Emperor Ming Dynasty

As soon as the payment arrived, Zeng Ying was also very generous, and directly spent a sum of money to give to the soldiers of the Beijing camp who returned to Beijing.

You must know that these 5000 people were all unlucky people drawn by lottery, but they suffered a lot in Cullen.

Ten silver dollars per person is considered as hard work.

Of course, Zeng Ying did not dare to use public money to show personal favors. Instead, after discussing with the officials, he wrote to the court to issue rewards in the name of the emperor.

The soldiers were very happy to receive half a year's salary at once.

Especially after learning that in the middle of the year, the salary rose to two yuan, he immediately became elated.

Seeing these people pack their things in big and small bags, and the middle and lower level officers came to say goodbye one by one, Zeng Ying felt a little sad for a while:

"If you ask me, it's true that the imperial court treats the frontier army and the Beijing camp equally, but we work harder in Mobei, so we should be more generous."

The angel on the side nodded.

Indeed, in the territory of Kulun, there is no need to think about rice and steamed buns. You can only eat dairy products, which is too painful.

Besides, Mongolian women are not as soft and tender as those in the south...

The two were talking casually here, when they suddenly remembered the cry of a child.

Turning around, I saw a two or three-year-old child with drooping hair, looking at the commoner, staggered and fell, and then a woman coaxed him in Mongolian.

"This trip to the capital, I'm afraid there will be a lot of concubines!"

The angel teased, the look in his eyes was very meaningful.

Zeng Ying said embarrassingly: "For a few years, it's normal to find a Mongolian woman. Anyway, the Beijing camp has money, so let it go!"

In his heart, he understood very well.

Isn’t that right? In the Kulun wars in the past few years, the Tuxietu Khan tribe suffered heavy losses, and many men were killed by the Manchus. Therefore, the Ming army’s northward march was not a timely help for the Tuxietu Khan tribe?
At that time, two sheep could get a Mongolian woman.

You must know that before, the threshold for marriage between Mongolia and Han was quite high.

Of course, the bachelors were looking for wives, and the married ones were looking for widow lovers.

Mongolians regard population as property. Generally speaking, widows do not marry out. They are brothers and sisters, but they can be lovers. Temporary sexual partners are good for both of them.

Even Zeng Ying was not exempt, and took two concubines.

So he can only take it lightly, as if it never happened.

"Hurry up, it will snow soon in Mobei, and it will be difficult to leave after waiting for winter."

Hu Tian has snowfall in August, although it is not that exaggerated, but it is normal to have snowfall in October in Mobei, and then it will fly in March of the next year, a full four or five months.

In the 17th year of Shaowu, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

A light snowfall came crashing down, casting a silver film over the entire city of Beijing.

It's a pity that at this time of the prince's big wedding, the whole capital is busy. By Chenshi, except for the roof, the rest of the land is as clean as ever.

There is a long line, no less than 3000 people, bustling with people, blowing and blowing, very lively.

The emperor looked at it, feeling quite touched in his heart.

It won't be long before the third generation of emperors will be released.

I'm only forty!
It seems that the throne will last for decades.

Just as he was thinking, news came from the Ministry of War:
"King of Qin has already captured Hue in Annan, and Ruan Fu is on the verge of being captured—"

"Okay—" the emperor was overjoyed: "King Qin actually gave his younger brother a big congratulatory gift."

"Go, bring the Prince of Qin here."

Liu Afu on the side responded briskly.

As the eldest son and eldest grandson, Prince Qin's son was lively and lovely, loved both inside and outside the court, if he hadn't taken care of Princess Qin, the emperor would have wanted to take him into the palace and raise him himself.

The principle of holding grandchildren but not children is common in ancient and modern times.

Because the son is educated by the father, naturally he can't love him, and he has to maintain his father's majesty, but the grandson is educated by the son, and it is enough for him to be responsible for loving him.

Therefore, his childhood name Hutou was also given by Zhu Yixi himself.

Soon, the heir son of the King of Qin, who had a thick head and a thick head, was carried over.

However, at the age of one and a half years, she was wrapped tightly, and in his arms, she was chubby, which was extremely cute.

"Your father has conquered the city again, you are worthy of the name of ten sons!"

Hearing the emperor's teasing, Princess Qin suppressed her joy and asked cautiously, "Father, but is there any news about King Qin in Annan?"

"Yes."

The emperor glanced at this personally selected daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "The boss is very good in Annan, and he won the land of the two prefectures, which can be regarded as three points in Annan."

Princess Qin was immediately overjoyed.

The queen on the side laughed lightly and said, "King Qin was trained by His Majesty, and if he has this ability, His Majesty's ability is superior."

"It's not easy for the boss!" Zhu Yixi shook his head: "I went to the feudal clan at the age of 17, and I'm only eighteen this year. It's been a lot of hard work..."

Hearing these words, Princess Qin couldn't help but her eyes turned red: "It's worth it for King Qin to bother Father and Emperor."

"Furthermore, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, King Qin's hard work as a son is nothing. King Qin always talks about it. Compared with His Majesty, it is like the difference between a star and a bright moon..."

Zhu Yixi was willing to accept this flattery, but the queen glanced at Princess Qin with a smile:

"The daughter-in-law chosen by His Majesty is quite outstanding."

When Princess Qin heard the words, she could only respond in shame.His chin almost reached his chest.

Seeing her appearance, the queen couldn't help being envious. In the harem, she was younger than a damselfly, and she always felt inferior.

The emperor said nothing, just teasing his grandson on his own.

In fact, his choice of daughter-in-law is quite different from that of concubine.

Concubine, beautiful, temperament, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.Each has its own beauty.

But when it comes to treating the daughter-in-law, apart from the general political influence, the color is second.

It's not like everyone thinks that morality comes first.

In other words, morality and figure are equally important.

To put it simply, it is not only a good character, but also a good butt.

Although this saying is crude, it is true.

Because a big buttocks means a big buttocks, the child is easy to be born, and the mother suffers less.

Moreover, such a woman must have a strong body, at least better than those white and thin waists, and it is easier to have children.

For example, in the Qing Dynasty, three consecutive generations of emperors died out, which is unique in the entire history of China.

Not to mention anything else, the criteria for choosing a concubine will definitely be blamed.

Close relatives are not the main reason.

The main reason is that he has been choosing concubines among the Eight Banners, but the Eight Banners have been corrupted over time, and his women must be pampered young ladies.

The more delicate it is, the harder it is to have children, and even if the heirs are born, it is difficult for them to last long.

Just like Cixi, she gave birth to Xianfeng's only heir, who also came from a poor family background.

Of course, the Ming and Qing Dynasties were basically two extremes in terms of succession to the throne.

One is so stable that even the emperor can't change it, and the other is doing whatever he wants without rules.

Although Qianlong was the first to establish a secret reserve in Yongzheng, it was obvious to the court; not to mention Jiaqing, Qianlong abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor; Daoguang was even more dramatic, and the edict to establish a reserve disappeared.

Xianfeng was made on Daoguang's bed before his death; Tongzhi was the only one, and Guangxu and Puyi were made by Cixi.

Qianlong can only be counted as the secret reserve of the Eight Classics.

Far away.

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At this time, Hue City.

Although the time has come to December, the whole of Annan is in the dry season, which happens to be a good time for the Raiders.

Zhu Jing used 5000 capital camps, [-] Qin troops, a total of [-] people, known as a [-] army, and first captured Fu'an Prefecture north of Champa.

This is the place where the Ruan family went south to snatch and occupy the city. There are only a hundred thousand people in the area. After years of governance, it is very prosperous.

Then, all the way north, Quang Ngai, Quy Nhon, and Hoi An ports in Quang Nam Province were all captured.

That is to say, the land of the Ruan family's three mansions has already won two mansions, and there is only one mansion in his hands: Guangzhi mansion.

That is the center of its rule, where Hue is located.

At this time, the originally prosperous city has withered a lot, the streets and alleys are gone, the city is dilapidated, and blood is still hanging on the dilapidated city gate.

And the most lively thing is the moat.

The moat, which is several feet deep and ten feet wide, has been tightly blocked by stone bags, all of which are the fault of the Ming army.

Then hire locals to dig it out.

After all, Hue is only two hundred miles away from the border, which is too close.

Zhu Jing stepped on the incomplete and blood-stained city wall and looked into the distance.

Beside him, many Annan people were constantly using various tools to clean up the blood and garbage, while many soldiers stared at him with wide-eyed eyes.

"Your Highness, it's good to hire local people to work."

Zhu Jing turned her head and smiled.

Beside him is Qin Wang Zhu Cunhao.

In this war, the king of Qin can be said to be following closely.

The army of the Northern Expedition was in full swing along the way.

First in Fu'an, its [-] defenders were broken, and then [-] Ruan's reinforcements were broken.

Immediately, they recovered the city while walking, and arrived directly at Hue.

The King of Qin, who was originally planning to support at sea, immediately took a boat and couldn't wait to arrive in Hue, thus breaking the city together.

In fact, the Ruan family never underestimated this war, and directly mobilized one hundred thousand troops, but failed in the end.

Among them, when the [-] Beijing battalion was dispatched, its army collapsed, and the [-] Qin army didn't do anything at all, and directly harvested the heads behind.

Good guy, King Qin was stunned when facing the battlefield.

This group of Annan people charged directly at the musket formation without fear of death, just charging in such a dignified manner.

The more ferocious you are, the faster you die.

Even Zhu Jing couldn't help sighing, if it was 20 years ago, this group of people would be really hard to deal with.

After a massacre, it was a difficult siege.

First, the moat was filled and leveled, and then four hundred catties of Shaowu-style artillery was used to bombard Hue for two or three days.

It's a pity that after a dignified massacre, the morale of the Ruan's army was low, and the Beijing camp didn't take any action. It was all up to the Qin army to clean up the city.

Due to the siege, the ruler of Quang Nam, Nguyen Phuc Binh of the Nguyen regime was also captured.

"General Zhu, I understand that you are afraid that these people will be restless. After all, they were hostile before."

King Qin showed a confident smile: "However, people's hearts are here, so we can't take it lightly."

As he said that, he curled his mouth, and the latter's eyes also looked at the group of people mopping the ground.

For a moment, all peeping eyes were withdrawn immediately, and many people even trembled, terrified of fear.

Zhu Jing was puzzled, and looked up at King Qin.

This is a normal reaction.

"In their eyes, there is only fear, or a little hatred."

Qin Wang said seriously: "After all, the unknown is the most frightening thing."

"To deal with these ordinary people, we must convince them that we are different from Ruan, and hiring them to do things is the easiest way."

"To use an analogy, it is like Shang Yang's establishment of a tree in the past. Only by gaining the trust of the people can the court be established."

"Understood." Zhu Jing was stunned.

He thought to himself, King Qin seems to be becoming more and more kingly.

This is the difference between rulers and generals.

"There were not many casualties in this battle. Only a hundred people were killed or injured by arrows in the Beijing camp."

Zhu Jing sighed: "It won't be that simple after the Northern Expedition to Shenglong."

"How many casualties are there for the Qin army?" King Qin asked An Nanjun directly.

For him, the Beijing camp belonged to the emperor and Ming Dynasty, while for his Qin Kingdom, the Qin Army was the main force.

After all, even if there were only a few thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp who remained, Annan's soldiers numbered in the tens of thousands.

"It was hard work during the siege, but it also worked hard. More than [-] people were killed or injured. It is not bad to be able to capture Hue."

Zhu Jing said briefly.

Although it is said that the Qin army is also under his command, in essence he is only in charge of daily training, and the appointment and dismissal of all generals is basically controlled by King Qin.

After all, the melon fields and plums, the army is a sensitive place.

"En!" Qin Wang showed a smile: "Now this Qin army, how true is the Beijing camp?"

"If you add firearms, it's about three to five points!" Zhu Jing said with a little pride, and then quickly added: "After all, the training is the same, and a famous teacher produces a good apprentice!"

King Qin nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction.

In Champa and Saigon, joining the army is the best choice for ordinary people.

Because the entire Qin Kingdom moved over the Beijing camp:
Three meals a day, one meat for three days, strict military discipline.

Even the military academy, the gendarmerie battalion, and the places assigned in the future are all copied correctly.

In this way, the standard of living of the Qin army is much better than that of ordinary people, and naturally everyone strives to be the first, thus becoming a supporter of the King of Qin.

King Qin was still thinking about it at night, and when the Zheng family ascended the dragon in the north in the future, the Qin army would be the main force to recover the fertile land in Annan.

"How about beating Zheng?"

Zhu Jing understood that this was referring to Qin Jun, so she said bluntly: "The Zheng family is seven points to Annan, and even the Ruan family can't deal with it. If Qin Jun fights with him, the chances of winning are very high."

"Then, how about the general sit in town and let the Qin army dispatch?" King Qin asked hopefully.

"Now the Qin army is only 3 to [-] thousand people, I'm afraid it's not enough." Zhu Jing said calmly:

"As far as the foreign ministers know, the Zheng family has millions of people under its rule, and can pull up 30 to [-] troops at any time. It is better to focus on the Beijing camp, supplemented by the Qin army."

"However, after taking Hue, the king can recruit another [-] troops. The next year's dry season will be the day when the Zheng family will perish."

"At that time, you will have Annan, and Qin will be worthy of its name."

Hearing this, King Qin laughed heartily.