Wei Qinghui sighed softly as he spoke, and then continued: "Our emperor is a rare saint, not greedy, but after all, he is the head of a country. In the past two years, he may be happy or have nowhere to vent his distress. I have been lucky enough to meet a few people from Xiaodu.
After these sisters were blessed by the emperor, they did not get any status because they had never given birth to a boy or a girl. Now, it is unclear if they are said to be from the capital, but not from the capital.
If one day, the palace is willing to let people go, other people in the capital may be lucky enough to return home and let their parents and brothers choose new spouses, but these people in the capital cannot be released from the palace..."
Tang Chunru was so fascinated by what she heard that she forgot her own thoughts and suddenly asked: "Why?"
Wei Qinghui continued: "Why? There is no need to ask! Just because they have been close to the emperor's imperial body and received 'favor', they will never be allowed to get close to other men again.
Therefore, I told you that if a person is born with a bad fate, even if he is favored and pampered for a while, he may not be able to prosper, and there is no chance that disaster will happen to him. "
She went on to say in a slightly sad voice: "Being born as a daughter is already a misfortune for us, and what is even more unfortunate is choosing to be in the palace. It was only two years ago that I saw through everything in the palace.
Now I just want to live for one day and be loyal to the emperor, and don’t think about anything else. If my fate is not good and the emperor likes me, I will make people jealous, and I may be punished until death, even if I am alive. A prince would also poison someone to death.
Fortunately, after the death of Emperor Yingzong, the empress and the people of the capital no longer need to be buried alive.
Sister Zhen, the reason why you are sad is because you still don’t know what is going on in the palace, and you are having some miraculous dreams!
You are now fortunate enough to be given by the Emperor to the residence of 'General Zhaoyong'. With your youthful appearance, you are considered to be of high quality in the palace. If you go to the residence of General Zhang, you will really be able to make a difference. "
Wei Qinghui said this just to explain to Tang Chunru. She had been the maid in charge of Qianqing Palace for many years and knew a lot about everything in the palace, but she took it lightly.
Now that she learned that Tang Chunru was given by Emperor Chongzhen to serve at the side of Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen, she was sincerely happy for this Xiaodu native under her command, and because she was about to leave the palace, she was afraid that she would never see him again in the future. , only then did he talk a little more.
She then said to Tang Chunru: "You are leaving the palace tomorrow, so pack it up quickly to avoid being in a hurry again."
Tang Chunru was urged to go and bow to the emperor. She took Tang Chunru around to the front of the main hall of Qianqing Palace, and saw that Chongzhen was already sitting on the throne in the center of the main hall. Many eunuchs were standing inside and outside the hall, clearly waiting to summon the ministers, and the courtiers were coming soon.
On the second day, Tang Chunru arrived outside the Qianqing Palace early. She knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully towards the Qianqing Palace, and said in a trembling voice: "My slave, Tang Chunru, bows down to the Emperor. May your Majesty's state affairs go well, and may your Majesty be prosperous. Long live !Long live! Long live!"
After she said her goodbyes, she went out to the outside under the guidance of several young eunuchs. She looked back from time to time in the direction of Qianqing Palace, feeling very reluctant to leave.
…………
On May 14, the 14th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Cheng's cavalry camp and Tiger Guards were ready to go. They began to prepare for the camp at Mao Shi. After breakfast at Chen Shi, they waited for the Shenji Battalion to return, and then marched into Liaodong together. .
At the right time, I saw the flags of the soldiers of the Shenji Camp moving far away. After a while, a cloud of smoke and dust came rolling in. It was Chen Jiugao, the commander of the front camp of the Shenji Camp, leading dozens of guards on horseback. .
He just dismounted and said loudly to Zhang Cheng: "Brother, Uncle Xiangcheng led all the officials in the capital camp to see off our army and others."
Chen Jiugao came to Zhang Cheng's side and whispered quietly: "I heard that Grand Admiral Wang Dehua will also come to see off the army!"
Zhang Cheng was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly: "Is this true?"
Chen Jiugao grinned widely and said, "Uncle said so, I am not sure."
Zhang Cheng was silent, but after thinking about it carefully, Wang Dehua, the eunuch who held the seal, was now the commander-in-chief of the Jingying Rongzheng. It was reasonable for him to see off the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who were sent to Liaodong.
Another half an hour passed, and the soldiers of the front camp were also waiting in formation outside the campus. Only then did they see a group of knights in bright armor in the distance, escorting dozens of knights, slowly coming towards this side.
Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao hurriedly rode their horses to greet them. When they got close, they were about to dismount their horses to pay homage. However, they saw Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the chief admiral of the military affairs in the capital, on his horse. He waved his hand and said: "I'm wearing armor, but I'm a common man." Just waive the gift!"
Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao also sat on their horses and saluted with fists clasped together, and then saluted Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen.
Wang Dehua waved to Zhang Cheng with a gloomy expression. Zhang Cheng had no choice but to ride his horse to accompany him. Wang Dehua said: "Zhang Cheng, Long live the Lord has very high expectations for you. This time when we march into Liaodong, we must not call him Your Majesty is disappointed!"
Zhang Cheng replied solemnly: "Please rest assured, my lord, Zhang Cheng will work together with all the commanders to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, so that the Eastern captives will know how powerful our Ming army is and will not dare to bully me anymore."
To repay the kindness of the princes and father-in-law for their support and love, and to repay the kindness of the emperor for his trust and respect! "
"Hahaha!" Wang Dehua just laughed a few times and stopped talking.
Before the military formation, the Commander-in-Chief Wang Dehua and the Governor-General Li Guozhen of the Beijing Camp completed their review and led the officers and generals of the Beijing Camp to toast Zhang Cheng, Chen Jiugao, Fu Yingchong, Zhang Guangda and other generals.
The army then set off. They left the capital and headed towards Tongzhou, followed by Sanhe, Yutian, Fengrun, Yongping, Funing and Shanhaiguan.
"How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my sword and spear, and I share the same enemy with you!"
How can I say that I have no clothes? Tongze with Zi. The king has raised his army, repaired my spear and halberd, and worked with me together!
How can I say that I have no clothes? Wear the same clothes as your son. The king raised his troops and repaired my armor and soldiers..."
As always, loud and clear military songs came from Zhang Cheng's cavalry camp and Tiger Guard camp. The soldiers in the Beijing camp were also affected by this, and gradually sang together with Zhang Cheng's army.
…………
The Ministry of War originally wanted Zhang Cheng's troops and Shenji Battalion to speed up their march and arrive in front of Ningyuan's army in early June. However, it was nearly 900 miles from the capital to Ningyuan.
Although most of them are flat government-built roads, even the Hongyi artillery of the Shenji Battalion has set off first, but it also carries a lot of gunpowder, projectiles and other military supplies. The army can only walk up to three to forty miles a day, and it is certain that I can't make it on time.
Zhang Cheng kept commenting on the topography of the surrounding towns along the way, and even told Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong how in the spring of the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, they secretly attacked the invading captives on the land of Jibei. They first intercepted and killed Ma Zhan, and then attacked the formation at night and killed Yue. Trust's glorious deeds.
During the narration, Zhang Cheng had to add some extra material to himself to show his prowess. This was also a skill he learned and sold with the two of them.
