Chapter 426: Destroy the Tartars and the fields in the north and south

"How did you talk to Shandong!!"

Wu Sangui was furious in the inner hall and shouted at Wu Muhuan who was standing there. Wu Sangui led his servants to rescue his son Wu Xiang from the Tartars army, and he felt that he had earned this big business for the Wu family. He was domineering at home on weekdays, and even Wu Xiang's account was not sold.

Even though Wu Muhuan had a very close relationship with him, he scolded him as if he was a family slave.

Wu Muhuan on the other side was also silent and did not dare to speak. He lowered his head. If it weren't for the fact that there were a few confidant generals of Wu Sangui in the hall, he would probably have knelt down.

Ma Bao, the general standing beside him, looked at Wu Sangui so angry and couldn't help but speak out and explain:

"Master, he opened his mouth from Shandong lions. Let's ignore it. There is Shanhaiguan across the northern Zhili. He will do whatever he wants to stay here."

The guerrilla Sun Wenhuan on the side also echoed:

"The land of the Ming Dynasty outside the pass must be decided by the commander. Shandong is just a general with the rank of general. Why is it that he is so arrogant here that he is just a scare."

Wu Sangui, the general general of Ningyuan regiment training, walked a few more steps in the hall, and hated to tear off the letter paper in his hand, but after unfolding it, hesitated, but still didn't take action, took a few breaths, and turned around and said:

"Wu Muhuan, what did you do wrong in Shandong? Did you swallow a lot of those things privately? He made the heat there before changing your mind. If this is true, I will tell me now, let me die, if I find out in the future, I will peel you off!"

After hearing this, Wu Muhuan no longer cared about the decentness of the Wu family and knelt on the ground with a plop. He kowtowed and said:

"Master, Master, it's unfair. How could I be so unhappy about such a big thing? If Master doesn't believe it, please send someone to Shandong to investigate. If I'm greedy, I'm willing to cut it into pieces!"

Wu Sangui sat on the chair and looked at Wu Muhuan who kowtowed on the ground. He knew in his heart that his cousin might not be tampering with such obvious things. However, Shandong began to propose commercial mutually beneficial conditions, and retained them all in the messenger's letter to the second time. Without these benefits, Liao Town also lived a good life, and these benefits were just icing on the cake.

However, in the second letter, Shandong asked that it was too difficult for the Liao soldiers to face the military pressure of the Tartars alone. Shandong was willing to help and sent 20,000 troops out of Shanhaiguan. All military supplies were solved by Shandong.

What is the power of military generals derived from? It is nothing more than the army and territory. Although the territory from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan is directly threatened by the Tartar army, it is the foundation of Wu Sangui. His soldiers, as well as the family property of these soldiers, are all on this territory.

If there are foreign troops stationed in, the territory of the people he accepted will inevitably be occupied. How can Wu Sangui, the commander of the Liao army, deal with himself and what position should he put himself in?

In Wu Sangui's view, Shandong's move was to grab territory, so he sent someone to show kindness to Shandong. It was not about giving up his territory, but just making good deals in advance and making good deals for future interactions. It was not a bad idea to defect to Li Meng, but while seeking in the same way, it was necessary to protect his current foundation, or Li Meng could give a larger price.

But now everything is not sure. Shandong Juran blatantly sent a letter asking for troops to be stationed. What a bastard? Between so far, don’t you take nearly 100,000 Liao soldiers seriously?

However, Wu Sangui could only be furious in the Ningyuan General's Mansion. The entire Liao soldiers outside the pass were now shrinking into a group, afraid that any action would happen, the Tartars would be completely attacked. Although the Tartars were still quiet during this period, it seemed that they were waiting for news of the election of Emperor Shengjing.

Thinking about Shandong's total annihilation of 40,000 Tartar troops in Hejian Prefecture, and thinking about his 5,000 troops and horses were almost wiped out by the other party at Daxing Fort, Wu Sangui couldn't raise any courage, and the strength was too different.

Shengjing elected a new Qing emperor - the six-year-old Fulin. The military generals of Liao Town were still a little happy, thinking that a young emperor, according to the Ming Dynasty, there must be constant internal struggles in the country. Perhaps the Liao Town soldiers could take a few breaths, but just April was out, Wu Sangui got the news from the siege.

It was said that the Qing Dynasty was gathering troops in Jinzhou area and preparing to attack Ningyuan City. This news really made Wu Sangui and Liaozhen soldiers scattered.

According to the habits of the early Tartars, such large-scale military attacks are usually launched in autumn and winter. Why do you have to take action in early spring when farming is busy!

In mid-March of the 16th year of Chongzhen, the newly ascended Qing emperor Fu issued an order to grant Prince Rui Dorgon the regent, with a higher status than the first-class princes and the general rule of the country.

After this order, the princes who thought of the various benefits of the young master suddenly realized that Concubine Zhuang's affair with Dorgon was not irrelevant. This woman joined forces and pushed her own son Fulin to the throne. Dorgon, who was closest to Concubine Zhuang, would definitely make the most profit.

There has been a long time since the capital, and it has been circulated at a high level, that is, Dorgon and Concubine Zhuang have an affair, and Fulin is their illegitimate son.

The nobles of the two red flags and the blue flags were gritting their teeth secretly, but there was no way. The two white flags had an advantage over them. Dorgon had another title of regent on his head, and he suppressed the princes in terms of legal principles and the young lord ascended the throne. Whether public or private, it seemed that Dorgon, who had two white flags, made a big profit.

The regent is the general government and the young emperor cannot take charge of the affairs now. Of course, the regent Dorgon decides everything. Dorgon also needs a big victory to increase his reputation, boost the morale of the decline of the Qing Dynasty due to the great defeat, and also pacify the flags with dissatisfaction by plundering spoils.

The recent defeat within the pass is that no one wants to touch this bad luck again. North Korea has nothing to rob, so the only option is Liao Town.

One day, from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan, the Ming army was in the hands of the Ming army. No matter how weak the Ming army was, it was always a real threat to the Qing Dynasty. It would be better to take this time to completely defeat this land and replenish the Liao soldiers and Liao people living on it into the Qing Dynasty's population.

With the combat effectiveness of the Ming army in Liaozhen, it would not pose any threat at all. In that small battle in the first lunar month, more than a thousand defenders of Daxing Fort defeated nearly 5,000 troops from the opponent, which further illustrates the problem.

Regent Dorgon also led his troops to fight many battles, so he naturally chose his opponent. This was no resistance and was also a fat target. Naturally, it was the best choice.

After receiving this news, Wu Sangui, the general of Ningyuan regiment training, immediately became an ant on the hot pan. The Tartars really wanted to fight, but he had no choice. If he resisted, the strength he had accumulated in his hands would probably disappear like this. Without territory and strength, what else would he do?

Wu Sangui did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the retreat from Ningyuan. Ningyuan was the leading fortress outside the pass, and Guangning Qiantunwei also had enough defenses and fortifications. It was only one day away from Shanhaiguan, which was the natural choice for retreat. The relatives of the Wu Mansion and the soldiers of the Liao Town began to move there.

It’s just that the honest and common people in Liao Town are about to plow and sow seeds, but because the war is approaching, the Tartars are about to fight. They are caught by the Tartars, the men become slaves, and the women are ruined. It’s really worse than death in life. Let’s run away first.

Unfortunately, the crops in the fields are about to be famine again this year...

The reaction of the Ningyuan regiment general Wu Sangui, with the movements of the troops in Liao Town, and the time when the various nobles in Shengjing knew it. Even earlier than the Ming Dynasty capital or the Governor of Ji Liao. The movements of the Wu family really made the Regent Dorgon full of confidence. Before the battle started, the victory was won.

In April of the 16th year of Chongzhen, the officers and soldiers of Liao Town gave up the city and fortress before they saw the enemy, and evacuated to the Qiantun Guard of Guangning. On the front line, Ningyuan only released some old and weak soldiers to deal with the matter.

When Wu Sangui led his direct troops to evacuate to Dongguan Post, he met the Wu family envoy who was driven out of Shanhaiguan. The envoy brought the latest news from the court.

On March 27, Emperor Chongzhen formally issued an order. General Zhendong, the left governor of Shandong, led the commander of the general of Shandong, led the military service of the two Huai Rivers. The day before yesterday, he wiped out the Eastern Barbarians' army at Hejian Prefecture, beheaded more than 36,000, and killed hundreds of enemy chiefs from the enemy below Yuele, and seized hundreds of flags. He was a great honor in the modern dynasty. He was specially appointed as the Duke of Qi, and was appointed as the admiral of Shandong, Henan, and the three prefectures of the Southern Zhili Huai, Yang, and Lu, as well as the Northern Zhili Hejian Prefecture in Xuzhou, Yongping Prefecture.

Wu Sangui was so stunned when he heard this news. He thought no wonder the requirements of the second letter became so harsh. It turned out that the territory controlled by Li Meng had already had Yongping Mansion.

After controlling Yongping Prefecture, it was adjacent to Shanhaiguan. It was only a few miles away to get out of the pass. No wonder he wanted to send troops to garrison outside the pass. Wu Sangui was a little angry and thought that there was a garrison here and the Tatars to attack again. Is the Shandong troops and the Tatars colluding with them? They wanted to attack on both sides.

After Wei Lequan, the Minister of War, returned to the capital with Shandong's request, although Emperor Chongzhen had already secretly sent the prince Zhu Cilang to Nanjing City at the suggestion of Chen Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Zhang Guowei, the Minister of War, and ordered the eunuch Lu Jiude, the governor of Nanjing, to shrink his troops in the Jiangnan area.

Seeing that he had already admitted the status quo and was ready to make concessions, Emperor Chongzhen could not help but be furious when Wei Lequan brought the request to him.

Now Emperor Chongzhen has no courage to move his subordinates, because he has issued this order to send people to negotiate, and he cannot shirk responsibility. After being furious, Emperor Chongzhen cried in front of the cabinet and the six ministries again, saying that he was incompetent and sorry for his ancestors.

Finally, Zhang Guowei said a few words, saying that Li Meng was powerful and had to do some things. Moreover, Li Meng's territory suddenly expanded more than twice. If he wanted to protect these territory, he had to use more troops to garrison and suppress them, spending more money and strength, which was equivalent to these territory dispersing the power of Shandong and giving the court more time.

The north and south are not right, but just talking about Henan, the area is vast and chaotic, and the soldiers and horses in Shandong are very likely to be trapped in the mud and cannot extricate themselves.

Emperor Chongzhen was able to accept this statement, so he covered his face and issued an order. After this matter, Wei Lequan, the Minister of War, submitted his resignation, on the grounds that he had come forward to discuss such an agreement with the local military generals. He was already sorry to the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court.

If it weren't for the fact that there were old parents at home, they should have died to repay the court. Wei Lequan spoke beautifully, and Emperor Chongzhen was extremely disliked, so he was just right.

Wei Lequan, the former Minister of War, resigned on the same day. On the second day, he politely declined the farewell banquet prepared by the court's ministers, and simply cleaned up. He hurriedly left the capital with his family.

After leaving the capital, he took the canal boat and did not dare to stay. It was not that he had collusion with somewhere, but that he was worried that the moody Emperor Chongzhen would suddenly have an attack and then punish him and be imprisoned. At that time, he would be arguing that the heaven would not respond and be in trouble.

As soon as this order was issued, the world was shocked. Everyone was shocked by the high position of guarding the local area and the Duke of Qi. Even a loyal minister with great meritoriousness must refuse such rewards, because this was a kind of disrespect. But General Li Meng, the Zhendong General, accepted it without hesitation.

According to the usual rules, with Li Meng's attitude, the scholars of all literati in the world must criticize him. He said that Li Meng was ambitious and rebellious.

But after the decree was issued, the public opinion offensive that the court officials hoped did not appear. Instead, those who understood the situation were all watching in horror. Is it going to change this day?

Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, great disasters in the world have continued and bandits have emerged. The Tartars, who have always been blocked from the pass, have also begun to raise troops to enter the pass. No matter how they look at this situation, it seems to be the weather of the end of the world. Of course, this is only something that everyone occasionally thinks of, but dare not say it clearly.

Since it is a scene in the end of the world, it is nothing more than a dynasty change or a barbarian invasion. Judging from the situation in the world, the most likely change is that Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion in Huguang and Henan, has already surrendered to such a Qing nobleman. This is undoubtedly a problem.

Although the Tartars outside the pass are strong, they are currently rampant in northern Zhili and Shanxi, and there is no possibility of going deeper. The Mongolian tribes of the Oirat and Tatars have also reached these positions, and the Ming Dynasty has no influence. It can be seen that the Tartars outside the pass are also scalyptic and have no obstacles.

Just when the people of the world focused their attention on Li Zicheng, the general Li Meng in Shandong suddenly appeared in front of everyone. With such strong strength, the court gave him such a high position and rewarded him so much that Li Meng accepted it so calmly.

Everyone smelled an unusual smell. No matter from that perspective, this was not a normal reward. Li Meng's call was not refused and accepted calmly, which made people think more.

Compared with Li Zicheng, the king of rebellion who was born as a postman, Li Meng was born as a military householder who sold private salt, but after all, he was a super general in the court, with a high status and an outstanding figure in the Ming system. In any case, it is easier to accept.

Regarding this matter, Liu Zongzhou, the former right-level censor who taught in Hangzhou, made a very incisive judgment. When Liu Zongzhou was giving lectures, a student from Jiangxi asked about it. Liu Zongzhou did not answer directly, but said with a smile:

"The day before yesterday, I went to a tea shop to sit down and listened to the comments about the Three Kingdoms. When Emperor Xian of Han named Cao Cao the Duke of Wei, then named King of Wei, and then added nine tins of the country, there must be hundreds of officials, which is wonderful!"

This is really straightforward. Of course, everyone understands that their faces change color and dare not speak out. There are other strange phenomena. People in the world do not scold Li Meng or the emperor, but curse the ministers in the court, say they are foolish and say they are harming the country and the people.

After this decree came out, Fang Yingren, the second son of the local family of Juren, was granted the status of Tongzhidi in Yangzhou Prefecture without knowing it.

Yangzhou Prefecture is also a great mansion in the world. To achieve this position as a simultaneous master, it is not only necessary to use money, but also to support a minister of a considerable status in the court. Fang Yingren's fame is just a protective umbrella, and he does not expect that he can use this official to manage such a large family business.

The old Fang Yingxiao of the Fang family was originally a seventh-rank classic in the Salt Administration Department of Haizhou. He was already very good at hand and eyes, and the Fang family was already satisfied and did not want to have too high requirements.

The third son of the Fang family often put on airs at home, showing the difference between him, an official and a businessman. Although Fang Yingren, the second son of the Fang family, was already the head of the Fang family, he was very angry.

This time, I suddenly had the title of Tongzhi of Yangzhou Prefecture, which was really expensive. Not to mention the proactive congratulations of the rich salt merchants in Yangzhou Prefecture, the third child of the Fang family, who had always been arrogant, hurriedly ran back to congratulate him. This made the second child of the Fang family proud again.

The civil servants in Jiangbei, Nanzhili were shocked. Fang Yingren was awarded the title of Tongzhi of Yangzhou Prefecture. This was completely inconsistent with the convention. After communicating with each other, we knew that this was the attitude of Li Meng, Duke of Qi. Many unclear things appeared in front of everyone during this appointment.

It was incredible that the court granted the Duke of Li Mengqi to the Duke of Qi, and to supervise military affairs in various places, and he could also take charge of the appointment and removal of civil servants in various places.

Even though they were surprised, the officials from Jiangbei, Nanzhili, immediately understood that they should show kindness to whom they should now be in charge of their destiny.

Among Li Meng's long title, there is one place in Jiangbei, Nanzhili, which is not mentioned, that is Fengyang Prefecture. Fengyang is the Zhongdu of the Ming Dynasty and the imperial tomb. Naturally, it cannot be handed over to a military general to guard it. However, Fengyang Prefecture is surrounded by Henan, Shandong and Nanzhili Xuzhou. Except for Fengyang City, the rest of the people here have acquiesced to guard it.

On the fourth day after receiving the order in Jinan City, the urgent messenger who conveyed the news arrived in Yingshang, which is now the stationed place of Chen Liudi, the general of the Yang Army in Huai.

The 20,000 soldiers in his hand and the 25,000 soldiers in Ma Gang, one east and one west, clamped the 120,000 troops of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo Battalion. It also made the other party dare not act rashly, which also shows how powerful the Jiaozhou Battalion is.

When Chen Liu saw the imperial decree, he immediately sent someone to inform the Fifth Camp of Gezuo who was waiting anxiously in Zhengyang Town. On the next day, Chen Liu and Ma Gang, the general stationed in Lianghuai, issued a document notice, saying that the Fifth Camp of Gezuo had accepted the recruitment of the Yang army of Huai and Qingzhou.

The local officials in Fengyang Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture were quite amused by this result, because after the first month, most of the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of the Gezuo had already begun to farm in the area where they were stationed. Fengyang Prefecture has many royal nobles, and the Fengyang Prefecture is about the size of Huai'an and Yangzhou Prefecture.

Most of the industries here are the imperial villages and nobles, and the land annexation was extremely serious. At that time, the Fifth Camp of the Giveu and Zhang Xianzhong's tribe invaded. The nobles either fled to Nanjing or hid in Fengyang. The farmers were basically driven into rebels or fled to famine.

Naturally, a large number of land was vacant and deserted. At the beginning of the first month of the 5th Battalion of the Gezuo, a large number of local troops began to reclaim land and farm in an organized manner.

If the people from other places saw it, they might think that the troops of the Fifth Battalion of the Gleas are planning to station here for a long time and have to fight for a long time, but these officials knew that the blacksmith shops in the city were doing well during that period. These traitor soldiers who went to work sent their weapons in and replaced them with farm tools to do their work.

The blacksmiths and related real estate industries in this area have become good, and countless weapons have been seized, and they have spent the forging of farm tools in the iron furnace. Just imagine if they have to fight for a long time, how can they not have weapons?

Moreover, during this period, the local officials in Yingzhou, Yingshang and Shouzhou made some money. Some people promised them that the land that cultivated and reclaimed land would have a certain proportion of them in the inner part of their jurisdiction. Although this proportion is very small, after a little calculation, the absolute number is quite large.

It is not expensive to obtain these. You only need to remeasure these lands and reissue the land deeds to prove that these lands belong to some wealthy merchants in Shandong.

If you want to gain greater benefits on this land, you need to invest more, for example, you can buy oxen and farm tools and get more "bored land", so that you will earn more in these fields.

Local officials usually eat the filial piety of the local wealthy households, and then rely on this to make money. People in this era think that having land in their hands to eat rent and eat grain is the right way to make money, but the land in Fengyang Prefecture is all in the hands of the imperial village honors, and they cannot share the benefits.

Now someone has given them this opportunity, who can't be moved? At that time, they were all rebel soldiers and horses farmed. Foreign Shandong officers and soldiers promised them that it was not safe to see. Although the officials were moved, few of them took action. The land deeds were stamped in stacks.

If there are repetitions, I will say that I am being coerced and can shirk responsibility, but there will be no further actions, and everyone is waiting and watching.

After the imperial court's order came down, the Shandong soldiers stationed in Fengyang Prefecture announced the surrender of the bandit army of the Fifth Battalion of the Gellshu, all the situation became clear.
To be continued...