Zhu Youxiao could only sigh. This man was also a great talent. He was among the best in this era in terms of firearms and military affairs, and his military preparedness was also outstanding.
"Old Duke, please do some hard work and help me find this person. If you find him, you can directly order him to come to Beijing!"
"But I guess he should be in Liaodong or Jiubian. The old man can focus on these two places!"
Zhang Weixian asked with a confused look:
"Why does Your Majesty think he is in Jiubian? This scholar is from Zhejiang, and I think he must be quite talented and should be preparing for the imperial examination!"
"Don't worry, old man, he is more likely to control the land here, just go and find it!"
"Okay, the first thing now is to prepare for leaving the fortress. We must make sure that everything is foolproof. We need to prepare more marching powder, reassuring pills, plague-avoiding pills, bleeding-stopping pills, and wind-cold pills."
"There are also all kinds of medicinal materials that need to be prepared. Don't be too troublesome and just prepare them according to the doctor's prescriptions!"
"The horses also need to be taken care of by the veterinarians. Many of the Yulin Army's horses are from inside the pass. I'm afraid they won't be able to adapt to the weather outside the pass. Don't cause a plague."
"In addition, pass on my decree to recruit them all into the army as military doctors and go with the army on expeditions!"
"I obey the decree!"
After he finished explaining the affairs of the army, Zhu Youxiao walked down from the imperial platform to Zhang Weixian and said:
"Old Duke, I am going on an expedition outside the customs this time. The danger is unknown. I would like to ask the old Duke to guard Shuntian Mansion, but I can only leave 30,000 troops for you!"
Zhang Weixian was also unable to react for a moment. Although His Majesty did value his family, he had never had this honor before.
The Ming Dynasty was founded for more than two hundred years, but there were many emperors who personally conquered the country, such as Chengzu, Xuanzong, Yingzong, and Wuzong. However, when they personally conquered the country, they all used the cabinet or the prince to supervise the country, and even if the prince supervises the country, he must be assisted by civilian officials.
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"Your Majesty, this move may be against etiquette, and the court ministers may object."
The civil servants will definitely object. They will try their best to suppress the military generals who have any power, let alone the nobles. What they are most afraid of is that these nobles have the right to speak in the court.
Zhu Youxiao's move was also very obvious. He wanted to tell those people and the Wuxun Group that the opportunity to be a general has come. It depends on whether you can grasp it.
"There is no such thing as etiquette. The old man has relaxed his mind. I trust the old man the most. This task of looking after the house must be done by the old man!"
Zhu Youxiao held Zhang Weixian's hand tightly. He was giving him the greatest support, so that he didn't have to worry about those gossips.
And Zhang Weixian said with tears streaming down his face:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will fulfill my duties faithfully and live up to your Majesty's trust!"
Zhu Youxiao believed in and understood Zhang Weixian's loyalty very much. It should be said that all the British princes could be trusted very much.
Whether it is Zhang Weixian in front of him, his son Zhang Zhiji, or his grandson Zhang Shize who is far away in Nanjing, they have used their actions and lives to prove that living with the country is not an empty talk.
"Old Duke, these are my Tengxiang Four Guards. They will be responsible for guarding the imperial city and are temporarily under my command!"
After hearing this, the four Tengxiang guards at the back saluted respectfully and shouted:
"The general will finally meet the Duke!"
Zhang Weixian's heart was turned upside down at this moment. He even handed over the imperial army to him. What kind of trust was this?
After returning the gift, he knelt down directly to Zhu Youxiao and said:
"Even if I die, I will never be able to repay His Majesty's grace!"
Zhu Youxiao immediately helped him up and said:
"Old Duke, please wake up quickly!"
"Capital Master, I will leave it to the old Duke. Be sure to take good care of those civil servants and nobles!"
Then he explained the specific matters in detail, focusing on which people, which places, and what types of people. Zhu Youxiao explained everything clearly.
After the explanation, the commanders of the Four Guards went back to gather the troops to prepare for entering the city. Zhang Weixian also went to the military camp to make final arrangements.
Although the military and political affairs were handed over to civil servants and generals respectively, Zhu Youxiao could not completely rest assured.
"Go and announce Xu Xianchun's arrival!"
"We also ordered Wei Zhongxian to come and stagger them!"
Factory guards are his own eyes. If there are no factory guards to watch over such a large capital, no matter how well Zhu Youxiao balances and arranges things properly, accidents may still happen.
And Zhu Youxiao must ensure that the capital is as safe as possible. If the capital is in chaos, the world will also be in chaos.
"I see your Majesty, and I respectfully wish you His Majesty's peace!"
Zhu Youxiao did not respond. He sat on the dragon chair and stared at Xu Xianchun for a long time. Xu Xianchun was so scared that he thought he had done something wrong.
However, he did not dare to speak, so he knelt on the ground and waited for a long time before hearing Zhu Youxiao say:
"Is your grandfather Xu Congcheng?"
"Your Majesty, that's right!"
Zhu Youxiao smiled again and said:
"Speaking of which, you and I are also related!"
"It seems that at this critical moment, we have to rely on our own family!"
As soon as Xu Xianchun heard this, he knew that His Majesty had something important to entrust to him, and he shouted angrily:
"But please give me your Majesty's orders!"
"I want you to select two hundred Tiqi who are highly skilled in martial arts and loyal, and disguise themselves as imperial guards to guard the main entrances of the palace."
"In addition, we are ordering back those Tiqi who have dispersed, and the scope is Beizhili. Let them return to Beijing quietly, and closely monitor all civil and military officials. The same is true for the people. We cannot relax!"
"I will lead an expedition in fifteen days. The capital is under my watch. If there is an emergency, you can go on your own. In other cases, please consult with Yuanfu Wang Xiangqian and British Duke Zhang Weixian."
Zhu Youxiao picked up a stack of memorials on the imperial case and handed them to Wang Chaofu and said:
"This is a question book specially made by me. After I go on the expedition, I will use this book to submit reports to me. One copy will be delivered to the army every day. It will not be interrupted for a day, and no outsiders will know its existence!"
"I have entrusted the British Duke with important matters on the surface, but secretly, I will leave it to you. Don't let me down!"
Xu Xianchun kowtowed quickly and said:
"I will never live up to your majesty's grace!"
Zhu Youxiao ordered him again:
"In addition to the common people and civil and military officials in the city, you should also pay attention to Dongchang, especially Wei Zhongxian, and report them all to me together."
"I have told the two hundred Tiqi that no one is allowed to enter or leave the palace during the period when I am out of the capital, not even my fifth brother. But if this happens, all of them will be killed!"
"According to the order!"
No wonder emperors of all dynasties called themselves lonely men. Zhu Youxiao really understands them now.
The emperor's life is ruthless. He cannot completely trust anyone, nor can he dare to trust people, otherwise he may not even be able to save his own life.
There are too many lessons learned from the past. Isn’t that what Hu Hai is like? He favored Zhao Gao and ended up having a good time for a few years. Hundreds of years of hard work in the Qin Dynasty were wiped out. Even he who traveled from hundreds of years later is beginning to have this mentality.