Chapter 059: Decree Wubo

(There was something on Friday, and it was not updated, so I got it updated today, and I waited)

"My lord also mentioned refining products from saltpeter," Bi Maokang nodded to Song Yingxing.

Song Yingxing suddenly remembered something: "One of the craftsmen in Taixi once said that he used saltpeter to add something and then extracted a compound, but the lower officials didn't understand it, so they ignored it. ”

Chen Cao nodded: "That thing is called ammonium nitrate, and there is another thing, which is also refined with saltpeter, I don't know how to get it specifically, but what comes out is a colorless or yellow oily liquid, once you get this thing, remember, don't shake it violently, understand?" ”

"Remember..."

Chen Cao then arranged some things, and after asking them to step up their research, he took people out of the camp, he had important matters.

Marry Bai Xinlan through the door.

Chen Cao has the documents issued by Zhu Yanrong in his hand, and then taking her as the second sister-in-law is a simple and clear matter, marrying into the door is the concubine room, which is a little lower than the grade of Weng Meixin becoming the side room.

Bai Yulan didn't see Chen Cao, she was angry with Chen Cao, and she didn't let go of Chen Cao's murder of her until now, but for Bai Xinlan's remarriage, she agreed, Bai Yu was very angry, and the civil official wanted to save face, but Chen Cao helped him, so he turned a blind eye and didn't react, and let Bai Yulan deal with it herself.

Marrying a concubine can't be blatant, not to mention that Bai Xinlan is pregnant, so Chen Cao simply set up dozens of tables in his mansion, and then took advantage of the night to pull Bai Xinlan into the mansion from Bai Mansion.

There were a lot of people involved, all of them were high-ranking officials and lords in Jinling City, Chen Cao's status is different now, but even if he was a concubine, some well-informed people sent congratulatory gifts.

For example, Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng, who were far away in the capital, both sent eyeliner in Nanjing to act as gift-givers.

Chen Cao's temperament Li Xiang is clear, seeing that Bai Xinlan is pregnant and married, he naturally accepts it, Chen Cao gently told Li Xiang to take good care of Bai Xinlan, so he went to drink and chat.

Three days later

"My lord, here comes the angel who heralded the message."

Chen Cao was playing with Zhang Chunyao in the backyard, and Zhao Xin shouted sideways by the door behind him: "My lord, there is Wu Chun from the celebrant who is here." ”

Even Wu Chun came, proving that this time the message was really beneficial, so he hurriedly tidied up his robes and clothes, and went to the yamen of the Zhenfu Division with Zhao Xinze.

"Yo..."Wu Chun saw Chen Cao trotting in, and greeted him very happily: "Brother Chen, our family is congratulating you..."

Chen Cao immediately stood up, and then took out the envelope from his arms: "Brother Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I know that as long as Brother Wu appears, I will definitely have good things." ”

Wu Chun took the package with a smile, and when he touched it, he knew that it was at least about five thousand taels, and he was even more happy when he smiled: "Hehe... Our family came, in addition to passing the message, the more important thing is to bring a message to Brother Chen. ”

Chen Cao hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Then do the business first and then reminisce about the past?" ”

"Hahaha... Good... Chen Cao, the commander of the Jinyi Weinan Town Fu Division, the commander of the Nanjing Right Guard and the deputy general of the Caojiang Water Division, received the order, "Wu Chun turned sideways, then stood behind the incense case, opened the holy decree and said: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says:"

The beginning of the holy decree was so formal, Chen Cao did not dare to slack off. Immediately he knelt down and shouted long live.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have ruled Lier, fought the chaos with force, and the commander of the army and the commander of the army is the pillar of the court, and the secretary .................."

Wu Chun began a long speech, Chen Cao had a headache when he heard it, and then he deeply felt that the people of the Hanlin Academy were really idle, but one thing is a good thing, these things are really cultural.

Finally...

"I hereby grant Er, especially with the edict for Fengtian Yiwei to push the sincerity of Xuanli Wuchen Dingwubo, give the book python robe, 700 stones; The minister has the code of dedication, through the virtue to hand over the repair, the court has the grace of the lord to see the husband and noble, Yi Fan Mi Zhang Chong Jiayong, Xi Erding Wubo Chen Cao's wife Li Shi, Kun Yi Yuxiu, the moon room is hanging fine, the brocade thread pierces the clouds, and the good man is given to the robe, and the governance is sound, and it is also appropriate to be honored. It is appropriate to give Er as the fourth lady, the tin is ordered to play, the emblem is the orchid house, such as the foot of the mountains and rivers, the precept is not to be missed, the gold paper is Ben, and the purple is far away...

Chin this..."

"Uncle Dingwu, take the order..."Wu Chun said with a smile.

Chen Cao couldn't imagine that his title was so bullish, and even Li Xiang took the title of Mrs. Destiny with him. For a while, he forgot to receive the order and thanked him: "Minister Chen Cao, thank Your Majesty Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

"Brother Chen... Oh no," Wu Chun smiled and handed the holy decree to Chen Cao: "I really want to congratulate Uncle Dingwu at the moment..."

Zhao Xin's face was full of red light, Chen Cao was promoted to the title, and his way out in the future was even wider, Chen Cao took the holy decree, and then handed it to Zhao Xin, and said modestly: "Brother Wu, our brothers don't speak foreign languages, the title is sealed by His Majesty, but it still doesn't affect our friendship, go, brother, I will set up a table for my brother in Qinhuai Building, let's talk while eating..."

The private room on the third floor of Qinhuai Building is a permanent product of Chen Cao, and no one dares to ask for it, so at this moment, Wu Chun is putting his hands on a little girl's body, and the eunuchs have gone to the Qinglou more, and it is common for some eunuchs to raise women in other hospitals, just like Wei Zhongxian.

"Brother Wu, what important news does the Governor have to deliver to my brother?" Chen Cao put down his wine glass and said.

Wu Chun was excited, and he was so happy that he forgot about it, so he put down the woman and let her go out, and only after there were only Chen Cao, Zhao Xin and him in the room, he said: "Brother Chen, I'm afraid I don't know, this time Huai'an rebelled against your reputation in the court, but those wasted people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate united with various departments to prevent you from being knighted, if it weren't for the fact that the old ancestor gave your brother a few kind words to His Majesty, I'm afraid that your title of Dingwu Earl wouldn't be able to fall..."

Chen Cao understood the meaning of the words, so he nodded with a smile and arched his hand towards the north: "The Governor's appreciation of me as a subordinate is clear, and he will repay him one day." ”

Wu Chun nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "But your ancestor and Your Majesty are very happy, no, before leaving Beijing, Yuan Chonghuan allocated 500,000 taels of military expenses, I heard that Jiannu has gathered heavy troops in Guangning this time, and is still contacting the Mongols, Yuan Chonghuan and the governors of Liaodong are under pressure, and even Inspector Sun has taken a turn, please ask Your Majesty to allocate funds to boost the hearts of the army..."

Chen Cao interjected: "Didn't you say that the Quang Ninh army mutinied last time? ”

"Hey..."Wu Chun immediately chopsticks: "Those Donglin Party people really think that Your Majesty is easy to bully," Wu Chun's appearance was a little angry: "Your Majesty's internal money is all empty, where did you get the money?" Brother Chen asked people to send 500,000 taels of silver as soon as they arrived in Beijing, and they took 100,000 taels to Liaodong for use first, the three major halls were destroyed and repaired, and all of them were thrown in, the household department had no money, the civil unrest in Shaanxi and Shanxi was aggravated, Ma Shilong's counterinsurgency army suffered a big loss in Shaanxi, and encountered a major drought, the money and grain could not keep up, and they stagnated and asked the court for money, Your Majesty had to live, otherwise where did the royal face come from?

It is precisely because of this, brother, as soon as your money arrives, the household department has said good things for you during the court discussion, and the title of Earl Wu will come down, a few days ago, Zhang asked Da Zhishi to provide for the elderly, and the court issued a fee of 10,000 taels of silver, according to our family, the money you gave, brother, it won't take long..."

Zhang asked Dazhishi? Chen Cao frowned, knowing in his heart that this old guy was really smart, and then said with a smile: "It is my duty as a courtier and subordinate to share the worries of the governor and His Majesty. ”

Wu Chun didn't say anything about this, but just smiled and said: "Hey, the important things haven't been said yet, the military department is playing, please transfer the southern soldiers to Liaodong to participate in the war." ”

Chen Cao was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that things were not good, sure enough.

"I heard that it was requested by Yuan Chonghuan, and it was not reported to the governor of Liaodong, Yamen, but to Inspector Sun, who is His Majesty's teacher, and His Majesty must have agreed to this request, so he agreed to mobilize southern troops into Liaodong to support, and immediately ordered the mobilization of part of Nanjing's garrison troops into Liaodong."

Chen Cao's expression was serious: "But let me go?" ”

Wu Chun nodded: "Neither the Ancestor nor His Majesty are willing to let you go, brother, you must know the reason." ”

Of course, Chen Cao knew that he had his own money to earn money for them in Nanzhili, who was willing to let the people who made money go to Liaodong to take risks?

"But Zuo Guangdou of the Metropolitan Procuratorate wrote that when he gave the first year of the Apocalypse to your brother as the commander of the right guard of Nanjing, he promised the ministers to go to Liaodong to fight in three years, and His Majesty couldn't stand what he said, and the ancestor thought of a way to fool the past, but Yang Lian and Zhao Nanxing wrote a few books one after another to say that the Son of Heaven should stand up for words and deeds, but it really can't be erased..."

Chen Cao frowned, and hammered the table hard for a long time: "These old horsemen are really a scourge. ”

Wu Chun also nodded: "It's true, but although I agreed, the ancestor still fought for the biggest conditions for you, brother." ”

"On what terms?" Chen Cao asked.

"The title of our Ming Dynasty is not easy to bestow, after so many years, only Li Chengliang has given the title of earl, so the ancestor proposed in front of His Majesty that you should be the commander of the southern army to aid Liao, as the governor of the southern army..."

Call...

Chen Cao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Wei Zhongxian could still do things, and if he became the commander, he would not be constrained militarily, and the situation in Liaodong was too complicated, if he was held hostage everywhere, he would still suffer a big loss: "But you made a will?" ”

"The decree was issued by the General Political Division, and it was necessary to go to the Nanjing Military Department first, and then to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and submit it to the Duke of Wei, and finally inform the elder brother." Wu Chun picked up the wine glass: "When our family left Beijing, the will was not issued, and I think it should be in the past few days." ”

"Brother Wu," Chen Cao was a little concerned: "Do you know how many soldiers and horses I will lead this time?" ”

Wu Chun frowned: "Our family doesn't know, our family left Beijing at that time, and the will and everything was handled by others, but it can't be less than 20,000 people." ”

Chen Cao was very sure in his heart, if he only let himself take the Nanjing right guard or one or two other guards to Liaodong, he was really not sure, after all, Nurhachi's Liaodong Iron Cavalry was not built indiscriminately.

"Brother, don't worry," Wu Chun said mysteriously: "According to the report from the spies in Liaodong, Wang Huazhen can't hold Guangning and is ready to abandon it. ”

"Xiong Tingbi went again?" Chen Cao frowned, he seemed to vaguely remember that Xiong Tingbi was beheaded after Guangning's defeat: "Isn't he in prison?" ”

Wu Chun waved his hand and quipped: "The ancestor said that someone wants to use the two of them..."

The water in the officialdom of the Beijing division is really unfathomable, and Chen Cao couldn't help but shudder when he heard it: "It seems that this time Nurhachi is determined to capture Quang Ninh." ”

"Our family doesn't understand military affairs, and we don't know how powerful it is, when we meet the court, I only hear those departments and halls constantly arguing about whether to give up Guangning, Wang Huazhen is a member of the Donglin Party, he means the meaning of the Donglin Party, besides, who wants to go to Liaodong to suffer, maybe even his life will be gone," Wu Chun said with a smile: "A few days ago, I heard that Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, had a conflict with a general around Inspector Sun, in short, there is a lot of gossip, and our family doesn't know which is true and which is false..."

Chen Cao and Wu Chun left when they were drunk, and they woke up almost noon the next day, and as soon as they woke up, a maid came to report: "Master, Lord Zhao has been waiting in the lobby for a long time." ”

Chen Cao got dressed and entered the lobby, and Zhao Xin saluted first: "My subordinates have seen my uncle..."

Chen Cao was still in a trance, stunned that he did not ease his mind, and it took a long time to react that after receiving the will yesterday, he was Dingwubo, but he also felt that his family seemed to have changed a lot, so he took Zhao Xin out of the door leisurely, and looked back, sure enough, the plaque on the door had been replaced with 'Dingwubo's Mansion', no wonder...

"Uncle, my subordinates informed everyone yesterday, let them convey it, and they will all call the adults uncles in the future..."Zhao Xin arched his hand and smiled.

Chen Cao turned his head and stared at Zhao Xin with a smile for a long time before saying, "Well, you kid has eyesight, can we also call ourselves 'Benbo' to the outside world in the future?" ”

Zhao Xindao: "My subordinates have seen a lot of counts in Jinling City, and there are those who call 'Ben Bo' and 'Ben Jue', and adults can use whichever one they like." ”

Chen Cao happily patted Zhao Xin's shoulder: "Well, things are done well, I will give you a promotion another day, and I am afraid that you will be lazy if you sit in the position of the pacification envoy for a long time." ”

Zhao Xin hurriedly surrendered his hand: "It doesn't matter if you are subordinate, as long as you can follow the adults, you are comfortable." ”

"You..."Chen Cao remembered that Zhao Xin had come to find him: "What are you looking for me?" ”

Zhao Xin also remembered, and suddenly realized: "I almost forgot about business, uncle, someone from the Wei State Mansion invited the uncle over." ”

Chen Cao also remembered what Wu Chun had said yesterday, so he hurriedly sorted out his makeup and rushed towards the Wei Mansion with Zhao Xin.

Xu Hongji was having lunch, and it happened that Chen Cao came in time, and as soon as he entered the door, he was invited to the lobby to dine with Xu Hongji.

"The things in Grandpa's house are better than the things in the house under the door, and the food is comfortable." Chen Cao swallowed a bite of roast duck and said very comfortably.

Xu Hongji put down his chopsticks with a smile and said, "YCIS, this time is different from the past, and there are two things to discuss with you when you come over today." ”