Volume III Chapter 61
Ji Nang retreated, the three governors met in Datong Fucheng, and the danger of Datong Town was finally lifted.
At this time, Yang Cong was also relieved, he had been worried that Ji Nang would gather an army of 90,000 to fight with him, after all, he had already killed thousands of men and horses under Ji Nang.
He was confident in muskets and artillery, but he was not so arrogant that he thought that he could be invincible with the 10,000 men and horses in his hands, and he would definitely not be able to do it if he wanted Ji Nang to gather 90,000 troops to fight him.
Fortunately, Ji Nang took the initiative to retreat, and the elite of the border army of Datong Town and Taiyuan Town also came, and the overall situation was equal to being decided, at this time Ji Nang was definitely impossible to come desperately, and the border army of Datong Town and Taiyuan Town was not good enough to drag him tens of thousands of horses and horses, plus the advantages of the terrain, if Ji Nang wanted to come again, it would definitely be a loss or a win.
Yang Cong was relieved, but Liu Tianhe, the governor of Datong, was worried, Ji Nang ran away, but he couldn't run away from the crime of losing Datong Town, no matter how many difficulties the court had, the border town was not defended, it was a big crime.
Fortunately, the Tartars were driven out in Datong Town before they wreaked havoc for a few days, and although the crime of losing this town is big, it should not be punished to death.
However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, and the court will definitely not forget the crime of losing the town here, so how can you reduce your guilt?
At this time, the Tartar cavalry has retreated, and the next thing is to play the court and report the results of the battle, if he is asked to write this report, he will naturally try his best to reduce his responsibility.
This is a top priority for Liu Tianhe, so he ordered people to set up a table and banquet in the backyard of the General Military Mansion in Datong Town, and invited Zeng Miao, Yang Cong and others to the banquet, ostensibly to celebrate the fact that they had driven away the Tartars, but in fact, they wanted Zeng Mi and Yang Cong to help and handed over the matter of the performance to him.
This is also the first meeting of the three governors, but it is a pity that this is also the last meeting of the three as governors, although Liu Tianhe is not guilty to death, this governor will definitely not be able to do it, and it is unknown how the court will deal with him.
However, he didn't show any sadness on his face, after Zeng Miao, Yang Cong, Zhang Da and others arrived, he stood up and raised his glass and said: "Thank you Lord Zeng and Lord Yang for helping, otherwise Datong Town may suffer a terrible catastrophe this time, come and give you a toast." ”
When everyone heard this, they quickly stood up and raised their glasses to touch him, and then drank it all.
This opening remarks were tabled, and then Liu Tianhe didn't say anything else, it was a strong toast, thanking Zeng Miao, Yang Cong, Zhang Da and others for coming to support, this circle of salutation, Zeng Miao, Yang Cong is nothing, but Liu Tianhe has shown a little drunk.
This is obviously a drink to drown your sorrows.
Seeing this, Zeng Mo couldn't help but sigh and said, "Lord Liu, although this Tartar invasion is not your fault, I'm afraid the imperial court won't forget it, what are your plans?" ”
Liu Tianhe wanted Zeng Mo and Yang Cong to hand over the power of the report to him, but he didn't know how to speak, after all, these two were governors, and he couldn't say, Lord Zeng, Lord Yang, you don't want to play, let me write it.
Zeng Mill's question was just right, and he hurriedly said: "How the court deals with it depends on how we write the report, Lord Zeng, I dare to ask, how are you going to write this report?" ”
After speaking, he looked at Zeng Mo with an expectant face.
Zeng Mian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, how to write this newspaper is indeed very important, does Liu Tianhe mean to let him say a few beautiful words?
He thought about it carefully, and felt that it was wrong, if Liu Tianhe wanted him to say a few kind words and just speak directly, the problem people didn't say this at all.
What does this Liu Tianhe mean?
He thought about it carefully, and finally understood a little, Liu Tianhe's meaning was probably to let him not play, and this time the matter would be played by himself.
In this way, Liu Tianhe will definitely be able to avoid the important and take it lightly, and excuse himself.
However, if the folds are completely written by Liu Tianhe alone, he and Yang Cong's credit will be discounted.
This may be the reason why Liu Tianhe is not so straightforward.
He thought about it for a while, and then said with a wry smile: "I came purely to go through the motions this time, and before I met the Tartars, they had already run away, I really don't know how to write this fold, Lord Liu, or you can do me a favor and mention it in passing, and it will save me the brain." ”
This person is really good, not to mention selflessness, at least he will not sacrifice his colleagues for his own selfish interests.
Liu Tianhe hurriedly raised his glass and said, "Lord Zeng, don't say much, thank you." ”
As soon as Yang Cong heard what they said, he understood that Liu Tianhe probably wanted to play together with Zeng Mian instead of him, which had reduced his guilt.
Does this help?
If he plays alone, this time it will naturally be a great credit, but he has just been promoted to the third level for a long time, and he doesn't know if Jiajing will go crazy and give him a promotion again, it is better to sell his favor to Liu Tianhe, after all, when Ji Nang attacked Xuanfu Town, Liu Tianhe also promised to send troops to support him.
Thinking of this, he raised his glass and said solemnly: "Lord Liu, I am also thinking about how to write this song, after all, I was ordered to come to support, and I am not very clear about the situation in Datong Town, and I also encountered the Tartar in Ulzhou, and I don't know what the situation of the other two roads is." Lord Liu, why don't you do me a favor and mention the situation in Ulzhou in passing, which will save me from having to think about how to play. ”
Saying this, not only helped, but also gave face, Liu Tianhe immediately raised his glass and said: "Lord Yang, I really don't know what to say, if Liu can escape this time, he will definitely find a way to repay in the future." ”
He really doesn't know if he can take a catastrophe this time, generally the border town is lost, from the governor to the leading generals, they are inevitably punished, and the removal and investigation are considered light, and it is possible to pull them and cut them.
The reason why he wants this power to play alone is to put it bluntly, he wants to share the credit of Zeng Mo and Yang Cong, so that he will have the opportunity to offset the credit.
Zeng Milling is just over there, people really didn't fight with the Tartars, the credit is minimal, Yang Cong is different, I heard that they beat the Tartars all the way to Ulzhou and fled, and the capture is even more amazing.
It can be said that the main reason why the Tartars retreated from Datong Mansion City was that Yang Cong led the elite of the border army in Xuanfu Town to rush over, otherwise, with the 20,000 foot soldiers under him and Zeng Miao, people are estimated to be not afraid at all.
He really didn't expect that Yang Cong would easily let go of such a big credit and not report it in person, but let him do it for him.
After another glass of wine, he suddenly remembered that he didn't know what Yang Cong's specific achievements were, although he wanted to share the credit of others, but it would not be so bad that he would take them all the credit and count all the credit on his own head.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Lord Yang, I heard that you defeated the Tartar cavalry in Guangling, I don't know how you won it?" ”
Yang Cong said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just that more than 2,000 enemy leaders were captured, hundreds of enemies were captured, and more than 1,000 war horses were captured." ”
This!
And that's nothing!
When Liu Tianhe heard this, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and even Zeng Mian was taken aback.
Oh my God, I haven't heard of anyone beating a tartar so badly!