The Ming Dynasty finally ushered in the first year of the Apocalypse (1621), and on the fifth day of the first lunar month, the Forbidden City was lit up!

Empress Zhang Yan had been fasting and bathing three days ago, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites had also worshiped heaven and earth and the temple in advance.

When everything was ready, the messenger in charge of the canonization rang the bell and drum three times.

Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse wearing a crown robe, entered the Huangji Hall (formerly Fengtian Palace) with hundreds of officials.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites presented the canonization book and the queen's treasure seal to the emperor on the table prepared in advance, and the hundred officials immediately stood in their respective positions in the hall according to the position of the court ceremony.

Then, the music began, the monarchs and ministers bowed four, and after the hundred officials got up, the music stopped.

Then the canonization ceremony officially begins!

The undertaker read out the order: canonize Zhang as the queen, and order you to wait for the festival to show the ceremony!

After a bunch of cumbersome rituals, the emperor got up and the hundred officials retreated.

The official in charge of the festival encloses the festival order, and the official of the book stands next to the dragon pavilion where the books and books are stored with a wat board, and the honor guard and the music team lead the way in front of the gate, and the music begins to play outside the gate of the middle palace.

Empress Zhang Yan wore a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, took out the sacrificial dress, walked out of the attic, stood in the main hall of the residence, and stood facing south.

He began to receive the Queen's books and seals.

Then Zhu Youxiao led Zhang Yan to the Huangji Hall to pay homage to his ancestors.

After completing the sacrifice, Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne of the Huangji Palace, and the queen Zhang Yan held a thanksgiving ceremony, and after completing the eight bows, the ceremony finally ended.

At this time, the most lost person in the entire Forbidden City is probably the "Holy Lady" Ke Yinyue.

She was left out in the cold, as if she had been beaten into the cold palace all of a sudden, and her resentful eyes seemed to be about to devour Zhang Yan alive.

The tears that were not angry were already rolling in his eyes.

When Ke Yinyue needed comfort the most, Wei Zhongxian appeared beside her.

The Ke clan immediately snuggled into Wei Zhongxian's arms and shouted coquettishly: "Brother Wei! ”

Wei Zhongxian softly reassured: "Your Majesty is just trying to be fresh, and he still can't do without you." ”

And Zhu Youxiao couldn't wait to come to the Jiaotai Palace, which was located between the Qianqing Palace and the Kunning Palace, which became their new house.

Zhang Yan had already been taught many ways to please His Majesty when she was in heaven and earth.

Although Zhu Youxiao lacks education, he is no stranger to sexual affairs.

Zhu Youxiao, who tasted the joy of fish and water, suddenly felt that the carpenter was not fragrant, and spoiled the queen for several days.

This made Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family anxious, although they hoped that Zhu Youxiao would indulge in all kinds of games and ignore government affairs.

But if it is the only favorite queen, the Hakka family will have no sense of existence!

For Grandpa Wei, it is definitely worth the loss!

In order to attract His Majesty's attention, Wei Zhongxian increased the types of troops for drills, and cavalry and firearms appeared in the drill items.

He also selected dozens of instructors from the guards of the forbidden army to train the martial eunuchs in the palace, and expanded the number of internal exercises to 2,000.

This kind of large-scale drill really attracted Zhu Youxiao's attention, and it was obvious that it rekindled his interest in internal exercises.

The sound of firing guns and the sound of cavalry fighting each other put him in the middle of the golden iron horse.

And the combat power of the Praetorian Guards is much stronger than that of the palace maids and eunuchs before.

Zhu Youxiao personally got on the horse to fight, so frightened that the cavalry on the opposite side did not dare to act rashly!

Soon, the horse team led by Wei Zhongxian was defeated, which made Zhu Youxiao exclaim!

In addition, Gonggong Wei also began to care about the emperor's body.

Because Emperor Jiajing was assassinated by the palace maid at the beginning, a special eunuch was arranged outside the emperor's bedroom to be responsible for listening.

On the one hand, you can wait at any time, and if someone is trying to do wrong, you can go in and rescue the driver.

Now, as long as there is still movement after half an hour, the eunuch outside the door will shout: "Please take care of your majesty's body and pay attention to moderation!" ”

As long as the Emperor of the Apocalypse doesn't stop, they will keep shouting.

In this way, although the time for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to have sex is limited, it still can't stop the emperor and queen from being like glue!

was so angry that the Ke clan jumped to his feet, and even complained: "Your Majesty really married a daughter-in-law and forgot her mother (nurse)!" ”

Finally, a few days later, Queen Zhang Yan's menstruation came, and Zhu Youxiao finally stopped.

But without the queen, Your Majesty still has Concubine Wang Liang and Concubine Duan Chun. Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao was not very interested in these two concubines, and they were fortunate enough to be summoned again!

Ke said: "It seems that Your Majesty still has a soft spot for Zhang Yan, I originally thought that the queen was a virtuous and virtuous person, but I didn't expect that she was also a fox who charmed the lord!" ”

"If only her periods could keep coming!"

This request is really a bit excessive, but they can't handle it, it doesn't mean that others can't do it!

After Your Majesty's wedding, the world will be amnesty!

Wang Huazhen, who was originally going to be exiled to Danzhou, Hainan, was acquitted.

Gonggong Wei arranged for him to serve as the envoy of the Tai Hospital of Zhengwupin, so that Doctor Wang could give full play to his strengths.

Soon this problem was put in front of Wang Huazhen.

Doctor Wang prescribed a prescription that could make Zhang Yan's menstrual period chaotic, but it didn't seem to be of much use, because Zhang Yan was not sick and could not take medicine for no reason.

Although Gonggong Wei said that he covered the sky with only one hand in the inner court, he could not let people forcibly pour the medicine to Zhang Yan.

In desperation, they had to use their hands and feet in Zhang Yan's daily food, which finally made the queen mother bleed profusely and her menstrual period became extremely chaotic.

However, the joy of the Hakka clan did not last long, as the Donglin party soon targeted her.

Sun Ruyou, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, wrote: Now that His Majesty has been married, it is very inappropriate for the Hakka family to live in the palace as a nursing mother, and it is recommended that the Hakka family move out of the Qianqing Palace and live outside the palace.

Sun Ruyou's opinion was quickly supported by many civil officials, and seven cabinet ministers, including Shoufu Ye Xianggao and Liu Yijing, all agreed.

At this time, there were not many civil officials who served Wei Gonggong, and most of them were petty officials of low rank, and they did not have much say in the court.

And the nobles are a posture of "nothing to do with themselves, hang high". Although Zhu Youxiao said that he was a little estranged from the Hakka family a few days ago, if you really want him to leave the Hakka family, he is still reluctant.

He said aggrievedly: "I am used to the care of 'Mrs. Fengsheng', although there is a queen now, but the queen herself is not very old, I still can't do without her care!" ”

Liu Yijing said: "It is very inappropriate for 'Mrs. Fengsheng' to live in His Majesty's bedroom now, and the ministers just ask her to leave the palace. If His Majesty needs it, he can still summon him to the palace at any time! ”

Liu Yijing's purpose is very simple, to get the Hakka out of the palace first.

Eventually, at the insistence of the ministers, the Hakka family was forced to return to his residence outside the palace.

The Donglin Party began to celebrate this major victory, and as long as the Hakka did not slander in front of the emperor, Wei Gelding alone had limited energy.

This also proved to the court that the Donglin Party was not afraid of Wei Gelding.

After the Hakka family left the palace, Zhu Youxiao was also very uncomfortable, especially the queen Zhang Yan's recent poor health, and they had not had sex together for several days.

Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to speak: "If Your Majesty misses the 'Fengsheng Lady', you might as well let her go to the court together, so that Your Majesty can see her every time you go to the court." ”

Zhu Youxiao felt that Wei Zhongxian's idea was good, so he agreed.

The Donglin Party soon discovered that His Majesty's favor to the Hakka clan had not been diminished by half a point.

Every time he goes out of the palace and returns to the house, he is accompanied by hundreds of guards, and the palace attendants have to kneel and knock to greet him.

After leaving the palace, transfer to the eight-lift sedan chair, and it is strictly forbidden to walk on the street. When he returned to the palace, he was even more like a lady, with eight eunuchs in front of him, guided by a big red gauze lamp, looking from afar, just like the royal car.

After the guard of honor, there are rows of Dutch lanterns.

At that time, the Netherlands had made friends with the Ming Dynasty and offered hundreds of crystal lanterns. Xizong specially gave the Hakka twenty lamps to prepare for the need to enter and exit the palace at night.

The royal road paved with yellow satin shines like daylight.

Finally, there is the lantern crystal color feather, a phoenix chariot with a high hub embroidered curtain with tassel jade pendant, and the Hakka family sits on the top of the chariot.

They seem to have created a "queen mother"?

Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, and there was a phoenix seat next to the imperial case, which was sat by Mrs. Fengsheng's Hak.

Emperor Tianqi retreated, and the Hakka family also returned to the palace with Luan.

There were even some officials who took refuge in Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka clan and knelt directly to welcome the Hakka clan.

Obviously, the Donglin Party's move did not hit Wei Zhongxian, but made these people more and more arrogant.

And Wei Zhongxian's power was further strengthened.

On the third day of the third month of the first year of the Apocalypse, under the treatment of Doctor Wang, Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Sigong's lung disease to attack, and he had no choice but to resign.

Under the advice of the "Fengsheng Lady" Hakka, Tian Ergeng took over the command of Jinyiwei as he wished, and took full control of the "Beizhen Fusi".

The momentum of Wei Gonggong, who has thoroughly mastered the factory and health system, is even more vigorous, and many civil and military generals have changed their doors and joined Wei Gelding's disciples.

The three parties of "Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang", which were attacked by the Donglin Party, also began to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian in order to protect themselves.

In order to protect themselves, Cui Chengxiu, the imperial historian of Henan Province, Li Kuilong, the head of the Ministry of Officials, Wu Chunfu, the commander of the Xi'an Military Garrison, and Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyi Wei, all took the initiative to take refuge under Wei Zhongxian's disciple and recognized him as his father-in-law.

Of course, at this time, Gonggong Wei's strength in the court was still very weak, not to mention the cabinet ministers, and even the chief and deputy chiefs of the six ministries did not join him.

But he also relied on the "factory guard" system in his hands and the celebrant to fight against the Donglin party.

Although Wei Zhongxian focused a lot of energy on the previous dynasty at this time, his control over the inner court was still strong.

After learning that Zhang Yan was manipulated by Wei Zhongxian in the meal, the Intelligence Department always wanted to arrange for his people in the palace to serve as the stewards and eunuchs of Kunning Palace.

But Wei Zhongxian had a very strict control over Kunning Palace, and the eunuchs sent into the palace by the Intelligence Department had only been in the palace for a short time after all, and there were no eunuchs who could hold high positions.

In desperation, Mao Yuanyi had to ask Cui Wensheng to find a way to send people to the palace.

Cui Wensheng is now a garrison eunuch in Nanjing, so he is naturally very popular, but after all, he took the path of Wei Zhongxian at the beginning, so he will regularly send silver to Wei Zhongxian to thank Wei Gonggong for his reconstruction.

Of course, it is impossible to directly seek the eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace, Gonggong Wei is not a fool, and he will directly hand over such an important position to the person recommended by Cui Wensheng.

Their target this time is to believe in the king Zhu Youzhen.

After Emperor Tianqi succeeded to the throne, he soon crowned his only surviving younger brother, Zhu Youzhen, as the king of letters.

But Zhu Youzhen did not leave the palace immediately, but lived in the Qingong Palace behind the Ciqing Palace in the Forbidden City.

The eunuch sent into the palace by the Intelligence Department this time is Cao Huachun, Cao Huachun, who is in his thirties, has been in the palace for 20 years, and he has been smart and studious since he was a child, proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and is a close confidant of Wang An, the former master of ceremonies.

Because of Wang An's involvement, he was demoted to Nanjing.

Soon Cao Huachun joined the Intelligence Department under the matchmaking of Cui Wensheng.

Because he once accompanied and served the Five Emperors' grandson Zhu Youzhen, he soon became the steward eunuch of the Miaoqin Palace.

The eleven-year-old letter king Zhu Youzhen also had a good impression of Cao Huachun.

And Dolgon, who has been trained in the Intelligence Department for more than seven months, also followed Cao Huachun to the Miaoqin Palace this time.

Due to their similar age, Dolgon soon became Zhu Youzhen's personal little eunuch.

Although the surname Duo is relatively unpopular, it is also a traditional Chinese surname that originated in the Shang Dynasty.

At this time, no one knew that he was the son of Nurhachi, only that he was a Han Chinese.

Although Zhu Youzhen is the only younger brother of Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao is also very concerned about him.

But due to Wei Zhongxian's obstruction, it was difficult for Zhu Youzhen to see his imperial brother, and even if he did, he could hardly speak.

Under the influence of Wei Zhongxian, the eunuchs in the palace did not take this prince of faith in their eyes.

One day, the king of letters, Zhu Youzhen, met the queen Zhang Yan unexpectedly in the imperial garden.

Seeing Zhu Youzhen's emaciated face, Zhang Yan inevitably asked a few more questions.

As a result, Lu Ansheng, the steward eunuch of Yikun Palace, relied on the fact that he was the godson of Wei Zhongxian's trusted eunuch Li Yongzhen, and directly interrupted Zhang Yan and said: "Queen Mother, you are not in good health, please return to the palace quickly if it is windy outside." ”

Then he couldn't help but instruct his subordinates to ask Zhu Youzhen to give way, and there was even a push.

At this time, Dolgon on the side was not happy, and he said: "The masters are talking, how can you slaves and maids intervene. ”

As he spoke, he protected Zhu Youzhen behind him.

Lu Ansheng saw that he was just a teenage little eunuch, so he hurriedly beckoned the two tall eunuchs around him to come forward and teach this kid a lesson.

Although Dolgon has never been on the battlefield, he has been skilled in arching and horses since he was a child, and he is no longer a problem dealing with two eunuchs.

He skillfully used his small size to weave between the two eunuchs, nimbly dodging their attacks.

Eventually, he managed to hit both of them in the abdomen with his small fist. The two eunuchs bent down in pain and cried out "ouch, ouch!

Seeing that his personal eunuch was so loyal and brave to protect the lord, Zhu Youzhen was very pleased!

Lu Ansheng didn't expect this little eunuch to be so difficult, but the hero didn't suffer the immediate loss, and finally he left a sentence: "You wait for me!" ”

When did Lu Ansheng, who was rampant and domineering in the palace, suffer this loss, and soon after, he selected more than a dozen good players from the martial eunuchs who were in the palace and directly hit the palace.

Cao Huachun, who received the news in advance, immediately sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan actually saw the code of the "Intelligence Department" on the letter sent by Cao Huachun.

Since she entered the palace, this was the first time that the Intelligence Department had sent someone to contact her.

Zhang Yan soon found Zhu Youxiao, who was doing carpenter work, and when he heard that there were slaves and maids who dared to beat his imperial brother, Zhu Youxiao was furious and hurried to the Qingong Palace.

happened to run into Lu Ansheng and others who broke into the palace.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say a word and directly ordered Lu Ansheng to be killed, and by the time Wei Zhongxian arrived, the wood had already been completed.

And the Emperor of the Apocalypse also reappointed Cao Huachun as the eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace according to Zhang Yan's wishes.

Wang Chengen was promoted to be the steward of the Qingong Palace.

After this battle, Zhu Youzhen trusted Dolgon even more, and directly asked him to be his companion eunuch!

After Cao Huachun took over the Kunning Palace, he quickly made personnel adjustments, and transferred many people from the Intelligence Department to the Kunning Palace to ensure the safety of Empress Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan is so smart, she has long guessed that her menstrual disorder is caused by Wei Zhongxian and others, but she is alone. Although she is the queen, Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka are in charge of everything in the palace, and she is helpless about it.

Curious, she asked, "What are the organizational directives?" ”

Cao Huachun said: "The task of our family is to come to protect the queen mother, and let the mother be patient for the time being, try to have a good relationship with Wei Zhongxian, and if necessary, you can say some good things about Wei Zhongxian in front of Your Majesty, so that he can relax his vigilance against the mother." ”

Zhang Yan sighed helplessly!

Although she also persuaded the Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao more than once not to lose his mind by playthings, it was a pity that it was useless at all!

Cao Huachun said: "Now that the harem is under the control of Wei Zhongxian, the first thing we have to do is to protect ourselves, and it is helpless to take the initiative to lower our posture and reconcile with it, after all, is it a long way to go?"

Now that the decisive battle with the Donglin Party is imminent, Wei Zhongxian is not willing to cause trouble.

Zhang Yan took the initiative to praise Wei Zhongxian in front of Zhu Youxiao for his diligence in government affairs and loyalty to His Majesty.

Wei Zhongxian did not pursue Lu Ansheng's matter anymore.

The Donglin Party and Wei Zhongxian fought to the death in the court, and finally let Liaodong live a few months of peace.

Li Xianzhong soon carried out a major reorganization of Liaodong under the pretext of checking the empty salary.

Of course, at this moment, he is already a Liaodong economic strategy, so naturally he will not save money for the imperial court.

Once a vacancy is discovered, recruit directly on the spot.

Ensure that the 100,000 horses in Liaodong Town are in full strength.

In addition, he formed a new Yingkou Road in Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou, and Yaozhou in southern Liaoning.

After the adjustment, Liaodong Town has ten roads:

Kaiyuan Road, the total soldier Li Sanshun, garrison 10,000 people.

Tieling Road, the general Yu became famous, and the garrison was 5,000 people.

Fushun Road, deputy general Mangui, garrison 15,000 people.

Qinghe Road, the general soldier Zhao led the teaching, and the garrison was 10,000 people.

Shenyang Road, the total army Zhu Mei, garrison 10,000 people.

Liaoyang Road, deputy general Mao Wenlong, garrison 10,000 people.

Yingkou Road, General Zu Dashou, garrison 10,000 people.

Guangning Road, deputy general Luo Chengyi, garrison 10,000 people.

Ning Yuanlu, staff general Ma Shilong, garrison of 5,000 people.

Shanhaiguan Road, the general soldier Li Huaizhong, garrison 15,000 people.

Among the ten main generals, only Zhu Mei, the general of Shenyang, Luo Yicheng, the deputy general of Guangning, and Ma Shilong, the general of Ningyuan, are not Li Xianzhong's descendants.

At this time, the soldiers and horses in Liaodong can be said to be under the control of Li Xianzhong.

Of course, except for the earliest Kaiyuan, Tieling, and Fushun three roads with better equipment, the other roads are not equipped with Lu Mi Gong.

According to the strategic location and the relationship between relatives and relatives, Li Xianzhong decided to first replace part of the Lumi guns on the four roads of Qinghe, Liaoyang, Yingkou and Shanhaiguan.

Then, with the support of Yan Mingtai, the governor of Jiliao, the entire Liaodong re-measured the land.

The total amount of fertile land under the jurisdiction of Liaodong is 3.8 million mu, of which 900,000 mu is under the name of Li Xianzhong, the owner of Ningyuanbo.

Although last year's drought was severe, fortunately this year there have been several heavy rains, and the shortage of land has been basically alleviated.

At present, about 3.5 million mu of land has been recultivated, and only 300,000 mu of land in Qinghe and Fushun have been uncultivated.

Among them, Qinghe Road is due to insufficient population, while Fushun Road is because part of the land has just been shot from the Tartars, and no one has been cultivating it yet.

At present, grain prices in eastern Liaoning have stabilized, including 2 yuan and 1 stone for sweet potatoes, 8 yuan and 1 stone for corn, and 1 tael and 1 stone for rice.

Although it is still higher than the level of Jiangnan and Jingshi, it is much better than last year's sky-high price.

Especially after a large number of sweet potatoes were put on the market, there were basically no people starving to death.

Of the 3.5 million mu sown this year, the ratio of corn to sweet potato is about 55 percent.

Although the sweet potato has a large yield, this thing has a short storage time, and although it does not starve to death, people who have been eating this thing have no energy, and they look like they are yellow and thin.

Therefore, Li Xianzhong still limited the sowing area of sweet potatoes.

If you plant too much, you can't eat it completely, and it's a waste to rot.

Although this thing has been baked into dried sweet potatoes and used as dry food.

But the Ming army did not welcome this kind of military ration too much.

The main thing is that the Mongolians are not very able to accept this thing, and sweet potatoes cannot be exported!

At present, the population of the entire Liaodong region is not large, only 1.82 million, including 60,000 North Korean laborers.

In the 28th year of Wanli, there were more than 2.5 million people in Liaodong, and at its peak, it even reached 3 million.

Twenty years have passed, and the population of Liaodong has not only increased, but has decreased by more than 3 percent, all of which are caused by the Tartars.

Now the threat of the Tartars is much smaller, and the Intelligence Department has also gone to some areas with serious famine to recruit displaced people, but the local complex of the people of the Ming Dynasty is still relatively heavy, so they have not gained much.

Although the climate in Liaodong this year has passed, and there have been no major disasters for the time being, this year's temperature is obviously lower than in previous years, and the spring sowing time is also delayed by more than ten days than in previous years.

Li Xianzhong knew that the climate of Xiaoice River would become more and more abnormal.

So he had to prepare to develop a warmer territory to the south.

Otherwise, if God comes and there is no harvest, then everything in Liaodong will come to naught!

At this time, Li Xianzhong came to the newly built Port Arthur, which is a real deep-water port compared to Yingkou.

The two latest 800-ton light Galen ships at the Yingkou Shipyard will take another two months to be launched.

However, he decided not to wait, and directly sent the fleet overseas.

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