On the seventh day of March in the fourteenth year of Ming orthodoxy, the auspicious day of the zodiac, everything is appropriate!

With the sound of dense drums like raindrops, the noon gate of the main gate of the palace, which had been tightly closed all along, slowly opened silently.

The ministers standing outside the noon gate, as well as tens of thousands of helmets and armor, full of energy, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp who were full of excitement suddenly knelt on the ground reflexively, and shouted in their mouths: "Long live!" ”

Today is the time when the Son of Heaven is about to leave Beijing to go on an expedition, as early as when everything has been decided, several officials of Qin Tianjian have calculated such an auspicious day through calculations, and even the auspicious time when the Son of Heaven walks out of the palace gate is pinched out.

At this time, when the sunshine in the east slowly moved to the top of the noon gate, a man and a rider appeared in front of everyone. Dressed in military uniforms, the high-spirited Son of Heaven was even more agitated when he saw the grand scene of thousands of people kneeling outside the palace, and immediately urged the white dragon horse without half a variegated crotch under his crotch, and quickly rushed out of the palace gate, and then pulled out a sword worn at his waist, and shouted: "I will drive the royal expedition today, and there will be no victory and no return!" ”

"No victory, no return! No win, no return! ......" Seeing this, the soldiers were also enthusiastic, and shouted loudly, and their voices soared into the sky, and the momentum was unique.

Then, I don't know which one quickly changed the name: "Hooray!" Win! Banzai! Win! ”

Inspired by this, everyone also shouted these words that were far more imposing than no victory and no return, and the morale of this army of 10,000 people had been raised to its peak at this moment.

It was not until this time that another group of people slowly followed out of the palace gate, and the leader, who had also changed into a military uniform, looked at the eunuch who was much more energetic than before, and Wang Zhen, the most trusted person in front of today! In addition, there are many eunuchs and eunuchs who serve the Son of Heaven in the palace, as well as the soldiers of the forbidden army who guard beside them. And their dress, whether it is a eunuch or a general, is the same as Wang Zhen at this time, all of them are dressed in military uniforms, looking majestic and extraordinary.

After everyone's cheers finally stopped, Hu Hui, an old minister, came forward to toast the Son of Heaven on behalf of the many officials who were going to stay in the capital next. After receiving the tray sent by the person on the side, although Hu Hu's heart was quite complicated, he still stepped to the emperor with strong spirits, and held the tray full of wine in his hand high: "Minister Hu Hu wishes His Majesty victory in this battle with this wine, and I wish the Ming Dynasty to sweep away the changes from now on, and the world will be peaceful!" ”

Zhu Qizhen's face once again showed a sense of joy, and he simply reached out and picked up the big glass of wine. Without the slightest hesitation, he dried one mouthful. As the hot liquor rolled down his throat, it seemed that a fire had risen from his stomach, which made his face redder and redder, and his whole heart became more and more active.

He has been waiting for this day for four or five years, and now he can finally take the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty to the north to meet the sword soldiers of the biggest enemy all along, like his ancestors! And he believes that with his own talent and the strength of the Ming army, this time, he will definitely be able to complete the great cause that his ancestors have failed to complete, and will completely exterminate the Mongolian people in the border areas, and return the world to a bright future!

Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen's gaze became more and more resolute, and he raised his head sharply and swept towards the hundred officials and soldiers in front of him: "Today, I will be able to complete the unfinished business of my ancestors!" All the soldiers, the wives and sons, and the names will remain in history, only in the present dynasty! ”

"Hooray! Banzai! Win! Win! The blood of the soldiers boiled again, and they raised their fists and shouted loudly, as if only in this way could they show their loyalty and bravery.

The Son of Heaven smiled with satisfaction, then put the wine glass in his hand back on the tray that was still held high, and looked at Hu Hu with a smile: "Mr. Hu, after I went north this time, although there is a prince in the court and the king of Yu is an auxiliary government, they are young and inexperienced after all, so the big and small affairs in the court still depend on you to preside over the overall situation, don't let me be distracted in front." ”

Today's Zhu Qizhen is only twenty-four years old, and the crown prince Zhu Jianshen he set up is less than two years old. As for the auxiliary government servant king mentioned, it is his younger brother Zhu Qiyu, although this prince is only one year younger than the Son of Heaven, but he has almost no experience in handling government affairs, so although it is said that the two royal nobles stayed in the capital on the surface, in fact, something big is really going to happen, and it has to be a court official like Hu Hu who takes the idea.

In fact, this is also the result of the Ming Dynasty's consistent policy towards the vassal king. Because Taizong Zhu Di himself ascended to the throne by relying on the vassal king's army to seize power, his supervision of the local vassal king was several times stricter than in any era. Not only did they drastically reduce the number of guards in the feudal palaces in the following years, but they were even stripped of their authority to govern.

Now dozens of vassal kings in various parts of the Ming Dynasty have neither military power nor political power, and can only be regarded as a group of landlords and rich men with high status. Or to put it mildly, they're just a bunch of noble rice worms.

Although Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, has not yet taken up the domain, his own situation is no different from that of other vassal kings, and he is still not very famous for government affairs, and it is more just a symbolic meaning to keep him in the court.

Of course, Hu Hui understood this, so after hearing the advice of the Son of Heaven, he solemnly agreed: "The minister's decree!" During His Majesty's Northern Expedition, the ministers will definitely do their best to assist the prince and the king of servants, so as to avoid His Majesty's worries! I also hope that Your Majesty will not think of this, and I also hope that Your Majesty can think of the world, be careful about everything, and don't be too hasty......"

"I naturally understand this, so I don't need you to say it. Let's go! The Son of Heaven was at this time, and obviously did not want to listen to the old minister's too much nagging, so he interrupted his persuasion a little rudely, and then gave another order, and with another rein, he rode forward.

Hu Hu was obviously stunned for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything, just smiled bitterly and watched the Son of Heaven pass by him, and slowly walked forward.

At the same time, those soldiers also moved quickly, and followed behind the Son of Heaven with great dignity, heading towards the Desheng Gate to the north. And many of the courtiers who knelt aside, also set off.

This time, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China will rush to the north with Zhu Qizhen. Of course, their role is not on the battlefield, but to assist the Son of Heaven in handling a series of government affairs in the future. Although the Son of Heaven has left the capital, there are so many major events in the world, it is naturally impossible for these people in the capital to decide without authorization, so if there is any major matter, or government affairs that are not good to be decided, they must send fast horses to the front, and then the emperor and these important ministers of the court who followed will make a final decision.

The British minister Zhang Fu, the household department secretary Wang Zuo, the military department secretary Kuang Yu, and the three cabinet ministers...... Nearly half of the high-ranking officials and elites of the imperial court followed in the footsteps of the Son of Heaven and headed north. Among these people, some are elated, because in their opinion, this will be a great opportunity for them to leave a name in history and make contributions, but there are also a few who are in a nervous mood, and they really have no spectrum in their hearts about what the outcome of this battle will be.

Seeing these people leave slowly, Lu Jin, who was in the team of officials who saw them off, had a rather solemn face.

Originally, he should also be one of these fellow officials, after all, he had made a lot of contributions in the north before, and he was trusted by the Son of Heaven. It's just that when the final decision was made, because of Wang Zhen's obstruction, he finally left him, the soldier, in Beijing.

For such a result, many officials of the Ministry of War were unhappy with Lu Zhen, and felt that Wang Zhen was communiquing personal vendettas, which made Lu Zhen lose a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Only Lu Zhen himself is deeply satisfied with this, if Wang Zhen doesn't do this, he himself will find a reason to come out and stay in the capital.

Because he alone knows what the outcome of this Northern Expedition will be. I am afraid that more than eighty percent of these more than 100 officials who left the capital with the Son of Heaven will be buried there, becoming a footnote to the unjust soul of the defeat of Tumubao.

It is this realization that makes Lu Jin's mood particularly complicated when he looks at these officials who have some friendship on weekdays, especially when he looks at Kuang Yu, he is full of helplessness.

It's a pity that even if he is willing to tell the truth, Kwong Yu will not believe such a statement. What's more, as the main hall of the military department, it is also a matter of course to follow the Son of Heaven's Northern Expedition this time, how can he be persuaded to stay by him in a few words?

Fortunately, Yu Qian was still left in the capital, and he was still standing not far from Lu Jin's side at this time, which made him breathe a little relieved. As long as there is this one, the Ming Dynasty is still stable, and the city of Beijing is still safe.

"What are you worried about?" I don't know when, Yu Qian came to his side, looked at his sad appearance and asked unconsciously.

Lu Zhen cleaned up his mood and smiled reluctantly: "Xia Guan is just a little worried about this battle." The Son of Heaven drove the expedition in person, which means that we have no way to retreat, and this battle can only be won, not defeated! This does not bode well. ”

Originally, Yu Qian was a little unimpressed by this, but after thinking about it carefully, he nodded unconsciously: "What you said is also somewhat reasonable, it seems that I have to give His Majesty a note, so that he should not rush forward!" ”

Lu Zhen really wanted to say, is there only one problem? But there were some words that he didn't dare to say casually at this time, and finally had to turn into a sigh.

At this time, there were also bursts of cheers of victory in front of him, which was the movement of the people of the capital when they were sending off the Son of Heaven and the army, and the sound was several times stronger than just now, because now the people of the entire capital have taken to the streets to see the demeanor of the Son of Heaven when he set out on the expedition.

In the cheers of the people, this army finally slowly opened the Desheng Gate, which means that it will return victoriously, and everyone is looking forward to a grander scene when they can return to Beijing from Yongding Gate in a few months. It's a pity that none of these people would have imagined what kind of scene would be waiting for them in front of them......

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