In the second year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan entered the center of the imperial court as the emperor's protégé of Sun Chengzong and served as Ningyuan's military garrison.

At that time, there was a saying in the imperial court: "The public will be able to destroy the captives and consolidate the Liao." ”

I think it was at that time that both inside and outside the court felt that Yuan Chonghuan's ability was definitely stronger than Xiong Tingbi.

But no one expected that it was the unpopular Xiong Tingbi who had the last laugh, Yuan Chonghuan had only been in charge of Ningyuan's military reserve for a year, and he was imprisoned.

At the end of the third year of the Apocalypse, after nearly half a year of delay, and a major imperial examination case that swept half of the imperial court, Yuan Chonghuan's case came to an end.

No matter how sophistry Yuan Chonghuan had, the holy decree issued from the Qianqing Palace was still the final word after all.

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the Criminal Department sentenced Yuan Chonghuan to behead in the name of "disobeying the order of resistance and fornication".

This is November of the third year of the Apocalypse, half a month after Yuan Chonghuan's death, Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong Jinglu, wrote a thousand words, and the good news detonated the Ming officialdom.

From August to December of the third year of the Apocalypse, after the defeat of the Later Jin in the Battle of Fuyu, they were defeated all the way, and their sphere of influence withdrew from the entire Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi directly changed his previous style of play, personally led the troops into battle, commanded the Liao army to march all the way, and took advantage of the situation to recover hundreds of miles of his homeland in Liao.

At this point, there was a gloom inside and outside the DPRK, except for congratulating the "martial arts" of recovering Liaodong, no one said what Xiong Tingbi's ability was.

Now it seems that Zhu Youxiao's decision to use Xiong Tingbi as the main Liao from the beginning of his reign was actually a very prescient move.

At this time, Sun Chengzong put forward another suggestion, that is, to build the Liaoshen defense line.

The so-called Liaoshen defense line is to take Songjin as the depth, Liaoshen as the hub, repair Ningyuan City, from Bali Pu to Jinzhou, through Liaoyang to Kuandian Six Forts, and contact the surrounding 247 Forts A large fortress that runs through the entire Liaodong.

For a time, there was a big discussion between the DPRK and China, and there were endless disputes.

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At this time, Jiangnan is also doing things in a hurry.

Since the last time the Trade Treaty was signed? On the way back? By the way, Huang Huatang also got involved in a major imperial examination case in Beijing, and gained a lot.

For him? Isn't the gold and silver receiving the most this time? It is the emperor's attention and the cooperative relationship with Xu Xianchun.

Who is Xu Xianchun? That's the dignified commander of the brocade guard!

At the time of the scientific research case, Huang Huatang and a businessman were involved in the big case? And leave a heavy message in it? Soon the women and children in Suzhou were well known.

And in the scientific research case, Huang Huatang clearly stated his position, although he made many enemies, but he stood with Jinyiwei and many imperial party officials.

With this relationship? Huang Huatang walks with the wind!

Huang Huatang originally planned to go directly down by boat through the canal? But not only that, but after he got on the boat, he suddenly decided to walk back to Suzhou.

It's not on foot, Huang Huatang bought a donkey for a "heavy gold" of 20 taels of silver in a village in Jifu, and rode slowly to the south.

All the way down, sometimes fast and sometimes slow? It was not until the end of the scientific expedition that it was December before it reached the periphery of Suzhou.

Huang Huatang is a person who likes to see the scenery on the roadside.

All the way down? He sometimes stays in a certain village or a place for a day or two to solve some small things for the locals? And invest in some stores with good locations.

Putting aside his words, why is this so? First, are you used to living a rich life? Want to know what life is like for ordinary people? The second is to be able to know the thoughts of ordinary people at the bottom.

This third is that Huang Huatang has not yet figured out how to build this Royal Chamber of Commerce, and needs to think about it carefully.

For him, in the past few months, it can be regarded as emptying himself and coming back to start a new life.

When he returned to Suzhou, Huang Huatang felt very cordial when he heard the hawkers selling along the street, and he walked a little slower, just to stay on the road for a while.

Listening to the noise around him, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

In a blink of an eye, he came to the door of a tall restaurant, Huang Huatang didn't think much about it, and rode in on a donkey.

The little black donkey naturally did not understand the two worlds inside and outside this door, and raised his hooves and stepped over the gorgeous stone steps, seeing that he was about to enter the gathering place of the children of the big family.

The sound of hooves and the jingling of bells made the elegant celebrities and rich children frown, and the frightened little guy hurriedly grabbed it.

"You, why do you ride a donkey to Fuchun Building——! The little guy pulled the little donkey, and kept shouting the words to drive away.

It's not that the little guy doesn't know this man of the year in Suzhou City, it's just that Huang Huatang is riding a donkey, his face is still blocked by a hood, and he is really not dressed very well.

This bear-like look is hardly reminiscent of the emperor's imperial merchant shopkeeper, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a rough old man from the countryside who came to the market.

The man on the donkey's back pushed back the hood, revealing a smiling face.

This face is the pass!

Needless to say, the little guy who was still dragging the donkey became smiling in a blink of an eye, as if he had seen his father, and he jumped three feet high with joy and let go of the little donkey.

"Ah, it's Huang Ye!"

As soon as this voice came out, the little guys inside also quickly put away the eyes that they looked down on and reported to the inside one by one.

"Lao Huang, you're finally here! Why has it been delayed for so long? ”

Soon, a fat man with a big belly and a purple silk robe came down upstairs, and at first glance he was a wealthy businessman with a lot of money.

The merchant shouted as he walked, and after going downstairs, he strode over around the corner and patted Huang Huatang's body, stirring up a lot of dust.

His expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously stayed away half a step, but then he grabbed Huang Huatang with a smile on his face, and said loudly upstairs:

"Huang Ye, the shopkeeper of the Juxing, is here!"

Because of this person's identity, the little guy reluctantly tied the little black donkey to Ma Peng, and used good food and took care of it.

In the private room on the second floor by the lake, the businessmen hurriedly came out, and when they saw Huang Huatang, a little rural old man, they were all stunned, and then they congratulated themselves.

"Huang Ye won the right to issue the Beijing News next year, congratulations!"

"I heard that Huang Ye also went to face the saint, this really makes me envious and jealous!"

"Your Majesty has said something to Huang Ye this time, why don't you talk to me, so that I can also open my eyes and have a long insight!"

The fat man and Huang Huatang entered the door hand in hand, passed the mural, came to the round table, sat on the stool, and began to greet each other.

The fat man is a famous businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, called Hong Liangwen, and is the owner behind the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce.

The rest are also well-known wealthy businessmen in Suzhou and Hangzhou and the south of the Yangtze River, doing everything from cloth, tea and grain, to pigs, sheep, cattle and horses.

A small Fuchun Building, but it is full of these characters who stomp their feet and stomp their feet, and the economy of Jiangnan will tremble.

After the greetings, Huang Huatang groaned a little and said to the fat man:

"It is extremely unfortunate that Liangwen entrusted, before I could meet Lord Yushi of Zuodu, there was a major scientific research case in Beijing."

As he spoke, he raised his glass and said with a smile:

"I am ashamed to be entrusted by my old friend, I will punish myself!"

Hong Liangwen quietly watched him finish drinking, and then he stretched out his hand and held down the wine glass, laughing:

"Lao Huang, what are you talking about, it is up to people to make things happen, and it is up to heaven to make things happen, I didn't have much expectations!"