"Sir, I just received a secret letter from General Chi Chongyuan of Southern Xinjiang!" Kong Wenmin walked into the study with a happy look on his face. He took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Zhong Mingwei, saying with a smile, "It is a pleasant surprise to receive a reply from Lord Chi Chongyuan in such a short time! I thought it would take at least the middle of the month to receive a reply."
"I also think it will be the middle of the month," Chen Qingxuan was also pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly urged Zhong Mingwei, "Master, please open it and see what good news General Chi has brought us."
Zhong Mingwei opened the envelope and took out the letter. As he read, his face gradually showed joy. How could Chen Qingxuan and Kong Wenmin not be happy? Naturally, they knew that Chi Chongyuan must have brought some good news. At that moment, the two smiled at each other. Chen Qingxuan glanced and saw that there was a piece of dust on Kong Wenmin's forehead. He reached out to wipe it off without thinking, but when his hand left Kong Wenmin, he suddenly realized that their faces were so close, and his action just now seemed a little... too intimate.
Chen Qingxuan was so busy that he withdrew his hand and unconsciously moved his butt to the side. Kong Wenmin also moved towards him, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he rubbed Chen Qingxuan's legs with his legs. Chen Qingxuan was so embarrassed and angry that he was about to scold Kong Wenmin when he heard Zhong Mingwei's hearty laughter.
"Yes, Chongyuan is now a man of both civil and military talents. Since he received the letter from the capital, he immediately sent troops into Shu and took control of the Shu army. This was my order, but I didn't expect him to be a lobbyist himself and actually brought the Sichuan governor to our camp. I used to be very worried about Shu. Shu is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I'm afraid it will drag down the Southern Xinjiang army to spend more time in Shu. I didn't expect Chongyuan to solve such a big worry for me," Zhong Mingwei said with a smile, pointing to the secret letter, and then said to Kong Wenmin and Chen Qingxuan, "Now the Southern Xinjiang army has gone to Huguang. If everything goes well, we should be able to take Huguang before the end of the month. By then, the entire south of the Yangtze River will be our sphere of influence. Counting the time, the Southern Xinjiang army will soon cross the river. I'm afraid it won't be long before we can see Chongyuan."
"It's not just Jiangnan. The King of Pingxi should have led his army eastwards. I'm afraid it won't be long before there will be victory reports," Chen Qingxuan said with a smile. "By then, Jiangnan, Tibet, and the entire northwest will be under my control. The three armies will march towards the capital together and will surely wipe out those rebels."
"I'm afraid the three armies won't have to waste their energy by then," Zhong Mingwei took a sip, looked at Chen Qingxuan, and said with a smile, "Qingxuan, your article "On the True Dragon Son of Heaven" can defeat thousands of troops. The news from the capital is that the people in the capital are now in a panic, and they are afraid and hate Prince Rong. The court officials dare not speak out. We won't need to attack by force by then, and there will naturally be people who will open the city gates for us."
"That's great," Kong Wenmin also smiled, as if he suddenly remembered something, and then his face darkened again, looking at Zhong Mingwei and said, "Sir, His Majesty secretly conferred the title of prince to Prince Hui earlier, and handed over the military power of the Huguang army to Prince Hui. What exactly does His Majesty mean by this?"
Zhong Mingwei frowned upon hearing this and shook his head. "I can't guess what the emperor's move means. The emperor banished Prince Hui from the capital in a low-key manner. Of course, it was not only because of the strange baby. More importantly, it involved the Cui family's frame-up of Empress Zhenxianxiao. So His Majesty must be extremely disgusted with Prince Hui. I didn't expect that Prince Hui was canonized as a first-rank prince as soon as he arrived in Yongzhou. Not only that, His Majesty also gave him the military power of Huguang. I really don't know what my father is thinking."
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