Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 480 The Emperor Returns to Beijing on the Eve of the Northern Expedition

When the war in the southwest was certain, Zhu Youjian set off to rush back to the capital.

This time, Zhu Youjian boarded a ship from Xuzhou and went directly to Chongqing, and then went down the river from Chongqing to Yichang. It didn't take long to return to Nanjing City.

Therefore, it took a lot less time to come back than when we went, but Zhu Youjian, who took a boat all the way and watched almost the entire Yangtze River, was really tired. relieved a lot.

Now there is not much time before the official Northern Expedition. All the guards have assembled, and they are only waiting for Zhu Youjian to announce the official launch of the Northern Expedition.

However, on the fifth day of October, the graduation ceremony for the fifth batch of students of the Daming Army Military Academy and the third batch of students of the Daming Ship Administration Bureau was ushered in.

For this reason, Zhu Youjian specially went to Wuying Hall to hold a graduation ceremony for the officers and students who graduated from the two schools, and uniformly assigned them as new grassroots officers of the Second Army of the Ming Guards.

Before Zhu Youjian went to the southwest, a large number of low-level officers of the former Second Army of the Ming Dynasty had ordered He Xin to reorganize and train with the Sixth Army of the Imperial Guard to form the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard. Admiral He Xin served as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army.

In this Northern Expedition, Zhu Youjian did not plan to let He Xin take command again, mainly because this eunuch who had followed him from dealing with civil servants before moving south to the present was now old and had relapsed old injuries, and only Can stay in Nanjing again.

Besides, since the rebellion of King Lu last time, Zhu Youjian did not dare to leave too few troops to defend Nanjing. This time he planned to directly leave a total of 15 people in the Eighth Army of the Guards in Nanjing. The assured leader He Xin can also ensure that there is nothing wrong with the rear.

Most of the Eighth Army of the Guards were veterans of the Second Army of the Guards and grassroots officers. They were considered the most loyal army to him. Zhu Youjian was relieved that they would stay in Nanjing.

The new commander-in-chief of the Second Army of the Guards is Qin Zuoming, the commander-in-chief of the First Corps of the Third Army. Qin Zuoming is an orphan of a martyr with outstanding military exploits, and was appointed by Zhu Youjian to inherit his aunt Qin Liangyu as the Duke of Loyalty. He deserves his title as the chief military officer of the legion.

As for the loyal Duke Qin Liangyu, he passed away at the beginning of the 22nd year of Chongzhen. Emperor Zhu Youjian of Chongzhen specially posthumously named him the King of Changsha and posthumously posthumously Wu Gong, which can be described as a posthumous honor.

There were very few kings with different surnames in the Ming Dynasty, and Liu Zeqing was just an expedient measure by Zhu Youjian. After he was sealed, he was removed directly. The glory after death is naturally to compare her with the founding fathers, so as to inspire the hearts of today's soldiers.

Even if Qin Liangyu was able to become king after his death, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and others would naturally be more diligent in their affairs.

It has been five years since they moved south, and some ministers are indeed getting old, and some have passed away like Qin Liangyu.

Pi Maokang did not escape the fate of his death in the middle of the seventeenth century.

After the standard production of rifled guns in the 22nd generation of Chongzhen, he fell seriously ill and finally announced his death in September.

People have life and death, and grass has prosperity and withering. Although Zhu Youjian is a time traveler, he is not the Lord of Hades after all. He cannot reverse a person's life extension. Longevity.

Zhu Youjian doesn't know how long his life span is, but as far as he knows, there are few long-lived emperors in the Zhu family, or in the whole history of China, there are indeed few long-lived emperors.

The Northern Expedition was imminent, and he didn't know how many years he would be the emperor of this dynasty after the Northern Expedition.

Perhaps because he is a time traveler, his life span may be different from the previous emperors of the Zhu family, but he knows that he really has to cherish the time that may not be too much.

Fortunately, Zhu Youjian is not yet [-], and his physical functions are still strong.

The newly promoted [-] nobles, Huang Yuanzhen and Huang Yuanjie, are pregnant successively. They are a pair of sisters, but they are also the first nobles to be detected by Zhu You. One is [-] and the other is [-].

This also means that Zhu Youjian will have two more heirs. If they are all boys, the heir of the empire may have two more competitors after Zhu Youjian gets old.

Zhu Youjian has promoted his elder sister Huang Yuanzhen to Ling Concubine and younger sister Huang Yuanzhen to Xue Concubine from the Ministry of Rites.

For the two of them, giving birth to the royal family is their destiny, and being pregnant and promoting is their glory. Compared with internal officials who have to deal with various internal affairs in the palace, it is easier for them to serve the emperor and give birth to their children as masters , there is nothing to feel unhappy about.

On the contrary, the beauties in the palace who have become Zhu Youjian's nobles but have not yet been lucky or have been lucky and have no signs of conception gradually become anxious and envious of Huang Yuanzhen and Huang Yuanjie sisters. After all, since Huang Yuanzhen and Huang Yuanjie sisters conceived Later, people inside and outside the palace treated them differently.

Since ancient times, there are three women in one drama, not to mention that there are more than 50 people in Zhu Youjian's harem, Zhu Youjian didn't find it strange, and at this time he didn't have the time to relieve these grievances and hopes.

The lights of the Hall of Martial Heroes have become radiant and radiant, and the officers and students from the Daming Army Military Academy and the Daming Ship Administration Bureau have entered the Hall of Martial Heroes one after another. , whose body is like refined steel, with sharp eyes, iron fists clenched tightly, but a confident smile on the corner of his mouth.

Before Chongzhen 17 years ago, in the Ming Dynasty, only Jinshi who were on the gold list could enjoy the honor of entering the palace to meet the emperor, but now these grassroots military officers who are about to be selected into the Ming Dynasty Guards will have the same honor as the former Jinshi.

This is undoubtedly a direct phenomenon that the Ming Dynasty changed from advocating culture and suppressing martial arts to emphasizing both civil and military affairs, and the status of military officers has been greatly improved.

At this time, Qin Zuoming, Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi, Zhang Tongchang, Gu Yanwu and other military officers were able to sit on an equal footing with the minister of the Ministry of War, Ruan Dayue, and the right servant of the Ministry of War, Wang Yingxiong, and exchanged salutes.

The black chime bells began to play thick and solemn music, and a row of officials from Eguanbo walked in. The crimson official robes and colorful beam crowns set off the whole hall even more solemnly.

Immediately afterwards, the inner officer walked in dignifiedly holding a plate covered with purple gold agate and red silk. On the plate was a sword stand. On the sword stand was a shiny black Han sword. Two words, black is the color of the emperor, and the military officers are bestowed with the color of the emperor as sabers to show that they are all the emperor's pro-army.

Zhu Changjiong couldn't help straightening his chest, looking at the Han sword shining with black light, he felt a strong sense of pride spontaneously.

The same is true for other military students, and some of them couldn't help grinning.

　The Northern Expedition is about to begin, and the Northern Expedition is over. Is it better to move the capital back to Beijing or stay in Nanjing?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)