Chapter 188 Princess Le'an is more valuable than her husband

Author: tx Cheng Zhi

Chapter 188 Princess Le'an is more valuable than her husband

Chapter 187

The city of Beijing has seven gates in the outer city, nine gates in the inner city, and six gates in the palace city, totaling 22 gates. Each gate has a different function.

Anding Gate is located to the east of the north wall of the inner city of Beijing. In the early Ming Dynasty, after the Ming army conquered Yuan Dadu, they retracted the northern wall of Dadu by five miles to build the north wall and changed Dadu to Beiping. The east gate of the north of Dadu in Yuan Dynasty, Anzhen Gate, was moved to the south and built as a new one.

The east gate in the north of Beiping City was used to send troops to defeat the bandits and return in triumph. It was a sign of stability for the dynasty and the country, so it was named Anding Gate.

According to the theory of "Book of Changes", Andingmen is also called "Fengmen", which means the gate of abundance.

Anding Gate was used by the emperor to review the victorious troops and to praise their achievements and show off their power. However, since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, civil servants have been dominant and military generals have been suppressed. Such grand events as showing victory and showing off their power have never happened again.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is in decline, with external and internal troubles. Even the important areas of the capital have been looted, and people are panicked. I heard that the Ming army had won a great victory in Liaodong, and the emperor was going to review the victorious army. Everyone was naturally excited, and came with the help of the old and the young.

It’s fun to watch.

When Cheng Shijie saw that the government had actually organized government officials to distribute steamed buns to the people attending the ceremony, he thought of Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman". In this novel, he once wrote a story in which the teahouse owner was sorry for his tuberculosis.

The story of a son buying human blood steamed buns to use as medicine.

He thought these people were preparing to eat steamed buns dipped in human blood.

Cheng Shijie knew that human blood could not be used as a medicine to cure diseases. On the contrary, there were all kinds of people and all kinds of diseases in the blood. The total number of slave captives sent to the capital was 6,067. In fact,

There were often more prisoners, but some died of illness, some were beaten to death, and some were frightened to death. Only more than 6,000 people were left alive to reach the capital.

Cheng Shijie asked someone to inquire about it, and then he found out that these people were not holding steamed buns to be dipped in human blood to cure their illnesses, but because Emperor Chongzhen was worried that the civil servants would cause trouble with him, he deliberately prevented the people from coming to participate in the prisoner sacrifice ceremony.

Using his own money, he purchased flour, made more than 100,000 steamed buns, and distributed them to the people who came to attend the ceremony.

Many people actually don't care about great victories or prisoner presentation ceremonies. They just come here for the steamed buns. After all, when you go out, you can get one steamed bun for free. Children or the elderly can get two. Each steamed bun weighs half a catty, which is fine.

Last for a day.

At this time, Cheng Shijie noticed that most of the people on the street had shabby clothes and many patches. There were scholars with Confucian crowns and folding fans and noble merchants wearing gold and silver. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to find them.

their figures.

Emperor Chongzhen held this prisoner presentation ceremony very resolutely against all opinions. For the people, it was good. It could inspire morale and morale of the army. However, for the civil servants, this was a very bad start.

Zhang Fengyi, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, actually had no merit at all.

This made Zhang Fengyi very unhappy. Why?

He was the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty. Whenever the army won a battle, wasn't it because of his wise leadership?

Not only did he have no merit, but he was shunned because of the impeachment of Cheng Shijie. Not only did he get into a lot of trouble, he lost his holy family, and his prestige and status in the court almost plummeted to the bottom. Even his disciples secretly complained that he looked down upon him.

Feng Se's eyesight is so bad that I don't even know if I can get ahead if I follow him around.

Hou Xun was also very unhappy. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he controlled the country's money bag. For him, which civil and military official would not smile when he saw him?

Just like Zuo Liangyu, he was originally the captain of Cheyouying in Liaodong.

In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), a mutiny broke out in Ningyuan Guards. Governor Bi Zisu committed suicide and lost his official position. In the third year of Chongzhen's reign, he met Hou Xun, who was then the right minister of the Ministry of War, and was promoted along the way. In just two years, he

He became the commander-in-chief of a town at just a few years. Such a rapid rise is really jaw-dropping.

Cheng Shijie was promoted quickly. He led Ning Haijun to get him. But Zuo Liangyu was different. He got promoted quickly. Otherwise, how could he get the nickname Zuo Xiaoshou?

Hou Xun lowered his voice and said to Zhang Fengyi: "This grand ceremony should be ended as soon as possible... It is a waste of people and money, and it is of no use. It has no use except making those military leaders proud!"

Zhang Fengyi said with sadness: "Isn't it true! Those military leaders just got a tragic victory by luck, so the Holy One wants to boast about their achievements and power. It's really inappropriate!"

"There is something wrong!"

Hou Xun said gloomily: "A general soldier died, more than 30,000 elite troops were lost, and it was actually boasted as a great victory. What kind of victory is this? Finish it early, send them home early, stay in the capital for one more day, the Ministry of Household Affairs

It will waste a lot of money on food!"

When more than 6,000 Jiannu prisoners were brought to the streets, each Jiannu prisoner was guarded by two soldiers from the Beijing camp. At this time, as the sound of the salute stopped, the ceremony officially began.

Fu Zonglong began to read out the imperial edict. Since there was no loudspeaker, although Cheng Shijie had one, he did not give it to Emperor Chongzhen for use. In this case, even if Fu Zonglong shouted at the top of his lungs, only a few dozen people could hear his voice.

The Ming Dynasty had the method of the Ming Dynasty, which was to form the bodyguards of the Jinyiwei around Emperor Chongzhen. These Jinyiwei were composed of generals, lieutenants and warriors. The general was originally named "Tianwu", but in Yongle he was renamed "General Dahan".

Those with majestic appearance and bravery serve as palace guards. School captains and strongmen select men with good health and no criminal record among the people to serve as captains. School captains are in charge of books and umbrellas, and strongmen hold golden drums and flags.

Fu Zonglong said in a measured tone: "The slave chief Nurhachi was ambitious. He did not want to repay the favor he received from the emperor, but instead started a rebellion. The Ming Dynasty accidentally took advantage of him and lost Liaodong. Most of the four million Han people in Liaodong were plundered. The massacre was brutal.

, appalling.”

More than a thousand guards and soldiers also shouted: "His son Hong Tai is even more ambitious and crazy. He has broken into the capital and rampaged through the capital, killing without calculation, arrogant, and scornful!"

Fu Zonglong continued: "Fortunately, our Ming Dynasty is united and united. The soldiers outside the pass fought bloody battles. In the First World War at Haizhou and in the Second World War at Baliwan, they repeatedly defeated the Jiannu soldiers. Now they have defeated the Jiannu soldiers in Liaoyang and beheaded 19,400 people.

On the 34th, the Jia La's forehead was really fifteen, the Niu Lu's forehead was more than one hundred, the red flag leader Beile Manggultai and Beile Dege were killed in formation, and the white flag leader Abatai was captured alive. He captured a lot and killed the enemy.

There are so many people who have never heard of it, and the shame of breaking the news has now been somewhat washed away. This is truly an extraordinary achievement!"

The guards and soldiers continued: "I was ordered by Heaven, and received the mercy of Heaven. I have achieved a great victory, and I am extremely happy. I am now reviewing the triumphant army at Anding Gate..."

After the imperial edict was recited, the whole place was in an uproar. Thousands of soldiers and civilians shouted long live. The shouts were like a tsunami, almost overturning the Anding Gate.

Cheng Shijie thought that these slave-building captives would be treated as horse bones and properly placed. However, Cheng Shijie thought too much. If anyone thinks that Ming Dynasty is so kind, you can only say that you are too naive.

Many people think that Chinese dynasties have always respected Confucianism and treated their enemies too leniently. People who hold this view simply do not understand history.

In fact, the Chinese dynasties were not polite to losers. They were either assimilated or slaughtered. Sending captured prisoners to the palace as slaves has been a practice that has been used for thousands of years. How about you?

Do you really think that such a vast territory is given away by charging phone bills?

Many people screamed and angrily tried to push away the officers and soldiers who were maintaining order, and rushed to tear them apart. In the Battle of the Gap, Jiannu raged in the capital city for several months, killing without count. Many of the people present had their children and relatives.

He died tragically under their butcher's knives. It can be said that the hatred is as deep as the sea. How can he calm down now?

Fortunately, with the efforts of the government, these captives, who had been beaten all over by the common people, were escorted and paraded around the city. While parading, they were inevitably hit hard by stones, bricks, mud and other objects.

Whether they survive depends entirely on their luck.

Even if they survive, they will eventually be taken to the banks of the Yongding River and beheaded.

As the prisoners were beheaded and loaded into carts and taken into the city again, the whole scene became even more frenzied.

When Cheng Shijie saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder they say he is a tough guy, prosperous, and wise!"

At least the children present were not afraid when they saw the bloody heads. There were also many children who smashed the heads with stones.

The Wenchen Group finally won. The first army to enter the capital and parade through the streets was none other than the fiery red Guan Ning Army. The horses of the officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army were shiny, tall and strong, with hoofs and saddles inlaid with gold and silver. The knights on the horses wore

The iron armor, the blades of the armor are as bright as mirrors, the armor is dazzling, and the aura alone is scary enough.

With Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Zu Kefa and others in front, there are more than 3,000 Guan Ning Army cavalry behind, and behind are Wu Sangui and more than 2,000 Guan Ning Army cavalry under his command. The more than 5,000 cavalry are terrifying.

people.

As the 5,000 Guanning Army cavalry passed by, the Tianxiong Army came next. Lu Xiangsheng rode a white horse and held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword (Pu Dao). Behind him were more than 6,000 Tianxiong Army soldiers. Each of these Tianxiong Army soldiers

Wearing a brand new mandarin duck battle coat, the morale is high...

When it comes to the formation of the parade, Guan Ning's army and Tianxiong's army are not bad. They performed extremely well. This is because the Ming army trained a formation. Unless it was a guard soldier, the Ming army also stood in a military posture and practiced formation.

It's just that the marching rules and gestures are slightly different from Ning Haijun's.

However, they can all be uniform. They have been training since Cheng Shijie arrived in the capital for half a month. As an elite unit, they can conduct assault training for half a month and take them out for a walk. There is absolutely no problem.

Regarding Ning Jun and Tianxiong Jun in the front, Ning Haijun, who appeared last, is not so eye-catching.

Although he was seemingly defeated, Cheng Shijie secretly benefited from it. He had people advertise around the capital: "The situation in Liaodong has stabilized. Landless people can go to Liaodong to open up wasteland on their own, and the government will provide agricultural tools and seeds!"

This is a great thing. In recent years, there has been no year without drought in Shaanxi and Beizhili. More and more farmers are going bankrupt, and there is less and less wasteland to cultivate. They can hardly live anymore.

I heard that the land in Liaodong is very fertile and there are few people. It might be a way of survival to open up wasteland there.

In this way, the victory of the Ming army is directly linked to the interests of the people. The more battles the army wins, the more benefits they gain. How can they not be fanatical?

After the ceremony, Cheng Shijie attended the banquet, but he always thought he was an invisible person until after the banquet, and then followed Gao Qiqi into the inner palace.

In Nuan Pavilion, Queen Zhou was holding Princess Kunxing.

The little princess looked at Emperor Chongzhen, Gao Qiqian and Cheng Shijie coming in. She stood up and said sweetly: "My son, Kunxing, pays homage to the emperor!"

Emperor Chongzhen pointed to Cheng Shijie behind him and said, "Come here and see Duke Hai!"

Princess Kunxing bowed: "Kunxing has met Duke Hai..."

Before Princess Kunxing finished speaking, Cheng Shijie bent down to pick up Princess Kunxing, reached out and pinched Princess Kunxing's face...

This scene frightened Gao Qiqian. Can you touch these golden branches and jade leaves?

However, Emperor Chongzhen and the Empress had no intention of blaming Cheng Shijie, so he was somewhat relieved.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, Cheng Shijie was a minister and a family member. After all, he was his brother-in-law.

Sure enough, as if by magic, Cheng Shijie took out a panda doll from the bag. Cheng Shijie bought it for Cheng Jiayue when he went back last time. When he bought it, he felt that Princess Kunxing was as cute as little Jiayue when he was a child.

Although Princess Kunxing liked this doll very much, she did not dare to accept it, but looked at Queen Zhou.

Empress Zhou smiled and said, "Why don't you thank Duke Hai soon!"
To be continued...