Chapter 182: Heartfelt

"Yue Qing, the matter of King Fu is settled like this. Next, let's talk about the surrendered generals. To be honest, the imperial court has been extremely kind to them, granting them titles and supporting them.

, thinking about it, there is nothing unjustifiable.”

"What the Queen Mother said is that the imperial court's kindness to these surrendered generals made them burst into tears. What I was worried about at the beginning was actually the safety of these surrendered generals in the capital. It seems that this time, Luo Yangxing ordered to capture these people.

One way or another, if the news reaches the former enemy, there is a high chance that it will cause huge changes and be out of control." Yue Su said solemnly.

"The Ai family also understands the key point. They just didn't expect that Luo Yangxng would be so courageous. The Qing family can rest assured that similar things will never happen again in the future." Zhang Yan also said in a positive tone.

Yes, Mr. Yue directly killed Luo Yangxng. Let me ask the officials in the capital who would dare to make a mistake.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, what has happened has happened. Although it is dangerous, it will definitely spread to the front enemies, and it will also shake the minds of the generals who are fighting with the subordinates. So I think, should I give them another pill?

Reassurance." Yue Su suggested.

"What the Qing family said makes sense, but I don't know what the Qing family plans to do?" Zhang Yan asked.

"I think that the imperial court has issued a decree to at least comfort them and give them some rewards to calm their shock. Then, it will be stated in the decree that what they did when they were bandits in the past should be taken away from them.

Whatever you have killed or who you have killed, let it all be forgotten. No one is allowed to mention it again, let alone make trouble with it again." Yue Su said.

"It doesn't matter, that's how it should be. In the original decree given to them, it was said that bygones are bygones. Now that something like this has happened, the emperor can issue an decree to reiterate the matter. It can also be regarded as giving these surrendered generals a piece of cake.

With this reassurance, the Qing family can have peace of mind and lead the army to eliminate the bandits." Zhang Yan said with a smile.

"In this case, I would like to thank the Emperor and the Queen Mother on their behalf." Yue Su bowed and said.

Next, the Queen Mother issued an order in accordance with Yue Su's wishes, and rewarded the captured bandits with one thousand taels of silver each, which was regarded as a relief. Zhang Dali, who was beaten, was especially rewarded with a hundred acres of land, and asked the imperial doctor to

He healed their injuries, expressed his will to comfort them, told them who would dare to cause trouble in the future, talked about their past, and punished them for resisting the order and deceiving the emperor.

The money was not much, but it warmed people's hearts. For these surrendered generals, it was enough for them to have the emperor and Mr. Yue standing up for them and ensuring their wealth for the rest of their lives. As for rebelling again, they had never thought about it.

After all, after having achieved prosperity and wealth, who would want to do those risky things anymore.

For example, Zhang Xianzhong, after escaping, kept observing the movements of the Commander's Department. Later, he discovered that Yue Su had arrived and Luo Yangxng's head was hung on the flagpole outside the Commander's Department. Zhang Xianzhong directly told his three adopted sons that it was okay.

, let’s go back home and continue living a peaceful life.

After all, he is a first-class Zuo Governor and has a lot of wealth. Now that he is rebelling and going against Mr. Yue, he has no confidence. Since everything is fine, he can continue to be the Taiping Governor.

Luo Yangxing was killed directly for Yue Su. Even if Zhu Dadian committed suicide, his head was still displayed in public. Such a big thing shocked the capital. For a while, this was the topic of discussion in Beijing. People of Yue Su's lineage were naturally

Being complacent, to put it bluntly, when today's Yue Party officials come out, they feel that they are a head above other officials. Even if they are of a slightly lower rank, when they meet someone with a higher official position than themselves, they will lose their momentum in appearance.

We can overwhelm each other. Who said we are in harmony with Mr. Yue?

The three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, headed by Qi Shijiao, are silent on this matter and follow a wise and self-protective style. We all work together for the imperial court. Your Yue Su's style is that if others don't offend you, you won't offend others, so let's be harmonious and make money.

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The arrogance of the Donglin Party has been completely suppressed. With Luo Yangxng and Zhu Dadian as examples, many people are already discouraged and fear Yue Su like a tiger. In their mouths, Yue Su is more ruthless than Wei Zhongxian. At least,

When Eunuch Wei was killing someone, he also had to issue an edict. Mr. Yue didn't even ask for an imperial edict, he just chopped it down. Who would want to play with you?

Compared with these low-level officials, Han Xu was calm and composed. The old guy only said one sentence, "Yue Su's momentum to suppress the royal family will establish his own prestige. Now that the emperor is young and the queen mother is counting on him to suppress the bandits, it will be tolerated."

He is angry. Let's endure this for now. When the war is over and the royal family no longer needs him, his anger will be over. Remember the saying, a good person will be good for a thousand days, and a hundred days will be good for him."

Let’s talk about Zhang Yan. After Yue Su left the imperial study and left the palace, she returned to Cining Palace.

Zou Yi was still waiting in the palace. When he saw the Queen Mother entering the door, he tried his best to get up and salute. Zhang Yan waved her hand to him, indicating that there was no need to get up. When Zhang Yan returned to her seat and sat down, she looked at Zou Yi and said, "Zou Yi

Sir, Yue Qing just came to plead guilty to the emperor, saying that he wanted to return to the capital, and that he had killed Luo Yangxng without authorization. He was the second assistant of the dynasty, a minister of Tuogu, and he had three copper guillotines given by the late emperor. He was returning to the capital.

It's normal. It seems that it's okay to kill first and then report. He also wanted to persuade the Ai family to let King Fu move out of the fiefdom, but the Ai family refused. However, the Ai family came up with a decree to appease the surrendered generals. It was done by Yue Su.

What do you think of him among these things?"

"Old slave is sure of his loyalty to Master Yue. It can even be seen that he wants to revive the Ming Dynasty and do things that even Mr. Zhang Ge did not dare to do. Old slave was already a young prisoner in the Shenzong Dynasty.

I have met Mr. Zhang Ge several times, and now when I look at Mr. Yue, I always feel that there is a bit of Mr. Zhang Ge in him." Zou Yi's evaluation of Yue Su was actually very simple, affirming his loyalty.

"The Ai family also believes in Yue Qing's loyalty, but this time, in order to establish his prestige, he directly killed Luo Yangxng and slapped the royal family in face. It was a bit too much..."

"Queen Mother, actually I feel that Lord Yue did the right thing in this matter." Zou Yi said.

"Huh? Why did Zou Qing say that?" Zhang Yan said in confusion.

"Everyone knows that Luo Yangxng is not very courageous. He usually only does things to extort people's money. To be honest, I believe that if someone backs Luo Yangxng in this matter, he will lend him money.

Even if he is brave enough, he would not dare to go against Yue Su." Zou Yi said slowly.

"Yes..." Zhang Yan immediately reacted and said: "The Ai family has the confession that Yue Su just submitted. The Qing family will take a look first."

The confession that Yue Su had just submitted to the police was left with Zhang Yan. She asked someone to pick it up and show it to Zou Yi. Zou Yi finally finished reading it and said: "The Queen Mother...Zhu Dadian is just a small sixth-grade experience.

For such a arrogant official, would Luo Yangxing be so stupid as to believe his words and go against Yue Su? It's really ridiculous. It can be seen that this Zhu Dadian is a chess piece, and he died to protect his legacy.

That person, Luo Yangxng, only dared to cooperate because he valued the person behind him."

"From what Zou Qing said, do you know the mastermind behind Zhu Dadian?"

"Not only does the old slave know, but Master Yue also knows about it. The person behind it must be Han Xu, the current chief assistant. Although Yue Su can't tolerate slander in his eyes, Han Xu is the chief assistant after all. Without real evidence, he can't move, so he just

That's all." Zou Yi said calmly.

Normally, Zou Yi would have pretended to be confused by these words. But now, when a person is about to die, he is also good at words. For a person who is about to die, he dares to say anything. So,

Now Zou Yi no longer hides any hidden agenda in front of Zhang Yan, he just talks about it.

"Han Xu..." Zhang Yan nodded. She had not thought of this level before, but after Zou Yi pointed it out, she was sure of it immediately. Then, Zhang Yan fell into silence, only to find the culprit. If she wanted

Forget about Han Xu, it is actually very easy to do. Yue Su is powerful, and Han Xu is just a clay figure in the cabinet. As long as he gives a decree, Han Xu will not even dare to fart, and he has to pack up his bedroll and go home immediately. However, Zhang Yan did not chase him away

The purpose of Han Xu's departure was to leave Yue Su's family alone and without any rivals in the court. That would be meaningless. Perhaps it would be a good thing for the court to leave someone who dared to challenge Yue Su secretly.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Yan finally spoke, her voice was very emotional, "Zou Qing... As long as you are here, no matter what happens in the court, the Ai family will feel confident in their hearts and have nothing to worry about. They entrusted you to do the palm seals in the first place."

Eunuch, the Ai family really did not choose the wrong person..."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the compliment... But this old slave is really dying. Although he has the heart to serve the Queen Mother and the Emperor, I'm afraid my body and bones won't last for a few more days..." Zou Yi said, unable to help showing sadness.

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"Alas..." Zhang Yan sighed, "As soon as the Qing family leaves, who should I discuss with the Ai family if anything happens to me... Zou Qing... the Ai family suddenly wants to ask you something..."

"If anything happens... just ask the Queen Mother... I will do my best during my lifetime..."

"The Qing family... the Ai family want to ask you, if you leave, who will take over your errands..."

It's a great honor. To be honest, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the position of Chief of Ceremonies and Controller of Eunuchs has not been mentioned, and there has never been a matter of consulting with the predecessor to ask him to protect it. Moreover, this job is not easy to do, and he will die in

There are countless people in this position. But even so, this job is the ultimate ideal for all eunuchs.

"Queen Mother, to put it bluntly, this old slave was able to do this job only because of you, Queen Mother. According to the normal order, it should belong to Eunuch Liu. Perhaps for some reason, Queen Mother did not want to give this position to

He just gave it to the old slave. In the past, he would not have dared to say such words, but now it is not long ago, and the old slave dares to say anything..." A smile appeared on Zou Yi's face.

"Hehehehe..." Zhang Yan also laughed and said: "The Ai family always appreciates honest people. Now that you can say this in front of the Ai family, it shows that you are also a sincere person. As you said, it is true.

.Now that the Qing family has dared to say this, it shouldn’t be difficult to recommend a suitable candidate for the Ai family sincerely..."

"There are also rules in the palace when it comes to selecting the eunuchs of the Chief of Ceremonies, and they need to be ranked based on seniority. When the Queen Mother chose the old slave to succeed Wei Zhongxian, it was not because of the old slave's qualifications. The old slave was about to die, and the person who could replace the old slave was,

It is neither Eunuch Liu nor Cao Huachun, the Royal Horse Supervisor. Both of them have been ups and downs in the palace for many years. No matter who can replace the old slave, it is possible. It is just that the Queen Mother hopes to choose someone who has both ability and qualifications, and can be harmonious.

Is there anyone involved with the foreign minister? In this case, it will be a little difficult. If the old slave can last for a few years, the Queen Mother will not be worried about it, and Zhao Zhi, who serves the emperor, can take over. But now the emperor

At a young age, Zhao Zhi's qualifications are still one level behind. Taking over now would be a disservice to him. The old slave once thought about who would be the most ideal to take over after the old slave leaves. Finally, he thought that Liu Mingguo would be the most suitable to take over as the palm eunuch.

.As for the Dongchang, Cao Huachun can take over and take over Liu Mingguo's position as eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremonial department. The original position of the eunuch of the royal horse eunuch can be filled sequentially. Zhao Zhi is promoted to the first eunuch of the ceremonial department, laying the foundation for the future.

Basics." Zou Yi said what he was thinking. Due to lack of energy, it took a long time to say so many words.

Zhang Yan has always been hard-pressed to choose the candidate to succeed Zou Yi. Liu Mingguo and Cao Huachun are both suitable candidates. Originally, Zhang Yan was more inclined to Cao Huachun, but when Prince Fu moved away from the fiefdom, Zhang Yan had some feelings for Liu Mingguo.

In this way, I have a legal decision in my heart. As for Zhao Zhi, the eunuch who serves the young emperor, that will happen in the future. Now Zhao Zhi is not qualified enough and has much less experience than those people. The imperial court

It is a troubled time, and it is doubtful that an inexperienced person should be allowed to come to power at this moment.

Zou Yi's suggestion can be regarded as the safest. Let Liu Mingguo and Cao Huachun restrain each other and work for the royal family together, which is good both internally and externally. Zhang Yan nodded and said: "This is a great kindness from the Qing family.

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Afterwards, Zhang Yan chatted with Zou Yi for a few words. Seeing that Zou Yi really had no energy, she asked him to go back home.

After Mr. Yue left the palace, he had to appease the surrendered generals. He stayed in the capital for two days and then hurried back to Luoyang. The imperial court's order was to appease the surrendered generals in the capital. Yue Su was also brought here, which can be regarded as a gift to the followers.

These generals around me will take another reassurance.

If Prince Fu's matter can be postponed, then postpone it. Lord Yue will not be anxious about such matters anyway. The army is about to set off. Before departure, Yue Su summoned a group of people. These people were all surrendered troops under Zhang Xianzhong, and they were all

He is from Sichuan.

Yue Su assigned each of them separate tasks. Some of them were responsible for delivering letters to the generals under Zhang Xianzhong in central Sichuan. The letter was written by Zhang Xianzhong when he surrendered, urging his generals to submit to the imperial court and stop following Li Zicheng in rebellion.

Act as an internal response and act according to the opportunity. When you succeed, you will be rewarded heavily by the court.

In addition to arranging people to deliver the letter, the remaining people were responsible for spreading news in central Sichuan and telling the Sichuan bandits the court's appeasement policy. As long as they were willing to surrender, everyone would have land and money. If they wanted to become soldiers, the court would accept them.

Rogue generals who led their troops to surrender would be rewarded by leapfrogging their rank. Whoever could capture and kill Li Zicheng would be granted the title of earl by the court.
To be continued...