Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

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

Section 12 Downsizing of the Great Army (2)

At dusk, after Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Shujiao, and Zu Dashou came out of the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, everyone seemed to be preoccupied, and they were full of worries about Liu Yunwei's upcoming operation.

Before parting, Zu Dashou said with a little dissatisfaction: "It's too reckless for the superintendent to do this, if you can't make it, our Shanhai Town and Jizhou Town will cause a mutiny!" Shall we find another way to persuade the superintendent? ”

Zhao Shujiao frowned and said: "I don't think it's comparable, I'm afraid the superintendent has his own plans, I think let's just follow the order." ”

"Mr. Zhao is right, let's wait and see, don't act rashly." Yuan Chonghuan sighed and continued: "There is one more point, the two generals must remember, the superintendent has repeatedly ordered us not to go out and talk nonsense, once something happens, we can't mix it up at will!" If something really happens, we will all be implicated! ”

Zu Dashou's face was even more ugly when he heard this, but he just said "um" and left.

And Zhao Shujiao hugged his fists and said: "Lord Yuan, please rest assured, the last general will know." ”

After speaking, Zhao Shujiao and Yuan Chonghuan said goodbye.

Two days later, the Ministry of War announced the appointments of Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Shujiao, and Zu Dashou, and all three of them were smiling. And Gao Hongguang also took over the specific matters of the downsizing of the army in Shanhai Town with 1,000 soldiers of the Yingyang Battalion, and cooperated with Zhou Tianyi to launch the operation.

For a while, the entire Shanhai Town seemed to be in a hurry, and most of the generals in the original Shanhai Town garrison looked very uneasy. Liu Yunwei, the governor of Jiliao, has already ordered to strictly investigate the phenomenon of generals at all levels eating empty salaries and drinking soldiers' blood, and once it is discovered, it will be dealt with strictly, and then everyone will not only lose their officials, but also be raided! Let's ask, which of the thousands and hundreds of people in the entire Shanhai Town is clean? If it is really strictly investigated according to Liu Yunwei's intentions, it is estimated that all the thousands and hundreds of people in Shanhai Town will be confiscated from their family wealth and charged to the army, and they will go back to their hometown to ask for food.

Therefore, during this period of time, generals at all levels of Shanhai Town could be seen secretly gathering in several hidden courtyards in Shanhaiguan, and they all chose to come and go late at night in order to cover up. But the generals who were trying to communicate with each other did not notice that there were more small traders and hawkers and street patrols near those hidden courtyards than usual, and some fresh faces appeared in the surrounding houses, and there were already countless pairs of eyes staring at them.

Five days later, the Jiliao Governor's Palace.

Liu Yunwei frowned and was listening to Yuan Mingxuan and Gao Hongguang's reports, with no waves on his face, as if the things reported by the two were already expected by Liu Yunwei.

"Supervisor Qiqi, since the order of the superintendent to thoroughly investigate the generals at all levels was issued, he urgently mobilized 1,000 soldiers of the Yingyang Battalion to be stationed in the Guannei camp, and closely monitored the original more than 20,000 garrisons in Shanhai Town. During this period of time, he found that more than 20 groups of more than 1,000 soldiers from Shanhai Town had mixed out of the camp by various means and did not know where to go. According to the orders of the superintendent, he did not act rashly, but only wrote down the names of those soldiers and the battalions to which they belonged. ”

After Gao Hongguang finished speaking unhurriedly, he thought for a moment and continued: "Inspector, do you think Guancheng is considering martial law? He was worried that if those Shanhai Town soldiers attacked, the people in the pass would be implicated. ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "Let's listen to Governor Yuan first." ”

"Yes!"

Yuan Mingxuan got up and said: "Inspector Qiqi, during this period of time, his subordinates have discovered thirteen secret strongholds of the generals of Shanhai Town in the Guan, and those Shanhai Town generals who participated in the conspiracy have gathered in these places almost every day, and their subordinates have written down the names and official positions of those generals one by one, and their residences are also monitored day and night. As for the whereabouts of the more than 1,000 soldiers that General Gao mentioned just now, his subordinates have also found out: those soldiers have been divided into three groups, which are hidden in the Chenghuang Temple, the arsenal, and the houses around the Jiliao Governor's Mansion. ”

Hearing this, Gao Hongguang couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly said, "Big brother, let's immediately deploy troops to suppress it!" They dared to hide troops near the Governor's Mansion, what did they want to do? Do you want to rebel! ”

Liu Yunwei was not flustered, and said with a smile: "Well, it is not too much different from what the governor expected. In addition, the three generals Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Shujiao, and Zu Dashou can have dealings with those rebellious soldiers? ”

Yuan Mingxuan shook his head and said, "The three generals have been living in seclusion in the mansion for the past few days, and they have not had any contact with those rebellious soldiers. ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Haha, that's good!" Now that the matter is clear, it is time to start closing the net. ”

Gao Hongguang clenched his fists and said, "Please give the order of the superintendent!" ”

Liu Yunwei said: "First, immediately invite the three generals Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Shujiao, and Zu Dashou to the governor's mansion, and tonight the governor will invite the three generals to drink. Second, under the guidance of Governor Yuan, General Gao immediately mobilized the soldiers of the Yingyang Battalion to hide near the Chenghuang Temple and the arsenal, and started at the beginning of the night (about nine o'clock in the evening) to disarm the two rebels on the spot, and all those who resisted were killed on the spot. Thirdly, the Governor would mobilize the soldiers of the pacesetter battalion to close all the gates, and at the same time go to the thirteen strongholds where the rebellious generals had gathered. However, the governor had to wait until General Gao made a move before sending troops to arrest people. ”

Gao Hongguang and Yuan Mingxuan were shocked when they heard this, and then they understood Liu Yunwei's intentions: Liu Yunwei was deliberately startling the snake! In the case that the two rebel armies were annihilated, in order to ensure their own survival, those rebellious generals would definitely use the rebellious army near the Governor's Mansion in a desperate way, and if they wanted to capture the thief and capture the king first, they would enter the Governor's Mansion in one fell swoop, as long as they caught Liu Yunwei, the rebellious generals could save their lives.

Gao Hongguang immediately exclaimed: "Supervisor! Never! It's too risky! ”

Yuan Mingxuan also frowned and said, "Why does the superintendent have to be dangerous!" ”

"Because the three generals Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Shujiao are all watching, although they don't say anything on the surface, they must have something in their hearts." Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "If the governor does not convince the three generals in this matter, then they will definitely feel that the governor is deliberately rectifying the people of Shanhai Town, and they will definitely have a gap with the governor." What would the three generals think if they saw their rebellious soldiers besieging the Overseer's Mansion? They will only be filled with guilt and fear, and they will do their best to carry out the orders of the Governor in the future. ”

Yuan Mingxuan and Gao Hongguang still disagreed, after all, it was too dangerous to be bait, and they both had to persuade Liu Yunwei to think twice before acting, but they were stopped by Liu Yunwei waving his hand.

"There is no need for the two of you to talk about this matter, the governor has made up his mind, so let's go and prepare for action."

Yuan Mingxuan and Gao Hongguang saw Liu Yunwei's resolute attitude, and knew in their hearts that there was no turning point in this matter, so they prepared to say goodbye and go back to prepare. Before leaving, Yuan Mingxuan and Gao Hongguang repeatedly instructed Liu Yunwei to strengthen the defensive forces of the Governor's Mansion and not make any mistakes.

At this moment, Guo Yi hurriedly ran in and said, "Enlighten the superintendent!" There are rebels in the pass! Those rebellious soldiers, numbering in the thousands, are wandering around the customs with banners that the officials are unkind and the soldiers have nowhere to stay. Now the situation in the pass has begun to get out of control, and those rebels have begun to make trouble everywhere, constantly burning, killing and looting, and the pass is already in chaos! ”

Liu Yunwei was immediately furious when he heard this, his hands were clenched tightly, and he roared in a low voice: "What a gut! If they want to find death, then Bendu will fulfill them! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Wu Xing, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Shujiao rushing in in a hurry, and Liu Yunwei asked first: "The four generals know?" ”

Wu Xing nodded grimly, while Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Shujiao all lowered their heads in shame, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Yuan Chonghuan stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "Supervisor, it is not good for us to govern the army, and please punish the supervisor!" ”

Liu Yunwei waved his hand and said, "I'll talk about these words later!" The Governor is now preparing to send troops to quell the chaos, can the three generals have any objections? ”

"The only thing that is humble is to supervise the master and the horse!" The three of them said in unison.

"Good! Gao Hongguang listened to the order, and the Yingyang battalion immediately sent troops to quell the chaos, and all those who resisted and killed the people would be punished on the spot! The rest of the rebels who surrendered were all imprisoned and waiting to be released! ”

"The last will be ordered!"

"Guo Yi listens to the order! Long Xiang Tie rode out on horseback to arrest all the generals who participated in the rebellion in the pass, and those who dared to resist would be killed! ”

"The last will be ordered!"

"Wu Xing listens to orders! Immediately lead the soldiers of the trapped camp to block all the gates of Shanhaiguan, and no one will leave the city without the order of the governor! ”

"The last will be ordered!"

Gao Hongguang, Guo Yi, and Wu Xing were ordered to leave, and only Liu Yunwei, Yuan Mingxuan, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Shujiao were left in the lobby. Seeing that Liu Yunwei had already arranged a countermeasure, and had no intention of assigning tasks to himself, Yuan Chonghuan and the three of them were very uncomfortable, so they asked for their lives, wanting to lead their troops to participate in the rebellion, so as to atone for their crimes.

But Liu Yunwei didn't agree, but smiled and said: "Haha, the three generals won't have to do anything to quell the chaos, let's wait for the news in the Governor's Mansion together." By the way, how many jars of good wine are there in the Governor's Mansion, shall we try them together? ”

Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, and Zhao Shujiao saw that they had reached such a critical juncture, but Liu Yunwei was still thinking about drinking, and they were all a little at a loss. Yuan Mingxuan next to him said with a smile: "Three generals, since the superintendent has good wine here, how can we miss it?" Walk! Let's go drink with the Overseer! ”