Yuan Chonghuan understands that the current chaos in Liaodong is entirely man-made.
During the time when Yuan Chonghuan left Ningyuan, there was a change of throne in the court.
First Emperor Tianqi died, and then Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne.
The situation was extremely tense during this period.
Although Chongzhen won in the end and successfully ascended the throne.
But the government was controlled by Jiu Qian Sui.
Chongzhen then rushed to defeat Wei Zhongxian, and then planned to punish the eunuchs and reorganize the cabinet.
In the past six months, major personnel changes have occurred in the Sixth Department and the Seventh Department.
People in both the government and the public are in panic.
No one, under such circumstances, was still paying attention to the war in Liaodong, and finances were very difficult at this time.
It was at this time that the Ningyuan mutiny occurred.
The mutiny happened, and everyone woke up. Liaodong had been forgotten for too long.
Although Wei Zhongxian is uneducated, he does not know what financial extracorporeal circulation is.
However, in the case of Tianqi Dynasty, the money really did not belong to the household transfer department.
Therefore, as soon as Wei Zhongxian fell, the court immediately ran out of money and the consequences were immediate.
In fact, Eunuch Wei's money and money bag were in Lin Yueru's hands, but Yang Fan did not ask her to hand them over. After all, the relationship between the two is far from reaching the level where Lin Yueru shows her heart to him.
Lin Yueru can let you sleep here, as long as you want. But if you want money, there is no way to do it. You are just thinking about it.
Before Yuan Chonghuan took office, the current governor of Liaodong was Wang Zhichen, and Wang Zhichen and Yuan Chonghuan had worked together before. Also considered an old acquaintance.
The old enemies have turned against each other.
At that time, Yuan Chonghuan was the governor of Liaodong, and Wang Zhichen was the governor of Liaodong. Just like Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen, the two were at odds with each other.
Wang Zhichen and Yuan Chonghuan went against each other and made trouble in the court.
The imperial court divided labor for the sake of the overall situation.
Let Yuan Chonghuan be in charge of the outside of the pass and Wang Zhichen be in charge of the inside.
Soon, Wang Zhichen was transferred to the Ministry of War as Minister of War, which separated the two.
At this time, it was when Wei Zhongxian was in power, and Wang Zhichen was an eunuch.
At this time, it was the great victory of Ningjin. Although Yuan Chonghuan had made great contributions, he was criticized and forced to resign and return to his hometown in Guangdong.
However, Wang Zhichen took the credit for Yuan Chonghuan's achievements and was promoted to Minister of War. This shows that Wang Zhichen was a person strongly supported by the Eunuch Party and an important figure in the Eunuch Party's control of military power in Liaodong.
After Yuan Chonghuan resigned and returned to his hometown, Wang Zhichen was appointed as the governor of Liaodong and governor of Liaodong, finally satisfied with the monopoly of power.
But after this series of operations, it was equivalent to giving all rights to Wang Zhichen. The eunuch party monopolized military power in Liaodong, which in turn aroused dissatisfaction from other opposition parties.
If you eat alone, you will be struck by lightning.
The Zhejiang Party, the Gan Party, and the Qi Party went into battle one after another, attacking with words and writings.
Soon, the imperial court sent a new governor of Liaodong, Bi Zisu, to serve as governor of Liaodong.
After Yuan Chonghuan came out of the army again, Chongzhen appointed him as the governor of Jiliao and the minister of the Ministry of War. It is to replace the king's ministers. Eliminate the power of the eunuch party from Liaodong.
The fight between the two reversed again. This time Wang Zhichen was dismissed from his post and went home to rest.
During this period, Wang Zhichen was in a very complicated and depressed mood.
First, the emperor changed.
Then the Central Eunuch Party suffered a major blow, and Wei Zhongxian gradually failed in the struggle. He watched as the eunuch's building collapsed bit by bit. Distraught.
The latest news is that Nine Thousand Years Old committed suicide. In addition, the Holy Lady Hakka also died. The entire eunuch group suffered a heavy blow.
Wang Zhichen, who had long regretted joining the eunuchs, was in panic all day long and no longer had the time to deal with matters in Liaodong.
Discipline in the army was lax, and government management was in disarray.
Chaos management caused a huge fire in Ningyuan, which destroyed 6,300 houses, killed 249 people, and completely destroyed all weapons and equipment.
At this time, if Jiannu came to fight, it would be all over.
It was because the king's ministers were inattentive and did not seek payment of unpaid wages from the Ministry of Household Affairs that the officers and soldiers were in arrears with wages. When Yuan Chonghuan took office, Wei Zhongxian was gone, so naturally there was no salary.
It's impossible for lower-level officers and soldiers not to be paid monthly, because they rely on this to survive.
You can endure it for a month, but for two months there is no pay and no food to eat. Some people sold their horses to solve the problem of food. Some people use clothes as a way to solve the problem of eating.
If I don't get paid for three, four, or five months, I really can't live.
Six months of arrears led to the mutiny.
After Chongzhen appointed Yuan Chonghuan, Wang Zhichen was dismissed from office. He did not hesitate and left immediately.
Wang Zhichen just walked away. He didn't catch up with the mutiny, so he naturally had no responsibility. The responsibility fell entirely on Yuan Chonghuan.
Yuan Chonghuan gritted his teeth angrily.
But what can he do if he is angry?
Because he stayed in the capital and refused to leave, a mutiny broke out.
What has he been doing this month?
If he had arrived earlier, could something like this have happened?
At this time, thinking with his buttocks, he also knew that the emperor must be gnashing his teeth and scolding him in the Qianqing Palace.
"I'm going to see His Majesty. Your Majesty promised me that the military pay and military expenses will never be in arrears. Let Your Majesty allocate funds to settle the arrears of military pay first." Yuan Chonghuan stood up and was about to leave.
Qian Longxi quickly stood up and grabbed him, saying: "Element, don't get excited. The Ministry of Revenue has no money, so what's the use of asking His Majesty. Your Majesty can't change the money."
Yuan Chonghuan said angrily: "Then how could your Majesty promise me that I will never have any problems with military pay?"
Qian Longxi covered his face, he really couldn't communicate with this Yuan Manzi. You said it was okay to restore Liao in five years, but couldn't His Majesty say that money was no problem.
Yuan Chonghuan calmed down and said: "I will go to the Ministry of Revenue first. If they don't give it, I will go and ask to see Your Majesty. Someone must be responsible for this matter. We cannot delay it. If we delay it until all the soldiers surrender and build slaves, we will regret it." It’s too late.”
Qian Longxi looked at him with some pity, thought for a while, took out a manuscript from the desk and handed it to Yuan Chonghuan.
Yuan Chonghuan took it and took a look. It turned out that Chongzhen had already issued an imperial edict on this matter. Apparently the emperor knew before everyone else.
Yuan Chonghuan's heart sank when he saw this imperial edict.
Your Majesty's imperial edict was not given to him at all. Instead, he bypassed the Governor Ji Liao and went directly to the Ministry of War.
The content is very simple. It requires the Ministry of War to strictly order the previous and current leaders of Liaodong to immediately quell the mutiny and not to cause the mutinous officers and soldiers to surrender to the Jian slaves.
This imperial edict did not mention a word about military pay, and Yuan Chonghuan's name was not mentioned in the entire article. Aren’t I the new leader of Liaodong?
Yuan Chonghuan understood that this meant that His Majesty was already dissatisfied with him.
Qian Longxi is currently on duty at the Ministry of War, so he received this imperial edict.
The meaning of Chongzhen's imperial edict is also very obvious. Yuan Chonghuan is the person recommended by you. He will not leave in the capital. Now that there is such a big mess on the front line due to the leadership vacuum, you people in Donglin will take care of it.
Yuan Chonghuan and Qian Longxi smiled bitterly at each other.
Needless to say, His Majesty was unhappy and began to have opinions about Dong Lin.
From Chongzhen's point of view, this matter was caused by Yuan Chonghuan's delay in taking office. You are the old leader of Ningyuan. The soldiers of the 13th Battalion were all trained by you. You led them to achieve the great victory of Ningyuan and Ningyuan. Jin Dajie's prestige is unparalleled. If you arrived in Ningyuan, would this thing happen again?
At least they don't dare to make mistakes.
If there are any issues that cannot be discussed, until now, they have mutinied and forced the governor to death.
The imperial court was disgraced!
But in Dong Lin's view, the vastness of the world does not mean that he has the power to seize troops. Yuan Chonghuan fired a gun and said that he would restore Liao in five years. Dong Lin did not think that what he did was wrong. As long as he captured the military power in Liaodong, it would be victory.
As for the emperor, he will slowly find ways to fool him in the future.
