The eunuch who came was Xu Gao, not the person who accompanied Princess Kunxing out of Beijing this time, but from Beijing.

After Zhang Mingwei saw it clearly, he immediately frowned slightly, because looking at Xu Gao's demeanor, he knew that something was estimated to be an accident on the Jingshi side.

Sure enough, after Xu Gaofei rode in, he immediately conveyed the will of Emperor Chongzhen.

said that Zhang Xianzhong attacked Shucheng, and the Sichuan general Kong Tingxun rebelled and offered the city; Later, Zhang Xianzhong tried to re-establish Luzhou, sent people to disguise himself as Confucianism, and brought the Confucian crown into Luzhou, which led to the fall of the city.

After Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, captured Taikang, Weizhou, Ningling, Kaocheng, Shangqiu and other places in Henan, he detected that a group of thieves had been separated from this group of thieves, claiming to have 200,000 troops into Hebei, killing Ding Qirui, the governor of Baoding, and there seemed to be signs of pressing towards Beijing.

In addition, Liang Zhixian, the chief prosecutor of the Guide Mansion case, was indeed assassinated, and the two assassins were captured, and the confession was sent by the governor Hou Sui. At this point, it can be asserted that what Liang Zhixian said at the beginning was true, and the fall of Guide Mansion was the crime of Hou Fangxia, the son of Hou Sui.

If Xingguo Gong's affairs have been done here, Emperor Chongzhen hopes that he can leave for Beijing immediately.

Some of these things were already known when I kept in touch with Jingshi before, and some of them were newly happened. Others, because of the flapping of butterfly wings, history has changed.

Emperor Chongzhen's side has not interfered in Zhang Mingwei's affairs for nearly two months, and it is estimated that it has reached the limit.

After Zhang Mingwei thought about it, he said to Zuo Yingxuan: "It seems that I have to go back to Beijing." On the side of the Great Wall defense line, you should think that Jianyu is about to attack in the near future, and go all out to consolidate the border defense! ”

"Don't worry, it's all handed over to the lower officials!" Zuo Yingxuan listened and hurriedly promised.

Although there is Xingguo Gong in the town here, it must be the best for him. But there were beacons everywhere in the pass, and he had no reason to give other answers.

"Oh, yes!" Zhang Mingwei remembered something, so he said to Zuo Yingxuan again, "Namuji's side, you must give full support, whether it is to deal with Jianyu in the future or to exterminate the thieves, you need a large number of war horses." ”

In fact, Daming has always had a great demand for war horses. Every time it is traded with the grassland, this war horse is also in the trade list. But the Mongols also knew this, just as the Ming Dynasty restricted the flow of iron tools into the grasslands, and the Mongols were also cautious about the flow of war horses into the Central Plains.

Zuo Yingxuan naturally knew the importance of the war horse, so he immediately agreed and said: "The matter here, there are lower officials, and the prince can rest assured!" ”

"Good!" When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he didn't stay any longer, and took Princess Kunxing back to Beijing.

Hearing that Xingguo Gong was going back to Beijing, the news spread immediately. The soldiers and civilians of Liaodong rushed to say goodbye one after another, kneeling all the way.

Seeing this grand occasion, Zhu Yujiao suddenly said to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, I have checked, it seems that only when Hai Gangfeng leaves a place in the past, there will be such a scene. ”

That's right, when she was in Beijing, she heard others compare Zhang Mingwei to Hai Qingtian, and she herself had heard of scolding Emperor Jiajing for "the world is not straight Your Majesty for a long time", so she went to investigate, and found out that Hai Rui was deeply loved by the people.

Zhu Yujiao has been staying by Zhang Mingwei's side, and naturally knows that the soldiers and civilians of Liaodong have rushed to see them off, not because someone organized them to come, but because they really came to see them off spontaneously. Therefore, she speaks with a little pride.

Zhang Mingwei listened, smiled slightly: "The people know how to be grateful, whoever is good to them, they will be good to whom, this is the people's heart!" ”

After finishing speaking, the group did not stay any longer, and under the escort of Zhou Yuji and his wife, they passed through Jizhen and went straight to Jingshi.

Not to mention, Zhang Mingwei at this time, the riding skills had already been practiced, and he did not become a burden, so he rushed back to Beijing on May 13, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.

Hearing the news of Zhang Mingwei's return, Emperor Chongzhen, who was deliberating, couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him. However, when I first arrived at the gate of Wenhua Palace, I saw that Zhang Mingwei and Princess Kunxing had already ridden over.

"Ah, sir, you're back!" Emperor Chongzhen grabbed Zhang Mingwei's hand, which turned over and dismounted, and walked over quickly, and said with emotion.

The ardent hope is beyond words!

The courtiers behind him, seeing this scene, especially Du Yinxi and Zuo Maodi, it was the first time they saw it, and they couldn't help but have a deep understanding of the legendary status of Xingguo Gong in the emperor's heart.

And they were all recommended by Xingguo Gong, and they were their benefactors, so they were naturally happy in their hearts.

Back in the Wenhua Palace, only Zhang Mingwei was given a seat, and then the cabinet assistant minister Du Yinxi introduced the latest situation to Zhang Mingwei.

"Governor Baoding and other marquis of the Seven Towns Military Affairs issued a note, saying that the people of Guogong had framed him, and that the two assassins were not sent by him. All the generals under him were upset with him, saying that if the court didn't give him justice, I was afraid that those generals would do something out of the ordinary. ”

When Du Yinxi said this, his expression became a little angry: "The imperial court pardoned him from prison and let him take charge of the governor's military affairs, just to see that he might be able to subdue Zuo Liangyu. As a result, he is now teaming up with Zuo Liangyu to blackmail the court, reversing black and white, and relying on military power to do whatever he wants! ”

Hearing him say this, Liu Zongzhou, the imperial historian of the left capital, followed and said: "Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, killed He Renlong, and Guogong killed Wang Pu. And that Zuo Liangyu escaped from the battle is a habitual offender, and often does not listen to the orders of the governor, and connives, and connives, and so on, he must know that he can't escape the court's investigation, so he threatens the army, claiming to have 200,000 soldiers and horses, and wants to clear the king's side! ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Emperor Chongzhen. The slogan of "Qingjun's side" is generally used to rebel.

Zuo Maodi, the secretary of the ministry, followed and said: "Although the imperial court has sent an edict to all places, let the magistrates consolidate the city defenses, and collect grain and grass in the city if necessary. But now there are still a lot of things about losing cities and land, and this method seems to be useless, and it must rely on the elite soldiers of the imperial court. ”

After he finished speaking, an official in a big red robe with white hair and beard, Zhang Mingwei had never seen it before, and he also said: "Now the army that can fight in the official army of the imperial court, one is the Qin army, and the lower officials originally wanted to transfer the troops of the trilateral governor Sun Governor into the Central Plains to encircle and suppress the thieves. However, His Majesty said that the Duke of Guo had said that Governor Sun must be given time to integrate the Qin soldiers. ”

"In this way, the imperial court only has the Guan Ning army available, but it has just integrated and rebuilt the Beijing camp, and the other five guerrillas have a total of more than 10,000 troops. In the face of thieves and rebels, the strength of the army is really worrying. ”

Saying this, he said with a worried face: "The thief Zhang Xianzhong's department also intends to enter the imperial mausoleum, and at present, the imperial court has strictly ordered the Yong Battalion Huang Degong's department, and the thief's general Liu Zeqing's department and the local officials and troops are encircling and suppressing, and the outcome is unpredictable. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhang Mingwei and said: "Maybe they heard that the Guogong brought millions of military salaries to settle the military and civilians in Liaodong, and they all went up to ask the imperial court to pay the arrears. However, taxes were not collected north of the Yangtze River, and grain was supplied with all efforts south of the Yangtze River, and the treasury was empty, and military salaries could not be paid at all. ”

The old man looked at Zhang Mingwei's eyes, and seemed to have a little resentment: "The factory guards confiscated the income, but none of them entered the treasury, and asked Your Majesty, saying that there is not much money left." He also said that when the prince returns, he will have money. ”

Emperor Chongzhen on the throne saw Zhang Mingwei looking at him, and after the old man finished speaking, he introduced with a smile: "He is the new military secretary Min Hongxue Min Qing recommended by Mr., who has just arrived in Beijing for eight days. ”

Oh, it turned out to be him! Zhang Mingwei listened and nodded.

This bad old man recommended him by himself, and he listened to the meaning of his words, and his opinion on himself was not small!

But if you think about it carefully, the biggest headache for the military department is military salary, but the factory guards do not have the share of the military department. If you want to mobilize people, you have to go through your own consent, and it is normal to have resentment.

Thinking so, when he was about to speak, Zhu Yujiao, who was standing next to him and didn't speak, opened her mouth and said: "Father, Mr. has offered the method of cement to the imperial court again, which is used to announce the improvement of people's livelihood in the world. Governor Yamanaga sighed that the country gave up a cornucopia! ”

After finishing speaking, she took advantage of the night rest on the way back to Beijing to write the piece of music, and went up and handed it to Emperor Chongzhen.

Hearing his words, everyone in the Wenhua Hall couldn't help but be surprised.

What cement is, they don't know. However, since Governor Yamanaga said that this is a cornucopia, it must be something very profitable.

This kind of thing that can be compared to a cornucopia is dedicated to the imperial court, and it is necessary to announce the world, this high righteousness, especially in today's era when everything looks at money, is really rare in the world!

At this moment, they looked at Zhang Mingwei's eyes, and there was no other emotion except admiration!

Emperor Chongzhen was also excited to hear it, Mr. just came back, and before he said anything, he came with a big gift first, which is simply too happy!

Thinking so, he swept away the depressed mood of being reported by the military intelligence these days, and hurriedly looked at the recital first.

Everyone else also looked at Emperor Chongzhen at this time, and they all wanted to know, what is this cement, the name seems to sound a little earthy, but it can be called a cornucopia of money?

I saw Emperor Chongzhen's face, it seemed that the more I looked at it, the happier I became, and at the end, I saw Emperor Chongzhen slap the piece on the imperial case, looked up at Zhang Mingwei, and praised it with a smile: "Sir, this cement is really a national treasure!" After the announcement of the world, the construction of city defenses in various places will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. For the prevention and control of waterlogging in the south, the construction of water conservancy can be of great help! Haha, that's great! ”

Hearing this, the curiosity in the hearts of these officials below was suddenly raised.

Zuo Maodi relied on his long contact with Emperor Chongzhen, and couldn't hold it back, so he hurriedly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, what is the effect of this cement, so magical?" ”

"Haha, come on, come on, all of you will take a look!" Emperor Chongzhen was really in a good mood, picked up the book, handed it to the chamberlain beside him, and said with a smile.

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