From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 494

Zhou Yuan adjusted his mentality and walked into Ziwei Palace. Just as Xiaozhuang said, lunch was ready and quite rich.

The eldest sister had changed out of her dragon robe and was wearing an ordinary home dress. She sat at the table and started eating.

Seeing Zhou Yuan, she waved her hand and said, "Come and sit down, don't be polite."

Zhou Yuan sat down, took his chopsticks and started eating. While eating, he asked, "What did the eldest sister ask me for? Are you worried about Shanhaiguan?"

Empress Zhao Jing said, "Yes, you know, little junior brother, Shanhaiguan is the last gateway to Shenjing. If you can't defend it, you can only defend Shenjing."

"It's a serious matter, I dare not take it lightly, so I ask you about your views and confidence over there."

Zhou Yuan said bluntly, "Nurhachi still has nearly 100,000 troops, and the military force is strong. To be honest, Shanhaiguan will not be able to be defended sooner or later."

"I will lead the five army camps there. The only way is to win by surprise. Capture the leader first, but the enemy may not be fooled."

"So there are only two results of this battle. Either Shanhaiguan is lost, but Nurhaci will only have 50,000 or 60,000 people left."

"Or... I succeed in winning by surprise and repel the enemy, but I cannot annihilate them."

Empress Zhao Jing said: "If we can repel the enemy, it will be a great victory."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, as long as we repel the full-scale attack of the Eastern Tartars this time, Nurhaci will definitely not be able to suppress the eight banners below. No matter whether Nurhaci's descendants take over, Whether it is the power of the Guan family or the internal strife of the Eight Banners, it will at least buy us at least two years. "

"Two years is enough for our Great Jin to recover."

"When the time comes, we will have a decisive battle with them, and we will be sure of it."

Empress Zhao Jing smiled and said, "That's great, little junior brother, the battle of Shanhaiguan is all in your hands."

"Senior sister will use tea instead of wine, and toast you a glass."

Zhou Yuan clinked glasses with her and couldn't help asking, "Why doesn't senior sister drink?"

Empress Zhao Jing rolled her eyes at him and said, "You ask even though you know it. Once I get drunk, I'm like a different person, which is so unruly."

Speaking of this, She suddenly said, "When you were in the south, you had a lot of contact with Caixi. What do you think of her?"

This sudden remark startled Zhou Yuan, and he was stunned and said, "What does Senior Sister mean by this?"

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said, "Caixi is already 22 years old, and she should have married a long time ago. This girl is quite naughty and no one can control her. Senior Sister wants to marry her to you."

"Don't do it!"

Zhou Yuan stood up in fear and waved his hand quickly, saying, "Senior Sister, this is absolutely not possible!"

As for the bad temper of Miss Guan Caixi, Zhou Yuan really didn't want to serve her. So what if she was beautiful? She couldn't eat.

Sister Virgin Mary is the most beautiful woman in the world, but she doesn't have such a bad temper!

Empress Zhaojing asked in confusion, "Why are you reacting so strongly? What I think is that if I marry Caixi to you, we will be a real family."

"In this way, the previous gap is truly dissolved. People can't always live in the past. Senior Sister still wants to take the initiative to make peace with you."

Such frank words made Zhou Yuan unable to move forward or backward.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Big sister, you are too kind. Although our relationship has had many twists and turns, it is still stable and improving. There is no need to rely on marriage to deepen it!"

"To be honest, if I really blame Big sister, I won't care about the mess in Shanhaiguan. Everyone knows how difficult this battle is. Once I lose, I will be ruined."

Empress Zhaojing nodded and sighed, "Yes, you are the only one who is willing to help me clean up this mess."

" Liu Xuande said, "Kong Ming is like a fish in water, and so is Zhao Jing. Zi Yi is like a fish in water."

She picked up the teacup and said solemnly, "Junior brother, please, set off as soon as possible and rush to Shanhaiguan."

Zhou Yuan said solemnly, "We will organize the army tomorrow and go to the battle the day after tomorrow."

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With the showdown in the court, the critical situation in Shanhaiguan spread all over Shenjing. It was thought that the empress returned to Beijing and the war would be changed, but it was still so difficult.

The people of Shenjing were in danger, and many merchants and aristocratic families began to evacuate gradually. For a time, people were in panic.

The re-issued Dajin Times directly published a special report - character interview.

Zhou Yuan, the loyal and martial marquis of Dajin, was a guest at Moyunzhai and answered several key questions.

About the expedition: The loyal and martial marquis said that he would immediately lead the five military camps to go to Shanhaiguan to fight a decisive battle with the enemy of the East.

Regarding the war situation: Marquis Zhongwu admitted that this battle would be difficult, but he would definitely agree to it. The Eastern Tartars could not capture Shanhaiguan, let alone march straight into the capital.

Regarding the turmoil in the capital: Marquis Zhongwu said that the strong wind reveals the strong grass, and evacuating the capital at this moment is purely unreasonable.Worrying about the sky, on the contrary, exposed the business pattern and patriotism of the merchants. It is recommended to mark these merchants and force them to withdraw from Shenjing after the war.

About the people: Zhongwu Hou called on the people of Shenjing not to panic, to believe in the Five Military Camps and the court. Although the Eastern Tartars are strong, they cannot capture the iron wall of Shanhaiguan.

This interview report is clear and intuitive. Even if ordinary people are illiterate, they can understand it immediately after hearing it.

There is no doubt that Zhou Yuan inspired people's hearts, and the whole Shenjing is praising the name of Zhongwu Hou.

His outstanding achievements in the past, thousands of miles to serve the king, military exercises, recovery of the Central Plains, including the defense of Xiangzhou in the south, were all mentioned and widely circulated.

For a time, everyone had confidence.

Countless people agreed to send the soldiers of the Five Military Camps to the battlefield ten days after the expedition.

Until this moment, they understood the majesty and faith of the people of Shu in the novel "Three Kingdoms" to send Wu Hou out of Qishan.

The two roles of Marquis Zhongwu and Marquis Wuxiang seem to be slowly merging.

"Di Xianyong died for his country and was a loyal minister, but he lost Jizhou after all."

"Qiu Huan is even more shameless. He is not worthy of being the governor of the Beijing camp. He is a deserter and a bad general. He is not worthy of being compared with Marquis Zhongwu."

"Marquis Zhongwu can defeat Zhang Bailong's 300,000 or 400,000 troops with 60,000 troops, but he can't deal with 100,000 or so Donglu Tartars?"

"Marquis Zhongwu will definitely repel the Tartars!"

Shenjing's confidence is strengthened again, and Zhou Yuan, after a few months, came to the Five Army Camp again.

The moment he just walked into the parade ground, all the soldiers of the Five Army Camp gathered together.

They were in neat formation and moved quickly. There was no panic at all. They knelt on the parade ground in a black mass.

"Meet the Grand Commander!"

The voice shook the sky, causing the wind and clouds to change and the world to lose its color.

Li He, Xiang Yong, Liu Fang, Shi Yi, Wang Xiong and other backbones were all present. Guan Dayong, the big fool, stood at the front, still holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand. After several months of intensive training, he had long gotten rid of his former immaturity and became a real fierce general.

The sun was shining, Zhou Yuan looked at them and shouted: "Everyone! Fight in the Central Plains! We did it!"

"We did the hard training!"

"Now we are finally going to participate in the most important war in Dajin, and it is also the most important war in your life!"

"It is said that the Donglu people are strong, fierce, and brave. What is invincible... Hehe..."

"I just want to ask you one question, are you afraid!"

The voices of 60,000 soldiers in the five military camps were like a landslide and tsunami, shocking the world!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Everyone blushed, and without any hesitation, they shouted deafening slogans.

Zhou Yuan shouted, "Okay! All five camps will be dispatched this time, except Song Wu, all will go to the battlefield!"

Countless people cheered, holding up their swords and roaring.

Song Wu was stunned, and hurriedly ran forward and shouted, "What! Why don't you let me go to the battlefield!"

"I didn't go to Zhongyuan, and I was almost frustrated to death. This time I must go to fight the Donglu. Even if I die there, I won't regret it."

Zhou Yuan said, "You want to go? It's not impossible, but the premise is that you get your grandfather's permission."

"If Lord Song asks you to go, I will take you."

This sentence was like a loud slap in Song Wu's face.

He knew in his heart that to this day, everyone still regarded him as the only grandson of Song Shanao, not Song Wu.

"He will agree to me!"

"My grandfather will let me go!"

Song Wu ran out directly, rode on his horse, and went home at a high speed.