After reading Yuan Chonghuan's letter, Fan Wencheng also let out a scornful laugh, "Scholar's pedantic words. The Liaodong region, I, the Jin Dynasty, captured it, and it was not given by the Ming Dynasty."
Then, he added: "At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, soldiers and bandits arose, and Zhu Taizu took it. If the land he took was ordered to be returned to Mongolia, would he be willing to do so?"
These territories in Liaodong were conquered by us, Dai Jin, and they were not given to us by you in the Ming Dynasty. Why should we give them back?
Did you snatch the land of the Ming Dynasty from the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty? The Mongols want it now, will you give it to them?
Huang Taiji smiled and nodded, and said: "Xian Dou, so I drafted a letter based on this, and I, the Khan, sent someone to send it back to him."
Reality is reality. Don’t talk to me about the past. It’s useless since ancient times. If you have the ability, take it back. If you can’t, don’t expect to take it away with empty words.
Yuan Chonghuan was more eager to negotiate peace than Huang Taiji. For this reason, the initiative seemed to be in Huang Taiji's hands.
But on the surface, Huang Taiji showed an eagerness to negotiate peace. He entertained the envoys enthusiastically and expressed humility in his letters. This undoubtedly caused a great misunderstanding for Yuan Chonghuan.
This illusion led to two serious consequences. First, he believed that the peace negotiation was very likely to succeed. For this reason, he did not hesitate to go behind Chongzhen's back, that is, he was good at hosting the peace negotiation. In order to remove the obstacles to the peace negotiation, he killed Mao Wenlong and weakened Dongjiang Town.
Secondly, he relaxed his vigilance, and Huang Taiji suddenly took a detour and entered the pass, catching Yuan Chonghuan by surprise.
Of course, Yuan Chonghuan might also have known about the rumors in advance and followed the trend, hoping that Jian Nu would come to the capital and force Emperor Chongzhen to agree to demarcate territory and negotiate peace.
If the alliance under the city is signed, Yuan Chonghuan will have reached the five-year Pingliao assessment standard, can perform perfectly, and pass the blame to Chongzhen.
There may be clues to this possibility through some strange actions during the process of Yuan Chonghuan leading Guan Ning's army back to Shiqinwang.
Moreover, Jianlu crossed the border from the defense area of Jizhen and bypassed Guan Ningjin, who was guarded by Governor Yuan. Logically speaking, he did not have much responsibility.
But Governor Yuan did not expect that Chongzhen would be angry with him because of the charcoal massacre in the capital and the shaking of the temple, and Ling Chi would be cut into pieces.
In fact, after the Jisi Incident, Wang Qia, the Minister of War, Zhang Fengxiang, the Minister of Industry, Liu Ce, the Prime Minister of Ji Liao Bao Military Affairs, etc., were imprisoned or executed by the furious Chongzhen;
Cabinet bachelors Han Xu, Qian Longxi, Cheng Jiming, Li Biao, etc. resigned. It can be said that many people were implicated, and Yuan Chonghuan was not the only one.
Back to the present, Huang Taiji has seen through Governor Yuan's psychology, and negotiating peace has become his trick, playing with Governor Yuan.
"King Khan, I thought I could add a few more words." Fan Wencheng bowed and said: "If there is sincerity in negotiating peace, Dongjiang Town should be ordered to withdraw from Jinzhou, or the town can be moved to Guangning."
Huang Taiji's eyes flashed, and he understood Fan Wencheng's plan to sow discord. He smiled and said, "I, Dajin, can make concessions on the ground to show my sincerity."
The original demarcation was to use the Guangning area as a buffer zone, equivalent to the demilitarized zone in later generations. Now, let it be given to Dongjiang Town, it depends on your will.
You must know that the Guangning area is now a no-man's land, and the Jianlu have not actually occupied it.
On the one hand, the territory they occupy is large enough compared to the population; on the other hand, this is also a big hole left for the Ming army.
Guangning is different from Liaonan in that there are not many dangerous places to rely on. The relatively flat terrain is more conducive to the cavalry's charge.
Just like Jinzhou, Dalinghe and other cities, the Jianlu did not occupy and garrison them. Instead, they waited for the Ming army to come, worked hard to repair the city, cultivated the fields, and accumulated a large amount of supplies, and then the Jianlu went to grab some.
Dongjiang Town has been firmly established in Jinzhou. Not only is it easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it also has the help of the navy, which prevents Jianlu from entering the garden easily.
But if you want to move the town to Guangning, which is only separated by the Liao River, you may be defeated by Jianlu's cavalry before you can establish a foothold.
Yuan Chonghuan has already recaptured Jinzhou, Dalinghe and other cities. If he continues to advance with the turret stream, he will reach the Guangning area.
However, Huang Taiji believed that Yuan Chonghuan did not have the courage. Dongjiang Town was different. Since it was under the control of Yuan Chonghuan, whether it died or failed was not what he cared about.
From Yuan Chonghuan's series of actions after taking office, Huang Taiji also saw that he was suppressing and blockading Dongjiang Town. He simply gave Yuan Chonghuan a chance. No matter whether it succeeded or not, at least it could create a relationship between him and Mao Wenlong.
Yes, Yuan Chonghuan's various suppression methods after taking office have made the relationship between him and Mao Wenlong very tense. Adding fuel to the fire should make it even more intense.
"If Dongjiang Town develops at this rate, it will definitely become a serious problem for me, Dai Jin." Fan Wencheng warned in a deep voice: "Now we are only relying on strong defense, but sooner or later we will have field capabilities."
Huang Taiji nodded helplessly and said: "We must attack Dongjiang Town from both inside and outside. Especially Mao Wenlong, we must seize the opportunity of his discord with the Ming court and the Governor Ji Liao and try to get rid of him."
It would be difficult for the Hou Jin Dynasty to break through the strong defense of Dongjiang Town by military means alone. This is different from the Liao Town in Jinzhou and Daling River where the city was built and garrisoned, because the threat from southern Liaoning cannot be ignored.
What's more important is the difference in fighting will between Liao Town and Dongjiang Town. The Dongjiang Army dared to take the initiative despite being poorly equipped. As for Liao Town, it would be almost impossible to fight without the artillery of Jiancheng.
Since it is difficult to defeat or severely damage Dongjiang Town from the outside, we can only rely on the intrigues within the Ming Dynasty to kill Mao Wenlong for Hou Jin or weaken Dongjiang Town.
This is not extravagant hope or fantasy, the Ming Dynasty and the governor of Jiliao have already done this. Cutting off food and salary, banning sea and blockade are all things that Jianlu wanted to do but could not do.
"Call Li Yongfang over." Huang Taiji called the guards outside and gave the order.
Li Yongfang was the head of Houjin's intelligence department. Huang Taiji not only had to tell him to send more spies to the Ming Dynasty to spread news that was unfavorable to Mao Wenlong and Dongjiang Town, but he also had to make preparations for a detour to enter the country as soon as possible.
Taking advantage of the fact that Dongjiang Town's field combat capabilities are still weak and the threat to Liaoshen is not too great, the plan to enter the Pass via a detour can no longer be postponed.
Moreover, the defeat at Nanguan also aggravated the difficulties of food and grass supplies in Houjin. The signs of famine were becoming more and more obvious, and Huang Taiji must find a solution to stabilize the already unstable position of Khan.
There were internal intrigues and fierce party struggles in the Ming Dynasty, and the Hou Jin Dynasty was not so united.
Huang Taiji wanted to advance the feudal process of the Later Jin Dynasty, and wanted to monopolize power without any constraints. However, under the influence of defeat and rumors, he encountered many difficulties.
Now, Huang Taiji is faced with two major problems to solve. One is the impending famine, and the other is the decrease in prestige.
This forced him to put a detour into the customs on his immediate agenda and solve two major problems in one fell swoop. It was indeed too tempting.
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Ningyuan, Jiliao Governor's Yamen.
Yuan Chonghuan once again read the good news from Dongjiang Town and read the latest intelligence. He slowly frowned and raised his eyes to look at his confidant Xu Fuzuo.
Xu Fuzou reported: "There are rumors in the capital that in order to negotiate for peace, you suppressed Dongjiang Town, where the main battle was taking place, withheld food and wages, blocked its food purchase channels, and wanted to starve hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang. This can be described as ruthless."
Hum, Yuan Chonghuan expressed his dissatisfaction with a cold snort, and said slowly: "Mao Wenlong actually knows how to use spies, and he is still in the mainland of the capital. The headquarters has underestimated him."
Xu Fuzhuo continued: "Mao Wenlong took advantage of the great victory at Nanguan and the fact that the slave envoys wanted to recover their heads. Mao Wenlong spread rumors and mastered the timing very well."
"It's indeed very good." Yuan Chonghuan said with a hint of helplessness: "Long Live also issued an order to inquire, asking the headquarters to report the actual evidence of Mao Wenlong's smuggling into the captives. If it is just a hearsay, there is no need for a sea ban."
After a pause, he continued: "Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch in charge of the army in Dongjiang Town, sent someone with a letter again to ask for food and wages. The words were quite fierce. There were more than 8,000 heads. He was afraid of being sold to the slaves. The imperial court
Condemn him."
"Fang Zhenghua was an old man from the Mansion Mansion, and he is quite trustworthy." Xu Fuzou reminded: "Mansei will somewhat trust his memorial."
Yuan Chonghuan slightly chinned his head and said: "From the seventh year of the Apocalypse to the present, Dongjiang Town has achieved many successes and has firmly established itself in Jinzhou. Even though food and salary were cut off twice, Dongjiang Town managed to survive, which is surprising."
Yuan Chonghuan didn't know much about the situation in Dongjiang Town. The main reason was that he was reinstated for a short period of time. He was far away in Guangdong, so how could he know about all the things that happened before Dongjiang Town.
What's more, at that time, Dongjiang Town was under the jurisdiction of Governor Denglai, and Liao Town was under the jurisdiction of Liaodong Governor. The two departments were not under the same jurisdiction, and there was almost no communication and exchange.
"The general is also extremely surprised." Xu Fuzuo said: "I heard that the Dongjiang Army also has red cannons, and there are quite a few. There are also a large number of muskets, which were purchased from Xiyi. How can they raise so much money?"
Yuan Chonghuan said matter-of-factly: "Of course he is smuggling ginseng and mink and making huge profits. Maybe he has a relationship with the Western Yi and purchases sharp firearms. He has some ability and vision."
"My lord, Ning Yuan and Ning Jin's great victory, let Mao Wenlong and others know the power of the Hongyi cannon." Xu Fuzhuo said: "The slaves were not aware of this, so they could have such a big defeat, but they want to use this to attack and slander your lord, so don't do it.
Face."
If Yuan Chonghuan and Xu Fuzhuo were told about the current real equipment of the Dongjiang Army, I wonder if they would be frightened.
The Hongyi cannon, which they regard as a magical weapon to defeat the enemy, is not an important weapon in the Dongjiang Army. It is really shameless to laugh at the Dongjiang Army for stealing their skills from them.
Yuan Chonghuan stroked his beard proudly, and the flattery made him feel very comfortable. The great victories at Ningyuan and Ningjin were his pride and his capital to become a famous general.
"It's just that with both the long-lived will and the letter from Founder, Mao Wenlong seems to be able to take the opportunity to change his strategy." Xu Fuzu offered a strategy and said: "Give him some benefits, ease the relationship, and let him relax his vigilance.
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Yuan Chonghuan pondered for a long time, nodded in agreement, and said: "Very good, I will also use this to counter those rumors."
After a pause, he added: "We need to collect more intelligence on Dongjiang Town, especially the generals. Among them, there are indeed some unruly people who may hinder the actions of the headquarters."
Xu Fuzu bowed to accept the order, resigned and left.
Yuan Chonghuan stood up and paced back and forth in the room, thinking about his next plan.
Changes in rates, sea bans and blockades were all used to force Mao Wenlong to submit. But now it seems that the effect is not as good as he imagined.
Mao Wenlong was also quite tolerant. Except for the fierce words in the memorial, he did not do anything too outrageous, which made Chongzhen clearly intend to kill him.
But this does not affect Yuan Chonghuan's plan to continue to subdue Mao Wenlong and control Dongjiang Town, because he is not the only one who wants to take down Mao Wenlong, and there are many big bosses in the court who support him.
Even Emperor Chongzhen, although he did not say it explicitly, had the intention of borrowing someone else's sword to rectify the Dongjiang River.
Yuan Chonghuan had written a question paper in November, proposing the idea that Mao Wenlong's rebellion had already taken shape and should be eradicated in time. Chongzhen did not reply explicitly, but he did not object. In Yuan Chonghuan's view, this was tantamount to tacit approval.
In his letters to Qian Longxi, Wang Qia, Zhou Xigui, Fu Renlong and others, Yuan Chonghuan also mentioned beheading the commander many times.
In the letter to Wang Qia, the words were even more explicit, "If Wenlong can work together as one, he should have no suspicion; otherwise, he will be beheaded, and Chonghuan will use his sword."
In the eyes of the civil servants, Mao Wenlong was a warrior who lived in a remote place overseas, had no Taoist ministers to supervise the army, was difficult to control, and had a tendency to become independent of the vassal and town. There were 110,000 reasons why he deserved to be killed.
Behind Yuan Chonghuan was the support of the court bosses and the civil service group, and even the emperor acquiesced, so what did he have to fear?
To say that Governor Yuan colluded with Huang Taiji and killed the commander for money would be an injustice to him. Although Huang Taiji hated Mao Wenlong deeply, he never expected that Governor Yuan would kill him, who he had dreamed of killing but could not.
Guy.
Yuan Chonghuan thought for a long time, revised his plan to kill the commander, and then called the messenger sent by Fang Zhenghua.
Soon, Yuan Chonghuan put on a good show and shouted out a famous saying to the messenger, "Civil officials cannot sympathize with military commanders. If they have a slight disagreement, they will start a dispute. What will happen? If you lack pay, why not repay it?"
Let me go, how can you say something so righteous and awe-inspiring, so nice and touching? I didn’t tell you earlier, how many times did Mao Wenlong and Fang Zhenghua urge me to punish him? It turns out that only Governor Yuan knew about it!
Governor Yuan not only shouted famous sentences, but also immediately ordered ten ships of grain to be sent to Dongjiang. He also rewarded the Dongjiang soldiers with gold, silver, pigs, sheep, wine, meals, and gave Mao Wenlong a handwritten letter of comfort.
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The exchange of heads for money was just a ploy to amuse Huang Taiji and the court.
Guo Dajing did not think that this was a fool's errand, and would always achieve some goal. Whether it was Huang Taiji's real money, or the imperial court or Jiliao Yamen relaxing the suppression and blockade of Dongjiang Town.
In his analysis and judgment, Huang Taiji was unlikely to invest money to allow Dongjiang Town to continue to develop and grow.
Therefore, he patrolled all the way and did not take the slave establishment again and sent envoys seriously. After returning to Jinzhou Acropolis and staying for a few days, Mao Wenlong received the report and came to take charge.
Now that Guo Dajing has taken care of everything, Mao Wenlong no longer has to hide from Fang Zhenghua and can take over.
"Go home and rest for a while. You have really worked hard these past few months." After listening to Guo Dajing's report, Mao Wenlong was very satisfied and immediately gave him paid leave.