Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Zhu Dingbei didn't know that the book of war that he secretly stuffed into Zhu Zhengbei's personal luggage would cause him to be killed once.

Well, it should be said that this was also due to his intentional misleading because he wanted to get away.

In the second half of Marching Ghosts, Old Hou Ye knew that he had a manuscript in his hand, but he didn't read it himself.It's not that he doesn't want to watch it, but he's afraid that he can't help but do something after watching it and cause trouble for his children and grandchildren.

The secret of the art of war was spread so mysteriously that many people just took it as a joke, but the old Hou Ye who is also a military commander knew that it was definitely not a joke.Even if he has no intention of disobedience, he will try his best to rehearse him personally if he has a good way to arrange troops.If you can't realize it after seeing it, you really want to poach your own eyes that have seen the marching ghost strategy.

So, he pretended that he didn't know about it.

What he didn't expect was that in his previous life, Zhu Dingbei had accidentally obtained the first book of Marching Ghost Strategies.

If he knows that the upper and lower volumes are combined into one, he will have to accept the teachings of his predecessors even if he takes a big risk, otherwise he will definitely not be willing to step on the other leg into the coffin, and it will be light to die or die.

So, many times, ignorance is bliss.

What worries the old Hou Ye recently is the war in Pingzhou.Like everyone else, he had no idea that the bandits were so fierce, and they appeared in the sea as if they were blessed by God. The Pingzhou army was helpless, and even wiped out several times.

The battle situation is not optimistic, and if things go on like this, it will definitely lead to the morale of the army and the defeat without a fight.

Zhu Dingbei was also impatient. Although he was [-]% sure of the turn of the battle, the unfavorable battle reports of Pingzhou were transmitted back to Beijing again and again, which made him very tormented.

Too much sacrifice.

But he was powerless to prevent the Pingzhou army from sending troops one after another.

Now it is no longer a question of whether we can get back the ordnance and salaries. The Dajing Army has suffered such a big fall at the hands of the pirates, and so many people have died. If these pirates are not wiped out, this war will never end when.

When the fire was imminent, bad news came from Jiangnan, which made things worse.

Yangzhou, Guangzhou, and Jingzhou are the three sources of the heaviest taxes in the Great Jing State. Yangzhou and Jingzhou are the granaries, and Guangzhou is full of shops. If a disaster occurs, the loss will not be small.

However, it is rainy in the south this year, and floods occur frequently, and Yangguang and Guangzhou suffer at the same time.In the hardest-hit counties and counties, even the grain fields that had already grown ears were completely flooded and there was no harvest.Not to mention the people who died in suffering and the flooded houses, what was even more frightening was the plague brought by the floods.

Emperor Zhenyuan immediately distributed the relief money and food, and sent the two princes Rui Wang and Lin Wang to Yang Guangyi to preside over the disaster relief. More than half of the doctors from the Imperial Hospital were also dispatched, but even so, the disaster was still spreading.

——Man-made disasters can be avoided, but natural disasters can be blocked.

People in disaster-stricken counties and counties were filled with mourning, and the sound of howling repeatedly overwhelmed the sound of rain, but no matter how much they prayed, they could not restore God's heart, and the heavy rain continued.

Everyone in Dajing was worried about it, and half a month later, Zhu Dingbei heard his grandmother talking about donating money for disaster relief.

"Hasn't it already been handed in once?"

Zhu Dingbei was puzzled, it was customary for a family to donate silver taels every disaster, but the money was nothing compared to the amount of disaster relief, it was just a contribution.I have never heard of the repeated donations. It is impossible for the Dajing Dynasty to be short of money.

The old lady lowered her voice and said, "It's the order of the Empress Dowager."

Her tone was worried, and even a woman like her knew that God was furious this time, and this disaster would not be so easy to overcome.

Zhu Dingbei frowned, and didn't confirm until he mentioned it to Ning Heng that the treasury was really short of money.

"How did you get into such an embarrassing situation? Did the emperor embezzle the money for his own use?"

He really couldn't figure it out, every penny spent by the household department was recorded, and [-]% was set aside every year to prevent natural disasters. Unless someone moved the money, there was absolutely no possibility of shortage of money.

Ning Heng paused, and then said: "No, there is something wrong with the silver casting."

"What do you mean?"

"Someone secretly exchanged the disaster relief money for bad silver."

Ning Heng's tone was very light, but it made Zhu Dingbei's eyes widen in shock, and he found his voice after a while and said, "...Why is there no news?"

Bad silver!

It's not silver with extremely poor quality, but fake silver with the same weight mixed with stone powder and copper inside.

During the reign of the first emperor, some people used inferior silver as silver taels to barter with others. It was precisely because of its counterfeit craftsmanship that even the most astute merchants could not tell the difference. It was only after two years that a certain merchant discovered that the silver taels had "shed their skin" before exposing the inferior silver. the presence of silver.During this period, bad silver circulated wantonly in the market, and a total of 300 million taels of bad silver were scattered in Luojing!

In order to appease the severely damaged merchants, the imperial court exchanged ten taels of inferior silver for one tael of silver to compensate the merchants.If this is the case, not only will the imperial court suffer heavy losses, but the assets of those merchants will also shrink significantly, and they can only resell their properties to others.

This was also a major case that caused a sensation in the government and the public at the time. It has not been 30 years since someone repeated the same trick, and even extended their hands and feet to the silver deposits in the treasury!

All that was circulated back then was broken silver, and no one would break it and exchange it for broken silver.As for the silver in the national treasury, it is all big ingots, and there will be a special person from the household department to take inventory at the end of each month.It seems that after 30 years, the craftsmanship of making inferior silver has improved to such an extent.

Zhu Dingbei was so frightened that his brain froze. The person who could do such a thing was more than a bear, he was desperate!

But before Ning Heng could answer the question he asked, he had already thought of the answer.

That's right, right now Pingzhou is in chaos and losing consecutive battles, Yangguang and Guangzhou are in serious disasters, and the southeast and southeast are in a mess, which is already floating the hearts of the people.The Qiang enemies and Xiongnu in the northwest are also watching. If the fact that the silver deposits have been stolen and exchanged is revealed at this time, and the fact that the Dajing State treasury is empty, the result will be disastrous!

Zhu Dingbei frowned, and asked one after another: "What is the emperor going to do? Is there any clue about the whereabouts of the silver?"

Ning Heng: "Open a private bank."

For the next question, he gave a big case of negative.

Zhu Dingbei complained that if he could commit a crime that would not be enough to behead him, he would definitely have to wipe his hands and feet clean, only those who wanted to die would leave clues.

The royal family's private treasury is not open in leisure time.

The private treasury will not be used unless the country is in crisis or as a last resort.Emperor Zhenyuan used his private treasury at this time, so it can be seen that there is no other way to think about it.

Originally, no matter what the final outcome of this matter was, Hubu Shangshu could not escape the guilt of dereliction of duty, but he was not happy at all because of his unlucky fate.Just like when the bank deposit disappeared without a sound, how easy is it to find it?Who on earth has such a great ability to do such a thing?And where did the money go and where was it used?

Zhu Dingbei felt uneasy in his heart—the person who was dormant in the darkness seemed to cause him immediate harm in the next second.

Ning Heng comforted him: "Don't worry, the rain will pass and the sky will clear."

Palace, late at night.

The eunuch Dongsheng carefully presented the six new disaster relief memorials agreed overnight to the imperial court. Emperor Zhenyuan propped his forehead and was still looking at the disaster relief memorials handed over by the affected counties.The eunuch Dongsheng saw that the refreshments on the table were intact, and he was very worried, but he didn't dare to interrupt him - since the waterlogging in the south, His Majesty hasn't had a good meal.

He just turned around to ask someone to prepare a bowl of hot porridge, when the emperor stopped him: "Is there any new battle report in Pingzhou?"

Eunuch Dongsheng hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, there have been no new papers for three days."

Emperor Zhenyuan frowned, and let go of the memorial in his hand, "The people of Li are the foundation of the world. Send someone to explain to King Rui and King Lin that if they dare to treat the victims in a wrongful way, they don't have to go back to Beijing. ...Please invite the national teacher to come over."

"Your Majesty, now?"

Emperor Zhenyuan raised his eyelids, and the eunuch Dongsheng quickly withdrew his words, and hastily explained a few words to his subordinates, and went to invite the master of the country to drive him.

People in Dajing believed in divination very much. Qin Tianjian had a detached status independent of state affairs, and the national teachers of all dynasties were also objects of admiration by the royal family.Even the emperor didn't dare to disturb Qingxiu, the national teacher at will, and would only petition the national teacher when he was worried and undecided.Emperor Zhenyuan was a strong and persevering emperor. He had not summoned the national teacher more than one hand for so many years in power, and never summoned him late at night.

Right now, Pingzhou is fighting hard, the northwest is in turmoil, the south is suffering from disasters, and the silver deposits are being stolen. Four mountains are pressing on the emperor at the same time, and he is struggling.

tired.

Even if he never took the national teacher's prophecy seriously, he was willing to listen to it at this time.He... needs someone to accompany him, even if it's just for talking.

At the end of June, God finally showed a smiling face, and the continuous rain in Yangguang and Guangzhou stopped.The common people were all celebrating, but the imperial court ordering the disaster relief did not dare to relax in the slightest.After the rain stopped, disaster relief entered the most critical stage - epidemic prevention and reconstruction.

Just when the court was tense, the Pingzhou Army, which suffered heavy losses, made a big reversal without warning!

The Pingzhou Army defeated the pirates!

A third-rank captain led a surprise attack, which not only broke the stalemate of the pirates' elusive presence, but also burned seven warships of the pirates with fire oil offensive, annihilating thousands of pirates in one fell swoop, and greatly boosting the morale of our army!

The Pingzhou Army took a turn for the worse, and sent back one success report to Luojing, and the government and the public were excited about it!

"Have you heard?! It's Senior Brother Minghe! It's Senior Brother Minghe!!"

Qin Xi roared wildly, almost wanting to beat his chest and yell a few times to express his joy and pride.

Lou Anning grabbed his hand tightly: "I've heard that too! I didn't expect it to be Minghe senior brother! Senior brother is too powerful, really too powerful!"

The two hugged each other and danced like a monkey, Lou Ankang and Jia Jiaming, who were equally pleasantly surprised, laughed out loud.

Zhu Dingbei smiled: "That's Brother Dong, who is extremely wise and brave. What is the relationship between the two of you, and why are you jumping out to grab the limelight?"

Lou Anning and Qin Xi glared at him at the same time, and then continued to cheer.

Jia Jiaming said in a low voice, "Changsheng, aren't you surprised?"

of course not.

Zhu Dingbei's face was also full of joy, and he smiled at him: "Of course I didn't expect it, but if the captain is Brother Dong, I'm surprised but not surprised."

Lou Ankang nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, Senior Brother Minghe has always been a role model for my generation. His military strategy, martial arts and wisdom are all outstanding. What he can do is far beyond our expectations."

Jia Jiaming: "My lord prime minister, seeing what my brother has done so far, will definitely not hinder my brother from making great achievements."

Several people were happy for Dong Minghe, even Ning Heng showed appreciation, but Zhu Dingbei just smiled and said nothing.

If that incident is revealed, the Prime Minister will probably be so angry that he refuses to recognize his son.

Zhu Dingbei shook his head secretly, no matter what, the current situation is very good, so he should take advantage of the situation and wipe out those pirates.

Lou Ankang calmed down the turmoil in his heart, and asked: "The court report hasn't come out yet, but I don't know what the origin of that pirate is, and what methods did they use to cover up the defeat of my nearly [-] soldiers."

Zhu Dingbei didn't say anything, and Jia Jiaming didn't get any reliable news from home, so they subconsciously looked at Ning Heng.

"Kraken."

Ning Heng said.

The author has something to say: Heck, it’s time to abuse the emperor, all those who are happy come out to praise me~~