When Yun Zheng returned to the Marshal's Mansion, the first thing he did was to call Yun Weili and ask him about Peng Xin's gift. Yun Weili looked embarrassed, scratched his head and said: "Young Marshal, there was indeed someone sent by Peng Xin yesterday.
, I sent a few boxes of pearl jewelry, three boxes of ginseng and deer antlers, and a few pieces of mink skins, all of which are native products from the Liao Kingdom. Now that we have not started trade with the Liao Kingdom, these things are considered rare."
Yunzheng snorted and said coldly: "How courageous you are! How dare you accept bribes when I'm not here? You're not afraid that I'll come back and skin you!"
Yun Weili bent his legs, knelt down, slapped himself in the mouth, and said: "The villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die! Yesterday, the villain saw that the young commander was not around, so he didn't dare to accept it, but he thought of coming three
Before the pass, Madam once sent a message, saying that she should try not to refute the face of the generals, so that they would not get along with the young marshal in the future, so it was only because of the young man that she dared to accept her. "Madam, she refers to Ning Wanting, as for Lin Yuyan
, because Yunzheng is a young marshal, her official title in the marshal’s mansion is young lady.
Yun Zheng was so angry that he laughed and said: "Okay, okay!" Ping Yiping was furious in his heart and asked: "Even if Madam is afraid that I will ruin the face of the generals, what words have been passed on to you?"
, then why didn’t I report it immediately after I came back last night?”
Yun Weili kowtowed and said, "Madam said, 'Your young commander has an upright temperament. Don't bother with trivial matters. Report to me when you come back and I'll tell him.' So I didn't say anything."
Yun Zheng was startled for a moment, thought for a moment, and said: "Go down and don't return the things Peng Xin sent for the time being. Find a safe place to store them, and don't let anyone in the family disturb them."
Yun Weili had not seen the young commander angry with him for a long time. After this conversation, he was already covered in sweat. After hearing what Yunzheng said, he immediately felt as if he had been granted amnesty and agreed repeatedly to retreat.
Yun Zheng walked around in two circles. Thinking about what his mother meant by doing this, it was obvious. Although he was born to be a young commander, and his performance has been both civil and military, it is no surprise that he took over the commander position, but his main
Almost all her supporters are in Yanyun Guard and Yingyang Guard, and there are no direct relatives in Zhending Guard and Taiyuan Guard. If she offends the old people in these two guards, it will inevitably affect her control of these two guards in the future. She will never
Considering this aspect, it is not surprising to give such an order. If I ordered the things to be returned at this moment, although I would not necessarily be angry with my mother, I would still be letting her down. It's just that my plan is not consistent with my mother's ideas.
, it’s better to think of another way
Suddenly I heard an announcement outside the door that Chu Qinfeng had arrived. He was waiting in the hall. Yun Zheng responded and hurried out. He saw Chu Qinfeng upper body, carrying a thorn stick on his back, kneeling straight in the hall.
Looks really funny
When Chu Qinfeng saw Yun Zheng coming out, he immediately kowtowed and said: "This villain deserves death for his crime. Please deal with it, young commander."
Yunzheng asked in confusion: "What's your crime?"
Chu Qinfeng raised his head and counted one by one: "It is one of the sins of a villain to refuse to obey Mr. Peng's threats and inducements, and would rather die than write his name. It is also a crime to not judge one's ability and elect himself to be the replacement commander."
The second is to spread the news about Mr. Peng’s gift to everyone. The third crime is also the same, which is worthy of death ten thousand times."
Yunzheng laughed after hearing this, stretched out his hand to pull him up, removed the wattle sticks from him, and asked: "Xue said he wanted to accuse you of killing an official. What official did you kill?"
Chu Qinfeng looked very embarrassed, and finally said: "That was a ridiculous thing that the villain did in his hometown when he was thirteen years old. He has long forgotten it. Many people in the army know that Qin Feng is just afraid that the young commander will take over the power. , and when a new official takes office, he will use villains to improve military discipline. For a moment, lard fooled his heart, and he fell into Master Xue's way."
Yun Zheng smiled brightly, waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I see you are going to be in your early thirties this year. Why do you always talk about things when you were thirteen? This young marshal is not so boring. I'll have fun with you every day."
Yun Zheng walked to the main seat and sat down. He raised his hand to signal Chu Qinfeng to sit down on the chair and said: "This time, I, the commander of the first Zhending Guard, have decided to replace Peng Xin."
Chu Qinfeng was not surprised. He seemed to have expected it. He looked at Yun Zheng without saying a word.
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "What? Aren't you very dissatisfied? Why don't you defend yourself?"
Chu Qinfeng shook his head and said: "The villain dare not"
Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you afraid to dissent, or are you afraid to defend yourself?"
Chu Qinfeng lowered his head and replied: "Both"
Yun Zheng smiled slightly and said: "Decades ago, Zhending Guard and Taiyuan Guard were not originally under the jurisdiction of our Governor-General of Northern Xinjiang. Later, after they were placed under the jurisdiction of Northern Xinjiang, the Commander-in-Chief's Office has many things that should be done to maintain stability in Northern Xinjiang. They have all been suppressed temporarily. Over time, the evil has been far-reaching. It can no longer be eradicated in a day or two. The misdeeds of Xue Qian are so obvious. I can still impeach him in front of my father and have him removed from office and investigated. But Peng Xin is like this but can’t be in a hurry”
Chu Qinfeng lowered his head and said nothing
Yunzheng thought for a while and explained: "For example, if I cut down a big tree by its roots with an axe, it would be very satisfying, but if the tree falls down, there is no guarantee that it will not hit the person who cut the tree. Therefore, for The best strategy is to remove the branches and leaves first, then tie them with ropes, cut them while dragging them, and then you will be safe. Do you understand what I mean?"
Chu Qinfeng shook his head and said: "The villain doesn't understand."
Yun Zheng endured his temper and asked: "Do you know why everyone except you recommended Peng Xin to be the commander this time?"
Chu Qinfeng said angrily: "That guy is coaxing and scaring me!"
Yun Zheng nodded, but asked again: "Then why did everyone obey him obediently when he coaxed or frightened him?"
Chu Qinfeng's eyes widened. He didn't want to say that his partner was spineless, but for a moment he couldn't find any other explanation.
Yun Zheng waved his hand and concluded, saying: "When will you have the courage to rebel against Peng Xin? When will I be able to fulfill your wishes and really recommend a commander? Otherwise, it will just be Peng Xin who has gone and another Peng Xin has come." Peng Xin just said these few words. You go back and think about it clearly. Later, the Japanese Marshal will set off for Tanzhou and Ruzhou. About August or September, when the Marshal goes to Luoyang, I will conduct a general inspection of the three sides. Army, please take care of your life, little Zhenxiao, and stay until then, and you will have a place of use." He then asked someone to take him out.
Chu Qinfeng was confused and went to Yunzheng in a daze. Then he started to write a statement to Yunlan to impeach Xue Qian for taking advantage of his salary. Such a statement was well-founded and the evidence was conclusive. If it was sent to Yunlan, he would definitely According to the approval, not to mention Yun Zheng himself is a young marshal, so Xue Qian is caught by marshal Yun, so naturally there is no hope, and Yun Zheng does not have to worry about being dismissed.
As for Peng Xin, he was extremely well-informed. In the afternoon of that day, he came to Kouyuan Road and Xie Yunzheng chatted with him for a few words, and suddenly said: "I have a difficult matter, and I ask Commander Peng for help."
Peng Xin felt that he had opened up the relationship with the young marshal. Hearing that the young marshal had something to explain, he was overjoyed. He quickly agreed to Nuonuo. You don’t know that as an official, you are never afraid that your superior will make you work too hard. If you are afraid, your superior will not do it at all.
Making you work hard is a big trouble, because it means that you are of no use to Shangguan. What are you doing squatting in a manhole if you don't shit?
Yun Zheng said unhurriedly: "The Dongzhu Commander Peng sent the day before yesterday is very good. I like it very much, but I only worry about it being wireless."
When Peng Xin heard this, his heart immediately relaxed. The new governor, the young handsome man, had been harsh and harsh since he took office. Unexpectedly, in the end, he turned out to be just a greedy person. He couldn't help patting his chest and said that he wanted to send a roll of gold thread.
Come and wear pearls for the young marshal
Yun Zheng immediately smiled happily, pretending to be in high spirits, and sent him out affectionately. After he left, he turned around and shouted: "Master Han, come out!" A person came out from behind the screen, but it was Zhending Wei.
As usual, the commander-in-chief of Han Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Zhending Guard and the Taiyuan Guard, was concurrently appointed by the commander-in-chief. However, the commander-in-chief was usually in Yanjing, so the deputy commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief had considerable authority. Han Xun
The supervisor is responsible for the military discipline of the entire Zhending Twelve Guards.
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "What do you think of Rang Zhi?" Rang Zhi is the name of Han Xun. Han Xun is about forty years old. Yun Zheng is said to be a generation younger than him, but he can't stand that he is a young commander and a young master, so he calls him
The words are also acceptable
Han Xun's face was livid, and he said bitterly: "This guy is really like this!" The military discipline of the Zhen Ding Guard is not as good as that of the Yan Yun Guard. Everyone knows this, and it is not a big deal to say it out. Who calls Yan Yun Guard the "world's best"
As for "Feng Rui", Zhen Dingwei is not as normal as me, but no matter how "normal" he is, if he is caught by the young marshal, it will always be a very embarrassing thing. As the chief officer of military discipline, how can Han Xun not be angry?
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Yun Zheng spread his hands and said: "I am patrolling the border on behalf of my father. All my authority depends on my father's trust. How can I dare to give and receive it privately and get such ill-gotten wealth? But Mr. Peng is so kind and generous.
I can't refuse, not to mention that I will have to rely on them to run the army in the future, but it won't be easy for him to live up to his reputation. He has been an official for many years and is responsible for the supervision of orders. I'm sure he can teach me."
Han Xun smiled bitterly and said: "It is commonplace in the officialdom to welcome and send off. The Young Marshal must have heard about the situation of Zhen Dingwei. The Young Marshal will investigate this matter seriously. Worrying about his humble position will not be of any benefit to the Young Marshal himself."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "Isn't that just like selling an official position?"
Han Xun didn't expect that what he said was so unpleasant. He was stunned for a moment and said: "Since the great chaos of the Wei Dynasty seventy years ago, when the armies came up with a 'donation and payment subsidy' to raise military pay, they have done nothing wrong."
Sold”
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Well, now there is another person who pays as much money to me as the young commander as much as Peng Xin. He wants to seek the post of supervisor that Peng Xin will leave behind after he is promoted. What should he think about this?
good?"
Han Xun had never heard of this and asked in confusion: "Is this... but I don't know who he is?"
Yun Zheng smiled slightly and asked: "Didn't you say that those who donate money and help them have nothing to sell? Who is it and who is not, so what does it matter?"
Han Xun was hit with a soft nail. He wondered what the young commander An was thinking. It was neither right to answer nor not to answer.
Yun Zheng understood that although Han Xun claimed to be honest, he was still unable to break the unspoken rules of officialdom. Although the Zhen Ding Guard and Yan Yun Guard were both under the control of the Northern Xinjiang Governor's Mansion, they actually came from two different systems. The Zhending Guard
The appointment of generals with the Taiyuan Guard is different from that of the Yanyun Guard, and even more different from that of the Yingyang Guard. As a young commander, I cannot do whatever I want. If I force the soldiers to recommend it now, the result will be an ordinary soldier, and he will be replaced rashly.
Commanding an envoy is likely to cause a lot of trouble for oneself. Drastic reforms are enjoyable, but they can only be carried out when one has absolute power. If the old systems of Zhendingwei and Taiyuanwei can be abolished in Northern Xinjiang,
, it is possible to eliminate the worms in the army from top to bottom. But by then, even Yun Zheng himself does not know whether absolute power will create a more independent dictator.
After staying for another day, seeing that he had spent more time in Jizhou than expected, Yunzheng set off for Tanzhou. This time he was not very lucky. It started to rain heavily soon. He originally traveled from Jizhou to Tanzhou in Yunzhou.
The speed of this group of cavalry was only a day's journey, so they didn't bring any tents or anything like a marching tent. Suddenly it rained heavily, so they had to quickly build a tent in an open space on the roadside to take shelter from the rain. Fortunately, northern Xinjiang was close to the Liao Kingdom.
This place has experienced wars for a long time, and there are a lot of open spaces. There is room for building sheds. However, the sheds are crude after all, and water drips everywhere, making the whole army look like mud monkeys. Everyone is miserable. Yun Zheng is also a man on horseback. Seeing that
Seeing this situation, he ordered the roof to be reinforced. Fearing that the soldiers would be dissatisfied, he simply moved in and lived with them. The officers and soldiers in the shack saw that their young commander shared the joys and sorrows with them, and those who originally wanted to complain could no longer complain.
Fortunately, God was just kidding, and the weather cleared up quickly the next day. Yun Zheng and his party arrived at Tanzhou at noon the next day, which can be said to be the front line of the anti-Liao Dynasty. The war that never really started years ago,
It happened that Yun Zheng inspected Tanzhou's city defense outside Tanzhou. Perhaps because the main force here was Yan Yunwei, the city defense was quite tight, and the military discipline of the soldiers was much better than that in Jizhou. Yun Zheng's
I was inspecting the terrain outside Tanzhou on the same day. Suddenly, the guard of Tanzhou City hurriedly brought someone in. It was an envoy from the Liao Kingdom.
Last month, the Liao Kingdom sent envoys to Yanjing to discuss the matter between Yun Zheng and Xiao Zhiqiong regarding the opening of the city. Yun Zheng knew that if the matter was reported to the court, it would probably not be approved, so he had no intention of reporting it, so he told his father, Marshal Yun Lan.
I was doing my job and planned to go my own way. However, the Yun family suddenly stopped fighting with the Liao Kingdom and wanted to do trade. If such news reached the court, it would have some bad effects. And if trade was opened in Northern Xinjiang, the news would inevitably leak out.
, it would not be very good to be read by someone who is willing to take part in this book if it is not done well. In this strange situation, it would not be very good.
What's more, once the market opens, there will be the risk of iron weapons and arms flowing into the Liao Kingdom. As the two countries interact more, spies and spies will also have to be on guard. How to choose a safe and safe place as a border market gateway has become a big concern of Yun Zheng.
That day, he put down his thoughts and thought about finding an opportunity to attack Goryeo, but he had an idea and found that only Uiju on the border of Liao and Gao was the most suitable [Note: This Uiju is the Uiju of Goryeo, and its approximate address is near Sinuiju, North Korea]
Goryeo was once a vassal state of the Wei Dynasty. At that time, the Wei army was stationed in Yizhou. However, after the Battle of Liaogao, the King of Goryeo made a guarantee to the Liao Emperor that he would not let the Liao soldiers withdraw from Yizhou.
The Wei army once again entered Yizhou. Now if they can win over Yizhou as a pass city, the Yun family will have an honest excuse to garrison. Not only can they conduct material transactions with Liao and Gao at the same time, but it will also be equivalent to the hinterland of Liao and Goryeo.
A nail was wedged into the hinterland at the same time, and the benefits are not trivial.
It's just that this must be done with the permission of the King of Goryeo. Otherwise, if the Yun family army forces a garrison, it will offend Liao and Gao at once, and it is more likely to push Goryeo, which has already wanted to leave Liao and return to Wei, to the Liao side.
Yunzheng did not dare to use force, so he wrote a letter to Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom and Zheng Zhongfu, the real leader of Goryeo. The letter to Empress Dowager Xiao said that the two countries had been at war for a long time, and the border people did not trust each other, no matter which side they were in.
Trade, the other party's business travel is wary. Goryeo used to be a vassal state of the Wei Dynasty, and now it is a "brotherly state" of the Liao Kingdom. It is best to set up the border market in Goryeo. The letter to Zheng Zhongfu said that after the market opened, Goryeo would
Yun Zheng knew that the Goryeo court was in dire straits with constant uprisings and conquests. He must have lost sight of his father and mother after seeing money, so he would definitely be tempted by money.
Magical effect
This letter arrived with the Goryeo envoys. Zheng Zhongfu had long heard people exaggerate the military prowess of the Yun family generals. The Liao Kingdom, which had been overwhelmingly defeated by the power of the two provinces, had no spare force to use troops. It originally did not want to become an enemy of the Celestial Empire, but Goryeo
After all, it is close to Liao and far away from Wei. If Empress Dowager Xiao is dissatisfied with him for handing over Yizhou to the Wei army again, accuses him of betrayal, and sends a large army to attack again, with the continuous internal uprisings and the gradually weakening military strength of Goryeo, how can it resist? I'm afraid.
With this thought in mind, he borrowed the help of the King of Goryeo and sent back an ambiguous letter of credence, saying that as long as Wei and Liao reached an agreement through consultation, Goryeo, a remote and small country, would not dare to refuse.
When Empress Dowager Xiao received such a reply, she immediately summoned a group of civil servants
