Cutting 1719

Chapter 414

Xue Guoyun did not go to meet the envoy of the emperor directly, but recorded all the conversations this time, and submitted it to Song Enming, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and gave his own suggestion, that is, Japan is currently very defensive and vigilant. If you move too much, it will cause them to be alert.

Song Enming immediately submitted the transcript of the conversation to Ning Yu, and Ning Yu just smiled slightly after reading the document. In fact, the content was not beyond his expectations.

"Let's let it go for a while, even if you also contact the emperor's envoy, don't be in a hurry now."

Ning Yu lightly opened a memorial presented by the Chief Envoy of Jiangsu Province. While talking, he drew a circle on the memorial, and then wrote three words on it, "Got it."

Song Enming was a little strange, "Your Majesty, it's obvious that the shogun has no sincerity this time, why don't we knock the mountain to shake the tiger?"

"Knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger also has to pay attention to timing. Now the timing is not yet. The power of the emperor and the shogunate is too disparate, and there is no way to pose any threat. If you are eager to end now, you will only force the shogunate to take risks."

Ning Yu shook his head lightly. He knew what the life of the Emperor Nakagomon had been like. Since he succeeded to the throne at the age of eight, he had been under the strict surveillance of the shogunate. Ten years later, the shogunate gave him an imported piano as a metaphor for him to abdicate, and the Emperor Nakagomon was more obedient, and passed the throne to his 15-year-old eldest son the next year.

To put it bluntly, on the surface it seems that those envoys are arranged by Emperor Zhongyumen, but who they are loyal to, even Ning Yu is hard to say. If there are no people from the shogunate around the emperor, he will not believe it a hundred times.

Song Enming sighed softly, "Yes, Your Majesty. How about Annan?"

"Annan, I have to think about this. Let's settle them down first. Take them around Nanjing and see the prosperity of my dynasty."

Ning Yu put down the imperial brush in his hand, but his eyes turned to the far north. After all, these countries are not as refreshing as wrestling with that Emperor Yongzheng.

In fact, different from what Ning Yu thinks now, since Yongzheng fainted last time, he has really panicked, his mood has become more irritable and irritable, and he is very angry at the ministers at every turn.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, at this time, Emperor Yongzheng had thrown down a memorial all over the place, and the white flowers looked quite dazzling, and behind the memorial, all the ministers knelt down on the floor.

"Narsu, tell me, where did you spend the salary of the Eight Banners New Army that I allocated to you? Why did someone sue you for corruption?"

Yongzheng's face turned red, and he glared at Narsu who was kneeling on the ground, but he wished he could slash him with a knife.

King Naersu of Pingjun had no choice but to kneel on the ground, sticking his face firmly on the cold floor, with a hint of guilt on his face, but he kept saying "the slave is guilty" in his mouth. Obviously, he had already admitted own corruption.

"Hmph, guilty? Since you are guilty, I will not keep you anymore—someone, send the king of Pingjun, Wang Jue, to Narsu, and go to prison for the crime of greed, and confiscate all his family property and wealth!"

"Your Majesty, this slave is guilty."

Narsu is more than 30 years old, but he doesn't look like he is 50 or [-] years old. This is due to the hard work of the military over the years, especially the training of the Eight Banners New Army in the past two years. He has worked so hard that his hair has turned gray A little half.

Looking at Naersu who was being dragged down, Yongzheng's face flashed a trace of unbearable, he knew how hard it was for Narsu for the Eight Banners' new army, not to mention withstanding the internal pressure of the Eight Banners, just bringing tens of thousands of new troops The army is enough to exhaust a hard-working man.

But why is he corrupt?Didn't I give him enough?

Why didn't Narsu think about it?In order to run the Eight Banners New Army, how did I live in the palace these few years?Not to mention how much the concubines spent in the harem, but Yongzheng himself was not frugal one day, and even lost a few pieces of the newly purchased dragon robe.

"Please appease the emperor. After all, Narsu was just confused for a while, but the Eight Banners New Army can't live without someone to lead it!"

Xu Yuanmeng finally stood up, but he still didn't agree with Yongzheng's actions in his heart. Now is the time for employing people, so how could he give up his hands and feet just for a little money?In this way, how can the New Army of the Eight Banners practice?
Yongzheng snorted coldly, "Could it be that I can't find a useful talent in Qing Dynasty? Could it be that my Eight Banners men are all a bunch of trash?"

All the ministers couldn't help being dumbfounded when they heard this, the co-author didn't have an accurate understanding of the Eight Banners at all.
To be honest, the current talents of the Eight Banners are really scarce. Without a Narsu, how can we find another talent who knows how to train the new army?It can't be changed directly from the sky.

Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but bite the bullet and stood up, "Your Majesty, the matter of corruption is not a matter of my Qing Dynasty's life and death. The top priority is to train a team of Eight Banners elites who can really fight. If it is for corruption If you don’t want to do it, you will break your own pillars, maybe a little bit of everything.”

"Hmph, you Zhang Hengchen have a clever mouth? If it wasn't for this thief who stretched out his claws indiscriminately, why would I be so cruel next time? But if I don't do this cruelly, no matter how much money I have, it won't be enough for them to make!"

Hearing this, Zhang Tingyu felt a little sad in his heart. Of course he knew how hard-earned the military expenditure of the Eight Banners New Army is now. Almost all of the military expenses were saved from the big businessmen and Yongzheng himself. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is hard-earned money.

Not to mention anything else, just sending people to Shanxi to make money lasted for more than half a year, and caused a lot of trouble in the city. Only then did they get 1000 million taels of silver, and this 1000 million taels of silver seems like a lot. Throwing it to the Eight Banners New Army was just a matter of a few months.

But right now, the money was not given to the New Army of the Eight Banners, but into Narsu's own pocket, but it instantly angered the miser Yongzheng.

I am not willing to spend flowers, but you are!
Thinking of this, Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term, and please calm down your anger."

"Let's investigate first, the Secretary, and we'll talk about everything after the investigation."

Yongzheng heaved a long sigh, there was really no way, and the current days could only be passed a little bit.

After Yongzheng's anger subsided, he sent someone to stop Zhang Tingyu and Xu Yuanmeng. Obviously there were other things that needed to be discussed separately.

"Your Majesty, the servants Xu Yuanmeng and Zhang Tingyu are asking to see you."

"Get up."

Yongzheng nodded lightly, looked at the two ministers with complicated expressions, and said in a low voice: "Since I fainted last time, I have figured out some things clearly."

Zhang Tingyu and Xu Yuanmeng quickly knelt on the ground, "The emperor's dragon body is healthy, it's just caused by temporary fatigue. As long as the emperor rests more, he will naturally live forever."

"Hehe, how can there be people in this world who live forever? The late emperor couldn't live forever, and I can't live forever, even that yellow-mouthed kid from Nanjing."

Yongzheng shook his head. He never believed in these things. The reason why he asked the alchemist to make alchemy was not to refine the elixir of immortality, but a pill like Jijidan that can increase energy so that he can work harder. .

Hearing the desolate meaning in Yongzheng's tone, Zhang Tingyu could hear a bit of resignation, but his heart became more and more heavy at the moment.

"What I want to say is that next year's Northern Expedition, no matter what, I will bring the Eight Banners new army to the top. I don't have too many extravagant demands. No matter what the price is, as long as I can push the Han army back. , but... if we really can't stand it, we Eight Banners have to think about the future retreat in advance."

Yongzheng was telling the truth. He looked at the two ministers again, and said earnestly: "The order to reclaim Manchuria has been implemented a long time ago, but after all, it lacks a backbone. I hope that one of the two can assist He Shuo. Prince Bao went to Shengjing to preside over the overall situation so as to deal with the future."

Prince Heshuobao is also the fourth elder brother Hongli. He was canonized as Prince Heshuobao years ago, and he has almost announced his position as the crown prince to the world.

If it weren't for the situation, Hongli would not have been crowned king in such a short period of time. On the surface, it seemed that he was laying the groundwork for his succession. In fact, Yongzheng was worried that he would die suddenly one day, so he had to do it.

Xu Yuanmeng sighed deeply, "Your Majesty, I understand what you mean, I really need Prince Bao to return to Shengjing to preside over the overall situation, and to leave a way out for the Emperor and all the children of the Eight Banners in the pass. Past."

In fact, from the very beginning, it was impossible for Zhang Tingyu to be such a candidate, because he was a Hanchen, and he was not qualified enough to lead the hearts of the people. The three people present knew this well, so Xu Yuanmeng took the initiative to open mouthed.

Yongzheng smiled slightly and nodded, "I can rest assured that Prince Bao is assisted by a good man. I have already prepared the relevant resources. I will take Prince Bao to Shengjing from now on."

"Yes, the old minister will leave."

After Xu Yuanmeng exited the palace, Yongzheng looked at Zhang Tingyu again, but the feeling was different at this time, with a bit of apology on his face, "Hengchen, I can only stay here with you It's closed."

"This is exactly what I want in my heart."

Zhang Tingyu knelt on the ground and said sternly, without the slightest hint of discouragement.

Yongzheng nodded lightly, "If I really die unfortunately in the future, Hengchen will have to do it personally to announce the will."

"What? The slave really dare not hear about it"

Zhang Tingyu was a little stunned. When Kangxi died, he participated in the matter of the will. Now that Yongzheng is not dead, it is too ominous for him to keep the will.

"The edict is related to the future of my Qing Dynasty. I am really worried about handing it over to other people, but only Hengchen has passed the test in the matter of the late emperor's edict. I believe in you."

Yongzheng sighed deeply, then waved his hand, "That's it, step back."

"Hey, Your Majesty."

After Zhang Tingyu left the palace, his heart was in a mess, and he didn't think about where to go. He just got into the carriage and returned to Zhang's mansion. This is the mansion left by his father Zhang Ying, a scholar. It is also the same place in the capital now. It is a well-known and famous place, and Zhang Tingyu has lived here for 50 years.

After Zhang Tingyu returned to the mansion, he was thinking about things all the way, but he almost bumped into Zhang Ruoai, the second son who was in a hurry to go out. What system?"

Although Zhang Ruoai is extremely intelligent, but she is only 11 years old now, she was a little at a loss at the moment, so she could only say: "Father, my uncle said that he has some new paintings, I was in a hurry to go out to see them, so I collided Father, please forgive me."

Uncle refers to Zhang Tingyu, the youngest brother of Zhang Tingyu, who just won the Jinshi last year. He usually likes painting, but he and Zhang Ruoai share similar interests in this area, so Zhang Ruoai often asks Zhang Ruoai to appreciate his new famous paintings.

Hearing Zhang Ruoai, Zhang Tingyu's anger eased a little, but he still said with a straight face: "Ai'er, you should focus on your studies. After all, this painting is just a small way, not as good as the great way of the sages and sages."

"Yes, Ai'er knew it was wrong"

Zhang Ruoai's small face wrinkled. After all, he was still young, so he really thought that his father was angry because he didn't do his job properly, so he was a little uneasy.

Zhang Tingyu seemed to be aware of this, and immediately sighed: "Forget it, you can go this time, and study well when you come back."

"Yes, Ai'er will definitely study hard and get a good grade in the exam!" After speaking, Zhang Ruo'ai happily left the house.

After Zhang Tingyu returned to the study, he couldn't help but think of the emperor's words, and his heart became a little more irritable. The current situation is so dangerous that even a man with a tough temper like Yongzheng is a little pessimistic and frustrated. up.

However, if that day really comes, what will his Zhang family do?
If it is said that among the Hanchens in the capital, the Zhang family cannot be said to be the top, but it is also the first rank. Since Zhang Tingyu's father has been reused, Zhang Tingyu has faintly become the leader of the Hanchens in the Manchu Dynasty. .

People like this are all registered in Ningchu in the south, and there is also a place for his Zhang family in "Han Jian Lu". If there is a northern expedition in the future, the Zhang family may not even have a chance to surrender.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tingyu became a little flustered. He didn't know why, but he remembered what Yongzheng said to him when he came to the throne, "When I was in the mansion, I didn't want to be with the courtiers, so I didn't know your face. I see you Your demeanor is dignified, you should be clear about every inch, and your heart is very important. Seeing that you are loyal in heart and sincere in doing things, I know that you were born by God, and you have been taught by the emperor to become a great weapon. .You encourage it."

No matter how true or false this statement was, Yongzheng's esteem was beyond words. Even if Ningchu allowed Zhang Tingyu to take refuge here, how could he be worthy of the kindness of the two emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng?

"That's all, that's all. The left and right are just one death."

Zhang Tingyu closed his eyes and finally stopped thinking about it so much.It's just that among the people who suffered from insomnia tonight, he wasn't the only one.

(End of this chapter)