As time has come to mid-month, the moon is very round tonight, making the entire capital look like daytime.

Lin Qingran socialized with several officials who came to visit, and then came to the flower hall to enjoy the cool air. Soon Sun Jixiang and Wang Zhideng came here together.

The three of them gathered together almost every night, and Wu Daoxing would occasionally come over. If there was something wrong, they would sit for a longer time. If there was nothing wrong, they would often just touch their heads.

Lin Weiran saw his wild girl coming back safely. She was in a good mood tonight. She sat in the flower hall to enjoy the moon, and there was also a plate of exquisite pastries next to her.

Sun Jixiang and Wang Zhideng came over to see the ceremony and sat down, then took the tea from the maid.

Lin Weiran's thoughts slowly returned to reality, and he conveyed the information he had obtained this afternoon, wanting to listen to the opinions of the two people.

"Will this matter have anything to do with Yang Bo?" Wang Zhideng immediately said vigilantly.

Sun Jixiang pondered for a moment, but shook his head gently and said, "Although the court is dark, it has not fallen into such a field. This matter may not be related to Yang Bo!" After a pause, he seemed to feel that his words were not too convincing, so he added seriously: "Since the current emperor ascended the throne, Altan alone has invaded Xuanfu for a medium-scale battle, which has been twenty-eight times!"

"Ah? There are so many?" Wang Zhideng held the teacup and said in surprise.

It’s not that I doubted Sun Jixiang’s amount, but that I was purely surprised. After all, in the impression of many people, especially in recent years, there seems to be no war in Jiubian.

Lin Weiran did not express his opinion, but turned his head to look at Sun Jixiang.

Sun Jixiang smiled bitterly and said jokingly: "I am a native Shuntian Prefecture, and I am also concerned about these things. The city walls on Xuanfu were not firmly built, and Altan often found a broken wall and broke into the pass. For example, in the 19th year of Jiajing, Altan's army entered the pass from Wanquan Right Guard. The general of Xuanfu Jiang Heng led 20,000 soldiers to line up in Qingshui River, but he was afraid to fight. In the end, he was captured by thousands of people. Even this war was revealed after several years. Fortunately, there were 120,000 troops in Xuanfu and 69 earthen castles. Even if the Mongolian cavalry entered the pass, they could still force them to not enter the hinterland. If Altan's army had not invaded Xuanfu this time, if it weren't for a large-scale invasion, it would have probably been Yang Bo's work."

When Wang Zhideng heard this analysis, he nodded slightly, but frowned and said worriedly: "What should we do about this matter?"

"I plan to go to Xuanfu in person!" Lin Qingran took a sip of strong tea and said his decision.

"Dongweng, will this move be too risky?" Sun Jixiang's face changed and he asked with concern.

"The number of soldiers in Xuanfu is 126,395. If even the basic safety of my cabinet master cannot be guaranteed, the court will not need to support these people!" Lin Weiran responded without any worries with a teacup in his hand.

"Dongweng, I don't mean that. I'm afraid there is a trap here, and the generals of the Northern Division are probably hostile to Dongweng!" Sun Jixiang shook his head gently and explained immediately.

Wang Dengzhi also turned his head and looked at Lin Weiran, but he knew what Sun Jixiang wanted to express.

Due to the Ming Dynasty military household registration system, the generals on the Nine Borders were stationed in a certain place for generations, and many generals of the world had their sons to inherit their father's business. The generals often married each other, resulting in the generals on the Nine Borders having already formed an iron barrel.

These forces have the deepest entanglement with Yang Bo. In addition, Lin Weiran has been advocating the "south-to-north transfer" over the years, which has already harmed the interests of these people, so Lin Weiran is likely to face certain risks.

"Since I have taken the position of Minister of War, some things must be faced and solved!" Lin Qingran was also aware of these things, but responded fearlessly.

If the crux of the Ministry of Revenue lies in the local gentry, then the crux of the Ministry of War is in the generals Shiyin from Jiubian and local areas.

Too many of these people have no military talent, but they are born to command the soldiers. Personal honor and disgrace, promotion and wealth are the whole of their lives, and they have long abandoned the idea of ​​defending their country.

"Dongweng, I'll go with you this time!" Wang Zhideng knew that it was impossible to stop Lin Xuran, so he volunteered to look at Lin Xuran and said.

"Okay!" Lin Qingran took a sip of tea, then nodded gently.

Sun Jixiang sighed sadly and asked with concern: "When will Dongweng leave?"

"I have to talk to Xu Jie about this, and then I will ask the emperor personally. If there is no accident, I will leave in a few days!" Lin Qingran put down the teacup and said seriously.

In fact, this is just a process. Now Jiajing is ill, and there are already as many as five masters, but he doesn't need to stay in the capital all the time.

He served as the Minister of War and did not have the resume of the Nine Borders. If he asked the emperor for advice, he would probably not encounter any resistance.

Things were indeed as he expected, and his request was not hindered.

Since the Governor of Xuanda Zhao Bingran recalled his headquarters, there was a debate about his replacement. Yang Bo was willing to promote the governor of Liaodong Wang Zhigao, but he was interested in Tan Lun.

When Tan Lun was appointed as the prefect of Taizhou, he recruited thousands of local village warriors to train troops to fight against the Japanese. Faced with the invasion of tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, he personally led the death war to fight, three battles and three victories, greatly boosting the army's power.

During the period when he returned home to observe the system, because the Feitian people in Guangdong advocated Zhang Lian, he was responsible for leading the troops in Zhejiang to attack the rioter Lin Chaoxi in Raoping, and eventually defeated the thief army.

When he resigned and returned to his hometown in Jiangxi to continue his filial piety, news of the breaking of Xinghua City in Fujian came, and he was ordered to serve as the governor of Fujian in the face of danger.

After reinforcements from Guangdong and Zhejiang arrived, he divided into three groups to attack the enemy's formation, and eventually defeated the Japanese pirates, recovered one government and two counties, and almost wiped out the Japanese pirates in Fujian.

When the war ended, he resigned and went home to mourn, and then returned to serve as governor of Sichuan. During his tenure, he mobilized the army to attack Feng Jizu, the leader of the Yunnan Peasant Army, and quelled the turmoil.

But it has to be admitted that the officialdom depends not only on personal achievements, but also on the backers behind it.

Although Wang Zhigao had a post from the Nine Borders, he did not have any outstanding achievements during his time as the governor of Liaodong. He was elected by Yang Bo as the governor of Xuanda and became a person closer to the throne of the governor of Xuanda.

Because this matter was controversial and the dispute was due to the current cabinet master and the Minister of Personnel, Xu Jie decided to use the court to resolve it.

Lin Qingran had already known the result and knew that the current Tingtui had been controlled by Xu Jie, so he chose to go to Xuanfu before Tingtui was convened.
Chapter completed!