Chapter 230
It turned out to be a good thing, Mao Wenlong almost burst into tears on the spot.
"I will naturally explain this matter to Long Live. Lord Mao, please go back and wait for the news." Hakka's domineering tone showed that the success rate of this matter is quite high. She knew that Zhu Youxiao was actually a ruthless gangster. But she couldn't do it here.
The capital is just going on an excessive killing spree!
"Thank you, Madam Saint!" Mao Wenlong bowed and saluted and left immediately. Staying with such a woman for a long time was painful.
It’s so damn tempting!
Mao Wenlong had begun to feel that his throat was a little dry, and he always felt like he wanted to swallow his saliva.
"Wait a minute!" Mao Wenlong just walked to the door, but was stopped by Hakka.
"I don't know if Madam has any other instructions."
"I like these things you brought very much...!" Keshi looked at Mao Wenlong with piercing eyes.
Mao Wenlong felt as if his heart had been hit, but when he thought that this was Long Live and a 9900-year-old woman, his head immediately sobered up. He was also an old man who had been involved in officialdom for many years, so he naturally knew what this meant.
"From now on, when there are good things in Liaodong, I will be the first to send them to my wife for tasting."
"Well! Mr. Mao is interested!" Mr. Ke said he was very satisfied and pointed to the two maids: "Master Superintendent is guarding the border for the Ming Dynasty. Now that we have come to the capital, what can we do if there is no one around to take care of these two girls?
Just give it to the Governor, and ask them to take good care of the Governor's food and daily life. It can also be regarded as a return gift from me!"
"Thank you, madam!" The beauties sent by Keshi are naturally first-class beauties. She has been searching for beauties among the people all year round, just to send them to the palace. The overall quality of the beauties in her family is even higher than that of the palace.
Mao Wenlong was very happy to have acquired two beauties and accomplished what Li Xiao had asked him to do. He took the beauties back home and planned to get drunk with those petty officials tonight. See if he could find a match or two.
I will take him as my disciple in the future.
Facts have proved that the most powerful thing in the world is not the typhoon, but the pillow wind.
Mao Wenlong, who was sleeping with two beauties in his arms, was woken up by the urgent shouting! In the first half of the night last night, he inspected those petty officials to see which one was worth winning over. In the second half of the night, he inspected the skills of the two beauties sent by Hakka.
, life, life, it doesn’t matter whether you have children or not, the main thing is to work well.
"What are you doing?" Mao Wenlong, who was overworked, wished he could find a knife and stab this bastard Xie Youcai to death.
"Master Supervisor, get up quickly. Mr. Wang, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, has come to deliver the order in person. Please get up and receive the order." Xie Youcai's anxious voice sounded outside the door.
"Fuck!" Mao Wenlong turned over and sat up. He stood up a little violently and his head felt dizzy.
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Wait for the master while I get dressed!" Mao Wenlong jumped out of bed with a somersault. He urged the two maids to put him into official uniform! Finally he was dressed neatly. He looked in the full-length mirror twice and there was no problem.
, then opened the door and walked out.
Xie Youcai at the door was so anxious that sparks were jumping on his forehead, and he dared to delay for such a long time in receiving the order. Wang Tiqian was famous for his bad temper, and if he lost his temper, he would be left with nothing to eat.
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" The prince was waiting.
Mao Wenlong didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed. He tucked up his clothes and walked into the hall.
Wang Tiqian was sitting in the living room, drinking tea. He didn't know where Mao Wenlong got the tea, but the tea from the palace was actually better.
"See the king...!" Seeing the king's body, Mao Wenlong hurriedly saluted.
"Okay! Okay! Get ready to receive the order quickly. Our family has to return to the palace to recover." Wang Tiqian waved his hand impatiently, not giving the grand master Mao Wenlong any face.
"No!" Mao Wenlong quickly ordered Xie Youcai to prepare the incense case and respectfully welcome Wang Tiqian to read the imperial edict.
After working for a while, Wang Tigan stood in front of the incense table and unfolded the imperial edict. "By God's blessing, the emperor decreed! The refugees in the capital have become a chronic disease of the country...!"
Mao Wenlong knelt down and listened to the edict, and his eyes became brighter the more he listened. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually issued an edict, asking Shuntian Mansion to work with Mao Wenlong to arrest the refugees in the capital and send them to the Liaodong Army to serve.
Starting from the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Nurhaci, who defeated the Ming army in Sarhu, began to make trouble. People have always run from Liaodong to the pass, but no one has ever run from the pass to Liaodong. In fact, some of these refugees in the capital are from Liaodong. .
Sending all the refugees to Liaodong shows how much the emperor hated these refugees. Zhu Youxiao directed all his hatred towards the beggar gang on the refugees. In his opinion, the beggar gang and the refugees were the same people.
Last night, Hakka told him about Mao Wenlong, and Zhu Youxiao agreed without saying anything. In his opinion, it would be better to let Nurhaci chop down all these bastards.
Unfortunately, the palace door has been locked, so it is not very convenient to deliver the edict at this time. Early this morning, Wang Tiqian was asked to stamp the official seal. This is the first edict this year that Wei Zhongxian did not know about in advance, and it was transmitted directly from the palace.
"Congratulations, father-in-law!" Mao Wenlong stuffed a small bag of gold sand into Wang Tigan's sleeve, and Wang Tigan then walked away.
This incident caused a stir, and everyone looked at Mao Wenlong in a new light. Especially Cui Chengxiu, who had a vicious eye!
Originally, he thought that he had made a move in front of Wei Zhongxian. After consolidating it in front of the emperor, the matter of deporting the refugees from Liaodong would be suppressed. However, he did not expect that before he met the emperor, Mao Wenlong had already completed the matter and took action. The speed and accuracy of the calculation made Cui Chengxiu break into a cold sweat.
I did a cursory check when I got home yesterday and found that the number of refugees in the capital was far from the hundreds of thousands I thought. There were as many as three hundred thousand. In the counties and districts on the outskirts of Beijing alone, there were no less than two dozen refugees. One hundred thousand people.
These 300,000 people are a source of instability in the capital, and they are a bomb in Liaodong. With these 300,000 people, Li Xiao's power will expand within three or two years.
As long as Nurhaci is eliminated, God knows whether he will become another Nurhachi. If Li Xiao starts to cause chaos, it will be much more difficult to deal with than Nurhaci. At least for now, Shanhaiguan is still in Li Xiao's hands.
He hurriedly looked for Wei Zhongxian, but saw Tian Ergeng also at Wei Zhongxian's home.
"Nine thousand years old, you have to advise Your Majesty. You must not disperse those refugees to Liaodong and hand them over to Li Xiao! If Li Xiao gains such a large population, no one will be able to control him in just a few years." Cui Chengxiu wanted to make a final effort with Wei Zhongxian.
"Sir Cui, Your Majesty has issued an order to the Jinyi Guards to supervise the deportation of refugees by Shuntian Prefecture. All refugees must be sent to Shanhaiguan before winter this year to be taken care of by Master Mao." Tian Ergen frowned after hearing Cui Chengxiu's words, and now he wants to To stop this, the biggest opponent is the emperor.
Tian Ergeng was called into the palace by the emperor early in the morning and gave personal instructions, which shows how seriously the emperor attached importance to this matter. Even if Tian Ergeng had eight courages, he would not dare to confront the emperor. Not only did this matter have to be handled, but also
It had to be done quickly and well to please the emperor.
"Nine thousand years old...!" Cui Chengxiu was stunned, but his smart mind quickly reacted. The emperor still harbored hatred in his heart. Killing the leaders of the Beggar Gang obviously failed to make the emperor vent his anger. Now, Long live the target.
Aimed at all the refugees.
Not allowing the refugees to be deported was actually going against the emperor. With Wei Zhongxian's temper, he would never do such a thing.
"Sit!" Sure enough, Wei Zhongxian asked Cui Chengxiu to sit down first. Then he said: "This matter was ordered by Lord Long Live. As a slave in our family, we can only handle the matter for the master. As for whether Li Xiao did it
Damn, that's not something our family can take care of.
It's a matter of being loyal to the emperor and eating the emperor's salary! Now that Mr. Cui's affairs have come to an end, don't worry about it."
Wei Zhongxian's words made Cui Chengxiu's face suddenly collapse. It was obvious that Wei Zhongxian stood firmly with the emperor at all times. How could there be an exception this time? In his opinion, it seemed that it would be good to blow these guys away from the capital.
At least there won't be so many beggars, and the streets will be much cleaner.
"No! Meng Lang has been dismissed. Expelling the refugees from the capital is also a matter of benefit to the country and the people. These people staying in the capital are also detrimental to the public security of the capital." Cui Chengxiu reacted immediately. He must not say any more objections now. As a capital city
Cui Chengxiu, a well-known outsider in the officialdom, immediately sat on the side of Wei Zhongxian and the emperor.
"Haha! If Mr. Cui can say this, I will be relieved." Tian Ergen was also afraid that Cui Chengxiu would insist on his own opinions. After all, Tian Ergen was in charge of the Ministry of War. If he secretly caused trouble inside, it would be a big trouble.
Under Wei Zhongxian's personal intervention, Shuntian Mansion immediately started operating at high speed. Within the scope of the capital, anyone without a fixed residence or a fixed livelihood will be packed and sent to Shanhaiguan. As for whether they will be used as cannon fodder or firewood after arriving at Shanhaiguan, that is up to Li
Xiao likes it.
Sun Ruyou, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, was going crazy with joy. He didn't care how Li Xiao used these people. All he wanted to do was to get rid of the burden!
Refugees are a major cancer in the capital. After these people wander to the capital, they have no fixed residence and no stable livelihood. The poor only care about wealth but have conscience. Once people become poor, they will do whatever it takes.
They do petty theft, gambling, prostitution, and sap traps. They also breed gangs like the Beggar Gang. The refugee problem has become a headache that plagues Shuntian Prefecture, and it is the most difficult cancer to deal with the security of the capital.
Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to get rid of them. There are too many people and it is impossible to move them all back to their place of origin. It is even more impossible to arrest them all. If so many people are arrested, the number before meals will be astronomical. It is really impossible to feed them!
Even if the Beggar Clan caused such a big thing, it was only the Jin Yiwei who took the lead in killing hundreds of high-level officials.
Now it's good, Liaodong is willing to take over all these rotten people. For Sun Ruyou, this is like pie in the sky, and it's pure beef filling.
Sun Ruyou immediately gathered all the officers and began to handle this important matter.
Cui Chengxiu left Wei Zhongxian's mansion helplessly. Things had already happened and he was powerless to stop it. It was hard to say what the future would be like. It would take Li Xiao three to five years to digest these people.
Three or five years from now, who can be damned sure. By then, I might not be the Minister of War anymore.
Who can say for sure what is going on in this world, whether it will be division, union, honor, disgrace, rise or fall. These past few years have been smooth sailing, and for the first time Cui Chengxiu felt a sense of decadence and powerlessness.
"No guests today!" When Cui Chengxiu walked to the door of the mansion, he gave instructions to the steward.
"Promise!" Before the disciple's promise could be heard, a voice was heard saying: "After the end of the school, I will send money to Qianyi to pay homage to Cui Shangshu."
Cui Chengxiu had already crossed the gate with one foot, and immediately turned his head when he heard this man's words. He had heard of the name Qian Qianyi, a wealthy man from the south of the Yangtze River. He also had a reputation as a civil servant, but this
This guy has a Donglin background, what is he doing here?
You must know that the Eunuch Party, officially headed by Wei Zhongxian, killed the Donglin Party forces in the DPRK. Officials with Donglin Party backgrounds fled and were injured. The so-called Zhongzheng Yingchao in the first year of Tianqi has become a legend.
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"Mr. Qian, why did you come to Cui's house?"
"Do students still need a reason to come to see Master Shangshu? If there is a reason, it is to respect you as a senior Hanlin scholar, and the student is a junior scholar. Is it okay to pay homage to a senior scholar?"
"Uh...!" These words really left Qian Qianyi speechless.
"Cui Shangshu wants to ask questions here? There are many people with mixed eyes, and there are many idle people in the capital, and there are more gossips." Qian Qianyi looked around with a hint.
"Please!" Cui Chengxiu had to invite people in. If someone really spreads the word, the consequences will be unpredictable.
The steward invited Qian Qianyi into the living room, and Cui Chengxiu and Qian Qianyi took their seats respectively.
"I heard today that His Majesty has issued a decree to send the refugees from the capital to serve in front of the Liaodong Army. What do you think, sir?"
"As the Minister of the Ministry of War, I shall fulfill my duties and be loyal to you forever." Cui Chengxiu has become very familiar with the official expressions for so many years. It seems like you have said everything, and yet it seems as if you have said nothing at all. It is not smooth.
If you lose it, don't even try to catch any pigtails.
"Yes! Long live Zhongzhong, Cui Shangshu must have said the same thing when he went to Jiu Qiansui." Qian Qianyi had a wicked smile on his face.
"Bold! As the Minister of the Ministry of War, I went to see Jiu Qiansui to say something. Do I have to tell you? Come here and beat Qian Qianyi out with a stick."
"Hahaha! It's useless to persuade you to be nine thousand years old! Since Lord Shangshu has seen that Li Xiao from Liaodong has the heart of a tiger and a wolf, aren't you afraid that the court will be in trouble by raising tigers just like Nurhachi?" Facing the people who gathered around him,
Cui Chengxiu's servant and Qian Qianyi showed no fear on their faces.
"Back off!" Cui Chengxiu ordered, and the servant who had just arrived quickly ran back carrying a big stick.
"What's your advice, Mr. Qian?"
Chapter completed!