Chapter 158: Under the Eight Banners
But at this time, Songyun knew nothing about the behavior of Hengrui and the other three.
On this day, a distinguished guest was visiting Songyun's Governor's Mansion. Although this man was wearing official uniform, he had a brave look on his face. When Songyun saw this man, he couldn't help but apologized: "Sir, half an hour before
Yue, I am seriously ill and have been unable to get up for a long time. I have missed discussing military affairs with you. I am really sorry. I think I will not be able to handle the defense of Gansu for some time. I hope you will not mind me.
I am stupid, I have to work harder for the royal affairs." It turned out that the military commander in front of Songyun was the famous general Eldenbao who was the minister of bodyguards, commander of the Eight Banners, and commanded the Eight Banners Army in Gansu.
It's just that Eldenbao seemed to be brave and unkind, but in fact he was very respectful to Songyun and said: "Master Song, what are you talking about? Marching and fighting are the most difficult. It is common to occasionally catch wind and cold and be unable to conduct military affairs for a while. Your Excellency has been guarding the border for many years.
, in fact, my experience in command and dispatch is much richer than mine. I just heard that your Excellency has served as an official in Kyakhta, Jilin and Tibet. He should not be afraid of the cold and heat, but why did he get this serious illness?
?”
Songyun also smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "Sir, I am really obsessed with writing, and I have neglected a lot of riding and shooting. Although I have been working in remote places these years, my health is not better.
Where to go? Especially in Tibet. After entering, I often find it difficult to breathe and feel dizzy. When I return to the Central Plains, I often feel flustered and short of breath. After all this time, I can’t hold on anymore? Speaking of which, you and I are both flags.
Man, I'm so inexperienced in the cold and heat, but I'm going to make adults laugh."
Eldenbao also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. In fact, having said that, I have always admired you? Your Excellency is from the Eight Banners in Beijing. He has been both civilized and martial arts since he was a child. Especially, he is proficient in the three languages of Han, Manchu and Mongolian.
, I am beyond your reach. I am just from a village in Jilin. When I was young, I chose Sauron's vest and followed Duke Wu Zhuang to fight everywhere, and then I became a baron today. Speaking of which, I don't even recognize all of these words.
, Manchu is all taught in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Wu Zhuanggong, who doesn't mind me being dull, but I really don't know Chinese. Mr. Song, I just found a few documents from you, all of which are in Chinese.
I don’t understand it at all. What’s written here, I hope you can give me some advice.” He took the two documents on his desk and held them in front of him with both hands. Wu Zhuanggong was Hailan Cha, and he said, “
"Saulun vest" is a special name for the strong soldiers in the Northeast region during the Qing Dynasty. The Qing people mostly considered the Sauron people of the Northeast (now the Oroqen, Ewenki, Hezhe and other ethnic groups, unified in the Qing Dynasty to be included in the Eight Banners of Manchuria) as brave and good at fighting.
The Sauron people grew up in the northeast, and they were not allowed to enter the customs without reason unless they joined the army. Hailancha and Eldenbao were the most heroic people among the Sauron people. They fought all over the place during the Qianjia period and were promoted to officials and nobles, and competed with the capital.
The Eight Banners families share the honor.
Songyun also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you're too polite. It's never too late to learn to read and write. The general has read "Three Kingdoms", and 'Wu Xia Amen' is a precedent for later generations. It can be used by your Majesty."
?" As he said that, he walked closer, sat down next to Eldenbao, took out a document and looked at it for a few times. But after looking at it, Songyun gradually became confused, and soon his doubts changed again.
With a look of panic, he said: "Sir, where did you get these documents from?"
"This letter? I pulled this letter out from under those documents. It must have been some time ago. Your Excellency asked about this letter, but it was..." Eldenbao looked at Songyun's face, and it turned out to be...
Something was getting more and more wrong. He had always been a straightforward person, and even though he didn't have much contact with Songyun, he was willing to help him out of his difficulties, so he immediately asked.
"This... this is a letter from Xi'an. Judging from the signature, it should be jointly sent by the imperial envoy Na Yancheng and General Hengrui who are currently supervising the division in Xi'an. They said that they will soon go south to clear up the old forest in Hannan. I hope
I informed all the ministries in Gansu that we will go south together to suppress... But look at the date of this signature, it was sent a month ago? Longevity! Where is longevity?!" At the end of the sentence, Songyun's words were filled with fear.
He started shouting outside the door, and sure enough, not long after, a servant hurriedly greeted him. It was probably the longevity that Song Yun had mentioned.
"Shou Changshou, when did you receive this document? Why did you never report it to me? This is an important document sent from Xi'an asking me to send troops. Why did you stay here for a month? I'm afraid... I'm afraid
The current war has been delayed by me, right?" Songyun looked at the servant in front of him, as if he didn't believe that he would make such a big mistake, and while his words were half angry, he was also half puzzled.
"Master, this... isn't this just an ordinary document? Master, you said that I only received this one letter from Xi'an. At that time, Master, you were already ill, so I accepted it for you. The person who sent the letter
Also tell me that this is just an ordinary document to ask how the master is doing, but why...how does it have anything to do with military affairs?" Changshou looked at Songyun, with a look of confusion on his face in fear, but Songyun and Er
Ledengbao also realized that perhaps longevity did not lie.
"Shou Changshou, didn't I tell you? Whenever a document comes to my house, after you accept it, you must read what is written in it again. If there is anything important, you should tell me. How can you even do this?
Forgot?" Songyun said angrily.
"Master, this... I heard that the person who sent the message said that he was a soldier of General Xi'an's mansion. I thought he wouldn't hide it from us? Moreover, you asked me to read it, and I also read it, but...
But I can’t understand what’s written on it?” Changshou said.
"There are no difficult words in the document, but how come you can't understand it?!" Song Yun said angrily.
At this time, Eldenbaohu on the side said: "Master Song, you said that he can't understand this document. In fact... in fact, when I read it just now, I couldn't understand the words on it. My Hu Canjun was in Gong
Governor Chang, without him, it would be really difficult to write Chinese... Mr. Song, is it possible that your family can't understand Chinese either?" Eldenbao said that Hu Canjun's name was Hu Shixian. Although he was a civil servant, he had always been in the army.
When serving in the army, Eldenbao always relied on him. Hu Shixian explained the Chinese writings that he could not understand. However, it was precisely because he did not understand Chinese characters. At this time, listening to Songyun and Changshou's questions and answers, he was surprised.
We didn't know what each other was saying, so we saw the key.
When Songyun heard this, he was also moved in his heart, and murmured: "Changshou is my servant who worked for me when I was in Kyaktu. I grew up in Mongolia, and I really don't know much about Chinese...could it be...could it be because of this?"
, I... I missed my plan to become a teacher?" He usually read the documents in detail in person, and did not need Changshou to understand the contents, but he did not expect that this illness would make a big mistake for Changshou.
As he spoke, sweat gradually oozed from his forehead. He had already recovered from a serious illness, but now he panicked again and could hardly stand.
Eldenbao said: "Sir Song, you don't have to be so panicked. I don't think this is a coincidence. Since it is a troop dispatch document, why is there no word "urgent" in Hengrui's letter? How could you be so seriously ill?
On the scene, Hengrui and the imperial envoy immediately advised you to send troops? How could it happen that your servant did not know Chinese, so you missed such a big event? So I thought, maybe..."
"Then what do you mean..." Under Songyun's fear, the worst conspiracy gradually emerged in front of her...
"If it is true as he said, this is not a coincidence, then there is only one explanation, which is that Hengrui wanted to take this opportunity to frame me. If he wanted to inquire about my illness, it should not be difficult for him to know about it, and he would not even know about it if he was longevity.
What kind of secret is the Chinese matter? In this way, as long as he calculates the right time and lets the imperial envoy march while concealing it from Changshou, his document does not have the word "urgent", it is just a trivial matter, but my crime of delaying the war flight will be confirmed.
, but..." Looking at Eldenbao, I saw that he also looked slightly resentful. It seemed that Hengrui intended to set up a trap to trap him, and he had already thought of it.
"Sir Song!" At this time, another soldier came quickly from outside the door and said in panic: "I'm telling you, sir, the imperial court has arrived outside. It's said that there is something urgent. Please accept the order as soon as possible!"
"Quick, change your official uniform with me, I'll go right away." Song Yun said.
"But my lord, I have just heard it clearly. The envoy said that the reason for this announcement is... because my lord delayed the opportunity to fight and held back the troops, which made it impossible for the Shaanxi-Gansu and Gansu armies to suppress the thieves. Then we will have to
...I will be relieved of my duties as governor!" Seeing that Songyun didn't know about this, the soldiers couldn't help but worry about him. As soon as these words were spoken, Songyun and Eldenbao were also shocked.
"What kind of truth is this? Could it be that you, the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, were framed by that villain Hengrui just as he said? I will tell the envoy and ask him to tell the emperor the truth and ask for mercy!" Eldenbao had already said.
Unable to hold his breath, he stood up and prepared to walk to the front hall.
"There's no need to go, I'll just go and receive the order!" Unexpectedly, Songyun stopped Eldenbao.
Seeing that Eldenbao was still puzzled, Songyun couldn't help but persuade him: "Sir, you are willing to ask the emperor for me. Just for this sentence, I, Songyun, will be grateful for the rest of my life. But having said that, this matter
At this point today, I have my shortcomings. If I had told Changshou to give me all the documents to read through, how could I have missed the opportunity to march into the army? Moreover, there was no defeat on the front line. Although I made mistakes,
But it has nothing to do with the overall situation. I don't think the emperor will take heavy responsibilities. He will probably just be demoted and go to work elsewhere. The war in Shaanxi-Gansu will not change because of me, so what do I have to complain about?" Songyun certainly didn't either.
Know about Na Yancheng's ambush.
"Sir, aren't you giving those villains an advantage by doing this?" Eldenbao was still very dissatisfied.
Songyun seemed to be indifferent and said with a smile: "Sir, I know this matter well. Even if you and I, Changshou, have not made any mistakes, but when things have developed to this point, someone must bear this responsibility. Apart from this person
Who else could I be? Moreover, if Hengrui and I go to the emperor to argue, I am a translator. If I go to the emperor and say that I have a long life but cannot understand Chinese, can the emperor believe it? Even if the emperor believes it, what will happen to me in the future?
How can I meet people in person? After all, I am still careless, so you should stop worrying about me. But there is one thing, even if I leave Lanzhou tomorrow, you must remember it."
"Sir, this is just... whatever you say. If it can be done, I will do it," Elden said.
"I have heard of Yancheng's name. He is not an evil person, maybe he was just temporarily deceived by Hengrui, right?" Songyun said: "And if I really resign at this moment, I will not be the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.
, there is no one who can take over for the time being. The emperor will most likely ask you to temporarily supervise the military affairs of Gansu. When the time comes, you must fully cooperate with Na Yancheng in the suppression of the Shaanxi-Gansu conference. In this battle, only our Shaanxi-Gansu army can be completely defeated.
Cut off the enemy's escape route. If you forget the frontline plan due to temporary enthusiasm, then it will be more than worth the loss. Sun and Liu broke the alliance, and there is still time to renew it. What's more, you and Na Yancheng are ministers of the same dynasty.
What?" In order to worry that Eldenbao would not understand his painstaking efforts, Songyun had no choice but to use allusions from the Three Kingdoms to persuade him.
"This... I understand." Seeing Songyun's serious words, Eldenbao understood the pros and cons, and agreed to him. However, even with this compromise, the feeling of injustice could not dissipate.
Soon, Songyun was dismissed from the post of governor of Shaanxi and Gansu due to the failure of the campaign, and went to Ili to temporarily serve as counselor. Eldenbao also listened to Songyun's advice and soon personally supervised the division and went to Hannan to discuss with him.
Nayancheng's troops launched a fierce attack on Gao Tiansheng and Ma Xueli's Second Division. Eldenbao's troops were brave and good at fighting. The Eight Banners Army led by Nayancheng also had many cavalry and heavy artillery. Under the attack of the two Qing armies, Gao Ma's Second Division could not fight at all.
Unable to resist, they only persisted for a few days before they collapsed, abandoned the Hannan camp and fled to Jiezhou.
Na Yancheng pursued all the way and soon reached Jiezhou, then turned south. On this day, he arrived at the Baishui River, with Yulei Pass on the other side. Gao Tiansheng and Ma Xueli's Second Division fought fiercely with the government troops for many days, resulting in heavy losses and poor discipline.
They had already dispersed, and only a few tribesmen fled across the river at this time. Na Yancheng also sent spies to find out their escape route.
"Your Majesty, in the second year of high school, the remaining troops led by Ma Wu, no more than a hundred people, have passed Yulei Pass. If they continue to flee south, they will reach Sichuan. Will our army continue to pursue them?" The spy came back to Na Yancheng.
reported.
"No need, our duty is to wipe out the bandits in Shaanxi and Gansu. General Kuilun and General Addis are responsible for military affairs in Sichuan. We pursued across the border, but we were disrespectful to the two adults. We left Yulei Pass and headed south.
, is Baishui Pass in Sichuan, which is also an important pass. I will write a letter immediately and tell the uncle about the movements of the rebel army. Let Sichuan handle the other things." Na Yancheng thought that although Addis's ability was mediocre, he could pursue big things.
, I would not be confused, not to mention that the White Lotus Sect's troops had been defeated along the way, so it would not be difficult to pursue them, so I felt relieved.
Na Yancheng's generals heard what he said and felt that it was reasonable, so they stopped pursuing and gathered all their troops to prepare to return to Xi'an. Na Yancheng also quickly wrote the letter and asked someone to send it to Chengdu, but this
Chapter completed!