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

Chapter 516 The Holy Family
Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng followed Cao Huachun to the palace, and were surprised to see that the Daming Gate was open, and Chongzhen Zhuo stood at the gate, looking at them with a smile.Before Yang Menglong could react, Lu Xiangsheng had already knelt down, kneeling so hard that his knee hurt just by hearing the sound.He also had no choice but to kneel along with him——ah, when will he see the emperor not need to kneel, it's so annoying!
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

With a gentle smile, Chongzhen stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said, "Excuse me, excuse me!"

Lu Xiangsheng said excitedly: "How can my minister, He De, let the emperor wait at the Daming Gate for a long time!"

Chongzhen said: "Originally, I planned to go out of the city for twenty miles to meet the triumphant division, but the ministers of civil and military affairs strongly opposed it, so I had to use it. I opened the gate of the Ming Dynasty and went out to meet in person, which can be regarded as compensation for the two lovers." ?”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Breaking evil ministers, breaking evil ministers!"

Chongzhen smiled and said, "I owe you all..." Looking at Yang Menglong, he saw his eyes moving around wildly. He didn't know what wrong thoughts he was thinking, so he couldn't help laughing: "My champion, what are you thinking about?" ?”

Yang Menglong said: "I'm thinking, is the emperor out of money again?"

Chongzhen was stunned: "Why does Aiqing have such an idea?"

Yang Menglong said: "If the emperor still has money, why don't you use the title of duke to fool us? Why don't you just give us the reward we deserve?"

Chongzhen almost vomited blood: "You really think so?"

Yang Menglong spread his hands together: "Besides this, I really can't think of any other reason."

Lu Xiangsheng shouted: "Champion Marquis, you..." He couldn't continue in the middle of the sentence, and he really didn't know how to complain about this brute.

Chongzhen pointed to Yang Menglong's nose, and said after a long time: "You are a living treasure... You really don't know how difficult it is to be a Marquis in the Great Ming Dynasty?"

Yang Menglong said: "No matter how difficult it is, it is not as realistic as a million taels of silver!"

Chongzhen almost didn't let him die of anger: "Okay, then I will tell you directly. Since Jingnan, there has been no military general in Ming Dynasty who can be named Marquis, not a single one! Is Qi Shaobao's credit enough? No seal; Li Chengliang's military exploits are much more prominent than Qi Shaobao's, and he is only named Uncle Ning Yuan!" He sighed, "In order to make the two lovers a marquis, I have quarreled with civil and military officials for many days, unfortunately, someone Do not appreciate!"

When he learned that the Ming army defeated Houjin again in Fuzhou and wiped out more than 200 enemies, Chongzhen was so excited that he couldn't contain himself, and decided to give Yang Menglong the title of Marquis.Ordinarily, based on the merits of these two, it would be enough to confer a duke, let alone a marquis, but the civil and military officials strongly opposed it, even more excited than robbing their wives.Why?As Chongzhen said, since Jing Nan, there has never been an armed force capable of enfeoffing a marquis, not to mention military generals, nor civil officials!The pattern of using literature to control military affairs has lasted for nearly [-] years. You suddenly burst out a marquis from the military generals and overwhelmed all the civil officials. Isn’t the pattern of civil officials suppressing military generals completely destroyed? No, absolutely not!But Chongzhen is surprisingly stubborn, and Yang Menglong's military exploits are too prominent, and he is more than enough to be named a marquis. If they insist on talking about things from the ancestors, the people in the capital can drown them with a single mouthful of saliva!The witty civil servant had an idea, and proposed that he should not be granted the title, and Lu Xiangsheng should also be granted the title. Anyway, the generals should not be allowed to dominate the family!Although Lu Xiangsheng is invincible in charge, he is still a civil servant in essence. If he is also a marquis, it will be a kind of check and balance for the gradually growing generals.

The boss of Chongzhen happily accepted this proposal... Lu Xiangsheng's contribution is indeed qualified to be a marquis, and it is not a good habit to favor one over another.Therefore, since Jing Nan, the Ming Dynasty had two more marquises who fought from the battlefield, which was the first time in nearly 200 years.

After hearing the explanation, Lu Xiangsheng was grateful, but Yang Menglong was still not satisfied.In his opinion, no matter how big the official title is, it is not as realistic as giving more silver rewards. This battle has been going on for nearly two months, and most of the weapons, food, and wages consumed are from his own pocket. You, the old man, must give some, so that Shall I fill in the gap?Naturally, Chongzhen could see what he was thinking. He couldn't laugh or cry, so he simply ignored him and took them to the imperial garden... After a tiring day, he hadn't even had dinner yet. These two had already eaten, so he was spending time with them. but.

Still in the same place, the queen was sitting there upright with the little princess in her arms, smiling and waiting for Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng to enter the table.Yang Menglong said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for two months, and the little princess has become more beautiful!" He reached out and pinched the little princess's face.

The little princess rolled her eyes and gave him a sweet smile.

Lu Xiangsheng was very frightened, can you touch this golden branch and jade leaf!But seeing that both Chongzhen and the Empress looked familiar and didn't mean to blame Yang Menglong, he was a little relieved.

Chongzhen sat down, and the maids and eunuchs brought up the dishes one by one.As soon as he saw this dish, Yang Menglong broke down and shouted: "Why is it such a shabby dish? Your Majesty, you are too picky!"

Lu Xiangsheng was terrified: "Young handsome Yang, don't be presumptuous!"

Chongzhen had a rascal face on his face: "I've almost spent all my internal money, and I can only afford this kind of food and drink. You like to eat, and you don't want to eat it."

Yang Menglong gritted his teeth: "You're ruthless!" He beckoned Cao Huachun to come over: "Eunuch Cao, I brought some seafood back from Lushun, please send someone to help fetch it, I can't swallow this food!"

Cao Huachun's complexion changed slightly... The emperor personally hosted a banquet, even if you were asked to eat raw rice, you should gobble it up, and thank the Lord Long En after you finished eating, how can you be so picky and disgusted?It's too long!He looked at Chongzhen tremblingly, but saw Chongzhen's eyes shining, drooling, and he said impatiently: "Go, go, hurry up and get the things he prepared! Also, take Tian Concubine, Concubine Tian, Concubine Yuan please come here too, they will be lucky tonight!"

The Queen's eyes were also bright: "By the way, Champion, what did you bring back from Lushun? Is it abalone or sea cucumber?"

Yang Menglong said: "There are too many! In addition to abalone and sea cucumber, there are also big lobster, tuna, cuttlefish, yellow croaker, river saury... By the way, once when I went to scout the enemy, I encountered a bear, and a group of soldiers didn't say anything I slaughtered it, made it into bear steaks and ate it all, leaving only a pair of bear paws, which I brought back frozen.”

Chongzhen swallowed his saliva and said: "I have been on the throne for several years, and I have never eaten a bear's paw. This time I have a good fortune."

Yang Menglong looked disgusted: "Isn't it a bit outrageous that the emperor eats his ministers' food every day?"

Chongzhen laughed straight: "You have the ability, you can fight wars and make money, and you know how to eat, so it doesn't matter if I rub you a few times..."

After a while, what Yang Menglong wanted arrived, not at 01:30, but several trucks, and the seafood was kept alive in fresh sea water.A group of imperial chefs simply brought the guy to the imperial garden, slaughtered and cooked the seafood in front of Chongzhen.Yang Menglong rolled up his sleeves and gesticulated: This fish tastes best when grilled, the crab lungs of this sea crab must be thrown away, and the internal organs of cuttlefish must be torn clean... This tuna should be cooked for me quickly, I will make it barbecue!Sending a group of royal chefs around is even more presumptuous than being in his own home... By the way, he doesn't dare to be presumptuous at home, there are several large female cats in charge.Lu Xiangsheng broke out in a cold sweat watching it, aren't you afraid of losing your head if you are so presumptuous?What made him sweat profusely was that Chongzhen not only did not mean to blame, but also changed his clothes and rolled up his sleeves to help, although most of the time he was just adding to the chaos.Not only him, but even the Queen and Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan, who rushed over in a hurry, started a fire with anthracite, gathered around a pile, and grilled the tuna with a barbecue fork...

Well, you and the emperor have become like a family. Yang Menglong, you are really capable!
Seeing Chongzhen who opened his mouth eagerly to eat the fish before it was cooked, Lu Xiangsheng understood that the big boss summoned them in a hurry, not to play against them, but because he was greedy and wanted to knock Yang Menglong off...Who? I don't know that Yang Menglong is so greedy, as long as he has the conditions, he will never wrong his food?I brought a lot of delicacies from Nanyang, and I came from Lushun...is there still a lot of seafood?He couldn't laugh or cry, why didn't he find out that the big boss Chongzhen was still a foodie?Since everyone is so relaxed, there is no need for him to be restrained, and he joins the ranks of barbecues.

The tuna was finished, and the seafood feast carefully cooked by the imperial chef was served one after another. It was so delicious that the maids who were a hundred meters away were all twitching their noses and drooling.Yang Menglong is still the same, eating like a charge, sweeping all the way, eating with him is like fighting a world war, the danger is everywhere, the emperor and all the beauties in the harem are in a hurry, they can't even speak properly, they have to go all out to beat themselves He snatched his favorite dishes from under his chopsticks, and ate each and every one of them until his mouth was covered with vegetable juice.After eating [-]% full, Yang Menglong began to blow the cowhide, beheading Yuetuo on the battlefield, commanding the army to rebuild the slaves, frightening Huang Taiji and so on. She exclaimed again and again in fright, and even the little princess' eyes widened.Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and laughed, just brag, who doesn't know that your performance in the Battle of Lushun can only score [-] points at most?

In this way, the monarch and his ministers don't talk about state affairs, just eat big pieces of meat, drink in big bowls, and chat nonsense.Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan tried different tricks to persuade Yang Menglong to drink again and again. Yang Menglong didn't know how many cups he had been drunk and how many big words he had uttered. up.In a daze, he vaguely heard Chongzhen saying: "Yang Aiqing, take care of Huguang, Lu Aiqing, take care of Xuanda and Zhili, if you go south and go north, my life will be much better..." He burst out He is covered in cold sweat, Mamma Mia, he is almost exhausted to manage Nanyang, if he is allowed to manage the entire Huguang, he will not be exhausted to pieces!No, this matter must not be answered!He waved his arms vigorously, squinted his drunken eyes and called, "Why do you want me to take care of Huguang? When did Huguang come under my control?"

Chongzhen smiled vaguely: "It wasn't your control before... Drinking and drinking... It will be your control from now on... How about another drink..."

"It wasn't yours before...it's yours in the future..." His voice was so low that Yang Menglong couldn't hear him at all. He only heard him calling for a drink, so he called: "It turns out that I was just asked to drink." Ah? Okay, come again!" He raised his wine glass again, not paying attention to Chongzhen's scheming smile...

The historian recorded on one side: "On a certain day in a certain year and a certain month, the emperor had a banquet with Champion Hou and Su Yihou, entrusted the affairs of Huguang to Champion Hou, and Champion Hou repeatedly agreed..."

What is Spring and Autumn Brushwork?

What is cheating?

That's it!

(End of this chapter)