When Cao Yue led his army to the Yanziji Wharf in Nanjing, the little emperor Zhu Cijiong personally brought the Chinese military officials to the wharf to greet him, and the two guard divisions guarding Nanjing also lined up at the wharf to greet them.

Banner hunting, war drums and hustle and bustle, the emperor and the ministers of the court and the central government all greeted each other, tens of thousands of soldiers lined up on both sides of the dock to greet each other, this incomparably grand welcome scene, so that Cao Yue, who had originally expected it, was a little surprised, I really don't know whose idea it was, and actually tossed out such a standard of welcome ceremony, Cao Yue was a little speechless. But the battle has already been laid out, and he can only accept it hard.

The other people who returned with Cao Yue had never seen such a grand welcome ceremony, and they were all secretly surprised. The red lady, who was originally born in a reckless manner, was even more panicked in front of such a formation, although before arriving in Nanjing, she repeatedly asked Li to ask what etiquette to pay attention to after arriving in Nanjing, facing other officials and what etiquette to pay attention to after entering the palace, she learned a lot of ways to deal with it, but she was still very flustered when she got off the warship and encountered such a scene. In the end, he couldn't take care of a lot, so he could only follow Cao Yue closely, not daring to go too far.

"Cao Yue, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, knock on His Majesty the Emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!" After getting off the side of the ship, Cao Yue led the entourage and quickly stepped forward to greet Zhu Cijiong, who came forward, and saluted, "The minister will not dare to greet His Majesty the Emperor with such a standard, the minister is afraid!"

"Cao Aiqing, please get up quickly," Zhu Cijiong, who had not grown up yet, saw Cao Yue look very excited, with a red face, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Cao Yue, "Aiqing made great contributions in the Northern Expedition, not only defeated Jiannu, but also recovered Beijing. When I heard this, I couldn't sleep at night. Daming has a virtuous minister and a fierce general like Aiqing, why worry about the injustice of the world? Aiqing has made such a contribution, and I will definitely be rewarded!"

Cao Yue could only excuse himself, saying that this was his duty as a courtier, and today was not peaceful. As an important minister in the court and the governor in charge of military affairs, he will continue to lead the army to fight in the future, completely pacify the internal strife and foreign captives, and return the world to peace. Zhu Cijiong naturally encouraged again, and then the two walked forward together.

When Cao Yue went to the direction of the military camp with Zhu Cijiong, Sun Chuanting, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and other important ministers of the court also came forward to congratulate him, praising Cao Yue's wisdom and outstanding strategy, and led the army to the Northern Expedition to achieve a record that amazed everyone in the world. It is hoped that Cao Yue can continue to lead the Ming army to fight, pacify the world, and avenge the emperor. After some etiquette, Cao Yue accompanied Zhu Cijiong and the ministers of the DPRK and China to inspect the army.

This was the first time Zhu Cijiong had seen the majestic posture of the Ming Guards, which made him very excited and excited. Seeing a group of soldiers of the Guards walking in neat steps and walking majestically in front of the review stand, he couldn't help but stand up and applaud and cheer regardless of the emperor's identity, and privately asked Cao Yue. Let him lead a group of men and horses to fight at any time.

Zhu Cijiong made this request several times, Cao Yue was a little crying and laughing, he couldn't refuse or agree. Only vague responses.

Some of the officials in the court had seen the majestic military posture of the guards, but many of them saw it for the first time like Zhu Cijiong, and the people who were shocked were a large number. After a ceremony. Cao Yue also returned to Nanjing City with Zhu Cijiong and ordinary ministers.

Sue the temple, pay respects. After comforting the soul of Emperor Chongzhen with this exploit, a large group of people returned to the palace in a mighty manner. At this time, it was already night, but Zhu Cijiong was very interested, and held a temporary court meeting in the palace to reward Cao Yue.

At the suggestion of Sun Chuanting and others and Zhu Cijiong's own proposal, it was decided to award Cao Yue the title of county king, and Cao Yue, who was wearing the king of Dingbei on his head, has since become another king with a different surname in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Cao Yue couldn't refuse, and finally had to accept it. Before the temporary court meeting began, the eldest princess of Kunxing, Zhu Yujiao, had already entered the palace, and after Cao Yue was rewarded, she also came out to thank her. Zhu Yujiao changed from the eldest son to a princess. The princess and the princess have both identities and become a big talk, and it soon became a topic of conversation among the people.

Other meritorious officials were also rewarded, Cao Bianjiao was awarded the title of Duke of Ning Guo for his merits, and the generals who made meritorious contributions, including Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Cao Jie and other senior generals, also had knighthood rewards.

How to reward the red lady who came to Nanjing with Cao Yue has become a hot topic among the ministers in the court. In the past time, the Red Lady has made outstanding achievements for the Ming Dynasty, and her merits are better than Qin Liangyu, another strange woman in the Ming Dynasty who was awarded the post of chief soldier. It's just that in the Ming Dynasty, the status of women was still low, and the red lady was originally the leader of the rogues, and how to reward it became a topic of controversy for many people.

Just when the ministers were arguing about this issue, the red lady, who finally calmed down after panicking for a while, gritted her teeth and made up her mind, knelt in front of Zhu Cijiong, and declined all rewards, saying that she had only one request, that is, to marry Cao Yue and become the daughter-in-law of the Cao family, hoping that the emperor would be fulfilled. The red lady's request immediately shocked everyone in the court, and also made Zhu Cijiong very surprised.

Of course, Zhu Cijiong didn't want a beautiful woman to compete for favor in front of Cao Yue with his sister, but before he could speak, Zhu Yujiao, who was standing with Cao Yue after entering the palace to receive the reward, stood up again and begged the emperor to agree to let the Red Lady marry Cao Yue, and she was willing to accept the Red Lady as a woman. Zhu Yujiao's words made Zhu Cijiong and other ministers amazed, and only Cao Yue was not surprised.

Before Cao Yue returned, he wrote a letter to Zhu Yuanjiao, telling Zhu Yuanjiao about the Red Lady in great detail, saying that the Red Lady came to Shun because of his admiration, which allowed Daming to avoid some unnecessary wars and save the lives of hundreds of people. He didn't want to disappoint the red lady, so he wanted to accept her, but no matter who he accepted, Zhu Yujiao's position in his mind could never be replaced.

Zhu Yujiao was born in the palace since she was a child, and she knows very well that the magnates of this era not only have beautiful wives, but most of them also have a bunch of concubines, although she has a deep affection for Cao Yue, but she never thought that Cao Yue only has one woman. She already knew that Cao Yue was going to collect Liu Rusi, Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan, and she had been in contact with these three women privately before Cao Yue came back.

Cao Yue respected her, wrote a letter to tell her in detail about the Red Lady, and asked her about her ideas, and the Red Lady who had made great achievements declined other rewards, and the only requirement was to marry Cao Yue, how could she not support it? So he also stood up and interceded for the red lady in the palace.

Zhu Cijiong, who was originally worried that his sister would not accept it, saw Zhu Yujiao stand up and support the matter in public, and did not object again, and the palace agreed to the invitation of the red lady.

The matter of the Red Lady has a good result, and how to deal with the Manchu magnates who were captured or surrendered such as Bumu Butai, Zhezhe, Namu Zhong and Fu Lin is also a matter to be discussed at today's provisional court meeting. (To be continued.) )