Transformed into a Princess of the Late Ming Dynasty: Invincible

Zhu Mianzhu sat in the main seat, lowered her head and looked at the two people kneeling on one knee below, recalling the letter that Queen Zhou had written to her before, in which Zhu Youjian promised to cede Jinan Prefecture to her and open a princess's mansion as his own fiefdom.

Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng did not know that Zhu Mianzhu was about to go to Jinan Prefecture to be conferred the title. Now only Zhu Youjian, Empress Zhou and Zhu Mianzhu knew about it.

We just need to deal with the ministers in the court and then we can go to Jinan Prefecture. Now nine out of ten houses in Jinan are empty, and these hundreds of thousands of people are very important.

"Get up. Each of you will take 400 soldiers and horses and stay in Tongzhou to follow my orders. Then take your men to Qingshankou. The Jiannu will retreat from Qingshankou."

Then Zhu Mianzhu looked at the two people in front of her, raised her hand, and as the emerald green grass elemental light condensed in her palm, two emerald green branches with tender buds appeared. With a thought, the two branches floated in front of Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng respectively.

Then he said to the two of them:

"When the time is right, break this branch and I will take action. Does Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, know the effect?"

Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng were standing there, staring blankly at the fluorescent tree branch in front of them. As mortals born and raised in the Ming Dynasty, they had never witnessed any extraordinary or mysterious power in their previous lives. Seeing such a magical thing, they fell into a brief daze. At this time, they heard Zhu Mianzhu's words and hurriedly said:

"I will know."

"I will know."

Zhu Mianzhu looked at the two people's nervous expressions and said slowly:

"Break the branches and a divine incarnation will appear. It can summon meteors from the sky to strike the enemy and help you defeat the enemy in front of you."

"I gave you the magic weapon to prevent you from being defeated. Try to bring these soldiers back. It is a good thing to serve the country and the people. I support it. However, the gap in strength is too great. Don't waste your useful bodies."

When Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng heard what Zhu Mianzhu said, they immediately knelt on one knee:

"I will definitely live up to the princess's trust."

"I will definitely live up to the princess's trust."

Zhu Mianzhu raised her arm slightly, helped the two of them up, and said:

"Put away the magical tools and set off at daybreak."

They both said:

"obey"

As Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng walked out of the carriage, Zhu Mianzhu turned around and said to the people behind her:

"They're gone, come out."

After hearing what Zhu Mianchu said, the two women behind the screen came out in single clothes. Xiaohuan still said nothing. Mansui then said:

"Master, it's time to wash up."

In the distance, as Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng walked away from Zhu Mianzhu's luxurious carriage and headed towards the military camp, Zhao Yi said to Wu Cheng:

"Wu Cheng, how did you know the princess would support us in sending troops to stop the Jiannu? She even gave us a divine weapon."

"Zhao Yi, you don't understand, don't you? Before I left Beijing with the princess, I was on duty at the Wenhua Palace. That day, the princess went to the Crown Prince's Palace, and the next day, His Majesty sent the princess out of the palace."

"Even in the past two years, we have been reporting Her Royal Highness's whereabouts to His Majesty every month, and yet Her Royal Highness is able to raise troops on her own and even has sole financial power."

"Do you know who the last person like this was?"

At this time, Zhao Yi also heard something wrong. The princes only had financial power and were not allowed to control politics, let alone the army, which was the best army in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Yi then said:

"Wu Cheng, please stop keeping us in suspense. His Majesty has sent the two of us to follow Her Royal Highness the Princess. You're responsible for gathering intelligence, and I'm in charge of liaison. You're smarter than me, so if I can't guess, just tell me directly."

At this time, Wu Cheng turned around and said to Zhao Yi:

"The last person who could recruit soldiers at will, set up official positions without reporting to the emperor, and didn't have to hand over the profits to the emperor was only one person: Emperor Taizong of Tang - Li Shimin."

"Now the princess has soldiers and money, but she still lacks one thing, which is reputation. Stopping the Jiannu and rescuing the people of the Ming Dynasty will accumulate a lot of reputation for the princess both in the court and among the people. Therefore, the princess will definitely agree to this expedition."

Wu Cheng took out a faintly fluorescent emerald green branch from his arms.

"This magical artifact is something I never expected," Wu Cheng stared at the branch in his hand. "The Battle of Kunyang, fought by Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, is recorded in history books. Liu Xiu led 20,000 men while Wang Mang had over 400,000. As Wang Mang's army was attacking the city, a meteorite fell from the sky and landed among them. Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, was able to defeat Wang Mang's army with a smaller force, thus restoring the Han Dynasty."

When Zhao Yi heard this, he also looked at the emerald green branches, a magical weapon that could capture meteorites falling from the sky and attack the enemy.

Baodi, at this time Baodi had already been conquered by the Qing army. Dorgon was in the original Baodi County Government Office at this time, looking at the soldiers below and talking about the intelligence from Pinggu County.

"The 20,000-strong Pinggu army has left Pinggu County and is now marching towards the capital."

After listening to the soldiers' intelligence, Dorgon recalled the attack on Pinggu County a few months ago. The Ming army in this county had more powerful firearms and sufficient armaments. All the soldiers were armored and well-trained.

Unlike other areas, everyone is pale and thin, and not even one person wears armor.

Where did this army come from? Not only were they all wearing armor, but each of them even had a musket. This unknown musket could shoot farther and load faster than the Ming army's muskets.

After listening to his subordinates' report on Pinggu's intelligence, Dorgon waved his hand to signal them to leave. He looked at the map in the lobby and thought to himself:

"The purpose of this invasion has been achieved, and even far exceeded. In addition to forcing the Ming court to transfer troops from Shaanxi, we must not completely wipe out Li Zicheng's forces. We must allow Li Zicheng to constantly contain and weaken the Ming court. In addition, we have plundered a large number of people and wealth, making the Ming court even weaker. It is time to return to the court."

In Shuntian Prefecture, in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian held a secret memorial from Zhao Yi. It read, "The princess has dispatched troops and will arrive in the capital soon."

Zhu Youjian read Zhao Yi's secret report and said to Queen Zhou:

"This rebellious girl owns a gold mine in Pinggu and has also invented a new type of loom. She earns millions of taels of silver a year. I have never asked her for a penny in all these years. I even spoke up for her in the court when she was recruiting soldiers, otherwise the ministers would have been in an uproar."

"She only sent troops after I promised her a palace and a fiefdom. What a rebellious girl. But why is it that Zhao Yi and Wu Cheng both have relatives in the capital, and they disobeyed orders when I asked them to send troops before?"

After reading the secret memorial, Empress Zhou also said:

"It seems that Meizhu has a way to gain the loyalty of these two. Even at such a young age, she was able to win the loyalty of those sent by Your Majesty and rebel against Your Majesty. This shows that Meizhu possesses unparalleled wisdom. It's a pity that Zhu Cilang was a contemporary of Meizhu."

Zhu Youjian heard what Queen Zhou said and said:

"As Empress Dowager Cilang's elder brother, I just need to ensure that he has a life of wealth and honor. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be gone, and everything will be gone."

"Let's give her the fiefdom of Jinan Prefecture first. When she returns to the capital, I'll officially announce it in the court. Then I'll let her figure out how to silence these officials."