Chapter 507: Ma Jing Arrives
Unconsciously, all kinds of coins and gold and silver of the Yuan Dynasty began to flow southward, and entered the territory of the Great Song Dynasty one after another, exchanged for a dragon ticket or a roll of dragon money, but the Yuan Dynasty was completely unaware, which is a later story.
The success of the new coin issuance exceeded expectations, Cheng Yue was overjoyed, and Miyazhong was also very happy. The two saints specially issued a decree to commend them, and on the grounds of the success of the issuance of new coins, Jin Feng Cheng Yue was the founding marquis of the country, and there were 1,000 households in the city.
Replaced by other people, it is a big deal to be ordered by the palace to be a marquis, and the glorious lintel always has to be celebrated for a few days, not necessarily to show off, and there is also a layer of intention to show the kindness of the official family. After sealing the marquis, he is still silent, don't he take the emperor's grace seriously?
But when this rule comes to Cheng Yue, it won't work. Don't talk about Cheng Yue, even the wives and concubines didn't take this founding marquis seriously, and a wine was placed at home, even if it was celebrated.
When the ministers heard about it, they also felt that there was nothing to congratulate. The governor of Dadu was named the king of Zhennan in the Yuan Dynasty, would he still care about a small founding marquis? Are you kidding!
So, there were only a few ministers who went to send He Yi to congratulate Cheng Yue on his marquis, and Cheng Yue accompanied them to have another meal, and they were sent away with a smile, and the palace knew Cheng Yue's temper, and it was not surprising.
After the busiest days of issuing new coins, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion finally had a little respite, and the daily deliveries were reduced by nearly 30%, and the internal was on the right track, and the government and the opposition were much more relaxed.
The flowers bloom two branches, and let's talk about Ma Jing, a big salt merchant who went back from Suzhou.
Ma Jing didn't find a Mongolian beauty, but he met Cheng Yue because of a blessing in disguise, and his heart was mixed. After purchasing a full 100 ships of refined salt in Suzhou, he set sail north and returned to Ezhou.
Ezhou has been a north-south thoroughfare since ancient times, and after a hundred boats of refined salt arrived, it was swept away in a few days. Ma Jing sent the money that should be paid for filial piety in Ezhou one by one. After a few days and a few friends, I set off back to Jingzhou.
Back in Jingzhou, signs of recovery from the war wounds are clear, displaced people are called back to farm, and construction of new concrete roads is underway. When I arrived at the capital city of Jingzhou. The crowd gradually became denser, and I also saw many soldiers and horses of the Yuan Dynasty running back and forth, I don't know what they were busy with. The people saw that the Yuan soldiers were hiding far away, and the hatred in their eyes was far from disappearing.
The city wall of Jingzhou was the first Jingzhou building to use cement, and it has been repaired at this moment, quickly restoring its magnificent and solid appearance in the past, and also adding a new atmosphere to Jingzhou.
After Ma Jing entered the city, he first went home to stay overnight to calm the family's heart. The next day. He dressed up neatly, took a few henchmen and family members, and came to Pingzhang Mansion in Huguang Province to visit Lian Xixian.
Ma Jing walked to the door, and the Mongolian sergeant guarding the door shouted with a horizontal sword, and said, "Wu Nan barbarian, don't go half a step further, is this the place where you can come?" ”
Ma Jing arched his hand and said with a smile: "This military master, the villain's surname is Ma Mingjing." He's a salt merchant. I have come here today to meet Lord Lian not for other reasons, but to be instructed to send a letter from my lord to my lord. Please report to the military master. ”
The sergeant said impatiently: "Your Excellency is busy with business, how can you have the time to read the letter sent by anyone?" I'm going to report to you the letter from one of your vendors, so I have nothing to do all day? ”
Ma Jing had already prepared, slowly reached into his arms, took out Cheng Yue's letter, and secretly hid a small piece of broken silver in the palm of his hand. He handed it into the sergeant's hand and said, "Master Lao, the master who wrote this letter is an old acquaintance with Lord Lian, and he told the villain to be sure to send it, and the villain will not dare to delay this nobleman's big event." I had to ask for it in front of the military master. ”
The Mongolian sergeant had received a lot of such a request, and he was already familiar with the market, and when he pinched the silver ingot in his hand, he nodded and said, "You wait, I'll go in and ask you." ”
Ma Jing smiled all over his face and arched his hand: "There is labor." ”
The Mongolian sergeant entered the mansion with the letter, he did not know a few Chinese characters, but he could still understand the word "Lian" on the envelope, otherwise he would not dare to send the letter inside.
When I walked inside, I met Zhao Dingying, a Qingke from Lian Xixian. This Zhao Dingying is very interesting, he is actually a clan, when the Yuan soldiers attacked Shu, he was the envoy of Chongqing. The Yuan army was large and the killing was extremely heavy, Zhao Dingying was frightened, knowing that he was unable to deal with the Yuan army, so he hurriedly contacted Zhang Yu, who was in Diaoyu City at the time, and asked him to guard Chongqing for him.
After Zhang Yu arrived, Zhao Dingying immediately handed over all power and fled Chongqing. Although he couldn't hold the city, he could see the situation clearly. The Yuan army was unstoppable, and the Great Song Dynasty was destroyed only in an instant.
After Zhao Dingying left Chongqing, he decided to take the initiative to surrender to Cheng while the Yuan army had not yet destroyed the Song Dynasty. He had already heard that Lian Xixian had an excellent reputation, treated scholars with courtesy, and was a confidant of Kublai Khan, so he decided to surrender across the border, adding a good story to Lian Xixian's face. Second, he also made a good name for himself, which can somewhat cover up the notoriety of defecting to the enemy, and he may be able to achieve something in the future.
After Zhao Dingying came to Jingzhou with great difficulty, as he expected, Lian Xixian was very kind to him because he came across the border to vote, and the people around him also praised him.
However, what I never expected was that Cheng Yue suddenly rose and broke the Mongolian three-way army in one fell swoop, and the Yuan and Song Dynasty negotiated peace, and Cheng Yue also sent troops to pick up Zhang Yu and other resolutely resisting Song Dynasty officers and soldiers, making his surrender to Lian Xixian quite funny!
Zhao Dingying was embarrassed, and he didn't dare to mention the matter of seeking officials, and it was inconvenient for Lian Xixian to use him, so he stayed in his mansion as a Qingke, handled some documents for Lian Xixian, and occasionally gave advice.
Lian Xixian went to Dadu Cheng Yue to cure his illness, and accompanied Cheng Yue to the north to crusade against the three khanates and came back, he was convinced by Cheng Yue, and praised the genius of Zhennan Wang Tianzong in front of his subordinates many times, and he will become a great weapon!
After Zhao Dingying listened, he compared the reuse that Zhang Yu received under Cheng Yue, and he couldn't regret it, his face was impassive, and he was really depressed in his heart.
When the Mongolian sergeant touched Zhao Dingying, he bowed slightly, and he was about to flash by.
Zhao Dingying saw that he was holding a letter in his hand, which seemed to be the official note of the Southern Song Dynasty, and couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "Who sent this letter?" To Lord Lian? ”
The sergeant said: "It's for adults, and it is said that the old acquaintances of adults sent it." By the way, Mr. knows Chinese characters, help me see it, should I show it to adults? ”
Zhao Dingying took the letter curiously, looked at it carefully, and immediately noticed the two small words in the lower right corner, and suddenly felt a little strange, and muttered to himself: "Middle, left?" Middle, left? What's in the middle, what's on the left? ”
The sergeant stood aside in a daze, looking at Zhao Dingying and thinking.
Zhao Dingying's eyes suddenly widened, and he turned his head to stare at the sergeant and said, "What does the person who sent the letter do?" Did you say anything? ”
The sergeant said inexplicably: "He said that he was a salt merchant, and he only brought a letter and said nothing else." ”
Zhao Dingying trembled with excitement, and said to the sergeant: "That salt merchant just came back from the Great Song Dynasty?" ”
The sergeant thought for a moment and said, "He didn't say it, but it should be, now the older salt merchants are all going far to sell refined salt, and he doesn't look like a small household." ”
Zhao Dingying forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart, and pretended to smile calmly: "I'll send this letter to the adult, I just want to go to the adult." ”
The sergeant was happy to be relieved, and arched his hand: "Then there is Mr. Lao." He turned and walked back.
Zhao Dingying carefully put the letter into his sleeve, walked quickly, and soon came to Lian Xixian's study. The study did not close the door, Zhao Dingying knocked on the door frame and entered the door to give a salute.
Lian Xixian saw that it was Zhao Dingying, and said with a smile: "Is Mr. Zhao free?" Come, show me the map of the road to be repaired next. ”
Zhao Dingying said with a smile: "My lord, there may be another big thing right now, and my subordinates want to ask my lord to take a look." ”
Lian Xixian looked up and said, "Oh? Event? Has most of them come to the will? ”
Zhao Dingying smiled slightly and said, "My lord, it's not Dadu, it's Da Song." He took the letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.
Lian Xixian stretched out his right hand to receive the letter, and said with a smile: "Has anyone written to me in the Great Song Dynasty?" As soon as the words came out, he suddenly thought of something, his face changed, his left hand was stretched out, he took the letter with both hands, and at a glance, he saw Cheng Yue's familiar handwriting!
Lian Xixian looked at the letter in his hand in surprise and asked Zhao Dingying, "Who sent this letter?" What about people? ”
Zhao Dingying said: "The person is still outside the door, waiting for the adult to summon him, saying that he is a salt merchant." ”
Lian Xixian said: "Please ask Mr. to invite someone in for me, I'll read the letter first." ”
Zhao Dingying nodded and immediately walked towards the mansion gate.
Lian Xixian opened the letter, read it carefully word by word, and after reading it, a smile slowly bloomed on his face, and his right hand gently patted the desk, and said to himself: "Okay! With this order, great things can be expected! ”
When Lian Xixian was by Kublai Khan's side, he did Zhongshu Pingzhang, and at that time he reprimanded Ahma for treachery and evil to his face, and he was inseparable from Ahma. Kublai Khan was inseparable from Ahma, and later Lian Xixian contradicted Kublai Khan because of the incident, and Kublai Khan transferred him from the position of Zhongshu Pingzhang.
Ahmad has the ability to bend and stretch, and Lian Xixian was seriously ill once and needed a few catties of sugar as medicine. During the Yuan Dynasty, white sugar was very expensive, and the Lian family was cold and could not afford it at all. When Ahmad heard about it, he immediately sent his family to send two catties, but Lian Xixian refused to accept it, and would rather die than Ahma's favor. When Kublai Khan learned of this, he hurriedly sent someone to send three catties to let Lian Xixian escape the illness.
Kublai Khan's southern expedition beat Jingxiang to pieces, and he urgently needed an important minister to clean up the mess, and the first candidate Kublai Khan thought of was Lian Xixian, who was recuperating at home. Lian Xixian took the initiative and dragged his sick body to his post until he was called into the capital by Cheng Yue to be cured.
Yosumur was originally given a position in Pingzhang of Huguang Province because he hugged Ahma's thigh, but he didn't expect to enjoy it for a few days, Lian Xixian took office, and then he was suppressed by Lian Xixian in Jingzhou, and he could only play prestige during the period when Lian Xixian went to treat his illness and make a lot of money. Fortunately, as long as he does not go against Lian Xixian's writings, Lian Xixian is not willing to tear his face with him and make Kublai Khan embarrassed again. As a result, the two Pingzhang political affairs of Huguang Province maintained a semblance of peace. (To be continued......)