Chapter 203: Ten Million Taels of Silver Entering the Capital (Subscription Request)
Outside the Wanshou Palace.

In autumn, Taiye Lake is still vast and blue, and the trees on the shore are green.

Mandarin ducks play in the reeds.

The duck flaps its wings, as if to fly into the sky.

Flocks of birds circled, sometimes spreading their wings and flying high, sometimes folding their wings like water, playing with schools of fish hiding deep in the water.

Guo Yuchuang, the lieutenant general of the Beijing camp, dressed in full armor, stood outside the palace gate with a knife in his hand.

Watching the cabinet leaders and the six ministers walk out one by one.

Finally, Guo Yuchuang saw Yan Shidu, his benefactor from the Beijing Camp, walking out with a smile on his face.

He stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Reader Yan."

Yan Shaoting quickly glanced at the front, then said with a smile: "Commander Guo is actually guarding outside the palace gate in person?"

Guo Yuchuang immediately patted his chest and said: "Everyone in the Beijing camp is loyal to your majesty. I am incompetent, but I am willing to swear to protect your majesty's safety until my death!"

Yan Shaoting smiled.

Guo Yuchuang took two steps forward and whispered, "My Lord has ordered me to have a word with Yan Shidu if I have the chance."

Yan Shaoting glanced sideways again, at the people who were leaving the Wanshou Palace, some getting into sedan chairs, some getting into cars, or some stopping to discuss with each other.

Then he nodded and said, "What do you want, Lord Gu?"

Guo Yuchuang shook his head repeatedly and whispered, "I dare not say that I have given any orders. The Marquis only said that the New Year is coming to an end and according to the rules, soldiers should be rotated from the local areas to fill the vacancies in the Beijing camp. I wonder if this can be accomplished?"

Yan Shaoting pretended not to know and asked in confusion: "Shouldn't the Ministry of War be in charge of this matter?"

Although the old Taoist priest reorganized the Beijing camp after he ascended the throne, he arranged for Gu Huan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, whom he trusted, to be in the Beijing camp after he was marginalized in the grain transport.

But the shortage of troops in the Beijing Army has existed for a long time.

The Beijing camp nominally commanded 120,000 soldiers, with 146,660 reserve soldiers.

But to this day, the number of my close friends is less than 120,000.

The available troops were no more than 40,000.

For such a large capital city, it naturally has more than just the Beijing Camp to guard it, but if compared with the reigns of Taizu and Taizong.

Even during the Zhengtong and Jingtai dynasties.

The Beijing camp never appeared, and there were only 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers available.

Guo Yuchuang looked embarrassed: "This matter... the Ministry of War doesn't care..."

Yan Shaoting nodded and was about to speak.

On the other side, Old Yan was shouting.

"Shao Ting, come here."

Yan Shaoting could only look at Guo Yuchuang and said, "Tell Lord Gu that this matter is of great importance. I am sure Lord Gu is also aware of it. I cannot agree to it casually, but the Beijing Camp is related to the safety of the capital. I will pay attention to replenishing the soldiers in the Beijing Camp."

Say it.

Yan Shaoting rushed to Old Yan.

At this time, most of the people who were in the Wanshou Palace just now had left.

Only Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yuan Wei and Ouyang Bijin were present.

Xu Jie was standing alone not far away.

Gao Gong and Yuan Wei stood together.

Ouyang Bijin supported Yan Song.

See this scene.

Xu Jie, who was standing aside, understood everything.

I really got into trouble today.

Ouyang Bijin, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, was included on the list of candidates for the Minister of Personnel in the court just to serve as a hidden hand and eventually help Guo Pu to ascend to the throne.

Gao Gong glanced sideways at Xu Jie.

Then he smiled and said to Yan Shaoting: "The country is peaceful and prosperous, and the government is more important than the administration. Your Majesty has allowed the investigation of the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is a great contribution to the country's prosperity."

Listen carefully to what Lao Gao said.

Yan Shaoting's eyes flashed.

He looked at Gao Gong with resentment.

Lao Gao.

You are not authentic!
On the other side, Xu Jie immediately set his eyes on Yan Shaoting.

Correct!
Gao Gong is right!

If it weren't for Yan Shaoting, the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion would have been almost wiped out today.

Gao Gong, however, looked at Yan Shaoting with a smile.

I haven't told you yet about Dong Fen's illegal confession, which was actually given by you, Yan Shaoting.

Yuan Wei also smiled and said, "This time, Guo Pu was able to be successfully promoted from the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel to the Minister of Personnel, thanks to Elder Yan and Elder Gao's adherence to justice."

After saying that, he looked at the Left Censor-in-Chief Ouyang Bijin again.

Yuan Wei even cupped his hands and said: "Of course, Ouyang Du Yushi was also above the recommendation, but he was able to recommend Guo Pu instead, which can be said to be selfless!"

By the Taiye Lake.

Xu Jie stood there silently, his heart also filled with tears.

Today, the situation in the court is clear.

Guo Pu is Yuan Wei's man.

And Yuan Wei did not hide it at this time.

With the way things have developed to this point, it is impossible for others not to guess that Guo Pu is his man.

In other words, he and Guo Pu were allies.

With Guo Pu's promotion to the Minister of Personnel, there was no need to hide this fact anymore.

And as Guo Pu took the position of Minister of Personnel.

Now that I am in the cabinet, I can finally have a say.

Yuan Wei, Yan Song and Gao Gong looked at each other.

it is more than words.

In Xiyuan.

An achievement in the world that only belongs to Lord Xu, who is secretly sad.

achieved.

After a conversation, everyone looked at the sky.

Yan Shaoting said: "It's already past noon."

Yan Song nodded and said, "Go back home. Your brother will also arrive in Beijing today. Go and pick him up."

Yan Shaoting nodded.

Gao Gong smiled and said, "I heard that your grandson has been studying in his hometown in Jiangxi. He is quite smart. I wonder when he will pass the imperial examination?"

Yuan Wei also said: "As the elder brother, Runwu has already taken on important responsibilities in the court. When the two brothers pass the imperial examination and enter the government, they can help each other and serve the country. Then the elder can enjoy his old age, play with his grandchildren, and enjoy the happiness of family life."

Facing the politeness of the two.

Yan Song just smiled and shook his head: "What a useless child. His elder brother is an official in the court and relies on himself. If the kid can rely on his own ability and serve the country in the future, it would be great. If not, just hope to live in peace."

As he spoke, Old Yan pulled Yan Shaoting out of the palace.

Gao Gong and Yuan Wei bowed to each other, then walked side by side tacitly towards the cabinet.

Arrived in front of Xu Jie.

Gao Gong and Yuan Wei looked at each other.

"Mr. Xu Ge."

"Would you like to go back to the pavilion together?"

Faced with the two people's questions, even though Xu Jie had suffered setbacks everywhere today, he could only nod silently.

And when Yan Shaoting and his grandson left the West Garden.

But he saw Lu Yi was already sitting in the Yan family's carriage, waiting outside the palace gate.

Seeing Yan Song and Yan Shaoting walking out of the palace gate, Lu Yi hurried forward: "Lord Yan, brother-in-law."

Yan Song looked at Lu Yi with a smile: "It is a pity that your master died young. But since you call him brother-in-law, why can't you call me Grandpa Yan?"

Lu Yi's expression changed slightly and he glanced at Yan Shaoting.

Then he smiled, bowed respectfully and said, "Grandpa Yan."

Yan Song burst into laughter: "Good boy! Good boy!"

After saying this, Old Yan was helped by the Yan family's coachman into the carriage.

But when he bent down to get into the carriage.

Old Yan turned around and looked at Yan Shaoting.

"Go back and spend more time with Eunuch Huang."

Yan Shaoting nodded: "Grandson knows."

Seeing that his eldest grandson understood, Yan Song nodded and got into the carriage.

The carriage started moving.

Lu Yi also led two horses from behind the carriage.

He and Yan Shaoting both got on horseback.

Lu Yi tilted his head and looked at the carriage and asked, "What did the elder mean by asking my brother-in-law and Eunuch Huang to move around more?"

Yan Shaoting looked at his brother-in-law with a smile, and patted his head in the other's puzzled look.

"Grandpa's intention is to ask Eunuch Huang to help you get a promotion in the Jinyiwei."

Now Lu Yi is the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a fourth-rank official.

If you want to go up, you will become a third-rank commander.

Next up is the third-rank commander of the Imperial Guard.

However, since the death of his father-in-law Lu Bing, Huang Jin has been in charge of the Jinyiwei for almost a year.

But if my brother-in-law handles things properly in the future.

There is also a great possibility that he will take over the Jinyiwei.

Lu Yi exclaimed: "Promotion?"

Looking at the boy's face full of surprise.

Yan Shaoting ignored him and continued riding his horse.

But when they reached West Chang'an Street, they turned around and headed east.

Just as Old Yan said.

My younger brother Yan Hu, who has been studying in his hometown in Jiangxi, will take a boat to Tonghui River Pier today.

Also traveling with them was Zhang Guoxiang, a Taoist priest sent by the Tianshi Temple.

But none of this matters.

The real reason why Yan Shaoting wanted to ride out of the city was that there were other people arriving in Beijing today.

The one who was escorted north by the Embroidered Uniform Guards was Yang Jinshui's former mistress Yunniang.

The other was Yan Maoqing, who had caused such a big mess the previous time and was ordered to go south to Lianghuai to be in charge of the Lianghuai salt affairs and the southeastern commercial taxes.

This time, Yan Maoqing returned to the capital on the pretext of reporting on his work after the debate in front of the emperor.

He also brought back to Beijing the silver he had looted in Lianghuai this year.

Yan Shaoting and Lu Yi rode their horses along the way.

Exit from Chaoyang Gate.

Not far east of the city is the Tonghui River Wharf.

However, when the two arrived at the Tonghui River Wharf, the area around them had already been blocked by countless soldiers.

Those who were originally planning to go to the dock were also blocked outside.

Yan Shaoting and Lu Yi looked at each other, neither in a hurry.

They dismounted, led the horses, and squeezed behind the crowd.

At this time, you can hear the gossip of the crowd in front.

"Why did the government suddenly close the dock in broad daylight?"

"This is not a waste of time."

Faced with the blockade of the dock, many people in the crowd were dissatisfied.

"You haven't heard of it."

"There is something urgent here today."

Those who got the news began to explain.

"I heard that officials from the south came to Beijing."

"The front and rear of the fleet were invisible, the sails blocked out the sun, the sails were full and the wind was full, and the boatmen on both sides could not pull it up."

After a lot of boasting.

There was a lot of surprise at the scene, and everyone looked surprised and curious.

"Why is this?"

"Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense."

Curious people began to urge.

At this time, the person who got the news slowly said: "That's because those ships are full of silver."

"No less than 10 million taels of silver!"

"With so much silver entering the capital, we must block it with troops."

"If there is even the slightest mistake, how many heads will those officials have to chop off?"

Lu Yi opened his mouth and looked sideways at his brother-in-law.

Yan Shaoting's expression was calm.

It is still unknown how much silver the smoking Yan Maoqing extorted from the Lianghuai area this time.

But now the news has spread to tens of millions of taels of silver.

I don’t know where it came from.

Lu Yi asked in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, do you want to go in?"

Yan Shaoting shook his head and said, "Just wait. I think Xiao Que'er's boat will have to wait behind before it can dock."

Xiao Que'er is Yan Hu's nickname.

Seeing this, Lu Yi nodded, led the two horses to a tree near the shore, and looked towards the blocked dock in front of him.

Yan Shaoting also looked over.

I saw that the water outside the Tonghui River Wharf was full of boats.

A porter gritted his teeth and transferred the heavy wooden boxes from the ship to the carriage waiting at the dock.

suddenly.

Several porters were unsteady on their feet.

The large wooden box clattered onto the dock.

Clattering.

A whole box of silver ingots was scattered all over the floor.

The people who were trapped outside the blockade suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"So much silver!"

"It's all silver!"

"There really are tens of millions of taels of silver entering the capital!"

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