On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

This was originally a spring ploughing festival, and the people hoped that the dragon prince would be able to rain in time to ensure a bumper harvest throughout the year and get a huge harvest from the land, but this festival was given a new meaning by Zhu Xianxuan and others.

For thousands of years, the dragon has been regarded as synonymous with good fortune and a sign of extraordinary people in the world, such as the emperor who can sometimes be called the dragon among men. The Jiangning camp chose to set off on the second day of February to conquer the capital of the Ming Dynasty, that is, Zhu Xianxuan and others believed that the flying dragon of the Great Jin Dynasty, or the emperor's grace, could bathe the vast land like spring rain and bring boundless well-being to the people.

The 50,000-strong army assembled in Tianjin was ready to go.

There are still 20,000 troops left in Tianjin, the quarantine area has not been completely revoked, there are still sporadic people from the direction of Daming Beijing, and the Black Death has not been completely eliminated, so the quarantine area must continue to be established, but the investment in the silver side is much less, and there is no need for Fan Jingwen to continue to sit in the quarantine area.

Zhu Xianxuan, Yang Sichang, Zhang Pu, Su Tianhao and others returned to Nanjing, preparing to move the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty to the capital, Fan Jingwen stayed in Tianjin, including Li Juesi, and continued to strictly prevent the spread of the Black Death, Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, Lu Xiangsheng and others, followed Su Tiancheng to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and they wanted to take Beiping in the shortest possible time, and Beiping was also the location of the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Although Tianjin to Beiping was less than 300 miles, the march was very difficult.

Where Jiang Ningying walked all the way, you can still see the corpses on the side of the road, which are ordinary people who were contaminated with the Black Death or died of cold and starvation, these corpses must be disposed of, and the road must also be disinfected, otherwise the Black Death will continue to spread. These things must be done by the officers and men of the Jiangning Battalion, and they must not leave huge hidden dangers.

Although it is said that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are very proficient, and although they have a lot of entourage, they must be very careful when dealing with these things. After all, the emperor is in the army, if the army is contaminated with the Black Death because of the incomplete cleanup, this expedition will become the biggest tragedy.

The soldiers were very careful, and after burning the corpses, they also disinfected them with special sulfur, and the smell of sulfur filled the air, as if the smell of a large number of shells was fired during the attack on the city.

As for the people who saw along the way. Both those who were already infected and those who had not yet been infected were given specially prepared medicines and asked to go to the quarantine area outside Tianjin as soon as possible.

Fortunately, there are not many people who meet people along the way, after the ravages of the Black Death, around the capital of Daming, there is almost no shadow of anyone, a disease, resulting in ten rooms and nine emptiness. The situation of hundreds of miles of uninhabited people is probably something that many people did not expect. Such a situation also indicates that the task of restoring and rebuilding the capital in the future of the Great Jin Dynasty will be more onerous.

The army's itinerary is very slow, also because Su Tiancheng is in the army.

Su Tiancheng followed the actions of the Chinese army, and his side, Wu Rong, Liu Tiehan and others followed at all times. Not leaving an inch, once a corpse or individual people are found in front of it, and it needs to be disposed of, the army will stop advancing, and Su Tiancheng will be surrounded by everyone. Or in the temporary tent, you can't go anywhere, at this time, although he is the emperor, it is Hong Chengchou who can command the army, Hong Chengchou issued a death order, no matter what the situation is, the first thing is to ensure the safety of the emperor.

Su Tiancheng's prestige in the Jiangning camp has reached an unprecedented height, and the sergeants who entered the Jiangning camp support and love Su Tiancheng from the bottom of their hearts, even if they pay a big price, the soldiers must protect Su Tiancheng's safety.

In such a situation, Su Tiancheng is helpless, not to mention his own clear rules, he must take the lead in abiding by them, the Great Jin Dynasty is relying on the rules to do things, as far as possible human factors, at this time, Su Tiancheng can take the lead in implementing the rules, and the impact on everyone is also obvious.

The army marched for five days and traveled two hundred and ten miles, an average of forty miles a day.

Such a snail speed, Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou and others were very anxious, but they did not dare to ask the army to speed up the journey, after all, the Black Death was very serious, they were very clear, the intelligence from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 50,000 people in the Beijing camp, because of the Black Death, there were only more than 20,000 people left, not that all the sergeants died of the Black Death, but the spread of the Black Death produced a terrifying mood, and many Beijing camp sergeants fled.

The closer it is to the capital of Daming, the more corpses need to be disposed of along the road, and the more strict the disinfection procedures are.

Although they were in a hurry, Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou both put forward clear requirements, don't worry, they must be dealt with, so as not to leave future troubles, and the soldiers and the soldiers will work together with the soldiers to dispose of these corpses and disinfect them well.

On the eighth day of the second month, it was only more than 50 miles away from the capital of Daming.

Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze, Lu Xiangsheng and others gathered in a temporary tent.

The smell of sulfur and traditional Chinese medicine wafted inside the tent, which had always accompanied the army, but the tent where Su Tiancheng was staying had undergone more stringent disinfection and cleaning procedures.

After everyone entered the tent, Su Tiancheng spoke first.

"It is less than fifty miles away from Beiping, I predict, that is, two days, you can arrive in Beiping, there is no scout of the Ming army on the way, it seems that the Black Death has also paralyzed the Ming army, but this also makes it very difficult for the scouts of the Jiangning battalion to investigate, according to the information obtained by the scouts, Beiping is already in a state of martial law, the city gate of the outer city is not allowed to enter, the army is open, it is impossible for the Ming court not to know the information of the road, and the secrecy does not have much effect, I want to listen to your opinions, what kind of way this attack is used."

Hong Chengchou looked at everyone and spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to find a way to rebel, the city wall of the capital of the Ming Dynasty is extremely strong, if it is attacked with artillery, I am afraid it will be difficult to work, in addition, even if it enters the outer city, it will take a long time to attack the inner city, not to mention the inside and outside of the capital, the Black Death is still spreading, if the attack is too long, it is too late to isolate and diagnose the Black Death, and the army is in danger of being infected."

After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, everyone nodded.

Everyone has such an opinion, but also because there is a great deal of certainty, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet, has already sent the housekeeper Zhou Kang, and the emperor has been contacted, expressing the intention of surrender, as long as you can contact Zhou Yanru, all the problems will be solved, in fact, this attack on the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the important task is not to attack the city, but how to deal with the spread of the Black Death around the capital, I am afraid this is the most important task.

The 20,000 soldiers of the Beijing battalion guarding the capital have long had no fighting spirit, and in the capital, there are still dead people every day, and everyone is in danger, for fear of being entangled by the Black Death, in such a bleak situation, even if there is no internal response, it is not very difficult to take the capital, but after entering the capital, you can't get caught in the struggle, otherwise you will be given the best chance of the Black Death.

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"The capital of the Ming Dynasty cannot be destroyed, I don't want the artillery to destroy the capital, once the cannon is fired, the shells will not grow eyes, this time Lang Zhong who accompanied the army may have to take on a more important task, the candidate who entered the capital to contact Zhou Yanru, I have not decided, Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan are still in Liaodong, they control the situation in Liaodong very well, it is impossible for the border army in Liaodong to reinforce the capital of Daming, you Aiqing said, who to send to contact Zhou Yanru."

Zhou Yanru is the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet, and his identity is still not ordinary, so the person who sent Lu to contact also needs to have a certain status and identity, although it is said that he sent Lu to Liu Jingting in advance and entered the capital to contact, but Su Tiancheng still thought about it carefully, and when he really needed to make a decision, he still had to send a more powerful minister.

As soon as Su Tiancheng's words fell, Qu Qingze spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister is ready to enter the capital and contact Zhou Yanru directly."

Su Tiancheng was stunned for a moment and looked at Qu Qingze.

You must know that Lu Daoqu Qingze is the prime minister of the Great Jin Dynasty, and he is also the minister with the closest relationship with Su Tiancheng, entering the capital to persuade Zhou Yanru is indeed giving Zhou Yanru the greatest face, but this time entering the capital, and Liu Jingting went to remind the Ming court to pay attention to the spread of the Black Death, the situation is completely different, in case the dying Ming Dynasty court took any unfavorable measures against Qu Qingze, Su Tiancheng is afraid that he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Qu Qingze spoke again.

"Your Majesty, the minister is fully sure, what Zhou Yanru did, the minister is clear, in case Zhou Yanru is ready to take other measures, the minister also has a way to deal with it, the soldiers brought by the minister have evidence that is unfavorable to Zhou Yanru, once Zhou Yanru turns his face, the minister can guarantee that Zhou Yanru's family will encounter the fate of destruction, besides, the minister has also carefully considered, Zhou Yanru will never choose to be unfavorable to the minister, the unification of the world by the court is just around the corner, come out to Tianfu and Liaodong, and the rest of the places are controlled by the court, Under such circumstances, how to choose Zhou Yanru's natural way. ”

After a slight pause, Qu Qingze spoke again.

"The minister thinks that most of the civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty are probably like this, even if the identity of the minister is exposed, I am afraid that within the Ming Dynasty, it will cause fierce debates."

Su Tiancheng looked at Qu Qingze and finally spoke.

"If the Ming Dynasty is unfavorable to you, I'm afraid it's too late to take any measures."

Qu Qingze walked to the middle and knelt in front of Su Tiancheng.

"Your Majesty, the minister's decision has been decided, if Zhou Yanru really doesn't care about anything, the minister has no regrets, the minister will want to completely disrupt the Ming court, so that the Ming capital loses all its ability to resist, and the minister looks forward to the royal family entering Beiping as soon as possible and setting the capital of Beiping." (To be continued......)