Chapter 658: Charcoal in the Snow

readx; Qin Wang Zhu was ordered to get married, and married the famous general Qi Jiguang and then Qi Meifeng as a side concubine, which is undoubtedly after the birth of Princess Changping, Qin Wangzhuang is another great joy worthy of the people of the whole city to celebrate. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The day of the info marriage is set on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is also the day when the legendary Cowherd and Weaver Girl meet at the bridge, which has a beautiful meaning. For this reason, the whole city was given another three-day holiday, the workers were able to take paid vacations, and there was another small consumption in the city*.

However, according to the rules of this era, it is forbidden for men and women to meet each other before they get married. Therefore, although Zhu Youzhen and Qi Meifeng had a thousand words to confide in each other, they had to be patient for the time being, and let Qi Meifeng temporarily live in the annex in the city.

After the recommendation of everyone, the heavy responsibility of handling the marriage fell on Yang Sichang, the magistrate of Jingyang. Under the rule of Jingyang, Yang Sichang is a talented man who moves the world, and he has good connections in the government and the opposition, and he is indeed a good candidate.

For this reason, Yang Sichang temporarily left Jingyang County in the past few days and lived in the Qin Wang's Mansion, responsible for distributing wedding cards and receiving guests from the outside world who came to congratulate him.

In fact, there is no need for him to send an invitation, the King of Qin was ordered to get married, which is a sensational event, and there is nothing in the country that does not know. Shaanxi, especially Xi'an, big and small officials, all lined up to congratulate them, who is not willing to take this opportunity to make friends with today's long-lived brothers, as well as after the famous general, the real power figure Qi Xianzong?

Of course, no one came empty-handed. The gift given this time is heavier than the last time to celebrate Princess Changping's birthday, because this is a marriage by order, and the weight is naturally much heavier. Even Wei Zhongxian, who was far away in Beijing, pretended to send someone to give a generous gift. Zhu Youzhen was also not polite, and those who came did not refuse, and they were registered one by one. A simple inventory shows that even the valuable gifts of the cash silver belt are worth at least 100,000 taels or more. The Qin Wangfu is now straining funds, and this silver just solves the urgent need.

But what moved Zhu Youzhen the most was a big gift from his father-in-law, Qi Xianzong. He left all the 500 Qi family soldiers who came to see off their relatives in Qinwangzhuang, not to mention, in addition to the dowry, there were also forty-eight Franco cannons hidden on those dozens of carts!

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed. You must know that although the arsenal of Qinwangzhuang has been producing day and night, the main focus is still on the production of bird guns and flint hair and flint Lu Mi guns. As for artillery, because the method of "iron mold casting cannons" proposed by Wei Zhen is still being tested, it is not yet possible to cast cannons on a large scale. Therefore, the number of artillery in the Qin soldiers was pitiful, most of them were captured from thieves, and they were basically used to defend the city. Although each regiment now has an artillery battalion, and each battalion has an artillery platoon, it is still in vain, and the equipment has not kept up.

And the addition of the Qi family's army with equipment is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow. In Li Dingguo's re-operation plan, the car battalion will play an important role. With the protection of the chariot array, the small number of Qin soldiers who took on the heavy task of luring the enemy would not be quickly overwhelmed by the Mongol cavalry. The Qi family army is well versed in the way of vehicle array combat, and if they are transferred to the car barracks, the level of Qin soldiers' vehicle warfare will immediately reach a new level. And forty-eight light Franc cannons increased the odds of victory.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen first set up a banquet to entertain Qi Xianzong, and repeatedly thanked his father-in-law. Qi Xianzong said with a smile: "These are Meifeng's ideas, she said that Her Royal Highness will use them, as for other dowries, it doesn't matter if you want them or not." In the end, I had to make a list for her as an old man. ”

Zhu You listened and loved Qi Meifeng even more. I thought that Meifeng was worthy of being my confidante, and knew what she needed most at the moment!

Weng and his son-in-law talked about everything at the table, and the topic slowly turned to the current situation in the Denglai area. Qi Xianzong sighed and said: "Mao Wenlong's surprise attack on Jinzhou and the killing of the old slave was a great feat. It's a pity that the traitorous party in the DPRK and China only cares about internal fighting, because Yuan Gong disdained to be in the company of the eunuchs, and was impeached by the masses, saying that the war exploits were unfounded, and that Liu Xingzuo was a fraudulent surrender. Yuan Gong had no choice but to resign to avoid trouble, and the current governor of Denglai is Sun Yuanhua. Although Governor Sun also attaches great importance to coastal defense, he is a little more pedantic after all, and he fiddles with guns and artillery all day long, and he can't see through some of Mao Wenlong's little tricks. The last general is afraid that if the situation changes, Mao Wenlong refuses to accept moderation, and Governor Sun will be responsible for this! ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't expect Sun Yuanhua to rise so quickly. During the Battle of Ningyuan, he fought side by side with Sun Yuanhua, who was only a small six-rank head of the military department at that time. Only a year later, he was actually promoted to the governor of Denglai, as a flank to bear the heavy responsibility of resisting the captivity. On the one hand, this shows that Sun Yuanhua is indeed talented; On the other hand, it shows that the talents of the imperial court are withering, and the civil and military officials are afraid of the enemy like tigers, and they really can't pick a more suitable candidate, so they can only let Sun Yuanhua, a technical talent, catch up with ducks and put them on the shelves.

However, as Qi Xianzong said, although Sun Yuanhua has a soft spot for natural sciences such as artillery technology, he is much worse than the experienced Yuan Keli in the way of being an official. Yuan Keli can control Mao Wenlong, and Sun Yuanhua is enough to choke.

Zhu Youzhen vaguely remembered that in the original history, it was the rebellion of Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others in Mao Wenlong's old department on Phi Island that caused the fraud to capture Dengzhou, which caused Sun Yuanhua to be beheaded by the imperial court. Such a rare talent, it is really a pity to die so unjustly, Zhu Youzhen thought to himself that no matter what, he had to think of a way to save him.

Then the topic turned to the situation in East Asia, and Qi Xianzong sighed even more: "In the end, the king of Joseon, Li Liang, still abolished the vassal relationship with our dynasty and completely fell to Jianyu. In terms of Jianyu, after the death of the old slave, several Baylors fought openly and secretly, and in the end, the emperor was superior in chess, pulling a faction to fight a faction, and obtained the sweat position without a single soldier.

"Amin was originally entrenched in North Korea and seems to have a tendency to stand on his own; Unexpectedly, his younger brother Zierharang suddenly led the white flag to withdraw his troops, and the righteous red flag of Daishan Mingzhe protected his life, and Amin was alone, so he had to retreat to Shenyang. In order to encircle Zhubeile, Huang Taiji sat in the south with Daishan, Amin, and Manggu Ertai, the three major beylers, to discuss state affairs, and quickly quelled the internal strife of the Jurchens. According to the last general, the Tartars will make a big move soon, and they must be guarded against! ”

Zhu Youzhen was secretly frightened when he heard this, thinking that although Nurhachi was hanging, his successor, Huang Taiji, was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and seemed to be better than Nurhachi in terms of insidious and cunning. With Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, as well as those officials in the court who only know intrigues, can Liaodong still be able to resist tossing?

At this time, Qi Xianzong said hatefully: "The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the Japanese have become more and more rampant recently!" ”

ps: I'm very sleepy today, only two watches, you don't have to stay up late and wait, you can make up for it later, thank you!