Guangzhou
Inside the Dayi Palace
At this time, after dinner, Zhang Rui was playing in the garden with his Queen Zhu Wanying and Prince Zhang Zhongze. Looking at the happy look of the little guy, Zhang Rui felt a flash of indescribable happiness in his heart.
As a time-traveler with no foundation at all, he has no relatives to rely on, so one can imagine the hardships along the way. This also caused his feelings for the world to be very weak.
Zhang Rui's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty at the beginning was just a moment of anger. It was partly influenced by the thoughts of his previous life, and partly because of the sins suffered by the people around him in this life.
But it’s hard to say that he had an extreme hatred for the Manchus as soon as he crossed over.
After all, his predecessor had not personally been oppressed by the Manchu family that was ruined and their lives were destroyed. He was more angry at the hateful behaviors of the Manchus, and this was not an extreme hatred.
But with the formation of the family, the birth of a son. Slowly, he began to feel attached to the world and no longer felt that empty feeling of loneliness.
At the same time, he also had worries.
If he were defeated, the fate of Prince Zhu, Hong Xiuquan and other children would be the fate of his children in the future.
Therefore, Zhang Rui has been constantly reminding himself that the current moment of stability is definitely not a time for enjoyment. He cannot be second to Hong Xiuquan, and he must not be defeated.
Otherwise, with Qianlong's temperament, he would never let go of everyone around him.
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Zhang Rui turned to look at the queen, his eyes full of smiles.
Now that the queen is several months pregnant, this means that the empire will once again welcome members of the royal family.
For a long time, courtiers have written letters asking Zhang Rui to expand the number of harems, expand the branches of the royal family, and stabilize the foundation of the country. However, Zhang Rui rejected all these petitions one by one.
Therefore, there was only one empress in the Yi Dynasty's harem, not even one concubine. This was rare in the entire Chinese history. This matter was often ridiculed by Qianlong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, saying that Zhang Rui was completely lustful at a young age and was obviously impotent, which indicated that "Da Yi" must be hopeless.
For this reason, the courtiers even put pressure on Queen Zhu Wanying. It is said that as a queen, Zhu Wanying should take good care of the harem, and she should take the initiative to accept concubines for the emperor.
Zhu Wanying was naturally happy to be able to win the favor alone. But she also understood that the man she loved was an emperor after all, and a founding monarch at that.
This destined that the emperor could not be owned by her alone. Perhaps this was the helplessness of fate!
After all, the rise and fall of the royal family affects the stability of the people in the world.
If she hadn't given birth to the prince first, the pressure on her from the ministers would have been even greater. Fortunately, she is pregnant again now and has blocked many people's mouths.
But whenever she wanted to propose to Zhang Rui to fill the harem against her will, Zhang Rui stopped her.
As for the reason given by Zhang Rui, it is also very simple. Zhang Rui believes that too many women will only consume too much energy, and he now needs to spend more time dealing with the Manqing.
Anyway, according to Zhang Rui's meaning, he didn't say not to fill the harem, but now is not the time.
This has been the case for so many years, how could Zhu Wanying not understand what Zhang Rui meant? Some things don't depend on what he says, but on how he does it.
Therefore, Zhu Wanying was very moved in her heart, and she also worked hard to take care of the entire inner courtyard of the palace, trying not to let Zhang Rui consume more of his energy in the palace.
Fortunately, God is good, and with the mutual support of the two couples, the fortune of the entire empire is booming. The empire also has a successor to stabilize the country's foundation.
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"Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from General Li Kaifu outside the palace!" Eunuch Gui Dehai came to Zhang Rui and bowed before reporting.
"It seems that Brother Kaifu encountered difficulties in Japan, otherwise he would not have sent out an urgent letter. Wanying, I have to go and deal with it." Zhang Rui said to Zhu Wanying in front of him.
"Go! Ari. National affairs are important!" Zhu Wanying said softly.
Zhang Rui’s Busy Zhu Wanying
It is also seen in the eyes. Although the empire has also established "six ministries" and "cabinets" to share the emperor's work, the entire empire is so big, and everyone still has many things that require him to make decisions.
How can being an emperor be so easy?
Although the faint king is comfortable, he will die quickly. The greater the power, the more he has to walk on thin ice and keep the people in his heart.
"Yeah." Zhang Rui said, pinched his son's cheek, and then left the imperial garden.
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Soon, Kaifu Li's letter was delivered to Zhang Rui.
The content of the letter was very short. Apart from the greeting at the beginning, it briefly explained the current war situation in Japan and asked Zhang Rui if he could add 10,000 more troops so that he could completely eliminate Japan's problem.
Regarding the problems faced by Kaifu Li, Zhang Rui also understands that his current situation is not easy. Therefore, relevant members of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs and the Cabinet were convened that night to discuss the matter of increasing troops.
Since the Yi Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty were in a state of truce at this time, they could fight when there was no war. The generals were very jealous that Li Kaifu could lead troops to fight against Japan, so the Ministry of War supported the increase of troops in Japan and said that as long as His Majesty gives an order Next, he immediately went through fire and water to level Japan.
Thanks to Zhang Rui's vigorous development of industry, especially after the birth of the steam engine, the economic level of the entire Yi Dynasty has developed greatly. Especially trade with overseas countries has filled the entire treasury. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue has no objection to the increase of troops.
Of course, the opinion given by the cabinet is that it is okay to attack Japan, but preventing the Manchus must be the main task.
The overall opinion is that adding more troops to Japan is not a big problem.
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In October of the fourth year of natural selection
Japan
At this time, the army of Heian Kyo and the army of Yi Dynasty were fighting on the land of Kyushu, and the army of the shogunate was fighting against the Yi army in Shikoku.
In such a powerful two-front battle, no matter how powerful the Yi army is, it cannot withstand Japan's large number of troops and high morale.
If it weren't for the navy of Yi Dynasty that has been assisting in the battle and scattered many troops from Heianjing and the shogunate, it is hard to say that the Yi Dynasty coalition forces would have defeated Japan.
Even so, the Yi Dynasty coalition forces were retreating steadily. Even the four countries were almost lost, and their troops were huddled in the Tosa domain, waiting for support or retreat.
Fortunately, the stubborn resistance of the Yi Dynasty coalition forces was not in vain.
The latest news came that because Japan completely ignored the majesty of the Celestial Empire and became arrogant, Da Yi decided to increase its troops by 30,000 again and attack Japan. Those who dared to resist would not be spared.
As soon as the news came out, the Heian Jing army and the shogunate army, which were still full of momentum, suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
Although they are currently dealing with about 30,000 people from the Yi Dynasty coalition, only the 6,000 people from Yi Dynasty are really putting huge pressure on them.
And these 6,000 people can basically withstand their attack of hundreds of thousands. What is the concept of adding 30,000 Yijun?
Heian Jing didn't dare to think about it, and neither did the shogunate.
If the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty don't help this time, Japan may be doomed.
