It was past half of the night, the waning moon was fading, the cicadas were singing more and more cheerfully, and the heat wave was rolling. Even with the ice basin, Zhu Yixi was still bored by the heat.
Lying on the bamboo mat in the courtyard, he secretly calculated the gains of this trip.
Soldiers and horses, money, prestige, territory, to name a few.
Sichuan and Hanzhong are connected as one, and can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating.
For Li Zicheng, he was his stumbling block, so he had to be careful.
"Master, are you feeling cooler?" Sun Xuan'er held a fan and sat sideways, fanning the air on the ice.
The elastic thighs were cold. Zhu Yixi couldn't help but absorb the coolness and hummed comfortably: "Not bad."
Knowing that His Highness was particularly fond of her long legs, Sun Xuan'er couldn't help but lean closer to her. Her curvy figure made her linger in admiration.
After a while, Sun Xuan'er's face turned redder and redder, her eyes were watery, and the love inside them almost overflowed.
"Your Highness——"
At this time, a girl came over.
She has a baby face, a slim and graceful figure, and a cautious look in her beautiful eyes.
Maturity and purity coexist, making it particularly conspicuous.
"What?" Zhu Yixi looked up, focusing immediately on the burden on her chest, and then on her delicate little face.
The figure is 90% and the face is 90%. This is not a one plus one relationship.
"It's the Mid-Autumn Festival in two days. I've made mooncakes for you and your sister to try."
After saying that, he walked up carefully, bowed to the two of them, and then looked at the two of them with expectation and grape-like eyes.
Sun Xuan'er was quite dissatisfied with the interruption of their world, but she was happy to have a sister in her family.
"Really?" Zhu Yixi looked at the golden mooncakes, feeling a little moved.
Looking up, the moon gradually disappearing in the sky is indeed much rounder.
Before you know it, it's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Thinking about it, Zhu Yixi looked at the two beauties and couldn't help but said: "You came at the right time, come here!"
Looking at the frightened girl, Zhu Yixi said in a friendly manner.
Huang Jie'er twisted her handkerchief and saw Sun Xuan'er and King Hanyang approaching. She walked over step by step and approached the other side.
Seeing her timidity and shyness, Zhu Yixi smiled, hugged her around the waist, threw her chest in a wide arc, and instantly hit the ball into her arms.
When he saw that the other side was quite spacious, he patted Sun Xuan'er's thigh.
The latter's red lips slightly opened, and he wanted to say a few words, but his long legs fell down involuntarily and fell into his arms.
Hugging each other on the left and right, it was a blessing to be together. Zhu Yixi suddenly felt that it was no longer hot at this time.
Sun Xuan'er squeezed forward, put her head on her chest dissatisfied, wrinkled her nose slightly, looked at the shy Huang Jie'er, and swore her sovereignty.
Huang Jie'er noticed his eyes and couldn't help but shrink back, blushing with embarrassment and not daring to raise her head.
Zhu Yixi noticed the girl's retreat and patted her butt: "If you move further, you will fall."
At this time, the girl couldn't help but move forward, practice basketball, and hit someone with the ball again.
"This is the best time."
Zhu Yixi sighed, feeling inexplicably happy.
From the beginning of survival, to escape, to now being able to protect myself.
The scene of carelessness was gone forever, and the passion for power burst out again in his heart.
Manchu Qing is really coming.
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Since the number of soldiers and horses increased to 70,000, plus more than 100,000 prisoners, the withdrawal from Chengdu was carried out step by step.
Going upstream into the Sichuan River, the water is fierce, but once you take a boat down the river, you can reach Jingzhou in just a few days.
Although it is not possible to reach Jiangling, which is a thousand miles away, it can be returned in one day, but it can be easily done in three or four days.
Until then, Zhu Yixi once again noticed the importance of the navy, so he gathered hundreds of shipbuilders and went to Huguang together.
Similarly, how could he, who started out as a craftsman, forget about other craftsmen? Just take them away regardless.
Yang Zhan, Zeng Ying, Cao Xun, Wang Xiang and other Sichuan generals also accompanied him.
Among them, Zeng Ying was the most important, and the Mingying camp under his jurisdiction was expanded to 5,000. The remaining generals were only 3,000, and they still had no camp numbers.
I heard that King Hanyang would report to the imperial court and promote him to the rank of commander-in-chief, which aroused everyone's envy.
Among the generals of Sichuan, he is the leader of the army.
Wang Xiang was dissatisfied and looked at Zeng Ying's background with jealousy.
Pity him, he stayed well in Zunyi Mansion, but he was summoned to Chengdu and became the general of King Hanyang.
So he found his former owner, the current Sichuan governor Wang Yingxiong.
When Wang Yingxiong heard this, his expression changed and he sighed: "Your Highness, you don't trust me!"
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Since the King of Hanyang thinks highly of you, he must go to Huguang well."
"But--"
Wang Xiang wanted to speak again, but was interrupted and scolded by Wang Yingxiong:
"Ruiwu, one moment is not the other. The Hanyang king is so powerful. Who dares to disobey in Sichuan? Didn't you see that Zhang Xianzhong was driven away?"
Seeing this, he responded angrily, with a hint of joy in his heart.
Who would want to follow the old master as a slave when he could follow the famous King of Hanyang? Why would he come here if he didn't want to leave a way out?
Wang Xiang walked out of the mansion with a happy heart and said with a smile: "I have been tired of staying in that ghost place in Zunyi for more than ten years. It is finally my turn to show off my skills."
"Zeng Ying can be the commander-in-chief, why can't I?"
Thinking this, he couldn't help but grin.
At this time, His Royal Highness King Hanyang, who was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, sat on the boat to receive the two of them.
One of the literati was recommended by the King of Hanyang and became the new magistrate of Chengdu. He was a former Sichuan political official, Liu Linchang.
As a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli Dynasty, Liu Linchang offended the eunuchs because of his uprightness and cooperated with Zeng Ying to guard Fuzhou and Wangjiang Pass. They were brave and resourceful.
Zhu Yixi valued his selflessness and integrity the most, so he made him the chief envoy to Sichuan so that he could restrain Wang Yingxiong.
When he participated in politics in Eastern Sichuan, he was originally under the chief envoy and was regarded as a deputy envoy. From the third rank, he naturally became the chief envoy.
The governor is in charge of military affairs, and the envoy is in charge of civil affairs.
As for him not having the power to appoint officials?
Haha, even if we are thousands of miles apart from the imperial court, can we still object?
Even if he was re-appointed and dismissed, the edict would not be able to pass Xiangyang.
"Liu Fantai, Sichuan is entrusted to you."
Zhu Yixi said seriously.
"Your Highness, please rest assured that I will not disappoint your expectations."
Liu Linchang said excitedly.
From participating in politics to being the chief minister, this step is really important.
In Sichuan, the King of Hanyang at this time represented the imperial court.
After Liu Changlin left, Zhu Yixi took a serious look at Zeng Ying's long beard and couldn't help but smile: "You are following Guan Gong in every aspect!"
"Hey, Your Highness, I still can't hide some of the general's thoughts from you."
Zeng Ying hurriedly apologized and said with a smile.
He was afraid that King Hanyang would be jealous.
Zhu Yixi was noncommittal, and then said softly: "Your appointment as commander-in-chief must be coming soon."
"Zeng Ying, I wonder if you are interested in Hanzhong?"
"I will go wherever His Highness tells me to go!"
Zeng Ying patted his chest and said.
"Okay!" Zhu Yixi liked such an upright general more and more, and he said loudly:
"You will replace Zhu Meng of Dashan Pass and sit in Hanzhong to resist the intruders. You must not take it lightly."
"Don't worry, we will not stop killing the thief when it's time. We won't take an inch when it's not time."
Zeng Yinghao said angrily.
After the two left, it was the Shaanxi merchants.
After Zhu Yixi entered Sichuan, Shaanxi businessmen also immediately entered the salt industry and fully revitalized the salt wells in Fushun County (Zigong).
From this, after the Grain Industry Guild, the Salt Industry Guild was also successfully established.
According to preliminary estimates, the monthly salt production can reach 200,000 shi.