On the night when Yang Zhen asked Li Ji for questioning, Zhang Degui led various people in the city and worked until late at night before finally distributing all the materials outside the city.

Those who should enter the city enter the city, those who should be put into warehouses should be put into warehouses, and who should take care of them. After the quantities are counted and the registration is clear, they will take them away and place them.

The mountains of supplies that Yang Zhen and his party brought back from the Saibei grassland were finally counted, registered and placed in the middle of the night on the first day after returning to Songshan.

Fortunately, they had arranged all the supplies on the night when Yang Zhen led his team back to Songshan City. Otherwise, if it had been delayed until the next day, there was no telling what kind of accidents and disturbances would have occurred.

Because the so-called rumor that Li Ji reported to Yang Zhen that night was confirmed to be not a rumor by the next morning.

If there is anything wrong with this rumor, it is that it spread a bit slowly. The imperial envoy who was awarded the title of Yang Zhen by the imperial court was not already on his way to outside the pass, but was already on his way to Songshan City.

Around Chen time the next morning, Fang Guangchen led a team of followers and rushed from Ningyuan to Songshan City. As soon as he saw Yang Zhen's face, he said to Yang Zhen with a happy face:

"Brother Hanqing, my brother Hanqing, I'm so happy. The imperial court's decree to reward you for attacking behind enemy lines has arrived. The Holy Emperor's envoy arrived in Ningyuan yesterday and will set off for Songshan early this morning!

"My father was afraid that you would be unprepared, so he asked me to set off early and come to the front station. Around noon, the envoy and his party will arrive at Songshan City! You must be prepared here!"

When Fang Guangchen saw that Yang Zhen was staying in Songshan City, and in the Songshan General Military Mansion, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and happily congratulated Yang Zhen while introducing the situation.

Although Jinzhou and Songshan are some distance away from Ningyuan, they are not that far away anymore. Whatever happens here will be reported to Ningyuan city in a short time.

For example, Yang Zhen led a group of troops to go west to meet the newly recruited soldiers from the Xuan Mansion. Various rumors about this matter naturally spread to Ningyuan City.

This matter itself is actually understandable. It can be regarded as the proper meaning of Yang Zhen's order to organize and train the advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition.

Not to mention that there are not many people around Songshan City, the entire western Liaoning region is now facing a situation of depleted military resources. Yang Zhen was ordered to organize and train the advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition, so he could only recruit troops from other places.

If you are recruiting troops from the Xuanfu, going outside is of course a shortcut, but the shortcut comes with a price, that is, it is unsafe.

Under such circumstances, it was reasonable both emotionally and rationally for Yang Zhen to lead a group of troops to respond.

However, this does not prevent some thoughtful people from finding faults and adding fuel to the fire and spreading the news to Ningyuan City in the form of rumors.

Fortunately, the Liaodong Army in Jinzhou and Xingshan did not make the discord between them and the Songshan officers and soldiers completely public, and Zu Dashou did not allow his generals who were not dealing with Yang Zhen to bring this matter to light.

Go to Shanhaiguan.

Therefore, Fang Yizao and Fang Guangchen, who were in Ningyuan but cared about Songshan, of course heard about this incident and were dissatisfied that Yang Zhen once again left his post without asking for permission. However, considering that they were all in the same boat, they could only

You can continue to turn a blind eye and treat it as nothing more than rumors.

However, now the imperial envoy has arrived, and after arriving, he is not willing to stay in Ningyuan City at all. As soon as Ningyuan's affairs are over, he will rush to Songshan City early the next morning to convey the decree.

Fang Yizao was worried that Yang Zhen was not in Songshan City, so he had to send his son Fang Guangchen to set off early before the imperial envoy set off, hoping to arrive early and have a warning to Songshan City.

After listening to Fang Guangchen's explanation, Yang Zhen roughly understood the reason. On the one hand, he was glad that he hurriedly and slowly rushed back to Songshan City before the imperial envoy who was awarded the reward. On the other hand, he thanked Fang Guangchen repeatedly and asked.

:

"Brother Tingxian, who is the envoy sent by the Holy One this time?"

"It's a coincidence this time. The envoy sent by the Holy Emperor is our old acquaintance, Duke Wang's adopted son, Eunuch Yang Chaojin, the eunuch of the ceremonial department!"

As soon as he heard that it was Yang Chaojin, Yang Zhen felt much more at ease.

Although he and Yang Chaojin had only met twice, their relationship was already extraordinary. He immediately said with a smile: "What a coincidence! If Yang Chaojin and Eunuch Yang come to deliver the order, then we will be much better prepared!"

"

After Yang Zhen said this with joy on his face, he turned around and asked Ma Keqing, who was standing on the side, to go to the Assistant Camp Affairs Office to deliver the order. He told the imperial envoy that the imperial envoy would arrive at noon, and called all the generals in Songshan City to gather immediately.

Discussions at the General Military Mansion.

When Ma Keqing turned around and left, Yang Zhen turned around and asked Fang Guangchen to rest in the inner courtyard with him and wait for the generals to arrive. However, at this time, he heard Fang Guangchen standing still and lowering his voice to Yang Zhen:

"Of course it is a good thing that Eunuch Yang came to convey the edict, but if Eunuch Yang finishes conveying the Holy Spirit's edict but does not leave, then it cannot be said to be a good thing or a bad thing!"

"Brother Tingxian, what do you mean by what you said? What did you hear? Why did Yang Chaojin not leave after Eunuch Yang had delivered the imperial edict?"

When Yang Zhen heard Fang Guangchen's words, he was startled and thought to himself: "Does the emperor want to appoint a minister to oversee the army? Could it be that the current emperor is now suspicious of himself and wary of himself?

?!"

For a moment, Yang Zhen's mind was spinning and he was stunned.

Fang Guangchen looked at Yang Zhen's appearance, first sighed, and then said with a wry smile: "I don't know what the specific situation is! Usually when there is a situation related to Liaodong in the court, Chen Benbing will definitely ask someone to tell the truth.

!But this time, no accurate words came through!"

After saying this, Fang Guangchen paused for a moment, looked at Yang Zhen's expression, and then continued: "Brother Hanqing, let me say something inappropriate. Now our Holy Emperor is very thoughtful. Although your advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition belongs to the new

I am the head of the camp, but in recent times, I have been stealing the show!

"If we follow the current rules of the Holy Emperor and send some ministers and lieutenants to serve as supervisors in your Songshan City, or even in your Zhengdong Camp, it will be a matter of time!"

After hearing this, Yang Zhen thought for a while, nodded slowly towards Fang Guangchen, and then said: "If it is unavoidable, then it may be the best outcome for Father-in-law Yang Chaojin to stay!"

Although Yang Chaojin was different from Yang Zhen in the strategy of resisting the captives, they were no different in their determination to resist the captives. More importantly, Yang Chaojin and himself were still on the same line after all.

Yang Zhen sighed and slowly digested the sudden news. At this time, he heard Fang Guangchen saying thoughtfully to him next to him:

"Brother Hanqing, after coming to Songshan this time, I won't leave. Please take a look first and see what position is suitable for me in your general military mansion."

"Consultation, consultation at the General Military Mansion! I look forward to Brother Ting Xian's arrival just like looking forward to the rain during a severe drought, but I have been looking forward to it for a long time! If the governor is willing to let you stay here, I will definitely welcome you!"

Facing this other topic that Fang Guangchen suddenly mentioned, Yang Zhen's reaction was much faster than before.

He had already thought about this problem. Letting Fang Guangchen stay by his side and gradually integrate into the Songshan General Military Mansion, or even into the advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition, would definitely do more good than harm to him.

According to the original historical trend, in the winter of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou would move from the inner part of Shanhaiguan to the outer part of the town, that is, to Ningyuan City, because of the death of Jin Guofeng, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan regiment training.

At that time, in order to unify the affairs outside Shanhaiguan, Emperor Chongzhen would take advantage of Ningyuan's defeat and transfer Fang Yizao away from Ningyuan and back to the capital.

However, after returning to the capital, Fang Yizao did not remain silent. It would not be long before he would make a comeback because of his experience in Liaodong and his reputation as a knowledgeable soldier, and he would get his wish and become a bachelor in the cabinet.

Therefore, it would be beneficial to marry Fang Yizao and his son in advance and tie them to him through Fang Guangchen, both from the current situation and the long-term situation.

Therefore, Yang Zhen had already considered Fang Guangchen's position after his arrival, and wanted to give him a position with no real power but respect, that is, a position similar to that of an advisor.

This position was consulted by the General Military Mansion. I think with Fang Guangchen's unruly temper, it should be in line with his wishes.

Sure enough, when Yang Zhen said these words, Fang Guangchen, who was originally worried that Yang Zhen would be dissatisfied, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said with surprise and joy:

"The General Military Office consulted? Could it be that the General Military Office consulted to join the army? The Songshan General Military Office consulted to join the military? Haha, okay, okay, this position is both public and private. Brother Hanqing is indeed a close friend of the younger brother. The General Military Office consultation is really a

Couldn't be in a better location!”

Of course Fang Guangchen knew that in the official system of the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as consulting and joining the army, but there were corresponding arrangements under the chief envoys of each province, such as participating in politics and consulting.

However, it is a pity that Fang Guangchen is not young yet, but he has not obtained any serious academic achievements. He is arrogant and arrogant, and he does not want to pay donations to obtain the qualification of Imperial College Student, so he cannot hold a serious official position in the court at all.

Although Yang Zhen did not set up the General Military Office for him in the official system of the Ming Dynasty, it was common in the official systems of previous dynasties before the Ming Dynasty, and the things he was in charge of were the military affairs of the General Staff Office that he was most interested in.

The title of General Soldier Consultant sounds very lofty. It is a position that can participate in various affairs of Songshan General Military Mansion, but does not have to be tied to a specific matter.
Chapter completed!