eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 345 This plan is very good!

""Historical Records: The Biography of General Li" said that "the army lost his guide, or lost his way." General Li Guang 1000 years ago may have lost his way on the grassland before he was finally captured. Not the main force of the Xiongnu. My elder brother always said that reading is useless to me, but in fact the methods to win are all in the books.”

As usual, Ma Sheng said while walking with his brother, "Does that book say how to defeat the northern captives?"

"The most important thing is to find them!"

The order of the commander-in-chief has been issued, and there are no accidents at all. This time, Ma Rong served as the forward, leading [-] fine cavalry to set off five days ahead of the main force.

From the 12th year of Hongzhi to the present, the frontier troops have become more active and larger in scale. This is the impact of the change of owner of the Forbidden City.

Zhou Shangwen came out to see Ma Rong off in person. The sound of armor hitting was extremely clear under the city gate. 3000 people waited outside the city on horseback. Ma Rong led three thousand households to kneel and bid farewell to the general.

Behind Zhou Shangwen, Ma Yihuai was rather proud. With so many people in the army, he was the son who was most appreciated.

"The military song should be sung with a ring of swords, vowing to destroy the Hunu and leave Yuguan! If the Tatars are not destroyed, we can only go north, not south. I still remember that when I was in the military academy, His Majesty said that the Han Defeating the Xiongnu, Tang defeating the Turks, I will not lose the face of the Chinese descendants even in Ming Dynasty! Ma Rong, you are a person who can read and understand the meaning of the imperial court's frontier strategy. I have a bright military demeanor!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Ma Rong is not very old, and the face under the helmet is actually still immature, but he is now the leader of a party, and he must be responsible for these 3000 people.

And Ma Rong's blood is actually hot.

People are afraid of reading and having beliefs. Once concepts are formed, they will ignore everything else.

Leading the troops across the Great Wall, Ma Rong was in high spirits.

He ran wildly for a while, and then slowed down. After half a day of driving, the surrounding scenery was completely different. The market and city walls were gone, and the blue sky and white clouds and the vast wilderness could be seen in the distance.

Seeing an uphill high ground, he rode his horse up, followed by his elder brother Ma Sheng and three thousand households.

The mane on the horse's neck continued to flutter in the wind. Five Han men rode on the horse and looked at the grassland in the distance.

"For thousands of years, I don't know how many heroes have passed by here, and I don't know how many heroic deeds have been left behind in these places. I can't help but think that if I can, I really want to see Han Wu Qiang Han and Tang Zong Sheng Tang !"

There is an older general behind Ma Rong. Sometimes people call him Uncle Hu. Uncle Hu has a big black mole on his cheek, the kind that can scare a child into tears. When the general was young, he never imagined that one day he would be able to cross the Great Wall, such as this transfer of 100 million taels of silver, even if the general lived longer, it was also the first time he met."

In the final analysis, wars still cost money.

"It's just like Zongbing Zhou said, now things are turning around, and in the future, General Zhou will be awarded a title for his meritorious service, and we people can also get some credit."

Most of the warriors talked about these fame and fortune together.

But when Ma Rong looked into the distance, he actually didn't think about that.

He is reminiscing about the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and he has a sense of history, "Da Ming should also be remembered by future generations!"

"The major general should be thinking, clean up the old mountains and rivers, Chaotianque, right?"

"Yue Wumu died unjustly at the Fengbo Pavilion. It was because he met Song Gaozong. We are not! If the civil servants did not stop us, the sons of tomorrow would have to go to the stand with us!"

These people have more or less seen the emperor in the military academy, and more or less know the emperor.

So the military academy is really a good thing, it can allow the generals on the field to get in touch with the emperor more.

"Fight!" Ma Rong urged the horse forward.

But let the flying generals of Dragon City stay, and don't teach Huma to go to Yinshan Mountain!
He, Ma Rong, also wants to make Hu Ma unable to pass through the Yin Mountains, so that future generations will envy them when they recall the Great Ming Dynasty!

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The northwest is the scenery beyond the Great Wall.

Yangzhou is a small bridge and flowing water.

Zou Cheng rushed to the imperial envoy Xingyuan, he came today to plead for mercy.

Because Gu Zuo managed to win over people under the banner of helping some salt merchants solve the problem, but the key point is that he doesn't know what happened when he asked.

In the hall, Gu Zuo sat in a side position, turned his head to look at him, and then turned his eyes away.

"Ambassador Zou, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why did you come to the door early today?"

"The lower official sees the superior. Dare to ask the superior. Recently, a very small number of salt merchants have said some nonsense. The lower official is afraid that they will mislead the superior, so I come here to remind you."

Gu Zuo was expressionless, "Thank you Ambassador Zou for your kindness."

At this point, he suddenly stopped, which made Zou Cheng a little embarrassed.

But the matter is very important, and he can't just turn around and leave at this time.

"...The envoy said on the same day that he would submit a memorial to the emperor, this matter..."

"Ambassador Zou wants to see what I have written?" Gu Zuo smiled playfully, "There is nothing wrong with showing Ambassador Zou, as long as you are willing to file a joint letter with me. At that time, you must sign Zou The name of the ambassador, naturally I want to let you see what is written."

Zou Cheng has a headache,

It's not good to live a good life.

Why do you have to toss about it.

"Shangcha, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, why did it have to be like this? Is it a holy intention for Shangcha to do this? Or is there another intention?"

Gu Zuo narrowed his eyes, "As a minister, I still have to be asked if I have ulterior motives when reporting the situation in my office. I am an official of the Ming Dynasty, have I reached this level now?"

Zou Cheng also felt angry when he was attacked like this.

It doesn't matter whether you say it well or not.

"As an official in the same dynasty, why do you always reject people thousands of miles away?!"

"That's wrong. I want Ambassador Zou to be with me, but you don't want to."

Zou Cheng: "..."

He clenched his fists, lowered his eyebrows, and there was some anger in his eyes.It seems that the imperial envoy insisted on his life.

However, he turned to sneer, if the matter of occupying and buying a nest was reported to the emperor, then the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty and the father-in-law in the palace would be offended.

In any case, his name cannot be signed.

Since Gu Zuofei wanted to die, there was nothing he could do.

"In that case, I can only say goodbye."

"No delivery."

Seeing Gu Zuo's attitude made Zou Cheng even more angry.

"Humph!"

Before leaving, he shook his sleeves.

Gu Zuo blinked and sighed secretly, this is someone who can be an official.

In fact, it was true in the first place. If you are not someone who knows how to be an official, how can you be a high-ranking official who transports salt envoys to both Huaihe Rivers and Huaihe Rivers?
Zou Cheng did it on purpose.
Because he knew the consequences of his next memorial.

And being at odds with him, the inspector and imperial censor, is to curry favor with those nobles and ministers who are about to be offended by him.

What kind of storm will be caused by then, naturally it has nothing to do with him,

In other words, Zou Cheng would never sign this name.

Not only will not sign,

After Zou Cheng returned, he immediately summoned his staff to discuss.

"Gu Liqing is deeply trusted by the Holy Majesty, and he is already defiant. Now he insists on presenting various matters in the Salt Law to the Emperor. Tell me, how should I respond?"

In the past, the patrolling censors would not cause this trouble. The so-called patrolling salts came to ask for a sum of money when the treasury was in trouble.After many times, they also understand.

Anyway, each family contributes a little, and collects some money to send these people away.

If the person who comes has a big face, he will give more, and if he has a small face, he will give less.

In short, everyone lives in peace and harmony, and makes friends with each other.

"Isn't Zou envoy someone in the court? The Salt Law is a matter of great importance. We can't persuade people in Beijing. It’s definitely not good in our own hands.”

Zou Cheng nodded thoughtfully, "I have met Da Situ a few times, and although I am not very familiar with it, it is okay to write a letter. Gu Liqing was promoted by Da Situ, and he will always take care of this matter." .”

"However, I heard that Gu Liqing is not someone who can be persuaded."

Zou Cheng was slightly insidious, "That's his business. If he ignores Da Situ's promotion, such an ungrateful person will be rejected by everyone. When he is rejected by everyone, His Majesty can't use him even if he wants to. What he played Naturally, the matter of the salt method will not cause any trouble."

Zou Cheng seems that this is indeed a solution.

So he ordered one of the subordinates, "Old He, you will write this matter, and write it as soon as possible, and it is best to send it out today. This Gu Liqing is also very fast."

"Okay, envoy Zou don't worry, it won't take long for an article."

Zou Cheng nodded, and asked again: "Is there any other way?"

"Can you...forget it."

"Tsk. Just say what you want, what are mothers-in-law and mothers doing?"

The staff member gave me a reprimand, but I didn't dare not to say it, but it was probably more sensitive, so I moved closer and lowered my voice, "According to my position, except for the ministers promoted by His Majesty, His Majesty doesn't trust the other civil servants of the court very much. As for the person promoted by His Majesty, Emissary Zou can't speak, even if he does, no one will offend Gu Zuo. So of course a letter to Da Situ must be written, but it is useless."

"Hiss." Zou Cheng took a breath, "Then what do you mean..."

"You can go to the courtiers. Firstly, Gu Liqing's memorial will offend the courtiers, because he wants to play them before His Majesty, and the courtiers will certainly not sit still. Second, the courtiers value profits over righteousness. As long as they have enough money, they can do anything. .Thirdly, only they will make His Majesty...doubt Gu Liqing."

Zou Cheng's eyes froze. He had been devastated for the past few days, and it was only when he heard this that he felt hopeful.

Thinking about it carefully, this method is really feasible. As a salt official, I still know quite a few eunuchs in the palace.

"Then, what is the charge for him?"

"The specific charges are not important, the important thing is how to let His Majesty know. Your Majesty thinks that if you seem to have accidentally revealed the matter, the charges... Your Majesty has always hated corruption, and even the officials in Beijing will be contaminated when they come to patrol. Some, if you combine Gu Liqing with the corruption of ink and silver at the time of patrolling salt, and then inform His Majesty by surprise, will His Majesty not have doubts in his heart? Once this happens, no matter what he says, His Majesty will not believe it. "

"This plan is very good!"

(End of this chapter)