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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 104 Two Brothers-in-law

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    When leaving Suzhou, Wang Chengen left quietly. He did not notify the officials of Suzhou Prefecture to see him off.

    Going along the waterway, Wang Chengen asked Ding Yunyi many questions on the boat, about Penghu and Taiwan. Some questions were asked several times before he gave up.

    "I thought that the battle at Liaoluowan had frightened the Hongyi, but it seems that is not the case now." Wang Chengen frowned and said: "After the emperor received the news of the victory at Liaoluowan, Long Yan was overjoyed and even said that the Fujian officials were smart  The navy is capable and fights bravely. But the emperor did not expect that the situation in Fujian is still serious, and those red barbarians still occupy Taiwan! It is a pity that the focus of the court is not on Taiwan, but on the Central Plains bandits and border pirates. "

    "The problem is indeed serious." Ding Yunyi said: "But after the Hongyi Liaoluowan defeat, it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time, and it will not become a nuisance for the time being. Moreover, General Zheng is guarding there, and the Hongyi are afraid.  There won¡¯t be any problems within the year, and the court should still focus on rogue bandits.¡±

    "Speak these words carefully when you see the emperor." Wang Chengen sighed: "My Ming Dynasty has not been peaceful in the past few years. We suppressed here, there was an incident there, we suppressed there, and there was another incident here. The emperor has worked hard and is determined to achieve the goal.  I want to revive the Ming Dynasty, but I can't do it. The Sa family has watched the emperor being depressed all these years and felt sorry for him. "

    Ding Yunyi also sighed.

    Although Chongzhen was suspicious, to be fair, he was a good emperor who was diligent and self-disciplined. It was a pity that he was born at the wrong time, but this was his destiny.

    "The last emperor was a promising and good emperor. Doesn't this sound too ironic?

    Wang Chengen was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Xiang Wen, if I transfer you to the Central Plains to help suppress the rebellion, would you be willing?"

    Ding Yunyi was shocked. How could he go to the Central Plains so easily?  Those rogue bandits have been defeated repeatedly. In addition to their cunning and fighting skills, the contradiction between officers and soldiers is also a very important reason.  If I go alone like this, I am afraid that I will fall into an internal fight on the spot.

    ¡°Besides, now that Penghu has finally made some improvements, and all work is gradually getting back on track, how can we be willing to give up now?

    He immediately said hurriedly: "My father-in-law, Yun Yi is only good at water combat, but land combat is not his specialty. Besides, Yun Yi and his subordinates all grew up eating water from the sea, and their abilities will be greatly reduced when they reach the ground."

    Wang Chengen nodded. He was originally worried about national affairs, so he asked casually. Seeing that Ding Yunyi had no intention, he did not continue.

    Wang Chengen temporarily put all these unhappiness behind him: "Xiang Wen, your Ding family has been officials for many generations. In your generation, although you are the only man, I am the most optimistic about you. Don't think you are just a small boss.  But your two brothers-in-law will definitely achieve extraordinary things in the future. One is a doctor in the household department, and the other is a member of the official department. Although they have higher official positions than you, their prospects are far less than yours, especially in the troubled Ming Dynasty, it is far better to experience outside.  Yu is an official in Beijing"

    He said there, but Ding Yunyi could only smile bitterly.

    Ding Yunyi asked around about his two "brothers-in-law" and found out that one was named Wang Qingheng, who was a fifth-rank Hubu doctor, and the other was named Ye Yuanxian, who was a fifth-rank official wailang.  Wang Qingheng has a reputation of being honest and is highly regarded by his father, Ding Yuanzhao.  Ye Yuan's reputation seemed not to be that good before, and it was said that he had been involved in corruption.

    But I have never met either of these two brothers-in-law.

    "Wang Qingheng is an honest official, but he doesn't know how to be an official." Wang Chengen suddenly commented on Ding Yunyi's two brothers-in-law: "The so-called not knowing how to be an official is because he has a straightforward temper, doesn't know how to adapt to everything, and doesn't know how to deal with corruption.  The situation is deeply resentful and irreconcilable. For this reason, I have offended many colleagues, and even offended a general at the border"

    Ding Yunyi was curious.

    It turns out that the general at the border sent one of his guerrillas to the capital for military pay, and asked the guerrilla to bring a lot of local specialties.

    After the guerrillas arrived in the capital, in order to get military pay as soon as possible, they visited the capital officials everywhere. The older ones gave silver and jewelry, and the younger ones distributed special products. For a while, everyone was happy, and saw that the military pay issue was about to be resolved, but just then  At this moment, something happened.

    The bad thing happened to Wang Qingheng.

    The guerrilla also sent Wang Qingheng a local specialty, but Wang Qingheng threw it out mercilessly.  It is simply a shame and a disgrace to think that one's own reputation for integrity has been tarnished.

    Later, when it came to the court meeting, everyone agreed to allocate military pay as soon as possible, but Wang Qingheng firmly held the opposite attitude.

    He revealed everything about the general¡¯s coming to give gifts, and believed that this general must be a corrupt official, and he didn¡¯t know how much money he would pay when he sent the military salary.How much has been corrupted by him?

    Wang Qingheng¡¯s words made Emperor Chongzhen furious. He ordered the suspension of military pay and sent personnel to the border to investigate.

    The result was that after half a year of investigation, no problem was found.  Since the general was innocent and had delayed his military pay, Emperor Chongzhen naturally put the blame on Wang Qingheng. He blamed Wang Qingheng for not knowing right from wrong and slandering the border generals without authorization. He severely punished him and finally remembered his reputation for being upright.  , only one side of the salary was fined.

    But in doing so, Wang Qingheng not only offended officials in the DPRK, but also angered the border officer.  The general threatened many times that sooner or later he would come to the capital to settle accounts with him.

    "Wang Qingheng saved his reputation, but he delayed major border affairs." Wang Chengen shook his head and said: "The general sent some gold and silver specialties, all from his own pocket. He originally wanted to get the military pay earlier to comfort him.  Military morale, who would have thought that it would turn out like this. I am an official in the Ming Dynasty, so I don¡¯t have to avoid anything, but Wang Qingheng doesn¡¯t know how to adapt.¡±

    Ding Yunyi was a little curious: "I wonder who the general is?"

    "No need to say it, no need to say it, now even if he wants to make trouble for Wang Qingheng, he has no way." Wang Chengen lowered his voice: "He is one of Yuan Chonghuan's party members. After Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, he was also implicated and imprisoned together.  , and was eventually sentenced to be beheaded.¡±

    Ding Yunyi said "oh" and stopped asking.

    Wang Chengen sneered: "After he was beheaded, Wang Qingheng was very proud and said that he had already seen that this man was a treacherous person, and it was true. Everyone was unwilling to pay attention to him and avoided him in everything, even if they met him on the road.  He also took a detour, but ended up being ignored."

    Ding Yunyi shook his head. This temper was really weird. Did he become a loner?  He wanted to ask about his other brother-in-law again, but Wang Chengen was a little tired and returned to the cabin to rest.
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