A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 954: Taking Control of Jinling

At about 3:54 in the morning of that day, Lu Cheng and his party finally arrived at the West City Pier of Jinling City.

Lu Cheng walked out of the cabin first and asked the maids to notify the girls to come out.

Soon, Daiyu and the other girls walked out of the cabin, stood on the deck, and looked towards the dock.

"Hey, Sister Lin, look, why are there so many soldiers on the dock?"

"These soldiers don't seem to be Ming Dynasty soldiers. The robes and armor they wear are different from those of Ming Dynasty soldiers. Could they be the rebels from the south?"

"Could it be that Jinling has already..."

"There must be tens of thousands of people here, right? Look, they are lined up in neat rows, with strict military appearances. So many people gathered together, but they didn't make any noise. It's really scary."

Tanchun couldn't help but say, "I've read in military books that this is a truly strong army, with strict discipline and uniformity."

At this time, Lin Daiyu swept her eyes across the army in front of her and landed on the flags hanging high and fluttering in the wind. She saw a big word "Lu" written on the tallest flag.

Xue Baochai also quickly noticed the big flag with the word "Lu" on it. She turned her head to look at Lu Cheng, who was standing at the bow with a calm demeanor. She couldn't help but feel a surge of fear in her heart: Could it be that the army in front of them belonged to Brother Lu?

Soon, the other women also noticed the big flag with the word "Lu" on it on the dock.

At this moment, Lu Cheng turned around, stretched out his hand to pull Daiyu's slender hand, and said softly: "Junior sister, follow me into the city."

Daiyu nodded slightly, her heart filled with excitement. She let Lu Cheng hold her hand, and the two of them walked along the wooden planks and went straight to the dock.

At the moment when Lu Cheng stepped onto the dock, the 60,000 soldiers on the dock knelt on one knee, holding weapons in their left hands and punching their chests with their right fists, and said in unison: "Welcome back, General!"

"Welcome back, General!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, three times in a row, their voices were uniform and coordinated, like a tsunami, rising straight into the sky, making people's blood boil.

At this moment, even Daiyu, who had practiced martial arts for many years and practiced standing meditation to cleanse her marrow, could not help but be overwhelmed by the momentum of thousands of troops. Her little hand, which was held by Lu Cheng, was trembling slightly.

At this moment, with a wave of Lu Cheng's hand, tens of thousands of soldiers saluted Daiyu beside Lu Cheng again, and shouted in unison: "Welcome back, General's wife!"

Hearing this, Daiyu was shocked and couldn't help but look at the tens of thousands of soldiers around her, then turned her head to look at Lu Cheng, her heart was already full of emotion. It turned out that her senior brother was such a great hero and prepared such a unique gift for her.

On the deck of the large ship at the back, a group of women including Xue Baochai, Wang Xifeng, Shi Xiangyun, Yuan Ying, Tan Xi, Xing Xiuyun, Miaoyu, Ping'er, Xiangling, Qingwen, Qin Keqing, etc., all had their eyes on Lu Cheng and Daiyu in front of them.

At this moment, all the women present were shocked by Lu Cheng's identity and envied the honor that Daiyu enjoyed. If they could switch places with Daiyu at this moment, stand beside Lu Cheng, and enjoy the salute of tens of thousands of soldiers, even if they died immediately, they should die without regrets, right?

Xue Baochai sighed in her heart: Sister Lin is so happy.

Wang Xifeng looked at Lu Cheng's back, her legs becoming weak with excitement: this is her man.

Tanchun also stared at Lu Cheng's back in a daze: It turned out that he was such a great hero.

Not only the girls who had a crush on Lu Cheng, but even Master Miaoyu, couldn't help but stare at Lu Cheng's back, too shocked to speak.

Qin Keqing, who was standing aside with her two maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, looked at Lu Cheng at this moment, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he treated her. Her heart was in turmoil for a moment: Is the person in front of her really the young man who had treated her before?

"All soldiers, please don't bow!"

"Thank you, General!"

Afterwards, two more generals brought two snow-white war horses.

Lu Cheng turned to look at Daiyu: "Junior sister, how about riding with me into the city today?"

"It's all up to you."

When Daiyu first started practicing the Zhuanggong, Lu Cheng specially asked Lin Ruhai to buy a pony for Daiyu to ride and feel the tricks of the horse stance. Because of this, although Daiyu rarely rides a horse, her horsemanship is still not bad.

The two men mounted their horses, and Lu Cheng waved his hand again. Immediately, a large group of carriages arrived at the dock and approached the ship.

Then, a team of female guards wearing chain mail and red cloaks came to the side of the ship and bowed to the women on the ship: "Ladies and young ladies, please get on the carriage."

Seeing this, the girls looked at each other, and some were afraid to be the first to step forward. Qingwen didn't have so many scruples, and directly pulled Xiangling forward: "Sister Xiangling, if they don't leave, let's go first."

"Hmm~"

Seeing that Xiangling and Qingwen were already walking in front, Wang Xifeng did not care about her own status and immediately pulled Ping'er to follow: "Ping'er, let's go too." After all, they were all Lu Cheng's women, and their relationship with him was always closer than with others.

Baochai, who was standing by, wanted to go forward, but she still spoke first: "Sister Yuanchun, you are older, why don't you go first."

Yuanchun hesitated for a moment: "This..."

Tanchun immediately pulled Yuanchun up and said, "Sister, let's get off the boat quickly."

Baochai smiled slightly, walked forward and pulled Yingchun up, then glanced at Xichun: "Sister Yingchun, Sister Xichun, let's go too."

Soon, the women got off the boat and boarded the carriage one by one according to their positions.

At the front, Lu Cheng and Daiyu were riding horses. Daiyu always stayed half a horse's length behind, following Lu Cheng and heading towards Jinling City.

Along the way, wherever they arrived, the soldiers would beat their right hands on their left chests to salute respectfully, and Lu Cheng also waved along the way.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Nanjing and renamed it Yingtian Prefecture, where he later established his capital and proclaimed himself emperor. In 1402, Zhu Di launched the Jingnan Campaign and successfully seized the throne, also proclaiming himself emperor in Yingtian Prefecture.

In 1421, Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing again and changed Nanjing into the temporary capital. He established the Six Ministries and other institutions in Nanjing and implemented the dual capital system. Yingtian Prefecture (Nanjing) and Shuntian Prefecture (Beijing) were collectively called the Two Capitals.

Therefore, there are also complete imperial palaces and courts in Jinling.

When attacking Jinling City, the Suzaku Army and the Azure Dragon Army deployed a large number of secret agents to avoid damage to the city as much as possible, leaving the Jinling Imperial Palace intact.

Now, the Jinling Imperial Palace has been cleared out and Lu Cheng can move in directly.

Under Lu Cheng's arrangement, Qingwen, Xiangling, Wang Xifeng, Ping'er, Daiyu, Yingchun, Xichun, Xing Xiuyun, Miaoyu and others who left Kyoto with him all moved directly into the palace.

Tanchun, Yuanchun and everyone else in the Jia family returned to the Jia Mansion in Jinling first.