The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 637 Blackmailing the Court
As an emperor, he couldn't blurt out the following words, Chongzhen stopped in time, and looked at the nearly [-]-year-old minister with expectant eyes.

After a moment of silence, Xu Guangqi said firmly: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the old minister guarantees his wealth and life, and the Marquis of Dongping will do his best to serve the country with all his heart.

My foundation of more than two hundred years in the Ming Dynasty cannot be easily shaken by anyone.Dongping Hou has kind thoughts in his heart, and he has fraternal love for the common people in Shengdou, so he will definitely not have any dissent against the imperial court.

It's just that Dongpinghou is a smart man, and there are countless cases in history where the bird has exhausted the bow, the rabbit and the dead dog have been boiled. He emphasized that after the Jiannu was eliminated, he continued to guard Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty, just to protect himself. "

Hearing the heartfelt words of the old minister of Mouguo, Chongzhen was a little moved, and he stated: "Aiqing may wish to tell Dongpinghou, as long as he lives up to my expectations and is loyal to Ming Dynasty, I will definitely treat the Huang family well and give it to the king."

"The old minister complies with the order, and the old minister will also urge Dongping Hou to stop when enough is enough. At this time, raising too many conditions will inevitably cause the suspicion of threatening the court!"

Chongzhen was in a much better mood at this time, he said:
"What the Marquis of Dongping has done is harmless in my eyes. I actually appreciate his arrogance and ambition when he threatened to kill all civil servants and generals who are greedy for money. I support him from the bottom of my heart.

It is not too much to become the Duke of the Duke with the merits of Dongpinghou, and there is no threat.I am sincerely willing to treat loyal ministers and generals kindly. "

Xu Guangqi took the opportunity to say good things for his lover, he knelt down and thanked him:

"The old minister kowtowed on behalf of the Marquis of Dongping to thank you. Your Majesty is so magnanimous. I think the Marquis of Dongping will definitely pacify Liaodong for your Majesty."

After receiving Xu Guangqi's clear answer, Chongzhen did not come forward in person, and arranged for more than a dozen ministers and ministers with powerful power to go to Dongping Hou's mansion to discuss the five-year plan to pacify Liao Dynasty again.

Many important court officials came to the door to negotiate, which can be regarded as giving Dongpinghou enough face. Wen Tiren, an upright official, is outspoken. He stands on the moral high ground and accuses Dongpinghou of hypocrisy face to face.

He Ruchong also admitted that Marquis Dongping had gone too far, which would cause people all over the world to think about it, and they would inevitably think that he wanted to threaten the court by supporting the army.

Huang Han refused to admit that he was blackmailing the court, stating that he had a heavy responsibility, and that if he failed, he could die and become benevolent, and there was no other way to go.

Because there are risks and uncertainties in the five-year Ping-Liao plan, who will lose his head if he fails to pay enough power and food?
It's not a pity to lose your own head. The "Red Banner Army" was defeated by Jiannu. Which army in the imperial court can stand up to the battle in the future?In the end, will Jiannu enter the customs and seize the splendid rivers and mountains of Ming Dynasty?

Huang Han's eloquence was very good, and he was no less than Zhuge Liang's tongue-in-cheek battle with Confucianism, which made a group of important officials feel that Dongpinghou's words were reasonable.

More than a dozen Ming decision makers from the cabinet and ceremonial supervisors discussed with Huang Han for a whole day, and in the end it was Xu Guangqi and Zheng Guochang who saved face.

They couldn't say no to Huang Han, and reprimanded them as elders, Huang Han reluctantly agreed to give in.

For this reason, Huang Han poured out bitter water, and lamented that the Huang family might go bankrupt because of the five-year Ping Liao.

The two parties finally negotiated to pay 30 taels of Liao's salary every month, and the annual quota is 360 million taels of snowflake silver. The Pingliao army supplied food and grass.

Huang Han dispatched all the military output and guard troops of the seventeen guards in the defense area under his jurisdiction, and Huang Han also tacitly allowed Huang Han to investigate the military fields and rectify the guards.

It saved Daming 120 million taels of Liao's salary every year, and 600 million in five years. The result was better than expected, which made Wen Tiren, He Ruchong and others happy.

A group of important ministers returned to the emperor happily, and the chief assistant Wen Tiren also settled the accounts for the emperor, thinking that Dongpinghou should be determined to destroy his family and build his country, and he might have to use a large amount of private funds for Liao affairs.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to complete the five-year flat Liao plan, and the initial estimate would have to be 30 taels of silver a month.

The emperor was a little ashamed, since the year before last he transferred Huang Han to Henan to suppress the bandits, and he personally summoned Yang Dalang, the general officer of Shanhaiguan, to show his favor, and he was plotting against Huang Han.

Up to now, the "Red Banner Army" is still monolithic, and the imperial court has to rely on the Huang Han to fight against Jiannu. Isn't it because of all the past that they were just being villains in vain?
The next day, Xu Guangqi finally got Chongzhen's consent to retire and return to his hometown. Instead of returning to his hometown, he went to Huxue City to teach and educate people according to the plan.

This is the Beidaihe area of ​​later generations. Huang Han had already built a vacation villa for his teacher in the best place with the best scenery, and even arranged for the servants to serve him.

Three days later, that is, on the seventh day of December in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the emperor conferred the titles of Duke of Liao in the Huang Han Dynasty and General Zhenglu, and awarded Shang Fang the sword and concurrently served as Liaodong Civil and Military Economics. Lai soldiers and horses.

The emperor sent Zheng Zhihui, Chengquan, Du Xun, Fang Jingcheng, Wang Zhixin, Shen Liangzuo, and Deng Xizhao, seven eunuchs and dozens of eunuchs, plus two Baizong Jinyiwei school lieutenants, to recruit the generals to supervise the troops in each town.

Zheng Xiaowen became the governor of Shuntian, Gao Youmou became the governor of Sanyong, Jin Sheng was not appointed as the governor of Denglai because he was not qualified enough, but became the prefect of Laizhou, the position of governor of Denglai was given to Kong Wenshi, and Sun Chuanting was appointed as the governor of Denglai. Appointed as Dongjiang town of Denglai military preparation road supervisor.

Gao Di was able to retire with honor and became the only Liaodong Economic Strategy who was not beheaded or resigned.

There is also a candidate for the post of Governor of Liaodong. Liang Tingdong, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was recommended by Zheng Guochang, and happily rushed to Shanhaiguan to take up the post.

The more fortified the defense lines of Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan, and Jizhen, the more dangerous Xuanda is.

Liang Tingdong, who temporarily acted as Yang Sichang's Xuanda Governor, was on his back. He sent his confidant to carry a letter to his friend Zheng Guochang. He had a clear intention to leave this potentially fatal position.

Liang Tingdong took good care of the fledgling "Red Banner Army" during his tenure as Minister of the Ministry of War, so of course he should reciprocate at this time.

This person was born as a Jinshi, he is not a fool, he is good at judging the situation, and he has a certain ability to judge. As for whether he is corrupt or not, Huang Han doesn't mind.

Because the system of the Ming Dynasty is to create corrupt officials, Liang Tingdong will restrain himself when he comes to the "Red Banner Army" system.

Sun Chuanting has a big temper, and he will put down his picks if he disagrees with him. Tian Qinian just can't understand the eunuch resigning in power, and now he has been unemployed for ten years.

If the imperial court gave an insignificant position, Sun Chuanting might not be able to appreciate it, but he was ecstatic when he learned that he was appointed as Denglai soldier's preparation and supervisor of Dongjiang Town.

Slaughtering all the slaves to repay the favor of the king, a man should do the same. After receiving the imperial edict, Sun Chuanting immediately took a few servants with him and drove to Tianjin Wei in a light car.

(End of this chapter)