November 14, the God of Wealth is in the southeast, and the God of Fortune is in the north, so it is advisable to travel and sacrifice, and avoid moving the grave.

Under the gaze of officials of Tongzhou, Jinzhou offered prisoners and horses and slowly walked in the direction of the Beijing Division.

The Ministry of War sent someone to guide him early, and the person who came was Xie Yiqing, a member of the Ministry of War, and Lang Zhong, a member of the Ministry of Rites.

According to the provisions of the "Ming Huidian" and the "Rite Department Chronicle", the emperor should greet him in person at noon, and the ministers and officials of the princes and ministries in Beijing should also be present, called "Lubu World", and also invite the envoys of the subject countries to watch the ceremony to show the prestige of the country.

As for the officials who welcomed the army back to the city, they should be above the third grade, and the governor's office of the five armies would welcome them in person. However, the Jinzhou soldiers were really not a big army, and the heads of the Jiannu sent this time had not been inspected by the Ministry of War, although the officials at all levels of the department had reported for inspection, but they had never been finally checked by the Ministry of War, so the ceremony of presenting prisoners had not yet begun. Everything is just based on the ordinary soldiers' dedication level inspection, so the one sent by the military department to welcome the Jinzhou soldiers is only a staff member of the military department.

What kind of courtesy, what kind of high-standard reception, and what kind of unprecedented reward will he receive when he enters Beijing, Shi Dayong didn't think about it for the time being. He only wanted to see Emperor Chongzhen as soon as possible and see with his own eyes this king who eventually died.

Compared with Zhongjiang Yihe, the old man of the Wuxuan Division who had been rewarded in Jinzhou, this Xie Yiqing was much younger, only in his thirties. However, like Jiang Yihe, this Lord Xie is very official. is also lukewarm to Shi Dayong and his subordinates, and his speech is also spooned in place, so that people can neither feel close nor cold.

However, Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Rites was more enthusiastic about the Jinzhou generals, and asked about the Jinzhou War from time to time along the way, and he also respected Shi Dayong and others very much, and there was no arrogance at all. In this way, it naturally won the love of the Jinzhou generals, and after coming and going, they became one with the Jinzhou generals.

Because Tongzhou is not far from the capital, and the Beijing division is prepared, the time for the team to enter Beijing is either early or late. It's early, and the Jingshi side is going to mess up; If it is late, it is disrespectful to the imperial power. At this moment, the emperor was waiting for the exact news of the final inquest in Bauhinia City. [~] If the emperor waits for a long time, how can this courtier afford it.

How to walk, how long to walk, and where to enter the city are not for Shi Dayong to ask. He and his subordinates are now like puppets being led by Xie Yiqing and the Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Rites, and they do whatever they are called, but they don't dare to have any opinions of their own.

Anyway, he is also a Jinzhou general from the third grade, but he was led by the nose by two six-grade Langzhong, which is uncomfortable to say. Fortunately, Shi Dayong has become accustomed to this era of emphasizing literature over military force and governing military force with culture. Besides, Ren Lianglang is a Beijing official, where can he compare on his side.

What if you make a great contribution? As long as he is not the general soldier of the town guarding the side, his waist as a general will never stand up. Even the general soldier Zhentai also has no right to speak in front of the governor.

The dominance of the military town has not been revealed in the four years of Chongzhen. At this moment, the supreme authority of the imperial power is still deeply shocking the warriors who lead the soldiers. If Shi Dayong, a traveler in later generations, still can't help but have a kind of worship for the imperial power of Bauhinia City from the bones.

In other words, Shi Dayong is a defender of tradition, or a typical oriental man, a gentleman and a master of heaven and earth, deeply imprinted in his bones.

In the fourth year of the reign of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Běijing lived the supreme lord of the empire, the emperor.

Shi Dayong never thought about replacing Chongzhen in the past, let alone what revolution he did in this era of imperial power, what ziyou, what minzhu he did. He only wants to change the wheel of history, he only wants to avoid the Lu Shen of China, he only wants to take revenge on the tens of millions of Han people who were slaughtered by the Manchus, and he never thinks about the rest.

He doesn't think there's anything wrong with being loyal to Emperor Chongzhen, perhaps, he was just a gambler in his previous life, and his feelings for values are not so profound, so he still has a little "slave xing" on him. However, he never thought there was anything wrong with this kind of slavery.

Loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, the thousand-year-old tradition of China, has been instilled from generation to generation, inherited from generation to generation, and its existence must have its rationality.

Therefore, he worships the imperial power, is full of sympathy and respect for Emperor Chongzhen, and is willing to defend the Ming Dynasty with his life, and defend the Ming Emperor who died in this king.

Following the customs, Shi Dayong firmly reminded himself - now, it is the fourth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, not 2013 AD

Cao Bianjiao, Jiang Wanli, and Shao Wu suddenly became quiet after they left Tongzhou, and they didn't dare to speak loudly all the way, and they were also extremely respectful to the two Langzhong adults. Even Cao Bianjiao, who has always been unkempt, deliberately found a bronze mirror after getting up early in the morning to carefully inspect his face for impurities.

The generals are like this, and the soldiers are even more than that, and it can be seen that the soldiers are very excited about this trip to Beijing to offer prisoners. Thinking that they were about to be able to step into the feet of the Son of Heaven, and even be able to be reviewed by the Son of Heaven, the excitement in the hearts of the soldiers can be imagined.

In a good mood, the "shepherds" of Jiannu were also rare to no longer suffer from flesh and skin, and after leaving Tongzhou, they were no longer whipped and scolded. If it weren't for the Jinzhou soldiers and horses not to let them approach, they were afraid that they would rush up on the spot to punch and kick these "herdsmen", and it was even possible to repeat the heroic scene of Shi Dayong "drinking the blood of the Huns and tasting the meat of the Tatars" under the city of Dalinghe

For Shi Dayong wearing a mask, Xie Yiqing has an instinctive disgust. This disgust comes from the closure of the door hundreds of miles away.

Xie Yiqing has a fellow villager, and this person is Lu Ming, who participates in politics in Shanhaiguan.

With Luming's relationship, it was really embarrassing for Xie Yiqing to have a good impression of the tyrannical Shi Ministry.

If Xiong Shangshu hadn't asked him to come to welcome the Jinzhou generals, Xie Yiqing would not have deigned to come. (In Xie Yiqing's opinion, he went out of the city to greet a group of martial artists outside the gate, which was indeed condescending.) ）

But the Jinzhou soldiers made a new great contribution, this time they went to Beijing to sacrifice prisoners, up to the emperor, down to the common people are watching, he Xie Yiqing is naturally not stupid enough to make things difficult for the Jinzhou soldiers, therefore, he is lukewarm and vain to deal with it, thinking about getting to the capital as soon as possible, and unloading the errand.

After traveling all the way north for eight miles, a stone three-coupon arch bridge running north-south suddenly appeared in front of me. The big coupon in the middle is like a rainbow, which can be navigated by boat, and the small coupon on both sides is symmetrical, showing a staggered trend. Each stone on the bridge is connected by iron and is very strong. Flowing under the bridge is the water of the Tonghui River.

The Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Rites is called Lu Feng, and after seeing the stone bridge, he was very affectionate, raised his hand and pointed to the stone bridge, and then introduced to Shi Dayong with a smile: "General Shi, the front is Yongtong Bridge." ”

"Yongtong Bridge?" When Shi Dayong first came here, he naturally didn't know the origin of these stone bridges. He only knew that there was a Lugou Bridge near Běijing, and he didn't know anything else.

Lu Feng explained to Shi Dayong with great interest: "General Shi should not underestimate this Yongtong Bridge, you must know that there are three bridges in Gongwei Jingshi, one is the Lugou Bridge in the southwest, the second is the Chaozong Bridge in Changping in the north of Beijing, and the third is the Yongtong Bridge in front of you. Since ancient times, no matter where you come from, if you want to go to Beijing, you have to cross these three bridges. Therefore, this Yongtong Bridge is a place where soldiers must fight, and when Jiannu entered the Kou the year before last, it was passed through this bridge. ”

As he was talking, Xie Yiqing, who had been silent, suddenly interjected: "This bridge, also known as Bali Bridge, was built during the orthodox period, and it has been more than 100 years. ”

Bali Bridge?

Shi Dayong was stunned for a moment, and looked at the bridge across the Huitong River in front of him with understanding.

Seeing Shi Dayong in a daze, Lu Feng was a little puzzled and looked at him puzzled. Xie Yiqing was silent and looked at Yongtong Bridge.

After a while, Shi Dayong turned his face, nodded slightly at Lu Feng and Xie Yiqing, did not speak, gently squeezed the saddle, and walked towards the bridge. When Lu Xie saw it, he was busy and kept up. Behind him, all the generals also led their troops to the bridge.

When crossing the bridge, Shi Dayong still had nothing to say, Lu Feng originally intended to explain the scenery along the way to the Jinzhou soldiers, but seeing that Shi Dayong didn't seem to be interested, he didn't say anything. Xie Yiqing already hated Shi Dayong, so naturally he would not be looking for trouble. In this way, after walking for several miles, the number of houses on both sides of the official road became more numerous. Most of the people I saw along the way were brightly dressed and had ruddy faces, which were completely different from the hungry people I saw outside the Guan, and I thought it was due to their wealthy families.

Since ancient times, Gyeonggi has been prosperous, and even if it was captured by Jiannu two years ago, the life of the people near Gyeongshi is still acceptable. Everywhere you can see civil engineering works undergoing major repairs, and you can also see rebuilding on the ruins, Lu Feng said, these rebuilt housing compounds are mostly the private homes of wealthy people in Beijing, which were destroyed in the war two years ago and are now being rebuilt.

On the official road, there are endless carriages and horses, and there are many caravans coming and going from the south to the north, which are countless more than the caravans seen when they first entered the customs. Merchants with a dialect of heaven and south and north carried goods from all over the world to gather in Beijing. Seeing the army that suddenly appeared, the merchants and people were a little panicked, and when they saw that it was the army of the Ming Dynasty, they stabilized their minds. When he saw the Jiannu prisoners in the team, all of a sudden, the official road was boiling. The news that the soldiers and horses outside the Guanxi were about to enter Beijing to sacrifice prisoners had already spread, and the people had been looking forward to it for a long time. Now that they see the exact things and the real Jiannu prisoners, how the people are not boiling. Two years ago, their homes were destroyed, and the brutality of Jiannu is still deeply in their memories.

The cheers spread from a few miles away to the direction of the capital, people to people, voices to sounds, the team did not arrive, and the officials under the Zhengyang Gate knew that the team of Jinzhou prisoners was coming.

In the cheers, Shi Dayong lost no time in asking Cao Bianjiao to carry the captured Huang Taiji Golden Dragon Banner and wave it from time to time, causing the onlookers to burst into tears.

At this moment, the name of Shi Dayong, the general of Jinzhou, was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the people of Beijing.

People are vain, and Shi Dayong is no exception. He enjoyed the cheers of the people and the adoring gaze. He enjoyed it to the fullest, without the slightest hint of uneasiness. He, along with his men, is entitled to all this. All this today was exchanged for his life with his subordinates, so he enjoyed it all unceremoniously.

On the faces of the Jinzhou generals, there was a smug smile, and in the laughter, there was pride, even unstoppable.