Chapter 315: Yulin, Governor of the Five Provinces
Yulin, Shaanxi.
Cao Wenzhao, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, Yang Jiamo, the commander-in-chief of Gansu, Yang Lin, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, Wang Chengen, the commander-in-chief of Yulin, and He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, all gathered together.
The person in the hall was Chen Qiyu, who had just been appointed by the imperial court in the twelfth month of last year to control the military affairs of the five provinces of Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Huguang and Sichuan.
Although he had been appointed governor of the five provinces in the twelfth month of last year, Chen Qiyu did not go to Xi'an until March of the following year to take up his post. This was the first time that he met several of his generals. Before that, these generals had all
The leading troops were on separate sides and it was difficult to get together. (Author's note: Chen Qiyu was actually appointed governor of the five provinces at the end of the sixth year of Chongzhen. The history has changed slightly, but the war will not change.)
The five powerful military leaders in the northwest, and the military officers under their command were among the few capable soldiers in the imperial court. After greeting each other, they couldn't help but congratulate the new governor Chen Qiyu.[
Chen Qiyu was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. The middle Jinshi was already in his early thirties. You are now in his fifties, but like Hong Chengchou, his complexion is not fair like a scholar, but like a soldier. His appearance is not very outstanding.
, Yi Sui's long beard is quite powerful, and his temper is also very friendly. Unlike other officials in the court, Chen Qiyu never puts on the airs of a governor to his generals, and does not easily speak harshly to each other.
All the generals also knew that Governor Chen was famous for his good temper and his strong sense of nostalgia. Most of his staff were from his hometown, and many of them were talented, virtuous, greedy and good-for-nothing people. However, Chen Qiyu did not control them very much.
As long as it's not too much, it's fine. He's also very kind to the servants in the house and never punishes them lightly.
Except for Wang Chengen, the commander-in-chief of Yulin, the rest of the generals had met Chen Qiyu. Wang Chengen also knew more or less the character of the new governor, so he was not too restrained when he sat there.
Yang Jiamo, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, is the youngest among all the people, only thirty-four years old, but he has the largest number of troops among the generals present. He brought nine thousand Gansu soldiers, including two thousand cavalry.
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Yang Lin, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, is the fattest and is about forty years old. He has the smallest number of soldiers and horses, only 3,000. Shaanxi has suffered from military disasters for many years, and there are not many soldiers who can fight. Of the 3,000 soldiers under Yang Lin, Hong Chengchou is still in charge of the three sides.
It was not easy to get it together when the governor was the governor, otherwise, he, the chief soldier, would be just a bare general. Yang Lin was also quite timid, and had the demeanor of a military minister. Among all the general soldiers present, he was the most powerful in taking empty pay. In fact, he was only three
Thousands of soldiers, but the number of registered soldiers who reported to the Ministry of War was 13,000, which fully took up the vacancy of 10,000!
Wang Chengen, the commander-in-chief of Yulin, was promoted from the rank of general when Hong Chengchou was in Shaanxi politics. Although his troops were not many, only 5,000, they were capable of fighting. Most of the soldiers in the army were descendants of Yulin, their fathers, brothers, uncles and nephews, and they were closely related by blood.
The relationship is very close, and Yulin has been an important nine-border town since the founding of Taizu. It has been passed down for more than 200 years. It can be said that all young and old are soldiers, but with a shout, it is common for the whole family to join the battle. And because many of the soldiers and sergeants in the army are related by blood.
Because of this connection, all the soldiers on the battlefield fought bravely to kill the enemy and would not retreat until they received the general's orders. Therefore, Wang Cheng'en was deeply valued by Hong Chengchou. If Chen Qiyu hadn't wanted to transfer him this time, Hong Chengchou would definitely not have let him go.
He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, is not from Hetao, but from Baoding Prefecture, North Zhili. He served as a general in Denglai during the Tianqi period, and moved to Yansui in the sixth year of the Apocalypse as deputy commander-in-chief. All his troops are cavalry, but they are not many in number.
There were less than 4,000 men. He Huchen was quite capable of fighting and won the support of his soldiers, but he had one shortcoming, that is, he was brave and strategist, and often did bad things due to his recklessness. He Huchen did not belong to Chen Qiyu's tent, but in fact there were many thieves among them.
There were few frontier soldiers from Ningxia Town. These frontier soldiers were good at riding, but there were not many cavalry troops in Shaanxi. Therefore, Chen Qiyu asked the court to dispatch Ningxia soldiers to join them in suppressing the bandits.
Among the generals, Cao Wenzhao, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, had the most complex experience. He served in the army in Liaodong in his early years, experienced Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong, and was promoted to guerrilla through his meritorious service. In the second year of Chongzhen, he invaded the imperial capital from the east, and he once accompanied Yuan Chonghuan to defend the pass.
The capital, later followed Sun Chengzong to recover the four cities of Yongping, and accumulated meritorious service to the rank of general. If it were not for the great civil upheaval in Shaanxi and the imperial court transferred him to Yansui, Cao Wenzhao would still be in Liaodong. With his ability as the best general, he was afraid that he would still be in Liaodong.
It is still unclear who will win the battle of Xiaolinghe. Cao Wenzhao's troops are the most powerful among all the generals. They not only have 4,000 soldiers who dare to fight, but also a cavalry of 1,200 people. This cavalry is
It was Sun Chengzong who advocated the Guanning Cavalry and was trained by Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, Man Gui and others. After Zu Dashou led the main force of the Liao army to surrender, the blood of the Guanning Cavalry was all under the command of Cao Wenzhao. Although Denglai is now
Zu Dabi and Wu Sangui also had a cavalry, but compared to Cao Wenzhao's cavalry, it was inferior and could not be considered a real Guan Ning cavalry.
Cao Bianjiao looks much older than his actual age. He is only thirty-six this year, but he looks like a man in his forties. It must be because of the continuous wars. Regarding this newly appointed governor of the five provinces, Cao
Wen Zhao admired him very much. In one month, he was able to level the Yansui bandits. If you look at the world with this ability, you may not be able to find anyone else.
Although Chen Qiyu was not happy about his sudden rise from the governor of Yansui to the largest governor in the Ming Dynasty, he was also unspeakably bitter. Congratulating the generals, he smiled wryly and waved his hands and said: "The governors of the five provinces listen to the official, but sitting here
In this case, I am very flustered, maybe I am just taking a step closer to the Lord of Hell."
Having said this, he said to the generals with sincerity: "Now you and I are in the same boat. If this boat capsizes, I will throw a bunch of rice dumplings tied with a straw rope into the sea and be stolen by the bandits."
It was wrapped up and tied to death by the court. One of them sank, and the others can’t even come up again.”
After hearing this QGU metaphor, Ningxia Commander-in-Chief He Huchen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What Du Tang said is so funny, how could the general become that brown man?"
Cao Wenzhao and the others also felt embarrassed and looked at Chen Qiyu in confusion. Chen Qiyu sighed softly and said: "Zongzi, eldest son, the honor and disgrace of our ancestors, and the misfortune and blessings of our descendants are all on us!"
Hearing this, all the generals were startled and fell silent. They were all military generals, licking rice on the edge of their knives every day. What was it for? Isn't it for the glory of the family and to leave a blessing for their descendants? If this ship
If it sinks, not only will you lose your life, but your family and descendants will also be destroyed. Who is willing to do this?
A moment later, Gansu Commander-in-Chief Yang Jiamo clapped his hand on the table: "Don't worry, Governor, we will definitely not become dumpsters. The last general is still thinking about earning a title of noble ancestor!" He is the youngest and most arrogant.
The bandit didn't take it seriously, he was focused on earning military glory and honoring his ancestors.
Chen Qiyu was naturally happy that his subordinates had such ambitions. He nodded with a smile, stopped talking nonsense, and said straight to the point: "In that case, let's skip the politeness and get down to business. Yang He failed to appease the thieves and was deported to Beijing. I have made great contributions to defeating the thieves.
, is the governor of these five provinces. Therefore, there is only one way for me and you to go in the future to kill! Apart from this, there is no other way. I have called you here because I want to ask you how to go on this road.
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The generals looked at each other, but no one said anything. They were all warriors and only knew how to act according to orders. Naturally, the governors of the five provinces had to take care of the overall situation. How dare they discuss it? If anyone knew about it, it would be troublesome.
Chen Qiyu knew why the generals were silent, so he looked at Yang Jiamo and called them by name: "General Yang, please tell me first. If you have anything to say, just say whatever you want. No matter, everything has its own officer."
After being called by the Governor, Yang Jiamo did not dare to hesitate. He clasped his fists and said, "The general is a rough guy. He never likes to use his brain. Everything from now on will be decided by the Governor. We will just follow the order." He said.
There is no difference between not saying anything. Chen Qiyu smiled disapprovingly and said: "I am a scholar, with great skills in fists and legs, and the ability to talk about military affairs on paper. You are all heroes on horseback who have rolled through the sea of swords and flesh. It is up to you to kill the thieves. The war is dangerous.
, Although I have achieved some successes in my previous series, I will never be self-righteous. I still want to hear your opinions. After all, you know more about bandits than I do." After saying that, he looked at Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief Yang.
Lin said harmoniously: "General Yang, why don't you talk about it first?" [
Yang Lin quickly stood up and saluted, and Chen Qiyu motioned for him to sit down and talk. After Yang Lin sat down again, he muttered: "The general thought that although the bandit army was numerous, it was scattered and could not rely on the leader. Therefore, to capture the thieves, capture the king first."
, as long as the leader of the group of thieves is found, the officers and soldiers can easily defeat them one by one."
After hearing this, Chen Qiyu nodded and said in praise: "General Yang is right, capture the thief first and capture the king first. This is what I mean. But which one to attack first needs to be carefully considered. Well, General Cao, do you think we
Which group should be suppressed first, the remaining bandits from the northwest, the bandits from Huguang, or the group from Henan?"
Cao Wenzhao was ordered to control the generals of Shanxi and Shaanxi and increase the power of Guangwei. Therefore, Chen Qiyu called him general instead of general.
Cao Wenzhao was not good at words and did not want to express any opinions, but since Chen Qiyu asked him, he also said frankly: "Dutang, I think that the remaining thieves in the northwest are not of concern. Governor Hong and Guyuan are here.
It is only a matter of time before they are wiped out. And there is no need to worry about the thieves who have crossed into Huguang. Most of them are small thieves who gather together to form a large group. They fight on their own and it is difficult to achieve success. The ones who are worried are undoubtedly the high-altitude invaders of the Central Plains, and there are also generals, Cao Cao,
Lao Huihui, the King of Troubled Times, Chuang Taotian and other great thieves are numerous in number, no less than 200,000 in number, and they are roaming the Central Plains. If they are not wiped out, it will be difficult for the imperial court to control them again. Therefore, I will attack first.
Central Plains thief."
"General Cao's analysis is good. I am in agreement with you. The bandits from the Central Plains are a serious problem. Only by destroying them can the world truly be at peace."
Chen Qiyu smiled and nodded, and just as he was about to ask his left and right to get the map, a soldier suddenly ran in and reported: "Report to the Dutang Hall, the imperial edict is here!"
Is the edict coming?
Everyone in the hall stood up at the same time and followed Chen Qiyu out. As soon as they left the gate, several horses had already arrived. One of them was dressed in eunuch attire, and the following people were Jin Yiwei.
In the sixth year of Tianqi's reign, Chen Qiyu was appointed deputy envoy to Shaanxi by Hu Kezuo. He did not know any of the eunuchs around the emperor today, and only heard their names, so he greeted him and said, "Chen Qiyu has met my father-in-law before he came far to greet me.
I hope my father-in-law will forgive me."
The eunuch didn't answer, jumped off his horse and said, "Chen Qiyu takes the order!" He said with his hands raised.
Chen Qiyu took a few steps back, flicked his sleeves, and knelt down on his knees. Several general soldiers followed him and knelt down, "Your Majesty, Chen Qiyu, accepts the order!"
"In the middle of the Qin Dynasty, the bandits and robbers are still there, and the poverty has reached the extreme. It is important to wipe out the remaining party members and provide relief to the victims. The important thing is to save the people at the moment. When planning for the important land of An, one should not care about the tips, which will cause future troubles. The Qin Province sent out relief and left pay, and the imperial court paid attention to it.
Now that we have arrived, we will make detailed plans to deal with the aftermath so that all the robberies will be eliminated and the hungry people will resume their work. We will also supervise and encourage the Taoist generals to quickly eliminate the troops and lay the foundation for the Yan territory. This will be the most important thing of the imperial court." After the eunuch read out, he handed over the imperial edict to the emperor.
Chen Qiyu showed a smile in his hands and stepped forward to help Chen Qiyu up, "Your Excellency, please get up quickly."
"Thank you so much, father-in-law." Chen Qiyu stood up, raised his hand, pointed towards the hall, turned half of his body, and said respectfully: "Father-in-law, please."
The eunuch smiled and nodded, then walked in side by side with Chen Qiyu.
"When Qi Yu was appointed to Shizhong, the late emperor's father-in-law also knew a few of them, but you are strangers to me. He must be an old man from the time when he was in the dormitory. May I ask your father-in-law's name?" The eunuch said: "I'm high, Shi Ming, Zheng.
I was employed as an errand when I was in Prince Xin's Mansion."
Entering the main hall, Chen Qiyu let Gao Shiming sit in the main seat, served tea, and accompanied him, while several general soldiers stood beside him.
Gao Shiming took a sip of tea, glanced at Chen Qiyu, and said with a smile: "Did the Governor know that Hong Chengchou was interceding for Yang He? Then he asked for one million taels of salary silver, then asked for the interception of 600,000 Shaanxi tax dollars, and then asked for
Next year's recruitment salary will be cut off from 500,000 taels. Back then, when Long Live Lord favored Yuan Chonghuan's son, he had never given so much to Ning Yuan. Do you think there is any governor in the world who is braver than Hong Chengchou?" Hong Chengchou asked for salary.
Chen Qiyu already knows about this matter and supports it. Whether it is war or peace, money is the most important. If Hong Chengchou can ask for money from the court, he, the governor of the five provinces, can also relax. He said with a smile
: "What my father-in-law said is that Hong Chengchou was too arrogant, but this is Master Yang's lesson! The failure of the Fu Bureau was due to the lack of money to accommodate the bandits! In the past five or six years, bandits have been rampant, destroying the city and slaughtering the wild people.
, the momentum is like a prairie fire, and cannot be extinguished. We are few in number, and we are hungry. We have enough food in time to pay, and there is no help from outside. If we do not urgently increase the number of troops and provide large pay, as a once and for all plan, we are afraid that the officers and soldiers will be defeated.
There are thieves in the east and thieves in the west. Teachers and teachers are short of money and cannot stop them! At present, there are famines everywhere, and rice and straw are many times more expensive. After the thieves are eliminated, relief must be provided, seeds for cattle can be provided, and wasteland must be supervised.
Don’t take money or food from me!”
Gao Shiming laughed and nodded as he listened: "How could Master Long Live be so smart, how could he not understand this? So even though both the soldiers and the household couldn't make ends meet, the emperor still forced Xiong Mingyu, and Bi Ziyan gave him 200,000.
Please pay attention to the interception tax." It's only 200,000 yuan? Chen Qiyu was startled and secretly thought that this was too little. But thinking about the hardships of the court, he could only sigh secretly. Fortunately, the interception tax was accurate, so it was considered a good amount.
The emperor's favor is immense.
"The Holy Grace is so great that we can only comfort the Holy Heart by dedicating ourselves to destroying all the thieves!"
"That's right. With your courage, you will definitely be able to wipe out the thieves."
Gao Shiming yawned, and Chen Qiyu hurriedly stood up and said: "My father-in-law has been tired all the way. Please rest for a while, and Qiyu will take care of my father-in-law."
Gao Shiming cheered up and said, "That's not necessary. Our family still has errands to do. Is Hong Chengchou in Guyuan?" [
Chen Qiyu said: "Master Hong is currently fighting thieves in Guyuan."
"Well, our family will work harder and go to Guyuan again. Alas, the emperor is here, and our old bones will not be able to relax." Gao Shiming said and beat himself on the arm.
Chen Qiyu said to his left and right: "Come here, please give me a note of ceremony for my father-in-law."
Immediately, a staff member presented the silver coins that had been prepared. Gao Shiming's eyes flashed with light, and with a smile on his face, he humbly said: "Hey, how can this make Mr. Chen work hard for state affairs? How can our family ask you to spend money? Hurry up.
Take it back, take it back quickly." He said taking it back, but his eyes were always fixed on the silver.
Chen Qiyu said with a smile: "It's a small kindness, but please don't think it's too little. If my father-in-law doesn't accept it, it's my fault." After saying that, he took the silver coins into his hands without any explanation, and then handed them to the Jin Yiwei who came with Gao Shiming.
"How dare you, how dare you, then we won't delay the governor anymore, we will go to Guyuan right now." Gao Shiming stopped taking off his clothes, accepted them with a smile, and left for Guyuan. His trip was really in vain.
The young man went to Xi'an first, but Chen Qiyu arrived in Yulin. When he arrived in Yulin, Hong Chengchou ran to Guyuan again, which made him very tired.
"I will send troops to escort the father-in-law right now." After Chen Qiyu said that, he ordered his family general to lead a team of soldiers to escort Gao Shiming to Guyuan.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen!"
At that moment, Gao Shiming no longer delayed, and accompanied by Chen Qiyu, he came out of the hall, mounted his horse and left directly.
After seeing Gao Shiming off, several general soldiers followed Chen Qiyu back to the lobby. He Huchen suddenly muttered a bit rudely: "Why did Mr. Hong want to intercede for Yang He?"
Yang Jiamo and the others shook their heads, while Chen Qiyu sighed and said, "The rabbit will die and the fox will be sad."
While sighing, I couldn't help but think, but I don't know if I will be like Yang He in the future, and if there will be someone to intercede on my behalf.