Nanming Yiming

Chapter 159 Gu Xin'er Is Pregnant
After Qian Mojin became the Duke of Yue, everyone was naturally happy.

Although Yongli's abilities are mediocre, the ministers under him are all good at fighting among themselves.

In addition to Qian Mo's conferment, Xia Wanchun was conferred the title of Ping Lubo, and the meaning of division and dissension is self-evident.

Accompanied by Liu Yichen, Lin Qingyang had a good experience of "there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below".

It was raining heavily outside, so the beauty of the West Lake was naturally impossible to experience.However, the exquisite delicacies in Zuixianlou made his mouth water.To be honest, the life of the Yongli court in Guangxi was not easy. He was a small member of the bureaucracy, Wailang, and he was not a local rich man, so his life was relatively poor.In addition, he was wandering all the way, and he was already hungry, so he no longer cared about being reserved, and began to eat heartily.

Liu Yichen made a toast with a smile on the sidelines, and Lin Qingyang seemed to start a chatterbox after drinking a few glasses of wine, and the two instantly became good brothers who talked about everything.

At this moment, Liu Yichen slapped his palms lightly a few times.

A graceful dancer in a long satin dress came up and began to dance for the two of them.Lin Qingyang was fascinated by the woman's light dance steps and Miaoman's figure, his eyes were about to pop out.

Seeing his nympho look, Liu Yichen knew that the fish had already been hooked, and retreated wisely.

Soon he came to Qian Mo's Yue State Duke's Mansion.

This mansion is very large, Qian Mo has been going out to fight, Gu Xin'er seems too lonely to live alone.So I dragged Xia Wanchun's family to live in, and Gu Xin'er and Qian Qinzhuan, sisters-in-law, could also have a companion on weekdays.

This time, Qian Mo and Xia Wanchun held a banquet in the mansion for the reason that they were awarded the Jin Jue, and called Qian Buer, Gu Yanwu, Lu Shanhai, Huang Zongxi and other important officials of the governor's mansion to celebrate together.

Seeing Liu Yichen coming, Qian Mo hurriedly invited him to join him.

Qian Mo said: "The life and death of His Royal Highness King Lu is unknown, and the Marquis of Dingxi died in battle unfortunately. This governor accepts His Majesty Yongli's canonization, what do you think?"

On the surface, King Lu recognized Yongli's status as the Son of Heaven, but in fact he was self-reliant, and everyone knew it well; Qian Mo's acceptance of Yongli's canonization was just a change of boss in name for them, and it did not affect their reality. Interest, everyone will naturally not have any opinions.

Instead, they felt that Yongli was more orthodox than King Lu.

Xia Wanchun said: "Nowadays, all parts of the south of the Yangtze River are rebelling against the Qing Dynasty. Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong have declared their allegiance to His Majesty Yongli successively. Duke Yue's move is in line with the general trend. Naturally, we fully support it."

Everyone also said: "Let me congratulate Governor Qian for being promoted to the Duke of Yue, and Governor Xia for being promoted to Ping Lubo."

This is where Yongli is brilliant. Although the life and death of King Lu is uncertain, as long as Qian Mo accepts the Duke of Yue, King Lu will be dead politically.Even if King Lu appeared again later, he was just an ordinary vassal and lost the capital to compete with Yongli.

Then Qian Mo asked Liu Yichen: "Is Lin Qingyang done?"

Liu Yichen said: "The matter has been investigated clearly. The Yongli court has gone to Zhaoqing at the request of Li Chengdong. At present, Li Chengdong is still quite respectful to His Majesty Yongli, and he has not acted arrogantly."

"However, the Nanming cabinet headed by Minister Qu Shixu of the Ministry of War is quite afraid of Li Chengdong. Before that, they urged His Majesty not to go to Guangdong."

Qian Mo sighed and said: "Your Majesty will move to Zhaoqing soon, and the ministers who supported His Majesty in Guangxi will naturally worry about the loss of power. It seems that there will be many battles in the court."

Speaking of this, everyone also looked helpless. Nanming had a lot of major events delayed due to internal strife, which was also the main reason for the rapid defeat of the Hongguang and Longwu courts before.

Don't look at the fact that the Yongli court is the only representative of Ming Dynasty on the surface, but the internal struggle for power has never stopped.

In contrast, there is no such situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Governor's Mansion. Although Qian Mo's arbitrariness is a bit too domineering, it guarantees the unity and efficiency of the Governor's Mansion.

This is one of the reasons why everyone gradually recognized Qian Mo.

There is no harm without comparison. Look at Qian Mo, who has almost never stopped fighting since he started his army.Either at war or on the way to war.

Looking at Li Chengdong again, he has already announced that it has been almost a month anyway, and he is still standing still in Guangdong.

He was originally the admiral of Guangdong and Guangxi, and there was no running-in problem at all. These soldiers were originally his subordinates.

Moreover, this guy has taken over all of Ding Kuichu's property, and he is very rich, and he is not short of food and salary.

The reason why they stood still was that they were competing for the permanent calendar with people like Qu Shixu, wasting time and energy on internal friction, and wasting good opportunities in vain.

It was also thanks to Qian Mo's arrangements in advance to withstand the Qing army's attack, otherwise the historical joke of Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong's hundreds of thousands of troops defeating Ganzhou would have to be repeated.

Gu Yanwu said: "According to the usual practice, the imperial court will confer corresponding official positions at the same time as conferring titles. For example, Li Chengdong was conferred the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at the same time when he conferred Duke Hui in Jin Dynasty."

"My previous official positions were conferred by His Royal Highness the King of Lu. Although the Yongli court should have reported accordingly, it still feels a little strange to only confer titles this time!"

Liu Yichen said: "According to what Lin Qingyang said, it was because the Yongli court had disagreements with us. Marquis Ma Jixiang of Yong'an wanted to make friends with us and rely on foreign aid, so he advocated granting the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the Duke of Yue; They think that our strength is insufficient, and maintaining the current governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is enough."

"His Majesty Yongli couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he decided to let Lin Qingyang come over to see our strength."

Qian Mo said: "When Lin Qingyang set off, Dingxihou was still alive, Songjiang, Ningbo, and Jinhua were not under our control, and we didn't wipe out the Nanjing Eight Banners, so our strength was indeed lacking; His Majesty can give the Duke of Yue Being knighted means that he already values ​​us very much."

"Don't worry, everyone. I have drawn up everyone's official positions. I am asking His Majesty to formally confer them. I think the emperor will not refuse. It's just that I need to trouble Brother Ning to go to Guangdong to meet the emperor in person."

For a long time, Gu Yanwu has been acting as Qian Mo's envoy to contact King Lu, so he is naturally the most suitable person to go to Guangdong to meet Yongli this time.

Gu Yanwu said: "Duke Yue, don't worry, your subordinates will definitely live up to their mission."

Qian Mo said: "The workshop just happened to produce a batch of glass vessels. These things look expensive, but the cost is actually very low. Brother Ning can bring some to present to His Majesty."

"In addition, Qian Ning should have earned 50 taels of silver by selling grain at a sky-high price in Ganzhou this time; you can directly take my warrant to Ganzhou to withdraw 20 taels of silver for walking with officials of the court."

If the courts of the Southern Ming Dynasty were full of honest and honest people, Qian Mo really had nothing to do with them; but how many courtiers today don't want to get rich?For Qian Mo, the problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

It was not the first time Gu Yanwu used money, so he was naturally familiar with these things.Asked: "This time when the subordinate goes to Guangdong, besides His Majesty, does Duke Yue have any other explanations?"

Qian Mo said: "Since Ma Jixiang wants to make friends with us, Brother Ning can take the initiative to associate with him. He is now a celebrity in front of His Majesty. We don't need to offend him."

"In addition, a few days ago, I sent a letter to Li Chengdong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, promising that as long as he raises troops to go north, I will give him the territory of Fujian. Brother Ning must urge him to send troops north to Fujian as soon as possible after he arrives in Guangdong."

"Ma Jixiang and the others can speak to His Majesty if necessary. Presumably they also hope that Li Chengdong will go north as soon as possible."

Qian Mo asked about the situation in Hangzhou City. Although the flames of war did not reach Hangzhou, the nearby state capitals fought one after another. In addition, Huang Binqing's surrender led to the blockage of the sea passage, which still brought great inconvenience to the material circulation in Hangzhou City. small impact.

Qian Buer said worriedly: "At present, the Qing army has invaded Raozhou in Jiangxi, and the transportation of coal and iron from Jiangxi to Tianmu Mountain has become more and more difficult. If the supply of coal and iron is completely cut off, then I am afraid that Lumi Gun and The production of artillery not only cannot be increased, but must also be reduced."

Qian Buer's words surprised everyone.The biggest problem for the governor's office is that the new army is expanding too fast. Although the military pay is sufficient, the supply of firearms cannot keep up.

According to the requirements of the governor's office, each first-class battalion must maintain 50% of the ration of firecrackers. The actual situation is that the ration of firecrackers in the newly formed battalions is less than 20%.Fortunately, a large number of cotton armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows of the Qing army were seized before, and the other equipment of the new army is still sufficient.

Xia Wanchun said: "There are still iron mines in Tianmu Mountain. The governor's government has spent money to hire a large number of miners to increase production. It's just that the Qing army has already reached Huzhou, and it's not far away from Tianmu Mountain. If the coal in Jiangxi is cut off, we will Can only rely on charcoal."

Qian Mo said: "Although Tianmu Mountain does not produce coal, Jinhua Prefecture has good coal mines, so we don't need to transport them from Jiangxi."

Everyone's eyes brightened, it seems that the large territory is still beneficial.

After seeing off the important officials of the Governor's Mansion who came to congratulate him, Qian Mosong thought he had time to spend with his family for a while.

At this time, Qian Mo was a little grateful for the sudden heavy rain. If it wasn't for it, Qian Mo probably wouldn't have had the chance to stay in Hangzhou overnight.

To tell you the truth, at the banquet just now, Qian Mo didn't move a few chopsticks at all.At this time, Xia Wanchun who was sitting across from him probably did the same thing. Could you still eat and drink without caring about your image on this occasion?

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had seen through each other's mind.

It was Qian Mo who spoke first: "Xiao Yin must not be full either, right?"

Xia Wanchun nodded embarrassingly, and said, "Our family hasn't eaten together for a long time, why don't we ask the kitchen to reheat the dishes and call Zhuan'er and Xin'er to eat together?"

Qian Mo said: "Let the servants in the mansion eat these leftovers. It's rare for me to come back once, so I might as well make a good meal for you!"

After finishing speaking, Qian Mo hurriedly ran to the kitchen.

Xia Wanchun has nothing to do about this, brother Mo is now the Duke of the state, why is he still so reckless?

It is said that "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen", but he just has a soft spot for "eating"!
Soon a steaming copper pot was brought up, and plates of dishes were placed in front of several people.

Gu Xin'er said with some disappointment: "I thought my husband came up with something new, and it's not the first time we've eaten this braised meat in a copper pot."

Qian Mo said: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other thing. First of all, this sheep is not an ordinary sheep. It is a "Hu sheep" that I brought from Suzhou. It is said that these sheep were directly left behind when the Mongols went south. The ones by the Taihu Lake are delicious.”

"Then pointed to a plate of golden yellow things and said, these are potato chips, you must have never eaten them. Don't be dumbfounded, move your chopsticks quickly."

The freshly-killed "hot mutton" is naturally unusual, and the addition of novelties such as "beef louvers", "bezoar throat" and "potatoes", together with sesame sauce, made several people lose their time to talk. They quickly The liquidation operation began.

Suddenly, Gu Xin'er began to hold her throat and retch.
The experienced Qian Qinzhuan quickly came to his senses and said, "I want to congratulate my second brother, my sister-in-law must be happy."

Gu Xin'er is pregnant with a child, so Qian Mo is naturally happy.

However, her identity is still quite embarrassing. Although Gu Xin'er is just a concubine given to him by Qian Qianyi, in this era, concubines do not need any ceremony.

But Qian Mo had promised Gu Xin'er that she would marry her in the first place. Although it was not in line with the etiquette, but now that Gu Xin'er was pregnant with a child, he still had to fulfill his promise.

With Qian Mo's current status, a formal wife can only consider a political marriage; no matter if she is the current prince or will go further in the future, Gu Xin'er is not suitable for the world of motherhood.

Qian Mo may not care about Gu Xin'er's background as a singing prostitute, but he can't stop people from all over the world.

Now that a concubine ceremony is officially held, it is still a good choice to marry her in. The gift money alone is not a small amount of income.

As for the identity issue, since it was Qian Qianyi's fault, it had to be resolved by this old boy.

Qian Mo decided to let Gu Xin'er recognize Qian Qianyi as her adoptive father, so that she would have a good identity, and it happened that he could also use this to get closer to Qian Qianyi.

Qu Shishi is Qian Qianyi's student, and I believe that as long as Qian Qianyi sends him a letter, Qu Shishi will not continue to embarrass himself about the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Now that Qian Mo has officially joined Yongli, he naturally needs to rely on Qian Qianyi's influence in the Jiangnan political arena. After all, celebrities such as Qu Shixu, Gu Yanwu, and Zheng Chenggong are all his students.

Qian Mo took a look at his subordinates. Although Gu Yanwu, Xia Wanchun, Huang Xizhi, Zhang Huangyan, and Song Yingxing are all first-class talents in later generations, and there is nothing to say in terms of ability; but as far as they are concerned, their reputation is not that great. Big, really can't be compared with Qian Qianyi.

Qian Mo knows that Qian Qianyi still has a pursuit of officialdom in his bones. Before that, he was only a rebel leader. Although Qian Qianyi expressed support for him, he may not be on his boat.

Now that he is the Duke of the state anyway, and has established a large territory, I believe that he is already attractive enough to Qian Qianyi.

So Qian Mo hurriedly sent someone to bring Qian Qianyi to Hangzhou.

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