Daming Military Empire

Chapter 457

Happiness is like sunshine, sprinkled in people's hearts; happiness is like clear springs, nourishing people's hearts; happiness is like fine wine, making people ecstatic.

Since the birth of Prince Zhu Hejiu, Zhu Cijiong seems to have found the true meaning of happiness. After dealing with political affairs in one day, he accompanied the queen to tease the newborn son, and then accompanied Princess Anna to chat about the child who was about to be born, and finally went to the harem to try to have more children , let alone a happy life.

As for state affairs, it seems that he doesn't need to worry too much. The Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, and the vassal states have also benefited a lot. Coupled with the signing of the Five-Nation Alliance Treaty, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty is enjoying peace and prosperity.

By the end of May, this kind of happiness seems to be reaching its peak, because Princess Anna is about to give birth, and concubines such as Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun are also happy one after another. The happy Zhu Cijiong spends all his time in the harem except for the morning court, and even a lot of political affairs. All wasted.

Of course, he didn't want to be a foolish king, he just wanted to take a break temporarily, enjoy the rare family happiness, and wait for his second child to be born.

However, the great powers did not allow him to feel at ease. When the news of Manjingwei being attacked by Tsarist Russia reached the capital, Zhu Cijiong had to leave his happy life behind and called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Tsarist Russia is the second largest power after Ming Dynasty in terms of territory, so it is natural not to act hastily when it comes to fighting or how to fight, so this discussion lasted for a few days.

This time, the opinions of the ministers were rarely divided. Some advocated immediate retaliation, because the majesty of Ming Dynasty could not be humiliated; That fee is no ordinary horror.

It was really difficult for Zhu Cijiong to make a decision, because now the center of gravity of Ming Dynasty was in the south, and it was at a time of rapid development. If the construction in the south was suddenly stopped and all efforts were made to deal with Tsarist Russia in the north, the loss in the middle would be huge.

The countermeasures here have not yet come out, but the news from the northern side is constantly spreading.

First of all, it was reported that Taifu personally led [-] fine riders to Manjingwei for support, and Zhu Cijiong was really sweating for Sun Chengzong's body;

Then, it was reported that the Grand Tutor led an army to repel Tsarist Russia. At this time, Zhu Cijiong let out another long sigh. Fortunately, Manjingwei was not lost, otherwise it would really be impossible to end.

However, within a few days, a shocking news came from northern Xinjiang: Taifu is critically ill!

After receiving the news, Zhu Cijiong couldn't sit still anymore. The Taifu was the late emperor's benefactor and cared for him even more. Without the Taifu, he didn't know if he would have survived the first few years of succession.

How can the kindness of Tai Tuo be forgotten? Hearing that Tai Tuo was critically ill, he immediately led the first regiment of the Imperial Guards to Zhenzhenhewei regardless of everything, and then directly led the Imperial Guards with [-] elite cavalry to fight against Manjingwei. Run away.

However, he was still late, and only the Taifu's smiling face greeted him.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to disappear.

In Zhu Cijiong's eyes, only Sun Chengzong's white hair, the wrinkles on his face, and his old face.

In my mind, scenes of the past flashed:
When the first emperor passed away, it was he who put all his heart and soul into helping him defeat the eunuchs;
When Liaodong was in chaos, it was he who turned the tide and stabilized the situation in Liaodong;
When he personally conquered Liaodong, it was he who taught Chunchun again and again, and finally defeated Jiannu;
Later, Sun Chengzong was not involved in the Donglin Party fraud case, but he still took the blame and resigned from the position of the cabinet chief assistant, and has been in Liaodong forever since then.

The Tai Tuo was still in good spirits when he met last year, his face was glowing red, but unexpectedly, he turned into a cold corpse at this moment!

Zhu Cijiong couldn't bear the grief in his heart any longer, and tears rushed out. Regardless of his image, he knelt by the bed and hugged Sun Chengzong's body, crying bitterly.

Qin Liangyu, Cao Huachun, Wang Zhengnan and others who followed behind him couldn't help but knelt down and wept silently. Cao Wenzhao and Yang Zhong, whose eyes were already swollen from crying, burst into tears.

"Teacher, Tutor, why did you leave me?"

"Teacher, Grand Tutor, didn't you say you want to town Liaodong forever for me?"

"Teacher, Tutor, you can't go, you can't go!"

At this time, no one in the entire room dared to speak out, only Zhu Cijiong was there crying out in pain.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Cijiong's voice became hoarse, and then he wiped away his tears and asked with a sob: "What is the last word of the Taifu?"

When Cao Wenzhao heard the words, he quickly replied: "Going back to the emperor, the Taifu has only one request."

Zhu Cijiong immediately asked: "What request?"

Taifu must help him fulfill his last wish, this is his only thought now.

Cao Wenzhao couldn't help weeping bitterly: "The Taifu asked the emperor to bury him in Manjingwei, and he wants to protect the frontier forever for the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong immediately burst into tears again. Holding back his grief, he nodded vigorously and said: "Okay, I will pass on my order to bury the Grand Tutor in Manjingwei. From now on, Manjingwei's guard will be changed to the Taifu's cemetery." ; Also, starting tomorrow, a new city will be expanded outside Manjingwei, and the name of the new city will be Sunjiazhou; also, this mountain range will be called Chengzong Mountain Range in the future; and, the river in front will be called Thanksgiving River in the future .”

Cao Huachun, who was kneeling on one side, quickly waved back when he heard the words. Wang Chengen immediately carried a sandalwood box and knelt up. Cao Huachun quickly took out the pen and ink and the blank imperial decree, and knelt on the ground to draw up the imperial decree.

As it was written, Cao Huachun suddenly asked in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, forgive me, who should I pass on this imperial decree to?"

Zhu Cijiong said without hesitation: "Pass it to the Ministry of Rites and ask them to arrange officials to preside over the funeral of the Grand Tutor."

Cao Huachun nodded in response, and quickly drew up the imperial decree.

Zhu Cijiong took the imperial decree, looked at it carefully, nodded, and handed the imperial decree back to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun stamped the big seal quickly, then handed over the imperial decree to Wang Chengen, and whispered: "You take someone to deliver the decree."

Wang Chengen received the imperial edict, kowtowed respectfully, then slowly got up, bowed his body and backed out.

Seeing Wang Chengen walk out of the room, Zhu Cijiong turned his head and asked Cao Wenzhao again: "What else does the Taifu have to say?"

When Cao Wenzhao heard the words, he quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, the Taifu just made this request, but the Taifu kept chanting a word when he was dying."

Zhu Cijiong immediately asked: "What did the Tai Tuo say?"

He thought that the Taifu still had some unfulfilled wishes, but he just didn't want to embarrass himself, so he didn't tell Cao Wenzhao.

He has already made up his mind, no matter how difficult it is, he will fulfill this wish for the Taifu.

Cao Wenzhao was also dizzy from crying. He actually imitated Sun Chengzong's tone and said: "Your Majesty, this humble minister has lived up to his trust. The crown prince has grown up, and Daming is getting stronger and stronger under his rule!"

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong burst into tears again.

Crying and crying, he suddenly stood up slowly, pointed to the west, and roared angrily: "It's you who killed my grand master, and I want you to pay for it!"

(End of this chapter)