"You do have wine here. I have always suspected that you have wine, but I have never been able to find it. Today, the secret was finally revealed." Cao Xing did not talk about the previous topic, raised his glass and took a sip, smiling.
"Why, do you want to confiscate it?"
"The battle is over. Even the soldiers can drink some wine tonight. What can I do without it? But you have reminded me. I have to go back quickly and replace all the confiscated wine, otherwise they will tear me apart.
The tent is here." Cao Xing took another sip and suddenly remembered the matter and said. As he spoke, he stood up, said to Lan Zhen, "Wait for me to eat in a while" and ran out of the room.
Tent. Lan Zhen also smiled and took a sip of wine, and said to the guard who had already brought the food: "Go get another one. General Cao will come to eat with us in a while."
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"Princess, what happened? What order did General Lan send?" Seeing Yun Zhi holding the document sent by Lan Zhen in her hand, she was stunned for a moment, and Zhang Wuji asked.
"We are all our own people, why do we call them such different people?" Yunzhi did not answer his question immediately, but said.
Hearing this, Zhang Wuji glanced around with some embarrassment before saying: "Madam."
"Ms. sir, you and I are husband and wife, and there are no outsiders, so please don't call us inappropriately." Facing the smiling eyes that immediately flashed around her, Yunzhi said without caring at all.
She didn't care, but Zhang Wuji couldn't help but couldn't care less, his face turned a little red, and in order to change the subject he said: "Madam, what are the orders of General Lan?"
"It's not General Lan's order, but Third Brother's order." Yunzhi said: "Third Brother did not appoint another vassal king in India this time. Instead, he divided the place except Bengal into three and appointed you separately.
Together with Yang Feng and Mu Ang, he serves as the governor and governs the people."
"Ah?" Hearing this, Zhang Wuji couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then blurted out: "What's going on, Your Majesty? Why did you suddenly stop adding vassal kings? Could it be that you want to stop adding vassal kings?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yunzhi immediately stopped what Zhang Wuji was about to say. Zhang Wuji also came to his senses and realized that he had made a mistake. He couldn't say such words casually, so he hurriedly covered his mouth.
But he didn't actually have to do that, because everyone present was a little shocked for a moment and didn't hear what he said. Although most of these people were just Yunzhi's guards, they also knew that His Majesty had already conferred many vassal titles, but he suddenly stopped conferring them in India.
It makes people can’t help but think about it.
"It's useless to think about this matter too much. Sir, since the third brother appointed you as the governor, and Lan Zhen asked us to go to Delhi City to discuss how to set up the governor's palace, we can only take care of the errands first. As for the rest, we will wait until we return to Delhi City.
, as a wife, I immediately wrote to Third Brother to ask why this is the case." Yunzhi said again. She is Yun's favorite sister, which can be heard from the fact that she calls him 'Third Brother' instead of 'Emperor Brother'
.I also dare to write a letter asking Yun.
"As for the Mingjiao believers who came with you, the wife is meant to stay here for the time being, not to be taken to Delhi. I think it is better for your jurisdiction to be closer to the Central Plains, and choose it next to Bengal instead of taking it to Delhi.
Over there in Delhi." Yunzhi said again.
Hearing these words, Yun Zhi rolled her eyes at him. Logically speaking, the male should be the one who takes charge of the outside world and the woman should be the one who takes the lead inside. Although their family's situation is special, there is no reason for the daughter-in-law to take care of all external affairs. But she also knows
Zhang Wuji used to only work as a bodyguard beside Yun, and he always wanted to go home and continue to be an outer disciple of Wudang Mountain like his father, taking charge of some errands. He never thought about becoming an official in the court. He knew nothing about political affairs, so he might as well be Yun Zhi.
Yunzhi wouldn't blame him for starting to learn it after getting married.
"For the time being, these are the only things we have to decide on. As for other matters, we should discuss them with General Lan and the others after returning to Delhi City. Alas," Ke Yunzhi suddenly sighed again and said, "I wanted to do it here.
We went back to India after the war. Who would have thought that Third Brother would first let you take charge of Mingjiao, and then later make you the governor. If this happens, we will not be able to return to the capital within three to five years."
"Your Majesty must have a purpose for giving this order," Zhang Wuji came to his senses at this time and said: "You also know my abilities, but I don't have the ability to govern millions of people. Your Majesty also knows that, in my opinion,
This position of Governor-General is nominally given to me, but in fact it is given to you. His Majesty must have felt that you are very suitable to be the Governor-General of India, so he appointed you in this way."
Yun Zhi actually thinks so too, but in front of so many people, even her own bodyguards cannot admit it. If these words spread, they will be ridiculed. Even if the royal consort has always been inferior to the princess, he will be laughed at.
Ridicule. If a husband is laughed at, what dignity can a wife have? "Third, since His Majesty has appointed you as governor, he naturally thinks that you can manage the people well. How can you say that you are for me?"
Zhang Wuji also realized at this time that what he said was inappropriate and smiled and said nothing more.
Early the next morning, the couple rushed back to the city of Delhi with a guard of thousands of people. In the following days, Qin Song and Mu Ang got the news and rushed there one after another. After the three of them came back, they arrived in Lanzhen.
Under the auspices of the Governor-General, a meeting was held on how to establish the Governor-General's Palace and how to divide the three Governor-General's Palaces. After discussion, Qin Song was appointed to govern Punjab, Kashmir and other regions and was stationed in Delhi City; Muang was appointed to govern Rajasthan.
State, Chambal and other places, stationed in Jaipur; Zhang Wuji ruled the middle reaches of the Ganges, from Aligarh in the west to Bengal in the east, stationed in Patna city.
According to Yun's will and everyone's speculation, within his own jurisdiction, the governor has the power to be close to the monarch and can appoint and remove officials, but he has no diplomatic power. He still needs to consult the imperial court for major matters, and he must follow the imperial court's major policies. He will also set up patrol officers.
The history supervises the governor. Of course, the biggest difference between a governor and a monarch is the term of office. According to everyone's guesses, the term of a governor will never exceed nine years, while a monarch can stay in office forever. But everyone understands this and there is no need to discuss it.
During the meeting, news came that the entire territory of the Delhi Sultanate was completely pacified, and that the Bahmani Sultanate was willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty. The complete pacification of the Delhi Sultanate had little impact on the meeting, because all the land of the Delhi Sultanate was counted among the three governors.
However, the population and land of the Bahmani Sultanate were not included. After debate, everyone believed that even if Firuz Shah was really willing to submit unconditionally, he would not accept this country for the time being.
First of all, the Bahmani Sultanate is not a small country, with a population of over ten million. It is not easy to rule unless they send troops to massacre all the powerful tribal leaders; but now even if they want to send troops to massacre, it is difficult to do so, because
The soldiers were unwilling. They had already made enough money, especially in the city of Delhi. They did not grab more than a hundred taels of wealth and were embarrassed to talk to others. They also had few grievances against the people of the Bahmani Sultanate. The soldiers were unwilling.
Even if they continue to fight, they want to go home, and if they are forced to fight, they will not be able to use even half of their combat power. So in the end, it was decided to let Firuz Shah rule this area for the time being, but the title was changed to Governor Bahmani.
To accept Mu Ang's rule, you have to pay a lot of money and slaves to Mu Ang and the Ming Dynasty court every year. As for the future, it is better to leave it to the Holy One to make the decision.
When the discussion was over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Gaoxu and others were eager to take the looted things home. Wen also wanted to return to Bangladesh as soon as possible. Many generals did not want to stay in India anymore and wanted to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible, so
They held meetings day and night, and had a total of less than ten hours of rest for five consecutive days. As soon as the meeting ended, many people lay down on their chairs, and they had no choice but to ask the guards to take them back to their camp.
Song was in good spirits. He slept for six hours in a row before the meeting. He also squinted for a while during the meeting. He was not too sleepy at this time. He said to Lan Zhen: "General Lan, the meeting is finally over. Let's
After resting in Delhi for a few more days, it’s time to lead the troops back.”
"Song, you can't go back so early." Lan Zhen said with a smile: "We can't withdraw all these people at once. Don't say that if you withdraw, the various places will be empty and unprepared. There will be no food for so many soldiers on the road."
Don’t come out. Your troops in the northwest will be divided into two parts. First, the soldiers of His Royal Highness King Ting and King Ta will withdraw, and then you and the soldiers of His Highness King Qin will withdraw. You will have to stay in India for another two or three months."
"This," Song also wanted to go back early, so he wanted to evade it. But after thinking about it, he felt that since Lan Zhen had told him, it meant that Qin King Zhu Shangbing had agreed, and he could not refuse, so he could only agree. But he also
Not willing to accept it, he wanted to get some more benefits from Lan Zhen. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something and said: "Lan Zhen, since the errands have been done and we are of the same generation, I will ask you to
A blue pearl."
"Why should we be so polite?" Lan Zhen said with a smile. Song was also a nobleman from Jianghuai. Even though he was not in the capital, his actual status in guarding Yiwu, Turpan and other places was close to that of the vassal king. There was no problem in discussing equality with Lan Zhen.
"In that case, I won't be polite." Song said with a smile: "It's okay to let me lead troops and stay in India for a few more months, but I still want benefits."
"How much gold, silver or food do you want? If you like Indian women, I can also pick the most beautiful one for you." Lan Zhen said immediately.
"There's no need for food. It's too expensive to transport food back so far and it's not economical. I'll ask for some gold and silver, but that doesn't matter. What I want most is a few people who can calculate the positions of enemy artillery." Song Dao
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"Is it because you saw our army's artillery knocking out the Indian artillery that day?" Lan Zhen immediately remembered that incident.
"Of course. Lan Zhen, this ability is amazing! Artillery is of great importance in battles, especially in siege warfare. It is always detrimental. If our army can knock out the enemy's artillery, but the enemy cannot hit us,
The army's artillery is a big advantage. So I want to ask Lan Zhenyun to have a few people who know how to calculate the location of the enemy's artillery." Song said excitedly.
"I can't make the decision! I'm not trying to shirk. Your Majesty wouldn't think of something that we can all think of? Those people pretend to be my bodyguards, but they are actually sent by His Majesty to test the method.
Is it easy to use? His Majesty’s decree to me also stated that if the method is effective, an artillery department will be set up in the Lecture Hall to teach how to calculate the enemy’s artillery positions. He also said that in the future, all artillery in the Central Plains will be handed over to the lecturer.
Someone who graduated from the Artillery Department of Wutang is in charge. I dare not allow you." Lan Zhen said sternly.
"Hey, in that case, let me tell you something about Your Majesty. Forget it, I happen to be in India, so I will go to the capital with the soldiers returning from the sea to pay homage to Your Majesty. I will also take a look at the scenery of Nanyang along the way. The soldiers of my capital will be sent by
Brother Song Ying took him back." Song also knew that Lan Zhen was telling the truth, so he thought about it and said this.
"Then we have to give His Majesty some advice in advance and get His Majesty's permission. However, Your Majesty has always wanted you generals who guard the border to return to Beijing and will not reject it," Lan Zhen said with a smile.
Song joked with him for a few more words and became sleepy. He yawned a few times and was about to say goodbye to Lan Zhen and return to his camp. But then a soldier came in and whispered a few words in Lan Zhen's ear.
Lan Zhen's expression moved slightly, but quickly returned to its original state. She gave a few instructions to Pu Bing, who followed the order and came down.
"What happened?" Song asked casually.
"It's not a big deal. Said had two generals named Zahir and Zahid. When they attacked the city of Delhi, the two of them escaped with some troops. After interrogation, their subordinates failed to escape.
The soldiers who went there learned that a few days before the city of Delhi was destroyed, they had been secretly massacring the Brahmin believers in the city according to Said's order. Because Said strictly prohibited the Brahmin believers from walking around freely in the city during the war, they were not killed by other Brahmans.
The believers noticed this. After the Brahman believers in various places learned about this matter, the crowd became excited and must kill all the troops led by the two of them."
"The two of them led troops and fled to the Bahmani Sultanate. After Firuz Shah surrendered, I gave him an order to destroy these two armies. I didn't want Zahir and Zahid to notice the news just now.
He caught Firuz Shah's move, launched his attack in advance, and actually escaped, heading west to Persia." Lan Zhen replied.
"It's really not a big deal." Song said. Several, well, more than a few, at least tens of thousands of Brahmans were killed, but it was not worth their attention at all.
"It's really not that important, but you still have to make a gesture. I will send troops to pursue them. But I won't let the soldiers chase them too far." Lan Zhen didn't care and gave the order casually.
Nothing happened after that, Song said goodbye to Lan Zhen and went back to rest.
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"We finally escaped and ascended to heaven!" Zahir said to Zahid. They fled from the Bahmani Sultanate for two days without their lives. When they left Delhi, the 3,000 soldiers left were no longer 1,000, and their losses were extremely high.
Big, but finally escaped.
"Yes, I finally escaped." Zahid looked back to the northeast and whispered: "Since I escaped, sooner or later, I will avenge Sudan!"
