Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter 2 The Jackal Tyranny, Burning the Beacon Smoke

vs 12 Rage

In the middle of April of the forty-sixth year of Wanli (the third year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), the Beijing Division, the Imperial Study of the Forbidden City.

Emperor Wanli leaned on the couch, holding a piece of music in his hand, his eyes closed and contemplating something.

Outside the window, the still biting cold wind was whistling, the dead trees in the courtyard were swaying with the wind, and the broken dead branches were swept up by the cold wind and flew into the white sky without a trace.

At this moment, Emperor Wanli's mood was just like this weather, hazy and dim, very depressing. In the hands of Emperor Wanli, Li Weihan, the governor of Liaodong, sent a memorale to record the various atrocities of Jiannu in Liaodong. Emperor Wanli was furious after seeing it, and the experience of dominating China for decades told himself: Jiannu has been unscrupulous in Liaodong, this is making the final preparations, and he is going to make a move!

"Minister, Liaodong Governor Li Weihan wept blood, and since the commander of the Jianzhou Weidu and the dragon and tiger general Nurhachi has usurped the puppet emperor, he has regarded the descendants of my Han family as enemies, and divided his troops to wreak havoc on the territory of our dynasty. There is wolf smoke everywhere north of Shenyang, and there are people outside the border wall all the time! The people of Liaodong are already in the sea of corpses and blood, and under the iron hooves of the Tartars! The minister asked His Majesty to urgently send a large army to Liao, clear the trouble of Jiannu, and save the people of Liaodong from fire and water. ”

Emperor Wanli glanced at the other pieces on the table, and his brows were almost squeezed together. That was the information reported by the Fusi and Dongchang in Beizhen.

"It is reported that since the beginning of the forty-fourth year of Wanli, the slave chief Nurhachi has issued nine edicts in a row, sending eight banner slave soldiers to check the grain of the Han people in Shenyang, Jianzhou, and anyone who has less than five buckets of grain is designated as a person without grain, and Jiannu is called a poor ghost. The slave chieftain designated the people without grain as those who did not plough the fields, had no grain, and did not settle at home, and wanted to flee from this place to another place, and decreed that the slave soldiers of the Eight Banners should regard the people without grain as cheap slaves, and should immediately arrest them and gather them in Hetuala. And on the 27th day of the first month of the 46th year of Wanli, the young and strong people who were sent from all over the country were compiled into the Eight Banners as slaves, and the women were matched with the savages as prostitutes, and the old and young were all killed, and the slaves were called to kill the poor ghosts. ”

"It has been reported that the slave chieftain Nurhachi issued an edict accusing the rich Han people of deliberately rioting and intercepting and killing the warriors of Jianzhou, and sent eight banner slave soldiers to check the money and grain of the Han people in Jianzhou. The edict decreed that the slaves of the Eight Banners should regard those who plot rebellion as enemies, and kill them and seize their wealth whenever they encounter, which is called killing the rich. Since then, the slaves have been rich in food and wages. ”

"It is reported that the slave chieftain Nurhachi issued an edict accusing the Han people of harboring spies, accepting Zafu, and defecting, and announcing that he would behead those who defected. Dispatch the Eight Banners Baylor and other chieftains to lead the soldiers and sweep the villages. The chiefs obeyed the order, went separately, and every time the village fort was met, they dismounted and killed the villagers, and the villages north of Shenyang were in ruins. ”

It is reported that at the beginning of the first month of the 45th year of Wanli, the slave chief Nurhachi issued the "Khan's Decree", ordering all the Han people who had not been killed to be subordinate to the Khan and Baylor, with thirteen dings and seven cattle per village, 100 acres of cultivated land, 80 days of Zhuang Ding for their own consumption, and 20 days for official endowment. After the Han people compiled Ding Lizhuang, the Jiannu was assigned to the slave chieftains above the Shiku, and the villages were all given to the villages. At this point, the system of the national dynasty was gone. The people of the Han family were all Zhuang Ding, had no freedom, and became slaves of the Tartars. ”

Emperor Wanli recalled in his mind all kinds of rules and regulations in several twists and turns, and only felt a monstrous hatred filling his chest. Emperor Wanli waved his hand violently and threw the fold on the table to the ground.

In the imperial study, the head of the cabinet, Fang Congzhe, the secretary of the military department, Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, and Li Linbin, the waiter of the military department, all bowed their heads and remained silent, for fear that one of them would accidentally touch the moldy head.

"The disaster of slave construction has been accomplished!" Emperor Wanli snorted violently, swept the teacup next to him to the ground, especially puzzled, pointed to Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department, and Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, and shouted: "When I was going to transfer troops to Liaodong two years ago, what did you say!" Now that Jiannu has become a monstrous disaster, my people in Liaodong are already worse than dead! ”

Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department, and Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, sweated on their foreheads, and quickly knelt on the ground and confessed again and again.

Emperor Wanli continued to roar angrily: "The atrocities of Jiannu mentioned in these recitals are simply the great shame and shame of my Ming Dynasty, and the remarks of Li Aiqing, the governor of Liaodong, are the blood and tears of my people in Liaodong!" It is the white bones of my Liaodong people! ”

Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, blamed himself and said: "Your Majesty is angry, the minister really underestimated Jiannu. Originally, the minister thought that the land of Jiannu was no more than 100 li, the people were only tens of thousands, and the soldiers were not more than tens of thousands, and at best they were just the likes of toast in the southwest, but there was no need to worry too much. Unexpectedly, it did tolerate a vicious wolf. The minister is willing to bear the responsibility for the crime, please punish Your Majesty. ”

Li Ruhua, the head of the household, also said: "Like Huang Shangshu, the minister also underestimated Jiannu and did not strive to send troops to exterminate it as soon as possible. The minister is willing to bear the responsibility with Huang Shangshu. ”

Fang Congzhe was very happy in his heart: "You two made a mistake in judgment on such a major matter, you deserve to be unlucky!" This time, you're planted, and it seems that I can consider considering the replacement candidates for the military department and the household department. ”

Listening to the words of the two, Emperor Wanli calmed down a little, as an emperor, the skills of the imperial ministers were naturally well understood. Glancing at Fang Congzhe, who bowed his head and was silent, Emperor Wanli said: "Message: Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department, and Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, are unclear and unreasonable, so that the government is unbalanced, and as for the dilemma. a fine of one year for military pay; Each of them pleaded guilty to observe the after-effects. ”

Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department, and Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, were excited when they heard this, and hurriedly bowed and thanked them.

The first assistant Fang Congzhe was also stunned for a moment, but then he understood, and he was a little lost in his heart.

The demeanor of several people fell into the eyes of Emperor Wanli without exception, and they sneered in their hearts and said: "Your business is finished, what should Jiannu do!" What about the people of Liaodong! What to do with the territory of thousands of miles in Liaodong! ”

Emperor Wanli looked at Fang Congzhe, who was looking down at the ants, and said angrily: "Fang Shoufu, what are the regulations of the cabinet!" ”

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has discussed: this matter of building slaves needs to be dispatched to Liaodong, with capable ministers as the Liaodong Economic Strategy to govern it, and then the generals will lead the troops to crusade against Jianzhou, and destroy it in one fell swoop."

"Where's the detailed statement? Can there be a candidate? ”

"This 。。。。。。" Fang Congzhe slowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of transferring troops and sending generals is within Huang Shangshu's business, and the specific candidates still need to be discussed with Huang Shangshu." ”

Emperor Wanli looked at Fang Congzhe, who was talking about the money, very annoyed, this Shoufu is a master who does not touch bad things and takes good things into his arms, and he is also good at party disputes. In an instant, Emperor Wanli had an impulse to change the head of the cabinet, but thinking that there was no suitable candidate in the court at present, he could only put it aside for the time being.

"Then we shall consult quickly, and within ten days I shall see the detailed instructions. At this critical time, Fang Ge Lao, you have to do your job well! Emperor Wanli glanced at Fang Congzhe and said coldly.

"Minister。。。。。。 The ruler will do his best to live up to the grace of God. ”

Ignoring Fang Congzhe, Emperor Wanli looked at Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, and asked, "Lord Li, mobilize a reinforcement army of 100,000 people to Liao, what can the household department bear?" ”

Li Ruhua's face was bitter, almost pleading: "Your Majesty, since the forty years of Wanli, the climate has been abnormal everywhere, and natural disasters and civil unrest in various provinces have continued, and money is needed everywhere. Now the household department is already unable to make ends meet, and in the past few years, it has been eating the old book, supporting it with the treasury silver accumulated in previous years, and it seems that it will not be able to support it. Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, and the cost of these 100,000 horses cannot be supported. ”

Emperor Wanli tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and asked, "How many people can be supported to go to Liao?" ”

"Up to 。。。。。。 A maximum of 30,000 horses, preferably from Shanxi, Shandong, Beizhili and other nearby provinces. ”

"How can that work!" Li Linbin, the squire of the military department, didn't care about any physique at this time, and shouted out directly: "Your Majesty, the minister has been to Hetuala, and he has seen the sharpness of the slave soldiers with his own eyes, and he must not underestimate the enemy." You must know that now Jiannu has 100,000 armor, and 30,000 reinforcements are not enough. ”

Emperor Wanli nodded and motioned for Li Linbin to continue.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Linbin continued: "Your Majesty, Fang Ge Lao, Huang Shangshu, Li Shangshu, in the opinion of Yichen, the ambition of Jiannu is not in Liaodong, but in the world. In Hetuala, the people who built slaves, men and women, old and young, were all ready to fight, and the slaves were using the lives of the whole clan to win the world! In addition, the children of Jiannu were taught archery and horse weapons from the age of seven, and those who were not skilled in martial arts and weapons were spurned by their clansmen and not close to their parents, and they would be severely punished. In this way, the Jiannu men and adults have already been elite soldiers, and there are 100,000 such soldiers and horses. Let me ask Master Li, is 30,000 reinforcements enough? Moreover, it is also inappropriate to transfer troops from Shanxi, Shandong, Beizhili and other nearby provinces, because the troops in the north have either been slack for a long time and cannot be used, or they are close to Mongolia and cannot be easily mobilized. When transferring troops from the south, it is best to have Zhejiang soldiers and Sichuan soldiers! ”

Emperor Wanli's face softened slightly after hearing this, and he said: "What Li Shilang said is true! ”

"This 。。。。。。 The household department really has no money. ”

"If you don't have any money, find a way to raise it, otherwise what's the use of your household!" Emperor Wanli scolded.

Li Ruhua had a bitter face and said, "Yes, the minister tried his best to raise it." ”

Emperor Wanli said: "Li Shilang, you and Fang Ge Lao and Huang Shangshu are planning to transfer troops together, and according to your opinion, you will mobilize a few elite troops from the south to Liao, and the remaining soldiers and horses will be dispatched from the north as appropriate. In addition, he gave an order to Liaodong Town: Before the reinforcements arrive in Liaodong, we must defend Liaodong and be sure to repel the plundering troops of Jiannu. ”

"Obey the order!" Fang Congzhe, the first assistant of the cabinet, Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Li Linbin, the squire of the Ministry of War, said.

As soon as the words fell, a eunuch was heard exclaiming outside the door: "Your Majesty! Liaodong thousands of miles urgent! Jiannu has raised troops! ”