The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 688 The essence of human beings is a double standard (for subscription)
"With this great army, how can my Ming Dynasty be unhappy?"

"Ming wins, long live Your Majesty!"

"The Ming army is mighty!"

"..."

Amidst the cheers one after another, the cavalry of the Ming army also marched into the city.

The horses are tall and strong, and the knights on the horses are even more majestic. The neat red armor and the cold spears several meters long all show the elite cavalry of the Ming army.

Behind the cavalry array, the cannons are even more eye-catching!

The overwhelming murderous aura of these elite soldiers who had just finished their campaign made everyone clearly realize how strong Daming's force is.

It was they who defeated Wu Sangui and recovered several provinces in the southwest in just half a year!
……

At the banquet, Zhu Hongyu sat in the first place.

Li Dingguo sat at his lower head, and opposite Li Dingguo sat Zheng Chenggong wearing the prince's crown.

Although Li Dingguo's title of king of Jin was conferred by Yongli, Zhu Hongyu also recognized it.

After all, Zhu Hongyu is still using the Yongli year name now!
How could you not admit it!
Therefore, Li Dingguo was able to sit opposite Zheng Chenggong because both of them were princes.

Under these two people, the generals of the Ming army, as well as the officials of the cabinet and the five military governors' mansions were seated in turn.

After everyone sat down, Zhu Hongyu clapped his hands to signal for the food to be served.

After a while, the maids and servants brought up countless delicacies.

In addition, there was an altar of fine wine being served on the table.

These delicacies are delicacies from mountains and seas!
Zhu Hongyu is usually very economical in food and lodging, but on such an occasion, he will not save himself when he should.

Zhu Hongyu glanced around and said.

"During this Western Expedition, our Ming Dynasty regained Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces, and severely damaged the Guanning Army under Wu Sangui!"

"Now that the southeast is restored and the southwest is restored, half of our Daming country has been restored!"

"After Jiashen, my Ming Dynasty was able to recover today's glory. All the generals have done a great job!"

"Please drink this cup to the brim!"

While speaking, Zhu Hongyu raised the wine glass in his hand and invited everyone to drink together.

Everyone in the hall, including Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo, got up from their seats one after another, raised their glasses and drank the wine in their glasses.

The atmosphere at the banquet was very harmonious, and everyone in Daming drank and had fun together, celebrating the great victory of the Southwest.

Even Zhu Hongyu was drunk!
At the banquet, Zhu Hongyu announced the rewards for Li Dingguo, He Wenxiu and others, and the generous officials were promoted to nobles, and gold and silver land were rewarded.

Li Dingguo was granted the title of Taibao, one of the three princes, and was rewarded with land property, gold and silver beauties, and a mansion in Nanjing City.

But in terms of official position, Li Dingguo was dismissed from the military and then transferred to the cabinet to participate in politics.

Today's Li Dingguo carries the title of prince on his back, if Zhu Hongyu doesn't want to be sealed in the future, there is no reward for him.

In the end, it even got to the point of slaughtering heroes, then it would be impossible for him to let Li Dingguo continue to lead the army.

The best solution that Zhu Hongyu can come up with is to give enough rewards and then hang them up high for honor and support.

To put it bluntly, it means that a glass of wine releases military power!

In this regard, Li Dingguo has nothing to say.

In other words, he should have thought of this scene before he was ordered to go to Beijing.

But he still chose to be ordered to go to Beijing, which shows that he is ready to be deprived of military power.

The title of He Wenxiu, the coach of the Western Expedition, has also gone a step further. The earl on him has become a marquis, but it is still a vassal.

In addition, after He Wenxiu returned to Beijing, she was relieved of her duties as the head coach of the Western Expedition, and then transferred to the Fifth Army Commander's Office.

The generals of the Western Expeditionary Army were either promoted or promoted, and the chief officers of each unit were rotated to prevent the army from becoming overwhelmed.

Li Dingguo sat on the sidelines, watching Zhu Hongyu casually mobilize the rotation of the chief officers of each army, he was only shocked.

Today's Great Heavenly Son, does he have such a strong ability to control the army?
The chief officials of various ministries can be changed as they please. How many people have been able to do it throughout the ages?

……

The banquet was over, and Zhu Hongyu returned to his bedroom drunkenly.

After a good night's sleep, the next morning he got up early to do morning exercises and eat breakfast according to his usual habits.

It seemed that he wasn't the one who got drunk last night!
Just as Zhu Hongyu was running in the morning, an eunuch came to report.

"Report to Your Majesty, Jin Wang Li Dingguo is seeking an audience!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu stopped in his tracks, took a towel from the tray held by the little eunuch beside him, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

While stretching, he opened his mouth and gave instructions.

"Invite people to the flower hall!"

"By the way, tell the imperial dining room to prepare an extra breakfast for today, and I will eat with King Jin!"

The little eunuch left as promised, and went to do things according to Zhu Hongyu's orders.

And Zhu Hongyu took a hot bath and changed into clean clothes before going to the Flower Hall to meet Li Dingguo.

……

Li Dingguo was led into the flower hall, sat down at the dining table, and the little eunuch beside him spoke.

"Prince Jin, please wait a moment, His Majesty is changing clothes, he will be here soon!"

Li Dingguo nodded slightly, returning a smile on his thin face.

Without making Li Dingguo wait long, Zhu Hongyu strode to the flower hall.

Li Dingguo heard the sound of footsteps, looked up, and saw Zhu Hongyu, who was dressed in white and had an outstanding temperament, walking towards him with great strides.

The black cloak on his body added a bit of iron-blooded aura to Zhu Hongyu.

Before Zhu Hongyu arrived, his voice came first.

"Jin Wang will have breakfast with me!"

Li Dingguo got up from his seat, bowed to Zhu Hongyu, and said.

"The final general will meet His Majesty, Your Majesty will last forever!"

Zhu Hongyu strode over, patted Li Dingguo's shoulder lightly, and said.

"sit!"

After finishing speaking, he sat down in his seat, and signaled to the little eunuch serving beside him to pass on the meal.

"No matter why King Jin came to see me, let's finish this breakfast with me first!"

"People are iron, rice is steel, and the body is the capital of the revolution. If you don't have enough to eat, you can't do it!"

Li Dingguo leaned forward and said.

"The end will follow the order!"

Not long after, several young eunuchs brought out the breakfast on trays.

Zhu Hongyu's breakfast is very simple, hot and spicy soup, fried buns, and a few eggs.

As long as it is delicious and nutritious enough, Zhu Hongyu will not waste extravagance in pursuit of ostentation.

In his opinion, like the Manchu emperors, the behavior of eating hundreds of dishes in a meal and throwing them away if they don't eat them all is really sick!

Li Dingguo looked at Zhu Hongyu's breakfast, and couldn't believe it, the emperor of Ming Dynasty ate this?
Some are too plain!

The eunuch serving on the side picked up a spoon and filled a bowl of Hu spicy soup for Zhu Hongyu and Li Dingguo respectively.

Zhu Hongyu took the bowl, took a sip of the spicy Hu spicy soup, and then picked up a fried bun with one hand and took a bite.

The feeling of oil exploding in his mouth really made him enjoy it immensely.

Li Dingguo also took a sip of Hu spicy soup, his eyes lit up with the rich taste.

Zhu Hongyu greeted him.

"King Jin tasted this pan-fried bun, the craftsmanship is truly outstanding."

Li Dingguo did not refuse, picked up a fried bun and ate it.

Although the food made by the Imperial Dining Room looks ordinary, it tastes surprisingly good.

It didn't take long for the breakfast served to be settled by the two of them.

Zhu Hongyu ordered someone to serve tea, and then asked.

"The king of Jin came to see me, what is the so-called matter?"

Li Dingguo got up from his seat, bowed slightly and said.

"The final general hopes that His Majesty can order the five armies to reorganize the troops and horses under the command of the five armies."

"The army of the last general is also the army of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they must abide by the rules of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Hongyu raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing the words, and was very satisfied with Li Dingguo's understanding.

It can be seen that Li Dingguo knew that he would not accept the existence of a semi-independent warlord in Daming, so he asked for it without asking.

Well, very sensible!
Zhu Hongyu is very satisfied!
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"can!"

"Since the Qing family said so, of course I have no reason not to agree!"

"All the generals under the Qing family are also preparing to enter the Daming Royal Lecture Hall Military Academy to study!"

"During the time they enter the military academy, their military ranks will be retained, and after they complete their studies, they will be directly assigned official positions corresponding to their military ranks."

Don't think that it is punishment for Zhu Hongyu to send someone to study in the military academy. His decision will make Li Dingguo unhappy.

On the contrary, Li Dingguo was happy when Zhu Hongyu planned to let Li Dingguo's subordinates temporarily give up their military power and enter the military academy for further studies.

Because Zhu Hongyu let you enter the military academy, that is the premise of reusing you!

The reason is very simple. Only when Zhu Hongyu wants to use you will he arrange for you to enter the military academy for further study, and then assign you to a suitable position for great use.

If Zhu Hongyu does not let you enter the military school for further study, but directly assigns positions.

There is no doubt that the assignment is definitely a idle job!
That's all for the rest of my life, don't even think about continuing to climb up.

Li Dingguo bowed excitedly and said.

"The last general would like to thank His Majesty for your kindness on behalf of the soldiers!"

Zhu Hongyu just nodded slightly and said.

"They are all soldiers of my Ming Dynasty, so don't thank me!"

"Apart from this, does Prince Jin have anything else to do?"

While speaking, Zhu Hongyu took a sip from his teacup.

Li Dingguo nodded and said.

"The last general wants to build a grave for the late general's adoptive father in his hometown in Shaanxi after the Ming Dynasty regains Shaanxi in the future, so that the foster father can return to his roots."

"I also ask Your Majesty for your permission!"

After finishing speaking, Li Dingguo knelt down in front of Zhu Hongyu, touching his forehead to the ground, waiting for Zhu Hongyu's response.

After Zhu Hongyu heard the words, the expression on his face changed several times, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

The look in Li Dingguo's eyes also changed a bit.

Who is Li Dingguo's adoptive father?

Zhang Xianzhong!

You know, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng dug the Fengyang ancestral grave of the old Zhu family together, and once slaughtered the clan of the King of Chu in Huguang.

Maybe, Zhu Hongyu's family members all died under Zhang Xianzhong's butcher's knife.

Well, it’s not that maybe, but there is a high probability that there will be!

Such Zhang Xianzhong, it is not an exaggeration to say that he and Zhu Hongyu have irresolvable hatred.

Now, Li Dingguo wanted to build a tomb for Zhang Xianzhong, which was no different from putting salt on Zhu Hongyu's wound.

Although Zhu Hongyu felt that he might not care about this when he was in Nanyang.

After all, he came here through time travel. It would be nonsense to talk about how much affection he has for his so-called relatives.

But now Zhu Hongyu discovered that he didn't care about it before, it was because he was not strong enough at that time, and he needed to unite all the anti-Qing forces, so he had to not care.

But with the development of Daming and the restoration of the entire Southern Kingdom, Zhu Hongyu gradually discovered that he cared about it.

Very double standard!
But human nature is a double standard, isn't it?
Originally, Li Dingguo didn't mention this matter, but Zhu Hongyu was happy not to think about it.

However, now that Li Dingguo took the initiative to bring up this matter, Zhu Hongyu felt a little uncomfortable.

Agreed, he was unhappy!
If you don't agree, it's not easy to wipe Li Dingguo's face!

This is the first request Li Dingguo has made to him since he entered Beijing. If Zhu Hongyu refuses, his face will not look good!

Zhu Hongyu didn't speak for a while, and the atmosphere in the air gradually became stagnant.

Li Dingguo seemed to have read Zhu Hongyu's mind, and his heart was inevitably a little sad.

But when he said this, he was already mentally prepared to be rejected, so the gap would not be too big.

Just said in a low voice.

"The last general is being abrupt!"

After all, Li Dingguo was ready to resign.

"I will retire at the end!"

But at this moment, Zhu Hongyu spoke.

"Wait a minute, don't go!"

"I didn't say I would not agree, why should King Jin be in such a hurry to resign!"

In the end, Zhu Hongyu made a decision and agreed to Li Dingguo's request, but he also had his own conditions to put forward.

"The Qing family will build a tomb for Zhang Xianzhong in the future, and I agree!"

"However, I will write Zhang Xianzhong's epitaph!"

Zhu Hongyu didn't want to tarnish Li Dingguo's face, but he wanted to be the one who would conclude Zhang Xianzhong's coffin.

Hearing this, Li Dingguo suddenly raised his head, with an excited expression on his face.

Hastily bowed down again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!"

Now Li Dingguo's heart is full of excitement, and even his body is trembling slightly.

Because, he could never forget the words Zhang Xianzhong held the hands of the four brothers before he died.

Except for telling their four brothers to persist in resisting the Qing Dynasty, to avenge their father, and not to be slaves who built slaves.

It is the sentence that the fallen leaves are going to return to their roots!
When Zhang Xianzhong died, his eyes were fixed on the north, on the direction of Shaanxi...

While speaking, Zhu Hongyu helped Li Dingguo up with his own hands.

Wen Sheng said.

"Get up, Qing family, it's cold on the ground!"

Li Dingguo was asked to sit down on the stool, and Zhu Hongyu ordered someone to fetch pens and ink, preparing to write an epitaph for Zhang Xianzhong.

Not long after, the little eunuch who was serving brought pen and ink.

Zhu Hongyu spread out the rice paper on the table and wrote with a pen.

"Zhang Xianzhong, a Han rebel!"

After writing, put down the pen.

Only this sentence!
This is Zhu Hongyu's evaluation of Zhang Xianzhong.

In Zhang Xianzhong's life, he was an officer and soldier, a bandit, killed corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry, and slaughtered the royal family.

It swept across the state capital, killed innocent people, and even excavated the imperial tomb of the Ming Dynasty.

Its hands are covered with the blood of innocent people!

He was bullied by the powerful in the first half of his life, so he stood up and fought.

But in the process of fighting, he has become what he hates the most!
It has become the powerful power that oppressed the people wantonly and even killed people!
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu called Zhang Xianzhong a traitor!

But from the beginning to the end, Zhang Xianzhong was a strong Han Chinese!

He died on the battlefield against the Qing Dynasty, and after his death, he even confessed to his adopted son and soldiers under his command that they should persist in fighting the Qing Dynasty.

It was Zhang Xianzhong, the adopted son of the anti-thief leader, and his soldiers and horses that supported half of Nanming's country.

Therefore, Zhu Hongyu evaluated him as a Han Chinese rebel.

Zhang Xianzhong always remembered that he was a rebel, but he was also a Han Chinese.

Don't be a slave to slavery!
Li Dingguo looked at this sentence, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist.

(End of this chapter)