In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 199 I don’t want to get married in Ming Dynasty
"Sister-in-law, are you okay..."

Seeing Zhang Yan's eyes filled with tears and her body trembling slightly, Chongzhen quickly stopped talking and said with concern on his face.

"I'm fine. My sister-in-law is just happy for Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been working hard for more than ten years, and his reputation for diligence and frugality is well-known throughout the country. Looking at the past and present, is there any emperor who can do this for ten years like Your Majesty?
Fortunately, with the blessing of our ancestors, your majesty's many years of hard work have not been in vain. Today, we can finally quell the internal troubles, eliminate the external troubles, and revive the Ming Dynasty! "

Zhang Yan waved her hands, her tone even slightly breathless due to being too excited. She was really happy for His Majesty.

For more than ten years, His Majesty has worked hard at state affairs from dawn to dusk every day. In order to raise military pay, he has scrimped on food and clothing, and has never slacked off for a day in order to take care of state affairs. As a result, his temples are already turning gray even before he has reached the age of [-].

Although she lives in the harem and does not care about worldly affairs, she has always seen it and is anxious in her heart. She wants to advise His Majesty to take care of the dragon body and not to do anything too hastily. However, she is worried that it will be counterproductive, and the more she advises His Majesty, the more anxious she becomes.

Fortunately, the Emperor has paid off, and now the state affairs have finally turned a corner, and His Majesty can take a breather and no longer has to work so hard day and night as before.

"The emperor's sister-in-law is very grateful. As long as I can revive the Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter how hard I work and how tired I am."

Seeing the emperor's sister-in-law praising him so much, Chongzhen felt more relaxed and happy than ever before, but when he recalled his career as an emperor for more than ten years, his face also filled with emotion.

The uncle and sister-in-law chatted some more. Seeing that Chongzhen was in great interest and showed no intention of leaving, Zhang Yan boldly asked about Liaodong.

She was not too surprised by the suppression of the rebels. After all, the imperial court had been chasing the rebels, and from time to time there would be good news.

But the issue of establishing slaves in Liaodong was a bit unexpected. The imperial army had never won against the establishment of slaves. They had just returned from plundering this year, so why were they suddenly about to be destroyed?
So I was still a little curious and puzzled.

To be honest, Chongzhen was not very willing to mention the matter of Liaodong. After all, it was not the Ming army that gave Jiannu a heavy blow in the sneak attack on Shengjing, but a group of rebels he identified. However, Chongzhen was really in a good mood today, so he gave Jiannu a hard blow. Zhang Yan explained in detail about Lin Jiajun.

As expected, Zhang Yan was dumbfounded after hearing this, and it took her a while to come back to her senses: "Your Majesty, so it turns out that it is not the imperial troops who occupy Shenyang City now, but the Lin family army?"

"Yes, but I have asked Lu Aiqing to be responsible for the recruitment. As long as Lin Rui is willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, continue to stay in Shenyang City, wipe out the Jiannu, and regain Liaodong, it will be just around the corner!"

Chongzhen nodded, his expression a little stiff, and he obviously felt that it was a loss of face for the Ming Dynasty to rely on a group of rebels to annihilate the Jiannu.

Zhang Yan frowned slightly and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, don't blame your sister-in-law for talking too much. Lin Rui actually refused the court's offer in Datong. I think his ambition must be quite big. This time the court wants to Zhao Fu, I'm afraid... Your Majesty needs to make plans early!"

"Hmph! Not only did I give him the position of earl and commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army, but I also personally granted him a marriage and gave him the wife of Lin Dan Khan as his wife. He is just a grass bandit, what else can he be dissatisfied with? Is it possible to return the favor? Do you want to learn how to build slaves and live independently on the grassland, and make the Ming Dynasty your enemy?"

Emperor Chongzhen's face suddenly fell down and he snorted coldly.

Now that all the rebels have been eliminated, the Ming Dynasty has no internal worries and can wholeheartedly send troops to the north, so Emperor Chongzhen has become more confident.

If the Lin family army was not crucial to annihilating the Jiannu at this time, and Lin Rui spent most of his time in the grasslands and did not cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty like other rebels, he would never have conferred Lin Rui as an earl, let alone He will not let him occupy Lin Dan Khan's wife.

As soon as Zhang Yan saw Chongzhen's appearance and tone, she knew that he was getting angry again just to save his face.

Although he knew that if he continued to speak, he would be unhappy, but the Lin family army was concerned about whether the Ming Dynasty could wipe out the slaves in one fell swoop, so he had no choice but to say again: "Your Majesty, although Lin Dan Khan's wife has a noble status, she is a barbarian woman and a woman after all. , if Lin Rui is allowed to marry me as the Earl of the Ming Dynasty, he will be ridiculed by the world, and even if he submits, he will inevitably feel resentful in the future.

My sister-in-law feels that it is more appropriate for His Majesty to give him the Nana wooden clock as his equal wife. He can choose another daughter from the clan to marry as his head wife. I think Lin Rui will definitely be grateful..."

"Absurd, my Ming Dynasty is not the Han and Tang Dynasties, I will never do that kind of marriage, and the daughter of my Ming Dynasty clan will never marry outside!"

Chongzhen immediately slapped the table and stood up, blushing and yelling.

Although Zhang Yan was so frightened that she trembled, she quickly stood up and explained: "Your Majesty, Lin Rui is a Han. If he is willing to surrender, he will be my military commander of the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince's Taibao, and the noble earl. But now We're just on the grassland, how can it be considered a marriage?"

"Even so, I, the Ming Dynasty, don't need to marry the daughter of the clan to win over the generals, and I don't even bother to do it!
If Lin Rui refuses to submit and dares to establish himself as king in the grassland, after I wipe out the Jian slaves and regain Liaodong, I will send out a large army to conquer and plow the court and sweep the holes!I'm a little tired today. I'll come to visit the Queen's Wife next time. She doesn't have to see her off! "

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he walked away directly.

This was Zhang Yan. Even if Emperor Chongzhen was angry again, he would just say goodbye and leave. If anyone else dared to make such a suggestion, he would have been furious.

Looking at Chongzhen's leaving figure, Zhang Yan could only sigh, with a hint of bitterness at the corner of her mouth, and slowly sat down.

In fact, what she really meant was to suggest that His Majesty directly recruit Lin Rui as his consort.

After all, His Majesty just said that Lin Rui is only in his early twenties this year. He can start from scratch on the grassland. He is definitely a rare good general. He has no foundation in the court and has a heavy army. If he is willing to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the Your Majesty, from now on, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about military disasters!
The uncle and sister-in-law met once in a while, and ended up breaking up on bad terms. This made all the maids and eunuchs in the Cining Palace feel as if frost had hit the eggplant, and all their expectations were dashed. .

at the same time.

Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian, who were far away in Jinzhou City, also became red-faced and broke up after a quarrel.

At this moment, near Jinzhou, although the Ming army reached 15 troops, while Jiannu only had [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, Gao Qiqian and most of the Liaodong generals did not agree to attack Guangning and Yizhou.Faced with the constraints of Gao Qiqian, the supervisor, Lu Xiangsheng could only stare blankly no matter how anxious he was. In the end, he had to wait for news about Zhang Han while submitting a petition to Chongzhen for a fight.

Inside Jinzhou General Military Mansion.

Looking at the envoy being brought into the study, Zu Dashou also looked suspicious and said in a rather stern tone: "Are you really the envoy sent by Lin Rui? Is there any evidence to prove your identity?"

"Commander Zu, this is a private seal of Huang Taiji that our Lin family army captured in the Shengjing Palace. Please take a look at it..."

As Liu Si spoke, he took out a small seal from his arms and handed it to the guard holding a knife.

"Oh?"

Zu Dashou's eyes lit up and he took the seal from the guard and looked at it. He was [-]% convinced that this person was the envoy sent by Lin Rui.

So he asked calmly: "I have never met or had any interaction with your commander-in-chief. I wonder why your commander-in-chief sent you here this time?"

Zu Dashou was really surprised that Lin Rui would send someone to visit him instead of Lu Xiangsheng.

"Commander Zu, our commander-in-chief has sent me here this time because he has a fortune to give to Commander Zu." Liu Si said slowly according to what Lin Rui had told him beforehand.

"Oh! Tell me, what kind of wealth is it?"

Zu Dashou sat up straight. If anyone else dared to say such words in front of him, he would have broken their legs and thrown them out long ago, but Lin Rui made him dare not look down upon him.

"This time, our Lin family army not only recreated the slaves, but also captured Huang Taiji's first wife, Borjijit's Zhezhe, and his youngest son Fulin alive." Liu Si said with his chin held high, and then stared at Zu Dashou with bright eyes.

Sure enough, Zu Dashou stood up in shock and accidentally knocked over the inkstone on his desk.

"What? You actually captured Huang Taiji's great fortune Jin Zhezhe and his youngest son Fulin alive?"

He couldn't help but be shocked by Dezu's birthday. Others may not understand, but he knew clearly that although Zhezhe was not directly canonized as a queen by Huang Taiji, she was still equivalent to a queen.

"Yes, this is nothing to make a fuss about. If Huang Taiji hadn't escaped so quickly, he would have become a prisoner of our army at this moment."

Liu Si was very satisfied with his reaction and felt even more proud.

Zu Dashou didn't care about him, but after a little thought, he understood the value of Zhezhe and Fulin, and also understood why Lin Rui sent people to find him.

So he sat down again and said directly: "Tell me, what are the conditions offered by your commander-in-chief?"

"For as long as 50 shi of grain, Zu Zongbing can buy Zhezhe and Fulin." Liu Si stretched out his hand and said.

"Haha, even if your commander squeezes me dry, I won't be able to get so much food. Even if I can get it, how can I transport it to the grassland openly?"

Although he knew that if he wanted to exchange Zhezhe and Fulin with the Lin family army, the price would probably not be small, but when he saw the other party's lion opening his mouth and asking for 50 stone grain, Zu Dashou's face twitched and he said bitterly.

"Unexpectedly, Commander-in-Chief Zu can't bring out any food, so I'll take my leave now!"

"Wait a minute, little brother, why are you in a hurry? How can anyone in business be like you and leave if you don't agree with me?"

"How about this? How about I pay 10 taels of silver?"

Zu Dashou didn't care about his identity and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him to stay, then gritted his teeth and said.

Obviously, for Zhezhe and Fulin, Zu Dashou is destined to win.

He has been the chief military officer for more than ten years. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, in terms of qualifications, except for Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Shizhu, I am afraid no one can compare with him.

And his ancestral family has been guarding Liaodong for three generations. Now his ancestral family has a lot of chief soldiers, deputy chief soldiers, deputy generals, and staff generals. It is not short of money, food, or soldiers, but it lacks a title.

He didn't dare to think about it before, but after Wang Pu's example, the title has almost become a worry for him.

If he could trade Zhezhe and Fulin, and then plan and operate them carefully, a count would not be able to escape, and even a marquis would be able to do so.

Once he has the title, he will no longer have to look at the faces of the governors and supervisors, let alone fawn over those eggless eunuchs and supervisors.

(End of this chapter)