Chapter 133

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar, there was heavy snowfall in the capital.

There was a group of people standing on the official road thirty miles outside the southern city, and the leader was currently wearing a brocade uniform and a crown of black gauze wings. He was the Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

The north wind was howling and the snow was flying heavily, and the silk canopy couldn't cover the snowflakes falling around at all. The two wrestlers struggled to stabilize the handle of the canopy, hoping to maintain the royal majesty.

Chongzhen waved his hand to signal to withdraw the exhausted wrestlers. He did not know how long he had been standing here, and a lot of snowflakes had fallen on the top of Yishanguan.

"It's playing to the emperor, the wind and snow are very heavy, just wait for the ministers to greet An Guobo triumphantly, the emperor should take care of the dragon's body, and return to the palace to wait quietly!"

After discussing with the other cabinet elders, Zheng Sanjun, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stepped forward and knelt down on the ground, speaking to persuade him.

Since Xia'an Guobo Liu Hongjian left Beijing for Shanhaiguan, the Jinyiwei messengers who came and went every seven or eight days were always able to deliver the military information on the front line in time.

However, since Liu Hongjian published his last memorial, asking for instructions to go to Shanxi to solve the problem of food supplies for the frontier army, the news was temporarily interrupted.

Chongzhen waited anxiously for a month, and finally got a memorial from Bi Zigong through Jinyiwei a few days ago. In the memorial, Liu Hongjian explained the situation in Shanxi.

Urgently dispatch Xuanfu soldiers and Shanhaiguan soldiers to Shanxi, this is to attack Dashun!
Chongzhen still remembered how terrified the courtiers were when they heard the news, and the shadow of the Dashun soldiers coming to the capital at the beginning of the year was still cast over the hearts of all the officials.

Many ministers believed that education and appeasement should be the most important thing when dealing with Dashun. They believed that the current situation of Ming Dynasty was not suitable for causing more troubles when there was no war, so they took the opportunity to ask the emperor to remove Liu Hongjian from the post of Jiliao Supervisor .

Even Liu Hongjian's bole, Minister of Justice Meng Zhaoxiang, held a negative attitude towards this matter. In his opinion, although An Guobo was devoted to Ming Dynasty, he was still too young and acted too hastily.

Only Li Banghua, Minister of the Ministry of War, stubbornly supported Liu Hongjian. He knew this kid very well. This kid liked to eat everything, but he didn't like to suffer.

In the end, Chongzhen passed Liu Hongjian's request against all opinions.

Afterwards, the news made the court boil. First, it came that An Guobo led more than [-] soldiers from the Longevity Mountain Thousand Households to defeat Dashun Yuan Zongdi Army, and then Lian Ketong Pass, Taiyuan Mansion, Datong Mansion, and even the whole of Shanxi.

Ten days later, even Shaanxi returned to Daming. The Chuangjun who had poisoned Daming for decades was completely wiped out. Emperor Chongzhen went straight to the Taimiao to announce the good news to his ancestors after hearing the news that he was under the imperial court.

Now, this young man who has repeatedly turned the tide when Daming is on the verge of collapse, this young man who once cured the crown prince regardless of his own infection with the plague and preserved the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, his beloved general, An Guobo, returned to Beijing in victory.

How could he sit peacefully in the warm pavilion? His heart was agitated. Even in this snowy winter, his body and mind were still full of warmth.

"Zheng Aiqing is only in her early [-]s, and she is able to do this. I am only in my thirties now, if I can't bear even this little bit of wind and snow, how can I bear these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

What's more, in the past six months, An Guobo has done great feats for Ming Dynasty, whether it is expelling the Tartars or recovering the old land, all of them should be waiting for me!
Lovers, you don't need to say too much, if you feel that the weather is too cold, you can go back to Beijing first, I don't blame you, Zheng Aiqing will retire in peace! "

Chongzhen gasped, and said coldly.

With just a few words, many ministers felt sour in their hearts. Presumably, if there are still people who dare to disobey the emperor and say that An Guobo is not, they will definitely be dragged down to eat the board!

Since the last military parade at the Xishan Camp, the emperor seemed to be a different person, acting more decisively than before. In the past, when there was a big event in the court, a group of people often had to discuss it for several days.

It's good now, Chongzhen just asked the opinions of a few big bosses, and then gave an order on his own, regardless of the whining and hawring of the officials, which made them very uncomfortable.

The army is the sword, and the imperial guards are the eyes. Chongzhen firmly remembered what Liu Hongjian said when he left Beijing, yes, with the army in hand, what are those civil servants who are disobedient?Just kill it!
Collective resignation?An Guobo said that this Ming Dynasty has never lacked scholars who want to be officials, guessing that the people at the bottom are just waiting for the people at the top to be pulled down!

Isn't it heartbreaking for the emperor to speak like this?He didn't speak ill of Uncle An, yet he encountered such an innocent disaster, Zheng Sanjun got up and patted the snowflakes on his knees with sympathy.

Zheng Sanjun is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, in charge of the evaluation of the promotion and promotion of the officials of the Ming Dynasty. He claims to have read countless people, but he has never understood what kind of character An Guobo is.

Now that the emperor favors An Guobo so much, it would be fine if this person is dedicated to my Ming Dynasty, if not?

Alas, maybe he was really old, and he felt physically and mentally exhausted. Zheng Sanjun silently retreated to the head of the civilian team.

"Report! Your Majesty, An Guobo's army is less than five miles away!" A hundred households of Jinyiwei came to deliver the order in person.

"Explore again!"

Due to too much baggage, the Wansui Mountain Thousand Households set off from Taiyuan Mansion and walked for more than ten days before arriving at Gyeonggi. got the news.

Liu Hongjian, dressed in fresh clothes, led the angry horse, followed closely behind by the gold and silver armored cavalry.

The feeling of returning home was even more intense, and he didn't dare to ask anyone who came. The closer he was to home, the more restless Liu Hongjian felt. He slapped his horse on a high slope and looked towards the direction of the capital.

Looking up, rows of guards in fresh clothes and angry horses suddenly appeared not far away. Could it be that the emperor is also here?
Two hours ago, the sentry cavalry reported that they had joined the sentry cavalry from the imperial court, saying that the imperial court would send people to meet him, but judging by the situation, there might be tens of thousands of people!

And if tens of thousands of guards are needed to travel between the DPRK and China, how many people can there be?

"Accelerate the march!" Liu Hongjian turned his head and made a decisive decision.

But he himself flattered his horse and galloped towards the capital. When he got to the front of the general with a knife, he turned over and got off his horse. A strong man had long shouted.

"An Guobo is here!"

"An Guobo is here!"

Liu Hongjian tidied up his clothes, passed through the fork-knife guards who automatically made way for him, passed through the three thousand battalions of red-helmed generals, and finally passed through the guards in brocade clothes, and finally saw Chongzhen.

Chongzhen in front of him has a slightly thin body, Yishan's crown is covered with snowflakes, his brows are slightly frowned, his eyes are bright, and his hands are behind his back.

"Your Majesty, my servant is back!"

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty seldom left the capital unless it was important events such as sacrificing the heaven, earth and the country. Now Chongzhen actually came out of the city to welcome him in the snow for him, and even traveled thirty miles to welcome him!

The more words came to his lips, the more Liu Hongjian didn't know what to say. Looking at the middle-aged man who had worked hard for Daming for half his life, Liu Hongjian finally returned his life to the emperor with simple words.

A thousand words, all in silence.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back, Aiqing get flat soon! Go, go back and talk!" Chongzhen's eyes were moist, and he stepped forward to help Liu Hongjian with his own hands.

"Uncle An, do you know that the emperor has been waiting here for more than an hour for you!" Li Banghua, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty loves you so much, and a humble official can never repay one of them!" Liu Hongjian said politely.

"Li Aiqing should not talk too much about small matters."

Chongzhen was in a very good mood. Over the past ten years of his succession, he had sent many generals off at Deshengmen, and every time he hoped that these generals would return triumphantly. He would wait outside Andingmen for the good news.

It has been more than ten years, and he can't remember how many generals and supervisors he sent out from Deshengmen, but there are very few who returned triumphantly from Andingmen.

"Your Majesty, I have received quite a lot from this trip to Shanxi, and I have brought a lot of 'souvenirs' to the Emperor!"

Standing beside Chongzhen in a fox fur coat, Liu Hongjian looked very eye-catching. When he returned to the capital, it was like returning home. Liu Hongjian also spoke very casually, even with a playful smile on his face.

"Uncle An, pay attention to your words and manners!" The new minister of rites reminded him when he saw that the person in front of him was staggering, showing no manners.

But he just got Chongzhen's eyes. After Jiang Dejing, the former minister of rites, resigned, he was transferred from Nanjing.

"Oh? I heard that there are rare treasures produced in Shanxi. I wonder what good things Aiqing brought me?"

"Please look, Your Majesty!" Liu Hongjian said, pointing to the convoy that was several miles away.

"So many! What's in the car?" Chongzhen asked with a puzzled face.

Liu Hongjian did not mention the treatment of profiteers in Shanxi in his memorial. Firstly, he was worried that the courtiers would be dissatisfied. Secondly, this was a surprise for Chongzhen.

"Well, you have to do the math, how many carts are there 180 carts of silver, [-] carts of gold, [-] carts of pearl agate, and jade bracelets?

Back to the emperor, I don't have a good memory, I'm afraid I have to ask my servants for a while! "

Chongzhen: "..."

Baiguan: "..."

"As far as I know, Shanxi and Shaanxi have been plagued by disasters for years, how can there be so much money? Aiqing, don't lie to me!" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and said inconceivably.

"Hahaha, there are many incredible things in the emperor's world, you will find out after a while, Daming, we are really not short of money at all! Do you think I am right?
Our Daming is rich! "Liu Hongjian was very proud of this.

It's not that he's bragging, as long as the emperor is ruthless, he can fish out tens of millions of taels for Chongzhen, and ransacking the house will be addictive!

"I'm a little dizzy, let the household department take care of it first! Let's go back to Beijing, I will throw a banquet for you in the palace to celebrate!"

Chongzhen said enthusiastically, whether it is true or not, Ni Yuanlu from the Ministry of Accounting has always been strict and cautious, and she will come to her own conclusion later.

"No, no, no! Your Majesty! I want to go home! I'm going to be a father!"

PS: In the Ming Dynasty, all expeditions started from Deshengmen, which means to win with virtue and morality, while the class teachers took flags from Andingmen to win, which means peace and stability.

 Thanks for the 100 coins of the book friend Drunk Lights to Watch the Axe and Hu Ao, thank you!I didn’t cover the quilt last night, and I was sick from the cold. I took a bottle today and went to bed early. If I feel better tomorrow, try to get more

  
 
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