Chapter 228: Sun, Moon, Mountains and Rivers
"Four positive and six corners, ten-sided net ......"
Sun Chuanting's eyes narrowed slightly, and Yang Sichang's various arrangements and arrangements appeared in his mind.
Yang Sichang is a scholar and has never fought much, at first he scoffed, thinking that Yang Sichang was just another Zhao Kuo who talked on paper.
But later, he looked at Yang Sichang's plan in detail, and Yang Sichang's four-square, six-corner, ten-sided net was desirable.
Now that the internal turmoil has almost stopped, the exiles in various places have disappeared, which is indeed related to the strategy designated by Yang Sichang.
When today's son has a blue eye for Yang Sichang, he is very trustworthy.
Yang Sichang has also made steady progress all the way.
The Son of Heaven adopted Yang Sichang's strategy, issued an edict to the ten provinces, mobilized the troops of the towns, and jointly suppressed the Liukou.
After Fu Zonglong took office in Sichuan, the situation quickly stabilized.
Xiong Wencan also led the soldiers of Nanzhili, Henan, Huguang and other places to defeat the Liukou in succession.
Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others all surrendered, and the 72nd battalion of rogues almost disappeared, leaving only two or three big cats and kittens.
With the help of the prestige of exterminating the Liukou and quelling the civil strife, Yang Sichang is now in power and overwhelms the temple.
It's just that......
There seem to be a lot of thieves on Xiong Wencan's side.
Sun Chuanting remembered very well that Yang Sichang was the main suppressor, not the main one, and all the orders he gave were mainly suppressed.
Xiong Wencan is obviously the person recommended by Yang Sichang, but why is he the main caresman?
Sun Chuanting shook his head, what should be considered now is the situation in the north and in the north, not the rogue in the south.
He is just the governor of Shaanxi, Xiong Wencan is the prime minister of the six provinces, even if he wants to manage it, he is not qualified to manage it, but it is useless to dream, I just hope that the south will not make too much trouble.
There are internal worries and external troubles, the world is turbulent, China is confused, and everything is a disaster.
The country is tired and the court is in chaos, how can it withstand such continuous turmoil.
Perhaps in today's situation, there is really a need for someone above the court who can control the overall situation.
Yang Sichang.
Yang Sichang......
Sun Chuanting looked tired, his eyes lowered.
Too many things were going on in his mind, stirring up his mind and even diluting the joy of victory.
He didn't understand why, in just over ten years, Da Ming was no longer the Da Ming he knew in the past.
The prosperity and prosperity of the past are like clouds and smoke in the past, and now all that remains is the withering and ruins.
Jiannu, who was originally just a disease of scabies, has now become a major problem for the dynasty.
The rebel rogues swept across the north and south of the river like a tide, all the way away, the white bones were exposed in the wilderness, and there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.
Local officials and clerks in the court are greedy for ink, and the officials and gentry collude and form parties for personal gain, and they only know about party disputes, but they do not do practical things.
The generals and lieutenants of the barracks are cowardly and humble, killing good people and risking meritorious deeds, deducting salaries and silver, and only knowing how to accumulate money, but they are not familiar with war.
How is the world peaceful?
There have been arguments for hundreds of years.
"Or ask when the world is peaceful, Feiri: 'Wenchen does not love money, Wuchen does not hesitate to die, the world is peaceful.'" ”
But now it is the civilian officials who love money, the military attaches who spare their lives, and the military and political corruption is difficult to clean up.
The orders to advance and suppress one after another pressed people could not breathe, and the colonel ordered his soldiers to die, but he couldn't even get the gold and silver of the An family, and the military salary for his life.
And those who steal and cheat, but they can rely on their connections to reach the top all the way.
The mediocre steal from the high position, while the capable occupy the lower position.
Those who work hard and are loyal to the country often have a good death, how not to make people feel cold.
He rectified the guards in Shaanxi, trained troops and cultivated battles, swept away the bandits in Shaanxi, and solved the civil unrest in Xi'an, but in exchange, it was like a snowflake.
Sun Chuanting closed his eyes, only to feel a chill in his heart.
Chen Wang's request and Cao Wenzhao's postscript made him suddenly think about many things that he hadn't figured out before.
The dynasty is not without good generals, and the dynasty is not without strong soldiers.
It's just that the current situation can't be reversed by relying on good generals and strong soldiers.
Da Ming's illness is very serious.
It is not a disease of ringworm scabies in the skin epidermis.
It's the epiphysis in the muscles and bones.
Looking around at the battlefield around him, he was greeted by a cold corpse, a lifeless blade, and a pair of godless eyes.
For the first time, Sun Chuanting felt that his ability was insufficient, and he felt that his official character was too low.
He understands the root of the dilemma, and he knows where things are going.
But now he can do very little, and he is powerless to change this situation.
I can only watch the situation deteriorate little by little, and watch the situation collapse little by little.
……
In Beijing, the streets and alleys are dark.
Only the lanterns in the hands of the watchmen still shone faintly.
But the light was like the glimmer of fireflies, as if it would be extinguished in the next second under the thick night.
"Close the doors and windows to prevent theft."
Two watchmen carrying lanterns walked through the dimly lit streets, one holding a gong and the other holding a bamboo pole.
The sound of the watch slowly spread to the north in all directions with the icy cold wind, and then passed over the high-walled compound into the depths of a mansion that was still lit up.
"Sir...... It's already the second watch, so you can rest for a while......"
An old servant with gray hair pushed the door into the study with a lunch box in his hand, and said with concern.
"It's already the second watch?"
Yang Sichang slowly raised his head from the desk, his expression was very bad.
I don't see the calm and relaxed demeanor in the court during the day.
"Let's set it aside."
Yang Sichang raised his hand slightly, which was a response.
The old servant glanced at Yang Sichang and wanted to say something, but in the end he still didn't say it.
The old servant sighed, put the lunch box aside, and then picked up the same lunch box on the table.
He lifted the lid of the lunch box, and the food in the lunch box remained the same as when it was delivered.
The old servant didn't say anything more, but gently pushed open the door of the study with his lunch box, and then disappeared into the aisle.
The door to the study was closed again, and the inside and outside of the room were separated again.
Yang Sichang turned his head to look at a blue-robed official standing beside him and asked.
"Lu Xiangsheng, where is he now?"
The Qing army entered through the side walls of the wall and Qingshan Pass.
The border army could not be resisted, Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, died in the battle of the wall Ziling, the Jizhen army was defeated, unable to fight again, and the Qing army went south all the way.
Yue Qian'an, Fengrun, will be in Tongzhou, the attack on Beijing city failed.
Then he went around Beijing to Zhuozhou and divided his army.
Along the Taihang Mountain and the canal, from Jingxi to Shanxi, it is invincible.
Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, Gaoyang, Fucheng, Weixian and other cities in the north were broken.
The urgent documents flew like snowflakes, the Qing army marched extremely fast, many towns and villages were looted and slaughtered, and the entire Beizhili was in mourning.
Yang Sichang lowered his head and looked at the map placed on the desk, only feeling that there was a heavy burden on his shoulders.
He worked hard, exhausted his mind, and had already negotiated the matter of building slaves, and he was just one foot away from the door to solve the dilemma.
But even the kick that came to the door was delayed, and the Son of Heaven still couldn't make up his mind after all.
And those wine bags, rice bags and moths in the court don't want their money bags in Liaodong to disappear like this.
Those pedantic Confucian scholars are still talking about integrity, and they are unwilling to bow their heads when they say anything, but they can't give any substantive solutions.
The ministers in the hall, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and the exquisite minds are not used for state affairs, but are all used for calculations, party disputes, wealth accumulation, and fame......
"Lu Dufu entered Baoding on the ninth day of the first month, ordered the generals to go their separate ways, Yu Jiannu fought a big battle in Qingdu, and killed Jiannu for a small victory of 300 levels, and now he still lives in Baoding."
The green-robed official hesitated for a moment, but finally took a step forward and said with some hesitation.
Lu Dufu ...... It is the third time that a document has been issued asking the Ministry of War to pay and ask for grain, impeaching Zuo Qiren and Zhang Qiping, the governor of Qingwan County, who is unwilling to transport pay and grain...... You see......"
Yang Sichang stood in front of the map, his figure was mostly hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see the look on his face.
He didn't give any reply, just kept looking at the map in front of him.
Yang Sichang didn't speak, and the green-robed official who spoke naturally didn't dare to say more, so he could only stand aside and bow his head to obey orders.
I don't know how long it took, but the wind outside the window became more and more urgent, and I could even hear the wind roaring from the courtyard in the study.
"Bang-"
A crisp sound rang out outside the study, as if something had cracked.
And at this moment, Yang Sichang finally spoke.
"It's still according to the previous treatment, leave it without ......"
In the end, Yang Sichang's voice was almost inaudible.
Saying this sentence seemed to drain almost all of his strength.
Yang Sichang slowly sat down on the chair behind him, his eyes were extremely gloomy.
Jiannu entered Koubei Zhili, ravaged Gyeonggi, the situation collapsed, and the people were struggling to make a living, he saw all these things, and he knew them clearly.
He was indeed in a high position, but he could see everything that was going on underneath, and he could see it clearly, clearly.
Jiannu entered twice, and he didn't know how to kill the sins.
Jiannu raped and plundered in the Guannei, slaughtered the city and destroyed the town, and took the people of the Ming Dynasty away from captivity and took them to the bitter cold land outside the fortress as slaves and maids.
He knows everything, he knows everything, but he knows what he knows, what he knows.
The border army was not really unbearable to fight, but unwilling to fight.
Liaodong is a huge money bag, supplying countless officials and generals and thousands of people.
A large network of intertwined roots has shrouded the entire court, closely linking Liaodong and the court.
Originally, the problem of building slaves was only a small problem, but because of the money, because of those insatiable people, this small problem gradually expanded, so that it is now a big problem.
The trick of raising the self-respect of the Jiliao border army has been freed, and the evil consequences have been difficult to clean up.
One wrong step, one wrong step.
Salhu is the last chance...... But Da Ming was not able to grasp it......
Lin Dan Khan, an incompetent man with great ambition and talent, made the Mongol tribes become the minions of Jiannu, and even intensified the strength of Jiannu.
Now Jiannu has grown into a man-eating beast.
The border armies of Jiliao, Datong, Xuanfu, and Beidi are now unable to stop Jiannu.
After so many years of field warfare, it has hardly been able to achieve a single big victory.
Yang Sichang closed his eyes, knowing that his order was destined to cause many people to be displaced and suffer.
But he can't pay Lu Xiangsheng, absolutely not.
The time is not yet yet, and now is not the time for a decisive battle with Jiannu.
When he sent Lu Xiangsheng on the expedition, he already knew what Lu Xiangsheng was thinking.
Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were full of anger, hatred, and determination.
Lu Xiangsheng is not pedantic, nor is he noble, he does not love money, and he does not hesitate to die.
How can such a person be allowed to bend his brow on a matter of great importance?
At present, the only way to restrain them from leaving the city and building slaves is the problem of food.
Once he was given enough food, how could Lu Xiangsheng's personality allow Jiannu to be so unscrupulous?
Now Lu Xiangsheng's command is already the elite of most of the entire Beizhili.
If the elite is lost due to the defeat of the field battle, what will Beijing City take to defend and what will Beizhili take to protect it?
Just by raising tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in potential Shandong?
Just those Beijing soldiers in papier-mâché armor in Beijing?
There has already been a disgrace in history, and the same thing must not happen a second time.
Yang Sichang's eyes were tightly closed.
He knew the anger in Lu Xiangsheng's heart, and he was also angry.
He knew the hatred in Lu Xiangsheng's heart, and he also had hatred
But Lu Xiangsheng's approach is too risky, and if he fails, he will fall into a place of no return.
He had no way to agree with Lu Xiangsheng's approach.
Now that the turmoil in the customs has stopped, almost all the rogue gangsters of the 72nd Battalion that originally stirred up the world have been wiped out.
Xiong Wencan insisted on appeasement, ignoring all his admonitions.
Now that there is an undercurrent surging in the pass, he must immediately solve these hidden dangers.
If these dangers are not resolved, they will inevitably set off even greater storms once they erupt.
This is the time when stability is most needed, the moment when the fate of the country is truly decided, and we must not take a wrong step.
The elite of the border army must not be lost, and this is the key to maintaining stability in the north.
Jiannu will leave after looting the property and population, and in the pass, Jiannu is rootless and can't stay for a long time.
The soldiers and horses of the Qinwang in various places will also accelerate the speed of the withdrawal of the Jiannu army.
Qin Wangjun ......
Yang Sichang's expression dimmed a few points again, he originally did not agree with the recruitment of the king of Shaanxi Bingqin, but the son of heaven said that he could not refuse.
Shaanxi is still unstable, and there are too many things wrong with Li Zicheng's sudden defeat.
Now Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting have taken most of Shaanxi's elite soldiers to the north to Qinwang, making Shaanxi extremely empty.
Once there is a change in Shaanxi......
Shaanxi's current military strength alone cannot solve the problem at all......
And Yang Sichang is also aware of the problems encountered by Qin Wangjun all the way to Qin Wang.
Because of the shortage of food and wages, many Qin Wangjun mutinied and fled, although this time he has already issued official documents to the official governments along the way, but it is difficult to keep the yang and the yin violators.
Transferring troops to the north to Qinwang, there are many drawbacks in this matter.
On this matter, he and the Son of Heaven have different opinions.
It's just that......
Others can not obey the edict, but he can't.
The reason why he can now enter the cabinet as a minister and hold power is precisely because of the trust of the Son of Heaven.
If he loses the trust of the Son of Heaven, let alone holding power, even the impeachment above the court will drown him overnight, or it will not be long before he will end up in disrepute.
"Let me bear all the blame for all the crimes and the infamy of the world......"
Yang Sichang slowly opened his eyes, and the firelight kept jumping in his eyes, illuminating his eyes and reflecting his face.
"I wish...... The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are always in ......"