Deng Muzhi never dreamed that the target at this moment was actually himself!
Ding Yunyi was also puzzled by what he heard. When did Deng Muzhi offend Jin Lu? Or was it that the great traitor Fan Wencheng was so full that he was bored and sent people to Suzhou to assassinate a prefect of the Ming Dynasty?
He frowned: "What's going on?"
The assassin didn't dare to hide anything: "Actually, although we were sent by Fan Wencheng, Fan Wencheng only did this for a new counselor he got?"
"A new counselor?" Ding Yunyi became more and more confused as he listened.
The assassin hurriedly said: "This man Fan Wencheng thinks very highly of him. I heard that this man is from the Jiangnan area and is very talented. He went all the way from Jiangnan to Liaodong and almost starved to death. Later, Fan Wencheng found him and took him back to save him."
The man was very grateful to Fan Wencheng and became Fan Wencheng’s disciple from then on. I heard that this man had great literary talent and wrote beautiful things. Fan Wencheng couldn’t put it down when he saw it. Many of his later works were written by Fan Wencheng.
After writing, this person will revise the text. Not only that, this person also has his own ideas in politics, so he is regarded as a treasure by Fan Wencheng, and he will respond to any request..."
Ding Yunyi suddenly realized something. He suddenly figured out something and understood a strange case in history.
The full text of "Qing Shilu" recorded by Fan Wencheng's first memorial written nine years ago by the puppet Tiancong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty: "Yesterday I ordered the ministers to think about the current affairs. Although the ministers were stupid, they dared not to take care of what they saw and heard. The officials of Shahebao searched for the fugitives.
, is the meaning of looking at the head tightly. If you want to insert Han'er into the year, he still dare not resist, how dare you resist today's soldiers... If you plan to enter the pass, it is no better than Yanmen.
, there is no stagnation, and the residents are rich, so they can have enough money... The sweat is bound to go deep. But there is no gap to take advantage of, and the reputation will be lost... If you don't enter, you will return to the army, and the common people are the best policy.
.Don’t use your troops in vain..."
From this memorial, we can see Fan Wencheng's weaknesses in two aspects. First, Fan Wencheng's literary accomplishment at this time was not very good and his expression level was not very good. The writing in this memorial is quite rough and has no literary grace. Some sentences
It is difficult to understand its meaning, but it is self-evident if we compare it with this memorial recorded in "Records of Taizong of the Qing Dynasty" compiled and compiled by Qianlong at the beginning.
For example, the original book states at the beginning: "Khan yesterday ordered his ministers to think about the current affairs. Although the ministers are stupid, they dare to ignore what they see and hear." The word "thinking" is probably not a word commonly used by the nobles and scholars at that time. It is both stupid and reckless.
.It is too cumbersome and wordy to add the word "Guan Jian". Qianlong Xiu's actual record polished it as: "Yesterday, the emperor ordered his ministers to plan the current affairs. Although the ministers are stupid, they dare to continue to know and hear." Two phases.
Comparatively, the historian who compiled the actual records during the Qianlong period changed the word "thought" in the original book to "measure", removed the word "Lu", and then changed the word "guanjian" to "exhaust knowledge". Although it was only a small change, it obviously made it more accurate.
A bit more elegant and literary.
The original text has the meaning of "Shahebao officials are looking for people who have fled, and they are looking for their heads." What does "checking and reporting people who are running away" mean? The expression is too illogical. The Qianlong version changed it to "checking and reporting people who have fled, so as to return it to me."
"The person" immediately made people understand its meaning, and they knew that it was the officials of the Ming Dynasty who found out the people who escaped from Houjin and returned them. As for the so-called "tighten the head and look at the head", it is obviously a local popular colloquialism and is not easy to explain.
People in other provinces know that the Qianlong version was changed to "it is only a temporary relief to the current urgent need", which greatly improved the level of its written expression. Similar shortcomings can be found everywhere in the whole text.
Secondly, at this time, Fan Wencheng was still quite naive in matters of military and political affairs. His knowledge was not high and his opinions were not penetrating. He did not fully understand the situation of the Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. He neither knew himself nor the enemy, so the best strategy he adopted was actually the worst strategy.
Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and I, like most of the Han officials who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, strongly advocated the use of troops against the Ming Dynasty, a large-scale penetration, and a direct attack on the capital. Considering the situation at the time, this proposal was too biased, too hasty and dangerous. If we act in this way, the consequences will be dire.
Imagine.
Let’s first talk about the conditions of Hou Jin itself. In this case, there are only about 60,000 Jurchen men. Adding one banner of the Han army and one banner of the Mongols, a total of ten banners, the number of men will not exceed 80,000. And among the ministers, Baylor,
Some have begun to enjoy themselves and become corrupted, and their morale has weakened compared to before.
The Han people in Liaodong were massacred, relocated, and confiscated as slaves due to the mistreatment of their predecessor, Nurhaci, in his later years. They were full of resentment and wanted to abandon their money and surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, the economic crisis was also quite serious. Four years ago, there was a "great famine in the country", and rice was worth a pound of silver.
Eight taels, an ox was sold for a hundred taels of silver, a good horse was worth three hundred taels of silver, and a piece of cloth was worth nine taels. There was a tragic scene of "people can eat each other".
As for the surrounding situation, it is also not good. In the south, North Korea not only cherished the idea of succumbing to the new hatred of the Jin Dynasty when it was forced to make an alliance under the city in the first year of Tiancong, but also remembered the long history of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, and was determined to get rid of the oppression of the later Jin Dynasty and join forces with the Ming Dynasty to resist
Jin. In the northeast, although Lindan Khan of the Chahar tribe of Mongolia escaped under the stars, he was not destroyed and could come back at any time. In the west, although the Ming Dynasty had been defeated by the Jin several times, it had a vast territory, many subjects, and a population exceeding that of the later Jin Dynasty.
A hundred times, the Ming army was also dozens of times that of the Eight Banners Army. In the fourth year of Tiancong, they regained Yongping and Zunhua, the four prefectures and counties, forcing the brave and capable second bele Amin to flee back to Shenyang in embarrassment. Later Jin Dynasty was surrounded on all sides.
We are in a difficult situation. With an unstable rear, enemies from both sides, and an outnumbered enemy, if we are not fully prepared, we have to go on an expedition to Kyoto, a big country thousands of miles away. It is not easy, but if we don't do it well, we will be cut off from our retreat, and we can't even return to our hometown.
, how can we enter the Forbidden City and take control of the Central Plains?
Therefore, Huang Taiji was not in a hurry to attack Yanjing. Later, he denounced the Han officials' view as fallacy. What's more, this expedition was originally intended to attack Lin Dan Khan, but unexpectedly he fled far away, and the Eight Banners Army chased forty
In the remaining days, not even the shadow of the Mongolian Khan was seen. The saddles and horses were tired, lacked water and food, and the gains outweighed the gains. Beile, many of the ministers had complained. If they had to rush to the Ming Dynasty, there would only be ten days left.
How can a tired army win! Therefore, Fan Wencheng's strategy is actually a bad idea and runs counter to Tian Cong Khan and Huang Taiji's policy.
However, almost overnight, Fan Wencheng was transformed, as if he was a different person. Not only did his writing make great progress, but the details he wrote were not only fluent, but every word was polished.
If writing skills can be accumulated by reading more, military and political knowledge, in addition to talent, must be accumulated over time. But this Fan Wencheng seemed to have been guided by gods. He made rapid progress in these two aspects, first overturning his past.
The suggestions he made and the new insights he put forward on government affairs were all amazing and impressive. From then on, Huang Taiji could not live without this person for a day.
There are only two possibilities for this situation. One is that enlightenment suddenly occurs. But can one's literary skills, military skills, and political opinions be enlightened at the same time? Could it be that a person who was originally short-sighted in politics suddenly became a political master? This kind of
The possibility of this happening is really slim.
Another possibility is that there is an expert behind him giving guidance.
Now listen to these words of the assassin. The latter possibility is the historical truth.
No wonder, no wonder, Ding Yunyi thought. He asked casually: "What is the name of the person Fan Wencheng invited?"
"Lu Yanhan..."
As soon as this name came out, Deng Muzhi's expression changed drastically.
Ding Yunyi did not notice the change in Deng Muzhi. He only thought that the name "Lu Yanhan" sounded so familiar. He thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out. He simply stopped thinking about it: "Since this Lu Yanhan is so talented, didn't Huang Taiji listen?"
Have you told me about this person?"
"I didn't know it before. I am Fan Wencheng's confidant, so I know it. Later, it was said that the emperor...ah, Huang Taiji heard about this person and had summoned him. But Lu Yanhan said that he had no intention of an official career and was only willing to serve in the army.
It’s okay to have Huang Taiji next to Fan Wencheng, just let him serve the Qing Dynasty well..."
"Oh. This man is quite interesting..." Ding Yunyi nodded: "Then why did you send someone to assassinate Deng Muzhi this time? Why did you suddenly turn to assassinate me again?"
The assassin hurriedly said: "Lu Yanhan said that Deng Muzhi, the prefect of Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty, had an sworn enemy with him. If he wants him to do his best for Fan Wencheng, please kill Deng Muzhi first to relieve him of the bad breath in his chest. Fan Wencheng
He agreed, and even borrowed several masters from Huang Taiji... The leader was named Basto, who was killed by the Lord just now, and was Huang Taiji's personal guard. After arriving in Suzhou, he has been waiting
The best opportunity to assassinate Deng Muzhi. Later, I suddenly heard that the Lord was coming to Suzhou. Basto suddenly said that Lu Yanhan had specifically told me that if there was a chance to assassinate Ding Yunyi... then ignore Deng Muzhi and kill him first...
..Kill Ding Yunyi first...As for why you do this, I really don’t know..."
This is weird. When did he and Lu Yanhan develop such hatred? Ding Yunyi thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He also felt that the name sounded familiar. He must have fought against him on the battlefield.
He turned to Deng Muzhi and said, "Deng Huangtang, when did you offend Lu Yanhan?"
Deng Muzhi looked a little embarrassed, and then said sternly: "If I don't talk about this person, I'll pay it back. But when I talk about it, I think of this person...Wu Liebo, please take a step to speak..."
He invited Ding Yunyi aside and whispered: "Uncle Wu Lie, this man turned out to be married to Lianyu Zhiku..."
"Ah, I remembered it. No wonder this name sounds so familiar." Ding Yunyi suddenly realized that this was not his first wife, Deng Lianyu, whom he had been engaged to since childhood. The ancients said that the greatest hatred is to take away a wife, no wonder Lu Yanhan insisted on killing her.
I originally had the hatred of seizing my wife, but suddenly I thought: "No, didn't you say he is dead?"
Deng Muzhi sighed: "Brother-in-law, don't blame me for deceiving you. Today, I have to tell you the truth. This Lu Yanhan is really a despicable and shameless person. After his father died in prison, he openly slandered him
Government affairs, fish and meat village, let’s not talk about it for the moment, he even told me after being drunk once that the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, and he wanted to work with me to make countermeasures as soon as possible. I suddenly changed my color on the spot and severely reprimanded this person
, I originally wanted to punish him, but thinking about the friendship between his family and mine, I couldn't bear it after all. I didn't think of my selfishness, but it almost affected my brother-in-law. In the end, he surrendered to Jin Lu...
..."
He wiped the corners of his eyes when he said this: "I wonder how such a person can become my brother-in-law? It will only bring shame to my Deng family. I lied to my miserable sister that he was dead, and also lied to Wu Lie.
Uncle, please punish Uncle Wu Lie!"
One moment he referred to himself as "brother-in-law", and the next moment he became "Wu Liebo", which made Ding Yunyi sigh.
This cannot be entirely blamed on Deng Muzhi. Scholars in this era value face most. People like Lu Yanhan are absolutely unacceptable. He made up lies to deceive himself and Deng Lianyu. There is a reason why. How can he cure the disease?
His sin?
"I don't blame you, I just don't know how to explain to Lianyu in the future." Ding Yunyi said, feeling dizzy for a moment. He had lost too much blood just now and had to hold on until now. At this time, he could no longer hold on.
"Quick, help Wu Liebo to the carriage to rest, and then send a fast horse to Suzhou to invite the doctor on the road!" Deng Muzhi quickly helped Ding Yunyi and shouted.
Seeing Ding Yunyi being helped onto the carriage, Deng Muzhi called Zhan Baoling over. He was the one who ordered Zhan Baoling to get rid of Lu Yanhan that day. He glanced at Zhan Baoling and asked with a gloomy face: "What's going on?"
Hearing Lu Yanhan's name just now, Zhan Baoling already knew that something was wrong. At this time, Deng Muzhi spoke, and Zhan Baoling quickly whispered: "My lord, please forgive me. I went to Changshu that day, and Lu Yanhan had already run away. I couldn't find him anywhere.
I was also afraid of being scolded by you, and I was greedy for the little official you promised me, so I came back and lied to you, saying that Lu Yanhan had been killed by me..."
"Bastard, bastard." Deng Muzhi scolded him repeatedly: "You almost ruined my big event by lying like this. Fortunately, I deceived you. I don't know how it will end in the future."
Zhan Baoling boldly said: "Sir, I don't know the truth from Ding Yunyi's appearance. Almost no one in Suzhou knows about this. I'm afraid there is nothing to worry about."
"What do you know?" Deng Muzhi glared fiercely: "There is no airtight wall in the world. Lu Yanhan is a serious problem if he is left here. If we didn't get rid of him that time, bad things will happen sooner or later in the future. But now he is far away in Jin."
It’s too late to capture the place, it’s too late.”
After thinking there for a while, he ordered: "Ding Yunyi went to Suzhou this time to participate in the completion of Jiangnan Academy. You are by his side in the name of taking care of him. Don't relax for a moment. Find famous doctors everywhere for me. Find a good one."
He should be cured quickly and sent away from Suzhou as soon as possible."
"Yes, sir, I understand."
Deng Muzhi said fiercely: "If things go wrong again this time, please bring your head to someone else to apologize!"