Chapter 38
"Cultivate your character. The Northern Garrison Governor is in charge of monitoring the world. Could it be that there is still no news of that lowly son of the capital?”
Inside Yanxi Palace, Madam Zheng stood by the window with an anxious expression. She looked out of the palace and asked.
Zheng Yangxing stood behind him and replied,""Aunt, it seems that Luo Sigong knows something. During this period of time, Luo Sigong has been acting abnormally. He suddenly stopped me from going to the Jizhou Guard. After Zhu Changluo disappeared, he asked many eunuchs in the palace, but there was one person who Luo Sigong seemed to have deliberately arranged.”
"Who is it?" Madam Zheng's willow-like eyebrows suddenly raised slightly, and her voice turned cold.
"Li Jinzhong!"
"Any other abnormal actions?"
"He's the Viceroy of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, but he actually personally promoted several Chief Flags. I originally thought that they were his relatives or something, but when I investigated, I found out that they weren't.”
"Also…"
" These things seem to be unrelated, but they all happened after Zhu Changluo disappeared. I have a feeling that there must be some connection between them. Aunt, I've already investigated them in secret. At the same time, I'll keep an eye on the people I suspect.”
Madam Zheng nodded. She was quite satisfied.
"Do you think there will be any changes in Li Ruzhen's control over the Ye He Tribe because of these two memorials?”
Zheng Yangxing glanced at his aunt. He understood that the reason why his aunt was standing by the window and seemed a little restless was because of this matter.
At this moment, the Palace of Heavenly Purity was probably in an endless debate.
Originally, the Bureau of Rites had already drafted an edict to appoint Li Ruzhen, but after the two memorials from the Jizhou Guard General's Office and the Guard Office were handed over, the appointment letter that was to be issued to Li Ruzhen was personally withdrawn by the Emperor.
Aunt had wanted to use the Ye He Clan to kill two birds with one stone.
He wanted to suppress and grind down the edges of that young man, Zhu Ke. At the same time, in order to befriend the Liaodong border army, he ordered Gao Huai to deliberately reveal something in front of Li Chengliang and his son. The Empress spoke for the Third Young Master of the Li family beside the Emperor. It was already a matter of iron certainty that the Third Young Master would lead ten thousand elite cavalry.
But now, with the two memorials from the local government, this matter was very likely to be ruined.
He might even offend the Li father and son of Liaodong!
He had wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to profit, but now, it was possible that everything would go to waste.
"Empress, Empress, the elders have come out. His Majesty has changed his mind and appointed the commander of the Ji Prefecture Guards, Zhu Ke, to temporarily control the Ye He Tribe!”Just as Zheng Yangxing was thinking about how to answer, he did not need to worry anymore. The palace maid of Yanxi Palace jogged back and shouted a report as soon as she entered the palace.
Madam Zheng's face instantly turned pale and then black. She pointed at the panting little palace maid and scolded,"You're making a big fuss. Get out and open your mouth!”
Then, Madam Zheng grabbed the vase placed by the window and smashed it on the ground.
"If it wasn't for the fact that Zhu Ke hasn't yet secured his position and hurriedly did some investigation of the Wei Office's fields, things wouldn't have turned out like this!”
"Think of a way to let this Zhu Ke suffer some misfortune and properly sharpen him!”
Zheng shi, who had lost everything, vented her resentment on Zhu Ke.
However, her angry words made Zheng Yangxing's heart skip a beat, and his expression changed drastically.
Madam Zheng did not receive a response from her nephew for a long time. She turned around and saw Zheng Yangxing in a daze."Yang Xing, what's wrong?"
"Aunt, your words just now reminded me. When Zhu Ke was promoted to commander, his soldiers had not been trained yet. Why did he hurriedly stir up the matter of checking the fields of the guards?”
"Did he do it on purpose? He did it to make the Qi Family Army view him as an enemy so that he could seize the opportunity to seize the ten thousand elites of the Ye He Tribe.”
Madam Zheng frowned.
"Would a person who could defeat Tartar Valley with five hundred soldiers be so reckless?”Zheng Yangxing asked.
"If what you said is true, then this rising commander of the border army is not simple. We have underestimated him. Of course, to dare scheme against the Imperial Court and everyone at such a young age makes it even more difficult to obtain the loyalty of such a person.”Madam Zheng followed Zheng Yangxing's guess and analyzed.
Then, he instructed," Regardless of whether he's real or not, even if it's fake, it has to be real now. Think of a way to tell Li Ruzhen your guess."”
"Just say that bengong has also been schemed against by this person. bengong has already done her best to make the Liaodong Li father and son bear a grudge against this person and use him as our whetstone!”
"Nephew understands. Li Ruzhen definitely hasn't left the palace yet. Nephew will go find Li Ruzhen now.”Zheng Yangxing left in a hurry.
He caught up with Li Ruzhen at the entrance of the Imperial City.
"Assistant Minister Li." There was still some distance between them, so Zheng Yangxing waved and greeted them.
Li Ruzhen turned around. When he saw Zheng Yangxing, a hint of unhappiness flashed across his eyes.
It was Zheng Yangxing who told him that Noble Consort Zheng had spoken up for him, which was why he thought it was a done deal.
He also knew that although the Zheng family had been neglected by the Emperor recently, it was just an act for outsiders. The Third Prince's visit to the Hall of Cultural Splendor to listen to the Confucian minister's lecture was the best proof. That was why the father and son believed in the Zheng family's words.
He even held a banquet in Liaodong in advance.
Now, it had become a joke!
Li Ruzhen thought that he would be promoted, and his position as the assistant minister of the Ministry of War had been replaced.
The higher the position, the more traps there were.
Even if he wanted to find a similar position in the court now, he had no chance.
This time, he had lost both his wife and his soldiers, but it was the one from Yanxi Palace.
" Assistant Minister Li, I already know about the news of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Aunt is very sorry about this. Please listen to my explanation…" Zheng Yangxing then told Li Ruzhen about their guesses.
Li Ruzhen was skeptical. He cupped his fists and thanked him,"Thank you, Qianhu. I will report this matter to my father. No one can play with our Liaodong Li Clan like this!”
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Three days later.
The imperial court's appointment letter arrived at Taiping Village.
Qi Jin was the person specially appointed by the imperial court to announce the decree in front of everyone in Taiping Village.
"The West Sea Jurchen Ye He tribe admires my loyal subject Zhu Ke and has submitted to the Ming Dynasty. From today onwards, the 10,000 cavalry of the Ye He tribe will be under Zhu Ke's temporary control!”
"I also heard that Commander Zhu Ke wanted to investigate the fields of the guard station, which led to his death. I specially ordered the commander of the Jizhou guards, Qi Jin, to find the real culprit. I firmly support Commander Zhu Ke in reorganizing the guard station.”
"Commander Zhu Ke, please don't be too hasty!”
"Respect this!"
"I accept the decree!"
"Long live, long live, long live!"
When Zhu Changluo received the edict, everyone cheered for him. Everyone was in a different mood.
Xu Xin and the others were delighted, and they were very excited. The Emperor had ordered Qi Jin to announce the decree and at the same time ordered Qi Jin to investigate. This was clearly the Emperor warning the Qi Family Army.
Meanwhile, Zhu Changluo was silently criticizing that cheap emperor.
Since she firmly supported him, why did she have to add a superfluous sentence at the back, saying that she should not be anxious for quick success and instant benefits?
It was obvious that the Emperor knew about the situation at the Wei Office. He wanted to do it, but he was worried that it would cause trouble that would be difficult to clean up.
Worrying about gains and losses was all reflected in the imperial edict.
Zhu Ke took the imperial edict and raised it high. He turned around and said loudly to everyone,"This commander will definitely follow the imperial edict and fulfill his duties. This commander swears here that he will definitely push forward the reorganization of the guards. If anyone wants to assassinate this commander, come at me! This commander will wait!"
When Xu Xin and the others heard this, they only felt their hearts palpitate.
But this was clearly what they wanted.
Soon, something that made them even more frightened happened.
On the night of the imperial edict.
After learning that Zhu Ke had been appointed by the court and legally controlled the 10,000 cavalry of Ye He, General Qi finally rushed to Taiping Village at the last straw.
They took the initiative to hand over the accounts of the fields under their jurisdiction. Some people announced that they would resign from their posts in the Guard Office and only be General Qi's general. Some people announced that they would resign from their official titles in the Qi Family Army and become a hereditary officer in charge of the Guard Office.
At the same time, he honestly confessed the amount of money he had taken over the years.
Back then, they had used their silence to oppose Qi Jin's suggestion because they were certain that Zhu Ke would not be able to possess the strength to contend against the Qi Family's Army within a short period of time.
While Zhu Ke was training, perhaps something unexpected would happen.
But now, Zhu Ke had over ten thousand elite soldiers. If he could not appease him, he would probably die and his family would be destroyed.
And this was the final step of Qi Jin's plan to reorganize the army! Qi Jin was willing to give these people time because he was waiting for the imperial court to issue a letter of appointment.
Zhu Changluo also seized the opportunity to show his goodwill. He proposed to submit a petition to the Imperial Court, asking for its approval. Those who committed crimes would hand over 30% of their corruption and exploitation over the years, and be fined a year's salary. If they did not commit crimes in the future, they would not be punished.
In one night, countless pairs of eyes turned to Xu Xin and the others.
Xu Xin and the others were dumbfounded.
They suddenly realized that they had tricked themselves!
Zhu Ke's Sword of Exterminating Birds was clearly already pointing at them!
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