Come to Daming with military supplies

At the moment Tong Qiao knelt down on the ground, Guan Ying also walked up to Kuang Ye, and whispered about what happened.

Kuang Ye was originally sitting there with his face unchanged, but when he heard the back, his anger had already risen. After hearing what happened, he slapped the stone table angrily and said, "What a bastard, they will Where is the military law of Ming Dynasty?"

Needless to say, these words are naturally accusing Qi Bushen of something wrong.And after saying this, when he looked up at Yang Chendong, his complexion returned to normal, "Lord Zhongdan, I'm really sorry to make you laugh."

"Hehe." Yang Chendong just smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say anything, maybe it's not appropriate to say anything at this moment.

"Well, you guys go out and wait first, and I'll talk to Mr. Zhongdan later." Kuang Ye waved his hand and waved Guan Ying and Tong Qiao away.

An anxious Tong Qiao bowed his head and exited the courtyard. When he couldn't see Kuang Ye, he cautiously asked, "Master Guan, is the brave man Kuang Shangshu mentioned just now the one from the north?"

"Well, do you know how much trouble you almost made this time?" Guan Ying nodded his head, and when he spoke, his accusation became more and more obvious.Speaking of which, he felt a little unconvinced in his heart, especially when he met the real person and found out that he was so young and not some superficial, he felt a little contempt in his heart.It's just that Kuang Ye is his teacher and his superior, and even the teacher respects him so much, so it's hard for him to do anything against him.

After getting Guan Ying's accurate answer, cold sweat dripped down his neck.Tong Qiao had heard of the name of Duke Zhongdan for a long time. This person not only saved the life of the current Emperor Yingzong, but also defeated the very elite Oirat army.Thinking that he almost used such a person as his opponent, a cold air rose from the stem of his hind feet, which really scared him a lot.

under the gazebo.After there were no other people around, Kuang Ye couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Loyal and courageous, I'm not afraid of your jokes, you've seen it too, this is our Ming army. Why was he bewitched by the prefect of Qi in Hangzhou?" , it is because he wants to enter the city to play the autumn wind."

Kuang Ye's ability to see things through at a glance is enough to prove that this is not the first time such a thing has happened, and it also proves that he is clear-headed.It's just that Yang Chendong still didn't answer the conversation, because he knew that the other party's coming here was not just a simple meeting, there should be a deeper meaning.As for what it was, he also made a rough guess. He was waiting for the other party to say it, or it could be said that he was up for sale.

Yang Chendong didn't speak, Kuang Ye didn't take it seriously, but continued to say, "Loyal and courageous, to be honest, the situation in the south is not good, especially after Zhu Huixun's rebellion triggered the Miao people's rebellion, and now they are With the chaos in Guangdong, it has spread to several cities and more than a dozen counties, and it is quite powerful."

"Oh? When did this happen?" Yang Chendong has been paying attention to the situation in Guangdong all the time. In history, there will be events after the Guangdong rebellion (the Guangdong rebellion last year was put down, but he ran away for a while.) Huang Yuliang, this time he continued the Guangdong Rebellion after his father Huang Xiaoyang).According to records, Huang Yuliang was the first to raise troops, but because of his arrival, Zhu Huixun rebelled first, which is somewhat different from the history.

"I just received the [-] miles urgently this morning." While talking, Kuang Ye took out a playbook from his pocket, and handed it to Yang Chendong.

Regarding Kuang Ye's kindness, Yang Chendong didn't reach out to receive it, but waved his hand and said, "Master Kuang, you don't need to go to see these national princes. You know, I am a courtier of Beiming, and now my family The business and the foundation, even the wife is there, so don't hurt me."

"Hey, how do you say this? You saved the emperor's life, and the earliest loyal uncle was also given by Yingzong. Why do you say that you are a courtier of Beiming?" Kuang Ye looked serious and reasonable. .

"Okay, okay, Mr. Kuang, there is no need to be so clear about this point. This time I am only going back to my hometown to worship my ancestors. I really don't want to provoke other things. Besides, my lord just said that the Ming army Good and bad are mixed, I am not a god, what can I do to help Emperor Yingzong share his worries?" Yang Chendong waved his hands, with an attitude of not wanting to answer.

"You are not a god, but you have a good relationship with the mercenaries. I have seen their demeanor a long time ago. They are really the best of the best. If they take action, the problems can be easily solved." Kuang Ye borrowed Taking this opportunity, he finally got to the point, that is, he wanted to use mercenaries to fight wars, counter rebellions, and solve the bandit rebellion in the south.

"Oh, this is embarrassing me. The mercenaries have limited resources. Besides, the money needed to hire them is a huge sum. Can the current imperial court afford it?" Yang Chendong was still refusing, but it was actually just a matter of cooperation between the two parties. Just probing.

Nanming is the country that Zhu Qizhen chose to build when he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. Because everything was done by force, the resources he could naturally get were limited.Even less was the gold and silver that was taken from the treasury.

Although relying on the wealthy south for more than a year, the situation of the imperial court is much better than when it was first established, but it is far from reaching the ability to supply and fight two major battles.Yang Chendong said that the cost of mercenaries is too high, which is based on this point.

"This emperor really can't produce much gold and silver now." Kuang Ye lowered his head when he said this, but soon he raised his head again and said with a somewhat excited expression, "But isn't this a loyal and courageous man? As long as you are willing to come out as a guarantor, that person owes you a life. This bit of face must be given. And as long as these two rebellions can be put down, within five years, the court will You can pay a lot more taxes, and at that time there will be no problem paying enough silver for the mercenaries, how about it?"

"No way?" Yang Chendong refused very simply.This is clearly Kuang Ye who wants to be an empty-handed white wolf. What five-year period, who knows what it will look like after five years?If Kuang Ye was gone at that time, who would he ask for?He would never do such a thankless job.

"Mr. Zhongdan is a kind person. Could it be that he just watched the people in the south suffer from the war and their families were destroyed? Otherwise, the mercenaries sent troops, but they could take away everything they liked along the way. How about the military expenses?" While speaking, Kuang Ye finally showed part of his cards.

Speaking of which, after the Ming Dynasty experienced the rule of Renxuan, the folks were still very rich, especially among the aristocratic families and those wealthy businessmen, there were many priceless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, among which there were treasures like treasures. , If it is destroyed, it is really destroyed.Those that are not destroyed are invaluable to future generations.Moreover, what Xiaoliuqiu Island lacks most now is people, and what Daming has the most is people. It would be a great benefit to take the opportunity to "snatch" some people back.

Speaking of those calligraphy and paintings, Yang Chendong has thought more than once in his heart that he wants to open a huge museum and put all those good things in it for future generations to admire, observe, and feel the thousands of years of civilization. The country's rich history.

Kuang Ye's words tickled his itch.But even so, Yang Chendong still didn't agree. "Lord Kuang, that's not what I said. I just wanted to save his life, and he was willing to send someone to save my life and safety. That's all. If he asks again, it's a bit of an extra step!"

Outside the Chang's courtyard, the luxurious carriage drove out of the mansion and headed straight for the Hangzhou government office in the city.

Kuang Yezuo was in the carriage, with some disappointment on his face.He has tried his best to lobby Yang Chendong, which is what Yingzong meant.But who would have thought that the other party would not agree in the end. Thinking of the two talking to the end, he made the next best thing and asked if it was possible to arrange for some young generals of the Ming army to go to the mercenary camp for training. But it was rejected on the grounds of the secret place.

This completely lack of face behavior caused Kuang Ye a headache.He thinks he has released all his hole cards, but the opponent just won't pick up, so what can he do?

The good thing is that business affairs belong to business affairs, and personal relationships belong to personal relationships.Yang Chendong had a good impression of him. Judging by his face, he not only returned Niu Zhi and others who had gone to the Chang's courtyard to make trouble, but even sent him out in the carriage he was riding in. This is already showing that With a great respect.

"Hey, this loyal and courageous man looks young, but he acts like an old fox. Even if he rejects you, he can't make people angry. It's a skill." In the luxurious carriage, the pair of Kuang Ye couldn't help but sigh as the wrinkled old hands stroked the luxurious decoration inside the carriage.

"Whoosh!"

A loud arrow suddenly roared in mid-air.Next, there was a burst of chaotic sounds outside, followed by the voices of Guan Ying and Tong Qiao respectively, "Protect your lord, catch the assassin!"

The chaos outside didn't last very long, and it gradually came to an end after a burst of weapons.Then Guan Ying's voice came from outside the carriage, "My lord, most of the assassins have been killed, only one escaped, and two were left alive. They said they came to assassinate Lord Zhongdan."

"Assassinate Zhongdan Gong? Why did you find me?" He was only halfway through, when Kuang Ye suddenly realized that he was in the luxurious carriage that Yang Chendong usually rode in, and immediately said with a wry smile: "Hey, I really don't know." Did he do it with good intentions or knowing it.”

Chapter 341 The Last Role of Wu Yong

"My lord, what should I do?" Guan Ying, who was outside, naturally did not hear Kuang Ye's voice talking to himself, and was still asking for instructions on the next move.

"Forget it, send the person to Mr. Zhongdan, how to deal with it, let him deal with it." Kuang Ye lost interest, and didn't even ask too much about who was going to assassinate Yang Chendong. From his point of view, young and promising people with power and honor, but they really don't know how to do good things well, it's really normal for such a person to attract assassins.Besides, if he is meddling in his own business now, there is no guarantee that Yang Chendong won't have other thoughts. Even so, it's better to just hand over the person and get a favor.

After a brief period of confusion, the convoy continued towards Hangzhou Fuya.And at the side door of the Qi Mansion not far from the government office, a figure climbed over the wall and entered the Qi Mansion quietly.

The visitor seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the Qi Mansion, and he came to a quiet courtyard after three detours, and then opened a door, which attracted a "squeaky" sound of opening the door.

As soon as the voice sounded, there was a scolding sound from the wooden bed in the door, "Why did you come here? My son, I'm so bored to stay here, let the beauty you found"

It’s just that when I just said this, there was no sound suddenly, and then the man spoke nervously and with a hint of fear, "Who are you? What are you going to do? How did you appear here, tell you , don't come close to me, otherwise, I can kung fu and clean you up!"

Just when he was halfway through speaking, the speaker was already restrained, and a sharp short knife was placed on his neck. It looked like that, if it was a little deeper, blood would be seen.

Feeling the strong murderous intent coming from the neck, Qi Qing faltered, his face turned pale, and his voice trembled, "Heroic man, spare your life, heroic man, spare your life, I am not a bad person, don't kill me, I will give you whatever you want, I have money, I There is a lot of silver."

The person who spoke was Qi Qing.After being cleaned up by Yang Chendong yesterday, he returned to the Qi Mansion to recuperate.But he was not a good person in the first place, even during the recovery period, he still didn't stop, ordering two followers to go out to find a woman for him.Just now he thought that his subordinates had returned, but what he didn't expect was that a killer came, and his skills were not bad, and he was restrained with just one move.

"I don't want your money, I'm here to give you credit." There was no murderous look in the visitor's voice, but he spoke in a calm manner. "Come on, let me introduce you. My name is Wu Yong. You must not have heard of my name, but it doesn't matter. Someone knows me, and he wants my life. And I have heard about you. It's just because we all have a common enemy, do you understand now?"

Listening to the unhurried voice introducing everything, Qi Qing changed from being ignorant at the beginning to finally his eyes shining, and then kept nodding excitedly

Hangzhou government office.

Knowing that Kuang Ye, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came in person, the prefect Qi Bushen took a group of colleagues out to greet him.

For Kuang Ye, other officials naturally respected and feared him, especially when they did something wrong, they were even more uneasy.But as the magistrate of Hangzhou, Qi Bushen, the boss here, didn't panic much.

After all, he also has a backer, and his brother-in-law is Liu De, Minister of Rites at that time.

Speaking of Liu De, his strength should not be underestimated.Just to say that now in the court of Nanming, Yingzong could not return to the capital after being defeated in the civil war, so he listened to Yang Chendong's opinion and changed one Ming into two north and south. He came to Nanjing to establish the Nanming court.

Since it is the imperial court, it needs hundreds of officials to help each other.He made the same choice as Beiming, that is, removed the cabinet, and directly obeyed the emperor with the six ministers as the main ones. In other words, Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu made the same choice on this point, they both wanted to centralize power to myself.

When Nanming was established, the six most powerful ministers were appointed first.Among them, Wang Zuo, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, were naturally restored to their posts. The others were Chen Xunren, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, former cabinet member from the northern capital, Xiao Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Jiang Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Shang Ren. He was the censor of the capital, Yin Qian was the envoy of the general government, and so on.These people have one thing in common, they are all officials from the original capital.But only the Minister of Rites used Liu De, the Minister of Rites of Nanjing.

Speaking of it, Nanjing, as the accompanying capital, also has six political departments, and there is also the official position of Shangshu.They are in charge of affairs in the south, the only difference is that their official positions are half a rank lower than those of the northern capital's Shangshu.

It was this small half level that made the former southern ministers move their positions, but only Liu De was retained and promoted by this half level to become the Minister of Rites of Nanming.Just from this point of view, one can see that this person's ability is great and his methods are strong.

Liu De is a great Confucian of his generation, and occupies a very strong position in the eyes of scholars in the whole south.In addition to his smooth work, and the fact that the Liu family is a first-class wealthy family in the south, he became the only candidate for a minister among the officials in the whole south. He also loomed as the leader of southern officials.It is said that in the imperial court, even Yingzong Zhu Qizhen would give him some face in many things.

Qi Bushen's backer is this Liu De, which is why he has no fear.He also knew that Kuang Ye and Liu De had a good personal relationship, even so, he didn't have to be afraid of anything.

Sure enough, when Kuang Ye arrived, he only scolded him a few times when they met, and the matter was considered to be over.After seeing all this, the other Hangzhou officials reconsidered the position of their prefect in their hearts.

Kuang Ye saw everything in his eyes, and he didn't intend to do this.As for the magistrate who dared to privately ask the governor of Hangzhou to avenge his personal revenge, he wished he could directly dismiss the other party from his official position, or even go to prison for interrogation.