Full text, no ads, Chapter 997: Two hands (Another 10,000, please vote for me again!)
Xia Xun rushed all the way to Beijing, first asked someone to take Xiaoying back to the hotel, and then rushed directly to the palace.【】
The Emperor's Palace was the original Prince Yan's Mansion and the Great Yuan Palace back then. The future Daming Palace will be here. However, there is no need to tear down all the buildings and completely rebuild it. The main purpose is to expand and renovate the front palace and main hall. There are not many parts in the harem that need to be demolished and rebuilt.
, so this was the first part to be built. Now it has been completed. The emperor lived here after arriving in Beijing.
When Xia Xun entered the palace to see the emperor, the emperor was surrounded by many accompanying ministers, discussing some issues about building Beijing and transporting grain from the south to the north. When he heard that Xia Xun had arrived, Zhu Di was extremely happy, and immediately stopped the discussion and called him to see him.
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As soon as Xia Xun saw the emperor, he left his post without authorization and went to Oara to rescue people. He asked the emperor for forgiveness. Zhu Di had no intention of punishing him, so he replied with a smile: "Xuan's strategy in northern Xinjiang is meritorious, and sacrificing public service for private interests is certainly meritorious."
It's a fault, but since the merits and demerits are equal to each other, we won't be held accountable."
Since the emperor took the initiative to excuse him, others could not say anything else. Zhu Di gave Xia Xun a seat and asked him about the situation in Liaodong.
Through memorials and the collection of various information, Zhu Di actually had a considerable understanding of the situation in the north, but of course it was not as detailed and comprehensive as Xia Xun's detailed introduction.
Zhu Di listened very attentively, and from time to time he put forward his own opinions on some issues that needed attention now and policies that needed to be adjusted in the future according to changes in the current situation, and asked people to write them down, so that he could call the ministers to discuss these issues properly when he came back.
Find a way.
This report took about an hour and a half before the emperor said happily: "The situation in Northern Xinjiang has now been opened up. Xuan's hard work has made great achievements. The future transformation and construction will not be accomplished in a day, and there is no need to rush.
You just rushed back and you are tired from the journey. Go back to the hotel to rest first. Come see me tomorrow and accompany me to the construction of the Temple of Heaven!"
Xia Xun bowed in response, and Zhu Di said to the ministers in the palace: "All my dear friends, please leave as well!"
All the ministers agreed and bowed to the emperor to say goodbye. Although Xia Xun agreed, he stayed there without moving until everyone else had left. Zhu Di saw that he was hesitant to speak and couldn't help asking: "Why, Xuan still has something to do?"
Do you want to tell me?"
"yes!"
Xia Xun made up his mind, bowed deeply to Zhu Di, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the people just talked so much that it is inconvenient for me to ask. Before I decided to go to Wala to rescue people, I didn't know whether I could return safely from this trip, so I went to the post office
I left a letter of farewell, but I wonder if the emperor has been here?"
Zhu Di was silent for a moment and replied: "I already know what you want to say. The court has laws and regulations, but laws and regulations require evidence. I cannot punish ministers based on your words!"
Xia Xun said: "Then, if I ask for an order to investigate and handle this case, I will definitely find out the truth about this case and provide justice to the soldiers and people of Liaodong!"
Zhu Di frowned slightly and said, "I have already ordered people to investigate this matter. Xuan Jing will wait for the news!"
Xia Xun had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "Yes, if that's the case, then...I'll retire!"
Zhu Di sighed softly as Xia Xun slowly exited.
Of course he had passed Xia Xun's letter explaining his funeral. He didn't need to investigate at all to know that the matter was absolutely true.
Xia Xun, who rushed to Wala with the ambition to die, would never tell nonsense in his "suicide note". Xia Xun and Ji Gang had no personal enmity. If it was to fight for power and favor, a person with a death wish would have reached this point.
How could he falsely accuse others if he was indifferent. Furthermore, with Ji Gang's personality and personality, it was very possible for him to do such a thing. He knew very well that Xia Xun had a sense of injustice in his heart and was mourning for the many soldiers who sacrificed for no reason.
Unfair.
However, until now, he still trusts and relies heavily on Ji Gang. What happened has happened, and the overall situation in Northern Xinjiang has not deteriorated to the point of being uncontrollable. The ending is still quite perfect. Is it necessary to pursue this matter again and kill himself?
? It is true that Ji Gang is eager to ask for credit, but if none of his ministers have the intention to ask for credit, how can the emperor motivate his ministers?
What Zhu Di was even more worried about was that Ji Gang was considered an important minister with a well-known reputation in both the government and the public. If he was to be killed, his charges would have to be made public. But how could the secrets that caused the Oara and Tatars to fight each other be made public?
To the public?
Furthermore, once the sacrifice could have been avoided, but because the minister claimed credit, the war situation worsened, causing unnecessary casualties of many soldiers, will the families of the dead soldiers and the disabled soldiers themselves be chilled by this? If the court again in the future
If there is any order, the soldiers will have doubts, and the court's prestige will be shaken, wouldn't it mean that the country is shaken? Can killing a Ji Gang compensate for such terrible consequences?
What if someone uses this incident to instigate dissatisfaction between the army and the people of Liaodong against the imperial court? This kind of thing is very possible. How can those Tatar nobles who have been deprived of their military rights and move to Liaodong miss this opportunity? By then, rumors will spread..., Liaodong's
The situation was too complicated, and there were too many Tatar people taken in at once. If the army did not hide at this time, the consequences would be worrying.
Zhu Di didn't want to chill Xia Xun, but due to various considerations, he didn't want to kill Ji Gang and cause a greater shock. Now Liaodong must be stabilized. Furthermore, Xia Xun and Ji Gang were both his most favored ministers, and he also
Not wanting to kill himself, he was in a dilemma, so he had no choice but to use the "drag" tactic to suppress the matter first.
Everyone thinks that the emperor can live, kill and take possession of others, but the emperor cannot do whatever he wants!
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Xia Xun left the palace, looked up to the sky and sighed: "The emperor still has great favor and trust in Ji Gang!"
In order to protect himself, he killed Jin Yiwei officials without authorization, which was a capital crime, but the emperor tolerated him. Now that Ji Gang has taken radical measures to claim credit, which resulted in many unnecessary sacrifices for Liaodong soldiers, the emperor can naturally tolerate him.
The emperor is also a human being, how can he be immobile and completely impartial?
If nothing else goes wrong, the problem of the nomadic people outside the Great Wall should be solved smoothly. Even if there are changes in the future of Oara, as long as the Tatars fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Oara will never be able to become big enough to cause trouble like it did in history. He
The only unfulfilled wish now is to kill Ji Gang.
This person is immortal, has no worries about the country, and will not cause any great harm. In fact, without him Xia Xun in the original history, Ji Gang's ending would still be an unsatisfactory death, and it would not cause much harm to the Ming Dynasty.
However, he and Ji Gang were jointly responsible for the affairs in Northern Xinjiang. Those soldiers who did not have to be sacrificed but had turned into corpses were a responsibility for him. Others could ignore it, but he could not ignore it. He would plead for these soldiers.
It is his responsibility to seek justice, and only by fulfilling this responsibility can he live with peace of mind.
Xia Xun walked away, thinking only: "I wonder how far Mu En's investigation of Ji Gang has progressed!"
When Ji Gang stepped back from His Highness, he found that Xia Xun had not left, and he immediately became alert. However, no matter how slow he walked, there was always time to walk out. How could he know what Xia Xun was going to say to the emperor?
Ji Gang had ulterior motives and naturally felt guilty. He was afraid of Xia Xun's accusations against him, and he didn't know how the emperor would feel after hearing this. Therefore, he was quite uneasy. Just when he was hesitating to leave, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui came around from a corner of the palace wall.
When he came out and saw Ji Gang, he chuckled and said, "Master Ji, your steps are slow, what are you worried about?"
Ji Gang raised his head and said with a smile: "It turns out to be His Royal Highness King Zhao. Please ask, but I have been feeling cold and weak these past few days, so I am not very energetic!"
Zhu Gaosui smiled and said: "The seasons in the north are not as good as those in the south. Don't think that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, so you should change your winter clothes immediately. Spring covers up the autumn frost. Look, what you are wearing now is a bit thin. I have some excellent anti-cold medicines in the palace.
, you can come back to my palace to take some back!"
Ji Gang was moved and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness!"
After some exchange of words and watching Zhu Gaosui leave, Ji Gang looked at his back and smiled sarcastically.
He was very clear about Zhu Gaosui's intention to recruit him, but his response to Zhu Gaosui was just conceited and conciliatory.
During his time, although King Zhu Gaoxu of Han failed, he did have the capital to compete with the prince, and actually threatened the prince's status several times. (Free download of full-text e-books) However, this Zhu Gaosui was ambitious and less talented than the King of Han.
There is still a lot to be desired. He has ruled Beijing for ten years, and even now, he only has a Beijing branch. He has not been able to recruit many confidants, which shows his ability.
Probably Zhu Gaosui thought that his place of enthronement was Beijing and that the emperor would move the capital to Beijing, which made him have rich associations and felt that he had an opportunity. However, Ji Gang concluded that once the emperor moved the capital to Beijing, he would definitely move Zhao to Beijing as soon as possible.
The king was driven away from Beijing, and another place was granted to Zui as a vassal state. It was impossible for Zhu Di to let the struggle for the heir apparent happen again. Poor Zhu Gaosui had no consciousness, and Ji Gang would not be loyal to such a waste.
Because of Zhu Gaosui's interruption, Ji Gang could no longer linger in the palace, so he had to walk out of the palace, thinking to himself along the way. Ji Gang couldn't help but secretly sigh: "The emperor still has great trust in Yang Xu!"
Yang Xu was going to Liaodong according to the order, but he actually turned around and went to Wala on the way. Is this abandoning official duties for private purposes? This is simply disobeying the imperial order! Even if the emperor only pretends to do so, he can just rebuke him verbally. As a result, the emperor
He didn't even say a harsh word. Before the ministers could intercede for Yang Xu, he excused himself first.
Ji Gang secretly thought: "In this case, I sent people to Liaodong before. Even if I collect evidence that Yang Xu is acting arbitrarily and powerfully in Liaodong, it will be difficult to overthrow him. Well, what Yang Xu said in Liaodong,
It has angered the scholars all over the world, and now the public sentiment is fierce, which is just for my use. I have to ask Shen Du to contact the Jiangnan Shilin immediately, provide funds and help, stir up trouble, and make this matter even bigger. When the Shilin makes a move,
It can influence the military officials!"
Ji Gang's eyes narrowed slightly: "Arutai of Tatar and Wansongling of Oara, these two people already hate Yang Xu to death. I can use them to create more Yang Xu to attract the hearts of nomadic tribes and develop private
Evidence of force. First use the power of Shilin to force Yang Xu to hand over power and reduce his influence in the court, and then use the evidence collected from Tatar, Oara and Liaodong to make the emperor fear him. By then...
"
Ji Gang sneered twice and suddenly sped up!
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When Xia Xun returned to Guanyi, Sai'er was already waiting at the door.
When Xiaoying came back, Qiaoyun and Sai'er naturally knew that he was going back to Beijing. Qiaoyun was his concubine, so it was inconvenient to wait at the entrance of the post house, but because they didn't know when he would be back, they were restless.
Yes, when Sai'er saw this, he volunteered and ran to the entrance of the hotel to wait.
As soon as Xia Xun got off the horse, Sai'er, who was standing under the porch, cheered and ran back quickly, leaving Xia Xun stunned.
Xia Xun walked into the hotel and saw Tang Saier flying to the courtyard where he lived like a little magpie. He shouted something inside, then turned around and smiled at him. After a moment,
Qiaoyun came out happily, and Xiaoying followed her with a smile.
"master!"
When Qiao Yun saw Xia Xun, she burst into tears of joy and wanted to throw herself into his arms. However, she was afraid that it would be rude and would offend the master, so she could not help but hesitate to stop.
Although she is Xia Xun's concubine, she still regards herself as a little maid, so she is always a little bit reluctant to let go in front of Xia Xun. Such a heartless behavior just now is a breakthrough for her.
He came back. When he saw Xia Xun open his arms, with encouragement in his eyes and a gentle smile, Qiao Yun paused slightly before throwing herself into his arms.
Xia Xun laughed and said, "Let's go to the hall to talk."
Xia Xun stepped forward, but the hand holding Qiaoyun's waist did not let go. Qiaoyun was Ming'er's dowry girl and was not of high origin, but she was not only pretty, but also because she had served Ming'er since she was a child.
Accompanying her in reading and literacy, she is not only proficient in poems and books, but also shows her elegant demeanor in dealing with others. If it were not for this inherently limited status as a maid, how would she be worse than others regardless of talent, learning, and appearance?
It is precisely because of her destined identity as a maid that although she is beautiful, talented and knowledgeable, her temperament is first-class gentle and well-behaved, and she is always humble in everything she does, so Xia Xun likes her very much and feels pity for her.
, Men always pity timid little girls more. So seeing her showing her rare true feelings today, Xia Xun also deliberately used this move to express his love for her.
This made Qiao Yun feel a little frightened.
Sai'er followed Xia Xun and reported cheerfully: "Do you know, foster father, that Mrs. Yun is pregnant with the baby, hehe!"
"ah?"
Xia Xun was surprised and happy. He stopped and asked Qiaoyun, "Is it true?"
Qiaoyun originally wanted to wait until there was no one around to tell the good news to the master, but she didn't want Sai'er, a fast-talking girl, to tell her the good news first. She nodded shyly and happily, and said softly: "Well, I have hired a husband.
The person who checked the pulse is pregnant!"
Xia Xun was overjoyed and laughed loudly and said: "Okay! Okay! My family is going to have another imported child. If this continues, one day I will be able to create a nation by myself, hahahaha..."
Xiaoying heard this and laughed. She didn't know what she thought of, but she suddenly blushed. She probably thought of "As far away as You'an, Xiu Wuyan!"
Tang Sai'er didn't think so much, and interrupted: "I just told Sister Xiaoying that Mrs. Yun will definitely give birth to a boy this time."
At this time, they had already entered the main hall, and Xia Xun asked curiously: "How did you know that Qiao Yun would be a boy?"
Sai'er said: "It's just a girl to be lazy, but Mrs. Yun has never been lazy. Look at her walking now, she is still brisk and strong, not heavy at all. Those who give birth to girls, once they are pregnant, they can walk and eat
Yeah, he talks and talks lazily."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "This is not possible."
Turning to Qiaoyun, Xia Xun said seriously: "But it doesn't matter whether you are a boy or a girl. They are all my flesh and blood, and I will love them all the same. Don't worry too much about this. In fact, I prefer girls."
There’s more.”
Sai'er blinked at Xiaoying, made a face and said, "How about it, Sister Xiaoying, am I right?"
Xia Xun asked: "What didn't you say... hmm? Sister Xiaoying? Haha, Sai'er, you can't call her sister Xiaoying anymore. It's almost enough to call her Aunt Ying."
Sai'er said in astonishment: "How could I be demoted for a lifetime for no reason?"
Xiaoying's face suddenly turned red. After she came back, she hadn't told Qiaoyun and Xiaoying that she was Xia Xun's woman. How could she say such a thing? When Xia Xun said it, she felt a little embarrassed.
, Xia Xun didn't care, and said with a smile: "Sai'er, it's not that you are a generation younger, but that Xiaoying is a generation older. Haha, what would you call me if you didn't call me aunt?"
"A generation older? What's the point?"
Sai'er hadn't figured out the key yet, but Qiaoyun had already figured it out. When he saw Xiaoying's shy look, there was no need to ask any more questions. Qiaoyun was so well-behaved that he immediately pulled Xiaoying and congratulated her repeatedly.
This made Sakura even more embarrassed, and she hurriedly found an excuse and ran away.
Sai'er stood aside pouting, but became indignant.
Although she was young, because her father had a high status in the religious circles, she had a very high seniority in Putai County. Later she became a disciple of Granny Qiu, and her seniority was even more frightening. Granny Qiu was a disciple of Granny Qiu in Jinling.
She has so many apprentices, all of them are older than her, but who is not allowed to call her senior sister? Now, it’s a lifetime short for nothing.
Alas! Who asked me to recognize him as my adoptive father...
Sai'er regretted more and more.
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Liaodong, Tingshan Academy.
Numerous scholars and Confucian scholars sat cross-legged on futons, with rows of students standing respectfully behind them.
Liu Jingting, the headmaster of Tingshan Academy, stood at the top, speaking passionately and generously: "Speaking of it, the war between nomads and farmers outside the Great Wall has been around for a long time. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this kind of thing has been recorded in the annals of history many times.
It's just that at that time, the original princes were standing side by side, and there were constant disputes. There were still very few records of foreign races in history books.
Later, when Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he began to send General Meng Tian to drive the Xiongnu to the north. Qin Shihuang started from Lintao in the west and reached Liaodong in the east. He made great efforts to build the Great Wall for more than 10,000 miles to prevent the Xiongnu from advancing southward. Everyone, when the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, he used force
Although he was powerful, he still wanted to build the Great Wall to ward off the Huns. This shows the harm the Huns did to Yuan.
Later, Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty was trapped in Baishan Mountain and was forced to adopt a marriage strategy and marry the princess to the Xiongnu Chanyu to escape. At this time, the northern demons frequently appeared in Yuan Dynasty. In order to recuperate and accumulate strength, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty
, Emperor Jing has been adopting a humiliating "marriage" policy, sending a large amount of property every year, but even so, it cannot satisfy the endless greed of the Huns. From time to time, they will invade southward, kidnap my people, and harm my people.
By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he had finally accumulated enough national power. In order to get rid of the Xiongnu's insatiable extortion, he launched a counterattack and expelled them to the north of the desert. From then on, the Xiongnu fled far away, and there was no Khan in the south of the desert. However, by the time of the Three Kingdoms, Wuhuan again
When Cao Cao invaded Wuhuan from the north, the wolves died down for a while. When the Eight Kings rebelled at the end of the Jin Dynasty, they were weak and they came again.
The Huns invaded and captured Chang'an. The northern nomads established sixteen dynasties in our original land. They not only enslaved the Han people, but even exterminated them to death. The Han people almost wanted to annihilate their race! At this time, it was Ran Min who issued the "Tu Hu Order",
Call on the men of the Yuan Dynasty to fight against the Hu invaders who enter the country every day and every month, and eventually drive millions of Di, Qiang, and Huns out of the Yuan Dynasty!"
Like a storyteller, the Liushan chief spoke with great emotion and emotion about the dangerous situation that the Han nation was facing at that time. He also talked about Ran Min's great achievements at that time and the tragic scenes of the war at that time. He listened to the masters.
Everyone's blood was boiling. These old masters were all so excited, not to mention the young students.
When he talked about the Di, Qiang, and Xiongnu escaping from the Yuan Dynasty, Xianbei, who had taken advantage of the opportunity to rise, came back and attacked Ran Min. Ran Min was trapped, so he distributed the general's grain to the people, and led 10,000 horsemen out of the city to fight for grain. As a result, Xianbei was killed
Surrounded by an army of 140,000 people, Ran Min led his troops to fight bravely. He alone killed more than 300 people in a row. In the end, due to exhaustion of his war horse, he was thrown off and captured. None of the soldiers in the army surrendered, and they fought until the last man.
At that time, all the teachers and students in Tingshan Academy had tears in their eyes.
Liu Jingting also said that Ran Min was killed in the Nexing Mountain. After Ran Min's death, all the vegetation in the seven miles around the Nexing Mountain withered and locusts arose. From May to December, no rain fell from the sky. The Yan Kingdom was established by the Xianbei people.
Lord Murong Jun was shocked when he heard the news, and quickly sent people to the place to worship Ran Min, and named Ran Min the King of Wu Miao. As a result, it snowed heavily that day, and it was deeper than his knees. This is an official historical record. It is not made up by the author, and everyone was even more shocked.
I was so mesmerized by what I heard.
Liu Jingting said solemnly: "After the death of Ran Min, the ministers of Ran State committed suicide one after another, and none of them surrendered to Yan State. Since the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, there has never been a martyred minister who committed suicide because of the country's subjugation. It started with Ran Min. How many times did Ran Wei commit suicide?
Unwilling to be enslaved by the Yan people, one hundred thousand Han people fled to the south of the Yangtze River and defected to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Because the generals of the Eastern Jin Dynasty failed to arrive in time to rescue them, hundreds of thousands of people were intercepted by the Yan army on the way and died. The Jin general committed suicide to express his gratitude.
Everyone in the world, this is my Han people’s blood and integrity!”
Wan Shiyu, who was sitting between two pillars in the side corridor and was listening, leaned forward slightly and glanced at Ding Yu, who looked at each other and smiled.
Chief Liu Shan, who gave an impassioned speech on the stage, once scolded the Wanshi Realm in front of Xia Xun for refusing to provide free relief to the Wala people, which resulted in the flood of victims. He was a cold-blooded butcher and cruel executioner, but Xia Xun scolded him in the end.
Xia Xun did not vent his anger by yelling. After that, he asked people to take these stubborn old masters around to listen to the voices of the surrendered Mongolian herdsmen and the persecuted Han people, and let him witness with his own eyes.
Those Han serfs who were rescued from Mongolian pastoral tents during the process of household registration and resettlement listened to their bloody and tearful accusations.
Hearing is false, seeing is believing, let them go out from the study, go to the people in person, witness the bloody reality with their own eyes, let them wake up, this old master who is dedicated to "loving the world universally, the benevolent is invincible" as his own mission
He was brainwashed by Xia Xun and became an extreme nationalist from then on. People like him are passionate, impulsive, and simple, and can easily go from one extreme to another.
There are many similar people, belonging to different academies and county schools, government schools, and state schools. Similar lectures are being held in various places. Under the instruction of Xia Xun, Wanshiyu, while inciting the national sentiment of the Liaodong people, also sent out
A large number of scholars and monks carried out another round of brainwashing on the Tatars who submitted to Liaodong, which can be described as a two-pronged approach.
The old master on the stage then went on to talk about the Tang Dynasty when Chang'an fell to Tubo, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period when Shatuo divided the world, and then the Khitan rose up and confronted the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.
The annihilation of the Southern Song Dynasty, all along the way, is an example of the endless invasion of our original land by foreign races.
Finally, Chief Liu Shan said: "Prairie people are like wolves, but they are ten times more ferocious than wolves. When wolves are full, they will not ask for more, but people know how to reserve and enjoy, so their greed will never end. We are the only one."
Only when the Han people become stronger can they be intimidated! Just show kindness to them. When you are strong, they will pretend to be convinced. Once you are weak, even for a moment, they will pounce on you and beat you hard.
The ground will bite you. This has been the case for thousands of years. Therefore, when we have the opportunity, we should completely pull out their fangs and cut off their sharp claws. Any behavior that tolerates adultery is a sinner of the nation!
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With warm cheers, Liu Jingting stepped aside and said loudly: "Now, I would like to invite a commoner who was kidnapped as a slave in Tatar when he was fourteen years old and suffered severe persecution. Now he has just been rescued by our Liaodong soldiers."
, tell everyone about his personal experience! "
Wan Shiyu smiled slightly and said to Ding Yu: "Here we can ask some students to continue giving lectures in place of Master, and select some Master Professors like Mr. Liu Shan to enter the customs for a 'study tour' in the near future."
Ding Yu nodded slightly and agreed.
How could Xia Xun not know the reaction of Jiangnan Shilin? He thought this was a good thing. If this incident had not intensified, the scholars there would have always lived in their fantasies. After such a debate, their attention was drawn to
Come to the north of the Great Wall and ask them to learn more about the real situation that happened on the border of Ming Dynasty, so that you can change the minds of some scholars.
Of course, Xia Xun would not blindly rely on their self-enlightenment. When he left Liaodong, he had already asked Wanshiyu to arrange for a large number of Liaodong scholars to give lectures in Yuan in the near future, and also asked them to bring some of them with them.
The persecuted common people, the scholars reasoned, the common people presented the facts, and competed with Mr. Dong Heng, the former Shilin, who advocated the way of benevolence and forgiveness.
He did not believe that Yuan Shilin was all a group of people who had not changed from the past. As long as some of them could be changed through this kind of efforts, earth-shaking changes would occur in the future Ming Dynasty, not to mention that this process itself could strengthen the Liaodong scholars.
Lin's influence.
A kind of culture, a kind of thought, will inevitably be affected by its living environment. The rise of Liaodong Shilin, although it is also inherited from Confucianism, will definitely form a unique cultural system that is different from the original Shilin, that is
Hope for the future of Ming Dynasty!
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When Wanshiyu was preparing to send scholars from Liaodong to the pass to conduct publicity in the name of study tour, the people arranged by Ji Gang also went on the road. Previously, he had arranged for people to secretly go to Liaodong to collect Xia Xun's black materials. This time, in order to ensure success, he
He also sent people to Shenyang Guard to contact Arutai, and to Wala to contact Wansongling, trying to create more evidence of crimes and capture Xia Xun in one fell swoop.
At the same time, he naturally would not give up the Jiangnan scholars who could be used. He wrote a personal letter to Shen Du, asking Shen Du to use the Jiangnan scholars to create greater public opinion that was unfavorable to Xia Xun.
After Shen Du took refuge with Ji Gang, he used Ji Gang's power and his shrewd mind to earn Ji Gang countless wealth. In the process, Shen Du himself also made a fortune. Although he is still not as rich as his father Shen Wansan.
But to the extent of the enemy country, there are only a handful of wealthy people in Jiangnan.
Huaibei Saltworks, Panjia.
Mr. Pan Qiren was sitting in the main seat, but in the guest seat sat a fair-faced and beardless young man. Under him sat another unspectacular young man with a harmless smile. The fair-faced and beardless young man sat there. The young man with his legs crossed and drinking tea slowly was talking to him.
"Mr. Pan, Shen Du has repeatedly blackmailed you, causing you to lose huge tens of thousands. We have found out clearly about this matter. Lianghuai Salt Factory respects Mr. Pan. We know Mr. Pan's shrewdness. I believe you will not Without leaving any evidence, you are so willing to let others blackmail you. Haha, leaving evidence, of course, is to keep it to play a big role one day. Now, our factory supervisor has come in person. This sincerity and this weight are enough, right? "
Pan Qinian remained silent. Chen Dong leaned forward slightly, his eyes shining brightly: "Mr. Pan, you think our Dongchang can't deal with the Jin Yiwei?"
Pan Qinian has always taken good care of himself. Now that he is over seventy, his face is still as moist as if he was in his fifties, but his hair and beard are mostly white.
Pan Qixiang sighed softly and said: "Master Qianhu, it's not that I am unwilling to help, but there is really no evidence. That Shen Du asked for salt under the banner of Ji Gang is just a matter of words, I don't know. Dare you ask for a warrant from him? As for witness, it only takes a false accusation, and I am too old to bear it!"
Mu En frowned, feeling faintly angry.
Pan Qinian stroked his beard, glanced at Mu En and Chen Dong quickly, and said to himself: "I heard... that our Ming Dynasty took advantage of the conflict between the Tatar and Oara tigers in the north to sneak in. These two ferocious tigers were subdued. Ji Gang was a man who had done great work and made great achievements. The factory owner and the great men of thousands of households were loyal to the country and devoted themselves to eradicating the traitors. The old man admired him endlessly. However, Ji Gang was in full swing. To meet his sharpness, the wise man Don’t take it…”
"Ha ha ha ha……"
When Mu En heard that this was his concern, he couldn't help laughing and said: "My father-in-law is on a business trip from Jinling to Beijing. He passed by here and thought that visiting Mr. Pan might be able to provide our father-in-law with some help in bringing down the powerful traitors." Strong evidence, come on, Mr. Pan still doesn’t believe me!”
Pan Qinian quickly leaned forward and said: "The factory manager's words are serious, how dare I do this!"
Mu En winked at Chen Dong with a smile and said, "Take that thing out and give it to Mr. Pan!"
Chen Dong hesitated and said: "Factory owner?"
Mu En nodded, gently moved the tea leaves, lowered his head and took a sip.
Chen Dong hesitated for a moment and then took out something from his pocket. It was wrapped several layers of soft tanned cowhide and tied with a silk ribbon. Chen Dong tore off the silk ribbon, peeled off the cowhide layer by layer, and took out something Something comes.
Pan Qinian was curious, not knowing what they were going to bring out, but when he saw it, it was a letter.
Chen Dong took the letter in his hand and turned to Mu En. Mu En raised his chin slightly and said, "Tell Mr. Pan to take a look!"
After serving as factory supervisor for so long, even a pig should have cultivated the aura of a superior person. Not to mention that Mu En can serve the emperor and has Zhu Di's trust in running the East Factory. Now every move he makes has his own dignity. Not only Chen Dong If he dared to disobey, he presented the letter to Pan Qinian with both hands.
Pan Yanshang took it curiously, lowered his head and opened the cover. He was shocked, stood up suddenly, and said in confusion: "This... this is a secret memorial presented to the emperor! How dare the common people watch it? Please take it back quickly. Take it back quickly!"
Mu En waved his hand and said, "Hey! If our father calls you, just... This memorial hasn't been handed over to the emperor yet!"
"this……"
Pan Qinian was still terrified, but Mu En didn't look up at him anymore.
When Chen Dong saw it, he said: "If the factory owner calls you, just go ahead. Write this memorial in advance, how to word it, and what crimes and evidence are listed. The factory owner will discuss it carefully with me and other Dongchang stallholders, and write it like this
At the time of the memorial, the master of the factory was the one who wrote it on his behalf. How many people have done this? Now that the memorial has not yet entered the palace, if the factory calls for you, you are the one to do it!"
Pan Qinian, the largest salt merchant in Huaihe River and Huaihe River, who was extremely wealthy, usually received many high-ranking officials. He was a well-informed person. Although he was a little frightened when he saw the memorial to the emperor, he did not act like a country bumpkin.
The fuss and fuss, and the panic-stricken Yi Yi were probably intentional. Now that I heard what Chen Dong said, I no longer persisted.
Pan Qinian opened the letter, took out the secret memorial, held it in his hand, looked into the sky and bowed three times, then unfolded it, squinted his presbyopic eyes and read it carefully. Mr. Pan had to be very fast, and as he continued to write several lines, his face changed slightly, and then
After a few lines, he let out a soft "Ah", then he stopped, looked at Mu En in shock, and then asked Chen Dong, "How... actually this happened?"
Chen Dong smiled slightly and said, "We have obtained conclusive evidence, what do you think?"
After hearing this, Pan Qinian's face suddenly became uncertain.
Mu En said slowly and calmly: "On this basis, he can be sentenced to death! However, since he has done many evil things, he must reveal all his crimes to the world one by one, so that all the people in the world know that he is worthy of death! What's more,
These crimes can kill Ji Gang, but they can't kill many of his accomplices. At least Shen Du will be missed, but if you, Mr. Pan, provide evidence, that won't be the case!"
Pan Qinian's heart skipped a beat, his expression became resolute, and he shouted loudly outside the hall: "Here comes someone!"
The steward of the Pan family came in from outside. Pan Qinian called him in front of him and whispered a few words. He took out a bunch of keys from his waist and handed it to his hand. The steward nodded and walked out quickly. Mu En and Chen
Dong looked at each other with joy on his face.
In a moment, Pan's steward came back from outside in a hurry, holding a brocade box. He was panting, he must have been running back and forth. Pan Qinian took the brocade box, placed it on the table, and took off another one from his waist.
A goldfish, reached out and pressed the fish's eye, a hook-shaped key popped out of the fish's mouth, and carefully opened the brocade box. The box was empty, except for a folded piece of paper at the bottom.
Pan Qinian took out the piece of paper from the box, opened it, raised it respectfully, and said: "I have carefully kept this warrant for six years, and I will give it to the factory owner today!"
Chen Dong took the piece of paper, his face became even more joyful, and turned around to present it to Mu En. Mu En laughed loudly, stood up with a smile on his face, and said to Pan Qinian: "Mr. Pan, Guo Tong III has some bad karma."
If the retribution has not yet appeared, it is because the time has not come yet. When the time comes, the retribution will come naturally! Don’t worry! From now on, this person named Shen will never bother you again, hahahaha..."
Mu En turned around and left, followed closely by Chen Dong holding the knife. Pan Qinian smiled and cupped his hand. He also believed that the Shen family wolf who came to Pan's house from time to time to suck a few mouthfuls of blood and chew a piece of meat would never bother him again.
He did.
Mu En stayed in a local inn. This is the gathering place of the Lianghuai Saltworks. Salt merchants from all over the country and merchants of all sizes gather here all year round. Therefore, the inn business is booming. There are dozens of the highest-end inns. They Living in one of his houses won't attract anyone's attention.
Just after returning to the inn, Dongchang fanzi came in and reported: "Mr. Chang, we were ordered to monitor Shendu and found that someone from afar came to visit him!"
Shen Du is currently at the Lianghuai Salt Farm. He handles a lot of business for Ji Gang, but his biggest financial source is the salt farm, so he has to stay here for most of the year. He takes a bite from the East and bites from the West. Everyone hates him to the bone. But I dare not offend him.
Now he has built a house here and married a concubine. Ever since Mu En received Xia Xun's secret message, he began to deploy all-out reconnaissance on Ji Gang, and Shen Du had already been under their close surveillance.
After listening to the report, Mu En asked: "Has the identity of the visitor been found out?"
Na Fanzi smiled slightly and said: "That guest is from the north. Judging from his behavior, he is probably from Jin Yiwei!"
After hearing this, Mu En began to pace around the room. Chen Dong's eyes followed his figure. Seeing that he was silent for a long time, he couldn't help but ask: "Manufacturer, what should we do? Are you pretending not to know, or are you pretending not to know?" …”
Mu En stopped and said in a deep voice: "Catch him!"
Mu En opened one hand into a claw, and then clenched it into a fist: "Catch them all, don't let anyone go!"
Chen Dong reminded: "Mr. Factory, the Emperor has not issued an order yet. If something goes wrong, will you..."
Mu En shook his head and said coldly: "Jinyiwei has always been domineering, now it's our turn to be proud and proud! Go! Give all the snakes, insects, rats, and ants in Shen Du's house to our factory! Just because of his ability With all his evil deeds, even if his discipline is like a mountain with poor discipline, he will still be knocked down this time!"