Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 4 Recruiting Troops and Gathering Strength

Section 13 Quelling the Rebellion in the South

Wei Zhongxian, supported by the two little eunuchs, slowly stepped off the luxurious frame, then looked at the crowd around him who came to greet him, with a gloomy smile on his face, and said softly: "Oh, why is General Liu still here in person?" The miscellaneous family can't afford it, haha. ”

Liu Yunwei also smiled, led everyone to greet him, and said after giving a salute: "Gonggong Wei personally came to my Tongzhou Town to announce the decree, which can be said to be a high level of hard work, and Yunwei should come to greet him." ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei introduced the generals and shogunate governors behind him to Wei Zhongxian one by one, and everyone also saluted.

After that, Liu Yunwei said: "Father-in-law Wei, let's go into the city, and after I wait for the incense to be burned, I can kneel to accept the holy decree." ”

"Okay, let's go into town."

General Soldier's Palace, Council Hall.

Above the lobby, Liu Yunwei led a group of civil and military generals in Tongzhou Town to kneel respectfully aside, while Wei Zhongxian stood on the top and recited the holy decree aloud, saying:

"Fengtian carries the emperor, summons and says: The emperor and the emperor take advantage of the will of the sky, and support all the people to guard China, is to purge the sea and the admiration of all countries. However, now there are Sichuan Yongning Xuanfu envoy Hao Chongming, Guizhou Xuanwei Division and Zhian Bangyan gathered people to rebel, gathered jackals of violent soldiers, harmed the gentle people, hundreds of thousands of rebels raged in the four provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guizhou, trying to tear the southwest, it is really a big rebellion!

Every time I heard about the atrocities of the rebels, I was particularly angry, and it was even more sad to hear about the suffering of the people, so I ordered Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, to reorganize the army on the same day, and lead the Hanwei army of 100,000 tigers to the south to quell the chaos within three months. On the day when the elite of the Han Wei army can conquer everything and look at it, the emperor will raise the prestige of the emperor and the country, save the people of Qianshou, and the day when the general returns victorious, I should beat the drum for the soldiers of the army to celebrate. Expectation! Hope for it! Chin this! ”

After Wei Zhongxian finished reciting, he handed over the holy decree to Liu Yunwei, and then said, "Liu Zongbing, did you hear it?" Your Majesty is very concerned about the battle in the southwest, and is also very eager to receive the good news as soon as possible. ”

Liu Yunwei took the holy decree, got up and said: "Please report to Your Majesty after Gonggong Wei goes back, Yunwei and the soldiers of the Han Wei Army will definitely move forward with all their might, exterminate the rebellion of luxury and peace as soon as possible, and never disappoint Your Majesty's high hopes!" ”

"Good! So the miscellaneous family is relieved. Wei Zhongxian smiled and continued: "By the way, it's noon now, I wonder if the miscellaneous family can ask for a glass of water and wine here from Mr. Liu?" Ha ha. ”

Liu Yunwei was slightly stunned, and then immediately said with a smile: "Where is Father-in-law Wei, Yunwei has already prepared a banquet and invited Father-in-law Wei to appreciate it." ”

"Haha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say."

Liu Yunwei chatted with Wei Zhongxian in the lobby for a while, while Lu Ying slipped out quietly and hurriedly sent someone to prepare a sumptuous banquet and a ceremony of two thousand taels of silver (that is, the hardship fee).

After a while, Liu Yunwei saw Lu Ying quietly come back and nodded to himself, so he invited Wei Zhongxian to the side hall for a banquet, accompanied by Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, and Lu Ying.

After taking the seat, Liu Yunwei, Lu Ying, Yuan Mingxuan, and Sun Yuanhua praised Wei Zhongxian vigorously and kept toasting attentively. Although everyone was very disgusted with complimenting a powerful eunuch in the government and the opposition, everyone also understood in their hearts that they must have a good relationship with Wei Zhongxian now, after all, after the army went out, a series of things such as money and food supplies had to rely on Wei Zhongxian to ensure it.

After drinking for a while, Wei Zhongxian said with a slightly red face: "Okay, Mr. Liu, everyone, we have also drunk wine and eaten food, and it is time to talk about business." ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Please also ask Gonggong Wei to teach me." ”

"Don't dare to teach." Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Mr. Liu and you all know that the miscellaneous family is in charge of the Dongchang and Jinyiwei of the imperial court, if you want to talk about this intelligence matter, the miscellaneous family claims to be the second, and I am afraid that no one in the Ming Dynasty will dare to say the first." Today, the miscellaneous family will talk to General Liu about the southwest rebels, but no one in the DPRK knows more about it than the miscellaneous family, haha. ”

Liu Yunwei was slightly stunned, and said secretly in his heart: "Wei Zhongxian is here to help me?" ”

"Father-in-law Wei is really righteous, Yun Wei is here to thank Father-in-law Wei."

Wei Zhongxian laughed treacherously and said: "The miscellaneous family said that the miscellaneous family doesn't want our Daming to make any trouble, because only when the world is peaceful, can the miscellaneous family enjoy the glory and wealth in peace and stability." Therefore, the miscellaneous family is looking forward to General Liu to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. ”

"Father-in-law, don't worry, Yunwei will do his best!"

Wei Zhongxian nodded and said, "Okay, let's get down to business." Liu Zongbing, the rebels in the southwest are not easy to deal with, the soldiers under Hao Chongming and An Bangyan are all Tusi soldiers in the southwest, all of them are Nanban, these rebel soldiers are very fierce, and they are very strong, and they are very good at sneak attacks and night battles. According to the spies' report, the troops under Yu Chongming were the largest, with 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, and An Bangyan also had about 50,000 in his hands. Now, the rebels have been divided into two routes, and the main army led by Yu Chongming is attacking the entire territory of Sichuan, and has already advanced to Chengdu, and several partial divisions are wreaking havoc in Yunnan; And An Bangyan's main army is attacking all parts of Guizhou, and the partial divisions sent are running rampant in Guangxi. Liu Zongbing, the current situation in the southwest is very bad, once the imperial army cannot quell the rebellion as soon as possible, and let the rebels gain a firm foothold in the southwest, it will be a matter of time before the four southwestern provinces are lost, and then the southwest of the luxury Chongming and An Bangyan will be the second Jiannu! ”

Liu Yunwei, Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, and Lu Ying were all stunned after hearing this, everyone never expected that the situation of the southwest rebellion would be so grim, and the entire southwest would be a pot of porridge. Especially when Liu Yunwei heard that Yu Chongming was leading the main force under his command to enter Chengdu, he was extremely anxious in his heart, and he couldn't wait to fly to Chengdu immediately!

"General Liu Bing, you also know the general situation of the southwest rebellion now, to be honest, how sure is Liu Zongbing that he will win?"

"Father-in-law Wei, Yunwei is sure of victory! There are just two things, Yun Wei needs to confirm with Grandpa Wei. ”

"Those two things?"

"First, can I have enough money and food for the counterinsurgency army?"

"The miscellaneous family has raised enough money and grain, and now the imperial court has levied commercial taxes and mining taxes, and the treasury is still full, so General Liu doesn't have to worry about this. What's the other thing? ”

Liu Yunwei said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, does Yunwei need to obey the command of the governors of the southwest provinces about the rebellion in the southwest?" Or can the 100,000 army under Yun Wei act arbitrarily? I'm not afraid of my father-in-law's blame, Yun Wei is just a town commander, and the four provincial generals are not something I can afford to provoke, if everyone comes to command my Hanwei soldiers, then this battle will not have to be fought, Yun Wei doesn't want Xiong Tingbi's matter to happen to the Hanwei soldiers again! ”

Wei Zhongxian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, frowned and thought about it, and then said: "This is the fault of the miscellaneous family, and he didn't even think of this in advance. In this way, although Liu Zongbing sent troops south on time, the miscellaneous family returned to the capital and suggested to His Majesty that Liu Zongbing be granted the exclusive right to conquer and suppress the rebellion in the southwest! ”

Liu Yunwei was overjoyed when he heard this, and the problem he was most worried about was solved!

"Thank you, Grandpa Wei!"

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "It's okay! However, the miscellaneous family also has one thing, which needs Liu Zongbing's help. ”

"Oh?" Liu Yunwei looked at Wei Zhongxian with some surprise and asked, "Father-in-law, please speak?" ”

"I heard that those southwest toasts are all rich and rival countries, and this time to raise money and grain for the national treasury, the miscellaneous family has not bothered much, haha." After speaking, Wei Zhongxian stared at Liu Yunwei, and then continued: "General Liu is very brave, and the soldiers of the Hanwei army are also the elite of the world, and the miscellaneous family has no doubts about quelling the rebellion. It's just that after the rebellion was quelled, the baggage captured by General Liu was ...... Ha ha. ”

Liu Yunwei pondered for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "Haha, what else should Yunwei do?" After our Hanwei army quelled the rebellion, the seized money and grain Yunwei will be properly disposed of, and when the time comes, it will be handed over to the imperial treasury fifty percent, Wei Gonggong two percent, and the remaining three will reward the meritorious soldiers of the Hanwei army. I don't know how to deal with it, is Grandpa Wei still satisfied? ”

"Haha, since that's the case, then the miscellaneous family will leave first, although General Liu can rest assured about the matter of requisitioning and suppressing dictatorship, in five days at most, General Liu will be able to receive an official letter from the Ministry of War!"

After sending Wei Zhongxian away, Liu Yunwei summoned all the generals and officials of the Han Wei Army, as well as all the governors of the shogunate, to the council hall to listen to the order.

After everyone arrived, Liu Yunwei announced in public that the Hanwei army would be mobilized from now on, and the shogunate of Tongzhou Town would begin to allocate troops and money and food from now on.

Liu Yunwei said: "In this battle, my Hanwei army will send 100,000 troops to conquer the southwest rebels, and the required troops, money and food are very huge. Governor Sun and Governor Chen, I will give you five days, and after five days, the materials needed for the army must be complete! ”

Sun Yuanhua and Chen Zitong led the order in unison.

Then, Liu Yunwei continued: "In addition, the Suppression Division and the Planning Department are still on the expedition with the army, and the Investigation Department continues to pay close attention to the situation in Liaodong and deliver news at any time. At the same time, after I set out on the expedition, the affairs of Tongzhou Town will be handled by Lord Yuan. ”

Yuan Mingxuan, Zhou Tianyi, and Hu Kun also received orders in unison.

Finally, Liu Yunwei looked at the generals present and said: "This battle is related to the stability of the southwest of the country and the fortune of the Ming Dynasty!" I decided that the whole army of the Hanwei Army will be dispatched, and the pacesetter battalion and the eight major war barracks will begin to assemble from now on, and five days later, when the army is fully loaded, and the whole army of 100,000 soldiers will swear to march under the city of Tongzhou! ”