Chapter 206 Undercurrent (Part 2)
Zhu Xieyuan waved his hand: "Don't worry, I completely believe in your ability. However, you think too little. You only focus on the military aspect. Of course it will be so, you will definitely be able to do it, I have no doubt about it. . However, you have missed many things. Listen to me slowly tell you. If it is as you said, you defeated She Chongming in one month and Anbangyan in half a year. Who gets the credit for this huge achievement? Zhang Yuanping Of course there will be some, but others will inevitably say that he is just sitting back and enjoying his gains, right? Your Majesty will also think so. You know, I don’t really want to take credit, but you are actually the general I single-handedly promoted when I was guarding the river. You handed it over. Every head, every village restored, and every contribution made has my shadow behind it, and no one can erase it. Will Zhang Yuanping be willing to do so? I read the Di newspaper a few days ago. Although it says They are all great victories, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that Zhang Hu has caused great harm to Shaanxi Province and Shaanxi Xingdusi! You don’t remember how Zhang thief escaped, right? The imperial court thousands of miles away Some people don’t want you to take all the credit alone. Zhang Yuanping came to Sichuan, can he be willing to watch this mediocre great contribution be taken by me?"
"Let's continue talking about Zhang Hu. When I go back to my hometown to defend the system, there will always be an end. I estimate that no one anywhere will really take the risk of turning this province into a wasteland to go shopping with him - it's written in black and white in the Di newspaper As it is written, it is all about 'a head-on attack, a bloody battle, a complete victory, and the remaining bandits escaped without a trace'! What is the subtext? The city is not lost, the thieves are gone, and it is none of my business to cause harm to other places! Everyone knows what the truth is. It's the same thing, but if you can't pursue it, you have to turn a blind eye and just let it go. In the end, after you calm down the two barbaric chaos in She'an, the court will still send you to suppress him. The man named Guan who was recruited in Huguang Yes, it was a big firecracker that was about to explode at no time. Over such a long period of time, he had become fat and strong. Now I think he has smoothed the hair of the entire Huguang officialdom. So everyone is in peace. But sooner or later someone in the court will be jealous, and there will be complications. If it is as I expected, if he is pushed into a panic... Well, with the temperament of those people, he will be pushed into a panic. ——I have to ask you to go! Who told you that you are so capable? What is the example of Liaodong: the same thing was messed up. Wang Xiaoqian was a fool, so I don’t blame him, even though it was him who stabbed Lou Zi and Xiong Heizi. He was very capable, so all the responsibilities were placed on his head. Even though a disastrous defeat in Liaodong was caused by the loss of Guangning, the fall of Guangning was really not to blame on him! This was the rule of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, I, Ding You It's almost full, and the Holy One will probably call me Supervisor again. This person named Guan is no better than Shean Zhang Hu. He dared to kill the vassal king without batting an eye when he was in trouble, but he was able to get along well with the Huguang officialdom after he settled down. This He is the real enemy! I, Superintendent, you are the one who will take the lead. If we lose, we will die together. If we win... all the credit will be taken by us. What do you think others will think, say, and so on? How to do it?"
"Then...boy..." Sun Jie didn't know how to respond to Zhu Xieyuan's words.
"Zhang Yuanping can bargain with the Holy One. How can he not know these superficial principles? Therefore, he will definitely find various reasons to ask you to stop the army." Zhu Xieyuan said coldly.
"Then... I'll invite myself to fight Zhang thief first! Anyway, the extravagant thief has even lost his nest, and the climate won't recover for a year and a half. I can kill Zhang thief first and then come back and kill him! When the boy has killed An Bangyan again and the lord has almost returned to the court, you can take the boy to meet Guan Shengyun! I am confused by the things you said. You must have a way. The boy will listen to the lord and teach him how to be a boy. That's all." Sun Jie said angrily.
"Absolutely not!" Zhu Xieyuan said decisively, "Zhang Yuanping will not let you go, don't even mention this matter! Otherwise, he will think that you are against him: I am here, you will win every battle and win all the way, I If he doesn’t want to stay in Sichuan Province for a day without you? Then he has really offended him! I will quietly make some obstacles for you. Today I will deduct some money and food, tomorrow I will send some people away, and the next day some state officials will write to you. Participate in your deployment of troops to disturb the people... Of course the Holy One will not ask once or twice, but three people become tigers. If too many people talk about one thing, the Holy One will inevitably have a small knot in his heart... As time goes by, you will no longer It's better. Which of the important ministers in the court is not a protégé of cronies all over the world? To give you convenience is to find a big enemy out of thin air and make a big enemy. What do they want? There is no need to deliberately make things difficult for you. Everything is done in a business-like manner. , pick a few minor flaws in the writing, and wait for a while. Then you will find that there is an invisible snare around you, which you cannot see, break away, or tear. You are full of grievances but can't say a word. .”
"Ah, this..." Sun Jie, who had never been afraid of facing mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield, felt a deep chill in his heart after hearing Zhu Xieyuan's words, and couldn't help but shiver all over.
"Don't worry. I think he will transfer you back to Chengdu as soon as possible. No one can say anything about the reason of 'understanding the military situation'. Then, he will ask you to wait. Don't worry, your military pay and materials will be No worries, and will be fully protected, just a little more. On the one hand, he is afraid that the extravagant thieves will come back, so he has to keep you. He will control Sichuan Province and will never let you go. If you insist on leaving, even if you don't come back If he restrains himself and cannot control you, then he will break up and create a strong enemy for himself, which will make it difficult for him in the future; on the other hand, if he wants to win over you, you and your brothers will live a very comfortable life. He also It will appease the leader of the village. Luo Shenjiang looks naive, but he is smarter than you at heart. I am not worried about him. Your sister-in-law will probably return to Shili soon, and Zhang Yuanping will also ask her for credit. The title of a deputy general is almost enough. Sit down. I originally wanted to hire a lieutenant for her after She Luan was pacified, and a general for her after An Luan was pacified. That's fine. A good man should teach Zhang Yuanping how to do it, so that Shi Li won't cause any trouble. Yes. I told her a few words about these things just now, and she fully understood them."
Hearing this, Sun Jie was a little unconvinced and interjected: "What the adults said does make sense to me, but I am still confused. Sister-in-law is just that. Does Brother Luo understand better than me? I don't believe it."
Zhu Xieyuan chuckled: "Don't think that since they are not Han Chinese, they don't know as much as you. You are indeed smart. When it comes to fighting, you are the most powerful person I have ever seen. However, whether it is Shuinao Village, Huan Shili, they are all the leaders of the ruling party. No matter how big or small, as long as they are in charge of the ruling party, they must know the art of balance. These things are the same as your ability to fight the enemy. They are all trained. Don't interrupt, Listen to what I have to say."
"When it calms down for a while, this matter is almost over. If She Chongming or An Bangyan makes the matter bigger again, well, it will definitely happen, but it won't happen either. 'The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop' - at that time I will have the reputation of "not yet eradicating the evil"... Don't stare, remember, no one will really argue with you, and no one will mention who asked you to return to Chengdu - let go How long has it been since Zhang Hu's incident happened? Right? It doesn't matter to me. Returning to one's hometown to keep the system is not a threat to them. It's just an excuse. No one really wants to have trouble with me - hehe, I also have a lot of friends. ! Then if I ask you to quell the chaos, he will be able to take the lead. What worries me the most is that you are afraid that you can't help it and insist on finding a fight. Remember, no matter what, you have to keep your composure! Hold back, not only for yourself, but also for the sake of the court!"
"But, what are the people to blame? If chaos breaks out again, many more people will die, tens of thousands of lives!" Sun Jie was a little anxious.
"Alas!" Zhu Xieyuan sighed, "That's what it says, and the truth is also true. But if everyone thinks so, how can there be Zhang Hu and Guan Shengyun? She Chongming and An Bangyan happily become their local emperors Isn’t it good? Could it be that they really just want to live a good life, but they want to cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty and cause themselves such a huge disaster that the dead people will be wiped out?”
Sun Jie was speechless.
"By the way, if these two people fall into your hands in the future, you'd better kill them with one knife and transport their bodies back to the capital to ask for credit. If they are captured alive, they will not have to suffer the pain of being cut into pieces... Although they are guilty It’s unforgivable, but privately speaking, I can’t blame them entirely, as everyone has their own reasons.”
"Well, don't worry, sir, I've taken note of it."
"Let's go back to Liaodong. I'm just giving you an example for you to learn from in the future. Xiong Heizi has a bad mouth and is not bad at knowledge. His ideas are very good, and I deeply agree. The best policy is to keep it safe. Attack on your behalf, guard Shanhaiguan and the border wall, and don't bother with those wild boar skins. General Mao from Pi Island will cause trouble for them from time to time. Burn a fortress today, kill a few rangers tomorrow, and make them live in peace all the time. What do you think? , it has not rained much in the north these years. Not to mention Liaodong, there are many disaster victims in the capital, Shandong and Henan. How many grains of grain can be harvested in the bitter cold outside the customs? As long as you don't care about them, it won't be long before they have to go into the mountains to eat. The bark of the tree, once the bark is eaten away, is there any other way besides starving to death?"
"It's a pity that this won't work, because there are too many people in the court who want to make meritorious deeds. It's unjustifiable to leave the Jian slaves alone without attacking them! How about the heavenly soldiers destroying the bandits, no matter how far away they are, they will kill them, and they will destroy the imperial food. These words are so exciting to say! Maybe! Can't defeat them? Who dares to say this! How can the mighty Celestial Empire defeat the barbarians? Those who say this should be punished! Who cares whether what you say is the truth! Then it is suppression. Beat, beat hard. , solve it completely at once. This is why Xiong Heizi wants to mobilize the elites of the Nine Sides. But it costs money. Does the court have so much money? No! Do what Xiong Heizi wants and give him all the land tax for the entire Ming Dynasty. It’s not enough, let alone the whole year, three years of land tax is not enough! In three years, what will the civil and military officials eat and drink? Except for Liaodong, what will the military towns in various places eat and drink? Can the buildings be razed and not Said, everyone will starve to death first! So this will definitely not work."
"So someone proposed that 'Liao people guard the Liao soil'. This saves money. Recruit refugees, build fortresses all the way, and camp and fight step by step. Does this idea sound good? It was proposed by Sun Gaoyang, the current emperor's master. . Lao Sun is indeed devoted to the country, but he still makes himself stupid by reading - you have planted fields and harvested grain, won’t the slave builders come to rob you? How can the newly recruited farmers be such robbers? Opponent? You said that when you train an army to protect it, the army must eat food and pay, right? In the same way, the slaves will come to rob it! So we kept stocking up on food and building fortresses, waiting every time You are almost ready, and the slave builders will come to rob them! The troops were broken up and reorganized. The farmers escaped with their lives and were driven back to continue farming. Then the slave builders came to rob them again. They were defeated again, escaped again, built again, and then built again. Being robbed, the cycle starts again... Is this to conquer the Liao land? This is obviously to send supplies to the slaves and help them sharpen their swords and train soldiers! The old slave chief Nuer Haci, who is known as the thirteen armors, now wears nearly ten thousand soldiers , where did he get so many iron armors? They were all given by us! As a result, the more the Jiannu fought, the more confident they became, and the Liaodong soldiers became more and more timid! If they lose, it will be because of poor equipment. You can send more and better ones. In the blink of an eye, the equipment was snatched away by the slaves again, and they continue to reach out for you! Look at those scholars who come from poor families and have no money to buy paper and pen and use a wooden stick to scratch on the ground. What about the rich people who can recite books like croaking? Today they say that ink is not good, tomorrow they say that inkstone is not good. You prepare everything for them, but they still fail the test! The principle is the same. We have Huguang and Jiangnan, and we continuously send a large amount of materials to the people, hurting people and money. Build slaves, feed them more and more! Why don't I want to share the worries of the court? I have submitted letters many times, but they have been brought back by the fierce court discussions. I thought that when the Miao chaos was put down this time, I would be strong with this great achievement. Score a few points, and then let's go and fight Zhang Hu! After defeating the Zhang thief, I will go all out and invite you to manage Liaodong. I ask you to cripple Jiannu first. Don't let them think that we have no one in the Ming Dynasty, and then clear the gate of Shanhaiguan. Guan Shengyun, it won't be long before all the slaves will turn back into savages! With this great military power, no matter how much I mediate, Guan Shengyun may not dare to act rashly. After more than ten or twenty years, all his elite soldiers and generals have become old. If you don't, the children who grew up in a safe nest will not be able to make any waves. In this way, if you say less, I will be safe for fifty years in the Ming Dynasty... What a pity!"
Sun Jie was deeply moved by Master Zhu's sincerity in seeking the country. He had thousands of words in his heart, but didn't know what to say. He bowed deeply and said, "Sir!"
Zhu Xieyuan was thoughtful for a moment, then he suddenly raised his rickety chest and said with a stunned look: "You leave a battalion of soldiers for me, and I will watch Yongning for you for two days. Tomorrow morning you go to fight with Vice General Qin and General Luo Universally. You guys beat me so hard that the extravagant thief hurts to the bone! Then move all the people there back to Yongning and set fire to completely burn them to a white ground - I estimate that at the latest, Zhang Yuanding will ask you the day after tomorrow. The messenger back to Chengdu should have arrived. Since the extravagant thief cannot be completely eliminated, let him spend as much time as possible to recover from his injuries. In this way, perhaps fewer people will die in the future. I will give you three days. After three days You all must come back, each to his own home.”
"Boy, I obey."
