The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1550

[1550.Chapter 1472 I am the Emperor]

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Chen Zhong.

He knew very well what happened in the Battle of Jinzhou during the Chenghua period.

Although he was young at that time, the palace was extremely nervous. Even his father, who ignored the government affairs, summoned ministers almost all night long to discuss an attack strategy.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but sigh, and then asked: “After that, you came to the capital?”

Chen Zhong shook his head and said: “No, after that, because of the disease in his legs, the villain was incorporated into the auxiliary army, and the three guards of Jianzhou rebelled. The villain was ordered to go to Liaodong to suppress the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Although it was the beginning of spring at that time, it was extremely cold in Liaodong and the roads were muddy and difficult to travel. The villain was just a pawn. His job was to follow the army on a mission to escort grain and grass. Killing the Jianzhou rebels, encircling and suppressing the rebels in the heavy snow, the soldiers at the front were killed for more than a month, and the Jianzhou rebels were almost wiped out, and then the army returned.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, this is the famous Chenghua. In Liting, during the Chenghua period, the Jurchens rebelled. These Jurchens, who were originally designated as Jianzhou guards, refused to obey restraint in Liaodong. The Chenghua Emperor issued an order to kill almost all Jianzhou Jurchens.

The so-called court was the place where the Xiongnu worshiped the gods in ancient times, and was also the military and political center of the Xiongnu rulers. As for Liting, it was to wipe out the enemy’s base camp and sweep away his lair.

Emperor Hongzhi also had an impression of this battle. The mighty army set out from the capital to meet the border troops. After the battle, the news of success came. Emperor Chenghua was overjoyed and gave a banquet to all officials.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi looked at Chen Zhong’s legs and asked with some curiosity: “You have a disease in your legs, can you also transport grain and grass?”

“Why not?” Chen Zhong said: “The little old man was no better than Beijing at that time. The soldiers here are powerful, and the people in the Beijing camp can’t stand the cold. When they arrived in Liaodong, they were so cold that they couldn’t move without kicking a few times, but the villain is different, the villain…”

When he said this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly said : “Ah, Jingying is so lazy, why did he say the same thing as Lao Fang.”

Fang Jifan: “…”

Does this count as being shot unprovoked?

Emperor Hongzhi was also happy when he heard this. He looked back at Zhu Houzhao and said Seeing this guy’s curly hair that blinded him, he looked away with a sullen face.

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes fell back on Chen Zhong and said: “Speaking of

which, you are still a great meritorious official.” Chen Zhong smiled and said: “What kind of meritorious official is this? Most of them have made meritorious deeds. At that time, all the armies tried their best to attack, searching for the Jurchen rebels in Jianzhou. The pursuit was very urgent. At that time, the snow was three feet thick, and the wind blew on the face like a knife. When the army passed by, not a blade of grass grew, and the heads of the beheaded heads were I don’t know how much it was. The little old man drove off. After that, the former Emperor Chenghua rewarded the three armies. I only had a few kilograms of dried meat and a few taels of silver. Qianhu took pity on my poor legs and reported the matter. , allow me to return to the pass with the capital camp, change my nationality, and settle down in the capital from then on.”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but sigh, he didn’t expect such a person to have such a legendary experience.

He sat down subconsciously.

Chen Zhong was very old, but he limped to get anthracite coal to burn it. A slight wave of heat hit his face. He grinned and said: “I don’t want to burn the heater, so this coal is better, but the little old man is not afraid of it.” “It’s cold. People who have been in Liaodong will feel much warmer whenever they arrive in Beijing. You are different, so don’t freeze.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with WeChat, sensing the old man’s kindness.

After a pause, he stared at Chen Zhong again and said, “We arrived in Beijing. How was your stay in Beijing?”

Chen Zhong suddenly felt sad.

After a while, he sighed and said: “It’s different when I get to the capital. I have relatives in the capital, but no one cares about me. I was already old at that time, and my legs and feet were not good.” Okay, what kind of job can I get? Later I worked as a watchman in Qingpingfang. I worked day and night and could not make any money every month. I could barely provide three meals. You see, this house is still rented because it is simple. So the price is quite low.”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and looked concerned: “You don’t have a son?”

Chen Zhong shook his head.

He was a military household before, but no good man would marry his daughter to him. Later, even though he came to the capital, who would think highly of a disabled person?

Emperor Hongzhi sighed with emotion: “But I saw that you invested ninety-two taels of silver in Ruyi Bank.”

“This is…” Chen Zhong paused: “This is the silver that you paid for your life. Seventy-two or three taels of silver were invested in Jinzhou and Dangping.” The little old man did not dare to spend any of the rewards he received when he founded the state, so he kept them all. He also had one or two or seven dollars, which were the savings of more than 20 years. At that time, they said that money can make silver, but the little old man did not believe it, but Later, I couldn’t help but that everyone around me had made money, and they all talked about the benefits… The little old man was still tempted, and invested in it with his family wealth and savings. Who would have thought that this person who killed a thousand swords was actually better than Tatar and Jianzhou? He’s still bad.”

At this point, Chen Zhong’s eyes turned red and he couldn’t help wiping his tears.

When he was young, Chen Zhong was also a man. Listening to his face glowing red when he talked about fighting in Liaodong, you can tell that he was also passionate.

But now, he is already on his last breath. When he thinks about his situation, tears can’t help but fall down in his cloudy eyes. He can’t help sobbing: “When I heard that the person ran away, I immediately felt that there was no hope in this life, so I thought… it’s better… Death is clean, God is unfair… To tell you the truth, at that time, the little old man didn’t think about getting the money back, he just thought, let’s forget it… Anyway, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, so I will die. What a regret, but why did he die in Jinzhou or Liaodong with the other robes in the first place? At least he still has his name in the merit list, keeping this useless body, when he gets old, he will die To suffer such a crime…”

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Emperor Hongzhi’s face, and he did not dare to touch Chen Zhong with his eyes, and turned his eyes away.

Chen Zhong covered his face, then stubbornly let go: “But who knew, oh… the emperor… the emperor actually captured the man who killed a thousand swords, released the list, and asked everyone to take the receipt to get the money back. , I heard… Families like us got their money back in full, but those wealthy families only got 60 or 70% back… I also heard news that… there are many royal relatives in the palace. After investing a large sum of money, the emperor is extraordinarily merciful and considerate of the interests of us ordinary people. He would rather the emperor himself and his relatives receive less money and suffer some losses than we, ordinary people, would be spared…”

Speaking of this, Chen Zhong’s mouth couldn’t help but tremble, and he was so excited that he couldn’t speak. He lowered his head, sad and happy: “Dear guest… you don’t know. It’s really unbelievable to hear this news. , when the little old man really took back the silver, he just… then he knew… This was not a dream, honorable guest. When the little old man took the silver, he was thinking, back in Jianzhou, in Jinzhou, even if the old man I was injured and have been a cripple for a lifetime, but it was worth it. It was worth it all my life. The little old man was outside the customs, risking his life to protect the imperial court and the country, the capital guarding the capital, and those dignitaries, even though they were usually I am high and mighty, but this time, I have never owed anything to the little old man.”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt a little wet in his eyes and fell into silence for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao shook his curly hair and couldn’t help but feel in awe.

Fang Jifan lowered his head, looking thoughtful.

The imperial court does not owe you anything, it owes you a fortune.

If I had broken a leg, I would pack up and go to the Daming Palace, eat his mother, drink his mother’s food, and let him support me for the rest of my life.

At this time, Chen Zhong put on a smile and continued: “With the money back, I will have something to rely on for this remaining life. Haha, speaking of it, these neighbors used to hear the little old man talking about Jianzhou and Everyone felt impatient about the Jinzhou incident, and felt that the young man talked too much. Now, when everyone hears about the old affairs of Jinzhou and Jianzhou, and hears the good news from the army, everyone cheers, and everyone is aware of it. Yes, I know that the imperial court will not take care of us ordinary people. Even though the emperor and the dignitaries cannot see us, they still have us in their hearts.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s heart skipped a beat.

His eyes closed slightly.

This sentence… was too shocking to him.

The so-called imperial court manages the people of the world.

But are the people of the world really of the same mind as the imperial court?

All these people have their own thoughts. For these ordinary people who work at sunrise and rest at sunset, the court is too far away, the emperor is too far away, and Jinzhou and Jianzhou are even further away.

They don’t care about these things, nor do they care about people and things far away.

But…

only this time the stolen goods were returned… it actually made many people suddenly agree with the court and begin to understand the benefits and difficulties of the court. This… is a sign of one heart and one mind.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a faint look: “When I was in Liting in Chenghua, I was still young, but I was deeply impressed. Many armies went to Beijing. When they came back, many of them were in ragged clothes. They had suffered.”

He held his hands in his hands .

Standing on the charcoal basin, feeling the heat in the charcoal basin, my body felt warm, and then he said: “As for returning the stolen goods this time, I feel very ashamed…”

I heard Emperor Hongzhi say he was ashamed.

However, Chen Zhong glanced at Emperor Hongzhi with tears in his eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi claimed that he was from Xishan Bank, and he had special respect for the people in the bank. Chen Zhong said sincerely: “No, it is the little old man who should be ashamed. It was the little old man who was fooled and deceived in the first place. , I am entirely to blame for this, but thanks to you, if it weren’t for you, we people… would have had to die. I heard that the palace and many dignitaries only got back 60% of their money, and it was spread among the people. Is this true?”

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this question, he finally found some anger in his eyes, and said in a proud tone: “Of course, the palace lost more than 800,000 yuan. “

Two.”

“Yeah.” Chen Zhong said in surprise: “That’s so much, distinguished guest… How did the distinguished guest know?”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at it and stood up, saying, “I just lost that eight hundred thousand taels!” ”

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Chapter 2 was delivered, and I begged for monthly votes with tears in my eyes.

(End of chapter)