When Sun Yingyuan heard the sound, he was very surprised and couldn't help but immediately raised his head to look at Duke Xingguo.
It had been clearly stated just now that he was not suitable, but suddenly it was said that he could participate in the war against Japan!
"Really?" Sun Yingyuan couldn't help but confirm.
He did not hesitate to beg Zhou Yuji to bring him to the Duke's Mansion, just because he wanted a chance to fight, to make military exploits in the hope of being named a marquis and a general!
After being hit just now, I was even more surprised by this result.
Zhang Mingwei listened, nodded with a smile and said: "Cooked!"
"..." Sun Yingyuan and Zhou Yuji were stunned when they heard this. Did they agree or not? What does Zude mean?
On New Year's Eve, I made a joke, but it's a pity that the two people in front of me didn't understand it.
When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he stood up first and said with a smile: "There is still some time before the Spring Festival Gala starts. Come on, let's go to the palace and tell the emperor that we can include it in next year's plan!"
You come to wish me a happy future, then I will go to the emperor to wish you a happy future!
Of course, Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan were also qualified to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. One was a great hero in wiping out the Jianlu and liberating Liaodong, and the other was escorting the prince back and was in the capital for the first time after the Spring Festival Gala. Both of them naturally wanted to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.
When they heard what Duke Xingguo said at this time, the two of them naturally would not refuse. I was even very curious. I wonder what made Duke Xingguo think about it and wanted to give advice to the emperor?
Included in next year’s plans, this must be a big event!
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On this New Year's Eve, Emperor Chongzhen was actually quite busy. It's not that he has to clean up, prepare New Year's Eve dinner, etc. Naturally, he doesn't need to take action on these matters, and he doesn't even need to issue orders. Naturally, someone is busy.
If he has many wives and children, there will be no shortage of things in the palace!
But when he heard that Duke Xingguo had brought Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan to pay New Year's greetings, he knew that something must be up.
Zhu Aina happened to be beside him, so she teased his daughter: "This gentleman is really anxious. He has not even finished the New Year yet, and he found a reason to run into the palace to find someone!"
The wedding of Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yu'ao was scheduled for the next year. It didn't matter what Emperor Chongzhen said originally. Everyone knew that Duke Xingguo was leading the two generals, so it must be him himself. But he said this while looking at Zhu Yurao, and he immediately made Zhu Yurao blush!
Prince Zhu Cixiang was also there. When he saw this scene, he pretended to be serious and said to Zhu Aona: "My sister is a heroine. She has won countless victories in the north and south. I finally know the real secret!"
"What secret?" Zhu Yuyao knew as soon as she heard this that her brother was going to make fun of her, but she still couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Cixi still replied seriously: "Because my sister has received the true story of Guan Gong. If you don't believe me, sister, just look in the mirror!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen, several concubines, and other princes and princesses burst into laughter, and everyone laughed happily.
Zhu Yasuo's face turned even redder and she wanted to chase Zhu Cixiang.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at this scene and suddenly felt very emotional in his heart.
If in the original history, my whole family would be gone. But now, the whole family is happy. All these changes are due to the changes brought about by my husband!
With this in mind, he left the harem and hurried to see Zhang Mingwei.
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"Your Majesty, happy New Year!" Zhang Mingwei congratulated Emperor Chongzhen with clasped fists as soon as he saw Emperor Chongzhen on this special day.
Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan originally wanted to pay homage, but when they saw Duke Xingguo like this, they had no choice but to follow him, clasping their fists and congratulating them: "Happy New Year, Your Majesty!"
"Haha, happy New Year, happy New Year to everyone!" Emperor Chongzhen said cheerfully when he saw it, and then stretched out his hand.
Wang Chengen, who was following him to wait for him, quickly took out three red envelopes and presented them with both hands.
Emperor Chongzhen took it, distributed it to each person one by one, and said with a smile: "Come, come, come, each person will get a red envelope."
"..." Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan were dumbfounded when they saw it. They had never expected that this would happen.
Zhang Mingwei, however, was not surprised and did not refuse. He immediately took it and returned the greeting with a smile: "Congratulations on getting rich!"
Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan were at a loss when faced with an unprecedented scene. Seeing Duke Xingguo's appearance, they naturally imitated his example and quickly returned the greeting to Emperor Chongzhen: "Congratulations on getting rich!"
After I finished speaking, I felt a little strange in my heart. The person opposite me was the Emperor!
"Haha, congratulations on getting rich!" Emperor Chongzhen was obviously in a very good mood and said with a smile, "I am rich and there are many places where I can use my money. I hope to make a fortune again in the coming year and have more money to use!"
This year, Liaodong was liberated and the Jianlu were eliminated. This was the greatest happiness.
After he finished laughing, he asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, this Chinese New Year party is not just here to wish me a happy new year, right? If you have anything to do, please tell me quickly. Don't delay watching the Spring Festival Gala!"
This was also the first time that Prince Zhu Cixiang attended the Spring Festival Gala. Empress Zhou valued it very much and reminded him when Emperor Chongzhen came over.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned to look at Sun Yingyuan, then looked back at Emperor Chongzhen, and said with a smile: "I suddenly thought of something more important. Anyway, I want to watch the Spring Festival Gala with His Majesty, so I just mentioned it by the way."
As soon as he heard that it was an important matter, Emperor Chongzhen immediately became serious and asked Wang Chengen to bring a stool to Zhang Mingwei and give him a seat. Maybe even because it was New Year's Eve, even Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan also took advantage of it and offered seats.
Zhang Mingwei was very accustomed to sitting down, but whether it was Zhou Yuji or Sun Yingyuan, it was the first time that he was given a seat, and the feeling was very different, and he felt very honored.
Especially Sun Yingyuan's eyes were opened even more after he followed Zhang Mingwei into the palace. No matter how much he thought about it, he never expected that the relationship between Duke Xingguo and the palace, and the relationship with Emperor Chongzhen, would actually be so good that they were like a family!
After Zhang Mingwei sat down, he smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen who was also sitting: "Your Majesty, starting from next year, our enemies of the Ming Dynasty will mainly be the Japanese and the Western Yi."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded. For now, the country has basically been calmed down. Of course, if I have to say it, it is that Annan does not have it yet.
However, in the past, it was only under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty in name, but in fact, they were autonomous. But it will be taken back in the future to achieve true direct jurisdiction. Sun Chuanting never came back from the south because he was training for this matter.
As he was thinking about it, Zhang Mingwei continued to say to him: "In this way, both the Japanese and the Western Yi have one thing in common, that is, they have a large number of firearms, and they still use firearms as the mainstay in warfare. This is similar to what we did before the Ming Dynasty. Our opponents are all different, and we must pay attention to them.”
Regardless of whether they are bandits or captives, although they all have firearms, the main force is actually cold weapons. Most of the thinking about fighting is the same as before.
However, the Japanese and Xiyi were different. They mainly fought with firearms. If you still fight with the original set of combat thinking, you will definitely encounter a lot of trouble.
Although the Dutch who attacked the generals and the Spaniards who were their opponents when they captured Luzon were indeed Western barbarians.
But both times, Ming defeated them with absolute superiority in troops and firearms. The opponent's strength was only a little, so of course it couldn't be seen.
If you can, if you are attacking the Japanese country or fighting a large army of Xiyi, you must not be so reckless.
Zhang Mingwei really thought of this because of Sun Yingyuan's visit, so he came over to mention this matter to Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen understood what Zhang Mingwei said, he nodded solemnly and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense. This point was ignored before!"
Zhang Mingwei seriously suggested: "I think it is necessary for us to open an Army Arms Hall just like the Navy Arms Hall... to explain the new generation of war knowledge to the entire army, and popularize it in the military, so that in the future we can In the war, especially in the war against the Japanese, we should try to minimize the losses of our army."
The Naval Armament Hall was opened two years ago and is usually managed by Zheng Zhilong. Of course, the nominal sacrificial wine is of course Emperor Chongzhen, but it doesn't matter. Sometimes Zhang Mingwei would also teach the sailors some concepts of naval warfare, mainly from later generations.
Although he has never fought in a naval battle, he cannot withstand the development of the Internet in later generations. He will definitely have a lot to say about his impressions of naval battles.
Not to mention, the reason why the navy will be expanded this time is because the naval armament hall has been opened in advance, so there is no problem of lack of grassroots officers, which greatly speeds up the progress of the navy expansion.
Emperor Chongzhen had already received benefits from the Navy Armed Forces. When he heard Zhang Mingwei's proposal, he nodded without hesitation and said, "That's great. This Army Armed Forces must be there!"
Naturally, the sacrificial wine of the Army Armed Forces Hall must be Emperor Chongzhen. There was also preliminary communication on how to do this.
Of course, the main suggestion was given by Zhang Mingwei, which was to select outstanding officers from the army that recovered Liaodong to serve as instructors and explain the precautions for the firearms unit in actual combat. The trainees are selected from the reformed armies at various military stations across the country, because most of the armies actually have no experience in this area.
And in future wars, it is impossible to use this army to regain Liaodong. But it is necessary to train all the armies across the country to be as elite as the army that will regain Liaodong.
Of course, Zhang Mingwei was inevitably involved and reviewed the teaching and even the teaching materials of the Army Armed Forces Hall.
While they were talking about these things, Wang Chengen suddenly coughed.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You old thing, I know it!"
Then, he said to Zhang Mingwei and others: "This matter is almost over. I will hand it over to the cabinet later. Let's go, it's getting late. Let's go have the New Year's Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala together!"
