I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 188 Princess Le'an's daughter depends on her husband
Chapter 187

The city of Beijing has seven gates in the outer city, nine gates in the inner city, and six gates in the palace city. There are a total of 22 gates, and each gate has a different function.

Andingmen is located in the east of the northern wall of the inner city of Beijing. In the early Ming Dynasty, after the Ming army captured the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, they retracted the northern city wall of the capital for five miles to build the northern wall, and changed the capital to Beiping.Anzhenmen, the east gate in the north of the capital city of Yuan Dynasty, was moved to the south and built as the new east gate in the north of Beiping City. It was named Andingmen in the meaning of the stability of the imperial family and country after sending out troops to defeat the bandits and returning in triumph.

According to the theory of "Book of Changes", Andingmen is also called "Fengmen", which means the gate of abundance.

The Anding Gate was used as the emperor's triumphant review, and it was used to show off his power, but since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, civil servants dominated, military generals were suppressed, and such grand events as showing off their victories have never happened again.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is in decline, external troubles and internal troubles, even the capital city has been looted, and people are in panic. I heard that the Ming army won a big victory in Liaodong. The emperor wants to inspect the victorious army. Everyone is naturally excited and helps the old and the young come here Watch the fun.

Cheng Shijie saw that the government actually organized government servants and was distributing steamed buns to the people participating in the ceremony. He thought of Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman". The story of the son buying steamed buns made of human blood as medicine.

He thought that these people were going to eat steamed buns dipped in human blood.

Cheng Shijie knew that human blood could not be used as a medicine to cure diseases. On the contrary, there were all kinds of people and all kinds of diseases in the blood. The total number of these Jiannu captives sent to the capital was 67. More often, it's just that some died of illness, some were beaten to death, and some died of fright. Only more than 6000 people were left alive to reach the capital.

Cheng Shijie asked people to inquire about it, and only then did he know that these people were not holding steamed buns to dip in human blood to treat diseases, but because Emperor Chongzhen was worried that the civil servants would make trouble with him, and deliberately prevented the people from coming to participate in the prisoner offering victory. Asked for pockets, purchased flour, made more than [-] steamed buns, and distributed them to the people who came to participate in the ceremony.

Many people actually don't care about the great victory or the ceremony of presenting captives. They just come here for the steamed buns. After all, they can get one steamed bun for free when they come out. Children or the elderly can get two. Each steamed bun weighs half a catty. last a day.

At this time, Cheng Shijie noticed that most of the people on the street had shabby clothes and many patches. There were scholars with Confucian crowns and folding fans and noble merchants wearing gold and silver. If you don’t look carefully, you won’t find them at all. their silhouette.

Emperor Chongzhen resisted all opinions and held this prisoner offering ceremony very resolutely. For the common people, it was good, it could boost people's hearts and the morale of the army, but for the civil official group, this was a very bad start. As Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Fengyi didn't have the slightest credit.

This made Zhang Fengyi very upset, why?
He is the minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, but if the army wins a battle, isn't it his wise leader?
Not only did he have no credit, but because of the impeachment of Cheng Shijie, he was swayed by Gao Qi, not to mention causing a lot of trouble, losing his family, and his prestige and status in the court almost fell to the bottom.Even his disciples secretly complained that his eyesight is too poor, and they don't know if they will have a bright future if they follow him.

Hou Xun was also very upset. As the secretary of the household department, he controlled the money bags of the whole country. For him, which civil and military official would not smile when he saw him?

Just like Zuo Liangyu, he was originally the governor of Cheyouying in Eastern Liaodong,

In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), a mutiny occurred in Ningyuanwei. The governor Bi Zisu committed suicide and died because of this incident.In the third year of Chongzhen, he met Hou Xun, who was the right servant of the Ministry of War at that time, and was promoted all the way. In just two years, he became the commander-in-chief of a town.

Cheng Shijie was also promoted quickly, that's because he led Ning Haijun to fight, but Zuo Liangyu was different, he fell asleep, otherwise how could he get the nickname Zuo Xiaoshou?
Hou Xun lowered his voice and said to Zhang Fengyi: "Let's end this grand ceremony quickly... It's a waste of people and money, it's of no benefit, and it's of no use except to make those soldiers proud for a while!"

Zhang Fengyi said with concern: "Isn't that right! Those army chiefs just won a tragic victory by luck, and the Holy Majesty is going to brag about his achievements, it's really a bit inappropriate!"

"It's something wrong!"

Hou Xun said gloomily: "The death of a general soldier, the loss of more than [-] elite troops, and even being boasted as a great victory, what kind of victory is this? Finish the work early, send them home early, and stay in the capital for one more day. It’s going to waste a lot of money and food!”

When more than 6000 prisoners of Jiannu were brought to the street, each prisoner of Jiannu was guarded by two soldiers from the Beijing camp. At this time, as the sound of the salute stopped, the grand ceremony officially began.

Fu Zonglong began to read the imperial decree. Since there was no loudspeaker, although Cheng Shijie had it, he did not give it to Emperor Chongzhen for use. In this case, even if Fu Zonglong shouted loudly, only a few dozen people could hear his voice.

The Ming Dynasty had the method of the Ming Dynasty people, that is, the bodyguards of the Jinyiwei around Emperor Chongzhen. These Jinyiwei were made up of generals, school lieutenants and powerful men.The general's first name was "Tianwu", but it was renamed "Dahan General" in Yongle.The school lieutenants and wrestlers choose men who are in good health and have no criminal record. The school lieutenants are in charge of the brine book and umbrella cover, and the wrestlers hold golden drums and banners.

Fu Zonglong said in a melodious manner: "Nurha Chilang, the slave chieftain, is ambitious. He received the emperor's favor and didn't think about repaying it. Instead, he rebelled. Daming accidentally took advantage of it and lost Liaodong. The 400 million Han people in Liaodong were almost killed and looted. The massacre was miserable. Appalling."

More than a thousand bodyguards also yelled: "His son Hong Tai is even more ambitious and frenzied. Yu Jisi broke in and ran amok in the capital. There is no point in slaughtering him. He is arrogant and contemptuous!"

Fu Zonglong went on to say: "Fortunately, my Ming Dynasty was united as one, united as one, and the soldiers outside the pass fought bloody battles. In the First World War in Haizhou and in the Second World War in Baliwan, we repeatedly defeated Jiannu soldiers. Today, we defeated Jiannu soldiers in Liaoyang and beheaded [-] soldiers. Three and four, cut off the armor and the forehead of the real fifteen, the cattle record the forehead of more than a hundred, the array cuts the red flag banner leader Beile Mangurtai, Beile Dege class, captures the white flag banner owner Abatai alive, captures a lot, kills the enemy There are so many, I have never heard of it, and the shame of breaking the mouth has been a little cleared now, this is an extraordinary achievement!"

The guards continued to say: "I was ordered by the heavens, and I received the mercy of the heavens. I won a big victory, and I am very happy. Today, I am reviewing the triumphant division at Andingmen..."

After the imperial decree was read, the audience erupted. Thousands of soldiers and civilians shouted Long Live. The shouts were like a tsunami, almost knocking down the Anding Gate.

Cheng Shijie thought that these Jiannu captives would be treated as horse bones and placed properly. However, Cheng Shijie thought too much. Anyone who thinks that Daming is so kind can only say that you are too naive.

Many people think that Chinese dynasties have only respected Confucianism and treated enemies too generously. People who hold this view have no understanding of history at all.

In fact, the Chinese dynasties were not polite to the losers. They were either assimilated or slaughtered. Sending captured captives to the palace as slaves has been used for thousands of years. How about you Do you really think that such a vast territory is paid for by phone charges?

Many ordinary people screamed and angrily wanted to push away the officers and soldiers maintaining order, and rushed to tear them apart.In the war of breaking mouths, Jiannu raged in the capital city for several months. The killings were useless. The children and relatives of many people present were killed by their butcher knives. It can be said that the hatred is as deep as the sea. How can they calm down now!

Fortunately, under the government's best efforts, these Jiannu captives, who had been beaten all over by the people, were taken into custody and began to parade around the city. While parading, they were inevitably hit by things like stones, bricks, and mud. Not surviving, all depends on their luck.

Even if they survived, they would eventually be dragged to the banks of the Yongding River and beheaded.

After the prisoners were beheaded, they were loaded on carts and pulled into the city again, and the whole scene became more frenzied.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Shijie couldn't help sighing: "No wonder everyone said, tough guy, flourishing Tang, just Ming!"

At least the children present were not afraid when they saw the bloody heads, and many children threw stones at those heads.

The Wenchen Group finally won. The first army to enter the capital and parade across the streets on horseback was the fiery Guan Ning Army. Iron armor, the armor blades are as bright as a mirror, and the armor is dazzling. This momentum alone is scary enough.

With Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Zu Kefa and others in the front, more than [-] cavalry of the Guanning Army behind him, followed by Wu Sangui and more than [-] cavalry of the Guanning Army under his command, and more than [-] cavalry were terrifying people.

Following the five thousand cavalrymen of the Guanning Army, the Tianxiong Army followed. Lu Xiangsheng rode a white horse, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword (Pu Dao), and behind him were more than [-] soldiers of the Tianxiong Army. Wearing a brand new mandarin duck war jacket, the morale is high...

As far as the parade formation is concerned, neither the Guan Ning Army nor the Tianxiong Army is bad. They performed extremely well. This is because the Ming Army was in a training formation. It's just that the marching rules and gestures are slightly different from Ning Haijun's.

However, they can all be uniform. Since Cheng Shijie arrived in the capital for half a month, they have been training. As an elite force, they have conducted assault training for half a month.

Regarding Ning Jun and Tianxiong Army in the front, Ning Haijun, who played last, is not so eye-catching.

On the surface, Cheng Shijie was left behind, but Cheng Shijie secretly offered benefits. He asked people to publicize around the capital: "The situation in Liaodong has stabilized. The landless people can go to Liaodong to open up wasteland by themselves. The government provides farm tools and seeds!"

This is a great thing. In recent years, Shaanxi and Beizhili have not had a year without drought. More and more farmers have gone bankrupt, but less and less wasteland can be reclaimed. They can't live happily.

I heard that the land in Liaodong is very fertile and there are few people. It may be a way to survive there.

In this way, the victory of the Ming army was directly linked to the interests of the common people. The more victories the army fought, the more benefits they gained. How could they not be fanatical?

After the ceremony, Cheng Shijie participated in the feast, but he always regarded himself as an invisible person until after the banquet, and then followed Gao Qi to sneak into the inner palace.

Inside the warm pavilion, Empress Zhou was hugging Princess Kunxing.

The little princess watched Emperor Chongzhen, Gao Qiqian and Cheng Shijie come in, stood up and said sweetly: "My son, Kunxing, pays homage to Emperor Father!"

Emperor Chongzhen pointed to Cheng Shijie who was behind him and said, "Come here and meet Duke Hai!"

Princess Kunxing bowed: "Kunxing has met Duke Hai..."

Before Princess Kunxing finished speaking, Cheng Shijie bent down and hugged Princess Kunxing, stretched out his hand and pinched Princess Kunxing's small face...

This scene frightened Gao Qiqian, can you touch this golden branch and jade leaf?
However, Emperor Chongzhen and Empress didn't mean to blame Cheng Shijie, so he was a little relieved.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, Cheng Shijie was a minister and a family member, after all, he was his brother-in-law.

Sure enough, Cheng Shijie took out a panda doll from the bag as if by a magic trick. This was bought by Cheng Shijie for Cheng Jiayue the last time he went back. When he bought it, he felt that Princess Kunxing was as cute as Xiao Jiayue when he was a child.

Although Princess Kunxing liked this doll very much, she didn't dare to accept it, but she looked at Queen Zhou.

Empress Zhou laughed and said, "Hurry up and thank Duke Hai!"

Princess Kunxing smiled sweetly: "Thank you Duke Hai!"

Cheng Shijie touched Princess Kunxing's little hand and said, "Oh, your little hand is so cold, isn't it very cold?"

Princess Kunxing nodded slightly.

Cheng Shijie thought for a while and said, "Eunuch Gao, let someone go to my house and fetch the hand warmer!"

Emperor Chongzhen was slightly taken aback: "Hand warmer, what is it?"

"It's just a hot water bag, put hot water in it, and you can warm your hands!"

Cheng Shijie said with a smile: "It's much colder than the capital in Liaodong. Without hand warmers, the soldiers' hands will be frozen, and they can't hold their bows or hold their knives!"

Only then did Chongzhen order the maids and eunuchs to put the food and wine on the table one by one.

Seeing this dish, Cheng Shijie frowned slightly, "Why is it such a poor dish? Your Majesty, you are too picky!"

Chongzhen said with a rascal face: "I have almost spent all my internal money, and I can only afford this kind of food and drink. You like to eat, and you don't want to eat it."

Cheng Shijie beckoned Cao Huachun to come over: "Eunuch Cao, I brought some seafood back from Liaodong, please send someone to help get it!"

Cao Huachun's complexion changed slightly, the emperor hosted a banquet in person, even if you were asked to eat raw rice, you should gobble it up, and thank the Lord Long En after you finished eating, how can you be so picky and disgusted?It's too long!
Cao Huachun looked at Emperor Chongzhen tremblingly, but he saw Chongzhen's eyes shining impatiently and said: "Go, go, quickly, get the things he prepared! Also, take Tian Concubine and Yuan Concubine as well." Please come here, they are lucky tonight!"

Empress Zhou smiled and said, "I heard that you brought three boats of things back this time. I don't know what they have?"

"There are so many things! In addition to abalone and sea cucumber, there are also seafood such as lobster and tuna!"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said, "By the way, this time I brought back a small gadget from Liaodong!"

"What a gadget!"

"You can see it later!"

Cheng Shijie's so-called gadgets are actually portable barbecue grills, which can be folded up and are as thick as a book, like those sold on a certain treasure. This is a good thing for home or travel.

The Ming Dynasty was different from later generations. In later generations, the demand for domestic RVs was not that great. After all, no matter where you went, it was very convenient to choose a hotel to stay in. No matter how luxurious a RV was, it was not as comfortable as living in a hotel. Xian Hotel is not clean, you can bring your own sheets and bedding.

It was different in the Ming Dynasty. There were very few inns in the Ming Dynasty. Except for county towns and towns, some towns didn’t even have inns. Not all travelers had servants. It was actually not easy to light a fire and cook in the wild.

But this kind of portable stove can burn charcoal as long as it is turned on, or you can pick up some firewood from the surroundings to burn, you can barbecue, you can also boil water, and you can also cook vegetables when you put it in a pot.

Dongzhimen is not far from the Forbidden City. Gao Qiqian's people and Cao Huachun's people walked back and forth, and when they came back together, Guangda vehicles pulled more than a dozen carts. Some of the seafood were in fresh sea water, and some were directly frozen into ice. ice cubes.In addition to food, there are also some useful things, such as wool cloth, fine fur, precious medicinal materials and so on.

A group of imperial chefs simply brought the guy to the imperial garden, slaughtered and cooked the seafood in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Cheng Shijie first took out the warm water treasure and gave one to Princess Kunxing, then poured another one with hot water and gave it to Emperor Chongzhen, then Gao Qiqian directed the little eunuch to pour seven or eight hand warmers in one go.

Emperor Chongzhen put his hands in the hand warmer and felt very comfortable. He didn't enjoy it to himself, but said: "Wang Chengen!"

"The servant is here!"

"Send the hand warmer to Concubine Li Kang and Princess Le An!"

Emperor Chongzhen then loaded several bolts of wool cloth, cotton cloth, cotton, seafood and other things into two large carts.

Only then did Cheng Shijie take out the folding stove, ask someone to put charcoal in, light the charcoal, put the iron plate on it, and start cooking the squid on the iron plate...

Emperor Chongzhen said: "I remember you gave a pair of bear's paws, where are the bear's paws? I haven't eaten bear's paws in the past few years since I ascended the throne!"

Cao Huachun was in a cold sweat watching, Cheng Shijie actually commanded Emperor Chongzhen to skewer mutton skewers, isn't he afraid of losing his head if he is so presumptuous?What made him sweat profusely was that Chongzhen not only did not intend to blame, but also changed his clothes, rolled up his sleeves and seriously skewered the mutton skewers.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was causing trouble, Empress Zhou washed her hands and began to take over the work of Emperor Chongzhen. Concubine Yuan marinated mutton for Cheng Shijie and prepared seasonings. Concubine Tian laughed and handled tuna.

Cheng Shijie has become like a family with the emperor, you are really capable!
Of course, Cheng Shijie and Emperor Chongzhen are really a family. After all, a brother-in-law who is not married is also a brother-in-law.

Looking at the Emperor Chongzhen who eagerly opened his mouth to eat the squid before it was cooked, Gao Qiqian finally understood that Cheng Shijie was now deeply involved in Emperor Chongzhen's heart. As long as Cheng Shijie didn't rebel in his life, he would definitely be very precious.

The reason why Chongzhen likes Cheng Shijie is actually very simple, that is because Cheng Shijie made him look good.

In the battle of opening mouths, Emperor Chongzhen had just ascended the throne, and his ass was still hot. Huang Taiji led [-] to [-] soldiers and horses to the capital city, which was equivalent to a slap in the face from Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to go back for revenge, and then forced Sun Chengzong to launch the Battle of Daling River. This time, he did not regain his position, but was slapped again by Huang Taiji, losing [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, and lost a lot of money. Linghe City.

Until Cheng Shijie appeared...

After eating [-]% full, Cheng Shijie began to brag about the plots of killing Mang Gurtai and Dege on the battlefield, capturing Abatai alive, commanding the army to recreate slaves, forcing Huang Taiji to retreat, etc. Speaking of danger, Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan exclaimed in shock, and even the little princess stared wide-eyed.

In this way, the monarch and his ministers don't talk about state affairs, just eat big pieces of meat, drink in big bowls, and chat nonsense.

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Forbidden City, Renshou Palace.

This was originally the bedroom of the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty. Although Concubine Li Kang did not fall into the title of noble concubine, she occupied the bedroom of the imperial concubine. To say that Emperor Chongzhen was happy is definitely a joke.

Who let Concubine Li Kang occupy the title of righteousness?Emperor Chongzhen was brought up by her. If Emperor Chongzhen disrespected Concubine Li Kang, it would be a great disrespect.

In the side hall, Princess Le'an Zhu Weiti is busy making her wedding dress. Her marriage with Cheng Shijie, if nothing else, is already a certainty.

As a woman, there are not many opportunities to change her life in a lifetime. In later generations, women can rely on their own efforts, such as Queen Ge, who is not outstanding in appearance, and the founder of Laoganma... But the problem is that in the Ming Dynasty, There are only three ways a woman can change her destiny.

The first is born well, the second is married well, and the third is born well.

In the Ming Dynasty, women were still men's vassals, and there were only three ways: women were valued by their fathers, women were valued by their husbands, and women were valued by their sons.

Zhu Weiti's background can already instantly kill 90.00% of people. Her father is Zhu Changluo, who became Princess Le'an and the younger sister of Emperor Chongzhen.

But the problem is that the princesses born in the royal family, especially Zhu Ming's princesses, are actually very miserable. They cannot control their own marriages. Even if they are betrothed to others, they will have no way to make progress. Those who are in love will never become Princess Shang's son-in-law.

Powerful aristocratic families are also unwilling to marry the royal family and marry back an ancestor.

Zhu Weiti's fate is not bad, she waited until Cheng Shijie.

Just when Zhu Weiti felt a little tired and was about to take a rest, Gu Ziyi hurriedly said: "Oh, what kind of wind blows the prince over here, and the servant is coming to you..."

"Sister Ziyi, don't say that, our family is just running errands!"

Wang Chengen is actually very smart, Zhu Weiti's fate is too good, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to win over Cheng Shijie, she is the only princess who is suitable for marriage, he doesn't know that women are more expensive than children, but women are more expensive than husbands, Zhu Weiti took it.

(End of this chapter)