Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2646 Capital ([-])

He suddenly became interested in Zheng Sen, not on a whim, but because the court had a little respite recently, and could free up its hands to deal with the robbers.

The year before last, when the Kun bandits captured Guangzhou and swept through Guangdong and Guangxi, the imperial court discussed the matter of going south. However, the imperial court collapsed thousands of miles in Guangdong and Guangxi, and almost all the battalions and guards originally deployed in Guangdong and Guangxi were wiped out. Even the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Xiong Wencan, led only a few remnants The defeated generals fled into the territory of Hunan, where they linger until now.

He lost his teacher and lost his land, and abandoned two provinces. If Xiong Wencan had been held accountable and sent to prison in the past, he would probably have lost his head at this moment.The reason why Chongzhen has kept him until now is that the sealing of borders is a serious matter, and he is unwilling to change people easily.More importantly, the imperial court has no soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi who can control the situation.

He thought many times about taking Xiong Wencan into Beijing for interrogation.But Wen Tiren persuaded him that there are no less than a dozen civil and military ministers who can deal with the rogues, and there are only a few who can compete with the Donglu, but there are very few officials who know the situation of the thieves and have fought against the thieves. Wang Zunde It has been several years since he passed away, only Xiong Wencan is the only one left.Therefore, he can only pinch his nose to make him "make a contribution".

Chongzhen was not ignorant of the Kun thieves. Over the years, sporadic memorials, pond newspapers, and factory guards' secret memorials had glimpsed some of the face of this difficult enemy.In particular, "Pingkun's Notes" by Jincheng Yulan, he has read it many times.He knew that he was facing a brand new opponent, which was different from Donglu and rogue bandits, Japanese pirates and Hongmao.All the people in the government and the public know all about the Kun bandits from this booklet.This is also the reason why he had to tolerate Xiong Wencan until now.

Last year, he revealed to his cabinet members that he wanted to beg for Kun. Except for Wen Tiren, the cabinet members were vague and disapproved of it.Speaking of which, the imperial court had internal and external troubles at that time, and it didn't even care about the war in the far south.

No matter how tricky the kun thief is, "discussing the kun" must be done.Otherwise, he would not be able to face the raging material opinions from the ruling and opposition parties, how would future generations think of him as an emperor?Although Emperor Xuanzong abandoned Annan at the beginning, Annan is only a territory outside the Huaihe, and it is not considered a lost ground.Guangdong and Guangxi are ranked among the thirteen envoys of the two capitals and the mountains and rivers that came down from the hands of Emperor Taizu. How can they be discarded in his hands? !The imperial court has lost two chief envoys. If there is no military crusade, "there is no king in the world" will become a joke. Will the increasingly domineering warriors still pay attention to the imperial court?
As an emperor, he couldn't talk to his ministers and workers because of some difficulties, so he could only sigh secretly.

These days, apart from the fact that the cabinet has agreed to increase the distribution of "Guangdong pay" from the ninth year of Chongzhen, there is still no conclusion on who to choose as the supervisor and what troops to mobilize. The attitude of Wen Tiren, who he has always relied on, is also quite ambiguous.In the words, there is the meaning of hoping to "caress".

Given the current situation of the imperial court, "Fu" might not be an option.It's just that his intuition told him that the thieves' appetites might be very large, and they would not agree to easy conditions.Even as the cabinet officials said, they may not be satisfied with a Qiongzhou government.What's more, the matter of cession of land was discussed fiercely by the crowd, such things that risk the world's disgrace, the emperor shudders just thinking about it.

Only by letting the thieves know the power of the imperial court can they have the possibility of appeasement.

It's ridiculous to say that the Eastern Prisoner occupied a bitterly cold place in the Northeast, the old slave was just a small personal guard under Li Chengliang's tent, there were hundreds of troops, and only a few dozen armored men.Since my grandfather started the army in his later years, in only 30 or [-] years, the imperial court was defeated and lost to Liaodong. I heard that the Kun thief, when he first came, was only a few large ships with hundreds of people, and he drifted to Qiongzhou, a remote place in the south, to trade and commerce. Reluctantly survived, but now he has trained elite soldiers and strong generals, sweeping Guangdong and Guangxi in one fell swoop.My great Ming disciples have thousands of miles of land, billions of people, and thousands of civil and military officials, but they can't help the two barbarians of the north and the south, so they have to start the idea of ​​"caressing"...

Thinking of this, the emperor felt miserable.He still doesn't understand that Da Ming is very powerful, but he has fallen into this situation!
Concubine Tian saw that he didn't speak after dinner, and her face was dazed.Knowing that he was worrying about state affairs again, and fearing that he would be overwhelmed with worry and anger after eating, he hurriedly used words to divert his attention, and talked about the "miracle doctor" and "fairy medicine" that have been rumored in the capital recently.

Although the capital is magnificent in scale, it is troubled by wind and sand all year round due to its large population and its location in the north.The urban environment is less flattering.In the early years, the national power was strong, there were competent officials, and environmental sanitation was well managed. At the end of the dynasty, people's hearts were uncertain, social order was disordered, and the original management system was in vain.In recent years, due to the invasion and looting of the Eastern captives, a large number of people have flooded into the city, and infectious diseases are common everywhere, such as diarrhea, cough, and fever... Although infectious diseases are mainly prevalent among the lower class people who lack clean drinking water and have a poor environment, But dignitaries and dignitaries can't take care of themselves alone. There are many people who are sick, and many officials ask for leave for this.It's just that, by 17th-century standards, it wasn't "plague."

Concubine Tian's father was also sick, and at one time he was quite seriously ill, which made Concubine Tian very worried, but the palace regulations did not allow concubines to visit their relatives, even their biological father.We can only ask people to prepare some medicines from the imperial pharmacy and send them home.Not long ago, the family finally came to report that my father's illness has been cured. It is said that he took the medicine of the miracle doctor, and the unstoppable diarrhea stopped after only two days.

After taking the medicine prescribed by this miracle doctor, the curative effect is remarkable, especially for cough, fever and diarrhea, which can be described as immediate.Therefore, it immediately caused a sensation in the capital.Even the emperor who was in the deep palace heard about it - after all, one of the daily duties of Dongchang and Jinyiwei is to report market news.

Chongzhen did not take this matter to heart: there are many dignitaries in the capital, since they are human beings, they have emotions and desires, and there are also three disasters and six disasters, so monks, Taoists, fortune-tellers, and doctors have always been the most keen to come to the "precious place above".The emergence of a "fairy" is not new.As long as they don't "confuse the public with evil words", they generally don't bother to ask.

When Concubine Tian mentioned this matter, he regarded it as a pastime after dinner, and listened casually without paying attention.It was only when Concubine Tian said: "...this Divine Doctor Zhou's medical skills are really superb, especially the medicine he prepared himself, the corresponding symptoms are almost all-tested, and it is not inferior to the medicine of the thief..." He suddenly gave a shock , snapped: "What did you say?!"

Concubine Tian originally saw the emperor's gentle face, half-closed brows and eyes, full of relaxation and enjoyment, but she didn't expect her face to suddenly become ferocious, she couldn't help being frightened, and said in a panic: "The concubine said that the medicine of the genius doctor is very effective..."

"No, is it inferior to someone else's medicine?!"

"髨...髨 thief..." Concubine Tian Gui secretly groaned in her heart, there is no reason to say what to do!Although she is in the harem, she knows a thing or two about the current situation of the court through the eunuchs around her and the family members sent by her father to send gifts every month.One of the four major troubles in the world today written by the emperor on the screen of the Qianqing Palace is one of them.

"Bai thief, Fei thief," Chongzhen chanted the word repeatedly, and asked for a while, "Where did this doctor Zhou come from? Where did your father invite you?"

"It was recommended by the new Minister of War, Lord Wang." Concubine Tian dared not hide it.

That is Wang Yehao.Chongzhen thought to himself.After the death of Zhang Fengyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he has always been in charge of the Ministry of War with the title of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.However, the emperor felt that he was not a suitable candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he took advantage of Yang Sichang who was at home with Ding You.At the same time, in order to let Wang Yehao handle his errands with peace of mind, he was rewarded with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

However, this person has not been favored by Chongzhen. Although he is still competent in the post of governor of Zhejiang and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, this person is a member of the Zhejiang Party. Although he was eunuched because of the Wang Gongchang incident However, the history of the Zhejiang Party in Afuyi Party made the emperor have a grudge against these old Zhejiang Party members.

Most of the well-known monks and Taoists in the capital have powerful influence behind them—they cannot gain a foothold because of this.It is not surprising that Wang Yehao is the backer of Doctor Zhou, and Tian Hongyu is the father of Concubine Tian. It is common for Wang to recommend a divine doctor to curb the disease in order to please the "father of the country".

However, Chongzhen was very afraid of the harem's meddling in politics. Wang Yehao's move made him wonder if there was something wrong with this person, and he wanted to use Concubine Tian to give him a pillow.His complexion suddenly became gloomy.

Concubine Tian saw that his complexion suddenly darkened and became more flustered. Just as she was about to break down a few words, she suddenly remembered that her father said that if encountering a situation that is difficult to deal with, it is better to remain still than to move. She simply kept silent and waited for others to speak first.

Fortunately, the emperor was in a good mood today, and thinking back on it, it was his own initiative to ask the doctor, and it seemed that it had nothing to do with asking for help.So his expression quickly returned to a relaxed state, but he remembered the matter of Wang Yehao and Doctor Zhou.He secretly reminded himself that he would ask Wu Mengming to investigate this matter carefully tomorrow.

"What's the name of this miracle doctor?"

"This, the concubine doesn't know about it, it's just that the family members mentioned it when they entered the palace to deliver the letter..." Concubine Tian replied cautiously.She had more or less guessed what the emperor was thinking just now.

"Let's not talk about this miracle doctor," Chongzhen shook his head, "You say it's better than the medicine of the thieves at this time—does the capital have the medicine for the thieves?"

"The concubine knows about seven or eight kinds of medicines for kun thieves that are popular in the capital. Most of them are home-made medicines for safety. The most famous ones are Zhuge Xingjun San and Biwen San."

Chongzhen remembered that during the Jiaxu scientific research (1634), Jinyiwei secretly reported that someone bought a large amount of Dansan and distributed it to scholars who came to Beijing for free. The main medicine distributed was Biwensan, and the effect was not bad.As for the people who distribute the medicines, they are just some big local households who intend to do good deeds.He listened and put it away.

"Biwensan, isn't it a pharmacy in Guangli..." He said casually, and suddenly remembered that the Kun thief started his business in Guangdong?It turned out that at this time the bandit Kun's tentacles had already reached into the capital!

(End of this chapter)