Prince's Revenge

Chapter 26

Emperor Yude started Qingzhai on the night when he came back from the General’s Mansion. Three days later, he held an ancestor worship ceremony in the Taimiao in full costume to pray for God and ancestors to bless the soldiers and return victorious.After the ancestor worship ceremony was over, He Yaodu stood on the high altar with his back facing south, facing a total of [-] soldiers. Yue put both hands in the hands of General Zheng Tuo, and announced in a loud voice: From now on, General Zheng will rule on all matters in the army on behalf of me. If he fails to comply, it will be a violation of the imperial edict, and General Zheng can handle it by himself.

Zheng Tuo took the ax seriously, and knelt down to thank him even though he was wearing heavy armor.

He Dichi helped Zheng Tuo up, and said: "The general is away, and the military order is not accepted. You don't have to report everything to me, I believe you."

Zheng Tuo kowtowed and said, "I will never be ungrateful!"

After finishing speaking, Zheng Tuo got up, raised his axe and chiseled open the military gate, and led fifty thousand soldiers to set off.

They can only win and cannot be defeated. Others may not know it, but Zheng Tuo, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, knows very clearly that these fifty thousand Hezu sergeants are the last elite soldiers composed entirely of Hezu men.In addition, there are less than [-] soldiers in the inner city and the outer city, but apart from the [-] elite soldiers in the inner city, the [-] soldiers in the outer city are all old, weak, sick and disabled who have retired from the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness is very poor. .And the total number of He nationality soldiers scattered all over the country is only over [-].

Only he and He Dichi knew the real strength of the troops. Everyone else thought that the He tribe was strong and powerful. In fact, the five-year-long consumption in the west had seriously damaged the vitality of the He tribe.He Chao urgently needs to end the war in the west as soon as possible and recuperate.

It was also because of this that only he understood that He Dichi would be so angry when he received the news of the eldest prince's defeat.The [-] army was completely lost in the First World War, and even if they died, they could not apologize!

The mighty army arrived at the north city gate, and He Dichi led all the civil and military officials to see off the soldiers. He dismounted first, knelt on the ground, and personally pushed the wheels of the chariot all the way to the long city gate.He Di Chi raised a glass of wine and brought it to Zheng Tuo in person. After Zheng Tuo drank it down, He Di Chi announced in public again: "All affairs in the army depend on General Zheng!" An audible voice said, "Zong Qixiu is following Du'er, I asked him to say goodbye to you?"

Zong Qixiu, who was dressed in white and stood beside a jade tree, slightly nodded at Zheng Tuo, and said two words with a smile: "Treasure!"

Zheng Tuo took a deep look at him, as if going back to more than 30 years ago, at the gate of Beicheng, Zong Huaichu in white patted him on the shoulder and said, "Second brother, take care!"

After a farewell, there will be no day of seeing each other again. Returning to Dayong after 30 years is already a farewell between heaven and man.

"Let's go!" Zheng Tuo took one last look at Zong Qixiu, and his sonorous voice resounded in the air, "Third brother, if we can fight to keep your descendants safe, Zheng Tuo's death will not be a pity.

On the second day after the army set off, Prime Minister Pu Feng wrote a statement: The He people are willing to take the He dynasty as their own responsibility, and are willing to make an exception for the King of Zhennan, marrying Anan, a daughter of the He clan's clan, to the son of the King of Zhennan.Hedi Chi Dayue declared Anan the Princess of Zhennan on the spot, named him He Sunan, and was adopted by the Empress Niannian as her adopted daughter.The Ministry of Internal Affairs prepares the dowry items, and the Ministry of Rituals will notify the Zhennan Palace on the same day to prepare for the wedding. Because Fujian is far away from the Dayong Road, the forehead does not have to go to Beijing to marry in person. .

The princess got married, but she was too busy inside and outside the palace. Although she was not the emperor's own daughter, but since she had already been entrusted, and her son-in-law's family was the world's number one king with different surnames, all the crown and clothing systems had to be in accordance with the rank of the princess.After the He people entered the customs, this was the first time preparing for a royal wedding, and the Ministry of Rituals had no old rules to follow, so please tell He Di Chi what rules to follow.

He Dichi recalled the grand occasion when Zong Yuke went to Mobei to get married more than 30 years ago. The wedding procession, entourage, maids, and countless dowry items and boxes of treasures that stretched for several miles were a great example for He Dichi at that time. Di Chi's unification of Mobei increased the bargaining chip of wealth.It's a pity that the grand occasion will never be repeated, and Hedi Chi has no intention of imitating the grand occasion of that year.What kind of person is Fu Liangdong? How can he compare with Zong Huaichu!He pondered for a moment, and then gave an order: They are all my daughters, so follow the rules of the Eldest Princess He Suyue when she got married, and nothing less.

The Ministry of Rites looked through the records after going back, and was completely dumbfounded. When the eldest princess married Zheng Xian, the He people were still in the north. The dowry of nomads, even for the leader’s daughter, was nothing more than a thousand sheep, two hundred ponies, Five hundred blankets, five hundred furs.How were these things transported to distant Fujian?The Ministry of Rites couldn't think of a good way, so it had to discuss with the prime minister, and Prime Minister He Xini made the decision for the Ministry of Rites this time: just do as the emperor said.

The Ministry of Rituals was in a dilemma again about the candidates for marriage. They had drafted several candidates, including ministers of the Han nationality and ministers of the He nationality. The strange thing is that the ministers of the two sides were very unified this time, and no one was willing to marry.Although the Han ministers are now officials in the He Dynasty, they came out to become officials after the death of the Zong Dynasty, but Fu Liang was different. He had a heavy army in his hand, but he surrendered without any resistance. He has always been favored by Han officials. no shame.It was even easier for the ministers of the He nationality. It was already a disgrace to marry the He nationality women to the Han people.

This time the prime minister didn't recruit either. He said that he was too old to withstand the bumps, or else he would have made this trip for the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites only asked His Majesty for instructions, and He Dichi threw the memorial in front of the Minister of Rites, and reprimanded him: "You can't handle such a small matter well, what use are you for?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites was trembling, and confessed: "I also ask the Holy Majesty to personally appoint a candidate."

He Dichi snorted coldly, and looked down at the ministers in the hall. The Han ministers stood in one line with their heads down, their faces full of grief and indignation, and the He ministers stood in a line, their heads raised high, their faces full of disdain.He wandered his eyes between the two princes, He Yaoqian looked unconvinced, he did not agree with this marriage, gathered a group of He clan children in the mansion, drank some wine and talked nonsense, that night, those who were rebellious The words reached Hedi Chi's ears.He didn't hide his thoughts in front of Hedichi, and asked to see him on the day Hedichi made his decree, but was blocked by Wang Fu.This will be stared at by the emperor, he turned his head stubbornly, just like those stubborn ministers of the He clan.

He Dichi shook his head imperceptibly, and fixed his gaze on He Yaodu. He Yaodu looked at him with a smile, stepped forward and said, "I am willing to send the princess south."

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