Chapter 607 Leaving Liaodong

Dorgon's conspiracy to seize the throne was finally declared defeat by Fan Wencheng's secret notice and Huang Taiji's quick move, and even he himself died in the chaos. However, the Jin court did not return to peace with the end of this matter, and there were still many people who were implicated by Dorgon's affairs.

The first person to be arrested by Huang Taiji was Dodo, who was most intimate with Dorgon. This firm supporter of Dorgon actually knew what he was thinking before Dorgon came back, and gathered some people in his mansion that he could use for himself. He planned that once Dorgon accomplished, he would lead these people to the palace and control the important objects and personnel there. But unexpectedly, as soon as he left the door, he was surrounded by elites from the Zhenghuang Banner who had been waiting outside. After a fight, Dodo was captured alive, while most of his entourages died, and most of the others were captured alive, waiting for the Khan's disposal.

In addition, there were many officials in the Jin Dynasty who had good relations with Dorgon. Although they never knew that Dorgon had a rebellious thing, and they didn't know that he would have such courage to kill Da Khan. However, in the spirit of rather killing the wrong person but not letting go, Huang Taiji still attacked these people. Many people and their relatives were thrown into prison, and what awaited them would be serious punishment. This was also the last warning that Huang Taiji could not help but be afraid of the fear in his heart after worrying for so long, warning those who still have a deep prejudice about being Da Khan, so that they could know who Da Jin was in the world now.

The Jin Kingdom quickly fell into deep fear, and no one knew which person would be the next person to be captured. Some of Huang Taiji's brothers who still had military power in their hands were even more careless. They were all stayed in the mansion that they could trust the most to protect, and no one could let them out. Overnight, the Jin Kingdom seemed to have returned to a few years ago when Huang Taiji first ascended the throne of Khan, and even more so. The Eight Banners' troops had become a scattered sand. Except for most of the annihilation, the other five banners were guarding the gateway and the Zhengbai Banner and the Zhenghuang and Huanghuang Banners that Huang Taiji could call, the other five banners were guarding the gateway, doubting everyone outside. After successive failures and civil strife, the more than 100,000 troops of the Jin Kingdom were finally seriously injured and could no longer pose a great threat to the Ming Dynasty as before.

The people of the Jin Kingdom were also shocked by the current tension. No one dared to appear outside the tents and houses again, waiting for the court to issue an order to declare peace. Of course, not everyone was worried about all this. Some people with ulterior motives were still very satisfied with the current situation. They quickly released pigeons and sent the news of the chaos in Jin Kingdom to the south to the Ming Dynasty, telling them that this would be an excellent opportunity to attack the Jin Kingdom.

Tang Feng knew about the chaos in the Jin Dynasty in early July, which also made him full of confidence in what happened next. Now the Ming army in Liaodong has just won a big victory, so it is naturally full of morale, but there has been such a civil strife in the Jin Dynasty. It is their goal to pull this good opportunity to uproot the enemy that has always threatened them.

But soon after, Tang Feng's excitement disappeared because the imperial court sent an order to prevent the Liaodong defenders from making any moves and guarding the passes everywhere. The imperial court had no intention of taking advantage of the chaos in the Jin Dynasty, which was something Tang Feng would never have thought of.

However, after calming down, Tang Feng still accepted this fact. Obviously, the court also had its own difficulties. The Ming Dynasty was now suffering from natural disasters and could not provide enough money and food to support the army in attacking the Jin Kingdom. It was the court's greatest effort to be able to allocate a large number of food and supplies to support the attack on the Jin Kingdom when Liaodong encountered an attack. After understanding this, Tang Feng no longer complained, but ordered the Liaodong defenders to strengthen the cities and train the newly recruited soldiers so that they could become elite soldiers who could compete with the Jin army as soon as possible like the original Liaodong army.

After staying in Liaodong for more than half a month, when the end of July approached, the court issued another order, ordering Tang Feng and the soldiers of Shenji Camp who originally belonged to the three major camps of the capital to return to the capital. At the same time, the imperial court rewarded the Liaodong defenders to reward them for all their contributions during the invasion of the Jin army.

Tang Feng was prepared for the fact that he was about to return to Beijing. As a marquis, he would never have been guarding Liaodong, let alone the divisive plan that the Jin people used in Beijing before. Now the powerful enemy has retreated, and the task of his temporary governor of Ji Liao has been completed. So two days after receiving the imperial edict, he arranged everything, and then took Guan Zhengjie and the remaining thousands of elite soldiers from the Shenji Camp and left Ningyuan for Beijing.

However, before he left, he made some arrangements for Liaodong. First, he had a deep conversation with the old men in the Liaodong army such as Man Gui and Zu Dashou, so that they could give up their previous prejudices and unite. Only in this way can they maintain long-term peace and security in Liaodong. At the same time, they also kept Sun Chuanting, Zuo Liangyu and other young and promising generals. On the one hand, these people needed to train in the borders, and to make contributions here and get rewards. On the other hand, Liaodong really needed these young and energetic and smart people to improve the army that originally knew how to fight hard.

The Liaodong generals did not reject the people arranged by Tang Feng. In addition to Tang Feng's prestige playing a role in it, these people were also quite brave in several battles. Although the generals also liked to be senior, their minds were much bigger than some chick-hearted civil officials, so they would naturally give these young generals a chance to stand out.

In addition, there was one person who made Tang Feng feel a little embarrassed for a while, that was Sima Junyi, who was now the Qianzong of the Shenji Camp, who came with him. This big man had been tired of staying in a place like Beijing, and now he could go back to Liaodong and refused to go back no matter what he said. After the repeated insistence of this man, Tang Feng had to agree to what he wanted and kept him. As for how to explain to the court, it is probably not a problem for a small Qianzong to mobilize him.

After handling all the handover affairs, Tang Feng officially left. When he left Ningyuan, not only the soldiers in the army, but also ordinary people sent him five miles outside the city. Everyone knew that if the Marquis of Anping arrived in time and used troops in the battle, Ningyuan and even some places further south would suffer. The people would still express their greatest respect for this hero who saved everyone.

Beijing City is already on its lanterns. With the improvement of the harvest this year and the success of the Liaodong war, the people's faces have re-expressed smiles, and the business of some barns and wine shops has become prosperous. Now it is approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the capital is even more lively. The gold-selling caves like Jucuilou are even more popular. Many famous guests may not have a private room for them to enjoy when they come.

In this case, there was a high-quality guest room that was only opened by one person, that is, Lord Luo, the admiral of the Jinyiwei. Although his power is no longer as good as before, ordinary merchants still dare not commit crimes against the head of the spy. So when he brought his friends here today, the madam and the turtle man still greeted them with a flattering smile.

Unlike in the past, Admiral Luo did not ask a familiar girl to accompany him today, but asked someone to prepare a table of good wine and food, so he would not let someone come in to disturb them. Although everyone in the building felt a little strange, they could not ask what such a big man wanted to do, so they had to just say that he had gone downstairs.

The person who came with Luo Yangxing was Lu An, but he was wearing an ordinary military uniform to avoid the eyes and ears. A few months ago, they got together when the Jin people designed to frame Tang Feng. Now the two men who were already shooting their bows and not turning back naturally had to design another way to deal with him before Tang Feng rushed back to the capital.

In fact, as soon as they knew that Tang Feng would be ordered to return to the capital, the two met frequently, but they had never reached a consensus. Now that they heard that Tang Feng would arrive in Beijing within one or two days, the two knew that they could no longer delay, they chose to meet in such a romantic place and discuss how to deal with it.

"Mr. Lu, now you and I are grasshoppers on the same rope, and there is nothing to hide. To be honest, I have only a few hundred people in my hands, and it is still insufficient to regain the power of the Jinyiwei. I wonder if you have any trump cards that have not been revealed?" Luo Yangxing said straight to the point.

Lu An took a sip of wine, a faint smile on his face, and did not speak immediately. In fact, he felt regretful in his heart. He shouldn't have taken that wrong step at the beginning, but now there is no room for a turnaround between him and Tang Feng. Who would have thought that the emperor would trust him so much that he could not even move his position as a possible disobedience. Now, Tang Feng must have known the role he played in that incident, so naturally he will no longer trust him.

Looking at Lu An's silent appearance, Luo Yangxing sneered in his heart: "Why, are you still planning to re-enter Anping Hou? Don't forget that in order to deal with him, you have done a lot of things in the Jinyiwei. Many people who are unwilling to be loyal to you have been eliminated. As long as he comes back and checks, everything will be out of reach."

"I naturally know that there is no possibility of turning back at this point." Lu An was also a little dissatisfied with the other party's almost threatening words. After restraining his anger, he said: "But you have seen the trust of the emperor in him. How can we deal with him with our strength?"

"I have thought about this carefully. Indeed, from the previous incident, Tang Feng was deeply trusted by the emperor. Even though the government and the people had such rebellious words, the emperor did not issue an order to let him come back. But do you really think the emperor has no suspicion about him? I heard that this time his two wives entered the palace and were willing to be hostages, which made the emperor trust him again. However, this kind of trust was probably only due to the situation. At that time, the Jin people were still in Liaodong and he was the commander-in-the-border guard, so naturally he could not be changed casually. Now that the Jin people retreated, he was transferred back to Beijing by an edict? Do you think the emperor really trusted him so much?" Luo Yangxing sneered.

"This..." Lu An didn't really think about these things carefully. Now he had to mention it this way and see the mystery. Indeed, if the emperor had not been wary of Tang Feng, he would not have been transferred back so soon. Moreover, I heard that there was still civil strife in the Jin Dynasty now, which was a good opportunity to take the opportunity to send troops.

"You are right. It seems that Lu is a little worried. But even so, with our current strength, we are still no match for him. You must know that he has made great contributions just now, which is enough to refute the so-called remarks that he has a disobedient heart. Can we still use the previous methods to deal with him?" Lu An said in a hint.

"Of course this method won't work, and it's impossible to really deal with the dignified Anping Hou as ours." At this point, Luo Yangxing paused and listened carefully to find that no one was eavesdropping outside. Then he continued: "We are just to protect our power, not to kill him, so we can as long as he cannot interfere in the internal affairs of our Jinyiwei from now on, and the rest will be decided by the emperor."

"You mean..." Lu An was slightly stunned, obviously not understanding the difference.

"Isn't he the identity of the marquis? Now that the foreign enemy has retreated, as a lord in the court, he should have removed all the official positions he holds according to the regulations of his ancestors? Of course, we don't need to say this. The adults in the court will make a statement. They also want to watch the marquis wander outside the court affairs."

"Then what can we do?" Unconsciously, Lu An was already led by Luo Yangxing.

"It's very simple. Apart from those openly official positions, doesn't he still control the power of our Jinyiwei? What we have to do is to exclude the people he used before, and on the other hand, we will make suggestions to the emperor and remove all the control of Anping Hou over my Jinyiwei. This requires you Nanzhen to cooperate with me."

Lu An nodded and said, "This is not difficult. You and I know all that Tang Feng has in the Jinyiwei is sufficient. As long as he writes a book, once the emperor approves it, we can do it."

"Yes, but this is just the first step. If we want to completely regain power, we still need to do some more things. Once we lose power, Tang Feng will not be willing to do it, so we need to join forces to fight with you. I hope Brother Lu can help me at that time."

"At this point, I will naturally help you. Then do as you said. Before he entered Beijing, we will first remove the people in the Jinyiwei who are threatening you and me."

After such a conversation, the two leaders of the Jinyiwei stood together and began to clean up the people inside the Jinyiwei who would hinder themselves. Some Qianhu and others who had actually held certain power were all emptied for one reason or another, and were even thrown into prison. Instead, some Jinyiwei military officers who had no chance of making a comeback, such as Xiaoqi and Baihu, who were middle and low-level Jinyiwei.

However, these two people still underestimated the preparations that Tang Feng had made before. Just as they were cleaning and replacing people inside the Jinyiwei, secret letters had been sent out of Beijing and came to Tang Feng who was coming to Beijing.

As August began to cool down, the crops in the fields began to mature. Looking at the scene of a bumper harvest along the way, Tang Feng was also full of joy. He knew how important it would be for the entire Ming Dynasty in the increasingly colder climate in recent years. It would give many people who were still in famine and the court could finally stock up on some food to prepare for the bad weather that might occur in the future.

At the same time, he also thought about the efforts he made before leaving the capital. He did not know whether Suzhou had succeeded as a pilot for the sea ban, and whether the corn, sweet potato and other crops he sent to find were also found. As long as these crops with large yields and do not occupy fertile fields could be widely spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty could truly get out of the haze of destruction and take a different path. Otherwise, even if the Jin Dynasty fell, the Ming Dynasty might be overthrown by the forces from the people, and the only ones who suffered at that time would still be the innocent people.

Tang Feng was thinking about these things all the time along the way back to Beijing, but when he received some secret reports about the movements of the Jinyiwei from his confidants in the capital, he remembered that there was one thing he had not dealt with, that was Luo Yangxing, who was still the admiral of the Jinyiwei, and Lu An of the Nanzhen Fushi.

These two people were wrongly accused by the Jin people of counter-espionage, not only did not help inquire, but instead contributed to the fire. Tang Feng knew all this clearly. Since then, he had already made up his mind to get rid of these two people. Because it arose very quickly, Tang Feng's foundation in the court was still very shallow. If even the power of the last Jinyiwei was not guaranteed, he would be completely marginalized. So Tang Feng decided to take advantage of the current reputation as soon as he returned to the capital, and there were many opportunities in the Jinyiwei who were only on his own heads and drove the two guys at both ends from their current position.

Looking at the news about Luo and Lu and the other two began to contact frequently. Many old men in the Jinyiwei seized power for them, Tang Feng showed a sneer on his lips. Do they think this would be able to hit their position in the Jinyiwei? That is too much of a defiant. During the years he served as the Tongzhi of the Jinyiwei, he cultivated many close friends, but because of his later resignation, these people did not make a breakthrough. But now with the abandonment of those old men, these people from at most only a hundred households have the opportunity to make a breakthrough. Now it is time to sort out the personnel inside the Jinyiwei again.

"Luo Yangxing, since you still can't see the situation clearly after you were seized by me last time and want to continue to be enemies with me, then I will no longer hold back because of my previous relationship. You will be my first target to deal with!"
Chapter completed!