Time is actually the most unbearable thing to consume.

When you feel that there is a lot of time, time often slips away from various places in various forms, on the contrary, when you feel that there is not much time left, it gives you the feeling that it is very long.

Zhu Zhanyan called this feeling ...... Plenum.

Of course, the flow of time is constant, and the so-called speed and slowness of time is just a human feeling, and in fact time does not change for anyone.

February XVI.

The Xiaoice period is actually not very much felt by human beings, one is because it is a gradual process, and it is only the beginning of the Xiaoice period.

But if one day you suddenly look back and remember the past, you will have a general understanding of the Xiaoice River period.

Zhu Zhanyan still remembers that the old man's first imperial expedition was on the first day of February, and this time the second emperor's personal expedition after the founding of the Ming Dynasty was delayed until mid-February.

The reason is the climate.

Standing on the boat at Tongzhou Wharf, Zhu Zhanyan felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

He set off on the same day as his cousin, but he did not watch Emperor Xuande swear for the first and last time in his life like his father.

At this moment, he is just sighing, feeling that time flies so fast.

The expedition in the eighth year of Yongle seemed to be the day before yesterday, and it seemed that the family went to Yunnan to settle as if it was yesterday.

But in a blink of an eye, he was already thirty years old.

"Let's go." Zhu Zhanyan looked at the scattered ice on the canal and sighed lightly.

Although he had a sense of urgency about the arrival of the Xiaoice Age, he was still a little relaxed, because he had always seen it from the perspective of a futurist on this issue.

And from the perspective of the future, it seems that only Chongzhen in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, or those emperors, can be regarded as the Xiaoice River period.

But as everyone knows, unconsciously, the footsteps of the Xiaoice River period are getting closer and closer.

He is already thirty years old, and the Xiaoice River has begun to show his fangs, and the sense of urgency brought to him by time is becoming more and more depressing.

……

Shuntianfu, Yanqingwei.

Yanqing, this place may be unfamiliar to many people, but there is another name here.

Juyongguan.

Unlike the expedition in Yingtianfu back then, this time it was in Shuntianfu, which means that all the preparations and the speed of the expedition are much faster.

Riding a horse and standing in front of the 200,000 Ming army, Zhu Zhanji looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

In the previous eighteen years, because Zhu Zhanqi was constantly fighting outside, the interior of the Ming Dynasty was relatively stable, and there were almost no waves except for the implementation of the new tax system that year.

This is actually a point that Zhu Zhanji can't do with his cousin, because it's right that people fight outside all the year round, but the soldiers consumed were originally from the Usizang Dusi, and later they were all Ah San.

Not to mention the grain, not to mention that the new grain brought to the Ming Dynasty is now prosperous is found by others, let's just say that people have never used a grain of grain in the imperial court when they fight.

Let's not mention that Zhu Zhan's favorite way of fighting is to use war to feed the war, and to supplement himself by robbing other people's food, let's just say that except for the Great Yue Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom back then, Zhu Zhanyan has never used the imperial court at all.

And the Great Yue Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom back then, it was Emperor Taizong who asked Zhu Zhan to go to the conquest, since you let the family go to war, then it is necessary to do a good job of logistics and supply.

And......

Now, when Zhu Zhanji stood in front of the Ming soldiers, when the victory or defeat of the war and the life and death of 200,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 people were on his shoulders, he knew that his cousin's success was not as simple as he imagined.

He took a deep breath and set his eyes on the Ming soldiers in front of him.

At this moment, Zhu Zhanji suddenly had a heartfelt happiness.

He was glad that his cousin was so good, so good that he had not used any soldiers of the imperial court in the campaign for more than ten consecutive years, so that he could leave such a powerful force.

That...... Let his last battle be so decent.

After adjusting the armor on his body, Zhu Zhanji took out the saber at his waist, pointed straight into the sky, pulled the reins, urged the war horse under his crotch, and galloped between the phalanxes of the Ming soldiers.

"The Ming army is mighty!"

With a somewhat hoarse voice, people can feel that the person who made the shouting is somewhat weak, but at this moment, such a voice can still be so moving.

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"The Ming army is mighty!" Zhu Zhanji only felt goosebumps on his skin, and this feeling made him shout hoarsely.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"The Ming army is mighty!"

"Hooray!"

......

A long neighing sounded, and the war horse under Zhu Zhanji's crotch suddenly raised its front hooves, and then slammed it on the ground.

"Eighteen years ......"

Looking at the soldiers who were waiting for battle, Zhu Zhanji's voice was a little low.

"It has been 60 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it has been a whole ......"

"In the past 60 years, whether it is Hongwu or Yongle, or Hongxi, there has never been a time like now, without foreign invasion for more than ten consecutive years, and for more than ten consecutive years, only two battles have been fought, and they are all peaceful ...... civil strife."

"But I know very well that this is not my work......

"Eighteen years, my cousin, the prince of King Wu of the Ming Dynasty, has been fighting abroad for eighteen years."

"From the eighth year of Yongle with Emperor Taizong to the northern expedition to the grassland, to the Nanping Dayue Kingdom, the eastern expedition to the Wa Kingdom, and then to the current expedition to the Western ......"

"I know very well that it is precisely because of the successive expeditions of the prince of Wu that the Ming Dynasty was able to fight only two battles to quell the chaos in eighteen years."

"But today ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanji's voice suddenly became high.

"I, follow the example of Emperor Taizong, and drive the ...... in person"

"What I did was to completely calm the grassland that threatened me for a long time! Because I know! The stability of this Ming Dynasty is not something that one person can shoulder......"

"This battle is the battle of the Northern Expedition that I and you, the Ming soldiers have been absent for 18 years!"

"In this battle, many people will die, maybe enemies, maybe you, generals, or even ......"

"However, I have only one request for this battle!"

"No matter what you see, it is the front army that is broken, the left and right flank armies and the left and right armies are pinned, the Chinese army is suppressed, or the whole army is defeated, and even I am charging with a sword......"

"Don't be in a hurry, don't panic, all you have to do is to charge with me! Swear to the death! ”

The low voice and high momentum quickly infected all the Ming soldiers like a plague, making everyone raise their weapons and roar into the sky.

"Charge! Charge! Charge!!! ”

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Zhanji took a deep breath and raised his left hand.

The well-trained Ming soldiers quickly quieted down with Zhu Zhanyan's movements, and it was only three breaths before and after.

"Now ......" slowly lowered his left hand, Zhu Zhanyan lowered his head slightly, and his voice was low.

"Let's go!"

Li Bin and Xu Heng glanced at each other, obviously surprised by Zhu Zhanji's performance today, but as the generals accompanying the expedition, they couldn't say anything.

One commands three thousand battalions, one commands five military battalions, except for the Shenji battalion commanded by Liu Sheng since the Yongle period, it can be said that the core force of this expedition is led by people from the line of King Wu.

They are ministers, and they are not ministers of the emperor, so naturally they can't say anything, and even if they do, it has to be started by others.

Thinking of this, the two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked at Zhu Gaoxu on the wall of Yanqing Guard.

However, Zhu Gaoxu, who had been standing on the city wall and watching since the beginning of the oath, did not know when he left.

Li Bin and Xu Heng glanced at each other again, and at the same time rode their horses, followed the soldiers, and headed in the direction of the Dragon Gate Guard.

In the eyes of the Han people, even if the steppe of the old Tatar land has been occupied by the Ming Dynasty for eighteen years, in their eyes, beyond the Great Wall, it is still the place of the enemy.

Twilight.

With the sunset sinking in the west, Zhu Gaoxu returned to Shuntian Mansion and returned to the palace.

Although the phrase "the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies in Sheji" was only created when later netizens commented on the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of Shuntianfu can be regarded as Emperor Taizong's idea.

And Juyong Pass is not outside the gate, not far from Emperor Shun City, which can allow Zhu Gaoxu to return before dark, and it is also the main reason why he will go to see Zhu Zhanji to swear his master.

With Zhu Gaoxu's return, the Shuntian Emperor's Palace moved quickly, and a large number of tribute maids and chamberlains came and went to carry things.

The emperor has already taken the imperial expedition in person, and the king of Wu must also abide by the original promise, which can also be said to be a transaction, and is ready to leave Shuntianfu and go south to Yingtianfu.

Zhu Gaoxu is not worried that Zhu Zhanji will regret and suddenly kill the horse pistol, can he suddenly order the withdrawal of troops when he has already sworn in the army? Apparently not.

If he really did this, then this would be recorded in the history books, although it can't be the same, but he is similar to King Zhou You, who is the prince of the Beacon Fire Opera.

The only difference is that King Zhou You is for the beauty to smile, while he is for the right.

Secondly, even if Zhu Zhanji repents Zhu Gaoxu, he is not afraid, because it is equivalent to Zhu Zhanji completely tearing his face, and in today's situation, tearing his face and opposing it is beneficial to King Wu's lineage.

Therefore, after witnessing Zhu Zhanji's oath, Zhu Gaoxu immediately began to prepare to leave.

It's all a matter of time, there is no need to drag it out.

However, he has one more thing to do before leaving.

As the sun sank to the west, an edict came out of the palace and was sent to the Ministry of Rites, one of the six ministries.

At the same time, the things of Qingning Palace were quickly cleaned up, some were moved to Qianqing Palace, some were left behind, and some were thrown away.

How exactly it was distinguished, the palace maids and attendants didn't know, because when they got the news, they were given orders, and everything was distinguished.

They only know that when it gets dark, and then until dawn, the Ming will change completely.

From tomorrow onwards, the emperor will be the emperor, the emperor who is not in the capital, but lives in the Qianqing Palace, not the emperor who has had his own year name for two years, but still lives in the Qingning Palace.

From tomorrow, Cheongning Palace will be Cheongning Palace, and it will restore the purpose of the palace when it was built: the prince's dormitory.

Starting tomorrow, Daming will ......