Chapter 598: The Responsibility of Man
Although there is not much difference in official rank and age, Hong Jiyuan is still quite in awe when he stands in front of Zhang Xueyan.
The reason is very simple, after taking office, he was able to rectify a military and political rotten Liaodong into the stable state it is today, and Zhang Xueyan's prestige in the eyes of the military and people in Liaodong is in no way inferior to Li Chengliang, who has made great achievements in war!
"You have a time limit for taking office, but I let you delay in Fushun Mashi for so long, and let you get involved in such a troublesome matter, I saw the wrong person at the beginning, I didn't expect Wang Daokun to be so stable and not like to be surprising, but there is such a nephew who does not follow common sense! Therefore, when you ordered someone to send me an urgent letter to ask for sin, I should actually make amends to you. β
Seeing that Zhang Xueyan really bowed to himself, Hong Jiyuan was startled, quickly turned sideways to avoid it, and then returned the salute deeply, this time he simply didn't get up at all, and whispered out the truth that Wang Fulin persuaded him to help trip Li Rusong, and finally straightened up and said with a sincere face: "If I didn't help him delay time, once Li Rusong arrived, Zhao Deming and Li Ye's generation would not be opponents at all, and then Li Rusong would order the Jianzhou Jurchens outside the Guanshun Pass, but I am afraid that Wang Fulin's plan may not be successful." It was I who was forced to get on the thief ship by him, but in the end, I was also involuntarily moved. β
"Most of the Han slaves in Liaodong were taken captive in the middle and late Jiajing periods, and there have been few in these years, but they have won a lot of battles before and after, but there are few cases of people who have been captured and plundered back and returned. I was moved by Wang Fulin's words for a while, and I boldly helped him, so I was originally responsible for this matter. "Speaking of which. Hong Jiyuan pointed to the wooden box he had just brought with him. Said with a wry smile. "This should be the edict that Zhang Buyuan gave to Wang Fulin's Ten Dao Imperial Court to the Jurchens, Wang Fulin used this thing to send me away that night, and then he should have subdued Zhao Deming and Li Ye."
"Ten Paths?" Zhang Xueyan raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully, "After Shen Yourong entered the Yahu Pass, he handed it back to Zhang Chongzheng three times, so he only used two edicts. Just exchange for such a group of Liaodong people. β
Only then did Hong Jiyuan know that Wang Fulin had hidden the Five Edicts, but it was not surprising to think about it, if there was no such thing, then even if Shen Yourong and the others could pretend again, how could they return with a large number of Han slaves after the left and right? But in any case, achieving such results at such a price is still quite impressive. Just as he was about to speak, a voice came from outside.
"Lord Governor, Wang Gongzi ordered someone to send a burden, saying that it was returned to the adult."
Zhang Xueyan gestured to Hong Jiyuan. Then he opened the door himself to pick it up, and waited until he came in with his things. He put the burden on the small table and untied it, and found that it was the permission issued by himself, and after counting it, it was seven, so he glanced at Hong Jiyuan, who came over by himself, and asked softly, "There are five copies in total, according to Zhang Chongzheng, when Shen Yourong ordered someone to go to Yahu Pass early to deliver the letter, he also took out two permits, presumably to use them as evidence...... It is said that when he entered Fushun Pass, a child of the Liaoyang Luo clan who was traveling with him took out a permit? β
"Yes...... Why, Zhang Buyuan suspected that it was given by Wang Fulin? β
"Liaoyang Roche has been in a lawsuit for several years for a license, and in the end I have a sentence to invalidate it, I naturally remember it clearly. Since the Luo family suddenly had an extra permit, it must have been given by Wang Fulin. As for the remaining two...... Hmph, most of it was given to Zhao Deming and Li Ye, otherwise it would not be so easy to move them. β
Speaking of which, Zhang Xueyan thought that this should be the favorite thing of the children of the Hui merchants, but after Wang Fulin gave three to people, the others were all returned to Zhao, and only two of the fifteen edicts were used. But some things can't be completely counted like this, Wang Fulin's sword is too much, and it is linked one by one. He can guess one or two as to why Li Ye and Zhao Deming will provide convenience, but Hong Jiyuan will be pitted, which is really not to be underestimated!
"Now that the matter is now, how does Zhang Buyuan plan to deal with it?" Hong Jiyuan saw Zhang Xueyan's face change, and simply said what was in his heart, "The result is good, the motive is even better, and the words are not good, Zhang Buyuan gave him this task at the beginning, just to attract the attention of the Li family's father and son, and then repair the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark." And such an impossible thing, Wang Fulin, a new jinshi who is not a Liao person, was able to think of the Han slaves who were captured and plundered by the Jurchens, why not because of his heart? Not to mention that Shen Yourong and others suffered heavy casualties, and those Han slaves were also fierce. β
Speaking of this, Hong Jiyuan gritted his teeth, and finally said in a deep voice: "After all, I was also in Fushun Pass at that time, so it is better to let the lower officials take responsibility for this matter......
"The father and son of the Li family know it, are you a fool to be a person?" Zhang Xueyan was angry and funny, but seeing Hong Jiyuan's righteous face, he couldn't help but have a headache, and finally said with a wry smile, "I'll end the trouble caused by Wang Fulin." Hetuara is in a mess, and the temporarily retreating soldiers and horses of the Dong'e Department will definitely go back to report the news, and Wang Wutang will definitely come to retaliate against the offenders, and I have asked the six forts of Kuandian to keep a close watch. The deputy commander-in-chief, Cao Gui, was probably also coming soon, so he could see the opportunity to give Dong Hu a blow. Defeated a Wang Gao, you can't let Wang Wutang take advantage of the situation to pick up the cheap! β
Hong Jiyuan has been in the officialdom for so many years, and he couldn't understand Zhang Xueyan's extraneous voice, and he was surprised and delighted: "Is Zhang Buyuan planning to speak for Wang Fulin?" β
"After all, it was the problem I gave him, even if he really overdid it, but for the sake of this barely good result, for the sake of those warriors who fought bloodily, and for the sake of those Han people who cried when they returned to their homeland in Liaodong, if I just stood by and didn't admit it, I wouldn't be scolded to death by Wang Nanming? What's more, he didn't say anything wrong in his previous words......"
Zhang Xueyan's voice suddenly became low, and then he secretly thought that the recital on the official face could be written vaguely, but the recital to the first assistant Zhang Juzheng could only tell the truth, Zhang Juzheng is not a person who rubs sand in his eyes. After all, Wang Fulin is a new jinshi who is being selected. But. thought of Shen Yourong, a good seedling who was quite wise and brave. But because he was not in the military, he was afraid that it would be difficult to give him a good future for this meritorious service, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and finally planned to find an opportunity to have a good talk with the uncle and nephew, to see if Shen Yourong was preparing to fight for fame in the field, or to seek a background on the battlefield.
It's just that he can be sure that Li Chengliang will follow the truth even if he plays, and he will definitely not add fuel to the fire. I used this to vent my anger, but the other person couldn't say it. Liaodong Governor Liu Tai and him, the governor of Liaodong, have always been at odds, and they are not used to Li Chengliang, so it can be said that Zhang Juzheng's protΓ©gΓ© has been purely provoking since he took office in Liaodong, and he needs to prevent this person from taking the opportunity to make trouble!
In the next few days, the battle clouds were thick at Yahu Pass, but for Wang Fulin, regardless of whether his own results were good or bad, his trip to Liaodong was over. All that's left is to clean up the aftermath. Shen Hu's coffin, the Shen family's uncle and nephew decided to escort him back to his hometown. Zhong Nanfeng, like the Han people who eventually died outside the Raven Pass, was buried on a small hill southwest of the Raven Pass. This is not Fushun Horse Market, but because it is the only way to Kuandian Liubao and Kuandian Horse Market, there are many business trips, so he spent a lot of money to buy a batch of linen cloth, and then changed his body with the others and went to see off the last journey in person.
During the burial ceremony that day, a light rain fell in the sky, and it didn't take long for people to get wet. Wang Fulin and others were digging with a spade and a spade, seeing that the tomb was formed and the coffin was put down little by little, he only felt that Zhong Nanfeng's unruly face suddenly appeared in front of him. Feng Zhong and Liu Bo, who had been taken care of by Zhong Nanfeng a lot when they were at Xifengkou, couldn't help it, and suddenly put down their shovels and jumped into the tomb that had been dug, and the two old men cried like women. Infected by their cries, the few other former Han slaves who were allowed to come out to bury the families of the victims also burst into tears.
Although Shen Yourong's injuries have not yet recovered, he has come out, at this moment, he saw Feng Zhong and Liu Bo in this situation, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, until Wang Fulin jumped down and dragged people up one by one, he stepped forward and wanted to reach out to help, but he didn't want to be opened by Wang Fulin who came up covered in mud. He thought that this was Wang Fulin blaming him for not being able to bring everyone back, and he felt more and more guilty in his heart, but he didn't expect that after Wang Fulin pulled Shen Maoxue's hand on the side, he said angrily to him: "Roll back under the umbrella for me, and then get drenched in the rain before the injury heals, is this looking for death?" β
Speaking of this, Wang Fulin suddenly raised his voice: "You can ask everyone, you can take everyone from Gule Village to Hetuara under that situation, and try your best to gather more than 600 people from those six cities, and even fight back under the Raven Pass, defeat the elite of the Dong Hu Department, and behead dozens of levels, what else do you Shen Yourong have to feel guilty about?" Shouldn't everyone who survives be grateful to you? β
The voice of these words was not small, and the Han people around who watched the corpses were buried collectively could all hear it clearly. Even if they are still immersed in the pain of losing their loved ones, they can barely feel a little comfort when they think that their relatives can be buried in their homeland in Liaodong, instead of being thrown away to feed the dogs at the Jurchens, or thrown somewhere indiscriminately. What's more, it was Shen Yourong who distributed the weapons to them, repeatedly emphasizing that he was from Liaodong, and in order to save the Han slaves who fell into the hands of the Jurchens, although they almost made a commotion under the Yahu Pass, it was the young boy who took the lead and saved most of the people.
So, after a long silence, someone finally staggered over, but it was the eldest. It is said that the elderly, who can go through these many days of ordeal and enter the Crow Falcon Pass safely, are not more than fifty years old. Among several people, the old man with the most wrinkles on his forehead trembled and wanted to kneel down in the mud, but Shen Yourong stepped forward and pulled him up. So, he grabbed Shen Yourong's hand, but his eyes looked at Wang Fulin, who was presiding over the funeral today, and asked word by word: "This son, how is the government going to settle us?" β
"Do you remember your family register?"
Wang Fulin asked, and when he saw that no one answered for a while, he thought about it and said: "Zhang Buyuan didn't mention it before, but I remember that according to the rules of the past, remember the household registration, and if you are not single, you can return to your original hometown, and if you don't remember the household registration, your parents and relatives belong to Liaodong, you have to be screened and resettled." However, even if you are from your hometown, you have been away from your homeland for too long, and this time you have gathered so many people to flee from the Jurchen hinterland, take care of each other, and finally fight such a battle, and the friendship is far better than those relatives in your hometown who have been separated for a long time and do not know whether they are alive or dead. Therefore, as long as you agree, I can go to Zhang Buyuan and place all of you nearly 500 people together. β
As soon as these words came out, not only the elder who was pushed by the public to inquire about the matter, but also the others couldn't help but have a small commotion, and from time to time some people wanted to confirm the truth. Wang Fulin easily suppressed this gossip voice, and then said in a deep voice: "Liaoyang has a place to surrender and settle the Mongols, while Guangning has a place to surrender to the Jurchens. Since they can all be placed together, why can't you be the people of the Ming Dynasty who are outcast? There are abandoned fields in Liaodong, but there are few cultivators! If you can still work hard to save your life in the land of the Jurchens, and you can fight desperately under the Raven Pass, will you still be able to farm in Liaodong, and will you be able to pick up a sword to defend your homeland? β
PS: The so-called responsibility, this chapter refers not only to Wang Fulin, but to everyone mentioned. It's almost the twentieth, ask for a monthly pass, thank you all (to be continued.) )