Chapter 345

Nanjing.

As the accompanying capital of Daming, it is also the earliest capital of Daming. Because of the defeat of civil engineering, Yingzong Zhuqi town came here and rebuilt its capital here, known as Nanming.

Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, was the most special emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He set three records in his life.

First, he was the only emperor in the Ming Dynasty who was once a prisoner. (because of Yang Chendong, he was lucky not to be captured in the battlefield.)

Second, he was the only emperor of the Ming Dynasty. (that's what Dai Zong Zhu Qiyu calls him.)

Third, he was the only emperor who ascended the base twice in the Ming Dynasty. (when the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty was established, he was still named Yingzong himself. He came to the throne again and vigorously promoted his ministers.)

However, these records do not show that he is a great emperor. The evaluation of him in history is not high. The process of "defeat", "capture", "loss of position" and "reset" just proves the ups and downs of his fate.

It is with this experience that Zhuqi town wants to do something more than any emperor to prove its ability.

Thus, after the founding of the Nanming Dynasty, he changed his mind, gave up eating, drinking and playing, and put all his energy on the way of governing the country. His dream is that one day he can reunify Daming and return to the emperor in the northern capital.

It's just a pity that God doesn't seem to have played enough with him. No matter how hard he tries, there should be a lot of trouble, on the contrary, it is getting worse and worse.

Just when Zhuqi town was making every effort to develop military and civilian fields, the chaos in the South actually appeared. Not only that, the scale is larger than in history, and even Jiaozhi sent troops.

During the Yongle period, Zhu Di, the emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, conquered Jiaozhi (now Vietnam). At that time, the commander of the army was the late British Duke Zhang Fu. They defeated them with the strength of the Ming army and established Jiaozhi province. However, because the journey was too far away, many things were out of reach. In 1431, Jiaozhi province was abolished, and Li Li accepted the Ming Dynasty and became king Annan.

This is a major blow to the prestige of the central government over the southwest chieftain. Later, Shi duo's facts proved that the negative impact caused by Xuande's "abandoning Jiaozhi" was long-term and fatal. This incident dealt a heavy blow to the international reputation of the Ming Dynasty in the western region and shook the suzerain status of the Ming Dynasty. Losing Annan means losing the west, which Zhu Zhanji probably did not expect. Since then, Annan has been harassing the border and invading the land.

This time, Huixi, king of minzhuang, took the initiative to find the old but ambitious King Li. After making heavy profits, they finally started to move.

Once Jiaozhi enters the war, the affairs in Yunnan will become more and more serious. In addition, the chaos in Guangdong seems to shake each other, and the chaos in the rear is inevitable. Next, how to make Zhuqi Town focus on the development of national strength and the unification of the northern Ming Dynasty?

The chaos involves more people suffering; Chaos means that the emperor's imperial power has been shaken, which will inevitably be polluted by historians; Chaos means to put an end to the rebellion, which means to spend a lot of money and use a lot of troops

None of these is what Zhu Qizhen wants to see. He has a headache for this matter. At this time, when empress Qian was having dinner with her, she suddenly asked Zhongdan for help. In her words, even the young loyal and courageous public can push back the elite warla army, and the rebellion in the South should also be solved.

Empress Qian would say so. Naturally, she heard the words of the eunuch Mu around her. But no matter who said it, she felt some truth and said it. This hit the heart of Zhuqi town.

Zhu Qizhen, who is familiar with history books, has seen many wise emperor deeds and found that they all have a common feature, that is, they can use people and are good at using capable people. No doubt, Yang Chendong is a capable person. In addition to his too young age, his experience, origin and what he has done have proved that he is a useful talent.

Such a great talent, but can not be used by Nanming, once distressed him. Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu, the king of Ying, didn't seem to be very good at employing people. At least on the issue of Yang Chendong, he didn't take the way of reuse. Instead, he was always on guard until people all over the world saw his intentions, which gave Zhu Qizhen a glimmer of hope.

To say, God also helped. At the time of the chaos in the south, Yang Chendong, a loyal and courageous public, had to leave Beijing to avoid the wind because he overturned Shang Shuyu Shiyue of the Ministry of punishment. At this moment, he was in his own territory. How could he let go of this God given opportunity? At present, someone informed Kuang ye, the Minister of the Ministry of war who was patrolling all military guard stations, that he should let Yang Chendong use it for himself anyway. If the conditions put forward by the other party were not too excessive, he could agree to them one by one.

This is where Kuang Ye meets Yang Chendong in Hangzhou. Now Kuang Shangshu reported the meeting with Yang Chendong and attached several conditions proposed by Yang Chendong.

After reading it carefully twice, Zhu Qizhen had an idea in his heart. He called important officials in Kyoto, such as Chen Xun, the Minister of officials, Wang Zuo, the Minister of household, Liu De, the Minister of rites, Xiao Pei, the Minister of punishment, Jiang Yuan, the Minister of industry, and Shang Pei, the censor of Du Yushi, to come to the hall to ask questions.

Several ministers and important ministers knelt down first. After they were together, Zhu Qizhen said in an impatient voice, "gentlemen, what do you think I want to use Yang Chendong, a loyal and courageous public, as a general to calm the chaos in the south?"

There are no airtight pants in the world, especially in the palace. Often a trivial matter will be infinitely magnified in the eyes of the minister. Not to mention that Kuang ye sent back a letter. After several people reached Zhuqi Town, the news had long been revealed by outsiders.

As a courtier favored by the emperor and trusted as an important courtier, which one has not experienced the ups and downs of the official sea for more than ten decades and has great ability to see through the hearts of the people. This time the emperor had an imperial edict, and they passed a lot on their way here. Now, when asked by Zhu Qizhen, one by one, he looked at his heart and his heart and nose and said, "emperor Shengming!"

Seeing that there was no official to stop him, Zhu Qizhen was very happy. So he looked at Liu De, the Minister of rites, and said, "Liu Aiqing, Zhongdan Gong put forward a request. He can lead the army, but he needs the approval of the king. I want to do the errand by the rites. How about it?"

"I will obey your orders." Liu De went out of the class with a wat board.

"OK, but I don't know who Liu Aiqing wants to send?" Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction. He already knows that Liu De's wife and brother were humiliated by Yang Chendong in Hangzhou. But like Kuang Ye Shangshu, being an emperor only has the overall situation in his eyes, and he will not take such a small thing to heart. It's a big deal. I'll just give the one who doesn't apply for the post later.

Liu De didn't know what Zhu Qizhen was thinking, but at the moment he said solemnly, "emperor, it's such a big event. I think it's right to send Yang Shilang. It's also more solemn."

The so-called Yang Shilang is Yang Shan, the left Shilang of the Ministry of rites.

Speaking of it, Yang Shan was also one of the nine ministers saved by Yang Chendong. His original position was Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of rites. After arriving in Nanjing with Yingzong, he was reinstated and still served as Zuo Shilang.

Yang Shan used to be an official in the northern capital. He knows the situation there. I am also the official position of zhengsanpin, that is to go to the northern capital level. It can be said that Liu De's arrangement is very appropriate.

"Well, according to Aiqing's play, let Yang Shan go to the king of Ying and say something." Zhu Qizhen nodded with great satisfaction. The candidate sent was just what he wanted and was approved at the moment.

A dialogue between monarchs and ministers soon ended. When Zhu Qizhen went to the back palace, several important officials withdrew from the hall in twos and threes and went outside the palace.

Jiang Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of industry, walked with Liu De. When there was no one around him, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Liu Shangshu is a good means. I'm afraid it's difficult for Yang Shan to go here!"

"Alas, Lord Jiang, can you say that? I'm dedicated to working for the country." Liu De was stunned, then shook his head and smiled. Obviously, he already knew that Jiang Yuan had seen his little tricks.

It's a small means, but it's actually a conspiracy.

As I said before, only one of Liu De in the six Shangshu is from Nanjing. Because of this, he is particularly special, which also makes many people look at him with a trace of jealousy in addition to envy. Naturally, some people are not satisfied.

The most important one among the objectors is Yang Shan, the left waiter of the Ministry of rites.

Zuo Shilang is a senior official of zhengsan grade, which is only one step away from the Shangshu. But it is often this step, and many people are poor and can't reach it all their life. This requires not only the holy family, qualifications, ability, popularity, but also luck.

Yang Shan seems to be less lucky. There is a Liu De on it, and he is not much older than him. Under such circumstances, it is even more difficult for him to stand out.

Because it's hard, it's hard.

The difficulty is not that there is no hope at all. For example, as long as Liu De retreats, his opportunity will naturally come. For this reason, whether Yang Shan intended it or not, it was difficult for him to walk at the same point with Liu De in his work, and the problem of internal consumption appeared.

In this regard, Liu De naturally found it long ago. But he also knows that Yang Shan has some popularity. In addition, he came out of the battlefield with Yingzong. He seems to have more friendship than others. Such a person can't be pressed if he wants to. He can clean up if he wants to.

Liu De also has some skills. He knows what's going on and doesn't make it public. He just keeps some things in his heart and waits for the right opportunity to hit it. Now the opportunity has come. The emperor will send someone to the northern Ming Dynasty to talk about things. Speaking of it, this is the first real contact between the northern and Southern Ming Dynasties since its establishment. I'm afraid everyone has no confidence in this matter, so he left the job on Yang Shan's head. It seems to be a matter of merit and business, but why don't you wear small shoes? Because everyone can see that Zhuqi town doesn't want to pay too much and wants to get things done. I'm afraid it's hard for anyone to do this job.