Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1536 Untitled!

In the face of Gao Shen's words of concern for the country and the people, Wuzhigen Bayar still did not care and preached:
"I am a general and I am only responsible for fighting. The things you mentioned are not my business! I shouldn't care about them either!"

Gao Shen heard this and said seriously:
"General, I know you are familiar with the history of the Central Plains. I believe you must have heard of a saying, which is that every man is responsible for the fate of his country. Luo Bei is Luo Bei of the Luo Bei people!"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Rigen Bayar immediately snorted coldly:
"What a Luo Bei, a Luo Bei of the Luo Bei people! According to what you said, the world of Daqian does not belong to Ye Mingsheng, but to all the people of Daqian. Do you dare to say that, Gao?"

Gao Shen fell silent upon hearing this.

The sneer on Urgenbayar's face became even stronger when he saw this, and just when he was feeling proud, he heard Gao Shen's faint voice in his ears.

"General, the Great Emperor said that the world belongs to everyone in the world, and the Great Emperor also taught His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the world belongs to the emperor from ancient times to the present. That was just a joke and should not be taken seriously. If you really treat the world as your own and ask for whatever you want, then even the emperor will be dead soon!"

As Gao Shen finished speaking, the smile on Urigenbayar's face froze. He asked Gao Shen in disbelief:

"Did your great emperor really say such a thing?"

Gao Shen smiled and said:
"General Urrigen Bayar, fabricating His Majesty's words out of thin air is a serious crime in Daqian. I haven't lived enough..."

Wurigen Bayar Wenyan frowned. It was not the first day that he and Gao Shen met, but they had known each other for almost ten years. So he knew Gao Shen quite well and knew that Gao Shen was a calm person and not the kind of person who liked to talk nonsense.

If it was something else, Wu Rigen Bayar would not doubt the truthfulness of what Gao Shen said, but if this sentence was really said by Ye Mingsheng, it would be too unbelievable.

Is there really an emperor who would say that the world does not belong to him, but to everyone in the world?
Seeing Wu Rigen Bayar's doubtful look, Gao Shen also said with some emotion:

"The emperor of Daqian today is a god-like man. His mind is as high as Mount Tai and as broad as the East China Sea! He is diligent and loves his people, and the people of Daqian all praise him!"

Gao Shen paused for a moment, then spoke very seriously:
"General Urigen Bayar, the praises in this world are not enough to describe the greatness of our Great Qian Emperor. If you have the chance, why don't you come to Yijing to pay homage to His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Urgenbayar was also moved. Although Ye Mingsheng did not have a very good reputation on the grassland, and was dubbed as a butcher and executioner, some grassland people would even say to their children when scaring them, "If you don't go to sleep, Ye Mingsheng will come and eat you."

However, as an enemy, Urigenbayar was well aware of the strength of the Fengwu Army, so he was also very curious about what kind of extraordinary man could develop a force of several thousand people into an invincible army that swept across the Central Plains in just a few years.

Out of respect for the strong, Urgen Bayar really wanted to see how majestic Ye Mingsheng was...
Just as Wurigen Bayar was thinking about Ye Mingsheng, Gao Shen spoke again:
"General, the times have changed. The future belongs to firearms. Considering our ten-year friendship, I can tell you a piece of news. Our Daqian Manufacturing Bureau is developing a firearm called a machine gun!"

"It is said that this firearm can fire a large number of bullets in an instant. In front of the machine gun, the soldiers will be harvested like wheat, one after another!"

"Although you Luobi are good at horseback archery, you are no match for such powerful firearms. The Cumans have already made changes. If you Luobi want to break away from Daqian and establish your own power in the future, Daqian will certainly send troops to intervene. At that time, Luobi will face the Cumans together. Daqian and Luobi are in danger of being destroyed!"

"I believe that as a Robeian, General, this is something you absolutely do not want to see!"

Just as Gao Shen was about to continue speaking, Wu Rigen Bayar angrily shouted:
"That's enough! If you keep talking nonsense, Mr. Gao, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"

Seeing that Wurigen Bayar was really angry, Gao Shen couldn't help but sigh, then cupped his hands and said:
"That's all I have to say, General. You can do whatever you want."

Upon hearing this, Wurigen Bayar turned around and left. Gao Shen shook his head helplessly as he watched him leave. At this time, Jiang Chao came over and asked:
"Sir! Is this grassland barbarian ignorant of current affairs?"

Gao Shen glanced at the blue sky and said:
“It’s still a little short of the right temperature…”

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Yijing, the Imperial Palace

In the imperial study, Ye Mingsheng looked at the memorial from Yun Qian in his hand and could not help but frowning slightly with a hint of anger in his expression.

Last year, not long after Zhang Meng led the First Army to capture Jinzhi City, the Mu family, one of the three chieftains of Yunqian, chose to surrender after seeing the request for money from the Xiong family and the Li family. Mu Wusha, the patriarch of the Mu family, was also on his way to Yijing. Ye Mingsheng was very happy when he knew these things, and for this reason, he told Zhang Meng in his reply that he would reward him well when he returned to Yijing. Ye Mingsheng also hinted to Zhang Meng to prepare for the next attack on Baiyue in Yunqian. As long as he continued to work hard to capture Baiyue, he, Ye, would not be stingy with the position of Duke!

According to Ye Mingsheng's plan at that time, Baiyue was the next target. As long as Baiyue was captured, Daqian's hand could be better extended to Nanyang, and Ye Mingsheng's goal of dominating Nanyang would no longer be a dream!

But man proposes, God disposes. With the support of the Romans, Habib became the new ruler of the Golden Horde. He quickly integrated the power of the Golden Horde through brutal and cruel means. Like his Golden Horde ancestors, he also dreamed of unifying the grasslands and then moving south to the Central Plains!
The sudden rise of Habib undoubtedly disrupted Ye Mingsheng's plan, forcing Ye Mingsheng to adjust his plan and concentrate some of the forces originally intended for the south in the north to deal with the threat of the Kipchaks...
Therefore, before the Chinese New Year, Ye Mingsheng told Zhang Meng about his temporary adjustment of the plan. Ye Mingsheng also emphasized that Zhang Meng should not relax. This adjustment was only temporary. As long as the threat from the north was resolved, Baiyue and Nanyang would still be important targets of Daqian!

Originally, the matter had come to a temporary end, but what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that the Coordination Office sent this memorial today!
The person who wrote this memorial was the secret agent of the Coordination Office in the First Army, the Lieutenant General of the First Army, Liu Long!
When Liu Long wrote this memorial, he described some situations that Zhang Meng did not report in Yunqian!

First of all, the first

The Mu family, one of the three major chieftains of Yunqian, did surrender, and the clan leader Mu Wusha was indeed on the way to Yijing. However, what Zhang Meng did not report was that a part of the Mu family, represented by the clan elder Mu Qiu, was unwilling to surrender and fled to Baiyue. There were nearly 15,000 of these people!

Secondly, what Zhang Meng did not report to the court was that in order to retaliate against the resolute resistance of the Li chieftains, Zhang Meng launched a fierce revenge against the Li chieftains. More than 10,000 people of the Li chieftains, including prisoners of war, women, children, the elderly and the weak, all lost their lives overnight, and all the wealth of the Li chieftains was divided up by the soldiers of the First Army led by Zhang Meng!
Such a cruel act also aroused strong indignation among the chieftains in various parts of Yunnan and Qian. The Li chieftains had been powerful in Yunnan and Qian for hundreds of years, and had extensive roots in the local area. Although they suffered a devastating disaster in Jinzhi City, the scattered tribesmen were still actively organizing forces, using the local terrain to play hide-and-seek with the First Army, and ambushing the First Army's supplies!

Although doing so would not cause too much damage to the First Army, slowly bleeding them would be very uncomfortable...
The third point is that most of the soldiers of the First Army came from the north and were not used to the humid climate of Yunqian. However, because the First Army had made sufficient preparations at the beginning of the war, the First Army was not greatly affected. However, as the First Army stayed in Yunqian for longer, some problems gradually emerged!

According to Liu Long's account, once the epidemic broke out in the army, Zhang Meng paid great attention to the matter, so he immediately carried out isolation and other treatment methods, so the epidemic was effectively controlled and did not spread widely in the army.

However, the appearance of YQ made more soldiers of the First Army feel homesick. At first, it was only the low-level soldiers, but later some military officers also joined this group. Some people have deserted in order to go home, and many people do not want to stay in Yunqian!

Seeing what Liu Long said, Ye Mingsheng was also very shocked. In the report Zhang Meng gave him, it could be said that the situation was very good. They were either winning or on the way to victory. It was just a matter of saying that they had won the game!

But if Liu Long’s report is true, then the situation of the First Army in Yunqian is not good!
Although the situation does not seem to be a complete defeat, if this is allowed to happen, some of the fruits of victory in Yunqian may be lost!
Now Ye Mingsheng really wants to ask what the situation is with Zhang Mengyun Qian, and whether what Liu Long said is true!
But Ye Mingsheng knew he couldn't do that!

The reason is very simple. Even if it is expedited by 800 miles, it will take several months to go from Yijing to Yunqian. By the time I finish asking, the daylily will be cold...
Although Ye Mingsheng doesn’t know now whether what Liu Long said is true, and whether Zhang Meng really only reports good news and not bad news, Ye Mingsheng has also worked his way up from the bottom of the army. He understands what ordinary soldiers think, so based on his own experience, Ye Mingsheng feels that what Zhao Long said is most likely true, and the situation of the First Army is probably not optimistic!

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng’s first thought was to withdraw the First Army. After all, the First Army was Daqian’s trump card force. Every soldier was the elite of Daqian’s army and they were Ye’s sweethearts. They could not be lost in Yunqian!
However, Yunqian was just taken over by Daqian after all, and the control over some places is unstable. There are even many resistance forces in the local area. If the First Army withdraws rashly, it may give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it, and the fruits of victory may be lost again. This is what Ye Mingsheng does not want to see!

Therefore, the current plan is to change the defense, find a troop to be stationed in Yunqian, replace the First Army, let the soldiers of the First Army go home, and let everyone relieve their homesickness.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng also issued an instruction, asking the people in the General Staff to discuss which troops would be suitable to enter Yunqian and replace the First Army!
After making the decision, Ye Mingsheng called Ye Cheng in and instructed:
"Pass this matter to the General Staff immediately! Tell Zhao Han and the others to hurry up and report to me immediately when you have an idea!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Ye Cheng also realized the seriousness of the matter, and immediately nodded seriously:

"Your Majesty, I understand! I will arrange for someone to send it over to the General Staff..."

After resolving this matter, Ye Mingsheng picked up another memorial from the desk and began to read it. This memorial was submitted by the Ministry of Personnel and its content was about Zhang Yilin, the deputy governor of Youyan.

Because Ye Mingsheng transferred Cui Hang to Luzhou as the prefect, the position of the Minister of Personnel became vacant. Ye Mingsheng, in accordance with convention, asked Gu Sansi, the Minister of Personnel, to recommend a few suitable candidates!
The three people submitted by Gu Sansi at that time were the censor Xuan Yifeng, the prefect of Licheng Wang Shande, and the deputy governor of Youyan Zhang Yilin!
When he saw these three names, Ye Mingsheng immediately rejected Xuan Yifeng and Wang Shande. They both had their own problems and were not suitable for the important position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!

Although he rejected Xuan Yifeng and Wang Shande, Ye Mingsheng did not directly appoint Zhang Yilin as the Minister of Personnel!

The reason was that Ye Mingsheng was not familiar with Zhang Yilin. He just remembered that he promoted him to the deputy governor of Youyan because of his good performance in the trade with Luobi in Yuyang!

As for more information about Zhang Yilin, Ye Mingsheng didn't know. After all, there were too many officials in Daqian. Even at the level of deputy governor, there were hundreds of them in Daqian. Ye Mingsheng really couldn't remember them all. At most, he could only remember some of the more important ones.

So Ye Mingsheng asked the Ministry of Personnel to submit a more detailed report about Zhang Yilin. Ye Mingsheng wanted to understand this person's life and resume through this report, and then decide whether to summon this person for an interview.

Three days after Ye Mingsheng made the request, this report on Zhang Yilin appeared on Ye Mingsheng's desk...