Emperor's Trophy

Nine Borders Dudu Mansion.

The hall was full of generals in light armor with sabers on their waists.

Yang Dongfu, the admiral of the Nine Frontiers, sat on the upper seat of the conference hall and said: "I have received the notification from the Military Aircraft Department today, and Marquis Zhaoxin will be here soon. He is now patrolling the Nine Frontiers on behalf of the heavens. Please cheer up, generals. These days, the sergeants who lead the parade are practicing hard, and the border towns around the country have also rectified their military discipline, and they should be caught carefully. Don't let the envoys catch the shortcoming and use it to gain prestige, and I won't be able to keep everyone at that time."

The generals below all bowed and took orders solemnly.

Yang Dongfu turned his head and asked Ding Dai, who was sitting beside him all the time, "Is there any other explanation for Eunuch Ding? If Eunuch Ding is in the palace, he is also familiar with Lord Yun, and he knows his temperament, so let me give you some advice first." Our generals, save time and offend the emperor's envoys."

Ding Dai seemed to have just come back to his senses, with a very kind smile on his face: "Mr. Yun, he is a good boy, just like the eldest princess, with a loyal temper and a soft heart, everyone can rest assured."

All the generals looked at each other in blank dismay, are you in a good temper?A kick that hurt the king's ribs is also called a good temper?This Lord Marquis has not yet arrived, and his reputation has long been spread far and wide—who else said that Princess Dingxiang has a good temper, then she was so majestic back then,

Yang Dongfu saw that Ding Dai was only vague and perfunctory, so he waved his hands and ordered the generals to disperse.

Zhu Jiang followed the other admirals and soldiers all the way out, talking a lot: "I heard that it's not easy to get along with each other."

Someone patted Zhu Jiang on the shoulder: "I heard that you made friends with Marquis Zhaoxin in Beijing? I wonder if he is really as unpredictable and difficult to get along with as rumored?"

Zhu Jiang said with a smile: "Where, Eunuch Ding is right, Lord Yun has a loyal temper and a soft heart, everyone just rest assured."

A general couldn't help laughing: "He has a good temper? A kick that breaks the ribs?"

"I heard that he retreated completely and unscathed. Sure enough, the Prince of Hejian is now a vassal, and anyone who offends him will end badly."

"Forget it, who is Eunuch Ding, who was once the chief of the Imperial Palace, although he is now sent here to take care of his elderly for some reason, how could Hou Zhaoxin have a bad temper with him in the past?"

"It's not necessarily true. My family sent me a letter saying that Cheng Enbo also offended him and was sent back to the south of the Yangtze River. That's the emperor's uncle."

"My cousin worked with him in Xishan Daying, he said he has a very good temper, Gongliang! Gongliang, didn't you date him?"

Gong Liang raised his head and said with a smile: "He and Lord Yun were both deputy generals. Lord Yun has a loyal temper and a soft heart."

"Okay! The third one said that Marquis Zhaoxin is soft-hearted! So how did those legends about kicking the county king and killing people like hemp come about?"

"It seems that the captors killed them all without trial."

"Hey, the censor just made a big fuss. We have done this kind of thing before. When we encounter this kind of thing, we usually try to silence it, and it is mostly an order from above. Otherwise, who would dare to do this, it is their luck that they don't know."

"Tsk, it's fine if you know it, why say it out? Didn't you see that the censors are honest now? If you say that the emperor is kind... it will make them dishonest."

Zhu Jiang could only feel the corners of her mouth slightly curled up when she heard this, and she really hoped to see his proud little auspicious son as soon as possible.

In the previous life, there was no such thing as patrolling the nine sides, so the emperor listened to what he said and paid attention to it, right?

Gong Liang stepped up to stop him by the shoulder and said, "Brother Zhu, when Lord Yun arrives, we have to greet him in private, right?"

Zhu Jiang said with a smile: "He is an imperial envoy, and it is also the business of Governor Zhu and Eunuch Ding to receive the news. We are not qualified for that."

Gong Liang laughed more: "I don't know yet? Master Hou and you have a good relationship, it must be arranged privately, let me see." He turned his head and glanced: "Where is Deputy General Fang?"

Zhu Jiang said: "I sent him out on some business."

Gong Liangyue said: "Oh, then you don't have anyone on hand."

Zhu Jiang smiled: "Your Majesty is here on business this time, so you won't be too particular, just arrange a table wherever you want."

Gong Liang Yue nodded.

In the admiral's mansion, Yang Dongfu was talking to his confidant master: "Okay, I don't know why the censor was suddenly sent to patrol the border. It's really weird. Now the border is peaceful and there has been no war for many years. The military system reform carried out a few years ago has abolished many generals. The frontier army has also repeatedly audited, and the military salary is directly allocated from the Ministry of War to the military towns. The admirals of the military towns are happy, but our admiral's mansion is now in name only, and we have specially sent an internal officer to guard it. I really can't figure out what the emperor wants number of roads."

The master said: "Governor Yang also has a lot of military exploits. All the guards of the past dynasties came from the Yang family, and the Zanying family is no worse than that Princess Dingxiang. Don't worry."

Yang Dongfu said: "But I figured it out. If things go on like this, any generals in the capital can send me, the governor of the nine sides, at any time - for example, the Marquis Zhaoxin, with the envoys who are patrolling the border. Yue, with Shang Fang's sword, if he wants to mobilize troops, I can't ignore it, but now the governor of the Nine Borders has lost the item of military pay, so he can't control the military town at all, even food, grass, military supplies, etc., are all in the hands of internal officials on."

"The emperor is well aware of military affairs, and has such foresight and foresight. This military system is not easy to change. This obviously reduces the power of the provincial capitals."

The master said: "You don't have to worry about it, the governor. As the saying goes, even a strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake. I think that Eunuch Ding came to the governor's mansion, and he looked like he was old-age. He didn't ask about anything, and he followed the rules when the money and food arrived. release."

Yang Dongfu said: "You don't understand, the first chief in charge of the imperial court, he was the leader of the army and accompanied the prince who was still in the northern plains today! He has also been in charge of the imperial army in Beijing, and it's not that he doesn't know anything about military affairs! With his appearance, do you think he is really here to support the elderly?"

"I suspect that Marquis Zhaoxin is here to find fault. The emperor is afraid that he will find a way to dismiss me as the governor, first replace the internal officials, and then send patrol envoys. If he finds out that something is wrong, I am afraid I will It’s troublesome, but I have actually counted these days, and there shouldn’t be anything in the hands of this Eunuch Ding.”

The master thought for a while and said: "I heard that Admiral Zhu and Marquis Zhaoxin are very friendly, if you don't let him come to accompany the guests, it's also easy to find out at the banquet."

Yang Dongfu said worriedly: "According to what the master said, prepare for the banquet. In short, be careful in these few days."

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Beijing.

The weather was clear and cloudless.

The drums sounded, the music sounded, and the Harmony Lang of the music workshop stood under the Dan Chi and sang in harmony.

Flags fluttering, tigers, leopards, horses and elephants are all displayed outside the Fengtian Gate, densely packed with soldiers, military battles and guards of honor standing with flags standing, awe-inspiring in the gentle wind, only the banners flutter in the wind.

Ji Bingyuan wore a heavenly crown on her head and a crimson gauze gown on her body. She smiled and took the festival axe from the ceremony officer, and handed it to Yun Zhen who was prostrate in front of Majesty Dan.

Yun Zhen was wearing a strict real red python robe court attire, knelt down and stretched out his hands to take the Jieyue. Even though he had been trained for a long time, kneeling like this, his legs still trembled slightly under the robe.

Just because His Majesty teased him on the eve of his departure, saying that he is so greedy for pleasure, he might as well stay in the palace and serve the emperor every day.

He mumbled in a brain twitch at the time, isn't it because the emperor was not fed enough?As a result, Ji Bingyuan became serious, and through all kinds of tossing all night, he fed Queen Yun well.

He couldn't be fuller, no matter where he was... He finally fell asleep sobbing, and then he was shaken awake again. He was served by the palace servants and put on a formal dress. Today is an extremely important farewell ceremony, and the emperor personally Bestow Shangfang sword, the cabinet ministers give it to each other, this cannot be ignored.

Behind the Jieyue is the Shangfang Sword, and behind the Shangfang Sword is a gift python suit and four colored coins.

Yun Zhen raised his eyes and looked at Ji Bingyuan smilingly looking at him from top to bottom. Behind him was the blue sky, dazzled for a while, and really wanted to stay here.

The servants brought the bronze wine baron, and it was time for the emperor to give wine to see him off.

Ji Bingyuan came over with the wine baron filled with wine, personally helped him up, pinched his wrist and rubbed it with a smile and said: "The queen is exhausted?"

Yun Zhen blushed, took the wine and drank it down in one gulp, Ji Bingyuan smiled softly again: "Slow down, I know you are shallow."

Yun Zhen returned the wine prince to the servant, and Ji Bingyuan took him by the hand and personally sent him out of the west gate. The courtiers followed and saw him off, and Ji Bingyuan smiled and said, "I'm waiting for you to come back."

Yun Zhen said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, let's stop, I... will definitely fulfill my mission."

Ji Bingyuan stopped and looked at him with a smile. Today, Ji Xianger is wearing a python red robe with a full body pattern from the imperial court. He has a straight waist and handsome eyebrows. , Go and see the world on my behalf.

On behalf of the emperor, the cabinet ministers and military ministers sent Yun Zhen to the car all the way, and the left and right sides came up to toast respectively. Zhang Yante held his hand and whispered: "This time the emperor sent him personally, the honor is special, It is for you to stand up, you are young, and when you go to the Nine Sides, someone will pretend to be your uncle and elder, and you should give some face, but if you are rampant, you don’t have to give face, you must remember that you are on behalf of Tian Xunhun, and you will not listen to your orders Yes, just not giving face to the emperor."

Seeing his earnest instructions, Yun Zhen has been tired from writing over the past few years, her sideburns have begun to shine, and she always thinks about herself. She feels a little sore, and feels a little guilty for not being able to explain to him her relationship with the emperor, as well as those private savings. Soldiers and horses, he was worried day and night, so he shook his hand and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang."

One by one, he bid farewell to all the important officials. He got into the car and drove to the north.

In the car, Yun Zhen, who was majestic in a python robe and hugged a fox fur, sat on the car, shaking with the bumps of the car, not only the knees, elbows and other places that were used too much last night were extremely sore, but also felt that some places were uncomfortable. great...

His complexion was delicate and awkward, and he wondered if it would be too much to ask for water as soon as he arrived at the station.

The author has something to say: Ji Bingyuan: I would like to give him thousands of honors and go see the world on my behalf.

With my sons and grandsons...