Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 120 Take it Together

"It's nothing, how can this kind of thing be avoided, since the people in Yangzhou are so enthusiastic, I can't let you down even more."

Zhu Youjian got up and got out of the carriage as he said that, looking at the giant merchants in Yangzhou who were all dressed in splendid clothes, he couldn't help but think of the "Ten Days in Yangzhou" in the original history.

"My minister Wang Botong, the prefect of Yangzhou, Zhang Liangchao, the Lianghuai salt transporter, and Wei Ming, the inspector of salt and censor Wei Ming! I have met Your Majesty!"

Three fat, fair-skinned officials came out from the crowd. Zhu Youjian didn't speak, but just nodded.

Only the accompanying Huaiyang Governor Li Mingrui gave the three of them a look, and the three pointed to the giant merchants in Yangzhou in front of them with bitter faces, implying that they were forced to do nothing.

"Shi Kefa, let them all get up." Zhu Youjian couldn't help asking Shi Kefa: "If the Qing army goes south in the future, and I ask you to guard Yangzhou City, how will you defend it? Answer truthfully!"

"Serve the country with death!"

After hearing Shi Kefa's answer, Zhu Youjian just smiled lightly and didn't express any opinions, but he was determined in his heart: In this life, Shi Kefa should not be allowed to guard Yangzhou no matter what!

After all the giant merchants in Yangzhou got up, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian just waved his hand, and then stepped into Yangzhou City.

Yan Yingyuan and others also saw the grand scene of officials and gentry leaving the city at this time, and only after inquiring did they learn that Emperor Chongzhen had also come to Yangzhou City.

Naturally, the three of them hurriedly followed the crowd out of the city excitedly, but this time, they could only look at Zhu Youjian's blurred figure from a distance of countless heads.

"You said, why did your majesty come to Yangzhou? Did you also come to listen to the music?"

Chen Mingyu asked Yan Yingyuan and Feng Houdun curiously.

"I don't think the Qinhuai River in Nanjing is as prosperous as Yangzhou. Since Your Majesty wants to look for flowers and ask Liu, why should he go far away and come to Yangzhou to look for lean horses when the New Year is approaching? In my opinion, there may be other reasons. The important town of Huaizuo can be described as the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also an important place for the salt industry. Rich businessmen and tycoons gather here. Your Majesty’s visit to Yangzhou this time is probably to reassure these Yangzhou businessmen and think about how to defend Yangzhou.”

After Yan Yingyuan said, Feng Houdun couldn't help but nodded, but couldn't help but glanced at the opposite pavilion, and hurriedly pointed: "Li Xiangjun! I saw it in Nanjing back then, did she also come to pay respects to Longyan?"

"I don't know where the vulgar person came from. Li Jun's name is also called by you at will!"

At this time, a scholar appeared behind Yan Yingyuan and the others, said something, and went up to the building where Li Xiangjun was, waving his fan.

"Young Master, I'm sorry, this place has been taken over by a giant merchant from Yangzhou, and His Majesty will be entertained here, and Jin Yiwei will come to take over this place soon, please go back quickly, otherwise you will be taken away as a spy, and the loss outweighs the gain. .”

"I heard that Li Jun has a relationship with the emperor. Now it seems that his reputation is well-deserved, but Xiaosheng doesn't know what to do."

After talking sourly, Mr. Mao, he couldn't help complaining: "When will the singing and dancing in the West Lake stop? The warm wind makes the tourists drunk, and they turn Hangzhou into Bianzhou. Now Your Majesty doesn't want to govern the world. Bang, but Gou lives in the south of the Yangtze River and does all kinds of romantic things, it's a pity!"

When Chen Mingyu heard the mocking son's words satirizing Jun's father, Chen Mingyu couldn't help being furious. He directly brought the pretending son over, and then punched him directly:
"Where did you come from, dare to arrange my Majesty the Ming Emperor like this, do you know, in order to let you sons and brothers continue to be romantic, how did your Majesty spend this winter, lying on the third floor with us vulgar people?" A foot of snow! Your Majesty has never done anything romantic, and you have slandered your father so much, believe it or not, I will kill you with one shot!"

Bang!
Feng Houdun had already raised his musket at this time, and fired at the impotent young master, who was so frightened that the impotent young master fell directly to the ground:
"I am a student who dares to open the frontier, who are you, dare to treat scholars like this."

"It turned out to be the fourth son of Fushe, Mao Pijiang. I am also a scholar, and I was born in Juren, but now I am Feng Houdun, the captain of the first battalion of the infantry of the Third Army of the Guards. I am a loyal believer of the emperor. Based on what you just said, It's not too much for me to kill you!"

After Feng Houdun spoke, he fired again.

He was so frightened that he immediately lost control of his bladder and bowels.

Yangzhou Tong Zhi Mao Qizong also heard gunshots at this time, and hurried over: "Where to shoot the gun, where to shoot the gun!"

Feng Houdun's two shots in a row couldn't help but make this Yangzhou colleague flustered. After all, seeing that His Majesty Zhu Youjian was about to arrive here, there was a sudden shooting.

Mao Qizong, who was in charge of maintaining law and order, was naturally not shocked. As soon as he came, he saw his nephew Mao Bijiang sitting on the ground, and three officers in red scarves and shirts were also standing here, and the firecracker held by one of them was still smoking .

"Where did you guys come from, Qiu Ba, you don't know good and bad things, even scholars dare to hit them! Take them down for me!"

Yangzhou Tongzhi raised his anger. From a public point of view, these three low-level military officers openly caused trouble in the place where His Majesty is about to visit, which will directly affect his black hat. From a private point of view, his nephew was actually shot by someone. He was so threatened that he sat on the ground and peed, and his nephew was still a famous person.

But none of Yangzhou Tongzhi Mao Qizong's subordinates dared to move.

Because at this time, a large number of Jinyiwei came.

Li Ruolian also heard the gunshots and was also terrified.

Li Ruolian walked up to Yan Yingyuan, Feng Houdun, and Chen Mingyu:
"You are guard officers. What's going on? Why are you here and still firing guns? Who did it?"

Li Ruolian also serves as the deputy director of the Military Law Department of the Generalissimo's Mansion, and is responsible for maintaining the military discipline of the Guards for He Xin.

Therefore, when Chen Mingyu and Feng Houdun saw Li Ruolian, they didn't dare to have the courage they had just now, so they couldn't help standing still.

"Report! I let it go, Lieutenant Feng Houdun, Lieutenant Zhongxian, First Type A Battalion, Infantry, Second Corps, Third Army of the Guards Army!"

After Feng Houdun answered, he lowered his head.

Only, Yan Yingyuan dared to step forward at this time: "Report! It's not that we shot at random, but that this young man named Mao Pijiang slandered your father and made something out of nothing. , I don’t know how to govern the world.”

After hearing this, Li Ruolian looked at Mao Bijiang and Yangzhou Tongzhi Mao Qizong who were still on the ground: "Is that so?"

Mao Qizong looked at Mao Bijiang.

How could Mao Pijiang say anything at this time, he never figured out from the beginning to the end that the military officer who shot at him just now was actually from Juren.

"The little girl saw it just now. This young master did say such wild words, maybe it was just a complaint, but these three warriors did not respect scholars at all, which is really against the way of saints."

At this time, a woman wearing a veil walked up.

However, before the woman finished speaking, Shi Kefa had already appeared in front of her at this time: "Your Majesty ordered Mao Pijiang and these three guard officers to be taken down together. How can such a thing happen in public? !"

　Make the transition, it will be exciting later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)