Cutting 1719

Chapter 295
Zhang Tingyu knelt on the ground, smelling the faint smell of sandalwood in the hall, but for some reason, he felt a little flustered in his heart. This panic was not without reason, and more came from the emperor above.

Yongzheng is different from the well-known Kangxi, he does things more practically and will not be burdened by false fame, but it also means that in some respects, he is more difficult to deal with than Kangxi.

You must know that in this world, there is nothing that can bind the emperor.But for Ming Jun, it is not without trace, only the illusory posthumous name can make the emperor a little scruples.This is the case for Tang Zong in Han Dynasty, and the same is true for the dead Kangxi, so as long as he grasps the good name, the courtiers can also play games with the emperor.

But Yongzheng is different. He is more like Emperor Hongwu. He doesn't care so much about his fame. What he really cares about is the throne under his own ass. Even if he is based on the Eight Banners Group, he can also make sacrifices. In front of such an emperor, no matter how much Zhang Tingyu can grasp the emperor's mind, he will inevitably be trembling like walking on thin ice.

Yongzheng was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Since Emperor Kao passed away and I practiced Zuo, I have been trembling every day, for fear of putting this huge country in vain. Everything is coming to an end, and I know the difficulty."

Zhang Tingyu couldn't understand the true meaning of Yongzheng's hidden behind, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, the situation in the world has been getting better day by day, the army in the Northwest has won great victories, and the administration of officials in the court has become more and more open. The emperor's merit."

Yongzheng snorted coldly, "I have been in the mansion for more than forty years. I am well aware of all kinds of bad habits of all the ministers who form cliques and commit traitors. There are only a handful of people who can see sharply, and compared with ancient times when vassal kings entered the great system, such as the generation of Han Wen emperors, what I have seen and heard is even better."

What he said made Zhang Tingyu sweat profusely, and he could naturally understand the meaning of it. On the surface, Yongzheng was criticizing the administration of officials in the Qing Dynasty, but in fact he was questioning the political situation of Kangxi!

This is the most rebellious thing in the world, Zhang Tingyu was terrified when he heard it, but he didn't dare to follow Yongzheng's agreement on the face, he knelt down on the ground, and pressed his forehead to the ground tightly.

"Huh, today's government officials are fishing for fame for their name, and the fat family for their reality, and they say 'receiving both name and reality'. I don't know what the so-called name and reality are." Yongzheng refused to let him go, and his eyes were fixed on him. Zhang Tingyu, who was kneeling on the ground, said with a sneer, "I am in the Qing Dynasty today. Zhang Aiqing should have heard about the merits and demerits of these governors."

Speaking of it, Yongzheng was really miserable. The world thought that after Kangxi died, what was left to Yongzheng was a powerful empire.In fact, it is not the same thing at all. Kangxi has a good reputation and indulged his ministers, especially in the ten years after the 50th year of Kangxi, he often believed in "one thing more is worse than one thing less", so that there were many evils.

Today's Qing Dynasty can be regarded as a sickly giant, seemingly powerful, but was almost knocked down by a finger of the Fuhan army. This just shows that the troubles of the Qing Dynasty are inside but not outside.

Hearing this, Zhang Tingyu felt a bit of music in his heart, and said earnestly in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I think that people in today's world have been playing tricks for a long time, so there are many disadvantages. Eliminate the internal troubles of the Qing Dynasty."

Yongzheng sighed and said: "That's exactly the case. Promoting the advantages and eliminating the disadvantages, and implementing real government with sincerity, the words of Aiqing came out of my heart. I think that if there are people who should be implemented and reformed in political affairs, they will benefit the national economy and the people's livelihood. Well aware of the pros and cons, how about composing secret repertoires of various lines?"

Zhang Tingyu was startled, and he subconsciously reflected that the secret book system was nothing unusual in the Qing Dynasty. At least in the past few years, Emperor Kangxi gave several confidant ministers the right to participate in the secret book.

This so-called secret book system is usually only known to the confidant ministers. When they copy the secret book, they must do it themselves, and they cannot leave it to others. Everything they hear can be reported.After finishing the writing, write the memorial on the folded white paper, and add a special leather case. There are two keys to the leather case, one is given to the official of the memorial, and the other is kept by the emperor. No one can open it.Then the family members will be arranged to send the secret book to the capital, and they are not allowed to pass through the post station on the way, they must go directly to the Imperial Palace.

The horror of Secret Zhe is that the emperor allows and encourages lower-level officials to impeach their superiors directly to the emperor. That is to say, as long as there is a secret Zhe system, every move of ministers will be watched by others, just like in a province. The chief minister, the chief envoy, the inspector, and the Daotai can all perform secret performances alone. What's even more amazing is that the vast number of officials can use secret calculations to leapfrog the ranks, which will definitely arouse suspicion from the top and bottom.
This is the highlight of today!
Zhang Tingyu knew that when this decree was announced tomorrow, everyone would probably think that Zhang Tingyu was the one who advised him, but it was obvious that Yongzheng wanted him to carry this scapegoat, and it was impossible for him to shirk it.

"The servant knows."

"Then you go back first."

Yongzheng nodded very satisfied. He believed that Zhang Tingyu was a smart person, and he could gain the emperor's trust only by being a lone minister.

From compiling the history of the Ming Dynasty to participating in secret books, Yongzheng sorted out the government affairs step by step. His eyes were slightly red, but he looked very tired.After all, during the past few days, Yongzheng has been resting for about two hours, so the energy of the whole person is a little weak, and only when he is sleepy, he will choose to take a Jiji pill.

For the current Yongzheng, only by getting busy can he relax his spirit.At least the situation in front of him has begun to improve. Although half of the money and food have been lost, as long as he sorts it out carefully and is diligent and frugal, he may not be able to get it back in the future. Besides, is Chu Ni's internal affairs so easy to manage?
As long as you persist for a period of time, the new artillery and guns of the Qing Dynasty will be built, coupled with the conditioning of Western missionaries, and you will have to select talents from hundreds of thousands of national athletes. After all, the army is rich in the Qing Dynasty, and it will be nothing more than another southern expedition in the future!
When Yongzheng thought of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitched a little, especially the Jiji Dan that he had just taken, but the effect of the medicine started to show, making Yongzheng's face a little rosy.

The capital, Shitou Hutong has a long history. As early as the Ming Dynasty, when the city wall was built, the stone materials used in the imperial palace were stored here, hence the name Shitou Hutong. Now it has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain.

There is a newly opened teahouse in the stone alley. It is a double-layer brick and wood structure surrounded by three sides. There are some guest rooms on the top. There is a big black signboard on the bottom with four large characters written on it, which is called "Wangchun Teahouse".

There was a gentleman in the teahouse holding a gavel, and he was talking about his own script. The content of the script was mainly about the messy things about the entry of the Qing Dynasty, but the script was very exciting. When it came time for Hong Chengchou to return to the Qing Dynasty, it was full of applause.

"Well said! The man rewards you with a few coins"

A group of old and young masters threw the copper coins in their hands, causing the storyteller to bow again and again.

This group of masters who don't regard money as money are naturally the big men under the banner of the capital. They have nothing to do on weekdays, so they often look for places to eat, drink and have fun in the capital, wandering around, and there are people When I had nothing to do, I wrote a few paragraphs of storytelling, gave it to Mr. Tiezui, and talked about it in teahouses in the capital.

Of course, those paragraphs are all about how the Qing Dynasty was so powerful and prestige. In the past, everyone was tired of hearing it, but with the repeated defeats of the Qing Dynasty in the south, this paragraph has become popular again. Masters of the Eight Banners I also want to rely on these few stories to reminisce about the days when the Eight Banners were once rich.

A little tea boy was busy inside and out, he didn't look very old, but his brows and eyes were full of wit, he yelled cheerfully, so he got a lot of rewards, he stuffed those coins into his pocket In his arms, he ran towards the backyard.

"Shopkeeper, the men in the front yard gave it to you, order it."

The tea boy was sensible and knew that he couldn't swallow the money by himself, so every time he got a reward from the old man, he gave it to the shopkeeper first, and the shopkeeper would divide the money into two parts, [-]% went to the shop, and [-]% went to the shopkeeper. Tea boy, both sides are also in peace.

The shopkeeper's surname is Yao, who came from Shandong last year, and tasted the taste of Shandong scumbags. Later, for some reason, he opened a teahouse in the capital, and he managed these soups and waters every day, and he lived a comfortable life.The only hobby he has is raising pigeons, but there are no fewer than dozens of them in the backyard, but it's not a big deal in the capital, after all, there are too many people who play hawks and birds.

"Boss, I'm back."

A stout-looking guy came into the yard with two loads of rice on his shoulders. He is shopkeeper Yao's nephew.

"Boss, the price of grain in the capital has risen again today, and now the price of one stone of rice is almost double that of last year."

Shopkeeper Yao's face didn't fluctuate at all, as if the ups and downs of grain prices had nothing to do with him, he just asked lightly: "Have you ever asked, is there any grain ship coming to the capital?"

"No, I heard people say that the grain in the south of the Yangtze River is completely gone this year, and the grain in the north can't be repaid. The price has not risen to the end yet."

"Well, you go down first."

After the clerk left, shopkeeper Yao walked into the innermost room, found out the banknotes, soaked the ink for a few minutes, and began to write.

"On August 24, the price of grain in the capital was three or two yuan, and no grain ship had ever arrived in Beijing."

After finishing writing, shopkeeper Yao rolled up the note, stuffed it into a bamboo tube, and then went to the backyard to catch a pigeon, tied it to the pigeon's foot, and sent it to the sky.

Seeing the pigeon disappear into the sky, shopkeeper Yao had a smile on his face.

It is more than 2000 miles from the capital to Jiangning, but for the pigeons, it only needs to make two transfers in the middle. This communication road built with carrier pigeons is related to the current plan of Ningyu.The key to this plan is food.

In fact, in Ning Yu's mind, there are two ways to fight the Qing court. One way is to use force to attack Jiangnan to reduce the Qing court's financial and food sources as much as possible, and the other way is to use this year's grain. Under special circumstances, they came to seize the wealth of the Qing court and drain the last drop of blood from the Qing court.

Therefore, since occupying Jiangning, Ning Yu began to use his previous shadow in the capital to do only one thing, that is, to check the price of grain in the capital every day, so as to measure the current pressure on the Qing court's grain storage.Only when the pressure on the Qing government's grain storage reaches a certain scale, Ning Yu will further increase the pressure through grain, which will hit the Qing court's people's hearts.

"By October at the latest this year, there will be millions of disaster victims flocking to the capital."

Li Fu looked at the densely packed place names on the map, and his whole body trembled a little. This battle seemed to be nothing, but it was actually a surprise attack on the Qing court.Its core part is to use the victims as spears to use grain to press the Qing court. If the Qing court wants to continue to resist in the Central Plains, then it has to take out the grain in the inventory!

Ning Yu nodded slightly, he naturally understands the cruelty of this strategy, but he has already ignored so much for the sake of victory, the flames of war have been burned in every corner, even the Fuhan army can't come up with it now With so much food, it can even be said that no one can prevent this famine from happening.

"The more vicious point of this plan is that after the capital's food reserves are exhausted, the Qing court will not be able to obtain more food from other places. Even if they don't need to fight, it will be difficult for them to persist. The victory and defeat have already changed hands. .”

It can be said that if Yongzheng is given another three years, the world will be divided into two parts, but now Ningyu only needs half a year to completely destroy Yongzheng's financial and stable situation. The reincarnation of the gods can hardly save Daqing.

The Qing Dynasty, in fact, has died since today!
Ning Yu stood up straight and looked at Li Fu with a meaningful look on his face.

"Taking Suzhou, let's stop first. We have to give people in Jiangnan a chance to choose."

Li Fu smiled wryly, of course he understood the meaning of Ning Yu's words, what does it mean to give Jiangnan people a chance to choose?In fact, it was a warning to the group of Jiangnan gentry who made trouble in Jiangning before that there is no so-called negotiation now. We can get what we want by ourselves, and everyone can just talk with the swords and guns in their hands.

Of course, if it's a surrender, it's a different matter. Now is such an opportunity to surrender. As long as Suzhou is taken, the whole of Jiangsu, except Xuzhou in the north, will all fall into the hands of the Fuhan army. They have to let them think a lot It's been a while.

It can be said that Ning Yu is much more ruthless than Huguang gentry in treating Jiangnan gentry.Of course, in addition to the Fuhan army sitting in the big seat, there is also Ning Yu's deliberation in it, because Jiangnan is about to become a cornucopia in his hands. Naturally, he has to clean it first, so that he can better build his own ideas in Jiangnan .

As for the dust being swept away, no one cares.

(End of this chapter)