Two days later, in the Forbidden City, in front of the Taihe Palace, the ministers gathered here, in groups of three or five, talking to each other and talking in a whisper. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Hey, I said, what's going on today? A few days ago, there was a meeting in front of the palace, and it hasn't been long since the emperor summoned all the ministers, almost including the officials above the fourth rank in Beiping City, almost all of them are here. ”

At this time, the official next to the person who spoke pursed his mouth, motioned for everyone to look not far ahead, and whispered, "Oh, do you see it?" Those people returned from the southwest yesterday, quelled the White Lotus Rebellion in Sichuan, and collected all the remaining Qing soldiers, looking at their attire, they should be sent high-level military generals, presumably today's palace meeting is because of them. ”

The person who spoke first showed a look of surprise, and said with deep understanding: "It is also said that after the rebellion in the southwest was quelled, even if the imperial court completely gained a firm foothold in the Guannei, that is, there are still remnants of the soldiers of the previous dynasty in Kwantung, Inner Mongolia, Uriya Sutai, Xinjiang and Tibet. With such a great achievement, it is no wonder that the emperor will convene a meeting in front of the palace and attach so much importance to it. ”

At this moment, the group of people who are watching is Qu Kun and others, who have returned from Sichuan. For the gaze of many officials, he didn't care, and treated it indifferently, looking at the direction of the Taihe Hall as if no one was around.

Another person stepped forward and secretly pointed to Qu Kun's side, a group of people two meters away, and said mysteriously: "Hey, everyone, you see, who are those people~?" ”

Following the direction of his finger, his body shook, his face showed disdain, and he screamed inaudibly: "Phew, it's those villains of Erle Dengbao, no wonder our army is so smooth, it turns out that this group of Xiaoxiao saw that the situation was not good, opportunistically, and took advantage of the situation to surrender our Daguang army." ”

"Hey~, you don't know yet, right? Erle Dengbao and these people not only surrendered to our Daguang army, but also secretly tied up Le Bao and Mingliang at night, as a bargaining chip and merit to show their loyalty, and curry favor with the emperor. Otherwise, there would be no such people present at today's pre-palace meeting~" Another person whispered, between his words, he was very disdainful, and there was a faint hint of envy.

Gradually, the originally breezy and triumphant Erle Dengbao and the others became gloomy, especially the disdainful gaze and contemptuous look projected around them, which made the dazzling halo on their heads fade a lot, and the whole person began to become cramped and uneasy, his eyes dodged, he didn't dare to look at others, and his head was held high under his heart.

Obviously, Erle Dengbao knew most of the officials around him, and those who cast contemptuous glances were mostly former Qing ministers, who, like himself, had served the Qing court. The difference is that he not only surrendered voluntarily, but also pulled up the army, plus captured Le Bao and Mingming, as a flattering capital.

Especially the last point, it is even more despised by others, and Erle Dengbao also understands this in his heart, so he is very weak-hearted!

At this moment, a sharp voice sounded in front of the door of the Taihe Palace, rescuing Erle Dengbao and the others who were in an embarrassing predicament.

"Shang Chao~!"

A eunuch stood in front of the door of the Taihe Palace, waved the dust in his hand violently, put it in his arms, looked straight at it, and said again without changing his face: "Everyone, it's time to go to court, please come in~!" ”

In an instant, all the people stopped whispering, stopped talking, walked forward, and went to the Taihe Palace, and entered in two parts, the military general was on the left, and the civil official was on the right, which was quite right-handed.

In the Taihe Palace, as soon as the civil and military generals stood still, they saw a eunuch appear on the Jinluan Palace, standing on one side, Yang Lin strode over, and two palace maids followed closely behind, each holding a large pu fan in their arms.

After Yang Lin sat down, immediately, everyone below bowed and saluted, put their hands together, and shouted: "Meet the emperor~!" ”

"Everyone, get up!" Yang Lin immediately waved his hand and shouted loudly.

"Emperor Xie~!"

After many officials stood still, Yang Lin sat up straight with his shelf, and then said calmly: "Today's court meeting in front of the palace, I think you all know something. Yes, it's for the returning soldiers. ”

The words paused, and looking around, Yang Lin continued: "Not only that, but there are also the generals who were attached to the former Qing Dynasty and the White Lotus Sect army who are well aware of the righteousness. If it weren't for their willingness to turn hostility into friendship and take the initiative to vote, the Sichuan Rebellion, I don't know when it will stop? ”

"Therefore, whether it is Commander Chao and others, or Wang Cong'er, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, or Erle Dengbao, Hui Ling, and Zhu Shudou, they all have great merits. Otherwise, there will inevitably be a big war in Sichuan, with blood staining the mountains and rivers, white bones, and the people of the world who will suffer. ”

After a high hat, Wang Cong'er and Erle Dengbao were very comfortable.

While speaking, the officials below nodded secretly, especially those officials who returned to Shun in the former Qing Dynasty, who were much less hostile to Erle Dengbao, and were awakened by Yang Lin's words. Yes, the Qing court has long since perished and ceased to exist. If the Qing army in Sichuan continues to struggle frantically, make a trapped-beast fight. Then, it is only the people of Sichuan and the lowest-ranking soldiers who suffer the most.

Thinking of this and figuring this out, the gazes of those officials looking at Erle Dengbao and the others became more and more calm.

However, Yang Lin didn't pay attention to these, but changed his words, and suddenly said: "Leader Wang, Leader Gou Wenming, Leader Xian Dachuan, as well as Erle Dengbao, Zhu Shudou... Ladies and gentlemen, along the way, you must have understood that the strength of the Great Guang Dynasty now has millions of people. Therefore, for those of your subordinates, they can no longer be integrated into the army, but can only be disbanded on the spot. ”

Hearing this, Wang Cong'er's expression was quite calm, and there were no waves, but the others had a change in expression, and their breathing became a little short, especially Erle Dengbao and others, who couldn't believe their ears, and didn't expect such a result.

If you don't have an army in your hands, you are no longer an official or a general, and you no longer lead troops to fight, what else can you do? Although they have a strong body and a strong body, how can they let go of the burden in their hearts, reclaim wasteland, and grow food themselves?

Obviously, Wang Cong'er, Xian Dachuan and Gou Wenming are much calmer, they are farmers themselves, so what if they return again? However, what they are most worried about now is their brother who has followed them in the uprising. In the past few years, wandering on the edge of life and death, he has long been penniless, if he can't be a soldier, how can those believers live?

For a while, the two parties looked at Yang Lin at the same time, with a look of hope in their eyes, hoping that the next speech would take a turn for the better. And Yang Lin did not disappoint them, so that they were refreshed and saw a glimmer of dawn and hope.

"Of course, whether it is the White Lotus Sect's sect army or the surrendered Qing soldiers, I will not let it go. When they are disbanded, they will be given half a year's living expenses, and some fields will also be divided in Sichuan, which is enough for them to live. Moreover, in the next ten years, they will only pay 20% of the harvest in taxes on the imperial grain. ”

After saying this, Yang Lin successively looked at Wang Cong'er, Xian Dachuan, Gou Wenming, Erle Dengbao and others, and asked: "Everyone, you don't know how you feel about such an arrangement?" Are you satisfied? ”

Obviously, Wang Cong'er's expression on his side said everything, and he was very satisfied with Yang Lin's arrangement. As long as they have enough silver taels or grain to live on for half a year, and then they have land, their believers will be able to live completely. Moreover, there is still a reduction in taxes, which is only half of that of ordinary people, and life will get better and better, even if it is only for ten years.

However, Erle Dengbao and the others still couldn't be happy, their faces were bright, and they couldn't laugh, while Yang Lin's speech continued.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since you have been leading troops to fight for a long time, you are naturally different from ordinary soldiers and have rich combat experience. Moreover, your credit is much greater, and if it weren't for your leading role, other forces, large and small, would not have accepted the adaptation so easily. ”

"So, Chiefs and Generals, I give you two choices. First, the imperial court will give each of you 5,000 taels of silver, and according to the number of relatives in the family, each person will also have three acres of land, which will be distributed at one time. ”

"Second, it is still 5,000 taels per person to settle in, and the land is gone. However, to serve the Great Guang Dynasty, you must start from the most basic soldiers. As long as you get merit, fight bravely, and have excellent military quality, you can be promoted, and all the soldiers of the Great Guang Dynasty have the same opportunities. The same salary, the same allowance, if you don't want to be a soldier, after retiring, you can also serve the imperial court, be an official in a place, and serve the people! ”

Hearing Yang Lin's last words, Xian Dachuan, Gou Wenming, Erle Dengbao, Zhu Shudou and others all lit up in front of them, showing excitement, and immediately said in unison: "I'll choose the second one!" ”

As if he had expected it, Yang Lin was not surprised, looked at a few people, and said loudly: "Okay, as long as you are willing, someone will find you and go through the procedures for entering the Daguang Army." ”

"Yes, Emperor Xie!" Several people bowed and saluted, imitating the posture of everyone just now, happy from the bottom of their hearts.

In the end, Yang Lin's gaze stayed on Wang Cong'er's body, his eyes showed a strange look, and he said secretly: "Sure enough, she is a beauty, just like the legend, with a sassy and heroic temperament." ”

At this moment, Yang Lin just stayed on the feeling of appreciation, and did not have any crooked thoughts, and others just didn't think so.

After a short silence, Yang Lin gathered his mind and asked curiously, "Wang Cong'er, they all made a choice, I don't know which one you choose?" ”

"The first~" Wang Cong'er said lightly, although his face was calm, he was very disgusted with Yang Lin's gaze in his heart, and hated the emperor of the Great Guang Dynasty in front of him.

"Well, okay." Yang Lin nodded, and did not continue to look at Wang Cong'er curiously, because he also found that Wang Cong'er was slightly dissatisfied with his resistance.