Qin Liangyu was also in the imperial study.

"Come on, let General Qin sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"The old general has worked hard, and he said that you should rest and rest after returning to Nanjing, but I didn't think about it, you will work harder when you train new soldiers, what is this military department for."

"The king is industrious, and he dare not say that he is hard."

"The old general is righteous, if the Manchu Dynasty is as civil and military as you, why worry about the uncertain world. Now let's streamline such a trivial matter as personnel, except for the military department, everyone else is wait-and-see and very angry. ”

This involves major affairs in the imperial court, and Qin Liangyu doesn't know how to answer it.

At this time, a father-in-law walked in, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department, has come to see you." ”

"Let him in."

After a while, Shi Kefa walked in and paid a big salute: "Knock to see the emperor!" ”

"Master Shi, please get up quickly, it's been hard lately, just now General Qin said, these days, you not only took the lead in completing the downsizing of personnel, but also recruited more than 200,000 new soldiers, and you have worked too hard, I want to ask you what difficulties there are here, can the recruitment be completed as scheduled?"

"Emperor Xie cares, but please rest assured, the minister promises to complete the conscription task on time."

"That's fine, alas! I don't want you to work so hard, but it's a pity that the enemy army doesn't give us time now, now you and the old general Qin are here, I will give you a bottom, and when the task of streamlining the personnel of each department is completed in another month and a half, I will prepare to send troops to Sichuan, you must be ready, grain and grass, I have ordered the household department to step up procurement, before the first snow, clear Zhang Xianzhong. ”

Qin Liangyu said: "I don't know who the emperor is going to put in charge?" ”

"I don't know if there is a candidate for the old general?"

"Do you want to do it?"

"The old general is loyal and courageous, I am very happy, but the court can't do without you, and you are also sick and need to recuperate.

"The old minister's body is clear, and it is still usable."

"The old general misunderstood, I am reluctant to let you leave the capital." Gao Yiming explained with a wry smile.

Qin Liangyu saw that the emperor had said something to this point, so he had to give up and said, "That old minister will recommend one more person." ”

"Old general, please speak."

"Gao Jie!"

"Is the old general also optimistic about Gao Jie?"

"When he was in Yangzhou, the old minister had contact with him, and this person was not only proficient in the art of war, but also had excellent strategy, and he had countless experiences in large and small battles, which can be reused."

Shi Kefa also said: "General Gao's war report ministers have read all of them, and the ministers also think that General Gao can be reused." ”

"Since the two Aiqing have said so, hello, it's so decided, General Qin, you first transfer 30,000 horses into Sichuan, join your white pole army, and wait for the order to send troops to attack Sichuan."

Just when Gao Yiming was doing a vigorous job in Nanjing, a bad news came, Zuo Liangyu died of illness, for this reason, Gao Yiming broke the convention and prepared to prepare a state funeral for him in Nanjing, in order to reward him for his great achievements.

Since he wants to hold a grand funeral for Zuo Liangyu in the capital, then Zuo Mengeng in Wuchang has to come to Nanjing, as soon as Gao Yiming's holy decree arrives, he handed over the Wuchang soldiers and horses to Jin Menghuan, this Jin Menghuan and Gao Jie are the same generals, and now seeing Gao Jie being reused, he is very anxious, and he also wants to make great contributions to the court, but Zuo Mengeng is really mediocre and can't work together.

He has written many letters to Gao Jie in private, saying that he wants to go to Gao Jie's command, and Gao Jie has appeased him every time. So Gao Jie promised him that he would have the opportunity to recommend him in the imperial court.

Now that Zuo Mengeng is going back to Nanjing, there is no one to guard Wuchang, Gao Yiming remembered that Gao Jie had recommended Jin Menghuan to him, so he asked him to quietly take over Zuo Mengeng's military power.

Zuo Mengeng has not yet arrived in Nanjing, and the people sent by Gao Yiming over there arrived in Wuchang, and with the acquiescence of Jin Menghuan, he quickly took over all the camps, although this thing is a bit dangerous, but Gao Yiming has to do it, after all, Wuchang has 300,000 elite soldiers left by Zuo Liangyu, which is exactly what the imperial court needs.

It's not a polite time, Zuo Liangyu gave him mourning after him, and Zuo Mengeng is also ready to settle him in Nanjing, so that he can be rich and noble for a lifetime.

"Childe, Wuchang came to report just now, as soon as you left, Jin Menghuan began to reorganize the battalions on a large scale, and replaced them with people who don't know where they came from, and our people were all scattered and called." The family will catch up with Zuo Mengeng, who is hurrying.

Zuo Mengeng's face changed, and he said for a long time: "Hurry up and hurry, I can't let my father's bones be left uncollected." ”

It's not that Zuo Mengeng likes to be manipulated, but at this time, Zuo Liangyu's sudden death, the emperor didn't give him much time to react, the emperor took the lead in everything he did, and things were arranged compactly, so he couldn't hesitate for a minute.

In addition, he also knew that he was really not the material to lead troops to fight, his father's subordinates were already mixed, even if he went back now, he would not be able to control the situation, and he would offend the emperor, this is the way to death, so he can only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and what will happen in the future, he can only resign himself to fate.

Zuo Mengeng came to Nanjing, first went to the courtyard given to Zuo Liangyu by the emperor to worship Zuo Liangyu's spiritual position, and then was called into the palace by Gao Yiming.

Looking at Zuo Mengeng, who was full of filial piety, Gao Yiming felt a little embarrassed in his heart, and comforted: "Ling Zun was loyal to the monarch and the country before his death, worked hard all his life, and did not think about the day or the year, and suddenly went, which made the mountains and rivers discolored, I have ordered to enter the Feng Ling Zun as the Taifu and Shangzhu State, and at the same time stop the dynasty for three days, the whole country mourns, and I am also ready to make you a viscount, advance to two levels, and be a general of Zhongwu, and stay in the military department." ”

Zuo Mengeng didn't have any opinions, he heard that Gao Yiming had arranged his back roads, and now that he had become a nobleman, he was satisfied, and he didn't want to go to the battlefield to sell that life.

Gao Yiming saw that he did not disagree, and continued: "The house that was given to your father before is now given to you, you take your mother and sister to live, your mother has been sealed into a decree, and your father's national funeral is over, and you will be worried about Ding according to the system, but considering the many state affairs, I will issue a special decree to reject your application for Ding Wei as appropriate, and your father will go to the military department to take up his post." ”

Zuo Mengeng happily accepted the order.

After appeasing Zuo Mengeng, Gao Yiming asked the Ministry of Rites to hurry up and prepare for Zuo Liangyu's funeral, which must be grand, so that everyone in the world can see the attitude of the court towards loyal ministers.

Twenty-eight days after the suspension of the spirit, the national funeral began, although Gao Yiming did not come in person, but he still sent his personal eunuch Han Zanzhou to express his condolences on behalf of the emperor, I don't know how Zuo Liangyu would feel if he knew that Gao Yiming treated himself like this after his death.

was first robbed of 500,000 horses by Qingpiaopiao, and then taken away all his family wealth by Gao Yiming, the only comfort is his posthumous favor and the placement of his family.

In the official history, after Zuo Liangyu's death, Zuo Mengeng led 800,000 horses to surrender to the Qing army without fighting, and later was not tolerated by the Qing army.