Outside Andingmen, a large number of people gathered early this morning.
The city towers and the top of the city are also overcrowded, and the streets from Anding Gate to Chengtian Gate are even more crowded with people on both sides.
Ming Emperor Zhu Cixi and a group of civil and military officials were waiting on the temporary high platform in front of the suspension bridge for a long time.
"Your Majesty, the empress and the generals have arrived at Shili Pavilion."
"Okay! It's time to fire the cannon." Upon hearing this, Zhu Cixi waved his hand, and not long after, the twenty red cannons mounted on the tower started roaring.
boom!
For a moment, the sound of cannons was loud.
Although everyone knew that they were firing cannons, it still frightened the people inside and outside the city into a commotion, and the children in the women's arms started to cry loudly.
A quarter of an hour later, the Red Lady appeared in front of everyone with eight generals, dozens of generals, and tens of thousands of carefully selected soldiers, escorting carts of weapons and flags.
As for the army, we still have to wait three to five days to arrive.
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
"The Ming army is mighty!"
At this time, the sound of cannons also stopped, and the stooges placed among the people took the lead in raising their fists and shouting.
And the people in the city and outside the city also shouted loudly.
For a moment, cheers and shouts soared into the sky like thunder.
Although the people have been eating rice bran and wheat bran for several months and are almost as thin as bamboo poles, they are full of hope for the future, so they are sincerely cheering at this moment.
"My lord, Li Ying, bow down to my emperor. Long live my emperor!"
"Long live Long live Long live."
The red lady held the captured handsome flag in both hands, walked to the high platform, knelt down on one knee and worshiped.
The eight generals and officers behind him also knelt down and worshiped. Outside the city and under the city towers, they also knelt down.
"My beloved, please get up!"
Zhu Cixi smiled and stepped forward to help her up and took the flag.
"Ping Shen!" Liu Xi on the side also sang at the top of his voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Then everyone stood up one after another.
"My beloved concubine defeated the slave slaves in Tongzhou this time and promoted the power of our Ming Dynasty. It is really a great achievement for her hard work."
Zhu Cixi grabbed her hand and felt so happy.
Even though he was beaten to death, he didn't expect that the Red Lady could win directly. Although she suffered a heavy loss, she also killed thirty or forty thousand Tatar cavalry.
This battle was enough to scare all the unscrupulous people in the world, and the valuation of Daming, a company that was about to go bankrupt, at least increased several times, without knowing that it had accidentally picked up a treasure.
"This battle is all due to His Majesty's divine power. The soldiers of the three armies fought bravely to kill the enemy. I am ashamed to accept it!" the red lady said quickly.
"My dear concubine, there is no need to be modest. The officers and soldiers of the three armies have made great contributions in this battle, and my beloved concubine has also made great contributions to the country. I will definitely reward them one by one for their merits!"
Zhu Cixiang waved his hand, and then encouraged the generals and the soldiers a few words before pulling the red lady onto the dragon boat and driving towards the palace.
The army also followed slowly into the city.
………
Qianqing Palace, inside Dongnuan Pavilion.
Zhu Cixi and Madam Hong both changed into casual clothes.
"Your Majesty, now that Jiannu has retired, I would like to resign as a noble concubine. I hope your Majesty will allow you to do so!"
After the red lady narrated the whole battle, she saw that the little emperor was smiling happily, so she knelt down on one knee and worshiped him.
"I, the red lady, swear that I will be loyal to Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty in this life. If I have any second thoughts, I will be pierced by thousands of arrows and die!"
Seeing that he was sullen and silent, the red lady hurriedly swore to heaven again.
Obviously, he also understood that the little emperor did not really like him, but wanted to use this to win over him and prevent him from betraying him.
"What are you doing, my concubine? Get up, I have always believed in my loyalty to my concubine!"
Zhu Cixiang quickly helped her up, then sighed and said:
"My beloved concubine doesn't want it, so I shouldn't force it, but you can't say it. The edict was read out in front of the officers and soldiers of the three armies. If I cancel it now, how will the officers and soldiers of the three armies and the people of the world view me?"
"When the time comes, I'm afraid everyone will scold me behind my back for crossing the river and destroying the bridge. The birds will be gone and the good bows will be hidden. Who will be willing to be loyal to me in the future?"
There is one more thing that Zhu Cixiang did not say, that is, the reason why the current generals are so honest is because of the checks and balances of the hundreds of thousands of rebels, and the fact that the generals are at odds with each other. The Red Lady can rely on her title as a noble concubine.
Suppress them firmly.
Once the title of concubine of the Red Lady is gone, those rebels will definitely become alienated and lose their sense of security.
The balance between the various armies will also be broken, which will be fatal to his subsequent military reforms.
So this is no longer just a matter of the title of a noble concubine, but the emperor's attitude towards warriors and his attitude towards surrendering to rebels.
The reason why the officers and soldiers of the three armies broke out with strong fighting power this time was because the emperor canonized a woman with a warrior background as a noble concubine, which allowed all the generals and soldiers to see that the emperor valued them and hoped to turn around.
The red lady more or less understood this, and for a moment she didn't know what to do and lowered her head.
"My dear concubine, that's good. From now on, you don't have to abide by the red tapes of the palace. If you don't want to live in the palace, you can live in the palace of the Protector General. As for sleeping, it's up to you. How about that?"
Seeing that she didn't speak, Zhu Cixi had no choice but to say.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that he was so accommodating to her, the red lady was very moved and didn't want to embarrass him anymore.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, now that the slaves have retreated, I request you to lead the army to destroy the intruders."
"well!"
"My dear concubine, I won't hide it from you. Ten days ago I sent an envoy south to Henan to negotiate with the intruders."
Seeing that she was eager for revenge, Zhu Cihong was extremely helpless.
"What?"
"Your Majesty, why is this?"
"With the current strength of our army, it is easy to defeat the intruders. Why does Your Majesty still need to negotiate?"
The red lady stood up quickly, with a look of disbelief on her face.
"My beloved concubine, please sit down first. It's not that I don't want to kill the intruders, but I'm out of food!"
"Your Majesty, didn't we seize millions of shi of grain at Shanhaiguan?"
"We have captured millions of stones of food, but how long can hundreds of thousands of troops and two million people survive?"
Zhu Cixiang was also secretly happy.
This million stone of food is simply life-saving food, otherwise he really doesn't know what to do.
"Your Majesty, the autumn harvest will be ready in another month?" The red lady looked at him puzzled.
Zhu Cixiang had a solemn look on his face: "I have sent people to inspect the prefectures and counties in Shandong and North Zhili, and the news that came back is not very optimistic.
This year there is a drought in Shandong, with not a drop of rain falling so far in February. The southern part of Beizhili and Henan are also drought-stricken, and there is also a large-scale locust plague. I am afraid that not only will the north not be able to receive grain this year, but they will also have to allocate grain for disaster relief. Otherwise, we don’t know what will happen next.
How many people will starve to death?”
"God, this thief is giving me no way to survive!"
"Then does your Majesty have any countermeasures?"
The red lady cursed fiercely, and then looked at Zhu Cihong with a worried look. Obviously, like ordinary people, she hated this God for not opening his eyes.
"Nowadays, only the south has food, and the north has long been in ruins. If you want to recover, you must rely on the south. Therefore, the top priority is to solve the problems in the south, not to fight against the invaders."
"As long as he is willing to hand over Henan and Shanxi, I can let him temporarily separate the northwest. After I have restored the strength of the north a little, it will not be too late to deal with him."
"Otherwise, once he is allowed to run away, he will inevitably run around again, coercing the hungry people to plunder and cause harm to the world.
What's more, if people's livelihood is not restored as soon as possible, even if the intruders are eliminated, there will be a second, third and countless intruders."
Zhu Cixiang also had a big head and explained patiently.
This time he not only sent an envoy to talk to the intruders, but also sent an envoy to talk to Zhang Xianzhong. As long as the two of them did not cause trouble, he could first let them rule the northwest and Sichuan to become kings and hegemons.
His plan was to stabilize the two of them first, and after he had taken care of the south and stabilized the north, he would then slowly take care of the two of them.
As for whether raising tigers will cause trouble, he is not worried at all.
As a time-traveler, if you own more than a dozen provinces in the north and south, and in the end you can't deal with the two ancients who occupied Sichuan and northwest, then there is no harm in giving up the throne to these two people.
"Then your Majesty plans to use troops against Jiangnan first?"
"good!"
"My beloved, I will rest for a while. Once the negotiations with the thieves are settled, I will appoint my beloved as the Grand Marshal against the thieves. I will go south with a hundred thousand men and women to wipe out all those demons, evil people, rotten Confucians, merchants and evil gentry.
They will confiscate all their homes and destroy their clan!
I want them to know what it means for the emperor to be angry and lay down millions of corpses. I want to tell everyone in the world that the power of the Ming Dynasty is supreme. If you go against it, you will perish!"
Zhu Cixiang said and stood up quickly, as if the whole world was under his feet.
The red lady was also shocked by his madness and his domineering declaration, but she chose to submit because she liked the little emperor's courage and decisiveness.
For a moment, the blood all over her body was boiling with excitement, her eyes were red, and she couldn't help but knelt down and worshiped: "I am willing to kill all the corrupt officials, treacherous officials and traitors in the world for Your Majesty, even if my body is broken into pieces, I will not hesitate!"
