Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 1 The military is shaking the sky and raising the prestige of the Han

Section 5: Discussion of Establishment (4)

Wei Zhongxian was in a good mood after leaving the palace, and all the things he needed to do were done, especially Sun Chengzong's return to his hometown, which made Wei Zhongxian feel comfortable and happy.

After getting into the carriage, Wei Zhongxian was about to go back to the house to have a good rest, when he heard the little eunuch who accompanied him say outside the car: "Qiqi factory father, Ye Ge Lao sent someone to invite, saying that it was noon in the mansion to invite the factory father." ”

"Hehe, it seems that Ye Ge can't sit still!"

Wei Zhongxian laughed for a while and said, "Go back, and say that the miscellaneous family must go to the appointment." ”

At noon on this day, Wei Zhongxian came to Ye Mansion in a car dressed in civilian clothes, and Ye Xianggao was already waiting outside the door at this time.

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly got out of the car, walked forward quickly to salute, and said with a smile: "Eh! What is the identity of the miscellaneous family, how dare you let the elder greet him personally, it is really a tormenting old slave! ”

Ye Xianggao smiled faintly and said, "Father-in-law Wei has worked hard and deserves it!" Well deserved! ”

"Haha, what credit does the miscellaneous family have, it's just to be loyal to His Majesty."

Ye Xianggao didn't answer, just smiled and made a "please" gesture and invited Wei Zhongxian into the mansion.

Wei Zhongxian pretended to excuse himself, and went in with Ye Xianggao. The two chatted about some trivial matters as they walked, as if they had discussed it, and no one talked about the controversy between the government and the opposition, let alone about Sun Chengzong and Liu Yunwei.

After entering the side hall, Ye Xianggao invited Wei Zhongxian into the table, and retreated left and right, leaving only one of Wei Zhongxian's little eunuchs to serve from the side.

After the two drank a few glasses, Ye Xianggao said: "Father-in-law Wei, there have been rumors in the government and the opposition recently, that Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, is the right-hand man and right-hand man of Father-in-law Wei, is this true?" ”

After speaking, Ye Xianggao looked at Wei Zhongxian with a slight smile, waiting for the following.

Wei Zhongxian put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Haha, where did this nonsense come from?" That Liu Yunwei is a tiger general who kills one side, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, how can he listen to the words of the miscellaneous family? What a joke! ”

"Haha, the old man is a little confused." Ye Xianggao said: "Since Liu Yunwei has nothing to do with Gonggong Wei, why does Gonggong Wei go to great lengths to ensure that Liu Yunwei replaces Sun Chengzong as the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao?" ”

"Of course, the miscellaneous family is out of the heart of the miscellaneous family to serve the country! These are all those young people who deliberately arrange miscellaneous families, don't listen to it and believe it. ”

Wei Zhongxian continued with great righteousness: "Now that Lord Sun is preparing to return to his hometown, the positions of the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao have been vacant, and this official position is related to the safety and survival of the Ming Dynasty!" Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, is there a more suitable candidate than Liu Zongbing? ”

Ye Xianggao was extremely disdainful of Wei Zhongxian's face in his heart, but he still had a bright smile on the surface, and said: "Father-in-law Wei really cares about his family and country!" It's just that although Liu Yunwei has outstanding military achievements, he is at best able to be qualified for the post of governor of Jiliao, and the old man of the military department thinks that it is better to select one person from the old ministers of the court to succeed him. ”

"Hehe, the elder has already said that it is too late, and the miscellaneous family has already told Your Majesty."

Ye Xianggao said with a playful face: "Won't Gonggong Wei go and tell him again?" Anyway, Grandpa Wei is also nine thousand years old, so this shouldn't be a difficult thing. ”

Wei Zhongxian's face changed instantly, he glared at Ye Xianggao and said, "Pavilion Elder, please respect yourself!" ”

"Haha, it's the old man who lost his words, the old man punishes himself with a cup, and punishes himself with a cup!"

Ye Xianggao drank all the water and wine in the cup, and then continued: "But there is one thing that Father-in-law Wei should be cautious about, not to mention that the old man did not remind Father-in-law. ”

"What's the matter?"

According to the old man's eyes, although Liu Yunwei is brave in battle and has outstanding achievements, it does not mean that he is a warrior who has no brains and only knows how to fight fiercely. I think that Liu Yunwei is not only powerful, very courageous, but also resourceful, after quelling the rebellion of luxury and peace last year, he even became a martial noble, what does this mean? ”

Wei Zhongxian frowned when he heard this, thought for a moment, and then said, "Pavilion Elder, please continue." ”

This shows that Liu Yunwei is far more difficult than Sun Chengzong! You must know that the reason why Sun Chengzong was able to face Gonggong Wei and dared not to take the cabinet in his eyes was that he relied on his true skills and held important positions, and secondly, he relied on himself to be the teacher of His Majesty today; Speaking of which, these two points are actually false, and this time the government and the opposition didn't get rid of Sun Chengzong without much effort. But what about Liu Yunwei? He has an army of 200,000 and is a powerful general soldier, and he is brave and strategic, and has great military exploits, and when Liu Yunwei takes up the post of secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao, the entire military power of the Ming Dynasty is almost in his hands, that is the real one person under and above ten thousand people! Once Liu Yunwei and Sun Chengzong are disdainful of their father-in-law and old husband, I wonder if Father-in-law Wei still has the ability to remove Liu Yunwei from power? Can Gonggong Wei still dare to remove Liu Yunwei from power? ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zhongxian's face couldn't help but change, and he thought quickly in his mind: "It seems that the miscellaneous family has miscalculated!" ”

After a long while, Wei Zhongxian sighed and said, "It's too late, Your Majesty has agreed to appoint Liu Yunwei as the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jiliao." ”

"It's not too late!" Ye Xianggao smiled and said: "Then the governor of Jiliao let Liu Yunwei do a good job, Shanhaiguan is a place to see the real chapter, and the imperial court still needs someone with real skills to lead the army over there." As for the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, the old man sees that Gonggong Wei might as well blow the wind with His Majesty again, and if he changes someone, he will be succeeded by an old minister from the central government, and it is very suitable for the old man to see Li Chunye, the left attendant of the Ministry of War. ”

Wei Zhongxian thought for a while, then said with a smile: "Haha, the elder of the pavilion is really a scheming master, and the miscellaneous family can be regarded as a leader today!" ”

Ten miles outside the north gate of Tongzhou City.

After Liu Yunwei returned to Tongzhou Town, he heard that Sun Chengzong had returned to his hometown, and at the same time, Yuan Chonghuan under Sun Chengzong was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Liaodong and stationed in Ningyuan City.

After hearing the news, Liu Yunwei was in a very low mood, and felt that if he hadn't gone to Sun Chengzong to ask for the reorganization of the 100,000 Tuntian soldiers, Wei Zhongxian would definitely have no excuse to force Sun Chengzong to step down.

Yuan Mingxuan and Sun Yuanhua both persuaded each other with good words, thinking that these things were power struggles above the rising sun, and they were not caused by Liu Yunwei, so they didn't have to blame themselves too much.

But Liu Yunwei was still full of apologies, and he was going to Shanhaiguan again, wanting to apologize before Sun Chengzong returned to his hometown.

Unexpectedly, before Liu Yunwei got up and set off, news came from the Investigation Division: Sun Chengzong had gone south with his entourage, and he would pass through Tongzhou in a few days, and return to his hometown in Gaoyang City, Baoding Prefecture.

Liu Yunwei was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately led all the guerrilla generals and above of the Hanwei Army and all the governors of Tongzhou Town out of the city to meet Sun Chengzong ten miles north of Tongzhou City.

After several days of tiring carriages, Sun Chengzong and several servants drove a carriage to the boundary of Tongzhou, and it didn't take long to meet Liu Yunwei and others who had been waiting for a long time. Sun Chengzong was very happy to see this, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet Liu Yunwei.

After Liu Yunwei saw Sun Chengzong, he took the lead in bowing and said, "Liu Yunwei, the chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, greets your lord!" ”

Subsequently, dozens of generals and several governors behind Liu Yunwei also paid homage: "The last general (lower official) greets your lord!" ”

Seeing this, Sun Chengzong's heart was surging and very moved, his eyes were already slightly red, and he clasped his hands into fists and said loudly: "The old man doesn't dare to be it!" Today, the old man abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown, thanks to all of you, I am very grateful! Now that the state is in danger, the old man can't contribute to the country, and I hope you will work together to defend the territory and protect the people of Li with Mr. Liu, the old man pleases you! ”

After speaking, Sun Chengzong bowed to the ground in front of everyone.

Liu Yunwei and the generals and governors hurriedly returned the salute. After that, Liu Yunwei and Yuan Mingxuan stepped forward to help Sun Chengzong up, and Liu Yunwei said excitedly: "My lord, I hurt you!" ”

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Where is Yunwei?" This has nothing to do with you! As for the post of secretary of the military department and governor of Jiliao, I also have some suggestions for you. ”

Liu Yunwei said solemnly: "Please show me!" ”

"Now that the imperial army has retreated to the front line of Shanhaiguan, only Ningyuan, Jinzhou and the surrounding Tunbao are left outside the pass, which can be described as a great responsibility! When you arrive at the post of governor of Jiliao, you must actively defend, and you must not attack easily without being completely sure, you must know that now the imperial court can no longer afford a big defeat, if the Hanwei army has any mistakes, who will hold Shanhaiguan? ”

Liu Yunwei nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Yunwei will definitely be cautious." ”

"Also, Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Nanxing, Zhao Shujiao and others under the old man's original command are all usable talents, especially Yuan Chonghuan is quite good at governing the army, and Yunwei can be properly used after he arrives."

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Thank you, for leaving a cadre for Yunwei." ”

Sun Chengzong shook his head and said: "These subordinates of the old man are all talented, but they are not as good as these generals of your Hanwei Army, you have to screen carefully, you can't reuse it just because it is the person left by the old man." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, Yunwei understands."

Sun Chengzong nodded, looked at the generals next to him with satisfaction, and said, "There is a Hanwei army guarding the mountain pass, it should be foolproof!" The old man is worry-free! Ladies and gentlemen, let's leave it at that. ”

Liu Yunwei was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Don't adults enter the city?" Yunwei has already set up a banquet, and he has to do it for the adults! ”

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Yunwei, you have already done something for the old man." In the future, after you lead the tiger ben of the Ming Dynasty to pacify Jiannu, the old man will definitely come to the door to ask for a cup of victory wine! ”