Duke Dingguo was traveling from the capital to Liaodong. He was caught by a slight wind and cold on the way and was bedridden for several days. This was a normal thing.
No matter what the purpose of his visit was, Jiang Wan knew the news and could only wait patiently for the other party to "recover" and went to visit him personally.
Xu Renzhi had been to Zhenjiang Fort before. Now his brother was in bed and Jiang Wan was busy with things. It seemed normal for him to wander around Zhenjiang Fort alone, not to mention that he was certainly at Nanhai Camp.
In the eyes of many people, those who have been cheated are considered one of their own. It seems reasonable for him to casually ask for some information!
The people from the Military Intelligence Department were still with him. If he really did something inappropriate, the people from the Military Intelligence Department would definitely not sit back and watch.
Three days later, Xu Renzhi was tired from walking around, and Xu Yongzhen's cold gradually recovered. It was finally time for him to "discuss state affairs" with Jiang Wan.
This time, the meeting was just between his two brothers and Jiang Wan, and there would not be any other outsiders.
"Your Majesty wants to call me back to Beijing to reward you?" Jiang Wan didn't seem surprised at all by Xu Yongzhen's statement, but frowned slightly: "Brother, is this why you came all the way to Zhenjiang Fort?"
"Your Majesty wants to discuss Liaodong's strategy with you!" Xu Yongzhen corrected him: "I'm not calling you to Beijing. If it doesn't affect the war here, Your Majesty wants to talk to you face to face as soon as possible!"
"The explanations are different, but the result is actually the same!" Jiang Wan leaned back on his chair, very relaxed: "Reward? Brother, what kind of reward do you think His Majesty will give me, promotion, or title?"
"It's hard to say. If you want to be promoted, you can indeed be promoted based on your merits. It's no problem to be given the title of Minister of War. However, His Majesty will not be reluctant to bear these false names, and you won't care either!" Xu Yongzhen considered the words: "
However, there is still a lot of hope for a knighthood. I am knighted for military merit in the Ming Dynasty. Based on your military exploits, I think your majesty will be willing to give you a count!"
"Earl?" Jiang Wan smiled noncommittally and looked at the two brothers: "Then what?"
"What else can happen next?" Xu Yongzhen was stunned: "Then, of course, His Majesty and you will be free from suspicion. From now on, your rulers and ministers will be harmonious, and the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous!"
"Your Majesty will not think that after sending you here, eldest brother, with just a few words, I can abandon the front line and rush back to the capital!"
Jiang Wan's face looked a little solemn: "Brother, I wonder if you have forgotten Yue Wumu's twelve gold medals and the Fengbo Pavilion?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Xu Yongzhen said flatly: "Your Majesty is young and promising, and he knows you very well. He will never be so dim..."
He glanced at Jiang Wan, with a subtle smile on his face: "Besides, you are not Yue Wumu..."
"I can become a person like Yue Wumu!" Jiang Wan said sternly: "I can even complete what Yue Wumu did not finish - go straight to Huanglong, but the premise is that even if the court does not help me, it will not hold me back.
leg!"
Xu Yongzhen's expression changed, and he looked at Jiang Wan as if he didn't recognize the person in front of him.
"I am a native of the Ming Dynasty and a subject of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This will never change!" Jiang Wan said softly: "Brother, please tell your majesty that I will always remember the promise I made in front of your majesty. Throughout my life, I will always
We must work hard for everyone in the world to perform their duties and keep their duties. Only in this way can the world truly have peace and our Ming Dynasty truly have prosperity!"
"The ministers of the Ming Dynasty will not disobey the will of the Ming Emperor!" Xu Yongzhen sighed.
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty will not let his ministers go to the enemy to seek peace!" Jiang Wan said tit for tat: "The battle at Gushan Castle is enough to prove that I did the right thing. There is nothing invincible to the Tartars.
To seek peace is to drink poison to quench thirst. It is to put one's dignity and life in the hands of a foreign race, not my own race. Their hearts must be different. They will not let us go just because of our temporary peace. Sooner or later, they will
They will still destroy us!"
Jiang Wan's low voice echoed in the room: "Only by completely defeating them, annihilating them, and even annihilating their country, just like the original Emperor Chengzu, these barbarians will not surrender, okay, get out of here and see us
Go where they can't, otherwise, their entire clan will be wiped out, and future troubles will be eliminated forever!"
"I've always underestimated you!"
Xu Yongzhen shook his head, and the smile on his face became a little unpredictable: "Even when Caining married you, I was opposed to it. I felt that it was marrying down and that I had wronged Caining. But now it seems that Caining's vision is worse.
Much smarter than me!"
"As the eldest son or even the lord of a country, you can be reserved and arrogant. This is Caining's face, and it is also the dignity of the Xu family!"
Jiang Wan said: "Actually, from the beginning to now, I have been a very simple person. Not only His Majesty knows what I want to do, Caining knows it, but most of my subordinates also know it. And now I can be here
Stand firm and be in such a situation precisely because everyone knows that what I do is correct, so I am worth following and help me do what I want to do!"
"Everyone keeps his duty and performs his duties?" Xu Yongzhen sighed.
"Isn't this what you have seen in our Zhenjiang Fort these days?" Jiang Wan said calmly: "If you work hard in farming, you can support yourself and your family, and let yourself and your family live without worries.
In the days when soldiers worked hard to kill thieves, protect the people, they could live and work in peace and contentment, and they could live a decent life with their monthly military pay, buy and sell transportation goods, and earn profits from the circulation of goods. As long as they tried their best to do a good job
If they can do something they can do, they can benefit many people around them. Everyone is like me, and I am like everyone. Isn’t it good to live like this?"
The two brothers nodded involuntarily. What they understood was that this was indeed the case in Zhenjiang Fort.
"But, all of this depends on me!" Jiang Wan pointed to herself: "I am their commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Capital Division. Then, this kind of life will continue and even get better.
But if I am no longer here, will Zhenjiang Fort still be like this?"
"So, after all, you still don't want to go back to Beijing..."
"Yes, I'm afraid of death!" Jiang Wan said without any embarrassment: "When Yuan Chonghuan was fighting against the Tartars outside the city, he was summoned back to the capital by the emperor, but he didn't know that he would end up being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. We
Your Majesty, there is some wisdom and some willfulness, but there is also some suspicion, and more importantly, he has murderous intentions for his ministers, and he will never be soft at all!"
Jiang Wan nodded: "So, I won't go back to Beijing!"