The eunuch who supervises the army has made a meritorious service.
Because he not only personally led the troops to annihilate the Xue Mazi bandit gang, but also uncovered a major case in which the White Lotus Sect attempted to gather people to rebel.
Of course, the officials who came to flatter him, such as the chief envoy, the inspector general, the military commander, the prefect, the general magistrate and so on, praised him to the sky.
These people couldn't figure it out no matter how hard they tried. How could the eunuch who was the most difficult to serve and eat people without spitting out their bones appear in Jinzhong without saying a word?
Shouldn't the procedure be to ask for money, food, and husbands, just like a wild goose plucking its feathers and scraping the ground three feet away?
They never imagined that the eunuch who was supervising the army at this time was actually supervised by twenty-one wolf-like and tiger-like Jin Yiwei.
Anyone who dared to go against Huang Yi's intentions was guaranteed to be punished by not being able to eat for a day, and might even be punished by carrying water, chopping wood, and emptying toilets.
The eunuch who oversaw the army personally led troops to suppress the bandits without disturbing the local area. The local officials who usually saw the eunuchs not dealing with him were moved by such a noble and upright eunuch.
As a result, more than a dozen memorials praising his virtues were sent to the capital. The great eunuch Wang Kun was praised as a loyal and courageous capable and excellent eunuch, and he was a model for all eunuchs.
In the imperial study room of Xinuang Pavilion in the Forbidden City, dozens of eunuchs held their breaths for fear of being noticed by the emperor.
well! Emperor Chongzhen, who only wanted to work hard to govern, was suffering!
Not long after he ascended the throne, he killed the eunuchs and made the court more upright.
Less than two years later, Emperor Chongzhen discovered that Zhong Zhengying was not good at this or that, but he was good at talking.
Most of them are corrupt officials who seek personal gain for their own small groups under the guise of not competing with the people.
The rest are rotten scholars who have a thousand words to write but have no plan in mind.
There are also those who usually stand up and talk about their hearts, but when in danger, they die to repay the king's so-called clear flow.
Emperor Chongzhen originally fantasized about the great rule of the world, but who would have thought that after four years of hard work, the state affairs were worse than they were in the year of Tianqi.
The capital city, which was plundered by the Jiannu slaves, has not yet regained its vitality, Shaanxi has been destroyed for thousands of miles, and several counties in Shanxi have been destroyed by rogue bandits.
Chongzhen had a bad temper and would easily get angry when he saw bad memorials. Basically, nothing good happened during this period.
The memorials reported were either military turmoil, civil turmoil, or natural disasters, requiring tax exemptions and deferment of Liao pay.
The most terrible thing was the report from Liaodong. Whenever Chongzhen saw it, he would gnash his teeth.
There was another emergency report from Liaodong the day before yesterday. The slave chiefs had already completely surrounded the newly restored Daling River City, and they were determined not to retreat until Daling River City was breached.
If the imperial court did not send troops to relieve the siege, Dalinghe City would be captured overnight.
Of course Chongzhen knew that he had to send troops, and he had already ordered troops from Denglai, Jizhen, and Yongping to be mobilized. But could he rescue the siege?
The diligent emperor reviewed memorials until late at night every day, fearing that another bad news would come.
Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen, one of the top two emperors, was confused by all kinds of bad things. Aren't all the officials in the court trying to impeach the power of internal officials?
How come there are so many civil servants with Jinshi background praising the eunuchs of Qi Xuan?
"Wang Banban!"
Wang Chengen, who was standing at the side, quickly responded: "My servant is here!"
"Are you familiar with this Wang Kun? He has only been in Xuanfu for more than three months. How can he be praised by those civil servants?"
"Reporting to your majesty, Wang Kun was originally the eunuch of the royal horse supervisor, and he was quite knowledgeable in military matters. Before going to the Xuan Mansion, my servant specifically told him to be courageous in his duties and 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 his efforts."
Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that the eunuchs around him hadn't seen Wang Kun's gift of ice for a long time, and were planning to put some shoes on them.
After being praised in public by the emperor, the eunuchs who were good at adapting to the situation immediately put their thoughts aside.
They secretly slandered: That kid Wang Kun is in trouble. Instead of making money and showing respect, he went to Shanxi to fight with He Xinghe camp.
Is fighting a joke?
If the emperor was defeated and blamed, the civil servants and generals might not be fine, and the eunuch who committed the crime would definitely be killed with a stick.
While he was thinking wildly, he heard the emperor speak again: "You all should pay attention. If the soldiers and horses of Wang Kun's army make new achievements again, report them immediately!"
Several eunuchs quickly agreed: "I remember this!"
The county magistrate, who was bewilderedly called by Wang Kun to accompany him to observe the people's sentiments, suddenly encountered a disaster.
There is no way around it. There are bandits who kill people and sell goods, there are local tyrants and evil gentry who collude with the bandits, and there is also the leader of the White Lotus cult lurking.
Had it not been for Wang Kun, the great eunuch of the Supervisory Army, who led his troops to suppress the bandits, wiped out Xue Mazi's bandit gang, and tracked down the leader of the White Lotus Sect, the consequences would have been disastrous.
The county magistrate was originally timid, but he was so frightened that he was involved in such a big disaster that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas were reborn in the sky.
However, the eunuch of the Supervisory Army did not push him to death and asked him to provide a month's salary and food for the Xinghe Army.
As long as the food and salary are sufficient, he will not only let go of the past, but also repay him.
The fact that the Xinghe Army does not harass ordinary people does not mean that they are easy to bully.
The prefectures and counties along the way must also supply military rations and horse feed.
Didn't they seize 8,000 shi of grain and confiscate more than 20,000 shi from their homes? Why do you still ask for it from the local government?
One code equals one code, and if you don't get what you need to build a peace army, it won't lighten the burden on the people, and the grain and horse feed will be embezzled by officials.
The county magistrate did not want to be convicted, so he had to please the eunuch who was in charge of the army, so he spared no effort to obtain money and food, regardless of whether the people were complaining or not.
Obviously different from the officials, the Xinghe Army not only maintains strict military discipline but also accepts refugees.
After Xue Mazi's gang was defeated, a cavalry warrior with a general auxiliary force and a general flag escorted a population of nearly 10,000 people towards the north.
Not all of these people are refugees, seven to eight hundred are minions who were not selected to join the army, and more than three thousand are family members of Xue Mazi's gang.
The belongings of Xue Mazi's gang include confiscated furniture, gold and silver treasures obtained by seven large landowners, and loaded hundreds of carts.
The seized grain was not transported away, including the grain sent by the county magistrate, and the confiscated grain obtained by the big landowners, totaling more than 30,000 dan.
Most of the grain was stored in Xue Mazi's mountain stronghold, and part of it was 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 large 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?
Twenty thousand people need at least 10,000 kilograms of food per day. Adding in the consumption of military rations, it works out to 200 kilograms per day.
Therefore, supply depots must be set up to store food during the journey, and troops must be left to guard them.
There is no need to keep regular soldiers, the auxiliary soldiers are enough. The combat effectiveness of the Xinghe Army's auxiliary soldiers may not be as good as that of the Ming Army's servants, but it is certainly better than ordinary battalion soldiers.
