golden scales

After the New Year's Eve, Zhengdan is coming. Although the palace of Zhengdan this year is aggrieved, the atmosphere is much better than that of Zhengdan in 17.Not only was the weather sunny and sunny, but the high-ranking officials who were stationed there did not miss the drum horn.

Zhu Cihong, as the crown prince, led the princes and civil and military officials to pay homage to the emperor, and the concubines and wives accompanied the palace family to meet the empress.Then the prince and officials met with the crown prince.Then there are internal and external banquets, and the entire dynasty event will last for a day.

Because these high-ranking officials and dignitaries have all come to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor's house, those who go to their house to pay New Year's greetings can only leave greeting cards and sign their names at the concierge.For thousands of years, it has become a Chinese tradition to sign in everywhere on the first day of the new year.

In previous years, few princes participated in the Zhengdan Dynasty, because the emperor would not invite princes to Beijing at will.However, this year Shandong has three princes of Heng, De, and Jin, as well as the three princes of Dongyuan County, Heng, De, and Jin of the Zheng family, which completely made up for the lack of fewer courtiers and allowed Chongzhen to show his ambitions.

Therefore, Chongzhen specially left the princes and county kings of the various vassals to have tea and snacks together while the courtiers gave the banquet.Originally, they wanted to feel the joy of being close to each other, but it was obviously awkward for these princes and county kings to speak "Fengyang Mandarin" with different accents.

Not to mention the present, since Renxuan, no clan has returned to Fengyang—unless it is a criminal clan imprisoned by a high wall.

Chongzhen also quickly lost interest, and entrusted Zhu Cihong with the task of entertaining the clan, and went back to rest by himself.For the Zhengdan Dynasty, the emperor had to get up to worship the heaven and the earth before the fourth watch, and it was very hard to prepare for changing clothes.

As soon as the emperor left, it was like a gust of wind blew up during the banquet, blowing everyone's minds.You don't have to hold back your energy to speak Fengyang dialect, just chat casually and talk about the harvest of each family this year.Zhu Cihong took their money earlier. Although he did not formally establish a company, he also took part of the company's income to make a report.Give them something to look forward to.

With the prince taking the lead, the county kings below also want to invest their few assets, regardless of whether they can make money or not.At least buy a peace of mind.Life is not easy for these clans now, everything is a rationing system.The farms and properties outside have also been "occupied", but they dare not speak out.For fear of offending the crown prince, he would directly find someone from his hair to Fengyang, then life would be worse than death.

Zhu Cihong never refuses anyone who comes, and it is always better to have more capital in hand.After the beginning of spring, spring farming in various places requires a lot of money, rice and grain to buy animal power, farm tools, and improved seeds. The people who have been through wars must be unable to support this part of the investment.

"Your Highness, this time there is still something to ask Your Highness to show mercy." De Wang and other topics came to an end, and a new topic was opened.

"Everything is up to the Holy One. I'm just an errand runner." Although Zhu Cihong didn't know what it was, any word like "mercy" was definitely not a good thing.He knew very well that no one could offend him, and most of those who offended him would not have the chance to ask him for mercy.

King De smiled awkwardly.Said: "It's about Lu Fan's leaving the fief without authorization. I want to ask His Highness to speak well to the Holy One."

"It's not like this kind of thing happened before." Zhu Ciwang looked at King Dongyuan: "Isn't it?"

King Dongyuan almost choked on his own saliva, and quickly lowered his head and dared not speak.

"If you want to forgive sins, you have to do something." Zhu Cihong said: "Like Dongyuan, he was able to abandon his family and serve the country. He is credited for his service. Whether it is Lu Fan or other clans, he has no choice but to abandon his ancestral foundation. But if you don’t come to the holy place to plead guilty, then you don’t understand the reason.”

"Yes, yes." King De smiled awkwardly, "What Your Highness said is very true."

When Zhu Cihong said this to King De, he thought of another clan, Zhu Yujian, a concubine of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Yujian is the eighth grandson of the 23rd son of the Taizu, the Tang king Zhu Wei. From the perspective of the Taizu, he is two generations older than Chongzhen.When Zhu Cihong was studying the history of the clan, he paid special attention to the clans of several emperors of the Nanming Dynasty, and he still had a good impression of the Tang king.

The deposed king of Tang had a bad fate.His grandfather Tangduan Wang Zhu Shuoyin doted on his concubine, and even imprisoned his eldest son Zhu Qiqi and grandson Zhu Yujian in the Department of Acceptance.Zhu Qiqi was poisoned to death by his brother.

At that time, Henan Jingshou Dao Chen Qiyu made it clear in his memorial, and the imperial court established Zhu Yujian as the grandson of Tang Dynasty, and he was no longer imprisoned.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Yujian succeeded to the throne of Tang Dynasty.Emperor Chongzhen bestowed upon him the Ancestral Instructions of the Ming Dynasty, the Great Ming Huidian, the Five Classics and Four Books, the 21 History, the Tongjian Compendium, and the Classic of Loyalty and Filial Piety.Tang Wang himself was very eager to learn. He built a smart building in the palace and invited famous scholars from all over the world.

Probably because he had read too many history books, Zhu Yujian was in the ninth year of Chongzhen, and killed and poisoned his father's two uncles, Fushan Wang Zhu Qisong and Anyang Wang Zhu Qisun, to avenge his father.

This happened on the first day of July, because the Qing soldiers entered the pass in August, and the imperial court was busy defending against the Eastern captives, so they ignored him.But Zhu Yujian went to the Shu and asked to lead troops to serve the king.It is a very taboo thing for a vassal king to lead troops, and in the ninth year of Chongzhen, no one thought that the Eastern Captives could become anything, but they were just here to rob, and the court naturally did not allow it.

Zhu Yujian is a talent, and he even brought three thousand guards to the north to serve the king, but was ordered by Emperor Chongzhen to return them.Facts also proved that Zhu Yujian did not have enough military talent, and the three thousand guards were defeated after encountering bandits.Zhu Yujian was defeated and returned to Nanyang, and the old and new accounts were settled together.

In November of the ninth year, the lower part of the Tang Dynasty discussed the matter of resisting the decree, abolished it as a commoner, and raised a high wall.

The king of Tang was succeeded by his younger brother Zhu Yufeng.In the 14th year of Chongzhen, Nanyang was occupied by Li Zicheng, and Zhu Yufeng was killed.

The story of this family is also quite tortuous, and descendants also hold a gesture of sympathy for Tang Wang.In addition, Tang Wang did not drink alcohol and was not lustful, he was determined to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, and he was very tolerant of Zheng Chenggong in his early years, so he became the "Ming Jun" in people's eyes.

Zhu Cilang thought of him, but felt that clansmen who dared to raise troops were always better than those who surrendered to trespassers.Instead of being locked up in Fengyang, it would be better to bring him to the emperor's side, even to teach.What's more, a Yuan Fan, even if he really wanted to rebel back then, he would not have much appeal.

After talking briefly with the vassals, Zhu Cihong knew that Emperor Chongzhen would not come again, so he hinted that King Dongyuan would check the homework of King Ding and King Yong, and ended the family banquet.

After he came out, he wanted to go to the back to read a book, and planned to go to Laizhou to meet the professors of the Technical College in the near future.I have been busy with military affairs recently, and have not interfered too much in technology.Song Yingxing was ordered to design and manufacture a hot air balloon, but there is still no sound, so he should go and see it.

It is more than [-] miles from Jinan to Laizhou, and if the weather is good, it can be done in four or five days.Especially now that the progress of road construction in Shandong is increasing every day, maybe the speed can be faster.

"My lord, the Empress invites you to go."

Zhu Cihong had only taken two steps when he was stopped by the people sent by Zhou Hou.When Zhu Cihong was young, he could also meet wives. Since he was thirteen or fourteen years old, the empress would not let him see those wives on purpose.

When he arrived at the bedroom, Zhu Cihong discovered that the person staying with the queen was not an ordinary concubine or married woman, but a female official from the Eastern Palace Department.Headed by Qin Liangyu, Yao Tao was also given a seat by the empress, and other female officials of all levels were arranged in order, which was quite a crowd.

The ethos of the Ming Dynasty is still very conservative, and there is indeed no place for women in celebrations like the Great Dynasty.Between the etiquette system and the crown prince's dignity, Wu Zhen finally found such a compromise route.

Qin Liangyu didn't wear the crown dress of a married woman, but a man's court dress.She was originally 1.8 meters tall, taller than ordinary men, and she looked even more burly and majestic after wearing court clothes.After seeing the crown prince, Qin Liangyu stood up to greet him, using the same masculine etiquette.

Zhu Cihong took advantage of the opportunity to support Qin Liangyu, and said with a smile: "Qin Governor doesn't need to be too polite. I don't know why I didn't see you in the court, so you are here."

Qin Liangyu smiled heartily and said, "Originally, the Ministry of Rites asked me to join the court with military officers, but after I came, they arranged for me to be among the ranks of female officials. But maybe I'm old and deaf, so I'm a poor listener."

"Governor Qin is still in his prime! Next year, I want to ask Governor Qin to lead the army to recover Sichuan." Zhu Cihong invited Qin Liangyu to sit down.

"Qiantui's subordinates have countless tigers, so there is no need for me to be a female leader." Qin Liangyu said with a smile: "The minister is in the Chinese army to appease the soldiers for His Royal Highness."

"There are many famous generals who can train elite soldiers, but Qin Du is the only female general who can train powerful soldiers in the world." Zhu Cihong popularized the knowledge in front of the queen, and sure enough, the look in Qin Liangyu's eyes became a little kinder after seeing Zhou Hou.

He continued: "For fighting on the plains of Sichuan, it is natural that Governor Qin does not need to be exhausted. However, how to march and fight in the mountains must be done by Governor Qin himself. For the four thousand white soldiers brought by Governor Qin, I have already asked the teaching camp to cooperate with them." They will expand together, and when they become mountain divisions, it will be time to recover Bashu."

Qin Liangyu saw that the prince's words were so convincing, and knew that it was not false, so he quickly stood up and said: "I am willing to serve Your Highness Maqian!"

Zhu Cihong was naturally happy and comfortable.

The reason why the white gun soldiers got their name is because the white guns in their hands are very special. They are made of strong white ash wood, with a hook with a blade on the top and a hard iron ring at the bottom.In combat, the hook can be cut and pulled, and the ring can be used as a hammer weapon.Dozens of white guns connected with hooks and rings can be used as a tool for climbing mountains and walls. Climbing over cliffs and cliffs in a blink of an eye is a special weapon for mountain warfare.

Moreover, the soldiers of the white pole soldiers are all mountain people in the middle of Sichuan. They have been running in the mountains since they were young, and they are very familiar with the vegetation, animals, weather and geography in the mountains.Now that Li Zicheng has been sent to Sichuan, as long as he starts fighting with Zhang Xianzhong, Zhu Cihong will take back Sichuan first, completely cutting off the possibility of the Qing army going south.

Trapped in the bitter cold, the Qing army either went south to fight the prince's army, or they had to return to their hometown obediently.After controlling three major provinces, Zhu Cihong had enough manpower and soldiers to fight the war of attrition with the Manchus.But the Manchurians lost one when they died, and they couldn't make up for having eight in one birth.

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