[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

After Tu Yuanyi was seriously injured, he worked for two days in a row before he was free for a while and was able to walk hand in hand with Xing Xiuyan by the river.It was mid-autumn festival when I came to Shuofang, and now it was late autumn, and the north wind was very cold. Xing Xiuyan put on the white fox fur cloak he gave back then, and she looked like a snow mountain goddess from a distance.

Tu Yuanyi only wore a black embroidered dragon cloak, one black and one white, which looked extremely harmonious.

It was only now that Xing Xiuyan mentioned that she had avenged him, and she looked like she wanted to ask for a reward, or she was a little proud.

Tu Yuanyi's handsome face was dark and gloomy, and he was not happy at the first moment, and asked: "The vicious revenge you are talking about is...finding someone to rape/rape him?"

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "What rape? Is it okay to rape? And they are the most disgusting and famous three people in Shuofang. I heard that they are sick."

Tu Yuanyi looked at his daughter-in-law's celestial appearance, did she have any self-consciousness that she should have as a peerless beauty?Wasn't embroidery and writing very good in the past?How did you do such a rough thing now?And this one is not enough to describe it as a rough guy.

Didn't he say that he would be able to sit in the country and get a stunning wife?

Why give him a wife who is a rough man at heart?Well, no one has ever told him about it, but he just imagined it when he was complacent.

Tu Yuanyi said: "You can still say it, and you won't be afraid of dirtying your mouth!"

Xing Xiuyan held his big palm with both hands, and said: "It doesn't matter if others accidentally offend me in this world, I am very forgetful, but I can't do it if I hurt you."

Tu Yuanyi said: "I don't want you to do this for me."

Xing Xiuyan said: "But I happen to be good at figuring this out..."

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help poking her forehead and said, "How can the dignified Queen of Zhou do such a thing?"

Xing Xiuyan hurriedly hugged his arm, and said, "Isn't it true that you haven't become a queen yet? While it's not now, kill those who want to be able to do it first, and I'm afraid I won't have a chance to try it later."

Tu Yuanyi put on a gesture and shook his arm, the strength was not enough to shake Xing Xiuyan away, he tilted his head, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said: "You are really a scoundrel, no wonder you and Xiao Hou met so late."

Tu Yuanyi thought to himself: The daughter-in-law really has some tricks, now the Xiao family and the second hero are loyal to her, and it's not just because of Lin Daiyu's relationship.He sent her to live in Lin Ruhai's house temporarily, and Lin Ruhai became her adoptive father.He asked Chen Yan to be Xing Zhong's master. First, Xing Zhong needs someone to guide him when he becomes an official, and second, he wants to let him hang out. However, according to Jin Yiwei, he actually devoted himself to the Xing family and got along well with Xing Xiuyan back then.She even wants to win over the Jin family and make use of it.Did she have the grace to accept someone for her own use if she sent someone to her side?

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "The women in the harem, all have to compete for favor! How can there be any real benefit in face or something? It's better to take the opportunity to hug the emperor's uncle's golden thighs tightly!"

Tu Yuanyi couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, raised his head slightly, and said indifferently, "Did you rely on other men like this in your previous life?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Where is it? If I knew this in my previous life, I would be able to take advantage of you?"

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help laughing, and said: "Young lady Chuye is very vigorous!" That was to throw him down, although he always held the initiative afterwards.

Xing Xiuyan is not happy with the memories of that time, although from a mature point of view, no one can have smooth sailing, and no one can get everything without putting in a little effort.

It is the man who truly loves her, if she does not respond sincerely, she may not get a good result. It should be the best and only way for her to enter the palace as a concubine.

If Tu Yuanyi was in a daze at the beginning, and he didn't miss the old feelings in his heart, he would cheer up for her to abolish the empress, but just to marry her, a newcomer, I'm afraid that it was not Empress Yang who died but her.Such a "demon girl" who deceives the emperor before entering the palace, the ministers will have a stage to show their integrity.Moreover, her foundation was completely different then and now. At this time, she was already full-fledged, and there were people in the court, so even if something happened, she would not let others slaughter her.

Timing, location, and harmony are opportunities, and seizing opportunities is luck.

Blindly fighting with men in the harem with a little woman's heart, I'm afraid the man who loves you will be in trouble, because your structure is too small, because you are an empty and beautiful idiot, and he is still a lonely person in soul , After all, you will find that love is nothing more than that.

Tu Yuanyi noticed that she was silent, so he hugged her suddenly and said, "After finishing the matter, do you want me to pick you up in a sedan chair from Cheng'en Gong's mansion to bring you into the palace?"

Xing Xiuyan wondered, "Why should I go to Cheng'en Gong's Mansion?"

As soon as she finished asking, she realized that her face turned red.If he made her his queen, wouldn't her father be making Cheng'en Duke?Although there is already Cheng Engong in Kyoto, but that is Empress Dowager Liu's natal family, and she has been graded.

Tu Yuanyi smiled and said: "Your father has not made any great contributions to Sheji. If I make him the first-class Cheng En Gong, I am afraid that some people in the court will not be convinced!"

Xing Xiuyan bit her lip and said: "My father gave me this flesh and blood body. Even if I had a relationship with the original Xing Xiuyan, it would still take away his daughter's life. He gave me a safe body, which is for a saint Isn't it a credit?"

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help being solemn, hugged her and coaxed her softly: "Okay, Xing Zhong has made a contribution. He can give birth to a daughter who is elegant and beautiful even though he has no great ability. I won't be wronged to marry Wuyan."

Xing Xiuyan leaned into his arms and said, "If I had no salt, would Qilang still marry me?"

Tu Yuanyi asked: "If I am 54 years old, will Xiuxiu still marry me?" 54 years old is his life expectancy in his previous life.

Xing Xiuyan put her arms around his waist and said, "As long as my uncle treats me with the same heart, it doesn't matter too much whether the hair is black or white. In our modern age, there are still many young people who dye their hair white, which is fashionable."

Tu Yuanyi aroused a man's affection, caressed her, and said: "Although Xiuxiu is stunning or unsalted is very important, but no matter what she looks like, Xiuxiu is a bitch, even if she is unsalted, she still wants to dominate Follow me."

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The next day, Yujia left the Shuofang Royal Enclosure and returned to the border town, and all the Mongols, including the Zhungeer tribe, knew that the Emperor Dazhou had recovered from his injuries.

Timur, who was full of chrysanthemums and bruises, was in disbelief when he found out, and lay down on the couch sadly. Why did they plan this trick?Is it just to let him be ruined by others?What the hell did they get?

But the other Mongols were worried. Originally, they stayed here to take advantage of the opportunity. If there was a civil turmoil in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they would definitely have to be rewarded more to send them back to the grassland.If there is internal turmoil in the Great Zhou, then only money can be used to win people's hearts. Now they find that their calculations have failed, and they have to face the embarrassment of being seen through by the Emperor of the Great Zhou. They can't get anything, so don't let them take revenge.

On the third day, the emperor's military parade was held at the Shuofang school grounds. All the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty were present, and a few representatives of the Mongolian envoys were also invited.

The female family members below Xing Xiuyan are also allocated an independent seat, the princess of Xining County, Mrs. Xiaohou, the wife of the governor of Suining, the wife of the governor, Jun Lin Daiyu of Heyu County, Jun Su Fuer of Youlan County, Mrs. Li of Jin Shiyue, and the Xining County Palace The King County Chairman was in attendance to watch.The female family members of the Great Zhou Dynasty usually don't watch things like knives and guns. If they come out to watch these in Jiangnan, they will be criticized by other female families of scholarly families. Fortunately, here is Shuofang, where Hu and Han are mixed.

Xing Xiuyan looked at the phalanx in the distance with a diorama, and the soldiers were brightly armored, and both infantry and cavalry were lined up neatly.Tu Yuanyi has experienced the modern times before 1900, and he also knows the benefits of practicing various formations in the phalanx.The world's first-class army is silent, regardless of age, nationality, or place of origin, they only listen to the same voice and look in the same direction.If there is a famous general, they can tear everything to pieces wherever the command knife is pointed.

Tu Yuanyi dreamed of having such an army, then he would surpass Emperor Taizong and push his Great Zhou Empire to its peak, so that no matter the Han people, Qiang people, or Miao people, they would regard themselves as the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. proud of.

Tu Yuanyi was dressed in golden armor and a black cloak embroidered with golden dragons. He stood on the high platform in the middle of the wind.Today, the Central Army, the Western Army of the Kyoto Imperial Army, the Shuofang Imperial Army, the Gongsheng Army, the Jinyiwei, and even the guards of the three guards in Suining Province also sent [-] soldiers each to hold a grand parade together.

However, half of the soldiers of the two armies of the Kyoto Imperial Army came to Shuofang. At this time, only 5000 people participated in the military parade on the school grounds. , logistics battalion, engineer battalion.

The Shuofang Forbidden Army under the command of the King of Xining originally had the most powerful cavalry in the Zhou Dynasty: light cavalry and heavy armored cavalry. strength.

Sun Yuanwang, Minister of War, Qian Yuan, Minister of Rites, and Wang Ziteng stood on the high platform next to Tu Yuanyi. They had never experienced such a military parade before Tu Yuanyi.Even the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have only heard that the general returned triumphantly and came to the capital to offer captives and receive rewards.

At this time, Wang Ziteng saw the Kyoto Central Army and the Western Army who were more or less related to the Imperial Army in Beijing, and couldn't help feeling mixed feelings. Now he enjoys a high salary and a high salary.Lu Kun was not his person at all, and Zhou Xianchuan was his subordinate even though he was not considered his person, but he made great contributions during the Three Kings Rebellion, and now he has a higher title than him.

It was the first time that Wang Ziteng had such close contact with the Beijing Army since he was transferred from the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp. He found that the emperor vigorously reformed and developed the Imperial Army in Kyoto.No matter from the color of clothing, equipment, and the mental outlook of the soldiers, they are all different.

The officials of Honglu Temple chanted the beginning of the military parade, and then there were two, four, sixteen, 64, and 250 six small officials shouting in turn.Another 49 soldiers beat drums, and the sound of drums resounded throughout the school grounds.

At the same time, Jin Yiwei behind Tu Yuanyi raised an emperor's flag on a pillar of his high platform, an apricot-yellow flag, embroidered with a green dragon soaring in the sky.

Then, with a wave of Tu Yuanyi's hand, Jin Yiwei raised the yellow army/flag of the Central Army of the Imperial Guard in Kyoto on one of the shorter pillars, and since the current commander is Lu Kun, there is a big written in the middle The word "Lu".

The soldiers of the Chinese army in the distance saw their military flag being raised, and Lu Kun rode on a horse in front of the cavalry battalion of the Chinese army, ordering the whole army to be reviewed.

Not long after, I saw Lu Kun leading the soldiers of the Chinese army out of the waiting formation.

There are two formations of cavalry in front, each with [-] sergeants.The previous formation consisted of long-spike cavalry. Due to the advancement of steel training technology, Tu Yuanyi created this type of troops that swept the Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty.However, the ordinary long spears of Da Zhou are still not as heavy as in ancient times.But the cavalry of long lances lined up quietly, with a sharp long lance under their armpits, they lined up neatly, and it was difficult for any ancient army formation to be its opponent head-on.The light cavalry followed the Changlong cavalry, and the weapons they carried were horizontal swords (improved Tang swords, similar to Japanese swords, and Japanese swords were made after imitating Tang swords) and Narrow arrows, which generally played the role of harassing the enemy or sneak attacking lightly. It also undertakes the task of charging into the enemy's formation and hacking after the enemy's formation is chaotic.

And then there were [-] infantry soldiers divided into three phalanxes, and they also lined up neatly, almost forming a straight line regardless of whether they were viewed from front, back, left, or right.Except for the sound of footsteps shaking the ground, there was no other sound, which surprised those who watched the military parade.

After the infantry formation is the Five Hundred God Machine Battalion, they only brought fire/crackling guns, but no soil grenades, that kind of manufacturing process is not difficult and is a practical weapon, Tu Yuanyi does not show it to everyone now, but brings it out during the heavy artillery parade It was too bulky, but it brought two sharp weapons against the nomadic cavalry-chariots.

There is a solid wooden plank in front of this chariot, and there are sharp long toughs on it. If you face the enemy cavalry charging, if you pull out a gear, the cavalry charging is enough to drink a pot, and this chariot is equipped with Mecha Nu, which can shoot Nu arrows.

After that, each of the [-] engineer battalions carried my rabbit’s sharp weapon—the engineer shovel, but this was not all. The engineer battalion was also divided into five flags: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, which is a bit imitating the five elements of Mingjiao flag.It's just that there are too many troops in the military parade today, and they can't show the skills they have practiced for several years.

After that came a thousand logistics troops. Their horses were all pulling carts and carrying heavy weights. Although they were logistics troops, they were also full of energy.

Lu Kun rode his horse under the emperor's high platform, suddenly drew out his saber and held it in front of his chest, turned his head to look at the king, and shouted: "Long live my emperor! Great Zhou Yongchang!"

Tu Yuanyi shouted: "Hello, soldiers!"

Suddenly, the long-lance cavalry in the "25*20" phalanx immediately behind him also raised the long-lance cavalry under their armpits to pay tribute. The 500 people turned their heads in unison and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, great Zhou Yongchang!"

After that, the hussars rode silently and neatly to the high platform. The pacesetters raised their flags, and all the soldiers pulled out their bright horizontal knives neatly, shouting the same.

But the infantry practiced neatly before the king's high platform, with their spears/spears facing the assassination, turned around and assassinated again, shouting: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Until the king took the long gun under the platform, then held the long gun in both hands to salute, and also shouted a simple slogan...

After the elite Chinese army in Kyoto came the Western Army. Zhou Xianchuan brought troops of the same formation to be paraded, but their army's undershirts were white, while the undershirts of the Chinese army were yellow. Of course, there is still a difference from the bright yellow worn by the emperor. .

The Shuofang Forbidden Army was followed by the Imperial Army in the capital city. The Prince of Xining led the officers and men to receive the review. The Shuofang Army was originally an elite army of the Zhou Dynasty, but their skill in formation was not as good as that of the Imperial Army in the capital.Many of the Imperial Guards in Kyoto were veterans who had experienced the Rebellion of the Three Kings, and they also recruited and reformed many of the hustle and bustle of the Hexi Descending Army, all of whom had seen blood.

At this time, the king of Xining County feared the emperor even more. Those who could cultivate such an army and raise such an army were by no means ordinary people. It was no luck for him to quell the chaos of Jiangnan, the Three Kings, and seize the military power of the Beijing camp.

Afterwards, Jinyiwei and Gongshengjun were reviewed, Xiao Jingyun was among them, but now he was envious of Lu Kun, thinking that Lu Kun was only 28 years old, and he was actually the commander of the Central Army.And when he was 28, he wondered if he could achieve what he had achieved.As far as being appreciated by the emperor, he is in the same situation as him.

After the representatives of the three guards in Suining Province had been reviewed, the royal horse suddenly ran down the stage, and Tu Yuanyi jumped off the high platform and was riding on the royal horse, and then drove the royal horse to the front of the queue.

"Soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty! This is Shuofang. Famous generals from the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty used to repel the Huns here, and the soldiers under Emperor Taizong also defeated the Houjin here. In the long history of thousands of years, countless heroes and generals of our Chinese descendants have blood Sprinkle it on this land! Why are the nobles of the Yan and Huang Dynasties in the East, because we have heroic ancestors! How our descendants continue, it is because of us that we are still standing firmly here! The descendants of heroes are also heroes!"

Although the soldiers of the various troops were far apart, the emperor used his internal strength to speak, and every soldier present could hear him clearly, and couldn't help but arouse his pride.

"Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor!"

Hundreds of officials watching the Great Zhou couldn't help being full of confidence and pride, but the Mongolian envoys put away their cautious thoughts at this time.The Great Zhou has many soldiers and generals, and the strong monarch is in power, so you can't be bullied!

Seeing the novelty, many female relatives inevitably whispered to each other. Even Mrs. Nie, Dai, and Fu felt that a new world had opened up.

Mrs. Nie thought to herself: Grandpa was such a hero back then, too.The father-in-law wanted Yun'er to inherit his will, and now that Yun'er had met the Lord Ming, he could be regarded as living up to his father-in-law's dedication to serve the country with all his loyalty.

Xing Xiuyan looked at everything with a diorama and thought: Why did you have a military parade with him back then?There are also many danmei attack perspective domination articles that also mention many such plots, so it turns out that he will take it seriously.It seems that we can no longer brag indiscriminately.But he can also absorb what is useful, and if it is not useful, just pretend that you have never heard of it.

After the military parade, the Kyoto Central Army, the Western Army, and the Shuofang Forbidden Army conducted military exercises, and this project was not allowed to be watched by the Mongols.

This is also a new thing for the King of Xining. The weapons used are specially treated. Although the soldiers will be injured, they will not be fatal. There are also strict regulations on what counts as "killed" during the exercise.

Jin Shichao studied and studied humbly for a long time before he could send 2000 people out to play this game.

Participating in the exercise are the three-party forbidden army, which includes the impact of the queue, traditional fighting generals, and the formation of the cavalry. These all test the ability of a commander and whether an army soldier can obey orders.As for the actual combat exercises in the field, due to venue and time issues, they were not carried out again.

The Shuofang Army was not familiar with the drills, so naturally they lost miserably in this event, which made the Prince of Xining pale. Although the Imperial Guards in Kyoto directly obeyed the emperor, he was prepared to lose, but such a loss made him, a veteran general Where do you put your face?

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After the military parade and exercise were over, the Mongolian envoys did not dare to cheat, and it was finally time to say goodbye and go home for the New Year, otherwise it would be snowed in a while.

This Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the meanest emperor they had ever seen. He was obviously rich, but he had the least rewards.But they dare not provoke others.

However, the traditionally friendly Mongolian tribes in Chahar reached a wool business intention with Dazhou, and Dazhou would purchase a large amount of wool from them. The brothers Jia Lian and Jia Huan were responsible for the first contact.The Mongols have to wait until early summer to sell wool, but shearing sheep now freezes the sheep to death.

The Khalkha Ministry agreed to do some horse business, and at this time it was handed over to the Ministry of War and the Prince of England to approach.

The Zhungeer people still chased Tu Yuanyi to capture the remnants of the Ma family and the three villains. Of course, it is not appropriate for Prince Timur to come forward now, because he is not feeling well.Suhebalu was a little embarrassed to speak in front of Tu Yuanyi, it was too shameful.

Tu Yuanyi looked "very dignified", saying that he knew of Ma's conspiracy and would definitely be "friends for generations" with the Zhungeer Ministry, but they were not equal, and would not give many rewards of practical value.However, he also said that he would order the Ministry of Punishment to arrest the "remnants of the Ma family" and the "three shameless people", so the "careless" Xining County King posted the portraits of the "three villains" in the downtown area of ​​​​the border city and listed them as "first-class dangerous people." ", offered a huge reward for arrest, and briefly described the crimes of the three men who insulted Prince Timur of the Zhungeer Ministry, and expressed severe condemnation.

It turned out that this matter was not known to everyone in the border town, but this huge reward was offered as a joke in the streets and alleys after dinner.

People in the Zhungeer tribe felt even more ashamed. They felt that the Han people were too bad, and the Mongols of other tribes were not good people either.

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Xing Xiuyan was also preparing for his return to Beijing, and ordered his confidant eunuchs and maids to purchase and package some special products, but he heard someone come to report to Princess Mingzhu to see him.

Xing Xiuyan thought to himself that the Mongols would leave early tomorrow morning, so why did Princess Mingzhu come to see her at this time.

But after all, she is the princess of the Horqin Department, and under the Dazhou "Harmony" policy, she must be given two points of face no matter what.

Accompanied by Qingxuan and Lanjiu, Xing Xiuyan received Princess Mingzhu in the flower hall. At this time, she was wearing a red dress, her most exquisite jewelry, and her face was covered with makeup, making her look dazzling.

She covered her chest and bowed to her: "Mingzhu has met the imperial concubine."

Xing Xiuyan smiled slightly and said, "Princess, you don't need to be polite, please sit down."

"Thank you, Concubine."

After Princess Pearl took her seat, there were court ladies serving tea. The Mongolians couldn’t do without the tea from the Central Plains, but it was difficult to drink really good tea.But Xing Xiuyan's tea here is top quality, because what she drinks is what the emperor drinks.Whether it is the top-quality Biluochun, West Lake Longjing, Guapian, or the extremely rare Wuyi Dahongpao, Pu'er, and Oolong tea, they are all top tributes.

Princess Pearl saw green leaves floating in the celadon teacup. When the lid of the teacup was opened, a refreshing tea fragrance hit the tip of her nose.

Princess Mingzhu blew and took a big sip, but Xing Xiuyan sipped lightly. Although her movements were a bit lazy, there was a kind of elegance that only Jiangnan beauties have.

Seeing that she didn't speak first, Xing Xiuyan put down her teacup, and said with a smile, "The princess has come from a long way, and we often have poor greetings in Dazhou. I hope the princess will not be offended."

Princess Mingzhu hurriedly said: "There is no lack of greetings. In the Dazhou Guild Hall, everything is used very well."

Xing Xiuyan thought: food, drink and lodging included, how could it be bad?Fortunately, the big businessman who contracted the guild hall bears most of the expenses. After all, the guild hall is a place that is half-official and half-business.It's just that this time the Mongolians stayed for more than 20 days, and the cost exceeded the standard.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "That's good. I wonder how many days it takes to go back to Horqin from the border town?"

Princess Mingzhu said: "It takes about six or seven days to ride a fast horse, but if you bring things, it may take ten days."

Xing Xiuyan nodded and said, "It's not far away. My hometown is Suzhou, and it may take a month to get to Shuofang. I heard that it will take a month for the Khalkha tribe to get here."

Princess Mingzhu said: "The Great Zhou is prosperous, the land is vast and abundant, and it is very different from Beimo."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "It's good that the princess likes it. If you have the opportunity, you can also visit Dazhou. Whether we are in Kyoto, Shuofang, Jiangnan, Lingnan, Huguang, or Central Sichuan, the scenery is different."

Princess Mingzhu lowered her head, was silent for a while, and said, "I have a few words that I want to say to the imperial concubine alone, is that okay?"