The next day, the generals above the guerrilla level in Shanhaiguan, including Governor Shan Yong, all received notices from the imperial envoy's departure, asking them to go over to discuss matters.
In this regard, everyone knew that Duke Xingguo had been in Shanhaiguan for a few days, and he probably had almost collected the money, so he wanted to settle the outcome of the Battle of Songjin, right?
Anyway, Duke Xingguo accepted the money, which made them feel at ease. Whether it was Wang Pu, Wu Sangui, or others, they all went happily.
However, what they never expected was that after entering the lobby of the imperial envoy's residence, Duke Xingguo did not appear. Instead, loyal uncle Zhou Yuji led a large group of soldiers from the Yongwei camp to block the door.
Seeing that something was wrong, Wu Sangui immediately asked loudly, "Uncle Zhongzhen, what do you mean?"
"Where is the Duke of Guo? I want to see the Duke of Guo!" Wang Pu, who had already developed his sharpness in dealing with danger, immediately felt something was wrong and shouted immediately.
The other generals, of course, were also frightened and started asking questions.
To be honest, they were actually worried at the beginning. After all, if you lose the battle, you must be held accountable.
However, no matter how worried they were, they never thought that it would be like shouting and killing. The imperial court can't kill six general soldiers in one go, right?
The food and grass are cut off, the defeat is certain, if you don't escape, you will die!
Besides, which one of Zuo Liangyu in the pass and He Renlong in the Qin army has not run away several times? The governor was tricked to death, but nothing happened, and he still acted well in front of their commander-in-chief.
Of course, if you have soldiers in hand, you will be more confident.
But at this moment, the entire army was wiped out. Except that Wu Sangui's hometown was Ningyuan, so he escaped alone and could still quickly recruit a team of people. As for the others, they still have to return to their base. So, I am somewhat worried.
But they didn't expect that Duke Xingguo didn't seem to have the intention of raising an army to hold him accountable. Later, Duke Xingguo accepted their money, so he put his worries to rest. Suddenly...
At this time, many people couldn't figure out why, after all the money was collected, it seemed like they were about to fall out.
Facing the questions from these people, Zhou Yuji shouted coldly, "You all should rewrite the story of the Battle of Songjin truthfully. If you lie about military information, you will be punished with an additional penalty. It's up to you!"
After finishing speaking, a team of uniformed guards came in with pens and paper, tables and chairs, arranged like an examination room.
Seeing all this, these generals couldn't help but look at each other. When will soldiers also take exams?
"Uncle Zhongzhen, can I leave anyway?" Shanyong Governor Zhu Guodong looked at all this and asked a little unhappy.
After saying that, he wanted to leave and leave this place of right and wrong.
However, Zhou Yuji stood in front of him and still shouted coldly, "The Duke has said that Master Zhongcheng must perform supervisory duties to prevent them from colluding."
"..." Zhu Guodong was speechless upon hearing this. With you Yongweiying and Jinyiwei watching from the side, who dares to whisper to each other and collude! Obviously, he won't be allowed to!
Feeling that something was amiss, he immediately demanded, "I want to see the Duke!"
Zhou Yuji ignored him at all, turned around and left.
He was so angry that Zhu Guodong pointed at his back and shouted angrily, "I want to report to you, I want to impeach you for contempt of me, impeach the Duke..."
As a high-ranking official in a border area and a civil servant with a Jinshi background, he was actually despised by a warrior. He was really pissed off.
However, Zhou Yuji ignored his threats and disappeared at the entrance of the lobby.
This scene, to be honest, made the generals in the lobby a little envious. Just like this, how many people dare to face a governor like this? Believe it or not, they will be chopped down by the governor. Everyone in the court will say that the chop was good!
"Why are you holding back? Hurry up and write to me!"
Zhu Guodong roared, and these generals came to their senses. They seemed to be in a bad situation, and all of them suddenly looked sad.
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Not to mention how they wrote about the battle, just as they were locked up in the imperial envoy's camp, groups of guards in royal robes flew out and rushed out of Shanhaiguan to various guard posts.
"What, let the officers above the general banner rush to Shanhaiguan immediately?"
"Did I hear you correctly? The Duke wants to pay back the arrears?"
"It's true or false. Although there was a big defeat recently and so many people died, if we really want to make up for the salary arrears, it would have to be a lot. Does the court have that kind of money?"
"That's right, didn't I say before that the Duke received a lot of money? He can also repay our arrears, but I always feel that this is false!"
"..."
Although there were various suspicions, the health center and relevant personnel who received the notification rushed to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible. After all, it would be best if there was money to be had.
You have informed me so seriously, even if you can't make up the salary arrears, you can always give me some money, right?
With this idea in mind, it took at most two days for all the officers at the general banner level and above to arrive at various guard posts from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan, a distance of more than 200 miles. Also arriving with them was Fan Zhiwan, the governor of Liaodong.
When they arrived at Shanhaiguan, they heard that all the generals above the guerrilla level in Shanhaiguan had been detained by the Duke in the imperial envoy camp.
Suddenly, many people smelled the dangerous atmosphere and calmed down a lot.
Of course, for most officers, the detention of generals above the guerrilla level has little to do with them.
If it were in the past, the proportion of people who would be worried would definitely be much higher. But now, those people have been tricked to death by their master.
Fan Zhiwan, who hurried back to Shanhaiguan, was honestly very tired. However, he heard a lot of news and couldn't care less about resting. However, he did not go directly to the imperial envoy's camp to see Duke Xingguo. Instead, he sent someone to ask about the situation of the officers who had rushed back before.
"The general rushed to Shanhaiguan and reported to the imperial envoy's headquarters. He then registered the personnel of the guard station, the grain fields, and the known situation of the Songjin Battle as required."
After Fan Zhi heard this, he immediately asked, "What happens next? Do you really get the unpaid wages?"
"Not yet. It is said that after verification, it will be distributed according to the true situation!"
Fan Zhiwan asked several questions, and they all got the same reply. After knowing what was going on, he immediately went to see Duke Xingguo. After all, he is an imperial envoy, a favorite of the emperor, and cannot be delayed.
All civil servants naturally understand that there are people in the court who are easy to serve as officials. Not to mention the feudal officials, they are even more concerned about matters in the court.
Therefore, Fan Zhiwan probably knew what happened in the capital, and therefore also realized how powerful this Duke was.
But when he met, he was still surprised.
Fan Zhiwan didn't expect that the people who overthrew the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department and the governor of the East Factory, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, the general of the Beijing camp, Rong Chengguo, etc., would be so young!
Zhang Mingwei was not surprised at all. He just asked a question he was concerned about: "How is Jianlu's situation now?"
Ningyuan has become the front line. Of course, the best way to know about Jianlu's situation is to ask him.
Hearing this, Fan Zhiwan came to his senses and quickly replied, "On the 15th of this month, Jinzhou's commander-in-chief, Zu Dashou, surrendered to Jianlu. Although we lost this battle, Jianlu's losses were not small. Moreover, they consumed a lot of supplies this time and could not get anything to replenish them. Jianlu was no longer able to fight anymore, and the main force returned to Liaodong."
"Oh, that's right!" After Fan Zhiwan finished speaking, he thought of something and added, "It seems that one of the slave chief's favorite concubines has died, and the slave chief has no intention of fighting anymore. However, this news has not been confirmed yet."
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei remembered that this matter was true.
Huang Taiji's favorite Hailanzhu was critically ill, and he didn't even care about the Battle of Songjin. Of course, he might have thought that he had a chance to win, so he rushed back to Shenyang immediately after the layout was completed.
As he was thinking here, Fan Zhiwan continued, "In order to prevent the Jianqi from coming again, Xiaguan is preparing manpower to build three more cities outside Ningyuan City to defend Ningyuan. In addition, Juehua Island is also preparing to be rebuilt, and Ning Yuan is the horn of each other, so we should have one more guarantee!"
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei shook his head and said, "There is no need to do these things!"
"What?" When Fan Zhiwan heard this, he thought he hadn't heard clearly, so he quickly added, "If we don't strengthen our defenses and Jianlu comes again, what should we do if we attack Jinzhou again?"
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei asked him, "You have cultivated so much. How long do you think you can last after Jianlu came and cut off the connection between Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan?"
"..." Fan Zhiwan was speechless when he heard this.
When Zhang Mingwei saw him, he said to him again, "Did you know that Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, has tried every possible means to transfer to Shanhaiguan as the commander-in-chief. For this reason, he did not hesitate to give a large sum of money."
Having said this, he stretched out a finger, shook it and said, "One hundred thousand taels, tsk tsk!"
"..." When Fan Zhiwan heard this, he was immediately speechless. Did he really say this without any scruples?
"Because Wu Sangui knew that Ning Yuan would definitely not be able to hold on, so he had to give up his old nest and spend a lot of money to be transferred!"
Hearing this, Fan Zhiwan did not dare to ask about the money. He just asked about this other matter and said, "I dare to ask the Duke, what about Ningyuan City? There are many guardhouses, which are far from being as strong as Ningyuan City. What will they do? The grain fields from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan feed the soldiers of Liaodong. If Ningyuan City cannot be defended, what will happen to these grain fields?"
Seeing that he still couldn't change his mind, Zhang Mingwei said to him, "Can Ningyuan City be defended? It can't be defended! Then why are we wasting manpower and material resources to do this?"
"Then we have to give up everything?" After hearing this, Fan Zhiwan couldn't help but said, "The lower official knows that the Duke has the trust of the Emperor, but for this crime of losing the city and the land, the Duke is not afraid of impeachment by the Yushiyan, nor is he afraid of being recorded in the history books. Do you want to leave a sum?"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I can tell you, I'm really not afraid."
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