Beiyang new warlord

It can be said that the situation in Jiangnan is quite pessimistic!

But for those amateurs in Jiangnan, it is too high to look at these socio-economic factors. Traditionally speaking, the gentry and common people are not doing well, so there must be treacherous officials in the court!A new round of political struggle is rapidly brewing above Yingtian City.

The biggest change for Yingtian this year is that there are more mutinies and the palace has become more beautiful.

The three Jiangbei towns were almost completely wiped out, leaving only the most ineffective Liu Liangzuo who fled back to the south of the Yangtze River with about 3 people. Nanjing faced the heavy military pressure of Jiangbei Mao Jue and Xuzhou Army, and Shanghai County at the mouth of the Yangtze River was ceded out. , In order to ensure their own safety, or make themselves feel safe, Nanming bureaucrats recalled Liu Liangzuo, and desperately recruited local troops.

Participating in the co-authoring of the defeated soldiers, more than 2 Nanjing forbidden troops, plus a year of new recruits, the Southern Ming Dynasty had another 15 troops. The Minister of War, Ruan Dacheng, proudly called it the Beifu Army, stationed in Stone City in the north of Nanjing.

But this reputation is resounding, and the actual combat effectiveness is really hard to say. These Jiangnan bureaucrats are best at fooling themselves. The military salary of Beifu soldiers is more than 220 million taels a year. Rich gentry and even local ruffians entrusted people to go in. Except for the [-] old Imperial Guards composed of Nanjing nobles, the rest were no different from the three major battalions of the capital, and even somewhat inferior.

On the other side, since Emperor Yongle moved the capital of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, the money for repairs has either been embezzled by eunuchs or civil servants, or has been embezzled. How can Zhu Yousong bear this? Mao Jue made peace in the north, and naturally he boldly masturbated in the south Roll up your sleeves.

修!

For more than a year, in order to repair the palace, the Nanming court conscripted 20 laborers, costing tens of millions of taels of funds and materials, and rats at all levels made a fortune in it. The only unlucky people were the lower-class residents who were conscripted and Mao The most fundamental difference of Jue's labor is that Zhu Yousong does not give money to employ people, it is for nothing!

The palace has been repaired, but people's hearts have been scattered a lot.

Compared with last year, this Qian's mansion seems to have become a bit more gorgeous. Early in the morning, Qian Qianyi was solemnly arranging his clothes in front of the Dongjiang dressing mirror, and behind him, Liu Rushi was carefully helping him with his hair.

"If so, has Mr. Gandu ever prepared it?"

"Back to the master, the Fushe students are already gearing up, and they are just waiting to respond to the master's call!"

This Fushe Zhang Pu is also considered a character. With a commoner, he forcibly controlled the important affairs of the court, and pushed his teacher Zhou Yanru to the position of the first assistant university scholar. Zhou Yanru poisoned him to death.

This time and space has Mao Jue, and now Zhou Yanru is not the chief assistant of Chongzhen's cabinet, but has become Mao Jue's cabinet handyman, the one who ranks at the bottom, although he has no power, at least it's not a good thing In the capital, he was shining brightly for Beiming, staring at the enlightened little emperor, and Zhang Pu just followed the shit and lived without flickering.

However, he and his Fushe have become the dogs of the Donglin Party, who come to bite people!Listening to Liu Rushi's answer, Qian Qianyi nodded proudly, and immediately put on the outermost official robe.

"If so, my lord, I'm going to court!"

Full of thought, he sent Qian Qianyi out the door, and when he reached the gate of the mansion, Liu Rushi still couldn't help asking.

"Master, move Ma Yaocao and Ruan Dabeard down! Daming, can we really see the moon through the clouds and mist?"

"Of course!"

While climbing onto the carriage, Qian Qianyi answered confidently.

"As long as the gentlemen occupy important positions in the court, drive away those villains, develop Ming Dynasty in the right direction, enrich the country and strengthen the army, the recovery of the northern capital is not just around the corner!"

"If so, sir, I'm leaving!"

"My concubine is here to bless the master with success!"

His pupils finally lit up, and behind Qian Qianyi's carriage, Liu Rushi bowed heavily.

This can be regarded as a premeditated action by the Donglin Party. Not only Qian Qianyi, but also Gong Dingzi, who was disgraced a few days ago, Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan, Liu Zongzhou and other Donglin generals are also full of fighting spirit.

Entering the palace from the Daming Gate, these people looked at each other, and immediately stood quietly on both sides of the imperial court, even unaware of the imminent danger. The minister is at the forefront.

Amidst a group of Donglin party members suffocating, the last dozen or so minutes before going to the imperial court were painfully passed. Finally, the sharp shout of the chief eunuch Tian Cheng resounded.

"The emperor is here!!!"

Chapter 644. The Donglin Coup

In the early morning, Yingtian City is still so busy. The vendors who get up early are pushing the hot stoves, displaying sugar lotus root porridge, tea egg steamed cake and steamed buns. , squatting in the corner, compared to the feet of the emperor, the feudal capital is extremely strict, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and Jinling, where the business atmosphere is active, should be more energetic, but that is already yesterday, and I am tired of guarding the stall The peddlers were too lazy to yell, and as for the wandering laborers, they just hung their heads on their chests without saying a word.

The hurrying crowd seemed depressed as if they were dead, and the scene of the Great Depression was clearly visible from the expressions of the crowd.

At a small stall, the sugar lotus root porridge had bottomed out, holding an empty bowl, and a scholar man in his forties was looking at the Zhuque Square in front of him. His face was also full of wrinkles because of sorrow, and he had been silent for a long time.

The thieves did not go south, the country was preserved, a group of corrupt officials and treacherous ministers were left in the capital, and there were many honest people in the court, but why did it feel worse?

Although he is a scholar, Zhang Pu's identity is still closer to the small townspeople in the Jiangnan town. The commodity economy in the Jiangnan town where he lives is extremely sluggish. They are the first to feel uncomfortable. I really can't figure out where Nanming's ills come from. Is it really a traitor in power?

To tell the truth, Ma Shiying, who was in power at this time, did not do anything that made Shilin disgusted except for appointing the eunuch Ruan Dacheng, no matter his conscription, increasing business tax, exempting farmers from tax arrears to calm the government and the opposition, rectifying the bureaucracy, Thinking differently, I may not be able to do better in this position, but why is it going from bad to worse?

Maybe it is really only inferred that the fate of Ma and Ruan is not good, and the sky is angry with treacherous ministers!

"This..., sir..."

"What's the matter?"

The hesitant call made Zhang Pu wake up, and he looked at the stall owner who was hesitant to speak in surprise for two or three seconds, and then came to his senses, watching himself holding the empty bowl for a long time, he was afraid that he would not be able to afford it money.

But this is also one of the manifestations of the decline of the mountains and rivers. Not to mention the bubble-like and flashy Ming Dynasty in the Wanli period, just over a year ago, if a scholar like him or a Taoist monk had no money to pay, the stall owner would Smiling and not taking any money, in their view, it is a great honor to entertain these people, but now, they are already so tight.

Putting down the bowl, he took out some copper coins from his pocket and put them on the table. Zhang Pu nodded slightly, then stood up abruptly, and resolutely walked towards the Palace Square not far away.

Looking at the copper coins on the table, the stall owner couldn't help showing a burst of joy, full of gratitude, and watched Zhang Pu's back, but only for a moment, his gaze changed from gratitude to surprise, and then to horror , in his line of sight, one by one, like Zhang Pu, dressed in white book long robes, with elegant towels, like mushrooms after rain, popping up from nowhere, piled up layer upon layer into the open space. In front of the Palace Square.

A scholar riot is an ominous omen!After only a few seconds of astonishment, the stall owner threw the charcoal fire in the stove directly on the ground, and before he even had time to extinguish the fire, he turned around and ran away holding his humble belongings.

Not only him, but the small market that was finally getting a little bit of life also roared and disappeared.

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On the other side, the court.

Amidst the shouts of the ministers, Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong dragged his heavy body as usual, moved like a panda, and yawned and walked onto the dragon chair. Such a lazy emperor is very suitable for the Confucian disciple Chui Gong And the idea of ​​governance, unfortunately, he could still sit down peacefully in the peaceful years, but in the season when the dynasty was in danger, he was so out of date.

"If you have something to play early, if you have nothing to do, retreat!"

Raising the whisk, the great eunuch Tian Cheng also yawned uncontrollably. Recently, Zhu Yousong has been overindulging in sex. I don’t know who offered a recipe for toads to strengthen yang. Even if he got involved, he had to go out of the city to supervise the toads before dawn. Rubbing his sleepy presbyopic eyes, he yelled impatiently.

Just as he finished speaking, a reply sounded at the same time.

"I have a book to play!"

Seeing Ma Shiying kneeling on the ground first, Zhu Yousong's fat face twitched uncontrollably, and nodded helplessly.

"What's the matter, Mr. Ma?"

"Your Majesty, the Zuowuwei army is short of 14 taels of silver in payment. Please stop the construction of Changchun Garden and pay the soldiers!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yousong was not happy. He stood up annoyed with his fat belly and yelled: "There are wars raging in the north, and the people are in dire straits. The regent has 700 million taels of silver to build the Empire Square with Hangzhou. Porcelain covers the wall, resplendent and resplendent. It is said that someone in Gong Qing’s family owed money there, and it was mounted on the wall. I am rich in the south of the Yangtze River, with abundant products and stable people. How can I build a garden of 20 taels, and the cabinet will not be able to get the money? gone?"

To tell the truth about this matter, not only Zhu Yousong was puzzled, but all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Nanming were also puzzled, Mao Jue's family had a mine?How come so much money was freed up?A person's monthly income catches up with their hard work for a year.

Of course, these words cannot be told to the emperor truthfully. Ma Shiying knelt straight and replied forcefully.

"Your Majesty, the Mao family is extravagant and extravagant, and the people have no means of living. This is the way to die! The Mao family is like this, and my court should do the opposite. Raise troops, streamline management, and hoard food and grass. There are changes in the north of the Yangtze River, which is the opportunity to recover the rivers and mountains and revive the Ming Dynasty!"

"I dare you, Your Majesty, please allow me!"