"Alright, now is not the time to blame anyone!”
"We are all in the same boat. If the boat sinks, no one can escape!”
Zhu Chunchen interrupted.
The other nobles looked at each other and did not dare to say anything else.
"Duke of Cheng, the situation in the royal court is so tense. Should we stop the tea salt business?" Li Guozhen asked.”
"I think so too. This time, His Majesty has let out word in the court that he will investigate thoroughly!”
"We should restrain ourselves a little recently.”
"Right, right, right. This is the safest way. I think everyone should go back to the capital camp and tell their generals to stay in the military camp.”
“……”
The nobles were all very afraid.
Zhu Chunchen swept his gaze across the crowd and revealed a hint of contempt in his eyes."What are you afraid of? The capital camp is in our hands. His Majesty doesn't dare to investigate us now!”
"If he falls out with us, I'm afraid he'll be torn apart by those civil officials immediately!”
"Those civil officials are all sanctimonious and noble in front of others. Their dirty deeds are no less than ours.”
"They're probably even more afraid than us now!”
When the nobles heard this, they were slightly stunned.
Thinking about it carefully, the Duke of Cheng was right. With military power in their hands, they had no reason to be afraid.
"What if His Majesty wants to reorganize the capital camp?”
Li Guozhen was still worried.
After all, the capital camp was lacking too much!
If it was really found out, it would definitely be the biggest case in the world, even bigger than Yang He's case!
How could Li Guozhen not be worried?
In addition, they also smuggled tea, salt, and ironware. They had more or less connections with Mongolia and the Tartars.
"Hehe, as long as His Majesty isn't stupid, he won't touch our capital camp!”
"I heard that the commanders of the Five Cities Military Department are also in frequent contact with the Minister of Works, Liu Yu, and the Left Assistant Minister of Revenue, Xu Jun."”
"They must have been frightened by Yang He's case. If His Majesty really wants to investigate it to the end, I'm afraid they won't just let it go!”
"His Majesty will probably receive the news. Would he still dare to touch us?”
"Now, I'm afraid that His Majesty will have to rely on us even more!”
As soon as he said this, the eyes of many dignitaries lit up.
"Haha, this way, we can rest easy!”
"If His Majesty really wants to touch us, he doesn't have the ability!”
"The Duke of Cheng is still far-sighted!"
“……”
The nobles were instantly filled with joy, and the gloominess on their faces was swept away.
Zhu Chunchen was very pleased." As long as the military power is in our hands, we are not afraid. If His Majesty wants to reorganize, he has to ask us if we are willing!"”
"That's right. As long as we are united, even if His Majesty wants to interfere, he won't be able to!”
Li Guozhen also nodded slightly.
……
……
A month later.
Ever since Yang He's case, Chongzhen was furious in the court and threatened to rectify the court and investigate corrupt officials and all kinds of illegal officials.
But Chongzhen seemed to have a lot of thunder, but the rain was very light.
On the second day after Yang He's case, Chongzhen seemed to have forgotten what he had said and never mentioned it again.
This caused the atmosphere in the entire court to relax a little.
The officials involved in Yang He's case had also obtained a lot from their raids.
Just the silver alone exceeded ten million taels. In Shaanxi, 600,000 dan of grain was confiscated, and the property deeds, land deeds, antiques, and so on were worth tens of millions.
They had all been escorted to the national treasury.
The national treasury was much richer.
Apart from that, there was also news from Yuan Chonghuan of Hebei that he had conquered Zunhua and Luanzhou.
Yuan Chonghuan was thus transferred to Shaanxi to take over the position of Yang He's trilateral governor.
These two things were perhaps the most joyous things for Chongzhen recently.
On this day, Chongzhen, who had endured for two months, finally received news of Cao Bianjiao.
Cao Bianjiao had already secretly led two guards to camp fifty li away from the capital.
Chongzhen secretly met Cao Bianjiao in the royal study.
"Your Majesty, I, Cao Bianjiao, pay my respects!"
Cao Bianjiao was dressed in casual clothes and kowtowed respectfully.
"Minister Cao, please get up!"
Chong Zhen helped Cao Bianjiao up with a smile on his face. He sized Cao Bianjiao up and said with satisfaction,"Zhen has always heard that Cao Aiqing is a fierce general of the Ming Dynasty. Seeing her today, she really lives up to her reputation!”
Cao Bianjiao was slightly stunned at first, then his face turned red with excitement.
He was just a guerrilla general, yet he deserved such praise from Chongzhen.
Cao Bianjiao was so touched that his eyes turned slightly red!
"Your Majesty, I…I don't deserve it!”Cao Bianjiao hurriedly lowered his head.
Chong Zhen was very satisfied when he saw Cao Bianjiao's appearance.
A military general was different from a civil official.
A few words of praise from him were enough to move the generals. Those civil officials really knew how to put on airs!
In fact, Chongzhen did not know Cao Bianjiao before because Cao Bianjiao's current official position was indeed not high.
Chongzhen only knew about Cao Bianjiao through Zhu Ciyao.
However, after Chongzhen found out about Cao Bianjiao, he did pay close attention to him and had secretly asked the Embroidered Uniform Guards to investigate him.
Cao Bianjiao was indeed incomparably brave!
Chongzhen's words about a fierce general were definitely not empty words.
Chong Zhen patted Cao Bianjiao's shoulder and said,""Minister Cao, in the future, you and your uncle will exterminate the bandits. After Shaanxi is pacified, I will personally celebrate for you!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Cao Bianjiao was instantly moved!
"Minister Cao, I have secretly summoned you to the capital. Other than your uncle, does anyone else know?"”
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Other than uncle and this subject, no one else knows. This subject knows that Your Majesty has summoned this subject back for an extremely urgent matter!”
"I dare not be careless. On the way, I was worried that there would be more complications, so I did not take the official road. Instead, I took the small road and marched rapidly!”
"After coming to the capital, this subject stationed the two guards in a hidden valley fifty kilometers away from the capital. No one knows that this subject has returned to the capital!”
"Good, Minister Cao did well!" Chongzhen was overjoyed. Zhu Ciyao was right. Cao Bianjiao was indeed a good general of the current era!
What he wanted now was to keep it a secret!
Cao Bianjiao's stealthy arrival near the capital truly delighted Chongzhen!
"I don't dare to bow. It's my duty to serve Your Majesty!”Cao Bianjiao said humbly.
"Minister Cao, it has been a tough journey!”
Chongzhen was also a little touched. Cao Bianjiao had come all the way from Shaanxi. He did not take the official road and took the small road. He was still able to lead the army back in more than a month. The journey must have been extremely difficult.
"Minister Cao, if I ask you to send troops into the capital now, how many days will it take for you to arrive?”
Chong Zhen asked again.
"Two days!" Cao Bianjiao thought for a moment and said.”
"Good!"
"Zhen will give you four days. In four days, Zhen will inspect the capital camp. Bring your subordinates to participate!”Chong Zhen said.
Cao Bianjiao hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to ask why Chongzhen wanted him to lead the army here.
However, Cao Bianjiao remembered Cao Wenzhao's instructions before he left. He would not ask too much and only follow the imperial edict.
Cao Bianjiao suppressed his thoughts and cupped his hands."This subject obeys the decree!"
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