To say that Chongzhen's resentment towards Pang Gang is really deep. You were originally just a small family, but I promoted you all the way to the title of champion. You are not satisfied yet, and you actually made yourself king. You don't even look at it.
Look, is it possible for a person like you to be the prince?"
Our Ming Dynasty has never had a king with a different surname. The founding general Xu Da’s contribution was big enough, right? He was just a prince. Mu Ying’s contribution was big enough. He could only go to Yunnan to eat bamboo rice and listen to those Miao girls.
Singing folk songs, you just fought against the Tatars for two days and your tail is raised to the sky. Are you cool?
Although he wished to cut Pang Gang into eighteen pieces, Chongzhen had to face reality after all. In the past two years, Pang Gang had been very considerate to the Ming court. He always had the green light for water transportation and other matters, and he never made things difficult. He even formed a quarrel with the court.
Such a tacit understanding meant that when merchants under Pang Gang's rule went to other provinces to do business, the local officials did not create any difficulties.
However, Chongzhen never believed that he had accepted Pang Gang's favor. He always believed that the reason why Pang Gang's water transportation was unimpeded was because Pang Gang did not dare to push the court into a hurry. At the same time, he also had concerns. Now Yang Sichang proposed to send troops to the south of the Yangtze River.
After King Qin came up with the idea of transferring his horses to Beijing, Chongzhen's reaction was that although he was also very afraid that Pang Gang would cut off the water transport channel and prevent King Qin's army from passing by, Chongzhen immediately thought, what would it do for him to intercept the soldiers and horses in the south of Beijing?
Isn't he afraid that he will take crazy revenge on him after he regains his breath?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen's heart settled down. He waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about this. I don't think Pang Gang dares to intercept King Qin's troops from the south of the Yangtze River. If Pang Gang knows the situation, that's all. If he doesn't know the situation, that's all."
I will order Hong Chengchou to regain Shandong immediately! Just do it, Yang Aiqing, immediately draft an order and order Hong Chengchou to lead his troops to Beijing to serve the king!"
"yes!"
Seeing that the boss had made up his mind, Yang Sichang, as a wage earner, had nothing to say, so he had to step forward immediately. The little eunuch beside him had already started grinding the ink. After the little eunuch had finished grinding the ink, Yang Sichang took out the ink.
I got a piece of good rice paper and started writing with flying colors...
The lobby of the Yamen of the Nanjing garrison office: "The Emperor's edict was carried out by heaven, and thieves have brought harm to the country. It has been here for ten years, and all the surnames have been ruined, and the capital is shocked. All my ministers, who is not gnashing their teeth! When you come here, Tian's heart is in confusion, and your fortune has changed. The culprit is huge and evil.
, they took each other with them, and they were either entrusted to Guanzhong one after another, or they were cared for in Hanbin one after another.
Ge, Zuo and others were waiting and wandering in Huaidian, Lao Huihui and others were hiding in southern Henan. They were all prisoners waiting to be killed and were not a serious problem for the imperial court. However, the intruder Li Zicheng, despite repeated defeats, did not stop the fierce flames; he ran alone, still thinking
There is a way to win over the best friends with one word, and the best friends will stick together and never disperse: a small favor will deceive people, and the fools will be willing to listen to it. If it is not quelled with one blow, the disaster in the heart of the country will rather be stopped! Today, the intruder Li Zicheng leads hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits.
Shaanxi rushed into the capital and wanted to massacre the people of the Ming Dynasty. Hong Chengchou, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, immediately led all the soldiers and horses from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital to serve the king and captured the trespassers below the city. In order to comfort God and our ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, I hereby express my gratitude!"
A white-faced eunuch with no beard stood in front of an incense table, reading out the imperial edict in a straight tone. Next to him stood two expressionless guards in royal robes. Behind the incense table, they knelt down to worship Hong Chengchou. Behind Hong Chengchou, there were many people kneeling behind him.
A local civil and military official.
This fair-faced and beardless father-in-law is not a simple man. He is the eunuch Cao Huachun, the leader of the ceremonial eunuchs. Chongzhen sent this second-in-command among the thousands of eunuchs in the palace, which shows how seriously he takes this matter.
After Cao Huachun read out the edict, he rolled it up, came to Hong Chengchou, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Master Hong, our family would like to congratulate you. The emperor has finally called you back to Beijing. You will be promoted to an official position in the future.
Promotion is no longer a problem, you have to keep the imperial edict first."
After speaking, Eunuch Ma handed the bright yellow imperial edict to Hong Chengchou.
After receiving the imperial edict, Hong Chengchou just smiled faintly and said, "Eunuch Cao is too generous. The emperor has placed a huge burden on Hong's shoulders, but it really makes Hong anxious."
Cao Huachun's face was full of smiles, and his eyes were almost narrowed into slits: "Master Hong, you are so polite. Now everyone in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty knows that you, Master Hong, are the pillars of our Ming Dynasty. The emperor and the civil and military officials of the dynasty are all here."
I am eagerly looking forward to you!"
"Eunuch Cao, please don't say that. Mr. Hong can't bear it." Hong Chengchou quickly waved his hand. Although he was a bit arrogant, he was not arrogant enough to think that he was qualified to show off in front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the emperor.
the point.
Cao Huachun smiled slyly, "Master Hong, please don't refuse. Before our family came, the emperor personally told us to go to Beijing with you. I don't know when you can order all the troops to accompany our family to Beijing."
ah."
Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and said: "Eunuch Cao, don't be anxious. This decree comes so suddenly. You have to give me some time to mobilize the army to raise food and grass. You can't let me have tens of thousands of troops and the northwest wind!"
"You have to give us an accurate answer for how long it will take." The more Hong Chengchou tried to evade, the harder Cao Huachun pressed him.
Hong Chengchou thought for a while and then said: "Half a month, we will set off in half a month!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun's face slowly changed. His originally smiling face slowly darkened, and his eyes narrowed to a slit with a sharp light. He said resolutely: "No, for eight days, our family can only
I’ll give you eight days. We must leave after eight days, otherwise..."
Cao Huachun did not continue, but everyone understood the threat contained in it.
Hong Chengchou's face suddenly changed several times, and finally he forced a smile and said: "Okay, let's set off in eight days."
"That's right. Master Hong is worthy of being a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty." After hearing Hong Chengchou's promise to set off in eight days, Cao Huachun was like a chameleon, with a smile on his face. He smiled and said to Hong Chengchou: "Master Hong, why don't you
Could you please introduce the generals behind you to our family?"
"Oh, this is Mr. Hong's dereliction of duty. Eunuch Cao, this is the "Ping Thief General" Zuo Liangyu, this is Jiangsu Commander-in-Chief Cao Zhenhua, this is Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief Ma Jin, and this is"
As Hong Chengchou introduced them one by one, Cao Huachun also greeted them one by one with a smile, but when his eyes glanced at one of them, an imperceptible look flashed in his eyes.
That night, Hong Chengchou held a banquet in the garrison mansion. In addition to his personal company, many dignitaries from Nanjing City also came, including Zhongyong Bo Li Jinzhong, Pingyang Marquis Cao Shi, and Nanjing Military Minister Zhao Yabo.
A large group of people.
The biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty's continued governance system and previous dynasties is that it has two sets of teams, one in Beijing and one in Nanjing. Of course, the Nanjing set is a spare tire and is basically synonymous with nursing homes. It has been used for hundreds of years.
This was the case, so during the banquet Zhao Yabo, the Minister of War in Nanjing, frequently toasted to Cao Huachun, the celebrity around Chongzhen.
"Eunuch Cao, it's rare for you to come to Nanjing, but you must stay here for a few more days, so that I, my colleagues and the generals can show their friendship as landlords." After toasting Cao Huachun with another glass of wine, Zhao Yabo smiled and said to him
Cao Huachun said, but this smile seemed to everyone to be flattering.
Cao Huachun said reservedly: "Mr. Zhao is joking. We are just slaves around the emperor. We dare not blame you for working so hard. Our family is now only thinking about leading the army north to relieve the siege of the capital."
"That's right, Eunuch Cao is loyal to the country. Everyone knows that." Zhao Yabo flattered the horse's leg, but his face didn't seem to change at all, and he still kept smiling.
Encourage drinking.
Zhao Yabo's appearance fell into the eyes of everyone, and many people showed contempt in their eyes. Hong Chengchou was sitting next to Cao Huachun, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. Therefore, he discovered that during the banquet, Eunuch Cao's
But his eyes always glanced to one side intentionally or unintentionally.
A banquet was enjoyed by both guests and hosts. After the banquet, Hong Chengshu personally sent Cao Huachun back to the garrison mansion to rest, and then came to the study located in the northwest corner of the garrison mansion.
This is a very small study room. There are not many books in it, but there is a lot of white manuscript paper on the desk, which is densely written in regular regular script. There is a man who is about forty years old and has a long mouth.
A middle-aged man with a big black mole and a somewhat gloomy look as a staff member is sitting behind a desk engrossed in writing. He is Ding Qun, the staff member who came to Nanjing with Hong Chengchou.
After hearing the sound of the door opening, Ding Qun raised his head and asked with a smile: "Sir, how is the situation today?"
After entering the study, Hong Chengchou showed a tired look and said lightly: "What else can I do? This Eunuch Cao is desperately urging me to send out troops. He can't wait to set off immediately tomorrow. Humph, how can a large army travel?
I have been in the south of the Yangtze River for more than a year and have finally managed to rectify an army. I can't just take them all to Beijing with just one word. Do you really think I am a fool?"
Ding Qun frowned and asked, "Sir, are you saying that you want to leave some of your troops in Jiangnan?"
"Of course!" Hong Chengchou said proudly: "This time the bandits invaded the important area of the capital. Although they claimed to have 300,000 troops, I estimate that there are 200,000 troops. It is enough for us to lead 20,000 troops to Beijing. First, our
There are not many ships, so we have to recruit at least hundreds of civilian ships to transport food, grass, soldiers and horses this time, otherwise it will take twenty years for the useless Nanjing Navy to send us to Beijing."
Ding Qun said with some worry: "Sir, is it too little for you to bring 20,000 troops to Beijing? You must know that those bandits are not fuel-efficient lamps."
Hong Chenghui shook his head: "No more, if there are less people, Zuo Liangyu's tail will be raised again."!~!
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