Jingming

Chapter 333
This night, if someone could be in the sky above the border between Daming and Mongolia, he would be able to see the mountains beneath his feet, light a bonfire, and finally form a faint line.As far as Jiayuguan in the west and Shanhaiguan in the east, the Daming side wall is almost in full swing.

The city of Beijing is full of joy, because the emperor's younger sister is about to get married.

The reason why Lu Bing worked as a job in the palace for a few months was because Zhu Houcong's younger sister, Yan Cong, was confused at first: first she would try to win the champion, but immediately said that she would choose the champion of martial arts, and next year she would take the exam , so she immediately became a waiting party.

Zhu Houcong was happy that she would marry and have a child when she was older. Unexpectedly, Lu Bing won the Wu Jinshi. Empress Dowager Jiang immediately felt that the child who grew up in front of her eyes was reliable, talented, and healthy.

Zhu Qingyi was not happy at first, but she still prefers elegant and handsome literati.But the facts proved that after the Empress Dowager Jiang sneaked a few glances at Lu Bing when she summoned him, Zhu Qingyi, who was the first normal young man she had ever met other than her own brother since she grew up, still had her heart beat faster.

With the lesson that Zhu Qingyuan and Yu Chengye separated soon after they got married and their relationship was not very good, Zhu Houcong asked Lu Bing to stay in the palace as a servant first, and then naturally let him meet Zhu Qingyi a few more times.The younger sister was in a state of mind, and Zhu Houcong didn't want him to worry about any family conflicts in the future.

Lu Bing has both talent and top-level teaching staff.In Yan Shifan's mouth, "he is one of the three geniuses of the Jiajing Dynasty who "is the only one who is the only one with Lu Bing and Yang Bo".

Now that Lu Bing is in love at public expense, he was even considered a "childhood sweetheart".Although her looks are not first class or handsome, Zhu Qingyi's heart has finally settled down.

So the wedding is imminent.

Yan Song, the Minister of Rites, continued to be busy.Because of the current friendship between Yan Shifan and Lu Bing, he and Lu Song can be called "life friends".

It's time and fate, when it was almost dawn this night, the border wall army's urgent report was the first to arrive in the capital from Xuanfu and Jizhou, the two places closest to the capital.

The sound of horseshoes shattered the calm before dawn on the long streets of the capital.

According to today's rules, if there is an urgent report on military information, it should first be reported to the Minister of General Affairs, and then to the Military Affairs Conference, the Palace of State Affairs, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

There is no need for Jinyiwei and the Internal and External Inspection Factory to report, they will definitely know.

There are people from the Tongzhengshi and the various yamen. They were naturally shocked when they received the news, and they quickly ran on the streets of the capital where the curfew was still under curfew, and went to the homes of the important ministers who needed to know immediately. .

That night at Tongzhengsi Si Suzhi was Gong Yongqing, who was talented in literature but not very practical, so he was appointed as the seventh-rank experience in Tongzhengsi.

The Xuanfu and Jizhou found out at the same time that the cavalry were heading south. This must have been a big battle caused by His Majesty's humiliation of the Northern Yuan Khan.

Gong Yongqing didn't know anything else, only knew that over the years, Daming had lost more and more victories against the cavalry on the prairie.And the side story just submitted is obviously not as simple as an ordinary looting - the war has not yet started, but only in Xuanfu and Jizhou, the number of captive cavalry reported may exceed [-].

Gong Yongqing is waiting for the arrival of the Tongzheng Envoy and two Tongzheng Deputy Envoys. At this moment, the Supervisor of Rites should go to disturb His Majesty's sleep, right?Soon, it may be that the important ministers entered the palace late at night to discuss plans to fight against the enemy.

It's just that he waited and waited until dawn, but he didn't wait for the ministers to go out of the palace to summon any important officials, let alone the arrival of the Tongzheng envoy and the Tongzheng deputy envoy.

Is it because you are afraid of shocking the people in the capital?Anyway, it was almost dawn, not less than two or three hours.

However, Gong Yongqing waited for the news from Datong: Enemy cavalry were found outside Yanghe Pass, Killing Tiger Pass, and Piantou Pass, and it was estimated that there were more than [-] cavalry.

Gong Yongqing's hands trembled a little: this might just be the striker who has been detected.Starting from Shanhaiguan in the east and going to Piantouguan in the west, the Mongolian and Yuan forces are overwhelming, so what about Taiyuan, Shaanxi, and Ningxia?

It is farther away there, and it will take three to five days to send it back eight hundred miles.

It was already dawn, and Zhu Houcong was never disturbed.But as soon as he opened his eyes, Zhang Yong, Zhang Zuo, Huang Jin and others were waiting there together.

"Your Majesty, the army began to arrive at around four o'clock in the morning last night. The night before yesterday, the guards from Jizhou and Xuan Dadun detected the Tartar army going south."

"Oh? Has it finally started?" Zhu Houcong suddenly woke up, "Wash up! Change clothes!"

"Your Majesty, according to the military information reported by the three towns of Jizhou, Xuanfu, and Datong, there are a total of more than [-] captive cavalry. Is the Nine Gates of the capital..." Zhang Yong asked after keeping a low profile for a long time.

"No need to worry." Zhu Houcong shook his head, "The gates of the city are still open, and everything is going on as usual. It has been more than 40 days since the outside factory found out that the young and strong of the various tribes have begun to mobilize. The detection of enemy cavalry's invasion shows that this time the Tartars are really fighting against the enemy and have agreed on a date."

Zhang Yong was a little worried.

All the tribes of the grassland went south at the same time, which can only show that their morale is high this time and they are determined to win.

"Call Lin Xiyuan, wait for the edict to come first!"

Zhu Houcong had just washed up, and Lin Xiyuan, who came to work on time in the morning, and the Imperial Academy arrived at the Imperial Study Room after the edict.

"Quickly print a special issue, and spread this edict to other places."

One is through the channel of "Ming Pao" to the people; the other is through the official channel to convey the imperial decree.

The decree was drawn up a long time ago. At this moment, the two people knew that the border town had encountered the enemy and the national war had begun.

But it's so peaceful?
The emperor actually arranged this matter first, and then stood up: "Get up and go to the National Policy Palace!"

Gong Yongqing, who was not as sleepy as before, returned to work full of doubts, and was going to go home to catch up on sleep—can he make up for it?
In the capital, the soldiers and horses of the five cities are not nervous, and the city gates are even more open.Pedestrians came and went as usual, and they were still happily talking about Princess Yongchun's wedding and the Wu Jinshi's son-in-law.

They had no idea that Bianzhen was already at war!Great battle!

Gong Yongqing specially passed the street between the five mansions and six ministries before, and he saw some nervousness there, but it was not as tense as after knocking on the imperial staff.

He went to the Ministry of Households to find some friends to ask some questions, and only saw Yang Shen summoned a lot of people there to give lectures, but he did not see the Minister of the Household Department and Zuo Shilang.

Kind of weird.

When I got home, I couldn't sleep right or left.

Such a big deal, it's just the calm before the storm.Soon, the people in border towns like Jizhou and Xuanda will flee south in fear of soldiers crossing the border.Such a big battle cannot be concealed at all.

In his opinion, the situation before him is just that His Majesty and the important ministers are discussing a strategy, and they should hide it first, lest there will be chaos in the capital.

The clinker just passed noon, and the housekeeper ran over nervously: "Master, the "Ming Pao" special issue just delivered, the Tartars are calling!"

Gong Yongqing jumped up: "What's going on outside?"

"Everyone is a little scared, but His Majesty ordered everyone not to be afraid." The housekeeper hurriedly added, "The nine gates are not closed. But some people who entered the city from the south said that they saw the three major battalions marching north."

Gong Yongqing listened in his ears, and his eyes were only on the special issue.

The printing is rough, and it has been a long time since I saw Ming Pao printed so rough again, only one page.

There is an article above: "Guarding the soil and borders is everyone's responsibility: the current national war, His Majesty the Emperor's letter to the subjects of the world".

Inside the Imperial College in Beijing, someone was reading this article aloud.

"On the night of September 21st in the sixth year of Jiajing, the northern captives and Chen Bing invaded the borders of the Ming Dynasty with menacing force. At the moment of the national war, I don't think there is any need to hide it, and I should have something from the bottom of my heart to tell my subjects!"

"First, under the rule of Meng Yuan, our Han people are like pigs and dogs! The Taizu expelled Meng Yuan, restored our Chinese clothes, and went to the Northern Expedition 13, and the prestige of the Ming Dynasty spread far and wide. Taizong personally conquered five times and moved the capital to Beijing. Since then, the emperor has personally guarded the country. .160 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the northern captives have been infested and invaded the frontiers repeatedly. They violated our territory, plundered our people, and killed our generals."

"However, with a change in civil engineering, Yingzong was captured and named Beishou, which is really a national shame!"

After reading this, all the supervisors who heard it were shocked.

This is the first time that the emperor of the current dynasty has so clearly and openly declared to the subjects of the world: Yingzong is a prisoner!His Majesty is also deeply ashamed of the change in the civil castle.

No wonder Emperor Jing came to the temple... It's really not all because Emperor Jing was also a vassal king.

There are tea shops in the capital, and some scholars among them paused for a moment before continuing to read:
"Since then, the northern captives have regarded our Ming Dynasty as cattle, sheep and crops. They invaded us almost every year, plundered our Ming people, and robbed our property in border towns. Last year, the northern captives were proud of their victory in Shuozhou. They sent envoys to Beijing, The name is Yuemeng, but they are coerced by soldiers and horses, and they want me to respect the chieftain as my elder brother, treat me like a storehouse, and greedily ask for money! Now that I can’t speak, I have raised tens of thousands of troops to oppress Daming.”

"The grain of the Ming Dynasty was produced by the common people with one hoe and one hoe. The iron of the Ming Dynasty was excavated by the common people with one pick and one pick. The silk cloth of the Ming Dynasty was woven by the weavers day and night. The payment of food and taxes is to provide for the generals to guard the border and suppress thieves and guards to live and work in peace. Da Ming's eyes have been staring at me!"

"If I were threatened by the northern captives, wouldn't I just bribe the enemy with the people's anointing? That is to say, there will be a great victory in Shuozhou, and the generals in the border towns will be able to win the battle. How can the civil and military officials fear the battle and submit? If this is the case every year, my Ming Dynasty will really be successful. Beilu granary! The people work hard to pay taxes every year. If the monarchs and ministers cannot guard the land and the people, how can they live in their positions? This is what the people of the Ming Dynasty should ask for if they are willing to support the court, and it is also what the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty should do when they are in their positions!"

Gong Yongqing also saw this, and his eyes couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Since ancient times, it has been a matter of course for the people to pay taxes.But this is justified, because the emperor, the clan, the dignitaries, and the officials and gentry are all masters.

But today, the emperor said why the people have to pay grain and taxes, that is to ask the monarchs and ministers to meet their small requirements of living and working in peace and contentment...

Otherwise, why are you?
The truth is actually not difficult to figure out. When the people are in dire straits, it is often the time when there are rebels everywhere.It's just that in the past, every time, he would name the emperor as immoral, and say a reason for the change of destiny.

Yang Shen is also reading the next sentence.

"...The end of the way of physics is the way of heaven! The end of the way of human reason is also the way of heaven! As the son of heaven, I am the son of heaven for the interests of all the subjects of Ming Dynasty, who are required by the whole human principle to perform their duties and live and work in peace and contentment! Now, I can't just let so many people pay taxes, but fear hardships and wars, just in exchange for the temporary comfort of me, civil and military officials, and border town generals!"

...He has a new interpretation of the Son of Heaven. Another meaning of this sentence is that he believes that in Daming, the people in this world are the sky.

From the father of the world's subjects to the son of the whole world's people?

The seniority was a bit chaotic, and Yang Shen was a little confused, but he was greatly shocked.

"I implemented the new law, supervised the implementation of practical things, fixed taxes and changed labor, prepared for flood control, and lifted the ban switch, all for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the well-being of the people. Now that the Ming Dynasty has the opportunity to rebuild the prosperity, the large-scale invasion of the northern captives really destroys our Ming Dynasty. The fate of the country! The rise and fall of the country is everyone's responsibility. If the country is lost, how can the family survive?"

"Therefore, at the moment of the national war, I have issued a decree to the officials all over the world: Those who take advantage of the war to send additional reminders to harm the people will not be pardoned! Those who take advantage of the border troubles to become bandits, steal and commit crimes will not be pardoned! The border guards are just right. Fighting the enemy bravely and making great achievements, hundreds of officials should not shirk their heavy responsibilities and delay military supplies."

"The subjects of Ming Dynasty don't need to worry about the war! Outside the border towns, the people should be as usual. Take good care of the crops, guard your own gates, and keep the roads from being messed up, and you are doing your duty for the country."

"The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty and the generals of the border towns also need to know that if this battle is won, the Ming Dynasty will save a lot of food and salaries, and the soldiers of the border towns will be able to sacrifice a lot less in the future! , This battle is in line with our Ming people's principles, and it is expected by everyone. It is a fight for the people of the Ming Dynasty, a fight for the destiny of the Ming Dynasty, and a fight for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty!"

"I also once again tell the subjects of the world: the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country! I will never go south, and Ming will surely win!"

In many corners of the capital, after all, many people saw the end and once again imagined a clear image of the Son of Heaven—although many people have never seen it.

But the young emperor said many thought-provoking words, and conveyed his attitude so clearly to the people all over the world.

The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies.

"Da Ming will win!"

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

After all, the emperor still has his own prestige and influence. Although he was worried about the war, the young emperor showed his determination and confidence, which was to give ordinary people the first reassurance.

Besides, the capital city at this moment is indeed peaceful as usual.

Then there is incentive.

The meeting in the Hall of National Policy has just ended, and the military affairs meeting in the Hall of Martial Arts continues.

Fei Hong was also still in a daze—he didn't know the words in "Ming Pao" before.

The emperor continued to take off the veil of mystery surrounding the Son of Heaven. Now, the Son of Heaven was becoming less and less holy, as he put it—more and more like a special job, or another kind of official position.

This is really unimaginable, even Fei Hong is a little confused, so in the eyes of the chieftain—Da Tianzi clearly reprimanded some of his courtiers for fear of fear and war, and he is using this method to win the hearts of the people and gain a great reputation Divide?

Under the name of righteousness, even the courtiers cannot go against the trend, or give the emperor a reason to "cut them without mercy".

Only important ministers like Fei Hong knew this was not the case.

The emperor took this opportunity to say these words.

He said just now: "This is very necessary, this is mobilization."

More military information is constantly spreading to the capital, and this special issue is also being dispersed to the border towns, together with many official documents on civil affairs and military affairs of the imperial court.

On the evening after the military affairs meeting, the printing presses in the light industry park started up again.

The plate-making and printing workers all looked at the contents in shock, with excitement, worry, and emotion in their eyes.

In the Forbidden City, Sun Ming and others were tearful, but the Empress Dowager Jiang just asked worriedly, "Why do you have to go?"

Zhu Houcong only comforted her: "The queen mother is at ease, the son knows how to measure, and there is no danger of the old things in Tumubao."

Zhu Qingyi was also tearful, why did Lu Bing go too?

In Jinyiwei Yamen, in front of Wang Zuo stood He Quan'an, Liu Zhenyuan, Yan Chunsheng, Lu Bing and others.

He only gave the first three people a look, and finally looked at Lu Bing: "You and Your Majesty, you can't leave an inch! Remember?"

"Commander, rest assured!"

This is indeed gold-plated. When he returns, Lu Bing will no longer be just a thousand households with the honor of his son-in-law.

However, the battle situation is unpredictable, and no one dares to say that it is safe.

"Special Service Office, Beizhen Fusi, Special War Battalion." Wang Zuo looked at the three people in front of him again, "I'm in the capital, over there in the border town, and it's up to you to take the brothers who have scattered there, so that Your Majesty will have no worries this time. Master has won!"

In the internal and external inspection factory, Zhang Tong had already packed his luggage and told the three people in front of him: "After I leave Beijing, you must not relax. The movement of the capital is important, and the movement of Jiaozhi is also important. North, I will come in person!"

"Factory Supervisor, don't worry!"

Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren were also packing their bags. One of them was going to accompany Zhu Houcong to drive Xuanfu, and the other was going to the Santun camp—in this way, changing generals in Jizhou would not be a problem, and they were all at the mercy of Wang Shouren.Zhu Qi, Marquis of Funing, is just an elite soldier.

And in the temporary camp in the northern outskirts of the capital, Li Quanli was gearing up, looking toward the northwest eagerly and expectantly.

The Beijing camp has selected [-] forwards, who are the imperial guards and the pro-army.He and Yang Yiqing, one civil and one military, will accompany the emperor to leave the customs.

In the capital, Zhang Jing, the general secretary of the military department, and Yang Shen, the right servant of the household department, were all included in the leading group of food, military supplies and logistics. Their leader was Yang Tan, the minister of state from the household department.

Gu Shilong still stayed in the Hall of Martial Arts, he just looked at the crude border town sand table with a bit of regret, and looked at Zheng Xiao, who had once again shown his talent in the Department of Military Affairs and was promoted to the Ministry of War's arsenal to clear officials.

I saw him obsessively looking at the simple sand table made with reference to his "Nine Sides Picture Records", his young face was full of vigor.

Gu Shilong sighed softly in his heart: Although he is only 44 years old, his body is old.

And the 75-year-old grandson is still in good health and spirit.After the emperor's southern tour of the town, he asked himself to be an official in the fourth year of Jiajing.

Now, the 75-year-old Sun Jiao is once again ordered to sit in the capital with Zhang Yong as the head of the country, temporarily participate in national policies, and occupy the place in the capital.

Gu Shilong couldn't understand: How can there be such a difference between human body and human body?

At dawn, Master Lu Book almost broke the tranquility of the capital together with another special issue.

The Son of Heaven does what he says, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the imperial conquest!

(End of this chapter)