Han ride

Chapter 157

"Now that Lin Dan Khan has retreated to Baicheng, how will the situation on the grassland develop? What countermeasures can the two gentlemen have?" Emperor Chongzhen's eyes flashed a trace of dissatisfaction.

"Lin Danhan probably won't have any influence on my border in the short term. Now that the heavy snow is falling, the grassland must be covered with snow. The Mongols will have problems protecting themselves at this time. It is impossible to send troops. I will go to northern Xinjiang in a short time. , there will be no danger." Wen Tiren said without thinking.

"The veteran heard that Lin Dan Khan and Jian Nu had a life-and-death enmity. Now whether it is Jian Nu or Lin Dan Khan, the strength of both has been weakened a lot. Lin Dan Khan suffered heavy losses in this battle. Two years later, I am afraid that Jiannu will not let go of this opportunity, and the two will inevitably start a fight in Baicheng. I will also reduce the number of wars in the northern border." Zhou Yanru stroked his beard and said: "Now Hong Chengchou is in charge of The governor of the three sides, the veteran thinks that according to his ability, those rebels in Shaanxi must not be able to last for too long, and it is estimated that tomorrow, the imperial court will not need to use large-scale troops."

"It would be very good if that's the case." Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and the displeasure just now disappeared without a trace. He couldn't help standing up, walking around in the hall, and said: "As long as there are no Eastern captives and rebels, the imperial court will surely recover soon. Well, Cao Huachun and Hou Shilu said that there are still some tribes who do not accept Wang Hua fighting on the grassland. What do you two gentlemen think?"

After hearing the words, the two looked at each other, knowing that Emperor Chongzhen had finally asked Li Xin.It's just how to answer this question, the two of them really don't know what to do?
"Your Majesty, since Captain Yao has made great contributions, he needs to be rewarded. I think he can be sent back to the capital to be a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, or he can simply be sent to work under Hong Chengchou's command." Wen Tiren thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty can Let him hang the rank of guerrilla general. What does your majesty think?"

Although the guerrilla general's official position is not high, he can be regarded as included in the ranks of generals anyway.According to the regulations of the imperial court, as long as he reaches the level of general, he will go to Beijing to meet the emperor.It is conceivable that if an ordinary general goes to Beijing to meet Chongzhen, what an honor it will be, but this is different for Li Xin. Once Li Xin enters Beijing, he should not think about going out.

"Lord Wen, Li Xin is not that stupid." Zhou Yanru sneered and said, "Li Xin now has tens of thousands of cavalry. If he comes to the capital, how many soldiers and horses do you think he will bring?"

"This?" Wen Tiren's complexion changed, and he cursed secretly in his heart.This Zhou Yanru is really shameless, even if he didn't say it himself, he would say such a thing.

Emperor Chongzhen on one side was also very depressed when he heard this.At this time, he suddenly remembered that the current Li Xin is different from other people. He once defeated Jiannu, plotted against Sun Chengzong, and now defeated Lin Danhan again. He has tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of troops. Everyone, this is an extremely large number. If Li Xin is annoyed, if Li Xin really invades the Central Plains from the Xuanfu or Zunhua area, the capital is his first target. Can Chongzhen issue the King Qin's edict again? ?You know, the edict he issued not long ago?
Li Xin must not be offended.Emperor Chongzhen suddenly trembled in his heart, then glanced over, sighed softly and said: "Li Xin has made a contribution, two gentlemen, tell me how to reward!" Since you can't offend, then reward Bar!Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt a trace of sadness.I am the emperor, but now I have to deal with a little Li Xin, a courtier, but there is no way, this is the emperor's sorrow.

In fact, there are already signs of this kind of thing. Li Xin is not a simple literati. He has the aura of a military general far above that of a civil servant. What's more, Li Xin's soul comes from later generations, and he has no sense of belonging to this era at all.As for the so-called loyalty to the emperor, it is impossible to talk about it, and it is even under those unruly people such as Zuo Liangyu and others.It is almost impossible for Li Xin to finally be in Chongzhen, but civil servants are different. For example, Yuan Chonghuan, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chengzong are Hong Chengchou, all of whom were born in literati. These guys are deeply influenced by Confucianism. Had to die, even if Emperor Chongzhen wronged them and took their lives, they would not hesitate to hand over their lives to Chongzhen.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's favorite is the literati leading the army.

It's a pity that literati are not omnipotent, and there are only a few people who can really fight. Apart from these people, the best at war are generals.With the passage of time, military generals have gradually stepped onto the stage of history, and the army in their hands has become their amulet.When the roots of the tree grow deep, the Emperor Chongzhen will be afraid to touch them, and the current Zu Dashou, Zuo Liangyu, and even the current Li Xin are also like this.

Listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren quickly understood what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking. They sighed inwardly, but they didn't know what to say. Whether it was Zhou Yanru or Wen Tiren, they all knew about Chongzhen's thoughts. The emperor had already backed down, and it was unlikely that he would take military measures against Li Xin.This has to be said, it is the tragedy of the civil official group.Since the Song Dynasty, civil servants have overwhelmed generals, and the fact that a county magistrate killed a guerrilla general without an imperial edict is gone forever.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Li Xin has a fiancée who is keeping a filial piety in the south of the Yangtze River and is being bullied by villains around her. Do you think it's better to let that girl come to the capital, and the emperor bestows a house as a favor?" Zhou Yanru seemed to have thought of something. Say it quickly.

"No." Wen Tiren shook his head quickly when he heard the words, and said: "If you are not married, you are not married. If the emperor wants to give Li Xin favor, you can't use this method. If this matter is spread, those rebels will think that the court wants to take this opportunity to blackmail Li Xin." Believe me, this is absolutely impossible."

"Li Xin was originally prostituted by Captain Yao. This time he made a contribution. At least a guerrilla general will give it to him! Since he is a general, according to the ancestral system, his family must stay in the capital. The emperor follows the ancestral system. Who dares to speak ?" Zhou Yanru snorted coldly, but he was extremely proud in his heart.Finally, Wen Tiren was overwhelmed.

"Although the two are not married, it is a settled matter, and it will not change. The woman is Li Xin's wife. The ancestral system that Mr. Zhou mentioned just now, since there is an ancestral system, we should act according to the ancestral system. Let's go!" Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and finally decided to do what Zhou Yanru said. On the one hand, he had the ancestral system, and on the other hand, he still had some expectations in his heart, looking forward to threatening Li Xin with this move.

"Your Majesty, I think a small guerrilla general is not too small." Wen Tiren seemed to have thought of something, and cupped his hands and said, "Now that Li Xin has defeated Lin Danhan and occupied Guihua City, then Guihua City is The territory of my Ming Dynasty, Guihua City used to be the homeland of Yunzhong, the minister thought that Guihua City could be changed into Yunzhong Mansion, set up a magistrate and other administrative offices, and canonize Li Xin as the commander of Yunzhong Mansion."

"Okay." Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard the words, then his eyes lit up, and said: "What you said is very true. In this way, Yunzhong Mansion will be directly included in the management of the court." Emperor Chongzhen can say that, no But because you got a piece of territory out of thin air, and more importantly, mixed with sand, didn't you, Li Xin, say that you are my people?That's fine, I'll let you be the commander. Didn't you mean to restore the territory of the Han family?It’s okay, Guihua City is the homeland of the Han family. It used to be called Yunzhong County, but now it’s renamed as Yunzhong Mansion. The imperial court sent management to help you manage this Yunzhong Mansion. Isn’t that interesting!
After hearing this sentence, Zhou Yanru froze, and looked at Wen Tiren with fearful eyes. This guy is not a simple guy.One mouthful can make Li Xin have nothing to say now, but if you do this, won't you offend Li Xin to death?Then Li Xin is a reckless man, offending him is not a good thing.

"It's just, who will be sent to be the magistrate of Yunzhong?" Emperor Chongzhen was entangled.Yunzhong is outside the Great Wall, where there are many alien races, and it is even closer to Li Xin. This Li Xin is not a character to be provoked. Whoever goes there may die at any time, although there are many candidates in the court. Officials, but it is not certain that anyone will go to that ghostly place. Not only will there be no money to take, but they may die at any time. Now Emperor Chongzhen is entangled.In fact, not only Chongzhen was entangled, but Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru were also entangled all of a sudden.They also thought about this question.

"I do have a candidate. It's just that I don't know what the emperor thinks?" Wen Tiren rolled his eyes, and suddenly thought of someone coming, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.Zhou Yanru suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Oh! Sir, who do you think can go to Yunzhong?" Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously.

"Governor Sun Yuanhua of Denglai, what does His Majesty think?" Wen Tiren said respectfully.Zhou Yanru's complexion changed when he heard the words. This Sun Yuanhua had offended Wen Tiren before, so he was feared by Wen Tiren. More importantly, Sun Yuanhua was Zhou Yanru's man.Sending Sun Yuanhua to Yunzhong not only allowed Sun Yuanhua to take revenge, but also made Zhou Yanru lose face.

"No." When Zhou Yanru thought of this, he quickly said: "Shandong Kong Youde and others are raging in Shandong, and we need people like Sun Yuanhua to sit in Shandong. Sending Sun Yuanhua to Yunzhong Mansion rashly may not be conducive to the war in Shandong! "Zhou Yanru is old and cunning after all, and he found a reason at once.

"Your Majesty, Wang Daocheng, the inspector of Shandong Province, can be the governor." Wen Tiren saw that Chongzhen had made a move, so he would not let this opportunity go, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Sun Yuanhua is a disciple of Mr. Xu Guangqi, loyal to the emperor. Patriotism, once this person arrives in Yunzhong, he will definitely be able to influence Li Xin, and even take Li Xin's soldiers and horses into his pocket completely for use by the court."

"Well, since that's the case, let's do it according to Mr.! Immediately pass the decree to Shandong and let Sun Yuanhua go to Yunzhong." Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "Order the world again, Li Xin, who is the prostitute Yao Xiaowei, regains Guihua City and changes Guihua City is the Yunzhong Mansion, and Li Xin is the commanding envoy of the Yunzhong Capital with the rank of guerrilla general. Let Li Xin quickly enter the capital to face the saint."

"Your majesty is wise." Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Zhou Yanru sighed inwardly, and said hastily.

Emperor Chongzhen also nodded, and after the three of them talked again, Emperor Chongzhen let the two of them leave. Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren looked at each other and left.

"Changqing! You let Sun Yuanhua pass by, which makes Li Xin hate you to death." In front of the palace, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren stood beside the sedan chair, Zhou Yanru sighed softly.

"They are all doing things for the imperial court, so what if they are hated by others?" Wen Tiren frowned, and quickly said with a smile: "It is Mr. Shoufu who suggested that Li Xin's wife who has never been educated should be brought to the capital. Li Gu's death, I'm afraid Li Xin will be far ahead of me!" Wen Tiren burst into laughter, and immediately got into the sedan chair without mentioning it, leaving only Zhou Yanru's uncertain expression.

(End of this chapter)