If you say ginseng, you should ginseng. Yang Mingzhen holds the candle and writes at night.

Different from the official style of North Zhili, where there are many factions and factions that undermine each other in everything, relatively speaking, the six teams in South Zhili are much more harmonious - they are all degraded in the officialdom, and they laugh at each other and forget their grudges. And they are all depressed and frustrated.

Frustrated, everyone really has nothing serious to do except reading the newspaper and drinking tea all day long. It becomes an indispensable and important daily task to scold the gang of cheaters in Beizhili who are ruining the country.

Content. Since "Stubborn Yang Gong" wants to submit a letter, how can he miss this great opportunity to cause trouble for his colleagues in the capital? Even Meng Liangchen, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Jiao Zecun, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Yu Tairan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, were criticized by Yang Yushi/Yang

The bigwigs who were "sent" directly or indirectly by the minister temporarily put aside their respective grudges and signed their signatures "for the sake of justice". The next day, the post horse carried this document, which was decorated with almost half of the Southern Zhili University.

The memorial signed by the members rushed to the capital.

On the dragon throne, Emperor Zhengli frowned after reading the memorial, snorted, and handed it to the side with disdain. Li Shizhong, the eunuch who held the pen, hurriedly took a few steps forward, bowed and took it with both hands, and carefully asked in a low voice: "Long live,

this……"

Emperor Zhengli smiled faintly and said softly: "Stay in China. These people are just trying to make trouble all day long in search of a sense of existence. They are talking about 'loss of troops and ground' and 'misfortune is imminent' when it is clear that there is a great victory!" Go back and send the victory report.

I want to see what else they can say!"

"Yes." Li Shizhong agreed, with a calm expression on the surface but very happy on the inside.

Eunuch Li was an old man from the Kangzhen Dynasty of Daozong. He was not only loyal, but also had sincere feelings and admiration for the late emperor. Li Shizhong had some opinions about the fact that Emperor Zhengli secretly deposed Yang Mingzhen and demoted him to Jiangning. But he also knew his own

Eunuch Li would never say anything about his identity and other matters. As the saying goes, once the emperor and his courtiers were once, he himself was also a former emperor. At least on the surface, the emperor seemed to trust him, and Eunuch Li became more and more trusting.

Be careful with your words and deeds - he doesn't want to be sent to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum because of his talk. But in his heart, he still hopes that the imperial city like Mr. Yang can be reopened and he can devote his whole life to the Ming Dynasty.

There is another reason why Eunuch Li has a good impression of Mr. Yang.

At that time, Cao Xiwang, the royal eunuch and eunuch, was very favored by the late emperor, and he repeatedly bullied himself when he was still little Li Zi. It was this Master Yang who killed Cao Xiwang's godson who was pretending to be a tiger, and he scolded Cao Xiwang with another righteous memorial.

His head was full of blood. At first, the late emperor wanted to minimize the big deal, so Mr. Yang wrote one book after another, and finally let Eunuch Cao go to Fengyang in despair... and then he had his day. Although

Master Yang and I have never had the opportunity to interact in private, but Eunuch Li still has a special feeling for Master Yang.

Not long ago, Eunuch Li, who learned to read in the palace, saw the good news from Yulin Mansion and Master Yang's memorial at the same time, and couldn't help but sigh secretly. Of course, it was completely impossible for him to change the content of the memorial or hide it - "Deceit."

You will be punished by God for such a heinous crime, let alone committing it, even thinking about it. However, with many years of experience in the inner court, in order to help Mr. Yang, who is loyal to the country, Eunuch Li still did one thing: he

The order of the two memorials has been reversed.

Put the good news at the top, so that Emperor Zhuangzong will see it first! The Holy Emperor, who is in a good mood, is likely to laugh off the insulting words. On the contrary, Long Yan may be furious - in that case, it will be too much for Master Yang.

Not good.

Eunuch Li guessed correctly.

Emperor Zhengli was very happy because he saw the good news about Yulin Mansion.

"Tatar, more than ten thousand bandits invaded the border. Yulin prefect Xiao Changhua spent a lot of money to recruit homeless people and stubborn people in the market to help defend the city. The border troops were outnumbered and fought bloody battles. The bandits once climbed up the city wall. The prefect Xiao Changhua personally risked a stone and the back of his hand was stolen.

He was scratched by the cannon and his skin was red. He was not afraid of the command in the face of danger. The general judge Zhou Zhizheng was wearing a sword and was wounded in five places. The chief clerk Feng Jixiang leaned forward and threw stones. His forehead was wounded by the bandits. His face was covered with blood. He was slumped and still yelling even though he was exhausted.

The killing of thieves continued. Yulin deputy general Wu Duogui, general Li Changfa and others led the personal guards to supervise the battle and killed more than 20 defeated soldiers... In order to encourage the soldiers, Xiao Changhua placed a silver box at the top of the city and ordered: Throw a stone and you will be rewarded with five coins of silver.

A thief who is wounded will be rewarded with one tael of silver, a thief who is killed will be rewarded with 5 taels of silver, and a thief who is killed will be rewarded with a heavy reward of 50 taels! Under the heavy reward, the officers and soldiers worked bravely, everyone rushed to be the first, and defeated the powerful enemy, killing and wounding without counting! The number of thieves is huge

They were defeated and left with each other crying. We planned to pursue the victory, but considering that many of the horses fell down and were afraid of the bandit's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, we decided not to leave, which coincided with the meaning of "immovable as a mountain" in the art of war. This is a service, and the rewards and benefits are shared in the treasury.

Fifty-three thousand taels are extraordinary. It cost more than 8,200 stones of rice and beans to recruit people to defend the city, and a certain amount of military resources. Fortunately, thanks to the great blessings of the Holy One, God bless the Ming Dynasty, Yulin is as solid as gold. I would like to congratulate the Holy One!"

At the end, there is a long list of recommendations.

"It's done, I'm done with it! Let's hand it over to the Examination Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for discussion and evaluation."

Before Zhuangzong could calm down from his excitement, Liu Zhijin, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, played: "Long live the humble minister. But... there seems to be something wrong with the number of thieves. More than ten thousand people are not a small number. I have never heard this before.

To say that there is such a large group of thieves, could it be that... they came out of the cracks in the rocks?"

Lin Xiangquan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, went out to respond: "Your Majesty, I believe that Yulin is located on the border, and the Beibei invaders have invaded the territory for a long time. There are many bandits in the land of poor mountains and rivers. The Beibei tribe hijacks the refugees and scoundrels.

They come roaring together and come and go like the wind. Even if there are less than ten thousand, it is normal for there to be seven or eight thousand or eight or nine thousand."

Liu Zhijin glared at Lin Xiangquan and continued: "Even if there are more than ten thousand bandits, it is a great victory, but where are the heads? It cannot be said that more than ten thousand thieves were defeated and fled, and all the local civil and military officials were still

Injured...not even beheaded?"

Yuan Shijie knew that Lin Shangshu was speaking for his protégé Xiao Changhua, so of course he could not stand by and watch the excitement, so he stepped forward with emotion: "I also wish to congratulate you, Your Majesty! I remember that the last side newspaper in Yulin mentioned the death of many horses.

At the time of this great victory, all places must be careful not to fall prey to the thieves' schemes. Although this move may seem a little troubling, it will inevitably be criticized by others..." He rolled his eyes at Liu Zhijin, "However, it can be said that he is experienced in planning. If you are greedy,

The merits of a mere leader, an all-out pursuit, but if the thieves ambush a surprise army and take advantage of the situation, the consequences may be disastrous! I believe that Yulin is cautious and prudent, and sapwood is rare, which is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty! Please do it again.

Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Minghe, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, glanced sideways at the two Humphuites from the Ministry of Finance, and then stood up and said in a weird voice: "Although I haven't seen a single head, the arrow armor, helmet, and sword must have been damaged a lot, right? If this is the case.

If you just casually say that you need the Ministry of Works to supervise the production and transfer, you will not be able to survive your life as an official!"

It has been a long time since Naiqian Khan invaded the country. The military expenses account has been kept in the household department and has not been written off for several years. As expected, Yuan went home hungry after seeing off the feast and not eating more than a few chopsticks.

After becoming an adult, the Ministry of Accounts changed its past style and vigorously and resolutely completed the write-off of many years of old cases in just a few days - and the standard was very broad: it was much higher than what I expected. I have long been used to the sky being full.

The adults in the Ministry of War who asked for the price and repaid the money on the spot were overjoyed. Wang Yucao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who had just warmed up a lot of white money, knew that it was his turn and went out with a righteous voice and made a generous speech: "Your Majesty, I have something to say.

Not long before the bandits rebelled, the Ministry of War had heard about it, so it sent a commissioner to Yulin to take precautions! According to the report, Jia Shouren, the head of the Department of Fang, reported that the local soldiers had sufficient food and morale, and the civil and military forces were of the same mind.

This great victory is hard-won, and we must not let the soldiers’ hearts fall..."

Lin Xiangquan cast a look of thanks to Wang Yucao: "Old minister, I agree with Sir Wang's advice. Your Majesty has learned from thousands of miles away, so don't chill the hearts of the soldiers."

Zhuangzong waved his hand and stopped Zhao Dongzhu, the censor of Youdu who was about to jump out and cause trouble together: "Okay, okay, I understand. I think it is difficult to go out of the city to behead someone if you defend the city wall to defend against the enemy. However,

, A few years ago, the Northern invaders invaded the border. Xuanda said that the Tatars were all blood relatives and attached great importance to corpses, so they were dragged back at the risk of death. Therefore, although they were victorious, they had no heads. These bandits in Yulin Prefecture were

The mob, the corpses that were killed by arrows and stones, can't be taken away, right? If you can't leave the city, you can recruit dead soldiers to hang down the wall, and cut back how many levels? The lovers can save these words, and this Xiao Changhua is too special

Be more cautious."

Zhuang Zong said and raised his hand again, stopping Yuan Shijie who was about to speak out: "My dear, there is no need to say any more. Of course I know that we cannot let the civil and military forces in the place where they fought bloody battles be wronged. Am I that kind of mean and ungrateful king?"

It's an ancestral system that you can't record merit without a head, but you can record rewards! The officials will discuss it based on the list. The commander will direct the thousands of households and so on. Those who deserve the reward will be given. The list will be reported, and I will be sure. I will do it again.

The internal reward is one thousand taels of silver. You can allocate it as you see. This is how it should be done."

"My Holy Emperor!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Under the prayers of a mountain of civil and military officials who were as sincerely convinced (well, at least it sounded true), Zhuangzong retired from the court with satisfaction and drove back to the palace.

The emperor was very happy. The victory was certainly good news, but what was even more satisfying was his proper handling of the situation: remembering rewards but not counting merits, which not only abided by the ancestral system, but also reflected the mighty rain and dew of the world. I think the local civil and military officials and civilians will definitely

I am grateful and grateful, and swear that I will be ruined for my great Ming Dynasty...

It is a pity that the Holy Emperor, who has grown up in a deep palace since his birth and has almost no idea of ​​fireworks in the world, does not know that the one thousand taels of money that he thought he could repay the local civil and military affairs with wasted money. He was also the poorest official in the Ming Dynasty.

It was just the size of the red envelope Luo Yonghao gave to Yulin Tongjian Zhou Chizheng.

…

While everyone in the court was having a great time arguing, Guan Shengyun, who was now a stronger soldier than before, had left Yulin, crossed Mizhi, and plundered Suide. At this time, he had arrived in Ansai County outside Yan'an Prefecture, and was firmly there.

The ground stood firm.
Chapter completed!