King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 411

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

And this unscrupulous method was not originally intended for the Ming army, but to deceive the Zasak people.

After many operations of Junggar, there are now two forces in the Zhasak Khanate. Among them, Zhasak Khan Wulimu is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, while his younger brother Huzhiyi has a rebellious heart.

The day before Gizba attacked the Kushu Fort, he had already wiped out more than a dozen tribes of Zasak, and tens of thousands of people were killed by his brutal methods, which was a sign that the Ming army was taking action.

Finally, they found Kushu Fort and entered the palace, and made it 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.

As Chen Rongxian arrived at Yongning Fort and gave Sun Shaozu the opportunity, the Yongning Guards officially sent troops north to kill the enemy.

More than a dozen tribes near Kushu Fort were killed, which made it easier for Sun Shaozu. He ordered his cronies to cut off more than 1000 heads and bring them back as a tribute to the military merits of the Kushu Fort defenders.

Wu Changhui planned to kill [-] enemies by the Kushu Fort defenders. This number was similar to the actual situation. In a sense, he was not lying.

However, the Ming army's act of beheading just confirmed that they were killing herdsmen, which was equivalent to doing Gizba a great favor.

On October 24, the Kushubao battle report arrived in Beijing from Anxi Xingdusi, instantly causing waves in the court.

It is absolutely a big deal that the Zhasak people dare to attack the imperial court.

A few more days passed, and more and more news came back, and the government and the public were talking more about this matter.

In the Qianqing Palace, senior officials from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office were summoned to analyze the situation in the northwest.

In addition to the continuous reports from the Anxi Xingdu Division, the Nanzhen Fu Division also received news every day, allowing Zhu Xianming to have a detailed grasp of the situation in the northwest.

All the defenders of Kushu Fort were killed in the battle, and all the surrounding tribes were killed. No one can tell clearly what is right or wrong in this.

The objective problem now is that Zhasak's country is full of hatred for the Ming Dynasty, and Wulimu is showing signs of being unable to suppress it.

According to the news from Nanzhen Fusi, voices of rebellion against the imperial court are also on the rise in Tushetu and Bria Khanate.

The northwest was originally a powder keg, but now under the agitation of Junggar, there was an immediate tendency to cause chaos in the northwest, which made Zhu Xianming particularly angry.

In the comparison of these military and national events, how many enemy soldiers the Kushu Fort defenders killed is a matter of no small importance.

At this moment, on the throne, listening to his ministers expressing their opinions, Zhu Xianming felt very regretful.

He believes that if Wu Changhui had been replaced earlier, such a thing would probably not have happened.

But this was purely Zhu Xianming's overthinking. The fundamental reason why Zhasak and other countries were opposed was that the Ming Dynasty was squeezing them.

You must know that the Northwest Xingdu Division has three guard posts directly under its jurisdiction, with a total of 5000 recruited soldiers. It is a very large expense to maintain the high treatment of these people.

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

Several tribes and alliances are "our own people", so the money and food allocated by the court will be less, so naturally the three khanates will have more.

It was already bitter, and the court had to impose heavy taxes every year. It was normal for the three northwest khanates to rebel.

But the behavior of Junggar people was just to throw a torch into the dry firewood, igniting this fierce public opinion.

The court meeting lasted for half an hour, and the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office gave three suggestions respectively.

The first is to send personnel to the various tribes and alliances in the northwest to appease them, so as to stabilize the basic situation in the northwest, and at the same time officially issue a recruitment order to prepare for the rebellion.

The second is to send personnel to the three northwest khanates to show them the court's determination to investigate the matter strictly, and at the same time declare the court's benevolence, which will have the greatest possibility of bringing these khanates back to the camp.

The third is that the imperial officers and soldiers must prepare for war, especially the Gansu governor, who must take strict precautions to prevent Junggar from entering the area directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

It sounds like only three plans, but they involve very detailed plans, which will be executed by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office.

At the end of the meeting, Zhu Xianming took the initiative to speak for the first time: "Wu Changhui is no longer qualified for his job. I plan to let Wang Ziteng replace him!"

"What do you think?"

There are only a few people who are qualified to take over Anxi Xingduji, but now there is probably no one who is willing to take over this mess.

Now that the emperor ordered Wang Ziteng, although the "Donghuamen Heroes" present were reluctant, none of them came out to object.

In fact, no one would have objected to this matter. In any case, the emperor had absolute authority, and the so-called nobles only played the role of workers.

"His Majesty Fu Wei is the Holy Judge!" All the officials paid homage.

"The Ministry of War immediately drafted an order for Wang Ziteng to take office as soon as possible!" Zhu Xianming said solemnly.

"I will pass the decree to Wu Changhui again. After the settlement of the Anxi trip to the capital, he will immediately return to Beijing to report on his duties..."

With just one word from the emperor, the military power of the generals commanding tens of thousands of soldiers was taken away, which shows how supreme the imperial power is now.

"Also... let the commander of Yongning Guard come back!"

The situation in the northwest has suddenly reached this point. Wu Changhui and Sun Shaozu are both key figures, so Zhu Xianming naturally wants to call them back to find out.

"According to the order!"

In order to deal with the chaos in the northwest, all the ministries of the imperial court were busy, so much so that even the atmosphere in the capital became much depressed.

However, everything in the outside world has little impact on Zhu Jinghong of Shanglinyuan. At this moment, he is watering a small tree in the yard.

Originally, he was thinking of increasing grain production by relying on certain knowledge from his past life and planting land here to bring good fortune, but after actual operation, he found that it was basically not feasible.

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

"Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing 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 wearing an apron and said with a smile: "If the prince really relies on farming to make a living, I'm afraid he won't be able to get up!"

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer the question and asked: "Princess...what shall we eat tonight?"

"Eat noodle!"

"Why are you eating noodles again?"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's complaint, Baochai immediately said: "Do you like to eat it or not?"

After saying that, she turned around and went into the house. After Zhu Jinghong shook his head, he picked up the scissors and started to build his sapling.

He transplanted the small tree from the forest, and Zhu Jinghong planned to prune it into an ornamental tree, showing that he took this place as his own.

In fact, he was not completely ignorant of the changes in the external situation. The sudden changes in the northwest now made him very excited, knowing that the time for him to "come out" might be coming.

But at this time, he had to act calmer, so he planted flowers and trees, even though he was still complaining every day.

Half an hour later, as night fell and the cold wind howled, Zhu Jingchun and his wife returned to the courtyard with their hands in their hands.

After nearly two months of working together, the two of them have obviously become much calmer, and are no longer as out-of-touch as usual.

After returning to their residence, the two people first put away the farm tools, then washed their hands and changed clothes.

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

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

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

During this period, Zhu Jinghong often communicated with people from the North Four Guards and knew more about the outside world, so Zhu Jingchun asked him.

"Yeah!" Zhu Jinghong responded calmly.

Zhu Jinghao then asked: "Is there going to be a big war?"

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

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

When he warmed the bed, Baochai had just finished washing, took off her coat and skirt and got into his arms, and then Zhu Jinghong blew out the candle.

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

"I guess... we're almost out!"

"Why do you see that?" Baochai said softly: "You have already planted trees in your spare time, so you are not going out soon!"

Playing with Baochai's hair, Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile: "How do you think that if I plant a tree, it means I am going out soon?"

"I don't know... I just made a wild guess!" Baochai no longer wanted to say anything more.

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

"Although I haven't read many books, I still have some skills in training soldiers and horses. Because I am trapped here, it has greatly restricted the training of the Northern Four Guards..."

"The old man is not confused about big things. I think he will let me out before next year!"

Hearing this, Baochai asked, "Is it true that training can't be done without you?"

Putting his hand under the quilt, Zhu Jinghong smiled and replied: "I dare not say anything else. I really can't live without this matter!"

"I hope so!" Baochai sighed.

The two fell asleep after some tossing, and the next day soon came.

Several generals from the North Fourth Guard rushed over again and discussed some training matters with Zhu Jinghong, and also talked about some major events in the DPRK.

The situation in the northwest changed suddenly, and it seemed that the Junggar people were the first to take action. This actually did not surprise the generals.

Because everyone knows that the Junggar people have been preparing for war for many years, and it is extremely unlikely to draw them into the tribute and canonization system.

When he learned that Wang Ziteng was sent to the Anxi Xingdusi, Zhu Jinghong was slightly surprised and thought about the emperor's idea of ​​​​such an arrangement.

Although the Xungui family each has its own interests, the special relationship between Wang Ziteng and the prince still made Zhu Jinghong think 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.

While Zhu Jinghong was talking with the generals, the outer hall of the Wang family was already full of people, and Wang Ziteng himself was kneeling at the front, listening to His Majesty the Emperor's imperial decree on appointment.

The commander-in-chief of the Xingdu Division is a general who commands an area, so naturally he must be appointed by imperial decree to show his solemnity.

It is no secret that the emperor is dissatisfied with Wu Changhui. He has announced that he will be replaced since last year. At that time, Wang Ziteng was the popular candidate to succeed him.

If you want to advance to the next level as a governor, you must have a resume as a governor, so last year many people were eyeing this position.

But now something happened in the northwest, and the position of the commander of Anxi's capital had become a powder keg. Taking up the post at this moment made Wang Ziteng feel particularly complicated.

If you do well in office, everything will be fine, but if something goes wrong like Wu Changhui, not only will you forget about promotion, but you will be lucky to avoid being demoted.

"Kin this!"

As the eunuch who delivered the decree finished reading the last two words, everyone in the Wang family present paid homage to express their gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness.

After Wang Ziteng and others thanked him, the eunuch who delivered the order handed the imperial edict into his hands, and then said: "Commander Wang, oh no... Envoy Wang Du, the Lord has great faith in you. Don't let down the holy will." !”

"I will do my best to stabilize the northwest for the Holy One!" Wang Ziteng replied solemnly.

The eunuch who delivered the order continued: "This afternoon, the Lord has ordered you to appear in court, so you must be prepared!"

"Thank you, father-in-law, for your suggestion!"

When summoned by the emperor before taking office, he would definitely ask Wang Ziteng about his views on the situation, which indeed required careful preparation.

As for the Jia family, after learning that the prince was released, Mrs. Wang was the happiest person.

Now that her daughter has become the princess, and her brother has been released as a general, 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 them, and then organized a banquet in the mansion, appearing even happier than the Wang family.

Of course, no one in the whole family thought she had done anything wrong. A succession of good things was something worth celebrating.

The person specifically responsible for organizing the banquet was Wang Xifeng. Because of this, Mrs.

Now that Mrs. Wang's status in the palace is gradually rising, Wang Xifeng, her niece, has begun to seek refuge with her, and alienating her mother-in-law has become inevitable.

Repeatedly jumping sideways seemed stupid, but Wang Xifeng had nothing to do, after all, the situation was changing.

Let’s not mention the liveliness of the Jia family. Let’s say that Jia Zheng and his son went to the Wang family, and then they learned that the prince had gone to the palace to express his gratitude.

Since they were here to congratulate them, they naturally had to meet the real owner, so the father and son stayed for the time being, with the younger members of the Wang family accompanying them to talk.

Since the last time he made rude remarks, Jia Baoyu has become much calmer now. During this period, he only said a few words when asked.

"What's wrong with Baoyu? He was never like this in the past!" Wang Xingchang asked with a smile.

He is the eldest son of Wang Ziteng. He is now 25 years old. He was released from the Dragon Guards two years ago and is now serving as a member of the sixth rank of the Imperial Guard.

Today is his turn to take a rest, and he needs to welcome guests, so Wang Xingchang stays in the house.

At this time, Jia Zheng replied: "I have strictly controlled him recently, and he has calmed down a lot, otherwise he would not be able to sit still!"

Wang Xingchang continued: "Now that Brother Lian has joined the Dragon Guards, he has a bright future. Brother Bao, who is a literary star, should also work hard to enter school and get the top prize in the Jinshi examination as soon as possible..."

"He has very little knowledge right now and is afraid that he won't even be able to pass the examination. It's too early to talk about the scientific examination now..."

Faced with his father's contempt, Baoyu had no intention of defending himself. Now he just hoped to go home early and return to his clean little yard.

There is Xiren's concern, Qingwen can joke and play, and Sheyue's careful care...

Baoyu was thinking wildly, and soon two hours passed, and the sun had set.

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

"Master is back!"

Upon hearing the report, everyone in the room stood up to greet him.

After a while, Wang Ziteng appeared outside the living room. There were still snowflakes on his body. The servants immediately came up to pat him.

"Brother is finally back!" Jia Zheng stepped forward to welcome him and told Baoyu to greet him.

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 him!"

Wang Ziteng forced a smile, and then sighed.

After entering the palace today and having a conversation with the emperor, he was assigned various tasks and goals, and the pressure to fulfill them was extremely high.

It was precisely this pressure that made Wang Ziteng unable to be happy at all, and he had no feeling for Jia Zheng's congratulations.

"When will brother leave?"

After taking a sip of hot tea, he felt that his body had warmed up a little. Wang Ziteng just replied: "I will go to the camp to deliver the goods tomorrow, and I will leave for Jingning City the day after tomorrow!"

"So hasty?" Jia Zheng was a little surprised.

"The situation in the northwest is turbulent, and time waits for us not to wait!" Wang Ziteng said with emotion.

"Now that the Crown Princess is in charge of the East Palace, you have to take care of the house and stop causing trouble for her. I shouldn't have said these things. Don't think I'm too talkative!"

"Brother taught you the lesson!" Jia Zheng replied extremely modestly.

"In addition, on Princess Xiang's side... you must also do your best to repair the relationship!"

Only when he was in the army did Wang Ziteng understand better than others how important it was for the prince to win over Zhu Jinghong.

His niece became the royal concubine of Prince Xiang, and she and the crown princess happened to be cousins. The union between the prince and Prince Xiang was a natural outcome, but such a good thing was disturbed by his stupid sister.

Thinking of this incident, Wang Ziteng felt helpless, but as a military commander, he couldn't say anything. Today, he really couldn't bear it before he spoke.

"We understand this!" Jia Zheng replied solemnly.

However, the silent Baoyu despised the elder's words.

In his opinion, there is no need to be on good terms with a prince and princess who are about to be deposed.

　Everyone, actually this book has a group, it’s in the introduction of the work!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)