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

Chapter 666

"You're leaving your lover just like that? Won't you stay a few more days?"

As the two rode back, Li Yu'an couldn't help but tease.

Zhou Yuan said helplessly: "I wanted to stay a few days, but she told me to get out."

"Haha!"

Li Yu'an seemed very happy, and chuckled: "Who told you to be so careless and irritate me? I'm a girl with a strong sense of self-esteem. I was defeated miserably by you, so of course I don't like you."

Zhou Yuan said: "The fact is that she is also anxious to return to the tribe. She just returned to her own territory and has a lot of things to do, about reconstruction, about defense, and about the strategy to deal with Huang Taiji."

Li Yu'an said: "Then you What? The north is stable and there is no more war, but the southwest and the coast are in danger. What do you plan to do next? "

Zhou Yuan thought for a while and said, "Let's deal with the internal affairs of the court first, and then consider other things."

"I left Shenjing last September. Now it is January 21st. Four or five months have passed. It's time to go home and have a look."

Li Yu'an smiled and said, "Yes, after all, I also want to see my sister and tell her something."

The two of them returned to Ninghai City with their own thoughts.

It took Huang Taiji's people six days to transport the three cruisers back and forth.

At dusk on January 26th, under the setting sun, Zhou Yuan looked at the six huge warships with a calm look and expressionless face.

He knew that McPherson must be on the ship, or perhaps he was looking at this side from afar.

This is an invisible contest, and this time, McPherson obviously won.

He saved Huang Taiji, forcing the Jin Dynasty to continue to be restrained by the Jurchens, and unable to concentrate on dealing with him at sea.

"He must be very proud."

Li Yu'an said: "It didn't cost too much to save Huang Taiji, so that the situation in the north will never be completely stable."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Foreigners like to do this kind of thing, and they always send warships to your home, as if doing so can limit our progress."

"There are many things that McPherson can't figure out..."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a clamor behind him.

Dong Yu ran over quickly with a middle-aged man, and when the middle-aged man saw Zhou Yuan, his emotions were a little unbearable for a while.

He half-knelt down, clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, lord!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Let's talk inside the tent!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Fei panted and followed Zhou Yuan into the tent, then hurriedly said, "On the seventh day of November last year, McPherson launched a mutiny. All 2,000 soldiers under his command attacked and surrounded all merchant ships going out to sea."

"Ms. Avina relied on undercover to reveal the news in advance to avoid being caught. Now she is hiding in a secret villa in Fuzhou Prefecture with her confidant and daughter."

"The lord is in the grassland, and we can't pass the news. Guan Lu decided not to deal with the matter of Haojing for the time being, and put all his strength on Fuzhou Baochuan Factory and Fujian-Guangdong Navy."

"But in recent times, the situation has become worse. , McPherson continued to put pressure on the court through the trading ports, saying that we imprisoned Avina and her daughter, detained the French craftsmen, and asked the governor to hand over the people. "

"Although the governor has been mediating this matter, it is obvious that he can no longer hold on, and McPherson's patience is almost gone."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "As long as Kolodiya is fine, nothing else matters. No matter how angry McPherson is, he dare not land in Fuzhou to fight."

"We have to fight for at least half a year. Shipbuilding is not that simple."

Zhang Fei said: "My lord, Guan Lu said that the governor of Fuzhou is also putting pressure on the Baochuan Factory. I hope that the lord will deal with the governor first and don't affect the production of the Baochuan Factory."

This made Zhou Yuan frown.

After the defeat in the Battle of Yuehai, Qi Changshi signed an unequal treaty. After returning to Beijing from Sichuan, the eldest sister killed this guy. At present, the post of Governor of Fujian and Guangdong has been vacant, and the Governor of Fujian has always been a member of the Zhejiang Party.

Zeng Cheng is the only one left in the Chu Party, so it is possible that the Zhejiang Party will not cooperate.

Damn it, the party struggle has come to my Fuzhou Baochuan Factory. It seems that I have to go and talk to that old man Yang Guozhong in person.

"Guan Lu did a good job. No matter how the situation changes, everything is based on the Fuzhou Baochuan Factory."

"The progress of shipbuilding cannot be obstructed by anyone or any force."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan looked outside the tent and said in a deep voice: "Huang Taiji is gone, McPherson is gone, and the Five Army Camp should return to Beijing."

It took the Five Army Camp six days to get from Ninghai to Shenjing.

I don't know where the news came from, anyway, countless people have left Shenjing and lined the streets to welcome them.

Empress Zhaojing brought civil and military officials to set up an altar at the city gate, offering sacrifices to ancestors and heaven, welcoming the victorious soldiers of the Five Army Camps.

This was not the first time. After bombarding the enemy chief last year, Zhou Yuan also enjoyed this treatment. This time he was familiar with it.

He got off the carriage, put on his armor, and walked straight to the altar.

He first saluted the eldest sister, then burned incense and worshipped the royal family of all generations.

Empress Zhaojing said loudly: "Weiguogong Zhou Yuan led five military camps and 60,000 soldiers out of the capital in September last year to fight against the Mongolian cavalry in Datong and save the northern defense line."

"Then, he led 60,000 northwest troops through Shajing and Xidu to Saynshand, fought a decisive battle with the enemy and wiped out the Mongolian army."

"In early November, he attacked the Mobei grassland, destroyed many cities in Mobei, burned the holy city of Da Kulun, and made the Mongolian soldiers and civilians kneel down and surrender."

"Now he has returned, and he has defeated Huang Taiji's army. His contribution is indispensable and he must be rewarded."

"Therefore, he was named the first-class Weiguogong, and was given a red-lettered iron certificate, a gold medal of immunity from death, and the title of the Grand Marshal of the Great Jin Army!"

Song Shanao was gone after all. Apart from Zhou Yuan, no one else was qualified to inherit the position of the Grand Marshal of the Army.

The people cheered and the scene was extremely lively, so the abrupt voice seemed so harsh.

"He is not qualified to be the Grand Marshal of our Great Jin!"

When these words came out, the world seemed to be quiet.

Several scholars in long gowns, with white hair and wrinkled faces, had cold eyes.

"It's the teacher from the Imperial Academy..."

"They are all old scholars!"

Just when everyone was shocked, an old man stood up and said loudly: "He is not only unqualified to be the Grand Marshal of the Army, but he deserves to die!"

Yang Guozhong frowned and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense!"

The old man looked at everyone present and said loudly: "I am not here to show off, but I don't want the military power of the Great Jin to fall into the hands of such villains."

"Today, in front of the ancestors of the Great Jin, in front of His Majesty and the people of Shenjing, I want to question the Duke of Weiguo for ten crimes!"

Yang Guozhong said: "Come on! Drag him away!"

"Wait!"

Deng Bochi said lightly: "Lao Yang, this Mr. Mo is a famous scholar in the world, we should at least listen to what he says."

"Are you right? Duke of Weiguo."

Zhou Yuan had a blank expression on his face and did not respond, just looking down quietly.

Mr. Mo had already shouted: "Duke Weiguo went to Datong to fight against the Mongolian cavalry, but he was too cowardly to fight and gave up the middle section of the Hetao area, which caused a large number of people to be displaced and farmland to be destroyed. This is the first crime!"

"Duke Weiguo led his army to chase the Mongols and fought a decisive battle at Saynshand, but he cooperated with the Yehe tribe of the Jurchens. The Jurchens and our Great Jin are sworn enemies. Cooperating with the enemy is treason! This is the second crime!"

"Duke Weiguo transferred the Xuanfu army to annihilate the Mongols, which put the capital in danger and put Your Majesty in danger. This is the third crime!"

"After destroying the Mongolian royal court in Mobei, Duke Weiguo should have gone to the capital to support Shenjing, but he continued to march north with his army to seal the Wolf's Lair, wasting thirteen days, causing the old Duke to die in battle. For personal fame, he ignored the safety of the country. This is the fourth crime!"

"After returning to the south, Duke Weiguo did not immediately destroy Huang Taiji, but waited for eight days and missed the opportunity. This is the fifth crime!"

The people around were already talking about it, and they couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuan.

Mr. Mo continued to shout: "Including the Leiden Navy in Shanhaiguan, the Duke of Weiguo gathered a total of 290,000 soldiers, almost hollowing out the foundation of the Great Jin, but failed to completely annihilate Huang Taiji. This is the sixth crime!"

"Faced with the cannons of the Portuguese ships, the Duke of Weiguo was afraid before the battle, and did not dare to pay the price to completely annihilate Huang Taiji. He was indecisive, so that more than 50,000 cavalrymen of Huang Taiji all fled. This is the seventh crime!"

"Faced with the situation of Huang Taiji's escape, the Duke of Weiguo did not dare to lead 290,000 troops to the east to attack Shengjing , destroying the enemy's lair in one fell swoop is really stupid. This is the eighth crime!"

"Tens of thousands of people in Shenjing died and were injured, and more than 100,000 people outside Shenjing died and were injured, all because the Duke of Weiguo failed to deploy troops and failed to return to support in time. This is a lack of overall perspective! This is the ninth crime!"

At the end, he pointed at Zhou Yuan and said angrily: "All the suffering! It's all because of the Duke of Weiguo's incompetence! He dared to stand here openly and accept the praise. It's really shameless and deserves death! This is the tenth crime!"