After everyone chatted and laughed for a while in the backyard where Yang Zhen lived, they saw Zhong Ling, who was on duty at the front yard of the General Military Mansion and the Assistant Camp Affairs Office, came to the backyard first and said that everyone else had arrived in accordance with Yang Zhen's order.

So, Yang Zhen took a few people in the backyard and followed him to the front, ready to talk about leaving Songshan again.

In the lobby of the front yard of the General Military Mansion, Zu Keyong, Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi, and Yu Liangtai were all already there.

The news that Yang Zhen intended to marry the eldest daughter of the Qiu family had already spread, and that morning Zhang Degui and others went to the Zhimao Bay Boat Camp to talk to Qiu Zhenhai about their marriage. They had also heard about the fact that Qiu Zhenhai had already promised.

Zhang Degui, Xu Changyong and the others did this in a very public way, as if they were afraid that people from all walks of life in Songshan City would not know about it.

Although Zu Keyong and Xia Chengde did not catch up to participate, several people arrived at the General Military Mansion and spoke to each other. Those who did not know the situation before now all know it.

When Yang Zhen came in, these people stood up quickly, all with smiles, and came forward to congratulate Yang Zhen one after another. They were full of joy and happiness.

These people naturally knew the purpose of Yang Zhen's marriage with Qiu, and they were all used to it.

Because doing this is also a common practice for those in power in this era to win over important subordinates.

However, some of them had not expected that the Qiu family, their tribes, and the fleet would occupy such an important position in Yang Zhen's heart.

Yang Zhen is the chief officer of the Songshan regiment. He is young now and his first wife is dead. If he can successfully marry into his ancestral family, he will definitely be able to do even greater things in Liaodong in the future.

Therefore, in the opinion of many thoughtful people, if Yang Zhen wants to strengthen his strength and consolidate his status through marriage, then the family he should first choose is the most powerful ancestral family in Liaodong.

For example, Xia Chengde, when he suddenly heard last night that Yang Zhen wanted to propose marriage to Qiu, his first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, what Yang Zhen did was not the best choice for Yang Zhen himself, but he was happy to see the results because this choice was beneficial to him.

If Yang Zhen really distinguishes the interests and finds someone to arrange marriage with his ancestral family, then Xia Chengde, who will be caught in the middle from now on, will be the most embarrassed.

Of course, Yang Zhen had also considered last night about the attitudes of Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi and several others and what they would think about his marriage to the Qiu family.

Qiu Zhenhai and his group have just arrived, and they are camping near the sea. They have no interest in the original people in Songshan City, and there is no conflict of interest for the time being.

Under such circumstances, his marriage with the Qiu family will not only further control the Qiu family's tribes and fleet, and further strengthen his own strength, but it will not change the original structure of Songshan City.

On the contrary, if you are married to an ancestral family that seems to be extremely powerful, but of course its true power is indeed extremely powerful, then the problem will be serious.

If I really have this intention, then judging from the current situation, my ancestral family should not disagree. Anyway, my ancestral family is prosperous and there are many women. If I just find someone of the right age, I can probably do it.

But in this way, his unique position outside Shanhaiguan will immediately be eclipsed, and the force that originally supported him may disappear in an instant.

For example, Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, Wang Dehua, the eunuch and governor of Dongchang who was the emperor's side, and even Emperor Chongzhen himself, may very well withdraw their original secret support for him.

Due to various previous coincidences, the imperial court arranged for you to be sent to Songshan City to serve as the general training officer of the Songshan Regiment, and also asked you to form a new advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition. What is your purpose? Don't you have a clear idea in your mind?

What would happen if you got married to your ancestral family in a daze?

Therefore, Yang Zhen had no intention of marrying into his ancestral family, and he could not have such an intention. At the same time, in order to proactively plug this loophole and avoid trouble in the future, he had to act first and solve the problem of re-marrying.

Say it again.

At least under the current situation, he has to think about the problem in this way. As for when he becomes really strong in the future, that will be discussed at that time.

When Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi, Zu Keyong, Yu Liangtai and others came forward to express their congratulations, Yang Zhen smiled and said nothing, nodding and holding hands.

As soon as everyone sat down again in the lobby of the General Military Mansion, Qiu Zhenhai also hurried over.

Not long after Zhang Degui and the others left, the order came from the Assistant Camp Affairs Office to summon the generals to the General Military Mansion for discussion. Qiu Zhenhai quickly rushed to Songshan City with his brother-in-law Guo Zengfu.

After entering the city, he first arranged for his brother-in-law Guo Zengfu to go to Qiu's courtyard to inform Yang Zhen about sending someone to propose marriage to Qiu, while he himself went straight to the General Military Mansion.

Those who had just congratulated Yang Zhenhai saw Qiu Zhenhai coming, and they all left their seats to greet him and congratulated Qiu Zhenhai. Qiu Zhenhai quickly thanked and returned the gift, and the lobby of the General Military Mansion became lively again.

At this time, Qiu Zhenhai's face was full of joy. Of course, he wanted to have Yang Zhen send someone to propose marriage to Qiu.

Qiu Zhenhai understood the fate between Yang Zhen and his eldest niece when they evacuated from Tianzhuang Terrace.

And he also thought that if Yang Zhen wanted to, he could also use the fate between Yang Zhen and his niece to marry his eldest niece to Yang Zhen.

Now that my eldest niece has found a good home, I can comfort my brother Qiu Zhentai.

Secondly, I can also rely on this in-law to firmly establish myself under Yang Zhen and find a solid backer for those who have followed the Qiu family for so many years.

It's just that the time he has been following Yang Zhen is still short, and he has not yet found a suitable opportunity to mention this matter to Yang Zhen or the people close to Yang Zhen.

However, what he didn't expect was that before he knew how to open his mouth, Yang Zhen's confidants Zhang Degui, Xu Changyong, Li Lu, and Zhang Chen would take the initiative to come to him and propose a kiss.

How could he not be overjoyed? So, he patted his chest and agreed on the spot.

At this time, he came to the lobby of the General Military Mansion and saw several other generals congratulating him. Knowing that the matter was done, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

In the lobby, Yang Zhen was the only one who felt a little embarrassed. The name he used to call Qiu Zhenhai - Brother Qiu, he couldn't help but call him Qiu Tongdai and asked Qiu Zhenhai to take a seat.

"Ahem! Everyone! I have summoned everyone to the Assistant Camp Affairs Office of the General Military Mansion today. There is something important that I want to announce to you!"

Yang Zhen coughed first, attracting everyone's attention to him, and then said such a sentence. After hearing this, the others immediately calmed down and waited for the next step.

"In April, before I led my troops to attack behind enemy lines, the imperial court issued an imperial edict, asking me to organize a new advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition. At that time, I sent two groups of candidates to recruit troops in Guanli!

"There is no news yet on Yang Zhan'ao's route to Denglai, but good news was sent back yesterday on Yang Shen's route to Xuanfu!"

Having said this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment, looked at the generals sitting in the hall, and saw that some of them were happy, while others were full of doubts, and he immediately continued:

"However, the people Yang Shen recruited from the Xuanfu did not go through Juyongguan, Jizhen, Shanhaiguan, and then north to Ningyuan and Songshan! On the contrary, they took the grassland outside the border!"

"Ah?! What did Yang Shoubei do?! He must be too courageous! Doesn't he know that all the grassland tribes outside have surrendered to the Tatars?!"

As soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, Xia Chengde, who had newly joined Yang Zhen and was very enthusiastic, suddenly said something like this. After finishing speaking, he seemed to realize that Yang Shen was Yang Zhen's family. It seemed inappropriate to say so, and he quickly explained:

"In the past few years, there has been chaos in the pass. It is indeed a lot of trouble to go from Juyong Pass to the capital and take a detour to Liaodong. Going to the border may not be an option! However, all the Mongolian tribes in the border have returned to Manchuria, and his newly recruited brave men are

It is too dangerous for soldiers who have never been in battle to go out on the sidelines!"

When Xia Chengde said these words, the uninformed generals present nodded their heads in agreement with Xia Chengde's judgment.

However, this scene played into Yang Zhen's hands, and Xia Chengde's words saved Yang Zhen a lot of trouble.

"That's right! That's how I see it too! But Yang Shen and the others sent people to report. They have led the newly recruited troops and set off north from Zhangjiakou. They are spending the night at dawn and heading towards our Songshan City cautiously!"

After Yang Zhen said this, he saw everyone's worried faces, so he continued: "The current situation is like this. It is impossible to ask them to turn back and detour to Gyeonggi and Shanhaiguan!

"So, for the sake of their group's safety, I will lead the team to leave Songshan City early tomorrow morning and head out to the west to meet them back safely!"

This is the reason Yang Zhen came up with for himself.
Chapter completed!