The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 134 I finally met a wise master

The breakthrough of Marquis Zi Yi was like a timely relief for the Ming Dynasty court, adding a little weight to the court.

The influence is much greater than Ye Gucheng joining the Jinyiwei.

After all, no matter what, Ye Gucheng is not yet a grandmaster.

Combined with the letter, it seems to imply that Zhu Houzhao and the Ming Dynasty are on the verge of an inevitable trend, which makes more people with ulterior motives dare not act rashly.

Afterwards, an imperial edict arrived in Jin.

According to the Purple-Robed Marquis's past contributions to the Ming Dynasty, he was promoted to the rank of General Auxiliary to the Nation.

This imperial edict had actually been drafted long ago, and was originally on the way to Jin. It just so happened that Marquis Zi Yi had a breakthrough this time, so it happened to be in time for it.

Prince, Duke, General Guarding the Country, General Auxiliary to the Country, General Serving the Country, Lieutenant Guarding the Country, Lieutenant Auxiliary to the Country, Lieutenant Serving the Country.

These are the eight levels of nobility of the Ming Dynasty royal family, from the super rank of Prince, the first rank of Duke, to the sixth rank of Lieutenant of Fengguo.

The General of Auxiliary State may seem insignificant, but it is equivalent to the second rank, which is already very high, and there is corresponding salary.

In the past few days, Zhu Houzhao has also improved various aspects of the royal family's titles.

First, the title was downgraded from generation to generation. The eldest son of the prince inherited the title and was downgraded to the title of prince of a county, while the rest of the sons were all made generals guarding the country.

The eldest son of the prince inherited the title and became the general guarding the country, and the other sons became generals supporting the country.

And so on, until one becomes a commoner without a title.

The second is the annual salary of the royal family members, who still have no fiefdoms, but receive their annual salary directly from the court, the same as that of court officials according to their rank.

In this regard, except for the super-ranking prince, Zhu Houzhao did not treat the other seven levels of titles unfairly.

On the contrary, according to the current annual salary of court officials, they were given preferential treatment.

Receiving silver directly is much better than the food they had before.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao ordered that the annual salary of a prince of the super rank be 3,000 taels of silver, more than twice that of a prince of the first rank.

Compared with the original ten thousand stones, this is not much different.

The above two points apply not only to male members of the royal family, but also to female members of the royal family.

Relatively speaking, the rank, treatment, status, and even number of female members of the royal family are much lower, and they are easier to deal with.

There are also other aspects that are relatively complete, including the clan affairs office.

Zhu Houzhao had high hopes for the Clan Court.

Because he felt that so many people in the Zhu family must not be allowed to eat for free. They had such good conditions, and they must be allowed to work hard and make achievements for the Ming Dynasty.

How to achieve this? The clan government is the best choice.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have let his uncle be idle for so long.

Of course, the most urgent task of the Ministry of Clan Affairs now is to deal with all the bad accounts of the kings and descendants of the royal family, and then think about other things.

After the third good news, the fourth good news followed.

Li Jing's family, as well as a group of talented people from the State of Song, will soon arrive in the capital.

On the fourth day of August, Li Jing and his small family arrived in the capital first.

Zhu Houzhao immediately met this talented person who was praised by many people.

At first glance, he felt that this person was very stable.

At the second glance, Zhu Houzhao's heart moved. This person gave him a feeling like a sword hidden in a sheath.

There was no reason, he just felt that way.

Then, he was overjoyed.

This guy must be a great talent.

"Li Jing, what are you good at?" Zhu Houzhao asked directly, looking happy and a little expectant.

Li Jing frowned secretly.

He showed his joy on his face and behaved in a rather frivolous manner, which was somewhat unlike the wise and capable rulers of history.

Only the domineering and sharp aura were consistent with what I had heard.

But after all, he is still too young and not steady enough.

Thinking secretly, he dared not show it on the surface, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I think what I have learned and mastered in my life is better than commanding troops and giving orders."

"Are you good at training soldiers? Do you have the confidence to lead a strong army for me?" Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes and asked with more anticipation.

Li Jing's heart warmed up, and he forced himself to remain calm and said calmly: "I have confidence."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands and said happily: "You will stay in the Wudi Dragon Cavalry for two months.

Two months later, I will give you two hundred dragon riders, and you will stay in the capital to recruit new troops for me and lead an iron-blooded and fierce army of 20,000 men.

how about it? "

Li Jing's eyes, which had been slightly lowered, suddenly flickered violently.

His hands, which had been extremely steady, trembled slightly.

He raised his eyes and looked at the person in front of him. In his eyes, there was fiery excitement and a hint of dazzling edge flashed.

You are truly my wise master!

He knelt on both knees and said firmly: "I will definitely not let your majesty down."

"Stand up, stand up. I have abolished all kneeling ceremonies of the people of the Ming Dynasty. As long as you have confidence, I believe you can do it." Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and said with a smile.

Then, his expression became more serious: "But you must behave yourself in the Wudi Dragon Riders. You have to bring some rules to the new army, understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Li Jing stood up and responded solemnly.

"Well, I won't give you an official position for now. Wait until you come out of Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry." Zhu Houzhao said with satisfaction.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will serve you till death." Li Jing said solemnly. "Hahaha, just do your best." Zhu Houzhao laughed happily.

After a few more words, Li Jing returned to the mansion that had been prepared for their family long ago.

His brother was also waiting at his house at this time, full of anticipation.

"Second brother, how is it?" asked the eldest brother, Li Duan, in a steady tone.

The faces of others were filled with eager anticipation and worry.

Abandoning everything in the past, the whole family came to Ming Dynasty to seek a future. They had no choice but to do so.

"Your Majesty, please let me stay in Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders for two months first." Li Jing said calmly.

Li Duan and others all frowned. That's all, nothing else?

Li Jing sighed inwardly, after all, his whole family came to Ming Dynasty with him.

Although I didn't want to say it, I still said simply: "In two months, I should be able to command an army."

Li Duan and his men breathed a sigh of relief. They were commanding an army. Although they didn't know the size of this army, they should attach great importance to Li Jing.

After all, Li Jing has not yet reached the innate realm. Letting him command an army is a kind of training, giving him a chance to break through to the innate realm as soon as possible.

"Okay, with your ability, second brother, as long as you are given a chance, you will be no weaker than anyone else." Li Duan said with a comforting smile.

Several other people also nodded.

Li Jing remained calm and said nothing. Commanding an army was completely different from recruiting and leading a new army.

The former is generally valued, while the latter is the most trusted among the trusted ones, and is extremely valued and cultivated.

But he didn't plan to say more until things were finalized.

What I just said was also to reassure my family members.

Next, Li Jing told Li Duan and others that they could choose to go to the Military Council or the Cabinet tomorrow, where someone would assess them and assign them positions.

Li Duan and his companions were even happier and more excited.

Especially Li Duan, he was dismissed from his post, and now he finally has a chance to turn things around.

Until the night, when the couple was alone, Zhang Hongfu looked at Li Jing and said with a smile: "You look so happy and impatient, it should be more than just asking you to command an army, right?"

"Does your husband look very happy and impatient?" Li Jing was slightly stunned, but did not refute, just smiled.

"What do you think?" Zhang Hong rolled her eyes at Li Jing. They had been together for more than ten years, how could she not see Li Jing's emotions?

"Haha." Li Jing laughed a few times, but still had no intention of telling the truth.

After a moment of silence, he said solemnly: "I, Li Jing, have been wandering for half my life, doing nothing and achieving nothing.

Now, I have finally met a wise master."

At this moment, the calm eyes seemed to light up, as if a sword was unsheathed, extremely sharp.

Zhang Hongfu looked at her husband infatuatedly. More than ten years later, she met the young man again.

She smiled gently, and knowing her husband, she didn't ask any more questions.

The next day, Li Jing didn't even bother to settle down at home, and entered the Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry Camp.

Soon, he felt a slight shock in his heart.

Without mentioning Li Jing's experiences and feelings in Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders, the news that Zhu Houzhao personally sent a great master to the Sui Kingdom to pick up Li Jing's family and bring them to the Ming Dynasty began to spread.

This time it was mainly spread in countries such as Sui and Song.

The impact will take time to ferment.

August 6th.

A group of military generals sent by the State of Song also arrived in the capital.

Zhu Houzhao also met them in person. There were thirty-six people in total, ten more than he had asked for.

This made him like Zhao Ji even more.

Although this man is timid and cowardly, he is still a good person.

It's respectful to me.

Well, you can ask for more next time.

Thinking in his heart, Zhu Houzhao looked at this group of generals with satisfaction.

None of them is at the innate level, but that is not surprising.

Every person in the innate realm will be respected no matter which country they are in, especially those in the military.

Because under normal circumstances, only by reaching the innate realm can one sense the power of heaven and earth and use the power of heaven and earth to control the military momentum of the army.

In other words, if you want to become a truly qualified general, the innate realm is a must.

Therefore, the innate realm in the army is lacking in every country, especially in the Ming Dynasty, which has enjoyed peace for a long time, and the Song Dynasty, which has severely suppressed its military power. It is extremely scarce.

This is also why Li Duan and others believe that the Ming Emperor let Li Jing command an army because he valued him and wanted to train him.

And the State of Song was not really stupid enough to send all its innate realms to the Ming Dynasty.

However, among these thirty-six people, more than a dozen have reached the peak of the acquired realm.

The worst one has reached the upper level of acquired qualities.

They were military men, and in an environment like the Song State, which valued culture over military power, the fact that they could reach this level was enough to prove that they were talented.

If there is enough training and opportunities in the future, the chance of breaking through the innate realm is still quite high.

On the contrary, Zhu Houzhao believed that the training and opportunities that the Ming Dynasty would provide them in the future would definitely be sufficient.

Perhaps because of this, the Ming Dynasty will have thirty-six more innate talents in the army in the future.

(Chapter 1.)
······
(End of this chapter)