"sit down!"
Chongzhen waved his hand, motioning Liu Hongxun to sit down, and then looked at Mao Wenlong.
Mao Wenlong also happened to meet Chongzhen's eyes. In just a moment, he felt a five-clawed golden dragon rushing into his mind along his eyes, probing his thoughts.
Even though he had gone through countless ups and downs, at this moment, his heart was tense when the emperor saw him, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
He was really afraid that the emperor would pull him out and kill him at the next moment. From the whole process of meeting the leaders of the Mongolian tribes just now, it can be seen that the emperor really dared and was not afraid of any influence.
If the people below dare to cause trouble, the hundreds of thousands of troops outside can swarm them and completely destroy them.
After a while, Chongzhen said calmly: "Mao Aiqing, I heard that when you were young, you set up a stall on the street to tell fortunes and test characters. Did you make a fortune for yourself?"
boom……
The emperor's words were like a palm thunder exploding in his mind, and the cold sweat on his forehead immediately flowed down in strands.
Although this is just a simple question, the meaning behind it is to ask yourself whether you have calculated the day when you will die.
Are you kidding yourself? Or are you ready to liquidate yourself?
Also feeling the same as him was Yuan Chonghuan, the commander-in-chief of Liaoxi sitting next to him. Although he was better than Mao Wenlong, their qualities were similar.
If the answer is not good, then you are really dead.
While his mind was racing, Mao Wenlong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the hexagrams cannot be calculated completely, for fear of the impermanence of heaven, the hexagram master naturally has no reason to calculate for himself.
Although I help people tell fortunes and change their fortunes, I myself follow the destiny! "
"According to destiny? Haha..."
Chongzhen repeated softly and chuckled.
But it was this laughter that made Mao Wenlong's heart tremble.
After a while, Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "Mao Aiqing, the North Korean Administrative Department has just been established, and the capital commander is still vacant. Are you willing to serve as the capital commander of North Korea and guard North Korea?"
"I am willing!"
After being slightly stunned, Mao Wenlong immediately agreed.
I was relieved in my heart. I thought that even if I didn't kill myself, I would definitely be deposed.
Unexpectedly, he became the commander-in-chief of North Korea, which was also an official position with real power.
Sun Chuanting, Cao Wenzhao and others were full of surprise.
The imperial censor's memorial to impeach Mao Wenlong was really like snowflakes. It contained as many as thirty or forty charges, such as defrauding the emperor by taking advantage of his power, embezzling military expenditures, running a horse market privately, assigning surnames to surnames, and robbing merchant ships...
Each one taken out can chop Mao Wenlong ten times.
But they didn't expect that the emperor didn't punish him, but instead transferred the commander to the capital. They couldn't understand the emperor's thoughts.
"According to the court's strategy, after reorganizing the military affairs, each government will station one garrison army, that is, eight garrison armies. The specific strength will first be drawn from the Dongjiang Army, half of which will be taken from the Dongjiang Army, and another 20,000 will be drawn from the Liaoxi Army for you, and the remaining of you can recruit from mainland Korea.
There are all vacancies for military attachés in the Liaodong Capital Division. You can draw up a list and submit it to me!
Your first priority is to negotiate with Liu Aiqing and take complete control of North Korea. "
After saying this, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Chonghuan: "Yuan Aiqing, is it not difficult to mobilize 20,000 troops from the Western Liaoning Army?"
"It's not difficult!"
Yuan Chonghuan immediately shook his head: "They are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, not soldiers of Liaoxi. It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders!"
"Okay, you and Mao Aiqing should discuss this matter quickly! Complete the handover tomorrow and set off immediately. I hope to hear good news when the army returns!"
"I obey the order!"
This time, even Liu Hongxun stood up and saluted Chongzhen!
Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Yuan Chonghuan: "Yuan Aiqing, Liaodong will be recovered, and North Korea will also be included in the Ming Dynasty.
Then the significance of the Guanning Defense Line will be much weaker, at least it will not be as heavily stationed as before.
The imperial court plans to set up the Liaodong Chief Secretary in Liaodong. I will give you two options, transfer the Liaodong Chief Secretary Zuo Buzheng Envoy or the Dusi Commander Envoy. Or if you have other ideas, you can also put forward! "
Listening to the emperor's questions, Yuan Chonghuan fell silent.
The chief envoy is the boss of a province's administrative affairs and is responsible for the province's administration, finance, land, household registration, money and food, official evaluation, etc.
The commander-in-chief of the capital is responsible for all military affairs, including the prime minister's fielding, inspection of troops, camp drills, patrols, water transportation, preparations for the army, outposts, entry into the guard, garrison, weapons and other matters, as well as the assessment of subordinate generals.
In terms of rank, the commander-in-chief is the second-rank official, ranking before the second-rank chief envoy. However, the three local departments do not interfere, so it does not matter who listens to whom.
Moreover, Dusi only has the power to command troops, but not to mobilize troops. He is responsible for training, combat preparation, etc. On weekdays, in case of war, he must have the military talismans and fire cards from the Ministry of War to mobilize the troops.
In terms of authority, he is far inferior to the chief envoy, and he has been in the army for several years, so he already has military experience.
If you want to go further in the future, such as being transferred back to the central government as a minister or entering the cabinet, you must have experience in local politics.
And the most important point is that his actions in western Liaoning are no longer liked by the emperor.
No one would be at ease if he held a position in the army, and the guard troops under his jurisdiction were all separated from the Liaoxi Army that he had commanded for several years.
It seems that there is no problem now. It is estimated that after the Beidou incident is completely settled, a large number of censors will impeach themselves. If there are no external enemies and no need to rely on themselves, then they will be dead.
If he chooses to serve as the commander of the Liaodong capital, the arrangement of his opponent Mao Wenlong will be a clampdown on him.
If he does not serve as the capital commander of Liaodong, then the imperial court will definitely send a trusted general to serve as the capital commander. Then the new capital commander will restrain Mao Wenlong and guard him by the way.
After thinking about this, Yuan Chonghuan had a choice and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Guangning fell in the second year of Tianqi. I began to join the army in Liaodong and fought dozens of battles with Jiannu.
There were partial defeats and great victories in Xingning. It has been eight years now.
Now that Liaodong has been recovered, the Northeast has been recovered, Mongolia has surrendered, and there is no war in the Northeast. In this case, it does not make much sense for me to stay in the army.
Therefore, I chose to serve as the Chief Envoy of the Chief Secretary of Liaodong to do something practical for the people! "
"Your Majesty, don't worry. In the 47th year of Wanli, I was ranked 40th among the top 300 Jinshi and watched the administration in the Ministry of Industry.
The following year, he was appointed as the magistrate of Shaowu County in Fujian Province. In the second year of Tianqi, the minister of Beijing Chaozhong was rated as "advanced in the examination" and he was quite familiar with administrative affairs!
I am confident that I can manage Liaodong better so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment under your majesty’s grace. Please allow your majesty! "
"allow!"
Chongzhen's eyes were full of reasonable and unexpected looks, but the eyes of the generals were full of doubts.
Let them choose, and they will definitely choose military life. The job of a political envoy is not an easy one. There are too many things and too many things.
Everyone's doubts were naturally noticed by Yuan Chonghuan, and he chuckled in his heart. How could his eyes be comparable to theirs?
Chongzhen's face became solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Yuan Aiqing, since you have chosen to serve as the left governor of Liaodong, I have some opinions on the future development of Liaodong. Please listen to it!"
