Chapter 137                                                             

It is naturally impossible to let Gao Dongyuan and others go. The emperor intends to use this matter to kill a hundred people, not to mention that there are Li Lianying, An Dehai and Liufu involved. If he does not come up with a proper solution in the end, even the emperor and the empress will become the laughing stock of the world. This is something he cannot tolerate. Therefore, regardless of whether Gao Dongyuan has any fault in Yuming's purchase of official positions, just by making friends with Li Lianying to find a black official in the General Taoist Department for himself, the emperor has given enough reason to kill him.

This is not counting. The emperor is naturally romantic, and since the eleventh year of Xianfeng, he has actually turned his attention to some Buddhist disciples. After some people in Beijing and Zhejiang twice offered beauty, the governors and governors in various provinces in the world are thinking about their own ways to offer beauty to the inner world and win the emperor's favor. This certainly made the emperor very excited, but the anger and resentment between the queen and the many concubines in the palace also made him feel a headache.

It was just to eliminate the increasing sarcasm inside and outside the palace. Even if the imperial tradition was not damaged, if such a long-term voice could continue to develop, it would have a great influence on the emperor's prestige. Because of this, the emperor intended to use this matter to establish his authority and kill people. Su Shun could guess some of this meaning, but in the eyes of Zheng Dunjin and others, it was like a flower in the fog, separated by a layer. Therefore, he was anxious for a long time because he could never find the evidence of Gao Dongyuan selling official positions and titles.

The actions of Zheng Dunjin and others made the emperor extremely disappointed. He did not think that he was making a big fuss about this matter and caused the attention of the whole country. He only thought that Zheng Dunjin and others were idiots! He didn't understand what purpose I wanted to achieve? And Su Shun was also a bastard! Before leaving Rehe, he repeatedly advised him to go to the Ministry of Justice to handle the case. He was not a talented person, but he chose him specifically, but also to make the emperor sit close to others and make the case end smoothly. This is better, but there is a tendency to be longer and longer?

After Rehe received the review document submitted by Sushun and others, the emperor quickly made a comment, "Gaodong Yuanjing has been entrenched for many years, and he often makes words of deception. He saw that there were complaints. "Slaves and others are dull in nature, too urgent, and have been repeatedly verbally speaking, and have been taught peace, but their temperament is biased. It has not changed so far. If it is lost, the confidence of the slaves will not reach this point. Besides, Gao Dongyuan and others are soft and slick, and they are known to everyone's words. If they are as they say and know, then they don't know what to know? And if they know, why do I need my efforts for a few days?"

At the end of the memorial, he wrote, "Gao Dongyuan, Li Lianying, An Dehai and others either established themselves with clever words; or they were the following lowly slaves, and did not want to persuade the Tao to do good deeds, and used strange words to walk around peddlers and barbarians, princes and giants, and made words to frame each other, and used the honor of the king and father as the seat of the king and the father, and offered the way to favor; tyrannical flattery, and impolite, and blamed many evil people, and those who were not righteous, without a king or father, why should I beg for death? On the day of the decree, Zheng Dunjin was sentenced to prison, and killed Gao Dongyuan, Enfeng and Yuming, and declared the national law and made the punishment; Li Lianying and An Dehai were not guilty of serving for many years, but still had merits, so he gave him a reward and reward for the punishment in prison. Lu Fu sent him to Shengjing to guard the tomb with Emperor Gao of Taizu."

When Su Shun and others sent the memorial back to Beijing, they were a little stupid when they read it. They just killed Gao Dongyuan and five others without mentioning it. Is it okay to do it? Looking at the tone revealed in the emperor's words, it seemed that he was dissatisfied with his own actions, which made Zheng Dunjin and others feel very confused.

Because the decree was issued immediately and it was never time to wait. After the decree arrived in Beijing, he tied up Gao Dongyuan and several others in the downtown area and executed them on the spot. Li Lianying and two others were tied to a rope in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, and sent a life to save one's life. There was only one Liufu, and he ordered people to escort them to the north to Fengtian and hand them over to the General Shengjing to the death without mentioning it.

After finishing the errand, Sushun immediately returned to the summer resort. The emperor was still angry with him and didn't even see him, so he sent him out.

Yang San did not dare to be disrespectful to Sushun because he was the emperor's newly selected eunuch. He laughed and passed the emperor's oral orders, and said, "Sir Su, the emperor has not had a rest for several days in a row. Yuse is bound to be unhappy. Please go back to the mansion first? When Tianyan turns to clear, I will return to the master again, and I will hand in the sign again?"

"Okay, that's what makes you annoyed Eunuch Yang."

"I dare not, I dare not." Yang San said politely and turned around and left.

Sushun stood at the entrance of the villa and was stunned for a while, and was about to send the sedan chair back to the house. Someone behind him called him, "Mr. Yuting? Mr. Yuting?" It was Xu Geng's body.

"Is it Uncle Xing?" Su Shun's eyes lit up, "Why, when will he be back?"

Xu Geng smiled and went up to ask Sushun for peace. After getting up, he said, "I just returned from the Northern Territory mission. Now, I am going to go to the emperor to reply and submit an order."

Su Shun nodded with a smile, "This time I've worked with the fifth master. Is it hard on the road?" He asked, "Is there anything new? Come to my house another day and say a few words to me?"

Xu Gengshen knew that he loved to listen to these customs and anecdotes in various places, and immediately said, "If you are interested, you will definitely come to disturb me in the future."

"Oh, that's great." Su Shun agreed and pointed with his hand. "Fifth Master is here, you are still waiting to come to the emperor to answer. I won't bother you anymore. See you later."

He bowed his hand to Xu Geng, and nodded and smiled at Yi Qiong who was gradually approaching, and Su Shun turned around and walked away from the sedan chair.

On this side, Yi Qiong and Xu Geng were led by Zai Yuan and entered the hall. The emperor was waiting. After saluting, he immediately asked, "Lao Wu, this time I went north, is it very hard?"

Yi Qi smiled silently, "It's not hard work. I have gained a lot of knowledge in this trip, and I feel excited and unstoppable. I have no idea about the word "tired".

"What kind of excitement method?" the emperor asked with a smile, "This time I went to Lushun, Weihai and other places to inspect the border defenses of the seaside and border areas, what are your special experiences?"

"Some." Yi Qiong said, "I went north to Fengtian and east to Weihai and other places. If my Qing Dynasty talks about the long sea line and the developed political and economic titles on the shore, it can be considered the best in the world. However, although there is a natural port pass in Lushun and Weihai, the seaside has a ridge of clouds, and the natural barriers can also be used to block the enemy. However, after hundreds of years, it has not been properly managed. I have seen all the way, the construction of the fort and the installation of cannons on the platform, which are mostly old things stored during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. When the cannon is fired, the smoke is filled with fire, and the range is only three or five hundred steps away. How can all these be defended?"

"As for Shandong, it is located in the heart of the heart, it is even more important. I went to Yantai, which is surrounded by the sea, with mountains but no danger, cities but no cities. Although there is a Tongshengang Fortress, the situation is too lonely, and there are only turrets and no giant cannons, and it is completely empty." He said, "My brother and his subordinates, Shen Baozhen, Shen, Xu Geng, etc., discussed it and thought that Weihai, Shandong, Lushun, Northeast China, and Yingkou, Shanhaiguan, Changli, and Leting among the two are both key places for the capital. In addition, facing the sea and backing the mountains, if one can get one or two loyal and loyal people and stick to one side, one can be the gate of ten thousand men."

The emperor was very satisfied and said with a smile, "So I said, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is nothing you can't do. This time the thing is a clear proof." He said, "However, I have read the memorial you sent back from the road a few days ago, which mentioned the defense situation in Yingkou, Weihai, Yantai and other places. Although it is certainly the words of the Fang family, many times, in terms of attention, you, like Shen Baozhen and others, have made a big mistake."

"Yes. I am not good at learning and ignorant. The memorials I submitted were originally meant to throw away bricks and bring jade to you. I would like to ask the emperor for his teachings."

"You are all the same problem. You are listing this kind of national defense matter separately, thinking that national defense is national defense and civil affairs is civil affairs. Both are like unrelated. However, they do not know that national stability is the most important thing for the welfare of the people. Think about it, if you change a position and let you work hard as a member of ordinary people every day for your livelihood, inside and outside the Great Wall. It is hard to work hard, but you are still a job that can provide food and clothing. In this case, what you think in your heart is, in addition to being able to earn more money every day, it is probably hope that there will be no natural disasters and no peace and prosperity."

He said, while picking up a memorial from the imperial case, "You may not understand so much. I will give you an example." He opened the memorial and said loudly, "...As for the Yingkou Fort Project in Fengtian, it was supervised and repaired by Xuchang, Qianguan Road, and strived to be firm. Now it is finished. There is a sandy road blocking the port outside the mouth, and the Liao River inside. The water is shallow, and the boat cannot be connected. After General Fengtian and his brothers sent a registered admiral Zuo Baogui and others to guard the seventh battalion. The beach is flat, there is no situation to be used, no cities to guard, and only one trading terminal is opened, and the water must be taken forty miles away. The land route is only 360 miles away from Shenyang. The general should send a team to the rear route to consolidate the border."

"... In Yantai, Shandong, Li Zongdai, the former Jidong Road, led the eight camps and Cai Guoxiang, Dengzhou Prefecture, to guard the city inside and outside. The two doors above are a little farther away, and even further away from Beijing. The province's troops are two shortfalls, but the arrangement is limited to the lack of power." After retelling, he put the book aside and asked with a smile, "Do you understand? This is the big problem that the strategy of defensive maritime border defense is the first. The northeastern line of Lushun, Yingkou, Dalian Bay, etc., as well as Weihai, Yantai and other places in Shandong,

In addition to building a fort to be used to defend the seas in the future, the barracks where soldiers live cannot be completely isolated islands and overhang overseas resources. Do you understand? You must spontaneously connect them with the local people, use dots to form lines, and use lines as surfaces. In ten years, connect the forts built by various places, the soldiers’ garrison place, and the places where people live in their provinces. In this way, when there is a police officer, they can reflect the front and back, take care of each other, and face the momentum of foreign aggression."

"The emperor is wise! With this end, our Qing soldiers will have no worries when facing foreign enemies. Not only will they no longer have to worry about being a soldier, but they will have a slight dissonance in the various items of pay, which will lead to unstable morale. There is also a layer where soldiers know that the people are behind, so the soldiers in front of the enemy should also be brave."

"Also, what you mentioned in the memorandum you mentioned is that you should allocate 4 million yuan in Fengtian, Zhili, and Shandong provinces. Can all funds such as military supplies, military rations, arms, transportation, relief, allowances, recruitment, etc. be supported by the intercepted funds of the vassal treasury of the above provinces?"

"Yes. I have carefully calculated the number of the above, in conjunction with the provinces, for each province, the above number is not huge. If you add a little inspection, you can deal with the needs of the army and save the money from the troubles of the road, so..."

"That's not possible."' The emperor immediately shook his head, "The salary is raised by the province, and there are many hidden dangers. It is hard to give up good wealth. I know that these governors and governors from various provinces have reached out to the court to ask for money. It is difficult to say that they have to take out the money, and they are even more demanding for fish. This matter is not accurate! It is better to allocate it directly from the treasury. Even if it will be a little troublesome, it will save all kinds of disadvantages - once such a hole is left, it will be unfavorable in the future."

Yi Qiong didn't dare to say much, and agreed respectfully, "Yes."

After talking about this, the emperor's mood became clear. "This time Lao Wu did a good job. Stay in Rehe for a few days first. When the construction of the Naval Office in Beijing is completed in the future, you can go back to Beijing to take office. As for Shen Baozhen, he will help the Navy Minister, stationed in Weihai, and the Prime Minister's coastal defense construction."

"yes."

The emperor thought about it and suddenly felt aroused in his heart, "Shen Baozhen, where are your family members in the mansion now?"

Shen Baozhen was stunned for a moment, "Reply to the emperor, Chen Shanjing is now in Beijing, and in addition to the central gifts in the mansion, he will be filial to me in front of my mother's knees."

"Then, are there people who serve you?"

"I have a nephew from my family who is with me and is responsible for my daily life."

"A man is naturally awesome and can't do it. This is how it works," the emperor smiled, "I reward you with one or two female relatives, thinking that serving errands from the side will allow you to calm down and handle official business."

Shen Baozhen was shocked. He was his wife, Lin, the daughter of Mr. Lin Wenzhong, and his cousin. He was Lin Zexu's nephew and son-in-law. The couple had been married for many years and had a very good relationship. The only regret was that there was no inheritance of offspring. His wife said she wanted to favor him, but she refused again and again, so her wife would not mention it more. How did the emperor think about this today?

But the gift from the king and father was not enough for the ministers to speak. Shen Baozhen was speechless for a long time and was about to speak, but the emperor said, "On the ninth day of this month, Cuncheng returned from the North Korea country. In addition to the 10,000 pieces of *** paper, pure white, thick and straight, which can be used for Xuanma, there are also five women from the *** country. One of them will be selected and rewarded to you."

"This, this..." Shen Baozhen was so embarrassed that he blushed. He knew about the fact that the country presented papers and beautiful women. In February this year, the emperor moved to Rehe. Not long after the emperor, the king of the North Korea, Zhezong, passed away. After his death, he had no son. He chose a 12-year-old young man named Li Xi from the royal family and inherited the throne. Li Xi's father was named Li Jingying. He was young and smart. He was appointed as the king of Daewon and was regent for all state affairs. When the country of Korea submitted a letter to the Qing Dynasty, he asked the country of the suzerain to give the imperial edict "Yu Yun".

This kind of thing was just some official articles in the Jiadao Dynasty. There was a Lifanyuan who came forward to receive the envoy. The Ministry of Rites gave a document, the emperor nodded, and then the Ministry of Rites issued a document, which was the end. However, this time, the emperor actually moved to remove Li Shiying back to the Central Plains and settled it. In North Korea, Qing officials were sent to help Li Xi and the North Korean officials to discuss the state affairs with Li Xi and the North Korean officials. Even if the matter was inconsistent, they were arranged to send troops to conquer the North Korean country.

When the news came out, Li Bingmu was so scared that he went south and felt a look of earth. He was so angry that he was busy visiting Yi Qiong, Duan Hua, Zai Yuan, Su Shun and other ministers who could speak in front of the emperor. First, he had to figure out one thing: Why did the emperor have such an obvious strategy to attack Guo by using the way? Has there something wrong in the past few years that North Korea offended this master?

After asking around, there was no result. The emperor's sudden change in attitude towards Korea had no signs. It seemed that it was a sudden occurrence and he was disgusted. Then he took this opportunity to make a decision. The Military Affairs Office made several remarks, but the emperor refused to listen. He ordered the Ministry of War to send a new Heilongjiang General Yishan who was in charge of defense in the northeast, and asked him to lead Liu Mingchuan across the Liaodong Peninsula into the territory of North Korea. He first arrested Li Shiying and escorted him back to the domestic supervision. Then he waited for the central government to send people north to North Korea to help Li Xi manage state affairs.

Lee Bingmu was shocked and scared. Although he was a Korean, he was familiar with the classics and history and knew very clearly that if he acted according to the will of the Chinese emperor, the destruction of North Korea would be not far away! He never expected that this trip to China, where he served as the official envoy, would bring disaster to his country to his country. What was the purpose of this? In his own inquiry, he could only repeatedly ask the Ministry of Rites, Lifanyuan and other officials to ask the emperor to take back his orders on the grounds that "the vassal state of Korea has been given a vassal of the sect leader for a hundred years, and he has been criticized by the emperor for a sudden attack, fearing that the world will be in trouble."

Finally, he finally asked him for Sushun's head, and there was a turning point. In Sushun's words, the emperor's hatred for Korea has been around for a long time, but he has accumulated a lot of depression and never acted on the surface. This kind of hatred is mainly at the two ends. First, since the death of the former emperor in the thirty years of Daoguang and the new king ascended the throne, although the Korean Kingdom had usual envoys and went to the coffin to cry and worship, in the emperor's opinion, this kind of ritual has never been sincere. Second, in the ten years since the new king ascended the throne, the Korean Kingdom has many tributes every year, but neither quality nor quantity has been satisfactory.

This seems to be just a trivial matter, but when the emperor thought, it was a manifestation of the fact that the whole country was not aware of the rank of the emperor and disrespectful to the sect leader. Therefore, he wanted to provoke trouble for a long time and dealt with and punished the vassal states for a long time, but there was no good opportunity. This time, the lord of the North Korean state passed away and chose a teenage child to inherit the throne. He also asked his father to temporarily conduct state affairs as the regent, giving the emperor a great opportunity and decided to teach this disobedient country a lesson.

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Although the reason for sending troops to attack the country was very clear, it was difficult to express his feelings directly during the application. Finally, he chose Cuncheng as the official envoy. He went north to North Korea and asked the other party to offer 10,000 pieces of *** paper. The *** paper was very famous. At the same time, he sent an eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Seoul and read the imperial edict to Li Xi, 'If you have a beautiful woman, choose three or five and send it to China'. Li Xi did not dare to resist at all, and met the leader's decree, "Do you dare not accept your duty without your heart?"

So in Seoul and various prefectures, counties and counties, five women from civil and military families were selected. They took Li Wenhe as the congratulatory envoy, and brought supplies and women to China.

It is a long journey, and it is a time to meet the family. This time, the lady who is truly virtuous and kind has tried to avoid it, or visit the people to ask for a woman who is about the same age and laughs as a substitute, so the selected woman has no chance of being a "beauty". Cuncheng is fine, but it angers the eunuch named Huang Wei, "What is this? Such an ugly, ugly, short, and short woman wants to attack His Majesty, the emperor who serves the kingdom of God? I think your country really wants to toast and not eat and punish you, huh?"

Li Xi was a child after all. After saying something, he was so scared that his face turned pale. After meeting his head, he immediately ordered someone to look for it. He always wanted to satisfy the angel before he could finish the matter. In the end, he chose five more women, including Li Wenhe's daughter. This time the emperor rewarded Shen Baozhen was the personal maid of the *** woman who entered China with these five women.

Shen Baozhen complained in his heart. He actually took a trip home from a foreign woman out of thin air. What's going on?
Chapter completed!