Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 28 Settled in Xuzhou, you step through the door with your left foot first
He lived in Suizhou City for a day and a night, killed several officials who were in collusion with Xu Dingguo, and reappointed talents as Suizhou magistrates.After paying homage to Yuan Keli in Yuan's ancestral hall, Li Cunming drove back to Ningling.

Before leaving, he naturally did not forget to sign in at Suizhou, and the system rewarded him with a pair of binoculars.

Li Cunming generously rewarded Zhou Yuji, saying: "Your Madam died heroically in Ningwuguan. I always feel that I owe you. I wanted to reward you with the Seven-Star Sword, but you refused to accept it. You must not refuse this time, and This mirror is most suitable for generals who go to battle to kill the enemy."

Zhou Yuji thanked him, took the telescope and tried it, and exclaimed, "It's amazing, with this object, I have a pair of clairvoyance!"

Yan Ermei said: "Telescopes are also called clairvoyance, also called binoculars. They were brought into the country by Western missionaries in the early years. I have seen them once, but they are monoculars. This is the first time I have seen binoculars."

"Yes, this thing was indeed made by a Westerner. I remember that in the second year of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi requested that three of them be installed in the Qintian Prison to observe the astronomical phenomena. I visited it at that time. There was also a missionary named Tang Ruowang with me. , he wrote a book called "Telescope Theory", which introduced the knowledge of telescopes in detail. If you are interested, you can go and chat with him."

"Westerners still have their strengths!" Zhou Yuji said with emotion from the bottom of his heart.

Yan Ermei's thoughts had already drifted to Xuzhou, and said: "We attacked Suizhou and killed Xu Dingguo under the banner of avenging Gao Jie. A big drama has just begun, and the main event is yet to come."

Li Cunming laughed and asked, "Military Master, do you have any other ideas?"

"I am willing to go to Xuzhou in person to persuade Mrs. Gao Jie, Mrs. Xing, to let her surrender." Yan Ermei begged for her life.

Li Cunming nodded and said: "I have exactly this intention. The matter of persuading the Xing family to surrender is none other than the military adviser. The military adviser went to Xuzhou City and told her after seeing the Xing family that I want to recognize her and Gao Jie's son as adopted sons. There is absolutely no way." Hypocrisy!"

Yan Ermei was delighted and admired: "The emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Sovereign, Gao Jie is just a traitor, and his status is as different as cloud and mud. But the emperor can put down his prejudice and lower his figure, and adopt the son of a traitor as his adopted son. Wouldn't you be moved? With the emperor's words, I will surely succeed in persuading you to surrender this time!"

Immediately ordered Gong Yonggu to take a hundred brocade guards and escort Yan Ermei to Xuzhou with generous gifts.

Li Cunming wanted to adopt Gao Jie's son as his adoptive son. Firstly, he had learned the lessons of Shi Kefa in history, and secondly, he had special reasons, so he did it as a last resort.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the guard system was corrupt, and the Ming army generally did not have enough to eat, could not get paid, and lacked training, and their combat effectiveness was extremely poor.

The generals in the army have to go to battle to kill the enemy, and they cannot count on ordinary soldiers.Many senior military officers came up with a way to try their best to deduct the salaries of ordinary soldiers to support a large number of their own servants.

This phenomenon is becoming more and more common and serious, resulting in two consequences. One is that the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers is worse, their morale is lower, and their resentment is greater. After leaving the court, there is only the master.

This is how the warlords in the late Ming Dynasty came about, and so did Gao Jie's troops.Not to mention Gao Jie, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army, Wu Sangui's Guanning Cavalry, and Sun Chuanting's legion all have this problem.

To incorporate Gao Jie's army, Gao Jie's family had to be recruited and arranged.Shi Kefa didn't understand this truth, so he was defeated in the end.

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Ten days later, Yan Ermei lived up to the entrustment and brought back news that the Xing mother and son were willing to surrender military power and asked the emperor to settle in Xuzhou.

Li Cunming was overjoyed, but Jiang Dejing asked, "Will there be fraud in it?"

Just as Gong Yonggu came back, he patted his chest and assured: "This matter is absolutely true! After Gao Jie was killed, the Xing family was at a loss, and the subordinates were in turmoil, gradually losing control. Master Yan told the Xing family that the emperor should The matter of adopting her son as a foster son, she was moved to tears on the spot, I saw it with my own eyes, and there will be no falsehood."

"What else did the military adviser say?" Li Cunming asked.

"In fact, the matter of persuading surrender is very simple. The military adviser told Xing that orphans and widows hold an army in their hands, just like a child carrying a treasure across the street. Sooner or later, they will be killed, but handing over the military power to the emperor will keep wealth forever. Xing Listen, I agree very much."

Li Cunming no longer doubts, this is indeed Yan Ermei's style of speaking.

"There is a decree to appoint Liu Dacai as the prefect of Guide Mansion, add the title of Zuodu Yushi, and temporarily take charge of Ningling. The rest will move to Xuzhou City with me. To be on the safe side, Zhou Yuji led [-] troops into the city first and quickly took over Gaojie's barracks. After everything is arranged properly, I will move to Xuzhou."

Ten days later, Zhou Yuji took over Gao Jie's army, everything was fine, and Li Cunming finally drove to Xuzhou.

When leaving the city, the common people came to see him off, many with tears in their eyes, reluctant to part.

Li Cunming said some comforting words, and when he saw the familiar farmer kneeling on the ground, he said to him, "I still remember what you said, big brother of the farmer. You can open up wasteland and farm in Ningling with peace of mind. I will return to you one day." Come back, when the army of the Ming Dynasty reaches the West, I will take you to the West to farm!"

"Long live the emperor, take care of the emperor!" People shouted.

Leaving Ningling at this point, the team set off in a mighty way.When he came outside Xuzhou City, Li Cunming was very excited when he saw the impregnable city in the distance.

He joked with Concubine Yuan in a low voice: "Xuzhou City is much bigger than Ningling County, and the bed in the house must be big enough. This time I can really stretch my arms and legs and show off my glory!"

Concubine Yuan blushed with shame and lowered her head.Chen Yuanyuan at the side rolled her eyes when she heard this.

"Chen Yuanyuan, are you calling me a fool again in your heart? Be careful when I spank your ass!"

"I didn't!" Chen Yuanyuan was furious.

Li Cunming snorted and said: "Eavesdropping on my private conversation with my concubine is a serious crime, and I have reasons for wanting to deal with you."

Just as he was talking, three gun salutes sounded.Mrs. Xing took her seven-year-old son and led a group of subordinates out of the city to welcome him. The ceremony was grand and eager.

Li Cunming sat on the horse, but did not move forward.When Mrs. Xing came to him, she leaned over and said with a smile, "I'm very happy to welcome Mrs. Lao from far away!"

Taking a sneak peek at Xing, I saw that she was about 40 years old, in her mid-mature, she still had a charm, and she was very beautiful when she was young.

The Xing family used to be Li Zicheng's wife. When Li Zicheng started his army, she worked in the army to take care of the rations and pay, and she was very skillful.Gao Jie was still Li Zicheng's subordinate at that time. He was tall and handsome, flirted with the Xing family, and then hooked up with each other.

To be able to cuckold Li Zicheng, Gao Jie is really a fucking character!
Later, the two surrendered to the Ming army for fear of being retaliated by Li Zicheng.Since then, the Xing family has been by Gao Jie's side and gave him many ideas. The generals in the army all called her "Ms. Xing".

"I have seen the emperor!" Mrs. Xing pulled her son to kneel down together, respectfully said.

Li Cunming jumped off his horse and asked Gao Jie's son, "What's your name and how old are you?"

"Reporting to the emperor, my name is Gao Yuanjue, and I am seven years old." The child said timidly.

Li Cunming pulled him up, touched his head, and said, "It's only seven years old, but my father was killed by gangsters, how pitiful! I have avenged your father and killed Xu Dingguo, are you happy? Gao Yuanjue, I accept You are the adopted son, are you willing?"

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Gao Yuanjue knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

"Okay, from now on you will be called Zhu Yuanjue." Li Cunming smiled and said, "Good boy, I think you are still young, so you should have a companion by your side. Let's do this, my prince is supervising the country in Nanjing, you Go and be the prince's attendant, and you two brothers will get closer and closer."

The Xing family is so smart, instantly understood the emperor's deep meaning, and asked actively: "I am also willing to go to Nanjing, please grant the emperor's permission."

Li Cunming was very satisfied with her attitude and admired her intelligence, so he immediately issued a decree: "Gao Jie will be named as Marquis of Xingping, Prince Taifu, the title will be replaced by Zhu Yuanjue's hereditary title, and Xing's family will be granted the title of Lady of the First Grade Gaoming Country. Nephews can recommend one person to become an official as a hereditary Jinyi."

"Long live the emperor!" A stone in Xing's heart finally fell.

A few days later, the Xing family packed up and handed over the military seals and account books, and several Jinyi guards escorted their mother and son to Nanjing.

Li Cunming took Xuzhou and Sizhou without a single soldier, expanding his territory and greatly increasing his military strength.

This morning, he took Zhou Yuji and Yan Ermei to inspect the Xuzhou military camp, and received the generals one by one in the Chinese military tent.

A dignified general came in, knelt down and said loudly: "Li Chengdong, the last general, has met the emperor, long live my emperor!"

"Come here, drag this person out and chop him up!" Li Cunming suddenly shouted.

Yan Ermei and Zhou Yuji looked at each other, Li Chengdong was even more puzzled, and asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I wonder what crime the general has committed?"

Li Cunming said coldly: "You walked in just now, you took your left foot first!"

(End of this chapter)