Seeing this person, the three of them were stunned. No one expected this person to appear here.
This person was dressed in armor and had a red cloak on his back. He was not old, but he was unusually heroic.
The sword at his waist was obviously not an ordinary item. He exuded a murderous aura from inside out.
The three of them knew this young man, but they did not expect him to appear here. This person was Zhang Weixian of the House of Lords.
After the war in the northwest, he had been transferred to the commander-in-chief's office of the five armies. They did not expect him to appear here.
The three of them stood up, and Zhang Cheng was the first to ask, "Young Duke, this is!"
Zhang Weixian was deeply trusted by the emperor. Everyone present knew this. After being transferred to the commander-in-chief's office of the five armies, Zhang Weixian's official position was the chief counselor of the Office of the Counselor.
This Office of the Counselor was a newly established yamen. It was not very big, and no one could tell what it did.
For the time being, it seemed like it was just passing down orders, but no one dared to underestimate this yamen.
Of course, there were also some smart people, such as Ceng Shengwu. When he saw this Office of the Counselor, the first thing he thought of was the Cabinet.
What was the Cabinet?
It was just a secretariat!
But now?
The Cabinet was the civil officials of the world, and the Grand Secretary had the power of the prime minister.
This Office of the Counselor was very similar to the Cabinet, but it was newly established and did not have many people. The chief counselor of the Office of the Counselor was Zhang Weixian. Young people were easy to overlook, but really smart people would not, such as Ceng Shengwu.
Zhang Weixian waited for Zhang Cheng to speak and said with a smile, "This time, I brought people to the northwest for field training!"
These words could only deceive ghosts.
The three people present were all smart people. Perhaps only Ma Lu had a poor sense of smell in this area, but Zhang Cheng and Ceng Shengwu were both smart people.
Now that something was going on in the northwest, no one would believe that Zhang Weixian came at this time was not the emperor's intention.
In addition, Zhang Weixian said that it was training. Needless to say, he must have brought people with him!
"I wonder how many people did the heir to the High Duke bring out for training this time?" As Governor Xuan, Ceng Shengwu had to prepare rations, so it was reasonable for him to ask.
"Not many, just five thousand elite cavalrymen," Zhang Weixian said with a smile, "including the auxiliary troops, a total of eight thousand men and eleven thousand warhorses!"
Wasn't that a lot?
The three of them felt helpless in their hearts. These five thousand elite cavalry were truly elite cavalry!
The three of them had seen the capital's cavalry before. They were different from the local cavalry. The local cavalry had a horse, and when they rode on it, they were called cavalry.
The cavalry of the capital camp was very different. They were all well-equipped.
Bows, crossbows, armors, tools, all of them, even the warhorses were the best.
In addition, after the battle of Walla, if these five thousand elite cavalrymen really fought, it would be child's play for them to defeat eight thousand cavalrymen.
"May I know who is the commander?" Ceng Shengwu looked at Zhang Weixian and asked again.
"Wu Weiying of Marquis Gongshun's Residence!" Zhang Weixian said with a faint smile.
Fine!
Ceng Shengwu didn't ask anymore. These five thousand people were obviously here to intimidate the northwest. To put it bluntly, they were here to support Zhang Cheng.
Whoever was not convinced would probably be trampled by the warhorses.
Ceng Shengwu could only sigh in his heart. His Majesty was really unyielding!
He hadn't realized this before, and everyone thought that his Majesty was very good at planning.
After all, it wasn't the first time they had clashed, and it wasn't the first time that the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet had been schemed against by the Emperor. Ceng Shengwu knew all this.
However, ever since the battle of the northwest, his Majesty's style began to change.
He didn't beat around the bush like before. Instead, he went straight to the point, looking more like he was using force to break through tricks.
Ceng Shengwu didn't know whether he should be happy or sad about this. He was sad because such a domineering Emperor could easily get out of control. A domineering Emperor was very difficult to get along with.
He was happy because if there was such an Emperor in the Daming, he might be able to stabilize the situation with great courage and sweep away the decadence of the Daming.
Ceng Shengwu looked up at the young Zhang Weixian and thought of what he had just said about Wu Weiying of Marquis Gongshun's Residence. He smiled.
Although His Majesty had become more powerful, these young people were also not bad. Perhaps the Daming would become different.
"Lord Ceng, the weather is cold now. This training is also to let the soldiers familiarize themselves with the environment of the northwest, so we will have to camp here for a few days!"
Seeing that the three of them didn't ask any more questions, Zhang Weixian said, "As for what Commander Ma said just now …"
"I can supervise the whole process on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies. There will definitely be no injustice."
Of course, the three of them knew what was going on, but they didn't expose it. It was a tacit agreement.
Looking at the sun outside, it was almost time. The five of them came to the main hall together. The four Deputy Commanders were already waiting.
After entering the main hall, Ceng Shengwu directly sat on the highest seat.
He was Governor Xuan. No one could take this seat away from him. After sitting down, Ceng Shengwu slowly said, "Today, I have gathered everyone here because I have something to say!"
Speaking up to this point, Ceng Shengwu suddenly raised his voice and said, "Zhang Lianhuan, Qin Biao, do you know your crimes?"
Zhang Lianhuan and Qin Biao were confused. What do you mean by knowing our crimes? What did we do wrong?
However, at this time, they also knew what to say. They hurriedly bowed and said, "Your humble subordinates know their crimes!"
Ceng Shengwu nodded and didn't care whether it was a trick or not. He directly said in a loud voice, "It's good that you know your crimes. Men, take them down!"
The soldiers who were already prepared rushed up and took off their armors. Ignoring the two men's screams, they directly pressed them to the ground.
After the two men were tied up, Ceng Shengwu then read out their crimes.
After he finished, Ceng Shengwu waved his hand and said, "Take them down!"
The two Deputy Commanders were taken down for the afternoon. Ceng Shengwu turned his head and looked at Ma Lu and Zhang Cheng. "There's no time to lose. While the news hasn't spread, the two of you should take your men and arrest them!
The two of you, don't make any mistakes! "
First, the entire Datong City was in chaos. Then, all the guards were in chaos.
The process of arresting people was very smooth. Obviously, the Imperial Horse Supervisor was well prepared. Before these people could figure out what was going on, they were directly arrested. Finally, all of them were gathered in Datong City.
Governor's Yamen.
Ceng Shengwu was sitting on pins and needles in the Governor's Mansion. He was really worried that something would happen.
If Xuan University was in chaos this time, his dream of becoming a Cabinet Grand Secretary would really be shattered.
On the other hand, Zhang Weixian, who was at the side, sat calmly with a very indifferent expression on his face.
Ceng Shengwu glanced at Zhang Weixian and sighed in his heart. However, he said with a smile on his face, "Little Duke, did His Majesty have any instructions for you when you left the capital?"