Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter 2 The Jackal Tyranny, Burning the Beacon Smoke

Section 9 Internal Worries

At the beginning of September in the forty-fourth year of Wanli (the first year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), Jingshi.

Emperor Wanli has been in an extremely bad mood recently, the situation in Liaodong has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the former Liaodong Dragon and Tiger General Nurhachi no longer harassed and plundered in a small fight, but brazenly established a state in Hetuala at the beginning of the year to proclaim himself emperor. Since the victory of the three major expeditions, the dynasty has never lost face like this! Whenever he saw the twists and turns from Liaodong, Emperor Wanli felt that his cheeks were hot, and he seemed to have nowhere to vent his sullen breath in his heart.

On this day, Emperor Wanli, who had not been in the court for nearly 30 years, made an exception to convene an early dynasty.

Emperor Wanli came to the Taihe Hall in a dragon chariot, and slowly entered the hall with the support of the eunuch Bingbi. Emperor Wanli felt a faint pain in his legs between his steps, which further aggravated Emperor Wanli's bad mood.

(Emperor Wanli suffered from a very serious leg disease all year round, and he was in pain all year round, and he couldn't even get out of bed and walk for a while.) According to legend, Emperor Wanli did not go to court for 30 years, not because he deliberately neglected his government, but because he was riddled with illness. In addition, what is unexpected is that during the 30 years when Emperor Wanli was not in power, the Ming Dynasty was stable and the people were rich, and the Ming Dynasty's foreign wars ended in complete victory. ）

After two pillars of incense, Emperor Wanli sat on the dragon chair, and the eunuch on the side hurriedly came over to wipe the cold sweat on Emperor Wanli's forehead.

After a while, looking at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Emperor Wanli felt a little relieved: "Let's see how these courtiers deal with the affairs of Liaodong, I hope they can share my worries." ”

Emperor Wanli waved his hand gently, and the eunuch on the side sang loudly: "Go to court!" ”

A group of civil and military officers began to bow, and after a ritual, the officials began to play.

Emperor Wanli sat on the dragon chair, listening to the reports of the hundreds of officials in turn, and his mood did not improve but took a sharp turn. Since the beginning of the year, disasters have occurred all over the country, and border troubles have become more and more frequent, which makes Emperor Wanli very annoying.

"The minister's report: In the spring and March of the forty-fourth year, there was an eclipse of the sun. Yi You, give money to rise and other Jinshi and rank, poor background. ”

"Chen's report: It's spring, Jinei, Shandong, Henan, Huai, and Xu are hungry, and there is a difference in Zhenzhen."

"Chen's report: On the afternoon of April in the summer, Henan was robbed, please tell the division to suppress it."

"The minister's report: June Renyin, the Mongolian tribes of Hetao committed Yansui, and the chief military officer Du Wenhuan was the emperor, and asked the household department to pay food."

"Chen's report: Ding Mao, the river is decisive and auspicious, and the counties of Chen, Qi, Sui, and Zhe are immersed."

"Chen's report: In the autumn and July of Yiwei, the minister of Hetao, Ji Neng, committed Gaojiabao, and the general kingdom was defeated, please mobilize reinforcements to suppress it."

"Chen's report: It's the month, Shaanxi is drought, Jiangxi and Guangdong are flooded, Henan, Huai, Yang, Chang, and Zhen locusts are fighting, and thieves in Shandong are rising."

"Enough!" Emperor Wanli roared angrily, and the hall was silent in an instant, and the civil and military officials knew that the emperor was in a very bad mood, and they were all silent.

When the boredom in his heart subsided slightly, Emperor Wanli began to arrange countermeasures in the face of the urgency of the closure: "For disasters in various places, the Ministry of Households is ordered to allocate money and grain for relief, and the affected states, prefectures, and counties are exempted from a certain tax burden according to the degree of disaster, and the specific report is made by the Ministry of Households." ”

"Command!"

"The affairs of the Mongolian tribes violating the border will be arranged by the Ministry of War, and it must be made that the northern captives must not wreak havoc!"

"Command!"

"In the event of civil unrest, the military department must suppress and appease it, punish its chief offenders and backbones, appease and coerce the people, and stabilize the place as soon as possible."

"Command!"

After dealing with the government affairs of various places, it was already noon, and Emperor Wanli distributed meals in the main hall and continued to discuss the government affairs.

After lunch, Emperor Wanli said: "Fang Shoufu, as the first minister of the cabinet, do you have something to say about the construction of slaves in Liaodong?" ”

The first assistant of the cabinet said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has already discussed. ”

"Say."

"Your Majesty, the slave chief Nurha Chiyuan is my Ming Dragon and Tiger General, and he should serve the court and defend the land. Now they are torn apart and rebelled, and they are really heinous and ungrateful thieves, and they should be mobilized to fight against them. ”

"Where are the troops and horses to be sent? Is there enough money and food to pay? ”

"Your Majesty, then you have to ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households."

Emperor Wanli was displeased, so he looked at Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department, and Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, and the two glanced at each other, Huang Jiashan took the first step out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the construction of slaves is rampant, and the rebellion of the country is really a great crime, and it is a great crime to send troops to quell the rebellion." However, at present, Liaodong's military armament is relaxed, and the situation of town defense in all parts of the country is not optimistic. Therefore, the minister thought that he should first send someone to Hetuara to reprimand him, and at the same time ordered the Liaodong Metropolitan Division to strengthen the military equipment in case of emergency, and wait to see how the chief of Jiannu responded before making plans. ”

Li Ruhua, the head of the household department, also came out and said: "Your Majesty, Huang Shangshu's words are really the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country. Now that disasters are continuing in various localities, the tax burden has been seriously reduced, and the household departments have already been stretched thin, and in terms of finances and salaries alone, it is really not the time for war. ”

The first assistant party felt bitter from Zhe's heart: "You two are joining hands to dismantle my platform." ”

Before Fang Congzhe could speak again, Emperor Wanli said: "I know that what Huang Shangshu and Li Shangshu said is the truth, but I have never lost land in the more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The first assistant Fang heard the voice of Emperor Wanli from Zhe: "The emperor knows that the dynasty is difficult and he can't mobilize heavy troops to fight in a short time, so he wants to deal a blow to Jiannu in other aspects?" So he said: "Your Majesty, what Huang Shangshu and Li Shangshu said is indeed reasonable, and the minister really didn't think it through before." ”

"It's okay, I don't know if Fang Shoufu can have other regulations?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers think: first, at the request of Huang Shangshu, send a messenger to Hetuara to reprimand the slave chieftain, observe his mind, and reprimand his evil deeds; Second, Liaodong should be strengthened to prevent the construction of slaves; Third, it is necessary to step up the collection of military spending, select elite soldiers and strong generals from all over the country, and make preparations for the crusade in Liao; Fourth, the Liaodong horse market should be closed and its tribute should be cut off, so that its goods and goods should be cut off and it would be difficult to survive on its own. ”

Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, saw Fang Congzhe talking about it, and disdainful in his heart: "It is worthy of being the first and auxiliary minister of the cabinet, and no one can surpass the ability to speculate on the holy will and see the wind and steer the rudder." ”

After listening to Fang Congzhe's words, Emperor Wanli asked: "What are the opinions of the ministers on the other side's words?" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"As it should be."

Seeing that the courtiers all agreed with Fang Congzhe's opinion, Emperor Wanli asked again: "Then who can go to Hetuara for Qincha?" ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, Li Linbin, the squire of the military department, knows the military affairs, has courage, is upright, and can be a messenger. ”

Emperor Wanli nodded, and seeing that the ministers had no opinions, he issued an order to carry it out.

Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, came out again and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the strengthening of the military garrison in Liaodong, the minister has an article to say. ”

"Huang Shangshu, please speak."

"Your Majesty, yesterday the minister received a report from Liu Ling, the deputy general soldier of Liaodong (that is, the general army of Liaoyang), requesting that when he was appointed as the general army of Sichuan, the old Sichuan soldiers trained by him be transferred to Liaoyang to be stationed in Liaoyang to guard against Jiannu."

Emperor Wanli was a little moved: "Liu Ling? When the tiger general of the world, if he only mobilizes Sichuan troops to Liao, it can not only strengthen the defense of Liaodong, but also not overwhelm the finances, which is feasible! ”

Then he asked: "Li Shangshu, if only Sichuan troops are mobilized to Liao, can the required food and salary be supported by the Ministry of Households?" ”

Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the household department can raise it." ”

"Okay."

Who knew that at this time, Fang Congzhe came out again and said: "Your Majesty, no!" ”

Emperor Wanli frowned, a little displeased, and asked, "Fang Shoufu, why not?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old general Liu Ling bravely crowned the three armies, and the ministers have always respected him very much, but his request to transfer Sichuan troops to Liao is really inappropriate. The old general Liu Ling was originally the deputy general of Liaodong, if you add the Sichuan soldiers, its strength has exceeded that of Zhang Chengyin, the general army of Liaodong. ”

Emperor Wanli pondered, and after a while, he said: "Spread the decree, Liu Ling, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, is loyal to the country, and will reward him with one hundred taels of silver as a reward, so that he can rectify the soldiers and horses of the department to guard against Jiannu. The mobilization of Sichuan troops requested by him was not allowed. ”

"Yes."

Liaoyang General Military Office.

Liu Ling sat in the flower room and closed his eyes to recuperate, and the afternoon sun spilled into the room, warm and comfortable.

But at this time, Liu Ling didn't feel the warmth of summer, Liu Zhao was reading a few letters on the side, and there was a haze between his eyebrows.

After a while, Liu Zhao put down the letter and said: "Father, the situation is not good, how can the think tank of the DPRK and China be so confused!" Why don't Lord Huang fight for it on the basis of reason! ”

"Humph! Brains? A bunch of fools vying for fame and fortune! ”

"But the situation in Liaodong is like this, it is a logical move to mobilize Sichuan troops to Liao, but the DPRK and China do not agree?!"

Liu Ling sighed, took a letter and shook it, and said: "Zhao'er, what our father and son are thinking about is how to defend Liaodong and how to defend the territory of the Han family; Those adults in the DPRK and China are not only thinking about this, they also have to think about balance! ”

Liu Zhao picked up the remaining two letters and said: "Father, this is a secret letter from Yuan Mingxuan, which has confirmed that the previous wild boar skin summoned the banner owners with the intention of being unfavorable to the country, and Jiannu has already set a strategy for going south, and it is only a matter of time before the war starts." ”

"This letter was sent by Yunwei. Yunwei inspected the Liaoyang garrison, and the battalions were generally understaffed and demoralized, with a shortage of weapons and horses, and insufficient food and wages; In the entire Liaoyang, in addition to Yunwei's department, there are also the battalions directly under you, and there are almost no available soldiers! ”

"I know it all."

The more Liu Zhao said, the more anxious he became: "Father, then go up again, I don't know about Guangning, and it's not much worse if I think about it, with the current military equipment in Liaodong, it is impossible to resist the construction of slaves!" ”

Liu Ling didn't say anything, silently looked at the flowers blooming in the room, and sighed slightly.

Liu Zhao was already impatient in his heart, and when he saw Liu Ling like this, he was even more surprised, you must know that Liu Ling is a veteran general who has experienced the three major expeditions of this dynasty, what world has never seen it, what strong enemy has not been beaten, and he is so out of shape today?

"Father?"

Liu Ling came back to his senses and said, "From today onwards, you and Yunwei will comprehensively rectify the defense of Liaoyang. ”

"Yes. However, one day, ......" Liu Zhao paused and continued: "If the war starts one day......

Liu Ling thought about his past, thought about his half of his life, from Sichuan to North Korea, fought thousands of miles, and now he has entered his twilight years and met a strong enemy, and the haze in his heart has all dissipated, and there is a surge of fighting spirit and blood!

"As soon as the battle starts, our generation will fight to the death!"

"If you are born, you will be Chinese, and if you die, you will be bright, and you will be heavy, and seven feet will be light!"