…
…
In Huamachi Camp, Zhao Junchen could be considered to have made countless enemies. He successively killed Huamachi Camp's former commander-in-chief Shi Song, placed the current Trilateral Governor Wang Zheng under house arrest, and even took away Huamachi Camp. With the military power of all the military attachés, there is no guarantee that these people and their cronies will not hold grudges, and they might take advantage of Zhao Junchen and his troops to leave Huamachi Camp to cause trouble.
The status of Huamachi Camp is very important. It is not only the core and hub of the northwest border defense, but also stores a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance. At critical moments, it also has the power to control civil and military officials from various places. It can be said that it can influence every move. Whole body, once there is a change in Huamachi Camp, the entire northwest border defense will be affected.
Zhao Junchen's character has always been cautious. In this case, he naturally had to leave a backup just in case. Before he led his troops to leave the Huamachi Camp, he left many secret chess and chess pieces inside the Huamachi Camp. Eyeliner is responsible for monitoring trends and controlling the situation.
At the same time, because Zhao Junchen had traveled thousands of miles and his whereabouts were uncertain, letters sent to Zhao Junchen from all parties during this period also gathered in Huamachi Camp. The contents of these letters involved many confidential matters, and they must also be A close confidant must be responsible for safekeeping.
After Zhao Junchen led the army back to Huamachi Camp, Su Xiqing took advantage of Zhao Junchen's opportunity to take a short rest and went to contact the secret chessmen and informants.
At this time, Su Xiqing hurriedly returned to Zhao Junchen and handed Zhao Junchen two secret letters, one from the Zhao Mansion in the capital and the other from Xu Qingyan.
After Zhao Junchen reached out and took the two secret letters, he lowered his head to check several hidden messages on the secret letters in detail, and asked: "During the time when I led the troops and left Huamachi Camp, what can the parties in Huamachi Camp do?" Is there anything unusual?"
Previously, Zhao Junchen also asked the same question to Zheng Yu, the acting commander-in-chief of Huamachi Camp. Zheng Yu just said some nice words to avoid the important things. The general idea was that everyone in Huamachi Camp was united under Zhao Junchen's wise command and worked seriously. To act faithfully according to Zhao Junchen's instructions, Zhao Junchen naturally wouldn't believe it all.
Sure enough, Zhao Junchen heard a completely different answer from Su Xiqing.
I saw Su Xiqing sneered with disdain and said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing to report is the matter of Wang Zheng, the governor of the three sides. Sir, when you were in charge of Huamachi Camp, this Wang Zheng was quite honest, but he was under house arrest under the governor. I didn't dare to make any changes in the house. I thought he had completely accepted his fate...
But the villain just received news from the informant that since you led the army to leave Huamachi Camp, Wang Zheng can no longer sit still. Not only is he trying to take back his power, but he is also inciting military attachés from all over the country to disobey military orders. In order to sabotage your plan to destroy Mongolia, and to push all the blame for my own crimes on others, I sent more than ten secret letters to the capital in succession, all of which were about impeaching you..."
Zhao Junchen was not surprised and said calmly: "This is also expected. Wang Zheng was deeply trusted by His Majesty in the past and was a general of the 'Emperor Party'. However, after he became the governor of the three sides, not only did he fail to show favor to His Majesty, Instead, he concealed the appeasement and begging for peace from the Mongols from the imperial court, which brought shame to His Majesty and everyone in the 'Imperial Party'. How could Your Majesty spare him?...For this period of time, the whole world hopes that I will lose the most. The man from the Mongolian coalition is probably Wang Zheng!"
Su Xiqing's expression became more contemptuous, and she nodded: "Who can't understand the thoughts of Wang Zheng's villains?
In his opinion, if your lord is ultimately defeated by the Mongolian coalition, it means that the Mongolian coalition is indeed unstoppable. His begging and appeasement are forced and excusable. The world will only blame your defeat, lord. , and will not take into account Wang Zheng's various responsibilities, this is naturally the best situation for him; but if you, my lord, finally defeat the Mongolian coalition, there will no longer be any room for excuse for Wang Zheng's crime of appeasement and begging for peace. , governors from various places still have the opportunity to atone for their crimes, but Wang Zheng cannot escape His Majesty's wrath and heavy punishment no matter what...
Therefore, he must be eager for you to be defeated miserably at the hands of the Mongolian coalition forces, and the worse the defeat, the better. Naturally, he keeps making small moves! But just for his own selfish interests, he wanted to ruin the good situation of the entire northwest border defense. This person's character is really despicable! "
Su Xiqing's statement can be said to have revealed Wang Zheng's thoughts, but Zhao Junchen was noncommittal because Zhao Junchen believed that if he moved to another place, he might not be much more noble than Wang Zheng, so he did not comment. Asked: "Have Wang Zheng received any results from these small actions? Did the military attachés from various places respond to his instigation? How are the secrets he used to impeach me handled?"
Su Xiqing replied: "My lord, your prestige in Shaanxi and Gansu is getting stronger and stronger. Naturally, the military attachés from all over the country did not dare to respond easily to Wang Zheng's instigation. At first, they were just hesitant and waiting to see the situation. After your lord has won consecutive battles, the military attaches from all over the country will continue to do so." He ignored Wang Zheng's intention... As for Wang Zheng's impeachment secrets, the people below did not dare to intercept them at will. They just followed your original instructions and delayed them for a few days until the news of the success of the Weishui River spread throughout the world. Then these secrets were sent to the capital. In this way, Wang Zheng's impeachment secrets not only failed to have any impact, but actually meant stealing the chicken but losing the rice."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "These actions of Wang Zheng are just the dying struggle of a clown. He will soon be punished as he deserves. Under His Majesty's wrath, the ending will inevitably be disastrous. There is no need to deliberately Take it for granted... However, these small actions of his can also be used as an excuse for me to further establish my authority within the borders of Shaanxi and Gansu. In the past few days, you have sent people to collect evidence that he has been inciting officers from various places to disobey military orders. The governors of various places are very We will gather at Huamachi Camp soon, and I will use them then."
Upon hearing Zhao Junchen's order, Su Xiqing's eyes flashed with excitement and she quickly responded.
*
While talking, Zhao Junchen had already checked all the secret marks on the two secret letters and confirmed that the two secret letters had not been opened by anyone else.
Then, Zhao Junchen opened the secret letter and reviewed it carefully.
Zhao Junchen first opened the secret letter sent by Zhao Mansion in the capital.
Because the capital and Shaanxi and Gansu are thousands of miles apart, the message content in the secret letter is inevitably lagging behind.
This secret letter was written by Fang Ru herself. There is a lot of content in it, involving all aspects of the capital, but most of it is news from a month ago. According to time estimates, when Fang Ru wrote this secret letter, the center of the capital should be I have just received Zhao Junchen's request to recover the density of the Hetao.
This secret letter first mentioned that Zhang Yu'er has now returned to the capital to govern; secondly, it introduced the trends and reactions of various factions in the temple during this period, focusing on the criticism of the "Zhao Party" by various factions, and Deqing The emperor wanted to use Zuo Lanshan to split the "Zhao Party"; then he talked about the progress of Zhao Junchen's various plans during this period, and finally said that the famous doctor Zhang Decheng would arrive at Huamachi Camp soon.
After reading Fang Ru's secret letter, Zhao Junchen nodded slightly, with a calm expression.
In fact, most of the situations mentioned in the secret letter were within Zhao Junchen's expectations and did not require Zhao Junchen to make deliberate arrangements and adjustments.
For example, various factions in the DPRK have repeatedly criticized the "Zhao Party" during this period, as well as Emperor Deqing's prevention and suppression of Zhao Junchen. These news seem to be of great importance and the situation is urgent. It can be expected that Zhao Junchen will not return until Zhao Junchen returns. When in the capital, the "Zhao Party" must have suffered heavy losses, and there might be important core officials of the "Zhao Party" who would be dismissed from office. However, after receiving the news, Zhao Junchen still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did not intend to have any trouble. Any action.
Zhao Junchen is too far away from the capital to accurately understand the situation, and there is a significant lag in message transmission. The situation in the capital is complex and ever-changing. Under such circumstances, even Zhao Junchen does not have the ability to operate remotely. Forced.
What's more, these were losses that Zhao Junchen had anticipated before he left Beijing, and they were all within Zhao Junchen's ability to bear. Now that the war between Shaanxi and Gansu has settled, Zhao Junchen's prestige and momentum have greatly increased. , the importance of "Zhao Party" to Zhao Junchen has been greatly reduced, and it is not worthy of Zhao Junchen to invest too much energy at this time.
The most important thing is that under Zhao Junchen's secret operation, although the imperial court's fiscal revenue has greatly increased during this period-this is also the source of Zhao Junchen's political achievements-but the fiscal expenditure has also become more, and overall The government was still unable to make ends meet, so Zhao Junchen determined that the center of the imperial court and Emperor Deqing were still inseparable from him and would eventually compromise with him. Therefore, these losses can be recovered, even if there are important "Zhao Party officials were dismissed from office, and Zhao Junchen could still easily reverse the situation after he returned to Beijing.
In fact, among the several contents in Fang Ru's secret letter, Zhao Junchen paid more attention to the news that the famous doctor Zhang Decheng was about to arrive at Huamachi Camp.
Zhao Junchen knew very well that his body was now on the verge of reaching its limit due to overwork. During this period, he was always prone to fatigue and illness, and he might get sick at some point.
For example, now, Zhao Junchen has clearly rested for a while after returning to Huamachi Camp, but after just summoning a few officials to talk, he already feels low on energy and dizzy.
Zhao Junchen is a man who cherishes his life, so he naturally hopes that he can get treatment from Zhang Decheng as soon as possible.
So, Zhao Junchen raised his head and asked Su Xiqing: "Has the miracle doctor Zhang Dechengzhang arrived at Huamachi Camp now?"
Su Xiqing didn't know the contents of the secret letter, so she looked confused and said, "Is Dr. Zhang coming to Huamachi Camp? The villain has not received the news."
Zhao Junchen asked again: "When was this secret letter from the Zhao family sent to Huamachi Camp?"
Su Xiqing immediately replied: "Master Qi, this secret letter was sent to Huamachi Camp five days ago."
Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and ordered: "According to what was said in the secret letter, Doctor Zhang and the messenger left the capital almost at the same time and rushed to Huamachi Camp. The messenger worked hard and worked day and night. Naturally, the journey was faster, but I After estimating the time, Divine Doctor Zhang should have arrived at Huamachi Camp in the past two days. Send someone to pay more attention. Once Divine Doctor Zhang arrives at Huamachi Camp, don't delay and bring him to see me immediately. "
Su Xiqing also understood Zhao Junchen's physical condition and quickly nodded in agreement.
Thinking that he would soon be treated by the miracle doctor Zhang Decheng, Zhao Junchen's spirits lifted slightly, and then he opened the secret letter sent by Xu Qingyan.
In this secret letter, Xu Qingyan stated that he had rescued Ge Lao Liang Fuchen from the "horse bandits", and also mentioned that Liang Fuchen was now rushing to the Huamachi Camp.
After seeing Xu Qingyan's secret letter, Zhao Junchen's expression became much more serious.
After thinking seriously for a moment, Zhao Junchen raised his head and asked, "When was Xu Qingyan's secret letter sent to Huamachi Camp?"
Su Xiqing replied again: "This secret letter has not been sent to Huamachi Camp for a short time. It was just sent yesterday."
After Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he ordered: "Next, there are a few things that must be arranged as soon as possible! First, Niu Fude was ordered to sort out the list of military merits of the lower-level officers of the new warrior army before midnight tomorrow. Secondly, Then he sent an order to all the soldiers of the new army to gather at the military training field at three o'clock tomorrow morning. They will be the first batch of troops to receive awards. The imperial envoy will personally award military merit awards to them; finally, the Wang family The confiscated family property has been added to the military treasury of Huamachi Camp, you go and come up with 500,000 taels of cash, I will use it when I reward the soldiers tomorrow!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Su Xiqing seemed to have guessed something, her eyes flashed slightly, and she replied with a serious expression: "I will go and pass the order now!"
After saying that, Su Xiqing immediately turned around and left.
*
Compared with the awards and awards for middle- and high-level civil and military officials, the awards and awards for lower-level officers are not too particular. Zhao Junchen does not need to spend time preparing a petition for meritorious service, nor does he need to wait for the decision of the central court. Zhao Junchen can do it alone decision.
At this time, Zhao Junchen suddenly decided to personally reward the lower-level soldiers of the new warrior army. In addition to further winning over the morale of the army, it was also to prepare for the next step of disbanding the new warrior army!
Zhao Junchen knew very well that the Zhan Bing New Army, as a strong army he had personally formed, could not be retained after the war. In order to suppress Zhao Junchen's influence in the army, the imperial court would inevitably disband the Zhan Bing Army in the future. No matter how outstanding the new army is, it cannot reverse the situation.
In this case, Zhao Junchen thought that he might as well take the initiative to disband the new army of soldiers, but still have a certain amount of initiative.
Now that the War on the Wei River has ended, frontier troops from all over the country have suffered heavy casualties. A large number of military attachés have died on the battlefield. Many armies are facing the situation of being leaderless, and many armies have been eliminated in their organic form. This situation is a great opportunity for Zhao Junchen .
After Zhao Junchen rewarded the lower-level soldiers of the new Zhanbing Army, most of these lower-level soldiers were promoted to middle- and lower-level military attachés, which happened to be able to fill the vacancies of these military attachés who died in battle.
By that time, Zhao Junchen's control over major military towns in Shaanxi and Gansu will also reach a higher level.
And all of this must be completed before Liang Fuchen arrives at Huamachi Camp.
After all, Liang Fuchen is a legitimate imperial envoy with full power. When he arrives at Huamachi Camp, he will take over all military and political affairs. If Zhao Junchen wants to arrange new soldiers and new troops at that time, he may not be able to do so.
…
During the May Day holiday, bugs will be updated steadily.
…
. m.
