Han ride

Chapter 391
Emperor Chongzhen's complexion was not very good-looking, he looked at Hou Xun coldly, Emperor Chongzhen was aloof, and he was not like his ancestor Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who often walked among the people to understand the market, but he could not be like Emperor Wuzong , In order to pick up girls, he also acts as a waiter or something.So I don't know that there are such things as private money among the people.Maybe he knew, but just didn't want to say it.

But now it's different, Li Xin has shaken out the private money, and the people at the scene are a little bit uncomfortable.Everyone knows private money, and some people's relatives even make it themselves.These things are already recognized by everyone, as long as they are not too excessive, as long as they do not harm everyone's interests, they are tacitly allowed to exist.That's why Wen Tiren and others didn't want to talk.Whoever speaks at this time is the target of Li Xin's attack. This guy is a lunatic, whoever provokes him will be unlucky.

"Hou Qing, what's the matter with this private money? Don't you want to explain it?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hou Xun with a dark cloud on his face. Su Ri'an's voice was flat, but even more ruthless, and the government was declining day by day. He, as the emperor, has to find a way. Private money will definitely endanger the Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen is not a fool. There was no way to solve it before, but now that Li Xin has been shaken out, it is impossible. Not resolved.And he didn't want to offend Li Xin.

"Private money has existed throughout the ages, and the dynasties have repeatedly banned it. The court has also made great efforts, but it is still repeated. Although the minister is the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the matter is too involved, and the veteran has no way to solve it. "Although Hou Xun hates Li Xin very much, he is still a resolute person, and he will not shirk his responsibilities, but in the same way, he also said a fact.No matter how you use the law to punish private money, it will be repeatedly prohibited.

"Your Majesty, private money has been repeatedly prohibited. This is something the court has no choice but to punish severely." Lu Xiangsheng said after thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, the last general also heard that private money existed in all dynasties. Relatively speaking, the private money of Ming Dynasty is still very small. Otherwise, according to the thoughts of the court officials, I am afraid that the emperor would have asked the emperor to spend money. Great efforts have been made to punish private money." Wu Sangui also said.

"Your Majesty, this old slave thinks that private money is a major matter for the court. The Emperor will discuss it after returning to the palace. Presumably, according to the Emperor's wisdom and courage, and the wisdom and wisdom of the adults, he will definitely find a proper solution. Right now, the three-army contest is the most important thing." Wang Chengen hurriedly persuaded from the side.If it continues like this, this martial arts competition should not be played at all, and let the three armies practice here.

"Yes, yes, Lord Marquis, today we will focus on martial arts competitions, and we will discuss this matter later. I think all the soldiers are waiting." Hong Chengchou also said with a smile: "Hehe, there are three elites in the imperial court, and now they are all Here, Marquis of Zheng Bei, is it possible that you are afraid? Then you will lose fifty thousand horses."

"Forget it! Marquis Zhengbei, I'm here today. I will give you an explanation about the private money later. The bet just now continues. If you win, what do you want?" Chongzhen also waved his hand, this matter It's really not good to continue the discussion here.

"Your Majesty, I want to mint money and silver coins, please grant your permission." Li Xin thought for a while, and finally said: "I have found several small silver mines on the grassland, and I am going to do business with Japan. Obtain silver, and then mint silver coins, and ask the emperor for permission."

"Presumptuous, Marquis of Zhengbei, the right to mint coins belongs to the imperial court, how can you get it?" Hou Xun's complexion changed, and he snorted coldly.Even after Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face was not good-looking.

"I don't need the right to mint coins, so how about betting on the military expenses and food for these years? If I win, I ask the emperor to return my military expenses and food for several years, and bear the military expenses in the future. Of course, as a subject, I will attack every year. Wait for [-] war horses and [-] cattle and sheep." Li Xin said loudly: "I really have no money, and my military supplies are all purchased from the Central Plains, and the coins sent by these guys are all low-quality coins. Bitter, let the emperor call the shots."

"Your Majesty, you can't promise him." Wen Tiren and others also said.Although the same is for private money, only silver coins are used, while the other uses low-quality coins.But the few people present knew that if Li Xin was really granted the right to mint coins, then Li Xin would have even greater rights. Do those gentlemen in the south of the Yangtze River still have the opportunity to make low-quality coins to obtain a lot of wealth?
"Lord Wen, what a joke, why can't others mint private money, why can't I. There are many people in Jiangnan who are minting private money!" Li Xin said disdainfully: "This Marquis is also because the emperor is here, otherwise , Will this Marquis say it in front of the emperor? I don’t know how much effort it takes to cast silver coins."

"Then you mint silver coins?" Emperor Chongzhen's face improved a lot after hearing this.

"In order to conquer the North, to pay the food and salaries of the North Army, and to make the soldiers concentrate on dealing with the slaves, I have to do everything possible. Of course, it is best for the court not to let the ministers make money." Li Xin did not hesitate. said hesitantly.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's complexion changed, and he said gloomyly: "Marquis Zhengbei, you are very bold! Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" It was for money, but for Li Xin to make private money, that might be the case. With the money, the rest is to expand the army. At that time, who can suppress Li Xin.

"Your Majesty, I have said that, either let the minister mint private money, or let the Ministry of Households subsidize the money for the minister. The minister does not have to mint silver money." Li Xin said without hesitation.

"Okay, okay, let's wait until you win the two armies in front of you!" Emperor Chongzhen laughed angrily, and snorted at Li Xin, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Li Xin.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xin nodded, then turned to Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou and said, "I don't know if the two generals will attack together or separately."

"This?" Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou's expressions changed.I secretly complained in my heart, and only now did I realize that this matter may not be so simple.Both of them are experts in marching and fighting. The two armies in front of them are both very powerful and elite soldiers of the imperial court. The army of the letter, fighting alone is not necessarily the opponent of the Northern Army, but if they are united, there are also disadvantages, that is, the problem of command, which is easy to cause confusion in command.In the end, they were defeated by Li Xin one by one.More importantly, Li Xin and Emperor Chongzhen had made a bet. It would be a good thing to win, but it would be bad if they lost.However, these two guys are insidious and cunning, one is an old fox and the other is a young fox. Naturally, they dare not make decisions on their own about such unexpected things.

"Your Majesty, please let your majesty act arbitrarily." After the two glanced at each other, Hong Chengchou cupped his hands at Emperor Chongzhen without hesitation.

"Yang Qing, what do you think should be done?" Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with the attitude of the two of them. After thinking about it, his eyes finally fell on Yang Sichang. After some experience, let him go to the Ministry of War to help him suppress bandits.

"Your Majesty, I think it's good to unite together." As expected of Yang Sichang, Yang Sichang only listened to his eyes rolling, and said: "Whether it's King Qin's army or the Beijing camp, they are all imperial court troops. Li Xin's army is of course He is very brave, but he can defeat the righteous army, this one wins; the coincidence of coincidence, I heard that the Marquis of Zhengbei always uses strange soldiers, and this time I defeated the Marquis of Zhengbei with an upright and upright soldier, and this two wins; Combining infantry and cavalry, our army has infantry and cavalry, while the North Army has only cavalry. As long as our infantry can hold back the North Army, the cavalry will definitely be able to charge through the enemy's loopholes and defeat the North Army. Three victories, with these three victories, the Northern Army will be defeated."

"Okay, okay." After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy. He was afraid of Li Xin's Northern Conquest just now, but after hearing Yang Sichang's words, his expression suddenly relaxed a lot, and he looked at Li Xin who was on the side again. At a glance, he regretted that Li Xin should not be here, and said with a smile: "Marquis Zheng Bei, you still have time to send [-] horses, otherwise, I'm afraid you will lose face if you lose later. Zheng Beihou The Northern Army’s reputation of being victorious in every battle can’t be lost here.”

"Your majesty, whether you succeed or not, you have to fight. Besides, I am a general. Facing the enemy, I know that I am invincible, so I have to fight for it. Otherwise, I can't face Jiannu and fight the strong with the weak." Only today." Li Xin shook his head.But he glanced at Yang Sichang, and had to say that this guy's eloquence was pretty good, and he said one set of things after another. Such a person should go into sales in future generations, and guarantee that every item he sells will be accurate. .However, a war is a war, and it is not enough to be addicted to lip service.He doesn't otherwise, what Yang Sichang said is reasonable, but there is a premise in it, that is, these infantry can block the impact of their own cavalry.

"Yang Sichang, you will command this battle. Wu Sangui, you command the cavalry. Hong Chengchou, you command your infantry." Emperor Chongzhen looked proud. He thought Li Xin was dying and did not want to accept the fact.So he had to teach Li Xin a lesson, let Li Xin understand that the imperial court also had elite troops.

At that moment, Wang Chengen hurried down to make arrangements. The archers removed the arrowheads and asked to only shoot at the chest armor. The other weapons were also made of wood. Although the effect is not as good as real swords and guns, it is much better to avoid being killed. Bar!
"Marquis Zhengbei, let's start now!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "I don't know if you will play in person, or let the generals under your command command?"

"Gao Meng, do you need me to get off?" Li Xin said to Gao Meng who was on the side after hearing the words.

"Young master, don't worry, if such a trivial matter requires you to play, your subordinates can beat them to their heart's content." Gao Meng said, patting his chest.

"What are you going to do?" Li Xin looked at Gao Meng curiously. You must know that the three people on the field are not simple characters. Whether it is Wu Sangui or Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang may not have experience, but he is also a master of theory, Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou and Hong Chengchou are very experienced. Although Gao Meng has courage, he is far behind in terms of resourcefulness.

"Young Master, just be optimistic. These guys look majestic, but after all, they didn't come from the same army. When they really fought, they fought separately." Gao Meng said a few words in Li Xin's ear triumphantly.

"That's right, there are details in the rough, you go down!" Li Xin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded towards Gao Meng in satisfaction.He also didn't expect Gao Meng to be such a thick and thin person.

"Marquis Zhengbei, don't be too careless." Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair and watched Li Xin dispatch Gao Meng. Emperor Chongzhen didn't know who Gao Meng was, but he could guess it. A majestic person, like Zhang Fei of the Han Dynasty, is probably just a brave person.It is possible for such a person to charge forward, but if it is said that they can withstand the three wise generals, Emperor Chongzhen still does not believe it.

"Your Majesty, if you lose, I will naturally offer you horses. Of course, isn't the imperial court paying for your military expenses? The northern army is also an army of the imperial court, and it needs to be treated equally. If you win, I will raise money for it myself." The military pay reduces the pressure on the imperial court, and it can also pay tribute to the emperor's horses. Although it is a little less, it is better than nothing! In this way, no matter whether it is successful or not, whether it is successful or not, the imperial court will not suffer." Li Xin said with a smile.A look that doesn't care about winning or losing.

Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard the words, and after thinking about it carefully, it was really the case.Regardless of whether he wins or loses, Li Xin actually didn't lose much. As for war horses, on the grassland, the most indispensable thing is war horses, and Li Xin also used these war horses in exchange for the court's food and salary. He didn't suffer much, and the court However, he carried a big food family on his back.When Chongzhen thought of this, he immediately regretted it.Right now, he can only hope that Yang Sichang can make himself look better.

But can Yang Sichang do this?In fact, Yang Sichang was extremely relaxed at the moment. He was stationed in the central army with [-] troops. In order to seldom contain Li Xin's army, he specially selected [-] cavalry from the capital camp and [-] cavalry from Hong Chengchou's frontier army. Combined, there are two thousand cavalry, and the rest are elite infantry.Yang Sichang and Wu Sangui commanded the cavalry, while Hong Chengchou and others commanded the infantry.

"Hmph! Li Xin didn't enter the field by himself, but let a reckless man enter the field. It's really abominable." Yang Sichang looked at the cavalry slowly approaching from the opposite side, but found that it was not Li Xin, but a man named Gao Meng beside him. The general, he knows this person, he used to be Li Xin's gatekeeper, and he was extremely loyal to Li Xin. How arrogant is Yang Sichang when the servants go on the field, thinking that the world is so big, in terms of military ability, he is the only one besides his old man Yang He. Although Li Xin has a great reputation, Yang Sichang thinks that he is not afraid of him. He also wanted to take this opportunity to prove his ability to the world, but what he didn't expect was that Li Xin would not accept the move at all, and instead let his subordinates replace him too much, which made him very annoyed.

"Maybe Li Xin felt that he was going to lose this time, but he was afraid of being a joke for the world, so he simply asked one of his subordinates to come down to fight for him. In this way, even if he lost, his subordinates lost. It's not that I lost." Wu Sangui on the side suddenly said with a smile.

"Well, it must be the reason." After hearing this, Yang Sichang nodded. It seems that only this reason is the most correct, but is it really the case?Perhaps it was Wu Sangui himself who had no idea.

"Brothers, attack." At this moment, there was a loud thunder from the opposite side, Gao Meng held a wooden knife in his hand, shouted loudly, and rushed towards Hong Chengchou's infantry in the first place.

"If you really are a brave and foolish person, order Hong Chengchou to turn into a circular formation, hold Gao Meng temporarily, and then attack." Yang Sichang saw Gao Meng leading the cavalry charging towards the infantry, and he suddenly laughed. Laughing, shaking his head, his face full of disdain.Things were exactly as he expected, and Yang Sichang gave the order without hesitation.

"Haha." However, what is surprising is that Gao Meng did not break into the infantry phalanx as Yang Sichang imagined, but when he hit the ground with an arrow, he quickly circled in one direction and killed him to the right. past.The [-] elite cavalry behind him also rushed to the right with Gao Meng. The formation was not chaotic at all, as if it had been arranged in advance. Keep your eyes open.

"Not good." When Yang Sichang was surprised, suddenly Wu Sangui beside him said loudly: "No, the infantry phalanx is in danger." Yang Sichang looked over, but he was the boss with his eyes open, his face full of panic. color.

Originally, it was not a problem for the infantry phalanx to form a large circular formation. After all, this was the way the Ming Dynasty often practiced, but Gao Meng's sudden turn made the infantry who were forming a large circular formation caught off guard. It was the combination of the two armies, and the two sides hadn't finished running in. Even if Hong Chengchou had great abilities, he didn't expect this. There was a loophole where the two armies were combined.

Gao Meng waited for just a moment, looking at the huge opening between the two armies, without hesitation, Gao Meng rushed towards the opening, ordered his bow and arrows, and shot at the soldiers on both sides.

"The cavalry is coming. Get out of the way!" I don't know what shouted, and the two groups of soldiers were pushed away like waves. The opening was bigger, but more panic.

(End of this chapter)