Chapter 290: If you are a loyal minister, you must have a knife
Author: Mu Yunfeng
Chapter 290: If you are a loyal minister, you must have a knife
After settling the affairs of Liao Fan, the army led by Yang Feng and Yang Wen headed west directly.
He is not going to go through Shanhaiguan.
It is not necessary to enter Shanhaiguan to enter the customs, and the same is true for entering Juyongguan.
Chaoyang.
In other words, we can say that we are stationed in front of Yingzhou.
This place belongs to Daning Dusi, or its current name is Beiping Dusi.
Originally, the person who guarded Daning during the Jingnan period was Yang Feng's old friend Liu Zhen, but it was also written as Liu Zhen, but he is still following Song Sheng as his deputy in the Western Regions, so the commander-in-chief of the Daning Dusi is Bu Wan.
But in addition to the commander-in-chief, it is customary to have a veteran at the commander-in-chief level...
"Chen Heng."
Yang Wen held up the telescope and said.
At this moment, there was an array of troops across from them. It could be said that there were thousands of troops.
A white-bearded veteran leaps on his horse and crosses his sword.
At this time, Chen Heng was actually almost seventy. This old man had followed Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, but he never got a knighthood in his whole life. Unexpectedly, he actually succeeded at the age of almost seventy. Not only because he took the right team during the crisis, especially
He gave the capital of Ning to Zhu Di, died in battle for Zhu Di, and was eventually made a Duke, leaving the title of Marquis of Ningyang to his descendants...
Ten generations of glory and wealth.
"He imprisoned the capital commander Bu Wan and others in Daning who opposed the uprising, and then with the support of Princess Zhang of Ning, he raised an army to complain about the injustice of the King of Hunan. After I led the army to Guangning, he led 30,000 troops here.
It is estimated that once I attack Guangning, he will send troops to rescue me."
Yang Wen said.
"What is the real reason? Isn't it possible that Zhu Bai really has such great charisma that the vast majority of Daning's dozen guards and 80,000 troops can support him? I remember that Chen Heng was transferred to Daning the year before last, and Bu Wan was in Daning.
Ning has been with Ning for many years, and his foundation should be stronger than his. Chen Heng can get the support of the vast majority of people in Daning with one sentence, so that he can easily win Bu Wan. This is not enough to just redress Zhu Bai's grievances. It is not enough for them.
Zhu Bai is nothing, even if the emperor kills Zhu Quan, they will not avenge Zhu Quan."
Yang Feng said.
"It's bitterly cold in the north, especially in Daning. All the guards and soldiers want to return home day and night."
Yang Wen sighed and said.
"I understand, so Zhu Di made a promise to them."
Yang Feng nodded.
This makes sense.
Chifeng!
The era without mining is indeed not a good place.
Then he urged the moose forward.
And the panda flag followed behind him.
"General Chen, how many years have you followed Emperor Daxing?"
Yang Feng shouted.
Chen Heng looked at him warily.
"Look at this. This is called the Zouyu Banner. It was used to stop killings in ancient times. Once the Zouyu Banner reaches the end of the war, the war ends. Yang is an outsider and is suitable for mediating this battle. We will not fight today. I just want to tell you.
Just talking, your beard is already white, how many years have you been following Emperor Daxing?"
Yang Feng shouted.
"When Emperor Daxing was still in Haozhou, Lao Chan had already joined his army. It has been almost fifty years now."
Chen Heng said slowly.
"Are you loyal to Emperor Daxing?"
Yang Feng said.
"I am loyal to Emperor Daxing. What does the Ambassador want to say? I shouldn't raise an army? Emperor Daxing's body was not yet cold, but His Majesty killed his family members and his uncles and brothers. We are loyal ministers of Emperor Daxing, so naturally we have to ask His Majesty a question
I understand. What’s more, Lan Yu is besieging the kings in Kaifeng. King Ning’s life or death is uncertain. All our guards are under the jurisdiction of King Ning. The life or death of the commander is uncertain. Naturally, we have to ask your Majesty for clarification. Since the ambassador wants to mediate, please first ask
The capital asks your majesty to give us an explanation. If King Xiang and King Guangze are indeed guilty, we will naturally hold our hands and bear the blame."
Chen Heng said.
"I only ask if you are absolutely loyal to Emperor Daxing."
Yang Feng said.
"yes!"
Chen Heng said without hesitation.
Yang Feng nodded.
"Then please prove it to the old general. Your words are unfounded. Since the old general said that you are absolutely loyal to Emperor Daxing, then please prove your loyalty."
He said.
"How can you prove that the ambassador is old?"
Chen Heng said angrily.
"Of course you are following Emperor Daxing. Your Emperor Daxing is dead. Since you are an old minister who is absolutely loyal to him, of course you must follow Emperor Daxing in the sky. Old General, please follow Emperor Daxing, and I will take you with me.
The body will be brought to the capital, and then buried next to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and you will be entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple. In addition, as a reward for your loyalty, I will ensure that your son will be made an earl.
General Chen, please prove your loyalty."
Yang Feng said.
Chen Heng looked at him in astonishment, then looked at his subordinates around him.
"Old General Chen, don't look at them. This matter has nothing to do with them. If you don't follow Emperor Daxing, it will have to do with them. At that time, you will be disloyal to Emperor Daxing. You will rebel and cause rebellion. I will work with Rinan Hou
Offensive. Since Yang arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he has never been defeated. As an envoy of a friendly country, I also have a close relationship with Emperor Daxing. I may even become his son-in-law. In total, I am half a Ming citizen. I don’t want to do anything to the Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers took action. But if you lead them to rebel, then as the son-in-law of Emperor Daxing and the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor, I can only help them clean up the rebellion within."
Yang Feng said.
Chen Heng was still looking at his men.
but……
"Are you imagining something?"
Yang Feng said.
Then he urged the moose forward, and then walked in front of the Daning army...
"Everyone who has participated in the Western Expedition should come out."
he shouted.
Immediately, Ming troops began to leave.
At this time, all those who did not want to stay in the Western Regions among the first batch of Western Expeditionary Army led by Zhu Di had returned. The first batch of Western Expeditionary Army was transferred from Beiping, Peiping Dusi, Shanxi Xingdusi, Daning or Peipingdusi Gong.
Eight thousand cavalry participated, and they were under the command of Zhou Xing. Currently, more than 6,000 have returned.
These are the most elite members of Daning Dusi, and most of them participated this time.
After all, they sincerely support Zhu Di.
Soon, three to four thousand people came out in front of Chen Heng's formation. Among them, all the most elite uniformed cavalry came out. After all, they all rode Arabian horses, which were obviously most suitable for use as uniformed cavalry. These whole-body reflections
The elite armored men lined up silently at the front, and then watched Yang Feng stop in front of them...
"Kneel down!"
Yang Feng shouted.
The latter still dismounted without any hesitation, and then knelt down beside their horses.
Yang Feng said nothing more and continued to ride the moose around them, walking in front of Chen Heng's formation.
"All Mongols, come out!"
he shouted.
Daning Dusi is a mixture of Han and Mongolian people.
Of course, they were not the Three Duoyan Guards. The real Duoyan Three Guards had disappeared before Yang Feng arrived. They were subordinates of Azashili, King of Liao Dynasty in the Yuan Dynasty. However, Azashili only got a commanding officer after surrendering. He thought this was a violation of his position.
It was an insult to Ji's status. After all, Naha was granted the title of Marquis out of the capital. The descendants of Mu Huali were actually higher than his Taiji status. This was obviously an insult to him, so in the 24th year of Hongwu, he brought a large number of
The tribesmen ran away. After he escaped, the Duoyan Three Guards actually ceased to exist. However, there were still some tribesmen who did not follow him. These people were incorporated into the Daning Dusi Guards and the Guards Outside the Great Wall, which were a mix of Han and Mongolians.
It is very common for the Jurchens to be mixed. Not counting those from the Ningdu Division, the 30,000 guards from the Liaodong Dusi are also mixed.
This is the so-called Duoyan Three Guards after Zhu Di annexed King Ning's subordinates.
To be precise, there is no Duoyan Sanwei.
It's just that some Mongolians who were originally Duoyan's three guards were stationed in Daningdu.
As for the later Duoyan Sanwei, Zhu Di re-established them, but that was many years later.
The Mongolians in Chen Heng's formation looked at Yang Feng with trepidation...
"Live if you come out, or die if you don't come out!"
Yang Feng said.
Then he raised his rifle.
The next moment gunfire rang out, and a Mongolian general fell down on horseback two hundred meters away.
Yang Feng calmly continued to aim and fire.
Then another Mongol general fell from his horse.
But no one dared to fight back.
Chen Heng didn't dare to give the order.
In fact, the confrontation was over when those Western Expedition cavalry went out and knelt down under Yang Feng's order. They were the most elite of the Daning Army, and the rest were accustomed to Yang Feng's reputation. And those
The Mongolian generals were even more afraid. Yang Feng was indeed embarrassed to kill Han people, but they were different. Yang Feng like them had killed many people over the years.
During the Western Expedition, even the Great Khan of Mongolia was captured and Arutai was beheaded. Those soldiers who returned from the Western Expedition have been telling his legend.
Soon some Mongolian soldiers walked out of the formation.
"Kneel down, everyone kneel down!"
Yang Feng shouted while riding on the strangely painted moose.
The Mongolian soldiers quickly dismounted and knelt down.
Then more and more people came out.
Yang Feng continued to look at the remaining guardsmen...
"I know what brother Zhu Gaochi must have promised you. I also know that Daning is indeed a very bitter place, but can it be more bitter than Huining? I have already started planting rice in Huining, and the rice seeds have been sown before I came.
, the reclamation team there and the military households in the guard post are all living a very satisfactory life. If you are really unwilling to continue to garrison Daning, I can also suggest to His Majesty the Emperor that the guard post of the Daning Dusi be abolished. After all, Mongolia is at this time.
We have surrendered, and there is indeed no need for so many garrison troops. However, total abolition is still impossible. I will ask the emperor to follow the example of Huining, and I will contract the military supplies of Daning Dusi, and then I will be responsible for developing this place.
I can turn Huining into a paradise, and I can also turn Daning into a paradise."
Yang Feng said as he walked.
Rehe is indeed very poor...
But there are mines!
Gold, copper, and sulfur are all current strategic resources.
Especially the latter two.
The artilleryization of the Ming Dynasty has made copper more and more scarce. Although it is true that paper money can save copper to the greatest extent, a large amount of copper is still becoming more and more expensive after being used to cast cannons. Most of the sulfur actually comes from the Japanese and Japanese countries.
In Ryukyu, these two things are enough to support the development of this area.
Not to mention animal husbandry.
Grazing a large amount of livestock and canning meat can be sold to the south.
As for the food supply, it is equally simple. As long as corn and potatoes are promoted, there will be no food shortage in this area.
As for the abolition of guard stations, this is actually necessary.
Daning Dusi serves as the front line of the battle against Mobei. Now that Mobei has surrendered, although it is still necessary to maintain a certain garrison alert, 80,000 military households are still a bit too much. Behind the 80,000 military households are 80,000 or even hundreds of thousands of households.
, there must be more than 80,000 households that have thrived for so many years. In the farming era, so many military households were crowded in Rehe. It can be reduced by half. The population carrying capacity here in this era is limited, even in this area in the late Ming Dynasty.
The herdsmen are also the weakest. Not only is it unnecessary to continue to maintain a garrison of 80,000, but the supply will also consume a lot of financial resources. Half of them should be abolished, leaving about 40,000, and then replaced by hired land reclamation teams. These land reclamation teams combine workers, farmers, and animal husbandry, plus the continuous
The introduced slaves are enough to fill the gap.
"Kneel down, everyone kneel down!"
Yang Feng shouted as he walked.
The Han guardsmen also silently dismounted and knelt down.
Soon almost everyone was on their knees.
Thirty thousand troops knelt down in a vast area in front of Yingzhou's garrison city. Only Chen Heng and his servants were left there.
Yang Feng returned to his front.
"General Chen, it's time for you to prove your loyalty to Emperor Daxing."
Yang Feng said.
"Ambassador, don't lie to me!"
Chen Heng said slowly.
"I'm not lying. You can rest assured that whether your emperor agrees or not, I will make him agree."
Yang Feng said.
Of course, if he goes back in this way, Zhu Yunxi will have to agree even if he doesn't agree.
Chen Heng silently dismounted, then knelt down facing south, then pulled out his saber and put it on his neck. He looked at the southern sky with complicated eyes, and around him were thirty thousand people kneeling on the ground.
subordinates.
"Emperor Daxing, I have served your Majesty with all my loyalty!"
He suddenly shouted.
Then he pulled the knife in his hand suddenly, and blood spurted out from the severed blood vessels...
"Old General Chen is a truly loyal minister. You can bury Old General Chen's body, find a good coffin and put it in a good coffin. When we get to Daning, we will protect it with ice. I will take his body to the capital. As for you all, get up and go back.
Everyone performs their duties, and I will honor what I promised you. During this period, I will be responsible for your military supplies for the time being, and I will arrange for people to continue transporting them for you."
Yang Feng said.
This is easy, Liaodong Bay will thaw soon.
Supplies by sea will continue to arrive.
Thirty thousand Daning troops were easily dispatched by him.
A total of five people died.
Of course, including their commander-in-chief.
"According to the ambassador's standards, do I have to be loyal to Emperor Daxing?"
Yang Wen said.
"You? You don't need it. You are already the second generation. Your Majesty is already loyal to Emperor Daxing. However, those veterans who followed Emperor Daxing to conquer the world should indeed be loyal to Emperor Daxing. Some people deserve to die.
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Yang Feng said.
Yang Wen's father died fighting for Zhu Yuanzhang more than 40 years ago. His uncle was killed in Poyang Lake. It is true that he no longer needs to be loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, but the remaining Zhou Dexing, Wang Bi, Lan Yu and others do have to serve Daxing.
They must be loyal to the Emperor. If they refuse, Ambassador Yang will definitely persuade them to be loyal to Emperor Daxing just like he persuaded Chen Heng. Besides, they were originally killed by Zhu Yuanzhang long ago in history, but Yang Feng appeared and lived longer.
all these years.
Be content!
Now it's just to let them finish the path they should have taken a long time ago in a more dignified manner.
Kill all the old generals in this group, and let them be considered as sacrifices for Zhu Yuanzhang. After cleaning them up, Ming Dynasty will truly enter a new era.