In the eleventh year of Jingzheng, before the Lantern Festival was over, the imperial concubine Xingzi of Yonghe Palace brought nearly 10,000 people and brought the fifth son of the emperor out of Beijing to Suihai Province, which is the Kingdom of Japan.

For the Ming Dynasty, this matter was naturally the responsibility of "education". The court sent a very large group of envoys from top to bottom, which took almost everything.

The vast team boarded the ship in Tianjin Wei, escorted by the navy, and headed to Edo.

The former emperor, who returned with the "prince", naturally had a different meaning for the whole country of Japan.

For ordinary people and the lower-class warriors, they did not agree with the Ming Dynasty, especially those who caused constant rebellion, but for the former emperor, they must be different.

It can be foreseeable that the chaos in Japan will be calm for a while.

The same is true for Tokugawa Akihide, Masahito, Nobutsu Matsuhide, Masamune Ita, and others. As the ruling class of Japan, they naturally hoped to be stable, so they organized a huge welcome ceremony for Yoshiko's return to China.

The people brought by Xingzi naturally had detailed plans, which played an unimaginable role in the development of the entire Suihai Province.

When Xingzi was dedicating his dedication to Japan, Dorgon finally arrived in the capital.

Ganqing Palace.

Zhu Xu was practicing Tai Chi in the yard, his movements were leisurely and skillful, and his movements were like flowing water.

After more than half a month of rest, Zhu Xu's body has recovered greatly, and his whole body looks rosy and energetic.

Zhu Ciye and a few little guys also followed him, following him and slowly fighting.

However, they are all inconsistent, only Zhu Cixuan is very well-behaved without a trace of awkwardness.

Zhu Xu looked back with a golden rooster flaunting his wings and said with a smile, "This Tai Chi, I was practicing when I was seven years old. I was still in Jinghuan Palace and Deputy Marshal Cao taught me."

A few little guys looked at Cao Wenzhao standing not far away and continued to beat him tremblingly.

Cao Wenzhao took two steps forward and said with a smile: "This is my blessing."

Cao Wenzhao has followed Zhu Xu for the longest time. The incident in Jinghuan Palace was still vivid in my mind, but it has been more than twenty years in a blink of an eye.

This is indeed a great blessing for Cao Wenzhao.

When the Ganqing Palace saw him, he was recruited into Jinghuan Palace by His Highness Hui, who was still in the secret residence, and became the butler. He didn't know much about it until King Hui became an emperor and left the capital.

He has gone from a small Liaodong general to a noble family. Now, the Cao family has become the first family of the Ming Dynasty, and the Cao family is all prominent and incomparable!

Who has this kind of blessing?

Zhu Xu just smiled at Cao Wenzhao's words and said, "Tell me, why did you come today?"

Zhu Xu really didn't pay much attention to the outside world these days, and he really didn't know why Cao Wenzhao came.

Cao Wenzhao took another step forward, with a solemn expression and said, "Emperor, Myanmar and Siam are a little unstable. Lu Xiangsheng wrote a letter to him, please allow them to carry out limited strikes on the two countries, warn them to ensure the stability of the border."

Zhu Xu closed his gesture and said, "Authentication."

Cao Wenzhao said, "Yes. The second thing is that Marshal Qin is preparing to deepen the reform of the military system and promote the assessment, rotation and replacement of generals at all levels."

Assessment and rotation are regulations, needless to say, the most important thing is the subsequent 'replacement'.

For civil servants, the Zhengyuan Department has basically replaced the county level. As students continue to graduate, the county magistrate, chief clerk, and clerk will be replaced, and then the "purification" of the administration will be completed from top to bottom.

Now, it's the army's turn.

The Royal Military Academy has also trained many officers over the years, but compared with the ever-expanding imperial examinations, the huge imperial examinations and the huge political department and reformed universities, there are still few people.

In addition, most of the officers from the Royal Military Academy were in the Royal Legion, that is, Cao Wenzhao's men were under Cao Wenzhao. If they were to be replaced, that is, Cao Wenzhao's people would spread all over the Ming army and would likely have an extremely terrifying influence in the entire military system in the future!

This is also the reason why Cao Wenzhao came to report, not Qin Liangyu.

Zhu Xu put his hands away, took the towel, wiped his neck, and looked at the little guys who wanted to take it away, and raised his hand and said, "You guys will fight a few more times, Jieyu, stare at them."

Li Jieyu smiled and responded, and walked over and told the little guys to continue practicing.

Cao Wenzhao bowed and stayed behind Zhu Xu.

He naturally said this taboo in this. Looking at Zhu Xu's smile, he said, "Emperor, I have discussed with Marshal Qin. The royal legion minister can take it off, or start to split and establish two to three legions."

Cao Wenzhao took the initiative to cut off his power to avoid arousing Zhu Xu's suspicion.

Zhu Xu walked under the eaves, sat on a chair, and said, "Sit down and say."

Cao Wenzhao sat down and continued to say, "Military reform is a national policy. I dare not neglect it. I have already written some plans and submitted them to the Chief Secretary for Literature. I came here to ask for instructions and go back to make changes."

Zhu Xu put down the towel, took the tea on the small table, and said, "I have no reservations about you and Marshal Qin. I have read your plan, there is no problem. There is no need to worry about you, reform it as much as you want, follow the established plan, without worrying about me, and don't care about the voice of the cabinet..."

It is a tradition for civil servants to manage the military. Although Zhu Xu led the reform of the military, the cabinet did not have a say.

Many people became afraid of Cao Wenzhao for such reforms.

Qin Liangyu is over seventy years old and Cao Wenzhao is over fifty years old. Perhaps Cao Wenzhao will succeed the marshal of the General's Office. By then, the entire army in the world will be his people. How terrifying and unprecedented!

Although Zhu Xu said this, Cao Wenzhao did not dare to agree. He naturally had to be cautious in all plans. He had to complete the established reform plan, but could not arouse Zhu Xu's suspicion.

Cao Wenzhao silently said, "Emperor, Dorgon has arrived in the capital and wants to ask to see the emperor."

Zhu Xu naturally knew it for a long time and said, "Well, take him into the palace."

Cao Wenzhao hesitated and said, "Dorgon left Tianjin Guard and used the method of replacing the pillars. The carriage arrived in the capital, but the people disappeared, and the Military Information Department was still looking for it."

Zhu Xu was stunned. He really didn't know about this. Dorgon actually hid the Jinyiwei?

Zhu Xu was not much shocked, but instead smiled and said, "It's interesting. It seems that Dorgon wants to do something before he dies."

Cao Wenzhao looked alert and said, "Yes, I am also worried. I have ordered the Military Information Department to use all means to find the people."

Zhu Xu shook his head and said, "No need to look for it. If Dorgon had no means to hide this, I would be too underestimated and asked him to talk about the place."

Cao Wenzhao's face changed slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Xu raised his hand, squinted his eyes and looked forward, and said coldly, "I have my own concerns."

Cao Wenzhao was still worried, but he did not dare to argue, saying, "Yes, I will make arrangements."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and picked up the teacup again.

Three days later, White Horse Temple.

The place had been cleared long ago. Dorgon knelt on the cushion, facing the Buddha statue, folded his hands together, and muttered something.

Footsteps sounded, and a man stepped in, sat directly on the threshold, and smiled and said, "A butcher actually believed in Buddhism?"

Dorgon did not look back and said, "You really dare to come alone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight people rushed out of the door, surrounding the threshold, with a sharp sword and a sharp blade.

"I heard that once a person is helpless, he will turn to ghosts and gods to seek peace of mind. You have been here for more than ten days, are you at ease?" The person on the threshold said calmly and smiled.

Dorgon slowly got up, but did not stand up, turned around, sat on the cushion, and looked at the person sitting on the threshold.

His back to the sun was hard to see, but he still gave people a very confident and calm feeling.

Dorgon said: "I am worthy of being the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Can I answer three questions before I die?"

"Say." The man on the threshold took out a pot of wine from his arms and drank a little casually.

His actions shocked Dorgon's people and couldn't help but slash, but in the end it was the knife on his neck.

Dorgon looked motionless, staring at the person on the threshold and said, "First, I admit that you are so powerful and powerful, rare in ancient times, but some things still cannot be explained. I want to know the reason."

That's true. Some things are too coincidental. The coincidence seems to be arranged by Zhu Xu, and the arrangement is exactly the same!

The person on the threshold nodded slightly and said, "You are the first person to ask me this question, but I will not answer you. Even if you are a dead person, this is my biggest secret."

Dorgon had a cold expression and silently said, "Second, Mongolia is the enemy of your Ming Dynasty, the biggest enemy. Why do I feel that you have the deepest hatred for me, Jurchen?"

Dorgon's words made extremely reasonable. The Ming Dynasty was taken from the Mongolians. For more than two hundred years, the war with Mongolia had almost never stopped.

The person on the threshold said with a whisper and said, "This question is indeed a good question, but I still won't answer you."

Dorgon had a hint of resentment on his face and said, "Third, why, I feel that you look at me differently. I have been as low-key as possible. Brother, Mandahai, and even Dodor are better than me, why have you always recognized me?"

This is indeed the case. Dorgon did not show his special ability at any time. To be special, it is probably because he has controlled the remaining Jurchen army unreasonably over the years, and Daishan, the former leader of the four major belles, could not resist it.

The person on the threshold drank another wine and said, "I can answer you this, because you are cruel enough. I need a ruthless person to do a lot of things. After all, I, a native of the Ming Dynasty, are too kind. You can only do some things."

Dorgon looked at the person on the threshold with a faint expression, and frost gradually condensed in his eyes.

How much hatred is this person? He can't wash away all the waters of the three rivers. But right in front of him, he can't even hate him.

Dorgon had thousands of words, but at this time he couldn't say anything.

He looked at the person on the threshold, closed his eyes deeply, opened it suddenly, and said, "If I kill you, do you know what the consequences will be?"

The person on the threshold shook his head and said, "I know better than you, what you want will not succeed. The institutional reform has been basically completed, and the cabinet can control it strongly and will not be divided. The Grand Marshal's Mansion is the person I trust the most. They will support the prince ascend the throne, and the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos, or even in chaos."

Dorgon's face was indifferent and said, "You think too simple. Can Sun Chuanting hold the cabinet? Which of the people in the cabinet is not ulterior motives? If you die, will they not be in civil unscrupulous?"

The person on the threshold took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "Don't use these pediatric provocations. You are here to seek death. Death is coming soon. What are you asking for?"

Dorgon stared at the people on the threshold. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he could feel the confidence in his bones.

This made him angry and said, "Cut off one of his hands."

The person on the threshold suddenly grabbed the person on the threshold's left hand, raised his hand and fell down, and one arm was cut off!

The person on the threshold twitched his face, and the others had almost no reaction. He even turned his head, looked at his bleeding left arm, took the wine pot with his right hand, took another sip, and sighed: "It's this day."

Dorgon looked at his expression, suddenly his eyes changed slightly, and he stood up and said angrily, "You are not Jing Zheng!"

The person on the threshold shook his head and said, "Just one arm, do you doubt my identity? Shouldn't I come? Or dare not come?"
To be continued...