"At the dawn of Xuantu, the clear brilliance shines on Liao Jie. The light reflected by the clouds is temporarily hidden, and the flowers are like decorations on the trees. The soul is full of cinnamon branches, and the mirror is missing. The shadows are scattered in the city, with a halo and a heavy encirclement. I stay in the squatting pill. Everyone, just wait and watch the demonic atmosphere disappear."
"You write poetry again?"
"This is not written by me. It is "Looking at the Moon in Liaocheng" by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. This poem was written in Liaoyang City."
"No wonder, I just said why there is such a word as 'Zhuzhi'." Huang Zhiting stepped on the snow and said with a smile: "But the enchanting atmosphere he mentioned should be Goryeo, right? Isn't Goryeo now North Korea? Are you going to destroy North Korea? "
Gao pragmatic shook his head: "In the past, the evil spirit was naturally Goryeo, but today the evil spirit is someone else. I am so good, why do I want to destroy Korea? After all, it is also a country that Emperor Taizu has decided not to conquer."
But "a country without levy" could not convince Huang Zhiting. She shook her head and chuckled: "A country without levy? Annan is also a country without levy. I saw you didn't consider this when you sent troops to Annan."
Gao pragmatically said: "China's conquests in all directions are famous. You know what happened in Annan. If his assassination had not been exposed, how could I have conquered it?"
Huang Zhiting smiled and said: "Annan brought it upon himself, of course I know that. But you said that China conquered all the four countries because of its famous teachers. I'm not sure. Let's talk about North Korea or Goryeo. Could it be that they were all famous for their teachers back then? "
"Yes, Emperor Taizu has statistics." Gao pragmatically said: "In the past, Emperor Taizu treated Goryeo well, but at that time Goryeo was still unwilling to completely sever its relationship with Beiyuan. Not only that, he was also good at killing envoys and spying on military affairs. , so Emperor Taizu once issued an edict to ask, do you know what Emperor Taizu said?"
Huang Zhiting shook her head and asked curiously: "How do you say it?"
"I look at the role of Goryeo in China. From the Han Dynasty to the present, most of the country's monarchs and ministers have not thought about it, but they have cheated and made trouble. In the old Han Dynasty, the Gao family lost its title, Guangwu regained his title of king, and soon invaded the border areas, and the great He was defeated by the Han soldiers. In the Tang Dynasty, when he had the world, he also tried to grant titles, but then betrayed again, so that his father and son were captured, and the family name was extinct. After the rise of the Song Dynasty, the Wang family came to power, and was forced to be a slave by the Khitan and Jurchen. The ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty When we entered the Central Plains, we should save our country from King Chui, but we acted on suspicion, stole and killed the messengers, and were repeatedly defeated. As a result, we encountered military disasters several times. Now Wang Zhuan has been killed, and his traitorous ministers have stolen their lives. The general wanted to do it, and he was killed. Blame me.
... I look at the size of this traitor. He must rely on the vast sea to surround the territory and carry heavy mountains to solidify the dangers. He intends to show off his fierceness and stubbornness and jump over the bridge. I regard our dynasty's deployment of troops as in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Moreover, the generals of the Han and Tang dynasties had long cavalry and shooting skills, and short boats and boats. Therefore, it was difficult to cross the sea and the troops marched reluctantly. I have pacified the Central Plains, fought against barbarians, and conquered land and water. How can the generals of the cavalry, archery and boat divisions be better than those of the Han and Tang Dynasties? "
Huang Zhiting suddenly said: "Emperor Taizu's statement was based on the power of the navy. He believed that conquering Goryeo would not be as laborious as the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, this does not seem to mean that the conquering of Goryeo was completely successful."
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Gao pragmatically said: "Taizu also said: Goryeo is separated by the sea and is limited to Yalu. It has been a Shengjiao since ancient times. However, many people who were conquered by China's dynasties were born and raised.
I observed that the Han Dynasty conquered Goryeo four times, and most of them invaded the border areas, so they were reduced. Wei attacked the country for the second time because he had a double-minded intention and was friendly with Wu, so he massacred his capital. During the second Sui Dynasty expedition, he invaded the western part of Liaoning, and because of his lack of courtesy, he asked for his surrender. During the Tang Dynasty's four expeditions, he killed the king and his brothers fought over each other, so he pacified the rest and established it as the Nine Governor's Mansion. During the four expeditions of the Liao Dynasty, he committed regicide and repeated bandit rebellions, so his palaces were burned and his rebellious minister Kang Zhao and tens of thousands of people were beheaded. During the five expeditions of the Yuan Dynasty, he fled and killed envoys and officials appointed by the imperial court. Therefore, he raised an army to attack, and his king fled to Danluo to capture and kill him. It turned out that the provocations were all caused by Goryeo itself, not by Chinese emperors who were fond of annexation and wanted land. "
Huang Zhiting said in shock: "Gaoli was beaten so many times?"
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "So now I am honest."
Huang Zhiting said: "It seems that this country will not conquer, that is to say, if it really wants to die, the court will still conquer it, right?"
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment and said: "The original words of Taizu are this: The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner, separated by mountains and seas. The land they get is not enough to provide them, and the people they get are not enough to command them. If they don't do it themselves I guess it is unlucky for him to come to scratch my side. Even if he is not a trouble to China, it is also unlucky for me to raise troops to commit a minor offense. I am afraid that future generations will rely on China's wealth and strength, be greedy for temporary military achievements, raise armies for no reason, and cause harm to human lives. Remember No."
He paused and explained: "In other words, Taizu's original intention was not to rely on China's wealth and power, to covet temporary military success and raise armies to attack it for no reason. But if these countries that do not conquer the country take the initiative to disturb the border, then the mistake is on the other side. The reason why I attack and attack him is not 'without reason', but because the teacher has a reputation."
Huang Zhiting said: "I know. But you said that North Korea is honest today, but there is another person in Liaodong's demon atmosphere... Is it the Mongols or the Jurchens?"
"What do you think?" Gao pragmatic asked.
"How do I know what happened in Liaodong?" Huang Zhiting shook her head and said, "However, Mongolia has just invaded Liaonan, and you were promoted to governor because of the battle in Liaonan. You must be talking about Mongolia?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "For the time being, it seems to be Mongolia, but in the future it may be Jurchen."
"Jurchens?" Huang Zhiting said in surprise: "I heard that the Jurchens are divided into many tribes. Each family has almost less than 10,000 troops. There can even be a big tribe with 3,000. Do you think the Jurchens can also become 'monsters'?" atmosphere'?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Jurchens are brave and brave, no less than wolf soldiers. Zhiting, imagine if there are 60,000 to 70,000 wolf soldiers in hand, wearing Han army's armor and taking Han army's weapons, and their generals will also know it." In the battle formation, can such an enemy be called a demon atmosphere?"
Huang Zhiting pondered for a moment and said, "How many Han troops are there in Liaodong?"
Gao pragmatically said: "There are 170,000 or 80,000 people registered. After excluding the vacancies, the number may be less than that, and the number that can be fielded may only be about 50,000. Of these 50,000, nearly 40,000 are probably Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang's servants. "
"I heard that you have a bad relationship with Uncle Ning Yuan?" Huang Zhiting became a little nervous when she heard about this troop situation, and asked: "Do you want to transfer some troops from Annan? The two major security forces in Annan (Thang Long and Jingang) There are 80,000 soldiers, and I heard that the 'reserve' is still being used now. I think it won't matter even if you transfer the entire Jingang garrison north to Liaodong."
Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said, "No need."
"No need?" Huang Zhiting was a little anxious and said: "What if the Mongols go crazy and insist on seeking revenge from you? Then Li Chengliang has a bad relationship with you. Once you sit in Guangning, how can you stay in Liaoyang?" Isn’t it extremely dangerous?”
Gao pragmatically said: "First, the Mongols have suffered heavy losses this year and will not have the ability to raise a large number of troops in the short term; second, do you know why Tumen only brought 8,000 people when he came to Liaonan last time? Because he would not be able to bring more. Dare, Tumote Chechen Khan told Hannaji that I am the one to answer. If Tumen goes south in a big way, I am sure to persuade Hannaji to send troops to directly occupy Tumen's home base. At that time, I will cooperate with Qinantang in Daning. Tumen Even Chahanhot can’t be saved.”
"Oh?" Huang Zhiting looked a little surprised, indicating that she did not know much about the situation in the north.
Gao Pragmatic added: "Besides, even if I want to strengthen Liaodong, I don't need to transfer troops from Annan. I still have many servants in Ming Dynasty, but...it's just not good to transfer them all to Liaodong."
Gao Pragmatic does need money and people, but his current problem is that he doesn't dare to make adjustments.
As mentioned before, the situation in Liaodong is unique. The governor, the commander-in-chief and even the governor-general are stationed in three places. In terms of geographical location alone, the vast area east of the Liaohe River is all under the "direct jurisdiction" of the governor, and the commander-in-chief is stationed in three places. In most cases, they are only responsible for the defense of western Liaoning, not to mention the governor, who is far away from Miyun near the capital.
In this way, if Gao Pragmatic wants to mobilize a large number of servants to come to Liaodong, they will definitely be mainly deployed along the line of Gaizhou, Haizhou, Liaoyang, Shenyang and Kaiyuan, and this line is all east of the Liaohe River and happens to separate western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. . In this way, it is very dangerous in the eyes of the court - there is a tendency to separate one party!
With a high sense of pragmatism and caution, even if he felt that Zhu Yijun might not have other ideas based on his historical "generosity" on these issues. But just because Zhu Yijun didn't think too much, it didn't mean that no one thought too much. If there were people every now and then, Regarding the impeachment of Shangshu, wouldn't it be true that he is so pragmatic that he only has two things to do in the whole day: Shangshu's self-defense and Shangshu's resignation?
Therefore, even if Gao Pragmatic could easily mobilize tens of thousands of servants to come to Liaodong, he would not do it. Besides, mobilizing tens of thousands of servants to Liaodong is also a loss-making business in itself.
When these servants are scattered in various places, they have their own tasks and livelihoods - the cavalry is responsible for the transportation escort outside the Great Wall, the infantry is responsible for the domestic transportation escort, and the various mine protection teams and factory protection teams, not to mention, belong to the " It has the nature of “corporate garrison” – so it basically doesn’t lose money if you raise it.
But if all these people are transferred to Liaodong, it will be different. First of all, it will increase the food burden of Liaodong, which needs no explanation; secondly, they have nothing to do in Liaodong and can only sit and eat, which will also increase the burden of Beijing.
The reason why Annan's 80,000 garrison troops can be maintained is because of Jinghua's special status in Annan. The two major garrison armies are equivalent to Annan's "Forest Army". Jinghua itself is only responsible for providing weapons and equipment. The usual troops are maintained by the Annan Metropolitan Commandery Department. paid for.
Of course, this account worked out very magically. Annan Dutongsi gave the money to Jinghua first, and then Jinghua was responsible for the payment.
Obviously, being highly pragmatic is to prevent the two major security forces from not recognizing the situation clearly and not knowing whose soldiers they are.
At this time, Huang Zhiting suddenly asked: "How long do you expect to stay in Liaodong?"
Gao Pragmatic was startled, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. I estimate that it should take at least three years."
According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty and Gao Gong's examination method, there will be a major exam after three years of service, so to a certain extent, three years is considered a term.
"I...if I come to Liaodong, can I also bring some servants with me?" Huang Zhiting asked with her head lowered.
Gao Pangshi was startled for a moment, then laughed: "You have a special status. No matter what position you hold in Annan, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty court, you are the chieftain of the court. Since you are the chieftain, your wolf soldiers are treated as equals to other soldiers. A general’s servants are like servants, wherever you go by yourself, of course you can take them with you.”
"Haidong has sufficient troops. When the time comes, I can dispatch thousands of wolf soldiers to Liaodong." Huang Zhiting said.
But Gao Pragmatic shook his head: "What's the difference between you transferring wolf soldiers to Liaodong and me transferring Shenglong and Jingang garrison to Liaodong? If I transfer them, I can use them as bidders, and the court will have to give me part of the money and food." , if you are transferred here, and you are not serving in Liaodong, the court will not pay the wolf soldiers, and you will be in trouble by then."
Huang Zhiting said: "But the wolf soldiers are not paid in the first place. Not only do we chieftains not pay the wolf soldiers, but we also take the wolf soldiers with us when we go on expeditions with the court. The court does not pay them either. We only care about eating. If you don't care about food, That doesn’t matter, Annan has a good harvest this year, Haidong has no shortage of food, I can feed these people myself, you just need to ship food."
Gao pragmatically joked: "Zhiting, this kind of thinking is unacceptable."
"What?" Huang Zhiting was a little confused.
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "When you marry me, the money you waste will be the money I waste. You have to be careful."
Huang Zhiting was speechless for a moment by what he said, and her face was a little red. After a long while, she said: "What should I do...I, I think it's not safe for you to be like this. I heard what you said before, the few people you can use are now all Still in southern Liaoning, even if Liaoyang can be transferred here if something happens, there will only be more than 2,000 and less than 3,000 people, plus your own 3,000 soldiers, this will only be 5,000 or 6,000 people."
Gao pragmatically said: "Cao Yu still has 5,000 servants. I guess he will find a way to make up for the original 6,000. Don't I have 10,000 servants available?"
"I still don't think it's enough." Huang Zhiting shook his head and said: "Since Li Chengliang is unreliable, he has to make the worst estimate, just like the Battle of Southern Liaoning. What if he stands still again? What do you think? It may be true that we don’t have the energy to mobilize in the near future, but didn’t you receive the news yesterday that Nuantu from the Huahua Department was mixed up with the Jurchen Ye Hebu? This Ye Hebu seems to be quite powerful. The Dehada tribe cannot resist it at all. If Ye He causes trouble in the future, you will only have more than 10,000 people available..."
Ye He is indeed a strong Jurchen, especially in the hands of the two brothers Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni. Over the years, Ye He's strength can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds. At present, he may have about 8,000 troops, which is considered to be extremely majestic. Nurhaci is too powerful - even if Nurhachi takes the city of Tulum and takes over the city of Sarhu, his actual strength is only five to six hundred, and he has about a hundred pieces of armor. Ye Hebi, there is no comparison at all, only being crushed.
If Ye He can defeat Hada again, it is entirely possible that his family's military strength will exceed 10,000.
There are less than ten thousand Jurchens, and they are invincible. Although this statement is definitely exaggerated, even Huang Zhiting has heard it, so she still has to be on guard.
However, Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about the two Ye He brothers. I have made preparations and will deal with them soon... Do you want to go with me?"
Huang Zhiting said in surprise: "You want to conquer Ye He?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and smiled: "It's not a conquest, this time it's about outsmarting them, and...it's not up to me to take them."
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