national surname chiming

Chapter 289 To take over unfinished goods, of course you have to settle the account first
"The old man is really ashamed. If the good nephew hadn't been able to pacify Huguang and wipe out the remnant thieves, the old man's grievances may not be cleared up, let alone the chance to be loyal to the country again."

After receiving the decree, Shen Shuren inevitably left Fang Kongzhang to catch up on the old days, and Fang Kongzhang's words of gratitude sounded very awkward and unfamiliar——

It's strange if you are not unfamiliar, because the eunuch who announced the decree was also invited to accompany him.In front of Chongzhen's confidantes, of course everyone should pretend to be businesslike.

The Xuanzhi eunuch was also surnamed Wang, but I heard that he changed his surname, and he worshiped Wang Chengen, a celebrity around Chongzhen, as his godfather.It was quite normal for a young eunuch in the Ming Dynasty to recognize a great eunuch as a godfather.

Therefore, Shen Shuren's reply was also businesslike, and he did not forget to take the opportunity to convey some information inadvertently, so that the prince could take it back to Chongzhen, so that when there were more bad news in the future, Chongzhen couldn't accept it and blamed the local governor again .

"Uncle Shi, don't blame yourself. Brother Fang Nian and I are like brothers and sisters. If you can help with this, you still have to help. The current situation is such that many things cannot be changed by human power. We are just a governor, and we can manage our own jurisdiction. It is very difficult to cause chaos."

In Shen Shuren's words, he did not shy away from the friendship between him and Fang Yizhi in the same year, showing a moderate amount of care, as if he was so supportive of his old boss just because of his friendship with Fang Yizhi.

After all, this relationship is well-known, if you don't even mention this friendship, it would be too fake, and the prince is not deaf or blind.

After finishing his consoling words, Shen Shuren changed the subject and reminded: "Uncle Shi going to Sichuan, I am afraid it will be quite difficult, and we must be prepared for a hard fight. I was also stationed in Fengjie yesterday when I was rectifying my troops here. Another urgent report from General Qin.

It is said that Chongqing City has been convinced that it was captured by Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Xianzhong must have succeeded in the long-term attack and accumulated a lot of resentment. It seems that the city was massacred in Chongqing. His Royal Highness King Rui must have been killed.

Now Zhang Xianzhong's army is divided into two groups, one is to plunder the hinterland of central Sichuan, raising food and grass to engulf the poor, and the other is trying to divide troops to capture Fengjie Baidi City. It may be quite difficult to enter Sichuan. "

The sad news that Shen Shuren said really surprised Fang Kongxuan a little, and the prince who came with him was also very worried.

Wang Gonggong took the lead to ask: "So critical?! Uncle Shen, can you give me an accurate word, can this Qin general soldier guard Fengjie? Can't the imperial army rush to the rescue?"

Shen Shuren said humbly first: "Your Majesty is too polite. I may even be named an Earl, but I am still young, so I still can't be called an Uncle. What's more, Your Majesty has given our country a surname, so I should change my words.
If we really want to pay attention to etiquette, it is better to call the country the surname.The same is true of Fang Shishu. From now on, my nephew will be Zhu Shuren, not Shen Shuren. "

Wang Gonggong and Fang Kongxuan also quickly echoed, saying that they really forgot to change their words for a while.

(Note: From then on, when Shen Shuren was mentioned in this book, they were all changed to Zhu Shuren. This is also the name of the protagonist in modern society before crossing over. This book has written 111 million words, and the protagonist finally changed back to his original name. What a big pitfall .)
After Zhu Shuren corrected him, he spoke again to appease him: "My lord, don't worry, this Fengjie Baidi City will definitely be safe. The terrain of the place is dangerous, and it is extremely difficult to break through it in leisure time. Besides, Qin Zongbing is a good general in the world and has become famous for dozens of years. load.

Although the white soldiers under her command suffered heavy losses when they were dispatched northward to fight the Tartars a few years ago, after all, thousands of veterans were left behind, and they returned to Sichuan to recuperate and expand the army.

Governor Shao's previous deployment was improper, and he only let Qin Zongbing focus on guarding the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, so he neglected other directions.But because of this, the defensive forces around Qutang Gorge are absolutely sufficient, and they have stockpiled food and grass in advance, so they are not afraid of besieging the city.

Even stronger, our Huguang army, half a month ago, under the leadership of Zhang Huangyan, who was the magistrate of Jingzhou, marched westward with more than [-] troops, attacked the tail of Sun Kewang's army, killed more than [-] enemies, recaptured Zigui and Wu County, and reopened the Three Gorges waterway.

This time Zhang Xianzhong blocked Fengjie with partial troops, Zhang Huangyan had already occupied Qutang Gorge with reinforcements from Jingzhou and Yiling in advance, forming an angle with Baidi City. If our army wants to enter Sichuan through the Three Gorges, the road will never be blocked.And with Zhang Huangyan's help in the battle, Qin Zongbing was even more at ease. "

As Zhu Shuren said, he also asked someone to bring a map, and unfolded it for Wang Gonggong and Fang Kongxuan to show at the dust-cleaning banquet.

The prince doesn't know much about military affairs, but Zhu Shuren made it clear that the road to Sichuan is still guaranteed, so he is relieved: "In this case, when our family returns to His Majesty, we can explain clearly. The situation in Sichuan has the surname of Lao Guo Master and Fang Futai."

Zhu Shuren bowed his hands humbly: "Your Majesty, you are being polite. This is due to the kindness we have received from our country, and we should do it. I just ask you to report to His Majesty, and explain the difficulties of our army and people in Huguang——

The news that the city of Chongqing was broken was yesterday, but in fact, the city was already broken seven days ago. From Chongqing to Fengjie, it was a full [-] miles along the Yangtze River, and it took two and a half days to communicate.It is also seven or eight hundred miles from Fengjie to Jiangling, and it only took one and a half days.From Jiangling to Wuchang, it was only possible to get there by galloping fast horses six hundred miles away.

The subordinate came back to Wuchang ten days ago, and the troops had just finished the bloody battle against the intruders in Chen County, exhausted and suffering from many injuries.Even if the official arrived ten days ago, the whole army immediately marched westward, and at most they could march to Jiangling within three days. It is absolutely impossible to rescue Chongqing, which is [-] miles away.

So I also ask the princes to clearly observe that the death of King Rui and the massacre in Chongqing are really not something we can save.What's more, the lower official is only the governor of Huguang, how can he enter Sichuan lightly before he gets the decree?

For ten days, the subordinate officials could only guard the place, allowing Zhang Huangyan to assist Chen Bing at the junction of Sichuan and Huguang, and at the same time rotate the exhausted troops.

I originally had 14 soldiers and horses in Huguang, [-] of whom participated in the bloody battle with the intruders, and [-] were severely injured in the battles in Changsha and Hengzhou, and were left behind by subordinate officials to stay in the area.

Now it has been more than three months since we have been fighting against the bandits, and the 5 troops who went north lost [-] to [-], and there are more injuries, so we can only switch to defense.The [-] soldiers guarding the land had to recuperate and regain their vitality. This time, the official is about to use these [-] horses, together with the army incorporated in Henan, to go west to Chongqing to help his colleagues gain a foothold in Sichuan.

If Chongqing is restored in the future, our Huguang military supplies, reinforcements, and other departments will naturally be limited to sending them to Chongqing. As for the pacification of the hinterland of central Sichuan, it is inconvenient for the lower officials to intervene. Is this law in line with His Majesty's wishes? "

Wang Gonggong listened, and when he heard half of it, he suddenly realized that because of his fear just now, he even forgot to ask more about the sad news about Chongqing being massacred and King Rui being killed.

This is also the art of Zhu Shuren's speech. He chose to describe the situation a little bit worse, so he asked the prince to shift his focus to "Even Fengjie Baidi City and Qutang Gorge may be lost. If that is the case, Huguang Army Even if you want to save Sichuan, you can’t save it.” On this point.And temporarily reduced the attention to the point in the same paragraph, Chongqing was destroyed and slaughtered.

This is also Zhu Shuren trying to run Chongzhen, so that Chongzhen will not pursue the matter of Chongqing being slaughtered and King Rui being killed in the future. Before he took office, and before Zhu Shuren received the order to 'cooperate with Fang Kongzhang to fight the chaos', he had already provoked him."

This is like an unfinished project. The previous contractor quit, was fired by the developer, and someone else came to take over.Then the project quantity and progress list at the time of taking over must be clearly drawn.

How big the misfortune was before, you have to be clear about it, otherwise, with Chongzhen's emotional instability, it is very possible that he will fight with the mud in the future, regardless of merit and demerit.

In addition, Shen Shuren's current location, even if he only went to Chongqing, was not legal, and he had already left the Huguang governor's defense zone.

But now he made the situation a bit more critical, and then he offered to take the initiative, "I am just escorting the governor to take office, and help him establish a foothold, at least enough to set up a temporary governor's office", and promised that he would never go to Chengdu. .

Then the situation is completely different, even the people around Chongzhen will not think about "Guo Xing Ye wants to expand his direct line power again", they will only think that he is loyal to the country and ruins the Ming Dynasty heart.

The prince was already quite emotional in his heart, the great Ming Dynasty has reached this stage, and there is such loyalty, who said that the loyalty of Guo Xingye is not as good as that of Sun Chuanting?

However, he was only here to proclaim the decree, and Chongzhen did not explicitly ask him to supervise the army when he left Beijing.It is only through Wang Chengen's reminder that when it comes to places, he may find that the situation is getting worse, so he is allowed to play by ear to a certain extent.

After thinking about it, Wang Gonggong decided to make a compromise, and said in a negotiating tone: "Even so, our family was originally responsible for ensuring the handover of Fang Futai and Shao Jiechun, and escorting Shao Jiechun back to Beijing.

Our family went to Chongqing with Guo Xingye and Fang Futai's soldiers and horses, so as to observe Fang Futai's appointment and confirm Shao Jiechun's life and death.Once the approval letter is obtained, our family will return to Beijing to reply to the order. Before that, our family will send a deputy envoy back to Beijing to report the latest situation to His Majesty. I wonder what Guo Xingye thinks? "

Wang Gonggong's handling is reasonable, Zhu Shuren thought about it, but he couldn't find a fault.Because the imperial decree on his body was for three people, not only to ennoble Zhu Shuren and give him a surname, but also to ensure the handover between Fang Kongxuan and Shao Jiechun.

That being the case, let him go to Chongqing with him for the time being, and watch the officers and soldiers regain Chongqing, and treat him with delicious food and drinks. After confirming Shao Jiechun's news, it will not be too late to return.

And at that time, "what is the current situation in Sichuan, and which troubles were caused by Shao Jiechun during his tenure", it is natural to confirm the news of Shao Jiechun's border.Before that point in time, all the land in Sichuan that was lost had nothing to do with Fang Kongzhang and Zhu Shuren.

Of course, before that, Zhu Shuren must be credited for taking back the land that Zhang Xianzhong took back.

Credit should be counted as crime, and this is also the case of maximizing benefits.

Zhu Shuren was very satisfied with the distribution of spoils, so he expressed his position very responsibly: "Please rest for two or three days, Uncle Shi and Wang Gonggong. After a slow journey, you can set off and follow my rear army westward. I will take the front and center first. The soldiers and horses will set off in two days after they are cleared up, first go to Jiangling and Yiling, and then take a boat to Fengjie."

(End of this chapter)