At Xifengkou, Hou Shilu and his generals personally greeted him. From a distance away, Li Jiasheng ran over and gave Tie Mo a strong bear hug.
"Haha, dear brother, you have made a great contribution this time. If you hadn't stabbed the Tatars in the back, the Tatars would still be raging in the capital right now!" Li Jiasheng leaned very close and murmured mysteriously.
: "Hey, dear brother, I have heard from General Hou that his Majesty intends to let you enter the capital. When the time comes, you will be rewarded. Don't forget about my brother."
Tie Mo rolled his eyes and pushed Li Jiasheng gently, "Brother, when has my little brother been better than you?"
Since everyone in Xifengkou City is an old acquaintance of Datong and Xuanfu, there is no need for any introduction. Hou Shilu looked at Tie Mo in front of him, his eyes full of joy, he reached out and patted Tie Mo on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Well, it seems that he wasn't injured at all. He'll be fine when he comes back!"
Simple words, but full of Hou Shilu's sincere concern, Tie Mo said sincerely: "Master Lao Bing is worried about me. In fact, there is no danger in this trip. The danger is that when I come back, I am afraid that Huang Taiji will kill me at all costs."
Stay. However, the commander-in-chief responded in time and this danger has been eliminated."
"Okay, please don't be polite to me. Where's Inspector Sun? You kid, you shouldn't have brought Inspector Sun with you this time. If something goes wrong with Inspector Sun, I'll have to kill you!"
"Haha, don't be angry. The teacher is in the carriage behind. Although he is ill, he is not seriously injured. He will be fine in a while!" Tie Mo quickly explained a few words and led Hou Shilu and others to the carriage.
forward.
The journey was bumpy and tiring, but Sun Chengzong still couldn't bear it. Fortunately, Hai Lanzhu was taking care of him. Hou Shilu led everyone to pay homage, and Sun Chengzong walked out of the carriage with Hai Lanzhu's help. As for why there was a beautiful woman in the carriage, Hou Shilu
Everyone is automatically filtered out. Even if someone wants to ask, no one will find fault at this time.
Everyone knows that Tie Mo is Hou Shilu's confidant. How can he still live a good life by picking on Tie Mo?
...
After Tie Mo returned safely, the most embarrassing person was Yuan Chonghuan. At the gate of Zunhua City, Yuan Chonghuan bowed respectfully to Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Chonghuan in front of him with mixed emotions and could only sigh softly.
Of course, there was another person who also felt very embarrassed. Zhao Shujiao was standing next to Liu Guoneng, and he didn't know how to deal with himself. He originally attacked Linxi Town, but he used troops privately, and even disobeyed Yuan Chonghuan's military orders and took the initiative to break out.
Normally, under military law, Zhao Shujiao would never end well.
Unknowingly, Zu Dashou came to Zhao Shujiao and said, "Hey, Old Zhao, you are brave enough this time. I think Governor Yuan means that this matter will not be covered up so easily."
Zhao Shujiao frowned and smiled bitterly. He felt aggrieved and even a little angry. According to Governor Yuan's order, the group of people under his command could only die in vain under Zunhua City. Zhao Shujiao was not afraid of death, but
There is no point in not wanting to die. He finally escaped and made great achievements in Liaodong. When he came back, he was in danger of being dealt with by military law.
At night, in a simple room, there was a square table, two people sitting opposite each other, a pot of wine, and a few plates of side dishes. Sun Chengzong sipped his wine and thought about what to say next. In his heart, he didn't want to worry about it.
, but there are some things that must be said.
"Master Yuan, now that the Tatars have withdrawn their troops and there is no danger, have you ever thought about what will happen in the future?"
Yuan Chonghuan was drinking and couldn't help being stunned. He raised his head, with a bit of doubt on his face, "Teacher, what do you mean by this? The student should return to Liaodong and continue to pacify Liaodong for His Majesty."
"Hey, you, do you know how much the Ming Dynasty suffered when the Tatars plundered the capital this time? Do you know how many gentry and common people were destroyed? When the Tatars walked through the capital, it was as if the Ming Dynasty had been struck by thunder. Those who died
Who do you think should be responsible for the loss of money, food and materials? Those who survived, they will be angry, angry, and who should they direct their anger towards?"
Sun Chengzong's eyes were dissatisfied with the vicissitudes of life, and there was a hint of disappointment. In order to save Yuan Chonghuan's life, he was still making a last-ditch effort, but unfortunately, everything was doomed to be in vain.
Yuan Chonghuan frowned and placed the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He straightened his wrinkled sleeves and whispered: "Teacher, according to your opinion, are these all the fault of the students?"
What?"
"You...I didn't say it was your fault, but someone must be responsible. Listen to my advice and take the initiative to admit your mistake to Your Majesty..."
Yuan Chonghuan stood up suddenly, pressed his hands on the table, and shook his head vigorously. If it were not Sun Chengzong who spoke, he would have been angry, "Teacher, the student is not wrong, why should you admit your mistake? Your Majesty is a wise king, so what?"
Will you accuse me wrongly?"
Sun Chengzong sighed and said nothing more, but moved the topic to other places.
"Let's deal with Zhao's teaching matters as appropriate. Although he disobeyed military orders, it was because of me. For my sake, don't pursue the previous matters too much!"
Yuan Chonghuan slowly sat down and said, "As the governor of Jiliao, if the general under his command does not respect military orders, teacher, do you think the student, the governor of Jiliao, can continue to be the governor of Jiliao?"
Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, and there was a bit of displeasure in his eyes. He really didn't expect that Yuan Chonghuan wouldn't even give him this face. To be precise, what was Zhao Lijiao's fault? It was Yuan Chonghuan who was wrong. Is it really meaningless?
Only those who die in Zunhua City can be regarded as loyal to the country and a loyal general? Yuan Chonghuan, Yuan Chonghuan, is too stubborn and cares too much about his face and the power in his hands.
The army stayed in Zunhua for two days. As Li Jiasheng said, Chongzhen's decree was finally delivered to Zunhua. In the imperial edict, Tie Mo and others were ordered to go to Beijing to face the saint, and Xuanfu and Datongfu soldiers and horses were temporarily stationed in the Beijing camp.
territory.
The imperial edict was eloquent and mentioned many people, but Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, was forgotten.
Both Tie Mo and Sun Chengzong knew in their hearts that Chongzhen had murderous intentions. Before the Tatars besieged the capital, they relied on Yuan Chonghuan everywhere, and in many places they relied on Liaodong soldiers and horses, so Chongzhen could only support Yuan Chonghuan. Now the Tatars have retreated.
, Datong Mansion, and the elite soldiers of Xuan Mansion were also there, so Chongzhen stopped pretending.
Alas, Yuan Chonghuan is really hopeless this time. Moreover, Tie Mo never thought of saving Yuan Chonghuan.
Because Yuan Chonghuan deserves to die!
...
From Zunhua to Beijing, the initial joy was extinguished by the icy cold wind along the way. In the middle of winter, no one could be happy when walking along the way and looking at the scenes on both sides.
Dilapidated houses, traces of burns can be seen everywhere, and there are even some corpses that have not been disposed of in some places. The New Year is approaching, and those who survived are faced with the dilemma of having no food to eat and no house to live in. The Tatars were driven back.
Some people asked for rewards for their merits, while others shed tears. The team moved forward slowly. Suddenly, a figure jumped out from the corner, grabbed a piece of broken soil, and threw it towards Tie Mo and others in the middle of the team.
past.
"You are a bunch of trash...I have been raising you year after year, but you let the Tatars come to the capital to harm people, you are a bunch of cowards..."
He was an old man over fifty years old, very thin and with red eyes.
The guards had already rushed forward and surrounded the old man. The old man showed no fear at all. He tore open his thin clothes and exposed his bony chest, "Come on... kill me... my poor...
My son, daughter-in-law, and whole family are gone. What’s the point of living as an old guy like me? Come on, kill me..."
Tie Mo shouted and called the guard back. The sand sculpture next to him sighed with pain: "Perhaps death is a kind of relief for him. I really didn't expect that the situation near Gyeonggi Province would be so miserable."
"The Tatars are raging, how can we leave a little bit behind?" Tie Mo unconsciously glanced at Yuan Chonghuan in front of him, "Supervisor Yuan, Supervisor Yuan, haven't you realized your mistake until now? If you don't give it to the world,
If the people give an explanation, who can be convinced?
Not to mention the gentry and common people in the capital, even Tie Mo is full of anger. Tens of thousands of Liaodong elite soldiers are following the Tatars to eat ashes. Where did your Yuan Chonghuan's ferocity in overstepping his authority to kill Mao Wenlong go? In the case of Jurchen detention,
Above, if Yuan Chonghuan was as ruthless as he was in killing Mao Wenlong, Huang Taiji would probably have rolled back to Shenyang in despair as soon as he arrived at Xifengkou.
From Zunhua to Deshengmen in the capital, the tragic situation after the war wiped away the joy of victory. How can these people survive the new year? Count on the court? The court has insufficient money and food, not even enough for disaster relief in Shaanxi, and now there is another
Such a thing would be a headache for the court.
In the second year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was really troubled by natural and man-made disasters.
Under Desheng's sect, Minister of War Wang Qia, cabinet ministers Han Xu, Cheng Jiming, Zhou Tingru, He Ruchong and others led the ministers to greet them outside the city. Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Hou Shilu and other big shots were there, so they could not deal with official matters.
Don't worry about Tie Mo.
It was Tie Mo's first time to come to the capital, so he was surprised by many places. The towering city gate buildings, wide streets, and the North-South Street alone were bigger than the entire Zhangbeicheng. The streets of the capital were filled with people, vying to welcome them.
, the joy on their faces formed a sharp contrast with the loneliness and sadness of the people outside the city.
Soon, a team of 100 people composed of various generals arrived at the gate of the Forbidden City. Wang Chengen came to the door and whispered a few words to Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chengzong followed Wang Chengen into the gate.
Before conferring rewards on various generals, Chongzhen summoned Sun Chengzong to discuss matters privately. Apparently he had some undecided matters and wanted to discuss them with Sun Chengzong. The generals knelt and shivered in the cold wind. They waited for less than half an hour. When Wang Chengen
When they came out again, some people had their legs and feet numb from the cold.
Wang Chengen spoke like a male duck and read the imperial edict in his hand. Anyone whose name was mentioned showed joy. Because as long as the name was mentioned, it meant that there was a reward.
When it was Tie Mo's turn, everyone pricked up their ears and cheered up. Even the six ministers of the cabinet were extremely concerned. The reward for Tie Mo was very simple. His official position remained unchanged. He was still the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu and the garrison of the Yunfu.
, but behind this, an agent was added to take charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu. Now, it was a bit beyond everyone's expectations.
As the deputy commander-in-chief, taking charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu is actually exercising the power of the commander-in-chief. This is just a word game. As long as Tie Mo doesn't make any big mistakes, in less than a year, the deputy commander-in-chief will
Directly become the Zhengyin General Soldier.
Tie Mo is young and is in charge of everything in the Xuan Mansion. This is ridiculous. Some people want to raise objections, but they don’t know how to refute, because the imperial edict mentions acting as director, but it does not say that Tie Mo should be appointed as the chief sealer.
Bing, I am acting as commander, what can you say?
Many people were puzzled. Tie Mo was in charge of the military affairs of the Xuanfu. What about Hou Shilu? Hou Shilu, who was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, was directly used as a puppet? Soon, the doubts of the officials were solved.
Hou Shilu was transferred to the capital and served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and concurrently as the Commander-in-Chief of the Xuanfu. At this time, no one was speechless. Hou Shilu was transferred to the capital as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and let Tie Mo take charge of military affairs. It is reasonable and reasonable. Even if anyone disagrees, then
It is also Xuanfu's own business.
As for the Xuanfu, Ma Fang, Li Jiasheng, Hei Yunlong and others all wear the same pants as Tie Mo. Although Tie Mo is young, what he has done in the past two years has made people convinced. Tie Mo is in charge of Xuanfu.
Apart from being happy about the government's military affairs, how could Ma Fang and others object?
When General Hou was in charge, everyone had to do things secretly and didn't dare to go too far. But when General Tie was in charge, everyone could do things with ease.
The war is over, and there are rewards and punishments. But no one expected that the first target to be operated on would be Yuan Chonghuan.
While Yuan Chonghuan was waiting, several royal guards came over and surrounded Yuan Chonghuan. At this time, Wang Chengen read out another imperial edict.
"Ineffective as entrusted, relying solely on deception, stealing money when selling rice, beheading commanders when seeking money, allowing the enemy to drive long distances, stopping troops without fighting, gathering reinforcements four times, then sending them all away, and leaving the city with a thin army...
."
In just a moment, Wang Chengen read out nine charges against Yuan Chonghuan. Every one of them was a crime of beheading. Yuan Chonghuan was completely stunned. Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others were even more shocked.
When the reward did not mention Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou already felt that something was wrong, but he never dreamed that His Majesty would accuse him like this.
Don't look at the nine deadly sins, but in Tie Mo's view, there is only one, the commission is invalid, and the other crimes are all added on, whether true or false.
If Chongzhen had been more ruthless and the civil and military officials more ruthless, the charge of treason and collaborating with the enemy could be pinned on Yuan Chonghuan's head.
Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others were quite surprised, but Zhou Dingshan, Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing and others looked calm and were not surprised. Especially Man Gui, who was still injured, grinned and couldn't help laughing.
"Yuan, you too have today!"
Yuan Chonghuan ignored Man Gui. He stretched out his hand to signal Zu Dashou and others not to act rashly. He looked at the north and said seriously: "The pure will become clear by itself, and the turbid will become turbid by itself. I don't believe that Your Majesty will treat me like this!"
"Master Yuan, please!"
A captain in golden robes stepped aside to get out of the way. Yuan Chonghuan frowned and walked towards the Zhenfu Division.
