The imperial court was horrified when they learned that King Ning had joined King Yan in rebellion. Not only were they worried that King Ning and King Yan would increase their power by joining forces, but they were also worried that these two rebel kings joining forces would create a chain reaction and make other kings ready to take action.
Especially if Zhu Zhi, the king of Liao who vassaled Liaodong, also rebelled, then the northeast and northwest would be connected, and Zhu Di would have enough qualifications to challenge the imperial court.
But at this time, it is obviously impossible to kill the King of Liao. All idiots understand that this is to force the King of Liao to surrender to the King of Yan. However, Zhu Yunwen is really worried about putting him in Liaodong. He, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai,
Lian Zining and others discussed for a long time, and finally decided to use the gentle method, that is, the strategy of reducing the vassal that Gao Wei, the judge of the fifth army, and Zhuo Jing, the minister of household affairs, had originally suggested to him but was not adopted: to change the place to become the king and cut it.
foundation.
Zhu Yunwen sent his trusted ministers to travel through the night to Guangning Prefecture in Liaodong (today's Beizhen City, Liaoning Province). After Zhu Zhi received the imperial edict, he did not resist. However, by this time King Ning had followed King Yan into the Pass, and the land route was no longer possible.
, Zhu Zhi was afraid that the court would be suspicious of him if he returned late, so he took a large ship and took the sea route to bypass the area controlled by King Yan, landed in Shandong, and then rushed to Nanjing by fast horse.
Zhu Yunwen was so happy that he immediately changed his fiefdom to Jingzhou, allocated some people to him, and asked him to go to Jingzhou and take office, so as to calm the minds of the kings. But that Jingzhou... Jingzhou is where the King of Hunan, Zhu Baihe, and his family lived.
, everyone in the family, old and young, died, and even the palace was completely burned down. Zhu Yunwen couldn't arrange it, so he was sent to Jingzhou instead. He was not afraid that he would have other ideas after looking at the ruins of the twelfth brother's house all day long.
The King of Liao obeyed and went to Jingzhou, which made Zhu Yunwen greatly relieved. King Zhu Zhi of Liao, who came from the sea, had no soldiers and generals, so he could not cause trouble in Jingzhou, and his "happy ending" could appease the other kings of Liao.
After the king left Liaodong, he no longer had to worry about the soldiers and horses of Liaodong being taken to join King Yan, and Zhu Yunwen felt relieved again.
If King Ning and King Yan join forces, in Zhu Yunwen's view, although it will add some trouble, it still cannot affect the situation of the battle. Fifty thousand to half a million is about the same as 150,000 to half a million. The imperial army still maintains absolute control.
Advantage. With his teachers Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai around, he didn't need to worry too much about these matters, so he still spent most of his time discussing things with Fang Xiaoru.
Zhu Yunwen had more time to review memorials during the court meeting than his grandfather. Zhu Yuanzhang was very hands-on and a workaholic. At most, he had to review thousands of memorials in a day. The memorials of many courtiers were like old ladies' foot wraps.
The writing is smelly and long. You have to find something useful among a lot of useless clichés and give a clear answer. And there are more than a thousand such foot bindings. You can imagine the workload.
However, what Zhu Yunwen advocated was to govern by doing nothing and to rule by doing nothing. All the major affairs of the government were handed over to Huang Zicheng and his group. The time he spared was mainly used to talk with Fang Xiaoru about the Zhou rites. The Zhou rites are profound and profound. Of course, such a treasure book is not
He can master it quickly. The roles played by Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng around him are like religious leaders and political leaders. One instills ideals in him, and the other manages the political power for him.
After the court went to court today, Zhu Yunwen was free after approving a few important memorials that Huang Zicheng had forwarded. The weather turned cold, and Mr. Xiaozhi caught wind and cold occasionally and did not come to teach for the past two days, so Zhu Yunwen did not learn the Zhou rites today, but began to practice them.
Zhou Li.
Zhou etiquette must be learned and practiced. It can be reflected everywhere from a small family to a large country, such as... the etiquette of Zhou Gong. It is said that people in ancient times were very simple, so simple that their folk customs were very primitive, and the relationship between the sexes was very chaotic.
So Zhou Gong made the ceremony, and when the wedding was scheduled, he formulated seven links: Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Nazheng, asking for dates, personal greetings, and Dunlun. Each link has specific and detailed regulations, collectively called
"Seven Rites of Wedding".
Duke Zhou also summoned the children of scholars to Piyong (school) and performed the ceremony for them in person with his wife. However, when it came time to perform the ceremony of Dunlun, Duke Zhou's wife was very embarrassed and refused to perform in public. Duke Zhou had no choice but to have an idea.
A gourd is cut into two halves, one half represents the male and the other half represents the female. The male bends down and the female looks up, which is the reason why all things in the sky and the earth are inferred.
Later, when Confucius established etiquette, Confucius felt that times had changed and people's wisdom had become enlightened. There was no need to teach the etiquette of Dunlun. So the seven etiquettes became six etiquettes, but they said they were no longer taught. In fact, when his daughter's family got married, they
Mothers always have to teach them secretly, or get some erotic paintings to show their daughters clearly. As for men..., cough! There is really no need to teach them.
The weather was relatively cold today. Zhu Yunwen read for a while in the warm spring-like Zhengxin Hall. When he got interested, he asked someone to bring some food and wine and wanted to have a few drinks. The person serving the banquet was a female waitress named
Murong Linshuang, Linzhe, is a beautiful jade. Her skin is really as warm and moist as jade, which can be broken by blows. Shuang, in this palace as warm as spring, and in front of the current emperor, of course the frost melts away the snowflakes, and her smile is as bright as a flower.
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After Zhu Yunwen drank two cups of rice wine, he saw the graceful appearance of the female official named Murong Linshuang. He felt a little emotional. He took her hand and asked her name and age before taking her to the inner hall to pay homage to Duke Zhou.
. Those who can be the female officials in the palace are all older. Murong Linshuang never expected that she would be favored by the emperor in her early twenties. Naturally, she was surprised and happy. How could she care about her daughter's family?
Shy.
However, even if she wanted to flatter her, there was actually no way to flatter her, because Zhu Yunwen came to Dunlun very strictly according to the etiquette of Duke Zhou, which is what the West calls the missionary position. The priests, like Duke Zhou, all believe that men
It is the most reasonable thing to do above and opposes random tricks, so Miss Linshuang just needs to lie there obediently.
The man in her body didn't know how to caress or say a few words of love, or he was too lazy to do this to a little female official like her. He picked up his gun and mounted his horse and went on a rampage. Miss Murong could not help but raise her eyebrows and twist her head in pain.
It was so unbearable that Zhu Yunwen felt a bit like a manly man.
After the blessing, Miss Murong endured the pain of breaking the melon and waited on Zhu Yunwen to bathe and change clothes. Zhu Yunwen came out with a cheerful look and told Xiao Linzi who was waiting outside: "I am here to visit Miss Murong today. I have made a note to give her a lady."
title."
"My slave obeys the order!"
Xiao Linzi agreed and hurried to the Department of Internal Affairs to convey the emperor's oral instructions.
The rank of the concubines of the Ming Dynasty is empress; imperial concubine; noble concubine; Xian concubine, Shu concubine, Zhuang concubine, Jing concubine, Hui concubine, Shun concubine, Kang concubine, Ning concubine; De concubine, Xian concubine, Zhuang concubine, Li concubine, Hui concubine
, An concubine, He concubine, Xi concubine, Kang concubine; Zhaoyi, Jieyu, Cairen, selected attendant, lady. Murong Linshuang has just been named a lady. It seems that she still has a long, long life road to go in the future.
ah.
Zhu Yunwen walked to the corridor with a cheerful expression. When he saw the curling snowflakes floating in the air, he couldn't help being surprised and happy. It is not easy to see snow in Jiangnan. Zhu Yunwen hurriedly asked someone to take his robe and walked in the snow, although the ground was only thin. It was a thin layer, but it still felt quite artistic, so I waved away the few servants who were following me, and walked alone in the snow.
The snowflakes were curling up and swaying. After walking around for a while, he saw a small pavilion in front of him. Two green pines beside the pavilion were covered with a thin layer of white snow. Zhu Yunwen wanted to stop under the pavilion. As soon as he reached the pine tree, he heard A clear voice in the pavilion said: "Godfather, are you telling the truth?"
"What are you trying to do with your godfather? It has been spread outside that your godfather is in charge of the imperial kitchen. I heard it when I was out of the palace doing shopping. Alas, the army of half a million people was completely defeated!"
Zhu Yunwen was startled. He quickly stood still and listened. He could tell that the crisp voice was Xiao Linzi, the eunuch who was waiting beside him. The other person in charge of the imperial kitchen was naturally Huang Ruoxi from the imperial kitchen department.
Zhu Yunwen listened attentively for a long time, and the more he listened, the more surprised and suspicious he became. He couldn't hold back his anger, and immediately returned to the Zhengxin Palace. He said with a stern face: "Quickly, bring the two adults Huang Zicheng and Qitai into the palace immediately!"
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"Li Jiujiang is incompetent! Li Jiujiang is incompetent!"
Huang Zicheng was so angry that his face turned purple, he smashed a fine celadon cup to pieces, and shouted angrily: "An army of five hundred thousand, even if it is led by a pig, it will not make people fall into pieces, he... …he……"
Stars were flying in front of Huang Zicheng's eyes, and he almost fainted and fell to the ground. His family members quickly stepped forward to help him.
There were still unmelted snowflakes on his cloak. Qi Tai, who hurriedly came to report the news, said with a solemn expression: "Brother Yixing, the matter has come to this, what's the use of anger. Let's quickly enter the palace and report this to the emperor. Hurry up. Let’s get another general.”
"No! No, thank you. Let me think about it carefully."
Huang Zicheng held the old man's arm, returned to the table and sat down slowly.
Li Jinglong is the general he strongly recommends. According to the rules, Li Jinglong is guilty, and he, the recommender, is also to blame. The army of 500,000 people was completely defeated. It is heartbreaking to think about it. If the emperor is angry and pursues the investigation...
Huang Zicheng twirled his beard and thought for a long time, then shook his head and said: "Thank you, I regret that I didn't listen to your good advice. Changing generals before the formation is really a taboo in the army. It is not appropriate to change the coach now. Li Jinglong's defeat is not bad." He suffered such a heavy setback because of his arrogance, and I am sure he will learn a lesson."
"What? You want to hide such a big thing from the emperor?"
Qi Tai stared and said: "Brother Yi Xing, don't make the same mistake again and again! An army of 500,000 went out to fight, and the battle was fought like this. It shows that Li Jinglong is unfit to be a general. The country and the country are not child's play. At this time, we are not changing." Handsome, when will you wait?"
Huang Zicheng said sternly: "Thank you for your courtesy. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Li Jinglong's defeat was due to his carelessness and arrogance. After receiving this lesson, he may not be able to fight again. Thank you for your courtesy, don't forget that you and I were promoted by the emperor. How many people in the government are envious of taking on such a great responsibility? Nowadays, the government and the military are in our hands. If Li Jinglong suffered such a big defeat, you and I cannot escape the blame. According to the crime, Li Jinglong should be executed. How about you and me? Can you stand in court with a shy look?
You and I have been favored by His Majesty, and our honor and disgrace mean nothing. But once we reach this point, you and I will have to take the blame and resign. Resigning from this official position is fine, but the emperor's new policy depends entirely on you and me to implement it. If you and I stay away from the temple A long time ago, the emperor lost his left and right arms, and the generals will inevitably make a comeback. Then won’t your majesty become their puppet?"
Qi Tai was silent after hearing this, and then said for a long time: "Then... what should we do?"
Huang Zicheng said: "This matter cannot be reported! Shangli is in charge of the Ministry of War, and all the military information is in his hands. Mr. Xiaozhi, as well as Jingqing, Zhuo Jing, Lian Zining and other colleagues, you and I will rush over and explain them one by one. I ask you all to protect your interests and not to let your mouth slip in front of the emperor. I will write a letter to Li Jiujiang, telling him to make meritorious service and win a great victory to make up for his mistakes."
Qi Tai was at a loss for a long time, and could only let out a long sigh.
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"Sir, Qi Aiqing, I heard that the war ahead is unfavorable and Jiujiang was defeated. Has he fled to Texas?"
Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were summoned into the palace just after they had decided on their plan. They didn't know why the emperor called them here. When they heard this, they couldn't help being secretly surprised and said in a hurry: "This is unreasonable. Who made this?" Rumors? Ah! I know it. Since the rebellion of Yan Ni, rumors have been spread repeatedly to disturb the morale of our army and the people. This must be another plan of Yan Ni. The common people in the countryside are ignorant and like to spread these ridiculous and shocking things. .”
After Zhu Yunwen heard this, his face relaxed and he quickly asked: "Why, isn't that the case?"
"Of course not."
Huang Zicheng laughed: "Your Majesty, Cao Guogong led his army to the north and made many gains. Yan Ni was cornered. However, the weather in the north is extremely cold in winter. Your Majesty, look at it, even the city of Jinling has snowflakes. The northern land is like a cold wind. Huxue, there are several feet of snow. Most of our soldiers are southern soldiers and cannot bear the severe cold weather. Cao Guogong cherishes his soldiers, so he temporarily withdraws his troops and returns to Dezhou. He will wait until next spring to continue the attack on Peiping. Alas! I didn't expect Yan Ni's trick. There are many reasons why the imperial soldiers and horses were temporarily suspended due to the weather, but they were used to spread such ridiculous rumors."
Zhu Yunwen was surprised and happy: "Is this so? Has Qi Aiqing received the battle report from Duke Cao Guo?"
Qi Tai glanced to the side and saw Huang Zicheng looking at him with burning eyes. Qi Tai sighed helplessly and had to lean over and said: "Yes, I have received the battle report. After Cao Guogong sent out troops, he first captured Yongping and trapped Peiping again. , Yan Ni suffered a series of defeats, and then he came up with King Ning's idea to leave the border and join forces with him. Although the city of Beiping is high and thick, it has been broken into by our army several times and was almost defeated. Now... Today's weather It was extremely cold, and most of our troops were soldiers from the south who could not withstand the severe cold in the north. Many soldiers suffered from frostbite. The Duke of Cao reviewed the situation and then returned to Dezhou to prepare for another battle next spring."
"I see!"
Zhu Yunwen let go of his worries and beamed with joy: "That's the truth. I just walked in the palace for a while and felt extremely cold. What's more, the bitter cold land in the north is really difficult for the Northern Expedition soldiers and Jiujiang. I persisted until this moment before retreating. I want to reward the troops of the Northern Expedition, I want to reward Jiujiang, the rewards and punishments are clear, hahaha..."
Zhu Yunwen laughed heartily and immediately ordered: "Here we come, draw up a decree, add Li Cao Guogong Li Jinglong as Crown Prince and Grand Master, give him a seal, gold coins, royal wine, mink fur, and reward the three armies!"
Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng looked at each other in confusion. Huang Zicheng gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty loves the three armies so much. The three armies will fight to the death. In the battle next spring, Peiping will be captured and Yan Ni will be eliminated."
Zhu Yunwen smiled broadly and nodded repeatedly. Qi Tai couldn't bear it anymore, but Huang Zicheng was not only his staunch ally, but also the current emperor's master. Qi Tai advanced and retreated with him, and his interests were at stake. He must not hold him back, but he
I really can't worry about Duke Cao Guo and the remaining defeated generals. Now that this level has passed, what will happen next spring?
He had no choice but to cough and said: "However, when Cao Guogong returned to Dezhou, half a million troops were on the way. Cao Guogong and his generals were mostly good at attacking but not good at defending. As a result, the Yan army took advantage of the cavalry.
Taking away the advantage of being as fast as the wind, it really hurt a lot of my troops at the rear. Moreover, Yan Ni obtained the troops of King Ning, which greatly increased his strength. I thought that I could raise more troops and horses to supplement the military strength. At the same time, I should send an experienced officer.
General, assist Cao Guogong, in this way, we will fight again next spring, and we will be determined in one fell swoop!"
Zhu Yunwen said displeasedly: "Is Shangshu going to argue for Geng Bingwen again? Geng Bingwen was defeated in Zhending, and his son Geng Yu was defeated again in Yongping. The Geng family has a false reputation and cannot be used. Don't say it anymore, Aiqing."
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Qi Tai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am not recommending the Marquis of Changxing. I think that the Duke of Wei, Xu Hui, is old enough to plan for the country and can assist Duke Cao."
Zhu Yunyi still refused, Qi Tai glanced at Huang Zicheng. Huang Zicheng thought about it and felt that Li Jinglong was really unreliable. At this time, he could not care about his personal grudges with the Zhongshan Palace, so he responded: "
Your Majesty, it is a prudent idea to appoint Xu Huizu as the deputy general of Cao Guogong, as he is not complementary enough."
Seeing that his teacher also agreed, Zhu Yunwen nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, then we will summon another 200,000 troops and let Xu Huizu take them to help Jiujiang and eradicate Yan Ni!"
Huang Zicheng and Qi Taimeng passed Zhu Yunwen and hurriedly left the palace. They immediately went to see Fang Xiaoru who was recuperating at home. They visited Jing Qing one by one, Lian Zining and other ministers of the emperor, and spent a lot of time to unify their words. After waiting for him, they ran around without stopping.
, after returning to the mansion, Huang Zicheng immediately wrote a letter to Li Jinglong and told him not to report the news of the defeat to the emperor.
In the palace, Zhu Yunwen learned about the "real situation" in the north. He was happy for a while, then suddenly thought of the imperial kitchen manager, his face darkened. Eunuchs are not human beings. As expected, there is no good thing. I still discipline them too loosely.
Zhu Yunwen solemnly ordered: "Huang Ruoxi, the steward of the imperial dining room, spreads rumors, confuses people, talks about government affairs, slanders ministers, and is ordered to be whipped to death! Gather the servants in the palace to watch the execution together as a warning to others!"
This winter is indeed relatively cold. The snow in Nanjing City has been falling for a long time, and it is actually soft and thick when you step on it. The palaces and private houses, inside and outside the city, are all white, except for this place, which is red.
of.
The eunuchs who were watching the execution had all left silently. Only the chamberlain Xiao Linzi was still kneeling beside the bloody body of his godfather Huang Eunuch, with tears in his eyes. The blood and snow had frozen together, and the two carrying
The eunuch holding the spade and pickaxe walked over silently, put down his tools, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Eunuch Huang's body: "Eunuch Huang, go in peace and find yourself in a good family in the next life."
After saying that, he got up, dragged up Xiao Linzi who was kneeling so hard that his legs were numb, shoveled up the red snow under Eunuch Huang's body, and dragged his body away...
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Texas has been quite chaotic lately.
Li Jinglong fled back first, and the Ming army that besieged the nine cities of Peking fled back one after another two days later. Along the way, the army was defeated and the rebels fled back to Dezhou City in groups.
There were some soldiers who fled directly back to the south of the Yangtze River, but not many. Once caught, deserters would be beheaded. Most of the defeated soldiers came to Texas after leaving Peiping. They lacked food and clothing, and were filled with grievances.
Naturally, they are not willing to spend money on food and accommodation along the way. If they are fighting for the imperial court, do they have to pay for it themselves? The emperor has no reason to send hungry soldiers, so the inns, restaurants, and even residential buildings along the way have stopped.
mold.
But when they arrived in Dezhou, they started to abide by the rules again. After all, it was the location of Cao Guogong Li Jinglong's Chinese army camp. There were still few people who violated military discipline here. Besides, Dezhou had always been a military center of the Ming Dynasty, and there were huge reserves of military supplies here.
It was very generous. Once they entered Texas, they still had food and clothing.
It's just that these 500,000 people came from different regions and were drawn from different armies. When they fled all the way, the organization was even more chaotic. The soldiers were in such chaos that they couldn't find generals, and the phenomenon of generals being unable to find soldiers was very serious.
After learning from the painful experience, Li Jinglong finally began to work hard. For several days, he left his beloved concubine to guard Konggui alone, while he dressed in military uniform and reorganized his army. After a few days, there were not many soldiers rushing back to Dezhou.
At that time, Li Jinglong reorganized, reorganized, and inspected the three armies. When the army was launched, there were 500,000 troops, but now there are only about 400,000 left. There are tens of thousands of sick and disabled soldiers. Li Jinglong regretted and was afraid, and did not dare to report the situation of the generals. He did not know that the emperor
If you know that he failed so miserably, how should you punish him?
There is a Hungtang (bathhouse) in Dezhou City. At the beginning of the month, the shopkeeper just changed, and a man named Xia was asked to take over. The original Hundang shopkeeper's surname was Zhou, but now he is the shopkeeper Xia.
This shopkeeper Xia is naturally Xia Xun.
The subordinates who arrived in Texas early planned two alternative occupations for him: drugstore and brothel.
Of these two places, one dealt with wounded soldiers the most, and the other dealt with soldiers who were not wounded the most. Both could get a lot of useful information, but both were rejected by Xia Xun. The pharmacy was too professional, and a pharmacy manager who didn’t understand pharmacology could
, it’s too suspicious. As for the brothel, even if the prostitutes are forced to sell themselves for a living, he is not willing to be the leader of the big teapot. It always feels a bit unreasonable.
He found a profession for himself: being a gangster.
I can remember this because the first time he went to Peking, he was tricked by Xie Yufei in the bathhouse here in Dezhou, and he was almost beaten by a group of angry women. The bathhouse is also a place where soldiers often go, and it has to be
There were a few middle-aged soldiers with a small amount of money in their hands, so Xia Xun made the final decision, and his men fought here several times, fought several times, and spent enough money to finally let Boss Zhou.
He quickly took Huntang out.
This mixed-use hall has men on the left and women on the right. The men's bathhouse is on the left and the women's bathhouse is on the right. There is a common entrance at the front. Above the entrance are the four characters "Baiquan Mixed Hall", so the officers and Dezhou who come in and out
Girls and wives in the city will see a man wearing a sheepskin coat, a dog-skin hat, a mustache, a big abacus in his hand, nodding his head and smiling broadly standing behind the counter every day.
This person is naturally the boss Xia Xunxia.
***: Boss Xia***, please ***, vote for recommendation. Those who don’t vote will be arrested by Boss Xia’s men and all of them will be used as female spies^_^