When Qi Ziying lobbied King Gui's chief officials in King Gui's mansion and tried to lend money to King Gui, in the Wuying Hall in the imperial city in the center of the central capital, it was very lively, and cheerful music came out of the palace from time to time, and in the center of the palace, there were more dancing girls dancing gracefully in the palace.

Contrary to the imagination of people in the 21st century, in the Ming Dynasty, the driving miscellaneous dramas of the Mengyuan Dynasty were forbidden, while other folk performances, songs and dances were not restricted. In the court of the Ming Dynasty, there were also court dances. In the past, after the entry of the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, the economy and culture of the Han people were destroyed to a large extent, many Han customs were banned, and festivals, songs and dances were restricted. It was not until after the Ming Dynasty that the dance music of the Han people was revived and flourished again, and the dance music of the Han and Tang dynasties was rediscovered.

And every time there is a banquet, whether it is the court or the official gentry's house, there are often dancers to help the fun, and even in the stormy late Ming Dynasty, it is still orchestral, singing and dancing. And in the Ming Dynasty of Xingqian for three years, the song and dance that had been banned by the Manchu Qing Dynasty was restored again, at this time in the Wuying Palace, more than a dozen maids stretched their arms and sleeves, fluttering fairy dance posture people can't help but be fascinated by it, this "Amazing Dance" is the most common dance of the Ming court dance.

When the maids raised their arms and sleeves with the music, the generals wearing red generals' dresses were sitting at the tables on both sides of the palace waiting for His Majesty's arrival, such as Li Dingguo, Zhang Jinsheng, Yu Shujie, Zhang Xiaowu, Wan Li, Yang Chaodong, Lin Feng, Chen Ze, Ma Xin, Zhang Xiaowen, Zhao Mingxing, etc. They are all nobles of the Ming Dynasty, since they are the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, they are also the founders of the Xingqian Dynasty, and they are Zhu Mingzhong's close comrades-in-arms who have a friend of life and death.

As it is decided today, these heroes have also been given status and wealth commensurate with their achievements. It can be said that it is a success. Although there are only 23 people who are feudal marquis and 39 people who are feudal uncles, that is, they constitute the meritorious group of the Ming Dynasty, but the status they enjoy in the court is by no means comparable to that of civilian officials.

Especially now, these lords are connected with each other through in-laws and other means, although it is only three years, under Zhu Mingzhong's deliberate arrangement, the Ming Xunchen group has formed a stable interest group, of course, in addition to the Xunchen group, there is also a "Xunchen group", they are all "meritorious people" without exception, that is, the officers and soldiers in the army who have won the "Yilu Medal" or above, with the Yilu Medal, they can get 100 acres of tax-free fields inside the customs or 500 acres outside the customs. Compared with ordinary soldiers in the township, these landlords often have hundreds of acres or thousands of acres of fields, and of course they are all "big landlords."

Dozens of lords and tens of thousands of lords plus tens of thousands of military landlords with hundreds of acres of land have formed a special group in the Ming Dynasty, they are different from the soldiers in the early Ming Dynasty, but also different from the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but in a sense with the country of the nobles, and relying on the civil examination for the official officials are different, they are by virtue of military merit into the office.

It is precisely for this reason that, unlike civilian officials, they are eager for war, and they are eager to get military merit in war, because they all know very well what military merit can bring them.

As the so-called people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and the cadres who participate in the banquet, etc., the reason why this will be full of laughter is precisely because the imperial court wants to use troops against Annan, Annan may only be a small country, and only tens of thousands of troops can be pacified, but it is better to have a war than not to fight.

At this moment, among the lords, although Li Dingguo, who has the highest title, also greeted his colleagues around him with a smile on his face, but his heart was far less calm than his expression.

He will remain in the capital, and his subordinates will be placed in various parts of Annam as the guards of the clan, and once Annan is restored, His Majesty will seal the clan in Annam, one city and one county, and the county will be guarded. From then on, those generals and soldiers who had followed him for many years could also settle down.

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo's mood began to be complicated again, could it be that from now on, he was like a decoration, in the Ming Dynasty? Eat 20,000 stone of Yulu for life, oh, and there is also a Yulu of the military department's book. Well, there are also 5,000 acres of royal land in Taiyuan, which is a special reward from His Majesty. Even King Gui did not have such a favor, and of course King Gui would be a vassal in the future.

"In this way, as long as the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, what does it matter if this king is a minister of peace in the court......

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo subconsciously glanced at Zhang Jinsheng and Wang Mingde, who were really talking with their heads down. Both of them were old subordinates who started from Jiangyin with His Majesty the Emperor, and they were also one of the few generals in the back-up camp. In terms of military merits and qualifications, it is naturally not comparable to others.

At this time, behind the expressions of the two of them talking and laughing, I am afraid that under their arguments, His Majesty agreed to send four regiments to cooperate with the Jin army, the Jin army is the army of the Jin king, and after this battle, it will no longer exist, except for his first guard.

And Zhang Jinsheng, what is the reason why they strive to invest in the four regiments?

It is to seek military merits for subordinates, the nobles in this court, who do not have a few old subordinates, who do not want their subordinates to get more military merits, after all, now if you want to get land, there are only two channels, either take the initiative to immigrate to Guanwai or Nanyang, or you can get a reward for military merits.

Compared with others, Xuntian is the ancestral industry left to future generations.

Perhaps, it's time to think about the future of the guard. Thinking of Zhang Jinsheng and others, in order to win military merits for their generals, they couldn't argue in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Li Dingguo secretly thought to himself.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

At this moment, a loud announcement from the outside and inner servants of Wuying Hall interrupted Li Dingguo's thoughts. And before the attendant's words disappeared, all the ministers in the palace got up in unison, and greeted them one after another:

"Your Majesty is greeted. Long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

"Let's be even. How many times have I said that all of you are from a military background, and when you see me, you only need to salute the military, and you don't have to do it. ”

Zhu Mingzhong, who also changed into a red uniform, said with a smile. As early as three years ago, the Ming Dynasty had promulgated the "Ming Rite System", referring to the etiquette system of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, stipulating that civil officials only saluted when facing saints, while military attachés performed military salutes. Only during the worship of heaven do they kneel.

In addition, the cabinet, the Shogun, and military attachés above the rank of general were allowed to sit in front of the Imperial Court. And this move, which seems to be contrary to the way of the monarch and the minister, has also been interpreted as imitating the ancient law of the Spring and Autumn Period, of course, not so much in retro, but in the name of retro, in the name of retro, in the ritual system to innovate.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this moment, when the ministers saw His Majesty dressed in military uniform, that inexplicable sense of closeness naturally arose.

Although many of the nobles present were veterans who had followed His Majesty for many years, many of them were born in the Min Domain, Jiangxi or even the Jin Domain. And this difference in origin, at least now, has been bridged by military uniforms. Under the relationship between the monarch and the minister, it is true that the monarch is the monarch and the minister is the minister, but there is also distance and proximity, and at this time, His Majesty entered the table in military uniform, but he was undoubtedly telling them that they were all the same, and they belonged to the same group.

Perhaps it was because they realized His Majesty's intentions, so everyone entered the table with a flattered mood.

Although the scene was a little cramped at the beginning, fortunately, Zhu Mingzhong, as the emperor, did not care about the difference between monarchs and ministers. In addition, he and many of the generals present have fought on the battlefield together. As long as a few glasses of wine are eaten, and then a few more past, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly became lively.

In the midst of singing and dancing, Zhu Mingzhong raised his wine glass and said to everyone.

"I didn't expect that so many years have passed, from the time when the Qing Dynasty entered the Kou and lived in the Central Plains, the Han people in the world are not willing to be slaves, if you are not born on the battlefield. There is no Zhongxing in my Ming Dynasty. Come! I'm here to give you another drink! ”

Picking up the wine glass again, Zhu Mingzhong said earnestly.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, if it weren't for Your Majesty's efforts in Nanjing, the bloody battle of Tongjimen, so that our Northern Expedition army captured Nanjing. Later, he led the troops north to the north of the Yangtze River for my Jiangnan barrier, so as to lay the foundation for my Ming Dynasty Zhongxing, if there is no Your Majesty, how can there be today. ”

Wan Li also raised his glass and said respectfully. Born in the palace of the king of Fujian, he is naturally very clear about his identity, he knows that as a minister, he should give credit to His Majesty, not to mention, now think about it, Your Majesty does have great merit in the world, now every time I think about it, if it was not for His Majesty to capture Nanjing, maybe the Northern Expedition army will suffer something under the city of Nanjing, maybe the Northern Expedition is likely to fail, that will undoubtedly be a disaster for Ming Zhongxing.

"yes. If there is no Your Majesty, the surname of the country will definitely be confused by the Qing Dynasty, and its plan to delay the army, if so, maybe the Northern Expedition will fail, if so, maybe I will talk about Zhongxing again. ”

Ma Xinzhi followed and raised his glass and echoed, he was also under Zheng Chenggong's command, so he naturally knew how Zheng Chenggong was in other people's delaying tactics back then. Of course, I also know that His Majesty conquered Nanjing City in one fell swoop, which was of great importance to the Ming Dynasty, but at that time, how many people would care about His Majesty's merits?

At that time, His Majesty was soft-spoken, maybe people would preach His Majesty's martial arts and loyalty, but what people saw more was how the national surname achieved the success of the Northern Expedition, as for Your Majesty, who would care about him until he rose to Jiangbei?

But now it's different, as long as you seize the opportunity, no one will miss the opportunity to pat on the back, just like now.

With them at the beginning, the next crowd is naturally you and I are there to compliment Your Majesty.

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