When the emperor spent all his rewards, General Dou was just the emperor's watchdog.
Is there a more loyal and capable dog in the world?
No!
Although the emperor has no power, he can rest easy every night!
It's just that although this method is good, if you are not careful, it will backfire.
If a dog is full enough and has completely digested the meat in its belly, it will come back to bite its owner.
What the owner has to do is to accumulate enough strength before the dog is completely digested...
Kill it with one blow!
Chapter 47
The minister ordered Pan Hui to bow his head to the emperor and proclaim himself a minister. Among the three meritorious officials, Zhu Yuanzhang was one of them.
He also took this opportunity to cut off the hand that General Dou extended to the Chancellor's desk. From then on, he took the power of reading the memorials from the world into his palm.
The three ministers in the court, Sikong Gengzhang and Situ Shiyun, are confirmed royalists, and Zhu Yuanzhang is the second.
Don’t forget, in addition to this, there is also a newly released one of the Nine Qings, Shaofu Ling!
These are all reliable teams.
And Zhu Yuanzhang chose to get rid of Mao Chuo, not only because Mao Chuo dared to embezzle his old man's money (accounting for 90%), but also partly because the Shaofu department was really too important. .
This is not just a royal purse, but a giant chowder pot.
It is responsible for the tributes from the mountains and seas outside the palace, the imperial kitchen, the imperial hospital, the private treasury, utensils, and manor of the royal family. It is even responsible for making weapons, armor, and some military equipment. instrument.
Generally speaking, in this palace, except for Guang Luxun and Wei Wei who are responsible for the garrison rate, the rest of the work is basically the responsibility of the young master. It can be imagined how much authority he has. So important.
This is also the result of the game between the three original heroes.
General Dou is the Taiwei, in charge of military power, and leads the three ministers Taichang, Guangluxun and Weiwei.
Among them, the current guard is Wuchenghou, the eldest son of General Dou.
However, if all the defense of the palace city is handed over to General Dou, the sense of security of the other two heroes will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. Therefore, as a compromise, Geng Rong became Guang Luxun and shared the title of Marquis Wucheng, the son of General Dou. Divide the power of garrison palace.
Mao Chuo, the direct descendant of Shangshu Ling Pan Hui, naturally occupied authority outside the garrison and became the Shaofu Ling.
As the new emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang would easily arouse suspicion if he touched military power, but it was alright to touch money, right?
Now, this once tightly structured three-person organization has been cracked open by him.
…
Guang Luxun and Geng Rong went down to court. After their duty was over, they boarded their carriages and horses to prepare to return home.
Halfway through, he changed his mind again, knocked on the wall of the car, and ordered: "Change the route, I want to see your lord."
This "adult" refers to his father, Sikong Gengzhang.
Geng Rong's mother had passed away long ago, and Geng Zhang had no concubines. At this time, he was living alone in an old house in the east of the city. However, he had many disciples, so he visited her every now and then, so he did not seem lonely.
Geng Rong arrived at the door and went to the concierge in person to speak: "Sir, can you be at home?"
The concierge said: "Yes."
Geng Rong became more polite: "Please pass the message for me."
The concierge said "I don't dare" and hurried in. After a while, the message came out: "The master said that he does not want to see guests today, please go back."
If it were normal times, Geng Rong might have really left, but today, the situation in the government was changing, and he felt like he was in a thick fog, and he really needed someone to help and guide him.
Immediately he said: "A big event happened in the DPRK today. I am in dire straits. I am in urgent need of father's guidance. Please inform me again!"
The concierge couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing this. After passing the message again, he finally came out and said, "The master lets you in."
Geng Rong thanked him and walked in. He saw his father Geng Zhang sitting in front of the desk in the study. He didn't even move his eyelids when he saw him coming.
He quickly gathered his clothes and saluted, and without waiting for Geng Zhang to ask questions, he explained today's events in detail, and finally said: "What can we do for today's plan?"
Geng Zhang looked surprised after hearing this. After thinking about it, a flash of understanding flashed between his brows.
But he did not answer directly, but asked him: "In today's world, do you want to be a minister of the country, or do you want to be a traitor to the country?"
Geng Rong then bowed sternly and said: "When I raised the army to help the world, how could I have the intention of being a thief?"
Geng Zhang said: "Do you still think so now?"
Geng Rong bowed again and said, "I still think so now."
Geng Zhang nodded, but only said: "Remember this sentence and act like this, it is enough." He closed his eyes again, leaned against the hidden bag a little tired, and stopped talking.
Geng Rong listened thoughtfully, and when he saw the situation again, he knew that his father would not talk to him again. Finally, he saluted him and stepped out gently.
After he left, Geng Zhang opened his eyes again and looked in the distance towards Weiyang Palace. His expression seemed surprised and suddenly he sighed in a low voice: "...the only one who knows how to advance and retreat without losing his integrity is the one who knows how to advance and retreat to survive." A saint?"
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The Jiang family has been really unlucky these past two days.
Just two days after Jiang Liniang's illness, Yuan Niang also fell ill, and her symptoms were exactly the same as Jiang Liniang's two days ago.
Come on, take good care of it.
Jiang Liniang took up the burden again and went to Beijing to sell tofu nao.
This is really not a good job. You have to get up early in the morning when the sky is still gray, pick up a pole, and rush in the dark. Wait until the sky is slightly bright to arrive at the Chang'an city gate, watch the gate open, and then hurry up I hurried to Liushi, found a place I rented, and started selling tofu pudding.
In her previous life, Jiang Liniang lived for thirty years, and the heaviest thing she ever carried on her shoulders was her schoolbag. She never thought that one day she would be able to walk like flying while carrying a pole weighing several dozen kilograms.
In fact, there is an easier way, which is to spend 20 big bucks, including a person and a basket, and ride in a cart carrying vegetables.
But neither Jiang Liniang nor Yuan Niang could bear to part with her.
Twenty big bucks can do a lot of things!
It’s not like I don’t have long legs!
Fortunately, the two sisters have been working hard since they were young and have suffered a lot. They don't think this distance is very difficult. As for safety...
I don’t know whether it was lucky or unfortunate, but Jiang Liniang was born in a village near the capital of Chang’an. If you want to say it’s rich, it’s definitely not rich, but if you say it’s poor – even the capital and capital are poor, there are still rich places in the world. ? !
Needless to say, safety is even more important. No strongman would dare to rob a road in Gyeonggi Province. And every two hours before sunrise, the entire road is filled with hawkers going to Chang'an to make a living. It is difficult for them to cause trouble.
Originally, the Jiang family had some savings, and even bought two donkeys, one for grinding and one for riding.
Mrs. Fei made it clear that if her son wanted a wife in the future, a donkey would be a valuable gift, a male and a female. If he was unprepared, he could even give birth to a little one.
It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances. Before the little donkey was born, Jiang Liniang's father Jiang Mantun (such a simple and unpretentious name) fell seriously ill. He took medicine and lost one and a half donkeys, and the other half was stuffed. It’s for Jiang Mandun’s boss...
Working in a government office is a good job. I don't know how many people are watching. Now Jiang Mandun is ill, and there are so many people who want to take his place.
Fei was a little shrewd and immediately went to give gifts to the clerk in charge of Jiang Mandun, and finally kept her livelihood job.
Jiang Liniang braved the cold wind in the morning, carrying a pole, and walked hard while thinking back to her previous life, at nine or five o'clock, on weekends, with a house and a car, and achieved financial freedom early. She was the only one in the world. There is nothing she can’t eat if she doesn’t want to eat, so she takes a taxi if she goes more than 500 meters away...
this life……
Not to mention it was a double holiday at 9 or 5, even if I asked her to be 007, she would admit it!
The key is that she does have this intention, but where can she find this 007 opportunity?
If you are a woman, you will be passed directly by the imperial examination.
well.
Jiang Liniang shed tears silently in her heart, silently followed the crowd into Chang'an City, found her own stall, and started today's difficult journey.
Tofu brain is still a relatively new thing at the moment. Jiang Liniang knows that only her two sisters are selling it. It is not expensive and the business is good.
On weekdays, she and Yuan Niang carried the poles together, and the two poles of tofu nao could be sold until sunset. Now she was on her own, so she had to go faster, and they would be sold out in a short time in the afternoon.
She looked at the coins one by one in the money box, but she didn't feel very comfortable in her heart - it would be summer soon, and the business of tofu nao would be almost gone.
Where can I find another source of income?
Jiang Liniang closed the stall and picked up the pole to go home. Because she was so preoccupied, she didn't even notice a naive donkey coming out of the opposite street corner, with an old man on its back.
Jiang Liniang bumped into the donkey.
The donkey was fine, and so was Jiang Liniang, but the old man on the donkey fell to the ground.
The man leading the donkey was anxious: "Mr. Shi!" The donkey didn't care anymore and hurried to help the old man.
When Jiang Liniang saw that the old man's hair had turned white, she knew that things were going to be bad - according to the national law of this dynasty, old people who reached a certain age did not need to salute in front of the emperor!
Not to mention that there was a servant following her - she didn't hit a donkey, she hit a limited edition Ferrari!
But after all, she was not someone who dared not take responsibility. When she saw this, she immediately put down the carrying pole and stopped the servant who came to help the old man: "Don't move the old man first, be careful as you may hurt the bones."
Then he asked the old man: "Old gentleman, please try to move. Where does it hurt so much? I know there is a medical center nearby. If you can move around, let's go and have a look. If you can't move around, I'll call someone to carry you over."
The old man lay motionless on the ground.
Jiang Liniang was so frightened that she cried: "Old sir, old sir?!"
Then I heard the old man exhale two breaths: "Thankfully I am Mr. Shi. If I were Mr. Wa, wouldn't it be smashed to pieces?"
Jiang Liniang was caught off guard, couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.
The servant leading the donkey was very angry: "Are you still laughing?!"
Jiang Liniang quickly covered her mouth and apologized: "I'm sorry!"
Mr. Shi waved his hand kindly and said, "It's okay."
He slowly sat up. The servant holding the donkey and Jiang Liniang helped him up. He moved his limbs and joints and said, "It's okay."
Jiang Liniang was worried: "It's better to go and have a look. Some illnesses don't come out for a while, but they may appear suddenly after a while, catching people by surprise."
Mr. Shi said: "That's fine."
Jiang Liniang picked up the pole, the servant took up the donkey again, and the three of them went to the hospital together.
After walking a few hundred meters, Jiang Liniang turned back and said, "We're here, right here - huh?!"
