Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 525
"Your Majesty, the great victory at Gubeikou, Wang Tong was not afraid of hardships and dangers, and indeed made great achievements. Just now, Feng Rixian didn't know the key to it, but speculated wildly. His Majesty's punishment is also due. However, there are some points in Feng Rixian's words. It makes sense, Wang Tong has thousands of elite soldiers, and he has a land of health and wealth in Tianjin, but he has not yet married, which is really weird."

Zhang Siwei spoke slowly, but the key point in his words was that he was still unmarried, all the cabinet members looked at each other, Shen Shixing took half a step back, bowed his head and remained silent.

Cabinet Master, Minister of Rites, Shen Shixing, has spoken little and kept a low profile since he entered the cabinet. It is normal for Shen Shixing not to express his position on such matters, and everyone doesn't care.

"There are many rumors in the capital that Wang Tong handles military affairs and civil affairs every day, and he is extremely frugal in private. A young man with a high position and authority, but he acts like this... Extraordinary people often have extraordinary ambitions. Tianjin Wei now has a collection of wealth and wealth. It is an important place in Gyeonggi, Your Majesty..."

Zhang Siwei, a scholar of the cabinet and Minister of the Ministry of War, spoke vaguely, but everyone understood the meaning of what he said. They all looked at Emperor Wanli without answering the words.

"Dear dears, it is too difficult for Wang Tong to do things. If he enjoys it, he will definitely not be able to get away with the title of arrogance and extravagance. He can do things diligently and frugally for the widow. How come he has an extraordinary wish!"

Emperor Wanli said in a muffled voice, Zhang Siwei bowed and saluted, and said:
"Your Majesty, I just remembered that Wang Tong is now in an important position, commanding troops and horses, and the small details should be taken into account!"

"I know Zhang Aiqing's sincerity for the country, and I have my own concerns about this matter, so there is no need to talk about it."

The ministers in the court were unwilling to talk about Wang Tong with Emperor Wanli after many incidents. What's more, Zhang Siwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, talked about it completely casually, so everyone skipped this topic directly.

"Your Majesty, the one-whip law is being tried out, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has already established a law. Please make a ruling today, Your Majesty."

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After the court was over, all the officials in the palace dispersed, Emperor Wanli patted his forehead with his hands, and sighed a little tiredly, just now all the ministries discussed the implementation of a whip method, and what they said was extremely boring.

How many acres of land in a certain place, how many people in a certain place, how much corvee, how much silver taels can be deducted, all collected together, who will be responsible for each province, and how much silver taels can be expected to be collected.

According to the rules after the dispersal of the court, the ministers of the foreign court left along a fixed route, and the supervisor of ceremonies also returned to the duty room to run errands, and the only one who was qualified to stay here was the accompanying eunuch.

At present, those who have this qualification are the eunuch Zhang Cheng, who is the inspector of ceremonies, and the eunuch Feng Bao, who is free to go or stay. Seeing that the little eunuchs who are serving have also withdrawn from the palace, Feng Bao said with a smile :

"Ma Ziqiang is very courageous today. He actually mentioned the abolition of the frontier army, and he will retire in March. Sure enough, he has nothing to worry about."

Jizhen and Xuanfu, as well as the frontier fortresses in the northern part of Beizhili near the grasslands, cost nearly 400 million taels of military expenditure a year. With the great victory outside Gubeikou, the Altan Khan and Horqin tribes suffered heavy losses, and the pressure on the border towns also increased. Greatly reduced, we can consider abolishing troops and horses to save military expenses.

Usually, this topic can be said to be a restricted area. The six ministries of the cabinet, the imperial court and the local government do not know how many government officials want to benefit from this military expenditure. Anyone willing to do it, and only an official like Ma Ziqiang who is about to leave his post and return to his hometown, and in the context of the great victory in the frontier fortress, can propose it.

But Ma Ziqiang said a few words, but everyone didn't answer, so nothing happened.

When Feng Bao spoke, Zhang Cheng nodded with a smile, but Emperor Wanli still had a gloomy face and remained silent. Feng Bao folded a few folders and said again:
"Long Live Lord, don't be angry. These civil officials don't see the military generals making great achievements. They always have to make excuses in every possible way, otherwise they won't show their abilities. Wang Tong's credit is known to the Queen Mother. The officials below are clean. Noisy, don't take it to heart, Lord Long Live rests for a while, servants are going to watch the house."

After saying these few words, Feng Bao went out with the booklet, but before he went out, he exchanged glances with Zhang Cheng. When Feng Bao went out, there was no one else in the palace except the little eunuch who was waiting on him from afar. Zhang Cheng stepped forward and asked in a low voice. :
"Should Long Live Lord take a rest, or go back to the palace in a sedan chair?"

Wanli stood up silently, stretched his hands and feet, and said:
"The widow has been sore for the past few days, so I won't take the sedan chair today, but walk to Concubine Zheng's side!"

Zheng Shupin's promotion to the imperial concubine is still debated outside the palace, but Emperor Wanli ignored what the outside said, and the palace has already acted according to the noble concubine's style.

The weather is still quite cold. The emperor wants to go for a walk. There are a lot of things that need to be bought. This place is busy. Emperor Wanli stood by the copper stove next to the throne, and said in a deep voice:

"Zhang Banban, pass on the widow's will, Wang Tong's great victory, and his great achievements. Everything he does is approved by the widow. Let the officials be quiet. Great victory outside the Great Wall. Don't be happy. There are so many depressing things, it's inexplicable!"

Zhang Cheng, who was walking over with a cloak, bowed and agreed, and secretly ordered Wang Tong to go out of the fortress, as a bait to lure the Tartar rebels into the bait. There were many casualties in the hard battle, but there was no military reward afterwards. Emperor Wanli felt a little guilty, but However, the Yanguan of the capital suddenly began to criticize Wang Tong for his ulterior motives in February, which immediately angered the emperor.

While serving Emperor Wanli to put on his cloak, Zhang Cheng said with a smile:

"Long live, there are a lot fewer speakers this time than the last few times, which means that it's not like everyone is confused by reading!"

Hearing this, Emperor Wanli sneered, and said disdainfully:

"It's nothing more than opening a shop in Tianjin Wei. It's a bit short-sighted. He also said that he reads the books of sages and sages. He has been entangled in these trivial matters all day long. I really don't know where he has read the book."

After answering a few words, Emperor Wanli's mood improved a lot. While tidying up the fringe, Zhang Cheng paused and said:
"Long live, what Zhang Siwei of the Ministry of War said is also reasonable. Wang Tong is so old, but he has always been so poor. His father is almost five years old, and even if he keeps his filial piety, it is always weird to live like this. If there is another It is also troublesome for such a speech officer to pick a bone in an egg!"

Emperor Wanli didn't answer, but just walked out on his own. Zhang Cheng was in a hurry to keep up. Emperor Wanli walked a few steps before saying in a low voice:
"Wang Tong told me that if you get married at this time and marry a woman from another family, you will have something to do with that family, but now who is on my side, if the time comes because of this involvement..."

Having said that, Emperor Wanli stopped talking, and continued to walk forward. Zhang Cheng felt a little regretful, and hurriedly followed, but heard Emperor Wanli whisper:
"Wang Tong is so loyal, but I have no way to repay him, really..."

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In February, Jingshi Qingliu's Shangshu against Wang Tong ended silently, and when various news spread to Tianjin Wei, Yang Sichen, who had always been uneasy, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Guangguo also sent someone to send a list. This list is all low-ranking officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Hanlin Academy, Guozijian, and six officials. Yes, everyone on this list is silent.

This time, Xu Guangguo did a lot of hard work on his errand. Half of the people on the list have circled their names, and it is otherwise noted that these people have a lot of property in Tianjin Wei, and they have benefited a lot. The rest are Xu Guangguo. have dealings with them.

"Qingliu scholars are really not expensive. This Guozijian only took a total of 130 taels of silver for the sacrificial wine, and he actually stood by our side."

After seeing the list, Wang Tong said with a smile.

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On the twelfth day of February, the Huwei Army recruited recruits from various places to supplement the ranks. After the two regiments drew up new firearms soldiers, the battalions were reorganized.

There is no big problem with personnel. The soldiers have all seen the damage of firecrackers on the battlefield. They know that being a firecracker soldier is equivalent to a promotion. But he didn't keep up, and only made more than 200 poles in a month.

It's not intentional delay. The hydraulic machinery in the workshop is not enough. Now that the river is frozen, the main reason is to use animal power, which greatly reduces the efficiency, and the quality must be guaranteed, so naturally it will not be fast.

However, since the firecracker training has begun, Wang Tong attaches great importance to it. He must watch it in person. When he wakes up in the morning, he hastened to process all the business papers, and then arranges his own guards to prepare. , but someone came to the door with a post.

When things collided, it was natural that military affairs came first, and everyone knew that in Tianjin Wei, no one had such a big face to delay Wang Tong's work, but when asked about his identity, he could only let him in.

"Master Qi is hosting a banquet at Linhai Pavilion at noon?"

Wang Tong was also taken aback when he saw the invitation. He didn't expect it to be Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town. At this time, the great victory is spread all over the world, everything is settled, and there is no need for the two sides to meet, so you come to invite me at this time, but you don't know what the intention is?
Wang Tong had no way of refusing the invitation from such people, he had no choice but to arrange for the firecrackers to train as usual, while he himself was preparing for the banquet.

Wang Tong knew the news of Qi Jiguang's visit to Tianjin Wei. He thought he was just going to inspect military affairs in the military camp of General Sun Zhibin, but he didn't expect to invite him to a banquet.

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Linhai Pavilion is not facing the sea, but it is located in the south of the bell tower in the Acropolis of Tianjin. It is quite a secluded and elegant place. When Wang Tong arrived at the door, he was greeted by Sun Zhibin, the General Guard of Tianjin. Sun Zhibin smiled and said:

"Master Wang, please go upstairs, and the commander-in-chief will meet you in the private room on the second floor."
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