Han Xi, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, died of natural illness.
This guy was ill and bedridden for several months last year, and this year his health is not that good. The weather turned cold in late autumn, and he couldn't afford to fall ill in an instant. As soon as Zhu Houzhao received the good news from the front, he received the news of the death of the Liaodong general soldier.
Hupiying Ma Yi.
The army was stationed around the post station, and the emperor and his military and civilian officials lived inside the post station.
Zhu Houzhao was eating barbecue and said casually: "Han Xi is dead. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Cui Xian is very good. I just promoted him to Commander-in-Chief, which can be regarded as a reward for his contribution to breaking the stronghold."
Wang Yuan immediately dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, you can appoint anyone to succeed you as the commander-in-chief, but you cannot leave the position to the Ma family, Cui family and Han family in Liaoyang. Moreover, it is best not to use Liaodong military attachés. You can transfer other border town generals to Liaodong." Be the commander-in-chief."
"I know what Erlang means," Zhu Houzhao was not confused and asked, "Who is more suitable? What about this person Que Yong?"
Wang Yuan answered very straightforwardly: "If Que Yong leads the troops in Liaodong, the situation in Liaodong will definitely be corrupted!"
Que Yong also made his fortune by suppressing Liu Liu and Liu Qi. Although he was once attached to Jiang Bin, he had good relations with all parties. The emperor had a good impression of him, and the civil servants also appreciated him very much, because this guy was very obedient and fought well. Rather brave.
But, greedy, greedy, greedy!
For Queyong, killing good men and taking advantage of them and plundering them were just commonplace.
Historically, this guy served as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong for five years. Not long after he left office, the "Liaodong Great Famine" occurred. While providing disaster relief, the imperial court also sent ministers to check the number of soldiers. There were only 150,000 Liaodong sergeants left. More than sixty thousand.
It's not that there are still 60,000 people who can fight, but that there are only so many regular soldiers in the Communist Party who have been pulled out for inspection by the censor.
The military attache in Liaodong definitely still wanted to receive military pay, so he would not be able to cooperate with the inspection honestly. He would probably bring in military surplus to make up the number. Therefore, the actual remaining regular soldiers in Liaodong were probably only 40,000 to 50,000 in the early years of Jiajing!
Although it was not entirely caused by Que Yong, he was definitely responsible for forcing many Liaodong soldiers to flee. Later, this guy was transferred to suppress the Datong mutiny. As a result, before he could enter Datong City, he sent troops to wreak havoc on the outskirts of the city. Looting, to a certain extent, led to the rebellion of the surrendered sergeants - most of the people in the suburbs were family members of the rebels, because that was where the garrison was based.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Wang Qiong definitely recommends Que Yong."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Wang Shangshu's judgment of people is not accurate every time."
After Jiang Bin's fall, Queyong took refuge in Wang Qiong.
This guy is very good at being a loser. Historically, when Wang Qiong fell, he took refuge with Yang Tinghe. After Yang Tinghe fell, he jumped back to join Wang Xian. Several civil servants fell down, but Yong continued to be promoted, just because he really knew how to fight. He also knew how to curry favor with the civil servants in power. The civil servants did not take a military attache seriously, no matter how many times he changed jobs, as long as he could be a qualified tool man.
Since Wang Yuan rejected one of Wang Qiong's confidants, he had to recommend another one. After all, he still had to have a good relationship with the Minister of War.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember Wang Xun?" Wang Yuan asked.
"Of course I remember, this person is really good." Of course Zhu Houzhao remembered it deeply.
Wang Xun used to be the deputy commander-in-chief of Gansu Province. After he was transferred to the commander-in-chief of Datong, he fought with the emperor. The one who used the bait to hold back the little Mongolian prince was the troops commanded by Wang Xun himself. This man has been promoted to the governor general and is currently serving as the governor. Ningxia serves as the commander-in-chief.
Wang Yuan had a very, very good impression of Wang Xun. Not only was he good at fighting, he was also more "incorruptible" than ordinary generals.
If you are greedy, you will definitely still be greedy, but at least there must be a bottom line. Wang Yuan's requirements for military attachés are not high.
I am very satisfied with this choice of Zhu Houzhao, after all we have fought together. Zhu Houzhao forced Wang Xun to send troops at that time, and almost killed Wang Xun, so he should be specially promoted due to emotion and reason.
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When Zhu Houzhao returned to Liaoyang in triumph, Wang Xiaozhong, the capital of Liaodong, led officials of all sizes out of the city to greet him.
Although the battle was fought by Yuan Da, Zhu Houzhao still enjoyed the greatest military exploits as the commander-in-chief. Especially for civil servants, they were too lazy to pay attention to the generals and only remembered the commander-in-chief of a war.
This poor place in the Northeast was too cold after winter, so Zhu Houzhao consciously went back to Beijing without waiting for Yuan Da to come back.
However, Wang Yuan stayed!
As the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, he was the governor of Liaodong, and his main task was to supervise the horse administration of Liaodong.
Because of his great contribution to breaking the stronghold, Yuan Day was promoted to the rank of Commander of Gaizhou (the third rank), and was granted the title of General Zhaoyong (the third rank). The five hundred cavalry under his command were also promoted to one level as a whole, and even the small soldiers became flag officers.
At the same time, Yuan Da and 500 fine cavalry all stayed in Liaodong to cooperate with Wang Yuan in supervising the horse administration. By the way, based on these 500 cavalry, they were expanded into the "Shenxiao Camp" with a full capacity of 3,000, which would serve as a preparation for the future recovery of Duoyan Sanwei.
Prepare.
The establishment of the "Shenxiao Camp" has been established, as well as the generals and officers. For the time being, it is only lacking war horses and soldiers.
"That Cui Xian is a coward, and he actually got a fucking reward. I was so angry that I almost killed him with a knife!" When Yuan Da saw Wang Yuan, he couldn't help but complain about his friendly general.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I helped you guard the river bank, prevented thousands of Jurchens from killing you on the back, and finally brought the Jurchen nobles to present the city. No matter how you say it, you have made great achievements."
"Indeed, he is lucky." Yuan Da said depressedly.
If Cui Xian had not led troops to suppress the formation on the other side, Buha would not have dared to directly counterattack. If several thousand Jurchens crossed the river, Yuan Da would be attacked from both sides. If Dole also led his troops to cross the river, Yuan Da would even be attacked from three sides.
Although Cui Xian is very timid, he definitely has merit, and his merit is second only to Yuan Da.
Yuan Da asked: "Your Majesty asked me to be the commander of Gaizhou, will I have to live in Gaizhou?"
"Yes, hereditary commander of Gaizhou, your son can succeed him in the future." Wang Yuan said with a smile.
Yuan Da scratched his head and said, "Then I have to bring my wife and children."
Yuan Da's wife was the cook given to Wang Yuan by the widow Yang. She was good at cooking famous Huaiyang dishes and her appearance was quite attractive, but she had been married before.
Yuan Da didn't mind this either. He asked Wang Yuan for it three years ago. Now his son is almost one year old.
As for Gaizhou, it was the place where there were three consecutive major disasters and all the commanders fled without a trace. The imperial court was considering how to recover, so Wang Yuan suggested that the emperor throw Yuan Da there to form the "Shenxiao Camp" and give Yuan Da the opportunity.
Ask for the position of hereditary commander.
Buha, who surrendered to the village, inherited the position of chief of the right guard of Jianzhou and was named a governor by the court (foreign governors were everywhere in border towns).
It is impossible to capture Gule Village without killing all the local Jurchens.
Even if all the Jurchens in Jianzhou are killed, the Jurchens from other places will slowly migrate over. Especially the Hunhe tribe and the Sukesuhu tribe will definitely expand to the southeast and occupy the original territory of Jianzhou Youwei. By then, their strength will be
Rapid development. Therefore, it is better to keep the old, weak, sick and disabled, and let the incompetent Buha continue to rule the tribe and check and balance with the surrounding Jurchen tribes.
In the winter of the 16th year of Zhengde, Wang Yuan, Yuan Da, and Cai Tianyou, with more than 400 elite cavalry, went south to Gaizhou Guard. They needed to gather refugees and establish a garrison. They first restored the population and production, and then formed "Shenxiao"
"Battle" is not so anxious yet.
Yuan Da and his cavalrymen all received land in Gaizhou and could bring their families to settle here next winter.
Gaizhou was almost Yingkou in later generations. All conditions were extremely convenient, and it was even possible to engage in maritime trade.
More importantly, you can raise horses in Gaizhou!
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a "Yongning Prison" (horse breeding institution) in southern Liaoning, which governed the four gardens of Fuzhou, Longtan, Qinghe and Shenhe. Among them, Qinghe Garden (full name "Qinghe Garden Horse Temple") was located in Gaizhou, along the Qinghe River.
It is a horse ranch, and Wang Yuan plans to restore horse administration from here.1603379711