The autumn wind blows from the river, washing away the summer heat of Jinling. The golden osmanthus flowers bloom on the branches with wisps of faint fragrance, and the sound of mooncakes playing in the streets and alleys sounded again.

In August, in the middle of the night, the sound of the Jinyiwei smashing the door was no longer heard, and the hearts that the people were holding were slowly falling back into their stomachs. He heard from well-informed people working in the yamen that the emperor stopped the in-depth investigation of the rebellion case and handed over the case to the prince to preside over the trial. The prince is a famous generous person. Now, some officials who have been proven innocent have been released from prison. The family survived from death, and the gratitude and joy are mixed. The thank-you head is still to be knocked, although it is wronged.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a surprisingly good mood these days. In the Goryeo side, although Li Chenggui vowed to pay the life of King Goryeo to expel the Ming bandits, the Ming army had already been opened to the island one after another. No matter who led the king-supported troops, they were not convinced. If the peace talks were made, they would leave it to Chang Mao and Cao Zhen to deal with it. One of them was rough and meticulous, and the other was careful and had a good face and a white face. They could not make any mistakes. Besides, they could not make too much thought in a small place. Anyway, they didn't want to completely destroy Goryeo at the beginning. Cao Zhen said it well in the memorial that he could keep the Kingdom of Goryeo and collect taxes for the Ming Dynasty. No matter who is the king of Goryeo in the future, he would have to pay the annual offer. If the Goryeo Kingdom was destroyed, not only would the taxes not be raised, but the people of Goryeo rebelled every day, but they would have to send troops to guard it.

My martial arts are now comparable to Emperor Taizong of Tang. It took them more than 20 years to triumph the Goryeo, but I only took two years to do this. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little proud. He was like a painting country, and one day I would hold you completely in my hands and step under my feet.

Taking advantage of his father's happiness, the Crown Prince Zhu Di handed over some civil and military memorials under his command. These were all the nephews of the ministers and nephews in the court who asked to accompany the army last year. Because they were on the expedition, they were not implicated by their family. After hearing about their fathers' affairs, they expressed their conspiracy and were willing to use their minor contributions to exchange for their family's life. After Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he did not comment. Zhu Di tried his best to clear the innocent ministers who were implicated, and even those who were close to Hu Weiyong on weekdays were not in a hurry to convict them.

I pray that the navy expedition to Goryeo will win quickly. With a kind person like the prince, the officials' families have somewhat ignited some hope of survival. If Goryeo really tries, the emperor should pardon the world as usual. The Marquis Wu, who can fight, did not go to attack Goryeo, but turned the tip of the knife to the country. It was really not a thing.

Wu Anguo, who was secretly slandered by many people, had no time to listen to these rumors. He focused all his energy on his wedding preparations. Since he had made a marriage, Liu Ling deliberately avoided Wu Anguo. After all, his daughter's family cannot leave a message for facing his fiancé all day long. In recent days, she was either at Xu Da's house or by Queen Ma, and the two met less than when they had no engagement. She was shy and did not make trouble for her. This era has the customs of this era, and there is no need to wait for such a few days. No one noticed that when facing Wu Anguo's cheerful back, there was a growing sadness in Liu Ling's eyes.

Wu'anguo handed over the military affairs to Zhou Heng and Lin Huofeng, and he focused on how to modify the Xincai mansion. Although Liu Ling was not picky, he grew up with rich clothes and food. He could not let her suffer when he was with him. In the Beijing branch of the merchants in Beijing, he heard that there was a happy event in the Wuhou family. While quickly passing the news back to Peking, he rushed to the door to send various decorative items, furniture and clothes to the door. This made Wu'anguo feel like a corrupt official all day long, and sent people to return gifts to the house, telling everyone that they would come to buy when needed. When they were in danger, he had to threaten, "Don't ruin the reputation of Master Wu at the feet of the emperor." This stopped the gift-giving trend of these merchants. However, the Yang family and Zhang Wu family and several friends who were always friends still sent a message saying that they must come and congratulate them.

It doesn't take him too much effort to prepare for marriage. With the imperial edict, Li Shanchang naturally has to spend money leniently. Anyway, the treasury has become increasingly full in the past two years and there is no need to save money. Moreover, the many new things in the Wu'an country have also been witnessed by the old teacher. Water stoves and tap water are basically popular in the capital. However, some of the fresh things in Peking have not been passed on. For example, this dressing table prepared for the bride was specially sent by the Yang family in Peking on a clutch. The mirror on it is not copper, but it is obviously more

The bronze mirror is clear, and the figures that are reflected look white because they are not copper-colored. I heard from the delivery guy that this was popular in Peking this summer. At first, I poured the melted tin water on the glass and used a thin roller to grind the tin water into a uniform thin layer, but the effect is not good and it is easy to fall off. Now I am no longer using tin, and special materials are added to it. Except for the inventor and the Yang family's factory, no one knows what it is. This dressing table is said to be amazingly expensive, and the price of the mirror on it was sold to merchants.

Ten thousand taels are still in short supply, and the orderers filled up all inns and lined up to wait for goods. My God, even though he is knowledgeable, Li Shanchang still had to take a breath when he heard this price. He had long heard that Peking is rich in the world, and it seems that this is true. Just selling this mirror every year is how much it costs. But he is more interested in the wine sent from Peking. The red wine tastes sweet and makes people want to drink it after drinking it, especially when putting it in a crystal glass cup. When facing the moonlight in the Mid-Autumn Festival, he should sit well with his family and taste this Portuguese

Wine is good. (The wine apprentice's note: official history, early glass mirrors, the Cadal brothers in Venice in the 16th century invented, put tin foil on the back of the glass, and then pour mercury on the tin foil. In this way, the mercury can slowly dissolve tin to form a thin layer of tin and mercury alloy. The glass mirror made of strong reflective ability and the paint does not fall off easily. In 1600, when Queen Medic of France got married, the most expensive gift was a book-sized mirror given by the King of Venice, worth up to 150,000 gold francs.)

Li Shanchang, who took the opportunity to drink, was different. Mu Ying ran to Wu'an country these days without any trouble, and asked him about how to use new weapons and how to train soldiers every day. After this period of comparison, Mu Ying found that although the soldiers he trained were brave, they were not as imposing as the Zhenbei Army, and they were not as confident as they could explain clearly.

Wu Anguo did not hide his own personal feelings. With a little guilt, he introduced his knowledge and experiences over a year to Mu Ying. In history, the three-row platoon of muskets was Mu Ying's original creation. In Wu Anguo's heart, this time he returned to the original owner.

"In fact, the most important thing is to respect the soldiers. If everyone is ashamed of joining the army, they will naturally not have morale. Just like when the Song Dynasty needed to tattoo soldiers on their faces to prevent deserters, if there were millions of troops, they would lose their city and land in every battle. Respect your subordinates and think about it from their perspective, and you will naturally find the most suitable communication method."

"Secondly, we must clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, and we must not be biased. No one is willing to be a coward, but if we do not reward our achievements and do not punish our mistakes, naturally no one will fight to fight the enemy bravely."

"It is the way for gamblers to live in death. It must not be used occasionally, but not as the right way. I think a good general must consider the retreat for the soldiers before the battle, and consider how to make their soldiers come back alive, rather than waiting to collect their bodies. People, after all, are not the data on the booklet, can be erased casually. The biggest difference between a soldier armed with firearms and swords and spears is training. Giving a soldier a musket without training him is tantamount to letting him go forward and die."

"Pay attention to your logistics. The combat power of an army without logistics will not last for more than seven days. Don't use your power too much. No matter how powerful the army is, it will be tired. Brother Mu has more experience than me. The enemy will often attack you when you are weakest..."

Mu Ying listened quietly, and his eyes gradually approached worship. In the eyes of these young generals, he thought that the Northern Army was just relying on excellent firearms and sufficient shells. Now it seems that these inferences are wrong. The general in front of him may not be good at facing enemy changes and is not good at entanglement of local tactics, but he is definitely not a mediocre strategy. A general who can be supported by soldiers and has foresight is definitely a handsome man. Unfortunately...

"I'm very educated. I have been on the battlefield for more than ten years and have fought for more than a hundred battles. I have never been convinced. Today, when I heard that Brother Wu's high opinion, I realized that there is a heaven beyond heaven." Mu Ying sorted out his clothes and respectfully gave Wu Anguo a respectful salute.

This made Wu Anguo a little uneasy, and he quickly returned the courtesy: "Brother Mu did you say this? I just happened to fight two battles and had some experience. Brother Mu shouldn't laugh at my school, just show off my awesomeness. How dare I accept the ritual of Brother Mu? If this battle is given to Brother Mu, it will probably be more exciting."

It wasn't that Wu Anguo flattered him. Mu Ying grew up in the military and was influenced by how to plan and command since he was a child. He received many times more military education than he had become a monk halfway through. Wu Anguo believed that he had only gained hundreds of years of experience than the people of this era. If he commanded the same army, he would probably not even be able to beat Chang Mao, who was the least interested in using his brain.

"Brother Wu doesn't have to be too humble. As Brother Wu is very talented, he will probably feel too wronged to stay in the capital. Feng Tang is old and Li Guang is difficult to be granted..." Mu Ying swallowed the words afterwards back into his stomach with tea.

"I was originally a candid. I would have been content with such a large official. Brother Mu will have a broad space in the future, and I will still cheer for Brother Mu at that time." Wu Anguo thought Mu Ying was unfair to Zhu Yuanzhang's current stay in the capital. "Besides, there will be no war in Liaodong in a short time, so I want to take a good rest."

Looking at this honest man, Mu Ying couldn't bear to go around in circles, put down the teacup, smiled bitterly and said, "Has no one reminded Brother Wu yet?"

"What's the matter? The Marquis might as well say it directly." Wu Anguo felt very strange. Whether it was Xu Da or Li Shanchang these days, he seemed to have some thoughts and talked to him to cover up. He always thought that the marriage was not in line with the habit here, but now it seems that something is strange.

"Well, let me be the bad guy, who made me the adopted son of the current emperor?" Mu Ying muttered to herself a few words, and finally told the truth.

According to the laws of this dynasty, the son-in-law was not allowed to lead troops. Since Liu Ling had been adopted by Empress Ma, Wu'anguo would be the son-in-law after marriage. He could be an aide, but he could never take charge of military power. Therefore, Wu'anguo must submit a request to return military power before marriage. If the emperor insists on keeping him, he must refuse. This is the rule set at the founding of the country. Everyone thought that Wu'anguo knew, and even if he didn't know, the strategists in the army should tell him. As a result, the staff of the Zhenbei Army were all in Liaodong, and Zhou Heng and other newly promoted military generals knew less about the rules of the court than Wu'anguo.

Wu Anguo was silent for a while, looked at Mu Ying, and asked lightly: "Your Majesty is already waiting for this memorial to me?"

"No, no, Brother Wu, don't misunderstand me. I'm not here to send a message for my father." Mu Ying didn't expect Wu Anguo to say this for a long time, and immediately blushed and explained hastily. "I just saw no one reminding Brother Wu, afraid that Brother Wu would be given to the censor's explanation. I don't quite understand what his father meant. Logically speaking, he shouldn't put a handsome like Brother Wu in the court."

Wu Anguo smiled, shook his head and stopped Mu Ying's explanation, and apologized for Mu Ying, sorry for his words without restraint.

Mu Ying became more and more uneasy and asked tentatively: "If Brother Wu is willing to gallop on the battlefield, you might as well write a letter to the emperor, not holding military power, and just being a military advisor in the army. It is also good to plan and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away. My new army also lacks such helpers. If Brother Wu does not feel wronged, he can try to bring you over in the future."

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Mu. I think it's good to be with your family for some time. Brother Mu won't think that I'll go to the battlefield as soon as I got married." Wu Anguo rejected Mu Ying with a joke. He finally understood the reason why Xu Zengshou, who is also the son of Xu Da, can lead the army to strait the battlefield, but Xu Huizu can only serve as a civil servant under the prince's school. Last year, Xu Huizu's ridiculous behavior of robbing ships and going to sea included a lot of helplessness. Huizu is also a son-in-law. A seemingly glorious marriage covers up the depression that he cannot display his talents.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew his nature and he paid attention to the law, so he used this method to seize his military power. No one would say that Lao Zhu did not think of his contribution, and no one would accuse Lao Zhu of being tolerant. A glory that no one could seek was gently and skillfully put himself in the hub. Regardless of whether Zhu Yuanzhang instructed him or not, the most suitable person to pass the message to him was obviously Mu Ying, because only the 30,000 new troops behind him could compete with the Zhenbei Army. Thinking of this, Wu Anguo suddenly discovered that he had countless modern knowledge, and in the face of thousands of years of power struggle in China, his modern knowledge was vulnerable.

Now he finally understood why there was always a faint sadness flashing in Liu Ling's eyes. He loved himself, but he didn't want to see himself in the court all day long. He was willing to accompany him to spend his whole life, but he was unwilling to pull himself out of the original soil. Ling, why do you have to worry too much? The so-called picturesque country and the so-called glorious years, how could there be any color without you? He had lost a true love in the original world, so he knew more about cherishing in this world. Wu Anguo was thinking blankly that the two worlds and the two figures gradually overlapped. Maybe he didn't know anything in this world, but he knew better what love was than before.

In the gorgeous autumn in Jiangnan, the wedding of Wu'anguo was held as scheduled. After the guests dispersed, he told Liu Ling in warm language that he cherished this marriage. Liu Ling held his big hand and lifted the red silk on his head. Different eras have different ways of expressing love, but each other's eyes tell each other that they can face the world's storms together from then on. This gaze has never changed forever. This kind of happiness is the same in ancient and modern times.

Wu Anguo resigned from his post as the Zhenbei Army. The Zhenbei Army, which completed his mission, returned to Liaodong under the belt of Zhou Heng and Lin Fenghuo. The imperial guards in the capital were reorganized, and all the officers were up-and-coming stars with excellent performance in the military academy. Li Wenzhong was also reselected and organized. The garrisons in the mainland began to be mass-designed, and the army eliminated the old and weak, concentrated in important towns such as the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest to reorganize according to the model of Zhenbei Army. Middle and lower-level officers must be trained in the military academy.

Only after he could take office, the title of officer was no longer changed to the army, division, regiment, battalion, company, platoon, squad system of the Zhenbei Army, as independent special combat units, used in the establishment of scouts and logistics troops. When Zhu Yuanzhang commended the achievements of the Zhenbei Army, he specially issued an order to the King of Yan, asking him to recommend the meritorious persons in the Liaodong Battle as generals, and to go to various important towns to assist "veterans" such as Mu Ying, Feng Sheng, and Lan Yu in training new troops, waiting for the opportunity to fight and unify the world.

"Admiration, admiration"! More than a month later, the newly married Wu Anguo received a congratulatory letter from Cao Zhen and his peace talks with Goryeo. He hugged the beautiful couple like flowers and praised him. At this time, Liu Ling had already lost his shame and snuggled happily in Wu Anguo's broad arms.

The local war in Goryeo, from the beginning to the end, was like a rehearsed performance, with climax, glorious, passionate warriors, humble and cowardly kings. Until the end, it was wonderful. The Ming Dynasty received the compensation that it had to be received at the beginning, and the Goryeo people discovered the greatest hero of their nation.

In July, Chang Mao and Cao Zhen led their troops to land. They wore the Goryeo clothes and under the banner of Goryeo, and quickly rushed to Songcheng with the indigenous people who had entered the army. When the capital was still in their dreams, the Ming army had taken over all the city gates and surrounded the palace. The more than 20,000 Goryeo troops left behind were all old and weak, and they were not opponents of the Ming soldiers. The strong general Li Yao and his subordinates met those who dared to resist and were a grenade. Countless houses were destroyed by the explosion and the smoke could be seen dozens of miles away.

The King of Goryeo was awakened by the explosion in his sleep. With the support of the inner palace guards, he barely climbed up the city tower. Seeing the dark army below, he fainted immediately. Several dead and hard leaders of the imperial guards wanted to resist with the palace walls, Chang Mao used light cannons to shatter their dreams. After a few whistles, the corner tower collapsed on the side.

After lit an incense stick, Chang Mao asked the guards to awaken the King of Goryeo. During the incense stick, they chose whether to sacrifice their lives for their country or to come down to discuss peace talks. The hand clock hand in Peking had just turned seven or eight circles, and the gate of the palace was wide open. The King of Goryeo held the seal, and the official list and household registration knelt at the gate of the city.

The next day, King Goryeo issued an edict to all places to submit to the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, and ordered ministers from all over the country to seal the treasury and wait for the Ming Dynasty to accept it. In the capital, Mr. Zhu Er took the list and went door to door to "visit" high-ranking officials and nobles, "inviting" them to discuss matters in the army. Several ministers with integrity stayed behind closed doors and could not withstand Li Yao and Yang Zhenyu's repeated "persuasion" and put on the invitation sedan chair in shackles. A few days later, Li Chenggui received a letter of surrender written by his father brought by his younger brother, and advised him to follow the will of heaven and surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Cheng Gui pulled the book on the spot, beheaded his brother in the tent, and returned to the army to serve the king. Cui Ying was blocked by King Goryeo as the reason for his life, and ordered the entire army to behead him.

Cheng Gui divided 50,000 soldiers, and delayed Tang He by relying on the terrain, and led an army of 150,000 to return to the army at night. He spread to all places, raised troops to defend the king, and defeated the family and defended the country. He heard from all over the country that the righteous soldiers rose up and recommended Cheng Gui as the commander. Cheng Gui wrote a letter to Cao Zhen and said: "The general killed a king, and Goryeo established a king. The head could be broken, but the righteousness could not be broken. The conditions for peace talks were issued. If no inch of land was cut, he could be resigned and the country would not be destroyed. Otherwise, Goryeo would rather fight to cause the last man to fall.

Cao Zhen led 5,000 soldiers to welcome Chenggui. After three days of fierce fighting, the king-stricken army failed to advance half a step forward and led troops back. Cao Zhen had few soldiers and did not dare to chase him. The two sides fought for several days, and the Ming reinforcements arrived from the sea one after another. The gentry from all over the country also advised Chenggui to save the life of King Goryeo. Chenggui was not allowed, so he wrote a letter to Cao Zhen to discuss peace.

In September, the peace agreement was concluded, Goryeo paid tribute to Ming Dynasty and paid tribute every year. Returned the land of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and the Yalu River was bounded by the Yalu River. Goryeo occupied Liaodong for eight years without reason and compensated the land of Ming Dynasty for 20 million taels, paying 8 million at a time, and the rest were paid off in twelve years, with an annual interest of one cent. King Goryeo and all ministers were redeemed by the Goryeo Treasury, with a total of 400,000 taels of silver. The Ming ships in each coastal port of Goryeo can be moored and replenished at will. Jeju Island was rented to the Ming Navy to suppress bandits, with an annual rent of 4,000 taels of silver, which was deducted from Goryeo's arrears.

The specific amount of compensation was all taken by Zhu Er. His family was a tea merchant. He had learned the essence of business since childhood. He asked for a lot of prices and paid back the money. He was so angry that the Goryeo peace talks ministers were furious. Some people advised Zhu Er not to do anything to avoid tainting his reputation. Zhu Er said: "It is worth it to destroy my reputation alone, and the Han Dynasty has been prosperous for a hundred years."

At the end of September, Chang Mao and Cao Zhen escorted Goryeo to pay compensation, "farewell to" the senior officials of Goryeo, and left the Goryeo capital in a mighty manner. Li Chenggui led the rebel army back to Beijing, and saw that the capital was ruined and the treasury was empty, and the ministers had no overnight supplies. They were so heartbroken. The king and his ministers hugged their heads and cried, and decided to move the capital to Pyongyang. Pyongyang was the sphere of influence of the Li family. After that, Goryeo King was nervous all day long and was not as good as being in Cao Zhen's army. This is a later story, so let's not mention it for now.

Besides, the people of Goryeo, after this national crisis, all of them were convinced by Gui Yingwu, and blamed their king for being weak and the people gradually turned to the Li family.

"I said Zhu Er, don't forget it. After all, you have never calculated this kid Li Chenggui," said Chang Mao on the Dingyuan ship to Mr. Zhu Er who was verifying the material bills by the commander. "His grandma, Lao Chang now understands that the kid named Li didn't want to get along with us at the beginning. What a fucking righteousness is unfair, and nothing can be cut off in any inch of land. Liaodong was originally in our hands, and he couldn't take it back even if he wanted to. The treasury silver was not his family, and the Li family did not lose much to us. He used his brother's head to exchange for three thousand miles of land. Look, this is the real dealer."

Hearing this, Cao Zhen and others looked at each other. At this point, they finally realized that in the eyes of some people, loyalty, morality, family affection and even the country are just a piece that can be discarded at any time. Family interests are eternal in their hearts.

I admire you, really admire you, hero, great hero.
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