Even more than three hundred years later, Jin Yiwei's name is still very famous, and he is a frequent guest in martial arts novels and costume movies and TV dramas.
Since he traveled to this era, Shang Yi naturally did a comprehensive and detailed study on Jinyiwei: Jinyiwei's full name is "Jinyiwei's Pro-Army Commander", and like the later Dongchang and Xichang, they were both from the Ming Dynasty The secret service agencies are collectively called "factory guards".
Jinyiwei is divided into two towns: the north and the south: the south town is in charge of the general guard, criminal investigation, interrogation, judgment, intelligence and military weapon research and development of the unit's personnel, which is equivalent to the gendarmerie, military court, military inspection office and the later generations. A combination of the Arms Bureau. The Beizhen Fusi is in charge of the secret surveillance of local lords and officials, the elimination of counter-revolution and corruption, independent interrogation, arrests, sentencing, imprisonment (prison) and counter-espionage matters. It is similar to the national security of the United States in later generations. Bureau, FBI, and Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Generally speaking, the power of the North Town Fusi is greater than that of the South Town Fusi, because the North Town Fusi has the power to deal with prison edicts and can directly obey the emperor's orders and act after the prison is completed without the authorization of the Three Laws Division. , and could even reach the emperor directly without going through the Jinyiwei commander. Moreover, even among the Jinyiwei, officials who were not in charge of the imperial edicts were not allowed to interfere with their affairs. At the same time, Beizhen Fusi also participated in the work of collecting military information and instigating rebellion against enemy generals. For example, in the Battle of Wanli in Korea, a large amount of Japanese military information was collected to ensure the victory of the Ming army.
Later generations also had mixed reviews of the Jin Yiwei, with mixed praise and blame. Because the Jin Yiwei had considerable privileges, they had the capital to do whatever they wanted, and they were protected by the imperial power and would not be held accountable, which caused social unrest and The chaos of the imperial court, and people's fear of Jinyiwei at that time. In later generations, some people even said that the dynasty was not destroyed by bandits, but actually by factory guards. Therefore, in general, Jinyiwei was more ruined than praised, because it was under Wei Zhongxian alone. In the era of great power, there were many terrifying legends about Jinyiwei. Although quite a few of them were made by the East Factory and the West Factory, in the eyes of ordinary people, the factory and guards were actually one.
And because of this, in the Chongzhen period, after the fall of Wei Zhongxian, the calls for the abolition of the Jinyiwei in the court became louder and louder. Although Chongzhen did not abolish the Jinyiwei, he also learned from Wei Zhongxian's lesson and greatly restricted the Jinyiwei. Behavioral power, so in the end of Chongzhen's reign, the Jinyiwei did not cause any trouble. However, some people believe that it is precisely because the authority of the Jinyiwei was greatly weakened during the Chongzhen period that officials lacked supervision, which led to intensified official corruption and indirectly It caused the demise of the Ming Dynasty. In later generations, there were many wars of words about the merits and demerits of Jin Yiwei.
Shang Yi didn't want to comment too much on Jin Yiwei, but it was better to keep a distance from them. This was because he didn't want to have anything to do with Jin Yiwei before he became powerful. But things didn't develop according to his ideas. After all, it was still Met Jin Yiwei.
However, with the thought that he would be at ease as soon as he came, Shang Yi followed the visitor and came to the middle of the group of royal guards.
Probably because they were rescued by the Muling Army, this group of Jin Yiwei was relatively polite to Shang Yi and did not make any pretense, but this may be related to the fact that the Jin Yiwei was not successful in the Chongzhen era. After informing them of their names and identities, Shang Yi Yi Cai discovered that the background of these royal guards was quite high.
The leaders were Tongzhi Shen Yang, Qianshi Liu Zhiyong, Zhenfu Zhao Congfu, Zhou Wei, and the rest included four people from a thousand households, four people from a hundred households, general banners, small banners, strong men, school captains, etc.
After Shang Yi heard their identities, he was also shocked. He knew that the Jinyiwei officials had one commander, the third rank, two Tongzhi, the third rank, two ministers, the fourth rank, and two governors. From the fourth rank, there are fourteen people from one thousand households in the fourteen houses, the fifth rank, and there are also deputy thousand households under the management, from the fifth rank, to the hundred households, to the sixth rank, from the hundred households, from the sixth rank, to the general banner, to the seventh rank Rank, Xiaoqi, Seventh Rank, etc. There are also generals, warriors, captains and other positions under their subordinates. So this time the Jinyiwei dispatched a second-in-command, a third-in-command, and two fourth-in-commands. This lineup is not small.
It turned out that it took more than five months for the Qing army to break through the pass and move south. During this period, the Ming court mobilized a large number of troops and established two governors of Changping and Baoding, and six governors of Ningyuan, Yongping, Shuntian, Baoding, Miyun and Tianjin. The eight generals of Ningyuan, Shanhai, Zhongxie, Xixie, Changping, Tongzhou, Tianjin, and Baoding, with a claimed strength of more than 395,000, could not stop the army's cavalry, leaving them as if they were in a state of invincibility.
Not only did the Ming armies from all walks of life dare not fight with the Qing army, but everyone was good at lying about their military exploits. Today you report victory, and tomorrow I will report victory. You said three hundred people were killed, and I said they killed a thousand enemies. . It was possible to report victory at first, but as time went on, problems emerged. Since the Ming army always won battles, why did the Qing army not withdraw, but continued to move south?
As a result, the generals' rhetoric slowly changed. Although they reported some defeats, they also emphasized that it was because they were alone and outnumbered. They still fought bloody and killed many enemy soldiers because they saw that the enemy force was overwhelming. , Fangcai temporarily avoided it for a while. Some people were even more outrageous, saying that despite fighting the enemy for ten battles, I still didn't win, and the enemy didn't lose, etc.
Chongzhen had been the emperor for more than ten years. He didn't understand the tricks of the generals, so he was naturally angry and anxious. He almost killed some of them to establish his authority. But at this moment, Zeng Hualong general Shang Yi The first report of the victory at Mulingguan arrived in Beijing. Seeing this long-lost victory report, Chongzhen couldn't help but be surprised and happy. It was different from the past victory reports that took credit for taking credit. This victory report was very detailed, not only describing the battle The description of the process is very clear, and even the identity of the Qing soldiers killed is very clear, so that it does not look like fake military exploits.
But Chongzhen had no idea who Shang Yi was who won the victory, so he asked all the civil and military officials. Although the victory report said that Shang Yi was the Qianzong of Mulingguan, no official could tell who this person was. I checked the files and found nothing, so there is only one possibility: this person has just been promoted and the personnel files have not been sent to Beijing yet.
Therefore, Chongzhen couldn't help but murmured again. It was possible that a little-known little Qian Zong could have such great ability, beheading more than 900 Qing soldiers in one battle, and also detailed the identity of the Qing soldiers he killed. Is it possible that Zeng Hualong falsely reported his victory in order to seek credit and reward? Could this Shang Yi be a trap set up by Zeng Hualong? It would be great if the court believed him. Zeng Hualong had the merit of leadership and command. , but the court did not believe it and could blame Shang Yi for counterfeiting military exploits. Zeng Hualong could only be guilty of an oversight at most.
Chongzhen was originally a suspicious person, so the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. But from the bottom of his heart, Chongzhen hoped that this good news was true. It was too long for the imperial court to achieve such a great victory.
A big victory is needed. If this good news is true, it can greatly inspire people and boost morale.
Therefore, Chongzhen thought about it all night in such a conflicting mood, and finally decided to send a capable man to Shandong to see who Shang Yi was, whether this victory was true or false, and also to find out.
How is the current battle situation? Although Chongzhen did not want to reuse the Jin Yiwei, only the Jin Yiwei could handle this matter, so he had to dispatch the Jin Yiwei.
Luo Yangxing, the current commander of the Jinyiwei capital, couldn't help but be overjoyed after receiving this task, because after Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, he learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty, and under the pressure of ministers, he always restricted the behavioral power of the Jinyiwei.
The scenery is not as good as before. Now that I have finally received an important job, I will naturally have to work hard. Maybe the emperor will be happy and trust the Jin Yiwei again, and then my good days will come again.
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Therefore, Luo Yangxing also sent out elite soldiers and generals, evacuating almost the entire Fusi of Beizhen, and sent out all his capable men, a total of fifty-three people.
They were divided into several groups and rushed from Beijing to Shandong. Along the way, they also inquired about many situations. However, perhaps because of the long absence of battle formations, they entered the territory of Jinan Prefecture, Shandong. When they were inquiring about the strength of the Qing army, they were killed by the Qing army.
They found out that they pursued them all the way from Jinan to Qingzhou Prefecture, but they never escaped the pursuit of the Qing army. They also lost most of their number. When they reached the vicinity of Linqu County, they were bitten by the Qing army again. This time they could no longer escape.
It was too late. If they had not encountered the Muling Army, they would have been wiped out. However, there were only twenty-seven people left.
However, Shen Yang and others were very happy to see Shang Yi at such a moment. Moreover, they saw that Shang Yi led the army and effortlessly eliminated the Qing soldiers who were chasing them. This kind of combat effectiveness was rare in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, it seems that his report is really possible.
However, the battle also delayed a lot of time. Shang Yi probably rushed to Linqu Pass. He was afraid that it would be dark, so he ordered to camp on the spot and rest for a night before setting off.
That same night, Shang Yi hosted a banquet in the military camp to entertain Shen Yang and his party. Although Shang Yi didn't have much fondness for the Jinyiwei, even if they met, he still had to try his best to have a good relationship with them, and it would be natural to give each of them a gift.
It's inevitable, but don't go too far. Shang Yi still understands the stakes here, but if this group of people bites their noses, opens their mouths, and uses themselves as a cash cow, then I'm sorry. There are only twenty-seven people anyway.
, just kill them all. It just so happens that the Qing troops are here now, so we can blame them all on the Qing troops, and no one can confront them.
However, Shen Yang and the others were very polite to Shang Yi and the generals of the Muling Army. Although in terms of official position, Jin Yiwei Tongzhi was from the third rank, and Qian Zong did not have a fixed rank. Shen Yang was much older than Shang Yi, but he
But he didn't put on any official airs at all. This made Shang Yi couldn't help but wonder, are these guys really the famous Jin Yiwei?