readx; Li Dingguo and Ma Qianxue pretended to be Lu Xiangsheng's personal soldiers, and entered Xuanfu City together in the Tianxiong army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ma Qianxue is the first time to come to the north, and it is the first time to see the Great Wall. Looking at the giant dragon in the mountains and mountains, as well as the majestic Xuanfu city wall, I couldn't help but be thrilled and admired. Li Dingguo also looked at it very seriously, and memorized the situation of the surrounding mountains and rivers one by one.

Seeing the two of them like this, Lu Xiangsheng was also interested for a while, and said: "Xuanfu Town is one of the nine sides of my Ming Dynasty, with mountain and river disputes, dangerous and narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. And it is less than 400 miles away from the Beijing Division, and the key is sent, and the key can be known. Since the founding of the country, the Mongolian tribes have repeatedly entered the country, all of which have gone all the way to Xuanfu. During the orthodox years, it bypassed the Xuanfu and caused the 'Tumubao Change' outside the Juyong Pass, which can be described as a profound lesson.

Because of this, the imperial court attached great importance to the defense of the Xuanfu after that, and in addition to the heavy garrison, it also repaired the Great Wall many times. To the Wanli years, a town in Xuanfu has 1,116 miles of border walls, 1,274 side piers, and 192 passes. When the national strength was at its peak, there were 150,000 Mabu officers and soldiers, and there were still more than 80,000 in the Longqing period. It is a pity that the state affairs have been difficult recently, the financial resources of the imperial court have dried up, and the border troops have fled and eaten empty salaries more and more seriously, and now there are only more than 40,000 officers and soldiers. It is not difficult to defend the Great Wall with 40,000 tired soldiers! ”

As he spoke, he had reached the bell tower in the city, that is, the tallest building in Xuanfu City, "Qingyuan Tower". From a distance, I saw a group of sergeants surrounded by a general who was dressed all over and greeted him, Lu Xiangsheng thought it was a certain general under the jurisdiction of Xuanfu Town, but he was still far away, so he heard the general laugh happily: "I have heard the name of Brother Jiandou for a long time, and I only have to meet today, fortunately!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng saw that the man was about forty years old, with a thin body, dark skin, and a somewhat Nanyue accent when he spoke, and he called his own words, he suddenly realized, and hurriedly rushed forward to salute: "Xiaguan Lu Xiangsheng see the governor!" Due to the sudden encounter with Jianyu in Zhuolu Town, he did not have time to greet the Governor, and invited the Governor Haihan! ”

It turned out that this unsightly general was none other than Yuan Chonghuan, the former governor of Liaodong and now just appointed as the governor of Xuanda.

Since returning to Beijing from Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan has been snubbed by Zhu Youzhen for a period of time, and the title of secretary of the military department has also disappeared. There was also an imperial history in the court and the central government on the grounds that Jinzhou and Ningyuan had fallen and Yuan Chonghuan had gone to Phi Island without an edict to kill Mao Wenlong, and he was impeached continuously, believing that he should be mainly responsible for the defeat in Liaodong.

Although Zhu Youzhen left all these pieces in the middle, he was noncommittal. During that time, Yuan Chonghuan was really unhappy, and every day in addition to thinking behind closed doors in the temporary residence of Jingshi, he was to visit his mentor Sun Chengzong. And Sun Chengzong was not polite to him, and bluntly reprimanded him several times, especially pointing out that he was stubborn and self-serving, overstepping his authority and killing generals, which was not only a taboo for officials, but also almost handed over Phi Dao to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Only then did Yuan Chonghuan realize Zhu Youzhen's good intentions in going to Phi Dao, and he couldn't help but feel remorse, and he also admired and admired the young emperor even more.

Just when he thought that even if he was not questioned, his career would probably end, the Xuanfu case happened. Zhu Youzhen took this opportunity to transfer the former governor of Xuanda, the governor of Xuanfu and the general army of Xuanfu to other places, and tried his best to make Yuan Chonghuan the governor of Xuanda.

Yuan Chonghuan didn't expect that he had made such a big mistake, and the emperor could still reuse himself, and he couldn't help but be moved to tears. When he was about to take office, he entered the palace to "resign", but Zhu Youzhen did not meet him, and only asked Sun Chengzong to convey a few words to him: no haste, be patient.

As a matter of fact, this term has been used since ancient times, but in previous lives, it was distorted by the Taiwan authorities, thus becoming a derogatory term. Zhu Youzhen felt that this word was a good warning to Yuan Chonghuan, who was irritable and lacked a sense of the overall situation, so he moved over.

After experiencing the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, Yuan Chonghuan has really matured a lot. When he became the governor of Datong, no matter how big or small, he would carefully and extensively listen to the opinions of his subordinates before carrying it out. Anyway, there is a flying pigeon book available, and following Zhu Youzhen to fight in Liaodong for half a month, he fully realized how fast this method of communication is.

This time, the Manchu Eight Banners entered the customs from Xifengkou in a big way, and according to the temper of the past, Yuan Chonghuan would have already greeted no one, so he set up troops to serve the king. But this time, he learned a lesson, and while he was fighting hard, he used flying pigeons to send a message to ask the court how to act.

Soon, Zhu Youzhen gave him a reply, asking him to lead the Datong cavalry to Xuanfu first, and then decide according to the situation after joining forces with Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanfu. And specially emphasized that without his own holy decree, Xuan and the great officials and troops would never be allowed to come to King Jingqin rashly.

Although Yuan Chonghuan did not understand Zhu Youzhen's strategic intentions, he faithfully carried out the emperor's edict. He left the necessary infantry troops in Datong to defend the passes, and then led 15,000 cavalry to Xuanfu. Now with the addition of the original cavalry in Xuanfu Town, as well as the Tianxiong army brought by Lu Xiangsheng from the Daimyo, Xuanfu has gathered more than 30,000 cavalry, and in terms of strength alone, it does have the strength to compete with the Manchu Eight Banners.

Yuan and Lu had just met, and before they could greet each other, Yuan Chonghuan asked Lu Xiangsheng to discuss the military. And he didn't even go to the governor's mansion, so he was discussing things upstairs in Qingyuan. This is also "the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change", although Yuan Chonghuan has tried his best to control his emotions and deliberate repeatedly in major matters, but in such small things, his quick temper has not changed at all.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng introduced Li Dingguo and Ma Qianxue to Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan was taken aback, and then he was overjoyed, because he not only knew the proud achievements of Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng in quickly quelling the southwest rebellion, but also knew that he, like Li Laiheng, was the emperor's confidant and favorite general.

And Zhu Youzhen also revealed to Yuan Chonghuan that he planned to let Li Dingguo serve as the chief soldier of the Xuanfu in the future. Such a wise and brave general is equivalent to being under his own rule, and Yuan Chonghuan can not like it. So he immediately invited a few people to go upstairs with a spring breeze on his face, and his staff members did not know why, and when they saw that the governor, who was not angry and arrogant on weekdays, he nodded to the two personal soldiers under Lu Xiangsheng, and they were so angry that they shook their heads again and again.

Entering the building, everyone first saw a huge bell hanging in it, almost zhang high, five feet in diameter, with four pillars to the sky in the center of the top floor, see the weight is not less than 10,000 catties, the bell body is cast with "Xuanfu Town City Bell" five big characters. Ma Qianxue couldn't help but look stunned, and muttered after a while: "How did such a big bell be erected?" ”

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