Zhu Youxiao has spent a lot of energy on acting in the past few days. He has appeared everywhere to patrol and publicize.
There is only one purpose, and that is to let everyone know that the emperor has indeed come to Miyun and lives here.
I even went to the border fortress and told Lin Danhan clearly that I am here and it depends on whether you dare to come.
The news of his personal expedition has been known to the whole world, and Lin Dan Khan's spies must be rushing back to inform him at this time.
Xuanda's troops and horses have been assembled, all military orders have been issued, and the first batch of grain from the Ministry of Revenue has arrived. Wang Zaijin can go to Zhangjiakou today. He only needs to lead Xuanda's troops and horses out of the customs and fire the first shot.
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One hundred thousand shi of food and grass was too much, and there were also 200,000 taels of silver. Zhu Youxiao did not allow civilians to be recruited, so there was not enough manpower to escort, and there were only less than 4,000 Yulin troops.
The first batch of grain was sent out long before Zhu Youxiao went on the expedition. It only had 30,000 stones of grain and 200,000 taels of silver, which Wang Zaijin wanted to take to the Xuanfu. Zhu Youxiao's Yulin Army secretly escorted 10,000 grains and 10,000 taels of silver.
Stone army rations, and he also brought five thousand stones with him.
Moreover, the main force along his route had already prepared dried meat and dry food for the past 20 days. There would be no shortage of food in a short time, and it was time for the army to move north.
"Your Majesty, Yang Huan, a member of the Imperial Guard's Thousand Households, is here to request an audience!"
"Announce him to come in!"
As soon as Yang Huan entered the lobby, he knelt on the ground and shouted:
"I see your Majesty!"
"Get flat!"
"What's going on in Liaodong?"
Yang Huan cupped his hands and said:
"Back to Your Majesty, the reorganization of Shenyang has been completed. Xiong Tingbi has reduced nearly 20,000 troops, and all incidents of air noise have been put to an end."
"Although the process was tricky and difficult, I and Xiong Jinglue finally overcame the difficulties, and all the Jurchens and refugees in the city, as well as the Mongolians who had surrendered, were cleared."
"Xiong Jinglue has fully implemented the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness. Shenyang City is now extremely strong!"
Xiong Tingbi has indeed lived up to my expectations. In this way, Liaodong is no longer in danger, and I can let go of my worries.
"I am ordering you to come back because there is one more important thing that you need to do. The purpose of my northern expedition is not just for the Chahar tribe, but also for the civil servants and generals in Shanxi, and most importantly for the businessmen.
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"I have received intelligence early on that Shanxi merchants are greedy for profit. In order to benefit themselves, they do not hesitate to bribe the civil servants and military generals in the border towns. They use various dividends to lure them into the trap. They buy grain at low prices in the customs, hoard it, and then smuggle it to Mongolia at a high price.
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"There are many important materials such as swords, crossbows, armor, iron tools, etc., which are no different from collaborating with the enemy. I want you to follow Wang Zaijin to Zhangjiakou this time to see how deep this muddy water is, and to conduct a thorough investigation!"
"Now that the mutual market is open, I think there will be a lot of gains, but you have to remember, you can't alert the snake, you can only investigate secretly. You go as a follower of the army, and go to Sun Yunhe later, he will dispatch manpower to you
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"After arriving in Zhangjiakou, we must act according to the situation. In addition to investigating their smuggling, we must also keep an eye on the gentry officials to prevent them from doing thief behind the scenes."
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, if it involves officials from the capital and generals from border towns, what should I do?"
Yang Huan's thinking is good, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would not have used him so seriously. He is still much better than Sun Yunhe in this aspect.
"Check, get to the bottom of it, I want to see how big this network is, and how far their relationship extends to the Ming Dynasty!"
Yang Huan lowered his head and said in a deep voice:
"I understand!"
Zhu You, the proofreader and Wang Chaofu, ordered:
"Draft a decree to promote Yang Huan to the rank of envoy of Jinyiwei Town, grant him two sets of Feiyu uniforms, and grant him the title of Judge Advocate of the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, with the title of in charge of prisons!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so graceful. I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
The governor of the town and the judge are combined into one person. Although his status is not high, his power is not small. Especially the judge of the five armies, who has the power to control the army of the guard, which is equivalent to the law enforcement team in the Yulin Army.
, this shows how brilliant Lao Zhu’s vision and methods are.
It's just that the descendants of the descendants are not strong enough, and they can't even keep their own imperial power. The power of the Five Army Governor's Mansion is naturally divided, but to deal with them, it only needs to be given a nominal title.
"Don't underestimate those businessmen. They are colluding with the border town generals. They may not dare to do anything openly, but secretly they are good at playing tricks. You must pay attention to each other and don't be careless!"
"If I know this, I will definitely remember your Majesty's teachings!"
"Okay, now take the time to hand over to Sun Yunhe!"
"I resign!"
After Yang Huan left, Zhu Youxiao immediately sent an order to beat the drum and blow the trumpet, and summoned the generals to come and listen to the order.
In less than a quarter of an hour, all the generals had arrived at the government office lobby. They all knew that this was the last pre-war meeting.
Looking at these expectant generals in front of him, Zhu Youxiao no longer felt like a mother-in-law.
"In this Northern Expedition, I reiterate once again that we must fight steadily and step by step. It is still the same sentence. However, if there is a defeated army, military law will not show mercy. We must remember it."
"The ministries follow the original strategy. Wang Aiqing, this batch of grain escorted by the Ministry of Household Affairs will be handed over to you to take away. You must be careful."
"When you arrive in Zhangjiakou, remember that you only need to lead the troops to fight. Leave all other matters to the Jin Yiwei. They will handle it. If the Jin Yiwei needs Aiqing's support, no matter what happens, Aiqing must give her full support!"
Wang Zaijin accepted the offer. He also vaguely guessed the emperor's intention, but he thought that this move was too bold, and it was not impossible if someone jumped over the wall in a hurry.
However, His Majesty did not do anything that was uncertain, and he had already considered it thoroughly, so he did not give any advice.
"Yang Aiqing, one of your troops will send out troops on time in three days, but the marching speed should not be too fast. You should plan the day well and keep in line with Xuan Da's troops to avoid the danger of the lone army going deep."
"Regardless of whether there is a war or not, you two armies must keep in contact at all times. When encountering the main force of the Tartars, do not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Form a defensive formation. Remember the tasks of your two armies. I am not asking you to fight the Tartars decisively."
The generals shouted:
"I will remember His Majesty's orders!"
"Hold the command flag and sword seal and send troops!"
In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Zai Jin sent 5,000 troops from the Huben Camp as the personal guards of the standard camp, and the guerrilla generals Wu Sheng and Zhou Wengang as the generals of the standard camp, and rushed to Xuanda with grains.
Zhu Youxiao checked the city defenses for the last time, and after basically confirming that there were no problems, he took Sun Yunhe, Ma Xianglin and three thousand cavalrymen from the Xiaoqi Battalion and rushed to Xifengkou overnight.
He also left all the imperial flags and banners in Miyun, as well as all the accompanying eunuchs and maidens. Chen Qiyu, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was at the center to collect and distribute supplies.
Even Wang Chaofu is no exception. He performs a full range of roles. Who doesn’t know that Wang Chaofu is the emperor’s personal eunuch?
As long as he is here, even if Zhu Youxiao doesn't show up, no one will suspect him. Even if someone asks, he can just find a better reason and hide it.