Two days later, the Haicang ship docked at Denglai Naval Pier.
Yang Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Denglai who rushed over after receiving the news, looked at the people who got off the boat and was stunned: "Mao Youjie, Mao Yongshi?"
"Do you know Mr. Yang?"
"know!"
After Yang Zhaoji finished speaking, he suddenly realized. A few days ago, he had been wondering that the Jinyiwei was going to Pi Island to convey the order. The shortest way should be from Tianjin, so why did they come to Denglai and request that the lost warships be transferred to accompany them.
It turned out that they were going to arrest people, and they were arresting the two adopted grandchildren that Mao Wenlong was most interested in.
Then he was stunned again. What did he want to do by catching these two people in front of Mao Wenlong?
"Is this a knock on Mao Wenlong?"
In just a moment, Yang Zhaoji came to a conclusion.
It's very simple. Although the imperial court has strong control and has achieved great victories at Longjing Pass and the Great Victory on the Grassland, Pi Island is isolated overseas, and the northeast has been occupied by Jiannu. There is no way to send troops by land, and there is only one way by sea.
Now His Majesty is reorganizing the Ming Navy. He is reorganizing the Denglai Navy. He is reorganizing the Denglai Navy. Zheng Zhilong in Fujian is organizing the Nanhai Navy Fleet. Wei Guogong is reorganizing the Chaohu, Poyang Lake and Taihu Navy in South Zhili.
But the navy is the most technical branch of the army. Among all the branches of the army, the navy is the most difficult. Judging from the current progress, it is still not strong enough to besiege Pi Island.
After some polite exchanges, Wang Guoxing took Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde away and headed towards Beijing.
It only took about ten days to return to Beijing City, and met several vassal kings who came to Beijing along the way.
In Dongnuan Pavilion, Li Ruolian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde have been brought back. Wang Guoxing is waiting outside!"
"Let him come in and talk about the situation!"
"Your Majesty, I have been ordered to go to Pi Island...!"
After Wang Guoxing entered Dongnuan Pavilion, he quickly recounted the situation at that time, and then submitted Mao Wenlong's apology letter.
It is better to say it is a letter of apology than a letter of debriefing.
Starting from joining the army, I wrote about what I did, what achievements I made, what mistakes I made, and then I said that these mistakes were made out of necessity, etc.
Before Chongzhen could speak, Wang Chengen whispered again: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yuan Ge asked to see you, saying it is a matter related to Pidao!"
"pass!"
After a while, Yuan Keli entered Dongnuan Pavilion and presented a letter: "Your Majesty, this letter is from Mao Wenlong to the minister. The content roughly talks about the current situation of Pidao, the current lack of manpower, etc., and asks the minister to intercede on my behalf, etc. "
"Oh, he is still a kind and righteous master!"
"Your Majesty, Mao Wenlong may have taken over the Liao people in the early stage to strengthen himself, increase his troops, and increase the bargaining chips in his hands so that he could negotiate with the court and compete for food and wages.
But later on, he may really have no choice but to let so many people stutter, which is considered a struggle. From this point of view, it is reasonable to say that he is affectionate and righteous! "
"I know!"
Chongzhen was a little confused about Mao Wenlong.
Did Mao Wenlong have merit? That's for sure. Just because he only had two hundred men who went deep behind enemy lines, marched all the way to Dongjiang, harassed the Jiannu, and took away millions of Liao people, this achievement is already huge.
But there are also many mistakes, such as falsifying military pay, being arrogant, colluding with powerful people, living a corrupt life, etc.
As for the correspondence with Jiannu, there are only rumors about this matter. Without seeing the specific letters, contents and witnesses, they cannot be used as evidence of guilt.
Once it is adopted, it will restart the system of hearsay, which is fatal to a regime.
The rumor report is a means for the censor to correct lawlessness and clean up the rules and regulations. It is a curse on the heads of all officials. If it is a wise king, it will be okay.
If it is a foolish king or a mediocre person, this is the method used by officials to fight for power and gain.
In history, the main problem in the party strife from Wanli to Chongzhen was that if you heard something, you would find something to impeach you if you didn't like it.
Not only is it not conducive to the stability of the regime, it will also consume a lot of manpower and resources.
There will be many new policies in the future, such as new currency, commerce, etc. If they are all based on rumors, then the court will not have to do anything. It will just investigate and investigate every day.
This is also one of the main reasons why the Kong family did not take immediate action despite saying that the blood was impure, and it was still necessary to make arrangements from Chahar's side.
After thinking about it, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli: "Yuan Aiqing, how should we deal with this matter?"
"Your Majesty, I think that Mao Wenlong's matter can be put aside and there is no rush. Judging from this matter, Mao Wenlong should have already made a choice.
Although Mao Wenlong has many problems, he can be considered a usable person and is still needed in the overall situation.
As for Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde, they can go to trial and collect evidence so that they can have a basis for liquidation in the future.
If he were to be killed now, his descendants and grandsons would inevitably feel sad and sad, and they might secretly stir up trouble. "
Chongzhen nodded lightly. Originally, he was going to kill these two people immediately.
These two people are different from Hong Chengchou who surrendered more than ten years later. Hong Chengchou surrendered after being trapped for several months with no troops or food.
However, these two people first refused to obey the discipline, trapped the general's yamen, and broke the legs of the then Dongjiang general. Then they launched a rebellion to cause chaos in Dengzhou, and finally surrendered voluntarily to suppress the people of the Ming Dynasty. Their nature was completely different.
After making the decision, Chongzhen looked at Li Ruolian and said, "Li Aiqing, these two people, the most important thing is to attack the heart. Let's review it slowly first!"
"Also, keep an eye on Jian Nu and report any news immediately!"
"The vassal kings from all over the country are also supervising at all times!"
"I understand!"
After Li Ruolian left, Yuan Keli handed over another memorandum: "Your Majesty, these are the statistics of the war achievements in the Battle of the Grassland!"
"You report yours, I will see mine, no delay!"
"yes!"
After Sun Chengzong handed over his hand, he continued: "Your Majesty, there are three parts in total. The first part is the reward. The reward and pension total 3 million taels, and the consumption of money, food and materials is 500,000 taels. At present, the reward and pension have been completely completed. Distributed,
The second part is the medals. There are a hundred people with the Dragon and Tiger Medal, 30 people with the Four Seas Medal, 12 people with the Mountain and River Medal, and six people with the Star Medal. Among them, more than 50 people with the Dragon and Tiger Medal have died in battle.
In addition, a group Star Medal was awarded to the mine camp.
There are three group medals for the Dragon and Tiger Medal. The team of Hei Mingxiao who went to Tumut as envoy, Gao Yingxiang Baihusuo who escorted the three treasures, and the team that destroyed the pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, especially the team that destroyed the pontoon bridge, were awarded an additional fifty taels. silver.
The third part is promotion. There are more than 300 people promoted to small banners, general banners, hundreds of households, etc. "
When Yuan Keli said this, he paused for a while, as if waiting for the emperor to digest the information.
Chongzhen took the memorial and read it slowly. When he saw the last part, he was surprised and asked: "What do these last three names mean?"
