Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter III: Plans for Internal and Foreign Difficulties

Section 10 Liaodong Economic Strategy

Emperor Wanli said to the three of them: "Tell me, who can be qualified for the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy?" ”

Huang Jiashan did not respond immediately, but thought in his heart: "This Liaodong war is extraordinary, and if you defeat me, the secretary of the military department, the tide will naturally rise; If I fail, I'm going to have to do it! Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the people who serve as the economic strategy of Liaodong know how to fight well, and the most unfortunate must be the people of our military department, so that they can be foolproof! ”

Thinking of this, Huang Jiashan said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it would be better for the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy to let the old general Liu Ling, the deputy chief soldier of Liaodong Town, take over. First, General Liu Lao is the tiger general of the world, fighting the Southern Barbarians, blocking Burma, Pingningxia, and breaking the Japanese slaves, and his subordinates are even more fierce soldiers. With such a fierce general commanding the war in Liaodong, supplemented by elite reinforcements from various provinces, His Majesty can rest easy. In addition, General Liu Lao has made outstanding achievements in his life, and his qualifications are definitely enough to serve as the economic strategy of Liaodong; Over the years, General Liu has been guarding Liaodong, and is very familiar with the military affairs and terrain of Liaodong, so he is the best candidate to serve as the economic strategy of Liaodong. ”

Emperor Wanli was also quite moved after hearing this, nodded incessantly, and said: "Well, Liu Ling is indeed a tiger general, and it is not impossible for him to serve as the head of Liaodong Economic Strategy." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has objections." Fang Congzhe said.

Emperor Wanli said: "What does Elder Fang Ge say? ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, the ability of the old general Liu Ling is still certain. However, Liu Ling's official position is only the deputy commander-in-chief of a town, and there are several members of the general army in the reinforcements mobilized this time. ”

Emperor Wanli was also a little hesitant when he heard this.

Huang Jiashan was dissatisfied with what Fang Congzhe said, and said, "Your Majesty, what Elder Fang Ge said is actually not difficult to do. Now that Zhang Chengyin, the chief soldier of Liaodong, has been martyred, and the post of chief soldier of Liaodong has been vacant, it is better to promote Liu Ling to the chief soldier of Liaodong, so that there will be no problem. ”

Fang Congzhe smiled and said, "That's also on par with the rest of the general officers." ”

Huang Jiashan asked, "Is there anyone who has a candidate for that pavilion elder?" ”

"There is no specific candidate yet, but the old man thinks that an important minister should be selected from the court to serve as the governor of Liaodong. In this way, the towns can be foolproof with the civil and military forces and the court to unify the towns. ”

Huang Jiashan said: "Then according to the meaning of the old Fang Ge, the lower official will recommend another one: Li Linbin, the squire of the military department." Li Linbin is the squire of our military department, which is completely in line with the proposition of the old Fang Pavilion to use literature and imperial military and the court to rule all towns; In addition, Li Lin went to Hetuara to announce the decree before, and he had greatly defeated the arrogance of Jiannu and greatly increased the prestige of our country, which shows that his loyalty to the country is worthy of great responsibility; Moreover, Li Linbin gets along well with the local soldiers and generals in Liaodong, and if he serves as the commander of Liaodong, he can gain enough contacts and support. ”

Fang Congzhe smiled and said, "Huang Shangshu, the old man asked you, did Li Linbin and Li Shilang ever lead the army to fight?" Do you have the experience of commanding an army of 100,000? ”

"There is no such thing."

"Then the old man thinks don't think about this person."

Huang Jiashan was depressed for a while, and said: "That Fang Pavilion is so old that it is said that it will be selected by a person, so that Your Majesty can feel at ease as soon as possible." ”

Emperor Wanli also said: "You can recommend some more candidates, and discuss them carefully." ”

Later, Congzhe and Huang Jiashan each recommended a few people, but the two have always rejected each other's candidates; And Li Ruhua also recommended a few people, but either they didn't know about military affairs, or their ability was not enough, and the four monarchs and ministers could not find a suitable candidate.

An hour has passed, and the candidate for the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy has still not been discussed. Emperor Wanli looked at the appearance of the three of them racking their brains and couldn't think of a candidate, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and shouted: "I have a million armor and countless generals, and I can't even choose a Liaodong strategy!" What do I want you to do! ”

Fang Congzhe and the three of them were very embarrassed, but they really couldn't think of anyone else who could be qualified for the Liaodong Economic Strategy.

After a stalemate for a while, Fang Congzhe inadvertently saw a map of the Ming Dynasty hanging in the room, and when his eyes swept over North Korea, he suddenly thought of a person.

"Your Majesty, there is one more person who may be able to."

Emperor Wanli asked, "Who?" ”

"Former Liaodong Governor Yang Hao."

When Huang Jiashan heard this, he hurriedly said, "No! The battle of Daoshan Castle in Korea was the failure of the battle because of Yang Hao's indiscriminate command, and the soldiers who aided Korea suffered a lot of losses, and he was convicted afterwards. Your Majesty, Yang Hao is a person with great ambition and talent, who is not of great use, and ignores the overall situation, so he must not be appointed as the economic strategy of Liaodong. ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Huang Shangshu's words are a bit heavy, didn't Yang Hao also reinstate later?" He also served as the governor of Liaodong, and he was very familiar with the affairs of Liaodong, and he was just able to take up the post of Liaodong Economic Strategy. ”

Huang Jiashan sneered when he heard this, and said, "What Elder Fang Ge said is indeed the truth. In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, Yang Hao was reinstated as the governor of Liaodong. However, during this period, Yang Ho attacked the fried flower tribe in Zhen'an without authorization, causing a border conflict, and even Yushi Tian Shengjin impeached him for stirring up disputes. Moreover, Yang Ho also strongly recommended Li Rumei, who was unfavorable in Korea, on the grounds that there were frequent wars in Liaodong at that time, and asked him to be reappointed as a general. Later, Yang Hao did nothing in his appointment as governor of Liaodong, and could not withstand the pressure from all parties to write a letter of defense and ask for resignation, and finally returned to his hometown. Looking at what this person has done, how can he command 100,000 troops and conquer one side? ”

"Then Huang Shangshu said that it is a personal choice, time waits for no one." Fang Congzhe said in a strange manner.

Huang Jiashan was speechless for a while.

After hearing this, Emperor Wanli was also very entangled, pondered for a while, and said: "There is no one else to appoint, let Yang Hao go, after all, he is still familiar with the military of Liaodong, and he has also experienced the Korean War of Resistance against the Japanese, and he can be regarded as a military governor." ”

Huang Jiashan sighed slightly and did not speak.

Emperor Wanli saw that the three of them no longer objected, so he said: "I decreed that Yang Hao should be used as the right attendant of the military department, and immediately go to Liaodong to serve as the Liaodong Economic Strategy, and be fully responsible for the battle of Jiannu, give Yang Hao Shang Fang the sword, and allow him to kill the generals below the general army at the opportunity." In addition, he gave an order to Liu Ling, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and ordered his troops to do their best to deal with Jiannu and buy time for the army to go to Liao. ”

"Minister, obey!" The three of them answered.

That night, Fang Congzhefu went up.

After a series of previous events, Yang Hao has always wanted to find an opportunity to make a comeback, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly, and he was overjoyed after receiving the holy decree. Although the risk of this battle against Jiannu is not small, how can a small tribe be able to resist the Ming Dynasty? If he wins this battle, his reputation will definitely rise, and he will have political capital to replace Huang Jiashan as the secretary of the military department in the future.

So, Yang Hao launched a relationship to inquire around who recommended him to serve as the governor of Liaodong, and soon heard about the dispute between Fang Congzhe and Huang Jiashan today.

At night, Yang Hao came to Fang Congzhe's mansion with a heavy gift.

The two chatted with each other in the study, and Yang Hao always respectfully poured wine and food for Fang Congzhe, and did his best to compliment him between his words. Fang Congzhe saw it very much in his eyes, and he was very useful in his heart.

Fang Congzhe and Yang Hao drank a glass together, and said: "Congratulations to Yang Shilang, who is about to become the Liaodong Economic Strategy, this is the big man who guards the side." ”

Yang Hao hurriedly got up and bowed to the ground, and said, "This is not the blessing of the old Fang Ge, the lower officials should keep it in mind." ”

Fang Congzhe smiled and said, "Well, Zhi'en Tubao, Lord Yang, you are very good." ”

Yang Hao saluted and got up to pour a full wine for Fang Congzhe, and said: "This is what the lower officials should do, the grace of the old Fang Ge, the lower officials are unforgettable." No, I heard that the elder pavilion is about to celebrate his birthday, and the birthday gift specially prepared by the lower officials, I hope that the elder pavilion will not dislike it. ”

In fact, Fang Congzhe's birthday didn't arrive at all, but Yang Hao just found a reason.

Fang Congzhe didn't break it, and said: "It's still Yang Shilang who has a heart, but the old man is disrespectful." ”

"As it should be, as it should be."

"Okay, let's talk about Liaodong." Fang Congzhe said: "That Nurhachi in Liaodong is not an ordinary border chieftain, and Jiannu is not an ordinary tribe, Lord Yang must be more careful, fight steadily, and be sure to be foolproof, this battle can only be won and not defeated!" Otherwise, even the old man won't be able to save you, remember! ”

Yang Hao suddenly smiled, his expression became very solemn, and said: "Rest assured, this battle is also related to the career of the lower officials, and I will do my best to live up to the will of the elder of the pavilion." ”

"That's the best." 、

Liaoyang, the general military office.

After Liu Ling received the letter from the Ministry of War, he learned that the imperial court had already mobilized heavy troops to prepare for Liaodong, and its strength was as high as about 100,000, and he was very happy. However, after seeing that Yang Hao would be appointed as the commander of the Liaodong Economic Strategy and the army to conquer Jiannu, Liu Ling was suddenly shocked.

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei asked, "Why is my grandfather so panicked?" ”

Liu Ling sighed heavily and said: "Then Yang Hao is the commander of Liaodong, and I am afraid that this battle will be more auspicious." ”

Liu Yunwei said puzzledly: "Does grandfather know Lord Yang Hao very well?" I heard that he also fought with his grandfather in Korea against the Japanese slaves, and had served as the governor of Liaodong before, so it was only natural that he would come to the aid of the army this time. ”

Liu Ting shook his head and said, "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other." That Yang Ho fought against the Japanese slaves in Korea, but in order to make General Li Rumei, who was good friends with him, make meritorious service, he deliberately commanded indiscriminately and caused the battle to fail; Later, he served as the governor of Liaodong, and even attacked privately and started a war, what does this mean? It shows that he Yang Hao is a mediocre talent who employs people nepotism and does not care about the overall situation! And Yang Ho is very conceited. That's why I said that this battle is more auspicious and less auspicious. ”

When Liu Yunwei heard this, he was also very shocked, and said in his heart: "In this way, this battle is really not easy to fight." ”

Although Liu Yunwei secretly said bad in his heart, he still comforted Liu Ling and said: "Grandfather, this is a national war after all, and Lord Yang Hao is the commander, I think he will be cautious." Besides, I think the previous events will also teach Lord Yang some lessons. ”

"I hope so."