As Chen Rongxian thought, Jiziba's methods were not clever.

And this is not a clever method, it was not originally for the Ming army to see, but to deceive the Zasaks.

After many operations in Dzungaria, there are now two forces in the Zasak Khanate, among which Zasak Khan Wulimu is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and his brother Huzhiyi has a rebellious heart.

The day before the attack on the Dead Tree Fort, Jizba had wiped out more than a dozen tribes of Zasak, and tens of thousands of people were killed by his cruel methods, and it was a sign of the Ming army's action.

In the end, they found the Dead Tree Fort and entered the palace, and it was the result of the revenge of the Zasak people, in order to deepen the blood feud between the two sides and strengthen the "anti-Ming" forces in Zasak.

With Chen Rongxian's arrival at Yongning Fort, after instructing Sun Shaozu face-to-face, Yongningwei officially sent troops north to kill the enemy.

More than a dozen tribes close to the Dead Tree Fort were all killed, which made Sun Shaozu save a lot of trouble, and ordered his cronies to cut off more than 1,000 heads and come back, as a military merit of the defenders of the Dead Tree Fort.

Wu Changhui planned to kill 1,000 enemies in the defenders of Withertree Fort, which is about the same as the actual situation, and in a sense he didn't lie.

However, the Ming army's behavior of cutting off the heads just confirmed that they were brutalizing the herdsmen, which was tantamount to doing Jizba a great favor.

On October 24, the report of the battle of Dead Tree Fort arrived in Beijing from Anxi Xingdu, which instantly caused waves in the court.

The fact that the Zasak people dared to make a move to the imperial court was definitely a great thing.

Another few days passed, and more and more news came back, and the government and the opposition talked more about this matter.

In the Qianqing Palace, high-ranking officials of the Military Department and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies were summoned to analyze the situation in the northwest.

In addition to the continuous performance of the Anxi Xingdu Division, the Nanzhen Fusi also has news transmitted back every day, so that Zhu Xianming has a detailed grasp of the situation in the northwest.

The defenders of Deadtree Fort were all killed in battle, and all the surrounding tribes were killed, and no one could say what was right or wrong.

The objective problem now is that Zasak is full of hatred for Daming in China, and Wu Limu has signs that he can't be suppressed.

According to the news sent back by the Nanzhen Fusi, the voices of rebellion against the imperial court in Tushetu and Burya Khanate also tended to rise.

The northwest was originally a powder keg, but now under the agitation of Dzungaria, there is a tendency to cause chaos in the northwest, which makes Zhu Xianming particularly angry.

And in the comparison of these militaristic events, how many enemy troops the defenders of Dead Tree Fort killed is a small matter.

At this moment, on the throne, listening to his subordinates expressing their opinions, Zhu Xianming was already very remorseful in his heart.

He believes that if Wu Changhui had been replaced earlier, it is very likely that such a thing would not have happened.

But this is purely Zhu Xianming's thinking too much, and the reason why Zasak and other countries oppose it is because the Ming Dynasty oppressed them.

You must know that the Northwest Xingdu Division has three guards directly under its jurisdiction, and it has recruited 15,000 soldiers, and it is a very large expense to maintain the high salary of these people.

The imperial court was basically only responsible for providing ordnance, and the money and food for the three guards were negotiated on the spot, and were provided by the three khanates and several alliances.

Several alliances are "their own people", and the money and grain apportioned by the imperial court will be less, so naturally the three khanates will be more.

It was originally bitter haha, and the imperial court had to levy heavy taxes every year, and it was normal for the three khanates in the northwest to have antipathy.

And the behavior of the people of Dzungaria was just throwing a torch into the dry firewood, which ignited this raging public opinion.

The court meeting lasted for half an hour, and the military department and the governor's office of the five armies each gave three suggestions.

The first is to send personnel to the northwest to pacify the leagues, so as to stabilize the basic situation in the northwest, and at the same time officially issue a conscription order to prepare for the rebellion.

The second is to send personnel to the three khanates in the northwest to show them the determination of the imperial court to strictly investigate this matter, and at the same time declare the benevolence of the imperial court, so as to bring these khanates back to the camp as much as possible.

The third is that the officials and troops of the imperial court should reorganize their armies for war, especially the Gansu Metropolitan Division, so as not to prevent the Dzungars from entering the palace and the areas directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

There are only three of them, but there are very detailed plans involved, which will be carried out by the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

At the end of the court meeting, Zhu Xianming took the initiative to speak for the first time: "Wu Changhui is no longer up to his job, and I plan to let the prince vacate to replace him!" ”

"What do you think?"

There are only a few people who are qualified to take over the capital of Anxi, but now there are no people who are willing to take over this mess.

Now that the emperor has ordered Wang Ziteng, although the "Donghuamen heroes" present are reluctant, none of them have come out to object.

In fact, no one would have objected to this matter, no matter what, the emperor has absolute authority, and the so-called nobles are only the role of workers.

"Your Majesty Fu Wei's Holy Judgment!" All the officials paid their respects.

"The military department immediately drafted an order, let Wang Ziteng set off to take office as soon as possible!" Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice.

"Then send the edict to Wu Changhui, and after the completion of the affairs of Anxi Xingdu, he will immediately return to Beijing to report on his work......"

With just one sentence from the emperor, he took away the military power of commanding tens of thousands of generals, which shows how high the imperial power is now.

"And ...... Let the commander of Yongningwei come back together! ”

The situation in the northwest has changed abruptly to the current stage, Wu Changhui and Sun Shaozu are key figures, and Zhu Xianming naturally wants to recall them to ask for clarification.

"Yes!"

In order to cope with the chaos in the northwest, all the ministries and courtyards of the imperial court were busy, so that even the atmosphere in the capital was much more depressed.

However, everything in the outside world had little impact on Zhu Jinghong in Shanglin Yuan, who was watering a small tree in the yard at the moment.

Originally, he still thought that he would rely on some knowledge in his previous life to increase grain production and grow an auspicious land here, but after he practiced, he found that it was basically not feasible.

So now he simply put it up and handed over all the farm work to Zhu Jingchun and the others, so that he rarely even went to the wheat field.

"Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see Nanshan...... This carefree pastoral life, no wonder Tao Yuanming is obsessed with it! ”

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's emotion outside, Baochai came out of the house with an apron on his shoulder, and said with a sneer: "If the prince really lives by farming, I'm afraid he won't be able to get up!" ”

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer this, and asked by the way: "Princess...... What are we going to eat tonight? ”

"Eat noodles!"

"Why do you eat noodles again!"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong complain, Baochai immediately said: "Do you like to eat or not!" ”

After that, she turned around and went into the house, and after Zhu Jinghong shook his head, he picked up the scissors and built his little sapling.

The small tree was transplanted from the forest by him, and Zhu Jinghong planned to prune it into an ornamental tree, showing that he was at home here.

He is actually not ignorant of the changes in the external situation, and now the sudden changes in the northwest make him very excited, knowing that the time for him to "get out" may come.

But the more this time, the more calm he has to become, so he planted flowers and trees, and he still complains every day.

Half an hour later, the night fell and the cold wind was howling, and Zhu Jingchun and the two returned to the courtyard with their hands in hand.

After nearly two months of hard work, the two of them have obviously calmed down a lot, and they no longer jump out like usual.

Back at their residence, the two men first put away their farm tools, and then washed their faces and hands and changed their clothes.

"It's time to eat!" Baochai shouted.

After a few breaths, the four of them sat together, each with a bowl of noodles in front of their table and three stacks of side dishes in the middle.

"Brother Thirteen, I heard the eunuchs passing by say that there is going to be a war in the northwest!" Zhu Jingchun couldn't help but speak.

During this time, Zhu Jinghong often communicated with the people of the North Fourth Guard, and knew more about the outside world, so Zhu Jingchun asked him.

"Hmm!" Zhu Jinghong's response was bland.

Zhu Jinghao followed up and asked, "Is there going to be a big war?" ”

After taking a bite of noodles, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "You just plant the land, what does this have to do with you!" ”

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At night, after washing up, Zhu Jinghong lay down on the bed first.

When he warmed up the nest, Baochai just finished washing, took off his jacket and skirt and got into his arms, and then Zhu Jinghong blew out the candle.

It was the middle of winter, and the cold wind was howling outside, so the two of them hugged each other and didn't feel cold.

"I guess...... We're going out! ”

"How so?"

Baochai said softly: "You all have the leisure to plant trees, so it's not like you're going out soon!" ”

Playing with Baochai's hair, Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile: "How can I see that if I plant a tree, it means that I am about to go out?" ”

"I don't know...... I guessed! Baochai was reluctant to say anything to him.

After a few breaths of silence, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "The old man asked me to farm, originally wanting me to work until June next year, but now the situation has changed...... I'm afraid he will change his mind! ”

"Although I haven't read a few books, I still have some skills in training soldiers, because I am trapped here, which has greatly restricted the training of the North Fourth Guard......"

"The old man won't be confused about big things, and he thinks he will let me out before next year!"

Hearing this, Baochai asked rhetorically: "The matter of training, is it really impossible to leave you?" ”

With his hand reaching into the bed, Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile: "I don't dare to say anything else, this matter really can't be separated from me!" ”

"I hope so!" Baochai sighed.

The two fell asleep after a toss, and the time soon came to the next day.

Several generals of the Northern Fourth Guard rushed over again and discussed some training matters with Zhu Jinghong, and at the same time talked about some major matters in the DPRK and China.

The situation in the northwest changed suddenly, and it seemed that the Dzungars were the first to move, which actually did not surprise the generals.

Because everyone knows that the Dzungars have been preparing for war for many years, and it is extremely unlikely that they will be pulled into the tributary canonization system.

When he learned that Wang Ziteng was sent out to Anxi Xingdu, Zhu Jinghong was slightly surprised, thinking about the emperor's idea of arranging it like this.

Although the Xungui family has their own interests and tendencies, the special relationship between Wang Ziteng and the prince still makes Zhu Jinghong think about it a little more.

But then he thought that this royal envoy also had a relationship with him, and he might be able to use it in the future.

When Zhu Jinghong was talking with the generals, the outer hall of the Wang family was already full of people at this moment, and Wang Ziteng himself was kneeling at the front, listening to the appointment decree of His Majesty the Emperor.

The commander of the capital division is a general who commands the party, so it is natural to express his solemnity with the appointment of the holy decree.

It is no secret that the emperor is dissatisfied with Wu Changhui, and since last year, he has released news to replace him, and Wang Ziteng was a popular candidate to replace him at that time.

If you want to go further at the level of the governor, you have to have the resume of the capital department, so many people stared at this position last year.

But now that something has happened in the northwest, the position of the commander of Anxi Xingdu has become a powder keg, and going to post at this moment makes Wang Ziteng's mood extremely complicated.

If you do a good job in office, everything is fine, but if you make a mistake like Wu Changhui, not only will you not think about promotion, but you will be lucky not to be cut.

"Chin this!"

As the eunuch finished reading the last two words, everyone in the royal family present paid homage one after another, thanking His Majesty the Emperor for his grace.

After Wang Ziteng and the others thanked him, the eunuch handed over the holy decree to him, and then said: "Chief soldier Wang, oh no...... Envoy of the king, the Lord has faith in you, and you must not live up to the holy will! ”

"The ministers should do their best to stabilize the northwest for the Holy One!" Wang Ziteng replied solemnly.

The herald eunuch then said, "This afternoon, the Lord has commanded you to come before you, and you must be ready!" ”

"Thank you father-in-law for mentioning it!"

Before taking office, the emperor summoned him, and he would definitely ask Wang Ziteng his opinion on the situation, which really needed to be carefully prepared.

Let's say that on the Jia family's side, after learning that the prince was vacated, the happiest person was Mrs. Wang.

Now that her daughter has become the crown princess, and her brother has been released to become a general in the army, the situation is very good in Mrs. Wang's opinion.

She first urged Jia Zheng and Baoyu to go to the Wang family to congratulate her, and then set up a banquet in the mansion, acting even happier than the Wang family.

Of course, no one in the whole house thinks that she has done something wrong, and good things are worth celebrating.

It was Wang Xifeng who was specifically responsible for Zhang Luo's banquet, and because of this, she was put on the face by Mrs. Xing again, and this time Wang Xifeng was much tougher.

Now that Mrs. Wang's status in the palace is gradually rising, as her nephew, Queen Xifeng has taken refuge, and it has become inevitable to alienate her mother-in-law.

Jumping sideways repeatedly, this seems to be stupid, but Wang Xifeng is also helpless, after all, the situation is changing.

Let's not mention the excitement of the Jia family, and said that Jia Zheng's father and son went to the Wang family, only to know that the prince Teng entered the palace to thank him.

Since they came to congratulate, they naturally had to see the main master, so the father and son stayed for the time being, and the younger generations of the Wang family accompanied them to talk.

Since the last time he spoke disrespectfully, Jia Baoyu is now much calmer, and only said a few words when asked.

"Baoyu, what's wrong? It wasn't like this in the past! Wang Xingchang asked with a smile.

He is the eldest son of Wang Ziteng, now twenty-five years old, he was released from the Dragon Guards two years ago, and now he is in the guard army and serves as a member of the six products and hundreds of households.

Today, it is his turn to rest, and he needs to welcome guests, so Wang Xingchang will stay in the house.

At this time, Jia Zheng replied: "Recently, I have strictly controlled him, and he has settled down a lot, otherwise how can he sit still!" ”

Wang Xingchang continued: "Now that Brother Lian has joined the Dragon Guard, he is already a promising person, and Brother Bao Wenqu is a star-like figure, so he should also work hard to study and be admitted as the top student in the Jinshi as soon as possible..."

"He is still shallow in his knowledge now, but I'm afraid that he won't even be able to get in, and it's too early to talk about scientific research now......"

In the face of his father's contempt, Baoyu had no intention of justifying, and now he only hoped to return home early and return to his own clean little courtyard.

There is the concern of the attackers, there is Qingwen who can laugh and play, and there is the careful care of Musk Yue......

Baoyu thought about it, and soon two hours passed, and the sun had set at this time.

Although there were many people who came to the Wang family to congratulate them, they all left one after another at this time, and Jia Zheng's father and son were accompanied by Wang Xingchang.

"The master is back!"

Hearing the announcement, everyone in the house got up to greet them.

After a while, Wang Ziteng appeared outside the living room, and at this moment there were snowflakes on his body, and immediately a servant and maid came forward to shoot it.

"Brother is finally back!" Jia Zheng stepped forward and instructed Baoyu to salute.

Taking off his official hat, Wang Ziteng asked, "When did you come?" ”

Jia Zheng said with a smile: "When I learned that my brother was promoted, I brought Baoyu over and made a special trip to congratulate my brother!" ”

Wang Ziteng smiled reluctantly, and then sighed.

After entering the palace today and talking with the emperor, he was assigned various tasks and objectives, and the pressure to fulfill them was already extraordinarily great.

It was precisely this pressure that made Wang Ziteng not happy at all, and he didn't feel Jia Zheng's congratulations at all.

"When will my brother leave?"

After taking a sip of hot tea and feeling that his body was warmer, Wang Ziteng replied: "I will go to the camp tomorrow to deliver, and the day after tomorrow I will leave for Jingning City!" ”

"In such a hurry?" Jia Zheng was a little surprised.

"The situation in the northwest is turbulent, and time is running out!" Wang Ziteng said with emotion.

"Now that the crown princess is in charge of the East Palace, you also have to take care of the house, don't make trouble for her anymore, I shouldn't have said these words, don't think I'm talking too much!"

"Brother has taught me a lesson!" Jia Zheng replied very modestly.

"Besides, Princess Xiang's side ...... Do your best to repair your relationship, too! ”

Only in the army can Wang Ziteng understand better than others how important it is for the prince to win over Zhu Jinghong.

His niece became the concubine of King Xiang, and the princess happened to be cousins, and the union between the prince and King Xiang was a matter of course, but such a good thing was disturbed by his stupid sister.

Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng felt helpless, but as a general, he couldn't say anything, and he really couldn't bear it before he spoke today.

"We understand this!" Jia Zheng replied solemnly.

However, for the words of the elders, Baoyu, who was silent, was very disdainful.

In his opinion, a prince and princess who are about to be abolished have no need to make friends again.

Everyone, in fact, this book has a group, and it's in the introduction of the work!

(End of chapter)