Su Shun was anxious: "Why are you doing this? The Eight Banners still have the blood surname. Didn't the Eight Banners' nobles shake the morale of the army? If it spreads out, who is still interested in fighting? The Han army fights and everyone runs outside the pass together, you will be happy?"

Mu Yin patted Sushun's shoulder and smiled, "We are planning ahead, you should cover us up in front of the emperor. Don't worry, your benefits are indispensable."

"Your Majesty, the door of the Shangshu room is broken. Should I change it to a new one?" Huairen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, carefully reported to Xianfeng. Although it was just a door, it was too much oil and water.

Xianfeng did not approve it, and he learned everything from Daoguang, but he learned frugality: "No need, you should practice it, you can draw an account."

Huairen secretly curled his lips and encountered two stingy emperors in a row. It was really unlucky. Now everyone is taking advantage of the last chance to make money. How can the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs be behind?

After a while, Huairen handed the account to Xianfeng. He glanced at Xianfeng from time to time, feeling scared and excited.

Xianfeng looked at the 5,000 taels of silver on the bill and was furious: "It costs 5,000 taels to build a door! Do you use gold to make the door? Come on, drag this dog slave down to interrogate!"

Huairen had already thought of a solution, and immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, it was the slave who took the wrong one. That was the bill for repairing the Summer Palace. This was the cost of repairing the door. It only took twenty taels of silver."

Xianfeng didn't know the tricks of these servants below. He just thought he was really wrong and stamped a big seal on it.

Huairen was ecstatic. The emperor did not remember his surname. The Summer Palace was just built last year. This year, it was just a simple maintenance. One thousand taels of silver is enough. I can still get one thousand taels of silver for the remaining silver.

Nanyang

The prefect Gu Jiaheng looked carefully at the 16-year-old Chen Yucheng in front of him. No matter how he thought, the Emperor of Han was really like that. How could he choose a young man? Does he want to learn the allusion between Emperor Wu of Han and Huo Qubing?

"I said to Master, is there any flowers on my face? Is it rude to stare at me like this?" Chen Yucheng felt uncomfortable being stared at me.

Gu Jiaheng blushed and said embarrassedly: "Yes, the subordinate is abrupt. He just feels that the general has made so many military achievements at a young age. He is surprised. The general is the first person in the ages, and he is really the champion Hou!"

Chen Yucheng hurriedly shook his head and denied: "I just signed a viscount, and I'm far away from the marquis! Don't talk nonsense, it will make people laugh if it is spread."

Gu Jiaheng smiled secretly: It turns out that he is illiterate. No wonder he is in a high position at a young age. He must have been shopping for wars when he was a child and never studied.

I also thought: How could I surrender to a sixteen-year-old illiterate person? It really embarrasses the scholars.

Chen Yucheng asked: "Are the food and grass in the city ready? I am still in a hurry to use it. The army has been delaying in Nanyang for several days."

Gu Jiaheng smiled and said, "General, don't worry, I have prepared 50,000 loads of food and grass, which is enough for the army to use for half a year. I heard that General Li has captured Xinyang Prefecture, which is really gratifying."

Chen Yucheng was determined to compete with the other two armies to see who captured Yanjing first. When he heard that Li Xiucheng had chased him, he had no intention of staying in Nanyang for a long time: "Since the officials sent by the Ministry of Personnel have already taken office, I will continue to move north too. Lord Gu said goodbye!"

Gu Jiaheng was determined to please the upstart of Han Kingdom and suggested: "The general is brave. I happen to have a little girl under my knees. This year is only fifteen. I am willing to betroth her to the general. What do the general think?"

Chen Yucheng's face turned red. This was the first time he was proposed to marry. He whispered: "There is another uncle next time. He should be the one who decides the major marriage."

Gu Jiaheng smiled and said, "It's time and time. The general is out of the war. How can he ask for instructions? First set the wedding date and wait until the general returns triumphantly before holding a big wedding."

After a few days of getting along, Chen Yucheng admired Gu Jiaheng's ability. He also met Miss Gu's family. Thinking that Nanyang's stability still requires Gu Jiaheng's support, he hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Gu Jiaheng was overjoyed. He had specifically inquired about Chen Yucheng's background and knew that he had an uncle who served as the Minister of Works. He was also the confidant of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. People like him were destined to have a bright future, comparable to those of the previous Wei King Xu Da. If he had formed a relative with him, his future would be guaranteed.

"Don't worry, General, Nanyang Prefecture is as stable as Mount Tai. The Henan Prefecture in the north was asked for nothing three months ago. Now there are only 5,000 troops to defend Luoyang. You lead the army in front to attack Henan Prefecture and Huaiqing Prefecture. I will lead the militia to follow him. If you take advantage of the power of a fox and a tiger, you will definitely be able to occupy Henan Prefecture."

The militias in Nanyang Prefecture were established by Chen Yucheng. The generals and officers above the company commander came from the New First Army. Several battalion commanders were graduates of the second phase of the military academy, so Gu Jiaheng could not control them at all.

Chen Yucheng smiled and said, "Then I'll bother Mr. Gu."

Gu Jiaheng knew what Chen Yucheng was concerned about and explained: "The general didn't know anything. I was a teacher-student relationship with Lord Lu, the chief assistant of the Han Dynasty. Last year, my mentor sent me a letter to ask me for anyway. I was delayed when I had doubts at that time. It was a forced confrontation with the general."

Chen Yucheng nodded and said, "I can trust Master Gu."

Unlike Chen Yucheng who surrendered and rebel to occupy Nanyang Prefecture, Li Xiucheng encountered fierce resistance as soon as he entered Henan. Because the Ruining Prefect gathered a large army near Xinyang, Li Xiucheng fought fiercely for five days before conquering Xinyang Prefecture, and finally gained a firm foothold in Henan.

Li Chunfa said depressedly: "I didn't expect that Chen Yucheng was so lucky. He just arrived in Henan and surrendered to a prefect. He occupied thirteen counties and prefectures in just three days. If this continues, our strongest Second Group Army will be at the bottom."

Lin Fengxiang comforted: "We also have to send troops to stay in Jiujiang, Nanchang, Anqing and other places. There are only more than 40,000 people who have truly made the Northern Expedition, which is not much better than Chen Yucheng and the others."

Li Xiucheng waved his hand and said, "The Emperor ordered us to march along the Kaifeng area. Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture are heavily guarded by the Qing army. There are many cavalry in the Qing army in Xinyang, which caused great trouble to our army's attack. Is there any good way? If this continues, let alone attacking the city, it will be difficult to march."

Since the logistics department sent something called a grenade, Li Kaifang has been thinking about what it is useful. He took out a sample from his arms and pointed at the grenade and said: "A few days ago, Nanjing sent hundreds of grenades. Let's test the power on the battlefield. Finally, we will find that it was very moving when it exploded. Will this have any effect on the cavalry?"

The generals stared at the grenade and came out of their way.

Li Chunfa shook his head and denied it. He heard from the emperor that the actual effect was not obvious. He took the grenade from Li Kaifang and observed it carefully.

He said: "I have heard the emperor mention this kind of grenade, but its power is far less powerful than the emperor described. I think these are defective products, just tests."

Huang Jinwen looked at the grenade and his mind became active: "This grenade can delay the charge speed of the war horses, and it is just right to be assigned to the foreign gun team, so that our foreign gun team can deal with the enemy's cavalry."

Everyone understood: when the war horses charge, they will definitely pause when they encounter grenades. The cavalry is trying to speed up, which will take some time so that the foreign gun team can take the opportunity to shoot.

Li Xiucheng nodded repeatedly, with a happy expression: "I will ask Nanjing for another batch of grenades, all of which will be distributed to the foreign gun team."

Lin Fengxiang held his fists and asked for his order: "Master General, since the Qing army has arranged heavy troops on the road that our army must pass, the last general asked to attack Guangzhou Prefecture and Chenzhou Prefecture."

Li Xiucheng smiled and said, "This plan is very good. Help me, you and Commander Lin lead an army of 15,000 from Guangzhou and Chenzhou to march. We will join in Kaifeng Prefecture."

"Abide by the order"

When Li Chunfa saw Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and others took the order and joked: "These two are familiar with the Northern Expedition. It has just been two years since the last Northern Expedition. I believe they have a lot of feelings and are more experienced than us."

Li Xiucheng also sighed: "I didn't expect that Lin, the two commanders of Li, have such a great reputation among the Qing army in the northern part of the country! If the order is passed on, the Ming Dynasty army will continue to advance north."

Compared with the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, the situation in Tianjing has been a bit strange recently.

Hong Xiuquan was already unable to bear Yang Xiuqing. It would be fine if he had named him Long Live, and he gradually eliminated the garrison power of the Heavenly King's Mansion. Today, all the 40,000 soldiers in the capital were led by Yang Xiuqing's confidant.

Lu Xianda sneaked to the Heavenly King's Mansion and asked to meet the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.

"What's wrong?" Hong Xiuquan didn't have a good impression of Lu Xianba.

In his memory, Lu Xianba was a scholar, who was named the left-handed ceremonial ritual and the same general. He often asked for the implementation of officials and positions, such as setting rituals and music, and then requested the implementation of the matter after he created the work. It was Hong Xiuquan who promoted Lu Xianba to the prime minister step by step, and Qiu Guan Zheng Prime Minister, but this person defected to Yang Xiuqing and was also named the founder of Zhenguo.

Lu Xianba said carefully: "I have important things to report to you, please let the king retreat!"

Hong Xiuquan waved to the palace maids serving around him and asked, "But the Eastern King ordered you to come?"

Lu Xianba hesitated for a moment, subconsciously touched his butt, and plucked up the courage and said, "I'm telling the king about something big, please forgive me for the death penalty for the villain?"

Could this be the trap set by Yang Xiuqing on purpose? Hong Xiuquan said quietly: "You are from the Dongwang Palace. If the Dongwang agrees, so what if I exempt you from the death penalty."

Lu Xianba cried and said, "It's just that the King of the East wants to kill the villain. Please help the King of the Heavenly King. The little one knows a secret from the King of the East, and ask the King of the Heavenly King to make the decision for the little one."

Hong Xiuquan was very curious about Yang Xiuqing's secret, but he couldn't figure out whether what Lu Xianba said was true or not. He planned to wait and see, and continued to ask, "What crime did you commit?"

Lu Xianba replied in a disgusting manner: "The young man has committed the crime of being a husband and wife, and the King of the East ordered people to beat the young man to 50 big boards."
Chapter completed!