The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 709
In the behind-the-scenes transactions, it is not just the dozens of people in Fang Liandong that make the officials compromise.

Zheng Xiu'e, Chu Chu, and Xu Miaoyan even brought Li Sanniang's female banner guards into the inner courtyards of many deep houses to see the hostesses and ask them about their interests.

Although Chu Chu and Xu Miaoyan were the concubines of the General Zhenglu, they possessed official status, and Zheng Xiu'e was a first-class wife who came to visit the female relatives in an official's mansion, which made the official's wife and concubine feel radiant.

After Zheng Xiu'e and Chu Chu presented a lot of evidence that officials were corrupt and broke the law, they immediately scared their wives and concubines to their knees. The women wept bitterly and begged the General Zhenglu to show his respect.

Next, Zheng Xiu'e and others kindly comforted the officials' wives, telling everyone that the General Zhenglu is kind to others, as long as he does not target the officials of the "Red Banner Army", they can let the past go.

As a result, the backyards of many ministers who were about to challenge the General Zhenglu caught fire, and they were dragged home by their wives, concubines and maids.

What if there are more than [-] smelly and tough old guys outside the Forbidden City?It's okay, play hooligans with them.

Gentlemen are magnanimous, and they are most afraid of playing hooligans. After Qiwei contacted Jinyiwei and got Li Ruolian's acquiescence, they paid money and hired dozens of fans from Jiaofangsi Hutong to start their operations.

Two fans are in charge of an official. Because of someone's deliberate instruction, these fans not only know the positions and preferences of these officials, but also know how many people there are in their families, and they can also recite their articles and poems.

The spoof started, originally more than [-] sloppy officials knelt outside the Forbidden City and begged the Holy Son of Heaven to punish the lawless General Zhenglu for the people, which seemed righteous.

Suddenly, a group of Yingying and Yanyan came. They had a clear goal, and they went straight to a certain adult in two groups. They not only called out the duties of these adults in a coquettish voice, but also pulled these adults up from left to right.

A dozen servants who accompanied the adults on the outskirts saw this and wanted to rush forward, Jin Yiwei stopped these servants in time and reprimanded them.

Qingliu officials mean that most of them are poor, and having strong servants is a burden. The few servants in Qingliu are usually tightly restrained by the head of the house, and they are not good at domineering.

After being threatened by Jin Yiwei, they fell silent and let those women harass the Patriarch.

A certain Qingliu famous official was unable to resist being pulled by two gorgeous pink heads. He struggled and said: "Hugh is so rude, when will I know you? Get out of the way quickly, what is the matter of pulling and pulling? Are there any more?" Wang Fa?"

Fantou is full of hob meat, and now he has the backing of Jin Yiwei, so there is no doubt about his courage.

Under normal circumstances, corrupt officials are terrible, and honest ministers are best bullied. This is the truth that "a gentleman can be bullied with the right way".Fantou is certainly not afraid of gentlemen.

The sweet voice said: "Hey! My lord, you are so ruthless! That day you played the piano and chanted poems in Chunmanlou, and at night you praised my slave's skin for its smooth and delicate skin. You couldn't stop it. You didn't admit it!"

"Stop talking nonsense, where have I been to Chunmanlou before, and I don't even recognize you, get back quickly, or I will send you to prison!"

"My lord, the little girl has never violated the laws of the king. Are you planning to commit a crime? You are ruthless to the little girl, but the little girl will never forget you. Let's go, let's go, let's go have a drink."

Seeing this scene, Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun, and Li Ruolian were all stunned. These modest gentlemen were so entangled in their fans that they couldn't argue with each other.

There are also some fans who go too far, even rubbing their old faces with peach blossom noodles, and even a few adults were kissed by the fans on the face, leaving a few lip marks.

Cao Huachun was sophisticated, so he immediately took the opportunity to persuade a well-known Qingliu:
"My lord, where is this place? How is it proper to see such a scene here? Our family advises you to leave quickly, lest you lose your reputation by being chased away with sticks by the big Han general because of your disobedience outside the Forbidden City."

The bad old man's face was full of face powder and lip marks, and he was held hostage by two beautiful women and struggled to get out of it. He didn't know that such a demeanor would make people laugh, so he didn't dare to stay here any longer, so he simply let the two Fentou stood up and left.

Although the twenty or so ministers couldn't see their own appearance, they could predict their own image when they saw the embarrassing appearance of their colleagues. No one dared to struggle, and they were obediently dragged away by the fans.

Li Ruolian has gained knowledge today, of course he knows that the instigator of this incident must be under the command of General Zhenglu.

It turns out that hooligan methods are so effective against gentlemen, and it will be easier to deal with such difficult things in the future.

Huang Han's practical knowledge of political struggle is not comparable to that of people in this era. He also maintained restraint and did not completely play hooligans.

Otherwise, if the children of twelve or thirteen years old were bewitched to besiege the mansions of these unruly ministers, and then dragged to the street to criticize and insult endlessly, it is estimated that many people would hang themselves and throw themselves into the river that day.

The emperor was discussing state affairs with the court officials on the platform. At this time, no one delivered the news that the hundreds of ministers who had forced the palace outside the Forbidden City had dispersed.

Zheng Guochang knew the whole story long ago, and marveled at the audacity of his son-in-law, who did not hesitate to offend half of the Beijing officials and wiped out all the merchants in Shanxi.

One is the emperor, the other is the powerful minister and his son-in-law. Zheng Guochang lamented that he might be caught in a dilemma. Sure enough, the emperor did not intend to let him go. He asked when they met:
"Zheng Aiqing, have you heard about what General Zhenglu did in Shanxi and Xuanda? I want to know where the thousands of Shanxi merchants and their families have gone?"

Now that the matter has come to this point, there is no way to hide. Zheng Guochang is not worried about how the emperor treats him. He knows that as long as his son-in-law does not fail, he will be an evergreen tree in the political arena of Ming Dynasty.

He saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured, the general who conquered the captives has a kind heart, and he never wants to slaughter Han people, even if he wants to kill anyone, he will be punished publicly.

There is no such possibility of killing thousands of merchants and their families at once. "

Chongzhen also didn't think that Huang Han was so insane, so he didn't continue to embarrass Zheng Guochang. He turned to Zhang Fengyi and asked, "Zhang Aiqing just returned to Beijing from Xuanda University, so she should know about it. Let me tell you what happened to Xuanda University and Shanxi."

Zhang Fengyi came prepared. He had a lot of signed and affixed testimonials from Shanxi merchants, which clearly recorded how much grain and ironware and other materials Jin merchants had smuggled and sold to Jiannu and Tartars over the years. .

After unloading the heavy burden of Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Fengyi felt relaxed, and was treated courteously when he came to the barracks of General Zhenglu. Huang Han invited him to drink and have long talks many times, and even played chess with him.

Huang Han was already good at Go, and in Weihui Mansion for a few months, he played Go with Lu Wang, a national player of this era, almost every day.

(End of this chapter)