Chapter 783: The Three Divisions of Datong
The purpose of the establishment of the Wuchuan Town Guard Mansion is the same, the establishment of the Tumen Town Guard Mansion can divide the monolithic forces of Dongjiang Town, and secondly, it can drive another nail in the rear of the Jianyu.
If the existence of Dongjiang Town is a big problem for the Jin State after the establishment of the captivity, then the Tumen River Estuary falling into the hands of the Ming army is a real worry.
In the process of rewarding the knighthood this time, Shang Kexi and his brother Mao Kejin led a cavalry to break into the hinterland of Jianyu, burned Hetuala, and also took away Feiyangguo, the youngest son of Nuer Hachi.
Such a feat is comparable to Mao Wenlong's feat of leading a lone army deep behind enemy lines!
Because of such a feat, Mao Wenlong jumped from a guerrilla to the high position of the general army of Dongjiang Town, which can be regarded as a step to the sky.
Now, Shang Kexi has performed a similar miracle and brought back an important hostage.
Although this Fei Yangguo is still on the way to Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen has not yet seen him, this credit has been confirmed by Mao Wenlong, Chu Xianxian, Zhang Guoyuan and others through different channels, and it is already certain.
For such a merit, just to give Shang Kexi a first-class viscount, to his brother who died in battle, that is, Shang Kejin who restored his original surname, and the honor of a general Kelu, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was not enough.
Shang Kexi, of course, doesn't have much desire to serve the country.
This figure who took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history and was crowned king by the Manchus not long after, no matter which side he was on, what he wanted was nothing more than high-ranking officials, glory and wealth, at best, he was only a meritorious person and a name for posterity.
Naturally, the treatment of such a person cannot be the same as the treatment of loyal ministers and righteous people.
It's not that you have to get used to them, but you have to know what they really want.
If you want to be rich, give him rich, and if you want power, give him power, as long as he can use it for himself.
It was for this consideration that the Douman River was renamed the Tumen River according to the name of later generations, and the city of Odori on the south bank of the Tumen River was renamed Tumen, and the Tumen Town Guard Mansion was set up here, and then Shang Kexi was appointed as the Tumen Town Guard.
Of course, if Shang Kexi hadn't killed Hetuala, and hadn't killed those direct or branch clans of the Houjin Kingdom who stayed behind in Hetuala, then Emperor Chongzhen would definitely not do it.
After all, this Shang Kexi has an ugly history of defecting to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and being willing to be a Manchu eagle dog and slaughtering Han compatriots.
But if there is anyone available, they will not choose him.
Even if he has made great contributions, he will be transferred to the northwest or southwest, a place far away from the Jin State after the establishment of the captivity, so as not to repeat history.
However, in this life, among the young generals in Dongjiang Town today, if you want to say who is the least likely to surrender to the Jurchens, then Shang Kexi and Ban Zhifu may have to be ranked first.
The Liu Xingzuo brothers are unlikely, after all, these brothers betrayed the Jin State first, and then conspired to kill a large number of Jianguo armored Jurchens, and Liu Xingzhi even cut off Azig's head with his own hands.
After doing such a thing, it is basically impossible to go back.
And this is also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen made Liu Xingzuo the Bo of Pyongyang, so that he was located between Donggang Town and the Korean State to develop his strength.
The stronger Pyongyang's Bo Liu Xingzuo's strength, the more peaceful Anton Hou Mao Wenlong will be.
And the more Mao Wenlong is divided, the more Pyongyang Bo Liu Xingzuo will not dare to have different intentions.
As for today's North Korea, it is even more so, if there is no protection from the Ming court, I am afraid that in the end they will be eaten by Mao Wenlong or Liu Xingzuo.
In addition to these mutually restrictive figures, the one who is least likely to surrender to the Jin State after the capture of the country is probably Shang Kexi.
Even if Huang Taiji, who is hypocritically benevolent and hypocritical, doesn't care about Shang Kexi's burning of Hetuala and killing the Houjin clan, can the other sons and grandsons of Daishan, Mang Gurtai, Abatai, and so on, who are wild boar skins, be able to bypass him?
Even if these people all obeyed Huang Taiji's orders and didn't settle this old account with him, would Shang Kexi, Ban Zhifu, and the soldiers who followed them to attack the hinterland of Jianyu believe that Huang Taiji and the others were open-minded and magnanimous?
Therefore, in this life, when Shang Kexi and others fled back from Hetuala after nine deaths, now Emperor Chongzhen is the most reassuring person for the generals in Dongjiang Town, among the most reassuring people, there are Shang Kexi and Ban Zhifu.
As a result, in this post-war arrangement, Shang Kexi, who originally belonged to the deputy general of the front road of Dongjiang Town, was not only awarded the hereditary title of first-class viscount, but also became the commander of the Tumen town guard and the chief military officer of the front road of Dongjiang Town.
The first-class viscount does not sound as illustrious as the earl and marquis, but after careful calculation, even if it is reduced to hereditary rank, Shang Kexi's credit this time can also ensure that his descendants and descendants can enjoy the worldly lordship of the imperial court.
As for Mao Chenglu, the original chief military officer of the front road of Dongjiang Town, while being awarded the title of first-class viscount, he was reappointed as the chief military officer of the left road of Dongjiang Town, and still lived in Andong City and led the post of guard of Andong Town.
Qu Chengen, the chief military officer of the left road of Dongjiang Town, was promoted to the deputy commander of Dongjiang Town because of his efforts to respond to Li Xin and others going north, and still led his troops to garrison the eastern coast and islands of the Liaodong Peninsula.
Ban Zhifu, a young general born in the third phase of the Wutang Artillery Department, after this battle, also promoted from Shang Kexi's battalion to the general of the Tumen Town Guard, and also won the title of first-class baron of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop with a little-known little person.
Although before this, Ban Zhifu, who was born in a family of Han refugees in Liaodong, and his family, by virtue of his connections in the army, had already occupied hundreds of acres of Chaoren farmland within the jurisdiction of Andong Town.
But there is no such thing as land, especially farmland that can be cultivated for food, and no one can have too much.
Especially Shang Kexi, Ban Zhifu, etc., the children of refugees from Liaodong who have lost their homeland and land have an obsession with land that others can't understand.
Under such circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen was not worried at all that Shang Kexi and the others would become white-eyed wolves who could not be fed.
Of course, in addition to the establishment of these four new town guards, after this big reward, Emperor Chongzhen not only made the arrangement that Jizhou Town as a whole moved north to defend Rehe Fort, and changed it to Rehe Town, but also made similar arrangements for Xuanfu Town and Datong Town.
First of all, after Ma Shiying was promoted to the newly established governor of Rehe, the Datong Governor was transferred to the post of Datong prefect according to the imperial Shi Ding Qirui.
Sun Juxiang's younger brother Sun Dingxiang was demoted from the high position of the right deputy capital of the Inspectorate to serve as the imperial history of Datong and took over Ding Qirui's position.
It stands to reason that Datong administratively belongs to Shanxi, and according to the principle of recusal of officials in the Ming Dynasty, Sun Dingxiang, who was born in Shanxi, should not serve as the imperial history of Datong.
But this time, after Emperor Chongzhen's resolute arrangement, there is no such problem.
Because in the decree issued by Emperor Chongzhen to the governor of Xuanda, the governor of Datong and the minister of military aircraft Li Banghua, he clearly ordered Zu Dashou to lead the cavalry of the border army of Datong Town to take over everything in the naturalization city from Wang Guoliang, the chief military officer of Shanxi Town, on the way to evacuate the Hetao, and then garrison the surrounding area of the naturalization city.
At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also abolished the Shanxi Xingdu Division established in Datong, and formally established the Datong Command Envoy, and Zhang Quanchang, the deputy chief soldier of Datong Town, was reappointed as the commander of the Datong Commanding Mission.
As for the garrison of the command envoy of Datong, Emperor Chongzhen explicitly ordered it to be set up in Jining Fort outside the border of Datong, and specially organized and managed the fort of the frontier guard and the military tun outside the border.
In addition, Datong also officially separated from Shanxi and became a province with equal status with Shanxi, and set up the Datong Chengxuan Political Envoy Department and the Sentencing Envoy Department in Datong City.
He was promoted to the political envoy of Datong Cheng by the right of Shaanxi to participate in political affairs and state affairs, and Liu Hongxun, the man of the year in the Beijing court, was appointed as the procurator of Datong.
Zhan Shifu was an auxiliary minister of the East Palace established by the imperial court.
However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not have a crown prince, so he didn't need the Zhan Shifu's set of civil officials in the East Palace, and it was indeed asking for trouble if he kept Liu Hongxun, a cannon who likes to do things.
Originally, in history, Liu Hongxun was also driven out of the court by Emperor Chongzhen, who could not stand him, and rushed to the border of Daibei, and died of illness in the border garrison a few years later.
But in that life, he was reported because he scolded Emperor Chongzhen for being a doll who didn't understand anything, and then he was driven away by the emperor for asking for his crimes.
This time is different, from Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi to a provincial probation envoy, it can be regarded as a kind of promotion.
However, the result is the same, whether it is promoted or degraded, as long as these suspected Donglin Party members or fellow travelers suspected of Donglin Party are taken away and leave the Jingshi court, then they will not play a role.