Chapter 165: Great Filial Piety Must Be Great Loyalty
"It's this person... I didn't expect that the emperor also knew about the Tianxiong Army."
Zhou Yanru was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Chongzhen also knew about the Tianxiong army supervised by Lu Xiangsheng.
Chongzhen smiled softly, "The Tianxiong Army is right under my nose today, how could I not know it." After a pause, he said with emotion: "Lu Xiangsheng is indeed a loyal minister. When the late emperor was here, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty flocked to Wei Wei, but he was the only one."
I dare to look at him with contempt. When I was hiding in my house, I heard many people say that a blue sky appeared in Daming Mansion. I didn't know it at the time. After asking, I found out that it was him, Lu Xiangsheng. After I ascended the throne, the Eastern invaders invaded, and it was he, Lu Xiangsheng, who became the third.
How could I not know about such a loyal and courageous minister who led his troops to serve the king?"
Speaking of this, he happily announced: "The cabinet has drafted a decree, and Lu Xiang has been promoted to governor to lead the Tianxiong army to Henan to quell the bandits."
"I obey the order."[
Zhou Yanru and others responded in unison.
The officials thought that everything would be fine now, but Xiong Mingyu reported again: "I am reporting to the Emperor that the Ministry of War has received the decree today. The Emperor intends to appoint Zhu Dadian as governor of Shandong. The ministers have been undercover to supervise the soldiers and Ping Kong Youde's rebellion.
The Ministry of War does not dare to discuss the appointment and dismissal of the two members. There is only one matter that requires the emperor to expressly express it."
"What's the matter?" Chongzhen glanced at him.
Xiong Mingyu said: "In Shandong, a general military officer was not established until the sixth year of the Apocalypse. Although there are generals from the four prefectures, the number of soldiers is small, and they are peace troops. Without formations, I am afraid they will not be of much use. But Zhejiang
The soldiers came from afar to defeat the bandits in Henan, and were hurriedly transferred to Qingzhou. The journey was far away, and they were afraid that the distant water could not save the nearby fire.
However, the traitors and soldiers under Kong Youde's tribe who rebelled against Dengzhou were all former Liao soldiers, and their combat power was much stronger than that of the Lu soldiers. I was afraid that it would be difficult to quell them quickly with only local troops from Denglai or officers and soldiers from the four prefectures of Shandong. Therefore, I thought
, is it possible to mobilize some capable soldiers from other places so that Kong Youde's rebellion can be put down as soon as possible."
Chongzhen nodded and asked Xiong Mingyu: "Where does the Ministry of War intend to mobilize troops?"
Xiong Mingyu replied: "The Ministry of War means to use Liao soldiers to fight Liao soldiers."
"Speak more clearly." Chongzhen's voice became louder.
"What I mean is that since the Kong thief is led by Liao soldiers, it is best to transfer some Liao soldiers from outside the pass to the pass to suppress them. Most of these Liao soldiers are fighting with the Eastern captives, and their combat power is greater than that of the nine sides. Let them suppress Kong.
Thieves are the most suitable. In the future, Liao troops can also conquer and exterminate stray thieves."
As soon as Xiong Mingyu finished speaking, Zhou Yanru shook his head and said: "The ancestors paid gold on their birthday, where are the Liao troops now?"
Wu Zongda also said: "Sun Chengzong reported ten days ago that the gate is almost empty. It may be difficult to mobilize Liao troops."
Xiong Mingyu argued: "If the good news about Jinzhou is true, the Donglu will not be able to invade this year. It is not impossible to transfer some troops from Jinning and various forts into the pass."
Zhou Yanru sneered: "Master Xiong said it lightly. I want to ask you, how many Liao soldiers do you want to mobilize? One thousand, two thousand, or three thousand? Do you want to mobilize combat soldiers who can fight, or do you want to mobilize soldiers who can fight?"
Are those guards or regiment training? If the guards and regiments are being mobilized, how is this different from the soldiers and horses in the pass? If it is to mobilize combat troops, you first ask Liaodong Town to see how many combat troops they have."
"Even a thousand is good." Xiong Mingyu couldn't bear to be robbed by Zhou Yanru, and couldn't help but choked him, "It's not about having many soldiers, it's about being good. It's better to have a thousand good soldiers to defeat thieves than tens of thousands of rabble. So.
It’s a simple truth, doesn’t the chief assistant know?”
"You!..." Zhou Yanru didn't expect that Xiong Mingyu would dare to speak to him like this, so his face turned pale with anger and his beard stood up.
Seeing this, Chongzhen stood up, slapped the case, walked forward a few steps with a cold face, then his face darkened, he raised his hand and said impatiently: "The matter of transferring Liao Town to enter the pass to suppress the bandits will be discussed after the Jinzhou victory report is verified. I have already
Ask Gao Qiqi, the latent commander of the five thousand capital camp, to go to Shandong, and we should be able to defeat the Kong thieves. If you have other matters, please come here for today's court meeting. I'm tired."
He also ordered: "The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War must deal with the matters I entrusted to you as soon as possible without delay. The cabinet has the responsibility of coordinating the matter. You must come up with a charter for me to see for the pacification of thieves in various places."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the back of the palace.
Zhou Yanru and Xiong Mingyu glanced at each other and quickly turned away, both of them groaning angrily. Wen Tiren saw this and smiled secretly.[
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After coming out of the main hall, Chongzhen walked to Kunning Palace with a cold face. On the way, he saw Wang Chengen waiting for him there with his hands folded.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Chongzhen saw at a glance that Wang Chengen was holding a memorial in his hand.
Wang Chengen said respectfully: "This is the memorial that I just received from the Huiji Gate."
"A memorial from the Huiji Sect?" Chongzhen was surprised, "What happened?"
Wang Chengen said hurriedly: "Nothing happened. This memorial was submitted by Yang Sichang of Shanhaiguan, Yushi of Youqiandu, governor of Yongping."
"Yang Sichang?"
This name sounded familiar to Chongzhen, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.
Wang Chengen reminded: "His father is Yang He."
When he heard that he was Yang He's son, Chongzhen was furious and said angrily: "Yang He's son? Huh, what did he do to me? Is he interceding for his father?"
Wang Chengen looked at the memorial in his hand and whispered: "Long live my lord, this Yang Sichang is not begging for mercy for his father, but asking the emperor to allow him to die in his father's place."
"Asking for death on behalf of my father?!"
Chongzhen was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears. He was stunned for several seconds. He stretched out his hand to ask for the memorial and said, "Bring it to me and take a look."
Wang Chengen hurriedly handed the memorial to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen took it and opened it, and saw what was written on it, "I have been punished by Sichang for two years in the Ruzhou branch of Henan Province. I have been appointed as the governor of Ruzhou, Henan Province, and I have been appointed as a long-term official. I have been honored by the officials. I am cautious and respectful."
I don’t dare to think too much about my career. Last winter, I was suddenly ordered to transfer the military equipment of the hegemony state. I thought that under the chariot hub, there would be many thieves and troubles, and the people were worried about nothing...
My father, Yang He, saw three sides as the governor, and two of them obeyed the decree and encouraged Dai Sui. Now I don't know where to move the town, the report has not arrived, and I can't get through the news. I am the only son, and I look forward to seeing it, and everything is in chaos.
I am in Bazhou, and my heart has been there for a long time. If the emperor does not abandon his ministers, but begs for them to be reduced to official positions, and given white clothes, he can help his father fight against thieves. If he has long enough to be effective in defeating Ding, it will not be too late for the emperor to use his ministers.
.If it doesn't work, I ask you to take the lead, raise your arms and shout, begging for death at the hands of the thief, so that I can atone for my father's sins on behalf of my father. This is my ultimate wish to die as a loyal son and to die as a filial piety."
Reading the full text, it turns out that Yang Sichang wanted to die, and only hoped that the court could pardon his father's death penalty. After reading the whole text, Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh: "This Yang Sichang is a filial son. It's rare, it's rare. I didn't expect that he would be able to survive under my rule."
There is such a filial son asking for death on his father's behalf. Well, well, it will be a story for the ages!"
He walked around for a few steps in excitement, then suddenly turned around and told Wang Cheng'en: "Since ancient times, those who are extremely filial must be extremely loyal. Cheng'en, please note that Yang Sichang is extremely loyal and filial, so he can be used as a minister in the future."