high official

Chapter 1165 Boycott
In Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongxi was rarely in good health today, and was thinking about whether to do something he loved, so he heard the eunuch report: "Master Shoufu, please see me."

Seeing Yang Shiqi go and come back, knowing that something important must happen, Emperor Hongxi hastened to announce it.Seeing Yang Shiqi's bruised nose and swollen face, Zhu Gaochi was furious and said, "Who dares to hurt my thigh, I will be the leader and assistant!" He co-authored and sued Yang Shiqi as being bullied.

"Wang Xian..." Yang Shiqi covered half of his face and mumbled back.

"Wang Xian?" Zhu Gaochi wondered, "He is thousands of miles away, how could he hit you?"

"What the old minister means is that this matter happened because of Wang Xian..." Yang Shiqi endured the pain and told the cause of the matter again.

"Didn't I tell you that you, the chief minister of a thousand gold body, can wear a white dragon fish suit and take risks in the market?" Zhu Gaochi couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. He wanted to say, you are a dignified first-class chief minister, why did you go to talk to ordinary people? Arguing, but that was too hurtful, so I put it in a more elegant way.

"Actually, the old minister didn't say anything, so he suffered like this." Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "But it's a small matter. The big thing is Wang Xian's prestige among the people!" The street is talking about how powerful Wang Xian is, but no one praises His Majesty! Let him win a few more games, and the common people will only know that there is a Duke of Zhen, but not that there is an Emperor!"

"Not at all." Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said, "Duke Zhen Guo protects the country and kills the enemy on the front line, so we shouldn't be suspicious of him like this in Beijing." He said with an emphasis, as if emphasizing to Yang Shiqi, but also as if emphasizing to himself Said: "Although the siege of the Great King's City has been solved now, the military newspaper also said that the main force of the Tatars is not damaged and is equivalent to our army. The next victory or defeat is still unknown. We still have to unite sincerely Focus on the big picture."

"What the emperor said is very true. How can this old minister be the kind of person who has no regard for the overall situation." Yang Shiqi said in a low voice: "The old minister is just reminding the emperor that Wang Xian's reputation cannot continue to rise. It has nothing to do with this victory or defeat, but It is about the stability of the country!"

"The first assistant has worked so hard for me, how can I not know?" Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, looked at Yang Shiqi and said, "What good idea do you have?"

"It's very simple, just to guide the public opinion a little bit," Yang Shiqi stroked his beard habitually, but his appearance at the moment had nothing to do with elegance.However, this did not affect Lord Shoufu's intelligence, so I heard him say in a deep voice: "First of all, we must emphasize the emperor's wise leadership and the full support of the six ministries. Secondly, we must let the common people know that we will stick to the King's City for more than a month and eliminate the 5 The ten thousand Tatars are the defenders of Hetao, and have nothing to do with Wang Xian's troops. Finally, I must emphasize that all the Tatars lost were miscellaneous troops, and the real main force was not damaged..."

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly. Yang Shiqi is worthy of being a cunning and cunning man. Every sentence he said was true, but when added up, it completely changed the flavor, almost completely erasing Wang Xian's credit...

"Is this a bit too much..." After all, Zhu Gaochi still has feelings for Wang Xian, and feels that this is too much for him.Because the emperor knew very well that without Wang Xian's army, the Great King City would have fallen long ago, and there was no chance to counterattack the enemy.In fact, everything came from Wang Xian, not to mention that he sent [-] soldiers to scare Alutai away and block the rest of his troops.

"Your Majesty, everything the old minister said is true, and it's also for the good of the town." Yang Shiqi said indifferently: "At present, the main force of the Tatars is still there, and the outcome is still unknown. Duke Shizhen is not going to end well either."

Zhu Gaochi stared at Yang Shiqi with wide eyes, sighed for a while and said, "What you said is so reasonable, I can't refute it."

So it was settled.

The monarchs and ministers agreed that Zhu Gaochi asked Yang Shiqi to take charge of the matter, and Yang Shiqi quickly arranged to print many copies of the edited residence newspaper and post them all over the city.

The people in the capital, who were still immersed in joy, couldn't wait to know the details of the battle. They wanted to see how brave the Duke of Zhen was, how the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fought the enemy bravely, and continued to brag and celebrate in the evening.

Therefore, as soon as the imperial court's official mansion newspaper was posted, it immediately attracted circle after circle of people to watch. In order for the common people to clearly understand the content of the mansion newspaper, the court thoughtfully arranged hundreds of officials to stand by Read the contents of the Dibao over and over again for the common people.

"Thanks to the emperor's strategizing and the six ministries' full support for this campaign. Especially in the Hetao area, the defenders were brave and tenacious. They held on to the Great King's City for more than a month. With almost no help from the official army, they wiped out more than 5 Tatar troops! But , all the Tatars lost were miscellaneous troops, the real main force was not damaged, and the victory or defeat is yet to be known..."

Following the ups and downs of the newspaper clerk's voice, the excited expressions of the common people gradually dimmed, replaced by an inexplicable sense of loss...

"Why does it sound like there is nothing wrong with Lord Zhen?"

"Yeah, didn't you hear that? It's mainly due to the Hetao defenders. Our master Wang just beat the side drum at most."

"There is a lot of moisture in that record, and the ones eliminated are all miscellaneous names. The real Tatar main force is all right!"

"Hey, let me just say, the Duke of Zhen led his troops out for the first time, how could he be so powerful..."

"I'm happy for nothing..."

"What's your joy in vain? I slapped someone for nothing..."

The common people discussed and shook their heads again and again. Although the joy of victory is still there, the hero in their hearts has disappeared...

It has to be said that Yang Shiqi's trick was very ingenious. The common people who worshiped Wang Xian very much, only to find out that what they knew was quite different from the 'facts' after reading the Di Bao.It turned out that Lord Zhen Guo was not as brave and clever as those rumors said.The joy in the hearts of the people is gradually dissipating, and what's more, they feel that Zhen Guogong is nothing more than that, and the victory in this battle still depends on the layout and arrangements of the court.

In the evening, the content of the mansion newspaper had spread throughout the city, and the people who were overjoyed gradually calmed down. What's more, they felt that this victory belonged to others and had nothing to do with them.As for the thought of having a good celebration, naturally it gradually faded away...

The instigator of all this, Yang Shiqi, ignored the pain in his mouth and face, and happily drank the fine wine that the emperor had just given him.The fly in the ointment is that the mouth is still a little leaky, and the wine is spilled on the chest, looking very ugly...

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The next morning, the sun rose as usual, and few people in the capital talked about yesterday's victory. Even if someone raised the topic, it was quickly transferred to another place, and the common people were a little ashamed to mention it. up.

Because of his injury, Yang Shiqi didn't work in the cabinet, and he rarely sat in the hall drinking millet porridge.I heard people say that the common people read the mansion newspaper last night, and they had different opinions on Wang Xian, so they knew that his plan had greatly offset Wang Xian's reputation among the people. The celebration was over, so at this time, Mr. Shoufu just blew lightly on the gruel in the bowl, and a smile appeared on the twitching corner of his mouth.

After breakfast, Yang Shiqi felt that his face was still hot, so he ordered someone to call the imperial physician to change his dressing.At this moment, he suddenly heard the noise of people outside, the sound of gongs and drums, and the sound of firecrackers. Yang Shiqi thought that someone was marrying a wife, but after listening for a while, he thought it was not.Because the east, west, north and south are all ringing together, how can there be any reason for the people of the whole city to get married together?
Yang Shiqi was in a good mood, so he called a servant over and said, "Go and have a look, it's not a festival, what's going on with the excitement outside?"

That servant had never had the opportunity to serve the Chief Assistant, but at this moment he was given a task by the Chief Assistant himself, and rushed out in a flash, screaming in his heart while running: "I must seize this opportunity and become the master's follower. On the pinnacle of life! '

After a cup of tea, the servant rushed back from the outside, rushed into the room with ecstasy on his face, and reported to Yang Shiqi with the loudest voice: "Master, great joy, great joy!" As soon as the belly draft came in, it crackled like fried beans: "The imperial court received another good news. Three days ago, Duke Zhen led the king's army and defeated [-] main Tatar cavalry at the Tabu River..."

Yang Shiqi was drinking tea, because of the injury on his mouth, his movements were strange.I saw him carefully bring the teacup to his lips, then gently lift it up, ready to pour some tea into his mouth... At this moment, the servant rushed in, yelling loudly, startled Mr. Shoufu shook his hand, and put a tea bowl on his face. There was scalding hot tea in it!

Yang Shiqi groaned and almost passed out from the pain. Waiting for the attendants to wipe him clean, he saw a bright red mark on the center of Mr. Shoufu's face, from mouth to nose...

Yang Shiqi didn't care about the pain, he stared at the frightened servant and said, "What nonsense did you just say?"

"Back to the master," the servant replied timidly, "Our army has won a great victory." Now he no longer expects to reach the pinnacle of his life, but only hopes that the chief assistant will be happy for a while when he hears the victory, and spare himself this time.

"Didn't everyone in the city know about it yesterday?" Yang Shiqi became furious, thinking that his efforts yesterday were all in vain?Besides, if you didn't fire a cannon yesterday, what kind of cannon will you use today?Yang Shiqi's thoughts changed, and he immediately thought that Wang Xian's people might be attacking him. After thinking about this, Mr. Shoufu sneered: "Some people are really shameless, and they will only make the people cast aside even more!"

But the servant whispered again: "It's not for yesterday's victory, it's for today's victory..."

"Yesterday, today, you thought it was an old hen laying eggs, one after another." Yang Shiqi glared at the annoying guy impatiently.The entourage at the side shouted angrily: "Speak clearly!"

That servant was already scared into a puddle of mud, how could he speak.

At this time, a servant of the Ministry of War quickly stepped in, came to Yang Shiqi, and reported in a deep voice: "To the Chief Assistant, the imperial court received another good news today. Three days ago, the Lord Zhen Guo led our army to stop [-] Tartars in the Tabu River." The main force of the Tartar cavalry killed [-] enemies and captured nearly [-] horses." After finishing speaking, the servant said with a strange expression: "Now the people in the city don't know where to get the news, they are all beating gongs, drums and setting off firecrackers..."

(End of this chapter)