Then preparations for sending out troops began. Since only 20,000 troops were sent out, there was not much money, food and weapons to prepare, and the governor's office was not busy. The preparations were quickly completed.
Yun Ze personally selected the soldiers to be dispatched. He originally wanted to choose two upper guards to fight, but Lan Zhen made a suggestion: It would be best to let the Governor-General of India also send troops to participate in the battle. After thinking about it, Yun felt that Lan Zhen's suggestion was good, so he only selected
A senior guard was appointed, and nearly 10,000 other soldiers were sent from the Governor-General's Office in India.
Although Yun has been working hard for more than ten years, most officials in the court still do not regard any other country as a country that can be on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty. Of course, there is indeed no country that is qualified to be on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty. In this case, it cannot be made public
The alliance with Castile; in order to reduce the opposition of hundreds of officials, they could not openly send troops to attack Egypt, so they sent troops under the banner of reinforcing the three governor-general offices of India. Although many officials suspected that there was a rebellion among the Indian natives
, but since only more than ten thousand troops were sent, even if someone rebelled, the scale of the rebellion was not large, so I didn't care. The matter just passed away without causing any waves in the court.
The only thing that caused a stir was the selection of troops. The civil servants did not know the inside story, but most of the generals in the governor's office knew. Because this time there were only 20,000 combat troops and 20,000 auxiliary troops, and the total force was only 40,000, many generals felt that they could
To lead this army, one after another looked for ways to become the leader.
However, after only a few days in camp, His Majesty has already decided on the candidate for the chief general: Cao Xing, who has just been conferred the title of Duke of Zhao. Cao Xing has commanded 70,000 to 80,000 people as deputy generals in the past, and commanding 40,000 horses is no problem, so everyone has no choice.
It's just that some people felt that Your Majesty was killing a chicken with a sniper and was overqualified for a good use, so they gave Yun Jin some advice. If Yun didn't pay attention, they had no choice but to leave it alone.
By August, the guard posts for the expedition had been selected, and the money, food, and weapons were all prepared. Cao Xing led the troops to the west coast of India first.
After Cao Xing set out, there were no major events in the court for several months, and the Chinese New Year soon came. Yun held another New Year's Eve party, with performances by Jiaofangsi's performers, and the clan's children gathered together for more than an hour.
At the end of the party at the beginning of Haishi, Yun took his wife, concubines and children to chat and play cards in Qianqing Palace, staying up late and waiting for the arrival of Zishi.
Most people were very happy, but Li Shaer was a little sad. Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month after the New Year, Wen Di, who was only fifteen years old, was about to leave for Egypt. Even though she knew that her son would leave the capital sooner or later, she still felt a little sad.
sad.
Wen Di hurriedly said: "Mom, why are you so sad today on this happy day? My son is not gone forever. He will come back to visit his mother on New Year's Eve next year, and he will also bring your daughter-in-law with him. What's the matter?
It’s so sad. Not only your daughter-in-law, but also your grandson may be brought back to you.”
"How could it be so fast!" Li Sha'er said angrily: "Not to mention that you are the prince of Ming Dynasty, your wife is the princess of Castile, there will definitely be many useful and useless etiquettes when getting married; even if you arrive
You have a family in Egypt, and your wife will be pregnant right away, and she won’t be able to give birth before the first day of the first lunar month next year. And it’s not advisable for a newborn child to travel such a long distance.”
"The year after next, when my son returns to Beijing, he will definitely let his mother see her grandson." Wen Di said with a smile again.
"Stop lying! You can still come back from Egypt every year! It takes more than four months to go back and forth from Egypt to the capital. If you stay in the capital for another half month, it will be five months. Are you still a king?
.Be careful of letting others take advantage of you." Li Shaer said again.
"No. Besides, Fu's rules are different from those of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the power is controlled by the ministers, there is no need to worry about them trying to usurp the throne. Not to mention that the son has the backing of the Ming Dynasty. Hey, put it this way, the son can actually
I don’t do anything, I just eat, drink and have fun all day long. Anyway, I don’t have to worry about lack of money to guard Egypt, the important road. The ministers will do the work, and I don’t have to worry about them treason." Wen Di seemed to have discovered something new, and was startled.
Zha said.
"I've been thinking about being lazy all day long!" Li Sha'er couldn't help but pat him on the head. Wen Di quickly lowered his head, but then stuck out his tongue. Li Sha'er couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, I know you are deliberately trying to make me happy. When I was young, I often separated from my relatives, and gradually I got used to it. You don't have to do this anymore." Li Sha'er's expression returned to normal and she said again.
"My son knows." Wen Di agreed.
"You are about to leave the capital on the eighth day of the lunar month. You must be very busy from the first to the seventh day of the lunar month. I will tell you some things as a mother today. I don't understand the war, so I won't interrupt; in governing the country, since the Ming Dynasty
There won't be many people left in Egypt, and most of the officials should be Fu people. Don't be busy doing anything first, carefully observe the rules of Fu officials, and it won't be too late to get started after you understand them all. And..." Li
Shaer gave many instructions.
"Yes, my son knows." Wen Di agreed again.
"By the way, has your ban been decided yet? Mom hasn't heard about your ban." Li Sha'er thought of the matter again and asked.
"No. My father said we would wait until Egypt is conquered before deciding."
"I wonder if I can be made a county king. Wen is the county king, you can't be lower than him."
"It should be about the same." Wen Di himself was not sure.
"I hope I can get a county king." Li Sha'er sighed again, and finally told Wen Di: "Mom next to me, I have nothing to say. I have two final words for you: Don't listen to everything your father says.
Don't listen to everything Styria says. You must always put the interests of your vassal first, not any other country. Moreover, the most important thing is to live your life well and have more children.
All strong."
"Yes, mother." After hearing her mother's instructions, Wen Di almost couldn't help but shed tears and said reluctantly.
"My son." Li Sha'er reached out and hugged her son again. Wen Di couldn't bear it anymore and tears burst into her eyes.
Yun was originally talking to Xiyao when he suddenly heard crying. He turned around and saw Li Shaer, Wen Di and her mother hugging each other. Just as he was about to stand up and go over to comfort them, he was pulled by Xiyao.
"Husband, you'd better not go over there. It's better for them and their son to be like this than for you to get involved."
"Yes." Yun heard the words and sat back again, looking at the mother and son hugging each other. He couldn't help but feel a little sad, thinking in his heart: 'So many children will have to leave the capital for several years and will never see them again.
