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The Rising Sun Chapter 456: Substituting the Heaven for the Sun (Seventeen)

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    Capital, Xihuamen.  At two o'clock in the morning, Liu Siwu, who was wearing a short-sleeved summer dress from the Dongxing Port Guards, led several guards on horseback and rushed to the Xihua Gate. He jumped off his horse neatly outside the dismounting stone and strode towards the Xihua Gate with cloud patterns.  The iron palms of the leather boots clanked on the bluestone pavement, attracting the side glances of the officials chatting in groups outside the door.  Liu Siwu is not tall, but he is very burly. He is dressed in a khaki military uniform and a soft hat. He has a clean shaven face without a stubble. He is young, not even thirty.  Yes, this outfit looks more handsome, and the gold star on the collar and epaulettes is extremely eye-catching.  All the officials along the way raised their hands in greeting. Although they were not very clear about the ranks of the Dongxing Port Guards, they knew that Venus was the highest military rank. Only two people in the entire escort team wore gold stars, that is, the two fleets of Dongxing Port.  The commander.  Liu Siwu did not return the greeting, but bowed his head frequently. He knew that these officials were all officials below the fourth rank who stayed in the capital, and they were basically between the seventh and fifth ranks. After a quick glance, he found that the number of officials had increased significantly.  Quite a few. A few days ago, there were only about twenty or thirty people. Today, there should be fifty or sixty people. It seems that there are not many officials who are aware of current affairs!  In front of the gate, Xue Liangfu and Li Jian stood alone at the front. All the officials stayed away from them knowingly. Hearing the footsteps, Xue Liangfu turned around, glanced at him, and said with a smile:  "The spring breeze brings joy to the horse's hoofs. Is Commander Liu happy with something good?" Liu Siwu smiled and said, "Mr.  The number of people requested by the battalion to join the escort team is increasing day by day, but not many can pass the examination. Should we consider lowering the standards? "Li Jian raised his eyebrows and said: "These soldiers in the Beijing camp are the old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are only ten percent of them.  Half of them are qualified, but if the standards are lowered, there will inevitably be mixed results, and it will be difficult to form a combat capability in a short time.  The soldiers who have escaped from the capital camp should be accommodated, otherwise they will become bandits due to their livelihood and affect the security around the capital. His Royal Highness King Yi did not ask the escort to recruit stragglers to expand the strength of the army. " "Mr.  The stragglers are not only the defeated soldiers of the Beijing camp, but also many squadrons." Li Jian said with some concern: "That's tens of thousands of people. If they are all recruited, we can't afford it." "Military matters.  , Xue Liangfu didn¡¯t want to say too much, so he stroked his beard and smiled.  He then said: "You should ask His Highness for instructions on this matter." He looked up and saw a group of eunuchs coming out of Xihua Gate, and said: "Get ready to enter the palace." Hu Wanli did not live in Qianqing Palace, but in Wuying Palace  At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor always summoned ministers in Wuying Hall. Wuying Hall was not small, with main hall, back hall, east and west side halls, etc. The whole courtyard was as big as a football field.  And it is very close to Xihua Gate, not far from Xihua Gate.  It is Wuying Palace.  After hearing the news that a group of officials were already waiting at Wuying Hall, Hu Wanli walked slowly out of the back hall, climbed onto the throne in the hall, and accepted the salute of all the officials. After everyone had finished saluting, Hu Wanli slowly said: "Capital Master Die  In the event of a major change, the first priority is to appease the people, restore order, and strengthen security inside and outside the capital" After a brief pause, he continued: "The position of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture is vacant.  Do you dare to recommend yourself? " All the officials in the palace were dumbfounded. How dare you recommend yourself?"  The governor of Shuntian Prefecture is a third-grade official, and their highest level is only fifth-grade. This is a full difference of two grades and four levels!  Can you become the governor of Shuntian Prefecture by self-recommendation?  This position is very important. King Yi doesn't want to insert his cronies?  While everyone was hesitating, Cao Zideng, the magistrate of Wanping County, bowed and said: "Your Highness, I am the magistrate of Wanping County, Cao Zideng, and has served successively as the magistrate of Haimen, Daxing, and Wanping counties" "You have courage!" Hu Wanli said with his head.  : "You will be temporarily appointed as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture for a period of one year. If you are qualified, you will be granted the position of governor of Shuntian Prefecture." As soon as the words fell, all the officials in the palace couldn't help but feel jealous, envious and excited.  , mixed with a trace of regret, the "Shangxian" of the Ming Dynasty - that is, the county where the land tax is over 100,000 shi every year. The rank of the magistrate is from the sixth grade, but Wanping is different. It is a Gyeonggi county, and the magistrate is naturally of high rank.  , but it is only the sixth rank. From the sixth rank, he jumped directly to the position of Shuntian Prefecture Palace of the third rank. This is a real rise!  And it only takes one sentence!  Jingnan, Jingnan, is indeed a great opportunity for promotion!  All the officials felt like red-hot coals in their hearts, eagerly waiting for Hu Wanli to speak. Each one of them secretly made up his mind to speak first no matter what. Since they had already decided to embrace King Yi's lap, what else could they do?  Scrupulous?  If you want to achieve success, how can you not take some risks?  Moreover, Dongxing Port is located inThe territory conquered by the outside world is not inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the fight for the world fails, there is still a way out, right?  It was only after they figured this out that they dared to take refuge in King Yi without any scruples and boldly make a fortune!  Seeing the hot faces on everyone's faces, Baba took a peek and quickly lowered his head. Hu Wanli couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he slowly said: "The security of the capital is tied to Shuntian Prefecture, Daxing County, Wanping County, and the Five Cities."  Xue Liangfu, Li Jian, and Cao Zideng, the chief officers of each government office from the Military and Horse Division, Jin Yiwei, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate¡¯s Inspector of the City, must all be appointed within two days, and order in the capital must be restored as soon as possible. " Weiwei paused.  He then continued: "All the ministers, monasteries, supervisors, officials, and officials in the capital are vacant. Don't think about promotions for now. Start running the yamen as soon as possible. As an official, you should know how to advance and retreat, be sensible, and be good at compromise. You must also  If you know how to cooperate with each other, I will evaluate all the yamen one by one later, so you can take care of yourself!" Hearing this, all the officials were overjoyed. King Yi's words clearly meant that he wanted to start anew and cultivate his own team!  For them, this is the biggest opportunity in their lives!  If you grasp this opportunity well, it will be easy to upgrade several levels in a row, and you may even become the chief official of various ministries and temples!  After sending all the officials away, Hu Wanli returned to the back hall - Jingsi Hall. Xue Liangfu, Liu Siwu, Li Jian and the newly appointed governor of Shuntian Prefecture, Cao Zideng, who had been left behind, followed them in and sat down in the room.  The newly promoted chief eunuch, Su Yunlu, quickly brought the two palace maids to serve tea.  Hu Wanli used a bowl lid to scrape the tea, and Xue Liangfu and four others came in to greet him.  Then he waved away all the eunuchs and maids, and then glanced at Cao Zideng. This man was young, probably in his early forties, with a thin build, and a pair of triangular eyes embedded in a fair horse face.  I'm afraid this guy has a bad temper!  He had read the resumes of all the officials who could come to the palace to meet him. He had some impression of Cao Zideng. He was admitted to the imperial examination even later than him. He seemed to have been admitted to the imperial examination in the eleventh year of Jiajing.  After pondering for a while, Hu Wanli said: "The capital is the best place, but it is not easy to be the county magistrate of Gyeonggi. If you can be re-elected as the magistrate of Daxing and Wanping counties, you must be quite talented and have a good official reputation, but  You may have a strong temper. I can tolerate this, but I cannot tolerate corruption! Shang Yang is the first tree I will erect in the capital. I hope you will take care of yourself and don't let me down.  Disappoint yourself!" Hear these words.  Cao Zideng couldn't help but secretly think that the vassal king who dared to launch the Jingnan Campaign was indeed no ordinary person.  He said hurriedly and cautiously: "Your Highness's kindness is beyond recognition, and I will never repay it. I will do my best" "I don't care what you say, but how you do it." Hu Wanli was unceremonious.  interrupted him and asked: "How many people are there in the capital?" Being robbed as soon as he opened his mouth, Cao Zideng couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and hurriedly replied: "Back to your highness. It is usually between 17 and 8 million, but now it may only be 170,000 or 170,000."  "About one million." Hu Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Within three days, detailed statistics on the number of households staying in the inner and outer cities, as well as their age and gender, will be reported." "I respectfully respect the decree of King Yi.  ." Cao Zideng bowed hurriedly.  Seeing that Hu Wanli stopped talking, he quickly saluted and said: "I'm sorry to leave." Hu Wanli took a sip of tea, and when Cao Zideng left the room, he glanced at Xue Liangfu and the others and said, "Sit down, no need to be polite."  He asked in a relaxed tone: "How do you feel about the capital?" "Your Highness, it is not as good as Wanli, Danshui, and Hanwu." As soon as Liu Siwu sat down, he said carelessly: "The whole city is dirty and smelly.  There is also sand and dust. When I go out, my mouth and nose are all black. It is not even as good as Nanjing. Many of the officers and soldiers below have complained and are not used to it. "Hu Wanli smiled when he heard it. The capital was indeed inferior to Nanjing in terms of environment, population and prosperity.  In terms of the size of the city, it is not as good as Nanjing. Li Jian also mused: "Your Highness, the officers and soldiers of the escort are used to staying at the beach. In winter, they are even more unaccustomed. The battle in the capital is best to be completed before winter.  Otherwise it will be extremely detrimental to us." After hearing this, Liu Siwu immediately followed the topic and said: "Your Highness, why not form a few divisions in the capital? There are many people coming to join the army during this period. In three or four months,  The preliminary training can be completed." Hu Wanli nodded and said: "We are planning to build a new army. How many have been recruited by the two camps during this period?" Liu Siwu said sheepishly: "There are only more than a thousand people qualified." "  It's the same with my subordinates." Li Jian considered it and said, "There are not many people in the Beijing camp who meet the requirements of the escort." Taking advantage of this, Xue Liangfu interjected: "Your Highness, these stragglers in the Beijing camp are here.  If the hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be properly arranged, they will be a source of chaos.??Our sea-going ship returned to Xiaoliuqiu and it was also an empty ship. We should publicize the policy of Dongxing Port to them. Those who are willing to go to Xiaoliuqiu, Luzon, and Nanyang will be picked up directly. For those who are unwilling to go, Ban Jun will give two silver dollars to each person.  Send them back to their place of origin, and organize those in the capital camp to serve as engineering soldiers. After the war is over, we will renovate the capital.  As for the expansion of the army, there is no rush for the time being. We cannot afford to raise more troops. Hundreds of thousands of frontier troops are still waiting to be reorganized. No new troops can be added. Speaking of not being used to fighting in the north, this is not a good sign. I will do it in the future.  He also said that it is up to you to go to the northwest, which is even colder than the capital!  " "Don't worry, Your Highness!  Li Jian said quickly: "My subordinates must step up training to improve the adaptability of officers and soldiers!"  "  " After thinking for a long time, Hu Wanli said: "If you want to recruit, then recruit 20,000!  Post signs around town!  According to the Dongxing Port Guard's standard recruitment, it doesn't matter if you are not satisfied with the recruitment, you cannot recruit more!  The treatment is the same as that of the escort!  " "I respect your orders.  "Liu Siwu and Li Jian hurriedly saluted. Hu Wanli took a sip of tea, then changed the subject and said, "How much is the price of food in the capital?  " "Eight coins and one stone.  "Xue Liangfu said in a deep voice: "The news that Tongzhou's grain supply has been cut off has spread in the past few days, and the people in the capital are not only complaining.  And there began to be some panic, and many people began to rush to buy food.  " "I ordered Cao Zideng to count the population of the city in order to prepare compensation for the people. After three days, when the statistical results are available, compensation can be made as appropriate.  This is nothing to worry about.  "Hu Wanli said yes, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "It has been ten days, the grain supply in Dezhou has not been cut off, and there is no news from Taiyuan. It seems that they will not target the charity association, but have made up their mind to do it.  Slow and steady¡­.  " "Your Highness, let's divide our forces to attack Jizhou and Xuanfu towns.  Liu Siwu couldn't help but said: "Once we attack these two towns, Jiajing will definitely lose its composure."  " "It's useless.  The officers and soldiers in these two towns will not confront us head-on right now.  Hu Wanli shook his head slightly and said: "These two towns are heavily stationed with troops. If we send fewer troops, there will be danger. If there are more troops, they can drag us to death. We can't move any more than stay still. Wait for them."  Attack the door.  After a slight pause, he said: "The north cannot take action. I want to make some noise in the south"  Xue Liangfu said with a smile: "Your Highness is preparing to attack Nanjing?" A series of footsteps came closer and closer.  Su Yunlu, the eunuch in charge, walked quickly to the door and bowed: "Your Highness, Wu Zishun is outside asking for an audience." Is there any news?  Hu Wanli was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "Let him in." Wu Zishun walked in briskly. After seeing the courtesy, he said: "Your Highness, the grain supply in Dezhou is out!" "Okay!" Hu Wanli said immediately: "The ship  Don't spread the news that the team is transporting grain from the sea to Tianjin. First, raise the price of grain in the capital for one tael or one stone!" "Yes," Wu Zishun said quickly.  Hu Wanli glanced at a few people and said: "Since the grain supply is cut off, Nanjing does not need to fight hard at all. Wei Guogong Xu Pengju was the garrison in Nanjing. He forced Xu Pengju to blockade Nanjing and published a statement in the Jinling Newspaper to support the king and the grain supply of the southeastern provinces.  The gift will be cut off!" Hearing this, several people couldn't help but secretly praised it, "Poison!"  With Xu Qingman's relationship and the grain supply being cut off, Wei Guogong Xu Pengju had no way out at all. Even if he was full of words, no one would believe that he was not the one who cut off the grain supply. Now he has no other choice but to follow King Yi.  There are other ways to go!  The Xu family has one family and two dukes, and Wei Guogong has guarded Nanjing for generations. In terms of reputation, connections, and power, they are second to none in Nanjing.  Wei Guogong blocked Nanjing and issued a statement in the Jinling Newspaper, openly supporting King Yi. This will inevitably cause a sensation in several southeastern provinces. Officials in various provinces will inevitably not help each other and wait and see how the situation changes. This will not only cut off Jiajing's food and salary, but also cause great harm.  Shaken Jiajing's military morale!  Jiajing will definitely not be able to sit still in Taiyuan, and will rush to send troops to attack the capital, cut off food and salary, and continue to wait, which is tantamount to courting death!  After thinking for a while, Xue Liangfu said: "Your Highness, I secretly believe that we should send troops to attack Nanjing. First, if we cooperate internally and externally, it will be easier for Wei Guogong to control Nanjing City. Secondly, if Dongxing Port captures Nanjing City, His Highness's prestige will definitely be greatly enhanced.  It will help His Highness win people's hearts. By then, His Highness should consider ascending the throne." "That's right." Hu Wanli nodded and said, "Then let Zhang Dacai lead the fleet to attack Nanjing with great fanfare!" As he said, he looked at Liu Siwu,  Li Jian glanced at him and said: "Jiajing will definitely not be able to sit still during the Nanjing Mutiny. You must seize the time to make various preparations!" "I obey my orders!" Liu Siwu and Li Jian hurriedly saluted.  After everyone left, Hu Wanli got up and returned to the study in the back hall before practicingAfter writing for half an hour, he broke out in a sweat. He put down his pen and burned the words. Then he came out of the study. The sky he saw was a bit cloudy. It was probably raining. It had been sunny for more than half a month. It was time to end.  It was raining. After thinking about it, he slowly walked out of Wuyingmen and strolled north.  Su Yunlu, the eunuch in charge, followed cautiously behind. Seeing that this posture was not right, he quickly gestured to several eunuchs to carry a stool and follow him. Tang Jinbao also quickly called a few guards to give some instructions, and then took the lead himself.  Several guards followed behind.  In the past few days, Hu Wanli only came out of Wuying Hall for a walk at dusk. He usually went to Wenhua Hall to check on the homework of Prince Chongren and Prince Jinxi¡¯s cheap nephews who survived the disaster, and then did some work in Fengtian Hall and  He walked around the Qing Palace and other places, but never went to the harem. It was rare to relax today and there was no sun, so he naturally thought of going to the harem.  Su Yunlu, the eunuch in charge, only thought that he was sad about the deaths of several princesses and never dared to mention this topic in front of him. Seeing him walking straight to the harem, he couldn't help but feel happy, and he quickly waved to a young man who was familiar with the situation in the palace.  Eunuch Diandian followed, following step by step.  After passing through the Longzong Gate, Hu Wanli stopped. Su Yunlu had already become familiar with his habits during this period. He quickly waved for the servant to come up, then bowed and said: "Your Highness, in front of this is the Sixth Palace of the West.  " After getting on the toilet, Hu Wanli ordered: "Go around each palace." When the sedan chair moved, he asked casually: "How many maids are there in this palace?"  When asked, the young eunuch Zhang Di'an who was following the sedan hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, it's about six thousand." Six thousand palace maids!  Hu Wanli couldn't help but be stunned. He only heard that there were three thousand Fendai in the harem, but he didn't expect it to be six thousand!  He couldn't help but ask: "Where are the eunuchs?" "Go back to Your Highness." Zhang Di'an said cautiously: "The number of eunuchs in the capital is about fifty thousand." (To be continued)
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