Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 232 Under the heavy snow, there is peace

The soldiers who have experienced the next stop in Shenyang City constitute the main puzzle piece of Wang Qi's gold expedition.

However, the Liaodong Ming army, wearing thick and warm cotton armor, holding toasted sesame cakes all over their bodies, sitting around the stove, went north to fight again this time, without the slightest fear. On the contrary, everyone's faces were full of fear. Gearing up and eager to try.

Wang Qi's attack on gold, whether by the court or among the people, was completely different from Xiong Tingbi's last time.

In the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty, from Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, to various parts of the capital and Jiaodong Peninsula, not to mention Shanxi and Shaanxi, the headquarters of the Eight Great Families, in half a month, a steady stream of grain and materials were passed through the canal, and there were officials on the coast. Road station, transfer to Liaodong.

At noon today, judging from the ten giant sailing ships loaded with cargo at the port on Juehua Island, it seems that the entire Jiaodong Peninsula, the Gyeonggi region, and the Huguang area have all been evacuated by Wang Qi.

Wang Huazhen and Sun Chengzong went to the Jiaodong Peninsula to support Wang Qi in transferring supplies.

Xu Guangqi and He Luyu went to Huguang Province, the granary of the Ming Dynasty, to call for Wang Qi to cut gold.

As for Yingtian, the important tax center of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangsu provinces, the Six Ministries of Nanjing, and the ceremonial eunuchs stationed in Nanjing received the imperial edict, and even collected the taxes, brocade weaving, and silk revenue from the court a year in advance, plus more than ten showdowns. In ten days, each merchant collected three large shipments of goods and headed north.

Regarding this matter, even Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou did not dare to say a word. Faced with this situation, the officials in Nanjing City could only stay behind closed doors to prevent the fish pond from being affected.

After all, the main goal of the entire court now is to make every effort to support Wang Qi's Liaodong war.

Even if it is for the Sheji Lun, anyone who utters a word of opposition now will be thrown into prison.

A few days ago, when the order to allocate war supplies had just arrived in Nanjing, an indifferent head of the Household Department complained to a friend: "Lang Guo Gong went north to attack Jin, but he didn't see him in Liaodong Ping. , seeing this chaos in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, can the Duke of Lang be called a wolf?"

Just such a sentence was somehow spread to the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen. Xia Xing, the commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei, personally brought people to the door to arrest the ignorant official. He did not even spend the night in the imperial prison, but was sentenced to death. Before the process was completed, the head of the household department was already shouting.

In the middle of the night, someone rolled up the straw mat and threw it at the door of the house.
  This is to serve as a warning to others.

Faced with Jin Yiwei's vicious methods and actions, all the civil and military officials in Nanjing City did nothing but anger.

"Patience, the most important thing now is patience," Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian once said at a debate on East Lake Taoism: "Now the court is like a wolf leading a blind man on a rope across a high cliff hanging in the air. , if you don’t pay attention, you will be shattered to pieces. However, before the blind man falls into the abyss, any knowledgeable person who speaks to dissuade him from his dangerous actions will be regarded as an ambitious and treacherous minister. Get rid of him first and then hurry up. Therefore, for now, we can only wait. , waiting for the blind man to fall into the abyss, and know who is the true loyalist, who is the real ambition, and who is the traitor. Only then can knowledgeable people lend a helping hand and treat them. In this way, they can move forward and retreat with confidence. , Only then can things be accomplished!”

Therefore, the word "patience" has now become a word on the lips of Donglin Party members in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou also responded with the word "patience" to the imperial court's search for merchants and private wealth to support the Liao Dynasty.

"Let's wait until he is broken into pieces." That day, under Yang Lian's eaves, he didn't know if he was talking about the imperial court, Wang Qi, or someone else.

As for Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, who was far away in Huzhou, when he heard about the outrage and resentment caused by Wang Qi in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, his face first became solemn, and then he waved his servants and women away. After everyone left, , dare to laugh loudly and take pleasure in others' misfortunes.

"Just wait until he makes everyone angry." King Xin's expression was extremely expectant, with a hint of ferocity.

On November 5, the second year of the Great Tomorrow, in Beijing, the first snowfall after winter arrives. Zhu Youxiao is off from court today. Most of the officials in Beijing are sitting in the palace, drinking wine, singing, dancing and enjoying the snow. They feel very uncomfortable.

However, He Yuanyi, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, was very busy today. The sudden heavy snowfall caused dozens of people to freeze to death on the streets of Beijing early in the morning.
  This matter has attracted the attention of the officials.

If anything goes wrong, Shuntian Mansion will be unable to eat and walk around.

Especially at the critical moment when Duke Lang was cutting down gold.

"Sir, the number of dead has increased to seventy-three," the general judge He Yuanyi reported to Yin Wenlinghui of Shuntian Prefecture with a bitter look on his face.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Wen Ling frowned and finished pruning the green plants in the courtyard, then stood up slowly with his knees in his hands. Due to neglect of exercise, Wen Ling's fat body stood up suddenly after squatting for a long time, making him dizzy.

"Wu Zuo has experienced it. He did freeze to death. It doesn't look like someone is stirring up the muddy water." The general judge He Yuanyi stepped forward to support his superior and said: "My lord, it is better to report the truth to the emperor. ? After all, in the winter of any year, several people in Beijing were not frozen to death. Those officials, no matter what, would not be too presumptuous, especially at such a critical time."

After hearing what the general judge He Yuanyi said, Wenling didn't say anything for a long time. He just frowned, as if he was still thinking about something.

After a while, Wen Ling still shook his head, and just called his subordinates: "Come here, prepare the sedan, I am going out!"

"Sir, do you want it?" He Yuanyi asked doubtfully.

"Let's go see Mr. Ye first," Wen Ling didn't dare to turn cold.

At the critical moment when Duke Lang is cutting off gold, if anyone dares to confuse the public with lies and criticize state affairs by taking advantage of a natural disaster in the capital, it would be a pity to die!

The wheels rolled across the wide official road in the capital, leaving a deep car mark in the snow on the roadside.

The roadside stalls have opened, and the large iron pots are steaming. Pork offal and beef tripe are steaming along with the brine. The sesame sesame cakes that have just been cooked are taken out of the oven and lined up in rows. Placed in an already greasy black bamboo basket, it makes one's fingers twitch.

"Stop the car," Wen Ling's voice sounded in the car.

"Sir?" He stepped forward and waited for instructions.

"Buy two portions of pig offal and some sesame seed cakes and bring them to Mr. Ye's house."

The dignified governor of Suncheon went to visit the residence of the chief minister of the cabinet with only two pieces of pig offal?
  But he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he turned around and went to the small stall. Following Wenling's instructions, he bought two portions of pork offal and five sesame and salty sesame pancakes.

The freshly baked sesame pancakes are golden and crispy, and they still fall apart when you put them in the basket.

In the sedan chair, Wen Ling closed his eyes silently: For Shuntian Mansion, the stability of the capital is above all else, but for higher-level figures, for now, everything must be compromised for the sake of gold!
  Ye Xianggao was like this, and so was the aloof emperor.

(End of this chapter)