412 Black & White (2-in-1)

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

The shouts of Moro outside the tent echoed in Zhu Qizhen's ears, and the sense of humiliation that he had not felt for a long time surged into his heart again.

"Emperor Moronai, how can there be a reason to stay in Mobei?"

Zhu Qi suppressed his anger and asked Ah Ra Zhiyuan, since ancient times, there has been no saying that concubines and emperors have separated their families, where does such a move put him in face?

"In addition to being the imperial concubine, Moro is also the woman of my tile spur department."

Other Arazhiyuan can give in to this face, Zhu Qizhen's dragon species is related to the future situation between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible to compromise.

"You!"

In the face of such a tough refusal, Zhu Qizhen's good mood of being able to return to Beijing was instantly destroyed and shattered. It was as if the Agara Zhiyuan stepped on his face, reminding him that he was still a captive, not the emperor who was flattering on the surface.

"Arazhiyuan, how can you be unreasonable to Your Majesty!"

Feeling Zhu Qizhen's humiliation and anger, Boyan Timur immediately reprimanded angrily, compared to the superficial respect of other ministers, this is really treating Ming Yingzong as a great tomorrow.

Knowing that Boyan Timur was simple-minded, he didn't bother to argue with him too much, so he just snorted coldly and turned around and walked out of Zhu Qizhen's camp.

After a short period of conflict subsided, Zhu Qizhen quickly recovered to the excitement of being able to return to Beijing, after all, he had done such things as knocking on the door in order to steal his life, how could she care too much about what happened to a woman?

As for the hidden dangers of the dragon species, it will be a matter for the future, as long as I can return to Beijing to restore and re-ascend the throne of the emperor, who cares about his floods?

On the side of Wenyuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City, after Shen Yichen finished his conversation with Shang Chen, he came to his own duty room and began to draft the recital of the local state capital, briefly summarizing the core content and giving advice to the emperor.

In fact, the office of the cabinet minister is not as magnificent as imagined, and most of the concerts are trivial things about the people's livelihood and disasters. But for those in power, a trivial matter in your eyes is related to the lives of the people in your eyes.

Shen Yichen once said that he would do everything possible to make the people no longer displaced, hungry and cold. Therefore, in the face of the pieces presented to him, he carefully reviewed them and gave the best way to deal with them, so as to reduce some of the burdens of the local people.

At the same time, he began to consider the use of the fleet docked at the mouth of the Dagu Coastal Defense. Although the Orthodox Dynasty had already begun to suffer from natural disasters during the Xiaoice period, the actual grain production of the Ming Dynasty was not enough to starve all over the world.

It is more due to the lack of green and yellow caused by the season, as well as the poor transshipment of the canal, and the hoarding and speculation of various profiteers.

In fact, the carrying capacity of the Grand Canal has reached its limit, especially during the dry season in winter and the freezing period, which is equivalent to losing its function in a short period of time. Originally, in summer and autumn, grain from the south should be hoarded in major warehouses in the north for winter and spring.

However, the orthodox thirteen-year war gave priority to the transfer of weapons and equipment and the soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and there was no capacity to transport grain and grass.

The current food famine is just the beginning, with the passage of time, the rice grain on the market is gradually decreasing, and next year, before the arrival of the southern rice grain in Beizhili and the summer harvest, Shen Yichen has a hunch that it will be fried at a sky-high price.

In later generations, there was a well-known theory that even if grain production was reduced by 20 percent, the result would definitely not be less per capita, and everyone would share the remaining 80 percent equally to tide over the difficulties.

Rather, the price of food will rise to an outrageous level, so that 20 percent of the population will not be able to afford it at all and starve to death before the famine will end.

Since river transportation is impassable, it can also be transported by sea, and other things may be lacking at the mouth of Dagu Haifeng, but the fleet of sea ships is not lacking at all. The granary of Tongzhou had been emptied during the Mongol invasion, just enough to make room for grain and grass.

Thinking of this, Shen Yichen immediately crossed the Shangshu process and directly wrote a letter to Xu Fengyuan, who managed the fleet, asking him to lead the fleet to Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang and other places to purchase surplus grain, and arrive at the Beijing Division as quickly as possible.

In fact, as early as the period when helping Ye Zongliu and other miners tide over the difficulties with the rebel army, Xu Fengyuan established a cooperative relationship with the major grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, as long as there is a fleet of transportation, the purchase is not a problem at all.

And in order to seize time, Shen Yichen also specially instructed Xu Fengyuan to organize a group of fast boats to go back and forth first. After all, the type of ships in the Ming Dynasty in this era was still dominated by flat-bottomed Fu boats, rather than the "flying clippers" born in pursuit of speed in the Age of Discovery.

Just when Shen Yichen was busy dealing with government affairs, Zhao Ranyuan, a member of the Zhongshu House, knocked on the door and walked in, and said, "Shen Ge Lao, there are people outside the house who ask to see you." ”

Someone asking to meet?

Shen Yichen was a little surprised when he heard this, today is his first day on duty in the cabinet, and someone came to the door so soon?

"Who's coming?"

"Hanlin waiter talks about Xu Hui."

Hearing this name, Shen Yichen was even more surprised, he didn't expect Xu Hui to ask to see him at this time.

However, when they were studying in Dongge, the two had a friendship, and Xu Hui also had a credit for the "Water Control Policy" during the flood control period in Shandong.

So Shen Yichen didn't think much about it, nodded and said, "Let Xu Shi come in." ”

After a while, Xu Hui walked in, and when he saw Shen Yichen, he saluted respectfully and said, "The attendant of the Xiaguan Hanlin Academy talked about Xu Hui, and I have seen Shen Zhongtang!" ”

"It's not in the public court now, Xu waiter needs to be polite when she talks about her mother."

Shen Yichen waved his hand, thinking that during the East Pavilion of that year, Xu Huo was still his predecessor, and he had to perform the official ceremony just a few years later.

"If it wasn't for Shen Zhongtang's recommendation back then, there would be no lower officials today, how can I forget this kindness."

Xu Hui's attitude was very sincere, that year Shen Yichen left Beijing and went out of Shandong, and after stepping down from the post of Hanlin Xiu, he recommended himself to the emperor to take over. As a result, in just a few years, he was promoted to the rank of attendant in the Hanlin Academy, which had the most serious qualifications.

"You're polite, "Water Control Policy" blesses all the people, and Xu Shi should be rewarded for meritorious deeds."

Shen Yichen waved his hand, this is the reward Xu Hui deserves, and he is just pushing the boat along the river.

"No, if the merits of the world can be rewarded for meritorious deeds, then how can there be injustice in officialdom!"

When Xu Hui's words came out, Shen Yichen instantly understood that there was something in the other party's words, so he complied: "Xu Shi said whether he encountered difficulties, I don't know if this official can help one or two." ”

"Shen Zhongtang is anxious for justice and righteousness, which makes the lower officials admire!"

"After the First World War of Tumubao, in order to protect the foundation of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, the lower officials proposed that the Queen Mother lead the King of Yu and the crown prince to move south, but was denied and humiliated by Yu Shaobao in public and became a laughing stock of officialdom."

"But the lower officials were ashamed and brave, in order to understand the crisis of the Beijing Division, they went to Zhangde to recruit troops and Qin Wang, and acted as the supervisor of the imperial history, and finally repelled the Tartar attack and won the victory."

"At the court meeting, there was a reward for meritorious deeds, but the lower officials were ridiculed by the inner court because of the proposal to move south, so that there was no reward for promotion. Later, the subordinate officials visited Yu Shaobao in person through the protΓ©gΓ© path, and got the promise of the position of the country's priest wine. ”

"But there is news from the palace, Yu Shaobao agreed on the surface, but he got in the way, slandered His Majesty, and the subordinate officials were cunning by nature, and serving as the son of the country to sacrifice wine will corrupt the prisoner's mind."

"Is it tolerable or unbearable, please ask Shen Zhongtang to uphold justice for the lower officials!"

Xu Huo said a lot of things freely, complaining to Shen Yichen about Yu Qian's injustice and revenge.

In fact, he knew the relationship between Shen Yichen and Yu Qian, but at the level of the cabinet minister, he couldn't find a second acquaintance, so he could only give it a try. At least in Xu Hui's heart, Shen Yichen's words and deeds have been recognized, which can be called selfless!

After listening to Xu Hui's story, Shen Yichen was a little confused. When the palace was discussing the matter of moving south, he was not in the center of the imperial court, so naturally he didn't know what was going on. However, Yu Qian helped Xu Huo to seek the position of the country's prince of sacrificial wine, and he knew a little bit of the inside story.

Yu Qian did recommend it to Zhu Qiyu, and did not make any trouble from it, let alone retaliate maliciously. It's just that the move to the south made too much trouble at the beginning, nailing Xu Huo to the pillar of shame of cowardice and speculation, causing the emperor to have a bad impression and not respond.

After all, the position of the country's priest has the reputation of a literati teacher, and there are stains on his conduct, how can he convince the people in the world?

"Xu Shi said that the official knows that Yu Shaobao is a person, and he will never slander behind his back, and there must be a misunderstanding."

"There has been a conclusion in the palace, and now that the official career is cut off, why misunderstand?"

Listening to Shen Yichen's words of "harmony and mud", Xu Huo immediately became emotional, and the emperor set himself a treacherous character, which meant that it would be difficult to get promoted in this life.

This is even more uncomfortable for Xu Hui, who has always pursued fame, than killing him!

"At the time of the national crisis of the Dasi clan, he was ordered to return to the national prison, and after beating the drum, he had returned to his hometown again begging for bones from the imperial court. The position of sacrificial wine would have been vacant, and unless Yu Shaobao did not agree, he would definitely not break his promise after making a promise. ”

"In this way, when I have time to see Yu Shaobao, how about this official communicate with him and resolve the misunderstanding?"

Shen Yichen believed in Yu Qian, but he knew that Xu Huo was not a broad-minded person, and it would be counterproductive if he said it too seriously. can only continue to appease and slowly eliminate the grievances between the two.

After all, having said that, Xu Hui's dislike by the emperor is indeed not unrelated to Yu Qian's angry reprimand at the beginning of the southward migration to the court.

"Since Shen Zhongtang's words have come to this, it is not easy for the lower officials to force it, thank you."

didn't get the answer and support he wanted, and the grievance and resentment in Xu Hui's heart still couldn't be released.

You must know that he thinks very highly of himself and defines himself as a minister of auxiliary, but he is always depressed. Now that he has broken his career, it is difficult to show his ambitions in this life, so he arched his hand in frustration, and turned around and walked out of the duty room without waiting for Shen Yichen's response.

Looking at Xu Hui's departing back, Shen Yichen could only sigh heavily. He knew very well that the other party was a top "science and engineering" talent in ancient times, and he completed the famous water tank water discharge and sand flushing experiment of hydraulics in later generations during the Orthodox Dynasty, and his achievements from a scientific point of view were simply amazing.

It is also difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in the matter of moving the capital, and everyone has their own reasons for the situation at that time. It's just that political siding is either friend or foe, and he pursues fame and power too much, so he has done wrong things and has been infamous through the ages.

If he can, Shen Yichen hopes to use his own strength to resolve the grievance between him and Yu Qian, and even help Xu Hui step into the cabinet!

Just like Yang Pu looked at himself at the beginning, if he can take the people of the world as his own responsibility, what if the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition?

This world is not black and white, the pursuit of fame and fortune does not affect doing practical things, and there is no need to pursue everyone as a saint!

Xu Hui, who withdrew from Shen Yichen's room, was in a state of mind as cold as winter, and he subconsciously thought that the other party would not offend Yu Qian for himself, after all, no matter how selfless he was, there was a degree.

It's just that when Xu Huo passed by Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, another plan suddenly appeared in his mind......

In order to highlight the grandeur of Emperor Ming's return to Beijing, and to reserve enough time for Yizhou Wei Zhu Ji to cooperate, Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong finally waited for three days before returning to Beijing.

However, before starting to drive, in order to drag the Tatar delegation in Datong Mansion, Taishi also sent someone in advance to inform Guo Deng, the general soldier of Datong, that the Ming Emperor was about to enter the customs and return to Beijing, so that he could focus on receiving the car, rather than escorting the Tatar mission.

For the continued stay in Datong Mansion, the Tatar envoy Temur had no objection, the crown prince Mengke was too seriously injured by an arrow, although after a few days of recuperation has turned the corner, but in the cold winter set off to Beijing, I am afraid that there is a risk of the wound bursting.

In this case, it is better to follow the imperial drive of the Ming Emperor back to Beijing, and you can get some light and get better care.

At the same time, the news that Zhu Qizhen drove back to Beijing was also learned by a group of well-intentioned people in Datong City, and they were the men and horses sent by Shen Yichen to the frontier to prepare to kill the king!

After all, it came to the step that Shen Yichen was most reluctant to set foot in.

"Zheng Xiang, the Emperor Taishang is going to enter the customs from Datong, where do we choose to start?"

In the inn room, Canghuo asked his companions softly, and there was a topographic map of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty in front of them, which was still an atlas drawn by Shen Yichen himself.

"Jiufenggou!"

Zheng Xiang clicked on a location on the map and said the name of the place with a resolute expression.

"It's a hundred miles away from Datong, is it appropriate?"

Wang Neng asked rhetorically after hearing Jiufenggou, they had never set foot in the terrain outside the pass, and it belonged to a completely unfamiliar area.

"We can't do it too close to Datong Town, otherwise we will definitely alarm the border army. In addition, we are short of manpower, so we can only choose the narrow valley area and cut off the tile spur guards and horses, so that they can not echo from the end to the end, so that we have a chance of success. ”

"Jiufenggou is the best choice!"

Although Shen Yichen asked Zheng Xiang to find Chen Shangong, a Fujian sailor, to transfer manpower, there are too many young and strong men suddenly in a frontier town like Datong, which will definitely attract the attention and monitoring of the defenders.

If there was no vigilance at all, it would have been infiltrated into a sieve by Mongolia a long time ago, and it would have been taken down by the inside and outside.

Zheng Xiang entered in batches, and it took great effort to assemble a team of 200 people, and the war horses were brought in by buying off several caravans.

Considering all kinds of unfavorable conditions, Zheng Xiang studied the map for a few days before finding the location of Jiufenggou. It's just that in the end, the robbery can be successful, and no one has a bottom in their hearts, after all, this plan has no predecessors, and there is probably no one to come!