Chapter 257: Liaodong General's Worries

Yuan Chonghuan's arrest and imprisonment was just the beginning, and at the same time, Wang Qia, the secretary of the military department, and Zhu Guoyan, the chief soldier, were also taken down.

Because of the Tartar seizure, a large number of people were taken down on charges of inaction or desertion. The next day, there was another change in the court, because of Qian Longxi and Yuan Chonghuan, Chongzhen took down Qian Longxi in the name of forming a party.

At the court meeting, Zhou Tingru, a squire of the military department, sued Wang Qia for corruption and perverted the law, which led to a mutiny among the soldiers in Shanxi, and pointed out several crimes of Wang Qia. These charges can be said to be solid and irrefutable, and Wang Qia is also to blame, so the cabinet acquiesced in the handling of Wang Qia. But when it was Qian Longxi's turn, Qian Qianyi, Zhang Fengyi and others all begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, Lord Qian and Yuan Chonghuan have an old relationship, that is also normal, Lord Qian had the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials at that time, and contacting foreign generals is definitely not for the purpose of forming a party for personal gain, please also ask Your Majesty to investigate!"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to be aware and pay back the money's innocence!"

In the blink of an eye, half of the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty knelt on the ground to intercede for Qian Longxi, their words were sincere, and they all believed what Chongzhen said. No one noticed that Chongzhen's hand holding the dragon chair trembled lightly at this moment. What a group of good courtiers, killing Yuan Chonghuan, these people applauded one by one, killing Qian Longxi, but they were like rabbits with their tails stepped on, which was really hateful.

Is Qian Longxi wronged? is indeed a bit wronged, but he and Yuan Chonghuan are not a party for personal gain, but they can execute him, and they are not wronged. Chongzhen hated Qian Longxi, this person is old, as an important minister in the court, whenever there is something, he doesn't want to share his worries for the court, he always plays tricks and takes the lead in creating obstacles. Take the pledge as an example, is Qian Longxi poor? He is not poor at all, hundreds of acres of land in his hometown, and half of the county's industry is his. is obviously powerful and rich, but he is only willing to take out a few dozen taels of silver, and he looks like he is bankrupt.

Chongzhen just wanted to take down Qian Longxi on the grounds of Yuan Chonghuan and deter these duplicitous guys in the court. However, I didn't expect to encounter such a big obstacle.

"Okay, I will continue to let people investigate the matter of Qian Longxi, let those meritorious people enter the hall first!"

Chongzhen was relieved, Qian Qianyi and the others naturally would not hold on to it. Next, Hou Shilu and others entered the temple one after another to pay homage to the Holy Grace. At this time, Wang Chengen took out a holy decree and read it, talking about the matter of the military department's book, which can be regarded as confirming Hou Shilu's entry into the court as the military department's secretary. Tiemo and the others had already heard the rumors, so they naturally didn't think it was strange, but Zhou Tingru was a little annoyed.

In order to bring down Wang Qia, take charge of the military department, and enter the cabinet, Zhou Tingru tried his best. finally cooperated with the emperor to send Wang Qia away, but in the end he cheapened Hou Shilu, isn't this making a wedding dress for others?

Zhou Tingru was very unwilling, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. Hou Shilu is a top three jinshi in the Wanli period, many years on the border, brilliant military achievements, it can be said that you want to have qualifications, you want to have connections, invite old friends to take credit, he is the secretary of the military department, no one dares to say a word.

In the court, Tiemo, Heiyunlong and others quietly observed the entire Jinluan Palace, and Cheng Jiming, Qian Qianyi and other ministers of the court and the central government were also observing them, especially paying special attention to Tiemo.

Now that Hou Shilu has entered the court as an official, the Xuanfu has been under the command of Tiemo, although he is still a deputy commander-in-chief, it is also because Tiemo is young and not qualified enough, so he is afraid that he will be tongued. In charge of the Xuanfu on behalf of the Xuanfu, it is just a disguised protection, and the position of the chief soldier of the Xuanfu will be iron-clad sooner or later. Most importantly, he was a student of Sun Chengzong.

This student is different from Yuan Chonghuan's nominal student, this is a closed disciple taught by Sun Chengzong himself. That is to say, Tiemo and Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen are classmates, and with this relationship, the emperor will inevitably look at Tiemo differently, with Sun Chengzong's brand hanging, the problem of Tiemo's improper background has also been solved.

In the future, it is difficult to imagine how far Tiemo can grow. If he is allowed to completely control the Xuanfu and Datong Mansion, it will not be a good thing for the Ministry of War.

But, can it be stopped? You don't see that Hou Shilu and Sun Chengzong have begun to pave the way for him.

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Wenhua Palace, after the dispersal of the dynasty, Tiemo was summoned to the imperial study alone. At this time, in addition to Chongzhen's master and servant, there was also Sun Chengzong in the imperial study.

Chongzhen was dressed in a beige brocade robe, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, a trace of vicissitudes hidden between his eyebrows, and a strand of white hair could be seen on his sideburns. It can be seen that Chongzhen is in a good mood. Tiemo straightened his official robe and hurriedly gave a salute.

"It's almost free, there are no outsiders here, take it easy. You and I are both students of Teacher Sun, and according to the outside world, they can be regarded as the same family, haha! ”

"Don't dare!" Tiemo arched his hand and bowed his head in fear. Although Chongzhen said so, he just listened to it himself, but he couldn't take it seriously. There is a way, the emperor's heart is deep at the bottom of the sea, who knows what Chongzhen thinks in his heart?

Sure enough, seeing that Tiemo knew how to advance and retreat so well, and respected the number of courtesies, the smile in Chongzhen's eyes became a little stronger, and the gaze looking at Tiemo softened a little, "Okay, sit down and talk, I am not a man-eating tiger." ”

After thanking him again and again, Tie Mo sat down next to Sun Chengzong. Talking about business, the expression on Chongzhen's face became much more serious, "Chief Tie, you have been to Shaanxi, I want to hear some truths, what is the situation of the rogues in Shaanxi?" ”

Tie Mo frowned, thought about it, and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, I don't know what you want to know?" ”

"I want to know, can these rogues be exterminated? When will Shaanxi restore peace? ”

"Your Majesty, Shaanxi's rogues cannot be solved in a short period of time. is to kill Gao Yingxiang and Wang for his own use, and naturally there are other people to replace him. The civil unrest in Shaanxi stemmed from the lack of food and famine for many years. Civil unrest will no longer be suppressed, but in disaster relief, the imperial court will not stop for a day if the disaster relief is not enough, and the civil unrest will not stop for a day. ”

"A few months ago, the imperial army besieged Gao Yingxiang, if it can really destroy Gao Yingxiang, a tributary, it will be able to reduce the pressure in a short time, but it will not solve the fundamental problem. It's a pity that the Tartars buckled the level and lost the opportunity! ”

As Tie Mo continued, Chongzhen's face became more and more ugly. That's the truth, but the truth is often too harsh. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, dare to say to Chongzhen that the rogue is inexhaustible, I am afraid that the only ones are Sun Chengzong and the iron ink in front of him. I remember that in the past, when the court was deliberating, those people shouted one by one that as soon as the imperial army arrived, the rogue disappeared. But when it comes to food, they are all dumbfounded, and they can't come up with a good solution.

After a long time, Chongzhen smiled bitterly and sighed, "Hey, everything is right for you." ”

At this time, Tiemo knew what had happened in Shaanxi. As soon as the soldiers and horses besieging Fengxiang Mansion withdrew, Gao Yingxiang seized this golden opportunity to capture Pingliang Mansion to the north, and then cooperated with Wang Ziyong to sweep through northern Shaanxi. In mid-November, feeling the bitter cold in northern Shaanxi and the lack of food, Wang Ziyong and Gao Yingxiang had the idea of crossing the Yellow River in the south.

Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyong also knew that there was not much hope for continuing to storm Xi'an Mansion. Yang He is like an iron king, guarding Xi'an Mansion impenetrable. As soon as the Tartars left, the imperial army returned, and continued to delay in Xi'an, which would only repeat the mistakes of the past.

Crossing the Yellow River south may be the best way to get in. Li Zicheng fought again at Xiegu Pass, and in just one day, he won Xiegu Pass. A day later, Li Zicheng's army entered Hanzhong Mansion, where an ambush was still hidden.

Before the siege of the imperial court, Hua Xiaorong turned south, escaped, and finally fled to hide in the mountains of Hanzhongfu. Later, the imperial army attacked Fengxiang Mansion, so that Hua Xiaorong couldn't go back for a while, so he could only continue to hide in the mountains. Now that Li Zicheng is out of Xiegu Pass, Hua Xiaorong's opportunity has finally come.

Hua Xiaorong's troops suddenly descended the mountain, crossed the West Water, and attacked Hanyin. Since all the soldiers and horses on the Hanyin side went to block the meridian pass to prevent Li Zicheng, I really didn't expect that a group of soldiers and horses would suddenly kill under the city of Hanyin. It took Hua Xiaorong half an hour to lay down Hanyin. As a result, the 3,000 soldiers and horses of the Hanyin garrison were attacked from both sides and blocked in the Meridian Ancient Road.

The soldiers and horses of Hanyin were originally going to block Li Zicheng, but on the contrary, they were blocked by others. Hearing that Hanyin had fallen, the morale of the Hanyin soldiers and horses collapsed, and they collapsed without a fight, and soon Li Zicheng's army chased the routed soldiers into Hanzhong Mansion.

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Tie Mo only felt his head buzzing, and he found that history had completely deviated from its original track. Huang Taiji rolled back to Liaodong earlier than in history, and in Shaanxi, Gao Yingxiang and others also made the idea of crossing the Yellow River south earlier than in history.

Liukou is not more than the Yellow River, and it is known that it can harm Shaanxi or the northwest, but if it crosses the Yellow River and enters Sichuan, Shu or the Central Plains, the entire Ming Dynasty will be turned upside down. In the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty, how many people and how much grain?

"Your Majesty, you must not let the rogue pass through Hanzhong! Otherwise, it will be a beast entering the sea, and it will be difficult to clean it up! ”

"yes!" Chongzhen didn't know this truth, and limited the liukou to Shaanxi, and if the liukou could be harmed, it would also harm the rotten place in Shaanxi. Shaanxi is already rotten, how rotten can it be? If the Central Plains change, the entire Daming country will be shaken.

Suppressing bandits and providing disaster relief all require money and food. Thinking of money and food, Chongzhen felt a headache.

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Outside the capital, there were many military camps, and because of the defeat of the Tartars, many people were rewarded, and the officers and men in the battalion were naturally jubilant. But only Liaodong was lifeless, from the generals to the soldiers, there was no joy on their faces.

Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, was imprisoned, putting everyone in the army in danger. Everyone knows that if the imperial court intends to attack the personnel of Liaodong, it will definitely be more than Inspector Yuan, who will be the next turn? Zu Dashou? He Kegang or someone else?

However, there is one person who is the most calm, and this person is Zhao Shujiao. Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, and he didn't feel good in his heart, but if he was worried about panic, he didn't have it, at most he just sighed.

Zu Dashou and He Kegang gathered more than a dozen important generals from Liaodong together. He Kegang frowned calmly, full of worry, "Jinyiwei's arrest of Inspector Yuan seems to be intentionally attacking us." ”

"General He, our Liaodong disciples are working hard to support Liaodong, and they fight with the Tartars every year, how can the imperial court treat us like this?"

A young general was not convinced, his face was angry, and with a scar on his face, he looked very scary. He Kegang glanced at the person who spoke, and it turned out to be Zuo Liangyu, the capital under his command.

He Kegang looked at Zuo Liangyu and nodded slightly, "Yes, how can the imperial court treat meritorious officials like this?" Therefore, Ben will discuss with General Zu and decide to jointly write a letter to protect Inspector Yuan. If the imperial court really can't tolerate us, then we will go back to Liaodong. ”

On the other side, Zhao Shujiao frowned when he heard this. Although He Kegang's words were about saving Yuan Chonghuan, he was actually asking everyone's opinions. If the imperial court intends to pursue the personnel of Liaodong, then they will directly go to Liaodong and support their own troops. This kind of thinking is really suspicious of rebellion. However, Zhao Shujiao didn't say anything.

Soon, everyone made a decision, and none of the dozen or so objected. At this moment, everyone understands very well in their hearts that they are all in the same boat, and for the sake of the overall situation of Liaodong, they can only advance and retreat together. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Shujiao didn't say anything.

The next day, before the court meeting began, the sky was bright, and a eunuch came to Sun Chengzong's mansion, saying that Chongzhen had something important to discuss.

Tiemo had just entered Beijing and did not have a house, but there were many Jin merchants who provided accommodation, but Tiemo still listened to Sun Chengzong and lived in Sun's mansion. Therefore, when the messenger came, he knew about it. Looking at the sky, Tiemo was a little uneasy, found a carriage, and accompanied Sun Chengzong into the palace.

At the end of the day, the sky was dark and the cold wind was like a knife. Tiemo was not summoned, so he could only hide outside the courtyard and wait.

In the Wenhua Palace, Chongzhen slapped the table angrily, "Teacher, look at this official document, what is this called?" If Yuan Chonghuan is not released, they will return to Liaodong. Are they threatening me, are they soldiers of the imperial court, or are they private soldiers raised by others? ”

Looking at that official document, Sun Chengzong's face was not very good. No matter how wise Ren Sun Chengzong was, he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to be angry, the plan now is to find a way to pacify the soldiers and horses of Liaodong first. There is a way that the bell must be tied to the bell, and this kind of thing still needs Yuan Chonghuan to come forward! ”

Although Sun Chengzong didn't say it explicitly, Chongzhen still understood. This is to ask him to talk to Yuan Chonghuan, but Chongzhen really doesn't want to, the dignified son of tomorrow was threatened by the border army, and he had to go to the courtiers for advice.

Outside the Wenhua Palace, Tie Mo was trembling against the palace wall, this ghost weather was really fatal. Not only is it cold, but it is also damp, and if you don't pay attention, you will hang a wisp of ice ballast on your forehead.

"Hey, the teacher is too, did you forget me? Don't let you enter the imperial study, let people pass a word, and go to the side room to warm up. ”

Tiemo is very sad, you can't enter the imperial study casually, but you can go to the side room. But the emperor didn't speak, and he didn't dare to trespass. At the door, the two guards were like stone men, their eyebrows raised, and they held back a smile in their stomachs.

In annoyance, a faint yellow light lit up behind him, followed by a string of crisp chuckles.

"Giggles, you're funny!"

"Huh?" Seeing the person coming, Tie Mo wanted to say something casually, but remembering that it was in the palace, he quickly pulled out the hand in his sleeve and gave a salute respectfully, "Minister, see the queen's mother, Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an." ”

"Excuse me, General Tie, you don't have a pestle blowing cold wind here. Since Elder Sun and His Majesty have forgotten you, they want to discuss important matters, and they will not be finished for a while, so it is better to go to the imperial dining room with the palace to warm up. ”

It's okay not to mention the imperial dining room, but as soon as he mentioned it, Tiemo's stomach began to growl.