Daming Military Empire

Chapter 535
After solving the problem of the formation of the armies of the vassal states in the Western Regions, the affairs of the Western Regions have almost come to an end. Other things will naturally be handled by officials at all levels, and Zhu Cijiong does not need to worry about it. What he needs to worry about most is the upcoming war with Tsarist Russia.

This is the first time that Ming has really confronted the big powers head-on. In the past, whether it was the battle with the Netherlands in the East, or the battle with the coalition forces of the big powers in Batavia, Ming had a geographical advantage. The Far East and Europe were separated by thousands of miles. It is impossible and impossible for the great powers to go all out to deal with Daming.

This time is different. The Siberian Plain is already close to the European continent. It can be said that it is completely the home field of Tsarist Russia. Without the convenience of railway transportation, it is impossible for Zhu Cijiong to travel so far to fight against the foreign powers.

Although the Ming army was in full swing last year, fighting from Manjingwei to the Yeni River Basin in one breath, it seemed that Tsarist Russia was not doing much. Zhu Cijiong knew that it was all because people did not expect Ming to react so quickly and so desperately.

In other words, they were not ready at all, so they were defeated all the way.

It's different now. After a year of preparation, Tsarist Russia has assembled nearly 50 troops, and the Siberian Plain has been operated by them for many years. Not to mention that it is really solid, it must not be an easy task to defeat it.

If we still use last year's special situation to judge the combat power of Tsarist Russia, it will definitely be a big fight. Zhu Cijiong knows the strength of the fighting nation, and he knows that this opponent must not be underestimated!
Planning a war with Tsarist Russia does not have to be in Jiayuguan, and he has been away from the capital for a while, so Zhu Cijiong decided to return to the capital first.

When Huang Degong completed the formation of the Western Regions Corps with the assistance of Sun Chuanting and Hou Shilu, Zhu Cijiong immediately transferred the Fourth Army Corps of the Frontier Defense Army to take over the defense of Jiayuguan and Hamiwei, and he, with the First Corps of the Imperial Guards, rushed back directly the capital.

The time Zhu Cijiong left the capital this time should be said to be the shortest time in the previous wars. It was less than two months in total, but this time, he felt more like returning home.

Not because of anything else, but because I miss my children.

Ever since Empress Qin Mingyue gave birth to the crown prince Zhu Heji, Zhu Cijiong had put aside his worries about the struggle for the throne, and no longer deliberately avoided leaving behind. It's good news.

Now, there are no fewer than ten princes and princesses born alone, and many concubines are slowly bulging. The orthodox descendants of the royal family have once again exploded in a blowout style.

Father's love is just like mother's love, it is innate. A father who is away from home naturally cares most about his children, and Zhu Cijiong is no exception. With so many children on his mind, how can he not return his heart like an arrow.

He originally thought that after having an heir, he would have more time to fight in all directions, expand the territory of the Ming Empire, and create a foundation for eternity, but he never thought that the concern for his children in his heart even made him a little reluctant to leave the capital , left the palace.

Is this gain or loss?
Zhu Cijiong is not in the mood to think about this now, he just wants to see his lovely children soon.

After returning to the palace, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he went straight to Kunning Palace.

To say that among so many children, Zhu Cijiong is most concerned about the eldest prince Zhu Heji, because he was born the earliest and spends the longest time with him, plus the relationship with the queen Qin Mingyue, if he doesn't dote on him, who do he dote on.

It was noon when Zhu Cijiong returned to the palace. At this time, children are usually full and taking a nap.

He couldn't care less about it anymore. In his heart, his sleeping son was also extremely cute.

With an eager mood, he went straight to the main bedroom of Kunning Palace.

At this time, the empress dowagers of the two palaces had already moved back to the harem, because there were more grandchildren in the harem, and they "needed" their care, and Zhu Heku's side was naturally his mother, Qin Mingyue.

At this time, the main bedroom of Kunning Palace was unusually quiet, all the maids and eunuchs did not dare to breathe a sigh of relief, only the Empress Qin Mingyue hummed an unknown song, lovingly stroking Zhu Heku who was sleeping soundly.

The sound of "The emperor is coming" came, and Qin Mingyue, who was caressing her son, couldn't help showing joy on her face, and Zhu Heku, who was sleeping soundly, also opened her eyes suddenly in shock.

Qin Mingyue looked at the door, then at her son who was looking around blankly, finally bent down, gently hugged her son, and coaxed her up.

Zhu Cijiong walked in quickly, saw his son was in Qin Mingyue's arms, staring blankly with bulging eyes, couldn't help but walked up excitedly, and coaxed: "Ji'er, hurry up, call father emperor."

Under Qin Mingyue's careful teaching, Xiao Zhu and Ji were very well-behaved. When Zhu Cijiong asked him to call him, he immediately called out in a daze, "Father Emperor."

Zhu Cijiong was so excited that he went up to kiss him.

Qin Mingyue scolded coquettishly: "Your Majesty, you woke him up with fright, and even came to tease him and let him sleep more, otherwise, I'm afraid you'll lose energy all afternoon."

Zhu Cijiong has been obedient to Qin Mingyue's words since he was a child, and this time is no exception. Hearing the words, he couldn't help but rubbed his hands together and giggled, but he didn't dare to go forward to tease his son again.

However, Zhu Heyu didn't seem to understand what his mother meant, no matter how Qin Mingyue coaxed him, he just didn't sleep, and instead opened his eyes and looked around.

Seeing this, Qin Mingyue had no choice but to gently put him on the ground, and then said softly, "Bring the dried meat."

A court lady outside the door quickly came in with a wooden tray, bowed to Zhu Cijiong and Qin Mingyue respectively, then bent down, handed the wooden tray to Zhu Heyu, and said kindly: "Your Highness, my servant will give you Here comes the jerky."

Zhu Cijiong stared at all this in astonishment, where did this come from?Jerky, it seems that it is not for children to eat!
Under his astonished gaze, Zhu Hedou skillfully picked up the jerky, then lifted it up, and called out in a childlike voice: "Chicken, Chick."

An eunuch outside the door cooperatively put a puppy on the ground, and the puppy immediately ran towards Zhu Heku, barking "Wow" as it ran, as if responding to Zhu Heku's words. Calling, that tail-wagging thief Huan.

Zhu Cijiong wiped his eyes in disbelief, and took a closer look at the puppy again. It really had four eyes, and it really was a husky!

This husky is only as long as the palms of two adults, but it runs extremely fast. It came to Zhu Heku in a blink of an eye, stood up, grabbed the jerky in Zhu Heku's hand in one bite, and lay down on its stomach. He gnawed hard on the ground, like a starved ghost reincarnated.

And Zhu Heji squatted down skillfully, gently stroking the husky that was eating, that scene was as warm as it could be.

Empress Qin Mingyue saw Zhu Cijiong's stunned look, and couldn't help explaining: "Your Majesty, this is the playmate Wei Ming found for Ji'er. I heard that it was born in cold Siberia. It is the favorite pet of the herdsmen and hunters there. Pulling a sled can also help hunting, but it’s so smart, the people over there call it the Snow Dog!”

Zhu Cijiong just felt dizzy when he heard this. Husky Cong is smart, but it is difficult to keep calling them Snowy Dogs, because they are too troublesome. It might be good if they are used to pull sleds and help hunting, but when Keeping pets is a headache, because once they get bored, they will become housewrecking dogs!

(End of this chapter)