Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 330

The weather was getting colder and colder. When it was the twelfth lunar month, Luo Tian even told old man Wu to bring the main data to Luo's mansion. He only calculated at home and didn't go out of the mansion very much. On the contrary, old man Wu often Coming to the Luo Mansion, he was familiar with everyone in the Luo family and moved around a lot, Luo Tiandu treats him even more differently from others.

There is still no news from the front line, and Wei Que has not written a single word. Luo Tian is worried, counting the days every day, hoping that the front line war will subside and Wei Que will return soon.In addition, there is another thing, Gu Bo is also sick, coughing all day long, can't eat, can't even get out of bed, the doctor has seen several times, even the imperial doctor was invited, and they all told Gu Bo At this age, I can only rest in peace, there is no good way.

Usually when a doctor says this, it means that the patient can only endure it by himself.Gu Bo is over 70 this year. In this era when the average life expectancy is generally not too high, he is already considered a long life. It is true that when he is about to die, now he is just procrastinating.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, this is a natural law that no one can overcome, no matter you are a slave or a high emperor.

Everyone in the Luo family was still immersed in Gu Bo's depressed mood, which was getting weaker day by day, and an urgent side report from Liudao Fengyu was sent from the border to Shangjing without stopping.

Some spies found it in Beirong. Gao Yuanhong sent envoys to Beiliang to unite with Beiliang, besiege Tianshui Pass, and invade the Central Plains in one fell swoop. The war was urgent. If Beiliang cavalry came to the city, Tianshui Pass would be broken.The eighth prince Feng Taoling personally led fifty thousand light cavalry to intercept the Beiliang army at the foot of Donglin Mountain and relieve the siege of Tianshuiguan. However, the enemy was outnumbered and fifty thousand soldiers were killed in battle. He himself also died heroically in the random arrows. Even the bones of the corpses were trampled into a pulp and could not be found.

When Emperor Tianqi saw the battle report, a mouthful of old blood spewed out of his throat on the spot. He threw the battle report to the court and said angrily, "Where's Yue Xuanchun?"

The messenger rushed all the way, his face, ears, and hands were covered with frostbite. When he arrived at the hall, he didn't even drink his saliva, his lips were cracked, his eyes were red, and he said mournfully, "When His Highness the Eighth Prince was restraining the Northern Liang army, General Yue went out of the city to meet Gao Yuanhong. Da Jun, when he heard the news about the Eighth Prince, he was too late to come back for help."

Emperor Tianqi stared at him gloomyly: "What about Wei Que?"

The messenger said sadly: "Master Wei also... died for the country."

Emperor Tianqi put a blank face, and said coldly: "Where is Sun Houze? Why didn't he report when the Northern Liang army bypassed Langshan?! The old eight blocked the Northern Liang army at Donglin Mountain, why didn't Sun Houze send troops to support it?! Thousands of cavalry bypassed his territory, he is a dead man, and there is no news at all?!"

Sun Houze is a disciple of Cheng Enhou, who can be regarded as a member of the lineage of Concubine Wan Gui. Cheng Enhou was afraid that today's anger would be implicated on his own family, so he hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the only way to calm down now is to send People went to Donglin Mountain, buried His Highness the Eighth Prince in a coffin, and sent him back to Shangjing for burial..."

The third prince, who has always been in charge of peace, also came out and said: "Father, my son is willing to lead the army to the north and escort the emperor's coffin back to Beijing."

Tian Qi was trembling with anger, Sen Han stared at them, and laughed angrily: "Put it in the coffin?! You didn't hear what he said just now, the old man has no bones left, tell me, who are you going to collect?" Corpse, whose coffin to bury?!"

Emperor Tianqi has many heirs, but the only princes who have survived as adults are the second, third, fourth, seventh, and eighth. The second prince was implicated in the defeat of the Xing family. Yes, because of Luo Mingdu's matter, the third and fourth children were put on a narrow-minded hat by Emperor Tianqi, and it was hard to be arrogant. The seventh child was not strong enough, and he was weak. Shang Ke, although he can't compare to the eldest prince, Emperor Tianqi also poured a lot of hope into him. This time Feng Taoling died on Donglin Mountain, why didn't Emperor Tianqi feel heartbroken.

After the grieving, the messenger took two steps forward, kowtowed to Emperor Tianqi and said, "Your Majesty, I have a grievance, and I want to sue Mr. He, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Mr. Li, Minister of the Household Department."

Immediately someone stepped forward and said angrily: "This is the front of the palace, where is your presumptuousness?!"

But the messenger turned a deaf ear and said, "Your Majesty, I sue Li Shangshu and Mr. He for ignoring their consciences and shoddy the military supplies they went to the north. As a result, my Daqing soldiers froze to death and starved to death before they left for the expedition."

Upon hearing this, Li Shangshu hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "You are talking nonsense! You have slandered the court officials, what evidence do you have?!"

The messenger angrily untied the battle armor, revealing the tattered jacket inside, and all the officials were stunned when they saw it.When the army marched towards Tianshui Pass, Emperor Tianqi issued an order that all the newly harvested cotton this year should be made into cotton clothes and quilts, and transported to the border gates to be used as clothing for soldiers at the border gates to keep out the cold. Where are these cotton clothes?There are only two thin sheets of yellow paper filled inside, and the inferior earthen cloth is filled with two thin sheets of yellow paper. How to keep out the cold? !

Emperor Tianqi's old face was pale with anger, he turned his face, stared at the minister of the Ministry of War coldly, and said angrily: "He Long, you are so brave! How dare you seize the cold-proof supplies of the frontier soldiers? Come on! This dog thief Long forked out of the Meridian Gate, with a staff of one hundred."

He Long went out and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty, and the old minister deserves to die, but the grain, grass and cold supplies at the border are all produced by the Ministry of Households according to the regulations. Don't dare to hide."

"Bastard!" Emperor Tianqi dragged the messenger to him, and said angrily, "He Long, open your dog eyes and see! This is the padded jacket you checked? Look, what is stuffed here? ? In a place as cold as Tianshui Pass, the soldiers wear this to fight, have your consciences been eaten by dogs?!"

He Long knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am also a military commander. Like other soldiers, I got my fame today by fighting with my life on the battlefield. The battlefield is ruthless, and even if I die, I will die." I will never make fun of the lives of the soldiers, and I hope His Majesty will find out why the cotton clothes allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, when they arrive at the border, become yellow paper jackets that are worse than reed-flower jackets."

Li Shangshu looked flustered, and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs has received a stamped document from Mr. He, and the materials to keep out the cold are well prepared. Mr. He has personally inspected it, and there is absolutely no fraud."

He was also very wronged, the household department was short of money, he racked his brains, pieced things together, offended countless people, and then got together the silver taels, prepared food, grass and warm clothes, and shipped them to the northwest border.

The Taifu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Beiliang crossed Langshan Mountain, and Gao Yuanhong was staring at him outside Tianshui Pass. General Yue can't fight alone. I implore His Majesty to let He Shangshu take the blame, lead the troops, support General Yue, Or, the bones of His Highness the Eighth Prince and me Daqing Thirty Thousand Erlang will also be transported back for a proper burial, and the soldiers must not be allowed to be lonely ghosts in foreign lands after they die."

University scholar Zhang Qingsong also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the border is very cold, and there will be spring tide next year. General Yue repelled Gao Yuanhong's troops at Tianshui Pass. For the sake of the people of the world, Your Majesty should send envoys to Beirong and Beiliang for peace talks as soon as possible. , to quell the war, so that no one will die..."

Before Zhang Qingsong finished speaking, he saw Emperor Tianqi was furious, grabbed a paperweight from the case and threw it at him.Emperor Tianqi was a soldier all his life, and he was a general. Although he was old, his hand strength was not weak. When the Holy Majesty was angry, Zhang Qingsong, no matter how brave he was, did not dare to avoid it. The paperweight hit him directly on the forehead, and immediately There was a hole in his forehead, and blood flowed profusely.

"Bastard! The bones of Lao Ba and Thirty Thousand Erlang are not cold yet, and you are still instigating peace talks?! You covetous bastard who fears death, martial arts cannot secure the country, and literature cannot govern the country. What use are you?! Fork it out!"

At that moment, the court guards dragged Zhang Qingsong out, Zhang Qingsong was a literati, how could he endure such fright, rolled his eyes, and passed out immediately.

All of a sudden, there was no sound in the huge Wenhua Palace, all the officials knelt down one after another, and no one dared to open their mouths to intercede for Zhang Qingsong.The strong wind was howling outside the hall, and the thick door was blown by the strong wind, making a "creaking" sound. In the empty and quiet Wenhua Hall, it was particularly frightening.

Emperor Tianqi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, swept his cold eyes across the ministers, and said in a stern and cruel tone, "Order Sun Houze to guard the Wolf Pass. If he dares to let another Beiliang soldier cross the Wolf Mountain, let him raise his head." Come see me!"

"He Long, Minister of the Ministry of War, spare your dog's life for the time being, and lead the soldiers and horses of the nineteen states to Tianshuiguan to join Yuexuanchun!" Emperor Tianqi was bleeding in his heart, and his own son was killed. The disappearance of the territory made the two countries no longer exist in history. Then the treasury of Daqing was empty, and the Northern Liang cavalry was invincible. Now they are joining forces with the Beirong and rashly sending troops.Emperor Apocalypse is a generation of wise emperors, even in a fit of anger, he still made a rational decision to guard Tianshui Pass and fight steadily.

"Let's pass on Ren Qi, deputy envoy of Shenwuwei!"

Ren Qi happened to be on duty in the palace today, after a while, Ren Qi hurried to the palace.

"You go out of the palace immediately, take the officials who escorted the grain and grass into custody, and hand them over to Dali Temple for you to guard personally. Tell Ming Jingzhi to let him thoroughly investigate the six ministries. Reach out!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of many people in His Highness changed suddenly, some of them were timid, and even two were fighting. The hands holding the wat board were shaking like sifting chaff.

The fourth prince, Feng Zhixian, who stood closest to Emperor Tianqi, was secretly anxious, rolled his eyes, and winked at a corner of the palace that no one was paying attention to.

Emperor Tianqi was in a rage, and never saw his small movements, but just looked at the courtiers in the palace, and said coldly and ruthlessly: "I know that each of you has means, and if you don't investigate this matter clearly, you don't want to think about it for a day." Go out of the palace, just stay in this Wenhua Palace!"

When the emperor was angry, blood flowed, and no one could bear his anger.

(End of this chapter)