Chapter 22 The Son of Heaven and the Army (3)
"Emperor, Jiangyin has many martial artists. I beg the emperor to allow me to recruit soldiers in Jiangyin."
"Jiangyin robber Wuxi thief." This is a saying in Jiangnan. It is a joke. It is said to be transformed from "Jiangyin strong peaches Wuxi erosion." Jiangyin produces peaches with a lot of juice and delicious taste. Locals often say that things are good, and add a strong word in front of them. Peaches in Jiangyin are good, which are called strong peaches. When picking peaches, peach farmers often pick peaches to Wuxi City to sell. Jiangyin is too close to Wuxi. If there are too many peach farmers coming, they will naturally not be able to sell them at a good price. It is estimated that the phrase "Wuxi erosion".
Jiangyin is still the throat of the Yangtze River. Since ancient times, it has been a must-fight place for military strategists, which has created the tradition of Jiangyin's children who practice martial arts more and bravely fighting. This tradition is incompatible with the weak literary style of Jiangnan and is not popular among Jiangnan literati. "Jiangyin's strong peaches and Wuxi are eroded." This sentence gradually turned into "Jiangyin's robber Wuxi thief."
Wang Fu also heard of this saying in his previous life. He pondered for a moment and said, "That's right, my dear friends can choose 3,000 people in Jiangyin, and the remaining 7,000 people will be selected from various places."
Wang Fu would not say that he had been an emperor, even a small leader had never been a leader. However, he had hundreds of years of experience in his later generations and knew that no matter how he trusted a subordinate, he would definitely have necessary checks and balances. Of course, he would not allow all his 10,000 personal troops to come from Jiangyin.
Yan Yingyuan was already satisfied with being able to select 3,000 people in Jiangyin. After all, Jiangyin is just a county town, and the total population of the county is only about 100,000. Three thousand children can be divided into one person in almost every four or five households.
"There are my husbands who follow the order."
"You go down."
"I'm going to leave."
Just after seeing Yan Yingyuan off, Wang Duo appeared outside the palace gate again. Wang Fu sighed, really unwilling to listen to Wang Duo's nagging, and hurriedly shouted: "Tian Cheng, prepare for it, I want to leave the palace."
An eunuch next to him said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Tian has gone out."
Wang Fucai suddenly remembered that he had sent Tian Cheng to Macau. Seeing that Wang Duo had walked towards him, he could not avoid it, so he simply went down, lowered his face, and said coldly: "Wang Aiqing, if you still want to persuade me to use the enemy to pacify the gang, then you don't have to speak. Unless I die, I will never agree with this matter."
Wang Duo was stunned when he saw the emperor leaving with his sleeves. He opened his mouth to stop him, but finally he had to sigh helplessly and walk out of the palace with his head down.
"What, the emperor really said that." Ma Shiying asked in disbelief with his face after receiving Wang Duo's reward.
Wang Duo nodded, and a blue air flashed across Ma Shiying's face: "The emperor is really in a state of intent. We can't let the emperor do whatever he wants."
"Master, maybe what the emperor said makes sense. The Qing barbarians are the biggest concerns of my Ming Dynasty." Wang Duo said hesitantly. He advised the emperor every day and was somewhat influenced by Wang Fu.
Ma Shiying looked at Wang Duo with a contemptuous look: "This is not the first time the Qing barbarians have entered the pass. They have retreated before. What they are asking for is nothing more than property. I, the Ming Dynasty, have hundreds of millions of people, and there are only a few Qing barbarians. How dare I prosper the annexation of the Ming Dynasty? Besides, there are Guanning Iron Cavalry that pacified Xibo in the north, so how can the Qing barbarians have no worries?"
"But the emperor's attitude is very firm and it is impossible to convince him."
Ma Shiying lowered her head and muttered, "Strangely, Luoyang was captured by bandits. The emperor escaped after a lot of hardships. His biological father, wife and children all died at the hands of bandits. On the other hand, although the Qing barbarians occupied Beijing, they were also obtained from bandits. Why does the emperor seem to hate the Qing barbarians more than they hate bandits?"
This is also something that Wang Duo is strange, but he did not accept Ma Shiying's words, but said: "The emperor has such an attitude, will he continue to promote it?"
Ma Shiying thought for a while and became hesitant. Without the support of the emperor, his status would never be stable. The Donglin Party members were waiting for him to make mistakes. If his relationship with the emperor became worse, this was something that the Donglin Party members were happy to see: "Forget it, forgot, this world is the world of the Zhu family. As a minister, we can advise, but we cannot force it. Otherwise, we would have become bullying the master."
"What the lord said is exactly." Although Wang Duo agreed, he cursed Ma Shiying in his heart. A few days ago, he vowed to launch a Qing Dynasty discussion and forced the emperor to agree to the plan to suppress the enemy. Unexpectedly, he retreated again now.
Qian Mansion, Qian Qianyi was entertaining several big men of the Donglin Party with a smile. His concubine Liu Rushi was wearing men's clothes and gently stroking the jade zither. The beautiful sound of the piano made the big men present immerse themselves in it. At the end of the song, several people exclaimed: "Hedong Jun's piano skills are becoming more and more exquisite, and Mr. Qian is really a blessed person."
Although the Donglin Party members made great mistakes in supporting the matter, fortunately, Qian Qianyi and others changed quickly and immediately turned to support King Fu. After King Fu ascended the throne, the Donglin Party members were still very powerful in the court. Gao Hongtu was the Grand Secretary of the Dongge and the Minister of Revenue, Jiang Yueguang was the Grand Secretary of the Dongge and the Minister of Personnel, Zhang Shenyan was the Grand Secretary of the Dongge and the Right Minister of Personnel, Liu Zongzhou was the left chief censor, and Qi Biaojia was the right deputy chief censor; not only half of the six ministries were controlled by the Donglin Party, but the same was true for the cabinet. If Ma Shiying had not occupied the position of Minister of War and supported by the four towns in Jiangbei, the Donglin Party members could have completely unified the court.
"Everyone is too much." Liu Rushi bowed and moved to Qian Qianyi to sit down. Although she was wearing men's clothing, she looked red in lips and white in teeth, charming and passionate, and formed a picture of her beautiful and white hair with Qian Qianyi.
After listening to the piano, everyone turned the topic to the government. Liu Rushi did not avoid it. Everyone knew that Qian Qianyi loved this concubine very much and everyone was used to it. Gao Hongtu first said: "Accept it, what do you think of Ma Yaocao, a strategy to suppress the enemy?"
"Is it really feasible to unite the enemy to suppress the enemy? It's just that this matter was brought up by Ma Yaocao. Even if it is a meritorious, it is also a merit for Ma Yaocao. But for some reason, the emperor disagreed."
The Donglin Party members said that they were well-informed, not to mention that Qian Qianyi personally listened to Ma Shiying's proposal, so he would naturally pay special attention.
"The Emperor disagrees." Gao Hongtu was greatly inspired when he heard this. This was the first time the emperor rejected Ma Shiying's proposal: "Accept it, you see, will Ma Shiying forcefully ask the Emperor to pass?"
Qian Qianyi thought about it and shook his head: "No, Ma Yaocao is a man who is very sly. Once the emperor is determined, he will probably still retreat."
The disappointed expression flashed across everyone's faces. They eagerly hope that Ma Shiying's relationship with the emperor would become staggered, and the position of the chief minister would naturally be pushed up by the Donglin Party members, among which Gao Hongtu had the greatest hope.
A smile flashed across Gao Hongtu's face: "If Ma Yaocao wants to retreat, we must let him retreat without any further."
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Chapter completed!