At that moment, the whole army was in high spirits and was happy that the two princes were promoted to county princes. The two princes were promoted to county princes, and naturally all the soldiers under their command were promoted to higher ranks. Zhang Yanling never forgot the merits of his subordinates and followed him.
Every one of them has risen to prominence, and there are several counts and marquises. Some ordinary soldiers have now become thousands of households, and now there are so many of them.
Therefore, there is no doubt that the next step will be a large-scale promotion of officials, titles and rewards.
In fact, all the officers and soldiers had their minds set on the promotion of the two Dukes. Everyone knew that it was too easy for the Duke of England to come to the throne. All the major decisions and battles since the troops were sent out were due to the Duke of Protector.
The person who planned and commanded the country, the Duke Protector, deserved the title of king. But the Duke of England, the King of Zhenbei, was somewhat unworthy of his title.
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However, the British man is a good person and has a good reputation in the military. Although he is not that great, he cares about the soldiers, often greets them, and shows great concern for the soldiers. He does not have the old-fashioned airs of honoring the country. In fact, in terms of affinity, he is very caring.
In other words, Zhang Lun is better than Zhang Yanling.
Perhaps Zhang Lun has no ability, so he is more easily accepted by the soldiers. After all, clumsiness is also a kind of affinity. On the other hand, the Protector is different. He is aloof, like a god, acting decisively and fiercely. In combat, there is a protector.
Having the Duke in charge will make people more confident. But the Lord Protector will not joke around with you. The military orders are as clear as a mountain, and he executes them vigorously and resolutely. The officers and soldiers are more in awe and admiration for Zhang Yanling, but they dare not have the slightest bit of respect.
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In any case, the two princes were promoted to princes, which was a recognition of the Northern Expedition army and also greatly boosted the morale of the army.
That night, Zhang Lun hosted a banquet in honor of Zhang Yong, who had come from afar. During the banquet, he couldn't help but talk about things in the capital and asked about the emperor's current situation. Zhang Yong drank a few glasses of wine and talked about some things.
For example, Yang Tinghe recently launched a fund-raising operation. Officials and merchants from all over the capital participated in the fund-raising. It is said that he raised no less than hundreds of thousands of taels of military expenses, which was highly praised by the emperor.
Another example is Jiang Bin's decision to resign from the post of commander of Jinyi Guards and return to his hometown in Yuzhou with his mother. The emperor seemed a little sad.
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. When Zhang Yanling heard that Yang Tinghe had started another fund-raising activity, she thought in her heart: Yang Tinghe had started to fish for fame again, pretending to be concerned about the country and the people. What fund-raising activities he was doing at this time were just for charity.
The emperor sees that he is just trying to win people's hearts. This man is really cunning, cunning and hypocritical in the extreme.
However, he already had Hu Zuguang in his hands, and he knew all about Yang Tinghe's crime of instigating Hu Zuguang to intercept and kill Qiu Yue, concealing the news that the border army was trapped, and causing hundreds of thousands of border army soldiers to be trapped and die in Dongsheng City. Yang Tinghe was absolutely
He won't survive. After returning to the capital, the first person he has to deal with is this guy.
As for the news that Jiang Bin was resigning and returning to Weizhou, Zhang Yanling also refused to believe it. Jiang Bin seemed vulgar, but in fact he was very careful and full of tricks. He had finally climbed to his current position, so how could he give up so easily.
When Liu Liu and Liu Qi suppressed the rebellion, this guy was unlucky because he didn't fight well, but he was forced to bring him back. In the past few years, his behavior has always been to fight for something instead of staying contented. Such a person is absolutely impossible
He will resign his job and return home in despair.
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The reason why he did this was simply to win Zhu Houzhao's sympathy and hope to reverse the situation that was unfavorable to him.
In Zhang Yanling's view, Jiang Bin is just a little bug, and she has never paid much attention to him. He is different from Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe has the ability to influence the situation and threaten himself. No matter how hard Jiang Bin jumps, he can't do any tricks.
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However, Zhang Yong said one thing that made Zhang Yanling feel that something was wrong. Zhang Yong said that Fan Zi, the subordinate of Zhang Zhong, the admiral of the East Factory, discovered Yang Tinghe and Jiang Bin when they were staying at a roast goose restaurant where Yang Tinghe often ate.
We made an appointment to have a gathering at that remote shop. The two of them didn't know what they were talking about, so they discussed it until midnight before leaving. The time was two months ago.
This news immediately made Zhang Yanling's nerves tense. Jiang Bin and Yang Tinghe met in private? This is extremely unusual. Civil servants in the outer court respect their status and never associate with Jinyiwei officials. Almost everyone thinks that they are with the Jinyiwei group.
It is shameful to interact with others. Yang Tinghe and Jiang Bin have never met each other, but they arranged to have dinner together? This is extremely unusual behavior.
A chief minister of the foreign cabinet got together with the leader of the imperial court's largest secret service. Moreover, these two people were about to be liquidated and dealt with. This made it difficult not to make people suspect that they had some conspiracy.
After the banquet, Zhang Yanling had a clue in his mind and kept thinking about it. Even though it was a meeting two months ago, considering that Yang Ting and this person had no bottom line and were at the end of their rope. Considering Jiang Bin's current situation
His position, as well as his character and behavior, are certainly worrying.
The next morning, Zhang Yanling met Zhang Yong alone. He told Zhang Yong that after returning to Beijing, he must pay close attention to the actions of Yang Tinghe, Jiang Bin and others. He should also pay attention to the transfer and changes of the personnel around the emperor. However, Zhang Zhong mobilized some Dongchang personnel
Enter the palace and protect the emperor to avoid changes. He also asked Zhang Yong to advise the emperor to strengthen the protection of the guards around him and appoint the commander of the Han general camp as soon as possible.
Zhang Yong was very surprised and asked: "My lord, are you worried about the emperor's safety? Do you think they dare to do harm to the emperor?"
Zhang Yanling only said one thing to Zhang Yong: "You should never underestimate the audacity and lack of bottom line of some people. Be prepared for any danger."
Zhang Yong agreed, but in his heart he felt that Zhang Yanling was a little too nervous. Of course, with everything Zhang Yong knew, he would not have known that Yang Tinghe could choose to conceal the news of the army's defeat and intercept and kill Ming officials who asked for help in order to protect themselves. That person
He can do anything. Because he has no way back. If he makes a mistake once, he can only keep making mistakes and keep making mistakes.
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Zhang Yong rested for one day and prepared to return to Beijing on the fifth day of August. Because the army could not be delayed for too long, it had to set off as soon as possible to fight Hulanhu hypothermia.
In the morning, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Lun sent Zhang Yong out of the camp and said goodbye. Huo Shijian was ordered to take 500 cavalry to escort Zhang Yong and others across the Yellow River ferry. After all, there were still sporadic Tatars on the grasslands north of the Yellow River.
The cavalrymen were wandering around, so Zhang Yong must be ensured to cross the river safely.
After seeing Zhang Yong off, the army broke camp and set off. Halfway through the hour, the army had just marched less than ten miles. While Zhang Yanling and Zhang Lun were still pointing out the scenery on the grassland, they heard the roar of horse hooves from the rear army's direction, and a cavalry galloping towards them.
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Zhang Yanling turned around and saw Huo Shijian leading a group of cavalry galloping towards him, and couldn't help but be surprised.
"Sending people across the river so quickly? How is it possible? It's only been an hour. Could it be possible to fly across with wings?" Zhang Lun also asked in surprise.
The two reined in their horses and waited for the cavalry to approach. Zhang Yanling saw a man riding a horse next to Huo Shijian. The man had disheveled hair and ragged clothes, and his face was covered with dust and mud. It was impossible to identify who it was.
Huo Shijian and others came closer and dismounted. The ragged man also turned over and dismounted, but fell down on the grass with a thud. Huo Shijian quickly reached out to help him up, and the two of them were thinking of Zhang Yanling and Zhang Lun as they galloped in front of the horse.
"Who is that? What happened?" Zhang Lun frowned.
Zhang Yanling squinted her eyes and said nothing. She only heard the man shouting loudly as he ran: "Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo, slave Zhang Zhong, slave Zhang Zhong. It's terrible, something big has happened. Your Majesty... Your Majesty...
…died!”
Everyone was stunned when they heard his shout. Everyone reined in their horses and stood there, staring blankly at the man who was stumbling towards him. They suspected that they had heard wrongly.
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Zhang Yanling had already recognized that it was Zhang Zhong, and he also heard Zhang Zhong's shout. With a serious face, he turned over and dismounted from his horse to greet him quickly.
"Zhang Zhong! What nonsense are you talking about? Say it again? What did you say happened to the emperor just now?" Zhang Yanling shouted sharply.
"Your Majesty... wuwuwu... Your Majesty, he has passed away. My uncle, my servant finally rushed out to report... Ahem, cough, cough! Now I have seen you. Your Majesty has passed away." Zhang Zhonglue
The screams in a sharp voice echoed on the grassland and among the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Everyone heard clearly this time and watched Zhang Zhong fall on the grass in front of Zhang Yanling, crying so hard that he kept repeating the words of the emperor's death. Although they felt a little incredible, all the soldiers understood that,
This kind of news cannot be fabricated, it is probably true.
The emperor passed away, which is a big deal.
Zhang Yanling was also shocked, but he couldn't believe all this. He said in a deep voice: "Zhang Zhong, what happened? How could the emperor pass away when he was so good? Is there any purpose?"
Zhang Zhong cried: "There is no decree, but I have a personal letter from Duke Dingguo and a handwritten letter from the Queen. They are not allowed to inform you. They block the news and don't let anyone send the letter. They..."
Zhang Yanling stopped him immediately. He had already sensed that the matter was not simple, and some things could not be said in broad daylight.
Zhang Lun caught up and said loudly: "Brother Yanling, what happened? What happened? Is what Zhang Zhong said true? How is this possible? Brother Yanling, what should we do?"
"Send the order, stop the march, and set up camp on the spot. Each battalion will abide by the military order and each guard its own camp. Wait for the order." Zhang Yanling shouted loudly.
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The trumpet sounded, the order was issued, and the army immediately set up camp on the spot to be on alert. The front, middle and rear battalions received orders to maintain the highest alert status. No one was allowed to discuss at will, and all battalions were prohibited from mobilizing at will. Except for guarding troops and horses, all base camps were on standby.
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Guards were densely surrounding the Chinese army's tent, and no one was allowed to approach. In the tent, Zhang Lun and Zhang Yanling sat in the middle, with solemn expressions. Zhang Zhong sat at the bottom, and after drinking a large pot of water, he slowly calmed down. Details
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