Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 10 Admiral Guangqumen

Platform call is when the emperor calls his ministers to whisper.

The ministers whom the emperor summoned would not only rise in fame afterwards, but would also almost always be entrusted with important tasks. The content of the conversation that the emperor summoned to the right person was mostly just folk speculation and there was no written record.

It was during the Chongzhen dynasty that platform Zhao Dui changed from a privilege to a cabbage on the street.

In the past, emperors may not have many ministers in ten years, but Emperor Chongzhen was more diligent in recruiting ministers than changing his chief ministers.

At first everyone was very moved, but later because Chongzhen always summoned the right people, no one took it seriously anymore.

Chongzhen looks like a 19-year-old boy, but no one knows what his character is.

Was this series of questions a test, or was he blurted out out of excitement? Li Shunzu did not dare to bet on the rest of his life.

Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Li Shunzu now thinks about things from the worst-case scenario.

"I dare not say that I can understand His Majesty's thoughts, but I also have ambitions."

"My only ambition is to help your Majesty revive the Ming Dynasty. My only ambition is to restore the glory of our ancestors."

To put it nicely, Li Shunzu couldn't tell Chongzhen directly that my ambition is to become a high official in exchange for a big house, marry a house full of beautiful wives, and then kill the person who wants to mess with me first, right?
Talking human words to people and talking nonsense to ghosts, isn't Chongzhen determined to revive the Ming Dynasty in history? Then my ambition is to help him revive the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing wrong with that!
This kind of scene talk is a habit formed by Li Shunzu's many years of service in later government departments, but it doesn't seem to work well for Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen clearly heard that this was a scene, and the excitement on his face dissipated in an instant, and he leaned back calmly.

"I know that it was you who swore in the camp to promise the Liao soldiers to solve the material problem. As a gentleman, since the promise was given, it is up to you to solve it. I can't help you with this matter."

Good guy, Chongzhen wants to be the hands-off shopkeeper!
History has changed and the butterfly effect is here!

Li Shunzu clearly remembered that in history, Chongzhen was the one who sent supplies to appease the Liao soldiers, but now he had to find his own solution, and he suddenly became bitter.

"Why, is your love in trouble?"

"Then you are only responsible for those Liao soldiers who are still outside Guangqumen, so what?"

Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew that Li Shunzu was not Yuan Chonghuan, let alone Sun Chengzong, and it was indeed a bit difficult for him to take over all the military pay and supplies of tens of thousands of Liao soldiers.

But Chongzhen really wanted to know how much this descendant of the Li family in Liaodong, who put down a potential mutiny in a few words, was worth, and whether he could shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Li family's re-emergence.

After capturing Yuan Chonghuan, the Liao army had no commander, and Chongzhen himself was in urgent need of someone who could take charge and be obedient.

Looking at the entire court, there are not no generals who are good at conquering and fighting, but those who can guarantee that they are definitely from the imperial party and have such prestige in the Liao army that they can respond to everything at once, except the Li family who have been in control of Liao for more than [-] years, have no other branches.

As for Sun Chengzong, Chongzhen still believes in him, but he doesn't dare to believe too much.

The words had already reached this point. Judging from Chongzhen's face-saving character in history, Li Shunzu knew that if he didn't speak again, he would be beaten lightly, so he quickly agreed.

"Your Majesty, do your best!"

"Hahaha, I'm just waiting for your words, Li Shunzu, come forward and accept the title!" Emperor Chongzhen kept staring closely. Hearing the words, he immediately smiled and said loudly, "I will take you as the admiral of Guangqumen and still lead Nanzhen Fu. Division, responsible for Liao army supplies outside the city!"

"In addition, I heard that you live in poverty. As a high-ranking member of the imperial court, this is very inappropriate!"

"The house of Zhao Tai, the former admiral of Guangqumen, is being handled by the Northern Division, so I will reward you with that house. Yuan Chonghuan has a woman named Yuan Yu in Beijing. She was supposed to be a prostitute in the Jiaofang Division for life, so I will also give it to you. She rewards you."

"Yuan Yu is only eighteen years old and is well-educated. It is a pity to join the Jiaofangsi. As for whether she becomes a slave or a maid, or takes a wife and a concubine, what to do with her is all your business."

"Do you have any other requests? I will try my best to satisfy you!"

With this series of rewards and personnel arrangements, it was obvious that Chongzhen had already had an idea.

Only now did Li Shunzu understand why Chongzhen suddenly asked him to enter the palace to summon the right person. He might have thought about everything on the way here, but he just didn't expect that this guy came to him to borrow money.Li Shunzu was caught off guard by the fact that the matter of obtaining supplies fell back on him.

At first, I just thought of giving it to the old Liao army as a favor, and then pick myself out, and then follow the historical route and let Chongzhen pay and hire people to solve the matter satisfactorily.

Unexpectedly, Chongzhen saw it and kicked the ball back.

Now refusing is equal to seeking death, and failing to do well is equal to immediate death. What happened to Yuan Chonghuan in the five years of Pingliao? Li Shunzu caught him with his own hands yesterday, and he felt like a mirror in his heart. It would be impossible if we did not work side by side.

If someone calls Chongzhen stupid again, Li Shunzu will be the first to refuse.

Is Chongzhen stupid?

This guy is so smart!
"I have no request! Your Majesty's grace is so great, how dare I ask for it!"

When it comes to flattering, Lee Soon Jo is a professional.

At this time, the emperor asked if he had any requests, which was a question to show the emperor's kindness.

Chongzhen put Li Shunzu in this position in order to save food, wages and supplies. Naturally, the less he gave, the better.

Some clues can be seen from the reward promotion just now. It seems that Chongzhen gave a lot, but thinking about it carefully, these things did not belong to Chongzhen in the first place.

The big house was built by Zhao Tai. Although the admiral of Guangqumen had great powers, it was only a low-level official position. For Chongzhen, it was as simple as painting a cake for you to eat. It was just a matter of one sentence.

The Jiaofangsi in the Ming Dynasty was actually a government-run brothel. The wives and daughters of fallen officials, large and small, were kept here, and the income went directly to the internal treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Yuan Chonghuan was so famous that a literati who wanted to incubate his daughter would definitely not be able to do so. few.

Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan's daughter was the only blood that Chongzhen paid. She was originally going to be sent to the Jiaofang Division to be a prostitute for life. To redeem her, not only did she need approval from the Ministry of Punishment, but she also had to spend a lot of money.

But at this time, Li Shunzu also knew that the more he wanted, the more achievements he would have to hand over to Chongzhen.

Chongzhen didn't give him anything useful now. If he really couldn't do it, Li Shunzu felt that he wouldn't be able to blame him too much.

Of course, this is for those who follow the rules.

If Chongzhen doesn't abide by the rules and gets angry and insists on killing him, Li Shunzu can't do anything about it. After all, people are talking lightly now.

So after thinking about it, the best way is to do it beautifully, whether it's taking the opportunity to get a higher position, or leaving a way out for myself. In short, I have to think about it when I go back, and I can't go on like this.

"In this case, you two dear friends can go back first."

"Teacher and I still have something to say."

After Emperor Chongzhen arranged these things and saved the food and materials that were originally intended for Guangqumen, he felt extremely happy. He sent Che Tianxiang and Li Shunzu away, and then turned to look at Sun Chengzong, who had been silent all this time.

"What does the teacher think of this person?"

"Your Majesty, are you talking about the heirs of the Li family?" Sun Chengzong stroked his short beard and glanced slightly at the two people's backs. "This son indeed has the legacy of becoming a beam and being like a pine tree. Your Majesty appointed him as the admiral of Guangqumen to supervise the management of food, wages and supplies. Do you have an idea for a test?"

Chongzhen nodded slightly and said with a smile.

"It does."

"However, the Liao army is now full of complaints and still needs to rely on teachers to calm people's hearts."

Sun Chengzong was full of confidence, put on his iron helmet, stood up and bowed in salute.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will be stationed in the camp overnight. If I am too late, there will be chaos."

(End of this chapter)