After the news reached the palace, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly quit the early dynasty and sent Liu Jin to bring Jiang Ning to the warm pavilion to meet.

"Chen Jiangning greets Your Majesty!"

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back.

These days, but I'm in a hurry.

If you don't come back, I'll cut off someone's head. ”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Ning excitedly, and there were even tears flashing in his eyes.

Jiang Ning had a warm current gushing out of his heart: "Your Majesty treats the ministers so kindly, it is difficult for the ministers to reciprocate." ”

"As long as you stay with me, you will be rewarded."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and beckoned him to sit down and asked about the details.

Jiang Ning told it again, and after taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, he said:

"Your Majesty, Yang Hu's entry into Beijing this time was actually to assassinate His Majesty, and behind the scenes, he was instigated by the White Lotus Sect to start a rebellion.

The minister thinks that he should vigorously kill the remnants of the White Lotus! ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said angrily:

"Humph! These White Lotus demons have been cholera all over the world for hundreds of years, and the previous emperors of the past dynasties have sent troops to exterminate them, but they still haven't killed them cleanly.

Now that they have jumped out again, how can I spare them? ”

As he spoke, he looked at Gu Dayong, who was serving in the hall, and said:

"I will leave this matter to you, you gather Dongchang and Jinyi Wei people to search for the White Lotus Demon in all parts of the world, there must be no mistake!"

"The old slave obeys!"

Gu Da promised and left in a hurry.

Jiang Ning pondered for a while and continued:

"Your Majesty, since the White Lotus Sect is so rampant, and it is dangerous to leave Beijing, why don't you wait until the demons of the other generation are cleared out, and then Your Majesty will leave the palace?"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand indifferently:

"Jiang Shiyu is a little fussed, I have you to lead the troops to escort, and he doesn't dare to make any small moves in the White Lotus Sect.

Moreover, the alliance with Duoyan Sanwei is the top priority, for the sake of the stability of my Ming people, how can I retreat! ”

Jiang Ning saw Zhu Houzhao's resolute attitude, so he had to stop persuading, and secretly thought about how to protect him more closely and thoroughly.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to mention:

"Speaking of which, Jiang Shiyu, Yang Yiqing, whom you recommended before, are generals.

Yesterday came the good news that they had led their army to trap the Tatars near Datong, and that they had gradually gained the upper hand by consuming the grain and grass they had plundered day and night. ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

Jiang Ning first said a few words, and then said:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that such a great achievement has saved the low morale of the previous soldiers, and it must be rewarded!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded thoughtfully:

"Jiang Shiyu said that since the previous defeat, the morale of the front line has been declining, and now with the big victory of Yang Yiqing and the two, it is indeed time to reward a good life.

If you don't do what you said last time, Feng Yang Yiqing is the trilateral commander-in-chief, and the governor is in the war, and Wang Shouren is still Sasuke for him.

The rest of the generals and all the soldiers have their own rewards, how about it? ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for the front-line soldiers!"

After leaving the palace, Jiang Ning went straight home.

After seeing Li Yun'er and the daughters, and seeing that they really didn't know anything about this matter, they completely relieved their hearts.

After a brief warm-up, in the next few days, Jiang Ning devoted himself to busy military affairs again.

He needed to transfer the elite of the three battalions, the twelve regiments and battalions of the Beijing Division, and the three factories and one guard to form an army of 5,000 to protect Zhu Houzhao according to the predetermined plan.

In addition, five hundred internal guards were carefully selected as the core, and they followed the emperor day and night.

It can be said that the escort power has been raised to the extreme.

In order to cultivate the tacit understanding of these elite mixed together, Jiang Ning also deliberately placed them in the Beijing camp, so that the generals of various departments could practice day and night and practice military formations.

So as not to really encounter danger and make mistakes.

It was busy until Chinese New Year's Eve, when Jiang Ning had to go home empty.

And when he passed through the city gate, he happened to meet the Marquis of Zhenyuan.

This is also a noble in the army, and his ancestors have been knighted since the martyrdom, and it has been passed down to the present.

He is in charge of the five military camps, and Jiang Ning has been dealing with him a lot in order to transfer elites these days.

"I've seen Master Jiang."

Marquis Zhenyuan obviously also saw Jiang Ning and took the initiative to come forward to say hello.

"It turned out to be the Marquis of Zhenyuan in person, and he was polite."

Jiang Ning greeted him for a while, and his eyes suddenly moved to a middle-aged general standing beside him.

"Who is this?"

"Oh, I'll introduce.

This is my friend Wu Yang, who will immediately go to Taiyuan to take up his post as the chief soldier.

I kept persuading him to go back after the New Year, but he said that the war on the front line was tight, Taiyuan was in the rear of Datong, and it was very important to provide logistics, so he didn't dare to be sloppy for a moment.

That's why I'm here to see me off. ”

"I see."

Jiang Ning smiled and arched his hand to Wu Yang: "General Wu is loyal to his duties, and this official respects such a person the most." ”

"Adults carry love."

Wu Yang hurriedly returned the salute.

After a few people said a few words, he said: "Time is urgent, forgive the official for being rude, and leave first." ”

Jiang Ning smiled: "Chief soldier Wu is careful all the way. ”

Wu Yang immediately turned over and got on the horse, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly glanced at Bai Wenqing next to him, and the corners of his mouth provoked a smile.

After saying goodbye to the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Jiang Ning rushed back to Wu'anbo Mansion with people.

He didn't go to see his little wife first, but went to He Yuyao.

She was taking a nap in bed when she woke up when she heard a knock on the door.

"Who?"

There was a hint of laziness in He Yuyao's voice.

"It's me, Jiang Ning. Miss Yuyao is resting, then I'll come back later. ”

"There are no adults, the subordinates have woken up."

He Yuyao hurriedly stopped, didn't care about putting on her clothes, and got out of bed to open the door with only her underwear.

"Come in, sir."

As the door opened, a gust of cold wind poured in, making her shiver.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning hurriedly walked into the house and closed the door, and then set his eyes on He Yuyao.

I saw that her face was full of lazy state that she had just woken up, and she was particularly charming.

He was wearing a cool, silk silk underwear, a little light, and the pale pink main waist was faintly visible.

Jiang Ning coughed a few times, turned his face away and said:

"Why don't you wear a jacket and skirt, it's so easy to open the door, and you're not in a hurry."

He Yuyao pursed her delicate little mouth, and said angrily: "The subordinates are not afraid that the adults will leave. ”

As she spoke, she walked to the side of the bed with a shy red face, picked up her clothes and wrapped them, and walked over to pour Jiang Ning a cup of tea.

"Your Excellency has been busy with military affairs these days, but you are going north after the Chinese New Year?"

"Yes, the battle on the front line is anxious, and in addition to going to the labor army to boost morale, I also have reinforcements this time."

Jiang Ning nodded, but he didn't tell the truth.

No way, this matter is too secret, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

After taking a sip of tea, he continued: "I came to you this time to talk to you about the opening of the sea? ”

He Yuyao's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "But can you implement the plan?" ”

"Exactly. After packing up your things in the next two days, you can prepare to go south to Jinling to arrange the things we had discussed at the beginning.

If you can, try to return to Beijing in February. ”

"Subordinates can save it."

He Yuyao nodded seriously, and suddenly her beautiful eyes flowed, staring at Jiang Ning with silky eyes:

"It's just that in this way, my subordinates are afraid that they won't be able to see adults for more than a month."

Jiang Ning just didn't see her delicate and pitiful look, stood up and said, "Okay, the matter is over, I'll leave first." ”

He Yuyao bit her delicate and ruddy lips tightly, and a thick resentment flashed in her eyes.

I couldn't help but think of the grievances I had received a while ago, and a sense of sadness came up, and tears flashed in the corners of my eyes.

At this time, Jiang Ning suddenly stopped, turned his back to her and said:

"By the way, tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, so you can come together at dinner."

"Really?"

He Yuyao turned her worries into joy: "The evening is an adult's family banquet, is it really appropriate to belong to an outsider?" ”

Jiang Ning was silent for a while and said, "As long as you don't want to, no one treats you as an outsider." ”

With that, he pushed open the door and left the house.

The corners of He Yuyao's mouth rose slightly, and she muttered with a light smile: "Although it is probably a lie to coax me, I am really happy." ”

Chinese New Year's Eve passed in a lively and lively manner.

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

It is also the first day of the first year of Zhengde.

Jiang Ning, with the help of his wife, put on the python robe given by the emperor and entered the palace to pay New Year's greetings to Zhu Houzhao.

"Jiang Shi, you're here!"

Zhu Houzhao met with a group of ministers in the Qianqing Palace, and when he was extremely bored, he finally waited for Jiang Ning to come.

"I wish my emperor the dragon body is healthy, and his life is boundless!"

"Okay, okay, don't be polite."

Zhu Houzhao got up and grabbed Jiang Ning, walked to the side and sat down.

"I can't leave the palace these days, and I can't give Sister Yun'er a New Year's greeting, I have prepared some gifts, remember to bring them when you go back."

Remember to tell Sister Yun'er, it wasn't that I didn't deliberately go to see her. ”

Jiang Ning smiled: "Your Majesty has this intention, and my wife is already overjoyed. ”

After the two gossiped for a while, he got down to business:

"In the past few days, the army has been properly formed, just waiting for His Majesty's order to open and rush to the front."

"That's great!"

Zhu Houzhao stroked his palms and laughed, his face full of excitement.

He had waited too long for this day.

At this time, Jiang Ning said quietly: "By the way, Your Majesty, have you told others about your previous exit from the palace in the inner court?" ”

Zhu Houzhao replied truthfully:

"After you left last time, I was very excited, so I mentioned it to Xirong and them, saying that I wanted to go to Datong."