Chapter 211 Teeth Grinding
The sunset reflects the dancing water into a golden light.
At this moment, Master Wang Ershan has arrived in Yuanzhou (today's Zhijiang, Hunan), and is writing furiously against the sunset in the official post near Linjiang: "When I hear the newspaper from Guizhou, I wish I could fly across Guiyang..." This is what Master Wang wrote to the court. The twenty-second letter was sent out, and it was also the seventh letter after arriving in Yuanzhou.
On the way to Guizhou for his appointment, Wang Ershan traveled day and night under the stars and the moon. Everywhere he went, he would write a memorial reporting his actions and expressing his determination, and asked the post horse to send it to the capital. Mr. Wang, who came out of the den of right and wrong, knew the court very well. Those guys have the ability to make trouble over nothing, but they have to shut their mouths in advance! Otherwise, no need to ask, if you leave, someone will swore to accuse you of "hanging around" drinking flower wine in a few days!
However, when he arrived in Yuanzhou and Guizhou was close at hand, Mr. Wang changed his normal behavior and stayed directly in Guanyi instead of leaving.
What Wang Ershan did was so right. Because except for the official seal hanging on his waist, Mr. Wang has nothing in his hands! Just go to Guizhou and give An Bangyan his head? The imperial court's orders were no less than Lord Wang's memorials. One after another, they all urged him to go immediately to relieve the siege of Guiyang. As for how a dozen people, including his family and servants, including Mr. Wang himself, could rescue Guiyang, which was besieged by a hundred thousand troops, haha, the court didn't care.
So Wang Ershan settled in Yuanzhou and went back and forth with the capital to file lawsuits on paper: asking for people, food, and money. It doesn't matter if the court has difficulties. We understand and are considerate. Isn't it okay for me, Mr. Wang, to find a solution on his own? But you all have to wait for a while while I go from village to town recruiting soldiers! Oh, by the way, I am the governor of Guizhou, and this is Huguang. I have no control over it. You see, I don’t even live in a yamen or an inn. To recruit troops and food here, the court has to say hello to the big guys here...
Objectively speaking, like Li Jingwu, Lord Wang is a good official. However, unlike Mr. Li who has been a foreign official, Mr. Wang who comes from the center of the imperial court is more familiar with the rules of the Ming Dynasty game: if you don't ask the court for something at this time, once you step into Guizhou, well, there is a high probability that you will never have the chance to ask for it again. Got it!
Everyone in the court knew that Wang Ershan was telling the truth, and they really made him anxious. If he couldn't keep it, the next memorial would be that he had "suddenly contracted a serious illness" and sent his son home to take sick leave. Whoever made the most noise at the moment might have to be arrested. Top cylinder! Therefore, after several exchanges of letters, the trend in the court changed again, and many people began to speak for Wang Ershan and helped him recruit troops and food.
For the imperial court, soldiers, money and food were no problem.
The problem is no.
After four or five months of piecing together things here and there, Wang Ershan was finally transferred to tens of thousands of people from all over the country, and more than 30,000 taels of silver were collected. As for food, it was only a few thousand dan - don't forget, Guan Shengyun With the help of Luo Yonghao and his son, they had become so successful in Huguang that they couldn't bear to watch the joke. If it weren't for the great pressure from the court, Kou Shiyi, Li Linyang and others would have to deal with it, and Wang Ershan wouldn't even be able to get this little money and food! However, the soldiers were too good at eating, and they ate whatever food they needed during the war, so they never saved much. He was about to go to the battlefield to fight against the rebels. Mr. Wang would not dare to sew the mouths of these guys no matter how hard he saved. It was not uncommon for soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to mutiny collectively before the battle because they were hungry! Therefore, Wang Ershan's leg was tied up by the word "food" and he could not free himself.
In addition to arguing with the court, Wang Ershan went to Wuzhaisi to find Tian Baisheng. Speaking of talking skills, how could Tian Baisheng be Mr. Wang's opponent? He scolded the officials in Guiyang for not serving as prime ministers, lamented the unfair treatment suffered by the soldiers, eloquently stated that I would never allow similar incidents to happen again, and promised with heartfelt words that the court would not forget the loyalty and bravery of Ambassador Tian Xuan, and made an impassioned oath. Who dares to mention that this place called Wuzhaisi changed its land and returned to Liuzhou? I will fight to the death. (In fact, no one mentioned it at all. The court has already acknowledged that most of the Tian family who made great contributions and changed their surnames to Han during the reign of Taizu are Han officials. ), affectionately recalling the strong relationship between the Tian family ancestors and the Ming Empire condensed with blood as if they were personal experiences, and finally asking righteously and righteously what Deputy General Tian would look like when he came to the underground to meet Grandfather Taizu and the Tian family ancestors...a set of flowing words. With such a smooth combination of tongue punches, Tian Baisheng, who was full of grievance, resentment and anger, found himself shedding tears of regret: After Mr. Wang's careful enlightenment, he realized that the ego in his heart was such a snob who couldn't stand the slightest grievance. ! Finally, Tian Baisheng knelt at the feet of Mr. Wang and said from the bottom of his heart: If there is a war, the attack will come. As long as you are hesitant, you should die as retribution!
Later, Tian Baisheng's suppressing troops once again made great achievements. This is something.
During the few months Wang Ershan spent in Yuanzhou, Guiyang city has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Li Jingwu was still worried. However, the things he worried about were different from those when An Bangyan first besieged the city: at that time, he was worried that there were too few defenders and he was afraid that he would not be able to defend the city; now, he was worried that there were too many defenders... In the end, he still couldn't defend the city. Live in the city!
Why did the number of defenders suddenly increase? Why can't the city be defended even if there are too many defenders?
Let’s leave the second question for later and talk about the first first: Why are there so many defenders?
There are more defenders because the army led by Commander Zhang Fang and General Huang Yunqing came over!
Hey, wasn't Guiyang surrounded by An Bangyan like an iron barrel? She Chongming and his son took their Yongning army back to Chishui Guards to contact the old troops and wait for an opportunity to counterattack Sichuan. The tens of thousands of Shuixi troops had returned to An Bangyan's command to join the siege. The army has become stronger. How could they be surrounded by these two men?
According to the victory report given by General Zhang Huang to the court, be brave after knowing your shame. I am invincible and will not retreat to the death. The whole army went forward and chopped down the Miao thieves until they were so frightened that they ran like wolves and rushed into the city. Finally, they broke through the siege and entered the city—— General Huang Shen was promoted to deputy general with this great achievement.
real or fake?
Of course it's fake, it's nonsense.
What's really going on?
Haha, Dashuai Zhang and the others don’t know either.
I really don’t know.
The last time the army was defeated, Zhang Fang hunkered down in Zunyi and wrote letters crying and complaining about her grievances. Except that Wang Ershan was not found, several other letters soon received responses:
Mr. Li Jingwu of Guiyang wrote back and asked him to make a detour quickly. It does not necessarily have to go to Guiyang. It is best to defeat An Bangyan's main force in the field and relieve the siege of Guiyang. Otherwise, as long as An Bangyan's siege can be broken, a safe path can be opened for Guiyang. Material transportation lines are also available. Finally, Mr. Li reminded Marshal Zhang tactfully: The imperial court has rules for stopping an army without fighting.
After hearing the master read the letter, Marshal Zhang not only didn't take it seriously at all, but was actually very angry: Defeat the main force of the thieves in the field? Open a traffic line? Put lightly! I, Lao Zhang, only have three battalions in total. It would be good if more than a thousand people can defend Zunyi. Mr. Li, you are really a scholar, you don’t know how to fight at all! Well, the commander apparently forgot that it was he who reduced the eight fully-staffed combat barracks to three.
In addition, Li Jingwu was theoretically a retired official, so Marshal Zhang ignored him at all.
Mr. Li still doesn't understand military commanders. However, the men in the imperial military department deal with these guys all day long, and they know how to speak so that they can understand them. Later, Marshal Zhang received a more direct reply from the court: Lost? Don’t you have more than 10,000 people registered in your fucking military register? After so many people were defeated, should they be beheaded? Mr. Li is still in charge of the work in Guiyang, and he has Shang Fang's sword in his hand! Stop talking nonsense, if Guiyang is lost, your whole family will be killed! Oh, by the way, if you still can't enter Guiyang by April, you don't have to wait for Mr. Li, the court will kill your whole family immediately. Shut your mouth and get out!
This time, Marshal Zhang not only understood, but also thought about it, and was afraid: Yes, although he only had fifteen or six hundred soldiers, he would ask the court for money and food from time to time. Thousands of people want it with all their heart and in tears! Not to mention that if the provincial government is lost, military law will definitely be engaged. If such a big hole is found out by the court, it will definitely not survive! What can we do?
Just as he was feeling regretful, Huang Yunqing arrived.
Marshal Zhang called Huang Shenjiang to join forces. In fact, his intention was to ask him to help him defend Zunyi. Although the military generals of the Ming Dynasty only talked about military merit and had no responsibility to defend the territory, they put down the Yang Rebellion in Bozhou and surrounded Zunyi. The land has become Zhang Fang's private property.
Huang Yunqing didn't have many military camps in Tongren. This time he was ordered to come to Guiyang to relieve the siege, and he also wanted to get himself a piece of land in Shuixi. However, his official position was only that of a general, and he did not have many soldiers with limited strength, so he wanted to curry favor and then rely on Marshal Zhang's strength. On the way here, I met Zhang Fang's military envoy and found out that the commander-in-chief had just been beaten by the extravagant thief Fatty. Now it was over: it was definitely not possible to return to Tongren. If you fear the enemy like a tiger and flee without fighting, you would be punished by 100% death, so you had to go first. Zunyi joined forces with Zhang Fang. Huang Shenjiang thought for a while and was happy: If we were beaten by the thieves at that time, hey, if the commander-in-chief was there to support him, we would be fine!
So he followed the military envoy to Zunyi.
When Zunyi met Zhang Fang, Huang Shenjiang was also dumbfounded: his name was also listed in the imperial order - the adults in the Military Department had long expected that these two would go together!
Amazing! It’s okay not to accept it.
If you can't reach Guiyang in April, you will be beheaded, so you have to resign yourself to taking one step at a time. Of course, Generals Zhang and Huang did not dare to take the road to Yanglongkeng, so they first went east to Wengshui, then passed through Caotang, Huangping, Pingyue, and Longli, making a big circle and approaching Guiyang.
The marching distance was more than twice as long and the time spent was more than twice as long. Did An Bangyan know that they were coming?
of course I know.
Not only did he know, but he deliberately let them come here.
Wengshui, Caotang, and Huangping were originally appeasement ministers, but the imperial court took an early step to realize the restoration of the land. Fifteen forts in that area were combined to form Weng'an County, which was under the jurisdiction of Guizhou Chief Secretary Pingyue Military and Civilian Mansion. Can the original leaders be willing? Because he is too weak, he can only accept the situation on the surface. This time An Bangyan raised troops, it was a blessing in disguise for everyone - he had been deprived of his position as a local official by the court, so of course he couldn't mobilize troops to help you "quell the chaos"! Everyone was clearly staying out of the matter, but secretly they were making secret arrangements to spread the word. Therefore, Zhang and Huang had gone through such a big circle. If An Bangyan wanted to stop him, not just once, but three or five times would be more than enough. The Shuixi spies who were lying in the mountains watched the scouts in front of the army carefully scouting every plant and tree (the lesson of raising dragons in the pit was too profound). They were worried about them in their hearts and wanted to jump out and shout: What's ahead? No, you should leave quickly...
However, King An still let them enter Guiyang City through the south gate without any danger.
Because An Bangyan wants to play a big game.
*Knowledge points in this article: Xuanwei Division, Xuanfu Division, Appeasement Division and Chief Suit Division.
What they have in common: Except for the Appeasement Department (some heads of the Appeasement Department are appointed by the central government and are floating officials), the rest are management agencies set up by the Ming Dynasty in ethnic minority areas. They are all hereditary native officials and have Zuoerguan (Han deputy position, Liuguan) "assist in work" (well, supervise), and the main positions are appointed by the Ministry of War because they have the power of generals and soldiers. Their assistant officers are civilian officials and are recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and jointly appointed by the Ministry of War.
the difference:
The chief of the Xuanwei Division is called the Xuanweishi, the chief of the Xuanfu Division is called the Xuanfu Shi, the chief of the Appeasement Division is called the Pacifier, and the chief of the Sui Division is directly called the Chief.
The official rank of the Xuanwei envoy is from the third rank (higher than the fourth rank of the prefect), the Xuanfu envoy is from the fourth rank, the appeasement envoy is from the fifth rank, and the chief officer is from the sixth rank.
Although the official ranks are different, they have no direct subordinate relationship with each other and are not subordinate to each other. Taking the Xuanwei envoy and the Xuanfu envoy as an example, the superiors at the administrative level are both the Xuanzheng envoy and the military level superiors. The Xuanwei envoy is the commander of the capital, and the Xuanfu envoy is the commander of the guard. Of course, this is theoretical - the Ming Dynasty relied on civil society to control military affairs, especially in the later period when the guards were almost useless. In fact, if there was a governor, everyone had to listen to the governor, and if there was no governor, everyone had to listen to the chief envoy.
All in all, in short, a powerful chieftain is a propaganda envoy, a less powerful chieftain is a propaganda envoy, and the court has the chance to eat you up as a comfort envoy. It means that the court still respects the minority in a similar way. The ethnic group will file a long lawsuit.
