The yamen of the governor of Denglai is probably the most dilapidated of all the governor's yamen of the Ming Dynasty. Because Dengzhou Mansion is an unsafe place, there are wars from time to time, and there are Tartars outside, so the successive governors of Denglai will not repair it, as long as it can barely live in people.

The person who served as the governor of Denglai regarded this position more as a passing stop to improve the rank. Once the grade is raised, it is necessary to find a way to transfer it out immediately. None of the successive governors of Denglai has served for more than two years. The shortest is even as little as seven months.

At this moment, in the meeting hall of the Governor of Denglai's yamen, there were several people sitting and discussing things. Sitting on the top of the right is naturally Yang Wenyue, the governor of Denglai. He is the highest-ranking official in the Denglai area, and the top military and political leader. Sitting at the top of the left is Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, the second-in-command of the Ming army in the Denglai area...... Which is the number one? Yang Wenyue, of course. Although Liu Zeqing was the chief soldier of the first rank and the highest official position of the military attaché, he had to be restrained by Yang Wenyue, who only had the third grade.

At the bottom of the right, it is Zeng Hualong, the governor of Dengzhou Prefecture. He was very old, mentally poor, and always seemed a little lethargic. Accidentally, there is saliva hanging down at the corner of the mouth. Next, it is Sun Zhiqi, the governor of Laizhou Prefecture. He was in good spirits and in good spirits. It's a pity that because of some things before, he is not very popular in the eyes of his colleagues. At this time, in order to avoid arousing everyone's disgust, I can only sit quietly.

At the bottom of the left, is Du Shengyuan, the general of Dengzhou, who is a dark-skinned man with a fierce expression. Du Shengyuan kept clenching his fists, as if he was holding the ticket to victory. Next, it is Dengzhou guerrilla Song Degang. His expression was a little complicated, a little expectant, but also a little uneasy.

The topic of discussion was, of course, the issue of recovering Tayokoshima.

After Song Degang returned to Dengzhou Mansion, he immediately reported to Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier.

Liu Zeqing was really interested, and praised Song Degang on the spot for his flexible brain and foresight. Liu Zeqing had such a reaction, which was completely expected by Song Degang. Liu Zeqing is the chief soldier of Shandong, directly responsible for military affairs, and there are Tartars in Shandong, and the clean-up is not effective, so he is the first to be held accountable, and he must be the chief soldier. Once this rotten sore is exposed, the matter will make a big fuss, and the person who is most likely to be directly asked and beheaded is also him, the chief military officer.

A few decades ago, the chief military officer was a great position, and there was not necessarily a chief military officer in a province. During the Wanli period, there was only one general in Shandong, not even a deputy general soldier. However, by the seventh year of Chongzhen, there were already many chief military officers. Not to mention the bunch of general military officers responsible for suppressing the civil unrest in Shaanxi, there are three general soldiers in Shandong alone. Their titles are all Shandong General Soldiers, in charge of various places. Liu Zeqing is in charge of Denglai Second Mansion. The islands where the Tartars appear are all under the jurisdiction of the Second Mansion of Denglai, who are you responsible if you don't hold them accountable?

Liu Zeqing immediately reported to Yang Wenyue, the governor of Denglai.

Yang Wenyue was really interested.

In case Tian Yokoshima's pustule is punctured, he will not escape the fate of going to prison. Compared with a military general like Liu Zeqing, when a civilian official encounters Jinyiwei, he is even weaker and powerless, and can only be captured passively. The generals still have a chance to resist. Like a veteran like Zuo Liangyu, there are hundreds of soldiers around him, even if he makes a mistake, Jinyiwei does not dare to arrest people, and the court does not dare to reprimand Zuo Liangyu, for fear of pushing him to the side of the rebel army.

Speaking of which, Liu Zeqing also has hundreds of family members, and if he is ruthless, Jinyiwei will not dare to do anything. Outsiders think that Jinyiwei is very scary, and he can arrest and kill people at will, but in fact, Jinyiwei is also a human being, and he is also afraid of death. It is okay to arrest civil officials, often at this time, it is the time when they are the most majestic, but when it comes to catching military generals, and it is a military general with a large number of families around him, Jinyiwei will cringe.

For another example, when Li Chengliang was alive, Jinyiwei was in his territory, and he didn't dare to put a fart. The reason is very simple, Li Chengliang has 8,000 families in his hands. The entire Jinyi Guard, 30,000 or 40,000 people, is not enough for these 8,000 families to stuff their teeth. If you really want to talk about war, Jinyiwei is a complete layman. Dongchang is similar to Jinyiwei, that is, bullying and bullying civilian officials, and for military generals, they dare not wipe their edges.

Therefore, there was a very strange phenomenon in the Ming Dynasty: the status of civil officials was very high, but their lives were never guaranteed, and they were killed and their homes were raided at every turn, even Zhang Juzheng was no exception. The status of military generals is very low, and a general soldier of the first rank has to bow down to a military officer of the fifth grade, but the general soldiers who are arrested and killed are very few.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Zhang Honggong, the chief soldier of Shanxi, was killed because he was on the territory of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division. If it was an acre and three points of land in Shanxi, who would dare to kill him? Yuan Chonghuan, who was stunned, rashly killed Mao Wenlong, the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, and ended up being sent to the guillotine.

This strange phenomenon is even more obvious in the Central Plains battlefield. Due to the ineffective suppression of the rebel army, the governors, prime ministers, and governors above were constantly arrested and imprisoned, including Yang He, Chen Qiyu, Xiong Wencan and others. The general soldiers below, but always fine. On the contrary, the imperial court also continued to reward these chief military officers. Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, Zuo Guangxian and other general soldiers didn't know how nourishing Xiao Yuezi was.

…… Far from it.

The opportunity must not be lost, and it will not come again, Yang Wenyue immediately summoned the civil and military officials under his command to the conference hall to discuss.

"At that time, Xia Guan led the army to Aoshan City...... Basically, that's it. ”

Dengzhou guerrilla Song Degang first elaborated on the deal he reached with Zhang Zhun.

As for the stake, he believes there is no need to elaborate on it. Everyone present is a human spirit, and they naturally eat the marrow and know the taste, and carefully weigh it. Generally speaking, this deal has great benefits for everyone here, and they have no reason to oppose it.

"Song Guerrilla's proposal is very good, we will go to the state capital and fully support it."

Sure enough, Zeng Hualong took the lead in expressing his attitude.

Zeng Hualong, the governor of Dengzhou Prefecture, was an old man at the time of Sun Yuanhua, and he stayed in the position of the governor of Dengzhou Prefecture for six years. When Kong Youde was in rebellion, he was detained. Kong Youde tried to coerce him to join him in the Tartars, but he resolutely refused to go with Kong Youde. In the end, Kong Youde remembered the old love and let him go. Later, the original circumstances of the matter were basically investigated, and he was still reinstated and continued to serve as the prefect.

Regarding the extermination of the Tartars on Tianheng Island, Zeng Hualong was naturally the first to agree. No matter how Zhang Zhun made trouble, it was all on the territory of Laizhou Mansion. The Tartars of Tianheng Island and the burning of Laiyang City are under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou Prefecture. The matter of the Tartars burning Laiyang City was temporarily suppressed, and the emperor did not know. If the emperor knew, it might cause an uproar, and what awaited him would definitely be the fate of being arrested and imprisoned.

In recent years, there have been a lot of scholars, scholars, governors, and the like in prison, not to mention a small prefect? Even, there is no need to be arrested and imprisoned, it is possible for Jinyiwei to come directly with the holy decree to behead the public. If you want to eliminate the danger of being arrested and imprisoned or beheaded in public, the only way to cut off the poisonous sore of Tian Hengdao is to cut off the sore as soon as possible.

"Humble is also in favor of it."

For a moment, Sun Zhiqi also agreed.

In the final analysis, Tianheng Island is under the jurisdiction of the Laizhou Prefecture. If this poisonous sore is not cut off as soon as possible, it will definitely endanger his net worth and life. What's more, the last time the Tartars went ashore to burn and loot, it had something to do with him to some extent. Thinking of the secret connection between himself and the Tartars, Sun Zhiqi of course wanted to kill all those Tartars and kill them.

"The last general is willing to be a striker!"

Seeing that everyone was in favor, Song Degang hurriedly showed his courage and determination.

The long-awaited opportunity has finally come, and no one will let it go.

"The last general is willing to play as a striker! Never give up! ”

Dengzhou General Du Shengyuan is not a fool, and then said loudly.

If it was before, the Tartars of Tianheng Island, the two would never have touched it. The Tartars are so fierce, whoever is entangled with the Tartars is a fool. The two have never been deaf to the ravages of the Tartars. But now, things are different. Now, the Tartars of Tianheng Island have been seriously weakened, and their combat effectiveness has lost more than seventy percent.

Blind people can see that at this time, cleaning up the tartars of Tianhengdao is definitely a great achievement. Promotion and wealth are definitely indispensable. Perhaps, there is still a chance to face the saint. As long as there is a chance to face the saint, from now on, it will be possible to soar and prosper. Not to mention anything else, in the current Denglai area, there is a vacant position of the Denglai commander-in-chief. Whoever makes great contributions may be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief of Denglai. If you take Tianheng Island, you may become the fourth chief military officer in Shandong, which is the highest glory of a military general!

The military system of the Ming Dynasty in the Denglai area was very complex and difficult to describe in one word.

Dengzhou Town was established in the twenty-first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593). Prior to this, the imperial court in the seventh year of Yongle (1409) set up the Dengzhou Bei Wei Du Command Envoy (referred to as the Bei Wei Du Division) in Shuicheng, and the governor of the Shandong coastal roads. Laizhou Wei, Dengzhou Wei, Ninghaiwei, Weihaiwei, Chengshanwei, Jinghaiwei, Dasongwei, Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei and other commanders and envoys are under its management. In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), Dengzhou was specially set up to inspect the coastal defense road and manage the coastal defense military affairs of Denglai and Denglai.

(To be continued)