Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 329 Two Conditions
"By the broken bridge outside the station
Loneliness is no master.

It's dusk and I worry alone,
More wind and rain.

I have no intention of struggling for spring,
Ren Qunfang jealous.

Scattered into mud and dust,
Only the fragrance remains the same. "

What Chen Yuan sang was a song from the Song Dynasty. It was written by Lu You, a great writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, "Bu Suanzi Yongmei". Needless to say, the voice is beautiful, and the song is mellow and sad, as if weeping and complaining. Zhu Changyuan in the seat can even hear it Be infatuated with Chongzhen.

Although Lu You's poem is written about plum blossoms on the surface, it is actually about his own experience and the country's misfortune. Using plum blossoms as a metaphor for himself, he highlights his rough situation and the misfortune of his family and country.

How similar is Chen Yuan's opportunity to the plum blossom in this poem?

Lonely and desolate, weathered by wind and rain!
In the early years, both parents died, and he lived under the fence; when he grew up, he was forced into a pear orchard, and served others with love; later, he found a better family, but was abandoned before he married; he had a relationship with Mao Xiang, a famous talent in the south of the Yangtze River. What's more, the two sides are willing to make a private decision for life. Unfortunately, the lover broke the appointment during the later meeting; Enter the capital and give it to the emperor.

The poor lover is in a foreign land, I wonder if he is still looking for it?
"Ah!" Chongzhen squinted his eyes, let out a deep breath, and said, "No wonder Tian Hongyu said that you are both excellent in sex and art, and that you are famous in Jiangzuo. At first, I thought he was exaggerating, but seeing you today, you really deserve your reputation! "

"Uncle Huang, what do you think of this girl's appearance and talent?"

Chongzhen drank another glass of wine, tilted his head and asked Zhu Changyuan.

Needless to say talent, Zhu Changyuan has been completely conquered by singing just now.

This guy is a person from modern society. He has never heard the ancients sing. There has always been a misunderstanding in the past, thinking that singing is of course a modern song, and the ancients must sing things that are so sour.

Therefore, although he has a high position and authority, and many people are vying to give him singing girls, Zhu Changyuan has never heard of him once, and all the singing girls have become the wives of his subordinates.

But after hearing Chen Yuan finish singing Lu You's "Bu Shuan Zi Yong Mei" today, I realized that I was watching the sky from a well.

It turns out that the ancient tunes are so pleasant, and the ancient music is so melodious and touching.

As for the appearance of Chen Yuan in front of me, not to mention, beautiful, beautiful, using these words to describe her, Chen Ji's temperament cannot be described at all.

How should I put it, Chen Yuan and Zhang Yan should be beauties on the same level, but there are slight differences between them.

Zhang Yan's beauty lies in her temperament, she is bright and charming, and her appearance is plump.

But the Chen Yuan in front of me is beautiful in his bones, that kind of petite and lovely, with a hint of sadness between his brows, seems to be really like a plum blossom that has been through wind and rain, tossing and falling, helpless, making people feel Seeing can give birth to infinite compassion and love.

To Emperor Chongzhen's question, Zhu Changyuan answered in four words: "I have only seen it in my life!"

"Chen Ji's beauty is something I have only seen in my life!" Zhu Changyuan looked at the slightly nervous Chen Yuan in front of him, and said again.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly, and said: "In that case, I will send Chen Ji to Uncle Huang!"

Nani?

Zhu Changyuan's mind became sluggish for a moment, and he paused for a while before reacting, and said: "I am guilty of death, how dare I take away your majesty's love?"

Compete with the emperor for a woman, ha ha!
It's not that he didn't dare, but it was unnecessary. Although the Chen Ji in front of him was pretty, he didn't want to be bound to Chongzhen's chariot just because of a woman.

"That's it." Chongzhen waved his hand and said to the maids below: "Someone will send Chen Ji to the emperor's uncle's residence!"

For Chongzhen, let alone a Chen beauty, all the women in the harem can be discarded. As long as the country is stable, there will be no women in the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years?
At the moment, the most important thing is to win over Zhu Changyuan and let him work hard for the Ming Dynasty to clean up the mess in Liaodong.

Zhu Changyuan is not a fool, every word and deed of the emperor has a purpose, of course he can guess it.

The large courtyard house that he had been confiscated before in Beijing Normal University was also unsealed. The emperor personally asked the Ministry of Industry to renovate him. Not only did all the old things be restored to their original appearance, but also a lot of new furniture was added.

Therefore, Chen Ji, who Zhu Changyuan couldn't stop, was forcibly sent to the mansion.

Nima, this is to forcibly explode my ass.

Zhu Changyuan was still thinking wildly, fanciful in his heart, but the Emperor Chongzhen over there had restored his previous majesty, repeating the old saying, saying: "The emperor's uncle has made contributions to the community, and it is only natural for me to reward some. If he makes military achievements again in the future, he will It is not impossible to split the land and divide the king, I wonder what concerns Aiqing has about the Liaodong matter?"

Immediately after giving the gift, he began to ask for benefits, and the emperor was also so immoral.

However, Zhu Changyuan's integrity was not much better than that of Chongzhen, and he continued to evade, saying: "Your Majesty, Liaodong is different from Shaanxi, and I am afraid that there is nothing to do."

"Don't refuse the emperor's uncle again!" Chongzhen was furious in his heart, but he couldn't do it now, so he held back his breath and said earnestly: "This autumn's tax has been collected, and I can allocate 200 million taels of silver and use it to the emperor's uncle. If the military salary is not enough, I would rather sell the treasures in the palace to the market to fund the front lines!"

For the sake of the emperor's words, Zhu Changyuan didn't want to practice Tai Chi any more. He pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, let me tell you the truth. I think the situation in Liaodong cannot be solved with military pay."

"My minister thinks that it is better to send a general who can fight against Huang Taiji in Liaodong to fight against Huang Taiji. Otherwise, if you win Ningyuan and Jinzhou today, even if it is Shenyang Wei, you can build it tomorrow." What's the use of throwing away the city after the captives come back? It's just a waste of money and people."

"Ten thousand steps back, even if all the Jianlu are wiped out, can the border troubles be eliminated forever? The Donghu perished, and the Xiongnu became stronger. After the Huns perished, there was Rouran. After Rouran, there was Xianbei, and behind Xianbei there were Turks. , so with the ability of Tang Taizong, he has suffered the shame of Weishui."

"Then when will the Liao Kingdom, the Wanyan Jin Kingdom, Mongolia, and even today's Jianlu Kingdom rest?"

Chongzhen was speechless when asked by Zhu Changyuan, but after less than half a minute, he understood that Zhu Changyuan just changed the concept secretly.

"Uncle Huang has far-reaching thoughts." Chongzhen took a sip from his wine glass and said, "But things need to be done step by step. The most urgent task now is to recover Liaodong. After Liaodong is recovered, we can talk about the rest."

"Yes!" I pretended to be pierced by someone's little finger, and I still didn't feel comfortable hearing it. Zhu Changyuan also took a sip of wine, adjusted his thinking, and said: "I have no foundation in Liaodong, and I have nothing to do with him." Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, has an old rift, if we let the minister recover Liaodong, His Majesty must agree to two conditions."

"Oh?"

Generally speaking, there is no good end for a courtier to raise conditions with the emperor, but now he has to, and Zhu Changyuan can't be so scruples anymore.

"Let's listen to the emperor's uncle!"

There was no abnormal expression on Chongzhen's face.

Zhu Changyuan got up, knelt down in front of Chongzhen, and said: "I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to agree to two points, otherwise, I will die and dare not serve in Liaodong!"

"Let's talk about it." Chongzhen said.

"First, the recovery of Liaodong will take a long time, and it will not be accomplished overnight. I am willing to establish a three-year period with your majesty. Within three years, the entire Liaodong will be recovered. However, I ask your majesty to grant you the power of managing Liaodong."

Zhu Changyuan put forward his own conditions.

Chongzhen thought for a long time and asked, "What is great power?"

Zhu Changyuan said: "Your minister will manage Liaodong, and you don't need any money, food, etc., but there is one thing, you need your majesty to give you the full power of the land of Liaodong for three years. People are not allowed to make any accusations or intervene in the minister's economic and strategic plan, and are not allowed to interfere in any affairs or military affairs of Liaodong. During these three years, the minister has the power of life, death, appointment and dismissal in Liaodong. After three years, the minister will return a complete Liaodong to Your Majesty."

After speaking, he looked up at Chongzhen.

Chongzhen's face was ugly, and it was quite ugly.

If Zhu Changyuan is really going to do this in Liaodong, there is no doubt that this will be an independent kingdom and become a local separatist regime that cannot be lost.

Of course, when the time comes, if Zhu Changyuan is obedient and hands over the military power and territory in his hands to the imperial court, everything will be easy to talk about.

But if this guy separates Liaodong, then he will be another Huang Taiji, no, even a more serious confidant than Huang Taiji.

Intuition told Chongzhen that the person in front of him was not only untrustworthy, but also unusable.

However, thinking of Zhu Changyuan's generous dedication of the entire army and power in Shaanxi, Emperor Chongzhen held a sliver of hope in his heart, of course he hoped that Zhu Changyuan would be a loyal minister through and through.

There are only two options before him now.

One is to use Zhu Changyuan, but once he uses it, he will risk his self-reliance.

The second is not to use it. If it is not used, there is no need to worry about him being self-reliant, but the land of Liaodong does not belong to Daming either.

Generally speaking, the first point has risks, but there is also hope, and the second point has no hope and is all risks.

It took Chongzhen less than a quarter of an hour to think through the lesser of two evils. Now that the situation in front of him was decided, he could only trust Zhu Changyuan wholeheartedly.

"The first point, I promise you, let's talk about your second request."

Chongzhen wrapped himself in the coat, calmed down, and listened to Zhu Changyuan's second request. Generally speaking, the easier ones are followed by the more difficult ones. The second request should be more difficult to accept than the first one.

But Zhu Changyuan was just the opposite. Although the second request was a bit abrupt, it made Emperor Chongzhen heave a sigh of relief.

Zhu Changyuan's second requirement is very simple, two words: trust.

"If a minister manages Liaodong and holds the power of life and death, all the officials in the court will naturally be dissatisfied with the minister. When the time comes to impeach the minister, your Majesty must not be confused by slander, otherwise the matter of Liaodong will be difficult."

(End of this chapter)