Beijing
The four-nine doors are busy with traffic and the flow is constant.
I dare not say that it compares to the most prosperous city in the capital, but it is already a world of difference compared to the capital city a year ago.
The scene of a city full of refugees, with filth and stench everywhere, with plague raging everywhere, and theft, robbery, and fights happening from time to time has gradually faded away.
Although many of the buildings are still dilapidated, the street environment has been completely renewed. There is almost no garbage on the ground and no pedestrians defecating. Instead, there is a public toilet just a few hundred steps away.
There are still many footmen and vendors, but the original chaos has disappeared. Everything is in order in both the inner and outer cities. The occasional beggars are mostly old, weak, sick and disabled. The refugees, the biggest source of harm in the capital, have long since left.
Some returned to their hometowns, some immigrated to Tongzhou, and some worked at construction sites outside the city. The royal schools, arsenals, military hospitals, Tongzhou farms, and even the Octopus Chamber of Commerce and escort agencies outside the city provided thousands of jobs.
Even the plague, which once made the imperial court feel helpless, has gradually been brought under control.
With fewer people, public security has improved.
The entire capital city took on a new look.
There is a job, there is money to be made, and there is food to eat.
Compared with before, the people in the capital can really live and work in peace and contentment, which has led to the rise of entertainment.
The Big World is the top entertainment venue in the capital. Those who get in are either rich or expensive, and business is still booming. The red light districts in several alleys in Dashilar are indeed the favorite places for ordinary people, and they are no less popular than the Big World.
However, what the people are talking about the most recently is not the colorful world of the big world, but the football game.
Cuju has been around since ancient times, and there are new tricks in every dynasty and every generation. However, I never expected that it would be such a grand event in this troubled world, which is really incredible.
The first introduction is that the prince of the dynasty formed a team called Real Madrid, which means that the royal players are racing like BMWs on the court. The players of the royal team are all eunuchs in the palace, and they usually play in the palace. Training in the open space at the Tenth Prince's Mansion in the east of the city attracted people to watch. Over time, it became a big attraction there. In addition to watching football, you could also see the prince if you were lucky.
Then, people from the capital also formed teams, and then there were more and more teams, and then games started to be played, and there were prizes... and then, this grand occasion was achieved.
You don’t have to eat, you don’t have to drink wine, you don’t have to have sex with women, you have to watch this football game!
That energy is not inferior to the World Cup in later generations.
Since then, both common people, scholars and officials have had another topic to talk about after dinner.
The Ming Dynasty has risen!
A scholar in the teahouse couldn't help but sigh.
Think about the capital city a year ago. It was just a little bit closer to the destruction of the country and the people. Look at it now... I won't say it's a prosperous time, but there are signs of it.
To whom does all this go?
Many people were silent.
They all know who deserves the credit, but they can't say!
To be exact, I don't want to admit that it's because of him, just because of his special status.
Eunuchs have always been scolded, how can they be praised?
I can’t praise it, but there are a lot less curses than in previous years!
This is due to Chang Yu's low profile. No matter how he plots, how he turns the tables, he never confronts the courtiers. You know that I am behind the scenes but you have no evidence. On the contrary, if there is an incident that has a positive impact, then he will do his part!
Who won the Taiyuan defense battle and stopped the bandit army? You are right to say it was Zhou Yuji, but the great eunuch also contributed. Who defeated the Manchu Tatars who wanted to fish in troubled waters in the Ningyuan battle? You are right to say Wu Sangui , but the great eunuch also participated. Who defended the capital in the battle? Great eunuch, who was protecting Baoding Prefecture, the south gate of the capital? Great eunuch, who chased the Tatars thousands of miles and saved Qingzhou Prefecture, great eunuch, Who destroyed Bai Wang, the great eunuch? Zuo Liangyu was so frightened that he did not dare to fight back until his death. The great eunuch, the Yellow River... negotiated peace... the capital was famine...
As the saying goes, ordinary people have steelyards in their hearts. Speaking with facts is the best way to refute a big face
Therefore, when some people criticize Chang Yu for his bad qualities, others will remember his good qualities.
Without the great eunuch, the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed. Either you will be killed by the thieves or you will be killed by the Manchu and Qing Tatars...
In addition, Chang Yu is very good at manipulating public opinion.
Dongchang and Jinyiwei are good at this. What's more, if there is reasonable evidence, as long as there is a demonic wind, the blower will blow back here. With hundreds of winds, whoever blows will be knocked down. How can Yan Shenggong die under public opinion? of……
In this way, over time, Chang Yu's reputation among the common people was unparalleled, and some officials gradually changed their views on him and gradually stopped being hostile. Even those courtiers who were against him secretly admired this guy, and could not do it for political purposes. I won't bite him, but this guy is indeed a capable person.
And it's really hard to bite this guy, because he doesn't show up on weekdays, and he's not even in the capital. He's busy outside every day. If something happens, someone will help him carry him and wipe his butt.
So every time I bite it, I feel that it is boring, and I even feel that I have no vision and no pattern.
For example, not long ago, Chang Yu suddenly ordered to send 100,000 troops to march westward in Wuchang. At that time, the government and the public were shocked. Some people cried and scolded their mothers for impeachment. This is ridiculous. Not to mention that the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office were isolated. The cabinet doesn’t even say hello, do you think the soldiers and horses in this world belong to you alone...
Just a while ago, these people were impeaching Chang Yu for his arbitrary power. The emperor couldn't resist and had to call in foreign aid. This incident only added fuel to the fire, making these people so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.
Then he got into trouble with Emperor Chongzhen in the court hall. This person was even worse than the eunuch of Wei... He would bring disaster to the country and the people. Without a monarch, he would rebel sooner or later...
Emperor Chongzhen suppressed the fire in his heart while arguing with his courtiers.
The two sides were tearing apart like this, and gradually regained their strength. They finally realized Chang Yu's intention and sent troops to march westward. Not to mention weighing Zuo Liangyu's old troops and intimidating Li Zicheng, it was enough to make Sichuan General Zhang Xianzhong The focus was adjusted to defending the gate, so there was no focus on other things. The deeper I realized, the more embarrassed and ashamed I became, and slowly I lost my confidence and lost my voice.
This denunciation of Chang Yu, which lasted for nearly two months, ended in silence.
Dusk, Long Live Mountain Top.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the Western Mountain with his hands behind his back. He could see the setting sun slowly setting in his eyes. Wang Chengen came over and put a cloak on him and whispered: "Your Majesty, the wind is strong."
Emperor Chongzhen withdrew his gaze from the Western Mountain, looked around the capital and landed outside the Daming Gate: "Is the traitor still settling there?"
Wang Chengen was startled, and then said: "It is said that he has not moved since he entered the city."
"Who have you met recently?" Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly.
"I heard that I went to the Rites Yamen yesterday to meet the Zuo Shilang Qiu Yu, but I don't know about it today, but I heard that this guy has been wandering around the capital recently..." Before he could finish his words, Emperor Chongzhen stopped him: "Everything. I have heard that Chunxiang entered the palace..."
Before Wang Chengen could respond, he saw a eunuch rushing up the hill panting: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Chang has returned to Beijing..."
Ah, Emperor Chongzhen, who had been a little unhappy just now, suddenly regained his energy and rubbed his hands in excitement: "Finally I know he is back and where he is. Call him into the palace quickly... Hey, this kid..."
"Back to Your Majesty, I just got the letter. I was in Baoding Mansion this morning. If I hurry up, I will enter Beijing at night, if I wait slowly, it will be early tomorrow..." Emperor Chongzhen looked a little disappointed and said to the eunuch: " No matter what day he enters the city, let him enter the palace immediately... This boy, just leave the shopkeeper alone..."
"Your Majesty, do you still want to invite Chunxiang into the palace?" Wang Chengen asked, looking at the excited Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand: "He certainly knows the news about Chang Yu's return to Beijing, and he will enter the palace together when the time comes. There are many things in the East Factory, so let him be busy."
