In this way, Yue Zhongqi lived in Nanjing with peace of mind, and then began to study under the arrangement of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Army. With the beginning of the further study, General Yue truly came into contact with the core secrets of the Ming army, and gradually understood why the Ming Dynasty developed rapidly from a weak force in just a few years to a powerful army that dominates the world and is invincible.

The Ming army, which had already shown signs of modern army in later generations, has been very different from the previous army in terms of organization, training, tactics and weapons. The entire army and the navy are no longer the previous troops that were led by a general and determined the strength of the army, but have become a sophisticated war machine. Each unit and even every soldier are a part of this machine, operating step by step according to preset procedures.

The power formed by this military structure is not comparable to that of the Qing Dynasty, even though the Qing Dynasty has begun to pay attention to the use of firearms on the battlefield.

A great man once said that it is not weapons that determine the outcome of a war, but people. This so-called man is not a single soldier, but a spirit and rules that shape the soldiers. It is precisely this that the Ming army will become stronger and stronger. In Yue Zhongqi's view, in the entire Chinese history, perhaps only the Qin army that swept across the six countries to unify the Central Plains may be comparable. But compared with the Qin army back then, the weapons possessed by the Ming army were beyond the reach of the Qin army, which made him feel extremely moved.

As the best general of this era, Yue Zhongqi absorbed these new things hungrily and made rapid progress during the further study. The three-month military academy course was completed in just over a month after he was studying day and night. After the assessment was completed, Yue Zhongqi entered the General Staff Department in advance. If nothing unexpected happened, when the General Staff Department was completed, he would return to his own troops and command the already-reborn Jiangbei Army to fight for the Ming Dynasty.

But no one expected that just less than half a month after Yue Zhongqi came to the General Staff, news suddenly came from the palace that Zhu Yicheng was going to summon him. After receiving the news, Yue Zhongqi hurriedly entered the palace. Compared to the last time he entered the palace, Yue Zhongqi was much calmer this time, and she was also curious about what Zhu Yicheng was looking for him at this time.

It was still the side hall where the Saint was facing before. Yue Zhongqi signed up after arriving. When she entered the palace, she saw Zhu Yicheng sitting there waiting for her.

"My minister Yue Zhongqi has seen Your Majesty!"

This time, Yue Zhongqi did not make any wrong gestures. At the same time, he also noticed that not only Zhu Yicheng was the only one in the hall, but also someone was standing at the lower head about a few steps away from Zhu Yicheng. He saw this man wearing a flying fish suit, each of whom was of medium shape, and standing motionless with his head down slightly.

"General Yue is here, let's sit down." Zhu Yicheng said with a kind look. Yue Zhongqi thanked him, then looked at the man and sat down hesitantly.

"This is Zhang Ran, the commander of the Jinyiwei." As if he saw Yue Zhongqi's doubts, Zhu Yicheng pointed at the man and said.

"It turned out to be Commander Zhang in front of him." Yue Zhongqi's heart broke out. Zhang Ran, the commander of the Jinyiwei, is famous in the court. Today, the Jinyiwei is an extremely large intelligence agency, in charge of domestic military information and is also responsible for the supervision of all officials. Although the current Ming Dynasty is different from the previous Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yicheng used to divide the Jinyiwei into two, and the external intelligence was handed over to the Communications Department. At the same time, the Jinyiwei could not be independent trial powers of the Three Divisions.

But even so, with the continuous development of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yicheng's attention to intelligence work, the Jinyiwei still has great power. As the leader of the Jinyiwei, the commander Zhang Ran was the supreme leader of this mysterious institution and was directly responsible for the emperor.

"Can you say...what happened to the Qing Dynasty?" Because of Zhang Ran, Yue Zhongqi first thought of this. Although the Jinyiwei is powerful and mysterious, there is actually no conflict with the Jinyiwei for the military, and the two sides have always been disobedient to each other, and even in many aspects of intelligence, the Jinyiwei cooperates with the military.

Yue Zhongqi, who has been studying in Nanjing for so many days, naturally knew about this. He is now on duty in the General Staff Department, and a lot of information from the General Staff Department was also obtained through the Jinyiwei Institute, and he is not unfamiliar with it.

"I've seen General Yue." Zhang Ran's face was as calm as water. He bowed to Yue Zhongqi and said hello.

"I want to tell you something to tell you today." Zhu Yicheng said, and at this time he looked a little sad and hesitant.

"I wonder what the emperor asked his subordinates to order them?"

"It's not a question of giving instructions, it's just that this matter has something to do with you." Zhu Yicheng seemed to be considering the words, and after thinking about it, he sighed: "I have a little difficulty in speaking about this matter, so let Commander Zhang talk to you."

Yue Zhongqi was strange in her heart, and she didn't understand what Zhu Yicheng said. Could it be that something happened to Jiangbei Army? Thinking of this, Yue Zhongqi couldn't help but frown and became worried. After all, Zhang Ran, the commander of the Jinyiwei, appeared here and said that this was not simple. In addition, Zhu Yicheng's expression just now made him really uneasy.

If something really happened to the Jiangbei Army, then this matter would definitely be great. Otherwise, the commander of the Jinyiwei would not have come forward, and the emperor would not have summoned him into the palace.

Just as Yue Zhongqi was nervous and thinking about how she should report it if this matter really involved Jiang Beijun, Zhang Ran spoke.

"General Yue, I need to inform you about something, so please be mentally prepared."

Yue Zhongqi's heart suddenly became sank, but her expression still showed calmness, and nodded slightly to show that she knew.

Zhang Ran continued: "Receive the news from my Jinyi Guardian. Not long ago, the Qing court imprisoned General Yue's relatives and family. Among them, the 21 people in Yue's family in Xi'an, including General Yue's uncle Yue Chaolong and his son Yue Zhonghuang, and the relatives and friends involved, a total of 213 people were executed..."

"What! You...what did you say?!"

Yue Zhongqi's face suddenly changed drastically, and she suddenly stood up, even shouting incrediblely regardless of Zhu Yicheng's presence.

"General Yue heard it right. The Qing court took 213 members of the nine tribes of the Yue family to execute him." Zhang Ran was still as calm as water, as if what he said was about to tell a small matter that was simply irrelevant.

The cold numbers were spoken from Zhang Ran, causing Yue Zhongqi's brain to explode. He couldn't help but shake it, and finally stood firm with the chair.

"Zhang Ran!" Zhu Yicheng shouted, Zhang Ran hurriedly understood and stepped forward to support Yue Zhongqi.
Chapter completed!