His question could not be answered by the imperial edict, so he took out another sealed imperial edict, handed it to Du Yinxi with both hands, and at the same time replied: "This is the edict of recruitment for your lord, sir, please
Keep it!"
After hearing this, Du Yinxi quickly took it with both hands, pondered for a moment, then opened it and started reading.
It was he who went to announce the edict to recruit people, and of course he had the right to act on the purpose of this edict.
It was okay not to look at it, but when he looked at it, Du Yinxi was immediately startled.
After closing the imperial edict, he quickly asked: "Does any of you know anything about this little Yuan Ying?"
Hearing this, everyone shook their heads in unison.
In fact, this is the first time many people have heard that one of the bandits is called Xiao Yuan Ying.
Seeing that they were not clear about it, Du Yinxi was puzzled.
According to the meaning of the imperial edict, after the small Yuan camp was recruited, it was to be taken to the capital, and it seemed that it was to be reused.
Aren't you afraid that Xiao Yuan's camp will repeat itself and poison the capital and other places?
To be honest, he didn't believe it when the decree said that Xiao Yuanying would not harm the people.
While he was thinking about it, he heard the eunuch saying: "Master Du, please set off as soon as possible! I will accompany you and finally return to the capital with Master Du."
"Okay, I will arrange the matters at hand immediately and set off tomorrow!" Du Yinxi heard this and replied immediately without hesitation.
After the eunuch delivered the order, the envoy who went to recruit people became Du Yinxi, so he no longer needed to claim to be a subordinate.
When the chamberlain heard this, he couldn't help but look Du Yinxi up and down with admiration, and then said: "Such a recruitment matter is extremely dangerous, but Mr. Du did not hesitate and showed no sign of shirk.
No. We really admire Mr. Du!"
After finishing speaking, he cupped his fists and saluted Du Yinxi.
The few guardsmen in gilded uniforms who were following him saw him, and they all showed admiration on their faces and saluted with their hands clasped in fists.
When Du Yinxi saw it, he just said with a serious face: "If it is true as stated in the decree, this little Yuan camp can be recruited and used by the imperial court. Then the imperial court will be stronger and the traitors will be weaker. In this way, it will serve the country well."
How can I shirk the affairs of the people?"
"Isn't Mr. Du afraid that Xiao Yuanying will be like the eight kings?" When the chamberlain saw this, he asked a little surprised, "Once Xiao Yuanying rebels again, Mr. Du will probably be prosecuted by the court if he goes to recruit people.
, and ended up with the same fate as Xiong Wencan!"
Xiong Wencan recruited Zheng Zhilong before, and the pirates were wiped out, at least on the surface.
Later, he was responsible for suppressing thieves and went to recruit the Eight Kings. As a result, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled in Gucheng, which dragged Xiong Wencan into questioning and was beheaded.
With such an example, ordinary officials would rarely bring up the matter of recruiting Anliu thieves.
In its original history, Xiao Yuanying always wanted to be recruited, and even contacted the Governor of the Suppression of Thieves, but in the end things went wrong because the risk of recruitment was too great for the court officials!
At this time, after Du Yinxi heard this, he said seriously: "If you are afraid, you will not be an official!"
If he was afraid, in the original history, he would not have gone to meet a tiger Li Guo single-handedly and recruited the remnants of the Dashun Army.
When the chamberlain and the imperial guard heard this, they couldn't help being shocked, and then, almost in unison, they clasped their fists and saluted again.
Such courageous officials, especially civil servants, are so rare!
This kind of person is the true Confucian disciple!
The next day, the affairs of the Changsha Prefecture were hurriedly arranged, and other officials were temporarily assigned to share the duties, waiting for the arrival of the new Changsha Magistrate. Afterwards, Du Yinxi took the imperial guards and captains out of the city in civilian clothes to complete the matters assigned by the imperial edict.
But who would have thought that the news that he was leaving still spread in the city, and for a while, the streets were filled with people hurriedly coming to see him off.
The magistrate, who was brave and resourceful, capable of putting down rebellions with military force, and capable of solving cases with literary skills, was about to leave, and no one would be willing to replace him.
However, everyone also knew that the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so they had no choice but to send Du Yinxi off.
The chamberlain and the imperial guard saw this scene in their eyes and remembered it in their hearts.
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Almost at the same time, in Huantai New City, north of central Shandong Province, in a pavilion in a manor covering an area of dozens of acres, a white-bearded man was admiring several potted plants placed on the coffee table.
Beside him, a maid was holding a tray. On the tray were a teapot and a teacup, and the aroma of tea overflowed.
There was also a bookboy, also carrying a tray. However, it was not something to drink, but the Four Treasures of the Study.
"Haha, he's growing well, not bad!" Whitebeard muttered to himself with a satisfied smile, then stretched out his hand and said: "I'll serve you with pen and ink!"
When the boy heard this, he immediately agreed and would send the pen and ink.
But before Whitebeard could get the brush, he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
As soon as he heard this voice, the white-bearded man's smile suddenly disappeared, his face turned cold, and he looked towards the place where the voice came from.
This yard is full of his beloved things. He has already told me that he will not be lenient if he runs around in a hurry and damages the flowers and plants here!
He didn't expect that someone would be so eager without taking his words to heart, which really worried him.
But when he saw the person coming in a hurry, he was stunned.
This person is the steward of this courtyard. He knows his rules best, so how can he run around without any trouble?
"Sir, it's bad, a large group of officers and soldiers are coming here!" The steward also saw Whitebeard and shouted quickly.
With a "clang" sound, the maid next to Whitebeard shook her hand in fright, dropped the tea cup and fell to the ground.
Whitebeard lost his composure and suddenly became nervous, and asked quickly: "Where are the officers and soldiers from?"
This person was not a guilty conscience thief, but Wang Xiangjin, the former Zhejiang Chief Minister who resigned and returned home.
His family was once sent to Liaodong by the imperial army, Sun Yuanhua, the former governor of Denglai, as reinforcements. Kong Youde's slaughterhouse killed a large number of his family members. Therefore, the Wang family was almost frightened by the officers and soldiers.
"I don't know. They are all cavalry. They are coming to the door immediately. They are coming for our Wang family!" The steward replied in panic, and then asked with a crying voice, "Master, we can't even escape!"
After hearing this, Wang Xiangjin said angrily: "Run away? What are you running away from? Run away, I want to see where the gods are looking for trouble?"
Speaking of which, he is also a retired provincial official, so his rank is not low.
Others are afraid, but he is not so afraid! Even if the person who comes is not good, based on his experience, he can always find a way to deal with it well!
But even though Wang Xiangjin thought so, he was still a little worried in his heart.
Because when a scholar encounters soldiers, he cannot explain why.
Sometimes, those soldiers are really unreasonable!
With this thought in mind, he strode towards the gate.
The courtyard occupies a very large area, and it would take Wang Xiangjin a while to even walk to the gate.
He was still far away from the gate when he heard the noise coming from outside.
The sound of many horse hooves seemed to hit the bottom of his heart.
Wang Xiangjin could not imagine that with the current soldiers, if they rode in, all the hard work he had done in the yard would be wasted.
Suddenly, Wang Xiangjin became anxious. Even though he had set his own rules and couldn't run around in a hurry in this yard, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
We must stop the big soldiers before they enter the courtyard.
However, from the sound, it seemed that it was too late.
Wang Xiangjin could hear that a large group of people seemed to have entered the courtyard gate.
Sure enough, after turning around a circular courtyard gate, I saw a group of soldiers coming in at the entrance of the courtyard, surrounded by an official wearing a scarlet robe, no, it was a eunuch.
When he saw this, he couldn't help but feel stunned.
If they are eunuchs, it means that these people are from the palace.
However, he has resigned and returned to his hometown for so long, so it is impossible for the emperor to find him, right?
Could it be that some young man in the court slandered him, and the emperor was furious, and then sent people to arrest him?
Didn't those people in the court spare even me, who had resigned and returned home? The fight in the court had reached this point?
For a while, Wang Xiangjin couldn't help but think a lot, mostly negative thoughts.
You can't blame him for this. Who would have thought that the emperor would get help from another world?
At this time, no matter what he was thinking, Wang Xiangjin felt very sorry for the things in his yard and shouted loudly: "Stop, don't step on them!"
However, he was old and there was so much noise outside that his shouts were drowned out by the noise outside.
In a hurry, Wang Xiangjin was about to run regardless of his image. But suddenly, when he saw the scene in front of him, he was stunned again.
I saw those strong men at the door, all of them were very cautious after entering the yard, like big girls, looking around, walking carefully, and spreading out to both sides of the yard.
The care for the flowers and plants in the yard is clearly evident!
"Is this Mr. Wang Xiangjin?" The eunuch obviously saw Wang Xiangjin walking quickly surrounded by the stewards and others, and said hello first.
When Wang Xiangjin was called like this, he immediately came to his senses and immediately replied: "That's me!"
At first instinct, he felt that it was not a bad thing that the big-head soldiers came to his door this time, otherwise he would not be so polite!
When the eunuch heard this, he immediately smiled and said quickly: "Congratulations, sir. Long live the Lord is going to re-employ you. Please take the order quickly!"
Wang Xiangjin was stunned when he heard this. Why did the pie fall from the sky?
Anyone with experience does not believe that pie will fall from the sky, and only some young people believe it!
Therefore, after Wang Xiangjin came to his senses, he was a little worried, fearing that there would be some pitfalls waiting for him to step on. After hesitating, he asked: "I have retired and returned to my hometown. I wonder who recommended me? Why?"
reason?"
"Our family doesn't know about this!" The eunuch listened and immediately replied, "But Long live the Lord has also ordered that you take a copy of everything in the yard to the capital. You must also leave a copy in the capital.
Here, people can take good care of you."
Having said this, he paused and then added: "It seems that these flowers and plants of yours are of great use. After Long Live Master has people identify them, he will vigorously promote them. Therefore, the boss returned to Beijing to serve as the Ministry of Household Affairs
The position of Zuo Shilang is dedicated to farming!"
When Wang Xiangjin heard this, his jaw dropped in surprise.
No matter how much he thought about it, he never expected that one of his hobbies would be so valued by the current emperor! He would even go to the capital to serve as the left minister of household affairs!
Although in terms of rank, he used to be the second rank as the Right Chief Envoy of Zhejiang, and the Zuo Shilang of the Household Department was the third rank, which is one level lower in rank, but this is a Beijing official, and he is still the second-in-command of the Household Department.
The weight is far heavier than that of the local chief envoy.
Not to mention anything else, there are so many chief envoys in the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the country, but there is only one left minister of household affairs!
In addition, continuing to engage in his flowers and plants is equivalent to the emperor giving an official and letting him do what he likes to do.
Is this really a piece of cake falling from the sky?
Then, he suddenly realized a very important question, and asked with some confusion: "Who in the capital can recognize these flowers and plants? Since he is so capable, why doesn't the emperor let him serve as the left minister of the household department?
Woolen cloth?"
To be honest, some of the flowers and plants he collected could not even be identified by himself. As long as they were rare and unseen, he had collected them all.
"Our family doesn't know about this. It may have something to do with Emperor Taizu. You will know it when you get to the capital!" The eunuch thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "You see, Long live the Lord is afraid of something on the road.
It was lost by mistake, but the cavalry from the Yongwei Battalion was sent to escort it!"
Ever since it was said that the emperor received the treasure from Emperor Taizu, his behavior was much different from before.
On the other hand, as long as things are different now than before, it is probably related to the treasure given by Emperor Taizu!
Of course, it was impossible for such an all-rounded eunuch to keep his words to death, so he revealed a little bit in a guessing tone.
Wang Xiangjin was even more dumbfounded after hearing this. Why is this matter related to Emperor Taizu again?
He asked again, but the eunuch refused to say more. With no other choice, he had to accept the order first, and then at the eunuch's urging, he personally directed the servants and the cavalry officers of the Yongwei Battalion to carry his flowers and plants, and then rushed
Go to the capital.
To be honest, Wang Xiangjin was very curious. He didn't know what happened in the capital, and what happened related to Emperor Taizu?
In short, he felt that great changes must have taken place in the capital!
This time I go out to the mountains, there are unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes, but it is related to my favorite thing, so it is still okay to go and see it.
In fact, the cavalry of the Yongwei Battalion came over, and even if Wang Xiangjin refused to agree, it was not up to him. He would be forcibly taken to the capital along with his flowers and plants.
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As for the capital, after Emperor Chongzhen finished contacting Liu Weichao, he went back to review the memorial. At the same time, he sent an order to Prince Zhu Cixiang to go over to him and continue copying his homework.
As a result, before Zhu Cixiang started writing, Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, hurried over and reported: "Long live the Lord, the war bureau is ready, just wait for the long live Lord!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly put away his cell phone and rushed to the Military War Bureau with Zhu Cixiang.
He was very much looking forward to what he was about to see.