November 16 was the third day of the emperor's departure.

On the day of the wind and snow, Cheng Ying personally came to Shanglin Yuan to announce the decree, which made Zhu Jinghong full of expectations.

However, the content of the decree was that Zhu Jinghong could walk around in Shanglin Garden, which only expanded his activity area, but did not mean to let him return to the house.

This made Zhu Jinghong very disappointed, but he still accepted the holy decree at the urging of Baochai.

"Thirteenth Master, what do you command?"

"My father-in-law brought a message to my father, saying that as long as his old man is happy, his son is worth it no matter how much he is wronged!"

Originally, Cheng Ying had a smile on her face, but when she heard this, she was immediately full of embarrassment, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Thirteenth Master, the slave has taken his leave......"

Of course, Cheng Ying will not convey those words to the emperor just now, and blocking the emperor is actually blocking himself.

Although Cheng Ying left, the twenty palace maids and eunuchs who came with him stayed, and these people were specially sent to serve Zhu Jinghong.

If it is freezing today, his son and daughter-in-law are still doing hard work, and Zhu Xianming really can't see it, so he sent these people.

Zhu Jingchun and the others were extremely happy about this, and the next days were at least much easier, which showed that they were indeed tempered.

When Zhu Jingchun and the others were elated, Zhu Jinghong said to Baochai beside him: "You look at these people, I'll go out for a walk!" ”

"Hmm!"

Since he can walk around Shanglin Yuan, Zhu Jinghong naturally wants to go to the North Siwei to have a look.

Although people often come over to discuss matters, so that Zhu Jinghong has a grasp of the training situation, he still has to go and see what it is like in person.

But not far from the place where he was working, he turned around and went to the gun-making workshop.

Although the old man let him do activities in Shanglin Yuan, he had the intention of letting him take care of the training, but Zhu Jinghong felt that he couldn't be too enthusiastic about it.

It is undoubtedly a wiser choice to go to the workshop first, and then go to Beisiwei for a day or two.

The place where he farmed was not too far from the gun workshop, and it took about two minutes to get there.

Although he was dressed in cloth, there were very few people in the imperial city who did not know him.

"See the prince!"

At the door of the workshop, the guards bowed, and there was a lot of admiration in their eyes, after all, this is a big man who dares to act.

"Well, get up!"

Walking into the gate with his hands behind his back, the eunuchs inside also knew him, and knew that he should be cultivating now, and he should not have appeared here.

"Knock on the prince!"

"Knock on the prince!"

Fortunately, these people have bright brains, and although there are 10,000 puzzles in their hearts, they still bow and bow one after another.

"Let Jia Yun come to see me!"

"Yes!"

Jia Yun is the steward he arranged here, although Zhu Jinghong has recently fallen into trouble, it has not affected Jia Yun's position.

After instructing this, Zhu Jinghong came to the workshop meeting hall, and before he sat down, the eunuch brought him tea.

After only waiting for a few minutes, Jia Yun ran into the hall.

"See the Thirteenth Master!" Jia Yun made a big gift, and the experience of more than a year has also changed his whole temperament.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

After getting up, Jia Yun hooked his waist and said, "Congratulations to the prince for regaining his freedom, you can ......."

Before Jia Yun finished speaking, Zhu Jinghong interrupted: "Okay, I'm not here to listen to your sycophants, talk about it now...... What the hell did you guys do! ”

"Thirteenth Master, if you want to talk about this gun...... There has been some progress recently, and the villain is trying to report to you! Jia Yun said with a smile.

I just came to take a look, but Zhu Jinghong didn't expect a breakthrough, so he immediately became interested.

"Tell me about ......"

"Thirteenth Master, according to your previous guidance, our craftsmen are all ......"

After Jia Yun's explanation, Zhu Jinghong finally understood the situation, and he was already smiling happily at this moment.

To put it simply, after almost a year of trial and error research, there was a breakthrough in both muskets and artillery.

In terms of muskets, the barrel material is stronger, the anti-explosion chamber and the target are much improved, and the range is much longer after the improvement of the gunpowder ratio.

In terms of artillery, the main thing is that the gun body has been strengthened, which can accommodate more charges, so that the range and power have been improved.

"Is there a reward from the Holy Heavens for making these achievements?" Zhu Jinghong then asked.

This is his main concern, and only by ensuring the treatment of the craftsmen can they be more motivated.

Looking left and right, Jia Yun was not in a hurry to speak, but the meaning was already extremely obvious.

"Get out!" Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice.

With his words, several attendants in the hall went out, and the place was empty and simple, and the wind and snow were loud, and it was impossible for outsiders to hear the conversation in the hall.

Facing Zhu Jinghong's inquiring gaze, Jia Yun replied stubbornly: "Back to the Thirteenth Master, this matter has been suppressed by the villain!" ”

Although he was dissatisfied, Zhu Jinghong knew that Jia Yun had always been thoughtful in his work, and he would not do such a stupid thing for no reason.

So he asked, "Why?" ”

"The thirteenth master is trapped in the place where he is farming, and the villain wants to do the errand more thoroughly, so that the thirteenth master can use this matter to present a gift to the saint in the New Year......"

"If the saint is so happy, maybe the thirteenth master will be released!"

Speaking of this, Jia Yun knelt on the ground and confessed: "This is all villain's delusion, please punish the thirteenth master severely!" ”

Punish...... Such a person who is loyal to the Lord and thinks about himself, how can Zhu Jinghong be willing to punish him.

"Forget it...... You're also well-intentioned, but don't make your own decisions in the future! ”

"This matter can be big or small, one careless...... You are the realm of no return! ”

In the end, Zhu Jinghong was already thinking about Jia Yun's future, and buying people's hearts was already open to him.

"The teachings of the thirteenth master, the villain remembers!" Jia Yun kowtowed again.

"Get up!"

"Yes!"

After getting up, Jia Yun asked carefully: "Dare to ask the Thirteenth Master, then the situation here, whether it is a saint!" ”

"It's all hidden, let's go as planned, and we will play together before the year!" Zhu Jinghong replied.

Come by yourself, there will be results here, and a discerning person will know that there is a cat at a glance, and how can he hide it from the emperor.

Therefore, it can only be done in a fake show, indicating that it is for excellence, and it is reported before the New Year.

"Yes!"

Standing up, Zhu Jinghong walked out of the hall, and Jia Yun immediately followed.

After walking a few steps, Zhu Jinghong suddenly stopped and asked, "You were born in Rongguo Mansion, and now you don't have an official body...... Right? ”

Hearing Zhu Jinghong mention this, Jia Yun was extremely excited in his heart, but he still suppressed his joy and replied: "The villain is only a member of the Yuanzhi clan of Rongguo Mansion, where can he dare to expect an official body!" ”

"If you can settle down under the Thirteenth Master, the villain will be satisfied!"

Of course, Zhu Jinghong didn't believe these words, but only listened to him say: "Since you are doing things for me, how can I treat you badly...... I'll ask you for an official position, so it's not a disadvantage to you!" ”

Zhu Jinghong didn't say too much, and the emperor had to be happy before he could ask Jia Yun for an official.

"Thank you Thirteen Masters for your support!" Jia Yun visited the shrine again, and the smile on her face could not be hidden.

If he stayed in the Jia family, he would still be an unemployed homeless person, and it would be difficult to find an errand in the Jia family.

"Let's go...... Take me around here and see what is going on! With that, Zhu Jinghong walked out again.

"Thirteenth Master, please, there are a few more furnaces here, among which ......"

Jia Yun's business ability is really strong, and the introduction of the situation is very organized, so that Zhu Jinghong quickly understands the situation.

…………

Xiangwang Mansion, Qianyun Zhai.

In the window of the east wing, a stunning woman with a scroll in her hand was staring at the roof of the west wing, where several birds were chirping.

This woman is Keqing, Baochai asked her to move out of the garden, and she has lived here for two months now.

But Keqing was extremely cautious, knowing that he didn't even have a name now, so he lived in the wing room of Qianyun Zhai.

"Sister Qin, can you get up?"

Yinglian's voice came from outside, which woke Keqing up from deep thought, and then she saw Yinglian who had entered the door.

"How long has it been, and how can I still be asleep!" Keqing said with a smile, and then beckoned Yinglian into the house by the window.

Entering the house, a maid brought tea, and Yinglian took it before sitting on a chair.

Although she is also a maid, because of her special status with Zhu Jinghong, Yinglian's status in the palace is very transcendent.

Not to mention an ordinary maid, it is Deng An, the first eunuch in the palace, so she has to give her some face.

"Looking at your happy appearance, is there any good news?" Ke Qing asked with a smile.

"Our prince is coming back!"

Yinglian's words were unexpected, and the latter immediately asked, "How did you know?" Will only the prince come back or will the princess come back with him? ”

Compared with Zhu Jinghong returning alone, Keqing hopes that Baochai will come back together, so that she can solve the reputation problem as soon as possible.

That's right, it's useless for Zhu Jinghong to come back, because the most basic concubine in the palace has to be signed and appointed by the princess to comply with the rules.

Yinglian didn't reply directly, but said: "I heard the eunuch below say that Miss Yang is coming back!" ”

"Miss Yang?"

"It's our prince's side concubine, the queen's niece!"

Hearing Yinglian say this, Ke Qing finally understood the situation, so she asked again: "What does this Yang girl have to do with the whereabouts of the prince when she comes back?" ”

"Miss Yang is a side concubine of the palace, and she has to be canonized by the queen mother before she can enter the palace, if there is no prince, how can she be canonized?"

Hearing Yinglian's reason, Keqing only thought she was innocent and cute.

Now that even the princess has not been officially canonized, a side concubine can pull the prince back? Keqing was skeptical.

When the two women had different thoughts, Zhu Jinghong, who was dressed in cloth, rode a horse and rushed to the school field surrounded by Hou Jing and others.

"Thirteenth Master, I haven't seen you for two months, but we all miss you!"

Glancing at Hou Jing, Zhu Jinghongfang asked, "Thinking of me?" How do you read me? Set up a sign at home and worship me every day? ”

Hearing this, everyone present laughed, and suddenly everyone found a familiar feeling again, and the Thirteenth Master of the Secret Dao really never changed.

"Okay......"

Just his words, everyone smiled, waiting for Zhu Jinghong's instructions.

"I'm not here these days, are you serious about your work? Do you have the ulterior to think about things? ”

At this time, Zhang Lin replied: "Back to the Thirteenth Master, the ministers and others have done their best, how dare we forget your orders!" ”

"yes, then let me ask you...... Spearmen and musketeers, how to set up their troops? What are the requirements? Zhu Jinghong asked casually.

These guards present are the objects of his key support, which requires them to have sufficient ability, otherwise they will be muddy and unable to support the wall.

"Returning to the Thirteenth Master, the spear and the fire gun ......"

Zhang Lin answered one by one, and the content of his answers was very standard, which shows that he is attentive in his daily life.

Nodding, after Zhu Jinghong swept around, his eyes fell on Hou Jing, who was squeezed behind.

"Hou Jing, why are you hiding?"

"The Thirteenth Master laughed, how could the minister hide!"

Hou Jing smiled awkwardly, although he was sure of his military theory, he still didn't want to be drawn.

"I ask you ......"

Although he didn't want to be asked, Zhu Jinghong didn't let him go, but fortunately, he answered in an orderly manner.

Next, Zhu Jinghong asked a few more people, and everyone answered them in a standard and thorough manner, so that he was really satisfied.

In the middle of everyone's Q&A, they came to the outside of the Yulin Left Guard School, and heard the sound of war drums and shouts of killing in the distance, and even the sound of artillery and firecrackers.

When Zhu Jinghong came to the school grounds, the commander Jiang Qingsheng brought people to greet him, and the entire "military exercise" was also suspended.

"See the Thirteenth Master!"

Jumping off the horse, Zhu Jinghong walked in front of Jiang Qingsheng, personally helped him up and said, "I just stopped by to take a look, why do you bother to be so excited!" ”

"Let them continue!"

"Yes!"

After responding, Jiang Qingsheng glanced at several deputies, and these people went to their respective commands.

"Thirteenth Master, please, you can see more clearly from the sentry tower in front!"

"Hmm!"

"It's all right, just go your own way and tell the others...... I'm going to see it later! ”

The more than 30 guards who were asked for by him were evenly divided into the North Fourth Guard, and only Hou Jing and other eight people were in the Yulin Left Guard.

"Yes!"

After everyone left, Zhu Jinghong went to the sentry tower with Jiang Qingsheng, and there were only a few people with him, including Hou Jing and others.

When you go up to the sentry tower, you can really get a glimpse of the whole picture of the military formation, and the combination of fire and artillery forms a strike network, and it is a thunderous force at every turn.

Holding the binoculars and watching the changes in the military formation, the smile on Zhu Jinghong's lips became brighter and brighter.

After a few breaths, he put away his binoculars, turned back to Jiang Qingsheng and said, "Commander Jiang...... This year's training has really paid off, and the left guard of Yubayashi has been reborn! ”

Jiang Qingsheng replied with a smile: "Relying on the Lord's great blessings, coupled with the guidance of the Thirteenth Master, our military has today's ......."

"With such a great military might, I plan to invite the Holy Lord to come over and review it, and you four guards will practice together...... What do you think of this? ”

"I think it's possible!" Jiang Qingsheng immediately replied.

At this moment, Jiang Qingsheng's mind is the same as Zhu Jinghong, and if he makes achievements and does not let the emperor see them, it is tantamount to doing it in vain.

"The Battle of the Northwest will definitely break out next year...... If you pull the north four guards up, do you think you can fight a good fight! Zhu Jinghong asked solemnly.

Faced with this question, Jiang Qingsheng did not reply immediately, and only replied after thinking for a while: "Minister...... Don't dare to say anything! ”

Although the new tactics are more lethal, they have not been tested in actual combat after all, so Jiang Qingsheng does not dare to express his position lightly.

And his retreat really disappointed Zhu Jinghong, but he also understood Jiang Qingsheng's worries.

Without continuing to dwell on this matter, Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "Let the flag be spread, the enemy attack on the east side, and change the formation!" ”

This is Zhu Jinghong's temporary "examination question", but in essence, he is exercising the right to transfer troops, and through this subtle behavior, the army can get used to listening to his orders.

In fact, Jiang Qingsheng didn't care about the reason at the moment, and immediately glanced at the herald behind him, and the latter gave the order from the sentry tower.

As soon as the order was answered, the ranks on the eastern side of the formation moved, the infantry formed a defensive line laterally, and the artillery adjusted its position to form a new fire coverage network.

"Good, very good......" Zhu Jinghong, who was holding the telescope, praised without hesitation.

At this moment, not far from the sentry tower, there were two people observing the changes in the military formation, and their expressions had the same approval.

The so-called expert watchman, as the general of the army, Wu Changhui, who is also an expert in dispatching troops, naturally knows how powerful Yulin Zuowei is at this moment.

On the fourth day of December, that is, the day before yesterday, Wu Changhui, who had stepped down as the commander of the capital of Anxi, returned to Beijing.

On the sixth day of the first month, he was summoned by the emperor, and was scolded in the Qianqing Palace, and then he was removed from all positions, leaving only his title and rank officer.

(End of chapter)