Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 27 Seizing Power
In Shuri, in the meeting hall of the government office, besides Ye Xun and Gao Ying, there were also two deputy thousand households from Tielingwei, and four hundred households from the original Kaiyuanwei.

The atmosphere is good, at least everyone has a smile on their faces.

These four hundred households and the more than 1000 soldiers of Kaiyuan Guard stayed voluntarily, because not only did they see that following Ye Xun was more ambitious, but also when they were in Kaiyuan, they basically had no assets to worry about. This type of people, following Ye Xun, will be treated much higher than the original Kaiyuanwei, so why not do it!

In a sense, these more than 1000 people can already be regarded as Ye Xun's private soldiers. This phenomenon is very common among generals in Liaodong, and it can be regarded as an open secret.

Moreover, these more than 1000 cavalry are all cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of Tieling Guard's soldiers.

But there is also a problem, that is, most of the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty were military households for generations. It would be fine if no one pursued them, but if someone did, they would become veritable deserters.

Gong Quan'an had explained this matter to Ye Xun when he left, but Ye Xun didn't take it seriously. On the one hand, he was a copycat eunuch and didn't have enough understanding of the seriousness of this matter.

On the other hand, Ye Xun still had some understanding of the official situation in the late Ming Dynasty, especially in Liaodong, where wars were frequent. It can be said that it is not difficult for these more than 1000 soldiers to completely become his people.

But Ye Xun is obviously not satisfied with only 1000 people under his command, he needs more power.

The two deputy thousand households, one surnamed Chang and the other surnamed Song, were both natives of Tieling.

It can be said that the two deputy thousand households were both surprised and happy about Li Rulong's sudden death. Originally, Li Rulong was temporarily promoted as a replacement for the dead ghost, and he didn't have much foundation in the army. With his death like this, the original position of Tielingwei Zhenfu was vacant.

Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. In their thinking, only by climbing to a higher position can they get more money, and the same is true in the army.

According to the normal establishment, a guard should have two governors, but because of the constant harassment of the Jurchen cavalry, few people are willing to come to Tieling to serve as officials. Some simply resigned from office.

Therefore, there was only one governor in Tielingwei, who was taken away by Li Ruzhen before the Battle of Saerhu, and after Xiong Tingbi withdrew Li Ruzhen from Shenyang, he also detained Li Ruzhen's generals in Shenyang by the way, and reunited. The organization was disrupted and dispersed to the subordinates of Shenyang General Soldier He Shixian.

Now that the person who was temporarily promoted died suddenly, and the Ministry of War did not send a new appeasement, he should choose one of the two guards who had the highest military rank.

In Liaodong, due to the rise of Nurhachi, all the guards are often faced with wars, so there will be guarding eunuchs, but the guarding eunuchs do not directly manage the army, but more often play a supervisory role, so the two did not go to each other at all. Ye Xun thought about it.

But these four hundreds of households are different. They are willing to stay at the risk of being regarded as deserters, just want to fight for a future with Ye Xun, and Ye Xun also promised them that as long as he is around, no one will say they They were deserters, they just got separated on the battlefield, and were finally recruited by Eunuch Ye again, ready to serve the country again.

How can I say that the eunuchs have great energy, and they are always talking nonsense, distorting the facts has always been their strong point.

Seeing the eager expressions of the two deputy Qianhu, Ye Xun couldn't help but secretly frowned. If he had known this, he would have killed these two guys too.

Thinking about it, it is definitely impossible to do it, things can never happen again, Li Rulong can be said to be an accident, if he dies again, it will be self-defeating.

Gao Ying also saw what the two of them were thinking, so he took the lead and said: "Generals, please follow the authority urgently. I suggest that Eunuch Ye take the post of commander of the guard. decide again"

Hearing Gao Ying's words, Chang and Song's deputy Qianhu were immediately dumbfounded. According to their rank, they were higher than Gao Yingguan, but under the magical system of the Ming court, it is not just because you have a high rank that you can manage things. They are all noble and humble, so although Gao Ying's grade is not as high as theirs, his words are more important than theirs.

Both of them also knew that Ye Xun was in full swing in the hearts of Tieling soldiers and civilians, and they couldn't compete at all, but this obviously didn't conform to the system of the Ministry of War.

Deputy Chang Qianhu secretly glanced at Ye Xun, and said cautiously: "Master Gao, this, this seems to be a bit out of order!"

Ye Xun didn't think about resigning. He glanced at the four hundred households with a smile, then turned to the two deputy Qianhu who were unwilling, and said, "The two generals think that our family is breaking the rules of the court?"

Following Ye Xun's gaze, the hands of the four hundred households involuntarily pressed the handle of the knife, and their eight eyes stared fiercely at Chang and Song. Obviously, as long as Ye Xun gave an order, they would be thrown into disorder. Cut to pieces.

Under such circumstances, Chang and Song's deputy Qianhu were slow to react, but they could see what was going on. What kind of military discussion was this today? It was obviously this little Eunuch Ye who wanted to seize the military power of Tieling.

What can I do if I understand, at the moment of life and death, the two deputy Qianhu made a choice in an instant, bowed and saluted almost in unison: "I will wait to obey the order of the father-in-law and the general"

Ye Xun smiled lightly, suddenly raised his voice, and said, "Are Liang Zhen and Zhang Qi here?"

Following Ye Xun's words, the two people who had been waiting in the hall for a long time hurried up, knelt down on one knee, intervened and said, "See father-in-law."

Ye Xun ignored them, but turned to Chang and Song, the deputy Qianhu, and said: "Since the Tartars attacked the city, these two have made many military exploits with our family. Now is an extraordinary period, and we must do extraordinary things. Let the two of them temporarily assist the two generals in handling military affairs, and hope that the two generals will support them more."

Chang and Song, including Gao Ying, didn't expect Ye Xun to do this. These two are just uninformed general banners. Letting them organize military affairs with two deputy thousand households is no longer simply breaking the rules, but The little eunuch didn't seem to know what the rules were.

The three of them looked at each other for a while, and finally Gao Ying said: "Elder-in-law's general order, I will obey it, but these two brothers have no rank, if they are promoted to high positions rashly, I am afraid that the brothers below will not accept it!"

Ye Xun smiled slightly, and said: "Our family has already prepared the document for promoting the two to a hundred households, and we will order people to send it to the Ministry of War and the Economic Strategy Department later. There is no need to worry about the other two thousand households, our family will send them You are not here to take away your power, but to check the situation of the soldiers."

"When we were in the capital, our family heard that many of the guards were understaffed and that the officers were not paid. For this reason, the father-in-laws of the Supervisor of Rituals have followed His Majesty's will to investigate the matter thoroughly. It is a deputy, and you are not in charge of the matter, so there is no need to worry.”

Hearing this, everyone finally realized that Eunuch Ye's knife is still pointing at the Li family!Since it's not about seizing power, it's easy to talk about anything. Anyway, the Li family has already collapsed, and no one cares about making up for it.

Ye Xun didn't even know where the gate of the Supervisor of Rituals was opened, so what's the purpose of a thorough investigation?It's just that Ye Xun continues to find excuses for his constant breaking of the rules, anyway, no one will actually go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to confirm it.

Signaling Liang Zhen and Zhang Qi to stand up, his face changed, and he said: "The task is entrusted to you, I hope you will not let me down, and don't let the court down."

"Follow public orders"

The two replied loudly, what could be more satisfying than being promoted.
(End of this chapter)