In front of Lin Mansion.

It was already night, but there were a series of sounds of horse hooves heard on the streets.

The feather cavalry ahead led the way, followed by a team of ceremonial guards, and then a large sedan chair came far away.

Such a ceremonial guard is not available to ordinary officials, and the person who uses it is the new manager Song Yingchang.

The eight-lifted sedan chair slowly stopped in Lin Mansion. The eight sedan chair bearers were in a uniform manner, obviously well-trained.

These eight sedan chairmen were all followed by Song Yingchang when he became the governor of Shandong. He first became the Minister of Dali Temple when he went to Beijing, and today the left minister of the Ministry of War was followed by these people.

As for the feather cavalry guards, this is the newly transferred trip scene from the court after he became the left minister of the Ministry of War.

Song Yingchang wanted to close his eyes and rest in the sedan chair several times, but his heart could not calm down. Finally, he showed a look of worry on his face.

As a scholar who practiced the sentence "knowing to stop will lead to concentration, then being calm, then being calm will lead to peace, then being at peace, then being at peace, and then being at thought, then being attainable", Song Yingchang understood that his mind cannot be calm because he cannot know to stop.

However, after Song Yingchang knew that he was in charge of the affairs, he first visited Lu Guangzu, the current Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, and then went to Shi Xing's Mansion, the Minister of War. Finally, Song Yingchang came to Lin's Mansion to pay homage to Lin Yanchao.

The full name of Song Yingchang's official position is "Go to Baoding, Ji, Liao and other places to manage the affairs of Japanese affairs."

At that time, the imperial court believed that the use of military forces against Japanese soldiers was of great importance and that the governor was not worthy of his importance, so he was granted the position of governor. However, due to Song Yingchang's lack of qualifications, it also caused controversy among the court after taking office as governor.

Many officials in the court and the country believed that the position of management was better than that of the governor, and that a second-rank official should be sent to serve. Song Yingchang was not qualified enough and his official position was not high, and he might not be able to convince the public.

However, it was precisely because Lu Guangzu, Shi Xing and Lin Yanchao agreed to support him in court that Song Yingchang was finally appointed.

This time, Song Yingchang not only handled special matters and was ordered to control officials of all sizes, but also promised that those who could restore North Korea would be rewarded with tens of thousands of taels of silver and were also awarded the title of hereditary.

You should know that there were only three civil officials who were awarded titles for their merits in the Ming Dynasty, one of which was Wang Yangming.

However, under such a reward, the officials also knew what the outcome would be if they failed. At that time, the civil and military officials in the court were trembling and no one dared to be competent, but Song Yingchang dared to come forward and volunteer.

With the recommendation of Lu, Shi and Lin, Song Yingchang took office because of this. However, after Song Yingchang took office, he was opposed by officials, believing that he was too powerful and lacked qualifications, and was not a suitable candidate.

It is conceivable how Song Yingchang would be in, and how can he be determined now?

"Master, Lin's Mansion has arrived."

Song Yingchang nodded, and the servant lifted the curtains for him, but when he saw the patrols on both sides lifted the lanterns, his eyes were a little uncomfortable.

Song Yingchang waved his hand, and the servant thought he had something to do, so he came forward with a lantern with the words "Song, Minister of War." As a result, Song Yingchang looked at the light for some reason and felt unhappy.

Song Yingchang knocked over the lantern with a wave of his hand. For some reason, the servant immediately knelt in fear and kowtowed to apologize.

Song Yingchang knew that he had no reason and smiled bitterly: "It's not your business."

After saying that, Song Yingchang walked into Lin's Mansion.

When he arrived in front of the main hall of Lin Mansion, Lin Yanchao personally greeted the other party.

The two of them sat in the hall, and Song Yingchang was no longer as anxious as he had just now.

After a while of greeting, Song Yingchang immediately said straight to the point: "Song came to pay homage to Mr. Lin this time to thank Mr. Lin for his strong recommendation to Mr. Lin as a counselor in the court before. Without Mr. Lin's support, there would be no Song's present day."

You should know that Lin Yanchao has always been known in the officialdom to encourage and promote officials (among the same party) to spare no effort.

Now Lin Yanchao heard Song Yingchang say this and waved his hand and said, "What is the saying of Jingli? It's just a simple task."

Song Yingchang said: "Mr. Lin is really too modest. In addition, Song came to the door and asked Mr. Lin for help. I beg Mr. Lin to help Song with one help."

"Oh, why did you say this?"

Song Yingchang sighed: "Since ancient times, if a general is outside the court, if he has no backer, he will inevitably be jealous of others and his position is unstable. Therefore, when Song left the town, he begged Mr. Lin to protect Song's backyard."

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "This time, the support of Master Lu and Sima Shi, are in the center and the other in the Ministry of War. They are in charge. The position of Manager is as safe as Mount Tai, so there is no need to worry too much!"

"As for Lin, I only have the news left in the North Korean affairs, and I can't make the decision for the time being."

Song Yingchang said: "Song thought that the emperor entrusted the great power of Japanese affairs to the Grand Marshal and asked Song to govern North Korea because the idea of ​​our two fighting was in line with the holy heart. But Song thought that no matter how they fought, who would win and lose, but in the end they would still sit down and talk."

The emperor supported Shi Xing, and Song Yingchang was because they wanted to send troops to aid Korea, and Lin Yanchao's proposal was how to grant tribute. So this time the emperor reused Shi Xing and almost abandoned Lin Yanchao. The implication was to fight first.

Lin Yanchao said: "Don't worry, you are recommended by Lin. Lin who can help you must be able to help."

Song Yingchang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Song felt at ease with Mr. Lin's words. When Song was an official in Fujian, he was deeply convinced by Mr. Lin's ability. He also asked Mr. Lin to teach him in person and teach him how to go in the future!"

Lin Yanchao nodded when he heard this and thought about what to say. While thinking, Lin Yanchao pointed to the teacup in front of Song Yingchang. Song Yingchang bowed and thanked him, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

After Song Yingchang resumed his seat, Lin Yanchao asked, "Then I will ask the Minister for helping Korea this time, where is the headquarters?"

After hearing this, Song Yingchang thought for a moment and immediately said, "As a ruling, Song, of course, was following the army into the court."

Lin Yanchao shook his head and said, "That's wrong."

"I wish to hear Mr. Lin's great views." Song Yingchang humbly asked for advice.

Lin Yanchao said: "Since the court has asked you to be a strategy, it will set up another general officer as a civil and military strategy. Although the candidate for this general officer has not yet been decided, I should be asking Sima Shidasi to ask that the current general of Shaanxi is now being the general Li Rusong who is preparing to go to Ningxia to quell the rebellion."

"When Li Rusong was once the general of Shanxi, he was incompatible with the governor at that time and was unwilling to be controlled by civil officials. The car could be seen before! If he quelled the Ningxia Rebellion this time, he would definitely be full of energy. The general and the general officer entered the court together, but have you ever thought about how to get along?"

Speaking of this, Song Yingchang nodded and said, "Mr. Lin is really considerate."

Lin Yanchao was very pleased to see Song Yingchang so humble, so he continued: "In Lin's opinion, General Li is a famous general of the world. He can rely more on his affairs and strategies for aiding the North Korean affairs. If he should be delegated, power will be delegated. In fact, in addition to controlling the generals, the position of strategy also dispatches military rations and coordinates with the court. I think these two things are the success or failure of strategy."

Song Yingchang suddenly said, "So that's the case. Then Mr. Lin meant to persuade Song to set up his headquarters in Liaodong and not enter the court."

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "If you don't enter North Korea, the strategy can still control the war remotely. As far as Lin knows, the Japanese pirates have a large number of more than 100,000 troops this time, and the firearms are sharp, so it is of course the best to be able to succeed in a battle. But if it is a stalemate, the strategy should ensure the food route. However, according to Lin, the strategy is mountainous in northern Korea, not to mention that it is difficult to transport from land, but with Liaodong's current military ration reserves, it is not enough to support the army stationed in North Korea for a while!"

"More importantly, in the eyes of the court, the power of the governor is more important than that of the governor. Not to mention officials, I am afraid that the emperor may not be so relieved to grant the power. If the governor is in the rear, he can respond immediately if there is any disturbance in the court. However, if he enters the court, the news will inevitably be blocked, and if he is slow, he will miss the big thing."

Song Yingchang immediately understood Lin Yanchao's meaning, and the other party told his headquarters not to go deep into North Korea, but to get close to the capital, with the intention of maintaining high-level relations with the court.

Now the court cannot trust you completely and thinks that you are of high quality and weight, so you should ask more instructions for everything, make less decisions, and make decisions at the moment. Only then did Lin Yanchao teach him a way to prevent fire from catching a fire in the backyard.

Upon hearing this, Song Yingchang stood up and bowed deeply, "Song thanked Mr. Lin for his advice!"

Lin Yanchao smiled and signaled the other party to sit down.

Song Yingchang sighed: "Mr. Lin, actually, Song had thought before that if the battle situation ahead is unclear, Song could temporarily set up the headquarters in Liaoyang, and if it was even more unfavorable, it would be set up in Shanhaiguan. However, Song did not think of protecting the food road. Oh, he said this just now and made Mr. Lin laugh."

Lin Yanchao said instead: "Before you have to consider victory, you should first lose. This is the act of a famous general."

Song Yingchang said: "I dare not take it. Fortunately, I came to ask Mr. Lin this time. Mr. Lin proposed to set up a granary in Denglai and use sea transportation to provide it in the future. In this way, the food routes of our army can be guaranteed. Can Song directly set up the headquarters in Denglai?"

Lin Yanchao said: "No need to do this. Just set up the headquarters in Liaodong first. As for Denglai, just send a confidant to take care of it. If Haicao is used, the governor will move to Denglai again. In this way, the military and political power in Shandong will be under the control of the governor."

Song Yingchang showed an extremely admiration when he heard this.

Song Yingchang immediately said: "This time, the Ministry of War aiding Korea assigned three praises to Song. I wonder if Lin Gong has any suitable candidates to recommend to Song."

Let Lin Yanchao's praise paintings be given to him, which means that the two of them can communicate with each other, and it also means sharing the credit.

Lin Yanchao thought who was qualified to be his disciple, so he said, "I don't know if you can remember the strategy?"

Song Yingchang smiled and said, "This is my fellow countryman."

Lin Yanchao said: "This person has a coordinating talent, so he recommends it to Brother Song."

Of course, Song Yingchang agreed happily.

Soon Song Yingchang said goodbye from Lin’s mansion.

The followers on the left and right looked worried when they saw Song Yingchang coming, but when they left, they were full of energy and were all strange.

The master immediately stepped forward and said, "Dong Weng is already in trouble."

Song Yingchang sighed and said with emotion: "It all depends on Da Zongbo's advice for me, otherwise I may not be able to survive when I go to North Korea."

The master asked, "Oh? Da Zongbo gave advice on Dongweng, don't he have selfish intentions?"
Chapter completed!