Chapter 548 547 The worst situation

Author: Guests in Parallel Space

Chapter 548 547 The worst situation

"Governor General of Ji Liao?"

Zhang Juzheng was shocked when he heard Wei Guangde ask about this.

"I heard that it has not been decided yet. Why? Shandai is someone elected and recommended it?"

Zhang Juzheng asked without any awareness.

Wei Guangde laughed and said, "Can I recommend a second-rank official?"

"You are the censor, but the court did not say how high the level of recommendation is to recommend talents."

Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, but he also heard from his words that Wei Guangde had no intention of interfering in the matter.

Maybe it's really a temporary idea, just asking casually.

"Mr. Liu was transferred back to the capital during his tenure as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. However, Governor Jiang, who made many military achievements this time, did not perform well, so I am afraid he could not compete."

Wei Guangde smiled faintly.

"Mr. Liu also made countless military achievements in the southeast suppression of Japanese devils and the fight to suppress Zhang Lian's rebels.

This time I was transferred back to the capital, the teacher actually had to do it."

Of course, Zhang Juzheng knew that under the current situation, Liu Tao and Jiangdong were really lacking in confidence in competing for the position of Governor General of Ji Liao.

However, the relationship between Liu Tao and Xu Jie was there, and they were old friends for many years, so naturally they were unwilling to let him spend time at home.

Liu Tao, whose courtesy name was Renfu and his pseudonym was Daichuan. He was from Liuxinzhuang, Cangzhou, Zhili. He was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing.

He served as the chief officer of Jinan Prefecture, the head of the Ministry of War, and the deputy chief of Shaanxi. He was skilled in cavalry and shooting, and had many strategies. He was seized twice in his life, which was extremely rare in the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

During his tenure in the Ministry of War, it was the 29th year of Jiajing. When foreign soldiers invaded the capital, Liu Tao, who wanted to return to his hometown to be filial, was seized and participated in the Weiwu operation. He did not ask to return to his hometown until the end of the war.

After reinstatement, he made up for the vacancies of Suzhou soldiers and prepared deputy envoys. The family suffered another incident. At that time, in the southeastern part of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Japanese pirates were rampant, and Liu Tao was once again seized as the Jiahu soldiers and prepared.

Later, he was promoted to the deputy envoy of Hangzhou, Jiaxi and Hu, and the censor. He was the governor of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi. The Japanese pirates were rampant and he was also the governor of Fujian.

It can be said that after the promotion of officials from Jinan Prefecture, Liu Tao's talent for guarding the border was discovered. After that, all positions were military civil servants, and he did very well.

However, even such an outstanding commander is still impeached.

In the battle to eliminate the Japanese pirates, all the Japanese pirates fled and it was difficult to compete with each other. Although they had committed stubborn resistance, such as struggling with more Japanese pirates to rebel, these were defeated head-on by the experienced Liu Tao, and Liu Tao was promoted all the way.

However, not everything goes well, and it is okay to pacify Lingnan, but Liu Tao was criticized during the process of suppressing the Japanese.

For example, he did not respond in time to the harassment of a very small number of Japanese pirates, and rebellion occurred in the army, etc. Although he easily resolved the mutiny and rebellion, he did not avoid the jealousy and slander of his "colleagues", saying that he raised the enemy and respected himself.

The Japanese pirate rebellion in the Jiajing Dynasty was caused by the improper strategy of the court and became increasingly fierce.

Before there was no change, the disaster of Japanese pirates was like grassroots, wildfires could not be burned, and the spring breeze would blew, and it would always be stubborn and repeated.

Raising bandits to respect themselves was not only the capital for many Ming Dynasty officials to accumulate merits, but also the source of their final defeat.

Faced with continuous impeachment, Xu Jie could only take measures to protect him, that is, to arrange for Liu Tao to be transferred.

In fact, through Zhang Jing and Yang Xuan's death, we can see that Emperor Jiajing was a man who was eager for quick success and instant benefits, and only hoped to complete the errands he assigned as soon as possible, without much patience.

When his patience is exhausted, he often kills the donkey.

It is better to say that Zhang Jing's death was not so murdered by Yan Song and others, but Emperor Jiajing underestimated the severity of the Japanese attack. After not being able to make progress for two consecutive years, he exhausted his patience and took Zhang Jing with the hands of others, and then ignored it.

Yang Xuan knew that there were only more than 10,000 invaders, but he could not advance as quickly as possible, and even suffered consecutive defeats.

"Actually, in my opinion, it may be safer to make Baoding governor Ji Liao."

Wei Guangde also said with the flow.

"Oh, what's the point of Shandai?"

When Zhang Juzheng heard that Wei Guangde supported Liu Tao, he was also a little curious, so he asked.

"Heror Xu and Shangshu Yang have a good relationship with Prince Yu's mansion, so I can be more impartial and focused on the candidates for the Governor General of Ji and Liao."

Wei Guangde smiled and said, "I also heard that Lord Liu was good at riding and shooting and was well versed in the strategy. When he was in the Shaanxi Dusi, he led his army to fight against the Tartars who broke into Shaanxi and shot and killed the thief chief Miliah. This shows that he was also good at fighting against the Mongolian Tartars.

In Jiangnan, he participated in the battle of encirclement and suppressing Japanese pirates and pacifying Lingnan for many times. It was a great achievement and prestige that shocked the entire army.

As for Lord Jiangdongjiang, his strategy should be similar to Lord Liu, but it is just the difference between being a wise riding and shooting.

The Governor of Ji Liao defended the capital. If he didn't even dare to go to the battlefield, he would only plan in the rear, and would probably be difficult to inspire the soldiers to use their lives.

Yang Xuan is a good example. Compared with Lord Liu shooting the thief chief, it is clear which one is better or worse."

"To be honest, the teacher must have something to say with Your Majesty, but the biggest problem now is that Yang Bo intends to let Jiangdong take over Ji Liao. What he meant was that Lord Liu had just returned shortly, and he was afraid he was a little unfamiliar with the Tartars. It would be better to patrol the border first and adapt for a while before making arrangements."

Zhang Juzheng said.

"Her Ge Lao Xu can't suppress Yang Shangshu. Maybe add King Yu. I think if both sides support Lord Liu in charge of the Governor of Ji and Liao, Yang Shangshu should consider it carefully."

Wei Guangde said with a smile on his face.

"Shandai has a way to make King Yu express his opinion?"

Zhang Juzheng asked suspiciously, then bowed and said, "To be honest, I have mentioned this matter to King Yu in private, but King Yu is as you said, Master Xu and Shangshu Yang are both helping Prince Yu's mansion. He believes that no matter who supports him, it is not appropriate."

"So, King Yu refused your request?"

Wei Guangde asked.

“That’s exactly that.”

Zhang Juzheng did not hide it and nodded immediately.

"At that time, I ask to see King Yu and talk about this matter again to see if there is room for improvement."

Wei Guangde said immediately.

"Then I'll help you with a loan."

Although Zhang Juzheng had already guessed in his heart that Wei Guangde would definitely not get up early when he did this, he didn't know the real reason why Wei Guangde did this, so he naturally had to treat him with courtesy.

It is hard to say that the conflict between Wei Guangde and Jiangdong is enough to make him give up his face to deal with it.

At least, Zhang Juzheng really didn't know why Wei Guangde had a feud with Jiangdong.

If you don’t know the reason, you will naturally be unable to make accurate judgments.

"By the way, I have one more thing today, I want to hear my uncle and brother's opinion."

Wei Guangde said after a change of topic.

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Juzheng’s strange way.

"This matter is of great importance, please keep it confidential."

So Wei Guangde told Zhang Juzheng about Ma Fang's plan to attack the northern sand beach in Mongolia after he led his troops back to Xuanfu.

"What does it mean is that Ma Fang received a secret report and Altan Khan's big tent was standing on the North Beach?"

Zhang Juzheng asked with a frown.

"It should be that he said that this sneak attack was intended to severely damage Altan Khan's main force. If he was not in the North Beach, how could he have severely damaged it?"

Wei Guangde replied seriously.

"If the news is true, with General Ma's talent, as long as you arrange it carefully, you can win a big victory."

Zhang Juzheng rubbed his hands and said, but when he saw Wei Guangde's serious expression, he asked strangely: "Shandai, this is a good thing, why are you frowning?"

"At the beginning, I knew about this, and I were the same as you."

Wei Guangde lowered his head as he spoke, then looked up at Zhang Juzheng and said, "But this sneak attack, the Tatars Huang Taiji had just invaded Jingji, and he was rushing to the North Beach without stopping. I always feel a little uneasy."

“Why?”

Zhang Juzheng was still suspicious and couldn't understand what Wei Guangde had to worry about.

"I looked up the court's documents about Altan Khan and found that he had extraordinary strategies, especially in the wars of defeating Urianha and conquering Qinghai, showing amazing predictive abilities.

Even if he threatened the capital more than ten years ago, it was not something he did casually. It should have been an amazing move after careful consideration."

Wei Guangde shook his head, "I feel like I have lifted him too high, but this person does have extraordinary features. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to unify the grassland. It is a major concern for the Ming Dynasty.

So, I am worried that the reversal of Huang Taiji's final stage of this battle will give him alert, and the combat power of the Ming Dynasty's official army Xuanda Town is improving."

In the past, the harmony between Mongolian tribes was only shown, but in fact it was due to a state of disintegration, so every time I went south, I didn’t gather all my strength.

Before Altan Khan showed up, his brother Jinang had only 30,000 households, and he dared to rage Xuanfu, Datong, Liangzhou and other places, and he had to be on guard against tribes such as Yibula and Buerhai.

Now, all the surrounding tribes have surrendered to Altan Khan. He has great power and can mobilize huge Mongolian troops.

Raids like Ma Fang often do not gather large troops, but only take away more than 10,000 elite troops, making it easier to advance quickly and carry out raids.

Although Ma Fang has fewer troops than Altan Khan, if he commands properly, he can take advantage of the situation of chaos in the enemy and make unparalleled achievements.

However, such sneak attacks also have huge risks, that is, they are a bit reconnaissance or prediction by the enemy, and they are often trapped in me and it is difficult to get out of it.
To be continued...