As soon as we came out of the Shili Valley, our vision suddenly became brighter. Looking from afar, we saw a bleak winter scene, with occasional cottages, but they were all dilapidated.
The convoy followed the northwest side of the mountains and headed towards Southwest Yanghe Prefecture (Yanggao County). The road was relatively flat at this time. Although there were mountains on the northwest side, the southeast side was endless wilderness. In addition, the sun was shining brightly in the sky at this time.
At the warmest time of the day, Chang Yu suddenly thought of something, crossed his legs, galloped wildly, and went hunting.
Originally, the soldiers were already tired after having been traveling in the wind and frost for days. Seeing that he was in such high spirits, they couldn't help but cheer and followed Chang Yu as they rode on horseback, howling and having fun in the wilderness. Especially the group of Tengxiang Guards, who were among the team members.
He is the best at riding and shooting. Why didn't he show his hand in front of Chang Yu when he got this opportunity?
He beat the horse and ran wildly, startling some prey, and then he set up a bow and shot an arrow, and captured it with ease, which made Chang Yu feel envious and applauded.
Wu Mengming was still lying lazily in the car. When he heard the cheers outside, he reached out and opened the car curtain a crack. After looking at it for a while, he felt bored and lay down again.
At noon, after a carnival-style gallop, the team unexpectedly arrived at the gate of Yanghe Prefecture. They even hunted birds and animals and gained a lot.
Chang Yu ordered the team to rest and asked the servants to quickly light a fire to cook. Of course, the game should also be grilled to improve the food.
Wu Mengming finally got out of the car. The carriage was galloping. The jolting in the car was actually not much better than riding a horse. He rubbed his waist vigorously, did a few stretches, looked in the direction of Yanghe Mansion, and took another look.
Chang Yu, who was drinking water, saw that his eyes were also looking at Yanghe Mansion, but there was a faint murderous look on his face.
This made him very confused. After spending many days together, he could gradually detect some changes in Chang Yu's expression, and guessed that someone in the city must have been interested in this little eunuch.
"Master Wu, do you know who is a big shot in Yanghe Mansion?" Chang Yu suddenly turned his head and asked, perhaps sensing Wu Mengming's eyes.
Wu Mengming was startled, and his mind turned a few times: "I haven't heard that there are any rich and powerful people in Yanghe Mansion."
Chang Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud. This guy was thinking about money: "Wang Jimo, Governor of Xuanda"
Wu Mengming slapped his head and said, "Eunuch Chang was talking about Governor Wang. Why should we go into the city to meet him?"
Bah, Chang Yu had a disgusted look on his face: "He is not worthy of our family meeting him in the city." He snorted coldly: "But our family has sent someone to the city to give him a heads up."
It turned out that the person he was worried about was Wang Jimo. Wu Mengming couldn't figure out what the relationship between the Governor of Xuanda and Chang Yu was, but he still asked casually: "What can I give him to remind him?"
"If he handles the food and grass matters beautifully, that's fine for us. If he doesn't do his best, we will just find an excuse to take him away." Wu Mengming was shocked when Chang Yu said something lightly. It seems that the two of them are quite at odds with each other.
And listening to Chang Yu's tone, could it be possible that he is really from Dongchang, and has investigated some cases under the emperor's secret order? Otherwise, apart from Dongchang, only Jin Yiwei can take someone at his word.
Governor Xuanda, whose full name is "Governor Xuanda, Shanxi and other places in charge of military affairs and food and wages" was established in the second year of Jingtai and was stationed in Xuanfu. Later, he was dismissed and reset several times. From the fourth year of Longqing, he was stationed in Yanghefu and administered Xuanfu and Datong.
, Shanxi, Sanfu and three towns till now.
At this time, Wang Jimo, the governor of Xuanda, was also on the blacklist of Chongzhen's secret decree. He was even the first. Because of his highest power, he did the most shameful things. The thieves besieged Datong before they arrived at Yanghe Mansion.
At that moment, this guy heard the sound and ran away quietly. Yes, he left the entire army and the people behind and fled without any resistance!
What's even more ridiculous is that he fled with his pay and silver, but was snatched away by his soldiers on the way. He had no choice but to write a letter to plead guilty. Chongzhen was serious about skinning him, but at this time, there was no one in the court to kill him.
No, a few days later he was asked to lead troops to relieve the siege of Datong. However, Datong had already been lost at this time. Wang Jimo had even run away with his own soldiers and there were no more soldiers to lead. So the most ridiculous farce in the late Ming Dynasty was staged: a lost man
The governor, who had no soldiers in his territory, went to rescue a city that had surrendered!
It sounds ridiculous, but it is so ironic and heartbreaking, but such farces abound in the late Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers ate lunch in a hurry and rested for a while. Chang Yu gave the order to set off. At this moment, five or six guards in Jinyi galloped from the direction of Yanghe: "Eunuch Chang, Commander Wu, and Governor of Xuan Wang Jimo
"When I heard that Commander Wu has sent his lord to come, a banquet has been held at the house to welcome him, and the people who came to greet him will be here soon."
Chang Yu has no official or position, so he just asked the Jin Yiwei to deliver the message, naturally in the name of Wu Mengming, the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
"What the hell?" Chang Yu suddenly yelled, shocking everyone. This Eunuch Chang is such a sweet-tempered person, he can curse so dirty.
"Set off immediately, go back and tell Wang Jimo to go to Datong immediately. If you can't see his people in Datong within three days, then you will see him in Jinyiwei's prison."
After saying that, he took the lead and headed southwest along the avenue.
Wu Mengming looked at the few Jin Yiwei who were running errands and shrugged their shoulders, with an expression as if they had nothing to do with me, and then got into the carriage.
Starting from Yanghe Prefecture, Chang Yu led his team at a gallop, running and stopping all the way, and arrived at Datong Prefecture just before dark, far exceeding the expected time.
Looking at the towering city wall of Datong Mansion, Chang Yu shouted: "I'm finally here."
This roar also woke up Wu Mengming. He stuck his head out and looked at Chang Yu, who had a dusty face: "Are we here?"
"We're here, go call the door." Chang Yu laughed loudly. It was a hard journey, but he had a lot of fun. It was now time for Wu Mengming to brush his face.
One of the important towns on the nine sides of Datong, the wall is high and the river is deep. It is as strong as an iron wall. It is square in shape and has a circumference of thirteen miles. The city wall is four feet and two feet high (more than twelve meters) and covered with bricks. It has four gates, the east gate and the Yang gate, and the south gate.
Yongtai, Qingyuan at the west gate, and Wuding at the north gate all have barbicans, suspension bridges, trenches, towers and turrets at the four gates. It can be said that it is impregnable. As long as the intention is to defend, it is almost impossible for intruders to attack by force. But Jiang
He surrendered without a fight and was given away for nothing, which really makes people feel resentful.
It was much easier to enter this time than in Xuanfu Town. Perhaps it was because it was not too late, or perhaps it was because we came from the north gate and the Jinyiwei signboard allowed us to enter after a short verification process.
It was easy to enter the city, but the courtesy was not very high. Although Wu Mengming's name was announced, no decent person came to greet them in person. Only a general from Yang Zhenwei came to welcome everyone to the barracks and said that Commander-in-Chief Jiang was at the Commander-in-Chief.
The government office held a banquet to honor Commander Wu.
If it were anyone else, this would probably be rude. After all, he was the commander of the Imperial Guard, but Wu Mengming thought it didn't matter. He didn't care about it at all. He only had money in his eyes.
He didn't care, and Chang Yu didn't care even less. Anyway, he had no official position, so it was best to hide under the water.
After everyone settled in the barracks, they followed Yang Zhenwei to the Yamen of the General Military Mansion for a banquet.
Before going to the banquet, Chang Yu secretly asked Wu Mengming to bring more people there. Although Wu didn't know the reason, he still did it.
The General Military Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Dozens of servants stood on both sides. Five or six men in brocade clothes were whispering at the door of the mansion. One of them, a tall, middle-aged man, was particularly conspicuous. This man was Datong Commander-in-Chief Jiang Yu.
Chang Yu recognized him at a glance. Of course he had never seen him before. This was completely based on his feelings. His hypocrisy could be seen in this man's entire words and deeds.
Jiang Quan, a native of Shaanxi, has been a bright general for generations, and his star shines brightly. His elder brother Jiang Rang is the commander-in-chief of Yulin, and his younger brother Jiang Xuan is the deputy commander-in-chief of Yanghe Prefecture. There are other brothers serving beside him.
But for such a general, he despised the emperor's salary and did not do anything loyal to the emperor. Instead, he became a famous outsider. Before the intruders attacked Datong, he sent someone to secretly hand over the surrender letter to the thieves and kept his position as the commander-in-chief.
, but the intrusive Emperor Dashun was driven away by the Tatars after only a few days of work. When this guy saw that the situation was not right, he turned around and hugged the Qing army. However, after some observation, he saw vassal kings proclaiming themselves emperors and warlords from all over the country.
To divide the territory, the Qing army had just entered the pass, and the bandits were swaggering around. The world was in chaos. Why not stand on your own? So I waved the flag of a general and shouted against the Qing. Unfortunately, no one responded. Datong was besieged and could not move, so I didn't care.
The people of Datong live and die, living in fine clothes and living well, but in the end they are slaughtered by their own general Yang Zhenwei.
In short, this person is a scumbag!
Jiang Wan led everyone and Wu Mengming to greet each other while walking towards the house, but he always felt that there was a pair of eyes dangling on his back like a bayonet. He was confused and turned his head to look, just in time to meet Chang Yu's smiling face.
Do not laugh.
Jiang Yan was startled, then nodded and smiled. He just regarded Chang Yu as Wu Mengming's subordinate.
Although the banquet was a temporary arrangement, it was extremely rich and grand. Many guests were invited. In addition to several of Jiang Yu's generals, there were also several country squire-like figures. After introducing them one by one, Chang Yu became even more angry.
One of the old men in particular was really disgusting to Chang Yu when he heard about it. His name was Han Lin, a famous gentry in Datong. He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. He once participated in politics in Shaanxi and served as an aide to Sun Chuanting. Wen Tiren had his pigtails scratched on his back.
, impeached him for embezzling food and wages, and was dismissed and returned to his hometown.
But this guy also has an even more shining identity, and that is Jiang Yu’s old father-in-law! So even though he was dismissed from office, he still retired. He believed that he was senior, often boasted that he knew people, gave advice on military and state affairs, and gave advice to Jiang Yu.
, just like a military advisor, he is known as "Tu Zhuge".
After the bandit army broke through Taiyuan, they stormed Ningwuguan and killed Zhou Yuji. They slaughtered all the chickens and dogs in the city. When the news reached Datong, Han Lin was immediately frightened and urinated, so he ran to find his son-in-law Jiang Yu and conspired for a while.
I personally went to find the intruder and deliver the surrender letter.
Of course, this is all for later.
After some introductions, everyone sat down and exchanged cups and chips. It seemed extremely lively. Chang Yu looked around and found that the person he wanted to see did not come. After thinking about it, it was understandable that he did not arrive in such a hurry.
, it is even possible that even if he could come, Jiang Yu would not be willing to let him come.
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