Chapter 824 You take what’s yours and I’ll take what’s mine
At this time, in the Jinluan Palace, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were watching. Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian was making the most important decision in his life. However, all the civil and military officials, including Hou Shilu, were silent. In fact, everyone knew what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking.
The rogue bandits wreaked havoc in the Central Plains, especially Zhang Xianzhong's troops who dug up the ancestral graves of the old Zhu family. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to skin and remove this man's bones. The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, and the Jurchens of Liaodong and Lin Dan Khan successively launched their efforts. The rogue bandits in the Central Plains were in trouble. If not,
Suppress the bandits as soon as possible, the Ming Dynasty will really fall apart. When suppressing the bandits, there is one person who cannot be bypassed, and this person is Tie Mo.
Even the Qingliu officials who hated Tie Mo had to admit that if they wanted to suppress the bandits, they had to let Tie Mo come forward. Nowadays, Tie Mo's prestige is growing day by day, and he has full prestige in the Ming army. In addition, he rarely fails in suppressing bandits.
Who else should he use? Moreover, Cheng Jiming and others naturally have their own plans. Doesn't Tie Mo want to gather military power? Then give it to him. As long as Tie Mo touches the bottom line of His Majesty's heart, from then on, the forces in northern Shanxi and
The delicate royal relationship ceased to exist.
As long as the emperor stands with the Qingliu officials and has the banner of the imperial court, won't he be able to move northern Shanxi by then?
After a long time, Zhu Youjian said calmly: "The situation in the Central Plains is urgent. We immediately drafted a decree and ordered the governor of the five provinces, General Tie Mo, to lead all troops and horses to take charge of suppressing bandits. We also ordered the Shanxi General Man Gui to lead his troops into the Central Plains.
Assist the trilateral governor Yang Sichang to eliminate banditry in Kaifeng."
As soon as the decree came out, all the officials in the dynasty had different expressions. Some looked extremely ugly, while others laughed in their hearts. Zhu Youjian's decree seemed normal, but secretly his thoughts were profound.
Very. Who is Man Gui? On the surface, he is the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, but in fact he wears the same pants as Tie Mo. It is not unfair to say that he is a die-hard Northern Shanxi Party member.
In the past two years, Tie Mo has been constantly deploying troops to expand territory in Siberia. Northern Shanxi has insufficient troops. Mangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, would rather relax his control over the Shaanxi king's own troops, but also gather troops to help stabilize northern Shanxi. Mangui, however,
He is slippery and often makes small mistakes, but not big ones. There is no good reason to replace him. Besides, Man Gui's generals are getting closer to northern Shanxi one by one. What will happen if he is replaced?
Unfortunately, a mutiny would lead to death.
Man Gui cannot be moved, but that does not mean that Shanxi soldiers and horses cannot be moved. Aren't you, Tie Mo, trying to seize the military power? Then I will let Yang Sichang dismember the Shanxi soldiers under Man Gui.
Zhu Youjian's decree has secretly broken up with Tie Mo. Everyone has to gather military power. Then we will see who is more capable. Of course, if this matter really affects the suppression of bandits, then Tie Mo will also bear the greatest responsibility.
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After the decree was issued, Hou Shilu frowned and hesitated to speak. He hesitated for a long time but chose to remain silent. It was useless to say anything now. Hou Shilu did not want to see this situation, but what can be done in the current situation? No
What will the old man do after knowing that the news has reached Governor Sun? Once Governor Sun insists on upholding the orthodoxy, I am afraid there will be another military disaster in the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty. What will happen to Liaodong by then?
Official documents from the imperial court were quickly distributed everywhere. After Tie Mo got the secret letter, he didn't say much. What should come will come sooner or later. Now that the matter has been made clear, let the world choose to take sides. In short, let's take Zhang Xianzhong first.
The bandits were wiped out. This bandit was simply poison clinging to the heart of the Ming Dynasty.
Since the situation in the Central Plains was urgent, Tie Mo only rested for a few days before taking his people to Henan Prefecture. Although Tie Mo was trapped in Siberia in the past two years, the Central Plains side did not let go. With the power of Ding Luyan, he could
With the addition of Qin Liangyu, Tie Mo would not be without any support in the Central Plains. In Kaifeng Prefecture, Tie Mo also ambushed a group of troops, namely Hua Xiaorong under Li Yangchun.
Although Hua Xiaorong has not seen much movement in the past two years, all the forces know who Hua Xiaorong belongs to, so even Zhang Xianzhong dare not touch him easily. In the middle of last year, Zhang Xianzhong went eastward to the south of Kaifeng, bypassing Hua Xiaorong.
Xiaorong came to Yingcheng. A consensus had long been formed among the bandits not to touch the King of Hell's people unless necessary.
But it was said that Tie Mo did not enter Luoyang after arriving in Henan, but stopped at Mianchi on the south bank of the Yellow River. This is the home of Henan's chief soldier Ding Luyan. Luoyang City is Sun Chuanting's territory, and the falling out with Chongzhen is not a secret.
After entering Luoyang City, if Sun Chuanting had a wrong idea, he might die in Luoyang City.
In Mianchi City, Ding Luyan explained the situation in the Central Plains in detail. After Ding Luyan's narration, he also solved the biggest doubt in Tie Mo's heart.
For a long time, in Tie Mo's heart, Zhang Xianzhong should be eliminated. In the hinterland of the Central Plains, there was no way to escape. Even if the Northern Shanxi Army was not in charge, the imperial troops alone could kill Zhang Xianzhong ten times. But the fact is that it is not
On the contrary, Zhang Xianzhong not only was not destroyed, but also revived and jumped out from the bottom. The most important reason why Zhang Xianzhong was able to grow stronger again in two years was that he met someone.
This man's name was Lu Tong, and he was originally a scholar from Zhenyang County, Kaifeng Prefecture. This man could be said to be unappreciated for his talent, but he was extremely ambitious. After Zhang Xianzhong fled to the south of Kaifeng, he gave this sour scholar a chance. At that time, Hua Xiaorong wanted to take the opportunity to destroy him.
He killed Zhang Xianzhong in order to avenge the Four Heavenly Kings Li Yangchun. However, he led his troops there but failed. At that time, all the people in Zhenyang fled, and it was impossible to distinguish who was the bandit and who was the common people.
After listening to Lu Tong's suggestion, Zhang Xianzhong broke his troops into pieces and integrated them into all parts of the Central Plains. Once the bandits got together, they were obvious targets, but if they dispersed, they would be like a fish in the sea. With such a move,
All the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were blinded. They found that Zhang Xianzhong's troops, who were supposed to be destroyed, had disappeared. Yes, they had disappeared alive in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Relying on this move, Zhang Xianzhong's ministries secretly recruited available people from various places to recuperate and miraculously grew stronger a year later. After regrouping, Zhang Xianzhong directly sent troops to attack Xinyang, Xixian, Gushi,
It only took half a month to firmly hold the southern part of Kaifeng Prefecture. Since then, Zhang Xianzhong used this territory to train soldiers and horses to fight against the imperial army. He became stronger and stronger until he was defeated this year.
Fengyang Mansion.
Lu Tong's move looks simple, but in fact it is really difficult to do it. Once the soldiers and horses are scattered, there will definitely not be many people around Zhang Xianzhong, so he may be killed at any time. It can be said that
If Zhang Xianzhong could agree to break it up into parts, he would be taking a considerable risk. However, risks and benefits are directly proportional. Without the previous risks, there would be no new growth.
For various reasons, Zhang Xianzhong now obeys Lu Tong's advice. Lu Tong's status under Zhang Xianzhong is higher than Niu Jinxing's status under Li Zicheng.
Now that he knows about Lu Tong's existence, Tie Mo naturally has to think of something. He doesn't have many soldiers and horses under his command now, and the only ones who can really be used are the soldiers and horses under Hua Xiaorong, Ding Luyan and Qin Liangyu. Two days later, he will be in charge.
Xu Meiling from Jiangnan will also arrive with his troops, but even so there are still not enough troops. At this time, it is unrealistic to kill other troops, and it is even more impossible to expect Mr. Xu from Yingtian Mansion to help.
Mr. Xu is very scheming, and he will not choose to take sides at this time, because there is no need to take this risk for the Xu family. There are not enough soldiers and horses to be tough, so they can only think of other ways.
Valley Festival
Fortunately, with Ding Luyan, a local snake, Wang Zuoguan soon found a breakthrough point. Zhang Xianzhong was able to grow stronger again under the siege of the imperial army. It was definitely impossible to say that there was no one to help, and it was impossible to provide food alone.
It's not something Zhang Xianzhong can solve. Just by grabbing food? Doesn't that expose his target?
According to the secret letter sent by Hua Xiaorong, it can be analyzed that Ximen Feng, a wealthy businessman in Xihua County, is definitely involved. This Ximen Feng calls himself Ximen Daguanren. In this life, Hongyuan has imitated Ximen Qing, and even his hobbies are similar.
Xihua County is very close to Fengyang Mansion. This time the imperial court encircled and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong, and the military disaster was right in front of them. The people around him should be afraid and worried, but the actual situation is that the people should still eat and drink, and they did not suffer at all.
Influence.
The common people were sure that this time the officers and soldiers would still end up hastily. And in Xihua County, it was even more prosperous. Under the night, the county magistrate Fei Qingyang swayed into the Xihua Building in a military robe.
There is a private room in Xihua Building specially prepared for Fei Zhixian. Usually this room is locked, and the clerk will only open it when Fei Qingyang comes. As usual, after sitting in the private room for a while, there is a
The man in brocade robes entered the house.
This man is as white as jade, handsome in appearance, tall in height, and with thick eyebrows, he has the majesty of a chivalrous man. However, the man's smile is a bit deceitful, and he has many small red flowers on his head.
It looks extremely out of place. This handsome and elegant man is Ximen Feng, who is famous in Kaifeng Prefecture and has endless charm in Xihua County.
Normally, most romantic young men would carry a cool folding fan, but Ximen Feng was different. He held two egg-sized round jade stones in his hands, and walked with his legs spread apart. His frame looked even more imposing than Fei Zhixian's.
"Haha, Mr. Fei, I haven't seen you for two days, and your demeanor is even worse than in the past!" Ximen Feng not only has a good appearance, but also has good skills and a clever mouth.
Fei Qingyang seemed to like these flattery words very much, and returned the greeting with cupped hands, "Haha, brother Ximen, whether brother Wei's style is good or not, doesn't it all depend on me? Come sit down and talk to brother Wei about this time.
Is there any good deal?"
Ximen Feng asked the boy to guard outside and closed the door with his own hands. He sat opposite Fei Qingyang, reached into his arms, took out a letter and pushed it in front of Fei Qingyang. The envelope was thick, and at first glance
, Fei Qingyang felt a sudden rush in his heart. Ximen Feng had given so much this time, and the things he wanted to do were not easy.
"Brother Ximen, I wonder how much we need to transport this time?"
"Forty thousand stones were all transported from the Grand Canal in the south and transferred to another place via Liuhe Wharf!" Ximenfeng said very briefly, but Fei Qingyang could still understand it. Where is the other place? It's just Chaohu, that's all.
Chaohu Lake in Fengyang Prefecture is now the base camp of the rogue bandit Zhang Xianzhong.
He had transported food a lot before, but he had never transported so much at once. Fei Qingyang was really a little scared. After thinking about it, greed finally got the upper hand. He put the envelope in his arms and held the wine glass.
, with a smile on his face, he said quietly, "Brother Ximen, the Iron Governor has recently arrived in Henan Mansion, and his eyes are very close, so you and I should be more careful."
Ximen Feng has heard the name Iron Supervisor many times. It is difficult not to be afraid of this famous Supervisor, so Ximen Feng raised his hands and said seriously, "Sir, what do you think we should do?"
"Transport it in five times. Don't transport it all to the dock at once. It's never a bad thing to be more careful. You and I are not those people. We can do things without scruples!"
"Haha, you are right!" Ximen Feng still took Fei Qingyang's words very seriously. He did not want to be associated with the rebels, because he, Ximen Feng, still wanted more happiness.
After some discussion with Fei Qingyang, they felt that there was no problem. The two had a meal and didn't break up until Xu. After leaving Xihua Building, Ximen Feng hummed a ditty all the way home, thinking about the lovely wives and concubines at home.
, the official and the beauty had snot bubbles coming out of their noses. There were very few pedestrians on the street at this time. Suddenly, Ximen Feng felt a hint of danger, and his drunkenness also sobered up a bit. He looked to the side and behind, and said angrily, "
Who? Sneaky."
This Ximen Feng is not that kind of weak-faced boy. He is really skilled in his skills. Otherwise, he would have been slaughtered long ago for having done so many evil things. When several young men heard the high-ranking officials scolding them, they immediately pointed at them with sticks.
They ran around the corner, but not long after they ran over shouting, they were all lying on the ground. Several people walked out of the dark alley, one of them was an acquaintance of Ximen Feng, the king of head catchers in Xihua County, Ou Ou Sanlang.
"Wang Captou, what do you mean? Why do you want to kill a certain servant?"
Ever since he found out about Ximen Feng and Fei Qingyang's affair in Chaohu, Wang Aoke hated these two people. Now when Ximen Feng asked him this question, he immediately snorted, "What do you mean? Then ask General Hua!"
General Hua? Until this moment, Ximen Feng had time to carefully check the people beside Wang Ao. When he looked at it, he was shocked. Isn’t this the same Hua Xiaorong? What is going on, Hua Xiaorong?
Didn't Xiao Rong follow Tie Mo to Henan Mansion?
"General Hua...how...how did you come back..."
"Hmph, if I don't come back, will I still be able to see the good show played by the high official and Fei Zhixian?" What Hua Xiaorong hates most in his life is Ximen Feng. If he hadn't been retained, he would still be useful.
, he had already chopped off his head with a knife.
Following Ximen Feng, Hua Xiaorong did not want to waste any words, "Ximen Feng, I will give you two options now. The first is to follow my orders and do things, which may save the lives of your whole family. The second is that
Let Hua destroy all nine of your clans."
Hiss, listening to Hua Xiaorong's cold voice, Ximen Feng felt his scalp numb and his legs weak. He is a ruthless person, but it depends on who he faces. Facing someone like Hua Xiaorong, being ruthless will only lead to death.
Faster. Ximen Feng has no other choice but to cooperate. If he cooperates, he may be able to survive, or at least he can save his family's lives. If he doesn't cooperate, Hua Xiaorong will destroy Ximen's family, which is like crushing an ant.