In the mansion of Sheng Jingzu's birthday, the winter of Chongzhen's sixteenth year seemed quite warm. This warmth is not physical, but more spiritual.

Zu Dashou felt his value.

"On land, there is indeed too much strife. But as long as you open your eyes and cross the waves, you will find that the world is too big. Although Korea was quite close to the Ming Dynasty after World War I, the relationship between my Ming and the Ming Dynasty could not only be tributary. Therefore, it is necessary to expand trade with North Korea and export immigrants to North Korea. Japan has always coveted tribute, but it only wants benefits, and it is still rebellious inside. In the land of East Asia, there is no tolerance for such a place that does not accept the king. Zhu Cihong pointed to the country and promoted the words, and saw Zu Dashou's heart surging suddenly.

"However, on the road of conquest, it is not destined to be suave, humble and polite. This means...... It must be backed up by force. Of course, when it comes to the relationship between the two countries, the Ming officials and the army can't act easily, so ...... The expeditionary company I mentioned earlier can be dispatched. Zhu Cihong looked at Zu Dashou and said leisurely: "How?" Compared with deceitful at home, this feeling of raising the prestige of China outside the territory, can the old general still eat? ”

"One rice bucket of rice, ten catties of meat!" Zu Dashou laughed, and then bowed: "I am willing to drive forward for His Highness!" ”

"Hahaha...... Good! Zhu Cihong laughed and helped Zu Dashou: "In this case, the military affairs of the expeditionary company are entrusted to you!" ”

All the literature and military are fully equipped, and the colonial company is conquering the city in East Asia, and Zhu Cihong can be regarded as relieved.

The reward for meritorious deeds has come to an end for the time being, but the city has not been quiet.

Accompanied by Zhu Cihong's rebuilding of the armor and the protection of the armor. The city of Shenyang is in the midst of the passion of large-scale construction. Countless large cars were built, and small fortune boats were also urgently built on the banks of the Hunhe River.

The Hunhe River is open to the sea. It's just that it's too difficult to swim against the current. The Ming army could only build ships temporarily.

But it's better than going back with a cart. 30 million taels is 3 million catties, 1.5 million kilograms, which is converted into more than 1,000 tons. Not to mention the tens of thousands of Han people in the city to help the old and the young, and bring all their belongings.

Fortunately, the people who can stay in Shenyang and have not been killed by the Tartars have a skill, and it is also very convenient to find craftsmen who can build boats and cars. Under the high patriotic enthusiasm and the motivation to escape from the demon cave, it only took ten days of hard work for the people in the city to build more than 40 large and small ships and thousands of large and small vehicles.

The big move has begun.

"There's no point in staying in Shengjing anymore." Walking along the city walls, watching a figure move at the base of the city wall. They were digging the walls.

This is an order from Ni Yuanlu, who is beside Zhu Cihong: "Your Highness, the plan of the Military Aircraft Department has been drawn up and the retreat has begun." This battle is coming to an end. The harvest is truly unprecedented. We...... actually laid down Shengjing. The harvest is so much, too big, too big. Record-breaking exploits, record-breaking captures, record-breaking storming of Shengjing, and in turn, strategic superiority. ”

"But Shengjing is not a place to stay for a long time." Zhu Cihong's thinking is very clear: "I need a magnet to firmly root the soldiers of Jiannu here." Rooted in a place where Phoenix can threaten, it's like ...... Shanhaiguan is the same as Jingshi. ”

He looked into the distance. It was as if he had seen Dorgon's anxious gaze.

"The war is coming to an end." Ni Yuanlu looked at the busy people in the city and sighed.

Zhu Cihong shook his head slowly: "The war is over. But the harvest ...... It's not over yet. ”

"Everyone has been rewarded, but I don't know my father...... How will you reward me? Zhu Cihong looked at the west. Distracted.

This battle has gained a lot for Zhu Cihong.

For example, he has grown into a qualified commander, and has won more victories with less and more with earth-shattering ghosts and gods.

For example, he gained boundless prestige, and the entire Royal Guard Regiment regarded him as a god. The whole of Korea prostrated in front of him, and Jiannu was defeated by him. Countless people of the Ming Dynasty regard him as the lord of Zhongxing.

But, a reward from the imperial court. But it's still vacant.

Compared with Zhu Cihong's boldness and generosity, this time Emperor Chongzhen may be difficult.

……

It's just that compared to Emperor Chongzhen's embarrassment, there is another person who is even more embarrassed. Or rather, another group of losers.

The end of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen was a lifeless day for the Qing Dynasty. Marching day and night, all the way to Jinzhou, Dolgon, who was quickly heading towards Shenyang, ate a pile of soil.

It was the collapse of Shenyang, and the boundless dust raised by it.

When the end of the sixteenth year entered the end of December, the main force of the Qing army returned to Shengjing.

If they were the Ming army, then the imperial court would definitely be able to say joyfully that they had recovered the capital and defeated the Ming army.

However, the Qing army was pragmatic. They had to look down to find that they had reclaimed an empty city. An abandoned and empty city. Of course, it is not strictly appropriate to speak of an empty city.

Tan Tai, who fled to Liaoyang, also returned one step ahead of the Qing army, and he escorted the fleeing Manchu magnates back first.

But the Manchu princes who came back first went violent, and they found that their decades of savings had been plundered, and in addition to the more than 1,000 Koreans and Han Chinese who insisted on staying, only those Manchu women and children who had fallen into poverty and fled back to Shengjing were left.

That's right, almost all the Manchurians have become poor.

Except for the killing of women and children, almost all the Manchus were expelled from Shengjing to protect the law and order in the city. After that, all the belongings were naturally collected.

The only thing that could make Dolgon breathe a sigh of relief was that Shengjing was not destroyed by Zhu Cihong. In addition to the demolition of many parts of the city wall, most of the houses in the city are still there, and the large pieces of furniture in the houses have not been lost. When the army returns, it will not be in the wilderness.

But most of the Manchu generals could only cry silently at the empty mansions.

There were also angry Qing troops who were angry and raised troops and went east to pursue.

However, they were soon all blocked out of the Taizi River.

The Qing army did not have the ability to cross the river, and the Manchu villages destroyed along the way left the Qing army without food to replenish. The Manchus had to face another harsh problem......

Food shortage.

Large tracts of land in eastern Liao, in turn, began to become horse ranches for the Ming army.

At the same time, the main force of the Royal Guards has also retreated to Phoenix.

Zhu Cihong decided to establish a series of military stations and fortresses in Phoenix City, Xilie Station, and Tongyuan Fort, which were like wedges on the land of Liaodong.

It's a little closer to the Yalu River. There is a grass river along the way to transfer military funds, which is a good place to stabilize the front.

The tens of thousands of Han people who had withdrawn rebuilt their homes with the Liao people who had returned from all directions. Zhu Cihong also appointed Hu Dawei to expand the army on the spot and garrison Jiulian City. The defense area is the land of Liaodong and Korea. And Zhu Cihong himself led the fleet to the Bohai Sea, and joined the fleet that went south from Hunhe to Dengzhou.

Without him, everything was just because of the calm in the land of Liaodong, and a holy decree came to break the peace.

Zhu Cihong waited for his reward.

Perhaps, it wasn't just a bounty.

But......

Deserved!

It's just that when Zhu Cihong immediately got all the battle reports from the northern Xinjiang of the Beijing Division, he realized that there were countless swords, guns and swords hidden behind these glories.

……

Jingshi, Forbidden City.

On the night of December 20 in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youzhen raised his head. Looking at the starry sky in the night, gazing at the vastness of the Milky Way, I lost my mind for a long time.

He's reminiscing. Recalling the 16 years of Chongzhen that are about to pass.

The dignified and elegant Queen Zhou moved the lotus step lightly, holding a pair of big coats in her hand, gently draped it for Zhu Youzhen, and said with pity: "Long live Lord, I won't rest at such a late hour." It's going to catch a cold. ”

"It's the queen......" Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand, held Queen Zhou's hand, and took the big one. Cover it tightly and say softly: "I can't sleep, so I'll come out and take a look." ”

"This year is a happy time, so much good news has come from Brother Hong'er. Even if you encounter something unhappy, take a few more things and look at them, wouldn't you be happy? Empress Zhou smiled gently. Holding Emperor Chongzhen's somewhat cold hand, the words instantly released the power to warm people's hearts.

Feel the warmth of Queen Zhou's palm. Zhu Youzhen did not smile as usual. Instead, he said, "yes." As long as our brother Hong'er is here, no amount of trouble will become trouble. This prince of our Ming Dynasty ......"

Zhu Youzhen couldn't go on, and the smile on his face looked excited, not at all the expression of pride for his son.

Queen Zhou maintained a smile, but she was a little nervous in her heart.

Zhu Youzhen didn't want Empress Zhou to get involved in these troubles, he gently held Empress Zhou's hand and said softly: "Empress go back and rest, I'm fine, I'm ...... Just think about it yourself. ”

Empress Zhou stared at Zhu Youzhen's eyes, bowed her head and made a blessing salute, and left quietly.

This night, Zhu Youzhen stared at the sky, holding the battle report and exploits of the Royal Guards Regiment Dengzhou clipper ship and the speedboat into Beijing, and was silent for a long time.

In the battle report, the results of several battles before and after Zhu Cihong's landing in Inchon were reported. The most delicate atmosphere in the court is not only this, and it is necessary to report the merits of the war. After all, this is the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty is centralized, and everything has to be promised by the Holy Heaven.

But......

The bad is in this centralization.

Zhu Cihong actually gave the reward in the name of Nanjing's superintendent and Nanjing's six cabinets.

As a result, in addition to the results of the battle, there were also conclusions about the rewards of various meritorious people in the war report. Since it is a conclusion, of course it is a fait accompli. For example, four different levels of combat exploits, a medal system that has never appeared in the Ming Dynasty, are distributed to cost millions of taels of silver in military merit rewards.

When they shocked Jingshi one by one, another question was raised.

"With such a big stroke, in the end, the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty is in Beijing, or is it in ...... Nanking? Or, is the authority of the Ming Dynasty on Zhu Youzhen or Zhu Cihong? Countless people asked, and then another question was raised.

One ring after another, everything finally fell on Zhu Cihong's dead knot.

"The more difficult my Ming is, the more arrogant and dangerous the enemy becomes, and the more outstanding the exploits of the Royal Guards. However, the more outstanding it is, the core of all this, the existence of all the highest merits...... It's the most troublesome existence. How should His Royal Highness the Holy Crown Prince be rewarded for his merits? The words of Li Yuzhi, the secretary of the ministry, seem to be still in his ears when he thinks back.

The power is high.

There is no reward.

Centrifugation.

There is an imbalance between central and local powers......

The words jumped in front of Zhu Youzhen's eyes, making him a little dizzy.

Zhu Youzhen was once also praised by generations of ministers as the horn of the Ming monarch, and as soon as he ascended the throne, he overthrew Wei Zhongxian, who was arrogant and arrogant, and was regarded as a treacherous generation of powerful ministers by the court scholars. It can be said that he got the halo of the protagonist at the beginning.

Subsequently, the wind knew that the grass country was in turmoil and showed its loyalty.

One by one, loyal and brave ministers appeared, and they shed their blood for this emperor and fought for this Ming dynasty.

Sixteen years, Sun Chengzong, Man Gui, Xiong Tingbi, Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou ......

Faces appeared in front of Zhu Youzhen's eyes.

Some of them have died of exhaustion and even sorrow for the Ming Dynasty. Some are nowhere to be found, and some directly surrender to the opponent he has been fighting for 16 years, Jiannu.

The talents of the Ming Dynasty emerged one after another, and died on the post one after another. Some were killed by the enemy, some were sick, and many were found to be wrong after Zhu You's pain was killed.

Zhu Youzhen has never felt guilty about his own efforts, he sleeps at night, and does his best to be like a diligent middle school student, fighting at night, and studying in the toilet with a flashlight when the lights are turned off in the dormitory.

However, in reality, the result of this exam is to fail again and again.

Some failed courses and caused him to lose his only best friend and loyal subordinates in his life, such as Yang Sichang.

Some failed courses made him helpless to the helplessness of changing world affairs, such as Cao Wenzhao.

More failures made him discover his incompetence, such as Sun Chengzong and Lu Xiangsheng, which made him more and more panicked, and even more angry and ashamed.

Sometimes, people can't stand the comparison.

Zhu Youzhen's sixteen-year emperor's meritorious service only made no progress after the first few years, and then frequently lost points.

In stark contrast, Zhu Cihong has only been two years old, and he has already pulled out a strong army that has attracted worldwide attention, smashed Huanglong, and sealed the wolf.

These feats of war allowed the world to refresh the military strength of the Ming Dynasty, and finally allowed the Ming Dynasty to stand up in the face of the Tartars for a long time.

The more dazzling Zhu Cihong is, the more he sets off the incompetence of Zhu Youzhen, the emperor.

"My son...... It's really uneasy......" Zhu Youzhen put down the piece in his hand. It's all trying to find a way to reward Zhu Cihong.

But there is no reliable method in it.

If you want to talk about beauty, Zhu Youzhen's marriage to Zhu Cihong has not yet been completed.

If you want to talk about rewarding silver, Zhu Cihong threw millions of rewards to the army, and the household department can get it?

If you want to talk about the rank of knighthood, the crown prince is already superb.

How to reward?

"Only ...... I will be under this throne...... Given out. Zhu Youzhen said this, and suddenly felt a hundred times relaxed. (To be continued.) )

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