Chapter 591

Liu Qingshi saw that he was like this. The emperor was still so aggressive. He couldn't help laughing bitterly. He said, "I'm afraid, I'm incompetent, and I have a negative grace."

His Liu Qingshi also threw out his temper. He had no money in his hand. The emperor was oppressed in all kinds, and he had no way. The emperor Chongzhen also had a headache. The other party was determined not to do it. What can he do? He had to say, "Liu Qing was loyal to politics and devoted himself to it. He still managed to overcome his difficulties and continued to work in his position."

Emperor Chongzhen said this sentence with courage and red face. For an emperor, it was no different from slapping his face.

The emperor was so ashamed that Wen Tiren decided to go along with him. He said, "start playing the emperor, and the minister has his own play!"

The emperor was in a bad mood, and he was increasingly dissatisfied with the auxiliary Song Wen Ti Ren, so he said coldly, "quasi play!"

Wen Tiren said to him, "after the soldiers who died in the war can't get a pension, no one is willing to work for the imperial court. How will we survive without the imperial court? The old minister suggested that we should follow the method of raising military pay last time and donate a sum of money from noble ministers and the people. This money and food is a special apportionment, which is specially responsible for the pension of the soldiers of Tianxiong army who died in the war. "

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when this sentence came out. He loved to hear it, but the courtiers were so angry that they scolded one after another: "what a pestilent first assistant. It's really vicious. You wear a flower hat, but you want us to pay. We are officials thousands of miles only for money. There's no reason for officials to pay out.

As soon as this sentence came out, the ministers' faces were ugly. They had no money to make. They had to apportion it from them. This was an official's life. Sure enough, there was an imperial historian who immediately jumped out and scolded Wen Ti Ren for not caring for the people, inviting people to buy straight and fishing for fame. "

If others are like this at ordinary times, Wen Tiren is still a little afraid. After all, the Ming Dynasty has formed a practice that small officials can defeat court ministers. However, his sentence speaks to the heart of the emperor. As long as the emperor is protecting him and keeping his mind simple, others can't ignore him. "

You should know that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty all hated the formation of the party by ministers. Why did Qian Qianyi, who was forced by the cow, not join the cabinet, and why Zhou yanru, who was more forced by the cow, was kicked out of the cabinet? This is because the emperor was suspicious of them and the emperor drove them away.

The more he wentiren was scolded by these officials in public, it proved that he was an isolated minister, not a party with the court ministers, and the emperor would like this kind of person more.

Wen Tiren is not very good at military affairs and battlefield planning, but he is very proficient and good at these intrigues. As soon as he said this, even if he flattered the emperor, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy. He felt that Wen Tiren's ability was ordinary, but his loyalty was commendable. At least he thought of the imperial court and did not form a party for personal gain.

So he was very happy and immediately said, "this statement is very much in line with my wishes. You are in charge of it, Wen Qing. Anyone who dares to interfere with the discussion, cut first and then play."

Emperor Chongzhen is such a person. If he likes one person, he would like to give all his possessions to him. For example, yuan Chonghuan added a Shangfang sword to him, which can be cut first and then played. That's why yuan Chonghuan was bold and killed Mao Wenlong.

But later, when Emperor Chongzhen hated yuan Chonghuan, he also hated him to the extreme. This brought him thousands of cuts. You know, Daming ruled the world together with scholar bureaucrats. Since they ruled the world together, they could not punish the scholar bureaucrats. Yuan suohuan was cut thousands of cuts. This is not a disgraceful problem, but a disgrace to the extreme. Let's ask the scholar bureaucrats of Daming, Several more will be cut like an anti thief.

Wen Tiren won the first prize and was very happy. He immediately said, "yes."

Wen Tiren won the first prize, but the ministers of the imperial court hated him to the bone. They cursed him one after another. As the first auxiliary of the Ming Dynasty and the head of the ministers, he had no other way but to squeeze and bully these officials. Is it a leader's style to do so?

But now Daming is really in the midst of ups and downs, successive disastrous defeats, and the prestige of the imperial court has also fallen to the bottom. If it was in the past, many people were still sneering. Liu thief exceeded his strength and dared to challenge the strength of the whole country with the strength of one place. It was sooner or later that he was defeated to copy his family and destroy his family. Who knew that such a shocking change had taken place.

The imperial court sent a large army to encircle and suppress Liu Jiajun. Instead of defeating them, it planted itself. A generation of famous general Lu Xiangsheng was destroyed and died on the spot. Hong Chengchou was scared to flee. The imperial court risked a strange risk and sent troops in winter. Finally, it was just a joke.

After the results were spread, the people in the whole capital were in an uproar, and the price of rice soared again. Originally, the imperial court sent troops south to Shandong. This was a very correct and effective policy, which was immediately reflected in the market. The market also believed that the imperial court sent such troops to recapture Shandong and open the canal. When grain came, the price of rice fell, Therefore, many profiteers hoarding strange things have released their grain one after another, so that there is more grain on the market, which makes the price of grain begin to decline.

This is also a way for the market to recognize the imperial court's strategy. However, with the news of the imperial court's defeat, the grain merchants in the whole market immediately stopped selling grain. They stopped selling grain in order to facilitate them to hoard and raise grain prices.

In doing so, they also made the people in the city extremely scared and panicked. It was even rumored that Liu Jiajun would arrive in the capital immediately, which made the people in the capital flee to the city one after another.

Seeing such a scene, the censor of the city patrol was helpless. The people were so easily bewitched by rumors. Although Liu Jiajun had not attacked beizhili, they were already in panic.

The soaring price of grain has also become a headache for the imperial court. You know, since the Grand Canal was cut off, the imperial court has no legal way to obtain grain. They can take the official road of Sichuan and Henan to transport grain, but the cost and loss of transporting grain by land are unimaginable, It's all a problem.

Without food, what will hundreds of thousands of border troops eat? And what do millions of people in the capital eat?

The Ming Dynasty set up the capital in the north, which was actually a very risky act. At least there was no grain in the north, and a large amount of grain had to be transported from the south every year for the use of the capital.

If it was normal, there would be no problem. After all, the imperial court could get food from all directions, but now the canal has been cut off, which is a real headache for them.

In particular, these unscrupulous merchants hoard and hide food and refuse to sell it, which makes the market more panic. Many people have no food to eat.

This situation is very critical and dangerous, so the imperial court immediately takes measures, that is, order the grain merchants on the market to sell the grain immediately. If someone is found hoarding, no matter who it is, check it out.

There is nothing wrong with such measures taken by the Ming Dynasty. They are very effective. The problem is the strength of implementation. Behind these grain merchants are the top dignitaries of the court. Only these dignitaries have a large number of farms and fields, so they can store and sell a large amount of grain. Who dares to grow hair and check them, Dare to close their shops and rob their food, unless you don't want to be an official.

Therefore, the imperial court's sales restriction order is empty talk. These grain merchants don't care about him at all. If I don't sell the grain, what can you do to me? Can you rob it?

He asked why the emperor of the Zhu family could become the emperor and enjoy all the glory and wealth in the Forbidden City? It's because everyone's sedan chair carries people. If everyone's sedan chair doesn't carry you, can you be the emperor?

That's why the imperial court issued many policies to encourage these grain merchants and nobles to sell grain and stabilize grain prices, but these people are not willing at all. Now we really realize that Daming has entered a turbulent period. At the end of the imperial dynasty, the real troubled times are coming. In troubled times, grain is more important than silver and human life.

So many people began to store food. The market of other things on the market, such as silk, calligraphy, painting and antiques, fell one after another.

However, the prices of silver and gold have risen. In a word, this is called prosperous antiques and chaotic gold. Many people feel that the wind is wrong and begin to sell their own things.

Although the court repeatedly explained that Liu thieves were only sporadic activities in the south of Baoding and Tianjin, and did not attack the two governments, they were in a panic.

You should know that the famous Hejian mansion, known as the first mansion in southern Beijing, is an important place to defend the capital. The imperial court is so incompetent that it retreats without fighting and takes the initiative to hand over this important town to others. How can the people not panic?

Hong Chengchou's main force quickly withdrew from Hejian mansion, but he left a chief soldier Liu Guotai and asked him to lead 10000 soldiers to stick here.

After all, Hejian mansion is the first mansion in southern Beijing and the gate to defend the capital. His army is easy to be cut off by the enemy here. However, if his army withdraws and returns to Baoding, they can use Baoding as a base to echo with Hejian mansion. Hejian mansion has tens of thousands of troops deployed, which can also effectively resist Liu Jun's attack.

If we can support it until next spring when the flowers bloom and the ice melts, the two places are only a hundred miles away. The imperial court can send cavalry teams to support the place at any time. Iron cavalry go out and fall in the morning, support each other and cover each other. Hong Chengchou has no problem in this practice. The problem is that his men do not cooperate.