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The Rising Sun Chapter 465: Stealing the Sky for the Sun (Twenty Six)

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    Although Jiajing was smart, he never expected that Yan Song, the chief assistant who was accused of being a traitor by King Yi Zhu Houye and wanted to get rid of him quickly, would actually have contacts with King Yi behind his back. After making the decision to alliance with the Tatars, he relaxed a little.  At this moment, both capitals fell into the hands of King Yi, the two newly built naval fleets were completely destroyed, and nearly 200,000 frontier troops also defected to King Yi.  Now he has no way out. He has no hope of guarding the soldiers in the provinces. The combat power of the Tatar cavalry is still superior to that of the border troops. Joining forces with the Tatars may be the only way to suppress King Yi's rebels.  In the past two years, after the imperial court opened border trade with the Tatars, relations have greatly improved. King Yi also stated in his Jingnan statement that he would sweep across the northwest Tatars. Moreover, he still has 200,000 to 300,000 border troops and dozens of cities. The alliance should  There is no problem.  After being silent for a while, he said: "Although the terrain of Jin Province is dangerous and there are many passes, Taiyuan is too close to the capital after all. Where do you think it is appropriate to move the capital?" "Xi'an." Yan Song said without hesitation: "It is south of the Guanzhong Plain.  The Qinling Mountains are adjacent to the Wei River in the north, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the Golden City is thousands of miles away. Not only is the geographical location very advantageous, but the 800-mile Qinchuan River is completely self-sufficient. What is rare is that Xi'an is deeply inland, within the four fortresses, and can be easily accessed.  Attacking and retreating can be defended, and it has the power to build a high-rise building. It has been the capital of emperors since ancient times" "Xi'an is indeed a good place, surrounded by mountains, far from the capital, and difficult to control Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan in the west.  , with a unique strategic position, Jiajing nodded slightly and said: "In that case, prepare to set off to the west to inspect Xi'an in the next few days. In addition, order a group of ministers to denounce Zhu Xizhong, Zhai Luan and other famous criminals." "Wei ministers obey.  Purpose." Yan Song stood up and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the rebels are unable to advance westward at the moment. Can we delay the departure to Xi'an for a while to win over people's hearts?" After a while, Jiajing slowly said, "We must win over people's hearts.  We can counterattack the capital immediately, otherwise it will be all empty talk." He paused slightly as he spoke.  Then he continued: "Xi'an is the first choice for moving the capital, and there is no need to inspect it. I then issued an order to tell the world to move the capital directly to Xi'an! In addition, taxes will be paid directly to Henan, Huguang, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other provinces.  "Go to Xi'an." "Your Majesty," Yan Song bowed hurriedly. He knew very well that the reason why Jiajing decided to move the capital to Xi'an so quickly was to stabilize the morale of the frontier troops and win over the people in the northwest, and to pay taxes to the seven provinces.  Xi'an.  This is to divide the world equally with King Yi, with the intention of testing King Yi.  Regarding Jiajing's edict and the verbal and written criticism of Zhu Xizhong, Zhai Luan and other officials who had surrendered to King Yi, the Jinling Newspaper published it without any compromise. Most people originally guessed that Jiajing, who was so angry that he was so angry, might use all his troops.  Attack the capital and fight to the death with King Yi. Unexpectedly, Jiajing swallowed his anger and moved the capital directly to Xi'an!  And there is a vague intention of dividing the world equally with King Yi.  For a time, there was a lot of discussion in Nanjing.  Everyone is guessing how King Yi will react?  All the officials in Nanjing immediately felt abandoned by Jiajing. The officials who originally insisted on not joining King Yi also began to divide. Some secretly left the city and took the northwest route to Xi'an, while some took the initiative to join King Yi.  Fast horses also set out one after another.  Send this message quickly to the provinces.  And the Xunchen officials who had firmly supported King Yi also hurriedly prayed for King Yi to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!  When the news spread, it immediately caused a lot of controversy. It has always been the case that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the earth.  There are no two kings in the country, and there are no two nobles in the family. After all, Jiajing is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he has ruled the world for more than 20 years. Now that Jiajing has moved the capital to Xi'an and has not died, how can King Yi proclaim himself emperor in the capital?  Even when Emperor Wen Zhu Di was in Jingnan, Zhu Di only ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor after the death of Emperor Jianwen was confirmed. Now that Jiajing is still there, and King Yi is using the banner of Jingnan, how can he ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?  Could it be that there were two emperors in the Ming Dynasty?  Officials and gentry were quarreling over whether the emergence of two emperors in the Ming Dynasty was in accordance with the etiquette and law. However, ordinary people smiled and watched the situation. As long as there was no war and no increase in taxes, the emperors in the Ming Dynasty would not do anything about them. A group of merchants even  I am so busy that I have no time and energy to take into account these false gifts. There is no war, and the canal shipping will be restored soon. The capital's trade has been interrupted for so many days. This is a golden time to make money. There is no real money left.  Isn't it a disease to make money and fight for that trivial matter?  The capital, outside Chaoyang Gate.  After the three towns of Jizhen, Xuanfu and Datong were surrendered to King Yi, Chaoyangmen immediately became lively. A large number of people poured into the capital every day. Officials, gentry and merchants who had originally fled the city began to return to the capital with their families. Among them  There are also many family members of Beijing officials above the fourth rank. Jizhou Town has already surrendered to King Yi, and King Yi has ignored them at all. In this case, why should they stay in Jizhou Town? They can inquire about the news in time when they return to the capital.  It can also save a lot of money, so why not? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Due to the influx of people returning to the capital, the capital quickly returned to its former prosperity, but He Shijia, the shopkeeper of the Huitong Bank, was on tenterhooks. More and more people came to the bank to withdraw cash every day, and he was really worried about a run.  He was even more worried that the cash in the bank account would be withdrawn. King Yi withdrew three million silver dollars from the bank account. This huge difference made him a little restless.  After thinking about it again and again, He Shijia couldn't help it. Seeing that it was already past noon, he left the bank and hurried to the Hubu Yamen. He knew very well that Mr. Xue Liangfu of Dongxing Port was now sitting in the Hubu Yamen, and his sedan chair was at the Hubu Gate.  He stopped in front, bent down and got out of the sedan. Looking at the Dongxing Port soldiers standing like nails at the door, he couldn't help but feel a little timid, and subconsciously looked at the Hubu Yamen.  In fact, the Hubu is not a courtyard house, it is also a courtyard house. However, unlike ordinary Siheyuan, the door of the Hubu is opened in the middle. The red door with gray bricks, blue tiles and red tiles looks a bit simple and low-key against the red wall and yellow tiles next to it.  , just when he hesitantly went forward to hand over the name sticker to ask for an audience, he saw Xue Liangfu walking out of the door in a hurry. He couldn't help but feel happy and hurriedly stood on the steps. When Xue Liangfu approached, he lifted his front robe and prepared to kneel down.  In fact, Xue Liangfu saw He Shijia as soon as he walked out of the gate. Seeing that he wanted to bow to him, he hurriedly smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite, shopkeeper He. I am in a hurry to enter the palace" Hearing this, He Shijia couldn't help but feel anxious.  , but he didn¡¯t dare to be rude.  Still knelt down and said: "Master Xue, the silver number" Seeing him talking about the silver number in public, Xue Liangfu hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him up, and said softly: "Don't be anxious, this is  The issue of Jinling News has arrived, go back and take a look." He turned around and got on the sedan.  He Shijia couldn't help but be stunned.  So what if the Jinling Newspaper comes?  It's not like the money has arrived. If the three million silver dollars are not returned, the signboard of 'Huitong Bank' will be smashed into his hands. He was so anxious that he ignored the rules and hurriedly stood up and took a few steps closer.  The man beside the sedan whispered: "Master Xue" Xue Liangfu didn't expect that he would be so difficult to deal with. He immediately opened the sedan curtain and said, "How many days can I hold on?" "At this rate. At most, we can still do it.  Hold on for seven days." He Shijia quickly said with a sad face. Of course what he said was not the truth. However, more and more gentry and merchants returned to Beijing, and the bank account's silver deposits could only last for ten and a half months at most.  Hearing that he could only hold on for seven days, Xue Liangfu couldn't help but look a little solemn, but he knew it.  Once the Huitong Bank was run out of money and there was no silver left, King Yi could not hide the transfer of silver coins from the Huitong Bank.  If the news spreads, it will be a huge blow to King Yi's reputation. After thinking slightly, he said: "Come to my house later." Then he stamped his feet and said: "Enter the palace." Xue Liangfu rushed to Wuying Hall, but  I was told that King Yi was not in the palace.  Instead, he went to the harem. He couldn't help but be stunned. He just waited outside the palace, secretly anxious, not knowing when Hu Wanli would come back.  Hu Wanli is not in the harem.  Instead, he left the Cihui Temple outside the Fucheng Gate. He did not suddenly come to pray to the gods, but to inspect the Huanyi Bureau. The Huanyi Bureau was one of the twenty-four yamen of the Ming Dynasty, but it was not  He was not in the palace. When Zhang Di'an, the personal eunuch who was accompanying him, explained, he realized that this was the only yamen of the twenty-four yamen that was not in the palace, because most of the maids in the Huanyi Bureau were old and retired palace maids due to crimes.  , and in order to prevent the leakage of internal affairs, these palace people are the fate of the old and dead Huanyi Bureau. In order to ensure the safety of the palace, the Huanyi Bureau was deliberately placed outside the palace.  Hu Wanli was wearing a light-colored satin robe with the pattern of "five bats holding longevity" woven with brocade. His whole body was neatly tidied up and he looked very energetic. He looked like he was only in his early thirties.  After getting off the sedan outside the gate of Huanyi Bureau, he took Zhang Di'an and several guards and walked slowly into Huanyi Bureau.  The guards and eunuchs at the gate saw that Hu Wanli was dressed and behaved in such a way that he couldn't afford to offend him. Just as they were about to step forward to deal with it, Zhang Di'an shouted in a male voice: "Go away." Seeing this situation,  Several guard eunuchs hurriedly bowed politely and hurriedly went to notify the eunuch in charge. When they entered the Huanyi Bureau, Hu Wanli discovered that the Huanyi Bureau was a huge courtyard with a lot of people and everyone was busy in front of him.  There are not all old maids, on the contrary, there are more young maids.  He couldn't help but glance at Zhang Di'an, and while looking around, he said, "Why are there so many people?" "Your Majesty Young Master." Zhang Di'an hurriedly bowed and said, "It's like this in the palace.  There are so many people and there are so few people." Hu Wanli asked casually as he walked back: "Are these young palace ladies guilty?" "It's not necessarily the case, Mr. Zhang Di'an.  He said: "The newly selected palace maids who are clumsy will be sent here directly." Hu Wanli looked a little bit unbearable. It was really unreasonable to be sent here to do hard labor without making any mistakes. As he thought about it, he walked forward leisurely.  , as soon as he passed through the hanging flower gate, the leader eunuch Gao Dagui slipped into the small room.He came up to him, bowed, and said with a smile on his face: "The small Huanyi Bureau is so noble, I don't know" Zhang Di'an saw that Hu Wanli had no intention of stopping, and he didn't wait for Gao Da.  After Gui finished speaking, he took out his waist badge, showed it, and whispered: "Follow, wait carefully." Gao Dagui caught a glimpse of the words "Supervisor of Ceremonies" on the waist badge, and he couldn't help being surprised. He had already vaguely guessed that Hu  Although Wan Li¡¯s identity was unknown, he didn¡¯t know why he came to this damn place like the Huanyi Bureau. He wanted to ask Zhang Di¡¯an, but he didn¡¯t have the courage, so he could only follow behind cautiously. In the eyes of the busy palace maids in the courtyard, this situation seemed a little strange.  The smarter ones are all secretly happy.  There were countless wooden racks set up in the wide courtyard, with clothes and bedclothes hanging on them to dry. Hu Wanli glanced briefly and saw that there were not many clothes, but mostly bedclothes and the like. As soon as he thought about it, he understood that the palace was now  Since there were no concubines, there was naturally no clothing. As he walked slowly along the way, Hu Wanli asked: "Do the maids here have monthly money?" Monthly money?  Gao Dagui was startled, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Reply Master, here is hard labor and there is no monthly payment." Hu Wanli asked casually: "Aren't there many maids who are not guilty of crimes?" Gao Dagui glanced at it  Zhang Di'an glanced at him.  Then he said cautiously: "Young master, I don't know, the Huanyi Bureau has never had monthly money." "You have not made any mistakes and you are working hard, how can you not have monthly money?" Hu Wanli said slowly: "Pass it out, there is  Damage to the royal family¡¯s face and reputation.¡± Hear this.  Gao Dagui couldn't help but be overjoyed. If all the maids in the Clothes Bureau were given monthly payments, he, the chief eunuch, would be so fat. Just as he was about to say a few words of flattery, he heard an exclamation, and a basin of water came from a side room.  It poured out from the door, and it was so dead that it was facing Hu Wanli.  Even though several eunuchs and guards reacted very quickly and stopped in front of Hu Wanli in time, Hu Wanli still got a lot of splashes on his head and body.  Looking sideways, he saw a beautiful palace maid, about twenty-seven or eighty years old, holding a wooden basin, standing at the door at a loss.  Several guards and eunuchs were about to rush forward when Hu Wanli shouted softly: "Come back." This palace maid was none other than Xu Qingman, whom he had picked up from Hanwu. She deliberately arranged to enter the Huanyi Bureau. This place  Although it is hard labor.  But the management is also the loosest, making it an ideal place for people to mix things up with others.  This basin of water was naturally poured by Xu Qingman on purpose.  At this time, she pretended to come to her senses and hurriedly knelt down and said: "My slave I deserve death for bumping into the young master." Hu Wanli secretly laughed in his heart, this wife's acting skills are really not outstanding, at that moment  He smiled slightly and said: "Since there was a collision, how can I acquit myself?" Xu Qingman raised his head and glanced at him, and said softly: "I will wipe it for you." "You guys wait outside." Hu Wanli said slowly.  Stepping into the wing, all the guards and eunuchs couldn't help but look at each other. It was said in the capital that this master was not lewd. He had only been blessed with one maid in the two months since he had been in the palace.  Are the rumors wrong, or does this master like mature women?  Tang Jinbao, however, suppressed his laughter and went to the back of the wing to check. Gao Dagui kept chanting the blessings of Bodhisattva in his heart.  After a long tea time, Hu Wanli came out of the side room, glanced at Zhang Di'an, and then said to Gao Gui: "Please report the detailed statistics of the Huanyi Bureau. In addition, the wages of the female workers in the market."  And report the statistics." He walked straight out.  As soon as he entered Wuyingmen, Su Yunlu came up to him and reported softly: "Your Highness, Mr. Xue and Mr. Wu have been here for a while." "Take them to the study." Hu Wanli was in a very good mood and strode into the hall, slightly  After washing up, he came to the study room. When the two people greeted him, he said with a smile: "Sit down." As soon as he sat down, Xue Liangfu leaned forward and said: "Jia Jing moved the capital to Xi'an and made a gesture of dividing the world equally Your Highness is  What are your plans?" The reason why he hurriedly entered the palace was to find out Hu Wanli's attitude so that he could guide him during the court meeting tomorrow morning. There were already several ministers participating in the meeting in the court.  Don't dare to be careless.  Hu Wanli knew his intention, and he pondered for a moment before saying: "It would be best not to fight, but Jiajing will definitely not give up. We must base ourselves on fighting. The world will be peaceful for a long time, and no one wants to see wars everywhere.  We still have to win over the people and cannot take the initiative to provoke a war. Besides, we are not ready for the Western Expedition at the moment. "I understand," Xue Liangfu said after a brief pause, "Also.  One thing is that the Huitong Bank is now facing the risk of a run. It is said that it can only last for seven days, but it is estimated that it can only last for ten days. "Zuo Qing, there is no need to worry, I have already arranged this matter."  As he spoke, he took a sip of tea, and then continued: "The Japanese fleet has set off, with gold and silver, with a total value of about one million taels. In addition, Xiaoliuqiu's fleet has arrived at Tianjin Wei, and this time it is not carrying food and ammunition.  , but the goods that are in short supply at Dongxing Port - glass products, table clocks?Soap and the like, as well as all kinds of valuable overseas rare treasures, a batch of gold stored in Dongxing Port has also been shipped over. Not to mention the gap of three million, five million is no problem, let Huitong  Bank's shopkeeper is at ease.  " After hearing these words, Xue Liangfu immediately felt relieved. After a moment of pondering, he said: "Now that the situation has become clear, will Your Highness consider transferring officials from Nanjing to the capital?  " After pondering for a while, Hu Wanli said: "This matter is not urgent. Let's observe it for a while before talking about it.  " After hearing this, Xue Liangfu glanced at Wu Zishun, then stood up and said: "I'll leave first.  " After Xue Liangfu left the room, Hu Wanli said slowly: "I just went to the Huanyi Bureau. You are responsible for the aftermath, and you can't leave any hidden dangers.  " "I understand.  Wu Zishun responded calmly and then said: "Your Highness, news came back from Taiyuan that Jiajing has agreed to form an alliance with Tatar. In addition, Shandong reported that King Lu, King De, and King Heng have been in frequent contact recently."  " "The vassal kings of Shandong don't need to pay attention to them.  "Hu Wanlihun said nonchalantly. Because the vassal kings of Shandong are close to the capital, they have always been the most closely monitored by the court. Even if the three kings join forces, they will not be able to stir up trouble. It is estimated that the three kings should communicate with each other and discuss what should be done.  Supporting his fake King Yi, he was quite excited because Jiajing agreed to form an alliance with Tatar. After pondering for a while, he said: "Intelligence collection in Xi'an and Tatar must be the top priority at the moment. Another one, will be  Yan Shifan was sent to Xiaoliuqiu not only to protect his father and son, but also to give him the opportunity to experience and make good use of it.  " "I understand.  "Wu Zishun said solemnly. (To be continued)
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