Chapter 7 Liaodong Event

Before Zhou Mengchen could come back to his senses from the victory of the State Conference, he encountered this incident.

Yes. In Zhou Mengchen's view, the State Conference was a victory.

This kind of victory is not because the agenda of the entire meeting is smooth, nor is that no one opposes Zhou Mengchen. After all, Chinese people are more implicit. If there is really a problem, they are all communication in advance. They rarely get it on formal occasions.

Of course, Zhou Mengchen also knew that there were reformists, and of course there were conservatives. His reformist proposals were not accepted by everyone. Generally, the future state meetings may not be so calm.

However, after the State Conference, the public opinion of political decision-making officially changed from private authorization and exchanges between scholars and officials to a big slogan in newspapers. Even the most popular one in newspapers was political commentary.

In Zhou Mengchen's view, the trend of ideological liberation brought by the State Conference seems to be more important than the State Conference itself.

When studying the cultural history of the Ming Dynasty, perhaps the 42nd year of Jiajing is a very important dividing point.

But before he was happy for a while, he was severely scolded by Jiajing because of Yang Zhao. Of course, it may not be possible that Jiajing took advantage of the situation and played the role. Jiajing also felt the benefits of being an emperor in the Zhou Mengchen system.

The emperor can always be a good person. Any problem is a problem with the cabinet. It is also a wise ruler and treacherous minister.

However, Zhou Mengchen did not expect that Jiajing would first attack this method, and then the newspaper was published the next day. How could the emperor care about Liaodong military situation, give relief to General Yang, and order the cabinet?

This made Zhou Mengchen feel a little terrible.

No matter what, this thing is always done.

So, Zhou Mengchen took some time to meet Yang Bo.

Zhou Mengchen didn't say nonsense, and said, "Brother Yang, I know why I invite you here."

Yang Bo said: "The Chief Supervisor, I am incompetent, I will handle the Liaodong affairs well."

Zhou Mengchen said: "I have no intention of interfering in your affairs. It's just that His Majesty has already asked about this matter. It's a big deal. The newspapers outside use everything they say. There must be an explanation. Can you tell me what you are going to do?"

Yang Bo didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Although Yang Bo knew a little more than Zhou Mengchen, he was not very clear about many problems in the whole matter. But there was one thing he knew. Yang Zhao was the one he arranged. Yang Zhao died in battle. Yang Bo lost strong support in Liaodong. If Liaodong was Yang Bo's sphere of influence before, it is not certain now.

But this is not something that can be said. Because Zhou Mengchen is an outsider.

Yang Bo originally wanted to handle Liaodong affairs by himself, but at that time, Liaodong will still be his own sphere of influence. If he told Zhou Mengchen, wouldn’t he say he was incompetent? What should Zhou Mengchen do to "help" him at that time?

Seeing that Yang Bo did not answer, Zhou Mengchen said, "If Brother Yang feels it is hard to say, then wait a few days to hold a cabinet meeting to specifically talk about this matter."

After hearing this, Yang Bo sighed in his heart, and knew that this matter could not be passed so simply. Yang Bo said, "You are not an outsider. You should not be exposed in your family's shame. I can only understand two things now. First, Yang Zhao's raid plan was leaked. It was also Yang Zhao's show of ability. If he hadn't insisted on breaking the rear, he wouldn't have been what he is today. I have not found out about this person yet. I can only say that Yang Zhao is a little straightforward and cannot tolerate sand in his eyes. I don't know who it is for a moment."

"Second, although Yang Zhao was a general, he did the job of the Liaodong general. Now that I die, I have no way to get rid of many things. There is no countermeasure yet. Please allow it for a while."

Zhou Mengchen said: "This matter is easy. Your Majesty can I make excuses. Only Liaodong's affairs are mainly two aspects. One is internal. Who did it? This is to find out clearly. This matter is not urgent. But the other thing is the top priority. If the Tartars kill me, if they do it, they will not take revenge on me."

"The Tartars fear power but do not have virtue. If they give up a point today, they will be a little tricky in the future. Therefore, the revenge against the Tartars must be carried out immediately. Brother Yang. This matter must be handled immediately. The Ministry of War immediately formulated a plan. The Liaodong army must make a large-scale pass, not seeking to kill the Tuman Khan's heads, and at least let them stay away from the border walls of three hundred miles."

"Wang Chonggu is a war-capable person. He is now the governor of Henan, so I will immediately transfer him to Liaodong. Let Brother Yang be a little white."

“Is there any problem?”

Zhou Mengchen said that he seemed to care about Yang Bo everywhere, but in fact he forced Yang Bo to a dead end.

If the reform of the Liaodong military system is very thorough. Liaodong Town has more than 100,000 troops, including tens of thousands of cavalry. All of them are trained according to the Caodian. Even if the main general is defeated, they can still fight now. Although the Tuman tribe has flourished in recent years, it does not have a strong foundation in the Tuman tribe. It is quite difficult for the Tuman tribe to face the 100,000 troops in Datong. The same is true for the Tuman tribe.

If the Liaodong Army launches a large-scale outbreak, the biggest possibility of the Tuman tribe is to retreat.

But what does the Liaodong Army look like?

Zhou Mengchen learned from all aspects. If we were to look at the original Nine Borders, the more the Nine Borders Town is now, we will know it before and after, just looking at Yang Zhao's death.

First of all, Yang Zhao did not die in the pass. He led the team to raid the Mongols and fell into a trap and was ambushed by the Mongols. However, under the ambush, Yang Zhao himself cut off the rear and was sneak attacked by the Mongolian archers and died. Most of the soldiers retreated safely to the pass.

If Yang Zhao had not died, this battle would not be a serious defeat.

Unfortunately, Yang Zhao died.

Zhou Mengchen was quite satisfied with the general Yang Zhao. Although he had already died in battle, there were not many generals who could charge forward and break the back in the battle. Even judging from the Liaodong reaction, as soon as Yang Zhao died, the Liaodong army was broken.

This is why Yang Bo would rather Yang Zhao lose his troops and generals than die in battle, because in Yang Bo's military philosophy, it is easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general.

It is precisely because of Yang Zhao's death that Yang Bo was not optimistic that Liaodong Town could launch a single punishment war against Tuman Khan.

But he couldn't say this to Zhou Mengchen.

Because the strength in the account of Liaodong Town is enough. Yang Bo has created the troops in this account.

Zhou Mengchen also knew the truth and reality of Liaodong Town, but he pretended not to know it. He put forward a requirement that it could do in the account of Liaodong Town, but in fact it could not be achieved.

To be honest, Zhou Mengchen did not want Yang Bo to defeat him. Instead, he wanted Yang Bo to surrender to him and give up some power and interests. If Yang Bo really defeated, it would not be a good thing for Zhou Mengchen.

This is almost a comparison of who is brave. If Yang Bo really goes with the flow and launches a war with Liaodong Town, he is worried about Zhou Mengchen. It is not always Yang Bo's responsibility. If he really loses, it will be enough for Yang Bo to step down.

Mr. Yang Bo is relatively conservative.

Yang Bo said: "Feixiong, to be honest, this battle in Liaodong cannot be fought at all. Can you change the method to deal with the Tuman?"

Zhou Mengchen said with a slight smile: "Brother Yang, what do you think you should do? I just announced to the people of the world that within five years, all wars within and outside the country will be pacified. Now Tuman has slapped me and slapped me in the face. What do you think I should do? What is going on in Liaodong Town? You can tell me now."

Yang Bo sighed and said, "I know you are blaming me, but Liaodong is different from the mainland. At the beginning of the country, Taizu originally planned to set up prefectures and counties in Liaodong, but in the end he did not do it because Liaodong faces enemies in three sides and has many wars. The military, political and civil affairs powers are all in the military army. Over the years, it is difficult to return to the accumulated problems. The land and land of each military office are in the hands of more than a dozen companies. If you really want to change the military system in your way, you must have a great rebellion."

"It is better to have short pain than long pain." Zhou Mengchen said: "Is what they do now different from rebellion?"

Politicians do not need to prove it. They only conclude from the aspects of gains and losses that the news of Yang Zhao's out of the border is inseparable from the Liaodong garrison.

Yang Bo knew about this, Zhou Mengchen knew about it. It was just that Yang Bo didn’t have that courage.
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