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Chapter 863 Military Parade

In Jiangning Prefecture, Prime Minister Shen was taken to the parade ground outside the city early in the morning. A high platform had been built in the center of the parade ground, and the soldiers of the Ningyuan Army were lined up in silence waiting. Prime Minister Shen thought that this army was a powerful army just by looking at its appearance and momentum. The shock in his heart was beyond words. He finally experienced the same feeling of powerlessness as Liao Wenjun and Murong Yanzhao.

"Prince Ning, is this your Ningyuan Army?" Prime Minister Shen swallowed hard, then turned to look at Su Ning with a pale face and asked.

"That's right." Suning responded with a smile, then instructed the flag soldiers beside him, "The parade begins."

"Yes! Your Highness." The flag soldier responded to Su Ning, then walked forward and waved the small red flag in his hand. After a series of regular and methodical flag signals were issued, all the Ningyuan soldiers below the stage began to move.

The first people to walk past the stage were the infantry of the Ningyuan Army. Each soldier was wearing armor and holding a spear, marching in formation in a goose-step formation that only appeared in later generations. The crisp sound of the goose-step made Shen Da Xianggong open his mouth in shock. Then, with the leading general's shout of "Look to the right", all the soldiers turned their heads in unison to look at Su Ning in the stands. The ferocious eyes almost scared Shen Da Xianggong, who was standing next to Su Ning, to death.

"My Lord, how about the infantry of my Ningyuan Army?" Su Ning was very happy to see this old fox suffer a setback, and then he looked at Lord Shen with a meaningful smile and asked.

"Prince Ning, are all the soldiers under the Ningyuan Army so majestic?" Minister Shen asked the bad boy in front of him with a very ugly expression.

"of course not!"

"Hush! That's not so bad." At this time, Prime Minister Shen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If the Ningyuan Army was so majestic and powerful, then the Song Dynasty court might as well just lie down and "serve" Prince Ning in bed.

"Mr. Shen, the infantry is only the weakest fighting force of my Ningyuan Army. There are more powerful cavalry and rapid-fire musketeers behind us." Su Ning explained to Mr. Shen again with a smirk on his face.

"Ah? What?" Lord Shen widened his eyes in shock and looked at Su Ning beside him, his hands constantly covering his chest. He naturally realized that Su Ning was deliberately trying to scare him.

After the three infantry phalanxes all walked away in unison, they were supplemented by three new cavalry phalanxes. All the Ningyuan cavalry were wearing heavy armor and masks, riding on the Sanhe horses that were also armored. The mighty and domineering aura immediately came to the fore, which almost suffocated the Song people who were most eager for war horses. Old man Shen, the prime minister of the Song court, was almost crazy with jealousy.

"Prince Ning, where did you get so many war horses?" At this time, Prime Minister Shen asked the most crucial question directly. You know, the channels for war horses were blocked by Khitan and Western Xia.

"God-given." Suning smiled pretentiously again, but in fact, Suning's situation was God-given.

"Hmph! I guess Prince Ning must have opened up the sea shipping route, so why is he hiding it here?" Naturally, Prime Minister Shen did not believe Su Ning's nonsense. Instead, he determined that the Ningyuan Army was obtained through sea transportation. You know, the maritime trade in the Song Dynasty is quite developed.

"Do you want to buy it? This can actually be sold." Suning naturally would not miss such a good opportunity to make money, and immediately asked Mr. Shen whether he was willing to buy it.

"Ah? How much per horse?" At this time, Mr. Shen looked at Su Ning in surprise and astonishment and asked.

"Ah! Market price." Suning knew that the war horses were controlled by the Liao Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty, and these two often treated the Song Dynasty as a "sucker" and slaughtered them.

"Okay! My Song Dynasty wants to buy 10,000 horses." Although the market for war horses was extremely hot and the market price was naturally a terrifyingly high number, Prime Minister Shen still placed the order with inexplicable surprise.

"Sure! But it requires payment in exchange for goods."

"Hmph! Would my Song Dynasty be short of this little money from you?" Seeing that Su Ning was judging others by his own mean standards, the wealthy and powerful Shen Da Xianggong started to sneer at him.

"Hey, it's a small business, no credit."

"you"

"My lord, our Ningyuan Army's ace troops are coming." At this time, Su Ning hurriedly reminded the old fox beside him that his ace troops were coming.

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Turning around again, Prime Minister Shen soon saw three new phalanxes. They were still marching in the same handsome pace as the infantrymen, but they were no longer wearing the heavy armor of the infantrymen. They were only wearing uniform black and red cloth clothes. Everyone was holding a strange-looking firearm in his hand, and a murderous aura came over him again, making Prime Minister Shen tense up in fear.

"Prince Ning, why are the firearms held by the Ningyuan Army different from those you sold to the Song Dynasty?" Soon, Prime Minister Shen noticed the abnormality of the musketeers in front of him. The firearms were completely different from those sold by the Ningyuan Army to their Song Army.

"Of course they are different! That one is for export, and ours is for Ning Yuanjun's personal use." At this time, Suning smiled disapprovingly, and did not feel that there was anything wrong with selling obsolete products at a high price.

"What?" Hearing that Suning could be so shameless, Lord Shen became angry.

"Master Shen, the emperor has now officially granted me a marriage. I would like to ask you to go back and thank the emperor for me. I would also like to inform the emperor that I, Su Ning, have no intention of being an enemy of the Song Dynasty court. I just want to use my own means and ideas to fight against the barbarians. I also hope that the emperor and all the ministers in the court can support the Ningyuan Army." Su Ning naturally did not want to debate with Master Shen here, and then he told Master Shen his thoughts directly.

"Hmph! Why doesn't Prince Ning go to Bian Jing in person to thank the emperor?" Prime Minister Shen looked at the young man in front of him with some surprise, then snorted coldly and asked directly in return.

"fear death."

"Uh"

Looking at the lazy young Prince Ning in front of him, Prime Minister Shen didn't know what to say. Although he didn't want to admit the failure of the Song Dynasty court, this was the reality and helplessness of their entire Song Dynasty court. He suddenly realized that the civil service and royal family of the Song Dynasty suppressed the military generals of the Song Dynasty too harshly, which gave the rebels in the world an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Mr. Shen, I heard that you have an eldest granddaughter, Shen Hezhen?" Then Su Ning suddenly looked at Mr. Shen who seemed to be thinking about something and asked.

"Hmph! Prince Ning, what do you want to do?" At this time, Prime Minister Shen's heart was filled with joy, but he still showed a look of defense and surprise on the surface.

"Master Shen, since I already have a principal wife, I naturally want to marry a concubine with a similar family background. I feel that your granddaughter Shen Ruzhen is very suitable."

"Prince Ning, being sentimental at a young age is not a good thing." Lord Shen suddenly said this in a complacent tone, but he showed no opinion on Su Ning's proposal of marriage.

"My dear husband, I am alone now, so naturally I am thinking about having many wives and concubines and a large house full of children and grandchildren. This is not just my own sentimentality."

"Hmph!" "Ahem! Actually, I am quite sincere. Mr. Shen, you might as well go back and give it some thought."

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At this time, Prime Minister Shen certainly knew what Su Ning meant by this, which was to say that there would be no more contact with the Gu family, and the Gu family would naturally not become the princes and nobles of the Ning Wang Mansion. In fact, this was very much in line with the ideas of the Emperor of Bian Jing and the prime ministers. After all, if the Ning Wang Mansion had a group of sound family forces, it would be an unstable factor for the entire Song Dynasty court, which would be more dangerous than Su Ning being alone now.

You must know that the seemingly prosperous Great Ning Kingdom now all depends on Suning alone. If Suning dies in battle or is assassinated one day, all legal heirs will naturally be lost. This is the fundamental reason why the old emperor and the ministers agreed to enthrone Suning.

"Prince Ning, Hezhen is the eldest granddaughter of my family. If you want to marry Hezhen as your concubine, you have to prepare more gifts." Lord Shen had always intended to get closer to Prince Ning, so he was naturally very welcome to Su Ning's initiative to propose marriage.

"Grandfather Yue, the betrothal gift is a small matter. The main reason is that I don't have any elders on my side, so I hope that the etiquette can be kept simple."

"Well, there's no need to say more about this. The Shen family will naturally consider it."

"Then Suning thanks Grandfather Yue."

"Prince Ning, I hope you can treat He Zhen well."

"Grandfather Yue, please rest assured! Su Ning is not an ungrateful fool. The Shen family will naturally be a support to Prince Ning's Mansion in the future. We are willing to invite the Shen family to move from Jinnan to Jiangning Mansion."

"Well, that's a good suggestion! We could consider moving here with Jane's father's family."

"Grandfather Yue, if my father-in-law agrees to move from southern Shanxi to Jiangning Prefecture, please inform Su Ning in advance so that I can send a team of Ningyuan soldiers to escort him. After all, the journey is not safe."

"it is good."

In the end, Suning couldn't stand his waist-length hair anymore, so he decisively cut off his long hair and returned to his most accustomed short hair. He also took out the warlord uniform that only appeared in the Republic of China and distributed it to all the Ningyuan Army soldiers for a major change of clothes. He also wanted to see if he could start a trend of cutting hair and changing clothes.

"Your Highness, your hair is a gift from your parents, why did you cut it off so casually?" Zhang Fangping and others were stunned with shock when they saw that Su Ning had short hair and a fancy dress.

"Sir Zhang, my Ningyuan Army will start attacking Dali and Jiaozhi next. It is naturally very inconvenient to have long hair. As the King of Ning, I am just setting an example for my soldiers." Looking at the shocked and bewildered ministers in front of him, Su Ning had naturally thought of an excuse long ago.

"Ah? Your Highness, all the Ningyuan soldiers need to cut their hair and change their clothes?" At this time, all the ministers of Daning looked at each other, realizing that Su Ning was not just being rebellious on a whim.

"Yes! The Ningyuan Army is already pushing this matter forward. Civil officials and civilians will not be forced to follow through. It all depends on your personal wishes and preferences."

"This"

"My lords, if long hair is not washed for three days, it will have an unpleasant odor. In addition, the gathering of a large army will naturally breed diseases. If we go to the southwest where epidemics are rampant, it will be very dangerous." Seeing that everyone still did not understand his excuse, Suning patiently explained in detail.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Suning's control over the Ningyuan Army far exceeded that of anyone in previous dynasties. Even the later Emperor Hongwu could not make all the officers and soldiers above the small flag his confidants. So when the royal order to cut Suning's hair and change his clothes was issued, the entire Ningyuan Army carried out it without any hesitation and were very supportive of Suning's new move.

You should know that the soldiers above the small flags of the Ningyuan Army are all AI robots, and the main soldiers are salt farmers who have had enough of hard times. Naturally, they will not have any resistance to Suning's orders. In addition, "The body and hair are from the parents" is an idea instilled by scholars. These working people at the bottom still regard filling their stomachs as their first priority, so they will naturally not oppose the advocacy of their parents who provide them with food and clothing. Moreover, Suning, the King of Ning, has set an example by leading by example.

After the haircut and the change of clothes, the Ningyuan Army looked much better. At least Suning, the King of Ning, really thought so. In order to express his satisfaction and happiness as the King of Ning, Suning specially provided a lot of meat and fish for the army. The large fishing boats of the navy could catch a lot of fish every day, and it was not difficult to satisfy the 150,000-strong army of the Ningyuan Army. Besides, Suning's space world could also satisfy as much pork as needed.

"Prince Ning, everyone in the Ningyuan Army likes the new uniforms very much. They feel much more relaxed after putting them on." Murong Yanzhao came to Su Ning with a look of surprise on his face and reported the feedback of the Ningyuan Army soldiers on the haircut and changing of uniforms.

"Well, that's good! At the beginning, I was worried that the soldiers would have resistance." At this time, Suning smiled without comment. Such a painstaking promotion was effective.

"No! All officers and soldiers above the flag will take the lead in cutting their hair and changing their uniforms, and the soldiers below will naturally follow suit."

"General Murong, your family has been settled in Jiangning Prefecture. Please spend more time with them this time you come back. We will be sending troops to Dali in three months."

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will lead the army to capture the Dali Royal City."

"it is good!"

Because the emperor had issued an edict that Prince Ning would be in charge of all military affairs south of the Yangtze River, all the generals of the Song Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River came to Jiangning Mansion to report on their work. They were shocked to see that the Ningyuan Army all had short hair and new clothes. When they arrived at the temporary Prince Ning Mansion and saw Su Ning dressed in the same way, they were even more shocked.

"Your Highness, do all the soldiers in Jiangnan have to cut their hair and change their clothes?" A Song army general who came to receive reorganization looked at the young Prince Ning in surprise and asked.

"Yes! The main reason is that we will attack Dali and Jiaozhi in three months. You must all know the miasma and epidemics rampant in the southwest. So in order to successfully attack Dali and Jiaozhi in the southwest, our troops must cut their hair and change their clothes." At this time, Suning smiled and stated his reasons again, and long hair is indeed prone to breeding diseases.

"Your Highness, we are all willing to have our hair cut and our clothes changed." Several Song army generals looked at each other in bewilderment, then knelt down and agreed to accept the transformation and change of clothes.

"Alright! Then all the Jiangnan troops will be recruited and integrated. I believe that with the concerted efforts of all the soldiers and me, we will surely capture Dali and Jiaozhi in one fell swoop."

"Yes! Your Majesty, our Ningyuan Army will surely achieve success immediately."

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(End of this chapter)