When I returned home this time, I thought I would have a good rest, but as a result, I kept thinking and couldn't sleep all night long. All the things His Majesty asked me to think about were spinning in my mind.
Although he did not often have contact with the army, Sun Xuanhuai had heard more or less about the movements of the Jianlu and knew that the Qing army had entered Datong.
Your Majesty exempted the common people from taxes in the city, but only allowed the gentry to lose their money. This move was like taking the firewood out of the cauldron. It is easy to say that the situation is still uncertain. With his face, he can suppress the dissatisfaction of various families.
But if His Majesty loses this battle, he dare not think about what the outcome will be.
As for why he made the decision to take the lead in joining the Ming Dynasty after hearing that Jianlu had entered the Pass, it was definitely not because of his sudden enthusiasm.
In Sun Xuanhuai's view, the dispute between Zhu and Li was a normal change of dynasties, and it was a family matter. There was nothing wrong with shutting the door and saying that he had surrendered to anyone. But if the captives became powerful, how would it be different from the subjugation of the country? Do we expect those barbarians to treat them well?
Own?
Sun Xuanhuai has been in business for many years. The reason why he has become what everyone calls "Sun Wealth God" is because he is more sober than others when facing adversity.
So when it comes to resisting the rebels, whether it is for the Ming court or for his own family, he is willing to do it even if he spends all his family wealth, and he will increase his chances of winning as much as possible.
Such foresight is something that only a few people can have.
Sun Xuanhuai rushed to the government office in a sedan. The door was already crowded with people pushing carts, and several young scholars were among them to direct them.
"Changping." Sun Xuanhuai walked out of the sedan and greeted one of them.
"Master Sun, why are you here? Did you have a good rest last night?" When the scholar saw that it was Sun Xuanhuai, he hurried over.
"The things His Majesty ordered have not been completed. How can I sleep? How is the progress?"
"After a busy night, I have finally lived up to your instructions. All the supplies have been sorted and the civilians are loading the truck."
The scholar he was talking to was named Du Mao, whose courtesy name was Changping. He was one of the scholars from a poor family appointed by the government. He was down-to-earth in his work, and he was a scholar, and he was most trusted by Sun Xuanhuai.
Seeing that the civilians were almost ready to leave, Sun Xuanhuai took Du Mao's hand and said, "Let's go to the military camp together."
"Master Sun has been working hard for a long time and needs to take care of himself. I will leave this matter to you."
"No, no, let's go together."
Sun Xuanhuai was worried and refused Du Mao's kindness and insisted on going together.
In the camp, Jiang Xuan received Chongzhen's secret order and led his servants to wait at the camp gate early. When Jiang Xuan heard the news on his couch, he rushed over in such a hurry that he had no time to change his armor.
"Third brother, why are you so angry?"
Jiang Xuan looked solemn and did not exchange greetings with his brother. He took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms, handed it to Jiang Quan respectfully and said: "Sir, Commander-in-Chief, this is your Majesty's handwriting. Please take a look at it."
Jiang Quan took the yellow silk and heard that Jiang Xuan did not call him brother but instead addressed himself as Lord Commander. He looked at the content with confusion. This was the first time that Chongzhen had conveyed an imperial order in the form of an imperial edict.
On top of the yellow silk, there was a regular script written by Chongzhen in Taige style, ordering Jiang Xuan to immediately dispatch three thousand soldiers out of the city to wait for orders. As for what he was going to do, he never explained.
At the end of the handwriting, there are large seal script characters printed with red clay bells, which means "If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever."
"After being ordered by Heaven, you will live forever... Which department does your Majesty want to transfer?" Jiang Quan read next.
"Here is the list of soldiers." As he said that, Jiang Xuan handed over a thick booklet, which was the final list of soldiers who were trained on weekdays.
Jiang Xuan took a cursory look at it, then closed it immediately, took out a bronze talisman from his waist, handed it back to Jiang Xuan along with the hand talisman and the list of names, "Take my military talisman and mobilize the troops out of the city."
Seeing that her brother looked unhappy, Jiang Xuan felt a little ashamed. However, His Majesty repeatedly told her to keep it secret, so she had no choice but to avoid suspicion in case gossip spread.
Just as he was about to bend down and raise his hands to salute his brother, he saw Jiang Xuan turn around and leave without saying a word. Business was pressing now, so Jiang Xuan had to wait for an opportunity to explain to his brother later.
Including the guardsmen brought by Jiang Xuan, the army was divided into five battalions: front, rear, left, right and center. Most of them were Jiang Yu's old troops.
Jiang Xuan counted each camp one by one according to the list and ordered them to pack their bags and assemble outside the camp. In addition, he also mobilized some war horses that were not collected at night after returning to the camp. At the same time, Sun Xuanhuai led a group of civilians to arrive and saw the commotion outside the camp.
Then they separated some distance and asked the peasants to line up and stop on the spot.
"Thank you, Master Sun!" After a while, Jiang Xuan led the war horse out of the camp. Seeing Sun Xuanhuai with his sleeves rolled up in the distance, he handed the horse rope to his servant to follow him personally, and asked him to organize the ranks of the soldiers on his behalf.
The two thanked each other and got straight to the point. The supplies shipped needed to be distributed to the soldiers one by one. Chongzhen had already said how to distribute them.
Sun Xuanhuai was careful and checked for his Majesty's leaks. Considering that it was not easy for the soldiers to carry them around, he took it upon himself to collect thousands of cloth packages. He put the corresponding materials in them according to the quantity and wrapped them in advance. He only needed to distribute the packages to the soldiers.
Greatly increased efficiency.
"General Jiang, in each package, there are two pieces of cloth, eight coins of realgar, and dry food including rice and pot helmets, which is enough for ten days."
"Thank you, Mr. Sun." Jiang Xuan was stupid and not good at flattery. After thanking Sun Xuanhuai, he went back to the army. After arranging the queue, the soldiers marched and set off. When they passed by the civilian husbands one by one, they would receive the distributed packages.
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Jiang Quan slowly walked home with his coat on. Chen Zhuo, who was standing guard at the door, saw him hurried out and returned angrily. What big thing was on his mind? He couldn't help but glance at Shangguan's expression. Jiang Quan subconsciously raised his head to see Chen Zhuo.
Zhuo stared at him and snorted angrily.
Chen Zhuo quickly retracted his gaze, holding his breath and looking straight ahead. He didn't let out his breath until Jiang Yu left.
"I proposed to him that Jiang Xuan should guard Erbao County, but he refused. Now he ordered Jiang Xuan to dispatch our soldiers out of the city. What kind of medicine was sold in this gourd named Zhu? What can he do against the three thousand infantry of Jianlu
What's the use?" The more Jiang Guan thought about it, the more puzzled he became, and the more puzzled he became, the more uncomfortable it was. The emperor just dispatched troops and didn't inform me in advance!
"Do you think I'm a soft persimmon?!" Thinking that his control over the army was gradually weakening, he couldn't help but get angry.
Jiang Yao walked around the room. He was so angry that he slapped the table hatefully and shouted outside the room: "Where is Yang Zhenwei? Come and see me as soon as possible!"
Yang Zhenwei had the same rank as Wang Jinchao, and both were serving as generals in the army, but he usually regarded himself as Jiang Quan's servant, and he also lived and ate in Jiang Quan's house.
The dignified generals and generals are no more than the same family as the generals, but they have to be treated like dogs if they are not in good positions. This is a chaotic phenomenon of supporting soldiers and respecting themselves.
Yang Zhenwei, under the pretense of staying out all night, went out of the city to do business on Jiang Quan's orders. He didn't return until tonight. In order to avoid disturbing his sweet dreams, he thought of reporting to Jiang Quan during the day.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he fell asleep, he was woken up by his servant, saying that Jiang Yu wanted to see him in an emergency.
"Sir, my subordinate Yang Zhenwei has arrived."
"How's the thing I asked you to do?"
Yang Zhenwei looked around, and Jiang Quan saw this and said impatiently: "This is my inner chamber! What kind of eyes and ears can I have? If you have anything to say, please tell me!"
Yang smiled helplessly and replied: "Sir, this matter is important and I cannot allow my subordinates to be careless."
After listening to this, Jiang Quan calmed down, opened the door screen, stepped back, and closed the door tightly. Then Yang Zhenwei continued: "The leader on the other side is a Han, and my subordinates have already established a line with him."
"Oh? What does he mean?" Jiang Yan asked eagerly.
"My lord, don't be impatient."
Yang Zhenwei smiled strangely, and then said: "Listen to what my subordinates have to say." This chapter has been completed!