A few days later, Xu Caining embarked on his way back to Beijing.
She and her group did not waste much time on the way back to the capital from their departure. In the eyes of others, they seemed to be eager to return home. However, only Xu Caining knew that the real situation was not like this.
And when she entered the capital, the people who came to greet her and her group were not the people from Duke Dingguo's mansion, let alone the Nanhai Guards, but a group of Jin Yiwei.
Xu Caining didn't even return to the Dingguo Palace, but followed the royal guards directly towards the imperial city, and there was no surprised look on her face.
After lunch, it was usually when the emperor took a rest. This was almost an unshakable royal rule. But today, Zhu Youjian was not sleepy at all. He was just waiting for Xu Caining's arrival in the imperial study room.
In today's great world, there are only a handful of people worthy of His Majesty's personal waiting. No matter how many people you look at, Xu Caining will not be one of these people. However, when Xu Caining walked into the imperial study room, he met Zhu Zhu with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.
During the inspection, neither of them felt that there was anything inappropriate for the monarch and his ministers to meet here this afternoon.
"The Folangji people made a fuss with me, but I ordered people to calm them down. On the Liaodong side, the Folangji people's cannons have almost been set up. No matter how much trouble they make, they won't be able to do anything.
!”
Zhu Youjian said lightly, if Jiang Wan were here, he would clearly feel that after not seeing Zhu Youjian for a long time, this young emperor has naturally gained a sense of majesty, just like Jiang Wan
He was unaware of it, but his subordinates could feel the same aura.
"After receiving His Majesty's order, I immediately bid farewell to Jiang Wan and returned to Beijing without stopping!"
Xu Caining replied respectfully: "If your Majesty has anything you want to ask, I will tell you everything you know!"
"Don't be so restrained!" Zhu Youjian laughed: "Today is not a prelude to the king, and you are not my minister. You are one minister at a time. Could it be that you want to ask me for a name?"
"Your Majesty, your grace!" Xu Caining bit her lips: "I just feel that I have the heart to serve the court and be loyal to the king, but I have no place to show my skills!"
"In Nanhaiwei, isn't there a place for you to show off your skills?" Zhu Youjian smiled slightly: "Get up and talk. I have no other arrangements this afternoon. I have enough time to listen to you. As for what you want to say,
Whatever name you want, I will naturally make a decision after hearing it!"
He suppressed his smile: "Because your surname is Xu, and because you are a woman, I believe what you said, and I hope you will not disappoint me!"
"Xu Caining doesn't dare!" Xu Caining lowered his head slightly.
Zhu Youjian pondered for a while. He only found out later that year that the daughter of the Xu family actually became a commanding officer in his Nanhai Guard, and actually followed Jiang Wan to Shaanxi to quell the rebellion.
To be honest, the imperial court is busy with affairs at the moment, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he, the emperor, is taking care of everything on a day-to-day basis. Even a small Nanhai Guard commanding various affairs is not qualified to be paid attention to by him, the emperor.
However, this commander is from Nanhaiwei and a member of the Xu family, so that is different.
He had only recently heard the news about Nanhaiwei from the memorial of Yang He, the governor of the three sides. Moreover, Yang He rarely said a few good words about Nanhaiwei. Only then did Zhu Youjian realize that he had not paid attention to Nanhaiwei.
I have been following Jiang Wan for a long time.
The only one to blame is Jiang Wan himself. He is obviously a confidant of the emperor, but when he left the capital, it seemed that there was basically no news, no good news, no bad news. If it weren’t for the bad news coming out of Shaanxi,
, Zhu Youjian sometimes wondered whether his New Guards had been beaten to death by bandits in Shaanxi.
There is no news. In Zhu Youjian's understanding, this should be good news. Based on his understanding of Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan doesn't just ask him, the emperor, for help when something happens. It seems that he has never been with Jiang Wan.
From the beginning of their contact, Jiang Wan played the role of solving problems for the emperor.
It was not until Zhu Youjian sent Jiang Wan out of Beijing to prevent him from becoming a problem for the emperor.
Now more than half a year has passed, and the imperial court that experienced the Quan Eunuch Rebellion has gradually become normal under Zhu Youjian's supervision. Except for the occasional civil servants who are not obedient and jump out from time to time to find something for the emperor.
Little trouble, the emperor Zhu Youjian has completely taken control of the government.
At this time, Nanhaiwei is no longer a hidden danger that may cause trouble. As long as he, the emperor, is willing, whether this new guard will be transferred back to the capital or continue to quell the chaos is all a matter of his words.
He began to ask about Nanhaiwei, and even called Li Fuyao into the palace for questioning. As a result, he suddenly discovered that Nanhaiwei, who was sent out of the capital by him, under the leadership of Jiang Wan, actually did a great job, not only in
He gained a firm foothold in the siege of the refugees, and even cooperated with the three governor-general offices to suppress the rebellion of the refugees in Shaanxi.
Of course, it is a bit early to say that the chaos is over, but if this momentum continues and the court gives a little more support, Nanhaiwei may really make some achievements in Shaanxi.
Li Fuyao told him, the emperor, a lot of things about Nanhaiwei. However, these things were ultimately told to her by Jiang Wan in the letter. The emperor has the dignity of an emperor, so he would not take over the private messages of a young couple and read them in person.
Take a few glances.
He even complained a little about Jiang Wansheng. Did this guy forget about himself as a king? He knew how to write letters to the capital, but didn't he know how to write a memorial to his emperor?
At this time, Zhu Youjian had completely forgotten the order he had personally given to Wang Chengen. Not only was he not allowed to report Jiang Wan's news, he even asked for a meeting without reporting Jiang Wan to him. Wang Chengen could stop him directly.
With his will, let alone Jiang Wan really not having a memorial, even if he did, he might not be able to get it to his desk.
There were many things to ask Xu Caining. He pondered for a long time and didn't know where to start. He sighed: "How about you tell me some of the things you have experienced since you entered Nanhaiwei? About Jiang
Late, you can say more, I also want to know what he has done these days since he left me!"
Xu Caining cleared his throat and thought for a while: "All of this starts with the building I opened for fun..."
This said, for most of the hour, Zhu Youjian listened with interest and had no intention of interrupting Xu Caining. Halfway through, he saw that Xu Caining was tired from talking, so he winked at Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen personally
Xu Caining was given a cup of hot food.
Xu Caining didn't even realize who the internal official who served him tea was. However, since he could still serve the emperor at this time, she naturally felt that the other official was not an ordinary internal official. After taking the tea bowl, she felt a little.
Grateful smiled at Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen waved his fly whisk, which seemed to be even happier than her.
"Wait a minute, you just said that when Yan'an Prefecture was besieged by the bandit king Er, the Nanhai Guards only defended the city with less than one thousand troops, and killed thousands of enemies?"
When Xu Caining paused for a moment, Zhu Youjian expressed his doubts: "If these words had not come from your mouth, I would have immediately concluded that the generals below lied about military information and falsely reported military exploits. If
Nanhaiwei has such combat power, but why didn’t the imperial court receive any good news from them that day?”
"Perhaps Mr. Jiang feels that this small victory is not enough to report victory to the court!" Xu Caining blinked and said uncertainly.
For other generals, this kind of achievement would be a victory. However, Jiang Wan never seemed to have the idea of a victory. No, it was not that he didn't know about a victory at all. At least when Wu Sangui killed Wang Jiayin, he knew about a victory.
.
Comparing it like this, in Jiang Wan's heart, she probably feels that all thieves from the Immortal Party know how to win!
"Haha, a small victory!" Wang Chengen's eyebrows twitched, and he said with a half-smile: "In the same month, the Datong frontier army beheaded seventeen levels, including six real Tatars and eleven fake Tatars. They reported a great victory. Those who contributed to the imperial court
Promote a guerrilla general, and each follower will receive a reward!"
"Honey, I remember that Nanhaiwei's military salary was allocated from my internal funds. According to the accounts of the Ministry of War, how much silver has been allocated from internal funds since Nanhaiwei left the capital?" Zhu Youjian's eyes were also shining,
asked casually.
"On the day the army was formed, according to His Majesty's instructions, six thousand taels of silver were allocated as military supplies. After that, the Ministry of Revenue allocated a batch of money and grain to the Nanhaizi garrison, but the silver taels have never been allocated again!"
"Reward, my personal guard. Although the war has passed, I will not be less worthy of the reward!" Zhu Youjian said with certainty: "My wife, please note that 10,000 taels of silver have been allocated from the internal funds.
It is up to Jiang Wan to decide on promotions and rewards for generals!"
After saying this, Zhu Youjian continued to turn around: "After the first bandits attacked the city, Jiang Wan contacted many grain merchants and used the method of opening up to exchange the salt produced in Shaanxi for grain. This matter was reported
Have you prepared the salt transport yamen?"
"Of course I have reported this, and the matter is urgent. I also want to report this matter to Your Majesty when I return to Beijing this time!" Xu Caining said: "If it weren't for Yankaizhong, I'm afraid those businessmen would not be able to transport food even if I beat them to death.
Come to Yan'an Mansion!"
"I know about this!" Zhu Youjian nodded: "I will handle the matter, let him not worry!"
"Next, there will be the second siege by the bandits, which happened not long ago. However, this time, the Nanhai Guards are already strong, and the bandits have not taken much advantage. Because in order to save combat power, Mr. Jiang was in the original
In some cases, based on the three thousand households, two thousand households were recruited to recruit refugees and good people from Yan'an Prefecture. The fourth thousand households were probably auxiliary troops, and the fifth thousand households were considered as baggage. The refugees did not get much advantage in the city.
, and Mr. Jiang sent a strange force to burn the food and grass in the bandit’s lair, but the bandit retreated after a battle!”
Xu Caining vividly described what happened on the battlefield that day. Although it was a bit too detailed, it was obvious that Zhu Youjian was also concerned about these details at this time. She allowed her to describe everything she saw from her perspective from beginning to end.
Slowly they all came out.
"The Shenji Battalion can also use this method of fighting!" After Zhu Youjian listened, he gently knocked on his dragon case, but then shook his head: "No, the Tatars are skilled in bow and horse, and there are not many foot soldiers on the nine sides.
Equip yourself with firearms, but you will be defeated in every battle. This method of attack is effective against a group of rebellious refugees. If they are the Houjin people outside the customs, they may not be able to catch them!"
"Your Majesty doesn't want to send the Nanhai Guards to Jiubian!" Wang Chengen said with a smile: "It's great to be able to fight like this. Jiang Wan seems to be polite and has read some military books.
He is so good at using firearms that he even hired Mr. Fo Langji as a professor. I am afraid that Mr. Fo Langji also contributed a lot!"
"Yes, it's not bad to have such combat power in the field!" Zhu Youjian shook his head with some regret: "It's much more promising than I imagined!"
"Your Majesty, what about Mr. Jiang's expansion of the military system...?"
Xu Caining asked cautiously. She was a little surprised that the emperor and the internal officials around him were focusing on the combat power of Nanhaiwei instead of the illegal changes in the military system mentioned.
"It's nothing more than requisitioning some local civilians and refugees and giving them an official position!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand: "I am not a person who has never changed. There are three thousand people in the Nanhai Guard. In the face of tens of thousands of refugees, the more we fight, the more we fight. This
It’s a good thing!”
He smiled: "Of course it won't work if it is other generals. I will not only investigate and punish them severely, but also kill them as a warning. However, if it is Jiang Wan, I will pretend that I have not seen it. Even the emperor has the closeness of the emperor."
Near and far, Jiang Wan is my confidant. When I was most critical and embarrassed, he was the one who protected me. Do I still suspect that he has other intentions?"
"Even if you have different intentions, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses here in Shaanxi Town and Datong Town are just for display!" Wang Chengen restrained his smile: "Miss Xu, you are overthinking. Your Majesty is wise and wise, and he has the ability to use others and is tolerant.
The power of a human being can only be comprehended by mediocre people like me!"
"However, I will only give him a military salary of three thousand households!" Zhu Youjian smiled slightly, with an air of being in control: "How many soldiers and horses he can raise depends on his ability!"
Xu Caining was stunned and lowered his head to hide his surprise. This was said by the emperor himself. Who would dare to believe such words!
"I know about the firearms. Let's talk about the incident of Fo Lang Ji who made trouble with me!" Zhu Youjian changed his tone: "I heard that Jiang Wan not only abducted from Fo Lang Ji, but also kidnapped many people.
I have a few firearms and people, and even kidnapped some of their valuables. I feel that it is worth it to make the Folangji people jump, and even threaten to stop selling Folangji cannons to the Ming Dynasty.
I’ll listen to it!”
"This..." Xu Caining opened his mouth slightly: "I don't know much about this, but Mr. Jiang talked about this with me. He said that once the sweet potatoes and potatoes are successfully cultivated, they will be grown in Yan'an Prefecture alone.
With extensive planting in Shaanxi, there will be no more refugees next year, and the court will have enough food to allow all the refugees to return to their original places and resume their lives..."
"In addition to the Fo Langji people in Jiang Wan's army, aren't there also some spooky monks and Taoist priests recently?" Zhu Youjian said with a frown.
"That's not true!" Xu Caining was puzzled: "Why does your Majesty ask that?"
"If there weren't these magicians, why would Jiang Wan believe these nonsense!" Zhu Youjian snorted, and then suddenly froze.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen looked confused.
"That's right!" Zhu Youjian patted the desk: "I understand, this must be Jiang Wan's strategy to calm people's hearts. If there is enough food to help the victims, the civil unrest in Shaanxi will naturally ease, and he will take the opportunity to accumulate strength and wait until next year.
Defeat the thief in one fell swoop!"
He turned around excitedly and asked, "Honey, do you think that's the case?"
"Your Majesty's guess is correct!" Wang Chengen replied with certainty: "If Jiang Wan can hide it from others, how can he hide it from His Majesty's discerning eyes? But..."
"But what?"
"But why does this strategy make the Folangji people so furious? Isn't it none of their business?"
"This..." Zhu Youjian hesitated: "There must be some things that I don't know clearly about this. Xu Caining, if you know anything else, tell me all about it!"