Chapter 456: Repeating old tricks

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Now that he knew their true purpose, Zhu Youxiao stopped trying any more.

Just pretend you don't know anything, so as not to alert the enemy, and when your deployment is ready, let them know what a disaster is.

Since Yang Hong was able to submit a fabricated military report, it proved that the entire Datong had lost control of the imperial court.

Civil officials and generals are either a den of snakes or rats, or they have been bribed.

This was something he expected. After all, even if he was the commander-in-chief of a town, he would not be able to do something like smuggling. He would have to unite all forces to make it happen.

The number of registered sergeants in Datong Town is more than 63,000, although there are many old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers.

But even so, according to Zhu Youxiao's inference, the army that Datong can fight will never be less than 40,000.

Although the border towns during the Tianqi years were extremely corrupt, they were much better than those during the Chongzhen years.

At least the current border town generals still have a sense of awe for the imperial court, so it would not be too outrageous to deny Kong Xiang.

An army of 40,000. You must know that the Xuanfu soldiers in Guangxi are now only more than 30,000.

Of course, Xuanfu has already gone through a wave of inspections and eliminations. Under Mangui's absolute execution, the number and combat effectiveness of Xuanfu's border troops are absolutely true and guaranteed.

But despite this, once Datong's army is really instigated by Yang Hong, it will be an absolute disaster for Shanxi.

Likewise, it would also strain the Ming Dynasty. At least within three to five years, the important town of Datong would be abandoned.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want or allow such a thing to happen. After all, all he lost was his own national defense.

He did not expect to spend a lot of money on re-training, post-war recovery, production and other issues. After thinking deeply, he decided to make a decree first.

On the grounds of defeat, Yang Hong was first removed from the post of chief military officer, and all Datong generals were demoted one level.

Then arrange manpower to rectify Datong.

Without Yang Hong, the commander-in-chief with heavy troops, they would not be able to make trouble.

The Hanlin Academy quickly drafted the edict, and after the cabinet and the Ministry of War stamped it, the imperial edict was sent out on the same day.

But who knows, the Jin Yiwei who delivered the order has not yet returned to reply.

The Ministry of War received another urgent military report from Datong, saying that Mongolia had invaded the border again, with a total of 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry.

None of this is important. The important thing is that Yang Hong's memorial says that Datong has not recovered its strength due to its defeat in the last battle, and its morale is low, so it can only defend the city.

Many officials reported one after another, saying that based on the current situation, they could only mobilize troops and horses from Xuanzang to assist in order to relieve the siege of Datong.

Zhu Youxiao did not express his position, because only he knew that this was just another fabrication by Yang Hong and others.

Sun Yunhe has returned. After contacting Datong's spies, he only stayed for two days and found out the whole story.

After all, there are so many people involved that it is absolutely impossible to hide it.

When he learned that the connection between Yang Hong and the Mongols was getting closer and closer, Zhu Youxiao knew that he had to take action personally this time.

After analyzing the situation, Zhu Youxiao decided to leave Beijing to patrol the border soon.

In order to cope with the counterattack of the civil servant group, Zhu Youxiao inadvertently began to adjust the positions and official positions of some important gateways in Beizhili.

Zhou Xingwu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan and selected 5,000 troops from the Yulin Army to garrison.

Although there are Xiong Tingbi, Li Songping, Hong Chengchou and others in Liaodong, he is still worried that when he fights with Yang Hong and others, there will be trouble in Liaodong.

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After all, the warlords in Liaodong have not been completely cleaned up, and the huge smuggling group has not been eradicated. He still can't completely rest assured about Liaodong.

With Zhou Xingwu in Shanhaiguan, no matter what happens in Liaodong or within the pass, the door has been closed and will not be affected in any way.

As for Jizhen, Zhu Youxiao had the chief military officer beheaded and his house ransacked on charges of cheating and embezzling food and salary.

Then veteran Chen Ce was appointed as the chief military officer of Jizhen.

As for Shanxi and Xuanda University, Zhu Youxiao made no move.

There was no need for him to move. Mangui, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, had the royal flag in his hand and could temporarily mobilize the army when necessary.

And it can also nominally control all the troops in Datong.

And with Governor Chen Qiyu there, Yang Hong was looked down upon. At most, he could only make some small moves like he was now.

If he really wanted to kill the nine tribes, he would not believe that the entire Datong soldiers would be willing to risk their lives for him.

Throughout the dynasties, apart from the peasant uprisings, other rebellions were actually just the result of military generals' common interests or other reasons.

Many of the top soldiers under his command didn't know what they were doing, so there was a long-standing saying: "I only know that there are generals but not the emperor."

The emperor's decree to patrol the border immediately aroused heated discussion in the official circles.

Many people thought that the emperor was going to conquer the land personally again, so they hurriedly submitted memorials to stop it.

The loudest people in the court now are the officials who support the emperor. They don't want anything to happen to the emperor, and they still have to rely on the emperor for their own future.

Only Chen Liangxun and the others seemed extremely excited, secretly thinking that they were finally going to trick the emperor out of the palace.

In fact, this military newspaper did not come from Datong, but was their masterpiece.

The emperor wanted to remove Yang Hong from his official position and deal with the generals of Datong. They knew that it would be extremely detrimental to them.

It is likely that all efforts will be in vain.

So I followed Yang Hong's example and made a play like this, and sent a quick horse to notify Yang Hong so that he could cooperate with this play. Now it is really effective.

Zhu Youxiao actually guessed it, because Yang Hong couldn't react so quickly, so he didn't make a decision.

Now that the inner spies of the capital have also emerged, Zhu Youxiao thinks it's best to solve the problem as soon as possible. After all, there are too many things going on now, and he doesn't have the energy to hide and seek with them here.

This border patrol was different from the past, so Zhu Youxiao made careful arrangements.

After he left Beijing, the ministers who were in charge of staying behind were still the three cabinet ministers and the British Duke Zhang Weixian.

It is also the method of separation of military and political affairs. The British public officials are only in charge of the military, and the civilian officials are only in charge of political affairs. There is no conflict between the two.

Among the six departments, most of the main administrative officials are arranged by themselves. Even if they leave for a period of time, nothing will happen. The capital is still under their control.

As for other officials, all those on Zhu Youxiao's blacklist will be taken away by him during this patrol.

No matter what happens then, these people are definitely dead. Zhu Youxiao can kill them all if he finds any excuse outside.

It also saves Jin Yiwei from investigating and investigating, which is a waste of time and energy.

The irritable Emperor Zhu was not so patient with some dying people.

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