In the sixth year of Chongzhen, in early spring and February, Taiyuan Fucheng, Shanxi.
The streets of Taiyuan Fucheng have become deserted due to the "immigration of Western thieves" and martial law in the two prefectures. The streets and alleys where Shanxi merchants originally gathered and traded goods now only have some poorly maintained shops. Shanxi merchants from Qingyuan, Xugou, Taigu, Qixian, Pingyao, Jiexiu, Fenzhou and other places either went home to eat old rice for the coming year, or simply took a detour out of Shanxi through Lu'an Prefecture and went to Beizhili Opportunities are being looked for on the ground - Shanxi merchants with Taiyuan Fucheng as their base are mostly operating along the outside route. In recent years, due to the stable situation inside and outside the Datong border wall, they have all made great profits. No one expected that this year would be such a disaster. Suddenly, a road blockade came and the bandits came. This year's business was ruined. Some Shanxi merchants who stayed in Datong Mansion to celebrate the New Year were even worse. Now that they can't go back to their hometowns or get out of the border, they can only eat dried rice in Datong shops! Fortunately, they have made a lot of money in the past few years, and they are all old pits where they can hide their money. There is no problem in living on the same old rice for a few months to a year.
From time to time, cavalry passed by on the deserted streets. Most of the knights on the horses were wearing red armor, carrying guns and knives, and they were all cavalry from the front army brought by the young emperor who was stationed in Taiyuan to suppress bandits. .
Now the traffic arteries from the south of Taiyuan Prefecture to the blocked north of Taiyuan Prefecture are all under the control of these military cavalry in front of the tent and the eunuchs of the Royal Horse Supervisor Tmall Division. Even the postmen coming from northern Taiyuan and Datong Prefecture are not allowed to pass!
Any documents or memorials that need to be delivered are handed over at several checkpoints. The soldiers in front of the tent are responsible for sending them to Taiyuan or from Taiyuan to the checkpoints. After the handover is completed, the postmen coming from the north must leave immediately and are not allowed to stay... Although it is a bit unkind, the eunuch of Tmall Division will always give a reward of silver to the postmen from the north, so these postmen who run errands have nothing to say.
The sound of horse hooves spread across the long street, and the drowsy shopkeepers and waiters in the shops on the street all became energetic and looked around, hoping for some good news. If Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai are caught, Taiyuan Prefecture and Datong Prefecture can always be unblocked, right?
I saw a few strong horses passing through the streets of Taiyuan like a wind. The knights on the horses were wearing white-washed double-breasted armor, a silk belt around their waist, a trousers underneath, and a ragged hat on their head. , and did not carry a gun or sword on his back - this was not the costume of a cavalry in front of the tent, but a serious postman.
Where did these postmen come from?
Is the road to the north sealed... Or does it come from Weize Pass in the east, Mengmen Pass in the east, or Fenzhou in the south?
Seeing how quickly they ran, something big must have happened, right?
The strong horse galloped through the empty streets, heading straight towards the imperial city, without giving the merchants a chance to chat with them.
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"Long live my Lord, the urgent military report from Jiliao has been transferred from the cabinet!" Cao Huachun, the chief of ceremonies and penman, hurried to a pavilion in the back garden of the Jin Palace and respectfully presented the memorial from Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao.
After hearing Cao Huachun's report, Zhu Youjian, the great emperor who was playing chess with others in the pavilion, frowned, then raised his head and winked at a young man in his twenties, thirties or fourteens, who was sitting opposite and was a little fat. .
This young man is Zhu Shenxuan, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty. The previous king of the Jin Dynasty, Zhu Qiugui, died in the third year of Chongzhen. According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince will not succeed to the throne immediately, but will first observe filial piety, and then choose a day to accept the throne after the filial piety period expires. The title of heir. However, sometimes the day of succession is delayed due to various circumstances. Some princes even delay their own death without heirs... This was the case with the previous prince of King Qin. In the end, because he had no sons, Zhu Youjian Remove all feudal lords. Although the title of King of Qin was later renewed, the Qin vassal was not restored. The good vassal king was renewed and became a wealthy man in Nanjing.
However, the same bad luck will not befall the Jin vassal, because Jin King Zhu Qiugui, who died three years ago, has a son who can take over, and the father and son Zhu Qiugui and Zhu Shenxuan have no evil deeds, and they are not particularly rich - Shanxi itself There is not much land, and it is so fertile, so the land occupied by the Jin Palace is not very oily.
In addition, the prince of Jin Dynasty was more aware of current affairs. After becoming the emperor, he submitted a memorial to appoint his children. Therefore, Zhu Youjian was quite satisfied with him, but he did not attack Jin Fan.
After Zhu Youjian stationed in Taiyuan, Zhu Shenxuan treated him very attentively and carefully, and fully cooperated with Zhu Youjian in "catching rats", and did not hesitate to block most of Taiyuan Prefecture.
And Zhu Youjian was very familiar with this Zhu Shenxuan in his previous life... This guy was caught by Li Zicheng in Taiyuan and surrendered to the intruders. Later, he was brought to Beijing by Li Zicheng and rescued by Zhu Cixiang. , and then ran away to Nanjing.
Because he was about the same age as Chongzhen and also fell into exile at the same time, he gradually became familiar with Chongzhen and eventually became old friends. Later, when Zhu Shenxuan passed away, Chongzhen was still sad for several days... Now that he saw Zhu Shenxuan alive and kicking again, it was certainly something to be happy about, so Zhu Youjian would not find a crime. Get rid of the feudal vassal of the friend from the previous life.
But when Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Youjian got along, they were always trembling with fear. They couldn't let go. Every day they were worried that the other party would catch them and send them to Fengyang High Wall... It's true that being with you is like being with a tiger. ah!
Now seeing the look in Zhu Youjian's hand, he quickly got up and took the memorial from Cao Huachun, and handed it to Zhu Youjian.
When Zhu Youjian took the memorial and looked at it, he frowned tightly and said in a low voice: "This Huang Taiji is really good at causing trouble, can't he just let me catch the mice?"
Yes, the "mouse" hasn't been caught yet!
Although dozens of states and counties under Datong and Taiyuan were sealed off, no state or county reported plague... There must be plague! In Zhu Youjian's memory, he was tortured by the plague that originated in Taiyuan and Datong in his previous life, and he did not dare to take it lightly.
The plague lasted for eleven years. It broke out in the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign and was not greatly alleviated until the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's reign... What a bully!
These disease-spreading rats are just like locusts, droughts, and floods. They bullied Zhu Youjian, an honest emperor, and replaced them with traitors, Huang Ama, and thieves to sing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and then they all stopped! Are these rats from the Ming Dynasty also afraid of evil people?
Therefore, Zhu Youjian was determined this time to put an end to the plague in Shanxi no matter what!
He can't cure God, he can't cure locusts, and he can't catch mice?
Therefore, we are now focusing on Shanxi, which is to prevent the population movement of Datong and Taiyuan... and even issued an edict to exempt these two prefectures from taxes, taxes, and corvees!
The people of these two prefectures (one and a half prefectures to be precise) should just stay at home! As long as they all lie still, the plague cannot be spread - Zhu Youjian knows that rats can't run far, and the plague is mainly spread by people. Moreover, the plague is very deadly, and people die soon after being infected... So as long as the population in the affected area cannot move, the epidemic will soon pass.
But now that the epidemic has not yet appeared, Huang Taiji is looking for trouble!
According to Yuan Chonghuan's report, Huang Taiji's army arrived in Jinzhou after the Chinese New Year, and also set up a large-scale joint camp outside Jinzhou City. It looked like there were 100,000 troops!
In addition, after the Ji Liao army did not harvest food at night, it was discovered that the Jin army moved a large amount of grain from the Tuntian District east of Yiwulu Mountain to Jinzhou.
Looking at this posture, Huang Taiji seems to be about to have a decisive battle with the Ming army in the Liaoxi Corridor... This Huang Taiji is very good at seizing opportunities. He is taking advantage of your illness to kill you!
This is not possible, Huang Taiji must be made aware of the power of the Ming Dynasty's soldiers - there are still many natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty, but Huang Taiji cannot be allowed to always take advantage of disasters, and he must be taught a lesson!
Zhu Youjian took a breath and said to Cao Huachun: "Pass on my oral instructions and summon all the ministers to the Chengyun Hall to discuss matters!"
