Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 94 The intrigues of the Ming Dynasty’s monarchs and ministers
Early the next morning, Wang Daoqiu, Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Juzheng, and Yuan Hongyu dressed up like humans and dogs again, and then went to line up at the gate of Xiyuan.

Today is the second day after the results are released. According to the rules, Emperor Jiajing has to treat the newly promoted Jinshi to dinner.This is the legendary Qionglin Banquet, or the flattery is called Enrong Banquet.

The rules of queuing at the gate of Xiyuan changed this morning, from the original ranking according to the ranking in the general examination to the current ranking according to the ranking in the palace examination.It's nothing to change Wang Daoqiu, Zhang Juzheng, and Yin Zhengmao in this way, anyway, their positions haven't changed much.The one standing first still goes to the first one, and the one at the end of the crane still goes to the end of the crane.And such a queuing, Yuan Hongyu was a tragedy, he covered his face almost the whole time and was queuing.

But even so, there were still many people who did not let him go.Those from other provinces ridiculed Southern Zhili: "Hey, your Southern Zhili is really prosperous in literary style! The top three No. 40 and six people can all be among your Southern Zhili! If I had known this, before the provincial examination last year, I It's time to transfer your household registration to South Zhili. Hey, it's a pity for my Xie Yuan!"

The Yin and Yang dialects from other provinces ridiculed the flourishing literary style of Southern Zhili, and the Jinshi of Southern Zhili asked Yuan Hongyu: "How did you win Jieyuan last year, and why did you bribe Kaohu?"

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Listening to the Jinshi from other provinces and from the southern province of Zhili, they ridiculed Yuan Hongyu, but Yuan Hongyu never uttered a word to refute.Seeing his brother being bullied so much, Wang Daoqiu also became angry.

He turned around and walked to Yuan Hongyu's side. In a high-pitched voice, he said angrily to those Jinshi who spoke Yin and Yang dialects: "Yuan Hongyu, Yuan Yizhi, are my elder brothers. My brother's character is pure and good, and he will be the best in the history books in the future." His is a stroke of rich ink and color. Even you, a common man and a scumbag, dare to laugh at my brother. I have never seen such a shameless person like you."

Wang Daoqiu used the momentum of his sixth-level ranking to overwhelm a group of people who were trying to conquer the high and low.Then he said to Yuan Hongyu: "Brother, ignore these shameless people. The younger brother, like the older brother, is Jieyuan last year. In the scientific examination, the younger brother may be stronger than the elder brother, but in terms of morality and personal conduct, the elder brother must be stronger. Much more than the younger brother. Based on the elder brother’s virtue, the elder brother is the younger brother’s lifelong teacher.”

After saying these words, Wang Daoqiu bowed respectfully to Yuan Hongyu, then ignored the hateful looks around him and stood back at the front of the team.

With Wang Daoqiu's strong platform, others no longer dared to insult Yuan Hongyu unscrupulously.However, they were still pointing at Yuan Hongyu and Wang Daoqiu from behind.

Ignoring the flies, Wang Daoqiu stood at the front and lined up his own line.After waiting for a short while, the drums sounded again and the palace door slowly opened.Then we went through the same process of entering Xiyuan during the palace examination. Finally, Xiao Huang Gatekeeper Wang Daoqiu and others led them to a small square in Xiyuan.

At this time, there were hundreds of tables in the small square. After Wang Daoqiu and the others arrived, they first performed a set of Chinese repertoire that has not changed for thousands of years, and bowed to the emperor three times. Then the emperor asked the eunuch to pass a message on his behalf, saying something. A bunch of false and empty nonsense.Finally, everyone thanked the emperor falsely, and the emperor generously told everyone not to be polite, but to eat and drink well.

This completes this set of garbage that China will never change and be passed down from generation to generation.Then there will be officials responsible for etiquette, who will come and assign seats to everyone.

Wang Daoqiu, the top pick, the second pick, and the top pick, were assigned to sit at a table with four cabinet bachelors.Among the four cabinet bachelors, Xia Yan was ordered to shut up and think about his mistakes because he wanted to hack Wang Daoqiu during the examination.

Wang Daoqiu's instinct as a time traveler is that he hates those hypocrites.Xia Yan was so arrogant that he hated those who dared to say "no" to him.So both of them were stubborn and had no intention of compromising.Even at the wine table, he did not hide his dislike for the other party.

Xia Yan skipped Wang Daoqiu and directly greeted Li Chunfang, the second-place finisher, and Hu Zhengmeng, the top pick.Wang Daoqiu also treated Xia Yan as nothing, and only greeted the other three bachelors, and ignored Xia Yan.

Sitting at the same table with two such live treasures, it was very embarrassing for other people to eat, and everyone was unhappy.And at this embarrassing moment, a small yellow doorman came over. He raised his hands and saluted Yan Song and said: "Master Chief Assistant, the Holy One has decreed that Xuan Zhuangyuan Lang speaks in the palace."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes." After saying "yes" three times to the little yellow gate, Yan Song turned his head and said to Wang Daoqiu: "Zhuangyuanlang, the emperor's grace is so great! Your Majesty ordered you to speak in the hall, then you can do whatever you want." Let this little father-in-law go!"

"Yes, Master Chief Assistant."

After saluting and speaking to Yan Song, Wang Daoqiu bowed to the small yellow gate and then followed the small yellow gate to see Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor!to be tall.Therefore, Emperor Jiajing's table was different from the other tables that were placed in the small square. His table was placed in front of the small square on the edge of the main hall, where he could overlook the entire dinner party.

Wang Daoqiu followed Xiaohuangmen up to Qishang. When Xiaohuangmen retreated, Wang Daoqiu went up and knelt down to worship Emperor Jiajing.Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said in an impatient tone: "That's all, I'm so tired of going here and there all day long. From now on, when you, Wang Daoqiu, see me in private, you don't need to kneel down to worship me, just a normal greeting." Yes, Your Majesty, I thank Lord Ron."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about the nonsense, just sit next to Lu Bing and take a seat!"

"Come on, come on, Number One Scholar, come and sit here."

Emperor Jiajing asked Wang Daoqiu to sit with Lu Bing. Lu Bing got up quickly and asked Wang Daoqiu to come and sit.So Wang Daoqiu thanked Emperor Jiajing again, and then went to sit with Lu Bing.

Emperor Jiajing's dining table was a tall long table with dozens of dishes on it. Lu Bing's dining table was a small dining table with four dishes and one soup on it, plus a jug of wine.Moreover, the table is only about half a meter high, so people have to kneel on the futon to eat like they did in their "little days".

The one who suffered!Wang Daoqiu put on a smiling face and knelt there reluctantly to eat.Thinking of what the hell, what kind of bullshit is the emperor's kindness, why not talk to Xia Xia down there, staring at each other, at least you can sit there and eat comfortably, right?

Complaining about that bullshit emperor's kindness in their hearts, Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing began to toast each other.And at this moment, Lu Fang drove all the eunuchs and maids of honor on this mountain away, leaving only himself to serve by Emperor Jiajing's side.

Seeing that the place had been cleaned up, Emperor Jiajing smiled and said to Wang Daoqiu: "Now that I have called you up, I have something to explain to you. After eating my meal, you can go to the Nanjian River in the afternoon!"

"In such a hurry?"

"There is no way! I can only work hard for you, Wang Qing. Now the ice on the Yongding River has completely melted, and most of the ice on the Yanghe River connecting the Yongding River in Xuanhua has also melted, but occasionally a piece of ice will float on the river. There are a lot of ice cubes, but they have no big impact on navigation. Just in the past few days during Wang Qingdian's trial, more than 70 ships of ore have been shipped from Xuanhua, and now there are at least [-] ships of ore every day. It will be transported from Xuanhua. I have also ordered Yousi to build fifty ships within a month and put them into transporting the ore. My dear! Get ready after you go there today. I will go there tomorrow afternoon. We want to see the steel plant officially put into operation."

"I obey the order. As long as the supply of ore can be guaranteed, it will be no problem for the three small furnaces that have been built to carry out normal production first. For the two large furnaces, I will build one for testing first. If there is no problem, I will build a new one. One. It is guaranteed to complete the construction and put into operation of two large furnaces within three months."

Wang Daoqiu promised that all the steel plants would be put into operation within three months. After Emperor Jiajing heard this, he thought about it and then said: "No, Aiqing, you don't have three months, you only have more than one month. No. Hidden from Ai Qing, Ai Qing's Annan policy, in the past two days, I have discussed with the cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Lifan Yuan, and we will use Ai Qing's peacekeeping policy. However, we have made some changes in the specific details. .”

"For example, we decided not to send troops to Annan first. We first asked the Lifan Yuan to come forward and summon the Annan two parties to sit down and mediate. Anyway, their usurper faction killed the old king to usurp power. It is impossible for them to go back and be loyal ministers and filial sons. And Bao Bao The royal faction cannot be so generous and forgive the usurper faction for killing the king and rebelling."

"Anyway, this kind of mediation can't be fruitful, so let them mediate for a few months first. Then we will use these months to train soldiers and mobilize supplies. After the ice and snow in the winter make it impossible for the Tatars to invade, we will send troops into Annan. Peacekeeping. We will not send too many troops at first, but only send about [-] troops into Annan to prevent the Annan people from becoming alert and attacking us in groups. After we have established a firm foothold, we will send peacekeeping troops to various conflict locations. Send more troops to Annan."

"Once we have more than [-] troops stationed in Annan and control most of the strategic areas in Annan, it will be time for us to close the network. In terms of sending troops, I discussed with the cabinet ministers that we should reward those in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan with heavy rewards. Chieftains, let them choose the best among their clans to go to Annan to help the court maintain peace. In this way, the native soldiers in Annan can witness with their own eyes that the court kills Annan's military leaders and distributes the land to the common people of Annan. Those who love you will change their land. Returning to the stream can be implemented in the southwest. Hahahaha."

Damn, it's high!As long as those local soldiers in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan experience this brainwashing and killing technique in Annan, they will beat local tyrants and divide their fields.Then those local soldiers still don't want to let the court go to their hometown to beat up a dozen local tyrants and give them a piece of land?
High, really high!The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were so bad. Did they really not leave a way for those chieftains to survive?

He liked this kind of insidiousness so much that Wang Daoqiu gave a thumbs up to the Ming emperors and ministers in his heart.At this moment, Emperor Jiajing continued: "This national policy has been decided by the imperial court and has also been sent to Zhang Jing, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in Guangxi, as well as Prince Mu's Mansion in Yunnan and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou to return to Beijing. Instructions to report on their duties. When these feudal officials arrive in Beijing, the cabinet will inform them of the imperial court’s Annan policy."

"And what I want to give them is money, armaments, and the confidence to complete this national policy. My dear, it takes about a month and a half for the imperial decree to be sent to Yunnan and Guangxi, and then for those people to receive the decree and come to Beijing. Time. So my dear, our steel plant must be built within one and a half months, before the feudal officials come to Beijing to report their duties. Then I will take them to the steel plant and let them see with their own eyes what our Ming Dynasty is doing now. National strength, and the guarantee that I can afford the money and provide arms."

"Your Majesty, Wang Daoqiu, obeys the decree." Emperor Jiajing said this, and Wang Daoqiu had no way out.So he walked out, knelt in front of Emperor Jiajing's case, and made his promise impassionedly.

(End of this chapter)