CHAPTER XVI
After following the two sisters of the Zhu family to the Daxiong Treasure Hall to worship the Buddha, a group of several people leisurely walked in the spacious, lively square, in the previous life, Shi Lei was very contemptuous of worshiping these gods and Buddhas, but when he came to this Ming Dynasty in the dark, this concept has long ceased to exist, although he did not deliberately pursue, but he can enter the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, he is still very pious.
"Brother Zhou, have you heard, what is the name of the slave chief outside the Guan, Huang Taiji, at the beginning of the month, suddenly became seriously ill and returned to the west." A scholar spoke to his companion.
"Ah, really, so God bless me Daming, the slave chieftains outside the Guan, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is no less than losing the Optimus Jade Pillar, in this way, the border pass will at least have a long period of peace, and the court can also concentrate all its efforts to eliminate the group of traitors who broke into the thieves." Another scholar said with a happy face.
Hearing this, the corners of Shi Lei's mouth, who was admiring the chrysanthemums under the moon, couldn't help but crack, if they knew that Huang Taiji's death not only did not plunge the Manchus into civil strife, but instead came out with an even more lawless Dolgon, I don't know if they would be full of joy?
You must know that although when Huang Taiji was alive, although he was defeated and retreated by the Ming Dynasty, he lost his teacher and lost his land, but in the past ten years, Huang Taiji has sent people to the Ming Dynasty countless times to negotiate peace, and even did not hesitate to abdicate as the Han Dynasty, but also to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty.
But every time the Ming court was under the face of Chongzhen, it was strictly refused, therefore, some historians in later generations put forward an argument, that is, Huang Taiji was actually the same as the northern minorities in the past, and was full of fear of the powerful Central Plains Dynasty, which can be seen from the fact that although he recruited many Hanchen, he never entrusted Hanchen with important tasks.
And Dolgon is different from Huang Taiji, he grew up beside ** Hachi since he was a child, and he experienced the situation of invincible attack on the Manchu Eight Banners, although he was later suppressed by Huang Taiji, but he developed a more ruthless and resolute character, in his fearless character, coupled with Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou and others, under the encouragement of many parties, there was no fear of the Ming Dynasty who had been defeated repeatedly, and this led to the later Eight Banners entering the customs.
If it was Huang Taiji, maybe he would think that this was a trick of the Ming court, and how could there be everything later.
Probably seeing the look of disdain at the corner of Shi Lei's mouth, Zhu Weiyuan opened her mouth and said, "What, don't you agree with their words, you must know that although Mannu was developed in the hands of the old chief ** Hachi, but if there was no cunning and changeable Huang Taiji, he would not have reached his current situation at all." ”
"Miss Zhu is right, I'm just a pity, after all, Huang Taiji is also a masterpiece of a generation, and he died like this, it's really impermanent! It's just that there is a mistake in the girl's words, you know, a court can not only rely on the emperor or the Han to develop and grow, he also needs a group of shrewd and capable civil and military ministers, in order to achieve access up and down, and eliminate all threats, do you know who is in power after Huang Taiji's death? Shi Lei said.
"It seems that I heard that it is the son of Huang Taiji, and it is said that he is only six years old this year." Zhu Weiyuan didn't even think about it, and said it directly.
"Yes, it is Huang Taiji's son called Fulin, although he is the nominal emperor, but no one really takes him seriously as a child, I am talking about the person who assisted him in ascending the throne and has mastered most of the power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dolgon, I don't know, how much does the girl know about this person." Shi Lei said.
"Dolgon, Dolgon, I seem to remember that he is the son of the old slave chieftain, and he is the younger brother of Huang Taiji, so I don't know much else." Zhu Weiyuan frowned and said slowly.
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter if I don't know, I guess soon the whole world will know this name, okay, we" just said this, when I heard a shout.
"Everyone, everyone be quiet, all be quiet."
When I looked up, I saw that on a high platform in the center of the square, a man dressed in white Confucian clothes, holding a refined folding fan, with a slender figure, heroic sword eyebrows, slender black eyes, thin lips, and angular outlines, coupled with the look of confidence at any time, everyone had to sigh, such as a jade gentleman.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, the young man asked the servant who had just shouted beside him to step aside, and then bowed to the people around him, and then said with a smile: "Everyone, in Xia Li Wensi, the new Jinshi of Jinke, is also the convener of this meeting, I want to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to drink and admire the moon in the same year as you, but I think that the current state affairs are difficult, but it is not a good opportunity to drink, so I invite you to come to this Buddhist temple in the same year, and pray that the Buddha will bless me with the peace of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the peace of the world as soon as possible." ”
As soon as Li Wensi on the stage reported his name, Shi Lei heard Zhu Weiyuan next to him whisper, "Li Wensi, the son of Cabinet Minister Li Jiantai, is said to be smart when he was young, coupled with his family history, Wencai is famous in the entire capital, and he is the most powerful contender for the champion this time." ”
After listening to Zhu Weiyuan's words, Shi Lei knew that someone took the opportunity to start building momentum, children of the family, not to mention anything else, but he was influenced by his family since he was a child, and he had deep experience in how to build momentum, if he became an official, he had deep experience, but although Shi Lei understood that this was actually a political show, there was still a trace of discomfort in his heart.
From what Zhu Weiyuan just said about Li Wensi's life, we know that Zhu Weiyuan still knows a lot about this Li Wensi, especially when she saw that the young girl Wei'er didn't look at the delicacy around her after Li Wensi appeared, Shi Lei, who was originally satisfied with his appearance in this life, couldn't help but feel a little inferior.
"Brother Li can think of such a good way, let me wait for this subject to be the same year and distance here, we are only very grateful to Brother Li, how can I blame it, besides, I waited for the same year, this time Rong received the grace of the imperial court, and was named on the gold list, I should have promised the country with my body, how can I still drink and have fun when this country is in trouble?"
"Yes, yes, if Brother Li really invites me to go to that place of drinking and pleasure, I, Feng Wu, will definitely not participate."
"That's it, that's it, I, Chen Ganqing, also support Brother Li's absolute."
Not long after Li Wensi's voice landed, he saw several smart jinshi quickly jumping out below, and they all took this opportunity to shout their names loudly.
"Thank you, thank you for your understanding and support, Wen Si is grateful here, it's just that under such a beautiful night, we should have sung to the moon, but, just now, the young brother said, we should have promised the country with our bodies, therefore, before coming here, I had a whim, we might as well take advantage of this golden opportunity to discuss the big thing, after all, one person is short and two people are long, if we really come up with a good way, we can write this into a letter and submit it to the court, so, It is also possible to realize that I am humbled and do not forget the national affairs. Seeing his proposal, many Jinshi enthusiastically applauded, and proudly, Li Wensi said that he had already thought of a way to make himself a blockbuster.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Wensi's proposal was exported, everyone present shouted hello, after all, no matter when, this kind of superficial righteousness can be supported by everyone, even Zhu Weiyuan, who was originally full of worries, couldn't help but light up her eyes after hearing Li Wensi's proposal.
Seeing this situation, Shi Lei also had to admire this Li Wensi in his heart, if in another era, Li Wensi, who has such a scheming skill, with the support of his family, is probably not much of a problem in Zaifu, but thinking of the current state affairs of the Ming Dynasty's retreat, as well as the huge changes that are coming, Shi Lei can only feel helpless for this Li Wensi.
"Brother Li, since we are going to discuss state affairs, do we have to have a focus? Otherwise, I will wait for so many people, let alone discuss, one question per person, and it will be dawn. After listening to Li Wensi's words, a jinshi stood up and said.
"Yes, Brother Qian is right, since we are discussing state affairs, then we have to discuss the most difficult things in the country at the moment, according to the following, the most important thing for the imperial court at the moment is how to pacify the bandits as soon as possible, why don't we have our own opinions on this issue, and come up with a few good ideas when the time comes, and also share the worries of the world and the Holy Son of Heaven." Li Wensi was calm and relaxed, and said confidently.
In an instant, Li Wensi's proposal was recognized by everyone, and most of the people present had a deep feeling for the peasant uprising that had plagued the world for many years, because most of the people here were dignitaries and dignitaries, or the children of landlord families, and they hated the peasant army that lived by robbery, and as for the few Jinshi who were born in the poor family, they did not have a good impression of the peasant army, after all, the identities of the two sides are no longer the same, and they have stepped into the ranks of officials. How can others be allowed to overthrow the embodiment on which they will survive in the future?
In addition, no matter which dynasty or generation of the peasant army, at the very beginning, it was a group of humanoid locusts, where they could eat, only destruction, no construction, only with the passage of time, in these rebels, will slowly merge and merge, and finally there will be one or several relatively stable regimes, at this time, it will really enter the stage of fighting for hegemony in the world.
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