Chapter 116 Wrench Wrist
After a hurry to have breakfast, the two left the General's Mansion. From beginning to end, they didn't see Jiang Yan or even Han Lin to see him farewell. Maybe they really weren't in the mansion.
After leaving the General's Mansion, Chang Yu took Chunxiang straight to the north. Wu Mengming was about to ask where he was going, but then he thought about it and might not answer it after asking. He might as well go to do the business immediately.
His main business is naturally to go to the military camp.
Datong is one of the nine major towns in the Ming Dynasty. The border wall in the jurisdiction starts from Zhenkoutai in the east (today northeast of Zhenxian County) and to Yajiao Mountain in the west (now within Qingshuihe County, Inner Mongolia). The total length is more than 330 kilometers.
Its 13 guards, 823 fortresses, 307 docks, divided into four roads and nine routes. The maximum number of troops was garrisoned was as high as 135,778 and 51,654 war horses. There were also the saying that Datong soldiers and horses were in the world. However, because the jurisdiction was many, like Xuanfu, the troops were scattered, and the regular garrisons were more than 50,000 in Datong Town, but to this day, the actual moisture is huge.
There are two barracks in Datong City, divided into two northwest battalions, and the Xiying is the largest, located near the Ximen Qingyuan Gate.
After Chang Yu's salary custody team entered the city last night, they were placed in Beiying nearby, but at this time Wu Mengming went to Beiying.
It was ** o'clock, and the soldiers in the military camp got up early and washed and finished their meals. Some went out to the camp to find trouble, while some chatted and basked in the sun in groups of three or three. For them, it was another boring day to eat and wait for death.
Wu Mengming led his men to the gate of the military camp, and then he encountered a cross-examination, showed off the token of the Jinyiwei, and drove straight in.
Seeing a group of guys in flying fish suits running in, they immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers in the camp. They first whispered to each other, and then followed and guessed that something big must have happened.
Who is on duty in the camp? Wu Mengming walked away and asked a soldier who was following him.
"It was General Xu Shen on duty, but General Jiang came early in the morning..."
Jiang Guan is actually here!
Wu Mengming was stunned. He heard that he had left the government to handle military affairs early in the morning, and thought he had gone to the General Army Office, but unexpectedly came to the military camp. This was such a fucking rare guest. It seemed that Chang Yu had guessed correctly before, and this guy was stumbled.
"Leading the Way" Wu Mengming waved his hand and took him there.
In the first military room in the camp, Jiang Yuanzheng and Han Lin and the generals of the army were discussing matters. Beside him were his brother Jiang Lin, his younger brother Jiang Youguang, and Jiang Xuan (formerly deputy general, who was imprisoned for crimes and later defected to Jiang Yuan). The three of them were under Jiang Yuan's command and were also guests who accompanied him last night.
Jiang Yan seemed to be not surprised at all with Wu Mengming's arrival: "The general was busy with military affairs early in the morning and was not as good as receiving Lord Wu, so please forgive me."
"General Jiang is really polite to say this. At this time, military affairs should be the priority, military affairs should be the priority," Wu Mengming bowed and said with a smile.
Jiang Qin said again: "Why didn't you meet Eunuch Chang?"
"Eunuch Chang is going to appreciate the folk customs of Datong." Wu Mengming smiled and responded casually.
"Oh, is it okay for Lord Wu to come to the barracks to find the last general?" Jiang Guan asked knowingly.
Wu Mengming had already had Chang Yu's explanation, so he would not be led away by him. He laughed: "Is there anything wrong? I will only know after noon, but now I have something to do with the generals in the camp!"
When Jiang Qin heard this, he smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, please do you want to avoid it?"
"No need for this." Wu Mengming glanced at everyone in the room. Most of the people here were lower-level officers, and then said: "This commander is here under the order of the emperor to entrust the salary..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the generals whispered, and it seemed that the rumored court salary had arrived early in the morning had been implemented.
"But the amount of silver is limited, so you have to pay in batches," Wu Mengming continued
Someone immediately asked below how to ask Wu Mengming in batches. Although he was asking him, his eyes were looking at Jiang Yan.
Wu Mengming did not answer directly, but continued: "The day before yesterday, the court issued an order to dispatch troops and went to Taiyuan immediately. This time, the first mover will start. In addition to making up for the additional owed amount, he will also pay the six-year salary in advance!"
Wow, as soon as the words were finished, everyone was talking about it, but Jiang Yan and Han Lin's faces became less beautiful. After all, the work they had just done was disintegrated by this sentence.
"Due to the urgent military situation, if you wish, you would recommend yourself to lead the troops as a vanguard and go to the general immediately, reward 100 taels of silver, and upgrade to the official position!" As soon as Wu Mengming said, Jiang Yan was pissed off. The meaning of separation was too obvious. Looking at the eager expressions of his generals, he knew that he had already had a good morning.
Nowadays, there is no money to marry, let alone the promise of an official promotion. You should know how difficult it is for a general to be promoted to another level, how can life and death be possible after a few times?
It is obvious that Chang Yu’s intention is to use promotion and salary increase to separate Jiang Guan and his subordinates, breaking his trap.
"Mr. Wu, this is not in line with the rules. It is necessary to transfer troops..." Han Lin couldn't stand it and wanted to recite the article, but Wu Mengming was coldly looking at it: "Mr. Han, you have no military position, why did you enter the military camp? This matter violates the military rules and does not comply with the rules. You have to tell me about General Jiang's incident."
Well... Jiang Yan and Han Lin were speechless and were stunned. They were just thinking about how to explain, but Wu Mengming ignored them anymore and said to the generals: "Everyone is interested, you can gather the troops immediately. This commander guarantees that the salary will be paid immediately."
"Mr. Wu, this matter needs to be discussed again." Han Lin was unwilling to give up and wanted to cause trouble.
Wu Mengming ignored him and stared at Jiang Yan: "General Jiang, what's the matter to be discussed? Or did you come here early in the morning to mobilize troops, and I'm such an extravagant move?"
Cough cough cough, Wu Mengming ignored Han Lin, that was a clear statement. You are not qualified to speak to me, but Han Lin is Jiang Yan's father-in-law. This is considered a slap in the face, so his expression was a little awkward: "Mr. Wu, I came here early in the morning to discuss the transfer of troops with everyone. The way to leave last night was feasible, but there is still something difficult at the moment."
"What's the matter?" Wu Mengming began to act out of his normal state, not as easy as last night. The main reason was that Chang Yu had hit him. You are the commander of the Jinyiwei, a big bad guy who is terrified. Can you have a bit of the professionalism of a bad guy? Otherwise, these local snakes will always be arrogant and embarrassing us.
"Food and grass, only the money is not enough to transfer troops. How to solve the problem of 20,000 people and grass? It takes at least three days to get to Taiyuan. Not to mention whether Taiyuan has enough food and grass, it is what you always have to eat on the road in these three days."
"Just let me get it from the military camp first!" Wu Mengming was already angry.
"There is not enough food and grass in the camp, so a part of it has to be distributed at this time, and the money is not paid, so I am afraid that the morale of the left-behind soldiers in the camp will be unstable!" Han Lin said as a result of Jiang Guan's words.
"You are inadequate food and grass, and you are dereliction of duty!" Wu Mengming's face was already showing signs of flames.
"The court owes wages and food, why are we dereliction of duty?" Jiang Xuan's words pushed the atmosphere to the top.
He is so embarrassed? Speaking of this, his heart was revealed. Jiang Yan was determined to find various excuses because he did not want to mobilize troops. His intention was to use this to make Chang Yu express his opinion and supervise the matter of vacancies and empty salary.
Wu Mengming was angry, and he was indeed arrogant. He could say such a far-fetched reason. If Chang Yu had taken advantage of his temper, he might have taken action. However, Wu Mengming was an old official in the officialdom after all, and although he was angry, he did not express his feelings.
He slowly walked to Jiang Guan: "General Wu, everyone is serving the court, but they are actually driven by interests. They are promising officials and money. These words are like the things in front of him. They can only be understood, but they cannot be explained clearly. However, some words today are not clear. I understand what you think, but that Eunuch Chang is not a good person. Just before I came, he told me a sentence: He bet you don't dare to rebel!"
He spoke very little, only the four brothers Jiang Yan and Han Lin could hear him, so of course Wu's face changed drastically.
"Mr. Wu's words are serious. Mr. Jiang has been loyal and kind for generations. Why is he so meant to be rebellious? Is it possible for him to take the last general to go to the Jinyiwei Prison for a false charge?" Jiang Yan said this and eliminated.
However, Wu Mengming had already expected: "Since you have no intention of rebellion and have no intention and courage, how can you argue with that father-in-law? He is acting on the emperor's order, with reason and law. If you stumbling like this, he will take you? Could it be that you really want to rebel?"
"I dare not dare," Jiang Yan looked frightened on his face, and it is unknown whether it is true or not.
"General Jiang, everyone knows that the imperial prison of Jinyiwei is not good, but the East Factory is purgatory!" Wu Mengming said, chuckling and patted Jiang Guan on the shoulder: "Why do you have the wrist to him? You are so angry that you can do it easily. As for the matter of a shortage of money, do you think he has the time to have free time?"
"Cough cough, Lord Wu said this, I never vomited. It was really food and supplies... Cough cough cough, okay, Lord Wu wait, I will discuss it again." Jiang Guan took the opportunity to find a way.
Wu Mengming was not an exaggeration. Chang Yu gave him both soft and hard work obviously worked: "General Jiang, time is tight, that person can say that after noon, he took action. As for how to do it, I don't know what to do it, but at that time I transferred the troops and left. I believe that many people would be willing to follow me after paying the money. As for how you two fight, you can play whatever you like."
After saying that, he waved his hand and took his servants to wander around the military camp.
"So rampant, I wish I could kill him." Looking at Wu Mengming's leisurely figure, Jiang Mingguang's eyes shot out fierce light.
"What nonsense?" Jiang Yan looked around nervously. Fortunately, the generals had followed Wu Mengming out, and there was no way that the guy was the God of Wealth now, and they were all around him to inquire about things.
"Is that all?" Jiang Mingguang spread his hands.
"As long as he doesn't check the vacancy, this soldier will be transferred sooner or later. This is just a favor, and we will just borrow the donkey." Jiang Lin was old and felt that there was nothing wrong with this matter.
"I always feel unwilling to accept it." Jiang Yan said resentfully. He is such a villain, and his flaws will be repaid.
In fact, Chang Yu did not seriously care about anything with him. He just clicked him and was too greedy. This guy became a drama actor and kept adding drama to himself. He got paranoia and started to stumbling. Of course, this kind of effort was also to strive for greater benefits. For example, if Chang Yu really checked the empty amount, he would lose a lot of money, and secondly, even if he was not investigated immediately, he would have left the handle.
In fact, Wu Mengming had just become a peacemaker, showing Chang Yu's attitude, that is, each of them took a step back, and I wouldn't pursue it if you don't make trouble. But he was so petty that he always felt humiliated in front of Chang Yu.
"It would be better to incite those left-behind soldiers to make a fuss and take the opportunity to kill them. Then we would say that the soldiers were killed because of the owed wages, and we don't need to take responsibility." Han Lin was even more unscrupulous and whispered.
"This will make a bigger deal, let alone a mutiny. We all have to take responsibility for it. If one is accidentally convicted of a serious crime, it will be more than worth the loss, and it will also drag down Governor Wang." Jiang Lin shook her head and denied.
"What do you know?" Han Lin whispered: "Can the mutiny caused by the court's owed wages make us responsible for the same as ordinary mutinies? What's more, does the court dare to blame us at will at this time?" He said, looking at Jiang Yan: "Do you do it?"
Jiang Yan kept his face dark, and after a while, he shook his head gently: "It's not good to make a big deal, and if you just want to kill and relieve your hatred, there are many ways."
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Chapter completed!