The trump card

According to the will of heaven, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict: Now there is a son of Emperor Dachang (Princess - Author's Note) Changping. He is virtuous, wise, gentle, and sensible, and can be the brilliance of the royal family. He is 28 years old, so in order to avoid misleading his youth, I have chosen a good son-in-law.

There are also those who are loyal to Bo Li in Huaixi, who are both loyal and virtuous, and have both civil and military talents and virtues. They are also loyal and honest. I have never heard of any marriage, so I personally ordered them to be a good partner.

After the temple's calculations and divination, they all made a beautiful appointment and issued a special order to congratulate. This month, Yichou was a lucky date, and the emperor ordered Yao from the Ministry of Rites to grant marriage imperial envoy.

He specially appointed his son-in-law Duwei and was appointed as the general of the State. He was rewarded with a place to live, and gave him 60 slaves, and was allowed to eat 500 households. He was the son of the son Yunqiwei to celebrate the joy of celebration.

All kinds of wedding ceremony were prepared by the Zongren Mansion and the Ministry of Rites, and the whole world celebrated together.

Also: Twenty pieces of four seasons, twenty pieces of five-color silk satin, bookcases, six sets of clothing cabinets, several pens and inks, forty gold gifts, sixty silver gifts, and twenty-four sets of watch gifts...

I have the same relationship with you as the king, minister and relatives as the king, minister and relatives.

I'm so proud of this!

Perhaps it was because of geographical reasons, or simply because the court had planned it, but Li Sihe, who was on the front line, was the last group to know the news.

This incident came a bit suddenly, and the focus was not on this imperial edict. The key was that Yao Minggong, the marriage envoy, had already taken Princess Changping across the river and was on his way to Luzhou.

Many people are happy for Li Si. They have become the prince-in-law and the emperor has become brother-in-law. Isn’t it just a happy thing?

But most senior officers don't think so.

There is a subtlety between the general and the imperial court. If we say that the power and the general are absolutely not so serious, especially if the general and the imperial court have a common enemy, the Tartars. There is no need to say that the general is irreconcilable with the Tartars. It is completely a mortal enemy with you, me, and you have no room for maneuver.

The Jiangnan court also fought against the Tartars. More than half of the country was occupied by the Tartars, and the northern capital was also in the hands of the Tartars. The little emperor had a strong role in his important ministers and the people below knew that they were shouting for a decisive battle.

There is no falsehood to have a common enemy. However, the general and the court are not as rumored as the "monarch and ministers" as the "uniform body of the king and the ministers".

The matter is obvious. To fight the Tartars, you have to have a general. The army to die is the absolute backbone of the world's resistance forces. In addition, you have continuously exported resistance ideas and aided resistance forces from all parties, and have become the champion of the world's army.

Especially when the key to the Yellow River is about to be opened, especially when the Tartars are already showing signs of fatigue, the whole north and the world are concerned. At this time, the court suddenly gave marriage, and it is the eldest princess in the royal family. The ways here are worth pondering.

According to the Ming Dynasty, relatives like the prince-consort cannot hide a piece of armor or have a single soldier. Of course, this practice is useless for Li Si, and it is impossible to hand over the army to die. Even if Li Si let go, no one can have the prestige of loyal uncle, and no one dares to ascend to Li Si's position.

Even if Li Si respectfully gave up the position of commander-in-chief of the Death Army, no one dared to sit in this seat. If there was the guy who was so blinded by the lard trying to control the world's most powerful soldier, he would immediately have to corpse on the spot. In a few days, the fork soldier could appear in Wuying Hall.

There is no possibility of replacing Li Si's position in the death army, and the court would not have known this.

The Death Army is now a beast that has been rushing out. No one can stop it from being cruel or brave, let alone controlling it. Even Li Si himself deeply understands the dangers of the Death Army: it is easy to release it, but it is difficult to take it back.

At this time, no one was afraid of the court's desire to seize any military power. The military power in Li Si's hands could no longer be shaken and no one could seize it.

The key is the Marshal's reaction and attitude towards this matter. This is directly related to the future of the army to die.

The brothers of thousands or tens of thousands fought to the death and followed the general along the way. What was the purpose? What was the purpose? So many brothers and relatives died, and the court could not give them what they wanted.

Everyone didn't really like that princess, mainly because of her identity. Who can't feel the political flavor in the marriage? If the loyal uncle just married a woman as his wife, he would definitely celebrate for several days. He would definitely be able to praise the future majesty. But if he married this princess, everyone would feel a little uncomfortable.

But if the Grand Marshal openly rejected this marriage, it would be like a breakup with the court. Many people even hope that Li Si would reject this marriage. Anyway, the army to die did not expect the court to have a meal. Whether the court was the same or not.

However, people close to Li Si know the general's thoughts and do not want any division at this time. It will not benefit from the current Anti-Qing War or the great cause in the future.

Li Si knew very well what the army he created wanted, and he knew that the brothers from all over the country were paying attention to this matter and wandering back and forth in the big tent...

"The court is really exhausted, and he actually came up with such a way to marry." The old charlatan said with a chuckle: "This shows that the court's weakness, and the general can have less worries..."

"Barring, I never regarded the court as an opponent." The court did this, which really explained many problems, at least it could show that the court had no effective means and power to the army to die.

"Call all the battalion officials and above brothers come over, I have something to say..."

There are many military camps who go to death now, and senior officers of the battalion level are coming, crowding the camp tents.

Everyone knows what Dasang wants to say, but the only thing they don’t know is what method Li Si himself is going to use to deal with it, whether to refuse or agree?

"Everyone knows about the marriage granting?" Li Si looked at the voice of everyone and suddenly changed: "Brothers are the backbone of my army to die. If I have something to say, I will just say it. I know everyone is paying attention. Today I will open my words..."

"How did we get up in the Death Army? How many brothers are bleeding from foreign lands? How many fathers and brothers are supported behind us? I have all these in my heart." Li Sihuan looked at everyone: "What I want to do when I go to the Death Army is a big thing that no one has done in a thousand years. I know what to do to achieve an unprecedented situation. No one of you should get involved here, let alone think about it. Fight this war well. It is ours or ours, and it is also indispensable."

"A lot of storms have come. What's the matter in front of you? Is it worth everyone's distraction?" Li Si smiled and said, "Don't keep in mind this matter, do your own things..."

After Li Si said this, everyone understood. What kind of storm has never experienced? Didn’t the coach have been here? There is really nothing to worry about in such a small matter.

The sentence "It should be ours or ours" has already explained a lot.

"It's all gone, it's gone," Li Si raised his hand to signal everyone to retreat: "That... Brother Lu, please pick me a few teams of more skillful brothers, I'm going back..."

Lu Bingyin obviously had something to say. He opened his mouth several times but didn't say it. Finally, he said, "Brother, you are pretending to be a big deal in your heart. I don't have to talk nonsense about anything you should do. Go and go back quickly, you can't live without you here."

"High horses can go back and forth in 5 or 7 days. If there is an accident, come and report it quickly..."

Two hundred capable horse-riding infantrymen were selected and rushed away.

Lu Bingyin, who was behind, was whipping his son with a whip, and scolding him while beating him: "What your fourth uncle is doing is serious, what are you talking about?"

Lu Jian was beaten by his son twice, and he was dodging and was about to get on the horse to chase Li Si: "I'm afraid that the fourth uncle will do something stupid when he misses the girl..."

Lu Bingyin pulled his son off his horse: "You are the fool. Your fourth uncle doesn't understand better than you? Get back to me..."

The Lu family father and son looked at Li Si Juechen away from afar, and his face suddenly became cold. The first heavy snow of this year finally fell...

The first snow this year was obviously coming late, but it was heavy when it hit. After a while, the snow particles of Salala fell, they turned into balls, like pulling cotton wool flying willow hair.

In the wind and snow, a group of people rushed into Luzhou.

Before October, the autumn fu had been completed, and the 50% limit of land rent allowed many people who had no gains to recover. After paying the rent, they could still leave a few bags of food at home, which made many people full of hope for the future.

In this chaotic world, nothing is more at ease than surplus grain. Even in such a winter free season, the men at home dare not really get idle. They chop firewood, ropes and sell them into copper coins. They have some skills to go to the death base in the depths of the Dabie Mountains...

By the time the New Year was that men would return to their warm homes, they would definitely bring back a few hangs of copper coins, or even half a corner of silver. The carefully calculated elderly people were already afraid of poverty and carefully hid the stock in case of emergencies. Some young people who didn’t know how to be thrifty even took the food at home to the market to exchange for a few liters of fine grain, saying that they were prepared for the New Year. It has been a year of hard work and they have to have a fat New Year.

This kind of action naturally caused the elderly in the family to curse...

Even those rich families clearly feel that the situation is becoming more and more stable.

With the military progress of the army to die, Huaixi no longer had any direct threats. Although Zhongsheng Bo's taxes were extremely heavy, the government here did not dare to make ruthless decisions on tax calculations, which was almost the same as in previous years.

After experiencing the initial bloodbath, I have the sweetness of the present. I feel the strength of the Dead Army. Who is trying hard to make a fuss about anything? Even if you have some land and some family background, who dares to go against the Dead Army? Isn’t you tired of work or something?

Nowadays, officials and men are all from all over the world who are going to die. As long as your land rent is not more than 50%, no one will pay attention to you. If you really look at the old almanac of the past, what else can you end up with?

Everyone can settle accounts, and no one will do stupid things without great losses.

Especially when land rents are reduced and refugees are increasing, people have rented new breeds in new places. Isn’t this income?

I heard that the court had given marriages, and the team that gave marriages and the Princess of the Ming Dynasty had entered the city. Zhongcheng Bo and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty became relatives, which was equivalent to the court recognizing Zhongcheng Bo's style. Maybe it would be necessary to promote the whole world in the future.

Many people, especially the small landlord class, do not have much enthusiasm. They still have a lot of things at home. Who has the time to deal with these big people? But as long as someone takes the lead, no one is embarrassed to not follow.

So, the archways on the street were also erected, and the red letters of joy were posted all over the street, making a festive scene.

A team of fast horses passed through the city gate like a wind, stepping on the soft snow on the road, and the crisp sound of horse hooves seemed particularly loud.

"It's the Grand Marshal who is back..."

Official articles are always done, and all kinds of pomp and etiquette are inevitable. This is also something that the old empire has passed down for many years.

With a voice of "Reward this", Yao Minggong read out the imperial edict and held it and stopped talking again.

Lao Yao understood this sudden marriage very well.

This is entirely due to political needs and no other factors. As for the "harmony and harmony, harmony and respect" mentioned in the imperial edict, no one cares about nonsense. The real focus is the last sentence: the king and minister, close relatives, are all one.

Giving marriage means winning over, but in this way, the court is still using righteousness to suppress Li Si.

The monarch and ministers are the only thing that can be used in the Nandu court.

The king, minister, minister, father, son and son who have been passed down for thousands of years seem unbreakable, but in fact, I have long known how many times I have been trampled on.

If you truly have strength, especially when it comes to the top, no kind of marriage will be of use.

Li Si is extremely smart, can he not understand what it means? If Li Si really had the intention of being unjust, he would probably tear up the imperial edict immediately. Then he closed the city gate... and then no one of the hundreds of people who came to give marriage would want to live to see the sun of tomorrow.

Yao Minggong's marriage envoy was not easy, and Lao Yao understood the dangers in it very well.

This is also the time for the court to showdown between Li Si.

While Li Si is not at its peak, he will be able to collect if he can. If he cannot collect, it will be better than if he is full of wings in the future and then solve the problem.

As soon as he came, Lao Yao even wrote his suicide note. It was not because he was afraid that Li Si would suddenly turn against each other face to face. The most terrifying thing was that Huaixi was Li Si's nest. If the people who gave the marriage encountered some "bandits" or some other "accident", they would probably not even be able to find the body. At that time, Li Si pretended to be wronged. Who could really do anything to him?

So Lao Yao did not say nonsense like "Li Si quickly answered the order", but stood up straight and waited for Li Si's reaction.

"My minister, accept the order!"

Li Si respectfully gave a big gift and held the imperial edict.

Lao Yao and All Reap were relieved secretly, and the stone in their hearts was finally put down: no matter what, this arrogant and domineering commander finally took over the imperial edict!

As the marriage envoy and the old school officials of the Eastern Palace, they were all from the prince's school. Yao Minggong and Li Si were still considered as a colleague of the righteous son, and finally finished the work. These congratulations are definitely indispensable. Especially these marriage envoys and deputy envoys who gave marriage are full of classics and treatises. How can there be fewer congratulations that have been prepared long ago?

Before Lao Yao and others could say these unnutritious congratulations, Li Si's face fell down and he pulled Lao Yao aside: "Shangshu Yao... Forget it, let's call Lao Yao..."

"You and I are both old men from the East Palace, what's wrong with Li Xiaodian?" Seeing this situation, Yao Minggong knew that Li Si had important words, in order to ease the atmosphere, he would use the title of the year.

"You are the only one who commands the marriage this time?"

"It's my own commander. Li Xiaodian has something to say to him."

Li Si asked: "Can you represent the court? Can you represent long live?"

The more I said this, Yao Minggong knew the seriousness of the matter. He thought carefully about the instructions of the young emperor when it came, and Zheng pointed out: "Long live my behalf..."
To be continued...