Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Dominoes

Because Shen Shixing's resignation was so fast that even he himself could not have expected it, let alone Li Chengliang... Although the capital is well-informed and well-informed, the sudden news still caught him off guard - when the news reached his ears with the fastest "800-mile fast transmission", the people of Shen Shihang had already left the capital up. Then, the "domino effect" quickly occurred, and everything that should come came. In the past, due to the protection of powerful officials in the court, his lawlessness in Liaodong was covered up by "covering the sky with one hand". The courtiers either received bribes or were intimidated by power, so that no one talked about him; The Liaodong governor and speech officer who was appointed, learned of his illegal situation in Liaodong, and took them out to discuss and impeach him. These memorials were all quietly stopped, and they could not reach the eyes of Emperor Wanli; but now it is different.

Hou Xianchun’s viewing was the fuse—for Hou Xianchun to come to Liaodong, he spent a lot of effort on the arrangements. In addition to achieving zero defects in all aspects of hospitality and supply, he also specially planned a work. For his performance, he hoped to claim credit in front of Hou Xianchun, and to relay and speak well for him when he returned to the court. Therefore, he carefully drew up an attack plan, and ordered Li Ning, the deputy general, to lead a large number of troops out of Zhenyi Fort to attack Bansheng. Li Ning's mission went very smoothly when he went out, and he arrived at the destination without any effort. After a burst of beheading, he won two hundred and eighty pieces of merit, so he returned triumphantly; Unexpectedly, they were killed and defeated by surprise, and thousands of people died.

This was self-defeating, and Li Chengliang was immediately ashamed; however, he, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, understood the truth that "money can make ghosts pervert", and he was very good at how to operate it; After Hou Xianchun accepted the heavy gift from him, he proposed to invite Hou Xianchun to return to the court. When he only talked about his victories and not his defeats. "Take people's hands softly", Hou Xianchun of course agreed, and the two parties said goodbye happily; but unexpectedly, when Hou Xianchun returned to the court, he actually told the whole truth—his bribery was also evidence of illegality.

As a result, there was another uproar in the court, and everyone began to talk about Li Chengliang, not only the people who wanted to impeach him, the upright people who knew his lawlessness, the people who had personal grievances with him, and even those who had accepted bribes from him. People, now in order to protect themselves, pre-emptively sue... The crimes were listed among the different opinions and presented to Emperor Wanli, each of which was accompanied by evidence: "Extremely expensive and arrogant, extravagant..." "Military fees, horse prices, salt lessons, market rewards, all year-round money, the interests of the merchants and people of the whole Liao Dynasty are all included..."

"Indoctrinate wealthy families, marry courtiers..." "Most of his military achievements are outside the Great Wall, and it is easy to be adorned. Even if he is defeated, he will play with victories..." "If the enemy enters the mainland, they will use the words of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and wait and see; or even cover up the defeat for merit, killing good civilians and taking prisoners of war..." "Being friends with ministers and cabinet ministers is a total deception, and the truth cannot be heard..." "Successive officials in Liaodong, if not for their party, would always push them away..."

So many crimes were all exposed at once, which is dumbfounding to see; and the first assistant has changed hands, and no longer "covers the sky" for him, so Liaodong is no longer "the sky is high and the emperor is far away". Censor Zhang Heming's opinion was adopted - in November, Li Chengliang's imperial decree to relieve Liaodong General Soldier was officially issued, and it was quickly delivered to Liaodong; Li Chengliang, who had dominated Liaodong for 20 years, ended his political life. Holding a variety of complex emotions, such as helplessness, regret, and unwillingness, and at the same time, a little bit of doubt and fear for the future-but, in any case, the dismissal is an imperial decree that has been promulgated, and it is a fact that cannot be changed As a courtier, he can only accept it, leave Liaodong, and go to the capital to retire—no matter what he is thinking in his heart, as soon as the imperial decree arrives; he has to leave for Beijing immediately, like many other officials who have been dismissed, let alone a dog who lost his home .

The power and prestige he had held for many years were all gone at once, and he felt sad as if all his internal organs had been emptied... And when the news of Li Chengliang's resignation reached Nurhachi's ears, Nurhachi was taken aback for a moment, and then a strange sense of loss arose. The picture that often appeared in my dreams over the years was: I personally led the Jurchen army trained by myself, and Li Chengliang led the 800,000 army to fight on the battlefield; Arrows were fired, thousands of horses were galloping, and the warriors charged or fought hand-to-hand. He himself was wearing a solid armor and holding a weapon, and fought Li Chengliang alone; undead...

However, this dream could not be realized. Li Chengliang was dismissed and left Liaodong since then. It was impossible to confront him on the battlefield. The number one enemy in his heart was purged and dismissed by his own chief. This should have been a matter of celebration, but it is a great pity that the enemy cannot die in his own hands... A sense of loss rose in Nurhachi's heart, and the past came back to his heart, setting off waves of waves, which made him murmur unconsciously: "Li Chengliang, you will have such a day after all!" The feelings in his heart are very complicated, and he can also imagine that Li Chengliang, who has always portrayed himself as an image of "eight-faced majesty", lost the power to command hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Liaodong, feeling sad and bad. To Li Chengliang For him, losing power is more painful than killing him!

However, Li Chengliang's resignation is great news for the Jurchens. Li Chengliang has served as Liaodong General for more than 20 years. There are no outstanding leaders among the Jurchens—now, Li Chengliang has resigned early because of the power struggle within the Ming court. From now on, the situation in Liaodong can be changed. "The newly appointed Liaodong General Soldier will not be familiar with everything in Liaodong in a short period of time—at least, he is far behind Li Chengliang; well, this is really an opportunity that must be seized!" Thinking of this, Nurhachi's eyes lit up, his sitting body suddenly jumped up, and strode towards the door with big strides, but he turned back before reaching the door, without stopping. Going round and round in the room, it took a long time before he stopped, and then he ordered someone to find E Yidu.

When E Yidu came in, Nurhachi's face was already flushed with blood in his heart, and he couldn't wait to hold E Yidu's hands, which were even hotter, and his voice was trembling with excitement: "I I want you to tell me what I said to you more than ten years ago; I want to know that now, at the age of thirty-three, I still have the ideals I had when I was twenty!" Hearing these words, I was also puzzled, scratched my ears and asked: "More than ten years ago, you said many things to me, now which sentence do you want me to say again?" Nurhachi said loudly: "Say, our ambitions, our ideals!"

Now he understood everything, so he said loudly: "At that time, you told us several stories, including Wanyan Aguda, our ancestor who founded the Great Jin Dynasty, and Genghis Khan of Mongolia, who told us, A man should be like them and do a big business; therefore, our ideal, the first step is to unify the Jurchens..." "Ha ha ha ha……" Nurhachi stretched out his arms with a big smile, hugged Eyidu tightly, and shouted with joy: "Good brother! You really deserve to be my good brother—I tell you, we can move forward again. A big step forward!" Therefore, he analyzed Xiang Eyi in detail: Nalinbulu of the Yehe Tribe's repeated troubles in recent days fully exposed his ambition and attempt, and his attitude of wanting to be the co-lord of the Jurchens has been made clear , so, no matter how long it takes, it is inevitable to fight with him after all; and the one who made him worry the most was Li Chengliang - he has always been good at being a fisherman who benefits from the fight between snipe and clam - now, Li Chengliang has resigned, The battle between Jianzhou Zuowei and Ye He greatly reduced a constraint. "War is the most fearful of the enemy - now it's all right, without one Li Chengliang, we can fight Ye He to the death with peace of mind; when Ye He is defeated, the rest of the small team will be easily dismissed!" The more he talked, the happier he was, and he simply pulled Eyidu up to the top of the building, looked down at the entire city of Feala, and nodded to Eyidu at the same time, saying: "The thing I am most satisfied with is this vigor and vitality. - You see, even though it was snowing heavily, none of our Jianzhou Zuowei looked timid. From the elderly to the children, everyone walked with their heads held high and their chests held high. With big strides, you can tell that he is confident..." Just as he was talking, Shuerhaqi, An Feiyanggu, and Hu Erhan also came upstairs, and they reported to him together: "Zhusheli and Neyin, which belong to the Changbai Mountain Department, have led Ye He's People and horses robbed the cave village where Ye Chen lives in our eastern border..." Nurhachi was feeling relieved, and when he heard the report, he only let out a sneer as a reaction: "Let them rob it! Anyway, it was just sent to them! Zhusheli and Neyin were originally Those who should belong to my subordinates are attached to Ye He and fish in troubled waters - when I take Ye He down, let's see how they deal with themselves!" As he said that, he raised his head to the sky, as if declaring to everyone, but also as if swearing to the sky, he said loudly: "From now on, everyone in Jianzhou Zuowei must do their best to prepare—preparation for the coming battle!"