Blood from Daming

Chapter 523 Sunken
In December of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, a major event occurred in Liaodong Bay. The Xue family army, Xue Polu's troops, horse infantry and some Sujue people who had withdrawn from North Korea were over 5000 people. That night, when the weather calmed down, Xue Polu's tribe, which was supposed to be docked in Dengzhou, Shandong, disappeared without a trace.

Li Song, governor of Denglai, didn't take it seriously at first. After a long time, he felt that something was wrong, so he sent a boat to the sea to find the whereabouts of Xue Polu's fleet. The smashed planks of the ship, and several floating corpses wearing the uniforms of Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers, and other floating objects related to the army were also recovered.

So the Denglai Navy reported to the Governor Li Song that the fleet of the Liaodong Fleet of the Xue Family Army of the Ming Dynasty had disappeared at sea. None of them were saved, but Li Song couldn't believe that all the dozens of ships were overturned by the wind and waves, so Li Song sent more sailors to the sea to find the whereabouts of Xue's army in Liaodong.

Li Song dragged it until it was almost New Year's Eve. The Denglai Navy came back with only some broken ship boards, and the letter from General Mao Wenlong from Dongjiang Town also arrived. On the day before the eighth storm in early December, he left North Korea's Pyongan Road. General Mao thanked General Xue Polu for his benevolence, and held a sea sacrifice for the officers and soldiers of Xue's army who died in Phi Island.

Along the south of the Yangtze River, there was no news of Liaodong Xue’s army. Li Song couldn’t wait any longer, so he had to report the plausible news that the Liaodong Xue’s army had overturned at sea. It was not until the Forbidden City that the on-duty cabinet and military officials knew a little bit about it. Other court officials were still celebrating the Spring Festival at home. Even this dubious news was sent out by the palace in a secret decree, strictly ordering officials who knew it to keep it secret.

But how could such a big news be concealed? After a day or two, the whole city of Beijing will be full of wind and rain, but this kind of thing is just a rumor. , I don’t know how happy I am now, and there are many people in Beijing who are sad for Xue’s family.

Xue Rui heard the news of the sinking of the Xue family army from his servants, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something happened to Xue Polu and the others? This is more than 5000 lives. Xue Rui sat in his study for a long time in a daze. Later, I remembered that my granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, said that Yun'er deliberately hid Xue Polu's team in the snow. Could it be that the sinking of Xue Polu's fleet was a conspiracy.

So Xue Rui sent the youngest Mao to Xue Zhuang to inquire about the news. As soon as the youngest Mao left, someone came to inquire about the news. The old man, the former Jinyiwei pro-army commander Luo Sigong, Luo Sigong came to comfort Xue Rui. I just came to visit Xue Rui, the Luo family made a lot of money in Datong.

Luo Sigong tactfully expressed his condolences to Xue Rui, and said that he had notified all the governments along the south of the Yangtze River to search and rescue the Xue family army at sea. Because of this matter, the king of Xin did not think about eating and drinking, because he could not go to the government in person to express his condolences, so he asked Sigong to express his condolences. Xue Rui expressed Thanks to Luo Sigong and Xinwang.

When Luo Sigong was about to leave, Ai Ai told Xue Rui that Wang Xin had won for Xue Polu to serve at the governor of Jiliao, Yu Anxing. If the Xue family needed anything in the future, King Xin would continue to help the Xue family. Xue Rui just Silently sent Luo Sigong out of the Xue residence.

Xue Rui returned to his backyard, feeling furious all the time. During this period of time, he had been arguing about the fate of Xue Polu's army. Yuan Chonghuan, governor of Liaodong, made public his dignitaries, and expressed that he would have an open and honest talk with Xue Polu, for the sake of the overall situation of the country. He didn't hesitate to wrong himself, and was willing to apologize to Xue Polu and act as a general.

But all court officials know that Yuan Chonghuan and Xue Polu are mortal enemies. Apart from Yuan Chonghuan's acting, it is Yuan Chonghuan's wishful thinking. The possibility of Xue Polu going to Yuan Chonghuan's tent is zero, unless the court rigidly assigns Xue Polu to Yuan Chonghuan's tent Hearing orders.

Instead of Wang Zhichen, who was dismissed because of the discord between the general and the general, he also wanted to transfer Xue Polu's department to Shanhaiguan to listen to orders in the capacity of the Liaodong Economic Strategy. The Polu Department destroyed Cangzhou and returned to the establishment, but Xue Aoren's voice was ignored intentionally or unintentionally by the court.

However, many officials of the imperial court proposed to split up Liaodong Xue’s army. This kind of voice became the main argument about Liaodong’s Xue’s army in the second half of the sixth year of the apocalypse. It is said that the Ministry of War has prepared several plans. The most likely ones are Jizhen, Liaodong, and Shanhaiguan. , Now Xue Polu's team is gone, and everything about Xue's army in Liaodong is impossible to talk about.

Xue Rui got the news from his granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, that she had nothing to worry about, but Mrs. Chen did not explain the specific situation. It seems that Mrs. Chen knew very little about Xue Polu's affairs, which made Xue Rui very uneasy, until After a new year, Mrs. Chen came to Xue Rui to meet Xue Rui, told Xue Rui that the whole army of Xue Polu had arrived at Changtu Island safely, and told Xue Rui that he was ready to leave Beijing at any time. Xue Rui, who was relieved, was opposed to leaving Beijing City hesitated.

On the third day after Xue Rui got the accurate information of Xue Polu, Emperor Tianqi sent someone to Xue's mansion to send a batch of royal treasures to express the feats of Xue's family in fighting Jianlu, and the court resumed its work. The matter of the sinking was kept silent, but Hong Chengchou, the former Zhejiang Chengxuan political left councilor who lived in Beijing, jumped out.

Hong Chengchou, who was driven out of Zhejiang by the people of Hangzhou and became a joke in the officialdom, first reported to the Ministry of War, the cabinet, and his colleagues and friends that the Xue family army in Liaodong did not sink at sea, but diverted to Changtu Island in the south. The Xue family was brewing a big conspiracy , but Hong Chengchou, whose eyes stayed on the land, couldn't say a word, and he didn't dare to openly write to the court. Under the doubts of many court officials, Hong Chengchou became a subordinate who retaliated against Xue's family, and his statement naturally became unpopular. People pay attention to the noise, the court officials thought Hong Chengchou was too shameful, and if there was something wrong with the Xue family, after all, death was the most important thing. In order to prevent Hong Chengchou from causing trouble in the capital, the Ministry of Officials gave Hong Chengchou a position as a counselor in Shaanxi Province. Let him leave the capital quickly.

At the end of the first month, Xue Rui was rewarded by the imperial court. The eldest grandson Xue Zong, who was promoted to the front line in Liaodong, was appointed as a general, Sun Xuejie was appointed as Qianhu, Xue Bin, and Xue Bo were appointed as Qianzong. Xue Zong's battle sequence, but the court did not say a word about Xue Polu's disappearance at sea.

Xue Rui was still very happy that his grandsons had made military achievements, but after a few days, Xue Rui got the news that on the eighth day of the first month of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Houjin Xinhan Huang Taiji sent nine people headed by Fang Jinna The delegation went to Ningyuan to discuss peace with Yuan Chonghuan, governor of Liaodong, in order to doubt the Ming Dynasty.On the one hand, Amin, the leader of the Xianglan Banner, Azige, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner, Yue Tuo, the leader of the Xianghong Banner, Du Du, the leader of the Xiangbai Banner, Belzier Harang, and Li Yongfang, the commander-in-chief, led an army of [-]. Attack North Korea's Uiju and Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town.

Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, learned that he had been fooled by Huang Taiji, but he was afraid of the strength of the Jianlu army, so he had to ask the court for reinforcements. Only now did all parties in the court remember Xue Polu's title as the Xue Family Army of Liaodong, but it is a pity that it is an afterthought. In order to save the North Korean vassal state loyal to Ming Dynasty, Emperor Tianqi and his court officials began to assemble troops to support North Korea and Dongjiang Town. In this way, the Xue family, which was the "cannon fodder" of Ming Dynasty, became the first choice for sending troops.

Xue Rui is so angry that his lungs are about to explode. It turns out that the Xue family is a fool who is used by the court. The number of soldiers is quite a lot, and Xue Aoren is required to send no less than 3000 troops. The reason is that Xue Zong, the new general of the Xue family, only has a few hundred troops. With such a large vacancy, the Xue family will not give your own children. Do you still expect a lack of troops? Is there anyone in the major general's court?

Xue Rui was sulking in Beijing, Xue Aoren was sitting in the city of sorrow in Xuejiazhai, Cangzhou. It is indeed a good thing for his two sons to be promoted, but this is to make the old Xue family work hard. Xue Bin and Xue Bo are two prodigal sons. It's okay to be an eagle and a horse, but I'm afraid it's not the case for war, so Xue Aoren locked his eyes on Xue Wu.

But when Xue Aoren went to look for Xue Wu, Xue Wu's entire army moved to Zhili to suppress the bandits on the border of Henan. Xue Aoren's order had not been delivered, so Xue Aoren sent more than a dozen messengers to look for Xue Wu, but they either did not find them, or The robbery was messed up halfway, but the order was not passed on to Xue Wu.

However, the imperial court urged them to send out troops very urgently, now that Xue Aoren was sitting on the wax, Xue Aoren had no choice but to ask Mr. Wang Qian and Mr. Wan Qian to come out. Mr. Wang Qian and Mr. Wan Qian knew how much they had, and even a dead brother-in-law would not agree. Xue Aoren said he was in a hurry, so the two threatened to resign. In the end, Xue Aoren had to focus on his confidant Xue Qingyi.

Xue Aoren does have 3000 troops in his hands. Since he became a lieutenant general, Xue Aoren has expanded his army. He has more than 4000 people in his hands. Mr. Wang Qian and Mr. Wan Qian are unwilling to go to Liaodong. It was to let that son go to Liaodong. The matter that made Xue Aoren so worried was not the same thing when it came to Xue Bin and Xue Bo. .

Xue Aoren saw that Xue Bin and Xue Bo didn't know what to do, and they were bragging about going to Liaodong in the barracks. Naturally, Xue Aoren didn't want to watch and stop him, so he had to call Xue Bin and Xue Bo in private, explaining that he was going to Liaodong to fight with the Jian captives. It's dangerous, but Xue Bin and Xue Bo want to say goodbye to Xue Yun, and are determined to go to Liaodong Bo for a real military exploit. They don't listen to their father Xue Aoren's words at all, and even think that his father is biased towards his third brother Xue Yun.

Xue Aoren had no choice but to agree to the request of Xue Bin and Xue Bo. If he refused to allow Xue Bin and Xue Bo to go to Liaodong, the people under his command would think that he had selfish intentions, so many people would resist. Going to Liaodong will delay the military plane at that time, and the crimes can be big or small.

Xue Aoren thought that he still had two sons, the fourth Xue Shuang and the fifth Xue Rong, so he ruthlessly promised Xue Bin and Xue Bo to go to the Liaodong Army to make meritorious service, and repeatedly asked Xue Bin and Xue Bo to take good care of the team, Pay more attention to my cousin Xue Zong, and listen to Xue Qingyi's words in everything. After Xue Aoren gave thousands of instructions, Xue Qingyi, Xue Bin, and Xue Bo led Xue Qingyi, Xue Bin, and Xue Bo to march towards Shanhaiguan with a patchwork of three thousand "Xue Family Army".

(End of this chapter)