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In fact, even Xu Xingxia, as a time traveler, was a little confused when facing an old guy like Zhao Nanxing. How to say it? It seems that what people like Zhao Nanxing know best is to figure out other people's feelings. Perhaps, when you think you are playing with him, he has already secretly manipulated you in his hands.

During the Jiajing Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing regarded himself as noble and unmatched. He thought that every minister under him was firmly controlled by him. He himself was the smartest person in the world. In fact, Yan Song, Gao Gong, Xu Jie... did not understand his thoughts clearly? They specifically put a trap on Emperor Jiajing's intentions. Unconsciously, Emperor Jiajing was played in his palm. Poor, until his death, Emperor Jiajing didn't know this. He still felt how powerful he was!

As for the current Emperor Wanli, there are not many people who can play him in the palm of his hand. The most fundamental reason is that Emperor Wanli is too powerful, but that the ministers below are worse than the previous generation. The most powerful chief ministers of the Ming Dynasty were all from the Jiajing Dynasty. During the Wanli period, Zhang Juzheng was the most powerful. After Zhang Juzheng died, the chief ministers of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have exhausted all their energy. None of the ten chief ministers in the future were particularly powerful. Shen Shixing was a master who was a clique, and Wang Xijue was simply a corpse-like meal.

Even Ye Xianggao, who served as the chief minister for the longest time, his personal abilities are not at the same level as Gao Gong, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng and others. As for Fang Congzhe, it was even weaker. By the Apocalypse period, the name of the chief minister was rarely heard, only the name of the chief minister. During the period when the Donglin Party was suppressed, the role of the chief minister was almost ignored.

During the Chongzhen Dynasty, several prime ministers were replaced within 17 years. In addition to Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren who served for a long time, the newly appointed prime minister was sent away without even sitting firmly. Due to Emperor Chongzhen's diligence, he had to inquire about everything and point fingers at everything. He distrusts his subordinates and often interferes in the affairs of prime ministers, which led to the role of prime ministers being almost unnecessary.

However, the prime minister is the prime minister after all, and is still a very powerful existence. Especially when Emperor Wanli was negligent, a strong prime minister can do a lot of things. Zhao Nanxing almost almost became the prime minister of the cabinet during the Tianqi Dynasty. Unfortunately, due to Wei Zhongxian's suppression, he could not do as he wished. It can be seen that this person's energy is also quite large. He came to Ningxia Town quietly this time, which would definitely not make Xu Xingxia relax.

Of course, Zhao Nanxing definitely did not dare to anger him Xu Xingxia. If Xu Laomo was annoyed, it would not be impossible to chop off his head with one knife. The current white-clothed army has no scruples. Even if it is sieged from three sides, it can last for a period of time. It is certain that Zhao Nanxing would never run thousands of miles to die.

"The soldiers come and the generals stop them, and the water comes and the soil is covered. Let's take a look!" Xu Xingxia muttered silently. At present, he can only plan this for the time being.

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Gansu Town, Jiayuguan.

The wind and sand rolled, covering the sky and the sun, enveloped Jiayuguan.

This majestic fortress pass is the westernmost end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. The ancient Silk Road passed here. The city tower of Jiayuguan has three floors in total, towering in the wind and sand. The city walls around Jiayuguan can't see the end at a glance. In terms of building scale, Jiayuguan is definitely not under Shanhaiguan, the "first pass in the world". Therefore, Jiayuguan is also called "China and foreign giant defense" and "Hexi's first pass".

Unlike Shanhaiguan, from Jiayuguan to the west, it actually does not belong to the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. The west side of Jiayuguan is the so-called Hami Guard, which is today's Turpan area. However, the Hami Guard is just a ruling structure with a throne state nature. The Ming Dynasty had no nominal jurisdiction over this land. In fact, the Ming Dynasty never sent officials or stationed troops to the Turpan area. Of course, it is even more impossible to collect taxes from here. Therefore, Jiayuguan is the westernmost end of the actual territory of the Ming Dynasty.

After Shanhaiguan, it was the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty. In Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty had always deployed a large number of troops, dispatched a large number of officials, and collected taxes from the Liaodong region. Therefore, the nature of the two sides was completely different. Going out of Shanhaiguan was still in the country of the Ming Dynasty. Walking out of Jiayuguan was the first step to get out of the "national gate".

In the afternoon, the wind and sand gradually stopped, and the visibility gradually recovered. The majestic Shanhaiguan gradually revealed its true colors. Even in the corrupt Ming Dynasty, the quality of the building was much better than that of later generations. Although there was no cement, no steel bars, and no concrete, the Jiayuguan city tower built with stone, blue bricks, lime, mortar, and wood was still intact every day.

The only regret is that Jiayuguan is empty at this moment. The Ming army stationed in the local area disappeared when the Tatars went south. The Tatars who occupied Jiayuguan received the order to march east before they could sit firmly. The original owner left, and later the owner left again, and Jiayuguan was deserted.

Occasionally, a few nomadic herders from the west approached Jiayuguan and tried to come in from here. However, they did not dare to. After all, they all knew very well what this majestic fortress represented. It represented the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Once they entered without authorization, they would illegally cross the border and would be dealt with seriously. If they were not done well, they would have to take their own lives.

"Da da da da!"

"Da da da da!"

In the empty field, the rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came to mind.

Jiayuguan, which was originally dead, suddenly became active. Because of the vibration of horse hooves, the dust on the city tower continued to fall down gently. The dust on the stairs was also rolling continuously. The sun hanging on the west side of the sky suddenly emerged from the clouds, scattering thousands of golden lights on the top of the city of Jiayuguan.

The city walls of Jiayuguan were originally dark yellow. At this time, the sunlight was reflected, and the dark yellow suddenly turned bright yellow, brilliant. Looking from a distance, there were golden lights and rays of rays. Everyone who saw it would feel that their hearts suddenly became solemn and solemn. Jiayuguan used its unique towering and upright heroic posture to clearly tell everyone close to it that this is the country's gate and an inviolable existence.

"Da da da da!"

"Da da da da!"

With the sound of horse hooves, a group of soldiers wearing blue military uniforms slowly approached Jiayuguan.

At this time, only the soldiers of the Lion Cavalry appeared near Jiayuguan. After the main forces of the White Army retreated to Ningxia Town, there was only the Lion Cavalry in the huge Gansu Town. According to Xu Xingxia's order, they would take over all the fortress towns in Gansu Town, deploy defense, and make full preparations for future battles.

Jiayuguan is of course one of the most important existences that the White Army wants to take over. A squadron that can run the long distance, about 300 Lion Cavalry soldiers, set off from Gulang City, heading westward without stopping, and heading directly towards Jiayuguan. They passed Liangzhou City, Ganzhou City, and Suzhou City, and finally arrived at Jiayuguan, the westmost. Seeing that the towering Jiayuguan was intact, all the Lion Cavalry soldiers were greatly relieved. Their mission was finally completed.

When leaving Gansu Town, Xu Xingxia was a little worried that in Gansu Town, there would be other nomadic armys besides the Tatars, to seize Jiayuguan. He was not worried that something big would happen after they occupied Jiayuguan. With the attack power of the White Army, even if someone seized Jiayuguan, he could easily repel it. He was worried that Jiayuguan would be burned by them with fire. If Jiayuguan was destroyed, it would have to be rebuilt, and another process would be added.

"Is this Jiayuguan? It's really beautiful!" A Lion Cavalry soldier murmured to himself. These Lion Cavalry soldiers were all from poor families and had never seen any big world before. The towns they had seen were not as spectacular as Jiayuguan. However, he obviously used the wrong word and should not describe a fortress as beautiful. Of course, by the way, under the reflection of the sunset, Jiayuguan looks really beautiful.

"Everyone, Jiayuguan is ahead." The guide in charge of the team explained hurriedly. It seemed that when he saw Jiayuguan so majestic and majestic, the guide from Gansu Town also felt that his face was very brilliant and his speech was particularly vigorous. In the dilapidated Gansu Town, there was such a majestic pass, which was really not easy!

"Brothers, Jiayuguan is ahead! Go!" The squadron leader who led the team shouted excitedly. Then, he squeezed the horse's belly hard and rushed towards Jiayuguan first. Behind him, the brigade of lion cavalry soldiers followed.

Soon, the white-clothed soldiers entered Jiayuguan and controlled various key points. In addition to the somewhat dilapidated barracks, the other equipment and facilities of the fortress were intact. What is rare is that the well could still be cleaned. So, the white-clothed soldiers who drove a long distance lined up to fetch water and washed their faces with cold water. Although it was winter, the cold water surface was very comfortable to wash. The clean water swelled up and they were shocked and full of energy.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Afterwards, the White-Clothed Army held a brief flag-raising ceremony. In addition to the sentinels, other white-Clothed Army soldiers arranged their teams on both sides of the city tower. According to the relevant regulations of the flag-raising ceremony, the guard of honor carried out three volleys. The loud gunshots echoed around Jiayuguan, and the echoes continued for a long time. In front of the standing square team, a bright military flag rose slowly on the city tower of Jiayuguan, stretching with the cold wind.

This red flag, reflected in the distant wild mountains and ridges under the sunlight, looks particularly eye-catching and sacred and solemn. It shows to everyone around and all the forces that the White-Clothed Army officially became the master of Jiayuguan. Unless the White-Clothed Army took the initiative to put away this flag, no one else could let it descend.

To the west of Jiayuguan is a desertified pasture. In winter, there was no fodder, but there were still a very small number of nomadic peoples grazing here. When they heard the loud gunshots and subconsciously turned their heads and saw a bright red flag rising on the city tower of Jiayuguan, they were all shocked.

They did not know the existence of the White Army. They did not know the White Army's flag, and they were even more unlikely to know that it was the White Army who controlled Jiayuguan. However, the loud gunshots made them feel a little frightened and a sense of danger. The towering Jiayuguan was like a tiger. They had fallen asleep before, but now they are awakening quickly. Several older herdsmen waved to their younger generations and told them some words. Soon, the young herdsmen rode their horses and disappeared into the vast field.

"Squeak!"

Suddenly, the herdsmen saw that the city gate that had been closed for a long time in Jiayuguan was slowly opened.

As the city gate opened, a small team of cavalry slowly walked out from inside. The cavalry of this small team was obviously from the Ming Dynasty. Nomads could not have such special outfits. However, their clothes were very different from those of ordinary Ming troops. Their military uniforms were blue, their hats were sky blue, and their belts were dark red. They were all equipped with muskets. They did not have any armor on their bodies.

No one knows what this small team of Han cavalry should do when they came out of Jiayuguan. No one knows where their destination is. Because it has been too long since no Ming army cavalry has come out of Jiayuguan. This was a prior agreement between the local nomadic people and the Ming army, and both sides did not violate the river. In the past 100 years, both sides have consciously abide by this agreement and have never violated it.

However, today, the Han cavalry came out of Jiayuguan. This made people feel dangerous. Outside Jiayuguan, they have always been under the jurisdiction of the Chijin Mongols. The herdsmen present were the Chijin Mongols. They had the same bloodline as the Mongols on the prairie, but they never interacted with each other. They did not accept the rule of Lin Dankhan. In terms of rule, they were closer to the Tatars.

The many Mongols of Chijin secretly put down their work and looked at the Han cavalry from afar. They wanted to come up and question why the Han army violated the agreement, came out of Jiayuguan, and invaded their territory. However, they did not have such courage. Because, they could subconsciously realize that the Han cavalry in front of them were definitely not easy to deal with. They were emitting murderous aura intentionally or unintentionally. There was no doubt that the hands of these Han cavalry must be stained with other blood.
Chapter completed!