Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 2 The two armies are fighting against the DPRK

Section 1 A Thousand Mountains and Great Victories

Since Nurhachi raised troops to attack again, the two cities of Shenyang and Liaoyang were successively captured by the Jiannu army, and dozens of surrounding castles all fell into the hands of the Tartars; Then, the world-famous Qi family army and the white pole soldiers broke on both sides of the Hunhe River, and the Jiannu army had the potential to sweep the entire territory of Liaodong, so that the court was terrified, the world was terrified, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was also angry again and again, and for a time the land of Gyeonggi was rumored.

At this time, the news of the victory of the Han Wei army in Qianshan was transmitted back to the capital in time, like a booster, which greatly boosted the confidence of the civil and military officials in the war in Liaodong, and also stabilized the hearts of the people in the world.

In the first year of the Apocalypse (the sixth year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), on the night of April 10, Ye Xianggao's mansion.

Ye Xianggao sat on the Taishi chair in civilian clothes, playing with a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, looked at Wei Zhongxian who was sitting opposite with a smile, and said, "Father-in-law Wei, you must already know about the victory of a thousand mountains, I wonder what Father-in-law Wei thinks about it?" ”

Wei Zhongxian laughed and said: "Of course I am very happy, I haven't seen it yet, since I received the news of the victory in Qianshan, Your Majesty has been smiling happily these days, and has been praising the soldiers of the Hanwei Army for their loyalty to the country and unparalleled in the world." ”

Ye Xianggao also laughed and said: "That's natural, the victory of a thousand mountains is a rare great joy for the country, and it is also a martial arts event for His Majesty." ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he didn't continue to play haha with Ye Xianggao, but picked up the teacup and continued to taste the tea, without saying anything.

Ye Xianggao was slightly stunned when he saw this, and couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart: "This old fox! ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Ye Xianggao said lightly: "Come in." ”

Wei Zhongxian looked at the door and saw that it was Li Ruhua, the head of the household, and couldn't help but be secretly taken aback, but he still didn't say anything.

"I've seen Grandpa Wei." After speaking, Li Ruhua sat on the chair where Ye Xianggao bowed.

Wei Zhongxian smiled faintly and returned the salute.

"Father-in-law Wei, the old man invited Li Shangshu over privately, and asked the father-in-law not to blame." Ye Xianggao clenched his fists and said.

"Where is the elder of the pavilion, it doesn't matter if the miscellaneous family is there."

Ye Xianggao paused and said, "Father-in-law Wei, I invited you over tonight, firstly, I want to chat with my father-in-law and drink tea, and secondly, I want to talk to my father-in-law about the reward of the victory of Qianshan." ”

"Haha, this is a government policy, the cabinet elder should discuss it with the six ministers and cabinet ministers, but the miscellaneous family doesn't dare to get involved in this." Wei Zhongxian said with a smile.

Ye Xianggao smiled and said: "Father-in-law Wei should not shirk, now that slavery is rampant and the national disaster is at the head, if Father-in-law does not stand up, then how can it be good." ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled, and when he saw that Ye Xianggao had already said this, he no longer shirked, and said: "Okay, Elder Pavilion will stop going around the bend with the miscellaneous family, let's open the skylight and say something bright, if there is anything to say, Elder Pavilion will say it directly." ”

"Huh." Ye Xianggao said: "Father-in-law Wei, for the victory of a thousand mountains, the old man thinks that the soldiers of the Hanwei Army should be rewarded heavily. The main general Liu Yunwei is already the general soldier of a town, and he can no longer be promoted in his official position, so it is better to be the uncle and hang up the seal of the general; The guerrilla general Wen Polu and the guerrilla general Wu Xing, who participated in the war, were all promoted to the rank of general, and the rest of the generals at all levels were all promoted to the rank of one rank. ”

Wei Zhongxian frowned when he heard this, thought about it carefully, and then said: "General Liu's soldiers won more than 10,000 levels of Jiannu in the first battle of Qianshan, which is the biggest victory of the national dynasty since the outbreak of the war in Liaodong, and it should be rewarded heavily. But ......"

Speaking of this, Wei Zhongxian looked at Ye Xianggao with a playful expression, and continued: "I'm afraid that Elder Ge still has some words left unfinished, right?" ”

"It's not a loss to Father-in-law Wei, I can see the old man's thoughts at a glance." Ye Xianggao said with a smile: "Before the old man speaks, Gonggong Wei should listen to Li Shangshu first." ”

"Oh? Could it be that the court has no money? ”

Li Ruhua arched his hand when he heard this, and said, "Grandpa Wei is really clever!" True, now there is no money left in the treasury. The money and grain to support the war in Liaodong will be supported until July this year at most, which also includes the return food and salary of the Hanwei army to withdraw to Guannei; In other words, if General Liu can't end the war within a month and recapture Liaoyang and Shenyang, then he can only withdraw his troops. Therefore, the old man discussed with the old man, and after rewarding the soldiers of the Hanwei Army, he first withdrew the soldiers of the Hanwei Army to the Guannei. ”

Wei Zhongxian frowned and said, "To put it lightly, the Han Wei army has retreated, so what about Liaodong?" The miscellaneous family will put their words here today, the front foot of the Hanwei army will withdraw to the Guannei, and the back foot of Jiannu will sweep all over Liaodong! Do you believe or not? ”

Ye Xianggao sighed and said, "Father-in-law Wei, this is also something that can't be helped. Now the Han Wei army has 50,000 or 60,000 troops gathered in Liaodong, from the Guannai thousands of miles to Liaodong, this daily consumption of food and salary is a huge amount, once the imperial court's food and salary can not be paid, the consequences are unimaginable! Now the imperial court can no longer afford to lose tens of thousands of elite troops again. ”

"Then can the imperial court sit back and watch the fall of Liaodong?" Wei Zhongxian asked coldly: "With such a military event, doesn't the elder have any way to deal with it?" ”

"Absolutely!" Ye Xianggao said: "Father-in-law Wei, the old man thinks so, first let General Liu withdraw some of the soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers will be in the Qianshan area of Tuntian, ready to confront Jiannu for a long time, and first block the Jiannu army north of Liaoyang." Most of the Han Wei army continued to train in Tongzhou Town, and once the imperial court eased up, it could once again gather troops to conquer Liaodong. ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but sneer after hearing this, and said, "Wishful thinking! Paper! ”

Ye Xianggao frowned slightly, and said, "Father-in-law Wei should be careful when he speaks, this plan has been carefully considered by the old man. If there is anything wrong, please ask Gonggong Wei to point it out, and we can discuss it together, how about it? ”

"First, once the Hanwei army divides and retreats, the morale of the army will definitely be affected, and what if it affects the frontline war at that time? Second, now the strength of the Han Wei army in Liaodong is comparable to that of Jiannu, once the army is withdrawn, it is bound to be insufficient troops, and it is easy to be divided and raped by Jiannu! Third, the Hanwei army also needs a lot of money and grain investment in Qianshan Tuntian, Ge Lao will know if he looks at the situation in Tongzhou Town, without a large amount of money and grain support, the Hanwei army will not be able to succeed in Tuntian, and it will not be able to gain a foothold in Qianshan! ”

After finishing speaking, Wei Zhongxian sneered and said, "Have you thought about these questions?" If these problems are not dealt with well, the Hanwei army cannot easily withdraw its troops, otherwise in the event of an accident, who will bear this responsibility! ”

Ye Xianggao was also a little annoyed, and said: "Then if the Han Wei army does not withdraw from Liaodong, once the imperial court is not well paid, and the army's support is cut off and there is an accident, who will bear this responsibility?" ”

Wei Zhongxian slapped it on the desk, stood up suddenly, and said: "Once the treasury runs out of money and the hundred officials in the DPRK want to withdraw the army, then when will Liaodong be pacified!" If I don't have any money, I will try to raise it, otherwise, what use does Your Majesty want me to wait! ”

"You!" Ye Xianggao also stood up and pointed at Wei Zhongxian, who was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Li Ruhua next to him hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him, first helped Ye Xianggao to sit down, and then said to Wei Zhongxian: "Father-in-law Wei, I also want to raise food and salary, so that the Han Wei army can continue to fight in Liaodong, but now the imperial court is using money everywhere, and there is a bottomless pit everywhere that eats gold and swallows silver, where do you let me go to raise it?" ”

"There are so many big families in the capital, there are hundreds of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and there are countless imperial relatives, Li Shangshu can find them to donate."

Before Li Ruhua could speak, Ye Xianggao said loudly: "Then please ask Father-in-law Wei to take the lead, I can wait to donate and share worries for the country!" ”

Wei Zhongxian sneered and said, "Okay! The miscellaneous family is a rootless person, and it is useless to ask for that silver, so how about the miscellaneous family donating all their wealth as military salaries? Is the elder willing to donate all his family wealth? Li Shangshu is willing to donate all his family wealth! ”

Ye Xianggao and Li Ruhua were speechless, looking at each other and not knowing how to answer.

Wei Zhongxian looked at the embarrassment of the two, laughed, and said: "Ge Lao, Li Shangshu, you are all literati, and you know much more truths than me, a eunuch. You should know that our glory and wealth are all given by the Ming Dynasty, and it is normal for people to eat some filial piety and get some silver flowers on weekdays, and fight with each other to make a big official. However, if one day Daming is gone, then these previous fame and fortune will be a thing of the past! I am a eunuch, I only know that the Ming Dynasty is good, and the miscellaneous family is good; If the Ming Dynasty is good, the miscellaneous family will enjoy endless glory and wealth, and there will be monstrous power! Therefore, on this state affair, Ge Lao and Li Shangshu should pay more attention. ”

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian walked away.

After Wei Zhongxian left, Li Ruhua said angrily: "I said, Elder Ge, why do you have to call this eunuch to discuss state affairs?" The withdrawal of troops from Liaodong and the reward of the victory of a thousand mountains, can't you, the head of the cabinet, still be the master? ”

Ye Xianggao said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty is quite fond of Wei Zhongxian, and now many of Your Majesty's wishes to the cabinet are conveyed by Wei Zhongxian. This shows that Wei Zhongxian has enough strength to influence His Majesty's decision on the government, which is a heavenly constitution! The matter of Liaodong is related to the fortune of the country, how can the old man not know Wei Zhongxian? ”

Li Ruhua stomped his foot violently and asked, "What should I do now?" ”

Ye Xianggao thought for a moment and said: "According to the old man, Li Shangshu should first go to find Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to see what Huang Shangshu's attitude is, and whether he can discuss the result." If Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department, agrees to our plan, I don't think Wei Zhongxian will be so tough when he speaks. However, the old man can't be idle, these days, the old man will go to Tongzhou to see the situation in Tuntian, if Tongzhou Town can bear some of the money and grain, it is also a compromise plan. ”