prosperous age

Chapter 444 Chapter 443
It didn't matter if Yu Dayou was not stopped from relocating. After leaving the palace, Yan Song began to worry about it. He just wanted to bring Jiangxi into Hu Zongxian's management. Yu Dayou was working under Hu Zongxian, so he might not find a reason to manipulate him.

In the past, although Hu Zongxian was known as the governor of Jiangnan, his official position was actually the minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It can be recruited and dispatched through the Jiangxi Metropolitan Division.

Hu Zongxian wanted to punish Yu Dayou, so he naturally got people into his hands, and he didn't want to do whatever he wanted.

After annihilating Wang Zhi's remnants, Hu Zongxian just found an excuse and sued him. Yan Song just wanted to make a copy, so that he could easily make the same mistakes again.

Not long after they walked out of Xiyuan, the news also began to spread in the Yamen of the capital, and it was also spread to Prince Yu's Mansion immediately.

In the past, Prince Yu's Mansion was weak in collecting information, but after Gao Gong entered the court as an official, this situation was greatly eased.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites, a senior official of the third rank, has a detached position, so it is naturally much more convenient to do things, and he can also get in touch with some important events in the court, which makes the news of Prince Yu's Mansion well-informed.

The strategy of the Ministry of War for border towns has been circulated in the government and the public before. Wei Guangde also made a prediction as early as last year. It did not surprise the people in the palace, but it also made Wei Guangde's status in the palace significantly improved.

Being able to plan military affairs, Wei Guangde can at least sit in the military department when he enters the court as an official in the future, and he will not worry about not having a suitable position.

And at this moment, regarding the news from Xiyuan, what Wei Guangde is interested in is naturally the news of Ma Fang's promotion to the extremes.

Yu Dayou was transferred to Jiangxi. In fact, one only needs to know Yu Dayou's experience to understand. It only needs a push hand in the court to achieve it, but Ma Fang is different.

How many years has the Nine Frontiers Town been going on, during which countless generals were born. In fact, most of the important positions such as chief soldier and general in the Nine Frontiers Town are now held by these generals. They are the experience of military training from generation to generation.

Ma Fang, on the other hand, is obviously an intruder from outside, and has made it to the present day step by step with his military exploits.

Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief of the Left, this is already the highest military rank that a military general can achieve, and the rest are just false titles. When will Sangong Sanfu be added.

At the beginning, Wei Guangde wanted to let Ma Fang go to Jizhen as the deputy commander-in-chief, so that he could make a contribution to the post of commander-in-chief, but now it seems unnecessary, so is it still necessary to help him find a transfer?

Thinking of knowing his thoughts in the letter with Ma Fang earlier, he still wanted to go back to Datong when he was old, but he didn't expect to be in the capital to join the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion and take a idle job. However, Ma Fang is still in the prime of life, and it is not time to prepare for retirement.

And at the rank of chief soldier, the transfer became troublesome. After all, there were only so many general soldiers in the whole Ming Dynasty, and they were all registered with Emperor Jiajing. For a while, Wei Guangde felt that there was nothing he could do to help him.

let it go.

Based on the understanding of Ma Fang in the past few years, he doesn't seem to be ungrateful. He also needs someone in the court to protect him.

Although Wei Guangde's rank is low now, and he doesn't even have authority, but he has great potential in the future.

He was born in Hanlin and was a lecturer in Prince Yu's mansion. Even if he was not promoted by Emperor Jiajing, it is conceivable that he would be promoted when King Yu was in power. Tao Dalin came to them.

Wei Guangde made up his mind, and after returning home, he wrote a letter to Ma Fang to ask if he still wanted to make contributions on the battlefield.

As for Yu Dayou, Wei Guangde didn't plan to write a letter, because it was inconvenient to go back and forth from Guizhou, and he didn't know when Yu Dayou would be able to go to Jiangxi to take up his post.

However, judging from the past situation, it would take two months at the earliest for Yu Dayou to hand over the errands in Guizhou and take up the post of Wan'an defense in Jiangxi.

Time passed quietly, and soon entered September.

News of Zhang Lian's rebellion continued to spread to the capital, but it was not good news.

During this period of time, the rebels continued to attack cities and territories, breaking through many counties in Fujian, and even breaking through Nanjing County.

The bad news kept coming, which once again caused a small shock in the government and the public, especially the news that the Weicheng of Zhenhai, Fujian was destroyed, which made the Five Armies Dudu's Mansion feel ashamed.

The censors in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places also reported that there were vacancies in local officials, and new officials were unable to take office for a long time, which led to confusion in local management.

The Ministry of War urgently issued an order to speed up the deployment of troops and horses, and at the same time urged the recruited generals to take up their posts as soon as possible.

Although bad news continued in the court, during this period of contact with King Yu, Wei Guangde also sensitively discovered that King Yu seemed to have become more determined about the ban on opening the sea.

It’s normal to think about it. The root cause of the troubles of Fujian-Guangzhou thieves is the increase of faction in these years, which makes the people have no choice but to take risks. Started soil.

On this day, when Wei Guangde and King Yu were alone, King Yu said, "I heard yesterday that Li Suizou, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, asked to make a decision on the addition of the governor and battalion officer in Nanjing. What do you think of Shandai?"

After thinking about it, Wei Guangde replied: "The situation in Fujian and Zhejiang is critical, and Nanjing may have already sensed it, so please transfer the governor to the battalion officer just in case."

After saying this, Wei Guangde thought of the official documents of the Ministry of War two days ago, and said: "The Ministry of War has issued an order two days ago that Zhang Lian's rebellion report should be reported every five days. We must keep abreast of the information, which shows that the Ministry of War may have a bad premonition."

Before this, the news of the Fujian-Guangzhou thieves was only reported by local officials after the fall of a certain place. Now they are required to report on time, regardless of whether there is war or not. It can be seen that the Ministry of War has noticed that local officials have a tendency to conceal and slack off, which is not conducive to them. Take control of the battle.

"Is there any news from the Ministry of War? Who has been agreed to be the commander of Nanjing's battalion?"

At this time, King Yu's face was also full of worry, and he asked.

"I heard that Liu Xian was initially selected, and we won't know until the Ministry of War presents a performance."

Wei Guangde replied.

Although Prince Yu's Mansion could not influence the state affairs, nor could it interfere with the appointment and dismissal of officials, it still kept an eye on any disturbance in the officialdom.

Today, those officials in the yamen are also willing to send news to Prince Yu's Mansion. After all, the current King Yu's Mansion is no longer what it used to be.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and soon there were whispers from Li Fang and the visitor.

The eyes of King Yu and Wei Guangde turned to the door of the house at the same time, and soon, Li Fang's voice was heard outside.

"Your Highness, an emergency military report from Jizhen has arrived in Beijing."

"Come in."

King Yu said.

The door curtain was pulled open, Li Fang quickly stepped into the room, and handed the note in his hand to King Yu.

King Yu took it over and looked at it, then handed the note to Wei Guangde, but his eyes were full of anxiety.

Wei Guangde took a look at the note and was also a little surprised.

"More than [-] cavalry criminals captured Juyong fork in the road. The officers and soldiers guarded them. Jiang Yingxiong, the commander in chief, advanced and met the captives in Nangou. The captives rode and surrounded them. Ying Xiong was wounded five times and fell off his horse. Fighting, shooting and wounding several captives, capturing the bears and returning them, and the captives fled."

"I Da Khan still wants to raid the capital?"

Seeing this note, Wei Guangde was also shocked.

Wei Guangde had previously guessed that the most likely target of Aldakhan's attack would be Zunhua or Miyun. Unexpectedly, tens of thousands of people dared to take dangerous paths to approach the Great Wall, hoping to break through the Great Wall around Juyongguan.

You must know that once the Ming army finds out that they are blocked, and the Ming army mobilizes soldiers and horses from Jizhen and Xuanda towns to encircle them, there is no doubt that none of the tartars will be able to escape.

However, it was obvious that Alta Khan made the right bet, and the Ming army did not take precautions. Fortunately, Jiang Yingxiong led his troops to fight and charge violently, scaring away the Alta army, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

"What do you think, I Dahan is really retiring or fake?"

At this moment, King Yu suddenly asked.

Wei Guangde recalled the terrain of Juyongguan, and guessed the route of Alta's army's advance, and then replied: "Ita Khan's army march is very risky. He probably wanted to sneak attack on our city of Guan. Now that his deeds have been revealed, it may not be easy to attack the Great Wall Pass with cavalry."

Speaking of this, Wei Guangde thought for a moment before saying, "I bet Al Dahan will give up attacking Ji Town and lead his army to attack other important border towns."

"Huh? What do you mean, I Dahan will attack other places instead of Ji Town?"

King Yu was a little surprised.

"Before, Altan Khan sent several troops to harass Xuanda, probably to attract the attention of the imperial court, and the elite is this thunderbolt. Now that it is exposed, I am afraid that they will no longer wander around Jizhen and Xuanda, and may turn to attack. Liaodong or Shanshan and Ningxia."

Wei Guangde replied.

This is why the Mongolian cavalry has an advantage. They can attack Jizhen today, and after retreating for a few days, they may appear near Yansui and Ningxia. The mobility is indeed the fastest in this period.

"Li Fang, find someone to keep an eye on the Ministry of War to praise the painting, and report any news in time."

King Yu gave Li Fang instructions.

After Li Fang agreed to withdraw, Wei Guangde noticed an imperceptible smile on the corner of King Yu's mouth.

Wei Guangde guessed what King Yu was thinking just after thinking about it for a while. Since King Jing left, King Yu stayed in the capital alone. In fact, he has already lived the life of the heir to the emperor. Apart from not being able to do politics, he is actually not much different from the one in Xiyuan. up.

At this time, King Yu touched his chin and said inadvertently: "Shan Loan, you said that if the Ministry of War did not consider that the cavalry of the Alda Department might turn to attack other border towns, should we send someone to remind us?"

Another ten or so days passed quietly, and the northern captives disappeared again after retreating from Nanshan. However, as the Jiangnan battle report was transmitted regularly, the officials in the capital also had a better understanding of the current situation in Fujian.

From April to June, bandits from Chengxiang and Sanrao in Guangdong, Japanese pirates from Nan'an in Tangxia, and bandits from all walks of life infested the counties, calling the police every day.

From July to September, it began to siege cities and plunder land. The five prefectures of Fu, Xing, Quan, Ting, and Zhang were infested with bandits and thieves one after another. fall into danger.
The delivery of a series of memorials not only shocked the government and the public, but everyone in Prince Yu's Mansion also frowned when they looked at the map.

Most of Fujian, southeastern Jiangxi, and dozens of counties in northeastern Guangdong were either occupied or closed, and the four fields have been occupied by Zhang Lian's rebels.

With the news that Longquan County in Zhejiang Province was raided by bandits, it was announced that the forces of the rebels had gradually begun to erode Zhejiang from Fujian.

"In less than two months, the bandits have gained a firm foothold in Jiangxi, including more than a dozen large and small cities, and from Jiangxi they broke into Chong'an County in Northwest Fujian, and plundered Longquan. How did Hu Zongxian suppress the bandits in Zhejiang? The bandits are getting more and more powerful big."

Looking at the maps that are constantly being marked, King Yu's face is getting more and more ugly these days.

The prefectures and counties captured by Zhang Lian seem to have an area larger than the entire territory of Fujian, and it is not an exaggeration to say that a province has been lost.

"Your Highness, don't worry. I saw from the official document of the Ministry of War yesterday that Yu Dayou has been transferred to Jiangxi. It only takes time to rectify the troops, and the lost ground can be recovered quickly."

Wei Guangde could only comfort him at the side, but in fact he felt a little guilty at the moment.

He has no impression of Zhang Lian's group's rebellion at all, but the situation is very bad as far as he knows so far.

Ganzhou Prefecture, Jianchang Prefecture, and Guangxin Prefecture in Jiangxi were all attacked and plundered several counties. If there were thieves attacking northward from Guixi, they would be able to go north to South Zhili if they attacked Raozhou Prefecture, and to Jiujiang if they went west. One stop is Bengshan Fort.

In the past, Wei Guangde felt that his hometown was in the confidant of Daming, and it should be a safe place, but now looking at the map in front of him, he felt a little guilty for no reason.

The only thing that can keep Wei Guangde safe is that he knows that Zhang Lian's rebellion must have failed, otherwise there would be nothing to do with Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and Nurhachi.

What's more, Yu Dayou, a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, Wei Guangde also had extraordinary trust in him.

As long as Jiangxi soldiers and horses are handed over to him, Wei Guangde believes that Zhang Lian's troops can be expelled from Jiangxi soon.

Previously, Wei Guangde had always thought that although Zhang Lian's department was making a lot of trouble and playing some tricks to ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor, they were actually nothing but petty thieves, and the government could be calmed down sooner or later if they got serious.

Therefore, when he was asked to go to Fujian to serve as the censor, Wei Guangde was completely unwilling in his heart, and felt that there was no credit for him.

However, the situation has developed to the present, the banditry has become a prairie fire, and the number one general Yu Dayou is about to go to battle, Wei Guangde's mind has also become active in the past two days, he is worried about the safety of his family, and he is also a little greedy for the credit of the bandit.

Just when he was in a dilemma, the servant outside sent a small note, the latest battle report of Bianzhen.

"More than [-] captives rode into Shaanxi and Ningxia, divided into Luoshan, Tiezhu, Quanxiao, Yanchi, etc., marched into Guyuan, and plundered westward for several days before fleeing through Xiamaguan."

"You guessed it again."

After Yu Wang read the note, he did not pass it to Yin Shizhen, but directly handed it to Wei Guangde.

Wei Guangde glanced briefly, felt relieved, and said with a smile: "That's about it. I Da Khan's troops are divided into multiple ways to harass the border towns. As long as the towns strictly guard the city, they will be invincible."

"Exactly, so that the Ministry of War can fully manage Fujian."

Yin Shizhen took the note from Wei Guangde's hand, glanced at it, and agreed.

"But should I remind the Ministry of War that Datong has been a little active recently?"

Zhang Juzheng frowned at this time and said.

(End of this chapter)