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Chapter 488 The Prophet's Anguish

What Ruan Dacheng, Zhen Zidan and others expected was that Li Weihan, the governor of Liaodong, and Han Yuanshan, the commander-in-chief of the capital, did not recognize the great contribution of the Jin Yiwei and Lianshanguan musketeers accompanying the delegation to kill the Thirteen Jiannu Cavalry, including Hu Erhan.

On the contrary, he was worried. Li Weihan knew very well the status of Hu'erhan, one of the five ministers, in Nurhaci's mind. Hu'erhan died in the Ming Dynasty. How could Nurhachi be willing to retire? What's more, Zhang Yuan also captured slaves.

Erhachi’s most capable civil servant, Nalanbaksh!

At the beginning of this year, Li Weihan inspected the eastern line of the Liaodong Border Wall, from Dingyuan Youwei on the Yalu River to Kaiyuan City at the junction of Han, Mongolia and Manchuria, and then back to Guangning via Fushun and Qinghe. It lasted three months and covered a thousand journeys.

For more than 600 miles, he conducted a comprehensive inspection of the armaments of the Liaodong frontier armies. The Liaodong frontier army generals were good at cheating and stealing pay, so it was impossible for Li Weihan to fully understand the actual situation of the Liaodong frontier armies. But as long as he was not deaf, blind and excessively

, I still have some idea of ​​the deterioration of Liaodong's armaments. Li Weihan learned about the bravery and skill of the Eight Banners Army from Fushun guerrilla Li Yongfang and Qinghe General Zou Chuxian. In recent years, the Liaodong frontier army has not experienced a major war, and it is no better than Nurhaci everywhere.

To conquer and annex the Jurchen tribes, Li Yongfang and Zou Chuxian asked Li Weihan to increase their troops in Fushun and Qinghe cities to prevent the slave chiefs. Li Weihan said that after returning to Guangning, he would discuss with Commander Han and General Zhang to increase the appropriate number of troops, but strictly ordered Li Yongfang and Zou Chuxian

The border guards must keep their composure and refrain from making any provocations against Jianzhou. They cited the example of Feng Yougong, a guerrilla in Qinghe City last year. Feng Yougong built barracks for the soldiers and allowed the soldiers and civilians to cross the border to collect wood. As a result, more than fifty people were killed by Jurchens. In the end, although there were women

The real person paid for his life, but Feng Yougong was also dismissed.w w. .) So we must keep the boundaries and don't cause trouble. .

Li Weihan reported to the court that Nurhachi had executed the murderer of the Han people under Fushun City. But now Zhang Yuan brought back the head of the culprit Hu'erhan, which made Li Weihan quite embarrassed, and he was also worried about Nurhachi.

He took the opportunity to launch an attack. If the Liaodong war broke out, he, the governor, would be in dire straits. Li Weihan was over sixty years old. He did not seek merit but sought no faults. After two years of peace, he returned to Beijing and became his censor. He really didn't want to be in this kind of situation.

There was a dispute at that time, which is why Li Weihan was dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan's actions in North Korea and the killing of Hu'er Khan. Although Li Weihan knew that Hu'er Khan broke into the Ming Dynasty for robbery, he still said this to Han Yuanshan, Zhang Chengyin and Eunuch Lu.

It was Zhang Yuan who caused the catastrophe. If Zhang Yuan had not arrested and killed Nalan Baksh and his entourage, there would have been no revenge from Hu Erhan. Now it has resulted in the death of twelve of his own imperial guards and the death of Jianzhou Guard Minister Hu Erhan.

A big event, how should this end? . .

There are many officials like Li Weihan who only care about their own future and no matter the country's danger. Zhang Yuan is clearly aware of this. He clearly felt Li Weihan's indifference towards him and the entire delegation. He did not tell Ruan Dacheng and others explicitly, but he expected it.

Li Weihan thought they were causing trouble.

Zhen Zidan ordered his lieutenant to investigate the situation. Soon the Jin Yiwei found out the whole story. Zhen Zidan learned that Li Weihan was worried about Nurhachi's revenge because they killed Hu'er Khan. She couldn't help being furious, and immediately came to report to Zhang Yuan.

He said angrily: "Governor Li is dissatisfied with us for killing Hu Erhan in a bloody battle. He believes that we should just let the thieves kill and plunder, so that the trouble can be settled!"

Ruan Dacheng was also very angry and said: "I have always heard that Li Weihan was cowardly, but I didn't expect him to be so shameless. He did not comfort us, but sympathized with Jiannu."

Zhang Yuandao said: "Governor Li is not sympathetic to the establishment of slaves, but he is afraid of the establishment of slaves. He is afraid that if the war breaks out, he will be punished if he fails to supervise the war. He can dispel Nurhachi's ambition with his tolerance. It is really ridiculous."

Ruan Dacheng said: "Let's start back to Beijing tomorrow and make all this public."

It was very simple to leave Guangning and return to Beijing, but Zhang Yuan wanted to make one last effort. On the evening of June 25th, he and the North Korean envoy Yu Yan asked Li Weihan to visit Li Weihan again. Unexpectedly, Li Weihan said: "Zhang Xiu

I was sent as an envoy to consecrate the prince of Korea, but my mission failed to be fulfilled."

Zhang Yuandao: "Zhang Yuan was an envoy with integrity and always put the prestige and interests of the Ming Dynasty first, and was not limited to his mission."

Li Weihan sighed and asked, "What is Zhang Xiuzan's intention in bringing Nalanbakshi to the capital?"

Zhang Yuandao: "Of course, let everyone in the imperial court understand Nurhaci's ambition and make defensive plans early."

Li Weihan looked at the young Zhang Yuan and thought: "How much do you, a young scholar, know about the military and political affairs of Liaodong? How dare you speak so loudly in front of me?" He said: "Although Nurhaci is rebellious, he still dare not fight with him.

The Ming Dynasty is facing the enemy, but if you capture Nalan Baksh and kill Hu Erhan this time, I'm afraid there will be no peace in Liaodong from now on."

Since Li Weihan clearly blamed Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan was not polite and asked: "In my opinion, how should Zhang Yuan deal with the slave chief sending envoys to Korea? Encountered slave robbery in Fenghuang Mountain, and the envoy

How can the whole regiment avoid conflicts?"

Li Weihan was a Jinshi in the early years of Wanli, more than seven subjects earlier than Zhang Yuan. The rule of the Ming Dynasty officialdom is "for seven subjects and above, sit aside and avoid horses." When meeting Zhang Yuan on the road, he had to step aside, and Li Weihan was the right deputy of the third rank.

As the censor of the capital, he was the governor of Liaodong and held a high position. Zhang Yuan was only a sixth-grade sinecure. He was the only one who could teach Zhang Yuan a lesson. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan dared to confront him in a tit-for-tat manner. He couldn't help but get angry and loudly said: "You are

An imperial envoy who upholds integrity, do you still want me to teach you how to do it?"

Yu Yan on the side turned pale with shock when he saw Li Weihan getting angry, but Zhang Yuan didn't take it lightly. Li Weihan couldn't do anything to him. There were some things he had to say, and he said loudly: "There is no other official, but loyalty to the emperor and love to the people."

Er, I believe the boss has no objection to this?"

Li Weihan sneered: "What do you want to say?"

Zhang Yuandao: "What this junior wants to say is that in the face of the crisis in Liaodong, we should not think about calming down the situation, but face it bravely, so that the king and father can share their worries and the people can be relieved."

Li Weihan became increasingly embarrassed and annoyed when Zhang Yuan told him what he was thinking. He stood up and said, "Send off the guests."

Zhang Yuan stood up, bowed his head and said: "Sir, please think about it again. The slave chieftain founded the state last year and declared himself a khan. His disobedience has already been revealed. It is only a matter of time before he invades the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, since the founding of the state last year, there have been frequent disasters. The slave chieftain must rob the Ming Dynasty."

To overcome the difficulties, this cannot be stopped by tolerance. If the Liao Dynasty goes bad, the elders will be blamed. According to the younger generation, Fushun and Qinghe must be heavily guarded, and Kaiyuan must join forces with the Ye He tribe. Only in this way can the slaves be stopped.

Erhachi's ambition, otherwise, there will be the humiliation of losing an army and destroying a city."

Regardless of whether Li Weihan listened or not, Zhang Yuan finished speaking in one breath, turned around and left, walking outside the hall door. Hearing the crack of the teacup falling to the ground, Zhang Yuan did not stop and quickly left the governor's office.

, but seeing the bright moonlight, the big characters on the east and west sides of the governor's office are clearly visible. The east side is written "Fusui Liaodong", and the west side is "Purge Guanning".

Yu Yan, the court judge of North Korea, asked in a low voice behind Zhang Yuan: "Angel Zhang, this has offended Governor Li and is not good for our country." North Korea would only send envoys to report to the Ming Emperor unless there was a major event, which would cause daily affairs.

They all deal directly with Liaodong, and the governor of Liaodong can be said to be the immediate superior of the Korean state.

Zhang Yuan looked up to the sky and sighed, thinking: "The huge and bloated body of the Ming Dynasty will not know the pain unless it is cut out with a knife. What I have to do is to prevent this knife from being fatal, but this knife still has to be

"Excuse me." He turned to Yu Yan and said, "loyal words are offensive to my ears, but the matter is urgent, so I have to speak frankly." He also said, "you can rest assured about the canonization of the king of Korea, but the difficulty now is not here."



In the early morning of June 26th, Zhang Yuan and his party left Guangning. Except for Li Weihan, who did not come to see them off, Han Yuanshan, Zhang Chengyin and Eunuch Lu were all sent out of the city. Zhang Chengyin was a straightforward person and had a good impression of Zhang Yuan. He also showed off his force.

Said: "The young general has fifteen thousand elite soldiers, two hundred cannons, two thousand small cannons, and five thousand muskets under his command. The firepower is fierce. If Nurhachi dares to invade the border, he will never come back.

Just like this Huerhan, he died without a burial place."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "General Zhang's courage is admirable, but I have something to say from the bottom of my heart."

Zhang Chengyin said politely: "Zhang Zhuangyuan, please speak."

Zhang Yuandao said: "The Eight Banners Army of the Later Jin Dynasty is better at charging in the field and less at attacking cities. General Zhang should avoid his sharp edge when facing the enemy. The best strategy is to take advantage of the dangerous mountains, dig trenches and bombard them with firearms. Never fight him in formation on the plains.

"

Zhang Chengyin felt dissatisfied and responded: "Zhang Xiu wrote some good words, and the young general wrote them down."

Zhang Yuan bowed to those who saw him off, mounted the big chestnut horse, and waved goodbye. Guangning city was far away, Shanhaiguan was close, and the war in Liaodong was behind him. He got the news in Guangning, Nuer

At the beginning of the year, Hachi led troops to conquer the Saha company headquarters and Huerha tribe on the right bank of Heilongjiang River, but he has not yet returned to Hetuala.

Zhang Yuan thought: "On the day when Nurhachi surrendered the Saharian and Huerha tribes and returned to Hetuala, he declared the 'Seven Hatreds' and used troops against the Ming Dynasty. This is not something I can stop. Liaodong is

The mess cannot be cleaned up in three or five years. With my current status and ability, there is only this I can do. With Li Weihan's stupidity, the fall of Fushun and Qinghe is inevitable. My mission is to avoid the catastrophe of the Battle of Sarhu.

Although I am very clear about the reasons for the defeat of the Ming army in the Battle of Sarhu, when I try to change one thing, Nurhachi must also have a countermeasure. Nurhachi is accustomed to fighting and is wily and resourceful. This is not

What I can compare to is that the prophet is not omnipotent, so I cannot underestimate the enemy in the slightest. The question now is, how can I influence Yang Hao, the commander of the Saarhu War?"

Suddenly remembering something, Zhang Yuan laughed. Nurhachi used the "Seven Hatreds" to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. Will he add one hatred and become the "Eight Hatreds" now?

At this time, Mu Jingyan urged his horse over and said, "Master Zhang, that guest has disappeared first." Mu Jingyan, a big man with a yellow beard, noticed that one of Zhang Yuan's personal guards was missing.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "I know, Uncle Mu, don't worry about this matter."

Ke Guangxian told Zhang Yuan yesterday that he wanted to go back to Yehe City, and Zhang Yuan agreed.

The trip to North Korea is over, and I finally returned to Beijing, feeling exhausted. (To be continued.)

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