Bright Moon and Breeze (24) (First release at https://www.clewxc.com)
Bright Moon and Breeze(24)
There is a war, so I want to see Wang Keshou, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
Wang Keshou was the biological uncle of Lin Sanniang's original mother. With this relationship, Wang Keshou naturally met him.
Similarly, meetings cannot be done openly. Fang Congzhe wanted to see the fourth master, so he went through the back door. Now the fourth master wanted to see Wang Keshou, and it was late at night, so Tongtong accompanied him through the back door of Wang's house. Wang Keshou went in.
After his death, he was posthumously granted a title, and was given a plaque saying that he was the most honest person in the world. This shows how miserable the old man’s life was. It was really just a small courtyard, a short mud house, and low back doors on both sides.
, There is a lot of firewood piled up. Go around the backyard and you will find the yard. There are three rooms in the main house and two rooms on the side that are about to collapse. It is just that there is no leakage of wind and rain. It is thought that the house was affected by the earthquake and the walls
They're all a little crooked.
There are no servants in the family, and there are a whole room of children and grandchildren waiting on them. He seems to be very loyal and honest, and he is extremely polite to the fourth master and Tongtong when they meet him.
Before, Lin Yutong felt that the Lin family was so poor and the Wang family arranged errands but did not take care of anything else because they were afraid of getting in trouble. But now, looking at it, it was not caring at all, it was that they simply couldn't afford it.
After entering the main room, it was as cold as an ice cellar. I had to go to the study. The study was not big. There was a charcoal pot to light, and there was a kang by the window. The old man was leaning on the kang.
You can see that he is sick.
Seeing the two people coming in, Wang Keshou stood up and was about to greet him. Lin Yutong supported him and said, "Uncle, today I'm just going to talk about family etiquette and nothing else." He took his pulse by the way. He was really not feeling well.
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The fourth master helped the man back, pulled up the quilt, and sat on the edge of the kang. "Wang Butang just sit quietly. We husband and wife came here at night just to talk privately."
Wang Keshou's youngest son came in to pour tea, and Lin Yutong quickly answered, "Uncle, just rest early, I will just serve you here."
Such intelligence is nothing like that of a daughter from the Wang family.
Wang Keshou raised his hand to call his son out, and then said: "I heard about the disaster relief outside the city. The orders for disaster relief in various places have also been issued, and the behavior of the court is very different from before. Furthermore, Fang Ge Lao Shi
Pressure, many people are quite complaining."
The Fourth Master laughed and said, "Fang Congzhe is not a person willing to take responsibility. I persecute him, and he persecutes others. But he is unwilling to bear the reputation of persecuting others! He must have betrayed me, and he must be brief.
What does the king do... The ministers in the court may also have some criticisms, feeling that King Jian is too domineering! Using Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to establish authority is killing the chicken to show the monkey! If they want to say so, it is not a bad idea!
That’s what I really mean! Things have to be done, and if you don’t do them for fear of being criticized, that’s Fang Congzhe, not me!”
Wang Keshou nodded, the word "responsibility" is more important than anything else! Being willing to take responsibility is the foundation of a man's life. He coughed and got back to the topic, "Your Highness is here to use troops?"
yes!
Wang Keshou looked at the young man and frowned slightly, "How much does the prince know about the Ministry of War?"
"Jinyiwei is affiliated to the Ministry of War, but due to its own particularity, there is a lot of information about the Ministry of War inside. I have been reading it over the past few months."
Oh? Wang Keshou sat up and asked, "What does the prince think of the war in Liaodong?"
Of course, this is not difficult for the fourth master. This has nothing to do with whether the fourth master is good at using troops. The key is that the history of the defeat of the Ming Dynasty is the history of the fortune of his ancestors! Sometimes the one who understands you is not yourself, but the enemy.
No matter who grasped the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty accurately, is there anyone who grasped the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty more accurately than the Qing Dynasty?
Tongtong thought so, but in Fourth Master’s view, the conclusions of future generations are somewhat hindsight. Many things are actually based on the current situation!
Speaking of this, Fourth Master was even more troubled, "In my opinion, the shortcomings of the Liaodong War are too big to be solved. The most difficult thing to solve is that there are too many generals, but they are difficult to adjust. This is similar to the defeat of the Nine-Jiedu Army in Xiangzhou during the Tang Dynasty.
It’s the same! There are many generals, but they come from many doors, making it difficult to dispatch and coordinate them. This is a disadvantage.”
Wang Keshou's eyes lit up, this was a critical point.
Lin Yutong poured hot tea for Wang Keshou and handed it over, and then the Fourth Master said again: "In addition to generals, there are also soldiers - soldiers are weak and difficult to use, which is the second disadvantage! Of course, this is not entirely the fault of the soldiers.
If food and pay are not supplied, soldiers will not have the physical strength to fight, nor will they have the spirit to fight. This has always led to the third disadvantage, which is that the pay will last for a long time and it will be difficult to continue."
Wang Keshou nodded slowly. There were problems with generals, soldiers, and food. In this battle, not only the situation on the opponent's side, but also his own problems, it would be difficult to overcome. He said frankly: "Say
This is something you dare to say behind closed doors. Everyone says that the leader of the Later Jin Dynasty was a barbarian, but in my opinion, this man was a heroic leader. Such a powerful opponent is difficult to control. Coupled with the use of troops in Liaodong,
Depending on the favorable weather and location, Liaodong is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, which increases the difficulty of winning the Liaodong war... If the two armies are fighting and the other side can hold on based on the terrain, if we cannot attack by force, the war will be unsustainable. Your Majesty
It is very clear that our supplies cannot keep up. I believe that not only we know how long the arrears raised now can support the war, but the Great Khan must also know it. Our court is surrounded by snakes and rats.
There are more than just one or two people selling information for personal gain!"
Therefore, this is a battle that is destined to be unwinnable before it is fought.
"But even if we can't win, we still have to fight this battle!" Wang Keshou said and became excited, coughing repeatedly, "If we don't fight, we will no longer have food and pay as soldiers. If we don't have pay and silver, who will guard the border. If we don't guard the border,
, the Tatars outside the customs can enter the capital in a blink of an eye... Your Majesty, let me tell you that I am not afraid of hurting your mood. We have to rely on these defeats one after another to delay time and wait for the variables that will appear at some point...
"It's like a person on the verge of death, gasping and struggling, waiting for a panacea that he doesn't know will come.
"I know the prince's heart, but the current situation is beyond human control... In the short term, this defeat will have to be suffered..."
Wang Keshou tells the truth that most people dare not tell!
Even though the word "Tatar" in his mouth made Fourth Master slightly uncomfortable, he still patted Wang Keshou on the shoulder sincerely, "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have officials like Wang Tangbu in the court!"
Later, the Fourth Master invited the imperial doctor to examine Wang Keshou. Tongtong had prepared the medicine and sent it to him so that he could take it on time.
These things were already worrying people, but at this time the palace was in trouble - Wang Cairen was seriously ill.
The prince asked Wang An to come in person and ask the two of them to return to the palace, fearing that they would not recover well.
Lin Yutong was anxious. There was going to be a war in the spring. Let's not cause trouble now. Let's hurry up and let's not delay things. So, when she and the fourth master entered the palace, she thought about checking the symptoms and preparing a pill to serve as an elixir later.
Go in and save your life first.
But once he entered the palace, he could not see Wang Cairen.
Wang Cairen didn’t see her!
Cui Shangyi whispered: "The small courtyard is empty. Princess, please go to the small courtyard to settle down!"
My mother-in-law is sick and wants to leave the palace? What a dream! According to Ming Dynasty law, unfilial piety is not tolerated. Not to mention refusing to serve unless she is sick, but just talking back to her mother-in-law on a daily basis. In that case, disobedience must be seriously investigated and may be punished with death.
What do you think we should do about this?
She was so sick that she not only held back her own hands and feet, but also held back those of the fourth master. Emperor Wanli was partial to the fourth master, but when his own mother was seriously ill and his son did not serve him, it was absolutely unacceptable.
Will not compromise.
Moreover, being unfilial is a serious crime! If you really want to do something in the future, just being unfilial will be enough to kill these officials of the Ming Dynasty several times.
Lin Yutong was so anxious that he couldn't go on like this. He still had to see the doctor, not in public, but in secret. Why not? He went there secretly at night, fainted, and gave a heavy injection, but he still didn't believe it and put the person to death.
Can't be saved?
She just did it. Ciqing Palace is such a big place, so it is not difficult to do this.
Wang Cairen is very skinny and must have taken too much of this elixir! She had to find a way to cut off this person's elixir later. She really gave him a heavy injection. She didn't dare to say that it would be better, but before June next year
, it should be fine.
I was thinking that there would be some news the next day, but I didn't want to wait around and didn't hear anything better.
When she asked, they said it was still the same.
When I asked again, they still said that there was less food coming in, and it was worse than yesterday.
Lin Yutong himself was confused. Are you kidding me? When have I ever failed?
No! I have to go at night.
The fourth master shook his head, "There are real illnesses and there are fake ones! She is really good at chasing rabbits, but if she has to say that she is seriously ill, what can you do? Someone wants to tie our hands and feet. Among them are people from the East Palace!"
The prince must have acquiesced!
The fourth master whispered, "Let's do it! Now, I can still go in and out of the palace, and I can also take care of the royal guards and the refugees outside the city... If I persist, the reaction in the court will be huge, and everyone will impeach us because of our unfilial piety."
Even the Wanli Emperor may not be able to suppress the twists and turns!" As he spoke, the Fourth Master's voice gradually became colder, "Don't be anxious, it's useless to be anxious anymore! The more anxious you are, the bigger the rebound will be! You have to be patient, even more so than in Prince Yong's Mansion.
Be patient! There are many stubborn donkeys in this world who can’t ride forward and go backwards! Sometimes, good and bad are determined by comparison! If you don’t let them experience what is bad, they won’t understand what is good!
"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Tongtong, "When you were a doctor, you also knew that you could not save all the patients in the world. Now, you need to have such a state of mind."
Lin Yutong laughed, "I'm not in a hurry!"
Having this time is just a good time for us to grow up slowly.
This disease lasted a year.
In the spring of the forty-seventh year of Wanli, Wang Cairen, who pretended to be ill, must have continued to take the elixir, but in March, he really died of the illness.
In the same month, Lin Yutong received a piece of news from the fourth master that was thought to be hallucination: before the Liaodong War, the general Yang Hao took the oath of battle in Liaoyang.
What is an oath? It means that all the troops gather together and we take an oath! Who is who? How many troops do you lead? Which way do you want to go? When will you arrive where? To attack who so and so? Tell me, can you do it?
Can the task be completed?
The people who listened were excited, as it seemed like something like that!
But damn you, when you are marching and fighting, don’t you know the word ‘secret’! You announced your strategic intentions to Nu|er|ha|chi, idiot! Lin Yutong turned his face and looked at Fourth Master, “Didn’t you give me a reminder?
?”
Could it be that I didn't remind him? Wang Keshou followed him. He had already warned him before he left. He also specially sent Jin Yiwei to spy on the military situation. How else to remind him?
But if Yang Hao is reminded, will he listen?!
Lin Yutong lost his temper and turned to look at Fourth Master, "So, should we be happy for your ancestors now? Or should we be worried about ourselves?"
I can’t be happy, nor can I be worried! I just feel like I want to die!
Stop it! It doesn't look like you even if you think about death! Tongtong leaned over, grabbed the fourth master's arm, and whispered in his ear: "Don't you think your ancestor is actually pretty boring when it comes to winning!"
Um?
Your opponent is too stupid, but it’s not because of how awesome your ancestors are! Really! In fact, compared with your ancestors, we are not even a little bit stronger, right? Let’s stand up and conquer the outside world in the future and dominate the world! It would be an honor for our ancestors to lose to future generations.
!
Fourth Master: "..." You are becoming more and more unique in comforting people!
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