Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 130

In the middle of March in the 11th year of Chongzhen, the ice and snow melted and the spring blossomed.Lin Yi took Xiaoying and Zhezhe and a group of more than 3 Ming soldiers left Wengniute City.

The lord of the city, Bayan Bushar, loves his daughter very much. He knows that in this time of war and chaos, we will see each other after parting today. He sent his son-in-law and daughter away for more than a dozen miles, reluctant to part, and the two princes also followed how far.

In addition, the city lord is also very generous. He packed more than 20 large and small vehicles for Ji Yi and the others, including gold, silver and jewellery, dry food, food and water, as well as horses, livestock, and animal skins. Damask and more.

Bayan Buchar was careful, knowing that the girl had gone far away, he not only sent a lot of belongings, but also a few servants. In the army camp, men and women are different, which is very inconvenient. It is impossible for the daughter to have no women to serve her.

Therefore, he selected four court ladies as Zhe Zhe's personal maids, and these four court ladies were also Zhe Zhe's maids, and let them go back to Mingying with Zhe Zhe this time.

Lin Yi thanked the father-in-law for his thoughtfulness, Zhe Zhe and his father and brother parted in tears.

Lin Yi and his group of more than 500 people drove more than [-] large and small vehicles, walking freely on the green prairie.

The grassland is picturesque and the blue waves are like the sea.The yurts under the blue sky and white clouds are getting smaller and smaller, the Wengniute Tucheng is getting farther and farther away, and the flocks of cattle and sheep slowly turn into unpredictable white clouds in the sky, and finally dissipate.

Lin Yi felt relaxed and happy. On the way, he happened to meet the soldiers sent by Zu Keyong. The new Governor of Xuanda, Chen Xinjia, was coming to inspect the city defense, and the commander-in-chief Liu Zhaoji asked them to get ready.

Ji Dong didn't know whether it was good or bad, so he immediately sent an order to speed up the march.

As a time traveler, Ji Dong certainly knew who this Chen Xinjia was.

He was a juren in the Wanli period. At first he was the magistrate of Dingzhou, and later he became an official in the Ministry of Punishment.Later, due to Yang Sichang's strong recommendation, he was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of war and the censor of the capital of Youqian, and the governor Xuanda, to assist in the defense of the Qing soldiers.Later he became Minister of the Ministry of War.In the Battle of Songjin, a command error led to a major defeat.Under Chongzhen's domestic and foreign turmoil, he was forced to negotiate peace with the Qing army, and he leaked the news and was killed.

In other words, Chen Xinjia is Yang Sichang's accomplice and one of the main figures of the Zhuhe faction.

For such a person, Ji Dong had to guard against coming to inspect his work.Such a court official is in control of the power, and now is his prosperous time, and Lin Yi has to pay attention to it.

When they arrived at the foot of the Great Wall, Zu Keyong had led his team to welcome them here for a long time.

After Lin Yi arrived at Xifengkou Pass City, Zu Keyong gave him a detailed report on the military training and defense situation here during Lin Yi's absence for the past two months. Lin Yi nodded after listening, and praised Zu Ke A few words.

On the second day, Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief, accompanied Chen Xinjia, the governor, to Xifengkou.

After meeting and saluting, Lin Yi and Zu Keyong led a team to take the two adults into Guancheng. Accompanied by Liu Zhaoji, Lin Yi and Zu Keyong, the part-time Governor Chen Xinjia traveled from the easternmost Qingshan Pass to Xifeng Go to Qingziling, and look at the 200-mile defense line on one side. The city wall has been reinforced, especially the part that was destroyed by the Tartars.The newly established forts, especially Xifengkou and Qingziling, were built with iron walls like iron walls.

He also looked at the training of the soldiers, during which Liu Zhaoji couldn't stop praising Lin Yi and Zu Keyong for their abilities. After watching it, Chen Xinjia was very satisfied.

Back at Xifengkouguan City, Chen Xinjia asked Lin Yi about Weng Niut's trip in the past two months, and Lin Yi did not hide it, and told the truth.

After hearing this, Chen Xinjia was beaming with joy, and kept nodding his head. He announced the Holy Majesty's command on the spot, fully agreeing with Liu Zhaoji's proposal to promote Lin Yi, and named him Lieutenant General of Miyun.

Vice-General Miyun is equivalent to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, that is, the second-in-command of the Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhaoji, who was promoted to the post of Zu Keyong's Guerrilla General and Participating General.

Chen Xinjia announced this order, which Lin Yi did not expect. He and Zu Keyong hurriedly thanked him.

After only a few months as a guerrilla general, he was directly promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. This is really a rocket-like promotion.

Seeing Lin Yi's puzzled expression, Governor Chen Xinjia smiled and told the inside story.

Lin Yi sent troops to Mongolia and successfully instigated the rebellion of Weng Niute's troops, making them stand with Daming. The court already knew about these things.Of course, it was known through Zu Keyong, Liu Zhaoji and others.

Longyan Dayue, although the Wengniute tribe is a small tribe in Monan Mongolia, it was able to disintegrate the Qing army. Bringing this tribe over not only increased the security of the frontier fortress, but also had far-reaching significance.

One is that talking is better than nothing.Although Ong Niut only has more than 3 people, and only a few thousand troops can go to battle, they assisted the Ming Dynasty and they assisted the Qing Dynasty. This way, the difference is doubled anyway, which is equivalent to an increase of 1 troops outside the border of the Ming Dynasty. defense.

The second is that Emperor Chongzhen would reason that if Lin Yi could instigate a Wengniute tribe, he would be able to instigate other tribes in Monan Mongolia.

With such credit, of course he should be rewarded heavily. In addition, the last time Lin Yi retreated from the capital, he only added a small guerrilla general.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen saw the story of General Liu Zhaoji, and promoted Lin Yi as a deputy general this time. As for Zu Keyong, he had long been a guerrilla general of the Ningyuan Army, a few years earlier than Lin Yi.In the past few years following Lin Yi's campaigns, he has repeatedly defeated the Tartars, and his credit is not small. Therefore, he was re-appointed as a guerrilla general and a member of the army to show the mighty grace of the emperor.

After Chen Xinjia delivered the emperor's oral instructions, he also praised Liu Zhaoji, Lin Yi, Zu Keyong and others.

All the soldiers will come to congratulate.

Then a grand banquet was held in Guancheng to entertain the governor and the commander-in-chief, with Lin Yi and Zu Keyong as companions.

During the dinner, they ate and talked. Through the mouths of Chen Xinjia, the right servant of the Ministry of War, the censor of the right capital and the governor of Xuanda, and Liu Zhaoji, the general of Miyun, Lin Yi learned a lot about the situation in the court.

Especially the new governor, Chen Xinjia, although he has only been in office for a month, but he is a Beijing official, a second-rank court official, and an important position in the Ministry of War. He knows the situation in the court best.

Now Yang Sichang's net of four sides, six corners and ten sides has already had its effect.Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by Zuo Liangyu in Nanyang, and expressed his willingness to accept the court's offer to surrender.

Li Zicheng was defeated by Sun Chuanting in Shaanxi. Several other thieves such as Luo Rucai from Henan, Laohuihui, Gezuoying, Guotianxing, and the lights are not on, etc. are also besieged on all sides. Now the relatively big thieves are nicknamed Cao Cao Luo Rucai also expressed his willingness to surrender.The court's men and horses are about to close the net.

But now, the high-level camp has split. Yang Sichang opposes the court's acceptance of the surrender of the thieves, and advocates annihilation in one fell swoop, leaving no one behind.

He mainly learned the lesson from his father Yang He.However, Xiong Wencan, the prime minister of the five provinces, advocated that the imperial court recruit them and agree to their surrender.

And now that Yang Sichang has encountered bad luck, Chongzhen doesn't like him very much anymore.The reason is that he was suspected of framing Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Yi before, Governor Yang Tinglin also opposed him, Xiong Wencan also opposed him, Donglin party spokesman Yushi also impeached him, and Emperor Chongzhen finally suspended him for inspection.

Therefore, before the banquet, the newly appointed governor Chen Xinjia used the strength of wine to shake his head and sigh for the ups and downs of Yang Sichang's official career, and sighed endlessly for the vicissitudes of the court.

Liu Zhaoji and Zu Keyong were happy that Yang Sichang should have been unlucky, but on the surface they also sympathized with Chen Xinjia's feelings and couldn't help comforting him.

Lin Yi was amused in his heart, a mere Yang Sichang, of course Lin Yi wouldn't care too much, what he was laughing at was that Chongzhen was about to lose a good game of chess.

If he wanted to listen to Yang Sichang, although the policy was reactionary, it would not cause the country to perish quickly. If they did not accept their surrender and did not give them a chance to breathe, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong would surely be defeated, and there would be no chance of resurgence. In this way, Li Zicheng broke through Beijing in 1644. There is no possibility.

If he wanted to listen to Yuan Chonghuan, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chuanting, the main battle factions, it would be impossible for the Manchu Qing Tartars to tear a gap in the Northeast defense line. If the Qing army wants to enter the pass, I am afraid that it will have to wait at least another few decades.

But the problem is that Emperor Chongzhen is vacillating now.Sometimes he believed this, and sometimes he believed that. To put it bluntly, he didn't listen to anyone. In the end, he had to hang himself on the crooked-neck tree in Meishan.

The current game of chess has reached a critical moment, and Ji Dong, as a person who has experienced it, or a bystander, can see it clearly.

Although the Ming Dynasty was precarious and riddled with holes, it was still strong. Although Huang Taiji outside the pass cleared away the two worries of North Korea and Mongolia, it was fighting hard against the Ming Dynasty.

However, there were many loyal ministers and good generals in the Ming Dynasty. If he used them well, he would not be the king of subjugation. It is a pity that this Emperor Chongzhen was self-willed, self-serving, and diligent on the surface. In fact, he could not control the situation.

This is a sign of incompetence. As the supreme commander-in-chief of a country, the emperor originally saw it and others did it.Now it's the other way around, he has to do the work himself, and the other workers can only sit and watch, so what are you waiting for if such a court building doesn't collapse?

What's more terrible is that Chongzhen not only wants people to work for him, but also doubts people's loyalty to him. In this case, the king must die in Sheji in the end.

As the general of the frontier army, Lin Yi, of course, could not influence the current situation of the court, so he could only laugh it off.

He made up his mind that no matter how the government and the opposition struggle, as long as no one comes to harm him, he can temporarily tolerate it.Do your own essence, guard the frontier, kill more Tartars, and other Laozi don't care.If there are corrupt officials, traitors and scum who do not have long-sightedness and bump into their guns, they will definitely be punished, and they will never be merciful and tolerant.

At this time, Chen Xinjia said: "Everyone, the governor will not stay here for too long. Now the Jiannu outside the pass have conquered North Korea, Monan and Mobei Mongolia, and Phi Island. You can do it yourself. "

After saying this, both Liu Zhaoji and Zu Keyong were surprised. The new Governor-General has just arrived in office. How can he say such a thing? What does it mean? How long will he stay?But who dares to ask more questions, only Ji Dong knows clearly.

Sending off the governor, Liu Zhaoji and the others must of course appreciate the governor's words. Lin Yi said to Liu Zhaoji and Zu Keyong: "It's not difficult to understand, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, he and Yang Sichang are the same as Yang Sichang. Lord and not Lord. That's what it means to let us do our own thing."

Liu Zhaoji and Zu Keyong think what Lin Yi said is reasonable, how can the court reuse these people?Besides, wouldn't he stay here for too long when he first came?
Lin Yi said surprisingly, "This Governor Chen will be promoted soon, so of course he won't stay here for too long."

"Promoted?" Both Liu Zhaoji and Zu Keyong were inconceivable. He had just been promoted to the position of Governor of the Xuan Mansion.What kind of official position will you be promoted?That is the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet. Is this possible?Is getting promoted faster than spreading pancakes?

Both Liu Zhaoji and Zu Keyong disagreed.

However, a month later, the news came from the capital, Yang Sichang was imprisoned, Chen Xinjia became Minister of the Ministry of War, and the imperial court had already agreed to recruit Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, the thieves.

General Liu Zhaoji and guerrilla general Zu Keyong were overjoyed. Yang Sichang was finally down and imprisoned. They were really happy. This traitor didn't expect to be here today. Well, it wouldn't hurt to cut off his head!

Then the two of them gave Ji Dong a thumbs up: "Master Lin, you are really amazing!"

"Ha, the two adults have won the award." Lin Yi smiled modestly in his heart, "What is this, I have already expected it. If I predict it well, Huang Taiji outside the pass will make a big move soon! "

(End of this chapter)