Zhou Wenyu looked at the stack of manuscript paper that Liu Jingting put in front of him, and subconsciously raised his head and asked, "This is?" ”

Liu Jingting replied with a smile: "This is the list of meritorious ministers who have always fought against the rebellion in this rebellion, and finally smashed the list of meritorious ministers of the rebellion of the Gunchuk remnants under the leadership of Governor Yuan. I hope that you will be able to sign on behalf of Governor Yuan, and I will send this document to Beijing as soon as possible, so as to appease the heart of the imperial court. ”

Zhou Wenyu lowered his head and looked through the stack of manuscript papers at a glance, and soon raised his head and said with dissatisfaction: "Lord Liu, is your meritorious list confused with the rebel list?" Why did these Nayans who participated in the rebellion of the Chahar Department basically not appear on the rebel list, but instead became meritorious heroes?

This Sam Jaisan was one of the main generals who besieged me and General Mozhigen that night, and I watched him shoot an arrow at General Mozhigen, and he was also considered a meritorious man? ”

Liu Jingting said unhurriedly: "The night was so dark that night, it is possible that Senator Zhou was dazzled by the wrong person." Sam Jaisan was one of the first few Nayans to go out of the city to serve us, and if he was not a meritorious man, let alone the others. ”

Although Zhou Wenyu understood Liu Jingting's hint, he still couldn't accept the content of the document in front of him, he pushed away the document in front of him, raised his head and said: "How Lord Liu wants to report to the imperial court, this is Lord Liu's power, and it is difficult for me to interfere with the Fengda Governor's Mansion."

But if you want me to sign this document on behalf of Governor Yuan, it is difficult for my lord to be strong. Not to mention, how can a senator of our country sign in place of the Governor, even the content of this document is far from the truth.

Let's ask, if it is really according to this document, the rebellion is nothing more than the rebellion of the remnants of 3 or 5 Gunchuktaiji, and all the Nayan and most of the generals in the city are loyal to the imperial court.

So was it the ghost army led by Gonchuktaiji who besieged me and General Mozhigen that night? This is just ridiculous. ”

No matter how Zhou Wenyu shouted, Liu Jingting was unmoved. Before the two of them could talk, he had already sent all the people in the hall out, and there were only the two of them in the empty hall, and he didn't have to worry about the conversation between the two of them being revealed.

Therefore, he said to Zhou Wenyu without any scruples: "Senator Zhou, you should take care of the overall situation first, instead of thinking about the loss of the Governor's Palace."

The big picture at the moment is to ensure that Chahanhot remains in the hands of our Ming Dynasty, and to maintain the allegiance of the local Mongol tribes and armies to the imperial court, even if only in name.

Besides, if it weren't for the Governor's Palace, which didn't follow the arrangement of the imperial court this time, and waited for us to enter the city together to first comfort the soldiers and civilians of Chahanhot, and then relieve the military power of Gunchuktaiji and transfer it from here, how could there be such a big mess.

This document is not to cover up the rebellious actions of these Nayan and Mongolian generals, but to wipe your ass in the Fengda Governor's Palace.

Governor Yuan admits that these men did not participate in the rebellion, and they will prove to the court that Gonchuktaiji colluded with the Manchus, so that you can both be exonerated together. Otherwise, if the imperial court is really investigated, will it be only these who will be punished?

Disobeying the orders of the imperial court in the front, forging His Majesty's edict in the back, how many heads does Governor Yuan have enough to cut off? ”

Zhou Wenyu's momentum was suddenly suppressed by Liu Jingting, he only thought that the other party wanted to protect these Mongolian Tatars, but he forgot that there were still many troubles on his side that had not been solved.

If Governor Yuan had been able to control the situation by killing Gonchuktaiji before, they would have been able to find many reasons why they had to execute Gonchuktaiji in public. The imperial court will never embarrass a frontier governor who holds great power for a dead person who no one cares about, and this matter can always be quietly resolved.

But the killing of Gonchuktaiji provoked a Mongol mutiny, then the nature is different. Even in order to appease these Mongols, the imperial court must conduct a detailed investigation into the matter and give an account to the Mongol tribes to prevent a chain reaction.

Otherwise, if the Mongolian tribes continue to use this incident to challenge the imperial court next time, it may cause a political split between the Mongolian tribes and the Ming Dynasty. As the governor of the frontier, the governor of Fengda mainly deals with these Mongols on weekdays, and it may be difficult for a governor of Fengda who is not trusted by the Mongols to stay any longer.

When the interests of the Governor's Mansion were touched, Zhou Wenyu finally calmed down. He thought about it for a long time before he decided that the method in front of him was really the best choice for the Governor's Palace. Pursuing these Mongol Nayan people relentlessly may make the Governor's Mansion fall into the pit with them.

Zhou Wenyu looked through the documents in front of him again, pondered carefully for a moment, and then looked at Liu Jingting and asked softly: "How to report according to the content of this document, the Governor's Mansion and Chahar Nayan have made merits, but Lord Liu, you have no first merit, are you really willing to report it like this?" ”

Liu Jingting smiled and said: "I used to be just a wandering storyteller, living a life with today and no tomorrow. It is only by His Majesty's grace that he can stand here and discuss these national affairs with Senate Zhou.

As far as I am concerned, my current status and official position have greatly exceeded my contribution to His Majesty and the Imperial Court, how can I dare to expect any military feats?

Zhang Jia Living Buddha has profound Buddhism, and doing these things is nothing more than to save the Mongolian people from the war, so naturally he will not receive this credit.

As for Ezhe..."

Liu Jingting paused suddenly, and then said meaningfully: "Yu Qi let a young hero appear in the Chahar Department, I would rather let Governor Yuan receive this credit, I believe Your Majesty will also approve of my decision." ”

Talking about such a personnel struggle, Zhou Wenyu suddenly came to his senses. With Liu Jingting's background, his position is now at the peak of his life, and it is impossible to take another step.

Therefore, the military exploits of recovering Chahanhot are a personal opportunity for others, but for Liu Jingting, it is a chicken rib, because the imperial court has no room for rewarding him, does he still expect to be knighted through this?

Giving this military merit to Governor Yuan, that is, selling face to the Governor, and taking advantage of the situation to suppress Ezhe, who had made great achievements, was indeed a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone. For today's Ming Dynasty, these Mongol Nayan who are in the Qin Dynasty and Muchu can't do any harm, but it is young people with ideals and abilities like Ezhe who need to be guarded against the most.

After making it clear that the other party was not playing a trick on himself, Zhou Wenyu happily signed his name on the manuscript, and then pushed the manuscript to Liu Jingting and said: "Prepare a carriage for me, if you want to persuade Governor Yuan to agree to this matter, I'm afraid it's not enough to send my signature..."

Although Zhou Wenyu's mood was very urgent, it was not a one- or two-day journey from Chahanhot to Xilinhot, considering the other party's leg injury, Liu Jingting still suggested postponing the departure for one day, and let the doctor re-examine Zhou Wenyu's injury before speaking.

That night, Xie Shangzheng, who was arranged by Liu Jingting to wait outside the east gate, also returned to Chahanhot. With Bai Hazar's voice, the Ming army, who didn't know who to arrest, finally found the target in the team, and naturally pursued it all the way.

Those who fled with Nan Chu were the better warriors among the Mongols, and on weekdays, these people would not have any fear of the Ming cavalry, which was three or four times larger.

But after all, they are fleeing for their lives now, and no one wants to turn back to meet the Ming army, even if there are occasionally a few Mongols who call for turning back to fight these Ming troops, they can't waste their horsepower so much, and no one will listen to them.

With Hazar's actions in front of them, who would trust these generals? As for Nan Chu, although he has also experienced several battles, he has never led the troops to fight alone, so he naturally can't face this kind of scene of soldiers centrifuging, so he can only follow everyone to continue to move forward, hoping to get rid of the Ming cavalry behind him and make plans.

But they all expected one thing wrong, although Xie Shangzheng led the cavalry of the Ming army, most of these cavalry were from the Mongolian banners near Chengde. Compared with the Mongolian tribes near Fengzhen, the Mongolian banners near Chengde have a higher degree of integration with the Han Chinese.

Because there are not only tribes directly under the name of the imperial concubine Hai Lanzhu, but also Mongolian tribes who are directly loyal to the emperor and are responsible for guarding the palace of Chengde. In a sense, they have seen themselves as the private tribes of the Ming royal family, and no longer the Mongol tribes loyal to the Golden Family.

Therefore, these Mongolian knight-born Ming cavalry were not soft on chasing and killing this group of Mongols who betrayed the emperor, and their riding skills and horses were not weaker than these fleeing Mongols, and the outcome of this chase was not difficult to guess.

The Mongols who fled with Nanchu found that the target of the Ming cavalry was only Nanchu, and after several exchanges with the Ming cavalry that caught up, someone finally left the team and fled in other directions.

And the cavalry of the Ming army, who wanted to take down the Lord Nanchu, did not pay attention to these Mongolian cavalry who fled from the team sporadically, and the consequence of this was that more and more Mongols began to abandon the team and chose to flee for their lives.

So at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, Nan Chu was left with only more than ten cronies brought from Shenyang, and finally had to surrender to the Ming cavalry who had caught up because of the exhaustion of horsepower.

Xie Shangzheng interrogated a few words, and after knowing that this was the Manchu envoy sent by Shenyang to contact Gunchuk Taiji, he happily rushed back to Chahanhot overnight to ask Liu Jingting for credit.

After listening to Xie Shangzheng's report, Liu Jingting was silent for a moment, and then asked him, "Is this Nan Chu and his entourage still outside the city?" ”

Xie Shangzheng nodded and said: "It is already dark, and it is inconvenient for the brigade to enter the city, so the lower officials will settle them in the military camp outside the city, and they can be brought into the city at dawn to show the adults." ”

Liu Jingting shook his head and said, "No need, I'll let Captain Wang hand over later, and you will take someone to escort Senate Zhou to Xilinhot tomorrow." If you catch Nan Chu, you will rot in your stomach, and even your subordinates will be warned to let them forget about it. ”

Xie Shangzheng, who was thinking that he had made a great contribution, was shocked, and couldn't help blurting out: "Why?" ”

Liu Jingting glanced at him, and then said expressionlessly: "Many people in Chahanhot City don't want this person to be arrested, if you reveal this news, I think many people will not be able to sleep at night."

Now that the city has finally calmed down, there is no need to provoke the Mongols anymore. Of course, I will report your merits directly to Your Majesty, but if this matter is spread, then you will have no merit, understand? ”

Xie Shangzheng naturally didn't understand, but since Shangguan had made a decision, he could only choose to accept it. Just after he retreated unhappily, Liu Jingting quickly called Wang Chenglong and explained to him: "... That's the situation, you go out of the city to the barracks now and dispose of the prisoners around Nan Chu, leaving him alone. Early tomorrow morning, send a team to escort him to Chengde, and then ask Chief of Staff Zhou to send him back to Beijing, and no one is allowed to talk to him on the way..."

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