"It turns out that the soldiers under General Liu Shen are so mighty and majestic, no wonder they were able to defend Kaiyuan City and kill thousands of Tatars!"
It was still a bit chilly on the April morning. The thin Lu Shou coughed from time to time and grinned.
Liu Zhaosun felt that there was a bit of flattery and a bit of sadness in his smile.
Liu Zhaosun had no prejudice against the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, during the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs and eunuchs made outstanding contributions in foreign operations, intelligence collection, economic activities, diplomatic tribute and other fields.
For example, the famous eunuch Ma Yun held military power and assisted Zhu Di in his Northern Expedition.
Zhu Di died on his way back to the army during his last Northern Expedition. The eunuch Ma Yun and the academicians Yang Rong and Jin Youzi decided not to announce the funeral secretly, and led the army to return safely, stabilizing the political situation and successfully allowing Zhu Gaochi to succeed him.
During the Zhengtong period, the eunuchs Wu Cheng and Cao Jixiang were even appointed as chief military officers by Yingzong and went to Sichuan to quell the rebellion.
In the early years of Yongle, the eunuch Li Da led an envoy to venture westward and arrived in today's Afghanistan, conveying the Ming Dynasty's peaceful wishes for trade to the Central Asian countries.
As for the achievements of the eunuchs in other fields in the Ming Dynasty, there are too many to list.
Of course, all the above-mentioned great achievements have been ignored by the official history without exception, or simply "the middle officials exercised power".
Why did the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty leave the image of cold-blooded, greedy and perverted to future generations? Then you have to ask the civil servants who wrote history.
Liu Zhaosun looked at Lu Shou standing in front of him. In the original history, after Wei Zhongxian came to power, this eunuch with the palm print ended badly.
Historically, Eunuch Lu had mediocre abilities and was harmless to humans and animals, but he did not die well in the end. Sometimes, food may be the original sin.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, but nothing came to the point. Lu Shou coughed twice, then stood up and left, saying that he was going back to reply to the emperor and prepare to present prisoners at the Meridian Gate today.
Liu Zhaosun looked at Lu Shou's frail figure walking away, and suddenly felt that this man was somewhat similar to the old farmer he saw in the rice field that day.
He felt compassion and followed him from behind. The two young eunuchs beside Lu Shou were shocked and didn't know what the warrior was going to do.
"My father-in-law, I came across a Korean ginseng when I was in Kaiyuan. I said it was picked from Changbai Mountain. Although it is not expensive, it is the most nourishing. Seeing that my father-in-law is weak, it may be useful..."
Lu Shou looked at Liu Zhaosun blankly, silent.
At this time, Jin Yuji had brought a small wooden box and handed it to Liu Zhaosun in confusion. Liu Shenjiang forced it into Lu Zhaosun's hands regardless of whether he accepted it or not.
Several young eunuchs nearby turned their heads to one side as if they hadn't seen it.
Since Lu Shou was promoted to the rank of palm eunuch in the 46th year of Wanli Dynasty, he has become the target of attacks by civil servants. He was caught between the emperor and the officials, and he was completely a shield.
Especially after Yang Hao was recently dismissed from office, there were rumors in the palace that Lu Shou would also die soon, so now the eunuchs of the twenty-fourth eunuch refused to obey his control, and even the Jinyi guards of the Jinfusi often went against him.
Although Lu Shou had kept a very low profile, he could not avoid being bullied by others because of his kindness. The officials and censors attacked him for corruption and bribery, and accused him of grooming a beautiful concubine.
In this case, even the lowest-ranking officials in the capital stayed away from him, for fear of having anything to do with this unlucky guy.
So yesterday Lu Shou consciously did not go with Fang Congzhe and the others, but mingled with a group of young eunuchs and low-grade Beijing officials.
"What does General Liu Shen mean by this?"
Lu Shou looked at Liu Zhaosun with a puzzled look. He knew that the Korean ginseng in this box might not be expensive, and might be available in the capital.
However, why is this unmasked General Liu in front of him so interested in me? You must know that you may leave the Li Jian at any time and be sent to Nanjing, and you may not even be able to save your life.
"My father-in-law, don't think too much. I just remembered an old friend. He is also in Kaiyuan. He only wants to keep my father-in-law healthy. He has no other intentions. Please come back, my father-in-law. The emperor is still waiting."
Lu Shou didn't say much. He just cupped his hands and walked a few steps. He suddenly turned around and said:
"I have heard that General Liu Shen is a heroic young man. Today, I see that he is indeed very human. Our family also knows about you and Wei Zhongxian. It is a shame that our family is in its twilight years and cannot see the general's achievements in person! Get ready to go to the Meridian Gate, Your Majesty. It’s almost here!”
Liu Zhaosun watched Lu Shou go away, then looked back at Jin Yuji, who was still looking confused, and said with a smile:
"Raise the flag and go to see the emperor!"
The red flag of the Kaiyuan soldiers was raised, and the Kaiyuan soldiers who had been stationed in Wengcheng for the night immediately began to close the camp. The blue flag was raised, and three hundred soldiers began to line up.
The Jin Yiwei and the soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division were clearing the road in front.
When the people heard that prisoners were being sacrificed today, many people got up early and blocked the gate of Wengcheng, especially the ladies of the capital. In the late Ming Dynasty, the folk customs were quite open. Not to mention the Jiangnan area, but also in the capital, it was like a widow remarrying. Fashions such as men disguising themselves as women, women disguising themselves as men, and running around naked have become commonplace and are no longer strange to the public.
Some women along the street who didn't have time to occupy their seats simply opened their windows and propped up the window lattice with wooden sticks. They were like golden lotuses looking at the gate of the urn city when they first saw the west gate.
Everyone wanted to see Liu Zhaosun Fangrong. After Liu Zhaosun appeared in Wengcheng yesterday, rumors about his appearance like Pan An and Yushu Linfeng spread in the capital. Overnight, the people in the capital were surprised to find that our Ming Dynasty has such a handsome general. , it would be a pity to put it in Liaodong.
At the beginning of the hour, Liu Zhaosun, riding on a white war horse, slowly walked out of Zuo'anmen Urn City, followed by three hundred soldiers.
Although the Zhenfu Division and the Military and Horse Division had cleared the way, the roads were still crowded with onlookers, and the people in the capital shouted loudly, "Heroes! Heroes!"
Colorful papers and flowers were constantly thrown from the windows along the street. Some Mongolian women with bold temperaments shouted in Mongolian that Liu Zhaosun could not understand and opened their arms towards him.
The Ming Dynasty inherited the Yuan system, and the capital was also established on the basis of the Yuan capital. Unlike several chiefs of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, Zhu Yuanzhang did not adopt a planned massacre policy against the Mongols during the Northern Expedition, so there were always Mongolians gathering in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
The temperament of these Mongolian women is different from that of Han women. Not only are they good at singing and dancing, but almost all of them have some crazy qualities.
Liu Zhaosun felt dizzy.
He waved his hand to the people around him and looked up at the sky. The sky was full of colorful fallen flowers, and the peach blossoms were thrown out from the windows and fell on everyone, as if they were in a sea of flowers.
Jin Yuji felt that these Mongolian women were very disgusting, especially the plump Tumut women. They not only hit her with fruits, but also winked at Liu Zhaosun...
The soldiers of the Kaiyuan War marched in a neat square formation, each wearing fine armor and each holding a long knife. The sword was interspersed with the head of a slave. Behind the soldiers, eight auxiliary soldiers pulled two carriages, and the carriages were piled with The heads of Jiannu were full, and at the end of the team, a hundred Houjin soldiers were captured. Their legs and feet were connected with iron chains. They were escorted by twenty soldiers and slowly followed the queue.
The appearance of Hou Jin prisoners triggered a flood of anger among the people in the capital. People replaced the peach blossoms in their hands with rotten vegetable leaves and clods of soil, and threw them on the distracted Hou Jin soldiers. The Zhenfu Division and the Military and Horse Division tried their best to block it, but they could not stop the angry crowd.
Because the Ming army was defeated in Sarhu, rumors spread in the capital, and profiteers from all walks of life took the opportunity to drive up prices.
For this city that relies heavily on canals and commerce, any disturbance in the surrounding areas will eventually turn into a terrible surge in commodity prices, with the people of the capital footing the bill.
In the spring of the forty-seventh year of Wanli, the price of rice, coal, and vegetables in the capital was soaring. The people complained and wished that Yang Hao and Nurhaci would be executed late.
From this perspective, it is reasonable for Yuan Chonghuan to be executed by Chongzhen Lingchi after the Jisi Incident. Because at that time, the difficulties faced by the people in the capital were no longer as simple as skyrocketing prices.
A group of Kaiyuan soldiers, led by Liu Zhaosun, marched along Nancheng Street toward the Northwest Meridian Gate.
A hundred steps away from this Ming army, the spring was bright. The Temple of Earth, built in the 18th year of Yongle, stood quietly. The glazed tiles on the top shone in the sunlight. The strange-shaped fighting beasts raised their heads to the sky, as if they were telling people. The glory of the Ming Empire.
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