Chapter 143 A Rich Man, A Man Without Money Is Difficult
Zuo Liangyu felt that she had been abandoned by the court.
He was originally a general with He Renlong and Cao Wenzhao who were summoned to Beijing together. Both of them were rewarded with python robe and continued to serve as generals. He didn't know where he did not do as good as Emperor Chongzhen's eyes. The dignified general was directly demoted to a general, and after entering the Beijing camp, he was also disliked everywhere.
Originally, Zuo Liangyu was thinking that if he was demoted, he would be demoted. He would be closer to His Majesty. He would have a lot of opportunities to make contributions to His Majesty in the future.
But who knew that because of his small mistake, His Majesty directly swept him out of the Beijing camp.
He fought for the imperial court for many years, fought against the enemy, suppressed bandits, and quelled the thieves. More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although there were mistakes in the process and even the entire army was wiped out, Zuo Liangyu believed that he had no contribution and had worked hard, and Zuo Liangyu really couldn't figure it out.
Since the Xishan Camp came out, Zuo Liangyu did not return to his original hometown, but squandered and indulged in the capital. Over the past ten days, Zuo Liangyu visited all the brothels in the capital to vent his endless depression.
"Sir, if you don't stay here, you will have your own stay. Brothers still expect you to live. You should cheer up!" said Guo Shunchang, the captain of Zuo Liangyu's personal soldier.
Zuo Liangyu was not the only one who was swept out by Emperor Chongzhen. That night, Zuo Liangyu took his own soldiers, a total of more than a dozen of them to sneak into the capital to visit a brothel. But who knew that one of the soldiers had been holding them for too long or why, but they had a big time and had a life of life.
This matter naturally could not escape the eyes of the Jinyiwei. Emperor Chongzhen was furious and not only beat military sticks, but also drove more than a dozen of them out of the military camp.
"Sir? You still call me Master. I am no longer an adult anymore! Where can I go?" Zuo Liangyu was drunk and picked up the wine pot from the brothel and threw it on the ground, frightening the two women who were drinking beside her to lose their appearance.
"Go away, get out!" Guo Shunchang waved his hand and drove all the women out of the private room.
"Guo Gouzi, what are you doing? I haven't played with it yet!" Zuo Liangyu glared at Guo Shunchang and said angrily.
"Sir! You must cheer up! Because... because our money has been spent." Guo Shunchang whispered.
For the past ten days, more than a dozen of them have eaten brothels and lived in brothels every day. Although Guo Shunchang felt that this period was the most comfortable day in his life, brothels or brothels were all cash-selling caves, and thousands of taels of silver were thrown out, without even a sound.
That was the money they earned by tying their lives to their belts. Although it was the big one made by Zuo Liangyu, Guo Shunchang still felt that it would not be a problem if this continued.
"It's all spent? Didn't I give you all the promissory notes for the silver account? That's 3,000 taels!" Zuo Liangyu muttered, thinking that Guo Shunchang had taken it secretly, and couldn't help but say angrily.
"Sir, this is the capital! The girls here are not cheap. You always have to take the lead. No matter how much money you have, it is not enough to spend. Besides, even if you have the money, your brothers will not be able to bear it. Let's think about a way out!" Guo Shunchang advised.
"The way out? What's the way out? Let me ask those guys with human faces and beasts? If you don't have money, go back to your own house! I've had enough of this damn court!" Zuo Liangyu stood up, grabbed it and planned to withdraw.
"Sir, brothers have been following you for more than ten years, and I have all counted on you to live. We are looking down upon our soldiers, but now we are being swept out of the house. What can we do when we go back? I'm afraid that even jokes can make people laugh to death!" Guo Shunchang said.
What he said was the truth, at least for these big-headed soldiers who had never even made it.
Zuo Liangyu was silent. Yes, what can I do after I went back? Has he ended up like this after years of fighting?
The more Zuo Liangyu thought about it, the more he felt colder. He seemed to wake up from the wine, and suddenly a fear of the future arose from the bottom of his heart.
"I have some connection with the border army, but those guys are all sucking people and not spitting bones. Now we have spent all the money, what can we do?"
Although Zuo Liangyu did not want to join the border army again, because he was the Emperor Chongzhen himself who swept the floor and went out, not to mention which general of the border army dared to collect it. Even if he spent a lot of money in, he would probably not get any good job when he arrived at the border army. His promotion was even more blocked because of Emperor Chongzhen.
But when Zuo Liangyu remembered the dozen brothers who followed him, he still felt a little reluctant, but he couldn't bear it. It was difficult for a rich man to have money.
Guo Shunchang did not speak when he heard this, but walked to the door and closed the door. He pulled Zuo Liangyu back to his seat and said to him in a low voice:
"Sir, have you heard that because of the new policy, the vassal kings enfeoffed in various places in the court reacted very strongly, saying that something big could happen!"
"Hmph, what big things can happen if something big? Just those thousands of people in the palace?" Zuo Liangyu glanced at Guo Shunchang and said disdainfully.
"My lord doesn't know that His Majesty is not just the vassal kings, but he has exposed all the old foundations of the gentry in various places. How many gentry are there in the world? How much money do they have? As the saying goes, money can make the devil push the grind. His Majesty is now angry!
Although there were princes in the Ming Dynasty who caused trouble, have you ever seen vassal kings from all over the country cause trouble together? It was because of this that Emperor Chengzu became the throne!
We heard that this time there are more than one vassal kings, King Lu, Father, King Zhao, King Shu, and King Fu, all of them are powerful. Emperor Chengzu can accomplish things. Now the vassal kings have so many wealthy and wealthy families who secretly support them. Let's see the opportunity!" Guo Shunchang urged.
Zuo Liangyu didn't care at first, but when Guo Shunchang said this, his eyes instantly shone.
Yes, Your Majesty now looks down on him, that's because Your Majesty now is blind. How could he hang himself on a tree?
It seems that the world is going to be in chaos!
"That's what you mean? Who is the matchmaker?" Zuo Liangyu calmed down and asked Guo Shunchang again. He knew in his heart that just these soldiers would not know about these things. Someone must have given advice.
"Hehe, I know I can't hide it from you. It's Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, You are quite regretful when you know what you have happened to you. You want to invite you to Henan Prefecture for a lecture." Guo Shunchang grinned and said.
"Your Highness, King Fu." Zuo Liangyu muttered, and a fat man suddenly popped up in his mind.
When Zuo Liangyu was suppressing the enemy in Henan a few years ago, he met King Fu Zhu Changxun. King Fu was the most beloved son of Emperor Wanli. Not only did he give a lot of fiefdom, money, grain and land, and had great power. He was also ahead of other vassal kings in terms of ranking, and he was a good target of loyalty.
After making up his mind, Zuo Liangyu also had new hope in his heart. He picked up the wine pot and drank for a while, and said excitedly:
"Okay! Let's go to the King of Fu, but we can't go empty-handed. The dog emperor has driven people out of the Beijing camp many times these days, right?"
Guo Shunchang was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said:
"No, more than 3,000 people were driven out of our old camp alone, and there were more than 10,000 soldiers from various places. Many of these people have not left the Shuntian Prefecture territory. I am afraid that it is because they have no good work when they go back, so they are all worried!"
"That's good. Go and summon our brothers and let them take action separately to pull out the people from the old camp. If you see the soldiers of the garrison, you should persuade them and find a way to bring them all in. It is my meeting gift to His Highness Fu!
I have to work harder for me. If I have the soldiers in my hand, I will come to King Fu. Not only me, but you can do a good job!" Zuo Liangyu said in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes, yes, my subordinates will ask them a few."
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Chapter completed!