Chapter 1 The First Year of the Dragon and Phoenix
In the first year of the dragon and phoenix, outside Jiqing City (now Nanjing), tens of thousands of troops were waving banners and flags. The huge army was like a black cloud pressing down on the city. With the shouts of several knights, thousands of soldiers pushed the siege equipment and approached the city. .
The soldiers on the Jiqing city wall were numbly preparing arrows and rolling logs, and a golden liquid was boiling on the **** pot next to it, emitting a strong and pungent smell.
There are dead bodies all over the city above and below the city, and several huge pits have been dug below the city to bury them, but the people above the city are in panic, only dozens of emaciated civilians are moving the corpses.
In a military tent outside the city, more than a dozen generals were constantly arguing, swearing a few foul words from time to time, and there were many small movements between pushing and shoving.
"If you want to fight, fight! Take down Jiqing and occupy a piece of treasure land. I can advance or retreat later. There is no hesitation!"
"Bah! What the **** do you know, a cowherd! Jiqing is easy to fight, how can we stay here! What will that King Ming do then?"
"Hehe! I don't understand! You **** understand!"
"Enough! How many of you know nothing! Didn't you listen to what Mr. Li said!"
Sitting above is a man in Xuanjia, with a big face and a heroic face, but he is frowning tightly, but he doesn't know what he is thinking about.
"Report! There is a messenger!"
The man at the top raised his head, all the generals shut up immediately, and the big tent fell silent.
"Come in!"
Two sword-wielding soldiers outside the door led a man in, and the man knelt down to announce the good news to the general above.
"Report to the lord! Great joy! Madam gave birth to a son at dawn the day before yesterday! Congratulations to the lord for having a successor!"
The man above was stunned for a moment, and then joy flooded his cheeks. Before he could say anything, the soldiers below were already laughing more happily than they had children.
"Hahahahaha! Congratulations, my lord! There is a successor!"
This is a great joyous event, even greater than the immediate surrender of the whole city in Jiqing.
Zhu Yuanzhang is already twenty-seven years old this year and has never had any heirs. This is also a major obstacle to what he is going to do now! No one will follow a master who has no descendants.
Now, he also has a son!
Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted their congratulations with a wave of his hand, and the generals didn't care. They turned their heads excitedly and talked to the people next to them.
They didn’t dare to look like the marshal was going to eat people just now, now, there is a reason to drink the wine hidden in the evening, and the marshal will not be harsh on the day of rejoicing, hahahaha.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought of his wife, and hurriedly asked, "How is Madam?"
The servant hurriedly replied: "Madam is fine, mother and child are safe, and they are recuperating at Chen Di's house, it was Madam who asked me to report in a hurry.
"Hahahahahaha! Good! Good! Good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up against the table, holding the sword at his waist with one hand, looking at the Jiqing city wall in the distance with his tiger eyes, as if there were flames burning in his eyes.
"Order! Withdraw the troops!"
The generals below were stunned for a moment, and then agreed in unison!
The generals began to arrange for the withdrawal of troops as soon as they dispersed their tents. Withdrawing troops is not an easy task.
Waiting for everyone to go out, Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his face and said softly: "Son, son, our old Zhu finally has a bloodline!"
Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the tent and listened to the servants talking behind him, but his heart was full of pride and ambition: "You came at the right time, just watch, your father will make a big fortune for you!"
Win the festival, now is not the time!
Guo Zixing had just died of illness, Xiaoming Wang Han Liner appointed Guo Zixing's son Guo Tianxu as the Marshal of the capital, his brother-in-law Zhang Tianyou as the right deputy marshal, and him as the left deputy marshal.
Nominally, Marshal Du is the leader of the army, and the right deputy marshal has a higher status than the left deputy marshal.
However, most of the armies in Chuzhou and Hezhou were recruited by Zhu Yuanzhang, and all the generals in the army have already taken refuge.
He has the final say here! But thinking of my own ambition, I still need to bear it now...
Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to be controlled by King Xiao Ming, but considering the power of Han and Song Dynasties, he could use his power to command the army with the Dragon and Phoenix Chronicle.
In this case, even if he captured Jiqing at any cost, he was still King Xiaoming's subordinate army in name, and if he didn't hand it over when the time came, it would attract criticism.
"Build walls high, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly!"
"Don't worry, since my son is born, naturally I have to walk steadily."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the supervising army sent by King Xiaoming and was walking towards him in a hurry, with a contemptuous smile on his face, and when the time came, he chopped down the dog.
Casually dismissed the supervising army. It was originally covered by the tiger skin of Mingjiao (Manichaeism), and he didn't really believe in the nonsense that King Ming was born. The supervising army of King Xiaoming couldn't control him.
"Our old Zhu also got mixed up in the temple!"
The army pulled out their camps to respond before and after, and they withdrew in mighty force. The defenders in Jiqing City were overjoyed, but fearing that there was some kind of plan, they guarded the city gate tightly and sent only a dozen cavalry to keep a few hundred meters away. Watch from afar.
In the afternoon, the Chinese army passed by a hill, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still immersed in the blood, ordered a stone inscription saying, "Those who come to this mountain will not suffer from no heirs"!
Dozens of strong men outside the mansion of Chen Di, a businessman in Taiping, Hezhou (now Dangtu County, Anhui), guarded the gate, with long knives on their waists and long bows on their backs, looking around vigilantly.
A dark and thin old man was carrying more than ten catties of food and pulled a half-sized boy through the door of the mansion. He walked quickly with his head bowed. The boy was curious and secretly turned his head to look.
At a glance, the whole body was stiff, and I saw a big man looking at them coldly, but when he turned his head, his eyes met, and his heart suddenly jumped. The boy wanted to turn his head, but he couldn't control his body for some reason .
Snapped!
I felt a pain in my head, and my uncle yelled in a low voice: "It's like a dog! I'm lazy after only a few steps, let's go!"
The kid responded indiscriminately, hurriedly escaped from that terrifying line of sight, and walked out quickly following the pace of the uncle.
Two blocks away, Hei Wa regained his composure: "Phew, sir, the guards at Mr. Chen's house have changed? Why are the newcomers so bluffing? My back is sweating."
Uncle Heiwa also slowed down his pace, put down the food to soothe his shoulders.
"Hey! Why don't you say that you **** is ignorant, those are not ordinary gatekeepers, they are soldiers in all likelihood, and they are not ordinary soldiers."
"Master, why is he not an ordinary soldier?"
"How does it feel for your baby to be stared at by them?"
"Hey, I almost **** out! It feels like being watched by a wolf."
"Ha, that's right! People who can do this just by looking at them are either killed from the dead, or they are high-ranking nobles.
"Remember, when you see this kind of person in the future, bend over, bow your head, and go away! Do you understand?"
Looking at Hei Wa nodding, the old man turned his head and felt a little miserable: "I don't know when this **** world will end?"
In the hall of the mansion, a wealthy middle-aged man was sitting upright, drinking a sip of tea and said to the young woman next to him: "Madam, you must be careful in everything, and you must not be negligent."
"I understand that the servants of the family are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard except for the children of the family. The doctors and nurses also use knowledgeable ones. The concubine personally watches over the food and never relaxes."
"That's good. I have received the news that the marshal has withdrawn and returned. The more this is the case, the more you and my wife should not be negligent."
"Okay, the concubine will go back to take care of the wife and young master."
Looking at the figure of the lady at home walking away quickly, Chen Di secretly sighed, "The world is chaotic, dragons and snakes are mixed, I don't know if my bet is right?"
Mrs. Chen in the inner courtyard carefully asked about the situation of the adults and children, and was relieved to confirm that the mother and child were healthy.
A gentle voice came from inside the room: "Sister Chen is here, right? I'm really bothering you. If you don't mind, please come in."
Mr. Chen hurriedly replied softly: "Why did my sister wake up, but what did my sister say to disturb you?"
The maid next to her opened the door carefully, fearing that a little cold wind would come in, so Chen also hurried in.
Walking into the inner room, there was a woman with a soft face and toughness between her brows, lying on the bed with a pale complexion, covered with a thick quilt, but it was hard to hide the joy of being a new mother.
Mr. Chen sat down on the edge of the bed with a smile on her face, and stretched out her hand to cover the Buddha quilt. "My sister is a noble person, and she gave birth to the eldest son of the commander-in-chief safely. She has been so energetic in just five days."
Mrs. Ma didn't care about her own body. She was lonely and dependent on others since she was a child. Although she didn't suffer any abuse, it can't be said that life was easy. In addition, after getting married, she followed her husband to fight here and there, and her body was extremely healthy. Slowed down a lot.
But thinking of the child I just touched with my own hands, I couldn't help showing a maternal smile.
"The child is very good, he doesn't cry or fuss, his little face is pink and tender..."
Looking at Ma Shi who was so excited to become a new mother, Mrs. Chen also remembered that her children, especially the first one, are always special.
"Ah~Wow~Ah~"
The faint voice passed through the wall, and not many people heard it.
Ms. Chen was still listening attentively to Mrs. Ma's narration, but Mrs. Ma, who was telling about her child seriously, heard her child's cry in an instant, and asked immediately.
"The child is crying! Come on, what's the matter, bring the child here!"
Mrs. Chen was taken aback, and quickly comforted Mrs. Ma, "Sister, don't panic, the child may have urinated, and it's normal for a newborn child to cry a lot."
Ma Shi still looked anxious, and she was relieved until the nanny brought the child over and gently placed it beside her.
Mashi reluctantly touched his son's cheek sideways, looked into his eyes, and gently stroked his soft arms: "Good boy, mother is here, don't cry, don't cry~"
The child became quiet when he reached his mother's side, staring at her with black and white round eyes.
"This is my mother in this life, a famous virtuous queen in history, who is the first wife of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma."
Zhu Qianben is a fresh graduate student, and he is living a good life, but unfortunately encountered an epidemic...
This article is slow, please bear with me (▽｀)
(end of this chapter)