Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 358 Li Chengliang Enters Beijing

Nuer Huahua did not become a concubine in the end.Gao Gong and Meng Chong were not even a bit depressed.Instead, they clapped their crowns to celebrate, and their joy was palpable.

It is not the goal to let Nuer Huahua become a noble concubine, but to bring down Yin Shidan is the goal!Now that Yin Shidan has retired and returned to his hometown, Gao Gong and Meng Chong's goal has been achieved.It doesn't matter whether Nuer Huahua can be promoted to imperial concubine or not.

Although He Liu and Feng Bao later learned about Yin Shidan's resignation, they still had nothing to do with Nuer Huahua, a witch.With Emperor Longqing pampering her, Empress Chen and Concubine Li Gui could not do anything about her, but what could He Liu and Feng Bao, the two emperor's domestic slaves, do to the "Concubine Chen"?
On the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong, entered Beijing!

When the generals leave the town and return to Beijing to report on their duties, they must go to Deshengmen.Taichang Temple will send musicians to play eighteen beats in triumph.The Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies will send people to welcome them at the gate of the city.

He Liu personally went to the gate of the city to meet his father-in-law Li Chengliang.

Li Chengliang rode a horse and led a hundred Liaodong cavalry, and finally came to Deshengmen.Wearing the flying fish uniform bestowed by the emperor as the commander-in-chief of the town, and with a long Tang saber at his waist, he dismounted majestically from his horse.

Li Chengliang's eldest son, Li Rusong, wore the official uniform of commanding affairs, and stood beside his father to guard him.

He Liu and Guo Yi, the right servant of the Ministry of War, went up to meet him.

Li Chengliang actually changed his domineering temperament in the past, and turned his head to worship Guo Shilang: "Li Chengliang, the last general, pays homage to Guo Butang!"

Li Chengliang's bow made Guo Yi embarrassed.He hurriedly said: "Marshal Li please hurry up! You are a veteran of hundreds of battles, I can't stand your bow!"

Guo Yi was a Jinshi in the 36th year of Jiajing.After thirteen years as an official, he was able to become the right hall official of the Ministry of War. His promotion has been smooth sailing.The reason why he was repeatedly promoted by the former emperor Jiajing and today's Shanglongqing is because he is a descendant of Guo Zixing, the leader of the Red Scarf Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

At the beginning, Master Hongwu made his fortune under Guo Zixing.He also married Guo Zixing's adopted daughter Ma Dajiao as his wife.Later, in order to unify the country, Master Hongwu did some things that were sorry for the Guo family.Therefore, the Zhu family has always felt guilty towards the descendants of the Guo family.When the descendants of the Guo family become officials, they will always be favored by the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with Li Chengliang, who was promoted to the commander-in-chief of a town by saving the heads of Tatars, Guo Yi is just a scholar with little qualifications.

Guo Yi helped Li Chengliang up.He Liu clapped his hands aside and said, "My father-in-law! Nephew! Don't forget that you are safe!"

Li Chengliang hurriedly returned the gift: "Father-in-law! You're being polite!"

Li Rusong kowtowed to He Liu: "He Shibo, you are well."

He Liudao: "Rubai has some business in Beizhen Fusi, so he couldn't get away, so he couldn't come to Deshengmen to welcome you. Anyway, he will come to my house after a while. Let's have a reunion dinner."

Li Chengliang said with a smile: "Business is important. As a father, I am not very pleased that he can do some hard work for the court."

The musicians of Taichang Temple played triumphant eighteen beats.Guo Yi made a gesture of invitation: "Marshal Li, the auspicious time has come, please enter the city!"

Li Chengliang suddenly turned his head and ordered a group of Liaodong cavalry: "Give all the knives, guns and horses to the soldiers of the Ministry of War. Let's enter the city empty-handed and on foot!"

After finishing speaking, Li Chengliang took the lead to set an example and untied the long Tang sword hanging from his waist.

The imperial court did not stipulate that the commander-in-chief who left the town had to unload his weapons when he entered Beijing.Li Chengliang did this to show his humility to the people in the Ministry of War.

He Liuxin thought: Li Chengliang is so well-behaved, it doesn't fit his domineering personality.

At this moment, a disheveled scholar in a coarse cotton robe, holding a flagon in his hand, walked up to Li Chengliang!This person is He Liu's old friend, Xu Wei, Xu Wenchang!

He Liu knew it in his heart: it turned out that Li Chengliang was instructed by an expert!Now the court and the central government are quite critical of Li Chengliang's domineering and domineering in Liaodong.It must be Xu Wenchang who instructed Li Chengliang to be a man with his tail between his legs when he enters Beijing this time!

He Liu hurriedly introduced Guo Yi: "Guo Shilang, this is Xu Wei, Xu Wenchang!"

Although Guo Yi was a member of the third rank, when he saw the legendary Xu Wenchang, he bowed his hands respectfully: "It turned out to be the old Xu Wenchang Xu who helped Xiangmao Lord Hu Ruzhen to set the southeast! The junior is polite!"

When Xu Wenchang was a commoner and helped Hu Zongxian plan the military and state affairs in the southeast, Guo Yi was still a young scholar.Literati all admire those who are talented and learned.Therefore, Guo Yi paid more respect to Xu Wenchang.

Xu Wenchang said: "Guo Shilang is too polite. Sixth Master, we meet again!"

Everyone entered the city.He Liu accompanied Li Chengliang to Yongshou Palace to meet him.

Emperor Longqing summoned Li Chengliang and He Liu.

Emperor Longqing smiled and said: "Li Aiqing, you have entered Beijing! I look forward to your coming every day! Feng Bao, give Li Aiqing a seat!"

Li Chengliang kowtowed and said: "Report to the emperor, I dare not be a general in the end!"

Emperor Longqing said: "If you are told to sit, you can sit! You have guarded Liaodong for these years, and Ming's Northeast is peaceful. This is a great contribution!"

Turning his head, Emperor Longqing said to He Liu: "He Liu, your in-law is a great hero of the imperial court!"

Li Chengliang said humbly: "The last general is just doing his own job."

Feng Bao moved a chair for Li Chengliang.Li Chengliang sat up in fear.

Emperor Longqing seemed to be in a good mood.He ordered Feng Bao to say: "It is a great joy to meet Li Aiqing and his ministers again. How can there be no wine? Quickly, bring the royal wine and give it to Li Aiqing."

Feng Bao brought a flagon and poured Li Chengliang a glass of wine.

Li Chengliang took the wine glass, and he and He Liu thought of a sentence that Lord Hongwu said when he feasted on the founding heroes: The golden cup is for you to drink, and the sword will not spare you!

After Li Chengliang finished drinking, Emperor Longqing showed his knife with a smile: "Li Aiqing, some censors have been chattering in my ears all day long, saying that you have privately distributed the wasteland in Liaodong to your soldiers. This is true. Is it?"

Li Chengliang quickly stood up from his chair and knelt down on the ground: "I report to the emperor, there is indeed such a thing. Those lands were originally unowned. The general rewarded these lands to the soldiers according to the size of their military achievements. Let them regard Liaodong as their own home! If robbers enter their home, shouldn’t they fight the robbers desperately?”

Emperor Longqing raised his brows: "Oh? The reason is this. It's just that the way it is done is not in accordance with the rules. Forget it, I will keep all the impeachment papers against you by the censors. I trust you! You Don't disappoint my ardent expectations of you!"

Li Chengliang kowtowed: "I will definitely do my best for the emperor and guard Liaodong."

Emperor Longqing asked He Liu again: "Xiangxiang will be 15 after the new year, right?"

He Liudao: "Your majesty is wise. Xiangxiang has passed the new year and is turning fifteen."

Emperor Longqing said: "People often say that good things take time. But I feel that good things will last forever! I think that after the new year, let Xiangxiang and Li Rubai get married! At that time, I will give Give them a big gift!"

He Liu and Li Chengliang kowtowed together: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

(End of this chapter)