After the Battle of Jingnan, Emperor Yongle Xuande weakened the vassal kings, and the status of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty began to rise steadily. After the Tumubao Revolution, the trend of emphasizing civility over military affairs has become increasingly obvious.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the nobles and nobles reached their peak.
An ordinary soldier dares to point fingers in front of the guerrilla generals, and it is not uncommon for county magistrates and prefects to insult the generals.
Of course, this set of rules does not apply at any time and in any place.
After the mid-Jiajing period, with the deepening of the imperial government's restraint policy and the sharp expansion of military expenditures for the frontier armies, the power of the warriors quickly increased. Changes in strength will eventually lead to changes in mentality.
During the late Ming Dynasty, in the Liaodong and southwest border areas between Deng and Deng, professional warriors challenged the system of the elite and the military with increasing frequency.
When Li Chengliang was alive, relying on Zhang Juzheng's strong support, he was like a local emperor in Liaodong, mining and smuggling, various gray products, and making a lot of money.
Living a luxurious life, killing good people for credit, the court wanted to investigate, but it was difficult for the Dongchang Jinyiwei to enter the Liao Dynasty. As for the official censor, except for big bosses like Xiong Tingbi, everyone else spoke to Lao Li, which was difficult to handle.
In the later period, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong simply stopped going to the capital. He relied on the Jurchens to kill each other and maintain the balance of power in Liaodong, until he finally cultivated the poison of Nurhaci.
The Li family has been domineering to this point, but the court has not seen any countermeasures. Instead, Li Rubai and his brothers have been entrusted with important tasks and promoted to high positions time and time again.
Yang Hao was not an ordinary rotten scholar. He was a Jinshi in the 28th year of Wanli. He served as censor and Liaohai Dao. He had dealt with Li Rumei during the Renchen Rebellion and had a close relationship with the Li family.
Mr. Yang had already seen clearly the situation in Liaodong: without the cooperation of military personnel, civilian officials would not be able to do anything here.
This time when he was passing through Liaodong, after Yang Hao arrived in Shenyang, he tried to build a good relationship with several military leaders, except of course Liu Wei.
For Li Rubai, a local snake, Mr. Jinglue took great care of him and provided him with the most equipment and materials. Unfortunately, this guy failed to live up to his expectations and ran away without meeting Jian Nu. Now he is still talking about becoming a monk.
Half a month ago, Yang Hao had no regard for Liu Wei, let alone the young boss in front of him.
But now, Liu Zhaosun's strength has far surpassed that of his adoptive father, and is not inferior to that of General Guerrilla.
The most important thing is that among the four armies, the Eastern Route Army was the only one to make some gains and barely escape intact.
Yang Hao roughly estimated that Liu Zhaosun now had at least 50,000 troops, and he also had the support of the supervisory army. It was probably because Liu Wei had hooked up with a big boss in the cabinet before his death, so this adopted son was confident.
Master Jinglue's servants are not just for food. In the past few days, they have searched all the way from Shenyang to Kuandian and collected various legends about Liu Zhaosun. The most credible version is this:
Liu Zhaosun was ordered to face the danger and defeated the Xianglan Banner in the Hunjiang River. He killed two bele Amin and defeated three bele Mang Gurtai. He killed more than 3,000 slave thieves and captured countless prisoners. If his adoptive father had not died in the battle, the troops of this unit would have been lost. Then we must go straight to Hetuala and sweep the holes and plow the courts.
Yang Hao naturally dismissed this kind of plot that only appeared in later Internet novels. He had led troops for many years and was familiar with military affairs. Among the Ming army, Yang Hao had also seen things like killing good people and exaggerating their achievements.
Today, he saw with his own eyes the 40,000 to 50,000 troops outside the city, and the mountains of slave heads piled up on the carriages of the East Route Army.
I also saw the Jiannu captives who were escorted ahead, and even heard them speaking the Yi language.
Mao Yuanyi, the shogunate, had already sent people to examine the heads, and they found that they were both true and false.
The formation beheaded more than a thousand real barbarian heads. Such a feat, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, can be regarded as a great military achievement.
Yang Hao didn't know how Liu Zhaosun did it. Juniper and Marin were defeated. This young boy was able to defeat Xianglan Qi. However, he could only accept the fact before him.
It was true that Liu Wei had a grudge against him, but now that Liu Wei was dead, the young adopted son's attitude towards him was still unclear.
If at this time you still put on the air of being a noble man and a lowly man, and refuse people thousands of miles away, then you think your life is too long.
Saarhu suffered a disastrous defeat, and the court's year-long campaign to clear holes and plow the courts was a complete failure, resulting in a loss of millions of taels of pay. Although the old emperor's reply to Yang Hao was quite mild, the court's impeachment memorials were now filled with imperial cases.
The imperial censor, governors of various provinces, and general soldiers, all officials who could speak out, all advocated letting Yang Hao die. If the old emperor hadn't made a fool of himself, Tiqi would have been on the road long ago.
Yang Hao violated everyone's rights. Because of his incompetence, millions of Liao's salaries were wasted. If the emperor investigates thoroughly, from the cabinet to Liaodong, I don't know how many giant rats will have to show up.
But Yang Hao himself didn't want to die.
If you don’t want to die, you have to be thick-skinned.
In the face of wealth and life, the nobles, nobles, military and lowly people can be put aside first, and future generations can build a shrine for Wei Eunuch, and there is nothing else that everyone can't do.
Moreover, the power of Boss Liu who suddenly appeared cannot be underestimated.
Regarding Liu Zhaosun's strength, Yang Hao and his staff have made detailed assessments in the past few days.
Liu Zhaosun's strength is not inferior to that of the generals and soldiers. No matter how the court rewards him, his rise in Liao Town is a foregone conclusion.
In this case, it would be wise to make friends earlier.
How could Liu Zhaosun know Yang Hao's thoughts? On the way to Liaoyang, he had imagined countless possibilities for Yang Hao.
Fat and oily?
Aloof and self-righteous?
The Yang Hao standing in front of him was completely different from Liu Zhaosun's impression. He was personable. Although he was old, his facial features were quite delicate. He had a flowing beard on his chin. He always stroked it gently with his fingers when he spoke. Liu Zhaosun's heart I think if Zhuge Liang was reincarnated, he would look like this.
It is estimated that when Yang Hao was young, he was also responsible for good looks among civil servants. It is a pity that he got into the muddy waters of Saarhu and ruined his reputation for a lifetime.
I am a beautiful lady, but I have no choice but to wade through the water.
Liu Zhaosun stayed for a while. Kang Yingqian tugged at his jacket from behind, and then he realized that he was looking for a wife for himself?
"The last general, no, never married,"
Liu Zhaosun hesitated, feeling a little baffled.
Before traveling through time, he had heard of a novel called "The Son-in-law", but he had never opened it, not even a word of it, because from the name, he knew it was about a story about a man who had to eat soft rice.
And he has always despised those who eat soft food. He never thought that one day he would reach this stage.
"The young hero went deep alone, defeated the slave thieves, killed thousands of people, and eliminated this great harm for our emperor. The slave thieves' arrogance has been dampened by this, and they dare not go south!"
Liu Zhaosun looked embarrassed. He had boasted so much. He wanted to interrupt Yang Hao and said that Nurhachi would soon open the door, but he was worried about ruining Mr. Jinglue's good mood.
He looked back at the slender servant next to him with slender legs, and coughed twice.
"Ahem, Lord Manager, although we have temporarily repelled the slave slaves, the slave thieves are rampant. As far as the general knows, the slave chiefs are preparing to besiege Kaiyuan, Tieling, and Shenyang next. We must make preparations as soon as possible. In addition, I would like to ask you to report to the imperial court as soon as possible for the foster father’s pension and reward. Your Excellency is also needed to settle the refugees outside the city..."
Yang Hao interrupted Liu Zhaosun with a wave of his hand and said with a slight smile:
"The refugees will not enter the city today, and the army will stay outside the city to rest. The military situation is urgent, and it will take time for the court to allocate troops, money and food, so please be patient!"
Liu Zhaosun thought to himself, this Yang Hao will probably be killed soon, but he can still be so calm. There is a reason why this man can live to the Chongzhen period.
"Mr. Liu, later on you will lead all the generals to the governor's residence, and I will personally take care of you,"
After saying that, Liu Zhaosun quickly saluted Yang Hao again and watched Master Yang go away. He felt mixed emotions in his heart, but he felt very uncomfortable.
A group of Liao Town officials gathered around Master Jinglue and returned to the inner city. The city gate creaked open, and Liu Zhaosun and several of his confidants slowly walked into Shenyang City.
On that day, Liu Zhaosun asked his soldiers to camp outside Shenyang City, and more than 30,000 young and strong refugees set up dens next to the camp.
Liu Zhaosun discussed with Kang Yingqian, Qiao Yiqi, Jin Yinghe and others and decided to take strict precautions at night.
There are many conflicts between the Southern Army and the Liao Army. The Eastern Route Army has made such military exploits, which has made many forces jealous. If there is a conflict with Liao Town at this time, there may be another Jizhou Mutiny.
Liu Zhaosun told the commanders of each battalion to strengthen sentry inspections at night, and then led Jin Yinghe, Kang Yingqian, Qiao Yiqi and others into Shenyang City.
Shenyang City is affiliated to Liaoyang Zhongwei. It was established in the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1387) and belongs to the Liaodong Dusi.
Among the nine independent acropolises in Liaodong Town in the Ming Dynasty, Liaoyang Zhongwei was the largest, even exceeding the size of Yizhou Road City on the West Road. There were Kaiyuan City and Tielingwei in the north, and Fushun Qianhusuo in the east. These three The place name has been retained to this day.
"In the 21st year of Hongwu, Min Zhong commanded the old construction. It was nine miles and thirty paces in circumference, two feet and five feet high. It had a double pond, three feet wide inside and eight feet deep. It was ten miles thirty paces around and three feet wide outside. It is eight feet deep and there are wonders eleven miles around.”
There are two main streets running north-south and east-west in the Central Acropolis of Shenyang, which cross in the center of the Acropolis and connect four city gates:
The south gate is called "Baoan Gate", the west gate is called "Yongchang Gate", the north gate is called "Anding Gate", and the east gate is called "Yongning Gate".
At the first moment of Shenshi, Liu Zhaosun and others entered through the security gate. There were many pedestrians on the street. Business is often prosperous in Beidi border towns, and Liaoyang is no exception.
Perhaps it was Jin Yinghe's Korean clothes that caught people's attention, and a group of Liao soldiers cast unkind glances at him.
Several people around them showed their sharp swords one after another. Seeing that they could not take advantage, the Liao soldiers on the opposite side turned and left. From a distance, they heard them cursing:
"Nanbarbarian! Kill the talent!"
Pei Dahu raised the musket and was about to take aim, but was stopped by Liu Zhaosun.
"Master Jinglue has agreed to our surrender of prisoners. Let these Liao soldiers see how the Southern soldiers fight tomorrow!"
