"Brother Huang, according to your description, the Firearms Bureau has successfully developed a grenade." Royal sister Chen Xiuxiu suddenly entered the palace this day and reported the news to Zhu Ci in person.

became Zhu Cijiao's royal sister, and Chen Xiuxiu called Zhu Cijiao the imperial brother, which was very convenient.

At the same time, during this period of time, Chen Xiuxiu was in charge of the Firearms Bureau, and Chen Xiuxiu became more and more comfortable, and she did not even have a big mess, which proved that she was indeed capable of being in charge of the Firearms Bureau, and a teenage girl could do this, not to mention the Manchu Dynasty civil and military who opposed it at the beginning, even Zhu Ciji did not expect it.

Now, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, who opposed it at the beginning, have nothing to say, and they have acquiesced in Chen Xiuxiu being in charge of the Firearms Bureau.

"Good, great! Xiuxiu is really capable! Zhu Ci stood up excitedly and praised Chen Xiuxiu without hesitation.

For Chen Xiuxiu's satisfaction, Zhu Ci became more and more sure of his original courage.

was praised by Zhu Ci in person, Chen Xiuxiu's eyebrows fluttered, full of joy.

"Xiuxiu has made a great contribution to leading the Firearms Bureau this time, if you want any reward, just ask, as long as I can do it, I will not refuse." Zhu Ci smiled and promised, since he named Chen Xiuxiu as the lord of the royal sister Xiumin, Zhu Ci has regarded Chen Xiuxiu as a sister in his heart, and his care and spoiling for her are not fake.

Chen Xiuxiu nodded unceremoniously, opened her small mouth and said, "You look at it, it can't be a vulgar thing like gold, silver and jewelry anyway!" ”

Chen Xiuxiu is also talking to Zhu Ci very casually now, as if she really regards Zhu Ci as her brother, and she is coquettish and angry with her brother like a younger sister, as if she has recognized her current identity from the bottom of her heart.

"Okay, I'll pick it myself later, and I won't disappoint Xiuxiu." Zhu Ci smirked.

Chen Xiuxiu nodded again, revealing a look of anticipation.

When Chen Xiuxiu walked out of the palace, Chen Xiuxiu looked at the sky and sighed, in fact, don't look at her and the enemy just now, they really look like brothers and sisters, in fact, she has been suppressing the sadness in her heart.

In any case, her original intention was not to be the royal sister of the rival family, although she was the lord of the county, but there was also a gap between her and the rival family, and she could never cross it.

For a moment, Chen Xiuxiu suppressed the sadness in her heart and forced a smile.

Forget it, that's actually fine. The enemy couldn't accept her in the first place, but now like this, at least she still has the right to be coquettish in front of the enemy.

When Chen Xiuxiu left, Zhu Ci's expression was instantly solemn.

"It's time for the Northern Expedition!"

The Firearms Bureau has developed the last killer grenade, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

"Spread my will, half a month later, the army will swear to the Northern Expedition!"

Half a month is enough time for the Firearms Bureau to produce a batch of grenades to equip the army, and before the actual Northern Expedition, Zhu Ciji still has one thing to do, or there are some things that need to be taken, which will be used on the day of the Northern Expedition, which will greatly boost the morale of his side.

The protagonist of this incident is the anti-traitor team that has been established for three years!

Chen Mingyu of the anti-traitor team was summoned by Zhu Ci.

"The last general Chen Mingyu, see the emperor!"

Zhu Ci stumbled and stopped, letting Chen Mingyu get up.

"I have one thing for you to do with the traitor team!" Zhu Ci said straight to the point.

"Please ask the emperor to command!" Chen Mingyu's face was solemn, waiting for Zhu Ci's order.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I just want to borrow a few heads to sacrifice the military flag on the day of the Northern Expedition to boost the morale of the Ming army!" Zhu Ci's eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone was full of murderous intent.

Chen Ming's chest was hot, and the army was finally about to go on a northern expedition.

"Dare to ask the emperor, whose head do you want? Chen Mingyu will come for the emperor even if he is broken! Chen Mingyu's expression was firm, making people have no doubt about his determination.

"Shanxi, the eight emperors and traitors who are full of people! I want their heads to sacrifice their flags in blood! Zhu Ci said.

The corners of Chen Mingyu's eyes twitched slightly, and there was a hint of understanding in his expression, sure enough, he guessed correctly.

The eight imperial merchants of Shanxi are the names that were personally canonized by Dolgon of the Manchu Qing Dynasty after the Manchus entered the customs, namely Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa.

To say that these eight emperors have made great contributions to the rise of the Manchus, for decades they have traveled back and forth to inside and outside the Guan, transporting countless military supplies for the Manchus, as well as providing various important information in the Guan, in short, for the sake of money, they dare to sell anything, most of the gold and silver looted by the Manchurians for decades have gone into their pockets, and these eight are undoubtedly full traitors.

The reason why Chen Mingyu knew it was because three years ago, when the anti-traitor team was established, Zhu Ci had signaled him not to touch the eight imperial merchants first, only to monitor, and find a way to install spies, but now that I think about it, Zhu Ci kept those eight people in order to use their heads and blood to sacrifice the military flag during the Northern Expedition.

If you want to say that the big traitors in the Manchu camp, Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou should be the most important, and the most deserving of the military flag are these two people, but these two people live in the core area of Beijing City Manchu all the year round, and it is impossible to have a chance to start, so Zhu Ci hesitated to ask for the heads of the eight imperial merchants.

"In order to make this trip smooth, I will send you additional manpower, which can be selected in the Jinyi Guard and Ying Long Army, and I will also provide you with ten new guns, in addition, I will also bring a few newly developed grenades, I believe it will be useful!" Zhu Ci said.

In order to achieve his goal, Zhu Ci made a bloody investment.

The new guns are secret weapons, even if they are trained by the Dragon Army, they will block the surrounding five miles, before the battle with the Manchu army, Zhu Ci did not intend to let the Manchus know the performance of the new guns, but now he asked Chen Mingyu to bring ten to the north, once one is accidentally obtained by the Manchus, Dolgon will be able to see through some of the mysteries, so that the Manchu army has some precautions, which is very unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty.

There are also grenades, the same is true, before the battle, Zhu Ciji didn't want the Manchurians to know anyway, and now he has also taught Chen Mingyu.

"The last general will obey the order and will live up to the emperor's expectations!" Chen Mingyu said.

In the past few years, the traitor team has secretly hidden the north, assassinated countless traitors, the eight emperor merchants, the traitor elimination team has been keeping an eye on them for a long time, if it weren't for the emperor's instructions, the traitor elimination team would have done it to them a long time ago, and now the time has come, the eight emperor merchants will not live long.

Zhu Ci nodded and motioned for Chen Mingyu to withdraw.

On the same day, Chen Mingyu took enough people and horses, crossed the Yangtze River non-stop, and went straight to Taiyuan, Shanxi, where the nest of the eight imperial merchants was in Taiyuan.

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