Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

The matter of imperial confinement has always been kept secret for a very short period of time. Moreover, during the Wenhua Palace meeting, there were many eunuchs, officials of the Eastern Palace, cabinet officials, and Hanlin and living officials. It was completely impossible to keep it secret. As far as a big happy event is concerned, the attitude of the imperial court must be that the sooner it is publicized, the more publicized it is.

In less than an hour, from outside Dong'anmen to Shiwangfu, then to Qipan Street and Zhengyangmen, all the places close to the imperial city that receive the fastest wind, and the Chongwenmen area, the sound of firecrackers is constantly ringing, everywhere. It was all laughter.

Firstly the officials and gentry were happy, as well as the officers and men of the Beijing camp and their families. A few years ago, when the thieves were rampant in Henan and Shanxi, the Beijing camp had been ordered to go out several times. There was a sound of crying, no one wanted to leave the capital, and those who sent troops and horses went to other provinces to fight, and Zhang Xianzhong was famous as a murderer. Once this thief left, everyone felt that the world would repeat the hope of peace. This kind of joy and relaxation mood, Even ordinary people are the same.

Infected by this kind of joyful mood, coupled with the close of the new year, there are quite a few households setting off cannons, calling friends, buying some food and wine at Zhengyanglou and other large restaurants, and gathering together for a drink with food boxes There are not a few of them, and the entire capital is immersed in a special joyful atmosphere.

This kind of happy mood has a special taste for some common people or gentry who have been murdered by the Eastern captives. [

The officials and gentlemen in the south are already jubilant and grateful to Zhang Shouren, especially the places that have been captured and destroyed by the bandits are very happy. For the northern scholar-bureaucrats, Zhang Shouren was conferred the title of General Conquering Captives, and he will go to Guan The news that Ning Qianqian presided over the war against the Eastern Captives made them very excited.

Zhang Shouren's age and experience at this time have been covered with a halo of invincibility. At this time, in terms of the unique temperament of the Chinese people, Zhang Shouren's status is only below Guan Sheng and Yue Wang, and compared with Zhongshan King. The founding generals are still a bit inferior, but they can already stand shoulder to shoulder with famous generals such as Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang.

Storytellers in the market are already working overtime, such as the story of the great general Yuema Huguang, and the story of Baiyangzhai awarded by the eight kings. After three to five days, the bookstore in the capital will definitely be freshly released, and then affect the rest of the place. Daming, within a month, under the influence of Di Chao and Tang Bao, Zhang Shouren's name will spread to all places in more than a dozen provinces, including border areas like Yunnan and Guizhou.

This is the highest honor that this dynasty and empire can bestow on a warrior, and on this day, Zhang Shouren got it all.

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Before dark, Wu Weiye bid farewell to Wang Duo and other colleagues who were lecturing in the Eastern Palace, left the palace through the Donghua Gate, then exited the Dong'an Gate, and rode his horse towards his residence near the imperial city.

He is from a noble family in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he is not a wealthy family, his family background is quite good. When he first became a Beijing official, his family bought him a three-entry house in the capital. It's something that you can't even think about, but for a family like the Wu family, it's just a trivial matter like raising your hand.

Along the way, Wu Weiye was meditating on a horse, followed by two servants brought from Jiangnan. After dark, one led the horse, and the other rushed to the front, lighting a lantern to illuminate the front.

"My lord, there seem to be guests in our concierge."

"Well, I saw that too."

Wu's house is just a courtyard house with three entrances, and the three rooms of the gatehouse are not very big. Through the window paper, one can see a guest wearing a soft-footed headband, with his hands behind his back, wandering back and forth in the gatehouse.

"Probably the little Beijing official from my hometown came to ask for help."

The regular customers must have been put in the living room or study room, only those fellow countrymen who came to ask for help were not easy to be thrown out or let in, so they could only wait in the porter's room.

Wu Weiye hummed, jumped off the horse, walked slowly to the porter's room, took a look, but was surprised.

"It's Brother Lai...why don't you do it in the study?"

Both are allies of Fushe, and they are both from Jiangnan. Wu Changshi and Wu Weiye have a good friendship, and they are the kind of regular customers who can go straight into the study when they come to pay a visit.

It's just that Wu Weiye's literary name is bigger in the two Wuzhong, and the title of the poem is more obvious, and the simplicity is in the heart of the emperor. The weight and layout are quite different, so Wu Changshi usually doesn't come to the door when there is nothing to do, but the situation is even more weird when he comes here today. When Wu Weiye asked, he was a little more careful.

"Come here today just to inquire about the news." [

Wu Changshi didn't have the heart to go round and round, and asked directly: "Zhang Shouren was conferred the title of earl and made a general. It is rumored that the emperor deliberately asked him to fight the Eastern captives. I don't know if it is true?"

"The court discussion in the palace is like this, and there are many people who know it."

"Oh, so, approximately when was it called?"

"It will take another half a year, right? Right now, the Eastern Captives are attacking Ningyuan and Jinzhou, the imperial army is still dispatching, and the food and grass are in storage, so it is very difficult to transfer. There are still remnants of Cao Ying and Gezuo Fifth Battalion in Huguang. If the [-] thieves don’t receive all of their merits or destroy more than half of them, I’m afraid the general will not be transferred back.”

Wu Weiye was cautious and gentlemanly, this is what Chongzhen admired most about him. At that time, there were many talented scholars in the south of the Yangtze River who were proud of their talents, and there were many people who denounced the government without scruples. It is the most important thing to be respectful.

At this time, Wu Changshi's intentions were unknown, so his answer was also very cautious, he only told the news heard by the court, and did not add anything else.

Even so, it was enough for Wu Changshi.

He was stunned, and stroked his forehead with his hands, feeling quite unable to support himself.

"Brother coming?"

Wu Weiye called out tentatively, Wu Changshi woke up with a start, cupped his hands and smiled, but the smile was miserable: "Thank you for your advice, I still have some mundane duties, I will come to the mansion to see you when I have free time in a few days."

"Yes, when brother comes, he will sweep the couch to welcome him."

Knowing that Wu Changshi had a heavy heart, Wu Weiye didn't dare to keep him, so he stood upright and sent Wu Changshi outside his home.

At the time of parting, seeing Wu Changshi with a miserable expression, he murmured: "Hey, General, hey, unexpectedly, I will see you again..."

Amidst the splendid fireworks and the deafening sound of firecrackers in the capital, such murmurs are even more touching, and the profound meaning in them is even more shocking to Wu Weiye!

And what frightened him even more was that these allies in Fushe, all of them were subordinates, but their hearts were higher than the sky.It's hard to predict what will happen in the future if you try to manipulate state affairs with petty officials!

"Sir, shall we fire the cannon?"

When the Wu residence was closed, the housekeeper came forward to inquire, Wu Weiye shook his head and said, "You don't understand, there is really nothing to be happy about today's incident..."

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The 12-year Spring Festival has passed with great excitement. For the people in the Huguang area, since Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, He Yilong and other thieves stationed in the Huguang Xunyang area, it has truly been a good year with peace of mind.

Among them, the gentry's family only lost their peace of mind, and the ordinary people, especially the mountain people in the mountains, were the real benefits.

Zhang Shouren, who was stationed in Gucheng, and his subordinates supported the people in the vicinity and made the business prosperous. A year ago, they released food relief twice in a row. Half and half with coarse grain, when the relief was released, the people all over the mountains and valleys cheered thunderously, and the voice of praise was endless. [

Near Gucheng, one or two thousand stones were also released. The people in the plains should be richer, and the main reason is to release them to those poor people who live a very difficult life alone.

In this way, every family had a good year before the year, the gentry's family celebrated with each other, there were no thieves, and the New Year was extraordinarily prudent, and the expenses were not so simple and careful.

It's just that the Denglai garrison was in Gucheng, and the government sent a lot of donations, which increased the burden of money and food a lot. In addition, the garrison gave relief, which cost a lot, and there was inevitably some resentment and complaints.

People's homes, but every family has no reservations to celebrate. When there is a fair in Taiping Town, there are more than 100 pig slaughter cases on the street. In addition, I don't know how many fat cows and sheep were killed. The supply in the fish market was also sufficient. After the war, the people in Huguang had a good year that seemed to be in peacetime.

As a result, Zhang Shouren's reputation in the Xunyang area of ​​Huguang naturally skyrocketed, and his good reputation all the way from Henan was also spiced up, making it more intense.

Originally, Zhang Shouren had planned to hold a grand banquet in Taiping Town on the sixth day of the first lunar month to celebrate the full moon for his son who was far away in Fushan. When Yang Sichang heard the news, in order to save face for Zhang Shouren, he ordered a meeting of the generals in Gucheng on the seventh day of the lunar new year in the name of his supervisor and assistant minister. The topic was of course the military plan for the coming year. Licensing officials and Chuanqi issued military orders everywhere, two governors and supervised the army, soldiers, and civilian officials of the government, prefecture, and county, assisted miscellaneous officials, and guerrillas above the general army and below, all the generals and civilian officials gathered.

In this way, it is equivalent to the civil and military officials from Huguang Xunyang gathering together to hold a birthday soup and cake party for Zhang Shouren's child. This face is really not small.

The officials and the generals are also making fun of it, Zhang Shouren's military strength is not surprising, Zuo Liangyu had tens of thousands of soldiers in his prime, and other generals also had over ten thousand soldiers, but in terms of combat power, ten Zuo Liangyu's troops are no match for him. He couldn't keep up, but his time in Huguang area was short, and everyone couldn't flatter them even if they wanted to. With the invitation to the soup cake party and Yang Sichang's fun, after the New Year, the whole Gucheng area became more lively than ever.