Nowadays, these innocent officials have become beyond recognition in this materialistic world. Tie Mo hates these hypocritical guys, but he has to admit that the Ming Dynasty really cannot survive without this group of people. These worms in the human country,
They are corrupt and bend the law, but these people are also capable of getting things done. The reason why they became what they are now has a lot to do with Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian came to power and swept away the eunuchs, making the Qingliu Donglin family the dominant family. After that, there was no way to check and balance. But there is no point in thinking about it. After passing Sun Chengzong, the next step is to talk to Cheng Jiming.
Tie Mo thought he had passed the test like this, but how could someone like Sun Chengzong let Tie Mo get away with it like this? Seeing that Tie Mo and Xiao Ruxue wanted to leave, he stroked his beard and snorted, "You two, stop here."
"Ah, teacher, is there anything else?" Tie Mo said and secretly gestured to Xiao Ruxue. The two of them had the same mind. Xiao Ruxue frowned as she held the bonsai next to her.
He got up and groaned feebly, "My stomach is starting to get upset again. Why don't you send someone to find the doctor quickly?"
Seeing the two people's actions, Sun Chengzong gently patted the table and said with a smile: "Okay, don't show your little tricks in front of me. I'm not the kind of ignorant person, and I can still let you."
Is it a loss? Stop pretending, sit down and let’s have a good chat, hum, you kid, can’t you teach me something better?”
Tie Mo was very embarrassed. He knew that this little trick could not be hidden from the teacher, but he did not expect that the teacher would point it out in person. Come on, the couple looked at each other and sat back obediently. Sun Chengzong looked at Tie Mo and said seriously: "
You, please stop being careless with me. Don’t have too much appetite. As far as I know, you are not short of money, right? Tell me, what are you going to do with so much money? "
After all, he still couldn't get around it. When Sun Chengzong asked now, Tie Mo had to say honestly: "Teacher, the student has already thought about this. Part of it will be sent to the internal fund, and part of it will be transferred to Shaanxi and Chengdu. In addition, the royal family
In addition to naval construction, building ships and cannons also requires money, and it also requires a sum of money. The rest is left to the teacher to handle, what do you think?"
In fact, Sun Chengzong was right. Tie Mo really did not lack the money, so he was very generous and divided the money into several shares to use to suppress bandits and provide disaster relief to build a naval fleet. He would not keep the Duofu here.
There was a lot of money left, less than seven million taels of silver. This money was handed over to Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong was happy and Tie Mo was less troubled.
Sure enough, Sun Chengzong relaxed his brows and showed a satisfied smile. He was really happy, but at the same time he was a little worried. In fact, he had other purposes for accepting Tie Mo as his student. At that time, Tie Mo was rising in northern Shanxi and his power was expanding.
Soon, Sun Chengzong was worried about the situation in northern Shanxi, and because Tie Mo had great potential, he had the idea of accepting him as a student, thinking that if he taught him well, he could become a minister of the Ming Dynasty.
A few years have passed, Tie Mo has indeed grown up, and Sun Chengzong is very satisfied with it in all aspects. Sun Chengzong is often proud of it. But the problems in northern Shanxi seem to be more serious, but he cannot blame Tie Mo, Tie Mo is also in the game.
Man, if it were not for the support of the forces in northern Shanxi, he would not be where he is today. Similarly, to this day, Tie Mo cannot ignore the powerful people in northern Shanxi and ignore their interests.
Tie Mo was a good student and had always respected Sun Chengzong. After taking office in Liaodong, there was a shortage of money and food, and the court could not make up for it. Tie Mo helped out in many difficulties. At that time, the army was short of pay and food, so he just had people send it to him.
After receiving the message, Tie Mo sent a batch of money and food without hesitation. At that time, life in northern Shanxi was not easy, and the money and food in Tie Mo's hands were also valuable, but he did not hesitate. With this filial piety, how could Sun Chengzong
Can you turn a deaf ear?
Zhu Youjian and Tie Mo, these two students, it's hard to choose! Tie Mo only thinks about how to divide the money in his hands, so he doesn't know what Sun Chengzong is thinking.
At the end of the year, there was a fire in the suburbs of the capital. The imperial court posted an official document early in the morning, saying that a group of bandits pretended to be officers and soldiers and ransacked guests' houses. The Shenji Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion fought against the bandits and defeated them. Most people still believed it.
After all, Guan Ning's army went to war with the Imperial Guard Army in the capital. This kind of thing was too unbelievable. However, some people became puzzled. Many people had seen Wu Sangui. Wasn't Wu Sangui among the people who fought that night?
A young general? When did General Wu become a bandit?
After the official document was posted, Tie Mo understood that Cheng Jiming and the others didn't want to go into details. But some things couldn't be revealed easily. The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month was the end of the year. Tie Mo had no intention of celebrating the New Year.
I had to worry about the Huitong Hall. At noon, just as I was thinking about going to have something to eat with Guo Wenli, a sedan arrived at the door of the Huitong Hall.
Soon there was a shouting at the door, and a middle-aged man angrily pushed and pushed the guards guarding the door, "You are so blind, do you know who this is? This is the chief minister of the cabinet, Mr. Cheng Jimingcheng.
If you don't give way quickly, when will you be able to come to the hall as an adult and ask for permission from others?"
The two guards were both transferred from the Northern Shanxi Army, so they would not give the middle-aged man face. One of them held the handle of the knife and said in a cold voice: "Don't make any noise, we will ask the Superintendent for instructions later.
Wait patiently.”
The middle-aged man wanted to yell a few words, but Cheng Jiming's words came from the sedan, "Okay, let's wait. The Iron Governor is busy with everything and it's very hard!"
There was a bit of resentment in Cheng Jiming's tone. When he remembered that he had nodded in agreement to let Tie Mo be the concierge, he felt as if he had eaten a dead mouse. Originally, he wanted to irritate Tie Mo, but in the end, Tie Mo let Tie Mo go.
He didn't respond well. When this guy came to the Huitong Hall, he didn't follow the rules at all. Until now, the dignified chief minister of the cabinet can't even enter the Huitong Hall. The most hateful thing is that Tie Mo not only restricted outsiders from entering, but also refused to let them in.
Foreign guests can leave the hall at will and leave, but the gifts they brought before must not be taken out.
After a while, Tie Mo let people go and met with the Guanhufang Office. Cheng Jiming looked at Tie Mo with an innocent look on his face and became angry. He just led people to ransack the guest house yesterday, and now he can
Like a normal person, I really admire Tie Mo's shamelessness.
Knowing that the two were going to talk about something, everyone else left the office consciously. Without others around, Cheng Jiming was too lazy to talk nonsense with Tie Mo. He even skipped the necessary greetings. He held the teacup and said with a smile.
: "Tie Superintendent has gained a lot recently, but sometimes you have to be careful. If you eat too much, your belly may burst."
"What Mr. Cheng said is interesting. Tie Mo's belly is not very good, but it also depends on what he eats. There are some things that you can't burst no matter how much you eat!" Tie Mo said rudely to Cheng Ji.
With a glance, he said, "Sir Cheng, are you here today to teach Mr. Tie? If so, then please invite me. The teacher is still in the capital, and it is not your turn to teach Mr. Cheng."
Cheng Jiming frowned deeply. He really didn't expect Tie Mo to be so cold-hearted. But thinking about it carefully, the conflict between the two sides was irreconcilable, and Tie Mo's power had grown and he was no longer afraid of the cabinet. There was really no need to give Cheng Jiming face.
However, I came here today not to vent my anger, but to talk about things. Cheng Jiming could only hold back the anger in his heart, "Of course I am not qualified to preach to the supervisor, but has the supervisor ever thought about it, if the sword really touches the
Together, there will be a gap in the end. To be blunt, if I really want to do something, no one else can stop me. Supervisor, do you believe it? There are many things that I care about, Supervisor.
There are a lot of people who care about it, right? Duofuhao, Leather Trading Company..."
Speaking of the latter part, most of his words were threats. Tie Mo had to admit that what Cheng Jiming said was the truth. No matter how capable he was in northern Shanxi, he could not defeat the entire Ming Dynasty, and he could not defeat Donglin Bai.
Qingliu Baiguan has been in business for hundreds of years, and its influence has penetrated into every aspect of the Ming Dynasty. It is a wishful thinking for the forces in northern Shanxi to compete with Qingliu Baiguan for status in less than ten years. Of course, Tie Mo never thought about it.
These, so he followed Cheng Jiming's words and said with a faint smile: "What Mr. Cheng said is reasonable. Tie is inferior in many aspects, but if someone pushes too hard, Tie is willing to throw away all these pots and jars."
If it is broken, the worst case scenario is that everyone will die together. Anyway, Mr. Tie came from a hard life. Do adults know what it feels like to be hungry? To be honest, a few years ago Mr. Tie was living without enough to eat, and his life was ruined.
, very worthless.”
After Tie Mo said what he said, Cheng Jiming just felt like someone was holding a big knife in front of his face. Facing Tie Mo, he felt a little numb. When this kid said this, he showed off his rogue attitude.
Tie Mo looked like he was barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Cheng Jiming was really scared. Everyone was divided. Donglin Baiguan was powerful, but Tie Mo was not a weakling. He had 100,000 elite soldiers, enough to defeat most of the Ming Dynasty.
The whole country is in ruins, not to mention that there are rogue bandits. By that time, the Ming Dynasty will fall apart and be in chaos. How can the officials of Donglin have any interests at all? This is the so-called lose-lose situation. In short, Tie Mo dares to risk it, but
Cheng Jiming didn't dare.
Tie Mo also understood what he meant. He was the one who did what happened to Yan Keju, but that was the end of the matter. Tie Mo didn't rob Yan Keju completely, which was a way of saving face for the officials of Donglin, so Cheng Jiming and others didn't
I want to hold on to it to death, otherwise I will fight to the death, and the fish will die and the net will be destroyed, and there will be nothing to eat.
Cheng Jiming shook his eyebrows in frustration. Fortunately, he didn't come here today to settle scores. He just wanted to threaten Tie Mo and keep his mouth shut. In short, the secret of the banquet must not be spread to outsiders. What happened yesterday can only happen once.
, as long as Tie Mo promises not to entertain guests again, the matter will be over. Tie Mo is a smart man, and Cheng Jiming is not a fool. He stood up and looked at Tie Mo meaningfully, "I hope Tie Mo will
Master understands in his heart that our Ming Dynasty cannot bear the torment."
"Don't worry, Mr. Tie understands this better than you. Mr. Cheng, finally, Mr. Tie wants to ask you. Do you still know the true meaning of reading? All the books you read back then were eaten by dogs?"
Tie Mo's words were so cruel that Cheng Ji Ming's face turned blue. One sentence was tantamount to denying Cheng Ji Ming's life. Scholars care most about their face, but Tie Mo looked after Cheng Ji mercilessly.
Ming was slapped in the face. But this was just a private conversation. Cheng Ji Ming couldn’t break up with Tie Mo because of this matter, right?
Likewise, Cheng Jiming had no face to argue. Today, he is no longer the scholar he was before. Many times, he despises himself, but in this life, sometimes you really have no choice.
After bidding farewell to Cheng Jiming, Tie Mo returned to his house. When dusk fell, there was a table, a few familiar people, changing cups and cups, and the sound of firecrackers ushering in the New Year.
Bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year, the bell rang, and the five years of Chongzhen came at a rapid pace. It was another new year, but it was far from a new year and new atmosphere for the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, the congratulatory ceremony became the last event of the Ming Dynasty.
's face.
On the second day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Tie Mo welcomed a special guest in the Huitong Pavilion. When Guo Wenli handed over the list of people going to Beijing, Tie Mo was a little confused. During the congratulatory ceremony, the Kingdom of Later Jin sent an envoy
It's not unusual to come here. Although Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty once led troops to block the pass, and the soldiers and horses of the Later Jin Dynasty also fought against the Ming Dynasty's border troops all the year round, one fact cannot be changed. The Hou Jin Dynasty is still a subordinate state of the Ming Dynasty.
At this critical moment, the Hou Jin Kingdom sent people over. Even if they didn't send any expensive gifts, it was still okay to show off their power. Youdao is that the two countries are at war. If you don't kill the envoys, even if the Ming Dynasty is angry again, it will not be possible to congratulate you.
Murder was committed during the ceremony.
Hou Jin still sent an envoy this time, but what Tie Mo didn't expect was that there was a familiar face among the people who came. This time the leader of the team was actually Dorgon's brother Duduo.
Now that Dorgon has taken over the East China Sea Barbarians, his strength has greatly increased, almost rivaling that of Huang Taiji. As Dorgon's brothers, Azig and Dodo have naturally grown stronger, especially Dodo, who has a close relationship with Dorgon.
, has now become a real Heshuo Baylor. At present, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, as we all know, Duduo also came to attend the congratulatory ceremony, which is to cause trouble.
"Dingshan, sent people to keep an eye on Dodo. If these Tatars dare to cause trouble, let them disappear! Also, send people to find out what exactly these Tatars want to do?"
Zhou Dingshan cupped his hands and said, "I'll do it now, but in our territory, what kind of trouble can Duduo cause? Isn't the supervisor being too careful in doing this?"
"Duduo is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Dorgon is not a fool. He sent Duduo here at this time, and he is not afraid that I will kill him with a knife? There must be something inside of this matter!"
Tie Mo is not afraid of Duduo, he is afraid of Dorgon. Duduo is a reckless man at best, but if Dorgon directs him from behind, this reckless man can do earth-shattering things.
I'm not afraid of Duduo being tough, but I'm afraid that this guy will do something wrong.
Despite Tie Mo's worries, Duduo's team arrived in the capital as scheduled.