At this time, the emperor was also thinking about what the purpose of the Emperor Taishang said this at this time.

"Could it be that the old man is not old-hearted, and he plans to support the old thirteen, and then use him to drive me down?"

Although this assumption is outrageous, objectively speaking, there is some truth to it.

But from beginning to end, Zhu Xianming never doubted Zhu Jinghong, and from the bottom of his heart, he would not have thought that the naughty and arrogant boy could hide things.

Looking at the old man in his old age, Zhu Xianming felt that he was too worried, as an emperor with great achievements, he was confident that he could control the overall situation.

It is taboo to change generals in battle, not to mention that Zhu Jinghong has won consecutive battles, and Zhu Xianming is even more reluctant to replace him.

"What the Emperor said is extremely true!" Zhu Xianming responded.

Some of the people in the bottom series completely stopped cooking, so they hit other places, such as some rumors in the capital.

Just when everyone was thinking differently, a eunuch came in outside.

Everyone who came knew that it was Dai Quan, who was the master of ceremonies and the commander of the East Factory.

"Your Majesty, a great victory...... Northwest victory! ”

Normally, such a trivial matter as sending a report to the emperor would not be done by a big eunuch like Dai Quan himself.

But today happened to meet him, and it was a great victory in the northwest, and Dai Quan wanted to present it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Northwest Victory!"

Passing over everyone, Dai Quan knelt down on the emperor's imperial case money, as if holding up the sky, and handed the good news to Zhu Xianming.

Of course, Zhu Xianming really wanted to read the newspaper, but in front of so many princes and courtiers, he had to show his calmness and calmness.

When Cheng Ying took the good news and carefully handed it to Zhu Xianming, he only said calmly: "Read!" ”

"Yes!"

After Cheng Ying responded, he opened the report, and then read: "The military report of the Northwest Governor's Office ......"

"Holy Deze, Zhao in the sun and the moon, so ......"

"Pick it up!" Zhu Xianming frowned.

In fact, other people on the scene at the moment also want to know the content of the good news.

More than 20 days have passed, although there is still good news, but there is no one who can be called a great victory, and everyone is full of expectations for it.

"On the third day of the ninth month of the twelfth year of orthodoxy, the enemy army used the strategy of attacking the east and the west, and feinted to attack the Qinghai Xingdu Division and the Jurchen departments of our army, and each department was ......."

"However, its main force will directly penetrate the two guards of our army's Beijing camp, and our army is also prepared for this, so it waits for work ...... leisure."

Although the battle report showed that the situation was tense, the development of the situation was under control, which also showed Zhu Jinghong's talent in commanding the operation.

Now Zhu Xianming is also eager to know what the outcome of this battle will be, and he doesn't care much about the process anymore.

Facing Zhu Xianming's gaze, Cheng Ying suddenly understood, and hurriedly read: "In this battle, the three main forces of the enemy army were defeated, more than 17,000 elite cavalry of the enemy were annihilated, and the zero of the young master of Dzungaria was also captured alive!" ”

"One hundred and seventy-eight people were martyred in Zhenwei Zhongwei of our army, four hundred and fifty-nine people were killed in the battle of Qinghai Xingdu Division, and the Jurchen tribes were ......"

All the numbers added up, the Ming army infantry and cavalry combined, there were more than 2,400 people killed in the battle, and the exchange ratio was about 1 to 7, which was definitely a rare victory.

"After this battle, it is difficult for the enemy cavalry to have the strength to fight again, and our army has taken the lead in attacking, and the day of victory is not far from defeating the enemy!"

I thought that the good news would be over here, but Cheng Ying then read: "From now on, the main force of our army will continue to advance northward, and the cavalry of the Jurchen and Tibetan regions will go to the northeast to assist Anxi Xingdu Si to pacify Zasak and other three kingdoms!" ”

If you win, you will divide the troops, this kid is too bold...... Zhu Xianming was speechless.

But if things go well, if the three kingdoms of Zasak can be pacified first, the rear of Dzungaria can be stably attacked, and the front-line operation will be more stable.

"Little Thirteen really uses soldiers like a god, and he wins one battle after another, I think it won't be long before he can really play a song and triumph!" Zhu Xinkan said with a smile.

He has always liked this little grandson, and now that the child has achieved such great results, Zhu Xinkan can't help but praise it.

Of course, Zhu Xinkan did not forget his own son, and then boasted: "Fourth...... You have a good son! ”

Even the emperor praised it, and all the county kings present were ignorant, so they took the opportunity of praising Zhu Jinghong to praise the emperor's godson and his majesty's great achievements in governing the country.

But when it comes to the level of sycophancy, everyone in the clan is the younger brother, and the civil officials present immediately taught them a lesson.

Many of these officials have participated in the impeachment of Zhu Jinghong, and they do not blush when they praise him at this moment.

The voices of singing praises of virtue on the scene came and went, but Zhu Xianming's expression was always calm, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth proved that he was happy.

I have to tell the queen the good news...... This is Zhu Xianming's most urgent thought.

In this world, there is only one queen left who is worthy of sharing his joy.

At this moment, I only heard Cheng Ying continue: "Your Majesty, there is still ...... in the back A letter from the Thirteenth Master is also attached! ”

"Oh?"

After a short period of doubt, Zhu Xianming stretched out his hand, and Cheng Ying handed over the letter in a timely manner.

On the envelope, the words "Father's Father" were written, which made Zhu Xianming a little crying and laughing.

Normally, the commander of the army privately reported the situation to the emperor, and he also had to follow the path of writing a letter, which was absolutely unprecedented.

Of course, Zhu Xianming didn't care too much, I saw him open the envelope for the first time, and after pulling out the letter, he looked at it carefully.

At the beginning, it was an extremely sensual sycophant, Zhu Xianming skipped it at will, and went directly to the work in the back.

The content is very simple, Zhu Jinghong emphasized that this time the northward advance was unimpeded, and promised to take Hami City as soon as possible, and regarded it as a congratulatory gift to the Emperor Taishang's birthday.

"When Hami City is taken, we should return to Beijing as soon as possible, and strive to arrive before the Holy Birthday Festival!"

At present, it is less than a month before the Holy Birthday Festival, and taking Hami City in such a short time is definitely a boast of Haikou.

Even though Zhu Jinghong has proven his ability, Zhu Xianming is still skeptical, so he will not disclose the content of this letter.

If Zhu Jinghong can't do it by then, such an arrangement will not damage his face.

This is in line with the old saying, parents love their children, and they have far-reaching plans!

Putting the letter away, Zhu Xianming said slowly: "The good news is sent back on the fourth day of the first month of September, and today is September 15, even if they rest for two days, if there is no accident, they should be close to Hami City!" ”

Zhu Xianming kept the map of Daming and the surrounding areas in his heart, and through a rough estimate of the speed of the march, he came to the conclusion that Zhu Jinghong had arrived in Hami.

Rushing back to the capital from Hami, it is impossible to run like an eight-hundred-mile rush, after all, the post guard is changing people and horses, and the relay can only hold up after passing the news.

Therefore, it will take at least twenty days to rush back to the capital.

This also means that Zhu Jinghong must take Hami City in one go in one go within September, and the time is only eleven or twelve days for him.

"This kid...... Maybe it can be done! At this moment, Zhu Xianming will no longer doubt casually.

The so-called facts speak louder than words, and he, Zhu Xianming, stays in Zhu Jinghong's position, and will never play better than him.

Blue is better than blue......

At this time, in Zhu Xianming's heart, he was rarely satisfied and satisfied with the fact that his son was better than himself.

Of course, these are all digressions, and at the moment Zhu Xianming has no intention of staying here, just because he wants to meet his wife and tell him about the kid in the northwest.

"The emperor is also tired, so let's stop here today!" Zhu Xianming stood up and said.

…………

It took less than two days for the report of the battle in the northwest to be completely spread in the capital.

The hero is eye-catching, and everyone is talking about Zhu Jinghong's heroic deeds, but with the help of people with intentions, there is more gossip about Princess Xiang.

In the past two days, Ni Er has really not been idle, just contact the head snake to inquire about the news, and even at night, he personally sneaked into a mansion.

Of course, it was also thanks to the help of his friends who said that the people living here were suspicious, so he found these places.

Although his friends were reckless, they were also very shrewd and didn't want to get too involved in this matter, so Ni Er had to come in person.

Although he is in his thirties, after all, he comes and goes in the wind and rain every day, and all his physical qualities are exceptionally handsome, and it is not a problem to climb the wall and go upstairs.

This three-entry mansion looks very ordinary on the outside, but it is extraordinary, not that the decoration is luxurious, but that there are too many nursing homes.

The family who entered the courtyard three times, please have three or five guardians to the sky, but there are more than 20 people in Ni Er's rough calculation here.

Such an unusual situation means that this seemingly ordinary courtyard must have a deep secret.

If I was discovered, I wouldn't have been killed, and I was really risking my life...... Ni Er thought secretly.

Trying his best to hide his whereabouts as much as possible, Ni Er went around the wall and first went to the outer hall, only to see that there were people eating and drinking inside, and there was nothing special to discover.

So he went round to the back room, and climbed up to the ridge again.

During the whole process, Ni Er was extremely careful, and the distance between the front and back was only twenty zhang, and it took him a full two quarters of an hour.

After standing still on the roof, Ni Er calmed down and listened carefully.

There was no movement inside, but you could hear people eating and chatting with each other.

He took a tile with great care, and when he looked down, he found that several people in the room were better dressed, and they were the people in charge here.

Ni Er was not in a hurry, just lying on the roof, waiting very quietly.

The two of them below were chatting, talking mostly about their hometown, so that Ni Er knew that they were not locals.

In fact, judging by the accent alone, he can also come to this result.

After about ten minutes, he finally heard the key word "Yongtaibo Mansion".

Ni Er is well-informed, so he has naturally heard of Yongtaibo Mansion, after all, this is the maiden home of the current queen.

Sure enough, the royal affairs are very involved, and these big people have been pulled out since then, how can I meddle in them at will.

Previously, Ni Er also felt that if he was caught by these people, he would inevitably be beaten.

Now he knows that if he really falls into the hands of these people, he is afraid that not only will his life not be saved, but even the people in his family will inevitably be wiped out together.

For the first time, Ni Er had an intuitive feeling of the danger of the matter......

Of course, he was afraid, but he quickly suppressed his fear, just because he knew that high risk had high returns.

After listening to it for a while, Ni Er finally figured out what was going on, it turned out that the two people in the house were all from the Shu tribe of Yongtaibo Mansion, and they secretly came to Beijing to spread rumors in order to help King Xiang's concubine ascend to the throne.

This matter is also related to the Rui Wangfu......

Hearing the news of this update, Ni Er's body couldn't help but tremble, after all, this Rui Wangfu is even bigger.

Lying on the roof like this, Ni Erzhi waited for everyone to fall asleep before he quietly climbed down from the upper floor, and then melted into the night.

September 18 is the second day of Ni Er's night visit.

When rumors arose in the capital, the first recital of impeaching Princess Xiang for "unfilial piety", "jealousy" and "domineering" was jointly submitted to the imperial front by more than a dozen students of Guozijian.

Seeing the recitals of these students, Zhu Xianming was so angry that his beard was crooked.

"These students don't understand the scriptures and righteousness, and they should be good at studying and cultivating themselves, but now they are following the crowd, which is simply a disgrace to the court......"

"Whoever passes the decree and plays the joint name will be punished with twenty rods, expelled from the country's sub-prison, cut off his fame, and never use it!" Zhu Xianming said coldly.

The emperor's angry appearance scared Cheng Ying half to death, and he rarely saw his master like this.

"Yes!"

"Call Dai Quan again!" Zhu Xianming frowned.

"Yes!"

Soon Dai Quan rushed to the Qianqing Palace and knelt in front of the emperor honestly, and he had learned the situation from Cheng Ying.

"Knock on Your Majesty!"

Throwing the students' chapters in front of Dai Quan, Zhu Xianming said coldly: "There are rumors about the Xiangwang Mansion in the capital, and now it has become a stir, why don't you play it to me!" ”

In fact, Zhu Xianming had heard the rumors in the capital from Cheng Ying before, but he was not at ease at that time.

At this time, Dai Quan trembled and replied with great trepidation: "Go back to ...... Back to Your Majesty, these rumors are groundless, and the minions have already ordered someone to investigate them strictly! ”

Seeing Dai Quan evading the question, Zhu Xianming's tone became more and more cold and asked, "I ask why you don't play to me!" ”

After following the emperor for decades, Dai Quan knows very well how dangerous he is at the moment, and if he is not good, he will be killed.

"Such nonsense in the market, how can a slave dare to insult the saint, even if he tells ...... It is also necessary to catch the people behind the scenes before they can be presented to His Majesty! ”

There are many things that the emperor needs to know every day, and gossip and the like are indeed small things, and Dai Quan is out of consideration for the emperor, and it makes sense that he did not report it indiscriminately.

What's more, he has always emphasized that he is not indifferent to this, but has sent someone to strictly investigate the matter, so it is not inaction.

"Really?"

Dai Quan was about to explain, but listened to Zhu Xianming then ask: "Could it be that he was hinted at by someone to deliberately help hide it?" ”

In Zhu Xianming's opinion, both the crown prince and King Rui may be involved in this matter, and even they may be the masterminds behind the scenes.

The thirteenth is out now, and the jealousy of these two brothers is also extremely normal in Zhu Xianming's opinion.

Dai Quan raised his head at this time, and replied with tears in his eyes: "The slave is only loyal to His Majesty, and will never do things for anyone, if Your Majesty does not believe it...... The minions are willing to die to make their will! ”

After that, Dai Quan prostrated on the ground and directly slammed his forehead on the ground, with an attitude of admitting punishment and admitting punishment.

Although Dai Quan is the commander of the East Factory, he is by no means single-handedly covering the sky in the East Factory, so Zhu Xianming is not afraid that he has two hearts.

As far as Dongchang is concerned, there are a few people who are staring at Dai Quan's position, which forces him to be loyal to the emperor, otherwise there is only a dead end waiting for him.

So today, Dai Quan has completely suffered from unwarranted disasters, but he has actually gotten used to it for so many years.

After a few breaths of silence in the hall, I heard Zhu Xianming ask: "You have sent people to investigate, but now you can get something?" ”

Hearing this question, Dai Quan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that the most difficult hurdle had been passed.

"This ...... Or someone is secretly doing evil, and the truth is being verified! ”

There are many objects to be monitored in the East Factory, and the same is true of Jinyiwei, so the manpower that can be dispatched to investigate this matter is limited, and it is normal to investigate it slowly.

Zhu Xianming then asked: "In your opinion, who will be the mastermind behind the scenes?" ”

How could Dai Quan dare to answer such a question, so he stammered: "I think so...... It's someone who holds a grudge against the Thirteenth Master, or it may be...... It's the people of the White Lotus Sect who are making trouble! ”

Knowing that this slave didn't dare to express his position casually, Zhu Xianming didn't want to talk nonsense with him at this time, so he immediately said: "Go down and check it well, and find out the truth as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" Dai Quan replied.

Zhu Xianming emphatically emphasized; "Whoever it is, find it out for me!"

Yesterday I asked for leave, and all the gentlemen did not allow it, and the author was thin and even Sihu? I heard that the donkey of the production team also has leisure, but the author is not as good as a donkey? I treat you like your first love, and I expect you to put them like a business! Woohoo!

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