I am one year older than Chongzhen

Chapter 273
The military eunuch has made meritorious service.

Because he not only personally led the army to destroy Xue Mazi's gang of robbers, but also cracked a major case of the White Lotus Sect trying to gather people to rebel.

Of course, the chief envoys, inspectors, military officials, magistrates, general judges and other officials who were rushed to flatter them were all flattering.

These people can't figure it out even if they want to break their heads. The most difficult thing to serve is the eunuch who can eat people without spit out bones. Why did he appear in Jinzhong without saying a word?

Shouldn't the procedure be asking for money, food, and civil servants, and it's too much to scratch the ground?

How did they expect that the eunuch who supervised the army at this time was actually supervised by 21 Jinyiwei who were like tigers and wolves.

If he dared to go against Huang Yi's intentions, he would be fined without eating for a day, and he might even be punished for carrying water, chopping wood, and emptying the toilet.

The eunuchs of the supervising army personally led troops to suppress the bandits and did not harass the local officials. The local officials who usually saw that the eunuchs did not deal with them were moved by such a high-spirited eunuch.

Ever since, more than a dozen eulogizing memorials were sent to the capital, and the great eunuch Wang Kun was praised as a loyal and courageous eunuch, an excellent eunuch, and a model for eunuchs.

Dozens of eunuchs held their breaths in the Imperial Study Room of Nuan Pavilion in the west of the Forbidden City, for fear of being noticed by the emperor.

well!Emperor Chongzhen, who was only thinking about making every effort to govern, was miserable!
Not long after he ascended the throne, he killed the eunuchs painfully, making the crowd full of power.

After less than two years, Emperor Chongzhen discovered that Zhongzheng Yingchao could do neither this nor that, only his lip service was good.

The vast majority of them are corrupt officials who seek personal gain for their own small groups under the guise that the emperor does not compete with the people for profit.
The rest are rotten Confucians who have a thousand words in their pens but have no plan in mind.

There are also those who usually talk about their hearts and minds, and die to repay the so-called Qingliu of the king.

Emperor Chongzhen originally dreamed of a great order in the world. Who would have thought of making great efforts to govern the country for four years, and the state affairs were worse than those in the year of Tianqi.

The land of Gyeonggi, which was plundered by Jiannu, has not yet recovered its vitality, Shaanxi has been corrupted for thousands of miles, and Shanxi has also been destroyed by bandits in several counties.

Chongzhen had a bad temper at first, and he was prone to get angry when he saw bad memorials. Basically, nothing good happened during this period.

The memorials reported either military or civil unrest, or natural disasters, requesting tax relief and delayed payment of Liao's salary.

The most terrible thing is the Liaodong Zoubao. Whenever Chongzhen saw it, he would gnash his teeth.

The day before yesterday there was an urgent report from Liaodong that the slave chieftains had completely surrounded the newly restored Dalinghe City, and they were determined not to retreat until the Dalinghe City was destroyed.

If the imperial court does not send troops to relieve the siege, Dalinghe City will be breached only in the blink of an eye.

Of course Chongzhen knew that he was going to send troops, and he had ordered troops from Denglai, Jizhen, and Yongping to be dispatched, but could they break through?

The diligent emperor reviewed the memorials until late at night every day, and he was always in fear every day, for fear of another bad news.

All of a sudden, the Chongzhen Emperor, who was the first and the second largest, was stunned by all kinds of bad things. Aren't all the Zhengying dynasties impeaching internal officials and monopolizing power?
Why are there so many civil servants with Jinshi backgrounds praising the eunuch Xuan Dajian?

"Wang's companion!"

Wang Chengen, who was standing on the sidelines, quickly responded, "Your maidservant is here!"

"Are you familiar with this Wang Kun? He has only been to the Xuan Mansion for more than three months. How can he be praised by those civil servants?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wang Kun was originally the eunuch who was the imperial eunuch and was quite knowledgeable about military matters. Before going to the Xuan Mansion, the servants specially told him to be brave in his duties, so as not to lose the face of the royal family!"

Emperor Chongzhen stretched his body, looked at the several eunuchs serving him, and raised his voice:

"Well! Wang Kun has done a good job, I hope he will continue to work hard."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that the eunuchs around him hadn't seen Wang Kun sending Bingjing for a long time, and they were planning to wear the little shoes.

After being praised by the emperor in public, the eunuchs who were good at adapting to the wind immediately put away their small thoughts.

They secretly slandered: That kid Wang Kun has drifted away. He didn't earn money to be a filial piety, but he went to Shanxi to fight with He Xingheying.

Is war just a joke?
If the emperor loses the battle and blames it, the civil servants and military generals may not be at fault, and the eunuch who committed the crime must be killed directly.

When he was thinking wildly, he heard the emperor say again: "Everyone pay attention, if the soldiers and horses of Wang Kun's supervisory army make new achievements again, they will report it immediately!"

Several eunuchs quickly agreed: "Slaves remember!"

The county magistrate, who was called by Wang Kun to accompany him to observe the people's feelings, was in a daze, and suddenly catastrophe struck.

There is no way, there are bandits who murder and steal goods in the jurisdiction, local tyrants and evil gentry who collaborate with bandits, and the big boss of the Bailian cult is also lurking.

If Wang Kun, the chief eunuch of the supervising army, hadn't passed by here with his troops to suppress the bandits, wiped out Xue Mazi's gang of robbers, and seized the leader of the White Lotus Sect, the result would have been disastrous.

The magistrate of the county was timid in the first place, and such a big calamity caused one Buddha to be born and two Buddhas to be born in heaven.

However, the eunuch of the supervising army did not force him to death, and asked him to settle a month's salary and food for the Xinghe army.

As long as the food and salary are sufficient, he will not only let the past go, but also give him credit.

The fact that the Xinghe Army does not harass the common people does not mean that they are easy to bully.

The prefectures and counties along the way should also supply military rations and horse feed.

Didn't they seize [-] shi of grain and confiscate more than [-] shi of their homes?Why do you still ask for it from the local authorities?

One yard counts for one yard. If the Xinghe Army does not want to get it, it will not reduce the burden on the common people. Those grains and horse feed will be embezzled by officials.

The magistrate of the county didn't want to be convicted, he had to curry favor with the chief eunuch of the supervising army, so he spared no effort to raise money and food, and he didn't care whether the common people complained or not.

Obviously different from the officials, the Xinghe Army not only has strict military discipline and no crimes, but also accepts refugees.

After destroying Xue Mazi's gang, a cavalry warrior with the general auxiliary soldiers and a general banner escorted nearly 1 people to the north.

Not all of these people are refugees, seven or eight hundred are minions who were not selected to join the army, and more than 3000 are family members of Xue Mazi's gang.

The belongings of Xue Mazi's gang, including the furniture and gold and silver treasures obtained from the seven big landlords, were loaded into hundreds of carts.

The seized grain was not transported away, including the grain sent by the county magistrate, and the grain obtained by confiscating the big landlords, totaling more than 3 shi.

Most of these grains were stored in Xue Mazi's cottage, and some were carried with the army.

Because Huang Yi's plan is to absorb as many refugees as possible, he must have food in his hands. Even if he just feeds the refugees two bowls of porridge a day, he still needs half a catty of food.

How many refugees will come to seek refuge next?

Five thousand?Ten thousand?Or twenty thousand?Thirty thousand?fifty thousand?

2 people have at least [-] catties of grain a day, plus the consumption of military rations, it is [-] shi a day.

Therefore, supply stations must be set up on the journey to store food, and troops must be left to guard them.

There is no need to keep the main soldiers, the auxiliary soldiers are sufficient. The combat effectiveness of the auxiliary soldiers of the Xinghe Army may not be as good as that of the Jiading of the Ming Army, but they must be stronger than ordinary battalion soldiers.

(End of this chapter)