"Rumbling...... Roncodo? ”

Make no mistake, right? Yu Zhong almost strangled Kangxi's neck and asked him what he was doing. This is Ronkodo, Ronkodo! How can you pull such a character under your own hands? This, this is simply ...... He's a!

I can't tolerate Yu Zhongduo's surprise, after Oro Dai and Long Keduo, the young children of the royal family of the clan also greeted Kangxi one by one, and all of them were prominent.

"How? These guys I've sent you aren't bad, right? ”

Seeing Yu Zhong looking at these clan royalties with some dumbfounded, Kangxi asked with a smile next to him.

"Your Majesty, what are you...... It's too big! Why did even Tong Xiangye's son-in-law be sent? Yu Zhong replied with a wry smile. If you are not afraid of the current official, you are afraid of the current management. Although the identity of the royal family is overwhelming, it is still not as big as the two guys Oro Dai and Long Keduo, especially Long Keduo. Although Yu Zhong heard rumors in the past that Long Keduo is Tong Guowei's nephew, but that is just a rumor, in fact, Long Keduo is Tong Guowei's third son, a sister and a younger sister all entered the palace to marry Kangxi, and they are quite favored, my sister was named the queen, although she died after only one day as a queen, but Kangxi stopped for half a month for this matter, which is the only outlier among Kangxi's concubines.

has a father who is the prime minister, he is a national uncle, and he is a cousin with Kangxi, and his identity is prominent, Long Keduo can be said to be a child for a while. He himself entered the palace when Kangxi was twenty-seven years old and became a first-class guard for Kangxi. That was an official position equivalent to Zheng Sanpin, and he was only a teenager at the time. However, Yu Zhong didn't expect that Kangxi would actually send him out with him. What kind of thing is this? Is this kid any good? Yu Zhong can be sure that if there is a prince and Long Keduo standing in front of him now, if he has to choose one to beat, he will definitely choose that prince instead of Long Kedo.

"Haha, Tong Guowei's son can't be sent out? Don't think that Long Keduo is the prime minister's son and treats him leniently, just do what you want! Kangxi smiled.

"Your Majesty, you are a difficult slave...... You also know that this ......" Yu Zhong didn't know what to say, his hands fluttered, and he was almost a little overwhelmed. Tong Guowei is not a good person, although the two sides were not in harmony before, they did not have any direct interests, and now Long Keduo and Oro Dai have drilled into their own sea cucumbers, and they will not let people live in the future?

"Yu Zhong, since my words have already been spoken, you don't have to excuse yourself. Yes, they are all royal relatives of the clan, but you are also royal relatives. You forgot, the thirteenth elder brother still has to call you 'uncle'! Kangxi smiled.

"The emperor's ......" Yu Zhong still has a sad face, so he won't take his identity as a "royal prince" seriously.

"You can all see clearly, he is Yu Zhong, the Admiral of the Manchurian Navy. Your future boss. After that, you will have to listen to him...... Still not polite? Kangxi didn't care about Yu Zhong, and said directly to the twenty or so royal brothers of the clan.

"Meet Yu Junmen!" The royal brothers led by Long Keduo have been quietly listening to the conversation between Kangxi and Yu Zhong, and when they heard Kangxi's order, they immediately said to Yu **.

"You're welcome!" Yu Zhong also hurriedly returned the salute. Now these people are not his official subordinates, so it is not time to put on a show. What's more, in front of these people, he may not be able to put on a stand.

"Yu Zhong, I will hand over these relatives to you. You can help me hammer and hammer them, and you don't have to worry about anyone daring to trouble you. Kangxi said again.

"Your Majesty, you said that they are your 'relatives', and the minions dare to hammer them indiscriminately?" Yu Zhong replied with a wry smile. He really didn't want to accept this group of imperial relatives and soldiers.

"Hehe, I don't care how you hammer them. Anyway, when the time comes, I'll take care of you. If these guys don't make it up by then, I'll settle accounts with you! Kangxi smiled.

"Your Majesty, the slave doesn't dare to make this promise to you, it's not just the slave's side that this can't be done!" It can be seen that Kangxi is determined to stuff these people into himself, and Yu Zhong has no choice but to declare it in advance.

"I know. However, in the past three years, the generals who have come to your Vladivostok one after another, before they left the customs, did they have the momentum they have now? Yinchu is not a person who does not understand military affairs. After he returned, he has always admired your soldiers very much, and he also admires your methods of managing the army. Do you still want to fight with me? Kangxi said.

"Your Majesty, the method of managing the army in Vladivostok is thanks to Nian Qianyao, but there is not much credit for the minions!" Yu Zhong cleared the way.

"Oh? Don't you have a grudge against Nian Qianyao? Why did you speak for him now? Kangxi Qi said.

"Your Majesty, the slave has an enmity with Nian Qianyao, but I don't want to lose his credit." Yu ** replied.

"Well said. However, there is a way that you have no jokes, and my will has been made, and I can't take it back. So, you might as well take them! Take it with you when you go back. Kangxi said.

“…… All right. Slaves listen to the Holy Commandment! Yu Zhong stood up again and bowed deeply to Kangxi.

……

"Hmph, what does he think he is? Why did the emperor force him to accept us? ”

Yu Zhong rushed all the way to Laoton, and Kangxi ordered him to go to the post house to rest. And as soon as he left, the young "Guiyan" who stayed in the Qianqiu Pavilion had already begun to vent their dissatisfaction. However, what this "Guiyan" didn't expect was that as soon as his words came out, Kangxi's face immediately changed:

"Orodai, what did you just say?"

"Back to the emperor, the slave just said that Yu Zhong really thinks he is a piece of material, and he has to let the emperor force him to accept us. It's as if the world can't do without him. Oro Dai was not afraid of Kangxi's reprimand, and replied casually.

"You bastard. Get down on my knees! Kangxi was holding the tea bowl, and when he heard Oro Dai say this, he immediately put the tea bowl on the stone table and reprimanded angrily.

"Your Majesty, Oro Dai lost his words for a while, please forgive me!" Unexpectedly, Kangxi would suddenly get angry, Long Keduo hurriedly pulled Oro Dai to kneel down and pleaded with Kangxi. It's a pity that he saw the opportunity quickly, but Oro Dai didn't appreciate it. Although he still knelt there listening to Kangxi's order, Oro Dai shook off Long Keduo's hand, and said to Kangxi with a stiff neck: "Your Majesty, Long Keduo is talking nonsense, the slave didn't feel speechless, what kind of onion is this?" How many battles has he fought? Thanks to the emperor's favor, you have been promoted to the first rank of the Manchurian Naval Commander, and you dare to put up a fight with the emperor, and the slave is not convinced! ”

"You're not convinced?" Oro Dai's words were quite measured, so Kangxi's anger was somewhat restrained, but his tone was still a little harsh.

"Not bad. Your Majesty, the slave just doesn't accept it. Not to mention that he is a small Yuzhong, even if Feiyanggu is here, he doesn't dare to put on such a big shelf! Oro Dai shouted.

"Hmph, Yu Zhong is not a green onion, so you can count Oro Dai, right?" Kangxi asked with a sneer.

"Your Majesty, didn't he just defeat a thief in Taiwan? What's the big deal? That is, you didn't let the minions take the troops, and if you go, you will definitely be better than him! Oro Dai said proudly.

"You are arrogant!" Kangxi's voice suddenly rose and reprimanded.

"Your Majesty, the slave is telling the truth!" Oro Dai is still not afraid. Tong Guogang was captured that year and committed suicide in front of the two armies, leaving him alone, so he was not afraid of what Kangxi would do to him.

"Honestly? Hmph, do you really think that traitor in Taiwan is easy to fight? To tell you, Yinchu once estimated that if he were to attack Taiwan, he wouldn't even want to attack that small Lion Ball Ridge in a few months. Do you think that your ability to fight can surpass that of Yinchu? Kangxi said angrily.

"I haven't tried it, who knows?" Oro Dai turned his face and retorted in a low voice.

"Orodai, don't talk about it!" Long Keduo was so angry with his brother that even if he was prominent, he didn't need to show off in front of the emperor like this, but unfortunately, Oro Dai didn't pay attention to him at all.

"Hehe, you're amazing! ......" Kangxi suddenly laughed, "I admire Yu Zhong a little now." I can tell at a glance that you guys are not easy to train. However, I am very relieved, Oro Dai, do you know why? ”

"Your Majesty, how can you know if you don't say that the minions?" Oro Dai rolled his eyelids and said.

"Okay, then I'll tell you." Kangxi looked at Oro Dai and sneered twice, and said: "Because after you join the army, Yu Zhong will not regard you as the son of any uncle at all, nor will he regard you as my cousin, so I believe that he can temper you very well." ”

"Your Majesty, you don't understand what you are saying." An imperial prince asked. Kangxi followed the voice and looked over, and it turned out to be Alson, the grandson of his former auxiliary minister, Kupilon. Kubilong has a daughter who entered the palace to marry Kangxi, and was also named the queen, although she died after only half a year, but Alsong can also be regarded as Kangxi's nephew.

"Don't understand? Okay, then I'll explain it to you. Kangxi stood on the steps of the pavilion and looked at these royal brothers of the clan, Sen Sen smiled and asked, "Do you remember Ge Li?" He is also my uncle. …… He successively served as the governor of Shanxi, the governor of Jiangnan, and later the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. It's a pity that he disobeyed the army's orders, and as a result, Yu Zhong didn't even invite the holy decree, so he beheaded him directly. …… Therefore, I advise you not to provoke Yuzhong. In the army, he even dared to reject my holy decree, and he even dared to hammer Yinchu, the big brother, he refused just now, not because he was afraid of your identity, but because he was afraid of - 'trouble'! If one day you fall into his hands and are killed by him, then I can only tell you, and I am afraid that I will not be able to save you! …… The sword of Shangshu that I gave him earlier has never been returned. ”

******

"Amma, that Yu Zhongzhen is so arrogant? Why does the emperor favor him so much? ”

After being trained by Kangxi in the palace, Long Keduo and Oro Dai returned to Tong Mansion and met Tong Guowei, but this time it was not Ordai, but Long Keduo asked first.

"Pets? …… That's right. The emperor is favored by Yu Zhong. Moreover, the emperor still spoils you and me, Ma Qi, Gao Shiqi, Zhang Tingyu, and Li Guangdi! Tong Guowei replied.

"Second uncle, Long Keduo didn't mean that. He asked why the emperor indulged that Yu Zhong like this? …… Who are we? The emperor didn't let us go to Feiyanggu, but went to Vladivostok to fight with him, a guy who hadn't fought a few battles, why? Oro Dai said loudly.

"Feiyanggu? Hmph, Feiyanggu is a 'sleepy bug'. I've always been careful, and if I send you there, won't I be causing trouble for him? If he hadn't been afraid of Suo Etu back then, you Ama would not have been sent by Suo Etu to surrender, so that Zhongji was captured, and finally committed suicide in front of the two armies. Tong Guowei replied angrily. Although he was talking about Tong Guogang, he was still angry when he looked at Oro Dai.

"Hmph, is that how much stronger Yu Zhong is?" Oro Dai was not convinced.

"In terms of military affairs, of course Yu Zhong can't ...... Feiyang Gubi," Tong Guowei said.

"That's it, how old is Yu Zhong? Why did the emperor send us all to him? Hmph, if the emperor hadn't been there at the time, I would have been like a bear at him, and I would have to teach him a good lesson. Oro Dai said disdainfully.

"You've got what it takes. Then you can take it to Vladivostok and say it. Tong Guowei said.

"Just say it, I'm still afraid that he won't make it?" Oro Dai was not convinced.

"That's good! If you go to Vladivostok this time, I will send two more people with you, and I will send someone to collect your body when I can save it. Tong Guowei snorted coldly and said.

"Second uncle, what are you talking about? I didn't break military law, so I don't believe that he dared to kill me! Oro Dai shouted.

"Didn't break military law? Hmph, in the army, contempt for your superiors is enough to condemn you to death! Tong Guowei reprimanded.

"Amma, is that so fierce? Why didn't I see it? Roncodo interjected.

"Be fierce when you should be fierce, be ruthless when you should be ruthless, and be soft when you should be soft! Now there are not many generals that the imperial court can use, and Yu Zhong is the most optimistic candidate for the emperor. You'd better be careful with him this time. However, you don't have to worry, Yu Zhong is not a villain, as long as you don't go too far, you will definitely be fine. Tong Guowei said.

"Amma, you're not joking, are you? The emperor is optimistic about this Yu Zhong? He...... He hadn't fought a big battle at all! Roncodo was a little unconvinced.

"That's it! I inquired, this guy followed the emperor on the westward expedition, and he didn't follow behind to transport grain. I've never been on the battlefield at all! Oro Dai also said.

"You still don't know much! …… The emperor asked you to follow Yu Zhong, first, let him discipline you; Second, let you follow him to learn firearms tactics! Tong Guowei said.

"Firearms tactics?"

"That's right, it's the method of firearms warfare." Tong Guowei nodded, "Last year, the emperor toured the north to Fengtian. The Governor of Mukden, Sabusu, and the Yin Ferdinand of the Mukden, showed the Emperor, the Manchurian kings, and our entourage of ministers the firearms they had made. …… Fifty artillery guns fired in a salvo, and in the blink of an eye, a mountain was swept away! The power is simply overwhelming. You haven't seen it before, the ground was trembling all the time. ……”

"Artillery salvo? What's the big deal about that? Oro Dai said disdainfully.

"Nothing remarkable? Do you think firearms can only be fired in a salvo? There's a lot of knowledge here! Tong Guowei glared at Oro Dai and said: "Now, with firearms, Yu Zhong's ability is definitely among the top three in the entire Qing Dynasty. That's why the emperor will send you to follow him, instead of going to the northwest to follow Feiyanggu. ”

"Huh, the top three? Since there are three first-class, why do we have to go with this Yuzhong, not with the other two? Oro Dai asked.

"The other two? Hmph, the other two are just guesses, and they are not accurate at all, and even if they guess correctly, you can't follow them. Tong Guowei snorted coldly.

"Guess? Amma, who could the other two be? Roncodo asked.

"The Book of the Imperial Academy, the Yin Ferdinand of the Fengtian Mansion; Anhui Governor Ma De! …… Can you go with me? Tong Guowei asked.

……

The next day, Yu Zhong returned to Tianjin and led the team back to Vladivostok.

It's not that he didn't want to rest for a few more days, he thought that Mo Jing was also in Beijing, but after inquiring, he found out that Mo Jing had already asked Kangxi for his will and took Hong Fengyi and Fu Chuan to Fengtian. Therefore, he is lazy to stay in the capital more. Twenty or so royal sons and daughters of the clan were brought on board, and then three warships and some soldiers and horses were left behind, and under the joy of Lei Ruzi, they set sail to sea and turned Vladivostok. According to Kangxi, within half a year, 25,000 soldiers and horses of the naval division will also go north to Shanghai one after another to receive his command training. And before that, he has to arrange various matters and think about how to get the coastal defense of North Korea in his hands, so everything is busy enough.

*******

Anqing!

Since Made, together with Henan and Shandong provinces, cut off the salt transportation channel of the two Huai salt merchants, it has been relatively quiet here.

Except for the Yangtze River and the Huai River, there are still many small officials on the two big rivers who made huge profits because of the payment of smuggled salt some time ago, and are still wandering there with hope, hoping to make another profit, there is basically nothing different from the past.

The wharf ports of Taiping, Chizhou, Luzhou and Anqing have now become the salt ports of Anhui. Every few days, a fleet of ships carrying large quantities of salt arrives at the four ports, either unloading on the spot or stopping by. Although these ships had to pass through Jiangsu before they came, Song Ying, the governor of Jiangsu, was not so bold as to stop these salt ships, especially when the hulls of these ships were marked with the mark of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. So, everything went pretty well.

However, the calm is only on the surface. Although there is still a long period of time before the one-month deadline mentioned by Ma De, Ma De, Lu Longqi, Shi Shilun, and Liu Yingxia of the Grain Daotai all know very clearly that their duel with the two Huai salt merchants has already begun. In the current situation, the possibility of the salt merchants retreating is extremely low, and they, the officials of Anhui, cannot retreat, and a major war will break out sooner or later. Therefore, they are all sitting in Anqing, taking turns on duty, closely paying attention to all abnormalities through various channels.

The people of Mader are very sure. Over the past three years, Anhui has established various information feedback mechanisms that can simultaneously supervise prices in various parts of Anhui Province. If there is an abnormality somewhere, it will not take two days to get out, and he and these people sitting in Anqing will know.

And now, the people of Ma De in the hall of the governor's yamen have noticed the abnormality.

"The price of salt in the four provinces is rising at the same time? What's going on? Aren't all our salts sold in small batches? It is impossible for salt merchants to resell from it, so why has the price of salt started to rise again? "Shi Shilun is still a little worse for people's livelihood, and his strength lies in judging cases.

"I don't know. Could it be that someone is recycling the salt we sell at a high price? Liu Yingxia was both a little anxious and a little excited about being able to be pulled together by high-level "supervisors" like Ma De to deal with this salt shortage incident. This is a good opportunity to make a good impression on your boss and prepare for a promotion in the future. Therefore, he uses his brain very diligently.

"That's how it should be. Otherwise, how could the price of salt rise? Xing Ming, as the governor's master, also served as a clerical position in the "Anhui Salt Famine Response Headquarters" with a group of staff.

"But how do they recycle it? Why can't the messengers we sent in various places even find out? With the current situation in Anhui, will there be any official who dares to make a mess of things? Lu Longqi, like Shi Shilun, is not very good at this kind of "struggle", and her eyebrows are always trembling.

"Check it out right away." Mader shouted hatefully.

"My lord, don't look it up." As soon as Ma De's words fell, outside the lobby, Zhang Kai, the prefect of Anqing, walked in in a hurry, wiping his sweat as he walked, "My lord, I just got the news that the price of salt has risen this time because someone on our side has intervened to help those salt merchants." ”

"Who?" Ma De and the others asked almost at the same time.

"Grain Gang!"