"There are three fires for a new official to take office. This fire is considered to be burnt on the outside and tender on the inside." Liu Heng took out his pipe, pinched some shredded tobacco and put it in, pressed it firmly with the belly of his thumb, lit it with a fire stick, and put it in his mouth He held the pipe mouth in his mouth and took a strong puff.
The sparks on the tobacco in the pipe suddenly lit up, completely igniting the tobacco inside.
Yang Yuan, who was warming his hands over the fire, turned to look at Liu Heng and said, "By doing this, Gao Di not only lost a lot of defensive equipment, but also the military rations stored everywhere, all of which were made easier for the slaves and thieves. The worst thing was the common people. The family abandoned their business and fled with their families. Many people will die on the way. If the slaves and thieves take advantage of this moment to take action, most of the people may not be able to escape to the pass."
"Keep an eye on the slave thieves' movements." Liu Heng blew out a smoke ring from his mouth.
Yang Yuan took his hands away from the stove and said, "General, do you mean that the slave thieves might take this opportunity to attack Guan Ning?"
"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty." Liu Heng said, "If it were our Tiger Flag, we would definitely not miss such a good opportunity."
"That's true." Yang Yuan nodded subconsciously.
The Ming Dynasty's solid defense line in Liaodong suffered a lot of losses after Gao Di's actions. After giving up several important fortresses, Jinzhou's front line of defense was directly filled with loopholes.
If we take advantage of the situation and capture the two cities of Guan Ning, we will not only close the door to Liaodong within the pass, but we can do it at any time if we want to go south. There is no such dangerous and important town as Shanhaiguan.
Liu Heng took a long drag on his pipe. When the tobacco inside was almost burnt, he knocked it under his feet and asked at the same time: "How is it over there on Pidao?"
"There hasn't been much change in Pi Island. However, since Yuan Keli went to Denglai as governor, Mao Wenlong no longer has any ambitions. He only guards his own one-third of an acre." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng picked up the teapot on the table and took a sip of water, smoothing the bitter taste left by smoking in his mouth, and then said: "The relationship with Pidao cannot be severed. We still need his big trees and population."
"Now Mao Wenlong has become the overseas emperor. He has raised the price of the big trees we bought from Pi Island several times, and the population of Pi Island is no longer left to us." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng pondered for a moment and said: "If the price goes up, we can only buy it. We want to build big ships, and we cannot lack big wood. As for the population, he is not willing to give it to us, so stop it. The people on Dayuan Island are almost enough." .”
"If we hadn't sent him armor back then and allowed him to gain a foothold on Pi Island, he wouldn't be where he is today. Now he's turning his back faster than flipping through a book. We should send a few big ships over and capture Pi Island directly. Drive him away from the island." Yang Yuan said coldly.
Liu Heng waved his hand gently and said: "Don't worry, it's not a bad thing for us that the leather island is in his hands. It would be troublesome if it really fell into the hands of slaves and thieves."
"This subordinate is just a villain who gets mad when he gains power." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "Without Yuan Keli's support, Mao Wenlong's life will not be easy. In the past few years, he has not been able to show off any achievements. As time goes by, someone in the court will naturally deal with him. Let's just watch. alright."
"People in the Ming court should not be so short-sighted!" Yang Yuan frowned slightly, "Although Mao Wenlong has indeed not achieved much in the past two years, as long as he stands on Pidao, there will always be such a thorn behind the slave thief. , once removed, the slave thieves can confidently and boldly deal with the Ming army in Liaodong."
"Are the sweet potatoes ripe?"
Liu Heng looked in the direction of the stove and shrugged his nose.
Yang Yuan lowered his head and pinched the sweet potatoes roasted on the stove with his hands, nodded and said, "It's ripe and soft."
"Bring it here quickly, it will be burnt after baking for a long time." Liu Heng called Yang Yuan to get the sweet potatoes from the stove.
Yang Yuan picked up a piece and carefully handed it to Liu Heng on the table.
Liu Heng spread a piece of white paper on the table, used his hands to tear off the skin of the sweet potato, and said at the same time: "You can eat it yourself. When Zhao Wu went out, he asked him to put a few more pieces."
Yang Yuan was not polite, picked up a piece of sweet potato, tore open the skin and started eating.
The sweet potato was a bit hot to the mouth. As he ate it, he breathed in the heat.
"Ming Ting did many short-sighted things. Even if he really took the initiative to deal with Mao Wenlong, it would not be surprising." Liu Heng took a bite of the sweet sweet potato.
Although sugar is sweeter, it doesn't taste as sweet and delicious as sweet potatoes.
Yang Yuan swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "When Yuan Keli resigned, the situation of the Ming army in Liaodong took a turn for the worse. Later, a general died in battle and the defeat of Liuhe, and there was no more Mao Wenlong. Hehe, this Ming Dynasty is hopeless. ”
Naturally, Mao Wenlong cannot decide the life and death of Ming Dynasty, but every step of what Ming Ting does does not seem to be for the benefit of Ming Dynasty, but on the contrary, it is to undermine Ming Dynasty.
"How is the selection of temples in Xuanda and Dafu?" Liu Heng put the remaining sweet potato peels on the paper and wiped the sweet potato residue stuck to his fingers on the edge of the white paper.
Yang Yuan said seriously: "Two more temples have been found to have serious problems. One of them is in Datong, and the problem is even more serious than that of Bujie Temple."
"Collect all the evidence and send it all to the local county office for processing. Tell the local officials that there must be a public trial so that the local people know what kind of crimes these monks have committed." Liu Heng said seriously.
Yang Yuan nodded solemnly.
The crimes committed by some temples were not very covert, and the Secret Service's spies easily figured out the whole story.
After Yang Yuan saw the crimes committed by some monks, he wanted to eat these people alive.
"Where are the other temples? Are there any?" Liu Heng asked.
There was more than one temple in Xuanda Prefecture, and he didn't believe that the other temples were honestly earning incense money.
Yang Yuan sorted out his words and said: "There are still a few temples that have some problems, but they are only caused by some monks. The vast majority of monks still live on incense money and rent."
"Identify one by one, and deal with each one who is found. Anyone who dares to violate the law, whether he is a monk or not, even if he is a relative of the emperor, will be dealt with without mercy." Liu Heng said in a serious tone.
Yang Yuan said: "General, don't worry, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau is already collecting evidence. As long as the evidence is solid, it will be handed over to the local county office for trial. Unless they are innocent, no one can escape."
Liu Heng nodded.
He was very relieved that the Foreign Intelligence Agency was keeping an eye on this matter.
Xuanda was the earliest place where the Foreign Intelligence Agency was deployed. It has always been under the surveillance of the Foreign Intelligence Agency. It is difficult for outsiders to hide what the Foreign Intelligence Agency wants to investigate in Xuanda.
"General, the rice is back. Pork stewed with potatoes. The meat is extremely mushy." Zhao Wu walked in from outside the house, holding two large teapots in his hands.
