Chapter 476: Soldiers and Horses 2
"What is this Ma Wensheng going to do? Look at it, look at it, the troops of Datong are transferred to Liaodong, the troops of Liaodong are transferred to Xuanfu, and the generals of Xuanfu will serve as Yulin, what the hell! Does the group of straw bales in the imperial court know how much national money it will cost to deploy troops on such a large scale, could it be that the little money that Wenxuan finally earned, the emperor is not willing to harm the light? Zhang An tore the military headquarters to shreds in anger, and then pointed to the fragments and said to the young man standing beside him.
This young man is not young when he says he is young, and he is not old when he says he is old, but judging from his face, he cannot see his real age.
He smiled, picked up the holy decree on the ground, pieced it together little by little, and only after putting it together did he point to the fragments and said: "One of the Ma family's father and son is the secretary of the military department and has the right to transfer troops, and the other controls 200,000 elite soldiers in Datong, and the father and son have a good relationship with Wenxuan, do you think the emperor will be worried?"
The father-in-law has been in Liaodong since he stepped down from the position of Liaodong General Soldier, and the Liaodong soldiers will be transferred to Xuanfu, which means that the treatment of soldiers from these bitter cold places will be greatly improved.
In this way, when the imperial court really pinched Zhang Wenxuan, those Liaodong soldiers might not all support the deployment of the former Liaodong general army who had a good relationship with Zhang Wenxuan.
No one in the Manchu Dynasty knows that you General Zhang is Zhang Wenxuan's ironcore, where can the emperor rest assured that he will put you in such an important position in the Xuanfu.
The front of the Xuanfu is connected to Datong, and the back is the Jingshi.
If the imperial court wants to move Zhang Wenxuan's Fujian faction, it must first transfer all the 350,000 troops of Datong and Xuanfu combined.
Otherwise, if you drive straight in, Li Ming's 120,000 army in Jizhen will not be able to stop you at all. There are 12 regiments and battalions of the Gongwei Beijing Division in Beijing, but they are the troops of Zhu Laoguogong.
How much wealth the ban on opening the sea has brought to Zhu Laoguogong, even if Zhu Laoguo and Zhu Hui don't say it, we all know it. At the critical moment, it is still unknown whether the 12th Regiment Battalion can continue to defend the Ming Dynasty's Kyoto.
Today's saint is not a dumb lord, since he has decided to move Zhang Wenxuan, he will definitely cut off Zhang Wenxuan's arm first. Didn't you see Ma Xuan being urgently transferred to the capital?
The whole 3,000 battalion is a mess, what can Ma Xuan do if he goes? It's nothing more than a little money every day, and then receive a pitiful amount of money. ”
Zhang An frowned, and his two calloused hands kept rubbing: "Then what should we do?" Do you really obey the dispatch of the imperial court? ”
The young man chuckled and said, "Doesn't the general listen to the dispatch?" If you don't listen to the dispatch, that is to resist the decree and disrespect, you are a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, can you resist the decree and disrespect? ”
Zhang An was in a dilemma, standing on a private standpoint, he was absolutely unwilling to stand on the opposite side of Zhang Ru. However, from a public standpoint, he could not disobey the emperor's holy decree.
Don't look at this paper order is only from the Ministry of War, but behind it is far from being as simple as it seems. Without Zhu Youzhang's order, even Ma Wensheng would not have the courage to make such a large-scale transfer to the important town of the Nine Sides.
Thinking about it, he always felt that it was difficult to let go, and Zhang An cast an inquiring glance at the young man.
The young man understood and immediately said: "The general is embarrassed, and the younger generation can understand it, but now the general must make a choice, which is the emperor's cruelty."
The general guards the most important Xuanfu in the nine border towns, and he is also the most trusted border general of the first emperor. But if you don't move this time, it will be a blatant disgrace to Your Majesty.
If the general commits a major crime of disobedience, even if he has more than 100,000 troops in the Xuanfu, he may not be able to afford it.
The younger generation has an immature suggestion, that is, I don't know if the general is willing to do it. ”
Zhang An said in a deep voice: "Say." ”
The young man said: "The most important thing now is to see what kind of attitude Ma Xuan has, whether it is you or my father-in-law, they are just border generals who are good friends with Zhang Wenxuan." If Ma Xuan moves and returns to Beijing alone, it means that you can only follow the transfer.
If Ma Xuan doesn't move, you still have to make a difficult choice, whether to go or stay, it depends on whose side the general is willing to be on.
For now, the best way is to delay it on the grounds of advanced age, and delay it until Ma Xuan asks Zhang Ru for advice before making a decision. ”
Zhang An said suspiciously: "Why don't we write to ask Wenxuan?" ”
The young man laughed and shook his head: "The general's words are wrong, if the general writes to Zhang Wenxuan at this time, this is to make Zhang Wenxuan embarrassed."
He can let Ma Xuan stand still, but he can't let you, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, who is also a teacher and friend, stand still. You don't have any interest in him, you and him are just good friends. Even if you say it more intimately, you are just an elder who appreciates him more, Zhang Wenxuan is a smart person, and it is absolutely impossible for you to listen to him and act.
If we don't write a letter, Zhang Wenxuan will naturally give orders to Ma Zhang, we just need to watch Ma Zhang's movements.
When we write a letter, Zhang Wenxuan will have a hard time making a choice. ”
After explaining, Zhang Anxin's doubts suddenly disappeared, he showed a smile, patted the young man's shoulder and said, "Wu Guang, you really deserve to be the brains of that old man of Guiqian!" If it weren't for you, the old man really wouldn't know what to do. But you help Wen Xuan like this, have you ever thought about the first emperor under the Nine Springs! After all, you are the Nine Guards of Tianmen personally selected by the first emperor, and it is inevitable that you will help an outsider deal with the emperor."
Wu Guang said lightly: "The task we accepted at the beginning was only to protect the Ming Dynasty, not to protect the emperor alone. At least from a personal point of view, many times I think that Zhang Wenxuan is not wrong. Now he is just a rich idler, and His Majesty is already unwilling to let go, and he is already a little ungrateful.
It's true that I'm a courtier, but I'm also a human being. Like the general, he is an ordinary mortal. ”
Zhang An nodded approvingly: "Yes, there are not many young people who can think about the problem so thoroughly now." I heard that a few years ago, Guozijian's group of scholars jointly wrote a letter to ask for Wen Xuan's life, and Wang Zhi's dog was injured several times. ”
Wu Guang said helplessly: "What the emperor is thinking about now, ordinary people can't guess it. People who can know the inside story are categorically not confused and say to Qiu Ba like us, Zhang Wenxuan may know the inside story, but he may not be willing to tell the truth. ”
Zhang An sighed: "Now I can only wait for Ma Xuan's movements." ”
On the eighth day of March in the eighth year of Hongzhi, Zhang An, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, resigned from the post of chief soldier of Xuanfu on the grounds of old age and infirmity.