Start a Ming Dynasty plane

Chapter 504

Lu Xiangsheng's attitude frightened the eunuch who passed the decree. At this time, he squinted his eyes and cupped his hands again and again: "Lord Lu, my Lord Lu, don't be impulsive. This time you led the army to prevent Jiannu from going south and saved the emperor's life." Half of Shandong and Jiangnan, this is a great contribution. When Jiannu withdraws from Daming, the court will reward him for his merits. With your merits, it is not impossible to seal him into the cabinet. Your future is bright, and you will be in power soon. You are an extremely human minister, why resist and refuse to obey the edict for the sake of a mere [-] people, this, this is not worth the loss."

The eunuch who delivered the decree was a smart person, not that he was kind-hearted, but he was definitely a smart person, because he knew that for a person like Lu Xiangsheng, if he said one more word, he might be able to get rid of his stupid thoughts and return to the court to become an official Entering the rank, he also received a good fortune, and he might be able to use it in the future.

As for what I saw on TV, the eunuchs passed on decrees to make things difficult for the big officials in Xinjiang, asking for oil and water from them at every turn.

This kind of situation exists, but there are two prerequisites. The first is that the eunuch must be favored to a certain extent, or the emperor trusts the eunuch to a certain extent. For example, today’s incident happened when Wei Zhongxian was in power.

But now that Emperor Chongzhen is in power, the eunuchs still need to behave with their tails between their legs, especially their current ancestor Wang Chengen, who is extremely loyal to Chongzhen.

The second situation is that the minister is not welcomed by the emperor, but what about Lu Xiangsheng?
On the contrary, now in the eyes of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng is definitely the pillar of the country, and the eunuch who passed the decree is really tired of working crookedly, and if he goes to blackmail Lu Xiangsheng, then his end must be so miserable, so miserable.

Eunuchs are not a bunch of idiots. On the contrary, they are better than many people in terms of human relations. After all, the palace is a big dye tank. As long as one of these eunuchs is not paying attention, they will offend someone who should not be offended, and they will be killed in the palace. I don't know why I died.

Therefore, most of the eunuchs are human beings, and now that Lu Xiangsheng is so red and purple, they naturally want to speak more for Lu Xiangsheng.

But Lu Xiangsheng is not an ordinary official. He raised his brows and was very dissatisfied when he heard the eunuch's words. Although the eunuch seemed to be kind to him, what he said made Lu Xiangsheng very angry. In the eyes of dogs, are ordinary people so worthless?
However, Lu Xiangsheng didn't get angry either. After all, eunuchs were not the only ones who thought this way. Did the princes in the court also think the same way? What is a hundred thousand people to them? Is it just their lip service? The numbers that you can say casually when you touch your lips!
The people can carry a boat, and they can also overturn it. The princes of the imperial court regard the people as pigs and dogs, so don’t the people regard officials as thieves? source.

Officials don't know how to sympathize with the common people, why should the common people respect the officials, and what makes Lu Xiangsheng even more uncomfortable is that His Majesty agrees with the views of the imperial court and the princes. Could it be that the emperor also thinks that the common people are nothing more than chips in his hands and can be discarded at will?
Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng felt a trace of despair appear on his brows. When the emperors of a country start to abandon the people, can the country still be saved?

Lu Xiangsheng doesn't know, and Lu Xiangsheng doesn't want to get to the bottom of it. Even if everyone in the world doesn't care about the [-] captured people, he can't ignore it. , Lu Xiangsheng felt that he was dirty, what face did he have to face the people of the world, and what face did he have to eat the lumi turned into taxes by the people.

Lu Xiangsheng studied hard for more than ten years in the cold window, for the common people of the world, not for the promotion of officials and ranks, he was loyal to the emperor of the Zhu family, but before the emperor, he was even more loyal to the people of the world.

Mencius said: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least.

This is the righteousness that Lu Xiangsheng abides by.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the imperial edict in his hand, and then at the sword on the shelf beside him. Finally, Lu Xiangsheng put down the imperial edict and picked up the sword.

"Master Lu, what are you doing?"

Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng placed the imperial decree on the table casually, the eunuch who passed the decree became anxious, not showing respect. This is a serious crime of disrespect.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't respond to the eunuch passing the decree, but picked up the sword, and the sword came out of its sheath with a sound of Cang Lang. Looking at the shining silver sword, the eunuch passing the decree was startled, "Lord Lu, what are you doing?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the eunuch passing the decree with a smile and said, "Eunuch, let's see if Lu's sword is sharp?"

After hearing this, the eunuch sent an edict to look at Lu Xiangsheng's squinted eyes, and felt his neck was chilly. In the drama, if generals want to rebel, do they have to kill the eunuch?

Thinking of the eunuch's voice trembling slightly: "Li."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng laughed and said: "The father-in-law thinks that Lu's sword can kill Jiannu."

"Yes~"

"Then maybe Lu endured the humiliation of his compatriots being taken captive as slaves, and then went north to the capital, and exchanged their lives for high-ranking officials and generous salaries?"

"Lu, Master Lu, this is different."

"What's the difference."

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, followed by looking at the eunuch who passed the decree: "Eunuch, do me a favor."

Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's words, the eunuch passing the decree was almost scared to pee, and then said in a trembling voice: "Didn't Mr. Lu want to borrow the head of the miscellaneous family?"

Lu Xiangsheng was taken aback when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "You are not Jiannu, why should I kill you, I hope you can help me give His Majesty a message."

"Oh, what are you talking about?"

The eunuch heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that it was just passing the decree with a sentence, just don't mind.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng slowly opened his mouth and said: "You just tell your majesty that there are thousands of people in Ming Dynasty, but none of them are superfluous. The people can carry a boat or capsize it. Your Majesty, please remember that Lu will not respect his will this time. Waiting for Lu to hunt down Jiannu and take back the common people, if he survives, he will be punished by His Majesty. Lu will bear all the responsibilities. If he dies in battle, Lu will be to blame. I hope His Majesty will take care of the dragon body, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever. .”

After Lu Xiangsheng said this, he looked at the eunuch who passed the decree and said, "Did you write it down?"

"take note of it."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded when he heard this, and said, "Eunuch will not be left in this way, and take care of him all the way."

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, the eunuch who delivered the decree quickly saluted, then turned his head and walked out quickly, but when he reached the door of the tent, he couldn't help looking back at Lu Xiangsheng who was standing by the candlelight in the tent, holding a sword and said: " Sir, is it worth it?"

This sentence is what the eunuch Chuanzhi wants to ask from the bottom of his heart, is it worth it?Yes, for the sake of a group of people who don't know each other, give up your high position and rich salary, the opportunity to rise to the sky in one step, resist the order and don't obey it, even if you don't know it, you will have to hang it in it, is it worth it?
The eunuch who delivered the decree didn't understand, if he had accepted the imperial decree happily, and then happily set up the banquet, waiting for the teacher to return to the court, get promoted and get rich, he would be an extremely human minister.

But Lu Xiangsheng...

Lu Xiangsheng didn't answer in a hurry, but looked at the flickering candle and said: "It's worth it!"

Not saying a single word, just one value, is enough to explain Lu Xiangsheng's mood at this time. The eunuch passing the decree is not talking nonsense. Hearing this value, even his greedy heart skipped a few extra beats for some reason, and he looked at Lu Xiangsheng more. admiration.

Human beings have some qualities that are inherently worthy of admiration. Even if this quality appears in the enemy, it is still worthy of admiration, such as swearing to die, such as the righteousness of the family and the country, such as serving the country and the people, and so on.

The eunuch passing the decree left. As soon as the eunuch passing the decree walked out of the tent, he saw an old man looking at him with a heavy face. The old man's eyes were very sharp, as if he wanted to swallow him alive. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Master Sun."

It turned out that the person standing outside the tent was none other than the governor of Hubei, Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting looked at the eunuch who passed the decree, then he cupped his hands and said, "Go, father-in-law."

The eunuch who delivered the decree left immediately after hearing the words, and did not tell Sun Chuanting that Sun Chuanting was murderous just now. The eunuch who delivered the decree was killed and pretended that he had not received the decree, so would it be considered as disobeying the decree?
Even if Lu Xiangsheng leads troops to attack, no matter what the result is, there will be an explanation in the end.

But Sun Chuanting thought about it and decided to forget it. He knew why Lu Xiangsheng let the eunuch pass the decree. He and Lu Xiangsheng were both courtiers of the Ming Dynasty. What the courtiers wanted to do by killing angels without authorization was rebellion and a manifestation of disobedience.

Although they killed the eunuch who passed the decree to Li Chaosheng in Shanxi with Hong Chengchou under the guise of bandits, it was for the sake of Lantian's rebellion and the eternal prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, but this time, they couldn't convince themselves.

In the end, the eunuch who passed the decree could only be let go.

Sun Chuanting opened the curtain of the camp tent, walked into the tent, and immediately saw Lu Xiangsheng sitting there wiping his sword. Lu Xiangsheng wiped his sword so intently that he didn't even look up at Sun Chuanting. At this time, Sun Chuanting came to Lu Xiangsheng's table and looked at it The imperial decree placed on it said: "Are you really going to resist the decree?"

"If you close your eyes, you will be the people of Ming Dynasty who will not die in peace. I can't sit still."

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting sighed and said, "I'll accompany you."

Lu Xiangsheng didn't even raise his head when he heard this, and directly refused, "No, you can't go."

"I have to go."

Sun Chuanting is also concise.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and looked at Sun Chuanting and said: "Old Sun, you and I have had a long talk together more than once, and we also have our own understanding of the future of Daming. Daming is now precarious. But the officials of the Ming Dynasty are rotten, the officers and soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the generals from all over the country are self-respecting, and the Ming Dynasty cannot live without a soldier who can fight."

"Nowadays, there are three soldiers and horses that can be used in the world. Liaodong counts as one, my Tianxiong army counts as one, your Qin army counts as one, and Mrs. Liang's Baigan army in Sichuan is also powerful, but I can't get out of Sichuan, so if I make a mistake, the Liaodong soldiers and horses must not move lightly, if the bandits reappear, this world still needs your Qin army to save the field, and you must not be destroyed with me on this road to saving lives."

"Old Lu, are you so pessimistic?"

Sun Chuanting looked at Lu Xiangsheng and asked, Lu Xiangsheng laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "You and I both know that Daming's army is indeed no match for Jiannu. We fought so hard to defend the city, let alone go out to pursue the city. When the time comes, attack and defend. Dislocation, how to win."

"Then you still go, it is unwise to hit a stone with an egg."

Lu Xiangsheng laughed and said: "If a real man dies, he will die. How can he take care of his head and his tail? Besides, Brother Sun, if he can't fight now, it doesn't mean that he can't fight when I send troops."

After Lu Xiangsheng said this, Sun Chuanting was stunned, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "What do you mean? In just a few days, can you still make a living?"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng laughed loudly and said, "I really can."

Sun Chuanting narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, followed by staring, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "Lantian?"

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said without saying a word: "Some time ago, I sent someone to bring a message to Li Chaosheng, hoping that he could support me with some Lantian firearms. Chaosheng can support me with a batch of firearms, and with Lantian's support, my chances of winning will be greater."

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting narrowed his eyes and said: "Li Chaosheng is a master who has nothing to gain, and if you don't give him any benefits, he won't submit obediently."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said: "I know, so I said that I can pay the IOUs. If he is willing to lend me weapons and equipment, I will repay them in other ways in the future. For example, if our army is stationed there, I can give him some commercial benefits. convenience."

Sun Chuanting frowned when he heard this and said, "Isn't this collusion between the government and businessmen?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "Old Sun, collusion between officials and businessmen is just as good as collusion between officials and businessmen. This Ming Dynasty has been corrupted to this point. You and I have tried our best to repair it. Instead of letting those corrupt officials take the interests of the court into their own pockets, why don't we Make a move and turn the interests of the imperial court into the weapons and equipment we need to protect Daming."

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting nodded, and Lu Xiangsheng followed with a smile and said, "Besides, this time I borrowed weapons and equipment from Lantian, using my personal reputation, and if I send troops this time, it will be rebellion and disobedience. The possibility of being beheaded is very high, and it is even more likely that I will die on the battlefield and die together with Jiannu. When I die, where can I find someone to pay off the debt in Lantian? Maybe I, Lu, will also be an empty-handed white wolf. Haha~"

Lu Xiangsheng laughed out loud. After hearing this, Sun Chuanting watched Lu Xiangsheng remain silent for a long time, and then said in a sad voice after a long time: "Hey~ It is said that Li Chaosheng has never done a loss-making business in his life, maybe he really wants to do it again." Brother Lu, you paid for it once, but Sun still hopes that Li Chaosheng is as shrewd as the legend says, so don’t lose the business with you, Brother Lu.”

How could Lu Xiangsheng fail to understand Sun Chuanting's words, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's hard to live up to the reputation, this time I'm going to trick him, Li Chaosheng, and let him know that Li Chaosheng has a sinister heart and owes debts." No, haha..."

(End of this chapter)