A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 425 Uncle Zhongyong

Wang Dou looked at Liu Yuanbin coldly, murderous intent appeared in his eyes, most of these dead eunuchs were not good things, they were arrogant because of power, not to mention greedy and distorted, not necessarily loyal.
If it was okay in the peaceful and prosperous age, but at the end of the dynasty, it is necessary to find another master, such as the eunuchs Du Xun, Du Zhizhi, Shen Zhixiu, the chief eunuch Wang Dehua and others who surrendered to the bandits. Although Cao Huachun did not surrender Li Zicheng, he also surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
In the late Ming Dynasty, many eunuchs surrendered to Li Chuang, and among the Manchus, when it comes to the number of martyrs, most of them were literati.
I have already killed Gao Qiqian, if I don't know what to do, I don't mind killing another Liu Yuanbin.
At this time, Liu Yuanbin was already so angry that he could not speak coherently, he just pointed at Wang Dou and cursed: "Good you bastard, our family is at odds with you."
Yang Sichang had been watching indifferently, with a half-smile on his face, at this moment he coughed: "General Wang, you are all officials ordered by the court, don't lose your dignity."
Song Yihe, governor of Huguang, also woke up suddenly, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, they are all colleagues and courtiers, peace is the most important thing, and peace is the most important thing."
He repeatedly persuaded Liu Yuanbin to sit down, but Liu Yuanbin seemed to be so angry that his whole body became weak, and he had no strength to shout and curse, so he collapsed on the chair and did not move, his eyes just looked at Wang Dou with resentment.
Wang Dou didn't even look at him, and saluted his superior, "Dou, you lost your composure."
After speaking, he sat down calmly and continued drinking tea.
Yang Sichang said to Zuo Liangyu again: "General Zuo, sit down too."
Zuo Liangyu's face was cloudy and uncertain, and finally muttered: "Huangkou kid, I don't know as much as you!"
After speaking, he sat down without saying a word, but his face was extremely ugly.
Today's matter, he was completely at a disadvantage, and he walked out of the gate, and he didn't know how it would be reported to the outside world.He suddenly regretted it, why bother to confront this stunned young man for some rebellious army?Lost his prestige for no reason.
Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Meng Ruhu and others were secretly happy, seeing Zuo Liangyu and Liu Yuanbin suffocating in front of Wang Dou, they were happy.
He Renlong looked at Wang Dou with a somewhat complicated expression. People say that after three days of farewell, you should look at him with admiration. After a few years, Wang Dou has become more and more outstanding. Even Zuo Liangyu, who he fears, is suppressed by him. In the future, he will become what does it look like
Afterwards, all the people had no intention of discussing matters, and looked at Wang Dou frequently, each thoughtful.
After a while, the crowd dispersed, and no military affairs were discussed.
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The news that the supervisor went to the gate that day also spread quickly, and the news that General Ping Zei was suffocating in front of General Ding Guo spread widely.Hearing that Zuo Liangyu stabbed his concubine to death in anger, and said bitterly: "It's all caused by this bitch!"
On that day, a thousand generals of the Zuo Army clashed with a group of heavy soldiers from the Shunxiang Army in Fancheng.
There was an uproar inside and outside Xiangyang City. Zuo Liangyu was known as a strong army in Huguang, Henan and other places, but he was so vulnerable to the Shangshun Township Army. The Shun Township Army really lived up to its name.For a while, the flow of people who wanted to join the Shun Township Army became even more turbulent.
At this time, Yang Sichang was even more seriously ill. Military affairs were handled by the military supervisor Wanji and Huguang governor Song Yihe. Seeing this situation, the two were very worried, lest Zuo Liangyu and Wang Dou would fight each other.Wanji sighed, "The generals are at odds, what should we do?"
Song Yihe said: "General Wang is jealous of evil, he can't see ugliness, and he can't bear humiliation. Speaking of it, many things are not his fault, but the world is like this..."
Indeed, speaking of Wang Dou, there was nothing wrong with him. The grievance between him and Zuo Liangyu was because Wang Dou killed some rebels, but shouldn't those rebels be killed?The grievance between him and Liu Yuanbin is because Liu Yuanbin asked him for a good horse. Should he accept Liu Yuanbin's request?It's just that Wang Dou has a tough temper.
Wanji sighed: "Yes, the world is like this...let's talk about it after the emperor's decree comes down."
Song Yihe said: "Yes, after the emperor confers the reward, maybe it will be calm."
The military merits of the Ming Dynasty were reported to the Yu Xun censor. The major merits were checked within two months, and the minor merits were checked within one month. Then they were reported to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War sent people down to check. The final result often took several months.
But great achievements like Luoyang and Xiangyang are rewarded by special order, so the speed will be faster. Perhaps, the imperial order will come soon.
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There are three kinds of postal stations in Ming Dynasty: express delivery shop, water horse station, and delivery station.
Urgent courier stores are full-time official document delivery, using human steps to deliver.The delivery station transports military supplies by vehicle and ship.The rest of the water horse station is dedicated to delivering envoys and flying reports on military affairs.
The pond newspaper is a kind of water horse station, which specializes in flying military reports. Because of the rectification of post delivery at the beginning of Chongzhen, a large amount of funds were lost, and now there are thieves everywhere, and the roads are uneasy. In the past, the pond newspaper could travel [-] miles a day and night, but now it is far away. not reachable.
It is nearly two thousand miles from Xiangyang to the capital. In the past, it only took seven days for Tangbao, but now it takes twelve days.Huguang reported victory on the [-]th of February, and it was not until the [-]th that the supervisor Yang Sichang, the governor of Huguang Song Yihe, and King Xiang and others arrived at the capital with their memorials.
The capital was shaken by this matter, and the North Kingdom was in an uproar. A few days ago, the cabinet discussed Wang Dou's contribution to Luoyang's great victory. Unexpectedly, there was news of Xiangyang's victory and the beheading of the giant thief Zhang Xianzhong. Wang Dou's contribution had to be discussed urgently.
On the 21st, the Forbidden City of Ming Dynasty, Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Fan Fucui, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Li Rixuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, and said, "Tell me, how is the merits of General Wang going?"
After speaking, he looked down at the memorials of Yang Sichang and others. He had read these memorials more than ten times, and he never got tired of reading them. Every time he read them, he felt excited.Holding a vermilion pen, he circled the highlights of beheading the thief on the memorial, smiling knowingly from time to time.
Contributing to the thief, Emperor Chongzhen's heart is a big worry, he hates him to the bone, this is the person who dug the tomb of Emperor Gao, making him speechless in the face of his ancestors, unable to explain to all the people in the world!Well now, the thief is dead, a good death!General Wang is amazing!
Fan Fucui, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was old and seriously ill several times. In fact, he didn't want to be the chief assistant of the cabinet.In the cabinet on weekdays, I also hold a soy sauce attitude, and I can live a day is a day.
He is "highly virtuous", so the emperor gave him a stool to sit on. At this time, he sat on the stool tremblingly and said: "Returning to the Holy Lord, General Wang was originally the commanding officer of Wanquan. Therefore, the commander-in-chief of the capital, the governor of the capital, is allowed to serve as the commander-in-chief of the military governor's mansion..."
He babbled and didn't get into the topic for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't bear to listen, but he still listened patiently because of Fan Ge's old age.
Fan Shoufu continued: "Of course, General Wang won another great victory in Xiangyang, and he even beheaded and offered thieves, so the cabinet's meaning is... In addition, the crown prince Shaobao, Zuo Dudu, awarded Dr. Ronglu, a son of Yin, a thousand families of brocade clothes, a gift The last three generations are all of the same rank...cough cough cough cough cough cough..."
"...cough cough...this is the result of the cabinet ministers' industrial and commercial discussions..."
Standing behind him were Li Rixuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, all saluting: "I wait for your consent."
Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a long time, then stood up and paced in the pavilion, shook his head, and sighed inwardly: "Yang Qing still knows my heart."
Thinking of the news that Yang Sichang was seriously ill, I felt worried.
He said slowly: "General Wang rescued the vassal king twice, beheaded and sacrificed the thieves, and made great contributions to the country, and he must be rewarded with a title."
He made up his mind and said loudly: "I will pass on my will. Wang Dou, the general of Xuanfu Town East Road, is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. He has made great achievements in beheading thieves. He will be promoted to the chief officer of the Xuanfu Town regiment and will still be stationed on Jiedong Road. Give him the army It is called Jingbian Army, and its camp is called Zhongyong Camp, and its noble is called Zhongyong Bo. It is given a coupon, an iron coupon, a thousand stones for food, and a seal of "General Conquering Captives". Reward for meritorious service."
After a series of decrees were issued, Fan Fucui and the others were stunned. They did not expect that Wang Dou would be granted the title of uncle, and he would also receive an iron certificate. This is a hereditary title, not a temporary title.He was also given the military number, the battalion number, and the seal of the general. This is a gift from the heavens. How many generals of the Ming Dynasty are awarded uncles?
And this general conquering captives... In the early days of the country, there was a general conquering captives, that is Wei Guogong Xu Da, who once led the army to conquer Dadu and destroy Mengyuan.Your Majesty, what does this mean?Do you want Wang Dou to go straight to Huanglong like Wei Guogong and destroy the Eastern Captives?
The eunuch on duty in the cabinet took the lead and wrote down the emperor's will one by one. Emperor Chongzhen took it to watch and nodded in satisfaction. Seeing Fan Fucui and others with dull expressions, he said loudly: "I just want to tell the world, loyalty and fearlessness, Those who kill thieves for the country, I will not hesitate to reward!"
Fan Fucui and the others looked at each other and smiled wryly, they had no choice but to bow down and shout: "Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Chongzhen continued: "There is also Yang Qing, and his crown prince, Taibao, gave him a crown and a belt, and two brocades, ribbons and silks, both inside and outside, for the purpose of expressing condolences."
He issued an imperial decree, rewarding and punishing everyone in Xiangyang one by one, and finally his eyes were deep: "Liugou behind the mausoleum, Changling to the south, Dushi to the north, Chen Jiugao, the official of the governor's mansion, served as the general soldier of Liugou, defending the inside, We also communicated with the general army in front of the mausoleum, so that Tianshou Mountain stands in the center like Mount Tai, and it is four-dimensional."
Fan Fucui and Li Rixuan didn't realize it for a while, but Chen Xinjia, who was Minister of the Ministry of War and had been in Xuanzhen for a long time, was stunned.
There is already Wang Dou on the east road, in fact, he is the general army in front of the mausoleum. With him, the slaves in the east and the captives in the north, how can they break through in the east road? Do we need to set up a general army behind the mausoleum?
Since entering the cabinet, Chen Xinjia felt unpredictable, the emperor's thoughts became more and more unclear, and he couldn't make the emperor obey him like Yang Sichang did.
Thinking of Yang Sichang's futility in suppressing the bandits and spending millions of taels of salary, not only was it not at fault, but because of Wang Dou, he had to be added to the Crown Prince's Taibao, and also rewarded by the emperor's special order, I was envious and jealous.
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After discussing the rewards in Xiangyang, Fan Fucui and others left, and Emperor Chongzhen asked Chen Xinjia to stay.
With a worried look on his face, he asked, "What happened to Jinzhou?"
Chen Xinjia replied: "Back to the emperor, the thieves and slaves have set up camps on all sides of Jinzhou, dug long trenches, and transported dozens of red barbarian cannons. Jinzhou's support has disappeared. According to the last pond report of Jinzhou guard general Zu Dashou, Jincheng's rice grain is only for a month. Yu, but Dou is less than one month old, if the cunning and captives sound more alarming, Jinzhou will definitely be in jeopardy, and the day will never pass."
Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "Ning Jin's Qi veins are connected. If Jinzhou is lost, Songshan and Xingshan will be lost. Songshan, Xingshan, and Jinzhou will be lost, and Ningyuan Shanhaiguan will be in danger. What does the governor of Jiliao say?"
Chen Xinjia said: "Governor of Jiliao said that Donglu is an old trick of Dalinghe, so he dare not enter lightly. He only stays in Ningyuan to see the situation in Jinzhou."

(End of this chapter)