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Chapter 45 Governor Ji Liao

Sima Qiaoyu was startled when he heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw that among the corpses scattered around, there was a corpse with its arm stretched out, "General Sima..."

The body was covered in blood. Sima Qiaoyu could already see the face of the man, "Li Qiang! It's you, how are you?"

"General..."

Li Qiang was a soldier commanded by Sima Qiaoyu. He looked at Sima Qiaoyu and said forcefully: "General, I can't do it anymore... Our brothers are all dead... Avenge us..."

After saying this, Li Qiang breathed his last breath.

Sima Qiaoyu originally only wanted to escape and did not take a closer look at these corpses. Now he scanned them carefully and found that most of the corpses of the Ming army here were those he commanded. Looking at these brothers who had been with him through life and death

, Sima Qiaoyu couldn't help feeling sad, and tears couldn't help flowing from the corners of his eyes.

"Tian Xiu! It's all you! I must avenge my brothers!" Sima Qiaoyu understood that the soldiers under his command died here, and it was most likely Tian Xiu's deliberate arrangement to let himself

His men were at the forefront. "Tian Xiu, as the commander-in-chief of Zhangjiakou, you colluded with the Tatars, abandoned the city and fled, causing the officers and people to die in vain. I, Sima Qiaoyu, will definitely take your life as long as I live!"

Sima Qiaoyu gritted his teeth and quickly walked out of the south gate of Zhangjiakou, heading towards Sichuan.

When Sima Qiaoyu left the city from the south gate, Tian Xiu happened to come back from the north gate. There were still four to five thousand men and horses beside him. It can be seen that he fled decisively and did not cause too serious casualties.

When Tian Xiu entered the city, he didn't find a single Tatar soldier, and he felt relieved. After that, he remembered Tian Xi who had assassinated Sima Qiao Yu. He didn't know if Tian Xi escaped from the city after stabbing Sima Qiao Yu to death.

, if you don't escape and are killed by the Tatars, you will only have a miserable life. Tian Xiu sent his soldiers to the prison to check, and he also sent people to Tianji Cargo Store to see if his family and property were there.

Nothing.

Soon some soldiers brought back the news that nothing happened to their family members and property, but they did not see Sima Qiaoyu in the prison, only Tian Xi's body.

As soon as he heard that Tian Xi was dead and Sima Qiaoyu was missing, Tian Xiu was confused and quickly sent people to find the guards guarding the prison. The guards escaped early and none of them died, and they were found quickly. Tian Xiujia

When asked, the jailers said that they just saw Tian Xi entering the prison, and no one knew what he was doing there. Later, they heard that the Tatars were attacking, and the brothers had no time to take care of him, so they ran away first. As for what happened inside the prison,

What happened, I really don't know.

The jailers who didn't know the details all said so, and the two who knew the details also said the same. Seeing this, Tian Xiu had no choice. He couldn't say that he sent Tian Xi to kill Sima Qiaoyu. He could only send people to search in the city.

, he estimated that even if Sima Qiaoyu killed Tian Xi and escaped, he could not walk too fast because he was injured. The Tatars would come in before leaving the city, and he would most likely die under the knife of the Tatars.

As long as I can die.

The Tatars left in such a grand manner. After the Tatars left, things started to boil in Beijing. Zhang Yanfengyan was so angry that she called the chief minister Zhou Daodeng for the first time and gave him a scolding.

Zhou Daodeng had a good temper, he was obedient and kept silent. Anyway, you could scold him as much as you wanted, but I would not reply. Zhang Yan scolded Zhou Daodeng, kicked Zhou Daodeng out, and sat on a chair, still unable to calm down her anger.

The Tatar soldiers all marched to the walls of Beijing to show off their power. With so many soldiers and horses and generals raised by the imperial court, are they all doing it for a living? This matter must not be let go!

The Queen Mother was furious, and the ministers must find a scapegoat. The first assistant Zhou Daodeng must bear the brunt. Your brother has a good temper. If he doesn't bully you, who can he bully? Therefore, this chapter is about to impeach Zhou Daodeng one after another. Zhou Daodeng reads

In such a posture, she did not hesitate and directly submitted her resignation. When the Queen Mother saw Zhou Daodeng's resignation, she naturally approved it happily. You old fool, hurry back home and retire.

Zhou Daodeng was expelled. At that time, the work of digging up scapegoats in Beijing was not over yet. The second person to be impeached was naturally Xiong Tingbi, who had lost the battle. You old guy, don’t think that everyone is a fool.

If the battle is defeated, what does it mean to be evenly matched? If Jinzhou is lost, Liaoyang will be an isolated city with internal grain and grass and foreign reinforcements. Can Mao Wenlong hold on inside? You said that you dug up Nurhachi's body, but Huang Taiji said that was a lie and didn't buy it at all.

, now no matter whether it is true or false, as long as Huang Taiji doesn't buy it, it is false. He lost 50,000 to 60,000 horses, lost Jinzhou, sent troops without permission, and did not lead the main force back to King Qin in Beijing, causing the Tatars to burn, kill and loot in the Central Plains.

,Wan Ji, what did you, the Governor of Ji Liao, do?

Xiong Tingbi is Yang Yishan's father-in-law, and he has some foundation at least. Although the whole court is trying to impeach him, at least Yue Dang is still acquitted and keeps excusing Xiong Tingbi. If it were someone else's crime, he would still have to be arrested even if he didn't lose his head.

After being imprisoned, with the help of Yue Dang, Xiong Tingbi finally asked to retire.

With the chief assistant and Governor Ji Liao gone, someone has to do these two tasks. According to common sense, at this time, the Yue Party will definitely jointly recommend Mr. Yue to return, but this time, under the leadership of Yang Yishan, the Yue Party officials said

No words were said. The three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang can recommend whomever you want to recommend. Anyway, if we recommend Mr. Yue, the Queen Mother may not approve it. It is better not to say a word. In this way, the Queen Mother may even let Mr. Yue come back.

As for the position of governor of Jiliao, the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang recommended Yuan Chonghuan, governor of Liaodong, and the Yue party recommended Hong Chengchou, governor of the three sides.

This chapter was sent to Zhang Yan. The Queen Mother Zhang was now one of the two elders. She didn't know who to listen to, so she had to ask Zou Yi to discuss it.

As soon as Zou Yi heard that the Queen Mother wanted to see him, he immediately understood what was going on and hurried to Cining Palace while thinking about his words.

After arriving at Cining Palace to pay his respects, Zhang Yan asked him to get up, and then said straight to the point: "Zou Yi, you have also seen the documents sent over the past few days. Regarding the selection of the first assistant and the governor of Ji Liao, what do you think?

See?"

"As for the first assistant, the courtiers unanimously agree with Qi Shijiao. The old slave thinks that Mr. Qi can be the first assistant in terms of qualifications. But according to the ranking, the second assistant, Mr. Yue, should be the replacement. But the old slave is very puzzled. Please ask Mr. Yue

There is not a single copy of this chapter when I come back, which is really strange." Zou Yi said carefully.

In fact, Zou Yi was pretending to be confused when he said this. Everyone knew that the Empress Dowager would definitely not be accurate if Yue Dang proposed that Yue Su come back. If she didn't mention it, there might be a chance. When Zou Yi mentioned Yue Su's name, actually

This is to remind Zhang Yan that now that the country has reached this point, Lord Yue should be allowed to come back.

"Yue Su..." Zhang Yan groaned, and said: "Yang Yishan and the others won't give up on asking Yue Su to come back. Don't think that the Ai family doesn't know what it means. This is retreat in order to advance. In their hearts, they are eager for the Ai family to invite them back."

Yue Su is back. Alas..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yan couldn't help but sigh, and then continued: "I originally planned to wait until the emperor was older, and the emperor would issue an order to invite Yue Su back, but now it seems that I can't wait any longer. Over in Shaanxi, Yang He

After suppressing the bandits for so long, they all achieved nothing. Hong Chengchou, who was newly promoted, had some skills and drove the bandits into Sichuan. The most capable one at that time was Yue Su. That Wang Jiayin, no one could defeat him. Yue Su

As soon as he arrived, he took his head. Looking at the civil and military officials of the dynasty, who else can compare with Yue Su? The late emperor's vision is unmistakable."

Naturally, Zhang Yan had read the information Yue Su presented to report his victory, but he had been busy with the Tatar affairs in the past few days and had no time to care about anything else. Now that he thought about it, Zhang Yan still felt that he was the most reliable minister in the entire dynasty.

, it must be Yue Aiqing.

Seeing Zhang Yan praising Yue Su, Zou Yi didn't dare to say a word and just stood carefully.

As for Zhang Yan, after saying those words, she pondered for a long time, then changed the topic and said: "By the way, the candidates for governor of Jiliao are Yuan Chonghuan and Hong Chengchou. Zou Qing, what do you think?"

Zou Yi quickly replied: "Master Yuan and Master Hong are both outstanding people in the world. Master Yuan has been in Liaodong for a long time and is a student of Master Sun, the former governor of Jiliao. It is understandable that he should take over. Master Hong is the governor of the three sides."

, when the rogue bandits were wiped out, he had already shown his methods, so it is extremely suitable for him to be the governor of Ji Liao. Both of them are suitable, but Master Hong has not yet wiped out all the rogue bandits, and there are still many remnants who need Hong.

Your Majesty will handle it. So, it’s best to stay there and not move.”

A fox is a fox. He first praised the two people and didn't mention who he valued to take over. He just said that Hong Chengchou couldn't leave. Behind his words, he clearly let Yuan Chonghuan take over.

"According to the wishes of the Qing family, they are interested in Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan is currently the governor of Liaodong. If he takes over the post of governor of Jiliao, it would be too unconventional." Zhang Yan thought it was reasonable. As for Hong Chengchou, don't move if you can.

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But it is a bit big for a governor to be promoted to governor of two provinces. You must know that the first two governors of Jiliao were both ministers of the Ministry of War. With Yuan Chonghuan's current qualifications, there is still a lot of difference.

"The governor is a bit too old, or it might be better to change the name." Zou Yi said carefully.

"What name should I change?" Zhang Yan asked immediately.

"The governor mounts his horse to manage the army and dismounts his horse to manage the people, but there are not many people in Liaodong, and some of them are in the pass. It is enough to install a governor. The old slave thought that Yuan Chonghuan should be given an official position in charge of the army alone.

, that’s fine, it’s slightly bigger than Jing and doesn’t have the power of a governor.” Zou Yi replied.

"Then tell me, what kind of official position is this?" Zhang Yan asked again.

"I think the title of Governor of Ji Liao might be good. I only care about the soldiers and horses of Jizhen and Liaodong. I wonder what the Queen Mother thinks?" Zou Yi said carefully.

The two official titles of Governor of Jiliao and Governor of Jiliao seem to be similar. At that time, the powers were different. The governor had greater powers than the governor. The governor was in charge of both the army and the people, but the governor was only in charge of the army.

But it is higher than the governor. Because in the Ming Dynasty, the governor and the governor were on the same level and did not control each other. When fighting, they often caused discord between the governor and the governor, causing the success to fail. The governor was higher than the governor, so this situation would not happen.

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"Governor Ji Liao..." Zhang Yan groaned, nodded, and said: "Okay, let's call him Governor Jiliao. However, don't appoint Yuan Chonghuan to this official position first. The Ai family wants to see what Yuan Chonghuan is like.

If you have any ability, let him come to Beijing."

"Yes, Queen Mother."
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