In the Governor's Yamen of Hengzhou Prefecture, Hunan, two people were chatting.
One person is wearing a first-grade black gauze, with a thin face and three long beards. He is He Tengjiao, an important minister of the Longwu Dynasty and the governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty.
The other man was born with a crooked head and a giant mole on his face. He was He Tengjiao's supervisor Zhang Kuang. Although Zhang Kuang was ugly, he was erudite and talented. The teacher of the great Confucian Wang Fuzhi of the Ming Dynasty.
"Yu Ye, what do you think of this young prodigy coming to appease me with a letter from King Jingjiang, who is the supervisor of the country?" He Tengjiao asked his adviser Zhang Kuang.
Ding Shentong refers to Master Ding Kuichu.
Although in Zhu Hengjia's eyes, Ding Kuichu, an old man, was greedy and despicable, took money but did nothing, and had bad moral character. But in the eyes of the majority of scholars, Ding Kuichu had a great reputation. Not only was he a Jinshi in the Wanli year, but he had also been a child since he was a child. Extremely smart and well-spoken, he is known as the "child prodigy".
It is said that when Ding Kuichu was seven years old, he went to the county town with his father. The county magistrate Shao Ke immediately saw that the child was cute and asked him to write a composition describing the beast on the roof of the court hall. Ding Kuichu, who was still a little kid at the time, calmly wrote It is said: "Living on top of the pillars, he is deeply blessed by the rain and dew." The county magistrate was amazed. When he was twelve years old, Ding Kuichu took part in the boy examination. The examiner Xiao Qixian heard that he was a "child prodigy" and wanted to test him, and he excelled. The first couplet: "Ding Xianggong, wearing hobnail boots, nails into the ground." Ding Kuichu was quick to think and blurted out: "Zhu Emperor, wearing a beaded crown, with beads pointing to the sky." Xiao Qixian saw that he was very ambitious, and pointed at the county government office. Han Gong Tower at the back asked him to write a poem. Ding Kuichu thought for a while and chanted loudly: "Han Gong Tower is the best building. The weather is majestic and dominates the clouds. Look up at the stars and look down at Qian Kun Xiao. Try to see thousands of miles away. "The wind is moving, and the chatting generals will climb to Yangao with a smile." Xiao Qixian was very surprised, and kept saying: "This kid is amazing, he will definitely be the pillar of the country in the future!" Ding Kuichu won the first place. Except for the time traveler, no one knows what the future holds. If Xiao Qixian knew that this kid would grow up to become a corrupt official, he would probably be so angry that he would jump out of his grave.
From then on, Ding Kuichu got the nickname "Ding Prodigy". Even though he is over sixty this year, He Tengjiao still jokingly calls him "Ding Prodigy".
Zhang Kuang smiled slightly: "The cabinet department, Kuang thinks, we should agree."
He Tengjiao hesitated: "But this King Jingjiang is not directly related to the royal family, and his bloodline is sparse!"
Zhang Kuang said: "There is no one with noble blood than King Gui, but King Gui has been controlled by Liu Chengyin. Could it be that the cabinet wants to surrender to Liu Chengyin?"
When he mentioned Liu Chengyin, He Tengjiao became furious. This man was his subordinate. He saw that he was carrying a big iron rod all day long and seemed to be very good at fighting, so he became his in-laws. Who knew that he was not good at winning battles, but good at defeating them? In the Battle of Guilin, 20,000 people were defeated by Yang Guowei's 6,000 people. It was enough to be timid in fighting, but this man had great ambitions. King Zhu Youlang of Gui fled to Wugang. Liu Chengyin knew that King Gui had noble blood and was the Wanli Emperor. His grandson immediately took control of the King of Gui and tried to hold the King of Gui hostage. He sent people to pick up the King of Gui several times, but Liu Chengyin sent troops to stop him, but he failed. This person is really hateful!
Zhang Kuang saw that He Tengjiao was a little moved and struck while the iron was hot: "I heard that King Jingjiang not only controlled four prefectures and one state in Guangxi and Guangdong, but also occupied three prefectures in Annan. The Mo family in Gaoping, the Zheng family in Annan, and the Ruan family even occupied the city. All the countries have surrendered to our Ming Dynasty. He now has a vast territory and a large number of soldiers, with 200,000 strong soldiers. If the cabinet submits to King Jingjiang, once the Tatars invade south, reinforcements from Guangdong and Guangxi will arrive."
"This??" He Tengjiao was tempted.
"After all, the king of Jingjiang, whose surname is Zhu, supervises the country under the title of Chongzhen, is justified. Why not?"
He Tengjiao stroked his beard: "Okay. I'll just meet this Master Ding."
After persuading He Tengjiao, Zhang Kuang returned home and met Ding Kuichu's deputy envoy, Wang Gui, the guest of honour.
It turned out that Ding Kuichu had been in the officialdom for many years and knew that in the Ming Dynasty, nothing was impossible, only the wrong person could be found. He knew that He Tengjiao obeyed Zhang Kuang, and Zhang Kuang, like himself, was a great intellectual. So he sent Wang Gui to do it first. Originally, Ding Kuichu wanted to see Zhang Kuang in person, but then he thought that he was already a master, and Zhang Kuang was just a junior supervisor. Seeing him in person would be a loss of his identity. He couldn't go in person, he had to take care of him! Just let him Wang Gui acts on behalf of.
When Zhang Kuang saw Wang Gui, his face was full of joy: "Brother Wang, I'm so happy! The cabinet has agreed to submit to the supervisory state. You can let the Taifu see the cabinet."
"Oops! Thank you, Brother Zhang!"
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
After Taifu Ding met Governor He, the two parties warmly reminisced about the past and had a good conversation. An agreement was quickly reached: He Tengjiao presented to Zhu Hengjia and recognized his legitimacy in supervising the country; Zhu Hengjia retained the bachelor of Wuying Palace given to him by Emperor Longwu, Huguang Governor-General position, and promoted his crown prince Taibao to the title of Taibao, one of the three princes. He was ranked among the three princes together with Taifu Ding.
He Tengjiao was settled. Fu Shangrui, the governor of Pianyuan, was a member of He Tengjiao, so he naturally submitted.
Taifu Ding met again with Du Yinxi, the governor of Huguang. This man was the Optimus Prime of Huguang. He single-handedly surrendered hundreds of thousands of Li Chuang's remaining troops. Of course, he was also a great intellectual and a Jinshi during the Chongzhen period.
Jinshis communicated very well with each other, and the two affectionately called each other "brother Zhongqiao" and "brother Zhongjin" for a long time.
Du Yinxi mentioned a practical question: "I wonder how His Royal Highness the Jianguo treats the Loyalty Camp?"
Zhongzhenying, Li Zicheng's old tribe, was renamed Zhongzhenying after surrendering to Emperor Longwu.
At that time, Du Yinxi entered Li Guo's camp alone, Gaoyigong's military camp, and recruited the rest of Li Zicheng's troops. He also went to Emperor Shulong and said, "There are no less than tens of thousands of brave men. Wu, Chu, Qin, and Jin all want to devour them with anger. This is truly a great army that has fought a hundred battles." , Heaven has left it as a gift to Your Majesty." Emperor Longwu was overjoyed and immediately made Li Jin the Marquis of Xingguo, and all the generals were rewarded.
When Du Yinxi mentioned the Zhongzhen Camp, Ding Kuichu was already prepared: "When I came, His Royal Highness the Supervisor of the Kingdom had already issued an order. The Zhongzhen Camp is the pillar of the country. The original titles and official positions will remain unchanged. In addition, His Highness asked me to bring the silver Thirty thousand taels, meters and two hundred thousand stones, five thousand bows, five hundred blunderbuss, one thousand knives, and two thousand spears were handed over to Governor Du as a reward for the Loyalty Camp." Zhu Hengjia was redressing the troops, and these weapons were all It was replaced.
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Du Yinxi was very excited when he heard this: Although he had surrendered the Zhongzhen Camp, He Tengjiao regarded the Zhongzhen Camp as bandits and refused to provide them with food and salary. He had to support them to maintain their existence. Now King Jingjiang has given them money and weapons. It's really Holy Ming!
"I, on behalf of the loyal and loyal camp, have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and thank you for supervising the country."
Ding Kuichu quickly helped him up: "Governor Du, please get up quickly. Before I left, the governor once said something to me. He said: There are many loyal ministers in Huguang, but the only one who can be called a loyal minister is Zhong Yan."
"Oh! How can I deserve the praise of the Supervisor!" Upon hearing this, Du Yinxi was inexplicably excited.
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After recruiting He Tengjiao, Du Yinxi and others from Huguang, Old Master Ding, regardless of his age and frailty, hurried to Guiyang in a carriage to meet his two other old acquaintances: Zhang Yao, the Inspector of Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty, and Guizhou Inspector Zhang Yao. Chief Secretary and Councilor Zeng Yi.
These two are also from Shilin.
Zeng Yi, courtesy name Weijing, was a disciple of the great Confucian king. He was famous for his poetry, good at calligraphy and painting, and was nicknamed Yao Shishanren.
Zhang Yao, also known as Rongwo, was elected in the Wanli year. He has outstanding political achievements, is shrewd and benevolent, and is very popular among the people of Guizhou.
When Zeng Yi and Zhang Yao saw the arrival of the old scholar "Ding Shen Tong", they were overjoyed and greeted him warmly.
Ding Kuichu is a mature person: these two are so diligent, they must ask me for something!
He didn't ask what was going on. Instead, he looked at a black-faced general behind them and asked, "Who is this general?"
The two people quickly introduced: "This is Chen Ruizheng, the commander-in-chief of Guizhou Province."
"It turns out to be General Chen, whom I have admired for a long time!"
After chatting for a long time, the three of them happily expressed their willingness to surrender to Zhu Hengjia.
Ding Kuichu saw that the three people had solemn expressions, as if they had something on their mind. The old lady said that her Qi-nurturing skills were first-class, and she pretended not to know, and leisurely tasted Guizhou's famous tea: Meitan Cuiyang.
"Good tea, good tea!" Ding Kuichu smacked his lips and praised it full of praise.
Zhang Yao, the governor of Guizhou, couldn't hold it in anymore and suddenly left the table and knelt down: "Please save the people of Guizhou!"
The other two also knelt down.
Ding Kuichu's face changed, and he immediately turned from relaxed to surprised: "What do you mean, three adults? Please get up quickly, I have something to say."
"Not long ago, the Western bandits Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and other troops killed Zeng Ying, the commander-in-chief of Chongqing. They are mobilizing troops and preparing to attack Guizhou. The Western bandits are brutal and the soldiers in Guizhou are few. Please report it to the supervising country and send reinforcements to Guizhou as soon as possible. ,Save me the people of Guizhou province!"
Ding Kuichu was happy, I asked you three why you agreed so happily, it turns out that you are burning your butts! However, Guangxi is small and the people are poor, and the prison country has always wanted to expand its territory. This is a good opportunity, just in time to send the army in Guizhou, expansion power.
The old lady agreed immediately without saying a word: "I will return to Guilin immediately and ask the Supervisory State to send troops to rescue Guizhou. The three adults must prepare their military equipment to guard against the invasion of the Western thieves!"
"Thank you so much, Tai Tu. We have prepared a banquet to welcome Tai Fu."
"No need." Ding Kuichu looked solemn, as if he was loyal to the emperor and loved the people: "The people of Guizhou are about to be in dire straits, how can I be in the mood to attend the banquet? Please three adults prepare some dry food for me. I will return to Guilin immediately, please
"Reinforcements".
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Mrs. Ding is worried about the country and the people, and is unwilling to eat and drink too much.
Zhu Hengjia didn't care so much, he was eating happily. Today is November 26th, Zhu Hengjia's birthday. After today, he will be fifty years old, fifty-one years old. The Ming Dynasty was abominable, and they liked to count people according to their false years.
Age! Alas! The eagle spreads its wings and wants to fly high, but the poor man has old hair on his temples!
Originally, He Liang was in charge of matters such as etiquette. Zhu Hengjia thought He Liang was too upright and found a reason to send him on a business trip. The family banquet was left to Ma Huanxi to host.
The Pony Club was doing business and prepared eight tables of delicious food and wine. The entertainment program was also well done, and there were no more old-fashioned royal nine-melody and seven-dance. What about "Song of the Flame Spirit", "Song of the Imperial Wind", "Pingding"
"Dance of the World"??, Zhu Hengjia and the ladies have long been tired of watching. This time we invited a famous Gui Opera actor to enjoy a scene of Gui Opera "Yutang Chun".
Concubine Shi Xian, Concubine Chen Shu, Concubine Wang Zhuang, Concubine Liu De, Concubine Zhao Xian, Concubine Li Zhuang, Concubine Huang Hui, the seven fairies were all dressed up in colorful clothes, leading the prince and the princesses to give congratulations to Zhu Hengjia.
Looking at the slightly swollen bellies of Concubine Shi Xian, Concubine Chen Shu and Huang Huibin, Zhu Hengjia's eyes were full of tenderness: "Three beloved concubines, please don't salute, sit down and have a good rest."
After returning to Guilin, Zhu Hengjia worked hard and finally gained something. It was not that he was lustful, but the issue of the emperor's heir was actually very important, involving the centuries-old foundation of the empire. How could he do well with only one son at his age? How many more children would he have?
Only when the country is safe can the country be stable. There is no small matter for the royal family, and being lustful is also for the country!
After the banquet, the famous Gui opera actor Xiao Bailing sang the Gui opera "Yutang Chun".
"Yutangchun" is adapted from "Yutangchun, a Husband Is Hard to Find" in "A Warning to the World" written by Feng Menglong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It tells the story of the acquaintance of Su San (Yutangchun), a famous prostitute in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Jinglong, the son of the Minister of Libu.
, vowing to be together forever. Wang Jinglong ran out of money and was kicked out of the brothel by the Madam. Su San secretly gave Wang Jinglong some silver to help him tide over the difficulties. Later, the Madam sold Su San to Shanxi businessman Shen Yanlin as a concubine. Shen's wife
Jealous, Shen Yanlin poisoned Su San. Unexpectedly, Shen Yanlin accidentally ate the poison noodles and died. Su San was falsely accused and sentenced to death. On the way to his release, Jie Chai Chonggong sympathized with Su San and regarded him as his righteous daughter. Wang Jinglong got the official position and patrolled Shanxi for interrogation.
This case avenged Su San.
This little lark sang so well, with a voice like an oriole's cry; his expression matched well, his expression was sad and full of tears.
When Zhu Hengjia saw it, all the ladies were moved to tears, and they burst into tears. Finally, when they were reunited, they turned to crying for joy. The lovers finally got married!
"Reward!" Zhu Hengjia was very happy and shouted: "Reward one hundred taels of silver!"
