Chapter 1: The Great Tide (I)

"At three and a half o'clock on October 22, the thief suddenly arrived in a huge boat. When the tide of the Minjiang River rises, its ships have no sails and compete to land on their own. The elites of Fuzhou all comforted Chen Youding from Fujian Road to Qingyuan to fight against thieves, and only three hundred old and weak were left in the city. Daluhua Chiyan Chi Buhua couldn't bear to let Chen Xuan comfort the enemy on his stomach and back, and patted the horse out of the city to deliver the letter. The courtier's family was favored by the emperor and did not dare to avoid it. It is the leader of the family, the old and the weak, and the servants who go to the city to fight thieves. Don't dare to ask God to bless Fuzhou, the thief retreated without a fight. But I beg Your Majesty to hear about the death of the ministers, know that the loyalty and goodness of the southeast are not finished, and the remnants are looking forward to it" (Note 1) "Okay, don't read it, don't read it!" Tuhuan Timur covered his ears with his hands, and sweat profusely on his forehead.

Three days ago, there was a secret report sent from Jiangxi Province, saying that Fuzhou had been taken by Zhu Tuhu, and that Daluhua Chiyan only did not spend money, Wanhu Baojin, and Governor Tianbaonu fled without a fight, and Tongzhi Wang Zhang, Judge Liu Zhi, and County Commander Xu Shuyuan jumped to their deaths. But he always felt that this secret report was too absurd, or at least mistaken for the names of the martyrs and those who escaped. And today, suddenly through the hands of Queen Qi's clansmen, I got the deathbed of Tongzhi Wang Zhang, and I realized that what was sent from Jiangxi Province was not a rumor, but a cold and helpless fact.

The Mongol generals who were relied on by the imperial court fled one after another, and the Han officials, who were regarded as decorations, regarded Dayuan as their parents' state, and would rather die with the city. Zhu Chongjiu has been crossing the river for more than two months, and the civil and military forces of the DPRK have not yet been able to come up with any countermeasures, and they are still carefully planning how to ensure that the business with the Huai thief is not interrupted, and the other party will be appropriately punished. And Liu Futong and Zhu Qi'er led their troops to attack Shanxi and Huguang separately

Such heavy blows, one after another, even if Tuhuan Timur's heart is tenacious, it is a little unbearable. Fuzhou Road Tongzhi Wang Zhang's deathbed music became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The words and sentences in it that hoped that Wang Shi would go south as soon as possible not only failed to inspire Emperor Dayuan to cheer up, but instead turned into a heavy pressure falling from the sky. Timur felt that his breathing was getting harder and harder, and the world in front of him was spinning

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's condolences!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Pu Buhua hurriedly put down the widow of Wang Zhang, the Tongzhi of Fuzhou Road, knelt on the ground and hugged Tuhuan Timur's legs, and whispered comfort while patting. "Although Lord Wang is dead, his loyal deeds can make the righteous people of the world succeed one after another. Just wait for the imperial court to free up its hands and send a large army south to recapture it"

"The army? Alright, don't fool me with good words, I'm not a child anymore! Tuhuan Timur shook his head vigorously, his face pale, full of misery.

Army? At present, in addition to the Taibuhua Department stationed in Shandong, where are there other soldiers and horses available in the imperial court? The urgent documents of Shaanxi Province were sent to Dadu one after another, and Huguang was full of mourning. As soon as the Fuzhou Road was lost, the largest official army in southern Fujian, the soldiers and horses under the command of the Fujian Dao Xuanwei Division, were also cut off by Fu Youde, who was under Zhu Tuhu. And in front of it, there are two elite thieves commanded by Hu Dahai and Xu Da, and in the case of the enemy on their backs, if there is news of the annihilation of Chen Youding's entire army at the end of this month, I am afraid it will already be a miracle!

Up to now, I am afraid that the only thing that can be counted on is the Yisi Ba Xi army controlled by the Pu family in Quanzhou. However, according to rumors sent from the sea, the Pu family in Quanzhou did not send a single soldier to fight after hearing that Fuzhou Road was taken by Zhu Butcher. On the contrary, the son-in-law of the Pu family, Yisi Ba Xi Jun Wanhu Na Urna, immediately dispatched henchmen to expel the court officials of Xinghua and Zhangzhou, and completely controlled these two lands in his own hands. At present, it is said that the envoy of the Pu family has been chatting with Zhu Tuhu in Fuzhou City, and the two sides have thoroughly clarified the "misunderstanding" caused by the assassination case, and are ready to join forces to share the benefits of the maritime trade of the Nanyang countries equally. With such a big deal of up to tens of millions of yuan a year, it would be strange if the Pu family could still fight with the Zhu butchers!

There are no available soldiers, no capable generals, and no loyal ministers, this is the current situation faced by the Great Yuan Dynasty. If time could be turned back, Timur would rather go back two years ago, to the time when Tokhtar was still prime minister. Although he is tyrannical and domineering, he has repeatedly given him a headache as an emperor. At least Tokh still has the ability to gather soldiers and horses to fight with Zhu Tuhu, so that he, who is the emperor, will not sit in the deep palace and face all the troubles alone!

"Your Majesty, do you want the old slave to go to the palace to announce Lord Hama?" Just when Tuhuan Timur remembered the many benefits of detachment, Pu Buhua didn't open which pot to mention. Suddenly, Tuhuan Timur's face instantly turned from pale to blue-black, stared at a pair of angry eyes, and scolded loudly, "What is your heart for this dog?" How much benefit did Hama give you to make you want to speak for him? Do you think that I really can't control the court, and I really want to be toyed with by him?! ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave is wronged!" I didn't expect that with my kindness, I actually changed such a result. Pu Buhua immediately bowed his head to the ground, his heart was cold, "The old slave is wronged, the old slave has followed His Majesty and the Queen since he was a child, and he doesn't recognize the third person at all." The old slave served as the doctor of Ronglu with a mutilated body, the envoy of the senior government, and ranked first among the eunuchs of the inner palace. If someone else is replaced, who can give more to the old slave? ”

When the last sentence was spoken, he was already in tears. Tuhuan Timur listened to it, and the nameless karmic fire that had just burst out was quickly extinguished. Yes, Pu Buhua is already the head of the eunuchs, and even if someone else becomes the emperor, he will not be able to give him a higher official position. What's more, Hama is just a prime minister, except for usurping the throne, he can't manage the inner palace anyway? If you can't even trust Pu Buhua, who can you trust in the world?

Thinking of this, Tuhuan Timur couldn't help but sigh faintly, "Alas! Forget it, you get up first, I'm not targeting you. Who told you not to have long eyes! You should know, I, I'm so disappointed in Hama right now! ”

"Old, the old slave knows that he is wrong, Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is still angry, kick the old slave a few times, don't suffocate your body!" When Pu Buhua heard this, he quickly kowtowed again and stood up slowly.

"What are you going to do, can you come up with a way to kick you?" Tetsuki glanced at him and shook his head tiredly. "You have to rot in your heart about hama. I'm now, I'm now, I'm hard now! ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old slave was the one who accompanied you to deal with Boyan back then!" Park Buhua nodded vigorously and promised in a low voice.

"I know, I know you can be trusted!" Thinking of the companionship of so many years, Tuhuan Timur's heart warmed slightly, and he continued to nod tiredly. "But I don't know, at the moment, among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, how many are left who can be relied on like you? I don't know, in addition to money, there is no emperor in their eyes! ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you maybe, you may be overthinking. Actually, Hama is just a mediocre talent! Seeing that Tuhuan Timur was decadent like this, Pu Buhua stiffened his head and persuaded in a low voice. If you want to clean him up, a holy decree can solve it, and you won't need too many means at all! ”

"Huh?" Tuhuan Timur's brows quickly raised again, and his eyes were full of cold light.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, and listen to the old slave!" Pu Buhua was prepared in his heart this time, knelt down again, first kowtowed heavily, and then said in a low voice: "Back then, Boyan, Totoku and others had soldiers and generals in their hands, and Your Majesty could still easily kill them." Why should you be afraid of a hama now? Although Xue Xue has heavy troops, she is thousands of miles away after all. Most of the generals below are the sons and nephews of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, and it is no problem to mess around with him, but they may not be willing to rebel together. And at present, in the capital, there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses in the capital, and your 50,000 cowardly Xue, and the prince's 6,000 East Palace guards. Those who can really follow Hama may not even be able to make up two thousand people! ”

"You're very simple, but what charge did I use to kill him? Besides, how do you know that Yue Kuo Cha'er and the others are not out of the same nostril as him? Tuhuan Timur glared at Pu Buhua fiercely and asked in a low voice. Although the tone was still cold, the sadness on his face was still a lot soothing after all.

"The old slave once heard that those who gather together in Eli should not share the tribulation!" Pu Buhua smiled and gave an answer very confidently, "The reason why Yue Kuo Cha'er and the others have close contacts with Hama is because most of the dividends of Hamma's trade with the south have been shared with them. And as long as Your Majesty doesn't move the benefits in their respective bowls, and only moves one Hama, although they are qualified to mobilize the forbidden army, they can't take the risk of raiding their families and exterminating the clan with Hama! As for the crime, Hama loves money, and his family has millions of dollars."

"You're suggesting that I kill him for embezzlement and confiscate his property?! You old dog, your mouth is really vicious! Tuhuan Timur's face changed again in an instant, he glared at Pu Buhua and scolded in a low voice.

After scolding, my heart was much more relaxed. Asking for money for hundreds of officials, money for wars, money for recruiting troops and horses, and money for giving alms to temples, this Dayuan court, if there is no money for a day, it will not be stable for a day. And when he ordered to raid Toto's home, he used the wealth he obtained to solve his urgent need. Natokh is also known as incorruptible, not as greedy as Hama to the bones

"The queen and the old slave, in the past few years, have cultivated many loyal and reliable children from the clan, which is enough to take over the various industries and businesses under the name of Hama, so that it can resume operation as soon as possible." Pu Buhua did not directly respond to Tuhuan Timur's words, but stabbed Hama again from another angle.

This knife is basically equivalent to piercing Hama's heart. When Timur heard this, the troubles in his heart were instantly alleviated a lot. sighed and said in a low voice: "It's okay, it's better to have the queen and you watch for me, it's better than cheapening those mediocre people outside." Alas, it's just that I can give an explanation to the loyal people of the world by doing this. It still doesn't play a role in the current situation! ”

'I just don't want to see you like a mournful woman!' Who cares what the situation is from time to time? Pu Buhua secretly glanced at Tuhuan Timur, and at the same time secretly slandered in his heart.

Of course, he knew that Hama was the kind of scapegoat in the legend! Killing Hama will at most make Tuhuan Timur himself look better, and it will not solve any substantive problems. But the truth cannot be told truthfully. After pondering for a moment, he continued to make up nonsense: "Your Majesty, please forgive your sins!" The old slave felt that giving up a hama could solve a lot of troubles. At least, at least let the princes of the court and the central government understand that His Majesty is not a king who can be bullied. In addition, with an extra amount of money and food, His Majesty can use it to raise another army. The old slave, the old slave felt that it was better to hand over the army to anyone than to be controlled by His Majesty and the crown prince personally. And such a large sum of money"

As he spoke, his eyes lit up, "Such a large sum of money can be used for at least two years for an army of 100,000." The old slave heard that Chahan Timur and Li Siqi had always been troubled by Taibuhua and Xuexue, and they couldn't even pay their military salaries. And if His Majesty is in the name of dealing with Zhu Butcher, recruit the two of them to bring a group of cronies into the capital. When you want to take Hama, you don't even have to move the forbidden army, let alone care about the attitude of Yuekuochaer and Ballu Timur and others! ”