Chapter 67 The long second year of Chongzhen

Chapter 67: The Long Second Year of Chongzhen

The second year of Chongzhen was extremely long.

This year has been very uneventful. For the young new emperor Zhu Youjian, he had gone from being so high-spirited when he had just eradicated Wei Zhongxian to feeling the chill coming from behind.

In this year, Huang Taiji conquered North Korea and forced North Korea to remove the Chongzhen reign title.

After hearing the news, young Zhu Youjian ordered Yang Hao to be executed.

The chief culprit who led to the tragic defeat of Sarhu was dismissed from his post due to a military defeat in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, and was killed in the second year of Chongzhen. He spent ten years in prison recuperating!

On the day Yang Hao was executed, the sky was neither clear nor overcast, and there was not even wind. After the head fell to the ground, due to the executioner's mistake, his blood was not completely collected into a blue and white porcelain vase, and some of it spilled out. , dyed a piece of loess red.

On October 26, Huang Taiji led the Eight Banners Army into two groups, detoured around Mongolia, attacked the Great Wall Pass, Longjing Pass, Da'ankou and other places, and raided the capital from the north.

Three days later, Huang Taiji successfully broke through the Great Wall. On October 30, his troops arrived at Zunhua City. Zunhua was located northeast of the capital, three hundred miles away from the capital. The capital was in danger! On October 29, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, went from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan. On the way, he received news that the Hou Jin Army had broken through the northern line of the Great Wall. He urgently arranged for Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Zhao to lead 4,000 light cavalry to Zunhua day and night. After resisting the advance force of the Jin army, Yuan Chonghuan led Zu Dashou and other generals to gallop towards the capital on the 5th day of November with 9,000 light cavalry.

Zhao led his troops to fly for three days and nights, traveling 350 miles, and arrived at Zunhua on the fourth day of November. They met the Hou Jin army and died in a fierce battle. The entire army was wiped out...

Outside Guangqumen, Yuan Chonghuan's Guan Ning cavalry and the Hou Jin army also met at the same time. Mang Gurtai led the troops of the Four Banners to attack Guan Ning's cavalry.

Yuan Chonghuan personally led Zu Dashou, Dai Chengen, and Wang Chengyin to form a square formation to block tens of thousands of Jin troops. They fought fiercely for four hours, from 1:15 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon. Yuan Chonghuan was hit by several arrows. , because he was wearing heavy armor, it was not penetrated. During the battle, one of the enemy soldiers slashed at Yuan Chonghuan with a knife. Fortunately, his retainer Yuan Shengsheng used a knife to block him, and he almost died.

Afterwards, the Huang Taiji army gradually became unable to withstand it. Abatai, Azige, and Sigel were defeated by Guan Ning's cavalry one after another... Late at night, Yuan Chonghuan led 500 artillerymen to attack the Huang Taiji camp from all sides. The Tai Chi Army was in chaos, so they withdrew from the city of Beijing and immediately returned to the north!

In the winter of November of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji mobilized his troops southward in a large scale, and the capital was in a tight situation.

In order to protect Beijing, the imperial court urgently mobilized troops from all directions to defend Beijing.

Gansu border soldier Li Hongji's troops marched to the capital with General Guo Guo. They passed through Jin County. The soldiers asked for pay, but General Guo Guo withheld it.

As a result, the general Wang Guo and the local county magistrate were killed in Yuzhong, and the soldiers and people launched a mutiny.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Zhang Bingzhong conspired to rebel, which was known to the local gentry. However, the local gentry failed to capture him and escaped without a trace.

In December of the second year of Chongzhen, due to rumors that Yuan Chonghuan had a secret agreement with Huang Taiji, hundreds of officials impeached him and Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned.

In December of the second year of Chongzhen, Wu Sangui returned to the capital with his uncle Zu Dashou, and won two victories in Guangqumen and Zuo'anmen, which he considered a great achievement!

Unexpectedly, he was scolded as a spy and slept in the city moat for half a month. The Beijing camp threw bricks from the city and killed three people. Selected the vanguard to go out of the city and hacked six people to death. The night watch soldiers were killed or blackmailed. Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, and all the soldiers were disheartened.

They all said, "Because of the loyalty of the supervisor, we are still unable to escape. What are we doing here?" They did not listen to Zu Dashou's order and ran eastward.

On the last day of the second year of Chongzhen, Yun Zhao invited Xu Yuanshou, Yun Fu, Yun Meng, Yun Hu, Yun Bao, Yun Jiao, and Yun Xiao to have hot pot to celebrate the first crop of peppers he planted!

The mashed chili peppers are added with 11 kinds of seasonings such as Sichuan peppercorns and star anise. They are poured with hot oil and the aroma is fragrant.

Pour it into the milky white chicken soup again, Yun Zhao burst into tears.

Mash minced garlic, finely chopped coriander, chives, sesame paste, sesame oil, fried beans and freshly killed fat sheep. After taking a bite, Yun Zhao , and never said a word again.

It wasn’t until the chopsticks were slapped away by Yunmeng that he took his head back from the iron pot.

"Have your mother and your sisters eaten?"

Yun Zhao glared at Yunmeng and said, "They have exactly the same thing there!"

Yun Zhao Yun Zhao was fierce but didn't reply. He tried to put his head on the iron pot again, but failed several times.

Suddenly he felt someone pulling on his thigh, and when he looked down, it was Qian Shao Shao. There was a lot of mutton in his small bowl.

When Yun Zhao was surprised, he discovered that the mutton in Qian Shaoshao's bowl was stolen from the bowls of Yun Meng and others.

Yun Zhao naturally refused to eat what was in other people's bowls. When Qian Shao Shao saw that Yun Zhao refused to eat, he continued to huddle under the table and eat.

A sheep and a stick of incense were completely gone. When Yun Zhao finally squeezed his head in, even the soup in the large iron pot was gone.

Yun Zhao was furious and smashed the small bowl in his hand on the ground, but everyone present was indifferent. Only Qian Shao Shao suffered a disaster and injured his finger from the broken porcelain.

Yunmeng broke off a millet stick from the broom, and while picking his teeth, he said to Yun Fu: "Uncle Fu, this is the most useful time for this kid, don't you think so?"

Yunfu nodded repeatedly.

Xu Yuanshou finished the last sip of the soup, patted his belly and said: "It's a bit like the chowder soup that the coolies eat in the salt wells in Sichuan, except that it has more chili peppers. Haha, I didn't expect that this chili pepper has such benefits. After drinking it, A bowl of soup makes the whole body feel warm. It makes someone sweat in such a cold weather. It’s a good thing.

You must breed more clouded leopards after the beginning of spring!”

After taking a sip of wine, he nodded and said: "I always thought that eating was not as interesting as drinking. This time it is different. Eating is really more comfortable than drinking."

Xu Yuanshou picked up the tea bowl, rinsed his mouth, and turned his head. He spat out the tea and said, "It's just a bit vulgar, but most of your family are bandits, so this food suits your taste.

Why don't we just call it 'Kou Guo'."< /p>

Yun Zhao said disdainfully: "People have a name, it's called hot pot!"

Yunmeng nodded and said: "That makes sense. After eating this, your mouth will be on fire and your whole body will be sweating. , calling for hot pot is indeed appropriate."

Yun Zhao said maliciously: "It's not just your mouth that will get angry after eating this. You will know tomorrow."

Qian. The young master finally got out from under the table, called the mother-in-law at home, took away the iron pot, cleared the table, leaving only the wine and a charcoal stove, and then brought a lot of fried beans and walnuts Wait for dried fruits.

Xu Yuanshou took a look at the scene where he was about to speak a long story, then stood up and said to Yun Zhao: "Be timid when planning, and bold when doing things."

After finishing speaking Then he left the room.

Yunmeng waited for Xu Yuanshou to go far away, then he grabbed a handful of beans and ate them one by one. After eating a few beans, he whispered: "Wang Er, Wang Daliang died in the battle. More than 7,000 of his troops attacked Sanshui County, and Gao Conglong was defeated and more than 2,000 soldiers were injured.

It is said that the harvest was quite fruitful."

Yun. Fu sighed and said: "How much harvest can we get? How can Yansui land be a rich place that can feed and drink seven thousand people?

Even if Yan'an Prefecture is richer, it is not as good as seven thousand farmers. Shocking.

It’s just the people in the city who are unlucky. Do you think farmers who plundered the people in the city have gained a lot?

Let me tell you clearly, it’s just Sanshui. The county looks like it, even if the land is wiped clean, it is not as good as the business the young master did in Xi'an City."

Yun Xiao said with a smile: "That's when we found the real fat sheep."

Yunjiao laughed and said: "Yes, yes, Xiao Zhao, everyone is idle in winter anyway. If you think of another way, we will make another big profit."

Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "You must never do the same thing again. Doing it one more time will leave more clues.

The government couldn't find us last time because we were lucky. Something went wrong. I may not have such good luck again.

My family’s seasoning bag business is doing well. Shopkeeper Yun and his friends actually came up with a business of using seasoning bags to make steamed buns, which I improved. After that, after adding mutton fat, white radish and dried vegetables, it became mutton soup steamed buns. It is said that the sales are pretty good. In the winter, people who walk long distances like to drink a bowl. In addition, it is cheap enough, and it is regarded as the favorite of Xi'an City. The few good businesses here are better than Lai Laoliu’s mutton soup restaurant.

In the following days, our family’s focus is to grow new crops, your key goal.Just continue to use the banner of Monk Peng to continue to bring more valleys back to our family.

No one should be idle. ”