Blood from Daming

Chapter 344
In the official hall of the Liaodong Economic Strategy Mansion in Shanhaiguan, Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong Economic Strategy, was talking to Yu Anxing, the governor of Shanhaiguan, and Ma Shilong, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. He was accompanied by his confidantes Lu Shanji and Zanhua Mao Yuanyi. Today's topic is discussion About the Xue family.

Don't underestimate Xue Si's team of less than 2000 people. This is the key to whether the Liaodong Army can send troops to North Korea's Uiju. Although Xue Polu's department in the former village agreed to send troops, Xue Polu's department mainly uses firearms However, if Xue Polu's troops cannot receive a large amount of gunpowder, firearms and ammunition, the combat effectiveness of Xue Polu's troops will not know how much it will drop.

Xue Polu had to replenish his firearms and ammunition, so he could not go to battle. Without Xue Polu's troops to fight in North Korea, a large number of officers and troops in Liaodong were unwilling to send troops. So whether Xue Polu could send troops, it became the Liaodong Army. The key to rescue the besieged Uiju of North Korea.

For Xue Polu to send troops to North Korea's Uiju, the Xue family's munitions and supplies are particularly critical, so Mr. Sun Chengzong, the manager, has been looking forward to the stars and the moon for the arrival of the Xue family's reinforcements and supplies, and finally waited today. The recruits of the Xue family and a large amount of support materials.

Master Sun Chengzong of Liaodong Economic Strategy said: "Now that the Xue family's recruits and supplies have arrived, it is urgent to support North Korea's Uiju."

Yu Anxing, the governor of Shanhaiguan, and Ma Shilong, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, did not accept Mr. Sun Chengzong's words. If you want to send troops to North Korea's Uiju, it is not appropriate for you to ask Yu Anxing and Ma Shilong to agree or disagree, so it is normal for Yu Anxing and Ma Shilong not to speak.

Speaking of Liaodong Economic Strategy, Mr. Sun Chengzong was full of complaints. After his victory in Hongluo Mountain two months ago, the situation in Liaodong was very good. However, the emperor and the court were confused and wanted to negotiate peace with Jianlu. The officials used the success of the peace talks as an excuse to deny all the rewards and pensions to the Liaodong soldiers and push them all to the Liaodong Economic and Strategy Office. It is simply a drop in the bucket, no matter how powerful Mr. Sun Chengzong is, it is impossible to cook without rice.

What made Lord Sun Chengzong most angry was that the imperial court did not send additional reinforcements to Liaodong for a long time, which made it impossible for the Liaodong Army, which had suffered heavy casualties, to recover its fighting power. His Excellency Sun Chengzong didn't know what was going on in the heads of those officials in the court, and he was so angry that Lord Sun Chengzong was thinking on the side of the Qing Dynasty have it all.

In the past two months, there have been endless requests for rewards, wages, and pensions throughout Liaodong. In some places, there have even been crowds gathering officials to demand wages, and then there have been mutinies and escapes. The confiscated property at Hongluo Mountain and the remnants of the Liaodong Jinglue Mansion gradually calmed down the resentment of the Liaodong Army. However, this was only temporary. Big mess.

What Sun Chengzong regrets most is that the imperial court removed the official position of Datong Lieutenant General Xue Yun, which made his plan to transfer Xue Yun to Liaodong to serve as Liaodong's forward commander, and now Datong Xue Yun's whereabouts are also unknown. Xue Yun has other important responsibilities, but Master Sun Chengzong judged that Xue Yun did not know where to go to avoid disaster.

Mr. Sun Chengzong is sitting in the Shanhaiguan city, and he wants to pay for his salary and soldiers. Until recently, he only got 20 taels of silver, [-] reinforcements and some supplies. These people and money were divided seven or seven times before Mr. Sun Chengzong's hands Eighty-eight, Mr. Sun Chengzong didn't get any money or things, but after getting these soldiers and things, the way to support North Korea's Uiju fell on himself.

Now Mr. Sun Chengzong pins his greatest hope on Xue Polu. Mr. Sun Chengzong witnessed the combat effectiveness of Xue's army in Hongluo Mountain. Rescue North Korea's Uiju without Xue Polu's troops participating in the war. Not to mention winning Jianlu is whether he can send troops It's all a question.

Lord Sun Chengzong was very dissatisfied with Xue Polu's swearing allegiance to the Xue family. He thought that Xue Polu was already a member of the imperial court and he was so indiscriminate between public and private. However, Lord Sun Chengzong still valued Xue Polu's character very much in his heart. There are not many people who have not forgotten their origins after they have reached the position of general.

This made Mr. Sun Chengzong very interested in the head of the Xue family who came to Shanhaiguan with recruits and various supplies. This time he made an exception and invited Xue Si to come to Liaodong Jinglue Mansion to meet him. Mr. Sun Chengzong wanted to see what the Xue family would be like. kind of person.

Master Sun Chengzong continued: "Master Yu, Mr. Ma Zongbing, can Xue Si come out of the mountain to serve our Ming Dynasty?"

Yu Anxing felt a bit bitter and didn't want to talk. Xue Polu sent a letter a few days ago asking for compensation money for the Xue family army. Xue Polu mentioned in the letter that he only wanted compensation money. I didn't mention it, and I guess there is no hope for it.

Yu Anxing secretly complained to Mr. Sun Chengzong that Xue Polu did not get any of the 20 taels of silver, [-] reinforcements and some supplies sent by the imperial court. Shanhaiguan Ma Shilong, Wang Shiqin, and You Shilu were divided, and Jinzhou Yuan Chonghuan and Ning Yuanzu Dashou did not get any benefits.

Yu Anxing reckoned that the letter was Xue Polu’s arrival of soldiers and property from the court, so he wrote to himself to ask for help and supplies. When Yu Anxing followed Xue Polu’s letter, Lord Sun Chengzong had become a You are poor, even if Yu Anxing went to find Mr. Sun Chengzong, it would be useless to brag.

In fact, Yu Anxing spoke for Xue Polu in front of Mr. Sun Chengzong when he divided the personnel and property. I don't know why Mr. Sun Chengzong was vague about supplementing Xue Polu's department. The Polu Department was excluded from the list of supplements.

Yu Anxing thought about calling Xue Polu to support Hongluoshan to rescue Lord Sun Chengzong. Not only was he sad for the death of more than 2000 soldiers from the Xue family, but Yu Anxing saw Xue Si, the head of the Xue family at the west gate of Shanhaiguan, turned out to be a one-eyed man. He is disabled, and the other leader, Xue Keji, is already gray-haired, which makes Yu Anxing feel a deep sense of guilt towards the Xue family.

Ma Shilong, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, said: "Master Jinglue, Xue Siduan is a tiger general, but he is blind in one eye."

Master Sun Chengzong listened to 'oh' for a while.

After a long time, Master Sun Chengzong asked Yu Anxing, "Anxing, what do you think?"

Governor of Shanhaiguan Yu Anxing hesitated for a while and said: "My lord, let's ask Xue Si himself what he means."

Lord Sun Chengzong was a little unhappy after hearing Yu Anxing's words, knowing that Yu Anxing was dissatisfied with his failure to replenish Xue Polu's troops in time, but Lord Sun Chengzong had his own ideas, because Lord Sun Chengzong felt that the Xue family was in great trouble. In particular, Xue Yun actually resisted the imperial court's appointment and removal.

Although Sun Chengzong sympathized with the Xue family's experience in the capital, it was because Sun Chengzong could not accept Xue Yun's rebellious behavior against the court. Into the blacklist of endangering the Ming Dynasty.

In the concept of Sun Chengzong, how can it be possible to replenish personnel and materials for Xue Polu's team? Even Sun Chengzong, the other members of the Xue family, should try his best to divide and win over. Xue Si, who came to the door, became one of the targets of Mr. Sun Chengzong.

Mr. Sun Chengzong said that you, Yu Anxing, sympathized with the Xue family. Don't you understand that our Ming Dynasty is a weak and strong branch for generals. As long as the generals are strong, they need to be weakened. There are many people who have been wronged and deserve sympathy in this world. If it wasn't for Xue Yun's disobedience to the emperor's order, how could he be willing to weaken the Xue family's strength when Liaodong Jianlu was so rampant.

Lu Shanji, a staff member, said: "Dong Weng, although the court has restored Xue Yun's official position, the court has yet to make a conclusion about the incident of the Qujiazhen commander-in-chief's ambush that happened in Xuanda."

Zanhua Mao Yuanyi knew that Lu Shanji was reminding Lord Sun Chengzong to weaken and disintegrate the power of the Xue family no matter what, but Zanhua Mao Yuanyi had fought side by side with Xue Yun and Xue Polu, and he had a special interest in the Xue family and Xue Yun and Xue Polu. With deep respect, although Mao Yuanyi understands that Lord Sun and Lu Shanji's thoughts are reasonable, maybe because he has gone through the baptism of blood and fire, he can no longer accept their way of dealing with things and not people.

Mao Yuanyi, who praised the painting, said: "My lord, even if Xue Yun flees away to avoid disaster, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and powerful, why should we be afraid of a warlord, otherwise he will push his comrades into hostility?" Go aside."

Mr. Sun Chengzong still has some entanglements with the Xue family. Sun Chengzong may not be able to pay off Xue Yun's head money alone. He is always a little uneasy about the people and things of the Xue family. Need to show attitude.

Lord Sun Chengzong said: "Neither the imperial court nor this Jinglue intend to suppress Xue's family. Removing Xue Yun's official position is also a cheap way to negotiate peace. However, Xue Yun can't miss his official position. This time Liaodong's supplementary personnel and materials were not given to Xue Po. In fact, Man Gui and Ma Zongbing need to replenish them in time. In the future, when they have personnel and materials, they will give priority to Xue Polu's department. Now everyone sees that the Xue family is still very rich in manpower and financial resources. The Xue family is from the Ming Dynasty. Xun Chen, the Xue family doesn't care about their own personal gains and losses."

(End of this chapter)