The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 108 Meeting Chongzhen

Today's sun is very high, round and high in the sky.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty in this Little Ice Age, it was really not easy.

Sun Jie rode his war horse and walked forward slowly. Ten miles further ahead was the gate of the capital, the important town of Xuanhua.

Here is further north, a stone's throw away from the grassland.

If it were placed in previous years, this time would be the windy season.

The west wind will roll up the sand on the deserted grassland and fly into the sky, and when it blows up, it will cover the sky and block out the sun with infinite power.

At this time, the world is much quieter, there is no sand, no loess, and no wind.

One Yebushu who was scattered outside ran back and said that there was someone in front, who seemed to be waiting specially.

This made Sun Jie interested. Could it be that Huang Taiji sent someone over again?

It took Yebu to send them over, and only then did they find out the truth of the matter.

It turned out that Cao Huachun was waiting there with people, saying that it was a will.

Sun Jie didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Chongzhen's gourd, so he led the team to speed up.

Soon, Sun Jie saw Cao Huachun standing beside the official road.

Cao Huachun met Sun Jie once in Xi'an Mansion, but they didn't have a deep relationship.

Looking at Sun Jie on the horse, Cao Huachun forced a smile.

I thought Sun Jie was just a small bandit rebel, but I didn't expect it to be what it is today.

Looking at Chongzhen's posture, he valued Sun Jie very much.

No matter how pretentious Cao Huachun is, he will not sing against Chongzhen.

On the contrary, he quickly changed his mind. Looking at Sun Jie who came over, a smile appeared on his face.

Sun Jie jumped off his horse and came to Cao Huachun.

Chen Xinjia was by Sun Jie's side.

"General, Your Majesty has orders!"

Cao Huachun raised the box containing the imperial decree in his hand, and looked at Sun Jie with a smile.

Chen Xinjia knew Cao Huachun, but he did not expect that Chongzhen would send this most favored eunuch to announce the decree.

Looking at Sun Jie at the side again, he caught something in his heart.

His face changed in an instant, even faster than Sichuan opera.

He arched his hands in front of his chest involuntarily, and congratulated Sun Jie:

"Congratulations, general, congratulations, general!"

Sun Jie turned sideways and said, "Why do you like it? Does Mr. Chen know the content of the imperial decree?"

Chen Xinjia smiled and explained: "Your Majesty doesn't know, but Eunuch Cao is His Majesty's most valued internal official. It's obvious that you came here at this time!"

Cao Huachun didn't hide anything, and said with a smile: "Master Chen is right, the emperor thinks highly of General Sun, so he asked our family to come over and reward General Sun!"

This nonsensical words made Sun Jie a little puzzled.

This has not been fought, and he has not done any meritorious service, so he came to reward him?

You know, I still have no order to lead the troops to the north.

Putting it in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, it is estimated that his head would have hung on the city wall of Xi'an Fucheng and swayed in the wind.

No matter how you look at it, it's not right. It didn't do this.

Cao Huachun saw Sun Jie's doubts, and said with a smile:

"General Sun completely disregarded his own safety, and led his troops northward to serve the king. He is a model of the generals of the dynasty, so he should be commended!"

When the emperor got to this point, there was no one left.

Thinking about it, I feel that Chongzhen is a bit pitiful.

Speaking of which, Sun Jie's main purpose was to rob people from Jiannu.

Jingshi has been operating for more than two hundred years, and the population growth has reached a critical point.

Coupled with frequent natural disasters and continuous military chaos, it is easy to take the people away.

The secondary purpose is Qin Wang.

"In that case, let's accept the order. It's just that I'm wearing armor, so it's inconvenient to salute!"

Sun Jie said casually, but just bowed his hands at Cao Huachun.

This made Cao Huachun a little confused.

This is the first time this has happened in so many years.

Chen Xinjia beside him was ashamed.

What has become of the arrogant army leaders in Liaodong? They have to look good on the surface, but you have not done any meritorious service, so you put on airs?

It is really the No.1 of the Ming Dynasty!
Seeing the unquestionable expression on Sun Jie's face, Cao Huachun had nothing to do.

There are four thousand elite soldiers behind him, do they dare to persecute them?

After thinking about it, Cao Huachun didn't worry about it anymore.

You can't ruin Chongzhen's major events because of these trivial matters, right?
Although he usually likes to be greedy for petty gains, Cao Huachun is still firmly on Chongzhen's side in this matter.

"It's because you're exhausted from the wind, sleeping in the open and marching, the general can take care of himself!"

After saying such a word casually, he took out the imperial decree from the box.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, said:...Sun Jie, the general of Shanxi Middle Road, is loyal to the country and serves the country and the people...

A pair of bullfighting bulls, a pair of Ruyi jade rewards, and a pair of copper melon hammers..."

Said some nonsense, gave some useless things.

The clothes given by the Ming Dynasty included "python suits", "flying fish suits", "bullfight suits" and "kylin suits".

These costumes all have strict reward regulations.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the etiquette collapsed, and the rules formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang gradually fell into the garbage dump.

Giving has also lost its original meaning.Gradually began to flood, more and more worthless.

To put it bluntly, this thing is worthless now.

As for the jade ruyi and the pumpkin hammer that were rewarded, they are also just appearances, and their symbolic meaning is greater than their own value.

Looking at it from another direction, if this bullfighting suit is brought to modern times, it may end up in a museum.

Clothes of the Ming Dynasty were too scarce, and after hundreds of years of dating, many clothes were lost.

Especially this kind of conferment with royal traces has great research value.

In modern times, that is, the Confucian Mansion has collections from the Ming Dynasty.

Cao Huachun asked people to bring the boxes containing these things over, and showed them to Sun Jie one by one.

Pick up the bullfight suit from the box.

I have to say that the costumes of the Ming Dynasty are really beautiful.

This is an orange-yellow brocade bullfighting costume, decorated in the shape of a python, fish tail, and the horns of the head are bent downward like horns.

The clothes are majestic and magnificent, and they look expensive.

Compared with this, those modern counterfeit goods can be directly thrown into the garbage dump.

Looking at the bullfight suit in Sun Jie's hand, Cao Huachun explained with a smile:
"This is a gift woven during the Wanli period, and it is a collection of treasures in the palace. The bullfighting patterns on it are all woven with gold threads..."

Listening to Cao Huachun's voice, Sun Jie stroked the lines on his clothes.

Suddenly, I thought of the golden silk wing crown unearthed from Ming Dingling Mausoleum in modern times.

When I saw it in the museum, I was amazed by heaven and man, and felt that the craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty was superior.

I also thought of those crowns in the Western world at the same time.

How should I put it, compared with the golden silk wing crown unearthed from Ming Ding Mausoleum, it looks like a nouveau riche and aristocratic family.

There is no comparison.

Putting his clothes back on, he said to Cao Huachun, "General Daiben, thank you Your Majesty!

In the future, I will definitely reward you with credit! "

Said a scene.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely tell His Majesty the original sentence!" Cao Huachun said with a smile.

After finishing his work, Cao Huachun left with his entourage.

Since the mid-Ming Dynasty, Xuanzhi has become a fat job, and Xuanzhi officials often ask for benefits.

But today Cao Huachun didn't ask for a penny, not only that, but he kept saying good things.

In a word, strength determines status.

……

With Chongzhen's will, passing through various passes is not as troublesome as before.

In just three or two days, they arrived outside the capital city.

The treatment was much better than that of Sun Chuanting. The troops were stationed in Tongzhou, and the original guard soldiers in Tongzhou were transferred away, and all the original camps were vacated and handed over to Sun Jie.

Although Sun Chuanting's garrison in Changping is near the capital, it is much farther than Tongzhou.

Tongzhou is just east of the capital, and it only takes half a day to walk. If you ride a horse, the speed is even faster.

Just after arriving in Tongzhou, just after setting up the team, Chongzhen's will came again.

It turned out that Chongzhen was summoned to the palace to face the saint.

Sun Jie is now a general in Shaanxi Middle Road. To put it bluntly, a general with this price is not qualified to meet the emperor at all.

If it was normal, the generals who were summoned would definitely feel that their ancestral graves were smoking.

But Sun Jie, when he heard the news, he didn't feel anything, he was calm and scary.

Chongzhen still had to give this face, so he tidied up a bit and took Chen Hu and a dozen guards to the capital.

There is nothing to be afraid of, as long as Chongzhen is not a fool, he will not do anything against Sun Jie.

History has already given clear evidence that Wu Sangui in the late Chongzhen period was so arrogant that he didn't do much to deal with it, let alone Sun Jie who hadn't done anything yet.

The army is in Tongzhou, and Chongzhen would not do such a foolish thing.

He is good at killing civil servants, but that's all for generals!

Besides, with the Golden Gate in hand, what are you afraid of!
The capital city is the most benevolent place in the world. It stands to reason that it should be orderly and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

But now, it looks like a huge slum.

It is messy, with low dwellings and a large number of shacks everywhere.

The roads are full of refugees begging on their knees, their faces are pale, withered, and their eye sockets are sunken.

It is no different from the outside of Xi'an Prefecture, and the number is even larger.

What is even more pitiful are those children, sitting on the ground blankly, looking around with dull eyes, lifeless.

That thin figure might not be able to survive this winter.

There is no bluestone paving on the road, there is a pit in the east and a pit in the west.

Sewage accumulated in the pit, and the stench was unpleasant.

The skinny eagle hovered in the sky, seeming to regard these hungry people as prey.

In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, natural and man-made disasters continued around the capital, and those refugees flocked to the capital one after another, wanting to find a way out.

But how can the old men in the city let these "dirty" mud legs disturb their good life?

and blocked them from the city gate.

Later, there were more and more refugees, and finally they couldn't stop them, so they released some to the outer city.

Sun Jie rode a war horse and passed in front of these people.

The refugees on both sides of the road just glanced at Sun Jie casually, and then looked elsewhere.

Dumb, dull, lifeless.

The horseshoes burst and went further and further.

Finally entered the inner city.

According to the imperial decree, it is forbidden to ride horses in the inner city.

But in this environment, who cares?

The soldiers and horses of the five cities have long been emptied, and the remaining ones are also mixed with the local rogues in the capital, where are they still in charge?
Mercedes-Benz horse-drawn carriages can be seen everywhere on the street.

These are the descendants of those dignitaries in the capital.

That's all there is to it, how can they ride a horse?

Finally came outside the palace.

There is no difference from memory.

The vermilion palace wall stands majestically and magnificently.

The bright yellow roof is solemn and solemn.

He took off his armor, and under the leadership of Cao Huachun, he walked into the palace and came to the Nuan Pavilion.

Standing outside the Nuan Pavilion, Cao Huachun bowed his body and gently knocked on the door.

"Crench!"

A young eunuch on duty opened the door from the inside.

"General, please come in!"

Cao Huachun walked in with Sun Jie.

Finally, Sun Jie saw the ruler of the empire, the Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty.

It gives people a very weird feeling, that is, young and old.

There is a bit of majesty between the eyebrows, and the hair on the temples is quite gray.

There were a few patches on the collar of the inner coat, which I tried my best to hide with the coat, but they were still visible.

A smile appeared on his face.

"The person here is General Sun?"

Chongzhen's voice is soft!

Sun Jie clasped his hands and cupped his fists, and said: "Sir, Sun Jie, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

On the way here, Cao Huachun briefly introduced etiquette to him.

When meeting the emperor on an informal occasion like this, there is no need to kneel down and salute, just follow the normal way.

"Peace your body!"

Chongzhen said repeatedly.

Looking at Cao Huachun who was about to come over, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up and move the chair, give me a seat for my love, give me a seat for my love!"

He seemed a little impatient, as if he was afraid of neglecting Sun Jie.

This kind of behavior is not common, he is the emperor after all.

Sun Jie naturally also saw that there was something wrong with Chongzhen's attitude.

An emperor, why is he a little nervous when facing his courtier?It shouldn't be!

There must be demons in everything that happens, so Sun Jie became vigilant.

Cao Huachun moved a chair from the side and put it behind Sun Jie.

Sun Jie thanked him and sat down.

Chongzhen put away all the writing brushes on the table and sat behind the desk.

"I didn't expect Aiqing to be a handsome man, with a tall figure and a handsome face. I thought he was a martial artist, but I was very surprised!"

Chongzhen looked at Sun Jie in surprise.

Chongzhen had seen many generals, they were either vulgar, ignorant, or ugly.

Only Sun Jie surprised him and made his eyes shine.

Everyone has the quality of "color".

It's a bit too much to say that it's beautiful and delicious, but it can please people's mood.

When you see someone who is good-looking, you tend to feel more comfortable.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!"

Sun Jie stood up and cupped his hands towards Chongzhen, with a humble attitude, no one could say anything!

(End of this chapter)