Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Begging for Rest

Li Chengliang let out a long sigh, and his back collapsed involuntarily. Sitting on the tall chair, not only did he lose any prestige, but he also looked like a boneless puppet—— Not only was his face covered with wrinkles, but his skin was sagging and lacked strength. After he sighed, his upper eyelids drooped even lower, covering most of his eyes, and his expression became more and more decrepit and withered. After a while, he told his attendants: "Come to Master!" After the master came, what he ordered was: "Draft a plan and say, I'm old and sick, I'm begging for bones—please allow me!"

A few words came out of his mouth clearly, the master was sure he heard correctly, but he was still shocked. "My lord, this—" However, he waved his hand and stopped it: "That's it!" Of course the master didn't dare to say any more, so he stepped back and went to draw up a draft on his own. Li Chengliang started the ups and downs of thoughts again: "In this life, if I want to keep my fame and retire unscathed, I should beg to retire as soon as possible and leave this place of Liaodong!" A sense of panic rose in his heart: "Otherwise, Nurhachi will come to me sooner or later-ah! Or, if he robs the city and land in Liaodong, if he takes away anything from my Ming Dynasty, I will not suffer." Get up!"

"Instead of being decapitated by then—" He seemed to have foreseen the future. The situation in Liaodong was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, and it would only get worse every short period of time. "The five tribes of Khalkha belonged to Nurhachi—oh! How can this be done?" He has no power to stop him, he can only watch the matter develop; but, as the Liaodong general, in the future, the imperial court will blame him! What's more, he has lost power in the court—— Over 80 years old, old and in power, but all the dignitaries who deliberately made friends with in the past have passed away one after another, even if there are still a few who are still alive, they all returned home because of their advanced age, do not care about political affairs, and take care of their lives—— There is no one left who was his important Austrian aid, extolled his achievements and covered up his mistakes in the court. Not long ago, he was severely impeached for something, and he had already deeply realized in his heart that the "challenge" There is no one in the middle who should be an official." The most reasonable statement.

The matter was due to "wrong decision-making", which caused people's grievances to skyrocket. It turns out that as early as the early years of Wanli, when Wang Daokun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was visiting the border, he proposed to move the Gushan Fort to Zhang Qihala Dian, and the Danshan Fort to Kuan Dian. The four forts of Xin'an along the Yangtze River are located in Changdian and Changling, and they are still guarded by Gushan and Danshan. Then the land can be expanded for seven to eight hundred miles, which is very beneficial for farming and animal husbandry.

Wang Daokun admired this plan of "garrison, defense, and defense" very much, and made a report for him; then, the plan was approved, and he followed it; since then, these places have been thriving, with as many as 64,000 people Yu household. But in the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, the current situation has changed drastically. These places are not only close to the stronghold of Nurhachi, they are threatened, but also isolated and difficult to defend, they have become hot potatoes; When Zhao Ji, governor of Liaodong, came to discuss with him and asked his opinion, he actually said: "Simply follow the strategy of 'strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness' to make the residents move to the inland, and don't give Nurhachi the gain of farming and animal husbandry for nothing!"

When Jian Da and Zhao Ji heard it, they thought it was reasonable, and immediately issued an order to "abandon the land and relocate people", to turn the fertile land where more than 60,000 households lived and lived, into coke, so that Nurhachi would have nothing to gain. Unexpectedly, the people were nostalgic for their homeland and were unwilling to move. The stalemate lasted until the "government" dispatched troops to drive them away before they were allowed to leave. In the past, Liaodong was a place where "the sky is high and the emperor is far away". What happened, it was easy to cover up, and the court would not know the truth; his "false report" memorials were not easy to reveal, even if some officials found out For the details of the facts, he also has the right to ask people to cover him, cover him up, lie about him, even suppress the discussion, or bite back at the person who found out the truth to settle the matter; however, the times have changed, and now he is no longer The method and power work these.

This time, firstly, Song Yihan's strategy of abandoning the land was wronged by the military department; then, Xiong Tingbi, the inspector censor, made a personal investigation. sharp-- "Two young brats, not only didn't agree with me, but they all climbed onto my head—" The two young men were both fifty years younger than him, but they didn't take him seriously at all—it wasn't that he didn't send someone with a big gift to show his favor, hoping that they would "raise their hands high", but they hit a snag return! Xiong Tingbi even put on a dignified and upright face, admonishing the people he sent: "It's about national defense and people's livelihood, how can you be selfish?"

Hearing this on the first day of junior high school, he was so angry that he scolded: "A brat, how dare God show his face?" Of course he had to deal with this "hair boy": "I must let him die without a place to bury him—" However, less than a month later, he succumbed to the reality: the times have changed, how can he deal with the "little boy" who is like the rising sun in terms of vitality and career?On the contrary, this "Maotou boy" continued to impeach him, and at the same time, he was launching new actions of "Hongtu Dazhan", which made him sleepless and restless.

He has no power, no power, no support, and he is old and weak, and he is no longer valued by others. Not only can he not do anything to others, but he has to wait to be doomed by others! There is also a cruel law in life: "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach!" He felt it all! And these multiple distressed predicaments are fundamentally driven by internal and external troubles——Nurhachi and Xiong Tingbi will be his executioners when he is aging! "If it is serious, it will also be a disaster for the descendants—"

He finally couldn't help making a sound, muttering to himself, and even his eyes were wet. The master's manuscript was drawn up very quickly, and I sent it to him for review; if there were no words or sentences to be changed, it was transcribed immediately. However, he also understood that Emperor Wanli would not even read such a memorial when it was sent to the capital; it would take a little more work for Emperor Wanli to understand his request for a divorce. So, he told the master: "This journey, you work harder, and run by yourself - prepare a lot of gifts and take them to the capital, let the second master take you to see the father-in-law in the palace, and personally entrust this memorial, let the father-in-law Don't worry!"

When he said a word, the master responded with "yes"; at the end, when the words were finished, he repeated the explanation: "The etiquette must be generous!" Of course the master replied: "Yes." However, although he knew how to bribe Emperor Wanli in order to send the memorial to Emperor Wanli, he didn't understand Emperor Wanli's heart at all. Hearing the eunuch finish reading Li Chengliang's "Begging for a Hugh", Emperor Wanli suddenly became impatient, and snorted coldly: "You are still acting like a baby at eighty years old? How can you beg for a divorce every now and then? What's the point?" As he spoke, he scolded: "If I beg for rest from all the commander-in-chief, wouldn't I personally lead the million-dollar army?" The eunuchs were bribed by Li Chengliang, and quickly took the opportunity to help him explain: "Li Zongbing is really old, and he can't fight anymore!" Emperor Wanli became more and more furious: "Who told him to really fight a war? Liaodong is too peaceful, what kind of war is it? It's just to make him work hard and sit there - when a war is really going to happen, I will naturally send someone to fight." Those who can fight go!" So he immediately ordered: "Ask the cabinet to take strict responsibility! Said, I gave him a heavy responsibility, he didn't want to repay him, he just wanted to go back to his hometown and enjoy the blessings, and he owed the king's kindness!" "Begging for rest" is of course not allowed—— After explaining the words, Emperor Wanli ignored the matter any more. So, for the first time in many years, the imperial decree he sent to the Liaodong General Army was drafted by the cabinet and sent by Kuaima the next day. For many years, Li Chengliang, who received the imperial edict for the first time, never imagined that the content of the imperial edict was like this—after kneeling to receive it, he almost fainted on the spot.