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Chapter 566 Shadow
From Sanchahe's point of view, the Battle of Songshan Fort was both expected and unexpected. Sun Chengzong, Mao Wenlong and others only expected that Yuan Chonghua would definitely fight the Tartars, but they did not expect that the results of the battle would be so rich. , Eight thousand strong and strong Tartars, this heavy military exploits are really solid.

When the news reached the Sancha River, the entire sea shook.

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The news of the Battle of Songshan Fort spread from Jinning all the way to Beijing, all the way, all the way, boiling all the way.

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Forbidden City.

Early in the morning.

Yang Reform got up early, compared to sleeping until nine o'clock in the past, he was quite diligent.

"Big Companion, call the cabinet ministers and the ministers of all ministries here today. I have something to do." Yang Reform said. Recently, Yang Reform has been busy with the asphalt road, but he has spent a lot of energy on it.In the imperial city, an asphalt road two feet wide and more than one mile long has been repaired. There are not many other things in the imperial city, but there are many people. The emperor wants to build a road. Not at all.Now that it has been repaired, it should be shown off.

"Your servant obeys!" Wang Chengen was arranging Yang Reform's clothes, and when he heard the emperor's order, he immediately went to deliver the decree.

Yang Reform was in the warm pavilion, scrambling for time to review today's memorabilia, first correcting today's "homework" before proceeding.

After more than a year of emperor's career, these memorandums have not troubled Yang Reform. Yang Reform can know the general content of many things at a glance, and he can quickly write down the corresponding comments.Either it is accurate, or it is known, or a certain opinion is written, in short, it is processed quickly.

Yang Reform looked at a memorandum advising himself not to be too obsessed with a certain matter, and smiled. This person probably meant that he ran to that construction site all day long, but neglected major national affairs. It is very wrong.Advise yourself to correct.Yang Reform looked at it, and laughed it off. Recently, there has indeed been an undercurrent surging. He has been paying attention to technological matters, but he has not paid much attention to the trends in the officialdom, so he just approved it.Ordinarily, this kind of memorial should not be able to come to me. Obviously, the cabinet has received a considerable number of this type of memorial, so I have to say that I picked a representative one and sent it in. Pay attention to this aspect yourself.

Yang Reform's mind stayed on this for a few seconds before starting to correct the next homework.

"Your Majesty, all adults have arrived." Wang Chengen came in to report.

"Okay, let them come in!" Yang Reform said. The formation of the asphalt road indicates that the development of road transportation has been put on the agenda, and some things that rely on roads to develop can already be released.For example, the further development of commerce must rely on the development of roads. For example, in terms of national defense, rapid mobility also requires the support of roads.

Shi Fenglai, Han Yu, Bi Ziyan and other important officials entered the warm pavilion.

After saluting, Yang Reform began to talk about business.

"Recently, many ministers have given me memorials, saying that I am addicted to playthings, not doing business properly, and let me stay away from those playthings..." Yang Reform mentioned this at the beginning. , Yang Reform knew that this was a big undercurrent.

"..." Everyone listened carefully, but the emperor suddenly brought up this matter. I don't know what it means. Maybe, he really wants to accept everyone's opinions, or the emperor doesn't take it seriously at all?Ready to do it your way?Everyone waits for the next article.

"...Your family must know what I've been doing recently!" Yang Reform said with a smile.The emperor spent all day watching the road repairs on that oily road, and didn't even care about the big battle outside the pass. In the eyes of many people, it was indeed a bit of a waste of time.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed inappropriate for a king to be obsessed with a certain skill or work. I think that Your Majesty should not linger too much on these aspects, and should pay more attention to the major issues of the country, the country, the people's livelihood, and the small matter of road construction. Let the Ministry of Industry do it..." Han Yu was the first to speak. This time, the emperor did something wrong. Perhaps, it was a big tail. The emperor went to see road construction every day, and he didn't even care about the battles outside the pass. cared.Although the war outside the pass was handed over to Sun Chengzong, the emperor should not be the shopkeeper who let go.

"Jiangshan Sheji? What are the major events of the national economy and the people's livelihood?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, for example, the war outside the customs, for example, the millions of immigrants, for example, this year's drought, for example, the education of the people of the world, with your majesty's wisdom, if you can focus your energy on these aspects, my Ming Dynasty will surely prosper and the people will live and work in peace and contentment , I'm in the prosperous Ming Dynasty, so it's not far away..." After talking about Han Yu Datong's affairs, he said it in a decent way.

"Hehehe, the Qing family is right. These are indeed worthy of attention, and they are indeed related to the country, the country, and the people's livelihood..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"...However, these are not the only major events that are closely related to the common people. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all major events that are closely related to the common people! Why can't you see this 'travel'?" Yang Reformed said with a smile.

"...But, Your Majesty, although travel is important, it shouldn't make Your Majesty so obsessed..." As soon as Han Yu heard what the emperor said, he knew what the emperor said. Food, clothing, housing, and travel are indeed important things. What he did was building roads. Although it was barely a matter of the national economy and the people's livelihood, Han Yu always felt that this was not a real matter of the national economy and the people's livelihood.

"Hehehe..." Yang Reform pressed his hand to stop everyone who was about to speak.

Everyone who was about to say something, seeing the emperor's hand pressing down, stopped quickly to see what the emperor was about to say.

"...I called you here today, just to talk about this business..." Yang Reform pressed his hand again. As soon as he said this, everyone wanted to talk again, and Yang Reform had to press his hand again to stop it. The ministers spoke.

"...Some of the Qing family may think that I am obsessed with something and have neglected state affairs. In fact, this matter is also no small matter. My Ming capital is far to the north, and the transportation is inconvenient. The food, grass, and materials of all kinds need to be mobilized from the south. Whether it is by canal or by sea, Tongzhou must be used. Therefore, the road from Tongzhou to the capital is the lifeline of my Ming capital. I have been thinking about repairing the road from the capital to Tongzhou. In this way, my Ming The lifeline of the capital is only smooth, and you don’t think paying attention to the lifeline of the capital is a waste of state affairs..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

When the emperor said this, everyone was reluctant to open their mouths again, but they were still ready to persuade the emperor. As Han Yu said before, the emperor should take care of the emperor's affairs, and some things should be handed over to the Ministry of Industry.

"...Your families are here today. I have something for you to see. You can come with me..." Seeing that everyone still seemed to want to talk, Yang Huaihe used Huatou to stop them from speaking.

The ministers had no choice but to follow the emperor out again.

Yang Reform whispered a few words in Wang Chengen's ear, and left the Qianqing Palace, and the ministers followed behind. Although the emperor didn't say where he was going, many ministers guessed where he was going, but there was no way. , I can only follow, it seems that the emperor is really obsessed, and I have to talk to the emperor properly, many ministers are thinking about this.

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After leaving the Forbidden City, Yang Reform boarded a carriage.

"My lords, your majesty is going far away. Your majesty is afraid that you will be tired, so please get in the car..." When everyone was puzzled, Wang Chengen came out and said.

When all the ministers saw the emperor got into the car, they all got into the car too.

The carriage clanged and moved along the stone road.

After turning a few turns, Yang Reform's carriage suddenly turned a black road from the cobblestone road. There was some sharp sound of crushing the cobblestone road, but it disappeared all of a sudden. Occasional creaking noises from the bodywork.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the place.

Yang Reform got off the carriage, and the ministers also got off the carriage, and surrounded them one after another.To the surprise of these ministers, their carriages were parked on a flat black road. When they stepped on this road, they felt a soft feeling. It was a really weird feeling, and even more so. smell.

"Gentlemen, how do you feel about taking the car this time?" Yang Reform said with a smile. At this moment, there is no bustling road construction scene here. There is only a flat asphalt road. The carriages and ministers are also on this road. The reform wholeheartedly wants to promote the construction of roads. It is better to let these people come here to have a look. I believe that after seeing these people, they will definitely support their own road construction. Just go to this demonstration in Tongzhou Once the path of sexuality is established, the rest will be easy to handle.

"Oil residue road?" Everyone was surprised. Is this the road that the emperor pays attention to every day?It seems that it is indeed very special. Although everyone talks about this road every day, no one has seen the real face of this road. The feeling of stepping on this road now is really weird.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask your Majesty, have I always been on this road when I waited here?" Shi Fenglai asked. When he came, Shi Fenglai clearly felt that the carriage ride was a bit different this time, obviously not as good as the stone road. This kind of stumbling feeling is like walking on the green sand road.

"Yes, this is the way." Yang Reform confirmed with a smile.

Faced with such a strange road, it has to be said that it has attracted everyone's attention, and it has even aroused everyone's curiosity.

"Your Majesty, the road seems to be paved with no seams! No wonder I was surprised just now, why is this car not bumpy at all." Shi Fenglai asked in surprise.

"That's right, this road is paved with oil residue, which can be blended together. This is the difference from the stone road..." Yang Reform explained with a smile.It is impossible to make the road paved with stone slabs seamless, and the wheels of the carriage will definitely make a creaking sound when it runs over, but this flat oily road is obviously different, without the annoying creaking sound , The vibration has also been significantly reduced a lot, and there is a soft feeling, which is really different from the stone road.

"Your Majesty, is this the legendary road that is not afraid of water?" Han Yu was also surprised by the smooth road, seeing that there seemed to be many eunuchs sprinkling water on the road in the distance, Han Yu asked in surprise.

"That's right, this road is indeed not afraid of water. I have been pouring water and rolling it over with heavy vehicles all the time. Now it seems that I am not afraid of water, nor is I afraid of being crushed by heavy vehicles..." Yang Reform explained with a smile again.

The ministers originally planned to persuade the emperor not to run here every day, but when they actually reached the asphalt road, their senses changed again. Such a good road is really surprising.

"All the Qing family have seen this road with their own eyes. This road is not afraid of water, and secondly, it is not afraid of being crushed. Therefore, I plan to build this kind of oil residue road between Beijing and Tongzhou, so as to solve the lifeblood of the capital. The problem of difficulty in transporting food." Yang Reform said, today is considered to be an on-site meeting, and he is going to solve this matter.

"Your Majesty, this road is indeed a good one, and it is indeed necessary to build a road to Tongzhou. However, this road must be expensive." Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, said.

When Bi Ziyan mentioned this issue, the minister turned his attention to the emperor again. This is a very core issue, and I don't know how much money it will cost.

"I have considered this matter a lot. Previously, I only planned to use Sanhe soil to build roads, but it was far from ideal. Look over there, everyone. That road is built with Sanhe soil. Once it is watered and rolled, it will be difficult. I’m driving now, so although the road made of sanhe soil is cheap, I don’t like it. Later, I plan to build a stone road. The stone road is not afraid of water or being crushed, but the stone road is too expensive. A little work, It is just over two or three million silver coins, so I am also quite troubled. I accidentally learned that this thing is suitable for road construction, so I also asked for some to try it out. Now it seems that it is indeed a natural road construction. Materials, using this material to build roads can save more than 300 to [-]% compared to building roads with stone slabs..." Yang Reform explained with a smile.

"Your Majesty, from this point of view, it is a good thing!" Bi Ziyan thought for a while and said, after all, the road from the capital to Tongzhou is really important, it is related to the lifeline of the capital, and the capital is the head of the world It is not a bad thing for the emperor to pay attention to this road.

"I called you here today to confirm this road. I am planning to start repairing it as soon as possible. First, this road is the lifeblood of the capital. If it is repaired as soon as possible, the lifeblood of my capital will be smoother; second, the area affected by the disaster this year It is quite large, and building this road will definitely require a lot of labor, and it would be a good thing if it can provide shelter for many people affected by the disaster, what do you think?" Yang Reform said.

When everyone saw the emperor speak, they discussed again.

"Your Majesty, I think this is a great thing. There has been a saying of using work for relief since ancient times, and now we can learn from it." Shi Fenglai first came out to support the emperor.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it is indeed a good idea to use work as a substitute for relief. It is indeed a good way for the court to obtain a good road and settle the victims. However, I still want to advise Your Majesty. It is not a matter of the king's lingering, even if it is very important, it only needs to be handed over to Yousi, and you should not be too obsessed..." Han Yu thought for a while, and said so, the current emperor has already played too much. Many readers feel a kind of pressure, a kind of pressure caused by fear of the unknown.In the past, they were the representatives of knowledge, culture and insight, but now, more and more things they don't understand appear in this world, constantly affecting the world, and have a lot to do with their ideas, worldview, and what they see. The big gap, the appearance of these things gave them a sense of strangeness to the world, and this fear of the unknown made them very uncomfortable and even more disturbed. Some people began to resist these things.Han Yu is one of them and the leader.In fact, it's not that Han Yu can't accept these things, but sometimes, things are either one or the other. The imperial party is on the side of the emperor, but he can only stand on the other side.

"Oh, I know about this matter, and it's just a matter of leisure, so I just came to see it. It's a leisurely way! It's not as serious as what the Qing family said!" Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, millions of immigrants are continuing now, tens of thousands of people are fighting outside the pass, and the natural disasters in the north are all big things! How can your majesty say that you have nothing to do? With your majesty's sage, If you have the energy to pay more attention to these matters, it will definitely benefit us more." Han Yu insisted on being a qualified opposition party, and Han Yu felt that what he said was a super big event, and that one required investment If you have a lot of energy, if you don’t think about it with all your energy, it’s all wrong.Today's emperor doesn't care much about these things, and he doesn't ask too much, which makes Han Yu feel that at this point, it is possible to say that the emperor is wrong, and he can blame the emperor.

"Hehehe... I know all these things. I have handed over the matter of millions of immigrants to Master Xu. With Master Xu sitting in the south, I believe that Master Xu can take care of it. I am far away in the capital. Even if there is something When the incident happened, I couldn't deal with it in time! Therefore, I can only trust Master Xu, besides, Master Xu has always done a good job, so why should I bother?" Yang Reform said relaxedly.

"...But, Your Majesty..." Han Yu wanted to argue.

"...Didn't I entrust Master Sun to the great battle in Liaodong? I am also far away in the capital, and the battlefield is changing rapidly. Naturally, I have to command nearby. I am in the capital, and I can't help much. What I can do, has already been done After the explanation, the rest is naturally to wait for the good news from Master Sun..." Yang Reform still explained with a smile.It must be a lie to say that you don't care about these things, but with such a long distance, it is difficult even if you want to intervene. As soon as he mentioned it, Yang Reform understood what was going on, and also understood the priority of the matter. Even if there was something to deal with, it was extremely fast. It was not understood by many ministers, and he had to think about these things day and night.

"... But, Your Majesty,... this..., I think..." Han Yu was dizzy by the emperor's words, and wanted to argue, but before he finished a few words, the emperor spoke again.

"As for the disaster situation in the north, isn't I paying attention to it now? Didn't Shi Shoufu just say that relief with work has been the only way to relieve disasters since ancient times. Now that there is a catastrophe, roads should be built in time to accommodate more people. Shi, therefore, I am also in a hurry to build roads! Now that it is almost July, if we can settle the matter in time, we can prevent the people from being displaced..." Yang Reform is also a big reason, everything can be done. Relying on the disaster situation, the common people are always talked about, and what they say is really sharp.

Gradually, Han Yu couldn't stand it any longer, and was choked up several times. What he wanted to say was pretty much the same. Now what he opposed to the emperor was not the road construction itself, but the emperor's overvaluation of those skills, workmanship, These things have gradually affected the interests of scholars and scholars all over the world. Therefore, Han Yu bravely took on the burden of the "opposition party" to oppose the emperor. Today, among the scholars of the world, there is already In fact, there are discussions about the emperor.

"Your Majesty! It's not that I oppose His Majesty's road building, it's just..." Han Yu felt that he had to argue with the emperor again. What the emperor did has shown some bad signs. This sign seems to be It is detrimental to the scholars of the world. Recently, this situation has become more and more prominent. This road construction is one thing, not to mention those messy new gadgets. What's more terrible is that the "thug" that the emperor valued, Huang Zongxi, is now wantonly He advocated the emperor's new saying: "people need" Confucianism. This kind of cutting on the prefix of Confucianism made many scholars feel uncomfortable and even disgusted. No matter how Confucianism changes in the future, it will definitely affect the interests of Confucian scholars today. Therefore, after a period of fermentation, many people began to spontaneously "restrict" Speaking of the emperor, of course, this kind of opposition is subtle. After all, the prestige of the emperor today is too high. If you oppose the emperor without a clear name, you may not be able to please him.Therefore, seeing that the emperor did not follow the established route, they all consciously or unconsciously opposed it, and together they "opposed" the emperor and "restricted" the emperor.Faintly, a huge "anti-imperialist" alliance appeared, and Han Yu was the natural leader of this alliance, so he made a big fuss about this matter. Whenever the emperor did something that Confucian scholars didn't like , are among the objections and criticisms.

"Report..." With a loud shout, Han Yu's words were interrupted again, and a general hurriedly ran over from a distance.

Han Yu was extremely depressed, and it was fine if he was interrupted several times by the emperor, but now he was interrupted again, what a deal!After carefully looking at the general, he could only swallow his anger. It was not his turn to take care of Su Zhi's general guards. Besides, this guy came in such a hurry, there must be something important to interrupt him What is the head?
"What's the matter?" Yang Reform was about to persuade Han Yu again, when he heard the urgent report, he asked quickly, seeing the joy on the general's face, he felt relieved, it should be a good thing.

"Return to Your Majesty, great victory in Jinning, great victory in Jinning! Lord Yuan, the governor of Liaodong, led Jinning officers and soldiers to kill more than [-] elite Tartars outside Songshan Fort..." The general finished speaking in one breath.

"Oh!!!" The people present all exclaimed unanimously, and Han Yu also exclaimed, Baqian!This is not a mistake, is it true that Yuan Chonghuan killed eight thousand Tartars?Han Yu was secretly proud and happy again, he was not without money.

"Really?" Yang Reform was shocked!This Yuan Manzi was pretty savage, he killed [-] Tartars in one go, he was really powerful, he was not in vain for investing so much money, and he was not in vain for persecuting them in every possible way.

"Return to Your Majesty, I can't be wrong..." As he said that, the general handed over the victory report.

Yang Reform turned over the seal, it was intact, opened it and looked, it was indeed a great victory, quite a great victory, not to mention breaking the siege of Songshan Fort in one fell swoop, directly beheading more than [-] Tartars, all of them were famous Tartars Jing Zhuang, all kinds of information revealed between the lines show that this is by no means a fabricated military exploit. You must know that the military exploits of the Ming Dynasty were investigated quite strictly, and the name of the Tartars needs to be matched with a human head to be considered a military exploit. , Under such harsh conditions, if there are strong Tartars with names and surnames, it is almost certain that the reported military exploits can withstand investigation.

"Okay! Yuan Chonghuan has made a great contribution!... Jinning's great victory, beheading eight thousand Tartars, breaking the siege of Songshan Fort... Everyone, take a look..." Yang Reform looked at it, and basically believed what was said above, and said Applause, can't hide the joy in my heart.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty..." All the ministers congratulated with joy. How many years has it been since such a great victory?Eight thousand ah!
"Hehehe, rejoice, rejoice, this is not only my own victory, but also my Daming's victory, and also the victory of the people of the world, the people of the world should share..." Yang Reform was really very happy, and the layout was painstakingly planned. , After a long wait, now the fruit is finally produced, this fruit is still so beautiful, the sense of accomplishment and excitement in his heart, I can't wait to share it with everyone.

Han Yu looked at the happy emperor, and looked at his colleagues who were beaming all around him. He felt uncomfortable, happy and unhappy. He said just now that the emperor didn't care about the country, the national economy and the people's livelihood. He only knew how to play. "The emperor is here, but now that the news comes out, will Jiangshan Sheji still say it?Definitely not, the emperor's prestige must reach another very high height, and it is almost even more difficult to restrain the emperor.Of course, the happy thing is that Yuan Chonghuan has made such a great contribution, and he is also honored, because he is Yuan Chonghuan's teacher.

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Fifty miles north of the Sancha River.

Houjin Camp.

The news of the Battle of Songshan Fort reached here, but there was a dead silence.

Huang Taiji aged a lot in an instant.

The rider who came to deliver the message, his face covered with dust and frustration, was silent there. He didn't dare to share the news, and entered the sweat tent without a sound, only thinking that he was dumb.

"Profuse sweating..." Fan Wencheng's heart sank when he saw the dejected look of the messenger rider. I'm afraid this bad thing is not so bad.

"...Xiandou see for yourself..." Huang Taiji was silent for a long time, and finally handed the letter to Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng received the letter, and the shocking words in it made Fan Wencheng half-deadly horrified.

(End of this chapter)