Chapter 157

Above the Northern Yuan court!

As Man Zi's words fell.

A large group of court officials stood out to oppose, most of whom were military officials.

Obviously.

They were all unwilling in their hearts to let the Yuan Emperor return to the northern frontier ancestral land.

This will inevitably affect their respective interests.

After all, among the northern frontier tribes, if they don't pay tribute to the Yuan court, they are each in charge of one side, with their own pastures, their own tribes, and their own people.

Once the Yuan Emperor goes.

The northern frontier will inevitably usher in great changes.

"What thoughts you all have, this Grand Marshal doesn't want to point out."

"Now the Great Yuan is in a crisis, can you all not think about your own interests, and ignore the interests of the court, ignore the interests of the Emperor."

Looking at the fierce opposition of the officials, Man Zi also pointed and scolded with an angry face.

"Enough."

The Yuan Emperor sitting in a high position looked at this noisy scene, immediately raised his hand, and scolded.

"Emperor, calm your anger."

Many court officials bowed one after another.

It can be seen.

The atmosphere in the court of this descendant of Liu Bilie is completely Sinicized, and even the court etiquette is the same.

"The Grand Marshal is too worried."

"Now, besides the one hundred thousand iron cavalry commanded by General Guili Chi, I have more than three hundred thousand troops stationed around the New Capital. Our Great Yuan's military strength has been fully mobilized."

"The Ming army is indeed powerful, but this time it is our Great Yuan waiting for work at ease, and there are so many troops."

"I, why fear the Ming country?"

The Yuan Emperor sneered, not afraid of the Ming army at all.

If it was at the beginning when the military strength was not mobilized, the Yuan Emperor would indeed be worried, but now that the military strength is mobilized and the food and grass are abundant, he is really not afraid.

And he is very confident in the one hundred thousand cavalry under Guili Chi.

This is his real elite under his command, the capital to deter the northern frontier tribes!

There are more than three hundred thousand infantry guarding the New Capital.

Unless the Ming army has an absolute advantage in military strength, the Yuan Emperor does not believe there is any chance of losing.

Of course.

Regarding his own life, the Yuan Emperor still values it very much. If there is really a danger of defeat and breaking the capital, he definitely doesn't need Man Zi to speak, and will flee directly.

The reason why he doesn't withdraw now is naturally that the Yuan Emperor is reluctant to part with the luxury of this New Capital, and the completely Sinicized Han family's wealth and honor.

If he really goes to the northern frontier, although his power remains, in that bitter cold place, the "body of ten thousand gold" that the Yuan Emperor has already raised naturally cannot stand it.

So until the last step, the Yuan Emperor will not leave the capital at all.

"Emperor..."

Man Zi had a bitter and helpless face, still wanting to persuade.

Others didn't see through it, but he saw through it all.

If the Great Yuan's iron cavalry really defeated the Ming army, it would be fine, but if it couldn't be defeated, if the army mobilized to the New Capital became a defeated army, and then fled to the northern frontier, it would definitely cause countless chaos, and even the court would not exist.

This is the long-term view that Man Zi sees.

It's just that.

Above the court, there was all kinds of obstruction, and even the Yuan Emperor was not worried.

"Sigh."

"The Great Yuan of today has really reached a point of no return."

"The Emperor is muddled."

"The court officials have all kinds of thoughts."

"Is our Great Yuan really going to be completely driven back to the grassland by the Ming country? Is our Great Yuan really going to be no more?"

"If Grand Marshal Nahachu was still there, if Liaodong was still there, if our Great Yuan had sent troops to rescue when the Ming country attacked Liaodong, there would not be today's situation."

"Sigh."

Man Zi's heart was extremely bitter.

As a minister who sees through, watching the Great Yuan now gradually declining, and even perishing, Man Zi's heart is also suffering.

"By the way."

"How are the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Gao Li country?"

"I have already sent orders to the Jianzhou Jurchens for more than two months, have they sent troops?" The Yuan Emperor looked at Shilie Men and asked.

"Reporting to the Emperor."

"The new leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens has led the army to harass the Daning border of the Ming country, but there are a large number of Ming troops stationed in Daning Prefecture and Liaodong Prefecture, so they haven't achieved much results."

"As for the Gao Li country."

"Now Li Chenggui is rebelling, the Gao Li King no longer has much power to parry, and he even begged the Emperor to send troops to solve his Gao Li's crisis."

Shilie Men reported respectfully immediately.

Hearing this!

The Yuan Emperor nodded, and then said: "This leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens is not bad, knowing to work for me, after defeating the Ming army, I must reward him well."

"As for the Gao Li country, forget it, let him perish."

"Wait for that Li Chenggui to seize the throne, let him continue to pay tribute to our Great Yuan."

Regarding this small Gao Li country, the Yuan Emperor did not value it much.

The Gao Li King wanting the Yuan court to save him is naturally wishful thinking.

"Pass my decree."

"Let General Guili Chi use his heart to command the troops. As long as he defeats the Ming army and kills the Ming army without leaving a piece of armor, I will definitely fulfill my promise and make him a king."

"As for the other generals stationed in command, I will definitely not treat them thinly." The Yuan Emperor said loudly.

……

Within the territory of the northern frontier, less than a hundred miles away from the Yuan New Capital, the vast grassland seems boundless.

And in between.

It is full of thousands of Yuan army soldiers, and war horses scattered everywhere.

It can be seen.

This is a small-scale encounter battle.

And the one fighting with it is a garrison battalion under Zhu Ying.

"Garrison Commander."

"All solved."

Many Daning cavalry came to the Garrison Commander and reported.

"Clean up the battlefield."

"Ensure no survivors are left, and bring all the war horses back."

"The Northern Yuan is worthy of occupying the grassland, this natural pasture, the war horses are inherently better than the war horses bred by our Great Ming. Now with the replenishment of war horses, our Daning border army can add another battalion of cavalry."

This Garrison Commander in charge of the army said very excitedly, like a real money-grubber.

"Hahaha."

"The Garrison Commander is right."

"Northern Yuan has many cavalry."

"Wait until this time we defeat the Northern Yuan, then if our Daning border army is all cavalry, it will be incredible."

……

The Daning soldiers around laughed loudly.

These soldiers who spoke to the Garrison Commander without any scruples included battalion commanders and ordinary soldiers.

In the Great Ming, the army has the strictest upper and lower levels, and ordinary soldiers have a natural awe for the upper-level military officers and dare not be close, let alone joking.

And looking at this Daning border army, ordinary soldiers dare to joke with the Garrison Commander, big and bold, without any barriers.

This!

Obviously, it is the invisible result of Zhu Ying's training of troops.

General and soldiers, one heart!

"Alright."

"The twenty-mile area responsible for our garrison battalion has been cleaned up."

"Messenger, let the follow-up main army follow up and camp." The Garrison Commander ordered immediately.

"Subordinate obeys orders."

Suddenly.

Several messengers quickly detached from the team and went toward the main army in the rear.

Evening time.

The camping place of the Daning border army.

"Master."

"Just received news from Daning."

"The Black Guard reported secretly."

"Don't know if this counts as good news or bad news."

In the camp tent, Liu Lei looked at Zhu Ying with a worried face.

"Speak."

Hearing Daning, Zhu Ying's face changed slightly, and he asked immediately.

Now the Black Guard has grown, and is growing every day. Under Zhu Ying's order, there are many Black Guards hidden in his mansion, secretly protecting his wife and children, and also responsible for transmitting the situation. Once it is related to the mansion, it will immediately be transmitted to Zhu Ying.

"The imperial court has arrived with a decree."

"The current Crown Prince issued a decree, granting the Lady the title of Fourth Rank Titled Lady, enjoying the salary of a Titled Lady." Liu Lei said.

"Granted Titled Lady."

"This is a good thing."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Ying's mouth.

For a woman, a Titled Lady status is an unquestionable honor.

Being able to let Shen Yuer be granted the title of Titled Lady with his own military merits also made Zhu Ying very satisfied.

"The Lady was granted the title of Titled Lady, this is indeed a good thing."

"But the Lady and the Young Master were summoned by the Crown Prince to Ying Tian."

"Now they have already set off."

"Uncle Lin also set off together."

"The Lady was summoned to Ying Tian, it sounds like a good thing, but the subordinate is always a little worried." Liu Lei said with a worried face.

After all, as the person Zhu Ying trusts most.

Liu Lei clearly knows about the Black Guard and the treasure.

He is very worried about whether the Embroidered Uniform Guard discovered something, and then summoned his master's wife and children to Ying Tian to check and balance.

This might also be knowing more and thinking more.

After all, Zhu Ying trained death soldiers, and on such a large scale, if this were to be found out, it would definitely be a death penalty for exterminating the clan.

"Were they summoned to Ying Tian?"

Hearing this, Zhu Ying's brows frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Obviously, he is also thinking about the pros and cons of this situation.

After thinking for a moment.

Zhu Ying slowly opened his mouth: "When a general is abroad, it is normal for the imperial court to have checks and balances. After all, I was alone before, and being able to be promoted to Daning Regional Military Commissioner was already an exception. Now that I have a wife and children, and have fetters, and it is at the critical moment of the northern expedition, no mistakes are allowed, so there will be a summons to Ying Tian."

"This is not a bad thing."

"As the mother and son of Yuer enter Ying Tian."

"In the future, my military merits and future promotions will no longer have obstacles."

Regarding his own promotion and the situation in the court, Zhu Ying also knows a lot.

When he was promoted to Daning Regional Military Commissioner, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, and it was promoted by Zhu Biao. No one opposed it in the court that day, but later there were still many censors and officials of the Ministry of War who played that Zhu Ying had no family and was alone, and needed to be used cautiously.

Regarding this.

Zhu Ying naturally knows.

This time Zhu Biao summoned, Shen Yuer and her son entered Ying Tian, which can be considered to make up for Zhu Ying's shortcomings in promotion in the future.

An official who is alone, no matter how outstanding his ability is, will eventually be shelved, unless he is used by the emperor when he gets a handle on him.

Although it sounds very absurd, this is the way of the emperor.

"Master."

"If it is just like this, then it is naturally a good thing."

"But if the Black Guard leaked it, then we are a big crime."

"After all... the Embroidered Uniform Guard is all over the world." Liu Lei still said very worriedly.

"The Black Guard stronghold is secret, and there is no contact with me."

"No matter how capable the Embroidered Uniform Guard is, it is impossible to find out."

"Furthermore..." Zhu Ying smiled faintly, and after a pause, said coldly: "Those Embroidered Uniform Guards lurking in the mansion seem to be hidden very well, but in front of the Black Guard, they are just recruits. The news they know is also what I let them know. As for what they don't know, they will never be able to know."

When saying this.

Zhu Ying also revealed killing intent.

In the mansion.

Zhu Ying had long ordered the Black Guard.

If the Embroidered Uniform Guard dares to explore the winery and the formula.

Find a way to deal with it directly.

But fortunately, they didn't get the chance. After all, those who can enter the winery and can contact the formula are Zhu Ying's confidants, and the formula is in several copies, not completely one body.

"Subordinate understands."

Liu Lei nodded respectfully.

Subsequently, he said: "There is one more thing, Uncle Lin passed it through the Black Guard, our winery has completed the connection with the people sent by the Prince of Yan, now the business route has been opened, Uncle Lin also selected many loyal managers to go to Beiping Prefecture, preparing for the opening of the restaurant."

"Now it should have been implemented."

Zhu Ying nodded: "Since Uncle Lin followed Yuer and them to Ying Tian, naturally he arranged everything properly."

"Master, Beiping Prefecture has more population than Daning Prefecture, and it is also more prosperous."

"Our wine will definitely be more popular in Beiping Prefecture and earn more money." Liu Lei said very expectantly.

"Beiping Prefecture has already started, Liaodong Prefecture, this can also be considered my influence range, can cooperate with Mu Sheng, give him some benefits, and also open in Liaodong Prefecture at the same time." Zhu Ying thought, but thought further.

Starting from the border prefectures in the north of the Great Ming, restaurants are gradually opened. Not to say completely spread, but cities with more population still need to be opened in place.

Of course.

This step cannot be too big at once, step by step.

"Master's grand plan, maybe our restaurant can open to Ying Tian in the future." Liu Lei said with a smile.

"Not maybe."

"But inevitable."

"Now that Uncle Lin has gone to Ying Tian, I will let him prepare to open a winery and a restaurant in Ying Tian. As the most prosperous prefecture in the Great Ming, it will definitely earn more." Zhu Ying smiled.

Regarding the wine produced by his winery, Zhu Ying doesn't worry about selling it at all. It can be said that as long as it comes out, it is in short supply.

In this era, there are not many entertainment activities, nor too many gluttonous desires. Eating meat is not something everyone can afford, but wine, this is the most enjoyable thing in this era.

Just at this time!

"Report."

"Prince of Yan invites General Zhu to the main camp for discussion."

Outside the camp tent, the voice of Zhu Neng, the battalion commander of the Prince of Yan's mansion, came.

"Coming."

Zhu Ying gave Liu Lei a look, telling him not to say anything more, then got up and walked toward the outside of the camp tent, while Liu Lei followed immediately.

Under Zhu Neng's guidance.

Soon they came to the main tent in the middle of the military camp.

As the Northern Yuan border cities were all broken.

The military strength of the two armies and three guard battalions all gathered, and now they have all camped here.

Inside the main camp.

When Zhu Ying arrived.

There were already many generals waiting in the camp tent.

All are familiar.

Of Huizhouwei.

Of Beipingwei.

Zhu Ying entered the camp tent.

First, the generals of Huizhouwei led by Mu Sheng stood up one after another and bowed respectfully to Zhu Ying: "General Zhu."

Everyone was full of awe for Zhu Ying.

In the army, respect the strong, and Zhu Ying is that well-deserved strong man.

This time, in just over two months, less than three months, the ten mutually supporting cities on the Northern Yuan border were captured, all becoming cities of the Great Ming.

If it is said to be the first merit.

Then Zhu Ying is well-deserved.

This point.

Even the Huaixi generals who didn't look at Zhu Ying pleasingly had to admit it. This time, if it weren't for Zhu Ying's fast city-breaking speed, which affected the Northern Yuan army of the cities they attacked, they wouldn't have been able to break through five cities in more than a month.

Of course.

At this moment, the Huizhouwei generals were so excited, there was another key point.

Except for Mu Sheng and the two command colleagues under his command, the five command assistants were all from Zhu Ying's Daning, and each of them respected Zhu Ying.

It can be said.

Zhu Ying's prestige in the northern army is now extremely high.

So as soon as he came in, he became the focus.

And in the main seat.

Watching Zhu Ying have such prestige, Huizhouwei, and the generals of the Beiping army under his command, all respected him so much.

Also made Zhu Di's heart even more complex and unspeakable.

Even if it was him, he only had prestige in the Beiping army, and most of what he relied on was the status of the Prince, while Zhu Ying relied entirely on military merits, relying on his own personal participation, and the prestige condensed by the military merits of attacking in front.

"Subordinate pays respects to the Prince of Yan."

"Pays respects to General Li."

Zhu Ying walked slowly, followed by seven generals of the Daning border army.

After entering the tent, he bowed respectfully immediately.

"Haha."

"Our great hero is here."

"General Zhu, no need for courtesy, please sit down."

Li Jinglong said with a smile, big and bold.

"Sit down."

Zhu Di also smiled, and did not have any dissatisfaction with Li Jinglong.

After all, Li Jinglong is the one in charge of military command.

"Thank you Prince of Yan, thank you General Li."

Zhu Ying thanked.

Walked directly toward his position.

The first seat on the left.

Although he is the youngest among the three Regional Military Commissioners, Zhu Ying's status is the highest.

And Chen Heng, Zhang Wu, and many generals also sat down one after another.

"General Zhu."

"Since you are here."

"I won't talk nonsense either."

"This is the imperial decree from the imperial court, specifically for you." Li Jinglong smiled and held up an imperial decree from the table with both hands.

Zhu Ying stood up immediately, preparing to pay respects.

"There are no such rules in the army, just hold it with both hands." Li Jinglong smiled and stopped Zhu Ying from saluting directly.

Hearing this!

Zhu Ying smiled, and did not be polite, and held the imperial decree with both hands immediately.

"Received an imperial decree, rewarded with a common treasure chest." The panel reminded very appropriately.

"General Zhu."

"Congratulations."

"The Lady was granted the title of Fourth Rank Titled Lady by the Emperor and the Crown Prince."

Li Jinglong said with a smile.

Hearing the sound!

Many generals in the camp tent also congratulated Zhu Ying one after another: "Congratulations to General Zhu."

Each of them was genuinely happy for Zhu Ying.

After all, this is a Titled Lady!

A woman obtaining a Titled Lady status is the greatest honor.

"Generals, you are too polite."

Zhu Ying first glanced at the imperial decree, then smiled and returned the salute to everyone.

"General Zhu has outstanding military merits, it is not surprising that the Lady was granted the title of Titled Lady." Zhang Yu said with a smile.

"Not bad."

"Wait for the triumphant return of the northern expedition, General Zhu must invite us to have a good drink." Mu Chen said with a smile.

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(End of chapter)