The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 481 Actor per Capita (recommendation ticket requested)
Linqing!

The essence of the Shandong section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

It can even be said to be one of the richest places along the entire canal.

Relying on the convenient transportation and freight transportation of the Grand Canal, wealth and goods from all over the world gathered, merchants exchanged like weaves, and commercial handicrafts were extremely prosperous.

In the former Ming Dynasty, Linqing must not be as prosperous as Yangzhou.

But now, the prosperity of Linqing is much higher than that of Yangzhou.

The reason is very simple, Yangzhou was massacred by my Qing Dynasty, all the people in the city were killed, and there were no survivors.

Over the past decade or so, even if Yangzhou has recovered a bit of vitality, it is still far from the paradise on earth it used to be.

Therefore, Linqing can be nominated as the most prosperous city along the canal, thanks to the contribution of my Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, when our army from the Southern Expedition of the Qing Dynasty arrived in Linqing, the wealthy gentry in Linqing "voluntarily" donated their military salaries and rewarded the army.

The army was stationed outside Linqing City to receive rewards.

Under the protection of the guards, Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou appeared together in Linqing City to accept the banquet of the big gentry in Linqing.

The banquet was full of delicacies and fine wines.

The delicacies that are rarely seen on weekdays can be seen everywhere here.

The atmosphere at the banquet was warm!
Even Hong Chengchou, who was physically weak and weak, drank several glasses of wine, and two blushes appeared on his pale and bloodless old face.

The Kong family in Qufu also sent a clan elder with a batch of gold and silver to meet Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou.

Kong Yanjing picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, the spicy wine made his face flushed, and said to Tu Hai.

"My lord, Mr. Hong, Cao Min, I would like to offer a toast to you two!"

He, Kong Yanjing, was just an ordinary person in the Kong family.

The seniority is not low, but the status is not high.

Now he is able to drink at the same table with big figures like Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou, all because he represents the Kong family.

How could he not be moved by this?
Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou also raised their glasses to indicate that although the wine in the glasses only touched their lips, it was already enough face.

The other gentry representatives accompanying the table also kept flattering Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou.

"The two lords led troops south to fight against the bandits, they are actually the humerus of the imperial court!"

"The two lords will lead the troops to the south this time, and they will definitely be able to win the flag and return my Qing Dynasty to a bright future."

"My heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are going south, and their momentum is unstoppable. Ming thieves will be terrified when they hear about it!"

"..."

A basket of all kinds of good words was thrown over.

Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou even felt a little smug under the constant flattery.

I have a little more confidence in this Southern Expedition!

However, it was at the time when the banquet in Linqing City reached its climax and the atmosphere was the most enthusiastic.

Suddenly a messenger broke in from outside.

The messenger was covered in dust and was extremely embarrassed. He trotted all the way to Tuhai's ear and whispered something.

Hearing the words, Tu Hai suddenly widened his eyes, stood up and overturned the table in front of him.

An old face full of disbelief.

"You...are you sure?"

Tuhai waited for the messenger with burning eyes, and asked.

The messenger nodded vigorously.

"Your Excellency, it is the news from the capital, there is no mistake..."

Seeing that Tu Hai lost his composure, Hong Chengchou couldn't help asking.

"Master Tuhai, is something wrong?"

Seeing Hong Chengchou's question, Tu Hai opened his mouth, the expression on his face was as ugly as if he had eaten shit.

But he still spoke.

"News came from the capital that the empress dowager... was assassinated and died!"

When Hong Chengchou heard this, the expression on his face kept twitching.

With extremely complicated emotions, his face finally settled on a shock mixed with sadness.

His physical condition is very bad, and he knows that he may not live for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Bumbutai walked ahead of him!
If you want to ask Hong Chengchou's mentality now, Hong Chengchou himself doesn't know.

grief?

Maybe there is!

After all, he knew everything about the relationship between him and Bumbutai.

happy?

There seem to be some too!
Bumbutai was so unfeeling, he insisted on forcing him to the battlefield in his dying years, insisting on letting him die on the battlefield, if Hong Chengchou had no hatred for Bumbutai, who would believe that?

For Hong Chengchou, Bumbutai's death was like the prelude to the end of an era.

Let Hong Chengchou clearly realize that the era no longer belongs to their generation!
Tu Hai and Hong Chengchou looked at each other the same way, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Regardless of continuing to make false claims with those gentry and landlords at the banquet, they went directly hand in hand.

It's just that before leaving, both of them showed appropriate grief and bewildered emotions.

On the wide streets of Linqing City, two sedan chairs were running side by side, and the curtain on the side was lifted. Hong Chengchou and Tu Hai were talking to each other in low voices.

"Such a big event happened in the capital, shall we continue going south, or return to Beijing?"

Hong Chengchou asked tentatively.

Tuhai is the owner of the Zhenghuang Banner, and he still holds more than 20 elite main forces of the Qing court.

Now Bumbutai is assassinated and killed, and the political situation in the court is chaotic!

If Tuhai chooses to lead his troops back to the capital, as the owner of the Zhenghuang Banner, he has the capital to replace Bumbutai's role in the court.

You know, in troubled times, military power is the foundation of everything!

Tuhai frowned, and his heart was extremely complicated.

Back to Beijing?

He didn't think about it.

But what about the war situation in the South?
If he led his troops back to the capital now, wouldn't he be letting the bright thieves in the south grow bigger?
If you don't return to Beijing, what will happen to the situation in the capital?
Without the Empress Dowager, can the Empress Dowager Borzigit be able to control the officials?Can Obai and others protect the emperor?

These are all problems that Tuhai cannot ignore!

But after weighing for a while, Tu Hai finally shook his head and said.

"I won't go back to Beijing now!"

"Leading troops back to Beijing without orders, what is the difference between an official and a traitor?"

Hong Chengchou instantly understood what Tu Hai meant.

He didn't return to Beijing, but he didn't say that he would continue to lead troops south!

There is a high probability that he will choose to garrison in Linqing first, and wait for the follow-up news from the capital, so that he can make a corresponding choice according to the specific situation.

Hong Chengchou suggested.

"How about the army resting in Linqing?"

Hong Chengchou's proposal can be said to be right in Tuhai's arms, he nodded slightly and said.

"So good!"

"The army went south from the capital, and it was difficult all the way. Now it's time to repair for a while!"

After Tu Hai said this, he glanced at Hong Chengchou and thought to himself, the old fox.

When the news of Bumbutai's assassination came, Tuhai and Hong Chengchou were shocked, but they were not very sad.

They are all purely political animals, and their personal emotions have long been ignored!
Most of the emotions shown in front of outsiders are staged.

How should I put it, those people who play politics, their acting skills are the best movie stars per capita, and they beat a group of small fresh meat and old actors in the entertainment circle.

While talking with Tuhai, Hong Chengchou had already figured out how he should start writing a sacrificial oration to Bumbutai.

……

Outside Changsha City, people and horses meet the sky!

Wu Sangui and King Pingxi's big banner fluttered high, and countless soldiers of the Guanning Army stood in formation outside Changsha City.

A series of cannons were pushed to the front, aiming in the direction of Changsha City.

Countless cavalry surrounded the city of Changsha, their horses galloped, and knights on horseback bent their bows and set arrows.

Like a sharp scimitar, it skipped the outside of the moat of Changsha City.

(End of this chapter)