Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 98
Qian Longxi had obviously thought up his words before he came, and immediately answered: "Yuan Chonghuan's plan is certainly feasible, but it is not safe. If there is an eventuality, it will be difficult to end, so there is no guarantee. , it is better not to do it!"

At this point, Zhu Tianqi finally knew Qian Longxi's attitude towards this matter. To be honest, it was a bit beyond his expectation. Originally, Zhu Tianqi thought that Qian Longxi would support Yuan Chonghuan. Now it seems that although he Support Yuan Chonghuan, but act more steadily and cautiously, and have a more overall view.

However, Zhu Tianqi knew Yuan Chonghuan's ability. Historically, "Yuan Chonghuan planned to kill Mao Wenlong" was a famous event in the history of the late Ming Dynasty. Yuan Chonghuan was still very capable. Zhu Tianqi also believed that as long as he approved Yuan Chonghuan's request, In addition to Mao Wenlong's memorial, Yuan Chonghuan can certainly get rid of Mao Wenlong, but this is not a good move for the Ming Dynasty.

As for why Yuan Chonghuan had to kill Mao Wenlong, we can actually see the reason through Yuan Chonghuan's memorial. In this memorial, Yuan Chonghuan not only listed more than a dozen of Mao Wenlong's major crimes, but also bluntly said that Mao Wenlong refused to In cooperation with his military operations in Liaodong, Mao Wenlong has always been obedient and unfaithful in response to his military orders requiring Mao Wenlong to sneak attack on the rear of Jiannu!
Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan wanted to get rid of Mao Wenlong and replace him with an obedient person to garrison Pidao, so that he could cooperate with him and attack Jiannu from two sides.

Yuan Chonghuan's idea is good, but if he really has to act on it, the consequences will be very serious. The most important thing is that according to Zhu Tianqi's plan to deal with Jiannu, there is no need to risk this move for the time being. .

Zhu Tianqi also secretly realized that this time he did not let Yuan Chonghuan be the leader of Liaodong, but arranged a more mature and prudent Sun Chengzong above him, otherwise Yuan Chonghuan would definitely have to kill him first and then punish him.

Now that he is still willing to submit an order to himself, his plan to get rid of Mao Wenlong must have been vetoed by Sun Chengzong. If Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, didn't nod, he would naturally not be able to do it, so he bypassed Sun Chengzong. , hand it over to yourself directly.

Therefore, the question now is not whether to get rid of Mao Wenlong, but how to beat Yuan Chonghuan so that he gives up the idea of ​​getting rid of Mao Wenlong and obediently obeys Sun Chengzong's orders.

If this matter cannot be handled properly, it will be a bad start. Either Yuan Chonghuan will resent Sun Chengzong in his heart and cause the master and disciple to separate, or Yuan Chonghuan will be more unruly in the future and want to bypass Sun Chengzong and directly ask the court for instructions.

Zhu Tianqi hesitated again and again, picked up his ink pen, and wrote a line of red letters on Yuan Chonghuan's memorial - "Does Governor Yuan still remember the bet he made with me?"

Then he put down the ink pen, blew the ink gently, and handed the memorial to Qian Longxi, "Just return this memorial to Yuan Chonghuan in secret."

Although Qian Longxi was very curious about what Zhu Tianqi wrote in the memorial, he didn't dare to ask more about it. Naturally, he didn't dare to open it to read it in Zhu Tianqi's face, so he obediently accepted the memorial and gave a salute. Said: "I obey the decree!"

Qian Longxi left the Forbidden City with Yuan Chonghuan's memorial and returned to his house. Then he couldn't restrain his curiosity and opened the memorial to take a look.

"Does Governor Yuan still remember the bet he made with me?" Qian Longxi took the memorial and read it again, and then said to himself suspiciously: "The bet? What kind of bet can Yuan Chonghuan have with the emperor?"

You can't guess this kind of thing by guessing. If you really want to know, you might as well ask Yuan Chonghuan!

However, Qian Longxi immediately gave up the idea. It was not appropriate to ask about such things rashly just to satisfy his curiosity. Therefore, in his letter to Yuan Chonghuan, Qian Longxi just advised him not to act rashly. Let's not mention the matter of dealing with Mao Wenlong for the time being. I didn't say anything else.Liaodong aspect.

Since Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan took office, Sun Chengzong began to vigorously rectify military affairs in Liaodong. On the one hand, he stepped up military training, and on the other hand, he strengthened and repaired various fortresses.

Sun Chengzong set up his governor's palace in Ningyuan City, personally presided over the military training, and sent Yuan Chonghuan to station in Jinzhou City to lead Zu Dashou and Zhao Lianjiao to build and strengthen the fortress.

Although it has only been two months since Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan took office in Liaodong, they have already achieved a lot of results.

The first thing Sun Chengzong did after taking office was to help the Liao people return to Liao soil. The Liao people who were forcibly expelled to Shanhaiguan by Gao Di were finally able to return to their hometown. Sun Chengzong also distributed money and food subsidies to the Liao people who were willing to return home. Encourage Liao people to return to their hometowns to farm.

The second is to recruit soldiers from the Liao people, to promote the concept of "guarding the Liao soil with the Liao people", and to select strong, brave and sturdy soldiers to train hard in the Guanning Iron Cavalry Army to expand the number of Guanning Iron Cavalry.

The third is to vigorously cultivate fields. The Liao land is vast and the land is fertile. If managed well, the grain output is very considerable. Although there is military support from the court, we must try to be self-sufficient. Sun Chengzong guarded Liaodong for many years, and he could not even use military rations. Such important matters concerning one's family and one's life rest only on the imperial court.

Furthermore, this land in Liaodong was deeply poisoned by the slave-building, and there were not even one out of ten people left. Even though a large number of Liao people had returned to their hometowns, there were still too many fields that were uncultivated. It would be a pity if they were abandoned.

Yuan Chonghuan was not idle either. After he took office, he sent scouts to explore the east of Jinzhou City. The scouts went east to Xiaolinghe Fort and Dalinghe Fort but found no trace of the slave-building army. Yuan Chonghuan immediately ordered Zu Dashou. Heading to Xiaolinghe Fort, Zhao led his troops to Dalinghe Fort to repair the city fortress and push the defense line eastward.

Then the Hongyi cannons purchased by Sun Yuanhua were delivered by the navy in Dengzhou and Laizhou. Yuan Chonghuan immediately ordered people to transport them to several fortresses on the front line. With these Hongyi cannons in command, Zu Dashou and Zhao Lejiao instantly felt more confident. Bottom line.

It's strange to say that Yuan Chonghuan's defense line has been gradually advancing eastward, repairing and building many cities and fortresses, but it is as if they have reached an uninhabited land, as if all the slaves have disappeared, so many places are actually They are all deserted, with no troops stationed for defense.

However, Zu Dashou and Zhao Shujiao did encounter several attacks by small groups of Jiannu cavalry. However, these cavalry seemed to only come to spy on the military situation. In most cases, they waited and watched from a distance, and even launching an attack was tentative.

But no matter what these Jiannu cavalry thought, Zu Dashou and Zhao Lejiao had only one idea, and that was to make all Jiannu who dared to come and harass them "never come back"!
On normal days, if they encountered these small groups of cavalry coming to provoke them, Zu Dashou and Zhao Zhijiao would not dare to go into battle rashly. They were mainly worried about falling into the trap of Jiannu, but now they have so many Hongyi cannons under their hands. , then why don’t we let these slave-building cavalry have a taste of the power of cannon?

(End of this chapter)