Everyone has their own ambitions and cannot be forced.
Zhu Qiyu originally did not want to force Ye Sheng and Yao Xian to express their stance, and he could also accept the fact that most civil servants and generals were still loyal to Zhu Qizhen.
Respect reality and take control of the people and things you can control. This is Zhu Qiyu's strategy in life.
So Zhu Qiyu turned to Huang Pu and said with a smile: "Ai Qing has made great achievements in your mission to Wala, so I will promote you to Youchunfang Youyude. Your previous official position will still be held concurrently."
In this way, Huang Pu held four positions: You Yude of Youchunfang, Yushi of Guangxi Dao Supervision, Cheng Yousi of Honglu Temple, and Ren of Zhongshushe. He officially became the second closest minister to the new king.
This official promotion was also very fast. Before entering the new king's field of vision, Huang Pu was the censor of Guangxi Road and was in the seventh rank. In just a short time, he has already jumped three levels in a row, rising to the fifth level of Youyu De.
In Youchunfang of Zhanshi Mansion, the top three subordinate officials are the bachelor of the fifth rank, You Shuzi of the fifth rank, and You Yude of the fifth rank.
Now that He Yi has become You Shuzi and Huang Pu has become You Yude, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the new king has trained them as his right-hand man.
Moreover, all the people in Zhan Shifu were nominally officials affiliated with the prince. He Yi and Huang Pu were obviously trained as future assistant ministers of the prince. As for who the prince in the new king's heart was, it was uncertain.
Zhu Qiyu chatted with a few people for a while, then took He Yi and Huang Pu to Jiangyunxuan for dinner. Now Zhu Qiyu no longer pretends. He treats people who are clearly on his side and those who are wavering, showing obvious intimacy.
Moreover, Zhu Qiyu did not dare to discuss real confidential matters with Bai Gui, Xiang Zhong, Ye Sheng, and Yao Xian, otherwise they would turn around and sell him out.
When he came to Jiangyunxuan, there were no outsiders, and Huang Pu reported the real secrets.
After Zhu Qiyu listened carefully, the first person he cared about was Xi Ning: "I have twice asked that the traitor Xi Ning be kidnapped and sent to the capital first. And now that Yang Shan is on a mission again, I will let him go again." I emphasize it again. I don’t know if it has any effect?”
Huang Pu replied very definitely: "It works. Now Xining is deeply respected by Xianxian, and he can always stand beside the Supreme Emperor He Yexian to serve him personally. With His Majesty's reminder, Xianxian will not be stupid enough to send Xining as an envoy." Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu felt relieved after hearing this. In the history of Zhu Qizhen, he also designed persuasion first and sent Xi Ning to lead a delegation to Beijing to ask for rewards. As a result, Xi Ning was cut into pieces.
Without Xi Ning's help and advice, Ye Xian, this idiot, actually sent Zhu Qizhen back to Beijing. The final result was that less than five years after the Civil War, his reputation was ruined and his head was cut off by Alazhiyuan.
But as long as he was a little smarter and used the Emperor to force Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty to use rat weapons, he would not have died in such a confused and cowardly manner.
Huang Pu continued: "This trip of the humble minister has already planted the seeds of suspicion of Boyan Timur in Ye Xian's heart. Then, with Xi Ning around Ye Xian, who is always encouraging him, your majesty's secret move may not be possible in the future. There are unexpected effects.
The negotiations on the side of Ala Zhiyuan were the smoothest. Ala not only agreed to surround Xuanfu as the main force and attack Juyongguan as a supplement. Moreover, we have also sent our confidants to Beijing to watch the battle among the envoys. As long as we can achieve brilliant results, Ali will cooperate deeply with us and form a close offensive and defensive alliance. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded, all this was expected.
Huang Pu smiled and said: "Wei Chen has two unexpected gains during this trip."
When Zhu Qiyu heard about it, he immediately became energetic and urged Huang Pu to speak quickly.
Huang Pu smiled and said: "The first one came to besiege the capital this time. The troops were sent out hastily and poorly prepared, and failed to recruit enough troops for the headquarters.
Therefore, in order to gather the 80,000 main force that besieged the capital, 3,000 elite troops were transferred from Ala's headquarters.
Among these three thousand elite soldiers, five hundred were loyal to Alazhiyuan.
Ah La said that if His Majesty could severely inflict heavy losses on the army in Beijing, he would be willing to hand over these five hundred dead soldiers to Your Majesty as internal support. "
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Aiqing is really talented. I sent five missions to Oara, but only Aiqing made great achievements. With these five hundred dead men as internal agents, our probability of success in the night attack has increased by three." point."
"This is all the result of His Majesty's control of the overall situation and strategizing. There is another gain. Yang Hong's son Yang Jie came to Beijing, saying that he was going to ask Yu Qian to find a way out for the Yang family.
Wei Chen happened to be on the same road with him, and they often chatted together these days. Listening to the meaning of Yang Jie's words, I actually have a tendency to surrender to His Majesty.
I wonder if Your Majesty will accept his surrender? "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It's not that we can't talk. What valuable thing can he provide me?"
Huang Pu replied: "He can provide evidence and a list of Shanxi officials, generals, and merchants colluding with each other to sell intelligence and transport ordnance to Wala."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was silent.
Seeing this, Huang Pu added: "Yang Jie said that he is willing to guarantee that after the seizure of these rebellious properties, it will be enough to support the imperial court for one or two years. If there is any falsehood, Yang Jie is willing to face death penalty."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was a little moved, and turned to look at He Yi.
He Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty can order Yang Jie to be responsible for searching the properties of these criminals. If the property of these criminals is not confiscated, it will not be too late to kill Yang Jie.
If you can really copy as much as he said, your Majesty can use the money to meet the court's expenses, and at the same time announce a year of exemption from taxes in the world, wouldn't it be a great win for the people?
Your Majesty didn't pay anything. He just spared Yang Jie's life to increase his prestige. This deal was a bargain. "
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and nodded: "Yang Hong and Yang Jun wrote a letter confessing their sins of concealing military information, abandoning the city and losing land, and then committed suicide to thank the world, and took the initiative to donate all their family property to the court to atone for their sins.
I remember that Yang Hong has been guarding the border for forty years and has worked hard even without merit, so I made his son Yang Jie an earl.
This way the matter is over, and I will not punish the entire Yang family. This is the bottom line I can accept. Huang Aiqing told Yang Jie not to bargain. "
Huang Pu quickly agreed, and Zhu Qiyu asked He Yi: "What kind of uncle should be given to Yang Jie?"
He Yi replied without thinking: "Uncle Yingyang."
Zhu Qiyu heard this and praised repeatedly: "Oh, yes, yes, it's Uncle Yingyang. You talented people who have read poetry and books have good memories. Let me remember. Even if you kill me, I won't be able to remember."
He Yi immediately began to flatter him: "It is the duty of a minister to record trivial matters for future reference. His Majesty has nine states and billions of people in his heart, and he should not have to worry about these trivial matters every day. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and waved his hand: "If it doesn't work, it won't work. You don't have to work hard to save my dignity for me. Okay, let's go. I'll go back to show off to my beloved concubines.
I don’t believe it anymore. I can’t compare to you. I can’t compare to these little girls. Once I regain my confidence in them, we can continue talking about business tomorrow. "
He Yi gave the emperor a sympathetic look, then pulled Huang Pu to leave.
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While Zhu Qiyu went back to his room to flirt with the beautiful lady, Ye Xian's army also came to camp outside Zijingguan.
What puzzled the general at Zijingguan was that on the east side of Zijingguan, on the side of Baoding Prefecture in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, there was also a troop of thousands of soldiers and horses who came to camp outside Zijingguan.
