Chapter 1071 Geng scroll greetings represent the trend

It should be said that the news published in "Today's News" today indeed caused a huge shock in the entire capital city. Even the harem women who rarely understand or care about current affairs also learned about the news through various channels.

Without him, the huge pressure brought by the Mongolian invasion during this period was too great. Once such a war came, it was suddenly unacceptable to everyone.

It seems that the world has been at peace for more than 20 years, but the younger generation seems to have never experienced the taste of war. Their impression of the Mongols or Jurchens is that they drove horses to the capital city, bringing furs, ginseng antler, and gold sand. , those caravans who were dirty and smelly, behaved rudely, and spoke harshly.

I have heard stories of wars in the past, either on the far side of the border, or in and around border towns such as Yulin, Datong or Liaodong. What really impressed the people of the capital city was that of Chahar twenty years ago. However, they only invaded Yongping Mansion and Xuanfu Town, and did not really go deep into Shuntian Mansion. The impact on the people of Capital City was not as big as this time.

Unlike this time, the Mongols actually broke through Huairou and Miyun and pushed straight to the front line of Shunyi and Pinggu. They were almost about to hit the city of Beijing. Thinking of the roaring cavalry and the ferocious foreigners waving their sabers, They rushed into the city with whips in hand and burned, killed and looted. The people of the entire capital city could no longer sit still.

Suddenly, all kinds of rumors began to spread in the capital city. In addition, the wealthy gentry from the suburbs of Beijing who poured in from outside the city were also worried about the chaos in the world. They talked about it and exaggeratedly described how powerful the Mongols were. The evil and terror seemed to turn into demons and monsters anytime and anywhere to choose and devour people. This situation could only aggravate the fear of the people in the capital city.

This transmission effect will continue to strengthen, and the herd effect will make everyone feel breathless and depressed.

In fact, officials who have some knowledge of military affairs in the court do not have much influence. Even if the Mongols can attack the capital city, what can they do?

The towering and majestic capital city is as tyrannical as the Grand Master Wala two hundred years ago. He could only give up here and return home in despair, not to mention that the elite Datong Army and Xuanfu Army on the frontier have already launched a large-scale attack. Entering Shuntian Mansion, the Chahar people were far inferior to the Oara people of that era.

But for ordinary people, even if the court does nothing but make announcements, they will still feel that the court is covering up the defeat and appeasing the people. On the contrary, any rumor in the market can make them flock to it, not to mention that it has ulterior motives. People are making trouble in it.

This is also the reason why Emperor Yonglong, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites wanted to make the disastrous defeat of the Santun Camp and the Beijing Camp half-covered to the public, because such a big event cannot be hidden from anyone. Although most of the 10,000 or 20,000 people who fled They fled to Yongping Prefecture, and a small number of them fled to Zunhua and were collected. However, a very small number of them escaped back to the capital city through various channels, not to mention that the DPRK and the Central Government could not keep secrets.

This kind of news will spread sooner or later. Instead of being hyped up by people who are interested and even out of touch with reality, it is better to use a media platform like "Today's News" to make it public. At least the reputation of "Today's News" is quite good in Gyeonggi. Through this News from newspapers and periodicals is more acceptable to the people.

Of course, "Today's News" is also happy to take advantage of such an opportunity to establish itself as the unquestionable number one industry leader in the Gyeonggi region. This can be regarded as a mutual benefit.

"Today's News" also published news about the defeat of the Inner Khalkha people in Qian'an City, but this was far from enough to attract the attention of the people in the capital city. How could Qian'an City compare with Jingying? The Jingying camp is the closest and most intuitive army to the people living in the capital. It is the personal army of His Majesty the Emperor. I dare not say that it is invincible when going on an expedition, but at least it should be incomparable. How can it be defeated in one battle? All became prisoners?

"Today's News" did not mention the defeat of the Beijing camp and the capture of tens of thousands of people, but as soon as the news was released, countless people made up their own minds, and then countless people went around to inquire and verify through some well-informed people. The real situation of Jingying being made dumplings by the Mongols could no longer be concealed.

Before Feng Ziying could go out, she was already blocked at home.

The news of Feng Ziying's return to Beijing actually spread yesterday, but the real excitement was when Feng Ziying met with the emperor, and "Today's News" published the news today that Yong Minzhuang won a great victory against the Inner Khalkhas at the foot of Qian'an City. .

Many people who got this news wanted to find out the authenticity of this situation. After all, the two completely different news that they were defeated by Yongmin Zhuang in Qian'an City and captured tens of thousands of people in the capital camp are so incredible. , it seems that the two results should be completely reversed to make people feel more normal.

Several major guilds, including guilds in Shanshan, Dongting, Longyou, Anfu, Huizhou and other places, have come to post and ask for advice. Naturally, students from Qingtan Academy who have been temporarily disbanded and have moved to Qingtan Academy live in the capital. They, as well as Feng Ziying's classmates, as well as representatives of martial arts such as Dongping County Prince and Beijing County Prince, and even Chen Jixian and Qiu Shiben sent greeting cards. This was something that had never happened before.

In theory, Feng Ziying's political achievements in Yongping Mansion have little to do with the businessmen except Shanshan Guild Hall. After all, Feng Ziying has taken the path of a local official, and Yongping Mansion is neither Shuntian, Jinling, Ningbo, or Suzhou. In the Zheshe Mansion, Feng Ziying was not the chief official of the mansion, but just a colleague. It seemed that these merchants, who were mainly based in the south, no longer needed to value the once famous Xiao Feng Xiuzuan.

 But the sense of smell and insight of businessmen are not comparable to that of ordinary people, and are even sharper than many officials.

Feng Ziying took the initiative to avoid the capital and go to Yongping when the limelight was at its peak. This move itself is very intriguing. In addition, the governor of the two important towns in Jizhen, Liaodong in the north is still his father. This time, he was summoned by the emperor so unexpectedly. They also gave praise and praise, mixed with news of the victory in the Battle of Qian'an. If the merchants still don't understand the taste of this, then they are really not qualified to join the merchant gang.

Feng Ziying was also surprised when he saw the traffic and boats in Fengcheng Hutong. Although he expected that "Today's News" would definitely attract the attention of many interested people once it came out, the scale and intensity still shocked him. .

The emperor is putting himself on the fire. Although Feng Ziying does not think this is such a bad thing. Every gain must be accompanied by a loss, and every loss must be gained. This is a relatively dialectical truth. He has never expected to just It’s about taking advantage and not taking the pressure and risks.

The merchants just wanted to congratulate each other, get closer to each other again, and reminisce about old friendships. The students naturally came to understand the specific situation and deepen their relationship. However, it was hard to say that the Wu Xun representatives were probably in mixed moods. But it’s hard to describe.

As for Chen Jixian and Qiu Shiben, a general of the Fifth Army Camp and a deputy general of the Shenshu Camp, they are the only leaders of the two armed forces left in the Beijing camp. Feng Ziying is not sure about Chen Jixian's tendency, but Feng Ziying knows that this guy has always been excused for illness in the early stage, and Qiu Shiben was supposed to be a direct lineage of Emperor Yonglong, so it was a bit imaginative that these two people also wanted to pay him a visit.

"What's the matter, sir?" Shen Yixiu, supported by Qingwen, was a little puzzled when he saw Feng Ziying looking at the invitation with a solemn expression.

Even if Feng Tang and Feng Ziying are not in Beijing, the Feng family will often receive various greetings. In fact, many of the greetings do not require a reply. The sender is actually a gesture to express his or her respect for one of the Feng family, or for someone in the family. A person's respect.

For example, when Feng Tang's subordinates from Yulin or Datong came to Beijing in the past, they knew that their old boss was not in Beijing, so sending a greeting note and gift was actually just a gesture, and his family members would naturally do the same when writing to Feng Tang. Mentioning that someone came to his home to deliver stickers in a certain month of a certain year will naturally deepen his impression in Feng Tang's mind.

Similarly, people who have been helped and promoted by Feng Ziying, such as Shen Yourong, such as He Huchen, Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu, or Jia Huan in the future, as long as they have a career in the future, they all need to have such a set of etiquette.

 The same is true for Feng Ziying, Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia and Guan Yingzhen, and even people like Chai Ke.

The specific degree of closeness is also closely related to the frequency of visiting and sending greetings. Some are ceremonial greetings during festivals or when there are happy events at home. Some are when you need to express an attitude when you return to Beijing. Of course, some are really sending greetings to ask for a meeting. .

These can be reflected based on the specifications of the posts and the words in the posts. This has also become one of the most practical communication procedures among the middle and upper social classes in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Shen Yixiu also often dealt with these invitations when he was at home. Most of them did not require replying because the owner was not at home, and most of them were ceremonial. People sent gifts, which meant registering them. Especially valuable ones needed to be invited. The mother-in-law wrote a letter to her father-in-law, or she wrote a letter to Feng Ziying, but it didn't matter.

 But seeing Feng Ziying's cautious expression today made Shen Yixiu a little confused.

“Well, it’s nothing, just a little surprised.” Feng Ziying shook her head and put down the greeting cards from Chen Jixian and Qiu Shiben.

Chen Yijun, his son, and Chen Jixian, were also friends in the same window of Guozijian in the past. However, as Chen Jixian served as a general, he went to Qingtan Academy to study and follow the civil official road, and the relationship between the two was alienated a lot.

Although the business cooperation in the Daguan Building seems to have become closer, it is still more purely commercial interests. In terms of closeness, it is not as close as Han Qi and Wei Ruolan who were together at the time.

 (End of this chapter)