In March of the 19th year of the Apocalypse, with the Ming Army's Southern Route Army advancing into the Western Regions, Ab Lun led 120,000 troops from Turpan to surrender.

In half a month, Mangui successively surrendered eleven cities in the territory of the Turpan Khanate, and at the same time, according to the handwritten letter of Zhu Youzhen before the expedition, he changed the names of the eleven cities one by one.

The names of various cities full of Mongolian and Huihui atmosphere were changed back.

Hami was changed to Yinzhou, Biwan was changed to Puchang, Liucheng was changed back to Liuzhong, Turpan was changed back to Gaochang, and Tuosun was changed back to Tianshan.

The fork was changed back to Yanqi, and the iron gate remained unchanged for thousands of years and has not changed.

But the remaining Talbugul was changed back to Qiuzi, Kuxian was changed back to Gumo, Barnyard City was changed back to Wensu, and Wuchi was changed back to Weitou.

At the same time as the name was changed, the Mangui soldiers were divided into two routes, one was led by Li Guo and Zhu Fuju, from Turpan to the north of Luntai (Urumqi) in the Tang Dynasty, and then took the Tianshan North Road, and marched to Beishi Bali in advance.

The other route, led by Man Gui, continued to march west to Weitou City, preparing to recover Shule, Khotan and other places that were controlled by Lin Dan Khan.

At the same time, Cao Bianjiao and Li Dingguo of Yanran City also began to send troops as the middle route army.

"Drive! Drive! ”

"Baa ......"

In the days entering the summer, unlike the Ming army's high songs, Lin Dan Khan continued to play what he was best at in history...... Moving west.

In twelve cities south of the Tianshan Mountains, including Kashgar and Yarkand, 150,000 Yarkand Mongols were moved westward by him, and millions of cattle and sheep were prepared to go to the riverside region of Central Asia along the Wakhan corridor.

To the north of the Tianshan Mountains, eight cities, including Beshbali and Alimari, mixed with 260,000 tribes such as Warat, Chahar, Karaqin, and Khalkha, also began to move westward.

With so many troops, Lin Dan Khan's army was also maintained at about 60,000.

But even so, he still didn't go stupidly to fight Da Ming, but always watched Da Ming's actions.

Almost when the army of the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition arrived at Xingxing Gorge, Lin Dan Khan had already taken his wife and children from Beishu Bali in the north of Turpan to Yili in the Yinli River Valley.

After Abron surrendered, Lin Dan Khan scolded and began to organize the southern Xinjiang people to move westward.

Led by his seventeen-year-old son Ezhe and Subu of Karaqin, the southern tribe had 20,000 cavalry out of 150,000 men, and their goal was to seize the Ferghana Valley of the Bukhara Khanate.

As for the 260,000 troops in the northern frontier, they were personally led by him, and they were ready to retreat to the Yinli River valley first to see if the Ming army would chase after them.

If they will chase after them, then they will continue to move westward, first destroy the Bukhara Khanate and the Kazakh Khanate, and then plot with the strength of the entire two countries.

"Zhu Youzhen, I'll be back!"

Standing at the head of the city of Yili Jiangli, Lin Danhan, who was forty-six years old, was unwilling to vent his emotions in his heart, but he also tasted the sweetness from moving west.

After moving west, he found out that whether it was Warat, Yarkand, Kazakh, or Bukhara......

The difficulty of attacking them was only the long journey, and once they arrived with their own army, they had little room to resist.

Although there will be many casualties, after annexing the other tribe, he will soon be able to grow stronger.

This feeling has made Lin Dan Khan, who has been beaten by Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, and Zhu Youzhen in Northeast Asia, addicted, which is why he did not resist moving west.

If I can't beat Zhu Youzhen, can't I beat you?

With this thought, Lin Dan Khan was ready to move west first to eat the territory and subordinates of the former Golden Horde.

Of course, while he moved westward, the Ming army was also constantly recovering the former Han and Tang dynasties.

When Li Guo arrived here and marched west to regain Bishibali, Zhu Fuju stayed here to build a camp here as the seat of Luntai County in the future.

By the time Li Guo arrived in Beshbali, Lin Dan Khan's men had already moved west, leaving them with only a burned city.

Li Guo ordered people to hang a wooden plaque of Tingzhou at the gate of the city, because this was once the seat of Tingzhou of the Tang Dynasty's Beiting Protectorate.

With them finishing these things, the time has come to the tenth day of the fourth month, and Cao Meng and Sun Shoufa in the north also led their troops south.

The soldiers and horses of the three roads came out together, and the good news was also sent to the capital one by one.

It's just that when Zhu Youzhen got the good news on April 20, he couldn't help frowning.

Contrary to his miscalculations, Batur Huntaiji of Dzungaria did not surrender, but chose to move west like Lin Dan Khan.

However, he only led his troops to move to the northern plains of the Kazakh hills, west of the Irtysh River, and did not move far.

On the contrary, it was Lin Dan Khan, when the Ming army arrived in Luntai County, he led people to Yili Jiangli, and when the Ming army arrived in Yili Jiangli, he ran to Haizhili.

When the Ming army marched towards the sea, this guy ran to the borders of the Kazakh Khanate and robbed the cities of Tokmok and Kulan.

"It seems that Tiger Rabbit Dun is determined not to fight us."

When the familiar voice sounded, Zhu Youzhen also bowed slightly, and then looked up at the person sitting in front of him, also holding a military report.

With a height of more than 1.9 meters, it is difficult for people to guess him and civil officials, but fortunately, he is not an ordinary civil official, but Sun Chuanting, who is known as one of the "Southern Hongbei Suns" by hundreds of officials.

Zhu Youzhen sent him back to the capital, which was also the reason why Sun Chuanting failed to participate in the Western Expedition.

The reason why he was sent back to the capital was the situation in the north.

Since the beginning of spring, Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Yingtai have resigned.

The two of them have entered their seventies, and with the perennial participation in the battlefield, their bodies have long been unable to bear it.

In order to let the two of them rest more, Zhu Youzhen could only agree to them to pay tribute, and at the same time recalled Sun Chuanting, who wanted to be in Wusizang for two years.

Not only Sun Chuanting was recalled, but Hong Chengchou was also recalled at the same time, but there are too many things he needs to be responsible for, and it may be difficult to return to Beijing in less than half a year.

In this regard, Zhu Youzhen is also a little anxious, because bad news has been coming continuously this year.

Almost when Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Yingtai resigned, Bi Ziyan and Zhu Xieyuan's bodies couldn't bear it.

Compared with Zhu Xieyuan, who is currently managing the military department, once Bi Ziyan, who has been managing Daming's finances for nearly 15 years, falls, then Zhu Youzhen's hands will suddenly become more and more, which is why he recalled Sun Hong and the others in advance.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Xiyang still needed someone to be stationed, and Yingzhou would have to be stable for Qi for a few more years, I'm afraid Zhu Youzhen would have recalled Wu Aheng and Yang Wenyue at this moment.

Therefore, looking at Sun Chuanting, who was the first to arrive in the capital, Zhu Youzhen also spoke:

"I am ready to let Chen Qiyu serve as the secretary of the military department, Dong Yingju will take over as the secretary of the household department, Sun Chengzong will serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, and Hong Chengchou will serve as the second assistant, what do you think?"

Zhu Youzhen's original intention was to let Sun Chuanting make a pen for his military exploits in the west, and then enter the cabinet as a second assistant, and bring him a marquis by the way.

As a result, it seems that it is a little unrealistic now, the old ministers are aging too fast, and the political ministers left behind by Daming Jiajing, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng are already about to be eaten clean.

Among the officials of the Mesozoic Generation, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Wu Aheng, Yang Wenyue, Lu Xiangsheng, Chen Qiyu, Yang Sichang, Wang Qiaonian and others are not bad.

As for the new generation, Jin Xuan, Cheng De, Yan Yingyuan, Yan Yinshao, Du Yinxi, Sun Kewang, Xia Yunyi and others are okay.

Among this group of people, only Hong Chengchou and Sun Kewang can be the pillars.

Sun Chuanting can also do it, but his temper and character, as a pillar, I am afraid that he will not die well......

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen looked at Sun Chuanting, but Sun Chuanting didn't have any attitude, but nodded and said, "Your Highness has made proper arrangements, and the lower officials have no objections." ”

Seeing him like this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help frowning and talked about Zhu Ciran's side:

"Now that the Western Regions are about to settle down, I am also preparing to transport many machines to the Western Regions."

"In three years, the area in the middle of the river will be stable."

"At present, the crown prince is still young, even after three years, he will only be double ten."

"I want you to enter the East Palace during this time, and I will assist the prince for a while."

said that it was the auxiliary left, but in fact, Zhu Youzhen was forcing Sun Chuanting to stand in line.

Zhu Ciran is undoubtedly a person who can follow the rules, and the greater his power, the stronger the rules set by Zhu Youjian.

In comparison, his brother, who likes to control the people, is afraid that he will change many rules after he leaves.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen felt a little sad in his heart.

The relationship between the two brothers is there, and there is no such thing as fighting for "family property".

But the problem is that the younger brother wants to put his own things in the elder brother's "home", no matter how beautiful the things are, but they are not practical for the elder brother.

In this case, there is nothing wrong with what kind of choice my brother makes.

But the problem is that Zhu Youzhen does not allow his things to be changed, because he knows how the gentry below will treat the people once those things are changed.

Whether he is famous or profitable, in short, his things cannot be changed by anyone.

Therefore, let Zhu Ciran stand out and be more powerful than the emperor, this is the best way for his things not to be changed.

It's not that Zhu Youzhen doesn't trust Zhu Youxiao, it's that this kind of thing has happened too many times in history.

This move may make Zhu Youxiao a little chilled, but Zhu Youzhen's essence is to make Zhu Youxiao feel comfortable and carefree.

He can't be a constitutional monarchy, but he can find another way.

Since Zhu Ciran's governance ability is good, let him manage it well.

As for his brother, after he left, he played with the more than 4 million taels of silver he had every year.

At this point, Zhu Youzhen felt that he was sorry for the people, but he was not only the King of Qi of the Ming Dynasty, but also Zhu Youxiao's younger brother.

"Xiaguan...... Commanded. ”

Sun Chuanting guessed Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, and he also knew what kind of situation he would be in if Zhu Ciran could not succeed and the power was taken back by Zhu Youxiao.

However, even if he understood everything, he still chose to follow the path set by Zhu Youzhen.

Just because this is the only way that is good for the people and the world.

Even if he knew what the result would be after his defeat, Sun Chuanting still chose this path, just as he chose to die in Tongguan in history.

"The lower official retired ......"

After answering, Sun Chuanting slowly stood up.

Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen also said to him: "The palace has bought you a house in Nanxunfang, which is not big, but it is convenient to enter and exit the palace. ”

"Xiaguan thanks......" Sun Chuanting responded, and then turned to leave.

Seeing this, Wang Chengen personally sent him out of the mansion, and ordered someone to take him to the Bofu house in Nanxunfang.

When I got into the carriage and walked out of Baiwangfang, the wide and clean streets and orderly environment.

The sidewalks on the side of the road rubbed shoulders, and just after entering the main road and walking more than 100 steps, Sun Chuanting saw no less than a thousand people.

In the casual conversation with Zhu Youzhen just now, he learned that the current population of the capital has exceeded 1.4 million.

1.4 million people are crammed into the four cities of Beijing, but the capital is so clean and tidy, not dirty.

These are thanks to the Environmental Sanitation Bureau set up by Zhu Youjian, and also thanks to the sanitation workers.

Due to the age limit of more than 50 years old, sanitation workers have become the first choice for the employment of the elderly in Daming.

Once, at this age, there was no work to do in Daming except farming.

At present, although sanitation workers need to walk back and forth, the wages are not very low, which is better than farming, and easier than farming.

"Isn't there no punishment for sitting like this?"

Sun Chuanting looked at the sanitation worker sitting under the artificial tree on the sidewalk outside the window, and couldn't help but ask the scribe of the Qi Wangfu opposite.

The scribe took advantage of the situation, and then smiled:

"King Qi said that when there is no garbage, there is nothing wrong with resting, it always makes people walk around, but it goes against human nature."

"Each sanitation worker is responsible for one mile of the street, as long as there are no more than 20 pieces of garbage on the street."

"As for the leaves and fallen flowers, they should be cleaned before the end of the shift, and they can be checked by the scribes of the city."

The scribe's words are not difficult to understand, because the drums begin to sound at dusk, and there is a curfew in the whole city after four o'clock, so there is hardly anyone lingering in the streets.

Without people, there will be no garbage.

After such an understanding, Sun Chuanting couldn't help nodding, appreciating Zhu Youzhen's actions against the emperor's "human nature", but also very regretful.

He wasn't sure if Da Ming would continue like this after Zhu Youzhen left.

How is the new policy he promulgated, everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows whether it is useful or not.

Even those civil officials who write small essays for Zhu Youzhen in the mansion every day, in fact, they are very aware of how good the current Ming is.

Apocalypse Prosperity......

This was not the emperor's boasting, nor was it instigated by the civil officials and military generals, but the people spontaneously spread it.

Especially after the continuous migration of people in Shanxi, the speed of such spread began to get faster and faster.

Sun Chuanting remembers the last time he went home, Shanxi was like because of the drought.

But this time, on the train back to Beijing, he deliberately got off the train to visit the places he had seen, but what he saw surprised him greatly.

The people of Shanxi, who used to have pickles and rice in Baishui, also have some more vegetables in the bowl at the moment, and from time to time a few families can eat a few bites of meat dishes.

From a population of 7.8 million to a population of more than 4.6 million, Shanxi has also become slightly richer after migrating nearly half of the population.

Not to mention the people's home environment, just the meat in their bowls, which Sun Chuanting had never seen in the Wanli years.

In other words, even if there is a major drought in the north, the people of the Apocalypse Dynasty are still better off than the more than 20 years after Wanli.

During the conversation with Zhu Youzhen, Sun Chuanting also knew that Zhu Youzhen was also preparing to relocate more than one million people to the Western Regions, of which Hexi, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan were the main provinces for relocation.

With the displacement of more than a million people, the people may suffer for a while, but they can enjoy peace for decades.

However, the premise of peace in the past few decades is that the policy has not been changed, and this needs to be followed.

"Your Highness, ......"

Sun Chuanting felt the neatness and prosperity of the capital, and his mind was also directed towards Zhu Youzhen's expression and eyes that asked him to assist Zhu Ciran.

Even a person like him, who is stupid and loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, can't help but be a little shaken at this moment, and has the idea of letting Zhu Youzhen seize the throne.

It's just that it just appeared in this year, and it was dispelled out of Sun Chuanting's mind.

"Uncle Zhenwu, your mansion has arrived."

The carriage slowly stopped, and the scribe also opened the door with a smile, took the lead in getting out of the car, and introduced Zhenwu Bofu to Sun Chuanting with a smile.

The area of the Bofu is not large, and for an uncle, the Bofu, which covers an area of only two acres, is only enough for twenty or thirty people.

Sun Chuanting's own family has four people, and there are no less than twenty people including his entourage.

This mansion was just enough for him to live in, but it was enough.

Zhu Youzhen knows it very well, so this mansion makes Sun Chuanting very satisfied.

If the house is bigger, I'm afraid Sun Chuanting will say goodbye.

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting looked at the house with satisfaction, but at the same time, a carriage also stopped at the gate of Zhenwubo's Mansion, which had not yet hung a plaque.

"His Highness Chitose!"

"Let's all be flat."

Sun Chuanting was looking at his study when he suddenly heard a slightly immature voice.

When he walked out of the study, he saw a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in a golden round-necked robe, with slightly dark skin and a delicate appearance, walking in.

"Uncle Zhenwu, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

The scribe of the Qi Palace's mansion hurriedly ran in to introduce Sun Chuanting, and when Sun Chuanting heard this, he was not in a hurry:

"Chen Zhenwu Bosun Chuanting, see His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Chitose."

"Uncle Zhenwu, please get up." Zhu Ciran was startled by Sun Chuanting's height at first, but after reacting, he stepped forward to help Sun Chuanting with a smile.

It's a pity that because his height is only five feet five, he can't help but have some mental strength to support Sun Chuanting, who is more than six feet tall.

Fortunately, Sun Chuanting got up after making a gesture, and he didn't embarrass him too much.

"Uncle Zhenwu, you just returned to the capital, and now you are used to living in the capital for a few days, and then you will go to the East Palace to teach me how to handle government affairs."

What does Sun Chuanting's return represent, there is no need for Zhu Youzhen to explain, Zhu Ciran also knows.

Zhu Youzhen is about to start releasing military power, and the person who takes over the military power is Zhu Ciran.

Zhu Ciran doesn't understand military affairs, and Lu Yuangao, Zhang Xiu, Liu Shun, Sun Kewang, Du Yinxi and others around him don't understand either, so he needs someone who understands military affairs by his side.

Sun Chuanting is undoubtedly the best candidate for this, and with his qualifications, he can also suppress the Northern Army and the Eastern Army.

Zhu Ciran understood this truth, so he tried his best to envelop Sun Chuanting.

After a few simple greetings, Zhu Ciran left Zhenwubo Mansion with a smile.

When he returned to the carriage, Du Yinxi and Liu Shun were already waiting for him at the door of the carriage.

Seeing Zhu Ciran walking out, the two nervously asked, "What is Uncle Zhenwu's attitude?" ”

"No problem, now you just need to look at Hong Chengchou's attitude." Zhu Ciran was very confident, but he didn't know that Hong Chengchou was not Sun Chuanting.

When he was confident, Zhu Youzhen in the Carrier Hall of the Qi Palace, was holding information about Hong Chengchou's latest movements.

"Your Highness, when Hong Chengchou returns to Beijing, the backbone of the Western Army and the Southern Army will be on the crown prince, you shouldn't have to worry about it."

In the palace, Cao Huachun came to add tea to Zhu Youzhen and comforted him at the same time.

But in the face of his comfort, Zhu Youzhen said with a calm expression:

"Hong Chengchou is much more difficult to do than Sun Chuanting......"

"......" Zhu Youzhen's words made Cao Huachun's hand move, and he looked up in confusion: "Your Highness, what does this mean?" ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't answer directly, but took a sip of the teacup, and said with deep meaning: "He is not as simple as you see......

Zhu Youzhen said this because he knew what kind of person Hong Chengchou was in his bones.

He can know because history has written about his experience as a person.

But if he doesn't know, and can only find out who Hong Chengchou is from the experience of this life, then I'm afraid he will also be pitted by Hong Chengchou like Chongzhen.

Sun Chuanting's foolish loyalty is destined that as long as the monarch is not too absurd, he will use his heart to assist the left, so it is not a problem for Zhu Ciran to take him down.

But Hong Chengchou is different, he has a firm memory of the cruelty and unkind character of the Emperor of the Zhu family.

If the person in the above position is not Zhu Youzhen, then with his character, after being a supreme minister, what he wants to think about is self-preservation.

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In Zhu Youzhen's view, Hong Chengchou is a weakened version of Sima Yi with Jia Xu's ideas.

Therefore, in the face of Hong Chengchou, even Zhu Youzhen did not dare to say that he could suppress him steadily.

If Hong Chengchou returns to Beijing, it will not depend on how Zhu Ciran chooses Hong Chengchou, but whether Hong Chengchou chooses Zhu Ciran.

What are the consequences of standing in line with Zhu Ciran, Sun Chuanting can know, and it is impossible for Hong Chengchou not to know.

So once he stands in line with Zhu Ciran, in case Zhu Ciran can't overpower Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao refuses to let go of power, then Hong Chengchou will have to face the fate of going home to farm.

For Sun Chuanting, going home to farm is nothing, but for Hong Chengchou, it is a matter of life.

In this case, if Zhu Ciran could not show his ability, then Hong Chengchou would definitely choose neutrality and join the emperor after Zhu Youzhen left the Ming Dynasty.

With Hong Chengchou's scheming, once he surrenders to the emperor, coupled with his gentry background, Zhu Youzhen's new policy is afraid that there will be no more left.

Therefore, in Zhu Youzhen's view, Hong Chengchou is the most difficult person to deal with......

For this kind of difficult person, Zhu Youzhen's consistent idea is "If you can't do it, then kill him first."

Zhu Youzhen is reluctant to kill the hero, but this does not mean that he does not dare to kill.

Thinking of this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and at the same time, Wang Chengen also walked in with a red wedding card.

"Your Royal Highness, the invitation sent by the palace in the inner court, the crown princess has already chosen......"