The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 657 Domineering
This Wang Hailiang deceived Zhao Dashan and other officials of the intelligence department, and lurked into Lushun, and he hid it very well.

Later, when Ding Yi re-established a good relationship with Luo Yangxing and paid 5000 taels of silver to Luo Yangxing every year, Luo Yangxing had an idea.

Because Luo Yangxing had always had a hunch that none of the secret agents he sent to Lushun returned, they must have been betrayed.

He felt that someone in Jinyiwei betrayed him, and he took Ding Yi's money, why couldn't he betray himself?This showed that he wanted to make friends with Ding Yi, and he didn't need to bring a large army when he went out.

So he simply sold the names and appearances of the secret works sent earlier to Ding Yi. This is to express to Ding Yi that I will not fight against you in the future, and everyone is a good brother.

Wang Hailiang never imagined that he would be betrayed by Luo Yangxing.

However, after he went to the intelligence department, he was in a much better mood. When he returned to the logistics department that day, someone in charge found him and told him that you have been in Lushun for almost ten years. Reaching seven qian, just like his mother-in-law.

Wang Hailiang started with a salary of three renminbi, which was increased every three years, and now it is seven renminbi.

Hearing what the steward said, he cried again, and kowtowed a few more times in the direction of Lushun General Military Mansion.
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Ding Yi returned to Lushun in June, and came to see Wang Chengen not long after. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. Wang Chengen looked a little embarrassed when he saw him again, but Ding Yi was still very enthusiastic, and he called Wang Gonggong kindly.

Then Ding Yi said, except for a few generals leading the army, all those who can return have been called back, and they can listen to the order.

Wei Guan remained calm, thinking to himself, there is no big war in Liaodong now, you really know how to tell why the leader is out.

Wang Chengen was also happy. After being under house arrest for many days in Lushun, he was finally able to declare the decree.

Ding Yi followed the rules, set up incense tables, wore official uniforms, and led the audience to listen to the decree. At this time, almost all the people who were mentioned in the decree for rewards came, only Zhao Dashan didn't come back, and they asked Wang Chengen one by one. introduce.

Wang Chengen nodded cheerfully in greeting, but none of the generals responded.

Wei Guan knew at a glance that they were all arrogant soldiers, except for Ding Yi, I am afraid they would not accept anyone.

I don't know if this decree will work.

Then Wang Chengen began to announce the decree, because Ding Yi took over alone before, this time he was promoted to someone else.

Chongzhen spent a lot of money this time in order to win people's hearts and sow dissension.

Three commanders were mentioned, Zhang Jing was the commander-in-chief of Lushun, stationed in Jiefuzhou and Lushun, Xu Wei was the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang stationed in Jiejinzhou and Pidao, and Shen Shikui was the commander-in-chief of the aid and suppression.

Taking advantage of the trend, Dongjiang Town was dismantled into two, and one of the three generals was transferred.

There are a lot of generals and deputy generals. Sein Fei, Mao Xin, Xiao Yongqiu, etc. have all been promoted to deputy generals. It is gratifying. Xiang Huailai and others have been promoted to deputy generals. Zhao Dashan, who was not present, was also promoted to deputy generals.

After reading the imperial decree of the promotion, as usual, everyone is asked to shout long live three times to show their grace.

As a result, the scene was silent, deathly silent, everyone lowered their heads, did not make a sound, and did not get up.

Hiss, Wei looked at this weird scene, feeling really ashamed and frightened.

Wang Chengen's face also turned pale, and for some reason, his heart beat a little faster.

Ding Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and shouted: "The minister leads the decree, thank you Sheng Shang Long En, long live, long live, long live."

Then he got up and walked forward quickly, Wang Chengen hurriedly handed him the imperial edict, as if he was afraid that he would not accept the imperial edict.

When he came, he was afraid that Ding Yi would refuse to accept him if he resisted, but now it seems that he was treated a little bit badly.

But after Ding Yi took over the order, Wang Chengen and others found that the rest of the people were still kneeling on the ground, and no one got up or spoke.

Ding Yi held the imperial decree in his hand and looked left and right. The people behind him remained motionless, kneeling on the ground.

At this time, Wang Chengen's face began to turn pale again, and then his legs trembled faintly.

Ding Yi watched for a full minute.

The hall was quiet for a minute.

The entire general of Dongjiang Town behind him knelt for a full minute.

The place was dead silent.

Wang Chengen and Wei Guan looked at each other quietly, seeing the shock and horror in each other's eyes.

"Your Majesty, you have a heart." Ding Yi watched for a minute, and finally spoke slowly.

At this time, as if he had just discovered it, he looked surprised, turned around slowly, and said to the generals unhappily, "Are you still not accepting the order?"

"Thank you, Lord Long En." Everyone was almost in unison, and then shouted: "Long live, long live, long live, long live."

"Please, generals, hurry up." Wang Chengen said hastily.

The surrounding area was quiet again, and the generals did not move.

Swipe, Wang Chengen's face flushed red.

"Get up." Ding Yi said at this time.

Only then did the generals get up one after another, and then carefully stood on both sides, bowing their heads, looking extremely docile.

Wei Guan was ashamed and angry watching from the sidelines, he was the most domineering general in the history of Ming Dynasty.

Holy decree that the eyes of these soldiers and generals are like shit, it is better for Ding Yi to say something casually.

Thinking deeply, this is no different from rebellion. Do these generals of Ding Yi still have the court in their eyes, and the Holy One?

But this is not over yet, after the generals got up, someone suddenly stood up and said to Ding Yi: "The old man is old and weak, and I want to resign and go back to my hometown, and go home to farm. I have owed the emperor's kindness, and I am ashamed of the court."

It was Shen Shikui.

The faces of Wang Chengen and Wei Guan were even uglier.

Chongzhen promoted Shen Shikui to be the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression.

This commander-in-chief was appointed temporarily, including He Renlong and Zu Kuan.

It was Zu Kuan before, who had just been beheaded by Chongzhen.

This commander-in-chief has always been appointed temporarily as a guest army.

That is to suppress the peasant army.

Shen Shikui was appointed as the general officer of the aid and suppression army, and he was responsible for bringing at least [-] soldiers and horses into Henan and other places to suppress bandits.

This is a guest army without a garrison. The food and salary are all provided by the local government in the Ming Dynasty.

This is why Zu Kuan was easily arrested and beheaded.

Like Zhang Jing and Xu Wei's general soldiers, they all have places to station, and they can train their own troops, collect food, and store land.

General soldiers like Shen Shikui can be regarded as the worst kind of general soldiers, thankless and dangerous.

Of course Shen Shikui understands this truth, not to mention that he is still Ding Yi's father-in-law.

It will take [-] soldiers and horses to fight against the bandits outside. At that time, the military supplies and food supply will all depend on the imperial court, and even the military salary will also depend on the imperial court.

It is impossible for Ding Yi to transport thousands of people's salary to Henan for you every month.

Isn't this looking for death?

Wang Chengen did not expect that Shen Shikui would refuse in public and directly ignore the imperial decree, which is tantamount to blatant disobedience.

His mind was in turmoil, and he hadn't thought of what to say.

But Ding Yi said kindly: "My lord father-in-law, this is the imperial court's will. As generals of the Ming Dynasty, we should serve the imperial court and His Majesty unconditionally."

"Although you are indeed a bit old, you can work for two years before retiring."

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "That's right, the old general is in his prime, and he can still work for a few more years."

Shen Shikui dissatisfied: "I am so old, I can't bear to ride a horse for a long time, my old bones will be shaken to pieces, and I was asked to run around to fight the peasant army. Isn't this intentional to make me die early?"

Wang Chengen and Wei Guan looked at each other.

"Besides, I, Pidao, have always been good at sailors, not cavalry. Does the court pay iron armor for horses?"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "The imperial court and the local government will provide food and salaries for the soldiers and horses to aid the suppression. Of course, the imperial court will provide the harness and armor."

"Then I can't go far, so I'll stay in Dezhou." Shen Shikui said simply: "If I'm stationed in Dezhou, I'll go."

"..." Wang Chengen's face was extremely ugly.

The commander-in-chief of aid and suppression is going to run around, chasing and killing the peasant army. If you want to be stationed in Dezhou, it is better to give you a commander-in-chief of Dezhou, but this is impossible. Now there are several commander-in-chiefs in Shandong, more than any in the Ming Dynasty. an era.

What's more, Dezhou belongs to the Shandong Province. If Ding Yi is stationed, the whole Shandong will be occupied by him.

Wei Guan said calmly: "General Shen's suffering, wait for us to report to His Majesty and the court before making a decision."

Wang Chengen felt all sorts of feelings in his heart, is there anyone in Dongjiang Town who takes the court's will seriously?Everyone treats the imperial decree like a joke?
Of course, at this time the entire Ming Dynasty, generals from all over the world almost have this virtue.

This time when the Qing soldiers entered the customs, the imperial court ordered everywhere, and the imperial edicts were flying all over the sky, allowing all places to enter the guard. Shandong General Army Garrison), which is very close to Jinan, is also an excuse to say that I was injured by a horse and fell, so I don’t want to go.

The imperial decree became less and less dignified, and Wang Chengen's face was also dull.

After the imperial decree was announced, he was about to leave.

Before leaving, he asked to have a private chat with Ding Yi alone.

Ding Yi cordially walked with him to the next room.

"Mr. Ding, there are no outsiders here, and this servant wants to say something from my heart to you."

As soon as Wang Chengen opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Ding Yi: "Brother Wang, in fact, Ding Yi has always regarded you as his own elder brother. Ding Yi also said something from his heart. Although Brother Wang came from the palace, he is honest, upright, and loyal to Daming. , faithful to the Holy One."

"Ding Yi really admires him. I look up to Big Brother Wang. Since Xu Dabao was born, Ding Yi has seen countless directors and sub-guards from the palace. If it comes to the value of character, only Big Brother Wang is the only one in Ming Dynasty."

Ding Yi talked about Brother Wang one by one, boasting that Wang Chengen was unprecedented, and there would be no one in the future. The honest Wang Chengen, before he opened his mouth, was already too excited to speak.

As an eunuch, he has low self-esteem since he was a child. After entering the palace, he worked hard, did not dare to neglect things, was serious and responsible, and was loyal to Chongzhen.

It means wanting to be recognized by others.

But no one in the Ming Dynasty looked down on their eunuchs, and unexpectedly, they were recognized by Ding Yi.

"Ding -- Ding Zongbing is too worried."

Wang Chengen was so excited that he almost called out Brother Ding.

At any rate, he reined in the precipice and didn't call out at the last moment, otherwise if Chongzhen knew about it, he would definitely be furious.

"What did Brother Wang want to say just now?" Ding Yi asked again.

"..." What Wang Chengen wanted to say just now was suddenly forgotten.

He thought about it carefully, and finally said earnestly and earnestly: "Since your Majesty took the throne, you have also been diligent in seeking governance, diligent in political affairs, and do everything yourself, so you can't sleep at night. It may not be the Holy Majesty's own will, after all, the courtiers can also affect the Holy Majesty's decision."

"But no matter what, the Holy Majesty always regards Ding Zongbing as the most capable general of the Ming Dynasty, and the Holy Majesty is also wholeheartedly for the people of the Ming Dynasty—"

(End of this chapter)