The peach dew in March is sweet and early.
Look closely at the flower branches, and you will see how many people compete for them.
It turned out to be the best time of the year, when the fragrance of flowers refreshed the soul, and the brothels outside Jiangdong Gate closed their doors and stopped accepting customers.
Regardless of whether the people who come to entertain themselves are important officials of the imperial court, nobles with military honors, or wealthy gentry and wealthy guests who spend a lot of money, they can only look at the door and sigh. Even if they spend money, the madam and the girls will not open the door.
If you don't make money, you only have to eat to support yourself. I have never heard of brothels having holidays. It's windy, rainy, thundering and lightning. Which day doesn't receive guests as usual?
See the ghost, but the brothels are closed, and all the brothels outside Jiangdong Gate.
When this happened, it was naturally not that the madam had a kind heart and allowed the girls to rest, but that the girls were all requisitioned. The ones who requisitioned them were King Zhu Zhi of Liao and King Zhu Geng of Min.
The reason for everything is just because a brothel girl accidentally sighed: Even if I can't sweep the bed to greet a good man when he returns from the war, I would like to stand in red clothes by the roadside and scatter flowers to congratulate him.
After Zhu Zhi heard about it, he immediately summoned Qingyanlou and other old bustards, and only said one sentence: How much revenue can be made in one day? The Liao Prince's palace is out, and the girls can have a free day.
The old bustards couldn't afford to offend the vassal kings, not to mention that the kings of Liao and Min were lords who had been to Southeast Asia and had plenty of money. They accepted the money wisely and agreed to it.
March 20th.
In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, countless merchants closed the market, farmers stopped working, and even the supervisors of the Imperial College had a holiday. Yang Shiqi, Li Zhigang and others went to Fengyi Gate leisurely in their regular clothes.
Outside Fengyi Gate, every once in a while, there will be messengers wearing colorful clothes and carrying national flags on their backs, riding on horses, shouting something like "the army is sixty miles away from Beijing", and then running around the capital. One lap.
Fengyi Gate has been sealed within one mile. The Beijing army has one sentry every five steps and one post every ten steps. They are standing on the street with long guns. Sixteen huge horns appeared on the tower. Xu Huizu stood in the middle of the horns and looked into the distance. Looking into the distance.
"The army is thirty miles away from the capital!"
The soldier acting as a messenger shouted loudly.
Xie Jin, Yu Xin, and Ru Yu climbed onto the city wall and stepped forward to salute Xu Huizu. The Duke's etiquette still needed to be taken care of.
Ru Yu asked with a smile on her face: "Thirty miles doesn't take long for the cavalry, but it still takes an hour for the army. Did we come too early?"
Jie Jin looked at the sun and sighed: "They traveled thousands of miles to fight, but we only lasted an hour."
Yu Xin frowned, a little worried: "Ruge is just sighing, but did Zhang Fu go too far this time? I heard that he killed many people before Banshi and brought back their heads."
Xu Huizu disagreed and said solemnly: "Zhang Fu killed all the people whose hands were stained with the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty. If they committed crimes against the Ming Dynasty, they would be killed. Who is the hero who opened up the territory and expanded the territory? Is there anyone who can use this to impeach him?"
Yu Xin was speechless. Can killing someone on the battlefield be the same as killing someone?
Ru Yu looked into the distance and said: "In any case, it is Zhang Fu's credit to capture Jiaozhi County. As for killing a few surrendered soldiers and generals, it is nothing. Zhang Fu wants to use this to beat other vassal states, so don't make him angry. Ming Dynasty, otherwise this will be the end, I heard that envoys from the Nanyang countries are already on the way, and this time I have prepared a more generous tribute."
The corners of Jie Jin's mouth moved slightly.
The Ming Dynasty set up the Jiugang Xuanwei Department and stationed troops in Jiugang. The Southeast Asian countries were already nervous. Fortunately, after a while, the Jiugang guards did not send troops to beat anyone, so they were relieved.
Not long after it was delicious and delicious, Annan was defeated. The Ming Dynasty occupied Annan again, established Jiaozhi County, and directly extended its hands to Nanyang. Although the Ming Dynasty repeatedly publicized that it was the Hu family and his son who were looking for trouble. The Ming Dynasty was in front, and the Ming Dynasty was behind, but after all, it occupied the territory of Annan and actually stationed troops. It would be strange that neighbors such as Champa, Siam, Chenla, and Canglan Kingdom could sleep well.
Worried that the Ming Dynasty would sweep across Southeast Asia, and coupled with the strength of the Ming Dynasty navy, the Southeast Asian countries sent envoys one after another. It was not important that they had just celebrated the New Year or had just returned. What was important was to express their attitude, repair the Ming Dynasty, and consolidate the sect-vassal relationship.
Even the Canglan Kingdom was trembling and sent envoys, who are probably halfway there now.
"The army is fifteen miles away from the capital!"
Half an hour later, the messenger passed by.
There was a sea of people outside Fengyi Gate, and the people who greeted them were lined up ten miles away along the road. The streets in the city were also filled with people on both sides. Countless people were eagerly waiting for the soldiers who had returned from victory to go home.
Time passed little by little, and after Wuli's report flashed by, there was no need to report it again, because standing on the city wall, it was enough to see a patch of flags in the distance, stretching into a line that seemed to reach the horizon.
Zhang Fuduan sat on the horse and looked at Tie Xuan, who was wearing armor. He couldn't help but look at him with disdain: "Tie Shangshu, you are just a military counselor with the army. When the war was at its fiercest, you were not seen wearing armor. Today, when you return to Beijing, you are wearing If you lost your armor, have you offended someone? Are you worried about throwing tiles at you?"
Tie Xuan took a sip and looked at Zhang Fu with dissatisfaction: "After all, I also went out with the army. Wherever you are, I am where I am, and I also get military honors. What's wrong with me enjoying such a beautiful thing back in Beijing now? That's right. You, the great commander, robbed Yuan Yue's armor, are you embarrassed?"
Zhang Fu laughed loudly: "I originally wanted to snatch Mu Sheng and Han Guan, but it turned out that their armors were too clean, and they didn't look like they were leading the way. Anyway, we were the ones who rushed forward, and there were even slashes on their armors. There are no traces, so I can’t explain it to the emperor..."
"The First Minister of the Ming Dynasty"
"..."
Tie Hyun was speechless.
The war horses move forward, slowly approaching the capital!
Tie Xuan looked back and asked Zhang Fu: "You really plan to hang the head out, do you know that this will frighten many people? If children have nightmares and women cry when they are frightened, there is nothing good for you." Fame."
Zhang Fu's face was solemn and his eyes were a little cold: "I have given a military order and I will not take it back."
Tie Xuan had no choice. Before Zhang Fu handed over the seal, he was still the supreme commander of this army.
"In this case, you will offend a lot of people."
Tie Xuan said softly.
Zhang Fu smiled calmly: "So what?"
Impeachment?
What else can be impeached, killing prisoners indiscriminately?
He is a military commander, and military commanders are meant to kill people. They surrendered, but they will still die. If a civil servant makes a blind noise, his teeth will be knocked out. Anyway, he will have to go back to Guangxi for a while, and then come back after the storm is over. The capital is not afraid of revenge.
"whole team!"
Zhang Fu sent an order.
The cavalry behind them began to hang the heads from behind the saddles to the front of the saddles. After the three teams of cavalry, there were dozens of prison cars. In the prison cars were Hu Jiya, Hu Hancang, Hu Yuancheng and a group of ministers.
After that, there are the elite divine machine artillery. The divine machine cannon is installed on a vehicle and is pulled by a war horse. After the Shenji Artillery, there are the mighty Shenji Campfire Cannons, and after that, there are the elite infantry.
Three hundred thousand troops were sent out for the expedition, and the troops returning to Beijing were 150,000 Beijing troops and 30,000 local troops. The Yunnan army needed to return to Yunnan to guard it. It was impossible to leave for a long time, and it was impossible to go to the capital to receive the glory in person. Even Mu Sheng did not return to the capital. , there are still 50,000 people staying in Jiaozhi County, under the control of Han Guan, and some sergeants from other local guards have also gone back, miscellaneous, and 30,000 people have returned to Beijing in total.
Between the infantry and the infantry, for every one thousand people, there will be twelve taels of carriages. There are no people on the carriages, only heads. The stinky heads. If you count them carefully, you will find that the number of carriages with heads has reached one hundred and twenty. vehicle!
Taking so many heads back to Beijing to ask for credit, I am afraid only Zhang Fu can do it.
The sergeants didn't mind, it was their trophy.
The army approached Fengyi Gate. On the tower of Fengyi Gate, sixteen trumpeters picked up huge horns and started blowing together with their cheeks puffed up.
"Du--du!"
The low and solemn voice spread far away. This was a bugle call and the glory enjoyed by the victor!
Zhang Fu's army returned to Beijing. Countless people looked pale. Some women were so frightened that they turned around and didn't know who they had vomited on. Some people with children even covered their children's eyes and cursed Zhang Fu in their hearts. Not a thing.
If you kill someone, kill someone. Why did you bring so many heads back? Do you know that this is very inappropriate for very few children, very inappropriate for women, and very inappropriate for men!
Many people have never seen such a horrific scene. Human heads were hung next to the saddle and piled in the carriage. Some of the heads were rotten and hideous. Some of the heads had only half of their bones left. People were infiltrating outside, and some heads were wrapped in lime, with only empty eyes exposed.
The people of Jinling City couldn't bear it, especially the smell was really choking.
Jie Jin stood on the tower and saw this scene clearly, shaking his head secretly: "I don't know what a smart person like Zhang Fu thinks."
Xu Huizu calmly looked at the army below the city and said softly: "Do you still remember the Fourth Army?"
"Go to the Fourth Army?"
Xie Jin frowned slightly.
Yu Xin was silent, and Ru Ru raised her brows, finally understanding the reason why Zhang Fu did this.
The Upper Four Armies are not from the Ming Dynasty, but from the Song Dynasty. They are the Japanese Army, the Tianwu Army, the Dragon Guard, and the Divine Guard. They are the elite of the Song Dynasty's imperial army. It's just that these elite Beijing troops have gradually become a bunch of waste. Even the people look down on them, and they have degenerated to the point where they have no dignity as soldiers.
Zhang Fu wanted to establish the majesty of a soldier and show his murderous spirit!
Soldiers are not the playthings of the common people. They are not something anyone can make fun of when talking about them. They are not the butt of jokes!
What Zhang Fu wants is that every time the people of Jinling talk about sergeants, the sight of mountains of corpses, seas of blood, and cars full of people comes to their minds, so that they will completely respect the sergeants!
"He's really attentive."
Ru Yu looked at the people on both sides. Many people had already "escaped". After this experience, no one would think that the three major battalions of the Ming Dynasty were the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty.
The chief ceremonial officer stood outside Fengyi Gate and conveyed the decree at the top of his voice. The meaning was one sentence: Those with military merit should enter the small teaching ground inside the city, and those without military merit should go around the city and enter the large teaching ground outside the city.
Zhang Fu knew all these procedures. After all, it was impossible for everyone to rush in and enter the capital. Someone from the back team had already led the way and started to wait at the big teaching ground.
Regardless of whether there is military merit for beheading, those who participate in the battlefield will be rewarded, but it is just a matter of how much.
Hu Ji Yao raised his head, with chapped lips and despairing eyes. The carriage slowly entered the city gate, and the sky suddenly turned dark...
