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There will be less frost and snow this winter, but the twelfth lunar month will wear heavy coats...

With a roar, a fortified city in the Guinan Mountains was captured. Tens of thousands of Ming troops poured into the city, kicked off the rebel flags, planted the Ming flags, and announced the city.

Change of ownership.

This day was the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. The city was captured by a counter-rebel army composed of Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou and other five troops.

This is Qingyan City where the rebels are firmly entrenched in Guinan. The capture of this city means that the rebels' movement range has been reduced to a thousand miles away.

"It's not a lot of rice, it's just old rice. It seems like the rebels can no longer sustain themselves."

In the Qingyan City Grain Depot, Sun Chuanting rubbed the old rice in his hands and explained to Hong Chengchou, Wu Aheng, Yang Wenyue and Cao Wenzhao beside him.

Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou took a step forward, glanced at Chen Mi and said:

"It's a pity that the transfer orders from Long Live and His Highness have already arrived. Otherwise, with just five of our troops, we would be able to wipe out the rebels next summer at most."

When Hong Chengchou said what he said, the other four people also nodded in agreement.

"After taking Qingyan City, we suffered a lot of casualties. We should deal with the casualties first, and then wait for Anshun's envoy Mu to lead troops to change defenses, and then the army can go to aid Liao."

Yang Wenyue opened his mouth and told the facts about the current army.

After successively capturing Shuixicheng, Zhijinguan, Anshun Prefecture, Yongning Prefecture, Qingyan City and other places, the 113,000 soldiers and horses of the five divisions suffered more than 20,000 casualties.

At present, there are only more than 93,000 soldiers and horses in the five armies, and the soldiers and horses of Qin Liangyu, Sun Yingyuan, Ma Xianglin and other three armies are also suffering heavy casualties.

"Three days ago, Governor Zhu, Wang Sanshan, and Mrs. Qin joined forces and captured Duyun Prefecture. The rebel leaders An Bangyan and Song Wanhua fled to Danxingsi and Liudongsi."

"I heard that they also suffered a lot of casualties." Wu Aheng frowned and said, but then Cao Wenzhao denied it:

"It's not that serious. After Governor Zhu and others joined forces, they had more than 45,000 troops and captured Duyun Mansion at a loss of 5,000."

"General Sun and General Ma from the south also captured Dushan Prefecture and lost no more than a thousand people."

"The Jin Yiwei came to report that the rebels currently have less than 60,000 troops."

After all, Cao Wenzhao was a direct descendant of Zhu Youjian. He had five troops and he was the first to know about the news. Therefore, his explanation gave everyone a situation that could be better analyzed.

Sun Chuanting threw the old rice in his hand back into the rice bag, patted the rice ash on his hand, and then said:

"So, even if eight of our troops are withdrawn, Governor Zhu still has nearly 90,000 regular soldiers in his hands."

"It seems that the rebels will be suppressed by the end of next year."

"The imperial court's reward should not be awarded until we enter Beizhili." Hong Chengchou squinted his eyes and smiled at the corner of his mouth, obviously he was very concerned about the imperial court's reward.

The others didn't say anything when they saw him like this. After all, Hong Chengchou's achievements on paper looked much better than theirs.

Among the five films, Hong Chengchou's film almost never captured rebels, and everyone knows the trick.

Since the She'an Rebellion was put down, Hong Chengchou's troops have beheaded more than 20,000 people, while Sun Chuanting's troops, who have killed more than him, have only beheaded more than 16,000 people.

As for the other three, there are even fewer. Therefore, if the merits of the Southwest are discussed, Zhu Xie must be the first, followed by Hong Chengchou, followed by Sun Chuanting, and finally ranked one by one.

With the current military strength of the various tribes and their military exploits, it is not surprising that they are enough to skip four or even five levels.

More importantly, after arriving in Beizhili and being rewarded and promoted, they still need to rush to Liaodong.

Almost everyone knows that the She'an Rebellion is just a small fight, and the upcoming Battle of Liaodong is the battle in which the Ming Dynasty has built up its national strength for three years.

If they also performed well in the Liaodong War, then it would be a matter of course for them to become the Six Ministries and Five Temples, or even the governor of a province and governor.

Everyone is not a fool. They know that the reason why King Qi mobilized them to the battlefield so frequently is that firstly, Liaodong really needs generals and soldiers who are proficient in mountain warfare. Secondly, it is about the issue of capital officials after the Battle of Liaodong.

It is known to all the world that Qi King Zhu Youjian was at odds with his civil servants.

If there is someone who can replace the capital official, they all believe that Zhu Youjian will not hesitate to replace one of his own in that position.

However, this position will not be too many, because they are all too young at the moment. According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, it is basically impossible to serve as minister or join the cabinet.

In this case, their position should be that of assistant minister.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou was evaluating his opponent in his mind. No matter how he evaluated, he believed that his opponent was Sun Chuanting.

Although Sun Chuanting's troops and horses are currently damaged, they still have about 30,000, while Hong Chengchou only has 26,000 left.

As far as soldiers and horses are concerned, I am far inferior to him. The only thing that can defeat him is merit.

But the problem is, why Hong Chengchou's own achievements and number of beheadings are so high? In fact, he knows better than anyone else.

Kill prisoners...

"Everyone, prepare to raise food and fodder. Although this time the army will go down the Yangtze River and then take the canal to the north, the food and fodder needed for the road out of Guizhou still need to be provided by yourself."

While Hong Chengchou was weighing it, Sun Chuanting suddenly spoke and said:

"I still have 260,000 taels of silver in my hand that have not been used up. If any of your colleagues are short of food or money, you can ask me to borrow it."

"Haha, His Highness gave you a lot of money, and it hasn't been used up yet." Yang Wenyue and Wu Aheng smiled heartily, and Sun Chuanting also smiled bitterly:

"That's true..."

We have been fighting together for more than a year. We dare not say that we have a good relationship, but we definitely have a tacit understanding on many things.

In addition, Zhu Youjian gave a lot of money, so it is normal that the ministries did not spend all the money.

After laughing, the five people left one after another and returned to their respective barracks to rest.

The fight in Qingyan City lasted for ten days, and everyone was in a tense state.

Now that it was finally possible to relax, naturally everyone rushed to have a rest.

Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting also bowed and said goodbye, but Cao Wenzhao, who was the last to leave, walked out of the grain depot and met his younger brother Cao Wenyao.

Cao Wenyao watched the four civil servants come out with his own eyes, and naturally saw their respective expressions, so he ordered to Cao Wen:

"Brother, I think Hong Bingbei seems to have something on his mind..."

"In addition to seeking an official position, what else can you worry about?" Cao Wenzhao explained while taking off his armor, and finally said:

"It's good to be an official. Only if you have this mind can you be used by His Highness."

Cao Wenyao helped his eldest brother take off his armor and said by the way:

"I heard that His Highness broke up a thief in Henan. If we start early and walk quickly, we might be able to meet His Highness in Henan."

"Maybe..." Cao Wenzhao shook his head.

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"Tang Wang Zhu Shuoji, together with the Tang royal family, celebrates the coming of King Qi to the throne!"

"Xilulu..."

On the 24th, Zhu Youjian celebrated his thirteenth birthday, and while mobilizing troops and horses from various places, he arrived in Nanyang Mansion on his birthday.

When the wind and snow were raging, Zhu Youjian and his party entered Nanyang County, the capital of Nanyang Mansion, and stood at the gate of the Tang Dynasty's Mansion. They were welcomed by the entire Tang vassal.

Zhu Youjian, who was riding on horseback, turned over and dismounted, and glanced at the Tang Fan people in front of him.

It has to be said that the lifespan of the Tang vassal was probably the most normal among all the vassals. Therefore, in terms of seniority, the current Old Tang King is equal to the "thick" generation of the Yan vassal.

Zhengde and Jiajing of the same generation have long since become dust, but Zhu Shuoji, the old Tang king, lived quite energetically.

Wearing the prince's regular clothes, even at the age of sixty, it is not difficult to see his strong and healthy body.

Behind him are five or six county princes ranging in age from forty to thirty, and below them are more than a dozen princes and princes, mostly in their teens.

The prince is surrounded by the princess, the county lord, and hundreds of vassals who have given out three services.

From this, it is not difficult to see that the population of the Tang Dynasty was not prosperous, and due to the strong health of the princes of the Tang Dynasty, most of the legitimate sons died before they could be hereditary.

For now, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty is not a direct descendant, but a concubine...

Zhu Youjian glanced at the oldest but pale-faced county prince, and then returned the greeting to Zhu Shuoji and said:

"Is this the Crown Prince of Tang?"

"Uh... Exactly." Hearing Zhu Youjian mention Zhu Qiji, Zhu Shuoji's face felt a little unnatural, then he turned sideways and said in a very calm tone:

"Yer, why don't you come up and meet His Highness Prince Qi..."

Seeing his father's instructions, the pale-faced Zhu Qiqi stepped forward slowly, bowed slowly, and said in a weak voice:

"The Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty, Zhu Qiqi, has met His Highness Prince Qi..."

In terms of seniority, most people here are older than Zhu Youjian, but they all choose to avoid the seniority to welcome the King of Qi who holds military power.

Zhu Qiqi's weakness was obvious to others, and Zhu Youjian also knew the reason for this.

Maybe many people don't know much about Zhu Qiyao, but if you mention his son, Zhu Yujian, Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid many people will have an impression.

It is now the second year of Tianqi, and as early as the fortieth year of Wanli, the old Tang king Zhu Shuoji began to hate Zhu Qiqi and his son in the wind of his concubine's pillow.

Later, after the concubine gave birth to a young son in the 42nd year of Wanli, she began to bewitch Zhu Shuoji, the old king of Tang Dynasty. Zhu Shuoji also made up his mind and secretly imprisoned Zhu Qiqi and his son in the Chengdu Department of the palace, hoping to starve them alive.

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At that time, Zhu Qiqi was thirty-six years old, Zhu Yujian was only twelve years old, and his younger brothers were not very old either.

Fortunately, Zhu Qiqi had been kind to Zhang Shutang, a junior official in the palace, and Zhang Shutang did not forget his kindness and secretly helped deliver some brown rice, thus saving the lives of Zhu Qiqi and his son.

Later, the old Tang king Zhu Shuoji forgot about this incident, so Zhu Yujian and his son survived in the prison cell for eight years.

If it hadn't been for Zhu Youjian's arrival, perhaps they would have been locked up in the cell until eight years later when Zhu Qiqi was dying and was poisoned to death by his younger brother who was eager to seize the throne of the Tang Dynasty. He was not released until the second year of Chongzhen.

Zhu Qiqi was poisoned to death, and the old Tang king Zhu Shuoji planned to make his concubine's son the crown prince, and also wanted to cancel the status of Zhu Yujian's grandson.
To be continued...