Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 206 Are there any conditions for serving the country with loyalty?

In the martial arts arena where Chieftain Shizhu resides, a young man is practicing marksmanship.

The weather in May and June is already a bit hot.The young man was wearing leather armor, but not a helmet. You could see that he was covered in sweat.

The spear in his hand is very special. Not only is it longer than an ordinary spear, but there is also a notched ring at the end of the spear. When the spear is moved, it sometimes makes a sound.

At this time, while the young man was practicing the gun, he secretly looked aside from time to time. One look showed that he was not concentrating on the gun practice.

But in the direction he was looking, he saw a tall old woman sitting under the eaves. Although her hair was completely white, her waist was as straight as the spear in the young man's hand.

The old woman had piercing eyes. When she saw the young man peeking at her, she sternly scolded: "Where are you looking? You haven't mastered your marksmanship yet, don't let up!"

After doing this a few times, the young man suddenly stopped practicing, dragged his spear and walked towards the old woman. At the same time, he said with a bit of coquettishness: "Grandma, look at how sweaty I am. I can't practice any more. Please let me rest." Will you?"

Needless to say, the old woman is Qin Liangyu, who is 72 years old, and this young man is her only grandson Ma Wannian.

Although Qin Liangyu has a tough style, this is her only grandson. Her son and daughter-in-law both died in battle. She has no father and no mother. She feels very sorry for her. They are relatives from another generation. Sometimes she really can't ask for the same things as she did to her son. grandson.

Seeing the sweat on her grandson's head, she immediately turned around and asked the maid next to her: "Is the tea cold?"

After confirming the temperature of the tea, Qin Liangyu let the grandson drink it.

Seeing Ma Wannian drinking heavily, she said again: "After finishing drinking, practice your marksmanship three times, and then practice your bow and arrow!"

Hearing this, Ma Wannian was immediately reluctant and stopped drinking tea. He looked at Qin Liangyu and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Grandma, we don't go out to fight anymore, why do we have to practice so much?"

Qin Liangyu was stunned after hearing this. She didn't expect her grandson to say such a thing. She looked at her grandson sweating profusely and replied patiently: "The bandits are raging outside. It's not that we don't want to fight, but that we are temporarily unable to stop them." , when your generation can fight, of course you will still fight!"

When Ma Wannian heard this, he immediately retorted: "The raging bandits are a matter for the imperial court. What does it have to do with our Shizhu? You went to make suggestions. Did they listen?"

Hearing this, Qin Liangyu couldn't help but sigh. If the governor of Sichuan could listen to her at that time, the Eight Kings might not be able to break into Sichuan.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ma Wannian thought that her grandma had been rendered speechless by him, so he continued: "Look again, uncle, my father, my mother, and many other people are... If the imperial court dies in battle, what benefit will our stone pillar gain? So, why do we need to get involved in these things? Why not just guard our stone pillar..."

When he was talking about this, he suddenly saw his grandma's eyes become sharp. He knew that his grandma was angry and immediately did not dare to say anything further.

Qin Liangyu stared at this grandson, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. He didn't expect him to say such words, so he said sternly: "How does grandma usually teach you? Does serving the country with loyalty come with conditions? Is it still serving the country with loyalty? ?”

Seeing that her grandson did not dare to speak, she did not let it go, but continued to teach: "The imperial court is in trouble and the world is in chaos. Do you think Shizhu can survive alone?"

With anger, Qin Liangyu pointed in the direction of Chongqing and said sternly: "Why is Shizhu okay now? That's because there are still soldiers from the imperial court fighting desperately with the rebels outside, so our Shizhu is okay. If the rebels defeated the imperial officials Jun, will you let us Shizhu go?"

Ma Wannian lowered his head when he heard this. At this time, he had not yet mentioned the idea of ​​joining the rebel army if he could not defeat it.After all, after years of fighting, both sides have a blood feud.

Seeing him like this, Qin Liangyu felt a little sorry for this child without parents, so he softened his tone and said: "So no matter what the court does to us, we will do what we can. Serving the country with loyalty is our duty. .My father taught me this way back then, and I hope you can pass it on. In this way, as long as more people can do it, the days of peace in the world will not be far away."

After Ma Wannian heard this, he actually disagreed in his heart. He did not dare to refute it on the surface. He only said in his heart: What are the benefits of serving the country loyally? What benefits does it give to your father and mother, and if you don't see the court?
At this moment, someone outside broke into the martial arts arena and hurried to Qin Liangyu's side. He even shouted excitedly while running: "The emperor... the emperor is coming soon. The second master asked Taijun to hurry... to greet him!" "

Everyone in the martial arts arena was stunned after hearing this.

Why does the emperor come and ask the old lady to greet him?

Ma Wannian was in a bad mood. When he heard this, he immediately said angrily: "What? That thief came to Shizhu and wants my grandma to greet him? Come on, gather the troops, I will kill him!"

In Sichuan, as far as he knew, there was only Zhang Xianzhong who claimed to be emperor.Therefore, he subconsciously believed that this emperor must refer to Zhang Xianzhong.

Qin Liangyu raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and immediately shouted: "Are you bullying me for being too old? Bring me a spear!"

The person who reported the message heard what they said and saw that they were about to lead the troops to fight. He quickly explained: "No, it's not Zhang Thief, it's the current emperor. The current emperor has arrived. He will be here soon. He is less than two miles away from our stone pillar. Got it!"

Hearing this, even Qin Liangyu, who had the most experience in life, was stunned.

She could even imagine that Zhang Xianzhong captured the entire Sichuan, but she never imagined that the current emperor would come to Sichuan from the capital!If you want her to say it, it must be impossible, absolutely impossible!
Ma Wannian, who was standing next to him, reacted first and asked with an incredulous expression: "The current emperor? Does he mean the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the capital? Has he come to our Sichuan Shizhu?"

Shizhu is another kind of "closed country", so the news is blocked. Not to mention the news outside Sichuan, even the news in Sichuan is not known much.

Therefore, they have no idea about the turmoil outside in the past two years.Based on their experience, they feel that the situation outside must be the same as before, with the world in chaos, or the situation getting worse, or the situation being slightly better, and there can be no other situation.

The person who came to report the message could not explain more and could only reply: "There are many Jinyiwei coming over the pass. One of the Jinyiwei generals even went into the pass alone to talk to the second master. It is said that the current emperor personally led the army and defeated it. He defeated Li Zicheng's bandit army and also killed the bandit leader Zhang Xianzhong. Now the emperor himself comes to Shizhu to visit the old lady, which is less than two miles away."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, and quickly added: "By the way, the Imperial Guard Commander also said a poem, saying that it was given to the old lady by the current emperor. After listening to it, the second master asked the villain Came here to report."

Ma Wannian still didn't believe it, but Qin Liangyu was excited and said quickly: "Quick, prepare the horse!"

When Ma Wannian saw it, he quickly persuaded him, "Grandma, this is too outrageous. Why don't you check it first?"

Qin Liangyu had strode towards the horse stable and said excitedly: "Yi Ming followed me to meet the Holy Spirit and knew about the poem given by His Majesty. Outsiders don't know about it. There is no way it is false. Your Majesty is here!"

Although the news about the current emperor felt false, she always remembered what happened when King Qin had an audience with him.Others say what the current emperor is like, but in her heart, the emperor cares about the country and the people, and is indeed a good emperor.If you really want to say it, it can only be the traitorous officials who are too powerful to mess up the Ming Dynasty!
It was the first time in Ma Wannian's life that his famous grandma was so excited, and he was a little dumbfounded.After coming back to his senses, he still thought it was impossible. How could the emperor come to Sichuan Shizhu?Just when he was about to say something else, he saw Qin Liangyu jump onto the horse vigorously, and then drove the horse to run quickly, leaving only some ashes for him.

Seeing this situation, he didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly rode on horseback to follow.The stone pillars are mountainous and the mountain road is not good, but Qin Liangyu still rides very fast, just like when she was young and dominated the battlefield.Most of the maids who followed her were left behind by her.

"Drive by..."

"Hoo ho ho..."

The rapid sound of horse hooves echoed in the mountains, startling many birds, and also shocked passers-by: Why is the old lady in such a hurry?
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Outside the Shizhu border, Qin Yiming, led by Zheng Sen, rushed to meet the current emperor.

Along the way, he saw one team after another of Jin Yiwei advancing, and he knew that this must be true.

After confirming this, he became a little panicked.

When the current emperor comes to the stone pillar, is it really just to visit his aunt?Or, is there any other purpose?Otherwise, you wouldn't have the dignity of an emperor to meet a minister, right?Even if this minister did have meritorious service, in his cognition, nothing like this existed in the past dynasties.At most, the emperor issued a decree and summoned his ministers to have an audience.

Guessing the emperor's possible purpose, he unconsciously felt sweat on his forehead.

Sure enough, after driving about two miles along the mountain road, Qin Yiming saw more cavalry troops clearing the way, and there was another cavalry army walking slowly behind.Although the leader was only wearing a military uniform, he was surrounded by other generals and a eunuch wearing a scarlet robe.

A group of Jin Yiwei saw them running towards them and stopped them. The leader was a member of Jin Yiwei Baihu, who meticulously asked and interrogated them to check their identity.

After verifying, he looked at Zheng Sen who had accompanied him and said, "Go and report to His Majesty. Just tell Qin Yiming, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, that he wants to see you."

After hearing this, Zheng Sen immediately agreed and hurried to the emperor's side.

Qin Yiming himself was curious after hearing this, so he asked the Jin Yiwei Baihu: "I have been dismissed from my post, and I was not the commander-in-chief of Sichuan before. Why..."

Perhaps after verifying his identity, at this time, Jinyiwei Baihu showed a smile and explained: "His Majesty appointed you as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan in the 16th year of Chongzhen. However, the road was different and the communication could not be communicated, so you did not know about it. .”

Qin Yiming couldn't help but feel a lot more comfortable after hearing this.

He had been fighting for the imperial court, but in the end, he was impeached and dismissed from office.Moreover, he believed that this impeachment was an attempt to impose a crime, so deep down in his heart, he had always had a problem with the imperial court.

However, the post of commander-in-chief was returned to him within half a year, which was regarded as denying the previous impeachment and admitting that he was not guilty.

When Qin Yiming was thinking about this, he saw Zheng Sen coming over and saying to him: "Your Majesty has summoned you."

When Qin Yiming heard this, he immediately collected himself, straightened up his appearance, and then strode towards him. Before he could get close, he knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general, Shizhu Qin Yiming, has seen my emperor, long live, long live, long live." !”

Although he was said to be the chief military officer of Sichuan, he did not receive the imperial seal, so he did not claim to be so.

In addition, he also has his own small thoughts. If he admits that he is the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, then he would be derelict in his duty by turning a blind eye to the thieves in Sichuan.

Emperor Chongzhen was riding on a horse, looking at him condescendingly, and said with a smile: "Pingshen!"

After Qin Yiming stood up, he looked at it carefully and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast, you already have gray hair!"

He met Qin Yiming three years ago in Chongzhen, and now he found that Qin Yiming was really much older.

Qin Yiming listened and looked up at Emperor Chongzhen.

In his impression, the emperor at that time was only ten thousand years old. In the blink of an eye, he was almost 20 years old.So, he also replied: "Your Majesty has changed a lot and has become more powerful!"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly after hearing this. No matter who he was, his temperament would definitely change after leading the troops in a war for several years.

He told Qin Yiming to get on his horse and walked with him while talking: "Is your aunt's health okay?"

"Thanks to your majesty, she has a strong body!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion: "We haven't seen each other for many years. I miss you very much. If you are in good health now, I will be relieved!"

Hearing the emperor's words of great concern for his aunt, Qin Yiming was immediately moved. When he was about to speak, he saw a group of people riding horses in the distance. He quickly pointed with his hand and said: "Your Majesty, my aunt is here to pick you up!" "

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he looked up and saw that the imperial guard who was leading the way stopped a group of riders. The leader was very conspicuous, an old woman with gray hair.

Needless to say, that person must be Qin Liangyu.

So, he immediately said: "Let's go there!"

Although he was the emperor, he took the initiative to greet him. This was definitely something he did because he valued Qin Liangyu very seriously.

Especially Qin Yiming heard from the emperor's words that the emperor seemed to respect his aunt, and he was even more grateful.Seeing that the emperor had already started running on horseback, he quickly followed him.

Qin Liangyu was stopped by Baihu Jinyiwei. As he was talking, he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. He turned around and saw that it was the emperor who was leading a group of people.

So, she stopped talking to the Jinyiwei Baihu, and just opened her eyes wide to see the leader. At the same time, she recalled the impression of the current emperor in her memory, and wanted to confirm whether the leader was really the current emperor?
(End of this chapter)