The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 738

Seeing that Queen Zhou and Kun Xing were both happy about the marriage, Zhang Yan went to the imperial study to talk to the emperor about family affairs.

Chongzhen respected his sister-in-law, Empress Zhang Yan, very much. Seeing that she came here to persuade him to agree to the marriage, it was exactly what he wanted, and she also saved a lot of face, so of course he went along with it.

The emperor also knew that people were warm and warm. Chongzhen actually loved his family deeply and loved the eldest princess very much. He really didn't want to marry her hastily.

Huang Sheng's talent, appearance, age, and status are all right, and he is completely worthy of the princess. Chongzhen thinks that no one in the world can surpass Huang Sheng and is qualified to marry his favorite jewel.

The only problem that exists is the ancestral system.The emperor may not think that all ancestral systems are reasonable.

But often the emperor made a move that violated the ancestral system, and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty would pester them endlessly, and it was difficult for the imperial staff to scare the ministers away.

The Ming Dynasty’s civil servants collectively put pressure on the emperor is nothing more than the ancestral system and the etiquette system, and the emperor was forced to escape by the ministers. The most famous is that the Wanli Emperor did not go to court for 30 years. .

In fact, all the officials of the Ming Dynasty spent their energy on many trivial matters, which caused too many ministers to not engage in business and professional party struggles, and of course it was a disaster for the country and the people in the end.

This time, the emperor could play the role of the victim in marrying a daughter in violation of the regulations. It was entirely because the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs expected the "Nanming" to send troops to Liaodong and build slaves to force him to marry his beloved daughter and marry the Southern King.

Chongzhen admits that it doesn't matter if he loses a little bit of face, he can get his daughter a happy and prosperous life in exchange.

When he went to court the next day, Chongzhen never mentioned the subject of yesterday's court meeting, and did not give Liang Tingdong, Zhang Fengyi and other important ministers who were eager to try the chance to speak.

He directly ordered the cabinet to approve the red, and sent Liang Tingdong as the chief envoy, and Zhu Chunchen and Wu Xiang as the deputy envoys to "Nanming" immediately. Their task was to persuade the Nanwang to move the "God of War" to rescue troops to solve the Liaodong war situation.

Chongzhen loves face, how could he take the initiative to come to ask for a daughter to marry, but a discerning person can understand the emperor's intention just by looking at the three envoys.

Liang Tingdong was overjoyed. This time he was sent to the "Nanming" as an envoy, and he would definitely fulfill his mission. He must move troops and get married. Of course, he would not forget to show himself in front of the "Nanwang".

Since Yang Yipeng, the governor of Fengyang, the left deputy capital of the governor of water transportation, was exiled to Hainan Island, the post of governor of water transportation seemed to be cursed, and the two governors were dismissed from office and returned to their hometowns. Now no one cares about this former sweet pastry.

The imperial court must also send officials to occupy this position, and the Ministry of Officials asked the emperor to appoint the governor of water transportation.

In the end, under the name of Ding You, Shi Kefa, who hid the mess of the Central Plains for two and a half years, made his debut. He was promoted to be the right servant of the household department and the censor of the capital of Youqin, the governor of water transport and the governor of Feng, Si, Huai and Yang.

Chongzhen made up his mind to suppress the bandits with all his strength, and dispatched eunuchs Lu Jiude and Liu Yuanbin to lead the Jingying troops into the Central Plains to participate in the war.

This arrangement is not bad. Leaving tens of thousands of people on the line of Feng, Si, Huai, and Yang will become a barrier in the south of the Yangtze River, preventing bandits from harming Daming's largest source of tax revenue.

Now the quality of Ming eunuchs has also improved a lot. They used to belong to the lawless courtiers of the emperor, and no one in the local area dared to provoke them.

It's very different now. There is a Nan Wang who loves dogs and mice. He will kill eunuchs who commit crimes.

It was just killing a few of the emperor's servants. I believe that with the power of the "God of War" and the relationship between Concubine Lan and the two empresses, the emperor would never stand up for the guilty servants, and it is even more impossible to pursue Nanwang Yuezu as their substitute.

Because the meddling Nanwang was known in Daming for being Yuezu who was willing to stand up for others, and he was never merciful to oppressing good officials, but Nanwang would investigate the execution targets thoroughly when killing people, and never wronged anyone.

He is often killed by the king of the South, and his reputation will be tainted by the wind. The princes and eunuchs are really afraid of offending the "God of War".

The eunuchs know better that Nanwang's intelligence agencies are everywhere. Jinyiwei and Dongchang are both unforgettable, and when the assignments fall on them, they all know that enough is enough, and they must not offend the "God of War".

The emperor sent out the Beijing camp, but he was not willing to send 500 "neijing eunuchs and musketeers", which disappointed Wang Chengen who wanted to take the neijing to the battlefield himself.

The generals and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty have all restrained their appearance. Shi Kefa, the governor and the governor of the water transport, should have a much easier life, because his job is to inspect the water affairs, supervise the grain road, manage the grain and judge, pass the judgment, escort the general judgment and other officials .

The Governor of Water Transport is also in charge of storage and factories, which means that food, ammunition and armor all have sources. Someone in Shi Kefa who has weapons, money and food should not be unable to defend Jianghuai.

In fact, it is really uncertain based on the poor performance of this military rookie who guarded Yangzhou in history and collapsed without defending his subordinates for even a day.

However, Huang Degong was still alive at this time, and Zhou Yuji, the protagonist of the Kunqu opera "Ningwuguan", the rare general, was also under Shi Kefa's command.

As long as Governor Shi provides food and equipment in time, and Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong are two fierce men who are in charge of fighting the bandits, Jianghuai can be safe.

Cai'er, who was managing business in the capital, accepted the invitation of Empress Zhang Yan to come to the palace as a guest. Empress Zhou was even more enthusiastic, and Empress Zhang Yan kept chatting with her.

Cai'er has already learned that the emperor intends to betroth his beloved daughter to the Southern King. In the future, she will serve as a husband with Princess Daming. Cai'er always feels strange in her heart. After all, this princess is about the same age as her husband's eldest daughter.

And for no reason, Cai'er was suddenly inferior in front of Queen Zhou who was similar in age, which made me laugh and cry.

The three women had a lot of topics to talk about. Caier invited Queen Zhang and Queen Zhou to go to "Nanming" in person at an appropriate time to see the tropical beauty that is completely different from that of Daming.

Caier often talked about exotic customs, many interesting stories outside the palace, and the vast ocean.

The two beauties who have lived in the deep palace for a long time are of course yearning for the outside world, and they are extremely envious of seeing Concubine Lan going from south to north. If they marry Nanwang, it seems that they can send their daughters to "Nanming" for a reason of marriage.

Seeing that the two empresses were moved, Caier took care of all the expenses of the entourage without the emperor having to spend a tael of money, and declared that she would accompany her throughout the journey.

Cai Er warmly invited Empress Daming to visit "Nanming" because she was acting on orders. The prince told her to get along well with Daming's harem, and tried to make the Daming royal family and "Nanming" royal family come and go frequently.

The diplomacy of the two countries pays attention to reciprocity and not reciprocity. Huang Sheng asked Concubine Lan to stand in the front line, and after a while, Queen Chu'er also went to Daming.

(End of this chapter)