Under normal circumstances, field success reports still need to be verified, so they must wait until they are verified to be correct before being reported to the capital.
However, a very obvious victory like the destruction of the city cannot fool anyone, so we will send out the victory report first, and the relevant data will be added later.
Including the attack on Ningxia City this time, Lin Tailai's record of being sent to the northwest was seven great victories.
Xining, Ganjunshan, Pinglubao, Lingzhou, Yuquan, Helan Mountain, and Ningxia City, fought thousands of miles in less than a year, and had seven battles and seven victories. He seemed to be quite qualified as a famous general!
After the city was broken, General Li and Supervisor Lin conducted a simple division of labor. General Li was responsible for handling surrendered troops and prisoners, while Supervisor Lin was responsible for patrolling the city and reassuring the people.
After walking around the six city gates, Supervisor Lin felt quite accomplished.
According to the original history, three or four months later, the government troops diverted water from the Yellow River to flood the city, which not only destroyed this large northwest city, but also cost countless lives of the people in the city.
But in this time and space, the city was broken early, and the losses in all aspects were reduced to a minimum, which was a great achievement.
When I was in Beiguan lamenting that my merits were not known to anyone, I suddenly received a report that Governor Ye Mengxiong had arrived.
This is normal. After the city is destroyed, the Governor will definitely come over. After all, most of the aftermath work still depends on the Governor.
Lin Tailai then returned to the city from Beiguan and went to the Procuratorate to visit Governor Ye.
Li Rusong had already arrived first and was discussing the aftermath and handover with Governor Ye.
Everyone seems to be in a good mood, and his whole body is feeling relaxed after victory. Another one is the merit of "strategizing", and the other is the merit of "victory at the last moment", everyone can take advantage of it.
When Governor Ye saw Lin Tailai, he smiled and said: "This department guesses that the imperial court will probably hold a prisoner dedication ceremony this time.
After all, the counterinsurgency effort this time was no small feat, as so many troops were mobilized.
So in a few days, you two will probably have to return to the imperial court, while the headquarters will continue to stay behind."
Lin Tailai didn't answer, but frowned.
Governor Ye asked puzzledly: "Why is the supervisor's face not happy, but looking sad?"
Li Rusong was slightly surprised when he heard this. Did Supervisor Lin kill the enemy too hard that night, and now he has some psychological sequelae?
Lin Tailai sighed: "After returning to the court, there will be open and covert attacks, and there will be countless disturbances. Thinking of these makes me upset.
In comparison, killing enemies on the battlefield is simple and enjoyable."
As is the current trend, the more great achievements are returned to the dynasty, the more people will be held up with a magnifying glass to find faults, euphemistically called learning lessons from history to "check and balance" or "prevent authoritarianism."
Governor Ye is also a figure in the civil service system, so of course he understands that what Lin Tailai said is true.
Especially given Lin Tailai's popularity in the court, many people must be willing to help Lin Tailai conduct self-reflection.
Not to mention giving rewards based on merit is a waste of time.
Li Rusong said with a bit of gloating: "Anyway, I am a military attache. When I return to Beijing and hand over the military power, I won't have anything to do. You civil servants can just take your time."
Lin Tailai glanced at Li Rusong, "Do you want me to make a bet with you?"
Li Rusong said in surprise: "What bet?"
Lin Tailai said casually: "I am sure that within half a year, your father will be dismissed from his post and return to Beijing to retire from his position as the chief military officer of Liaodong Town for twenty years.
Moreover, your brother Li Rubai, the deputy commander, will be criticized again.
All in all, your Li family has too much military power and will definitely be talked about."
Upon hearing Lin Tailai's prediction, the smile on Li Rusong's face suddenly solidified.
Although he couldn't see the future direction clearly, he knew that everything Lin Tailai dared to bet would eventually come true.
Looking at Li Rusong's expression, Governor Ye suddenly felt a little lucky. Fortunately, he didn't do much this time, so he didn't have the biggest credit, and he wasn't the one who stood out.
Lin Tailai turned to Governor Ye and said, "Do you believe there will be people who accuse you of being a vegetarian, fearful of the enemy, and greedy for comfort?"
Governor Ye: "."
This is simply unreasonable! Is it because he is willing to hide in the rear and supervise the transportation of food and wages? Is it because he does not want to compete with Lin Tailai?
Besides, it’s also important to station yourself at Huamachi, right?
Otherwise, if the thieves are allowed to break through from Huamachi, the army's retreat will be cut off!
Governor Ye was also upset. He said to Lin Tai: "You should take more care of yourself! Someone has been impeaching you!"
Lin Tailai took out a piece of paper with eight names listed on it.
"This is the list passed from the cabinet, and it is all officials who have impeached me!
I was probably impeached for the charges of being a pretentious person, disobeying orders, greedy for credit, deducting food and salary, bullying the officers and soldiers, forming cliques for personal gain, etc.!"
Li Rusong suddenly remembered the image of Lin Tailai's plum blossom-shaped armor that was dyed red with blood, and subconsciously said: "No!"
Could it be that Lin Tailai was used to killing people in border towns, and now he still engages in physical extermination in the capital?
Lin Tailai ignored Li Rusong's nonsense and said viciously:
"I have decided that the first thing I will do when I return to Beijing is to punish all these eight famous officials!
I will give up all the credit, reject all the rewards, and kill them all!"
Governor Ye and General Li looked at each other. If anyone else had said this, they would have thought they were crazy, but this was Lin Tailai.
In today's climate, being impeached by an official is a common occurrence.
Most people just tolerate it most of the time, otherwise what else could they do?
The public speaking group is like a wasp. If you don't run away when you see a wasp, how can you still go and poke the wasp's nest?
After others were impeached, their big issues were reduced to trivial matters. After Lin Tailai was impeached, he not only refused to compromise, but insisted on fighting to the end.
And it’s almost impossible to succeed in doing eight things for one person. What are you trying to do?
Then I heard Lin Tailai sighing and saying: "In this case, I will attract most of the criticism, and you two will be relaxed.
I'm really heartbroken just to make things easier for you two.
You must never forget my great kindness in the future."
Governor Ye and General Li: "."
In the end, Governor Ye advised, "Forget it, you have great power anyway, so why do you need to be as knowledgeable as those officials?"
Lin Tailai shook his head and said: "Ye Zhitai has been in the border provinces for a long time, and may not know much about the situation in the court, so he thinks about things too simply.
This is not something I can't bear, just watch it, after I achieve great success, the court will be in turmoil in the second half of the year, and it is not impossible that one or two pavilion elders will fall."
Governor Ye was completely unprepared for this and was shocked and said: "Why is this happening? Since you left the capital and went to the northwest last year, the court has been generally calm."
Li Rusong answered very spiritually: "Isn't it that Brother Lin is going back to the capital soon?
Whether the imperial court is in chaos or not depends mainly on Brother Lin's decision."
Lin Tailai: "."
What do you mean by this? Are you so full of malice towards your benefactor?
Lin Tailai predicted: "Let's put it this way, in order to dilute my influence, the Qingliu Party will definitely stir up other issues!
For example, national issues that have proven successful over time! Moreover, when national issues become heated, the cabinet will be the first to suffer!
So something is bound to happen anyway, so why not take the initiative to stir up trouble!"
After hearing this, Governor Ye and General Li realized that Lin Tailai was really not joking, and they each thought deeply.
A few days later, an imperial edict was urgently delivered to Ningxia City.
Governor Ye Mengxiong was ordered to stay in Ningxia and be fully responsible for the aftermath;
Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, and Lin Tailai, the supervisor of the army, were ordered to escort the captured rebel generals and rush to the capital to present the prisoners.
So Li Rusong came to Lin Supervisor again to discuss the marching route. After deciding on it, he would report it along the way and then he could set off.
The task was not only to escort the captured rebel generals back to the capital, but also to send back the officers and soldiers transferred from Datong, Xuanfu and other towns along the way.
Li Rusong pointed at the map and said: "First go south and take a detour from Qingyang, then go east to Yan'an Prefecture, and cross the Yellow River to Datong Town."
Lin Tailai also looked at the map and said strangely: "Why do we need to take a detour from Qingyang? Just go east and go straight there!"
Li Rusong replied: "That's outside the side wall!"
Supervisor Lin said very domineeringly: "What's going on outside the border wall? Our army has a large number of generals, and with the power of a great victory, we just used the march to show off our martial arts to the Northern tribes outside the border wall, in order to intimidate the tribesmen.
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After Li Rusong thought about it for a while, he felt that what Supervisor Lin said made sense.
Besides, when Ma Gui rushed to aid Ningxia, he marched from outside the border wall to save time. Could it be that he was not even as good as Ma Gui?
So after making a plan and bringing food and grass, the officers and soldiers from Jingying, Datong Town, and Xuanfu Town set off eastward.
Nothing happened at first, but after arriving at the boundary of Datong Town, Supervisor Lin disappeared from time to time throughout the night.
Supervisor Lin's disappearing technique delayed the march plan for several days, which made the general Li Rusong very upset.
"I believed your ghost!" Li Rusong asked Lin Supervisor: "Is this what you call showing off your martial arts to intimidate the captives?"
The exhausted Supervisor Lin didn't want to argue with the rude Li Rusong, so he found a car, climbed in and started to catch up on his sleep.
You are a political imbecile, what do you know about boasting and intimidation?
Do you know what it means to fight for military conspiracies between two countries first, and then to fight for diplomatic relations?
After entering Xuanfu Town, he had to stay for a few more days because Li Rusong needed time to disperse the Xuanfu Town soldiers.
But Supervisor Lin went to Zhangjiakou Fort for the reason of observing the horse market.
More specifically, north of Zhangjiakou Fort.
It was not until the day before Li Rusong was ready to leave again that the organized and undisciplined Lin Supervisor Army Shi Shiran returned to Xuanfu Town.
General Li, who prided himself on being strict in running the army, muttered silently: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, there are only the last two hundred miles left."
That night Supervisor Lin stayed in the governor's court. Thanks to the long-term governor system in border towns, the governor here has not changed. He is still his eldest nephew Wang Xiangqian.
In the evening, there was a family dinner and wine, and Lin Tailai said the most serious words in the laziest posture.
"I have been far away in the northwest this year, so it is inevitable that I will make mistakes. Can you tell me about the situation in Beijing?"
Although Xuanfu is also a border town, it is too close to the capital. Moreover, since the opening of the horse market, there has been a large flow of people with the capital, so it is well-informed and comprehensive about all aspects of the capital.
Wang Xiang smiled dryly and said: "Instead of chatting about the capital's affairs, I would rather hear about your deeds, especially the feat of being the first to seize the gate."
Lin Tailai then asked: "How did everyone in the imperial court react when word of my shocking feat of ascending and seizing the gate first reached the capital?"
Wang Xiangqian thought for a while and replied: "If I had to use one word to describe the mentality of everyone at that time, it would be anger."
Lin Tailai: "."
What the hell is this word? What kind of low-quality citizens are these? Does anyone treat first-time heroes like this?
Wang Xiangqian stopped joking and said, "First of all, on behalf of the Ministry of Household Affairs, my father would like to express his gratitude to you.
The Kuaibai Rebellion has already consumed hundreds of thousands of silver. If it continues to be delayed, Taicang silver will bottom out again!
Fortunately, you climbed into Pocheng first and were able to stop the loss in time, and the household department can breathe a sigh of relief.
But my father said that if you go on an expedition next time, you must not take such risks.
Because you are not a person now, but the leader of a group of people, and the husband of my little aunt, you cannot take your life lightly and have no scruples."
Lin Tailai replied: "I understand. But there will still be war in a year or two. As long as you go into battle, you will inevitably take risks."
Wang Xiangqian knew that Lin Tailai had very strong opinions, so just a few words of advice would be enough, but more would be useless.
Then he added: "The biggest event for the imperial court this year was that Wu Shilai, the censor of Zuodu, died of illness, and Lu Guangzu, the most senior minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was moved to be the censor of Zuodu."
Lin Tailai had nothing to say about this matter.
According to the historical trajectory, Wu Shilai, the chief minister of A Fu Shen, should have died of illness.
Lu Guangzu, who was from the Qingliu faction, had already had a brush with him when he recommended the Ministry of Personnel Minister last time, and he was also the oldest minister.
He wants to be the censor of Zuodu, and there is really no way he can stop him, unless Lin Tailai personally comes off and replaces him.
Or maybe Wang Shizhen no longer wants to be a Heavenly Official and fights with Lu Guangzu, which is obviously impossible.
It was just a hardship for Shen Shoufu. He originally had two main pillars of his party: one, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, ran away in old age, and the other, the Zuodu Censor, died of illness.
No wonder Shen Shoufu at this time in history was discouraged and ran away with his bucket.
But in this time and space, it's okay. The chief assistant still has Lin Tailai, the front door guest, to act as a fat man.
"Since Lu Guangzu became the censor of Zuodu, who then became the minister of the Ministry of punishment?" Lin Tailai asked again.
It was probably during this period that Ting Tui was sent, and he indeed received no news during his march.
Wang Xiangqian replied: "I heard it was Sun Piyang, the censor of Nanjing."
Lin Tailai frowned. Sun Piyang's political spectrum was quite vague.
But judging from the fact that Chen Younian nominated Sun Piyang when he was elected Minister of the Ministry of Personnel last time, Sun Piyang is at least a sympathizer of the Qingliu forces at present.
So, the power of the Qingliu Party members in the upper echelons of the imperial court has rebounded again?
Thinking of this, Lin Tailai couldn't help complaining: "I don't understand why the situation always worsens as long as I am not in the capital!
The last time I took leave to go back to my hometown and was away from the capital, the Qingliu forces captured two left ministers from the Ministry of Household Rites and the Ministry of Rites!
And this time, the Qingliu forces stole a minister again!"
Wang Xiangqian was about to say a few words of comfort when he heard Lin Tai say:
"But it doesn't matter, I'm used to it anyway! Every time I return to the capital, I have to make some arrangements first!
Since they stole a minister this time, let’s kill one of them to make peace!”
Wang Xiangqian: "..."
I actually wanted to appease Lin Tailai just now, it was completely unnecessary!