Chapter 169 The safety of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty rests on the shoulders of this general!
Zhu Youtang never planned to let those side generals go.
But before Annan violated the border, Zhu Youtang had to free his hands to deal with Annan.
Now is the time to re-investigate these generals in the north.
Zhu Youtang turned around and walked down the city wall. As he walked, he told Liu Jin: "Follow me back to the palace."
Liu Jin's heart tightened, and he quickly followed Zhu Youtang's footsteps: "No."
Zhu Youtang returned to the Forbidden City, although now the Hall of Cultivation of Heart has been completely built and completed.
But Zhu Youtang has developed a good habit, which is to open and ventilate the new house for a period of time before moving in.
So Zhu Youtang returned to Hongde Hall and sat on the dragon chair.
Liu Jin also followed Zhu Youtang into the Hongde Hall and stood aside respectfully with his waist bent.
"Liu Jin, continue to ask Dongchang Fanzi to investigate the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Focus on the whereabouts of the arms of the Ministry of War, as well as the amount and movement of food and salary distribution by the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Also. I have the fish scale register of the officers of the Border Town Guard Station to help me check the specific number of soldiers and farms in the Border Town."
Liu Jin, who was not very energetic at first, immediately became energetic when he heard this.
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
The last time Zhu Youtang asked Dongchang to inspect the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, Annan invaded the Ming Dynasty within a few days.
Now that the army in Annan, County, has been mobilized, he wants to see if there is anything else that can stop Dongchang from continuing to investigate the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War!
After Liu Jin left Hongde Hall, he immediately returned to Dongchang, and aggressively personally took a group of Dongchang officials to investigate the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War again.
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, who originally thought they had escaped, were frightened when they saw Dongchang once again investigating the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.
Liu Daxia and Xu Pu also did not expect that Zhu Youtang was not going to let go of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, and his face turned livid with anger, but it was not easy to get angry on the spot.
That night, another secret meeting took place at Xu Pu's home.
But the only participants tonight are Xu Pu, Liu Daxia and Yu Shen.
"Your Majesty is so cruel, he really wants to investigate the northern border town to the end!"
Liu Daxia frowned in frustration: "Now, it's not just the firearms of the Ministry of War. , but also check the number of soldiers and generals in the border town The number of fields, Dongchang even checks the fish scale register!"
Xu Pu also looked livid: "Dongchang is still checking the amount of food and salary allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs to the border towns over the years. Your Majesty has never thought of letting us go! A way out!”
The troops in the border towns were left with empty pay, and the Ministry of War was responsible.
Both the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War are responsible for the shortage of food and pay for the army in Bianzhen.
Everyone involved in Bianzhen is a serious crime. Zhu Youtang had no intention of letting them go from the beginning!
After thinking about this, Xu Pu and Liu Daxia felt that they were really wronged. They were almost dead. They were still working hard for the murderer before they died.
What a terrible word!
But they will definitely not sit still and wait for death. If Zhu Youtang wants to check the accounts, then he will burn down the entire warehouse in the border town and die without any evidence!
"Yu Shen, please notify Yang Tong of this matter quickly and let him be prepared for His Majesty's review!"
Xu Pu turned to look at Yu Shen.
Yu Shen was also panicking. If something happened to the Ministry of War, not only Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, would die, but he, the left minister of the Ministry of War, would also die.
“Yes, Lord Chief Assistant, I will notify you when I get back!”
"Can Yang Tong do it cleanly? His Majesty must not be allowed to catch any clues!"
Xu Pu stared at Yu Shen with a sinister look: "Not only the Xuanfu, but also Datong, Liaodong, and Suzhou Wei ...Don’t let these border towns go!”
“Don’t worry, Chief Xu, General Yang Tong should know what to do. "
"I have been patrolling Jinzhou for more than ten years and know General Yang Tong very well. Their ancestors have been guarding the border town for generations since the Hongwu period."
"His uncle was still the Yingguo. Gong Yang Hong, the Yang family is very powerful in the border town and has a very strong influence in the border town.”
Yu Shen looked flustered and kept wiping the sweat from his face.
He had been the governor of Jinzhou before and had no foundation in the capital. He was only recalled to the capital a few years ago.
Although his official position as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War is not small, in front of big officials in the capital such as Xu Pu and Liu Daxia, he is now just a small role.
It is precisely because he is a minor character that he was accepted by the Bian Town Smuggling Group and the Jiangnan Smuggling Group, becoming a communication bridge between the two parties.
Liu Daxia then nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, I hope he can do things more cleanly this time."
"I don't want to be imprisoned for the second time because of him, do you understand?!"
"I know, I know."
No matter how dissatisfied Yu Shen is, under Xu Puhe In front of Liu Daxia, he could only endure it and suppress all the depression in his heart.
After talking about the issue of the northern border towns that he was most concerned about, Xu Pu also mentioned the matter about Annan.
“Your Majesty actually revived Wang Yue without saying a word. Wang Yue fought on the border and made many military exploits.”
"Is Annan really in danger of being taken back by the Ming Dynasty?"
Liu Daxia shook his head, looking confident.
“Don’t worry, it will never happen.”
“I have long since altered the old Annan slips beyond recognition. If the Ming army enters Annan territory, they will definitely get lost. "
"Besides, Annan is full of snakes, insects, rats, ants, and poisonous miasma."
"When the Ming army arrives in Annan, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Annan will be fine."
Xu Pu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. If Annan is really taken back by the Ming Dynasty, our business in the West will be It’s over.”
After finishing speaking, Xu Pu glanced at Yu Shen aside.
“Go back.”
Xu Pu waved his hand at him, his face full of contempt.
Yu Shen gritted his teeth, bowed respectfully, and finally left Xu Pu's house.
After returning to his home, Yu Shen first invited his sister Yu, as before, and then asked Yu to send a message to Yang Qing.
Finally, Yang Qing left the city and brought the news to Yang Tong in Xuan Mansion.
The next night, when Yang Tong was in the military tent of Xuan Mansion, he learned about Zhu Youtang's re-inspection of Zhangbian Town. He was also so angry that his face was livid, and he clenched his fists fiercely.
"It's too much! It's too much!"
Yang Tong punched the hand that committed the crime, frightening Yang Qing in the tent. Yang Kui and Zhou Hongyi jumped.
"This general has been stationed in border towns for many years. Liaodong, Datong, Suzhou, Xuanfu... Which border town has he not stayed in?"
"It is this general who has been guarding the border of Ming Dynasty. , it is this general who is guarding the safety of the Ming Dynasty!”
“The safety of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty is shouldered by this general, not the emperor!”
"Now the emperor wants to check the accounts of my border town. Is there any royal law?! Is there any law?!"
"Is this ridiculous?!"
"This is too much That’s outrageous!”
Yang Tong was furious, feeling both angry and afraid of the upcoming censorship in Dongchang.
The three people in the tent did not dare to speak out for fear of offending Yang Tong's brow.
After Yang Tong vented his anger, he began to give orders.
“Zhou Hongyi!”
“My subordinate is here!” Zhou Hongyi responded quickly.
“Immediately set fire to the granaries around the Xuan Mansion, and reported to the superiors that enemy troops were harassing them. br>
"Yang Kui!"
Yang Kui's face straightened and he responded loudly: "My subordinates are here!"
"Datong, Liaodong, and Suzhou Guards, is there any news?"< br>
“Go back to the Commander-in-Chief, sir. News came from the state guards a few days ago. "
"There is a group of Wala envoys with about 2,000 people, carrying your majesty's edict, saying that they are coming to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty on the orders of the Ming Emperor, from Suzhou Guard. Entered the pass. ”
"Wala?!"
Hearing this name again, Yang Tong couldn't help being stunned, and then laughed.
"Interesting, interesting, really interesting."
Yang Tong put away his smile and ordered again: "Let the three guards set fire to the warehouse at the same time, for the same reason as above."
< br>“Yes, Commander-in-Chief!”
After Yang Kui responded, he said in a low voice: "But your lord, Liu Ning, the current headquarters officer in Datong, doesn't quite listen to our greetings." The little prince died in the battle.
Subsequently, Qiu Yue was in charge of military affairs in the Governor-General Datong Mansion. Later, Qiu Yue was also killed by Zhu Youtang among the nine tribes.
The highest military power of Datong Mansion fell to Liu Ning, who was the deputy chief military officer of Datong at the time.
Zhu Youtang then directly appointed Liu Ning as the chief military officer of Datong, allowing him to take charge of military affairs in Datong.
He is one of the rare side generals who has not been involved with the Yang family.
"Don't listen to the greeting?"
Yang Tong sneered: "That's easy to do. If Liu Ning doesn't know the signs anymore, let Datong General Guo Pan use the king's order flag to lure Liu Ning. Leave Datong Mansion and kill him!"
"It is said that he died fighting for the country."
"Then let Guo Pan take over the military affairs of Datong."
Yang Kui looked solemn and nodded in agreement.
"Just do it."
Yang Tong waved his hand, and Zhou Hongyi and Yang Kui immediately left the king's tent and began to carry out Yang Tong's orders.
In the king's tent, Yang Qing looked worried: "Brother, is this going too far?"
"What should I do if I anger His Majesty?"
"Excessive?!" Yang Tong still had a sneer on his face.
"Then the emperor ordered Dongchang to come and check the accounts of our border town, isn't that too much?!"
"The burning of the warehouse this time is just a warning. If your majesty is sensible, then It's time to let it go."
"If you still hold on to it..."
"Humph! I will never let it go."
When Yang Qing heard this, he felt a chill in his heart, and the look of worry on his face was even worse than before.
At the same time, Yang Kui quickly passed Yang Hong's order to the other three border towns.
Because of the Great Wall Post Road, news can be transmitted extremely quickly in these four border towns.
But because the chief military officer of Datong was Liu Ning, Guo Pan had someone secretly set the fire on fire. Liu Ning led his troops to catch him on the spot, and then dealt with it under military law.
So the fire in Datong did not burn.
But the fires in Xuanfu, Liaodong and Suzhouwei were burning very strongly.
A fire burned the granaries near Xuanfu, Liaodong and Suzhouwei, leaving nothing behind.
Subsequently, the three major border towns submitted letters to the military headquarters at the same time.
There was enemy harassment in the border town. Xuanfu, Liaodong, and Suzhou built strong walls and cleared the fields. They burned the granaries to prevent the enemy from taking any advantage!
However, the book does not mention at all how many enemy troops there are, which grassland and which tribe the enemy troops are from, or what kind of losses the enemy troops have caused to the border towns.
In this way, these three military letters were delivered to Liu Daxia, Minister of War.
Liu Daxia looked at the contents of the three military letters, breathed a sigh of relief, and then sent them to the cabinet.
(End of this chapter)