Chapter Seventy-Six: Sun Chengzong's First Arrival in Ningyuan (Asking for a Monthly Pass Collection)

Xiaguan received a total of 360,000 bribes before and after, but of these spirit stones, Xiaguan only left 50,000 spirit stones, and the rest of the spirit stones were used to dot up and down.

Everything the lower officials did was instructed by Gu Ge Lao, and the lower officials were innocent!"

Liu Mingchang was obviously the person who presided over the fraud, and he also accepted bribes, but he claimed to be innocent, and Huang Liji also felt funny.

As for why Liu Mingchang asked for Huang Liji, it was nothing more than that Gu Bingqian had been exterminated and could not be protected.

Hearing Liu Mingchang say this, Huang Liji thought of his own situation and Zhu Youzhen's attitude, and completely gave up his mind to help him.

Therefore, Huang Liji said slowly: "Hey, Lord Liu is also pitiful, but the imperial court has always preferred to kill the wrong person than let go of the fraud case in the imperial examination, how can the old man save it? Lord Liu is afraid that he is asking the wrong person." ”

During the conversation, Huang Liji had already picked up the teacup and was ready to send off the guests.

Seeing Huang Liji like this, Liu Mingchang knelt down again and said with a crying voice: "Xiaguan used to charge for Gu Ge Lao, and he has offended the rest of the adults. The Donglin Party hates that Xia Guan is a corrupt official, Lord Huang, now you are the only one who can save Xia Guan.

You are the first assistant and the holy family, your majesty can also listen to your words, and you will definitely be able to save the official, Lord Huang, at this time, you must pull down the official. ”

Although Liu Mingchang cried pitifully, Huang Liji remained silent and made up his mind to stand by and watch.

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It's the middle of the first month, and thousands of miles away in the north is still in the snow.

Shanhaiguan, west is the endless thousands of miles of icebergs, the east is the vast and boundless sea of snow, and between the mountains and the sea there is a narrow and slender flat land, this is the famous Liaoning West Corridor.

This passage is the main road that the Houjin Demon Clan is most eager to open, and Jinzhou City, the fortress blocked at the northernmost end of this passage, is like a dagger against Houjin's throat.

If the demons want to attack the Ming Dynasty from the Liaoxi Corridor, they must first transfer the army to Moyang City, and then pass through the large swamps called Liaoze in ancient times, and cross the Daling River to the city of Jinzhou.

After conquering Jinzhou, cross the Xiaoling River, and arrive at Ningyuan after breaking through the castles of Songshan, Tashan, and Lianshan all the way, and after conquering Ningyuan, you have to cross six rivers such as the Daughter River and the Liugu River in a row, and finally you can kill in front of Shanhaiguan.

Sun Chengzong is also a person who knows the military, so he naturally knows that the demon army has entered Beijing this time, and if there is no ghost in Liaodong, a three-year-old child will not believe it.

Sun Chengzong had anger on his face, after all, these white-eyed wolves were also brought out by him, how could there be no hatred in his heart?

I only feel that I am ashamed of Da Ming and live up to the trust of the previous emperor, after all, Da Ming has invested huge resources in Jiliao, and has cultivated a group of warlords who do not obey the king's orders and do not obey the dispatch!

But Sun Chengzong is not a simple person, and after only a moment, he said calmly: "Let's go, go to Ningyuan." ”

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Ten miles away from the official road outside Ningyuan City, Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui father and son, as well as several senior generals and guerrilla generals under the command of the general army of Jizhen Town, waited on the side of the road with their own soldiers, waiting for Sun Chengzong, the scholar of Jianji Hall and the governor of Jiliao, who was about to arrive.

Wu Xiang and the others didn't wait long, with the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, a puff of smoke rose from the official road in the distance, and Wu Xiang and the others hurriedly stood in the middle of the official road from the side of the road.

Raise your eyes to see sixteen Zhu, blue, yellow, white, blue five colors, embroidered flying tiger, five-star beads, colorful phoenix Xiangyun, flying fish and other patterns of colorful flags into everyone's eyes, the knights holding the flag are all wearing red armor, wearing phoenix wing helmets, looking forward to the murderous awe.

Immediately afterwards, a neutral straight banner with black characters on a white background and blue borders with seven characters written on it, "Qin Ming Inspector Ji Liaosun" flashed out from the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry of the front team.

It was held high by a tall and powerful Chinese military flag officer with silver and white armor in both hands.

More than ten steps behind the straight flag, Sun Chengzong, who was wearing a big red crane supplement uniform and a black veil on his head, rode his horse calmly.

Behind him and on both sides were hundreds of pro-soldiers dressed in black armor, with spears and swords in their horses, long bows on their backs, and quivers around their waists.

The knight holding the flag of the honor guard began to lower his horse speed five hundred steps away from Wu Xiang and the others, and Wu Xiang took the lead and the generals of Jizhen knelt down in the middle of the official road.

Then the flag-bearers took the war horses to the sides of the road, and the Chinese army flag officer behind them held the straight banner to the side, and Sun Chengzong urged the horse to come to Wu Xiang and the others in front of him.

"Wu Xiang, the governor of the five armies, the governor of the left capital, and the chief soldier of Jizhen, see Inspector Sun!"

"Wu Shouxing, the general of the subordinate Jizhen General Army, see the superintendent!"

"Ma Cheng, the general under the command of the general army of Jizhen Town, see the superintendent!"

"The commander of Jizhen is under the command of the lowly Ji Town, and the guerrilla attack on Li Fan, see the superintendent!"

"The lowly Ji Town guerrilla can especially see the Supervisor!"

As the generals of Jizhen finished signing up loudly, Sun Chengzong turned over and dismounted, and slowly walked to Wu Xiang and the others, and the soldiers on the side grabbed the reins of Sun Chengzong's mount and took it to the side.

"Governor Zuo, please get up! Wu Xiang, I never thought that this official would meet you again so soon! Hehe, it's been two years!"

Sun Chengzong asked Wu Xiang with a smile.

Wu Xiang obeyed Sun Chengzong's account for nearly five years, and then Sun Chengzong told the old man to return to his hometown, and in less than two years, the two met again.

"Wu Xiang is deeply honored to be able to serve under the Inspector again!"

After Wu Xiang and the others got up, Wu Sangui clenched his fists and arched his hands, and said with a respectful expression.

"This official has long heard that there is a unicorn under the governor of Zuodu, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary!

Zuo Du has a good way to teach his son, and to have such an eldest uncle, the Wu family can be rich and prosperous for several generations, which is really enviable!

Although Sun Chengzong has received a hint from Zhu Youzhen, he still does not hide his appreciation for Wu Sangui, and sees:

Abundant and heroic, with a lofty appearance.

The teeth are as white as silver, and the lips are red and the mouth is square.

The top is flat and the sky is full, and the eyes are beautiful and the eyebrows are clear.

There are real heroes in both ears, and he is a talented man with a good body.

is a young man, smart and handsome, worthy of Xiliang's fair lady.

Wu Xiang's face was radiant, and he bowed his hand and said: "The superintendent praises falsely! The dog is fortunate to be able to praise the superintendent, and he is already fortunate to have three lives!"

If you are lucky enough to get the grace of the overseer, you will never forget the lowly duties and dogs!

The superintendent has come from Beijing to work hard, this is not a place to talk, and please ask the superintendent to get on the horse and lead the way to the general army palace to rest!"

After the day of Shenshi, Sun Chengzong, who was wearing a Taoist robe after bathing and changing clothes, sat on the main seat in the living room in the backyard of the General Soldier's Mansion, and Wu Xiang and his son were the first to accompany him.

"This official is ordered to supervise Jiliao, and his intention is to strengthen the fortification of the northeast gateway of the Beijing Division, so as to prevent the siege of the capital from repeating;

Governor Zuo, the weight of your Jizhen prevention is on the line from Xifengkou to Zunhua, your troops need to place heavy troops in this area, and select brave generals to garrison, there must be no negligence!"

A month ago, the Houjin Demon Clan actually made a silent detour from Jinzhou to the capital of Daming, and the soldiers surrounded the world for ten days.

Sun Chengzong, as the governor of Jiliao, is still secondary to rectifying Liaodong, and the most important thing is not to let the tragedy happen again, otherwise even he will not be able to please him.

"Qiyu Supervisor, there are more than 30,000 Ma Bujun in the Ministry of Inferior Posts, of which Xifengkou and Hanerzhuang have been garrisoned by Wu Shouxing, a subordinate general of the Inferior Staff.

The rest of the men and horses are all relying on Yingzhen City, arming in the north, building deep trenches and countless waist walls to prevent their horse teams from galloping, forming several lines of defense behind the side wall that prevent the demons from breaking through, and taking several measures at the same time, if the demons want to reach the capital again, it will not be easy!"

Although Wu Xiang is cowardly and timid, he has been in the border pass of eastern Liaodong for many years, and he still knows a little about how to prevent the attack of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

After arriving in Ren Jizhen, he stated to the court the consequences of the maneuverability of the demon iron cavalry, asked for money and food to build a deep ditch chest wall, in order to limit the large-scale gathering of enemy cavalry to charge, and dispatched his most capable general Wu Shouxing to lead his troops to camp on the front line of Xifengkou.

Under all these measures, Wu Xiang was confident that even if Jianyu gathered soldiers and wanted to break through again, he would be able to support it until the imperial court mobilized heavy troops to rush to help.

"The governor of the left capital is diligent and serving, and the official will make a statement to the court;

Jizhen bears the heavy responsibility of maintaining the safety of the Jingshi, and the governor of Zuodu and the generals under his command must always be vigilant and not slack.

When the official left Beijing, the Ministry of Soldiers had sent personnel to inspect the east along the Juyong Pass, but during the period, it was found that those who neglected their duties, regardless of their military rank, would be dismissed on the spot and serve before the army!

After this official went to the outside of the pass, the governor of Zuo Du should summon all the generals to explain the matter, and send a scout horse scout out to go out of the wall to sentry in case of accidents!"

Although Sun Chengzong knew whether the demon clan could attack the capital again, it was not the strength of the demon clan, but whether Zu Dashou and others would let him pass.

But now Sun Chengzong has no way to take Liaodong Jiangmen for a while, for the following reasons:

First, the strength of Zu Dashou and others is really not weak, and they can't be forced too hard, otherwise it will inevitably cause chaos.

Second, Zu Dashou and the others are still useful, although they are a little restless, but the demons need them to defend for the time being.

Thirdly, and most importantly, Sun Cheng didn't get the evidence of their fornication with the demon clan, otherwise the ten ancestors would have died!

"The lowly duty respectfully obeys the order of the overseer! The superintendent is about to go to Jizhen Town, why not stay for a few more days, the lowly and the dog still want to listen to the teachings of the superintendent!

The lowly has set up a banquet in the hall to wash the dust of the overseer, and will ask the superintendent to move to the tasting later!"

Wu Xiang will not let go of the opportunity to tie up this important minister, although the Liaodong generals have been supporting the army for many years, the court has no way to take them for the time being, but at this time, the Liaodong generals have no spokesperson in the court.

Seeing that the rise of Sun Chengzong, who was over sixty years old, was unstoppable, and he would definitely be in an important position when he returned to Beijing in the future.

"Hehe! Zuo Du Du Lao Cheng is serious, which is really rare among the generals of the current imperial court!

In this case, the old man is welcome. ”

Sun Chengzong smiled and said.