When Li Jundu's men and horses packed everything up, a team of small cavalry returned to the valley. In the center of the cavalry were escorted seven or eight people tied by leather ropes. They tied their hands barefoot with their hands behind them. The other end of the leather rope was tied to the saddle and followed behind them. The cold weather was frozen blue and the frozen ground and gravel cut through their feet. Even so, the cavalry would not let go easily, and there were constant whips to beat them.

The most unlucky person was tied up and dragged behind the horse at the end. The cavalry rode his horse and galloped. This guy couldn't live long.

The cavalry were released, and the prisoners were also Junggars. After entering the camp, everyone lowered their heads, but Li Jundu's subordinates sneered at everyone. After arriving at the camp, a Junggar cavalry shouted: "Please tell Lord Li that we have captured Galdan and those who are loyal to him."

"Which is Galdan?" asked a general, but saw the tied Dorba and asked, "I remember it was me who let him go, why did you catch him?"

"Zorba is Galdan's dog leg. He lied to you and said he was going to catch Galdan. In fact, he was informing us. He resisted us and could only catch him." The man got off the horse and said carefully. Then he went to the crowd, grabbed Galdan's hair, pressed his back with his hard knees, forced him to raise his face, and then said, "This is Galdan, and all the people here know him."

The general nodded: "Okay, I'll go and notify the master."

The man quickly thanked him. After the general left, he kicked Galdan over and pressed him on his body, but said, "Taiji, what should I do now? There are many enemies, too many."

Galdan tightly held the dagger hidden in his sleeve and whispered: "When Li Junduo comes to see me later, I will find a chance to kill him. If the Junggars are willing to follow me, we will go out. If they completely lose their dignity, then you and me, and Zorba, we can only return to the embrace of Changshengtian together."

"Taiji, it is the glory of my life to be able to fight with you." Zorba said firmly behind him.

Galdan and his party were soon taken to a golden tent. The curtain was lifted. Li Jundu, who was sitting in the fire pit and was burning, glanced at Galdan, shook his head slightly, and said, "Galdan, you are a person praised by my father. If you leave, I will appreciate your determination and mind. If you come back on your own initiative, I will appreciate your responsibility and righteousness, but you were caught like a dog and did not choose to die with the traitor. It is really a pity for me."

Seeing that he was still ten steps away from Li Jundu, his shoulders were pressed again, and he knelt on the ground and could not be assassinated at all, so he said, "I am alive and just come to see what Li Mingxun's son looks like!"

Li Jundu turned his head, took off his hat, showed his strong face, and said, "Did you see it now? How about it? Are you willing to serve me?"

When the two were having a Q&A, Li Jundu picked up a flintlock rifle, checked the medicine and flintlock machine, and looked like he was about to use it. Finally, he aimed directly at Galdan's chest. Galdan knew that his answer was linked to life and death. He had long put life and death aside. All he wanted was to kill Li Jundu and die together. In the end, Galdan focused his attention and said, "I am willing to succeed, the king, the enemy will lose!"

Li Jundu nodded slightly, poked out a foot and said, "So, come and kiss my leather boots now."

There was a hustle and bustle around them, and some people mocked him. Galdan lowered his head and crawled towards Li Jundu bit by bit. He held the dagger tightly in his right hand and gently cut the bound skin rope. In an instant, countless scenes flashed through his heart, rushed over, cut Li Jundu's throat, and made the man who humiliated him pay the price!

Bang!

With a gunshot, Galdan felt his chest beating like a sledgehammer. He looked down and saw blood gushing. His eyes widened and he looked at Li Jundu in disbelief. Has he been seen through?

Li Jundu's face was full of disdain and said, "I have no backbone at all. Just you deserve so much attention from my father?"

Galdan finally understood why he died. It was not that he was seen through or incompetent, but that his deception was not worthy of Li Mingxun's evaluation of himself. But he was really unwilling to die in an accident. It was just that the lead bullet of the flintlock rifle had torn apart his internal organs, and his life was passing quickly. Galdan tried everything and pounced on him. He had been cutting the skin rope, but the hatred in his heart made him resolutely bit off a piece of Li Jundu's meat until he died.

But Galdan's pounce only moved a few steps, and finally fell in front of Li Jundu like a garbage bag. He looked up and placed an ugly face at Li Jundu's feet. His hair was sloppy and bloody, and he spitted blood out of his mouth, as if he was about to say something, his eyes were full of reluctance.

Li Jundu snorted coldly, kicked Galdan's chin with his boots, so that his ugly face could be straightened so that he could take a closer look. After a while, watching Galdan's life disappear and watching his eyes close, Li Jundu said lightly: "It's not as good as me."

This was the last sentence that Galdan heard before his death. He was so arrogant that he could not accept it, but he had no chance to refute it again. After his death, Zhuoerba and others immediately resisted and were pierced by a bayonet. No one survived, so no one knew that Galdan had succumbed to the camp and wanted to die with Li Jundu. History books always record that Galdan bowed down and knelt down to survive, despised Li Jundu, and was therefore killed.

"I cut my head and made the nitrate. I will give it to Shen Jing directly. It is my New Year gift to the emperor." Li Jundu wiped the blood from the soles of his shoes clean on Galdan and said calmly.

Beijing Palace.

Li Junhua stood in front of the desk, and the sound of falling snow outside the window was rustling outside the window. The snow of the thirteenth year of the empire finally arrived. Li Junhua, who was usually very elegant, was not interested in enjoying the snow at this moment because the war in the northwest was very smooth. Li Junhua was in a good mood during this period, but today he frowned and kept his pen quietly. The purple-haired lake pen in his hand slowly dripped thick ink, rendering a ball on the white paper.

"Come on, this painting... is amazing." Li Junhua put down his pen and said lightly.

"Why is the emperor worried?" A familiar voice came to Li Junhua's ears. He looked up and saw King Lin Junhong.

Li Junhua smiled and shook his head without saying anything. Lin Junhong said, "I heard from others that the elder brother of the emperor sent it to someone."

"He, this is using the head to remind me that he can easily succeed if I can't do something. Alas... he can't let it go." Li Junhua said sadly.

Lin Junhong smiled: "What the elder brother of the emperor cannot let go is not defeated by you, but he cannot let go of losing the throne. The empire is vast and the only one in the world. Who can match the past dynasties? There is no more precious thing in the world. It is within reach but suddenly lost. Who can let go of it?"

Li Junhua waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let Pei Chengyi come in and summarize the matters in the northwest. Galdan died and Aisin Jueluo surrendered. The matters in the northwest will always have to be settled."

Soon, Pei Chengyi entered the study and Li Junhua said, "General, winter is coming again, and the battle in the northwest should be over."

"Emperor, Manchuria retreated northward, Junggar was pacified, and the Zasak and the soldiers under our Lifan Yuan had moved into strategic places such as the Ili River Valley, Tarbahatai, and Luntai. They were connected with Balikun and Turpan in the Kansai Appeasement Zone, and built cities in several important places. The Tianshan North Road has been settled." Pei Chengyi introduced excitedly.

Li Junhua asked: "Then can the contract with Manchuria be negotiated?"

Pei Chengyi replied: "If the treaty with Manchuria is implemented this summer, I think the Manchus are willing to do so. But the times have changed. Our dynasty has actually controlled the North Tianshan Road and annexed the various divisions of Junggar. Their power has increased greatly. The strategic situation has been greatly beneficial to our dynasty. The terms of peace talks are tightened a little, and I think Manchuria dare not refuse to obey."

"I have taken ninety-nine steps to the road to peace. You can't lose everything because of one mistake in one move. If you are anxious, you will jump over the wall." Lin Junhong reminded with a smile.

Pei Chengyi immediately said: "Prince Cheng, I think it's best for Manchus to jump over the wall. If they are willing to go out to the kennel to start a war with our army, it will be more beneficial to us."

Lin Junhong pointed his hand in the Volga River Basin and asked back: "What if the Manchus want to run away?"

"This..." Pei Chengyi didn't expect this level, but then he thought that Galdan had plans to move westward, let alone Xuanye?

Lin Junhong said with a smile: "If there are evil dogs in the family, they will be trapped in prison. If the heart of heaven changes, you can kill them at will! But if you let them go, the evil dogs become wolves, and it will be difficult to catch them again. If you take a bite from time to time, it will be really uncomfortable. If you only have a thousand days to be a thief, how can you guard against thieves for thousands of days?"

"Your Majesty, look?" Pei Chengyi looked at Emperor Li Junhua.

Li Junhua said: "What King Cheng said is that it is better to make sure the peace talks are settled. Give the court an explanation and the people an explanation. Suppressing Manchuria may not be a success, but it is always right to strengthen the power of the empire in the Western Regions. The north road of Tianshan Mountain is determined, and how to make decisions, the Lifanyuan has plans. You will never just tell me to establish a new appeasement zone, name it Yili or Qihe."

This time the empire pacified the Tianshan North Road and occupied the pasture land that originally belonged to the Weilat Alliance. This land covers the land south of the Altai Mountains and north of the Tianshan Mountains. Among this land, except for the traditional pasture land of Tarbhatai, the Junggar, the richest one is the Qihe Basin.

The Qihe River Basin is a vast area west of Lake Balkash. Of course, during the thirteenth year of the empire, two rivers in the original Qihe River have disappeared, but they are still named after it. The core of the Qihe River Basin is the Yili River Valley, which is the real Jiangnan outside the Great Wall.

The Tianshan Mountains form a fork at the western end, while the Ili River Valley is in the center of the two Tianshan remnants. It is a valley opening to the west. The Taihang Mountains and Helan Mountains block the water vapor from the Pacific Ocean, resulting in less green areas west of the Hexi Corridor. However, the Ili River Valley can enjoy water vapor from the Atlantic Ocean because of its orientation. After all, there are few tall mountains that run north and south from the Atlantic coast to the Ili River Valley.

Although the herdsmen on this land suffered some losses after the war, according to a brief statistics, the Junggar, Hoshuot, Dulbert and other tribes under the Weilath Alliance still had a total of more than 60,000 accounts, about 300,000 people. Together with the more than a dozen Zasaks that the empire migrated from various appeasement zones, fifty-five Zasaks could be organized, which would be a huge appeasement zone.

"Yes, the Lifanyuan did plan to establish the Ili Appeasement Zone, but the emperor said that the affairs of the Western Regions were completely different from those after the Battle of Mobei ended. In the Battle of Mobei, Manchuria retreated to the west, and the empire expanded the Guanxi Appeasement Zone, and all the border areas with New Manchuria were handed over to Chen Ping to seek unity of authority.

But at that time, the Empire and Manchuria were in a state of war, and only General Chen could command the entire army. However, now the peace talks have been completed and the border has expanded thousands of miles, and it is not appropriate to expand to the Guanxi Appeasement Zone. The matters in the northwest are not just warfare, but to suppress Manchuria's economy and trade and internal and external exchanges with the northwest departments are even more important.

The Lifan Yuan thought about it over and over again, thinking that a general should be set up to station in the northwest, command various appeasement zones, specialize in combat, settlement and training, and then send ministers to the scene to take charge of foreign exchanges, internal mediation and economic and trade. Please ask the emperor to make a decision." Pei Chengyi was obviously prepared and said seriously.

There are previous examples for the special general to be responsible for military affairs in the northwest. For example, Li Beiji stationed in Penang and ruled the military affairs of the empire west of Malacca. At the beginning of the founding of the country, Pei Chengyi also took charge of several appeasement areas such as Yunzhong and Yanbei, including General Jingbei, and was responsible for all frontier wars against Mobei on weekdays.

However, the establishment of a frontier minister is the first precedent, but Li Junhua saw through the true meaning at a glance, which was to completely separate military power from the regime. After all, the northwest was still considered the jurisdiction of the Lifan Yuan, and officials from the Lifan Yuan were sent to the Lifan Yuan.

"I understand what you mean. Chen Ping is the general of Dingbian and Chang Adaye is the minister in Xinjiang. How about it?" Li Junhua asked with a chuckling.

Pei Chengyi said: "The emperor is wise."

Li Junhua nodded: "Since that's the case, Chang Audai won't have to come back after the negotiations. He just takes office on the spot according to the order. Although the Yili Appeasement Zone has just been established, it is located in its heartland. It is most suitable to explore the north and the west of Manchuria and the wilderness. Just stay in Yili. Although he has not taken office yet, he Chang Audai has to give me an explanation of how to govern the border. Do you understand?"

Pei Chengyi knew in his heart that Chang Adaya was a person recognized by the emperor, but the key to recognition is recognition, but the ability is still to be determined. If Chang Adaya cannot come up with a decent plan, the minister stationed in Xinjiang will not be able to do it for a long time.

"I'll be here today and go down."

Pei Chengyi hurriedly said goodbye. Shortly after he walked out of the study, he saw King Cheng Lin Junhong following him. Pei Chengyi asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you have something to do."
Chapter completed!