At the end of May, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin arrived in the capital, bathed and changed clothes, and then entered the palace to meet the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Emperor Tianqi was very happy about the arrival of the two, and since Sun Chengzong Zhishi returned to his hometown, he has also talked to Li Hongyu and Zhao Xineng.

According to the latest information from outside the Guan, Nurhachi was not killed by Zu Dashou in the Ningyuan victory, and led the army to attack Lin Dan Khan in April, and took Lin Dan Khan by surprise, and captured the territory of the Inner Khalkha Department of Mongolia in one fell swoop.

Now, the Later Jin is fighting fiercely with Lin Dan Khan on the steppe, and the Horqin and other tribes in the eastern part of the left wing of Mongol in southern Mongolia sent troops to help the Later Jin fight with Lin Dan Khan, which made Lin Dan Khan very annoyed by this, and directly denounced Korqin and other tribes as traitors to Mongolia.

Nurhachi wanted to attack Lin Dan Khan after the Battle of Shimen Mountain two or three years ago, if it wasn't for Lin Dan Khan who led his army to reinforcements, why would he have been forced away by the Ming army reinforcements in Jinzhou?

The Ming army is helpless against this, with the current combat effectiveness, if you go to the steppe to support Lin Dan Khan, then it is equivalent to death, so you can only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, anyway, the Mongols are also the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and it is best for both sides to fight and lose both.

Qianqing Palace, South Study.

"The two Qing families, what do you think of the Guanjin defense line?" After Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin finished briefing the Emperor of the Apocalypse on the matters of the Customs Department and overseas trade, Emperor Yufeng of the Apocalypse asked quietly.

"Back to the emperor, the key defense line was not built to defend at that time, but to counterattack Jiannu to recover Liaodong, but judging from the current situation, it will take a lot of time for our army to counterattack Jiannu."

Li Hongyu knew what the Emperor of the Apocalypse meant, and wanted to know whether he supported the continued operation of the Guanjin Defense Line, so he pondered for a while and said solemnly, "Therefore, the minister feels that the defense line should be reduced now to save expenses, and it is not appropriate to operate the Guanjin Defense Line again." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks so, time has passed, and there is no need to be trapped in the Western Liaoning Corridor." Zhao Xin bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse when he heard this, and also expressed his attitude towards this matter.

"If the senior officials of the court can be as sensible as the two Qing families, then I can rest assured."

Emperor Tianqi suddenly had a look of relief on his face when he heard this, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin really did not disappoint him, and saw that the Guan Jin defense line was a huge drag on Daming, and then sighed and sighed.

"Your Majesty, now that our army is winning a new victory outside the Guan, it is not appropriate to be in a hurry in this matter, and we can gradually withdraw our troops from outside the Guan." Seeing this, Li Hongyu hurriedly opened his mouth and comforted, since the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw that the war outside the gate was a quagmire, he would definitely find a way to get out of it.

At present, it seems that the biggest obstacle to the withdrawal of troops from outside the customs is not those soldiers outside the gates, but public opinion in society, if the situation outside the Ming army is unfavorable outside the gates, the Emperor of the Apocalypse can withdraw the Ming army to Shanhaiguan openly, and then counterattack after the Ming army reorganizes the army.

But now Yuan Chonghuan has fought an inspiring victory in Ningyuan City, which has made officials in the imperial court write to counterattack Houjin and recapture the lost territory in Liaodong, so how can he let the Ming army outside the Guanwai withdraw at this time? The only way to do this is to let Gao Di carry this black cauldron.

"Those people are shouting all day long to recover the lost territory in Liaodong, but where does the official army have the strength to counterattack Jiannu now, the defeat of Liuhe is really distressing!"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed when he heard this, but now he can only discuss the matter of withdrawing troops from outside the pass from the long term, in the final analysis, he is too disappointed in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the Ming Dynasty is now empty of the treasury, rather than investing money in the air to defend the Guanjin defense line, it is better to receive the troops to the front line of the Great Wall.

This can not only reduce the number of troops and save a lot of military expenses, but also no longer have to worry about the sneak attack of Houjin, after all, as long as you hold Shanhaiguan and a few passes on the Great Wall, you can stop Houjin's attack.

Those passes of the Great Wall originally had garrisons, so they only needed to strengthen the troops, which was far less expensive than the Guanjin defense line.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is no longer a prosperous era of the Celestial Empire, there are many internal and external troubles, there is just a shelf of the Celestial Empire, and there are many places where money is needed, so the Emperor of the Apocalypse can only put aside the war outside the gate first.

This is not to say that the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not pay attention to the war outside the Guan, but although the Houjin was strong in combat, after all, the number of people was too small to pose a substantial threat to the Ming Dynasty, and as long as the Ming army could be properly trained, it was only a matter of time before it was destroyed.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse clearly realized that the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty came from within, and after two or three hundred years of wind and rain, the contradictions of all strata of the Ming Dynasty had reached an irreconcilable point, and his point was to ease or even resolve these contradictions.

The reason why Wei Zhongxian was reused by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the reason why the Emperor of the Apocalypse killed more than ten members of the Donglin Party one after another, on the surface, seemed to be to deal with the Donglin Party, but in fact it was to prepare for solving various contradictions in the Ming Dynasty.

After all, extraordinary times must have extraordinary means, can no longer be like the previous great tomorrow to get by, when it comes to the time to cut through the chaos quickly, this time can naturally avoid bloodshed, after all, those vested interest groups in the Ming Dynasty will not be arrested?

Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin stayed in the Forbidden City for one night, and did not leave until noon the next day after eating the imperial banquet rewarded by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

On the way home, the two talked about the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the carriage, and from the words and deeds of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the two had a premonition that this young son of the Great Tomorrow had the ambition of reforming the old and bringing forth the new, and set off a revolution in the Ming Dynasty, not only to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty but also to make the Ming Dynasty long-term and stable.

Moreover, since using the Donglin Party to defeat Qi, Chuzhe and other factions, and vigorously suppressing the Donglin Party through Wei Zhongxian, the factions in the court are in a balanced relationship, and showing his iron skills to the ministers, the young Emperor of the Apocalypse has the ability to carry out a revolution against the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, neither Li Hongyu nor Zhao Xin will be the leaders of this revolution, and historical experience has proved that anyone who touches the interests of interest groups will not end well in the end, and will either fail or become victims of those in power in order to appease the interest groups that have been vigorously suppressed.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse not only regarded Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin as teachers and courtiers, but also regarded two people of the same age as confidants, so he avoided the chaotic party strife in the court, and naturally did not let the two of them intervene in this unprecedented and destined to be full of blood and murder in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin will not be completely free from this change, the two will definitely give advice to the Emperor of the Apocalypse behind the scenes, and appease those groups whose interests have been damaged, this is what the Emperor of the Apocalypse wants the two to do.

Just as the two were talking in a low voice, the moving carriage suddenly stopped, which made Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin couldn't help but glance at each other, could it be that they met a powerful person with a higher rank than Li Hongyu, so that the coachman had to stop.

According to Daming's customization, when the two carriages meet on the road, it is natural that the low-ranking official gives way to the high-ranking one, which is a natural thing, after all, the officialdom is strictly hierarchical.

Of course, if the seniority of the lower rank is high, then the higher rank can also give way out of respect, which is a virtue.

However, under normal circumstances, those with lower ranks will not let high-ranking officials give way, otherwise they will have no self-knowledge.

In the Ming Dynasty, although there were many officials with the same rank, there were also high and low positions between different yamen, and naturally the officials who served in the secondary yamen gave way.

In addition, due to the prevalence of the Ming Dynasty's ranks, when comparing the status and status of officials in the officialdom, the rank has become an important measure, and its importance even exceeds the official rank.

Like an official at the level of Li Hongyu, the higher titles than him are the young master and the third duke, because the Ming Dynasty does not have the three dukes now, so there are only those who have the title of young master, which can be described as rare.

"Listen to the people on the other side, Ning Guogong's car is driving here, and the people in front of him are dodging!" Li Hongyu was pondering whose carriage was driving on the opposite side, when a rather arrogant voice came from the front.

"Ning Guogong?" Li Hongyu's brows suddenly frowned when he heard this, he naturally knew who Ning Guogong was.

"Xianggong, this Wei Liangqing is also really arrogant, he was just promoted to the title of prince and prince, and he actually let you, the young master, make way!" At this time, Zhao Xin's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly.

Wei Liangqing is Wei Zhongxian's nephew, who worked as a farmer at home in his early years, and because Wei Zhongxian has no children, he takes good care of him.

After the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian arranged Wei Liangqing to work in the army, and after rubbing his military merits, he was named Su Ningbo by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

In October of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the three major halls supervised by Wei Liangqing were officially completed, so the Emperor of the Apocalypse entered the title of Ning Guogong, and the food was like the Duke of Wei, and the prince and the prince were added, which can be described as infinite grace.

It is worth mentioning that there are rumors in later generations that Wei Liangqing was crowned Taishi.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will see that unless the Emperor of the Apocalypse is really as incompetent as those people say, how can he let the farmer who has been promoted from a commoner to a prince of the state become the Taishi of the Ming Dynasty in just a few years? This is an out-and-out shame for the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, this can only be something made up by later generations in order to attack Wei Zhongxian, not to mention that the Taishi of the Ming Dynasty, even the three dukes of the Ming Dynasty are not easy for anyone to be, they need sufficient qualifications, and where is Wei Liangqing enough for this qualification, the Emperor of the Apocalypse will not destroy the Great Wall and destroy the authority of the Ming Dynasty's title system.

"Although this Wei Liangqing is a little arrogant, he has not dared to let the prime minister give way, nine times out of ten, the people below are fake tigers."

Li Hongyu naturally knew about Wei Liangqing, and seeing that Zhao Xin was a little annoyed, he smiled and comforted, "Whether Wei Liangqing is so bold or not, you can know in a moment." ”

A member of the imperial court like Li Hongyu and Wei Liangqing, when they meet together, they are naturally higher than the ranks, Li Hongyu is a young woman and Wei Liangqing is just the prince and master, so how can he make way for Wei Liangqing?

"Who is this, don't you want to die, even Ning Guogong's carriage dares to block it!"

Seeing the two carriages facing each other in the middle of the road, the surrounding people couldn't help but point and discuss, and many people recognized Wei Liangqing's car but felt unfamiliar with Li Hongyu's car.

In fact, the carriages of Ming officials had signs indicating their status, such as flags or license plates, so that people could distinguish them, and those with lower ranks would take the initiative to give way to those with higher ranks.

Wei Liangqing's entourage naturally saw the signs on Li Hongyu's carriage, but now Wei Zhongxian can be described as "powerful" in the capital, which makes Wei Liangqing's status also rise, and usually those officials in the capital who are higher in rank and status than him are afraid of Wei Zhongxian and take the initiative to make way for him.

At first, Wei Liangqing still felt that it was inappropriate, but after a long time, he was relieved, if he didn't accept the other party's way, it would make the other party feel panicked and uneasy.

Therefore, his entourage inevitably became arrogant, believing that Li Hongyu would also make way for Wei Liangqing like other officials.

In fact, the roads in the capital are still relatively spacious, not to mention two carriages, even four carriages can travel side by side.

But then again, this matter is related to the rank of the Ming officialdom and the face of the person concerned, so no one will easily give up the position in the middle of the road.

Because Li Hongyu has been running around all the year round, basically no one has seen the car of the Young Fu Mansion, and there are not many literate people, so the people are very surprised that someone dares to block Wei Liangqing's way, don't the people in the car want their heads?

(End of chapter)

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