Chapter 821: Journey to the West
Eight o'clock in the morning, Beijing.
The weather is sunny, warm and cold at first, an old man and a young man in civilian clothes are walking along the shore next to Houhai, and after more than ten steps behind them, they are unhurriedly followed by more than ten strong men in civilian clothes.
These two people are not outsiders, the old one is Hong Chengchou, who is the commander of the Beijing Military Region of the Ming Army at the moment, of course, this position is different from that of later generations, because it is just a false title, the kind that sits in the office.
The young long tiger is vigorous, with a domineering face, and he has a sense of self-confidence in his gestures, of course he has the strength of self-confidence, because he is Liang Chao, the head of the capital of the Military Discipline Department of the Ming Army.
How did the old and the young get together, others may be surprised, but in fact, it is reasonable, Hong Chengchou returned to the capital in Jinzhou on the order of Lu Wang to prepare for the establishment of a military region, and Liang Chao is the leader of the military discipline department in the capital, and the relationship between the two is inseparable from anyone.
Obviously, these two can walk on the beach so casually, they must be very familiar with each other, and it can be seen that they can talk about work on a walk.
"Qinggou has surrendered, and Huang Taiji is about to enter Beijing to apologize...... "There are many alleys along the Houhai coast, and there are also many ordinary people, and now they are talking about it.
"Where did you hear that, is it reliable?"
"Nonsense, of course it's reliable, the palace and the god king building have posted notices......"
"Really, let's take a look......"
More than a dozen people leaned on the side of the road and spitted and chatted, but they didn't see the smiles on the faces of Liang Chao and Hong Chengchou who passed by.
Obviously, the two of them have known about this for a long time, and only after they know it, can the people of the capital know, yes, the radio station in Jinzhou has sent the information last night, and it has been authorized to announce the world.
Huh,,, Hong Chengchou exhaled a long breath, his eyes looked at the water in the distance, the willow trees on the shore had sprouted, and the spring was already full of joy; 'Fortunately, there is a god king descending to earth..."
"The old man seems to have a lot of emotion!" Liang Chao smiled slightly.
"The god king's means go to the sky, it's difficult not to sigh, you must know that Huang Taiji besieged Jinzhou for nearly two years, and the old man was ordered to go north to support, but he didn't take an inch, but he was trapped in it, if it wasn't for the god king's appearance, the result was hehe......" Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and then his expression was shocked: "But who would have thought that the god king arrived, and the siege was lifted in less than three months, and even made dumplings for Huang Taiji to force the other party to surrender, you must know that in these three months, the prince also cleaned up the anti-thieves in the south......"
Hong Chengchou said that he was rising, and Liang Chao was just smiling and listening, nodding yes and not interrupting.
"By the way, the emperor Taiji wants to go to Beijing to apologize, but the emperor is now going to the west......"
"Don't worry, boss, when the notice was posted, after the Military Discipline Department received the news last night, our people sent a message to the south, and the emperor also notified the people of Jinyiwei, presumably the emperor had already received the news at this time."
"Hey, do you think the emperor will return immediately after hearing the news?" Hong Chengchou smiled.
"It's hard to say, the emperor should be very happy, it's true, but he won't easily turn back when he goes out of the palace to the west, and besides, it will take ten days and half a month for Huang Taiji and the others to get to the capital at the earliest, and it is impossible for the God King to send a special car to send them," Liang Chao analyzed.
"Yes, but maybe when the time comes, Huang Taiji and others will go to the west to see the emperor, in fact, we all understand the meaning of the god king, that is, to put Huang Taiji and others under house arrest in disguise for a period of time, so that Azig can go to Shenyang to consolidate his power."
Hehe, Liang Chao smiled: "These means are played by the god king, and the layman will not talk about it, just do his duty."
"You're right" Hong Chengchou smiled a little embarrassedly: "Let's just take care of the things in our part, by the way, Director Liang, do you say that the location of my military region is in Changping or Tongzhou......"
The old and the young changed the topic and walked along the water's edge to chat, and the city of Beijing was already boiling at the moment.
"My lord, my lord" The two men who were walking were stopped, and a man from the Military Discipline Department hurriedly ran over, handing a letter in his hand.
Liang Chao raised his eyebrows instantly, although he didn't open the letter, he had already seen that it was an urgent letter, and he knew that this letter was definitely coming from the east or west, because there were radio stations in the north and south, and if there was an urgent message, there was no need to send the letter.
"Where did you come from," Liang Chao asked casually.
"Back to my lord, the people who came from Shanxi were sent urgently" came and panted.
At a glance, it was shocking, and there were eight big characters written on the letter: Shanxi earthquake, heavy casualties!
"The prophecy of the God King has come true again" Liang Chao smiled bitterly and then handed the letter in his hand to Hong Chengchou next to him, this letter is not confidential, but it can be shown to him.
Yes! Hong Chengchou was also shocked, but he couldn't help but be curious: "The God King expected it?" ”
Well, Liang Chao nodded: "A few years ago, the prince predicted that there would be a big earthquake in Shanxi, and it was not an accident in June, but it was very likely to be advanced, obviously more than a month in advance now, but, it's just that the prince had already ordered the local government to take precautions as soon as possible, and there would be heavy casualties, it seems that some people need to have a long memory" Saying this, Liang Chao's eyes showed murderous aura.
"Why don't you have detailed information, this ......" Hong Chengchou looked at the eight big characters on the letter and was a little dazed.
"The boss was in Jinzhou before, I didn't know or be surprised, when the god king predicted it a few years ago, he said that the earthquake area was three provinces and dozens of states, and the earthquake period was ten days...... This is something that many people in the DPRK and China know." Liang Chao said lightly.
"Ten days of earthquakes, then, this is just the beginning?" Hong Chengchou's brows furrowed.
Well, Liang Chao nodded, and then turned to look at one of his subordinates: "Immediately send a report to Jinzhou to inform the prince of this matter, by the way, where is the emperor now, can you know about this?" ”
"Lord Hui, the emperor is in Yangyuan County at the moment, as for whether he knows about the earthquake, his subordinates are not sure, but I believe that Jinyiwei must know!" The messenger hurried back.
"It's almost Datong, and it's still a long way from the earthquake area" Liang Chao nodded: "Quickly contact the people of King De and King Tang, and let him prepare."
"Prepare what?" The subordinates and Hong Chengchou spoke in unison.
"Prepare for disaster relief, although the prince has not given an order, but we must be prepared!" Liang Chao looked at Hong Chengchou and explained with a slight smile.
Hong Chengchou nodded, and his eyes changed when he looked at Liang Chao: "No wonder you can sit in this position at a young age, the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers."
"The boss has won the award, this is all good cultivated by the God King" Liang Chao humbly hugged his fist.
Yangyuan County Station.
This inn, which is so small that it can't be smaller, and almost no one cares about it, may never have thought that one day he would receive a distinguished guest, Emperor Chongzhen, the county lord of the Ming Dynasty.
Chongzhen set out from the capital, from Mentougou all the way to the northwest through Huailai straight to the west, through Zhuolu County, non-stop and finally to Yangyuan County, which is the junction of Shanxi and Hebei.
According to his original plan, the route of the westward tour was from Huailai to the northwest, passing through Xuanfu (now Xuanhua), Zhangjiakou and other places, and then in the southwest, Datong, Taiyuan, Xi'an and other places.
However, this plan did not come to fruition in the end, because Zhangjiajie, Xuanfu and other places were still border borders at this time, and the situation was quite complicated, and he heard that it had been designated as a military district, so he went to Yanghe (now Yanggao County) first after thinking twice
There is a reason for going to Yanghe, because Chen Xinjia is there, and it is more secure to have Chen Xinjia as a companion, Chongzhen thinks so, Chen Xinjia's position at the moment is the governor of Xuanda, the full name of the so-called governor of Xuanda
Governor Xuanda, Shanxi and other places of military affairs and food and salary, referred to as Xuanda Governor, and the station is in Yanghe County, near Datong.
Of course, there is another person who is also in Yanghe at the moment, this person makes Chongzhen very curious, there is Li Yan, the leader of the Military Affairs Department of the Ming Army, what kind of person is this guy who was born as a thief but was reused by Lu Wang.
As for why Li Yan is here, it is better to explain, a few months ago, he set off from Anqing and went straight to Xi'an to join Sun Chuanting to rectify the local military affairs, and then went north non-stop and entered Shanxi, and began to make drastic moves.
Besides, Chongzhen's western tour, after leaving the capital, it is not a quick sight, every place has to be ordered to meet the local officials, and even check the accounts and cases, and occasionally go to the city to make a secret visit, but after all, Huailai and other places are too close to the capital, and the Jinyi guards at the feet of the Son of Heaven are also watching closely and do not find anything particularly illegal and undisciplined.
Going out of Beijing is the inspector to remember the people's customs, and Chongzhen is also strict with himself, such as every place does not need to be specially entertained by the local officials, even the supply of wine and food is in accordance with the latest official reception standards, as for accommodation, he also insists on only living in a post station, which is definitely something that no emperor in the previous dynasty has done.
Although the post station in Yangyuan County is small, it has been cleaned and cleaned, and dozens of officials led by Chongzhen live here, although the place is crowded, it is also convenient for communication, and more importantly, Chongzhen has a sense of security.
Yes, since leaving Beijing, Chongzhen is not used to food, clothing, housing and transportation, but that sense of security, you must know that this child has grown up in the real deep palace compound since he was a child, and the entire city of Beijing is his protective umbrella, and there are tens of thousands of horses guarding it every day, and now he suddenly went out, in order to make Lu Wang feel how lean and inspirational he was, he only brought a thousand imperial forest troops.
However, going out made him feel very insecure, especially when he was about to enter the complicated situation in Shanxi, even if he knew that there were actually a large number of Jinyi guards accompanying him in the dark, he still panicked, but this was completely understandable.
There are many things that are new to Chongzhen, such as the scenery along the way, the scenery has natural scenery and cultural scenery, but it is a pity that the scenery to the west is relatively bleak, which makes Chongzhen feel magnificent all the way, although he has only walked a few hundred miles.
A thousand royal forest troops have exhausted the post station guards in Yangyuan County, and a large number of Jinyi guards are secretly covered in Yangyuan County, but they are too low-key compared to the past, and they will never cause trouble if they are easy to do nothing, and the arrogance of the past is gone, because they know that the big boss of the military discipline department is in Shanxi, and if they dare to make trouble, Jinyi Wei will still clean up.
Jinyiwei didn't dare to make trouble, but Chongzhen was a little troubled, and he was sulking in the post station at the moment, very angry! Why?
Or because he has no sense of security, after investigating Yangyuan County today, he will enter Shanxi tomorrow, and the next destination is Yanghe County, where Xuanda is stationed, so he asked Jinyiwei to send a letter to Yanghe in advance and asked the local garrison to come to meet him.
But! The news brought by Jin Yiwei made him very angry, and Jiang Xuan, the current chief soldier of Yanghe, refused to send troops, on the grounds that he had not received an order from the Military Discipline Department, and he didn't know the truth!
Chongzhen almost didn't get angry when he said this, the old paper dignified Emperor Ming asked you to come and greet him, but after thinking about it again, after all, the army is now all the subordinates of the God King who can understand, but it is still unhappy.
"I, remember that this Jiang Xuan was originally Yanghe's deputy commander-in-chief, when did he mention the commander-in-chief?" Chongzhen asked as he blew on the floating tea leaves on the water cup.
"Back to the emperor, Li Yan was mentioned after entering the Shanxi military reform, and in our title, he is the chief soldier, in the words of the God King, he is actually a regiment commander now! But it's also the biggest general in Yanghe County," a brocade guard explained in a whisper beside him.
"Heh, this Jiang Xuan is very obedient?" Chongzhen sneered, dissatisfaction all over his face.
"It's not okay if you're disobedient, his eldest brother Jiang Hao was killed by Li Yan in the first place!" Jin Yiwei hurriedly said.
Ah, Chongzhen was taken aback: "Jiang Xuan, the chief soldier of Datong? On what basis did Li Yan kill him? ”
"Embezzlement and bribery, cruelty to the people, this is a positive statement!"
"What other reason is there?" Chongzhen's curiosity was piqued.
"It is said that the real reason for killing him, Li Yan said that he was a slave with three surnames, and he was a villain repeatedly!"
"What do you mean by that?" Chongzhen's curiosity exploded.
"I was also puzzled before, but later I heard through the channel that Li Yan had chatted with Chen Xinjia at the wine table, saying that this was said by the God King, and the God King had confessed before he came, this person will be killed! said that Jiang Xuan first surrendered to Li Zicheng, then to Azig, and then to oppose the Qing ......"
"This man should be killed! Good kill! Chongzhen snorted coldly and slammed the table: "But he let Li Yan kill him so easily?" ”
"Naturally, it took some twists and turns, after all, the three brothers of the Jiang family are all general soldiers, have military power in their hands, and have developed roots in the local area, but in the end, it will be the joint efforts of Chen Xinjia, who did not escape Li Yan, and I heard that there were more than 200 people killed with him at that time!"
"I didn't expect Li Yan to be a ruthless character" Chongzhen smiled: "It seems that it was this slash that made Jiang Xuan frightened and became obedient, but he was also promoted, but Chen Xinjia cooperated with Li Yan so seamlessly?" …… Hey, hey".
If you want to say something, everyone knows that Chongzhen's words have a deep meaning, but no one dares to ask if he doesn't say it.
"Since Jiang Xuan wants to get the order from the Military Discipline Department, that is, Li Yan's warrant to send troops, why don't you go to Li Yan to go?"
"Back to the emperor, Li Yan and Lord Chen are going south at the moment, and their subordinates have asked someone from the Military Discipline Department to inform the emperor that they are here......
"To the south?" Jin Yiwei's words were interrupted by Chongzhen before he finished speaking: "When is it, what are they doing in the south?" ”
"Report to ,,, Emperor, there is urgent information" At this moment, another brocade guard at the door ran over panting, holding an urgent letter in his hand.
"Someone, go and call the lords to discuss the matter"
Chongzhen quickly read the urgent letter, and his face immediately became dark.
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Recently, I've been tired and there is no inventory.,Temporary code words.,A little rush.,I'll just take a look.。 Thank you for your support and tip! (To be continued.) )