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Not long after Zhao Junchen received Fang Zhenshan's secret letter, Emperor Deqing also received good news from Liang Fuchen.

In this good news, Liang Fuchen naturally avoided the important and trivialized, focusing on the difficulties encountered by the imperial army at that time, the loyalty and patriotism of the soldiers, and the final brilliant victory, but the tragic damage to the elite soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu was a passing touch, which would only make people feel that no matter how serious the casualties were in this situation, it was a matter of course.

Of course, Liang Fuchen did not say a word about his command mistakes.

However, Liang Fuchen is still a kind person who knows how to repay his kindness, and he did not conceal Guan Wuyuan's key performance of "turning the tide", and spent a lot of space in this good news to invite credit and reward for Guan Wuyuan.

Seeing such an extremely dazzling good news, Emperor Deqing was naturally overjoyed.

"Good! That's great! Liang Fuchen really lived up to my value and hope! In this case, it is really necessary to reuse my cronies and ministers! Now that the Khan of the Ordos tribe is the leader, and the main army is also greatly damaged, the Hetao Plain will soon be completely recovered!

Ha ha! I am the Son of Heaven! Heaven is indeed sheltering me! In this way, the heroes will be able to arrive in the capital just in time for my birthday! At that time, on my birthday, I will lead hundreds of civil and military officials to the Temple of Heaven to worship the heavens, and announce my great achievements to the ancestors and the people of the world!

If the Jianzhou Nuzhen asks for surrender, it will be even more perfect if the dust can settle before that day! With these two feats, I don't know how the history writers will describe my wisdom and martial arts a hundred years later!

Well, we have to urge the cabinet, it is a big deal for Jianzhou Nu to really ask for surrender, and you can't always delay it before and after, and some small favors will be given! Didn't Zhao Junchen want to go and negotiate with the Jianzhou Jurchens in person? After the Jianzhou Jurchen agreed to negotiate, I allowed him, and I could still trust him in this regard! ”

Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing became more and more excited, secretly calculating his evaluation position among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, only feeling that although he was inferior to Ming Taizu, Ming Chengzu and others, he was also a top-ranked wise emperor, and he would definitely be able to leave a strong mark in the history books!

When Emperor Deqing finally managed to suppress the excitement in his heart, he once again carefully reviewed Liang Fuchen's good news, and his expression became more and more satisfied.

This is because Emperor Deqing found that the civil and military officials who had made meritorious contributions in this great victory were no longer He Zhang, Fang Zhenshan, Zhang Chengxun and others who were reused by Zhao Junchen at the beginning, but Liang Fuchen, Guan Wuyuan, Li He and others who did not have a good relationship with Zhao Junchen played key performances.

In the eyes of Emperor Deqing, these people are "their own people" who can be trusted, and they must be promoted when they have the opportunity.

In contrast, those civil and military officials reused by Zhao Junchen must be on guard against one or two, even if they have dazzling performances, they must be promoted and degraded openly and secretly, and take away real power.

In particular, Guan Wuyuan, who Liang Fuchen spent a lot of space focusing on asking for credit, once again received the attention and attention of Emperor Deqing.

Guan Wuyuan was originally a general recommended by Wang Shou, the secretary of the military department who was born in the "Imperial Party", and took the initiative to ask for help when the forbidden army supported the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and compared with those forbidden army generals who could not avoid it, he simply stood out from the crowd; During this period of time, whether it was the Shaanxi-Gansu War or the Hetao War, they all played a mainstay role, and they also won the trust and recommendation of Liang Fuchen, and there must be no fake in terms of ability, but Zhao Junchen had intentionally or unintentionally suppressed him when he asked for credit, which was a plus in the eyes of Emperor Deqing.

These circumstances are combined, and Guan Wuyuan's image is gradually full in the eyes of Emperor Deqing - this is a loyal, responsible, capable, heroic and extraordinary general, I heard that he is still a descendant of the martial saint, has strong political significance, and is simply perfect!

Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but nod lightly, smiled and said to himself: "Take advantage of this opportunity to give Liang Fuchen a knighthood and let him have more prestige, so that he can compete with Zhou Shangjing's influence in the cabinet." Well, and this Guan Wuyuan, it's simply my Li Jing and Xu Da! When he returns to Beijing to be crowned, I must reward him heavily! Originally, I wanted him to serve as the governor of Beijing, but now it seems that it is still a little lighter, and I have to reward him with another title! ”

The forbidden army of the Ming Dynasty is divided into two parts: the Beijing camp and the pro-army capital protection office, of which the Beijing camp is responsible for the garrison task of the center of the capital, and the pro-army capital is responsible for guarding the palace and protecting the emperor's task, the Ming Dynasty forbidden army 26 guards are all subject to the jurisdiction of these two yamen, and the metropolitan governor of these two yamen can be said to be the pinnacle of the real power of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Deqing now thinks that Guan Wuyuan's appointment as the governor of Jingying is too light, obviously he greatly appreciates Guan Wuyuan's performance, and has regarded Guan Wuyuan as his cronies and one of the core members of the "Imperial Party".

If you want to become a member of the "Imperial Party", it is a very difficult thing, and it is not enough to be loyal to Emperor Deqing, but also to take the initiative to accept Emperor Deqing.

In the temple, unlike the strong sense of existence of the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party", the "Imperial Party" has always been inconspicuous, and it seems that the number of people is very small, and it will not easily come out to express its position, which does not match the situation of Emperor Deqing in the temple.

This is because Emperor Deqing knows very well in his heart that as the emperor, he is originally separated from the officials, and it is not suitable to recruit too many henchmen, nor is it suitable for him to compete with the ministers in person, so Emperor Deqing rarely regards court officials as confidants, even if Zhao Junchen was the most favored at the beginning, he is not a member of the "imperial party".

The most important thing is that if there are too many members of the "Imperial Party", there will often be "Imperial Party" officials who make mistakes, and once the members of the "Imperial Party" commit things, they must try to shelter them, and this will affect the fairness and prestige of Emperor Deqing.

In fact, the number of the "Imperial Party" is not small, and the power is also extremely huge, but the members of the "Imperial Party" are not distributed in the major yamen in the center and the locality, but in the Jinyi Guard, the forbidden army, and several military towns near the capital, you can see the real henchmen of the Deqing Emperor everywhere, these positions are not only crucial, but also can help the Deqing Emperor determine the overall situation at the critical moment, and it is not easy to make mistakes when doing things, so the Deqing Emperor does not have to worry too much.

Now, Emperor Deqing has reserved a place for Guan Wuyuan in the inner circle of the "Imperial Party".

After thinking clearly about the arrangements between Liang Fuchen and Guan Wuyuan and others, Emperor Deqing's mood became more and more relaxed, and he opened his mouth to pass the decree: "Send someone to rush to Huamachi Camp to pass on my will of commendation to Liang Fuchen, and say that I am very pleased with his great victory, and let him make persistent efforts to sweep away the Mongolian Tatars in the Hetao area as soon as possible, and then he must lead all the civil and military warriors back to the capital before my birthday, and I will reward them again when the time comes...... Well, that's probably what it means, just let the Hanlin people polish the text a little......

In addition, I sent someone to Zhao Junchen's mansion to pass on my message, saying that I planned to appoint him as the minister of the Qincha and be responsible for negotiations with the Jianzhou Jurchens, so that he could prepare a little in the next few days, and leave immediately after the reply from the Jianzhou Jurchens, so that he could get the Jianzhou Jurchens to surrender before my birthday...... By the way, Zhao Junchen's health is not very good, and it is also cold and windy during this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it, so he selected a good mink fur from the inner library, and then found a few excellent tonics, and sent them all to Zhao's mansion, saying that I specially gave it to him. ”

"The old slave obeys!"

After the great eunuch Zhang De heard Emperor Deqing's instructions, he hurriedly agreed to the decree, and thought that Zhao Junchen was now in the limelight, so he planned to personally come forward to complete the task assigned by Emperor Deqing.

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In the evening of that day, Zhao Junchen received an edict and reward from Emperor Deqing.

After Zhao Junchen respectfully accepted the will and reward, he took the great eunuch Zhang De to chat for a while, and by the way, he inquired about the attitude of Emperor Deqing.

Zhang De had the intention of getting closer to Zhao Junchen, and also felt that today's affairs in the imperial study were not too much of a secret, so he revealed to Zhao Junchen the various performances of Emperor Deqing after receiving the good news, especially Emperor Deqing's self-talk and the will to pass on to Huamachiying.

After sending Zhang De away, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he thought back to the information that Zhang De had revealed.

"Emperor Deqing actually regarded Guan Wuyuan as his Li Jing and Xu Da, not to talk about his vision, this is obviously to see himself as Tang Taizong and Ming Taizu...... Isn't that too arrogant? However, as long as Guan Wuyuan can become Emperor Deqing's confidant, my goal will be achieved!

Emperor Deqing wants to recall all the civil and military heroes back to the capital this time, those officials who are close to me will inevitably be secretly suppressed, and I must also plan for them at that time, and must not let them be too wronged, otherwise no one will be willing to follow me in the future, this matter is only afraid of some trouble, mainly because I don't know what Emperor Deqing's arrangements are, it is difficult to prevent......

Also, Emperor Deqing's generous reward this time can be regarded as a kind of bribery to a certain extent, just to let me complete the negotiations with the Jianzhou Jurchen as soon as possible, even if I make more concessions, I will not hesitate to make more concessions, just so that he can worship his ancestors on his birthday...... This matter is also a bit difficult to do, I don't want to make too many concessions, and I can't go against the wishes of Emperor Deqing, so I can only take one step at a time......"

While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen had already returned to the main hall of the Zhao Mansion.

In the main hall of Zhao Mansion, Cui Qianxue, Fang Ru, and Zhang Yuer were all waiting for him, Cui Qianxue had already arranged dinner, and it was still the dishes she cooked by herself, filling a whole table.

Cui Qianxue is a woman who knows the general situation, and most of the dishes on the table are Zhao Junchen's favorite food, such as Dongpo meat, lion's head, etc., but there are also several dishes that Fang Ru likes to eat, such as shredded bamboo shoots, fish soup, etc.

Obviously, this is to deliberately take care of Fang Ru, who is pregnant.

After learning the news of Fang Ru's pregnancy, Cui Qianxue and Zhang Yuer's performance was different, Zhang Yuer was silent on the surface, and congratulated Fang Ru repeatedly, but in the past few days, she often took the initiative to go to Zhao Junchen for pleasure, and deliberately catered to her in bed; But Cui Qianxue's city is not deep, her expression was very stiff after receiving the news, and she was also incoherent when she congratulated Fang Ru, anyone could see her loss, but she still deliberately took care of Fang Ru and Fang Ru's womb child these days, not only would she ask Fang Ru's preferences at every meal, but she would also keep any good things for Fang Ru.

At this time, after seeing Zhao Junchen's appearance, the expressions of Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er were different from those of Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er as usual, Cui Qianxue was still disappointed, and asked softly: "Listen to the will from the old eunuch, master, are you going to go out of Beijing again?" Your Majesty is too inconsiderate, knowing that it is now gradually entering the depths of winter, and your health is not good, and it is about to reach the end of the year, and it is really difficult to send the master out of Beijing to do things at this time. ”

In the hearts of Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer, it is natural for Zhao Junchen to be busy with "business", even if it is to sacrifice the family reunion at the end of the year, it is irrelevant, but in Cui Qianxue's eyes, the family reunion at the end of the year is the most important thing.

Zhao Junchen smiled and said with relief: "I left Beijing this time to go to Xuanfu Military Town, the distance is not too far, and there are not many things, and it will only take about half a month to go back and forth, and it will not delay the family reunion at the end of the year...... Don't worry, I'll be back in time. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's statement, Cui Qianxue's expression was a little relieved, but she was still a little uneasy, for a while she was worried that Zhao Junchen's body would not be able to withstand the cold wind, and for a while she was worried about Zhao Junchen's safety when she negotiated with the Jianzhou Jurchens, but she repeatedly told Zhao Junchen all kinds of precautions, and she couldn't wait to follow Zhao Junchen in person.

Seeing that Cui Qianxue kept talking, Zhao Junchen also smiled helplessly, nodded and agreed, and continued to appease Cui Qianxue's worries, Zhang Yuer next to her rolled her eyes, but suddenly took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Zhao Junchen and Cui Qianxue respectively.

Zhao Junchen stretched out his hand to take the paper and looked at it, but saw two prescriptions written on it.

On the other side, Zhang Yuer said with a light smile: "This is the prescription I specially asked for from Doctor Zhang and Doctor Wen for Sister Cui, which needs to be taken separately by both men and women, and it is said that it can promote sexual interest and increase the chance of pregnancy and childbirth." ”

Hearing Zhang Yu'er's words, she quickly diverted Cui Qianxue's attention, and hung her head to read the content of the prescription silently, as if she wanted to recite the prescription.

On the other side, Zhao Junchen's expression moved slightly, but he silently put away the prescription.

In Zhao Junchen's eyes, this prescription may be of other use.

Fang Ru glanced up at Zhang Yu'er, but her eyes were meaningful.

Zhang Yuer asked the two divine doctors for these two prescriptions, ostensibly for Cui Qianxue, but also for Zhao Junchen's palace plan, but she definitely kept one for herself.

However, under such circumstances, Fang Ru could not debunk Zhang Yuer's careful thoughts.

Zhao Junchen pretended not to notice the three daughters' various thoughts, but once again smiled and promised: "Look at the time, I should have left the capital in the past few days, as the prince's side began to act, the affairs of the Nanjing Sixth Department will soon develop to the next stage, this period of time is only afraid of eventful, this task of negotiating Qin Cha is also my initiative to ask, just to avoid these rights and wrongs, you must also keep a low profile and do not attract attention...... However, I will definitely return to the capital before the end of the year, and our family will definitely have a reunion year, so don't worry about me......"

When talking about "family", Zhao Junchen suddenly thought of Xu Qingyan again.

At this time, Xu Qingyan should have rushed to Fujian, but he had no chance to return to the capital before the New Year.

Zhao Junchen has long been accustomed to Xu Qingyan staying by his side to serve, and he has not seen Xu Qingyan during this time, and he is quite uncomfortable.

"As the dust of the Hetao war gradually settles, the plans in the north are also going well, but I don't know what the situation is in the south, and I don't know if Xu Qingyan's secret contact with the Zheng family is going well......"

While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but feel faintly worried about Xu Qingyan.

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In fact, just when Zhao Junchen was worried about Xu Qingyan, Xu Qingyan was also experiencing the biggest torture in his life.

He fell into the sea.

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