Daming Yuanfu

According to the general situation, it is easy for civil officials to find trouble with military generals, but it is difficult for military generals to find trouble with civil officials.However, that is a normal situation. Now that there is a hint of high pragmatism, the situation is naturally different.

It is not generally manifested in two points: First, Liu Ting's complaints against Xu Sanwei are only superficial, and Gao Wu is essentially seeking faults with Xu Sanwei.Then this is no longer the fault of military generals finding fault with civilian officials, but the fault of civilian officials finding fault with civilian officials, and it is the fault of cabinet ministers finding fault with ordinary border officials. The gap between the two cannot be calculated.

Second, the current situation is unusual.What is the current situation?There was a war in Gansu, Xu Sanwei was responsible for defending the land, and Liu Ting was ordered to help Gansu.So in this case, it is undoubtedly that Xu Sanwei is facing huge internal political pressure and external military pressure, and Liu Ting, as the chief general of the Western Expedition who has been basically appointed internally, in addition to the current task of aiding Gansu, he also shoulders the It is the task of making military preparations for the imminent westward expedition.

For the former, after Liu Ting arrived in Gansu, he could find an excuse to go to the court, accusing Gansu of not making any defense preparations before the war, so that the Chahar army led by Brihatu easily captured western Gansu.

Under such circumstances, Xu Sanwei, as the governor of Gansu, was either derelict in his duties, or he was incompetent.In a word: You, Xu Fujun, have to take full responsibility for the fallen thieves in western Gansu.

The latter, after Liu Ting arrived in Gansu, in addition to finding ways to repel Chahar and recover western Gansu, he also decided to check Gansu's preparations for war.That also means that he must order soldiers, clear weapons, check accounts, and patrol the border. There are too many places where problems can be found.

Although Gansu belongs to the Nine Sides, the pressure it has faced in the past many years is much lighter than that of Xuanda and Jiliao.On the one hand, Gansu’s war readiness is not as tense as the towns around Gyeonggi. On the other hand, it also causes the imperial court to pay less attention to it and lack resources.

Gansu was already barren, and the imperial court gave little preference to its resources. In addition, it was as far as three thousand miles away from the capital.Therefore, the ills of the towns on the nine borders will only be more serious in Gansu, and the hardships of the frontier troops in the towns on the nine borders will only be more difficult in Gansu.

In this case, as long as the court really wants to investigate, there must be a lot of problems to be investigated, and there is no reason why they cannot be solved.Under normal circumstances, of course, the imperial court would not really investigate. After all, no matter how beautiful the outside is, the inside will definitely be ruined under the 200-year dynasty's rule. Who is so reluctant to investigate thoroughly?If you find out, everyone will look ugly, but the point is that you still can't solve it, so why bother you?Just to offend people?

Of course, the imperial court did not absolutely not investigate, or the imperial court always wanted to investigate, and would shout a few times every now and then.However, there are often very few people who actually "respond to the imperial court's call" to investigate. Most of these few investigations are not really trying to relieve the imperial court's worries, but some officials have this need.

Gao Wushi said: "I asked Xiong Tingbi to go to Gansu not just for this matter. Do you still remember that I said that Xiong Tingbi is quite insightful in border affairs and even military issues. Moreover, when it comes to specific During this Western Expedition, I also made some suggestions to him, and he should have already understood my general idea."

Under Liu Xin's questioning, Gao Wushi told her about the situation, which was no longer a hint, but merely an indication of Liu Ting's work direction for a period of time in the future.

Liu Xin was slightly taken aback, and then she couldn't help laughing and said, "It's the grand lord who will be the chief assistant soon, and the political observers around him can be released directly to Gansu inspection?"

Liu Xin nodded, then smiled again, and said, "Seeing how much you attach importance to Xiong Tingbi, I think if his qualifications are not too low, you can't wait for him to be the governor of Gansu and the governor of Anxi, right?"

For example, when the inspector censor assumes a new post, one of his responsibilities is to eliminate fraud. No matter what happens in the place, he has to investigate several fraud cases to prove that he has no corpse. This is a rigid KPI and must be completed.

"Since you have made all the arrangements, I will immediately write to my brother to ask him to cooperate." After a pause, Liu Xin hesitated and said, "By the way, this matter... who is the main one of them? "

Resource allocation seems simple, but in fact, if it is handled carelessly, there may be a danger of internal division. Therefore, before the resource allocation is completed, even though Nurhachi was already very prestigious at the time, there are still no conditions for the time being. to start the next war.

In terms of strategy, Xiong Tingbi led the soldiers of Jiliao at every step, and gradually began to reach out to Kaiyuan and Tieling.According to literature records, this move made Nurhachi quite uneasy at the time.

"Yes!" Gao Wushi nodded and admitted, "Xu Sanwei's transfer, Shengwu is in charge of investigation, Xiong Tingbi is responsible for impeaching the imperial court as the inspector censor; when it comes to the Western Expedition, Shengwu is the general of the military minister, in charge of combat affairs, And Xiong Tingbi will become the supervisor...

But here lies the problem. Gao Wushi asked the scholars around him to do a special investigation. Xu Sanwei has been the governor of Gansu for three years, and he has never made a single report on various local crimes in Gansu. It seems that the situation in Gansu is very good. What? There seems to be no problem.

"So that's it." Liu Xin nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It was indeed a good opportunity, but judging from the later situation, Daming did not make good use of this respite at that time... Then, Xiong Tingbi was not able to do it either. It's right to make some achievements, why do you have a high opinion of him?"

"The reason for this is actually very simple." Gao Shishi explained: "As a hunting nomad who is still in a semi-barbaric state, the war between Jianzhou and Daming is just another form of hunting in their eyes. As a hunting, there must be dividends, not to mention that the battle of Kai and Tie was a huge hunting. Therefore, after the capture of Kaiyuan, Tieling and Yehe, the materials captured by Nurhachi's troops must be distributed in time into the hands of individuals.

"Oh, it's him. I remember this person, but what does this matter have to do with him? He is a scholar who observes politics by your side. It seems that it is not his turn to speak about this matter?" Liu Xin asked.

Liu Xin was a little surprised, and said: "I remember you told me before that he was one of the rare capable ministers in the late Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately his fate was not good, he was involved in party disputes innocently, and finally lost the first nine What happened to him... But you didn't tell me how capable he is."

In addition, at that time, Lin Danhan of the Chahar tribe and Lee's Korea did not express their obedience to the Later Jin. On the contrary, they both stood in the same camp as the Ming Dynasty and jointly opposed Nurhachi. Only after confirming their attitude can they attack Daming again. "

Gao Wushi knew her worry, and comforted her: "You can rest assured about this matter, I am not the kind of person who abandons the car to protect the handsome man, Shengwu is mainly responsible for finding out the problem in this matter, but he does not have to be responsible for the final impeachment Speak up, I have other arrangements."

On the one hand, the imperial court pushed Xiong Tingbi into a dangerous situation, but at the same time did not give Xiong enough economic support, which made Xiong very passive in the process of confronting Nurhachi's forces. This was also an important factor that led to the final fall of Liaoshen.

"Xiong Tingbi...it's really a pity, and it's very pitiful." Gao Wushi sighed: "You know, before Nurhachi raised his troops, Daming always used offense as defense against the Jurchens in the Liaodong area, and set them up in border areas. The defense system has a great deterrent effect on the entire Jurchen tribe, but after the Sarhu battle, the entire Liaodong situation has completely reversed, coupled with the fall of Kaiyuan and Tieling, the Ming Dynasty has completely lost its dominance in the Liaodong battlefield .

Liu Xin sighed, and said: "Every time I hear you talk about these histories, I always feel that the Ming Dynasty had many opportunities to save the defeat, but they always lost the chain at the critical moment... Tell me, is this some kind of A historical necessity?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "Of course, Jinshi Guanzheng is not qualified to talk about such specific things, but what if I release him to Gansu patrol right away?"

Liu Xin asked in surprise, "What arrangement?"

Liu Xin stretched out her hand and made a pause gesture, and said, "Wait a minute, why didn't Nurhachi take advantage of the trend to attack Liaoshen after capturing Kaitie and annexing Yehe? Isn't this move for the Ming Dynasty to deploy defenses in Liaoshen?" Is it a perfect time?"

Of course, from another perspective, it was very lucky for Xiong Tingbi to take office at that time.Because after Nurha annexed the Yehe tribe, there was no chance to launch a large-scale attack on Liaoshen immediately, which also gave Xiong Tingbi a great opportunity to consolidate Liaoshen..."

Therefore, in the middle of June of the lunar calendar in the 48th year of Wanli, Houjin launched its first attack on Liaoshen. Nurhachi personally led [-] and eight banner soldiers, and divided the troops into two groups in an attempt to destroy Xiong Tingbi's strategic layout in one fell swoop.Xiong Tingbi, on the other hand, took advantage of Houjin's reckless underestimation of the enemy and successfully repelled Nurhachi's attack.

Secondly, it is actually a difficult problem to completely digest the Yehe tribe. Although Nurhachi had captured Yehe at that time, it would take a certain amount of time to really win over the Yehe clan.However, the strength of the Yehe tribe is quite strong among the Jurchen tribes, and Nurhachi must convince them as soon as possible, otherwise conquering Yehe will not only not be an expansion of power, but may become a ticking time bomb inside the Jurchen.

This battle was the first victory of the Ming Dynasty since Nurhachi raised troops. It greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army, broke the myth that the later Jin was invincible, and also provided a great deal of convenience for Xiong Tingbi to carry out further work in Liaodong. .

"Then you are wrong, Xiong Tingbi did a lot of things at that time." Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "When Nurhachi did not launch a war, Xiong Tingbi immediately started to stabilize the people's hearts and rectify military discipline. , but under Xiong Tingbi's painstaking management, Liaoshen Second Town has gradually become completely new.

As I said a long time ago, although there is a big difference in rank between governors and governors, they are all officials of the nature of "central special assignment", so many functions actually overlap, but they only focus on different things.Therefore, the governor is also responsible for eliminating fraud. It stands to reason that a border town governor like Xu Sanwei should find out something and report it to the cabinet after he takes office, asking the court to deal with it.

Liu Xin suddenly said: "So you mean, apart from the transfer of Xu Sanwei, my brother and Xiong Tingbi are still a pair of partners you arranged in advance during the Western Expedition?"

At the same time, this battle has also fully proved that Xiong Tingbi's strategy is completely correct. I have always felt that if he is given a certain amount of time and economic support, the recovery of Liaodong is just around the corner...at least compared to Yuan Chonghuan's so-called "five-year restoration of Liao". Ten times more reliable. "

Therefore, the situation Xiong Tingbi faced in Liaodong at that time was very severe. Not only did he need to collect stragglers to stabilize the morale of the army, but he also had to concentrate his forces to ensure that the Liaoshen Second Town was safe.In addition, Xiong Tingbi also encountered a very difficult situation-insufficient military pay.

Gao Wushi didn't hesitate at all, and spread his hands out, "So what, if he wasn't a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli, he really doesn't have any qualifications at all... But if you take a few subjects earlier, do you think I dare not let him go?"

"Xiong Tingbi, do you still remember this person?" Gao Wushi said, "He is one of the Jinshi who observe politics by my side. I told you about his original... experience."

After hearing this, Liu Xin naturally had a solid idea in her heart, but she immediately felt a little troubled, and said hesitantly: "Although you will support my brother's impeachment in the court, in the final analysis, this matter is still a military general impeaching a civil servant in the eyes of outsiders. .According to the past practice, even if someone in the center insists on severely punishing the civil servant, the military general will still not be able to escape being attacked..."

"The rules, I also have to abide by them, but it's really easier for me to do the cutscenes like the time of office." Gao Wushi shrugged and said: "Let him go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to make a name first, and then release him directly to the Gansu Inspectorate in a month." That is, I actually took the same route when I went to Guangxi. When he arrived in Gansu, your brother would only be there for ten days and a half months, and it happened that the two of them cooperated to do things well."

But don't worry, although Xiong Tingbi is knowledgeable, he is still a fledgling after all, and I will not let him restrict Shogo's frontline command.His most important job in the position of military supervisor is actually to supervise the stability of the supply line between Li Wen and Shengwu, that is, to stabilize the logistics of combat for Shengwu. "

"History is an inevitability made up of countless chances." Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "In a country that is going downhill as a whole, the probability of one or two heroes successfully turning the tide is far less than that of countless people stepping on the downhill road." Throttle probability."

Liu Xin was silent for a moment, and suddenly her eyes were a little confused, and said: "Then...you must be able to turn the tide now, right? After all, you are different from any hero!"

Gao Wushi didn't expect her to be in a daze because of this kind of thing, so he glanced at her in surprise, smiled, and said, "Of course I'm different from those heroes."

Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, but she didn't want Gao Yushi to continue, "I'm much more treacherous and shameless than those heroes."

"You..." Liu Xin looked at him, unable to laugh or cry.
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