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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 329 It turns out to be him

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    Deng Muzhi never imagined that the target at this moment would actually be himself!

    Ding Yunyi was also confused when he heard this. When did Deng Muzhi offend Jin Lu?  Or was it that the traitor Fan Wencheng was so full that he was bored and sent people to Suzhou to assassinate a prefect of the Ming Dynasty?

    He frowned: "What's going on?"

    The assassin didn¡¯t dare to hide anything: ¡°Actually, although we were sent by Fan Wencheng, Fan Wencheng only did this for his new counselor?¡±

    "A new counselor?" Ding Yunyi became more and more confused as he listened.

    The assassin hurriedly said: "This man Fan Wencheng thinks very highly of him. I heard that this man is from the Jiangnan area and is very talented. He went all the way from Jiangnan to Liaodong and almost starved to death. Later, Fan Wencheng found him and took him back to save him."  The man was very grateful to Fan Wencheng, and he became Fan Wencheng's disciple from then on. I heard that this man had great literary talent and wrote beautiful things.  After writing it, this person will revise the text. Not only that, this person also has his own ideas in politics, so he is regarded as a treasure by Fan Wencheng, and he will respond to any request"

    Ding Yunyi suddenly realized something. He suddenly figured out something and understood a strange case in history.

    Nine years ago, the Qing Dynasty puppet Tiancong recorded the full text of Fan Wencheng's first memorial: "Yesterday, I ordered the ministers to think about the current affairs. Although the ministers were stupid, they dared not to take care of what they saw. The officials of Shahebao searched for the fugitives.  , It means to look at the head tightly. If you dare to fight against the Han'er in the past, how dare you resist today's soldiers If you plan to enter the pass, it is no better than Yanmen.  , there is no stagnation, and the residents are rich, so they can have enough money The sweat will surely penetrate deeply, but there is no chance to take advantage of it, and it will only lose the reputation If you don't enter, you will return to the army, and the common people are the best policy.  . Don¡¯t fight in vain"

    From this memorial, we can see Fan Wencheng¡¯s weaknesses in two aspects.  First, Fan Wencheng's literary accomplishment was poor at this time.  The level of expression is not very good.  The text of this memorial is quite rough and has no literary grace, and some sentences make it difficult to understand its meaning. It is self-evident when comparing it with this memorial recorded in the "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty" first compiled by Qianlong.

    For example, the original book states at the beginning: "Khan yesterday ordered his ministers to think about current affairs. Although the ministers are stupid, they dare to ignore what they see and hear." The word "thinking" is probably not a word commonly used by the nobles and scholars at that time. It is both stupid and reckless.  .  Also adding the word "Guan Jian" is too cumbersome and wordy.  The actual records compiled by Qianlong polished it as follows: "The emperor yesterday ordered his ministers to plan the current affairs. Although the ministers are stupid, they dare not stop learning." Comparing the two, Qianlong's historian compiled the actual records.  Changing the word "thought" in the original book to "planning", removing the word "Lu", and then changing the word "guiguanjian" to "exhausting knowledge", although it is only a small change, it obviously makes it more elegant and slightly literary.

    "The original book has the meaning of "Shahebao officials are looking for people who have escaped, and they are looking at their heads."  What does "finding runaways" mean?  The expression is too illogical.  The Qianlong version was changed to "find out the people who fled and return them to me", which immediately made people understand its meaning. They knew that the officials of the Ming Dynasty found out and returned the people who escaped from Houjin.  As for the so-called "treading the head and looking at the head", it is obviously a local popular spoken language and is not easy to be understood by people in other provinces. The Qianlong version was changed to "it is only a temporary relief for the current emergency", which greatly improved the level of its written expression.  Similar shortcomings can be found throughout the text.

    Secondly, at this time, Fan Wencheng was still quite naive in matters of military and political matters. His knowledge was not high and his opinions were not insightful. He did not fully understand the situation of the Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. He neither knew himself nor the enemy.  Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo, like most of the Han officials who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, strongly advocated the use of troops against the Ming Dynasty, and went deep into the capital to attack the capital.  Considering the situation at that time, this proposal was too biased, too hasty, and too dangerous. If acted upon, the consequences would be unimaginable.

    Let¡¯s talk about the conditions of Houjin. In this case, there are only about 60,000 Jurchen men. Adding one banner of the Han army and one banner of the Mongols, a total of ten banners, the number of men will not exceed 80,000. Moreover, among Baylor and the ministers,  Some have begun to enjoy themselves and become corrupted, and their morale has weakened compared to before.

    Because the Han people in Liaodong were mistreated by their predecessor, Nurhachi, in his later years, they were massacred, moved, and confiscated as slaves. They were full of resentment and wanted to abandon their gold and surrender to the Ming Dynasty.  Secondly, the economic crisis is also quite serious. Four years ago, there was a "great famine in the country". A bushel of rice was worth eight taels of silver, an ox was worth a hundred taels of silver, a good horse was worth 300 taels of silver, and a piece of cloth was worth nine taels.  The tragic scene of "people have cannibals".

    As for the surrounding situation, it is also not good.  To the south, North Korea not only cherished the idea that in the first year of Tiancong's reign, it was forced to make an alliance under the city and succumbed to Jin's new hatred, but it also remembered its long history of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and was determined to get rid of the oppression of the post-Jin Dynasty and unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty.  In the northeast, although Lindan Khan of the Chahar tribe of Mongolia escaped at night, he was not destroyed and may come back at any time.  Although the Ming Kingdom in the west was defeated by the Jin several times, it had a vast territory and a large number of subjects. Its population was hundreds of times more than that of the Later Jin. The Ming army was also dozens of times larger than the Eight Banners Army. In the fourth year of Tiancong, it regained Yongping and Zunhua.  Fuzhou County, forcing brave people toBeile Amin, the second great leader of the war, fled back to Shenyang in embarrassment.  Houjin was in a difficult situation surrounded from all sides.  Under the conditions of an unstable rear, enemies from both sides, and outnumbered enemies, if we are not fully prepared, we have to go on an expedition to Kyoto, a big country thousands of miles away.  According to the Forbidden City, the Central Plains was taken over.

    Therefore, Huang Taiji was not in a hurry to attack Yanjing. Later, he denounced the Han officials' view as a fallacy.  What's more, this expedition was originally intended to attack Lin Dan Khan, but unexpectedly he fled far away. The Eight Banners Army chased him for more than 40 days, and even the shadow of the Mongol Khan was not seen. The saddle and horse were tired, lacked water and food, and the gains outweighed the losses. Baylor and Minister  Among them, many people have complained. If we have to rush to the Ming Dynasty, how can we win if we have only ten days of food?  Therefore, Fan Wencheng's strategy was actually a bad idea and ran counter to Tian Cong Khan's policy.

    "However, almost overnight, Fan Wencheng was transformed, as if he was a different person. Not only did his writing make great progress, but the words he wrote were not only fluent, but every word was polished.

    "Writing skills can be accumulated through more reading, but military and political knowledge requires nothing more than talent.  It has to be accumulated over time.  But this Fan Wencheng seemed to have been guided by a god. He made rapid progress in these two aspects. First he overturned the suggestions he had made in the past, and then he put forward new insights on government affairs. None of them was surprising and impressive.  From then on, Huang Taiji could not live without this person for a day.

    There are only two possibilities for this situation to occur. One is sudden enlightenment.  But is it possible that his writing skills, military and political opinions can all be enlightened at the same time?  Could it be that a person who was originally short-sighted in politics suddenly became a political master?  The possibility of this happening is really slim.

    Another possibility is that there is an expert behind him giving guidance.

    Now listen to these words of the assassin.  The latter possibility is the historical truth.

    No wonder, no wonder, Ding Yunyi thought.  He asked casually: "What's the name of the person Fan Wencheng invited?"

    "Lv Yanhan"

    As soon as the name came out, Deng Muzhi's expression changed drastically.

    Ding Yunyi did not notice the change in Deng Muzhi. He only thought that the name "Lu Yanhan" sounded so familiar.  After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it: "Since this Lu Yanhan is so talented, hasn't Huang Taiji heard of this person?"

    "I didn't know it before. I am Fan Wencheng's confidant, so I know it. Later, it was said that the emperorah, Huang Taiji heard about this person and summoned him. But Lu Yanhan said that he had no intention of an official career and was only willing to serve in the army.  It¡¯s okay to have Huang Taiji next to Fan Wencheng, just let him serve the Qing Dynasty well"

    "Oh. This guy is quite interesting" Ding Yunyi nodded: "Then why did you send someone to assassinate Deng Muzhi this time? Why did you suddenly come to assassinate me again?"

    The assassin hurriedly said: "Lu Yanhan said that Deng Muzhi, the prefect of Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty, had an sworn enemy with him. If he wants him to do his best for Fan Wencheng, please kill Deng Muzhi first to relieve him of the bad breath in his chest. Fan Wencheng  He agreed and specially borrowed several masters from Huang Taiji The leader was named Basdo, who was killed by the Lord just now. He was Huang Taiji's personal bodyguard and had been waiting for him since he arrived in Suzhou.  The best opportunity to assassinate Deng Muzhi. Later, I suddenly heard that the Lord was coming to Suzhou. Basto suddenly said that Lu Yanhan had specifically told me that if there was a chance to assassinate Ding Yunyi then ignore Deng Muzhi and kill him first  Kill Ding Yunyi first As for why you want to do this, I really don¡¯t know"

    This is weird. When did you and Lu Yanhan develop such hatred?  Ding Yunyi thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and he felt that the name sounded familiar. He must have fought against him on the battlefield.

    He turned to Deng Muzhi and said, "Deng Huangtang, when did you offend Lu Yanhan?"

    Deng Muzhi looked a little embarrassed, and then said seriously: "If I don't talk about this person, I'll just pay it back. But when I talk about it, I think of this personWu Liebo, please take a step to speak"

    He invited Ding Yunyi aside and whispered: "Uncle Wu Lie, this man turned out to be married to Lianyu Zhiku"

    "Ah, I remembered it, no wonder this name sounds so familiar." Ding Yunyi suddenly realized, isn't this his first wife, Deng Lianyu, whom he was engaged to since childhood?  The ancients said that the greatest hatred is to seize your wife. No wonder Lu Yanhan insisted on killing himself. It turned out to be because he hated his wife, but suddenly he thought: "No, didn't you say he is dead?"

    Deng Muzhi sighed: "Brother-in-law, don't blame me for deceiving you. Today, I have to tell you the truth. This Lu Yanhan is really a despicable and shameless person. After his father died in prison, he openly slandered him  Government, fishIn the countryside, let¡¯s not talk about it for the moment, he even told me after being drunk once that the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, and he wanted to work with me to decide on countermeasures as soon as possible.  I suddenly changed my mind on the spot and severely reprimanded this man. I originally wanted to punish him, but thinking about the friendship between his family and mine, I couldn't bear it after all. I didn't think of my selfishness, but I almost almost got my brother-in-law in trouble. What happened to him?  Or surrender to Jinlu"

    He wiped the corners of his eyes when he said this: "I wonder how such a person can become my brother-in-law? It will only bring shame to my Deng family. I had to lie to my miserable sister that he was dead, and also lied to Wu Lie  Uncle, please punish Uncle Wu Lie!"

    "He was referring to himself as "brother-in-law" for a while, and then "Uncle Wu Lie" for a while, which made Ding Yunyi sigh.

    This cannot be entirely blamed on Deng Muzhi. Scholars in this era value face most. People like Lu Yanhan are absolutely unacceptable. He made up lies to deceive himself and Deng Lianyu. There is a reason why. How can he cure the disease?  His sin?

    "I don't blame you, I just don't know how to explain to Lianyu in the future." Ding Yunyi said, feeling dizzy for a moment. He had lost too much blood just now and had to hold on until now. At this time, he could no longer hold on.

    "Quick, help Uncle Wu Lie to rest on the carriage, and then send a fast horse to Suzhou to invite the doctor on the road!" Deng Muzhi quickly helped Ding Yunyi and shouted.

    Seeing Ding Yunyi being helped onto the carriage, Deng Muzhi called Zhan Baoling over. He was the one who ordered Zhan Baoling to get rid of Lu Yanhan that day. He glanced at Zhan Baoling and asked sullenly: "What's going on?"

    Just hearing Lu Yanhan's name, Zhan Baoling already knew that something was wrong. At this time, Deng Muzhi spoke, and Zhan Baoling quickly whispered: "Excuse me, my lord, that day when I went to Changshu, Lu Yanhan had already run away, and I couldn't find him anywhere.  I was afraid of being scolded by you, and I was greedy for the little official you promised me, so I came back and lied to you, saying that Lu Yanhan had been killed by me"

    "Bastard, bastard." Deng Muzhi scolded him repeatedly: "You almost ruined my big event by lying like this. Fortunately, I deceived you. I don't know how it will end in the future."

    Zhan Baoling boldly said: "Sir, I don't know the truth from Ding Yunyi's appearance. Almost no one in Suzhou knows about this. I'm afraid there is nothing to worry about."

    "What do you know?" Deng Muzhi glared fiercely: "There is no airtight wall in the world. Lu Yanhan is a serious problem if he is left here. If we didn't get rid of him that time, bad things will happen sooner or later in the future. But now he is far away in Jin.  It's too late, it's too late."

    After thinking there for a while, he ordered: "Ding Yunyi went to Suzhou this time to participate in the completion of Jiangnan Academy. You are by his side in the name of taking care of him. Don't relax for a moment. Find famous doctors everywhere for me. Find a good one."  He needs medicine for the knife wound, cure him quickly, and send him away from Suzhou as soon as possible."

    "Yes, sir, I understand."

    Deng Muzhi said viciously: "If things go wrong again this time, please bring your head to someone else to apologize!"
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