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Chapter 151 The Talent Who Misled the Country

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After arranging Zhang Guoji's family, Lu Cheng did not have much time to pay attention to them. Zhang Guoji found a job in the logistics department, assisting Lao Ma and managing some chores.

After Zhang Guoji had worked for a while, Lu Cheng specifically asked Lao Ma about it. According to Lao Ma, although Zhang Guoji did not have much ability, he was serious and sincere in his work and was a relatively down-to-earth person.

As for Lu Cheng, he became even busier after Xiong Tingbi left.

Now the entire four guards of southern Liaoning are considered Lu Cheng’s territory.

Needless to say, the soldiers of Haizhou Guard were of varying quality and poorly trained.

The root cause is lack of money.

These three garrisons were not as commercially developed as Haizhou Garrison, nor were their cities as wealthy, so the lives of the people were more difficult.

Especially in the past two months, the imperial court began to default on food and wages again, and the lives of the soldiers in the three garrisons were also very difficult.

After Lu Cheng understood the situation, he summoned officers of all levels from the three garrisons, learned about the situation in detail, and promised to provide some food and supplies, at least to ensure that the soldiers would not starve to death.

Just when Lu Cheng was arranging the four guards in southern Liaoning, the newly appointed Liaodong governor Yuan Yingtai issued an order to summon the Liaodong generals to discuss matters.

In fact, Lu Cheng didn't want to have any chance to pay attention to this Liaodong governor who came from the Donglin Party.

Yuan Yingtai was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Wanli. He had served as a county magistrate and worked in the Ministry of Works. He had done some practical things for the people before, but he knew nothing about military affairs.

No matter what industry you are in, the most taboo thing is for an amateur to command the professionals.

When Xiong Tingbi was in charge of Liaodong, he selected talented people and discussed general strategies with the soldiers. He was also good at listening to their opinions and never cared about how the generals and lieutenant generals under him used their troops to fight.

Yuan Yingtai gave blind orders as soon as he arrived. Without even understanding the entire situation in Liaodong, he wrote to the emperor, asking to lead the Liaodong military and civilians to recapture Fushun.

When Xiong Tingbi was in charge of Liaodong, he enforced the law strictly and enforced military discipline, giving Liaodong's soldiers a new look.

But Yuan Yingtai thought that it should not be done that way. Strict rules and regulations should be lenient to soldiers and emphasize benevolence, righteousness and morality. He directly overturned many strategies formulated by Xiong Tingbi.

In the original history, it was this guy's blind command and chaos that gave Nurhaci the opportunity to capture Liaoyang and Shenyang, completely occupy most of the land in Liaodong, and develop from then on.

Even if Yuan Yingtai finally burned himself to death and died with the city, it would be difficult to conceal his crimes.

It was only because this guy had the support of the Donglin Party and died with dignity that the court ignored the stupid things he did.

In contrast, Xiong Tingbi, who was a practical man, was unjustly killed and his head was sent to the nine borders.

Who can save the Ming Dynasty like this? Who is willing to save it?

Lu Cheng was speechless about a superior like Yuan Yingtai.

On the way to Liaoyang, Lu Cheng was already thinking about how to kill this old guy quietly.

Otherwise, the good situation in the entire Liaodong would definitely be ruined by Yuan Yingtai’s blind command.

Lu Cheng is currently concentrating on development, and he cannot let the situation in Liaodong become chaotic and affect himself.

While Lu Cheng was daydreaming, he had already arrived in Liaoyang and immediately rushed to the Liaoyang government office.

Today is a formal occasion, and Lu Cheng specially put on the bullfighting suit awarded by the court, with mountain-patterned armor on the outside and an embroidered spring sword on his waist, which made him look more heroic and extraordinary.

When Lu Cheng arrived at the meeting hall, he saw that He Shixian, Chai Guozhu, Tong Zhongkui, You Shigong and other generals had already arrived.

When everyone saw Lu Cheng, they all greeted him.

Since the end of the Haizhou Defense War, all the generals have realized the power of gunpowder weapons, and have sent their own stockpiled gunpowder to Lu Cheng, asking Lu Cheng to process it into bombs, explosive packs, etc.

Naturally, Lu Cheng accepted everyone who came to him. He kept one of every three finished products as processing fee according to the ratio of three to one.

Thanks to this kind of transaction, Lu Cheng's Haizhou Guard has stockpiled a considerable amount of explosive packs and bombs.

The generals of various routes also benefited from it, so they were naturally very polite to Lu Cheng.

After everyone greeted each other, the governor Yuan Yingtai walked in and the soldiers hurriedly saluted.

Yuan Yingtai smiled and said gently, "No need to be polite, officers and men. I have just arrived in Liaodong, and I will need your help in the future. Well, I called you all here today because I want to discuss something with you.

Now that winter has come, all the Mongolian tribes on the grasslands have suffered. Many Mongolian herdsmen have fled to the interior of the country for refuge, and many have also fled to Liaodong. I plan to settle these herdsmen on the grasslands in the two cities of Shenyang and Liaoyang. What do you think, officers and soldiers? "

General Tong Zhongkui was the first to stand up and object: "Sir, no. The Later Jin has many contacts with various Mongolian tribes on the grassland, especially the Khorchin tribe, which has close contacts with the Later Jin. If we rashly accept those Mongolian herdsmen, we will not be able to tell whether there are spies sent by the Later Jin among them."

General You Shigong also stood up immediately and said, "Sir, General Tong is right. Back then, Nurhaci was able to capture Kaiyuan and Tieling because he relied on spies who sneaked into the city to cooperate with the outside forces and successfully opened the city gates. We must be on guard against the lessons of the past."

Yuan Yingtai, who was originally in high spirits, immediately turned unhappy when he saw that his two generals actually opposed his opinion: "Why are you two generals exaggerating? Liaoyang and Shenyang are two strong cities, each with tens of thousands of soldiers. How can they be destroyed by just a few spies?

Moreover, if we do not accept those herdsmen on the grassland, they will certainly surrender to Nurhaci and become our enemies in the future. I am doing this to control the barbarians with the barbarians. Moreover, we have the Jinyiwei in the city, and we can also let the Jinyiwei investigate those Mongolian herdsmen. We just need to find out the spies among them. "

He Shixian still stood up to object: "Sir, even if we want to accept those grassland herdsmen, we cannot let them enter the two big cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang. This is the foundation of our entire Liaodong, we must not lose it!"

"Humph! Are you generals so afraid of the enemy? Today, the situation in Liaodong is very good. Yesterday, some soldiers and generals who were previously captured by the Jiannu returned. Don't you know that?"

At this time, Lu Cheng couldn't help but stand up and said, "Sir, where are those surrendered soldiers and generals now? Have you interrogated them in detail?"

Yuan Yingtai turned to look at Lu Cheng: "You are General Dingguo Lu Cheng, right? I have heard of your name. Young people have won several battles, so they should be more modest and humble. You must know that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Okay, when you talk to your superiors in the future, don't use a questioning tone. I will not argue with you because you are still young.

As for those surrendered soldiers and generals, since they are able to abandon darkness and return to the embrace of our Ming Dynasty, I will naturally accept them. Let those soldiers who surrendered to Jian Nu see that as long as they are willing, they will return, and our Ming Dynasty will still accept them. "

Lu Cheng remained expressionless, but in his heart he had already sentenced Yuan Yingtai to death.

A person like this wants to control the entire Liaodong?

If Nurhaci knew about Yuan Yingtai's mysterious operation, he would probably wake up laughing in his dreams. No wonder the Qing Dynasty later posthumously gave Yuan Yingtai the title of "loyalty".

After that, Lu Cheng stopped talking, but he had already planned a way for this old guy to die in his mind.

Didn't Yuan Yingtai want to accept a large number of Mongols from the grasslands? Didn't he accept a lot of surrendered soldiers and generals?

It's just right, let him pay for his mistake.

Historically, Liaoyang and Shenyang were both captured because of the spies who infiltrated this time. When the generals He Shixian and You Shigong went out of the city to kill the enemy, the city gates were closed by the spies inside the city when they returned. The two generals were shot to death by arrows under the city wall. The generals Chen Ce and Tong Zhongkui went to rescue them, but were also killed by the Jiannu cavalry.

When leaving the Liaoyang government office, all the generals were worried. He Shixian walked side by side with You Shigong and Lu Cheng. After leaving the government office, he looked back at the government office and sighed: "Brother You, Brother Lu, the days ahead will be difficult."

You Shigong also shook his head: "Brother Lu is still lucky, at least the four guards of southern Liaoning do not have to take over those herdsmen and surrendered soldiers of unknown origin. Brother Lu, if we encounter any unexpected events at that time, you have to help us."

"Please rest assured, my two brothers. The 1,000 light cavalry under Lu's command are ready to serve at any time."

After returning to Haizhou Wei, Lu Cheng immediately called Ding Xian and gave him a task, asking him to go to the grassland in person and meet with the Khalkha leader Zaisai.

This kind of murder of a minister must be done in a very covert manner, and absolutely no trace must be revealed...