Ming politicians

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There is also Shi Kefa who served as the governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty.

He had already received the emperor's imperial decree and the court's edict. Unfortunately, at this time, he, the governor of Liaodong, could no longer completely control the situation in Liaodong. It was all because of Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting who came to Liaodong. They were sent by Su Tiancheng to represent the Jin Dynasty, but these two people have stayed here since they came to Liaodong, and became the guests of Zu Dashou, Zu Dale and others.

As long as you are not a fool, everyone understands that the crisis of the Ming court cannot be alleviated, and the collapse of the Ming court is a fact that cannot be changed. Under such circumstances, Shi Kefa still wants to be loyal to the court and the emperor, but his thinking, There is no support in Liaodong, let alone Zu Dale and Zu Dashou, even the officials of the governor's office support the Jin Dynasty. As for the Liaodong frontier army, most of them are ready to directly join the Jin Dynasty , take refuge in Su Tiancheng, after all, Su Tiancheng's prestige in Liaodong is extraordinary.

Shanhaiguan has always been under martial law. The [-] or so frontier soldiers sent out earlier, all of them with no health problems, have entered Liaodong from Shanhaiguan. Some of the sergeants who are still in the quarantine area have been treated, but there are also many sergeants. Falling down forever, because of the guidance of Liu Jingting, Yan Yingyuan and others, the military doctor also stepped up the treatment of the Black Death, and burned the corpse decisively, so that the Black Death did not continue to spread crazily.

Later, the sergeants who were full of resentment also understood the truth. If they could not cure the Black Death and entered Liaodong like this, it would be a huge disaster.The entire Liaodong may be destroyed by the Black Death.Therefore, on the one hand, these sergeants cooperate with the treatment, and on the other hand, they also pay attention to their own hygiene. In addition, the food and grass are still directly provided by Shanhaiguan, so there is no major problem.

The royal imperial edict and the emperor's decree came to Liaodong, requiring all the Liaodong frontier troops to go to the capital to protect the capital.For a decisive battle with the Jiangning battalion, this decree was not supported by the sergeants. Many officers did not want to start a war with the Jiangning battalion. The sergeants in Liaodong can imagine the outcome of the confrontation between the two sides, let alone the Jin court. Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting became the honored guests of the two generals in Liaodong, and none of the officers and sergeants below knew what it meant.

What Shi Kefa meant was to mobilize about [-] frontier troops.Go directly to the capital, no matter what, the Liaodong frontier army is the army of the Ming Dynasty, and I am the Liaodong governor of the Ming Dynasty. At the moment of life and death, if I ignore what happened in the capital, it must be unreasonable.

It's a pity that when Shi Kefa gave the order, he realized that something was wrong.First of all, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale did not support it. They still did not express their opinions before.Anyway, they themselves would not lead troops to the capital. This time they clearly expressed their opposition, and they did not say any reasons. In fact, they did not need to say anything. They just wanted to submit to the Jin court.

Secondly, the officers at all levels of the Liaodong Frontier Army have a wrong attitude.No matter which part of the army they are transferred to, they all shirk each other, find various reasons, and are unwilling to leave Liaodong and enter the capital.Some military officers even directly said that the black death in the capital city was spreading. Maybe the army hadn't been able to enter the capital yet. The sergeants were infected with the black death disease. Without fighting, the army would be directly defeated by the black death disease.

The last is the attitude of the sergeants, especially the backbone of the Liaodong Frontier Army. I don't really believe it at all, especially when Chen Xinjia was the governor of Liaodong, he caused heavy casualties to the Liaodong frontier army, and was almost killed. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Later, many soldiers knew it. In fact, that expedition , or the meaning of the emperor, that is, because of the emperor's arbitrariness, nearly [-] sergeants of the Liaodong frontier army were wiped out by the Houjin Tartars.Based on this understanding, the sergeant was unwilling to enter the capital to face the Jiangning battalion.

Shi Kefa has not been in Liaodong for a long time, and he has not been able to fully adjust the officers, and he has not been able to install his confidantes. He once thought that after Liaodong gained a foothold, he would mobilize some soldiers from the Nanjing Jingying to Liaodong to serve as officers in important positions. Unfortunately, this Ideas that were ultimately not implemented.

Without a foundation, it is difficult to mobilize the army. Not to mention other things, Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan are guests in Liaodong. It is impossible for Shi Kefa to deal with them. Zu Dashou and Zu Dale specially sent their own soldiers and guards The safety of both.

Shi Kefa fell into a state of hesitation, especially the edict issued by the imperial court later, saying that the Jiangning camp had already moved towards the capital, and the Liaodong frontier army would rush to help the capital, and he was completely plunged into pain.

Shi Kefa has many advantages, but his weakness of indecision has been fully exposed at this time. He always thinks about being able to maintain a stable situation and solve all problems properly, but the reality is that this is not allowed. In fact, when he just took office as the governor of Liaodong, on the one hand, he appeased Zu Dashou and Zu Dale, and on the other hand, he made up his mind decisively to adjust some officers of the Liaodong Frontier Army and control the Liaodong Frontier Army. Today's problems will not occur.

It's a pity that when Shi Kefa thought about the action, he was afraid that Zu Dashou, Zu Dale and others would interfere with it, causing his position in Liaodong to be shaken. In addition, at that time, Nanjing Jingying was also in crisis and had to deal with Jiangningying's attack.

Once an opportunity is lost, it will never come again.

Shi Kefa lost his temper several times, and even lost his temper in front of Zu Dashou and Zu Dale, but they pretended to be deaf and dumb and refused to answer, making Shi Kefa helpless.

Thinking that the Ming court was about to be destroyed and the Jiangning battalion was about to enter the capital, but the Liaodong frontier army under his command rebelled at the most critical moment. Shi Kefa felt that his face had nothing to do with it, and he also thought that he had no face and continued to live.

He thought of committing suicide and followed the Ming court.

Shi Kefa's idea was discovered by Zu Dashou.

After all, Zu Dashou and Shi Kefa walked recently. To be honest, Zu Dashou thinks that Shi Kefa is a good person. He has a strong sense of justice and will never bully others. He treats Zu Dale and him very well. When Liu Jingting came to Liaodong, Shi Kefa did not use his power to arrest the two, and even handed them over to the court.

But on the matter of surrendering to the Great Jin court, Zu Dashou and Zu Dale had already made up their minds, and it was impossible to waver.

The spread of the Black Death helped Zu Dashou and Zu Dale, and the Liaodong frontier army rushing to aid the capital was infected with the Black Death on the way, and the result was heavy losses. If Su Tiancheng hadn't sent Liu Jingting and others to remind them, they would have I don't know how much damage will be caused. It is estimated that the entire Liaodong Frontier Army may be completely paralyzed.

It was precisely because of this opportunity that Zu Dashou and Zu Dale had the reason and confidence to directly control the army. They also noticed that most of the officers and sergeants supported them, so they left Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting behind. On the one hand, it is to prevent the spread of the Black Death, and on the other hand, it is also to get closer to the Jin Dynasty.

Guangning, Xipingbao, Yizhou and other places in Liaodong were lost again. Because of the shrinkage of troops and the need to rush to help the capital, these places can only be lost. After being occupied by the Houjin Tartars, the generals of the Liaodong frontier army are generally dissatisfied , but such grievances have not been publicly exposed.

All kinds of factors mixed together made Zu Dashou and Zu Dale control the Liaodong frontier army.

Zu Dashou was with Shi Kefa almost every day. The city of Guanning was not big, and it belonged to the kind of distance where you can't see up and down. In addition, the governor's yamen and the general military mansion have official business exchanges every day, and the two of them would inevitably need to meet.

Zu Dashou found that Shi Kefa's mood was very low, and later he muttered to himself, all he said was sorry to the emperor and the court, and his eyes were very scattered.

Zu Dashou informed Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting of this situation.

Liu Jingting was the first to come up with the analysis results, thinking that Shi Kefa might have other ideas, and he couldn't bear the blow of letting down the emperor and the court, so he must be going to extremes.

Zu Dashou felt a little pity, but he didn't care too much. After all, this was Shi Kefa's own choice. In addition, once Shi Kefa committed suicide, he could justifiably lead the Liaodong Frontier Army and declare his submission to the Jin court.

But Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting didn't see it that way. After discussing with each other, they decided to meet Shi Kefa.

Zu Dashou finally made an arrangement, and brought Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting into the governor's office. Of course, from the perspective of safety, Zu Dashou sent his own soldiers to closely guard Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting, unless they entered the wing , talked with Shi Kefa, and for the rest of the time, they must protect the two, so that no accidents can occur.

Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting stayed in the wing room for nearly two hours. There were only Shi Kefa, Yan Yingyuan and Liu Jingting in the wing room, and no one else. As for what they talked about, Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan didn't say anything.

However, after this conversation, Shi Kefa's mood improved a bit. Later, when Zu Dashou and Shi Kefa were together, I heard Shi Kefa's statement was different, and he talked more about God's will.

Zu Dashou admired Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan very much. He knew that these two people were not serious scholars. Anyway, they had not passed the imperial examinations. In terms of knowledge, they were not very advanced. In the imperial court, those who can be trained, can speak well, are not afraid of life and death, and are given important responsibilities, it can be seen that following Su Tiancheng, one can definitely make great achievements. (To be continued..)