Chapter 41: Shi Heng

Shi Heng came quickly.

Shi Heng was dressed in prison clothes and had iron chains on his feet. Walking up and down, he was not treated well in prison, and Shi Heng looked much embarrassed.

The cape was scattered, and it was covered in dirt.

But because of this, Shi Heng's dangerous temperament like a beast became more and more distinct.

It seems that all the weapons have been removed, and Shi Heng is still the general who can kill people with every gesture.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Shi Heng, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: "What a big man." ”

As soon as Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, someone immediately understood, and stepped forward to remove Shi Heng's chain. Shi Heng moved his hands and feet, stepped forward and knelt down and said, "The criminal minister Shi Heng greets Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Have you done anything to smuggle ordnance for the tile thorn?" ”

Shi Heng said: "The criminal did it. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Why? Isn't the court's money enough? ”

Shi Heng said: "The court's Yulu is enough for the guilty ministers, but it is not enough for the brothers below, the brothers below, the full year round patrolling the border, there is a harvest to exchange for some silver, if there is no capture, only three, two, five taels of silver, everyone fights with their lives, but not for this, as long as you raise your hand, you can have a lot of silver into the account, and the criminal minister did not hold back." ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, and his heart tightened slightly.

Shi Heng can also be regarded as a general who climbed up from the bottom, and he should be telling the truth.

It was only because of the truth that Zhu Qizhen felt powerless, and in order to raise soldiers, the imperial court first set aside one-eighth of the country's fertile land and became the field of the guard.

This alone has reduced the imperial court's tax revenue by millions of stones every year.

Then, from the beginning of the orthodox years, the imperial court has paid to the nine sides every year, with a maximum of 350,000 taels and a minimum of 100,000 taels. plus the rations that were transferred from various localities to the nine sides.

Zhu Qizhen can be sure that in addition to the Hebei water conservancy project recently advocated by Zhu Qizhen, the biggest expenditure of the imperial court is the military expenditure of the nine borders.

The specific amount, Zhu Qizhen is not easy to count, because there are a lot of funds, but the final calculation is about three or four million taels of silver.

But even so, the people below Shi Heng's mouth still didn't get too much.

You must know that the people below that Shi Heng said in his mouth are not ordinary people, but soldiers, not the old and weak soldiers of the guards.

They didn't get the money in their hands, so how much money did the old and weak soldiers get in their hands?

This thought made Zhu Qizhen feel a headache.

Fighting, Zhu Qizhen doesn't understand. But there is one thing he understands very well, that is, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. You can't have enough food for the soldiers, and the soldiers are strong. How to win battles.

Let the warriors of the hundred battles below sell their weapons for a little bit of petty profit?

Just wanted to solve this matter, but Zhu Qizhen felt thorny

The extremes of the hand.

It's not just that he can increase military spending.

To put it mildly, Chongzhen naively thought that by increasing military spending, he would be able to win the war. It turned out to teach him a lesson.

Although today's Ming Dynasty is not what it is at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen also has money, and he can still win the battle if he throws money hard, but this is just appeasement and adultery.

Zhu Qizhen took this matter to heart and said, "So, you don't think you're guilty?" ”

Shi Heng said: "No, the sinner is guilty. The criminal minister is a rough billet, he can't see the silver, he has violated the law of the country, and the crime deserves death, but the criminal minister still has the strength to serve His Majesty, and is willing to die for His Majesty, if His Majesty thinks that the criminal minister deserves to die, please give the minister to die on the battlefield, and the husband should not die under the criminal law. ”

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "This Shi Heng seems to be a rough person, but he is very careful. ”

Shi Heng is very confident in his own abilities, and he is confident that he can make a difference on the battlefield. No matter what the method, as long as he can go to the battlefield, there is a possibility of atonement.

His little life was saved.

Zhu Qizhen actually doesn't have much affection for Shi Heng. Because Shi Heng is too unscrupulous. Since Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, there have been two biggest tasks, one is to review and review, and the other is to meet with ministers.

Seeing a lot of people, Zhu Qizhen also has a little experience.

Shi Heng seems to be tame, but he is like a beast in his heart. When Zhu Qizhen saw Shi Heng, he could think of those generals of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms.

They can all fight, but their attitude towards the emperor is that they are strong and strong.

As an emperor, how can Zhu Qizhen be pleasing to the eye.

It's just that Shi Heng is rare. And Zhu Qizhen is also confident that he can hold Shi Heng. He couldn't suppress Yang Shiqi and couldn't hold Yang Pu. That's because Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu are so old and spicy, even if they are placed among all the first assistants of the Ming Dynasty, they are also first-class.

But Shi Heng's ability to fight, Zhu Qizhen just heard about it, and he is very capable of fighting. But in terms of political disputes, he is not Zhu Qizhen's opponent at all, otherwise he would not be looked at by Zhu Qizhen a few times.

However, using a person doesn't have much to do with liking or not. How did Zhu Qizhen evaluate Shi Heng in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and even high-fived and said, "Okay." ”

"Shi Heng, originally with your crime, it was inevitable that he would be stabbed at the mouth of the vegetable market after the autumn, but Shi Biao is also considered to be my subordinate, he entrusted Yang Xin to beg me today, and I always want to give a face."

However, the military general is not compared with words, but with physical strength. You pick ten of these, each of them has a bow, ten arrows, the arrows go to the head, stained with lime, and the middle one leaves, if you can win, I will give you a good place to go, if you can't win, then you will take this as your deathbed. ”

Shi Heng said: "The criminal minister understands, but the criminal minister has something to ask for. ”

"Say." Zhu Qizhen said.

Shi Heng said: "There is no wine and meat in the prison, please give your majesty wine and meat." ”

Zhu Qizhen listened and said, "Arrange it." ”

Zhao Huan immediately asked about the small kitchen of the Qianqing Palace, came back and said, "Your Majesty, there is no preparation in advance, only a few raw elbows, and the slave maid will go to the imperial dining room to transfer." ”

Shi Heng heard this and said loudly: "No need, just raw meat." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded when he saw this.

Someone immediately took over two big elbows, which weighed more than a dozen pounds and already had leg hair. Shi Heng didn't look at the raw and cooked ones at all, he carried one in one hand, opened the bow left and right, but in a moment, he gnawed off the two elbows raw, and then picked up the wine jar, slapped a mud seal, and raised it to the top of his head, like a long whale sucking water, and drank bitterly.

Shi Heng ate and drank to his heart's content, but he didn't see the slightest change in his face, except that his stomach seemed to be bigger. It looks even more tiger-backed, and the muscles all over the body are extremely strong.

The whole thing is like a black bear.

Immediately about to come to the imperial horse, he turned over and got on the horse, glanced at it, pointed at Yang Xin, and said: "Yang Xian's nephew, you can pick the best ten people among the guards." ”

Zhu Qizhen only felt that Shi Heng was a person, and as soon as he got on the horse, he had a feeling of looking forward to being proud and seeing the world as nothing. The whole person's domineering image almost doesn't need to be hidden.

But Zhu Qizhen also has to admit that such a person is very attractive.

Every ability that brings out what you do best is very attractive.

Yang Xin picked out ten people from the guards, and these ten people got on the horse one after another, and they didn't dare to peep at Shi Heng one by one, but they were also angry by Shi Heng's words.

Although Shi Heng's brave name is known all over the world. But the one who can be a guard of the Qianqing Palace is not a good hand. One person can't beat you, and ten people can't beat you.

After they mounted their horses, they immediately dispersed and surrounded Shi Heng. Bent his bow and shoot an arrow, and shoot at Shi Heng.

Zhu Qizhen could see clearly, how Zhu Qizhen moved when he didn't see it, and his mount ran away violently. The arrows missed, and as soon as he met one of the guards, he grabbed the guard by his belt, held it high above his head, and threw it low on the ground.

The guard rolled a few times before he stopped. It's easy to get up, but it's already limping.

Zhu Qizhen saw it clearly, and Shi Heng was merciful. If it weren't for the mercy of his men, he would have just slammed it on the ground. Even if this guard doesn't die, he will inevitably break bones.

And Shi Heng's sudden breakthrough also changed the situation on the field.

Originally, there were ten people surrounding Shi Heng, but it became nine people chasing Shi Heng and chasing Shi Heng alone. It is even said that this venue restricts Shi Heng's play.

After all, this is in the palace city, this school field is not big, if it is on the grassland, they can't even catch Shi Heng's tail.