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The lunch at Kunning Palace made Zhu Jinghong extremely anxious.
He was originally in a good mood, but after the emperor made trouble several times, Zhu Jinghong could not calm down.
After leaving Kunning Palace, he quickly returned to Chengmingyuan, put on his armor and rushed to Shanglinyuan.
When he arrived, the officers and guards in charge of training had just finished lunch and were chatting.
Upon learning that Zhu Jinghong was coming, these people immediately dressed up and came to the school gate to greet him.
"See Thirteenth Master!"
Pulling in the reins and controlling the horse not to move, Zhu Jinghong glanced at the dozens of people kneeling in front of him.
After dismounting from his horse and handing the reins to the accompanying guards, Zhu Jinghong walked to the front of the crowd.
After a few breaths of silence, Zhu Jinghong finally spoke: "Everyone, get up!"
After everyone stood up, Zhu Jinghong, who was wearing heavy armor, walked forward. Everyone was very wise and made way for them.
After he passed, the group of people gathered together and guarded Zhu Jinghong in the center, quite like a star holding the moon.
"Master Thirteen, why are you here now?" Wang Jie couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Jinghong replied: "My father summoned me today and told me again that nothing should be done wrong today, so I came over in advance to check!"
"Thirteenth Master, don't worry...the brothers have been practicing hard these days. Compared with when the master came to see it, it is much more orderly. There will never be any mistakes!"
Stopping, Zhu Jinghong turned around, and everyone hurriedly bent down to listen to the instruction.
"Don't talk too much. If something goes wrong... it's a small matter of honor and disgrace for you and me, but it will be a big deal if it damages the might of the Ming army!"
Turning around, Zhu Jinghong continued: "Everyone of you should return to your place, and then remind your subordinates!"
"yes!"
"Let's all disperse!"
"yes!"
The Qianhu who were in charge of leading the team left, while the guards who were in charge of training stayed.
Looking at the viewing platform set up in the distance, Zhu Jinghong walked over.
"Hou Jing, is your family ready?"
"Exactly... what are you preparing for?"
Zhu Jinghong said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Of course it's a celebration banquet. We've already agreed on it before. You won't forget it, right?"
"Thirteenth Master... I still thought it was a joke!"
After being stared at by Zhu Jinghong for a few seconds, Hou Jing quickly changed her words: "Don't worry, Thirteenth Master, I will prepare everything and ensure that everyone has good food, drink and fun!"
Just chatting like this, everyone came to the viewing platform.
On the high platform in the middle, there is the emperor's throne, where Zhu Xianming will review the army.
On both sides of the high platform, there are also lower "stepped stands", which are prepared for envoys from various countries, as well as civil and military officials.
After staying here for a while, Zhu Jinghong rushed to the military camp. He had to see with his own eyes what the situation was before he felt relieved.
Time passed quickly, and envoys and civil and military officials from various countries began to appear outside the school grounds one after another.
This campus is huge. After the envoys from various countries arrived, they looked around curiously. Unfortunately, they couldn't see anything now.
Soon officials from Honglu Temple arrived and began to usher the people in. Although the number of people who came to watch the review was not as high as during the congratulations, there were still nearly six or seven hundred people.
If you don't lead the entrance in advance, it will probably cause chaos.
"In a few days, Wu Changhui will be back!"
"Yes...his return is very crucial and will affect the direction of the situation in the northwest!"
"You think...will the Holy One let him go further?"
"It stands to reason that this should be the case, but the northwest is in chaos now. I think he is afraid that he will be fired!"
Those who can discuss these military and national affairs are naturally the senior generals of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
The Wu Changhui they mentioned had the title of Jian'an Bo. His official position was Qian Shi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, and he was currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Anxi Xingdu Division.
According to current practice, by withdrawing from the position of Xingdusi, one can move forward to becoming the governor and co-intellect.
However, as a group of governors said, Wu Changhui did not do well in the northwest, so not only is his promotion likely to fail, he may even be dismissed from office.
That's right, even a high-ranking military commander like Governor Qianshi could be dismissed by the emperor with just a word, and he could quickly find a replacement from among the nobles, or promote others.
There is no way, there are hundreds of nobles at the moment, and there are too many with good resumes and the ability to lead troops. Many people are eyeing these high positions, wishing that all the people in the Governor's Mansion would leave to make room.
At this time, Niu Jizong said something fair: "It still depends on what he says when he comes back. He cannot be entirely blamed for what happened in the northwest!"
Immediately afterwards, Liu Fang said: "The best he can do is not to dismiss him from office. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Commander-in-Chief. Based on his body and bones... I'm afraid he won't be allowed to lead the army again!"
The commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Mansion usually serves as the chief military officer of the Beijing Camp, or as the commander-in-chief of the Xingdu Division.
In addition, everyone else had to stay idle in the yamen, taking care of the general affairs of the Five Military Prefectures every day, and assisting the governor and magistrates in managing the various departments.
Of course, this is better than having only casual-level officials. At least the governor himself is still doing his job.
I heard someone else say: "Not to mention Lao Wu, Lao Zheng is afraid that he will retire this year. According to the order, someone should be selected from the various governors. What do you think?"
The Lao Zheng mentioned here is the former governor of the Military Governor's Mansion. He is sixty-five years old this year and has indeed reached the age to become an official.
For such a high position as the Commander-in-Chief, it is rare to directly appoint the unemployed among the nobles. They are usually selected from the deputy commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp and the commanders of various regions.
The first two promotions were made to the Beijing camp, but this time it was the turn of the various regions.
"In the end, military achievements still have to speak for themselves. Half a year ago I would have said it was Annan and Qin Jin, but now..."
Immediately someone asked: "What now?"
"Although Jinling made a miscalculation in suppressing the Japanese, they did a good job later on. I think Wang Quanyi has a good chance!"
These people present are all the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. As people at the top of the military commander pyramid, they can discuss important matters like this.
While they were discussing, someone with sharp eyes noticed the clue and immediately reminded: "The Holy One is here..."
Everyone looked south, and sure enough they saw the ceremonial flags fluttering. No one but the emperor would be present in such a grand ceremony.
"Let's go and greet him!"
When everyone arrived at the gate of the school grounds, the emperor's sedan chair had stopped here, accompanied by cabinet ministers and six ministers and nine ministers.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!" The ten governors prostrated themselves on the ground, expressing their loyalty to the emperor.
Zhu Xianming got off the sedan, and there were eunuchs waiting for him on one side.
"Get up! Everyone is here, right?"
"Your Majesty, many envoys from various countries have arrived. Honglu Temple has introduced these people into the venue..."
While the governors were reporting, in the small sedan behind the emperor's sedan, there was a pair of eyes carefully looking at the outside world through the gap in the curtains.
It is said to be a small sedan, compared to the emperor's luxurious sedan. There are three people sitting in it at the moment, and it does not seem crowded.
"My father still loves me. I said a few nice words to him and took me out!"
"Nothing like Brother Thirteen, not reliable at all!" Zhu Yunsheng looked dissatisfied.
After Zhu Yunsheng's hard work and the fact that she had helped the emperor and the queen "make peace" as a condition, Zhu Xianming finally agreed to take her out.
At this time, Yang Jingting reminded: "Princess, my aunt will not be happy when you come out. You should be more at ease when you go back!"
"Oh, Sister Ting... you finally came out, why do you have to say these disappointing words!" Zhu Yunsheng said with great dissatisfaction.
"Sister Bao, do you think so?"
Baochai smiled slightly and replied: "Princess, your sister Ting is right. You have to work harder after you go back. It is important to please the Queen, otherwise your life will be difficult!"
"You... you are as unreliable as Brother Thirteen!"
(End of chapter)
