Beiyang new warlord

When Mao Jue was giving orders by the Yalu River, in the Forbidden City of the capital, in the deep palaces, there was also a face that was cloudy and sunny under the firelight, but compared to the cunning but energetic face of Mao Jue's old fox, this face But it was shriveled, pale, and the thick dark circles under the eyes could not be concealed even with thick Jiangnan makeup, and the corners of the mouth were twitching like a dog about to bite.

Finally, Chongzhen erupted violently, and the cupman slammed his fist hard on Yu'an, causing a large pile of memorials to fall to the ground, gnashing his teeth, and the emperor cup roared.

"This traitor!"

The flamboyant figure like a vampire made the little eunuch who was waiting on the side tremble.

Chapter 381. Don't Care

From the ninth year of Chongzhen to the tenth year of Chongzhen, for the Ming Dynasty, it was an era of flashbacks. In July last year, he took the lead in digging up the ancestral grave of the Ming Dynasty. , In December, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, defeated the successor Li Zicheng, the leader of the anti-king, and attacked and surrendered many times.

In February of this year, Yang Sichang, the son of Yang He, who was promoted by Chongzhen's "wisdom to recognize talents" as Minister of the Ministry of War, started his plan to spread the net in four corners and ten sides, with Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Jiangbei officers and soldiers as the four , fixed the main battlefield here, the four governors concentrated on defense, transferred Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan officers and soldiers to six corners, and attacked the four provinces of Zhengsi from six directions. This is the first time, The Ming Empire mobilized the power of the entire empire to deal with the tent army.

As the war drums approached, the scope of activities of the tent army became narrower and narrower. The various bandit armies had been formed and compressed in the Huguang Xunyang area. Li Guoneng's several units were overwhelmed by the pressure and surrendered to the officers and soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong, the Eighth Great Bandit King, also revealed Zhao'an's intentions.It seems that the incomprehensible situation that has plagued the Ming Dynasty for ten years will also be unraveled.

What made Emperor Chongzhen even more excited was that he didn't have much hope at first, but the Dongjiang battlefield that started around February brought him an unprecedented surprise.

The Eastern captives collapsed! Shrinking hundreds of miles back, the pressure on the front line of Jinzhou was completely empty. Since the great victory in Ningyuan, the Liao division has been defeated repeatedly. Let alone Yuan Chonghuan's five years of flattening Liao, now the Liaodong army has been suppressed to Ningjin The line couldn't breathe.

To be honest, if Dongjiang Town reported this news by itself, Chongzhen would not believe it, and maybe he would send a censor to reprimand him for lying about his military achievements, but the news came from Jinzhou half a month after the Dongjiang Battle, and Mao Jue sent someone to report Zu Dashou, dawdle hard!No need for me! Zu Dashou reported it to the imperial court after Zu Dashou's incredible investigation.

No matter how many people Mao Jue killed, he kept Li's North Korea and the emperor's face. For a while, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed.

With the further investigation of Liaozhen, even under the provocation of Guan Ning's iron cavalry, the mighty Eight Banners' cavalry actually began to retreat, completely defeating Jiannu.The news spread in the middle of Beijing, and for a while the civil servants in Beijing also began to beam with joy, and spread the praises of my emperor, who wanted the world to be peaceful, which greatly increased Chongzhen's face. What kind of reward from Jue can make Mao Jue not proud.

But this kind of joy has gradually turned cold. The war ended in April and May, and now at the end of August and the beginning of September, Dongjiang has not even received a letter of reward, or even a Tangbao official document to exchange information!

Where does the majesty of the emperor come from?Life and death will be seized! Those who have meritorious deeds will be rewarded by the emperor, and those who have been punished by the emperor! But what does Dongjiang think of the court if he does not repay his merits?As the days passed, Chongzhen lost face again. Every day, he was the first to approve the memorial of the Ministry of War in a hurry, but every time he finished the approval, he seemed to see a huge wave of ridicule.

Dongjiang, don't care about the court anymore?

In fact, Mao Jue really didn't care anymore. Now he is the general of Dongjiang, the general of Polu, or the governor of the middle or the left. There is a cold joke popular in Dongjiang.

Silver reward from the imperial court, hehe!

By the beginning of September, Chongzhen couldn't hold back anymore.

Early in the morning, the big guys could clearly see that the emperor's face was particularly ugly. The eunuch had just finished yelling and had nothing to do, and the other eunuch was the first to speak.

"Military Department, there is a report from Dongjiang!"

Yang Sichang, the most favored Minister of the Ministry of War in the court today, is not here, and the answer is that after Chongzhen overthrew Wen Tiren, the new capital Xue Guoguan, who inherited Wen Tiren's vegetarian meal, did not inherit Wen Tiren's flattery. He is dry responded.

"Return to Your Majesty, but not yet!"

"Dongjiang was defeated for more than three months! It has been more than three months since the report was concealed! The Ministry of War of the Cabinet has not yet come up with a disposal plan! I raised you all civil and military, but are you all living for nothing? Doing nothing, Vegetarian meal in the corpse! You have let me down so much!"

For a moment, the court hall was so silent that even a needle falling on the ground could be clearly heard, all civil and military officials in the court were stunned, Xue Guoguan, a scholar of the first auxiliary university, was in a daze for a few seconds, and then he knelt down and kowtowed his head in panic .

"The minister is terrified!"

After all, it was a feudal era, and the emperor's joy and anger were enough to dominate the political situation. In an instant, the impeachment attacking Dongjiang was like a wave, and the censors jumped out one by one.

"The Liao division has lost troops and paid too much, and has not won a single victory for several years. It is because of such mediocre people. I think that Dongjiang Mao's father and son should lock up the capital division, punish their crimes, and set the court order!"

"Such criminals should be killed! The minister is willing to take orders and be responsible for investigating this matter!"

It is not that there are no upright ministers in the court, but it is rare for Li Yingqi to say something fair to them.

"Your Majesty! Dongjiang received troops in February, and in April, the Liao division did not shoot a single arrow. The Liao and Townships of the Ministry of War pushed each other, Dongjiang fought alone, lacking food and pay, and it is not impossible for the soldiers to feel resentment! However, Dongjiang Mao Jue, A good general is rare in the court, a good eagle is proud, and a good horse is unruly. The minister believes that the delay is not urgent, and the three armies should be rewarded to extinguish the army's grievances. Jianlu, please appease your majesty!"

It's a pity that the Gonggongdao words of several people were instantly drowned out by the turbulent crusade from the court. This is a rare opportunity to win the Sacred Heart!The dog had to bark a few times, let alone these well-dressed ministers and old fritters.

"Your Majesty, the old minister begs for orders, and I am willing to go to Dongjiang for your majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

Finally, the voice in the hall suddenly fell silent, because it was Chen Zanzhong who spoke this time, the father of Mao Jue's father-in-law, also Mao Jue's grandfather.

This is also a political indicator. Although the emperor was furious and accused Dongjiang of concealing his defeat, Liaodong really lacked a good general. He also tried to ask his grandfather to check his grandson. What can he find out?If the emperor agrees, it will be regarded as a step for Dongjiang, and he has reserved a step for himself. He will be rewarded for his merits and reprimanded, and the matter will be considered over.

Of course, don't even think about rewards and titles! Who told you to piss off the emperor?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was quiet for a few seconds before Emperor Chongzhen nodded his head with great difficulty.

"Chen Zanzhong, the censor of Zhuozhong, inspected the road, and supervised the Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment to review the Dongjiang matter!"

"Sir, obey the order!"

It was as if he had received an amnesty, Chen Zanzhong knelt and kowtowed profusely, and all the princes who watched the fun were also relieved, but all kinds of people had already made up their minds, and some wanted to take advantage of this opportunity Those who overthrew the chief assistant Xue Guoguan, and Qingliu who were ready to stalk Mao Jue in order to gain fame, but whether it would cause Dongjiang to rebound, or even go to Jiannu, was out of their consideration!

It was rare for the imperial court to be highly efficient. There was a big court meeting in early September, and on the fifth day of September, this local inspection team was formed. Led by the worried Chen Zanzhong, they headed north to Shanhaiguan.

Chen Zanzhong couldn't help but not worry, not only did Mao Jue go too far this time, but also his deputy was Wang Jiyan, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that the ministers under him would rebel, and it was a waste of time. The Supervisor of Rituals was equivalent to another cabinet. The cabinet posted yellows on the memorials in various places. Only a small number of the most important military and state affairs were handed over to the emperor for personal approval. There was no such thing as a prime minister, but these eunuchs had the power of prime minister.

Even if he was the lower ranked eunuch in Bingbi, this Wang Jiyan was still in high position and weight.

In particular, he was promoted by Cao Huachun who brought down Wen Tiren, in other words, Dongjiang's political enemy!

Seeing the murderous Jinyiwei behind him, sitting on the sedan chair, Chen Zanxin couldn't help but tremble. After walking for more than a day, the messenger soldier in front came to report that Ningyuan City was close in front of him. He couldn't help it, Mr. The guy suddenly opened the sedan chair curtain.

The scouts were used to serving people. Wang Jiyan, who was riding a horse, immediately turned his head with a smile and asked kindly.

"Master Chen, what advice do you have?"

"Eunuch Wang, this time we are inspecting the Dongjiang River. After all, it is the military town of Wufu. I hope that Eunuch Wang will not care about it. We must put the emperor's order first! What do you think?"

How could Wang Jiyan fail to understand how delicate Wang Jiyan's mind is to be around a self-willed and suspicious emperor like Chongzhen? Kill it, take it easy.

Still the same smile, Wang Jiyan nodded in agreement.

"What Master Chen said is very true. After all, Mao Dongjiang is a hero. How can our family be embarrassed? Our family also knows that this time Dongjiang has suffered a lot. If His Majesty was not angry, our family would not come here!"

"So, thank you, father-in-law!"

"Good talk good talk!"

Chen Zanzhong didn't believe a single word of Wang Jiyan's nonsense politeness. He retreated into the sedan chair, thinking about countermeasures even more worriedly, and then swayed on the horse. There is also cunning and viciousness in the eyes.

The official road gradually came to an end, and a blue-gray Liaodong brick city gradually came into view. It was the Ningyuan City where Yuan Chonghuan defeated the old slave Nurhachi, and it is now the Guan Ningjin defense line and the backbone of the Ming army.

I also got the news a long time ago that these civil servants and eunuchs are not well served, but they will be the first in line. Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan regiment, came out personally with a hundred soldiers, and led horses to greet them on both sides of the road from a long distance.

"The final general pays his respects to Eunuch Wang, Mr. Chen!"

Compared with Mao Jue, a son of Liaodong general like Wu Sangui is more like the son of the imperial court. The Wu family and many eunuchs in charge of ceremonies have secret contacts. When he saw him walking like a dragon, he bowed suddenly and rode on a horse. Wang Jiyan's round bun face suddenly smiled like an old chrysanthemum.

"Thank you, Commander Wu!"