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Volume 13: Reviving the Ming Dynasty Chapter 614: Going out to quell the chaos

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    The officials in the DPRK were somewhat reluctant to let Tang Feng lead troops again. In their eyes, it was a great blessing that this young man, who was born in the same Jinshi class and was only thirty years old, could be named the Marquis of Anping.  , if he is now allowed to lead troops to suppress the rebellion and perform meritorious service, it will only further deepen his prestige among the people and officials.

    However, the current situation has forced him to be used again, because the fact that the military forces in Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places have become increasingly powerful has spread, and the court is no longer able to control it. In order to appease the frightened people, they must send troops to quell the chaos as soon as possible.  But now the officers and soldiers of the guards in various places have either been defeated or surrendered to the rebels. Only the Ming Dynasty's most elite Liaodong frontier army can withstand the highly motivated rebels.  And if you want to command these arrogant and powerful generals and let them defeat the thieves with all their strength, you must have someone who can suppress them, and Tang Feng is the most suitable candidate.  [bsp; So after Chongzhen expressed his intention at the court meeting, although several ministers put forward different opinions, he finally won the support of the vast majority of people, especially the vocal support of the minister Nege  , making Tang Feng's decision to go on another expedition finally confirmed.  However, everyone unanimously rejected Tang Feng's proposal to open Guangdong and other coastal cities as ports and let Ming Dynasty's own shipbuilding fleet go to sea to trade with overseas countries.  What a joke, our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, how can we destroy all the laws established by our ancestors because of some petty profits?  They obviously completely ignored the various benefits that Suzhou had received since its opening as a port.

    While the emperor's imperial decree asking Tang Feng to lead troops to quell the rebellion was still being written, Tang Feng, who was in the Anping Marquis' mansion, already knew the decision in the court.  Now Tang Feng's power has completely turned into the dark, that is the power of the entire Jin Yiwei.  The Jinyi Guards are also divided into two parts, one is the Han general, and the other is the Tiqi. The former is the emperor's guard of honor, and the latter is the secret agent.  Tang Feng extended his influence into the Han Dynasty General system, so that he could know more accurately the affairs of the DPRK and China. The news this time came through the Han Dynasty General who was on duty at the DPRK meeting.

    After knowing this situation, Tang Feng felt mixed feelings.  He is happy that he can finally take control of the real power again, and this time, he will not let the power slip away from his hands.  As for the worry, it is due to the unwiseness of the courtiers. Now the Ming Dynasty's treasury is still empty, and the Central Plains are in trouble again. Without enough money support, can the world be stable?

    "It seems that my idea is correct. Without real changes, our Ming Dynasty can only linger on as it is now. Treating the head for headaches, treating the feet for pain, and constantly suppressing chaos and resisting gold will not solve the fundamental problem. I must  I have to make some changes, not for myself, but for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the Han people!" After Tang Feng walked back and forth in the study room with his hands behind his back for a few times, he finally made up his mind, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.  , that was the light that flashed when he decided to give it a go. This time, he will make the biggest decision in his life.

    "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Anpinghou Tang Feng is also the pillar of the country Today there are rebellious people, who are turbulent in the world for their own selfish interests, making the people suffer, the country is uneasy, and my heart is boiling I hope Anpinghou can inspire our Ming Dynasty and sweep away the Ming Dynasty.  Clear the world and live up to my great trust. I appreciate this!" The edict of a thousand words was read out by the eunuch in a cadence, but Tang Feng, who was kneeling below, did not listen. He already knew the result.  Of course there is no interest.

    After receiving the order, the chamberlain said again: "Marquis Anping, Your Majesty asked us to inform you that you will come to the palace to see him later."

    "Yes, I have written it down." Tang Feng nodded.  He knew that the emperor was still a little worried about him, and that he had to discuss some matters with him to see how many troops could be mobilized from Liaodong.

    Sure enough, when Tang Feng entered the palace to meet the saint, Chongzhen asked a question about the deployment of troops: "There are more than 100,000 defenders in Liaodong, but there are more than ten passes and several cities there, so it is impossible to mobilize too many troops.  There are many people. In your opinion, how many people and horses should the court deploy to quell the chaos?"

    "In my opinion, only 30,000 elite soldiers are enough." Tang Feng was prepared for this and immediately answered.

    "Thirty thousand? I heard that the rebel army has more than 100,000 people. Can you succeed with only 30,000 troops?" Chongzhen couldn't help but asked with some doubt.

    "Your Majesty, the art of war requires that the troops should be good but not numerous. Although the rebel army seems to be strong, with more than 100,000 people, in fact, only half of them can fight, and the others are just rioters. These people will only follow  If they pick up some bargains later, when the critical moment comes, they will only become a burden and reduce the combat effectiveness of the rebels. Moreover, most of the Liaodong Army today has muskets and artillery. As long as they are used properly, thirty thousand is enough.  We are against the enemy. In addition, in Shanxi and other places, we still have surplus officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. As long as your majesty can give me the right to act expediently, you can mobilize the officers and soldiers of the guards there. In this way, in terms of military strength, I and I  You won¡¯t suffer much more than the rebels.??Tang Feng said calmly and rationally.

    "Well, what Anpinghou said is very reasonable." Chongzhen nodded and said, "Then I will do as you asked. I hope you will not disappoint me. The chaos will be settled as soon as possible, so that the people can be saved."

    "I accept the order." Tang Feng replied respectfully, and then suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, do the two suggestions I mentioned last time have been approved by the adults in the court?"

    "Well no one has any opinion on the matter of Mao Wenlong on Pi Island. Someone will be rushing there by sea soon. I think he will not disobey the imperial court's instructions. It's just that the sea ban, the DPRK  However, all the ministers cannot make a unified decision. After all, the Ming Dynasty is currently unstable and it is really not suitable for any disputes to arise, so I think this matter should wait until the chaos is calmed down."

    There was regret on Tang Feng's face, and he sighed and said, "Since your Majesty and the adults have made up their minds, I have nothing to say." Although he already knew the result, when he heard this from the emperor,  Still he was disappointed.

    Seeing this, Chongzhen comforted and encouraged Tang Feng with a few words. After listening to Tang Feng's ears, he felt that the relationship between himself and the emperor was further away.  I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Tang Feng just felt that the emperor only regarded himself as a tool, a tool to resist foreigners and quell chaos. When the world is finally settled, the best outcome for him would be to be under house arrest for the rest of his life.  Of course, after having this feeling, he will not just sit back and die, he will use all means to protect himself.  Tang Feng was not from this era, and he did not take the idea of ??the supremacy of kings seriously at all, and the idea that a king wanted his subjects to die was simply empty talk to him.

    With the emperor's imperial edict issued, the court's mobilization began again.  Orders were sent to Liaodong one after another, asking the generals there to send out elite troops to quell the chaos in the Central Plains. At the same time, officials also took ships to sea and went straight to Pidao in the northeast to find Mao Wenlong and ask him to send troops to harass the coast of the Kingdom of Jin.  At the same time, in Datong, local officials also communicated with the Mongols and asked them to deploy troops on the border of the Jin Kingdom to contain the Jin people.

    Under the dual temptation of profit and reputation, Mao Wenlong immediately agreed to the court's wishes, but he also made his own request, that is, the court should also reward his generals.  their heartfelt support.  The Mongols also put forward more border trade requirements. After getting permission from the court, they also began to threaten the Jin Kingdom's borders. For a time, everyone in the Jin Kingdom was in danger and did not dare to have any other thoughts about Liaodong.  .

    Under such a good situation, the elite soldiers of Liaodong also left Shanhaiguan and came to Beijing.  Wu Xiang was leading the army, and Zuo Liangyu and Sun Chuanting also returned with the army.  These two people were sent by Tang Feng who personally wrote to Liaodong and asked Man Gui to send them after he learned everything.  When it comes to dealing with the Jin army, of course Mangui and other generals who have been in Liaodong for a long time are more useful. However, in Shaanxi and other places where the terrain is mostly mountainous and the terrain is even more complicated, Sun Chuanting and others are more suitable.  Of course, leaving Man, Zu and others behind was also to prevent the Jin from invading Liaodong. With them in charge, Liaodong could still be defended for a while.

    After the Liaodong army arrived in Beijing, the imperial court held a swearing-in meeting and brought all the soldiers to the school grounds where the three major battalions were originally trained to take the oath.  Tang Feng naturally had no right to object to this. He also hoped that the generals under his command would have more aspirations to serve the country, which would greatly improve their combat effectiveness.

    However, the arrival of one person shocked everyone, including Tang Feng.  It turned out that Tang Feng thought that at the swearing-in meeting, only senior officials from the Ministry of War would say a few words of honor, and then it would be up to him to boost the morale of the troops.  But who would have thought that in the middle of the swearing-in meeting, Huang Luo Umbrella appeared on the edge of the school field, and it turned out that the emperor had arrived.

    As soon as Chongzhen, wearing a pterosaur crown and rolling dragon robe, appeared, the whole scene was a bit chaotic.  The soldiers here are fully armed. If something goes wrong, hurting the emperor will be a serious crime and confiscating the house, so naturally no one dares to be careless.  Tang Feng even hurriedly came down from the general stage to pay homage to the emperor.

    Chongzhen just took this indifferently and said: "I am here to encourage the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who are about to serve the country. Keep everything simple." This sentence made those generals even more grateful.

    After Tang Feng said something hastily, Chongzhen even climbed up to the general ordering platform and said some awe-inspiring words to the officers and soldiers below: "You are all my Qiancheng of the Ming Dynasty. Without you, I would not be able to survive."  Our land, people and cities in Liaodong cannot be protected. I would like to thank you all here. Now that our family and country are in misfortune, a group of rebels have emerged. Only you and others can relieve me and share the worries of our Ming Dynasty. I hereby make a decision  I swear, after you successfully quell the chaos, I will reward you heavily"

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: The soldiers of the emperor who never thought they could just look at it dumbly, their hearts began to surge with patriotism, at this moment, even if they all died, they wouldNo one will say a word no.  This is the authority of the emperor. His few words can raise morale to a completely different level.

    When he saw the soldiers kneeling on the ground and shouting "Long Live the Mountain", Chongzhen's mouth opened with a proud smile. He glanced at Tang Feng not far away without leaving any trace, knowing that after this, Tang Feng was still there.  The position in the Liaodong Army would inevitably be shaken, which was a method he thought of before finally letting Tang Feng continue to lead the army.

    Tang Feng also knew this well. Chongzhen was already very suspicious of him. Even if he made such small moves when he had to rely on himself to lead troops, wouldn't it be even more sad when he loses the military power?  ?  So at this time, the rift between him and Chongzhen expanded again.

    "With just a few words, some so-called rewards that are not illusory can only deceive the soldiers for a period of time. The soldiers are still very realistic. When they know who can give them real benefits, they will definitely  I have other ideas." Tang Feng thought to himself, but he didn't take Chongzhen's tactics too seriously.

    "But when the army left Beijing, the appearance of a man caught Tang Feng a little off guard.  That was a position that existed in the military, but Tang Feng had never encountered before - supervising the army.  Except for the status of military supervisor given to him by the eunuchs when they went to Liaodong, Tang Feng had never dealt with such a person before, but he didn't expect that he would meet him now.

    Although the supervisory army does not have the power to lead the army in name, it is actually very powerful and can even veto the commander-in-chief's decision and replace the commander-in-chief.  Of course, the latter can only be carried out with the Holy Spirit at hand.  In the history of the Han nation for thousands of years, the supervisory army has always played a less glorious role, but in the Ming Dynasty, its damage was even greater.  Because most of the military supervisors were censors and eunuchs, and the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were extremely powerful, they were naturally more able to dictate military affairs unscrupulously. The most famous one was of course Wang Zhen in the defeat of Tumubao.

    Since the fall of the Wei eunuch party, the status of eunuchs in the imperial court has been greatly reduced, but some things still need to use eunuchs. For this matter, Chongzhen used Tang Wenzheng, who was quite attentive in front of him, to do it.  This is the supervisor.

    When he learned about the other party¡¯s intention, Tang Feng was still smiling on the surface, but in his heart he felt a huge wave of anger.  Unexpectedly, the emperor's distrust of him had reached such an extent. He sent out the supervisory army without consulting him at all. This was obviously because he was afraid that he would be too self-respecting.

    Many generals in the army also have opinions on this.  They knew the disadvantages of interfering in everything when the eunuchs were there. Now that there is such a person in the army, everyone is very uncomfortable.  At this time, Tang Feng calmed everyone's mood and said in front of Tang Wenzheng: "Eunuch Tang is also under the holy command to supervise the army. As long as we serve the country wholeheartedly and quickly put down the rebellion, Eunuch Tang will only bring us  Good thing. He is someone who can speak well in front of the Emperor. If we have made merit, he will report it to His Majesty, and then everyone will be rewarded."

    Seeing Tang Feng speak for him, Tang Wenzheng was also flattered.  You must know that Tang Feng has a great reputation. Even though he has been recuperating at home in recent years, everyone still knows about his deeds of defeating the Jin Dynasty and the eunuch party.  Such a decisive and ruthless person would not dare to be disrespected even by people sent by the emperor.  Now that Tang Feng was not angry because he might be holding him back, Tang Wenzheng felt relieved.  At the same time, he also felt that it was because he was the supervisor appointed by the emperor that Tang Feng gave in, which greatly enhanced his confidence.

    But what he didn¡¯t know was that when he returned to his camp and was surrounded by his close friends, Tang Feng¡¯s face turned gloomy.  He called Zhang Tai, who had been by his side, and said solemnly: "Call a few reliable brothers to keep an eye on Tang Wenzheng twelve hours a day. No matter who he meets or what he hands out,  Checked it out. Also, keep an eye on me in the sky, don¡¯t let him use flying pigeons to send messages.¡±

    "Yes! I will make arrangements right now." Zhang Tai agreed immediately.

    Seeing him leaving, Tang Feng sat on his handsome seat and sneered: "Do you think you can suppress me by sending an eunuch to my side? Your Majesty, you underestimate me too much. I only need one trick to defeat me."  Let him become deaf, blind and mute, so that he can only do things according to my wishes."

    In this mutual struggle, the 30,000 Liaodong Army marched into the eastern part of Shanxi and was about to start a battle with the rebels.

    At this time, Gao Yingxiang, who was still establishing his own business in Shaanxi, had learned about the court's response through various channels.  When he heard that 30,000 elite soldiers were coming to deal with him, Gao Yingxiang's expression condensed.  The previous defeat was still before us. At the beginning, he had nearly 80,000 troops, but he was no match for 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Now the imperial court has sent a large armyThe most elite Liaodong Army, can these 50,000 troops be an opponent?

    Because he learned the lesson from the previous failure, Gao Yingxiang no longer only recruits people based on quantity this time, but also pays more attention to the quality of people.  So a few months later, he who was the first to rebel had only 50,000 troops under his command, but he was actually outmatched by Wang Jiayin's troops.  However, he was confident that he could annihilate Wang Jiayin's men with this inferior force, because these 50,000 men were all strong men, and they all had the imperial court's standard armor, which greatly increased their combat power.

    But even so, when he heard that it was the Liaodong Army that was coming, Gao Yingxiang still felt uneasy.  He immediately called all the generals under his command to discuss with them how to deal with the enemy.

    In this regard, Li Zicheng's suggestion was accepted by everyone, which was to stick to the existing city and give up Shanxi to avoid the sharp edge of the official army.  Presumably the other rebels would not make such a decision, so let them fight a few battles with the Ming army first. After the enemy's spirit was weakened, the Chuang army would go to clean up the mess.  If the Ming army wins a big victory, they can still rely on the geographical advantage to deal with the enemy on the familiar ground of Shaanxi.

    With Gao Yingxiang¡¯s decision and the different reactions of several other rebel groups, a new round of civil war has begun
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