Han ride

Chapter 156
"By the way, have you taken care of Chaozhong?" Yang Xiong said with a smile.

"The thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. How do we know what the court is like?" Hou Gongji said with his head down.Although he spoke very reluctantly, but Yang Xiong could still tell from his expression that he probably already had a countermeasure.

"General, the decoration of the head has been completed, and the inventory of food and grass has been completed. Please give instructions to the general." At this time, a personal soldier reported outside.

"Okay, Major General, the things you need have been installed. You can go." Yang Xiong said with a smile: "After the general returns, greet the old general Hou for me and tell him that my general concentrates on serving the court and is determined to To be a character like Huo Qubing, although our army has defeated Lin Danhan, there are still many tribes around, and the situation is still very critical, if necessary, please ask old general Hou to support my general."

"That's natural, that's natural." Hou Gong couldn't laugh or cry, but he still bowed his hands respectfully to Yang Xiong, and retreated slowly by himself.

The next day, Yang Xiong really set up troops to guard the millions of stones of grain and grass, and took Fan Yongdou who was going to see Li Xin, and headed for Guihua City.

And as the heads of tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers carried by Hou Gongji returned to Zhangjiakou, Zhangjiakou was boiling. In recent years, Lin Dan Khan and his tribes often invaded the Central Plains, and the people around Xuanfu were often bullied by these things. , Now it’s all right, Hou Gongji led tens of thousands of troops to attack the grassland, fought fiercely against Lin Danhan, finally defeated Lin Danhan, and captured tens of thousands of heads. Although the Ming army also paid a lot of casualties, this battle can also be called Great victory.And Hou Shilu and Cao Huachun also distributed silver taels to compensate the soldiers who died this time, and the morale of the whole Xuanfu suddenly rose.Cao Huachun personally escorted these heads to Beijing, and of course there were millions of gold and silver treasures with them, which were used to pay tribute to Emperor Chongzhen and manage everything from top to bottom.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that this matter had been spread among the people long before the imperial palace reported it. Li Xin's name was once again spread among the people, and some storytellers made it into a story about how Li Xin defeated the horse. The bandit alliance, how to repel Lin Danhan, how to chase death to the north, scared Lin Danhan even lost his wife to Li Xin, and fled in embarrassment, but in the folk, Li Xin was once again made into a character like Wei Qinghuo Qubing by Shuo .This is beyond the expectation of Hou Shilu, Cao Huachun and others.In the end, Cao Huachun had no choice but to change the memorial again in order to respond to Emperor Chongzhen's inquiry.

"It's all cleared up." In Zhou Yanru's mansion, Zhou Yanru sighed softly: "It's all right now, my son has risen again, and the emperor has nothing to do this time. 400 million taels of silver, even the emperor I will consider it. Now there is not a tael of silver in the imperial household department, even in the inner palace, there is not a few taels of silver. Now the 400 million taels of silver are enough to make the emperor forget everything about Li Xin. Jin Liangyu's death is considered to be in vain. "

"Master, is Cao Huachun too arrogant this time, and actually killed Jin Liangyu? Don't Shanxi merchants bother them about this matter?" Before Zhou Yanru, a young scholar asked softly.

"These Shanxi merchants are unforgivably guilty, and Jin Liangyu is not a good thing. Although the Shanxi merchants are relatively secretive, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. This kind of thing has been spread secretly for a long time, but Jin Liangyu The merchants have a lot of money, and they blocked the mouths of many people. Jin Liangyu was unlucky this time, but he went to see Lin Danhan, and Lin Danhan was defeated, and even Hou Shilu and others lost their troops. To cope with the emperor's censure, this guy Li Xin succeeded this time, and from now on, no one on the grassland will be his opponent."

"It's really hateful that Li Xin, a thief, got his way." The young scholar was full of unwillingness.

"Don't worry." Zhou Yanru waved his hand and said with a smile: "The emperor will only be afraid of Li Xin, especially now that Li Xin has defeated Lin Danhan, the emperor is even more afraid."

"Master, what should we do now?" The scholar asked softly.

"Your Fang family is also a big family in the south of the Yangtze River. Do you know what Li Xin wants most now?" Zhou Yanru looked at the scholar with a smile and said, "What he wants most now is food and grass. His strength has suddenly skyrocketed. The number of soldiers has increased a lot, and food and grass are hard to come by! Your Fang family and Jiangnan Mi family have a lot of food and grass, and these food and grass must not flow to the north. I think the Shanxi merchants may not be able to support them."

"What does the teacher mean?" The scholar asked curiously, his expression changed.

"Shan merchants have always sold goods from the Central Plains to the grasslands. Now that Li Xin has mastered the grasslands, if Shanxi merchants want to restore their previous strength, they must make good friends with Li Xin. The food and grass you sell will definitely benefit Jin. The store bought it and finally gave it to Li Xin." Zhou Yanru said coldly.

"It's just that the imperial court is going to provide disaster relief in Shaanxi. If we don't sell food and grass, the situation in Shaanxi and Henan will be corrupted." The scholar said with some embarrassment: "Our Fang family is also regarded as nobles in the imperial court, so we should support the imperial court. If the news spreads, I'm afraid it's not good for our family!"

"Stupid, do you think that the food and grass from your Fang family can really be delivered to those hungry people?" Zhou Yanru sneered, "The food and grass you send out are sold to others by those corrupt officials, and maybe bought by Shanxi merchants. Give it to Li Xin."

"Yes, what the mentor says is what it is." The scholar Fang surnamed said quickly.

"Master, there are people coming from the palace. The emperor invites you to speak in the palace." At this time, someone outside said loudly.

"Hey, I'm getting old, I really don't know when I will be pure." Zhou Yanru stood up, and the scholar hurried forward to hug him.Zhou Yanru nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Zicheng. You are a rare rising star among scholars. After the imperial examination next year, you must remember to serve the country, the people, and be loyal to the emperor. Don't learn from some people's wolfish ambitions and be respected by the world. ridicule."

"Don't worry, teacher, I understand." It turned out that this young scholar was none other than Fang Zicheng, Zhou Yanru's favorite student.

"You go back first. This time the emperor summoned the old man, probably to deal with Li Xin's matter." Zhou Yanru frowned, and said: "Now that Li Xin is stationed in Guihua City, whether it is Chen Xinjia, or Hou Shilu, etc. People have to be careful. There may be an extra wolf in the north of the imperial court, and at this time, we should eliminate the wolf before it grows up." Zhou Yanru said while wearing an official robe.

"I heard that Li Xin has a fiancée in the south of the Yangtze River. She is called Dong Xiaowan after a small businessman. Teacher, look?" Fang Zicheng suddenly rolled his eyes, lowered his head and said softly.

"The crime is not as serious as that of his wife, children, and children. What's more, although Li Xin is rebellious, he has not openly resisted the court. Among the people, he is a minister with merit. If we do this, won't we make the world laugh?" Zhou Yanru looked at After a flash, he finally shook his head and said: "Li Xin has nearly 10 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. If you offend him, you don't know what will happen. What's more, you think that a woman can make you look Did Li Xin surrender? It’s really a scholar’s ​​opinion.”

"Yes, disciple is ignorant." Fang Zicheng whispered quickly.

"However, Li Xin is a general of the imperial court after all. According to the ancestral system, when a general is away on an expedition, his wife and children should stay in the capital." Zhou Yanru thought for a while and said: "General Li Xin is on an expedition, and the imperial court cannot let his wife and children stay in the capital." I was wronged in the south of the Yangtze River. Zicheng, you are responsible for sending that man named Dong Xiaowan to the capital. The old man will go to the palace to meet the emperor, and give Li Xin a mansion in the capital, so that his family can live in the capital."

"What the teacher said is very true." Fang Zicheng's mouth showed a sneer, this Zhou Yanru is a dignified man, and he said that he wanted Dong Xiaowan to live in Beijing, but in fact he didn't want Dong Xiaowan to come to Beijing as a hostage to threaten Li Xin.But he didn't dare to say this, he respectfully sent Zhou Yanru to the sedan chair, and watched him go to the palace.

In the imperial palace, Emperor Chongzhen was wearing a Taoist robe, and there were still a few patches faintly visible on the Taoist robe. He was only in his early twenties, but his face was full of exhaustion, and some red bloodshot eyes could be seen faintly, which was obviously caused by exhaustion.In front of him, Wen Tiren also sat on the side respectfully.

"Veteran Zhou Yanru pays homage to His Majesty." Zhou Yanru walked into the palace, but saw Wen Tiren sitting on the side, his heart skipped a beat, but his face didn't change, instead he showed more respect.

"Sir, please sit down." When Chongzhen saw Zhou Yanru coming, his complexion improved a lot, and he pointed to the brocade stool beside him.Although Emperor Chongzhen was self-willed and a bit mean and ungrateful, Zhou Yanru and others treated him with great courtesy when he trusted him, and even called him "Mr."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Yanru sat down tremblingly.

"I've met the chief assistant." Wen Tiren showed great respect, and bowed his hands to Zhou Yanru.Zhou Yanru also smiled happily, and nodded towards Wen Tiren. No matter what, there was something dirty between the two, but in front of Chongzhen, the two seemed extremely harmonious.

"Cao Huachun's memorial is here. This time the Xuanfu army defeated Lin Danhan, and Lin Danhan fled in embarrassment." Emperor Chongzhen fiddled with a memorial, his voice was extremely flat, and neither of them could tell any emotion, but the two Who is this guy? He has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he can't feel anything.Emperor Chongzhen was talking about Xuanfu, but he was actually talking about Li Xin.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." The two were cunning and cunning, so they naturally knew what to say next.

(End of this chapter)