The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 723 Operation Scavenger Begins (6.4k)

The Lu family returned to their home together, talking and laughing, and then sat around the dining table to prepare for dinner.

"Let's eat it all. After dinner, let's have a good discussion about the future..."

After dinner, the family continued to sit around a table.

Lu Gao smoked the pipe and pot one after another, and the lit tobacco flickered continuously.

The atmosphere is more depressing!

Obviously, the family was making a rather difficult decision.

The fact is exactly the same. The decision that Lu Gao's family has to make now is indeed very difficult for their family!
The cost of living in Nanjing is too high!

Lu Gao and his wife worked hard for a year, but in the end they could barely take care of their own family's food and drink.

Can't even save a little money!
Now it is fortunate that they are all safe and sound, free from illness and disaster.

Otherwise, if there is any disaster, their family will be destroyed.

this is the truth!
This is the difficulty of living in the capital.

Originally, after the Chinese New Year, the Lu family already planned to leave Nanjing and return to their hometown to live.

However, a policy of compulsory education from the imperial court was dropped, which made the Lu family's original idea of ​​leaving Beijing disappear in the blink of an eye.

Because the current compulsory education in Ming Dynasty is only in the trial stage!
The coverage area is only one city of Nanjing!

For Lu Gao's family, staying in Nanjing means a rare opportunity to receive education.

Even further, it is an opportunity to change one's destiny and improve one's class.

Obviously, they didn't want to miss this opportunity!
Lu Gao looked at his wife and children, gritted his teeth and said.

"Let's not go now!"

"Isn't the court going to provide compulsory education? Both Fang Fang and Yuan Yuan are going to school!"

"Even if Father and Mother risk their lives, you must give your siblings the opportunity to read and write."

"Father and mother have been blind all their lives, but we can't ask you to be blind all your life too!"

"In the past, we poor people couldn't afford to go to school, but now the imperial court wants all children to go to school for free. This opportunity cannot be missed."

Lu Gao's wife also nodded when she heard the words.

"Yes, no matter how hard and tired your parents are, they can't lose you!"

"..."

However, Lu Yuan, Lu Gao's daughter, spoke when she heard the words.

"Father, mother, just let my younger brother go to school, I don't need it."

"I can go out to work now to make money and share the pressure for you."

Lu Yuan is very sensible and is willing to give up the opportunity of education to his younger brother.

But Lu Gao shook his head when he heard the words.

"My parents are not dead yet, it's not your turn to support the family!"

"Son and daughter, they are all meat from your mother, there is no difference."

Speaking of this, Lu Gao also secretly made up his mind, the worst thing is that he will suffer more and work more jobs.

No matter how hard and tiring it is, I must let my son and daughter go to school!

Because, everyone knows that education is the only chance to change destiny!

There must be those who refuse to let their children go to school because they are reluctant to work, but they are only a minority.

Parents and children love their children, and their plans are far-reaching!
……

Zhu Hongyu received Liu Xuanchu in his imperial study.

Liu Xuanchu knelt in front of Zhu Hongyu, and delivered the letter of credence written by Wu Sangui himself to Zhu Hongyu.

Zhu Hongyu ordered someone to give Liu Xuanchu a seat.

Flipping through the credentials in his hand, Zhu Hongyu's eyes lit up when he saw Wu Sangui asking him for a national title.

Because, from it, he could deduce Wu Sangui's attitude!

It can be seen that Wu Sangui is still very sincere about the peace talks.

Just when Zhu Hongyu was thinking about what country title he should bestow on Wu Sangui, Liu Xuanchu spoke again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the foreign ministers came here this time and brought the daughter of our king to His Majesty for the purpose of marriage. The only daughter of Mr. Enyi Wu Guogui who is accompanying him is Teng's concubine."

Zhu Hongyu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

As for Wu Sangui's daughter, to be honest, he had never heard of it.

However, Zhu Hongyu still has some impressions of Wu Guogui's daughter Wu Tu.

He was very curious, how beautiful could this legendary number one beauty in Yunnan be?
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"I know, someone will take Wu Yin and Wu Tu into the palace and arrange them later."

Then, Zhu Hongyu asked again.

"Has King Pingxi decided when to send troops to the Western Regions?"

It wasn't that Zhu Hongyu cared too much about Wu Sangui, but that he had to wait for Wu Sangui to send troops to the Western Regions before he could send troops to recover Guanzhong.

After Liu Xuanchu heard the words, he opened his mouth and replied.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, counting the time, King Pingxi should have dispatched troops by this time, please Your Majesty to order the shipment of armaments."

"Complete the handover with our personnel to ensure that the trade is correct."

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"Okay, it's good that King Pingxi has just marched to the west, and I will write a letter to the arsenal later, ordering the shipment of the ordnance!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongyu spoke again.

"Didn't King Pingxi want me to give him a country title? After careful consideration, I decided to give the Pingxi Kingdom the name Anxi, in order to stabilize the Western Regions for my Ming Dynasty."

"From today onwards, King Pingxi will be renamed King Anxi!"

"Anxi Kingdom is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty for me!"

The reason why Zhu Hongyu gave Wu Sangui the title of Anxi was actually inspired by the Anxi Empire, which dominated the west of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Zhu Hongyu also wanted Wu Sangui to stay in the Western Regions with peace of mind!

After Liu Xuanchu heard the words, he bowed down.

"Foreign Minister, thank Your Majesty for giving me the name!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then signaled to Liu Xuanchu to back down.

Liu Xuanchu left the Forbidden City, took Zhu Hongyu's writing, and headed for the arsenal in Nanjing.

……

After Liu Xuanchu stepped down, Zhu Hongyu ordered a meeting of the cabinet ministers of Ming Dynasty.

"According to what Liu Xuanchu said, now Wu Sangui should send troops from Guanzhong and start the westward expedition."

"So, now is the time for me, Daming, to send troops and regain Guanzhong!"

After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, the civil and military ministers of Ming Dynasty agreed in unison.

"Order the staff to immediately prepare the plan for recovering Guanzhong!"

"The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has prepared the food, grass and military equipment needed for the troops to launch, and the cabinet must also formulate a corresponding plan. After the army regains Guanzhong, it will provide relief to the local area and restore the order of the local people's livelihood."

"..."

Zhu Hongyu assigned the tasks, and the cabinet and the five-army governor's office began to make corresponding preparations.

After everyone was ordered to resign, Zhu Hongyu summoned Zhou Tianxu, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Yan Wei'an, Minister of Justice of the Ming Dynasty, into his imperial study.

After the two sat down, Zhu Hongyu ordered tea to be served.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of the tea, the clear fragrance of tea permeated his mouth.

Zhu Hongyu glanced at Zhou Tianxu and Yan Wei'an, and then he spoke.

"Jin Yiwei has already collected enough relevant evidence, the Ministry of Justice has also completed the filing and filing of the case, and the cabinet has prepared a replacement official."

"The garrisons in various places have also received the task of maintaining vigilance!"

"Action, it's almost time to start!"

Zhu Hongyu's eyes lingered on the two of them, and there was a cold killing intent in them.

"Clean up the filth, cleanse the world, right now!"

"For this anti-corruption and anti-corruption operation, I personally bestowed the code name Scavenger!"

"I hope you can be like scavengers, clean up the corruption in this political arena for Daming, and give my Daming a vitality."

"This operation is the first time for Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Justice to cooperate with each other to carry out large-scale anti-corruption and anti-corruption. There must be no mistakes!"

"Never allow anyone who deserves to be killed to let go! But it must not affect the normal operation of the political situation!"

"Do you understand?"

Zhu Hongyu glanced over, and Li Guangyuan and Yan Wei'an felt a great sense of oppression with his scorching gaze.

Not daring to look at the emperor, the two got up from their chairs and bowed down, agreeing in unison.

"Here, I (last general) understand!"

Only then did Zhu Hongyu nodded in satisfaction.

It has been brewing for almost a year, laying the groundwork, laying bait, collecting evidence, and preparing for the aftermath in advance...

The preparations have been going on for so long, and now it's time to do it!
……

After Zhou Tianxu and Yan Wei'an resigned, they left the Imperial Study Room together.

The two walked together and walked quickly towards the outside of the imperial city.

Zhou Tianxu was wearing a flying fish suit bestowed by the emperor, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, looking majestic and majestic.

Yan Wei'an was wearing an official robe, his brows were calm, full of majesty.

"My lord Yan, for this mission, only you and I can work together to ensure that the things His Majesty has explained are correct!"

Zhou Tianxu said.

Yan Wei'an slowed down, nodded and said.

"The commander is right, what we serve as subjects is to share the worries of the king!"

"You must not disappoint His Majesty!"

Regarding the scavenger operation, Yan Wei'an was not very happy that the Ministry of Justice had to cooperate with Jin Yiwei.

After all, the Ministry of Justice is an administrative organ of the imperial court, and he is a minister of the imperial court after all, and his status is no lower than that of the previous six ministries and nine ministers.

He wasn't very happy to have anything to do with a son of heaven like Jin Yiwei.

Literati need face, and no one wants to have a close relationship with Jin Yiwei, and have a reputation of being a hawk and dog of the emperor and a cruel official of the court.

However, the emperor's orders came down, requiring Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of Justice to cooperate in handling the case, but there was no room for him to refuse.

He knew he couldn't shake off the reputation of this cruel official!

How do you say that, life is like that, since you can't resist, you can only enjoy it!

Zhou Tianxu and Yan Wei'an walked out of the palace together, and then immediately started the preparations for the two departments to jointly handle the case.

Such as exchanging case files, assigning related tasks, etc.!
……

At the same time, Zhu Hongyu summoned Wei Xuan, the eunuch who served him personally.

"How are the preparations for the protective excavation of the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty going?"

Zhu Hongyu was playing with a pair of Wenwan walnuts in his hands. With the movement of his palms, the pair of walnuts rubbed against each other, making a crisp sound.

As Zhu Hongyu's personal eunuch, Wei Xuan has served him for several years.

Moreover, after the reconstruction of Daming East Factory, Wei Xuan was the first factory owner.

What's more, although there is no supervisor of rites in the current Ming Dynasty, the supervisor of ceremonies and the secretariat have only been merged, and then divided into internal and external.

The director of the external department is Wang Ruxian, and the director of the internal department is Wei Xuan.

Much of the work of the former director of ceremonies was basically handed over to the secretariat.

It's not that the Supervisor of Ceremonies has disappeared!
At present, Ming Dynasty's government affairs processing steps are roughly divided into four steps.

The first is the cabinet's disposal. After the cabinet's disposal, it will be submitted to the secretariat for approval. After the external secretariat has approved it, it will be approved by the internal secretariat.

In order to prevent someone from arbitrating power, the approval procedures of the internal and external secretariats are sometimes adjusted and the order of approval is changed.

After these three procedures are completed, the general government affairs that are not very important will be dealt with.

Only those more important matters, or controversial matters that the subordinates could not make up their minds, would be reported to Zhu Hongyu again.

Let the emperor see it in person!
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Hongyu can have a certain amount of rest time, and does not have to die young due to heavy government affairs.

But this also shows Wei Xuan's power.

A real inside look!

After listening to Zhu Hongyu's question, Wei Xuan answered.

"Report to Your Majesty, the servants have already sent someone to do it!"

"I believe there will be specific news coming soon!"

This time, Zhu Hongyu handed over the protective excavation work to the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty to Dongchang for specific implementation.

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, expressing his agreement.

In fact, Zhu Hongyu has long wanted to loosen the soil for the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty.

However, he wants face, he can't do it himself!

When he was in the capital, he couldn't ask people to do it!
It had to be that he, Zhu Hongyu, had left the capital, and the people under him had to plan the Eastern Qing Tomb on their own initiative.

Zhu Hongyu must be a clean and pure little white flower!

As an emperor, he absolutely can't do this kind of thing.

Wei Xuan then talked about the detailed arrangements for loosening the soil for the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty!
The person in charge was named Huang Xuan, a subordinate who followed Yang Qilong in the capital uprising.

After returning to Ming Dynasty, he was conferred the official position of a battalion officer.

But not soldiers, but guards.

Under the jurisdiction of [-] young and middle-aged Dingkou households, they are responsible for farming near the capital to restore people's livelihood.

In order to restore local people's livelihood as soon as possible, Zhu Hongyu carried out large-scale concentrated farming in Sichuan, Shu, and Beizhili.

The reason why Huang Xuan was chosen to take charge of this matter was because Huang Xuan was originally from Jinan.

That's right, it was the Jinan that was slaughtered by Dorgon's troops in the 12th year of Chongzhen!

Dorgon slaughtered Jinan and Huang Xuan's family.

Then Huang Xuan dug Dorgon out of the grave, and it's okay to crush his bones and ashes, right?

As for how the graves of Shunzhi and Bumbutai were also dug up?

I accidentally dug the wrong one, is there a problem?
If someone had a problem, Zhu Hongyu definitely wouldn't mind sending him to be buried with Dorgon.

However, Dorgon was really miserable. He had already been dug out by Shunzhi before, and now he was going to be beaten by Zhu Hongyu again.

Tsk tsk, pure big injustice planted belongs to it!

Wei Xuan said.

"Your Majesty, the two girls sent by Liu Xuanchu have already completed their physical experience, there is no problem!"

"Your Majesty is going to arrange for them, so the servants can make corresponding arrangements!"

After Zhu Hongyu heard this, he pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Arrange Wu Tu to sleep in bed tonight. If Wu Yin is concerned, prepare to arrange for her to go to school too. The treatment is the same as that of North Korean princess Li Enhui."

The reason for this arrangement is because Wu Tu is 17 years old this year and can serve as a sleeper.

But Wu Yin is only ten years old this year, only one year older than North Korean princess Li Enhui, too young.

Still a child!
No matter how beastly Zhu Hongyu is, he won't be tempted by such a little girl!
Wei Xuan nodded in agreement, then turned around and prepared to make arrangements.

At this moment, Zhu Hongyu got up from the chair and said.

"Forget it, I'll go and have a look too!"

He was very curious about Wu Tu, the legendary number one beauty in Yunnan.

……

Ning'an Palace, inside the main hall!
Wu Yin looked at the unfamiliar environment around her, feeling very uneasy and feeling a little panicked.

"Sister, sister, I don't want to be here, I want to go home, I want father and mother!"

Wu Yin thought of her parents, her mouth shrunk, and tears fell down.

After all, she is young now, and when she just left her parents, she didn't feel anything.

After starting from Chang'an, the beautiful scenery along the way made her feel very novel, and she didn't have time to miss home.

After arriving in Nanjing, she was dazzled by the prosperity of Nanjing at the beginning, so naturally she would not feel homesick.

After entering the palace now, looking at the deserted palaces all around, the feeling of homesickness can't help coming up!

Seeing the sobbing and pitiful Wu Yin, Wu Tu was also a little flustered.

Although she is older than Wu Yin, she is still just a teenage girl in the final analysis.

Seeing Wu Yin crying and homesick, inexplicably, she was a little homesick, missing her parents!
Seeing that the two of them were in good health, the surrounding maids and servants began to cry, but they were also helpless.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside.

"His Majesty is here!"

"..."

The spy's voice came from afar, and everyone who heard it changed their expressions slightly, and then knelt on the ground in unison, ready to greet him.

Surrounded by a group of guards, Zhu Hongyu strode into the Ning'an Palace, and the surrounding maids and servants bowed down in salute.

"Your majesty sees your servants, your majesty is blessed and safe!"

Zhu Hongyu hummed lightly and said.

"Free gift!"

"Be flat!"

After his words fell, the maids and servants in Ning'an Palace got up from the ground one after another.

Zhu Hongyu strode up to Wu Yin and Wu Tu.

The two quickly stopped crying, and Yingying bowed down.

"The concubine has seen His Majesty!"

Zhu Hongyu stretched out his hand to help the two of them up.

A look of surprise flashed deep in his eyes.

It can only be said that Wu Tu deserves to be called the number one beauty in Yunnan, and her appearance is indeed outstanding enough.

The skin is fair and delicate like milk, and the facial features are exquisite and beautiful, like Nuwa's graduation project.

Let people sigh the magic of the Creator!

It's just that the figure is a bit poor, and it seems that the child may starve in the future, but the slender beauty is also very tempting.

And Wu Yin's appearance on the side is also quite outstanding!
It's right to think about it, after all, she is Chen Yuanyuan's daughter, so how could she be poor in appearance.

At such a young age, she already possessed considerable demeanor, a full-fledged beauty.

She has a delicate appearance, and her eyes seem to be able to speak, blinking and blinking, which makes people feel distressed.

Zhu Hongyu looked at the tears on their faces and asked.

"Why are you crying, but is someone bullying you?"

"If there is, just tell me, and I will give you justice!"

Zhu Hongyu gently rubbed the heads of the two little girls, the expressions on their faces looked very doting.

Wu Tu looked at Zhu Hongyu in front of him, feeling the warmth of the big hand rubbing his head, he was a little nervous and speechless.

Her eyes are shining brightly, as if there are little stars shining.

Looking at the Da Tianzi who appeared in front of him, dazzling like a round of sun, Wu Tu felt full of surprises in his heart.

Originally, her father asked her to be Wu Yin's dowry and go to marry the Emperor of Ming Dynasty together, but Wu Tu was not willing.

Because, in her impression, the emperors were all lecherous old men with big bellies.

Don't ask, the inherent impression of asking her is from Wu Sangui!

She was young, and she was unwilling to hand over the rest of her life to a bad old man.

But her father's order was hard to break, and the emperor's order was hard to break, so she had no choice but to follow Wu Yin on the road and came to Nanjing.

What surprised her was that the emperor of Ming Dynasty was not a bad old man.

It was a handsome man who looked not much older than her. His heroic face and royal aura really touched her heart.

This year is already the ninth year that Zhu Hongyu has traveled here, and he is already 26 years old this year, and he is about to go to the third year.

But it looks like he is still in his early twenties, very young!

In this era, no one regards pussy as the mainstream aesthetic!
He looks handsome, tall and straight, and it is best to have a beard that symbolizes maturity, which is the standard for a handsome guy.

Facing Zhu Hongyu's head-touching killing, Wu Tu blushed and lowered his head, without saying a word.

It was the younger Wu Yin who spoke.

"No one bullies us, we are homesick~"

The crisp little milk sound is very cute.

After Zhu Hongyu heard this, he pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Let's pass on the meal, I'm having dinner at Ning'an Palace today!"

After finishing the order, Zhu Hongyu looked at Wu Yin and the two, and said.

"If you want to eat, you can tell the subordinates, and let the imperial chef arrange it!"

"Although my life is simple, I can't live without you when it comes to food and clothing."

That night, Zhu Hongyu spent the night in Ning'an Palace.

……

North Zhili, near Zunhua!

Qing Dongling!
A group of sackclothed, inch-cut peasants in their twenties, carrying hoes and shovels, appeared outside the Eastern Qing Mausoleum.

They passed through the Ming Tower, set foot on the Shinto way, and came all the way to Dorgon's grave... Ah bah, Baoding!

Huang Xuan said hello.

"Brothers dig, dig out the dog thief Dorgon, set his bones and ashes, and avenge Jinan, Datong, and the people all over the world who died tragically under the butcher knife of the Qing Dynasty!"

While speaking, Huang Xuan lowered the first shovel.

A group of people came forward and began to loosen the soil for the Eastern Qing Tomb.

At the same time, the tombs of Shunzhi and Bumbutai were treated in the same way.

The sealing soil was dug up, and the stone top was blasted with gunpowder!

Amidst the rumbling explosion, earth and rocks splashed!
"Get to work guys!"

As the top of the treasure was blasted, one by one inch farmers rushed into the underground palace.

The coffin of golden nanmu was pushed down from the coffin bed.

With a click, these soldiers... ah, the peasants picked up their axes and began to chop up the coffin.

Although a coffin formed as a whole is definitely more valuable than a coffin split into pieces, the only way to get out the bones in the coffin is to chop the coffin into pieces.

Because the sealing technique of the coffin used by the royal family is so good, it is very difficult to open it after it is sealed.

And they don't have the patience to open the coffin slowly!

Not long after, a hole was made on the side of the coffin.

The broken bones were taken out of the coffin...

At the same time, the coffins of Shunzhi and Bumbutai were also opened.

The bones were taken out and just casually discarded on the ground.

A large number of funerary objects were transported out of the underground palace and piled up on the top of the treasure, waiting to be counted.

From time to time, someone passed by the bones and would step on them "accidentally".

The current underground palace is messy inside and out. Although there are many opportunities for the peasants in charge of unpacking to hide the funeral objects, there are very few people who really choose to hide the funeral objects.

In this era of feudal superstition, the funerary objects dug up from the imperial tombs are not hard to touch, so dare not touch them!

……

ps: The immune system is going crazy today, that's all.

Slowly after two days, the normal update will resume!

(End of this chapter)