Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Construction
The warm and sunny March is indeed a pleasant day for Nurhachi.
On this day, he led a few people around the newly completed Liaoyang New City for a week—the new city was built after the capture of Liaoyang, and it was only eight miles away from the old city, on the east side of Prince Edward.
The circumference of the city is more than six miles, with a height of three feet and five feet, a width of two hundred and eighty feet from east to west, and a width of two hundred and sixty-two feet and five feet from north to south. , those facing east are Yingyang and Shaoyang, those facing west are Daliao and Xiande, and those facing south are Longyuan and Dashun.
He dismounted from his horse to inspect each of the eight gates, and then stood on the tower, looking at the vast expanse in all directions.
Thousands of miles of fertile land, everything belongs to him - of course a sense of satisfaction rose in his heart.
The territory of the Houjin Kingdom has expanded so much that it is difficult to see it all at a glance, and the whole picture can only be seen on the map; standing on the tower and looking at it, wandering around, in fact, the area he sees is less than one or two out of a hundred, but he is still relaxed and happy, Get the feeling of "owning".
The sun shines on the face, reflecting golden light.
His eyes are piercing, the radiance far surpasses that of the sun, and the spirit naturally revealed between his brows is full of calm, self-confidence, vigor, prosperity and perseverance; The scars pierced by the enemy's arrows have not faded away due to the passage of time, and are still vividly presented, as if leaving him a trace of struggle and commemoration on his body, and it will also make his whole body The fighting spirit in life is concretely highlighted.
This year, he was sixty-four years old. The meaning of life created in his life has been concretely formed, and the historical positioning has also been concretely formed; the feats of the founding king and entrepreneur have also been concretely formed.
Standing on the city tower, he looked down upon him with arrogance.
He will name this new city "Tokyo", which is different from the name Hetuala means "Xingjing" in his conception - he has hidden in his heart, of course, there is another idea that makes him gratified:
The capitals where he lives will be named after "Jing" to echo the established country-Houjin, which will be a large country with the scale and structure of a big country; the naming of the capital represents an important Spiritual significance!
All of this satisfies him.
However, he then summoned Huang Taiji to ask, "What is the progress of the construction of Shenyang City?"
He intuitively thought that the progress was behind because, as far as he could remember, it had been a long time since the order to start construction was issued.
Huang Taiji also reported to him with a little shame: "The city is almost completed, but the palace has not yet broken ground!"
The construction of Shenyang City is no better than that of Liaoyang—the scale of Shenyang City in Nurhachi’s mind is much larger than that of Liaoyang, but the original Shenyang City is only half of Liaoyang—there are too many places to be expanded. It cannot be completed in three or two months.
And Huang Taiji also honestly explained to him another problem that affected the progress of the project: "Conscripts often die and flee, resulting in insufficient manpower and delays in working hours!"
However, after saying this, Nurhachi was not happy: "If there is a problem, it should be solved as soon as possible!"
As he said that, he immediately decided to go to Shenyang to make an inspection in person to understand the overall situation.
Of course, Huang Taiji could only obediently accompany him on the road.
Along the way, he seemed to be teaching, and said to Huang Taiji as if teaching: "I know that several Baylors and ministers privately disagree with me moving the capital to Shenyang; they say that Liaoyang is the capital, big and rich. Prosperity, why not use it? It is also said that the construction of the Shenyang city-state palace is a waste of people and money, and it is too expensive; I have heard these words; but you should not worry about it, and delay the progress of the construction; these words are not People who are farsighted, those who say these words are also people with little knowledge—come and see, the conditions in Shenyang are much better than those in Liaoyang. "
He first considers strategically:
Send troops from Shenyang to conquer Ming Dynasty and cross the Liaohe River. The road is straight and close; if you conquer Mongolia in the north, you can reach it in two or three days;And as an economic use, it is also quite unique:
Shenyang is close to the Hun River, connected to the Sukesuhu River, logging in the forest at the source of the Sukesuhu River, and going down the river, it is convenient!And there are mountains nearby, there are many animals and ginseng, rich assets, the benefits in the river can also have fish and water, which can meet the needs of people's livelihood!
He said a long passage, Huang Taiji listened respectfully at first, but was silent for a long time after listening, and then he replied as if he had made up his mind—he first said as if he promised: "My child, remember my father's sweat." The lessons learned, and the words of others will definitely not affect the tasks assigned by Father Khan!"
Then he said bravely: "The progress of the construction of Shenyang City is lagging behind. Another reason is that the boy not only did not try his best to urge the slaves who built the city, but also restrained his subordinates so that they should not be too strict with the slaves. The speed is not as good as before!" Nurhachi felt that there was something in it, so he asked: "Why did you do this?"
Huang Taiji first sighed softly: "At the beginning, my son found that many of the servants who built the city escaped, so he ordered strict arrests, and those caught were executed in public as a warning; at the same time, he sent people to take strict precautions to prevent the servants from having a chance. Unexpectedly, after a period of time, not only did the number of escapees not decrease, but the number of executions continued to increase, and even the servants who stayed in the same place often died of illness, resulting in a shortage of manpower; only then did the boy feel that the problem was serious, and he could not do his best Strictly press, otherwise, there will be no husbands left, so I spend a lot of time thinking about good strategies—"
Nurha asked him coldly: "So, have you come up with any good plan?"
Huang Taiji blushed, and said in a low voice: "I have consulted others before I came up with a good strategy; but this strategy will take some time to bear fruit, so I didn't dare to tell my father before!" He went on to write He gave a detailed explanation: "My boy met a Han Chinese by chance. The man's surname was Fan and his name was Wen Cheng. He was originally a member of Shenyang. Very good, the people around him gradually respected him, not only did not regard him as a slave, but also regarded him as a teacher, and asked him to talk about the historical events recorded in Han Shu and the principles he taught. I even went to ask him and asked him to explain; I knew this person because when our army captured Liaoyang, I found a batch of official books in the government office. There were a lot of them, but most of them were unreadable; Li Yongfang came to ask, unexpectedly he was born as a general and didn't read much; someone recommended 'Mr. Fan' later, and after he explained them one by one, the boy understood what these official books are—" He breathed a sigh of relief He kept talking, and actually aroused Nurhachi's curiosity. He listened intently, but he was most concerned about one point: "What good advice did he tell you?"
There are two proofreading notes for this article:
The case of Gao Ping, Song History Volume 314, and Fan Chunren's biography as "Zhong Xuan Gong".
In the sixth series of the Qing History Essays, Zhang Yuxing and Fan Wencheng returned to the Qing Dynasty for textual research. In the third year of Mandate of Heaven, Nurhachi led his troops to attack Fushun. He was born in a literary museum, and gradually moved up, and was very popular.In a sense, Wen Cheng was the first generation of Han Banner talents unconsciously cultivated by the Qing Dynasty. He lived through three dynasties and made important contributions to its unification.Therefore, based on political considerations, the Qing Dynasty concealed the fact that he was captured as a slave at the beginning.There are upright official and private documents saying that Wen Cheng "comes and returns", and this is the reason for it.
So Huang Taiji explained again from the beginning: "First of all, let the servants eat and sleep enough, diagnose and treat diseases, and not make them overwork, and build thatched houses for the servants to live in, and do not sleep in the open; secondly, organize them into teams, similar to' The "Niuyu" system makes it organized and easy to manage; he also said that the husbands and servants who have family members can be brought to live with them, and the women can cook, cook, wash, and make the best use of them. The number of deaths will be greatly reduced; and after a while, these servants can be used as people who specialize in construction, and they will all be dispatched wherever there is a need to build a city and barracks—" Nurhachi was silent for a while after hearing this, and then ordered: " Send this person to see you!"
At the same time, he instructed Huang Taiji: "Recently, in the areas we have conquered, the Han people have resisted tightly, and we can't solve it entirely by suppression. We have to come up with some good ways-you should talk to these learned Han people more when you have time. , Ask them how they govern the Han people—I’m also thinking, in the future, we will set up a Han army flag, so that the newly attached Han people can be the people of Houjin with peace of mind!”
As he said that, he added earnestly: "In the past, everyone was struggling to fight against the Ming Dynasty, and rarely paid attention to how to cure them after they were defeated; these days, I am troubled by the Han people's resistance, so I just I think I have to have another set of skills!"
Of course, Huang Taiji responded immediately: "Yes. My son will try his best to learn how to govern the Han people!"
Nurhachi nodded and said: "Our army has always been invincible. It was like this in the past when it conquered various ministries, and now it is the same in Chaming; but in the past, most of the people who surrendered were Jurchens and Mongols, but now they are all Han. There must be a difference—otherwise, if the war is won and the city is occupied, all the people will die and flee, leaving only an empty city. The main thing is to conquer the various ministries and open up territories; after the establishment of the country, it is necessary to learn the art of governance—"
As he spoke, he patted Huang Taiji on the shoulder: "In a few years, the emperor of Hou Jin will be the emperor of the entire Central Plains, so he won't need to wear a battle robe himself, conquer east and west, and open up territories; but, The bigger the country is, the more difficult it is to govern; my descendants must devote all their energy to governing—that is, from now on, everyone should pay more attention to the art of governing!"
His words contained multiple intentions, and Huang Taiji also understood it, so his whole body was hot, his eyes were bright, and he said in a high-pitched, eager, and powerful voice: "Yes! Father Khan taught you the lesson!"
The focus of attention in the Ming Dynasty was exactly the opposite of that of the Later Jin Dynasty—the monarchs and ministers neither thought about opening up territories nor learning the art of governance; even few people cared about the imminent national defense of Liaodong.
Emperor Apocalypse's thoughts were only on carpentry, and the ministers' thoughts were all on the struggle to eliminate dissidents. No one paid any attention to Nurhachi's grand ambition to march into the Central Plains and replace the Ming Dynasty's rule of the world.
The intensity of internal fighting in the imperial court far exceeded that of the battle in Liaodong; Donglin's attempt to depose Fei Donglin by means of "Jingcha" did not achieve the desired effect. In the hands of Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian, who has not yet clearly determined his political orientation, takes a wait-and-see attitude towards the vicious struggle between the two sides. Therefore, many memorials are temporarily retained, and those who have been deposed will not really resign and gain strength Counterattack Donglin.
The two sides seem to be evenly matched, fighting day after day...
The real profit winner was Wei Zhongxian alone—people who were attacked by Donglin asked him for help one after another, and boxes of gold and silver were sent to him every day.
He was born in a humble family. When he was young, he didn't have three meals a day and didn't have enough clothes to cover his body. Since he was eunuched into the palace, he has been a lowly servant for many years without getting a chance to make a name for himself; but now, everything is different—he Of course, he was full of the pleasure of elated, so he cherished everything he had now even more, and he also worked harder to consolidate the power he had obtained.
Years of experience has already tempered his political wisdom which is different from ordinary people. He knows far better than ordinary eunuchs who entered the palace at a young age and have no experience in the world. And interests are thriving.
This time, he watched the infighting among the courtiers with cold eyes, and after careful consideration, he decided to adopt an objective and neutral attitude in the first stage of "watching a tiger fight from a distance".
Of course, he would not reject the money gift from a non-Donglin person, but he would not "draw his sword to help" immediately, and he would not even immediately stand on the non-Donglin's side.
"What are you busy with? Wait—wait for them to send more treasures—wait for the movement from Donglin—wait for the two of them to fight for a while—"
He is aware of the delicate role he plays, and understands the way to get the most benefit; in private, he also discussed with Rong Qingfeng and said: "Now it's like two tigers fighting, I am a hunter, whichever way I stand, shoot Whoever shoots the arrow to the opponent wins!"
Rong Qingfeng yelled at him jokingly: "Look at you, you really have no conscience! Those people from the three parties have sent you a lot of gold and silver back and forth, and you still refuse to help!"
Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "I suppressed Donglin's memorabilia for them, just to help!"
But he also honestly confided his heart to Rong Qingfeng: "To be honest, I want to wait, there is another layer: Although the three parties donated a lot of gold and silver property, they are still not as valuable as Donglin's good reputation and good signs! I want to rely on Dong Lin, earning him to be respected by the world, even if I don’t get any money, it’s worth it!"
Rong Qingfeng reminded him: "Don't forget, the group of people in Donglin always think that they are moral and learned, and they always want to correct the world; last time, didn't you say that you are a 'castrate of unrighteous background'? Let you lean over?"
Wei Zhongxian said with a faint smile: "In the early years, I was just whoring and gambling for nothing. I was fooling around, and I didn't really do anything harmful to nature! What they said last time, of course I was angry. I can't forget the same thing; it's just that I want to gain a good reputation, so I have to be more lenient and don't care about them!" Rong Qingfeng felt reasonable after hearing this, so she didn't ask any more questions, but after a while, she suddenly felt touched again. He quickly turned his head and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Since you want to go to Donglin, why do you still accept money from the three parties?"
Now, Wei Zhongxian smiled evilly: "What can't you accept? They wanted to send it themselves, and I didn't ask for it! Besides, when I got Donglin, wouldn't they dare to come and ask for it back?" No?"
Rong Qingfeng burst into laughter immediately, and spat at him: "You are three parts evil, three parts evil, and three parts bad in your heart!"
Wei Zhongxian laughed loudly: "I told you, I am simply a devil!"
But Rong Qingfeng said: "You! You are not cruel enough! If you are told to kill Wang An, you hesitate for a long time, but you can't do it; if you are told to abort the queen, you hesitate for a while; mother-in-law, mother-in-law, indecisive, what kind of devil can you be!"
Wei Zhongxian blushed slightly, and said embarrassingly, "Didn't I force you to do everything? Why isn't it cruel enough?"
Rong Qingfeng laughed off this remark; and Wei Zhongxian's own principles for standing in the court became firmer and more established.
A few days later, Sun Chengzong's "begging for rest" was sent to the capital, and he immediately decided to stay, but only let Yan Mingtai resign, and replaced Zhang Fengyi as the new governor of Liaodong; He was also noncommittal from the original intention, allowing the internal strife in the court to continue to develop...
Zhang Fengyi is a native of Daizhou. He was a Jinshi in the 41st year of Wanli. Under such circumstances, he was promoted to governor of Liaodong.
However, he actually doesn't understand the Liaodong issue, nor does he understand military affairs;
This promotion was not a good thing for him at all - from the moment he was told about it to the moment he received the imperial decree, he retreated in his heart; however, he had no guts to resist the imperial order until he took office in Liaodong , Only then did he barely move out of the customs.
Along the way, he complained and muttered all day long: "Wang Zaijin's strategy is correct. Sticking to the Shanhai Pass, facing danger and resisting the enemy is enough to protect himself; why does Master Sun want to listen to Yuan Chonghuan's opinion and go to defend Ningyuan? Ningyuan is against the enemy. It's so close, and there are no mountains to shield it, it's a dangerous place! To defend Ningyuan is really to die!"
He was saddened by it several times, worrying about his own safety; however, just as he went to Shanhaiguan to meet Sun Chengzong with such a mood, Yuan Chonghuan had just completed a difficult task and returned to Shanhaiguan.
It was Yuan Chonghuan who voluntarily asked for orders to go to Karaqin, Mongolia, and caress all the tribes...
It turns out that since the fall of Guangning, the five cities and seventy-two forts in the west of Ningyuan have been occupied by the tribes of the Mongolian Karaqin, and the outpost of the Ming army does not leave Balipu outside the pass; The two hundred miles in between, and recruited soldiers and civilians, stabilized the situation, and prepared to garrison.
As soon as the three met, Zhang Fengyi cried out from the bottom of his heart: "Another person who is not afraid of death! Don't drag me into the water!"
However, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan talked about the prospect of "camera progress, Xu Tu revival".
Yuan Chonghuan first explained in detail the process of the trip, the reactions of the various tribes of Harqin and the situation in Ningyuan, and then presented the draft for building Ningyuan City, and said loudly: "If you keep Ningyuan, within five years , the whole Liao can be recovered!"
He believes that Ningyuan can be defended and attacked, while Liaodong is already damaged, but it is not irreparable. He even carefully studied and judged the enemy's situation: "Not long after the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the foundation is not strong. The total number of Eight Banners is only 100,000, which is not bad. Ability enemy!"
Sun Chengzong not only valued his opinions, but also resonated with many of his ideas, so the conversation was very congenial, but Zhang Fengyi became more and more frightened the more he listened.
Therefore, when Yuan Chonghuan finally put forward his opinion: "The Liao Fu should be moved to Ningyuan to boost the morale of the army and facilitate the guarding!"
When Sun Chengzong nodded in agreement, he immediately objected tremblingly: "Ah, no! Shanhaiguan is the place to be stationed!"
Therefore, at this first meeting, a rift arose between the three; Zhang Fengyi simply turned to contact Wang Xiangqian, Wan Youfu and others who also advocated retreating to Shanhaiguan to oppose Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan's opinions.
The problem in Liaodong is like that of the Ming court: while Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan were resisting foreign aggression, they still had to spend most of their energy facing internal struggles.
And because of this, nothing, no plan can go smoothly and satisfactorily.
Building Ningyuan City is an example that floats to the surface and can be seen by everyone, showing the problem more clearly...
As soon as autumn came, the order to build the city was issued, and Sun Chengzong appointed Zu Dashou to carry it out, and summoned the army and civilians to do their best to build Ningyuan City.
The voices of opposition have not subsided. Wang Xiangqian, Zhang Fengyi, Wan Youfu, and Liu Zhao—the non-stop speeches of you and me, not only spoke fiercely in Liaodong, but also made statements to the court; but, Sun Chengzong But he has already made up his mind to ignore these people, and ordered Zu Dashou to start work in the scheduled September.
However, in October, when Yuan Chonghuan personally brought Lieutenant General Man Gui to Ningyuan for inspection, he discovered that Zu Dashou was outrageously dead.
Yuan Chonghuan was furious immediately, and ordered Zu Dashou to be punished according to military discipline first.
However, right after the words came out, a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: "My ancestors have been the famous generals of Liao Dynasty for generations. Zu Dashou has always been loyal, brave, honest, and diligent in doing things. This time, how could it be so sudden?"
He was afraid that Wang Xiangqian and others secretly pressured, obstructed or constrained Zu Dashou, so that Zu Dashou could not perform the task; so he changed the order, instead of punishing him first, he asked himself the reason.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zu Dashou came to him, he said: "It's the general's own idea—the general believes that the government orders of Liaodong are changed every day, and the decision to guard Ningyuan City will change in a short time. The city is useless; and the soldiers have worked hard enough, why make them do this futile drudgery?"
Yuan Chonghuan was startled by his few words, so he changed his attitude and asked him seriously: "How could General Zu have such an idea?"
Zu Dashou smiled lightly, and answered him in a very ordinary tone: "The last general has been a general of the Liao Dynasty for generations, and I have seen many of them!"
As he said that, he gave a simple example: "Some time ago, Mr. Xiong Tingbi was in charge of Liaodong, and painstakingly formulated the 'three-party deployment strategy'. As a result, it was not used for a day, and the soldiers were busy for nothing. , It was of no use in the end, as soon as Guangning was lost, Lord Xiong went to prison!"
After listening to his words, Yuan Chonghuan fell silent, and an uncomfortable feeling quickly spread all over his body.
"If the government doesn't fix it, the loyal and brave soldiers will lose confidence in the future!"
As for Zu Dashou's loss of confidence, he can understand it very well—before leaving Beijing, he had personally met Xiong Tingbi in prison, asked him about Liaodong, and listened to Xiong Tingbi's in-depth analysis of the bad things about the "tripartite arrangement" at that time. Yu Wang Huazhen's cause and effect; after hearing this, he was indignant for a long time, and even pointedly pointed out: "The fatal injury of our dynasty lies in internal affairs, not external troubles!"
Xiong Tingbi made pertinent suggestions to him: "If the internal affairs are not repaired and mediocre people rule the way, it will not only cause frequent foreign invasions in Liaodong, and even lose the country, but also make the guards alienated and lose confidence. In the future, if you want to stick to and restore the lost land in Liaodong, not only There must be a superior strategy, and the policy must be implemented for a long time, otherwise, it will be difficult to change the order!" After arriving in Liaodong, he personally saw the ignorance of mediocre people such as Wang Zaijin, Wang Xiangqian, and Zhang Fengyi...
His heart was ups and downs, and he didn't speak for a long time. Afterwards, he managed to think of a sentence to say to Zu Dashou: "Now, Liaodong affairs are presided over by Master Sun, and the situation is different!"
Unexpectedly, Zu Dashou contradicted him: "But, how long can Master Sun serve as an official in Liaodong?"
Yuan Chonghuan was at a loss for words again.
It is also an indisputable fact that the senior officials in Liaodong changed like a revolving lantern; he sighed secretly in his heart: "Because of this, Nurhachi has an opportunity to take advantage of!"
In fact, he felt the same about Zu Dashou's words, and he was full of uncertainty like Zu Dashou, but he didn't dare to say it out.Sun Chengzong had already been on the "begging for rest", and he had persuaded him to stay in Liaodong at that time——Zhang Fengyi, who replaced Yan Mingtai as the governor, was extremely miserable. If Sun Chengzong was not there, the plan to guard Ningyuan would have been cancelled...
He didn't dare to tell Zu Dashou these inside information—after pondering for a while, he changed to another way of thinking to inspire Zu Dashou: "In everything, we must do our best! If the government is not repaired, I will not be able to do anything , but to defend Liaodong, we can do our best! What's more, the general has lived in Liaodong for generations, was born and raised here, and will he let Liaodong fall into the enemy's hands?"
Then, he spoke eloquently, explaining his aspirations:
He is a native of Guangxi. After the pilot test, he only worked as the magistrate of Shaowu County for three years. Before he was appointed to Liaodong, he had never been to Liaodong. He was not familiar with everything in Liaodong, let alone have deep feelings; All he saw was the devastation of life, a heart of compassion arose spontaneously, his sense of responsibility grew day by day, the belief in defending the country became the core of his spirit, and he overcame his sense of powerlessness towards the government.
"Yes, I will do my best to defend Liaodong!"
He said that Zu Dashou quietly lowered his head...
The next day, he announced the regulations for building the city of Ningyuan that he personally formulated:
The city is three feet and two feet high, the pheasant is six feet high, the site is three feet wide, and the upper is two feet and four feet.
This project was carried out under the supervision of Zu Dashou and General Gao Jian and He Qian, and it was scheduled to be completed in one year.
However, he stabilized Ningyuan, returned to Shanhaiguan, and immediately faced a new incident: Sun Chengzong and Wang Xiangqian had a fierce conflict.
The cause turned out not to be after the Jin Dynasty, but only caused by Mongolia.
Lin Dan Khan's tribes took advantage of the conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty in Liaodong, and went out to plunder. The deputy general Zhao led by Sun Chengzong sent troops to arrest the robbers in order to maintain the peace of the jurisdiction, and then beheaded four people; Wang Xiangqian, who used money to curry favor with Lin Dan Khan in exchange for the illusion that the border was peaceful, was terrified when he heard the news. He was afraid that Lin Dan Khan would be angry and send troops to attack. So the two quarreled.
But at this time, another incident was added; Wang Ying, who was sent by Sun Chengzong to the center and right, was killed by Langsu in the west because the guards went out to pick wood. Sun Chengzong was very angry and ordered the general soldier Ma Shilong to lead the army Suppress Langsu; this made Wang Xiangqian even more nervous, so he simply informed Langsu secretly, asking Langsu to tie up a few people at will, calling them the criminals who killed Wang Ying, in order to seek a reconciliation, but he himself promised Langsu Su Zeng City rewards a thousand pieces of gold.
But, how could Sun Chengzong agree to nod?The conflict escalated even further, the two glared at each other and yelled at each other; Sun Chengzong simply went to the court, and Chen Yan Wang Xianggan was cowardly and unsuitable...
Fortunately, at this moment, Wang Xiang was relieved of his worries, dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown, and the conflict was considered to have stopped.
However, the overall situation did not improve because of this—after Wang Xianggan left, Zhang Fengyi lost the governor who had the same opinion to quote each other, and was even more afraid that Sun Chengzong wanted him to move to Ningyuan, so he started to play ghosts in secret.
He thought to himself that he would not be able to defeat Sun Chengzong, the immediate boss with such titles as "Emperor Teacher", "Cabinet Grand Scholar", "Military Minister", "Supervisor of Liaodong", so he set his sights on Ma Shilong, the commander-in-chief with a low official position. In order to eliminate Sun Chengzong's strength by attacking Ma Shilong and making him resign; therefore, he mobilized several of his cronies in the court, and Shangshu tried his best to slander Ma Shilong.
And Sun Chengzong had to allocate a lot of energy and time to deal with this hindering force...
After hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan's heart suddenly became hot and cold; the hot one was that his blood surged due to anger, which caused him to curse: "The enemy army is eyeing the south and committing crimes, and Master Sun is doing his best to protect the territory." To keep the people safe and bandits day and night, not sleeping well, not eating well; these people not only don't know how to work together to protect Liaodong, but also secretly make trouble!"
Cool, but he remembered Zu Dashou's words: "How long can Scholar Sun serve as an official in Liaodong?"
He knew very well that Sun Chengzong hadn't fought against Nurhachi on the battlefield since he came to Liaodong, but he had fought countless verbal battles with the mediocre people in the court, which exhausted him physically and mentally; "Xiu Shu" went up once and was comforted. Who knows if the emperor will nod his approval the next time he goes up again?
"At that time, Liaodong will be completely occupied, and the enemy will approach Shanhaiguan—"
He could hardly think about it any more.
And Beijing, which is two or three days away from Liaodong, has developed worse than Yuan Chonghuan's imagination.
Wei Zhongxian added the power of "Admiral of Dongchang" to himself-of course the edict was issued in the name of Emperor Tianqi, and everything was legal.
Volume 17 of "Ming Tong Jian" records: "In August of the 18th year of Yongle - the East Factory was established in Beijing. At the beginning, he was ordered to assassinate the officials, and the crown prince was in charge of the country, and he was banned a little bit. Even when it was first built in Beijing, it was especially determined Anti-rape, widely distributed Jinyi official school, dedicated to arrests and visits. Considering that foreign officials will not favoritism, the East Factory was set up in the north of Dong'anmen, and the internal supervision was in charge. Naturally, Zhongguanyi is domineering and cannot be copied."
Since then, it has not stopped until Zhu Youjian's subjugation, a total of more than 220 years. During this period, all reconnaissance, framing, massacre, and unjust imprisonment were directly or indirectly initiated and executed from it. of.
This secret service agency was directly under the emperor's command, and it was a matter of confidentiality and heavy responsibilities, so the emperor paid special attention to it. The eunuchs sent to preside over it were all cronies and confidants, and the customs issued by them were much more grand than other eunuchs' yamen.The other eunuchs are entrusted with Guanfang, and they all have the words "a certain place's internal officials Guanfang", but this institution is written in seal script "Imperial Commissioner Governor Dongchang Official School Eunuch Guanfang".He also specially gave a sealed tooth seal, and all events that should be sealed should be sealed with this seal.When Wei Zhongxian made another bigger one, the article said: "Dongchang is sealed", and all memorials can go directly to the emperor without going through any procedures. This kind of power is unmatched by any yamen.
The person in charge of these secret service agencies is a member of the palm seal eunuch, and his full official title should be "Eunuch of the Imperial Envoy Governor Dongchang Official School Office" in Guanfang, referred to as "Admiral Dongchang", and the people in the factory call him "Supervisor". Or "factory public".His subordinates are in charge of punishing one member of a thousand households and one member of a hundred households, both of which may also be called "post punishment", both of which are allocated from Jinyiwei.At the bottom there are more than forty people in charge, foreman, and housekeeper, divided into twelve. The steward wears a round cap, soap boots, and an umbrella.The rest of the hat boots are the same, but worn straight.In fact, it was the chief officer and the fan officer who were actually investigating outside. The chief officer was also called "Tantou". The pleats are tied with small sash.The captains each command a number of Fan servants, who are also called "Fanzi" or "Officers", with a total of more than 1,000 people.These people are also selected from Jinyiwei to fill the role of "the lightest and most cunning".
The scope of these spy investigations and arrests is very wide, from the government to the civilians, there are traces of them, "History of Ming Dynasty Criminal Law Records" records: "Every month, hundreds of factory workers, in the court of drawing lots, have a look at the government. It regards the central government as a joint trial prison, and Beizhen Fusi interrogates repeat offenders as listening records. Other officials and various city gates visit arrests and arrests as sitting records. A certain official does something, a certain city gets a certain traitor, and Xu Shi Shubai sits as a reporter. On the factory, there is a fight incident."
The location of this secret service agency was first established by Zhu Di in the north of Dong'anmen at that time (perhaps because of this reason, it was called "East" factory).In the early years of Wanli, Feng Bao set up an inner factory in the south of the North Street Donghuntong Division in the east and north gate, and the newly built one was called the outer factory.
The general situation of the building outside the factory, according to "Zhuo Zhong Zhi", is: there is a hall, a small hall on the left of the hall, a shaft of Yue Wumu statue in the hall, a brick screen wall behind the hall, and cunning statues carved on the wall. And the story of Di Liang Gongjuan Tiger.There is an ancestral hall on the west side of the hall, in which there are plaques for the titles of the factory managers. There is also a memorial archway in the ancestral hall, which says "Hundreds of generations".Further south, there is a prison, which is dedicated to serious offenders, while minor offenders and all those involved are in the hall outside the factory.There is a door in the southwest of the factory, and the door to the south is not often opened.
There are relatively few records about the construction of the inner factory, and it is only said that "the ancient locust trees are lush, the space is awe-inspiring, and there is a plaque in the interior, saying that the imperial court is confidant, there is the holy hall, and there is a well."
The West Factory was set up twice, once in the thirteenth year of Emperor Xianzong's Chenghua, presided over by the eunuch Wang Zhi. At that time, all the people and power surpassed the East Factory. It fell out of favor and was abolished for more than five years.
The second setting is the ninth year of Wuzong Zhengde.
"History of Ming Dynasty Wu Zong Benji" contains: "The first year of Zhengde - Wuwu of October, Liu Jin was in charge of the Rites, and Qiu Jugu Dayong was the admiral of the East and West Factory."Gu Dayong was Liu Jin's private party. In August of the fifth year of Zhengde, Liu Jin was executed for treason, and Gu Dayong resigned from his job in Xichang.However, according to Li Dongyang’s biography in Volume 181 of Ming History, Gu Dayong opened the West Factory again in the seventh year of Zhengde.
According to Ding Yi's "Ming Dynasty Secret Service Politics":
In the military system of the Ming Dynasty, guards were set up from the capital to all counties and counties. The outside was controlled by the capital, and the inside was controlled by the five armies.In addition, there are the so-called "Shang Twelve Guards" (later increased to twenty-six guards), which are the inner court's pro-army, the emperor's personal guard, directly under the emperor's command, and not affiliated to the Dudu Mansion.
Jinyiwei is one of the "upper twelve guards", and its origin is the Gongwei Division established by Zhu Yuanzhang when he was the throne of Wu.In the second year of Hongwu, the division was changed to the pro-army Duwei's mansion, which was in charge of the sergeants of the front and rear five guards, and Yiluan division was subordinate to it.Fifteen years later, the government department was abolished, and the Jinyiwei was established.Therefore, on the one hand, it inherited the responsibility of the "guard" of the pro-military captain's mansion, and on the other hand, it also assumed the task of the Yiluan Division in charge of the guard of honor. "History of the Ming Dynasty" volume seventy-six "Official Records" states that its duties are: "Where the court will be patrolled, it will have a guard of honor, and it will lead the generals of the Han Dynasty (a total of 1,570 members) and other attendants, and the guards will be divided. In Zhizhi, day and night, day and night, farming is regarded as a sacrifice, and then wears flying fish clothes, wears embroidered spring knives, and waits on the left and right."
Because the personal guards are responsible for protecting the emperor, they must be prepared beforehand, so they go out from time to time to do secret investigation work. "History of Ming Dynasty Official Records" once clearly stipulated that their duties are: "Thieves and traitors, Street paint and ditches, one of the most secretive and time-saving." This is already the task of the secret agents, not to mention, because they belong directly to the emperor, they can arrest anyone directly without going through the law of the court. However, if the emperor wants to arrest people, he directly orders them to arrest them, and asks them to interrogate them. This is the so-called Jinyi Prison or Imperial Prison.This is how Jinyiwei became a huge secret service agency in the Ming Dynasty. It was far away from Dongchang, and it was also called "Factory Guard".
The chiefs of the "upper twelve guards" are all commanders, and so is Jin Yiwei.It's just that the position of Jinyiwei is very important, and its commander must be the emperor's confidant, so "constantly lead it with honorable relatives", its status is particularly noble compared to other guards.There are seventeen institutes under it, which are divided into government schools. The names of officials include thousands of households, general banners, and small banners.校是校尉力士，挑选民间丁壮无恶疾过犯者来担任。他们除了侍卫掌卤簿仪仗而外，便专司侦察，当时名为“缇骑”。
这些缇骑人数，在朱元璋时代还不算多，只五百人（见明通监卷七）。以后逐渐增加，到了明朝中叶，发展到几万人以上，加上外围份子，约有十五、六万人之多。王世贞《锦衣志》载：“都中大豪，善把持长短，多布耳目，所睚无不立碎。所招募畿辅秦晋鲁卫骈胁超乘迹射之以千计，卫之人群衣怒马，而仰度支者凡十五六万人”。
《明史·兵志》则说：“其众目为一军”，并且和正式军队一样，“下直操练如制”。单凭这庞大的数目就足够令人惊骇不置，至于其所造成的罪恶暴行，当然更不可以数计了。
锦衣卫所属除十七所外，还有南北两个镇抚司，南镇抚司掌管本卫刑名，兼理军匠。北镇抚司是洪武十五年添设的，职务是专理诏狱，所以权势极大。在起先的时候，大狱经其问讯后，便送法司拟罪，还没有具过狱辞。到成化元年增铸北司印信，一切刑狱不必关白本卫。连本卫所下的公事，也可直接上请皇帝解决，卫使不得干预，外庭三法司自然更不敢过问了。所以镇抚职位虽卑，权力却是特重。
而更甚者，“厂”、“卫”结合为一体，又以“司礼监”太监统领，大权集于一人之手，为害更大，日后魏忠贤之权倾一时，与此有密切关系。
而在这道正式的诏命发布以前，他又受到了一次赵南星与东林人士的羞辱，因而使他原本的欢喜快慰减了色，精神上更是怏怏。
事源于他想向赵南星示好，不但蓄意的在人前人后推崇赵南星，也主动的派人登门请见，不料竟被赵南星正色拒绝了；而后，因为选通政司参议，两人并坐弘政门，他满脸陪笑，赵南星却丝毫不假词色；他耐着性子，好言好语，总算让赵南星开了口，不料，赵南星却一本端然肃穆的态度，出言教训他说：“主上冲龄，大家都把全部心思放在辅政上，玩权弄法和私相联结都是不对的！”
这是当面给他难堪了，他气得当场脸色发青，硬忍着不出声，直到返回后宫以后才吼叫着痛骂了半天——容青凤陪着他生气，却索性建议他：“你干脆死了这条心吧！理他有没有好名声？谁对你恭敬客气，你就对谁好，那才是正理啊！”
这一回，魏忠贤听进去了，频频点头：“以后，我也要对他们不客气了！”
容青凤想了一想道：“你现在是司礼大太监的身分，他们敢给你脸色看！依我看，提督了东厂，在那班子人眼里，也还不够高，得再有别的，才压得住他们！”
于是仔细图谋：“你弟弟不是有还没许人的女儿吗？让她来做皇后，你不就成了国丈爷的哥哥？身分更高了——”
她一向讨厌张皇后，不只是酸味作祟，还包括了张皇后个性刚正，视她为邪淫而鄙薄她；更何况，张皇后嘴里不说，心里却明白，殒胎一事出自她的主谋——总之，留着张皇后“正位中宫”，总是件坏事，不如趁这个时机废了张皇后！
于是，几天后，宫里朝里就充满了她所命人放出的谣言，说是张皇后不是张国纪的亲生女，而是张国纪的家婢，冒充女儿——这样出身低贱的人是不配做皇后的，应该废了另立。
除了天启皇帝以外，几乎所有的人都听说了这个谣言，一时间哄成最热门的话题，甚至传扬到民间，成为街头巷尾、茶余酒后闲谈的解闷品，而张皇后所受到的打击和伤害也就更大了。
而一向与张国纪有着良好友谊的东林人士却看不下去了——个性刚正的杨涟率先为皇后打抱不平，他召集了东林的友好聚会商议，一开口就声援张皇后：“我等务要联名上疏，反对废后——”
他气愤填膺，侃侃而言：“皇后知书达礼，能亲笔赋诗作书，怎会是家婢冒充？这是诬陷之词啊！”
接着，他逐一细说：“宫中早有传言，说皇后殒胎，乃是客、魏设谋，逐去部分坤宁宫中的太监、宫女，代以他们的心腹，于为皇后推拿时动手脚，捏损胎元，甚且险伤皇后性命——客、魏欲陷皇后，已非一朝一夕的事了！我绝不可让毒计得逞！”
他的话当然获得了共鸣，而东林也就越发的走上与魏忠贤对立的道路了……
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