Win the Ding 1617

ps: It will be the end of the month soon, let's see if there is any monthly pass?

When the fleet entered the Pearl River Estuary, Wang Dehua pulled himself together and tried his best to order someone to help him out of the cabin, who was seasick and vomited all the way, so as to see what the scene in Guangdong was like.

After boarding the ship from Nigu, I was constantly amazed that the fleet could stay around the clock without having to look for islands, just relying on the small instruments in the hands of the boatswain to measure a few stars in the air, muttering words A few words of prayer, that is, sailing all the way.

It is possible to travel two to three hundred miles in one day and night, no wonder Master Lu Xiang Sheng Lu said that it only takes more than a month to move reinforcements to Beijing.

Thinking about it, Governor Li can enshrine hundreds of thousands of silver, grain and rice to the inner government every year, and he is also very respectful to the emperor on weekdays. He will definitely not be like those Qiu Batou who lead the army, who think they are brave, brave, and domineering.

The distance from Tianjin Port to Guangzhou Port is 1800 kilometers, which is more than 980 nautical miles. According to the fleet's speed of [-] nautical miles per hour, Wang Dehua was ecstatic to hear these figures from the mouth of the ship's boss.In this way, at this speed, it only takes five days to reach Guangzhou and meet Master Li there!

However, a side effect of sailing at high speed on the sea came to attack the prince before he could finish his joy.

Vomiting and seasickness quickly spread among Wang Gonggong and those around him.Not only the princes and fathers vomited like a sea and river, but the accompanying eunuchs, the guards of the Beijing camp, and the Jinyi Banner School also vomited one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas Nirvana.

As soon as the ship left Bohai Bay and entered the Yellow Sea, someone vomited bile on the side of the ship.

Those majestic and well-dressed officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp were lying on the side of the ship.Spit into the sea.It was food that started to vomit.What was vomited later was clear water.In the end, I couldn't even vomit clear water, only retching, and the stomach and intestines twitched, as if someone was pulling with their hands in the stomach and intestines.It made these soldiers who usually have their eyes above their heads almost want to vomit out gallbladder.The boat heaves with the waves.Every ups and downs.It's as if someone is grabbing their internal organs.I will mention it later.Pull down for a while.Extremely uncomfortable.

Under the consolation of the sailors and escorts on board, everyone worked hard to eat bowls of sugar porridge, so as to make their stomachs feel better.

"This errand is really not for fun!"

Almost everyone was muttering this secretly in their hearts.

Finally, the boat entered the Pearl River Estuary, and compared it with the map, the destination Guangzhou was right in front of us.

Looking at the archway on the pier tied with pines and cypresses and silk of various colors.There are also those soldiers and government servants who maintain order.All the accompanying officials and soldiers tried their best to hold their chests up, this errand is coming!

According to the practice in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, there must be some filial piety when welcoming the imperial envoy.Nanzhong has always had the reputation of being rich.This time, Li Shouhan was transferred to the North Shangqin King.These officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp were all planning to exchange their money boxes for extra-large ones.

However, to everyone's disappointment, Li Shouhan himself was not among the few people kneeling on the red felt mat on the pier.

"Master Jiang. Who are these?"

Welcomed by Jiang Yihong, the chief envoy of Guangdong, Wang Dehua's complexion improved a little.

"Eunuch, this is Li Huayu, the eldest son of General Li. He came back from Nanzhong to meet Eunuch." Jiang Yihong introduced Wang Dehua one by one.

The leader was Li Huayu who rushed back from Hue overnight.Not long ago, he took a tour group to the south as a tour guide, with fair complexion and a medium build. Although he was still young, his body frame had already grown. The tailored brocade robes set off his figure very well. The forehead strangled the forehead, and the few gems inlaid on it dazzled people's eyes.

Behind Li Huayu, wearing an eight-petal iron-pointed helmet, a steel breastplate exposed inside a brocade robe, and red cloaks on their backs, the three men caught Wang Dehua's attention, unlike the frontier soldiers he was used to. The generals in the towns are wild and domineering, and they are not at all like the slippery, timid and wretched officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp. Their faces do not have the look of excessive drinking, and their demeanor and actions are vigorous and powerful, revealing the majesty of a general.

"I wonder who these generals are?"

As soon as his eyes lit up, he asked Li Huayu.

"These are the three brigade commanders of our South China Army stationed near Guangzhou, and they came here to meet the angels!"

Liao Dongzhi, Wu Liuqi, and Wu Biao stepped in to greet Wang Dehua together, which made him a little unhappy.

The "Etiquette Rules" in "Da Ming Hui Dian" stipulates in detail the official etiquette of the Ming Dynasty: when all officials communicate with each other, the superior and inferior are distinguished by their rank.If the ranks are similar, if they salute when they meet, then the east and west are opposed, the higher rank lives in the east, and the lower rank lives in the west.There is a difference of two or three grades in rank, and when they meet each other, the person with the highest rank is on top, and the person with the lowest rank is at the bottom.There is a difference of four grades in rank. When meeting each other, those with lower ranks bow down, the venerable sits and receives the ceremony, and kneels to report when there is something to do.In this way, the first-rank officials meet the second-rank officials, the second-rank officials salute in the west, and the first-rank officials answer the salute in the east.When meeting officials of the third and fourth ranks, the third and fourth rank officials salute at the bottom, and the first-rank officials answer the salute at the center.Meet the officials below the fifth rank, and the first rank officials sit and receive the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping.The rank of the subordinate officer is lower than that of the superior officer, and he must kneel when doing business.Close servants of officials do not need to kneel down and salute according to their grades.Although the grades of fellow officials are high or low, there is no need to be formal.Officials big and small meet each other in the inner palace, and they are not allowed to kneel and worship.Officials are not allowed to resist arrogance when entering and leaving the streets. Officials with a rank difference of one rank must avoid horses and sedan chairs, and officials with a rank difference of three ranks must kneel.But later, especially after Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, this set of etiquette was also slightly changed.For example, all the ministers of the temples are third-rank officials, but they have to avoid ministers and ministers.Six servants and three grade officials have to avoid officials from the official department.The official position of the duke and minister is above the first rank, and if he meets the chief assistant of the cabinet on the road, he has to avoid it.

The biggest courtesy of the Ming Dynasty to the emperor was five bows and three kowtows—kneeling long, bowing his head to his hands (this is called bowing) five times, kowtowing to the ground (this is called buckling) three times, then getting up, and standing with hands folded—used for the most formal Occasions (officials come to Beijing to meet once every three years, and tributes salute during palace examinations and pass-through).Usually three worships and four bows, and then stand up and stand.Kneel when receiving the edict.When officials participate in sacrifices or express gratitude to others, they usually worship four times.

As one of Chongzhen's most trusted eunuchs, he is under various ministers.When the officials and generals below the commander-in-chief saw him, which one didn't kowtow to salute him with the ceremony of referring to the superior?Don't want to be treated like this by the generals when you first arrived in the Nanzhong Army defense area? !

"Our family went south this time to read His Majesty's will to your father. In addition to rewarding Mr. Li for driving out the British and barbarians and clearing up the rebellion in Guangdong and Guangxi, we also want to reward the meritorious soldiers. I wonder what the official status of these three brigade commanders are?"

"Reporting to the angel, these three brigade commanders are only on errands, and they are military officers, and they have never had official status."

"Hey! How can this be done! How can the hero be left in the wilderness? In this way, it is not to chill the hearts of the soldiers. Do you think the court has treated the soldiers badly? Our family came this time. They brought hundreds of confession documents. Mr. Li will appoint and remove rewards and punishments on his own, and he only needs to file with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War."

In addition to acknowledging the rank of Li Shou Hannan's general officer.Chongzhen's monarchs and ministers also reluctantly made a huge concession.

"The two provinces and Guangxi are now at a critical moment to wipe out the rebellion. In order to prevent officials from fighting ineffectively and avoiding evasion. The emperor has a decree. Officials below the magistrate in Guangdong and Guangxi will participate in generals below the general. The power to appoint, remove, reward, punish, and promote is also in the hands of Mr. Li. The war is over."

When Wang Dehua said something, Li Huayu thanked the emperor for his kindness.Jiang Yihong, who was standing beside Hua Yu with a smile all the time, was terrified when he heard it.

A large number of local officials in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions have gone from ten to five or six, either because of rebellion or rebellion, or because they were timid to avoid war. Most of the grassroots government affairs in various places are now carried out and run by Mr. Li's village chiefs and work teams.Now the imperial court has handed over the power of appointment, removal, rewards and punishments below the magistrate to Mr. Li, which undoubtedly handed over hundreds of states and counties in Guangdong and Guangxi.

However, if one thinks that the imperial court has given in to the South China Army headed by Li Shouhan, it would be a big mistake.

Wang Dehua's next actions made Li Huayu and others suddenly vigilant.

"I don't know how to call the three generals? What's the name of the department?"

"Liao Dongzhi, commander of the third brigade of the second town."

"Guangzhou Garrison Commander and Garrison Brigade Commander Wu Liuqi!"

"Wu Biao, commander of the Chaomei Police Brigade!"

The three saluted the prince again, and loudly announced their official names.

With a professional smile on his face, the prince couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration, Mr. Li has such elites, how lucky I am, Daming!This is all due to the great blessings of the second ancestors, who are blessed by the spirit of the ancestors in heaven.

As he said that, a few young eunuchs held a wooden tray, on which were placed several confession documents and belt badges and other things.

"The three are all loyal and brave men from the tiger. Our family is about to make good friends with the three. However, they came in a hurry and did not have any gifts, so we had the audacity to issue the three confessions for Mr. Li. In the future, we will have to Plead guilty to Mr. Li face to face."

On the three documents, the names of Liao Dongzhi and others were filled in at some point, and the official position was even that of a lieutenant general!

Facing the temptation to wear the official uniform of the big red silk lion Buzi in the future and wear a second-grade rhino horn belt around his waist, the three brigade commanders behaved differently.

Liao Dongzhi still had a smile on his face, but in his smile was an expression of being thousands of miles away from others; Wu Liuqi was expressionless, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.Only his little brother, Wu Biao, stared at the confession document and the gold belt plaques of Shuangyunlong and Shuanghufu, swallowing hard, the muscles on his face undulating.

Naturally, Wang Dehua, Li Huayu, Jiang Yihong and others noticed the performance of these people, and the atmosphere became quite strange and awkward for a while.Jiang Yihong, who was old in the officialdom, had to come out to smooth things over, lest the scene of welcoming the imperial envoy would change its taste.

Although a colorful shed was set up on the pier, the colorful shed made of bamboo and wood was covered with thick cotton cloth, and several huge charcoal braziers were burning lively in the color shed, driving away the damp and cold air. .There are beautiful mahogany tables and chairs covered with gold-embroidered chair cushions and seat covers. Various teas, snacks, and running water prices are delivered. Although the preparations are very thorough, you can also enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Pearl River and the shadows of sails on the river. , but after all, when it comes to comfort, it is not far from the mansion set up for angels.After taking some snacks and tea and letting the whole Xuanzhi delegation rest for a while, Jiang Yihong asked Wang Dehua, Prince Gong, and others to get on their horses and go to the city to resettle.

All the way into the provincial capital of Guangzhou, along the way, I saw the vigor and high spirits of the people in the market, the prosperity and cleanliness of the market, which surprised these people from the feet of the emperor.The difference between this place and other places in Ming Dynasty, including the capital city, is the cleanliness here.And orderly.

The wide and neat road is all paved with ashes. The horseshoes make a rattling sound when they step on it, and the wheels of the carriage roll over and make a rumbling sound. The most wonderful thing is that it is flat, without the ups and downs of the dirt road. Uneven feeling.

On both sides of the road, there is a relatively narrow narrow road. Pedestrians walk there in light coats, and some of them have purchased various items. They are often followed by porters with short stature and different clothes, carrying them on poles. their harvest.

And it is above the Yonglu.Large and small shop signs, banners, guises, and plaques.Variety.There are various types of shops, restaurants and hotels.For those stores that specialize in retail, the guys standing at the door of their stores try to greet customers in Mandarin, and the buyers and sellers who do large-scale wholesale business.It is at the door of the shop to bid farewell to the relatives.The voices of congratulating each other on getting rich come and go.

See this scene of prosperity and tranquility.All the officials, officers, soldiers, eunuchs, eunuchs and guards who came with Wang Dehua were all secretly delighted.This time, it is definitely going to make a fortune!

Surrounded by a large group of young eunuchs, Jinyiqi school, and soldiers from the Beijing camp.Wang Dehua boldly entered the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangxi.Seeing that in the yamen of the governor's mansion, the dragon plaques and incense cases are all ready, and all the officials above grade five in the vicinity of Guangzhou are all present in the courtyard and stand there in accordance with the relationship between the superior and the subordinate. Seeing this scene, Wang Dehua nodded in satisfaction.

After some red tape, Li Huayu and the officials of the Southern Central Army kneeled down to accept the imperial decree. The content of the imperial decree was nothing more than what Wang Dehua said on the pier just now. The power of appointment and dismissal was given to Li Shouhan.At the same time, Li Shouhan was ordered to compile and report the list of meritorious soldiers in the event of resisting the British and barbarians and quelling the chaos in Guangdong and Guangxi, so as to prepare for the imperial court's reward.In addition, Shou Han was given [-] sets of blank confession documents, and officials below the deputy general can appoint themselves.

After hearing the imperial decree, all the civil and military officials present had their own calculations.

The imperial court completely handed over Guangdong and Guangxi to the Li family, acknowledging the actual control of the Li family's territory in Guangdong and Guangxi.Originally, dozens of prefectures and prefects from all over the country had quietly expressed their loyalty to the Li family after going to Nanzhong. The power has spread everywhere, but due to the imperial system, it is impossible to formally occupy the power and give orders, and can only be carried out in the name of the work team and government affairs.But right now, this decree legalizes everything the Li family has done.Many officials have already made up their minds. Now that the Li family has established wings, it is time to get promoted and make a fortune under its wings.

However, there are also those who have always regarded the Li family as a barbarian, and made up their minds. Once they receive the imperial edict, they will resign at home and go back to their hometown in Nanzhili. From then on, they will study behind closed doors!In order not to see that a group of people in the South China Army do not understand the way of saints every day, they only know how to chase fame and wealth.

However, the court's grace was not given out of thin air. There was another purpose, which was to ask Li Shouhan to quickly lead the elite northward King Qin to repel the slaves in the Gyeonggi area, so as to make new contributions to the court.

Jiang Yihong knelt on the ground and listened. The more he listened, the more shocked he became. The emperor's reward was beyond his expectation.Guangdong and Guangxi have now completely become the territory of the South China Army, so how should he, the chief envoy, deal with himself?As his mind turned, Jiang Yihong only felt that all the thoughts in his mind were extremely chaotic and complicated, and his heart was momentarily panicked and momentarily sad.

Where do we go from here?Stay in Guangdong and Guangxi?Or ask the imperial court to transfer him to the north and resettle him?Ask yourself, stay in Guangdong and Guangxi, people's livelihood is prosperous, society is stable, it is not like the situation in the north of Wuling where the world is in chaos and thieves and bandits are swarming.Moreover, Mr. Li's governance philosophy coincides with his own. Although compared with what the ancients said, there are many unimaginable things, but the implementation is very reasonable.

"My lord, Li Huayu, I would like to accept the decree on behalf of my father, and thank you."

As the eldest son, Li Huayu received two emperor's decrees for his father Li Shouhan, and ordered all the issued items to be taken over for safekeeping.

Accompanying Guangdong officials to travel to Nanzhong, Hua Yu also claimed to have improved a lot and became familiar with official etiquette.

"My father-in-law came all the way on the sea, it was extremely hard. Huayu would like to apologize to his father-in-law on behalf of his father-in-law, and also ask him to rest for a few days. My father and son have some other thoughts, and I also ask my father-in-law to study in Nanzhong, Guangdong and Guangxi. The common people, for the sake of millions of soldiers and horses, accept it, don't refuse it."

Listen, listen, even if they want to bribe you face to face, they also want to play an upright banner. It's not that I want to bribe the court angels, but that these tens of millions of soldiers and civilians want to show their respect to the court.If you don't accept it, won't it chill the hearts of these royal children?

At present, someone presents several plates of rare jewels as presents, nothing more than the teeth in the mouth of elephants, horns on the head of rhinoceros, South Sea pearls, red and emeralds and so on.There are also dozens of rice tickets with a denomination of [-] shi as cushions under the jewels.The civil and military officials who came with Wang Dehua, Jinyiwei, eunuchs, eunuchs, and soldiers of the Beijing Camp also gave Cheng Yi according to their rank and status.

"How can this be done? It's costing Xian Qiaozi. In addition to declaring the decree, our family is also the supervisor of the king's army in the north, and we must fight the enemy side by side with your father. This, our family can only accept it with shame, and will not do it in the future." So excited!"

Wang Dehua took the gift away with a laugh, and had to ask Zheng Jiao, that is, why is Mr. Li and Li Shouhan not in Guangzhou?

"It's a coincidence that my father-in-law came. My father hurried back to Nanzhong to deal with some urgent matters!" (To be continued...)