Chapter 256: Cold Winter Wax Moon Day

At Xifengkou, Hou Shilu led the generals to greet him personally, and from afar, Li Jiasheng ran over and gave Tiemo a powerful bear hug.

"Haha, Brother Xian, you have made a great contribution this time, if you hadn't stabbed the Tartar behind for such a moment, the Tartar would still be wreaking havoc in the capital at this time!" Li Jiasheng leaned very close, and muttered mysteriously: "Hehe, brother Xian, I have probed the tone of General Hou, Your Majesty intends to let you enter Beijing, and the reward will be indispensable at that time, don't forget your brother when the time comes." ”

Tiemo rolled his eyes and gently pushed Li Jiasheng, "Brother, when is the younger brother beneficial, less than yours?" ”

Since Xifengkou City is an old acquaintance of Datong Mansion and Xuanfu, there is no need to introduce too much. Hou Shilu looked at Tiemo in front of him, his eyes were full of relief, he reached out and patted Tiemo's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Well, it seems that I haven't been injured, just come back!" ”

The simple words were full of Hou Shilu's sincere concern, and Tie Mo said sincerely: "The general soldier is concerned, in fact, there is no danger in the last general's trip, if you want to say that it is dangerous, it is that when you come back, you are afraid that Huang Taiji will leave the last general at any cost." However, the commander-in-chief responded in time, and this danger was also lifted. ”

"Okay, don't be polite to your own family, what about Inspector Sun? You kid, you shouldn't have taken Inspector Sun with you this time, if something goes wrong with Inspector Sun, the old man will have to tear you down! ”

"Hehe, don't be angry, the teacher is in the carriage behind, although he is sick, but it is fine, he will be raised for a while!" Tiemo hurriedly explained a few words, and led Hou Shilu and the others to the carriage.

After a lot of bumps and fatigue along the way, Sun Chengzong was still a little unbearable after all, but fortunately, Hai Lanzhu took care of him. Hou Shilu led everyone to meet him, and Sun Chengzong walked out of the carriage with the support of Hai Lanzhu. As for why there was a beautiful woman in the carriage, Hou Shilu and the others automatically filtered it out. Even if someone wants to ask, no one will find fault at this time.

Everyone knows that Tiemo is Hou Shilu's confidant, looking for Tiemo's stubble, can he still have a good life?

......

Tiemo returned safely, and the most embarrassing thing was Yuan Chonghuan. Under Zunhua City, Yuan Chonghuan respectfully saluted Sun Chengzong, Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Chonghuan in front of him, but he had mixed tastes, and could only sigh lightly.

Of course, there is another person who also feels very embarrassed. Zhao Shujiao stood next to Liu Guoneng, a little unsure of how to deal with himself. He attacked Linxi Town at the beginning, but he used troops privately, and even disobeyed Yuan Chonghuan's military order and took the initiative to break through. In peacetime, under the disposal of military law, Zhao Shujiao will never end well.

Unconsciously, Zu Dashou came to Zhao Shujiao's side, "Hey, Lao Zhao, you are bold enough this time, I see what Inspector Yuan means, this matter will not be covered up so easily." ”

Zhao Shujiao frowned and smiled wryly. He felt very aggrieved, and even a little angry, according to Inspector Yuan's order, the group of people under his command could only die in vain under Zunhua City, Zhao Shujiao was not afraid of death, but it was meaningless if he didn't want to die. finally escaped alive, and made a lot of contributions in Liaodong, but when he came back, he faced the danger of being dealt with by military law.

At night, in a simple room, a square table, two people sit opposite each other, a pot of wine, a few dishes. Sun Chengzong took a sip of wine, thinking about what to say next. In his heart, he didn't want to worry about it, but there were some things he had to say.

"Lord Yuan, now that the Tartars have withdrawn their troops, there is no danger, have you ever thought about the future?"

Yuan Chonghuan was drinking wine and couldn't help but be stunned. He raised his head, his face a little more puzzled, "Teacher, what do you mean by this?" The students should return to Liaodong and continue to pacify Liaodong for His Majesty. ”

"Hey, you, do you know how much loss my Ming suffered from the Tartars' robbery of the Jingshi this time? Do you know how many gentry and common people have been ruined? Tartar walked in Gyeonggi, and my Ming Dynasty was like being bombarded by thunder. Who do you think should be responsible for the people who died, the money and food that were lost? Those who survived, they would be angry, they would be angry, to whom should their anger be directed? ”

Sun Chengzong's dissatisfied eyes were a little more disappointed. In order to save Yuan Chonghuan's life, he still made his last efforts, but unfortunately, everything was destined to be in vain.

Yuan Chonghuan frowned, the wine glass in his hand was placed heavily on the table, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He straightened his somewhat wrinkled sleeves and said in a low voice, "Teacher, according to what you mean, are these all the students' faults?" ”

"You...... The old man didn't say it was your fault, but someone has to be responsible. Listen to the old man's advice, and take the initiative to admit your mistake to Your Majesty......"

Yuan Chonghuan stood up suddenly, pressed his hands on the table, and shook his head vigorously. If it wasn't Sun Chengzong who spoke, I'm afraid he would have been angry, "Teacher, the student is not wrong, why should he admit his mistake?" Your Majesty is a generation of Ming Jun, how can you wronged me? ”

Sun Chengzong sighed and didn't say anything more, but shifted the topic to something else.

"Zhao Shujiao's matter should be dealt with at his discretion, although he disobeyed the military order, it was also because of the old man. For the sake of the old man's face, don't pursue the previous things too much! ”

Yuan Chonghuan slowly sat down, "The student is the Jiliao Supervisor, if the general under his command does not respect the military order, teacher, do you think the student can continue to be the Jiliao Supervisor?" ”

Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, and there was a little more displeasure in his eyes, but he really didn't expect that Yuan Chonghuan wouldn't even give this face. To be precise, what's wrong with Zhao Shujiao? It was Yuan Chonghuan who was wrong. Is it really meaningless to die in Zunhua City, so that he can be regarded as loyal to the country and loyal to the ministers? Yuan Chonghuan, Yuan Chonghuan, is too stubborn, cares too much about face and the power in his hands.

The army stayed in Zunhua for two days, and as Li Jiasheng said, Chongzhen's will was finally delivered to Zunhua. In the holy decree, Tiemo and others were ordered to enter Beijing to face the saints, and the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu and Datong were temporarily stationed in the territory of Beijing.

The holy decree was sprinkled and mentioned many people, but Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, was forgotten.

Tiemo and Sun Chengzong both understood in their hearts that Chongzhen was murderous. Before the Tartars besieged the capital, Yuan Chonghuan had to be used everywhere, and many places had to rely on Liaodong soldiers and horses, so Chongzhen could only hold Yuan Chonghuan. Now that the Tartars have retreated, the elite soldiers of Datong Mansion and Xuanfu are also there, and Chongzhen will not pretend.

Hey, Yuan Chonghuan is really hopeless this time. Moreover, Tiemo never thought of saving Yuan Chonghuan.

Because Yuan Chonghuan should be damned!

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From Zunhua to the capital, the initial joy was blown out by the icy cold wind along the way. In the middle of winter, along the way, looking at the scenes on both sides, no one can be happy.

The dilapidated houses were full of burn marks, and in some places there were even corpses that had not had time to be disposed of. As the year approaches, those who survive face the dilemma of having no food to eat and no house to live in. The Tartars were beaten back, and some asked for rewards for their merits, while others washed their faces with tears. The team moved forward slowly, and suddenly, a figure came out of the corner, grabbed a broken clod, and threw it at Tiemo and the others in the middle of the team.

"You bunch of shit...... I have raised you year after year, but you have let the Tartars come to Beijing to harm people, you ...... of the bastards."

It was an old man over half a hundred years old, very thin, and his eyes were red.

The guards had already pounced on the old man and surrounded him, but the old man was not afraid at all, he tore off his thin clothes, revealing his bony chest, "Come on...... Kill Lao Tzu..... My poor son and daughter-in-law, the family is gone, what's the point of me living as an old thing, come, kill me......"

Tiemo shouted and called the guards back, and the sand sculpture beside him sighed with a painful expression: "Perhaps, death is a relief for him, but I really didn't expect the situation near Gyeonggi to be so miserable." ”

"The Tartars are raging, can you still leave a little bit of good?" Tiemo unconsciously glanced at Yuan Chonghuan in front of him, Inspector Yuan, Inspector Yuan, haven't you realized your mistake until now? If you don't give an explanation to the people of the world, who can be convinced?

Don't say that the gentry and people of Gyeonggi are iron and ink, and they are also angry. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Liaodong actually followed behind the Tartar butt to eat ashes, where did you Yuan Chonghuan go to kill Mao Wenlong with the ruthlessness of overstepping his authority? In the matter of the Jurchen seizure, if Yuan Chonghuan had the same ruthlessness as killing Mao Wenlong, Huang Taiji estimated that he would return to Shenyang as soon as he arrived at Xifengkou.

From Zunhua to Deshengmen in the capital, the tragic situation after the war wiped out the joy of victory. At the end of the year, how can these people get through it? Counting on the imperial court? The imperial court is short of money and food, and even Shaanxi disaster relief is not enough, and now this kind of thing has happened, which is enough for the imperial court to have a headache.

In the second year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was really full of disasters and difficulties, and it was simply a natural and man-made disaster.

Under the Desheng Sect, Wang Qia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Han Yi, Cheng Jiming, Zhou Tingru, He Ruzhong and others led the ministers to greet them outside the city. There are Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Hou Shilu and other bigwigs, and they don't have to worry about iron and ink when dealing with official affairs.

Tiemo is still the first time to come to the capital, so he is surprised by many places, the towering city gate buildings, the wide streets, a single north and south street, compared to the entire Zhangbei City. On the streets of the capital, there are many people, vying to welcome, and the joy on their faces is in stark contrast to the loneliness and sadness of the people outside the city.

Soon, a team of 100 people composed of generals from all walks of life came to the gate of the Forbidden City Palace. Wang Chengen came to the door and whispered a few words to Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chengzong followed Wang Chengen into the gate.

Before Chongzhen rewarded the generals from all walks of life, he single-handedly recruited Sun Chengzong to discuss matters privately, obviously there was something uncertain, and he had to discuss it with Sun Chengzong. The generals knelt in the cold wind and shivered, this was half an hour, and when Wang Chengen came out again, some people were already frozen and their legs and feet were numb.

Wang Chengen used the voice of a male duck to read the holy decree in his hand, but everyone who mentioned his name showed joy. Because as long as the name is mentioned, it means that there is a reward.

When it was Tiemo's turn, everyone pricked up their ears and cheered up, even the six ministers of the cabinet were extremely concerned. The reward for Tiemo is very simple, the official position has not moved, he is still the deputy chief soldier of the Xuanfu, and the Yunfu is guarded, but behind this, a representative is added to take charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu. Now, it was a bit of a surprise to everyone.

As the deputy commander-in-chief, he is in charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu on behalf of the army, which is actually exercising the power of the commander-in-chief. This is just a play on words, as long as Tiemo doesn't make any big mistakes, it won't take a year for the deputy general soldier to become the chief soldier of Zhengyin.

Tiemo is young, and he is in charge of the Xuanfu Wanquan Division, which is also too. Some people want to raise objections, but they don't know how to refute them, because the holy decree says that it is the acting leader, but it does not say that Tiemo should be appointed as the chief soldier of Zhengyin, and he is the acting leader, what can you say?

Many people are very puzzled, Tiemo is in charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu, what about Hou Shilu, Hou Shilu, who was in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, was directly a puppet? Soon, the ministers' doubts were solved.

Hou Shilu was transferred to the capital and served as the secretary of the military department, and at the same time served as the chief soldier of the Xuanfu. At this moment, no one can speak. Hou Shilu was transferred to the Beijing Division as the secretary of the military department, and let Tiemo take charge of military affairs, which is reasonable, even if anyone disagrees, it is also Xuanfu's own business.

As for the Xuanfu, Ma Fang, Li Jiasheng, Hei Yunlong and others all wore the same pants as Tiemo. Although Tiemo is young, what he has done in the past two years is convincing, Tiemo is in charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu on behalf of him, Ma Fang and others are not only happy, how can they object?

When Mr. Hou was in charge, everyone had to do things secretly, and they didn't dare to go too far. But Mr. Tie is in charge, so everyone can throw off their arms and do things.

When the war is over, there is a reward and a punishment. It's just that no one expected that the first target of the operation turned out to be Yuan Chonghuan.

While Yuan Chonghuan was waiting, several brocade guards came over and directly surrounded Yuan Chonghuan. At this time, Wang Chengen read out another holy decree.

"The entrustment is ineffective, the monopoly is deceived and hidden, the city rice is a thief, and the money is beheaded, the enemy is driven for a long time, the troops are not fighting, the reinforcements are four sets, they are dismissed, and the soldiers are thin and the city is ......"

In just a moment, Wang Chengen read out Yuan Chonghuan's nine charges, and each of these charges was a crime of beheading. Yuan Chonghuan was stunned, and Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others were even more shocked.

When Yuan Chonghuan was not mentioned in the reward, Zu Dashou already felt that something was wrong, but he never dreamed that His Majesty would ask for such a crime.

Don't look at the nine major crimes, but in Tiemo's opinion, in fact, there is only one, the entrustment is ineffective, and the other crimes are either true or false, and they are added.

There is a way to add sin to desire, why is there no excuse? It's much better now, if Chongzhen is a little more ruthless, and the civil and military ministers are a little more ruthless, the charge of plotting against the enemy can also be deducted on Yuan Chonghuan's head.

Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others were surprised, but Zhou Dingshan, Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing and others looked calm and were not surprised. Especially Man Gui, who was not yet injured, grinned at the corners of his mouth and couldn't help laughing.

"The surname is Yuan, you also have today!"

Yuan Chonghuan ignored Man Gui, he stretched out his hand to signal Zu Dashou and the others not to act rashly, looked at the north, and said: "The clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are self-turbid, I don't believe that Your Majesty will treat me like this!" ”

"Inspector Yuan, please!"

A lieutenant in brocade clothes, sideways out of the way. Yuan Chonghuan tightened his brows and walked in the direction of the Zhenfu Division.