Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter 5 Collecting Troops and Asking for the Future

Section 9 Transactions and Compromises

At the end of March of the forty-seventh year of Wanli (the fourth year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate), Jingshi.

Yuan Mingxuan rushed to Jingshi with a team of family members, and after entering the city, the group did not contact anyone, and directly came to a remote courtyard to settle down. For the next few days, Yuan Mingxuan lived in this courtyard in a secluded place, and only sent his subordinates to deliver some letters or inquire about some news every day, and there was no other action.

Four days passed like this, and on this day, a family member returned to the courtyard and handed a letter to Yuan Mingxuan.

Yuan Mingxuan was overjoyed when he saw the letter, and said, "Okay, I've been waiting for a few days and finally there's movement!" ”

It turned out that Yuan Mingxuan had been in contact with his previous colleagues in Beizhen Fusi in the past few days, and he had almost spent the favors and relationships accumulated in the previous ten years. Yuan Mingxuan used these connections to find out the content of Yang Hao's twists and turns, and who the messengers sent by Yang Hao had contacted.

On this day, the news finally came back, Yuan Mingxuan read the letter carefully, and saw that the letter read: "Yang Hao, the Liaodong Economic Strategy, made it clear in the recital that the reason for the defeat in this battle was due to the fear of the enemy by Ma Lin, the chief general of the Northern Route Army, and Liu Yunwei, the guerrilla general of the Eastern Route Army. At present, Ma Lin has been punished on the spot, while Liu Yunwei refused to return to Shenyang to accept the crime, but led his troops to return to Liaoyang directly to defend it. In addition, after the messenger sent by Yang Hao, the Liaodong Economic Strategy, arrived in Beijing, he directly handed over the fold to the first assistant of the cabinet, Fang Congzhe. ”

Yuan Mingxuan was very angry after reading the book, obviously it was Yang Hao's division of troops to attack that gave Jiannu an opportunity to take advantage of, and after the armies were attacked by Jiannu, in Shenyang, there were still troops to reinforce, but Yang Hao saw death and did not save him, so that the armies of all walks of life were defeated. Now that the responsibility for the defeat has been pushed out, it is not a pity for Marin to die, but what about the little general? You must know that the main beheadings in this battle were all fought by the little general with the Hanwei battalion!

Yuan Mingxuan paced in the room irritably, thinking about how to clear Liu Yunwei's guilt and how to transfer Liu Yunwei back to Sichuan. After a long time, Yuan Mingxuan stopped by the window, looked at the bright moon outside the window and fell into deep thought.

Early the next morning, Yuan Mingxuan sat in front of the bookcase with a tired face, and he didn't sleep all night! After a while, Yuan Mingxuan sealed the two written letters, handed them to the two family members, and instructed the two to send the letters to the mansion of Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Li Linbin, the squire of the Ministry of War, respectively, and taught them a set of rhetoric. After the two family members left, Yuan Mingxuan called a few more family members, took out a few other written letters, and ordered a few people to send them to various places in the city without mentioning them. After dealing with these things, Yuan Mingxuan returned to the bedroom and slept with his head covered.

Since the start of the war in Liaodong, Huang Jiashan, who is the secretary of the military department, has not slept well. Now that he learned that the dynasty was defeated and the four-way army on the front line was almost wiped out, Huang Jiashan actually felt a little relieved, but was able to fall asleep.

On this day, Huang Jiashan was sitting in the room in a daze, after all, the national war was defeated, and he was the secretary of the military department! It's just that I don't know how to explain to Your Majesty and the courtiers tomorrow morning. Huang Jiashan was in a cold sweat when he thought of the imperial historians and other officials in the court, those are all masters who can devour people alive, even if they have nothing to do, they can stir up three-foot waves, let alone such a big event?

Just when Huang Jiashan was at a loss, he heard the porter come to report and said, "My lord, there are people outside the door asking to see you." ”

Huang Jiashan said weakly: "Come back, I won't see anyone!" ”

The porter said: "My lord, that person said that he was from Liaodong, and he had news that the adults were interested in to report." ”

Huang Jiashan was shocked after hearing this, and suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Bring it in, bring it in." ”

After only a few moments, the porter led a man into the room. Huang Jiashan welcomed him into the room, and the man handed Huang Jiashan a letter and talked with him for a long time before leaving.

After sending the person away, Huang Jiashan hurriedly opened the letter and read it, and after a while, his face was full of anger, and he said fiercely: "I have long said that Yang Hao is useless, and now he has to frame Zhongliang!" Is he going to be Qin Hui! It seems that the suggestion made by the man should be considered. ”

At the same time, Li Linbin also talked with someone in the study for a long time. After the man left, Li Linbin opened a letter and read it, and after only looking at it for a while, he burst into tears and said: "I didn't expect that the goodbye to Liaoyang was the last time I met with General Liu!" hated that Yang Hao, as soon as he arrived in Liaodong, he ruined the situation to the extreme, and more than 100,000 troops were wiped out in one fell swoop, and now he still wants to pull the little general as a scapegoat, delusional! The old man has to argue even if he puts together this old bone! ”

Li Linbin wiped away his tears and thought for a while, then asked someone to prepare the carriage and rushed directly to the mansion of Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

And on this day, there were several official residences in the capital that were visited, and the officialdom of the Beijing division was surging for a while.

That night, Yuan Mingxuan had just woken up after a long day's sleep, and after washing up, he ate some food, and then went out of the yard alone. After passing through a few streets and alleys, Yuan Mingxuan came to the mansion of Congzhe, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Fang Congzhe received Yuan Mingxuan in plain clothes, and the two sat in the study sipping tea and gossiping. After a while, Fang Congzhe said, "Lord Yuan, we have been separated for many years. I can't imagine that you didn't let the commander of Beizhen Fusi do it, but ran to Liaodong to be the intelligence chief of General Liu? It's unpredictable. ”

Yuan Mingxuan took a sip of tea and said, "The water in the capital is too deep, it's not a place for a small character like me to stay, it's better to be at ease in Liaodong." ”

"Hehe, maybe. However, what does Lord Yuan have to say tonight? You don't just want to drink tea and chat with the old man, right? ”

Yuan Mingxuan also stopped going around in circles and said, "I heard that Elder Fang Ge received a letter? Was it sent from Liaodong? ”

Fang Congzhe didn't hide it, nodded and said, "It was sent by Yang Hao." ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded without speaking, picked up the teacup and tasted the tea.

Fang Congzhe saw that Yuan Mingxuan was gone, so he asked a little strangely: "Doesn't Lord Yuan want to ask what is written in that recital?" ”

"You don't need to look at it, it's just that Yang Ho is shirking his responsibilities and cleaning up for himself." Yuan Mingxuan said with a disdainful expression.

Fang Congzhe was slightly embarrassed and said: "That's right, the old man forgot that Lord Yuan was born in Jinyiwei, and I'm afraid these things can't be hidden from you, Lord Yuan." ”

Yuan Mingxuan didn't answer, but said, "I don't know how Elder Fang Ge is going to report to Your Majesty?" ”

Fang Congzhe pondered for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Does Lord Yuan have any suggestions?" ”

"This old fox!" Yuan Mingxuan secretly scolded in his heart and said: "Elder Fang Ge, I thought that Yang Hao was already a good person who had more than enough success and more than failure, and the Pavilion Boss didn't have to bother to keep such a person. On the other hand, Liu Yunwei is now the only remaining general in Liaodong who can fight, if he is disposed of, the Liaodong soldiers will inevitably be resentful and cause trouble. ”

Fang Congzhe was silent, and quickly calculated in his heart: "Yang Hao is indeed not a pity to die, but after all, this candidate for Liaodong Economic Strategy was recommended by me, and the words of Yang Hao show that I am also guilty of negligence, so how can I get out?" ”

Thinking of this, Fang Congzhe said: "Then about the aftermath, I don't know what Lord Yuan has to say?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Pavilion Elder, after all, Yang Hao was recommended by you, and now if something is bad, you should propose to deal with it, so that you can stop the mouths of the officials and courtiers, and lead the direction of everyone's crusade to Yang Hao." As for you, now is the time to employ people, and the Pavilion Elder will be reprimanded by His Majesty at most. ”

Fang Congzhe nodded and said, "What about Liu Yunwei?" Shouldn't the old man be wooed? ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "No need, the little general can now be said to be the defeat of the country, and what you have to do now is to send charcoal in the snow to collect the hearts of the Liaodong generals." ”

"How to send charcoal in the snow? Allocate some money and food for Liu Yunwei? ”

Yuan Mingxuan shook his head and said, "Are those things still of any use now?" At present, Liaodong's military strength cannot be restored in a short time, and even if some materials are allocated, it will be useless. ”

Fang Congzhe asked, "What does Lord Yuan mean?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "If it is convenient for the old Fang Ge, transfer Liu Yunwei back to Sichuan." ”

"What!" Fang Congzhe said in surprise: "Now that the situation in Liaodong is so sinister, why do you want to transfer Liu Yunwei's department back to Sichuan?" What about Liaodong? Is Lord Yuan joking with the old man? ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Liu Yunwei's Hanwei battalion is now disabled, and it will not be able to replenish its combat strength in a short period of time, and Yi Jiannu's current edge will definitely not give him time to regroup his troops and horses." Instead of burying this army in Liaodong, it is better to transfer it back to Sichuan to recuperate. As for the situation in Liaodong, in terms of the current situation, is there any difference between one more army and one less? Anyway, it's all going to be corrupted. ”

Fang Congzhe thought for a while, and said after a while: "I understand, since this is the case, the old man knows what to do." ”

Yuan Mingxuan smiled, got up and said, "Since that's the case, then Yuan will leave." ”

"Wait a minute." Fang Congzhe stopped Yuan Mingxuan and said, "Lord Yuan, since the old man has agreed to your proposal, you might as well take some time to listen to the old man's thoughts." ”

Yuan Mingxuan frowned and said, "Pavilion Elder, please speak." ”

"Hehe, sit down and say, sit down and say." Fang Congzhe saw Yuan Mingxuan sit down, and said, "Lord Yuan, it is not difficult to transfer that Liu Yunwei to Sichuan, but the old man also has difficulties." Think about it, Yang Ho was recommended by the old man, if he is only dealt with alone, the target is too concentrated, what if those officials bite the old man like a mad dog? The old man still cares a lot about his reputation, after all, I still want to stay in the officialdom for a while longer. ”

Yuan Mingxuan's anger suddenly surged, he stood up suddenly, and said, "That Fang Ge Lao means to dispose of Liu Yunwei together?" Elder Ge must know that the blow inflicted by Liu Yunwei on Jiannu in this battle is even greater than that of the rest of the armies combined. Now, not only is it useless, but there is one? Isn't it too much! ”

Fang Congzhe looked at Yuan Mingxuan, who was generously speaking, his eyes were full of mockery, and after he finished speaking, he said: "I said Lord Yuan, there is no clear distinction between right and wrong in this court, how can you say it too much?" You need the old man to transfer Liu Yunwei back to Sichuan and wash off the dirty water that Yang Ho poured on him, and the old man can do it no problem; But the old man needs Liu Yunwei to be punished to share Yang Hao's guilt in order to reduce the pressure on the old man, shouldn't Lord Yuan help? It's a matter of taking what you need, what's the matter? Are you not satisfied? ”

Yuan Mingxuan stared at Fang Congzhe angrily for a while, gradually calmed down his anger, and said, "Just do what Elder Fang Ge said!" ”