Because the Tang newspaper only said one thing: more than 400,000 slave-building troops had gathered in Tongzhou, and a decisive battle between the two armies was about to break out.
Apart from this, nothing else was mentioned.
The newspaper finally came back to Lu Zhenfei, who read it twice more.
After confirming that there was nothing hidden, Lu Zhenfei could only ask: "Prince, before the expedition, did the Holy One mention whether the capital would be returned to Beijing after the victory of the Northern Expedition?"
"No," Zhu Cihong said, "I don't even know."
Although Chongzhen never mentioned this matter, this did not prevent everyone from discussing it.
Immediately someone said loudly: "It is the ancestral precept set by Grandfather Cheng that the emperor should guard the country. Therefore, after the victory of the Northern Expedition, the capital should be returned to the capital. There is no need to discuss this matter."
No need to ask, this must be an official from the north.
Everyone followed the voice and looked over, and it turned out to be Wang Duo, the Minister of Rites.
Wang Duo is from Hongdong County, Shanxi Province. Yes, it is Hongdong County where there are no good people.
As soon as Wang Duo finished speaking, someone immediately retorted: "It is true that the emperor guarding the gate of the country is the ancestral precept left by Grandpa Cheng, but there is a prerequisite for this, that is, the capital must be the gate of the country."
"However, with the majestic talent and strategy of the current emperor and the bravery of the new army, will it stop at the capital? Not necessarily?"
After a pause, the man continued: "We might as well take a longer-term view and include the Mobei grassland and the forest sea snow plain further north into the Ming Dynasty's territory to complete the great cause that even Grandpa Cheng failed to complete.
Impossible, then the capital will no longer be the gate of the Ming Dynasty, so why does the emperor need to be in charge?"
Everyone looked at him carefully, but it was Liu Shizhen, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
Liu Shizhen was from Wan'an, Jiangxi, so he naturally hoped to stay in Nanjing and serve as an official.
At this time, Liu Lishun, who had just entered the cabinet after Ting Tui, said: "If the current emperor can really incorporate the Mobei grassland and the forest sea snow plain further north into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and complete the great cause that even Grandpa Cheng failed to complete, then it should be returned to the Ming Dynasty.
Capital City, because it is too far from Nanjing to the Mobei Grassland and the forest sea and snowy plains further north, which is not conducive to the rule of the imperial court. On the contrary, if we go from Beijing to the Mobei Grassland, it will be much closer, and the transmission of government orders will be smoother."
"I cannot agree with what Mr. Liu Ge said." Someone soon came out to refute.
When everyone looked at it carefully, it was Chen Zilong from the Agricultural Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was involved. Chen Longzi was from Songjiang Prefecture, so he naturally hoped that Nanjing could become the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Lishun cupped his hands and said, "I would like to hear Chen give me advice."
Although there was a huge difference in grade between the two, Liu Lishun was not scornful in the slightest.
Chen Zilong showed no trace of timidity and said calmly: "Mr. Liu Ge just said that for the sake of clear government orders and the rule of the imperial court, Beijing is more suitable to be the capital of the Ming Dynasty than Nanjing, but it is a big mistake."
"With the majestic talents and strategies of today's Holy Emperor, supplemented by the brilliant military might of the Ming Dynasty Navy, how can the Ming Dynasty only expand its territory in the north?"
"After the victory of the Northern Expedition, the Ming Dynasty's New Army and the Ming Dynasty Navy will inevitably divide into two groups and expand their territories to the north and south respectively. Soon, Java, Managa, Luzon and Siam in the south will
The land will also belong to the Ming Dynasty. If so, is it closer to Java from Beijing? Or is it closer to Java from Nanjing?"
As a result, the officials present expressed their opinions one after another.
Some support staying in Beijing, while others support staying in Nanjing.
Officials from the two factions argued so hard that they even became red-faced and thick-necked.
Zhu Cixiang was sitting on the throne and saw it, and couldn't help being speechless.
You are saying that the Northern Expedition has not been won yet, and you are actually quarreling?
Isn't there anyone who is worried about whether the Northern Expedition will go smoothly?
Zhu Cixiang was very worried about the safety of Chongzhen and Zhu Cijiong.
He was especially worried about Zhu Cijiong, who was a fool.
…
Zhu Cijiong was in the mood to kill at this time.
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Jiannu, who rushed to Zhu Cijiong, refused to respond and fell off his horse.
Immediately, the dull sound of horse hooves sounded, and Xu Wuniu led several scout cavalry to catch up.
Xu Wuniu approached Zhu Cijiong's horse and asked with concern: "Prince Ding, are you okay?"
"What's wrong with Gu Neng?" Zhu Cijiong said casually as he took out the paper shell bullets from the magazine and loaded it into the barrel of the short gun, "It's just a lone Jiannu who didn't take care of him at night."
Xu Wuniu whispered: "I just heard the sound of a bowstring."
But Xu Wuniu was still a little worried: "Prince Ding, why don't you go back?"
"What are you talking about? Do you want to be a deserter and be laughed at by the world? Wu Niu, what are your intentions?" Zhu Cijiong had already reloaded the musket as he spoke.
However, before it was over, Zhu Cijiong pulled out a second short musket from the holster on his waist.
After loading the second short gun, he unloaded the Type 20 from his shoulder.
In addition to a Type 20 rifle, the scout cavalry of the Ming Dynasty were also equipped with two short blunderbuss for emergency use in close combat. In addition, each man also had eight five-pound long-handled grenades.
In addition to weapons, Ming army scout cavalry are also equipped with a strong armored stomach.
The armor and stomach include a dome with a face armor, a cotton armor lined with iron plates inside, and a mantle. Zhu Cijiong also wore an additional breastplate and back armor, even if he was shot by a slave's big bow at close range.
, can also bear it.
Even so, Xu Wuniu was still worried about Zhu Cijiong's safety, and said: "King Ding, it's okay if you don't want to go back, but you can't go ahead anymore, otherwise it will be difficult for us to do it."
Zhu Cijiong did not continue to embarrass Xu Wuniu and the others.
"Okay, you guys go ahead and I'll follow you." Zhu Cijiong said.
Seeing that Zhu Cijiong finally gave in, Xu Wuniu breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, he would have let Zhu Cijiong charge at the front. It would be fine if nothing happened, but if something happened, how would they explain to the Holy One when they went back?
"Let's go!" Xu Wuniu whistled, and several scout cavalrymen immediately dispersed.
Several scout cavalry formed a loose arrow formation, Xu Wuniu was directly in front of the arrow, and Zhu Cijiong fell behind the arrow, and then searched forward.
Soon, under the moonlight, several riders appeared in the fields ahead.
"Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" Xu Wuniu imitated the cry of a nighthawk twice.
The riders on the opposite side immediately responded with two wild cat calls: "Meow!"
This is the secret signal of the Ming Dynasty's scout cavalry. If you imitate the cry of a nighthawk here, the other side must imitate the cry of a wild cat. If you imitate the cry of a wild cat here, the cry of a nighthawk must be imitated on the other side.
If the answer is wrong, it means that Jiannu will not be punished for the rest of the night.
"One of our own." Xu Wuniu breathed a sigh of relief and rode up to meet him.
On the opposite side was another scout cavalry team. They said they were chasing a Jian Nu and arrived here at night. After escaping here, they suddenly disappeared.
"I guess I hid because I saw you guys coming." The scout captain on the opposite side scanned the surrounding wilderness with vigilant eyes, "Let's keep a distance and search again..."
Before he finished speaking, a muffled "bang" sound suddenly sounded behind him.
Then under the moonlight, Zhu Cijiong groaned: "What a thief!"
"Prince Ding?!" Xu Wuniu and several scouts and cavalrymen were immediately shocked.
Looking back quickly, I saw that Zhu Cijiong had fallen down from the horse.
Immediately, a black shadow suddenly emerged from the grass and rushed toward Zhu Cijiong's horse.
Needless to say, this must be Jiannu Yebuzai whom another group of scout cavalry was chasing.
This Jian Nu stayed up all night and was very discerning. He knew that Zhu Cijiong's war horse was a BMW.
Xu Wuniu subconsciously raised the Type 20, but at this distance and at night, it was basically a blind attack. Several other scout cavalry also raised their rifles at the same time.
However, at this moment, a gunshot sounded in the night.
The Jiannu who had just rushed to the north of the horse fell off the horse immediately after he refused to stop at night.
"Spread out and surround us!" Xu Wuniu gave the order, and the two scout cavalry squads immediately spread out in a fan shape, and then quickly gathered together towards the place where Zhu Cijiong fell off his horse.
Just as Xu Wuniu and the others were surrounding them, another gunshot rang out.
Then, Zhu Cijiong, who had just fallen off his horse, got up from the ground.
"Prince Ding!" Xu Wuniu roared out, which showed how worried he was.
"Why are you crying in mourning?" Zhu Cijiong laughed and scolded, "I'm not dead yet, really."
While the two were talking, Xu Wuniu had already arrived in front of Zhu Cijiong. When he looked closely under the moonlight, he saw a heavy arrow stuck in the middle of Zhu Cijiong's breastplate.
Fortunately, Zhu Cijiong wore a breastplate and cotton armor lined with iron plates.
Otherwise, this arrow would have been enough to pierce Zhu Cijiong.
But even so, the arrow dented Zhu Cijiong's breastplate, making him uncomfortable.
At that moment, Zhu Cijiong said again: "Wuniu, hurry up, help Gu take off his armor quickly and get into trouble with me. I'm so squeezed that Gu's chest hurts."
Xu Wuniu quickly dismounted, came forward and hurriedly removed Zhu Cijiong's breastplate and back armor. When he looked at the removed breastplate again, he saw that the four-sided arrow had penetrated the entire breastplate, but fortunately it didn't Wear it as a whole, otherwise, the cotton armor under the breastplate may not be able to block it, and Zhu Cijiong may be dead.
Zhu Cijiong touched the iron lining of the cotton armor and said with Yu Ji's heart: "What a thief, the iron lining of the cotton armor was also severely deformed by the shot. This dog Jiannu has such strong physical strength."
At this time, another scout cavalry had already picked up Jiannu's large bow.
"King Ding, this is a Ba Ya La." The scout cavalry raised the big bow in his hand, "This big bow must have at least 150 kilograms of draw power. The average Jiannu can't draw much without pulling it at night.
You will be exhausted if you go down."
"Really?" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "So Gu's luck is pretty good."
Hunting Ye Bushou actually killed a Baya La, which was really good luck.
When I walked to Bagala who was lying on the ground and looked at him, I saw that the two shots he had just fired were one in the chest. In fact, it was not fatal because the lead of the short gun was not enough to penetrate the cotton armor.
Bagala dismounted his horse.
But Zhu Cijiong's second shot hit Bagala's neck, and his blood vessels were burst.
