Chapter 778 Gone with the Wind
Yan Song knew that Sun Chonglou acted on Jiang Qingzhi's orders. But the old minister always gave Sun Chonglou some good things, and Yan Song seemed to be unaware of the rumors against Jiang Qingzhi.
Huang Mao is the local boss of Datong. Is he the one behind these rumors?
If there was, and Yan Song did not discipline his dog, he would have wanted to make fun of Jiang Qingzhi.
Ha ha!
Jiang Qingzhi took out the fish, put on the earthworm, and made a beautiful cast.
Sun Chonglou came over with a large bag of dried meat, "Master, this is a gift from Yan Song. Should I throw it into the water?"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "Eat!"
Yan Song's action was to tell Jiang Qingzhi: I have not forgotten your life-saving grace, but I only remember that it was Sun Chonglou who did it.
Jiang Qingzhi laughed very happily, which made Xu Wei, who didn't know that Sun Chonglou had saved Yan Song, very confused.
"Old Xu, if Yan Song and I were close, what would His Majesty think?"
Xu Wei took the piece of dried meat thrown by Sun Chonglou, and seeing the good color, he couldn't help but smile, "One is in charge of government affairs, and he is a scholar. The other has unparalleled prestige in the army. If the civil and military officials join forces... If you were the emperor, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to sleep well at night."
"So! Keep away."
Jiang Qingzhi took a sip of wine and his headache became less severe.
"This resurrection wine really works." Jiang Qingzhi felt the sun was shining brightly and his mood was very good.
Yan Song's move was to imply that we should not get too close, otherwise it would not be good for anyone.
Let’s make some noise!
Let the outside world see that there are many conflicts between you and me.
The civil and military officials should not get too close.
If the outside world were to know that you saved me, what would His Majesty think?
The two great civil and military giants around me have joined forces!
Old Yan!
This person is really a smart guy.
Jiang Qingzhi fell back, put his hands behind his head, and looked at the blue sky and white clouds leisurely.
"Master." Sun Chonglou came over and sat next to Jiang Qingzhi. "When are we going home?"
"Which home are you going back to?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"Of course it's Xin'an Lane!"
"What about the family in Suzhou Prefecture?"
"That's not home."
"Why?"
"Those people in Suzhou Prefecture look down on us."
"Then Xin'an Lane can be appreciated?"
"The neighbors in Xin'an Lane all say that I'm a good man and that the young master is a pillar of society. Also, I heard someone say that they have a pretty daughter at home and are willing to send her to the Bo's Mansion to serve the young master. Humph! They think I'm stupid. Don't they just want their daughter to be a concubine?"
The child spoke without structure, and so did Sun Chonglou. He talked about the neighbors in Xin'an Lane as if they were his own family.
Jiang Qingzhi closed his eyes.
The image of my wife is always on my mind.
"Pack your bags and return to Beijing tomorrow!"
After returning to the city, Jiang Qingzhi went to see Yan Song.
"I will return to Beijing tomorrow."
"Huh?" Yan Song was stunned. He felt that Jiang Qingzhi should understand his hint, but wasn't Jiang Qingzhi's reaction too big?
And isn't this just putting the blame on me?
This is my kindness!
It was ruined by you, Jiang Qingzhi.
"I am a civil servant..."
"My wife should be giving birth in the next few days, I am worried about her." Jiang Qingzhi looked at Yan Song and said, "Although Yuanfu's trip has military merits, it lacks some meaning."
Leading the army back would add a lot of prestige to Yan Song.
The good news will spread first to the north and the whole world.
The triumphant army will become the focus of attention of the world.
The famous treacherous minister Yan Song, who leads the army back, will be the focus of the world.
——It is said that Yan Song personally charged into the battle line and killed the enemy.
——This treacherous villain doesn’t seem so bad!
Once the scholars and officials determined who their opponents were, their first move was to create momentum.
No, it's a rumor.
Lao Yan is greedy and despicable, but is he as bad as people say?
not necessarily!
In history, Old Yan, who was denounced as a treacherous official by the literati, had his property confiscated and had a lot of property. But what was the nickname of Xu Jie, who was praised as a virtuous official by the literati?
——Xu Bancheng!
The treacherous ministers' wealth is not as much as that of the virtuous ministers. Whose face is this slapping?
But public opinion is, after all, in the hands of the literati. Whoever they say is a treacherous villain, the people of the world will think that person is a treacherous villain.
They even go so far as to say that the emperor is greedy and only cares about money, or that the emperor is foolish and employs treacherous officials and powerful eunuchs, and that the current situation in the world is caused by the emperor.
As a result, Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Wanli... and one emperor after another lost their reputation among the people.
It's so bad that it's falling apart.
So the people sent by Emperor Wanli to collect taxes were burned to death, and the people shouted that it was a good death.
What they didn't know was how much money and grain this huge empire needed every year to maintain.
When the court's finances were exhausted, the emperor was forced to increase taxes, which caused the people to complain and even curse the emperor to die early.
But what they didn't know was that by cheering for the burning of the emperor's tax collectors, they were adding fuel to the fire and sowing the seeds of disaster for themselves.
Since the emperor could not collect taxes from the literati, he could only fleece them.
While they were cheering for the emperor's defeat, they didn't know that the scholars were laughing at these idiots for being so stupid that they not only took the blame for themselves, but also paid the taxes for themselves.
Therefore, when looking at history, one cannot simply look at the records, but must also consider the situation at the time, and make comprehensive considerations from various aspects such as finance, political disputes, and external threats.
The ability of the literati to create momentum was unparalleled in the world, and Yan Song therefore became a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.
But when he leads his army back in triumph, people all over the world will re-examine this treacherous man.
Yan Song was an old and cunning man, but his greedy nature made him fall in love with the enemy.
Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of the medicinal smoke and asked, "How is it?"
Yan Song coughed dryly, "The army is returning, the whole world is paying attention, can you be so carefree and not want this honor?"
Jiang Qingzhi pointed to his chest and said, "My glory never needs recognition from others."
It is enough for me to recognize myself.
This arrogance made Yan Song sigh. "Forget it." Jiang Qingzhi returned to the base, and there was a question that made him restless.
"Uncle Ding, where is the reward?"
Defeated Altan Khan's army, saved the Ming Dynasty from danger, and rewrote history...but what is the reward?
According to the usual practice, Da Ding would give out rewards for Guo Zuo immediately after the war. Sometimes he would delay giving out rewards in kind. Jiang Qingzhi even wondered if Da Ding was struggling with what kind of reward to give, or where to get it.
Otherwise, why would there be rewards like chocolate or bread?
The cauldron slowly turned, and the purple energy from the depths slowly dissipated outward.
"Master Ding!"
"Why don't you make a sound?"
"Shouldn't such a feat of turning the tide be rewarded with a reward of 1,800 years?"
"If it hasn't happened in a thousand or eight hundred years, it will happen in five hundred years!"
"Uncle Ding, are you going back?"
Suddenly, a majestic aura surged up, and Jiang Qingzhi coughed dryly, "I'm just saying, Master Ding, please continue... continue!"
But the grand aura was like a man on the verge of exploding in the mouth of a brothel girl, and it dissipated immediately.
Jiang Qingzhi sat in the study, holding his chin with one hand, and said anxiously: "Is it a computer outage?"
"Master, it's packed."
When Sun Chonglou learned that he could go home, he was very excited and started packing his luggage as soon as he got back.
"By the way, young master." There are only two people who can enter and leave Jiang Qingzhi's study freely, Li Tian and Sun Chonglou.
Sun Chonglou came in and said, "We have to bring gifts for my wife and the others."
Yes.
Jiang Qingzhi slapped his forehead and said, "Thank goodness you thought of it."
Before the war, his mind was full of plans, and after the war, his mind was full of worries about his wife.
"Let's go for a walk."
Jiang Qingzhi, along with a few guards, went to the busiest street in the city with Sun Chonglou.
As soon as Jiang Qingzhi entered, he felt the warm atmosphere.
"To celebrate the great victory, our store is offering a 30% discount today, all items are 30% off!"
"To celebrate the great victory, buy one get one free..."
"The girls at the Yellow Crane Tower are also on sale, go and have a look! Originally it was 300 coins to spend a night together, but to celebrate the victory, it's only 150 coins for three days, only 150 coins!"
"Yellow Crane Tower..." Jiang Qingzhi's face was full of black lines.
People of this era naturally had no awareness of copyright infringement, but when Jiang Qingzhi saw someone using his name, he couldn't help but get angry.
"Look! Long Wilbur applied the makeup for his wife himself!"
The fucking thing is, someone actually bought it.
"It's just foolish." Sun Chonglou thought that those who bought it were fools.
Jiang Qingzhi bought a lot of local specialties and filled two large trucks.
The wife is the most important in the family, so the Taoist priest should give some to the two princes... What about Prince Yu?
Prince Yu has been missing since yesterday, and Jiang Qingzhi has not paid any attention to it.
"Where's Prince Yu?"
Mo Zhan's hands were full of things. "He said he was going to understand the people's sentiments."
Jiang Qingzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Let him come back."
Mo Zhan was startled, "Yes."
Prince Yu was called back while he was on his way to comfort the people.
When Jiang Qingzhi saw him, he said, "He's floating!"
Afterwards, Jiang Qingzhi went to the general's mansion, leaving Prince Yu stunned for a long time.
"Drifting?"
Prince Yu was suddenly shocked.
……
"Prince Yu almost obeyed Jiang Qingzhi's orders."
Huang Mao and Zhao Wenhua were drinking together and chuckled, "Prince Yu performed brilliantly in this battle. Congratulations!"
"Prince Yu was originally a nobody, but who would have thought that the crown prince died first and he would become the eldest. Jiang Qingzhi is really lucky." There was jealousy in Zhao Wenhua's eyes, "Prince Yu performed brilliantly in this battle, but don't forget that the emperor and the crown prince have never been father and son, but rivals most of the time."
"It would be fine if he lay dormant after the war, but he went to understand the people's sentiments." Huang Mao said with a smile: "Is this something he can do?"
"He can do it, but he can't do it at this moment." As long as it's not Jiang Qingzhi's business, Zhao Wenhua's IQ is basically online. He smiled and said, "Prince Yu will not go to understand the people's feelings for no reason. Who is bewitching him?"
Huang Mao smiled and said, "Yesterday, I inadvertently mentioned that due to the uprising of the White Lotus Sect, two alleys in the city were burned down, and those people had no food or clothing..."
Zhao Wenhua raised an eyebrow, "Your Highness Prince Yu... you are so kind!"
"Yes, today we are going to comfort those homeless people."
"As the governor, you don't know how to appease the people. What crime should you be punished for?" Zhao Wenhua asked jokingly with a happy smile.
"After the war, there are many things to do. Besides, it is my good intention to give this opportunity to His Royal Highness Prince Yu."
"Fantai!" Huang Mao's attendant came in, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu has gone back."
"Huh!" Huang Mao was surprised, "Why did he go back?"
"Benber asked him to go back."
Following this voice, Jiang Qingzhi walked in.
"Long Wilbur!"
Huang Mao narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Qingzhi, then glanced at Zhao Wenhua.
Jiang Qingzhi came over.
Zhao Wenhua subconsciously stood up and stepped back.
Huang Mao, not knowing why he was like this, just sat there.
Jiang Qingzhi picked up a plate of braised fish and sniffed it, "It tastes good!"
Bah!
The plate exploded in Huang Mao's face.
"Grass mud horse!"
(End of this chapter)
