Borrow the day to change the day

Time passed unknowingly, and it entered October in the blink of an eye, because during the late Ming Dynasty, it was in the famous Little Ice Age, and the temperature dropped very quickly.

In the east of Jinzhou City in Liaodong, the study room at the back of the Governor's Mansion was very quiet in the night, and occasionally there was a cough, which was very clearly heard.

Finally, an old voice sounded: "Master, why don't we return to De Mansion?"

"Well, what are you doing when you return to De Mansion?" Yuan Keli, the governor of Liaodong, heard the words of his old family, A Fu, put down the brush in his hand, looking up at A Fu, and asked.

Ah Fu's face was heavy, and he said worriedly: "Master, the weather in Liaodong is extremely cold, and you are now coughing again. This old servant is worried about your health."

Yuan Keli smiled slightly, removed his feet from the charcoal basin, then stood up, stretched greatly, and said: "Ah Fu, you don't need to worry, it's just a cough occasionally."

After hearing Yuan Keli's explanation, Ah Fu didn't look relaxed at all, he was still so heavy.He looked at Yuan Keli, whom he had accompanied since he was a child, and said again: "Master, you were seriously ill once this year. Although you were cured by the imperial doctor, this old servant remembered that the imperial doctor said that the master should take good care of his body. It may be difficult to cure the wind and cold. But recently, this old slave has heard you coughing many times..."

Listening to Ah Fu's nagging, Yuan Keli couldn't help sighing in his heart.Why doesn't he know his physical condition, it's best to go back to his hometown in Henan to recuperate at this time.

"Ah Fu, there is no need to say any more. You have been with me for so long, you should know my wish." Yuan Keli began to walk back and forth in the study, while stretching his arms to relax his muscles and bones.

"Master, even if the whole Liaodong is recovered, it is not as important as your own body!" Ah Fu persuaded Yuan Keli, who was walking back and forth.

"Ah Fu, you still don't understand. Master, I have been fighting wits and courage with Jianlu all these years. I thought there was no hope of solving the matter of Jianlu in this life, and I couldn't see the moment when Liaodong was restored."

When Yuan Keli said this, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at Ah Fu, and continued: "But suddenly, in this short period of less than two years, the situation of our Daming against Jianlu has reversed. This made me see the hope of defeating Jianlu and recovering Liaodong, how could I be willing to leave Liaodong at this time!"

A Fu was not moved by Yuan Keli's words at all. In his eyes, no matter how big the matter was, it was not as important as the master's body: "Master, you can go back to Henan to take care of yourself first, and then go back to Liaodong."

Yuan Keli smiled, walked to his desk, pointed to some documents on it, and said, "Look, these are the reports of our army's encounters with Jianlu's exploring horses recently. They are getting smaller and smaller, and they are more and more afraid of encountering our army at night. Now the number of them dispatched every time is also constantly increasing."

Speaking of this, he looked up at Ah Fu, and said with a little joy on his face: "In the past, when Jianlu scouted horses, he dared to gallop outside Jinzhou City with just a few rides. By comparison, you know that this means what?"

Before Ah Fu could answer, Yuan Keli answered his own question: "Jianlu is afraid! Over the years, Jianlu has won victories against our Ming Dynasty, which made them extraordinarily brave when they joined our army. In their eyes, our soldiers are no longer human beings, they are all their military merits, vying to fight with our army. At that time, Jianlu was really hard to beat!"

"But now, I have lost my courage, and Jianlu is nothing more than a mere barbarian. On the other hand, our army no longer needs to force the troops to attack, and they will volunteer to fight. From this, I am very optimistic about next year's war! "

Having said so much in one breath, Yuan Keli felt his throat itch and couldn't help coughing again.

When Ah Fu saw it, he quickly picked up a warm teapot from one side of the table, poured a cup of hot tea, and handed it to the master.

After Yuan Keli took it, he took a sip and moistened his throat with it in his mouth for a while before swallowing it.

Then he handed the cup back to Ah Fu, and said: "I also know that I am in poor health, but the big battle will be next year, no matter what, I will persist for another year. Otherwise, I will not see victory, and I will just go back to my hometown , will also worry about it."

"Alas..." Ah Fu couldn't help but sighed after hearing this.

Yuan Keli faced Ah Fu, seeing the worried look on his face, and felt warm in his heart.He continued to say to Ah Fu: "And I am worried that the current situation is so good. If I am not here to watch, I am afraid that my success will fall short."

When Ah Fu heard this, he retorted: "Isn't there a new army from the Beijing camp? They are brave and ruthless."

Yuan Keli listened, shook his head and said: "No way! The Beijing camp guerrilla Zuo Liangyu is naturally easy to kill, greedy for merit, unstable, not a handsome talent who can be alone. And slave chiefs should not be underestimated, they are very cunning, if Zuo Liangyu Going against the slave chieftains, especially Huang Taiji, Dorgon, or Jierhalang, will definitely suffer a big loss."

Ah Fu was not reconciled, thought for a while, and found another reason to refute: "Then there is still Sun Ge, who leads the army, and he will never be fooled by Jianlu!"

Yuan Keli nodded first, then shook his head and said: "Sun Ge is always steady, he is the best candidate to lead the army. But Shanhaiguan is very important to my Ming Dynasty, before Jianlu is destroyed, we cannot do without him. "

Having said that, Yuan Keli concluded: "Next year's war, our Guan Ning Army's journey, must be watched by me, otherwise I will not be at ease no matter what."

"Master, why don't you ask the court to transfer a stable..."

Before Ah Fu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yuan Keli: "No! Is there anyone in the imperial court who leads troops better than me? Is there anyone who is familiar with Liao affairs? I can't think of it!"

Having said this, Yuan Keli was slightly agitated, and he said firmly, "I will be there no matter what in the next year's battle!"

Then his tone softened again, and he said to Ah Fu: "I promise you, when the war is won next year and the three Ming armies gather in Shenyang, I will retire and return to my hometown in Henan to support myself. How about that?"

Seeing that the master has made up his mind, Ah Fu knew that it would be useless to persuade him, so he nodded and said: "Master, it is very late now, we should go to bed early! At least take care of your health, so that you can wait until next year's big battle."

Yuan Keli looked at the official document on the desktop, shook his head and said, "It's only a little bit, rest after approval."

After finishing speaking, he sat back at the desk and started working again.

In fact, in his heart, there was another reason that he did not say.It is his hope of cultivating Taoism that has been extinguished by Zhong Jinwei.Zhong Jinwei talked about all kinds of puzzles in the sky and on the earth, which made Yuan Keli feel that the stories about the gods were nothing but fiction.

Because of this, he cherishes his remaining time very much, and must decide a victory or defeat with Jianlu in his lifetime.Only when he sees the victory of the next year's war, will he return to his hometown with peace of mind.