Liaoyang, Dongning, Murong Mansion
Looking at the resolute face of his second son Murong Shengwu in front of him in the study, Murong Yu was still a little worried in her conscience...
More than half a year ago, he brought his children and family members from Sichuan and Sichuan to Yi Jing, using practical actions to express his loyalty to Ye Mingsheng, to which Ye Mingsheng also gave a practical response.
First, they were rewarded with a large house in Yi Jing, and then according to Murong Yuliang's wishes, his eldest son Murong Zhe was arranged to join the civil service system of Fengwu Army, and his second son Murong Shengwu was arranged to join the Fengwu Army's civil service system. The fifth division even left Murong Shengwu in Dongning to keep Murong Yuliang company.
"Shengwu! Are you really ready to go to the front line?" Murong Yuliang pondered for a while and asked:
Murong Shengwu nodded and said:
"Dad, I'm ready. Now that the war is about to begin, it's a good opportunity for this good man to show off his skills. I don't want to let go of this opportunity!"
Feeling the courage and expectation revealed in Murong Shengwu's words, Murong Yu still felt a little worried in her conscience. Their Murong family passed down poems and books. Although many people in the family have been in official positions for hundreds of years, most of them are Civil servants rarely have military officers, but his second son Murong Shengwu is an exception!
Although he passed the imperial examination as a scholar, Murong Shengwu knew that he was not a civil servant because he liked to dance with guns and sticks since he was a child, and he dreamed of becoming a general who could fight with swords and horses, so he ignored the obstruction of his family and became a civil servant. At the age of nineteen, he joined the Forbidden Army...
Although Murong Yuliang was very dissatisfied with his son's choice, at this point he had no choice but to support Murong Shengwu, and Murong Shengwu did not disappoint. In those years, Yongliang suppressed the party members. At that time, he made great achievements and soon became a commander of the Forbidden Army, commanding a battalion of thousands of people!
However, because in the Forbidden Army at that time, the step from commander to general was a jump from junior military attache to senior military attache, and senior military attachés such as commanders, commanders, and commanders were all a carrot and a pit, so even if Murong Shengwu My family background is very strong, and I also need to accumulate some qualifications.
It took several years to accumulate qualifications. However, when a vacancy appeared in the Hujie Forbidden Army and the Murong family was preparing to work for Murong Shengwu, the Luo'an Incident broke out. The Murong family abandoned Shangguan Hongyuan and went to Sichuan. Although Murong Shengwu also left the Forbidden Army, his opportunity to be promoted to a senior military attaché was not lost!
After coming to Sichuan and Sichuan, the Murong family also understood that troubled times were coming, so they also wanted to seize military power. However, the only military attache in the family was Murong Shengwu. Therefore, the Murong family also used family connections to engage in some interests with other dignitaries. The exchange allowed Murong Shengwu to become a general commanding ten thousand people in the Shu army.
However, during the battle between Sichuan and Shu to resist the offensive of the Forbidden Army, because the Shu army had many factions and serious internal strife, Murong Shengwu, an airborne faction member, was also boycotted by his subordinate colleagues, and therefore suffered a major defeat in Sichuan and Shu. Although Under the protection of the family, he was not beheaded and held accountable, but he was forced to go to the countryside to reflect on his past mistakes. However, this was an extremely serious blow to a proud man like Murong Shengwu who was used to having a smooth life... ·············
After coming to Yijing with his family, Murong Shengwu, who had experienced a trough, wanted to actively come out. For the sake of his being Murong Qingwu's biological brother, and for the purpose of winning over the Murong family, Ye Mingsheng also saw it in person. I met him, studied him a lot, and felt that this person was still somewhat capable, so I assigned him to the staff department to be responsible for training new recruits.
After training the recruits for several months, Murong Shengwu's reputation was still good, so Ye Mingsheng arranged for him to join the fifth division, but instead of becoming a general like he did in the Shu Army, he was demoted to a lower rank. Ge just asked him to be a leader!
Because the general of the fifth division, Ye Tie, was the captain of Ye Mingsheng's personal guard, Ye Mingsheng also trusted him very much and always placed him in the rear, letting him act as a strategic reserve and responsible for maintaining stability. Therefore, the fifth division was also regarded as As a garrison, there are rarely large-scale battles in the deep rear.
And this is not what Murong Shengwu wants. The big defeat that Sichuan and Shu faced against the Forbidden Army can be said to be the shame of his life. He thinks about revenge all the time, using a victory to wash away the big defeat, leaving behind It was obviously impossible to achieve this goal from the rear, so after thinking about it, Murong Shengwu made a resolute decision and submitted a letter to the staff department to apply for transfer to the Second Army to go to the front line of the Yunbin battlefield!
Looking at Murong Shengwu's determined look, Murong Yu felt very helpless in his conscience. His second son had been very stubborn since he was a child. In order to make him give up the idea of joining the army and continue the imperial examination, he locked him in the woodshed for several days. Even feeding him and forcing him to faint from hunger did not make him change his mind...
But now the situation in Yunbin is really dangerous. The Fengwu Army and the Forbidden Army have assembled a total of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and a battle is about to break out. The Second Army is also on the front line. Murong Shengwu could easily kill him if he is not careful. The explanation is there, not to mention that Murong Shengwu has learned from past mistakes.
He was defeated miserably by the imperial army in Sichuan and Shu. If the Murong family hadn't arranged for him to have effective personal guards and defended him to the death in Naichuan County, Murong Shengwu would probably be a pile of withered bones by now. Therefore, Murong Yuliang had no plans for him this time. Going to Yunbin battlefield is not promising.
From Murong Yuliang's point of view, there is no problem for Murong Shengwu to be on the front line, but he should not go to Yunbin, but should go to Qilu to pick up weak persimmons!
Seeing his father's frown, Murong Shengwu seemed to have thought of something. After a moment of hesitation, he cautiously asked:
"Dad, are you not optimistic about this Yunbin war?"
Murong Yuliang did not speak when he heard this, but his brows furrowed even deeper. Seeing his father like this, Murong Shengwu was very surprised and said:
"Dad, the Fengwu Army has been the target of Lien Chan and Lianjie since it started. In just a few years, it has conquered such a large territory. How can it be invincible to gather the main force in Yunbin this time?"
"Dad, you didn't think that the Fengwu Army couldn't win after seeing that the Fengwu Army lost an entire Dagu County in the Yunbin War last year, right?"
"In that battle, the imperial army assembled nearly three times the number of troops to attack Jinzhong. In the end, it cost nearly tens of thousands of casualties before they captured a mere Dagu County... ·········
"This time the Fengwu Army will also greet us with its main force. Marshal Ye may also personally take charge of Jinzhong. The situation will be completely different!"
Looking at the very optimistic second son in front of him, who looked full of reverence when he mentioned "Ye Mingsheng", Murong Yuliang sighed slightly. If his colleagues asked him at this time, he would definitely say that the Fengwu Army will definitely achieve great success. Victory, but facing his son, he needs to say something from his heart!
Looking at Murong Shengwu, Murong Yuliang said word by word:
"The key to the Yunbin battle is not Yunbin, but the situation in the south!"
Murong Shengwu was a little confused after hearing what his father said. He looked a little confused and didn't know what Murong Yuliang was talking about.
Seeing this, Murong Yuliang could only say specifically: .c0m
"If it was just a battlefield in Yunbin, then I believe that the Fengwu Army could win. But now Xu Zhaojie from Huainan has sent his troops north, and the commander-in-chief insists on intervening in the situation in Qilu. Now the Fengwu Army can be said to be fighting on three fronts, and the spies spread it. It’s too big, and besides, Jiyu has not been completely quelled yet, and sporadic armed riots still need to be quelled!”
"Fortunately, the war in Yunbin has not officially started yet, otherwise the finances will have to tear down the east wall to pay for the west wall. Now I hope your uncle can persevere in the face of the pressure from Shangguan Hongyuan, otherwise the money in Jiangnan will be cut off. In a few months, the finance department will not be able to provide military pay and pensions..."
After listening to what Murong Yuliang said, Murong Shengwu suddenly realized it. After thinking for a moment, he still said nonchalantly:
"A few months is enough time to knock Shangguan Hongyuan down!"
Seeing his son being so arrogant, Murong Yuliang snorted and lectured:
"Do you know what the General Staff's plan is for He Jingyun?"
After finishing speaking, Murong Yuliang said firmly without waiting for Murong Shengwu to speak:
"Conquer Jinyang in three months! And when everything goes well, how dare you, the traitor, be so arrogant?"
Murong Shengwu shut up angrily. Seeing this, Murong Yuliang continued:
"Although the Fengwu Army is strict in running the army and can enforce strict rules and prohibitions and dare to fight, but what makes them truly arrogant are their powerful firearms!"
"Although the firearms of the Fengwu Army still maintain a great advantage in terms of quality and quantity, Shangguan Hongyuan already has Zhengdong cannons and Shenwu blunderbuss, which are also very powerful. They will definitely not let Fengwu Army It will no longer be as easy for the military army to defeat Youyan and Jiyu!"
"I am very satisfied if we can guarantee undefeated battle in Yunbin this time!" Murong Yuliang said with some sadness:
After listening to his father's words, Murong Shengwu also fell into silence. After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and still said to Murong Yuliang very seriously:
"I still want to go to Yunbin!"
"you!"
Listening to Murong Shengwu's words, Murong Yuliang was so angry that one Buddha left his body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. You and I, the bastard, have been talking for a long time and it's all useless!
Seeing this, Murong Shengwu said firmly:
"Dad, I know your worries are justified, but I still believe in the Fengwu Army! I believe in Marshal Ye!"
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Yijing, Governor's Mansion, Study Room
After spending an afternoon dealing with the official document sent by the Chief Secretary of Hebei and Henan Province on sowing seeds after spring, building water canals and other infrastructure, Ye Mingsheng, although he was very tired, still insisted on asking Ye Cheng:
"Has the memorial from Jiyu been delivered?"
Ye Chengwen nodded, but looking at the tired look on Ye Mingsheng's face, he couldn't help but persuade:
"Sir, it's getting late today. Otherwise, we'll deal with it tomorrow, right?"
Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said:
"After today's work is done, just bring the things!"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng insisted on doing this, Ye Cheng could only give the official document to Ye Mingsheng, and opened it and Ye Mingsheng read it carefully.
However, after only reading two pages, Ye Mingsheng's face was livid with anger. In order to maintain peace and stability in Hebei and Henan, Ye Mingsheng did not dispatch officials from the Fengwu Army to serve as the chief envoy and inspector of Hebei and Henan. After a certain compromise, Chen Huaiyu, a local bureaucrat in Hebei and Henan, was promoted to the position of chief inspector of Hebei and Wang Ke was appointed chief envoy. Zhang Zhiwen was only selected from the Fengwu Army to serve as deputy chief envoy of Hebei and Henan, mainly responsible for reforms. Promotion work····················
However, only two months later, the Coordination Office discovered corruption in the disaster relief work in Hebei and Henan. Ye Mingsheng was furious and sent Murong Hui as deputy inspector to thoroughly investigate the matter. Hui was indeed very capable. It only took seven days to find out the matter clearly. Ye Mingsheng also intended to use this matter to scare the monkeys, so he severely punished the corrupt officials involved in the case, killing more than a hundred people and implicated them. There were even more than 700 people.
Ye Mingsheng originally thought that this was enough to alert some people and make them dare not make trouble again, but now it seems that he still underestimated their greed. They dared to hide the disaster relief food for hundreds of thousands of people in an entire county. They hoarded and distributed some rotten and moldy food to the victims, causing dozens of people to vomit and have diarrhea after eating these foods.
What Ye Mingsheng didn't expect was that the county magistrate involved was actually Wang Ke's son-in-law. It was because of this Murong Hui that he wrote to Ye Mingsheng asking whether he should continue the investigation!
In response, Ye Mingsheng immediately gave instructions and told Murong Hui that no matter who was involved in the matter, they would investigate to the end and would not tolerate adultery!
After dealing with these things, Ye Mingsheng took a cup of tea, and then his mood gradually calmed down, and he started to read the next memorial sent by Ji Yu.
This memorial was written by Zhang Zhiwen to Ye Mingsheng. It mainly introduced to Ye Mingsheng the land distribution situation in Hebei and Henan, and told Ye Mingsheng that the farmers in Hebei and Henan were very motivated after receiving their land, farm tools, and livestock. Some people who originally went to Jingchu, Anqing, and Huainan to escape famine also returned to their hometowns.
In addition, under the work-for-relief policy, Zhang Zhiwen has organized more than 100,000 people to build canals and dams in Hebei and Henan to prevent flash floods during the flood season and protect the lives and property of local people. Seeing these, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. Nodding, this is what he wanted, thinking in his mind as he turned to the last page of the memorial, and there was a portrait of a woman in palace clothes attached to it... ·············_&
