Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 3 Social turmoil and turmoil

Section 12: The Dilemma (II)

After Liu Yunwei and everyone accompanied Liu Yixian back to the Chinese army's tent, it was already noon, so Liu Yunwei ordered a banquet to entertain Lord Shoufu, accompanied by Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, and Lu Ying.

During the banquet, everyone first chatted for a while about the customs of Beizhili, but the atmosphere was harmonious. After three rounds of drinking, Liu Yixiao first spoke: "Mr. Liu, the old man came to disturb today, first, I want to take a look at the current situation of the officers and soldiers of the Hanwei Army, so I can go back and tell Your Majesty; This is to discuss with General Liu whether the money and food needed by the Hanwei army can be reduced? After all, the court is really stretched thin now that the court is using money everywhere, and I hope that General Liu will definitely understand the difficulties of the court and His Majesty. ”

Liu Yunwei and others never expected that Liu Yixiao would say the matter of cutting money and grain so directly, and they were a little stunned for a while.

However, Liu Yunwei reacted immediately and said: "Elder Ge, I have already said to Lord Yuan before, my Han Wei Army is also very difficult now, not to mention cutting money and food, even if it is to keep the current amount unchanged, it will not be enough." The last general didn't understand why the imperial court would make such a decision? Once the money and food of the army are reduced, what will happen to the livelihood of the 200,000 soldiers of our Hanwei Army, the 100,000 guards of Tongzhou Town, and more than 20,000 military households? ”

Liu Yixiao smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, the court also has difficulties in the court, and Your Majesty also has suffering, so we should be more considerate as courtiers." ”

Liu Yunwei couldn't help but feel depressed when he saw Liu Yixiao's words, knowing that it was difficult to turn around in this matter, so he said: "If the imperial court must cut the money and food of the Han Wei army, then the general can only obey!" However, the three-year covenant made by the last general with the imperial court should also be annulled. In addition, from today onwards, the imperial court should no longer levy taxes on the military tun and mintun in Tongzhou Town, and the right should be to help the military households and soldiers of Tongzhou Town; At the same time, in order to make up for the shortage of money and food for the training of the Hanwei army and Tuntian, the last general also hoped that the imperial court would agree to Tongzhou Town to mine iron ore and coal mines in the territory by itself to build weapons and armor. ”

Liu Yixiao sneered when he heard this, and said: "Mr. Liu's mood is very understandable, but the discussion of tax exemption and mining is definitely not feasible!" The imperial court has its own laws, how can this exception be made? ”

Liu Yunwei was furious when he heard this, and he stood up abruptly and said, "Then the elder of the pavilion is waiting for all the soldiers of the Hanwei army to starve to death!" ”

"You! Liu Zongbing, what kind of system have you become! Liu Yixiao was also startled, and scolded loudly, trying his best to hide the horror in his heart.

Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, and Lu Ying on the side were also at a loss at this time, and wanted to persuade Liu Yunwei, but they couldn't speak, so they could only sit on the side and watch everything in front of them.

Liu Yunwei glared at Liu Yixiao and said word by word: "What kind of system am I?" Our Han Wei army set up a town in Tongzhou and trained a new army in order to go north to Liaodong and recover the lost territory, which was set by Emperor Daxing (Emperor Wanli) and was the last order of the emperor! Now that the former emperor has just moved to Dingling, the imperial court has come to reduce the money and food of the Han Wei army, what is his intention? Who took the emperor's last words as a deaf ear? I don't think it's that the court has run out of money, but that there are traitors in the court! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yixiao immediately stood up and said loudly: "General Liu! Don't talk nonsense! You are responsible for what you say! ”

"If I dare to say it, I can be responsible!" Liu Yunwei said loudly: "I will give the court an excerpt today, before solving the livelihood of the soldiers of the Hanwei Army, my Hanwei Army's money and grain will not be missing, not a penny or a mile of rice!" After speaking, Liu Yunwei walked away.

After several years of conquest and growth, Liu Yunwei already has the momentum of a superior person, even in the face of the first assistant of the cabinet. Liu Yunwei's momentum coupled with the words just now, Liu Yixiao had already been stunned on the spot, looking at Liu Yunwei's back and speechless for a long time.

At this time, Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying were already dumbfounded, and the general soldiers of a town and the first assistant of the current dynasty directly quarreled, which was unique in the history of the dynasty, and the consequences were also very serious.

However, for what Liu Yunwei did, Lu Ying and Sun Yuanhua were still very relieved. Although they thought so in their hearts, the two of them still kept persuading Liu Yixian on the surface, and Sun Yuanhua even said: "Don't blame the elder of the pavilion, my general is a martial artist, I don't know too much etiquette, I collided with the elder of the pavilion today, they are all the generals of my family, I hope the elder of the pavilion will not remember the villain." Lu Ying also kept persuading on the side.

Liu Yixiao glared at Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying, and shouted: "What kind of system is this!" The old man will go back to the capital now, and he must say a good thing or two in front of His Majesty! ”

At this time, Yuan Mingxuan gave Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying a look, and both of them went out under the pretext of seeing each other. Then, Yuan Mingxuan said with a smile: "Elder Ge, the reason why my little general collided with you is also understandable." Think about it, most of the soldiers in the Hanwei army are now reorganized from the prisoners of the original thieves, and although the current commander's money and food are insufficient, they can still feed them. In the future, if the imperial court really cuts money and food, the soldiers in the army will really be hungry, and if they don't get it right, there will be a big mess. Ge Lao, you must know that this Tongzhou is the land of Gyeonggi! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yixiao was shocked, and the anger in his heart dissipated. Under Yuan Mingxuan's persuasion, Liu Yixiao sat down again, carefully weighed the pros and cons, and said with a sigh: "Lord Yuan, this matter of cutting the money and grain in each town was personally decided by His Majesty, this is not the old man's intention to make trouble, no matter what, this money and grain must be reduced!" ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded and said, "I understand, the elder is also asking for a chore." However, isn't there room for negotiation with my little general's proposal just now? I think Ge Lao, you should think about it again, after all, once there is a mess in Gyeonggi, Ge Lao will be the first to be held accountable, and I don't want Ge Lao's matter to be repeated in his own body, right? ”

Hearing this, Liu Yixiao's face suddenly changed, and then said: "This is the meaning of the imperial court, not the old man's idea, so it still needs to be considered in the long run." Lord Yuan told Mr. Liu for the old man, and the old man has written down today's events for the time being. As for the matter of reducing the money and food of the Han Wei army, let Liu Zongbing wait for the will of the imperial court. ”

After speaking, Liu Yixiao left angrily, and Yuan Mingxuan sent him out of the Chinese army camp with a smile all the way.

After sending Liu Yixiao away, Yuan Mingxuan hurriedly returned to the Chinese army's tent, and saw that Liu Yunwei was eating and drinking with Lu Ying and Sun Yuanhua, so he said: "Little general, this method of yours is a risky move." ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile when he heard this: "I can't help it, now our Hanwei army has been completely trapped by the current situation, there are 300,000 horses in our hands and there is not enough money, food, and materials to operate, this is going to be a big thing, if I don't make some ruthless moves, let alone go north to Liaodong, even the minimum survival of the army has become a problem." ”

Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying also reacted when they listened to the conversation between the two, and they both said: "It turns out that today's incident is a double reed sung by the eldest brother (little general) and Lord Yuan, but it really scared me." ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "It seems that I and Lord Yuan acted quite well." ”

"Big brother, when did you inform Lord Yuan? Then Liu Ge Lao arrived at the camp before you. Lu Ying asked suspiciously.

Liu Yunwei took a sip of wine and said, "It was last night that after I learned that Liu Yixiao ran to the camp overnight, I sent a team to carry a letter to Lord Yuan and explain the situation to Lord Yuan. ”

"I see." Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying were both impressed by Liu Yunwei in their hearts, and said secretly: "The little general is really careful now, it seems that the experience of the past few years has made the little general grow up." ”

At this time, Yuan Mingxuan also sat down, drank a few glasses of wine with Liu Yunweier, Sun Yuanhua, and Lu Ying, and then said: "Little general, I think that if our proposal to exempt taxes and open up mineral deposits is to be approved by the imperial court, we must also get the support of the imperial court ministers, and the difficulty in this is not small." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "I have already thought about this, and this matter will be hard for Lord Yuan." I want you to go to the capital early tomorrow morning to find Lord Huang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and see if Lord Huang can report to us. ”

"I think it's difficult, if it is really His Majesty who wants to cut the money and food of the towns, I think Lord Huang has no choice."

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it's best if Lord Huang can help, and it doesn't matter if he helps a lot." Lord Yuan can find another person to help, this person is the absolute henchman of His Majesty today, if he is willing to help, our proposal will definitely be approved by His Majesty! ”

Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, and Lu Ying are all interested in hearing this, who in the court today will have such influence? So, the three of them asked in unison, "Who is the little general (big brother) talking about?" ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "This person has already befriended His Majesty when His Majesty is still the grandson of the emperor, and he was just promoted by His Majesty to the eunuch of Si Li Bingbi not long ago. ”

Yuan Mingxuan suddenly exclaimed when he heard this: "Wei Zhongxian! ”

Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying both looked at Yuan Mingxuan and asked, "Lord Yuan knows about this person?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan did not answer the questions of the two, but said to Liu Yunwei: "Little general, this person is not a good person, I have heard of this person before, it is the same goods as Liu Jin (the great eunuch during the Ming Zhengde period), how can our Han Wei army deal with eunuchs?" ”

When Sun Yuanhua and Lu Ying heard this, they also persuaded Liu Yunwei to find another way not to have anything to do with that Wei Zhongxian.

Liu Yunwei shook his head and said, "You must ask Wei Zhongxian for help in this matter!" ”