Chapter seven hundred and eighty second class teacher returns to Beijing
As the days passed and spring blossomed, the West Route Army under He Kegang finally swept across the Jianlu in the area he was responsible for, connecting Shenyang and Dalinghe City.
At the same time, Sun Chengzong of Shanhaiguan shipped a batch of grain and grass, which arrived at Haizhou City by sea, and then transferred to Shenyang by land.
By the time the angels who came from the capital to escort grain and fodder arrived in Shenyang, He Kegang and Lu Xiangsheng had already returned to Shenyang. Only Zu Dashou was still marching north to pursue the remnants of the Jianlu captives who had fled north.
"Ah ah ah, Eunuch Wang, it's been a long time no see, you are really a timely gift to us!" Zhong Jinwei led He Kegang and Lu Xiangsheng out to greet him, and said with a smile as soon as he saw Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen was all smiles, without any airs of an angel, and congratulated Zhong Jinwei repeatedly: "It is our turn to congratulate Mr. Hou for this extraordinary achievement!"
The two sides complimented each other in a friendly manner and returned to the lobby to sit down, with He Kegang and Lu Xiangsheng accompanying them.
"I really didn't expect that the Marquis would wipe out the Jianlu so quickly. Our journey all the way, just by rushing, took longer than the time it took for the Marquis to destroy a country. Marquis, you are so fast!" Wang Chengen sat down. After deciding, based on my own personal experience, I couldn't help but praise Zhong Jinwei again.
Zhong Jinwei smiled after hearing this and said: "I am at war. The situation on the battlefield is constantly changing. Sometimes I have to travel overnight, so the speed is much faster."
"Then, Lord Marquis, you have been working very hard! How is your health? Your Majesty is very concerned about it. Don't be exhausted." Upon hearing this, Wang Chengen asked quickly.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty! It's a bit hard, but no matter what, you'll get through it once you get through it." Zhong Jinwei replied nonchalantly.
At this time, Cao Wenzhao came into the lobby and reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, the handover of grain and grass has been completed."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he asked with concern: "How is it? Is it enough?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he knew that he had asked the wrong question, so he changed his question and asked: "How long can you hold on?"
After Cao Wenzhao looked at Wang Chengen, he turned back and replied to Zhong Jinwei: "If we estimate based on the current rationing system, we can probably last for four months in total."
Zhong Jinwei could tell that this meant adding the grain and grass that had just been shipped from Shanhaiguan.
Seeing that Marquis Zhongxing was silent after hearing this, Wang Chengen explained: "Master Hou, the imperial court does not know the specific food shortage in Liaodong, so it has temporarily transferred these. After Master Hou's team returns to Beijing, he will report it to the emperor. , we should be able to allocate some more food."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he knew that Wang Chengen had misunderstood him, so he smiled and replied: "I know this, but I didn't explain it in the victory report. The exact amount of food needed at that time was unknown. The amount of food the court could allocate was the amount of food. Got it!"
The Marquis of Zhongxing could understand that this was the best. Wang Chengen then stood up and said: "Master Marquis, our family has to pay homage to Yuan Zhongcheng according to the order."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he thought it was a good thing. He quickly stood up and led Wang Chengen to Yuan Keli's mourning hall.
After a busy period, Zhong Jinwei took Wang Chengen to visit Shenyang City, the Jianlu prisoner-of-war camp, Jianlu's palace, etc.
When Wang Chengen saw Zhong Jinwei's handwriting of "I came here for a visit" in Chongzheng Hall, he couldn't help but laugh again and couldn't help but joke with Zhong Jinwei.
After having fun, it was already dark. Zhong Jinwei led his generals at all levels to entertain Wang Chengen, so that his subordinates could become familiar with Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory.
After the simple banquet was over, only Wang Chengen was left talking in Zhong Jinwei's study.
When Wang Chengen saw that there was no one else in the study, he turned serious and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, when our family left the capital, the emperor told our family that someone in the court had begun to covet this land in Liaodong. The emperor asked the master to return to Beijing as soon as possible to discuss
Strategies for dealing with the aftermath of Liaodong."
Zhong Jinwei didn't feel strange at all after hearing this. There will always be some people who see the benefits and want to jump out and take advantage. He nodded first and said: "Then I won't wait for Zu Dashou to go all the way. The Vladivostok area is already in the previous section.
The time is occupied, and there shouldn't be any other mistakes. I've made arrangements for Liaodong in the past few days, and will immediately set off to return to Beijing."
At this point, when he saw Wang Chengen looking at him, he added: "I have an idea about the Liaodong matter, which involves the reform of the northern army and military households of the Ming Dynasty. I have to go to the capital to discuss it with the emperor in person. Taking advantage of this
The best opportunity is to implement it.”
Wang Chengen nodded after hearing this and agreed: "The Marquis's ideas are always good, and the Emperor must be looking forward to them."
Zhong Jinwei smiled after hearing this, and he stopped being polite to Wang Chengen. This was because Wang Chengen knew one of the main reasons why Emperor Chongzhen trusted him so much, and it was also his biggest secret.
He thought for a moment and asked Wang Chengen: "By the way, I discussed with the Emperor and Mr. Wen a few years ago the candidate to preside over the restoration and reconstruction work in Liaodong. Is there any movement now?"
"The Marquis said it was Zuo Yingxuan, the acting governor of Yongping?" Wang Chengen immediately confirmed after hearing this.
Zhong Jinwei nodded and said: "Exactly."
"When our family left Beijing, it seemed that the imperial court had issued an order for him to enter Beijing." If Wang Cheng'en had not been the admiral of Dongchang, he would not have known about this matter.
"That's good, there should be no changes in the selection." After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei expressed his opinion.
Suddenly, he discovered an embarrassing situation at this time and hurriedly said to Wang Chengen: "Ah, Eunuch Wang, I'm so sorry, I forgot to serve you tea. Come and make a pot of tea."
Wang Chengen and Zhong Jinwei were already familiar with each other. He smiled and joked with Zhong Jinwei: "Our family knows that Mr. Hou is not strict with trivial details. If we don't know, we will think that Mr. Hou is stingy!"
After finishing speaking, the two laughed together, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
In fact, the tea had already been brewed, but Gu Baichuan saw that his boss was having a secret conversation with the Marquis, so he didn't let anyone bring it in.
Early on the next morning, Zhong Jinwei began to make arrangements for his teacher to return to Beijing.
People from the Beijing Camp began to be mobilized from various places, and Denglai Ming Army and Guan Ning Army were arranged to take over the tasks of the Beijing Camp.
Finally, Lu Xiangsheng was arranged to replace him in Shenyang and control the military and political power throughout Liaodong. His subordinates were composed of two frontier armies, the Guanning Army and the Denglai Army.
Originally, apart from Zhong Jinwei, the governor of Liaodong and the governor of Denglai were next in rank, followed by the generals of various armies.
Now that Yuan Keli, the governor of Liaodong, has passed away due to illness, and Governor Denglai has taken over the position of Marquis Zhongxing, the generals will naturally have no objections.
After everything was arranged, Zhong Jinwei led his army back to Beijing. Along with the angel Wang Chengen, there was also Yuan Keli's coffin.
All the soldiers, not only the Beijing camp, but also the Denglai Army and Guan Ning Army who stayed in Liaodong, were looking forward to this reward from the imperial court.