On September 18, the second year of Yuanzhuo, the emperor issued an edict to inform the world: Russia, a barbarian country, has repeatedly violated the power of our dynasty, rudely detained our Qing envoys, forcibly occupied our borders, and slaughtered our people. In order to cheer me up to the heavens, I decided to raise an army of 80,000 people. As soon as the edict was issued, the governors of the provinces and the hundreds of officials of the imperial court wrote to the emperor, everyone shouted for war, and the voice of the main battle between the government and the opposition was loud, and everything was ready to wait for the emperor to conquer in person.

The army is cumbersome, and the logistics of grain, grass, ammunition, tents, etc., have been successively mobilized to the Xi'an front-line logistics base as early as the middle of the year, and the mobilization of troops and horses from all walks of life has also been basically adjusted in place -- in addition to the 13,000 firearms battalion of the Chinese army led by Yinzuo himself, which is still in Beijing, the Ili general Ke Suoa led 5,000 men and horses out of the Altai Mountains for the west road, and Li Ke's Xining army of more than 50,000 men and horses for the east road, all of which have been adjusted in place, and can be pulled out to the front line at any time to join the Chinese army. Everything is going well, and there is no need for Yinzuo to worry too much.

This battle is not easy to fight, Yinzuo knows very well in his heart - although the newly trained more than 10,000 firearms troops are trained hard, they can be regarded as preliminary, but after all, they have not been tested in actual combat, and there is no trace of modern war experience from top to bottom, and it is difficult to say whether they can withstand the baptism of war, but Yinzuo doesn't care very much, after all, whether it is the number of troops, weapons and equipment, and logistics supply are much stronger than the Russian Far East troops, as long as the command does not make too big mistakes, victory is a matter of course, It's just a matter of a pyrrhic victory or a big victory.

Victory is a must, Yinzuo needs a victory to consolidate his own imperial power and establish his prestige, but the result of the disastrous victory is not what Yinzuo wants, but how to achieve a big victory is not something that can be concluded now, everything has to wait for the army to reach the front line before a strategy and tactics can be determined, this is originally common sense, and there is nothing to say, but the things in the Beijing division have to be stepped up first, if the Beijing division is out of control, not to mention that the front line can not fight with peace of mind, even if it is a victory, If Yinzuo wants to go back and clean up the mess of the Jingshi, I'm afraid it will take a lot of hands and feet, if it hurts the vitality of the imperial court because of this, I'm afraid that it will be too late for Yinzuo to cry.

Jingshi will definitely be chaotic, there is no doubt about this - if the eighth wants to grasp this last life-saving straw, then he will inevitably make trouble, but chaos is okay, Yinzuo also wants to take advantage of the chaos to completely pull out the old eight, but he can't lose control, there is a degree of problem, how to control this degree, then Yinzuo needs to be deployed.

After Yinzuo went on the expedition, the armed forces on the ground of the Beijing division had five main military forces, such as the Fengtai battalion, the Xishan Jianrui battalion, the Jiumen Admiral Yamen, the Shanpu battalion, and the Shuntianfu garrison, among which the Fengtai battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion were in the hands of Yinzuo's henchmen. The Shanpu Battalion is the main force responsible for the guards of the palace, and the commander He Tie is the old man of Yinzuo, and there is nothing to say about loyalty; There is only a group of officials in the garrison of Shuntian Mansion, and the strength is pitifully weak, and it can't make any big waves at all, so there is no need to think about it at all, and the only thing that makes Yinzuo feel at ease is the Yamen of the Admiral of the Nine Gates.

The current Admiral of Jiumen Liangcheng is the eldest brother of the imperial concubine Minglan, and his status can be regarded as respectable, and he has always performed well, and he is also very loyal to Yinzuo, but Yinzuo is still a little relieved about the Admiral Yamen of the Nine Gates - since the forty-third year of the Kangxi War, the officers and soldiers of the Admiral Yamen of the Nine Gates have changed several times, but no matter how they are changed, all the soldiers of the Admiral of the Nine Gates are banner people, this is the ancestral system, precisely because the homes of these eight masters of Ziqiu are in Beijing, It is simply impossible to prevent the infiltration of the Jiumen Admiral Yamen by those brothers, not to mention that Yinzuo can't do it, even the old man Kangxi has been in power for more than 40 years, and he can't completely control the Jiumen Admiral Yamen.

How to deal with the matter of the Admiral of the Nine Gates is really tricky, and Yinzuo also thought about transferring the officers and soldiers of the Admiral Yamen of the Nine Gates with the soldiers of the Fengtai Battalion, but at the end of the day, he still gave up - there are several obstacles here: one is that the transfer without excuses is easy to cause turmoil in the hearts of the army, and the other is that Yinzuo does not want to startle the snake, in case the eighth man is scared back, all the arrangements will not be in vain? Therefore, Yinzuo can only secretly strengthen the monitoring of the Nine Gates' Admiral's Yamen, but he will not make a fuss on the surface.

Liangcheng, the commander of Jiumen, is a tall and burly middle-aged man, less than forty years old, with a full beard, a Chinese face, and a bright eye, and he walks vigorously. At this moment, as soon as he entered the study room of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Liangcheng hurriedly took a few steps, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "The minister knocks to see the saint, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Excuse me, get up." Yinzuo smiled and waved his hand, signaling that Liangcheng didn't need to be polite, looked at Liangcheng with interest for a while, and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo, guess what, what did I call you here for?" ”

Liangcheng is bold by nature, and when Yinzuo was diving in front of his head, he had dealings with Yinzuo, knowing Yinzuo's temperament, he asked at this time, and he didn't hide his thoughts, and bowed down and said: "Wechen thinks that the Holy Expedition is imminent, and I call Wechen to come for the sake of the vigilance in Beijing. ”

"Hehe, Uncle Guo is still kind to me, yes, I came to you today for this matter, I don't hide it from you, I am really a little relieved that there are dragons and snakes mixed in your yamen, you have to take care of it for me, don't let the children make a big mess, well, Dongzhimen and Chongwenmen are all in charge of me, I don't want to see them, I have already issued an edict to withdraw their envoys, and you will recommend someone to make up for it." Yinzuo said with a smile.

Dongzhimen and Chongwenmen are both slaves of the old eight, it is natural for Yinzuo to be uneasy, and it is normal to change it, but considering Liangcheng's feelings, he still called Liangcheng to comfort him, and handed over the right to recommend people to Liangcheng, which is regarded as giving Liangcheng an explanation, giving him the opportunity to control the army of these two gates, of course, it is also testing Liangcheng's mind.

"Thank you for the emperor's grace, Weichen does not dare to abolish the public for personal reasons, please ask the emperor to withdraw his order, and Weichen has no private person to recommend." Liangcheng fell to his knees and said loudly.

"Oh?" Yinzuo smiled noncommittally, waved his hand and said: "Okay, Aiqing is loyal, the duke is selfless, and I am very relieved, it's okay, I will let the Ministry of War recommend people when I go back to this matter, and Aiqing will go back to help me take care of it, just go." ”

"Yes, the minister is retiring!" Liangcheng kowtowed and withdrew from the room with a huff.

"How?" After waiting for the good city to go, Yin Zuo looked at Fang Linggao, who was always sitting in the corner of the house without saying a word, and asked.

Fang Linggao smiled slyly and asked rhetorically, "What does the Holy Lord think?" ”

Hey, this old party is here for us. Yinzuo shook his head with a smile and said, "Mr. Fang still said it well, I am too lazy to guess dumb riddles." ”

Fang Linggao laughed, rubbed the sparse long whiskers on his chest and said: "First surprised, then happy and then quiet, this person is also scheming, his face is always the same, but his eyes can't deceive people, the saint has already counted it in his heart, why do you need Fang Mou to explain it thoroughly." ”

Hey, the old square head is really accurate. Yinzuo smiled and said, "Let's take a look, I don't believe that this person will make trouble behind my back, well, let's see and then decide." Yinzuo didn't want to continue the topic, and said loudly: "Come on." ”

"The minions are here." Li Dequan, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, hurriedly ran in and said with a huff.

"Pass the decree and let Prince Yi come to see you." Yinzuo said calmly.

Li Dequan hurriedly bowed his waist and promised, quickly exited the room, and hurried to pass on Yinzuo's message, most of the time, the old thirteen hurried to the study of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and paid a big salute: "The younger brother has seen the saint." ”

"Excuse me, old thirteen, I called you here today because I have something important for you to do." Yin Zuo's eyes stared at the old thirteen Dao with blazing eyes.

"The younger brother will never give up!" Old Thirteen replied with a resolute face.

"That's good, old thirteen, I won't hide it from you, I will lead the army to fight in a while, hey, I am gone, I am afraid that I may not be able to turn around in a year and a half, some people in the capital are afraid that they will not be able to sit still, I want you to help me suppress my position, and I can fight with peace of mind in the front." Yin Zuo said in a calm tone.

A look of anger flashed on the face of the thirteenth man, and he said calmly: "The thief is so daring, even if the younger brother is dead, he can't disobey the thief's will, hmph, it should be the fourth and eighth bastards." ”

Yinzuo smiled and said: "Moths always like to play with fire, I will give them a chance to perform, I will let Wu and Lin help you, and the 'Honghu' is also under your command, help me take care of the good family, don't let the rat steal the meat." Yinzuo paused for a moment and said: "My sons are also optimistic, don't let them get involved, hey, I can only trust your thirteenth brother." ”

"The younger brother will never give up, but ......" A trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of the old thirteen, and he paused and said: "Your Majesty, how can the elder brothers ......?"

"It's nothing, you don't have to pay attention to this matter, just look at it, if you have something to do, let the 'Honghu' flying pigeon send a message to me at any time, I am in charge of you, you can do it yourself, I have already given the secret decree to Lin Xuanyi, and when the incident happens, you will be able to use it." From now on, Mr. Wu will live in your house first, this matter must be kept secret, this article should be counted in the heart of the thirteenth brother, okay, I am tired, you kneel down. Yinzuo commanded lightly.

"Yes, my brother is retiring." The thirteenth man knelt down and kowtowed, bowed down and exited the study, and went straight to the arrangement.

"Mr. Fang, I plan to take Zhang Tingyu and Li Zhenyu to the expedition together, and the big and small affairs of the DPRK and China will be handled by Mr. Fang and Ma Qi in consultation, so can it be done?" After the thirteenth was gone, Yinzuo glanced at Fang Bao and said with a smile.

"Hehe, let Ma Qi and Shi Shilun do it, I heard that the scenery of Fengtai camp is good, and I plan to live there for a while, and I hope that the saint will approve it." Fang Linggao said with a sly smile.

Hehe, this old slippery head is quite vague. Yin Zuo laughed and said, "Cheng, I will also give you a secret decree, but I hope there is no need to make such a big move." As soon as Yinzuo listened to Fang Linggao's words, he understood the key - balance, giving the old thirteen the power to dispose of it, there must be a balance of checks and balances, and the Fengtai battalion, which is the heaviest military power in Gyeonggi, is naturally the best balance.

"Emperor Shengming, Fang someone's old bones really can't stand the toss, it's good to be lazy if you can be lazy." Fang Linggao also replied with a smile, and the two of them laughed loudly at the same time, and while they were laughing, Li Dequan hurriedly walked in, bowed and said, "Qiqi Sheng, Prince Yong handed over the sign and asked to see." ”

Well, the fourth? What kind of demon moth does this kid want to do? A hint of suspicion flashed in Yinzuo's eyes, and after thinking about it, he didn't speak immediately, but looked at Fang Bao, who was also frowning, Fang Bao shook his head, indicating that he couldn't guess Yun Jin's intention.

Yin Zuo frowned lightly and said, "Announce him in." ”

"Yes." Li Dequan hurriedly responded, and quickly retreated, most of the time, Prince Yong Yun Jin strode into the study, knelt on the ground and said: "The minister has seen the saint, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Excuse me, the fourth brother is so anxious to see me, I don't know what is important?" Yin Zuoxu raised his hand and motioned for Yun Zhen to flatten his body.

"It has been more than a year since the minister received the edict to do the money law, but he has achieved nothing, and he is ashamed of the holy grace, and the minister asks for punishment." Yun Jin didn't get up, knelt on the ground and said very respectfully.

Well? What's that? It's Lao Tzu who stopped it, it's your kid's, and you ask for punishment? Hey, that's a nice thing to say, if Lao Tzu can really punish you, it's fine, but unfortunately not for the time being. Yinzuo's mind moved quickly, but he said with a very cute smile on his face: "No wonder this matter is fourth brother, I stopped because I was going to fight, and I couldn't do it, well, this money method is almost done, how about implementing it immediately after I finish the war?" ”

"The minister's decree, the minister has been dizzy lately, and he has no mistake in his body, so the minister implores the Holy Lord to allow the minister to recuperate at home for a period of time." Yun Jin said calmly.

Yinzuo stared at Yun Zhen for a long time, and suddenly smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm ready, the fourth brother will rest first, and take care of his body and bones, I will be of great use in the future, I'm tired, you kneel down." ”

"Yes, the minister retired." Yun Zhen kowtowed and retreated, Yin Zuo looked at Yun Jin's backward figure, and a hint of brilliance flashed in his eyes......

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