readx; On the eighth day of the sixth month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youzhen moved to Kaifeng. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Kaifeng Mansion is an ancient city with a long history, the Northern Song Dynasty was still the national capital, called "Bianjing", the prosperity is no less than Chang'an, Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin made the capital here also has its own reasons. First of all, the five dynasties before the Song Dynasty, the Later Liang, the Later Tang, the Later Jin, the Later Han, and the Later Zhou were all all here, and there was enough political foundation; In addition, Kaifeng is located in the Central Plains of Henan, which is "in the middle of the world", which is convenient for the central court to manage the whole country; Third, the Yellow River and the Sui-Tang Grand Canal intersected here, so it was a natural place for north-south goods distribution and transshipment, and a well-deserved economic center.

The Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan's "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" is an immortal painting that shows the style of the Bianjing market in those years. This painting is now in the Forbidden City, Zhu Youzhen has also carefully observed, although it can not be confirmed whether it is authentic, but the people in the painting are busy or leisurely life, still make him fascinated.

It's a pity that although the painting is there, Kaifeng Mansion is no longer the grand scene of the year. During the reign of Huizong, the Jin people went southward like a bamboo, and the Song generals opened the embankment of the Yellow River in order to resist the Jurchen elite cavalry, causing the Yellow River to burst to the southeast, and a large amount of sediment caused the Sui and Tang canals to quickly silt up. However, the water of the Yellow River failed to prevent the Northern Song Dynasty from falling into the country, and after the Southern Song Dynasty was peaceful, Kaifeng's status plummeted. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, had the intention of setting the capital here, but later weighed the pros and cons, and chose Nanjing, and Kaifeng became an ordinary government. The rebellion of Zhu Changxun that had just occurred caused this ancient city to be devastated by the war again, and the whole city could not find a complete courtyard, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere.

In the Kaifeng Mansion, which was simply sorted out and temporarily set up as the emperor's palace, Zhu You listened to Yuan Keli, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, briefly describe the history of Kaifeng, and couldn't help but sigh. Yuan Keli is a native of Henan, and he knows the historical allusions in this area well, and he tells them eloquently, so that Hao Yongzhong, Li Laiheng, Li Dingguo, Meng Gong and other generals who have not studied much can listen to it sometimes fascinated and sometimes full of indignation.

Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli arrived in Kaifeng just yesterday. Zhu Youzhen issued a holy decree to transfer these two old ministers to Nanjing, which was unexpected by everyone. Although from the point of view of grade, Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli can be regarded as level, but everyone knows that the Nanjing Sixth Department is the "pension yamen", and the power is too much worse than that of the Beijing Sixth Division. Originally, Zhu Youzhen relied quite heavily on them and Sun Chengzong, the three old ministers, and they were depreciated and adjusted, which really made many people sigh that "the power of heaven is unpredictable".

Moreover, Wang Yuan and Wang Yuan are both the six ministers and cabinet ministers, and the official title of the secretary is gone, so he naturally quit the cabinet. Although the Donglin Party, which has the most powerful officials in the DPRK and China, is a little inexplicable about this, these two people have always obeyed the emperor's orders in court politics, and the Donglin Party has long been dissatisfied with them. Now that the two of them have been transferred out of Beijing, they can't ask for it, so almost no one is opposed, only Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi and other Chinese scholars jointly played, and they were aggrieved by Wang Yuan and the others, and the result was also a stone in the sea: Zhu Youzhen rarely left the music directly in the middle.

As for Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli themselves, they are both old men who have experienced ups and downs in the Huan Sea. Although they were suddenly transferred to Nanjing, they felt quite melancholy in their hearts, but they had already reached the realm of not being happy with things and not being sad for themselves.

However, because the north-south passage was blocked by the rebels, the two old ministers couldn't go to Nanjing even if they wanted to, so they could only move slowly on the road. But three days ago, he suddenly received a secret order from the emperor: come to Luoyang to meet him quickly. Before they arrived in Luoyang, Zhengzhou and Kaifeng had been recovered, and Zhu Youzhen asked them to rush to Kaifeng. By the time the two of them entered the city, it was late yesterday night.

But to the surprise of the two, Zhu Youzhen actually greeted him at the city gate in person. In a panic, the two of them rolled off the saddle and dismounted, knelt down and kowtowed with tears: "Your Majesty! The incompetence of the ministers can neither resist the strong insults externally, nor can they be peaceful internally, resulting in the Central Plains changing, and tired Your Majesty to drive the expedition in person, which should be dealt with seriously! But I don't know why Your Majesty is so courteous to your ministers, woo woo..."

As they spoke, the two of them were so moved that they whimpered. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly picked up the two of them with his own hands, and laughed in a low voice: "The two adults have been wronged. I have my troubles, but this is not the place to speak, let's go to the government office first, you drink some hot tea to warm up, and then talk in detail. ”

When I arrived at the mansion, I realized that the house here was so bombarded by shells that it was impossible to find a complete roof, and Zhu Youzhen's imperial tent was set up next to a pile of rubble. Mei Jian was the only one in the tent, and there were no luxurious utensils, just a marching bed, a bookcase, a few chairs, and a table full of newspapers.

After the two of them sat down, Zhu Youzhen asked Mei Jian to serve tea again. These two old ministers are already in their sixtieth year, what haven't they seen? Seeing that Zhu Youzhen's eyes were full of warmth when he looked at Mei Jian, and Mei Jian was a little shy, he understood everything, how dare he sit and accept tea, and quickly got up and took it with both hands, and even said thank you.

After that, Zhu Youzhen glanced at Mei Jian, and Mei Jian withdrew from the tent in a funny way. Only then did Zhu Youzhen smile apologetically at the two of them: "Two adults, do you think that I am a little moody and sprinkle my anger on the two of you?" ”

The two of them hurriedly paused and said, "Your Majesty said this." Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and besides, as Shangshu and Cabinet Minister, the two of us can't share the worries of the monarch's father, so they should be degraded. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "No, I am bright and dark to the two adults. The reason why I didn't tell you until now is because I am afraid that the incident will not be secret, so I have to do it as a last resort, and I hope you don't mind. ”

Then he rushed to Nanjing on the orders of Cao Wenzhao, but was made difficult and constrained by Chang Yinxu, Hu Yingtai and others, and he was unable to control the officials and troops in Nanjing. The two suddenly realized: "Your Majesty wants to transfer us to Nanjing and control the situation in Nanjing quietly?" ”

"Exactly." Zhu Youzhen said in a deep voice, "It is said that Nanjing No. 6 is a place for the elderly. The other four may be, but the household department combs the financial endowment of the south of the Yangtze River, and the military department controls 100,000 officers and troops of the guard, so it can be said that half of the country is in Nanjing, and the importance is no less than that of the six divisions of the Beijing Division. As the saying goes, 'the mountain is high and the emperor is far away', the imperial court has not been in Nanjing for a long time, and the local gentry, lords, and guards are in their own line, and they are both damaged and honored, and they protect and support each other.

"Such a situation, one Cao Wenzhao can't solve it, and it has to be a respected and experienced minister like the two adults to control the situation steadily, and not make a big mess. Once the rebellion is quelled, I will have a lot of great things to do, and no matter what, the Jiangnan region will be the key. Therefore, I have high hopes for the two adults, and the heavy responsibilities of the two are no less than those of the ministers, and I hope that the two adults will lift their spirits and rush to Nanjing as soon as possible! ”