Chapter 826: My Hometown

In May of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, full of sets. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

It is the most beautiful time outside the Saiwai, the meadow is like a green ocean, blue sky and white clouds, flowers and sunshine, making people warm all over.

The slopes are full of pine, cypress, cypress, birch and other trees, and at the foot of the hill there is a manor, and then in front of it is a green meadow, which stretches like a green carpet to the foot of the high mountain in the distance, and the edge of the vast broad-leaved forest.

On the soft grass in front of the manor, Emperor Chongzhen was lying comfortably on a rocking chair with a newspaper, with glasses on his nose and fragrant tea on the small table next to him, an image of an intellectual and a leisurely middle-class life.

He sipped his tea and read the newspaper slowly.

Suddenly, his eyes froze, he sat upright, and the result of the discussion came out, and his nickname was published in the newspaper: Shao Tian Yi Dao Gangming Ke Jian Wen Fen Wu Dun Ren Mao Xiaolie Emperor.

Then there is the temple number: Yizong.

Emperor Chongzhen savored it, and a trace of relief flashed in his eyes, Emperor Yi Zonglie, this is the greatest affirmation of him.

He sighed in his heart, "I blame him for my mistake. ”

There is also Wang Chengen, who is loyal and sorrowful, which makes Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied.

He looked at the newspaper carefully, and there was a series of posthumous messages below.

Yang Guozhu, posthumously sealed the Duke of Jiguo, and set up a temple to worship.

Cao changed Jiao, chased the Marquis of Jingnan, and set up a temple to worship.

Wang Tingchen, posthumously sealed the Marquis of Ningnan, and set up a temple to worship.

Liu Zhaoji, posthumously sealed the Marquis of Dongping, and set up a temple to worship.

Fu Yingchong, posthumously sealed the city marquis, and set up a temple to worship.

Li Banghua, gifted the Taibao, the Ministry of Officials, Zhen Zhongwen, and set up a temple to worship.

Zhu Zhifeng, the book of the Ministry of Gifts, was loyal and strong, and set up a temple to worship.

Wei Jingyu, the book of the Ministry of Gifts, the loyalty of the Yi, the temple sacrifice.

Cai Maode, the book of the Ministry of Gifts, Zhen Zhongxiang, set up a temple to worship.

Qiu Minyang, the gift of the military department of the book, the loyalty festival, the temple sacrifice.

There are thieves who broke the martyrdom when the city broke the martyrdom Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Household and the bachelor Ni Yuanlu, the soldier Wang Jiayan, the waiter of the Criminal Department, Meng Zhaoxiang, the left deputy capital Shi Bangyao, the Dali Temple Qing Ling Yiqu, the Jinyi Weidu commanded Wang Guoxing, Xinle Hou Liu Wenbing, Zuo Zhongyun Liu Lishun and others to pursue the funeral.

There is also a small episode in this, that is, after the destruction of the Jingshi City, he was not martyred at that time, but he was killed on the way to the thieves to recover the stolen goods, and the civil and military generals who were killed when the thieves went out of Beijing to fight, should they be posthumously sealed? This matter is very controversial, and there is a lot of discussion among the people.

Finally, Wang Dou, the governor of the capital, the marshal for life, the king of the east and the lord of the Dadong Kingdom, said: "If the martyrs are treated the same as those who surrender, then what do you want to do with the loyal and righteous people?" ”

He was sure of his word, so these unlucky people who were killed did not give posthumous tribute.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at these lists and was fascinated, thinking that only Wang Chengen was martyred at that time, but he didn't expect that there were so many loyal ministers martyred, and they were all over the country. There were also thieves who surrendered to the noble ministers after entering Beijing, and when they saw their fate, they should have been happy, but they sighed.

He was unfurling the newspaper, and the next thing was to announce the disposition of the captured thieves and slave leaders.

There are many thieves who have been captured this time, and the list is spread, which can be described as dense.

In the middle of the treatment, in the result of the trial, the thief leader Li Zicheng and the slave chief Dolgon Lingchi were executed.

With Ling Chi, there are also thief generals Liu Zongmin, slave generals Duoduo, and Abatai.

Wu Sangui killed Liu Zhaoji, the Marquis of Dongping, and led the Qing soldiers into the customs, which was a heinous crime and was executed at the same time.

Thief officials Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen, Song Qijiao, Zhang Lanran and others peeled the skin and grass.

Slave officials Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanme, Namutai, Ye Keshu, Ba Sihan, Meng Qiaofang and others peeled the skin and grass.

Guang Shiheng hindered the southward migration and caused the death of the monarch's father, but he surrendered to the thief and served as a hypocrisy, which was a heinous crime, and he peeled the skin and grass.

Fang Guangchen, who used the strategy of capturing Pingkou to incite Wu Sangui to defect to the enemy, was also one of the culprits who led to Liu Zhaoji's death.

Yang Shaofan was beheaded in front of the tomb of Hou Cao Bianjiao in Jingnan.

Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Wu Sanfu, Dang Shousu, Gu Kecheng, Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng, Yang Shen, Guo Yunlong, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Ma Guangyuan, Jin Li, Buyandai, Yibai, Engetu and others were cut in half.

All the officers of the Wu Zu family were beheaded and abandoned the city, and all the family members of the Wu Zu family were killed.

The captured thieves and old battalion soldiers, and the captured slave thieves and Manchurian soldiers were all killed.

The captured thieves and foreign battalion soldiers, middle and high-ranking officers, ruffians, and evil deeds were all killed, and the rest were sentenced to 10 to 50 years of hard labor, and those who were willing to be exiled abroad could be halved.

The captured Mongolian Eight Banners, Xian Eight Banners, and Japanese Eight Banner Soldiers, three Ding were killed, and the Han Eight Banners and the Mongolian soldiers of the outer domain were killed by five Ding, and the rest were in hard labor ranging from ten to fifty years, and those who were willing to be exiled abroad could be halved.

All the slaves and thieves captured by the army invaded Liaodong, men, women, old and children, all the men of the Eight Banners were beheaded, and the women, the elderly, and those who did not become a soldier were all sentenced to 20 to 50 years of hard labor, and those who were willing to be exiled abroad could be halved.

Wherever the army invades the land of thieves and captures the families of the thieves, women, the elderly, and those who do not become a widow, are to be sentenced to 10 to 50 years of hard labor, and those who wish to be exiled abroad may have the number of years halved.

The above can also be seen in the results of their transformation, respectively into the loyal battalion, the new attached battalion to serve the country.

In addition, more than 100 officials who surrendered to the thieves and assumed false positions were all beheaded and abandoned the city.

Led by the Supervision Department of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, the world will be tried, and the crime of demotion will be deliberated and dealt with in accordance with the law. However, at present, the shortage of officials in Beijing is extremely serious, so all the Beijing officials have been demoted to three levels, and they have been charged with making meritorious contributions to redeem themselves and restore order and the operation of the government.

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes showed a complicated look, on April 22, the prince entered Beijing, and soon ascended the throne as the emperor, changed the Yuan Longwu, and next year is the first year of Longwu.

Emperor Zhu Cihong of Longwu worshiped the Duke of Jingguo, the governor of the capital Wang Dou was the king of the east, the king of the great eastern kingdom, the marshal for life, and still hung the seal of the general, the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, did not enter the court, the sword went to the palace, and the praise was not named.

Emperor Longwu also wanted the East King to have Jiuxi, but Wang Dou resolutely refused.

Subsequently, Wang Dou took Han Chao as the general of the expedition to the east, Zhong Susu and Gao Shiyin as the generals of the expedition to the south and the general of the expedition to the west, and completely pursued and exterminated the two thieves.

On 20 April, the battle of Tangjialing shook the world, and the 200,000 Jingbian Army fought against 1 million thieves and slaves, and the remnants of the thieves fled south in panic under the leadership of General Guo Yi Tian Hu and General Guo Yi Bai Jiuhe.

When they fled to Hejian Mansion, they were hit the flank by Zhong Susu, who had been waiting for a long time in Zhending Mansion, and the last of their remaining old battalion soldiers were killed and wounded.

Then Zhong Susu and Gao Shiyin, who were pursuing southward, joined forces and approached Shandong.

Tangjialing's great victory spread all over the world, the army and the people were all excited, knowing that the thieves were defeated, and the states and counties were fallen.

The latest news, the whole territory of Shandong was recovered, Zhong Susu and Gao Shiyin respectively took Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, the general soldiers of Shouzhou, and Huang Degong, the general soldier of Luzhou, as the vanguard, crossed the Yellow River to the west and went south, eliminating the thieves Bai Wangbu in Henan, Huguang, and Jiangnan.

On the eastern battlefield, the remnants of the slaves fled eastward in panic, and when they were about to reach Shanhaiguan, they were suddenly struck by Yang Guozhu, who was in Qian'an City, and killed the slave thief Baylor, Abatai's third son, Bolo and others, and recovered Shanhaiguan.

However, Yang Guozhu was already seriously injured, and this last blow was even more serious and died with a smile.

The pursuing army of the Han Dynasty and the Jizhen army combined to kill and wound the last remaining Manchurian soldiers of the slaves and thieves outside the Shanhai Pass, and then left the pass.

The latest news, the remnants of the slaves and thieves in Liaodong fled north in panic under the leadership of Prince Dai Shan, and the whole territory of Liaodong was recovered.

The situation is very good, and the complete elimination of the thieves is just around the corner.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed, after he ascended the throne, he worked hard and lonely, but he was broken by thieves, and he was killed and plundered thousands of miles by slave thieves several times. However, such a strong enemy was wiped out by the Jingbian Army in half a day, and now it is even more necessary to completely destroy the two thieves.

What kind of power is this?

He remembered the situation when he went to Xuanfu Town not long ago.

His movements are not restricted, he can move freely, but he is protected by a team of armor soldiers in the manor at all times.

After leaving Beijing, he also went to Xuanfu Town a few times, and every time he went, he sighed once, and the Ming of his dreams was not like this.

Not long ago, he sighed again in the city, and then someone beside him made the same sigh.

He looked strange, but he was a scholar, claiming to be surnamed Li, and the two attendants around him were a little weird, not like a long follower, but like an official who escorted the prisoner. However, they didn't have bad clothes, and this scholar didn't have shackles and chains, so although Chongzhen felt strange, he didn't think about it so much.

The two chatted for a few words, and the scholar said that he had heard the name of Xuanfu Town for a long time, and wanted to come and see, and then wanted to go to Naturalization City for a walk.

When Emperor Chongzhen left, the scholar was still standing by the ditch in a daze, his eyes were foggy.

This is just a small episode, Chongzhen remembered it, he just sighed, Xuanfu Town, how did Wang Dou do it?

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Another page of the newspaper introduced internal affairs, after entering Beijing, Wang Dou's command occupied a lot of positions in Beijing and localities, but still left many official positions for ministers and workers, and even had such prominent positions as Shangshu Shilang.

All the officials praised the governor of the capital, Wang Dou Xiande, who did not take power, and then launched a bloody battle around these positions, and even the officials in the south and west, such as Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Wang Duo, Zhang Shenyan, Liu Zongzhou and others, all rushed to Beijing to prepare to seize an official position.

Those who think they are qualified to enter the cabinet are even more eager to enter Beijing.

The dispute around the cabinet ministers is even more cruel, Chen Xinjia has no opinion on the first assistant of the cabinet, and the first assistant of the Longwu Dynasty will adopt a new system, that is, the term system.

It is held every five years, at most two terms, and not for more than one term, but even the emperor cannot be dismissed at will, which has caused widespread applause.

There is also a political system, after serving as an official, you need to go to the Xuanfu Town Military Academy, the Civil College for training, and then go down to the grassroots level to train, and those who are qualified to observe the government can be put into the Ming Dynasty as officials and generals.

and brewed to introduce many new systems, such as the new imperial examination, etc., but unfortunately all kinds of detailed rules will not be detailed in the newspaper, so that Emperor Chongzhen has a feeling of not being enjoyable.

The special tenure system and the new imperial examination made Emperor Chongzhen ponder repeatedly, and he didn't know what Wang Dou would do when he arrived.

There is also a special grand introduction of the earth extension system by Wang Dou.

Wang Dou advertised in the newspapers that the rebellion of the thieves was also due to the lack of land, so he wanted to expand the territory. For this reason, he set an example and personally took the position of the lord of the Great Eastern Kingdom, just to open up the land to the wilderness in the future. In addition, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, they will set up a metropolitan protectorate, establish a fiefdom system, and encourage the people to open up outward.

Wang Douyan said that not only him, but most of his subordinates would divide overseas in the future, establish a large number of principalities, marquises, and earls of the Ming Dynasty, encircle the Ming Dynasty, provide financial resources, and transfer excess population, so that the Ming Dynasty will always be the center of the Celestial Empire.

Emperor Chongzhen was a little abrupt, no wonder Wang Dou was named the queen of the east, followed by a lord of the Great East Kingdom, he looked extremely strange at that time, and now it seems that this is the result of Wang Dou's private discussion with the new emperor.

He looked at the newspaper and was stunned: "Wang Dou really wants to go overseas in the future?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand why Wang Dou was so interested in the wilderness, and disdained the Huahua world in the Central Plains, and it seemed that the ministers also had a lot of discussions, thinking that the fiefdom of the Eastern King was far away in the wilderness, and this move was a loss to the heroes, especially to the heroes like Wang Dou.

However, it seems that Wang Dou has made up his mind, and the Dadu Governor's Mansion has even spread the news, saying that under the land expansion system, the land of Shenzhou will no longer be sealed, and the land will be divided into seals, only outside Shenzhou.

As the initiator of the system, he must lead by example.

Chongzhen pondered for a long time, but he couldn't guess Wang Dou's thoughts, he shook his head, and read the contents of the newspaper again.

After Wang Dou and others entered Beijing, the first thing he did was to open up Caoyun and order the governor of Huaiyang, and the governor Caoyun Lu Zhenfei quickly transported the four million Shicao grain that had been stagnant in Huai'an to Beijing as soon as possible, and at the same time he also transported grain from Xuanfu Town and Anbei Duhufu to relieve the people.

At the same time, it also used work for relief to build the world's post road bridges on a large scale.

Wang Dou said in the newspaper that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, and then carry out large-scale infrastructure construction, such as building roads from Guihua City to Jingshi, and from Jingshi to Nanjing, and will invest a large amount of money and grain to build the Yellow River and canal water conservancy.

In this process, at least one million people will be hired to participate in the construction, not in vain, but in wages, and the money obtained is enough to support the family.

This made the people very eager, and everyone looked forward to the new deal.

They are not worried that the governor of the capital will not give Wang Dou money, first of all, Wang Dou's credit is very high, which can be seen from the enthusiastic immigration of the capital from all over the country. And Wang Dou has money, and it is rumored that after the Jingbian army defeated the thieves, Wang Dou obtained at least more than 100 million taels of silver.

Folk songs, the thief falls, and the king fights to his heart's content.

There's no way he's not going to be paid.

So in the next few days, everyone may be like the people of Xuanfu Town, everyone has work to do, and everyone has food to eat.

Wang Dou and Chen Xinjia also announced that in the future, the post station will cancel the function of "welcoming and delivering passengers", implement travel expenses instead, and allow each post station to operate independently like Xuanfu Town. However, how much to be handed over and how to divide the accounts between the local government and the central government are still being discussed.

However, many merchants, especially those in Xuanfu Town, have been moved by the news, buying and renting land around the road post stations from Guihua City to Jingshi and from Jingshi to Nanjing, opening restaurants and horse shops, etc., leading the commotion in the business world.

It was also announced that the three salaries would be exempted, and that the world would be exempted from servitude for three years, and that the employment system would be used temporarily, and that it would be discussed again after three years.

All kinds of measures have caused the world to shake one after another, and the vigorous atmosphere has jumped in.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed again, when he was in power, how could there have been such an atmosphere?

It has only been long since Wang Dou entered Beijing, and the atmosphere of the people seems to have changed.

He read the comments on his favorite "Favorite Golden Plum" in the newspaper again, and he revisited it again and again, and his heart itched.

He thought: "Which **** will also go to contribute." ”

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In the end, Emperor Chongzhen put down the newspaper and stood up with satisfaction.

He lit a cloud of smoke and paced slowly on the grass, as if the sky was blue, the wilderness was vast, and the herds of cattle and sheep in the distance were in full view, which made people's hearts much broader.

There are also some manors near his manor, and there are some walled fort villages, the Han people and the Yi people live together, the villagers are very simple, quite indisputable taste, sometimes he walks nearby, and the surrounding Yi people will also call him in stiff Chinese: "Zhu Bixia." ”

Although he has only moved here for a short time, Emperor Chongzhen is already famous in this area, because he is also a high-level intellectual, and the people here have great respect for literate people. From time to time, someone came to him to ask for words, and the **** gave a name to a Yiren child, and the family also made a special trip to hug a little lamb to thank him.

The past seems to have become a thing of the past, and Emperor Chongzhen has slowly become accustomed to the current life, with a leisurely life and a relaxed mood, his complexion is getting better and better, and his hair has gradually turned from white to black.

He raised some sheep and horses on this farm, and opened up a few vegetable fields around it, and after entering May, he would grow vegetables when he had nothing to do.

The crisp laughter kept coming, and Emperor Chongzhen looked at it, but it was several sons and daughters who were making trouble, they were riding on a few small horses, spinning in circles over there, and Princess Zhaoren was chasing after her: "Brother, brother, I want it too." ”

There was also Wang Desheng's shouting voice: "Ah, a few little masters, be careful, don't fall down." ”

Chongzhen shook his head, they all became crazy girls, crazy boys.

At this time, the sound of footsteps sounded not far away, but it was Queen Zhou who accompanied Queen Yi'an back from picking vegetables from the vegetable field.

Looking at the laughing scene over there, Queen Yi'an sighed: "I can't imagine that the concubine will walk out of the deep palace and see the day of this magnificent river and mountain." ”

Emperor Chongzhen was about to go over to meet his sister-in-law, when a carriage drove towards the manor.

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Wen Daxing came out of the carriage, and Princess Zhu Yujiao of Kunxing trotted over, her pretty face was flushed, and she was as pure as a deer.

She looked forward to it: "Lord Wen is here?" Is Master Hou okay? ”

Wen Daxing hurriedly said: "Very good, it's just that the state affairs are busy and can't take a break, and when I have a little leisure, the general will definitely come to pay respects to the princess and Your Majesty." ”

Princess Kunxing lowered her head lightly and hummed shyly.

Wen Daxing nodded with a smile at Princess Kunxing, and walked towards Emperor Chongzhen again.

The two of them walked and talked on the grass, and after a long time, Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "It's me who blames the king for fighting, and I'm ashamed." ”

Wen Daxing paused, and then said: "Don't blame Your Majesty, the general once said that whoever sits in that seat will be involuntarily." ”

After the past, Emperor Chongzhen finally sighed: "Da Ming is fortunate to be able to descend from heaven to fight such a person." ”

Wen Daxing also calmed down, and he said: "The general once said that Emperor Gao has a great favor to China, so ...... However, the moths of the country must be eradicated, and he has also said that he will not allow anyone to obstruct his path and hinder his path. ”

Emperor Chongzhen recalled Wen Daxing's words, he pondered for a long time, nodded, and said, "Read the newspaper that Dongwang intends to go overseas in the future?" ”

Wen Daxing said: "Yes, the general said that after training a successor in twenty years, he will retire and travel around the world. ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "He is really willing to leave the Central Plains, and you are willing to follow overseas?" ”

Wen Daxing smiled: "Why not? Is it possible to seal the land in the Central Plains? And overseas is full of land, as long as you occupy it, it is yours. ”

He yearned: "My old Wen family may also be able to produce a lord." ”

Emperor Chongzhen said incredulously: "The Wild Land ......"

Wen Daxing smiled: "Wild? As long as the management is good, where is not the paradise of paradise, it is like Xuanfu Town, and the land is not fertile, what is it now? Moreover, the overseas land is not all barren and barren, just like many places in Nanyang, the yield per mu can reach three or four stones, how many pieces of land can I have in the Ming Dynasty to achieve this kind of yield? ”

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned, and Wen Daxing said again: "Founding the country and sealing the king, creating our own foundation for the principality, the general has given us this wealth." It is to stay in Daming to enjoy ordinary wealth, and then the descendants of the princes will be slaughtered like pigs, and they will enter Beijing as a thief this time...... Or do you want to make a career and open up your own kingdom? We'll make a choice. ”

Wen Daxing's eyes showed a look of fascination, and he remembered the future of the generals and generals in the past.

Yes, it is impossible to seal the traditional Central Plains land of the past dynasties, and most of the horses are put in Nanshan after Dingding, and the cunning rabbit and dead dog are cooked, and these generals can only spend their lives in fear and sickness, but now it is a new era.

They can establish their kingdom in the open, acquire their own fiefdoms, and pass them on to their children from generation to generation.

What a great deal of wealth and wealth this inheritance is, so why not? They were all very supportive.

In the future, their general spokesperson was still Wang Dou, coordinating the economic and cultural relations between the fief and the state, and between the state and the fief.

Wen Daxing continued: "Looking at the scourge of thieves this time, it is also because there is too little land. The general said that the world is so big, why bother fighting, we should broaden our horizons and go out more to find space for survival. ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "The world? ”

Wen Daxing smiled: "Yes, the general said that although the Ming Dynasty is big, the world is bigger, and the Ming Dynasty is just a corner of the world." ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened in a daze, and thought, "Is this the best of both worlds for Wang Dou?" His Zhu family doesn't have to worry about being robbed of the throne, and Wang Dou doesn't have to worry about Huo and Zhang in the future, so he will open up the best retreat for his family and his generals. It's just that if you don't have the world in mind and only look at the small land of Daming, you can't find this kind of prescription. ”

He pondered for a long time and sighed, "My vision is indeed low. ”

He said: "It's just that in the future, what about the fiefdoms and the central court? ”

Wen Daxing said: "The general designed the ceremonial official system, the pilgrimage system and so on. However, he also said that it is difficult to say what will happen in the future, and it may change in a hundred or two hundred years, but no matter how the future changes, the people of these lands belong to a common name, the Great Han. ”

Wen Daxing finally said: "The general said that the thing he is most proud of is to be able to personally protect this civilization. ”

Long after Wen Daxing left, Emperor Chongzhen still muttered: "Civilization? ”

At this time, Empress Zhou came over and said, "What is Your Majesty talking about?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head: "It's nothing. ”

He looked at Empress Zhou and said, "I have been busy with state affairs all these years, but I have snubbed you, and I will suffer with me in the future." ”

Queen Zhou shook her head: "Compared to the deep palace, the concubine body prefers here." Look at them, how happy are they compared to when they were in the deep palace? ”

The two looked over, but saw Princess Zhaoren chasing her sister Princess Kunxing like a bird, and there was a crisp laugh on the grassland.

The two of them looked at it for a while, they were all smiling, and the emperor's family was not ruthless.

Then Empress Zhou's eyes flashed with tenderness, and she smiled lightly: "What's more, as long as you can be by Your Majesty's side, where is not a place of happiness?" ”

She whispered: "The year after returning from thousands of miles is getting younger and younger, smiling, always with the fragrance of Ling Mei." Should Lingnan be bad? But he said: This place of peace is my hometown. ”

(End of book!) (To be continued.) )