Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1039
After all, they are connected by blood, and the two little ones quickly threw the little bit of strangeness out of the sky, rubbing their small faces against their father's cheeks, giggling, and being extremely intimate.In fact, speaking of it, Yang Menglong is really an out-and-out shopkeeper. This is the case with business, as an official, and even as a father... The child is more than one year old since he was born, and the time he spends with the child may add up. It's not even three months, and most of the time Xiao Yufang is taking care of him. He is busy outside, either fighting or preparing for war. He really owes too much to the child.So holding these two little ones, he was really elated and laughed heartily. If both hands were not free, he would have used his hands to squeeze the little guy's face into a pig's head long ago.

Xiao Yufang looked at him with a smile, and it was amused to see his dusty look on his face: "And you're the shopkeeper who threw away all his colleagues and the emperor and ran back?"

Yang Menglong said: "I had nothing to do in the capital, so I asked the emperor for leave to go home to take care of the children... Guess what? The guy actually resisted, saying that the Ming Dynasty is full of waste and there are too many things to do. As the marshal of the empire, I It’s really not appropriate to leave! Damn it, you obviously want one more person to help you and then you’re so lazy, but you can actually come up with a lot of high-sounding reasons, how come I didn’t realize he was so shameless before?”

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, he is probably the only one who dares to say such things about Emperor Longwu?
Xiao Yufang pursed her lips and smiled: "Your Majesty was very diligent and hardworking when he was the vassal king, and he did everything by himself. As for why he became like this after he ascended the throne... probably because he is close to the vermilion and black. "

Yang Menglong called: "You mean I brought him down?"

Xiao Yufang spread her hands together: "I didn't say that."

Yang Menglong said: "You obviously mean that!"

Just as they were talking, the red lady and Catherine came in, and Xiao Yufang stepped forward to hold the hands of these two in surprise, and she couldn't finish talking.It can be seen that she gets along very well with these two... It seems that she gets along with all women, and whether it is the red lady or Catherine, they all respect the mistress of the general's mansion. Talking about the things I have encountered in the past six months, let alone how happy I am.Then Cheng Qi and Liu Ziyan also came back. When they saw Yang Menglong, they just said in a little surprise: "Hey, the head of our family is back!" Then they chatted with Hong Niangzi and Catherine, chattering, Very happy.

Yang Menglong rubbed his nose: "Why do you think I'm superfluous in this family?" Never mind, tease the child, when these girls have enough chatting, they will naturally notice him.

However, the wait may be a bit long...

Then An Ning and Zhu Cihong also came back.After Emperor Longwu succeeded to the throne, the empress and several princes and princesses chose to live in seclusion outside the Great Wall and faded out of people's sight, but Zhu Cihong still stayed in Nanyang to continue his studies, going to and after school like ordinary children every day. Under the organization of the teacher, they went up the mountain to collect firewood and sent it to the widowed and lonely old people.There are not many traces of the emperor's family on his body. Now he is a very ordinary child who studies extremely hard. His classmates and teachers don't feel that he is different from ordinary people.Seeing Yang Menglong, his first reaction was to step forward and bow respectfully: "Hello, teacher!"

Yang Menglong pushed his daughter's hand away from his ear, and asked, "How are you doing this time?"

Zhu Cihong said: "Very well, I have enjoyed real freedom during this time, and I have never been so happy before."

Yang Menglong looked at him and asked, "You don't hate me?"

Zhu Cihong is very free and easy: "Hate the teacher? How could it be? I knew that I was not expected to be an emperor a few years ago, but I have been bound by invisible shackles, and I can't break free. It is the teacher who helped remove the invisible shackles. Letting someone who is more suitable to be an emperor sit in that position and let me get real freedom, I am too grateful!"

An Ning scolded: "You are so old-fashioned all the time, it's really unbearable!"

Zhu Cihong scratched his head and smiled a little awkwardly. This silly smile made Yang Menglong realize that the former prince was completely grounded. Even if he was forced to go back to be the prince with a gun, he might It won't work either.In fact, if you think about it carefully, although the dragon chair has infinite magic power, it is not as beautiful as people think. After sitting on it, I realized that what I want is not the emperor.For example, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, father and son, these two guys are actually top calligraphers and writers. Their calligraphy and literature skills are enough to make them famous in history, but they became emperors due to various reasons, and then unfortunately met After leaving Jingkang, he ended up in the tragic end of "sitting in a well and looking at the sky"; Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, had endless whimsy and whimsy. If he were to be a performance artist, he would definitely have astonishing achievements, but he became the emperor, leaving behind absurd, The infamy of favoring and trusting traitors is simply a negative teaching material for the emperor.A little closer, Zhu Youxiao, this guy has extraordinary craftsmanship and creativity, he is a talented carpenter and designer, but God insists that he be the emperor... It is a tragedy for him and Daming.As for Zhu Cihong, according to Yang Menglong's observation for so many years, although this child is very diligent and studious, he has seen too much suffering in the world these years, and vaguely knows how to become an emperor, but he does not have the appearance of an emperor, so he is forced to ascend the throne , I am afraid it will be another tragedy.Seeing that he was satisfied with the life of this ordinary person, Yang Menglong was relieved.While wrestling with his son to save his hair from Xiaobudian's hands, he said: "I am very happy to be able to say such a thing, which shows that you really don't care about that dragon chair. You enjoy the life of a commoner, you can, But you have to remember that your surname is Zhu, your origin and this surname doom you, your children, your grandsons, you will not be able to truly become civilians for several generations, so you must work hard to let the whole world know Zhu Youjian's son is not bad, understand?"

Zhu Cihong thought about it and asked: "The teacher wants me to have the ability to aspire to the throne?"

Yang Menglong said: "Yes. Now the emperor is doing very well, but it doesn't mean that he can always be so diligent and loving the people. Someone must put pressure on him. If he can't do well, we will replace you."

Zhu Cihong was stunned for a while, then smiled wryly: "I feel more and more that it is right not to be the prince... With a subject like Teacher, it is too hard for the emperor to be the emperor!"

If Zhu Yujian could hear it, he would definitely burst into tears with excitement. He would hold Zhu Cixi's hand and shout: "Xiannephew, you are really my soulmate! It is said that a weak king will bring disaster if his ministers are strong. Now it is no longer a weak king." The minister has become stronger, but... the entire imperial court has become a factory. The emperor is just the factory director elected by the workers. If he does not do well, he may be replaced by another one at any time! My dear nephew, I still give you the throne. Give it, I’ll go back to Nanyang to farm!”

Yang Menglong glared at the boy: "Boy, do you ever say that about Teacher? It makes me feel like Cao Cao is reborn!"

Zhu Cihong shrank his neck and dared not speak, but muttered in his heart: "You are not reborn Cao Cao, but you are more deadly than reborn Cao Cao! At most Cao Cao is just coercing the emperor to command the princes, you old man directly turned the emperor into a Dispensable mascot!"

Yang Menglong naturally knew what this kid was thinking, but he didn't bother to argue with him, he just patted him on the shoulder: "Get ready, come with me to see your father in a few days."

Zhu Cihong was a little pleasantly surprised: "I... can I go see my father? My mother said no, let alone meet, don't even mention my father to anyone, so as not to cause trouble..."

Yang Menglong snorted coldly: "It's only natural for a son to see his father, what's wrong? Who dares to make use of the topic to let him come to me, I will definitely let him feel the humanistic care from the 130mm naval gun!"

Deposed emperors and princes have always been the biggest taboo in an empire. From the emperor to the subjects, they carefully avoid this minefield, and dare not touch it, because in the eyes of careerists, a deposed emperor and a deposed prince can There are too many articles!This kind of thing must be covered tightly. If it is not covered, the world will be in chaos and wars will break out everywhere. If it is serious, the whole country will be in danger of collapse!But in Yang Menglong's view, this is a fart. He can turn the emperor into a dispensable mascot through constitutionalism, and he is not afraid of someone making a fuss about a deposed emperor. I want to try whether my bones are hard or the shells are hard!So, a few days later, he took Zhu Cihong out of the fortress via Shanxi and went straight to the prairie.

Deep in the prairie, in a beautiful farm hidden among the valleys, Zhu Cihong met his father.Now Chongzhen is digging the ground in the garden with bare feet and swinging a hoe in the scorching sun, preparing to plant flowers. It is probably because he has had a good life in the past few months. His lean face has a little more flesh, which looks like A lot of spirit.Seeing Yang Menglong and Zhu Cihong appearing in front of him, he stood there in a daze, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

Yang Menglong smiled: "Why, we haven't seen each other for a few months, and we don't know each other anymore? Here are some people to help unload the things, hurry up!"

So a few people went up to unload things in a hurry. There was a big truck full of dried fruits, fresh fruits, vegetables, beef and so on. They were not valuable things, but they were absolutely delicious. They were brought by Yang Menglong from Nanyang.

Chongzhen looked at the pile of things, pointed at Yang Menglong, dumbfounded: "You... are still the same, nothing has changed!"

Yang Menglong shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think the way I am now is fine, and there is no need to change anything. How are you, are you doing well here?"

Chongzhen threw down the hoe, patted the dirt off his hands, and said, "It's okay, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I don't need to worry about a lot of troublesome things that I don't know how to deal with, but I have to deal with them all day long. It’s just riding horses, fishing, and planting some flowers and plants when you’re really busy, so you can be carefree and comfortable.”

Yang Menglong scolded: "You are free and easy, you left us a super mess, and almost exhausted us to death!"

Chongzhen's expression darkened, and he remained silent for a long time, then heaved a deep sigh.Of course, Yang Menglong just complained casually, and didn't mean to call the teacher to blame. He directed the people to move things in, and then ordered a group of chefs in the farm yard to send them around, barbecue grills, and slaughter sheep. After killing the sheep, soon, the yard was filled with a strong smell of food, making people salivate.After tossing and turning for a long time, the table was filled with delicacies of all colors, flavors and flavors. The queen and several little princes and princesses also came out to attend the banquet. In order to eat and drink wildly, everywhere he went was a mess... everything was the same as before.

After drinking and eating, the younger ones went out to ride horses with the queen, leaving only Yang Menglong and Chongzhen lying on the recliner and talking slowly.After such a long absence, they must have a lot to say.

Chongzhen asked about the current situation, and Yang Menglong told him one by one. After learning about the content of the New Deal implemented by Emperor Longwu, Chongzhen was speechless, and simply admitted that he did not have the courage to make such reforms, but Emperor Longwu Vigorous and resolute, the reform was put on the right track, which shows that it was destiny for him to become the emperor.

"I also wanted to be as drastic as him and abolish all bad governance, but I can't do it. The more I want to do it, the worse things will be." Chongzhen looked a little bitter, "It's too difficult to be an emperor. It's hard to hold down the officials. Son of Heaven, you are a puppet if you can’t hold down the ministers. Let alone the Son of Heaven, I’m not even a puppet. I let the ministers lead me by the nose from the beginning to the end. I’ve made a big mistake and I still think my choice is right... …If it weren’t for you and Lu Qing’s family, I’m afraid that the surname Nurhachi would have been in this world by now! I… I am ashamed of you loyal ministers and thousands of loyal and brave soldiers!”

Yang Menglong looked at him and said in a low voice, "Do you regret it?"

Chongzhen smiled bitterly: "I regret it. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in front of me. How can I not regret it! But what's the use of regret? It can't bring the dead back to life! You are right to establish a new king. With my confused character, If I really return to the Forbidden City, I don’t know how many stupid things I will do!”

Yang Menglong said: "It is precisely because I have seen through your point that I decided to establish a new king."

Chongzhen smiled helplessly, and suddenly asked: "Yang Menglong, I promoted you step by step. I have never trusted anyone like you, not even Lu Qing's family. I want to know, in your heart , what kind of person am I?"

Yang Menglong put his hands on his head, looked at the white clouds in the sky, and said, "In my heart, you are a friend who is impulsive, suspicious by nature, and has many shortcomings, but not bad in nature."

Chongzhen was stunned: "Friend? You treat me as a friend"

Yang Menglong said seriously: "Yes. You gave me trust and promoted me step by step from a commoner to an independent feudal official. If it weren't for your appreciation, I wouldn't know where I am now wandering! Always remember, so knowing that keeping you will cause endless troubles, I still insist on finding a way out for you, so that you and your family can live without worry, this is my reward to my friends."

Chongzhen was silent for a long time before he sighed leisurely: "People give you one point, you give others ten points...Friend, Yang Menglong, having a friend like you is the greatest luck in my life, Zhu Youjian!"

Yang Menglong smiled brightly: "I think so too!"

(End of this chapter)