Chapter 444: Full preparation
"The day before the prince's wedding, you all have a look at the official document jointly sent by Dongchang and Jinyiwei..."
Chen Cao stood at the head of the Wuying Hall and watched them pass the official document: "Hong Chengchou asked Li Shaokuan to lead half of the troops to contain them at Zijingguan. He himself led four divisions of troops north to Mongolia, met at Hetao and drove from Qinghai. The 100,000 cavalrymen sent by Chahar were personally commanded by the Great Khan Ezhe;
The Qing army stationed heavy troops in Datong, and I don't know what method Hong Chengchou used to avoid their eyes and ears. However, based on the comparison between the arrival time of the official document and their departure time, I believe that the coalition forces have entered the Mongolian grassland at this time. "
"Master Hong's hard work has paid off..."
Chen Cao nodded in agreement: "His troops have been fighting for three consecutive years, and they have indeed worked hard and made great achievements. I will make a good calculation after recounting the achievements in the future;
I have called you here today to prepare for a major event. What I decided at the end of last year must be completed this year. On the first day of March, the entire army will set off from Xuzhou and fight across the river. In addition, the various units of the Longwu Army will be transported by sea ships this month. In the middle of the year, we will go north to Liaodong and land in Port Arthur. The other armies will act accordingly. This time, the prince and I will go on the expedition together. State affairs will be decided by the cabinet and handled by the State Council. As for the defense of Nanjing, it will still be left to the garrison headquarters. Fengnian, you You must take good care of Nanjing for me. "
Zhang Fengnian clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, don't worry. If something happens in Nanjing, I will raise my head to see your Majesty."
After making detailed arrangements, everyone dispersed, leaving Zhang Fengnian alone with Chen Cao, and they walked in front of Hongwu Gate.
Chen Cao said: "Fengnian, how long have you been following me?"
Zhang Fengnian was beside him and replied: "Since the second year of Tianqi, twelve years to now..."
"Well, I remember when I went to Shandong, you blocked the knife for me on the boat."
"Hey, your Majesty has a good memory, but I can't remember it."
"By the way, where is your wife from?"
Zhang Fengnian replied: "I am a native of Shangyuan, but I was blessed by His Majesty at that time..."
Chen Cao stood still and said, "Isn't that right? You were already there when I joined the Jinyi Guards. Oh, I remember. You said the one who continued my marriage, and I said the original wife."
"The first wife died in childbirth after giving birth to a son and a daughter. Only then did I say that it was thanks to His Majesty's blessing."
"Well..." Chen Cao nodded, and then continued to walk forward. The group was extremely quiet. When they arrived at Hongwu Gate, Chen Cao stretched out: "The great rivers and mountains...
Fengnian, how about I promise Princess Huo to your son? "
Zhang Fengnian was stunned, and then he knelt down: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my son..."
"Why are you kneeling? We will be the parents of our sons and daughters in the future. Look, isn't that guy Xin Zhao very proud of himself now?"
"There is no comparison between Chen and Lao Zhao..."
Chen Cao turned around and looked at Zhang Fengnian: "The King of Qin has not chosen the princess yet, do you have a suitable candidate?
Hey, stop kneeling..."
Zhang Fengnian almost cried, holding his fist and saying: "Your Majesty, this life is worth it..."
Chen Cao patted Zhang Fengnian on the shoulder: "It's settled. When the war is over at the end of the year, we can get married before the Chinese New Year. I will be happy and happy..."
"It's all up to His Majesty."
"Go back and let your son study hard. If he turns out to be a bastard in the future, I will take your life for it."
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"Nonsense, fighting is not a child's play..."
Chen Cao scolded Li Waner for her crazy thoughts: "This is the last battle in our Ming Dynasty. If you go, you will only add chaos and disturb the morale of our army."
Li Waner glanced at Weng Meixin, then winked, and the two ministers exited the palace gate and closed the door.
Chen Cao turned to look at the scene and laughed uncontrollably: "What, you two think you can beat me?"
Li Waner smiled and said: "Chen Cao, do you really think that your martial arts skills are invincible? Besides, I fought with you in Liaodong, and you still think I'm fooling around? Sister Meixin is not a good person. She was in charge of the Caobang back then. Many great things happened.”
Chen Cao shook his head: "Although there are a few women in the army, they are all in the rear, and there is no one on the front line. If you follow me, what do the soldiers think? Go and open the palace door. What do you want to do?"
Li Waner and Weng Meixin looked at each other and understood.
Not long after, there was an unusual noise in the palace. The two ministers looked at each other and quickly scolded the people to go down the corridor.
An hour later, the sound stopped.
Chen Cao looked ahead with a contented look on his face, and then looked at the two of them. The two of them understood each other, Guangling Powder slowly sounded, and in a short time, Chen Cao was cleaned up.
Chen Cao was extremely satisfied. He looked at the two people with red faces and said with a smile: "You didn't do anything before. I was wondering why you were so relaxed today. I didn't expect you to be waiting for me here. Anyway, you two Stunner, really interesting."
"His Majesty..."
The voice of Chen Cao's bodyguard sounded outside the palace: "Your Majesty, someone is coming from Cining Palace, Queen Zhang is about to give birth..."
Before leaving, Chen Cao turned around and said, "Let's do this. The two of you live in the same palace. From now on, it's just the three of us. If you agree, I'll take you with me on this expedition. If you don't agree, I'll pull you over. Think about it and tell me." .”
Chen Cao ran towards Cining Palace with his people as if he was running away. As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he saw Li Xiang also asking: "Where have you been?" Looking up and down, he found that his clothes were disheveled, and then he sneered: "Who are you fooling around with?" ?”
Chen Cao waved his hand: "I was bullied by Wan'er and Xin'er. You will accompany me to take revenge tonight."
Li Xiang blushed and immediately knew what was going on. Then he pinched Chen Cao's arm and said, "That's nonsense. Sister Wan'er is very strong. I can't defeat her..."
Chen Cao whispered in her ear: "Just make her stare..."
"oops..."
The conversation between the two was so private that Li Xiang blushed so much that a scream came from the hall, it was Zhang Yan's scream.
Looking at Chen Cao's nervous expression, Li Xiang smiled and said, "Husband, you are very nervous."
Chen Cao laughed sarcastically, and then continued to wait. Finally, half an hour later, a nun walked out of the palace with a child in her arms: "Congratulations, slave, Queen Zhang has given birth to a big fat boy..."
"Hahaha..." Chen Cao laughed a few times and asked people to reward him. Then he looked at Li Xiang: "Xiang'er..."
Li Xiang nodded: "You make the decision."
Chen Cao took a deep breath and said: "If you come, please notify the Ministry of Rites immediately and ask them to write a document to remove Zhang Yan from her status as the former empress. I want to change her to the imperial concubine. Immediately, immediately..."
"yes..."
