Ming Zuo

Chapter 389 The Three Liaodong Governors
The Nishan Mountains, which hide the most thieves from the White Lotus Sect, were the fastest to be cleared.

There are three main reasons for this.

First, the main force of the new army came out, and the offensive was ferocious.

In the previous battle, the new army deliberately released water, which is why the White Lotus Sect persisted for so long.Facts have proved that once the new army starts to take it seriously, the level of the white lotus sect thieves is not even a man's arm.

Second, the rebels of the White Lotus Sect were scattered all over the place, and their strength was not unified enough. As a result, no matter what direction they were, they couldn't stop the new army's full-strength attack.

Third, it is naturally the internal division and calculation of the thieves.

"Sinner Wang Jun, there were many wrongdoings in the past, and the general's forgiveness will bring back the day. I am very grateful."

Wang Jun and his subordinates knelt in front of Zuo Menggeng, feeling uneasy.

Zuo Menggeng laughed, stepped forward in person, and helped Wang Jun up.

"I have already heard about the deeds of the King of Nine Mountains. Duan is a good man, why is he guilty?"

Hearing what he said, Wang Jun couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, but he still said humbly: "The sinners have no law in their eyes, and they have also looted and murdered..."

Zuo Menggeng said firmly: "The imperial court is so unfair that life is better for the people than death. What's the benefit of keeping the law like this? As for murder, you, Wang Jun, killed corrupt officials. Did you ever have a poor commoner?"

Wang Jun was so excited that he patted his chest on the spot and said proudly: "No, not a single one. Although the criminals are illiterate, they also know what loyalty lies, and have never attacked the poor people."

Zuo Menggeng admired it.

"This is why I am tolerant towards you. King of Nine Mountains, I hope you will continue to uphold your original aspirations in the future and still be a good man in the sky."

This Wang Jun is a famous anti-Qing hero in history, and also the main reason for Zuo Menggeng's surrender.

"Brother Wang Jun, what's the matter? Old brother didn't coax you? My family's participation in the seat is different from that of the imperial court. From now on, our brothers have a lot to do."

Ren Qi grabbed Wang Jun's arm and took the opportunity to invite Zuo Menggeng.

The ability to recruit Wang Jun this time is due to Ren Qi's strength.

Li Qingshan and others are old acquaintances with Wang Jun, and they even joined forces together.Therefore, Ren Qiyi made a move, and Wang Juncai surrendered so happily.

Zuo Menggeng was also very sincere, and said in public: "Now this Yimeng Mountain is undergoing great changes, and people are everywhere. If you are willing to settle down, you can go to various counties. If there is a lack of food, the better days will come later. If there are several leaders, proper arrangements will be made here."

Wang Jun and the others had already learned from Ren Qi what they would look like after they surrendered, and they knew it well and didn't panic at all.

"But you have your life by the seat."

The Yimeng Mountain campaign against bandits has ended.

The three leaders of the bandits, Wang Jun surrendered, Dong Dacheng was killed, and Zhao Si disappeared.

The biggest impact was that the entire Yimeng Mountains, one prefecture and seven counties fell into the hands of the new army.And it is also connected with Jiaozhou Bay, including the entire southeastern Shandong.

After occupying the land, the next step is the issue of governance.

The Administrative Committee acted immediately and dispatched a large number of officials to the Yimeng Mountains.

Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Chen Zhi and others came together, and they will sit here for a long time to complete the construction of the regime in person.

In Mengyin County, Zuo Menggeng held a joint military-government conference and formally announced his strategic vision.

"At present, we have a total of two sites. One is the line of Linqing, Dongchang, and Anshan Lake, and the other is the southern area of ​​Yimeng Mountain, Qingzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture. In the middle of these two sites, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Jinan, Yanzhou and other big cities.”

When he sketched it on the map, a clear concept was formed in everyone's mind.

Zuo Menggeng continued to explain: "Through the White Lotus Rebellion, the small and medium-sized landlords in Shandong suffered a devastating blow. But the big landlords hid in these big cities and remained unscathed. And these big landlords are the biggest obstacle to our development. Therefore, the next strategic goal is to eliminate these big landlords.”

Seeing that Li Banghua seemed to have something to say, Zuo Menggeng understood what he meant.

"Of course, the influence of these big landlords is not trivial, and it can affect the whole body. If we can't get it right, we will become the public enemy of the world. Therefore, to eliminate these big landlords, we cannot do it ourselves. My idea is to prepare to use Dongjiang Town. The rebels accomplish this goal."

Li Banghua turned from worry to joy, and applauded for his wisdom.

What is a Great Landlord?
King Heng, King Lu, King De and...

the Kongs.

After several years of war, the stubborn feudal forces that remained in Shandong were the only ones who could hinder the development of the new army.

As a descendant of the vassal king and Confucius, if you want to attack them, the impact will be very terrifying.

In particular, the Confucius family, who is looked up to by the world, is a god in the minds of countless scholars.

It is necessary to move the Kong family, but it cannot be done by the new army.

And the rebels in Dongjiang Town, who are chasing Shandong, are the best scapegoat.

However, before the time came, the new army that had just ended the battle of Yimeng had to be reorganized. Zuo Menggeng lurked again, waiting for the opportunity.

In the face of the intensifying situation in Shandong, the Ming Dynasty had to do everything possible.In the case of trying to maintain the situation, it was difficult to piece together a reinforcement force of [-] people.

This support army is mainly based on Baoding and Tianjin soldiers, which is equivalent to airing the defense force near Gyeonggi.

The commander of this support army is also very interesting, Liu Yulie, the right servant of the Ministry of War.

As for Liu Yulie, he actually doesn't know how to calculate his official position.

Let's say he is the right servant of the Ministry of War, but before he served as the coach of the reinforcements, he was obviously the imperial censor of the capital of Youqi and the governor of Liaodong.

Say he is the governor of Liaodong, there are three governors of Liaodong.

During the battle of Dalinghe, Chongzhen was very dissatisfied because of Qiu Hejia's ineffective rescue, so he decided to appoint Xie Lian as the governor of Liaodong.

As a result, before Xie Lian arrived in office, there were people in the court who objected that it would be inappropriate to change generals before the battle, so the court ordered Xie Lian to temporarily stay in Shanhaiguan, but did not relieve Qiu Hejia from his position in Jinzhou.

As a result, at the same time, Liaodong actually had two governors.

Later, as the situation in Dalinghe deteriorated, the imperial court became anxious and appointed Liu Yulie as the governor of Liaodong.

I don't know if the officials forgot or did it on purpose, but in short, a strange situation where the three governors coexisted came into being.

Liu Yulie rushed to Shanhaiguan and took a look, okay.

Are you also the governor of Liaodong?
Coincidentally, so am I.

As a result, Liu Yulie and Xie Lian stayed in Shanhaiguan, hundreds of miles away from the Daling River, doing nothing all day.

What's even more funny is that after the battle of Dalinghe, Xie Lian and Liu Yulie, who obviously did not participate at all, were punished.

Some censors impeached Xie Lian and Liu Yulie for doing nothing, and it happened that Chongzhen was looking at the battle report from Liaodong at that time.At first glance, it was the governor of Liaodong, PSTD broke out, and he did not find out the truth, and he was punished.

It just so happened that the Wu Qiao rebellion became a big one, and the court thought of Xie Lian and Liu Yulie again, so they made them guilty.

Xie Lian succeeded Sun Yuanhua as the governor of Denglai, and is now trapped in the city of Laizhou.

Liu Yulie became the coach of the reinforcements and went to reunite with Xie Lian with the brilliance of the unfortunate.

This time, in order to rescue Denglai, Chongzhen was also bleeding heavily, and he even took out six red-clothed cannons.

Liu Yulie was not moved by Chongzhen's ardent expectations.

You said that I am a good military officer. At this time, I should have been sitting in the yamen drinking tea and farting, and I stayed home until the next hour to be my sweet wife and beautiful concubine. Why did I go to the battlefield?

I can't come.

Dalinghe was inexplicably taking the blame in the first battle, and he must atone for his merits.

Although he didn't know what he was guilty of.

More importantly, he was here by orders.

He is Zhou Yanru's disciple, Zhou Yanru asked him to come, he had to come.

Zhou Yanru had only one task, and that was to try his best to appease the rebels in Dongjiang Town.

Before Dongjiang Town played the trick of pretending to be comforted many times, why did Zhou Yanru insist on being comforted?
Because only by appeasing the rebels can Sun Yuanhua be proven innocent.

Only by proving Sun Yuanhua's innocence can it show that he has no problem with Zhou Shoufu.

Therefore, being able to appease the rebels is not a military issue, nor an IQ issue, but a political issue.

At present, the main fighting faction in the DPRK is on a par with the recruiting faction, and the real purpose is not how to deal with the rebels, but to deal with the enemies in the DPRK.

Adhering to Zhou Yanru's advice, Liu Yulie procrastinated as long as he could.

Except for the initial victory in Shahe Town and the capture of the rebel general Chen Wencai and others, the reinforcements did not advance one step further.

Regarding the captured rebel generals, Liu Yulie did not strictly interrogate them, but released them on the spot, and asked Chen Wencai to go back to talk to Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng to discuss the matter of appeasement.

Chen Wencai was still very happy to be able to survive, and immediately conveyed Liu Yulie's meaning to Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng.

"What do you think the heads of these ministers in the court are? After all the battles have been fought, can we still surrender?"

Kong Youde was perplexed, and at the same time he had no reverence for the Ming court.

Li Jiucheng sneered.

"If you want me to say that this Ming Dynasty is exhausted, it's your brother and I who deserve to be famous and honorable. Since he Liu Yulie intends to appease him, we might as well sing a play with him."

Kong Youde's mung bean-like eyes kept rolling.

"What's more fun than just singing? We, we have to give him more dramas."

The rebel generals laughed wildly, and did not pay attention to the reinforcements of the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)