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Chapter 36 Secret report from the Yongwei Camp!
What the emperor and the prince ordered?

Or was it handed over to a cabinet minister to handle personally?

It goes without saying that this must be a very important matter!

But how come they don’t know about this?
This shouldn't be!
In an instant, the expressions of several cabinet ministers headed by Zhou Yanru became even uglier.

They always felt as if something big had happened and they were all kept in the dark.

This feeling is so uncomfortable!
But Xue Guoguan was too lazy to pay attention to them and just turned around and left.

The prince only gave him three days to deal with the Daming Daily matter. He was extremely busy now and had no time to argue with these people.

After leaving the court, Zhu Cilang did not go to Fengtian Hall, nor did he return to the Eastern Palace, but went directly to the Imperial Stables.

He wanted to get a horse to practice riding so that he wouldn't be embarrassed if he led an army to war in person in the future.

But after arriving at the Imperial Stables, Zhu Cilang was dumbfounded, because there were hardly any people in the entire Imperial Stables, and there were not even a few horses.

Looking at the eunuchs kneeling in front of him, Zhu Cilang suppressed his anger and asked:

"Where are the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Stables and the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Stables? Tell them to come and see me!"

You should know that among the twenty-four yamen of the Ming Dynasty, the Silijian and the Yumajian were the most important departments.

Among them, the Imperial Household Department could approve documents on behalf of the emperor and had the right to interfere in various decisions of the Ming Dynasty.

The Imperial Stables were not only responsible for raising horses, but also had control over some military power.

But such an important department has been abandoned to this state. No wonder Zhu Cilang was angry.

However, when they heard this, the eunuchs kneeling on the ground looked confused.

After a moment, a young eunuch whispered back:

"Your Highness, weren't the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Stables and the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Stables transferred to the Brave Guard Battalion by His Majesty?"

Zhu Cilang was instantly speechless.

Damn!

How could he forget this?

Two years ago, after Chongzhen failed to reform the military system, he selected a group of elite soldiers from the Beijing camp and reorganized them into an army together with the Imperial Stables and the Tengxiang Four Guards.

This army is the Yongwei Battalion!
Afterwards, this army was sent by Chongzhen to Shaanxi to participate in the suppression of Li Zicheng, and has not returned to this day.

That’s why the Imperial Stables have become what they are today.

Because all the capable soldiers and eunuchs were sent out to suppress Li Zicheng
I have to say, the current scene seems a bit awkward.

People are working hard for your Zhu family outside, and you come here to lose your temper with them.

Zhu Cilang touched his nose and said with a guilty conscience:

"Alright, it's okay, all of you get up!"

"Pick the best horse for me. I want to practice riding."

Soon, at the horse farm of the Imperial Stables.

Zhu Cilang was leisurely sitting on the horse's back practicing riding, while Li Hu was holding the reins very carefully, fearing that the horse would suddenly have a seizure and throw the prince off.

If that were the case, he would be blamed for his death!
By the Ming Dynasty, saddles, stirrups and the like had become commonplace, so riding a horse was not a difficult task.

After Zhu Cilang took a stroll, he was able to ride by himself.

But it was obvious that the personal soldiers around him were still not very reassured, and a large circle of people surrounded him, ready to rescue him at any time.

Suddenly at this moment, a figure rushed over and shouted:
"Prince, secret report from the Brave Guard Battalion!"

Yongwei Battalion?
This is really what you think. Zhu Cilang immediately dismounted and took the letter from the eunuch.

Then he ignored the words 'From Your Majesty' and opened the envelope directly.

The letter was written by Huang Degong, the general of the Yongwei Camp.

It is said that after more than a year of fighting, more than half of the Yongwei Camp had suffered casualties. The eunuch in charge of the seal died for the country, and the eunuch in charge of the command was seriously injured.

Unable to replenish troops and food, he requested Chongzhen to allocate some military pay and food so that he could continue to recruit soldiers to suppress the bandits.

Zhu Cilang looked at the letter in his hand, his thoughts becoming complicated for a moment.

Because in the original history, the Yongweiying was the last army that Chongzhen could control!

And this army did not disappoint Chongzhen, and all of them died for their country in the end!
Huang Degong, who wrote this letter, was also a talented person. He eventually died in the battle with the Jiannu, serving his country with his death.

No!

We can’t let this team keep fighting like this. If they continue, they will really be defeated!

After taking a deep breath, Zhu Cilang directly ordered:
"Li Hu, withdraw 100,000 taels of silver from the imperial treasury and send it to the Yongwei Battalion. Instruct them to rest and recuperate for ten days before returning to the capital."

"Yes!"

Li Hu agreed and then turned and left.

After what happened, Zhu Cilang was no longer in the mood to ride a horse. After instructing the horses to be taken good care of, he left.

When he returned to the Eastern Palace, the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to report that the Duke of Ying had already set off for Liaodong.

Zhu Cilang didn't care and just nodded to indicate that he understood. After all, this was a plan made yesterday.

Wenhua Hall.

This was where the chief ministers of the Ming Dynasty cabinet handled daily state affairs.

Under normal circumstances, the chief ministers of the cabinet should handle state affairs together with Chongzhen.

However, the emperor is now "seriously ill" and the prince is "young", so the government affairs can only be handled by a few cabinet ministers alone.

Of course, they are not the only ones. Besides them, there are several other eunuchs who hold pens.

However, the eunuchs in charge of writing were not responsible for handling state affairs. They were only responsible for submitting the memorials they had processed to Chongzhen for approval.

Overall, the country is still functioning normally.

However, the atmosphere today was obviously a little off. Several cabinet ministers had gloomy faces when handling state affairs, as if they were holding back something.

But Wang Chengen just pretended not to see it, because he knew without thinking that these cabinet ministers must be angry because the prince wanted to re-establish the factory guards!

As a eunuch, Wang Chengen naturally stood on the side of the crown prince, so he was too lazy to pay attention to these cabinet ministers who sang against the crown prince.

Zhou Yanru looked through the memorials submitted from all over the country today, and felt even more depressed.

Because there is not a single good thing in these memorials, they are all annoying and bad things!
Either they want money and food, or bandits have captured another city, or a disaster has occurred somewhere and the country needs money to provide disaster relief.

Looking at these memorials, Zhou Yanru felt even worse.

Especially when he thought of Xue Guoguan's smug look before, Zhou Yanru became even more furious.

If he wasn't in Wenhua Hall right now, he really wanted to smash the teacup in his hand!

Suddenly at this moment, Zhang Sizhi, who was also a cabinet minister, suddenly came to Zhou Yanru and whispered:
"Lord Zhou, two things happened recently in the Ministry of War. I don't know if I should tell you about this, but I think they're quite strange."

Ok?
When Zhou Yanru heard this, he instantly became interested.

After all, the affairs of the Ministry of War are still very important!
(End of this chapter)