Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 461 The Threat of Women

Li Jing shook his head: "It's not that my son and daughter love each other, it's that I have gradually lost my feelings. I have been in charge of the government this year, and it can be said that I am walking on thin ice. It is not as good as it looks on the surface. If I do not take a steady step, I will be in danger of falling."

"No way? Isn't your foundation getting more and more stable now?" Shen Ying said in surprise.

Li Jing smiled: "What do you mean by the foundation? Does it mean the army under my control? If you mean the army, then you are right, the army will not have any problems.

But governing the country is not just about having an army, especially now that the Ming Dynasty has a lot of problems. I originally wanted to take a rest after pacifying Liaodong and North Korea, and then use troops abroad when the country is strong.

But some time ago, I received news that the Spaniards in Luzon started to play with our Daming maritime merchants again. If I don’t make a statement, the Luzon Tuhua incident in the 31st year of Wanli will recur.

But Ming Dynasty has no military power at sea at all, the only power is in the hands of Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Zhilong does not listen to the dispatch of the court, I think it is impossible to use military power to deter the Spaniards in Luzon.

I don't want to watch the Spaniards slaughter the Chinese again, so I can only use troops against Zheng Zhilong and capture Zheng Zhilong's fleet to deter the Spaniards.

It costs money to use soldiers to fight wars. Daming is currently using troops in Liaodong, and he will soon use troops against North Korea. If he uses troops against Zheng Zhilong, the treasury simply cannot support so much military expenditure.

Therefore, I used strong means to get money from the vassal kings, but this is a very dangerous thing. Once there are courageous people among the vassal kings, they contact the vassal kings from all over the country to raise money to fight against the court, and Ming Dynasty immediately There will be chaos.

Once there is civil strife, the decree I formulated will definitely not be implemented. Think about it, what will happen to Daming at that time? "

"Since this is the case, why don't master take a moment?" Shen Ying asked hurriedly.

Li Jing shook his head: "You can't slow down, since you've already moved, you can't stop."

With a smile, Li Jing continued: "Actually, the actual situation is not as serious as what I just said. Who are the responsible people in Daming who only know how to eat and wait to die? As long as I don't start killing, these people are Will not take any chances.

In addition, I will adopt a gentle policy towards some vassal kings, give them some preferential conditions and policies, and let them help me speak and do things. I don't think there will be civil strife. . "

Shen Ying smiled and said: "I know that the master has always been far-sighted, and he must have arranged a precautionary measure long ago. Well...Gao Qi is in Shanxi, Sun Meng is in Shandong, Chen Dahu is in Nanzhili, Liu Erleng is in Jiangxi, and the pillars guard the capital. Cao Wenzhao stationed troops in Liaodong, these people are your brothers, with them, even if the feudal lord wanted to make trouble, he would not be able to make trouble."

Li Jing smiled: "Ying'er still knows me, I did arrange this to prevent chaos in various places, but I can't keep the troops stationed in the interior, I still have to deal with the feudal king as soon as possible.

After dealing with the feudal lords, the treasury of Ming Dynasty will be much stronger. At that time, I will not be afraid to use troops against Zheng Zhilong. After Zheng Zhilong is defeated, the imperial court can take over overseas trade, and then Daming's finances will be better. "

Shen Ying nodded, sighed softly and said, "In fact, the biggest difficulty in governing the country is finances. Without money, it will be difficult to move a single step."

Li Jing sighed and said, "Yes! It's just like living at home. You can't do without money. If you don't have money, it will be difficult to manage once you get sick."

Shen Ying gently stroked Li Jing's cheek: "The master is dedicated to the country, but you must pay attention to your body. I know that Cao Wenzhao and Chen Dahu are looking for women for you because I am not by your side. They are looking for those women to take care of you Daily life."

Li Jingjing nodded: "It's good that you can understand."

Shen Ying smiled lightly and said, "But I still have to scold Chen Dahu, this guy actually found you a servant girl from the Qinhuai Painting Boat, especially that Yang Ai even took the guests, he is really confused."

Li Jing said with a smile: "Chen Dahu has always been careless, it's useless if you scold him."

Shen Ying chuckled lightly and said, "That's true. Although Da Hu has many faults, he is absolutely loyal to you. Few people can compare to this."

Li Jing smiled and nodded.

Shen Ying was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "I chatted with her for a while tonight, and she asked me to come and sit with her when I have time."

"Her? Who is it?" Li Jing was startled, and then suddenly said: "Oh, you are talking about Empress Yi'an! Why are you mentioning her again?"

Shen Ying shook her head lightly: "We left the palace together, and I came back in her luan."

"What did you say?" Li Jingqi asked.

Shen Ying blushed suddenly and said, "I bluffed her, and she told me the whole truth."

"You bluffing her? What are you bluffing her for?" Li Jingqi asked.

Shen Ying twitched and said: "The children don't know who she is, but I heard from them that Wang Chengen was looking for someone from the Compassionate Ning Palace that day, and your attitude towards her is different from ordinary court ladies, so I asked again With her age and appearance, she doubted that she was Empress Yi'an.

In the car, I asked her, how did the master treat her?She panicked all of a sudden and told me what happened between you two. "

Li Jingjing nodded. Tonight's matter may not be as simple as Shen Ying said. It is possible for Zhang Yan to invite Shen Ying to take the ride, but Zhang Yan will never and dare not talk too much. Shen Ying must have brought it up first. Zhang Yan couldn't hold back under Shen Ying's questioning step by step, so she made the move.

In fact, Shen Ying and Zhang Yan's minds are similar, and Zhang Yan is even better, but in this matter, Zhang Yan is absolutely weak, so she is not Shen Ying's opponent.

Li Jing pondered for a while and said: "You also said that she is a poor person just now, so don't make things difficult for her."

Shen Ying shook her head: "Why would I make things difficult for her? In fact, she has nothing but the identity of a queen. I guess she will be happy only when the master visits her."

Li Jing was silent when he heard the words.

Seeing that Li Jing was silent, Shen Ying sighed softly and said, "I think she lives very close to the newly built cabinet office, so go and see her in your free time."

Li Jingwen felt ashamed for a while, and knew that although Shen Ying was not in the capital, Li Jing's new home was built with Shen Ying's money. When the equation was built, it was natural to ask for Shen Ying's opinion, and Shen Ying was sure about the buildings around her residence. After some research, although Shen Ying is not in the capital, she is very clear about the construction of Xiyuan.

Both Li Jing's new residence and the cabinet office are on the east bank of Zhonghai. Li Jing's new residence is north of the cabinet office, while Zhang Yan's residence is in the northeast corner of the South China Sea, south of the cabinet office.

(Note: In the Ming Dynasty, Xiyuan (Zhongnanhai) did not have so many buildings in later generations. Now most of the buildings in Zhongnanhai were built in the Qing Dynasty. After Ming Chengzu established his capital in Beijing, he moved the imperial city eastward, and the original capital of Jin and Yuan was changed to Xiyuan , but most of the buildings inside were abandoned and demolished. The only remaining building on the east coast of Zhonghai is Chongzhi Hall, which was renamed Wanshan Hall in the Qing Dynasty. It is because there are very few buildings here and the scenery is excellent that Fang Fang built the cabinet office here.)
When Fang Fang was building the cabinet office, in order to allow Li Jing to rest in his spare time, he built a temporary residence for Li Jing in the south of the cabinet office. There was only a forest between this residence and Zhang Yan's residence.

Although Shen Ying didn't know whose idea it was to build this temporary residence, she could still guess the intention. Instead of letting Li Jing have an affair with Zhang Yan behind her back, it's better to be more generous and make their relationship clear, so as to save everyone embarrassing later.

Of course, Shen Ying is not generous enough to share her husband with other women. No woman in this world is willing to do this, and Shen Ying is no exception. Of course, Shen Ying has her own purpose in doing so.

Shen Ying is very clear that her status comes entirely from Li Jing, if Li Jing is dissatisfied because of jealousy, it will be difficult to keep her status.

Shen Ying is a smart woman, she knows that there are some things she can't stop, just like she couldn't stop Li Jing from marrying Zhu Huiyu back then.

Shen Ying knew that one day she would grow old and lose her luster, and she would not be able to attract Li Jing, and she knew that men are rarely lecherous. Even if Li Jing's self-control is stronger, after reaching a certain age, his self-control will inevitably decline, and it is difficult to protect Li Jing. King is not tempted by young women.

Instead of that, she might as well make arrangements for Li Jing herself, which is why she kept Chen Yuanyuan after she saw Chen Yuanyuan.

Chen Yuanyuan was twelve or thirteen years younger than her, and she was unparalleled in beauty. Such a woman would definitely win Li Jing's heart, and Chen Yuanyuan was arranged by Shen Ying, and Li Jing would not let Chen Yuanyuan take Shen Ying's place.

Similarly, since Zhang Yan is the former queen, she will not pose any threat to Shen Ying's status because of her status. Li Jing will not pose any threat to Shen Ying's status if she finds such a woman.

If Zhang Yan was a lady, then Shen Ying would definitely do everything possible to drive this woman away.

For women in this era, trying to keep their own status or strive for a higher status is actually not much different from men's intrigue with others in order to keep their own power or to pursue higher power.

Li Jing never thought that Shen Ying would have such thoughts before, and he didn't quite understand some of the things Shen Ying did at first.

But that day when he was chatting with Zhang Yan and talking about the situation at home, Zhang Yan had analyzed to him why Shen Ying arranged for Chen Yuanyuan to serve Yuan Keli, and also talked about the thoughts of women in their position, so Li Jing already knew Shen Ying What is Ying's purpose in doing these things.

Thinking of Shen Ying's hard work for herself in these years, but now she has to make compromises in order to keep her position as mistress in the future, Li Jing couldn't help feeling bitter.

Patting Shen Ying's shoulder lightly, Li Jing sighed: "Yinger, you think too much, let me tell you, no one can replace your position in my heart, no matter when, no matter what you become, you Both are my Li Jing's wife, and my heart for you will never change."

Hearing Li Jing speak so sincerely, Shen Ying couldn't help being moved.

(End of this chapter)