Chapter 1629 Daqian Imperial Censor
Hearing Bisuma say this, Makhachev immediately confirmed:

“You said that the Robe people and the Central Plains people are wary of each other?”
“Yes! They lack trust in each other!”

“Please tell me more about this issue. Why don’t you trust me?”

“I observed that their camps were one for the Luobi people and one for the Daqian people. There were two distinct groups of soldiers in the Luobi camp. At the same time, they had a lot of sentries at night. In my opinion, in addition to being on guard against us, they were also on guard against each other!”

“Besides that, they did not fight together, but fought on their own. When the Luobi cavalry charged, the Daqian army was watching. When the Daqian army chased us, the Luobi cavalry did not follow!”

Hearing Bisuma say this, Makhachev nodded slightly, and then began to speak again:
“Who is the leader of the Daqian army?”

“Xun Ke, who defeated Jamukha, this time Luobi and Daqian sent a total of about 50,000 troops, including 30,000 from Luobi and 20,000 from Daqian. The Daqian army carried more than 30 artillery pieces of various types!”

“The Daqian cavalry’s horsemanship is very poor, and they are not good at fighting on horseback, but their equipment is very good. Everyone is equipped with cotton armor, and their swords are also better than ours. Our swords may crack after a few collisions with theirs!”

“They also have carbines, which are the kind of muskets that can be fired on horseback. I seized one of these carbines and tried it out. Although it can fire, its accuracy is average, not as accurate as shooting from a horse…”

Listening to Bisuma’s story, Makhachev nodded slightly and instructed:

“I know everything you said! You’ve worked hard, go back and have a rest!”

Upon hearing this, Bisuma asked for permission:
“General Makhachev, I would like you to appoint me as the vanguard in the next battle. I want to avenge my dead brothers!”

Hearing Bisuma say this, Makhachev hesitated for a moment and said:
“Bisuma, you are very brave! I will consider you!”

“Thank you, General Makhachev!”

After sending Bisuma away, Makhachev looked at the map again. As a senior general of the Golden Horde, he was clear about Khan Habib’s plan and knew that Habib was hiding in an unnamed valley north of Mount Damao!

Although compared to the original plan, the Luobi and Daqian coalition forces sent out troops a little later, and did not send out troops immediately as Habib had expected, but the Luobi and Daqian coalition forces still sent out troops after all, so the original plan can still be implemented! 1
At this time, in Makhachev’s opinion, the plan should be implemented as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble!
In the past few months, although the Golden Horde had gained some advantages in the battle with the Robes and was in an advantageous position, this advantage was not great and there were not many fruits of victory!
Therefore, there were many discussions inside the Golden Horde, especially when the Daqian army arrived and Habib announced his withdrawal. Although Habib’s withdrawal was a strategic deception, in order to conceal it from Darachi’s spies, Habib did not even tell some people inside the Golden Horde, and only told his confidants such as Umar and Makhachev!
Therefore, some people within the Golden Horde were very dissatisfied with Habib’s idea of ​​​​retreating without fighting in the face of the Daqian people despite making such a big fuss. If the war continued to drag on, there might be unrest within the Khanate!
Thinking of this, Makhachev made a decision in his heart. He called a trusted subordinate and ordered:

“You go to the north of Damao Mountain to find the Khan!”

“The northern part of Damao Mountain is a desert wasteland!”

“The Khan and his troops are hiding somewhere. You are going to find the Khan. This matter is absolutely confidential. I’ll leave it to you. No third person can know about it. You must act tonight!”

“If you encounter the Luobei people or the Daqian army, you know what to do, right?”

Hearing what Makhachev said, his confidant’s expression tensed up and he immediately said in a deep voice:
“I will keep the secret! It will never fall into their hands!”

“Very good! God will protect the Khanate and you…”

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July 15, 15:00 pm

Yijing, Censor Zeng Yang walked out of the Censorate Yamen and got on the carriage back to the mansion. Sitting in the carriage, Zeng Yang seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but his mood was not calm at all.

This morning, news came out from the Imperial Household Department that His Majesty attached great importance to Xuan Yifeng’s impeachment memorial against the Yunbing Provincial Government, and has arranged people to go to Yunbing to understand the situation!
In addition, His Majesty read Fang Shi’s memorial again. Although he still did not adopt Fang Shi’s suggestion, he still gave Fang Shi a “read” sign.

Thinking about the importance His Majesty places on Xuan Yifeng and Fang Shi, and thinking about the memorial he recently submitted, which seemed to have fallen on deaf ears, Zeng Yang felt very unbalanced, thinking that His Majesty was really partial to one and neglecting the other…
After all, Zeng Yang is also a veteran of the Fengwu Army, and has followed Your Majesty since Liaoyang. How can Your Majesty ignore them now?
Back then, he was doing well as the prefect of Qi and Lu. Then a transfer order came in, saying that the Censorate was established and asking him to come back to serve as the censor. Although he was reluctant to work the night shift, he still came back obediently.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Censorate, although Zeng Yang felt that he was no match for Xiao Lingyu, with his qualifications, he would definitely hold an important position in the Censorate, which had just been established in Daqian. Even if he was not the Left Censor-in-Chief, he would at least be the Right Censor-in-Chief!
However, the reality is that Zeng Yang is just an ordinary censor. Although his rank is the same as before, his actual Q power is much lower than when he was the prefect!

As Q power decreases, income will naturally decrease!

Zeng Yang will never forget the time when he ate delicious food every day during his time in Qilu. In order to please him, those businessmen invited him to restaurants every day. If he liked a woman, she would appear in his bed without even spending the night with him!

Those were truly wonderful days, just like being in heaven!
But all this was broken with the issuance of Ye Mingsheng’s transfer order. He went from being a powerful prefect to a censor in a lowly government office!

Such a huge gap is fine, but what Zeng Yang finds most difficult to accept is that even if he has money in Yijing, he dare not spend it. After all, Yijing is under the feet of the emperor, unlike Qi and Lu where the emperor is far away, and he, the prefect, is a local tyrant…

Even if I live a life of debauchery in Qilu, no one would dare to control me. But in Yijing, let alone a life of debauchery, even if I go out to have fun with women, the Coordination Office will record it and check how much money I have spent to see if it is in line with my income level!

Zeng Yang, who didn’t dare to act rashly, could only focus all his energy on his official career, thinking that he might as well make the best of it. If he could climb up a little bit, whether it was to become the Left Censor-in-Chief, Right Censor-in-Chief, or to be sent out to serve as a provincial governor or an inspector, that would be a good thing!
Especially when they are sent out, no matter they are provincial governors or provincial judges, they are all high-ranking officials, much more powerful than prefects, and they also get more benefits!
With this idea in mind, Zeng Yang began his days in the Censorate. He outlasted Xiao Lingyu, but he still did not get promoted. In the past two years, he saw Wang Huaiyi’s sudden arrival, and Xuan Yifeng and Fang Shi’s rising reputation in the Censorate, but he still had no hope of making further progress. Zeng Yang felt more and more lost and helpless.

He didn’t understand why His Majesty valued him so much in Liaoyang and appointed him as a county magistrate, and later transferred him to Qilu as a prefect, but now abandoned him and arranged him to fend for himself in the cold office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate…
Zeng Yang also saw it clearly. He knew that there was no possibility of advancement for him now!
Since there is no possibility of advancement, there is nothing to be afraid of. That Fang Shi is like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard. He criticizes reforms every day, but Your Majesty still admires him and reviews his memorials every day!

I’ve been waving the flag for reform every day, but Your Majesty, why don’t you see me? If that’s the case, I’ll continue to learn from Fang Shi. Your Majesty, don’t you like reading this kind of memorial? That’s good! I, Zeng Yang, can also write, and I write better than Fang Shi!
Just as Zeng Yang was thinking about how to write a memorial, the carriage stopped and the coachman’s voice was heard outside the carriage.

“The master is home!”

Hearing the driver’s words, Zeng Yang also walked out of the carriage. After entering the house, Zeng Yang didn’t want to eat anymore and wanted to go into the study to write a memorial. However, his wife Ma stopped him and said:

“Master, can you take out the jar of gold buried in the backyard?”

As soon as these words came out, Zeng Yang immediately said impatiently:
“Are you planning to buy jewelry again? I’ve told you so many times that this is Yijing, not Liaoyang or Qilu. We must be careful and cautious in what we say and do!”

“You already have so many jewelry, gold bracelets, jade bracelets, gold necklaces, jade pendants, pearl earrings, and you don’t have these things, what else do you want to buy? Why can’t you have enough?”

Seeing that her husband had a lot of words waiting for her as soon as she opened her mouth, Ma was a little angry but still spoke in a very restrained manner:
“Master, it’s not me who wants to buy jewelry!”

“Something happened to your brother Zeng Quan…”

When Zeng Yang heard that his brother was in trouble, he couldn’t help but ask:
“This is how the same thing?”

“Zeng Quan lost five hundred taels of silver in the gambling house, and when the people from the gambling house came to collect the debt, he beat them up. Now the people from the gambling house have arrested him directly. I heard that he was beaten up. My father also fell ill. He said that if Zeng Quan doesn’t come back, he will die!”

“So they sent a letter to us, asking us to pay one thousand taels of silver to redeem the person!”

“Don’t you only owe five hundred taels of silver? Why do you want one thousand taels of silver now?”

“These five hundred taels are the principal, and the one thousand taels are for interest and medical expenses!”

“What? Medical expenses cost five hundred taels of silver with interest? Isn’t he just robbing the silver? Who is so bold to open this gambling house?”

Looking at her husband who was yelling, Ma spoke calmly:
“The owner of the gambling house is named Ye!”

As soon as these seven words came out, Zeng Yang, who had been furious just now, suddenly became quiet like a deflated ball.

At this time, Ma also began to preach:
“Master, the price of gold has fallen again recently. I think we should sell the gold in the jar as soon as possible!”

“As the old saying goes, in prosperous times, collect things; in troubled times, collect gold!”

“The current situation is stable, and the price of gold cannot rise at all!”

Hearing his wife’s words, Zeng Yang couldn’t help but frown slightly. At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the room. Zeng Yang and his wife Ma both looked over, only to see a dozen agents from the Coordination Office walking into the room.

Looking at the leading agent from the Coordination Office, Zeng Yang could not help but yell:

“How dare you, Zhang Li, trespass into my residence? Do you, a bastard, care about the laws of the court?”

Zhang Li, a centurion of the Coordination Office, smiled slightly upon hearing this.

“Don’t flatter me, Censor Zeng. I, Zhang, would never dare to violate the laws of the court. But since I dare to come here, I must have an order from the court. Lord Zeng, please watch carefully!”

After saying this, Zhang Li took a document from his subordinate beside him and showed it to Zeng Yang.

“This is the order just approved by the Imperial Guards. Censor Zeng, please come with us to the Coordination Office to have some tea and chat…”

Looking at the order to arrest him, Zeng Yang’s body couldn’t help but tremble slightly. Although he couldn’t believe it, Zeng Yang knew very well that no matter how bold the Coordination Office was, they would not dare to forge the emperor’s order to arrest him, a fourth-rank censor!

Seeing Zeng Yang so confused, the smile on Zhang Li’s face seemed to become more and more proud. This Zeng Yang was the main force in criticizing their Coordination Office in the past by the Censorate. In Zeng Yang’s mouth, their Coordination Office was nothing but lackeys!

In the past, they couldn’t do anything to Zeng Yang, but now that Zeng Yang is in trouble, their Coordination Office must treat this Censor Zeng well!
Seeing Zeng Yang was still silent, Zhang Li looked at his men and ordered:
“What are you still standing there for? Please ask Master Zeng to move away!”
After receiving Zhang Li’s order, several agents from the Coordination Office were about to take Zeng Yang away. However, at this moment Zeng Yang seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He broke free from the agents, then looked at his wife Ma. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out!

Although Zeng Yang did not speak, as they had been married for decades, Ma understood Zeng Yang’s meaning and nodded immediately, saying:
“Master, don’t worry, I will take good care of the family!”

Zeng Yang seemed to feel relieved after hearing what his wife said. Without saying anything more, he followed Zhang Li and the others and left home.

After Zeng Yang was taken away, Ma immediately gave instructions to the housekeeper.

“Go and dig out the jar of gold in the backyard…”