Chapter 801: I'm whipping me with a whip behind my back [Please give me a monthly ticket!]

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【Today's second update is delivered!】

After Lu Xiangsheng left Shaman Island, he went ashore in Dengzhou City. He wanted to change the boat from here and then go to North Korea. When he got off the boat, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly saw a familiar person. In an instant, their expressions became eager. The man saw Lu Xiangsheng, his expression became even eager. Then, he quickly walked towards Lu Xiangsheng...

"Boxiang!"

Lu Xiangsheng shouted first.

The person who came to him was his close friend Yang Tinglin.

"Jiutai!"

Yang Tinglin also shouted loudly.

When they met, both of them couldn't help but burst into tears. This was the meeting again after they separated for a few months. However, this time, the locations, identities and the reasons for meeting were completely different. Moreover, before their meeting, the two of them had great ups and downs. It can almost be said that both of them walked around at the gate of life and death, and then luckily returned to the world.

At the end of last year, when Lu Xiang was in Beizhili, he was still relatively noble and arrogant. He was in love with Wang Kun with a passion for loyalty and patriotism, and was not afraid of anything. Over a month, he suffered a lot and received a lot of sects, and began to understand that he could not touch them. These people rely on the emperor's favor and pressed on him like a mountain.

When he wanted to fight, but he was also deterred everywhere, his troops were not strong. Without enough cavalry, he could not deal with the Tartars. However, the cavalry commander Zu Kuan did not listen to him. He impeached Zu Kuan and asked for a replacement. As a result, the emperor not only did not support him, but was angry with him. He repeatedly sentenced him to abdicate him and almost removed him from his post and recalled him to wait for investigation.

At that time, Lu Xiangsheng had not yet awakened. What kind of person was he in the mind of Emperor Chongzhen? At that time, he was often worried, afraid of suddenly receiving an imperial edict, dismissing him from his post and asking him, so that his chance to serve his country with all his loyalty on the battlefield was vague. He knew the emperor's temper. Who said that such a thing would not happen?

When he first arrived in Northern Zhili, Lu Xiangsheng met the Tartars in Luanzhou, fought a victory and seized more than 100 heads. Although this was not a great victory, it made him very happy. The fear and fear of the enemy and the cowardice that had existed among some soldiers for many days began to reverse a little. He summoned the generals, donated blood and vowed to continue to fight the enemy. At this dusk, he received the evil news and was shocked and couldn't help but sigh.

Two things in this mansion report are related to him. One is that Yang Tinglin wrote a memorial to impeach Zhang Fengyi, Liang Tingdong, the Minister of War, and the two of them played tricks. On the one hand, they were recommended as the head of the Ministry of War, and on the other hand, they were exiled to the army to praise the painting. He read Yang Tinglin's memorial twice. If it were a month ago, he would definitely feel happy, slammed the table, and drew his sword to dance, but he did not feel that way now, which made him deeply uneasy.

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin have been dating for many years, and he is very clear about his old friend's temper. Yang Tinglin couldn't hide anything in his heart. He must say what he knew. This made Yang Tinglin suffer a lot. Lu Xiangsheng felt that there was nothing serious about impeaching the two Ministers of War. However, if he impeached other key figures, Yang Tinglin would be bad.

Another thing is that the emperor sent Liu Yuliang to inspect the army. He knew that Liu Yuliang did not understand military affairs and was not a person who was in charge of war against the Tartars on weekdays. However, he was the chief assistant and only knew how to be timid and did not dare to make any claims. Now he asked himself to inspect the army, but he just planned to be a "respect for the army" of the emperor and win the favor of the emperor. The Tartars continued to go deeper, but he did not take the heavy responsibility; once the Tartar retreated, he would be considered the first merit of his chief assistant's inspector.

Lu Xiangsheng felt deeply that when Liu Yuliang was added to Wang Kun and Gao Qiqian, his situation became even more difficult. As a result, the actual situation was worse than he expected. Because, in addition to Liu Yuliang, there was another Yang Sichang, and later another Chen Xinjia. These five people were like a big net, completely bound Lu Xiangsheng to the big net, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard he struggled.

A day later, he received another mansion report, which seemed to be thundering on his head. Information said that the governor of Miyun Zhao Guanghuai captured a spy Liang Si, confessing that the eunuch Deng Xizhao, Gao Qiqian and Liaodong general Zu Dashou had conspired to surrender to the Tartars. Zhao Guanghuai heard from the emperor based on Liang Si's confession, which caused fluctuations in the hearts of the people in the capital. The emperor was furious and immediately arrested Zhao Guanghuai and was imprisoned to be punished.

Zhao Guangpu was recommended by Lu Xiangsheng as the governor of Miyun. His arrest naturally involved Lu Xiangsheng. Gao Qiqian and Zu Dashou wrote letters to him for this and shouted for justice. Thinking of Zhao Guanghuai being arrested and Yang Tinglin was exiled to the army, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "The two public officials are in danger, and it will be more and more difficult for me to live in peace from now on. Tianhu! Tianhu! The enemy is not scary, what is scary is..." He did not finish his words, and sighed deeply.

Two days later, Yang Tinglin rushed to the army from the chaos of war. Although a close friend came and had an extra arm, Lu Xiangsheng was not particularly happy. His situation was indeed as he expected, getting worse and worse, which made him feel discouraged by everything and wanted to die early. It was under such psychological control that Lu Xiangsheng was brave enough to rescue Gaoyang City without fear of death. If other generals of commanding the army were replaced, who would dare to take the risk to rescue Gaoyang City?

At this time, his troops arrived near Baoding, without any money or food. He wrote to the Ministry of War, which was like a stone sinking into the sea. He asked Qingyuan County to prepare food and grass, but ignored it at all. Lu Xiangsheng wrote a handwritten order to send someone to the magistrate of Qingyuan, and said: "If it is delayed again, the three armies will become enemies, and they should be engaged in military law!" The magistrate of Qingyuan, Zuo, relied on the power of the chief supervisor, and not only ignored it, but also instigated the high supervisor to write a letter to blame Xiangsheng and said: "Our official stationed troops under the strong city, and did not advance or retreat. How will the major events be saved in the future?"

Lu Xiangsheng led the hungry and tired soldiers to Zhending, hoping to get some help. Unexpectedly, the governor of Zhending Zhang Qiping saw that Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian were excluding him, so he closed the city gate and refused to let anyone enter the city. The army was almost out of food, and the soldiers could only eat one meal a day, and sometimes they couldn't even eat a meal. They had to rely on grass roots, tree bark and little miscellaneous grains to fill their hunger. At first, Zhang Qiping agreed to provide food for the day, but Lu Xiangsheng sent officials to collect food. From noon to dusk, they turned from the east gate to the south gate, and did not open the city gate. There was a message from inside: "It was too late, there was only one thousand taels of silver with no food." Then he put the silver down from the top of the city.

The people in the countryside and towns were afraid of both Tartars and officers and soldiers. When they heard that the army had arrived, they fled one after another. So Lu Xiangsheng got 1,000 taels of silver but had nowhere to buy food. Some soldiers, with the acquiesce of the officers, divided into small stakes at night, quietly left the camp and went to the countryside to search for fodder, and robbed and banished. As a result, the people became more and more hated and afraid of the official army. Wherever the official army went, the people fled cleaner and farther away.

During the years when Lu Xiangsheng fought with the peasant uprising army, he had long been familiar with the official army's disturbances and illegal situations of good people and all kinds of illegal situations. He often had to pretend to be deaf and dumb. But he was currently fighting against the Tartars, and this phenomenon of losing the hearts of the people made him feel scared and worried. Because he did not dare to question his generals, he was afraid of causing unexpected accidents, so he had to turn the big things into small matters, ordered the arrest of two soldiers, and then gathered the soldiers of the army and beheaded them with tears in his eyes.

In order to prevent the enemy from continuing to go deeper, he attacked the enemy camps in Zhending, Julu and Zhaozhou, and often had small gains, but they only disrupted the nature and had nothing to do with victory or defeat. Because the food and salary were hidden and the army was alone, the morale of the army became increasingly shaky. People everywhere sighed and scolded the court, the robbery continued to happen, and some people were wandering around.

One night, Lu Xiangsheng's old camp was built in a dilapidated temple, and he and Yang Tinglin slept on the same earthen kang. Yang Tinglin originally came to the army with enthusiasm, hoping to help Lu Xiangsheng, but he was helpless for a few days. He knew more than when he was in Beijing, was even more disappointed and dissatisfied with the court, and often asked in his heart: "Is the Ming Dynasty's energy over?"

Lu Xiangsheng sat on the earthen kang and handled some business affairs. Suddenly, he looked at him and said, "Bo Fu, you should go back to Beijing, the army is not suitable for you."

"Boxiang, do you understand? We are almost in desperate situation." Without waiting for Tinglin to speak, he continued: "I have led troops for many years and have experienced many battles. I have never encountered such a situation. Look, my brothers are thin and have to fight and run around every day. Everyone understands that they are waiting for death, either by the sharp blade or by the hunger. Now, what makes everyone scattered is a little bit of aspiring to serve the country. The court not only does not know how to encourage morale, but instead uses various methods to undermine the morale of the soldiers and depresses the enthusiasm of the soldiers to serve the country. If this continues, some people will take risks. As long as a team of people leaves, the entire army will be almost done if they fail to collapse. Boxiang, the situation is shaky, what should we do!"

Yang Tinglin jumped off the kang and said frustratedly: "I am also worried that I will not be able to support it for long. When the two armies are confronting each other, safety, life and death are determined by breathing. How can the soldiers fight in a daze? At present, there is only one way, which is to move troops to the south of the capital, raise food and grass, rest the soldiers and horses, and wait half a month later to find the enemy to fight decisively. Otherwise, the hungry and tired soldiers will inevitably be defeated as enemies of tigers and wolves. What's the benefit of the country?"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said nothing.

Yang Tinglin continued: "Although there are bandits in the three prefectures in the south of the Ji, it is not very broken, and the people's hearts have not been lost. If the army can be moved to the vast and smooth, and the people will not only be scarce, but also the soldiers and horses will gather everywhere. In the past, the Jin people went south, and the righteous people of Taihang Mountain rose up and built a village to protect themselves and fought against the Jin. Unfortunately, the Southern Song Dynasty court made a peaceful plan, which made Yue Fei's plan to fight the northern expedition was not done. The Taihang Mountain and the Hebei people cried and despaired, and they were really sad for the eternal hatred. They were fair to encourage themselves with Yue Shaobao's will, why not inherit Yue Shaobao's will, contact the three prefectures in the south of the Ji, and jointly control the strong enemy? The scholars and people in the three prefectures in the south of the Ji, are both saving the country and protecting the family. They will definitely respond when they hear the news and take the sword as the front of the public."

Yang Tinglin's words are indeed the best strategy for military purposes, but this well did not touch Lu Xiangsheng's heart. Instead, his passionate feelings moved Lu Xiangsheng deeply. Lu Xiangsheng was silent for a while and sighed and said, "Boxiang, although your idea is the best strategy, I really can't use it. I can only use the worst strategy and send someone to cry to Mianzhu for Qinting."

Mianzhu means Liu Yuliang. Liu Yuliang is from Sichuan. Because he is the chief minister of the cabinet, everyone must respect him. He cannot continue to call him his name or character, but needs to call him his hometown. Qin Ting's crying means complaining to Liu Yuliang.

Yang Tinglin asked in surprise: "Since this is the best strategy, why not?"

"Isn't this still clear?" Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt a tingling pain in his chest, stood up, lowered his head and walked back and forth a few steps beside the earthen kang, and then continued: "For the past month, the ministers and Quan Yan deceived the master, interfered, exposed the enemy, looked around the relationship between China and foreign countries, concealed the crisis, and blamed each other for their crimes. They were temporarily in charge of military affairs. They often didn't know when they would be arrested. If the troops were transferred to the camp, the court would be guilty of being timid. In a few days, the Tiqi would come. Instead of dying in the western market, why would he die on the battlefield?"

Yang Tinglin said in a deep voice: "But even if you don't hesitate to die on the battlefield, how can you benefit the country?"

Lu Xiangsheng said helplessly: "Just ask for a clear conscience and it is enough to live up to the emperor."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng's heart was filled with grief and darkness, and he tried his best not to let the tears roll from the corners of his eyes. He carried the candlelight and paced back and forth again.

Yang Tinglin punched the small table and said loudly: "Is the country going to die in the hands of these people? I don't believe it..."

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly turned his face and waved his head to Yang Tinglin, not letting him continue. In this moment, the shadow of Li Qi, the investigator of the Dongchang, came to his heart. He did not worry about himself, but was worried that his friends would say something dissatisfied with the court, and some people would add to the capital. He took a step in front of Yang Tinglin and whispered: "Brother Boxiang, I want to ask you to go to Baoding and his party, how about it?"

Yang Tinglin said excitedly: "Of course I am happy to serve you. But do you want me to cry to Mianzhu? I don't think I will get his help."

Lu Xiangsheng said bitterly: "Do your best to leave your destiny. You still have some contact with him in the capital. You may touch his heart by telling him the difficult situation in the army. I said this is the worst, but there is only this way at the moment."

Yang Tinglin said: "When will we set off?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It is extremely urgent, the earlier you leave, the better. You have worked very hard these days, so you have a rest tonight. How about starting tomorrow's five o'clock?"

Yang Tinglin thought for a moment and said firmly: "Since the military situation is so urgent, I will set off tonight. Please write a handwritten letter quickly, and I will present it to Mianzhu in my face, and then move it with words."

But Lu Xiangsheng hesitated again and said hesitantly: "You should sleep all night."

Yang Tinglin said firmly: "No, no matter how late, go."

Lu Xiangsheng bowed his hand, expressing his gratitude, and said earnestly: "Boxiang, you have worked so hard! I will never forget your kindness!"

During the third update, Yang Tinglin took Lu Xiangsheng's handbook and set off with one of his family and the four reliable soldiers assigned by Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng sent him out of the camp and held hands to ask each other to take care of him. Yang Tinglin rode a few steps and felt very worried. He turned his head again. Ding Ning said: "Your Majesty is responsible for the safety of the country. Do not make a desperate bet. The Jinan is the old rule for our husband, and the people are willing to pay attention."

The "old rule" he mentioned is quite special. Lu Xiangsheng once served as the prefect of the Daming Prefecture and served as the prefect of Daming Prefecture, which was considered to have governed the Ji Prefecture. He still has a relatively basic foundation in Daming Prefecture. Yang Tinglin meant that if the situation was wrong, Lu Xiangsheng would immediately move to Daming Prefecture. Wherever he did, it would be safer.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said excitedly: "Brother, go quickly, don't think of me as my own. Since a real man has a man who has given his body, he dare not own his own body for his own sake. He knows a little about the principle of becoming a benevolent and righteous. He will repay his kindness with one or two. He still hates his little ones when he dies."

He watched the six horses leave under the dim starlight, and after a while, he turned back to the camp. He was determined to die in the battlefield. He thought that this time the separation between his old friends would probably be a lasting fate, and he felt a little sad. Knowing that Liu Yuliang would not give him any help, the reason why he sent Yang Tinglin to come was certainly the idea of ​​"letting his power to do his best", but more importantly, he had to send Tinglin away and preserve a useful talent for the country.

Yang Tinglin had no idea about this last thought. In fact, shortly after Yang Tinglin returned, Lu Xiangsheng was arrested and imprisoned. Then, Yang Tinglin wrote a letter to impeach Yang Sichang, but he was driven out of the capital. In the end, the two of them returned together and came to the Hu Ben Army and under Zhang Zhun's command. Looking back on the past, both of them were sighing.

...

"Boxiang, I really didn't expect to meet you here."

Lu Xiangsheng said sighingly.

"I couldn't think of it either."

Yang Tinglin sighed the same way.

"Where is Boxiang going?"

Lu Xiangsheng suddenly asked.

"Where can you go, Boxiang will go wherever you go."

Yang Tinglin said.

"What's the meaning?"

Lu Xiangsheng didn't react.

Mo Yu introduced from the side: "Commander Lu, the Governor has appointed Yang Tinglin as the prefect of Liaoyang. Before officially taking office, he will temporarily serve as the military counselor of Commander Lu."

Lu Xiangsheng said in surprise: "Prince of Liaoyang? What kind of position is this?"

Mo Yu introduced it in a brief introduction: "The Governor decided to divide Liaodong into three parts, and set up three prefectures including Guangning, Liaoyang, and Shenyang, so as to manage civil affairs, and be on par with the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture. The areas under the jurisdiction of the prefect of Liaoyang Prefecture mainly include Haizhou Wei, Gaizhou Wei, Fuzhou Wei, Jinzhou Wei, Dingliao Youwei and other places."

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a moment and understood. This was Zhang Zhun whipping him with a whip behind his back. Look, your good friend, Yang Tinglin, has been appointed as the prefect of Liaoyang Prefecture. Now these lands are still in the hands of the Tatars. If you, Lu Xiangsheng, do not try hard to take back these lands, your friend is the short prefect and can only serve as the illusory military counselor.

After a moment of silence, Lu Xiangsheng raised his spirits and said loudly: "Okay! Bo Fu, let's set off immediately and go to North Korea to see the situation first!"

Yang Tinglin said with a serious expression: "Originally, the descendants of Sui Jiutai!"
Chapter completed!