Due to historical reasons, many Zimins of our Ming Dynasty, including some soldiers in the tribes and even the concubines in the main hall, have been suffering from the 'Phobia Syndrome', the full name is 'Fear of Donglu Syndrome'. This palace can just use magic to treat certain 'patients'.
I don’t dare to say that the medicine will cure the disease, but at least I won’t be scared out of my mind and anxious like before when I saw Donglu knocking on the pass.
To take a step back, I am here to live and die with millions of people in the capital. What do you have to fear? The Donglu were unable to capture the capital before, and they cannot do so now.
If we really attack, my father-in-law can still lead hundreds of thousands of royal troops in the Southern Capital in the Northern Expedition to regain the lost territory!
I previously sent many courtiers to Shandong to mine, and corruption was only one of the reasons.
Another more important reason is that the immortal military advisor Liu Bowen calculated that five years later the capital city would be captured. Many of the Ming court officials knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live the Qing Emperor!"
Shouldn't such a traitor, who is worse than a dog, be punished?
All your dear friends think that I am unkind to my courtiers, but I just let these two ministers who defected to Donglu go mining. To them, is this a huge mercy?
I can responsibly say to you that even now, there are still people in the hall who will surrender to the Donglu in the future. I love their talents, so I will continue to use them temporarily, and there is more than one person. I will not directly name who it is.
Naturally, I know very well about those matters in the officialdom, otherwise I would not have increased the salary and benefits for you, my beloved ministers.
If the household department is short of money, I can borrow money to meet it. When the Donglu invade, I have my own way to repel the enemy.
Dear friends, all you have to do is follow my instructions and do your job well.
As for who will win this time, the truth will come to light after the fight.
You are not Liu Bowen, the military strategist of the fairy world. It is useless to speculate in your heart! "
Now that you are full and full, you always want to find out about the immortal magic.
Then I will give you some explosive news, so that I won’t kill you curious babies!
Chen Xinjia is not considered a second official, because he was negligent and accidentally leaked the information about shaking hands and making peace with the pigtails. As a result, the blame was successfully dumped by the dumper, and he lost his head.
But Feng Quan, the Minister of Rites, must be considered that number one, and he was very prosperous in the Qing Dynasty. With Feng Quan's IQ, it was not difficult to guess whether he was among the other ministers.
The first assistant, Xue Guoguan, was suddenly shocked after hearing this. He had always guessed that his prospective son-in-law had received a list of traitors and traitors from Emperor Gao, the ancestor of the immortal world, but he did not expect that it was actually true.
Although his abilities were not up to Zhang Juzheng's level, and his character was unspeakable, he had never thought about surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, and he would never dare to be a second minister.
If his daughter Xue Wanqing hadn't been summoned by the prince, Xue Guoguan would have been in trouble. At this time, only his daughter was his biggest supporter.
Not only Xue Guoguan, but also everyone who heard what the prince said clearly paid special attention to the matter of "the second minister". Especially when they heard that there was more than one second minister standing in the hall, they were extremely shocked.
"I dare to ask Your Highness to tell you who I am. I don't even bother to serve as a minister in the same palace as him!"
Zhang Guowei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly came out and expressed indignation that he could not be allowed to serve in the Beiting in such an open and honest manner.
"I agree with what Grand Sikong said. If I don't get rid of these two ministers, it will be unbearable."
Wang Jiayan, the Minister of War, also responded immediately, saying that hanging out with such people really tarnished his personality.
"I agree with what Grand Sikong and Grand Sima said. These two ministers are a scourge to the court. We are facing a formidable enemy. We must get rid of them quickly!"
Lu Zhenfei, the Minister of Medicine, can be regarded as an upright person, and he can't get rid of the sand in his eyes.
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal..."
Led by the three ministers, several supporters came forward one after another, all asking the prince to name the two ministers.
"You tried to inquire about the immortal magic before but failed, and now you ask me to do this. You have also said that the enemy is at hand. How can the imperial court be in chaos before the enemy troops arrive at the city? If this continues, how can we defend the enemy with the city? ? Immortal military advisor Liu Bowen once explained to me that when he made calculations, he expected that when the enemy troops were approaching the city, my father would still argue with the courtiers about how to defend the city, resulting in the capital being surrounded by enemy troops. Later, some insiders should open the city gates, resulting in The capital fell. Now that the capital has sufficient money and food, and the songs are well organized, how can we repeat the same mistakes? There is no need to elaborate on this matter. I have my own methods. My dear friends, please do not lose the big because of the small. The most important thing at the moment is how to defend the enemy. Others This palace will send people to manage things automatically, so you don’t need to worry too much about it. Immortal magic can be spread, and it can be published in newspapers. The matter of the two ministers ends here. I am not Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty, so I will not do it because of Some people have ruined their own major affairs. If we can repulse the Donglu attack this time, other trivial matters can naturally be solved. Today's court meeting ends here, and I will not care about food. Because there is still more than an hour before 1 p.m. , at one o'clock in the afternoon, the rice shops in the city will be sealed by the factory guards. Since I have been supervising the country, you have performed well. Now, I am too lazy to say anything about what you should do during this period. Please withdraw from the court! "
Catching the second minister is not something you guys should take care of. If you take care of your own affairs, I will not be blind.
I originally wanted to use Erchen to divert everyone's attention from the content of the immortal magic, but I didn't expect that it would lead to such trouble.
In order to appease a group of curious babies, a certain prince had no choice but to leave the court early.
This will make it easier for the loyal ministers and generals to go home quickly and take their servants to purchase ingredients, which is the top priority right now.
At least Donglu would have to besiege the city for three or four months. How could the family live safely without rice, noodles, vegetables, and meat for such a long time?
To expect the meager amount of food distributed by the imperial court would be a slap in the face to officials like them.
As courtiers who can go to the palace, although they regard themselves as loyal ministers, they will not categorically refuse it when they see the benefits.
Who wouldn’t want to get something good in vain?
Even if you can't get it for free, it's still good to buy it for less.
Even new oil lamps can be snapped up, let alone supplies that are in short supply.
Except for the generals of the Han Dynasty, those who can go to the palace, including chamberlains and maids, are all smart people.
Everyone knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was using his time to buy food to silence everyone, but no one dared to say no.
Otherwise, he would be making enemies of everyone, and everyone was eagerly looking forward to the end of the court meeting as soon as possible.
In the remaining time, I had to run home quickly and take the servants who could go to the nearest grain store to make a big purchase.
Excluding the time to leave the imperial city, there is still about an hour left. Is it interesting enough for you to wait?
"Mother, I want to ask you something!"
A certain prince sat in his small courtyard with peace of mind, drinking iced sour plum soup slowly, but when he thought of his plan, he stopped drinking.
"Oh? Brother Hong, just speak frankly!"
Seeing that Donglu was about to be killed at the foot of the capital, Queen Zhou still had the heart to go back and play mahjong with her sisters. She followed her eldest son to the East Palace, wanting to know more about it.
A certain prince suddenly waved his hand and ordered all the servants, including Xi'er and Yang Jinchao, to retreat. Only the mother and son were left in the yard.
Outsiders didn't know exactly what the prince and the queen said, but it was only a short time before they were called in again to serve them.
"When you enter the court, you have to go out and handle this matter in person. You must hand this letter to Dean Wu Youxing of the Army Hospital. Dean Wu will understand after reading it. When he is ready, he will bring it to this letter. Here in the palace! By the way, I’ll take fifty of the inner factory lords there to do some work, we’ll need these people!”
"This slave obeys your order! Your Highness, please rest assured! This slave must hand this letter to Dean Wu in person!"
Previously, all the errands for delivering letters were left to Xi'er's brother Liu Le or the factory guard. This was the first time Yang Jinchao had been ordered to go out. He naturally realized the importance of the matter. This matter might be a big deal.
"Dean Wu!"
"Yang Banban! You're a rare guest! Please come in quickly! Come and serve some good tea!"
After Wu Youxing got a copy of "Therapeutic Methods of Xi Langzhong" from a certain prince, he began to study it painstakingly. Since the patients who come to the Army Hospital for treatment are of all kinds, there happens to be a large number of subjects for clinical experiments.
More importantly, due to the strong support of a certain prince, medical equipment, medicines and money were always in sufficient condition, and the generous remuneration made the Army Hospital become the top medical treatment institution in the Ming Dynasty.
Especially after a certain prince invented a special medicine called "Zhenling", it was particularly effective in treating trauma. After understanding the treatment principle of this medicine, Wu Youxing was even more impressed by the certain prince.
In the whole world, Wu Youxing is the only one who can use this special medicine without any restrictions without prior approval. Others, including Wu Youxing's assistant, need to be reviewed before using medicines to treat patients.
Some people are addicted to killing people.
Some people are addicted to saving people.
Wu Youxing is the latter, and he never tires of it and has a great sense of accomplishment.
Wu Youxing was quite surprised by Yang Jinchao's sudden visit, because this was the first time that Yang Banban came to the Army Hospital alone. Before that, he always came with His Royal Highness for inspections.
But after reading the letter Yang Banban brought, Wu Youxing's expression quickly became serious, because the things mentioned in the letter were related to the future of the Ming Dynasty, and even more to the lives of millions of people and soldiers in the capital. .
"I'll have some tea first, I'll wait for you to make some preparations!"
"Dean, please do as you please, there is no need to worry!"
Yang Jinchao didn't know anything about the content of the letter, but that was fine. He didn't want to know too much about secrets. There was absolutely no benefit in knowing too much about such things.
The prince asked himself to do such an important thing, that is, to trust himself absolutely. As a senior chamberlain, knowing this is extremely satisfying, and nothing else matters.
About half an hour later, the group set off from the Army Hospital and returned to the rear residence with eight large vehicles. The vehicles were covered with green cloth, so passers-by could not see what was inside.
At this time, the people in the capital gradually learned that Donglu was about to knock the pass and enter the fortress again, and they all became panicked.
Some wealthy gentry who had relatives in the south decided to take their families to the south after thinking for a moment.
In their view, without the capital camp and the emperor moving to the southern capital, the capital city would most likely not be able to be defended.
Once the city is captured by the Tatars, won't their whole family be slaughtered?
If you can really hold on, it won't be too late to return by then.
People who had no means of escape set off a rush to buy. No matter what gadgets they were, as long as they helped their survival, they would pay for them.
If the army and factory guards had not begun to increase patrols to maintain basic order, the streets would have turned into a mess.
"Father, this kind of purchase is too much, isn't it?"
The eldest son Xue Shicheng followed his father Xue Guoguan to purchase grain. When his father returned from the imperial court, without saying a word, he asked him to drive a cart out to buy grain with a box of silver and servants. It is really an anecdote.
When he got to the street, Xue Shicheng saw his father was silent and did not dare to ask any more questions. When he arrived at the rice store, he first bought a full twenty stones of grain, and then purchased a bunch of firewood, rice, oil, salt and other daily necessities, and then went home satisfied.
"Do you know why the streets are getting more chaotic?"
Xue Guoguan's mind was filled with thoughts about collecting grain, and he had no intention of telling his son what had just happened in the court on the street. He did not feel in the mood to speak until he was almost home.
"The child doesn't know!"
"Donglu will knock on the gate in ten days at the earliest!"
"...Huh??? Does father really mean what he said?"
"His Highness just received a Thousand Miles Express this morning. He left the court as early as possible just to allow me and other ministers to buy food!"
"...Your Highness is benevolent and righteous!"
With food in hand and no panic in his heart, Xue Guoguan bought the food as he wished, and now he could go to court without any worries.
Even if he couldn't buy it, his prospective son-in-law would not watch his father-in-law and his family go hungry.
Not long after he finished his shopping, all the shops on the street were closed down by factory guards and the new army.
All surplus grain in the store, except for the quota of the store owner and his family, must be resold to the granary of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The price is not low, one stone and four taels of silver, but if it is sold privately, it will definitely be higher than this amount.
Xue Guoguan bought rice for five taels. Twenty shi was equivalent to one hundred taels. It was a bit expensive, but it would definitely become more expensive in the future.
The shop owner only sold this because he was the chief minister, otherwise he would have been reluctant to sell it, and in the end Li Shiwen's household department was benefited.
"In the future, you can also go to the places designated by the court to buy rice according to the population, four taels for adults, and two taels for the elderly and children. Although it is not much, it is better than nothing, and it is better than sitting around and having nothing. From tomorrow on, you will get up early every day and bring rice with you. Take your children and your family to line up. Furthermore, all livestock at home must be handed over to the imperial court for unified management, and they can only be taken back after the enemy is defeated, except for poultry, cats and dogs."
Xue Guoguan wanted to tell him everything he needed to say in advance to avoid conflicts between his family and the officials of Shuntian Prefecture. By then, both himself and Yin Houdongzeng of Shuntian Prefecture would not look good, not to mention that he was still a quasi-national war.
"Father, is it really so serious? Based on this inference, wouldn't it mean that Donglu will besiege the city for a long time?"
Xue Shicheng was incapable of learning, but his brain still inherited Xue Guoguan's legacy to some extent. According to what his father said, he thought of the worst outcome.
"Well! Your Highness said that Donglu could besiege the city for up to half a year, so my father is so anxious to collect food!"
The chief minister looks glamorous, but he also needs food to survive. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has greatly increased the monthly salary of officials after taking charge of the country, otherwise many people would not be able to afford food rations now.
“Half a year???”
Xue Shicheng was really frightened by this time period. If King Qin's troops did not come to help, wouldn't the capital be in danger?
"Don't make a fuss. Your Highness has received the help of immortal magic. When Donglu attacks the city, he can use it to repel the enemy. As a minister, you should have faith in it. You and everyone in your family must not tell rumors to others. His Highness has made it clear at the court meeting that anyone who spreads rumors without permission will be punished as a treason. If you stay at home and read the newspaper, you can learn about the big and small things happening outside. If there is an emergency, my father will send someone. Notification. In the past six months, my father will be busy with official duties, and you will be responsible for all matters related to the family. You must be cautious and do not let outsiders take advantage of it. If something happens, you must notify your father immediately. "
Xue Guoguan was most afraid of something happening to his family. He was protected by his prospective son-in-law in the court, so he was very safe.
"My child obeys your orders! Father, please rest assured!"
Xue Shicheng nodded in agreement. Seeing that he was about to become the uncle of the state, he did not want to capsize at this time.
