The Inspectorate has always been a mysterious yet well-known place. The mystery lies in the fact that no one knows who is inside the Inspectorate or what they do, but it is also well-known because it is clearly located on the edge of the Imperial City, and that small, unmarked gatehouse is the office of the Inspectorate. The gates are always closed, and only a single inspector, Mao Rong, appears in front of everyone from time to time.

  As a meritorious official of the Ming court, Mu Ying naturally knew about the Inspector's Office. Rubbing the iron plaque in his hand, Mu Ying carefully sized up Li Hu in front of him. His face was ordinary, his build was ordinary, and at first glance, he looked like an average Northerner. But who would have thought that this person was actually a member of the Inspector's Office?

  The Inspectorate is divided into two departments, the Department of Corrections is in charge of the interior, aiming to supervise all places, and the Department of Inspection is dispatched outside the pass, which is a secret agent secretly stationed in various parts of the empire. Li Hu is a member of the Department of Inspection, and Xu Da received Li Xuan's message was also passed on by this person secretly.

  "Since you are a person of the Ming Dynasty, then come back with me." Mu Ying did not untie him, and Li Hu did not object. Both sides knew that it was impossible to identify his identity just by an iron plaque, so they had to take him back first.

  "Report to the General! Marshal Mu is back!"

  Xu Da was shocked, having only been out for a day and already returned. How could it be so fast? Just as he was about to get up and take a look outside the tent, Mu Ying had already taken the lead in escorting Li Xuan inside.

  "Great General! Li Xuan of the Northern Yuan's Zhongshu Institute has been captured by the last general!"

  "Very well, take him and those two together to the imperial court, and present them all to His Majesty at once." Xu Da glanced casually at Li Xuan's disheveled appearance and ordered his guards to take him away.

  "Wen Ying, how did you catch him so quickly? Did you discover their trail as soon as you arrived?"

  "What a coincidence! Just as General Mo was leading his troops to cross the river, the scouts in front reported that they had found a large number of hoof prints. General Mo immediately followed the footprints and caught up with Li Xuan's cavalry team. If it weren't for someone helping to guide us, we would have wasted a lot more time before catching them."

  "Is someone helping him? What does this mean?" Xu Da asked in puzzlement.

  "It was like this, Li Xuan's subordinate had a man named Li Hu, if it wasn't for that person suddenly turning against them and holding Li Xuan and the other guards at bay, I wouldn't have been able to catch up with them so quickly." Mu Ying said as he took out the small iron token from his pocket and handed it over to Xu Da "By the way, this is the identity token found on that person's body, I don't dare to confirm whether it's real or fake, so I brought him back along with it."

  Xu Da took the iron plaque and knew at a glance that it was a genuine identity plaque of the Inspector's Office, and it was also one with a relatively high number from the Inspection Department. "Where is he now? Bring him over quickly!" Xu Da said hastily.

  "Yes!" Mu Ying understood from Xu Da's reaction that the iron token was genuine, and hastily ordered his subordinates to bring the person in.

  "This brother has suffered, we also had no choice but to beat you up with caution. Sorry!" Mu Ying quickly came forward and untied Li Hu's bonds.

  "It doesn't matter, General is also acting according to the rules. In my understanding, since my identity has been made clear, may I be allowed to leave first?" Li Hu bowed his hands and asked Xu Da for instructions.

  "You can leave at any time, and fodder for your horse has been prepared."

  "Then thank you, General," Li Hu said and turned around to leave without any delay.

  "Marshal, why is he in such a hurry to leave? This isn't some kind of lair of dragons and tigers." asked Mu Ying curiously.

  Xu Da shook his head and didn't speak, it's better not to say much about the matter of the School Inspector, anything related to that sinister Mao Rong is best not to get involved with, lest you be reported to the Emperor at any time.

  It's strange to say, but how did Mao Qi, a refined and elegant scholar, give birth to such a gloomy son like Mao Zedong? Especially after Mao Qi passed away due to illness, Mao Zedong became even more taciturn, and the Censorate under his control seemed even more mysterious. It was so chaotic that all the civil and military officials in the imperial court were unwilling to get too close to Mao Zedong, and even these national dukes tried their best to avoid contacting him.

  "Don't think about it anymore, the people under Mao's command are not something you can understand. This matter, apart from you and me, no one else is allowed to know, especially those soldiers who follow you, you must strictly order them to keep their mouths shut. The affairs of the Inspectorate are not something that you or I can interfere with."

  "Yes." Mu Ying hastily replied. Since the face of the current Wei State Duke said so, he, a small marquis, had better just pretend to be dumb.

  Xu Da nodded and said: "Pass down the order, tomorrow at Chen time the main army will return to the capital. As for the right route army, you find someone to notify them."

  "General! Is the Northern Expedition going to end like this?" Mu Ying asked, seemingly unwilling: "We can kill some cattle and sheep as military rations, so we can hold on for a long time. Who knows, maybe we can find the location of the Golden Tent of the Northern Yuan court, and when the time comes, our army will be able to destroy it in one battle?"

  "Your Majesty has another plan, besides, the Northern Yuan has already been defeated by us in this battle and is no longer a functioning army. Only Liaodong Nahaha is left to struggle on, and in the south there is still the King of Liang's branch eyeing us covetously. I estimate that Your Majesty wants to solve the problem of Yunnan first, and besides, these cattle and sheep are to be taken back to the Central Plains for unified distribution, how can they be slaughtered at will?" Xu Da explained with a shake of his head.

  "All right, I'll go and pass on the order." Mu Ying bowed slightly and also went down.

  The Northern Expedition Army, which left the pass in April, will return to the court tomorrow. This Northern Expedition lasted for more than four months, during which time Xu Da's route alone fought dozens of battles, and the decisive Ning City battle was crucial.

  The left route army won battle after battle under the two-pronged attack, and the right route army also gained a lot. They even captured Wen Tong, the Northern Yuan's Ping Zhang Zheng Shi Tai Shi, and Bie Li Bu Hua, as well as Li Xuan, the Zhui Mi Yuan Zhi Yuan. These were all high-ranking officials of the second or third rank, and according to military achievements, they would have been enough for a lowly soldier to be enfeoffed as a marquis.

  The next day

  After the army finished cooking and packing, they set off at Chen time, turned their heads south, and returned. They came slowly and went slowly. When they came, there were tens of thousands of troops, but when they left, there were countless cows, sheep, horses, and more than 10,000 captured soldiers.

  But after the 300,000-strong regular army left the pass, many people stayed on the grassland forever. They might have had a handful of ashes brought back by their comrades from the same hometown, and even more people couldn't find any ashes at all. The battlefield was filled with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and it's normal that some bodies couldn't be found. All they could do was bring a package of clothes to entrust this person's heroic spirit.

  Xu Da rode his horse in the midst of the troops, looking at the endless green grass around him, and suddenly he didn't know when it was peaceful. The tribes outside the pass and the Han people inside the pass had been entangled from the Zhou royal family to the present day, and the books of right and wrong were already unknown. The feud of over 2,000 years would not easily dissipate...

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