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Chapter 979 Uncle Yongning is good at doing it for himself, don't let me down
In addition to rewards such as titles and general titles, Emperor Chongzhen also bestowed "Yongning Bo" Zhang Cheng with a jade belt on a python robe. The python robe has five-clawed dragon patterns, which is very similar to the dragon uniform worn by the emperor.

It is another great honor to be awarded the jade belt of python clothes. Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang and others who have taken care of Zhang Cheng have been given python clothes. The current governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, has just been awarded another one. pieces.

However, Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty, has never been granted this item, and it has always been his great regret.

Emperor Chongzhen's move represented that the position of Zhang Cheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, in his heart was almost equal to that of Hong Chengchou.

In addition, there are the official uniforms of the governor Tongzhi of the post-military governor's mansion, as well as jade waist plaques and other items. This waist plaque is made of ivory and fine jade. It can only be worn by people with titles such as Weigong, Hou, and Bo.

At the beginning, when Zhang Cheng came here through time travel, he was still worried about his future. How could he think that he would have the glory he has today?
In just a few years, he went from being an inconspicuous thousand household in Xuanfu to becoming the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town. He even got the seal of General Zhenshuo, and was even made an earl by the current emperor.

Zhang Cheng received all kinds of items from Emperor Chongzhen one by one, and stepped aside under the envious eyes of everyone. Zhang Chengfang and Zhang Mingyuan led more than ten nominal guards, each holding a tray in their hands. The face is full of excitement.

The eunuch Fang Zhenghua, who came to proclaim the decree, took out another imperial decree, which was a reward for Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan Regiment.

Wu Sangui got his wish and became the general soldier of Liaodong, with the seal of "General Conquering Captives", he was promoted from the first rank to the governor of the left army governor's mansion, and he was first awarded the second rank of Hussar General Sanjie, and the second rank of the upper guard. Geng Yin's son lived in a hundred households.

Other rewards such as armor, swords, royal horses, etc. are almost the same as those of Zhang Cheng, the difference is only reflected in the quantity, but they are also almost the same.

Although he was promoted to be the general officer of Liaodong Town and became a veritable "General Conquering Captives", and his other grades, casual ranks, military honors, etc. were all the same as Zhang Cheng, Wu Sangui still felt a sense of depression in his heart.

After all, he has always been very conceited in Liaodong, and secretly regarded himself as the future master of the ancestral family and the Wu family, and compared himself to the successor of the Liaodong commander Zu Dashou.

Now, after a pine brocade battle, he has fully realized what it means to be someone outside of others, and there is heaven in the sky, and he knows that there is a man named Zhang Cheng outside Liao Town, who is even better than him.

One is "General Zhenglu" and the other is "General Zhenshuo". Although it seems that there is only one word "big" missing, how many miles are there in gold content?

What's more, Zhang Cheng seems to be one year younger than himself, and he is already a dignified earl. Thinking about drinking and chatting in Ningyuan City, how could he think that Zhang Cheng's achievements today are beyond his reach.

Wu Sangui bowed his head to thank him, while secretly glad that he did not choose to fight against Zhang Cheng. Now it seems how wise it was to cooperate with Zhang Cheng.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help thinking of Zu Dashou who was recuperating in Jinzhou City, and even sighed: "Ginger is still old and spicy!"

After receiving the rewards of robes, armor, swords and other things, he immediately stepped aside like Zhang Cheng.

Then came the rewards for the officials and generals, from the governor Qiu Minyang to the next, all the officials were rewarded, but everyone's military achievements were recorded for the time being, and the personnel adjustment would not start until the battle situation in Liaodong stabilized.

The happiest person was Zhang Ruoqi, the commander of the army. When he first entered Liaodong, he was full of energy, but later, due to Hong Chengchou's serious attitude and Zhang Cheng's restraint, he gradually became tired.

However, since gradually moving closer to Zhang Cheng's side, everything suddenly became clear in an instant. Although there is no reward for promotion and promotion, the benefits are destined to be indispensable after this triumphant return to Beijing.

Maybe I can even be promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, and it is not impossible.

Kneeling behind Xie En and praising Ma Shaoyu in front of the army, although he is also happy in his heart, after all, everyone has contributed to the smooth military affairs in Liaodong, and joy is inevitable, but there seems to be a sense of unwillingness hidden between his brows.

Ma Shaoyu still couldn't understand one thing, when did the Ming Dynasty's army become so powerful?
To be able to kill evenly with the Tartars, although the casualties were heavy, but no matter how you say it, they still succeeded in breaking the siege of Jinzhou.

But in this way, he could not complete his mission of entering Liao this time. Although he had some military merits, Ma Shaoyu still felt that he could not complete his soldier's order well, and he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

On the other side, the generals of the army also have their own rewards, such as Chen Jiugao, the general of the Beijing camp, Fu Yingchong, the general of the Datong army, Wang Pu and other deputy generals of the general army.

However, the towns of Jiliao took advantage of this to make some adjustments. After all, if Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, was killed in battle, and Wu Sangui was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, it is natural that there must be some changes in personnel.

In order to make room for Wu Sangui, Liu Zhaoji, the former Liaodong General Soldier, was transferred to be the Chief Military Officer of Ji Town;
Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of the ASEAN Association, was transferred to Shanhai Town as the commander-in-chief;
Wang Tingchen, the former commander of the Tunwei, was transferred to the commander of the Ningyuan Assistance;
Zu Dabi, deputy general of Liaodong, was promoted from deputy general to the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou;
Zu Dale, deputy general of Liaodong, was also promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Songshan Association to strengthen the defense force of Jinzhou;

Zuo Guangxian, the general training commander of the Chinese Association, also moved to the Liaodong regiment to train the commander-in-chief to garrison Tashan because of his steadfast defense of Wudaoling;
Chen Zhongcai, the deputy general of the Zhenbiao Battalion, was also promoted to the former commander-in-chief of the Tunwei because of his meritorious service, succeeding Wang Tingchen;
And Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, naturally contributed more than his faults in this pine brocade battle. Although he was not transferred to other places, he still had some rewards;
Another example is Ma Ke, the former general of Shanhaiguan. Although his merits and demerits were equal in the Battle of Songjin, his troops suffered heavy losses, so Hong Chengchou arranged for him to exchange with Cao Bianjiao in order to restore his troops.

Although most of the transfers of the generals of the towns in Jiliao were promoted, it seemed that everyone was happy, but those who cared could see Hong Chengchou's new layout for Liaodong Town.

He will arrange this opportunity in Shanhai Town, the most important pass, and transfer Wang Tingchen to Ningyuan to replace Wu Sangui, and even bring his own general Chen Zhongcai to the important position of Qiantunwei.

It can be said that the power of Wu Sangui and his ancestors has been gradually squeezed by him to the front line from Ningyuan to Jinzhou, and the line from Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan is almost entirely controlled by Hong Chengchou's cronies.

Although Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou were well aware of this, one of them was fledgling and had to rely on Hong Chengchou's support, while the other was seriously injured and bedridden at the moment.

In addition, although Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Association, did not make great achievements, he did nothing wrong in defending Wudaoling.

The same is true of Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi. In fact, after careful calculation, his contribution is not small. Therefore, not only was he restored to his post, but he also received many rewards. .

What's more, Zhang Cheng was able to become uncle due to meritorious service at such a young age, and his future future is even more limitless. He had a premonition that Zhang Cheng would become his backer in the future, and he felt that he would rely on him anyway, so the sooner he started, the better. It is effective.

Li Fuming secretly made up his mind that when the matter was over, he went to the place where Zhang Cheng was staying to express his feelings, lest it would be too late and he would be considered dishonest.

After the imperial edicts were read out one by one, all the generals thanked each other one after another, and handed over the imperial gift to the generals and soldiers under their command, and congratulated each other in the lobby.

Everyone's focus was naturally on Zhang Cheng, and even those who had opinions about him, such as Supervisor Wang Zhizhen and Chief Soldier Ma Ke, did not dare to reveal anything at this moment.

Zhang Cheng just perfunctory with them, and then he confessed his guilt and went to the first line to express his gratitude to Fang Zhenghua, who came to Liaodong to proclaim the decree. He saluted very respectfully: "Zhang Cheng pays homage to Fang Eunuch. It’s been a long journey for thousands of miles to come to Liaodong to proclaim the decree, and it’s really hard work.”

Fang Zhenghua looked at Zhang Cheng carefully, and after a while, he turned his head and exchanged glances with Wang Chengen, and then said to Zhang Cheng: "Boguo Yongning is a young hero. If we hadn't met him today, our family would have thought that Boguo Yongning was a veteran. .”

Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "Eunuch Fang is absurd, Zhang Cheng really dare not do it."

At this time, Fang Zhenghua's face straightened, and he said very solemnly: "Uncle Yongning, the emperor still has a few words to say, please accept the order."

"Again...?"

Zhang Cheng couldn't help being taken aback, and cursed secretly in his heart, this little emperor really likes to pass on oral instructions, why does he seem to give oral instructions to himself every time, why don't he pass on oral instructions to others.

Although he had this thought in his heart, he didn't dare to say it to everyone.

I can only follow Fang Zhenghua's intentions, kneel down to accept the order, and only listen to Fang Zhenghua's tone of Emperor Chongzhen and say: "Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, although you have made great achievements in battle since the 11th year of King Qin, but after all, you are still young and have a resume. Not abundant.

Today, you are the great general of Er, even more Yongning Bo. There are many objections from the ministers in the court. I really love your talent.

I hope that Er can be like before, loyal to the king's affairs, suppressing bandits at home, and defending the Tartars outside. Don't fail my expectations, but I have made special contributions to the country, and I have my own rewards.

I will never fail to be a hero, even Uncle Yongning can do it for himself, don't let me down! "

At this time, everyone in the Xingyuan Hall fell silent, kneeling all over the ground, and accompanied Zhang Cheng to listen to Fang Zhenghua's delivery of Emperor Chongzhen's oral instructions.

Fang Zhenghua paused for a while, then raised his voice and continued: "I just want to tell the world that those who are brave and fearless, who kill thieves for the country, I will not hesitate to reward!"

All the officials in the hall heard this and shouted in unison: "The emperor is wise, the emperor's grace is mighty."

And Zhang Cheng was also shocked after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's oral order. Although he knew that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, he was prepared in his heart, but now he heard this oral order that not only showed favor to himself, but also contained threats. I broke out in a cold sweat.

Although this last sentence was meant for everyone present, the previous content was clearly beating himself.

He hurriedly knelt down and said: "I will do my best, be loyal to the king's affairs, share the worries for your majesty, and never dare to bear the mighty grace of the emperor. Please ask Fang Gonggong to play back to your majesty on your behalf. Zhang Cheng will devote himself to his majesty. After his death, he will fight inside and outside for your majesty, wrapped in horse leather .”

Seeing Zhang Cheng's reaction, Fang Zhenghua was also satisfied in his heart, he nodded and said: "Uncle Yongning, get up quickly, the emperor's oral instructions are finished.

Our family should also congratulate Uncle Yongning and congratulate Uncle Yongning. "

Zhang Cheng's status is different now, don't look at his post-military governor's mansion Dudu Tongzhi is only a first-rank official rank, but Yongning Bo's title is a super-rank rank, and he has the privilege of seeing officials and not worshiping them. Strictly speaking, even Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao When you see Zhang Cheng, you have to pay homage to him.

However, after all, Hong Chengchou was the supreme commander of the Liaodong military and an important minister of the imperial court. Naturally, Zhang Cheng would not ask him to pay respects to him, but he no longer had to pay respects to Hong Chengchou.

He, Hong Chengchou, Wang Cheng'en, and Fang Zhenghua were at the top, chatting with each other, but the officials and generals at the bottom were envious.

Zhang Ruoqi, Wu Sangui, Wang Zhizhen, Ma Ke and others had the most complex expressions, with a hint of envy, a hint of unwillingness, and even a hint of other meanings.

After a while, Li Song, the staff member, came to report that the food and drink were ready, and asked Hong Chengchou if he could have the dinner.

Hong Chengchou asked Wang Chengen and Fang Zhenghua for their opinions with a smile. After all, it was a celebration banquet for the victory of the Liao troops, and it was difficult for them to stop them. , Solving the brocade encirclement is all due to the contributions of everyone in the hall, so I should congratulate you."

Everyone was relieved when they heard the words, but Wang Chengen said again: "It's just that although the slaves have retreated, they haven't fled far away, and we have to prevent them from returning to attack our army.

It's not easy to drink too much at today's banquet. "

Although Hong Chengchou and Zhang Cheng both felt that Wang Chengen's words were reasonable, but seeing that he did not stop the banquet, they didn't take it seriously.

Because, before the general soldiers came to Songshan to go to the camp, they had already arranged the affairs in the camp properly, not to mention that the daily inspections did not find any traces of the slaves being transferred.

Even if they intend to sneak attack and try to encircle Jinzhou City again, since each battalion of the Ming army has built strong camps, connecting the city, how can they break through quickly?
As long as the soldiers of each battalion can resist for a while, reinforcements from other places will come to support them, so why are they afraid that the slaves will come back?
It's almost the end of the day, even if the slaves really come, the sky will turn into night after the attack is not long, they naturally dare not attack at night, and all the general soldiers will return to their camps tomorrow morning, so why not Fear of slaves and thieves.

In a short while, large square tables were set up, and as the soldiers of the supervision battalion brought plates of exquisite dishes, the banquet officially began.

Immediately there was a commotion in the lobby, especially those chief soldiers and generals became even more unscrupulous under the stimulation of alcohol.

Everyone here today has more or less rewards, and the battle in Liaodong is coming to an end, everyone just has this premonition.

After all, it was approaching the cold winter, and if the slaves still came to attack after a while, they would probably have to wait until the spring of next year to make another move. After all, the difficulty of attacking the city in the severe cold was obvious.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the lower head, the upper head was extremely quiet. Zhang Cheng sat at the table with Hong Chengchou, Wang Chengen, and Fang Zhenghua. Liaodong Governor Qiu Minyang and Chief Army Zhang Ruoqi were also invited up.

In addition, Li Song and Xie Sixin, Hong Chengchou's aides, also made up the numbers at this table. It happened that eight people sat around a table, but it took up one-third of the space in the lobby.

Although they were chatting and laughing, they were not as carefree as the military officers in the lower part of the table. The central focus on the table was naturally Zhang Cheng and Hong Chengchou.

Even the lower officials and generals came up to toast the two of them one after another.

Of course, military officers like this often had acquaintances with Zhang in the past, so seeing Zhang Cheng Feng Bo today, it is natural to come to congratulate him, and by the way, congratulate the governor Hong Chengchou, who can drive away the slaves with a good command.

This feast lasted for more than an hour, and it didn't end until it was dark!

(End of this chapter)