On the hillside outside the Great Wall.
The Maoli boy lay on the ground, his eyes widened, full of hatred and unwillingness.
"Chief! Chief!" His bodyguard helped the Maori boy up.
"Go home..."
The Maori boy told him.
The sound of cannons came one after another. Someone was ambushing on the Great Wall and firing cannons at the bottom!
"Go back to the grassland under my banner and let my brother succeed to the throne."
"Remember, make peace with the Ming Dynasty, surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and maintain the tribe."
"Abolish Dai Qin's Khan position and support Marco Gurjith's Khan position."
"My wife and children are taken care of by my brother, don't take revenge for me, don't take revenge..." Maoli Boy's voice became weaker and weaker, and finally died.
The guards howled.
They are noble children who grew up with the Maoli children and are his most loyal servants.
But at the moment he was confused.
The leader didn't tell him how to break out.
He looked at his subordinates who were mourning and felt even more confused. He didn't even know where the enemy was. How could he get home?
The firecracker is also weird.
As long as someone tries to cross the Great Wall, they will be shot. If no one crosses the Great Wall, no shots will be fired.
It means that someone is lying on the Great Wall, looking down.
So, have the former troops climbed over the Great Wall?
There was a trace of doubt in the guard's eyes.
Immediately, his eyes were firm, and he must bring the body of Maoli Boy back to the grassland.
The ambush soldier lying on the Great Wall was Qi Zhuo.
"Father, we don't have enough lead," the subordinate reported.
"Don't worry, hit them hard a few times to scare them, and no one will dare to climb the Great Wall!" Qi Zhuo's eyes were firm.
He wanted to block the Tatar soldiers in the Great Wall.
Wait for dawn and let Yu Qian send troops to harvest the heads.
As for the Tatar front troops, very few of them climbed over the Great Wall. Most of them hid under the Great Wall, waiting for the bullets above to be consumed before they could forcefully climb over.
Qi Zhuo only had 2,300 gunmen at his disposal, and the new army consisted of more than a thousand refugees, totaling 4,000 people.
Projectiles were scarce and supplies were unavailable.
Therefore, use projectiles to intimidate rather than kill the enemy, so that the people below do not dare to climb the Great Wall and wait until dawn.
As for the killing of the Maoli boy, it was purely manslaughter, and Qi Zhuo didn't know at all.
"Follow the order!"
Originally, these soldiers looked down upon the eunuchs.
I thought he was a coward without eggs.
As a result, Qi Zhuo told them with practical actions that our family can also endure the hardships you can endure, and our family can think of things you can't think of.
After several rounds of killing and capturing enemies, Qi Zhuo completely gained military morale.
He also recruited refugees to join the army, rushed to the Great Wall first, boarded the Great Wall, and set up an ambush on the Great Wall.
The eyes of these gunmen looking at Qi Zhuo were like little stars.
Qi Zhuo, however, always had a sullen face and kept thinking from his perspective. If he were a Tatar soldier, how would he climb the Great Wall?
Abandon your horse!
If you can capture a large number of horses, it is also a military achievement!
Qi Zhuo began to think.
Yu Qianbu.
As the battle came to an end, he left five thousand men behind to clean up the battlefield.
I'm afraid the harvest this time was very large. Not only did the Tatars not grab it, they also put in the things they brought.
He personally led his troops to press forward.
Compressing the living space of the Tatar soldiers and making them fearful.
After meeting Hu Xi and Gu Rong, under the pier, Yu Qian ordered the soldiers to rest.
Yu Qian was also very tired, so he left all the defense to Hu Xi, and then climbed onto the pier to sleep.
He was very relieved.
Hu Wei is more suitable than him to handle the aftermath of political affairs.
It was still dark the next day, and Yu Qian only slept for an hour and a half before getting up.
Wash your face with cold water and refresh yourself.
The cook has already prepared the meal, all arranged by Hu Xi.
Yu Qian was very satisfied, knowing that Hu Xiu would not enjoy the results, but would continue to develop.
They are all ambitious people.
Let the night be used first, and then sent to inquire about the situation.
When Yu Qian heard that the Tatar soldiers were blocked in the Great Wall and had not crossed the Great Wall.
Suddenly he was shocked: "You also have a back-up plan?"
Gu Rong scratched his hair: "It was all arranged by Mr. Hu, and I don't even know about it."
He sent people to find Hu Xi.
Hu Xiu was also confused: "Commander, I don't think Bu has any soldiers. Do you think it could be Eunuch Qi?"
"Since it's not you, it must be him!" Yu Qian really didn't realize that this taciturn Qi Zhuo was also a general.
Your Majesty is really discerning, and the Hu Cui, Wu Zun, and Qi Zhuo you sent are all talents.
"Bring me the map!"
Yu Qian stared at the map: "Eunuch Qi doesn't have many soldiers, and the lead is probably used up."
"They are persisting because they believe in me and can expand the results."
"When daybreak comes, these Tatar soldiers will break through. The troops in Eunuch Qi's hands cannot stop them."
Yu Qian muttered: "Let the cavalry go first and put pressure on the Tatar soldiers."
"Gu Rong, you lead the cavalry yourself!"
"Go to war!"
The Great Wall is dangerous and long. After dawn, the Tatar soldiers can test where there are ambushes and quickly find the gap to climb over the Great Wall.
Fortunately, all the siege equipment was left here.
They could only abandon their horses and climb over the Great Wall and walk back to Mobei.
Yu Qian's eyes flickered as he thought of something: "Is Mr. Qi also interested in war horses?"
"Even if we can't keep the people, we must keep the horses. The Tatar soldiers are not allowed to kill the horses!"
"Without horses, how can the Tatar soldiers return to their tribe alive?"
"Send orders to all border gates to send cavalry to pursue the Tatar soldiers once they cross the Great Wall!"
"There is no need to guard the city gate!"
"Hu Xi, I will give you 10,000 men, and you can guard the city gates!"
Yu Qian made a decision quickly.
He was about to say send Tal to chase him.
But he swallowed it alive.
Once Tarr leaves the Great Wall, he may not come back.
We can't do such stupid things. We are on the last step of the long journey and we can't stop on the way.
"Zhang Gu, you lead your troops and fall behind Gu Rong."
"Gu Rong is responsible for chasing, and you are responsible for recruiting them to surrender!"
"Be fast!"
Yu Qian gave Zhang Gu a chance.
As a civilian official, he was also thinking about strengthening the military power of civilian officials to check and balance the imperial power.
It depends on whether Zhang Gu can live up to his expectations.
"I obey the order!" Zhang Gu had long wanted to show off his talents.
"Have the soldiers finished eating?"
After Yu Qian asked, "rest for a quarter of an hour. The cavalry will leave first, and the infantry will rest for two quarters."
Soon, the cavalry attacked.
Zhang Gu led the infantry behind him.
Yu Qian did not go in person. The war was coming to an end. The focus was to count the seizures and report to His Majesty.
At this time, post-war inventory and pensions are more important than fighting.
These soldiers are willing to work hard on the battlefield because they believe in the Ming Dynasty. Even if they die, the court will pay them pensions after the war.
In the past, a culture of corruption spread from top to bottom, which led to the low combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
But the emperor was determined to eradicate corruption.
Yu Qian resolutely did not allow this situation to occur among his subordinates.
Every copper penny distributed from the court must be given to the real person.
He will send people to investigate, and will also ask the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Supervision Department to investigate.
The military officials were so busy that they hit the back of the head with their feet and stayed awake all night to count.
The seized materials must be escorted into the official treasury.
Soon, the results of the battle were reported first.
The Tatar soldiers lost around 85,000 soldiers and captured 32,000 prisoners.
It is estimated that more than 10,000 people are missing. It is not known whether they ran away or died somewhere.
The losses of the Ming army were not small, with 60,000 soldiers and countless supplies, estimated to be around two million taels.
Even Yu Qian was stunned when he heard this number. If the emperor had not tried his best to change the situation in the court and the central government had fully supported it, he would not have been able to win this battle.
Although he deservedly ranked first in military exploits, it was the emperor who truly supported his victory.
The emperor supported him regardless of the consequences, suppressed all opposition forces, and tried his best to transport supplies across the country, transporting all the internal funds and households without complaining to Yu Qian.
It was this support that made this battle go so smoothly and achieved such great results.
But even more gratifying was the capture.
Even Yu Qian couldn't sit still: "Seize so many?"
180,000 war horses, more than 300,000 sheep, and more than 2,000 cattle were seized.
There are also countless armors, crossbows, swords and other weapons, as well as carriages, boats and so on.
More than two hundred thousand taels of gold and more than one million taels of silver.
The main reason for the shortage of cattle is that the fire cattle array was used. The soldiers were very full from the beef they had eaten this morning.
The dead cattle, horses and sheep were all made into dried meat and used as military rations.
Is this too much?
Yu Qian was stunned.
"Come back to the commander, there are still some that haven't been counted yet!" Wu Zun was going crazy with his work.
"More?" Yu Qian was really shocked. Are Tatars so rich?
More than two hundred thousand taels of gold.
The Ming Dynasty was short of gold, silver, and copper, and Tatar did not produce gold. Where could the gold come from?
nonsense.
Their ancestors plundered them from the Central Plains.
There are still more than one million taels of silver in cash.
It can be said that this battle not only did not lose money, but also made a fortune.
Instead, defeating the Tatars came second.
"The soldiers are still searching their bodies one by one. I think they can still find some." Wu Zun replied.
As for soldiers being greedy, everyone knows it.
After winning the battle, of course hello is good to you and I am good to everyone.
There is no need to worry about everything and alienate soldiers.
"According to the confessions of the captured prisoners, the powerful Tatar tribes put their families in Hengxi City, and there were more than 100,000 horses in the city."
Yu Qian took a breath of air!
I really made a lot of money this time.
Compared with the battle in Xuanzang, the results were much greater.
Report this to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will probably be so shocked that he won’t be able to shut up.
"Quick, send someone to gather those family members!"
"Come back to the commander, General Hu has sent people to arrest him!" Wu Zun reported back.
This Hu Xiu behaves very much like him.
Although Hu Wei, the commander-in-chief, is a representative, when the results of the battle are reported to the court, a commander-in-chief cannot stop Hu Wei's achievements.
"Okay! Great!"
"Hurry up and make statistics, write a battle report, and submit it to His Majesty!"
"There is no need to wait for approval from the central government for pensions."
"After you have counted the seizures, you will start distributing the pensions."
"Especially those brothers who died in the war, the pension must be sent to their families."
"There are also those Tatar soldiers. I promised to develop them early tomorrow morning and distribute them in front of all the soldiers. Every cent will be distributed to the soldiers."
"Do you understand?"
Yu Qian's eyes were firm.
Being a Ming army gives you peace of mind.
Don’t worry if he dies in battle, his wife will raise him in court!
This is the emperor's intention for the Ming Dynasty.
That's why the Ming army was so brave that they were not afraid of death. In the past, money and food could not be distributed, so who would give you a dog to work in court?
"Commander, this is against the rules." Wu Zun was worried that the center would scold Yu Qian.
Yu Qian's outstanding achievements inevitably aroused the emperor's suspicion.
If the emperor's suspicion is aroused because of stabilizing the morale of the army, the gain outweighs the loss.
"It doesn't matter!"
Yu Qian saw through what he was thinking: "In the secret decree given to me by His Majesty, I repeatedly told me to obey the authority in urgent matters and that the three towns in the Northeast will be put into my hands!"
"Besides, Your Majesty is not the one who settles accounts with the queen."
"No need to worry."
This is what Yu Qian admires most about the emperor.
Let go completely.
Let him do whatever he wants, and the emperor in the DPRK will support him.
Besides, since he has accomplished so much, Yu Qian will naturally make some mistakes, otherwise His Majesty will not reward him. Wouldn't it make it difficult for Your Majesty?
At some point, Yu Qian also learned to defile himself.
At this time, a message came from the front line.
Qi Zhuo cooperated with Gu Rong to ambush the Tatar soldiers, causing the Tatar soldiers to collapse. More than 6,000 people knelt down and begged to surrender, and more than 10,000 people climbed over the Great Wall.
Since the Tatar soldiers had no breakfast and had to climb the Great Wall, they simply killed horses and drank blood to replenish their strength, and ate some raw meat before climbing the Great Wall.
Fortunately, Gu Rong arrived in time and grabbed more than 10,000 horses.
The defense switches at each city gate are pursued.
A lot of gains were made along the way.
No more than 10,000 people escaped back to the grassland alive.
140,000 elite troops attacked and 130,000 remained in the Ming Dynasty, resulting in countless losses.
Tatar was completely destroyed.
Don't dare to cross the border within ten years.
"See you, Marshal!" Qi Zhuo entered the pier without any gesture of guarding the eunuchs, and saluted respectfully.
"Get up quickly!"
Yu Qian's face was full of joy: "Eunuch Qi, you are the first to win this battle!"
"I only want to eat 20,000 rear troops, but because your magic soldiers descended from the sky, I let me eat all the Tatar soldiers!"
"You are the first one!"
Qi Zhuo had a smile on his face and didn't even dare to say anything.
Gu Rong on the side said again.
Fortunately, Qi Zhuo had the foresight to prevent the Tatar soldiers from killing the horses, and did not force the Tatar soldiers to force them. He gave them a chance to breathe and captured so many horses.
Yu Qian looked at him more and more satisfied.
It used to be said that eunuchs disrupted government, but there are also eunuchs who can fight without being greedy or possessive!
"We still have a big gift for you!" Qi Zhuo bowed.
Yu Qian was surprised.
"Bring him up!" Qi Zhuo asked someone to bring the prisoner up.
They were all familiar faces.
Alima and Dalat, who escaped first, as well as Daiqin and Agu who were following the Chinese army, were all captured!
"God is really helping me!"
Yu Qian was excited. These were dignitaries from various ministries. If they were recruited and surrendered, the Tatar troops could be quickly reorganized.
After defeating Daning, Liaodong was still waiting for him.
"Commander, we still have a big gift!" Qi Zhuo asked someone to present a corpse.
"Maori boy?"
Alima and others exclaimed.
It was completely unexpected that the instigator, Maoli Boy, would also die.
There was also Mandulu who was found from the corpse by Yu Qian.
High-ranking Tatar dignitaries gathered.
Mainly because the body of Maoli Boy was so special in armor, so it was naturally targeted by Qi Zhuo's soldiers.
As a result, the body was obtained and brought up to ask for credit.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Yu Qian laughed proudly: "Okay, Eunuch Qi, you are the first to do this. I will write a letter to Your Majesty right now!"
Alima and others had tears in their eyes.
The powerful Tatars declined rapidly because of this war.
Those vacated pastures will surely be quickly filled by the Wala, Uliangha, and Jurchens. Why attack the Ming Dynasty?
Apart from losing both sides and taking advantage of others, what else can be gained?
The battle report flew to the capital.
June 13th, before the exam.
Zhu Qiyu dressed up and appeared in the guild hall.
He didn't listen to the music, but watched others listen to the music.
At the poetry meeting, a painting was being appreciated.
Yan Liben's map of emperors.
There are thirteen emperors in the painting: Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty Liu Fuling, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi, Lord Wu Sun Quan, Lord Shu Liu Bei, Emperor Wu Sima Yan of Jin Dynasty, Emperor Chen Wen of Chen Qian, Emperor Chen Fei of Chen Bozong, Emperor Chen Xuan of Chen Xu. , Empress Chen Chen Shubao, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Yang Guang.
This painting is interesting.
It was originally included in the internal funds, but Zhu Qiyu gave it away when he was short of money. Later, he went round and round and returned to the internal funds.
Now I use it for fishing again.
These students gathered together to study and write poems.
Most of the people participating in the poetry meeting were scholars from Jiangnan.
They were forced into the capital by the emperor, and all of them were filled with resentment, but under the emperor's feet and under the nose of the factory guards, they did not dare to say anything excessive.
The only way to vent anger is in Psalms.
Therefore, the appearance of this picture of emperors can just use the past to satirize the present.
Use the Thirteen Emperors in the picture to mock the current Emperor Jingtai!
"Brother Cui, let's see how many days you spend at the Poetry Festival. If you really like it, just buy it." Hanlin Penghua was furious.
"Hmph, it's just a picture of the emperors. It costs 200,000 taels. You would only buy it if you are sick!" Cui Xun was very unhappy.
He almost wrote his hatred on his forehead.
He was studying well at home and preparing for the next exam.
Because he has recently become obsessed with criticizing current affairs and has neglected his studies.
Knowing that this trial was hopeless, I simply let myself go.
Write more acid poems, participate in more poetry gatherings, and become a well-known local literati.
As a result, the emperor issued an edict and forced him into the capital.
The emperor does not wait.
They were ordered to arrive in Beijing within a time limit.
They could only rush on their way, confusing right and wrong. They didn't even have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery on the way, so they arrived at the capital in a hurry.
My heart is filled with resentment.
What's even more hateful is that they have already arrived, but the emperor did not order to see them, so he just left them in the capital.
They were not given any accommodation, so they were allowed to stay in the capital.
The day before yesterday, a scholar couldn't bear it anymore and left the capital. As a result, he was killed by the Dongchang owl and his head was hung on the city gate. The emperor issued an edict to arrest his entire family and exile him to Qiongzhou.
He can only change from a scholar to a student member, and participate in this year's examination as a candidate.
It was not difficult for his family to operate this thing.
Peng Hua narrowed his eyes: "Brother Cui, you can't say that. This painting was done by Yan Liben. The image is vivid and three-dimensional, and the colors are magnificent..."
Cui Xun immediately interrupted: "Yan Liben's paintings have been handed down many times, some are high and some are low."
"This painting lacks variation in head shape, facial features, and expressions, making it look the same. It's not a top-notch work at all. How can it be worth two hundred thousand taels of silver?"
This statement aroused the approval of many literati.
Although the literati has a sour smell, his vision is excellent.
This painting is not Yan Liben's pinnacle work, and indeed it cannot be sold for such a high price.
But some people are dismissive.
"If you spend all your money and come back, if you like it, buy it."
A drunken scholar, wearing crooked clothes and holding a wine glass, staggered over: "It's just a painting, and it's only two hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Brother Cui, you are very talented."
"As long as you are willing to compose a poem, inscribe it on this painting."
"Xiao Ke, ten thousand taels of silver, I give it to you with both hands!"
"Brother Bi, you drank too much!" A student named Xu Mao grabbed Bi Yu.
He and Bi Yu are from the same hometown.
Before entering the capital to take part in the examination, Bi Yu's father repeatedly told Xu Mao to keep an eye on Bi Yu and not to cause trouble in the capital.
Bi Yu brushed his hand away: "Why did you drink too much? Isn't this painting just a few emperors? Why can't I understand it..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
Xu Mao covered his mouth: "Silence! You don't want your life!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my brother drank too much!" Xu Maolian said sorry, pulling Bi Yu to leave.
"Get away!"
Bi Yu pushed Xu Mao away: "I bought this picture!"
Xu Mao also wanted to persuade him, "This is an important place in the capital, and civil servants and generals are everywhere. Do you dare to act wild here?"
Don’t forget where you come from!
Bi Yu stared at him: "Xu Mao, you have to be able to carry yourself!
"Don't act like you're my father and control me everywhere!"
"You are my follower, a piece of shit!"
"Without my father, you would be worse than a wild dog on the roadside!"
"Go and find the store. I bought this picture!"
Bi Yu was so drunk that she couldn't open her eyes.
Xu Mao's face was red and purple. His family was poor and he received financial support from the Bi family, but it was just a financial support. He was not a servant of the Bi family.
His family is also the son of an upright farmer, and he is qualified to participate in the imperial examination!
"A good painting has been stained by a few dirty dollars!" Cui Xun spat and walked away.
The originally good atmosphere of the poetry meeting was completely ruined by these words.
"stop!"
Bi Yu pointed at Cui Xun: "Cui Xun, don't be so arrogant because you can't write two acid articles. Believe it or not, if I let you fail the exam, you will definitely fail the exam!"
Originally, Cui Xun didn't take the curse words to heart.
Hearing the last sentence, he suddenly stopped: "What did you say?"
Although Bi Yu was drunk, she knew she had said the wrong thing.
"I bought this painting and hung it in my study to urge me to study." Bi Yu smiled strangely.
Do you study?
In the private room, Zhu Qiyu's face darkened: "Did you hear what he said?"
Plop!
Shu Liang knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I dare not interfere in the imperial examination."
"He wants to hang pictures of emperors in his study to study. Does he want to learn to be an emperor?" Zhu Qiyu said with a gloomy face.
Shu Liang and Feng Xiao both knelt.
Dare not say a word.
After waiting for a long time, Shu Liang said cautiously: "I will put him in jail now."
"Wait a minute, let's watch the show again."
Zhu Qiyu was unhappy and entertained himself in the palace, but the people may not really regard him as the emperor.
Neither Feng Xiao nor Shu Liang dared to get up.
Poetry meeting.
Cui Xun pulled Bi Yu reluctantly and asked him why he failed the exam.
"Brother Cui, he was drunk and talking nonsense!" Xu Mao kept explaining.
The storm barely passed.
Peng Hua came over with a smile: "This Mr. Bi is really a talented person. I am Peng Hua and Peng Yanshi who were Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai."
"I entered Bi Yu at the end of my studies and met my seniors." Bi Yu woke up.
"Master Bi..."
"Senior Peng can just call me Qianjin, and my junior can call me Qianjin." Bi Yu didn't dare to make excuses in front of Peng Hua.
Judging from Peng Hua's extraordinary bearing and his background as a Jinshi, he would naturally want to curry favor with him if he seeks a position in the Hanlin Academy.
"Then I'll give you a fortune."
Peng Hua suddenly asked: "My daughter is not drunk?"
Bi Yu was suddenly startled and smiled awkwardly: "Drunk, already drunk."
"Since Qianjin calls Peng a certain brother, I have to advise you as a brother. These emperor pictures are not bought casually, let alone hanging in the study. That is taboo."
Peng Hua's words made Bi Yu's legs weak with fear.
He was trying to figure out whether Bi Yu was really drunk or just pretending to be drunk.
Obviously, he was not drunk.
So why is it concluded that Cui Xun failed the Jinshi examination?
Peng Hua was a member of the Imperial Academy, but he also had an additional level of status, serving as a military official and a close official of the emperor.
"Thank you, Brother Peng, for your teaching. Qian Jin realizes his mistake!"
Bi Yu was so frightened that she quickly told Xu Mao not to buy it.
However, the words have been spoken.
"It doesn't matter."
Peng Hua smiled and pulled Cui Xun over: "Brother Cui is very talented. For the sake of my face, I will let my rich brother go."
Cui Xun couldn't help Peng Hua's face, so he could only smile perfunctorily.
"You are in the same year and have the friendship of classmates, so naturally you should get closer." Peng Hua said with a smile.
Bi Yu didn't expect that Peng Hua, who met by chance, would help him talk to Cui Xun.
Express gratitude immediately.
The academic scumbag is naturally willing to get close to Cui Xun.
When Peng Hua saw this, he simply took them to the same table to drink and get close to each other.
"Qianjin, you just said that Brother Cui failed the exam. Do you have any inside information?" After drinking for three rounds, Peng Hua started to talk.
But Bi Yu was not fooled and did Tai Chi repeatedly.
He just said that he drank too much.
Soon, the news was gathered into the hands of the emperor.
"You drink too much and tell other students that you will definitely fail the exam?"
Zhu Qiyu tapped his fingertips on the table: "What is the origin of this Bi Yu?"
"Back to your Majesty, Bi Yu was born in the Bi family of Songjiang Prefecture, and her maternal family is the Su family, a merchant in Songjiang Prefecture." Shu Liang reported.
"The Su family of Songjiang Prefecture? Is it the Su family of weavers?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty has a good memory."
The Su family is the number one weaver merchant in Songjiang Prefecture. Their wealth cannot be described as a huge sum of money, but it is more appropriate to describe it as incalculable.
"No wonder you are so loud, even two hundred thousand taels are not taken lightly."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "But how can the son of a merchant take part in the imperial examination?"
"Back to your lord, Bi Yu's mother was a concubine, but after Bi Yu was born, he was crowned his legitimate son, so legally speaking, he is not a grandson of the Su family." Shu Liang reported back.
"Hmph, he does know how to take advantage of loopholes."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "There will be a test the day after tomorrow. Shu Liang, you bring someone in for inspection, and focus on Bi Yu."
He looked at Feng Xiao: "Who is the examiner this year?"
"Back to the emperor, Shangshu Bai will personally take charge of the examination." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Where's the deputy examiner?"
"They are Chen Ji and Hu Ao, the right ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, and Li Xian, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Chen Ji and Hu Ao were both Jinshis in the fifth year of Xuande, right? Chen Ji is also a fellow villager of He Wenyuan, and Li Xian is older and was a Jinshi in the second year of Xuande."
These candidates were approved by him personally.
"Huh? How come these are all from Jiangnan?"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized something was wrong: "Is that Bi Yu also from Zhejiang?"
"Shu Liang, go and watch."
"My slave obeys the order!" Shu Liang trembled.
Zhu Qiyu stood up and said: "It seems there is no excitement today. Shu Liang, go and tell people to pack up the emperor's pictures and send them to Bi Yu. Two hundred thousand taels of silver, not a penny less."
"Your Majesty, this..."
Shu Liang felt that only the emperor deserved to own the Emperor's Map. How could he, a mere commoner, own such an arrogant thing?
"Huh, aren't there still a lot of trespasses among the people?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "I'm going back to the palace."
Shu Liang breathed a sigh of relief after seeing off the emperor's Luan Jia.
But.
Not long after the emperor left, curses came from outside.
Shu Liang opened the door and took a look, he was so scared that he lost his mind!
"You bastard, how dare you hit me?" came a fierce voice.
Zhu Qiyu is dressed as a gentleman today.
There were hundreds of people surrounding him, all dressed as scholars and servants. There were eunuchs and generals, and Li Jin, Chen Shao, and Guo Jing were all closely guarding him.
The eunuchs are also tall and powerful, and they are all good players.
When I was going downstairs, I bumped into a blindfolded playboy who was grabbing a girl. He was drunk and spoke arrogantly.
Feng Xiao wants to reveal his identity.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and cupped his hands: "My dear friend, my guard bumped into you. I will apologize to you."
"Honest brother? Are you worthy of being called my brother?"
This guy laughed proudly, his eyes blurred with drunkenness: "Open your dog eyes and take a look!"
"I am my uncle, you poor scholars, you will fail in the exam!"
"I will never catch up with the starting line where I was born!"
Zhu Qiyu's face suddenly darkened.
Li Jin and Chen Shao are about to break out.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Uncle, may I ask which Earl's noble son you are?"
"Do you think your question is human?"
"Which house I am from is none of your business!"
The dude pointed at Zhu Qiyu: "You all kneel down in front of me and kowtow three times. This matter is over for today, otherwise..."
"What else?" Zhu Qiyu thought over and over again, but he didn't know this guy. Whose son was he?
"Otherwise I will let you die..."
Snapped!
Before the dandy could finish his words, a loud slap hit him on the face!
"I'm tired of living!"
"Someone, seal the entire guild hall to our family!"
Shu Liang rushed over like a whirlwind and slapped the dude on the face.
The scholars who came to watch the excitement knew that something was wrong when they heard that this person called himself our family!
And Shu Liang knelt on the ground: "I am guilty! I am guilty!"
The dandy was slapped down by Shu Liang.
Lying on the ground, he woke up immediately from the wine.
When a eunuch calls himself a slave, who is he talking to?
Who is this gentle-spoken young man?
Zhu Qiyu didn't want to make any noise at all, but was ruined by Shu Liang: "That's it, get up."
This time the emperor couldn't take off his hat of visiting brothels.
My reputation is even worse!
"It's all gone."
Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to have an attack and went downstairs directly.
Leaving all the dumbfounded people behind.
Who is that handsome young man?
The playboy who provoked him was dragged away by his entourage.
He was dragged into the palace.
Really, I was really scared to death at that moment.
"You are the first person to curse me to death."
Zhu Qiyu smiled at him: "I will ask your father to take you back tomorrow."
Then the royal chariot entered Qianqing Palace.
And the news of the emperor's visit to the brothel spread throughout the city in an instant, and he could not take off his hat as a romantic emperor.
Morning next morning.
Zhu Qiyu was criticized by the officials.
The officials knelt on the ground and refused to get up.
"I know I was wrong."
Zhu Qiyu was miserable, because Shu Liang's kneeling, his already bad reputation was completely ruined.
He can imagine that he will become the second generation of Huizong and appear in various plots. There must be no good plots, and they are probably all related to He Crab.
"Your Majesty, you don't care about your reputation!"
"You should also consider your health!"
"The land of fireworks is not a place for a noble person like you to go!"
The one who exploded today was not Hu Hui, but Wang Hong.
The new cabinet minister was the first to burn fire at the emperor.
"I didn't do anything..."
"Your Majesty, you spoiled the demon concubine back then and already damaged your body. Are you going to make the same mistake again?" Wang Hong roared.
Can you shut up!
I didn't do anything, can't you hear me?
Zhu Qiyu wanted to curse loudly, but the civil and military officials refused to get up. He could only admit it angrily: "I know I was wrong."
"Your Majesty is the emperor. Why didn't you discuss such a big matter with the ministers when leaving the palace?" Wang Hong was not going to let him go.
"I know I was wrong." Zhu Qiyu felt angry.
"If your Majesty has three advantages and two disadvantages, where will the Ming Dynasty go?" Wang Hong said, tears flowing out.
"The old minister beat Ma Shun to death in Fengtian Palace!"
"Don't you hate this government's stupid government?"
"Now His Majesty is here like a holy king, the government is clear and clear, and everything is getting better."
"But why does Your Majesty have no pity for yourself?"
"This world can be without the old ministers, and it can be without the ministers in Fengtian Palace, but it cannot be without His Majesty!"
Is Wang Hong scolding?
Or flattering?
Zhu Qiyu was a little confused.
Even if I hate you, I can't even hate you. I can just scold you, but I can't even retaliate.
"I know I was wrong!" Zhu Qiyu could only repeat this sentence.
Like a child, he admits his mistake and forgets it.
"I would like to make a three-part agreement with Your Majesty. As long as the ministers disagree, Your Majesty will never leave the palace without permission!" Wang Hong kowtowed to the ground.
All civil and military officials kowtowed.
Are you waiting here?
Lock me up in the palace?
Do you cast a dark eye on people outside the palace?
And then continue to be deceived by you? Are you going to continue to be a Fengtian Temple fool?
However, what Wang Hong said was indeed for my sake.
Sometimes, the scariest thing is those people who pretend to be good for you but do things that harm your interests. Such people are the most difficult to deal with.
"That's all, I won't leave the palace." Zhu Qiyu jumped over the pit and said he couldn't leave the palace.
"Please allow your majesty!" Wang Hong gave up and insisted on burning the emperor first.
"If I don't agree, will you kneel and die here?" Zhu Qiyu was a little angry.
"If Your Majesty does not agree, I will be killed here!"
Wang Hong is very cruel.
A few months ago, the emperor would have killed him to see if you dared.
But not anymore.
He has great power and needs these people to do things.
What's more, they are doing it for your own good. If you let Wang Hong get hit and killed, what will the courtiers think of him?
The situation in the court that had already calmed down would become intense again.
There were constant disputes between the emperor and his ministers.
The place would just be chaos.
Ming Dynasty will never have a happy life.
His dream would not come true.
These civil servants are really smart and good at seizing every opportunity.
Taking advantage of my ambition and forcing me to do things I don't like is the skill of a civil servant.
"I agree."
Zhu Qiyu gritted his molars and agreed.
"Long live your Majesty!" All civil and military officials shouted long live.
Zhu Qiyu was not happy.
The evil fire in my heart must be vented. Where is the father of that playboy? What about the Nine Clans?
"My lords, get up quickly."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "The National Examination is coming soon, and everything in Beijing must make way for the National Examination."
"I went to the field to look at the seedlings. It has been dry for more than 20 days and rained for more than ten days. I am afraid that this year's harvest will be difficult."
"I would like to waive the agricultural tax in the disaster-stricken areas this year. What do you think?"
Back to business.
Ye Sheng was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, you opened a shipping company in Shandong and tried to transport grain from overseas, but the results were not ideal."
"If the agricultural tax is exempted, the revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs will drop sharply this year. How will the border war be quelled?"
If there is no war on the border.
If it’s free, it’s free.
But now Liaodong is in a mess, Daning is also in danger, and the Tatars have 140,000 elite soldiers. How to deal with them?
It all costs money.
If it doesn't work, I can only pay tribute and become a vassal. I have to find a way to collect the money.
If there is a war, it will cost more.
What to do!
"What Ye Qing said is true. After all, fighting consumes too much energy."
Zhu Qiyu is very dissatisfied with the Shandong Shipping Department. He has not received a grain of grain so far, making the transaction lonely.
"Your Majesty, why don't we reduce the payment for half a year?" Hu Hui proposed a compromise.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's all."
"But the imperial edict of exemption and reduction must be issued before receiving the autumn blessing." Hu Hui said again.
He meant it just in case.
Once there is a war in autumn, a lot of money and food will be spent, and autumn taxes must be collected as usual.
"Let's settle it like this first."
With no internal funds, Zhu Qiyu no longer spoke forcefully.
We should think of a way to make money, make money quickly.
After discussing a few more things, they went down to court.
And outside the Qianqing Gate.
It turned out to be Zhang Jin, an old acquaintance of Pengcheng Bo.
The first generation of Pengcheng Bo was granted the title of Zhang Chang, the eldest brother of Empress Dowager Zhang.
Zhang Jin is the grandson of Zhang Chang. As soon as the edict to inherit the title from his father Zhang Fu was issued, Zhang Fu died, and the result fell on his eldest son Zhang Jin.
The dandy who scolded Zhu Qiyu was Zhang Jin's younger brother, named Zhang Qi.
"Wei Chen is guilty! Wei Chen is guilty!"
When seeing the emperor, Zhang Jin kept kowtowing.
Zhu Qiyu asked the chariot to stop: "Uncle Pengcheng, how can you be guilty? You just cursed me to die, it's nothing, we are relatives after all!"
Zhang Jin's face turned pale.
Zhang Qi is simply crazy!
Cursing the emperor to death is disrespectful and will punish the nine tribes!
"Your Majesty, please kill Zhang Qi to set the record straight!" Zhang Jin said immediately.
"You don't feel sorry for your biological brother at all. He wasn't born or raised by you, so you don't feel sorry for him at all?"
Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.
Zhang Jin quickly explained: "Wei Chen is Your Majesty's loyal dog. No matter who disobeys Your Majesty, Wei Chen will be heartbroken and wish to kill him!"
"Zhang Qi is the younger brother of a humble minister."
"But the king, the king, and the ministers, insulting the king is a capital offense! The humble ministers dare not protect him!"
Zhang Jin spoke righteously and sternly.
But no one knows what is going on in his heart.
"You are loyal, but I have asked your family to enter the palace to serve you again and again. Why don't you enter the palace?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "If you like to kowtow, just keep kowtowing."
"Kneel until you wake up."
The royal chariot entered Qianqing Palace.
Leave Zhang Jin here.
It’s over!
Zhang Jin knew that the Zhang family was doomed!
Almost, will make up for it tomorrow!
(End of chapter)
