Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 4 Soldiers will be rewarded heavily

Section 5 Disputes (II)

On the issue of how to reward Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Han Wei army, the ministers of the DPRK and China were basically divided into two factions, Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao each led one faction, and the two sides constantly disputed and refused to give in to each other over the issue of rewards.

Emperor Tianqi was also very troubled by this, and he didn't want to snub the morale of the soldiers of the Hanwei Army according to Ye Xianggao's plan, so that the people of the world would talk about the injustice of the imperial court; At the same time, he also didn't want to follow Wei Zhongxian's plan to create a new martial arts class and make any more moves in the already party struggle. After thinking about it, the Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't make up his mind for a while.

After a few days of stalemate like this, Emperor Tianqi suddenly remembered Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, who was far away in Shanhaiguan, and wanted to ask his teacher for advice. So, Emperor Tianqi wrote a handwritten letter and sent someone to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible.

Shanhaiguan, Jiliao Governor's Palace.

Sun Chengzong looked at the three handwritten letters sent to him on the bookcase, sighed heavily, and said secretly: "The dynasty finally ushered in a great victory, and the morale of the army, which was originally sluggish because of the Liao incident, has just improved somewhat. In the long run, I'm afraid that the state affairs will become more and more difficult! ”

The three handwritten letters on Sun Chengzong's case were sent by Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian, and Ye Xianggao, and all three of them consulted Sun Chengzong on rewarding Liu Yunwei and the soldiers of the Han Wei army. After all, Sun Chengzong is the secretary of the military department, and at the same time he is the commander of the party leading the army, and his words carry great weight in this matter.

From the perspective of his inner thoughts, Sun Chengzong agreed with Wei Zhongxian's plan and opposed Ye Xianggao's plan, but the attitude of Emperor Tianqi made Sun Chengzong, who had always been outspoken, a little hesitant. Now Liu Yunwei is already at the peak of the martial arts, and he still has the most elite and capable of fighting the 200,000 Han Wei troops (including 100,000 Tuntian soldiers) in the Ming Dynasty, which has aroused the vigilance of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, after all, no emperor will allow his subordinates to have powerful ministers who support their troops and respect themselves.

"However, now that the disaster of building slaves is getting worse, how can you offend Liu Yunwei at this time?"

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while, but he couldn't think of a suitable way for a while, and couldn't help frowning in the face of the three handwritten books on the bookcase.

At this moment, the guards outside the door reported: "Lord Qiyu, Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, sent someone to send a handwritten letter. ”

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and said secretly: "This Liu Yunwei is strangely informed, I don't know what he said!" ”

"Bring people in."

"Yes!"

A moment later, Sun Chengzong met Yuan Mingxuan, who had come to deliver the letter, in the side hall. Because the two had a relationship in the capital before, and Sun Chengzong knew that Yuan Mingxuan did not go to Sichuan with the army, he asked in surprise: "Lord Yuan, where did you come from?" ”

"Haha, Inspector Qiyu, the lower official is from Tongzhou. It's just that a few days ago, I received an urgent letter from my general, asking me to personally forward a handwritten letter to the superintendent. ”

After finishing speaking, Yuan Mingxuan took out a handwritten book from his arms and handed it to Sun Chengzong.

After Sun Chengzong took the handwritten letter, he first ordered someone to serve tea to Yuan Mingxuan for him to wait, and then opened the letter and read it.

"Inspector Mingjian:

Yun Wei led 100,000 soldiers to rebel in a bloody battle, which was originally the duty of a warrior, and fortunately the soldiers were able to defeat the enemy with their lives, save the people of one side, and make some military achievements. Now that Yun Wei is already the chief soldier of a town, he knows that he has long been promoted and cannot be promoted, if he cannot be promoted after meritorious service, the court can only enter the knighthood, but how can Yun Wei easily be knighted with heavy soldiers? I also know the difficulties of the imperial court!

The difficulty of the court is that Yunwei's merits cannot be rewarded, but there is no reward. Yun Wei has also heard of the recent controversy in the court, and knows very well that if this continues, not only will the DPRK and Chinese colleagues have a rift with each other, but it will also do a lot of harm to our Tongzhou Town and the officers and men of the Hanwei Army.

Therefore, Yunwei asked to divide the Hanwei army and garrison it in various places around Tongzhou, leaving only the standard barracks to guard the city of Tongzhou. During the period when the war battalions were stationed in various places, the required food and equipment were provided by Tongzhou Town, but Tongzhou Town had no right to mobilize the soldiers and horses of each battalion, and only mobilized the battalions and troops to fight in the event of a war, so as to eliminate the worries of all parties in the imperial court.

Yunwei is the chief soldier of the town, and he has no right to play the book himself, and he also asked the superintendent to play the court on his behalf to calm the disputes in the court and calm the hearts of the soldiers. ”

After Sun Chengzong read this handwritten book, he couldn't help but sigh, and his heart was even more mixed. Sun Chengzong has also been worried about rewarding the soldiers of the Han Wei Army for a while, and he can't think of a feasible solution for a while, for fear that Liu Yunwei, as the commander of the army, will misunderstand the meaning of the imperial court and have an estrangement with the imperial court. Now it seems that not only is he worried too much, but those important ministers in the court are also crossing the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, this Liu Yunwei understands the righteousness more than any minister in the court!

"In this way, the problem of bounty will be solved!"

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to the capital quickly. At the same time, Sun Chengzong also wrote a reply to Liu Yunwei, stating that he would do his best to ensure that the rewards of Liu Yunwei and the soldiers of the army would not be affected in any way. After writing it, Sun Chengzong handed over the reply to Yuan Mingxuan and instructed him to transfer it to Liu Yunwei as soon as possible.

Yuan Mingxuan was duty-bound, and immediately said goodbye to Sun Chengzong and returned to Tongzhou Town.

Three days later, Wei Zhongxian got the fold sent by Sun Chengzong's fast horse, and learned that Liu Yunwei had asked to divide the military power of the Hanwei army and the main army was stationed in various places, so he was overjoyed and said secretly: "Now, I see that Ye Xianggao has any reason to prevent Liu Yunwei from being rewarded!" ”

Wei Zhongxian was about to enter the palace to face the saint after receiving the folds, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said secretly: "Is this Liu Yunwei really out of the desire to serve the country, so he took the initiative to station 200,000 Hanwei troops in various places and took the initiative to give up the right to requisition?" Will Liu Yunwei have any tricks to use? ”

Wei Zhongxian thought about it and couldn't figure it out, and he didn't know whether Liu Yunwei's proposal was out of public interest or had other plans.

"No matter, let's do the things in front of me first, first send the rewards of the soldiers of the army to stabilize the morale of the army, and then talk about the rest, let's see!"

After Wei Zhongxian entered the palace, on the way to the imperial study, he met Ye Xianggao, who was also about to enter the palace to face the saint, so he took the initiative to step forward and say hello: "The miscellaneous family has seen the elder of the pavilion, but I don't know how the elder of the pavilion has been recently?" ”

Ye Xianggao smiled slightly and said, "The old man is okay, is Grandpa Wei going to meet His Majesty?" The old man persuaded his father-in-law not to speak in vain, and there would be no change in Liu Yunwei's matter. ”

"Oh? According to the miscellaneous family, that is not necessarily. Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "The elder of the cabinet and the ministers of the court strongly advocated letting Liu Yunwei go home to worry about it, aren't they worried that his power is too great, and the power of the Han Wei army is too great, so that one day it will become a big one?" ”

Ye Xiang said smugly: "It seems that Gonggong Wei is still sensible, and the old man is also dedicated to the country." ”

Wei Zhongxian immediately laughed when he heard this, and said, "But the elder of the pavilion has calculated everything, and he still hasn't thought of it at all. ”

"What's the matter?"

Wei Zhongxian sneered and said: "Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, will play immediately, Liu Yunwei will ask for the division of the Hanwei army, and the main army of 100,000 Hanwei troops will be stationed in various places, without the order of the imperial court, Liu Yunwei himself has no right to requisition and transfer the soldiers and horses of the Hanwei army!" ”

"What!" Ye Xianggao's face was incredulous when he heard this, and he stared at Wei Zhongxian in a daze, as if he had heard something strange, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

When Wei Zhongxian saw Ye Xianggao's expression, he was immediately in a good mood and said: "Ge Lao, General Liu knows the righteousness, and this time he took the initiative to take a step back when he made a great achievement, which can really be described as a peerless countryman!" If there is still anyone in the DPRK who is staring at General Liu and wants to drive him home, it is for fear that the world will not be chaotic, and he is intent on making 200,000 Hanwei soldiers and the imperial court completely break with him! ”

After finishing speaking, Wei Zhongxian walked away, leaving only Ye Xianggao, who was full of anger, standing alone.

Two days later, Emperor Tianqi issued an order to reward all the soldiers of the Han Wei Army: Liu Yunwei, the chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, was meritorious in quelling the rebellion, sealed the army, and added the protection of the country (Zheng Erpin Wuxun), the first award of the hussar general (Zheng Erpin Wu Sanjie), the reward of jade with python robes, a reward of steel armor, a royal horse, and ten silver reward tokens, led the headquarters of the pacesetter battalion to garrison Tongzhou; The Feiyu battalion garrisoned Lu Ying's meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, and was promoted to the deputy chief of Tongzhou Town, and led the troops and horses to garrison Miao County; Wu Xing, a guerrilla general in the trapping camp, was promoted to a general, and led his troops and horses to garrison Zhengcunba; Zhao Kaishan, a guerrilla general of the Huben battalion, made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, was promoted to general, and led his troops and horses to garrison Hongqiao Town; Li Tianhao, a guerrilla general of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, was promoted to general, and led his troops and horses to garrison Zhangjiawan; Wang Dang, a guerrilla general of the Zhechong battalion, was promoted to a general and led his troops and horses to garrison Goryeozhuang; Gao Hongguang, a guerrilla general of the Yingyang battalion, made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, was promoted to general, and led his troops and horses to garrison Hongren Bridge; The guerrilla general of the Changshui battalion, Wen Poyu, made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, was promoted to general, and led his troops and horses to garrison the mud puddle; The guerrilla general of the Yulin battalion, Huangfu Ming, was promoted to general and led his troops and horses to garrison the Hanwei army camp outside Tongzhou City. The meritorious officers and men of the rest of the battalions were promoted to two ranks.

According to the reward of this holy decree, Liu Yunwei jumped from a martial artist to a martial noble, under the jurisdiction of a deputy general soldier, seven generals, the rest of the guerrilla generals more than ten, thousands of dozens of generals, just from the establishment of more than a few provincial garrisons!

Ye Xianggao even shouted: "Liu Yunwei takes retreat as advance, ingests the imperial court's reward, and in the future, there will be no one to control the Hanwei army!" ”

However, no one in the court and the central ministers agreed, and the ministers remained silent in the face of Liu Yunwei's concessions, so as not to be caught by Wei Zhongxian and take the opportunity to rectify it.