Wu Liebo, General of the Fujian Army, General of Hussars, Protector of the Army!
A series of names refer to the youngest commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty:
Ding Yunyi!
The defeat of Zhang Xianzhong and the defeat of Li Zicheng depended on him. He was the number one hero in Chongzhen's eyes and the pillar of the Central Plains.
He is a great hero in the hearts of people in the capital. Back in Taiwan, everyone in Chengdu spoke of Zhang Ximing, but now everyone in Taiwan speaks of Ding Xiangwen!
Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of War, said that he was "excellent in bravery and military, and a top talent", and Zhou Yanru, the newly appointed chief minister of the cabinet, said that he was "the first to achieve great success through his literary skills and military strategy."
All in all, he received praise from both inside and outside the government.
At this time, Ding Yunyi received an order to return to Taiwan as soon as possible because the troops of the Four Red Yi Kingdoms invaded Taiwan and the Huben Guard Navy was defeated. He did not have to return to the capital.
Ding Yunyi smiled. It seemed that Taiwan's Qin Yun and Xie Tian had already taken action.
When Hong Chengchou, Xiong Wencan and others saw him off, they showed "reluctance to leave" and even personally presented a batch of gold jewelry to Ding Yunyi as a token of gratitude for his expedition to suppress bandits in the Central Plains.
Compared with any general soldier, Ding Yunyi likes these gold jewelry more.
If in the past he had been working hard towards the position of General Soldier, but now he no longer cares about it. Whether it is deputy general or general soldier, in fact, they are just empty. He has the soldiers in his hands and the power, and he can advance and retreat freely in the court.
That's the most important thing.
After leaving the Central Plains, it was a pity that the Ming army soldiers who fought with him could not be brought back. There were 10,000 elite soldiers and more than 7,000 people. If they could be brought to Taiwan, it would be a huge force. It is a pity that Hong Chengchou
, Xiong Wencan would not agree to it no matter what.
After bidding farewell to Hong and Xiong, they had not gone very far when they saw a horse flying from the opposite side. They shouted from a distance: "Is that Deputy Town Ding Yunyi Ding?"
The name is still "Vice Town". I guess this person came from afar, and on the way he didn't know that Ding Yunyi had become the "Head Town".
"Who are you?" Ding Yunyi asked in a deep voice.
"It's really Deputy Town Ding." The man rushed forward and quickly reined in his horse: "Go back to Deputy Town. I was sent by Mr. Zhang Ximing."
"Mr. Ximing?" Ding Yunyi was startled. How could he have thought that it would be someone sent by Zhang Pu? He hurriedly asked: "What message does Mr. Ximing have for me?"
The visitor lowered his voice: "When Mr. Ximing sent me out, the deputy town's suppression of bandits was about to succeed. Mr. Ximing asked the deputy town to go back to Nanjing anyway, and he would wait for the deputy town there. Villain
On the way, I heard that the deputy town had made a triumphant return and was about to return to Taiwan, so I hurriedly hurriedly and finally got over it without any delay."
Ding Yunyi frowned.
Why was Zhang Pu so anxious to send someone to look for him? After thinking about it for a while, he called Fan Xiaotian over and told him to go back first with the Jingqi from Taiwan. He only took Huangfu Yunjie, Hou Lu, and Deng Changgui with him.
People go to Nanjing.
With Nanjing in my heart, I whipped my horse all the way into Nanjing.
As soon as I entered Nanjing, I had never seen anyone before. It was very different from Beijing and Fujian.
"The golden powder land of the Six Dynasties. Jinling Imperial State". In the 15th year of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, captured Jiqing and renamed it Yingtian Mansion as a base. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang began to build city walls and build a palace. In the first year of Hongwu
.Zhu Yuanzhang ascended to power in Yingtian Mansion, established the Yuan Dynasty in Hongwu, and settled in Yingtian Mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang spent twenty-one years to build a masonry city connected to Zhongshan in the east, Shitou in the west, Qinhuai in the south, and Xuanwu in the north. It is grand in scale and majestic, and is the largest brick and stone city in the world.
In the 19th year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty renamed Yingtian Mansion to Nanjing, moved the capital to Beijing, and made Nanjing the remaining capital. Except that there was no emperor in Nanjing, the setup of various other bureaucracies was exactly the same as that in Beijing. The six ministries established in Nanjing were called the "Six Ministries of the South"
"Although they have the same set of officials, they mostly place idle, retired or excluded officials, and their powers are far inferior to those of the six departments in Beijing. Therefore, each official in Nanjing has become a force of his own, fighting overtly and covertly with Beijing. Officials in the two capitals have waxed and waned and manipulated
Chao Bureau. This is a peculiar phenomenon in the Ming Dynasty.
The famous Qinhuai River in Nanjing is divided into an inner river and an outer river. The inner river is in the city of Nanjing and is the most prosperous place in Qinhuai within ten miles. Since ancient times, the inner Qinhuai River has been a cultural revolution and merchants have gathered. Brothels and brothels are everywhere, with "sounds of blood, lights and shadows"
For ten miles, singing girls and flower boats play on the turbid waves", "painted boats and drums play, day and night", it is the most desirable place for literati.
When they entered this capital, Huangfu Yunjie, Hou Lu, and Deng Changgui were dumbfounded. This place was really a city full of people, and everything they saw and heard was very new.
Zhang Pu also had a home in Nanjing. The person who led the way was concerned about his master's instructions and hurriedly took them to Zhang Pu's home.
As soon as he entered, he saw Zhang Pu walking back and forth in confusion. Hearing the words "Mr. Ximing, long time no see", he turned his head and was overjoyed: "Deputy Town...ah, now it's the general manager."
Town!"
Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "Mr. Ximing, you'd better call me Xiang Wen. I always feel awkward calling it out of my mouth."
Standing next to him was Duan San'er, who was also excited when he saw the adult he hadn't seen for a long time: "My lord, you are finally here."
Ding Yunyi nodded to him, turned to Zhang Pu and said, "Why is Mr. Ximing so anxious to find me?"
Zhang Pu asked everyone to go out, leaving only Ding Yunyi and Duan San'er. His voice immediately changed: "If it weren't for Xiang Wen, Pu would have almost died in the hands of that thief!"
Ding Yunyi's heart suddenly brightened, but he pretended to be confused: "Mr. Ximing, tell me slowly, what happened?"
Zhang Pu sighed: "Duan San, please talk to your adults."
Duan Saner narrated the story. It turned out that Zhang Pu returned from Taiwan and returned to the capital. He presented his travel experiences to Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, what he saw and heard, and his own strategies for political reform. Zhou Yanru saw that
He repeatedly said yes and repeatedly said that Zhang Pu was really a pillar of the imperial court.
Zhang Pu felt proud after hearing this. It happened that Zhou Yanru's confidant and Zhang Pu's "good friend" Wu Changshi arrived. Seeing Zhang Pu here, he said that he wanted to be a Xiaodong at home, and Zhang Pu also happily agreed.
In order to express his "respect" for Zhang Pu, Zhou Yanru also accompanied him personally.
The banquet was about to start. Duan San'er saw the opportunity and whispered to Zhang Pu: "Sir, you must not drink alcohol. Follow them and use your chopsticks. You must listen to the villain."
Zhang Pu was startled, remembering Ding Yunyi's repeated explanations to him when he was in Fujian, and he felt a little vigilant in his heart.
Sure enough, after the banquet, Zhang Pu said that he had caught a cold on the road and could not drink. No matter how Zhou Yanru and Wu Changshi tried to persuade him, he refused to drink. Moreover, he would put his chopsticks on whatever dishes Zhou Yanru and Wu Changshi ate.
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Wu Changshi had no choice but to order someone to take the wine away. Duan San'er quietly followed the servant who was pouring the wine out. When he saw him going to a quiet place and wanted to pour it away, he took out ten taels of silver and offered to exchange the wine with the servant.
Pot of wine.
The temptation of ten taels of silver was too great, and the servant only hesitated for a moment before handing the wine to Duan San'er, not forgetting to say: "Don't let Wu Langzhong find out, otherwise my head will be in danger.
Since you asked for my wine, you probably already know the secrets in this wine, so you should hurry up and leave the capital with Zhang Pu."
Duan Saner immediately understood what was going on, hid the wine immediately, hurried back, and told Zhang Pu that there was an emergency at home and asked Mr. Ximing to go back immediately.
Zhang Pu also roughly understood something. He stood up and left, leaving only Zhou Yanru and Wu Changshi angry and helpless...
Back at his residence, Duan Saner asked someone to find a dog, forcefully drink wine into it, and then observe carefully. More than two hours later, the dog suddenly whined non-stop, twitched all over, and then died of blood in its stool.
When Zhang Pu saw this, his soul was gone.
When he was in Fujian, Ding Yunyi said that Zhou Yanru wanted to harm him, but he still didn't believe it. Who would have thought that what Ding Yunyi said was actually true.
Zhang Pu had no idea what to do, but Duan San'er had his own ideas. He didn't say much. He packed his baggage all night, and the city gate opened early in the morning. He took Zhang Pu and left without saying goodbye. He left the capital and returned to Suzhou, and then to Nanjing.
"Dog thief, dog thief!" After Duan San'er finished telling what happened, Zhang Pu cursed repeatedly: "The dog thief Zhou Yanru, the dog thief Wu Changshi, I wasted my family's wealth and borrowed a lot of money, and then Zhou Yanru became the leader again.
I don't want him to be so ungrateful! And Wu Changshi, who was so respectful in front of me, but this time he was chosen as the doctor of Wen, but he colluded with Zhou Yanru and wanted to kill me. These two shameless thieves
ah!"
After scolding, he grabbed Ding Yunyi's hand and said: "Xiang Wen, if you hadn't reminded me repeatedly this time and sent Duan San to my side, how could I have seen you here again? Xiang Wen, you and Duan San are both
That's my savior."
"I was just planning for your safety, sir." Ding Yunyi saw that his arrangement worked and finally saved Zhang Pu's life. He let out a long sigh in his heart, but pretended to be honest: "Well, since we are having a banquet at Wu Changshi's home,
I'm afraid it was Wu Changshi's idea, I think this may have nothing to do with Zhou Yanru, sir, I'm afraid he's scolding the wrong person."
"Xiang Wen, you..." Zhang Pu became anxious when he heard this: "Wu Changshi is Zhou Yanru's lackey, who in the world doesn't know it? Without Zhou Yanru's instruction, he would have borrowed his three courages.
You don’t dare to harm me, Xiang Wen, you reminded me to be careful about Zhou Yixing when we were in Fujian, but why are you now speaking for him instead?”
Shit, should I speak for him? I didn’t know that it was Zhou Yanru who wanted to harm you? So, I just wanted to test your determination towards Zhou Yanru and see how much you hate him. Ding Yunyi thought in his mind, and his face showed "
"Panic": "Mr. Ximing, I just say this out of consideration for your safety."
"Oh, how should I put it?" Zhang Pu was a little surprised: "Now that I have left the capital, can he still harm me again? Can he still send people thousands of miles to chase me? I must make his crime of trying to murder me known to the world.
Let the whole world know the true identity of this dog thief with a human face and an animal heart!"
Ding Yunyi felt funny in his heart. This person is a great scholar, but if he is really stupid at studying, if you really do this, Zhou Yanru will definitely jump over the wall. He wants to kill you as a scholar. That is a simple matter.
Ding Yunyi's words were full of worry: "Sir, you must not do this. We have no evidence at the moment, so how can we just rely on that jug of wine? Zhou Yanru and Wu Changshi could have completely excused themselves, but instead accused Mr. of slander.
, then it will be inappropriate for your reputation. Furthermore, it will not be of any benefit to you to push Zhou Yanru into a hurry."
"Are you so forbearing?" Zhang Pu thought carefully. Although he felt that what Ding Yunyi said was reasonable, he was always aggrieved in his heart.
"Forbearance? How can it be that simple?" Ding Yunyi sneered: "We can't touch Zhou Yanru now, but we can attack Wu Changshi. Sir, don't you know who Wu Changshi is?"
Zhang Pu nodded slightly.
After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he liquidated the eunuch party, but it was not done thoroughly, and there were still many elements lurking underground. At that time, the cabinet was almost entirely dominated by the Donglin Party, and the emperor was even more afraid that his subordinates would seize this opportunity.
They wanted to form a clique, so they thought of a "perfect" way. Write the official's name on a piece of paper and put it in a gold vase, burn incense and worship, then grab it with your hands, and whoever you catch will be the leader. Although this method is ridiculous
, however in the eyes of the emperor, it is very reliable.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong the second time and the performance stopped.
At this time, the representative figure of Donglin was Qian Qianyi, nicknamed "The Prodigal Son of Tianqiaoxing". Qian Qianyi's style fully demonstrated the weakness of the scholar-bureaucrats' greed, stupidity and domineering. He wanted to take care of everything and find some tricks to do it.
The names of Wen Tiren, the Minister of Rites, and Zhou Yanru, the minister of minister, were all removed before the "Zhaicai". This naturally made Wen and Zhou Da unhappy. Seeing an opportunity, they took a bite and used the topic of the examiner's bribery case to impeach Qianyi.
During the confrontation in front of him, Qianyi was specially recruited to build a party for personal gain. This happened to be what the emperor was most afraid of, so Qianyi was beaten and blackened for half his life.
Only Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru were left in the cabinet, desperately fighting against the Donglin Party members.
At this time, the "Fushe" sent a general, Wu Changshi, who everyone thought had some "political talent", to Beijing to place a chess piece on the political stage.
Wen Tiren resorted to other tricks to squeeze out Zhou Yanru. He was the only one in power in the court. He had monopoly power and vigorously attacked the Donglin Party members. Wen Zhenmeng and Yao Ximeng were both squeezed out, and Wen Zhenmeng's
His confidant Zheng Yan was killed.
Regarding this case, the most insidious and cruel method in politics was used, saying that he was a slut and a slut, making him disdainful of "famous religion" and "not allowed to be reincarnated" even after death.
At this time, the young people in Wumei Village and Wuchangshi who had returned to society were just patiently waiting for an opportunity in Beijing, and the iron fist of the rebellious party had not yet been able to take their turn.
What was Wu Changshi's "trick" in becoming an official?
"Tong Nei" - using insider information in the palace to win over nepotism and marry Concubine Tian who was the most favored by the emperor at that time.
"Tong Jie" - this is a natural step. In order to achieve the purpose of "tong internal affairs", it is necessary to "Tong Jie" to clear up the clues in the "Servant's Room". From then on, the internal affairs of the imperial court are well understood and everything can be done.
It's very convenient to come here.
"Tongchangwei" - make friends with spies and closely monitor every move of officials in the capital.
At that time, everyone was under the surveillance of spies. A report from the spies was enough to kill a high-ranking official. Catching the spies was equivalent to capturing the emperor's eyes, ears, and limbs. It was very convenient to frame political opponents.