Chapter 384 You will follow this son(1/2)
Xu Ji, Xu Guangqi's eldest son, was already forty-seven years old by the second year of Chongzhen, and was over forty years. He was about to know his destiny.
Zhao Juncheng felt that as long as he was pulled onto his boat, he would be safe and not mention Xu Guangqi. Xu Ji alone guided refugees to farm in Shaanxi, which was a great achievement.
After giving a command to prepare a gift, Zhao Juncheng hurriedly went to find Xu Ji.
Since I plan to pull Xu Ji out to meet you, I have to discuss it with others first, otherwise it would be Xu Ji, but also Xu Guangqi who offended him.
Xu Ji was a little surprised by Zhao Juncheng's visit.
It’s not that there is no relationship between him and Zhao Juncheng and Zhao Da Prefect, but he is limited to ordinary official exchanges on weekdays. As for personal relationships, there is no such thing as this.
Now that Zhao Da Prefect has come to the door in a hurry, something must be happening.
After some courtesy, the two of them entered the main hall and sat down.
Zhao Juncheng was too lazy to be polite, so he said straight to the point: "Brother An You, please forgive me. Juncheng came to the door, but he had something to discuss with me."
Because Zhao Juncheng had a very good official reputation and was very supportive of his new grain farming in Shaanxi, Xu Ji immediately bowed and said, "If the Lord of the Mansion is useful, just give me the order."
Zhao Juncheng waved his hand and smiled and said, "Brother An You, you are polite, how dare you take the word "instruction"? You and I are all serving the emperor, so why should we be so polite?"
After considering it, Zhao Juncheng continued: "When today Zi intends to visit Sichuan, he happened to pass by Xi'an Prefecture, Zhao plans to let Brother An You go to welcome him together. After all, what I care about today is this issue of people's livelihood?"
Xu Ji suddenly realized.
Zhao Juncheng's official voice is good, which means that this guy has a good official voice among the people. Among the Shilin, his reputation is not very good. Although he is a little stronger than the Jinyiwei, he is still limited.
Especially among the gentry, this guy was described as an exploitative guy. If it weren't for him, Zhao Juncheng, who used most of the money he exploited to the local disaster victims in Shaanxi, I'm afraid Xu Ji himself wouldn't have to write a letter to impeach this guy.
Now Zhao Juncheng suddenly came to the door and was so polite again, especially Zhao Juncheng mentioned the emperor specifically, probably just to pull him up to be a witness for him, so as not to be stabbed in an unknown way.
In the officialdom, stabbing a black knife is simply normal, and it is impossible for Zhao Juncheng to be not afraid of it.
After thinking about it, Xu Jiying said, "Then I would like to thank the Lord Futai for your mercy."
Xu Ji felt that this matter should be followed by Zhao Juncheng to meet the emperor, not only to exonerate Zhao Juncheng, but also to make new grains, especially the cultivation of sweet potatoes in Shaanxi.
Zhao Juncheng was naturally very happy.
As long as Xu Ji is willing to stand on his side and say a few good things to him, the nonsense of the squire must have no effect at all.
After ten days, Emperor Chongzhen's car also arrived in Xi'an Prefecture.
The only strange thing is that Emperor Chongzhen did not show up, but moved directly into the palace.
This made officials of all sizes and even gentry in Xi'an begin to understand this move.
There are so many secret funerals in this world, such as Zulong.
Officials like Zhao Juncheng and Xu Ji began to worry endlessly, while other officials in the officialdom began to move.
The Jinyiwei is still arrogant and domineering, even more excessive than before.
Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was unlikely that the funeral would appear on him. Even if he really died one day, he would have to make some big noise.
Now, let’s take a look around Xi’an City first.
After all, Li Er was here in Chang'an back then, and the name of the Three Evils of Chang'an was also here, so I didn't take a good look at what I could do.
Especially Pingkangfang, what is the fireworks and romance in those days?
Xu Xianchun was not able to make it through Emperor Chongzhen's visit to Chang'an City, especially when the Peacock King had not found it, so he should not be taken lightly.
Guan Bu, who had been following Xu Xianchun, bowed and said, "The people who followed the army have basically set off. Now there is no way to judge which group of people is the Peacock King. It is even difficult to judge whether there are people from the Peacock King here."
Xu Xianchun nodded, but said nothing.
I originally planned to lure the snake out of the hole and startle the snake, but now there is no one that works, which is very painful.
You can't arrest everyone who was following the army and question it.
It doesn't matter to me. I didn't think about getting a good reputation or something, but His Majesty disagreed with doing this.
Your Majesty disagrees, what can I do? It’s better to have a headache slowly.
The woman in white, also known as the Peacock King, was now heading towards Sichuan with the woman in red.
The woman in red said, "Miss, why don't we stay in Xi'an Prefecture?"
The woman in white sneered, "The dog emperor will eventually go to Songpanwei. She is staying in Xi'an Prefecture now, just to lure us out. Now that she appears, she will only fulfill their wishes. Can I think this lady is a fool?"
However, Emperor Chongzhen never thought about anything like leading snakes out of the hole, and it was all thought of by Xu Xianchun's bad species.
How could such a pure person as Emperor Chongzhen do such shameless things?
There was no movement when the people in Xi'an Prefecture had already begun to float, and Emperor Chongzhen appeared in a swagger and officially announced the meeting between Zhao Juncheng and Xu Ji.
However, when Emperor Chongzhen spoke first, Zhao Juncheng was shocked: "Zhao Aiqing did the right thing, as the saying goes, "Getting more than enough to make up for the shortcomings, the people will live better, and my life will be better in the Ming Dynasty."
Zhao Aiqing should not take those gentry into trouble, and do whatever he should do in the future.
I have said a long time ago that as long as I do practical and good things for the people, it doesn’t matter if I am greedy, and I am not so petty. What I hate the most is that I am greedy for money but do not consider the people’s bastards.
The memorials impeaching Zhao Aiqing have been left behind, so you can rest assured that you can manage Shaanxi well for me, and there is still a longer way to go in the future."
Emperor Chongzhen's words were actually very unsatisfactory, and no emperor would even come up with such a theory straightforwardly.
After all, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are the main theme of the Ming Dynasty.
But Emperor Chongzhen said the words so carelessly, how could Zhao Juncheng's face not be red?
Xu Ji hurriedly bowed and said, "I am telling you that the matter of promoting sweet potatoes in Xi'an Prefecture is thanks to Lord Zhao's help."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "I know this. If you do it well and do it with your heart, I won't lose money."
After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen asked again: "What's wrong with sweet potatoes?"
Xu Ji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of sweet potatoes can only be said badly now, but it is not bad either.
Although Lord Zhao has helped him from many sources, the people do not recognize this very much and still think about growing wheat or something."
Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself that this is right!
Duke Yun Ye of Chu said that the old Shaanxi people are a little stubborn and don’t look back if they don’t hit the south wall. These guys will choose to knock the south wall down after hitting the south wall.
This is a headache.
Those who like to hold a big bowl of human heads, wear ragged clothes and squat under the eaves to eat noodles are not actively growing sweet potatoes. What should I do if there is a drought next year?
Do you really want me to issue an edict to punish me?
After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen asked, "Then there are always sweet potatoes collected this year, right?"
Xu Ji bowed and said, "I will tell you about it, but there are, but it is not enough for next year's seeds."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "The seeds are not enough, just transfer them from the imperial village in the capital. But the people do not recognize them. What's the use of how many seeds there are?"
Xu Ji said ashamed: "I am incompetent, please forgive me for your crime."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "If you want the people to think this is a good thing, you have to make them feel that they are getting cheap and think that the government is stupid and has a lot of money. Otherwise, you, Xu Aiqing and Zhao Aiqing alone, you are afraid that you will not be able to match your strength."
After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen continued, "Come on, tell me that Xu Xianchun is here."
After Xu Xianchun arrived in a hurry, Emperor Chongzhen directly ordered: "Send people to the city to collect sweet potatoes in a large amount, and say that I like to eat roasted sweet potatoes, so I can give you more money."
After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen ordered again: "Also, if you send someone to spread it, it is said that Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain said that eating roasted sweet potatoes can prolong life and have many benefits."
After returning, Xu Xianchun threw this matter directly to Guan Bu to do such a rumor-making job as a Jinyiwei, and wasn't it a matter of holding hands?
The result of the matter was just like Emperor Chongzhen imagined that all kinds of monsters and monsters began to find ways to get the seeds of sweet potatoes.
It can be predicted that by the third year of Chongzhen, Xi'an Prefecture would have been seen as a ghost if it weren't for the sweet potatoes everywhere.
After a few days in Moji in Xi'an, Emperor Chongzhen finally began to head towards Songpan Guard again. This time, his routine was exactly the same as the routine of Xi'an Prefecture and drove straight to the military camp of the garrison, and Emperor Chongzhen still did not show up.
This made the two people hate them a little itchy.
The woman in red couldn't help but endured it again and again, and finally said, "Miss, this emperor has arrived in Songpan, but has hid in the garrison. How can we get close to him?"
The woman in white sneered, "This dog emperor has always liked to play with private visits. When he arrived at Songpanwei, he could bear it? Just pay attention to the stranger who suddenly appeared in the past few days."
The fact was as expected by this woman in white. Emperor Chongzhen could not help but stayed in the military camp for a long time and wanted to go out and see Songpanwei.
Two days later, after receiving the news, the woman in red hurriedly found the woman in white: "Miss, the target should be to appear. There are always a large number of guards around her, and many of the followers' beards are glued on, so they should be the eunuchs in the palace."
With a chuckle, the woman in white ordered, "Let's go and meet this young man by chance."
However, the woman in white still underestimated Emperor Chongzhen, or underestimated the protection of the factory guards.
Emperor Chongzhen, who had always been a little afraid of death, gave Fang Zhenghua the order that under no circumstances would he interfere with the protection of his own factories.
Although Emperor Chongzhen's head was prone to bloodshot on the battlefield and then took the lead in killing people, Emperor Chongzhen was usually honest.
So the woman in white thought of approaching Emperor Chongzhen soon fell down and pretended to fall inadvertently, but Emperor Chongzhen did not come to help her at all.
Looking at the young master who was shaking the erotic fan in front of me, the woman in white was about to break the girl's charm. Is the fairy-like figure just so invisible to you?
After getting up, the woman in white had apologized on her face: "I hit the young master, the little woman really feels sorry."
After a lewd smile, Emperor Chongzhen shook the three erotic fans and said, "Since the lady is sorry, I don't know how to compensate Xiaoke?"
The woman in white was silent. This dog emperor was so shameless!
He cursed in his heart, and the woman in white said, "It's wrong for the young master to collide with him. Now he has apologized to the young master and say goodbye."
To be continued...