"You said, His Majesty asked me to temporarily command this school?" Yang Yiqing looked at Qian Wubing in disbelief. Two hours ago, he was a prisoner under the custody of the Jinyi Guards. Two hours later, these thousands of tigers and wolves
The leader? Such a life is really full of ups and downs!
"It's a temporary commander!" Qian Wubing put emphasis on the word "temporary". He believed that Yang Yiqing would understand the meaning of "temporary".
"But, General, isn't the General the leader of this school? There's no war at the moment, so he can take charge personally!" Yang Yiqing is a person who has seen big scenes after all. After being shocked on the first day of the new year, he quickly thought of it,
There is still a supervisor in this mighty university. Even if His Majesty is persuaded by Li Dongyang and wants to revive him, he will definitely not hand over such a team to him so easily. He assists the general in commanding the academy and does not control the military.
That makes sense.
Zhu Yunniang smiled and said nothing, while Qian Wubing smiled bitterly, leaned over, and whispered in Yang Yiqing's ear: "There is no such thing as a mighty general. This is a joke by His Majesty. Everyone knows that this mighty general
General Zhu Shou, no one thought he was your Majesty!"
Surprise, understanding, confusion, helplessness, the expression on Yang Yiqing's face changed. He never thought that Qian Wubing would give him such an answer. Several thoughts flashed through his mind. In the end, he still
He sighed slightly, shook his head and said nothing.
The emperor proclaimed himself a general, which is an unheard of thing throughout the ages. In our Ming Dynasty, we really don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse to have such an emperor! Yang Yiqing felt a little sad in his heart. He had been cultivating his family since he was a child.
He who governs the country and the world, and who has the Three Principles and Five Principles, will definitely not have any disrespectful words towards the emperor and his father. Soon he found a reason for himself to excuse the emperor. The treacherous officials must have deceived him, except Liu Jin.
Those eunuchs confuse the emperor, who else can make the emperor have such ridiculous thoughts?
"These three thousand sergeants are all the elites selected for this military exercise test!" Yang Yiqing shook his head and waved away all the negative emotions in his mind, pointing at the many busy sergeants and asked.
"Yes!" Qian Wubing nodded concisely.
Yang Yiqing looked at the lively men in front of him. Well, since I am out of prison, I must do something. Your Majesty is bewitched by the eunuchs. I have mastered this elite team for your Majesty. Perhaps, I will have this force in my hands in the future.
, and became the Qing emperor’s unique soldier who helped determine the world.
"His Majesty's decree should arrive later. Instructor Yang, from now on you and I are colleagues. If there is any shortage or need regarding this school, just ask Instructor Yang!"
"Don't worry, I won't be polite!" Yang Yiqing smiled slightly, and the heroic spirit of commanding troops to drive away Tartars in the past seemed to have returned to him: "If I were to be polite to you, wouldn't I be living up to the grace of God!"
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"Isn't it time to take care of our affairs?" Zhu Houzhao held a small fan in his hand and gently fanned Li Feng'er who was sitting on the swing. Several young eunuchs not far away looked at the situation here.
, timid, looking very embarrassed.
Your Majesty drove us away, but how could there be no one around to serve His Majesty? It is obviously our job to fan the Queen, okay? If the steward sees that His Majesty is fanning the Queen while his people are doing nothing, he must
Break the legs of your own gang.
Unfortunately, their aggrieved looks were destined not to be noticed by Zhu Houzhao. In Zhu Houzhao's eyes at this moment, he could no longer hold anyone else in his eyes except Li Feng'er.
"Huh?" Li Feng'er tilted her head and looked at Zhu Houzhao: "Are you saying you want me to enter the palace?"
Before Zhu Houzhao spoke, Li Feng'er said to herself: "I don't want to enter the palace. I guess if you don't like the feeling in the palace, you won't stay in the leopard room every day and do whatever you don't want.
Don’t do it to others, that’s what your saint said!”
"If you don't enter the palace, you won't enter the palace!" Zhu Houzhao felt the same way: "If you are happy, we can have a happy event in this leopard room. Look at how lively your brother's wedding is. I am also the emperor after all, and we two
Your marriage must be a hundred times more lively than your brother’s!"
"A hundred times, you plan to have the civil and military officials from all over the dynasty come to see us get married!" Li Feng'er gave her an angry look, "I don't want it, just some relatives and friends will come, so many people will watch and sing for them.
What?"
"Then we don't want those red tapes. It's just like a young couple getting married in the folk. They are harmonious, lively and lively. We don't invite irrelevant people!" Zhu Houzhao laughed along with him, "Feng'er, look at this.
OK!"
Liu Feng'er hummed softly, "I don't know, you and my brother should talk about it. By the way, apart from this swing, is there anything else interesting here?"
This swing was all made by someone yesterday, Zhu Houzhao said silently in his heart.
"How about we go to the leopard room and have a look. Dahua gave birth to a litter of little leopards last month. They are so fluffy and so fun!"
"Oh!" Li Feng'er's eyes lit up. As for the little leopard, it must be very cute.
"It won't be dangerous!" She hesitated.
"No, no, since your brother slapped Dahua, Dahua has become much more honest. I asked them to prepare some meat. Let's go feed the little leopard!"
The two of them were in high spirits and were about to move to the Leopard Room, when a man in eunuch clothes trotted over from a distance.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Didn't I tell you that it's no big deal, so don't bother me?" Zhu Houzhao's face darkened. It was strange that he was happy to be disturbed at this time.
"Something big has happened, something big has happened!" The eunuch was out of breath: "King Anhua has rebelled! King Anhua has rebelled!"
Outside the door of the Leopard Room, three bachelors of the cabinet, Li Dongyang, Wang Hao, and Jiao Fang, stood at the door of the court room with gloomy faces. Gansu's eight-hundred-mile urgent document arrived in the capital in the morning. So far, this news has only been reported to the cabinet and the Ministry of War.
I know that this news must not be delayed. The emperor must know it as much as possible and come up with countermeasures.
Along with the military report, there was also a letter from King Anhua, which repeatedly listed Liu Jin's crimes. The three bachelors were all old people who had experienced ups and downs in officialdom. At a glance, they knew that this rebellion was absolutely peaceful.
Liu Jin had nothing to do with him. Although he didn't know the specific situation, they unanimously decided to bypass the Supervisor of Ceremonies and directly ask to see Zhu Houzhao. Even Jiao Fang, the bachelor of Jiao who had always been very close to Liu Jin, had no idea about Li Dongyang.
Wang Hao's determination showed no hesitation this time.
The eunuch who delivered the order appeared at the door of the court room. He brought Zhu Houzhao's oral instructions. Following the young eunuch, the three of them hurried to the rarely used imperial study room in the Leopard Room. Zhu Houzhao saw the three of them coming in.
, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"No gifts, please give me a seat!"
"Tell me how the situation is!" Zhu Houzhao went directly to the topic without any red tape.
"Ningxia's general Jiang Han died for his country, the guard eunuch Li Zeng died for his country, the governor An Weixue died for his country, and the young minister Zhou Dong died for his country!" Li Dongyang smacked his mouth and said.
"I don't care about this. It's such a big thing. What do these people do for food? The court didn't hear anything about it in advance. The court asked them to go to Gansu to serve the court, not to retire there!" Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "
It is a good thing to die for one's country. If one does not die for one's country, then they are in trouble!"
"His Majesty……"
"What I want to know is the current status of the rebels. How many troops have they gathered, how many places have they occupied, and where are their troops now?"
"Well, the rebels claim to have 100,000 troops. This is unbelievable. There are only more than 10,000 imperial troops stationed in the town of Ningxia. Even if they threaten the people, the rebels will not be able to reach this number in a short period of time!"
Wang Hao stood aside and said slowly: "There are only a few words in the military newspaper. It is definitely an exaggeration. As for the rebels who have already moved closer to the east, the governor of Shaanxi has ordered the army to set up defenses on the west bank of the Yellow River and sent troops to burn down the dam.
The two imperial courts in Xiaoba have been hoarding grain and grass for many years, and the Anhua disaster will probably not reach the west bank of the Yellow River for the time being!"
"Is this the view of your cabinet?" Zhu Houzhao kept sneering: "If ten thousand people dare to raise a flag to rebel, is the court just made of paper in their eyes?"
"At the moment, there is only one military report. I believe that in the next few days, there will be military reports coming from Ningxia, Shaanxi and other places. At that time, it will be clear what the specific situation will be. The cabinet means that once His Majesty
After knowing the details, we must immediately inform the world that King Anhua's actions are indeed rebellion, and quickly and effectively lead the army to suppress it. Only in this way can the officials and the people not become ignorant and rebellious and stand on the opposite side of the imperial court!"
"Suppression!?" Zhu Houzhao snorted, "Of course we have to suppress him and rebel against me. If I don't suppress him, will it be the same as treating him as an ancestor and enshrining him?"
"Instruct the Ministry of Household Affairs to prepare money and food, and the Ministry of War to select capable generals. I will lead the expedition myself!"
"No!" "Absolutely not!"
Several cabinet bachelors sounded this voice almost at the same time. This kind of thing is not a child's play. At this time, it is definitely not the time for Zhu Houzhao to be willful. The loyal ministers and generals of the Ming Dynasty have not yet died, and they will be controlled by the emperor at every turn.
What kind of thing is a personal expedition? It would be fine if the emperor was a seasoned veteran like Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Wen. However, given the emperor’s current temperament, this personal expedition is really gambling with the fate of the country.
!
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. We will wait until the follow-up military reports arrive before making any plans. There are more than 10,000 rebels, maybe less than that. If Your Majesty were to lead the expedition in person, it would be a joke in the history books in the future!"
After all, Li Dongyang knew Zhu Houzhao's temperament better. With a roll of his eyes, he used such a reason.
"Well! What you said makes some sense!" Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a moment, and realized that it really made sense. If he really wanted to leave a joke in the history books, it would go against his original intention: "Then in the past few days, as long as
If there is a military report from Gansu, send it to me immediately, no matter what time it is, what I am doing!"