500 money and grain
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A new day has come again, and the Jingshi in the Ming Kingdom is slowly becoming lively again. People come and go, teahouses and restaurants, and it doesn't take long for them to be full. At first glance, it is impossible to see that the enemy had come to the city a few months ago.
And the supreme ruler of this empire, Emperor Chongzhen, who was only nineteen years old, handled government affairs before dawn. Although he is so diligent in government, he feels that he is a small insect caught in an invisible spider web, and the more busy he is, the more chaotic he becomes, all kinds of bad things, all kinds of major events that endanger the society, and he is almost overwhelmed.
In the past two days, since Sun Gelao's good news came one after another, he asked for Yuan Chonghuan to be severely punished.
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he couldn't help but secretly scolded himself for being dizzy, how could he believe in Pingliao for five years! By the way, those damn courtiers, did they bully me young, or did they get any benefits from Yuan Chonghuan, but no one could wake himself up bluntly like Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty!
I tried my best, even to dry up and fish, and finally raised so much money and food, but it was all useless. Not only was it useless, but it also allowed Jianyu to attack the land of Gyeonggi, which was a loss......
Emperor Chongzhen remembered the losses that Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, had made a preliminary count a few days ago, not to mention the number of deaths and injuries among the people in Gyeonggi, but also the loss of property and taxes in the next few years......
He couldn't think about it anymore, and felt that his heart was aching for a while. In desperation, he threw the imperial pen on the imperial table and leaned weakly on the imperial chair.
I want to turn the tide, why is it so difficult to be the master of ZTE?
At this moment, the eunuch on the side whispered: "Your Majesty, the head of the cabinet has an urgent matter to meet you." ”
"Xuan!" Emperor Chongzhen was unable to speak, and his words were concise and to the point. After a while, he sat up straight again. Hopefully there is good news!
After Cheng Ji entered the Wenhua Hall to greet the ceremony, he presented a piece of music with both hands, and played in a somewhat heavy voice: "Your Majesty, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, reported urgently, saying that the drought in Shaanxi is serious, and this year's harvest cannot be expected." Thieves are everywhere. At present, in addition to the major state cities, many county towns and towns have been captured by thieves, and there are signs of spreading to Gansu, Shanxi, and Henan. If there is no money or food to appease him, I am afraid that the tail will not be lost. ”
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt weak, and sighed secretly in his heart, thinking that he couldn't get angry anymore, and he was a little numb. He didn't speak, but took the piece that the eunuch had forwarded and read.
After reading it for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen read it. Throwing the piece on the table, his eyes were fixed on Cheng Jiming, and he asked depressedly, "What is the cabinet's response to this?" ”
"Your Majesty, the old minister has asked the household department first, and there is no surplus food to allocate." Cheng Ji ordered him to bow down and replied, "Therefore, the cabinet's countermeasure is to order the governors of the three sides to hold out for another month, and the army of King Qin will return to the locality. It is the time when the thieves are destroyed. ”
In fact, you don't need to ask the household department, anyone knows. In the treasury of the Ministry of Households. There was no money and food in the first place. was captured by Jian, and the army of the Qin Wang gathered all over the world, and they had already exhausted all kinds of methods to raise food and grass for them. How could there be other money and food allocated to Shaanxi to appease the thieves!
If you can't appease it, then you will exterminate it with all your might. Emperor Chongzhen had to be reminded of his fate, and he immediately remembered it. According to Sun Gelao's latest good news, it should be that the war should end immediately, and when the Qin Wangjun can return to the place, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking of this, his mood finally improved a little. Nodding his head, he said, "That's it, let's follow the will of the cabinet." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Cheng Ji ordered to bow down and receive the order. In fact, before he came, he knew that this would be the result. Because Emperor Chongzhen had no choice, he could only follow this path.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that Cheng Ji wanted to leave, thought for a while, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "Give Sun Ge Lao a will to urge him to end the war as soon as possible!" ”
"Your Majesty, rest assured, Elder Sun Ge has recovered Qian'an and Yongping, and it is estimated that the triumph will be in the next few days." When Cheng Jiming talked about this, he finally had a smile on his face.
I recommended Sun Chengzong, which can be regarded as a credit in it. This position of the first assistant should be able to sit for a long time.
I can't help but think so, because the DPRK and China are fiercely contested, and the bigwigs of all factions are staring at this position of first and secondary. As long as you make a slight mistake and do a little bit badly, I believe that those bigwigs will entangle their henchmen and attack them.
His Majesty is just a nineteen-year-old child, and he is a vassal king who has never been a prince and sits directly on the dragon chair. Being said by those "gentlemen" who are full of morality in turn, it may be possible to distinguish right from wrong.
These thoughts flashed through Cheng Jiming's mind, but there was no trace of them on the surface, and there was a meaning of despising the young emperor.
Emperor Chongzhen is also convinced of Cheng Ji's conclusion. As long as they are normal people, they can see from the fact that they have no ambition to be in the Guannai at all.
"Thanks to Sun Benbing's good command of the army, he defeated the Jianyu in the pass in time and recovered the land of Gyeonggi. Otherwise, the grain and grass will be exhausted. When Cheng Jiming said this, he made a rare joke, "In this case, I'm afraid that the head of the household will go to the cabinet to ask for money and food!" ”
Think about Bi Ziyan, who is in his sixties, if he goes to the cabinet to do this...... Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile, but he immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly restrained his expression. But after doing this, his mood is much better.
Sun Ge Lao triumphed, saved money and food, saved the face of the court, and Qin Wangjun returned to the place to exterminate the thieves. If you transfer Sun Ge Lao to sit in Shanhaiguan, the world will settle down again, and with his own diligence, it should not be difficult for Zhongxing Daming!
Emperor Chongzhen fell into such a sweet dream, and was thinking about it, when he suddenly saw Cheng Jiming, who had left the Wenhua Palace, hurried back again.
He was immediately stunned, seeing Cheng Jiming's hurried appearance, panicked expression, and a piece of music in his hand, the mood that had just been relieved was suddenly gone, no need to ask, there must be some bad news.
"Your Majesty, Sun Benbing reported urgently, saying that Jianyu was sticking to Qingshui Mingyue Pass, and the battle was fierce, and he would not take a step back. Fearing that it would be difficult to end the war in the near future, he asked for urgent money and food. Otherwise, there will be no food in the army, so they can only retreat, and the Jianyu is afraid that they will make a comeback and wreak havoc on the land of Gyeonggi again. Cheng Jiming said in a heavy tone.
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Emperor Chongzhen was there, speechless for a long time. I just felt that I could breathe a sigh of relief, and there was a glimmer of hope for ZTE, but why was it gone in a blink of an eye!
He naturally didn't know that it was the power of butterfly wings that finally affected the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, the slave chief Amin did give up the Guannai and retreated to Shenyang.
In the Wenhua Palace, Emperor Chongzhen and the head of the Ming Dynasty were relatively speechless.
Money and Food??? (To be continued.) )