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Chapter 801 Nanjing Rebellion (Central)
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In the Sili Supervision Office, there were only four eunuchs with pens, but the boss manager Chen Hong could not be seen. The four eunuchs were very repulsive to this ancestor who had come out of halfway, and did not say anything, and there was no respect for them in their words. The ancestors did not bother with them, and did not show up in the office for no reason, and lived in their own small garden to enjoy their youth.
At this time, Meng Chong and Teng Xiang were restless as if they had lost their souls. Although the other two eunuchs with their pens used a few words of comfort from time to time, they were a bit gloating no matter how they looked at it.
As soon as Feng Bao came in, the two of them stood up and looked at the savior and said justice: "Master, have you rest?"
Over the past year, Feng Bao's mind has improved greatly. Looking at the two of them, he sighed and said, "What are you doing?" and walked into the hall.
The two of them quickly moved a stool and the other poured tea, and said attentively: "Did the Chen surname complain to the master?"
"Buxing said that, Master Chen Ge." Feng Bao frowned and said, "If it weren't for his kindness, you would probably have to stay in another place." He said, "You look too unfair" and said, "Who doesn't know Master Chen Ge and the Emperor are both teachers and friends? Now that Gao Ge has gone, he has become the emperor's only treasure, but you still have to provoke him."
"But... the matter of sending military supervisors is the most concerned about the emperor." Teng Xiang said with a flash of his eyes: "No matter how kind the master is, he cannot give up military power. Even Ge Lao Chen cannot change this." This is his reliance on planning this matter, and he thought that even if it was a bit out of order, the emperor would definitely protect him.
"Who said that Ge Lao Chen didn't agree with the military supervision?" Feng Bao tilted his head and looked at the sky, saying, "How could he not know that his seven-pointed heart is the forbidden area for ministers, of course he would not stop it..." After a pause, he saw the two of them looking surprised, and then teased: "But he can mix sand in it."
"Sand mixed?" The two of them looked round.
Feng Bao told the three things that silence proposed to Longqing to both of them... For the eunuch, the emperor had no secrets.
"Ah..." Teng Xiang and Meng Chong looked at each other, and saw three-point luck on each other's face and seven-point disappointment. Teng Xiang said in a lost voice: "If this is the case, what else can you do?" Yes, the number of people is strictly limited, the power is strictly limited, and the censor is always staring at him, wanting to make a difference in closeness and alienation, and complaining in front of the emperor, and there is another chance to face him. Unless the emperor is stupid and can treat the military as a joke, it is probably too difficult to interfere in the military and make a lot of money.
"I say, don't not like to listen to me. If you discussed it with me first, our family would definitely ask you to talk to Mr. Chen first." Feng Baoxiu's long white fingers gently smoothed the wrinkles on the edge of his robe, and said, "You can beat Ge Shouli and Lei Li not because you have great skills, but because of your great ability, but relying on the emperor's holy family. But for Mr. Shen, this move is not good. His holy family is only higher or lower than you two." After a pause, he said mysteriously: "Mr. Chen just blocked the court stick in the morning, and the emperor invited his whole family to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together in the evening. What does this mean?"
What does it mean? The eunuchs couldn't figure it out for a moment, but at least it could explain that the emperor was not angry with him because of what happened today, but instead seemed more intimate... Maybe, he was just warning them, such eunuchs, not to see the situation clearly and bite their anger.
After Feng Bao's preaching, Teng Xiang and Meng Chong finally realized that there would be no good result if they continued to fight with Shen Mo. They had to accept the current situation and no longer have the idea of ​​making money from the army. The confidants who were originally planning to send to the military supervising were replaced by some guys who were disliked and allowed to fend for themselves.
In fact, if he was willful, Feng Bao would definitely instigate them to oppose Chen Mo, and then he would help Chen Mo to destroy these two people so as to be elected as the throne of Silijian. However, he was very afraid of the eunuch who was not in the office. The old man who had become a virgin must have secretly monitored the palace through his eyes, and the conversation in Silijian could not escape his eyes and ears.
That old thing is Long Qing's most trusted confidant. If he had provoked trouble from it, left him with a sinister impression, and then said a few bad things to the emperor, he would probably not only have hopeless Silis, but also could not even be the leader of the Qing Palace.
But Feng Bao had the guidance of experts and learned the method of "leveraging the power to fight the power". He believed that Chen Hong was full of eyes and could not refuse to retaliate. He was now in a way that he would not be able to kill him. As long as he showed a sense of the general and consider the overall situation, and then had a good relationship with the old eunuch, when he cleared the door in the future, the chairs vacated in the Sili Prison would definitely have their own hands. Besides, the old man would not have worked for a few years, and he would not be his own world at that time?
Using other people's hands to eliminate political enemies can protect your reputation. This is what the foreign aid told him.
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Fengtai Camp.
Silence came to Fengtai this time, first to inspect and train troops, and second to come to appease Qi Jiguang.
I was not worried about the previous item at all. After a brief turn in the busy military camp, I sent a group of civil and military escorts to each battalion for investigation. I accompanied Qi Jiguang, and came to the Prime Minister's Office.
"Time is rushed and it's a bit simple, so just put it in a little bit." I looked at the Prime Minister's Office in silence and smiled at Qi Jiguang.
"It's already very good, thank you for your care." Qi Jiguang said respectfully.
"Hey, thank you, let's take a look inside." Chen Si smiled with guilt and entered the hall with Qi Jiguang.
The hall is very spacious, with a table in the middle, and a Taishi chair behind the case. There are chairs, coffee tables, wall kitchens and other items around it. Because the decorations are too simple, they even seem empty.
"I just moved here and I still haven't had time to arrange it." Qi Jiguang apologized: "Please forgive me."
"Okay, don't be polite either of us." Looking at him silently, he sat on the Grand Master's chair with a big sword and said with a bit of pride: "When you come to the military camp, you must have the courage of a soldier. If you have any opinions, put them on the table."
Seeing that Ge Lao Chen was more anxious than himself, Qi Jiguang was a little surprised, but he didn't know that he had to rush back to the banquet.
But this is a good thing after all. Qi Jiguang sat upright on the chair in the lower head and said, "There is something that I will ask if I don't know if I should ask?"
"Speak straight." Silently nodded, "I'm here to answer questions and solve problems."
Qi Jiguang said politely: "In my memorial, I proposed to the court to train 100,000 troops, but the Ministry of War only gave 50,000 places; I proposed to recruit new recruits to train, but the Ministry of War wanted to draw 40,000 training from the old camp; I proposed to transfer 20,000 troops, but the court only gave 10,000. May I ask you, please lower your requirements, isn't this weakening your combat power?"
"Haha, it turns out to be for this." Chen Si picked up the teacup, moistened his throat, and said in a warm voice: "Yuan Jing, we are in harmony, so let's tell you the truth. According to the cabinet's intention, we only trained 30,000 people. I blushed at the meeting and only depended on 20,000 more."
"Didn't you agree to have a hundred thousand?" Qi Jiguang said unwillingly.
"I'm asking for a lot of money. People always have to pay back the money, right?" Silently smiled and comforted him: "As we all know, being able to train 100,000 elite soldiers will definitely greatly strengthen the border defense. Everyone hopes to achieve this." After a pause, he looked at Qi Jiguang and said: "But Yuan Jing, the court has no money. The military pay for a recruitment of soldiers is equivalent to three worldly soldiers. If you say, recruiting 50,000 new recruits, according to the minimum standard, each person will be given one or six cents of silver a month, which will cost more than one million taels a year. This is not a small amount! Now the court's ruling is sluggish and the national treasury is empty, and the court is unable to pay at all. Therefore, the cabinet believes that this requirement is 'too much seeking and too extravagant'."
"Then, why did the 30,000 old battalion officers and soldiers have added another 10,000?" Qi Jiguang said with a bad look: "Is it just to save money?"
"There is nothing to do." Chen Jing smiled bitterly, "I originally agreed to divide the military farms and military factories into 70,000 old battalions, but... the result was not satisfactory. The number of military farms that could be recovered was too small, and the military factory could not be built for a while. What's more, many people are unwilling to do that. They go to the nobles' homes all day long, so the nobles go to the Ministry of War, and even go to the cabinet to find them. They have to ask you to pick up the generals from your own silence and choose another 10,000."
"Why did the 20,000 Zhejiang soldiers become 10,000?" Qi Jiguang asked again. Although he knew that there must be countless exchanges and compromises in it, he still felt bitter when he heard it with his own ears.
"This reason is more complicated. The court is full of concerns when the south and the north are transferred." Silently said: "Because these visiting soldiers arrived, can they live in peace with the old camp soldiers? Will they not obey the imperial orders, or just follow their generals? These all require time to test, otherwise they will not be relieved." He said, "Actually, according to the cabinet's intention, I didn't even give this ten thousand, but I just took over the old camp soldiers, and I also took over 10,000 more old camp soldiers."
"So that's it..." Qi Jiguang said disappointed.
"Yuan Jing, this is actually normal." He said calmly: "In the capital, how could the imperial court allow a military general to fully control 100,000 elite soldiers? I am afraid that in the eyes of many people, the threat to the imperial court will be no less than that of the invading Tatars. Therefore, even 50,000 soldiers are not allowed to be recruited, but should be selected from the worldly soldiers with good roots."
"Sir," Qi Jiguang was anxious: "I will be loyal..."
"Don't be anxious." Silently comforted, "Who doesn't know that you, Qi Jiguang, are loyal to the court and are dedicated to protecting the country and the people. However, the court must prevent problems before they happen, and no one can object. We are powerless to change the reality, so we can only face reality. Besides, it is not impossible to achieve it. We just lower the requirements and take two steps. Although this is slower, it is better than being too big and pulling the ball..."
"Swish..." Such a serious conversation made the silent joke, Qi Jiguang laughed, but also dispelled the tension and nodded in understanding: "I, Qi Jiguang, are not paranoid and ignore the overall situation, and this matter is entirely arranged by the master." But he said with a worried look on his face: "It's just that, isn't our original plan difficult to achieve?"
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Let's fight for it slowly in the future." Chen Si sighed softly: "How much appetite you have? I am not the prime minister and have no real power. To do this step, it is already very extraordinary. I am afraid it will cause unintentional disasters..."
"Ah..." Qi Jiguang said tightly: "Sir, you must not have anything to do." If the silence is over, his whole squad will be broken up.
"It's not that easy for anyone to touch me." I couldn't bear to worry about my idol, so I confessed my secrets to him: "As long as I persist for a year or two, I think there will be a turning point. Chaofeng will fundamentally transform, and I will definitely make up for you another 50,000."
"I will believe in the Lord," Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice.
"Don't spread this to Liu Er." He looked at him silently and said lightly.
"I will know at the end." Qi Jiguang nodded.
"Fifty thousand people can still do a lot of things." Finally untied Qi Jiguang's heart, and smiled silently: "Train them out and fight a beautiful battle, I have a reason to fight for you."
"I will definitely live up to the entrustedness of the Lord," Qi Jiguang said with a stern face.
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After talking to Qi Jiguang, the sun was already moving west. Chen Si hurried back and finally rushed back before Shen Mo... All the big and small at home were already cleaned up, and he was waiting for him to come back and set off.
Ruohan added another boy to Chen Si. She was born again, ripe again, and ripe again, and 3 times, just like eating and drinking water. So although she had just passed the confinement period, she had completely recovered and could not see any weakness after giving birth.
Chen Si still apologized: "If the emperor hadn't mentioned it personally, you must not go out for social events at this time."
"The emperor is reluctant to go to treat him." Ruohan covered his mouth and smiled, "If this is said, the censor wants to participate in the master." He said curiously, "I have lived in Beijing for so many years, but I have never seen what the emperor looks like."
"What else can it be like? Just open your eyes and mouth..." Aji answered, and he saw him stance calmly, with a look of "This is how a woman is."
"Stupid brat" Ruohan couldn't stand it on her face, scolded her son and said, "Don't talk nonsense when you enter the palace, be careful that the emperor will hit you."
"The emperor has a good temper." He didn't stance, but was playing chess with the usual person. He interrupted after hearing this: "It's usually said that the emperor often plays with them. Sometimes they cause trouble. The emperor helps hide it from the imperial concubine, right?" He usually smiled and shook his head.
"Look, all three children are more relaxed than you," Chen Si changed into a first-class swallow suit under the maid's service, while looking at Ruohan, "What else is there?" The couple who have been with more than ten years have already had a close relationship.
"In the afternoon, someone came from the palace and said that Mrs. Zeng would invite her to the banquet together." Ruohan looked at the children and said in a low voice: "But Rou Niang is in the confinement period..."
"Why did you go back?" said silently.
"I, a woman, how dare I reply randomly..." Ruohan shook her head and said, "I have told her that she said she would not go. But I asked her to clean up first and wait for the master to come back to make an idea."
"She is weak, and she is in the middle of the night. What should I do if she has postpartum wind?" Chen Si shook his head slightly and said, "When asked, I will naturally reply."
"You are the master, you have the final say," Ruohan looked at him with complicated eyes and said softly: "You go and talk to Rou Niang."
Siren raised his head and asked the maid to press the mid-lan's snow-white collar neatly against the collar of the official robe. After a long time, he nodded slowly and said, "Yes..."
I went to the west wing to visit Rou Niang, kissed the little girl who had not opened her eyes, and stood up in silence and said, "Is this kind of banquet too late? Don't rest, come back and have a family celebrate the festival."
Rou Niang smiled and said, "I wait for the master and wife to come back."
So the couple took two sons... Aji was ordered to stay at home to accompany his aunt, so women cannot be offended, even your mother cannot... The family of four got on the carriage.
The car rolled and stopped when he arrived at Dong'anmen. There were sedan chairs waiting in the palace. Feng Bao, the manager of the Ganqing Palace, came to pick him up in person. After saying a few words to him in silence, he asked his family to get into the Qingman sedan. He walked by himself and Feng Bao, and led the way forward from a group of eunuchs to stop at the Ganqing Palace.
When they first came to the palace, Ruohan and Shi Shi were a little nervous. The mother and the mother did not dare to look up and looked around. They just followed Chen Si and usually bowed their heads and walked slowly. They vaguely felt that the layout inside the palace was vast and magnificent, with white marble as steps and gold-painted as pillars. They were tall and wide everywhere, and were grand.
Come to the magnificent main hall, kowtow to the emperor, kowtow to the queen, and then to the imperial concubine, and to the prince... Ruohan was unhappy. This was not a treat. My aunt had never kowtowed so much in her life. So her awe for the royal family was wiped out and she returned to her calm and generous former self.
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At the palace banquet, men and women divided the tables, Chen Si and two children accompanied the emperor, and the prince had a meal on the lord's seat. The prince chatted with the usual, and was very familiar with him. Soon, he chatted with the prince in a passionate manner. Chen Si and the emperor were also having a laugh, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
It was just that Ruohan's table was miserable, and she was alone with the noble queen and concubine, not calling it a meal or suffering.
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