At the imperial envoy's residence.
"Has the Lovely Spring Brothel dispersed?"
Looking at the eunuch who came in, Zhang Jing retracted his gaze from his fingers. Why didn't he realize that his fingers were so beautiful before?
"Godfather, they dispersed!" the eunuch said respectfully.
Nodding, Zhang Jing smiled and said, "It's good that they dispersed. Our task is finally over. We've been away from the capital for so long. I wonder how it's going in the capital. Have those bastards forgotten about us?"
"How dare they!" the eunuch quickly said, "Godfather is the most trusted person in our Daming by the Imperial Majesty."
Glancing at the eunuch, Zhang Jing said lightly, "You're the one who knows how to say. How is the task that I asked you to do?"
"Godfather, it's done!"
The eunuch replied, "Three memorials were sent out in three batches. Godfather's memorial was the first, followed by the heir to the Duke, and Lord Cao's memorial was the last."
Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, "Good, that's good. Well done."
His memorials had to be the first to reach the Imperial Majesty's desk, and Cao Yikui's should be the last!
If the Imperial Majesty was moved by his nonsense, then he would be in trouble.
"Alright, go back and rest!" Zhang Jing waved his hand, "We should rest too, but I'm tired!"
The eunuch quickly said, "I'll serve godfather to rest!"
Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Liang entered his study and glanced at his son, Zhao He. He frowned and said, "It's so late. Why aren't you going back to sleep? Why are you following me?"
Zhao He scratched his head, but his expression was still respectful as he said, "I have something I don't understand and want to ask father!"
"What do you want to ask for advice so late at night? Go back to sleep!"
Zhao Liang said impatiently. Although he also wanted to teach his son, especially when his son was so motivated, it was not the right time to do so.
It was improper for him to not sleep at night. It seemed that he really had to arrange a marriage for him as soon as possible.
Li Zhonghang seemed to have a daughter, but he didn't know if he could get her. It might be a little difficult, so he had to ask another day.
After being scolded by his father, Zhao He could only nod and turn around to return to his own courtyard.
Now, Zhao He admired his father very much. He was no longer as unconvinced as before. Only by listening to his father could one live a good life!
The next morning, Zhao He woke up early and went straight to his parents' place to greet them.
He glared at his son, and his wife rolled her eyes at him. Zhao Liang said helplessly, "Alright, sit down!
You haven't had breakfast yet, right?
Then let's eat together! "After saying that, he looked at his wife and got a coquettish look from her.
After the family had breakfast, Zhao Liang brought Zhao He to the study under the gratified gaze of his wife.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Liang said, "Tell me, what do you not understand?"
Zhao He heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Father, I don't understand what happened yesterday. What is the imperial court trying to do?
Wasn't the imperial court afraid that everyone would make a fuss if they abolished the salt permits?
If there's a problem with the salt, I'm afraid Jiangnan will not be stable! "
Zhao Liang looked at his son and said with a bitter smile, "Make trouble?
Who dares to make trouble at this time? "
"Didn't you see Li Zhonghang yesterday?
If we make trouble, the Jin merchants will take advantage of it. They want us to make trouble. "Zhao Liang said with a sarcastic tone," Yangzhou didn't catch enough people?
No one dares to make trouble! "
"Look, in a few days, Li Zhonghang will hold a salt sale. There will be a lot of people fighting over it!"
Zhao He nodded. He had thought of this too. "But three salt pans is really too little. It would be great if we could get a few more."
Glancing at Zhao He, Zhao Liang snorted coldly and said, "Be content!"
"This is because the news hasn't spread yet. If you wait for the news to spread, you won't even get a single salt pan."
Zhao Liang snorted and said, "Daming those Honours, if they knew, would they let go of this opportunity?"
"This time, the imperial court has made it clear that they want to kick them away. This is giving us a chance."
The father and son talked for a long time, but most of it was Zhao Liang teaching his son. These days, his son's change made him quite happy, so he spared no effort in teaching him.
Jing City, Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.
Zhu Yijun paced in the main hall with a smile on his face. He had been in a good mood these days.
The memorials regarding the Qi family's rebellion case in Yangzhou had been sent up. The court was quiet, which relieved a lot of pressure on Zhu Yijun.
A few days ago, the memorials to impeach Zhang Jing were all carried in boxes. But after the Qi family's rebellion case, they all became obedient.
"Imperial Majesty, Minister Shen requests an audience!" Zhang He walked in from outside and bowed.
Shen Shixing came?
Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Let him in!"
Not long after, Shen Shixing walked in from the outside. Pavilion Elder Shen, who was in high spirits, looked a little tired at this time.
In fact, Shen Shixing was really under a lot of pressure during this period. Not to mention the complicated government affairs, he had been like this for so many years.
But what happened in Yangzhou made him receive a lot of criticism.
Some people already called Shen Shixing a paper scholar, and his reputation was very bad.
Fortunately, the Qi family's rebellion case broke out in Yangzhou, which made Shen Shixing heave a sigh of relief.
Then there was the matter in the northwest. There was a war at the front, and there was no peace at the back.
Food transportation, personnel deployment, it was very busy.
Shen Shixing basically didn't go home during this period, and almost ate and lived in the cabinet.
Although the officials also expected the northwest to use troops, no one expected it to be so big. When Qi Jiguang's victory report was sent to the capital, everyone was happy and excited, but Shen Shixing and the others were complaining.
They had been in the imperial court for many years, so Shen Shixing and the others naturally understood the meaning of the victory at Qinghu Gully.
Although they won, this also meant that Daming and Wala had completely fallen out.
The northwest would definitely be in a continuous war. This was no longer a matter of whether they wanted to fight or not, or whether Daming wanted to fight.
Once the war started, it couldn't be stopped.
This was also the reason why it was so easy for Admiral Qi Jiguang to announce military affairs. They also knew that Daming couldn't afford to lose this war.
Once they were defeated, the whole northwest would be ruined, and things would be troublesome.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial that Governor Liang Menglong of Jiliao has just handed over!"
After saluting, Shen Shixing quickly handed over a memorial and said respectfully, "The barbarians of Liaodong are acting strangely. It seems that they are going to invade the border!"
Zhu Yijun frowned. Although he had expected this, he didn't expect it to really happen.
The so-called barbarians of Liaodong actually included many tribes. The more famous ones were the Chahar tribe, Horqin tribe, Nekhalka tribe, Tumer tribe, Ordos tribe, and so on. Compared to Wala in the west, their side was more chaotic.
These tribes were very big, but they couldn't be unified. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would be in big trouble.
"Which tribe is it?" Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, it's the Chahar tribe!"
Shen Shixing thought for a moment and added, "It's Buyan Chechen of the Chahar tribe. He's the one who formed an alliance on the plains and is preparing to invade the border."
Many people might not have heard of Buyan Chechen, but many people definitely heard of his son. This person was Lin Danhan.
In fact, Buyan Chechen was Andahan's cousin. In order to avoid being annexed by Wala, Buyan Chechen brought the Chahar tribe east and came to this place.
The Chahar tribe was very powerful and ambitious. They wanted to unify Mongolia in the Southern Desert and then the whole of Mongolia.
As a descendant of the Golden Family, although Buyan Chechen wasn't a match for Andahan, Andahan was dead now!
After Andahan's death, it would be strange if Buyan Chechen didn't have any ambitions.
Buyan Chechen probably heard about the fall out between the Daming tribe and Wala tribe.
The invasion of the Daming tribe was probably to deter the other tribes or to reap benefits from the chaos. To the Daming tribe, it wasn't good news.
All these years, the Daming tribe and the Chahar tribe had never stopped fighting in Liaodong. Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang had always fought with them in Liaodong.
This time, Buyan Chechen even gathered the other tribes. Liaodong was probably in a state of emergency.
"What did Liang Menglong say?" Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and asked with a serious expression.
"Liang Menglong didn't say anything. He just hopes that the court can provide a sum of money."
Shen Shixing thought for a moment and said, "Liang Menglong said in the memorial that he only knows that Buyan Chechen might attack the border."
Zhu Yijun nodded. He could understand that they wanted money. Before the war, they needed to eat well and give some bonuses.
"How much does he want?" Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and asked.
"Two hundred thousand taels!"
Zhu Yijun didn't even think and said, "Give it to him. Have someone send it to him. Tell him that this time, I don't want him to kill more barbarians, nor do I want him to win any big victories. I only have one request, and that is to protect Liaodong for me."
"Liaodong can't fall into chaos. The barbarians can't enter the Great Wall. If they can't do it, they will be punished according to military law!"
"Yes, I understand!" Shen Shixing hurriedly bowed. Now that the northwest was fighting, Liaodong couldn't fall into chaos!
After this matter was finished, Shen Shixing said again, "Your Majesty, the national treasury has already spent more than two million taels of silver. Should we send a letter to the northwest and ask Qi Jiguang to end the war quickly?"
There was definitely a war in the northwest, but it was better to end it quickly!
In fact, Shen Shixing was also testing Zhu Yijun's attitude. If Zhu Yijun agreed, the next step would be to persuade Zhu Yijun to value peace and end the war in the northwest as soon as possible.
"No!" Zhu Yijun didn't hesitate at all and firmly waved his hand.
"I will hand over the war in the northwest to Qi Jiguang. He has the final say on how to fight, and we can't rush him.
Don't be afraid of spending money. War requires money. If the national treasury doesn't have enough silver, there is still my palace treasury. If the palace treasury doesn't have enough silver, I will think of other ways. "
This time, even if Zhu Yijun used money, he would destroy the northwest.