Before you know it, autumn turns to winter.
Chen Kan's proposal to establish the East Factory caused an uproar in Nanjing.
This time, not to mention other civil servants, even Fang Xiaoru did not choose to continue to favor his beloved disciple.
He wrote three letters in a row and sent them to Beijing, asking Chen Kan to quickly write to His Majesty and explain that the petition to establish the Dongchang was just a joke.
There was no other way. The lessons of eunuch chaos during the Han and Tang Dynasties were too cruel.
No one wants to live in the shadow of a bunch of eunuchs.
At the same time, the memorial to impeach Chen Kan flew in front of Zhu Di like snowflakes.
Frankly speaking, Chen Kan’s move has ulterior motives for harming the country and the people.
What's more, in order to prevent Zhu Di from opening the East Factory, he even killed himself on a pillar of Fengtian Hall.
Unfortunately, no matter how noisy the officials were, Zhu Di still chose to accept Chen Kan's proposal.
Among the eunuchs, Song Xin, an old acquaintance of Chen Kan, was selected to establish the Dongchang in the east hall of the palace.
As a result, the original servant of Huangmen transformed into the distinguished factory director of Dongchang.
As early as when Chen Kan wrote to Zhu Di requesting the establishment of Dongchang, Chen Kan had already anticipated that such a day would come.
Chen Kan had already sent people to carefully check the details of those who strongly opposed the Dongchang established by Zhu Di.
Without exception, they were all officials who were deeply involved with the Jiangnan gentry.
On the contrary, some officials from poor backgrounds are happy to see the matter come to fruition.
Because everyone knows what Chen Kan's original intention was in requesting the establishment of Dongchang and who he wanted to deal with.
The establishment of Dongchang was not a bad thing for officials who came from poor families.
On the contrary, it can also provide them with many more vacant official positions.
In the atrium of the Hou Mansion, Chen Kan leaned quietly on the soft couch, listening to Zhang Dong's report on the movements in Nanjing.
It's nothing more than which officials died in Nanjing and which officials wrote to impeach Chen Kan. These are commonplace things.
After a while, Zhang Dong finished talking about Nanjing and slowly exited the room.
Chen Kan sat up straight and looked at the heavy snow outside, his thoughts couldn't help but fly to Liaodong.
Since Zhu Di ordered the enfeoffment of the grassland to Duoyan Guard and Taining Guard three months ago, and the land of Liaodong to Fuyu Guard alone, war has started again on the grassland.
Now that Arutai has lost Ben Shiyali, the emperor to command the princes, fierce legal battles have broken out on the grassland.
First, Duoyan Guard and Taining Guard used troops against the Saihan Mountain Camp and asked the Tatars to divide the grassland equally.
Later, Mahamu got Benshiyali, but he did not continue to fight with Arutai. Instead, he put pressure on the west and marched into the Western Regions in the name of regaining his homeland.
Fuyu was left alone to guard Liaodong and was at a loss.
Under another plan by Chen Kan, the three guards of Duoyan are now in a state of harmony and separation.
As long as Arutai works harder and repels Taining Guard and Duoyan Guard in Saihan Mountain, the anger of the two guards will instantly be transferred to Fuyu Guard, who is the only one to eat meat.
Fu Yuwei will definitely not give up easily. The fat meat that has been eaten in his mouth will be divided into three parts.
At that time, the three-party fight will not just be imagined.
As the Duoyan Three Guards were in internal strife, Chen Kan did not believe that Arutai would give up this opportunity to integrate Daning Grassland.
As soon as Arutai sends out troops, the elite soldiers who have been recuperating over the years in the Ming Dynasty will go to the grasslands for a walk.
After pondering for a long time, Chen Kan retracted his thoughts, and a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily.
The current situation in Ming Dynasty can be said to be very good.
The two empires of Sumatra and Manchuria in the south were fighting fiercely for the Strait of Malacca. Small countries such as Myanmar, Chenla, and Siam were caught between the Ming Dynasty and Sumatra and Manchuria.
The allied forces led by Chen Qia and Mengge Timur had already crossed the strait and landed on the Japanese mainland.
However, the Japanese mainland is now in chaos. When the emperor loses power, he cannot even send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help.
The ronin warriors of the Japanese country stabbed each other with knives, just to exchange for a piece of food that could satisfy their hunger from Chen Qia and Meng brother Timur.
Although the land of the Western Region is temporarily occupied by Mahamu, for now, Mahamu still loves the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, the maritime trade routes were opened up by Zheng He, and the importance of the overland Silk Road was greatly reduced. Without the caravans, the Western Regions would be nothing more than a desert.
Mahamu must graze and cannot stay in the desert for a long time. Sooner or later, it will shrink back to the grassland.
Now let him consolidate the forces in the Western Region and kill all those who should be killed. When the Ming Dynasty sends people to take over, it will be a clean desert.
Chen Kan liked this state of being able to win thousands of miles away and play with the general trend of the world at his fingertips.
It's like playing a game and finally finishing all the copies.
For Chen Kan, these places planned by him are all copies in addition to the main map.
"Soon, the world will be at peace."
After muttering something to himself, Chen Kan stood up and left the atrium, slowly walking towards the backyard.
Now Chang Ning has reached the stage of giving birth, and her belly is as big as a watermelon.
Chen Kan basically stays with Chang Ning every day except dealing with necessary matters.
The family has already prepared several stable women, and the treasury is full of good medicines such as Panax notoginseng, just waiting for the day when Chang Ning gives birth.
Chen Kan walked across the covered bridge, and there was no snow in the backyard.
As long as you accumulate such a thin layer, there will be countless maids and maids carrying brooms to clean it up immediately.
In the covered bridge, no more than three meters away, there will be a maid standing there to prevent accidents that may occur when Chang Ning travels.
"I've met the Marquis!"
Along the way, Chen Kan was greeted by greetings from time to time.
Chen Kan nodded in response.
When he came to the bedroom door, he opened the door and walked in.
Chang Ning was walking around the room with the support of two stable ladies, with an unhappy expression on his little face.
Seeing Chen Kan push the door open and come in, Chang Ning immediately broke away from the hands of the two stable ladies and jumped towards Chen Kan.
But just this action frightened Chen Kan so much that he hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
"No nonsense. It's already this time and you're still jumping up and down. What if something happens?"
Chang Ning pouted her lips: "But he never comes out, what can I do?"
Chen Kan carefully helped Chang Ning to the hall and sat down. He couldn't help but rub his eyebrows.
Logically speaking, Chang Ning had already reached her first month of pregnancy, and her belly was much larger than that of ordinary pregnant women. It was time for her to give birth anyway.
But Chen Kan didn't know what was wrong. Instead of feeling uncomfortable at all these days, Chang Ning even ate much more.
This resulted in Chen Kan having to have someone help Chang Ning to move around at any time every day.
The two Wen women stepped forward and saluted Chen Kan, and Chen Kan waved his hand to signal them to go out first.
Then he looked down at Chang Ning, who was pouting, and asked softly: "Madam, are you still not feeling anything lately?"
Chang Ning shook his head: "Does it count if you get hungry very quickly?"
Chen Kan's face twitched, but after thinking about it, he nodded slowly and said: "Forget it!"
The two of them sat at the table. Chang Ning couldn't help but worriedly touched her belly and murmured: "Baby, baby, why don't you come out?"
It is common sense that a child is too big to give birth, not to mention that there is no such thing as caesarean section in this era, so even if Chang Ning gets hungry very quickly these days, he is trying his best to control his food intake.
But I couldn’t help but everything I ate was snatched away by the thing in my belly.
The two people stared directly at their bulging bellies.
The little guy in the belly seemed to feel the gazes of the two men, and responded by making a small bump on Chang Ning's belly.
Chen Kan pressed his fist up, and the little guy nudged it twice playfully.
Just as the two were having a great time, Yuncheng's anxious voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Master Hou, Master Hou!"
When Chen Kan heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
This Yuncheng will come sooner or later. The bad guys are here at this time.
Chang Ning looked at Chen Kan's unhappy face and couldn't help but smile. He couldn't help but roll his eyes at Chen Kan: "Okay, husband, let's go."
Chen Kan nodded, watched the small bulge on Chang Ning's belly slowly retract, stood up and left the room.
Chen Kan pushed open the door, and Yun Cheng, who was out of breath after running, said instantly: "Master Marquis, there is news from the capital that Duke Cheng Zhu Neng has passed away, and, and, His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun He left the capital with Hua Shi and the Crown Prince of Han, and is now heading towards Beijing."
Hearing this, Chen Kan was stunned, and suddenly walked quickly towards the atrium. As he walked, he ordered: "First go and invite Duke Qi to come to the house for a banquet. As for the three little guys, ask someone to protect their safety." That’s it, don’t worry about the rest.”
When Yuncheng heard this, he hurriedly prepared the name cards, carriage and other items.
But as soon as Chen Kan walked to the atrium, the concierge trotted over to report: "Master Marquis, Duke Qi's carriage has arrived outside the house!"
"Open the middle door, please!"
Chen Kan gave an order and walked towards the door of the mansion without stopping.
"Squeak~"
After a few months, the door to the Hou Mansion opened again.
Qiu Fu was wearing a fox fur cloak today. When the door of the Hou Mansion opened, he walked in without waiting for Chen Kan's invitation.
Two maids from the Hou Mansion stepped forward to take off his cloak and put on casual clothes.
Looking at Chen Kan walking towards him, Qiu Fu couldn't help but rub his hands and said with a smile: "This winter in Beijing is really as cold as ever."
Chen Kan smiled and did not respond. He just extended his hand to guide: "Master, please!"
Qiu Fu nodded and followed Chen Kan straight to the study.
This is not the time to be polite, some things must be settled as soon as possible.
Zhu Neng's death means that Ming Dynasty has lost a white jade pillar.
But it also means that a gluttonous feast is about to begin.
As the saying goes, when a whale falls, everything comes into being.
The power vacuum left after Zhu Neng's death was a piece of fat enough to make one's mouth full of oil.
No one would resent the lack of power in their hands, not even Qiu Fu and Chen Kan.
The speed of sharing the fat must be fast, otherwise it will be shared by others if it is too late.
