On May 28 of the first year of Chongzhen, Beijing welcomed a special guest.

It is not special to say that she is special, she is a general of the Ming Dynasty, the commander of the official residence stone pillar, and the governor of the capital.

Say she's special because she's a woman.

In the context of this era of male superiority and inferiority of women, isn't it special enough for a woman to be in the position of the superintendent of the second grade.

This woman's name is Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu's entry into Beijing this time was summoned by Zhu Youzhen, and this summons was sent to Sichuan as early as after the Gengshen national disaster, but the distance was far away and Qin Liangyu was fighting in Sichuan to suppress the rebellion at that time, so it was delayed until now.

This is the first time Qin Liangyu has entered Beijing in his life.

He didn't bring his family and relatives, but only a few personal soldiers to escort him.

Just crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and came all the way to the stars and moons.

Just because of a summons.

When he first came to Beijing, Qin Liangyu was a little restrained, and when he was still some distance away from the palace, he dismounted and hurried on foot.

At this time, it was close to dusk, and the brocade guards on duty in the palace had already planned to close the palace gate, and suddenly saw a woman wearing the armor of the Ming Sanpin general appeared and was stunned for a long time.

Female generals?

Fake it.

Although Baihu was 10,000 surprised in his heart, the armor on Qin Liangyu's body did not seem to be fake, he didn't dare to slack off, and stepped forward to salute politely.

"Tong Wan, who is a lowly Jinyi guard, dare to ask who the general is and what is the matter here?"

Qin Liangyu returned the salute: "Shizhu commanded Qin Liangyu to enter the capital to face the saint by the emperor's order." ”

Hearing that he was here to face the saint, and he was also a commander, Baihu didn't dare to slack off, and said: "The general will wait a while, and I will go to report to my father-in-law." ”

With that, he quickly turned back to the palace.

In addition to the brocade guards, there will also be two eunuchs in each palace forbidden in the Daming Palace, and when they learned that the person who came was Qin Liangyu, one of them greeted them.

"General Qin of Sichuan?"

"Yes."

Qin Liangyu replied, his tone a little cold.

She had a very bad impression of eunuchs, because her husband Ma Qiancheng was framed and killed in prison by the eunuchs.

"The general will quickly follow the slave into the palace." The little eunuch didn't feel anything, and led the way diligently, and muttered in his mouth: "Earlier, the prince told the slave and maid and others many times, saying that if there is a female general from Sichuan who enters Beijing to face the saint, then no matter when there is no need to report it, you can go straight to the palace forbidden."

The slave maid first took the general to the Jianji Hall to wait, and there was already someone to pass on the gift from His Majesty. ”

Qin Liangyu's heart instantly warmed up by seven points.

The new emperor thinks very highly of himself.

As the little eunuch entered the Jianji Palace, Qin Liangyu declined the little eunuch's courtesy, and did not take a seat, but just stood quietly in the hall and waited until a rush of footsteps sounded.

Quite rudely turned his head to look.

A strange young man, dressed in civilian clothes embroidered with dragon prints.

This is probably the emperor.

Qin Liangyu bowed his head: "Concubine Qin Liangyu knocked to see my emperor, and bowed to Wan'an." ”

There is a way that there are no concubines in the four seas, in front of the emperor, men are courtiers and daughters are concubines, and Qin Liangyu is not wrong to call himself a concubine.

Zhu Youzhen walked quickly in front of Qin Liangyu, bent down and held his hands weakly.

"Sir, get up."

Mr. Yi didn't expect it, and even Qin Liangyu was stunned.

The word Mr. is an honorific title, mostly used for elders or people who teach business, and can be the emperor Mr. The most famous in the Ming Dynasty is Zhang Juzheng.

When Emperor Wanli saw Zhang Juzheng, he called Mr. Zhang Yuanfu.

Now, Zhu Youzhen calls Qin Liangyu also a gentleman, and the latter is a woman.

This respect is very valuable.

"Sir, please get up."

Seeing that Qin Liangyu didn't react, Zhu Youzhen shouted sincerely, which made Qin Liangyu come back to his senses.

In an instant, his eyes turned red and he choked.

"Your Majesty calls a concubine like this, and the concubine really doesn't dare to be a concubine."

"Mr. is here, I should be called by all titles, and I am a special quasi-gentleman, I don't need to be called a concubine, just call myself a minister."

Qin Liangyu never thought that after seeing the emperor, there would be such a series of sincere honors, and he immediately burst into tears.

She had thought about 10,000 possibilities after entering the palace, but she had never thought that it would be such a thing.

The emperor even called himself sir.

Wang Chengen is the most discerning, and at this moment, he quietly brought a chair for Qin Liangyu, and prepared another for Zhu Youzhen, between the two chairs is a coffee table, and a pot of hot tea is prepared.

"Sir, sit down." Zhu Youzhen didn't choose the high dragon chair, so he sat on one of the two chairs like this, beckoning Qin Liangyu to sit down.

"I am overjoyed to hear that Mr. Wen has entered Beijing, and Mr. Suwen's name has been known for a long time, and today it has finally been fulfilled, which is enough to comfort my long-cherished wish for many years."

That's it, you say whoever listens is not confused.

Qin Liangyu is the same, she is a woman, and the most beautiful words she has heard in her life are the love words of her husband Ma Qiancheng, and now Zhu Youzhen's words fell on her ears, which moved her more than the love words.

Seeing Qin Liangyu crying vigorously, Zhu Youzhen had a headache.

Aren't you a little too enthusiastic?

It seems that this grace can't be added too much.

In terms of mental endurance, women are inferior to men.

Look at the late Qian Ge Lao, when he presided over the selection of ministers and entered the cabinet to control the government, he didn't say that he cried in front of the emperor to show his loyalty.

When he arrived at Qin Liangyu, he had already cried into tears before he made a wish to her.

Whoever has the country in their hearts is now clear at a glance.

Wang Chengen handed over a silk handkerchief and whispered a persuasion: "Sir, don't cry anymore, Your Majesty still has a lot to say to Mr." ”

Qin Liangyu stopped crying and accused Zhu You: "Concubine... The minister lost his temper, and I hope His Majesty will not blame. ”

"Mr. has grievances in his heart, I know that the court owes Mr. a lot over the years, how can I blame Mr. Yu."

In order to take care of Qin Liangyu's emotions, Zhu Youzhen didn't dare to say too much on this topic, and hurriedly pulled the topic to national affairs.

"This time, I summoned Mr. to Beijing, it is really a time of crisis for the country, and now the loyal ministers and good generals are withering, thinking of my Ming Dynasty, there are only a few gentlemen."

Once it comes to national affairs, Qin Liangyu immediately abandons all personal emotions and stops his tears with a serious expression: "When the minister entered the North Zhili, he met many traveling merchants and refugees on the road, and learned from them that now the war in Liaodong has broken out again, and Jiannu has raised troops to provoke and besiege my Jinzhou. ”

In the battle of Hunhe in the first year of the Apocalypse, Qin Liangyu led his headquarters to rush out of Sichuan to Shenyang to fight with Houjin.

But Qin Liangyu did not grieve, swallowed his grievances, and led the army back to Sichuan.

In the rebellion of Lu'an in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Qin Liangyu led the troops to quell the rebellion, and her only younger brother Qin Minping also died on the battlefield.

This time, Qin Liangyu asked the court for compensity.

The Qin family can be described as full of heroes.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Zhu Youzhen hurriedly waved his hand: "I asked Yuan Chonghuan to deal with the affairs of Liaodong, and I summoned Mr. to come for Sichuan and the southwest." ”

This time it was Qin Liangyu's turn to be confused.

The biggest crisis in the country at the moment is obviously in Liaodong, and the emperor has come all the way to summon himself into the palace not for the northeast but for the southwest.

"Over the years, natural disasters have continued, and the whole country has been affected by disasters." Zhu Youzhen sighed: "The same is true in the southwest, Sichuan and Guizhou are full of disasters and displaced people.

As a result, the Sichuan Gui Tusi frequently rebelled and attacked the government.

The imperial court also allocated disaster relief money and grain to Sichuan and Gui, but these money and grain were all mud cattle into the sea and disappeared without a trace.

I guess all this money and food is going into someone's pocket. I want to ask Sin Chuangui, but now I have no skills, and the central court has long lost its prestige, so I have the heart but the power. ”

Qin Liangyu immediately said: "Your Majesty, relax your heart, if one of the Sichuan nobles disobeys the court, the ministers will be captured and killed by Your Majesty." ”

"There is no one who can be as loyal as Mr. Zhu Youzhen's eyes were red, and he wiped his tears and said: "I am the son of heaven, but I am surrounded by worms with wolf ambitions.

Although the southwest is the border, it is also the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and it is the flesh and blood of my body.

I don't believe in the southwest officials, so I summoned Mr. to Beijing, I want to worship Mr. as the crown prince and Taibao, and supervise the military and political affairs of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. ”

Prince Taibao, Governor of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces?

Don't say Qin Liangyu, even Wang Chengen, who served the tea, was stupid.

A woman?

Governor of the Three Provinces!