The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 611
Owat is well aware of the relationship between John and Governor Masiike, and the spy must be rescued, otherwise it will be even more difficult for him to ask for the transfer of the Dodratchet.

"Ransom?" He rubbed his forehead wearily and asked the assistant, "How much do they want?"

"Pastor John wants 3 taels of silver, his deputy Fan Biya and others each have 1 taels, and the others range from 5000 to [-] taels..."

Haimo glanced at the top administrator and said cautiously, "The total is 15 taels of ransom."

"These greedy guys!" Owat slapped the table violently, almost knocking over the ink bottle, "They might as well come and rob them! 15 taels, or nearly 60 dong, where do I get so much Give them money?!"

"I also told the official surnamed Huang that the amount was too large," Haimo said hastily, "later he said that the money could be compensated with timber..."

"60 dong of wood?" Groot continued aside, "Even if all the labor of the senior staff is used, the trees cut for the first half of the year may not be able to make up that much."

"Ming people also said that they can send people to the East to cut trees..."

Bess immediately raised an objection vigilantly, "How can this work? A large number of wise people landing on the island will definitely seriously threaten the safety of the officials."

"They only sent transport ships and promised not to carry any weapons," Haimo said, "At the same time, the scope of activities is limited to the logging area we designated."

All kinds of teak and elm trees on Taiwan Island are not worth much at all. If the Ming people cut them down by themselves, it is almost equivalent to that the officials don’t have to pay anything.Owat was eager to "catch people" back, and looked at Beth upon hearing the words, "General, I think this condition is acceptable, and you need to worry about safety."

Bess had no choice but to nod: "I will arrange as many patrol boats as possible to watch them."

So, Zhu Linmi used a dozen worthless spies to drive the first wedge into Taiwan Island.Of course, in the following period of time, the "logging team" also sent a large amount of high-quality timber to Daming Shipyard.

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The sky near Zijin Mountain in Nanjing is gloomy, and it seems that it will rain at any time.

But there are still tens of thousands of people, accompanied by the melodious sound of bells and drums, following far away on both sides of the emperor's guard of honor in Yeling, and they can't stop looking at the canopy. It is said that if they can see the real dragon, the emperor has touched it. Auspiciousness, you may become rich and powerful in the future, and if you can see His Royal Highness the Assistant Government King, you will be blessed by Erlang Xiansheng and the True King, and you will be free from all diseases and prolong your life.

Among the hundreds of courtiers passing by, Huang Jingfang, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, shrank in an inconspicuous corner, lowered his voice, and said eagerly to the people beside him: "Master Meng, I should help you in the imperial camp." I found it, and the maids and officials next to the Queen Mother also bribed them, even the baby and the nanny..."

He glanced around vigilantly, and continued: "When will you take the emperor out of the palace, how will you leave the city, and how will you go south? I'm afraid that the night will be long and dreamy, and if you drag it on..."

Meng Zhengfa was also very depressed. He didn't expect the Fujian Party to be very excited when they heard about his plan to "welcome the emperor back to heaven and prosper the mansion". It is almost eight points similar to the little emperor and his wet nurse.

However, he originally thought that with the help of the eunuchs in the palace, it would be quite easy to take the emperor out of the palace, but unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Zeng never left her son.Later, Huang Jingfang contacted several officers of the imperial camp and maids of Yongshou Palace for help, but he still had no chance to act.

He smiled embarrassingly at Huang Shilang, "Don't worry, the palace will definitely be busy for a while after the great sacrifice, and we will definitely find opportunities at that time. As for going out of the city..." The going out of the city was arranged by the bitter Jianlu himself. I don't know the details, so I can only say vaguely, "The arrangement has been done long ago, and there will never be any mistakes."

"Then how will Shengjia go to Fujing?" Huang Jingfang was relentless, "If the officials don't give everyone an explanation, I'm afraid the 'military morale' will not be stable."

Meng Zheng made up his mind to go to fujing, Fujing, and when the emperor left Nanjing, he boarded a boat and hurried along the river towards Wuchang.He pretended to be mysterious and said: "There are so many people talking about it, but it's inconvenient to go into detail about the specific matters. Master Huang, just rest assured..."

While the two were talking, they heard a person from the etiquette department in front of the team shouting loudly: "Stop—all the officials pay homage—"

All the courtiers hurriedly assembled the whole team, then knelt down together, first looked at the Xiaoling Mausoleum and paid respects.Tens of thousands of people from far and near also knelt and kowtowed together.After more than a year of Jianlu invasion, Nanjing fell, and at this time Xiaoling Mausoleum finally returned to Daming. This first grand ceremony declared that the fate of the Ming Dynasty was still alive, and the restoration of the mountains and rivers was hopeful. Thousands of Daming people burst into tears with excitement.

At this time, Huang and Meng were surrounded by officials and guards, they hurriedly shut up and dared not speak any more.

After the guard of honor passed the Xiamafang, they got together again.It's just that after that, Huang Jingfang was excitedly looking forward to the "new atmosphere" after the return of the emperor to Fujian and the empress dowager, but he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

After some grand and complicated ceremonies, the mausoleum sacrifice entered the core link—worship and recitation of sacrificial texts.

Empress Dowager Zeng hugged the little emperor at the front, and Zhu Lin Min Mang walked beside her.The imperial family and relatives followed closely behind, and nearly a hundred high-ranking officials lined up in two rows to surround the left and right, and officials of the third rank and lower could only fall behind.There are also a large number of eunuchs and court ladies who carried ritual vessels and sacrifices to accompany them.The huge Yeling team entered the Wenwu Fangmen in such a mighty way.

Then Zhu Linmi began to cry loudly, and other clan members and courtiers also cried and hung up together.

This is also the meaning in the title of the mausoleum, which belongs to the necessary etiquette for sacrifices.However, in such a grand and spectacular worship scene, he couldn't help but think of the precarious fate of the Ming Dynasty in history, as well as the embarrassing and tragic ending, and there was no need to pretend, tears welled up in his eyes.

Under the guidance of the Minister of Rituals, the Empress Dowager and Zhu Linmi walked around the side of the Xipei Hall and came to the front of the Ming Tower through the inner red gate.The other clans and courtiers stood neatly outside the door according to rank, stopped crying one after another, and looked at the assistant king to worship on behalf of the emperor.

In the middle of the Ming Tower stands the stele of the posthumous posthumous title of the emperor's temple, under which is the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The priest laid out the cotton pad in front of the hall, and the Empress Dowager Zeng knelt in the middle holding Zhu Linyuan.Zhu Linmi knelt next to each other on the left side, and made three prostrations and nine kowtows on behalf of the little emperor, and then both of them stood up, and the sound of the ceremony and music died down.

Zhu Linmi raised her hands and read aloud the sacrificial oration that she had already memorized, "I am a great ancestor, my merits are sacred, my virtue spreads all over the world, and my merits shine everywhere...

"At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the government was corrupt and abused, the bones were left behind on the road, the ancestors mourned the hardships of the people, and they were ordered by heaven to fight..." It was still written by Longwu back then.

As his loud voice spread in the Xiaoling Mausoleum, suddenly there was an extremely discordant and loud cry from beside him.

"Wow--"

(End of this chapter)