After walking out of the Huitong Hall, Liu Tingxian and Li Guiling looked at the bustling and joyful West Chang'an Street, and couldn't help but wonder, what made the people of the capital of the Ming Dynasty so happy?
Liu Tingxian pulled a passerby over and asked, "What happened?"
Pedestrians looked at Liu Tingxian and others, held their heads high, ignored them, broke away and ran away. At this time, there is no time to talk nonsense with you foreigners. If you go to Zuichun Tower late, there will be no place.
When the old man on crutches saw this, he couldn't help cursing the drunkard who almost hit him. Liu Tingxian and others stepped forward and saluted: "Old man, what's the big deal that makes the people in the capital so lively?"
The old man burst into laughter, with traces of wrinkles on his wrinkled face: "You are too closed-minded about the news. Now it has spread all over the capital. The army of conquering the west defeated Timur in the Western Regions, and even his fifteenth Tens of thousands of troops were eaten, and such a great victory has not been heard of for more than ten years."
An army of 150,000? !
Liu Tingxian looked shocked.
Timur's Eastern Expedition and the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition were all earth-shattering events that everyone knew about, including the much-rumored incident of Harry being captured some time ago. Liu Tingxian had also heard about it.
But in Liu Tingxian's view, the victory of the Western Conquest Army was just a defeat of Timur's vanguard army, and it was not enough to boast about. In fact, Ming officials also maintained a rare calmness and sobriety.
What really affects the war situation in the Western Region and is related to the overall situation is the showdown between the main force and the main force.
Now, the main battle has come to an end. Ming Dynasty defeated Timur and destroyed Timur's 150,000 army!
Liu Tingxian looked at Li Guiling, with deep worry in his eyes.
What a terrifying war power this is. If the Ming Dynasty pours this power into North Korea, how long can North Korea sustain it with its current military strength and national strength?
After Li Fangyuan heard the news, he probably couldn't sleep.
Liu Tingxian pulled Li Guiling aside and whispered: "Songjing must be informed as soon as possible, so that the king must send generous gifts and send more envoys. I am afraid that no one in this world can be the opponent of Ming Dynasty."
Li Guiling nodded heavily, turned around and walked towards the Huitong Hall.
Timur was the overlord in the west, and Ming was the overlord in the east. Now, there was only one overlord left in the world. If he did not surrender respectfully and angered the victorious Ming Dynasty, the consequences would be disastrous.
Liu Tingxian walked into the street and saw countless people of the Ming Dynasty bustling with activity. They seemed different from yesterday. After thinking for a long time, Liu Tingxian realized that these people of the Ming Dynasty had an extra kind of pride. Even the men who were usually strict with their wives, He also began to straighten his back and ask for money for drinks, and the woman who used to roar like a lion in the east of the river has become docile and pleasant.
The businessman came up with a promotion tactic. As long as he shouted "Congratulations to my Ming Dynasty, I am a good man on the battlefield" at the entrance, he would give away three points of profit, attracting many people to buy.
The restaurant was full of laughter and laughter, everyone was full of enthusiasm, and more than twenty waiters kept bringing wine out of the wine cellar. One waiter accidentally broke a jar of good wine. The harsh owner rarely lost his temper, but instead He said a few words of comfort and said that after everyone was done, he would pick a jar of wine and go home.
The owner of the pork seller slashed his knife, and if he asked for a pound of pig head meat, he was given a pound and a half, and the extra was used as food and drinks. The shopkeeper who sells fabrics only cares about zeroing out when he checks out, what, three hundred and sixty cents, you count three hundred cents. The shopkeeper of the medicine shop was even more straightforward, just hanging the pot to help the world, and collecting the medicine today without charging a penny.
Huanhuan was carrying a big fish, her little face was red from the cold, and she said to Li Sheng beside her: "Brother, would you like to buy some good wine? It's rare for such a happy event to happen."
Li Sheng nodded repeatedly, with excitement in his eyes: "Some time ago, dark clouds came over the city, and there were many rumors in the market that made people depressed. I heard that there were some troubles in Shaanxi. Now it's better. The battle in Qamdo can be said to be a battle. The might of the Ming Dynasty’s military, the momentum of the Ming Dynasty, all the monsters, ghosts and demons will all disappear with this news! How can such a heart-pleasing event not be accompanied by good wine?”
Huan Huan smiled and rolled his eyes and asked, "Where are we going to get a drink?"
Li Sheng patted his chest: "Zui Xian Tower!"
Huanhuan said quickly: "You can't do it. A jar of wine in Zuixianlou costs five taels of money. If you are evil-minded, why not
Go to Yangchun Restaurant, where the best wine only costs one to two and five cents. "
Li Sheng shook his head: "How can Yangchun Restaurant be compared to Zuixian Tower? You don't know that Zuixian Restaurant has a batch of fine aged wine that was buried five years ago. Bring a jar and give it to Dad and Uncle Li They satisfy their cravings."
"Can……"
"Don't worry, I have money. The reward for the Winter Examination of the Imperial Academy has been given. It's a full one hundred taels of treasure. When spring comes, I will probably enter the official career. I will have my own salary by then. Let's go to Zuixian Pavilion."
Li Sheng took Huanhuan with him, and as soon as he arrived at Zuixian Building, he met Zhou Chen, Huang Bengu and others from the business school. Several people directly surrounded Li Sheng and Huanhuan, with evil intentions on their faces.
Huanhuan was so frightened that she hid behind Li Sheng. Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and said viciously to Li Sheng: "You are a boy from an agricultural college, why did you take the test paper of our business school?"
Li Sheng chuckled: "Oh, Brother Zhou, the Imperial College clearly stipulates that students are free to take the exam. No matter which branch they are from, as long as they want to take the exam, they can take the exam on the same day..."
Zhou Chen was extremely depressed. He waved his fist and said, "I have read your book "Enriching the People through Business and Enriching the Country through Business". It is indeed better than "On Agricultural and Commercial Relations" that I wrote. The top spot in the business school was taken away by you as an auditor. , I am very unwilling to do so. Let’s wait until next spring and see each other in court.”
Li Shengmei's eyes were full of pride: "After entering the imperial court, there is no test paper, all depends on real ability. As you know, I don't have any real ability, and I am not as good as you in practical skills. Here I am How about surrendering?"
"Stop! You must accept my challenge with dignity!"
Zhou Chen said sharply.
Li Sheng pointed at Zuixian Tower: "Okay, I accept your challenge. Since you lost the top spot in the business school, how about I buy you a jar of wine?"
Zhou Chen snorted coldly: "I need you to buy me a drink? Tell me, what do you want, I'll buy it!"
Li Sheng immediately said: "Two jars of aged wine, thank you very much, Brother Zhou."
Zhou Chen's eyes widened and he quickly said, "Can't you be polite?"
Li Sheng said with a smile: "How can we be polite after a great victory in Qamdo? I don't know how many people in the capital will get drunk today. If Brother Zhou can't hurry up, I'm afraid all this old wine will be sold out."
Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Sheng walked out of Zuixian Tower leisurely with two jars of wine. He said with a smile: "My brother is still awesome. He can get two jars of aged wine without spending a penny. Look at what they have done before. He looked so angry, I thought he was so angry."
Li Sheng laughed loudly and said to Huanhuan: "Don't underestimate them, they are all smart. If I take away these two jars of wine today, if I don't do it tomorrow, they will take away ten taels of silver." Guozijian Business College Those who come out will be at a disadvantage..."
Li Laosan greeted Li Jiu and other neighbors and set up three tables of wine and food.
Whole chicken and fish, and a glass of fine wine.
Li Laosan picked up a glass of wine, stood up and said, "I didn't mention it before. Qamdo was victorious and the court won a great victory. I'm happy today. Although we are ordinary people, we also understand the truth. Only when the army wins the battle can the border be stable. No one can If you can come here and snatch our food and children, we can continue to work next year and don’t have to worry about losing our livelihood. Come on, let’s go together for this great good thing!”
"Go one!"
Everyone raised their glasses.
Li Jiu smacked his lips and said coquettishly: "The black clouds invaded the sun some time ago, which frightened me. Some people said that the imperial court was going to stop all construction work, while others said that the imperial court had already prepared a second batch. The army is marching westward, and all the troops in the capital have gone to the mountains to train, and people are panicking. Now it seems that the black cloud was just Timur's desire to take a look at our capital before he died."
"Haha, I'm not worried at all. What are you afraid of? We have a wise and powerful emperor, an experienced King Yan, and an invincible soldier. Why are we afraid of him being too stubborn?"
"It's Timur! Let me tell you, Old Wang, I saw you going to Tianjie Temple to offer incense for seven consecutive days not long ago. Did you ask for the Buddha's blessing?"
"Nonsense, I was just begging my grandson!"
"Please grandson, you should worship Guanyin. Let me tell you, the temple in Zixia Mountain is more spiritual..."
Li Laosan looked at everyone whose topic had gone astray, laughed and added wine. There is no need to pay attention to what they are saying, as long as you are happy drinking and eating, that is enough.
After a glass of wine, Li Laosan smiled and squinted his eyes to recall.
In the first year of Jianwen, a flood broke out in Huaiyuan. The imperial court provided work-for-relief services and sent the victims to work in the capital. Life has changed since then. Emperor Jianwen not only built homes for the big guys, but also let the children go to school for free. .
When men are strong enough, they go to construction sites, and women go to weaving. Life gets better day by day, year by year.
It is now the end of the sixth year of Jianwen. In six years, the originally poor family has now become a wealthy family. When his son Li Sheng marries the girl Huanhuan and has grandchildren, he can rest for a few years.
Okay, I have a lot of hope for this day.
The Jianwen court was the best court I had ever seen. When I was a child, the Yuan court bullied others and treated the Han people like dogs. It had long since been swept away into the garbage heap by Grandpa Taizu, and there was no trace of corruption. Although Mr. Hong Wu loved the people like his own son and was considerate of them, he was still a little too strict. He had seen heads of people rolling around, but they were all his own people.
Killing corrupt officials makes you happy, but after all, many people died unjustly. Besides, killing a person destroys a family. In the four major Hongwu cases, how many families lost their backbone, and few people paid attention to those women and children.
Fortunately, Emperor Jianwen's benevolence was not false benevolence, but real benevolence. He was not benevolence with small favors, but great benevolence.
I don’t know what is going on in the court, I don’t know what those officials are talking about, but I know that Zhu Yunwen is very difficult. The court is very difficult. Look at what Zhu Yunwen did, whether it was to attack Annan, or to conquer the west, or to connect the provincial governments. The county's concrete roads or the construction of a new city, which one is not a bottomless pit?
In the former Song Dynasty, and in other dynasties, the court had already raised taxes, but as for Emperor Jianwen, now that Timur's army has been wiped out, he has not even said a word about raising taxes!
He uses the power of the people without harming the people. This is a good emperor. Those who transported grain and were deceived into rebellion are all without conscience. Go and listen to the storytellers. Who doesn't say that Zhu Yunwen is good?
Li Laosan drank another glass of wine, looking at the beaming people, his heart was filled with peace.
Emperor Jianwen said that he wanted to create a prosperous age.
I don’t know what the prosperous times are like. But think about it carefully, what do you think of the prosperous age?
Isn’t it just to have enough food and drink, not to worry about tomorrow? Isn’t it to be in good spirits and to be proud of being a citizen of the Ming Dynasty? Isn’t it to have a strong and loving monarch who can protect everyone and live a promising life?
The prosperous times are not in the history books, they are in the food, on the dining table, on the battlefield, in the streets, and in the smiles of countless people.
