In the imperial palace in Nanjing, Zhu Youjian summoned ministers to discuss and resolve the mutiny of the Xichuan army and occupied Jingzhou.

Now, the Longwu court has just lost nearly 200,000 troops and has been greatly damaged. In the north of the Yangtze River, there are Qing troops facing the Yangtze River, Zhejiang warlords entrenched in Yangzhou to confront the court, and the Wu Yue vassal is eyeing Nanjing. The situation in the Longwu Dynasty in Jiangnan is very tense.

In this case, if something goes wrong with Huguang in the west, Zhu Youjian is really worried and doesn't know how to deal with it.

At this time, Zhang Tongchang, who was highly valued in the study, said, "Your Majesty, I think there is only one way to solve the current dilemma!"

Zhu Youjian pressed his forehead with one hand and said in a deep voice: "Your family will say it!"

Zhang Tongchang said: "Enable the main war faction, declare war on the Qing Dynasty, and prepare for the Northern Expedition!"

Zhu Youjian frowned, "The court is now in strength and self-protection is still difficult, so how can we talk about the Northern Expedition?"

Zhang Tongchang said: "Your Majesty, the court did not immediately expedition the Northern Expedition, but used the name of the Northern Expedition to divert the pressure on the court by the Zhejiang Army, the Wu Yue Vanguard, and the Xichuan Vanguard. As long as the Ming Dynasty went to war with the Qing Dynasty, Xichuan would be restrained by Wu Sangui of Hanzhong, and the attention of the Zhejiang Army and the Wu Yue Vanguard would also turn to the north, and the court would have a chance to breathe."

Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up and he pondered for a moment, "Your family's words are feasible!"

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but stand up from the imperial throne, paced back and forth in the study, then stopped, nodded and said, "Publicizing the Northern Expedition, creating confrontation between the north and the south, and taking advantage of the external pressure of the Qing Dynasty on the Ming Dynasty to divert the contradictions. However, if you want to turn the attention of the Zhejiang Army, the Wu Yue Fan, and the Xichuan Fan to the north, the court must first ease the conflict with them. Now, I have reconciled with Zhao Bo'an and Zhu Yihai, and the Xichuan Fan are left."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian looked at Zhang Tongchang and Yang Wencong and asked, "Has the person sent to Huguang to appease the Xichuan soldiers chosen?"

Yang Wencong politely said, "Report to Your Majesty, it's settled! But~"

"But what?" Zhu Youjian frowned.

Yang Wencong said: "The person I recommend is Yan Qiheng, the former Minister of War. He was sent by the Duge Division and was sent to Xichuan. He had some interactions with Sun Kewang and the generals of Xichuan!"

Zhu Youjian pondered for a while, remembering that in order to fight against the Qing army in Sichuan, Du Yinxi sent Yan Qiheng to Yunnan and Guizhou, and privately promised to be crowned king, which made Zhu Youjian furious.

At that time, Yan Qiheng and Du Yinxi were demoted together. Later, Du Yinxi seized He Tengjiao's military power. Longwu could only use Du Yinxi more. Yan Qiheng was regained and became the Minister of War. However, as the pro-war faction was dismissed, Yan Qiheng suffered great trouble and was demoted by the court again.

Zhu Youjian only knew that Yan Qiheng was demoted from the court, but he didn't know where he was demoted, so he said: "Where are others, they will immediately rise up and ask him to go to Huguang to appease the mutiny Xichuan soldiers and bring Jingzhou back."

Yang Wencong saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

Zhu Youjian was puzzled for a moment and asked, "Why did your family say this?"

Yang Wencong whispered: "Two years ago, Yan Qiheng was demoted from the Minister of War to Ji'an, Jiangxi to be a Tongzhi. He was still on the way and then changed to Taiping, Guangxi to be a magistrate. Later, he was demoted to Wenchang, Qiongzhou to be a county magistrate. Half a year ago, Yan Qiheng resigned from his post on the grounds of being sick, and returned home in Shanyin, Zhejiang. He went to seclusion and did not leave. I wrote a letter to him and asked him to come back, but he could not leave!"

Zhu Youjian's face gradually became gloomy. He was transferred from a deputy ministerial-level official to a county magistrate for two years, and was demoted continuously, and was demoted from Nanjing, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and then Qiongzhou. Almost all the time passed on the road.

It was not easy to travel far away in ancient times. It was clearly a slander, trying to waste people to death on the road.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but be furious: "Who did this!"

Zhang Tongchang and Yang Wencong didn't say anything, because the initiator was Zhu Youjian and He Tengjiao.

Although Zhu Youjian did not directly order, He Tengjiao dared to do this because he received his support and trust.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Zhu Youjian understood it in his heart and couldn't help but feel silent. After a while, he walked back to the imperial seat and sat down, sighed and said, "It seems that Yan Aiqing has resentment towards the court! Well, I will issue an order in person to recruit him into the court."

Huguang, Yuezhou Prefecture, Baling.

Baling County is the location of Yuezhou Prefecture City.

Although Yuezhou is the gateway to the Three Hunan Provinces, and the traffic in Huguang is at a critical moment, and there are frequent personnel exchanges, in the past two months, there have been many more people coming and going to Yuezhou, and they are all senior members.

Since 1655, starting from the first month of the year, people have come to Yuezhou from time to time, with all kinds of people, and most of them are officials.

These people came to Yuezhou not to climb Yueyang Tower or to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dongting. They traveled thousands of miles, and some even came from Nanjing, not for anything else, but to visit one person, the tycoon leader Du Yinxi, who lived in seclusion on Junshan Island, formerly the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.

This made the magistrate of Baling. The people who came either had a famous gentry or an official who was older than him could not offend anyone. Shangguan from wherever he came had to accompany him. The affairs of the county were almost abandoned. I accompanied the adults to Junshan Island every few days.

On the first day of the second month, Xu Keyi, the magistrate of Baling, was resting in the county government office. The yamen runners suddenly came to report that a court official had arrived at the post station.

Xu Keyi asked the newspaper and couldn't help but complain, what's this? Mr. Duge lived on Junshan Island for two years. In the past, except for Liu Tichun, the general of Xiangyang, who sent some things from time to time, he didn't see anyone.

It’s not during festivals now, so why do you suddenly come here like going to the market?

Xu Keyi was very reluctant, but no matter how much he complained, he hurried to the post station to receive officials from the court.

Xu Keyi was just a county magistrate and could not get in touch with major affairs of the court. However, from the wind, Xu Keyi also saw one thing, whether the court was going to launch the door to the court again.

The official who came to Baling was none other than Yan Qiheng, the Minister of War who had just been restored by the court. He was ordered to go to Huguang to deal with the mutiny of the Xichuan soldiers.

Yan Qiheng rushed to Huguang from Nanjing, but did not go to Jingzhou to deal with the mutiny of the Xichuan soldiers. Instead, he hurried to Yuezhou to visit his old superior Du Yinxi.

At this time, on the lake boat heading to Junshan, Yan Qiheng stood at the bow of the boat. Looking at the vast Dongting Lake, Xu Yi stood behind him and couldn't help but tentatively tentatively: "As soon as he arrived in Huguang, he came to visit Master Du Ge. It's really admirable!"

Yan Qiheng stood at the bow of the boat and couldn't help but smile: "The Duge Department is a pillar of the court, and he is also the old official of my official. Thanks to the cultivation of the Ge Lao, I passed by Yuezhou and wanted to come to pay my respects."

As he said that, Yan Qiheng looked at Xu Keyi and said, "There are a lot more people visiting the Pavilion Master recently!"

Xu Keyi complained a little: "There is indeed a lot more. Baling was poor in order to receive all Shangguans!"

Yan Qiheng heard the words, "Just this time, gritting your teeth and being straight will not harm you."

After hearing this, Xu Yi understood no matter how stupid he was. Since Du Yinxi went to Junshan Island to live in seclusion, someone from above has hinted at him to monitor Du Yinxi's every move, and he did the same.

Now it seems that the direction of the court may change again.
Chapter completed!