Chapter 715: Generating new poems and changing robes
Before noon the next day, Qin Dewei prepared to leave home and take up his post after having a full meal.
Before leaving, he told the principal, Xu Miaoxuan: "I will be away for about half a year. After autumn and winter, I will be relieved of my duties and return next spring. You have a good time to look after the house and serve your mother."
After all, Governor Xuanda was not a permanent position at this time. Generally, there were many wars in border towns in autumn and winter, and the Governor could be revoked when the war was over.
When Qin Dewei went out this time, he finally brought along Miss Li who was disguised as a man.
Mainly because of several considerations. First, Governor Qin selected five hundred cavalry soldiers from Liaodong. The commander-in-chief and deputy commanders were all relatives of the Li family of Tielingwei. With Mrs. Li in the middle, communication and command would be better.
Secondly, Governor Qin was not psychologically comfortable with a man serving him personally, so he wanted Mrs. Li to be more comfortable around him.
Thirdly, we are going to a border town after all. Having Miss Li who can be close to him day and night can serve as the last line of defense and make Governor Qin feel more secure.
Moreover, the whole family agreed to let Mrs. Li follow her. Everyone in the capital had heard that Datong was rich in beauties.
In addition, Governor Qin brought several strong servants headed by Wang Da, as well as the clerk Wu Chengen.
Because Wu Cheng'en still had a more flexible mind than Gui Youguang, and his personality also preferred to travel around, he went directly to Qin Dewei's mother Zhou early this morning to plead.
At that time, Wu Cheng'en and Zeng's stepfather took part in the provincial examination together, and also attended Zeng's stepfather's wedding, so he knew Mr. Zhou.
Moreover, Wu Chengen was much stronger than Gui Youguang. After careful consideration, Superintendent Qin decided to let Wu Chengen go with him.
Then the group went to the Ministry of War first and met up with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Zi, while Commander-in-Chief Jin Ruquan led a large group of people to wait outside Deshengmen in the north of the capital.
Qin Dewei received the customs defense and the flag at the Ministry of War. He took out three governor's orders that had been prepared on the spot, stamped the customs defense and sent them out.
The first copy goes to Xuanfu Town and is expected to be delivered tomorrow morning; the second copy goes to Yanghe City, where Governor Xuanda is stationed, and is expected to be delivered the day after tomorrow; the third copy goes to Datong Town and is expected to be delivered in the evening the day after tomorrow.
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Wang Tingxiang, Minister of War, rarely came out and personally sent Qin Dewei out of the gate. He said a few sincere words about Qin Dewei's character:
"When you go to a border town, don't take risks. Don't seek merit but seek no faults. Don't be overjoyed with great achievements, and don't be carried away by a few flattering poems."
Then Qin Dewei went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and received the first payment of 2,500 taels of silver.
As for the remaining 20,000 taels, they were transferred directly from the warehouse directly under the Ministry of Household Affairs in Datong Town to Yanghe City, so there was no need to carry it with them on the road.
The military situation was urgent, so there was no such grand display. Commander Qin went north from Deshengmen, met all the five hundred cavalry, and each of them was given a huge sum of five taels of silver, and then officially set off.
The layout of the capital city, Xuanfu town, and Datong town is roughly like this. About 350 miles northwest from the capital is Xuanfu town, and then about 350 miles west from Xuanfu town is Datong.
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Governor Xuanda is usually based in Yanghe Acropolis, located between Xuanfu and Datong, 240 miles away from Xuanfu Town to the east and 100 miles from Datong Town to the west.
Governor Qin, with his servants and five hundred soldiers, marched without stopping and stayed at Juyongguan that night.
Others rest after eating and drinking, but Wu Chengen, the clerk, had to record today's itinerary and archive it.
When he finally finished his work and was about to fall asleep with his exhausted body, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
It turned out that Wang Da, the head of the Qin Mansion's servants, came to look for him and shouted to Wu Chengen: "Mr. Wu, please don't rest yet. I invite you to come over!"
Wu Chengen said inexplicably: "Today's itinerary has been recorded, what else is there?"
Wang Da replied: "The master said that he made a little profit on the road, and composed six or seven frontier fortress poems, which he dictated to Mr. Wu for appreciation.
By the way, I would like to ask Mr. Wu to carefully copy and save the manuscript so that when he returns to the capital in the future, he can revise it into a collection and recite it."
Wu Chengen: ""
Will the great Ming poets extend their claws to the classification of frontier poems again?
When he was still in the capital, inexplicably so many people came to send poems to him to express his gratitude. Teacher Qin did not dare to increase the popularity, so he did not write any poems.
But after leaving Beijing, Teacher Qin finally couldn't hold himself back anymore?
Complaints are complaints. As a student, he has no right to refuse the teacher. Wu Chengen still took notes honestly.
"Inscribed on Huang Jia's banquet with Qiong Yan, the youngest among the three hundred people was grateful for his kindness after the war, and even wrote new poems to change his robes."
"The king pays attention to the simple order, and the minister's intention is to clarify. The jieyue is divided into the west, and the cold wind protects the northern expedition."
"Xu Guocai was young, why did he travel to the Great Wall? He was dressed in Han Dynasty and rode out of the Great Wall."
After finishing memorizing it, Wu Chengen also made a comment: "Teacher, these songs of yours are too official, and they are almost ingenious."
"It makes sense." Teacher Qin thought for a moment and then said: "Then I will add another song, and you can take your notes.
The autumn grass is sparse on the edge of Xuanfu City, and the clouds are flying in the yellow sand moraine at night. The supervisor is sleepless and listens to the fights, and the moon goes up to the camp gate to explore the horses returning."
As the sky turned bright, the poet Teacher Qin became Governor Qin again and continued his journey from Juyongguan. He arrived at Xuanfu City the next day, and Bai Jue, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, personally came out of the city to greet him.
Although the chief soldier is a second-rank official and is considered the highest-ranking military attache in the local area, he is a subordinate of Governor Xuanda.
The clerk surnamed Wu looked ahead to greet the crowd and couldn't help but sigh: "I originally thought that all the soldiers in Bianzhen were proud and brave generals, but I didn't expect that this chief military officer was so respectful in his salute."
Inspector Qin chuckled and said: "This is called Laojianghu, but it is actually more difficult to convince."
At this time, the whole journey was already halfway through, and the team was exhausted, so Qin Dewei ordered to rest for half a day in Xuan Mansion and listen to the work report of the chief military officer.
After rejecting General Bai's invitation to a banquet, Qin Dewei asked, "How many soldiers are there in Xuanfu Town?"
Bai Jue, the chief military officer, replied: "The number of soldiers in the town is 90,400, but there are actually 80,000 and 40,000 horses."
There were both truth and falsehood in this answer, and there was no fault in it. Qin Dewei asked again: "I have an order in front of the governor to dispatch Xuanfu troops to the west to reinforce Datong. Can you do it together?"
It was the first time General Bai heard the title of Superintendent, but he didn't think much about it and hurriedly complained: "Xuanfu guards the border thousands of miles away, and the soldiers are already stretched thin.
There are still herders from the Little Prince's tribe stationed at Dashawo to the north of the border wall, and they may move south at any time, so they cannot send too many troops to reinforce Datong."
Currently, there are three major forces in the Beilu, the little prince, Ji Nang, and An Da. The little prince is the nominal suzerain khan, and Ji Nang and An Da are brothers, and they are both uncles of the little prince.
To put it simply, the Little Prince is currently in the far east, close to Xuanfu; Ji Nang is in the western Hetao, close to three sides of Shaanxi; and Anda is closer to Datong.
This time, Emperor Jiajing was slapped in the face. The force that penetrated deep into the hinterland of Shanxi was Anda. In the future, he would also become the most powerful force in the northern barbarians.
In fact, what Mr. Bai said is not completely unreasonable, and it is enough to convince ordinary civil servants.
The entire northern border defense of the Ming Dynasty was like this. There were many border troops in the Nine Towns, but they were diluted on the long defense line.
But Qin Dewei still slapped his gums and shouted: "You are a ungrateful military leader. You dare to lie and lie to deceive the commander. What crime should you be punished for!"
General Bai responded with experience: "Where did the Superintendent start with these words? I really don't understand. I would like to ask the Superintendent to clarify one or two things, so that I can correct my mistakes."
Qin Dewei sneered and said: "The little prince has a lot of savings and is close to the three guards of Wuliangha. He has many contacts to communicate with others, so there is no need for border plundering!"
The Wuliangha Sanwei were some of the Northern Lu tribes who nominally surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. They were also the only Northern Lu tribe that could pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Wu Liangha Sanwei had far more abundant supplies than other Northern Lu tribes.
The little prince is the nominal suzerain khan of the Beilu. He has accumulated a lot of money over the years, and his residence is close to the three guards of Ulliangha. If you have money, you can buy more supplies, so you don't have to go south to plunder.
Moreover, it lacks the ability to attack fortresses, and if it cannot go deep into the interior, it may not be possible to grab much just near the border wall.
Therefore, the Little Prince Tribe no longer invades borders very much. It is not cost-effective for the Little Prince Tribe to go south to plunder at the risk of losing its members.
Bai Jue was not surprised that Qin Dewei knew these inside stories. It was impossible for Governor Xuanda sent by the imperial court to know nothing about the captives.
But he still defended his position in a watertight manner: "Beilu have always been cunning. Even if there is little movement, they have to be on guard. The supervisor must not be paralyzed and underestimate the enemy."
But Qin Dewei said: "The northern barbarians live in pursuit of water and grass. Recently, the big sand nest has gradually turned into a desert. I know that the little prince has the intention to move eastward and wants to go to Liaodong Town. How can he have the intention to go south to the border with the bandits?"
Commander Bai was immediately shocked. He really didn't know the news that the Little Prince's tribe was about to move eastward, but how did Governor Qin know about it?
Due to official ethics, Mr. Bai was unable to directly question Shangguan's authenticity face to face. He could only reply: "Xiaoguan has never heard of this news."
Qin Dewei shouted: "I can tell you with certainty that this matter is absolutely true! As the commander-in-chief, you can't even detect the movements of the enemy on the opposite side? Do you want me to judge you for dereliction of duty?"
Anyway, Qin Dewei knew that in history, the Little Prince tribe did migrate to the Liao River Basin in the east.
General Bai was speechless. Since Inspector Qin was so sure, it was almost true that the little prince was about to move eastward.
If he takes it seriously, it will indeed be regarded as an oversight of his intelligence. Then it depends on whether Inspector Qin really intends to take it seriously.
Unknowingly, the young supervisor actually took some initiative from his old side affairs position.
As expected of the legendary Wen Kui, General Bai sighed secretly. He was thinking about how to reply. When he was unsteady, he suddenly heard Governor Qin say: "There is also the matter of concealing a small defeat, what do you think?
Do you want me to investigate?"
Commander Bai was taken aback again and asked subconsciously: "How did you know that the supervisor had just arrived?"
Qin Dewei opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "There is actually a small defeat in Xuanfu Town that has not been reported? This governor is just a casual lie."
General Bai: ""
Qin Dewei hesitated and said, "Could it be that you want to take the initiative to confess?"
General Bai suddenly saluted and said in a bachelor's manner: "I am convinced! There is no need to test the commander any more!"
At present, Xuanfu Town has less than 20,000 troops stationed in the town, except for the officers and soldiers guarding various camps and forts, and the border piers. Let the supervisor watch and dispatch them!"
After Qin Dewei pondered for a moment, he ordered: "This division commander does not want infantry, but only fine cavalry. All infantry are still left to defend the city.
You personally lead two thousand elite cavalry and must set off within two days to go to Yanghe City for reinforcements! I have already sent an order to Datong Town to prepare fodder!"
Yanghe City is the acropolis of Yanghewei, a hundred miles away from Datong City, and is where Governor Xuanda usually resides.
As the saying goes, military orders are like mountains, General Bai went to prepare after receiving the order.
In the evening, Qin Dewei called the clerk named Wu to come over, recorded three more poems, and then went to bed early.
The next day, Qin Dewei continued to lead his soldiers on the journey, heading west along the post road. He drove all the way and stayed at Huai'an Guard that night.
After passing Huai'anwei, we almost reached the area under the jurisdiction of Datong Town, and finally arrived at Yanghe City at dusk.
Only here is the serious Governor-General Biao Camp, which is the base camp of Governor-General Xuanda. There is one general under the command and one guerrilla officer each. In addition to the branch generals and the garrison of the city, the total strength of the city is 10,000.
But this time I am going deep into the hinterland of Shanxi in the south, and the military situation is urgent. Of course, Governor Qin cannot just sit in the governor's courtyard and hand out official documents as usual.
Therefore, Governor Qin did not stay in the base camp of Yanghe City for a long time. After resting for one night, he continued to lead his servants and five hundred soldiers to Datong City.
Yanghe City is only a hundred miles away from Datong City, and it takes half a day to ride on horseback.
This Datong City can be called the largest city within hundreds of miles. The city wall has a circumference of thirteen miles and a wall height of four feet and two feet.
After receiving the ticket and learning that Governor Xuanda was coming, Datong Governor Shi Dao and Datong Town Commander Wang Sheng greeted him outside Yanghe Gate of the East Gate.
Others who participated in the reception included the Ministry of Revenue stationed in Datong in charge of grain management, the magistrate of Datong, military and military officials, guerrillas, camp generals and other civil and military officials.
No matter what the reason was, neither Governor Shi nor General Wang wanted the Governor to come.
The governor personally visited Datong to supervise the division. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with the previous stage of the war.
But no matter what you think in your heart, the greeting etiquette will not be bad, and you will have all the superficial skills you should have.
Governor Shi also appropriately praised Qin Dewei: "The local climate in Yunzhong is strong, with frost before autumn, which makes it difficult to grow many kinds of grains, and the products have always been expensive and scarce, making the defenders miserable.
Fortunately, the Qin Dynasty had the manpower to ask the court to reopen China and France, and over the next few years it was effective, so that the border towns had enough food and grass, and the soldiers and the people were safe!"
Qin Dewei responded without taking any credit: "It's all due to the grace of God. How can I dare to take credit!"
Another group of people were educated about the word "Governor", and everyone finally knew what title the Governor liked.
The governor, governor, and general soldiers were all in a happy and harmonious mood, and were about to enter the city together when a middle-aged man suddenly rushed out from the diagonal thorn.
Although this person was stopped on the periphery, he still shouted: "I am the general of Fengguo! I will not redress my grievances, so I came here to ask Master Tai to make the decision!"
Qin Dewei was speechless. General Fengguo was a title belonging to the royal family. Why did he come to complain to him?
Among the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, Dai Wang was a vassal in Datong, so this Fengguo general must be from Dai Wang's clan.
The suspicious Superintendent Qin immediately began to suspect that there was some conspiracy involved? Or was there someone who wanted to give him power?
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