Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 3 Social turmoil and turmoil

Section 4 Plan ahead

After Fang Congzhe, Huang Jiashan, and Li Ruhua came out of Emperor Wanli's bedroom, the three of them called Li Linbin to leave together, preparing to go to Fang Congzhe's mansion to discuss some follow-up matters. After several people left the palace, they got into their respective carriages, but the turmoil in the hearts of Fang Congzhe and the three of them still did not subside. Emperor Wanli's deafening roar and unwilling grief and indignation all made Fang Congzhe and the three of them tremble and couldn't calm down for a long time.

After arriving at Fang Congzhe's mansion, several people went directly to the study, and Fang Congzhe immediately retreated and closed the doors and windows tightly.

After Fang Congzhe waited for everyone to sit down, he first said: "Everyone, everyone knows the situation of Your Majesty, and now the imperial court has reached a critical moment, and it is necessary to ensure the stability of the imperial court and the tranquility of the place. At this juncture, the key to the six departments of the imperial court is all in the military department and the household department, as long as the soldiers and horses in Huang Shangshu's hands are as stable as Mount Tai, and the money and food in Li Shangshu's hands are sufficient, even if that day really comes, the imperial court will not be able to make a big mess! That's why the two of you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. ”

Huang Jiashan's face was calm, and he said: "Don't worry, my military department will definitely obey all the dispatches of the cabinet elder, and we will definitely do our best to ensure the stability of the imperial court and the peace of the place." At this time, the six departments of our cabinet must be united, and if anyone dares to make a moth at this time, our military department will be the first to disagree! ”

Li Ruhua also echoed from the side: "Huang Shangshu is right, please rest assured, my household department is the same, the state funeral, the enthronement celebration, and the war in Liaodong, the money and food needed for these three state affairs, my household department will do its best to ensure that the supply is sufficient." ”

After listening to Huang Jiashan and Li Ruhua's words, Fang Congzhe felt very satisfied in his heart, and said: "Lord Huang and Master Li are serious, and the old man has thanked the two adults first. ”

Then, Fang Congzhe asked Li Linbin again: "Lord Li, have the firearms that were supported to Tongzhou Town been shipped?" ”

Li Linbin got up and said: "Hui Ge Lao, it was shipped early yesterday, and it is estimated that it will arrive at the Tongzhou camp tomorrow evening." ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Okay." In addition, there is another thing, I would like to ask Master Li to personally go to Tongzhou. ”

Li Linbin glanced at Huang Jiashan slightly when he heard this, and when he saw that he nodded slightly, he said: "The subordinate received the order, but I don't know what the elder of the pavilion commands?" ”

Fang Congzhe smiled and said: "That's the case, there are a few military towns around the capital division, Changping, Miyun, Jizhou, and Tongzhou, although they are heavily armed, but when it comes to a critical time, there are not many soldiers and horses that the imperial court can rely on." Changping Town is the town guarding the imperial mausoleum, and there are not many soldiers and horses and they are not of great use; Miyun Town and Jizhen are both important towns on the nine sides, and the troops and horses of the department cannot be mobilized easily; Therefore, once His Majesty returns to heaven, the only soldiers and horses that can be recruited at any time will be Tongzhou Town. The old man wanted to ask Master Li to go to General Liu and tell him the meaning of the imperial court in person, saying that once His Majesty returned to heaven, Tongzhou Town should be assembled immediately, and at any time he would listen to the orders of the Ministry of Waiting for the army to prepare for departure, and everything should be subject to the will of the imperial court. ”

When it came to the end, Fang Congzhe's tone was slightly heavier, and Huang Jiashan and Li Linbin both heard the extraneous voices, and they couldn't help but be secretly surprised in their hearts.

Huang Jiashan thought about it, and then said on the side: "Ge Lao, I have already been in Tongzhou General Liu before, and General Liu has also returned to the military department, and now the Hanwei Army has begun to mobilize." Now let Master Li go there in person, is it still necessary? I know that Mr. Liu is there, and there is absolutely no problem. Huang Jiashan also deliberately accentuated the tone of the words "no problem".

"Of course it's necessary." Fang Congzhe smiled and continued: "The old man wants to tell Liu Zongbing through this move that the Hanwei Army is the first military town that the imperial court thinks of in times of crisis, and the imperial court has great trust in Liu Zongbing and the Hanwei Army. ”

After Huang Jiashan listened, he secretly said in his heart: "Hmph! You are obviously borrowing someone from my military department to beat Liu Yunwei, and let him continue to be obedient after His Majesty returns to heaven! Isn't it too much to be so obviously wary of the general soldiers of one side! ”

However, Huang Jiashan didn't know what to say, so he gave Li Linbin a few words and let him set off first.

After that, Fang Congzhe and Huang Jiashan, Li Ruhua discussed the preparations for the national funeral and the new monarch's accession to the throne, and when the discussion was almost over, Huang Jiashan suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, the elder Ge, yesterday Liaodong Jingluo Xiong Tingbi made a twist, saying that the Liaodong defenders had found out, and Jiannu had recently begun to hoard grain and grass and prepare for war, Xiong Tingbi thought that this was the beginning of a new wave of Jiannu's offensive, and asked the imperial court to immediately increase support for Liaodong, and it was best to mobilize reinforcements to Liaoning. ”

Fang Congzhe was also worried when he heard this, and said to Li Ruhua: "Li Shangshu, I think the household department will allocate some money and grain to transport it over first, after all, the focus of the imperial court is now on Your Majesty, and there can be no chaos in Liaodong." ”

Li Ruhua nodded yes and said, "No problem, I'll start arranging it after I go back in a while." ”

After that, Fang Congzhe asked Huang Jiashan again: "Huang Shangshu, now does the imperial court have soldiers and horses that can be recruited and sent to Liaodong?" ”

"Elder Ge, now the imperial court has no elites to mobilize in the north, and the only one who can be counted on is the Hanwei army, but the Hanwei army has been reorganized for a short time, and even weapons and armor have not been equipped yet. Therefore, I think that the only way to do this is to recruit troops and horses from the south. Huang Jiashan said.

Fang Congzhe continued to ask, "Then where is the appropriate soldier and horse to be recruited?" ”

Huang Jiashan thought for a moment and said, "Stone pillar white pole soldier!" Zhejiang Qijiajun! With these two tiger and wolf divisions, Liaodong can be kept safe and sound. ”

In the evening of the next day, Li Linbin rushed to the Tongzhou camp under the escort of a team of brocade guards. After meeting Liu Yunwei, Li Linbin briefly stated the purpose of his trip, and then asked: "Little general, are the soldiers ready?" At this juncture, there can be no accidents in the land of Gyeonggi. ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Lord Li, don't worry, my five thousand dragon cavalry is ready to go, once the imperial court has an order, the army will be able to be mobilized immediately, and there will be no problems." ”

"That's good, that's good. By the way, on the way here, I met a cart and horse from the military headquarters transporting firearms, and it is estimated that they will be delivered early tomorrow morning. Little general, this time Lord Huang is a big deal, 2,000 bird guns, 2,000 Miru guns, and ten big Buddha cannons, but the imperial court has never allocated so many sophisticated firearms to other towns. Li Linbin said with a smile.

Liu Yunwei was overjoyed when he heard this, thanked him well, and then called Lu Ying and asked him to take Li Linbin to rest first, and then give Li Linbin a good reception at dinner.

After Li Linbin left, Liu Yunwei said to Yuan Mingxuan, who had not spoken beside him: "Lord Yuan, do you think Lord Li is here to mean the military department or the imperial court?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan didn't think about it, and said: "Of course it is the meaning of the imperial court, more precisely, it should be the meaning of Fang Ge Lao." If the Ministry of War was wary of us, Huang Shangshu would not have allocated so many sophisticated firearms to us at all. ”

Liu Yunwei sneered and said, "I think so too. With His Majesty here before, let's not be afraid to do something a little out of the ordinary, after all, the Han Wei Army has pinned all of His Majesty's hopes for the battle of Liaodong, and all the departments of the imperial court will make it convenient for us. However, once His Majesty returns to heaven and the new monarch succeeds to the throne, our situation will be very embarrassing, after all, hoarding more than 200,000 troops in the place where the Beijing master is staying, and most of the soldiers are captured and reorganized, which is a great taboo in itself. No matter what the new monarch thinks in the future, anyway, the imperial court is already wary of us now, and this time the veteran of the Fang Pavilion sent over is the best proof of this. ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded, his face was also unkind, and said, "Does the little general have any plans?" How should our Hanwei Army deal with itself in the future? ”

Liu Yunwei smiled and said, "Haha, are you going to do it?" In the future, we will continue to train the troops and rest assured, the court has a will, as long as it is not deliberately embarrassing us, then we will obey the will of the court, what else? ”

Yuan Mingxuan was not as optimistic as Liu Yunwei, and said: "Little general, the dirtiness in officialdom is not as simple as you and I imagined, I think we should be more careful." You see what a hero Qi Shaobao was back then, but as soon as Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet who has always cared for Qi Shaobao, passed away, Qi Shaobao and Qi Jiajun were frequently suppressed by political enemies; In the end, Qi Shaobao returned to his hometown and died of loneliness, and the strength of the Qi family army was also greatly reduced, and today it is no longer the same as it was back then. This is a lesson from our previous experience! We must make some plans early, otherwise, before the Hanwei Army is reorganized, we may be stabbed by the traitors in the court. ”

After listening to this, Liu Yun pondered for a while, and then said: "I understand, open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend, and I will be more careful in the future." By the way, Lord Yuan was born in Beizhen Fusi before, can you gather some people to be responsible for some intelligence investigation? ”

Yuan Mingxuan smiled slightly and asked, "Internally?" Or externally? ”

"It would be nice to have both." Liu Yunwei said with a smile.

Yuan Mingxuan thought about it for a moment and said, "It should be no problem, many of my previous subordinates have already gone home to work, I can try to find them." However, this matter will take a certain amount of time and money. Moreover, I am already busy with the affairs of the general division now, and I am afraid that this matter will not be discussed until Mr. Sun returns from Shandong. ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is not something that can be done in three or two days, let's talk about it when Mr. Sun comes back." ”