Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 568 Qi Hefengyun 1
An Ning is a very cute little girl, not to mention beautiful, she is also kind, compassionate, and innocent, and she just likes to show off her academic achievements... Li Dingguo has never touched any of the homework she said, which made her laugh Had a meal.However, how many children at her age don't like to show off, and it's interesting to get a small piece of candy until they eat it in front of their friends.So Li Dingguo didn't care about this with her anymore. He just vowed in his heart that he would learn the lessons she said if he had the chance, and he wouldn't let her laugh at him anymore.

Seeing that the clothes Li Dingguo was wearing were very old, An Ning dragged him to buy new ones without saying a word.Following her, Li Dingguo discovered that there is something called "supermarket" in this world, and there is something called "clothing city". As long as you have money, you can buy everything you want in it!At present, the sales of cotton-padded clothes and trousers in the clothing city are extremely hot-cloth is not sold here, and the goods are directly obtained from the garment factory and put on the shelves.The style is a bit vulgar, and there are not many patterns, but the quality is excellent, and it is very warm to wear, so the major clothing cities are overcrowded, and An Ning also took a lot of effort to help him grab two sets of cotton clothes that fit.When checking out, she pointed to the female cashier at the counter who quickly gave change with a warm smile and said, "They are just like you. They were refugees a year ago, but now they have stable jobs and incomes."

Showing off her brother's abilities again!
According to An Ning, the number of refugees in Nanyang City is several times higher than that of the original citizens, but Li Dingguo walked all the way, but he did not see a single beggar. Holding snacks, chubby, except for their accent, which can prove that they came from the northwest, there is really nothing to prove that they were once refugees.He was at a loss for a while. His adoptive father died. He had vowed to kill Yang Menglong, Zu Dale, Xue Siming and others by any means to avenge Zhang Xianzhong. However, seeing so many refugees living a prosperous life in Nanyang, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken. up.

The father-in-law led tens of thousands of people to kill and plunder all the way. Wherever he went, there were mourners everywhere. I don’t know how many people left their homes. However, Yang Menglong allowed the refugees suffering from hunger and cold to find a stable home and live a life of food and clothing.Is the foster father really right?
Will killing Yang Menglong and overthrowing the court really make the common people live better?

Li Dingguo was at a loss, while Chongzhen was distressed.

Wu Yong and Cao Huan, two errand runners, hurriedly sent Jie Bao and the heads of Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and others to Beijing. After receiving the news and inspecting the heads, Chongzhen almost had a heart attack.My God, hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits in the northwest were wiped out like this?Those rogue leaders who made him hard to eat, just turned into bloody heads and placed in front of him?The ancestors and ancestors really favored him so much, they simply gave him all the good luck of the Ming Dynasty for more than 260 years!Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng were too competitive. They just beat Jiannu in Lushun, and then wiped out the northwestern bandits. With these two pillars of the country, why worry that the Ming Dynasty will not be solid!

But, how should we reward them?
The two governors, Xuanda, are in charge of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, and Shandong, and the governor Huguang.It seems that there is no reward.Chongzhen couldn't help but secretly regretted that he shouldn't have given these two marquises so early if he knew it earlier, so now he doesn't know how to reward them!This is not a good thing, the courtier has made a world-class feat, but the emperor can't give a proper reward, it will make people laugh!

He consulted with the ministers. After the ministers learned that the four 10,000+ bandits were wiped out by the Tianxiong Army and the Heluo New Army with lightning speed, their eyes popped out.Is there any mistake? In order to exterminate the bandits, how much effort they put in, how many high-ranking officials resigned from their posts or even lost their heads because of it. Elite soldiers were devoured by the bandits, famous cities were captured. The more people died, the more trouble the bandits got. They are getting more and more fierce, so much so that no one dares to hope that they can be eradicated. It will be a blessing if they can be suppressed for a few years!However, with one blow from Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng, hundreds of thousands of bandits were wiped out, which gave everyone a somewhat illusory feeling.Wang Yingxiong looked at the victory report and asked with some disbelief: "This...could this be a mistake? How can the northwest bandits be so easy to deal with?"

Fu Zonglong said: "I have already experienced the heads of the most terrifying bandit leaders. Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang, Ma Shouying, Liu Zongmin, Luo Rucai, Liu Xiyao, Tian Jianxiu, etc. are all among them. They are all real." of."

Wang Yingxiong said: "Of course I don't doubt the authenticity of these heads, but it's hard to believe that hundreds of thousands of bandits were wiped out in one go..."

Chongzhen interrupted: "It's nothing to believe. Any strong enemy is vulnerable to our new army, not to mention a mob! My dear friends, the new army wiped out the bandits with lightning speed and saved the Central Plains from the war. How can I reward them for being harassed by rogues? I have been thinking about it for a long time but I still can’t figure it out, I hope all my lovers can help me come up with a charter.”

When he said this, all the important ministers in the cabinet frowned.Wen Tiren's eyelids drooped, Fu Zonglong frowned, Wang Yingxiong blinked, Hou Xun was both envious and jealous, anyway, his expression was wonderful.After a while, Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty, Marquis Kou Jun and Marquis Su Yi have achieved great achievements, and there is nothing to reward them for. If you want to give them corresponding rewards, you can only make them dukes of the state!"

Hou Xun said categorically: "It must not be done! The second marquis was not granted the title of Marquis until March, and he was also named the Duke of the State. It is not in accordance with the etiquette! And if the Kou Junhou puts down the chaos in Huguang next year, and Su Yihou wins the expedition to Mongolia, how should he be rewarded? "

Chongzhen had a great headache, it seems that the courtiers couldn't fight, and even if they were too good at fighting, they couldn't do it!They are too good at fighting, so there is no way to reward them, alas!

Fu Zonglong was inexplicably flustered.Champion Hou and Su Yihou have overtaken the limelight!As a courtier, once he makes a world-class feat that is unrewardable, it will often not end well. These two are the pillars of the country, and he does not want them to be jealous of the king and be mistreated. Unexpected disaster!Thinking of this, he said respectfully: "According to the old minister's humble opinion, don't be promoted again. Marquis Su Yi is the governor of Xuanda, the prime minister of the five northern provinces, and Marquis Champion is the governor of Huguang. At their age, they have achieved such achievements. It is the attention of the world, and if they are promoted again, I am afraid they will become complacent and complacent, which is not good for them."

Chongzhen nodded slightly in agreement, in fact, he didn't know what other promotions he could give these two.If you get promoted again, you should be admitted to the cabinet. It's no wonder that those bastards waiting to die didn't overthrow the Forbidden City.

Fu Zonglong went on to say: "Officials cannot be promoted, but you might as well reward them with more gold and silver to show their merits. Won't the champion marquis soon have two concubines? The emperor might as well send someone to congratulate and give those two women a With a higher status, the champion will definitely be grateful."

Chongzhen nodded again and again, and said, "It makes sense! Then, what about Marquis Su Yi? His military achievements are even greater, so he must be rewarded."

Fu Zonglong is confident: "I heard that during the battle of Dalinghe, Su Yihou met two dancers in Zu Shaofu's mansion. They have exchanged letters in the past two years. The emperor might as well make these two dancers princesses, and then marry them With Su Yihou, this can be regarded as a fulfillment of a beautiful thing."

Chongzhen clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Fu Qing is really old and hot. Although this arrangement is still a bit careless, it is acceptable. Yes, that's it!" He was really satisfied with Fu Zonglong. , not only solved the problem of the boss for him, but also saved a lot of money, great!
Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong, Hou Xun and others all looked at Fu Zonglong with jealousy. This old man made a trip to Lushun, and fortune turned around. He was promoted to Minister of War, won the trust of the emperor, and now he showed his face... …Oh, it’s so irritating that people are so different from each other!
Back in the harem, Chongzhen told the queen about the matter in detail, and he did not hide his satisfaction with Fu Zonglong.The queen smiled after hearing this: "Fu Shangshu is indeed mature and steady, these measures are very appropriate, but..."

Chongzhen asked: "Just what?"

The queen said: "It's just that the champion Hou Suyi has made such great achievements. Such awards can't show his achievements. I'm afraid others will gossip."

Chongzhen said distressedly: "I also want to reward them, but there is nothing I can do!"

The queen pondered and said: "I heard that the king of Tang is about to get married, and my concubine wants to go to congratulate the king in person."

Chongzhen frowned: "The king of Tang wants to get married, just let him come to the capital, why should the empress travel all the way?"

The queen said: "It's different... The concubine is nominally going to Nanyang to congratulate the Tang king. In fact, he just wants to see the style and appearance of Daming Dao and Nanyang, and see if it is really what everyone said. Under Hou’s rule, it is prospering day by day, the door is never closed at night, and the road is not picked up.” She looked at Chongzhen and said softly: “Nanyang and Daming Dao are not rich places. If the rumors are true, they have changed in just four years, which can only show that the champion Hou Hesuyi Hou is versatile in both civil and military affairs. He is a capable official in governing the country and a famous general who explored the land. It is a blessing for the community to have one of these famous ministers. It is simply a great luck to have two of them at once."

Chongzhen knew that the queen's thoughts were definitely not that simple, so he asked: "Then what will the queen do?"

The queen said: "The concubines will bring Cihong with them. If the two marquises really have the ability to govern the country, they will keep Cihong by their side for a period of time, and learn from them to govern the region and handle political affairs. Let's take a look. The surrounding customs and customs are of great benefit to Cihong, it is better than being locked up in the deep palace every day, reading those articles left over from thousands of years ago day after day."

Obviously, the queen was also poisoned by Yang Menglong.When Yang Menglong came to Beijing, he often went to the palace. Occasionally, when he talked about the prince's education, the man turned his lips and said: "Those empty and boring articles can teach qualified heirs to the throne, it is called hell!" Example: As an emperor, you must have basic financial management skills, right?At least you must be able to understand the accounts submitted by various places, and have an intuitive understanding of the daily expenditure and inventory of the treasury, so as not to be taken advantage of by others. Unfortunately, the articles of these saints cannot teach you; you have to Do you know how to handle diplomatic relations well?The articles of these sages can't teach you; you have to know how to select the talents you need most, and trust each other with them, and help each other in the same boat, right?These sage articles still can’t teach you; you need to know a little about overall planning and command. Once a natural disaster occurs in a place, how much money and food should be allocated for disaster relief, and these things should be put to practical use, right?Sorry, these sage articles still can't teach you!As for what the article said, as long as the son of heaven cultivates his moral character, is respectful and frugal, the weather will be smooth and the world will be peaceful, which is even more bullshit. As the king of a country, he has to be black-hearted and thick-skinned!None of the emperors who created a peaceful and prosperous age could read these saints' articles!Recalling that when her husband first came to the throne, he was manipulated by the gentlemen of the Donglin Party, exempted from business tax, tea tax and mine tax, and the embarrassment when the country plummeted. After reading these articles from thousands of years ago, I must learn some practical skills from capable people, so as not to be treated like a monkey after being enthroned like Chongzhen!
As for the capable people, they are Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Menglong, and the queen is more interested in Yang Menglong because he has a wild and unruly temperament and can always solve complex problems easily.Seeing that her husband had grown silver hair at a young age, the queen was very sad. She thought that as an emperor, she should be as happy as Yang Menglong, who could easily handle national affairs. She worked like this day and night, and was so tired that she vomited blood. The state affairs are getting worse and worse. How does it feel to be in the presence of the emperor?
Look, poisoning is not shallow, right?
(End of this chapter)