Xuanda's military power has never been controlled by a single warrior. This is rarely the case in the Ming Dynasty. This kind of thing has not even happened in recent dynasties.
Civil servants have always been able to hold military power. Military generals can at most lead an army alone, but they also have to be restrained by civilian officials.
As an orthodox civilian official, Liao Wenguang was naturally on the side of the civilian officials. After being recruited, Liu Heng would only be a military general in the future, so he naturally did not want a military general to have sole control of the military.
"It's not uncommon for people to go back on their word. Counselor Liao, don't forget that I used to say that I was also a guerrilla general on Datong East Road, but now I have lost my official status." Liu Heng said with a smile.
Remind the other person of what happened in the past.
Liao Wenguang frowned.
He knew everything about what happened back then. Even if he didn't know it at the time, following Liu Heng's rebellion in Datong, he had already figured out what happened back then.
As a civil servant, he didn't think there was anything wrong with what the court did back then.
A military general was accused of treason. Even if there was no conclusive evidence to directly prove the treason, since there were rumors, it would not be an exaggeration for the court to really confiscate his home. Moreover, the court just dismissed Liu Heng and did not pursue charges. , it is already a great kindness.
What's more, the original rumors were not fiction. Looking at it today, everything is fact.
"I know that Counselor Liao can't make the decision. It's better to go back and discuss with Futai. As long as you agree not to send military generals to declare the university, I can accept the recruitment." Liu Heng said.
Liao Wenguang frowned deeply and said: "General Liu wants to be in charge of the military power of the two mansions of Xuan and Da by himself. Isn't that too much? If there is only military power in one mansion, the court may agree. After all, the position of the commander-in-chief controls one." Earthly military power is normal.”
"We can put Datong and Xuanda together, leaving only one general in charge, and I can guarantee that there will be no Northern invaders from the north in Xuanda," Liu Heng said with a smile.
Liao Wenguang looked thoughtful.
After thinking for a while, he said: "General Liu's request is too big. I need to go back to Futai to discuss it. However, I am very curious. If General Liu doesn't want food and salary, does he just want the business to earn money to feed the army?"
"Of course not." Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said immediately, "I can make the decision without the court allocating food and salary, but the taxes of Xuanda must be collected by me and used for food and salary."
"This is impossible." Liao Wenguang objected immediately.
Liu Heng said in a calm tone: "The imperial court does not need to provide food and wages. I will take away Datong's taxes. This is not a problem, right? Could it be that the soldiers and horses stationed in Xuanda are not the imperial soldiers and horses, or that the imperial court does not have them at all." I plan to recruit troops, but I just want to find an excuse to remove the military power from my hands."
"General Liu is overly concerned. The imperial court sincerely wants to recruit people, but it also hopes that General Liu can be more sincere." Liao Wenguang only felt tired.
Finally, Liu Heng changed his attitude and agreed to appoint officials from the imperial court to take office, but he put forward an equally harsh condition.
The imperial court did not receive any taxes from Xuanda, so could Xuanda still be regarded as belonging to the imperial court?
Liu Hengdao: "This is my last concession. If the imperial court agrees, then I will accept the imperial court's offer. If not, the imperial court can send out a large army to suppress it."
"General, you should know that there are some things that the court cannot agree to." Liao Wenguang also wanted to persuade Liu Heng, hoping that Liu Heng could lower some of his demands.
Liu Heng waved his hand and said: "This is the last condition. If you can't agree, Counselor Liao won't come. Even if you come, I won't see you again."
"General Liu wants to control the military power of two border areas by himself, and also needs to monopolize the taxes of Xuanda and Daxing. The court really cannot agree to such conditions." Liao Wenguang said with a bitter look on his face.
"Then don't recruit me."
Liu Heng said a word, stood up and left.
When Liao Wenguang saw this, he hurriedly wanted to chase after him.
At this moment, Zhao Yutu blocked him with his body and said to him: "Counsellor Liao, please come back. This time my general is determined. Instead of wasting time here, it is better to persuade your counselor." Taiwan, maybe the imperial court will agree."
After saying these words, he turned and left.
A soldier in the room stepped forward and said to Liao Wenguang: "Senior Liao, please come!"
But once ordinary military households become a tightrope, they cannot be bullied by a few thousand households or hundreds of households.
It would be in Datong instead.
The lower-class people and tenant households in Datong were the military households who were oppressed, and the large gentry households in Datong were the thousands of households that oppressed the military households.
But a Liu thief came out of Datong, and used the hemp thread of land to twist the lower class people of Datong and the rebel bandits into one rope. It was no longer possible for the wealthy squires of Datong to bully the people as before.
At this point, he figured it all out.
The farmers that Liu Thief established in various villages in Datong were tools for twisting hemp threads into hemp ropes. It seemed that Liu Thief had lost the support of the local gentry, but in fact he gained more support from the common people.
Liao Wenguang Lanxu Daodao said: "Brother Boya is overly worried. Even if Liu thief has the support of those untouchables, it will be of no use. At most, it will only look powerful. It is of no use for rogue bandits to coerce the people."
"No, this Liu thief is a great thief who has brought disaster to the country. Not only can the court not recruit him, but it must eradicate him as soon as possible." Sun Chuanting said solemnly.
From just these things he had inferred, he realized that Liu Thief was in deep trouble.
Liao Wenguang said disapprovingly: "Brother Boya thinks highly of him. Is it possible that he is comparable to the old slaves in Liaodong? In my opinion, he is at most like the Xu thieves."
"Consultant Liao, have you ever thought about who the common people who have obtained the land will support? Should they support the imperial court in wiping out the Liu thieves and taking away the land they just obtained, or should they support the Liu thieves and protect their own land." Sun Chuanting stared at Liao Wenguang and asked.
Liao Wenguang laughed and said: "Brother Boya turned out to be worried about this matter. Don't worry, once Thief Liu is solved, the people will naturally support the court."
"What if we can't deal with Thief Liu?" Sun Chuanting continued to ask.
Liao Wenguang said with a smile: "There is nothing that cannot be solved. Liu Thief is just a merchant. He is short-sighted, otherwise he would not just occupy the Xuanda and Dafus and do nothing. When the court calms down the rebellion of slaves and thieves, he will be eradicated." time."
Liu Heng's identity as a merchant was known throughout the court.
On the contrary, few people know that Liu Heng was born in Liaodong. After all, Liu Heng was in Datong when he made his fortune. Some officials in the court subconsciously thought that he was from Datong.
"How to deal with the slave thieves? Since the time of Shenzong, the slave thieves have rebelled, and they have experienced the Taichang and Tianqi dynasties. Now the court not only failed to solve the slave thieves rebellion, but also lost most of the land in Liaodong, leaving only the court that spent a lot of money and food on construction. Guan Ning's first line of defense." Sun Chuanting said with a frown.
Liao Wenguang said with a smile: "Brother Boya is too worried. Previously, Governor Sun defeated an army of 100,000 slaves in Jinzhou. This is well known to everyone in the court. It can be seen that the situation between the enemy and us has changed. I believe it will not be used." In a few years, the imperial court will be able to regain the lost territory in Liaodong."
The great victory in Jinzhou really made many officials optimistic about the Ming Dynasty's situation in Liaodong.
