However, Xu Jie didn't dwell on this issue for too long, and turned to look at Yan Song on the side, and said in a deep voice.

"Elder Yan Ge, without further ado, let's go meet Your Majesty now!"

When Yan Song heard this, he nodded imperceptibly, and immediately responded.

"Well, this matter is extremely urgent, and there is no room for delay, let's go!"

After this, I saw Yan Song keep up with Xu Jie's pace and walk towards the Heart Cultivation Palace.

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

At this moment, Lu Fang was respectfully waiting beside Jiajing, reporting the current progress to him.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid have almost done what you ordered before, and the slave and maid have gathered all the famous painters in the capital and told them the requirements of the assessment, with a time limit of three days."

"I think the results will be available soon."

Seeing that Lu Fang had implemented the matter so quickly, Jiajing couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately withdrew his gaze from Lu Fang's body, and then ordered.

"Well, you've done a good job in this matter, as for those officials of the Information Agency, just look for them from that group of Hanlin Bachelors!"

Hearing this, Lu Fang immediately responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and I saw the guide eunuch hurriedly enter the Heart Cultivation Palace, and report respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, asked to see him outside the palace, saying that they had something important to report!"

When Jiajing heard this, after a moment of silence, he immediately commanded.

"Let the two of them in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's orders, the guide eunuch quickly retreated respectfully.

Seeing this, Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang on the side and spoke.

"It's the time for the cabinet to be on duty, and the two of them suddenly came to see me, something big must have happened!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie followed closely into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The moment they entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yan Song and Xu Jie, as usual, knelt on the ground respectfully.

"Well, get up!"

Jiajing waved his hand and immediately commanded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie followed closely and got up from the ground.

At this moment, their faces were eagerness that could not be concealed, and without waiting for Jiajing to ask the reason, Yan Song took out the envelope that had been urgently delivered from Jizhou through eight hundred miles from his sleeve, lowered his head and raised it high above his head, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, here is the news from Jizhou's 800-mile expedited delivery, saying that there is a cavalry of 3,000 people rushing towards Jizhou, and it is not ruled out that there is a main force of the enemy, waiting for the opportunity in the rear!"

As soon as Yan Song's words fell, Lu Fang stepped forward quickly, took the envelope from Yan Song's hand, and respectfully handed it to Jiajing.

At this moment, Jiajing's face couldn't help but show a hint of solemnity, and after he opened the envelope and read the contents from beginning to end, he followed up with the order.

"Pass on my order, from now on, to Jizhou to deliver at least enough to support three months' worth of baggage, grain and grass, and I will leave this matter to your household department!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Xu Jie, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Seeing this, Xu Jie immediately knelt on the ground and made a military order to Jiajing.

"Obey the order, Your Majesty, Wechen will definitely not disappoint your expectations, and will definitely deliver the heavy grain and grass and so on, all in place, if something goes wrong in the middle, Your Majesty, you can dispose of Wechen!"

"By the way, tell the Ordnance Division that the firecrackers, grenades, cannons, etc. produced in recent days are all being transported to Jizhou!"

Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Xu Jie's body, and added a sentence after that.

After instructing Xu Jie, Jiajing turned his gaze to Yan Song on the side and continued to command.

"Pass on my order, and order the guards near Jizhou to be ready for battle, ready to rush to the aid of Jizhou at any time!"

"I want to let these Tatar cavalry who have repeatedly invaded my Ming frontier have no return!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he couldn't help clenching his fists, his eyes full of cold killing intent.

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

After Yan Song and Xu Jie returned to the cabinet and recounted Jiajing's orders, the entire cabinet quickly began to operate, and one order after another was issued to the corresponding departments through the cabinet.

After receiving Jiajing's order, the Hubu side mobilized the front-line army's needs from all over the country, such as money, food, ordnance, armor, and other materials, and transported them to the direction of Jizhou.

Not only that, but the Ordnance Department will also transport the recently produced firearms, grenades, cannons, etc., to the direction of Jizhou under the unified deployment of the household department.

On the side of the military department, it began to urgently dispatch troops, and while organizing the army, it also issued a notice to the guards near Jizhou, asking them to dispatch elite soldiers and march in the direction of Jizhou!

On the part of the Ministry of Officials, it is responsible for issuing all kinds of appointments and personnel transfers, and in this way, all kinds of orders, like snowflakes, are issued to the six ministries through the cabinet, the central department of the Ming Dynasty, and the six ministries begin to implement one by one.

The huge war machine of the Ming Dynasty has also begun to operate gradually!

Gradually, the night was already very deep, and after handling most of the affairs at hand, Yan Song and Yan Shifan took a sedan chair and returned to Yan's mansion.

I saw Yan Shifan open the sedan curtain, looked at the scenery on both sides of the road, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

During the day, when the cabinet was dealing with the corresponding affairs, Yan Shifan was very keenly aware that today's father was very abnormal, and even some trivial matters had to be done by himself, for fear of any mistakes.

Not only that, Yan Song's mood was not quite right, his face was full of melancholy, and he was in a daze from time to time.

When the sedan chair stopped, I saw Yan Shifan get off the sedan chair first, came to Yan Song's sedan chair, and carefully supported Yan Song.

"Father, slow down!"

When Yan Song heard this, he just nodded imperceptibly, his face was tired that he couldn't hide, and he barely got out of the sedan chair with Yan Shifan's support.

"Father, it's not too early, the child will help you to the room, you can rest directly later!"

Yan Shifan took in the tired look on Yan Song's face, and immediately said with concern.

When Yan Song heard this, he shook his head, a painful expression appeared on his face, and said in a deep voice.

"I can't sleep unless I'm fully prepared!"

"Yan Shifan, do you know, as soon as I close my eyes, the scenes of the changes in Gengxu will continue to flash back in my mind!"

After listening to Yan Song's words, Yan Shifan also fell into silence.

He knew very well in his heart that most of the responsibility for the Gengxu change back then was on his father.

The first is to vigorously recommend the general Qiu Luan to the emperor, which eventually led to the Ming army not daring to go to war and allowing Altan Khan to plunder for eight days, and the second is to put the blame on Ding Rukui (kui), resulting in his unjust death.

After a long time, I saw Yan Shifan come back to his senses, and after organizing the words in his mind, he immediately spoke comfortingly.

"Father, the child knows that you feel guilty, but now, under the hard work of Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty's national strength has begun to gradually recover!"

"Your Majesty has always been obsessed with the change in Gengxu, and he doesn't want to take revenge all the time!"

"Father, please forgive the child, you can only have a chance to see that day if you take care of your body first."

"Wait, Your Majesty will lead us to take back what I lost in Daming!"

When Yan Shifan said this, he clenched his fists, and his eyes were full of determination.

After Yan Shifan's comfort, Yan Song's mood gradually calmed down, and he gradually regained his former brilliance.

"Well, you're right, help me back!"

"Yes, Father!"

……

Jizhou, Governor's Palace.

At this moment, Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao, had a rather ugly face, and he was pacing in the meeting hall.

Not long ago, Yang Xuan received the latest information from the scouts in front, saying that he had discovered the main force of the enemy, and it was conservatively estimated that there were at least about 50,000 people!

After learning the news, Yang Xuan did not delay at all, and hurriedly dispatched his subordinates to invite Yang Bo to the Governor's Mansion to discuss the next countermeasures.

Just when Yang Xuan was stunned, he heard a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and a guard entered the room and reported respectfully.

"Lord Governor, Lord Shangshu has arrived!"

When Yang Xuan heard this, he came back to his senses and immediately commanded.

"Well, let him come in quickly!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After the guard answered, he left the room directly, and after a while, he saw Yang Bo enter the hall with a steady pace.

As soon as he entered the hall, Yang Bo keenly sensed the sorrow on Yang Xuan's face, and couldn't help asking.

"What's wrong, what's going on?"

Hearing this, Yang Xuan shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately pointed to the seat next to him, and spoke.

"Let's sit down first!"

Yang Bo did not doubt him, and immediately sat down in his seat.

After Yang Bo sat in his seat, Yang Xuancai sighed immediately, his tone full of worry.

"It seems that things are similar to what I expected, here are the scouts sent out earlier, to find out the news!"

After Yang Xuan finished speaking, he picked up a piece of paper on the table and handed it to Yang Bo.

Yang Bo took the paper, and when he saw what was written on it, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"What, the main force of the enemy army was found, at least 50,000 people!"

Hearing this, Yang Xuan bowed slightly, withdrew his gaze from Yang Bo's body, and then continued.

"It seems that the previous speculation has come true, this cavalry team of 3,000 people is the bait thrown by the Tatars to test our reality."

"If we show the slightest flaw in this process, then next, the main force of the enemy army waiting for the opportunity in the distance will rush forward!"

When Yang Bo heard this, he couldn't help but be silent for a long time, and then spoke.

"Looks like it's going to be a tough fight!"

Next, Yang Bo and Yang Xuan discussed the next military deployment.

Just as the two were finished discussing and preparing to leave, they saw a subordinate running in in a hurry and respectfully reported.

"Report to the two adults, the imperial court has sent someone!"

Hearing this, Yang Bo and Yang Xuan glanced at each other, and they both saw a deep shock in each other's eyes.

Subsequently, it was Yang Bo who was the first to react and ordered in a deep voice.

"Where is the person sent by the imperial court, take us over!"

"Yes, sir!"

The subordinate didn't dare to have any slackness, and hurriedly led the two to the waiting room.

Seeing Yang Bo and Yang Xuan coming, the person who came to deliver the letter hurriedly got up from the seat, immediately took out the letter from his arms, and said in a deep voice.

"This is the letter sent by the imperial court, and I invite the two adults to check it!"

Hearing this, I saw Yang Xuan take a step forward, take the envelope from the hand, and open it.

After he finished browsing all the contents on it, he immediately turned around and looked at Yang Bo on the side, his tone full of excitement.

"Brother Weiyue, you see, the imperial court has begun to dispatch heavy grain and grass to Jizhou, which is enough to support three months, and in addition, a large number of new weapons have also been sent, and the surrounding guards are also being dispatched to reinforce here."

When Yang Bo heard this, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, only to see him snatch the envelope from Yang Xuan's hand, and carefully browse the contents of the letter from beginning to end.

Immediately, I saw Yang Bo clenching the letter paper tightly, his eyes were full of determination, and he said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, with the strong support of the imperial court, this time we will definitely be able to make this group of Tatar cavalry who have repeatedly invaded my Ming frontier pay the price they deserve!"

……

At this moment, less than eighty miles away from Jizhou, there is an army with no end in sight, which is slowly marching, this is the 50,000 army led by Tumaihan himself!

Tumaihan took the leather bag containing mare's milk wine from his subordinates, and after a moment of heavy drinking, he threw the leather bag back into his subordinates' hands, and immediately asked.

"Is there any news from the claw map?"

Hearing this, his subordinates, who were not far from his Tumaihan, hesitated for a moment before responding.

"Venerable Great Khan, Paoertu sent someone to deliver the news two days ago that he will soon launch a tentative attack!"

Hearing this, Tumaihan's face suddenly became gloomy, he sneered, and immediately spoke.

"What kind of calculation is in his heart, don't I know, he is obviously deliberately delaying, wanting to preserve his strength!"

When the words fell, I saw Tumaihan loosen the reins of the horse under his crotch, and immediately commanded.

"You go and tell him, if he hasn't officially launched an attack tomorrow night, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Yes, Great Khan, I will relay your words to Paw Ertu myself!"

After instructing the matter, the look on Tumaihan's face looked a little better, and immediately, he saw him waving the horse whip in his hand, and the red horse under him was in pain, and immediately galloped wildly.

Seeing this, the guards on the side hurriedly patted their horses and followed, for fear that something would happen to the Great Khan of Tumaihan.

At this moment, Tumaihan's heart is not as calm as it seems on the surface.

Due to the sudden drop in temperature this year, the aquatic grasses on the grassland are far less healthy than before, and they cannot support so many livestock and population, so Tumaihan made up his mind and personally led 50,000 people to Daming to plunder.

If the Ming Dynasty is vulnerable, he can take the opportunity to plunder, so that the tribe can survive the current dangerous situation!

If not, you can also borrow the hands of the Ming Dynasty to consume some of the excess population, so as to reduce the burden.

And the claw figure who led more than 3,000 cavalry was the unlucky guy selected by Tumaihan!

Although Tumaihan is a Great Khan, not everyone believes in him as a Great Khan, and there are many opposing voices within the tribe.

In order to make an example of chickens and monkeys, or for the sake of Liwei, Tumai Khan selected the claw map from many opponents as his Liwei object.

There are two main considerations for Tumaihan, one is that the power of this claw is the weakest, and when his living power is exhausted, he can easily annex his tribe.

At that time, all the cattle and sheep, women, livestock, etc., that he owns, will be in his possession.

The second reason is that among the many voices that oppose him, it is this claw diagram that has the loudest voice.

"Hmph, Paw-Er Tu, when you die, I'll enjoy your woman!"

"The pearl of the grassland, hehe."

Thinking of this, Tumaihan smiled suspiciously, and the appearance of his wife suddenly appeared in his mind, and his lower abdomen couldn't help but feel hot.

(End of chapter)