Tianjin, in the Ming Dynasty is the Son of Heaven Jindu, in folk rumors, that is the King of Yan in the pacification of the Jingnan battle, in the vicinity of the Haihe River and the Sancha River, see the tree like a cloud, the lively scene of the ferry congestion, the Zhigu changed to the name of Tianjin, in order to show importance.

Of course, the folk rumors can not be convinced, Tianjin in the early Ming Dynasty when there was still a sea transport is indeed very important, not to mention the guard, the command of the Jinyi Guard is also located in Tianjin, in the early Ming Dynasty, it is not wrong to say that the streets of this acropolis are full of soldiers and spies.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, because there were various restrictions on shipping, such as not allowing more than 200 materials, not allowing double masts, coupled with the rise of commercial ports such as Quanzhou and Guangzhou, the liaison and support of the Liaodong Peninsula was mainly Denglai, and Tianjin, a port city, was slowly forgotten by the people of the time.

If it weren't for this, Chongzhen in history would not have been unable to think of shipping at all, the distance was very close, and he gave up the best way to escape in vain.

Now, of course, it is different from the original historical trajectory.

Empress Zhang and Empress Zhou arrived one after another half a day.

Of course, there are not many eunuchs accompanying the honor guard palace, but because they are calmly on the road, there are still many who arrive in Tianjin. More than 100 carts, palace eunuchs and guards also have as many as three or four hundred, when entering the city, the officials and gentry of the city have heard the news, many people rushed to the city gate to meet, among the acropolis, I am afraid that there are not tens of thousands of people, bow along the street.

In such a battle, the officials and gentry in Tianjin were of course very nervous, and the command of the Tianjin Wei sent hundreds of soldiers, plus the officials of the prefecture and county yamen, either with knives and guns, or with water and fire sticks, or they threw whips in mid-air to drive away those idlers who were too close.

When I arrived near the pre-prepared residence, there were more people who rushed to hear the news, and it was simply crowded, and I was almost out of breath, and even many big girls and little daughters-in-law were crowded in the crowd, to see the liveliness of the world, and many scoundrels were also mixed in, or "three hands" or up and down their hands, touching and scratching, taking advantage of some of the advantages on hand.

So the shouting and scolding, the crying, the shouting, the people were dizzy. The officials sent people, plus the soldiers, there were more than 1,000 people, and everyone was ordered in advance, so they could only persuade them, and they couldn't fight in front of the two queens, so it was extremely difficult to maintain order.

By the time the queens entered the apartment in a car, there would be hundreds of pairs of shoes in the entire city!

This acropolis, for about a few hundred years, has been the most lively time these days!

Jing Youzi, Wei Zuizi, this is the words of the Qing Dynasty, but at this time, it is almost this atmosphere. The two queens, plus the prince Dingwang, came one after another, and the entire city of Tianjin was immediately full of strange rumors, among which the ten ** are not worth the rumors, but there are also quite a few people who can see the key to it, and what they are talking about can also hit the nail on the head.

Tianjin is not a Beijing teacher, the regulations are not strict, just near the residence of the queen and others, there is a restaurant more than four floors, the highest floor of the elegant house, a table of dishes on the banquet almost untouched, five or six middle-aged men, lying on the window, watching the two queens and the palace people go in, and then see nothing, then turn their heads, and sit down together.

In the middle of the seat was a gentry, wearing a scarf and a Taoist robe, which was the standard dress of the famous gentry at that time.

There are a few more people, but it is either a turban, or a gauze hat, or a corrugated hat, Wufu shirt, although beautiful and gorgeous, but they are all dressed up by businessmen, if in the past, although these businessmen are expensively dressed, and the atmosphere is also extraordinary, it is absolutely not qualified to sit at the table with the gentry in front of them, and at this time the power of businessmen is gradually increasing, and can even affect the court situation, buy the official gentry to speak for themselves, and Tianjin is a port city after all, and the maritime power is greater, so this pattern of sitting opposite to the official gentry is not surprising at all.

Listening to the man's words, all the merchants also looked at each other, and after being stunned for a while, a businessman replied with a smile: "The emperor may still have the intention of sticking to it, but the prince has not come out, and I really can't figure it out." ”

"Yes, I originally heard that it was to accept the master's move south!" Someone started, the conversation opened, and someone responded: "Governor Feng Junmen is good, these days desperately detaining the ship, more than 200 materials, will not be allowed to be released, now in this Tianjin port, I am afraid that there are more than 1,000 large and small ships, right?" The north-south trade route has been cut off! ”

"If this matter is delayed like this, we can only jump into the sea river."

"Although Lord Shangxian Futai is for the country, we can't break the family first, right? You have to understand the situation and do things reasonably at your discretion. ”

The gentry who presided over the affairs really also had shares in the shipping ports and ships, and there were also some big gentry and officials in Tianjin and even Beijing behind them, Feng Yuanyang in order to support the royal family and the officials of the Beijing division to flee south, desperately detained the ship, and even when some people were dissatisfied with the trouble, he beheaded a few troublemakers under the banner of the king's order, which barely maintained the current situation. The governor was so ruthless, the gentry and the forces behind them discussed with each other, thinking that if the Ming Dynasty moved south, either the emperor or the prince would go, which would likely cause the situation of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

As for the recruitment of troops along the way, the salaries of more than 2,000 people were counted in the Fubiao, for the situation of the shortage of soldiers and salaries at that time, Tianjin was able to make such a situation, in which the support of maritime merchants and gentry was of course not small.

Feng Yuanyang presided over Tianjin, after all, he was highly respected, and the Feng family and many officials of the southward migration faction were also quite powerful, and they had a lot of practical talent and spirit, so they were able to get together from top to bottom, suppress businessmen, and make the current situation come out.

But the patience of a businessman is extremely limited, and if he realizes that the situation is not right, he will immediately think of staying out of it.

At present, most of the people in this gathering are very powerful sea merchants, and after a few words, everyone's plans are undoubtedly exposed.

"Okay, the student council will try to inform the governor, and I want you to continue to maintain the current situation."

"It's a no-brainer." Someone replied coldly: "But please have a deadline." ”

The businessman spoke like this to the gentry, in fact, it was very rude, but the gentry at the head of the gentry had the same complexion, and still said with a smile: "The students are also very anxious, if you say anything, of course, you have to tell Lord Futai as it is, please bear with each other for the country, and allow two more days of effort, okay?" ”

"Good!" The merchants stood up in turn, looked at each other, and replied, "Two days, then." ”

"Two days later, the students will come and talk back to you."

Everyone decided the matter, of course, they didn't want to delay more, and they just gave in and said goodbye at the moment. But just as he was leaving, a merchant turned back to the gentry and said, "What good is it for a king to come out?" I see, our silver, grain, and ships are afraid that they will be wasted! ”

"Isn't it? Anyway, there are words in the next place, and Futai will have support, and many shareholders in the lower and contemptuous numbers will never agree again. ”

"It's the same name."

"The national tax on imperial grain has been fully completed, and it is really unbearable to repeat the levy."

At this time, the face of the gentry in charge of this matter was of course very ugly, but he was very well cultivated, and besides, he also had a lot of interests in the trade road, and the words of these merchants may not necessarily mean nothing.

Anyway, telling Feng Yuanyang their urging words is how to deal with it, naturally looking at it with the meaning of the governor. The key is that he has a general view with many officials and gentry in the city, don't say that the king is determined, even if the prince comes out, it will not be of much use, and the emperor has not personally moved south, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty wants to rule across the river, and it is also difficult.

In that case, there is no need to do any more than that. Otherwise, it will be difficult to accommodate the new dynasty.

Li Chuang has been fighting for 17 years, and the Beijing division is already in the bag, and this new dynasty is very strict, and this layer of big joints can also be grasped.

In fact, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty and the south, these maritime merchants whose main foundations were in the south would be really alive if they could be governed.

At that moment, the crowd dispersed, but the gentry did not go home, but ran to the governor's yamen to inquire about the news.

………… When there was chaos outside, the originally scheduled "line" was also a gloomy fog.

On the Jingshi side, there were flying horses coming over to deliver the news, and the news that the elite cavalry of the Chuang army went straight to the outer city was also transmitted for the first time.

And there is no news about how the emperor and the crown prince are going, whether they are out of the city, and they are "doing it", of course, they are panicked and cannot feel at ease.

"The minister asks the two queens and His Royal Highness to settle it as soon as possible." Just under the eaves of the corridor, the two queens were separated by a screen, and dozens of officials such as the governor of Tianjin and the governor, the commander and the government, the county, the magistrate, and the same knowledge, dressed in red and green, knelt at the foot of the steps according to the grade of civil and military, and after bowing, Feng Yuanyang, the governor who was still in good spirits and still had a capable face, said: "There is news from the Beijing Division, and the ministers will send someone to report it as soon as possible." ”

He said to kowtow, if there is nothing on the screen, the ministers can naturally retreat.

But a female voice came from the screen, and it sounded very crisp and neat, and I don't know which queen said: "Our sisters, I don't have anything to say, but I want to ask, are there still soldiers in Tianjin?" ”

Feng Yuanyang marched, and hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "Talk back to the two queens, there are many soldiers and horses in the Tianjin Acropolis according to the system, but the dynasty has ...... so far."

"The guards are unusable now, we know!" It was still a neat voice, and there was no taste of impatience, but he interrupted Feng Yuanyang's words and said directly: "Ask your Fu Biao soldiers and horses, is there anything else that can be used?" ”

"Yes!" Feng Yuanyang replied: "The minister has recruited more than 2,000 Fu Biao, except for those who have been sent to the vicinity of the Beijing Division, some who have been sent to guard the ships in the port, and less than a thousand people who have been sent to the vicinity of the 'Xing Zhi' to serve as guards. ”

"Our sisters and the king don't want guards," the female voice in the screen was faint, but very resolute, and said in an instructive tone: "There are too many palace guards brought out from the palace here, it is enough, please send the remaining Fu Biao soldiers and horses to the Beijing Division." ”

"Yes!" Feng Yuanyang originally had this intention, but he didn't dare to be negligent when he "walked" here, otherwise these nobles would be distracted and they would have no merit.

Now that the order is like this, there is no need to hesitate, and immediately agree.

"Be quick!"

"The minister knows!" Feng Yuanyang understood very well in his heart, and replied: "Tianjin and Jingshi are close at hand, please rest assured that the two ladies will have strong troops to welcome the emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the princes!" ”

(To be continued)