Chapter 559 Out of the fortress (I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!)
Chapter 559: Leaving the Fortress (Wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!)
It's almost April, and the wild grass on the grassland has grown very lush. The undulating grassland, and sometimes a river, a few feet wide, flows gurglingly, winding out a path on the green grassland.
The silver jade belt. The hills near and far are covered with trees. The sky is blue and the white clouds appear very low because of the clear air. It seems that they can be reached by climbing up the short mountains.
Roe deer, wild animals, wild pheasants and other wild animals were disturbed by the march of the team and suddenly jumped out of the grass. The soldiers who had been marching for a long time were immediately shocked. Some people took advantage of the generals no longer in front of them and flew up.
He shot an arrow and once it hit a wild animal, he quickly ran over to pick it up. His friends were all covering him with excitement on their faces, which meant that he would be able to eat meat at the next meal.
In the Chinese army, a long-shafted carriage with a wide axle and large wheels, pulled by four bay-red horses, was moving briskly. There was a tall pole stuck on the shaft of the carriage, and a letter flag hung above it, which read in large characters: "Governor-General of Liaodong Military Affairs"
", and on the other side of the carriage is a second letter flag, which reads "Fuxing Guogong Yang".
The handlebar type is strong and burly, wearing a big sun hat and holding a long whip with a snakeskin tip. However, he does not urge the horses, but just lets them gallop forward, which is enough to keep up with the progress of the entire team.
speed.
Inside the spacious and gorgeous car, Xia Xun sat on a soft mattress and rolled up the car curtain halfway so that the sunlight could shine into the car without being too dazzling.
There were several files on the table. Xia Xun was opening one and reading it carefully. He looked at it for a while and thought about it. When he realized something, he picked up the pen from the pen holder and wrote down a few words or words next to it.
Make a mark.
He was supplementing his knowledge about Liaodong. He knew very little about Liaodong in the early Ming Dynasty. He knew that with the elites he brought, it would be easy to solve the problem at hand, and he could fulfill the mission entrusted to him by the emperor in an honorable manner.
Then he returned to Jinling in glory. As for how Liaodong will develop in the future, or even what changes will happen hundreds of years later, he will not find it in his head. But now that he is here, he wants to do something practical.
If he is here to be the governor of Liaodong and wants to serve as an official here for ten or twenty years, there is nothing wrong with doing so. Even if it is not for future achievements, he must also plan for his own political achievements. But with his current status,
It is impossible to stay in Liaodong for too long. The emperor sent him here this time. In fact, his original intention was only to solve the immediate problem. Xia Xun not only focused on the immediate, but also considered the long-term, which was indeed a bit asking for trouble.
However, he felt that everything in the world always had pros and cons, and this Liaodong incident might be an opportunity. The Ming Dynasty had not been established for a long time, and it had not been running Liaodong for a long time. If he came here, he could correct some mistakes and create some methods.
, with his prestige and status in the court, those who take over would not dare to shake his policies easily, so it is actually not much different from what he himself was in Liaodong.
From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, after more than thirty years of development, Liaodong has sprouted new green like a new sprout. Through some actions that are different from the original history, it seems to be a completely different process of fertilizing, watering, and pruning.
, if this operation continues for decades, it will form a completely different development, and Liaodong will no longer be the Liaodong of history. If this model is successful, the gravediggers of the Ming Dynasty will no longer appear in Liaodong.
All things are immortal, and the Ming Dynasty cannot escape the inevitable process of "birth, old age, sickness and death". The most ideal result is for the nation to complete this process of alternation and transformation of the old and the new, as long as its future is not ruined in the hands of a group of barbarians, thus leading to the collapse of China
Civilization has regressed across the board and is lagging far behind in the race with the entire world.
The car suddenly bumped hard, and the brush rolled off the pen holder, leaving a few ink stains on the table. Xia Xun picked up the brush and put it back, clamped it tightly, closed the file, and pulled up the sedan curtain.
It suddenly became brighter.
Looking out, there are swords and arrows on the left and right of the car. The sturdy guards are all riding on tall and majestic horses. Going further, there is a foothills with sparse hillsides.
There were woods and a stream at the foot of the hillside. There were more pebbles on the ground, so the car started to bump a lot.
Xia Xun breathed a sigh of relief: "We are almost to Liaoyang. Along the way, we haven't seen a few villages at all, and there are very few pedestrians. It's really desolate..."
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In Liaoyang City, a piece of land was opened on both sides of the official road outside the city. This was the farmland for officers and soldiers. The area was not very large. Because the climate outside the customs in this era was not suitable for vigorous development of farming, the soldiers opened up part of the farmland, mainly for growing vegetables.
Food was also grown, but the harvest could not meet the basic living needs of the garrison. They mainly relied on food shipped from within the customs.
In order to facilitate the access of soldiers, horses and grain carts, the two areas are still quite far away from the main official road. At this moment, this open area is already filled with soldiers with bright armor and high spirits. The guards start from ten miles outside the city.
, which extends all the way to the city's command and envoy yamen, with one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps, and they are heavily guarded.
Both the inside and outside of the city gate have been cleaned. No cow dung or horse dung can be seen. Even the few people who entered the city were driven to other gates. Anyway, the city is not very big.
, it’s no big deal to go around for several miles with mud legs. The generals all over the city are trembling with fear today, how can we still let the common people mess around?
The people standing on both sides of the road waiting to greet the Duke were all well-trained elite soldiers. They stood there with flags flying, but the two square formations were as motionless as stakes. They had been standing like this for nearly an hour. It can be seen that
Military law is strict.
The cavalry to greet the Duke has already traveled hundreds of miles away. As soon as they receive the Duke, cavalry will continue to return to report where the Duke has arrived. The troops waiting on both sides of the road are the first cavalry to return.
When reporting the news, people from the city were sent.
This kind of pomp, which is almost like loess paving the road, splashing water on the street, and welcoming the emperor from a distance of hundreds of miles, is almost the same as welcoming the emperor. In fact, what the generals in Liaoyang City are afraid of today is to welcome Xia Xia with the same awe as welcoming the emperor.
Xun's. Xia Xun is the highest-ranking official who has appeared in Liaoyang City since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Without such a posture, Liaoyang officials really don't know how to greet him.
Moreover, the governor has extremely powerful powers. In addition to a few senior military attachés who command the yamen, the governor can kill and seize other generals and act conveniently. Now that the governor has the title of Duke, he can even command several military officers.
The officials are no longer in trouble. How can these local emperors, who support their troops and respect themselves, not be sincere and frightened?
The Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong Capital has twenty-five guards under its jurisdiction. Except for a few generals who are at the forefront of the border with Tatar, they did not come to greet them in person and only sent deputies to represent them. All the other guards officers have arrived and are now in the city. Drinking tea and waiting in the gatehouse. More than 20 generals crowded the city gatehouse. These generals rarely see each other usually, but now when they have the opportunity, those with similar temperaments gather together and talk loudly, which is very lively. .
There were two people inside, with no smiles on their faces. One of them was Shen Yong, the commander of the capital, who was sitting at the top. Shen Yong was in his forties, with fair skin, a long forehead and a straight nose, three slight beards under his chin, and a military uniform. He was very majestic, but his face was gloomy and uncertain, as if he was full of thoughts. The generals also noticed his expression, and wanted to step forward to ask a few questions, but Wei Chunbing, his closest subordinate, the commander of Shenyang Zhongwei, touched him. After his nose turned gray, no one dared to come forward. The officials who were closer to him deliberately lowered their voices when talking to others, so as not to offend the adults.
Another military general who spoke and did not smile was wearing a new official uniform with a long scar on his cheek, which made him look more fierce. This man was also in his forties, with a beard, thick eyebrows and leopard eyes. Putting his hands on his knees and sitting there upright, as if he was vomiting, it was Peishtmul, the commander of the 30,000 Guards.
Shen Yong was secretly worried that he had suppressed the Tatar plunder of 30,000 guards. He had been in Liaodong for many years and had many confidants, so he was confident that he could suppress this matter. However, Yang Xu, the auxiliary prince, suddenly became the governor of Liaodong. After the military edict came, Shen Yong felt that something was wrong. Although the imperial edict stated that since King Ning's internal transfer, the northern border defense would generally set up floating officers, the changes were relatively large. The emperor sent ministers to inspect the border defense this time because he wanted to understand Taking a look at the situation along the border, it was quite a coincidence that the imperial court sent a prince with unprecedented attention just as something happened to the Thirty Thousand Guards.
"I heard that when the Duke was in charge of the military affairs of the five provinces south of the Yangtze River, he killed a governor while chatting and laughing. I'm afraid the person who came here was not kind and the kind person didn't come!"
Shen Yong thought and became more and more uneasy. He glanced at Temuer and planned to send Temuer back immediately after welcoming the Duke. This guy was just suppressed by himself and always dared to get angry but didn't dare. He said, now that the imperial court has sent a minister, if he is asked to make a few slanderous remarks in front of the Duke, the result may be very bad.
Just as he was thinking about it, a junior high school student hurriedly rushed into the city building, clasped his fists and reported, "Report! Lord Dusi, Duke Fu Guo has arrived ten miles away from Liaoyang City!"
There was a sudden silence in the city tower. Shen Yonghuo stood up, glanced at the generals on the left and right, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, follow me out of the city to welcome the Duke!"
The horn sounded, and the guards officers filed out of the city, spread out on both sides, and stood still according to their rank. The infantry and cavalry phalanxes all cheered up, their swords and guns flashed, and they cheered up. At a glance, they saw a large number of people. The flags were trembling, the soldiers' formation was solemn and motionless as a mountain.
From a distance, the soldiers and horses led by Xia Xun came in force, with bright armor, neat saddles and saddles, and hunting with big flags, as fast as a forest!
p: I have a cold, I feel weak all over, so I coded a little late. I’m sorry, everyone, happy Lantern Festival. Remember, boil the soup yuan and eat it, and try to fry the dumplings as much as possible. The most special way to eat it is to eat it first. After boiling the Yuanxiao and frying it in oil, you will hear the sound of "whips". If you don't cover the pot, your hands will also appear "bubbled", so you don't have to buy firecrackers, hohoho~~~
I almost forgot, I think this is a bad idea, I must ***~~~~~~~