[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Xin Xiuyan thought that the emperor asked his confidant generals to take credit and let her work as a nanny, but she would not just be convinced like this.

People fight for one breath, and Buddhas fight for one injection of incense.

Even if she is the "Chairman" of the "Prisoner of War Management Committee", she will show a pioneering murderous look, just like when she was in the company and many seniors looked down on her as a newcomer and a woman, she used greater efforts to fight.

When it was daylight, she got up, and the two eunuchs outside the tent were still dozing off. When she came out of the tent wearing the handsome "gifted clothes" and the general's hat, the two eunuchs hurriedly pleaded guilty "Poor wait".

Xin Xiuyan only asked them to go back to rest, and then walked to the school grounds on foot. All the officers and soldiers of the four reinforcement battalions she brought also arrived as ordered.

At this time, except for the officers and soldiers who were on duty at night, no one else had come to practice. Xin Xiuyan stood on the left with Duan Zhi and on the right with Zhang Wu. They stood on the high platform and watched the soldiers run five kilometers.

"One-two-one! One-two-one!"

"one two three four!"

"one two three four!"

"Neat! I'll see who falls behind, and I'll kick them out of the main combat battalion!" Zhang Shan was originally a farmer who shouted. Although he couldn't read a few words, fortunately, he was quite flexible in his mind and had a loud voice.

No one wants to be kicked out of the main combat battalion. In addition to the sense of honor, it is also because ordinary soldiers in the main combat battalion have "job allowances" and are more likely to serve as non-commissioned officers, while the chances of being promoted to the logistics team are smaller , unless you can read and do everything like Chen Yingchang.

As long as you become a platoon leader, you will be a non-commissioned officer, and the corresponding imperial court will appoint a captain to accompany the soldiers.Most of the platoon leaders were friends who were familiar with the soldiers. Seeing that they had official positions, they were naturally envious.Chinese people have been fans of officials since ancient times, whether they are farmers or scholars.

Commander Zhao Wenlong of the Red Shirt Imperial Army and several military officers also came to the school grounds. There were tens of thousands of court soldiers stationed here, and there was more than one school ground, but they came only after hearing the movement.

Seeing the soldiers of the Two Thousand Datong Army running in circles desperately, they were already sweating, obviously they had been here for a while.Morning exercises are before breakfast, but they are also a little too early, right?

The young general in the red robe on the stage held the horizontal knife around his waist with one hand and put his other hand on his waist, looking quite heroic.It's just that she is a little petite, and Duan Zhi and Zhang Shan behind her are half a head taller than her.

Seeing the generals of the Red Shirt Army approaching, Xin Xiuyan puffed up her chest and brought Duan and Zhang over to greet her.

"Commander Zhao, good morning!"

Zhao Wenlong and others bowed their hands: "Morning General Yan."

Xin Xiuyan smiled lightly and said: "I heard that the red-shirted imperial army is the elite of the Great Zhou. The Holy One relies heavily on it. I really want to see it. I don't think we have run ten miles and haven't seen this elite of the Great Zhou. It is also my subordinate." These are country folks, ignorant, tell them not to be so impatient, alas!"

Zhao Wenlong's face turned red and then pale. He was the only one who knew Xin Xiuyan's true identity except for Sun Yuanwang and the eunuchs in Xichang.It is said that the queen was seriously injured back then, suffered from soul-loss disease, and completely denied people, but now she likes knives and guns, and the emperor couldn't do anything about it, so he appointed her a general.

He can't offend her by being rude to the queen, but he can't let the queen look down on him, no matter which one it is, it will hinder his career.He's really one head and two big.

Zhao Wenlong said: "Our red shirt army can also be regarded as elite. Sooner or later, General Yan will always see."

Xin Xiuyan nodded: "We'll wait and see."

The officers and men of the Datong Army finished their run, and then lined up to perform drills. Only then did the Red Shirt Forbidden Army see that these bumpkins were very different.The exercises they practiced didn't have any routine moves at all, they were simple and straightforward, and they seemed to have a mysterious self-confidence—they practiced peerless swordsmanship.

They steadfastly stabbed with sword after sword, and the killing sound in their mouths shook the sky. They had no distracting thoughts, believed in the weapons in their hands, and believed in the orders issued by their commanders.

Zhao Wenlong, Shen Liang and other generals couldn't help being stunned, they even temporarily forgot about the soldiers of the imperial army who came out for morning exercises.

The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army practiced the simplified version of the battlefield gun/skills passed down to Zhao Wenlong by Tu Yuanyi when they went out for morning exercises, which was naturally extremely brilliant.The treatment of the imperial army is also very good, so the soldiers did not appear to be disheveled, and they were very brave during the exercises, but they still lacked something.

Zhao Wenlong sighed: "... General Yan has a group of good soldiers!"

Xin Xiuyan said: "The men in Sichuan and Shanxi are all good soldiers, and the imperial army... is not bad."

Seeing the imperial army practicing vigorously, she restrained her contempt for the "backward feudal army".

Xin Xiuyan felt that she had few people and her aura was weak, so she pulled out the horizontal knife and went to the stage to bring her own military training, which also gave her the "snake poking sword technique" that she was fascinated by and confident.

In fact, the "Snake Poking Swordsmanship" was born out of the swordsmanship that Tu Yuanyi taught Xing Xiuyan back then. After she lost her memory, she had a vague feeling about the skills. In addition, she was quite familiar with the historical knowledge of later generations such as fighting and stabbing. After repeated practice in the predicament, I have my own enlightenment.Of course, the premise is that her body is also different from that of ordinary women, and her spiritual power is unobstructed as internal force, so although she is not as capable as a peerless master like Tu Yuanyi, her shots are definitely fast and ruthless.

She stabbed at the angle of the heart with a sword, and all the soldiers followed suit.Then there was a horizontal sword across the neck, followed by a three-in-a-row slash, a left sword, and a right sword.With the sword shining, the two thousand soldiers practiced with confidence. The "snake poking sword technique" is the same as Cheng Yaojin's, there are only five moves, and the five moves are refined. These farmers with low qualifications, Xin Xiuyan doesn't even ask them to do the changes in the five moves.Because most people who can stab people will win, and the more complicated it is, the more difficult it is for them to practice.

Zhao Wenlong was favored by Tu Yuanyi, of course he was a good young general in this dynasty, and he saw the way of it, this set of swordsmanship is very practical.

Zhao Wenlong also went to the stage to order the forbidden army to practice, and the morale of the nearby forbidden army was greatly shaken.

However, Xin Xiuyan has her own understanding: the fucking Red Shirt Forbidden Army, relying on the fact that it is the emperor's cronies, is here to disown us.

So she practiced more energetically, her murderous aura was shocked, the soldiers below seemed to feel the anger of the regiment leader, and there was only one thought in their mind: kill!

After practicing for half an hour, they finally stopped, and as Xin Xiuyan stood on the stage, she raised her right hand and gestured.

The soldiers of the four reinforcement battalions trotted together to listen to the training under the stage. They lined up neatly. After a short rest, Xin Xiuyan gave instructions like the principal of a primary school.

"Comrades, today is the second day we have come to Leshan, and it is also the first time we have morning exercises in the big camp. We will fight together with the brothers of the Red Shirts for a long time, although the Red Shirts are Elite soldiers from Kyoto, but let’s not be arrogant. As long as we are united and self-reliant, our Datong Army will be invincible! You are dignified men. The honor of our Datong Army!"

"Sworn to defend! Sworn to defend!"

"Very good! Now the Ministry of War has ordered us to cooperate with the Red Shirts to manage prisoners of war! I know that it does not meet the expectations of comrades, but there must be someone to do any task. Only when we do the task in front of us well can others believe in our ability. It's like you can't prove that you can make money to support your family. Why should a beautiful girl marry you with peace of mind? Everyone has a bitter background and has also joined the White Lotus Sect. There are also many people in the White Lotus Sect who have suffered and suffered like us. When we take care of the prisoners of war, we are actually helping them regain a peaceful life. This is also a good deed! Brothers, can you show the best work attitude to complete the task?"

"can!"

"Good! I trust comrades!"

Xin Xiuyan briefly finished her ideological work, and dismissed them to have breakfast.After more than half an hour, several company commanders led the practice formation.However, the members of the committee held a meeting under Xin Xiuyan's account to discuss a basic plan for managing prisoners of war, which absorbed a lot of their own experience.

Many points were discussed until they were actually listed, and of course the drafting of the plan was handed over to Duan Zhi.

Early the next morning, she took Duan Zhi to Sun Yuanwang's big tent. Of course, the latter had to be seen, and he was very polite.Xin Xiuyan didn't kneel because of her status as "princess", but Duan Zhi is just a ranger general, how could she not kneel when she saw him?

Sun Yuan wanted to listen to Xin Xiuyan's explanation plan, including the supply of grain and grass, the need for grain to organize the labor of prisoners of war to build villages and towns to reclaim wasteland, and to select prisoners of war for training as a supplement to the source of officers and soldiers.

The items in this entry are very clear, but I still can't grasp the data.

Sun Yuanwang sighed: "Nanchong City is known as one hundred thousand bandit troops, and there are probably many people in the surrounding counties and towns. This time, our army's elite troops attacked from north to south, and we first swept out the surrounding area with superior forces, and then besieged Nanchong City. Although Nanchong City There are [-] bandit troops, but their hands and feet have been cut off, food and grass are even more depleted, and when people's hearts are confused, they will be defeated."

Xin Xiuyan's eyes widened: "10 people? It's just one Nanchong. If there are so many prisoners of war, it's not enough for me to transfer all three or 4000 people under my command. Then how many people can I recruit on behalf of the court? Or repatriate the original place? ? If the villages and towns passing through carry out reclamation activities, is there any dispute over land ownership? I think people from the Ministry of Households should come to register and register, right?"

Sun Yuanwang smiled and said: "Sheng Jia is in Chengdu, so the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs are naturally accompanying him."

Xin Xiuyan said: "Should we not care about those who are repatriated to their original places, and the people from the household department will take over?"

But Sun Yuanwang asked: "If it's all handed over to General Yan, and the officials of the household department cooperate with you, can the general be sure?"

Xin Xiuyan tried hard, and said: "Barely, but just now the world is stable, and the government still has to give some preferential treatment in terms of taxes. If I copy the experience of Zhangjia Village, I will first collectively produce and build through the difficulties, and then do it in two years." Measuring the land and assigning the fields to people should be able to stabilize."

Sun Yuanwang said: "I also heard from the sage that he admired the general's method of collective production and construction to stabilize the people, so the sage assigned the general to take charge of this matter."

Xin Xiuyan thought to herself: her husband must have bragged with the emperor, causing the emperor to assign such a task to her.Obviously she wanted to be a combat unit, but the emperor asked her to be a wasteland reclamation corps.

Xin Xiuyan patted her knees and said, "That's fine! If Master Shangshu trusts me, I will take this burden, but I don't know the officials of the household department well, can they cooperate with me?"

Sun Yuanwang twitched his face, and said: "The current Hubu Shangshu Wenyuange University scholar Lin Ruhai is the general's adoptive father, and the general's brother-in-law has now been promoted to the household department member Wailang to accompany him. How could they not cooperate with you?" Sun Yuanwang's elder Lin Ruhai Nearly 20 years old, it is not rude to call him by his first name.

Xin Xiuyan was dumbfounded: "I...my adoptive father is such a high-ranking official? Do I still have sisters and brothers-in-law?" She rarely thought about her identity after time travel, because she was afraid of being found out by the relatives of the original owner and deliberately avoided it.There is no psychological barrier when meeting the "husband" because he is "also a time-traveling person".

Sun Yuanwang's heart was broken, but he didn't want to say too much: "The general is very prominent, so don't make a fuss."

When Xin Xiuyan came out of the tent, her footsteps were a little fluttering. They said that no one in the court should be an official. It turned out that she not only had a husband in the court, but also a foster father and brother-in-law. Then she might become a figure like Qin Liangyu in the future.

Um, wait, why is her adoptive father named Lin Ruhai!Isn't Lin Daiyu's father named Lin Ruhai?There is still a gap between Xunyan Yushi and Hubu Shangshu, it's a coincidence.

On the contrary, Duan Zhi Youjin was a little surprised. He also lost his mother and wife even after passing the exam, and kept his filial piety in his hometown. After that, the uprising of the White Lotus Sect occurred and quickly swept across.Because he was a well-known scholar in the village, he was captured by the White Lotus Sect army and used as an accountant.

He didn't expect the head of the regiment to be so prominent, not only the imperial concubine of the clan, but also his adoptive father joined the cabinet, and his brother-in-law was also a fifth-rank official of the household department at a young age.These are all Jinshi in the middle school. As a scholar, even though he was reformed by the Datong Army, he still admires Jinshi in the imperial examination in his bones.

No wonder the leader is so smart.

"Leader, congratulations, it turns out that doing this task can reunite your relatives."

Xin Xiuyan scratched her head, and smiled: "So I am also a lady of everyone, God is not playing with me." It turns out that she didn't suffer as soon as she wore it, and she was married to "Prince Heng" because of her family background. Because the other party is also a time traveler, she must be pampered after marriage.

Well, she misses her husband "Prince Heng" a little, it's been a long time since we parted!He should be in Chengdu.

……

The army was scheduled to set off for Nanchong in three days, but they were in charge of the prisoners of war, so they would leave later than the Red Shirts, and they could leave on the fifth day, since they didn't need to go to the battlefield first to spy on intelligence.

On the second day, Er Xia rushed over from Chengdu with hundreds of people, and brought her a horse full of rich gold, which blinded her titanium alloy dog ​​eyes.This horse is exactly Ah Jin. Four years have passed, and the pony at that time has just grown up at this time.

Tu Yuanyi ordered Ma to be brought all the way to Sichuan, and he was determined.

I heard that this is her original horse, Xin Xiuyan has been in high spirits for a long time, who can afford such an Arabian horse in modern times!

This horse is very close to her. With the help of the second hero, she became familiar with the essentials of riding a horse, but she knew how to ride before, so she learned it very quickly.

Then she rode a steed around the barracks, making all the soldiers envious.The officers and soldiers of the red shirt forbidden army felt that this woman was a bit arrogant, but most of them did not object to this woman entering the barracks.Because they have also heard the legend of this "female queen". The bandit army wanted to take her away to be Mrs. Yazhai, but the tigress killed all the leaders from the boss to the eighth leader of the bandit army. On the boss, in one or two years, the number of 400 people has grown to 4000 people.Women and female bandit chiefs are not of the same kind.

On the fourth day, Chen Yi also arrived with more than 1000 logistics troops under the order of Xin Xiuyan, and they held a meeting to redistribute the work content.

Originally, Chen Yi and the others were asked to rest in Leshan for a whole day, and they also broke out to chase after the Red Shirts, but Tu Yuanyi rushed to Leshan, and he came only after he had arranged for Li Ji to set off.

Xin Xiuyan couldn't help but stay for an extra day.

Tu Yuanyi came relatively low-key, and the red shirt army had already left, not alarming many people, and Sun Yuanwang didn't give a damn.

Sun Yuanwang, the veteran official of the two dynasties, had somewhat grasped the context of Tu Yuanyi.

The reason why the emperor did this was that apart from the fact that the empress is a rare practical talent, there was also her own ambition, and the fact that the empress would be attacked by the folk after all, and the empress wanted to maintain her former honor. Take an unusual step.

As long as she has meritorious deeds and even direct military power, the world cannot use the standard of a harem woman to demand her harshly.

It is precisely because the emperor has true love for the empress that he will help her untie the shackles. Of course, he does not do everything for him, so she is still a harem woman who "wife is more expensive than her husband" after all, unable to break through the oppression of ethics .

Sun Yuanwang couldn't help but secretly sighed: His Majesty, a wise emperor, said that emperors abandon love, but he is a real lover.Fortunately, in this world, only the queen is worthy of him.

Xin Xiuyan took him for a walk outside the camp.

She liked and missed him very much, holding his hand and talking about other things.

"You gave me a lot of effort to fight from the seventh rank to the fifth rank, right?"

Tu Yuanyi smiled slightly: "It's okay."

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "You must have bragged to me with the emperor. Master Sun said that the emperor asked me to take care of the prisoners of war. Originally, I didn't want to do it, but when I asked Master Sun, I heard that not only Nanchong, but also Chuandong Chuanbeijia were killed by Bailian. There are no less than a million refugees in the Jiaobao Association. The aristocratic family or the slaves have been expelled from this land. The emperor simply wants us to farm for him to reclaim wasteland, and Sichuan will become a land of abundance again. If this land is under the control of the imperial court , I am afraid that the imperial court will pay several million taels more in taxes every year."

Tu Yuanyi smiled slightly: "It's good if you know. Last time I saw your group's large-scale production in Zhangjia Village, the efficiency is much higher, and the government orders go directly to everyone, which is very effective in guiding and managing the people. "Each village has a Shenming Pavilion and Jingshan Pavilion." The old gentry of the middle nationality is much more pragmatic in managing the countryside."

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "Of course, the system of the former Ming Dynasty has long been proven to have come to an end. In recent years, I have also heard the old man talk about the history of this dynasty. I don't know much about it, but I found that this dynasty also has a lot of preferential treatment for the nobles of the clan. , and did not treat military generals as lightly as in the previous Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the former Ming Dynasty was also trying to contain the scourge of the Donglin Party in the former Ming Dynasty. However, this approach will still not succeed."

Tu Yuanyi asked: "So Xiuxiu has a way to break through the predicament?"

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "I'm just talking big. Productivity determines the relationship of production. Maybe China is moving towards capitalism and overseas colonization. It can first transfer this internal contradiction, and then learn from the British constitutional monarchy in later generations. It can probably ensure the Great Zhou Kingdom. Keep it."

Tu Yuanyi asked: "Do you think there is no other way?"

Xin Xiuyan shook her head: "No. No one can stop the development of history. Zhu Yuanzhang designed a set of rules for his Ming Empire from top to bottom, but history trampled it to pieces."

Tu Yuanyi sighed: "Confucianism talks about educating the people and governing the country with virtue. The reality is that there are no saints in the world. Of course, governing the country with virtue will not work. It will only make things superficial and pursue a high-sounding appearance. The kings of all dynasties governed the country To put it bluntly, it is still "confucianism outside and law inside". Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty once said: "The Han family has its own laws, which are originally mixed with the overlord's way." So it is the Legalists who are practical, but no emperor in the past dared to abandon Confucianism and respect the law."

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "Of course, the Dynasty still has to 'backdoor listing'. If the emperor abandons Confucianism, he will offend the scholars all over the world. Although these people are not very good, they are still the best among the dwarfs. Otherwise, the emperor will have to Use farmers."

Tu Yuanyi smiled and said, "I see that Xiuxiu can also be used by peasants."

Xin Xiuyan said: "Governing a village is different from governing a country. Besides, I am the result of the Land Reclamation Corps with strict organization, militarized management, and regular ideological education. There are still a few literate people, but they are not No serious scholar, except for Lao Duan, who is a scholar. However, it cannot go on like this for a long time. It is not enough for a person to be rich spiritually. He must satisfy his material desires, otherwise he will eventually collapse."

Tu Yuanyi said: "At least now we have an opportunity in front of us to make Sichuan different from other places and take a different path. If the backward system will bring the dynasty to its end, Sichuan will be the trump card of Dazhou."

Xin Xiuyan laughed and said, "You want to copy Mr. Deng and set up a 'special zone'! But will the emperor listen to your advice? He just wants taxes from Sichuan."

Tu Yuanyi smiled slightly and said, "I... can still speak in front of... the emperor."

Xin Xiuyan wondered: "Are you the emperor's brother or nephew?" As a prince, he must be very close.

Tu Yuanyi thought for a while and said, "I am... the emperor's son." This is not a lie, his father is also the emperor.

Xin Xiuyan's eyes lit up, and she said, "You...do you have ambitions to be emperor?"

"Hehe~~" Tu Yuanyi nodded.

Xin Xiuyan said: "Is there a crown prince now?" He said he was "Prince Heng", so it should not be the crown prince.

Tu Yuanyi said: "There are two sons today, and the eldest son will be established according to the patriarchal law." He was talking about Tie Zhu.

Xin Xiuyan's eyes widened, and she lowered her voice: "Then you still want to seize the throne? It's very dangerous, and besides, I don't want to be a queen."

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help thinking that she wanted to be a queen very much at the beginning, and didn't want her children to become concubines. He looked at her suspiciously: "Do you want to be a queen?"

Xin Xiuyan said: "It's good for us to be princes and concubines. Why do we have to take such a risk? What the emperor and empress can enjoy, except for some superficial things that are regulated, I think the prince and princess are no different from the actual wealth. Bar?"

Tu Yuanyi nodded her nose and said, "Short-sighted!"