I can only say that Governor Zheng’s idea is very good.
When Kuaibai and his son returned to Ningxia, they separated from Lin Tailai, which reduced many potential risks of instability.
Moreover, what is most needed at present is soldiers. As long as the Ningxia soldiers can stay, Kuai Bai and his son can leave.
But the reality was very harsh. Three or four days later, Governor Zheng received the news that Kuai Bai and his son had returned to Ningxia on their own, taking their accompanying army servants and three thousand taels of silver as rewards.
At first, Governor Zheng didn't take it seriously, because he felt that Kuaibai was too greedy to take away all the three thousand taels of silver reward.
However, when officials were sent to inspect the Ningxia military camp, they found that there were only 1,000 Ningxia soldiers left. Kuaibai and his son took away 2,000 people and all the horses.
After questioning, I learned that out of the three thousand soldiers who came to Gansu with Kuaibai and his son this time, 2,000 were actually the servants of Kuaibai and his son!
Only the thousand people left behind are the regular soldiers of Ningxia Town.
Governor Zheng ignored the investigation for a while and promised to go back to Ningxia with his family and his family. However, it was reported that the father and his son took away 2,000 people and ran away.
Governor Zheng was furious after being teased and ordered the troops to track down Kuai Bai's marching route, intending to pursue and intercept them.
Kuai Bai and his son and two thousand servants were all cavalry. At this time, they had quickly passed through the Big and Small Song Mountains at the northeastern end of Gansu and were outside the border wall!
Governor Zheng was shocked when he heard the news. Could it be that Kuaibai and his son had directly defected?
However, the garrison report from Songshan Border Fort stated that Kuai Bai and his son claimed that the route back to Ningxia Town Garrison was shorter from outside the border wall, so they did not take a detour.
After all, they are all his own servants. If he encounters a bandit and suffers a loss, he will be considered unlucky.
So Governor Zheng felt that his IQ had been humiliated again!
Who doesn't know that your relationship with the Beilu tribe near the border wall is mostly very good?
But at this time, Governor Zheng was too worried to curse any more.
If Kuaibai, who holds the title of deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia, really defectes and leaves the country, it will be a big deal.
Governor Zheng was already exhausted from repairing Gannan's border walls, training new soldiers, reorganizing the defense line to fill gaps, recruiting tribesmen, and dealing with Lin Tailai. He really didn't want to cause new troubles in another direction.
Dadonglou heard about the incident of Kuai Bai and his son going out without permission, and quickly came to ask Counselor Lin:
"When you said that Ningxia might use troops, were you referring to Kuai Bai and his son?"
Lin Tailai said enigmatically: "It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married, just let it be!"
A few days later, news came from Ningxia Town that Kuai Bai and his son and two thousand servants had returned to Ningxia.
Governor Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had given up pursuing the issue of Kuai Bai and his son.
Everything is for the sake of the overall situation, just bear with it for now!
Lin Tailai didn't want to endure it, so he became the governor and endured it!
It’s so difficult to do something these days, and there are always people holding you back!
Lin Tailai was not idle during this period, and had been urging Governor Zheng to verify the two great victories.
The significance of a great victory is not just merit. It can even be said that Lin Tailai does not need merit very much now.
But for Lin Tailai, the most important meaning of victory is the right to speak.
If a person has never won a battle in a row, why should the court trust him when encountering military problems?
Until now, the governor's office has finally completed the complex verification work and formed a detailed battle report, which can be officially reported to the court.
As military counselor and campaign organizer, Lin Tailai participated in the final review of the battle report.
After Lin Tailai read it by the fire, he returned the final draft of the battle report to Governor Zheng, "No problem, let's just report it like this!"
It has been delayed for more than a month. If we continue to delay it, it will be time to celebrate the New Year!"
It's already mid-November now.
Governor Zheng said angrily: "Young people are always impatient!
For a victory of this scale, one month is not a long time!
I don’t know what you are so anxious about! Do you care so much about your achievements within a month sooner or later?”
Lin Tailai thought to himself, what he was afraid of was that if Kuaibai rebelled, he would not be able to grab the front row without a great victory.
In the end, Lin Tailai said rudely: "In short, hurry up and report! Otherwise, be careful of me impeaching Taiwan and you delaying the military plan and deliberately hiding the credit of others!"
Governor Zheng lowered his temper and asked pleasantly: "Counsellor Lin, how long have you been with me in the northwest?"
Lin Tailai said inexplicably: "I went to the northwest with Taiwan. As long as you are making Taiwan, I will be as long as I am!"
Zhutai asked what was the purpose of this? Could it be that you want me to return to the capital?
Let’s talk about it first, it’s not impossible to return to the capital, but you need to report to the imperial court, so I won’t take the initiative to apply.”
"That's not necessary!" Governor Zheng said quickly, "It's a time of employment in the northwest, how can we let you go back to the capital?"
When Lin Tai came to the northwest, it was recommended by Governor Zheng.
It's only been three months. If you ask Lin Tai to come back to the capital again, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?
Moreover, Lin Tailai now has two major victories in hand. If Lin Tailai is driven back to the capital, everyone in the court will think that he is jealous of Zheng Luo and cannot tolerate others.
Lin Tailai flashed his seemingly clear and stupid eyes and asked, "What is the purpose of making a table?"
Governor Zheng said with great sincerity: "As the saying goes, food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses move, so money and food are the most important matters.
The people and material resources in the western frontier are poor, and many troops on the front line need to be transferred from Shaanxi.
Therefore, I want to send you to Shaanxi for inspection, specifically responsible for supervising money and food."
As we all know, although Shaanxi is not a wealthy province, it is basically the rear area of all border towns in the northwest.
Money and grain sent from other provinces often have to be transshipped through Shaanxi.
In fact, Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty was a very large and complex concept. Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Dusi, and Shaanxi Xingdusi were not the same thing. They were all provincial-level units, and they all used Shaanxi as their name.
The Shaanxi that Governor Zheng mentioned must be referring to the Shaanxi Province in the rear.
Lin Tailai blinked and questioned: "For this kind of thing, you can just appoint any official, why do you have to use me?
Personally, I think I am more suitable to work on the front line."
Governor Zheng advised: "The money and food work is so important that I would not trust it if it were left to others to supervise.
As long as you have enough prestige and ability, I think Shaanxi cannot survive without you!"
If you are a young man who has just entered the workplace and is encouraged by your leader in this way, you will probably get carried away immediately.
Lin Tailai felt that he was already an old comrade in the officialdom. If he agreed too readily, it would make Governor Zheng suspicious.
Therefore, more conditions must be mentioned before it can be considered reasonable.
So Lin Tailai pretended to hesitate and said: "If we go to Shaanxi, the court will need to make a platform to explain.
We cannot let the court think that I am greedy for life and afraid of death, so I fled the front line."
Governor Zheng immediately said: "Don't worry, everything will be taken care of by me. I will be responsible for explaining and asking for the corresponding official positions!"
Then Lin Tailai continued to hesitate and said: "The northwest is too chaotic. There is no direct Biaoying camp. I don't feel safe operating alone."
Governor Zheng once again promised, "I will continue to assign Dayun to you and add 500 more people to you!"
As long as you can get Lin Tailai away from Gansu and keep yourself out of sight and out of mind, it won't matter!
Lin Tailai felt that he could raise some more conditions, so when he went to Shaanxi, he wandered around the border between Shaanxi and Ningxia to see if the people of this time and space would rebel.