It is difficult for the country to show its loyalty.
The Great Ming Dynasty did not lack famous generals and loyal officials. For example, Cao Bianjiao had a straightforward personality, and his subordinates were in an especially difficult situation.
He had once followed him to fight in the south and north, and had made great contributions to the rebellion, especially when he resisted Slave Jian.
In the end, his subordinates 'lives were really hard to describe.
Many people already had no rice to put into the pot. They had paid so much for Great Ming, and it was really chilling for the soldiers to receive such unfair treatment.
Cao Bianjiao's troops were the only ones who did not cause trouble. It was not that these people did not complain and were angry.
Instead, they were all loyal to their general Cao Bianjiao and did not want to make things difficult for him.
The more his subordinates did not say anything, the more Cao Bianjiao felt uncomfortable.
Finally, he couldn't help but look for Hong Chengchou, but he didn't know that Hong Chengchou also had unspeakable sufferings.
" Well, the imperial court has its own difficulties in transforming into a flood dragon. This…"
"Hmph, if the Imperial Court is in trouble, what about our brothers? What are our brothers going to eat? We can't even survive at home. Are we going to starve to death?”
Hong Chengchou was furious and slammed the table.”
"What are you doing? The Imperial Court has been delaying the payment for half a year, and you're not letting anyone say anything! Even in front of Tian Zi, this general would dare to say this!”
Cao Bianjiao was furious, but Hong Chengchou did not continue to blame him. He only sighed.
"I will continue to write memorials to the Imperial Court and inform the border soldiers about this matter. You go back and appease the soldiers, I will think of a way.”
Even so, what could Hong Chengchou do?
Although he was the governor of Ji and Liao, he had submitted countless letters to the imperial court regarding Liao's pay, but the result was like a stone sinking into the ocean. Initial website
This time, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to spread out his pen and paper again. This time, he did not stand on ceremony and directly wrote to Chongzhen:
I report to Your Majesty that the situation at the Liaodong border is dangerous. Recently, I have been making frequent movements and have the potential to send troops to invade.
However, most of the soldiers at the border were tired, their pay was not paid, and the soldiers could not continue their work. Most of the soldiers were resentful and slandered.
I kowtow to the south, Liao pay ten thousand can not be reduced or delayed. The soldiers on the Liao border guarded the border and protected our Ming Dynasty for thousands of years.
I am sentenced to death. I beg Your Majesty to quickly solve the problem of Liao's food and salary. We border soldiers should swear to kill the enemy to protect our lives.
Just as he was writing, someone came to report,"Report, report to Governor Hong, the capital has an urgent report!"”
At this moment, a few generals from the army also barged in. The guards outside the tent wanted to stop them, but they were pushed away by a few generals.
"Get out of the way, don't block this daddy, this daddy wants to see Governor Hong!”
"If the Imperial Court still hasn't distributed the military pay, our brothers will have to drink the northwest wind.”
"What kind of f * cking battle is this? My soldiers are about to mutiny. If the Imperial Court did not give them money, who would be willing to risk their lives?”
"Right, if the Imperial Court doesn't give us an explanation today, we won't leave.”
The generals were furious. They couldn't be blamed for this. They really couldn't live anymore.
Without pay, how could they lead troops and fight?
As the governor of Ji Liao, Hong Chengchou saw his subordinate rush in and couldn't help but get furious,
"What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?!”
His subordinates respected this governor.
Seeing Hong Chengchou's anger, the generals immediately lost their temper. They did not dare to get angry anymore and could only start begging.
"Governor-General Hong, it's not that our brothers are complaining, but how long do you think the military pay has been in arrears?”
"That's right, Governor. It's fine for us, but the problem is that it's difficult for our subordinates. Their days were indeed unbearable. Today, I was at the military camp, and guess what? Less than half of the people came. The rest were either short-term workers or coolies. This whole family needs to be fed. Governor Hong, my brothers really can't hold on any longer.”
"You're still okay. I have a few brothers who died in the Jin Province, and their family's pension has not been settled yet. How could the orphans and widows who were left behind live? Some were washing clothes in the icy river in the cold. The imperial court could not let the souls of their brothers who had died in battle be cold in heaven!”
"Governor-General Hong, my brothers are begging you. Even if they had to give them a month's salary first, they could let their brothers live first!”
Hong Chengchou was in a difficult situation, and he knew the difficulties of the soldiers.
They came out to fight in the army just to make a living. It would be strange if they could win against Slave Jian.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou added a few more lines to Emperor Chongzhen's memorial:
I risked my life to report to the emperor that if the army and soldiers of Liaodong were not paid, I would retire and return to the fields. I really could not bear this great responsibility.
This is Hong Chengchou using his bottom line to threaten the imperial court. Don't you know how difficult Liaodong is?
If you don't pay, I won't be the governor of Jiliao anymore.
This was an extremely risky memorial because Hong Chengchou knew the Emperor's temper. He could not stand the threats of others the most.
When Chongzhen, who would rather die than live in disgrace, was besieged by Li Zicheng, the intruder, Li Zicheng had no intention of taking down Beijing. He even wanted to negotiate with Chongzhen.
As long as Chongzhen was willing to confer him the title of Northwest King, Li Zicheng would not only withdraw his troops back to Shanxi, but he would also help the court eliminate other rebels.
However, Chongzhen did not agree. He was willing to die together with them.
If Hong Chengchou's memorial was sent to the Emperor, he wondered if Chongzhen would think that he was arrogant and hate Hong Chengchou to the bone.
However, he had no choice. In order to solve the problem of the Liaodong soldiers 'pay, Hong Chengchou went all out.
Cao Bianjiao, the general next to Hong Chengchou, said to the messenger who came in,
"Didn't the capital send an urgent report? Could it be that he's here to deliver our military pay? Quick, quick, let him in.”
When one of his subordinates heard this, he immediately scoffed.
"The Imperial Court is giving out military pay? Dream on. How could they be so happy? They are probably urging us to defend ourselves and fight.”
"Yes, or say a few words of encouragement. I don't want any encouragement. I want money, I want military pay!”
"That's right, these dog officials in the capital only know how to say this useless nonsense. Where's the grandson who delivered the urgent news? Come in and see if I won't beat him to death.”
"Yes, kill him!"
The subordinates were furious. The imperial court had repeatedly delayed the payment of military salaries. If they really could not avoid it, the imperial court would send people to say a few words of encouragement.
The Imperial Court was in a difficult situation now, and the soldiers had to wait for a few days. The Imperial Court would allocate funds in a few days.
After listening for a long time, the subordinates couldn't help but be furious when they saw these courier soldiers who came to deliver the letter.
"Enough, shut up." Hong Chengchou shouted angrily.
At this moment, the courier from the capital walked in. Although the soldiers did not make a move, their gazes could kill.
The courier was frightened and hurriedly knelt on one knee to deliver an urgent report to the capital.
"Report, the military pay allocated by the Imperial Court is already on the way and will arrive in Liaodong in a few days.”
Military pay!
The soldiers looked at each other, their hearts pounding. Was it really the payment?
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