Chapter 45 Counterinsurgency
The boat docked at the pier, and He Xi came down from the Hunhe pier. Ye Chen saluted from a distance. Said: "Greetings to your lord."
He Xi said: "How is the situation?"
Ye Chen said: "The situation is under control."
Ye Chen was guarding Shenyang. When he heard something happened here, he immediately pulled the three guards over. Together with the guard station that originally guarded this place, there were more than 20,000 people in total. It only took one morning to suppress it.
After all, this is a miner, and he is already short of food and clothing. Struggling on the edge of life and death. How can it compare with the Liaodong Army, which is well-equipped. All of them have big shoulders and round waists. In addition, Ye Chen arrived very quickly. Among these miners, a system has not yet been formed to elect a leader. Ye Chen has already arrived.
From a military perspective, Ye Chen achieved perfection and responded quickly. Keep losses to a minimum. Only more than a hundred Han people were involved in this chaos.
However, from other aspects, it is not so good.
Because Ye Wang passed away, Ye Shen is now observing filial piety. Logically speaking, he has no right to control military and political affairs. But the problem is, He Xi never thought that Shenyang would encounter a military threat. Those who stayed in Shenyang were just ordinary guards.
They only have the power to defend the city and do not have the power to mobilize the army.
In other words, we can only wait for He Xi's order to come from Yingkou. Only Shenyang's army can be dispatched.
At the critical moment, there was also controversy in Shenyang City. Moreover, most of the Liaodong Army are old members of the Ye family. So someone came to ask Ye Chen.
Ye Chen did his best. Made the best choice militarily. It was just an army organized by the Liaodong military court. Ye Chen is observing filial piety, which means he has been removed from all official positions. Just a white body. The army is an important weapon of the country, and it is dispatched just by saying hello.
He Xi gets a headache just thinking about how serious the problem here is.
It wasn't that he thought Ye Chen had any bad intentions. After all, He Xi still knew Ye Chen well. Ye Chen is a person who says he is simple and kind, which is a bit excessive, but he seems to use all his scheming methods in fighting, and he can't bear to think about it other than fighting.
However, now is not the time to talk about this issue, so He Xi will hold back for now.
He Xi said: "What is going on?"
Ye Chen said: "I don't know yet, but too many people have died."
He Xi didn't know at this moment that too many people had died. What does this sentence mean? But it soon became clear.
As soon as he turned around, he smelled the smell of blood. He Xi looked at everything in front of him from a distance. Only corpses were seen, lying in a large area. He Xi visually estimated that there were hundreds of people. He Xi paused for a moment, then stepped on black marks on the ground. He didn't know whether they were broken coal or traces of solidified blood.
He Xi said: "How many people died?"
Ye Chen said: "Probably more than 3,000 Koreans died. This is still not counted."
More than three thousand people. It doesn't seem like a big number. But there were really three thousand corpses placed there, which was a shocking situation. He Xi has seen the battlefield. But of the battlefields he had seen, he felt that this place did not look better than any other battlefield.
He Xi said: "Looking for some survivors, I want to ask in person."
Soon several survivors were brought over.
The dozen or so survivors were in ragged clothes and skinny. All of them were skinny and skinny, and looked like they didn't even look like living people. He Xi frowned immediately. Food is the most important thing in Liaodong. He Xi has asked about the formulation of rations, yes. In absolute terms, each of the Korean people was given less food.
But this lack of food does not mean that we are hungry. Instead, the standard is pushed up or down. Maybe some pot-bellied people feel that they are not full. But the whole person will not be so thin. Because he is simply pathologically thin.
He Xi wanted to save food rations, not to force people to death.
He Xi immediately wanted to ask. It's just that these people don't understand Chinese at all. Fortunately, Yao Guangxiao stayed in Korea for a while and learned the Korean dialect. In a few words, the matter was clarified.
He Xi frowned. Said: "Mr. Yao, what do you think these people should do?"
From a personal point of view, He Xi sympathizes with these people. But in He Xi's current position, his own emotions didn't matter at all. Especially at this critical moment. The first thing he has to think about is the impact. How to deal with these. Let the situation flow smoothly.
Killing one person to serve as a warning to others is certainly the best way. But it wasn't what He Xi wanted.
Yao Guangxiao wanted to kill all these people. In fact, it is the best solution and also makes a contribution to the current problem of food shortage. With fewer people eating, food will be left over. And the excuses are all ready.
These people are just messing around.
As for having some sequelae.
Then come and talk about it before it’s too late.
However, as soon as Yao Guangxiao heard He Xi's question, he knew the tendency in He Xi's heart. Naturally knows what to say. He said: "The people of Goryeo will be the people of Liaodong in the future, and they must be virtuous and obey them. What happened today happened for a reason. We must punish it, but we must also consider the support of people's hearts. Their sins are unavoidable, and their feelings are merciful. In the opinion of the lower officials, I can forgive them. His capital crime is to make the crimes of the Goryeo officials public to the world. Immediately have people patrol the area and deal with them severely. All these people will be exiled to Changchun Fort. The border defenses will be strengthened."
After hearing Yao Guangxiao's words, He Xi's heart turned several times. I know what Yao Guangxiao said is half of what he said.
The other half depends on He Xi to realize it.
What should I do if I want to hide something?
It was to blow up another matter. This time, a large-scale review was conducted on all promoted Korean officials, those who had already settled in the fields in various parts of Korea, and were waiting for new immigrants. It's just a thing to divert the target. It seems to have a huge impact.
But the Koreans had no roots in the Ming Dynasty. You can handle it however you want. And He Xi also feels that Fushun is not an isolated case. I was about to check, maybe I could get some money and food from these corrupt officials.
So that life can go on.
He Xi said: "Okay. That's it."
Then He Xi made arrangements. Fortunately, the output of Fushun Coal Mine is sufficient after all. There is also plenty of stock. There will be no problem if production is stopped for a period of time. These people immediately arranged to go to Changchun Fort. Farming in Changchun Fort to supply the soldiers of Changchun Fort.
A small life was saved.
He Xi took care of this place quickly and neatly. He immediately said to Ye Chen: "Come here."
He threw away his entourage and climbed a coal mountain with Ye Chen. When there were no outsiders involved, He Xi said, "Have you ever thought about the consequences of launching troops without my orders?"
"I've thought about it." Ye Chen said respectfully.
He Xi said angrily: "Then you still do this?"
Ye Chen said: "Since last time, I have also thought about it for a long time. People are different. Some things seem ordinary. I can't learn them. But for some things, many people find it difficult, but For me, it is a very simple thing. I can be valued by adults because of my strengths, not because of my shortcomings. Before my father died, he told me that if you really can't learn, don't learn. Adhere to one principle and serve the Lord wholeheartedly. When encountering something, you must first think about the impact on the Lord. Just like this incident, I also looked at it after pacifying it, and felt that it would not matter if I put down the rebellion a day or two later. , but I didn’t know that at the time. Once the tens of thousands of mine thieves I was worried about left the mining area, the consequences would be disastrous. I just killed them first and then reported them. I saved the loss for you. As for the honor and disgrace of my own death, it is not worth mentioning. "
"I will leave it to my lord's disposal."
After He Xi heard this, he thought to himself: "Being old and not dying is a thief."
This sentence is not about Ye Chen, but about Ye Wang.
Ye Chen's approach was to pass the problem to He Xi.
If Ye Chen really did serve He Xi wholeheartedly. He did not hesitate to violate court rules. This is He Xi's die-hard loyalty. He Xi must be preserved. After all, if the person in power cannot even maintain this kind of die-hard loyalty, he will lose the support of the people.
Who will serve you in the future?
After some events, He Xi also realized that Ye Chen was a sword. But this sword is double-edged. Blood will be seen when the sheath is taken out, and there are usually sequelae.
As Ye Chen said, no matter how big the hole he makes, even the biggest hole, it is best not to block it.
