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Chapter 966 Tough Stance ([-])

On September [-]th of the third year of Chengde, the emperor issued an edict ordering Hongqing to preside over the military and political reforms, and appointed Shangshu Xunzhu of the Ministry of War as his deputy. Zhang Tingyu was ordered to be the presiding judge, and Wang Chengqian, the Minister of the Criminal Ministry, and Tao Yi, the deputy governor of Zuodu, were the deputy. The time limit was one month, in order to clarify the whole case; on the same day, Yue Zhongqi led the main force of the first army to the capital, and After submitting the battle report and the bandit chieftains such as Cewang Alabatan and Luobu Zangdanjin, the emperor only said "good" when he heard about it, but he did not receive the triumphant soldiers of the Western Expedition. He only issued two oral instructions, one is Order the Western Expeditionary Army to hand over all the important prisoners of war to the Ministry of Punishment. The second is to let the First Army return to Fengtai Camp. All the soldiers of the Western Expedition triumphantly.

It is normal for Emperor Chengde not to wait to see him. After all, the change of the Fengtai camp has just been revealed, and Emperor Chengde is already frightened, and he is very worried about the new army. The expression of favor, in fact, if it is possible, Emperor Chengde would like to disarm all the new troops and return to the fields. Of course, it is okay to imagine it. If you really want to do it, Emperor Chengde really doesn't have the guts Yes, giving the last cold reception is already the limit that Emperor Chengde can do.

Emperor Chengde can give cold treatment to his own children, but Hongqing will never chill the hearts of the soldiers. With one order, he immediately transferred 300 million taels of silver from the "Eight Banners Firm" development fund as a reward. For the use of the army, not only the generals of the Western Expedition were rewarded, but none of the newly formed army of more than [-] Fengtai was defeated. After a feast for the three armies, they led two thousand selected royal guards back to their own palace. , such news spread to the palace very quickly, but Emperor Chengde didn't express it publicly, but in private, he lost his temper severely. It is said that all the household items in the study of Qianqing Palace were changed. One time, nothing else, all smashed.

Whether Emperor Chengde was angry or not, Hong Qing didn't care at all, there was nothing else, the father and son had completely parted ways now, although the veil of peace was still maintained in public, but in fact the two sides were already in harmony. It is difficult to get along with each other peacefully like before, and the following fights will only intensify. Unless one side finally surrenders, otherwise, the struggle will not stop. For this, Hong Qing has long been mentally prepared, but she is not afraid of those It was windy, frosty, snowy, no, after only resting at home for a day, Hong Qing started to get busy, issuing orders one after another like flowing water, and the curtain of military and political reform was swiftly opened.

"My lord, Minister of the Ministry of War, Xunzhu, and Lord Xun are asking to see you outside the garden."

The military and political reform has already begun in a hurry, but Hongqing has never been to the Ministry of War, nor has he ever gone to the Military Aircraft Office to work. Instead, he has set up the command center in the Summer Palace, and all government orders are issued from here. I didn't let the gang of officials and ruffians from the Ministry of War intervene, so naturally some people couldn't sit still. No, early in the morning, Hong Qing had just started working for a while, and saw Ding Song hastily leaving the office. Walking in from outside, he rushed to the front with a few strides, and hurriedly reported.

"pass."

Hong Qing was not surprised at Xun Zhu's arrival, on the contrary, if Xun Zhu didn't come, Hong Qing would be suspicious, nothing else, Xun Zhu was ordered to be a deputy imperial envoy to oversee military and political reforms He is also one of the first top officials in the court to vote for Emperor Chengde. It would be strange if he did not express himself in front of such "big right and wrong". For this, Hong Qing had long been mentally prepared , but he didn't take it too seriously, and said please without raising his head.

"twitter!"

Hearing Hong Qing's order, Ding Song didn't dare to delay a little bit, he hastily responded, and hurriedly left the study, not long after, he was already walking outside with a well-built old man in his seventies Come in, this person is the current minister of the Ministry of War, Xunzhu.

Xunzhu, man with red flags, was born in the 17th year of Shunzhi, and became an official in the 21th year of Kangxi. He was initially a pen post of the Ministry of Industry, and was promoted to the principal within two years. In the 27th year of Kangxi, he moved to the doctor of the household department. Bachelor, Kangxi was promoted to a cabinet bachelor again in 53 years. His official career in the early stage was extremely prosperous. For some reason, he lost his holy family and was sent to Shengjing. Although he still had the title of minister of the Ministry of Industry, he was just an idler. Yu Zai's Xunzhu went through the third master's line, and was able to be transferred back to the capital again. First, he stayed in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials for three years, and then he was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. Soon after, he replaced Yin Te, who had committed the crime. Bu Cheng was Minister of the Ministry of War. A few days ago, he was originally planning to transfer the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, but for some reason, in the end, Yanxin, the former governor of Shaanxi who was originally intended to be the minister of the Ministry of War, went to Yunnan and Guizhou, while Xun Zhu still stayed. As Minister of the Ministry of War, it has been rumored recently that he will work in the military aircraft department, and he is one of Emperor Chengde's confidantes.

"The next official sees the prince!"

In fact, Xun Zhu has never been in the army, but he has been in the military department for a long time, and he has a bit of a military spirit in him. Regardless of his age, he is straightforward when he sees the ceremony. Very neat.

"Shangshu Xun is being polite, please excuse me, come and sit down."

Even though she knew that Xun Zhu came here to find fault, Hong Qing didn't show a look of impatience, she raised her hand very politely, and just yelled.

"Thank you, my lord, for giving me your seat."

Since Hong Qing had given her orders, the guards who were waiting by her side did not dare to neglect them, and quickly brought Jizi, Jindun, and freshly brewed tea, and Xun Zhu did not What kind of politeness, after thanking him, he immediately sat down.

"Master Xun came to see this king early in the morning. He must have something important to do, so let's talk about it. Listen to me, my king."

In fact, various plans for military and political reform were roughly drawn up as early as the 51st year of Kangxi, and they were reported to Mr. Kangxi, but at that time due to various reasons, they were finally shelved. Some adjustments were made in the details. Hongqing had already considered all the procedures in a comprehensive way, but even so, there were still countless things to worry about when they were implemented one by one. Hong Qing was busy almost from morning to night, and even had very little time to rest, so she didn't want to talk nonsense with Xun Zhu, and once she sat down, Hong Qing was straightforward. Picked out the theme.

"Your Majesty, I have received an edict from His Majesty five days ago to assist in the reform of military affairs. Today, all of our military department are ready to fight, and we are waiting for the words of your Majesty, so that you can follow the order. Don't hide it from the lord, this official came here to ask for orders, and I also ask the lord to show me."

Xun Zhu is a veteran of the officialdom. He has experienced ups and downs, and he has long been experienced to the point of dripping water. After some words of pleading, it can be said that he is not impassioned. At first glance, he really wants to serve the country with fists and fists. He wants to be sincere with Hong Qing The posture of unity.

"I'm afraid it's not good for Mr. Xun to have such a heart of loyalty to the king and to serve the country. As for the matter of military reform, there is no need for the troops of the Ministry of War to worry about it. If there is an explanation, the king will send someone to the Ministry of War to handle it. I hope Mr. Xun will come. Just don't think that the king is constantly disturbing each other."

Although Xun Zhu's words are extremely beautiful, but if you want to fool Hong Qing, it is obviously too far away. Of course, Hong Qing didn't really intend to tear up with Xun Zhu, laughing He praised Xun Zhu a lot, but he was given half a sentence of the truth. There is nothing else, Hong Qing is determined to abandon the Ministry of War this time and start a new one. There is really only one thing that needs the cooperation of the Ministry of War. , That is to take over the arsenal of the Ministry of War. As for the miscellaneous files and personnel of the Ministry of War, Hong Qing does not intend to take over, let alone reuse. Indiscriminately meddled in the matter of military reform.

"Your Majesty is so sympathetic to the officials of the Ministry of War. I am really grateful. It's just that I am following orders. If I don't do anything, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make an appointment with Your Majesty. To tell you the truth, Your Majesty will be your Majesty yesterday. I was summoned, and asked about my errands. The poor official couldn't answer at all, and was reprimanded by His Majesty on the spot. Thinking about it until now, I am still shocked. I ask the prince to see that the official is still diligent. Come on, let's make some arrangements, so that the whole of my military department can have a room for explanation, okay?"

Hong Qing is good at playing Tai Chi, but Xun Zhu is not so easy to dismiss, but seeing him bowing his hands towards Hong Qing with a bitter face, he already cried out bitterly, and he carried out what he said inside and outside. He raised the banner of Emperor Chengde, intending to use this to force Hongqing to submit.

"My lord is very sorry for letting Lord Xun suffer. Since this is the case, then I will not be polite. There are a few things that require more cooperation from the Ministry of War. One is the transfer of the arsenal of the Ministry of War. The second thing is to sort out the files of surveys and maps in various places. These two items are important tasks, and there is no room for loss. It's just that the planning of the various ministries at this king's head is not yet complete, so I ask Mr. Xun to sort it out first, and the king will send it later. People go to hand over, so it can be done?"

For others, Emperor Chengde's will is useful, but for Hongqing, Emperor Chengde's will is not popular, Hongqing will obey those that are useful and useful, and Hongqing will obey those that are useless. Treat it like nonsense, of course, it's good to know the reason for yourself, but you must never say it out loud. There is no doubt that in Hongqing's mind, Emperor Chengde sent Xunzhu to stir up trouble It's useless words that belong to the level of nonsense, so there is no need to pay attention to them at all, but Hong Qing didn't refuse Xun Zhu's request to run errands, and casually gave Xun Zhu two errands.

(End of this chapter)