Wanli 1592

Chapter 915 Critical Point

Ye Mengxiong took the wine from Xiao Ruxun, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, that young child back then has now grown into a commander who can command hundreds of thousands of troops, time has passed, everything is different from before.

It was also here back then, a frustrated literati and an immature general, but now, an old senior official and a commander-in-chief with hundreds of thousands of troops, in six years, too many, too many things have happened What happened to Ye Mengxiong really made Ye Mengxiong feel the impermanence of life.

"Back then, we were also here. The old man was kicked out of the capital and had to go to the south to avoid disaster. And you were also given the title of Ping Rubo for no reason, and you were praised and demoted. Now, we are back here again. Sitting like this, the old man even feels that nothing has changed, as if it was the same as before."

Ye Mengxiong drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Xiao Ruxun then drank the wine in the glass.

"Yeah, I was only 22 years old back then. I had just finished the battle of Ningxia. I was full of vigor and wanted to show my strength, but I didn't expect to be hit head-on. Thanks to Ye Gong's persuasion and support, I was able to win The position of North Korea's chief general gradually opened up the situation.

Otherwise, I would probably be the general soldier of Ningxia. The general soldier of Ningxia has been in the middle age, and then accumulated credits to go to the capital to do what his father did. I will be a simple general for the rest of my life. He will be awarded posthumous posthumous title by the imperial court, and maybe he will be remembered by some people in the future! "

Xiao Ruxun smiled slightly.

After all, my name is the source of an idiom. When people talk about that idiom, they may think of this name.

Such a life is already lucky for a general in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

But with my participation, everything seems to be different. Amazing changes have taken place in the Ming Dynasty, and the future trend is quite confusing. It seems that everything has reached a critical point and is waiting for a new round of blooming.

How will the future move?

Xiao Ruxun looked at Ye Mengxiong.

"Ye Gong, what will Ye Gong want to do after the big event settles down and the world is stable?"

Xiao Ruxun picked up a chopstick dish for Ye Mengxiong and put it in a bowl.

Ye Mengxiong smiled slightly, and turned his gaze to the south.

"It is rare to live in the seventies. I am already 67 years old this year. I am already satisfied to live to this age. I dare not ask for anything more. After the overall situation is settled and the world is stable, I will go home, return to Huizhou, and live with my wife and children. To share the happiness of the family and spend the rest of my life, there is nothing else I want."

Xiao Ruxun also turned his gaze to the south, and said with a smile: "Family happiness is certainly beautiful, but Mr. Ye doesn't want to take charge of the government and join the cabinet?"

Ye Mengxiong paused for a moment, then said with a helpless smile: "I'm old, and I've exhausted all my energy during the Northern Expedition. All I think about now is to go home and spend my old age. It sounds good to be in the cabinet, but if you think about it carefully , It’s nothing more than flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. The happiest thing in life is that in old age, the family is happy, the wife and children are there, there is no one who died prematurely, and the family is harmonious and beautiful. What a blessing it should be ah!"

Ye Mengxiong drank another glass of wine and sighed.

This kind of life, not to mention the ancients, how much do modern people wish for?

Once upon a time, Xiao Ruxun's dream was the same. Before the end of the world, she wanted to be famous, but after that, she just wanted to live. When she first came to Daming, her heart was full of luck for the rest of her life. She didn't have any big ambitions. She just wanted to enjoy life in Daming. The Guobai rebels gave themselves a blow to the head.

It turns out that you have to work hard to survive here.

Step by step, climb up step by step, make contributions step by step, gradually become the mainstay of this country, gradually achieve things that I never dared to imagine, and gradually reach the peak, until now.

It seems that everything is not what the earliest Xiao Ruxun wanted to do. What Xiao Ruxun wants to do now, Xiao Ruxun himself is a little confused, and he can't see himself clearly. The more everything becomes clear, the more confused he becomes.

"What about Ji Xin? After the world is settled, what does Ji Xin want to do? As you said before, take back the Hetao, conquer the grasslands in the north, and make the capital an inland area instead of the front line? So restore the grand occasion of the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty?"

Ye Mengxiong looked at Xiao Ruxun.She seemed to be very concerned about Xiao Ruxun's answer.

"That is something that must be done. Hetao, Grassland, Liaodong, these northern lands must be occupied and controlled, and must not be lost. Otherwise, the hinterland of the Central Plains will be uneasy, which will not only waste people and money, but also be very dangerous."

Ye Mengxiong saw the seriousness in Xiao Ruxun's eyes, and knew that he was serious about saying these words and planning to do these things seriously.

For the country, this is undoubtedly beneficial.

"It's good to do so, but the country is exhausted, there are so many disaster victims, and the grain harvest has plummeted, how should we deal with it?"

Ye Mengxiong asked a question.

"Relief with work."

Xiao Ruxun directly stated his own method: "Instead of simply distributing food and disaster relief funds, it is better to use work as relief. Along the way, I found that many local cities are dilapidated, local roads are muddy, and local water conservancy projects are in urgent need of renovation. Opportunity, as long as the imperial government allocates funds to work for relief, those who work will have food, and those who do not work will have no food. In this way, we can solve the problems of the victims and solve the engineering problems at the same time, so as not to cause turmoil and have the best of both worlds."

Ye Mengxiong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Of course this method is good. It's not that no one has thought about the method of substituting work for relief, but very few people have done it. The main reason is that the court is short of money. How can Ji Xin be short of money?" ?”

Xiao Ruxun picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"Of course it can be resolved, Mr. Ye will just wait and see."

"Oh? Can it really be solved?"

Ye Mengxiong is skeptical.

"It really can be solved."

Xiao Ruxun gave an affirmative answer.

Kill those guys and if you still can't get the money, then don't mess around.

Having a drink here is a farewell to the past, a complete farewell to the past self, and thus to a new life. Ye Mengxiong can feel that Xiao Ruxun seems to want to understand something, and he is happy for him, but also a little confused.

From the point of view of age, Xiao Ruxun is the grandson of Ye Mengxiong, and Ye Mengxiong indeed regards Xiao Ruxun as his younger generation, but sometimes, Ye Mengxiong really does not know what Xiao Ruxun is thinking.

But this is not important anymore. For Xiao Ruxun now, it is enough to settle down, solve Shen's usual problems, and then let Zhu Yijun ascend the throne again.

On the afternoon of December 24th, Li Rusong led his troops to the capital. Xiao Ruxun personally greeted Li Rusong, took him by the hand and went to the Chinese army camp to talk about the past. Li Rusong expressed his deep sorrow for what happened to Xiao Ruxun after he left. Shen Yiguan expressed extreme indignation at his meanness and shamelessness, and was willing to help Xiao Ruxun defeat Shen Yiyi.

Xiao Ruxun expressed that he was very happy, and held a banquet in honor of Li Rusong that night.

Also on this night, Xiao Ruxun ordered the main mid-level and senior generals and all officials around the capital to gather at the Lugou Bridge camp. He will hold an important military meeting on December 25 to discuss how to deal with Shen Yiguan and what to do next. Actions are even related to the distribution of benefits after the war.

So the main generals and officials of all armies gathered in the Lugouqiao camp.

(End of this chapter)