Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 111 Mao Wenlong comes to Beijing

Dynasty was lucky to be a little early!
He completely underestimated the difficulty of bringing back a thousand warriors, especially since these thousand warriors were already disorganized.

Upon learning of Wei Zhongxian's death, these thousand warriors who had followed Wei Zhongxian for six days and were already exhausted, suddenly burst into dissatisfaction——

Wei Zhongxian is alive, and they still have hope in following Wei Zhongxian, hoping that this powerful man in the world will be able to rise again after he is nine thousand years old.

After Wei Zhongxian died, they had no hope anymore, and their biggest thought was to seize their property and flee.

The dynasty used only one eunuch, and he had never led troops in the Royal Horse Guards, so he had no idea what these people were thinking. It was Wu Guoan, a member of Qianhu of Jin Yiwei, who noticed something was wrong and reminded the dynasty of this.

But what about discovery? The dynasty's greatest reliance in commanding these thousand warriors was Wei Zhongxian's identity as the head of the family.

Now that everyone in Wei Zhongxian is dead, what is the use of his head?

The reason why he can barely control a thousand warriors is entirely due to his previous power.

If these people see through his tiger skin, they will immediately steal their property and flee.

While he was anxious, Wang Chaoyong heard another report that a cavalry of more than a hundred people was coming from behind. He didn't know which side the horse was coming from.

This ignited hope in Wang Chaoyong's heart, and he hurriedly ordered Wu Guoan to go over to see who was commanding the troops and if he could help guard the thousands of warriors to prevent them from escaping.

At this time, the banditry in Ming Dynasty was not serious yet, and no one suspected that these more than 100 men and horses were bandits. Wu Guoan took several imperial guards over and was immediately overjoyed when he saw the big flag with the word "Mao" in it, which was the style of the Ming Dynasty army.

He stepped forward to inquire and learned that it was Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang Town who came to Beijing on the imperial edict and happened to be here.

Knowing that the emperor valued Mao Wenlong, he rewarded him many times since he ascended to the throne. Wu Guoan had no idea of ​​guarding against Mao Wenlong. After seeing Mao Wenlong, he showed off his Jinyiwei badge and revealed the matter.

Mao Wenlong was shocked when he heard that Wei Zhongxian had hanged himself. I didn't expect that the nine thousand year old man with all the power in the world would die so easily in Fucheng Nanguan.

Respecting and fearing the emperor's methods, Mao Wenlong was even more fortunate that he obeyed the court's orders and went to the capital to have an audience:

"If I can't shirk it this time, I'm afraid I will be the one who dies next." 』

"Your Majesty's methods are truly awe-inspiring! 』

The nine thousand-year-old man who held all the power in the world died so easily. Mao Wenlong didn't think it would be more difficult for the emperor to kill him.

As long as he is transferred away from Dongjiang Town just like Wei Zhongxian was transferred, the emperor will not be more difficult to kill him than to kill Wei Zhongxian——

Unless he immediately rebels after receiving the order.

But if there is a rebellion, not to mention how many people in Dongjiang Town support it, even North Korea, where they are currently living, will help Ming to encircle and suppress themselves. In addition, all the people under his command had a blood feud with Hou Jin, so it was almost impossible for them to seek refuge with Hou Jin. It can be said that after the rebellion, we were trapped on all sides, with no room for survival.

Mao Wenlong would not choose this path unless absolutely necessary. Therefore, he hesitated for many days after receiving the transfer order. Finally, under the persuasion of Sun Guozhen, the governor of Denglai, Li Zunzu, the commander of Jinjiao Guards, and others, he chose to accept the imperial order and arranged for his nephew and adopted son Mao Chenglu to stay in Dongjiang Town and bring his trusted followers. The servants disembarked in Dengzhou and traveled overland to Beijing for an audience.

From Dengzhou, take the land route to Beijing. One way is to go north at Qingyangdianmayi, and take Wudingzhou, Cangzhou, and Tianjinwei. There were horse and water stations on this road. Mao Wenlong did not want the trouble and did not take this road with his family.

The other route takes Jinan Prefecture, Dezhou Prefecture, and Hejian Prefecture, which is the route Wei Zhongxian took to go south. There were horse posts all the way, and Mao Wenlong happened to encounter this incident while walking along the post road.

Upon hearing Wu Guoan's request, Mao Wenlong thought this was a good opportunity to show his favor to the emperor, so he immediately led his troops and surrounded a thousand warriors. The cavalry galloped back and forth to prevent anyone from escaping.

These thousand warriors looked majestic, and their armors and weapons were extremely complete. But they have never been on the battlefield, they are all just the same. Frightened by the murderous servants under Mao Wenlong, he immediately dared not move.

Chaoyong was overjoyed to see this and praised Mao Wenlong greatly. He said that after returning to Beijing, he asked for credit for Mao Wenlong. Wang Tiqian, the chief seal officer of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, will also speak for him.

Unexpectedly, Mao Wenlong was even more attentive to the relationship between Dynasty Yong and Wang Tigan. All the thousand men and horses were disarmed and their weapons put away.

The quality of these weapons was good. Mao Wenlong felt that if transported to Pi Island, they would be enough to arm a thousand elites.

It's a pity that these all belong to Wei Zhongxian, and they are charges of treason, and he cannot take them back.

After suppressing the thought of keeping these weapons for his own use, Mao Wenlong was still a little reluctant to let go. Chaoyong saw his thoughts and said with a smile:

"If General Mao wants weapons, he can request them from His Majesty."

"His Majesty values ​​Dongjiang Town very much and will allocate funds to you."

Mao Wenlong was overjoyed when he heard this and said:
"Your Majesty values ​​Dongjiang Town very much?"

"Will you give me weapons?"

Chaoyong was the head of Wei Zhongxian's family, and he was a sworn brother to Wang Tiqian. He was extremely well-informed about the information in the inner court, so he naturally said:

"Of course His Majesty values ​​Dongjiang Town very much, otherwise why would you be asked to come to Beijing?"

"In order to handle the matter in Dongjiang Town, Yuan Shangshu was specially summoned to Beijing."

"You don't know how much Yuan Shangshu is valued by His Majesty."

"The group in front of me impeached Wei Ni for five days, but His Majesty was not moved at all."

"But as soon as Yuan Shangshu came to Beijing to impeach him, Wei Ni fell immediately."

"In His Majesty's heart, he is one of the top ministers in the outer court!"

He didn't dare to say the word "first", but in the eyes of the dynasty, none of the foreign ministers were valued as much as Yuan Keli, including the cabinet bachelors.

If Yuan Keli had not been a Hanlin scholar and did not comply with the custom of "non-Hanlin people cannot join the cabinet", I am afraid that he would have already entered the cabinet and become a cabinet bachelor.

Some people in the outer court may not be able to see this matter clearly, but they eunuchs know it clearly. After all, the most important thing for a eunuch is to figure out the emperor's thoughts. They can guess who the emperor wants to use. What's more, the emperor's intention to reuse Yuan Keli was so obvious that almost everyone in the court knew about it.

When Mao Wenlong heard that Yuan Keli was so valued by the emperor, his heart "thumped".

Although his Dongjiang Town was built with the support of Yuan Keli, the two fell out later. He also supported the impeachment of Yuan Keli. Between the two of them, there was Liang Zi:

"Will Yuan Shangshu remember this? If he becomes the Minister of War, he will not burn my head, right?" 』

"What should I do if he wants to transfer me?" 』

Thinking of this, Mao Wenlong's uneasiness rose again. He felt that based on the war situation in Dongjiang Town after Yuan Keli left, even if Yuan Keli transferred him away, he would not be able to complain.

Dongjiang Town is now relegated to Pi Island and cannot even afford to support itself. If Yuan Keli knew the truth, he would probably be furious.

Thinking about how he was suppressed everywhere and even complained to the court when he was unjust, Mao Wenlong really only remembered Yuan Keli's benefits after he left.

If Yuan Keli was in Denglai, why would this happen?
It was a wrong move to impeach him back then!
Some regretful, Mao Wenlong even felt that if Yuan Keli transferred him away, he would have no choice but to admit it. Dongjiang Town has become like this, and I cannot escape the blame.

But thinking about Yuan Keli's character, Mao Wenlong felt that this was not the case. At that time, Yuan Keli would rather leave his post as governor of Denglai than let himself stay. It was impossible to transfer him at will. The character of this old boss is completely trustworthy.

In this uneasy and somewhat guilty mood, Mao Wenlong led a thousand warriors, Wang Chaoyong and others to the capital.

　Dong Qichang's "Jiehuan Yuan Gong's Behavior":
　　Mao Wenlong, the Duke (Yuan Keli), is so brave and intelligent. However, since Ye Yi's service has poisoned his heart, his strength has softened his bones. Several chariots and minks joined the Austrian aid, asking for an increase in pay and an increase in the sea ban, and had no intention of swallowing it again.

　　This was the victory of Manpu and Changcheng. It means that the soldiers were less than a thousand and did not engage in a single battle. They did not miss a single target, but the captives trampled each other. More than 20,000 of them were killed by cannons, and more than 30,000 were killed by the horses. Yu Zhen (barbarian) twenty thousand.

　　The public conscience is quite suspicious, but privately it is prudent to report the truth and then repay. There is no need to deceive others when they support others and repay them. Then he moved to Dongjiang River to review his story. Then Mao Shuai was angered, and he shouted at Huangmen, and one or two of his peers followed suit.

　　The emperor did not move, so he used the Pinglian Gong to advance to the rank of Shao Sima.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)