On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yuntian rushed to the palace as usual to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Dowager Sun and the Orthodox Emperor.

The Empress Dowager Zhang had the most comfortable New Year, because of the war in the Western Regions in the past few years, she was not in the mood to celebrate the New Year, in case Li Yuntian was defeated, it would be in danger.

To the relief of the Empress Dowager Zhang, Li Yuntian did not disappoint her, not only defeated the army of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan, but also came out of the royal family of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate from the siege of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan soldiers for thousands of miles, making the Eastern Chagatai Khanate completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

This is a great achievement that Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle have not been able to achieve, but I didn't expect it to be achieved in the orthodox dynasty, and the Empress Dowager Zhang was naturally very happy about this, and the victory of the Battle of the Western Regions undoubtedly gave the orthodox dynasty a good start.

Therefore, when Li Yuntian wanted to reorganize the army of the Northwest Divisions and Guards, and implement the military system of Jiangwutang in the Northwest Divisions, the Empress Dowager Zhang had a supportive attitude.

In addition to the factor of the Empress Dowager Zhang's affection for Li Yuntian, what is more important is that Li Yuntian has been able to withstand the pressure of the nobles in Beijing, and the soldiers of the local guard posts of the Northwest Divisions have welcomed this, so the reform of the military system of the new army is imperative.

The foreign wars of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years have proved that the military system of the martial arts is undoubtedly superior to the Wei system, and the Empress Dowager Zhang has long been devoted to the military system of the martial arts, but because the noble power of the capital to support the Wei system is too great, so it can only maintain the status quo.

Now that Li Yuntian has the strength to suppress those nobles who support the Wei system, the Empress Dowager Zhang is naturally eager to carry out military reform, so that the control of the army will be concentrated in the hands of the imperial court, to be precise, the hands of the emperor, and those nobles will be more dependent on the imperial power.

An important task of Li Yuntian in the capital was to lead the reform of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, the Shanbei Military Region, the Liaodong Military Region, and the Northwest Divisions, abolish the guard system, and implement the military system of Jiangwutang, that is, the new military system.

In this way, the military of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office and the Shanbuk Military Region will no longer have a hereditary system to speak of, and the army will implement a promotion system, and there are two sources of military attachés, one is a graduate of the military academy, and the other is a promotion from the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions to the war.

Military attachés promoted from among soldiers are sent to military academies for further study, and only after graduation can they be officially awarded official ranks, which means that military academies will become the cradle of military attachés in the future.

At the same time, Li Yuntian retained the military household system, after all, the garrison in remote areas needed the support of military households, but the nature of military households changed, from ordinary people to members of large collective farms, and they were regarded as members of half of the imperial court and enjoyed all kinds of welfare benefits.

Employees of industries with military backgrounds are also recruited from military households, which is not only convenient for management but also conducive to secrecy.

In fact, in this military reform, the most important thing is the placement of those high-ranking military attachés, such as some nobles in the capital who have been affected by the reform.

Those nobles who were not affected were staring at Li Yuntian at this time, seeing that Li Yuntian had placed those affected nobles in this way, if Li Yuntian could properly handle this matter, then the restructuring of the army of the other capitals of the Ming Dynasty in the future would be smooth sailing.

Li Yuntian changed the Gyeonggi Governor's Office and several prefectures in the northwest into military regions like the Shanbei Military Region and Liaodong, and the highest department of the military region was the headquarters, which consisted of a staff department, a logistics department, and a supervision department.

In this way, those high-ranking military attaches and affected nobles were arranged to serve in the headquarters, so that they also had a proper title.

As a matter of fact, due to the fiasco of the Western Expeditionary Army, the high-ranking generals of the Northwest Governorate and the Gyeonggi Governorate were greatly implicated and were dismissed from their official posts one after another, which virtually alleviated a lot of resistance to the reform of the military system of the new army.

Although the Gyeonggi Governor's Office and the Northwest Governor's Office were reformed in accordance with the military system of the Shomudang, they were not under the jurisdiction of the Shomudo Governor's Office, nor were they under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, but were under the command of the military cabinet.

The members of the military cabinet are equivalent to the emperor's military staff, and the military cabinet is the place used to transmit the emperor's orders, which is equivalent to the concentration of military power in the hands of the emperor, which is the most satisfactory place for the empress dowager of the Zhang family.

It was already noon when he left the palace, Li Yuntian did not go home, but rushed to Yang Rong's mansion non-stop, Yang Rong died of illness a month ago, and was posthumously presented as a Taishi by the orthodox emperor, nicknamed Wen Min.

Although Li Yuntian has become a prince, Yang Rong is a veteran of the Six Dynasties and has profound qualifications, far from being comparable to Li Yuntian.

The reason is no, Li Yuntian is from an orthodox imperial examination, and the literati pay attention to ranking according to seniority, how can Li Yuntian rely on his title to be disrespectful to Yang Rong and other old ministers?

Unlike the mansions of Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu and others, when Li Yuntian rushed to Yang Rong's mansion, the front of Yang's mansion was deserted, and the two doormen were listlessly leaning against the wall next to the door and chatting, looking very cold.

Although Yang Rong was once the second assistant of the cabinet, he was also the auxiliary minister appointed by Emperor Xuande, and he was one of the most important ministers in the Ming Dynasty.

Even the officials of Yang Rong's family have already changed their doors and gone to Gao Zhi'er, avoiding the Yang Mansion, for fear of being said to be in Cao Ying's heart in Han.

"Look, this carriage is coming up to our house." When Li Yuntian's four-wheeled carriage came in front of Wang Yang's Mansion, it attracted the attention of the two doormen chatting in front of the door, and one of the doormen looked at the carriage with some surprise, he didn't expect that such a magnificent carriage would come to Yang's Mansion at this time.

"Yes...... It's loyalty...... Loyal to the prince! The other doorman rubbed his eyes and looked at the license plate number in front of the carriage with a shocked expression, since he had the license plate, those doormen in the capital could easily distinguish the identity of the person who came.

Li Yuntian's prince license plate is unique in the entire capital, which is different from the royal prince and the honorable, so it can be recognized at a glance.

"Quick, tell the old woman that Lord Zhong is here." The doorman who spoke before also knew that the person who came was Li Yuntian at this time, and after greeting another doorman, he hurriedly trotted up to meet him, never imagined that Li Yuntian would come to Yangfu to pay New Year's greetings, you must know that Li Yuntian is the most popular in the capital now.

After Li Yuntian got out of the car, he glanced at the door of the Yang Mansion Courtyard, shook his head secretly in his heart, and walked into the courtyard gate.

"The prince is coming, and the wife is disappointed, and I hope to forgive my sins." Soon after Li Yuntian came to the courtyard, a group of people hurled out from the inside, led by a white-haired old woman, who hurriedly bowed and saluted when she saw Li Yuntian.

"The old lady doesn't need to be polite, this king came to greet the old lady this time, so these gifts will be waived." Li Yuntian stepped forward and smiled and helped up the white-haired old woman, this person was Yang Rong's wife, the first-class lady of the imperial court, so she could be called "old lady" by Li Yuntian.

"Lord Wang, please come in." Mrs. Yang's heart suddenly warmed when she heard this, and she hurriedly bowed down and invited Li Yuntian into the reception hall, with a look of excitement on her face.

To be honest, Yang Rong did not have much communication with Li Yuntian when he was alive, Li Yuntian was regarded as Yang Shiqi's person, and Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong were opponents in the cabinet, so Li Yuntian and Yang Rong were just ordinary colleagues.

Therefore, Li Yuntian was able to come to Yang's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings this time, and Mrs. Yang was quite emotional in her heart, saying that Li Yuntian was benevolent and righteous, and now it seems that this is really the case, and it is rare to see someone like Li Yuntian who misses the old days.

"Lord Wang!" There were several men in civilian clothes in the hall, and when they saw Li Yuntian coming in, they hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Seeing this, Li Yuntian bowed slightly to those people, he recognized the identity of the other party, it was several students of Yang Rong, working in the yamen of the major ministries and courtyards in the capital, and he was a middle-level official in the capital.

Because it was close to lunchtime, Li Yuntian did not stay in Yang's mansion for a long time, and his appearance was enough to send some signals to the outside world, so Li Yuntian left after paying tribute to Mrs. Yang.

Mrs. Yang led her family to send Li Yuntian out of the mansion, with a smile of relief on her face, Li Yuntian's visit this time was an unexpected joy for her, and it earned a lot of face for the Yang Mansion.

"The world is cold!" In the driving carriage, Li Yuntian shook his head and closed his eyes, sat there and closed his eyes for a nap, feeling unhappy for the situation of the Yang Mansion in his heart, Yang Rong was also an old minister of the Six Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty no matter how he said it, but he didn't expect that he would be deserted after just over a month after his death.

"Xianggong, there is news of Wu Guogong." In the evening, Li Yuntian, who had been worshipping outside for a circle, dragged his tired legs back home, and got an unexpected news from Zhou Yuting as soon as he entered the door.

According to the news from the Kansai camp, Song Hai, the Duke of Wuguo, came to Qinglong City two months ago, and according to him, he was captured and enslaved by the local tribe when he broke through in Blue Leaf City.

Song Hai has been trying to find a way to escape, but unfortunately he didn't have a chance, and later took advantage of the civil strife between the local tribes to escape, and stumbled back to Kansai along the way.

Originally, Song Hai wanted to die, but he knew that he had to give Da Ming an explanation, otherwise his family would inevitably be implicated.

Since Song Hai's body was not found, and no one knew where he had gone, Song Hai's family was still in prison until Song Hai's whereabouts were concluded.

The reason for this is that no one knows whether Song Hai was killed, captured, escaped, or defected to the enemy, and these situations handled Song Hai's family differently, so his family could only be locked up in prison until there was no official conclusion.

Not only Song Hai's family, but also the family of Yang Sanyu, the Marquis of Chengning, were also imprisoned, and the two were defeated miserably in Blackwater City and Blue Leaf City, and their families would definitely be punished by the imperial court, the only difference was the level of punishment.

According to the current information held by the imperial court, Song Hai and Yang Sanyu finally broke through under the escort of their own soldiers, and they have no news now, even the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan have not been able to find them, if there is no definite news, nine times out of ten they will be considered to have escaped, so the nature is very bad.

In fact, many nobles in the capital hope to deal with the situation of Song Hai and Yang Sanyu by dying in battle, but if the two of them are still alive, then no one can afford this responsibility, so this matter has been delayed, and it has also caused a lot of discussion in the outside world.

Therefore, Song Hai is desperate to return to the Ming Dynasty, not only for his family but also for his reputation, he does not want to become a general who fled in fear of war in history.

"It's good to be back!" After learning about Song Hai's experience, Li Yuntian sighed helplessly, no matter what, Song Hai's unsolved case can be closed.