The Yahu Pass was originally one of the most important checkpoints on the southeast line in the eastern border wall of Liaodong, echoing the newly built Kuandian Six Forts in the southeast, so there was no horse market, and the garrison force was not inferior to Fushun Pass. And because of Li Rusong's message early, Cao Gui, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, successively transferred some troops from the nearby Qinghe Fort and Weining battalions to reinforce a part, and Zhang Chongzheng, who was originally guarding Dongning Road in Liaohai, has been here, and now Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, suddenly came, and this place is even more tightly deployed, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is impregnable.

Whether it is Li Rusong, or Wang Fulin and Shen Maoxue, or even Yuanma Siqing Hong Jiyuan, who threw a lot of time in Fushun Horse Market on the way to office, this is after a long time, and when they see Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, their moods are by no means the same.

Li Chengliang has been famous in Liaodong over the years, and the only one among the civil officials who can really suppress him is Zhang Xueyan, who is also prestigious, and the order is forbidden. The two have always been relatively consistent in their general military and political policies, at least in the eyes of outsiders, and as for the thoughts of the person concerned, only he knows in his heart. But Li Rusong is Li Chengliang's eldest son after all, and he knows a lot about the inside story, so after entering the Yahu Pass, he saw that Feng Shoubei of the Yahu Pass personally greeted him, and immediately asked: "Where is Zhang Buyuan now?" ”

"In the garrison house...... Hey, eldest son, I haven't finished my sentence yet! ”

Before Feng Shoubei finished speaking, he saw Li Rusong galloping away alone, he couldn't stop him, and saw a middle-aged man he didn't know much about also galloping away with the horse, so he could only be so anxious that he hurriedly let people chase him, and then looked at the rest of the people. Because Zhang Xueyan had already commanded it. So he immediately noticed Wang Fulin and Shen Maoxue, who were dressed completely differently from others. Immediately asked tentatively: "Dare to ask, but Wang Gongzi and Mr. Shen?" ”

After receiving an affirmative answer. Feng Shoubei remembered what happened a few days ago, but he never expected that it was planned by these two scholars, and he muttered in his heart, but his face was more pleasant: "Because there are more than 600 people brought back by Shen Yourong and Shen Gongzi, in order to prevent chaos, Zhang Guanguan specially ordered the people to be dispersed and placed in various military camps to be guarded separately, while Shen Gongzi was placed in the garrison mansion, and the others who followed him out of Fushun Pass were placed in the large barracks placed in the west of the Acropolis. Zhang Buyuan has only arrived half a day earlier than you. Zhang Guan accompanied him to the garrison mansion to see Shen Gongzi, but depending on the time, they should have gone to the big barracks west of the Acropolis at this time. Dare to ask where Wang Gongzi and Mr. Shen plan to go first? ”

Although he was very worried about Shen Yourong's situation, Shen Maoxue knew that seeing Zhang Xueyan first at this time was the point, so he immediately said without waiting for Wang Fulin's answer: "Then let's go see Zhang Buyuan first!" ”

I don't know if Li Rusong's mount is too good, and the people who chase him can't catch up with the horse; or Hong Jiyuan caught up with Li Rusong, and the two pulled their skin halfway; Or maybe Li Rusong ran to the garrison mansion and learned that Shen Yourong was placed here, so he simply went to Xingshi to ask for the guilt first; Anyway, when Wang Fulin and Shen Maoxue came to the large barracks west of the Acropolis, they found that the two of them were the ones who arrived first.

Although Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, and Zhang Chongzheng, who was guarding Dongning Dao in Liaohai, had the same surname, they were not related or had a reason. Even the looks are different. Zhang Xueyan always has a rigid face, looking serious and harsh. spoke and looked a little cold, but Zhang Chongzheng smiled, and his eyebrows and eyes often narrowed into a slit, which added a bit of kindness to him. But Wang Fulin has long passed the stage of judging people by their appearance, and when they saluted, they were full of spirit, and they were ready to be questioned and questioned. But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Xueyan hadn't spoken yet, but Zhang Chongzheng took the lead with a smile.

"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, I used to think that was an exaggeration, but this time I finally saw it with my own eyes. Just under the walls of this Yahu Pass, there are just hundreds of slaves who lack food and clothing, and their weapons and equipment are also very limited, but they are led by people, traps, and desperate fighting, and they are forced to retreat the Jurchen soldiers and horses that are chasing! Zhang Chongzheng smacked his lips with some regret as he spoke, "It's a pity that Shen Yourong and them are not in Liaodong, otherwise just this beheading exploit would be enough for them to rise a few levels." The governor also said before that the courage is commendable, and the martial arts are slightly more commendable. ”

Shen Maoxue heard people praise his nephew, and felt that his face was quite bright, and he unconsciously let go of a few burdens. But Wang Fulin didn't dare to take it lightly, because Zhang Xueyan's face was tense, and in the best words, he couldn't see joy and anger, and he was not as full of praise as Zhang Chongzheng said. Sure enough, the next moment, a storm immediately hit the face.

"You're so daring! What I confess to you is to appease the Jurchen people, it is nothing more than to let you release the news through the Fushun Horse Market and recruit people to surrender, but look at what you have done! Under the pretext of losing a captured Jurchen boy, he asked Shen Yourong and others to shave their hair and go deep into the Jurchen hinterland! This is their great fortune, this is a fluke to return, if they can't come back, this piece of life will be lost outside the Fushun Pass Jianzhou Jurchen, how do you plan to explain to the court, to their families, huh? What if the border guards closed their doors, or even beheaded them for military merit when they were Jurchens? ”

"Because Liaodong is the Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty."

Wang Fulin simply replied, and seeing that Zhang Xueyan was stunned, he continued: "In addition to the Su'er Hachi that Master Li lent me, I also asked for another Jurchen boy. He used to be called Ahha, which translates to slave, slave. His mother was Han Chinese, but his father didn't know who it was. He used to be Wang Gao's personal entourage, and he was a cheap slave from the time he landed, and he would be beaten or even executed if he was not satisfied. It was he who told me that there were many Aha like him with Han Chinese blood in the Jurchens. ”

"Just because the border passes used to be either because they were worried about the treaty with the Jurchens, they always closed off the Liaodong soldiers and civilians who fled back from captivity, or they took in people but did not let them return to their hometowns, but drove them as cattle and horses, or cut off their heads and pretended to be war exploits when they were fighting. Therefore, such Aha did not dare to run away, and he and his children and grandchildren could only be slaves to the Jurchen chieftains and nobles for generations. In recent years, Liaodong has won many battles, but there are very few Han slaves who can escape from captivity, that is to say, many people can only hear others mention their country's victories, but they continue to suffer, as if the Ming Dynasty has acquiesced that they have become Jurchens. In this case, Zhang Buyuan asked me to appease the Jurchens and descend people, and I knew that those real Jurchens were full of hatred for the Ming Dynasty, so I could only hit these Kha's ideas. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Fulin simply did not dodge or shy away from looking directly into Zhang Xueyan's eyes, and said straightforwardly: "As for how to explain what you asked, I can say it clearly, everyone takes the initiative to ask for help, and even shaves their hair first and then shaves it to change clothes, I can't stop it." Therefore, I can only do my best to clean up the aftermath for them, and do everything I can to ensure that they will not be slaughtered at least at the end of the way home, and I will take responsibility. ”

Seeing that Zhang Xueyan's face did not move at all, he smiled nonchalantly: "Fushun Guan Zhao Shoubei and Li Qianhu, they just eat me and entangle me, plus my guarantor is only searching nearby, and he will return immediately, I didn't expect that I had other plans for this, so the matter has nothing to do with them." The credit for this matter is the work of each and every one of them. And if you want to talk about guilt, it has nothing to do with these people, it's me, a person who can only move his mouth, and I also wrote this in the song that I sent back to Jingshi a long time ago. ”

Zhang Chongzheng had received a secret order from Zhang Xueyan before, and learned that Wang Fulin was in front of the order, and he could take the opportunity to quietly accept the Jurchen people in Yahu Pass. Because Zhang Xueyan had people recruit Jurchens to surrender through various channels in Kuandian Horse Market, and promised good treatment for various resettlements, he originally hit the idea on Wang Wutang, who suppressed dissidents in the style of Dong'e everywhere. But who would have thought that the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, and Wang Fulin, a new jinshi who had just arrived in Liaodong, would stir up such a huge storm with one hand! He couldn't believe his eyes when he had witnessed the battle on the city walls.

Those Han slaves who have been enslaved by the Jurchens for a long time can still have such blood and combat effectiveness!

And Shen Maoxue saw that Wang Fulin took the initiative to take all the responsibility alone, even if he was more than ten years older and was no longer impulsive, he couldn't help but follow the big bag and said: "This matter was discussed between Shiqing and me, he was hesitant at first, and it was I who persuaded him to appease the Han slaves on the Jurchen side." To take responsibility, naturally I should be an older person to carry it, although he is a jinshi, but he is still young, has not experienced the world, naturally I was easily convinced! If the court blames it, I will naturally bear it alone. ”

Wang Fulin suddenly smiled bitterly: "Brother Shen, don't make trouble." I'm the one who pulled you into the water, what are you doing in front of you? ”

Seeing that the two of them were competing for responsibility, Zhang Xueyan was silent for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "This series of incidents is all based on the possibility that Suer Hachi will escape, otherwise you may not be able to say that the two guards of Fushun Pass will not be moved." Betting on such a big thing on a matter of small odds, I am sure you will not be so unwise. In this case, the so-called Su'er Hachi escape, I think it was designed by you, right? If this is the case, Jianzhou Zuowei commanded Jue Chang'an and his grandson Nuer Ha Chihuo, wouldn't it also be the follow-up impact of this incident? If you count this, can you afford such a responsibility? ”

Wang Fulin knew that his plan was definitely not perfect. After all, things are in a hurry, the resources that can be used are limited, and they are not familiar with Liaodong, so if they study carefully, they will gradually dig out all kinds of clues. What's more, the near-death of Fan Dou and Mei's hard-working mandarin ducks, as well as Fan Che's death later, if you investigate carefully, there are definitely a bunch of flaws. After all, his biggest purpose before was to ensure that the Nurhachi brothers were dead, and that his own people could get out of the customs smoothly, and the others had to lean back!

Just as Wang Fulin was hesitating how to answer, when the two sides were at a stalemate, he saw a commotion outside, followed by Li Rusong coming over angrily, followed by Hong Jiyuan, who was panting. As soon as he looked at him, he didn't even salute or greet Zhang Xueyan, he stared at Wang Fulin directly.

After a long while, he spoke: "Shen Yourong is young, but he is an iron-clad man, I only saw him as excellent in martial arts before, but people are impulsive and reckless, in the end, I underestimated him." Wang Fulin, count your luck, such a person actually bumped into your hands! Zhang Minyuan decided on this matter, and I will not be involved in a district command. Zhang Buyuan, humble position, will return to Guangning immediately! (To be continued.) )