Chapter 15 Yang Bo

Zhou Mengchen walked around and talked to these important figures one by one. Then he stepped down. Xu Wei immediately stepped forward and said, "Is Shangshu Yang here?"

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and said, "Shangshu Yang? Yang Bo?"

Xu Wei said: "That's right."

Zhou Mengchen had many questions in his mind, not knowing why Yang Bo suddenly came to Jiangnan. However, as Zhou Mengchen's most solid ally, Zhou Mengchen must take a solemn attitude and immediately said: "Where is it? I'll go."

Under Xu Wei's guidance, Zhou Mengchen walked to a wing room and opened the door and saw Yang Bo. Zhou Mengchen immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother Yang, why are you here?"

Yang Bo said: "I have no choice but to ask you for help."

Zhou Mengchen said: "What happened?"

Yang Bo lowered his voice and said, "Although this matter has not been heard yet, I think it will reach your ears within a day or two, so I will tell you in advance. There is a problem in Liaodong, but it is still a big problem. Xu Jie is very good at first, and the Yan Party has done too much."

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and said, "What big problem is there in Liaodong?"

Yang Bo sneered and said, "Natural disasters and man-made disasters." He then sighed and said, "This year, the severe drought in Liaodong is going to have problems. In addition, last year and this year, the Tuman Khan went south repeatedly, and Liaodong was shocked overnight. He could not care about food. More importantly, the corruption case in Liaodong has a large amount of food, which is extremely lawless. Xu Jie asked me to deal with the situation in Liaodong. I have no choice. In the current situation in Liaodong, no one can go. But the sage has given me the order, and I will be the governor of Liaodong as the Minister of War. I will fight against Tuman and conquer the internal crisis. I really think of me."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen felt sad and angry, making him not know what to say.

He had been in Datong for several years and took great risks to destroy the Tumot tribe in one fell swoop. Now he still has some sequelae, which is some frostbite on his body. In winter, the weather will get a little colder and will suppurate and bleed.

It's better to be in Jiangnan, but if it's in the north, it hurts very badly. Li Yunzhen said that this is because the cold air enters the bones and cannot be dispersed in one go. It's necessary to take medicine for several years.

Zhou Mengchen didn't care about this little pain. After all, compared to those soldiers who stayed in the heavy snow forever, he no longer knew how much luck he was. Logically speaking, the Ming Dynasty had such a great victory against Mongolia and occupied the Hetao area. It formed an offensive situation against Mongolia. The Ming Dynasty's border defense should be better.

Even Zhou Mengchen felt that peace would be maintained for at least ten years of nine borders.

But he made a mistake in his judgment.

The border situation began to deteriorate in the past two years since he went south. Of course, Heshuo Province was Zhou Mengchen's old subordinate, and his combat effectiveness was still guaranteed. Therefore, the Mongols did not attack here and attacked Liaodong.

After all, Heshuo Province was just established, and there were a large number of Mongolians in the territory. The army could not be mobilized for a while. In addition, Yang Shun, the Minister of War, did not want to mobilize it, because Yang Shun was Yan Song's person.

This Yang Shun once served as the governor of Xuanda, and was Zhou Mengchen's former boss who almost forgot. Although Zhou Mengchen had forgotten him, the official process did not forget him. He was also very glorious because of Zhou Mengchen's contributions, and he also favored Yan Shifan.

Naturally, he rose to prominence and became the Minister of War.

In history, he also served as the Minister of War, but the final result was that he had walked in Caishikou, with his body and head differently.

What happened during his term of office? The south was pacifying the Japanese pirates, while the north was very arrogant. The right guard of Datong was surrounded for more than a year, and reinforcements from all walks of life stopped. The soldiers on the front line surrendered to Altan, and some opened the door for Altan and those who responded to Altan. The capital was even more shocked.

What is even more unexpected is that the general who defended the Right Guard of Datong was not an active-duty officer, but a veteran who had retired and was at home. Shang Biao.

Well, Zhou Mengchen knew this person. But he didn't know that this general had such a highlight moment later, and was killed simply and neatly when Zhou Mengchen cleaned up the officers of the Datong Guard.

Even though Zhou Mengchen knew that Shang Biao had such a highlight moment later, he probably just hesitated for a moment and still wanted to kill him. Sometimes, Lanzhi had to be eliminated as a gate.

And it really depends on the defense battle of the Datong Right Guard, it can only be said that Shangpiao's ability is actually not outstanding. He just has a tenacious will and endures the Mongols' offensive. Of course, this has something to do with the Mongols' inability to attack the city.

As the Minister of War, Yang Shun was in office, and such incidents occurred. It was also rumored that he had contacted Altan privately and wanted to send money to let Altan leave. Jiajing was naturally furious and asked Yang Shun for the head of the neck. During the Minister of War, Yang Shun, the northern and southern armies of the Jiajing Dynasty were concentrated. It was the most difficult time.

Because Zhou Mengchen changed history, Yang Shun entrusted Zhou Mengchen with blessings and did not have to face too difficult situations. The most powerful Tumot tribe is no longer there, and Zhou Mengchen is also dealt with in the Japanese turmoil in the south. He only needs to face other aspects.

But even if history changes, people who should be incompetent are incompetent.

During his tenure, he not only could not block the southwest. Mubang chieftain had acquired other chieftains and became a big shot in Yunnan. He just sent people to scold him. The reprimand was useless.

Well, the Ming Dynasty had a large strategic buffer zone south of Yunnan, so there was room for concessions. However, when the northern side was facing Tuman Khan, there was no room for concessions.

The Ming Dynasty was defeated and the one who benefited the most was the Ming Dynasty, followed by the Tuman Khan.

After all, Tuman Khan could only be under the Tuman tribe, and even if he was orthodox, he was suppressed and breathless. However, Tuman Khan was no longer there, and a large number of Mongolian tribes that depended on Tuman Khan were all attached to Tuman Khan.

Tuman Khan was scared at the beginning and sent envoys to relieve the hostility of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhou Mengchen left the north and Yang Bo also returned home to mourn, Tuman Khan's ambitions gradually rose.

Because Zhou Mengchen and Yang Bo may be one of the top border ministers in the Ming Dynasty and ministers who can fight. As for the next generation, there may be ones, such as Wang Chonggu and Tan Lun, but their qualifications are a bit shallow and they are not yet able to stand alone.

Tuman Khan tried once or twice and found that Heshuo Province was an elite soldier. With Heshuo Province, it was impossible to fight to the west, but Jizhou Town and Liaodong Town were still the same as before, and there was no change.

Moreover, the reaction of the Ming court was as weak and incompetent as ever.

As a result, Tuman Khan was naturally not polite. After 35 years of Jiajing, he fought several battles in a tentative manner. In the 36th year of Jiajing, he fought at the city of Liaoyang. Although he was finally repelled, thousands of people died. In the 37th year of Jiajing, this year, he invaded again and Liaodong Town rose up to resist. In the end, Tuman Khan was driven out, but the casualties were even worse than last year.

Liaodong Town is extremely destructive. I am afraid it will not last until the battle next year.

In this case, it is natural that agricultural production is not enough. It is normal for Liaodong Town to have a large gap in grain.

However, Zhou Mengchen obviously heard something wrong. If it was the famine caused by the invasion of Tuman Khan, it would not be recommended to man-made disasters. After all, man-made disasters are more likely to be disasters caused by inaction by internal personnel, or corruption and abuse of power, rather than enemies.

Zhou Mengchen asked, "Is this man-made disaster just a Tuman?"

Yang Bo sighed and said, "This matter is hard to say, really hard to say, I will just say it. Just listen to it. I can't guarantee that what I said is true. It's just my own words."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Brother Yang, please tell me, no matter what you said, I will forget it after I left this door."

Yang Bo said: "Part of the food shortage in Liaodong is caused by this aspect, and the other part is the Ministry of War. The Ministry of Revenue gritted its teeth and allocated grains about 500,000 stones. The Ministry of War originally sent people to escort them to the front line. However, Liaodong responded that it had not received this batch of grain at all. After checking, there were problems everywhere in Liaodong's grain and grass accounts. The number of grains that could not match was about one million stones. How much is this million stone? It can be said that the granary that should have been filled with grain is empty now. There is not a single one."
Chapter completed!