The Imperial Heaven Supervision was ordered to choose auspicious day for troops to be sent, and the time was finally set on May 16th.

The court was making final preparations for the emperor's personal expedition to the west of the Mo. Before he was about to leave the capital, Liu Jun issued an order to be appointed as the former governor of Sanjiang Li Chunjiang as the young master and the crown prince's grandfather Minister of Personnel Wenhua Hall, and officially joined the cabinet as the minister of the group assistant to form a cabinet.

The Grand Secretary of the Great Han Dynasty had four halls and three pavilions, and the rankings were Zhongji Hall, Jianji Hall, Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall and Wenyuan Hall, Tiren Pavilion and Dong Pavilion Grand Secretary. The Grand Secretary of the Tiren Pavilion was added on the basis of the original four halls and two halls. The Grand Secretary of the seven halls and pavilions were only given one person, and the principle of retreating one advance one is strictly followed. At the same time, the Grand Secretary of the Hall and Pavilion are linked to the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet.

This is like connecting military positions with military ranks in the army.

If you serve as the chief minister, you will be appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace. If you serve as the second assistant, you will be appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Ji Palace. And the Minister of Personnel will be appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace. Then there are four ministers, the Minister of War, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Works, and the Minister of Justice, and you will be appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Other Halls and Pavilions.

Because the chief minister, second assistant, minister of the Ministry of Personnel and minister of War are both famous grandsons in the palace, while the other three ministers are famous grandsons in the palace, it can also be well seen that the obvious power among these seven grandsons.

When Li Chunjiang became the Minister of Personnel, he also entered the cabinet and was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace. Although he entered the cabinet late, he suddenly jumped over four Grand Secretarys and became the third-ranked Grand Secretary in the cabinet. This ranking is in sequence and is very strict and insurmountable.

Like the other four ministers, Li Chunjiang managed the affairs of the head office and affiliated temples, departments, bureaus, etc. on the other hand, as a member of the Grand Secretary, he participated in the management of the entire cabinet as a member of the group.

Li Chunjiang entered the cabinet in his twenties and became the third leader of the cabinet. This news did not surprise everyone at all. Who is Li Chunjiang? He is the emperor's old brother, Long Yuanxun, and in recent years he has performed well.

However, the emperor then transferred the three generals in the army, causing a little rippling.

General Liu Yunsheng officially retired. The emperor's cousin, who had been in the army for many years, held important positions. From the general of the Beiyang Fleet to the governor of the Imperial Guard to the governor of Zhili to the Privy Council, and then to the governor of the Nanyang Army, the general of Zhennan, all the way, he had a very high prestige in the army.

Now, the young general took off his military uniform and retired from active service at this time.

After retiring, the emperor immediately granted the title of Liu Yun to the Young Guardian and Prince Taibao Minister of War Wuying Hall Grand Secretary.

Due to the current policy of separation of military and political affairs implemented by the Han Dynasty, the Privy Councilor was still an active military general. However, the position of Minister of War was directly under the cabinet of the Ministry of War, and the Minister of War was one of the five ministers and one of the five auxiliary members of the group. Therefore, the court had stipulated that the Minister of War could not be an active military officer, but due to the particularity of the Ministry of War, it could not be an ordinary civil servant. Therefore, the final result was that to serve as Minister of War, senior generals who had retired active service must be appointed as a retired senior general.

Liu Yunsheng retired, turned to the cabinet, and jumped into the fourth-ranked Grand Secretary in the cabinet, following Li Chunjiang.

The two generals, Fu Shan and Zheng Zhilong, were appointed as commander of the army and commander of the navy. The two commands were under the Ministry of War and commanded the military and political affairs of the two major military branches of the Han Dynasty.

Zheng Sanjun served as the Grand Secretary of the Second Auxiliary of the Cabinet, Li Shuchu served as the Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Rites Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Guowei served as the Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Yang Tinglin served as the Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Justice Dongge.

As the time for the troops was approaching, important personnel changes in the court were continuous.

Li Chunjiang and Liu Yunsheng entered the cabinet one after another, taking charge of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Shan and Zheng Zhilong served as commanders of the Army and Navy, and the scale of these two commands has been greatly expanded, becoming the two largest departments in the Ministry of War.

But this was not the end, and the second assistant also replaced the person. Finally, everyone found that in just ten days, in addition to the chief assistant Yuan Jixian, he was still unmoved. The seven grand senators in the cabinet changed six at one time. Not long after Zheng Sanjun took over as the Minister of Personnel, he was promoted, but except for him, he still changed five new people to the cabinet at once.

But this is not over yet.

Then an order continued to be heard in the harem.

In addition to the fact that the Privy Council left and right Privy Council and the Chief of General Staff did not change, the most important senior generals below, five theater commanders, five theater chiefs, five theater chiefs, and the Army and Navy chiefs, and the twelve generals, were all replaced.

Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu, Hou Xun and other former commanders and chiefs of staff were all transferred out of the military field. The civil servants have now been transferred to civilian positions, which has completely abide by the system of separation of military and political affairs.

The twelve generals who served as admirals and generals in the former local army were all promoted to generals and entered the Privy Council to hold these twelve important positions.

The twelve new generals, together with the left and right Privy Councilors and the Chief of Staff, formed the new leadership of the Privy Council, the military order system. With the three military and political giants of the Ministry of War and the Commander of the Land and Sea, the center of the army was also greatly changed.

Before the emperor personally fought, the military and political circles suddenly changed blood, which shocked countless people's attention. However, Liu Jun had long considered that he personally fought against the Western Regions, and the left-behind courts could not be in chaos. The current confirmed cabinet, Privy Council and Ministry of War renewal was also to allow these people who had lived in the right position to take up these important positions so as to better stabilize the court after he left.

"Yuanfu, the new cabinet team is officially formed. You are the founding chief minister and you are a successful country. Tomorrow, I will officially lead the army to the west. My family will rely on Yuanfu to lead the team and manage this big business well."

In the Forbidden City, Liu Jun talked with members of the four major teams of the court in the Yangxin Palace.

Cabinet, Censorate, House of Assembly, Privy Council.

During this adjustment, the Cabinet and the Privy Council were both undergoing major changes, but Liu Jun from the House and the Censorate did not move, so there was no need to move anymore. Before the New Year, Liu Jun had already used Ni Yuanlu's incident to move both the House and the Censorate.

Now these four major teams have basically been very moved, and they are all brand new teams.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. The old minister must take the lead in watching the family."

"I believe in you, so don't worry. If something urgent happens in the court is too late to report to me, I will allow you to behead you first and then report." I am still very relieved to Yuan Jixian and Liu Jun. Yuan Jixian, Mei Zhihuan and Li Changgeng are both of the same type of people, both ambitions and ideals, and they are not just ignorant scholars. Of course, what Liu Jun admires the most is that they are all those with a very moral bottom line.

Compared with people like Liu Zongzhou and Ni Yuanlu, they are more than one or two more excellent. Liu Zongsu also has ideals, ambitions, and moral integrity, but they are too idealistic and lack practical abilities, so they are difficult to be pragmatic.

Yuan Jixian is still a rare person who is not obsessed with power and does not have much power.

After this old man, it is difficult to find such a person again. Looking at the court, it seems that only Fu Shan is somewhat similar to his master.

There were small tables in the hall, and all the ministers of the four major teams sat there without restraint.

No one stood up ignorantly at this time and said anything against the emperor's personal expedition. Even the Censor Liu Zongzhou and the new Senate President Li Banghua did not say anything.

It’s not that they don’t have a solar term, but that they have said everything they should say, and the emperor has explained it seriously several times, and they are all reasonable and concise. If they hold on, it’s not just admonishment, but nonsense.

The emperor's western expedition was indeed able to better order the Mongolian princes. At the same time, the emperor's personal expedition to the western desert was also an inspection by the Emperor of Han on the Western Regions, which shocked the Western Regions and even shook the Western powers such as Tsarist Russia, Ottoman, Safi, and Mughals.

Li Shuchu sat there with a smile on his face. Not long ago, he stepped down from the position of governor of Zhili and was worried about his future. When he was later appointed as a senator, he felt that his career was smooth, but unexpectedly, he didn't work as a senator for long, and he entered the cabinet again and became a Grand Secretary.

Which position is higher, the Senate of the Parliament or the Minister of Rites in the Cabinet? In terms of rank, the Senate is at the same level as the Chief Auxiliary, but in fact, it is definitely the position of the Minister of Rites in the Cabinet. After all, the Cabinet is responsible for administration, and the House of Representatives is only responsible for review. It should have been more powerful than the power of doing things, but in fact, the power of responsible for specific affairs is more important.

A team of palace maids came in, holding a tray in their hands, and gave each minister a drink.

The first time I passed the plum tree, it was tea, but it turned out to be a cup of hot and brown drink.

He picked it up and took a sip, but found it extremely bitter.

At this time, Zhang Guowei's cough came from the side. The Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Works, who was appointed as the Speaker of the House of Commons not long ago, also entered the cabinet this time. He obviously treated the thing as tea and drank it a little anxiously.

"This is coffee. If you feel it bitter, you can add sugar or some milk to suit you." Liu Jun held a cup of coffee with sugar and milk in his hand, and said Zhang Guowei with a red face when he smiled and coughed.

People who just drink coffee are really not used to it. They are just like drinking, tea and smoking, but those who like it will soon become fascinated by it. Today's great men can be said to be rich in resources. Even if they do not have it locally, the prosperity of the great men's trade and the wealth of the great men have quickly attracted the influx of goods from all over the world.

Tobacco, coffee, and chocolate all poured in.

Nowadays, not only have milk tea shops, cigar shops, and bars in Beijing, but also many new coffee shops have been opened. There are even geniuses who have found a way to make cocoa into solid chocolate, and then take it out and sell it as a novel product.

"This thing is actually good and refreshing. After working for a long time, after drinking a cup, you will immediately feel energetic and you will be exhausted. It is as effective as tobacco, alcohol and tea, and each has its own advantages."

Now tea and tobacco have become supplies for officials and the army. Liu Jun plans to include milk powder, coffee and chocolate in addition to tobacco, tea and sugar. These are all good things to refresh the spirit, especially sugar and chocolate, which are high-calorie, which is more effective than food at critical moments and is lighter to carry.

The northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

In front of you is a vast grassland. It is summer, with lush water and grass, and a magical scenery of cattle and sheep that blows the grass and shines.

In front is a river, which is a seasonal river. In summer, many dry riverbeds on the grassland will turn into broad rivers with waves due to rain.

Mengdan dismounted and helped push the carriage across the river with the rest of the Mongolian knights. Crossing the river in summer is a very troublesome and dangerous thing. The rivers that dry in winter become dangerous in summer. Many sections of the river water are very deep and turbulent. The most dangerous thing is the grass by the river. It may look extremely ordinary, but in fact, if you step on it, it may be a pit that can trap people in.

In the knee-length grass, Mondan and the warriors moved the things from the carriage and tied them to the horses.

The family members in the carriage also have to transfer horses.

The captain asked Meng Dan to come over and help, and was about to try to let the horse pull the empty car across the river.

"The river is very deep. It just rained the day before yesterday, and the water was very fast. It is easy for the carriage to overturn when crossing the river." Meng Dan reminded the captain.

"It's hundreds of miles away from Yili City. You can't let the nobles ride over there all the time." The captain replied helplessly.

Meng Dan looked at the rolling river water and thought that it would be great if there was a boat. It would take only two or three days to go down the river for hundreds of miles. But most Mongolians do not know how to make boats, let alone make boats. It would be amazing for people living by the river to have a sheepskin raft.

He looked back at his team.

There were about five hundred people, more than three hundred Mongolian warriors, Gushikhan, his two princesses, three sons, and some maids and slaves.

After they left Wusizang, they traveled north day and night, and were frightened every day, and finally arrived at the Yili Valley.

Although Mengdan lived in the west of Mo in the past, this was the first time he came to the Yili River Valley. The Triangle Valley area where the Ili River flowed through was very large, and it was said to be hundreds of miles in radius, from east to west, becoming wider, like an open trumpet. When he went out, he saw the wider Seven River Basin, until the large lake Balkhash Lake.

"The Iri Valley is so beautiful, with extremely lush water and grass. I would have a grassland here as well."

"Of course this place is beautiful, otherwise the Junggars would not have moved the capital here." The captain stood there and looked at the endless abundant water plants, and his eyes were full of praise. For a Mongolian soldier who was originally a herdsman, a good pasture was like a good piece of arable land that tempted Han farmers, and they were powerless.

"Captain, do you say that we will follow the Khan King to Yili to join Baturhuntaiji, and will he take in and treat us well?"

"Of course, we are all Mongols, we are in the alliance." The captain nodded.

Mengdan immediately grinned, "I heard that Baturhun Taiji's generation hero has never had the chance to meet him. When I arrived in Yili, I really hope to have the chance to meet this great hero of our Mongolians."

"When I come to Iri, I guarantee you can see King Batur Khan." The captain patted his chest and said.

Meng Dan smiled excitedly. What the captain didn't notice was the flash of murderous intent in his eyes!

Yili, no, this place has been officially renamed Yili by the court, taking the idea of ​​pieting and sweeping the lane in Zhuanggar into ruins, and plowing their courtyards to farm, so that the western frontier will be safe and peaceful forever. (To be continued.)
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