The Silent Reforms of Eldridge Chapter 76

I then went to Lianchi Academy to meet with the former Governor of Zhili, Ner Jing'e, who was also my old boss. Naxiang and Guiliang are related by marriage. When Na Xiang lived in Linming Pass, there were only 700 Jilin soldiers who were brave. The bandits crossed the mountains from Wu'an, Henan and entered Linming Pass. Hundreds of thousands of rebel bandits are surging like a tidal wave. After the two sides were in a stalemate for more than an hour, Ne Xiang's troops were exhausted. The soldiers abandoned their armor and left, and Ne Xiang immediately went to Guangping. The rebel bandits fled north from Shahe and captured several county towns in succession. Guiliang played three pieces in succession, and Nexiang was arrested and interrogated in Beijing; but Guiliang was promoted to governor. In the meantime, Lu Sanhou was first outside to create public opinion, and then there was Prince Gong operating in the center. Naturally, Prime Minister Na could not escape the blame for his failure to prevent and blockage. Seven hundred men were unable to withstand an army of one hundred thousand rebels, and the county was captured. This was the crime of Prime Minister Na.

Linming Pass is not an important pass. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianliang was the capital. In order to prevent the Liao army from invading the south, the pass was built to block it. Linming Pass became an important town. Nowadays, the Sino-foreign family, north of Linming Pass, is an important place in Gyeonggi Province. Over the past seven hundred years, all dangers have been lost, leaving only two closed doors and a few feet of broken walls. There are flat roads on both sides of the gate, and vehicles do not pass through the gate. The terrain of Linming Pass is no different from that of a small village. I was stationed there for a month, so I knew the local terrain well. But Na Xiang was actually convicted according to the loss of the city, which is unjust - if it weren't for Guiliang's mischief, Na Xiang would not have fallen to this point.

When Ne met me, he was filled with sorrow and joy, and said to me: "I heard that you were coming this morning, so I sent Ghosh to inquire. I found out that Gui Zhitai [2] has received you. People have the feeling of meeting each other, so I don't think there will be any surprises. "I smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern." Na Xiang said, "I'm trying to avoid suspicion here. Even the officials in Baoding don't dare to see you. I'm here to wait for you. , although the states and counties reported that the rice and stone donated had been shipped to the warehouse, Guizhitai said that it had to be transported to Baoding before it would be reported, saying that it was because it was afraid that the state and county officials would regret it. I don’t think anyone would be willing to pay for it no matter what the shortage. To lose an official for three hundred shi rice - Guiliang was just deliberately making things difficult!" At that time, Prime Minister Na was in charge of donating the rice and shi rice, and he was anxious to inform the emperor so that he could return to the capital.

The next morning, I went to the governor's office and told the patrol officer, "Good morning and good night." If the governor summons me, I will wait outside. After a while, Guiliang invited me in for questioning.

"Have you ever been to Ne Zhong Tang?"