"Know what?"
Chen Kan asked in a relaxed tone.
Chang Ning was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "I found someone to kill Li Yao."
Chen Kan nodded: "I know!"
Many people heard his conversation with Zhu Zhanji in the front yard, so he was not surprised that Chang Ning would have a showdown with him.
"Then you don't blame me?"
Chang Ning raised his head and looked at Chen Kan with an inquiring look on his face.
Chen Kan spread his hands indifferently: "My wife is the princess of the Ming Dynasty. It is an honor for Li Yao to die in your hands, isn't it?"
Hearing Chen Kan's unreasonable words, Chang Ning immediately turned from resentment to laughter: "I thought you would blame me for being cruel and embarrassing for you."
"How could it be possible? It's just Li Yao. He's dead when he dies. His husband is a murderer. How could the murderer's wife be a little white flower? It's just that the trick of sinking a ship is a bit outdated in this era. You can try it again before killing someone next time. Use your brain more."
Chen Kan walked briskly to Chang Ning and saw that she had half-eaten chicken legs. He picked them up and chopped off the meat without any disdain.
Chang Ning said: "I am just a woman, how could I know so many conspiracies and schemes?"
Chen Kan spat the bones into the trash can, and then said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Fang Xu will deal with the aftermath. No one can find any fault with you. You have killed enough people for your husband, and you don't care if you take another life."
After saying that, Chen Kan stretched and then asked: "My husband plans to go to Nanjing, will you go?"
Hearing this, Chang Ning thought for a moment, then nodded: "The weather in the north is getting colder and colder. It's good to go back to Nanjing to avoid the cold. When will we set off?"
"Wait a little longer, my husband needs to confirm some things."
Hearing what Chen Kan said, Chang Ning didn't ask any questions. After eating, he asked someone to clean up the mess in the room, and then went out on his own.
There will be a big banquet for guests tomorrow at the Marquis Mansion, so naturally she, the mistress, has to prepare something.
Chen Kan also came to the study and opened the letters from the capital one by one and read them.
What he wanted to confirm was naturally whether Fang Xiaoru was in danger, and whether he could play a role in promoting Fang Xiaoru's arrangements by diving into Nanjing.
If his arrival in Nanjing had the opposite effect on the situation, then there was no need for him to go.
There are many letters from the capital, including letters between families and business matters.
Chen Kan read them one by one and finally found a letter from Fang Xiaoru.
However, Fang Xiaoru didn't say much in the letter. He just told him that there might be some changes in the capital recently. The letter was dated in May. At that time, the news of Chen Kan's entry into the grassland had not yet reached the capital.
After May, there were no letters from Fang Xiaoru.
After reading all the letters from the capital, Chen Kan also found an autographed letter from Dao Yan.
The content of the letter is very simple, only two words. "Don't worry"
I guess it was after Fang Xiaoru was imprisoned that Dao Yan wrote to reassure him.
Unfortunately, Chen Kan was already in the grassland at that time, so he naturally did not reply in time.
There was nothing useful in the letter, and there was nothing more official than what Ji Gang told him, so Chen Kan settled down at home.
While teaching the three little guys their lessons, he was waiting for the return of the scouts he sent to Nanjing.
...
There was a banquet for three days at the Hou Mansion, but Chen Kan did not show up.
Instead, they prepared a large amount of supplies for the winter and came to the 3,000 Camp campus.
A large number of senior generals such as Fang Xu, Cheng Feng, Zhou Shi, Qiu Han, Cen Gu, Qian Xinghu, Zong Anliang, etc. gathered in the big tent.
When Chen Kan came to the military camp, he only did two things.
The first thing is of course to review the battle on the grassland, and to suppress the opposition in the army to the sudden takeover of Ben Shiyali by the Jin Yiwei.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be in danger. After a trip to the grassland, you should have gained something.
The second thing is to select some potential soldiers to study at Nanjing Naval Academy.
Yes, Nanjing Naval Academy has officially opened and is recruiting students from all over the military.
The main body of the Army Academy in Beijing has gradually taken shape, but it still takes some time to prepare before the start of school. Therefore, students who are interested in enrolling in the academy can only go to Nanjing Naval Academy to register first, and then transfer to the Beijing Army Academy when the semester starts. .
As for things like rewarding the camp, it's just incidental.
In the big tent was a huge sand table, which perfectly restored the situation of the Tatar army on the grassland. Of course, Chen Kan's route across the grassland this time was also marked on the sand table.
A group of people looked at the sand table with burning eyes. This kind of military weapon that had appeared in the Song Dynasty has been widely used in the army.
But no one has ever seen such a well-made sand table.
Just kidding, it took Chen Kan and his three disciples two days to review countless information, and the sand table was created based on Chen Kan's memories on the grassland. It was naturally excellent.
War deductions are currently taking place in the big tent.
The first person to appear was the Tatar garrison on the grassland played by Chen Kan, and the leader of the two thousand Ming army became Fang Xu.
In fact, the war game in the big tent has been going on for two hours. Cheng Feng, Zhou Shi, and Cen Gu have all been defeated by Chen Kan. No matter how they scurry left and right on the grassland, without the help of Jin Yiwei, Under such circumstances, the final result will inevitably be the fate of the entire army being annihilated.
Fang Xu was the only one among them who persisted to Kent Mountain, but defeat was inevitable.
After a moment, Fang Xu suddenly threw away the command stick in his hand and said angrily: "Impossible, Lord Marquis, you are cheating. How could Alutai's army react so quickly?"
Chen Kan smiled and pulled down the last red flag representing the Ming army, and planted a green flag representing the Tatar army on Kent Mountain.
Then he threw the baton in his hand on the sand table and said calmly: "Everyone has also seen it. This time, our deeds across the grassland are almost impossible to repeat. Without the secret help of the Jin Yiwei, I am afraid that I will not even be able to defeat a thousand people." No one can be brought back, so who has any objection to sharing the work with the Jin Yiwei?"
A group of generals had dissatisfied expressions on their faces, but they did not say any more nonsense about Ben Shiyali being kidnapped by them and why they wanted the Jin Yiwei to pick peaches.
Chen Kan shrugged indifferently. Since there was no objection, let's end the matter here.
Striving for merit has existed in the military since ancient times.
The soldiers worked hard to kidnap Ben Shiyali from the grassland to the Ming Dynasty. However, as soon as he left the grassland, he was picked up by Ji Gang and his royal guards, and the soldiers were naturally unhappy.
Why should I share my credit with Jin Yiwei, just because Jin Yiwei is the emperor's personal soldier?
Chen Kan couldn't reason with them, so he had to use a sand table to reenact the grassland war to show the importance of the Jin Yiwei in this matter.
Facts have proved that the role of Jinyiwei on the grassland this time exceeded everyone's imagination.
If it weren't for the existence of the Jin Yiwei who cut off the message transmission channel on the grassland, Chen Kan might have been killed by Alutai who suddenly returned to the army before he led his men to burn Kent Mountain.
Not to mention running 800 miles in three days and being kidnapped as far as Benshiyali.
Therefore, the Jin Yiwei played an important role.
Although the faces of a group of generals were not angry, the facts were before their eyes and they had nothing to say.
Seeing the dissatisfied expressions on the faces of the generals, Chen Kan said calmly: "It should be the credit of our three thousand battalions. I will ask your Majesty for every cent. If it is not ours, I will not be generous." Go ahead and ask for it, well, since we don’t have any objections, let’s go call the brothers and announce the affairs of the Naval Academy.”
The generals left cursing, and Chen Kan also walked out of the commander's tent.
After the three-way drum sounded, Chen Kan stood on the general stage.
More than four thousand fully armed soldiers stood quietly in front of Chen Kan, quietly waiting for him to announce the good news.
Why is it said to be good news? It's because the three thousand soldiers who stayed in Xuanhua have long heard the news that the Naval Academy has started, and even many soldiers from Xuanhua University have gone south.
As for their army, because the general was absent, they could only keep delaying.
Fang Xu very clumsily brought a grand master's chair to Chen Kan. Chen Kan sat on the grand master's chair and looked at the soldiers in front of him.
He didn't show off, and said bluntly: "Everyone must know about the enrollment of the Naval Academy. I won't elaborate on it too much. If you want to go, take a step forward!"
Chen Kan's calm voice echoed throughout the school grounds, and the next moment, the soldiers took a step forward in order.
Yes, no one wants to go.
Everyone knows that it is a golden avenue. When they go to the Naval Academy to study, not only will the famous names of the Ming Dynasty teach them, telling them how to fight and how to become a master, they will also be able to get a disciple of the emperor after graduation. identity.
Not to mention anything else, just his status as Emperor's disciple is enough to move everyone.
Seeing the soldiers marching neatly, Chen Kan was not surprised. There is no one who doesn't want to go to higher places.
Even the soldiers at the lowest level still dream that one day they can become a general commanding the three armies.
The Naval Academy is the closest path for them to become a general.
Chen Kan raised his hand and said: "Don't blame me for not warning you. Life at the Naval Academy is much more difficult than your daily training. If you go there, you may not be able to graduate smoothly."
After listening to Chen Kan's words, the school ground was completely silent.
No one wants to give up this opportunity.
Chen Kan nodded with satisfaction: "Since you are all determined not to be afraid of hardship, then use the most primitive means in the army to select those who go to Nanjing!"
After saying that, Chen Kan left the situation to Fang Xu to deal with.
What is the most primitive method in the army? Of course, the winner takes all.
In the military, fists have always been respected. Whoever has a bigger fist has the right to speak.
The conditions for recruiting students to the Naval Academy are very strict. Even if they are the elite of the Three Thousand Battalion, they may not be able to meet the admission threshold when they arrive in Nanjing.
Not to mention anything else, the mere requirement that the students must be literate can prevent 99% of the soldiers from entering. After all, the Navy Academy is a place to train generals, not to educate them.
