Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"This is really troublesome!"

At the last meeting, the two left and right ministers of the Ministry of War were at odds with each other, arguing endlessly. In order to solve the hidden danger of water transportation, Chen Xinjia agreed with the idea of ​​transferring Liu Zeqing. [Novel download www>

Now the servant on the right is pretending to be panicked, but actually sarcastic, the servant on the left is so angry that his nose is crooked, and Chen Xinjia's face is also very ugly.

"What's the point of talking about this now?" Chen Xinjia said with a wry smile: "There are still 13 stone grains in Linqingcang, more than 3 taels of newly released salaries, more than [-] bolts of cloth, and materials such as paint, beef tendon, and pig iron. They are all waiting to be transported to Liaodong... If this is taken by thieves, let's not talk about how troublesome it is for us to make up for it, but how many bows and arrows, weapons, and how many armors will be made if it falls into the hands of thieves... Think about it It's just scary!"

Although what he said was heartfelt, the two deputies in front of him were old veterans in the officialdom, why would Daming be afraid of throwing away such a little thing?He lost more than ten times in the first battle of Liaoxi, the most important thing is that he should not be ashamed! [

At that moment, Zuo Shilang counterattacked sharply: "Liu has been ordered for less than half a month, and it will take some time to transfer troops. He sent troops to Jinan to protect the provincial capital. He is the General Soldier of Shandong Aid and Suppression. within the mandate."

"The most important thing is to help and suppress, and there are no bandits in Jinan?"

"Sometimes it will be too late to mobilize troops... Now it's just a matter of strictly urging them to make them annihilate the bandits going to Linqing. It's useless to talk too much!"

"I'm afraid it will be in vain again."

"Is this what an official of the Ministry of War should say?"

"OK OK."

The two deputy lieutenants were blushing, seeing the verge of falling out, Chen Xinjia had no choice but to smooth things over. Fortunately, he had enough prestige, and everyone knew that he was the personal confidant of Yang Sichang, a popular old man. At the same time, Chongzhen also trusted him very much. Since his ascension to the throne, many ministers of the Ministry of War have retreated, and some have even beheaded. So far, Emperor Chongzhen trusted Yang Sichang the most, followed by this Sima Chen, who quarreled with such a trusted and courageous boss. Smart move.

The two servants shut their mouths instantly, Chen Xinjia pondered for a while, and finally made a decision: "Let's urge Liu to carry out the suppression, and wait until we see the results of the suppression."

The left servant was very proud when he heard the words, and the right servant certainly didn't dare to refute, but the expression on his face was not very natural.

Chen Xinjia rushed into the palace to explain to Chongzhen, and hurriedly said: "Now everything is about state affairs, if Liu Zeqing is no longer suitable, he will be in a certain private area."

Probably Chen Xinjia had an optimistic explanation for the threat of Linqing, and Chongzhen did not seem to be in a hurry to get angry. Strictly guard against thieves and bandits, we must guard the city well, and there must be no mistakes.

At the same time, it also issued an order to Liu Zeqing, the tone was much stricter than last time, ordering Liu Zeqing to immediately wipe out the Shandong bandits without any further mistakes.

This decree can also be seen. The imperial court knew that Ni Chong, the governor of Shandong, had no soldiers in his hands, and the general of Linqing used to be a fat job. In the past two years, because he had to rebuild the city defense and local buildings, he spent a lot of money on it. There are too many ways to be greedy for money, and of course they can't afford to support too many servants. There are no battalions and no servants. If you want to call Linqing Shenjiang to work hard to suppress the thieves, it is tantamount to asking people to die. A symbolic decree is given and the matter is over.

The most important relationship still lies with Liu Zeqing. This point, whether it is the capital or Shandong, must be very clear.

At this time, some Beijing officials have already mentioned that Zhang Shouren should lead the troops back to Shandong to sit in the town. However, considering that Zhang Shouren is the Sacred Heart's tacit general who conquers the captives, it is obvious that he wants to preside over the upcoming war against the captives. A thief is suspected of being overqualified.

As for the long journey from Huguang to Shandong, as soon as someone said it, they were ridiculed.

Xiangyang is more than [-] miles away from Jinan, and Zhang Shouren will definitely be able to walk back in two months at most. This was tested when he went to Xiangyang last time, and this time will only be shorter.

Even so, many officials have considered it again and again, but still have not made such a proposal that must be rejected.

Compared with the calmness of the Ministry of War, the Beijing officials who are native to Shandong feel a little restless. The state capitals and Shandong governors and patrols have emergency reports to Beijing, and Shandong officials who have served in the countryside have also written to the center. These memorials Flying like snowflakes, it is obvious that the situation in Yanzhou and Dongchang is very dangerous.These two prefectures have always been rich. There is a small amount of cotton in Dongchang, and a large amount of cotton in Jining, Yanzhou. The richness is no less than in the south of the Yangtze River. There are also many businessmen in Beijing, and some even have a leg in the ocean trade. Think of cotton harvesting and purchases. All will be affected, and the price of water transportation will rise if it is affected, and it will bleed while losing money. How can this be human? [

Amidst the discussions, Tang Ma of the Ministry of War left Beijing one after another, bringing out the court's will to deal with the crisis in Linqing.

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Liu Zeqing received the order on the fifth day of March. During this period of time, his soldiers and horses had been mobilized, and the forwards had already calmed down. This time when he sent troops, Caozhou's soldiers had all their old foundations... This time is different from In the previous two trials with Zhang Shouren, Liu Zeqing found that the gap between himself and Zhang Shouren was getting bigger and bigger after several years of forbearance and observation. He didn't think it was Zhang Shouren's ability, but felt that he was stuck in Yanzhou. The strategy is wrong!

No matter how rich Yanzhou is, big families such as the Confucius family and the Meng family will always have a share, and his own original benefactor, the Guo family and other high-ranking officials and gentry families, will also have a share. Raising more than 2 soldiers, this is already at its limit.

But Zhang Shouren took over the land of Denglai and the two prefectures at once, and then got involved in Qingzhou. He also had a presence in Jinan, and Dongchang also started to operate. If this continues, when will he catch up?

So this time, even if it wasn't Zhang Pu and others who provoked him, he would act accordingly.

It's just that this move of bad luck came. As soon as the forward arrived in Pingyin, his central army was still in Dongping Prefecture, and the imperial court's decree had already come down!

He gets angry every day and urges the generals to speed up, but half a month has passed since the mobilization of more than 2 soldiers, and the entire army has only traveled more than 300 miles... The speed of [-] miles a day, in the future of Caozhou soldiers Said it was already extremely fast, even Liu Zeqing himself knew that if he kept pushing, something might happen!

At this moment, he turned back from the direction of Jinan and rushed to the boundary of Dongchang. Don't say he didn't want to go, even if he really rushed to Dongchang, it might not be in time, and it would cost more money.

"Guozhu, can your three thousand soldiers move?"

Hearing that something was wrong a few days ago, Liu Zeqing planned to mobilize Zhang Guozhu's troops to the Dong'e area to put pressure on Li Qingshan. As a result, Zhang Guozhu was more eager to go to Jinan, but he refused to go back. Under strict supervision, this I just started returning to the teacher from Pingyin, but in the past three or four days, I have only traveled a total of [-] miles. Slower than a tortoise, Liu Zeqing's patience is almost exhausted.

"Big guy!"

In a hurry, Zhang Guozhu didn't care about Huang Zi's title of "Grand Master". He knelt down in front of Liu Zeqing's feet with a plop, kowtowed and said, "It's true that the soldiers only want to get rich in Jinan, but then they say they want to fight Li Qingshan. This morale is really bad." Injured. In the past few days, the last general has beaten dozens of people, killed two, and sent more than 20 people into the camp with arrows. In the past two days, the last general's cronies have inquired below, and many soldiers have been dissatisfied. The general is also afraid of accidents... If there is even half a lie, commander, you can kill the last general right now!"

On the other hand, this burly man was crying with tears all over his face, his nose and tears mixed together, it was simply ugly.

"How much do you want to make trouble?"

"I'm afraid it's a lot..."

Liu Zeqing felt quite helpless, he usually kills people like hemp, but if the army's morale is not stable and the soldiers below want to make trouble, there is nothing he can do.

The so-called order of the governor does not apply to the general, the order of the general does not apply to the general, and the order of the general does not apply to the army. The corruption of the military discipline of the Ming army is a chain, and it is difficult for anyone.

"I'll give you three thousand silver to make up for your loss from not going to Jinan, and I'll give you another ten thousand to the brothers under your command. Everyone will have a share. Tell them, I'll make some adjustments for you in the future...but I will definitely give it to you now." Take a breath and come back, you know?"

"Yes, handsome!"

As soon as Zhang Guozhu heard that there was money, Zhang Guozhu was also full of energy. He kowtowed on the ground a few times, got up, went to the military quarter to collect the money, and rushed to his station. [

"Brother, you have been coaxed by these guys very well. Now you can't get in, the whole army is at war, and you can't take care of the usual business..."

Liu Yuanqing was in charge of the army's money, food and salaries, and when he saw Liu Zeqing spending money, he felt distressed and expressed his dissatisfaction.

"This is something that can't be helped. If it's normal, you might as well treat these bastards slowly. At this time, if you want them to work hard, hurry up and subdue Li Qingshan for me, and don't care about other things."

Liu Zeqing has led the army for more than ten years, why is the matter in the army unclear?Knowing that this is not the time to be serious, if it is serious, go back to Caozhou to rectify it slowly, and the general Qiu Ba will push out the culprit. Ignore it.

It was only when the crowd dispersed that Liu Zeqing's eyes became fierce. He was surrounded by only his most confidant staff and cronies. Liu Zeqing overturned several cases and cursed: "Li Qingshan, bastard, really wants to raise the flag to rebel? I killed him!" His whole family!"

If someone said something about murdering the whole family, they would just laugh at it and spit it out of Liu Zeqing's mouth. Everyone present was his closest confidant, and they couldn't help shivering.

"Come here!" Liu Zeqing called a staff member and ordered: "Write a secret letter to Li Qingshan for me, and send someone to deliver it overnight, I want to see what kind of tricks he is playing, is he really bored of life! "

The staff member was trembling and wrote on the spot. After sealing it, he sent a few reliable soldiers to ride to Yanggu County overnight.