Chapter 56 Grand Master Yue

"If you invade my territory, you will be punished no matter how far away you are; if you trespass on my territory, you will have to come back and forth."

This sentence is a reflection of the Ming Dynasty, not only when Yue Su was in power, but also hundreds of years later. The best proof of this sentence is the two large tombs on Niutou Mountain and Sifang Mountain.

These two tombs are called Tatar Tombs, and it is said that tens of thousands of Tatars are buried beneath them.

Of course, there are not only these two tombs on Niutou Mountain, there is also another one called "Tiancong Khan's Tomb". This tomb, hundreds of years later, became one of the scenic spots on Niutou Mountain. In addition to admiring the scenery on the mountain, travelers in later generations also

I also want to remember Master Yue who killed all the invaders here and there.

I don’t know who built an ancestral hall for Lord Yue on Niutou Mountain to commemorate this war. In front of the ancestral hall, there is a statue of Marshal Yue riding a horse. Above the nave, there is a four-character plaque with the words "Jing serves the country with loyalty".

, in the ancestral hall, there is also a statue of Marshal Yue sitting upright, with Jiang Jie and Pei Huzi on the left and right sides, and the golden cicada, Yin Zhu, Tongzhou, and Iron Qiu on the two sides.

To be honest, the guy who designed this ancestral hall really has some skills.

However, these are all things for later. After Yue Su killed all the Tatars, he ordered Sima Qiaoyu to destroy Abatai who was guarding Yan'an, and then led his army back to the court. Before Master Yue could enter the capital, there were many people in the capital.

It has already become lively. Officials headed by the Junyi Party, plus those from the Junzuo Party, have begun to praise Yue Su, hoping that the emperor will reward him generously. Officials headed by the Donglin Party, plus some officials from other parties, are

Yue Su was originally impeached. The crime was very simple. Yue Su believed what he said and killed the surrendered troops, which was unworthy of the dignity of our country of etiquette. This time, the fault outweighed the merit and should be punished. As for the Yiluo Party, there was nothing.

No matter, don't say anything, just make soy sauce.

One by one, memorials were sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and handed over to Zhang Yan. She was not surprised by the memorials praising Yue Su. Yue Su could really be said to have achieved unparalleled achievements and annihilated all the main Tatar forces.

It solved the imperial court's worries and did not suffer much loss. This played a decisive role in the Queen's recovery of Liaodong. How could such an achievement not be highly praised?

When Zhang Yan saw the memorial to impeach Yue Su, she couldn't help but smile and thought to herself, these people are really causing trouble. When the Tatars came, everyone was helpless. Now that the Tatars have been wiped out, you are all here

They all jumped out again. People like you just need to be dealt with.

However, Zhang Yan did not really embarrass the officials who impeached Yue Su. Instead, she sent people to hand over the documents to Yue Su. This is a common practice. You, Lord Yue, can explain it.

Yue Su had just crossed the Yellow River. When he saw the booklet sent by Zhang Yan, Yue Su smiled and immediately gave an explanation.

"An old saying goes: Soldiers never tire of deceit. This is war, and the way to use soldiers is something that some rotten Confucian people can't understand. When the Tatars invade our territory, they naturally want to kill them all. What's wrong? Could it be said that these Tatars have entered the door?

Aren't I allowed to kill them? If so, what's the point of allowing me to lead troops to resist in the first place? I'd better just let the Tatars burn, kill and loot as they please, and then go away."

Yue Su's words were very arrogant, but now he does have the capital to be arrogant. After reading Yue Su's reply back to bejng, Zhang Yan seemed to think that Yue Su was a little arrogant. Although you, Yue Su, have great achievements and established the foundation for the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty.

I deserve some credit, but I don’t think I’d say it like that. It’s too frivolous.

Zhang Yan has such a characteristic. When something goes wrong, she goes to Yue Su. After the matter is done, she has to give Yue Su a little beating to let Yue Su know that there is another one above her, so be gentle.

Good guy, before Master Yue came to Beijing, Zhang Yan asked Liu Minggao to draft the decree and sent it directly to Yue Su.

The content of the edict is roughly like this. You, Yue Su, have done a great job in annihilating the Tatars this time. However, you made your own decisions, negotiated with the Tatars, and finally broke the contract. You also killed the surrendered Tatars without authorization. This is disrespectful to me.

Because of your reputation as a country of etiquette, I have decided to remove you from the title of Grand Master and fine you a year's salary. However, your merits outweigh your faults, and you should be punished for your faults. Of course, you must be rewarded for your merits. I have specially decreed that Yue Su be conferred the title of Grand Master and be awarded the title of Grand Master.

Special admission to Dr. Ronglu was rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver.

This imperial edict is interesting. First, you will be dismissed from the Taifu and fined for one year, and then you will be given a Taishi, and you will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver. Although the Taifu and the Taishi are both of the first grade, which can be regarded as the same level, the grade of the Taishi is still the same.

It is higher than that of the Taifu. Although Mr. Yue's annual salary has been increased, it is only more than one thousand taels. The penalty is one thousand taels and the reward is ten thousand. No matter how you calculate it, it is an advantage. In the end, he was given a genuine one.

Dismissed official. From this point of view, where punishment is concerned, it is clearly reward.

However, after receiving the order, everyone under Yue Su was very happy. The Lord was promoted, but Yue Su was not so happy. He realized that his reply to Zhang Yan was not appropriate and was a bit frivolous, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Yan is unhappy. As an official, you must abide by your duties and not be arrogant about your achievements. It seems that in the future, you still have to pay attention. Mr. Jiang is not around. If Jiang Jie is around, discuss it with him and ask him to give advice.

I definitely can't reply to the Queen Mother like this. Anyway, I have already finished the reply, and there is no use regretting it. Zhang Yan has already expressed her intention and will wait until she returns to Beijing.

Before returning to the capital, Yue Su first went to the palace to see his Majesty to express his gratitude. He must not admit his mistakes in front of the emperor and Zhang Yan. I should not bring discredit to the Ming Dynasty, so I asked the emperor to retaliate. Seeing that Yue Su was so polite.

, so low-key, Zhang Yan was also very happy, and immediately expressed her position, Mr. Yue, you also have outstanding achievements. This annihilation of the Tatars can be said to be an unparalleled achievement. It is just a minor fault, nothing. If this kind of thing happens in the future, remember to talk to him first.

The emperor said hello. Your Excellency has come all the way back, and I think you haven't had lunch yet, so you will stay in the palace and have a meal together.

Of course, Zhang Yan can't really eat at the same table as Yue Su. This is etiquette and everyone must abide by it. In the past, when Zhu Carpenter was here, it was okay, but now she is a widow, and Yue Su is a foreign minister.

She was only in her thirties, so if word of this spread, it would be okay. So, while the emperor and Yue Su were having dinner, she returned to Cining Palace on her own.

The next day, the emperor had a big banquet for the meritorious ministers. All the civil and military officials who participated in the battle were very happy. During the banquet, the emperor also read out the imperial edict and greatly rewarded the meritorious ministers. Although it seems that there was not much fighting.

, but the reward given by the court was still not small. After all, it was a big war, and nearly 200,000 Tatars were wiped out. This had never happened since the Ming Dynasty started the war against the Jurchens. After this battle, the Tatars' vitality was seriously damaged.

Recovering Liaodong is just around the corner.

For example, Jin Chan and other generals were promoted to governors and magistrates, and were awarded the title of General Zhaoyong, a third-grade military officer. This was a great honor. Jin Chan, Yin Zhu, and Tie Qiu were just from the Green Forest Road, and they never dreamed of it.

However, he could be a general one day. The same goes for Tong Zhou. When he met Yue Su, he was just a small catcher, but now he has become General Zhaoyong. This is no different from dreaming. Li Dingguo

and Pei Huzi's rewards were higher than theirs, because they were awarded the second-rank Wusanguan General Zhenguo. Sima Qiaoyu was awarded the third-rank Huaiyuan General, and was added the Governor of the Left. Wu Rumeng was given Wen

A casual official, a Jiayi official of the third rank.

The rewards for other generals are not small at all. There are many people here, so I won’t list them one by one.

After the celebration banquet, Yue Su began to organize the matter of regaining Liaodong. Huang Taiji's elite were all buried in the Central Plains. Even he lost his life. The morale of the Tatars will inevitably fall and be underestimated. At this time, don't take advantage of your illness.

If I want to kill you, why are you waiting?

Yue Su actively mobilized his troops and generals, but at this juncture, Wu Sinan, who was in rth, sent a memorial. The content of the memorial was very simple. Although it was written in thousands of words, in the final analysis, it was just two words - increase troops.

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Master Yue is currently transferring all the troops and horses he has on hand to Liaodong. How can there be any extra troops for him? Moreover, Yue Su has also studied the war situation in Japan. The information sent in the past is all good news.

After asking the official who sent the certificate, Wu Sinan did not encounter any major setbacks in Japan. After careful study, Yue Su guessed why Wu Sinan asked for more troops. The reason was that after resisting Tokugawa Iemitsu's crazy counterattack, Ming Ming

More than 30,000 soldiers were injured. Of course, the Japanese lost almost the same number. At this moment, Tokugawa Iemitsu was gathering a large number of troops and horses, preparing for a more crazy counterattack, and sent heavy troops to block the road from Chiba to the river.

The main road to Togawa and the road to Edogawa could not be opened, so they could only stay in Chiba and wait for the Japanese to come. This was too passive. Wu Sinan was worried about an accident, so he asked the court for reinforcements.

Therefore, Yue Su did not give any instructions on Wu Sinan's report. He just asked someone to bring a letter back to Wu Sinan, telling Wu Sinan that all the troops and horses of the imperial court are now going to the battlefield in Liaodong. On your side, as long as you defend Qian

Ye is good, food, grass and military pay will never short-change you. When the imperial court regains Liaodong, it will naturally increase its troops for you.

The letter was delivered to Chiba and was in the hands of Wu Sinan. After reading it, Mr. Wu almost stopped vomiting blood. How should I say, just yesterday, Tokugawa Iemitsu gathered a large number of soldiers and horses and drove towards Chiba again. This time,

The Japanese claimed to have an army of 500,000, which scared Wu Sinan to the point of trembling. Fortunately, Jiang Jie told him that this was definitely a random shouting by the Japanese, and it was purely bragging. We don't need to be afraid of him, just stick to it.

Wu Sinan was hesitant about the letter, so he wrote a letter to Yue Su just in case, and this time he asked his confidant Wu Ping to deliver it to Yue Su.

The content of the letter is as follows, Mr. Yue, you are really deceiving me. When you coaxed me to come here, you said that you need soldiers, food, and whatever you want. Now it's good, you don't even have any reinforcements.

Now Tokugawa Iemitsu is calling with an army of 500,000 yuan. If you don't send reinforcements, if we can't defeat him, just wait and collect the bodies for me. It's a pity that I have three wives who have to be widowed at a young age. Do you have any help?

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After Yue Su read his letter, he became very angry and thought to himself, this guy was quite capable back then and could see everything very thoroughly. However, as he became a big official, he became more and more manipulative. Especially when he was a senior official.

After entering the battlefield, why are you even less courageous?

Now we still expect this kid to fight, and we can't reprimand him too much. Yue Su replied to him a letter and told him that Tokugawa Iemitsu would never be able to produce 500,000 troops at once. Don't listen to his threats. This is

It's a common tactic used in marching troops to fight. Just rest assured. With Jiang Jie here, nothing will happen. Also, didn't I remind you at the beginning? Find a puppet to support you, and in his name, Japan's foreign war will be carried out.

, turned into an internal war, why haven’t you found a puppet yet? In this way, let me remind you that Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to create the Tokugawa Shogunate mainly because he destroyed the Toyotomi family. You can find a way to find one.
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