Arriving in Ningyuan City, you can see a huge city from afar.// Visit and download txt novel//

Su Tiancheng pointed at Ningyuan City and spoke to Wang Dazhi and others beside him.

"Dazhi, Ningyuan City is very famous. In the future, we will resist the Later Jin Tartars here, so we cannot insult the reputation of this city."

"Sir, the younger ones will definitely defend the people here."

Su Tiancheng shook his head helplessly.

"Dazhi, every time I go to a place, you must understand the situation here. This Ningyuan City was built in the third year of Xuande. It was Ningyuan Abraham City. It has been more than two hundred years now. Look at the city walls of Ningyuan City, which are different from the city walls in other places. The city wall is very tall, with a height of three or two feet, and the city wall is two or four feet wide. The entire city wall is 9,600 feet long, which firmly surrounded the city. In the sixth and seventh year of the Tianqi period, Nurhaci and Huang Taiji both led heavy troops to attack Ningyuan City, but they were all defeated. Yuan Chonghuan, the former Ji Liao governor, led the soldiers to guard the death and seriously injured Nurhaci. These officials and ordinary people of our Ming Dynasty knew about Yuan Chonghuan. No matter how everyone evaluated Yuan Chonghuan, at least in these two battles, Yuan Chonghuan fulfilled his duties."

"The elders are stationed in Ningyuan City, and the younger ones believe that they will definitely be able to wipe out the Later Jin Tartars."

"Don't say these nice words, they are useless. You can also see the situation along the way. Liaodong has encountered too many wars, and now it is also shrouded in the dark clouds of war. The strength of the Later Jin Tartars cannot be underestimated. If we underestimate the enemy, we will definitely suffer defeat."

Wang Dazhi was a little surprised and never heard Su Tiancheng show weakness.

"Sir, I think that Jiangning Camp once wiped out 30,000 Tartars, and there was nothing extraordinary about the Tartars."

"You are wrong. Many people think this way. In fact, this is an outrageous view. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Jiangning Camp was able to wipe out 30,000 Tartars by relying on tactics and the contempt of the Tartars. Under what conditions did the Tartars enter the pass and go deep into the Ming Dynasty. And when they are close to the capital, they have no reinforcements. There is no fixed stronghold and unscrupulousness. In this case, the Jiangning Camp won. It is like closing the door and fighting a dog, of course it is easy to capture. But the situation is different now."

Wang Dazhi looked at Su Tiancheng and said nothing.

"The Guanning Jin defense line was regarded as a big trouble by the Later Jin Dynasty. They have always believed that this should be their sphere of influence. As long as the Guanning Jin defense line is broken through, the capital is just around the corner. In this place, the Later Jin Dynasty also invested heavily in Dalinghe City, and the Later Jin Tartars were stationed. The Later Jin Tartars were familiar with this place and came and went freely. To a certain extent, this is also their stronghold. Therefore, the situation facing the Jiangning Camp is completely different. The first thing we need to do is to gain a foothold here."

Wang Dazhi couldn't understand it anymore. Could it be that Jiangning Camp has entered Jinzhou and Ningyuan and has not yet gained a foothold?

"Sir. I think that Jiangning Camp has settled in the Guanningjin defense line and has stabilized."

"The stability of the army has no decisive role. The key is the stability of the people. We must make the people fully trust our Jiangning Camp and feel completely at ease. Only in this case can the Jiangning Camp be considered to have a foothold here."

Wang Dazhi's face changed. It turned out that this was the only one who gained a foothold. It seemed that his future tasks were not light.

The east gate of Ningyuan City is called Chunhe Gate.

Hong Chengchou led many officers to stand at the city gate to welcome Su Tiancheng and his party.

When Su Tiancheng got off the horse and came to the city gate, many officers saluted.

Su Tiancheng noticed a burly officer, who saw that his clothes were the general's pullover.

"Sir, this is Zu Dashou, General Ningyuan General."

"The last general General Ning Yuan greets the Lord."

After Hong Chengchou introduced, Zu Dashou knelt on one knee and saluted Su Tiancheng.

"So it's General Zu, get up quickly."

Su Tiancheng didn't say much. Zu Dashou had stains on his body. In the Battle of Daling River, Zu Dashou had to surrender to the Later Jin Dynasty. Later, he looked for an opportunity to return to Ningyuan and restore his post. This matter was once criticized by court officials, and Zu Dashou himself was deeply ashamed of.

Ji Liao Governor's Mansion is located on the north side of Chunhe Street, Ningyuan City, and is the most majestic building in Ningyuan City.

Ningyuan City is not big, and Su Tiancheng did not ride a horse. After entering the city gate, he walked slowly towards the Supervisor's Mansion under the leadership of Hong Chengchou and others.

There are not many people in Ningyuan City, which is also caused by the changes in the situation in recent years. During the Tianqi period, it was very lively, with more than 50,000 soldiers. Until now, it has dropped sharply to less than 20,000 in just over ten years.

The Supervisor's Mansion has been empty for a long time. Since Yuan Chonghuan, the imperial court has not appointed Ji Liao's Supervisor, so no one dared to enter the Supervisor's Mansion. The usual maintenance is the responsibility of Zu Dashou and others.

Walking to the front of the governor's mansion, two huge stone lions appeared in front of you.

Su Tiancheng walked to the stone lion on the left and patted the stone lion.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work. I'm afraid I'm a little lonely. I don't have to do this anymore. I'll be here to accompany you now."

Hong Chengchou and others were familiar with Su Tiancheng and did not care, but officers such as Zu Dashou were surprised to see this scene. They did not expect that the famous Su Tiancheng would be so easy-going.

The Supervisor's Office was also built according to the specifications of the government and was divided into three halls.

The lobby is the core of the Supervisor's Office and the place where Su Tiancheng works. On the west side of the lobby is the Zhaomo Station, which is responsible for printing documents. The orders issued by Su Tiancheng are sent to various places in Jiliao through the rapid printing here. On the east side is the Mu Hall, which is the place where the staff works. There are also offices of the Six Departments on both sides. The Offices of the Official Department, the Household Department and the Li Department, and the Office of the Zhaomo Station are the Military Department, the Criminal Department and the Engineering Department. The officials of the Six Departments are directly sent by the court to assist the Supervisor's Office.

The second hall is mainly a place for discussion, including the main hall, the conference hall, the signing room and the east and west wing rooms. The supervisor's discussion is here, and the officials of the supervisor's office also work here.

The three halls are mainly where Su Tiancheng is staying, including two parts, including a garden and a dot-stop.

After all, the Supervisor is mainly military, so the construction of the Supervisor Mansion focuses on military aspects. For example, the General Station of the Three Halls is the best explanation.

Of course, there are also prison rooms and many houses in the Supervisor's Mansion, where prisoners are detained, and many officials are also staying in the Supervisor's Mansion for easy management.

After Su Tiancheng entered the governor's mansion, he walked around the entire mansion.

The mansion was cleaned very clean, but there were no office staff at the moment, including the prison, which also revealed a message from the side, that is, the officials' taboos for the Ji Liao governor's office.

When Yuan Chonghuan was beheaded, he was charged with serious crimes and was killed on charges of collusion with the enemy and other crimes.

The main types of death penalty in the Ming Dynasty were beheading, squeezing, halving, beheading, abandoning the market, chariots, and lingchi. Among them, Lingchi is the most serious, and is called cut into pieces. Unless it is a person who is extremely guilty or hates by the emperor, the punishment of Lingchi will be used. For example, the eunuch Liu Jin was executed by Lingchi.

The killing belongs to the type of car crack, and is the most severe punishment among car cracks, which means that the head and limbs will be cut off.

The scholars in the Ming Dynasty had an unusual status. Under normal circumstances, they could not be punished as doctors. Yuan Chonghuan was a scholar and even a high-ranking official from the court. It was rare to be killed.

Because Yuan Chonghuan was killed, the Ji Liao Governor's Mansion was covered with a shadow. This Governor's Mansion was directly built by Yuan Chonghuan. Unexpectedly, the first Governor who moved in was killed.

Therefore, some people think that the place has poor feng shui and must be plagued by monsters.

After Yuan Chonghuan was killed, the officials of the Supervisor's Office left one after another. The originally lively Supervisor's Office seemed very lonely. The soldiers and civilians in Ningyuan City avoided this place very much. Generally, they were not willing to pass by even if they were detours. By the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Supervisor's Office was a little dilapidated. At that time, officers such as Zu Dashou had begged the court to allocate money to repair the Supervisor's Office, but they were not approved.

In August of the 11th year of Chongzhen, the court suddenly allocated silver and asked Zu Dashou and others to repair the Supervisor's Mansion.

At that time, rumors appeared. Everyone predicted that Su Tiancheng, who was the governor of military affairs in the five provinces, would definitely be the governor of Ji Liao, so the emperor would allocate special money to repair the governor of Ji Liao.

The repair time is not long.

Su Tiancheng looked at the huge governor's mansion and sighed that there was a controversial Yuan Chonghuan here once lived, but he had no intersection with Yuan Chonghuan. When he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chonghuan had already died. But no matter what, when Yuan Chonghuan was stationed in Ningyuan, he fought against the attacks of the Later Jin Dynasty twice, causing Nurhaci and Huang Taiji to be defeated in Ningyuan City. This is the actual situation. From this perspective, Yuan Chonghuan still made contributions.

Of course, Su Tiancheng came to Ningyuan and entered the Jiliao Governor's Office. It was not just as simple as defending the Guanningjin defense line. If we wanted to defend here to prevent the Later Jin Tartars from entering the pass, Su Tiancheng would not have to serve as the Jiliao Governor.

The Later Jin had a very headache for the Guanning Jin defense line and was almost helpless. The Ming Dynasty also relied on this line of defense to guard the capital. Later Jin Tartars' entry into the pass several times, and later they chose to enter the pass from Mongolia, Datong and Ningxia. In this way, the distance was long and the supply was difficult. If the Ming army was not too weak, the supply of the Later Jin Tartars could be replenished within the Ming Dynasty, the Tartars would not dare to enter the pass at all.
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