Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 281 Plate armor dazzles, photo of imperial decree

Chongzhen 18th year, April [-]rd.

Taiping Mansion, Digang.

A few days ago, after receiving the imperial decree from the Hongguang court, Huang Degong first led his troops to join the Jiangfang Admiral Huang Fei who was stationed in Wuhu.

After Huang Fei also received the imperial edict, the two decided to deploy defenses on both sides of the Yangtze River from Wuhu to Digang.

As for Liu Liangzuo, the two had no intention of waiting at all.

Shouzhou, where Liu Liangzuo was stationed in Fengyang Prefecture, is quite a distance from the Yangtze River.

Even if the imperial court rushed to send the order to dispatch troops by [-] miles, Liu Liangzuo immediately raised troops after receiving the imperial order, and it was estimated that it would take about ten days.

Moreover, based on what the two of them knew about Liu Liangzuo, Liu Liangzuo would not have raised troops if the court hadn't sent money and food, or made a promise in this regard.

Even if he promised to raise troops, he would definitely be frustrated when he took action.

Coupled with the fact that Liu Liangzuo's army is mostly mobs, the march will not be fast. Even in the most optimistic scenario, it will take half a month for Liu Liangzuo's troops to reach the other side of Wuhu.

By that time, maybe all the sailors of Princess Kunxing will go to Nanjing to visit the Qinhuai River.

Huang Fei's navy boats helped to transport the troops, and Huang Degong arranged the soldiers and horses in a day or two.

In order to ensure that this interception mission was completed well and try not to fight with Princess Kunxing's army, Huang Degong personally led more than 2 elite soldiers to station at the top of the Yangtze River defense line, Digang.

Unexpectedly, on the second day after he was stationed in Digang, that is, today, the sentry boat of the Jiang Waterproof Division found out the news of Princess Kunxing's navy.

"The sentry boat reported that it encountered the navy sentry boat under the princess's command at a distance of more than [-] miles upstream from the Tongling River section.

Under the banner of "the first town of the Yangtze River Fleet", the opponent had ten or twenty sentry ships in one wave, which was quite powerful. "

Huang Fei personally came to tell Huang Degong the news that the sentry boat had found.

Huang Degong asked: "Are you sure it's the sailor under the princess' command? Don't it belong to Zuo Liangyu?"

Obviously, Huang Degong still can't believe that Princess Kunxing led the army to defeat Zuo Liangyu.

What's more, two days ago, the imperial court forwarded Yuan Jixian's report, saying that after Princess Kunxing's army defeated Zuo Liangyu, they fought with the Shun bandits again.

It is said that Li Zicheng led an army to invade Wuchang, but was repelled by the princess.

In Huang Degong's view, this is simply out of reach.

Not to mention why Li Zicheng, who was supposed to fight the Qing army in Shaanxi, suddenly ran to Hubei. Even if this was the case, how could Li Zicheng, a bandit chieftain who once broke through the capital, be defeated by the princess?
If this is the case, those civil servants and military generals of Ming Dynasty who have suppressed the rogues for more than ten years and let the rogues grow might as well find a piece of tofu to kill them.

Huang Fei said: "My people are also afraid of admitting their mistakes, so I asked the other party specifically, and it is indeed the sailor under Princess Kunxing's command.

Of course, they are talking about the first sentry ship of the Yangtze River Navy under the command of Daming Jianguo. "

"Really the princess is here?!" Huang Degong stared.

"Really." Huang Fei replied a little helplessly.

"Hiss," Huang Degong took a deep breath to calm his shock, then walked around the tent and said, "So, most of the princess's navy has passed Tongling now, and is about to arrive at our place?"

Huang Fei nodded, "It should be, I believe that there will be new news from the front sentry ship soon."

He had just finished speaking when he heard someone outside the tent shouting: "Reporting to Lord Hou and Huang Junmen, Princess Kunxing's navy sent a sentry boat, saying that there was an order from Daming Supervisor to Lord Hou and Huang Junmen." military gate."

Hearing this, Huang Fei and Huang Degong looked at each other, then smiled helplessly: "It seems that my people have revealed that we are stationed in Digang."

Huang Degong waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, we just need to let the princess know that we are stationed in Digang, otherwise her sailors rush over, which may really cause misunderstanding.

What about the person who passed on the princess' handwriting?Bring him to my tent! "

The latter sentence was spoken to the soldiers outside.

The guards left in response, and after a short while there were some slight discussions outside the tent——

"Could this messenger be the general under the princess? There is such a good armor."

"It looks quite young, and he didn't bring many servants with him. He shouldn't be a general, right? And the armor of his servants is just as good."

"This armor is actually a whole piece. This is the first time we have seen it. I don't know how much silver it takes to make a pair."

"···"

Soon the discussion stopped, and then the tent door was opened, and the guards walked in with two people.

Both Huang Degong and Huang Fei narrowed their eyes - the armor of the visitor was really bright and dazzling.

After seeing it clearly, Huang Degong understood why the soldiers outside the tent couldn't help talking.

I saw that these two people were both wearing bright silver flying saucer hats, but one had red tassels on the top and the other was naked.

What the two of them were wearing was neither cloth face armor, nor old-style zip armor, chain mail, or fish scale armor, but plate armor with no gaps in the front and back!

If you look closely, you can see that the front and rear two bright silver plates are connected by seams, and there is also a set of off-white cloth face armor that looks very good inside.

In addition, the Yanling swords on the waists of the two of them looked extraordinary, and the waist on the other side was still bulging, and they didn't know what was hidden.

This kind of equipment, not to mention the envy of the soldiers outside, even Huang Degong was a little moved after seeing it.

"Isn't it polite to see Lord Hou?!" The guard who led the two of them in shouted.

The two were not angry, and according to the military rules, they clasped their fists and bowed to Huang Degong, saying, "Meet Uncle Jingnan!"

The word "Bo" stunned the people in the tent.

Immediately, the personal soldier general shouted angrily: "What are you pretending to do? I don't know if our general has become a marquis?!"

The leading emissary laughed and said: "I only know that the late emperor named General Huang the Uncle of Jingnan. As for the title of marquis, it is the order of the false emperor. How does it count?"

"you···"

The personal soldiers were always about to strike, so Huang Degong raised his hand to stop him.

He looked at the messenger with a smile and asked, "What's your name, brat? How dare you put on airs in front of me, you're so brave."

The envoy said: "I am Quan Zhixuan, Chief Qian of the First Battalion of the First Town of the Imperial Guard Army. This time, I have been specially ordered to pass on the edict of Jian Guo. I also ask Uncle Jingnan and Chief Huang to accept the order."

After Quan Zhixuan finished speaking, regardless of whether Huang Degong accepted the order according to the rules, he directly took out the handbook and began to read.

"Jin Bengong heard that Bo Jingnan Huang Degong and Chief Military Officer Huang Fei stationed troops in Digang..."

The handwritten letter is actually equivalent to a private letter, so Zhu Yuxi's handwritten letter is concise in writing and simple in content, mainly saying two things.

One is to let Huang Degong and Huang Fei prepare to meet her army and imperial driver in Digang.

The second is to explain that she took the post of Jianguo in accordance with the last emperor's will, and the name is justified. Nanjing Hongguang is actually a false emperor. Let the two recognize right from wrong, abandon Hongguang and the false emperor and respect Jianguo.

After Quan Zhi Xuan finished reading, he handed over the handbook.

Huang Degong didn't accept it.

Huang Fei didn't speak at the side.

The atmosphere in the tent was stagnant, as if Erhuang would give an order at any moment, causing Quan Zhixuan and his companions to be hacked to death by the soldiers.

After about five breaths of silence, Huang Degong said: "You said that the princess supervised the country under the last emperor's will. Is it true or not? What proof do you have?"

Quan Zhixuan smiled, and said: "Jianguo expected Uncle Jingnan to have this question, so he ordered the humble officer to bring this thing."

With that said, Quan Zhixuan took out a card and handed it over.

Huang Degong took it and looked at it, and found that it was a miniature imperial decree that seemed to be drawn on a card!

Although Huang Degong is uneducated, he can still understand the imperial decree after leading the army for many years.

In addition, the wording in the "imperial decree" was not obscure, so he read it quickly.

This "sacred decree" is the edict of Chongzhen appointing Princess Kunxing as the supervisor of the country-although the material of the "sacred decree" is wrong, the jade seal is true, and the most important thing is that the "sacred decree" is written by Chongzhen!
As one of the main generals of the Yongwei Battalion back then, Huang Degong's handwriting of Chongzhen could be recognized.

only···
"Is this the late emperor's edict? Why is it such a bird? It can't be forged, right?" Huang Degong frowned and stared at Quan Zhixuan unkindly.

Quan Zhixuan said: "This is not an imperial decree, but a photo of the imperial edict. It is equivalent to a painting made by imitating the imperial edict. The real imperial edict is aimed at the prison country."

Huang Degong glanced at the "photo" in his hand suspiciously. He was still puzzled, but he didn't dwell on the matter. Instead, he asked, "Does the princess have anything else to say?"

Quan Zhixuan didn't bother to argue about titles, and said with a smile: "Jianguo said, if Bo Jingnan still remembers the kindness of the late emperor, is still loyal to Ming Dynasty, and believes in the last edict of the late emperor, please come to see him on the imperial boat tomorrow.

No matter what doubts Uncle Jingnan still had in his heart, he would understand clearly after the audience. "

After Quan Zhixuan finished speaking, he looked at Huang Fei again and said, "Jian Guo also said the same to Huang Zongbing."

　The second is coming.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)