Chapter 655 I am here
"You said it in public?"
"Yes."
Yan San said respectfully, "In front of so many people, Lord Chang Wei used a story to veil the doubts about the cause of the late emperor's death, and also hinted that Your Majesty is investigating the cause of the late emperor's death."
Emperor Jiajing narrowed his eyes, threw the Taoist book aside, and said slowly: "When the late emperor passed away, I was quite surprised to hear the news in Anlu. The late emperor was in good health, even if he fell into the water, he should not have died so easily."
This is something that many people have always been puzzled about. The late emperor was able to lead his army out of the border and was said to have killed the enemy with his own hands. Regardless of whether this is true or not, how could the late emperor, who could ride a horse at high speed outside the border and not panic when encountering an enemy, be so weak?
"Let Lu Bing come."
Lu Bing arrived later.
"Not long after I ascended the throne, I ordered you to take people to investigate the cause of the late emperor's death. I remember you said that it took a long time for someone to rescue the late emperor after he fell into the water. And then it seemed that nothing happened?"
"Yes." Lu Bing said, "I asked the guards who accompanied him at the time, and they all said that after His Majesty was rescued, he smiled and said that it was dark underwater, as if there were ghosts."
"He said it with a smile, which means that he was fine." Emperor Jiajing stroked the jade cone, and his thin face showed a little more coldness. "But he fell ill after returning to Beijing. This is strange."
"Later, I wanted to continue investigating, but..." Lu Bing looked up, "Yang Tinghe and others teamed up with the one in the harem, and His Majesty asked me to return..."
"At that time, there was no one I could trust around me, so I had no choice but to ask you to come back. Otherwise, with the clues left behind, the cause of the late emperor's death would have been something I could not escape investigation... What a pity, if that person in the palace knew about this, I don't know what he would think."
Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe joined forces to suppress Emperor Jiajing, forcing him to give up investigating the cause of death of the previous emperor.
That empress dowager... Huang Jin couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the past.
In the last few years of her life, the empress dowager still hated Emperor Jiajing to her core.
Emperor Jiajing was certainly not a model of repaying evil with kindness. In addition, he had a feud with the literati during those years and had to govern the country, so he was extremely busy and gradually put that matter aside.
It was not until after he retired to the Western Garden that Emperor Jiajing suddenly dreamed of the late emperor one day, which led to him ordering the Yanqi to restart the investigation.
"Your Majesty, if Lord Chang Wei tells others about this, I'm worried that it will alert the enemy," Yan San said.
"If a person does something wrong, he will definitely feel guilty. Even if decades have passed. He is the emperor. Can the people who participated in this matter forget it in their dreams at midnight?"
Emperor Jiajing said: "Liao Chen wanted to leave Beijing in a hurry just as the Marquis of Linqing and his wife were about to be arrested. Did he know that I was investigating the cause of the late emperor's death at that time?"
Yan San shook his head, feeling powerless in his heart... It seemed that Yan Qi was really brainless!
Huang Jin saw it very clearly. It was not that the Yanqi were stupid, but that they could not keep up with the Taoist's thinking.
Nowadays, there are very few people who can follow my thinking. Yan Song and his son, and Xu Jie may be considered the majority. As for Jiang Qingzhi... Huang Jin is a little confused.
Jiang Qingzhi's actions often seem unscrupulous, but they often fit in with Dao Ye's thoughts.
Is this intentional or unintentional?
Huang Jin is unknown.
"Since he didn't know I was investigating this, why did he run away?" Emperor Jiajing said sarcastically, "What do you mean by an old man sending off a young man? That's a daughter. I remember Liao Chen had two sons."
"Yes, they died of illness one after another in the past few years." Yan San knew a lot about the Liao family.
"His two sons died in the capital one after another, but Liao Chen still called the shots in the capital. Why is he so heartbroken now that his daughter is about to be exiled?"
Emperor Jiajing sighed and said, "Just listen to Qingzhi's instructions on this matter."
I don't want to explain to you, a fool.
Yan San's face flushed, "Yes."
After Yan San left, Emperor Jiajing stood up and walked out of the palace. Looking at the spring scenery, he said, "Since the investigation of Liao Chen, my intentions can no longer be hidden from those people. Yan Qi is good at killing people, but unfortunately..."
Huang Jin smiled and said, "It's a pity that Chang Wei Bo is not willing to be the commander of the Yanqi."
"Him?" Emperor Jiajing smiled, then narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "The spring is getting stronger. Once spring is over, it will be the hottest time of the year. Altan cannot send troops in winter. I seem to hear the sound of war drums."
He turned around, a sharp gleam in his eyes, "Throwing this out at this time can deter those who have ulterior motives! We can also prepare for the battle with all our strength!"
As expected, it was Chang Wei Bo who understood His Majesty's intention.
Emperor Jiajing often threw a sentence, even a word, a poem, or a line of poetry to his ministers, asking them to figure it out and guess, and then do things based on what they had guessed.
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"The war is not far away. Your Majesty's newly-awakened ambitions are waiting to be fulfilled in this war. If he wins, the emperor will be majestic. If he loses, the Confucians will take advantage of the situation to counterattack. Therefore, everything at this moment is based on the war. Otherwise, what if I act arrogantly today and capture Liao Chen?"
In the study, Jiang Qingzhi poured tea for Tang Shunzhi with a smile.
Tang Shunzhi reached out to touch the teacup and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of misjudging His Majesty's intentions?"
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head. "I only consider the overall situation and whether this behavior is good for Ming. As for other things... I don't have the leisure to guess or speculate."
Huang Jin would definitely be stunned for a long time after hearing what he said.
It turns out that this guy never tried to guess what the Taoist was thinking.
"During my visit to the north, I saw many places building biogas digesters. The farmers were very happy and said that if they could increase their income by 10% this year, they could buy clothes for their wives and children and fill their stomachs during the lean season."
Tang Shunzhi looked at Jiang Qingzhi with sharp eyes, "Qingzhi, your actions are of great merit."
"I haven't thought about merit or virtue." Jiang Qingzhi really hadn't thought about it. "As I said, I act according to my heart." "My philosophy of mind emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action, but the ultimate goal is to cultivate the mind. In other words, act according to your heart. You've taken the lead in reaching the other side. Hahahaha!"
Tang Shunzhi laughed.
Xia Yan came and exchanged a few words with Tang Shunzhi, then said, "Qingzhi, Jinyiwei just sent someone here, Lu Bing wants you to go over."
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"Commander, why did you ask Jiang Qingqian to come here for this matter?"
In the Jinyiwei lobby, Zhu Hao couldn't help but say dissatisfiedly: "Our spies went through a lot of trouble to get this information, and Jiang Qingzhi has made a contribution just by sitting at home. How can our brothers feel about this?"
Lu Bing sat at the top, his eyes deep, "Do you understand the art of conquest?"
Zhu Hao was stunned for a moment and shook his head. "I am not very proficient in the art of conquest."
"So, do you understand military tactics? Or are you able to plan for the emperor?" Lu Bing's tone gradually became stern.
"I don't understand!" Zhu Hao lowered his head.
"Don't mention you. I don't understand either!" Lu Bing said coldly, "The information that my brothers have obtained through risking their lives on the grassland is worthless. Can I just sit back and watch? No!"
Lu Bing patted the armrest of his chair. "Jiang Qingzhi has been to Altan Khan's tribe and defeated his cavalry several times. Apart from him, who else can we ask for advice? Qiu Luan?"
It was heard that Qiu Luan had been studying military books at home recently, and he got up at the sound of the cock-crow and vowed to restore the glory of the Xianning Marquisate with his merits.
"He's a fool!" Lu Bing sneered, "Do you think I'm willing to invite Jiang Qingzhi? With just one word of invitation, you handed my face over to Jiang Qingzhi to be beaten. Do you think I'm willing?"
Lu Bing stood up, furious.
Everyone saluted, "We are incompetent, please punish us, Commander."
Zhu Hao lowered his head, with humiliation in his eyes. Like Lu Bing, he wished he could kill Jiang Qingzhi. But Jiang Qingzhi had to do it. What could he do?
"Commander, Chief Wilbur is here." Someone came to report.
Lu Bing's face instantly showed a smile, "Please come in."
As soon as Jiang Qingzhi came in, he noticed that the atmosphere was not right, "Why, are they discussing how to kill Ben Bo?"
He was just making a joke, but everyone just smiled with their lips folded and their hearts were not smiling.
What the hell!
Jiang Qingzhi couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly felt that he was overthinking.
Lu Bing wanted to kill himself, but he would never discuss this matter publicly.
"I wanted to go to Xin'an Lane to ask for advice, but I just learned about the Liao family's affairs. If I go, I'm afraid it will disrupt Chang Wei's plan. So, I'll trouble Chang Wei."
Lu Bing was very polite. Jiang Qingzhi sat down and said, "Old Lu, just talk about official matters. If it's personal matters, please don't say anything."
This guy treats the Jinyiwei as his own family!
Those hundred and thousand households were extremely dissatisfied when they saw Jiang Qingzhi's careless behavior.
"A while ago, a secret agent of the Imperial Guard sent a message from the grassland that the Altan tribe has been gathering troops frequently recently, either for training or reorganization, and even purged several tribes."
Lu Bing looked at Jiang Qingzhi and said slowly, "Now the caravans of both sides are isolated outside the core, and so are my Jinyiwei secret agents, who are blocked outside the royal court. But there is still one person in the royal court. It would be too much for one person to investigate these things. I asked Chang Wei Bo to come here to ask... how one person should investigate and where to investigate."
"This matter!" Jiang Qingzhi took out a cigarette, "According to my judgment, Altan Khan will send troops in summer or autumn. There are two things that the secret agent wants to investigate. First, the approximate date of Altan Khan's dispatch of troops. Oh, and by the way, is it possible to contact that lone hero?"
Lonely hero!
This is the evaluation from the famous general of the Ming Dynasty and the leader of the Mohist school.
There was a hint of relief in the eyes of those people.
Lu Bing nodded, "But the royal court is under tight security recently, so we can't stay there for long."
"Tell him that he only needs to find out the approximate date when Altan Khan would send out his troops."
Zhu Hao asked: "Just roughly?"
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "In theory, speed is the most important thing for a military operation, but if Altan sends out troops, it will definitely be a huge show."
"What if a small force launches a surprise attack?" someone questioned.
Jiang Qingzhi chuckled, "The Nine Frontiers are still there. If Altan's detachment dares to march straight in, I will personally lead the Beijing Guards to meet them and the Nine Frontiers will encircle them. That would be sending them to their deaths."
"The Nine Frontiers are afraid of fighting!" The deputy captain smiled, "I'm afraid they don't dare to attack."
This is a big problem.
Even Lu Bing wanted to know Jiang Qingzhi's solution.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at everyone, his tone was light but firm.
"I'm here, they dare not not attack!"
(End of this chapter)
