Cutting 1719

Chapter 464

In traditional Confucian culture, Chen Shiwan, as a representative of the Shandong gentry, expelled Li Wei from Shandong and chose to join Ningchu. There is not much to blame in itself, because he is taking care of his hometown and protecting the people from the impact of war. It is an act of great righteousness, and it does not need to take care of the small details, and it will not be criticized among scholars.

It can be said that apart from the Qing court itself, other people would not think there is a problem with Chen Shiwan at all.But the problem is that Chen Shiwan himself will blame himself very much in his heart. In his view, this is also an act of disloyalty to his courtiers.

Therefore, Chen Shiwan has another way to solve this matter.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the sinful minister Shiwan originally did not know the power of heaven, and did not choose to abandon the dark and turn to the light, until His Majesty personally led the army to Lu. It was originally a crime, and naturally there is no merit at all. Raising parents is a crime. It's just that the Shandong gentry is not guilty, and I hope His Majesty will give more rain and dew."

Chen Shiwan's face was indifferent, and he relaxed a lot after saying these words. It can be seen that he has thought about this matter for a long time, and this is the only way he feels that he can fulfill his integrity.

I am willing to surrender because I am an official in Shandong, and I need to be responsible to my own people, but I choose to resign because I am sorry for my integrity, and I have no face to continue to be an official.

It can be said that what Chen Shiwan is doing now seems to be contradictory on the surface, but in fact it does not deviate from his principles of life.

The atmosphere on the court suddenly became tense. The other Shandong officials knelt deeply on the ground. They didn't know Ning Yu well. They were afraid of offending the emperor because of this incident, so they had to kneel while pulling Chen Shiwan's sleeves. I hope he won't offend the emperor again.

As for the Ningchu officials on the side, they were naturally very dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to express anything in front of the emperor. They could only stare fiercely at Chen Shiwan on the ground, waiting for the emperor's order, to tear his body into pieces.

Ning Yu's face was slightly cold. Naturally, he couldn't fail to see what Chen Shiguan was doing, but this was a bit too disrespectful to him as an emperor. If you want to surrender, you can surrender. Where do you put me, the emperor?
"Chen Qing's move is beyond my expectation. Although Qing has made great contributions to the people of Shandong, it is not enough. How can he leave now? If so, how will Chen Qing face the elders of Shandong?"

Hearing Ning Yu's answer, Chen Shiwan was a little dumbfounded. He originally thought that Ning Yu would choose to lure him with a high-ranking official and generous salary, or choose to be stern and intimidating, but what he never expected was that Ning Yu turned around and asked him , Have you done enough for the people of Shandong?
I have to say that this sentence really aroused the arrogance in Chen Shiwan's heart. Although he felt that he had lost the etiquette of being a minister in the matter of surrendering to Ningchu, but when it came to dealing with the people in Shandong, he thought he had never been guilty at all. Showing merit to Ning Yu was not in line with his nature, so he immediately remained silent.

Seeing that Chen Shiwan was silent, Ning Yu simply said what he thought in his heart, "I know that you, Chen Shiwan, are a good official. Although you only stayed in Shandong for a year, you did a lot of practical things. The locust disaster in Shandong last year, originally It was a catastrophe that would starve thousands of people to death, but with your efforts, it was finally passed smoothly. But, because of this, you should not leave."

"It's rare that Your Majesty still knows a little bit about the criminal minister's actions. It's just that the criminal minister thinks that Shandong will naturally have other good officials in the future." Chen Shiwan was more or less moved in his heart. No matter what he did, everything he did was seen by the world. In the eyes.

Ning Yu sighed slightly, this person is indeed good, but he has been contaminated with many bad habits of Confucian scholars, and often dresses himself up as a morally perfect person. Once he feels that he is not perfect, he will either choose to completely abandon himself and become a corrupt official. Or just think about retiring to the countryside, and bid farewell to the way to really do practical things.

As the saying goes, if you don’t do things, you can’t make mistakes. If you want to maintain a perfect image, you can only stand on the shore all day, picking on the faults of those who are still willing to stand in the water and do things.

"Chen Shiwan, what are you thinking, I understand in my heart, I will give you a chance to become famous in the future"

Ning Yu's tone sank slightly, "However, although the whole of Shandong has recovered, after all, after the war, the lives of the people in many places have been completely disrupted, and many people have even been displaced. It is time to pick up the burden, how can we just walk away?"

Speaking of this, Chen Shiwan also hesitated a little. He sighed a long time, and finally said in a low voice: "What your Majesty said is that I am stupid."

Ning Yu laughed loudly, then stepped forward to support Chen Shiwan, and took him by the arm and walked towards Licheng. This performance naturally made Chen Shiwan very excited, and the other officials of the Shandong Department also breathed a sigh of relief. The originally anxious mood has completely settled down.

Cui Wancai, who was following behind him, saw this scene, and couldn't help but smile. The emperor's ability to win people's hearts is getting better and better, and it even feels like a spring breeze, which makes people not feel the slightest deliberation, but After all this, the situation in Shandong should stabilize soon.

As for Chen Shiwan, in fact, other things are not important. For him to continue serving as Shandong's chief envoy, it is also necessary to continue to stabilize the popular support of the Shandong gentry, so that the Shandong gentry can effectively cooperate with the implementation of the New Deal.

After everyone arrived at the governor's office in Shandong together, Ning Yu, as the emperor, naturally ranked first, while the other ministers were ranked according to their ranks, but the chief officials of the various departments in Shandong, as special characters this time, also occupied a seat , began the banquet.

In the Chinese cultural circle, banquets are always an important way to exchange feelings. After a while, officials from Ningchu communicated with officials from various departments in Shandong. Solemn yet warm, and revealing a bit of harmony.

Ning Yu naturally attracted Chen Shiwan, the protagonist this time, and had been exchanging views on civil affairs issues in Shandong, but after communicating for a while, he remembered a very interesting question, and immediately asked: "Son of Chen Qing, what is his name?" name?"

Chen Shiwan felt a little strange, and didn't understand why the emperor asked this, but he did have a son, so he replied honestly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have two sons, one named Qiyun, and the other named Qili."

When Ning Yu heard this, he realized that the "Chen Jialuo" he saw in his previous life was nothing more than a fiction. It was just pretending to be the name of Haining Chen's family, and there was no such person. Now he laughed dumbly, shook his head and said: "Since If that's the case, then I'll be relieved."

Chen Shiwan didn't understand what Ning Yu meant, so he didn't dare to ask more questions at the moment, so he just kept silent.

Three days later, Ning Yu convened key members of the Privy Council, the First Army, the Second Army, and the Central Army to start a new battle meeting, with the aim of completing the general attack on Zhili.

Before this meeting, Ning Yu was actually very puzzled. The Qing army had been staying in Zhili for a long time, watching Shandong and Henan lose. This is not normal in itself. After all, everyone knows that when Shandong and Henan After Henan was completely captured, Zhili was basically in a state of no danger to defend.

Of course, although Ning Yu didn't understand what the Qing government or Yongzheng's specific plans were, this did not affect the current progress of the Han army. Therefore, the battle plan for the next stage was naturally very important.

"Your Majesty, since the First Army of our army has successfully captured Shandong, it is currently in the area of ​​Linqing, Gucheng, Wuqiao, and Qingyun. When the Second Army moves to Jizhou and Xingtai, the final battle can be launched. The plan is to directly attack Zhili from the periphery, thereby attracting the main force of the Qing army to come out for a decisive battle."

Uji Jing, deputy director of the General Staff Department of the Privy Council, looked solemn. He stood in front of the big map and pointed the baton in his hand at various important places, explaining the current battle plan one by one.

"In order to better achieve the purpose of the campaign, the Central Army will ship from Shanghai and directly launch the battle against Tianjin. No matter whether the Qing army besieged our Central Army in Tianjin or fought a decisive battle with our First and Second Army on the outskirts of Zhili, It will form a situation where one hits two or even three."

Ning Yu nodded slightly. In fact, this set is a continuation of the original campaign plan, so there will be no problems under the current situation, but what really puzzles him is that with the current plan, he is afraid that it will be clear. The army realized in advance that it would be a bit troublesome to go out directly.

If the current main force of the Qing army is not completely wiped out inside the pass, it will be very troublesome to go outside the pass in the future. After all, with the current logistics capabilities of Ningchu, it is a big problem to maintain a large number of troops outside the pass. It means that there is an extremely long-term stalemate between Ningchu and the Qing court.

Unless Ningchu has another battle like the Five Conquests against Mongolia, the Qing Dynasty may become a Beiyuan-like existence. Although it can't really threaten you, it will disgust you every day.

Thinking of this, Ning Yu's expression changed slightly, "This battle must be fought cleanly and neatly. In order to maintain the absolute advantage over the Qing court, these 15 people must be wiped out in the pass without leaving any ground. Has the Privy Council taken this into consideration?"

Hearing Ning Yu's question, everyone's eyes could not help but light up slightly, especially Ning Zhongyi, who was a privy envoy, had a bigger idea about this battle, that is to completely wipe out the Qing army, so as to get through the battle. The way to attack Manchuria, so he also has many ideas.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Central Group Army can split up and land in Jinzhou, and point directly at Shanhaiguan!"

　Because there are urgent matters to be dealt with in the past two days, there is only one change every day, and it will return to normal two changes a day from August 8.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)