Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 509 Desire for Power

Xiaojiao's words made Song Qingshu completely lose the desire to sleep. These days, he was busy begging for the army, and he really didn't pay much attention to Fuwang's mansion. Li Xiangjun, who had just finished his work, was also called up, and the three of them stayed overnight After digging out all the bills and information of the Tianfu Prince's Mansion, this time Song Qingshu read everything by himself.

This night was called sleepless again. For almost a month, there were quite a lot of things happening in the Fu Wang Mansion, but the most important thing was to rebuild the Fu Wang Mansion.

More than 1 helpers invested more than 18 people to quarry rocks in the nearby Mangshan Mountain, and purchased exotic pines and cypresses from all over the place, and piled them up intensively. The silver used by the palace was far beyond the budget, and the imperial court allocated 5 yuan. Two taels of silver, but Zhu Yousong moved out 3 taels of silver for repairing the mausoleum, and got Song Qingshu to repair for a long time, with [-] taels of silver in his hands.

And the most important thing is that almost the second day after returning to Luoyang, Zhu Yousong began to replace all the big and small stewards of Fuwang Wangzhuang near Luoyang, and replaced them with the eunuchs who served him at the beginning and were close to people. The head of the village who accepted his fate, the manager, almost all of them were sent to a corner to retire.

These days, apart from the few days when the Xuanzhi eunuch passed on the throne, the temporarily occupied Liujia Manor is the largest consumption of wine, vegetables, maidservants, brocades, silks, etc. For this reason, the rent and tax of Wangzhuang has increased by [-]%, and the dead eunuch Tian Cheng, Song Qingshu also I really underestimated him. This Zhu Yousong appointed him as the new general manager. Immediately Tian Chengcheng began to intervene in the shop of Jiaduobao near Luoyang, replacing more than ten second cabinets without the permission of the head office. Although the big shopkeeper did not move, the management right of the store was obviously taken away.

There have been too many emotional fluctuations recently, and it was only Xiaojiao who discovered these. Looking at the bill, the little girl couldn't help but slapped the table and cursed: "Tian Cheng is a bastard, and he actually took the property of our chamber of commerce. Go back to Prince Fu's mansion and chop up this bastard!"

Not to mention, the career matters have diverted Xiaojiao's spirit a little bit. Princess Yunjiao, who has been decadent for many days, finally showed some savagery and ruthlessness in the past. Yawning and shaking his head.

"Forget it, since he wants it, give it to him!"

"Official?"

Little Pepper's voice suddenly became high-pitched. Seeing her widening almond eyes, Song Qingshu didn't explain much, instead, he reached out to hold her cool little hand, and looked into her eyes seriously.

"Jiaojiao, trust me!"

Women are the most defenseless against this move. Under Li Xiangjun's jealous and gloomy eyes, Little Pepper blushed and lowered his head, nodded slightly, but immediately showed two little canine teeth viciously .

"The boss has gone too far this time! The officials are kind-hearted, and they have given him an advantage!"

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Song Qingshu is not a boy who spreads money, but the form also forced him to give up. This is the 14th year of Chongzhen in April. From this year, Henan, Huguang, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other provinces will all become farmers and officials. The battlefield seen by the army, the business here, the wealth earned is probably not enough to kill people, if King Fu can support, Song Qingshu is entrenched on the front line of Luoyang, sitting in Zhongzhou, there may be some hope, contain Li Zicheng, and give more support to the Ming Dynasty In two years, perhaps history will turn around. After all, as soon as the Qing army entered the pass, the entire north was almost pacified. What if it lasted until the 19th year of Chongzhen, would there be a miracle?

It's a pity that a miracle is a miracle after all. It's too slim. On the one hand, Zuo Liangyu and his pig teammates are fighting each other. In the big dye vat, it is estimated that Zhu Yousong has already salivated seeing the old Fu Wang in power, and he is not willing to be a rice bug who eats, drinks and has fun. He always wants to take all the power into his own hands to be satisfied. He would never be reconciled to Song Qingshu manipulating him.

It’s no wonder that the Hongguang Dynasty of the later Nanming Dynasty fell before it lasted nine months. If Zhu Yousong didn’t care about anything at all, and just let Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and the others maintain the government, he might be able to last a while longer, but he is the emperor too Not enough to succeed but more to fail. Selecting nuns, building palaces, and plundering the people's fat and anointing at a time of national crisis, and losing people's hearts, made the Ming Dynasty collapse so quickly.

That being the case, instead of staying here with Zhu Yousong, Zuo Liangyu and the others playing house, it is better to go back to the south of the Yangtze River and continue to manage your own rear area. Maybe Nanming can survive in his hands, no matter how bad it is , Establishing a country in Southeast Asia as a way of retreat will not allow the Ming people who escaped to the sea to be bullied and enslaved by Britain, France, Spain and Portugal, and slaughtered by other Southeast Asian races, right?

Figured this out, Song Qingshu was really resolute, wrote several letters in a row, sent the news of King Fu's withdrawal of shares to other shareholders, and arranged for Xiaojiao to pay a last respect in front of the tomb of King Fu. No matter what, he drove directly into Luoyang City and went to Zhu Yousong to say goodbye.

In terms of enjoyment, there is really no one who can compare to Zhu Yousong. After staying for only two days, the Liu family compound was also beaten and renovated. Taking advantage of the spring, when Song Qingshu came, he saw many eunuchs. The daughter was planting flowers and plants in the back garden, as well as holding silk and bronze lamps and lanterns to and fro, busy in a ball.

If it weren't for the starvation outside the door, Song Qingshu really thought that it was a peaceful and prosperous age.

The entire King Fu was here temporarily, and Zhu Yousong, the King of Fu himself, was probably the most inefficient. The little eunuch reported for a long time before Zhu Yousong came out of the living room with Tian Cheng's support, yawning and He also muttered vaguely: "My sister-in-law came so early, I can't let Gu sleep for a while!"

morning?In later generations, even if Song Qingshu went to an Internet cafe to rent a room, he would wake up at this point. Smelling the pungent smell of alcohol, Song Qingshu fisted helplessly: "I will punish you for disturbing His Highness's rest. However, there is something in the south of the Yangtze River. I will lead the army back to the two countries soon." Huai, in order not to be rude, I came here to bid farewell to His Highness!"

"Are you going?"

"The county horse is going back to Jiangnan?"

Zhu Yousong was obviously stunned, but Tian Cheng's words inadvertently revealed a burst of surprise. Song Qingshu, who looked at him with two eyes, secretly sneered, but his face was serious, and he nodded solemnly.

"The intruders have already moved to Huguang. Luoyang has Zuozhen, Hezhen, Liuzhen, Lizhen and more than [-] people. There are not many generals, and there are not many generals. However, the two Huaihe Rivers are empty. If you don’t rush back as soon as possible, you will be easily taken advantage of by Li Chuang!”

"Then, the mausoleum of my father..."

"His Majesty sent Supervisor Zhang to oversee the construction. The last general was originally Yue Zu, and now it happens to be returned to him. It can be regarded as returning to the original owner. Your Highness can rest assured!"

Tian Cheng secretly tugged on Zhu Yousong's sleeve again, Zhu Yousong, who seemed to be about to say something to keep him, swallowed the words back immediately, and nodded with a helpless look: "In this case, it is a major matter for the court. It's important, the lonely king won't keep his sister-in-law anymore, the lonely king is here to wish his sister-in-law to show his great power and overcome obstacles for my Ming Dynasty!"

With dark eyelids that couldn't be opened, he yawned big again, cupped his fists perfunctorily, and Zhu Yousong seemed to be planning to go back to sleep again, but at this time, Song Qingshu took a pleasant surprise out of his arms. out.

"Your Highness, I have one more thing to present!"

Inexplicably, he took the small brocade box and handed it up, followed by Zhu Yousong to open it. Song Qingshu could obviously hear that Xinjin Fuwang gasped, and immediately looked at Song Qingshu with trembling hands.

"Sister-in-law, what is this?"

"When the late king was here, he trusted the late general and handed over Henan's property to the late general's business, but now that His Highness has succeeded to the throne, the late general thinks that it is better to return the property to the original owner. These are one of the three provinces of Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. The title deeds and financial deeds of the shops in the hundred and two cities and counties are now handed over to His Highness, which is regarded as a complete return to Zhao!"

In Song Qingshu's words, there is still the last leeway for turning around, the former king trusts it!If you also trust me, then let me continue to manage these shops and make money for everyone!But Zhu Yousong didn't realize that there was room for change at all, on the contrary, he hurriedly put the box back into his bosom with a little excitement, and he was still hypocritically polite.

"Well, what's the point of this?"

The last bit of goodwill faded away, thinking that this guy would be in charge of the Nanming court in the future, Song Qingshu sighed worriedly, and immediately clasped his fists again: "The last general will retire!"

"Sister-in-law, go slowly, I have something to do, so I won't send it off!"

Before Song Qingshu exited the corridor at this end, the loud and loud noises from inside had already been heard, and Song Qingshu shook his head once again.

Speaking of it, Song Qingshu was still at a loss. When he cooperated with King Fu and his shop was handed over to the Qihuo Army, Luoyang and other big cities have now expanded at least ten times by the Qihuo Army. However, even in later generations, The most difficult thing is to separate the family. Anyway, Song Qingshu in the north has already planned to give up, and keep it for the thieves to worry about, and he still complains. It's better to take it out directly. If you fled to the south of the Yangtze River, don't worry about Lao Tzu's property, you don't care about a dime!

At the door, Xiaobao has already organized the cavalry of his own soldiers. These days, it is better to guard against his own people than to defend against the enemy. Afraid of Zuo Liangyu's black hands, more than 200 personal soldiers have been on guard for a long time. Seeing Song Qingshu come out, they immediately surrounded him Seeing him in the center, he hurriedly pushed back towards the door.

But by coincidence, as soon as the bodyguard team left, Zuo Liangyu also led the bodyguards in arrogance and domineering. Seeing the marks of the cavalry receding on the street, Marshal Zuo couldn't help jumping off his horse, Grabbing the palace guards, he asked, "Who came here just now!"

"Back to Zuo Shuai, it is Lord Song, General of Pingliao. It is said that he has come to bid farewell to His Highness, and wants to return to Jiangnan!"

"Idiot Song?"

Clenching his chin and looking at Song Qingshu who had disappeared, Zuo Liangyu's dark eyes suddenly showed greed and murderous intent...

(End of this chapter)