On both sides of an official road covered with gravel loess, two gray hares were looking around vigilantly while eating wild grass.

Suddenly, their ears suddenly stood up, and then they jumped to the side at a speed that was lightning speed, and then disappeared into the grass immediately after three or two.

After a while, a rumbling sound of horse hooves came, and soon a team of cavalry appeared on the official road. These cavalry were wearing traditional Ming army mandarin duck battle jackets, eight-petal helmets on their heads, long swords hung around their waists, and a brown besie musket behind them. From their dusty appearance, it can be seen that they had been rushing for a long time.

The leader was about thirty years old, wearing a set of fine steel armor and covered with a mandarin duck battle jacket. His thin face looked calm and composed in the siege, but his face was quite windy and frosty. There were dozens of cavalry next to him, and each cavalry was holding two or three war horses behind him.

Judging from the positions of these cavalrymen, it is obvious that they are all personal soldiers of the middle-aged man in the middle, and this middle-aged man was Lu Xiangsheng who urgently returned to Beijing under the imperial edict.

At 10:00 noon, Lu Xiangsheng and his group finally saw the shadow of Yongding Gate.

"Finally arrived!"

Looking at this ancient and majestic city, Lu Xiangsheng showed emotion on his face. He rode his horse to the city gate and stopped not far from the city gate. He said to Chen Xiong, the central officer behind him: "It's almost two years now, and I can finally see the capital again."

Chen Xiong also nodded and said, "Yes, you were ordered to Nanzhili in the eighth year of Tianqi to train the new army. After the training, you sent troops to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits. It was not until now that you were able to return to Beijing and be called the pillar of the country."

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand: "I can't afford to praise this, I am just doing my own job."

Chen Xiong said a little dissatisfied: "Why can't you afford this praise if you train a new army for the Ming Dynasty and calm the bandits?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the city gate and sighed: "Who can afford this praise except Duke Xin, except for Duke Xin."

Chen Xiong stopped talking when he heard this. To this day, no one knows Yang Feng's name. No matter how arrogant he is, he dare not say that his master's contribution is stronger than Yang Feng, who wiped out the Qing Dynasty and calmed the coastal siege, recovered Taiwan, and expanded territory for the Ming Dynasty.

"Let's go!" Lu Xiangsheng smiled: "Run your horse and head towards Yongding Gate..."

"His Majesty."

Sandezi hurried into the imperial study room and bowed to Zhu Youxiao who was reviewing the memorials and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Xiangsheng has returned to Beijing, and is now handing out a sign for your visit."

"Oh... hurry up!"

"Here..."

Sandezi took the order and left, and after a while, he led Lu Xiang into the imperial study room.

When Lu Xiangsheng entered the imperial study room and saw Zhu Youxiao sitting on the dragon chaise and smiling at him, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he immediately bowed to Zhu Youxiao: "I, the governor of Shaanxi Lu Xiangsheng, please see Your Majesty, I wish my emperor a long life."

"Hey... Lu Aiqing quickly invites you, Sandezi, hurry up and give Lu Aiqing a seat."

Zhu Youxiao walked down, came to Lu Xiangsheng and helped him up in person. He looked at him for a while. Seeing Lu Xiangsheng with a dusty face, he sighed: "Lu Aiqing has worked hard for the past two years."

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Lu Xiangsheng's eyes turned red: "Your Majesty has been too rewarded, I will not work hard for you to serve Your Majesty for the court."

"Hey...what is this?" Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "The court has always believed that if you have merits, you will be punished for your mistakes. It is your merit and no one can take it away.

This time I issued an order to lead 30,000 troops back to Beijing. First, it is because most of the bandits in Shaanxi have been calmed down, so I can leave the next thing to the local government. In addition, I have major issues to entrust you."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard something was going to be done, he stood up and bowed and said, "I dare not obey!"

"Hey... don't be anxious." Zhu Youxiao laughed: "Lu Aiqing, you still have an anxious temper. As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The principle of being an official is the same. If you are still so irritable when encountering problems, how dare I entrust the big thing to you?"

"What Your Majesty taught me is." Lu Xiangsheng's old face turned slightly red and he bowed to admit his mistake.

"Sit down."

Zhu Youxiao continued: "Lu Aiqing, I wonder how much do you know about what happened in Jiangnan a few days ago?"

"Although I am in Shaanxi, I have some understanding of the matters in Jiangnan." Lu Xiangsheng said carefully: "Although the bandits in Jiangnan have subsided, the series of measures taken by Duke Xinguo in Jiangnan have intensified the dissatisfaction with the gentry in Jiangnan.

Especially a few days ago, the old man Xinguo openly proposed the method of taking part in one's job and paying food in one's job and put it to the forefront. I believe that the method of taking part in one's job and paying food in one's job is indeed a good strategy, but I think that using this fierce method to promote reform, it is not a good thing to make too many enemies."

"This is why I have invited you to Beijing."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "You and Yang Aiqing are both pillars of the Ming Dynasty, and Yang Aiqing has made great achievements for the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, Yang Aiqing is not in the Ming Dynasty and always wants to go abroad, so he is inevitably more anxious.

This is also the reason why I dare not send him to Jiangnan to implement reforms. Otherwise, according to Yang Aiqing's character, if he was asked to preside over the promotion of united jobs and united food, I was worried that in less than a year, the gentry in Jiangnan would be killed by him."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng also smiled bitterly. Yang Feng's "bloody killing" was famous. There were not many officials and gentry who died in his hands over the years. If he was really sent to Jiangnan to implement reforms, by the day when the reforms were successful, it would be the time when the gentry in Jiangnan was extinct.

"It seems you understand." Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's thoughtful look, Zhu Youxiao asked: "Lu Aiqing, I plan to divide the 30,000 new troops you have trained to join the Beijing camp. What do you want?"

Lu Xiangsheng said without hesitation: "Your Majesty is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. The new army is Your Majesty's new army. I will naturally obey Your Majesty's will."

"Lu Xiangsheng is indeed a loyal minister of the court!"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes showed satisfaction, "Next, I plan to appoint you as the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Jiangnan, and be fully responsible for the reform of Jiangnan. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty has the order, I will naturally not dare to disobey. But I am now a military position." Lu Xiangsheng was stunned at first, and then said.

"So what about military positions? I will issue an order to change your civilian position tomorrow." Zhu Youxiao said domineeringly: "I will ask you about Jiangnan. I will give you two years. In these two years, you must fully implement the method of serving as a unit and paying food in Jiangnan. Can you do it?"

"This..." Lu Xiangsheng hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what he was worried about, and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you go empty-handed. Don't you have ten thousand new troops left? This time you go to Jiangnan, you will bring these ten thousand new troops with you. I want to see who dares to stop the Ming Dynasty's reform plan!"
Chapter completed!