Chapter 6: Palm the South of the Yangtze River (I)

Calculate the time. It has been almost four years since I came to Nanjing last time. At that time, I was seriously ill. If Xu Ruying had not been able to use the Five Elements Plum Blossom acupuncture to Li Qing to treat it, I am afraid that the King of Xin in history would have been a pile of weeds in front of this time and space tomb.

"Emperor, General Yang Zhaoji urgently reported that he had led a large army to pacify all prefectures and counties in Guangxi and would soon enter Guangzhou."

"Jinzhou urgently reported that Huang Taiji suddenly returned to Liaoyang, but there was no sign of attacking Jinzhou. Mao Wenlong was enthroned by the general of Liaoxi and Duke Zhennan. His subordinates surrendered to all the troops and were rewarded. General Man Gui was about to recover from his injuries, so he wrote a letter to ask for battle!"

"Governor Hong Chengchou has entered Fujian and is making rapid progress. The Zheng family in Fujian is now headed by Zheng Hongkui, and has gradually reduced its troops and is mainly concentrated in several important Haikou cities such as Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Xiamen. They may go to sea to escape to Penghu and Taiwan at any time."

"besides……"

Mao Xiang was about to continue reading, but Zhu Yinglong, who had been squinting his eyes and suddenly interrupted his words: "I will promulgate Yang Zhaoji to general of Guangxi, and be appointed as the left assistant governor of Jiangsu. The founding Duke of Jiangsu Chang Yanlin was transferred to the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the general will be in charge of military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi."

Mao Xiang immediately understood it. His writing was like a dragon and a snake wandering. After a while, the promoted official had even been completed, and it was almost like the jade seal was stamped and it took effect.

Zhu Yinglong looked at it, then asked Yanhong to take the jade seal and send it out with an eight hundred-mile fast horse.

"Emperor, Sister Lianyi sent a letter through the Postal Office, saying that she was waiting for the royal army to recover Fujian and beg the emperor to allow her to return to her hometown to worship her ancestors." Yanhong said softly while massaged Zhu Yinglong's temples.

"This request is very much. Why didn't Lianyi tell me directly? He has to go through your mouth?" Ye Lianyi's family was almost killed by Zheng Zhilong. I heard that there was another uncle still there. Zhu Yinglong pityed her straightforward and true nature, so he was very fond of her. Usually, he said whatever he said. So this time he suddenly became so different?

It’s hard to say that Yanhong is hard to say. In fact, all the sisters have thoughts. Their men are not ordinary people. That can determine the life and death of many people in one sentence. As they grow older, especially the concubines who have given birth, they gradually mature. Although the harem is still harmonious, who knows what will happen in the future? Therefore, they gradually become cautious, and many unreasonable rules in the harem have been gradually abolished. However, it’s nothing to walk around the ground of the capital, but it is absolutely impossible to go back to their parents’ home to visit their parents for their ancestors without permission without the emperor’s permission.

"Li Yi wants to go home and have a look, then go home and have a look. Just tell me such a small thing." Zhu Yinglong said casually.

"But..." Yanhong felt that she was not suitable to be the person who conveyed information.

"But what?" Zhu Yinglong frowned and asked in confusion.

"Please forgive me!" Yanhong suddenly walked to Zhu Yinglong and knelt down and said.

"Yanhong, why are you guilty? Get up quickly." Zhu Yinglong was very surprised and stood up to help Yanhong up and took it into his arms.

"Sister Lianyi wants to take Princess Yuanyuan back to Fujian. It took months or even half a year to go there. Sister Lianyi is reluctant to leave the princess, so..." Yanhong said while holding her eyes and quietly scanned the change in Zhu Yinglong's face. She found that there was no unhappy expression, so she calmed down.

"This..." Zhu Yinglong was not allowing Ye Lianyi to take his baby daughter home to visit her relatives. The key was that he was exhausted and the adults could still hold on. It was hard to say whether a baby who was only a few months old could bear it.

"Emperor?" Yanhong saw that she had finished speaking, Zhu Yinglong had no reaction for a long time, and couldn't help but urge him to ask.

"It's not that I didn't agree, but Yuan Yuan is still young, and the car is exhausted along the way. I'm afraid she will be too young to bear." Zhu Yinglong is a modern person. Although he has integrated into this time and space, his nature beyond this time and space cannot be changed. It is a very common thing for his wife to take the children back to her parents' home. He has no reason to object, especially since his relatives are gone. If his wife continues to miss this way, it will not be good for her health, so he strongly agrees in his heart.

When Yanhong heard this, she felt that it made sense. The child was too young. If he died on the road, wouldn’t it be even more aggravated Ye Lianyi’s grief. He immediately agreed: “The emperor is thinking carefully, why don’t he let Sister Lianyi return to Fujian alone. When Yuanyuan grows up, he will worship Grandfather, Grandfather, and the others in Fujian together.”

"Okay, write a letter to Lianyi as you wish, pay attention to the words. Old Master Ye is also my elder. Logically speaking, I should go to his tomb in person to raise an incense stick for him. However, I really can't leave, so let Lianyi sing a incense stick for me." Zhu Yinglong has always been worried about the death of Ye Xianggao's family, and Zheng Zhilong's name has been on his list of sure kills.

"I know, I will tell Sister Lianyi well." Yanhong nodded obediently and responded.

"Let Riley walk through the canal waterway. She had just given birth and her body had not fully recovered. When she arrived in Yangzhou and Nanjing, I would get together with her first. Anyway, I might not be able to live without Nanjing for a while." Zhu Yinglong thought for a while, and then said.

"I'm sorry." Yanhong smiled and responded again.

"Where is Li Qing?" Zhu Yinglong remembered that he had never seen Li Qing since he entered Nanjing City. After finally stole a little time from the heavy military and political affairs, he found that there were only two girls around him, one was the considerate Yanhong who took care of her and the other was Lan Rong who protected herself intimately, his wife and guard.

"Does the emperor miss Sister Li Qing?" Yanhong asked with a charming smile.

"Well, where did she go? I haven't seen her for two days." Zhu Yinglong was thick-skinned anyway, so he thought about it. So what if he admits it in front of his woman?

Yanhong tilted her head, revealing a cute and meditative look. After thinking for a while, she said: "It seems that she went to a pharmacy in the south of the city to visit some of the first doctors in Jiangnan."

"Oh, Zheng Baoyu, the first doctor in Jiangnan?" Zhu Yinglong was naturally familiar with this famous doctor who was famous in Jiangnan. Four years ago, he lived in his house for a few days and met the young Li Xiangjun in Meixiang Building on the bank of the Qinhuai River. Unfortunately, it was a fire later. The beauty was in vain. Although Meixiang Building had been rebuilt at this moment, the beauty was already vague, which made people feel sad.

"I'm talking about it, when will I come back?" Zhu Yinglong asked. In fact, he really wanted to go out for a walk. He moved into the imperial city as soon as he entered Nanjing. For security reasons, even though he was the emperor, he had no freedom before Nanjing was restored to peace. If there weren't a few concubines accompanying him, he wouldn't want to live in this dull palace hall.

"I didn't say that I should come back before the evening." Yanhong said, and the palace gate was closed at the hour of You, so Li Qing naturally had to come back before the hour of You.

Now that the war in Jiangnan has basically subsided, the most common investigation of rebellion and the elimination of bandits from all over the country, especially the habitual thieves on the Yangtze River and the water thieves on Taihu Lake. These are all listed as the list of clearances. Zhu Yinglong made up his mind to give the people of Jiangnan a bright blue sky. He naturally would not be rude to these people and did not have any intention of attracting peace. He either surrendered and accepted the judgment of the court's laws, or waited for the fate of being wiped out. For a time, the green forests and grasses in Jiangnan were panicked, and hundreds of thousands of troops of the court took turns to clear them. Soon, a scattered water bandit on Taihu Lake was wiped out by the official army. Some gentry and wealthy families in some places were stubborn and did not turn into disaster. The charge was naturally colluding with the bandits and harming the local area.

In this way, the court was unprecedentedly supported by the people of Jiangnan. Zhu Yinglong issued an order to clear up some miscellaneous taxes, greatly reducing the burden on the people. Then there was the reconstruction work of the local governments of the provinces, prefectures and counties. The officials appointed by the former Nanjing pseudo-Ming Court took the initiative to surrender and some who could benefit the party continued to remain in office. All mediocre officials, lazy officials, and corrupt officials were abolished, and those who violated the law and acted in accordance with the law. Those who were serious were sentenced to severe punishment. In this way, half of the officials in Jiangnan, which were not all in the hands of the court, were actually dismissed, and one-third were retained. The remaining officials were demoted, and some were selected to other provinces. In the first year of Chongzhen, nearly one-half of the new Jinshi were placed in Jiangnan. They would all start from the bottom and become one of the most effective layouts for the court to completely control Jiangnan.

Next is the "Controversy Case", the eunuch group headed by Wei Zhongxian was in trouble with the country and interfered in politics, conspired to rebel, causing the people in Jiangnan to complain and the people to live in misery. There were also a series of crimes such as launching palace altercations, conspiring to tamper with the throne edict, and frame the loyal and good.

In order to reflect the fairness of the court's laws, Zhu Yinglong issued an edict to allow the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and the Censorate to try the "Eunuch Party Rebellion Case". All the criminals were pressed into the capital. After five steps, including investigation, evidence collection, trial, sentencing, and judgment, they conducted public trials on officials of the eunuch Party's rebellion, and established the image of fairness, rigor and justice in the court. On the one hand, the purpose was to win the hearts of the people again and accumulate strength for the subsequent reforms. Once the people believed that you were a good emperor, then he was most likely to be blind worship. For the current Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yinglong needed this most.
Chapter completed!