Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 2 The two armies are fighting against the DPRK

Section 3: Secret War (1)

"Now that the household department of the imperial court is empty, it is no longer able to support the soldiers of the Hanwei army to continue to fight in Liaodong, and the military department and His Majesty's internal funds are also unable to make ends meet, so the cabinet chief assistant Ye Xianggao and the household department Shangshu Li Ruhua took the lead in the discussion, and many Donglin Party courtiers seconded the proposal, ready to ask His Majesty to withdraw the soldiers of the Hanwei army who fought in Liaodong, and the local soldiers in Liaodong will resist Jiannu. The courtiers were still debating this matter, and Lord Huang of the Ministry of War strongly opposed this proposal, and Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of Shang Shufang Bingbi, also tried his best to dissuade Ye Ge Lao and others, advocating the continuation of the war in Liaodong. At present, the two sides are in dispute, and they are gradually becoming a party dispute. ”

"In order to prevent His Majesty from approving the withdrawal of the army, so that General Liu's troops were caught off guard and the Liao army was lost, I hope that Lord Yuan and Lord Sun will make plans in advance, try to stabilize the defenders of Tongzhou Town, and at the same time raise as much grain and grass as possible, and prepare to receive the withdrawal of the army to the pass."

After reading the handwritten letter sent by Li Linbin, Yuan Mingxuan and Sun Yuanhua's mood was extremely heavy, and a sense of sadness suddenly came to their hearts.

Sun Yuanhua said sadly: "This is the pillar of the dynasty? This is Donglin Xianchen? A bunch of bastard stuff! The general town and tens of thousands of soldiers fought bloodily, sacrificing the lives of thousands of soldiers in exchange for a victory over a thousand mountains, which was worthy of the iron cavalry of Jiannu; Those high-ranking courtiers did not reward meritorious soldiers and did not compensate the souls of the martyrs, the first thing they thought of was to withdraw the army to conquer Liao? Those Donglin traitors who are full of morality and righteousness are not as good as Wei Zhongxian's eunuch! ”

Yuan Mingxuan was also so angry after reading the letter that he said, "Hmph! Those Donglin Party members are a group of people who have not achieved enough things and have more than enough failures, and it is a fool's dream to expect them to be rich and prosperous! It's just that I never expected them to be so bad! ”

"Lord Yuan, if it really doesn't work, let's mobilize soldiers and horses to go to the capital to admonish the soldiers! Let Your Majesty put all those traitors in prison for the country! ”

"Master Sun is cautious!" Yuan Mingxuan saw that Sun Yuanhua was so angry that he lost his mind, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Lord Sun, the little general has accumulated this foundation after a lot of hardships, you and I can't come nonsense!" ”

Sun Yuanhua woke up suddenly, confessed again and again with a face of shame, and said: "Yes, yes, Lord Yuan, don't blame, it's me who lost my words." It's just that how do we deal with the changes in the imperial court? ”

Yuan Mingxuan frowned and pondered, and said after a while: "Now that this is the case, we must prepare for the worst!" Lord Sun, you and Lord Chen (Chen Zitong) immediately check the treasury, gather all the grain accumulated in Tongzhou Town, and must raise enough food for the 60,000 army to need for a month within ten days; If there was not enough grain in the government treasury, people would be sent to various parts of Gyeonggi to buy it; If it's still not enough, even if you use the seeds for next year's spring planting, you have to make it up! Regardless of whether the troops are withdrawn or not, there must be no problems with the grain and grass of the tens of thousands of troops who have come to aid Liao, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

After hearing this, Sun Yuanhua only felt that Yuan Mingxuan's proposal was really a little crazy, but after thinking about it carefully, he could only act like this, as long as Liu Yunwei and tens of thousands of soldiers could be safe and sound, there would still be hope for everything.

"Good! I immediately went to Master Chen to discuss the details, and today I will mobilize people to start raising food. Sun Yuanhua thought for a while, and then said, "Lord Yuan, do you need to inform the little general?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan sighed and said: "Let's talk about it, if the imperial court really orders the withdrawal of the Liao army, tens of thousands of soldiers can be in a hurry, but the little general must not be chaotic!" The little general must be notified in advance, so that he can be mentally prepared! Don't worry, Master Sun, I will personally arrange this matter. ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded, and was about to go to arrange the collection of grain and grass, but was stopped by Yuan Mingxuan.

"Is there anything else going on with Lord Yuan?"

Yuan Mingxuan said: "There is one more thing, I am going to the capital tomorrow, and the affairs of Tongzhou Town will be troubled by Lord Sun." ”

Sun Yuanhua frowned, and then said, "Lord Yuan wants to go to Lord Shangshu Huang of the Ministry of War?" ”

"No, I'm going to meet Wei Zhongxian."

"What! What is Lord Yuan looking for Wei Zhongxian? Hasn't Lord Yuan always been very disgusted with the eunuchs? Sun Yuanhua said suspiciously.

Yuan Mingxuan smiled and said: "I really don't have a good impression of the eunuchs, but after the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong, Wei Zhongxian impressed me, and the actions of those so-called righteous men and gentlemen in the court made me very disappointed!" From this, I also remembered what the little general said, "

"What?"

"The little general once said to me: The human heart is the most difficult thing to see, and a person's good or bad has nothing to do with his identity, but only depends on the position of the human heart!"

Sun Yuanhua frowned and was silent, and only after a while did he raise his head and say, "The little general's words are not like what he can say at his age. ”

"That's natural." Yuan Mingxuan said with a smile: "Since the Battle of Salhu, the little general has experienced too many things, especially leading the soldiers of the Hanwei Army from north to south, from west to east, all the way to Tongzhou Town, which is not in vain, and the hardships experienced are enough to make people grow up. ”

"yes!"

Yuan Mingxuan continued: "So, I want to go and meet Wei Zhongxian for a while to see where his heart is in the matter of the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong!" I want to know whether Wei Zhongxian is a friend or an enemy in this matter alone. ”

At the same time, Ye Xianggao, who was on the way back to the capital, leaned on the comfortable carriage, his eyes were slightly open and he looked at the roof of the car, slightly distracted, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Ye Xianggao knocked on the car window, and a family member riding a horse lifted the curtain from the outside and asked, "My lord, what are your orders?" ”

Ye Xianggao said slowly: "Send someone to Tongzhou Town to inquire and see how much grain there is in the Hanwei Army, and how much grain there is in the Juntun and Mintun." After inquiring clearly, come back immediately and report it. Remember, don't be discovered by the people of Tongzhou Town. ”

"Don't worry, I'll arrange it." With that, the family member left the honor guard and left alone.

In the middle of the night, Ye Xianggao's guard of honor had just returned to the Ye Mansion, and at this time, dozens of people had gathered outside the Ye Mansion, and several cabinet ministers who had been waiting outside the door, Li Ruhua, the head of the household department, and the imperial history of the Imperial History Tower, dozens of courtiers rushed up and surrounded Ye Xianggao who got off the carriage.

"Elder Ye Ge, when will the Hanwei army withdraw! Time is running out! ”

"Elder Ge, the withdrawal of the army is a matter of the safety of the imperial court, if the Han Wei army does not withdraw, the imperial court will have no silver to help the victims! When the time comes, once the victims of the disaster in various places riot, who will bear the consequences? ”

"Elder Ge, the battle of Liaodong is extremely dangerous, if there is something wrong with the Han Wei army, how will the imperial court end? The Hanwei army must be withdrawn as soon as possible, and it cannot be delayed any longer! ”

Looking at the ministers around him, Ye Xianggao smiled and waved his hand, and said loudly: "It's so late, everyone has worked hard." Regarding the withdrawal of the Han Wei army, the old man has already prepared a recital and is preparing to play it to His Majesty. It's just that there are still many colleagues in the court who are resolutely opposed to this move, so the old man did not rush to hand over this recital, so as not to cause unnecessary controversy. ”

"Ge Lao, you can't get used to those guys who don't know what to do, who can have our Donglin gentleman care about the country!"

"Anyone who disagrees with the proposal to withdraw troops is all a traitor!"

"We are all gentlemen of Donglin, and our proposals are all propositions for the benefit of the country and the people, why do they disagree? Anyone who disagrees is a traitor! ”

Ye Xianggao waved his hand again, and said with a smile: "Okay, the old man knows that everyone is dedicated to the country and is the pillar of the dynasty. It's too late tonight, so the old man won't let everyone go in for tea. Early tomorrow morning, I beg everyone to work hard, mobilize their familiar colleagues, and either prepare a script on the withdrawal of the Hanwei army, or seconded the old man's excerpt. In this way, we can gather the strength of everyone to promote this matter as soon as possible, and not give those traitors the opportunity to bring disaster to the country and the people! ”

"That's right! Ge Lao is right. ”

"Just do it, I don't believe that our Zhengying Dynasty can't fight those traitors!"

Ye Xianggao looked at the people who were raising their arms and chanting slogans while returning home, and he was very proud in his heart, and said secretly: "It seems that there are still many hot-blooded men in my Donglin, the old man wants to see how Wei Zhongxian and Huang Jiashan refute the proposal of withdrawing troops from Liaodong!" ”

When everyone outside the door was almost gone, Ye Xianggao also turned around and walked into the mansion. However, what Ye Xianggao didn't expect was that not far from the gate of Ye Mansion, in a small alley in the dark, a thin black shadow flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, it blended into the dark night and was never seen again.

"Haha, it's getting more and more interesting." Wei Zhongxian wore a satin robe, sat on the soft couch and said, "Who went to find Ye Xianggao?" Have you read carefully? ”

"Qiqi factory father, the small ones have seen it clearly, this is the list, please take a look at the factory father." A thin eunuch respectfully handed over a piece of paper.

Wei Zhongxian took the list and glanced at it, and then said: "The miscellaneous family is worried that there is no vacancy in the court to arrange our own people, but I didn't expect these Donglin scholars to take the initiative to send the opportunity to the door, okay!" ”

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian threw the list on the ground and said, "Send more people to keep an eye on these people for the miscellaneous family." Also, from tomorrow onwards, all those who have had contact with these people will be given to the miscellaneous family, and no one can be spared! ”

"Don't worry, the small ones will do their errands."

"Well, let's go down."

After the little eunuch went out, Wei Zhongxian said with a sneer: "This time, the miscellaneous family will let these nerds see what will happen if they go against me Wei Zhongxian!" ”