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Chapter 698 Celebration Banquet(1/2)

Historically, Huang Taiji had entered the country many times to plunder the population at this time, basically filling the large population vacancy caused by Nurhaci.

The current situation in Liaodong is completely different from that in the same period in history. After Zhu Cixiang crossed over, in the eighth and ninth years of Chongzhen, all the slaves who entered the Pass were wiped out, and the slaves in southern Liaoning were basically cleaned up.

In the Liaodong battlefield, the Ming army was invincible and wiped out about 200,000 Jiannu and Han-Mongolian troops. Coupled with Lu Xiangsheng's purge in the rear of the Jiannu, it was estimated that the total population of the Jiannu was about 300,000.

Less than thirty thousand.

The huge Liaodong, with its fertile black soil, currently lacks a large number of farming people. If you want to keep Liaodong as a granary, immigration is the general trend.

After three days of consideration, Zhu Cihong already had a prototype for the governance of Liaodong, and he would discuss it with Qiu Ming, Yang Sun Chuanting and others in two days.

On July 4th, Zhu Cixi sent an order to celebrate the victory for the soldiers. This celebration was a celebration in the true sense. All the city gates in Shengjing were closed, and all the soldiers and officials did not return until they were drunk.

In the past, when celebrating achievements, most people would do what they could, and it was best not to get drunk. People like Huang Degong and others who drank a lot were basically not satisfied with it.

This time was different. The entire Liaodong was recovered, the slaves who harmed the Ming Dynasty were basically wiped out, and the main force of the Mongolian Tatars was also severely hit, at least half of them were lost.

Shengjing was definitely the safest at this time, and Zhu Cixiang could finally let the soldiers drink freely.

In order to keep the soldiers entertained, Zhu Cihong took out a lot of salt, pepper and chili powder and prepared for his men to have a good barbecue.

On July 4th of the first year of Shenwu, Zhu Cihong slept until midnight. After washing and eating, he planned to visit Shengjing to see the situation in Shengjing.

This time he did not ride on cavalry, but boarded the royal carriage. Emperor Chongzhen, Lao Wang, Hu Bao, Qiu Mingyang, Cai Maode and other civil servants were all on the carriage.

In order to see the situation clearly, Zhu Cixi stood on the top of the carriage, Chongzhen stood on his left, Qiu Mingyang stood on his right, and Yue Yang and Hu Bao stood behind them.

Zhou Yuji, the commander of the Shenwu Army, led a thousand Shenwu troops to open the way. Yan Yingyuan, the commander of the Dragon Camp, and Zhang Shuting, the commander of the Tiger Camp, followed Zhou Yuji on horseback.

Behind Zhu Cixiang's carriage were two hundred imperial guards, and behind the imperial guards were a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry. The leader of the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Bianjiao, straddled the horse in front, accompanied by the mighty tigers and the fierce tigers on the left and right.

More than two thousand horses and horses gathered around Emperor Shenwu's carriage, walking leisurely on the streets of Shengjing...

After three days of purges by the Ming army, the survivors were so frightened that they hid at home and did not dare to go out. They rarely encountered pedestrians on the streets, and could only see groups of patrolling cavalry.

The shops on the street are all closed, and it is rare to see anyone open for business. The once bustling slave capital now looks very depressed.

Zhu Cixi looked at all this indifferently, and there was no fluctuation in his heart. If he wanted to completely eliminate the slaves, killing was absolutely inevitable.

Zhu Cixiang believes that in the near future, as various policies begin to be implemented, Shengjing will definitely become lively again.

Chongzhen and the civil servants standing next to Zhu Cixiang looked at the depressed Shengjing. They had mixed feelings in their hearts. They couldn't tell what it was like. They were even worried that the once prosperous Jiannu capital would never recover...

After walking around the street, Zhu Cixi ordered the team to turn around and return to the palace.

In the Chongwu Hall, after discussing with Emperor Chongzhen and other ministers, Zhu Cihong passed the decree to restore Shengjing to Shenyang.

In addition, Liaodong is divided into three provinces, namely Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province, and Jilin Province.

The officials of the three provinces were later appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Qiu Mingyang, the original governor of Liaodong, was granted the title of Prince Taibao and was appointed governor of the three eastern provinces at the same time.

The location of the governor's yamen has also been selected, and Zhu Cixi ordered the Jiannu Palace to be transformed into the governor's yamen, which is mainly responsible for handling the aftermath and local governance of land reform.

As for the issue of garrisoning troops and immigration in the three provinces, Zhu Cixiang has not yet considered it and will make an announcement in a few days.

Zhu Cihong already had an idea of ​​the candidates for the garrison in Liaodong. He thought Zu Kuan and Jin Guofeng were more suitable, but he had not yet discussed them with them and had not announced them yet.

The biggest thing today was the celebration party. About an hour later, he suddenly smelled a fragrance. Emperor Shenwu smiled slightly and led Chongzhen and his ministers out of Chongwu Hall.

At this time, many fires had been lit in the yard, and each fire had one or two stands on it.

There was a whole lamb roasted on some racks, a horse leg roasted on some racks, and a suckling pig roasted on some racks. Although it was only half-cooked, it exuded bursts of alluring fragrance.

Zhu Cihong looked around and found that the Adam's apples of the soldiers and civil servants were moving. A smile appeared on his face again. He coughed lightly and said with a smile:

"Soldiers, you have worked hard. You have not had a good meal since the expedition. Today I will personally celebrate your victory. From noon today until night, you can eat and drink freely..."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers and civilian officials present began to cheer in unison:

"Thank you for your Majesty's grace, the Ming army will be victorious... ten thousand victorious... ten thousand victorious..."

"Okay, you should do whatever you want. Today there is no distinction between king and minister. The soldiers do not need to restrain themselves..."

After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, he walked to a rack of roasting lamb with a smile. Looking at the slightly yellow skin of the roasted lamb, he couldn't help but put his head out and smell it:

"Ah...it smells so good..."

Emperor Chongzhen was always a serious man, but he kept smiling today. He saw Zhu Cixiang walking back and forth between the barbecue racks, smelling the mutton, horse legs, and playing with the barbecue himself. After all, he felt that Emperor Shenwu finally looked like a child...

In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, when Zhu Cixi led his East Palace guards out of the city to fight for the first time, after defeating Jiannu in Changping, he led his army to have a barbecue next to the imperial mausoleum.

The original members of the East Palace Guards had all seen Huang Taiji's barbecue, and they clearly remembered what kind of beer Huang Taiji brought out to drink.

At that time, it was the only time they ate the Crown Prince's barbecue sprinkled with salt, pepper and chili powder. It was really fragrant, but a little spicy. Thinking about it now, the spicy taste still seems to be left in their mouths.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now the National Guard Army is built on the East Palace Guards. Zhu Cixiang only retains two hundred personal guards, and the other personal guards are all scattered to various departments of the National Protector Army.

Some of them have become the chief generals of the National Protective Army, and some have become deputy generals and deputy generals of the National Protective Army. The worst ordinary soldiers are now also guerrilla generals. It is said that the East Palace Guards are the cradle of generals, and there is absolutely no water in them.

This group of people were absolutely loyal to Emperor Shenwu. In their hearts, Emperor Shenwu was a god-like existence. At this time, they had grown into the pillars of the Ming Dynasty.

Many people were dispersed to serve in various armies of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Xuanfu Army, the Qin Army, the Baigan Army, and the National Guard Army. In the future, when the Guan Ning Army develops firearms, they will also join the Guan Ning Army, and they will all

The existence of mid- to high-level generals.

In the future, they will be the generals in all the armies of the Ming Dynasty. Their existence is Zhu Cixiang's greatest confidence. Whoever dares to touch Emperor Shenwu, they will definitely come forward without hesitation...

Seeing Emperor Shenwu grilling meat, many middle and high-ranking generals gathered around Zhu Cixiang to watch, and from time to time they said a few words to the god in their hearts.

Later, the generals of other teams also gradually came closer. Emperor Shenwu's random words to them would make some generals who were talking to the emperor for the first time excited for a long time, secretly swearing to be loyal to Shenwu forever...

When Lu Xiangsheng went out to fight, he ate and lived with the soldiers. Lu Xiangsheng was extremely pleased with Emperor Shenwu's behavior.

Although Sun Chuanting was a civilian official, he was a general with both civil and military talents. His military management was slightly different from that of Lu Xiangsheng.

Although he loves his soldiers very much in his heart, he basically does not show it on his face, giving the soldiers more of a majestic impression.

Seeing Emperor Shenwu finally reveal his childlike figure, Sun Chuanting remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he gave Emperor Shenwu a big compliment.

Qiu Mingyang and others had never seen Emperor Shenwu before, and their knowledge of Emperor Shenwu almost came from various rumors. The name of Little Killer Star had already taken root in their hearts.

But what Emperor Shenwu brought to them today was confusion and shock, and they were basically dumbfounded:

"Is this the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Is this the legendary little killer who kills people like crazy? He is obviously a child with an innocent heart, but will this be disrespectful to the royal dignity?"

Several people hurriedly looked at the Supreme Emperor Chongzhen, only to find that the Supreme Emperor Chongzhen had a loving smile on his face.

"its not right……"

Qiu Mingyang, Cai Maode and others are all veterans. This is not the first time they have met Emperor Chongzhen. For many years in the court, they have never seen Chongzhen smile...

Zhu Cihong found a roasted suckling pig that was browned. He stretched his head to smell it, sniffed, and then took out a small bottle of salt, pepper and chili powder and sprinkled it on the suckling pig's legs.

Many generals did not understand what the emperor wanted to do, but they found that a knife and fork suddenly appeared in Emperor Shenwu's hands.

He thrust his fork into the suckling pig's leg, and quickly cut off the skin sprinkled with salt and pepper with his knife. He then raised the fork and placed a piece of browned suckling pig skin to his mouth, blew a few breaths gently, opened his mouth and bit off a piece...

"Ah, it smells so good..."

Seeing Emperor Shenwu's action, the generals who were watching couldn't help but swallow their saliva, but no one dared to take action in front of Emperor Shenwu...

After Zhu Cihong finished the piece of roasted suckling pork, he looked back at Chongzhen not far away and found that the Emperor's brows suddenly frowned, but soon relaxed again.

Zhu Cixi smiled, waved to Emperor Chongzhen and said:

"Father, come here and have a try..."

To be honest, Chongzhen had long wanted to eat it as he kept smelling it. When he saw Zhu Cixiang calling him, the Supreme Emperor immediately stepped forward and slowly walked forward:

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"Father, please try it..."

Zhu Cihong repeated the action just now, then raised his fork and brought a small piece of brown roasted suckling pork skin to Emperor Chongzhen's mouth.

"this……"

Emperor Chongzhen loves face the most. He even hung himself on a southeastern branch for his own sake. But this time, he opened his mouth and swallowed the small piece of suckling pork.

A little spicy, but very burnt, juicy and fragrant...

Chongzhen couldn't help but take a breath and shouted in a low voice:

"Suck...it smells so good..."

The generals and civil servants were once again shocked by Chongzhen's performance. Is this the same Emperor Chongzhen who sat in the Huangji Palace with a sad face all day long?



Of course, the celebration banquet will not only consist of barbecue, the royal chef has already been busy cooking...

About another hour passed, and the celebration finally began.

The Chongwu Hall and the side hall next to it are full of dining tables. The dining tables are filled with all kinds of delicacies, including things flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water...

Of course, it was not just the generals who were celebrating. There was also a dinner gathering in the military camp. Many soldiers had already started guessing, and their happy shouts could be heard from a distance...

Zhu Cixiang sat at the top table, Chongzhen sat next to him, accompanied by more than a dozen civil servants and generals including Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Qiu Mingyang, Zhou Yuji, Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao, Lu Xiangkun, Lu Xiangtong, Yang Guozhu, He Renlong and so on.

To be precise, the people at this table were all the top generals who were traveling to Liaodong and the top local civilian officials in Liaodong. The chiefs and deputy generals of each battalion of the National Guard Army sat at the next table.

After the wine was filled, all the generals and civil servants present hurriedly held the wine bowls in both hands and stood up to toast Emperor Shenwu:

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, I would like to toast to Your Majesty. I wish the Ming Dynasty will be revived as soon as possible, the country will be prosperous and the people will be healthy..."
To be continued...
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