Ming Dynasty's order to mobilize troops was sent to Shanhaiguan.
Gaudi, the governor of Jiliao, was naturally the most obedient to the orders of the DPRK. However, his words may not be applicable to the generals of Liaodong.
The imperial decree was delivered, as were the orders from Ji Liao Governor's Mansion, but the Liaodong generals did not send any soldiers to the capital. Instead, they asked for money and food.
Without money and food, not a single soldier would be mobilized.
Yuan Chonghuan's lessons made Liaodong's generals more estranged from the Ming court. At the same time, Ming's weakness also made Liaodong's generals somewhat domineering.
Gao Di was not like Yuan Chonghuan. He did not have the kind of friendship between Yuan Chonghuan and Liaodong generals in Jiliao, let alone the trust of Liaodong generals.
If he wanted to mobilize the soldiers and generals of Liaodong, he could only follow the generals of Liaodong, otherwise he would not be able to mobilize any soldiers.
The Ming Dynasty's court in the capital did not know this situation.
Seeing that the soldiers and horses from Liaodong never entered the pass to guard the capital, a series of urging orders were sent to Gao Di, urging Gao Di to send troops to the capital as soon as possible.
In desperation, Gao Di had no choice but to send people to the capital about the situation in Liaodong.
"Students see the first assistant."
Outside the gate of Zhou Yanru's house, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar hurriedly greeted Zhou Yanru when he saw the sedan he was riding in and bowed deeply.
The boy outside the mansion hurriedly stepped forward to drive away the middle-aged man who was blocking the sedan, and blocked the middle-aged man with his body, preventing him from getting close to the sedan.
The people in the sedan did not speak, so the bearer naturally did not stop the sedan and carried it directly into the mansion through the main entrance.
The sedan entered the yard, and the bearer stopped to press the sedan.
The butler who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward and helped Zhou Yanru out of the sedan.
"What's going on outside?" Zhou Yanru asked the housekeeper.
The housekeeper replied respectfully: "The person sent by Governor Ji Liao sent a greeting card and gift list. I told him that you haven't gone to court yet, but he won't leave. He will stay in front of our house. Waiting for you to come back next time."
"This is not good." Zhou Yanru's face sank and he said unhappily, "I am the chief assistant. If the local governor has anything to do, he can directly go to the court. What's the point of coming to my government."
The housekeeper who heard this said quickly: "Young man, please send someone to drive him away."
"Go!" Zhou Yanru nodded.
The butler turned to leave.
At this time Zhou Yanru suddenly said: "Have you read the gift list the other party sent?"
"Look, if it weren't for the gift list, I wouldn't be able to leave him outside the house." The butler who turned around replied respectfully.
Zhou Yanru thought for a while and said: "Since Gao Di sent someone to see me, there must be something important. If he doesn't see me, something important will be delayed. It will be troublesome. If you send someone to the study like this, my officer Go over and see him in a while.”
"Yes." The butler responded, then turned and left.
Zhou Yanru returned to the room, changed into regular clothes, washed briefly, ate a few snacks and drank a cup of tea, and then walked to the study room for guests.
"Students have met the first assistant." The middle-aged man who came to the study first saw Zhou Yanru and hurriedly stood up from his seat and saluted respectfully.
Zhou Yanru walked to the host's seat, sat down, and asked, "Are you coming from Shanhaiguan?"
"Students are the staff around the supervisor." The middle-aged man replied respectfully.
Zhou Yanru looked at him for a few times and then said: "Since you are Gao Di's staff, why did you come to the capital if you didn't stay in Shanhaiguan to assist Gao Di?"
"I dare not deceive the chief assistant. The student came here this time in the hope that you, the chief assistant, can save the student's boss." The middle-aged man bowed to Zhou Yanru again and saluted.
After hearing this, Zhou Yanru said: "Oh? Gao Di has always been very safe in Liaodong. I have never heard of any big mistakes he made in the capital. Could it be that you, the staff, are being alarmist?"
"The imperial court has sent several orders to Shanhaiguan to urge troops. My boss really has no choice but to send students to ask the chief minister for a clear way." The middle-aged man begged.
Snapped!
Zhou Yanru's face sank, he raised his hand and slapped it on the table next to him, scolding him: "Since Gao Di received the order, why didn't he act in accordance with it? But he just resisted and disrespected it. Go back and tell him that you want to There is only one way for me to save him, which is to act according to the will, otherwise no one can save him."
Deploying a force of troops from Liaodong to guard the capital was not only to ensure the safety of the capital, but also to extend the political life of his chief minister.
Gaudi never sent troops to the capital. Not only was he disrespectful of the imperial edict, but he was also acting against his chief minister.
"No, no, no, Chief Assistant, you have misunderstood. It is really not my boss who is resisting the imperial decree." The middle-aged man looked bitter and hurriedly explained, "Although my boss is the governor of Jiliao, he may only command Shanhaiguan. There are thousands of soldiers and horses in Ningjin. The soldiers and horses in Ningjin have never obeyed the orders of my boss. Since the imperial edict was delivered, my boss has urged them several times to send troops to the capital, but the other party always finds various excuses to shirk. The proprietor really has no choice.”
Zhou Yanru frowned and said, "As the governor of Ji Liao, Gao Di really can't even mobilize the troops and horses in Liaodong?"
Even though he was the chief assistant, this was the first time he heard about Gaudi's embarrassing situation in Liaodong, and he didn't know whether he should believe it or not.
"Students don't dare to hide it, it's true." The middle-aged man said, "Old Supervisor Sun may be able to control those arrogant soldiers in Liaodong, but my boss's position has been very embarrassing since he was removed from Liaodong."
Zhou Yanru said: "Gao Di is the governor of Ji Liao. Even if those people in Liaodong are being domineering, they don't dare to disobey the imperial edict!"
For so many years, it was the tradition of the Ming Dynasty to use civility to control military affairs. For a while, his thoughts had not changed, and he did not expect that the generals of Liaodong had begun to ignore important civil servants like Gao Di.
"The generals in Liaodong naturally don't dare to openly resist the order. Those who are short of one will have to pay and pay for food. You, the chief assistant, also know that a large army needs a lot of money and food. My boss simply cannot give them so much money and food." The middle-aged man kept complaining.
Zhou Yanru was silent for a long time.
Only then did he realize that Daming's situation was more terrifying than he imagined.
The most elite soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are all in Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty has spent too much money and food in Liaodong over the years. However, it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to mobilize the strong soldiers that it has spent a huge amount of money and food on.
Zhou Yanru, who came back to his senses, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Gao Di asked you to come, does he want me to delay time for you, or do you want to avoid the imperial court's order to mobilize troops from Liaodong?"
"It would be best if we don't draw troops from Liaodong," the middle-aged man said.
After hearing this, Zhou Yanru shook his head and said: "Since the decree has been sent to Liaodong, the imperial court will not slap you in the face. Don't even think about withdrawing the decree."
(End of chapter)
