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Chapter 311 Li Huan's Crazy Idea

As Ding Guogong, Xu Guangzuo sat there with the appearance of an old god. Among the nobles present, it can be said that Xu Guangzuo was the most calm one.

As Duke Ding, Xu Guangzuo was also one of the several Dukes present, and he could be said to be extremely dignified. Although it is a bit inferior to the British Duke, the Xu family is a family of two Dukes. There is no other family in the Ming Dynasty.

Even if Wei Guogong's lineage is based in Nanjing City, and Ding Guogong's lineage is based in the capital, it may not be as prosperous as British Duke's, but among the nobles, no one dares to underestimate Ding Guogong's lineage.

Of course, even if Xu Guangzuo is as prominent as Ding Guogong, as the Xungui Group was suppressed by the civil servant group, the entire Xungui Group lost the right to speak above the court, so the Dingguogong's lineage, which is the core of the Xungui Group, is also the same. There is no right to speak.

But this time Dingguogong Xu's family came out of such a talent as Xu Ying.What pleased Xu Guangzha the most was that Xu Ying had been by Li Huan's side all along this time.

According to the letter sent back by Xu Ying not long ago, he accompanied Li Huan and experienced battles with Li Huan. It can be said that Xu Ying did not lose a single battle that Li Huan experienced.

What does this mean? This is a military achievement that makes countless people jealous.

Therefore, when Xu Guangzha looked at Li Xi and Chen Jizu who were on the side and lamented that the children of the mansion had made great achievements with Li Huan, Xu Guangzha seemed very indifferent.

Although it is said that the Chen family has Chen Ang and the Li family has Li Zheng, but in comparison, how many people can compare with Xu Yinghe's contribution to Li Huan's side.

However, seeing the excitement or showing off of the two, Xu Guangzha coughed lightly, glanced at the two of them lightly and said, "It's true, isn't my seventh son just following the general this time?" , fighting with the great general, if the meritorious service is rewarded in terms of merit, it can be conferred a title if it is so-so."

As soon as Xu Guangzha said this, Li Xi and Chen Jizu couldn't help but shut their mouths, and looked at Xu Guangzha with envious eyes.

Everyone is in the same group, and no one knows whose details.

Just hearing Xu Guangzha speak, they knew that Xu Guangzha was showing off, but who gave Xu Guangzha the qualification.

Xu Ying's ability is not bad at all, plus Li Huan valued Li Huan and was taken by Li Huan's side. In every battle that Li Huan experienced, Xu Ying did not fall behind in every battle.

Just like what Xu Guangzuo said, when the time comes to reward meritorious deeds, Xu Ying may not be able to get away with being knighted.

Even if only one earl can be obtained at that time, that would be quite remarkable.

Looking at Ming Dynasty, only with military merit can one be conferred a knighthood. Even those civil servants who are confident in their promises have nothing to do about it. As long as you don’t have military merit, no matter how powerful you are, you can never expect to be rewarded with a knighthood.

Because of this, in the hundreds of years of history of the Ming Dynasty, there were really very few people who were truly knighted as civil servants.

If there are no surprises this time, the Xu family is about to walk out of an earl. Although compared to the lineage of Duke Ding, who is the Duke of Daming, perhaps an earl cannot be compared with the Duke of the Duke of Ming, but that is also the case. Daming is so noble.

Zhu Fu, who was at the top, couldn't help but turn dark when he saw this scene, and almost pointed at Xu Guangzha, whose eyes were full of complacency, and cursed.

What are you proud of? Isn't it because of good luck that you seized the opportunity to send the family's children to follow Li Huan. Even if you can be knighted by military merit, it is also in the honor of your own son-in-law.

At the same time that his heart was sour, Zhu Fu couldn't help feeling a little regretful. If he had known this earlier, he would have selected a few children who could be taken out from among the children of Cheng Guogong's mansion.

It's a pity that it's too late to say these things now. After all, at the beginning, who would have thought that Li Huan and Wang Yangming could do such a big thing.

10,000+ Tatars went south, and they were almost wiped out by the two.If someone said this to them at the beginning, they would probably think that the other party was crazy.

Glancing at Zhang Lun who was sitting aside, Zhu Fu's mood immediately improved a lot, because the British lineage did not send outstanding children from the mansion just like their Chengguo lineage.

With the British government as his companion, Zhu Fu's mood improved a lot.

Of course, it is not that the British government and Chengguo government did not send people to follow Li Huan. After all, when Li Huan was ordered to go to war, the government of the two major countries dispatched elite generals from the government to follow Li Huan as Li Huan's personal guards. .

It's a pity that at that time they didn't think of sending out some outstanding children from the clan, but only sent some elite family generals, otherwise, why would Xu Guangzha, Li Xi, and Chen Jizu show off their children here now.

With a light cough, the hall fell silent immediately, and all eyes turned to Zhu Fu who was sitting there.

Zhu Fu's face turned serious and he said: "Everyone, I invite you to come here today. One is to celebrate the great general's victory over the Tatars and his unprecedented victory. The other is to invite you to come here to discuss how we can serve our honorable group. Keep this great credit."

When everyone heard the words, their expressions were awe-inspiring, and no one was stupid. They knew very well that with the news of the great victory, it only took half a day for the entire civil servant group to move.

They are all honorable families who have been rooted in the capital for hundreds of years. Even if they don't have any rights in their hands, they can't hide the slightest disturbance in the capital.

It would be weird if they couldn't even detect the small movements of the civil servants.

There is no need to send anyone to inquire. Chen Jizu and Li Xi can guess that the Civil Service Group will definitely do everything possible to target their Xungui Group.

It's really amazing that this great victory this time, just this great victory alone can give birth to at least a dozen honorable men, if the emperor doesn't give out more than a dozen titles to reward meritorious soldiers, I'm afraid all the soldiers of the three armies will I feel chilling for it.

The Ming Dynasty has been in peace for many years. It can be said that there are very few new nobles over the years. There is no new blood to join. In addition, the Xungui Group has been repeatedly suppressed by the Civil Service Group for a long time and the Xungui Group itself has not lived up to expectations. The upper court completely lost the right to speak.

In the final analysis, the right to speak is a manifestation of the authority in the hands.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic, the civil official group and the noble group checked and balanced each other. A figure like Yu Qianyu Shaobao was appointed, and the military power was taken away from the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion at once. Since then, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion has almost become a decoration, with no real power at all.

In fact, the bottom line is that the people who hold the real power among the nobles are gone, and naturally they will lose in the battle with the civil official group, and it is not uncommon for them to be suppressed.

For decades, the nobles have almost become a decoration in the court, watching the civil servants fight against the eunuchs, and reduced from the protagonist to the supporting role like a background board. If these nobles are willing, I'm afraid no one will believe it.

But whenever there is an opportunity, the Xungui Group definitely wants to be on the stage, not just as a decoration.It's a pity that under the strict defense of the civil official group, if there is no miracle, it is completely a luxury for the Xungui group to take power again.

However, this time's great victory gave a kind of nobleman hope.

Chen Jizu took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Fu and Zhang Lun very solemnly, and said, "Grandpa, just tell me what you want everyone to do this time. After so many years, this time it's us nobles who came to the stage." The only chance, no matter what, we can't give up this time."

Li Xi nodded and said: "Yes, I missed this opportunity, I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future."

The rest of the people also expressed their opinions in unison.

Zhu Fu and Zhang Lun looked at each other, their eyes full of excitement.

Zhang Lun laughed and said with firmness in his eyes: "In this case, then this time we will work together to compete with these civil servants."

Shaanxi Yan'an Prefecture

After more than ten days of the war, hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in Yan'an Mansion.

Yan'an Fucheng, a huge mansion, is the temporary residence of the army commander Wang Yangming.

It is not an easy task to dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops marching, especially when the squadron is in charge, facing a group of arrogant soldiers, but if the commander can't restrain the army at all, the phenomenon of soldiers disturbing the people will inevitably appear .

At this time, Wang Yangming was sitting there in a green shirt and ordinary clothes, holding a volume of classics in his hands, showing the demeanor of a generation of sages.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Wang Yangming looked up. When he saw someone coming, Wang Yangming's eyes lit up, put down the book in his hand, got up and said, "General, there is news from the capital? If there is no order from His Majesty, Wang is afraid that he will start to repatriate the army and return to their respective stations to wait for the imperial court to reward them."

Li Huan is also dressed in regular clothes, full of heroic spirit, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, showing extraordinary in every gesture of his hands and feet.

Hearing Wang Yangming's words, Li Huan smiled a little, reached out and took out a bright yellow scroll from his cuff and handed it to Wang Yangming.

Wang Yangming swept his gaze, only to see the dragon pattern on the bright yellow scroll, his eyes lit up immediately, he took a deep breath, respected the scroll with both hands, glanced at Li Huan and said in a low voice: "General, do you really welcome me?" Obtained His Majesty's decree?"

Li Huan sat down, looked at Wang Yangming's surprised look, and said with a light smile, "Jin Yiwei hastened it for eight hundred miles, and just sent it without stopping. Whether it is His Majesty's secret decree, the governor will know at a glance."

Just looking at Li Huan's expression and reaction, Wang Yangming was already convinced that the scroll in his hand was most likely the emperor's imperial decree. Although he knew that Li Huan was deeply trusted by the emperor, but thinking of what Li Huan had discussed with him earlier, Wang Yangming did not agree. I can guarantee that the emperor will really agree to Li Huan's request.

In fact, after the Tatars were defeated and part of the Ming army wiped out the remaining Tatar enemies, normally speaking, Wang Yangming, as the commander in chief, should have waited for the order of the imperial court, dismissed the army, and ordered the armies that came from all walks of life to return separately. Leading the meritorious soldiers to return to the dynasty is the only way.

In fact, the same is true, just a few days after the great victory was announced in the capital, the cabinet had already ordered Wang Yangming to repatriate various soldiers and horses, and select some of them to enter the capital.

After all, even in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, only a very small number of soldiers are actually eligible to enter the capital. For most soldiers, the imperial court's rewards will come slowly only after they return to their respective garrisons.

Otherwise, if hundreds of thousands of troops enter Beijing to receive the reward, not to mention the emperor, even the civil and military officials in the court will be the first to stand up to oppose it.

It is not a good thing for local soldiers and horses to enter the capital. If it fails, it will repeat the story of Dong Zhuo's troubles and chaos in the capital at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, the first reaction of any commander with a normal mind after achieving an unprecedented victory is to delegate power, to be precise, to give up control of military power to prevent impeachment and suspicion by the emperor or civil and military officials.

However, when Wang Yangming was about to repatriate the soldiers and horses according to the imperial court's will, Li Huan found Wang Yangming and made a request that made Wang Yangming's face change.

Even though he was holding the imperial decree of the emperor in his hands at this time, Wang Yangming still clearly remembered the request Li Huan made at that time.

At that time, Li Huan even asked him to suspend the repatriation of the various troops. Instead, he suggested that he choose [-] elite troops from the hundreds of thousands of troops who had been on the battlefield and had seen killings, and went to Beijing.

It can be said that Wang Yangming almost thought that Li Huan was going to rebel.

Although the capital said that there were still troops in the capital camp, Wang Yangming knew very well that the number of troops in the capital camp was insufficient after Li Huan's downsizing. It is said that the capital is absolutely unprecedentedly empty now.

When tens of thousands of elite troops enter the capital, they can directly control the capital.

Li Huan sat there, looked at Wang Yangming, and said with a light smile, "Li has no intention of rebelling, now that His Majesty's decree is in place, the governor can feel at ease now!"

After glancing at Li Huan, Wang Yangming opened the imperial decree in his hand, glanced over, and couldn't help but a gleam of brilliance appeared in his eyes.

Sure enough, the emperor really agreed to Li Huan's request and ordered him to cooperate with Li Huan in selecting [-] elite troops from the army to be incorporated into the Beijing camp. Heyi, this is the hundred thousand elite who have been on the battlefield and fought against the Tatars.

To be honest, Wang Yangming really admired the emperor for daring to issue such an imperial decree. After all, as the emperor, how many people can trust a subject like this.

However, if Li Huan had two intentions, a hundred thousand troops would enter the capital, and the world would really change color that day.

Breathing out a foul breath, Wang Yangming respectfully handed the imperial decree to Li Huan and said, "With His Majesty's decree, Wang will cooperate with the general in selecting soldiers and horses for the Beijing camp."

Li Huan laughed loudly when he heard the words, "With Mr. Yangming's help, Your Majesty can feel at ease."

While speaking, Li Huan glanced at Wang Yangming and said with a chuckle: "This time, when I return to the capital, with the merits of my husband, I should be named a Marquis."

Wang Yangming looked at Li Huan and said calmly, "I'm afraid it's not that easy."

Li Huan frowned and said: "It seems that sir has also received news from the capital."

Wang Yangming shook his head and sighed: "We haven't returned to the court yet, but in the capital, there is already a turmoil above the court. It's all right for the princes of the court to suppress us. Don't deny the merits of the soldiers of the three armies." It's what chills the morale of the soldiers of the three armies."

Li Huan couldn't help snorting coldly when he heard the words: "Sir, I'm afraid I'm going to be disappointed. Li has already become what they call a butcher who killed innocent people indiscriminately and insulted the state of etiquette in Ming Dynasty before he returned to Beijing. The soldiers on the prairie were also condemned by them, and they became murderous executioners one by one. They said that the women and children on the prairie are so innocent. Fuck me. They can say such things, and there is nothing they can't do of?"

While speaking, Li Huan seemed to be out of anger, and slapped the table with his palm, directly smashing the table to the ground.

Wang Yangming also had a sad face when he heard Li Huan's words. He was born in a family of officials and had been in the officialdom for many years. Naturally, he knew the nature of those officials very clearly. What Li Huan said Those officials can definitely do it well, and even a little bit more.

It is precisely because Wang Yangming is aware of this that Wang Yangming just said such a thing. It would be fine if part of the credit of these generals was wiped out, but if the credit for the low-level soldiers who desperately sacrificed their lives was wiped out, what would happen? He, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, has no face to face those soldiers who are bathed in blood.

Li Huan's eyes swept over Wang Yangming's face, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Could it be that you still have illusions about those people, sir?"

Hearing this, Wang Yangming slowly raised his head to look at Li Huan and said, "The general thinks, what should we do when we face the court and the princes?"

[Is there a monthly pass, so give it a shot. 】

(End of this chapter)