"Your Majesty, I, Zhu Quan, have fought in many battles."
"But this battle is the hardest and most difficult I have ever fought since I led the army."
"The Tatars have seized all the water sources, and our army cannot get even a drop of water."
"Even if we send troops to seize it, they will throw the dead animals into the water in advance."
"If you pollute the water source, you can't drink it even if you bring it back."
"Many soldiers died of illness because they drank contaminated water."
"I watched them die in pain, but I couldn't do anything."
Zhu Quan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
Zhu Di and Yang Xuan also looked serious.
"The Tatars want to trap us to death and starve us to death."
"If the reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, this army would have been completely destroyed."
"Although we defeated the Tatar army in the end, this battle was so miserable that it felt like defeat!"
Zhu Quan shook his head, his face full of pain.
Zhu Di patted Zhu Quan's shoulder and comforted him silently.
"Brother Seventeen, how are you recovering from your injury?" After a moment of silence, Zhu Di changed the subject.
He had already made up his mind to launch another Northern Expedition.
He and Zhu Quan thought the same, a miserable victory was as bad as defeat!
Daming suffered such a big loss and must take revenge.
"They were all minor injuries, and they have almost recovered." Zhu Quan forced a smile.
"Cough! Cough!" Unable to hold it back, he coughed again.
"Your throat?" Yang Xuan asked.
"It's okay." Zhu Quan shook his head.
The voice he speaks now is very hoarse.
The sequelae of the throat injury and fall have already appeared.
"After we return, I will send an imperial doctor to take a good look at you!"
"We must not leave the root cause of the disease behind!" Zhu Di said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Quan said.
"By the way, I have abolished Qiu Fu's title, and all his family members have been exiled to Qiongzhou." Zhu Di added.
This is the explanation given to Zhu Quan and the soldiers who died in the battle.
The fact that Qiu Fu was not punished was due to his past achievements.
Hearing this, Zhu Quan hummed slightly and said nothing more.
How to deal with it is what Zhu Di is qualified to do.
Telling yourself now is to give yourself face.
…
After the group entered the capital, Zhu Di did not hold any big banquet.
He just arranged a family dinner for Zhu Quan in the palace.
Zhu Quan worked hard and achieved great results in this battle, and Zhu Di must also give his own attitude.
Kunning Palace.
Zhu Quan's family members had already been brought in.
In addition, there are also Prince Zhu Gaochi's family and Anqing.
When Queen Ma was still alive, family banquets were always held in Kunning Palace.
When Zhu Di came to power, he also followed the example when Queen Ma was there.
After Zhu Di, Zhu Quan, and Yang Xuan arrived, Queen Xu Miaoyun led everyone out to greet them.
Such a lineup also gave Zhu Quan enough face.
After the salute, the group entered Kunning Palace.
Xu Miaoyun also asked people to start serving food.
The protagonist of today's family dinner is Zhu Quan, and the topic basically revolves around him.
But Zhu Quan is no longer the young and energetic Xiao Qi.
He also learned how to keep a low profile, advance and retreat.
All in all, this family dinner went smoothly and everyone was very happy.
Three days later, there will be a meeting.
Zhu Di announced the rewards for the meritorious soldiers in this battle.
Ning Wang Zhu Quan rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, countless brocades and silks, and pearls and agates.
There are also ten eunuchs and maids each.
Wang Zhong, the Marquis of Jing'an, pursued the title of Duke.
Anpinghou Li Yuan gave numerous rewards.
Prince Zhu Gaochi is responsible for the rewards of the remaining soldiers.
After the reward was over, the capital became quiet.
As the New Year approaches, various departments in the imperial court are also busy.
Zhu Quan recuperated at home and rested.
From time to time, Zhu Di would call him into the palace to chat.
However, although Ming Dynasty seems calm, the mobilization of the army and the mobilization of grain and grass all mean that there will be a big war in the coming year.
…
As winter approaches, the situation on the grassland slowly calms down.
For more than a month, Tatar and Oara fought dozens of games, each with its own victory or defeat.
Wala, who was originally taking advantage of the situation, suffered considerable losses due to the anger of the Tatars.
Wu Liangha was in Liaodong, surrounded by the Ming army, so his losses were not great. On the contrary, the livestock, population, and wealth plundered from the Tatars increased Wu Liangha's strength a lot.
Of the three major groups, only the Tatars suffered the greatest losses.
In the battle with the Ming army, tens of thousands of elite troops were lost. Uliangha and Wala took advantage of the situation and caused heavy losses to the rear.
In short, Tatar has a hard time this winter.
At this time, the second snow has begun to fall in the grassland.
All tribes also became angry.
The entire grassland was peaceful.
…
Beijing.
It’s already the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
All departments have also made preparations for the holidays.
On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the annual vacation officially begins.
Yang Xuan was sitting on the attic in the backyard, with hot water boiling on the stove next to him.
He took off the kettle and started making tea.
Soon, the aroma of tea filled the attic.
At this time, snowflakes were also falling outside the attic.
Makes it more artistic.
Creak~
There was a sound on the floor, and there was a familiar smell in the air.
Yang Xuan looked back and showed a smile.
"Why don't you rest a little longer?"
"I'm too old to sleep!" An Qing came to sit down next to Yang Xuan and replied.
"The Chinese New Year is tomorrow, have everything in the house been arranged?" Yang Xuan poured tea for An Qing and brought it to him.
"These things were all done by the old fool in the past, you should believe him!" An Qing took a sip of tea and said.
"Haha, yes!" Yang Xuan smiled.
Then the two chatted for a while.
Yang Xuan suddenly suggested: "The scenery outside is nice. Can I paint a picture for you?"
"Okay!" An Qing said with a smile.
In recent years, Yang Xuan has made at least one painting for Anqing every year.
An Qing understood Yang Xuan's intentions and she cooperated very well.
Soon, Yang Xuan had the drawing board, rice paper, and brushes ready.
An Qing sat dignifiedly in front of the window, placing his hands gently on his legs, looking at Yang Xuan with a smile on his face.
Snowflakes fell on the trees outside the window, and hot water was boiling on the stove beside me, and the steam floated upward.
"Get ready, let's start!" Yang Xuan reminded.
"Yeah." An Qing nodded lightly.
Painting cannot be completed in just a few strokes.
Yang Xuan concentrated on it. When he raised his head, he looked at An Qing and both of them smiled at the same time.
The attic became quiet, except for the sound of the kettle lid beating.
Time passed like this bit by bit, and neither of them felt impatient.
An Qing likes to see Yang Xuan's serious look and always feels that he can't get enough of it.
How do you say something?
Serious men are the most handsome (yes, those of you in front of the screen).
When two people in love are together, even if they don't say a word, they just look at each other and feel happy in their hearts.
I don't know how long it took, but Yang Xuan finally finished the painting.
"The painting is done!"
He stood up, stretched his waist, and smiled at An Qing.
The latter got up and stretched his body, came to Yang Xuan, looked at the painting, and started to comment.
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