Chapter 1544: Supervising Army Wang Chengen
"Remember, this is our first time serving His Majesty. If you dare to be negligent, our family will kill your heads!" After leaving Beijing, Wang Chengen began to warn the little eunuchs who accompanied him to Denglai this time; This time Shen Long sent ten young eunuchs who had practiced evil swordsmanship and received special training to carry out this mission, and Wang Chengen was the chief supervisor of these young eunuchs.
"The little ones are deeply favored by the emperor, how dare you slack off." These little eunuchs were born in poverty, and they lived a good life under Shen Long's subordinates, and Shen Long taught them such profound martial arts and knowledge. There is absolutely no doubt about Long's loyalty, even if Wang Chengen doesn't say anything, they dare not be sloppy in the slightest.
Wang Chengen brought these young eunuchs to Denglai day and night, and found the governor of Denglai, Sun Guozhen. This time, Shen Long gave Wang Chengen an order to go to Mao Wenlong's place as a supervisor, and escort this batch of grain and grass from Denglai to Dongjiang Town.
Sun Guozhen is different from other civil servants. During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, the Ming navy attacked the Dutch navy occupying Penghu. Sun Guozhen personally led dozens of warships to help, and dispatched firearms troops to strengthen the offensive. In August, the Dutch navy commander Sun Ke led the army to Sun Guozhen surrendered, and the Penghu Islands returned to the embrace of Ming Dynasty.
Because of this, Sun Guozhen was promoted to governor of Denglai. During his tenure, he always supported Mao Wenlong and provided timely logistical supplies for Dongjiang Town, which allowed Mao Wenlong to win the Battle of Dingmao; Shen Long knew this, so even though there were many The Donglin party minister impeached Sun Guozhen as an eunuch, and he did not remove Sun Guozhen.
Regardless of whether he is an eunuch or not, as long as he is a talent, as long as he can provide Mao Wenlong with strong support, then no one can take away his position as governor of Denglai; He was commended for his performance in the battle and urged him to continue to provide support for Dongjiang Town. Sun Guozhen was very moved after receiving the order.
"I have paid my respects to the emperor by doing my best!" Sun Guozhen originally thought that after Wei Zhongxian's downfall, he would be finished. When he heard that there was an imperial decree for him, he thought it was a question of guilt. Unexpectedly, Shen Long not only did not ask for guilt, but also rewarded him. He was completely relieved, and quickly promised that he would deliver food and grass supplies as soon as possible.
"Our family told Sun Guozhen that no matter what he was like in the past, if he dares to waste a tael of silver in the future, His Majesty will take his head. Now that he has committed a crime and made meritorious service, he must not dare to be vague, but those people under him are hard to say. Now, you all dispersed these days, quietly inquired about the news, and then sent it to the capital to report to His Majesty." After the decree was issued, it would take time to raise supplies and ships, so Wang Chengen and others had to stay in Denglai for a few days.
It makes sense that making merit is better than making mistakes. After a few days, Sun Guozhen really got all the food and supplies that should be given, and he didn't dare to embezzle much. Even if there was something that couldn't be pushed, he secretly handed it over to Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen immediately sent someone to pass the news to Shen Long. His mission this time was to supervise the Liaodong army, not to clean up corrupt officials. Lu Wenzhao sent someone to handle this matter.
After boarding the boat, those Denglai civil officials who went to Liaodong with the boat wanted to see the jokes of Wang Chengen and others, thinking that they must not be able to bear the hardships of the storm, but how did he know that Wang Chengen was skilled in martial arts and walked on the boat like walking on flat ground? Uncomfortable, and secretly checked them out on the boat.
When the ship arrived at Dongjiang Town, Wang Chengen issued the imperial decree again, also commending Mao Wenlong, and then announced that he had become the supervisor of Dongjiang Town, and he would stay by Mao Wenlong's side for a while in the future.
"Don't worry, Shuai Mao. Before leaving the palace, His Majesty has told our family to only take our eyes and ears when we come to Dongjiang Town. Listen and watch more, but you are never allowed to interfere with Shuai Mao's military strategy. Shuai Mao just follows Do it with your own ideas." After issuing the imperial decree,
Wang Chengen also explained.
Hearing this, Mao Wenlong and the generals of Dongjiang breathed a sigh of relief. In addition, the grain and grass transported by Wang Chengen this time was much less than before, so their impression of Wang Chengen was even better now. Laughing and inviting Wang Chengen and Denglai Wenguan to come in to clean up the dust for them, Wang Chengen agreed with a smile.
Shen Long gave this order because he knew that Mao Wenlong was a capable person, and it would be better for him to let him do it than to be restrained by others. After Huang Taiji entered the customs next year, Mao Wenlong would start from Dongjiang Town and stab Huang Taiji in the waist; of course However, he didn't completely trust Mao Wenlong. Mao Wenlong was capable and had many faults.
At least he didn't fall behind any of these bad habits of housekeepers. Using him now is just a stopgap measure. If he is interested in the future, it's okay to rely on the merits of Dongjiang Town to make him get what he wants to be a marquis. But sooner or later, Shen Long will deal with these military leaders Yes, if he doesn't know what's interesting, he won't end well. If Yuan Chonghuan can kill him, Shen Long can naturally too.
Of course, if he wanted to kill Mao Wenlong, he would definitely not be as reckless as Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan made a big bad start in killing Mao Wenlong. What is even more stupid is that Chongzhen didn't react at all to this. He is one of the best generals in the world Ah, just got killed?
Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan and whether he was guilty are completely different concepts. Even if Mao Wenlong is heinous, at his level, Yuan Chonghuan can't kill him casually. If you want to kill him, you must have conclusive evidence. Take him back to the capital for interrogation , After the canon of punishment is cleared, beheaded at the Meridian Gate, so that it is in line with the law and the rules.
Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, Chongzhen did not have any punishment, which caused a very bad influence, and made the Ming court completely lose its credibility in the hearts of generals. Mao Wenlong almost reached the extreme that a warrior can go, just so casually was killed? What shall we do then? Could it be that a civil servant just came here and said that I can flatten the Liao Dynasty for five years, and then kill me, and His Majesty will not care about me? What else is there to sacrifice for such a court?
Fortunately, now that Yuan Chonghuan was left in the capital by Shen Long, Mao Wenlong would not have any accidents in a short time, and he would continue to restrain Huang Taiji.
After handing over the food supplies, the Denglai officials went back, and Wang Chengen and others stayed in Dongjiang Town. As he said, every time Mao Wenlong held a military meeting, he only came to have a look and listen, even if Mao Wenlong took the initiative Asked, he did not express any opinion.
But this does not mean that Wang Chengen did nothing. In private, he and the evil eunuchs are slowly figuring out the situation in Dongjiang Town, and are going to report back to Shen Long.
After staying in Dongjiang Town for several months, Mao Wenlong suddenly got the news, so he immediately notified Wang Chengen, "My lord, according to the report from the spies, the slave chief Hong Tai is rectifying his troops, and there seems to be something strange!"