Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 8 Summoned by the Platform
"Oh, brother Li, look at what you said, it's time to see the outside world!"

The smile on Feng Liangzu's face soon bloomed again. He came to sit next to Li Shunzu on the bed, looked around, and clicked his tongue in surprise.

"Brother, I've always been very strange. Tell me, your father left you a big house with three entrances and three exits. Why did you move to the ancestral home?"

"If you can't afford ten or eight servants, you should hire one to take care of your food, clothing, and daily life, right?"

"Look at you, you don't look like a third-rank official of the imperial court!"

The expression on Li Shunzu's face had not improved at all, and he was full of alertness.

Li Shunzu didn't have a good feeling about this person.

If I hadn't been clever, I might have slept in prison yesterday.

Li Shunzu was not a saint and did not like to do good deeds unconditionally, but he was also not a soft persimmon who could be pinched by anyone.

If you want to kill me, I must kill you first.

"What are you doing here?"

After what happened yesterday, Li Shunzu really didn't believe what good farts could come from this guy's stomach.

Seeing that Li Shunzu didn't even say a polite word, Feng Liangzu's face twitched slightly, and he was a little worried about his face.

But when he thought of Song Fu's lustful appearance yesterday, in order to complete the task, he laughed again.

"Which one of us is following the other? Brother, when I come to see you, can't I just treat you to a meal?"

Li Shunzu laughed and had no intention of going out. Instead, he leaned on the couch.

"Say something straight."

It's not a good feeling to have a warm face against a cold butt all the time, especially when Feng Liangzu used to be the master of one thing in Nanzhen Fusi, but now he can no longer pretend, and his expression has become serious.

"In that case, I have something to say directly."

"The Tongzhou Guards have a Jinyi Guard Qianhu Station twenty miles outside Tongzhou City. They were killed by Jiannu a few days ago when they took command. Now there is no one in charge of the Qianhu Station, and all the captains of the station are waiting to eat."

"The Northern Division held a meeting overnight. Commander Song was very satisfied with your method of quelling the mutiny yesterday. He asked you to go by name at the meeting. He also said that after Jiannu retreats this time, he will rectify the affairs of the Southern Division's guard post. I’ll go ahead and take credit for you.”

After Feng Liangzu said this, he took a few steps back and leaned against the wall.

"Commander Song of the Northern Division wants to make a point. I advise you to leave the city obediently. If you anger his old man, even I won't be able to protect you."

Li Shunzu smiled coldly. It seemed that they would not give up until they killed themselves.

In my heart, I was even more convinced of my thoughts last night. The taste of mermaid meat was really unpleasant.

It's impossible for a pie to fall in the sky. If such a good thing really happens, why should it be my turn?

To take a step back, even if you want to marginalize yourself, you can't just go there.

Huang Taiji is now leading Jiannu to burn, kill and loot everywhere outside the capital. The Beijing army does not even have the strength to leave the city for a battle. At this time, he sends himself to Tongzhou to rectify Qianhufu, obviously intending to use Jiannu's knife to kill him. Own.

With luck, I might be able to survive, but it would be better to die.

At this time in history, most of the Han people who were taken captive outside the Pass were slaves who were sent to farms outside the Pass as slaves. They had to wait on the bannermen to shit and urinate, and their lives were not as good as the pigs, dogs and livestock inside the Pass.

In this city of Beijing, Li Shunzu would never go out.

Feng Liangzu was the commander of the third rank, while Song Fu only had more power in charge of the Northern Division, and his position was actually the third rank.

In other words, even though Feng Liangzu and Song Fu looked like superiors, Li Shunzu was on the same level as them.

The current Li Shunzu is not the original person who only wanted to show weakness.

Without the commanding officer of the Jinyi Guards Command, who was at the top, to speak, Li Shunzu didn't want to go, and no one could move him.

Li Shunzu had made up his mind that no matter how hard Song Fu and Feng Liangzu tried, he would recuperate at home from today on and see what they could do.

"I'm sorry. After coming back last night, Xianguan felt more and more unwell. He may have contracted a cold. He needs to rest at home. Let's talk about it in a few days."

Feng Liangzu thought it was a done deal, but he didn't expect that he would dare to refuse.

He looked up and down and found that Li Shunzu's face was red and healthy, and he didn't look like he had a cold. He immediately became furious and forgot Song Fu's instructions last night to speak softly and comfort him.

"What do you mean, you dare not go?"

"Commander Song asked you to go by name. If you don't go, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to stay in Nansi for a long time?"

Li Shunzu didn't intend to spoil him anymore, so he jumped up from the bed like a carp.

"Who are you? You kicked my door open early in the morning and yelled at me in my house."

"You are used to kicking the door of Nansi. If you don't kick the door, you won't be able to go home, right?"

"The position of commander of the Southern Division of my Li family was not given to me by Song Dynasty. It was given to me by His Majesty, the Emperor Daxing Wanli, in gratitude for my great-grandfather Li Chengliang's illustrious achievements in establishing Liaodong!"

"Whether it will last long or not, it doesn't matter what you say, and it doesn't matter what Song Fu says!"

Feng Liangzu stood still, his face full of disbelief.Although the original Li Shunzu and the one in front of him looked the same, their personalities were completely different.

Now he once wondered whether Li Shunzu was possessed by the spirit of some ancestor of the Li family, so that one night his temperament suddenly changed and he lost control.

"you--"

Feng Liangzu blushed at the refutation, and was about to argue, but his ears perked up and he heard the sound of hoofbeats on the bluestone road outside the courtyard.

Then, a familiar high-pitched voice reached their ears, and it turned out to be yesterday's imperial envoy Che Tianxiang.

Che Tianxiang also seemed to be very puzzled as to why Feng Liangzu would appear at Li's ancestral house early in the morning.

However, many years of working in the inner court have allowed him to develop a good habit of not asking too many questions when he shouldn't. He would get straight to the point without even saying a word of greeting when he entered the house.

"Commander Li, congratulations."

"His Majesty has spoken, summoning Commander Li and our family to work together to summon the right party."

After he said this, Feng Liangzu couldn't stand on the spot. He took a few steps forward and asked almost forcefully.

"Eunuch Che, did you hear wrongly?"

"Your Majesty asked him to go to the platform to summon the right person?"

"That's the right platform. Why can Li Shunzu go? Just based on the few words of his oath at the Guangqumen camp yesterday?"

The platform call in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the State of the Nation Consultation. It was a place where the emperor consulted ministers on government affairs. At first, he asked questions casually, but later because he often asked local feudal officials or some famous civil servants and generals, it was It is regarded as a rare honor in official career.

Nine out of ten Ming officials will not be able to serve as officials in the capital in their lifetime, and nine out of ten officials in the capital will not be able to get the honor of being called by the platform in their lifetime.

People like Feng Liangzu would never dare to dream like this.

In his opinion, Li Shunzu was always obedient. In terms of Nan Si's power, position, qualifications and resume, nothing could compare with him.

But a loser like Li Shunzu was about to be summoned by the emperor to rise to great heights, but he still had to stay in the Qingshui Yamen of Nansi to fight for that bit of power.

Che Tianxiang might have to pay some respect to Song of the Bei Division. After all, he was in charge of the Beizhen Fu Division and had some connections in the court, but he didn't like Feng Liangzu of the South Division at all.

"Commander Feng, are you too idle in Nanzhen Fusi?"

"Why did you come to the Li family's ancestral house early in the morning instead of sitting in your hall at Nansi?"

"How about we go back and report to King Ming Dacheng so that we can find a place where you can be busier?"

Hearing this, Feng Liangzu suddenly woke up.

Not to mention Wang Chengen, the chief steward of the inner palace, and Wang Dacheng, the third eunuch in charge of rituals, Che Tianxiang, was not someone of his level who could disobey him.

Even Song Fu could only smile apologetically in front of Che Tianxiang.

For a moment, Feng Liangzu broke into a cold sweat and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Forgive me, father-in-law! It was an unintentional mistake for me to humble myself and get angry for a moment!"

Che Tianxiang didn't bother to argue with such an ant-like thing. He waved his hand to signal him to get up, then turned around and laughed.

"Commander Li persuaded Guan Ning's troops outside Guangqumen yesterday. His Majesty, Longyan Dayue, has ordered Nansi to supervise the matter of the embezzlement of supplies for Guan Ning's troops. Guangqumen's Admiral Zhao Tai will be beheaded at noon. "

"Your Majesty actually wanted to invite you to the palace last night. Wang Dacheng was afraid of delaying your rest, so he gave you kind words and advice in front of your Majesty. This is why your Majesty asked us to summon you this morning."

Li Shunzu also didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen actually wanted to see him, but the platform summoned the right person, and he only saw himself and Che Tianxiang.

It's no wonder that Che Tianxiang, who has such a great background, is smiling at himself.

If it hadn't been for him, this damn eunuch would never have had a chance to summon the right person on the platform in his life.

In his memory, Li Shunzu learned that he had no foundation at all in the court. If he wanted to overthrow Feng Liangzu and Song Fu and realize his ambition last night, it would be impossible without a backer.

Since Che Tianxiang wanted to win over him, Li Shunzu had no reason to stay away from him, so he stepped forward and said with a smile.

"What did my father-in-law say? Yesterday, my father-in-law was obviously well-organized. Did the official still remember that the father-in-law read out the imperial edict in public, which directly shocked those Guan Ning soldiers? Otherwise, how could the official have the right to speak?"

"As well as Wang Dacheng's attentive and kind words in front of His Majesty, I have also taken it to heart and will definitely pay him a visit another day!"

Che Tianxiang was also very happy, thinking that this boy could talk, so he pulled Li Shunzu out of the door.

Watching the two people leave, Feng Liangzu's face turned green and red.

Recalling yesterday's forced move of Li Shunzu to Guangqumen, I felt even more regretful.

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