Chapter 358 If you want to go to Dongjiang, you must first level the three sides
Zhu Youjian raised his head and looked at Jiang Wan. He didn't seem to mean to explain to Jiang Wan. He just waved his hand lightly: "Tell me about your efforts to quell the chaos. What have you done in Shaanxi this year?"
Jiang Wan nodded, of course he accepted Zhu Youjian's order, and started talking about it in detail.
This was Jun's prelude. Naturally, he would not describe too many small details. He just roughly told what he had done in Shaanxi in chronological order. He did not exaggerate his achievements, nor did he deliberately speak in a relaxed manner.
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I just said it truthfully.
However, just telling the truth made Zhu Youjian slightly moved. There seemed to be a big gap between Jiang Wan's account and the peace he imagined.
However, with Jiang Wan's narration, several sieges by bandits were defeated, and then the Nanhai Guards also stood firm and began to protect the Yan'an Prefecture in Shaanxi Province. His brows finally relaxed a little.
This was the situation he wanted to see in his heart. How could the mere civil unrest trap the Jiang Wan he knew, the Jiang Wan who had the means and courage!
After talking for half an hour, Jiang Wan felt that he had spoken briefly enough, but it still took such a long time. He didn't know that even if Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, he just walked out and at this moment he was
The eyes of the courtiers waiting to be summoned outside the Qianqing Palace would definitely be very different when they saw him.
There are very few people who can stay in the Qianqing Palace for half an hour under the current situation. The last person who could stay in the Qianqing Palace for half an hour was Sun Chengzong, the great scholar of Zhongji Palace and the Minister of the Ministry of War.
Of course Zhu Youjian would not say nothing, but after listening to Jiang Wan's statement, what he said had nothing to do with the content of Jiang Wan's report. In fact, it was no different from saying nothing.
"I know, go back and wait for the will!" He rubbed his eyes: "Yuan Chonghuan has been imprisoned by me. If you are free, go and ask him for me. I want to know why he did this?"
Jiang Wan bowed and retreated. He could see that Zhu Youjian was very tired, but there was still a lot to do. Although he was just summoned to report as if to report his work, but,
He felt that this was not the purpose of Zhu Youjian summoning him.
Also, he was not surprised that Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, but Zhu Youjian wanted to know why he did this. Yuan Chonghuan had done many things, but Zhu Youjian didn't like them. What on earth did he want to know?
One piece?
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he exited the hall. The young eunuch began to roll call again. A white-haired civil servant walked into the hall without looking sideways. Jiang Wan smiled at the official. The old civil servant seemed to have no idea.
Seeing the same thing, I walked straight in.
"My lord, please go this way!"
The young eunuch who was leading the way saw him standing in a daze and bent even lower.
"I know the way!" Jiang Wan waved her hand: "Master Wang Chengen, isn't he always by His Majesty's side? Why don't you see him today?"
"I don't know, little one!"
The young eunuch lowered his head, not daring to look at Jiang Wan: "Sir, please go this way!"
"Forget it!" Jiang Wan touched his neck depressedly, knowing that he probably couldn't get anything out of the little eunuch's mouth, so he could only walk out of the palace in a depressed manner.
Things have changed in the palace. For him, apart from sighing, the most depressing thing is that he can't even see a familiar face. There were some familiar faces in the Tenth Prince's Palace at the beginning, but now he can't see any of them.
Now, even Wang Chengen doesn't know where he is or what his position is.
Eunuch Xu, the nominal governor of the Nanhai Guard, Xu Yingyuan, basically had no friendship with him. The only one who really had any friendship and had experienced things together was Wang Chengen.
Standing outside the palace, he suddenly felt a little confused. He had only left the capital for a year, so why did everything feel a little strange? Even the Zhu Youjian he had just met, he didn't know if it was his illusion, those words There is also a slight sense of alienation between them.
It shouldn't be my own problem, it should be this damn current situation!
He exhaled slightly and walked forward. The blame should be on those damn Houjin Tatars, they made everything different from before.
In the Qianqing Palace after he left, Zhu Youjian was talking to the old civil servant he had just seen. At this age and in such clothes, the Ming court, except Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War, There will be no second person.
And Jiang Wan would never have imagined that the topic being discussed by the monarch and the minister who could decide the world's situation at this moment was related to him, an unknown person.
"The one your Majesty just summoned is Jiang Wan, the commander of the Nanhai Guard?" Sun Chengzong asked.
Zhu Youjian nodded: "Yes, this is the person. After receiving my order, he rushed from Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province to the capital within eight days to meet him!"
"Is this person your Majesty prefers to guard Dongjiang Town?" Sun Chengzong frowned: "Since Mao Wenlong's death in Dongjiang Town, there is still a group of former Mao Wenlong's arrogant generals. Yuan Chonghuan is here, and they rely on seniority and military orders to suppress and drive them. This person is young, and I am a little worried that he cannot grasp the overall situation of Dongjiang!"
"Over at Guan Ning, you have Xu Qing personally supervising the division, so I'm not worried. However, over at Dongjiang Town, Yuan Chonghuan was so stupid that he killed our good general, which led to the bandits marching in this time. It's an unforgivable crime!"
Zhu Youjian shook his head: "The Qing family has made it clear to me about the location of Dongjiang Town. After this battle, I have learned from the pain. In addition to pursuing the culprit, I should also make up for it. As for the Qing family's worries about Jiang Wan's qualifications and As for ability, haven’t the Qing family read the evaluation of this person from Shaanxi and the evaluation sent by Jin Yiwei? I don’t think there is any problem!”
"I've fought against bandits a few times, but I can't say that if I win, I'll be a good general!"
Sun Chengzong shook his head and argued rationally: "Thieves are not a problem at all, but Houjin is a serious concern of our Ming Dynasty. The people who guard Dongjiang Town must not only be brave and strategic, but also have the ability to command when the opportunity arises." With decisive courage, he always pays attention to Hou Jin's movements. If he waits until Hou Jin sends troops and then reports to the court before sending troops, he will definitely miss the opportunity!"
He persuaded with some sincerity: "Since Jiang Wan is His Majesty's confidant, he naturally understands that the more he does, the more mistakes he makes. Therefore, those who guard Dongjiang must also be brave enough to do their jobs. And this person, after a year of quelling the rebellion in Shaanxi, was only trapped in Yan'an Prefecture. The so-called quelling the rebellion was just holding on to one city. This achievement is really hard to convince the public!"
Zhu Youjian looked at the somewhat excited old man in front of him. Even though the other party was trying to dissuade him, he was not unhappy at all.
In his heart, he knew that the old man in front of him was the real minister of the Ming Dynasty. Everything he said and did was for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what he supported or opposed, his starting point was for the good of the Ming Dynasty. Not for himself.
Therefore, even if the other party denies his plan, he will not be angry at all.
"It doesn't matter!" He shook his head: "It will take time for the court to clear out the remnant enemies near the capital and conquer the land and cities occupied by Hou Jin. Moreover, Jiang Wan is not only young, has few achievements, and has a small official position, but a mere guard commander rashly
If you become the commander-in-chief of a town, wouldn't the rewards and promotions from the imperial court become child's play?"
Sun Chengzong nodded, and he also showed a hint of relief when he saw Zhu Youjian doing good things.
"So, I give him half a year. Before autumn this year, if he can quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi, I will send him to guard Dongjiang!" Zhu Youjian said categorically: "If he can't do it, then let him
He will continue to stay in Shaanxi, and the Sun Qing family will look for a good general for me!"
"Then, let's do that for now!"
Sun Chengzong sighed slightly in his heart. It took half a year to pacify a group of thieves. If the imperial court asked him to be the governor of the three sides, he would have quelled the civil unrest on the three sides last year. What else would be needed?
Wait until half a year after this year.
This is simply a waste of the court's money and food.
After coming out of the palace and returning to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Sun Chengzong absentmindedly handled some official duties, but he was always struggling with this matter. In fact, if Zu Dashou hadn't left the capital in an almost escaping manner after Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned,
, Zu Dashou is actually the first choice to guard Dongjiang Town.
Unfortunately, in the emperor's mind at this moment, Zu Dashou might have been classified as one of Yuan Chonghuan's party. However, the emperor was afraid that Zu Dashou still had soldiers and horses, so he could not trick him into Beijing and capture him like Yuan Chonghuan.
And Zu Dashou was probably frightened. If there was an imperial edict calling him to the capital, even if he was beaten to death, he would not dare to come again.
"Find the file of Nanhaiwei Commander Jiang Wan and let me take a look!"
Distraught, he reopened Jiang Wan's file. As the Minister of War, and the one who commanded all the troops in Beijing during the war, he naturally had to know all the generals and troops.
Jiang Wan's file is obviously also archived in the Ministry of War. Moreover, it is not just an archive. Under the emperor's order, Jinyiwei sent a lot of information to supplement this archive, and the level of this archive is also due to this.
It has been raised to a level that can only be accessed by the Minister of War.
Compared with the archives of other generals, Jiang Wan's archives are obviously much thicker, and with Jin Yiwei's various supplements, everything this person has experienced from his mother's birth to the present is probably all in it, even for Jiang Wan himself
When he saw it, he would be amazed. The things recorded in this archive were much more detailed than what he himself remembered.
“Interesting!”
For a long time, Sun Chengzong slowly closed the file, with a strange look on his face. He didn't care at all about Jiang Wan's life before he became famous, and he didn't even care about what happened during the game with Wei Zhongxian.
, he doesn’t care either.
What he was concerned about was Jiang Wan's performance after taking a group of troops to Shaanxi.
It seems from the files that after Jiang Wan arrived in Shaanxi, he only resisted tens of thousands of bandits with more than a thousand men. It seemed that he already had the potential of a good general. After that, he fought in the wild with bandits under the city, disturbing the city.
When the enemy is behind enemy lines, he can be considered brave and resourceful.
Moreover, he also keenly discovered one thing. This army has always acted on its own in Shaanxi. Neither Shaanxi nor the governors of the three sides seemed to have thought about gaining control of this army.
, and the imperial court’s money and food supplies have always been very tight, he didn’t believe that the imperial court could still allocate money and food supplies to this army last year.
This means that this person also has his own ability in raising grain and grass. At least, judging from the memorial written by the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, this person does not rely on the money and grain obtained from robbery and extortion from the local government to support the army.
And the above traits he saw were essential traits for a general to serve as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town far behind enemy lines. He must dare to fight, be able to fight, and also survive.
"Come here, send a document to Nanhai Guard and ask their commander to come to the War Department Yamen to see me tomorrow!"
Sun Chengzong ordered loudly: "The military order is urgent. If there is any neglect, you will be punished for disobeying the military order!"
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Why!
In Qingyun Tower, Xu Bai would come out every once in a while. Looking at the three or two kitten guests in the empty lobby, he couldn't help but sigh.
There were dozens of people in the shop, upstairs and downstairs, and all of them were almost growing hairy. Even the customers who were eating the food felt quite uncomfortable under the watch of these guys, and even more so.
A few people just dropped their money and ran away without eating much of the food and wine they ordered.
According to this situation, Qingyun Tower will lose money every day it is open. If it is not open, it will lose less. At least it does not need to prepare so many ingredients.
"Boss, why don't we close it down? Let's take some time off!" The shopkeeper looked up from his account book: "In today's world, before the Tatars were repelled, there was really no one who had the leisure and money to go out and drink and eat.
How much, the pick-up fee in our building is not cheap..."
"Have a break? How can I support a bunch of you guys if you have a break?" Xu Bai rolled his eyes: "Once this door is opened, there is still some business, but now that it is closed, the money will not be able to get out!"
"Then don't be so annoying!" the shopkeeper muttered, "There are already a lot of people in the store, but if you come out, the customers will be scared away!"
"Who said that!"
Xu Bai's eyes lit up, he pointed at a group of people coming directly towards Qingyun Tower outside, and shouted to his waiter: "Erhu, you idiot, why don't you go out to greet the guests? Such a big group of guests,
This is a big deal!”
ah!
After he finished speaking, Xu Bai's eyes widened. Before he could close his mouth, he recognized the person who walked into Qingyun Tower first.
"Mr. Jiang... No, Mr. Jiang, I am not dreaming!"
He slapped himself hard, and then couldn't help but look behind Jiang Wan: "Why are you back in Beijing? Aren't Nanhaiwei in Shaanxi? The imperial court sent your troops back to fight the Tatars.
Coming?"
"Stop looking for it!"
Jiang Wan smiled and said: "Xu Jian has not come back. She is still in Shaanxi. Your Majesty called me back to Beijing. I happened to stop by to see you. Well, why is your Qingyun Tower business in such a miserable state? Someone is here again.
Are you causing trouble? Tell me and I will smooth things over for you!"
Xu Bai gave Jiang Wan a pitiful look: "It's all those damned Tatars. If it weren't for them, would my business be so bad?"