As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

In other words, they knew that Wala touched porcelain first, but the censors were able to find out that it was Hua Manlou who provoked the envoys, which led to this diplomatic incident. Zhao Huangquan, how can he be so eloquent and righteous...

Emperor Guangxing suddenly became very dissatisfied with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Just like the Dorgon incident mentioned before, Emperor Guangxing was not less troubled by the various demons of the imperial censor.

He is not the kind of emperor who echoes others, nor is he a suspicious emperor. The reputation of benevolence is not for nothing, so whenever there is impeachment by the imperial censor, he will ask the factory guard to confirm it before taking any action.

Therefore, the factory guards of the Guangxing Dynasty can be said to be much gentler, and they are rarely implicated in large-scale imprisonment. On the contrary, they have a lot more means of investigation.But all in all, the censor really caused a lot of trouble for Emperor Guangxing, and also made a lot of troubles.

But... the innocence of the speaker means that the speaker has no responsibility for what he hears and does. After all, speaking is the right and responsibility of others.

Therefore, Emperor Guangxing could only be patient, and tried his best to calmly explain to the censors: "Zhuqing, I have sent people to investigate the cause and effect of the Wala incident. It was Erstum who planted the blame first. Manlou happened to stop the plot of the Wala people, so it can be said to be meritorious, how did you become Huamanlou provoking envoys in your mouth?"

Seeing that there were still some people jumping out and trying to slap their lips, Emperor Guangxing added in a deep voice: "Dongchang and Xuanwuwei have already found out the matter, so let's stop this matter!" Jin, for encouragement!"

As soon as these words came out, the censors immediately shut up: impeachment must have a rhythm of impeachment, if the emperor does not know the origin of the matter, he can still operate it, but if he knows it and impeachment desperately, isn't it just asking for fun?

Emperor Guangxing said again: "As for the matter of Hua Manlou in Xishan, I asked him to train the new army, and it was also I who asked him to develop firearms. Even the money he used was allocated by me from the internal treasury. According to what you say, is it that I am rebelling against myself?"

As soon as these words came out, the censors were all dumbfounded, and they turned their doubtful eyes to Pu Zhenghao, who looked miserable with a bruised nose and a swollen face in the crowd: What you said is convincing, and you ran around Liaodong and claimed that he was chasing and killing you. You, that's the end?

It's no problem to slap people with insufficient preparation, but suddenly slapped on Emperor Guangxing who was wearing epic equipment, this...

This is so embarrassing, everyone didn't think about beating the emperor now, and this matter is not suitable for beating the emperor...

After Pu Zhenghao felt the unkind eyes around him, he suddenly remembered what Hua Manlou said with a wry smile: "So, I'm following this order..."

But thinking about the insult he received in the brothel yesterday, Pu Zhenghao gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, if that's the case, why did Huamanlou send people to hunt down and kill Weichen? And... and I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince blasphemed classics a few days ago." This matter was instigated by Hua Manlou!"

85. Fossil head

Pu Zhenghao had no choice but to be so stubborn.

Colleagues today don’t want any brains or face, the main reason is to help him out and clean up Huamanlou, who has caused him so much suffering—even if Huamanlou didn’t do anything...or he even gave the unconscious Pu to Shizhong Sent him to the medical doctor and asked his subordinates to settle him so that he would not suffer from the cold in the street. In theory, he was regarded as a benefactor...

Although Peng Guang accidentally screwed things up.

Men are not condemned for going to brothels these days, even emperors occasionally go, for example Song Huizong once had an affair with a famous courtesan Li Shishi...well, a lot of legs.One time, Zhou Yanbang, a famous poet, was blocked in Li Shishi's room. The talented Zhou guessed that he was heartbroken listening to the above-mentioned movement under the bed, and wrote a first poem to commemorate this unforgettable period. As a result, he was almost relegated by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. ...

But Qingliu is different. Qingliu is a benchmark of morality and a role model for civil servants. How can he go to a brothel to be chic?What's more, he went to one of the best brothels in the capital, and there are rumors that Pu Zhenghao lingered in the brothel for more than ten days and was not on duty, not going to the court or doing business, and was finally kicked out because he had no money...

Ruining Qingliu's reputation is more serious than killing him. After all, only moral models are qualified to criticize officials' style of work.Now that morality has become less exemplary, do you think Pu Ge can be in a hurry?

Therefore, today's impeachment of Huamanlou is firstly for revenge, and secondly for rectifying his name. Even Pu Zhenghao, who borrowed the money, brought with him the IOU to prove his innocence.

Therefore, Pu Zhenghao had to bite him to death because he was chased by Huamanlou, so he fled to Liaodong, and the name of the chase came into being: Huamanlou instigated the prince to be discovered by him, so he wanted to kill him.

After straightening out this idea, Pu Zhenghao spoke more and more righteously: "Your Majesty, if I have misunderstood the matter of Xishan Weiyi, then the instigating the crown prince is the reason why Huamanlou chased and killed this official! That day I went to Xishan questioned Yu Huamanlou, but he only talked about him left and right, and then the humble minister was hunted down!"

It's still the same reason, if Emperor Guangxing didn't know the reason, he might have checked the truth of the matter, but he had already asked the matter clearly. The reason why Zhao Ren yelled the Analects of Confucius during the cockfight was because Huamanlou taught him that he couldn't. He casually said that he wanted to blow up the Meridian Gate in the capital, and then taught him, "But there are three thousand Pudu, so don't teach Huma to go to the Yinshan Mountain." Zhao Ren did it himself.

So today all the censors impeached Huamanlou because Huamanlou did something for himself and taught Zhao Ren that he was impeached?

Emperor Guangxing suddenly felt that something was wrong with this...

What was even more strange was that there were basically only a few people who knew about the contact between Hua Manlou and Zhao Ren. Apart from a few big bosses, the East Palace also knew something about it. So who was the one who leaked the prince's behavior?

Emperor Guangxing said calmly, "Oh? The crown prince is in the East Palace all day, but Hua Manlou is on business in the West Mountain. According to you, did Hua Manlou go to the East Palace to instigate the Crown Prince, or did the Crown Prince go to the West Hill and was instigated?"

After all, I have been the emperor for so many years, if I have no skills, how can I deal with the civil and military affairs in the hall?

Emperor Guangxing's rhetorical question brought back many people's memories: a Xuanwuwei military officer with a thousand households, how could the crown prince with such an identity come into contact with him?Even if it is the son of an earl, there are too many earls in Beijing, and there are countless earls who can get in touch with the prince, let alone the son of an earl?

Pu Zhenghao hesitated: "This...it seems...it seems to be before Xishanwei was opened..."

Emperor Guangxing didn't give him a chance: "Before playing something, you might as well think about it first, see if the thing you want to play is worth scrutinizing, whether it is in line with common sense, and then play it. If all the censors are like you Generally speaking, things are based purely on conjecture, how much effort do I need to distinguish the truth from the false? The rumors and rumors of officials are not for you to catch rumors, let alone for you to frame and slander others!"

These words are a bit serious, Pu Zhenghao should just kneel down and plead guilty.

Emperor Guangxing gave him a cold look: "That's all! There is no official in this court who should be convicted, but you should also think about it, what do I want you to do!"

These words are not only for this matter, but also a warning to this group of people impeaching the prince last time - don't forget, last time Emperor Guangxing dealt with it coldly, but the anger has not subsided...

As for why Pu Zhenghao was not moved, firstly, as Emperor Guangxing said, officials cannot be punished for their words, otherwise it is easy to leave a story; Whether the news was leaked intentionally or unintentionally - this matter is obviously more important, so he will not deal with this nonsense guy first.

After being reprimanded by a group of censors, Emperor Guangxing was about to retreat, but someone stood up unexpectedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty said earlier that the Qianhu Office in Xishan was to supervise the coal mining. Is it to train new troops and develop firearms?"

With such an aggressive tone, it sounds like a speaker.

Emperor Guangxing glanced over, as expected, it was Bing Ke who gave the matter to Meng Xi.

This old guy is an old... a speech officer, sometimes his critics are even disliked by his colleagues who are speech officers, and he is unselfish, ignorant of flexibility, his head seems to be a fossil...

Just listen to Meng Xi said: "There are three major battalions in the capital, with a total of nearly 18 soldiers. Over the years, the Ministry of War has paid countless grains, grasses, and silver. Why does your majesty waste money and grains to recruit new troops? In addition, firearms are supervised by the Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, and the minister I think that firearms have always been of little use, but recently there have been rumors in Beijing that Dao Shenji has produced a magical object, and when the object exploded, the sound was like thunder, and humans and animals would not live within three feet... Your Majesty thinks whether this matter is Ridiculous?"

This smell is stronger than the smell of feet...

Emperor Guangxing was blocked, but before he could speak, the old guy said again: "Your Majesty, firearms can hurt people as well as themselves. Soldiers in the Shenji Battalion are killed by their own firearms every year. However, I have never seen a firecracker from Shenjiying kill any enemy. If this thing is really useful, why not make a contribution? Moreover, the production of firearms consumes countless silver taels, and the loss is also huge. In my opinion, this thing is pure It is a strange skill, and it may be discarded. Looking at history, we can see that wars have always been made with swords, spears and bows, and there has never been a firearm that killed the Quartet. Therefore, I think that Your Majesty will find his way back..."

Seeing this old guy chattering and foaming, Emperor Guangxing suddenly wanted to throw a Purdue down, let the old guy taste the Purdue for himself, and see if he could smash the fossil head...

But at this stall, Xu Dacheng suddenly stumbled into the hall, this Dongchangchanggong didn't care about etiquette or image, he held up a military newspaper with both hands and interrupted Meng Xi's eloquence with surprise. : "Your Majesty! Great victory! Datong is eight hundred miles away, great victory!"

Emperor Guangxing stood up abruptly: "Submit it!"

86. Can you catch your eye?

"On the ninth day of October in the 11th year of Guangxing, the minister Ning Guogong and the governor of Datong knocked on the door: The minister was ordered to supervise Datong, to appease the people and restrain the soldiers from the day of his arrival, and urgently ordered some officials to move the people outside the city into the city and step up the construction of defense lines... ...and sent more horses to search for the Tatars' whereabouts. On the second day of this month, they saw the Tatar vanguard sending troops to attack..."

In the huge Fengtian Hall, only Xu Dacheng's slightly excited and sharp voice echoed, and although Emperor Guangxing had already read the letter sent with the military newspaper, he still listened with great interest.

"I don't dare to be careless, I would like to follow His Majesty's will and stick to Datong, and set up more soldiers and horses on Baideng Mountain and Wuzhou Mountain as horns, waiting for them to attack..."

In fact, it is right to accept the orders of the rulers outside the country, but the overall strategic plan still has to be formulated in the middle of the court, and then the war can start.Otherwise, where will the rear supplies be sent?Where should the support go?In ancient times, communication technology was not as advanced as modern communication technology, and people who disregarded the "King's Order" would have killed hundreds of thousands of people, and that would be two hundred and five.

Of course, the local battles are under the control of the coach, but the general strategy still depends on the previously determined style of play.

Therefore, waiting for work and defending Datong and waiting for the Tatars to attack is the core of this strategy-no matter how capable the cavalry is, they are not dragon knights. You can try to ride a horse and fly up the city wall?There are high walls that can be defended, and the people outside the city are urgently moved to the city or the rear of Datong. This kind of strategy of fortifying the walls and fields is purely obscene, but it is quite effective.

But having said that, it is the first iron to stand up against the prairie people and fight on the plains. It has been said that they are invincible in riding and shooting. Tatar is only half of others, but Zhao's soldiers are hard to say, right?

And the so-called respect for His Majesty's will is also very level, both in and out of the words: the credit belongs to His Majesty, without His Majesty's strategizing, this Great Harmony will surely be cold...

So, it is very important to fight under whose command, even if the emperor has nothing to do with it, but as the coach, you have to express it, right?

"In three days, more than ten thousand cavalry meandered over, with flags covering the sun, chess pieces like clouds, intending to tentatively attack the north gate, flying stones like rain, arrows like locusts..."

Siege warfare is like this. Rao cavalry can only dismount and use various tools to break through the city. On the first day, they will never directly press down on the army, but will have to fight tentatively, losing thousands of troops. Life is the only way to see the enemy's details, to find out the enemy's flaws, and to kill the enemy with one blow.

Moreover, the prairie people can not only ride and shoot, they have fought with the Han people for so many years, and they have learned a lot of things such as catapults, ladders, and rush cars. If these things are not used, the cavalry cannot be let Hit the city gate with your head?

only……

The exaggerated style of the ancients has not changed - if you let all the 1024 people of Xishanwei, who are full of flowers, stand in a dense formation and shoot salvos, it is estimated that they will not be able to achieve the effect of "like rain", but Ning Guogong is stunned. 'Flying stones are like rain', how dare you say it...

Before finding out the situation, Ning Guogong did not use Purdue directly, and it was still the same old way: boulders, wood, boiling oil, bows and arrows.

The intensity of the Tatars’ attack on the city on the first day was not high, so the pressure on the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the defenders of Datong was not too great. The two armies suffered casualties from each other. Of course, that’s not what Ning Guogong said in his letter. He said that he defeated the Tatars only after going through a complex operation, arduous struggle and beating the drums himself...

The next day, the whole Tatar army pressed up.

Perhaps it is because Zhao Jun is mediocre, or it is difficult to survive without spending food and grass-the grassland people basically have no food and grass. They habitually drive a large herd of cattle and sheep behind the cavalry to serve as food and grass. The slices are placed under the saddle, and roasted by the sweat and heat on the horse's back...to be hot...to be warm...anyway, that's what happened. After a day, they fought the battle, the rice was cooked, and the salt was added. It can be said to be environmentally friendly and economical, but the taste is a bit off...

In short, the Tatars, who were overwhelmed by the whole army, began to attack the city from dawn, and the battle continued until night.

Zhao Jun gritted his teeth and persisted. With enough troops, Ning Guogong even arranged three shifts. When the third shift of soldiers climbed the city wall, the Tatars withdrew and ate their roast...warm beef.

If the first day was considered easy, it was only this day that Ning Guogong felt tremendous pressure, but even so he did not let the five hundred grenadiers go to the city to fight.

The reason is very simple. Raiders should be used in the most unbelievable places, or the most critical places. It's like fighting the landlord. What's the matter with Wang Bo when it comes up?

The fifth day of October, the third day of the siege.

The same as the day before, the Tatars still pressed the whole army, but there was a difference: Ning Guogong found that the opponent's attack was much sharper and braver this day-that is to say, the opponent was almost playing a trump card up.

In the mid-afternoon of the fierce battle, the moat was almost filled with stones and corpses, and the Tatars also climbed onto the city wall several times.After Ning Guogong personally brought his personal guards to fight these crises, the Tatar side began to look a little exhausted.

The so-called one bang, then decline, three exhaustion, this thing is still common in siege warfare.

It was this moment that Duke Ning was waiting for. He made a decisive decision to call grenadiers to the city when the Tatars were about to retreat and there were still Tatar soldiers all over the city.

I have to say that the usage of Purdue is too simple, and there are too many Tatars under the city.

The grenadiers each carried a dozen or so Purdue bombs. Seeing this posture, they immediately passed the things in their hands to their comrades: light it, throw it down!

So on this day, the city of Datong became a purgatory on earth.

The Tatars had seen and heard of Zhao’s firearms, but they never paid attention to them. Like Meng Xi, they believed that bows, arrows, broadswords and spears were the kingly way...

Then Purdue taught them a good lesson, that is, the tuition is a bit expensive: life.

Human beings panic when faced with unknown dangers. No matter how fierce a Tatar is, he is still a human being.Therefore, when the city was bombed by the dense Purdue for a round, some Tatars outside the range cried their father and mother, some knelt down and begged the immortal to forgive, some were trembling with fright, but more people Is to drop things and turn around and run, and then...

Thousands of people attacked Tuotuobuhua's main formation, and then made the whole army into a mess.

Seeing this posture, how could the seasoned Duke Ning let go of such a good opportunity to beat up the dog in the water?

The gate of Datong City was opened wide, and a cavalry force rushed towards the main formation of the Tatars like a torrent. At the same time, a wave of wolf smoke rose into the sky. The troops from Baideng Mountain and Wuzhou Mountain to prevent the Tatars from going around came out of the mountains, and they killed them from the oblique stab... …

Why are the casualties of the cold weapon war so large?

In fact, proportionately speaking, the number of people who died in front of the battle is really not much. Generally speaking, if the death rate is higher than 10%, it is already defeated, and there is no way to stop it.Therefore, most of these casualties were caused during the pursuit, so this time is no exception: the defenders of Datong chased and killed them overnight, beheaded more than [-] people, and captured countless horses...

"Okay, you don't need to read the part about meritorious service!" After Xu Dacheng finished reading the part about the battle, Emperor Guangxing immediately interrupted him, and then cheerfully asked Meng who hadn't figured out the situation yet. Xi: "Meng Aiqing, in the Battle of Datong, did the power of firearms catch your eye?"

87. The way of heaven is reincarnation!

Don't blame Emperor Guangxing for being such an onmyoji, just because...

When Meng Xi was talking nonsense, he also thought about letting him go to Shenji Camp to meet Pudu, and also thought about letting him see how Huamanlou's Xishanwei became an army after a month, or pulling him away. Go to the scene of the duel with the Oirats, and then talk about firearms.

The problem is that it is actually very difficult for old and stubborn people like Meng Xi to change their views on things. They are conservative and stubborn, and they may even have other opinions after seeing the actual situation. A headache-inducing type of person, I don't know how they got into the court...

Oh, it's the imperial examination?That's fine.

So why is it necessary to have people like Meng Xi in the court?It's very simple, this kind of guy accepts death and doesn't rub sand in his eyes. They may fail very badly when they are officials and politicians.

But if a creature like Yushi is not allowed to do it, who would do it?Everything has two sides, a piece of waste paper can be used, not to mention an old...cough, old man like Meng Xi?

In short, Emperor Guangxing hadn't even thought of how to popularize firearms for this old guy, so he was allowed to chatter for a while and then make calculations.

But who would have thought that before Meng Xi finished speaking, the Military News appeared just at this time, and it seemed that it was just to slap him in the face—this slap directly made Meng Xi feel embarrassed .

I saw him hesitating like an old man whose tricycle was confiscated by the city management. He looked blankly at his colleagues who were also shocked, and then raised his eyes to look at Emperor Guangxing who asked him a question, and finally squeezed out a few words: " May I ask Your Majesty, is this... is this thunderbolt... is it a firearm?"

That's right, the official name for Purdue is Zhentianlei, which is very secondary and has the characteristics of the country. After all, the name of Purdue sounds too spoof. The country's most important weapon is being joked, it doesn't look like Huamanlou's previous life, the official said that he is a courier with a mission...

After all, Emperor Guangxing was benevolent, and couldn't bear to continue to attack this upright and staid old minister, so he explained kindly: "Exactly. This thing was created by Huamanlou just mentioned, and it is just like what you said As I said, when it exploded, it sounded like thunder and people and animals were not alive within three feet. I have seen this with my own eyes, so I ordered Huamanlou to build more troops to go out with the army before the army went out, and let them exercise Some soldiers who specialize in thunderstorms."

After a pause, Emperor Guangxing said again: "So, dear friends, do you understand? The reason why I plan to build the Xishan Qianhusuo is because I saw the power of this firearm and a new way to strengthen the army and the country. And seeing that Huamanlou is quite successful in training the new army, that's why he was appointed as the chief officer of the Xishan Qianhu Office, specializing in the improvement and application of firearms."

"Everyone knows that in the past 30 or [-] years since the founding of the Great Zhao, even the Zaoju Bureau only knew how to follow the old ways, but didn't know how to make more use of the previous ones. As a result, although my Great Zhao had firearms and a magical camp, I never realized it. So far, it is a sharp weapon, even a three-year-old child can hurt people. Meng Qing said just now that firearms only cost two taels of silver, but a common...cough, how much does the Thunderbolt cost? It is less than a hundred yuan! Then How much is the price of a bow, a knife, and a spear? How much food and effort does it take to train people who use bows and arrows, swords, and spears? These soldiers who specialize in thunder can spend a lot of time training. How long did it take? Five days! Only five days!"

Emperor Guangxing became a little excited as he spoke: "If I hadn't had confidence in this, if I hadn't followed the old ways, if I hadn't made an exception to enable Huamanlou, where would the victory of Datong come from? And in order to avoid such a situation like today Controversy, I even had to let Huamanlou act in a low-key manner and build a thousand households office in Xishan, but even so, some people impeached him because of this, what is the reason for this?"

These words made the faces of the censors who impeached Huamanlou even worse. They also said that they were rebelling. If it weren't for the ancestral motto of the innocence of the officials, Huamanlou could even accuse them of false accusations. Sin——Da Zhao Law, false accusers sit back, that is to say, what kind of crime is false accusation, then you have to bear the crime, so...

Rebels, Zhu Jiu Clan...

A group of censors suddenly felt chills on their necks.

Although Emperor Guangxing didn't attack Meng Xi again afterwards, Meng Xi couldn't accept the incident: just now he plausibly said that firearms are useless and that firearms are strange tricks, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Datong The great victory was due to the use of firearms, even if it was the great victory made by Zhen Tianlei, it would not be an exaggeration.

How many years has Da Zhao not had such a great victory?

A full 80 years.

It's not that I haven't won any battles, it's just because, every time I encounter the Tatars wantonly invading, it is Ning Guogong's style of play, so the record of beheading [-] people over the years is already a great military achievement, after all? ...

Even if the siege is unsuccessful, the Tatars can still retreat completely. It is unrealistic to chase and kill the cavalry on the grassland when they have a well-founded advance and retreat. People fight?

But this time, thousands of Purdues really let people see what firepower is, and at the same time, they also saw what the Tatars' defeat is - the soldiers of Da Zhao can chase and kill tens of miles in one night, and even Ning Guogong can report Afterwards, I thought it was too weird...

Meng Xi deliberately doubted the data of beheading, after all, it is very common for frontier soldiers to kill Liang and falsely report their achievements.

But the problem is, the Battle of Datong was fought by Ning Guogong, so he can't do it for this false report. After all, the titles are all over, so he made so many military exploits to play the role of Gao Zhenzhu or something?