The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

Finally, it was decided to let Ming Huaixi take a trip. Now, because of the battle between the two armies, the city gates are closed, but Ming Huaixi also had shops in this city before, and each shop had a secret passage connecting to the outside of the city.

Ming Huaixi entered the city through the secret passage, and found an opportunity to write a letter to General Zuo and make an appointment to meet him.

After receiving the letter, General Zuo was a little hesitant, but when he thought of his family and the soldiers he brought with him, he decided to meet Ming Huaixi.

"Do you really have a way to get my family out of the capital?" General Zuo didn't quite believe what the woman in front of him said.

"Of course you can. To show my sincerity, I can send someone to bring the general's family out first. Then General Zuo can decide whether to surrender to us. You know, if we defend this city to the death, we won't be able to hold it for long."

"Let me tell you this. Recently General Mingyuan has discovered a new siege weapon. Just a few of them can blow up the city gates. But General Ming couldn't bear to see the innocent soldiers die tragically, so he asked me to discuss this with him."

"If General Zuo surrenders to us, I can guarantee that you can continue to lead the troops, and your family will not be harmed. General Mingyuan hates incompetent people who attack their families the most."

General Zuo was somewhat tempted. "Let me think about it for a day and give you an answer in a day."

At this time, news came from the court that the Jin Emperor had beheaded a previous elder because that elder opposed the Jin Emperor's decision to raise taxes on the people again to pay for military expenses.

This news made General Zuo realize that the Jin Dynasty was really going to fall apart. Haha, as the money was used to pay for military expenses, I don't know to whom it was rewarded or whose private treasury it went into.

"I promise you, as long as my family leaves the capital safely, I will bring these tens of thousands of soldiers to surrender to you."

General Zuo's heart had already turned cold towards the Jin Dynasty, but now he actually agreed to Ming Huaixi with a glimmer of hope.

"The families of several of my trusted confidants are also in the capital. Can you bring them out as well?" General Zuo is not a man who only cares about himself.

"Of course, General, please give me a token so that the madam and the others won't go with my people, and also a token from the family of the general's confidants."

Ming Huaixi could really take them all away together, whether it was just one family or several families, it would save a lot of trouble if they were taken together.

General Zuo was obviously well prepared. When he decided to surrender to Ming Yuan, he revealed the secret to a few of his confidants and asked them to prepare the token, which he now gave to Ming Huaixi together.

After Ming Huaixi received the token, he asked General Zuo to wait for good news and then returned to his own camp.

Ming Yuan and others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ming Huaixi return safely, "It's good that you're back."

"Dad, Xier has fulfilled the mission." Ming Huaixi bowed to Mingyuan with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Good, good, my son is so talented!" Mingyuan patted Ming Huaixi on the shoulder.

Afterwards, Ming Huaixi sent a message to the people in the capital, asking them to send the families of General Zuo and his confidants out of the city.

Fortunately, Ming Huaixi had planted the most manpower in the capital before, otherwise it would be difficult to transport so many people out of the city.

One of the families was almost discovered when leaving the city. Thanks to Yang Qing's wit, they successfully left the city. When the family was halfway through their retreat, people in the capital city discovered that they were missing.

When they were ready to chase after him, the person had already been sent to the city guarded by General Zuo.

As soon as those families arrived, General Zuo immediately ordered his confidants to kill the military supervisor sent by the emperor, and then opened the city gates to welcome Mingyuan's army into the city.

General Zuo was officially incorporated into the Frontier Army, and then he marched southwards and soon reached the capital of the Jin Dynasty. He basically did not need to attack the cities along the way, as the lords of those cities who had done too many bad things simply abandoned their cities and ran away.

The people in the city and the soldiers guarding the city had long heard that the frontier army had strict discipline, would not harm ordinary people, and would treat prisoners well, so they directly opened the city gates to Mingyuan's army.

There were also city lords who cared about the people and waited where they were, and when Mingyuan's army arrived, they ordered the city gates to be opened.

Only a few city lords resisted stubbornly and lived and died with the city. They died for the city after it was captured. Mingyuan gave such people a proper burial. Although Mingyuan did not approve of such blind loyalty, it did not prevent him from admiring such people.

When Mingyuan's troops were approaching the capital, the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty moved south with some officials and several princes. However, they died just after leaving the capital, killed by King Mingnan.

There was actually a saying in the Jin Dynasty before that King Mingnan’s wife died at the hands of the emperor, but the emperor was very fond of King Mingnan, and King Mingnan did not show any other abnormalities. Others just thought that someone had fabricated it.

Now it seems that this rumor is probably almost true.

Prince Mingnan held the imperial seal in his own hands, opened the city gate and presented the seal to Mingyuan.

Mingyuan took over the jade seal and changed the country's name to Xi. Xi means bright, and ten days later he held his coronation ceremony.

During these ten days, Mingyuan's people eliminated the remaining royalists in the capital, sent people to clean up the palace, and sent out the abandoned concubines. Those who wanted to remarry could do so, and those who did not want to remarry could go to the temple to practice Buddhism, or each person could choose a small courtyard and live on their own.

Those who had children were sent to a special mansion and placed under house arrest along with their children. In fact, it would be best to cut the weeds completely, but Mingyuan had just ascended the throne, and if he couldn't even accommodate young children, it would be difficult to reassure the old ministers of the previous dynasty.

Because of his meritorious service in presenting the jade seal, King Mingnan retained the title of king, but it was changed to King Anyang, which means to be law-abiding.

On the day he was named King of Anyang, King Anyang dismissed everyone and walked into the study alone. He turned an ornament on the table, and a small box appeared on the wall. King Anyang picked up the small box and opened it. Inside was a scroll of calligraphy and painting. The scroll slowly opened, and the painting showed a man and a woman hugging each other under a tree. The man was King Anyang, and the woman was the Princess Anyang who had died early.

Prince Anyang stroked the face of the woman in the painting, "Ya'er, I finally avenged you."

Ming Hao Ning was named Crown Prince, Ming Haoran was named War King, and Ming Huaixi was named the eldest princess.

Mingyuan was a Confucian general, brave and resourceful. Although managing a country and commanding an army were different, there were also similarities.

Mingyuan had some talent and quickly got the hang of state affairs. Mingyuan was a man with an open mind, and all the officials from the previous dynasty who were able to get practical work done were re-employed.

The son of Prince Anyang was re-employed by Mingyuan and continued to serve as the Minister of Dali Temple. It must be said that the original male protagonist still had some luck. The original male protagonist also had the strength and means, and quickly handled the affairs in that area in an orderly manner.

When the Xi Dynasty was about to get back on track, the Da Qi Dynasty declared war.

This time Mingyuan left the crown prince as regent and went on the expedition himself. Xi State had just been established and there was a lot of work to be done, so it needed a victory to celebrate.

Ming Huaixi also accompanied them. In the past few years, Ming Huaixi was no longer the weak girl raised in the boudoir. Moreover, the intelligence base in Ming Huaixi's hands was also needed on the battlefield.

Ming Haoran, the King of War, also needs a victory to justify the name of "War".

Although a civil war had just ended, Mingyuan's frontier army was not depleted, but became stronger after the baptism of war.

Even though the Great Qi Dynasty had strong military power at this time, it was not necessarily a match for the Frontier Army, and the artillery shells developed by the army last time would come in handy this time.