In the sixth year of Tianshun, in the capital, in the imperial court.
"If you have something to do, leave the court!" A eunuch shouted.
Zhu Qizhen squinted his eyes on the throne. As he got older, his energy became weaker and weaker.
"Your Majesty, we are in urgent need of help from all sides!
The year before last, the Tatar Aluo tribe entered the Hetao area to spend the winter. Immediately after Beilai, various Maoli tribes moved in to spend the winter. Last year, these tribes completely took root in the Hetao area.
In the past, Tatar troops would invade Jiubian on a large scale only every few years, but now they happen every year, or even multiple times a year.
The soldiers and civilians of the Shan, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu prefectures along the Hetao were all seriously affected and suffered heavy damage." The new chief minister reported loudly.
Over the years, the imperial court has had five chief ministers in just six years, and the emperor could not even remember the names of these chief ministers.
However, when he heard that Jiubian was in danger, Zhu Qizhen immediately opened his eyes.
In the Tumubao Incident more than ten years ago, he single-handedly destroyed hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty's elite troops. The Hongwu, Yongle, and Xuande dynasties' plans for Haixi were burned down. All the old people of the three dynasties died in battle, and the barriers to the Liaohai Sea were eliminated.
withdraw.
He was suddenly very scared. He was afraid that after his death, history would say that he was a loser, a prodigal, called the emperor of his family, and even less able to see his ancestors.
He must solve the problems in the Nine Sides before he dies! This way, at least he can offset his merits and demerits! Historic books will not leave a too bad reputation.
"Does Aiqing have a good strategy for dealing with the nine sides?" Zhu Qizhen asked.
The chief assistant immediately stopped talking.
You sent out a wave of generals who could defeat Ming Dynasty, Tumubao, and then you were captured by Wala. Yu Qian and his brother Zhu Qiyu finally turned the tide and defended the capital.
It would be better for you to take the Oara army to attack other big cities around Kyoto. If you let Oara conquer those cities, Kyoto will be left alone and helpless, and the Ming Dynasty will fall.
Fortunately, those generals knew the seriousness and did not open the door for you.
As a result, eight years later, during the Seizing of the Gate incident, after your restoration, you killed all the generals who had not opened the Gate. Yu Qian, the highly accomplished leader, was also killed. In the end, the generals who helped you seize the Gate were also killed by you within a few years.
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Now, throughout the Ming Dynasty, almost no one knows how to fight.
"How come, none of the princes above the court can solve our Ming Dynasty's border troubles without saying a word?" Zhu Qizhen asked in a deep voice, very dissatisfied.
The courtiers simply remained silent. Over the years, they had completely understood that the Zhu family would always be the emperor. No matter which one they supported, even if that person became the emperor, they would still be liquidated.
What a waste of life! Isn’t it a good time to grow your family and live a good life with your children and grandchildren while enjoying the wealth of the people?
"Retreat!"
In the study, Zhu Qizhen casually flipped through a few memorials about Jiubian. People in Jiubian were massacred, robbed, and killed, and the people were in dire straits.
"Bang~" Zhu Qizhen threw these memorials away directly.
"Liu Xi!"
"The slave is here!"
"Which general in our Ming Dynasty is good at fighting?"
Liu Xi thought for a while and said, "Datong Commander-in-Chief Yang Xin, this man is the son of Yang Hong, the famous general who guarded Xuanfu during His Majesty's expedition to the west."
Although it is true that the emperor was captured, it is shameful to say that the emperor went hunting.
Zhu Qizhen was noncommittal: "What else?"
Liu Xi continued to reply: "Funing Marquis Zhu Yong, as well as the generals Liu Yu and Liu Ju.
Zhu Yong is the descendant of the famous general Zhu Neng; Liu Yu participated in the Luchuan rebellion; Liu Ju fought a bloody battle at Xizhimen during the defense of Kyoto, and had a head-to-head encounter with the Ora cavalry."
Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction. His Ming Dynasty still had many elite soldiers and generals.
By the way, he suddenly remembered the name he heard from Concubine Feng last night.
"Then Jiang Yuyan, the commander of the Suzhou Jinyi Guards, has made great achievements in defeating Japanese invaders. I heard that she even attacked Japanese islands. How is her ability?"
Liu Xi was a little hesitant: "She is a woman, so I'm afraid it's not suitable."
Of course he was not afraid of Jiang Yuyan coming to the capital, he was just appointing a woman for the sake of the emperor. Is there no man in the Ming Dynasty?
"What's wrong with women? When I was hunting in the west, wasn't it my mother who led the soldiers, took the lead, and finally defended the capital!" Zhu Qizhen said casually.
"Yes! Queen Sun is a woman who is not inferior to men!" Liu Xi said respectfully.
"Hahaha! That's right!" Zhu Qizhen laughed.
If it weren't for his mother, he wouldn't have the chance to be emperor twice.
After laughing for a while, Zhu Qizhen remembered the business: "Call that Yang Xin over, I want to discuss with him the strategy of using troops!"
His father, grandfather, and uncle were all good at fighting, so he was very confident in his own military skills.
It was Wang Zhen who instigated those wrong decisions in the Tumubao Incident that year. It will definitely not happen this time.
"yes!"
The leader of the army cannot use royal guards, but he has the responsibility of supervision.
Nowadays, after Zhu Qizhen has experienced two major changes, he will no longer trust any generals and ministers, because each of them may have the strength to rebel.
But Jinyiwei is different from Dongchang. Once the emperor and his courtiers, they can only rely on themselves. No emperor will use an emperor's intelligence agency after he has secured his position.
…
Suzhou, East Market.
"Candied fruit, it's time for snacks, exquisite and delicious candied fruit snacks!" There was a girl selling at the corner of the market, with fair skin and a baby face.
From time to time, passers-by would come up to chat, and some would buy a little. Whenever something was sold, the girl would be very happy, smiling like a flower.
"Ahem~"
Hearing the familiar coughing sound, Murong Xian raised his head: "Ah, didn't you come back for the wax festival?"
Xiao Yu'er was unshaven. Although he was very tired, his expression was very serious: "You have been selling things here during the two months I went to Japan?"
"No! I'm just too bored at home~" Murong Xian said softly, but when she met the serious eyes of her sweetheart, she waved her hands in a panic.
"I just want to make more money and make you less stressed~" As she spoke, the girl's voice became lower and lower.
Xiao Yu'er's eyes gradually turned red.
"Didn't I say that I will work hard, I will gradually accumulate merit, and I can also make money!" Xiao Yu'er said solemnly.
"No! I just..."
Murong Xian wiped her tears with her tender hands and said, "I just want you to marry me as soon as possible. I don't want you to be so tired and in such danger!"
I also want to give you a son!"
For the sake of those senior and junior sisters, she couldn't even imagine what kind of life Xiao Yu'er would live outside.
Fighting in rivers and lakes is too dangerous!
Xiao Yu'er was stunned, thinking a lot.
After a moment, he stepped forward and hugged the girl tightly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of you!"
"No, you have taken good care of me, but I am useless! Wuwuwuwu!" Murong Xian felt useless for the first time.
Without the care of her father and eldest sister, she wouldn't even dare to break up with her sweetheart, and she wouldn't know anything else.
The little fish holding his sweetheart in his arms raised his head with tears in his eyes.
She should have lived a life of fine clothing and fine food.
Maybe it's time for me to make some choices. As a man without a father, mother, or family, what's the value of his dignity?
…
The fatigue of life can never be compared to the incomprehension of the sweetheart. Fortunately, this young couple is very different from most couples.
Jiang Mansion, study room.
Su Ying put down the last stroke and cheered: "The medical book is finally ready, great!"
Noticing Sister Yuyan, who was studying the art of war and strategy, Su Ying, who was wearing a yellow skirt, jumped over to her like a lark.
"Sister Yuyan, fortunately you have lived up to your destiny!"
Jiang Yuyan took the book and opened it for a long time.
"How's it going? I wrote well, didn't I?" Su Ying asked expectantly, and then pointed to the little yellow cat beside her who was playing with the lark.
"I just took it to Brother Le and he said yes!"
The bird was so noisy that she fainted.
Jiang Yuyan looked at the stiff lark on the table, her white and tender face, which had always been Gu Jing Bubo's, twitched, and then met Su Ying's look, and pondered for a long time.
"This medical book still has some advantages. It is very confidential. If it leaks out, most people will not know what it is talking about."
Su Ying:......
Miao Le on the side grinned widely: "Meow wow wow~"
"Miss, I have your letter! It's from Mr. Liu Xi, the governor of the East Factory." Xiaohong shouted outside.
"Bring it!"
"yes!"
After a while, Su Ying checked the letter first, and then Jiang Yuyan slowly opened it.
Although with her current skills, the known poisons in the world cannot cause any harm to her, she still has to be cautious in everything.
"Fairy Yuyan personally declares:
The Holy One asked me about the Nine Borders today, and I thought that Fairy's strength would be of great potential there, so I recommended Fairy.
The Holy Emperor also appreciated the fairy's achievements in defeating the Japanese, and he already wanted to use others.
If the fairy is unwilling to leave Suzhou, you can reply to the letter and I will mediate with the Holy Sage."
After reading the letter, Jiang Yuyan threw it aside.
In her opinion, with the current responsiveness of the imperial court, it would probably take several years just to discuss generals and allocate supplies, troops and horses.
And can the old guy live another two years?
When the eldest sister finished handling her official duties, Su Ying pouted and looked unhappy.
"Sister Yuyan, how do you write this medical book?"
Jiang Yuyan replied: "It is easy to understand, and even if you don't care about it, it must be accompanied by illustrations so that most people can understand it at a glance.
And there is no need to write down those difficult and complicated diseases, because people can’t distinguish them if they are written down. Let’s distinguish the diseases that most ordinary people will suffer from, such as: fever, cough, diarrhea, etc.”
Jiang Yuyan patiently guided me.
Writing a book and a biography is not something that happens overnight. If it were that easy, there would not be a few medical books that can be passed down through the ages.
Because their prescriptions have been tested countless times and are even the standards of many great doctors.
"Okay~" Su Ying looked downcast and went to one side to continue revising the article.
Revising the text is really a very painful thing!
"Chirp~" The lark also woke up and cursed at Miao Le in front of him.
He actually used drugs and showed no regard for martial ethics!
"Meow!"
"Zhazha!"
"Wow!"
...
Summer is long.
Jiang Yuyan looked at the pair of living treasures with a smile. The light from the window accidentally fell on the girl's face, and her soft cheeks seemed to be glowing.
All the sins in this world are blocked outside the window, and time and years seem to be stretched and become gentle in days like this.
Squinting her eyes and lowering her head, the girl continued to immerse herself in the ocean of knowledge.
Knowledge can quietly help you wipe away the ignorance and superficiality on your face.
…
Suzhou, Peng Mansion.
This is a large garden located in the city of Suzhou. Most people may not be able to get out after entering it for a long time.
"Dad, according to the news from Beijing, the Holy One is planning to transfer Jiang Yuyan to Jiubian. From now on, those in the Chamber of Commerce and Wodao will belong to our Peng family!" A young man ran to the study and said happily to Mr. Peng.
"Where did the news come from?" Yuan Peng asked.
"It's from my uncle, who is the Minister of War. It's absolutely accurate!" the young man said excitedly.
"Bring the letter to me!"
After a while, Mr. Peng slowly returned to his seat, silent in thought.
"Dad, aren't you happy about this great thing?" The young man was curious.
Peng Yuan rolled his eyes at him: "How many times have I taught you that those who achieve great things will not lose their color even if the mountain collapses in front of them. There must be a glimmer of hope in everything.
You only saw the benefits of Jiang Yuyan being transferred, but you didn't see the danger behind it.
Let me ask you, if Jiang Yuyan no longer controls Suzhou, who has the greatest interests?"
Young Peng Jie looked confused: "Isn't it our family?"
Peng Yuwai sighed: "I often teach you that everything in this world must be seen by the world.
Now that Queen Qian has nothing to do, according to the rules, if a direct descendant is established, then Concubine Zhou's son is most likely to be the prince, and many ministers in the court will stand in the Zhou family.
And now the emperor loves Concubine Feng and wants to make her the crown prince many times. At this time, if Concubine Feng's sister is no longer the commander of the imperial guard in the first tax-paying place in the Ming Dynasty, and no longer an example of breaking Japanese, what support can she have?
"
Peng Jie was stunned: "I didn't expect this matter to involve a fight for the crown prince, but doesn't it mean that the relationship between the sisters is not good?"
"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests!" Yuan Peng took a deep look at his son.
"In addition, if you think about it again, if Fairy Yuyan is not here, without the help of those martial arts masters, can we independently occupy the Japanese island, and even resist the endless Japanese pirates? Don't forget, there are people behind those Japanese pirates!"
When Peng Jie heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. This adult's world is too tortuous.
"Then Dad, what should we do?"
Peng Yuanwai fell into deep thought. What they, the Suzhou gentry, were doing now was tantamount to offending the gentry all over the world.
People used serfs to beat, torture and kill maids at will, and the taxes collected by the court were all divvied up on the common people.
As a result, you hired farmers and actively paid taxes on your own land.
What does this mean? If this happens, won’t all outsiders come to Suzhou Prefecture? What else will they farm and do business?
When Jiang Yuyan was here, the Suzhou gentry said: They couldn't beat them: they were powerless1
If not, then they are enemies of the world.
But it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Now if we want those farmers to pay taxes and work hard, will the Peng family, as the leader, still survive?
"Go and collect grain, medicine, horses and all kinds of military supplies that can be collected!" Peng Yuwai ordered his son.
Peng Jie was stunned: "Dad, you don't want to rebel, do you? Come on, I haven't had enough of my good life yet."
"Bang!" Peng Yuanwai kicked his son directly.
"There are so many challenges in life, and the icing on the cake is nothing compared to providing help in times of need. Since those people support the eldest prince, then we will support Fairy Yuyan!
After getting along with each other these days, do you think that Fairy Yuyan will never be able to control the Nine Borders?"
Peng Jie thought about it. A few days ago, there was a guy in the Song family who secretly beat a maid to death and buried her. However, the next day, the Jin Yiwei came to capture him and chopped him up in the street.
Later I learned that the Jinyi Guards also patrolled with rats.
This Fairy Yuyan is so mysterious, she seems to know everything and is omnipotent.
If my family succeeds in sending charcoal this time, won't they be granted the title of Marquis? In the future, those brothers will have to call me Little Marquis?
"Okay, dad, I'll go right away!" Peng Jie wanted to look excited and agreed quickly.
After his son left, Mr. Peng looked out the window with a faint look in his eyes.
The younger brother supports the eldest prince, and he supports Fairy Yuyan.
