The reason why Zhu Qiyu didn't pay much attention to matters in the northwest was mainly because he had confidence in Wang Ji.
Since they ascended the throne, Zhu Qiyu and Wang Ji have frequently shown goodwill to each other.
Especially in quelling the Miao rebellion, Zhu Qiyu benefited a lot from Wang Ji's various arrangements. Especially the Xiang Wang family. After being captured by the Miao people and secretly mutilating their bodies, this family honestly stopped dancing again.
If Wang Ji hadn't castrated the Miao people privately, the Miao people really wouldn't have taken such revenge on King Xiang's family.
And just yesterday, the top-secret military report from Li Xuan had reached Zhu Qiyu's hands. After learning that Wang Ji chose to build a city in Yijinai as a base for the Ming army to move forward, Zhu Qiyu was completely relieved.
Yiji is a place with abundant water and lush pasture. If the Ming army uses this as a foundation, it can easily attack Oara to the northwest, and it can also easily attack the Tatars to the northeast.
If Yiji is once occupied by the Mongolian Yuan, the Mongolian Yuan cavalry can not only plunder the Hexi Corridor southward, but also invade the Hetao area eastward. It is also true that you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat.
During the previous battle to defend the capital, several groups of Ora cavalry invaded the Hexi Corridor through Yiji Nai.
Logically speaking, Yiji is a battleground for military strategists, and the Ming Dynasty should send troops to defend it. However, the Xuande and Zhengtong dynasties left Yijignai there alone.
Now Wang Ji is willing to consider the overall situation, instead of rushing to attack and remnant to welcome back the Emperor, he builds the city before Yiji to ensure long-term peace and stability in the northwest. This makes Zhu Qiyu very happy.
It also convinced Zhu Qiyu that Wang Ji would definitely give him a satisfactory result in this battle in the northwest.
After discussing and deciding on the envoys to remonstrate with the Emperor, Zhu Qiyu was ready to go home and do business with his beloved concubines. Now eight of the beloved concubines are pregnant, and these women need to be accompanied.
Those who are not pregnant should be more careful so that they can get pregnant as soon as possible, so as not to appear to be favoring one over another.
Zhu Qiyu was about to stand up and prepare to go home. Unexpectedly, He Yi stopped him again: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. After the provincial examination, the new candidates from the 13 provinces in the two capitals, as well as the candidates from previous years, all started to come to Beijing one after another.
Wei Chen thought that His Majesty should issue an edict and order the personal guards to take strict measures to prevent the last Gongyuan fire incident from happening again. "
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Didn't I set the test time on February 15th next year? What are these people doing here so early?"
There is still half a year before the examination. Are they all so rich that they can live in the capital for half a year? "
In fact, Zhu Qiyu had already decided on this timing. The general examination would start on February 15th, and the palace examination would be held on March 15th. My own princess should give birth to her legitimate son at exactly this time. Happiness upon happiness, how auspicious.
When the rankings were released in early April and the Jinshis in the first subject of the Jingtai Dynasty were selected, it was time for the Supreme Emperor to return to the capital.
At that time, he and his cronies no longer had any worries and could concentrate on dealing with the Emperor.
After all, once Zhu Qizhen returns to Beijing, the Shanghuang faction, which has been suppressed for a long time, will definitely rebound.
He Yi explained with a smile: "Going from various provinces to Beijing requires a long journey and a lot of travel. If you don't do it well, you may not be acclimatized to the climate, catch wind and cold, etc."
If you go to Beijing close to the examination period, you will easily be troubled by various accidents, making you confused and restless.
Therefore, most candidates will go to Beijing in advance.
As for the expenses incurred in the capital, Your Majesty does not need to worry at all.
Successful candidates are prized everywhere. Even if a penniless scholar is successful, many gentry and wealthy businessmen will cry and give him money. "
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he suddenly realized, and couldn't help teasing: "It seems that you have experienced this kind of thing a lot."
He Yi nodded: "A few of us here are all in their twenties and have won Jinshi. Those who are rushing over to win us over are eager to break their heads."
Zhu Qiyu understood what He Yi said was absolutely true. Apart from anything else, I have heard the story of 'Fan Jin passed the imperial examination'.
Once it hits the target, it immediately takes off. As for Ju Ren who is in his early twenties, the rich and wealthy businessmen who come over to win over him will definitely break his head.
Not to mention the squire and wealthy businessman, even the great emperor himself is still rushing to win over others.
If a Jinshi in his early twenties lives to become an official in his seventies, he can use it for fifty years. Just thinking about it makes me greedy.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu had to be grateful to Wang Zhenhe for taking the initiative. If it weren't for these two's sudden action, Zhu Qizhen couldn't care about the group of Jinshi who were in the 13th year of Zhengtong. Then He Yi, Huang Pu, Yue Zheng and others would not be able to belong to him.
The next step is to wait for next year's group of young talents like Wang Yue.
Wang Yue is only twenty-four years old, and he can still use it for fifty years. Thinking about it makes me feel happy.
After discussing the matter of strengthening public security in the capital, Zhu Qiyu went back to his room.
As soon as they arrived in the room, they saw Lin Xiangyu and seven other beloved concubines sitting on the soft couch, talking and laughing around the sour plum soup on the coffee table.
When Zhu Qiyu saw this, he suddenly felt a little surprised. Eight stunning beauties, all carrying their own flesh and blood, it's like a dream just thinking about it.
It’s so cool to be a man!
Historically, Jingtai was obsessed with power, and once he sat on the throne, he refused to let go.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: Now he is trapped by beauty, which makes him unable to let go of the throne.
Once he loses the throne, he will not be able to keep these women, nor will he be able to keep his current comfortable and comfortable life.
If he really acted with integrity and returned the throne to Zhu Qizhen's lineage, would he still be able to earn millions of taels of silver every year?
Can you still enjoy the entire western suburbs’ landscape gardens and fine farmland?
Can you still protect your beloved concubines and live peacefully in the world of sixteen people?
On another long table, Qianxue and five other beloved concubines held thick account books and crackled the abacus.
Only Ningxiang, the purest little woman, was left. She was neither pregnant nor taking care of the general affairs. She happily came to serve Zhu Qiyu in dressing.
Zhu Qiyu asked: "With so many account books, are they calculating the income from confiscating the house?"
Qianxue said with a smile: "That's right. Congratulations, husband. You have gone from being a poor person who had nothing to eat, to becoming a rich man again."
"How much money was copied?"
"Shu Liang and the others have not yet finished counting the proceeds from the confiscation of the house. But based on a rough estimate, after all the land, mansions, treasures and jewelry were converted into silver, they must have got three million taels.
If the Jinyiwei imperial edict was more powerful and the torture of Wang Zhenyu's party was thorough enough, it would be possible to squeeze out a total of four million taels. "
Zhu Qiyu was speechless after hearing this: "Why so many? If there are really four million taels, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
Qianxue smiled bitterly and said: "It was because of Shu Liang's Dongchang and Jin Yiwei's eagerness to show off in front of her husband that the whole house raid turned into a vine raid.
The husband made a list of about fifty people, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei kept digging through the people on the list. For example, the husband's list listed Seng Lu Si Youjueyi Gong Ran as Wang Zhen's party member. Dongchang conducted a thorough investigation on Gong Ran's line and uncovered more Wang Zhen's party members.
Now Wang Zhen's party has increased to more than 100 people, and each family has confiscated 40,000 taels, making a total of more than 4 million taels. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's almost enough. Let them stop and stop expanding. With these four million taels, it will be enough for us to live happily for two years."
(End of chapter)
