enjoying the scenery of the West Market while looking at the surrounding situation, but Jia Jue was thinking about the deep meaning behind the holy decree.

Walked to the Moon Tower, and suddenly a strong man walked over, "Little one to meet Uncle Zhongwu!" ”

"What's the matter with you?"

Jia Jue could see at a glance that this person was born in the army.

When the soldiers saw that his hand was in their bosom, they gathered around him, holding the hilt of his sword with their hands, and staring at him vigilantly.

Unexpectedly, the man took out a beautiful name card from his arms, presented it with both hands, and said, "My uncle wants to invite you over to have a glass of wine and talk." ”

Jia Jue saw the words 'Li Wenzhong respectfully' written in the lower right corner, so he smiled and said, "But Nanyang Bo himself? ”

"Exactly!"

Jia Jue took the name card and asked, "How do you know I'm here?" ”

The soldier pointed to the second floor opposite and said, "Our general is there." ”

Jia Jue looked in the direction of the military man's finger, and saw a window on the second floor ajar, and a middle-aged man in armor was looking at him from afar.

Seeing him clenching his fists to himself, Jia Jue handed the name card to Niu Er, and said to a personal soldier: "You go and tell Xue Pan, just say that I have something to do on the other side, and I will come back later, let them eat first, and don't have to wait for me." ”

"Yes."

The soldier turned around and walked towards the Moon Tower.

Today, Xue Pan invited the host, and he resigned several times after the year, and it was not good to refute his face, I heard that even Chen Xuan came, it seems that Xue Pan's communication skills are still quite strong.