"I don't see the ancients before, and I don't see the ones who come after. Thinking of the world and the world, I am alone and crying! ”

On the top floor of the newly built Yuejiang Building, Qian Qianyi, the new secretary of the Daming Criminal Department, is extremely proud of the mighty river, standing by the railing and singing generously, full of sorrow for the future of the Daming Dynasty!

It is said that this building is still repaired by Yang Qing.

Zhu Yuanzhang repaired an unfinished project, and then gave up because he had no money, and then Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, and no one cared about it, and after Chongzhen crossed to the south, as the situation stabilized, he began to think about rebuilding it at the instigation of Yang Qing to show that he would not move the capital again in the future. He had already started construction when he was alive, but the standard was higher, but after his death, Yang Qing simply used cement and iron to quickly pile it up. Don't think that iron can't be used as building materials, in the nineteenth century, Europeans even had railway bridges made of iron, and hundreds of thousands of catties of cement and tens of thousands of catties of wrought iron, plus other timber and bricks and tiles, together form a seven-story Chinese-style high-rise building, overlooking the rolling Yangtze River.

Of course, in the event of war, the bastions, both here and below, will also become an important fortification.

But it's usually open.

Anyone can buy a ticket to go upstairs and play.

Including setting up a banquet and drinking here, calling Qinhuai's famous prostitutes to sing and dance, since the official opening a month ago, there are many tourists every day, and the literati and scholars who pay expensive charter fees to drink and pretend to be forced are also endless, but Yang Qing has made a lot of money.

"Why should Brother Mu Zhai be sad?"

Xie Xuelong patted him on the shoulder and said.

The two of them are actually the same age, but Qian Qianyi is one year earlier than him, and he is still a tanhua.

"Brother Mu Zhai, you will know in the future that this Yang Qing is not so easy to deal with, this person is not only possessed of witchcraft, martial arts, but also cunning, although it seems to be vulgar and unliterate, but in fact, miscellaneous studies can be called profound, even Song Changgeng admires him. The astronomy and geography we have obtained from Matteo Ricci are nothing more than a joke in front of him, and it can be said that this person knows everything.

Even the way of the sages he knows a lot.

It's just that he scoffs at the ways of the sages.

This is a demon! ”

Xie Xuelong then sighed.

He is now unofficial and light, and as his own retirement, he also enjoyed the first batch of pensions.

Qian Qianyi, who spent nearly 10,000 taels of silver to finally buy, offended the Empress Dowager Yi'an for some reason last night, and was directly killed by the Empress Dowager Yi'an's order.

This also means that Concubine Yuan betrayed them.

Of course, this is not a big deal.

Because this was originally a temptation, there was such a possibility in the result of their guess, but this made them feel a deep sense of powerlessness again, and they really had no tricks to deal with Yang Qing. This guy stands in front of them like an iron wall, he can't climb over, he can't destroy it, all means are shattered, and it is the first time for Donglin Qunxian to face such a powerful opponent.

"Demons? I think I am awe-inspiring and upright! ”

Said a man behind them.

"Awe-inspiring righteousness? Those who died outside the Chengtian Gate twice did not lack awe-inspiring righteousness. ”

Xie Xuelong said.

The second time because of the stampede, caused more than a dozen people to die, more than 300 people were injured, and more than 20 eyes were burned.

"Shi Fan Gong, that's because it's not right enough."

The man said with a smile.

"What's the plan?"

Qian Qianyi said unexpectedly.

This is his disciple Qu Shiyun, but earlier than he recovered, at this time he was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

"Teacher, everyone, have you forgotten that we still have the most correct move, and the most powerful move? What is the Ming Dynasty? The Lord is a saint and a sage, but where is this Lord? Is a princess in prison the lord? The lord of the Ming Dynasty is not here, the lord of the Ming Dynasty is still in Chang'an! ”

Qu Shiyun said.

"You mean to welcome back the Emperor?"

Xie Xuelong was stunned.

Indeed, there is nothing more killer than this trick, the reason why Yang Qing is unscrupulous is because there is no limit on the top of his head, there is no higher on the top of his head, although theoretically the princess is in charge of the country, but the princess is his fiancée, the two are like glue, and the princess has no intention of going to politics, what does he say. Although there is also a queen mother, the queen mother has already been put to bed by him, and the same adulterer is what he says. As for the concubine, who has no right to interfere in court politics, Zhang Yan has always been a low-class concubine in Yuan, and she is not the queen mother, she has to accept Zhang Yan's words to throw her into the cold palace, and the status of Zhang Yan and Princess Kunxing ensures that Yang Qing can do whatever he wants.

But with the emperor it's different.

As long as the emperor comes to Nanjing, then both Zhang Yan and Princess Kunxing will be unified.

Including Yang Qing.

Unless Yang Qing dares to rebel.

Otherwise, he is a courtier after all, and he must accept the emperor's will, and the emperor is definitely not Princess Kunxing's obedience to him.

But......

"Nothing, folks, do we have any other choice at the moment?

Now except for the three mountain armies, the other fourteen armies have been reorganized, Yang Qing has 300,000 tiger and wolf divisions, and only four armies plus Li Zicheng's 100,000 people have already defeated Duoduo, and this 300,000 army is stronger than at the beginning. That Yang Qing was just dragged by us, and he didn't have the heart of the Northern Expedition for the time being, so he didn't do it yet, but at this time, the reform of Nanzhili and the Zhejiang Health Institute and the inventory of the fields were almost completed, and it is estimated that he should go on the Northern Expedition next year at most.

He is already rampant now, if he succeeds in the Northern Expedition, who else in this world can control it?

We're running out of time. ”

Qu Shiyun said.

The ministers were silent.

Indeed, time is running out for them.

Yang Qing now has the ability to go on the Northern Expedition, and the reason why he did not move was only to ensure the completion of the reform of the guard, at this time, a large-scale inventory of land and property was being carried out throughout Nanzhili and all parts of Zhejiang, and Yang Qing had to ensure that those gentry did not dare to make trouble. And he doesn't need to wait for the whole country to complete, Huguang and Jiangbei because of the previous war, a large number of immigrants were originally Huangzhuang, and these places have actually completed the layout. Jiangxi because of the two kings, the Huangzhuang has also become a climate, at least the Poyang Lake area has been controlled by him, and if the Huangzhuang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is completed, it will be really difficult for the Jiangnan gentry to turn over.

Force.

The grassroots was cut to pieces by him with Huangzhuang.

In particular, newspapers and communication towers have allowed him to control even the power of public opinion.

Economically, banks are already starting to exert their power.

What did the Jiangnan gentry do to fight him?

Scholars making trouble? Outside the Chengtian Gate, the water dragon and the duke bombs of the Five Cities Terracotta Division were waiting for them. Encourage the victims to rebel? There is no need to send out the army, the Huangzhuang militia will be suppressed! Restrained by foreign enemies? Foreign enemies can't defeat Yang Qing, at least King Gui and Dolgon can't afford this heavy responsibility. As for Li Zicheng's bandits, they have already played Juntian in Guanzhong, and the Tang Dynasty's government soldiers Yongye Tian system has been completely restored, this bandit is not as good as Yang Qing! The remaining Zhang Xianzhong is surprisingly advanced on the road of Shengming, he still maintains the old land system in Sichuan, and is more and more supported by the Sichuan gentry, but his strength is not even supported by Yang Qing for self-preservation.

Otherwise, he would have been destroyed by Li Zicheng.

As for a small warlord like Jin Shenghuan, it's not worth mentioning.

In the world, there is no force that can deal with Yang Qing, unless, as Qu Shiyun said, get the emperor from Chang'an, although Donglin Qunxian does not know the routine of this emperor, but one thing is known, that is, this adult emperor will definitely not tolerate a powerful minister like Yang Qing.

Then you can operate from it.

But here's the problem......

"Then will Li Zicheng release people?"

Zhang Guowei said.

Yes, will Li Zicheng release him? Although the Son of Heaven Longxing is an ornament to him, and it is also a dispensable ornament, the problem is that this ornament can exchange it for him a million stone grain every year! Li Zicheng is not stupid, he wants to send the Son of Longxing back, Yang Qing will not give him another grain of grain, and his title of King of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be revoked, and even the Son of Longxing, who has been imprisoned for three years by him, will take revenge.

Li Zicheng won't be so stupid!

"You seem to have forgotten one thing, if Yang Qing's northern expedition to destroy Dolgon, then who will be next? King Gui or Li Zicheng? ”

Qu Shiyun said.

Indeed, the current pattern of the Ming Dynasty is beneficial to Li Zicheng.

But if Yang Qing destroys Dolgon, then he will definitely clean up other separatist forces, Li Zicheng is the most likely, because Li Zicheng is also developing, and his government is almost copying Yang Qing's militia, and through the promotion of sweet potatoes, he has also begun to solve the food supply in Guanzhong. Now Yang Qing needs to face the front and back attacks of Dolgon and King Gui, of course, he must maintain friendship with Li Zicheng, but after he successfully destroys Dolgon in the Northern Expedition, will he still tolerate Li Zicheng's secession of the northwest?

Definitely not.

At that time, 300,000 Ming troops crossed the Taihang Mountains and Qinling, and Mount Tai pressed the momentum to the west, just like Xu Da, who won the capital in history.

And does Li Zicheng want to be the next Li Siqi or Zhang Liangbi?

"You see, we and Li Zicheng are also allies."

Qu Shiyun said with a smile.

"Someone has to be in touch!"

Qian Qianyi said.

"Don't forget, Gong Dingyu is still in Chang'an!"

Qu Shiyun said.

The sages immediately laughed.

They didn't know that their laughter was coming through a hidden horn in the wall, and then through copper pipes buried under the concrete of the wall to the lowest basement, which no one knew about, and even entering it was a secret passage. There, a brocade guard was tapping his ear to the bell at the end of the brass pipe, while recording their conversation in a notebook on the desk. Beside this person, there were six companions who were also attached to the six horns, and the brass pipes on these horns led to the other six floors of Yuejiang Tower, and the conversations of everyone on the entire Yuejiang Tower were sifted and recorded by them.