Chapter 519: Response to help you go to Coal Mountain

Everything in Shandong was full of joy in the twelfth lunar month. If you want to say something bad, it is that the old eunuch Liu Fulai was infected with wind and cold and fell ill.

Originally, he no longer interfered in the government affairs of Shandong, but when the army went to Henan, Linqingzhou made such a mess again. The old eunuch had seen big scenes, and he also knew that if he was not careful in such a sensitive time, it would be a tragedy that would be a tragedy that would be a complete loss.

Liu Fulai must be forced to take the initiative and come out to rectify the meticulous affairs of the inspection department. He picked up the experience of the Dongchang and Jinyiwei yamen that he saw in the palace that year, and began to guard against and search for the cult's rebellion.

The Ninja Master's quarrel was not too large, which was caused by Linqingzhou. The rest of the places were wiped out by local armed forces when they were launched. However, the old man's health was not good. After doing this, news of a great victory came from Henan.

The fatigue of the affairs and the sudden relaxation made Liu Fulai's body unable to withstand it. In addition, the weather became cold, and I didn't know what it was, so I got caught in the cold.

In a busy life, Li Meng wanted to come and take a look. The old eunuch Liu Fulai always lamented that he had accumulated virtue in his previous life and was a lucky person. Li Meng's position is so high that he has any blood relationship with him, but what he did is a bit stronger than ordinary children and nephews.

On the 13th day of the 12th lunar month, Chen Liu, the Central Plains Army of Henan sent a military newspaper again. Xinye was occupied by Chen Liu without any suspense. After Li Meng's side, he allowed the Central Plains Army to recruit 15,000 soldiers, and the Henan Governor Li Xianfeng was responsible for the matter. The chaos in Henan quickly stabilized.

At present, the Shun Army troops in Huguang are desperately drawing troops from all over the place, and there is no movement for a while. The main task of the Jiaozhou Army in Henan is not to fight with the Shun Army, but to those powerful men who set up camps in various places. After staying in the mountains for a long time, these powerful men no longer know how to distinguish the situation. Some think that Shandong is a guest army, but on the territory of Henan, it is bullied.

Some people also feel that they have strength in their hands, so why should Shandong take it away so easily and protect their territory from being invaded by outsiders?

When dealing with such people, Chen Liu's methods were not gentle or merciless. He directly sent troops to wipe out the enemy. After the blood was flowing into a river, many people understood the severity and interests, and could clearly see the situation.

The local people were originally quite afraid of the army from Shandong, thinking that they wanted these people to be like Zuo Liangyu's men and horses in the past. Wherever they lived, the people were living in poverty and cruelty was comparable to bandits.

However, after the Jiaozhou camp army arrived, they usually followed a group of officials to organize the people to prepare for next year's production and farming, and there were more or less relief supplies and food.

The battle between the Shun Army and the Jiaozhou Camp did not cause much damage to the local area. The military camps originally started by the Shun Army could be directly used with a slight transformation in Shandong. Originally, the Shun Army was still stable and maintaining people's livelihood in the controlled area of ​​Henan. This was not a broken situation and it was easy to transform the Jiaozhou Camp.

What makes people speechless is that from Tongguan to Ruzhou, the area where the Ming army walked from Tongguan to Henan. Wherever they passed, it seemed like a razor was scratched, and everything turned into scorched earth. There was no green and strong person in the place, and it was completely destroyed.

In such a place, the military farming system staff in Jiaozhouying stomped their feet and cursed, thinking that you are still the military soldiers of the court, so how could you do such a huge family? If you want to restore such a place, you may have to immigrate from other places. After asking Chen Liu and Li Xianfeng, you will do a good job of measuring the local area, helping the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled as much as possible, and waiting for the next step of handling.

As long as the lives of the people can be roughly maintained, they will not risk their lives to cause trouble, and the local area will gradually settle down.

However, Henan is vast and now it is time for rivers to freeze. Many relief supplies cannot be transported in Kaifeng Prefecture, Guide Prefecture and northern southern Zhili. Many elderly, weak, sick and disabled people still cannot avoid death from freezing and starvation. This is also a helpless thing. If you blame it, you may be blamed for being born in this chaotic world.

The news of Li Meng's victory in Qi was gradually spreading, and everyone in the world was silent. Everyone knew what this meant, but this matter came too suddenly. Everyone should make a decision and make a statement in a short time.

Such a brilliant victory in Shandong shocked the world, but there was a ridiculous battle in Huguang and Jiangxi. The general Zuo Liangyu, the imperial court had already given him the title of Ningnanhou. Seeing that this was a few powers that the court could rely on, you should know that in history without Li Meng, Zuo Liangyu became the largest warlord of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and his title was just Ning Nanbo. With the tradition of being stingy in the Ming court, this was already a rare high position.

The soldiers and horses in Ningnan Hou Zuo Liangyu are now more than 200,000, most of which are gathered by peasant soldiers and bandits and scoundrels who have been recruited from all over the country. They have no combat power at all. Since occupying the important land of Wuchang, they have not been able to make progress. They set up checkpoints on the Yangtze River to collect taxes and began to sell private salt.

His army must not be cramped in Wuchang and Huangzhou prefectures. He also thought about expanding the territory and tried to attack Xianning County in the central part of Wuchang Prefecture. Because of the rough care of the Shun Army, it was captured by Wu Xueli, a general under Zuo Liangyu. According to the records of the Ming court, this was considered liberation.

But in the local chronicles of Xianning County, the city was destroyed the most miserable moment since the establishment of Xianning County. Zuo Liangyu's troops burned, killed, looted, raped, and committed all evil deeds. A large number of people fled into nearby villages and towns.

General Quan Li Guo and General Jian Gao Yigong stayed in Xiangyang and were responsible for the safety of the rear. Seeing Zuo Liangyu's troops acted so resolutely, they also had to fight back.

After the Shun Army captured De'an Prefecture, Zhang Nai, the garrison of De'an Prefecture, led his troops to surrender and was named General Guoyi. This time, the Shun Army was sent out by Zhang Nai, leading 10,000 troops. Zhang Nai still had a reputation for official positions in De'an Prefecture and had a good moral character. After joining the Shun Army, the troops commanded were thousands more than before.

He led his troops to attack, but Wu Xueli didn't take him seriously at all. Everyone was from a Ming general, so there would be no difference in combat effectiveness. It was achieved by relying on the number of soldiers.

Unexpectedly, in the first battle between the two sides in front of the gate of Xianning County, Wu Xueli's troops were defeated and lost. They even had time to return to the city and fled in a panic.

General Guoyi of the Shun Army was really a bit aggressive and led his army to pursue him directly. Zuo Liangyu had more than 60,000 troops along the way. Zhang Nai rushed forward and defeated all the troops of Zuo Liangyu. Even Zuo Liangyu was unstable in Wuchang. He moved all his belongings and troops to put them on, ready to move towards Jiujiang at any time.

The Marquis of Ningnan Zuo Liangyu had more than 200,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 soldiers of Zhang Nai. He had such a result. The so-called reliance of the Ming court seemed ridiculous.

Cooperating with the news of Li Meng's victory, one positive and one negative means even more. Li Meng defeated the elite of the Shun Army, and Zhang Nai was just a second-rate army of the Shun Army. The Ming court also regarded Zuo Liangyu as the elite of the first-class soldiers. Compared with each other, they were more powerful and weak.

This is true in northern Huguang. Zhang Xianzhong's Western Army in the south was in a state of uproar. In September and October, Sun Kewang captured Changde, Liu Wenxiu captured Baoqing, and Zhang Xianzhong led a large army to Changsha. The local Ming army in Hunan and Jiangxi fought desperately and barely broke into a stalemate near Changsha.

There was a great victory in early November. On November's way back, news began to spread throughout the world. Around the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, congratulations from all over the country flew like snowflakes.

A relatively familiar force, Fang Yingren, the second son of the Fang family, returned from Xuzhou to Yangzhou, brought a generous gift of more than 100,000 taels. He has prepared to celebrate the New Year holiday gift, and secondly, to congratulate Jiaozhou Camp for its great victory. Moreover, this time he came to Jinan City, he had already handed over the position of Tongzhi of Yangzhou Prefecture. He was going to stay in Jinan to see the scenery. If there was any change, he would just win a few things for his family.

His actions were really a bit inconsistent with the Zheng family. Zheng Zhilong's third brother Zheng Zhibao came with people and silver coins again. This time he was not here to be a hostage, but came willingly, taking the silver coins to do the same thing as Fang Yingren.

Yu Liu Qingyang was more convenient. He asked his brother Liu Qingsong to congratulate him. Of course, there was no need to say anything about the money, and he also brought Li Meng some news about the capital on the grassland and Shanxi.

There is no need to say that the forces in all parts of Shandong are to be respectful and respectful blessings. Even Yan Shenggong from Confucius's mansion plans to come to Jinan in person to tell Duke Qi about the change of destiny. Another news is that King Lu in Yuyang City is said to have wanted to hang himself, but was rescued by his followers.

There is no need to say that the wealthy families in Shanxi, Shaanxi, northern Zhili, southern Zhili, Henan and Shandong are the ones who want to express their congratulations, and they can send envoys to bring gifts openly. Some civil servants and generals in some places have to be more secretive.

According to the rules of the officialdom, you always have to write letters that are counted as letters of apology, which are considered as your own expression. However, if you do so, you are the governor of Shanxi, and there is no movement in Shaanxi yet.

In the prosperous areas of Jiangnan, those rich merchants in the world are also watching the scenery. Shandong's private salt and commerce are vaguely in conflict with them. Now, with such a large force as Li Meng, seeing that he is rich and powerful, he will definitely have a greater impact. How to deal with this influence is really a difficult problem.

The layout of the Inspectorate Department in the capital was always among the top three in the collection of information in various places, and any movements would be quickly transmitted back.

There are more than 200,000 Beijing camps around the capital, and now more than a thousand people or even more are scattered every day, and this trend is getting bigger and bigger. Although Shandong is still the same for the capital, a large number of people in the capital fleeing every day. There are many rich people in the capital, and many people move to Shandong with their family property gold and silver. Many officials dare not stay in the eyes of this typhoon and find a place to settle down.

The situation is now very clear. The next goal of Jiaozhou Camp must be the capital. The key question is whether Li Meng wants to use literature or martial arts.

Compared to the bustling world, Li Meng was guarding the bed of the old eunuch Liu Fulai in his mansion. There was a kang and a fire wall in the room, suitable for the old man's body. The air was filled with the fragrance of medicine, and a few little maids were serving him back and forth.

The old eunuch was covered with a velvet quilt and lay on the kang. Li Meng sat there and talked with him. Several little maids were quite surprised. They were all young women in the family of Chinese civil and military officials in the Jiaozhou camp system. They were only selected after strict review. Although this matter was handled by Yan Ruoran, Li Meng insisted on it and formed a rule within the Jiaozhou camp, that is, the girl served in the Duke of Qi's Mansion similar to a soldier. After three years, she would be reinstated, or the Duke of Guo betrothed to her.

For Li Meng, he felt that the current four wives were already enough, and there was no need to ask for more as much as the emperor, which delayed the youth of those girls.

The only thing that is not easy to consider is the female officials of the Inspection Department. Currently, the Inspection Department chaired by Mu Yunyao and Li Meng’s secret matters are all relying on these female officials to assist. As the Jiaozhou camp continues to expand, these female officials are urgently in need of new blood to be replenished.

But it is not difficult for these female officials who have participated in a large number of secrets to replenish new blood, but if they are released, there will be many hidden dangers and troubles.

At present, there is no good solution, so I can only maintain it this way. For these girls who have been selected into the Duke's Mansion, a handsome man is not a good woman, and it is unlikely that he will be selected by his appearance. However, through continuous learning, he can gradually enter the circle of female officials, so that he can stay in the Duke's Mansion, become a member of the core circle, and help his family.

These little maids met Li Meng for the first time. In their impression, Duke Qi was a serious and cold god of killing. Although he thought of his appearance today, he was just a gentle young man, which made these little maids a little shy. He had the chance to enter and exit the house, but found that although Li Meng was laughing, his power was unconsciously emitted, and the oppression made everyone breathless. This was what he thought of those children.

"Uncle, you are now infected with the cold and you are well prepared for your illness. Why bother with official duties outside? It is exhausting your energy."

Liu Fulai is in his seventies this year. In this era, he is already considered a long life. The old man is weak and has not improved after being infected with the cold.

Seeing the sincere care on Li Meng's face, Liu Fulai was relieved and said with a weak smile:

"We are all my family members. What do you do if you say such a dissatisfaction? If you do such a big career, our family is watching from the side but can't help much, and I always feel uncomfortable."

Li Meng sighed, and Liu Fulai drank the ginseng tea brought by the maid next to him, and said again:

"When our family was in the palace, we had no relationship with Liu Yuanbin and Wang Chengen. When we arrived at the Sili Supervisor, Liu Yuanbin was working as a military supervisor in Shandong again, but the general trend of the world is already like this. Our family wrote this letter to build a bridge for you..."

Having said this, Liu Fulai didn't breathe and started coughing there. Li Meng hurriedly called the doctor who was waiting outside to come in. Several little maids and mother-in-law who were serving also hurriedly surrounded him. The old eunuch stretched out his hand while coughing, and said intermittently:

"We have nothing...a big thing, you still have something to do, so go and do it first."

Li Meng nodded, ordered the servants in the room a few words, turned around and walked out. After walking out of the door, the smile on his face disappeared. Liu Fulai's illness made him feel heavy in his heart. After all, the old man is already old, and even though wind and cold are minor illnesses, it is a big trouble for the old man.

As soon as I left the door, I saw the chief clerk Yuan Wenhong waiting outside the door, bowed and handed over a letter, lowered his voice and reported:

"Master, the words on the letter have been verified. There is nothing wrong with it. They are all words that advise Liu Yuanbin to understand the current affairs."

"Absurd! Will my uncle still harm me? You..."

Li Meng scolded a few words, but his voice was very low. Now this system operates completely according to the rules, even if someone close to him is no exception. After taking the letter, Li Meng wanted to check it out, but after thinking about it, he returned it to Yuan Wenhong, and said as he walked:

"Send it to Liu Yuanbin quickly. I can promise him a rich man. Don't he still have a nephew in Nanpi? Shandong can be used as an official."

The eunuchs have no possibility of continuing their descendants. They often attach great importance to their relatives, especially their children and nephews. The information found by the inspection department is also very accurate. Liu Yuanbin has made a lot of money openly and secretly over the years. If there is any major change, there will definitely be no more than a single piece of paper. This nephew is a transmission of the blood of their Liu family. If there is anything at all, their family will be defeated. Li Meng's two statements are real threats.

"Go and do it quickly!"

Li Meng instructed him, and Yuan Wenhong hurriedly went to handle the matter. Li Meng walked a few steps and came to the inner study room. He called Sun Chuanting. The two of them went to the side hall next to the inner study room.

This side hall is a confidential space. When the two of them sat down, Li Meng said straight to the point:

"Mr. Sun, you wrote the letter from my uncle."

Sun Chuanting just took off the iron mask from his face. When he heard Li Meng's words, he smiled, clasped his fists and replied:

"The matters in the capital are useless to delay. After a long time, I am afraid that something else will happen. The official dared to go and talk to the old man."

Li Meng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he still didn't say it. He just sighed, leaned on the back of the chair, and said with some anger:

"This Master Chongzhen is really a little confused. He is still stupid in the imperial city of the capital. Could it be that there are some loyal ministers, adopted sons, cavalrymen to help the king to save the emperor? The governor of Shanxi and the general of Taiyuan wrote me a letter of surrender. Henan, Shandong, and Northern Zhili are all in my hands. What else do he want?"

Nowadays, the news that comes back from the capital every day is that Emperor Chongzhen cried, was furious, or someone from the Ministry of War was arrested and imprisoned. The Minister of War Zhang Guowei was locked up and put into the imperial prison by the Jinyiwei. The cabinet chief Chen Yan was scolded tremblingly every day, and he didn't know when he would be arrested and imprisoned.

The reason why Chen Yan is still in the position is because no one wants to take over this position, and this is the case with Zhang Guowei. After the Minister of War was sentenced to prison, no one wants to come and take over. He originally appointed a minister of the Ministry of War, who was seriously ill the next day.

Then he was about to let a minister of the Ministry of Revenue take over. However, the next day, the minister took his family and gold and silver soft, disguised himself as a commoner and ran out of the city. It was the Jinyiwei who went to their mansion to check, and then found that the incident of the whole family escaping was even more ridiculous that this matter actually became a fuse.

Several officials from the yamen who could make money, all of them discovered the tricks, abandoned their official positions, and took their family members to Shandong.

There have been long been a secret statement that Jinan, Jiaozhou, Jining, Linqing, Nanzhili Yangzhou, Luzhou, Shanyang and Kaifeng, Henan under the control of Shandong, these prosperous cities accept all people who move in from other places and ensure the safety of their property. There are rumors that as long as you take the money to go to some places, there are many industries that can be invested in, you will never lose money.

Moreover, in December, there were gradually rumors that a large number of fertile lands obtained by Shandong in Henan would be released and sold. With these lands, it is an industry for generations!

There are all kinds of conditions that attract wealthy people from the capital, and Shandong has no shortage of any of them, so naturally, this person has run over in large numbers.

Putting himself in his shoes, the Ming court still has power in the Jiangnan area. If Emperor Chongzhen put on makeup and walked through the Shandong controlled area and went to Jiangnan to regroup, it would still be able to support it for a while. However, Emperor Chongzhen stayed in the imperial city every day, wondering about the world but not moving. Could it be that he really couldn't die?

In the secret room, Li Meng didn't care much about his words, and he said helplessly:

"No matter what Chongzhen does now, it is better than being so immersed in the imperial city. Whether he wants to start the situation again or is unable to think about it, he is so frozen now, and he becomes embarrassed."

Sun Chuanting rubbed his cheeks with both hands and said with a smile:

"At this time, there are some things that the Duke of the State is no longer convenient to do. Liu Yuanbin has worked with the Grand Marshal in Shandong and knows the importance of the matter. This is also the reason why the officials dared to ask the old man to write a letter."

In the history without Li Meng, in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng led his army into the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on the coal mountain, but now Emperor Chongzhen has many choices.

After venting a few words, Li Meng was silent for a while, and said coldly:

"I didn't want to let my hands get blood stained, but the matter outside the border and outside the pass must be settled as soon as possible. If this letter is not effective, I will take it myself and send Mr. Chongzhen to the Coal Mountain to see the scenery."

Sun Chuanting, opposite, was silent, not astonished by Li Meng's words of regicide, but was a little confused. I don't know why Li Meng mentioned the place in Coal Mountain.
Chapter completed!