After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 210 Return to Beijing

There was a moment of silence in the camp.

Then, He Qingchang opened his mouth and said to Xu Ye: "General Xu, you and I are both disciples of Mr. Gu Ge. Gu Haiwang was defeated in this battle. Although the capital has not yet been defeated, the control of the Gu family in the army is no longer what it used to be. In both the government and the public, Many people are waiting and watching. If this matter is exposed at this time..." He Qingchang glanced at the letter of credentials from Beidi. He paused and said, "His Majesty and Chen Dang will definitely take advantage of this opportunity. Eliminate Mr. Gu Ge’s power in the capital army.”

He raised his eyes and looked at Xu Ye again. Xu Ye's eyes were full of fear.

He Qingchang slowed down his tone: "By then, the Minister of War and the Governor of Yunzhou will have to discuss candidates again."

Xu Ye knew that He Qingchang was right.

Although he was far away in Yunzhou, he also heard some rumors in Beijing. Since His Majesty took office, the quarrel between the Gu and Chen parties has intensified, and His Majesty seems to have some intentions of targeting the Gu party. Especially after the fall of Du Jing, the Minister of Punishment, there are even rumors that Gu Ge has lost power.

Therefore, when he heard that Gu Haiwang had done such a stupid thing, besides being shocked and angry, he was more thinking about how to suppress this matter.

He Qingchang seemed to have seen through Xu Ye's thoughts, and said: "This letter of credence cannot be presented to His Majesty like this."

Xu Ye nodded.

He Qingchang changed the subject and said, "But we can't completely conceal it. These two hundred taels of silver are not a small amount. If Beidi really got two hundred taels of silver, it would be difficult to fight the war next year."

Although he and He Qingchang were both from Gu Shihai, they were not familiar with each other. Although they were camping in the same place to fight this time, He Qingchang's unsmiling character had never made it easy to get close to others.

But if Beidi gets these two million taels of silver, then Dajing's advantage will no longer exist.

This is a very clear good signal.

Beidi are mostly nomadic people, and their farming and iron smelting technologies are much behind those of Dajing. One of Xu Ye's previous strategies against Beidi was to "wait for work". To put it simply, Beidi is short of supplies and will not be able to withstand a protracted war. Therefore, the longer the war drags on, the better for the situation.

Xu Ye accepted the note, and his heart, which had been hanging since he entered the door, was truly relieved.

So when He Qingchang suddenly asked him if he knew that Gu Haiwang had bribed the enemy with five million taels of silver, his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

After saying that, He Qingchang handed a piece of paper with a secret code written on it to Xu Ye: "General Xu, you are familiar with Yunzhou. Let your people check the branch of Baofeng Company in Yunzhou. ”

Xu Ye also fell silent.

"They used banknotes from Baofeng Trading Company. The maximum face value is 50,000 yuan. There are 40 banknotes in total. Ordinary bank branches do not have so much cash. It will take several months to withdraw them all. I have already After asking both of them, the banknotes have the same secret code and should be from the same batch of banknotes." He Qing sighed, paused, and said, "Although four months have passed, the money is probably gone. They were taken out, but if we follow these secret guards, we may be able to find some hidden clues about Beidi in our territory."

At that time, Gu Haiwang was the head coach and Xu Ye was the deputy general. He Qingchang had every reason to suspect that Xu Ye knew about this, and could even suspect that he was the one who gave Gu Haiwang the idea.

But at this time, He Qingchang handed over the entire Yunzhou business name to Xu Ye for investigation, which meant that he believed that he had nothing to do with this matter and would not interfere in Yunzhou's affairs.

Two million taels of silver is enough to buy too much armaments and food.

Xu Ye immediately knelt down and said, "I will definitely live up to my command!"

"Get up. You and I are brothers in the same camp, there is no need to be so open-minded."

His phrase "the same camp" is a double entendre. Xu Ye understood what he meant, stood up, and analyzed the situation with him heart to heart: "Although the enemy's words are arrogant, the words in this letter of credence are probably true." Xu Ye looked at He Qingchang. Said: "It was foggy all night last night, and the north wind started again this morning. This is a sign of a heavy snowfall. As soon as this snow passes, the Baishui River will freeze. If they can't cross the river, there is no need for them to be here. It’s time to wait. Beidi should be retreating.”

He Qingchang listened with a calm expression, but when he heard Xu Ye's analysis of Beidi's retreat, his expression was not at all relaxed.

This battle is far from over. In the coming spring, the enemy will surely come back. And this time, they were no longer backward and poor barbarians. Two million taels of silver were enough to turn them into a well-equipped army with sufficient reserves.

He Qingchang looked at the blank folder on the table in silence for a while, and then suddenly said: "General Xu, I called you here today to tell you that I am going to ask for orders to return to Beijing."

Xu Ye was startled for a moment. He raised his head and met He Qingchang's serious gaze.

"The movements in Beidi have not yet been ascertained. It is better for the general to wait until it is confirmed that Beidi will retreat before returning to Beijing." Xu Ye stopped.

He Qingchang shook his head: "The head office of Baofeng Company is in Beijing. We must ask them to change the secret deposit as soon as possible. There is still hope that the two million taels of silver can be guaranteed."

"Besides, there is one more thing that I am a little concerned about."

He Qingchang's eyes were filled with worry: "The grain, grass and firearms shipped from Beijing last month arrived three days late. Moreover, I checked the quality of the grain and grass. Many of them were old rice mixed with chaff."

Xu Ye also knew about this. But at that time, he thought that winter was coming soon and the war would slow down. With Beidi's weak national strength, this retreat might be a flameout, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"I'm afraid the capital felt that the war was about to end, so it neglected supplies." Xu Ye said.

He Qingchang didn't think so.

The court suppressed the discovery of shoddy grain in the Yuanshang warehouse, saying only that there was a fire last summer and not much grain was lost.

But He Qingchang knew the whole story very well.

Although it seemed that Chen Yuansi had paid for it himself to smooth out the warehouse's deficit, but given the size of the original granary and He Qingchang's understanding of Chen Yuansi's shrewd character, even if he was willing to bleed, he could only smooth out the surface. And beneath that peaceful surface, there must be a bigger hole hidden.

"I'm going back to the Ministry of War to take charge of ensuring food, grass and military pay for the front line next year." He Qingchang said to Xu Ye without further explanation, "I'll leave this to you, General Xu."

When Xu Ye saw that he had decided to go, he no longer shied away and accepted his life.

He Qingchang sat down in front of the case, picked up his pen and wrote on the blank paper a memorial asking for orders to return to Beijing.

After putting the folder away, he suddenly remembered something and pulled out a bright yellow booklet from the case file beside the table and handed it to Xu Ye.

"The report I submitted to the capital last month has been approved. Yang Ting and Lu Yanchen's counselors have all been approved by the imperial court, and they can be issued formal documents. The former army is under your jurisdiction. Please bring this imperial edict with you. Go back and award it to them."

Xu Ye's eyes flashed with joy, and he knelt down to receive the order.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Suihe, Lu Yanchen was promoted to the commander of the forward battalion.

On the same day, in the heavy snow in Yunzhou, a fast horse galloped southward with He Qingchang's request to return to Beijing.