The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 198 After eating pickled vegetables and rolled tofu, the emperor is not as good as me

In front of the two of them was a copper stove with a pot of hot mutton soup on it.

In winter, you should drink mutton soup, which is the greatest respect for winter.

A pot of fat lamb lives in it, and with good spices, the whole room is fragrant.

Under the Little Ice River, it gets colder every year. Even though it is in the southeast, it cannot escape this law.

It is a great blessing in life to drink a meal of hot mutton soup in winter.

The door was shut tightly, leaving a gap for ventilation in the window next to it.

Chen Xinjia put down the bowl, put the iron pot next to it with hot mutton soup on the ground, added a few pieces of charcoal to the stove, and then put the iron pot back in place.

There were too many coals in the stove, and the fire suddenly became big, and the hot mutton soup in the iron pot was gurgling.

Chen Xinjia picked up the towel on the table and wiped his hands, picked up a pile of pickles, and poured them into the iron pot.

In the thick mutton soup, the pickles are constantly rolling, and a salty smell hits the face.

Another plate of tofu was poured into it, and Chen Xinjia used the spoon inside to stir it up.

"Grumble!"

The mutton soup in the iron pot is bubbling, with tofu and pickles rolling in it.

Although Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia's status were not low, in the Ming Dynasty, in the winter, they couldn't eat fresh vegetables, and it was not bad to be able to eat tofu and pickles.

"After eating pickled vegetables and tofu, the emperor is not as good as me!"

Chen Xinjia held the lid of the pot in his left hand and the spoon in his right, humming while stirring.

The smiles on the faces are piled up together, which is called beauty, and that is called comfort.

Yang Sichang put down the chopsticks in his hand, knocked on the table, and said, "What is this called? What do you mean that the emperor is inferior to me? Don't be disrespectful because your majesty is young. This is not the way of a minister!"

Chen Xinjia looked like he was being taught, and quickly put the lid on the pot.

He returned to his normal look.

"What your lord said is true, what you said is true, this subordinate knows his mistake!" Chen Xinjia repeated his mistakes.

"Okay, let's not make an example!"

Yang Sichang dismissed Chen Xinjia with a casual word.

Speaking of it, Yang Sichang only said it verbally, just to let Chen Xinjia not get carried away. After all, Zhu Cihong is still a very good mascot, and he must not allow outsiders to take advantage of his disrespect.

That's all in his heart. Speaking of it, he is not even as good as Chen Xinjia to Zhu Cihong.

Smelling the fragrance in the air, Yang Sichang took a deep breath.

Shouting towards the door: "Haven't the tender bean sprouts been processed yet? Why haven't they been brought in yet?"

"Master, hurry up now!"

A servant outside the door replied, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

Not long after, a servant came in with a wooden basin.

Inside are processed tender bean sprouts.

I never tire of fine food, and I never tire of fine food.

This pot of bean sprouts was handpicked by the servants one by one.

Not a single one was broken, not even a bean skin, it was clean, just like white jade.

Chen Xinjia took the pot of bean sprouts from the servants, and put them into the pot carefully.

Looking at the busy Chen Xinjia, Yang Sichang picked up the wine glass on the table and drank the good rice wine inside.

"In the cold winter months, you have to cook and eat by yourself. Pickled vegetables and mutton soup boiled with tofu, paired with a pot of hot rice wine, what a beautiful thing!" Holding a wine glass, Yang Sichang looked at the food in the iron pot. smile.

This is the happiness in the world, and this is the dignity of a scholar.

This Jiangnan, come to the right!
It was snowing again outside, Yang Sichang opened the door and windows.

Chen Xinjia was asked to move the food, the table and the stove to the door, and enjoy the food in the snow outside.

This is the elegance of a scholar.

The two of them were like gluttons, devouring a table of sumptuous delicacies.

After eating, the iron pot and other things were removed, some charcoal was added, a teapot was replaced, and a pot of tea was boiled.

With the help of tea to relieve greasy, the two drank tea, enjoyed the snow and wrote poems.

It's just some pompous and empty poems that don't make any sense.

"It's just a pity that the Qinhuai River was destroyed by the bastard Sun Thief. Otherwise, how happy it would be to call some beauties over!"

Chen Xinjia still felt a little dissatisfied.

Several rows of footprints appeared outside the gate, and they stopped in front of the gate in this snowy day.

A few black-faced men knocked on the door.

After a while, a servant of the mansion stood in front of Yang Sichang.

"My lord, please see the Marquis of Zhenhai!"

This time the person looked respectful.

The Marquis of Zhenhai is Zheng Zhilong, and his title has a lot to do with Yang Sichang.

It can be said that Yang Sichang single-handedly managed his title.

Yang Sichang is from Huguang, and his foundation in the south of the Yangtze River is unstable. In order to be able to hold great power and deter dissidents, he focused his attention on Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong didn't know Yang Sichang at first, and Xiong Wencan introduced the two of them on his behalf.

Xiong Wencan has a close relationship with Yang Sichang. Under Yang Sichang's recommendation, he became Minister of the Ministry of War and governor of five provinces in one fell swoop from Fujian governor.

It can be said that Yang Sichang has a kindness to Xiong Wencan.

Zheng Zhilong was personally recruited by Xiong Wencan when he was the governor of Fujian, and the relationship between the two is also extraordinary.

There are some relationships, so it is normal for Yang Sichang and Zheng Zhilong to collude with each other.

Logically speaking, even though Zheng Zhilong had a great army in his hands, he shouldn't have rewarded the Marquis of Zhenhai as soon as he came up.

But in Yang Sichang's view, this must be done.

As the saying goes, a thousand pieces of gold buys a horse bone, and rewarding Zheng Zhilong is just a strategy to invite people's hearts.

Send a signal to the leading generals in the world, as long as you submit to me, you will benefit.

After so many years, Yang Sichang also understood that military power is indispensable if he wants to hold great power.

Bringing Zheng Zhilong over will be of great help to him.

Zheng Zhilong is also a guy with no big ambitions. Although he has dominated the sea for so many years, he doesn't have much ambition in his heart.

Gives people a feeling that they just want to be a rich man.

His thoughts, history has given the answer.

In history, Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Ming court and the Qing court successively, plus the things he did, you can see what kind of person he is.

He's just a greedy person.

Even though the current Zheng Zhilong is a Marquis of Zhenhai, he is still very respectful in front of Yang Sichang.

The Ming emperor was very stingy, especially when it came to conferring titles.

According to common sense, it is impossible for Zheng Zhilong to have this title.

But now the government is controlled by people like Yang Sichang, and now Zhu Cihong is just a child.

Rewarding Zheng Zhilong as Marquis of Zhenhai was only a matter of Yang Sichang's words.

There are also people in the court who are not convinced, and those headed by the British public Zhang Zhiji are not convinced, but now under the eaves, Zheng Zhilong has pulled his fleet from Quanzhou, Fujian, to the coastal area of ​​​​South Zhili.

Under the threat of force, who dares to oppose?

In the capital, Zhang Zhiji and the others are high-ranking princes of the country, but in Nanzhili, they are just rich men with empty appearances.

Most of the soldiers in Jiangnan have been wiped out by Sun Jie.

Now, people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

He stood in front of Yang Sichang, performed the official ceremony, and said hello, my lord respectfully.

Yang Sichang stroked the beard on his chin, and nodded with a smile.

"Master Zheng, don't do this!"

Yang Sichang said with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong still had the respectful look just now, and said with a smile: "Master Yang is joking, the subordinates will always be the master's subordinates!"

Yang Sichang laughed even louder.

He quickly asked Chen Xinjia to bring a chair, and the two sat under the eaves, admiring the snow.

Yang Sichang looked at Zheng Zhilong and said: "In a few days, you will bring your army over. At that time, I will collect taxes in Nanzhili. Most of the tax revenue will be transferred to your department to train the new army." .

You are familiar with Hongyi Frangji, and when the time comes, I will send someone to buy firearms with you! "

I originally wanted to buy it from Tang Ruowang.

Later, because he ran too fast, he didn't bother to contact Tang Ruowang.

Now it can only be purchased through Zheng Zhilong.

Chen Xinjia has figured out Zheng Zhilong.

This is a person who is greedy for money and good position. After mastering these, he can naturally tie Zheng Zhilong to himself.

Although Yang Sichang was a civil servant, he was not from Nanzhili. He was more or less squeezed out by these gentry in Jiangnan.

Let Zheng Zhilong pull a team over, it is more of a shock.

"Only by the adults!" Zheng Zhilong replied.

Although the current Nanming is much better than it was in history, the interior is not monolithic, and there are still large and small forces.

Yang Sichang was well aware of these things, so he had to use Zheng Zhilong as a deterrent.

Infighting, just submerged underwater for a while.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the capital was completely quiet.

Sun Jie led people to patrol the capital.

Chen Hu suddenly ran over in a hurry from a distance, and stopped in front of Sun Jie with a strange expression on his face.

"My lord, there are ghosts in the city!"

As soon as he finished the salute, he looked dignified.

Sun Jie looked curious and asked, "How can there be ghosts in broad daylight?!"

"My lord, it is true. Just now, my subordinates led people to patrol around the palace, and suddenly saw a few sneaky people. I walked over and saw that they were some yellow-haired brats.

He looks like a fright, with blue eyes, a big beard, blond hair, and a nose like a sickle. "

Chen Hu said with some fear.

The people that Jean met were none other than Tang Ruowang and the others in the city.

People who are used to seeing life and death on the battlefield also have something to fear at this time.

It can't be said to be afraid, it's just that I have never seen or heard of it.

People are always afraid of the unknown, and so is Chen Hu.

At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, many foreigners came to Daming, but Chen Hu, a poor northern frontier soldier, how could he have seen them?

Don't say I met you, I've never heard of it, so I'm naturally a little scared.

After hearing Chen Hu's description, Sun Jie also reacted.

Probably foreigners in the capital.

These days, it is normal to have foreigners in the capital.

Moreover, Sun Jie made a wild guess.

"Have you caught it? If you catch it, bring him here!" Sun Jie said.

"Caught it, this subordinate will let someone bring them over now!" Chen Hu hurried away again.

Sun Jie didn't pay much attention to it either, and continued walking forward.

Sun Chuanting followed behind and said, "My lord, I guess it's the Qin Tianjian's group of Western devils. I met them once or twice when I was an official in the capital."

"What's your impression of those people?" Sun Jie asked casually.

"It's not that good. These foreign devils don't respect their ancestors. They respect whatever gods they worship, just like monks. In the eyes of the officials, they are just monks with a different skin and call the Buddha gods."

Sun Chuanting shook his head.

While talking, Chen Hu brought several soldiers and escorted Tang Ruowang to Sun Jie.

Tang Ruowang and the others were in a panic, their bodies were covered with blood, and it looked like they had just been infected and hadn't been frozen yet.

A stench came over their faces, and the faces of several people were covered with blood.

Looking at this posture, Sun Jie thought that his own people had beaten Tang Ruowang, so he asked, "Did you beat them?"

Chen Hu shook his head in embarrassment, and said, "My lord, no, I didn't beat them.

These bastards under his command thought they were brats, got some black dog blood and women's menstrual blood from somewhere, and poured it on them, trying to force them out of their true colors! "

"Hahaha!"

Sun Jie laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes.

It's understandable when you think about it. After all, most of my subordinates are from Shaanxi, and it's normal that I haven't seen a few foreigners.

Tang Ruowang was pushed in front of Sun Jie by the soldiers.

He was not angry because of the blood on his body, he even knelt down on the ground cautiously, and kowtowed respectfully to Sun Jie.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Tang Ruowang's voice with a Beijing accent kept ringing in place.

A person who can cross the ocean and live until the Qing Dynasty is not a simple character.

Being able to bend and stretch is his credo in life.

Who is Sun Jie? He already knew clearly about the previous killings.

If he accidentally offended him, it would be normal to be decapitated.

"Okay, get up!"

Sun Jie put away his smile and looked at Tang Ruowang.

Tang Ruowang thanked him and stood up.

"You hid it well, and my people discovered it today!" Sun Jie said.

In the past few days in the capital, I didn't find this kid. He really has some skills.

Thinking about it, I can understand that Sun Jie's main target in those few days was the gentry and scholars in the city.

These people hadn't finished their payment before they led their troops northward to Liaodong.

Time is running out, and these people also have some skills, and they only discovered it now, and they can figure it out.

After all, it is really not difficult to hide a few people in the capital.

"The villain dare not!"

Tang Ruowang hunched over, carefully watching his words and expressions.

The person in front of him is the most powerful person in the world today, and he is even more ruthless.

If it made him unhappy, this life might be lost.

No one is not afraid of death, and so is Tang Ruowang.

"I heard that you were sneaking around the palace just now, what are you going to do?" Sun Jie asked.

"The villain heard that His Majesty the Emperor has conquered the world, so he wants to pay a visit, but there is no way at the moment."

Tang Ruowang said honestly.

(End of this chapter)