The generals were thinking: "The treasury is so empty, and the emperor actually gave him so much military salary, which shows that the emperor's determination to restore Liao is firm, so it is no wonder that he wants to rush in." Well, regardless of whether his decision is rash or not, it is the right thing to solve the problem of the soldier's salary arrears first. But how do you open your mouth to him? There is no way, I can only take one step at a time and see how he says it. ”

Thinking secretly, seeing Yuan Chonghuan returning to the Governor's Mansion by himself, he hurriedly followed in.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled secretly, looked coldly at the generals who were thinking about each other, cleared his throat and said: "Everyone has seen what happened just now, so I won't say more, what I want to know is whether there are similar problems in other defense areas." This is not a trivial matter, you must not take it lightly, after you go back, check it yourself, and if you don't change it, you will be encouraged. ”

Saying that, seeing He Kegang and others coming in with a smile on his face, knowing that the matter had been dealt with, he said with a straight face: "Although the Governor resigned and returned to his hometown, he did not dare to forget the war one day, and the Inspector found that after the Battle of Ningjin, although Huang Taiji slowed down his attack on Liaodong, he was not idle, and conquered Korea and Mongolia Chahar successively What is his meaning?" Bypass Liaodong and commit my Daming.

This is naturally one of the bases for this Inspector to turn defense into offense, and this Inspector wants Huang Taiji to have no time to take care of him. Of course, this is also the only way to complete the emperor's five-year restoration of Liao.

In view of this, the superintendent decided: It is recommended that the emperor transfer General Zhu Mei to the general army of Datong, effectively strengthen the defense there, and strictly prevent the emperor Taiji from taking advantage of the situation to sneak attack; Ningyuan and Jinzhou were combined into one town, with General Zu Dashou in charge of guarding the town, General Zhao Shujiao being responsible for guarding the gate, and the superintendent was stationed in Ningyuan, and He Kegang replaced Zhu Mei in Ningyuan.

As for the officers and soldiers who committed mistakes in Ning Yuan, except for those who took the lead in the mutiny, none of them will be held accountable, but you must take this as a warning, and if you commit it again, you will be severely punished. ”

Yuan Chonghuan's words came to his mind suddenly after he put down the mutiny, obviously, he himself felt that the previous words were difficult to convince the public, and what he needed most at this time was undoubtedly unity.

The fact is that after the chaos just now and listening to his words, the generals have understood his adjustment. But what the generals were concerned about was not simply his strategy and tactics, but the distribution of his military salaries. Therefore, when he finished speaking, they all looked at him in unison.

He naturally understood what the generals meant, but he had no choice, paused for a moment, and asked, "Do you have any objections to the adjustments made by this superintendent?" ”

"Some of his arrangements, such as merging Ningyuan and Jinzhou into one town, need to be reported to the emperor for approval, how can he decide on his own? This is a transgression. Well, why don't we care so much? It's his business whether to report for approval or not, as long as he has a lot of our military salary. ”

Thinking secretly, the generals had an expectation in their hearts, and said together: "The superintendent is far-sighted, has insight into Houjin's intentions, and the adjustments made are in line with the actual situation in Liaodong, and we fully agree." ”

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, since the generals have no objections, please make a good deal quickly, return to their posts, and after stabilizing themselves, they will immediately implement the strategy set today." ”

After speaking, he deliberately yawned, and said: "Entrusted by the emperor, this superintendent does not dare to delay a little, and he comes day and night, he is too tired, please go back, and let this superintendent sleep for a while." ”

What does he mean by that? Could it be that he saw so much military pay and wanted to fill his pocket? No, he's not like that. So why? Well, he must have his own plans. He is such a person, as long as he has made up his mind, it is difficult to change.

Besides, didn't he say it, the emperor gave him enough military salary, anyway, he won't be able to divide it for a while, so we are not in a hurry for this time. We might as well go back first, and report as soon as we get back. Nowadays, it is better to leave evidence. ”

After thinking about it, when they went to see Yuan Chonghuan again, they were no longer so terrifying, and they hurriedly said: "The superintendent is no longer young, how can he withstand the fatigue of the saddle horse for many days?" You rest, I'll leave. With that, he saluted and turned away.

Seeing them go, Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when he saw He Kegang turning back again, he hurriedly asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

He Kegang hesitated and said: "Everything should still be about the rules, let's not do the wrong thing with good intentions." ”

Yuan Chonghuan knew what he was referring to, and he felt that it was inappropriate, but he was afraid that He Kegang would be discouraged, and said stiffly: "The battlefield is different from others, the situation is changing rapidly, I specifically mentioned it when the emperor summoned the platform, and the emperor promised to grant me the right to arbitrarily make decisions on the spot, but I don't need to worry too much." ”

He Kegang heard him say this, relieved, but still sighed, and said: "The will is impermanent, not to mention that the inside and outside, including our Liaodong, there are still a lot of eunuch remnants, it is inevitable that we don't hate the superintendent to death, let's be careful." ”

Yuan Chonghuan pondered for a while and said: "Although there are still many remnants of the eunuch party, the emperor is currently making every effort to arrest them, and they dare not attack immediately. In addition, the emperor's cabinet is mostly clear, maybe this is the will of heaven to let me Ming Zhongxing, at this time, as long as we grasp it here, the court should not be a big problem for the time being. ”

He Kegang said: "In this case, we should take the opportunity to do our best, but I don't know how long we can hide the matter of food?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan was also worried about this, and when he heard him mention it, he turned to his personal entourage and asked, "Is there any news from the capital?" ”

The personal entourage said: "Yes, but even if they repeatedly mediate and make points, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households only agree to allocate future food and equipment according to regulations, and they resolutely refuse to reissue them." ”

He Kegang said worriedly: "How is this good, in the year you left, Liaodong's arrears are not a small number, and you can't hide it just by concealing it." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "According to the information I have, they should have done their best, and this should be a good result, what should I do?" As he spoke, he suddenly frowned and asked, "Isn't there a situation of false reporting by the soldiers?" ”

He Kegang was stunned for a moment and said: "There must be, if it is not falsely reported, I am afraid that the gap will be even bigger." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "What is the approximate number of false reports? ”

He Kegang said: "One-third." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Yes, let's make a fuss about this." ”

He Kegang asked, "Make a fuss about this?" Isn't that right? The problem of false reporting is not only in Liaodong, but also in other places, and it will be even worse, why is everyone pretending to be confused? Naturally, we don't want to spoil the overall situation because of this, so why should we do such a thankless task? ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "We don't do it either, I mean, we will collect the falsely reported amount from above, distribute it according to the actual amount, and use the excess part to solve the problem of arrears in places that may cause mutiny." ”

He Kegang said: "This is also a way that has no other way, but I am still worried about causing conflicts." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Your worries are not unreasonable, so I have decided to personally inspect the various ministries from tomorrow and suppress them for the time being, in order to stabilize the overall situation first and slowly solve it in the future." ”

He Kegang said: "That's the only way, you rest, I'll go check the defense again." ”

Yuan Chonghuan nodded, got up and sent him out in person, and when he saw him go away, he turned around and came back.