In the middle of July 22, Shen Hongjun led 3,000 soldiers to escort a cadre of the Northern Yuan royal family, set off from Xiping City, and headed for the capital.

Yunxue, Yushu, and Rulan, with the children and subordinates of each family, followed behind the army and set off together.

The group came out of the Overseer's Palace, and before they could reach the East Gate, they saw a large number of people gathered at the East Gate. When everyone saw Shen Hongjun and his party, they all suddenly knelt down in unison, "Congratulations to Lord Overseer." The crowd shouted in unison.

Shen Hongjun hurriedly got off the horse and came to everyone, "Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up quickly." Shen, how can he let you send it in person. Shen understands everyone's hospitality, and please get up quickly. ”

Shen Hongjun chose to set off in the middle of the day, just because he didn't want to alarm the people in the city. Compared with the capital, the sunrise in the northwest is more than an hour later, and at this moment, it is actually still pitch black outside. But I didn't expect that these people still came to say goodbye.

"The Overseer is leaving, and we don't have anything to give to you, so we're going to have to give you a ride." I wish you a safe journey. Someone said.

After the news of Shen Hongjun's departure spread, the people of Xiping sent things to the Overseer's Mansion one after another, but Yunxue strictly ordered that no one was allowed to accept the people's things.

In the end, the people had no choice but to take the gifts away. The big guy discussed it and decided to come and see him off. They did not know the exact time of the army's departure, so at the end of the ugly hour, there were people waiting in front of the city gates. Sure enough, Yin Shizhong waited for Shen Hongjun and his party.

"Thank you folks, Shen is grateful." Shen Hongjun saluted to everyone.

"My lord, let the people wait and escort the adults out of the city." Someone shouted.

Shen Hongjun nodded, "Okay, thank you for your kindness." Your hospitality, Shen will never forget. ”

The city gate was opened, and Shen Hongjun led a group of people out of the city one after another. Behind them were the people of Xiping City, and these people followed all the way, and they followed for five or six miles, and then they stopped and waved goodbye.

Yun Xue sat in the car, lifted the curtain and looked behind, and found that the people behind her were still waving to her. In the hazy morning light, everyone gradually shrank into a blurred shadow. "These people, in fact, are really real. To be honest, I'm a little reluctant to leave here. Yun Xue sighed.

"Yes, the people here are simple, the people are warm and kind, and it is a good place." Lu Ping and Yun Xue were in the same carriage, and when she heard Yun Xue's words, Lu Ping smiled.

"By the way, you're nineteen now, aren't you? You followed me from the capital to here, and now you are back to Beijing. When you go back, if you have a suitable family, you can get married. I can't always delay you, like Lan Hongjuan and them, now they are living a good life. Yun Xue looked at Lu Ping and suddenly smiled.

"Madame is sympathetic to the slave and maid, and the slave and maid are naturally grateful. This kind of thing also has to be fate, without that fate, it's in vain to think about it. Let's talk about it after returning to Beijing, if the slave maid takes a fancy to it, she will definitely say it to her wife. "Luping is not hypocritical, she sees the days of Lan, Hongjuan and others. If you can have a caring person to live with, it is also very good.

"Okay, you can grasp this yourself, as well as Green Lotus and others, you can help me tell them the truth. If they have their eye on any of them, just tell me. Yun Xue leaned on the carriage, leaning on a large soft cushion behind her. She was really tired and panicked these days, and she got up too early in the morning, so she was a little in good spirits and wanted to sleep.

"I'll sleep for a while, something calls me." Yun Xue said, and glared.

Luping sat in the car, lifted the curtain and looked out, and it was already a lot brighter outside. In the northwest of July, the day is very hot, so it is not bad for them to go early and find a place to rest until noon, so they don't have to suffer too much.

The 3,000 soldiers who returned to Beijing this time were all cavalry, and Shen Hongjun also took this opportunity to send these horses to the capital. These are all war horses that have only been bred in recent years, and they are fast and have a lot of weight, and they are better than the previous horses, I don't know how many times. With these horses to go back as stallions, it is estimated that a lot of excellent horses can be bred.

The king of the Northern Yuan, as well as members of the royal family and many ministers, were all imprisoned in prison cars. Shen Hongjun did not treat them badly in terms of food and clothing, but he could not give them freedom. A dozen people, imprisoned in a huge cage, pulled by a wagon. In total, there were more than a dozen such prisoner carts.

These people have chains wrapped around their hands and feet. If you are a prisoner, you have to be treated as a prisoner, and Shen Hongjun will not treat them preferentially because they used to be a royal family. Many of these people are good at kung fu, and if they don't watch it closely, they won't be able to run away halfway.

The Northern Yuan was defeated and captured by Shen Hongjun for more than 100,000 people, and all of these people could not be escorted to the capital. Moreover, they were all ordinary soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so Shen Hongjun left those people behind and let them do local labor. After a year or two, these people no longer have the intention of rebelling, so they let them go and live their own lives.

After all, the population of the northwest is small and requires a large number of laborers, and these people are all strong men, who are the best candidates to develop the northwest. As for whether these people can be honest and obedient, that is something that the officials in the back need to worry about. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers guarding the week, and I believe that these people dare not make any trouble.

Ordinary people can stay, but the royal family of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, as well as a number of ministers, can't stay. People don't walk without heads, and birds don't fly without heads. As long as all these people are taken away, the remaining Beiyuan people and ordinary soldiers, they will not be able to make waves at all.

As for the final outcome of these captives, it is not something that Shen Hongjun can predict. If you want to kill or stay, it all depends on the meaning of Emperor Yonghui, and others have no room for beaks.

"The army speeds up, take advantage of the cold weather in the morning, let's walk as much as possible, and when it's hot in the afternoon, let's find a place to rest." Shen Hongjun instructed the soldiers.

"Also, they all cheered up and paid attention to the prisoners behind them. Although most of the forces of the Northern Yuan have been wiped out by us, we dare not guarantee that there will be no remnants. Everyone must be careful. Shen Hongjun instructed again.

All the soldiers responded in unison, and then cheered up one by one and moved forward quickly. The whole team was cavalry, and when they walked, it was much faster. However, these big carts behind them are moving more slowly, after all, they are still pulling a lot of things.

In this way, thousands of people marched towards the capital overnight. Start early in the morning, rest at noon, and continue on your way in the afternoon when it's cooler. There are many cities on the road, and Shen Hongjun didn't take anyone into the city, and generally went around the outside of the city. If they really can't get around, they pass through the city without stopping in the city.

The officials along the way also gave a lot of convenience to the army, and many places sent a lot of food and other things. In this way, the army spent a month and eighteen days, and finally returned to the capital.

Emperor Yonghui had long known the specific time when the army would return to Beijing in triumph, so he sent ministers from the court to greet him. Yunlin, as the son of Emperor Yonghui, led hundreds of civil and military officials and waited outside the West City Gate. From a distance, I saw the flag waving in front of me, and everyone shouted with a smile, "I'm back, I'm back, it's Jing'anhou who brought people back." ”

Gradually, the army in the distance came to the front, and everyone saw the governor of Jing'an, Shen Hongjun, who had been away from Beijing for eight years. Yun Lin, Yun Zhen, Yun Ting, and Tianfu urged the horse forward and went straight to Shen Hongjun, "Brother-in-law, you are finally back." The four of them said in unison.

Seeing his long-lost relatives, Shen Hongjun was also overjoyed, "There are several younger brothers who have come to greet them, Yun Xue is behind, after entering the city later, you sisters and brothers will meet again." "This is outside the city, after all, it is not a place for talking, so let's hurry up and go into the city.

So, Yun Lin and the others didn't care about saying anything, and immediately turned the horse's head and walked back side by side with Shen Hongjun. At this time, the drums outside the West City Gate were played, and hundreds of civil and military officials came forward to congratulate them. Shen Hongjun greeted everyone one by one, "Shen thanked you for your kindness." ”

"Marquis Shen, please go into the city, Your Majesty is already waiting." Today is the ceremony for Shen Hongjun to capture the king of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and enter Beijing to offer prisoners, and Emperor Yonghui has been waiting for a long time. The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty attacked each other for decades, and today the Northern Yuan royal family was finally captured in one fell swoop, and all the Northern Yuan lands were included in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. With such a grand event, how could Emperor Yonghui not be happy? Therefore, under the control of the Ministry of Rites, a ceremony for sacrificing prisoners will be held today.

Shen Hongjun also understands that this is the best opportunity to show the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the past few years, the people of the Great Zhou have been able to recuperate, and the wealth has accumulated rapidly. Emperor Yonghui also needs such a grand event to show the national prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty and make those who have different intentions jealous.

This time, all 3,000 soldiers entered the city, escorted the Northern Yuan prisoners, followed behind Yun Lin and the civil and military officials, and headed towards the imperial city.

And Yun Xue and other family members, naturally there is no need to follow the army to the imperial city, they just entered the city, they heard someone shouting, "Eldest sister, we are here to pick you up." ”

Yun Xue lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see a man and a woman riding on horses in front of her. The man is about twenty years old, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and outstanding, although his complexion is not fair, with a slight bronz, but with the happy smile on his face, it makes people feel a kind of sun-like heat and publicity.

This person's facial features are very familiar, and they are obviously the appearance of the Han family. Coupled with his age, Yun Xue could naturally guess that this was Yun Lei. "Yunlei, is that you?" Yun Xue shouted in disbelief. When she left, Yun Lei was only twelve years old, and now he has grown into such a handsome and handsome man.