No matter how outstanding Ming officials are, as long as they get involved with Liaodong and deal with Jianlu, the final result will not be good.
One of the recent lessons learned is Hong Chengchou.
Before he became the governor of Jiliao, he started to suppress thieves from the position of chief envoy of Shaanxi and participated in politics. It can be said that he was invincible. He killed the bandits to the point of being frightened by the news. As a result, he became the governor of Yansui, the governor of the three sides, etc.
However, after he became the governor of Jiliao, he no longer had any achievements. In the end, it led to the defeat of Songjin, and the main force of the Ming Dynasty was completely defeated!
Today, Duke Xingguo is even more of a miracle than Hong Chengchou in the officialdom. Can he go to Shanhaiguan?
Also, how is the situation outside the customs now? How will Duke Xingguo clean up the mess outside the pass?
Judging from his performance in the capital, it can be said that he hates evil as much as he hates evil. All those who are corrupt, pervert the law, and those who are greedy for military pay must be dealt with.
Although in the last few days in the capital, it seems that Duke Xingguo's office is also accepting gifts, which has changed a bit. But how will he deal with the six escaped soldiers? Is this really curious?
Not only did everyone in the capital wonder whether Duke Xingguo could return safely from his trip to Shanhaiguan, but many people even had doubts about whether "Qingtian" could maintain its true character.
When the troops of the Yongwei Camp left, a group of people carrying two sedans landed on the side of the city gate. A fat man got out of one of the sedans and looked at the back of the Yongwei Camp in the distance. , couldn't help but sigh again and again, "Ah, it's still a step too late!"
"Yes, sir, who would have thought that Xingguo Guild would leave the capital again quietly!" The servant next to him agreed in a flattering manner.
After hearing this, the fat man knew what was going on. In the final analysis, I still feel a bit reluctant to let go!
With this thought in mind, he turned around and walked to another sedan, and said softly to the people inside, "Duke Xingguo has gone far, let's go back home first!"
After he finished speaking, he heard no movement in the sedan, so he reached over and lifted the curtains on the sedan to take a look. He saw a young woman sitting inside. Her appearance was so beautiful that he, who had seen too many beauties, was still distracted for a while.
After he learned that his daughter was seriously ill, in order to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, he even went one step further and spent a lot of money to find this woman from Jiangnan.
Originally, I thought that if my daughter died, I would send this goddaughter to the palace to replace her. Unexpectedly, his daughter actually recovered, and all of this was because of Duke Xingguo. Even in the death of his grandson, Duke Xingguo found out the murderer.
In this way, there was no need for him to send his goddaughter to the palace. Knowing that Duke Xingguo was now in the prime of his life, he wanted to curry favor with him. Naturally, this goddaughter was the best gift.
I was just a little reluctant to give up, and after hesitating for a few days, I didn't expect Duke Xingguo to leave the capital.
If the original historical development was followed, after his daughter died, the goddaughter wanted to be sent to the palace, but Emperor Chongzhen didn't want her. He then turned to Wu Sangui, who was in the ascendant at that time, and made an appointment with Wu Sangui to watch a play at his house, and it was done immediately. Because of this, in popular history, it is said that his goddaughter caused countless troubles.
At this time, he saw that his goddaughter seemed calm on the surface, but in fact he felt a little disappointed, and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
But what can be done? He bought this woman with money, but he couldn't touch her!
With this thought in mind, he lowered the curtain, waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go back home. Master, I want to hear her sing a few more songs!"
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Regarding Duke Xingguo's sudden departure from the capital, there was a lot of discussion in the capital, and in Shanhaiguan, there were naturally people from the capital who rushed to report the news day and night.
In this way, if any soldiers, big or small, open their mouths here in Shanhaiguan, it must be this newly rising upstart in the court.
No, in a deep house in Shanhaiguan, six people gathered together and were talking.
"Uncle Chang, your family is in the capital, and you are the most well-informed. What do you think, Duke Xingguo will do with us when he leads the Yongwei camp to Shanhaiguan?"
"Yeah, I don't feel confident about this. It's really unlucky to say that for this matter, I gave such a heavy gift to Chen Xinjia, but as a result, our matter has not come to a conclusion, and he has resigned from his position!"
"Who says it's not the case! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have given it to him!"
"Yes, I am still collecting money here to send another copy to the new Minister of the Ministry of War. However, I did not wait for the news of the new Minister of the Ministry of War, but I waited for Duke Xingguo to arrive. I was not prepared for this. What should I do? "
"Haha, you guys are just impatient. Let me tell you, why are you sending this money? How many of the imperial officers and soldiers, inside and outside the customs, have been punished for withdrawing their troops?"
"You are a coward, but let me tell you, you, a runaway general, can be fine once or twice, but you walk too much at night, haha..."
"What did you say? How dare you curse me?"
"Curse you? I am telling the truth. Do you dare to say that you are not a running away general? In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, who ran away?"
"..."
As they talked, there was a quarrel in the lobby. Needless to say, these six were the six general soldiers who escaped with their lives in the Battle of Songjin and were waiting for the imperial court's defeat.
The one sitting in the main seat seems to be the youngest among the six people, and he is also well-maintained. It seems that he comes from a wealthy family. At this time, I couldn't listen anymore, so I coughed a few times, and finally the lobby became slightly quiet.
This person is Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan.
Although all six of them were wiped out, in terms of foundation, Wu Sangui naturally had the strongest foundation. No, even the real estate here in Shanhaiguan is the largest.
Seeing that they became quiet, Wu Sangui said, "It is true that news about my father has just come. To be honest, this Duke Xingguo has been favored. No one in our Ming Dynasty can surpass him. This is for sure. If we If you can pass the test of Duke Xingguo, then you will definitely be fine. Maybe if you are favored by him, you will have a bright future!"
"Really, eldest uncle, tell me about this Duke of Xingguo. Listening to his title, you can tell how much the emperor favors him. It's a pity that I don't have any connections in the capital and don't understand the situation!"
After Wu Sangui heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong who was speaking. He actually felt a little contempt in his heart and didn't want to talk to this Wang Pu anymore.
But now six people share the same fate. Not only Wang Pu, but others are also paying attention. He replied, "Xingguo Gong suddenly appeared in the Ming Dynasty officialdom at the beginning of the month. The first official position was the refugee resettlement envoy of Gyeonggi. He was the one who gave Shang Fangjian and the king’s flag. Later, because of his meritorious service in resettling refugees, the emperor named him the Duke of Xingguo..."
In fact, not only Wang Pu among the six generals, but also several others were really not as familiar with the capital as Wu Sangui, so they were all listening carefully.
Just the beginning had already shocked them. Duke Xingguo's starting point in the officialdom is really high. I guess there is no one except the prince, right?
"...At that time, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant, had an opinion against Duke Xingguo, so he was sent to prison by the emperor. He is still imprisoned there!" When Wu Sangui spoke, he was actually jealous in his heart. He was much better than him, "Jinyiwei The commander, Luo Yangxing, tried to kill him, but failed and lost his life. Wang Dehua, the former eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the admiral of the East Factory, Wang Zhixin, the former eunuch in charge of the horse eunuch, and even the brother of Queen Zhou and the prince's uncle... "
Wu Sangui told everything about Zhang Mingwei, which made the other five generals who were listening were dumbfounded. The envy, jealousy and hatred on their faces could not be concealed no matter how hard they tried.
They have never seen, or even heard of, such a person who is so favored by the emperor. Everything, if told before, they would find it difficult to believe. But so many incredible things happened to one person.
When Wu Sangui finished speaking, he looked at the other five people and said with a little envy, "Those who were favored by Duke Xingguo have all achieved great success. The new assistant minister Du Yinxi and the new minister Zuo Maodi, who were these people before?" , it is today because of the recommendation of Duke Xingguo. If this has little to do with our generals, just say Zhou Yuji, Uncle Zhongzhen, everyone, Uncle Zhongzhen!"
The number of titles in the Ming Dynasty did not increase until the last year of the Chongzhen Dynasty. In the Nanming Dynasty, they became even more numerous. But at this time, it is still very rare.
The six people here are already the highest ranking soldiers in the military. What they want most, of course, is to be knighted. Therefore, it is really enviable to hear that Zhou Yuji got a title just because he flattered Duke Xingguo.
After listening to what Wu Sangui said, Miyun Commander-in-Chief Tang Tong patted his thigh, stood up and said anxiously, "Ah, I have no money at all. I have to collect money immediately. Everyone, take your leave!"
Several other people knew what this meant as soon as they heard it, and they quickly stood up and left.
Even Wang Pu, who was famous for being stingy, stood up excitedly. After walking a few steps outside, he suddenly stopped and said to Wu Sangui, "It's too far for me to go back to Datong to withdraw money. How about brother Zhang lend me some?" ?”
He was obviously older than Wu Sangui, so in order to borrow money, he volunteered to be his younger brother.
"How can I have so much money!" Of course Wu Sangui refused. He had already suffered a major hemorrhage before, and he didn't know how much he would give this time to impress Duke Xingguo!
However, Wang Pu refused to give up and wanted to pester him. In the end, Wu Sangui threw away his sleeves and walked away, getting rid of his entanglement.
The reason why Wu Sangui revealed this news to these general soldiers was actually because he was a little unsure. What if Duke Xingguo is not greedy for money and no one else gives it away but him?
Therefore, it is relatively safer for everyone to give gifts together. Then act according to the situation, see what kind of person Xingguo Gong is, and then decide whether to secretly give another big gift.
This was his plan and Wu Xiang's idea.
Finally, on this day, Zhang Mingwei arrived at Shanhaiguan.
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