In Dingxiang City, more than 200 brothels, gambling houses, grain stores, pawn shops, and gold and silver shops owned by the eight major Shanxi merchants were all raided. As the county magistrate, the prince naturally could not just sit back and watch.
He wanted to stop it, but the soldiers of the Tianwei Army were holding weapons and looked like menacing gods, and they couldn't stop them at all.
In desperation, Wang Zifu had no choice but to put on a brand-new official uniform, sit in a red-painted sedan with a blue woolen top, ordered four sedan bearers to carry it, and brought more than 20 government servants with him, and then went straight to the Tianwei Army. Daying, want to question Qin Feng.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived near the camp, he was stopped by a group of patrol soldiers, led by the sentry commander Xiang Qianjun.
"You are not allowed to approach the important area of the military camp. Anyone who violates this rule will be shot to death!"
"I am Wang Zifu, the magistrate of Dingxiang County. I have come here to see General Qin. Please let me know!"
"It turns out it's Wangzhi County. I went to the city three times to invite you, but I couldn't invite you to Wangzhi County. I didn't expect you to come by yourself today. It's really interesting, haha!"
"Hmph, stop talking nonsense, I want to see General Qin!"
"I'm sorry, my Lord General is busy with official duties and has not had time to see guests in the past few days. Wang Zhixian, please come back!"
"What... you!"
Wang Zifu once refused to come to the camp because of his busy official duties. Unexpectedly, Qin Feng used the same excuse to refuse to meet him.
This made Wang Zifu very angry, and he wanted to order the government officials to forcefully break into the camp, but looking at the soldiers of Tianwei Army holding weapons and looking murderous around him, he really didn't have the courage, for fear that if one of them did something wrong, he would be killed!
In the end, I had no choice but to return to the county government office in despair.
I wanted to sell the grain that I had finally deducted at a high price, get a lot of money, and then clear my joints, move up a step, take in a few beautiful concubines, and enjoy the blessings of the whole family, but now it was all in vain. .
The magistrate of the county, Wang Zifu, became angrier the more he thought about it, and naturally he couldn't let it go. So he took out the four treasures of the study and wrote an official document and a private letter bit by bit.
The official document was handed over to Shanxi Chief Envoy Si Yamen, accusing Qin Feng of plundering and harming the people!
A private message was sent to the palace of the capital's chief minister, Zhou Yanru, asking Zhou Yanru to contact a group of party members and submit a complaint to the emperor. Qin Feng must be punished severely, and it would be best to have his head chopped off so that he could vent his anger!
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In the Chinese army's tent, Qin Feng was not busy with any official duties at all, but was maintaining his armor and weapons.
On a large cowhide mat, there are golden lacquered mountain mantles, black gold chain mails, divine fire spears, scale-reverse swords, matchlock guns, short-handled muskets, soft swords, military spurs, blow darts...as well as cotton yarn and deerskin. , tung oil, lead powder, whetstone and other items.
In the minds of soldiers, weapons and armor are not cold dead objects, but silent comrades with souls and feelings.
Therefore, no matter how busy the military affairs were, Qin Feng would always take time to maintain his weapons and armor himself, and would never do anything for others.
Qin Feng firmly believes that if he is good to these silent comrades, their comrades will also be good to him, and they will fight bloody battles together to keep himself safe!
It took a whole hour to wipe the armor until it was as clean as new, polish the weapons until they were as sharp as light, and soak the steel needles in the blow darts with enough poison before putting them away.
After a while, Chu Mengxi came in with lotus steps, holding a wooden basin with freshly heated hot water in her hand.
"General, it's time to soak your feet!"
"good!"
Chu Mengxi put down the wooden basin, helped Qin Feng take off his boots and socks, soaked his feet in the hot water, then stood up and turned to the back, using a pair of delicate hands to massage his shoulders and head to relax his muscles and activate his blood circulation!
The taste is extremely enjoyable!
However, the little beauty's face was a bit unsightly, and she looked worried. After hesitating for a long time, she whispered: "General, I have a few words, I don't know whether to say them or not!"
"But it doesn't matter!"
"Thank you, General. What I want to say is that if you directly sent troops into the city and confiscated more than 200 shops owned by the eight major Shanxi merchants, you would not
Are you afraid that they will complain to the court? And that Wang Zhixian is not a kind person! "
"Haha, let me tell you, I am not afraid that they will complain, I am afraid that they will not complain. The more they complain, the more stable I will be and the more prosperous my career will be!"
"This slave is stupid, what do you mean, General?"
"Oh, human nature...the art of emperors...the art of controlling people...suspiciousness...it's not good to be too aggressive. You have to make some mistakes to protect yourself safely!"
Qin Feng sighed, and then said some words intermittently, which were very profound.
However, Chu Mengxi was smart and well-read the classics and history. After some deep thinking, he already understood a bit.
Qin Feng was originally an ordinary border soldier's son from a hundred families. He had no background, no money, and his life was very depressed.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, Qin Feng relied on his own strategies, repeatedly made meritorious deeds, and rose through the ranks, becoming a third-grade general with tens of thousands of troops at his disposal. Such a speed of promotion has not been achieved for more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. I dare not say that it is unique, but it is also rare.
This time in the battle with the Jurchens, Qin Feng made great achievements again. After the war, the court will definitely reward him, and his promotion is a certainty.
If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if someone is above others, others will be wrong. Qin Feng's promotion speed is so fast that it will inevitably attract the jealousy and slander of many people.
It's okay for ordinary people to be jealous and slanderous. The key is the emperor.
What is the character of Emperor Chongzhen today?
Chu Mengxi stayed in the army all day long, and he knew a little bit about it under the influence of his ears and eyes. He could be evaluated in sixteen words: diligent and frugal, mediocre in ability, headstrong, suspicious and jealous!
Being a minister of such an emperor is not an easy task.
If you don't have the ability and can't do the job well, you will be punished.
If you are too capable and do things well, you will be jealous!
What should I do if the emperor is suspicious of me?
Submitting memorials and expressing your sincerity... is useless!
Kowtow a lot and say nice things...it's no use!
The only useful way is: self-destruction!
Just do something wrong and let the emperor take advantage of it, thinking that he can take control of you, so that the emperor will feel relieved.
The most typical example is Prime Minister Xiao He, one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty. Because of his great achievements, he was jealous of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and had murderous intentions.
In order to protect himself, Xiao He deliberately used his position to embezzle money, seize people's land, and ruin his reputation.
The courtiers were greedy, which meant they had no ambitions, so Liu Bang was very happy, put away his murderous intention, and just gave him a scolding and let it go. Xiao He's family was saved, and his descendants enjoyed wealth and wealth.
Similarly, Qin Feng has repeatedly made military exploits, his official position is getting higher and higher, and he has more and more soldiers and horses in his hands. Faced with this situation, Emperor Chongzhen will inevitably become jealous.
Therefore, Qin Feng openly sent troops into Dingxiang City and confiscated more than 200 shops belonging to the eight major Shanxi merchants:
On the one hand, you can get a lot of gold, silver, food and grass for war.
Second, deal with these female businessmen who have betrayed their country and seek glory.
Third, make some mistakes to reassure Emperor Chongzhen and avoid suspicion.
Kill three birds with one stone!
After trying to understand the connection, Chu Mengxi looked at Qin Feng with a gentler look, and with infinite admiration: He is indeed the man he chose, he is really wise!
Facing the adoring eyes, Qin Feng was not happy at all, because it was too frustrating to rely on self-defilement to eliminate the emperor's suspicion.
And as time goes by, as one's power grows stronger and more soldiers and horses are controlled, the effect of self-defeating will become worse and worse.
Is there any way to make the emperor never doubt him?
Qin Feng thought hard for a long time, but he couldn't think of a way, but he remembered a famous saying: A man was born between heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time!
As long as you don't feel inferior to others, you don't have to worry about being jealous. Well, that makes sense!
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The next day, Qin Feng ordered the camp to be raised. Carrying sufficient military pay and food, the army left Dingxiang City and headed for Shanxi-Datong.
Yinchailing in the southeast of the mansion.
Supervisor Lu Xiangsheng, leading the main force of the Ming army, was confronting the Jurchen army led by Rao Yubeile Abatai in the Yinchailing area!
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