Chapter 102: The Four Divine Decrees

Yue Su fell into deep thought, this time, even Jiang Jie couldn't guess what Lord Yue was thinking. After a long time, I heard Yue Su say: "There is only Mao Wenlong's water division in the north, I am afraid that it will not be enough, I plan to set up a Tianjin water division yamen, recruit Mao Youjian to come back, and serve as the chief soldier." In terms of warships, they were transferred from Kong Youde in Fujian, and there was a shipyard on Kong Youde's side, so many warships should have been built, so that Mao Youjian could bring more of them, and they might be of great use in the future. By the way, I also told Kong Youde not to slack off. ”

"Your Excellency wants to set up a sailor yamen in Tianjin?" Jiang Jie groaned, and then said: "Wonderful, this move is really wonderful, Tianjin has a sailor, you can help Liaodong, and you can hold the Yellow River, whether it is against the Tartars or against the Liukou, it will come in handy." My lord, it's wonderful. ”

"Since the gentleman thinks it is good, it is feasible, and then, when I arrive in the cabinet tomorrow, I will bring up the matter we will discuss tonight. It's not too early, let's hurry up and eat. ”

The next day, the cabinet was deliberating, and all the cabinet ministers sat together, and Yue Su first talked about Yuan Chonghuan, expressing his agreement with yesterday's big guy's opinion, and resolutely not allowing peace. Immediately afterwards, Yue Su expounded the second point of view, saying that if the Tartars did not negotiate peace, the Tartars were very likely to attack Korea, and they should send troops to reinforce Korea in advance, and it was best for Mao Wenlong to lead the army to choke the Yalu River, so that the Tartars could not cross the river and attack Korea, and then ask the king of Korea to allocate a local garrison for Mao Wenlong on the side of the Yalu River, so that Phi Island would be connected to Korea.

North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and it has always been a minister, and it is not a bad thing to send troops and reinforcements in advance in order to prevent the Tartars from attacking, especially if this matter is brought up by Lord Yue, the ministers will naturally not object. One by one, they nodded in agreement.

Seeing the ministers nodding, Yue Su said the second thought, since Mao Wenlong wants to go to aid Korea, at least he must have a title, in addition to the existing Phi Dao General Army, I hope to add a title of General to Aid Korea, the Ming Dynasty General Military Officer in Korea. And it is no longer controlled by Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, and is directly under the control of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

Cutting Mao Wenlong out of Yuan Chonghuan's command obviously weakened Yuan Chonghuan's strength, making Mao Wenlong more free and uncommanded. said that the five armies were in charge of the Governor's Mansion, but the Governor's Mansion was in Beijing, how could he have the strength to care about his every move, but Lord Yue had something to say, could he send a supervising army.

Under normal circumstances, if this proposal is put forward by others, it will definitely not be agreed, but now that Lord Yue proposes it, the ministers are really not good to object, and this matter does not involve their personal honor and disgrace, so why bother to do it against Lord Yue, not to mention that Lord Yue's words are not ignored. As long as Lord Yue raises this matter, it will definitely be done in the end, and he will be a villain in vain, and Lord Yue will not be able to stare at you every day in the future.

There was no opposition to this proposal, and Yue Su immediately organized a vote, and the vote was unanimously approved.

The ministers thought that when this matter was over, there would be nothing else to do, and Lord Yue was finished, and once again put forward a new topic and established the Tianjin Naval Yamen.

It can't be said that it can't be done by setting up a sailor yamen, but there are no warships, so what's the use of you just setting up an empty yamen. As soon as this question was raised, Yue Su replied that once the yamen was established, warships could be transferred from Fujian, where there were shipyards, and it would be nothing to transport them to Tianjin by sea.

After listening to this answer, the big guy also knew that Lord Yue was confident and had already studied it. Don't object to that, yes, but there is another question, who will be the chief soldier of this.

Yue Su was straightforward and proposed that Mao Youjian, the deputy general of the Zhejiang Water Division, should play the role. Mao Youjian saw that when he exterminated pirates in Zhejiang, he made great contributions, was proficient in water warfare, and was good at training the navy, so it was most suitable for him to be promoted to the chief soldier of the Tianjin Navy Division.

Let Mao Youjian serve as the chief soldier of the Tianjin Navy Division, which can be regarded as reasonable, and everyone can't object, so they nodded unanimously. Yue Su instructed the vote to be drafted, and after it was drafted, all the opinions were sent to the celebrant supervisor.

Zou Yi has seen Lord Yue's proposal, so naturally he will not object, after all, in the case of the prison army, Yue Su gave him the affection of a boss, and the sedan chair carries people, and Zou Yi still understands this truth. Moreover, Lord Yue's proposal would not be unfavorable to the imperial court, so he would not oppose it. Then, send the proposal to the Queen Mother.

Zhang Yan is basically an ornament now, what is the matter, that is, to take a look, she can't change the result of the cabinet vote. Some time ago, the frequent reports of defeat really gave Empress Dowager Zhang a headache, but Yue Su kept dispatching troops, and they all arranged things as quickly as possible, which saved her a lot of worry. Now that Yue Su put forward the opinion, Zhang Yan thought that it was feasible, so she didn't express any opinion, and said "I know", and asked Zou Yi to retreat.

After the normal procedure is completed, it is natural to do the work in order. The first will is for Yuan Chonghuan, and the content of the will is probably like this: Resolutely not to negotiate peace, didn't you Yuan Chonghuan promise in front of the emperor that he would win a small victory in a year, and now half a year has passed, but there has been no good news. However, this can't be blamed on you, the imperial court can understand that Xiong Tingbi's defeat at the beginning greatly damaged Liaodong's vitality, and most of them are now recruits, and they haven't been trained properly, so it is reasonable that you are not in a hurry. Now that the Tartars are powerful, you only need to defend the existing territory, which is enough, and you can adapt to the situation when you can fight, and if you can't fight, you won't fight. With the talent of Inspector Yuan, it shouldn't be a problem to defend Shanhaiguan. In addition, the imperial court now added Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Island, as the general of the aid to Korea, and the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty in Korea. The matter of peace negotiation shall not be mentioned in the future. Chin this.

This is the will for Yuan Chonghuan, in fact, the will is vaguely clear, you advocate peace, isn't it just a five-year commitment to pacify Liao, you can't calm it, the emperor will understand, and you can't blame you. All you have to do now is hold on to your existing territory, and that's enough.

In this way, everyone will not be hurt and angry, and the matter will come to an end, which is also good.

The second decree is for the king of Korea, and the content of the decree is very simple, that is, now that the Tartars have conquered the Chahar Ministry, the next target is your Korea. I decided to send troops in advance to help you defend the territory of Korea. You only need to allocate fifty miles of territory to the troops of Mao Wenlong, the general who came to aid Korea, on the bank of the Yalu River, and let him garrison the army. You don't need to pay the military salary, there is a Ming Dynasty, and if the army aiding North Korea dares to do something that does not abide by military discipline in North Korea, you can immediately play this Ming Dynasty and sue him, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely make decisions for you.

In fact, now, North Korea is also worried that the Jurchens will come to fight him, and it is better for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help. I think that when the Japanese devils called, it was the Ming Dynasty that sent troops to help him drive the devils away. In particular, the will also understands that as long as you draw fifty miles of land on the bank of the Yalu River for Mao Wenlong's garrison, it will be fine, if there are soldiers who do not abide by military discipline, the Ming Dynasty will definitely make decisions for you. For the Ming Dynasty, the king of Joseon has always been very trusting, and naturally there is no second word.

The third will is to Mao Wenlong, this will is simpler, so that he will no longer have to be controlled by Yuan Chonghuan in the future, lead the army to aid Korea, and form a three-point defense line of North Korea, Yalu River, and Phi Dao, and resist the Tartars.

It can be said that Mao Wenlong was very happy when he saw this will, he did not follow Yuan Chonghuan's intentions at the beginning, and he also understood that he would completely offend Yuan Chonghuan, and in the future, Yuan Inspector would give himself small shoes to wear. It's just that I didn't expect that the imperial court would also think of this layer and let myself get rid of Yuan Chonghuan's moderation. Now who says it in the imperial court, of course, it is Lord Yue, Lord Yue is so helpful, I can't thank you for your kindness.

The last decree was given to Mao Youjian, to promote him to the chief soldier of the Tianjin Naval Division, and to let him go to Fujian before taking office, and transfer warships from Kong Youde. Now there is nothing to do in the waters of Fujian, you can adjust as much as you can, the more the better. casually inform Kong Youde that the shipyard cannot be abandoned, and must continue to rebuild warships, or the same sentence, the more the better, if the silver is not enough, give the court a capital.

It can be said that Mao Youjian was so happy after receiving the holy decree, although Zhejiang is a good place, he is always homesick and thinks of his father-in-law Mao Wenlong. If you go to Tianjin as a general soldier, not to mention the promotion, it is also close to Phi Island, and you can go to the island to see your father-in-law if you have nothing to do. So, he did it immediately, bid farewell to Zheng Zhilong, and rushed to Fujian. Before leaving, Zheng Zhilong had to invite Mao Youjian to a banquet, and said during the banquet that if Mao Youjian went back to see Yue Su, he hoped to say a few kind words, let himself meet the child, and call the child to Zhejiang, if it is inconvenient, you can let me go to Beijing.

Mao You saw Fujian, Kong Youde heard about this, both happy and envious, in Fujian as a naval commander, although it can be said that it is the emperor of the soil, but there is no war, it is really boring and panicked, Mao You saw this back, not only can see the father-in-law, but also have a fight, what a good thing.

In fact, now, Kong Youde is married, and his wife has been pregnant for several months, Mao Youjian persuaded him to use this matter, saying that his sister-in-law is pregnant, which is really tiring and inconvenient. The will is also clearly written, let you build more warships, it is estimated that Lord Yue will also recruit you back in the future, you don't have to worry.

What is the relationship between the two of them, Mao Youjian wants to take the warship away, how can Kong Youde be stingy, the big and small warships, one hundred and eighty ships were allocated at once. Even the army under his command lent Mao Youjian, saying that he could not pay it back, and I could recruit him again when the time came. With so many warships, if they don't give soldiers, how can Mao Youjian take them away, seeing that Brother Kong is so righteous, Mao Youjian is also very happy, and he stayed in Fujian for two days before leading the fleet to leave and go to Tianjin.

Of course, from Beijing to Zhejiang to spread the message, Mao Youjian and then from Zhejiang to Fujian, and finally to Beijing, it is not possible to do it overnight, even if it goes well, it will take a lot of time, now let's talk about the Central Plains first.

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