All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 79: Queen Yi'an (Thanks to the leader? Yu Yu)

After returning to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, Crown Prince Zhang Shize announced to everyone that the Duke was not feeling well and needed to rest, and no one was allowed to disturb him.

It was true that he was feeling unwell. After all, after being beaten and beaten by his son and son-in-law, and deeply understanding that starting a business was difficult and one should not make trouble, Zhang Zhiji had a sudden realization.

All the seized land was returned, and all affairs of the Duke of Ying's mansion were handed over to Zhang Shize, while he himself stayed at home to study.

As for when he can come out, that depends on what my son-in-law wants.

At this time, Chen Ran was very rich. He had collected military pay from people inside and outside the capital, and also seized the secrets of the imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty. He was absolutely wealthy.

He also hoarded a large number of antique paintings, calligraphy, rare jewelry and so on.

It’s a pity that he can’t take these things away, and the system doesn’t give him the opportunity to be a middleman.

If he could bring them back to the modern world and just sell a few of the items from Last Week... uh, from Shang Zhou, he would be able to surpass Liu Ruyan's fiancé in financial resources in an instant.

But it seems that the origin of the cultural relics cannot be explained. So, five hundred yuan for one?

"Grand Governor."

Zhao Lujiao, who was sitting opposite, made a move easily, "The big dragon is done."

When Zhao Rushio returned, Chen Ran did not arrange any grand banquet, but just drank tea and played chess with him in the study.

I thought that warriors were not good at playing chess, but I never thought.
Seeing the Grand Commander frowning and silent, General Zhao hurriedly tried to make amends, "Grand Commander, I heard that various places are secretly disobeying the order and refusing to send grain and tax silver to the capital. What's worse, some people spread rumors to accuse you of plotting against the emperor, and many traitors have supported local princes to establish themselves as emperors to resist the court."

He held the chess piece in his hand and said generously, "Please ask the Grand Commander to order the troops to attack. I am willing to be the vanguard!"

"Pah!" Chen Ran made his move slowly. "Wait a little longer, until the good kids in the academy graduate."

"If we fight now, even if we conquer the place, there will be no one to govern it."

He raised his hand and looked at Zhao Lujiao. "What I want is not the world's submission in a new way, but to change the world and rebuild the Ming Dynasty! I want the people of the Ming Dynasty to no longer live such a hard life. From the court to the local areas, from the emperor to the clerks, everything must have a brand new look!"

These words are majestic and very contagious.

Obviously, Zhao Shuai listened to him. He ignored the chess piece that Chen Ran had taken away on the chessboard and bowed sincerely, "I am willing to go through fire and water to rebuild the Ming Dynasty. I will do anything for you!"

Just as Chen Ran said, as the news about the capital spread throughout the world, reactions from all places were intense.

Except for Shaanxi where bandits were rampant, other provinces of the Ming Dynasty began to take action.

It is necessary to issue a manifesto to punish the traitor Chen Ran.

Then, ambitious people stepped forward one after another, intercepted the grain and taxes that should have been sent to the capital, and sought out vassal kings from all over the country, using them as the banner of justice.

Of course, they shouted "attack Chen Ni" loudly, but in fact no one sent troops to attack him.

It’s not that we don’t want to send troops, but we really can’t.

If we want to conquer and destroy the Jiannu, Chen Ni, who is said to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, must at least mobilize tens of thousands of troops, right?

However, if we want to mobilize an army of this scale, we will encounter problems such as money, food, military supplies, personnel organization, etc. which are all unsolvable problems.

In the past, these were matters of concern to the imperial court, and the local people would just watch the fun and then file impeachment memorials to criticize the people.

But now that I'm in charge, I realize that I can't get anything done.

There was no money or grain in the public treasury, or in the government office. The money and grain had long been divided up by people from all levels taking advantage of the chaos in the court.

But without money and food, there will be no soldiers and horses. They are willing to pay out of their own pockets, but the princes who are supported by them are unwilling to pay, so they can only exploit those below them.

Landlords and merchants all have backgrounds and connections, and can easily break free from their constraints.

The unlucky ones are the common people. Every last grain of food in their bones has been squeezed out.

The natural result was local chaos and various tax resistances.

Even more unfortunate was that the natural disasters brought about by the Little Ice Age began to spread everywhere.

Originally, all it took was a petition to be sent to the capital, and then one could sit back and wait for the relief money and grain to be dissipated.

But now, everything is theirs.

All places were in a state of panic and had no time to focus on attacking the traitor Chen.

On the contrary, in northern Zhili, Shanxi, and Liao areas, this year has been a rare year of good weather and good harvests during this cruel Little Ice Age.

To the nearest place, Shandong suffered a severe flood this year, and Prince De and the Shandong Provincial Government were extremely worried.

In the farther southern Zhili, there was an earthquake in Nanjing, and the entire Nanjing court collapsed.

In other places, droughts, heavy rains and even tsunamis occurred from time to time, causing chaos.

It didn't matter if there was no grain transported. After the land was distributed, the people's enthusiasm for production was stimulated. They also had horses loaned by the Grand Marshal's Office for plowing the land, and various farm tools could be used free of charge.

There is no longer the threat of looting by the Jiannu and Mongolian tribes, no longer the exploitation and oppression by the officials and clerks, and this year's grain output has increased significantly.

Chen Ran lowered the grain collection standard so that the people would have more surplus food and could breathe more easily.

Then he used the massive amount of money and goods obtained through forced labor to buy food from the people at a fair price, thus putting the mountains of wealth into circulation.

The silver that is in circulation is wealth, and the silver piled there is just a mountain of silver.

With enough food, merchants from various provinces in the south came to do business without fear of danger, and silver and copper coins began to circulate.

It is visible to the naked eye that the living environment and atmosphere inside and outside the capital have improved rapidly, and there is even a hint of prosperity.

As life got better, gossip also increased.

He is a famous person at the feet of the emperor and is known for his big mouth. He dares to say anything.

Things like the retired emperor had actually been killed by the Grand Commander have become a hot topic recently.

After all, there has been no news about the young emperor for several months, and it is said that even the imperial physician is nowhere to be seen.

The worried Taikang Earl Zhang Guoji could not bear to listen to this seemingly convincing discussion, and stood up with a gloomy face and left the restaurant.

He came to the street and got on a carriage, telling the driver to "go to the Meridian Gate."

Forbidden City, Empress Yi'an's bedroom.

"Father, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well recently?" The beautiful Zhang Yan happily greeted Tai Kangbo, "Come to see your daughter, is there anything you want to say?"

Since Emperor Chongzhen abdicated and became the retired emperor, Empress Yi'an has been in an awkward position. The Empress Dowager must be the emperor's mother, whether biological mother, adoptive mother or stepmother, but Zhang Yan is the retired emperor's sister-in-law, so how to define this identity has become a difficult problem.

Moreover, the Grand Commander had never paid attention to this matter. The officials in the court who were responsible for these red tapes basically took the direct train from the East Factory prison to the underworld. It turned out that Zhang Yan's title had never changed.

Her current title is still Empress Yi'an.

My sister-in-law has become the Queen Mother, but she is still the Queen~~~
"I have heard some rumors recently and I can't sleep at night."

Zhang Guoji, the Earl of Taikang, was a relative by marriage and his title could not be inherited. He would be stripped of his title after his death.

Unlike the greedy relatives of the emperor such as Zhou Kuina, Zhang Guoji, who was born as a scholar, had the character of a scholar, was refined and elegant, and had never done anything evil.

Even the family's wealth consisted of salaries and various kinds of filial piety commonly practiced in the Ming Dynasty.

Historically, before Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen asked all nobles and officials to donate silver as military pay.

The one who contributed the most money was Zhang Guoji, who paid a full 20,000 taels of silver, which almost emptied his salary and filial piety over the years.

It was also because of this that he became a rare nobleman who was able to escape alive from the Dongchang prison.

Chen Ran had a bottom line when it came to extorting money. He only extorted ill-gotten gains. Normal salaries and tributes were not counted.

Of course, there will be no more filial piety in the future.

"I heard that the emperor has passed away?"

"What?!" Zhang Yan covered her mouth and exclaimed, her beautiful almond eyes sparkling with tears. "When did it happen?"

"You don't know?" Zhang Guoji was surprised. "You live in the palace, how could you not know?"

"Last time, His Majesty tried to leave the palace." Zhang Yan shook her head. "After being stopped, the Western Factory Commander has tightened the control in the palace. Anyone who spreads rumors will be punished. My daughter never leaves the palace all day, so naturally she doesn't know anything."

"Alas." Zhang Guoji sighed, "Your Majesty is the late emperor's younger brother after all, and he has taken good care of our family."

Zhang Yan touched the corner of her eyes when she heard this and said, "My daughter knows."

Earl Taikang left the palace and went home satisfied, but Empress Yi'an was worried.

Times have changed. Her husband has passed away for several years, and she has no say in the palace at all.

Even things like getting information are impossible.

As the palace maid she sent out to gather information was sent back, Empress Yi'an was in a dilemma. In the end, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask the Grand Commander to speak.

Chen Ran had a very bad reputation with her. After all, although no one dared to talk about Empress Dowager Zhou's affairs now, everyone in the palace who should have known about it knew about it before.

But there was no way, her brother-in-law Zhu Youjian treated her well, and the emperor asked her to take care of him before he died.

"Empress Yi'an?"

Chen Ran, who heard the news, was a little uncertain, "Is it Empress Yi'an, not Empress Dowager Zhou?"

After getting a definite answer, he still couldn't figure out, "What can this Imperial Sister-in-law want from me?"

"It's really strange that Tai Kangbo was not convicted and his property was not confiscated."

"Could it be that you've been a widow for a few years and can't hold on any longer? After learning about Empress Dowager Zhou's situation, you want me to help you fix the pipes?"

As Chen Ran was annoyed by the increasing number of official documents recently, he immediately put down the work in his hands, stood up and prepared to go to the appointment.

He took a shower, dressed himself up, and drank a glass of deer blood wine during lunch before setting off properly.

Of course, a large number of accompanying armored soldiers and soft armor on their bodies are indispensable.

After all, Prime Minister Cao did the same thing, but he was unlucky. When he was listening to music in Wancheng at night, almost all the soldiers around him were killed, and even his bodyguards died in the line of duty.

After entering the Forbidden City, it was somewhat surprising that the meeting place arranged by Empress Yi'an was the courtyard in front of the bedroom, not in the inner hall.

There were also many palace maids and eunuchs standing around, and they didn't look like they wanted to repair the sewer pipe.

"Grand Commander." Zhang Yan, wearing a phoenix crown and fully armed, asked calmly, "May I ask if your Majesty is well?"

"Boom boom boom"

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and there were flashes of thunder.

"What does the Queen mean by this?" Chen Ran really didn't understand. "The Emperor is studying and taking care of his health, so he is fine."

In the gradually darkening sky, lightning and thunder appeared again.

"Why has no one seen His Majesty?"

"The emperor feels that he has done too many wrong things." Chen Ran said nonsense in a serious manner, "He is determined to cultivate his character and repent for his past mistakes."

"Boom boom boom"

The sky was covered with dark clouds and silver snakes were entwined, and the raindrops finally fell.

Queen Yi An seemed to be unaware. How could she possibly believe such nonsense? Her eyes were filled with anger. "Have you killed His Majesty?!"

Cold raindrops fell on his body, and Chen Ran frowned unhappily, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Cao Deming came in at some point and first signaled to the palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard, driving them all out of the bedroom.

Then he gave Liu Youfu a strange smile that said "you know what I mean".

The two of them cooperated with each other tacitly. Looking at the Queen and the Regent who were confronting angrily in the rain, they smiled tacitly and quietly led the soldiers out.

The sound of the door closing was hidden in the sound of thunder.

"You are ill." Chen Ran raised his hand and tapped his forehead. "I will call the imperial physician to take a look at you."

Zhu Youjian is obviously still alive and well, but he insists on slandering me and saying that he has killed him. Isn't this just crazy?

"Don't leave!"

Zhang Yan was furious. She ran over with her heavy palace dress in her hand and grabbed him. "If you didn't harm His Majesty, then let him go!"

The romantic encounter he had been thinking of was gone, and he was dragged into the rain again. Chen Ran was also angry and said, "Get out of here!"

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the two of them were wrestling with each other, from words to actions, and then the actions became more and more intense, and even the phoenix crown fell to the ground.

The heavy rain blocked all vision.
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