The increasingly powerful Western Wei State not only forced Dolgon, but also forced the Ming Dynasty to accelerate reform and solve its own problems as soon as possible.

The Western Wei Dynasty was strong, but the Ming Dynasty was riddled with diseases, and if it didn't change, it would only be death.

Of course, for generations, it has been even more difficult to get those with vested interests to spit out the benefits they have received.

It's just that the current situation forces the Ming Dynasty to change, otherwise it will only be mixed up and wait for death.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong, as well as the ministers who were really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, were very anxious and eager to change the current situation.

Originally, it was difficult to see hope for the change of the Ming Dynasty, but with the training of 50,000 forbidden troops in the imperial court, the situation gradually changed a little, and there was a glimmer of hope.

After consulting with his confidants, Zhu Cihong quickly took action and began to control the Ming army in Jiangbei, while further increasing revenue and reducing expenditure so that he could get more taxes.

Approaching the New Year, Zhu Cihong wore a big hat and walked in the imperial garden, and Huang Degong, who was recalled to Nanjing to report on his work, followed him.

Huang Degong saw that the emperor's face was full of melancholy, suddenly stopped, clasped his fists and saluted: "Why is Your Majesty worried?" ”

Zhu Cihong waited for him to ask, stopped, turned around, and let out a long sigh, "The Qing army occupied Lianghuai, Gao Jingzhong took Sichuan, and the ancestors' rivers and mountains were lost to me, but I did nothing, I couldn't protect my people, and I felt very guilty in my heart!" ”

"Your Majesty!" When Huang Degong heard this, he felt that it was an opportunity to show his loyalty, and immediately bowed and said, "The lord humiliates the ministers to death, and the loss of land and humiliates the country, which is the sin of the ministers, and Your Majesty does not have to blame himself too much." The minister is willing to share the worries for His Majesty, lead the soldiers under his command, wave his army to the north, and recover the rivers and mountains for His Majesty! ”

"Yasukuni is really loyal and loyal ministers!" Zhu Cihong sighed in admiration, personally helped Huang Degong, and then sighed: "I know the heart of the Duke of Yasukuni, but the major events of the Northern Expedition are not enough with the men and horses of the Duke of Yasukuni!" There are many horses who do not listen to my will! ”

Huang Degong said casually that although he was still loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he didn't care about anything and brought a soldier and horse to death.

He just wanted to win the emperor's favor, and even if he was willing, his subordinates would not be willing.

Huang Degong listened to Zhu Cihong's words, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that he had left a good image for the emperor, he felt a little proud in his heart, and immediately patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who dares to stop Your Majesty's will, the minister is the first to destroy him!" ”

"Good! Yasukuni can have this heart, I am very relieved! Zhu Cihong's face became happy, looked at Huang Degong, showed the fox's tail, and said with a straight face: "With the words of the Qing family, I am relieved in my heart." Chen Zilong suggested that I reform the military affairs in Jiangbei and strengthen the control of the imperial court over the army, and some people may have to return to Nanjing to take up their posts, I am afraid that they will not understand, so I want to appoint the military affairs of the five prefectures of Luzhou, Hezhou, Anqing, Taiping, and Chizhou, the prime minister of the Qing family, and assist Chen Zilong to complete this matter! ”

Huang Degong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood what Zhu Cihong meant, the emperor was going to do something to the Jiangbei soldiers and horses.

For a moment, Huang Degong was a little embarrassed, he just released his bold words, and he really couldn't refuse Zhu Cihong, but he really didn't want to accept this errand.

"Why don't you speak? Don't you want to worry about me? Seeing that he didn't respond, Zhu Cihong suddenly looked directly at Huang Degong.

Huang Degong was shocked to lose his temper, Zhu Cihong is the emperor after all, Huang Degong is difficult to ride a tiger, he doesn't dare to hesitate, he clenches his fists, "The minister dares to disobey his fate!" ”

When he came out of the palace, Huang Degong regretted it, there was nothing wrong with him, he just liked to make bold statements, take care of everything, and give himself a fatal errand at once.

Huang Degong rode a horse and walked down the street, and after thinking about it, he still pulled the reins of the horse and came to Ma Shiying's mansion.

In Ma Shiying's study, Huang Degong said about the face of the saint, and Ma Shiying was silent for a while after hearing it.

In fact, Ma Shiying has long known about the recent actions of the Imperial Party, but he thinks that the Imperial Party is too simple, and the internal problems of the Ming Dynasty are one ring after another, and they have long become a mess.

Ma Shiying, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, naturally did not want to see the Ming Dynasty perish, and also wanted to make the Ming Dynasty strong, but he did not approve of the practices of Chen Zilong, Wang Yan and others, he thought that maintaining the Ming Dynasty at the moment was a big deal, and if he changed rashly, there would definitely be a big problem.

The group of Qiu Ba in Jiangbei is not so easy to control, and the implementation of the Western Wei Dynasty's military salary system will inevitably offend a large number of people, and he is still needed to clean up the mess.

Huang Dewei came to see him, Ma Shiying was still very happy, but Ma Shiying still asked, "Guogong, if the Jiangbei soldiers and horses mutini because of this matter, what will the Guogong do?" ”

Huang Degong's face sank, he thought for a while, and said: "If Your Majesty gives me an order, I will send troops to suppress it!" ”

Ma Shiying's expression was slightly stunned, and he said quietly: "Oh, that's it!" ”

The factions in the Nanjing court were complicated, and it was basically impossible to hide what the court wanted to do.

Previously, the Qing army went south, the four towns of Jiangbei suffered heavy losses, two towns surrendered, one town was almost wiped out, and the vitality of the Jiangbei Ming army was greatly damaged, and in the war with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the new army of the imperial court slowly grew up, so that the Jiangbei soldiers, who were originally arrogant, were restrained, and did not dare to blatantly confront the imperial court as before.

However, another matter was fiercely opposed by the government and the opposition, and many ministers fiercely accused Wang Yan's strategy of opening up the sea in disguise and competing with the people for profit.

The opening of the sea harmed the interests of smugglers in eastern Zhejiang, whose relationship with the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was intertwined, and there were many more channels for speaking out than the military leaders in Jiangbei, which immediately gave the imperial court huge pressure on public opinion.

However, Zhu Cihong knew that although these people had loud voices, the real threat was still inferior to the Ming army in Jiangbei.

The reform of Jiangbei, the voice was completely suppressed by the mouthpiece of the maritime merchants in eastern Zhejiang, it seems that there is no sound, but once it is difficult, it will be fatal, and although the opposition of the maritime merchants in eastern Zhejiang is loud, they have no soldiers in their hands, and they may incite the people to create mass incidents, but as long as the determination is big enough, they can send troops to suppress it.

At this time, in Ningbo County, eastern Zhejiang, in the mansion of Xie Sanbin, the former servant of Ding Wei's official at home, several gentry from eastern Zhejiang gathered together.

"The imperial court wants to let the weaving bureau lead the trade with the Japanese state, which is really not considered." A gentry grumbled.

Xie Sanbin's face was very calm, "Brother Qian doesn't have to worry about this matter, what didn't work out back then can't be done by them now." ”

The gentry surnamed Qian moved his face when he heard this, "There are so many ministers who persuade them, but the emperor doesn't listen." Xie Lao has a way to stop this! ”

Today, unlike in the past, the emperor did not trust the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang at all, and did not believe their words, even if they cried, made trouble, and hanged themselves, the emperor would not be moved.

Xie Sanbin sneered: "If the sea is opened, how many people's interests will be harmed?" Listen to me, put away the cloth on the market first. ”

One person said: "What Xie Lao means is that the Weaving Bureau can't find the cloth, but there are so many workshops in the south of the Yangtze River, we can't eat it!" ”

Xie Sanbin said: "It's not that the Weaving Bureau can't find the cloth, but that the price is raised and sold to the Weaving Bureau." ”

The gentry surnamed Qian frowned, "Old Xie, how can you make a few dollars, how can it compare to the benefits of smuggling." Once this weaving bureau is set up and the imperial court makes a profit, the next step must be to open the sea, and everyone's business will not have to be done. ”

Xie Sanbin said with a smile: "What are you in a hurry, sell the cloth to them first, and then contact the Zheng family and rob the ship at sea." Let the Weaving Bureau have no return, Wang Yan is ready to eat the book! ”

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