Wanli 1592

Chapter 588
Not to mention the Battle of Ningxia, the number of beheadings in the North Korean War scared the civil and military officials in the capital three times a day. In the face of evidence such as the piles of heads of Japanese pirates and the seizure of weapons and battle flags and the heads of officers, no one can question it.

Nearly 20 Japanese pirates were annihilated by Xiao Ruxun during the Korean War, and nearly [-] were beheaded. At that time, some supporters of Xiao Ruxun said that it would be no problem to directly seal the country.

Since then, Xiao Ruxun's report on military exploits has been recognized by the Ministry of War as the most reliable. In addition, the officials of the Ministry of War know that Shangshu Shi Xing appreciates Xiao Ruxun very much, so the reviewing officials feel that it doesn't matter even if the report is a little bit false. The right is to please the superior. But every time I went to the review, the result was that there was no false report.

In this environment where all the generals falsely report their military exploits, the appearance of Xiao Ruxun makes people doubt, doubt, and unbelievable, but the number of miracles has increased, and everyone has gradually gotten used to it. Xiao Ruxun is like a The gold-lettered signboard that has been tested for a long time and is not afraid of fire is worthy of trust.

So no one doubted that he annihilated [-] northern captives in half a month, and beheaded more than [-], and it was directly loaded as real data.

In this severe winter, people really need fiery victory data to support their beliefs and restore their trust in the court and the officers and soldiers.

Xiao Ruxun is like a great god and a sea-fixing needle launched by the government, and has gradually become an irreplaceable general of the Zhu Kingdom in people's hearts. It feels that as long as Xiao Ruxun goes out to fight, he will definitely win.

The formation of this kind of psychological factor is something that some people who contributed to the flames never thought of or bothered to think about it, because no matter how good a general's reputation is, it cannot withstand the popularity accumulated in the imperial examinations for hundreds of years.

It doesn't matter.

Similarly, people only saw the glorious results brought about by the victory of the war, but few people noticed the unusual escape route of the northern captives—shouldn’t they have fled north?Why did he keep fleeing south after losing three battles in a row?Isn't this a weird thing?

Both Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao noticed this detail, but they didn't pay too much attention to it as the test was about to come. Shi Xing, however, was quite concerned about it. Curious about the strange escape route of Beilu, he wrote to ask Xiao Ruxun himself.

Shen Yiguan also noticed this weird detail, but he didn't say anything.

Yang Junmin also noticed this weird detail, his face became even paler, he couldn't help coughing a few times, his face was tired, and then endured the pain and wrote a letter at his desk.

Shen Li also noticed this weird detail, he thought about it carefully, his face was solemn, but he didn't think any deeper.

Of course Zhu Yijun was the first to know the truth of this incident and is currently the only one in the court who knows the truth of this matter. He looked at the detailed melody written by Xiao Ruxun and showed a satisfied smile.

Xiao Ruxun has determined that this war is a dog-eat-dog expansion incident caused by some shameful scandals within the Shanxi Merchants.

The reason for the expansion is currently unknown. It may be that someone is behind the scenes to fuel the flames, or it may be that the Beilu saw the money and wanted to get more. All in all, the instigator must have never thought that things would deteriorate to this point.

After the Beilu were defeated three times, especially the last two times when Xiao Ruxun kicked out their main force and smashed them with a hammer. After being defeated, not only did they not flee north, but they went south even more frantically, dividing their troops continuously along the way. Xiao Ruxun dispatched troops to solve the harassment of those county towns several times, but they kept going south.

This is tantamount to expressing that their purpose is to destroy the humanity of the big Shanxi merchants. By the way, they beat the autumn wind to eat their fill. Xiao Ruxun didn't even know if these guys had any fear of death. They had already been beaten so badly .

It's just that the situation is critical, but for the court and the emperor, the opportunity is also very obvious. Half of the Shanxi merchant territory in the north of Qi County has been controlled by the army. If you want to take control of Shanxi, you have to take advantage of it now.

Those northern captives continued to run south, while Xiao Ruxun pursued closely. Now he dare not let the northern captives continue to destroy the city, because he is the governor, if he loses some cities again, he will be responsible, although it is a pity that he can't Continue to destroy the large Shanxi merchants south of Qi County humanely, but Xiao Ruxun believes that someone will be eager to take action.

After Zhu Yijun finished watching Xiao Ruxun's secret performance, he burned it and summoned the eunuch Wang De.

"How about the candidates? The deployment of this matter must be accelerated, and the courtiers cannot be rushed ahead of us."

Wang De nodded and said: "The master told the old slave not to be negligent. He has already selected 16 people who have experience as mine tax eunuchs. Your Majesty please choose."

Wang De said that this is the list of candidates.

Zhu Yijun looked through it, clicked on the names of six of them, arranged for them to go to six regions in Shanxi to supervise the mining, and told them to spread their eyeliner to the people when they arrived in the local area, and the third piece of information other than Jinyiwei and Dongchang The lines are laid.

Zhu Yijun intends to actually rebuild the West Factory, and even the Expert Factory.

Doesn't it mean that courtiers can't get things done if they don't allow the emperor, does it still need courtiers' permission to use eunuchs to do things?Do I still need the permission of the courtiers to use my own internal funds for funds?
Having learned from previous experience, Zhu Yijun decided to act cautiously, plump up his wings, and wait until the time is right before trying to take back his own power.

The spring is cold, and the capital in February 26, Wanli is still severely cold. Under this peaceful scenery of ice and snow, undercurrents are surging, and all forces are urgently operating their own strategies. Every village has its own tricks. It depends on who can seize the opportunity in a targeted manner.

Under such a background, on the ninth day of February in the 26th year of Wanli, the Chunwei Examination began. 36-year-old Xu Guangqi and his friend Li Zhizao went to the imperial examination room together, and started another decisive battle for the top of the imperial examination.

These three consecutive three-day imperial examinations are like going to the battlefield, facing the howling wind in the severe cold, sitting in a leaky or dilapidated or low dormitory, eating hard dry food, drinking The ice-cold water was subjected to both physical and psychological torture, and both the soul and the body became stiff.

After nine days and three exams, the whole person has been sublimated. If you think about it later, it must be a very interesting thing. After all, there are too few people who have experienced such a thing.

Although Xu Guangqi is 36 years old, this is the first time he has experienced such a thing. Thanks to Li Zhizao's tips before the exam, he did not suffer from preparations.

But the hunger and cold in the dormitory seriously affected his body and mind and performance. He didn't know how he passed the exam on the last day. After handing in the papers, he left the exam room in a daze and returned to his hut just sleep.

(End of this chapter)