While he was watching, he suddenly heard a voice coming from the next cubicle: "His Royal Highness, Prince Qin Han, turns out to be such a romantic person? I didn't know yet."
"You see he is making it up. His Highness King Qin Han is good at martial arts, but he is not good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. How could he be so romantic? His Highness King Qin Han has a guard who is a fellow countryman of mine and told me so."
"You people in Fengyang Mansion are really good. Every noble person has a fellow countryman in his family. But you should keep your voice down, this is His Royal Highness the Prince!"
"What's the matter? What I said was not insulting to His Highness. It was all true, and it was not meant to be derogatory. Even if someone heard it, unless it was a member of the royal family, they would not report it. Who has the time to spare?"
"Then be careful."
"Okay, I'll keep my voice down." The man's voice was a little quieter, and there were sounds from the stage. Yunxi couldn't hear clearly for a while. It wasn't until the song was finished that he heard someone next door say: "
..., I heard that Dong Auxiliary Officer Xie Jinjie found out that Princess Qin Han is a mixture of Mongolians and Semu people from the Western Regions, not a mixture of Hans and Mongols as stated in the play."
"A mixture of Mongolians and Semu people? Does that mean that the current King of Qin also has Semu blood?"
"No, His Highness the King of Qin was born to the second concubine of His Highness King Qin Han. The second concubine is the daughter of King Ninghe, so the current His Highness the King of Qin is an upright Han Chinese."
"That's not bad. If the emperor didn't hate the Semu people so much and wanted to fight the Samarkand Kingdom in the northwest, it would be difficult for His Highness. Oh, by the way, what is the reason for fighting the Samarkand Kingdom in the northwest?
What? You are from Fengyang, and there are news in various mansions. Maybe it can reach the palace, tell me?"
"Hehe," the man laughed a few times, and after hearing the man's flattery, he said, "Then I'll tell you."
"The emperor hates people with lustful eyes. This is not wrong, but it is still not quite right. The emperor should hate the two religions." He then told some information he had gathered from various places.
Yunxi, who was next door, was secretly surprised. This news was not unusual for any descendant of a noble family, but the two people next door spoke vulgarly. They should not be from noble families, but probably mid-level military generals with some money. Knowing this is enough.
It was a bit abnormal. He couldn't help but continue listening.
"..., so I say that the emperor hates these two religions."
"I see. Then why are you going to war with the Kingdom of Samarkand this time?"
"The emperor was possessed by witchcraft when he was in Guangzhou. After investigation, it was people from the Kingdom of Samarkand who did it. You also know this, but the emperor also knows the overall situation well and is unwilling to send troops to the northwest to punish them for this. But who
Knowing that the people of the Kingdom of Samarkand are actually arrogant, they want to send troops to attack the Qin King's fiefdom in the northwest, and even plan to take over the Central Plains in the future. How can the emperor let him succeed? If the Ming Dynasty has not yet been disgraced, the emperor will be disgraced, so
We have decided to send troops to the northwest to fight them after the new year and let them know how powerful we are."
"Is this all true?" He had heard such rumors, but there was no definite information.
"Of course it's true! This morning I had a drink with a friend from Zheng Guogong's palace. My friend said it himself. The emperor called several nobles to the palace to discuss the matter. After Zheng Guogong came back, he discussed the matter with the eldest young master of his family.
When he heard it."
"Then it seems to be true. This country of Samarkand is really too arrogant. There are a lot of emperors, but they actually slap their noses on their faces. They should have been beaten long ago!"
"I say so. The imperial court must send a large army to the northwest to conquer the country of Samarkand at once! I am willing to levy a few more taxes this year!"
"Hey, since when did you support the imperial court so much?"
"As you said, when will I not support the imperial court?"
"I made a mistake, and I will be fined a glass of wine." The room next door was quiet for a minute, and the person who just spoke said again: "If you want to let me go, of course I am willing to give the Samarkand Kingdom a good beating, but I am not willing to impose more taxes.
of."
"I'm different from you! I'm from Fengyang. Over the years, my father and I have been doing business in the capital. Thanks to our connections in the mansions of various wealthy families, we have never encountered any difficulties. The emperor is also from Fengyang, so I can be considered as one of them.
The emperor’s fellow countrymen, if the imperial court doesn’t have enough money for the war, why don’t you pay some money for your fellow countrymen?”
"Furthermore, it stands to reason that the battle in the northwest has nothing to do with us, but how can this person not be greedy and not have enough? The Samarkand Kingdom must not be satisfied after occupying the northwest, and will go east to occupy the Central Plains. The drama of the past two years
Isn’t there a lot in it that said that when the Mongols went south to occupy the Central Plains, they killed nine out of ten? I didn’t believe it at first, but later I asked the scholar who had read the book. The scholar said that this is true. The imperial court compiled "
"History of the Yuan Dynasty" is very clear, and what's more, the Mongols themselves can't remember what they compiled. Anyway, it was written in the history books of the previous dynasty, so I believed it."
"I also asked friends who had fought in the war, and they said that if the army is defeated in the northwest, according to common sense, the entire Central Plains cannot be defended! Maybe we have to retreat all the way to the Huaihe River to be able to stand, but it is not safe. My family is from Mengcheng.
Huaibei, if the imperial court is defeated in the northwest, my family will suffer! The people of Samarkand and the Mongols are both barbarians from the north. It is said that the leader of Samarkand is called Timur and he married a Mongolian.
Even if you have a princess as your wife, you are the same as the others, and you are not just massacring people in the Central Plains like the Mongols! Just for the sake of the fellow villagers and the sake of my family, I have to support the imperial court in the war with the Kingdom of Samarkand in the northwest!"
"Oh, my family is from Xiangcheng, Henan, and is also in Huaibei. So I must support the imperial court in defeating the people of Samarkand in the northwest! Well, if the imperial court doesn't have much extra tax money, I'm willing to pay for it."
The man said as if he had made great determination.
"Also, the people in Samarkand are different from the Mongols. They all have more flowers. They all believe in the Tianfang religion, and the Tianfang religion has many rules, and some of them don't sound right," he said.
The rules are incompatible with Han customs, and he continued: "I heard that wherever they go, they insist on making local people believe in their religion."
Several people who were listening to him were very surprised: "Is there such a rule? If you do this, you will become an animal! Even an animal would not do such a thing!" "This Tianfang religion must not be believed. It seems that the court must
We have to block this Samarkand country in the northwest." "That's right!" "I asked why the emperor hates them so much. It turns out they still have such rules! Such people should be driven out of the Ming Dynasty! The emperor must be
I know clearly that they still have such rules, so I hate them!"
"Your Majesty is so clear-eyed and a saint!" Several people suddenly praised Yunxi in unison.
"Haha." Of course Yunxi heard this praise and laughed happily.
However, Chen Lijie said at this time: "Your Majesty, the people next door sound like they are common people and non-officials. Isn't it inappropriate to make such arrogant comments about government affairs?"
"Hey, it doesn't matter if the common people privately discuss a few things in the court. Who with some knowledge will not discuss such a big matter? If you don't even care about this, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty? Do you want to make the people of the Ming Dynasty miserable?
Is the road broken by the eyes?" Yunxi said.
"I am stupid." He immediately admitted his mistake.
Yun He felt very good after hearing these words. Although he saw the actors had finished their rest and came up to continue acting, there was no need to watch anymore. He ordered Song Qingshu to pay the bill, and he went downstairs with the rest of the guards.
He couldn't help but be unhappy. Although the Jinyiwei would report some of the ideological trends among the people on weekdays, telling him that ordinary people still supported the war with Samarkand because they had watched too many plays and listened to too many books, and the thoughts of the army officers and soldiers had not fluctuated.
But Yunxi was very cautious about this, fearing that it was compiled by Jin Yiwei and Zhensi to fool him; even if it was not compiled, it may not represent the mainstream public opinion.
But this time he heard the discussion with his own ears and finally confirmed that the people really supported him in sending troops to fight the country of Samarkand. He could finally feel relieved, so he was very happy.
'I have been writing this kind of book for the past few years, and it has finally paid off. My investment in the Cultural and Propaganda Department in the past few years has finally been spent in vain.' Yunxi thought to himself. His investment in the Cultural and Propaganda Department is not small. There are dozens of people.
, the salary alone is tens of thousands of dollars a year; that's fine, what's more important is that after each book comes out, many copies must be printed, which costs money. Copper movable type is subject to wear and tear, and it must be engraved every year
Several hundred, plus the labor and paper expenses, were more than the salary. Because it cost too much to support the literary and publicity department, he even thought about reducing the scale.
Yunxi left the theater and quickly returned to the palace. He immediately ordered people to call Qin Song, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and said to him: "I also know that you are busy with official duties during the Chinese New Year, but I won't give the order immediately.
I always feel uncomfortable."
"I will obey the emperor's orders," Qin Song said concisely and to the point.
"You don't need to tell the troops of Jinyiwei specifically. When chatting with relatives and friends, just tell them that next year the army will go to the northwest to deal with the Kingdom of Samarkand, and then add some exaggeration to what the Kingdom of Samarkand has done."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will give them instructions immediately after I return." This task is not heavy, and there will be no difficulty even if it is done during the Chinese New Year, so Qin Song immediately agreed.
Yunxi gave him a few more words, sat down and talked and laughed: "Your family must be very busy during the New Year these days, right?"
"Your Majesty, as the commander of Jin Yiwei, I would never dare to hand over ministers in private. The people who come to my home now are all people from my guard. It is difficult to reject the folks who have been living in the same village for these years, or the people from Jin Yiwei.
, or my acquaintances when I was with the emperor, and no one else." He immediately defended.
"Don't be so nervous. I didn't say you were friends with ministers in private." Yunxi smiled and said, "If you don't believe me yet, who else can I believe?"