Liu Zhaosun comforted Jin Yuji with a few words, telling her not to worry. After she fell asleep, she led two guards and rushed towards the South Gate Urn City with Pei Dahu.
After experiencing the last time the capital offered prisoners, Liu Zhaosun no longer had the fear he had at the beginning towards the civil servants.
Not to mention his Liaodong economic strategy, even Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Lu Shou, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, had to give some face to General Xuanwu.
The imperial court's arrears in food and salary arrears in recent months have not been replenished. Yuan Yingtai came to Shenyang this time to test his merits. He was originally here to pay for the dead and wounded soldiers, but he started to stir up trouble when he came up. He really regarded the Kaiyuan Army as a soft persimmon.
The more Liu Zhaosun thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He couldn't help but quicken his pace. The group of people walked very fast and soon left the North Gate Wengcheng.
Several people in Feiyu uniforms stood on the pontoon, looking towards the North Gate Wengcheng garrison.
"Sir, the people sent by Beizhen Fusi are not Eunuch Wei and Shen Lian. They arrived in Shenyang before Yuan Yingtai."
Pei Dahu looked at the Jinyi guards fiercely, and subconsciously pressed his fingers to the scabbard.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty? To kill the donkey?"
Liu Zhaosun was speechless, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Lu Shou probably would not have sent someone to check him, and Eunuch Wei would not have. If it had not been for Wanli's instructions, there would be only one possibility:
The Supervisor of Ceremonies and the cabinet reached a certain tacit understanding, and this tacit understanding was obviously very unfavorable to Liu Zhaosun.
Pei Dahu pressed the scabbard with his hand and said coldly:
"Sir, would you like me to bring a few people and take them..."
Liu Zhaosun shook his head. The old emperor should not be so mean, and the military achievements have not yet been verified, so he would not be so impatient. He thought for a while, but could not figure out who was behind it.
"Keep an eye on these Jinyi guards. Don't let them contact the big households in Qinghe, Fushun. Don't leave too many clues to the court. I heard from Qiao Jianjun that the Jin gentry from the north will jointly come to Beijing to sue us and expose us. I have the heart of a tiger and a wolf.”
When Liu Zhaosun said the last words, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He didn't even know that he had such evil intentions.
The land enclosure movement is just an attempt to help more refugees from Liaodong solve their food problem.
Pei Dahu put down the Yanling Saber and said worriedly:
"Sir, the Chinese Guards are currently short of manpower, and you won't allow more recruits..."
In the bloody battle of Hunhe River, the mountain warfare barracks suffered all casualties. Rong Touqiang and Peng Yong were killed in the battle. Only a few dozen of the more than 300 people were left alive, and their intelligence and investigation capabilities were basically lost.
Therefore, the Chinese Guards are currently responsible for some intelligence tasks.
"Last time I asked you to recruit guards from among the Liao people, did you recruit enough?"
Pei Dahu quickly replied:
"Enough is enough. Your Majesty said there are only five of them, which means there are only twenty-two people in total. Moreover, Mrs. Jin...Captain Jin is still recovering from his injuries."
Liu Zhaosun glared at him and said with a smile:
"What Mrs. Jin, you haven't gotten married yet?"
The Chinese Guards are of great importance, related to Liu Zhaosun's family and life and the safety of Kaiyuan, so the selection requirements are more stringent than those of the mountain warfare barracks. In addition to requiring melee combat, archery and horse skills, there are also high requirements for personal loyalty.
"If there are not enough people, then we can choose some more from the white pole soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers."
Liu Zhaosun sighed slightly. This time the Baigan soldiers and the Zhejiang soldiers suffered heavy casualties, almost all of them were wiped out. Liu Zhaosun couldn't bear to draw more people from them to serve as his own guards.
Several people crossed the moat and continued walking towards the south gate. From a distance, they could already see the Liaodong Economic Strategy flag raised by Yuan Yingtai's Biao Barracks.
Pei Dahu suddenly remembered something and continued:
"Sir, there is one more thing that I would like to talk to you about."
"explain."
"This time we are recruiting guards. Among them is a young man from Shaanxi. He is very skilled. He has an injured shoulder and can knock down three thugs."
Liu Zhaosun nodded. Although there were soldiers from Xuanda and Shaanxi in the Kaiyuan army, this was the first time he heard of the defection of civilians.
"Sir, this man is the ranger who blocked Huang Taiji on the north bank last time. He is the leader, and all his men are dead."
"It's rare that there are still people alive. I said that day that they were good men of the Han family,"
Liu Zhaosun paused for a moment, and his expression became solemn.
Pei Dahu continued:
"Sir, this man passed the test successfully. He wants to kill Cao Zhongqing and avenge his brother."
Liu Zhaosun nodded and said with emotion:
"Okay, after I meet Yuan Yingtai, I will go meet this ranger and watch him duel with his enemy with my own eyes."
Several people talked all the way and soon arrived at the South Gate Wengcheng.
A camp has been set up near the south gate, and Yuan Yingtai's soldiers are lined up from the moat to the city gate corridor. It seems that there are at least two thousand people, and they are much more powerful than when Xiong Tingbi visited Liaodong half a year ago.
Liu Zhaosun looked at the dense crowd of pacesetters in front of him and sneered:
"Are you here to provide relief or to punish someone?"
He was not afraid at all. Kang Yingqian, Deng Changxiong, Wang Erhu and others were waiting at the gate of Wengcheng, surrounded by the remaining soldiers of the 1000th headquarters.
Liu Zhaosun glanced at Kang Yingqian. Kang Jianjun's face was very ugly, and his beard was trembling regularly.
"Who is this Yuan Yingtai, who can actually make Kang Jianjun so angry?"
Kang Yingqian stared at the group of civil servants standing in the urn and said angrily to Liu Zhaosun:
"Go and talk to him yourself and you will know that this Yuan Yingtai has no ability, but he is even more arrogant than Xiong Jinglue. He just said that we violated the court's laws and did not mention the pension fund."
Liu Zhaosun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly walked towards Yuan Yingtai without saying anything to Kang Yinggan.
There were several generals standing next to Yuan Yingtai, all of whom Liu Zhaosun didn't recognize.
"Liu Zhaosun, the commander-in-chief of Kaiyuan, pays homage to Mr. Jinglue!"
Several generals looked at Liu Zhaosun one after another, with different looks in their eyes. Some were envious and jealous, while others had a fierce look in their eyes.
Liu Zhaosun raised his head and looked fiercely at the opposite side, not losing the slightest bit.
A fat civil servant wearing a third-grade official robe, with a golden pheasant in his middle, walked quickly out of the crowd with the support of two servants and walked towards Liu Zhaosun.
"Hahaha, it's rare to see Mr. Liu again today. He is indeed a heroic young man. He defeated the Eastern captives in the battle of Hunhe River and eliminated the great trouble in Liaodong for our emperor!"
Liu Zhaosun was a little confused. He remembered that he had never met Yuan Yingtai.
Yuan Yingtai looked at Liu Zhaosun with a smile and continued:
"Last time General Xuanwu presented prisoners in the capital, I was also among the officials of the six ministries to watch the ceremony. The general was so proud that he naturally couldn't remember a small head of the Ministry of Works."
Liu Zhaosun sneered in his heart. Under the butterfly effect caused by his own time travel, this small head of the Ministry of Industry had risen to the occasion. In just half a year, he was promoted to the censor of Youqiandu. Now he has become the governor of Liaodong and the manager of Liaodong. He is more powerful than Xiong Tingbi.
"This bloody battle on the Hunhe River was magnificent. When the Emperor saw your report, Long Yan was overjoyed! Hearing that you killed more than 40,000 slaves and traitors, and also captured the owner of the Xiangbai Banner alive, it greatly boosted the morale of our army."
Kang Yingqian didn't mention Du Du's capture in the Tang newspaper at all, so it was impossible for anyone in the capital to know about it.
Although the Jin Yiwei had strong intelligence capabilities, they did not dare to enter the Hunhe battlefield lightly.
Someone in Liao Town must have tipped off the news.
The more Liu Zhaosun thought about it, the more annoyed he became. If Du Du was returned to the capital, he would be executed by Ling Chi.
If the outcome is like this, there will be no need to implement the strategy of converting Xia to Yi in the future. If Du Du dies, the foreigners will probably think that Mr. Liu can't even protect their lives. Who would dare to take refuge in Kaiyuan easily after this?
So no matter what, he will not hand over the owner of the white flag.
"This time I come to Liaodong, the first thing I want to do is to pay tribute to General Xuanwu. The emperor is determined to split the soil and make a marquis, and grant Liu Zongbing the title of Marquis of Liao!"
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