Before dawn, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Hushan Manor stopped all their work, and in the central area where no buildings had been built after the clearing, 500 tables of banquets were set up to entertain the people from all walks of life who came to congratulate them.

Whether it's a generous gift or just an auspicious message, you'll find a seat at the banquet greeted by enthusiastic craftsmen and guards.

A boatload of chickens, ducks, fish and meat was sent to the wharf, which was soon cleaned and sorted out and put on plates, and sent into two hundred makeshift cauldrons and more than 80 large steamers to make festive dishes and serve hundreds of wine tables like flowing water.

At noon, Zhu Daolin, who had only slept for three hours, quickly washed and changed his clothes, came to the courtyard of the back study, and toasted with the four nobles of Jinling, the old men of the three major families, the head of the Xuanqing Daoist and the Taoist head of Xuanji of Ziyang Guan, and Wu Jingxian, the eunuch of Nanjing.

Zhu Daolin, who was poured three cups, happily replied, and everyone let him go, humbly sat down with each other, and began to get into the main topic.

The first to speak was the respected old man Ying, the elder who had been in charge for many years, first praised Zhu Daolin's exploits, starting from the beginning of training tens of thousands of new troops for the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court out of his own pocket, and until the recent victory in Liaodong, which caused the audience to applaud from the bottom of their hearts again and again.

At the banquet, you must thank others for your praise, so after Zhu Daolin received the praise of the old man, he quickly stood up, thanked him respectfully, took a deep breath and raised his head, and announced loudly and with great firmness:

"Take this opportunity, please allow the juniors to announce the news: before the end of the year, the juniors will personally lead the land and water armies to recover Jinzhouwei, so that the Ming Emperor and hundreds of millions of people will have a good year!"

Everyone was taken aback, Xu Wenjue, Zhang Gongwei and Zhao Zhilong were even more shocked, and Master Xuanqing Daoist and Xuanji Daoist were also shocked.

Zhu Daolin took the wine bottle from the hand of the guard and filled it for the elders. While doing it, he calmly explained: "At present, the Jinzhou Guard is occupied by 2,000 Tartar soldiers with blue flags and 12,000 rebellious Han troops, and the main force of the Tartars is entrenched in Shenyang and Liaoyang to recuperate, and it seems that they are preparing to cross the frozen Yalu River in the harsh winter season and launch revenge against our new army on the Dongjiang River." Crusade against North Korea, which has fallen to the Ming Dynasty again, so I must attack Jinzhouwei and make Huang Taiji suffer from gains and losses, and he will not be able to do so. ”

"Daolin, please wait a minute, why are you so sure that the direction of the Tartar army's attack is North Korea, not the Ningjin line guarded by the Guanning army?"

Xu Hongji asked loudly, and everyone nodded their heads, all having the same question.

Zhu Daolin poured the last empty cup. returned to his place and sat down, and then replied: "Grandpa Guo is obviously taking the school examination for me!" Knowing that Huang Taiji led his troops to attack Ningjin would trigger the attack of the Dongjiang New Army, but attacking the North Korea garrisoned by the Dongjiang New Army would not make the Guanning Army move in the slightest, he still deliberately embarrassed me, which was too inauthentic. ”

When everyone heard this, they came to their senses, Xu Hongji and Zhang Gongwei scratched their heads embarrassedly, and then sighed, even more disappointed in Guan Ningjun, who had accumulated shortcomings and was difficult to change.

Zhu Daolin, who was in a happy mood, talked eloquently: "When I entered Beijing at the end of last year. I offered to put an end to the Dengzhou rebellion and immediately lead my troops to take over the request of Jinzhouwei. The emperor also personally agreed, but after appointing me as the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, he did not hand over the extremely important Jinzhou Guard to me to guard the Dongjiang New Army. ”

"I don't dare to lie in the face of your predecessors, before Huang Taiji personally led an army of 60,000 to attack Jinzhou Wei, I had already speculated on the final result, so I deliberately avoided it. And it was done very cleverly, using the pretext that the Jinzhou guards were worried that our army would occupy the dove's nest and refused to reinforce our army, and allowed the old Dongjiang Army to be destroyed by those selfish and low-minded masters. ”

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect Zhu Daolin to say such heart-wrenching words, but Xuanqing and Xuanji, who knew their disciples well, nodded slightly. Not surprising, but very agreeable.

"Why?"

Old man Yan, who has become the largest grain merchant in Jiangnan, couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Daolin smiled apologetically: "Because after I send troops, even if I defend Jinzhou City in a bloody battle, I will still be driven away by those Jinzhou guards in the end, and when our army withdraws, Jinzhou City will soon be reoccupied by the Tartars, which will not help the entire situation in Liaodong at all, but will consume the people's fat and anointment in vain, making me afraid of them day and night...... This is the big truth, and I dare not deceive my predecessors in the slightest. ”

Old Man Yan looked up to the sky and sighed, shook his head dejectedly and picked up his wine glass.

Zhu Daolin's gaze stayed on Wu Jingxian's face: "Uncle, don't blame me, your old man knows better than anyone else about the deception of the court, and knows the thoughts of those civil officials better than anyone else, but please rest assured, when I recapture Jinzhouwei, I will never let it be lost again, Jinzhou will definitely become a thorn in the throat of the Liaodong Tartars, if you want to pull out this thorn, you must exchange at least 50,000 Tartar heads, otherwise I will never agree." ”

"Good!"

Wu Jingxian was so excited that he shouted at the case, and everyone cheered.

Zhu Daolin turned to Zhang Gongwei, who exuded a strong battle intent in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Master Hou, it seems that the Flying Bear Guard under your old command will not be able to participate in the battle at the end of the year, hundreds of thousands of mobs may turn around and march east at any time, and only the elite Flying Bear Guard is left in the entire Jiangbei to guard the central capital Fengyang." ”

"At that time, even if you ask Lao Xiang to go north to participate in the war, the court and the emperor will not agree, and most of the sailors of Wei Guogong will not be transferred away now, and they will go north to Wuchang?"

Xu Hongji nodded helplessly, and smiled at Zhang Gongwei, who sighed: "That's true, this kid is full of tricks, I can't admire him if I don't want to." ”

Everyone laughed, and Old Man Chen, the largest building materials merchant in Jiangnan, who came to Zhu Daolin's house for the first time, asked loudly: "Daolin, have you named your baby son?" ”

Seeing the eagerness of the old-timers, Zhu Daolin hurriedly explained: "I took a nickname called Stone, because I was too excited to hear his first cry outside the door, and kicked on the stone pier in the corridor, haha...... As for the daimyo, I want to wait for my father to arrive, and my father will give his precious grandson the decision......"

The full house was deeply surprised, and Daoist Xuanqing asked happily, "When will your old man come over?" Do you not leave after you come? ”

Zhu Daolin nodded with a smile: "He will definitely come over within two years, and it will be impossible for him to go back even if he wants to come after coming!" ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and Xu Hongji proposed to have a drink, which was immediately responded to by everyone.

Zhu Daolin picked up the wine glass and stood up, and in bursts of laughter, silently apologized to his distant father: "I'm sorry, Dad, although I didn't get your consent, but the night before my son left home, you and your mother were deliberately drunk by your son, and then your son tried it, and you and your mother can enter the golden steel ring, so your son decided to take you and your mother to Daming, help your son educate the child, and if you are lucky, you can get over the addiction of the emperor by the way!" (To be continued.) )