Chapter 248: Meeting
Although the two elder brothers, Yinchu and Yinchu, came to wake up, Yu Zhong was not too bothered about this matter.
Just like what Old Man Fei said before he came, no matter how ruthless and poisonous the prince's party is, what can he do? At most, he was dismissed from his official position, and he couldn't even distribute the frontier. Besides, he is not the kind of person who can't do without an official position, even if he is not a commander, is he not him? Seriously, without the official lord, he has a lot less restraints. With his current relationship and title, he can do more things. At least, there is always time to accompany my wife, right?
If you have the bottom in your heart, you will naturally not be surprised.
Therefore, Yu Zhong lived happily in Changchun Garden for two days, and played in this garden, which is known as "Spring at Four Seasons", "Eight Winds Coming", and "Six Qi Access". After all, Changchun Garden is a royal garden, especially one of Kangxi's favorite gardens, not everyone can live in it. If it weren't for Kangxi's southern tour this time, Yinren probably wouldn't have been able to let him in so generously.
However, the past two days have also made Yu Zhong gain a lot of knowledge, the biggest point is that he learned one thing from the eunuchs in this garden, that is, the predecessor of Changchun Garden turned out to be the "Tsinghua Garden" built by Emperor Shenzong's maternal grandfather, an old man named Li Wei during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. In this regard, Yu Zhong couldn't help but sigh...... No wonder Kangxi is so knowledgeable, he dared to borrow the good feng shui of Tsinghua Garden, no wonder! (The Tsinghua Garden in the Ming Dynasty is different from the Tsinghua Garden of Tsinghua University now)
Two days passed easily, and on the third day, Qi Liang returned to Changchun Garden according to what he said before, and brought Yinren's message to summon Yu Zhong, and then, with all the carriages and horses, he took Yu Zhong straight to Beijing. (Changchun Garden in the western suburbs of Beijing)
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"It's ...... Qianqing Palace? ”
Yinren's behavior was once again unexpected, and after Qi Liang led the way to the palace, he turned left and right in front of the hall with the plaque of "Qianqing Palace". Did Yinren want to see him here?
"Hehe, don't be surprised. The subjugation of Japan is a big deal. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specially summoned the civil and military officials in Beijing to gather in the Qianqing Palace to congratulate, also to give you the wind! After seeing Yu Zhong's surprised expression, Qi Liang smiled a little.
"Also summoned civil and military officials?" Yu Zhong was surprised. …… What the hell is this guy trying to do? Shouldn't you want to mobilize these officials to hold some kind of criticism meeting? I don't know how to do it, Yu Zhong suddenly remembered inexplicably that time when he learned that Old Man Fei had been a Red Guard before and often sent people into the cowshed.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's dictation, announce it in the middle of the Jin!"
Yu Zhong didn't have much time to react, Qi Liang reported his name as soon as he arrived here, and as a result, after a while, a eunuch came out of the Qianqing Palace and read Yinren's edict to him. Looking at the slightly smug look on this eunuch's face, Yu Zhong was a little curious. He didn't know that this eunuch also had a lot of fame in the Qing court, and this person was He Zhu'er, the head of Yuqing Palace. finally came to the Qianqing Palace to be majestic once, of course he was proud.
"The slave is in the middle, follow the prince's decree!"
You can't panic when the matter comes to an end, even if this messy prince makes such a big battle, what can he do with Lao Tzu? Yu Zhong secretly took a breath and walked towards the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
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"This is Yu Zhong?"
From Kangxi down, the civil and military officials who have seen the five of them in the Qing court can be counted with two hands. Moreover, what is even more interesting is that in addition to one Kangxi, there is only one of the four ministers in the study, from top to bottom, with their identity, they can be called "outliers". Most of the officials of the Qing court only knew their names.
Therefore, as soon as Yu Zhong entered the Qianqing Palace, he thoroughly felt what it meant to be "in full sight...... This trick is still more concerned about people's determination, after all, these officials in the Qianqing Palace are all equivalent to the big officials of the central ministries and commissions in later generations.
"Slave Yuzhong, knock on His Royal Highness the Prince!" The Qing court had rules, and the officials of the few grades knelt in the position where the officials were located, and they could not be crossed casually. Yu Zhong is a product, so after he entered the hall, he kept facing inward, walking towards the steps near the dragon chair, until he arrived a little farther away than Tong Guowei and others, he secretly greeted Yinren's Laozi Kangxi, while throwing off the horseshoe sleeves and kneeling towards Yinren.
"Yu Aiqing doesn't have to be polite. Flat! ”
Although Kangxi is not there, Yinren has the right to activate the Qianqing Palace as the prince of the prison state, but he can still only stand on the side of the dragon chair, or walk to the front of the dragon chair to stand, anyway, the dragon chair is still his forbidden position.
"Your Highness!" Yu Zhong knelt on the ground and hugged his fists towards Yinren and stood up again.
"Yu Aiqing, this palace heard that you led your troops to attack Japan, and even the capital of Japan was defeated, but is there such a thing?" Yinren put his hands behind his back and asked Yu Zhong again.
“…… Back to His Royal Highness, the minions did fight with the Japanese, but they did not capture the capital of Japan. Yu Zhong's ears moved, and he replied with a fist.
"Oh? Could it be a rumor? Hongu also read the "Edo Treaty" that you presented to the Emperor, and it clearly said that you had won a great victory! Yinren asked again.
"The minions did win the battle. However, this is not a big win. Moreover, although the minions forced the shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in power in Japan to make a treaty with the minions, they did not lay down the place where the shogunate was located, and although Edo was the largest city in Japan, it was not the national capital of Japan, and the capital of Japan was in a place called Kyoto! Yu Zhong replied.
"That's pretty impressive. From the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Japan entered the Central Plains with 'sending Sui envoys' and 'sending Tang envoys', to Kublai Khan's 100,000-strong expedition to the east in the Yuan Dynasty, and then to the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Now, Lord Yu has smashed his lair with the strength of the Manchurian sailors, forced the Japanese to sue for peace, and raised the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, which is really a credit to the community! As soon as Yu Zhong's voice fell, someone came forward to speak. Yu Zhong didn't know him, but the other officials knew that this person was You Mingtang, the newly promoted household servant.
"Not bad. Lord Yu has indeed made a lot of contributions to the imperial court this time! Tong Guowei squinted his eyes halfway, slightly glanced at You Mingtang, the kid who dared to speak in front of him, and continued.
"Hehe, Lord Yu is indeed meritorious. However, Japan is only an island country, how much strength can it have? Although Lord Yu won, I'm afraid it's not a big achievement, right? Shao Mubu, the squire of the military department, came forward to object.
"What Master Shao said is reasonable. It's just Japan, but Er'er, I am full of capable ministers and generals, and it may not be impossible to make contributions if you send someone over at will! …… Do you think so? Ahsan, who was originally the left waiter of the household department, and has now been transferred to the cabinet bachelor, said loudly. His words immediately aroused a chorus of approval among the officials present.
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"Humph! To put it lightly, since Ah Shan is so powerful, why didn't you go to the table to ask for war when the Taiwan Strait was pacified? Yu Zhong thought that Yinchu and the others who would also appear were not there, but there were still people in the main hall who helped him speak, just like Aling!
"Not bad. There is an idiom in this world called 'talking on paper'. In other words, some people only pay lip service to it, but they can't do anything when they actually do it. If this battle of crossing the sea was really so easy and lightweight, why did the emperor have to let Jinghai Hou Shilang lead the troops to fight? Wouldn't it be okay to send a general casually? Wang Hongxu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, also said with a smile.
"Why should the two adults have the ambition of others? How can Japan be compared to Taiwan? At that time, the Zheng clan had tens of thousands of troops, and according to the strait, Zhan had Penghu natural dangers, so it was naturally difficult to deal with. But Japan is just a small country, and as far as I know, its generals and generals are only a few thousand, so with such strength, can't it be easily wiped out? Another official came out and said.
"Hehe, the Japanese general can only lead thousands of troops? Yatu, you're really amazing, and it's okay to be lonely and unheard. ......" bared his teeth at the man and sneered: "Why don't you write a chapter and ask the emperor for a decree to allow you to cross the sea and fight with Japan?" I'd love to see if you can beat Japan! By the way, let me remind you first, there are 10 million or 20 million people in Japan, you have to remember! ”
"One or two million? ……”
As soon as the words fell, the Qianqing Palace immediately became a "buzz". It was obviously shocked by the size of Japan's population. After all, in the minds of many officials, Japan was just a small barbarian state that could not be put on the table at this time.
"Don't exaggerate!" Ah Shan saw that Yi Yatu was beaten off by Xu, and immediately stood up and said.
"Hehe, Master Ah, do you think I dare to talk nonsense in this Qianqing Palace?" He laughed.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" An old man stepped out of the queue again and said to the officials. And as soon as he appeared, the "buzzing" sound in the Qianqing Palace immediately stopped, and this situation immediately added a lot of momentum to the old man.
"Does Old Master Wang also have something to say?" Tong Guowei asked the old man.
"Although the old man doesn't know if there are 10 million or 20 million people in Japan, as far as the old man knows, Japan's strength is indeed not weak. In the former Ming Dynasty, its leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi led 200,000 troops to invade Korea. Later, although it was defeated by the North Korean and the former Ming coalition forces, it also greatly damaged the vitality of the two countries. It is indeed a great surprise that Lord Yu can turn against Japan today. The old man admires! The old man said to the ** hand.
"The boss has won the prize!" Although he didn't know who this old man was, Yu Zhong was not interested in knowing, so he just arched his hand at the old man to express his gratitude.
"The old man has another question I want to ask Master Yu, and please let Master Yu give me advice!" The old man said again.
"Excuse me, Boss!"
"Lord Yu, although the war with Japan was won this time, the old man wants to know, can our dynasty continue to control this Japan? Will it be like the previous Ming Dynasty, and there will be another rebellion of the Japanese and the Bandits? The old man asked.
"Yes, yes, the Japanese invaders disturb the sea frontier, and their harm must not be taken lightly!" Shao Mubu interjected.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please rest assured. Although Japan's strength is still quite strong, it is not so much that our DPRK will not be able to control it. As long as I, the sailor, pay more attention, even if Japan does its best, it will definitely not be able to get out of those small islands! Not to mention threatening me towards the coast. Yu Zhong said.
"Master Yu can say this, the old man is relieved." The old man nodded his head twice, and was about to retreat back into the queue, but he had just taken a step when he saw Tong Guowei, who was standing at the head of the line, suddenly stood up, arched his hand at him and said:
"Lord Wang is really thoughtful, admire, admire!"
"Tong Xiang has won the award. Eat the king's luck, and be loyal to the king. The war between the two countries is not idle, the old man is just doing his duty as a courtier! The old man also arched his hand towards Tong Guowei and replied.
"Hehe, although Lord Wang has thought a lot, but have you forgotten? Has the emperor already decreed that he will build five major sailors? Now that Lord Yu is leading a Manchurian sailor to fight Japan and surrender, when the five major sailors gather, are you still afraid that a few Japanese can make any trouble? Tong Guowei asked with a smile.
"That being said. However, the Japanese came and went without a trace, strange and difficult to prevent, and it was not easy to resist. Just like the former Ming, they also had sailors, but they still couldn't win from the sea, and instead relied on infantry to fight the Japanese invaders. It can be seen that although Lord Yu won this battle, it is better to prevent what happens! The old man didn't buy Tong Guowei's account, and still insisted on his own opinion.
"I thought the old man had some knowledge, and it seemed that he knew everything from books. I don't even know what a 'navy' is! Yu moved in the center, thought about it, and finally gave up the plan to take the opportunity to "educate" these ministers.
"Master Wang is indeed an old man seeking the country. Although our country won the battle against Japan, we must also guard against the Japanese people and dogs jumping over the wall in a hurry, and follow the example of the Japanese invaders who disturbed our maritime frontier in the past. This matter should be prepared by the palace and sent to the emperor for his decision. Yinren looked at the end from the beginning to the end, and finally spoke again.
"Master Wang? It turned out that this old man was the prince's master, Wang Luo. Yu Zhong looked at the old man Wang again, and said secretly. This old master is said to be knowledgeable and decent, and he has won the trust of Kangxi. After Tang Bin, Yinren's master counted him as the most respected. …… It's just that people are too pedantic, as if they have read to death. Yu Zhong said secretly.
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"Yu Aiqing!"
Waiting for Wang Luo to retreat into the queue, Yinren stood in front of the dragon chair and shouted to Yu Zhong.
"The minions are here!"
"Your attack on Japan this time not only boosted the prestige of our country, but it is rare that it has not cost the country a penny of military salaries, and has made Japan agree to trade with our DPRK, which is expected to relieve our DPRK of the suffering of money shortage, and the credit is indeed not small. This palace will play my emperor, please the emperor more rewards! Yinren said with a slight smile on his face.
"The servant thanked His Royal Highness the Prince!" …… It's not going to end there, is it? Your kid's foreplay is all big scenes, and that Narsu alone is enough to have a part. Yu Zhong looked up at Yinren and pondered in his heart. And before he could figure out anything, he saw another person standing up in the queue of officials.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the emperor ordered you to supervise the country during his southern tour! So, the minions thought you could decide for yourself how to reward the adults! The guy who came out of the blued said to Yinren with a fist.
"This ...... Yu Aiqing, as the commander of the Manchurian Navy, is in charge of the military and politics, although the palace is the prison of the country, I am afraid it is not easy to directly commend the country, it is better to invite the emperor. Yinren refused with some hesitation.
"Your Highness, the position of the superintendent of the country is the temporary regent. Moreover, the emperor's will when he left was 'if there is something important and difficult to do, you can report it quickly'. This kind of commendation for meritorious heroes and the like, I'm afraid it won't be a big embarrassment, right? Therefore, the servant thinks that Your Highness, you can first discuss with the ministers of various ministries and courts how to reward your lordship, and then submit the results of the discussion to the emperor. The man said.
"This ......"
Yinren was still "hesitating", and at this time, a little eunuch suddenly came out from the back of the hall, ran to He Zhu'er, who was standing not far from the dragon chair, and muttered for a while, and He Zhu'er After listening to the little eunuch's report, he first waved his hand to let him retreat, and then, regardless of the presence of hundreds of civil and military officials, he walked to Yinren's side and bit his ear at Yinren.
"You've been playing the prologue for so long, and now it's finally open!" Yu Zhong looked at Yinren's expression and hesitated to be surprised, and immediately realized what Yinren was doing, inexplicably, a desire to watch a good show actually rose in his heart. …… It's up to you to figure out what you can do! After making up his mind, Yu Zhong glanced at the surrounding ministers again, and actually saw that Tong Guowei was also looking at him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, that smile, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was "watching a good show"!
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After biting his ear, He Zhu'er returned to his original position. Yinren stood for a while, and after seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, he finally spoke:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese envoy has arrived!"