Volume 10 Chapter 19 Suppressing the Thief and Driving the Expedition
Happiness sometimes comes very suddenly, and it goes even more suddenly, just when Zhu Cijiong was immersed in the gentle township and couldn't extricate himself, the news that King Fu was cooked spread to the capital, this matter did not cause the government and the opposition to shake as Zhu Youjian said, but as Zhu Cijiong said, the civil and military officials were just surprised.
Why is this so? King Fu is old, and his status is noble enough, but he is really unpopular, not only civilian Baixin and ordinary soldiers, but even civil and military officials think that he is not a good thing.
The controversy in history about the new emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty is a good example, in terms of seniority, Zhu Yousong, the eldest son of his blessed king Zhu Changxun, is the most qualified to be the emperor, but, because his reputation is too stinky, even if he dies, his son Zhu Yousong is not supported by many people, and finally although he barely ascended to the throne with the support of the general army of the four towns, he rebelled and left his relatives in less than a year, and was defeated and killed.
If you take a closer look at the history of the late Ming Dynasty, you will find that it is better to say that it died at the hands of Zhu Changxun, the king of Chongzhen, than at the hands of Zhu Changxun, the king of his fortune.
It was he who vainly tried to inherit the position of Shenzong, which caused a dispute over the country's capital and shook the foundation of the Ming Dynasty;
It was he who took the lead in the tyrannical expropriation, which caused the people's resentment to boil, the rebellion and thieves, and finally overthrew the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty;
It was he who did too much evil, which made his son Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong unpopular, and in the end, the Southern Ming Dynasty was like a plate of scattered sand, which was easily taken down by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Fuwang Zhu Changxun can be said to be the biggest moth in the clan, and now that the biggest moth has finally been killed, Zhu Cijiong can be said to be very happy, Li Zicheng doesn't do it again, he will do it, and as soon as he makes a move, Li Zicheng will have no chance. Of course, he could only rejoice in his heart, but on the surface, he still pretended to be angry and vowed to cut Li Zicheng with a thousand knives to avenge King Fu.
At this time, only the first legion of the Praetorian Guard army was assembled inside and outside the capital, the second legion of the Praetorian Guard and the Dingliao army totaled 300,000 horses, as for the Tianxiong army, he had already been sent to Shanxi by him, and it was naturally impossible to come to the capital to assemble, he just used this as an excuse to drag on day after day, and now that King Fu has been cooked, it is natural that it can not be delayed any longer.
It is said that if all the 300,000 horses are brought along, they will naturally be invincible and sweep away all the anti-thieves, but Houjin must not be guarded, and at least one legion must be left in the capital to ensure that nothing goes wrong, so Zhu Cijiong decided to take the second legion of the Praetorian Guard Army and the Dingliao Army to march in person, first go to Fengyang to meet the 150,000 defenders on Huang Degong's side, forming an advantage in troops, and then go all the way to the west, sweep the past, and strive to complete the battle and completely exterminate the anti-thieves from all walks of life.
As mentioned earlier, there was a strange thing in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the emperor liked to drive the expedition in person, so although Zhu Cijiong was young, if he insisted on leading troops to the expedition, the civil and military officials would not dare to say anything, because this is the ancestral system, and Taizu and Chengzu both did this.
However, the world is unpredictable, the first few times no one said anything does not mean that no one will say anything this time, this time not only some people have opinions, but also very fierce, crying, dying or living, making Zhu Cijiong so embarrassed.
Who is so bold as to dare to violate the ancestral system and obstruct the emperor's personal conquest? Well, it seems that Princess Anna doesn't know that there is an ancestral system, she only knows that it is very dangerous to fight, like Sweden, the strong enemy of the Holy Roman Empire, their king Gustav II is known as the most outstanding king in the history of Sweden, the most outstanding military strategist, as a result, the royal conquest, died, died in the hands of the Holy Roman Empire, which happened only two years ago!
Therefore, when Zhu Cijiong ran to say goodbye to her, she was immediately frightened, threw herself into Zhu Cijiong's arms and cried, saying that she would not let Zhu Cijiong go.
Zhu Cijiong is helpless, those rebels have no combat effectiveness at all, what danger can there be, he has never thought about whether he can win the battle or not, but he is worried that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will run away again, so that he will have to spend more time in the future.
Looking at Princess Anna who was crying in his arms, he had to pretend to be full of confidence, and said indifferently: "Anna, don't worry, I am just going to exterminate a group of peasant rebels, most of them are peasants, they have no combat effectiveness, it is very simple to defeat them, and there will be no danger." ”
Hearing that it was a peasant, Princess Anna temporarily stopped crying, choked up and asked, "Really, Your Majesty, are there many peasant rebels?" ”
Zhu Cijiong said proudly: "Of course it's true, it's just a 300,000 peasant rebel army, and they won't be scared when my army arrives." ”
300,000! Princess Anna was so frightened that she almost fainted, there were less than 300,000 people in the big melee in more than ten countries on the European continent, and her husband, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, had to face 300,000 enemies at one time! And said that there would be no danger!
She turned her heart sideways and cried in despair: "Your Majesty, you can bring me with you, if you want to die, we will die together!" ”
When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he rolled his eyes, what a mess this was, he comforted helplessly: "Don't worry, rest assured, it's really going to be fine, I've been driving a few times in person, isn't it good?" ”
Princess Anna cried unrelentingly: "The bullet doesn't have eyes, what if something happens?" How can I live! ”
Zhu Cijiong slapped his forehead and said excitedly: "The peasant rebel army has no guns at all, are you relieved now?" ”
Princess Anna pestered: "I don't believe it, you liar, how can 300,000 people have no guns!" “
If you are just worried about the problem of the gun, it is easy to solve, Zhu Cijiong patted Princess Anna's crisp back and comforted: "Don't worry, no matter how long the bullet is, the eyes won't hurt me, don't believe me." “
Princess Anna raised her head curiously, and carefully groped for a while on Zhu Cijiong's body, it was just a gorgeous military uniform, no special armor!
Zhu Cijiong let Princess Anna see that was not these, he nodded at Cao Huachun who was not far away, and then took out the revolver on his waist and fired six shots at Cao Huachun!
Princess Anna immediately covered her ears and screamed in fright, but Cao Huachun stood there calmly, grabbed her right hand in front of her like a ghost, and then gently walked up to Zhu Cijiong and Princess Anna, stretched out her right hand, and said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness Princess, please rest assured, there are Weichen here, and bullets can't hurt the emperor." “
Princess Anna looked at the bullet in his hand dumbfounded, and stretched out her white fingers in disbelief and flicked it, it was still a little hot, it was really a bullet that had just been fired!
Zhu Cijiong put his arm around her shoulders and smiled: "Don't worry now, there is more than one guard by my side, and Sister Mingyue is even more powerful than Gonggong Cao, even if a cannonball flies over, she can fly with a sword." “
She had seen Qin Mingyue's swordsmanship, and she danced smoothly, which was very good-looking, but she didn't expect it to have this power, she couldn't help but say with anticipation: "Then the emperor should take me with you, Sister Mingyue can go, and I will go too." “
Zhu Cijiong fainted by mistake and brought a doll to the battlefield, it was too, he shook his head resolutely and said: "Fighting is not child's play, you can't bring your family, Sister Mingyue is the Shang Palace in the palace, and she is responsible for managing the palace maids and taking care of my diet and daily life, so she can go, but you can't go." “
Princess Anna didn't follow herself, Zhu Cijiong had to talk about it, even coaxed and deceived, and finally coaxed her, Zhu Cijiong only felt more tired than fighting a big war, this woman is really troublesome sometimes, he secretly decided to try to provoke women as little as possible in the future, one or two wives are enough, and he really can't bear it!