Li Junhua, who was far away in Kulun, had a rare rest time, but he only took two days off and treated some wounds carefully. Then he went to the emperor's camp. When he entered the room, he saw a group of people who were orthogonal, from the Lifan Court, from the commander-in-chief, from the appeasement zone, and from the central army.

"Where is the emperor?" Li Junhua asked.

"Report to Your Highness, the Emperor and General Cao Yu went east to Kulun and went to Langjuxu Mountain to worship the sky. All military and political affairs will be left to you." Wu Yifeng said in front of everyone.

"General Chen Ping, why are you here too?" Li Junhua saw Chen Ping again, and was even more puzzled why he appeared here. Speaking of which, as the commander of the left wing army, he should be in the Kobdo area, accepting Pei Chengyi's command and pacifying the place. That was also his arrangement when he left the West Mongolian area.

"I received the emperor's imperial edict and arrived early this morning." Chen Ping said honestly.

Li Junhua nodded and finally understood that the emperor was not going to sacrifice to heaven. It was clearly looking for an excuse to hand over power to himself and investigate by the way. Chen Ping was the most hard-core princeling, and it was easy to use.

"Since you are here, let's sit down, let's get to the point." Li Junhua sat down calmly and signaled everyone to sit down. The officials present were the first time they were under the prince's command. Seeing that he was calm at a young age, he didn't dare to look at him.

Officials from various departments looked at each other, but they didn't know who said it first. However, Li Junhua saw Chang Adayai in the crowd and said, "Chang Adayai, is there any important government affairs in the Lifanyuan?"

Chang Adei said: "It is about the reward of the Zasaktu tribe. This time, the Zasaktu Khan Chenggong made contributions to the north of the Mo. There are still a large number of tribes in the north of the Mo. The emperor once said that in order to demonstrate the kindness of the Celestial Dynasty, he hopes that all tribes will follow suit and will be rewarded without waiting for triumph."

"What did the emperor say? The Lifan Academy will follow the rules of Prince Har and write a note." Li Junhua said with a smile.

Chang Adei was a little embarrassed and said, "Cheng Gon sent an envoy to worship, saying that he would ask the Heavenly Kingdom to be the master, give it back to the pasture and the people, and said... This was what His Highness agreed during the Western Expedition."

Only then did Li Junhua understand why Chang Adayai was so embarrassed. It turned out that Cheng Gon came to ask for the account. This matter was really troublesome, especially for the people in the Lifanyuan. Although after Li Junhua returned, the emperor gave an imperial edict, and others could not say anything about the prince's overpowering power, but at that time, Li Junhua really agreed to a lot of special treatments, many of which were not given to other subordinate tribes in the early years. Among them were gifts to return pasture land and the people. The key was not gifts, but return.

As one of the three major Khalkha tribes, the Zasaktu Khan tribe had many pastures and a prosperous population, but was dismembered by the Qing Dynasty. Especially when it was through marriage, Cheng Gun's daughter became the queen of the Qing Dynasty, and the price was half of the tribes and the ranch. This was what Cheng Gun wanted to get back. But there was no precedent in this matter. For example, among the Mongolian vassals, Prince Chahar, the most honorable Prince of Chahar, was the direct descendant of Genghis Khan. When the emperor pacified the south of the desert, he also took the lead in surrendering and made great contributions, but he was rewarded by some tribes. Most of the Chahar tribes became the direct subordinates of the Yunzhong Appeasement Zone.

"Did the emperor know about this?" Li Junhua felt a headache. He definitely regretted the wish that he had made, but as the prince of the empire, he could not speak without trust. Especially when the Zasaktu Khan tribe was asked to set an example for other tribes in Mobei.

Chang Aday nodded: "I reported to the emperor a few days ago, but the emperor said he would deal with it when you come back."

Li Junhua felt helpless. It seemed that the emperor really wanted to be a hand-off manager, and he had to eat his own bitter fruit.

"Cheng Gun is really greedy. His marriage with the Qing Dynasty has not yet been settled. He dares to come to the imperial court to ask for an undeserved reward. He is worthy of it!" Seeing the prince in a dilemma, someone was dissatisfied at the moment.

Li Junhua also knew the pros and cons. If he did not enfeoff, he would be without trust. If he enfeoffed, he would inevitably become a future trouble. Speaking of which, over the years, there have been no heroes in the empire's vassals who had more than 5,000 tents. The original large tribe was also divided. If Cheng Gun wanted to return to the original tribe's people, ten years later, it would be a large tribe with 20,000 tents, hanging alone in the north of the desert and scattering between the Western Regions and Mongolia, which was really not conducive to the overall situation of the country.

"Chang Aday, do you have any good ways?" Li Junhua asked.

After hearing this inquiry, Chang Aday was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, you are humble... It is inconvenient to argue about this matter."

Only then did Li Junhua remember that although Chang Adayai served in the Lifan Academy for many years, he was also a vassal minister. It was indeed not appropriate to ask a vassal minister to find ways to restrict other vassal ministers. However, Li Junhua still had a good impression of Chang Adayai. He has been working diligently over the years. The last time he went on a mission to the Qing Dynasty with Wu Yifeng, he was loyal and honest.

"What, as a minister of the empire, can't I ask you about politics?" Li Junhua asked lightly.

Chang Adae said he was afraid. When he was on the mission, the prince asked for a letter from Shunzhi for him and arranged for Suo'etu to accompany him. It was these two measures that made him escape. At this moment, the prince asked sincerely again. He ignored the original rules and said, "The prince's meaning is that he is a golden word and a jade word, and a word is a tributary. The prince still needs to be sealed, but the prince should not agree to seal it, and where should he seal it."

"What do you mean? When the Japanese general was also present, the prince agreed to Cheng Gong's terms, all of which were planned for the country." Chen Ping shouted.

Chang Adai hurriedly said: "It is not that you suspect that the highness agreed to the terms that day is inappropriate, but that the seal can be sealed according to the terms, but you cannot let him gather together. There are two strategies for the humble position. One is to grant the children the meritorious title, and the other is to move to the royal banner."

"Speak in detail."

After being recognized by Li Junhua, Chang Ade said: "This westward pursuit, Babatul, son of Chenggong, and his two nephews, have made many military achievements. In addition to the part of the tribes that the empire should reward, they should also inherit some tribes of the Zasaktu tribe. These generals are loyal and can also be reused. They should guard the borders for the empire, such as migrating north to prevent Russia, and then move westward into the Kansai Appeasement Zone to be embarked on the Junggar. This split can make their tribes dispersed.

In addition, since Cheng Gon has been named Prince of Khalkha, he is no longer the leader of the Zasaktu tribe. His Khan's flag cannot be located west of Yanran Mountain. Our dynasty's border appeasement policy has always been a king's flag. Zong Banner is stationed at the garrison of the appeasement general. In the future, Mobei will also have an appeasement general. The garrison may be in Kulun or in Halahelin. Cheng Gon's Khan's flag should also be moved. The Khan's flag is separated from the left and right wing banners, which is also convenient for the management of the court."

After hearing this, Li Junhua felt quite reasonable. At the peak of the Zasaktu Khan tribe, this power cannot be underestimated, but it was gathered together and clenched into fists. However, if it could be divided, Cheng Gun could not directly control it, and the move of the king flag could not effectively control the tribe.

"No, not bad." Li Junhua praised, thought for a while, and then said, "How is the right wing army?"

Wu Yifeng said: "Cao Song has led his army to surround the city of Nibchu for more than two months. He defeated Russian reinforcements twice, and just waited to break the city. There are envoys from the Russian side to ask for negotiations. The emperor meant to get major results first and then talk. However, the Russians built the city for many years and had many artillery, which was difficult to attack, so they still froze a little."

"It's good to still be fighting. Since I'm still be fighting, let Cheng Gun send his children to the front line to play and give him enough opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Aren't he going to show his loyalty? This is also a chance to give him." Li Junhua said directly.

Chang Adae smiled. He already understood that this was not giving Cheng Gon a chance, but the prince was not satisfied with the merits of Feng Babatu and his two nephews, and wanted to dismantle the Zasaktu tribe more scattered.

"Next to the right-wing army, Your Highness and Cao Song sent a communication officer to come, hoping to get support from the camp, and the memorandum of asking for troops is here." Wu Yifeng took out a memorandum.

Li Junhua opened it and read it, and immediately smiled and handed the note over to others to circulate it. Li Junhua said: "General Cao has always been steady, but he never thought that his son was so energetic. Where can we find him twenty staggering mortars? Besides, what do he need to do with such heavy artillery? Do you still want to capture Yakutsk City?"

"This kid must know that because of Your Highness, the Northern Expedition has achieved great results and all armies are in a state of truce, so he dared to ask for such a huge price." Someone said immediately.

The Northern Expedition Plan has come to an end now, and most areas in the northern Mohe are under control. Judging from the current state, the strength of the army prepared by the Empire for the Northern Expedition is to kill chickens and use a cattle knife. The total number of five armies is nearly 300,000, plus cattle, horses, and civilians, which are no less than one million. However, the whole Mohe North even has only 500,000 newborn babies, which are completely two to fight one. In actual combat, the main forces of the Central and Western Rings Army hardly participated in any decent battles. Most regular corpses, especially the infantry corps, were simply armed parades. The successor of the Eastern Ring Army did not even cross the Great Xing'an Mountains, and the combat plan was temporarily stopped. Now the main function of each army is to station and deterrent. When it comes to troops, Li Junhua has some corps that can be mobilized, and some corps that want to make military achievements. But the problem is that there is no such thing as a guide to Siberia in the Northern Expedition Plan.

The whole country's efforts allowed the empire to send 300,000 troops across the vast sea and into the north of the desert, but if it was thousands of miles away, it might only support 30,000 to 50,000 people to fight. Obviously, for a Siberian region that only produces fur and does not pose a threat to the northern border, sending large troops to conquer is a loss of money. Using armed caravans, colonial expansion and slowly annexation is the reality.

Li Junhua thought for a while: "Chen Ping, you can choose 6,000 troops in the Central Army and the Eastern Army, and you will lead you to reinforce the north, and then bring the Zasaktu tribe with you. Even if you support Cao Song, you will have two strategic goals. One is to completely control the Beihai and its surrounding areas, set up fortresses, and remove all Russian cities. The second is the local tribes. You can deal with them as much as possible and conquer them as much as possible. Some empires have grassland pastures, some have noble titles, and those who can control them, and those who are unable to control them for the time being, and those who are tributed and sanctioned."

"Me?" Chen Ping asked in surprise, and the expressions of the people around him became subtle. After all, Chen Ping was the commander of the left wing army and the empire's Guanxi appeasement general. He was in charge of the defense in the northwest. The prince waved his pen and asked him to lead his troops deep into Siberia, but it was completely different. It was not necessary to use it. Some of the middle army were generals who wanted to make achievements.

"Of course it's you, this is just a temporary dispatch. As for your position, the Free Emperor will decide when the triumphant merits." Li Junhua did not change his mind. Although the other generals were good, Chen Ping was the closest to him, and this was the reason why he could lead his troops.

"Let's go out for the time being, let's discuss it in the afternoon if you have something to do." Li Junhua felt a little tired and ordered the person to leave.

"Chang Aday, I never thought you could come up with such a good idea." In the end, Chang Aday, who was left by Li Junhua, said to him with a smile.

Chang Aday didn't know what to say for a moment, and the prince could have two understandings. One was amazement of his ability, and the other was a doubt about the identity of a vassal minister. But when he thought of the prince's reusing Chen Ping in front of everyone, and the prince used to take good care of himself in the past, and now it was the situation where two princes compete for the throne. Chang Aday, a vassal minister who had long been labeled as a princeling, could no longer pretend to be confused. He had to say: "Your Highness, the person who knows the times is a hero, and my father has always taught him in such a humble position."

"Is that true? Do you know the current affairs of this palace or the empire?" Li Junhua asked back.

"All of them." Chang Aday said honestly.

"I already understand your current affairs in this palace, but what I don't understand is that as a vassal minister and an official in the court, you should consider foreign vassals in everything. After all, this involves your personal interests." Li Junhua said bluntly.

Chang Adei said: "But I have always believed that the interests of the foreign vassals are related to the empire. Only when the interests of the empire are guaranteed can the foreign vassals develop. Although the empire has strict vassals in recent years, they are treated equally in everything. Those who are restricted are the nobles of all vassals, and the people of all ethnic groups are grateful to His Majesty...... Your Highness, if you have time, you can go to the nearby tribes to make a move, you will understand the state of humble vocation. Hussals dare not say that they are called the country and the people of the same ethnic group, and humble vocation should be like this."

"Is that so? I'm going to have a look." Li Junhua said.

Li Junhua only brought a guard to follow Chang Aday out of the camp and arrived outside Kulun City. Although he had experienced many wars, Li Junhua had mostly contacted tribes in marching and migration. It was the first time he had seen such settled Mobei tribes. It was completely different from what he had seen in the appeasement zones such as Yunzhong and Yanbei. The tribes in Mobei were very primitive, most of them were broken tents, and a few houses were also walls made of hay and mud. There were only a small amount of cattle and sheep in the fence, while on the walls, there were a large amount of fur hanging on the tent. This could not be said to be wealth. This excessive fur can only prove that in the past winter and spring, they slaughtered too many animals.
Chapter completed!