The capital is their destination, the place they look forward to.
When the people along the way saw this team, although they looked like bandits, they did not panic at all. Instead, they looked on, and many even looked at them with faint envy.
This is not to say that they are not afraid of thieves, but they know that this is not a thieves at all.
Before this team even showed up, the local government offices were quickly notified, and then the local government offices issued announcements saying that the labor team recruited by the Yongwei Battalion was about to go north to the capital and would pass by them along the way.
The soldiers in the team wearing red mandarin duck uniforms are the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion.
The military discipline of Yongwei Camp is obvious to all, so no one panics.
Those people who live in poverty envy these water workers who have been selected into the Beijing Camp or the Yongwei Camp and become the Imperial Guards, so that they don't have to worry about starvation in the future.
In the procession, there are two large flags running side by side. One of them has the word "Sun" embroidered on it, and the other one has the word "Yellow" embroidered on it.
Under this flag, two people who looked like generals were talking. Needless to say, these two people were the two general soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion, one was Sun Yingyuan and the other was Huang Degong.
Among them, Sun Yingyuan, according to the original historical process, was surrounded by bandits in Luoshan, fought alone, and eventually died in battle and martyred his country.
However, in this dimension, because Emperor Chongzhen had an unexpected encounter and received advice from Liu Weichao, Emperor Chongzhen spent 800 miles to urgently summon this warrior, thus changing history, and the Battle of Luoshan did not occur.
Returned.
According to the original historical process, Huang Degong worked with Liu Liangzuo to protect the imperial mausoleum in Fengyang, the central capital, and fought against Zhang Xianzhong and the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo. Due to the butterfly effect, he returned north to the capital.
Both of them received new imperial edicts on the way, and while participating in disaster relief, they recruited canal workers and prepared to expand the army.
In this way, although the two of them set off one after the other, they eventually returned to the capital together.
The two of them were naturally very happy about this.
In the past few years of the Southern and Northern Wars, the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion trained by my subordinates continued to die in battle, and the supply of soldiers could not be replenished in time. However, the bandits were killed and destroyed inexhaustibly. This trend
As generals leading troops, the two of them naturally knew what the final outcome would be, and therefore, they were actually very worried.
However, the two of them are the emperor's imperial guard generals, so they naturally know that the court has no money, and the emperor has no money. They have tried their best to scrape together the money to build this brave guard camp. Not to mention expanding the army, it is just to supplement the original
The size of the military force is just a luxury.
However, what they never expected was that the imperial edict they received this time was to expand the army!
It can be said that this is simply pie in the sky. How could such a good thing happen?
Unexpectedly, it was more than that. The imperial court actually allocated disaster relief funds to provide disaster relief to the disaster areas on both sides of the canal.
Therefore, whether it was Sun Yingyuan or Huang Degong, a question naturally popped up in their minds: Where did the imperial court get so much money?
They, who had never cared about politics and only cared about fighting, couldn't help but wonder, what happened in the court?
It turned out that it was okay not to ask about it, but when I asked about it, I was immediately stunned!
The changes in the capital were truly unexpected!
It actually doesn't matter if he changes his chief minister, minister of official affairs, etc. After all, Emperor Chongzhen changed these things every day!
What shocked them the most was that Zhou Yuji was actually knighted, and he was still Uncle Zhongwu. This simply made their eyes turn red with envy!
After a lifetime of fighting, what a military commander wants most is to be knighted!
In addition, the rich people in the imperial court turned out to be the corrupt officials in the court who ransacked their homes. This also made Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong, who were warriors, very appreciative.
For both of them, the emperor is really too wise. This should have been done long ago!
Those corrupt officials have made a mess of the government and the world. Many people have lost their wives and families, but they are extremely rich. If it weren't for these corrupt officials, why would the world be like this!
To deal with those civil servants, for them, that means approving with both hands and feet!
No, on the way back to Beijing, there was no one else around, only their personal guards, so they had no scruples about what they said.
"No wonder His Majesty wants to expand our Yongwei Camp. Haha, it's really great!"
"Yes, I was worried before that I would run out of money again! Now I'm fine. If I run out of money again, there are so many pigs in the court, so I'll just kill a few more!"
"In fact, those civil servants are not the richest. Most of their money is in their hometowns. Let me tell you, the one who ransacked the house and made the most money!"
"That's right, he has been granted the title since the Yongle period. Over the years, your majesty may have obtained wealth that is richer than those of the civil servants!"
"Also, didn't some people in the palace spit out a lot of money? This is also a big deal!"
When Sun Yingyuan heard what Huang Degong said, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at the big ship in the canal, then shook his head and said: "Brother Huang, we won't talk about the matters in the palace!"
When Huang Degong saw it, he also turned around and looked at the big ship, knowing that Sun Yingyuan was worried about the Yongwei camp supervisors, Liu Yuanbin and Lu Jiude sent by the palace, who were on that ship.
Originally, he wanted to say stay far away, but he was afraid of hearing it!
But thinking about it, one thing is worse than one thing less, so he did not talk about the things in the palace, but continued: "If you ask me, those Shanxi merchants must be very rich! Think about it, they are doing business with Jianlu, The wealth that the Jianlu plundered from the pass several times did not benefit them all!"
"That's not the case!" Sun Yingyuan nodded immediately after hearing this, and said with a little resentment, "Jianlu will definitely not cherish the money he stole, and he needs the supplies of those Shanxi merchants. This is a separate business, and he will definitely not bargain, and will definitely let
These damn Shanxi merchants are so fat!"
"Haha, brother, it's time for you to relieve your anger!" When Huang Degong heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Now that His Majesty has confiscated his family and exterminated his family, the money they earned will be used to expand our army!"
After hearing this, Sun Yingyuan also smiled and nodded: "These people who forget their ancestors should have their families confiscated and exterminated! It's a pity. I heard that a few Shanxi merchants escaped, but not all of them were caught. They probably all fled to Liaodong.
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"It's okay!" When Huang Degong heard this, he immediately said proudly, "One day in the future, when we lead the troops to level Liaodong, we will naturally be able to catch them!"
The emperor expanded the Yongwei camp and reorganized the Beijing camp, which gave them both great confidence and confidence in their words.
After hearing this, Sun Yingyuan also smiled and nodded. But suddenly, a look of expectation appeared on his face, and he asked Huang Degong: "You said, Zhou Yuji has been knighted, and our contribution will only be higher than his. When we go back this time,
Will His Majesty also knight us?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Degong's face clearly showed a look of envy, and he replied with expectation: "I think so, right?"
It can be heard that he has no confidence in his heart.
Think about it, except for the founding and Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty, there were really only a handful of titles awarded.
In other words, it is really difficult to get a knighthood!
Likewise, Zhou Yuji's sudden knighthood surprised the two of them, and naturally made them very envious.
They didn't know what kind of bad luck Zhou Yuji had that he was suddenly knighted? They also didn't know if this bad luck of being knighted would happen to them?
As far as they are concerned, they have told themselves several times in their hearts that if Zhou Yuji can be knighted, they should be able to be knighted too!
However, they are also very clear about the difficulty of being knighted, and they really have no idea whether they can be knighted or not!
Based on this mentality, their mood after arriving in the capital was anticipation mixed with trepidation!
While the two of them were more anxious than anxious, the two people on the boat, Lu Jiude and Liu Yuanbin, were more anxious than expected.
The emperor suddenly made great efforts to reorganize the palace. Their original boss, Wang Zhixin, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, was convicted and replaced with a large number of new eunuchs, which frightened the two of them.
No, the two of them were just like the two on the shore, talking together.
But the difference is that they were sitting on the boat and had wine and food. But it was obvious that they were not happy at all.
"I really didn't expect that Wang Cheng'en would become the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and also be in charge of the West Factory! It's really a period of time, things have changed and people have changed!"
Hearing Lu Jiude's emotion, Liu Yuanbin also agreed and echoed: "There are also Fang Zhenghua and others. They were originally just ministers who were sent out to do things like us. Now they all serve as eunuchs. The changes in the palace,
It’s just too big!”
"Tell me, we were originally subordinates of the prince. After returning to Beijing this time, what will the emperor do with us?" Lu Jiude asked worriedly.
After hearing this, Liu Yuanbin also said worriedly: "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable. Who knows what will be waiting for the two of us?"
"My family thinks that we were out together, fighting in all directions with the Yongwei camp, and we didn't participate in the affairs of the court, nor did we reach out to make money from the Yongwei camp. There was no credit but hard work, so what should we do?
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"Haha, you dare to stretch your hand in this brave guard camp!" Liu Yuanbin couldn't help but smile when he heard Lu Jiude's words, and then expressed his own opinion: "We are all slaves in the palace, and there is no other way.
It’s optional, just make peace with it now!”
Having said this, he stood up and said: "I'm not going to drink anymore. I have to go for a walk on the shore. At least let the Lord Long Live see how hard we are working outside, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Jiude quickly stood up and said: "Yes, yes, you have to look like you are going out to fight. You can't be too relaxed! We are about to arrive in the capital, so we have to pay attention to this image.
All at once.”
So, with all this, everyone in this team, with various moods, finally arrived at the capital.