Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 493
Wen does not love money, Wu does not hesitate to die.

It sounds like there is no problem with this sentence, but Wang Yan is considered to be a man of life now. If he didn't hear a few slogans, he would be stupefied with enthusiasm, and he had already thought about a lot more things.

There was a well-known upright official in Ming Dynasty, Hai Rui Hai Qing Tian, ​​he didn’t love money, but his poor salary could not even support his mother, wife and children. Is it just to be like Hai Rui? It's obviously impossible, so before the reform of the imperial salary, it's better not to mention it if you don't love money.

Besides, Wu did not hesitate to die, but the question is, why did Wu hesitate to die?

When the Manchu Qing went south, the four towns in Jiangbei surrendered with little resistance. Afterwards, they swept across eastern Zhejiang and entered Fujian. They were also rebellious generals. Why did these generals surrender without a fight? ?Obviously not, most of them know something in their hearts, but they don't care.

But in turn, why should they care?
Since the Song Dynasty, it has been the basic national policy to control the military with literature, and the Ming Dynasty also inherited one point. The status of military officials cannot be compared with that of civil servants. They are not only restrained by civil officials, but also have an extra eunuch to supervise the army.

In such a situation, how can there be a sense of honor in the army?Most of them have never read any books, and no one taught them loyalty, filial piety, let alone defending the country.

The status is low, the treatment is not as good as that of civil servants, the salary is small, and they have no education. If this is the case, the situation is not right, and surrendering is not the mentality of most people?What do they rely on to risk their lives?
The treasury of the Five Loyalty Army is not owned by Wang Yan alone, it belongs to more than one hundred and five loyal troops. Only by providing care to the families of the soldiers can the spirit of the Five Loyal Army be gradually cultivated, otherwise how can the soldiers be made to die.

These money and food are all the soldiers who fought with their lives on the battlefield. With this money and food, the soldiers will know that even if the court does not provide compensation for the dead, the Five Loyalty Army will support his family, so that the soldiers can go to the battlefield with peace of mind and be brave. fight.

Now that the imperial court wants to take it for nothing, what do they think? In the future, they will fight desperately to take down the city, and the imperial court will also take all the seized materials, so what are they fighting for?
Wang Yan knew that he felt right that the rules should not be broken. After each battle, after he divided the seized materials with the court, the rest belonged to the Five Loyalty Army. This is an unwritten rule.

If he agrees, then his prestige among the Five Loyalty Army will immediately plummet, and the combat power of the Five Loyalty Army will also shrink immediately.

In a short while, many things flashed through Wang Yan's mind, and he was somewhat disappointed. He had already figured it out. For the emperor, using the warehouse of the Five Loyalist Army was a double-edged matter. The problem of Shu can also damage his prestige within the Five Allied Army.

Wang Yan sighed in his heart, the emperor wanted to use his loyalty to take the opportunity to weaken him, it seems that the marriage between Wang and He, and the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the emperor was already afraid.

Wang Yan wanted to understand this, although his heart fluctuated for a while, but the whole person was not angry. He saw that the emperor and the ministers were looking at him, and after a long silence, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, soldiers, important matters for the country, life and death. Land, the way of life and death, must be investigated. The matter of aiding Shu is of great importance, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and millions of food and salaries, remember not to be hasty. I think it is better for Rong Chen to understand the situation more!"

Wang Yan's words, in the eyes of the emperor and several elders, obviously did not want to use the warehouse of the Five Loyalty Army, which made Emperor Longwu's sick face turn pale.

This time, if Wang Yan agrees to use the treasury of the Five Loyalty Army, then for Longwudi, apart from a pair of eagles, his heart will be at ease, but once Wang Yan refuses, he may not be able to Difficulty sleeping and eating.

In the hall, after Wang Yan finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became dignified. Su Guansheng frowned. From his point of view, Wang Yan had won the battle this time, but he returned to Beijing in a low-key manner. His servant was very decent, and he was always loyal to Daming.

"Chu Guogong, the envoy also said before that the Western Army lost even Chengdu, so the situation is showing how dangerous it is. Counting the time, the envoy has been away from Sichuan and Sichuan for more than a month. Only God knows what the battle in Sichuan will be like! This pavilion thinks that it can't be dragged on any longer now, and the Duke of the Kingdom is leading the army, so he should make a decisive decision!" Su Guansheng glanced at the pale emperor, then at Wang Yan, and couldn't help becoming anxious, because he didn't expect that things didn't go as he imagined direction of development.

At this time, he realized that he might have made a big mistake. He thought that Wang Yan would agree [-]%, because from Wang Yan's overall perspective, it is impossible not to know the importance of Sichuan and Shu, which must be saved, but the court And it is true that there is no money, and in the end they can only use the warehouses of the Five Loyalty Army. Wang Yan has no other choice, so he can only agree. In this way, the issue of Sichuan and Sichuan will be resolved, and the emperor can see Wang Yan's loyalty. It can be said that everyone is happy. But Wang Yan really didn't agree.

The consequences of this are serious. From the emperor's point of view, Wang Yan must have been disobedient. At least he puts self-interest before the court. He is suspected of being a mercenary, and even wants to be Zheng Zhilong's second. It is also very possible!

The trust between the monarch and his ministers will be greatly reduced from now on.

Su Guansheng stood up quickly, eager to persuade Wang Yan, and quickly agreed, otherwise if Wang Yan had a second heart, the Longwu court would be over.

Seeing Su Guansheng staring at him, Wang Yan hinted that he would agree quickly, but he cupped his hands: "Mr. Su Ge, don't worry. Before this pavilion went eastward, I discussed with Governor He. If there is any change in Shu, please let me know." He sent troops to Yongyong to attack Hanzhong, and the Qing army who entered Shu saw that their retreat was in danger of being cut off, so they must protect Hanzhong first, and the situation in Shu will ease."

After Su Guansheng heard Wang Yan's words, it was obvious that Wang Yan was determined not to agree to use the warehouse of the Five Loyalty Army. He couldn't help taking a small step back. Emperor Longwu's face turned even paler, but immediately became sickly flushed due to anger.

"Chu Guogong has just returned to Guangjing, and he doesn't know much about many situations. I think I can let Chu Guogong think about it for a while." Zuo Maodi saw that the situation suddenly developed like this, his heart was in a mess, and he hurried out Take control of the situation.

"I'm a little tired today, so I'll just listen to what Zuo Qing said~" After hearing this, Emperor Longwu stood up angrily, and left the hall with the help of his servants.

There was silence in the hall, Su Guansheng was stunned for a while, and suddenly cursed: "Wang Shiheng, what do you mean? Do you really want mercenaries to respect themselves? This pavilion has misjudged you!"

Hearing this, Wang Yan raised his head and gave Su Guansheng a hard look. He was so angry that he really wanted to slap Su Guansheng to death, but he suppressed his anger and said angrily, "Misters, why don't you share this with me?" Let me discuss it? Why don't you listen to my idea first? Are you afraid that I won't agree? Are you satisfied with the rift between the monarch and his ministers?"

Su Guansheng was stared at by Wang Yan, and felt his anger. This is not a person born with two hearts, the emotions he should have. If Wang Yan has two hearts, then he can be more domineering than Zheng Zhilong.

For a while, Su Guansheng was a little dazed. He was really worried that Wang Yan would not agree, so he thought of raising this matter in front of the emperor and several university scholars. His loyalty, but after his analysis, he believed that Wang Yan would definitely agree.

Su Guansheng is a civil servant after all, and he considers from the perspective of civil servants after all. In his eyes, the soldiers of the army are just tools and not particularly important, but Wang Yan must consider the interests of the soldiers of the five loyal armies, because he knows that he wants to To save the world, the Five Loyalty Army is his greatest reliance.

Su Guansheng was yelled at by Wang Yan. Although he didn't understand at all, and his whole person was a little lacking in confidence, he still sneered: "I didn't agree just now. Could it be that I agreed before?"

"Shi Heng, don't get angry about this matter, I didn't think about it, but you have to understand us, Sichuan and Shu are the places that must be saved, and the warehouse of the Five Loyalty Army is not moved, the court has no other way." Zuo Mao The second was afraid that the two would quarrel, so he hurried over to explain and appease.

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