Henan Shangqiu Gushu Town.

Amid the sound of firecrackers every year, many children gathered at the door of the Yang family's old house. They carried small bamboo blues and shouted lively at the door, making a fuss.

These are the children of the residents of Gushu Town. Every year on the first day of the New Year, they will come to greet the old prime minister, and then jump to the next house with their clothes full of bamboo blue.

This has almost become a local custom. Every household, whether rich or poor, will prepare a large amount of melon seeds, peanuts and sweets on the first day of the New Year. No matter how poor the children are, they will grab a handful of them so that the children can have a happy New Year.

The old prime minister is Yang Hao. He has never entered the cabinet, but has only served as the military affairs manager of the aid Korea and the governor of Liaodong. However, the people in the town do not know that they only knew that Mr. Yang was very powerful in the court and even went to North Korea to fight against the Japanese devils. He was an amazing official, so the old prime minister called him.

Yang Hao likes children very much, especially these children in his hometown. He paid for the social school in the town. As long as they are children from Gushu Town, they can go to the social school no matter which one they are from. If they can get into the children's and scholars, Yang Hao will take care of their future academic expenses, so they are very respected by the villagers.

“Everything, all”

Yang Hao, who was over 50 years old, got up early in the morning and came to the gate early. The servants placed the things they had prepared before the New Year next to the master, just so that the master would be able to send things to the children who came to pay New Year's greetings later.

There is another reason why children like to visit the old prime minister’s house to pay New Year’s greetings, that is, the old prime minister will give them copper coins. Although there are not many, only one person has three or two quotas, these three or two quotas can make the children happy.

As the biggest figure in Gushu Town, the Yang family must receive many people coming to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year. However, in addition to close relatives, Yang Hao doesn't like to receive people from other places. He usually returns to the study after sending things to the children who pay New Year's greetings.

Seeing that his hair was almost the same, Yang Hao was about to go back to the house, but at this time three fast horses stopped not far from the Yang family's gate.

The three of them looked like they were wearing military uniforms and were covered in dust. The three of them saw many children greeting the New Year at the gate of the Yang family, and hesitated whether they were over now.

Yang Hao looked at the three of them and quietly called his servant Yang San to ask where the person came from.

After a while, Yang San came over and whispered that the three of them came from the capital, saying that they were from the master's student Eunuch Wei.

"Leave it to you here,"

Yang Hao smiled and reached out and grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into a child's bamboo blue. Then he clapped his hands and told Yang San that he would take the visitor to the study.

After returning to the study, Yang Hao's face gradually became solemn. It must be important to send people to him on the first day of the Qing Dynasty, but I don't know what a big deal.

There is a newly filled song on the table, written by Yang Hao on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. There are a few sentences in it: "The purple ribbon and breeze robe is still small, and the sea is wafty, and people cannot think of it."

This is the expression of Yang Hao's inner pain.

Zizai was appointed as the chief minister of the Liao Fu Office, and the censor Yang He impeached him. The emperor ignored him and Kedao often sieges, which forced Yang Hao to leave the office. After he had to hang his seal, he felt extremely depressed and deeply felt that he was not understood.

Unlike the first impeachment and retirement, Yang Hao was not defeated during the Liao Fu's tenure. Instead, he pacified the Tumans and beheaded and regained a lot of land.

In this way, the court did not reward his merits. Kedao also reported that he had a good job in border quarrels, and regarded his achievements as nothing, and the emperor did not know what he intended to do to comfort him. All the hearts of all, Yang Hao was only intent on becoming an official again. Therefore, there was also a saying in the song "The plain is so free and easy, the high places are more inverted, and the personnel and affairs are just fewer turning back."

Judging from this sentence alone, Yang Hao obviously had the intention of retreating completely.

"Master, I've brought it!"

Yang San's voice came from outside the house interrupting Yang Hao's thoughts.

"Let them come in."

Yang Hao touched his bald head.

There was only one person coming in. The person who came was very young. After entering the house, he kowtowed to Yang Hao and said, "The young Wei Xuewen kowtowed to his teacher and ancestors to wish him a happy New Year. I wish his teacher and ancestors as blessed as the East China Sea and as long as the South Mountain!"

"Haha, get up, get up."

Yang Hao was a soldier. Seeing that Wei Xuewen looked handsome and brave, he was very happy, "Is it possible that you are the nephew of my student?"

"Reply to the teacher's words, Eunuch Wei is the young thirteenth uncle." After Wei Xuewen stood up, he placed a gift sheet respectfully on Yang Hao's table, and then stepped back respectfully three steps and stood there straight.

"Sit down and talk."

"There is no small part to sit in front of the teacher and ancestor."

This is the etiquette. Yang Hao didn't force the order, so he asked, "This is the New Year, your thirteenth uncle sent you to me. Isn't it as simple as just wishing me a New Year, right?"

"Teacher, this is my Thirteenth Uncle who has always given you a letter. He said you will know when you read the letter." After Wei Xuewen said that, he took out the secret letter in his arms and handed it to Yang Hao.

Yang Hao opened the letter and found that it was indeed his half-collection of the student's handwriting. When he looked carefully, he was shocked and said in a lost voice: "Jianzhou is actually known as Khan!"

Looking down carefully, the more I looked, the more I became more shocked. It turned out that the Jianzhou Dragon and Tiger General Nurhaci not only founded the founding of the Jin Dynasty on New Year's Day, but also had tens of thousands of elite troops from the Eight Banners, and was like a hegemon.

In the letter, Eunuch Wei clearly told his cheap teacher that Nurhaci had conquered Haidong and Haixi Jurchen tribes, and had already gained tens of thousands of elite cavalry.

Three years ago, Nurhaci led Daishan, nephew Amin, generals Fei Yingdong, Eyidu, He Heli, Huerhan and other 30,000 troops to conquer Ula again, and brought the surrendered people including Buzantai, into ten thousand households to Jianzhou together.

In this way, thousands of elite troops were added, and the attacks on the Korqin and Khalkha tribes received more than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers. Not counting as subordinate tribes, the Eight Banners forces that can be allocated in Jianzhou alone are 60,000 to 70,000, and are mainly cavalry, with both armor and equipment.

"After the teacher left office, Nurhaci took advantage of the situation. Zhang Tao, who took over the position of Liaofu, did not know martial arts, but only knew how to conserve and incomplete things. He tried his best to maintain Liaofu with pacification and appeasement, and watched Nurhaci continue to annex the surrounding tribes. He is now full of wings, so he dared to call the Khan Khan a country. Looking at the Liaodong Dusi of the Ming Dynasty, even if he tried his best, it would be difficult to compete with him. Therefore, the students thought that Liaodong was about to be smoked, and Nurhaci would betray our Ming Dynasty soon!"

In the letter, Eunuch Wei asked Yang Hao for advice from Jianzhou.

Yang Hao pondered for a while, and said to Wei Xuewen: "You go back and tell your thirteenth uncle that we cannot use the strength of our Liaodong family to deal with Jianzhou. You can contact Lin Dan of the Chahar tribe in Mongolia. Although this person has ambition and has always wanted to reunify Mongolia, it is also a concern for my Ming Dynasty. Only Jianzhou rises is not good for him. Therefore, Lin Dan will never sit idly by and watch Nuerhaci grow stronger. As long as the court sends envoys to the Chahar tribe and promises benefits, Lin Dan will send troops to attack Jianzhou."

After a moment of pause, Yang Hao thought about it again and continued: "In addition, I will tell you that there are four people in Liaodong who can use it now, one is Zhang Chengyin, the second is Liaoyang's deputy general, Po Ting, the third is Chenyang gang general He Shixian, and the fourth is Jianzhou garrison Shang Bozhi. These four people are all generals. If Nurhaci rebelled, these four people can use them to suppress the rebellion."

After saying that, Yang Hao didn't say anything more.

It is difficult for him to grasp how to use these four people and how to use them. It depends entirely on how his eunuch-like student made suggestions around the emperor.

"Don't worry, the teacher, the youngest ones have been recorded!" Wei Xuewen nodded heavily, "My thirteenth uncle also said something to me to bring it to the teacher's ancestor."

Yang Hao asked, "What?"

"If the Liao incident begins, good ministers will spend all their money and help their mentors return to Ping Liao!" Wei Xuewen said this sentence that he had already memorized.
Chapter completed!