Jiang Wan really didn't have much idea of joining in with the big shots who came from Jiliao to Gaodi and from Shanhaiguan. No matter how big he was, he could be bigger than Zhu Youjian and could defeat the future emperor of tomorrow.
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Everyone felt that the great victory of Ningyuan severely dampened the morale of the Tatars and inspired the entire Ming Dynasty. Jiang Wan was also quite pleased with this.
But putting aside this gratification, from a strategic point of view, is the Ningyuan victory really as significant as the Ming court publicized? Or maybe it was just a sudden victory after the Ming Dynasty lost seven cities in a row.
, allowed Ming Dynasty to save a little bit of face in front of the people of the world?
Yuan Chonghuan can be regarded as a disciple of Sun Chengzong, and his strategic thinking is also in the same line as Sun Chengzong. After Sun Chengzong resigned and returned home, Gao Di took office in Jiliao. The first strategic idea he proposed was to retreat across the board, concentrate all troops and materials, and defend Shanhaiguan.
Because of his behavior, he was criticized by the world, who thought he was a coward, and because he and Wei Zhongxian were in the same party, and some people even directly accused him of being an "eunuch", which was causing harm to the country and the people.
Jiang Wan didn't think so. He knew very well the virtues of the civil servants headed by the Donglin Party in the DPRK. Although there were also noble gentlemen among them, they thought about the country and the people every day. However, there were also things that caught wind.
The villains who make things worse are the bad guys. When any group develops and grows, it will inevitably have mixed results.
In Jiang Wan's view, the so-called "eunuchs" are actually the same. In the eyes of the world, most of the "eunuchs" may be a group of people who are greedy for money and power, causing harm to the country and the people. However, there are also people in the "eunuchs" who know how to be loyal to the emperor.
People who serve their country.
Human beings are inherently very contradictory creatures. To view people and things in black and white is something only children do.
Take Wei Zhongxian as an example. As the biggest spitter of the eunuchs, if the Ming Dynasty people spit on him without being held accountable, I'm afraid Wei Zhongxian's house could become a big river.
But it was this kind of person who, when he heard that the Folangji cannon was purchased by the imperial court to be placed in Liaodong to resist the Hou Jin Tatars, not only did he not obstruct or exploit him, but he helped Jiang Wan and facilitated the completion of the matter.
And Jiang Wan even knew that the Ministry of War's military expenditures were full of holes every year, but Wei Zhongxian rarely interfered with the money allocated to Jiubian. With Wei Zhongxian's greed, this would not be easy. Think about it, if he really
Even the military expenditures of the Ming Dynasty were planned, fearing that the Ming Dynasty would have been invaded by the Houjin Tatars before Zhu Youjian came to power.
It's not that Wei Zhongxian is overturning the case, Jiang Wan just wants to say that even the most treacherous and evil people still have things they think are right in their hearts.
Yuan Chonghuan became famous all over the world because of his victory over Ningyuan, and even became the most dazzling star on the stage of Liaodong in the next few years. But did the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty really never think about one thing - the so-called holding on to the isolated city, and winning Ningyuan?
Great victory, in fact, Yuan Chonghuan disobeyed Gao Di's order.
It doesn't really matter whether Gao Di is an eunuch or not. However, since he is the Ji Liao manager of the imperial court, then a subordinate like Yuan Chonghuan who does not obey his orders will still have to deal with many difficulties even if he wins a battle.
Punishing the crime of disobedience.
Even if you win, you will also lose.
Jiang Wan didn't have much admiration for Yuan Chonghuan, and similarly, he didn't have any contempt for Gao Di. He just watched the battle calmly from the perspective of a bystander, and then made his own judgment and
Use these judgments to make actions that are beneficial to you when appropriate.
Gao Di's so-called sending of people must have come to investigate and hold on to Ningyuan's grain and grass supplies, and he also wanted to make Yuan Chonghuan bow his head. Jiang Wan did not want to get involved in this matter at all, because he already knew about it
got the result.
However, he couldn't let go of the spy in Ning Yuancheng. It seemed that it was a bit indifferent, but Jiang Wan felt that really finding out this person was the most worthy thing he did in Liaodong.
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Almost all the big shots in the city had gone out in the morning, including Feng Wanli who was stationed at the station, and he accompanied the three big guys to greet the big shot. When Jiang Wan came back, he sent someone directly to bring Gaoxing Sheng back.
He had originally left the person under the care of Jin Yiwei for the time being. If he wanted to come back now, there wouldn't be much hindrance.
It's just that Gao Sheng walked out of that cold room and saw Jiang Wan's face again. He smiled very vicissitudes of life. He knew that now that he was here, there was a high probability that he would not die.
"Do the people in your Xingshengxing know your identity?"
Jiang Wan didn't talk to him and asked directly.
"Of course I don't know!" Gao Sheng said matter-of-factly: "Some of them are really people hired by the company, and some are genuine people from there!"
"I'll let you out, help me find the spy you guessed, and go back to Ming Dynasty!" Jiang Wan said, "Can I believe you?"
"I thought I was a dead person. Do you believe it?" Gao Xingsheng chuckled: "How to find it?"
"How to find it? Isn't this your most important skill?" Jiang Wan said: "You are not short of money. I also have people. Even in inconvenient places, Fo Langji and I are your shields. Jin Yiwei's side
, I will make it clear to them and ask them not to pay too much attention to you for the time being. If you are still unable to do this under such favorable conditions at the right time and place, then you, a spy, have really failed.
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Jiang Wan said: "Since you can't prove yourself, then it's natural for you to die!"
"Aren't you afraid that I will find an opportunity to run away?" Gao Shengsheng chuckled: "Those little guys behind you may not be able to watch me!"
"If you run away, you're just running away from a Tatar spy who got away by chance. I took him three hundred taels of gold, so it's not a loss!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "But if I didn't run away and did this, then what?
Now that I have a loyal and courageous person available to me, I will make a lot of money!"
"I usually don't care about these things because I'm too lazy to calculate!" Jiang Wan said: "If I really care about it, there aren't many people who can care about me!"
"Okay!" Gaoxing Sheng looked at Jiang Wan and nodded slowly: "As for what you said, Mr. Jiang, I think our Ming Dynasty is not just a bunch of incompetent people. Give me three days, three days
When the time comes, I will definitely give you a clue!"
"My appearance is not good!" Jiang Wan categorically denied: "I want results, I want a name. I don't think I can stay in Ningyuan for a long time. Yuan Chonghuan also clearly refused my request to track down the spies around me and stayed.
The time given to you is running out, you have to hurry up!"