Heavy snow fell, covering the capital in white.
The palace of Qianqing was as warm as spring. Lu Zhong stood at the bottom and respectfully opened his mouth to report.
"Your Majesty, as the front line did not accept reports at night, five hundred elite troops were dispatched to escort Yang Jie back. They have been on the journey for several days. After reconnaissance by the front line scouts, traces of this team have been found. Now this team is far away from Yanghe. The pass is about a hundred miles away, and it is expected to be reached within three days. So far, there is nothing abnormal."
"In addition, the Jin Yiwei lurking in the Wala camp spread the news that on the day Yang Jie left, King Bodu was imprisoned in the headquarters due to offense. He also sent a thousand personal guards to guard us. People have tried to sneak in to find out the details, but to no avail. The details have been written down in the memorial for your Majesty's permission."
At the same time, he took out a secret note from his sleeve and handed it over.
Zhu Qiyu sat on the couch, listening to Lu Zhong's report, while opening the secret music and reading it carefully.
The content of the memorial is not complicated. Compared with what Lu Zhong said, it just has a few more details.
Therefore, after reading it, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"Can Yang Jie get in touch?"
This memorial came from the spies lurking in Wala. Their duty was to spy on intelligence. Although Jinyiwei had been operating before, the real shift of attention to the grassland began after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne.
Because the time is too short, the people who can sneak in are basically some inconspicuous soldiers. Naturally, it is difficult to get too detailed information.
Judging from the news that came out in the memorial, it can only be determined that Bedu and Ye fell out first. However, it is difficult to know the specific reason and the high-level situation in Wala.
However, what is certain is that the imprisonment of Bodu must be related to Yang Jie!
Others don't know, but Zhu Qiyu knows very well that Yang Jie has never given up the idea of killing Ye Xian.
This point was made very clear in the news he sent back.
Of course, the other ministers didn't know, because what Zhu Qiyu showed them was the abridged military report.
What is certain now is that Yang Jie is basically out of danger, but Ye Xian's existence is always a hidden danger.
Since Bedu was imprisoned, it can be inferred that something must have happened inside Wala, but for the specific details, I can only ask Yang Jie.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards have reported the news of Yang Jie's return to Dingxiang Marquis General Guo. After receiving the letter, General Guo has sent several teams of scouts to keep an eye on this team."
"However, those who came to escort this time were also Ye Xian's personal guards. There were about 500 of them. They were very vigilant. It was very difficult to get in touch with Yang Jie without being discovered."
"However, Commander Guo has already deduced their next route. If Your Majesty is so inclined, you can order Commander Guo to set up an ambush on the road and rescue Yang Jie as soon as possible."
Zhu Qiyu was very moved by these words, but after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head and said.
"Order Guo Deng to keep an eye on this team and not to act rashly until Yang Jie is safe."
Although Zhu Qiyu also wanted to know the specific situation earlier, under the current situation, Yang Jie's safety still had to be the priority.
Of course, more importantly, he believed that Yang Jie had his own sense of discretion. If he needed help, he would definitely find a way to spread the news.
"yes!"
Lu Zhong bowed and saluted without saying much.
I don't know if it's because the relationship between Dongchang and Jinyiwei has eased a lot recently, and he, the commander of Jinyiwei, has become more and more influenced by Shu Liang.
In front of the palace, he acted obediently and didn't talk much if he could.
but,
Zhu Qiyu was still satisfied with this attitude of lowering his head to do things. He handed the secret book in his hand to Huai En and put it away. Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"How is the situation with Yu Shaobao?"
Counting the days, there is only more than a month left before the New Year's Eve, and Yu Qian has been out of Beijing for a while.
The capital has been very lively recently, because of border affairs and various rumors about the palace, and there are undercurrents.
Yu Qian, who is not in the capital, is not idle either. He is making drastic changes in the local area. Judging from the official documents that have been sent continuously during this period, he has gone from Henan Prefecture to Huguang and other places. Under his powerful means, various Although Wang was dissatisfied, his arms could not twist his thighs, so he was basically kept submissive.
However, the price is that in Zhu Qiyu's hand, the pile of memorials to impeach Yu Qian has become as high as a hill.
Of course, all these memorials were suppressed by Zhu Qiyu and were left unpublished.
However, after this period of time, Zhu Qiyu could clearly feel that the kings' memorials were becoming more and more dense, and their words were becoming more and more severe.
Some of them even bluntly labeled Yu Qian as a powerful woman who bullies the clan and seizes power and respects herself.
Moreover, unlike the beginning where Yu Qian reported progress almost every other day, during this period, the number of official documents Yu Qian returned was significantly reduced, and the progress was much slower than before.
"Back to Your Majesty, it is said that the situation is not very good. Yu Shaobao's local methods are a bit radical. Although the kings are temporarily retreating, they have their own methods."
"Among some clans, some people stayed after Shaobao left, oppressed the state capital and reoccupied the military villages. Fortunately, when Shaobao was rectifying the military villages, he also used his own advantage to remove mediocre officials in some places. Therefore, many local officials now do not dare to collude with the clan, and most of the military villages that were returned by the Qing Dynasty are still in the hands of the local government."
"In addition, there are also many clans that secretly bribed some officials and planned to impeach Yu Shaobao, and there are also some clans that incited the people to fight against the yamen. Judging from the current situation, Yu Shaobao wanted to do it before the year After completing the military camp reorganization, I'm afraid..."
Just like last time, when Yu Qian left the capital this time, he was still followed by Jin Yiwei.
However, last time it was a secret guard, this time, Zhu Qiyu directly sent five hundred guards in brocade clothes to protect him.
Therefore, Jinyiwei will also report from time to time on the general status of the military camp.
Of course, Lu Zhong was more cautious when it came to the clan, and only talked about the general situation, but he could only be vague about the specifics.
However, Zhu Qiyu didn't care. He had already expected the difficulty of reorganizing the army. After all, reform has never been simple since ancient times.
When Yu Qian left the capital this time, he was targeting the clan, so many of his methods were actually aimed at the clan.
However, after all, the kings are deeply rooted in the local area. Even if Yu Qian has the ability to reach heaven, it will be difficult to cure the problem without shaking the status of the kings.
Therefore, all he can do is actually take back as many occupied military camps as possible. However, it is very difficult to take them all back.
Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian had talked about this before. Under normal circumstances, the frontier army would be the most powerful in rectifying military camps this time, and could recover about 80% of it. In Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, if Du Ning and Cheng Jing can do their job well, If so, about 70% can be recovered. As for the kings in the mainland, only 50% can be recovered in the end, which is not bad.
Of course, all Zhu Qiyu said to Qian was to do his best, but now it seems that these clans are still unwilling to spit out the meat in their mouths.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu turned sideways and said to Huaien beside him.
"Go and convey a message to summon the uncle of King Min to the palace. In addition, call Wang Cheng and Song Wenyi over."
"yes."
Huaien received the order and left in a hurry. At the same time, Zhu Qiyu also waved Lu Zhong to retreat. After a moment of silence in the palace, Zhu Qiyu had a complicated expression, and finally sighed softly.
Not long after, Huaien returned and saw him coming in a hurry. Zhu Qiyu couldn't help being a little surprised. He came from the palace to King Min.
Mansion, it shouldn’t be so fast...
As expected, Wynn walked up to Yu Gu, bowed his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, my servant was just ordered to summon Prince Min into the palace. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the palace, he saw the Chief Assistant and Yu Cifu. They said they had something urgent to report to the Emperor. I didn't dare to delay, so I sent someone else. Prince Xunmin, come over and report it yourself."
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked.
"Did you tell me what it was?"
Wynn has a steady temperament. If it were not an emergency, he would not put aside his mission and return in person.
"this……"
As expected, upon hearing Zhu Qiyu's question, Huaien hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
"It is said that it was Yu Shaobao who handed over the memorial, and the servant asked a few questions, which seemed to be related to side affairs..."
Side affairs?
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed and his face darkened slightly.
He could probably guess what Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue were going to do here.
Normally, unless it is a particularly important government matter, they would not be asked to come together as first and second assistants.
But there is one exception, and that is, you will definitely be scolded!
During the last court meeting, because the Tatar tribes had intentions of invading the south, Zhu Qiyu wanted to continue to increase the number of troops in Xuanfu, but he was blocked by the courtiers.
Nowadays, the border negotiations have reached a deadlock. The coalition forces of the Karaqin Tribe and the Wengliguote Tribe are stationed outside Xuanfu City, neither advancing nor retreating.
During this period of time in the DPRK, there was a huge quarrel over whether to continue to increase troops. Of course, most opinions advocated that peace is the most important thing and that there should be no war if possible.
As for the main battlers, headed by Wang Wen, the Minister of Civil Affairs, they were basically Zhu Qiyu's people, so everyone in the government and the public knew that the emperor probably wanted to fight.
During this period, the Ministry of War has been transporting ordnance to the capital, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has also been reducing the expenses of various yamen, which is evidence of this.
Of course, this is all an illusion created by Zhu Qiyu, and it is precisely because of this that many important officials in the court who know the inside story are cautious.
However, for ordinary courtiers, time is running out.
If the emperor cannot be dissuaded from the idea of starting a war, he cannot actually prevent the war from starting.
After all, the final decision rests with the emperor.
Nowadays, the Ministry of Household Affairs is unwilling to come forward, there is no one in the Ministry of War, and the attitude of the nobles is ambiguous, which is beneficial to the emperor.
As long as there is no conclusion in the court for one day, then the emperor can make secret preparations without any scruples.
When everything is ready and the emperor gives the order, then everything is really too late.
Therefore, we must find a way to make the emperor change his mind.
During the last court meeting, the emperor finally died down. The biggest reason was that Hu Xi proposed to recall Yu Qian.
Now that the whole court is deadlocked on this matter, naturally some people think of Yu Qian.
In fact, the matter was so big that even if no one told Yu Qian, the news would probably not be hidden from him.
However, since Yu Qian's performance was so fast, there must be some people behind it.
Moreover, if nothing else, the words in this memorial may not sound very good.
Otherwise, Wang Ao would not be allowed to drag Yu Shiyue over here...
Seeing that the emperor's expression was not good, Wynn knew that the emperor already knew the purpose of the two pavilion elders, so he said cautiously.
"Your Majesty, if you don't want to see me, my servant will go out and report that you have summoned Prince Min to discuss important matters, and ask the two elders to leave the memorial and discuss it later."
Therefore, this is the reason why Huaien returned. The other servants who reported the news would not have dared to ask more questions in front of Wang Ao and Wang Ao, nor would they have the ability to observe people's words.
However, what Wynn didn't expect was that the emperor pondered for a moment, a smile suddenly broke out on his face, he shook his head and said.
"No need, if uncle Min King arrives, let him be there
Wait in the side hall for a moment. Go and summon Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue in! "
Wynn was stunned for a moment, but it was only for a moment before he lowered his head and went out to deliver the order.
So, when Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue entered the palace, they saw Zhu Qiyu with a warm face.
"What important business do you two gentlemen have here?"
The emperor was as refreshing as ever, but after squeezing the memorial in his hand, Wang Ao couldn't help but sweat. He glanced at Yu Shiyue next to him, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet has just received a memorial from Yu Qian, the Minister of War. Therefore, I came here specially to present this memorial to Your Majesty."
As usual, Wang Ao should have briefly described the contents of the memorial, but this time, he handed it over directly without saying much.
So, Zhu Qiyu squinted his eyes, opened the memorial, and looked at it intently.
As expected, Yu Qian's style is still the same as before... he doesn't speak nicely!
In this memorial, Yu Qian made a clear statement from the beginning, asking the emperor to stop his intention to start a war.
From a rough look, there is actually only one core point of view, which is that given the current situation on the border, it is enough to just stick to it, and it is far from the point where we need to take the initiative to go to war.
I don't know if it is because he is not in Beijing, but Yu Qian's memorial is particularly fierce.
After handing it over, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue stood underneath, always paying attention to the emperor's expression.
However, the emperor was as usual neither happy nor angry, showing no emotion.
Finally, after a long while, the emperor closed the memorial and said.
"Yu Shaobao has been away from Beijing for a long time, and it is not easy to find time to care about the government affairs of the court despite the complicated affairs of organizing the military camp."
"I haven't seen him for a few months, but his small regular script is so sharp and sharp, and he is even more refined than before..."
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