Since the news of Hong Chengchou's ambush, Guangning's loss, and the annihilation of nearly 100,000 men and horses of the Ming army in Liaodong reached Beijing, the government and the opposition have been concerned about Hong Chengchou's whereabouts. Some say that he led his own soldiers to fight desperately to break through the siege when he was in ambush, but died in the chaos. Some say that he led Cao Bianqi and Wang Tingchen and Bai Guangen generals to fight to the end, and his body was wounded several times, but he still supervised the battle, and he was killed and wounded left and right, and he was about to commit suicide, but the enemy flocked to him, and unfortunately he was captured, and his life and death are unknown in the future.

A few days later, new news came to Beijing, saying that Qiu Minyang, Cao Bianjiao, Bai Guangen, Wang Tingchen Tang Tong and others had all died in the chaos, and the rest of the supervising army had more than ten Taoist officers and hundreds of generals, some of whom had died in battle, and some had been killed after being captured.

In addition to ordering Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Ningyuan, to "send Hong Chengchou to Shenyang to find out the truth of righteousness", at the same time, Chongzhen also asked Wang Dehua and others to secretly tell the eunuchs who supervised the grain and salary in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and other places to inquire clearly whether Hong Chengchou was really unyielding and had already taken justice.

Seven or eight days later, reports from Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, and the eunuchs came one after another, and Hong Chengchou got the news faster in his mansion in Beijing. First of all, Hong Chengchou supervised a personal soldier in the Chinese army, who fled from Shenyang after being captured, saying that when he escaped from Shenyang, he did coax Hong Chengchou to die of hunger strike among the Han residents, and he was a great loyal minister. And the secret recital of the eunuchs and Wu Sangui and others also proves this statement, saying that it is reported that Hong Chengchou did attempt to hang himself, followed by a hunger strike, and died in Shenyang.

These military reports were sent to Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen, but the fluttering pieces of paper made the two princes feel like they were facing a 10,000-pound boulder. A few days ago, when the war in Quang Ninh was stalemate. When Yihe was criticized by the government and the opposition, one of the sons of Chongzhen's classmates unfortunately died.

The double blow of state affairs and family affairs fell on Chongzhen's head, and such a big pressure would make this emperor whose fate was really bad, the two princes really didn't dare to think about it. But. If the major military affairs are delayed because of this, it will inevitably be accused by the officials of emascularizing the country.

"Companion, just play whatever you want." However, Chongzhen looked at it a little broken. Now that the situation is like this, how much worse can it be?

Hearing the latest military report sent from Ning Yuan, Chongzhen nodded and shook his head again. After sighing a few times, he immediately ordered Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, to come in. Recently, because of the repeated failures in the battle against Li Zicheng and the Liaodong rebels, he has once again moved the mind of changing the cabinet, and he is just looking at the courtiers. But they are all a group of goods who can only shake their lips, and the kung fu on their lips can make millions of heroes disappear in an instant, but the actual ability to do things can also make millions of heroes disappear, but it is their own. None of them can even compare to Chen Xinjia, who has been beheaded! However, now that he has suffered a big defeat for the first time, he can no longer make waves in the DPRK, so his dissatisfaction has not been revealed. After Zhou Yanru came in and bowed three times, he looked at the cabinet chief assistant who was kneeling on the ground and bowed his head and waited for questioning, and asked, "Hong Chengchou has done everything for the country." Do you have any other news? ”

Originally, the head of the cabinet could have a seat when he saw the emperor. However, now this treatment has also been revoked by Chongzhen. However, at this time, Zhou Yanru did not dare to compete on this matter. He bowed his head and replied, "There is no new report from the Cabinet." Chen Ying'an, a member of Hong's family, went to the minister's headquarters yesterday to see the ministers, saying that Hong Chengchou had indeed done his best, and his words were conclusive and seemed to be quite credible. ”

Chongzhen said: "I also saw Chen Ying'an and other recitals. So Jiang Qing was called into the palace to discuss. Since Hong Chengchou is a rare loyal martyr, the court should be praised and compassionate to him. Do you know what relatives Hong Chengchou has in the capital? Where is his son now? ”

Zhou Yanru said: "Hong Chengchou's eldest son was originally in the capital, and he left Beijing a month ago due to an incident. Yesterday, according to Chen Ying'an and other ministers. He has rushed back in the starry night, and will be there in about a day or two. How the Hong family will be mourned in the capital, how to pay tribute, and how to be hanged are all ready, just waiting for Hong Chengchou's eldest son to return to Beijing to preside. ”

"In addition to Hong Chengchou, the officials who were martyred in the battle of Liaodong will be the generals, and the cabinet must also handle the matter of the funeral ceremony. Don't let the loyal generals weep under the nine springs! ”

After the minister returned, he ordered the Ministry of Rites to quickly take charge of it. It will definitely not chill the hearts of the dead, but the teeth of the living will be cold. ”

"After Qing returns, he can draw up a secret decree with Ning Yuanbo's father and son, Zuo Ping thief, Jingying and generals everywhere, I want them to fight a victory within ten days when the holy decree arrives! In order to boost the dynasty and refresh the morale of the army! ”

A few days later, the Ministry of Rites on Hong Chengchou and the martyrs of the war have been inscribed the emperor, Yang Guozhu, Ma Ke, Bai Guangen, Wang Tingchen and other martyrs of the general soldiers all posthumously presented the crown prince and the prince, with the name of beauty, most of them are loyal martyrs, loyal and strong, loyal and martial arts, etc., give sacrifices and burials, and build shrines in their hometowns, meritorious provinces, and places of martyrdom. He was named Mrs. Yipin, and Yin Yizi was the commander of Jinyiwei. Wu Biao, the general of the Shenji Battalion who Chongzhen wants to build a sharp blade in his hand, is posthumously presented to the hussar general, named Zhaolie male, given a funeral, and built a shrine in his hometown and meritorious provinces, and the martyrdom.

As for these honorary matters after the martyrdom of Hong Chengchou and Inspector Hong, they are even more glorious, including giving the name Wenzhong, giving the prince Taibao, giving nine altars, and establishing word halls in the capital and Hong Chengchou's Fujian hometown, Shaanxi and other places. After the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry consulted, the emperor was ensembled, and the Hong Chengchou ancestral hall in the capital was to be built in the east of the Zhengyangmen Moon City.

The Ming Dynasty worships Guan Yu the most, the Emperor of Xietian, the emperor temple is everywhere in the country, and the Guan Emperor temple built in the west of the moon city of Zhengyangmen is very famous in the capital. Now it is enshrined to build a "Zhaozhong Temple" in the east of the moon city, which clearly has the meaning of matching Guan Yu with the Hong family.

The Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry had such a good opportunity to make a fortune again, and after taking out the material silver, they first put away two or three percent of the regular silver as usual, and then summoned the wood mill and the builder to hurry up with the order. The sacrificial tent is set up outside the Chaoyang Gate, near the Dongyue Temple, and is half a mile away from the north of the road. Facing Dongguan Road, many slum houses were demolished, which was very lenient. Linda Road with pine and cypress branches and plain paper flowers to tie a memorial arch, hanging a yellow silk banner in the middle. It is written "Blessing Offering". There are three gates in the archway, the middle gate is the royal road, prepare for the emperor to come to the sacrifice, all pave the ground with yellow sand. From the memorial arch to the sacrificial tent a stone's throw away, there are many poles on both sides of the road, and two rows of white silk flags and the couplets sent by the central yamen are hung. Four white cloth sheds were erected on both sides of the road. There are two on each side, three are for the chief priest of the Ministry of Rites and the officials of the yamen to rest temporarily, and one is for the Hong family to stay and rest. There is also a small cloth tent for the musicians, which is set up in front of the altar, facing each other on the left and right. The rest of the deacons, as well as two smaller tabernacles, were behind the sacrificial tabernacles. A yellow satin plaque is hung on the door of the sacrificial tent, and the four sides are inlaid with white satin, and there are four big characters inscribed by Chongzhen's imperial pen: "Loyal soul is immortal". Inside the altar is the mourning hall. The furnishings are very solemn and solemn. In the middle of the mourning hall, there is a plain white six screens, the front of the screen is provided with a long several, white satin plain flower curtain, put the spirit card of Hong Chengchou, Gong Kai wrote "Therefore, the Ming Dynasty military department is still in the book, the governor of Jiliao, the prince Taibao, the spirit of the martyr and the prince of Hong". In front, a pair of tall tin candlesticks are placed on the left and right, and in the center is a white steel incense burner. Next to the Lingji is an offering table with a white curtain. The four walls of the mourning hall. Hanging with banners and couplets. There are couplets on both sides of the door of the mourning hall and the gate of the pine and cypress branches, all of which are written on white silk and fine white kudzu cloth. All couplets and elegiac couplets. They all praise Inspector Hong and the soldiers for their loyalty and patriotism and heroic sacrifice.

After all, the capital is a place where literati gather, and it is a rare opportunity to meet the emperor to give sacrifices to the martyred ministers, all large and small yamen, Hong Chengchou before his death, and colleagues in the DPRK and China who have no one-sided relationship. There are famous gentlemen, all send the couplet, they will not be able to do the couplet, please ask others to do it, each with their own talents, each showing calligraphy. It's so dazzling and beautiful. or mourn one person, or pay tribute to all the fallen soldiers, in short, each of them has hollowed out their minds to show their own writing and talent. Let's look at the couplets of the middle door of the archway, although it is not stable, but it writes the mood of the government and the opposition at that time:

Ten years of sweat and horses, half of the lonely city, generous and loyal to the king, the old minister's life is absolutely in the heart;

Thousands of miles to return to the soul, thousands of miles of sad wind, weeping to mourn the elders, the Holy Lord is deeply sympathetic.

On both sides of Hong Chengchou's mourning shed, there are the spiritual seats of the civil and military officials who died in the war in Liaodong, according to their grades and merits, each has an offering table, and sacrifices are made with fragrant flowers and fruits. According to the pattern of Wendong and Wuxi, the east side is headed by Qiu Minyang, the civil prefect and above, the west side is headed by Yang Guozhu, followed by Wu Biao, and all the military generals and generals above have sacrifices.

From Chaoyang Gate out of the city to the east, there are sacrificial carriages and sedan chairs for several miles, and the whole street is rendered white by various huge banners.

"The big shopkeeper, according to your orders, the guys in the number have already agreed with the gentlemen of the Ministry of Rites that they will change flowers and fruits for Wu Biao's offering table three times a day, and the lamp oil and candles are also enough."

"The lord ordered, although Wu Biao is against the water, but there is a quarrel between those brothers, he was martyred in Liaodong, and he also died well, our Nanyue army must let him die with grief, and the things behind him are extremely beautiful!" Lin Wenbing, the big treasurer of the Beijing Division, was holding a copy of the text of the memorial to Hong Chengchou and the fallen soldiers copied by the guys, thoughtfully.

The shop pù that prevails in Longsheng happens to be facing the spiritual shed of Inspector Hong and others, and the civil and military officials, military and civilian people, who come to worship Inspector Hong and Yang Guozhu, Qiu Minyang, Wu Biao and others, or come to watch the excitement, must pass in front of the gate of Longshengxing. Long Shengxing, who is very good at doing business and has a good feeling, simply ordered people to set up a stall in front of the store, as long as they came to worship, each person sent a handkerchief of the weeping spirit, in addition, sent tea, and decoction, in case those who cried too sadly, hoarse, or fainted with excitement and cried from time to time.

Returning the favor, the civil and military officials, eunuchs and nobles who passed by had to go to the door of Longsheng with a pair of red and swollen eyes to praise him, "Be anxious for justice and righteousness, and have the style of an ancient gentleman." "If you have that face and noble status, you can go to the store to make a little plate and enjoy the various fragrant teas, fine fruits, and new fruits that are served by Longsheng.

Of course, these are all face-saving things, and now that Inspector Hong is dead, the Liaodong army has collapsed. Anyone who has an eye in the DPRK can see that now only Ning Yuanbo can support the crisis, whose business is the prevailing Long, these people are very clear, if you don't pull the relationship at this time, when will you stay?

Because it was right at the door of their shop, the stewards of Longsheng could easily copy the sacrificial text written by Emperor Chongzhen to Hong Chengchou, together with the dynamics of the various departments in the Beijing Division, as well as the secret letters of more than a dozen ministers expressing their loyalty to Li Shouhan, and sent people to Tianjin to present Li Shouhan himself.

At the same time, it was placed on our Ning Yuanbo's desk. There is also a holy decree sent in the name of Emperor Chongzhen, ordering him to lead his troops to launch an attack on the Liaodong anti-thieves, and be sure to win the red flag within ten days to boost the morale of the people.

"Just kidding! This is not the same tactic as the principal played, the restaurant tactic, and the people have just eaten the next table. You're going to serve another table, and you're going to kill your opponent?! ”

"Then, my lord, how shall we reply to the court?" Mo Yu bent down and picked up the holy decree that Li Shouhan had thrown on the ground, flicked the dust on it, and put it aside.

"Sue them, if you want to pacify Liaodong, it's very simple, according to what I said before. Implement the new policy of paying grain as an errand officer, as long as it persists for five years, I will ensure that the treasury is full of money and grain, and at that time, it will be consumed with money and grain, and the silver will be heaped, and I will be able to consume the Liao thieves to death! ”

Speaking of the new policy of one errand and one food, Mo Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes. He thought of Li Huayu, the eldest son who replaced Li Shouhan in Jinan at this time to lead the military and political affairs of Shandong and Denglai, and the soldiers, horses, money and grain.

He thought of it and asked, "My lord." The emperor's will, I'm afraid that the eldest prince will also receive it, do we send someone to Jinan to remind the eldest prince, don't rush into the army for the emperor's bullshit will. In the end, it was our own soldiers and horses that were lost! ”

Hearing Mo Yu's reminder, Li Shouhan groaned slightly, "No need." Now Huayu is also in charge, and it is time to train him in a good life. Now these complicated things are in front of him. It also happens to be an opportunity. If Lao Tzu takes care of everything, won't he become a waste? Lao Tzu is not Zhu Yuanzhang, did all the work for his children and grandchildren, leaving a group of pigs?! ”

Mo Yu took Li Shouhan's principles, went outside to consider the words and sentences with the copywriters, and wrote an inscription to the imperial court, explaining Li Shouhan's words clearly and thoroughly. Only Li Shouhan was left in the room to read with great interest the sacrificial texts, poems, elegiac couplets and other things copied from the Jingshi.

Li Shouhan also once read the complete works of Zeng Wenzhenggong in a fashionable way, and a large part of it was written by officials after Zeng Guofan's death. Among them, the most famous are the two elegiac couplets written by Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang.

Therefore, today he will read these anthologies today in the same mood as he did back then.

"Should I ask the people in the newspaper to publish an issue and print these articles and couplets and publish them everywhere? After a few days, I am afraid that when the news comes, such good words will be destroyed. With a bit of schadenfreude, Li Shouhan flipped through the words of mourning Hong Chengchou page by page.

The first thing I read was the memorial written in the name of the emperor by the gentlemen of the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy:

"In May of the fifteenth year of Wei Daming Chongzhen, the emperor sent officials to pay tribute to the spirit of the old military department Shangshu, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, and the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou:

Alack! The red sheep of the catastrophe, the yellow dragon of the deep disaster. Inside and outside, rely on the ministers. Haotian doesn't hang, fold my humerus. I am thin and decent, and I am peeled off here, and Linxuan spills tears, and the pain is as good!

The young calf raged in the Central Plains, and the bronze horse was rampant in Xiling, and it was ordered to the Governor of Qing to sweep away Qin and Shu. Thousands of miles away, the world knows the hard work of the generals; After three years of hard work, the imperial court was worried about the frontier. The atmosphere of the thief is clear, and the sun shines in Jing and Wei; The captives rode into the attack, and the beacon fire burned all over the secluded and swallows. Kisuke ravaged, and Jingshi was under martial law. I had no choice but to edict King Qin, and the starry night came north. The platform summons and consults on strategies. Jiliao Governor leans on Gancheng. The sea is swinging, and the monarchs and ministers share the feeling of weal and woe; There is erosion outside the gates, and the government and the opposition lack a strategy to defend it. Qing was ordered to aid Jin and bow to the line; If he did not make meritorious contributions, he would become a national martyr. Woohoo hurts!

Ziqing was besieged and repaired for more than half a year. The lonely city hangs far away, and it is difficult to hope for the help of a soldier; Stick to it on an empty stomach, and fight for the festival of a thousand autumns with a naked heart. Generous oath, the soldiers heard it and were strong; Beating drums to supervise the battle, Yidi was terrified of it. It is rare for a minister to be so resolute since ancient times. Suiyang righteousness is comparable to it. Helplessly, the strong man dug the rat, Mo saved the three armies from hunger, and the rebel generals sacrificed the city, and finally collapsed. Ran Qing still supervised the street fighting, shouting to kill the enemy; The weak horse is hit by an arrow, followed by a foot fight; The blades of the hands are counted, and the sleeves of the robe are full of blood; Wounded twice, he rose again; Just as he was about to kill himself, the captives flocked to him, and he was executed. At this time, too, the war drums are mourning, the stars and the moon are lightless, the sky is dark, the wilderness is sad, the wind is sad, the slight and flickering, the Zheli is not stopped, the cover is loyal to the heavens, and the heaven and the earth are sad and crying!

After Wen Qing was executed, he was unyielding, unkempt, and scolded. The car went north, and the day was close to the court, looking back at the south from time to time, and crying loudly. After chasing into Shenyang, he went on a hunger strike. The captive chief tried every means to lure him, but he didn't move. The delicacies are listed on a few, and the sun is closed and ignored; Yan Ji stood in front of the couch, and Qing Wei turned her back and scolded angrily. The ancients said: It is easy to die generously, but it is difficult to be righteous calmly. Generosity and calmness go hand in hand. Wen Qing went on a hunger strike for several days, his breath was dying, and he couldn't rejuvenate his illness, so he drummed up his spare strength, sat up, knelt south, and shouted "Your Majesty!" 陛xià! Choking on tears, silent, falling to the ground and dying, still blind. A gentleman becomes benevolent, yes? Woohoo hurts!

For more than a year, the famous cities have been trapped, the ministers have been mourned, and the heavens have punished them, and the crime is bowing. Build an ancestral hall and build a workshop, and the state has a code of praise; Discuss and discuss, and I have the heart of merit. The achievements of the Qing Zhijie have been declared to the History Museum. Alack! Although Qing is dead, he is immortal. Death is heavier than Mount Tai, and the pride turns into a long rainbow; Enjoy the beans in the centuries, and the name is passed down for 10,000 years. The soul is back, and it is still feasting! ”

After reading this neatly written and earth-shaking sacrificial text, Li Shouhan couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "When it comes to sensationalism, it's no less than the hostess of CCTV, and when it comes to distortion, it's far more than Bai Yansong." He tossed the sacrificial text aside, he hadn't laughed like that since the defeat of Liaodong.

"Nima's, is this Superman Hong or Superman wearing red pants outside?"

"Horseback street fighting? It was also a loss to Zhu Youzhen's fools who caught the knife to figure it out, why didn't they say that they stuffed the tank into the corridor and drove the submarine into the Yangtze River? Is it a human brain or a pig brain flower in the skull?! ”

"Then after the weak horse was hit by an arrow, he continued to fight on foot, and his hand was counted, when did Master Hong's martial arts be so strong? These Hanlin people think that all the generals who lead the troops are all the new Bowang Yangming? Can you shoot a hard bow and hit the bull's-eye? It seems that civilian officials don't know swordsmen, it's been a hundred years, right? It's all a bunch of good-mouthed goods! ”

After scolding a few words softly, Li Shouhan suddenly had a thought in his heart, and a strange smile appeared on his face, which contained many factors such as ridicule, respect, and narrowness.

"Someone! Ordered people to go to the Beijing Division as soon as possible, and told the people in the Beijing Division, and said that Ben Bo said that in order to cherish the memory of the loyal and righteous people and mourn the heroic soul of Inspector Hong in the sky, my Nanyue Army is willing to publish an anthology to include all the splendid articles of all the adults and gentlemen. After it is printed, it will be sent to many academies and schools in the world for free for thousands of generations to worship! ”

"Sue sù Jingshi Newspaper, these days, every day to Lao Tzu out of the issue, don't care about anything else, just keep an eye on the memorial to Inspector Hong, the words written by the adults and gentlemen, all collected, printed and printed in the newspaper! It is distributed free of charge. No penny charged! ”

Long Shengxing has the convenience of geography and money in his hands, so he only hired hundreds of Luotuo literati to copy all kinds of freshly baked sacrificial texts in the spirit shed every day, and then figure out the names and positions of the authors of the texts, and sort out and report them one by one.

When he learned that his words would be included in the anthology of Ning Yuanbo's specially printed tribute to Inspector Hong and the fallen soldiers, the authors of those words were even more overjoyed, and solemnly told their names, trade names, study names, branch names, hometowns and many other personal information one by one, lest they miss a little mistake, so that people after thousands of generations will not know that they have such a number.

The number that was printed every day was the first batch of people to be scrambled up, and when they saw their words and names appear on beautifully printed and clear paper, these people seemed to experience the joy of the candles in the cave room again.

"The shopkeeper, the big shopkeeper has a letter asking us to increase the purchase of red and blue flowers, and the lord has already agreed."

"Good! This thing is the best thing to use to dye cloth! Write to the colleagues of Ningyuan branch and Shengjing branch, asking them to purchase a large amount of money no matter what the price! ”

The red and blue flowers are the best pigments for rouge, and when dyed, they are bright red. The main production areas of this stuff are Northeast China, Xinjiang China, Henan Province and the Japanese Kingdom of China, and there are also many products in North Korea. (To be continued......)