Chapter 124: The way the swordsman and pen official defeat others and do bad things
“Just start the provocation, once this is started, there may never be peace in the future!”
“Governor Zhang, you are transferred from Xuanda University Come on, if the Northeast becomes as bad as the Northwest, the world may be uneasy. Wouldn't it be that Pei Chengzu died? He accidentally made the rebel chief Gao lose Laili Hong's head! "Wang Nian still refused to let go.
Why is Wang Nian so persistent? Even if the governor wants to go there in person, he still tries his best to stop him?
Completely different from the Ming Dynasty's war in the southeast that saw another victory when they opened their eyes. The Ming Dynasty's battle with the Tatars in the northwest was really tragic and they lost miserably.
In June of the 29th year of Jiajing, I invaded Datong, and the commander-in-chief Zhang Da and the deputy commander-in-chief Lin Chun died in battle.
In February of the 32nd year of Jiajing, I invaded the Xuanfu, and the deputy commander-in-chief Guo Du died in battle. In September, I invaded Guangwu, and the governor Zhao Shichun was defeated. Chief Li Lai, staff general Feng En and others were killed in the battle.
In June of the 33rd year of Jiajing, I invaded Datong, and the commander-in-chief Yue Mao died in battle.
In October of the 45th year of Jiajing's reign, Guyuan was invaded, and the chief military officer Guo Jiang was defeated and died. In the leap tenth month, Datong was invaded, and General Cui Shirong died in battle.
This is only the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief, not counting generals, guerrillas, and defensive preparations. After fighting in the northwest for so many years, Anda was finally canonized by agreeing to the conditions of paying tribute to Anda Khan. Khan was the king of Shunyi.
Only when you can't win can you pay tribute. If you can win the battle and sweep the holes and plow the court, will you still pay tribute?
In the northeast, three generals were also killed one after another, Yin Shangzhi, Yang Zhao, and Wang Zhidao. At this time, the Ming Dynasty started a war in the northeast. If the battle ended like that in the northwest, it would be a sinner for the ages.
Wang Nian’s idea is not his alone. Even the patrol censor Yang Zhao, Zhang Duo, and the deputy commander-in-chief also have this idea. What should we fight? What will happen if we win? The thieves are in the deep mountains and old forests. After being driven away, they will regain their strength within a year and come to harass the border again. If they lose and are not killed in battle, they will be dragged to the capital to be convicted and even beheaded.
“Today is not what it used to be.” Zhang Xueyan waved his robe and said, “Today is very different from the past. If you don’t dare to fight, just wait here. If you have a baby with the patrol censors Zhang Duo and Yang Zhao, Whenever something bad happens, you have to wait and see.”
Even in Liaodong, there are always those who oppose border provocations. The patrol censors Zhang Duo and Yang Zhao have this idea, and they will not fight if they can. .
It doesn't matter if you don't want to fight. Just stay in your lair and wait until the army returns home. If you don't want to fight and want to cause trouble, destroy food routes, and spread news among the captives, then you can't be blamed. You're welcome.
At the time of the battle, Governor Zhang Xueyan took back Wang Nian's power as a grain doctor and then went to the school grounds. There were a total of three thousand people who went to Gule Village for suppression.
There are 72,000 officers and soldiers in Liaodong Town, and the main role of these 72,000 people is to fill in the lines. Once there are police on the border and the beacon smoke rises, the 3,000 elite soldiers entrenched in their hometown will go to defend the battle. , this is why Zhang Xueyan asked for support after he arrived in Liaodong, strengthened the army, recruited immigrants, managed armored battles, marketed war horses, believed in rewards and punishments, deposed cowardly generals, and strengthened elite troops.
These elite soldiers are all guest soldiers. They are paid one tael, five cents and three cents of silver a month, and eighteen taels of silver a year. They are all guest soldiers recruited from Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Liaodong, and they also receive military pay from the imperial court. , most of them were given to these guest soldiers, and a small number were embezzled by Li Chengliang and others. The soldiers on the border were still mainly in military camps.
These guest soldiers have also become servants of the Li family. This is inevitable.
The year before last, Li Chengliang built the Gushan Fort in Zhangqiha Dian, and moved the five Dianshan forts to Kuandian, Changdian, Shuangdun, Changlingsan and other places. They are all located in the sacred land, which is close to the throat. The fields in these places are all fertile fields with high-quality black soil. The Northern Army is completely self-sufficient in farming. They have no money, but it is enough to have enough food.
Li Chengliang's deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, Zhao Wanzui, and Wang Nian, Yang Zhao, and Zhang Duo all had the same idea. They started provocations lightly. For many things, one can only decide the beginning, and no one can decide the ending.
So Li Chengliang did not take Zhao Wancheng with him in this battle.
Li Chengliang didn't say much. He stood in the school grounds and opened the boxes with a bang. Inside were silver ingots, shining with silver.
Li Chengliang waited until all the boxes were opened, looked around for a week, and then said loudly: "If we win, it's all yours! If we lose, our heads will stay outside the customs!"
" Before the expedition, one person had two taels of silver. After killing another person, he had five taels of silver. He captured Lai Lihong and five thousand taels of silver! "
"The battlefield is the battlefield, grab it! If you fight for the top spot, you will be killed without mercy!"
Li Chengliang dared to be so arrogant in Liaodong, and was even suspected of supporting the self-respect of the soldiers and the self-respect of the bandits. These guest soldiers who were like servants were his confidence.
His behavior has been criticized by the inspectors, governors, and doctors. Li Chengliang either embezzled the wasted money or paid the reward, and they couldn't get a cent of it.
Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, said nothing when he saw this and allowed Li Chengliang to do what he did.
Not everyone in the world is like Qi Jiguang, who can lead his troops like that. Li Chengliang always pays attention to heavy rewards and punishments when he leads his troops in war. He will not hesitate to reward him if he wins, but if he loses, everyone will be punished. Three thousand people, This is the reason why the Haixi Jurchen King's Platform, the Uliangha Sanbu Chahan Khan, and the Jianzhou Nüzhi King Gao gnashed their teeth with hatred, but did not dare to break out.
On the Liaodong side, the Beilu and Haixi Jianzhou Jiannu could not defeat Li Chengliang.
The situation in Liaodong is exactly the same as that in the northwest. The powerful people here and the various tribal chiefs are also working together. If the Ming Dynasty's original fighting method of the Northern Army was followed, all the soldiers would be killed in the battle. The left foot just left the military camp, and the right foot Wherever the feet go, the leader will know.
Li Chengliang is definitely not a good person. Someone dares to leak his whereabouts. He only knows one thing, killing. He governs the army with four words: soldiers, punishment, food, and rewards. This kind of military management is extremely effective. Strong, but if the war doesn't go well, big trouble will occur.
Li Chengliang was both convinced and envious of Qi Jiguang's military management. Qi Jiguang's military management was based on royal principles and was extremely bright. Especially after the emperor granted him a title and gave him strong support, Qi Jiguang became more upright and upright. There are more than ten thousand elite soldiers in the Beijing camp, and what they pay attention to is that the generals and soldiers eat from the same stove. Qi Jiguang has that condition.
Liaodong does not have that condition.
This group of people under him are all professional killing machines, or to put it more bluntly, they are desperadoes. The court has to rack its brains to arrange these desperadoes.
Li Chengliang stopped talking nonsense, picked up his tooth flag, picked up a bowl of wine, drank it all in one gulp, put the bowl aside, and said loudly: "Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thieves! Kill the thieves! Kill the thieves!"
Li Chengliang got on his horse and set off with three thousand people towards Fushun Pass. After leaving Fushun Pass, he was a slave.
When it started to snow lightly in the sky, Qi Jiguang also set out in Yiyishi. He marched from Yiyishi Lijiabao to Jinzhou in two days and two nights. This section of the road totaled 300 miles, and he marched 150 miles in one day and night. Two days of urgent march.
Assistant Military Affairs Liang Menglong would rush to Jinzhou with the baggage behind him in ten days. After Liang Menglong arrived, Qi Jiguang would lead three thousand soldiers and march to Shenyang again to take charge of the defense area before Li Chengliang. This time is completely available.
The remaining 7,000 troops defended Chahan Khan from the three tribes of Wuliangha and besieged Jinzhou. Chahan Khan always asked for the king's title but failed. Xifengkou's demand for pay is also a test of Ji Zhen's strength. If Ji Zhen does not have strong soldiers, he will repeat the old story of Anda Khan, plunder the capital, and intimidate the court to make the king.
After Qi Jiguang leaves Yiyishi Lijiabao, Liu Yingjie will lead his troops to Yiyishi as a reserve team, ready to intervene on the battlefield at any time to support Qi Jiguang and other troops.
The little emperor was always a little strange about this extravagant method of warfare. If the Ming Dynasty had continued to fight like this, how could the northwest be in such a bad state? Anda Khan was beaten to the west a long time ago.
This method of warfare was formed after Qi Jiguang trained troops in Ji Town. The capital is the most important town in the world, and there are no strong soldiers in Jizhou. This kind of strategy with two groups of strong soldiers as reserve teams is simply impossible. accomplish.
Qi Jiguang marched to Jinzhou in a hurry. When Commander Liang Menglong arrived and the supplies arrived, he started marching again. Just one day after leaving, a military report came from the front line. Li Chengliang had won and returned to Fushun Pass in triumph.
When Qi Jiguang arrived in Shenyang, Li Chengliang went out of the city to meet Qi Jiguang's reinforcements.
This is not the first time that Nan Qi and Bei Li have met. In the fifth year of Longqing, the two had already met each other when they forced Chahan Khan back.
"What a magnificent soldier." Li Chengliang looked at the endless line of three thousand sharp soldiers behind Qi Jiguang and admired him sincerely. If his three thousand guest soldiers were half as powerful as these three thousand sharp soldiers, let alone one Wang Gao was so angry that even ten or eight of them could be crushed by him.
Qi Jiguang turned over and dismounted and asked: "How is the battle going?"
Li Chengliang took a deep breath and said: "Leave Fushun Pass and attack Gule Village, then divide the troops into three groups, go to Jiefan Village, Ma'erdun The stronghold, Lihong Stronghold, was broken through one after another, and the Jianzhou Guards were besieged. The Ni Emirate Gao was invincible and escaped without a trace with his two personal guards. I pursued him for three days and captured him in the mountains and forests. General Cao Yu captured Lai Lihong alive, killed more than 2,230 thieves, captured more than 4,400 people, and nearly 10,000 livestock."
Qi Jiguang heard that Wang Gao and Lai Lihong had been killed. After being captured, he said with great emotion: "Then I came here in vain?"
Wang Gao almost escaped. Li Chengliang had been waiting for the snow, waiting for the opportunity to capture Wang Gao. , if they were urged to attack on a day without snow, they might not be able to catch him. However, the court was unusually patient this time and waited until it snowed heavily. Can Wang Gao be allowed to escape?
Li Chengliang said with a gloomy face: "We are all generals, and you also know that sometimes, winning is not necessarily a good thing, but not winning is a good thing." Cover it up, and you will not be forgiven for your merits."
When Qi Jiguang thought of the little emperor's scolding, he shook his head and said, "I won't do it now." This method of using swords and pens to defeat people and do bad things will not happen in a short period of time, during the time of Zhang Juzheng's country.
Li Chengliang was also overjoyed when he heard this. He smiled and said: "Really? Sure enough, the DPRK and China are different. I just said that this war is not exciting anywhere. I always feel that something is missing. "
"Shackles?" Qi Jiguang thought for a while and said.
Li Chengliang laughed loudly and said with a big smile: "I'm missing some restraints, so I'm not strong enough. Ouch."
Li Chengliang smiled, his face changed several times because of the wound, and he felt a little painful.
"Injured?" Qi Jiguang said in surprise.
Li Chengliang waved his hand and said: "When I captured Wang Gao, I was slightly injured in order to capture that dog alive. He was chased by me for three days without eating, but he was still captured by me."
Li Chengliang didn’t tell the truth. When he captured Wang Gao alive, Wang Gao actually had no strength. Li Chengliang also deliberately let off steam and beat him up, deliberately causing minor injuries. If the civil servants impeached him again When Qing Qi was provoking, he used this injury to talk about his feelings.
Generals also have their own way of survival.
At this time, Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, did not fully want to build Liaodong into a vassal town like the Jin Party. He respected the invaders and relaxed his guard against favoring the enemy. Firstly, the conditions were insufficient. Secondly, Li Chengliang at this time was still I didn't realize that the literati's hearts are sinister.
In the original timeline, Li Chengliang successively killed Wang Gao, Tuman Chahan Khan Dazhang, Wang Gaozi's son Atai, and Jian in the second year of Wanli, the fifth year of Wanli, and the eleventh year of Wanli. Slave, in the first eleven years, Li Chengliang was very serious and extremely efficient. Most of them focused on annihilation.
Li Chengliang did not want to be the tyrant from the beginning. All this had to wait until Zhang Juzheng died, Zhang Juzheng was liquidated, Zhang Xueyan and Li Chengliang were beaten into the Zhang Party, and after they were impeached as Zhang Juzheng's party members, Li Chengliang Only then did he become the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and his sons successively took control of power in Liaodong, becoming the emperor of Tu, and the co-owners of Beilu, Haixi Nüzhi, and Jianzhou Nüzhi. "Dad, are you okay?" Li Rusong was waiting beside him and hurriedly stepped forward, asking anxiously.
Li Chengliang’s expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted angrily: “What occasion?! Call me Mr. Li!”
"General Li!" Li Rusong's face turned red. The father and son hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and his father still didn't give him any face.
Li Chengliang looked at Li Rusong who was really angry, and then cursed: "You are too arrogant. When you arrive in the capital, you actually dare to look down on Da Sima? When Da Sima was fighting against the Japanese pirates in Taizhou, You are still lying on the kang, peeing yourself with a silly look on your face, yet you dare to yell at Da Sima, who do you think you are?”
“I have to be polite when I see Da Sima, he takes us into my family! Thank you, we all have to kowtow! You bastards!"
"Da Sima is open-minded, don't care about you, don't care about me, otherwise neither of us, father and son, will be able to live without you."
Li Chengliang was very angry at Li Rusong for provoking Tan Lun on the school grounds. Who could he offend? In the court hall, Da Sima said in a few words that the achievements that his father and son had worked hard for in their lives were all equal to zero.
"I was wrong. Grand Sima has already taught me a lesson, so don't reprimand General Li." Li Rusong's face turned even redder, and he was just provocative. He was beaten by a civil servant until he couldn't stand up. Li Rusong's behavior The arrogant energy was completely dispelled.
Thanks to Tan Lun's open-minded nature and his skill with his hands, he would usually take revenge on the spot and chop Li Rusong directly on the school ground to settle the grudge, otherwise Li Chengliang would not know how to maintain this relationship.
There are people outside the world, there is heaven outside the world, so be careful in everything.
"Qi Shuai, please come quickly." Li Chengliang took Qi Jiguang into the city. He first checked the important prisoners of war, including Lihong, Wang Gao, Naiertu and other prisoners, and then checked some more. After learning the detailed battle process, Li Chengliang took Qi Jiguang to the Dragon King Temple to fulfill his vow.
Qi Jiguang then found out that Li Chengliang had even set up his cannon in front of the Dragon King Temple in order to ask for snow. If it didn't snow, he would bomb the Dragon King Temple.
Fortunately, it started to snow soon. Li Chengliang made a lot of sacrifices and entertained the Lord Long. Face was given to each other. Prince Long gave face, and Li Chengliang naturally had to give face.
A total of twenty-one of Li Chengliang's guest soldiers were killed and sixty-seven were injured.
The next day, Qi Jiguang led a thousand people out of Fushun Pass and inspected the details of the camp. Qi Jiguang walked very slowly. He also hoped that some people who were not short-sighted would jump out and give these thousand people a try. As a result, along the way, except for birds and beasts, there was no one who didn't have the foresight to let him train troops.
Qi Jiguang returned to Shenyang and planned to teach a class.
The battle process can be seen from the casualties. It was a completely one-sided situation. Even Wang Gao was captured. It was a complete battle of annihilation.
"Back to Beijing, maybe we can catch up with the Chinese New Year." Qi Jiguang inspected the army again. This time, although there was no military merit in the long-distance training, he pulled the Beijing camp out for a solid training. This is also a huge growth for Jingying.
"Why did Qi Shuai measure my size?" Li Chengliang finally asked the doubts in his heart. Qi Jiguang measured his size.
Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "Your Majesty gave me and Li Rusong a pair of iron armor. When I return to the court, I will tell you about it. I will also give General Li a set. Yu Shuai and Chen Lin also have them."
Li Chengliang said sluggishly: "That's true, thank God."
Li Chengliang knew what Tie Hun Jia was, Qi Jiguang had one, and Li Rusong had one too.
"General Li, I'm leaving then." Li Rusong did not want to stay in Liao Town and wanted to go back to Beijing with him.
"Go, go, what are the women and children looking like? Good men are everywhere!" Li Chengliang waved his hand impatiently, signaling Li Rusong to get out of here.
Qi Jiguang set off with three thousand troops and headed towards Jinzhou. Li Chengliang watched Qi Jiguang leave with three thousand soldiers. He couldn't see his figure, so he looked a little lonely. Among his sons, , Li Rusong is the most promising one. Although on the surface, he is impatient to chase people away, in fact, he is quite proud of this son. He is really capable if he is capable, and he is really crazy if he is crazy.
Coming back this time, Li Rusong's arrogance has been restrained, and he has become a general. It is obvious that Qi Jiguang is also focusing on training Li Rusong.
"Okay, that's great." Li Chengliang hummed a ditty and entered the pass. He won the battle. Isn't it a good thing?
The good news reached the capital, and the full pay, rewards, and pensions promised by the emperor were all sent to Shenyang. Governor Zhang Xueyan was also appointed as Minister of War, and Li Chengliang was given the title of Ning Yuanbo based on his merit. This Ning Yuanbo If he is a noble of rank, if he performs meritorious service again, he will be awarded a world certificate and retire with the country.
"No, no, is it true, Your Majesty?" Li Chengliang looked at a lot of rewards, and he felt a little stupid. Everything was done, and the emperor refused to reissue this because the imperial court had suffered a huge financial loss. Li Chengliang can understand full pay and no rewards.
This is all a tacit plan. Li Chengliang has long been prepared to succeed without being impeached.
Silver, he really gave it to the little emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor also specially granted Liujue. Like Qi Jiguang, everyone is now a count.
Li Chengliang was so happy that the little emperor was young and not stingy at all. With this big wave of his hand, the whole Liaodong felt like it was Chinese New Year.
Zhang Xueyan looked at so many rewards and whispered: "Give the sergeants some New Year's silver, one tael per person, seventy-two thousand silver. The patrol censors are all looking at you, I'm afraid it's just Waiting to find your fault."
Li Chengliang waved his hand and said: "Two taels per person, everyone has a good year! The guest soldiers are paid, please send someone to keep an eye on them, don't pay. It’s been handed to the thieves.”
“Your Majesty is so generous, we can’t be stingy, right?”
Li Chengliang was given six thousand taels of silver before the battle, so he was generous. A wave of Liaodong soldiers each received 2 taels, which was 140,000 taels of silver. The imperial court gave them 180,000 taels of silver when they were full, and more than half of them were gone.
But Li Chengliang couldn't hold back his happiness, and the government changed. In the first year, the military generals were given a little power. Now they are not constrained in fighting, and they can still receive rewards after the battle. This is the same beautiful thing as winning a war.
Qi Jiguang rushed back to the capital three days before the New Year, because it was a leap year of December, and he just returned to his hometown in two months.
The royal family had already started to sleep, and Qi Jiguang entered the palace on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month to report the war in Liaodong in detail again.
"General Li was in Liao. The barbarians were afraid of his reputation and relied on him to protect the border. They also condoned the plundering of his soldiers." Qi Jiguang looked at Li Chengliang's pacification of Gule Village from two perspectives. , the war was really won, but in the case of Liaodong, winning alone is not enough.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Without political victory, the bandits will come again after a short period of cleanup. When China is weak, they will take the opportunity to cause chaos, and there will be no peace again and again."
"But General Li has done the best he can, and even got injured in order to capture the rebel chief Gao."
"Is there any sign of Li Chengliang's feudal status in Liaodong?"
< br>Zhu Yijun asked straightforwardly and clearly.
"The capital camp is strong, and Li Chengliang will not dare to establish a feudal town for the rest of his life." Qi Jiguang said quite calmly: "When he saw the power of our military camp in Beijing, he did not dare to despise the imperial court. Whether he wants a feudal town or not is not up to him. "
Qi Jiguang said this calmly and domineeringly. Since he dared to drag the Beijing camp to Shenyang, it was for Li Chengliang to consider whether he should fight hard and gain a title or become a local emperor and be quelled by rebellion.
"Qi Shuai hit the mark." Zhu Yijun changed the subject and said: "Qi Shuai is not in the capital, and some people will bully me and my husband."
"Who!" Qi Jiguang heard the words. The momentum changed and became cold and stern.
Zhu Yijun told the whole story about Fu Yingzhen before continuing: "Fu Yingzhen kept asking for an official position, but I didn't, so he went to kowtow in front of the Huangji Gate. In the end, I had no choice but to avoid him. It's hard to agree to him and let him return to his hometown after becoming an official. "
"It's an advantage to him. Killing him will only grant him favor and treat him poorly. It seems that the gentleman has no conscience. This guy has understood it from the beginning. Well, as long as I don’t kill him, he can escape unscathed.”
“In order to gain a reputation, these officials would rather resist the imperial edict than dare to risk their lives. The slander of the popular customs; they would rather violate the laws and regulations of the public than dare to violate the requests of the private sector. The teacher's words have deeply portrayed their appearance. "
After Qi Jiguang finished listening, he always felt that something was wrong. He said doubtfully: "Why do you feel that what your Majesty said seems, maybe, maybe that your Majesty is reprimanding and bullying the officials? Didn't your Majesty win?"
< br>Qi Jiguang listened to all the causes and consequences. No matter how it sounded, it sounded like His Majesty was bullying people, not that Fu Yingzhen was bullying the little emperor.
"Really?" Zhu Yijun frowned. He had already described himself as pitiful, but in the end he looked more like a bully?
Qi Jiguang said uncertainly: "Isn't it?"
"Maybe so." Zhu Yijun also said uncertainly.
"But sir, I have been reminded that the way these scientific officials, or Qingyi people, are really abominable." Zhu Yijun talked about Zhang Juzheng's instructions.
If you look at the Jiajing period, in the first twenty years, all the actions of Emperor Jiajing can be called a model of a wise king. He was strict with officials, strict with officials, lenient with people, rectified the government, reduced taxes and levies, and tracked the ancestors. The land seized by the powerful was returned to the people, etc. However, in the 21st year of Jiajing, the Renyin Palace changed and the assassination of the emperor took place, and the country took a sudden turn for the worse.
If we only look at the first fifteen years of Wanli, the Wanli Emperor can be called wise. There is even a saying that the Wanli Zhongxing saw a huge increase in national income, the return of land to the land, unprecedented prosperity of the commodity economy, the emergence of scientific giants, and social development. With a high-spirited and lively style, and the ability to solve the problems of national defense and border problems, it can be said that it is safe at home and abroad, and Yinfu at home. However, disappointment followed disappointment, and finally despair, the Wanli Emperor died.
These courtiers are so vicious that they even use the trick of moisturizing things silently, and they are so cruel to a child.
"It's always been like this." Qi Jiguang heard Zhang Juzheng's words and felt the same way, but he didn't say much. In this matter of the DPRK, with Zhang Juzheng in the country, the customs will not be the same in a short time. It got bad immediately.
Zhu Yijun also shook his head when he heard this and said: "Isn't it true? The court officials have been reporting in the past few days that Liang Menglong and Zhao Mengyou are quarreling again."
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