All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 78 The Ming Dynasty version of Dorgon?

Shanxi, Datong Prefecture border wall.

Looking at the Xuanda troops surging in the distance, Wu Sangui tightly grasped his spear and shouted loudly, "Father, hurry up!"

Behind him were mountains, in front of him was a border wall, and on both wings were countless Xuanda soldiers.

Wu Xiang looked at the dense military formation at the mountain pass, shook his head and sighed, "I shouldn't fight for credit~~~"

They, father and son, were ordered by the Grand Commander to confiscate the properties of the eight major Shanxi merchants.

At the beginning, the progress was smooth. The eight major families did not expect that the Grand Commander would take action against them, and their businesses, houses, shops, etc. in their hometowns were almost wiped out.

When the big merchants heard the news, they all fled north to the territory of Xuanda.

Wu Xiang came in pursuit, ignoring his son Wu Sangui's warning that "Shanxi merchants are often in collusion with the Xuanda border troops."

In order to avoid having the credit shared, he did not go to look for the troops of Kong Youde and Shang Kexi who were gathered in Taiyuan Prefecture, but ran to Xuanda instead.

At this moment, seeing the Xuanda border army really sending troops to help those merchants, my previous excited heart and trembling hands finally came to light.

"Father." Wu Sangui rode over, held Wu Xiang's hand, and rushed towards the border wall. "Let's go out of the border first, and go all the way to the capital. Ask the commander-in-chief to avenge us!"

The distance from Xuanda to the capital is actually only six or seven hundred miles.

If you go out of the border wall and walk through the grasslands outside the Great Wall, you can arrive quickly via Zhangjiakou.

Wu Xiang did not refuse and rode his horse northward.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the army could not even pay for its food and wages, and naturally there was no money to maintain and repair the former border wall.

In addition, the Jiannu and Mongolian tribes continued to invade and destroy, so there were many gaps in the border walls in various places.

The father and son, anxious to escape, fled out of the border wall in a panic.

Before they could rejoice in their escape from death, a huge army appeared on the grassland in the distance.

The father and son stood there in a daze, almost vomiting blood and falling off their horses.

Capital city, Grand Marshal's Office.

Wen Tiren, who was holding the imperial edict in his hand, heard the Grand Commander's hearty laughter coming from the main hall before he entered.

".So, Wu Xiang had already arranged all his affairs before he discovered that it was Man Gui who came to the grassland?"

".The people from the West Factory said that he was so scared that he peed himself. Is that true?"

".The people of the Eight Great Merchants were blocked in the valley by Wu Sangui, and they just set a forest fire? How cruel!"

"Grand Commander." Wen Tiren walked into the main hall with a smile. "Why are you laughing?"

Waving the military newspaper in his hand, Chen Ran said with a smile, "We are talking about interesting things in Xuan University."

". Wu Xiang and his son were careless and fell into the trap. When they escaped from the border wall, they ran into Man Gui's troops who were returning."

Hearing this, Wen Tiren laughed and said, "Shanxi merchants have been smuggling contraband to the border for many years. They must have colluded closely with Xuanda. The garrison troops may have invested in their business. After all, without the cooperation of the border troops, so many supplies cannot be shipped out. Wu Xiang and his son underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. It is only natural that they were ambushed by the garrison troops of Xuanda. After all, cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing his parents."

Chen Ran raised his hand and nodded at him, "You civil servants know everything, but you just don't want to do anything."

Wen Tiren looked relieved and bowed quickly.

"Excuse me, Grand Commander, where is Marshal Manchu?"

"He is busy cleaning up the mess." Chen Ran said in a serious tone, "All those who colluded with Shanxi merchants to engage in smuggling in Xuanda need to be cleaned up. He is the general of Xuanda, and he has no choice but to do so."

After a short pause, Chen Ran pointed to the wooden box placed on the table not far away and said, "Man Gui has already sent Dorgon here."

Smelling the pungent smell of lime powder, Wen Tiren was unwilling to go over to take a look.

He raised the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Grand Commander, the Queen Mother and His Majesty have both agreed to appoint the Grand Commander as the Regent."

Chen Ran's mind turned when he heard this word, and he couldn't help but look at the wooden box not far away.

The real regent in history was lying in the box at this time.

Think about the Dorgon period in history, he also had an unclear relationship with the Queen Mother, the emperor also ascended the throne at a young age and became a puppet, and the same.
Thinking in this way, wouldn’t I have become the Ming version of Dorgon in this Ming Dynasty world?

'I don't know if there will be a stupid TV show in a few hundred years where a stupid girl travels through time and space to date me'

"This governor is so busy every day that I don't even have time to have a deep conversation with the young, beautiful and special queen mother. What's the point of talking about a lifelong love between two people? Brainless!"

"Prince Regent." Wen Tiren smiled and placed the imperial edict on the table. "From now on, the whole Ming Dynasty will be in the hands of the prince."

"It's better to call him Grand Commander."

Chen Ran waved his hand, his interest was not as great as imagined.

The so-called regent was nothing more than a clarification of his ownership of the Ming Dynasty's national affairs from a righteous perspective, and he already had this power.

His life now is different from what he had imagined before.

Every time I open my eyes, there are documents several feet high waiting to be processed.

Every official document concerns the fortunes and even lives of many people, and must be treated with full attention.

By the time we were done, it was already dark.

This is not the end yet. As the scope of control increases, the pile of documents on his desk is getting higher and higher.

God bless you, Chen Ran never thought of devoting himself to the Ming Dynasty until his death!
This is not the life he wants!

So I'm really not that interested in the regent or something like that.

"Grand Commander?" Seeing Chen Ran's unhappy expression, Wen Tiren was slightly surprised. "But what's wrong with that?"

"Of course it's not right. I'm not from the Ming Dynasty. I'm just a barbarian who traveled through time and space!"

Chen Ran waved his hand in annoyance. "How is the school training going? We need to speed up the students' learning process. They should study hard for twelve hours a day!"

"Twelve hours? Three days would be exhausting," Wen Tiren said with a hint of humility, "Grand Commander, how about holding a special examination?" Chen Ran simply waved his hand, "No need to mention this matter anymore, let's get busy."

The current difficulties are largely due to the lack of sufficient grassroots workers.

Chen Ran hated the scholars of the Ming Dynasty and refused to give them any chance, replacing them all with retired Han officers.

Although these people had attended night school in the army and were literate, they had no problem fighting but were a mess in handling official business. As a result, there were more and more documents on Chen Ran's desk.

There was no other way, he could only place his hopes on those specially opened schools.

I hope these good kids from military families can grow up as soon as possible.

"I've done so much, why don't you give me any benefits? If you don't give me any, I will quit."

Chen Ran complained that the work was hard but he did not get corresponding rewards.

The system responded quickly, and two lines of subtitles floated past my eyes.

'You have annihilated the eight imperial merchants who made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, saved many people who died tragically or became slaves because of the imperial merchants' betrayal of the country, and changed the fate and history of many people. Now I will issue you a reward.'

'Note: Issue 16 historical deviation points.'

"After completing the main mission, it seems that they will no longer provide supplies, and only give deviation values." Chen Ran thought.

He was in a good mood after receiving the reward.

Looking at the numerous documents on the desk, I decided to give myself a vacation.

He turned around and walked out the door, "Go to the palace and discuss a big deal worth hundreds of millions with the Queen Mother."

The next morning, when Chen Ran, who had cleared out the inventory, left the Queen Mother's palace, Cao Demeng, who had been waiting there for a long time, hurried forward and said, "Regent~~~"

"From now on, we will call him Grand Commander."

"Yes, yes." Cao Demeng nodded repeatedly and immediately got down to business. "The people who assisted the emperor to leave the palace have been found. The people in the palace are Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian. Outside, people sent by Prince De have prepared a carriage. There are also several princes-in-law who are involved."

"King De? I didn't expect there is still a loyal one."

The power of the Ming royal family in the capital was actually very weak because all the adult princes had been enfeoffed elsewhere.

The princes of various places were basically treated like pigs, and their behavior was similar to that of the King of Jin, who would rather die than pay money and food to support his troops.

It is rare to find someone like Prince De who can send people to the capital to rescue the emperor.

"Grand Commander." Cao Demeng asked carefully, "How should we deal with it?"

"Execute Gao Qiqian and let him go." Chen Ran thought for a moment and said, "Wang Chengen will be sent to serve the emperor. Keep a close eye on the courtyard over there and don't let this happen again."

"Yes, yes." Cao Demeng saluted repeatedly, lowered his voice and raised his hand to gesture "Do you want it?"

Chen Ran frowned slightly. "It's not the right time yet. If we take action now, it will just give them an excuse."

"Go tell Eunuch Cao of the East Factory that the married princesses are also considered as royal relatives. They should be carefully interrogated to see if they have embezzled the people's money."

"As for the King of De, I have my own arrangements."

It was difficult for me to take a vacation, but when I returned home, I unexpectedly met my old Taishan.

Old Taishan, who had successfully inherited the title of Duke of England, changed his previous attitude and welcomed the salute with a smile on his face.

'But I'm not completely stupid.'

Also coming along was the current prince of the Duke of England, Zhang Shize.

After the banquet started, Chen Ran noticed that Zhang Shize was not in a good mental state, as if he had something on his mind that he was reluctant to say.

After dinner, he called Zhang Shize to go to the study.

"Tell me what's going on."

The prince was obviously hesitant, but he still spoke, "Father has occupied a lot of land outside the city recently."

Almost all the royal relatives, civil and military nobles in the capital were swept away by Chen Ran.

Most people have lost their lives, a few are languishing in jail, and only a tiny few are able to escape unscathed.

Even the court meetings are not held now because there is no one.

The imperial court was able to continue functioning, partly because the territory it directly controlled was not large and there were not so many things to do.

On the other hand, the Grand Commander has not yet taken action against the clerks in the five ministries, six departments, seven bureaus and three academies.

The fields around the capital had long been divided up by these people.

Now that the land has been vacated, it has basically been redistributed to the soldiers in the army and the landless people.

For Chen Ran, this is a very important matter.

Because he knew very well that in the agricultural age, fields, the most important means of production, were the most crucial thing to stabilize people's hearts.

When land is distributed to the people, they will work hard to cultivate it and provide food and taxes.

If it is distributed to the soldiers, they can become good family men and the most loyal soldiers.

The fields were the foundation for Chen Ran to control the court and his territory at this time.

My father-in-law has no foresight at all, and he actually dared to touch the foundation?

Chen Ran, with a dark face, told Zhang Shize, "Go and call the Duke of England over!"

It was obvious that Zhang Shize had already told the Duke of England about the matter on the way here, but Zhang Zhiji was nonchalant and said, "It's just taking some land, what's the big deal."

"Close the door." Chen Ran calmly told Zhang Shize, "You, go beat up the Duke of England!"

(End of this chapter)