The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 160 The Sixth General
"My minister Qin Lihua, Ma Wannian, kowtow to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Kowtow to the imperial concubine, the empress is a thousand years old!"

"The two lovers are dead!"

"Give me a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qin Lihua was in her thirties, also dressed as a military general, and Ma Wannian was only 30 years old. After the aunt and nephew thanked each other, they carefully sat down on the small stool, with nervous and cramped expressions.

"General Qin, is Old General Qin still in good health?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My aunt is old, and her old injuries have recurred. She is now bedridden."

Qin Lihua replied truthfully, with a sad tone.

"Alas! The old general of Qin did not give up to others, he was loyal to the country, fought for decades, and made great achievements in battle. The dozens of children of the Qin and Ma families all died in the battle for my Ming Dynasty. They are indeed a model for the family of generals and an example for all generals ..."

Zhu Cihong said with some emotion, compared to the so-called nobles of Ming Dynasty, although the Qin and Ma families were chieftains, they were more like nobles who lived with the country.

From the time when Qin Liangyu took over for his husband in the Wanli period, until now he has ascended the throne, and has lived through five dynasties. For decades, he has led the white-armed soldiers to suppress rebellion and rebellion, and to fight against the establishment of slaves. There have been hundreds of battles.

During this period, two younger brothers, a son, daughter-in-law and a nephew died in battle, and tens of thousands of white soldiers died in battle, which is really full of loyalty.

Thinking of the old general in history who finally died with hatred, Zhu Cihuang also sighed. He intends to recruit her to the capital to retire, but he is worried that she will not be able to bear the bumps of the journey. After all, she is already 70 years old this year.

"General Qin, the old general Qin is getting old. I want you to be the commander-in-chief of the eighth town and recruit [-] troops in Shizhu. You just need to follow the new organization. As for the daily drills and equipment, you can continue to follow the original routine. From now on, military salaries and pensions will be allocated by the imperial court just like the towns.”

The Baigan soldiers are good at fighting in the mountains. In the future, no matter whether it is to subdue the chieftains in the southwest or to encircle Zhang Xianzhong, they cannot do without the support of the Baigan soldiers. Therefore, Zhu Cihong does not intend to interfere with their training and tactics, as long as they follow the new military system. .

"Thank you for your majesty's respect and trust, I will not hesitate to die!"

Qin Lihua did not expect that His Majesty not only asked her to increase the number of white soldiers to [-], but was also willing to allocate all the military salaries and pensions, so she knelt down and worshiped excitedly.

If my aunt had [-] soldiers and horses, how could she lose to the bandits and eventually let them enter Sichuan.

"Okay! General Qin will not give up the country. The old general Qin has a successor. I will hand over the eighth town to you. As for Ma Aiqing, you can stay in the military academy to study temporarily. The Qin and Ma families have suitable children. It is recommended to come to Beijing to participate in the assessment."

Zhu Cihong nodded, Qin Liangyu was old, her two grandchildren were still young, and the other nephew was too useless, so in fact, it was her niece Qin Lihua who had always been leading the army and taking care of Shizhu's affairs.

Now it is justifiable for her to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Town. As for Qin Liangyu, it is definitely not appropriate for her to be a small commander-in-chief.

After all, although she is a female class, in terms of seniority, there is really no one who can match it, and there are not many people who can match her military exploits.

When they lead troops to fight, Wu Sangui, Zhou Yuji and others are probably still wearing crotch pants.

Although the aunt and nephew had just arrived in the capital, they now understood what it meant to be a student of the Royal Academy, so they both knelt down and thanked again excitedly.

Zhu Cihong comforted them with kind words for a while before letting the two retreat.

"Your Majesty, this Old General Qin is really a wonderful woman, but it's a pity that I have never been able to see her!" The red lady couldn't help but sighed, obviously she admired Qin Liangyu very much in her heart.

"Yeah, why don't I want to meet this old general who has fought for Ming Dynasty all his life?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine should send them off."

Looking at the backs of the two, Hong Niangzi suddenly said that she obviously had a good impression of Qin Lihua, who was also a woman, and wanted to get close to her.

"Alright!"

Zhu Cilang smiled and nodded, knowing that she had found a bosom friend and wanted to have a good chat with Qin Lihua.

The red lady was overjoyed, and immediately chased her out, and finally brought Qin Lihua to the imperial concubine's mansion, where they chatted until late at night before falling asleep on the same bed.

The next day, early in the morning.

Zhu Cihong held the conferring ceremony in the Huangji Hall.

Although the military rank can be roughly distinguished by the style of the military uniform, Zhu Cihong still came up with a set of detailed signs for the distinction.

That is, there will be a military rank plate directly in front of each person's helmet, and a groove will be reserved on the forehead of the helmet for inserting the military rank plate.

The military rank badge is three fingers wide and one finger long. Not only will it not look nondescript when inserted on the helmet, but it is also very beautiful, adding a touch of domineering.

There are four types of military rank plates. Ordinary soldiers are made of wood and painted with blue paint. Sergeant sergeants draw five red bars on them, corporals have four bars, left soldiers have three bars, right soldiers have two bars, veterans have one bar, and recruits have none.

Officers at the rank of lieutenant lieutenants have a black iron plate, major lieutenants have one red stripe, lieutenant colonels have two stripes, and colonel lieutenants have three stripes.

The general's rank badge is made of sterling silver, the minor general is inlaid with a pure gold hexagonal star, the middle general has two, the top general has three, and the great general has four.

The Grand Marshal's rank plate is made of gold, with only one golden dragon on it.

Wearing such a military rank card on the helmet, even an ordinary soldier who does not know a single character can distinguish the military rank of the opponent at a glance.

At this moment, Zhu Cihong was wearing his exclusive gold armor, with a gold medal on his head, and awarded the ranks to all the generals one by one, and all the generals also changed into new armor uniforms and helmets.

The first person to be awarded the title was of course Hong Niangzi, and she saw that Hong Niangzi, dressed in silver-white armor, came to Zhu Cihong and knelt down on one knee. Zhu Cihong picked up the silver medal symbolizing the rank of a general from the tray on the side, and stuck it on her helmet in the groove.

After the red lady was conferred, everyone thought it would be Wu Sangui's turn, and even Wu Sangui himself was ready to step forward. Who would have thought that the eunuch who served as the eunuch would read Qin Liangyu's name.

What shocked everyone even more was that His Majesty not only awarded Qin Liangyu the rank of General, and the title of General of the Jin Kingdom, but also conferred the title of Marquis of Zhongzhen, First Rank Madam, and Prince Taifu.

Of course, the most shocking thing is that His Majesty has appointed her as the Right Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, a position that makes all generals envious to death.

Although everyone knew that this was mostly a false job, because Qin Liangyu was over 70 years old, and it was impossible for him to come to the capital to take up the post, but they were still surprised.

I also feel strange in my heart, because in this way, the left and right governors of the great governor are all women. How can this make everyone feel uncomfortable?
But whether it is Qin Liangyu, Hong Niangzi, or even Wu Sangui, it cannot be said that they are not qualified.

The civil servants on the side obviously also saw the thoughts of the generals, and they all had expressions of gloating.

It was her grandson Ma Wannian who came to accept the canonization and title for Qin Liangyu. At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground holding the armor, the military rank plate, the canonization edict, the iron scroll of the alchemy book, the seal of the general, and the seal of the right governor, etc., and his whole body was full of excitement. Trembling.

Qin Lihua at the side also had tears in her eyes. She couldn't even imagine how excited her aunt would be when she heard about this.

The third one was finally Wu Sangui's turn, followed by Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Ying Yinggong and other four generals.

After that were eight lieutenant generals, and finally hundreds of minor generals, but none of the top generals.

As for the school lieutenant officers and ordinary soldiers, they are awarded by the chief officers of each army on behalf of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)