Blood from Daming

Chapter 441 Visit
Emperor Tianqi learned that the gold, silver, jewelry, and old ginseng fur were Longyan Dayue, and expressed that he would reuse Yu Anxing, but Yu Anxing said that he would go to North Korea to make new contributions to Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Tianqi promised Yu Anxing full power over North Korea Special envoy, and responsible for the command of the Ming army in North Korea, the specific official position is yet to be determined.

With the testimony of Yu Anxing and the testimony of the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong East Route Army who came back with the ship, the rumors about Xue Polu's massacre by the Xue family were self-defeating, and the Liaodong East Route Army brought back a large amount of gold and silver. A few hypocritical Taoists mutter about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the officials and common people in the capital are celebrating each other.

But what is very strange is that when Yu Anxing returned to Beijing this time, Xue Polu did not bring any belongings back to Daming, but only sent a dozen seriously wounded people back to Xuezhuang for treatment, just like the last time Tuxietu Khan came to court. Whether Yun sent troops to accompany him, the Xue family deliberately kept a low profile and tried not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Emperor Tianqi had the gold and silver treasures sent back by Yu Anxing, and the imperial court was really rich. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households both received a large amount of gold and silver. At least the imperial court’s delivery of the first batch of supplies to the Ming army stationed in North Korea was not a problem. , Yu Anxing also won the position of a special envoy to North Korea appointed by Daming, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army in North Korea, because of his great achievements in breaking Liaoyang City, and perhaps the contribution of gold and silver property.

When Yu Anxing left the capital and went back to North Korea, he hesitated for a long time before preparing a gift, and went to the Xue Mansion to visit Xue Rui, the head of the Xue family. Xue Rui learned that the new Minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy capital censor, the commander-in-chief of the Korean Ming Army, was visiting. Open the gate of Xue Mansion and greet him outside the gate.

Xue Rui enthusiastically welcomed Yu Anxing into the main living room of Xue's mansion, and the two sat down on the left and right respectively, and the servants of Xue's mansion offered tea, and then everyone left the living room.

Yu Anxing said: "Old General Xue, the younger generation has been helped by the Xue family, and has received such a high position and rich salary, so I am here to express my gratitude to the old general."

Xue Rui said: "Master Yu contributed a pen to the army and slept on the battlefield. These credits are all deserved by the adults. It is also the blessing of the Xue family that the Xue family can gain fame under the wing of the lord."

Yu Anxing said modestly: "The old general is too polite, the younger generation is ashamed."

Xue Rui said: "My lord, Polu has a strong temper, which is not tolerated by the generals in Liaodong. If it is not for your lord's protection, Polu may have no place in Liaodong. It is safe to serve the court today."

After Xue Rui and Yu Anxing were polite, they had a digression with each other, and then Yu Anxing said: "When the old general was young, he fought everywhere and was familiar with the terrain and characters of North Korea. Ask the old general to teach me."

Xue Rui quickly waved his hand and said, "Master Yu, this old man is only in North Korea in response to an accident, and he is still in the south, so he is not familiar with the situation in North Korea. Such a military and state event, no one in the mountains dare to hear about it."

Yu Anxing said: "Old General Xue, the Xue family has produced a large number of talents, and there are so many heroes. This is because the old general has trained well. Could it be that the younger generation is so miserable in front of the old general, so it is not worth pointing out."

Xue Rui hurriedly said: "My lord Yu, this remark made the old man terrified. If you are not in his position, you will not seek his own government. Today, Mr. Yu is suffering, so I will just say a few random words."

Xue Rui seemed to have returned to the war-torn Korean battlefield, and it took him a long time to come back to reality from the long past: "My lord, North Korea has many mountains and rocks, and it is a natural place for defense. It’s not a strong point, if you build a prisoner for a long time without success, you will naturally withdraw from North Korea, and Lord Yu can sit and wait for changes, and I believe that you will build another great honor for the court.”

Yu Anxing said: "Old General, the imperial court means that the Liaodong Eastern Route Army will be withdrawn from North Korea this winter. What does the old general think?"

Xue Rui said: "Master Yu, North Korea's status is very important. The Ming army in North Korea can contain Jianlu's rear. If the Ming army withdraws from North Korea and North Korea loses, Jianlu will no longer have to worry about the future, and the Great Ming Liaodong will no longer exist. "

Yu Anxing praised: "The old general is really good, the Liaodong and North Korean affairs are right in his words, please make good plans for the younger generation."

Xue Rui kept silent, and Yu Anxing said: "Old general, this junior wants to sneak attack the Jiankui's rear soon, I don't know if there is such a chance."

Xue Rui hesitated for a while and said: "Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."

Yu Anxing said: "Old General, the Liaodong East Route Army relies entirely on the firearms soldiers of General Polu. Now that the Xue Family Army's firearms battalion is short of supplies, it is really difficult to fight a big battle. I hope the old general can restore the Xue Family Army to what it was before. prestige."

Xue Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "If Master Yu can spare an empty ship, I'll just collect a batch of gunpowder and go to North Korea."

Yu Anxing said: "So, the younger generation thanked the old general on behalf of the soldiers and people of Ming Dynasty in North Korea. Also, will General Polu continue to stay in North Korea?"

Xue Rui looked at Yu Anxing deeply for a while and said, "As long as it's not Liaodong, anywhere is fine."

Yu Anxing said: "Old general, this junior understands, this junior will prepare a big ship for the Xue family in Tianjin alone."

Xue Rui stroked his white beard and said deeply, "Master Yu, the day when the Jiankui retreat is the day when you make meritorious deeds."

Yu Anxing was overjoyed after hearing this: "Junior, thank the old general for his blessing."

On the second day after Yu Anxing and his team arrived at Tianjin Port, Xue's convoy also arrived in Tianjin, led by the one-eyed Xue Zhuang butler Xue Si. There were 200 guards, and 200 carts of goods and [-] people boarded the boat, but it still seemed empty, but this was a special boat for the Xue family, and no more personnel and supplies would be added except for the fire chief, boatman, and sailors.

After Xue Si let go of the Xue family's transportation team, he stayed with two hundred men for a day, and then set off for North Korea with Yu Anxing's borrowed Denglai fleet. A convoy of supplies and supplies.

In August of the fifth year of Tianqi, Xiong Tingbi, the former governor of Liaodong, abandoned the city and passed on the first nine sides.During August and September, Yang Lian, Wei Dazhong, Zuo Guangdou, Gu Dazhang and others died in prison one after another.Affected by Yang Lian and other prisons, many bureaucrats were arrested and killed. The power of Quan eunuch Wei Zhongxian soared into the sky, and the power of civil servants in the court was hit hard, to the point where they could not gain a foothold in the court without relying on Wei Zhongxian.

Just in August, news came from Liaodong that Jianlu’s peace mission once again asked to see the Emperor Daming. This news made Emperor Tianqi and court officials puzzled as to what kind of medicine was sold in Jianlu’s gourd.

Because Emperor Tianqi knew that during July, the Jianlu Eight Banners had been fighting against Yu Anxing's army on the Yalu River in North Korea. Since the Yalu River ushered in the largest flood in July and August, this greatly limited the battle space of the Jianlu Eight Banners. North Korea With the cooperation of Dongjiang Mao Wenlong's troops, the Ming army defeated Jianlu's two tentative crossing operations.

After paying a lot of losses, Jianlu gave up the idea of ​​crossing the Yalu River at the peak of the flood. The Ming army on both sides of the Yalu River and the Eight Banners of Jianlu entered a short period of peace.

The Liaodong Ning Jinming Army, which had been lying still, waited for Jianlu’s peace mission to arrive. Soon there was a letter from the capital, agreeing that Jianlu’s peace mission should go to Beijing via Shanhaiguan, but only the relevant Jianzhou mission When the members of the regiment entered the customs, all other guards and civilians were replaced by Ming Dynasty officials and civilians, but the always arrogant Jianzhou envoy agreed to a somewhat harsh condition.

This time, the Jianlu peace mission was still composed of the third son of the old slave Nurhaci, Mele Erzhen Abai, as the chief envoy, and Li Yangeng as the deputy envoy to the Ming Dynasty. Abai and Li Yangeng rushed on the road, three days earlier than the normal schedule Arrived in Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Abai and Li Yangeng led the Jianlu mission to seek peace and moved into the post house, they proposed to the Honglu Temple, which was in charge of the reception, to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. The minister of Honglu Temple immediately reported the news to the palace.

This made Emperor Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian wonder what this Jianzhou old slave Nurhachi wanted to do. Could it be that he thought that I, Ming, would be easy to deceive, so let's have another fake peace talk. There is always something hidden behind it.

Wei Zhongxian simply asked the Minister of Honglu Temple to go directly to the posthouse to contact the peace mission of the Jianlu. When the Minister of Honglu Temple told Abai and Li Yangeng that the Ming Emperor was not going to see the Jin Kingdom's embassy for the time being, Abai and Li Yangeng both agreed. Changing his expression, Abai quietly handed over a heavy bag of gold and silver to Minister Honghesi, but Minister Honghesi resolutely refused.

Abai's face was a bit embarrassed, he winked at Li Yangeng, the deputy envoy, and found an excuse to leave. Li Yangeng had no choice but to say to the Honglu Temple Secretary: "My lord, please help us, we Jin Kingdom has a very serious situation this time." Came here in good faith."

The Minister of Honglu Temple said: "Vice Envoy Li, it's not that the lower officials are unwilling to help, the lower officials are really powerless to help. After you negotiated peace last time, who would dare to trust you when you turned back on your promises?"

(End of this chapter)