East Factory Governor

Chapter 443

After Sun Chengzong heard this, he immediately became vigilant again.

The Jianghe gang raises their own money, food and soldiers?
"Qin Shaobao, I don't know how large the Jianghe Gang's expedition will be this time? Do they need the assistance of the officers and soldiers?"

What Sun Chengzong was wary of was whether the Jianghe Gang would wantonly expand its army and armaments in the name of destroying the Demon Cult.As one of the most far-sighted strategists in Ming Dynasty, he knew very well that the Jianghe gang and Qin Shuhuai himself had a high reputation and sufficient money and food. As long as they wanted to expand their army, their speed would definitely not be comparable to that of Zhang and Gao.There is no problem at least expanding to tens of thousands of people within a few months, and there is no upper limit to this number.

Qin Shuhuai knew what Sun Chengzong was worried about, but this time he didn't intend to explain.

Instead, he said, "Mr. Sun Ge, I know that you will definitely ask this question, so I will come to you first, because there are some things that I can only tell you, not the emperor."

Sun Chengzong's gray eyebrows twitched into a ball, thought for a while and said, "Then Qin Shaobao should be blunt and express his own opinion."

Qin Shuhuai asked, "Mr. Sun Ge, once the Devil's Cult revolts, the establishment of slaves outside the customs and bandits from the Central Plains will certainly respond. At that time, the Ming Dynasty will be attacked on three sides. If I stand by and stand by, Elder Ge thinks whether the emperor can suppress them? If you tell me Yes, I will go back now, and don't mention the Jianghe gang raising troops again."

Sun Chengzong sighed dejectedly, "What Shaobao means... I understand."

Qin Shuhuai nodded, and then said in a low tone, "I promised the emperor that I would rejuvenate Daming for him and open a Chongzhen Zhongxing that will last forever. But if I stand by this time, I'm afraid I won't have this chance again."

Sun Chengzong was silent.

"So, the old man must understand the current situation of the emperor very well. He must trust me and trust me unconditionally, so that I can help him!" Qin Shuhuai stood up and said, "To put it bluntly, if I want to rebel, there is no need Don’t be intimidated anymore. It is because I will not rebel and I want to help him that I came here to find you. Mr. Sun Ge, it is the time when the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil. If our monarchs and ministers trust each other, we will only love our relatives and hate our enemies Quick! Others don't understand this, you should understand!"

Sun Chengzong's face was heavy, and his old eyes looked out of the window with cloudy eyes.

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, he still had to admit that Qin Shuhuai's words were not wrong at all.

If the demon sect, the bandits, and Huang Taiji attack Daming together, and Qin Shuhuai stands by, Daming will be in danger!The change of regime may not be alarmist.

Furthermore, if he, Qin Shuhuai, also rebels, then the collapse of the temple is almost a foregone conclusion!With his current prestige and status, as long as he raises his arms, there will be countless followers. How can the court resist him?
The imperial court can only trust him!Believe that he will not rebel, believe that he still recognizes the brother of the emperor!
Seeing Sun Chengzong's ever-changing expression, Qin Shuhuai knew that he had chosen to believe.Because only by believing in oneself, can the imperial court have the possibility of a comeback.

Just as the Manchu Qing Dynasty had no choice but to trust the Han people such as Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang even though they had many doubts about them, the Ming court had no choice.

This is exactly what he wants.

Sun Chengzong was silent for a long time, and then said in a deep voice, "Qin Shaobao's words are indeed harsh, but the old man has nothing to refute. You can only talk to the old man about this, and you must not tell the emperor. The emperor is arrogant, you I understand."

Qin Shuhuai gave a salute to Sun Chengzong, and said, "That's why, boy, I just came to see Mr. Ge today. Mr. Ge is the emperor's teacher, so he will definitely listen to what you say. Now that the emperor has a rift with me, only Mr. Ge can do it." Make up for the balance, otherwise, even if the kid wants to fight for the emperor, he will be hindered everywhere."

Sun Chengzong sighed and said meaningfully, "Qin Shaobao, you were recommended to the emperor by the old man, and now the old man wants to help you go to the emperor's lobbyist, so that the old man's life name will be completely in your hands."

What he meant was very straightforward, that is, if Qin Shuhuai really rebelled in the future, then Sun Chengzong would be hard-pressed to argue that his accomplice would become an accomplice.

Qin Shuhuai smiled wryly, "I can't guarantee anything else. The only thing I can guarantee is that the veteran Sun Ge will be passed on as a loyal minister."

"Hehe", Sun Chengzong also smiled wryly, "This old man is a majestic emperor teacher and a veteran of the cabinet, but you have to guarantee the name behind him. It's funny to think about it!"

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Qin Shuhuai chatted with Sun Chengzong for more than two hours, and then immediately returned to the Jianghe Gang.

And early the next morning, Sun Chengzong immediately entered the Forbidden City, and had a secret chat with Chongzhen all morning, and no one knew what they chatted during.

One day later, Meng Wei returned to the Jianghe Gang with the imperial decree from Chongzhen.

In the imperial decree, Chongzhen highly praised Qin Shuhuai for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits on three sides, saying that he "conquered the three armies bravely, surpassed Zhuge in wisdom and strategy, was loyal and conscientious, and set an example for all officials", so he was named Tongzhou Marquis.

In addition, Chongzhen also bestowed on Qin Shuhuai the first memorial archway, named "Dazhong Archway", and asked Wen Tiren, the Minister of Rites, to personally be responsible for the construction.

The three words "Dazhong Archway" are very important, because the archway given by Zhu Yuanzhang to Xu Da, the founding minister of Ming Dynasty, was "Dagong Archway". Since Xu Da was one of the few important heroes who died under Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, "Dagong Archway" "It has always been regarded as the highest class in the imperial archway.

As for "Dazhongfang" and "Dagongfang", the specifications of the two are equivalent from the names, which means that Chongzhen now regards Qin Shuhuai as the first minister of Ming Dynasty.

Meng Wei happily handed the imperial decree to Qin Shuhuai, and said with relief, "Master, the emperor treats you so well!"

He felt that since the emperor and the gang leader did not tear each other apart, this is the guarantee that Daming can still be saved!
Qin Shuhuai chuckled and said, "That's natural."

In fact, he didn't know in his heart that Chongzhen not only wanted to win him over, but also had his little thoughts in it.

Why is the name of the archway called "Dazhong Archway" instead of other archways?There is no doubt that Chongzhen deliberately wanted to publicize Qin Shuhuai's "loyalty" to the world. Once his reputation spread, he would have to be scolded if he rebelled again in the future.In the Ming Dynasty, the ideas of loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, heaven, earth, ruler, relatives and teachers prevailed. If a person betrayed the former lord, he would face great moral pressure.Even though this archway could not determine whether Qin Shuhuai would rebel or not, if he rebelled, his reputation would definitely be damaged.

From this point of view, Chongzhen really had no choice but to use this kind of soft method to restrain Qin Shuhuai, as if he was telling Qin Shuhuai to act according to his conscience.

However, it is understandable to think about Qin Shuhuai carefully.

The next morning, Wen Tiren came.Not only did he bring hundreds of laborers, but he also brought over a dozen royal craftsmen, saying that the emperor supervised the operation of "Da Zhong Fang", and he did not dare to delay for half an hour.

(End of this chapter)