I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 357 Cheng Shijie should not refuse

Chapter 357

"Big guy!"

Listening to Yang Yuniang's slightly tired voice, Hou Si couldn't tell him any more gossip, so he bowed and left.

Cheng Shijie didn't need to look at Yang Yunniang's face to know that she had hit a nail.Human nature not only has a good side, but also an evil side.The greatest evil in human nature is to hate you for having, laugh at you for not having, despise you for being poor, and fear that you are rich!
Yang Yuniang just encountered all the evil sides. Although Yang Yuniang was both a teacher and a mother to Feng Sanniang, she had always longed to find her biological parents.

However, after finding it, she felt as if she was in an ice cellar.

Feng Sanniang once told Yang Yunniang's life experience. Yang Yunniang was born in a merchant family. Later, her family fell into decline and she had no choice but to sell Yang Yunniang to Feng Sanniang.

Cheng Shijie was still surprised at the time. A skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Even if Yang Yunniang's family declined, they would not sell their sons and daughters. In ancient times, unlike later generations, businessmen were accustomed to the financial system of later generations. They registered leather companies to avoid risks. In the Ming Dynasty, most people would not borrow usury to do business. They would use their own money to do business, because no matter how profitable the business was, the interest rate would not be as high as the usury. Even if the business was not managed well or the business went bankrupt, it would be difficult for the family to be ruined. The situation is amazing but not as good as before.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

"Did the commander know about Nu's life experience?"

"do not know!"

Cheng Shijie smiled lightly and said, "Didn't your master tell you?"

"She said she adopted me when I was six years old. I have almost no memory before I was six years old. I only know that I lived in a big house in the capital at that time. There were many people and I had several brothers!"

Cheng Shijie said: "They are not living a satisfactory life now? Do you want money? You are not short of money now. If you want to give it, just give it. Anyway, if you don't bring money with you in life, you won't take it with you in death!"

There were tears on Yang Yunniang's face: "Commander, I..."

Yang Yuniang suddenly covered her face and choked.

"Don't cry, don't cry. If there is any problem, it can be solved. Can crying solve the problem?"

Yang Yunniang gritted her teeth and said: "Commander, Yunniang's surname is Yang. I'm afraid you can't guess who is Yunniang's biological father?"

"who is it?"

"The former left deputy capital censor, presented to the Minister of the Ministry of War, the crown prince and Taibao Yang Wenru!"

"Yang Wenru?"

Cheng Shijie was slightly startled: "Yang Lian, one of the Six Gentlemen of Donglin?"

"Exactly!"

Cheng Shijie shook his head and said: "How is this possible? At that time, Yang Lian only died tragically in prison and his home was not confiscated. He was rehabilitated in the first year of Chongzhen. You might be sold to Feng Sanniang?"

"Because my mother was just the maid of the main wife, she got pregnant by chance. Later, Mrs. Zhang died of illness, and the second wife could not tolerate my mother. My mother gave birth to my younger brother Yang Zhihuan. When Mrs. Zhan saw that my mother was so valuable because of her son, she My mother was also a fool for falsely accusing her of having an affair with a servant. In order to prove her innocence, she hanged herself..."

Cheng Shijie vaguely understood why those people found Yang Yunniang at this time. After all, Yang Yuniang controlled Cheng Shijie's money bag and had too much room for manipulation.

"how do you want to do it?"

"I want to take a rest...I'm too tired!"

"What am I to you?"

Cheng Shijie was confused when he was asked: "What do you mean?"

Yang Yuniang said: "I just want to know what my status is in your heart... You don't want to continue like this and hang me in mid-air, do you?"

In fact, Cheng Shijie didn't know what Yang Yunniang's real intention was?He slapped his chest fiercely and promised: "How could it be? I will hold a wedding for you later, and I will carry you in a big sedan chair to marry you!"

"Bati Dajiao, how dare you think that you already have a wife, what am I going to do in the past?"

"How could it be! I will ask the emperor to issue an imperial edict to make you the Imperial Lady!"

Yang Yunniang curled her lips: "What a devil, Mrs. Gaoming, I'm still a virgin. You don't want me to grow old and die like this, do you?"

"Look, all the flesh on my body is gone!"

"Yeah, the commander-in-chief needs to get better as soon as possible!"

Yang Yunniang murmured: "Commander, let's go back to Liaodong!"

"Alright!"

Cheng Shijie sighed lightly and said: "Now that the situation on the nine sides has stabilized, no one can make any trouble, but there are a lot of trivial matters in Liaodong, and you are here again. I'm afraid Yongyan won't be able to cope with it."

Cheng Shijie wanted to go back, but Ning Haijun left more than 1000 soldiers in Tianjin. He was stationed in Tianjin and was responsible for the immigration work. The grain panic in the capital was unlikely to be solved in a short time. He gathered a ship of people at Tianjin Port and headed for Dayuan or Luzon, more and more people are moving into Dayuan and Luzon.

Tianjin became a transfer station. Farm tools such as sickles, axes, and hoes, as well as seeds, bedding, and medicines from Liaodong were directly distributed to the immigrants in Tianjin, and the immigrants were organized into hundreds of farming households. From now on, let the whole family work together to cut down thorns, dig out tree roots, level the land, clear stones, and dig canals...

In order to attract immigrants to settle down, Dajuan and the Luzon Management Committee began to rob people. Originally, Dajuan proposed that as long as the immigrants came over, the cultivated land would be owned by them personally. This made many immigrants want to go to Dayuan.As a result, Luzon directly copied the management model of Dajuan and distributed houses to immigrants.

Just when Cheng Shijie set off for Liaodong, the ancestral mansion in Jinzhou also welcomed a mysterious guest.Wearing a white cloak, the man's hat was held down very low, and his face could not be seen clearly. He walked in. The leader bowed his hands and said loudly: "Commander Zu, how are you?"

When Zu Dashou heard this voice, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. He pulled off his bamboo hat and saw Zu Dacheng's face clearly. Zu Dashou didn't react for a long time: "Are you still alive?" Zu Dacheng was born in the fourth year of Chongzhen. During the Battle of Daling River, he and Zu Dashou were captured together and paid the money together. Later, Zu Dashou falsely claimed that he would be an inside job to help Hou Jin capture Jinzhou City and escaped with a dozen of his confidants, while Zu Dacheng stayed behind. On Houjin's side.

Huang Taiji didn't harm him because he was released by Zu Dashou, on the contrary, he used him more.Later, he was appointed by Huang Taiji as the Ministry of Rites to participate in politics, which is equivalent to the Minister of Rites.This is also one of the reasons why Yan Guan attacked Zu Dashou. You keep saying that you want to guard the country for the Ming Dynasty, but you leave your younger brother to serve as a high-ranking official with Hou Jin. What do you really want?
In fact, it is not difficult to figure out Zu Dashou's thoughts. At that time, the Hou Jin Dynasty was at its peak, and the Eight Banners were invincible. Maybe it was really possible to sweep Liuhe and unify the world. Zu Dacheng was left there, just in case Hou Jin really won the world in the future. He is the founding hero of the country. His ancestral family's wealth can be guaranteed for 200 years. However, he continues to guard Jinzhou. If Hou Jin loses power in the future, Zu Dacheng can also act as an internal agent and gain a large share of military exploits in the battle to destroy Jin. This is called hedging his bets. , no matter which end loses or wins, the Zu family is the winner.

There is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. For more than 2000 years, in troubled times, didn't those aristocratic families always do this?But he never expected that after the Battle of Daling River, the power of the Hou Jin Dynasty would decline so quickly. This practice of betting on both sides also turned into a bad move, which made him vulnerable to attacks.

"Brother, what are you talking about? Do you still hope that my third brother will die?"

"Stop talking nonsense, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Brother, I'm here to save you!"

"help me?"

Zu Dashou said with a sneer on his face: "Why do I need your rescue? Don't think that I don't know that the Ning Navy has successively conquered Shenyang, Kaiyuan, Fushun, and the entire Liaodong. Is there still room for slaves?"

"Brother, you only know one, but not the other!"

Zu Dacheng said: "Dajin is different from Ming Dynasty. Daming Dynasty needs a lot of cities and a lot of cultivated land, but Dajin is a nomadic nation. Now the three Mongolian tribes in Mobei have been destroyed, and their remaining tribes have been wiped out by Dajin in one go." Swallowed, from Horqin to Hulunbuir, even the birthplace of Genghis Khan, they were all taken over by Dajin..."

"Is it funny?"

Zu Dashou sneered: "Confusing right and wrong, distorting the facts, and making clever words, what's the use in front of someone? Haven't you been beaten by Cheng Shijie to the point where the Shenyang Kingdom has been wiped out? Who else can you fool?"

"Brother, what Dacheng wants to give you is the power of following the dragon!"

Zu Dashou frowned and said with horror: "You are going to send the entire Zu family to a dead end!"

Zu Dacheng said: "Brother, I'm afraid you have heard about what happened these days. I, the King of the Great Golden Khan, have great talents and strategies, are resourceful, brave and good at fighting, and have the qualifications to be an emperor. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is dark, treacherous ministers are in power, and the king is stupid and incompetent. Natural disasters occur frequently, and the people are in dire straits. It can be seen that God's will is no longer clear! However, the government of our Jin Dynasty is peaceful, the army is strong, the generals are like clouds, and the advisers are like rain. The country is booming. Now the sky has sent auspicious omens, the emperor's appearance has become, and the whole country is eager to watch. Waiting, hoping that King Khan will ascend the throne and then obey the destiny and raise an army to attack the Ming Dynasty!"

Zu Dashou had a sneer on his face: "You managed to escape with your tail between your legs, but you actually want to defy heaven? What a shameless statement."

"Brother, what you said is wrong! The signs of my destiny, Dajin, have already appeared. In the Battle of Daling River, a blue light penetrated the thick fog and illuminated the Ming army's barracks to every detail, allowing our army to gain a victory without any effort. A great victory; in this year’s battle at the Great Wall, our entire army retreated, what is this if not God’s will?”

Zu Dacheng sighed and said: "Brother, any auspiciousness or national destiny are all false. Let's not mention them for the moment. Just like Cheng Shijie who turned the tide this time. He led Ning Haijun to fight in a bloody battle, wiped out the Tuxietu Khan tribe, and caused a great disaster. After defeating the Chechen Khan, especially in Lanzhou, his [-] elite troops were almost wiped out. However, look what the court gave him? Why should he be rewarded for such a great contribution? At least it was enough to join the cabinet. Bar?"

Zu Dashou nodded and said, "The imperial court also has difficulties?"

"Difficulty, what is difficulty? As the elder brother said, confusing right and wrong?"

Zu Dacheng said: "You are as great as Cheng Shijie, but you still can't get justice. How can you be loyal to such a court? Brother, since the third year of Tianqi, you have led the ancestral army to fight against the slaves again and again. But what did you get in exchange? Did you get reuse? Isn't it? What you got in exchange was just suspicion and being left out. Just like this time, if Chongzhen Xiaoer lets his eldest brother lead Guan Ning's army into the pass, we, Dajin, will not die even if we don't. You have to peel off the skin, but what is the result? You would rather miss the opportunity than let the elder brother gain an inch of success. Is this the court you are loyal to? "

In fact, Zu Dashou also disliked some people in the imperial court. Since he was cheated in the battle of Daling River, he stayed in Jinzhou and did not move. The Ning Army, but the Guan Ning Army transferred to the pass were all meat buns and dogs, and they never returned. First, Cao Wenzhao and his subordinates died tragically. four thousand.Either killed in battle or annexed.

"All these, one after another, all show that the destiny lies with me, Jin, not Ming! Now King Khan is ready to comply with the destiny and ascend the throne to conquer the Ming Dynasty. How can the Ming court resist my 10,000+ Eight Banners strong force? Sweep the Liuhe and unify China. Let’s wait and see! King Khan cherishes the talent of my elder brother and hopes that the general can comply with the destiny and help me, Dajin, complete the great cause of defeating the Ming Dynasty. After winning the world, King Khan is willing to treat each other with the courtesy of a brother!"

Zu Dashou sneered: "Unify China? What a big statement! You just lost Shenyang, Fushun and Kaiyuan, and suffered a huge defeat. You forgot it so quickly? Ming Dynasty has more than 200 million elite soldiers and generals. How can a bunch of barbarians like him swallow it?"

"Brother, if you are familiar with military history, you should know that soldiers are more valuable than elites! The Ming Dynasty claims to have a million troops, but in fact, the only ones that can attract the attention of the Khan are the two new armies of Ninghai and Tianxiong. There are only ten thousand people. Once these two new armies are gone, what will be left are just chickens and dogs."

Zu Dacheng said: "Xiang Bawang only had 7000 Jiangdong descendants, and Sun Ce only had 10,000 men. As a result, one man destroyed the Qin Dynasty, and one tiger occupied Jiangdong, dividing the world into three parts! I, the King of Dajin, have 30+ Eight Banners powerful troops, and countless Mongolian tribes are attached to them." Counting, mobilizing [-] troops and waiting for business, the Ming Dynasty is weakened. In front of our army, it is just a pile of rotten wood, which will fall if pushed! What the Khan is afraid of is just the mountain and sea passes guarded by Guan Ning's army. Once the mountains and seas pass are opened, , my big golden cavalry is all over the world, and I can no longer resist it! God’s will is like this, I believe that my eldest brother is so smart, he won’t do stupid things that go against the will of heaven, right?”

Zu Dashou said coldly: "I have received the emperor's favor and I should be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. How can I act as a jackal for the tiger and help the tyrants to do harm? Dacheng, everyone has his own ambitions. If you want to be loyal to Huang Taiji, you can be loyal to Huang Taiji. As for persuading me, you It’s better to give up on this idea!”

Zu Dacheng was not angry, he just smiled sadly and said: "Brother, do you still want to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty after reaching this point?"

Zu Dashou's expression changed slightly: "What do you mean?"

Zu Dacheng said leisurely: "King Khan is a person who keeps clear accounts. Every time he trades with Guan Ning's army, the amount of silver, grain and fodder traded, and the name of the person who handles it, will be written down in detail. The number of enemies annihilated in each battle, the number of destroyed items, etc." We must also keep a clear record of the fortifications. Over the years, we have accumulated a thick account book. Brother, what do you think, if King Khan gives this account book to Zhu Youjian's son, let him know that he has spent all his efforts and did not hesitate to force Against the world, at least [-]% of the military rations collected by forcing many local officials to death ended up in the grain depot in Shenyang. What will he think of you?"

Zu Dashou changed his color in shock!In recent years, the Liaoxi generals have done too many shameful things, such as rejecting dissidents, being greedy for ink, investing in enemies, eating nothing, falsely reporting military exploits... All of these are capital crimes!
Especially when there was a great famine in the northwest and people were eating each other, it was an unforgivable crime to sell military rations to Hou Jin. Once these scandals were made public, not to mention what Chongzhen thought of them, the people all over the world would start salivating. Drown them!Not to mention that Chongzhen was famous for being mean, ungrateful, irritable and impatient. With this excuse, how could he tolerate Guan Ningjun!

"So what? Cheng Shijie also sold grain to the Jiannu slaves. From last winter to..."

"This is different. Although Ning Haijun also sold grain to Daijin, they suddenly attacked Shenyang and captured Shenyang. This matter is completely unproven! What's more, Ning Haijun has risen. In terms of combat effectiveness, they are better than Guan Ning's army. Stronger than the Tianxiong Army, no matter how dissatisfied the court is, they can only endure it!"

Zu Dacheng smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you have no way out! If the two new armies, Ninghai and Tianxiong, have not risen yet, even if Zhu Youjian knows these things, I am afraid he can only pretend to be deaf and dumb and turn a blind eye. Close your eyes, but now these two new armies have become the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, and any one of them is a hundred times stronger than Guan Ning's army!"

Zu Dashou closed his eyes in pain.Although Zu Dacheng didn't say it, he also knew that now that Chongzhen had these two powerful armies, Zhu Youjian might not tolerate him anymore!

Zu Dacheng continued: "Even if he won't touch you now, once Dai Jin is defeated, he will settle the score later. Hehe, I'm afraid that even if the general wants to give up his power, he will not be able to resign and return to his hometown to become a rich man!"

Zu Dashou's hands were shaking slightly, but he could barely keep his mind steady. He stared at Fan Wencheng and asked one by one: "Dacheng, you... aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Zu Dacheng said with a bitter smile on his face: "Brother, don't be naive. Now Guan Ning's army is not as strong as Ning Haijun. Ning Haijun killed the supervisor Li Guofu openly and justly, so the court can only endure it. But they are worried that this fire has no place. Farewell, big brother, you have Jin Yiwei in your house, and those Jin Yiwei happen to be interested in this Conglong Gong. If I die, he will immediately send the news of our meeting back to the capital, and at the same time, everything he knows. , and maybe there are some things he didn’t know before, all of them have been reported to the police. Brother, are you really ready to lose your reputation?"

Zu Dashou's hands trembled even more... He didn't. Everything he did was for his own glory and wealth, and for the glory of Zu's family!Once the news leaks out, among other things, if he just publishes it in the newspaper, he will be ruined immediately, and the whole family will be ruined, and he will never be able to stand up again!
If you bet on both sides, sometimes you will only lose money on both sides!
If you don't want to lose your reputation and be punished by that mean and ungrateful emperor, you can only cooperate with Hou Jin... and in the future, the terrifying combat power of the Jin Eight Banners, coupled with the 10,000+ Guan Ning Army, may really Can they capture Beijing and sweep North China?
If things don't work out and they return to Liaodong, it's not that easy for the Ming army to do anything they want with the Nanning defense line. No matter what, the ancestral family can be preserved...

This dangerous idea was like a tube, and as soon as it appeared, the entire psychological defense line collapsed, and it was no longer out of control.

"Can Ning Haijun?"

Zu Dacheng said: "Cheng Shijie treats the second brother well. Taking advantage of the heavy losses of Ning Haijun this time, the eldest brother can ask the second brother to come forward and ask Cheng Shijie to buy some artillery. I think Cheng Shijie will not refuse!"

(End of this chapter)