In the fourth year of Taichang, on the 16th day of the first lunar month, at Chen hour, on the east side of the Daming Gate, officials from various ministries, academies, and temples who had spent a Taiping Year were on duty one after another.
Zhai Xingxing, who was recording the affairs of the Ministry of War, saw a crowd of people surrounding his yamen from afar.
There were comments that were either excited or disdainful.
"Go and see, the governor of Liaodong is at odds with the Ministry of War."
"Don't go, don't go. Brother Yu is from the Household Department. You haven't seen anyone from our Household Department. Isn't it too late to hide when you encounter such an aggressive person who comes to ask for money? What's more, it's Yang Lian who comes to make trouble. The former Yang Zongxian,
Even Long Live Master dares to scold you in the face."
"That is, you people from the household department should stop joining in the fun, and don't let this big bearded Yang scold you too."
"What? So popular? Hey, I was transferred to Beijing last year, and I have to see the majesty of Governor Yang."
Zhai Xingxing chased the officials in blue robes from other departments who were watching the excitement and did not mind the trouble, and rushed to the entrance of the military department.
Sure enough, Yang Lian, dressed in red robe, scolded the Ministry of War in a loud voice for not paying Liaodong.
Next to him, there were two low-level officials from the Ministry of War in blue robes, one on the left and one on the right. They were three parts embarrassed, five parts helpless, and two parts forced to smile, looking very unlucky.
The two of them held each other's hands, trying to persuade Yang Beard, who was acting like a god, to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War first, and not to lose his dignity in front of the junior civil servants of the country.
"Respectability?" Yang Lian's eyes widened, "I am the governor of Liaodong. The greatest dignity is not to pay the border troops. Today, I am wearing an official robe and come to your Ministry of War to pay. How can it be a loss?
Do you want to lose your dignity? I will stand here until you, Mr. Xiong, come on duty."
After Yang Lian finished training the people in the Ministry of War, he said impassionedly that the Liao affair was worrying.
Among the onlookers, there were some who were particularly well-informed. With a scornful tone, they sneered with their colleagues around them: "You see, this is where Donglin is unreasonable. I heard that he is the Minister of Etiquette of Donglin."
, citing scriptures, he requested a large sum of money from the Ministry of Household Affairs for the emperor, whether it was to build a palace or for the prince's wedding. Anyway, it took up a lot of military pay from the Ministry of Household Subjects. This was Yang Dabeard, who was also from Donglin.
It would be better if you don't go to your own Zhao Nanxing to argue, but go to the Ministry of War to scold Shanmen."
Someone listened and said sharply: "Isn't that because Xiong Tingbi is a member of the Chu party?"
Another person shook his head and sighed: "Our court official said that in the Tongbao newspaper years ago, we saw that there was a serious quarrel over wages in Tieling, Kaiyuan. Hey, you said, if the court does not give money, those Qiu Ba people who have lived in Liao for generations will
Won't you join the Jian slaves? The slave chief Nurhachi, I heard that he was originally Xiaoqiuba who was taken in by Liao general Li Chengliang, and his daughter became Li Rubai's concubine. Isn't it becoming more and more like a family?"
Everyone felt that what this person said was reasonable, and they were about to agree, but when they saw it again, it turned out to be a clerk from the State Affairs Temple, and they all turned cold and stopped talking to this colleague who was working under the woman.
The State Affairs Temple turned back angrily, and bumped into Zhai Xingxing's eyes, which were obviously interested in research after listening. As if he had found the steps, he struck up a conversation and said, "Hey, Zhai Lushi, are you back from visiting relatives in Shanxi?"
Zhai Xingxing politely bowed his hands to the other party, took this opportunity and said in a low voice: "You Zheng Siqing and Hong Shaoqing, are you sent to see Yang Junmen causing trouble in the Ministry of War?"
The secretary of the State Affairs Temple quickly shook his head: "No, no, our two ministers are not in Beijing."
"Huh? Where did you go?"
The recorder had followed Hong Chengchou to the Ministry of War several times and met Zhai Xingxing many times, so he replied sharply: "Hong Shaoqing went to Nanjing to find the censor over there to impeach Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Mr. Zheng Si, Well, it was because of the top-to-bottom fight for King Fu's money. I was so angry that I went outside the customs to calm down."
Zhai Xingxing's mind suddenly moved, but he still said casually: "Oh, outside Shanhaiguan or outside Xifengkou?"
"Of course it's outside Xifengkou. She went to Daning Town to discuss with them how to help Lin Danhan attack the Tumote tribe in the west."
Zhai Xingxing had already figured it out and wanted to ask again, but he saw a eunuch in brocade robe hurriedly coming from the other end of the corridor. He walked quickly to Yang Lian in three steps and two steps at a time. Go to the imperial court to discuss matters."
After speaking in an airy manner, the eunuch moved closer to Yang Lian and persuaded him: "Yang Junmen, go to Qianqing Palace quickly. The Minister Xiong you are looking for is also on the other side of the Long Live Lord."
After Yang Lian waved his sleeves and left, the crowd watching the excitement at the entrance of the military department also dispersed.
Zhai Xingxing, like a hedgehog covered with fruit, absentmindedly entered the Yamen and stayed on duty for most of the day. After Yu Shen left his duty, he walked through Qipan Street, called a cart, walked through the streets and alleys, and went around to the Huangjiao Temple. Nearby, he connected with several other hedgehogs covered in fruits.
Among them, of course, is the Mongolian musician Zana.
Nurhaci arranged for the secret stake leaders in the capital to collect all the intelligence fruits of each hedgehog and send them away. He himself used the Manchu code taught by Yue Tuo's master, wrote a secret letter, and went to the Shanhaiguan to sell goods to Liaodong. The Shanxi merchants went through several routes and delivered the letter to Sibeile Huang Taiji.
At this moment, in Huining, North Korea, Daishan, the leader of the Zhenghong Banner and the leader of the Four Belles of the Later Jin Dynasty, was listening to a group of Jia La E Zhen reporting on the situation of grain reserves.
A year ago, when Daishan was sent to Huining, North Korea, across the Tumen River by his father Nurhaci, he was still unhappy. He was unhappy that he, a great Jin warrior who had made great military exploits, was the only one in Manchuria to get the "Gu Ying Batulu". The great Baile who had the title was thus far away from the center of power in Hetuala.
But now, Daishan finally realized that he was wrong.
Huining is such a great place.
Many of the Koreans here are the remnants of the former king Gwanghae Gun. Gwanghae Gun was the son of King Seonjo of Joseon. Because Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty never gave him a title, he had a grudge against the suzerain country of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, ever since Nurhachi became Khan, he has shown a pro-Golden and far-sighted political stance.
Last year, Seonjo's grandson Li Jie led the military men to launch a coup and exiled Gwanghaejun. After being recognized by the Ming Dynasty, he further helped Mao Wenlong in Yiju, Chelsan and other places to contain Hou Jin, the mainstream faction in Korea, and re-established the throne. Return to the true path of intimacy.
The remnants of Gwanghaejun were scattered in remote and remote areas. Daishan didn't find out until he arrived in Huining. No wonder Mu Zaohua was able to receive Japanese copper from the Koreans after revealing the identity of the Jinren. Because these Koreans
People are naturally close to Daikin.
Similarly, after the bannermen and captains of Zhenghong Banner came to Huining, they were able to reclaim land and plant food without any hindrance. Last autumn, there were even ships that heard the news and entered Chongjin Port, and North Korean merchants
They hired peasants to transport the grain to Huining and sell it to the Jurchens, who were said to be extremely short of food.
And this spring, in addition to the North Korean merchants who supplied food and asked for help, there was also a man named Li Xun, who claimed to be Gwanghaejun's former guard.
"Brother Guiying," Li Xun respectfully called Daishan using the Korean pronunciation of Guyingbaturu, but his intention was straight to the point, "Brother Guiying, has Baylor ever thought about sending all the main forces of Zhenghongqi to the map?"
Men Jiang moved here, strengthened his strength here in Huining, and mutually benefited us Gwanghae Lord?"
"What do you mean? Isn't your master imprisoned on an isolated island?"