In Beijing, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, was drawing lines with an ink fountain in his carpentry house, and the two little eunuchs each pulled one end and moved gently under the command of Zhu Youxiao. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but it seems that these two little eunuchs did not understand the meaning of Zhu Youxiao enough, and they did not succeed in portraying it many times in a row. Either they move too much or too little for a long time.

After many times in a row, Zhu Youxiao finally couldn't help it, he stood up angrily, reached out and snatched the ink bucket in the little eunuch's hand, and slammed it on the wall.

The two little eunuchs were half frightened to death, and quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Zhu Youxiao ignored them and said lightly: "Go and call Wei Zhongxian over." ”

Wei Zhongxian happened to come over at this time to send Zhu Youxiao a fold, and when he heard Zhu Youxiao seem to call his name from a distance, he hurriedly ran in and lay on the ground to say goodbye to the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao stood there with his back to Wei Zhongxian, and didn't speak for a long time, just stared at the wall in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Wei Zhongxian's cold eyes swept a glance at the two little eunuchs, and then he fell to the ground and cried: "The emperor takes care of the dragon body, it's not worth being angry and embarrassed for those little people." ”

Zhu Youxiao came back to his senses, sighed, and said, "Wei Zhongxian, do you say that I am illiterate?" ”

Wei Zhongxian broke out in a cold sweat behind his back.

Zhu Youxiao's father, Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo, was not valued by Emperor Wanli, so his studies were abandoned. Zhu Changluo's situation, incidentally, affected Zhu Youxiao's enlightenment education. Later, after Zhu Youxiao was a teenager, his time and interest were spent more on carpentry, and he didn't have the heart to study at all.

At this time, hearing Zhu Youxiao ask him this question, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but scold those civil officials in his heart, what kind of pretence, he had to ridicule the emperor for not reading well. Now the emperor asks himself this question, and he can't answer it, and if he doesn't answer it, why should he bother.

Wei Zhongxian thought about it, and said in his heart: "Your Majesty, don't you still have Mr. Sun, you are literate or not, that is Mr. Sun's final say, I think those ministers in the court are deliberately making you angry, and then use this to exclude you from the court, how vicious the intentions are." “

Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and it seemed like this. Today, I just asked one more sentence why the Liaodong Labor Army wanted to allocate funds from the Inner Treasury, and I was sprayed back to life by these old men.

Can't I even ask about my treasury silver? Zhao Nanxing is in charge of the household department, and the household department can run away with mice, he doesn't want to forge ahead, but always thinks about hollowing out my inner library, which is really hateful. My inner library, which was saved by my grandfather Emperor Wanli with the reputation of "loving money as life", did not hesitate to fight with the rich merchants of Jiangnan for many years for mining taxes and commercial taxes.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, then turned his head and asked Wei Zhongxian: "How is the training of the literate eunuchs in the palace, if there is a suitable one, send it over, and help me read a thought, I can't let a group of old men play as monkeys." ”

"Your Majesty, the little cubs are almost training, I'll get one another day, and ask the emperor to use it."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Don't wait for another day, just send it over in a while, and send me to the Qianqing Palace." ”

Wei Zhongxian accompanied Zhu Youxiao out, and when he arrived at the door, he glanced at the two little eunuchs kneeling inside, and whispered to the left and right: "Kill with a cane." Then he turned and walked away.

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In the spring of March, everything in the south of the Yangtze River has recovered, and the willows are green and red, but Tianjin at this time is still a little cold. Yang Lian and Xiong Tingbi and their entourage traveled to Tianjin today, preparing to sail out of the Bohai Sea, and in three days they could land in Gaizhou, and then pass through Liaoyang, and finally arrive at Shenyang, the destination of their trip.

Since the Ming Dynasty changed the Yuan Dynasty's seaborne grain to canal transportation, with the development of the scale of Beijing's capital, the Ming Dynasty relied more on Cao Yun than any previous dynasty. Tianjin is located at the hub of river and sea transportation, so its importance is slowly beginning to emerge.

The Ming Household Department established a large number of warehouses in Tianjin and set up a household department. After Yang Lian and Xiong Tingbi arrived in Tianjin, they first had to extract the army's materials and grain and grass according to the court documents and load them on the ship.

After greeting with the local household officials, Yang Lian hurried to the dock to prepare to check the materials.

The household department has always been an important territory of the Donglin Party, and the leader of the Donglin Party headed by Zhao Nanxing has been operating in the household department for many years and has promoted many talents. Seeing that the Tianjin Weihu Division handled it in an orderly manner, Yang Lian was quite satisfied with this.

Not far away, You Yuanqing, the head of the Tianjin branch of the household department, said to a group of subordinate officials: "Although Lord Qincha Yang is my Donglin lineage, he has a close relationship with the Chu Party, and today we are afraid that we will not be able to get benefits from him." ”

"Lord You, try it first, maybe Lord Yang has just arrived, and he will always have to do enough things to face." It was Deputy Director Liu Lu who spoke.

After being busy at the dock for a long time, You Yuanqing invited Yang Lian to go to the tea shed built nearby to rest for a while, and Yang Lian readily agreed and invited Xiong Tingbi to go with him.

Today's shipment is very smooth, and the grain that has been inspected is round in color and full, not like old grain. A box of silver has been sent to Tianjin for loading from the inner treasury, and the fineness is also very good.

Looking at the grain and silver, Yang Lian couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart, since Donglin Yimai walked from the back of the stage to the front of the stage, swept away the previous decadence of the court, Shilin was excited, and the country had new hope, which was the real reason why Yang Lian was happy.

Xiong Tingbi didn't say a word during the whole process, he knew that he was not the protagonist today, and he knew that he was easy to offend people. In the circle of these Donglin party members, Xiong Tingbi simply remained silent, unless Yang Lian had something to discuss with him.

The two of them went to the tea shed in front of them, sat down one after another, and some people served tea. Xiong Tingbi was busy at the dock for a few hours, and his stomach was thirsty at this time, so he picked up the tea, which didn't seem to feel hot, so he drank it all. After drinking, he said, "Come again." ”

The officials next to him glanced at Xiong Tingbi with disdain, and thought in their hearts, like a cow drinking, Sven swept the floor, or was born as a scholar, but he was not as good as a rough man in the army. Thinking about it, but the face was still passable, You Yuanqing hurriedly beckoned the people on the left and right to serve tea to Xiong Tingbi.

Yang Lian on the side tasted tea leisurely, not slowly. At this moment, seeing Xiong Tingbi's eating appearance, he suddenly felt funny, and said: "Brother Feibai's unruly subtleties are extremely bold, haha." ”

Yang Lian and Xiong Tingbi have been friends for many years, and the two have always opposed those false Taoisms, and they don't care about this kind of trivial details.

Xiong Tingbi didn't answer, he understood that Yang Lian could understand his predicament. But he is a Chu party in a group of Donglin officials, as long as he speaks, there will definitely be people who will pick on him, in this case, it is better to pretend to be stupid until Liaodong.

You Yuanqing saw that Xiong Tingbi was "teased" by Yang Lian, and seemed to feel that Xiong Tingbi was eaten to death by Yang Lian, and suddenly felt that the opportunity had come.

You Yuanqing got up and saluted Yang Lian: "Brother Wenru, this time I went to Liaodong to reward the army, junior brother, I tried my best to help you do it, the fire consumption and drifting of the previous officials when loading the ship, I didn't do a thing, and all the officials in this can prove it." ”

"Brother You is polite, Brother You will manage the Tianjin Weihu Division in an orderly manner, this is a great achievement, after I return to the capital, I will definitely talk to Lord Zhao Mengbai (Zhao Nanxing)."

Although Yang Lian is honest and square, he has seen a lot of officialdom, and when he heard You Yuanqing say this, he knew that You Yuanqing was going to put forward conditions. Yang Lian didn't care, so he simply kicked the ball to You Yuanqing to see how he opened this mouth.

Xiong Tingbi on the side saw that he had entered the topic, so he put down the tea and sat quietly listening to the two of them going around in circles.

You Yuanqing smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Wenru, but the junior brother still has one more thing to trouble Brother Wenru." ”

"Oh, Brother You, please speak."

You Yuanqing Zhengse said: "This year, the cotton in Jiangnan is ripe, the price of cotton has dropped sharply, and the cotton is cheap and hurts the farmers. It can not only protect the front-line soldiers from the cold and the enemy, but also help the people of Jiangnan to live a stable life, and at the same time help the court to relieve their worries, killing three birds with one stone, why not? ”

After Yang Lian heard this, he felt very reasonable. He has been doing things in the Ministry of War, how can he know the fancy intestines of the household officials, at this time, You Yuanqing, who listened to it, said very sincerely, so he thought about agreeing.

Suddenly, Xiong Tingbi, who was sitting next to him, pulled Yang Lian's shirt slightly sideways, and Yang Lian couldn't help but look back.

Xiong Tingbi's small action did not escape You Yuanqing's eyes, You Yuanqing had hatred in his eyes at this time, but because of Xiong Tingbi's status as a deputy qincha, he had to endure it.

"Brother You asked for his life for the country, and he was really a talent of the country, which made me and other people ashamed, but when the lower official left Beijing, he had learned that the military situation in Liaodong was urgent, and he must not be taken lightly, if it was in the past, I would definitely follow Brother You's wishes, but today, please forgive the lower official for not being able to help."

Yang Lian looked like oil and salt did not enter in a blink of an eye, which made the tea shed suddenly quiet.

After a while, Liu Lucai, the deputy director, said: "What did Brother Wen Ru say, since Brother Wen Ru is in trouble, I will stop being verbose, come and come, and serve tea." ”

The tea that followed was dry and tasteless, and not long after, the officials left one after another.

The wharf was not as busy as it was in the morning, and some of the officials who were urging had already returned home at this time, leaving only Xiong Tingbi and Yang Lian alone.

"Why did Brother Feibai hold me just now?" Yang Lian has always admired Xiong Tingbi, and knows that Xiong Tingbi will naturally have an explanation.

"Brother Wenru, the battle of Shenyang was first defeated in Jifengbao, and then won under the city of Shenyang, the military food of Jifengbao must have been destroyed at this time Liaodong grain is in short supply, silver is a must to reward the three armies, as for cotton clothes and cotton materials, at this time winter and spring will pass, why hurry?"

Yang Lian suddenly came to his senses, clapped his hands and said, "If it weren't for Brother Feibai's reminder, a big event would have been missed, and You Yuanqing would have been too selfish." ”

Although Xiong Tingbi is only four years older than Yang Lian, when it comes to becoming an official, he is ten years earlier than Yang Lian. Xiong Tingbi is naturally aware that the Jiangnan region, the main support area of the Donglin Party, is the region with the highest rate of cash crop cultivation, especially cotton.

The value of cotton has risen several times through deep processing into cotton clothing and cotton materials, but the tax rate of handicrafts is extremely low, which is due to the long-term unremitting opposition to commercial taxes and mining taxes by the Donglin Party members.

You Yuanqing replaced cotton with grain, making a lot of money, and then transporting the grain to the gate where there was a shortage of grain, it was a big profit, and the doorway of this, if there was no reminder from Xiong Tingbi, who had been in charge of Liaodong, how could ordinary people understand the flowers and intestines in the middle.

Xiong Tingbi naturally would not break this matter to Yang Lian, although Yang Lian has a good relationship with himself, but Yang Lian is a new star in the Donglin Party after all, if he picks up this matter, it will only make Yang Lian more passive.

The shipwrights who loaded the ship were all old fritters, and when they saw that the officials who supervised them were gone, they began to grind foreign workers. Yang Lian persuaded him many times, but the other party ignored it at all.

Xiong Tingbi was already furious on the side, but when he saw that Yang Lian was blocked, he called his own soldiers and whispered.

It didn't take long to see the guards of the Qin Cha soldiers arresting the two leaders, tying them in the cold wind, pumping them with whips dipped in water, and asking the boatmen as they pumped back, who else wanted to try it.

Only then did a group of shipwrights settle down and load the ship seriously.

In total, ten ships were loaded with supplies, four additional escort ships, and three ships with accompanying personnel.

Xiong Tingbi brought his youngest son this time, on the one hand, he wanted him to go to Guanwai to gain some experience, and on the other hand, his youngest son always went to the Qinglou in the capital, which was the way to cause trouble. Therefore, Xiong Tingbi privately hired another boat and arranged for his youngest son and a group of generals to accompany him.

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At three o'clock in the morning, Shen Jia had already gotten up and cleaned up, and at this moment he was waiting at the door for Wen Qing to rush to the barracks together.

Shen Jia found a set of Ming army armor for Wen Qing to change into, and gave Wen Qing his only Kevlar, carbon fiber body armor, Wen Qing refused to ask for it, Shen Jia said that there were still a few pieces in the box, and Wen Qing reluctantly accepted it.

The paratrooper assault vehicle is unroofed, and the bow and arrow may injure Wen Qing, which is something that Shen Jia definitely does not want to happen. As for whether this body armor can prevent bows and arrows, or knife slashes, Shen Jia himself is really not completely sure.

Although Shen Jia had already found the smallest armor, Wen Qing's petite body was wearing a layer of body armor and a layer of armor, and she still looked broad in waist and shoulders and fat.

Shen Jia couldn't help laughing, and Wen Qing said angrily: "If you laugh again, I'll continue to sleep, and you go by yourself." Wen Qing's words frightened Shen Jia and quickly covered his mouth.

Wu Shihan has also woken up and is helping Wen Qing pack her luggage.

Fighting a war is a man's business, and Wu Shihan never thought that a delicate woman like Wen Qing would also go to the battlefield.

Seeing that Shen Jia and Wen Qing were leaving, Wu Shihan couldn't help but feel sad, thinking about it, her eyes were red.

Wen Qing saw that Wu Shihan was a little depressed, so she said, "Sister, don't worry, I will help you protect your eldest brother Shen." With that, Wen Qing stared at Shen Jia fiercely again.

A flush flew on Wu Shihan's face, and no one noticed it under the flickering lights and candles.

Wu Shihan was a little shy in her shyness, glanced at Wen Qing and said: "Go and go, you know that you are happy to find me, you two are gone, how lonely I am alone in the house, if I can be like you, can I also go together?" ”

Shen Jia didn't answer, and stared blankly at the dark night sky, there was no moon, only stars, flashing dim and unknown starlight.

Shen Jia waved his hand at Wu Shihan, turned around and disappeared into the darkness in the distance with Wen Qing.

Wu Shihan suddenly felt extremely empty in her heart, her eyes were full of loneliness, she looked at the dark street corner, and refused to leave for a long time. Uncle Gui was calling her, but she didn't hear it, and when she realized that Shen Jia had left her, tears flowed down her face.