King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 549 Saint Miaoyu
On one side, Zhu Jinghong warned Nuo Min, while on the other side, Yu Hai had arrived at the Chengyun Gate.

"Eunuch Yu is here..."

After being reminded, the officials who were talking stopped and all their eyes turned to Yu Hai.

Walking up to the Chief Envoy Yang Yunguang and others, Yu Hai said with a smile: "My lords, the prince said that he was tired from the journey, so I don't need to have an audience today!"

"Everyone, please go back!"

After speaking to everyone, Yu Hai looked at Cai Chuansheng, who was on the right, and said with a smile: "General Cai, the prince said that he is going to visit Tongzhou Guard tomorrow, and I want you to prepare in advance!"

"Yes, I would like to ask my father-in-law to convey this to the prince. I will definitely make thorough arrangements for this matter!" Cai Chuansheng replied solemnly.

Nodding slightly, Yu Hai turned and left.

The officials on site discussed again, and at the same time, under Yang Yunguang's arrangement, they left one after another, making the door quiet.

Cai Chuansheng and several deputies left the Chengyun Gate, leaving one Du Si to guard outside the palace, responsible for commanding the soldiers and horses mobilized by the Yanshan Du Si.

There was no way. Firstly, they had no orders from the Ministry of War, and secondly, they had no combat missions. Even the commander-in-chief couldn't transfer too many troops at once, so they could only transfer some manpower from each guard one after another.

In addition to Zhu Jinghong's more than 1,300 guards, Yanshan Dusi also deployed 500 elite soldiers around Prince Yan's Mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that the place was surrounded by an iron barrel.

As for Cai Chuansheng, when they returned to Dusi Yamen, they began to discuss how to deal with Zhu Jinghong's inspection.

After some discussions, Cai Chuansheng rushed to Tongzhou Guard in person, while the other senior officials went to several nearby guards.

In fact, before Zhu Jinghong arrived in Yanshan, the Yanshan Dusi had strictly ordered all the guards. Now several people went there just to check again.

Time soon came to the next day. Cai Chuansheng and others arrived at Prince Yan's Mansion early and waited outside Chengyun Gate again.

Unfortunately, they arrived too early. Zhu Jinghong was still having breakfast, so they could only wait.

A moment later, Zhu Jinghong appeared in the Chengyun Gate. At this time, he put on his coat and hood and looked capable and majestic.

"See you, my lord!"

"No gift!"

After everyone got up, Zhu Jinghong played with the whip in his hand and said with a smile: "I still feel a little uncomfortable when I get up this morning. I won't go too far today...just go to the Qianhu Station to have a look!"

All the senior officials present at the guards thought of it, but Peiping Guard Qianhu Station ignored it, and everyone became worried for a while.

The difference between the Qianhu Guard Station and the ordinary guard station is that its mission is to be stationed in an important city, and Beiping Mansion can certainly be called an important city.

"Everyone...lead the way!"

"Yes... Your Majesty, please!"

Generally speaking, the guarding of Qianhu Station is a relatively elite army, otherwise it will be difficult to shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding.

The camp of Peiping Guards Qianhu Station is two miles west of the city, covering an area of ​​almost hundreds of acres.

After receiving the news that Zhu Jinghong was coming, Qianhu Xia Yang was not as nervous as Cai Chuansheng thought, but ordered the preparations in an orderly manner.

Xia Yang was an extremely cautious person. Dusi had not ordered him to prepare before, but he still took the initiative to organize the arsenal and armaments.

After receiving the news, all weapons and armor were distributed in less than a moment. The soldiers put on well-maintained armor and lined up at the camp gate under the leadership of each household.

Everyone waited for nearly two more moments before they saw the flag waving in the distance. Xia Yang immediately ordered his subordinates to cheer up.

And he himself took two deputy Qianhu to the gate of the military camp and waited respectfully.

Xia Yang is in his thirties this year. At this age, he is actually above the average person's ability to guard thousands of households.

For example, his two deputy Qianhu are two or three years older than him.

Xia Yang has great ambitions, so he is not satisfied with the status quo, so he will try his best to do his best within the scope of his responsibilities.

It is said that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, and it is obvious that Xia Yang has already waited for his opportunity.

He was confident that the army he commanded was definitely among the best in Yanshan Dusi and would surely make Zhu Jinghong's eyes shine.

However, before Zhu Jinghong's carriage arrived, a fellow commanding officer rushed over. He came to confirm the situation of guarding Qianhu Station.

After the person who sent the message just returned, he reported the situation to these senior officials, which made these people feel a lot more at ease.

"Xia Qianhu, you did a good job!"

After hearing the comment, Xia Yang respectfully replied: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for the compliment!"

Nodding, the colleague surnamed Wang rode away into the distance, while Zhu Jinghong's motorcade was approaching in the distance.

Normally, the carriage should enter the military camp, but it happened to stop at the entrance of the military camp at this time.

Afterwards, Zhu Jinghong walked out of the carriage under the care of the eunuchs, and then walked into the military camp surrounded by guards.

To be honest, he didn't have much hope for Shou Qianhu, so the level displayed by Peiping Shouyu Qianhu at this time indeed exceeded his expectations.

Walking into the door of the camp, Zhu Jinghong was looking at everyone present, and all the soldiers were looking at him.

Zhu Jinghong's reputation can really be said to be at its peak in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the military.

Invincible in all battles, this is the highest praise for a military commander. Now that it falls on a young man like him, it is difficult not to make people curious.

"Where is Qianhu?"

Xia Yang was extremely excited when Zhu Jinghong pointed him out, secretly thinking that his chance to make a name for himself had come.

"I, Beiping, guard the place of Qianhu, Qianhu Xia Yang, see the prince!"

"Get up and answer the question!" Zhu Jinghong always treated capable people with courtesy.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"The troops under your command are all of the highest quality. It seems that you are unique in leading troops!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly.

"Your Highness has given you too much praise. I just did what I was supposed to do. It all depends on the lives of my brothers below!"

These words made Zhu Jinghong even more satisfied. After all, a person who does not take the initiative to take credit is the most valuable quality.

Looking around, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "It is said that it is a mule or a horse, and it has to be pulled out for a run. Take the poor people to the school ground and see how you move!"

Cai Chuansheng and others did not dare to refute this, so they immediately ordered Xia Yang to prepare, and the latter immediately issued orders for all ministries to go to the school grounds in sequence.

Going to the school grounds in sequence, this statement is relatively new, and you have to be familiar with Zhu Jinghong's new military training method to know it.

So at this time, Zhu Jinghong was looking forward to Xia Yang more and more, wanting to see how good he was at "taking people away one by one".

The new military training method proposed by Zhu Jinghong has already been promoted among the guards of the Qin army and the Beijing camp. The imperial court also dispatched training military attachés to various places. It's just that governors in different places attach different importance to this matter. It all depends on the attitude and vision of the general in charge to decide whether this matter is important.

On the Yanshan Regional Military Commission's side, this matter was not taken seriously enough, as could be seen from the performance of the soldiers responsible for clearing the area.

Therefore, Xia Yang's uniform team and sonorous and unified command really surprised Zhu Jinghong again.

He hadn't discovered a talent for a long time, but he didn't expect to find one today.

At this time, Xia Yang was still there, and Zhu Jinghong said in front of a group of senior military attachés: "Captain Cai, you, the Commander-in-Chief of Yanshan, are really crouching tigers, hidden dragons!"

Who is the dragon and who is the tiger? That is of course Xia Yang who performed outstandingly.

Because of the poor performance of the Yanshan Dusi, Zhu Jinghong was ordered to inspect. Now that Xia Yang had given the Dusi a hard time, Cai Chuansheng was extremely satisfied with him, and now he wanted to support this person.

So Cai Chuansheng said: "Your Majesty has a keen eye. Xia Qianhu was an orthodox martial arts scholar for three years. He seemed to be the first in the second class at that time, especially for his military skills and strategy..."

Cai Chuansheng talked about Xia Yang's resume, but with a certain tendency, and it became a compliment to Xia Yang.

"Well... not sticking to the rules and knowing how to innovate is the most valuable quality!"

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong locked his eyes on Xia Yang, and then said with a smile: "Such a talent...it is really too humiliating to only be a small thousand households!"

After hearing this sentence, Xia Yang's originally calm mood began to become turbulent.

In fact, he just wanted to show his face, but Zhu Jinghong directly wanted to promote himself. This reward did come too quickly.

And this also illustrates the simplest reality. What most people lack is not ability, but lack of opportunities and a platform to display their talents.

"What the prince said is absolutely true. We are thinking of recommending Xia Qianhu to the Fifth Army Governor's Office so that he can go to a better place to serve the court!" Cai Chuansheng said with a smile.

Of course what he said was a lie, but Zhu Jinghong didn't go into it.

"So good!"

After confirming them, Zhu Jinghong continued: "Let's go... let's go to the school grounds to see it!"

So everyone followed him to the school field. At this time, all the departments on the school field had lined up and were ready to demonstrate any subject.

Of course Zhu Jinghong walked in front, accompanied by Cai Chuansheng and several senior officials from the Dusi Department, but Xia Yang fell behind.

At this time, there were some other officials from Dusi accompanying him. The way they looked at Xia Yang changed at this moment. They all knew that this guy was destined to be promoted in the future.

During Zhu Jinghong's military parade, a ceremony was also being held in a mountain col dozens of miles northeast of Beiping Fucheng.

This ceremony looked like a religious ceremony, and the young Master Miaoyu was the absolute protagonist, kneeling in front of a statue at the moment.

At this time, she was wearing a white robe, as was an old woman beside her. The latter was holding an exquisite lotus crown in her hand, and was slowly placing it on Miaoyu's head.

On both sides of the statue, there were also people in white robes, looking at this sacred scene with solemn expressions.

"Today, our divine religion has people to inherit it, the saint has returned to her throne, the heaven and the earth are of the same mind, and it starts over and over again..."

The old woman recited very emotionally, which also revealed Miaoyu's identity, that is, she would become a new generation of saints of the White Lotus Sect.

In the White Lotus Sect, the leader is the first person to be respected, followed by the saint.

Under them are the left and right guardians and the four heavenly kings, then the divine envoys from all directions, and then the incense masters who preach throughout the provinces.

The Saintess of the White Lotus Sect has been vacant for many years. Now that Miaoyu is recognized as a Saint, it can be seen that within the White Lotus Sect, the forces represented by her dominate.

The ceremony for identifying a saint is very complicated. After all, it is a great religion that has been passed down for hundreds of years. The etiquette and rules are by no means simpler than those for conferring a prince.

So this made Miaoyu very tired, and her hands and feet were sore after the ceremony.

Miaoyu traveled thousands of miles from the capital to the main altar for today's inheritance. No matter how tired she is, she will show her best side.

So after the ceremony, she met and communicated with the seniors present one after another, and once again elaborated on her insistence.

People who had originally supported her continued to support her, and others also changed their minds to some extent, which meant that Miaoyu's actions were effective.

The people who can convince her personally are those who start out as bosses above the level of God Envoy. These are all mature and prudent people, and they will think carefully after listening to each one.

As for the leader of the White Lotus Sect, he is over sixty years old this year. His first priority is to train the next leader, but he has not been involved in these major events.

In other words, Miaoyu, who was canonized as a saint, is the real head of the White Lotus Sect.

After talking with everyone, everyone left here one after another. These people will disperse after the banquet tonight. Some people may never see each other again in their lifetime.

At this time, Miaoyu also returned to her room. After putting down the "sacred artifacts" that a saint should have, she relaxed a little.

"Holy girl, Yang Yan is outside!"

Yang Yan is the incense master of Beiping Mansion, and Miaoyu specially summoned him when they were leaving.

Stepping out of the house, Miaoyu found a fierce man standing at the door. This man was Yang Yan, the incense master of Beiping.

"Meet the Saint!"

Although he said he was very respectful, neither his tone nor his actions could be called respectful to the saint Miaoyu.

The reason for everything is that Yang Yan is not from Miaoyu's group and has a firm idea of ​​overthrowing the imperial court, rather than supporting a good emperor.

"Master Yang Xiang, I heard that you have been making moves recently and want to attack Prince Xiang who has arrived in Yanshan!"

Yang Yan did not deny it and said directly; "It's a pity that the start was not good and we failed to succeed!"

"Nowadays, the divine religion must focus on supporting the prince. Who told you to attack Prince Xiang rashly? If you do this, you will ruin the plan of our religion!"

This is by no means an alarmist statement by Miaoyu. The prince now needs Zhu Jinghong's help very much. Zhu Jinghong must not die at this time.

"Holy girl, if you kill a fake vassal king, you will ruin the great affairs of the divine religion!"

"I would like to ask the saint, this person instigated the Jinyi Guards to repeatedly uproot the stronghold of our divine religion, killing countless brothers and sisters. Shouldn't such a person be killed for revenge?"

Hearing these words, before Miaoyu herself could speak, the attendants behind her couldn't bear it anymore. One of the women immediately scolded: "You're so presumptuous!"

"Your Excellency Saint, did I say something wrong?" Yang Yan asked in a deep voice without fear at all.

According to Miaoyu's wishes, people like Yang Yan who don't understand the general situation should be directly wiped out from this world.

But again, to achieve great things, internal unity must be achieved. Yang Yan also has the support of a force behind him. Attacking him rashly may destroy the harmony among the top leaders of the White Lotus Sect.

So at this time, she could only suppress her anger and said slowly: "Since you still recognize me as a saint, follow my guidance and don't attack King Xiang again!"

Seeing that Yang Yan was about to defend himself again, Miaoyu continued: "This is not only to protect the overall situation, but also to save your lives!"

(End of this chapter)