Nikan continued, "Although Ma Guozhu's men and horses are the weakest in our Southern Expeditionary Army, his 30,000 men have been in Nanchang for several months, and they have not allowed Hao Yongzhong and Ma Jinzhong to get Nanchang City.

Hehe, if Zhu Youlang knew that the uncle had brought him a total of 286,000 troops from the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han banners and Guanning Iron Cavalry in this southern expedition, he would probably faint to death in an instant because he couldn't bear this generous gift, and he wouldn't even have to fight anymore! ”

Zilharang also laughed with them, and after laughing, he sighed with emotion, "Hey, this southern expedition, the regent has indeed made a bloody investment, and all the troops sent are elite divisions!"

The regent and the king, in fact, are determined to win this battle, with an army of 286,000, which is unprecedented in scale.

Among the generals, there were many princes and beylers, which were rare in previous battles.

The last battle that allowed so many of our princes, bailors, and other kings to participate in the battle was back in the Battle of Songjin. ”

The army marched south, passing through Jinan and then to Xuzhou, where it crossed the Yellow River to Henan, and then crossed the water with the north bank of the Yangtze River to reach the city of Wuchang.

There was no shying away from the march, and it was almost impossible for such a large army, with no less than 500,000 men and men to go undetected.

On the march, it also caused a great panic, not to mention whether they would burn and loot along the road, even if they kept walking, it was enough to frighten many people along the road.

Many people took refuge in the mountains, and the news spread all the way to the southwest.

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In Liuzhou City, many officials were waiting for He Ge Lao to enter the palace to face the saint, and led some of them to Huguang to take up their posts.

These officials who are about to go to Huguang, except for He Tengjiao, who was originally the governor of Huguang, are all officials who were bought by paying tribute to the two palaces to support Qianqian's entry into the harem.

He Tengjiao took the initiative to ask for help, after all, Huguang was the biggest political envoy under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and he felt that he had to go back to preside over the situation.

And those who don't need to go to Huguang but wait in He Mansion are to say goodbye to Lord He.

He Tengjiao went out of the mansion, took his eldest son He Wenduan and his family, and came to the court hall in Liuzhou City-outside the Carrier Palace. On the platform, Tianlang summoned He Tengjiao's family and sent off Lord Shoufu to Chu.

There is no court meeting today, and there are only Tianlang, Du Heng, Fang Zhi, He Tengjiao and He Wenduan and his wife outside the carrier hall, and there are no irrelevant people.

He Tengjiao was dressed in regular clothes, He Wenduan was dressed in court clothes, and the two ladies of the He family, young and old, were dressed in their own grades of life dresses, and the group slowly came to the platform, and Du Heng and Fang Zhi who were waiting here gave a national gift to Tianlang, and then Du Heng and Fang Zhi gave a family gift to He Tengjiao and his wife.

Tianlang gave He Tengjiao a few words of encouragement and praise, and He Tengjiao also said some words of persuasion to Tianlang, Tianlang smiled at the He family and said, "It's all family here, and there are no outsiders, so everyone doesn't have to be formal, not to mention that Du Heng and Fang Zhi are now people in the palace, and it seems that they haven't seen their parents and brother and sister-in-law for a long time, so naturally they should have a lot to say." ”

"Thank you, Lord Ron!" He Tengjiao and He Wenduan wanted to kneel down again, but they were a little unclear by Tianlang, so they stepped forward and helped them up, "Ge Lao, He Gongzi, why do you want to thank you?" ”

"The minister is grateful to the saint for taking care of the two little girls, and the only thing I remember is Du Heng and Fang Zhi, two ignorant girls, but there are two palaces and the emperor to take care of the two of them, and the minister is relieved."

Tianlang pretended not to understand the vague meaning of He Tengjiao's words, and followed the superficial article in He Tengjiao's words and said: "Well, there is really no need to worry about this trip, Du Heng and Fang Zhi, the two girls, I will definitely take care of them."

No matter how big or small the affairs of the He family's family are, as long as they are used, He Gongzi can come to talk to me, or the old lady will enter the palace to spread the word, and I will take the affairs of the He family's house as my own business.

As for He Gongzi at home, if he has the heart to become a leader, I will also pave a way for Gongzi at the right time, just start with an official position from the fifth grade, and then slowly promote in the future. ”

Tianlang said lightly, but He Tengjiao was not too excited, but frowned and said, "Long live although the virtuous do not avoid relatives, but the dynasty has its own rules and regulations, and it is not allowed to abolish the public for private purposes and let others accuse them." ”

Tianlang shook his head, "Pavilion Elder is my most trusted close minister, who in the court doesn't know?" If there is a minister who wants to accuse me of my close relationship with the elder and wants to pick a bone from the egg, then no matter what I do, someone will blame me.

As for the statute of the imperial court, the imperial examination was not reopened unconditionally for the time being, and the imperial court urgently needed to serve the country as loyal and virtuous as the elder of the pavilion, so it was naturally eclectic. ”

"Even so, if you can get the love of Banzai, do you dare to do your best for the country and Banzai?"

Tianlang said clearly, now there are no conditions for the imperial examination, and the court can only use people through recommendation and exceptional promotion, He Tengjiao naturally has nothing to say, not to mention that Tianlang's appointment of He Wenduan is to show favor to the He family, if He Tengjiao does not agree, it means that he does not accept the emperor's wooing, but why bother?

The two daughters are wholeheartedly trying to marry the man in front of them, and even he, the father, can't be dissuaded, and there is no need to dissuade him, so what is there to excuse this man who is likely to become the son-in-law of his two daughters in the future to promote his son?

After saying these things, Tianlang used the excuse that so many officials were traveling, and he also needed to meet them, so he left first, leaving the rest of the time to Du Heng and Fang Zhi, so that they could share a moment of family with their parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and talk more with their families.

The emperor is gone, the He family is obviously much more relaxed, Du Heng and Fang Zhi took the hands of their mother and sister-in-law, stood with their father and brother, and said some things about life in the palace, saying that the queen mother of the two palaces has always treated them as their daughters-in-law, and naturally they are very loving and very good to them.

Du Heng said with his eyebrows fluttering, completely like a married girl, and he talked the most, Fang Zhi didn't talk much on weekdays, just listened to her sister and mother, and occasionally asked about the situation at home.

found that when her sister-in-law looked at her, her expression was different, and her sister-in-law Lin's expression gradually attracted the attention of the whole family.

Fang Zhi asked her sister-in-law what happened? It's okay not to ask, but when I asked, my sister-in-law's face turned red.

He Tengjiao didn't know how much he cared about his daughter, and when he saw that his daughter-in-law looked wrong, he thought that Mu Qinggang had quietly told her what grievances he had complained, so he coughed lightly and asked his daughter-in-law what was going on.

The Lin family hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke, "There are many red marks on my little sister's neck, and I ...... when I see it."

Fang Zhi came to her senses at this time, it turned out that the red mark on her neck that she had covered when she came was blown away by the autumn wind, and Fang Zhi hurriedly explained that it was caused by playing with Du Heng and Du Heng before going to bed last night.