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Chapter 1094 Why did my husband teach me?

"I didn't know that Uncle Yongning was here, but I couldn't welcome him from afar. Please forgive me."

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng sat in the chair and looked carefully. He saw that the person speaking in front of him was a little extraordinary. Although he was nearly sixty years old, he had an appearance of immortality. At a glance, he could tell that he was definitely not a waste. A mediocre person with a false reputation.

"It's a crime for Zhang Cheng to come here rashly and disturb the old gentleman's leisurely pursuit. What's the crime for the old gentleman?"

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng continued to ask with a very concerned look: "I sent people to ask for you twice today. They both said that you have been suffering from wind and cold and are ill, so it is inconvenient to travel.

After Zhang Cheng heard about it, he specially asked our army's traditional Chinese medicine officer to prepare high-quality herbs for his husband, as well as high-grade wild ginseng, a specialty of Liaodong, and visit the old man at his home. "

"The old man is already half buried in the loess. His stay in this world is just a waste of food and grain. How dare I bother Yongbo Ning to care about him so much? I'm really ashamed of the old man."

Zhang Cheng just smiled when he heard this, and after chatting with him for a while, he asked straight to the point: "I have heard that Mr. Sun is erudite, knowledgeable about the past and present, knows astronomy and geography, and has unique insights into the general trend of the world.

I am here today to ask for advice. How can Mr. Unknown teach me? "

Everything was as expected by Zhang Cheng, Wang Yuanjing and others. Sun Shixiang of the Xuanfu still refused to show up when Wang Yuanjing and Wei Zhice, the two civil and military generals under Yongning Bo's command, came to the door together.

After Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng received his reward, he just smiled slightly, put down his affairs, and led Zhang Chengfang, Liu Chengzu, Wang Yuanjing, Wei Zhice and others to visit him in person to pray. This was the third time Zhang Cheng begged Sun Shixiang for mercy.

Although everyone speculates that Sun Shixiang is suspected of imitating Zhuge Kongming, this is no longer the world of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the existence of powerful families has long since ceased.

If Zhang Cheng continued to send people to invite him, Sun Shixiang might still be able to pretend to be sick, but now that Yong Ningbo had condescended to come to the door in person, he would not dare not to greet him in person.

You know, today Zhang Cheng is not only a military attache in the imperial court, he is also a top-ranked earl in the Ming Dynasty. He is a third-level official, and even senior officials in the imperial court will bow down to him when they see him.

What's more, his grandson, Shi Xiang, was a commoner, so how could he dare to leave him out like before?

Moreover, Sun Shixiang had long been determined to serve as an official, otherwise he would not have asked Liu Guangwu, the veteran counselor, to speak for him. In fact, to put it bluntly, he was the first teacher of Liu Guangwu's youngest son, Liu Shijie.

After listening to Uncle Yong Ning's question, Prime Minister Sun stood up without saying a word. He first filled a cup of tea for Zhang Cheng, and then said: "I dare not deceive Uncle Yong Ning. In fact, it is not because of physical illness. If you haven't come yet, there is actually another reason."

"Oh."

Zhang Cheng's expression remained unchanged, but he asked: "What's the truth? Can you teach me?"

"Although Uncle Yongning comes from the military sect of our Xuanfu, he is still a leader among the younger generation. His achievements today are definitely not accidental."

As he spoke, he sat down again and continued: "Although I have no official position, I am still very concerned about state affairs. Not to mention how the officials in the court are governed, only the two major scourges of thieves and captors are enough. Endangering the survival of our Ming Dynasty!"

After Sun Shixiang sat firmly, he filled himself with tea, and then said: "The disaster of bandits is due to internal worries. Since the end of Tianqi, it has caused chaos in Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Sichuan, Huguang, Ming Dynasty for more than ten years. , the vast area under direct control in the north and south has caused urban and rural devastation and made the people uneasy.

The imperial court spent a lot of money on food and even more levied taxes on it. For more than ten years, it was impossible to count the number of dead and wounded officers and soldiers. Although they were driven to a dead end several times, they were never able to completely eradicate them.

In recent years, especially after the death of Prime Minister Yang Gong in Shashi, the thieves' power has become more likely to grow. The officers and soldiers have been almost unable to control them, and they have become even more rebellious. They first broke through Luoyang, massacred the feudal vassals, and then killed Shaanxi governor Fu Zonglong in Xiangcheng. It surrounds Kaifeng on both sides.

Nowadays, most of Henan Province is controlled by thieves. If all the millions of people in Henan Province, thousands of miles away, are thieves, who can compete with them? "

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, and he looked to the east and continued: "The disaster caused by bandits is caused by foreign aggression. To our Ming Dynasty, it is more terrifying than bandits.

Since the rebellion of the old slave Nurhachi during the Wanli period, in the past 30 years, Liaoyang, Shenyang, Guangning, Gaizhou, Jinzhou, Yizhou and other important towns in Liaodong have fallen into the hands of the bandits one after another.

The current leader of the captives, Hongtai, is even better than his father. He conquered the Mongolian tribes in the north and took Korea in the south for his own use. He broke off two arms of the Ming Dynasty and could no longer control him with external force.

Now that Pidao has fallen, our Ming Dynasty defense line only has Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan. Once Jinzhou is lost, Ningyuan will definitely not be able to defend it. The rebels can directly attack Shanhaiguan, and Liaodong is in danger.

Furthermore, the bandits have been invading year after year, harassing important areas in the capital, kidnapping my people, and plundering money and food without any means. This move has caused the capital to lose its wealth and become an uninhabited area for thousands of miles. However, the bandits have enriched the country's strength. One day of prosperity. "

Sun Shixiang paused here for a moment, took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Since Tai Hong succeeded to the throne of the captives, he has changed the old slaves' hatred of the Han people in Liaodong. Not only has the status of the Han people been improved, but a large number of Han officials and generals have been employed. .

Even the invasion of Mongolia in the north, the ambush of Korea in the south, and the attack on Pi Island were all done after his succession. From an old observation, his talents are probably not inferior to those of the founding kings of the past dynasties. "

When he said this, his emotions were obviously aroused. His eyes flashed with divine light, looking at Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, and said: "However, I never thought that the National Games of Ming Dynasty will usher in the most difficult time. Turnaround!"

When Sun Shixiang mentioned this, he suddenly paused. His eyes looked at Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng and became more lively. He continued: "In the 11th year, the power of Luoyang was broken by the enemy. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to besiege Kaifeng, but were easily defeated by Yong Ningbo. He relieved the siege of Kaifeng and saved millions of people in the city from the pain of swordsmanship.

Last year, Yongning Bo led his army to support Jin and went out to fight against the captives. Not only did he kill the puppet king Duduo in front of the battle, earning him the title of "the famous king of both tribes", he also sent troops to intercept and kill the captive chief Hongtai.

Although we were not able to complete the victory in one battle, we successfully defeated the bandits and protected our Jinzhou. We achieved unparalleled achievements and made the bandits aware of the power of the Ming Dynasty. They no longer dare to despise the Ming Dynasty, let alone trespass on the border walls to plunder. "

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng listened to him while drinking tea, smiling and saying nothing. He also accepted Sun Shixiang's last words of praise happily without any change in his expression.

Because he knew that these were just the foreshadowing of Sun Shixiang, and the key words had not been spoken yet!
"Mr.'s words of praise are indeed worthy of praise. Zhang Cheng is a warrior who only knows how to be loyal and diligent in the king's affairs. He only thinks about taking care of the emperor's worries. Although his contribution is small and small, it is really his duty to be sincere. It is insignificant...it is insignificant..."

When Zhang Cheng saw Prime Minister Sun also holding up a cup of tea, he spoke with a hint of humility, and then continued to ask: "The imperial court is very pressing, and the emperor also asked Zhang Cheng several times a month to urge Zhang Cheng to march into Henan Province to help suppress the intruders." , to quell the chaos in Henan Province.

I wonder if Mr. Sun has any words of advice for Zhang Cheng during his trip? "

"Although the intruders are powerful, they have not reached an uncontrollable situation. The only problem is money and food."

Sun Shixiang continued: "Although there are many thieves, most of them are hungry people in Henan Province. Even if they gather together to become thieves, after all, they have little training and have never fought. The core of the old thieves can only be [-] or [-] people.

If Uncle Yongning could gather his elite cavalry and focus on the old thief, he might be able to win three or five battles and drive away the intruders. From then on, he would only have to pursue them in tandem, bite the old thief and drive him into the forest. We are gathering troops to clear out the enemy, so why worry about it not being destroyed? "

He stopped to breathe evenly before continuing: "However, in this way, the millions of hungry people trapped by the rebellion will instantly become a burden to Uncle Yongning, and they will be ignored like a 'hot potato'. Of course it's wrong, but there is no surplus grain to settle. These hungry people have been following thieves for a long time, and many of them have developed habits like thieves, accustomed to looting instead of producing. If they are not placed properly and are not careful, they may be killed again. It’s really difficult to deal with a new thief!”

"Mr. Sun hit the nail on the head. What he said coincides with what Cheng thinks."

Zhang Cheng first expressed his agreement with the hero, and then asked: "I dare to ask Mr. Sun, is there any way to solve this problem?"

"Ha ha……"

Sun Shixiang smiled before he said anything. He lowered his voice slightly and said rather mysteriously: "Shanyou merchants are all very wealthy. Their money, food and property savings have made them the best in Xuanda, and they have spread all over the three provinces of Xuanda." If the semicolon is used properly, it will not be difficult even if millions of people starve!"

What he said was extremely clever. He not only pointed out the method of using Shanyou's profiteers' assets and the semicolon network to help the hungry people, but he never mentioned that Zhang Cheng's private inspection of the profiteers' assets would inevitably line his own pockets.

In this regard, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng was naturally very satisfied. "The old man is old and the horse is old and slippery." He really lacked such an old man who was both knowledgeable and worldly and cunning.

"This is easy to handle. Just follow the old method of 'relief through work'."

Prime Minister Sun looked slightly puzzled and asked, "What is work-for-relief?"

"Oh."

Wang Yuanjing interjected: "Mr. Sun did not know that this method was used to resettle the refugees in the capital as early as the North Road."

"Can you tell me in detail?"

“To put it simply, the grains originally needed for relief are converted into work-hour rations for refugees, and their working hours for road construction, canal digging, land reclamation, etc. are assessed separately, and grains and porridge are distributed.

In this way, the refugees can not only have porridge to eat and avoid starvation, but also benefit the local area. They are not paying for the food in vain. The newly opened wasteland can also be used to resettle the refugees, increasing the local output in the next year, and at the same time, the refugees have something to do. If you do it, you will not be idle and give rise to other things. "

Finally, Wang Yuanjing added: "It can be said that it is 'multiple gains with one stone', benefiting both the government and the people, and a complete 'win-win situation'!"

"Win-win...?"

A trace of hesitation flashed in Sun Shixiang's eyes, and then in the blink of an eye, a divine light flashed. He suddenly put down the tea cup in his hand and said excitedly: "Doing this is indeed beneficial to both the government and the people. It is really 'the government and the people'." A win-win situation."

"High, really high!"

After he figured it out, he immediately expressed his heartfelt admiration: "It is indeed extraordinary for Counselor Wang to be able to serve under Yong Ning Bo. He really has a great talent to come up with such a wonderful method."

"Hahaha……"

After Wang Yuanjing heard this, he burst out laughing, and explained Sun Shixiang's confusion in his eyes: "Yuanjing is just a mediocre scholar, how can he have such a fantastic idea."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, and added: "Such a wonderful method is the wisdom of my uncle!"

Sun Shixiang just woke up from a dream. He looked at Zhang Cheng intently and said in a very sincere tone: "Uncle Yong Ning is a talented man in both civil and military affairs. Sun really admires him."

Zhang Cheng just smiled and said lightly with soft eyes: "It's just a small skill, it will never reach the level of elegance."

At this time, Sun Shixiang suddenly stood up from his chair. He walked to Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, leaned down and worshiped: "Sun Shixiang, a scholar in the Xuanfu, bothered Yongning Bo to visit the shabby room in person. Although he has hidden agenda, it is indeed a sin.

I would like to apologize to Uncle Yong Ning now. I hope Uncle Yong Ning can be merciful and forgive the sin of this little old man! "

Through the conversation just now, Zhang Cheng gradually became fond of Sun Shixiang. He had no intention of punishing him, but at this moment, he became very interested in the secrets he said. He couldn't help but ask: "I don't know what Mr. Sun is doing." Hidden secrets, please tell me."

"Uncle Yongning, I have been stationed in the town for several months, cleaning the streets, building barracks, visiting officials, receiving generals from the east, and now arresting adulterers.

Although everything is arranged in an orderly manner and distributed effectively, to this day, everything is under the control of Uncle Yongning and can operate in this way. For Uncle Yongning, apart from getting some money from it to supplement military expenses, there is nothing. Growth in strength.

On the contrary, this matter will affect the reputation of Uncle Yongning, and he will spend a lot of effort to deal with it. "

Wei Zhice couldn't understand what he said for a while, so he couldn't help but ask: "Zhice thinks that what you said may not be completely correct. My brave army will root out the traitors and traitors, so that Xuanzang can focus on foreign affairs. This will be a great benefit.

And the proceeds from the inspection can be used to recruit new brave men and strengthen the military power of the town. How can it be said that there is no increase in strength? "

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Sun shook his head and said: "There is an old saying, 'A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.' Although Xuanzhen is not a big place, it has no shortage of people, it's just that we haven't encountered good trees.

In other words, no matter how many soldiers Yong Ning Bo has under his command, he will always need capable people to make plans, run the army and train troops, lead troops into battle, and even defend one side.

Although you can choose slowly among the military, it will be time-consuming and protracted, and it is far less smooth than recruiting talents from all over for your own use. "

When he mentioned this, he secretly observed Zhang Cheng's expression and saw that he was also nodding secretly, and then continued: "Little old man, I made this decision today because of this consideration.

Yongning Bo has lofty aspirations and will achieve great things in the future. However, the small pond in Xuanzhen Temple is not a place for Yongning Bo to express his ambitions. However, in this case, civil and military talents are needed to work for Yongning Bo and share the affairs.

Therefore, the little old man thought of using Uncle Yongning's three invitations to spread the reputation of cherishing talents and loving talents to Uncle Yongning, so that young talents from high and low in Xuan Town would gather under Uncle Yongning's command and be used by Uncle Yongning.

This move has two benefits. First, it can gather the outstanding people of Xuan Town for its own use and expand the power of the shogunate. Second, it can calm the hearts of the soldiers and people of Xuan Town and stabilize the internal affairs, which is more convenient for Yongning Bo to go out to fight. "

After hearing what he said, everyone nodded in agreement. Even Yongningbo Zhang Cheng sighed inwardly: He only thought about the profiteers in Zhangjiakou Shanyou and ignored such important matters.

(End of this chapter)