I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Chapter 736 The Nine Temples of Sacrifice

On this day, there was a continuous drizzle falling over the capital.

Yang Sichang didn't care about the soaked official uniform, he entered the palace from Yongding Gate without stopping for a moment, passed by the west of the city along the way, and found a large number of conscripts hiding from the rain.

"I don't know what His Majesty has planned. The Wang Gong factory has been established in the capital for more than 200 years, but it will move out within two months."

"It doesn't matter what you do with so much money, you can get it if you have money, and it's not a white job."

At the beginning, Zhengfu said with a smile: "It's true, the court has done what it says, and never defaulted on wages. If it weren't for this errand, my whole family would have to drink the northwest wind."

"This month's errands are enough to last the first half of the year."

A few people were talking, and an old man said mysteriously: "Did you see the man who rode past just now? I'm afraid he is another high-ranking official who was called to Beijing."

"The earthquake in Shanxi has been felt in Changping Mansion in the past few days. The imperial court is about to start disaster relief. At that time, we must be vigilant, and we will definitely have to recruit husbands to rebuild."

Hearing this, everyone also had plans for the future.

For them, this natural disaster is not all disasters. Everywhere has a lifetime of disasters, and the imperial court will provide relief, and the government will recruit a large number of husbands.

For example, in this major earthquake, the search and rescue and reconstruction after the disaster in various places must recruit husbands from the people.

Those without land and steady income counted on these errands to support their families.

Yang Sichang really didn't care about understanding the sentiments of the people, he only listened to a few words, and then he came outside the gate of the Forbidden City and asked the guard of the gate to see Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian was standing guard in front of the door against the rain, the rainwater kept falling from his armor, when he saw someone coming, he stepped forward and pulled the rein of the horse, and said with a smile:

"Master Yang, please dismount and enter the palace."

……

Yang Sichang came to Xinuang Pavilion, smelled the incense in the air, turned his head and saw a little maid in purple palace clothes kneeling beside the Xuande stove, carefully clearing the ashes and adding incense.

At this moment, Wang Chaofu came over and said with a smile:

"Master Yang, please wait a moment, His Majesty is coming soon."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and immediately a little eunuch came over with a tribute tea, put it firmly on the table and then retreated on tiptoe.

Yang Sichang picked up the tea and took a few sips, exhaled and said:

"Excuse me, my father-in-law. I'm really thirsty."

Seeing that Yang Sichang was so sensible, Wang Chaofu felt much better, and said with a smile, "This is all a matter of duty."

Yang Sichang stopped drinking too much, took off his soaked hat, and sat upright in the Xinuan Pavilion. Although he looked a little embarrassed due to the long journey, he still showed a polite and gentle demeanor.

Not long after, there was a sound of heavy footsteps in the corridor outside the hall.

Yang Sichang hurriedly got up and waited with his head bowed. When he noticed a dark shadow in front of him, he respectfully said: "My minister, Yang Sichang, Huaibei Paymaster, please refer to your majesty, long live, long live."

Zhu Youxiao just talked with Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, about the recent growth of the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi. He sat on the Nine Dragon Throne with ease, his brows furrowed.

"Be flat!"

"The earthquake in Shanxi first went to Datong and then to Changping. I intend to set up a disaster department to deal with disasters in various places. I warmly recommend you to come here. I hope you won't be disappointed."

Hearing this, Yang Sichang knew who had recommended him in front of the emperor, and suddenly he said:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to serve the imperial court."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said:

"Since you have already arrived in Beijing, let's set up the disaster department as soon as possible. Choose a site in the middle of Beijing and report it to the Ministry of Industry. The office will be built immediately."

"The officials of the disaster department are also selected by you, and reported to the household department, and then let me know."

With that said, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and said: "The Disaster Department was first established, and 300 million taels of money were approved for the construction of government offices and sorting out disaster relief matters."

"If it's not enough, ask me for it."

Yang Sichang didn't expect to meet such kindness when he came here, and he was so grateful that he knelt down on the ground with a plop, and shouted:

"I am deeply favored by the emperor, I dare not repay it!"

"Your Majesty is benevolent, and the people of Ming Dynasty are blessed!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, such a compliment, he became the emperor himself, he was already a little immune to hearing it, without any disturbance on his face, he said:

"Okay, let's go down, I really want to thank you, use the money for practical things, and go save more victims."

Yang Sichang said: "I obey the order!"

After Yang Sichang retreated, Wang Chaofu said:

"My lord, the earthquake in Shanxi affected Jifu, and the courtiers were all alarmed by the changes in the sky. They jointly advised His Majesty to sacrifice to the Nine Temples tomorrow, and invited the empress and the concubine to go with them."

Zhu Youxiao leaned back on the chair, a little speechless.

It's normal for people at this time to be superstitious. If this can reduce rumors between the government and the opposition, it's worth it.

So he said softly:

"I know, but the concubine will be spared."

"Her old man has been ignoring the world for many years, and has been sincerely worshiping the Buddha. If the sky changes and warns, it is also my fault, and it has nothing to do with the concubine."

Wang Chaofu nodded and said nothing.

Zhu Youxiao sighed, and asked again: "Did the Ministry of Rites say at what time tomorrow will the Nine Temples be sacrificed?"

Wang Chaofu shook his head, "Not yet."

Zhu Youxiao laughed sarcastically. It seems that these good courtiers haven't made any perfect plan yet.

All he wanted was to let himself, the emperor, confess his mistakes to the whole world.

Forget it, this is not the first time that such a thing has happened, we can't cut off another batch of heads just because of these, right?

If you really act like this, the world may really be in chaos.

"Okay, tell the six ministries of the cabinet that I have approved the joint performance of the courtiers, and ask the Ministry of Rites to make a charter before tomorrow and send it to the Qianqing Palace."

"Go down, I have other things to deal with."

Wang Chaofu didn't dare to continue disturbing, so he had to go out, and Wei Zhongxian in the East Factory heard the news that the emperor and empress would sacrifice to the Nine Temples tomorrow, and immediately guessed that it was the masterpiece of those courtiers again.

"The emperor is the son of heaven. How can the emperor bow his head and admit his mistakes? What does the earthquake in Shanxi have to do with the emperor?"

"Yes, in my opinion, it is those courtiers who have no morals that offended the heavens and condemned the people of the world."

After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian said:

"You still don't understand? Master, this is not bowing your head and admitting your mistake. This is pushing the boat along the way, and it should eliminate the barriers between the world."

"Folk rumors are an invisible knife."

I didn't dare to say more for a few moments, and immediately flattered and flattered me.

"Master's lesson!"

"The factory owner thought about it, but the younger ones couldn't think of it at all. Otherwise, the factory owner can be trusted by His Majesty."

Wei Zhongxian enjoyed these words very much, and said with a smile:

"You guys, your mouths seem to have been smeared with honey. Why, everyone is happy? Why don't you go home and look after your children?"

Several people laughed and said no more.

……

North Korea, Wang Jing.

The North Korean King Li Ji sat on the throne, listened to the report of the general below, slipped out to the ground, and said in a trembling voice:

"The Tartars are here, how come they came so fast?"

"Where's Da Ming, didn't Da Ming block them?"

Chapter 737 The Fall of North Korea

"The main force of the Ming Dynasty was resisting Mobei Mongolia. The Li family army failed to defend the two forts of Dadian and Changdian in Kuandian, so the bandits drove straight in and attacked our North Korea."

Jin Liu, the leader of the North Korean government, said, weeping uncontrollably.

"Your Highness, the bandits and captives went south, and our soldiers and horses from the three northern armies were routed, and the city of Yizhou was breached within a day."

"Please ask Daming for help as soon as possible!"

Jin Liu was one of the main planners of Renzu's reversing two years ago.

Injo anyway, also known as Guihai Jingshe and Guihai anyway, was an armed coup d'etat in the Lee Dynasty of North Korea in the third year of Tianqi.

The former king of North Korea, Li Hun, used the power of the Great Northern faction to confine his mother, Concubine Inmok, and executed his brothers Linhai Jun, Yongchang Dajun and many other royal families, leading to political chaos and corruption.

Therefore, the opposition forces headed by Jin Liu of the Western People's Party gradually became dissatisfied.

In addition, Li Hui's policy of being close to Hou Jin also caused public dissatisfaction in North Korea to boil, and provided an excuse and status for Li Zhen's coup.

Leaders of the Xiren Party, Jin Liu, Li Gui, and others supported Li Ji. On a certain night in the third year of Tianqi, they set up troops in the western suburbs of Seoul, Wangjing, and invaded the palace from Zhangyi Gate.

Li Xingli, the training general in charge of the Seoul garrison, had long been dissatisfied with Li Hui's policy of being close to Houjin, and deliberately stood still during the coup.

The North Korean army that launched the coup d'etat went all the way, successfully broke into Changdeok Palace and set it on fire.

After escaping, Guanghai Lord Li Hun was captured and exiled to Jianghua Island. His favorite ministers and other Beiren Party were arrested within a year and were all executed.

After the coup d'état, Li Zhen continued to respect Concubine Renmu and inherit the throne according to her order, and in the third year of Tianqi, he sent envoys to Daming five times in a row.

In the fifth year of Apocalypse, Li Ji received the imperial decree from Zhu Youxiao, was recognized by Ming Dynasty, and became the No. 16 king of the Lee Dynasty of North Korea.

Therefore, Jin Liu, the main figure who planned the reversing, became Li Jing's most trusted right-hand man.

After Cui Mingji, the former political leader, was detained in Daming last year, Jin Liu was appointed as the political leader, and the Westerners Party's main fighters raised their heads one after another.

Leading the discussion of politics, equivalent to the chief assistant of the cabinet of Ming Dynasty.

Li Jing lost his backbone long ago, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and send another envoy to seek help from Ming Dynasty. If there is no Ming Dynasty, our country will definitely not exist in Korea!"

General Li Xingli of the Joseon King's Guard came out and said: "Your Highness, sending envoys to ask for help is one of the things. We must fight to the death, and we must not give the thieves the impression that North Korea is weak and deceitful!"

Dead fight?

I'm sorry, but Li Zhen doesn't have the determination.

He panicked and said: "A battle to the death, what kind of battle to fight to the death? The 10,000+ soldiers and horses in the North Third Road were scattered and fled after being beaten by the bandits within a few days."

"There are only more than [-] old and weak in the city, how to defend Wang Jing?"

Li Xingli raised his head and said: "The capital of the king is high and deep, and there are heavy artillery brought in from the Ming Dynasty to defend the city. The last general has two thousand armored soldiers under his command, and they have followed His Highness since anyway!"

"We are willing to live and die with Wang Jing, and fight the bandits to the end!"

At the end of the sentence, a North Korean general came out and said: "Exactly, I knew that today would come when I was following His Highness anyway, and I was ready to serve the country long ago."

"Your Majesty, please sit still in the palace, so that the soldiers can work together and keep their morale alive!"

Sit tight in the palace...

Not only did Li Jing not have the intention to sit firmly in the palace when the Hou Jin army attacked the city, even sitting on the throne now is like sitting on pins and needles!

Those Tartars did not blink when they killed people.

As a king, he knows how decadent the North Korean army is at the moment, and resisting the army of the Houjin army is just a dream.

If he sticks to Seoul, he will probably be caught by Jiannu, and his fate may not be better than that of his uncle!

"Your Majesty, the Jin army has reached the outskirts of the capital forty miles!" A soldier of the garrison ran over, "King Qin's [-] troops from the south have all been routed."

"Nanyi Dao General Li Xiuchen, who led King Qin, was beheaded by Azig himself and died in battle!"

Hearing this news, there was even more uproarious discussion in the royal court.

Li Xingli was also a little surprised, grabbed the soldier by the collar and shouted angrily, "Are you scaremongering?"

"Li Xiuchen is not an incompetent person. He has 4000 troops under his command. How many people are there in Azig? [-]?"

"4000 people defeated [-] of us and killed the general. How is that possible?"

The soldier's face was full of grievances, and he cried: "It's true, the Nanyi Army was defeated by Azig sixty miles away from the capital city."

"I heard that Azig rushed into our army with a team of white-armored cavalry, as if he had entered the land of no one, and killed our army's leader in one meeting!"

Li Xingli took a few steps back and took a breath.