I have a cornucopia

Chapter 246: The warm wind intoxicated the tourists, who mistook Hangzhou for Bianzhou

Of course, Her Royal Highness the Princess reacted calmly to Prince Yang's outrageous remarks.

She had been in the Yang family for more than half a year and had heard all kinds of things. In a sense, her pure heart had long been polluted by Yang Feng.

But Mrs. Qian and the others were obviously a little shy...

Pack!
They are all very good at pretending!
They clearly know everything, but they act even more shy than young girls.

The scholar on the Golden Stage was still angrily complaining about the decline of morality, the decline of morals, and the breakdown of discipline, just like the slave disciples who cried and refused to cut their braids when the Qing Dynasty fell. Of course, there was a lot of booing from the audience, including the men who told him to get out of here. I wonder if they had the same idea as Prince Yang. But the scholar obviously wanted this effect. He was like a modern internet celebrity who stirred up public opinion, continuing to spit and enjoying the scolding...

Scolding is traffic!
Although my Ming Dynasty does not have online traffic, it has newspaper sales!

Newspapers are now growing like weeds everywhere. In any large city, there is at least one newspaper on sale.

Those who collect all kinds of news make money by attracting attention. People like him who make remarks that are obviously in line with the teachings of sages but are insulted by ignorant people and women on the Golden Platform are obviously just a hype topic, a warrior who is fighting alone to save the increasingly lost morality.

He will be famous.

Then those who are equally dissatisfied with the decline of morals will invite him as a guest of honor, and even some conservative schools will invite him to give lectures.

If you want to be famous, you must have the courage to stand firm even when your face is covered with rotten eggs.

"Actually, this is quite good. Since people are allowed to speak, then anyone can speak. Regardless of whether you are a scholar, farmer, worker, or merchant, man or woman, you can say what you want to say."

Yang Feng said.

"Then can I go up and talk too?"

Kou Baimen said.

"go!"

Yang Feng casually made a gesture of invitation.

This woman really walked onto the stage in a seductive manner, and then took off her coat, because she wanted to cater to Yang Feng's aesthetic taste. Although it was already early winter, she didn't wear much underneath. As soon as she took off her coat, she immediately became the focus of countless eyes. She walked onto the stage proudly, and in the astonished eyes of the scholar, she walked straight to his side, pushed him aside very simply, and then performed a very graceful dance move in front of the people below, showing off her new clothes that clearly met the standards of inappropriateness...

"Do you prefer looking at him or me?"

She shouted to the audience seductively like a female celebrity.

"you!"

"Let him go!"

……

There was jubilation below.

The scholar's lips trembled with anger, but he kept looking at her secretly.

Yang Feng looked down speechlessly at Kou Baimen who was using the Golden Terrace as his stage...

In fact, this is inevitable. In such places, entertainment stars will eventually crush academic stars. After all, everyone comes here to relax.

"Now, after all, there is a prosperous scene."

Looking at Kou Baimen who was already dancing on the stage, Madam Qian smiled and covered her mouth with her small round fan.

"Before the Jin army marched south, Kaifeng was also a prosperous scene; before the drums of Yuyang shook the earth, Chang'an was also a prosperous scene."

Yang Feng said.

"But the Northern Song Dynasty didn't have a pillar like the King of East Sea, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang didn't have the elite soldiers and generals that the King of East Sea led. The King of East Sea and his soldiers kept the enemy out, so the capital city was in such a prosperous state. What's more, the Jianlu is just lingering on, and the King of East Sea's army will march north and recapture the northern capital in no time. Our Ming Dynasty has been in turmoil until now, and it is thanks to the King of East Sea that the capital city has finally become prosperous. Isn't this something to celebrate?"

Mrs. Qian said with a smile.

This woman is still very attractive. No wonder Rang Shui Tailiang would rather risk public opinion and marry her.

Of course, now all the money for Lao Qian depends on her from outside.

Especially after the chaos last year, even the Suzhou Elders Association realized that Shui Tailiang was actually unreliable. Whether it was the unclear relationship with Zuo Liangyu at the beginning or the obvious promotion of welcoming the Qing imperial army later, it proved that he was really overrated. His actions were obviously ill-considered, or at least not well-considered. It is understandable that fence-sitters sway with the wind, and everyone is actually like this, but it is rash to start preparing to sway just because there is a little wind in the distance before the wind arrives.

If it weren't for the hardliners led by Shen Tingyang and Yang Tingshu who held the situation, everyone would have been killed by him now.

That would really be giving the knife to Yang Feng.

So the seclusion and recuperation of Shui Tailiang now is actually due to him being squeezed out by the Suzhou Elders Association. It's just that he was elected as an elder by the local government, so they can't expel him from the Elders Association.

In this situation, he could only rely on Mrs. Qian to show up in public.

Yang Feng looked at the charming Madam Qian with a bright smile...

"But your majesty is still living abroad, and now you are talking about a prosperous era. Isn't it a bit unfair to your majesty?"

He said.

"But with the Prince of Donghai here, Li Zicheng will not dare to rebel. Your Majesty has worked hard for half his life, and it is a good thing that he can rest in Xi'an for a few years. With the regent watching outside and the Prince of Donghai assisting, there will be no trouble. When Li Zicheng wakes up and knows that the destiny is with Your Majesty, he will naturally not dare to stop Your Majesty from returning to the capital."

Mrs. Qian said.

Yang Feng looked at this woman deeply...

This is obviously Shui Tailiang trying to flatter himself and hinting at him to maintain the status quo!

He was going to march north, and once the expedition was unstoppable, it would be difficult to operate in the future. After all, with the enemy Jianlu there, the Ming Dynasty could always be in a precarious state, and this state was tantamount to being the most in line with the interests of a de facto powerful official like him. On the contrary, without Jianlu, the situation would be awkward, after all, without Jianlu, Li Zicheng would have to be dealt with. At that time, whether it was to defeat Li Zicheng by force and welcome back Chongzhen, or Li Zicheng knew that he was no match for him and took the initiative to send Chongzhen back, Yang Feng would have to face an emperor trying to regain power.

The princess is the regent and will not have a conflict with him. After all, everyone can see that even if he pushes the princess down tonight, the latter won't even say no.

Therefore, the Northern Expedition could not succeed.

Got to play bandit.

Of course, in this way the gentry can also continue to enjoy their current happiness.

After all, they knew Chongzhen better than Yang Feng. Everyone was of course loyal to the Emperor, but if he could sit in the palace in Xi'an and watch the world from a narrow perspective for his entire life, everyone would be even more loyal to him.

A wise and benevolent ruler.

They can all give him the temple name of the Holy Ancestor.

Did Li Zicheng come to his senses? If he wasn't stupid, he would live and die with Chongzhen.

That was his greatest amulet. Now the crown prince had been deposed and even expelled from the imperial register, and the remaining princes who were still alive were all in Xi'an...

All.

Because Chongzhen was bored in the palace, he could only pass the time by making babies, so he made two princes and a princess in one go, and they were all healthy, and none of them died in infancy. Compared with his brothers, it was like a miracle. You should know that all his brothers died in the palace, and it may be that the feng shui of the Beidu Palace was not good, which was not conducive to the growth of babies. It would be different if they were moved to another place. In short, there are still three princes in the Ming Dynasty, all of whom are with His Majesty the Emperor in Xi'an.

And there were only two princesses outside.

As long as Li Zicheng is not stupid, he will let this situation continue. Even if he flees in the future, even to the ends of the earth, as long as he still takes Chongzhen and his son with him, he represents the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, whether it is a military attack or negotiation and bribery, he will never let Chongzhen go. They will be together for life. So in this case, if Yang Feng succeeds in the Northern Expedition, it will be really embarrassing. It will not benefit anyone, but it will benefit the people in the north. After all, they don't have to flee.

but……

Who cares about them!
"Wouldn't it be like the Southern Song Dynasty, when the warm wind intoxicated the tourists and made them mistake Hangzhou for Bianzhou?"

Dong Qiongying, who was acting as a guard nearby, said.

Of course, this woman didn't have much profound meaning. She didn't have a deeper mind. It was just purely out of dislike between women, so she instinctively wanted to satirize Mrs. Qian.

This woman had actually been to the battlefield. The hundreds of maids under her command were equivalent to Zeng Ying's servants, and their fighting power was not weak, especially in the mountainous areas, where they were comparable to the legendary special forces. She had participated in several of Zeng Ying's previous battles with Zhang Xianzhong. Moreover, she herself came from a local powerful family, so it was naturally difficult for her to dislike Madam Qian and her gang.

No one spoke now, after all, she had inadvertently raised the most important issue.

The warm wind intoxicated the tourists, who mistook Hangzhou for Bianzhou...

For the southern part of the Southern Song Dynasty, or the bureaucratic gentry group that had already migrated south and become southerners, wouldn't it be good to enjoy life comfortably in the south? Why must they care about the fate of the north? Similarly, for the southern gentry of the Ming Dynasty, since the Jianlu no longer poses a threat, why must they march north and care about the fate of the north? Everyone's money is not blown by the wind.

Everyone was so embarrassed that they had to continue to enjoy Kou Baimen's dance, and Her Royal Highness the Princess quietly pulled Yang Feng's clothes, and then the two of them walked to the other side together.

"Don't they want to take care of my dad anymore?"

she whispered.

"them?"

Yang Feng said with a smile.

"You know who I'm talking about. The ministers from Zhejiang headed by Liu Zongzhou, the ministers from Nanzhi headed by Gu Xichou, the ministers from Jiangxi headed by Yuan Jixian, and now the ministers from Fujian headed by Huang Daozhou. They all form factions. Although they fight with each other, when it comes to Daddy, Daddy's safety is the most important. Since Li Zicheng doesn't dare to kill the king, let Daddy stay in Xi'an for the time being. The great scholars who came to Beijing last time have not left yet. They are all in Beijing to give lectures. Some young people have also come from other places. These people are all in the Imperial College, especially Huang Zongxi from Zhejiang, who often speaks badly of Daddy here.

He also said that the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty today was all due to his father's absence.

It was Wei Zhongxian who killed his father, not his father. His father avenged him, but he treated his father like this."

Her Royal Highness the Princess said angrily.

"Then why didn't Your Highness order his arrest? Although you can't convict people for their words, slandering Your Majesty is already a blatant violation of the law."

Yang Feng said.

"But Lord Ma said that he was a disciple of Liu Zongzhou and a member of a prominent family in Yuyao. His brother was leading troops in the Zhejiang militia. If he was arrested, it would easily cause chaos. Since it was said that everyone could express their own opinions on the Golden Terrace, as long as they did not advocate rebellion or treason, they would be innocent. At most, he would be like a censor. If we arrest him, we cannot kill him. Instead, we will give him the opportunity to become famous.

The key is not to kill him.

Ma Ge Lao said that now that the Northern Expedition is imminent, we cannot cause internal strife. "

Her Royal Highness the Princess said.

"Then what do you think? If you want to arrest him, I can do it tonight. Even if you want to execute him for lese majesty, I can ensure that no one dares to cause trouble."

Yang Feng said.

Her Royal Highness the Princess stood there, hesitating for a moment.

"Forget it, what he said is not entirely unreasonable."

She said rather frustratedly.

She knew that since Yang Feng had agreed, he would definitely be able to do it.

but……

It seems that he was right.

"Your Highness, whether His Majesty can come back depends on whether his subjects still want him. If all his subjects are like this, even if he is brought back, I am afraid that the whole country will still be in chaos. It is better to let him stay in Xi'an. Li Zicheng will not dare to disrespect him. As for house arrest, we can talk to Li Zicheng about it and let His Majesty move around more and come out to meet his subjects. We can even have people from our side go to the audience and send some gifts to His Majesty. This is no problem."

Yang Feng said.

Of course, His Majesty probably doesn't want to see his subjects. After all, to him, Xi'an is nothing more than the base camp of traitors and rebels.

"You have to understand that it was your majesty who lost the world. Now he can still maintain the banner of the Ming Dynasty, which is the result of the merits of Taizu. The signboard of the emperor for three hundred years can still be recognized by the people, but it is not that the people still recognize him as the emperor. Now this situation is the best. At least your highness is here, and the people still recognize him. So no matter what, your majesty can still be the emperor, and the Ming Dynasty is still the Zhu family's country. If your majesty is really allowed to come back, the people and the local gentry will be resentful of your majesty. I am afraid that they will not only refuse to recognize the emperor, but they may not even recognize the Zhu family's country.

After all, it was all his fault.

He will have to bear the consequences eventually.”

Yang Feng said.

Her Royal Highness the Princess stood there silently.

Yang Feng reached out to pat her head, but then he realized that she had grown a lot taller, so he patted her shoulder instead...

"Your Highness, what you have to protect is not only your Majesty's kingdom, but also the Zhu family's kingdom and the foundation left by Emperor Taizu Gao. You must make a choice when necessary."

He said.

That's it.

It was enough to change the princess's mentality.

In the final analysis, she is also very smart, but her age makes it easy for people to overlook her. However, she knows very well what the world is like now. In the past year or so, she has always acted like a harmless little girl, in fact, it is to appease the forces of all parties, let everyone get rid of her father's shadow, and then like the current situation, and give up other ideas. For example, no one cares about Prince Fu now, even her brother has lost popularity, that is, they have already liked her imperial rule that is the same as no one, and they also realize that no one can make them as free and happy as they are now.

So why change?

Why would you go through the trouble of replacing a new ruler who has no guarantee of what he will do?

Isn’t it the best that this young girl is governing the country?
(End of this chapter)