Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 96: The Imperial Decree Arrives! Zhu Ying is Promoted! [Please Follow]

"General Chen, you are too kind."

Zhu Ying replied with a smile.

Zhu Ying was naturally friendly and friendly to these generals who belonged to the Daning Border Army, and there was no barrier between them.

When in Jincheng.

Only the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command belonged to the Daning Guard Army, and the rest were from various prefectures or were elite troops directly under the control of the imperial court.

Now that he finally met his old superior, Zhu Ying was naturally very excited.

"All right."

"If you have anything to say, let's talk after the military meeting."

"We also have a lot to say to you." Bu Wan said earnestly.

"Yes."

Zhu Ying nodded immediately.

"go in."

Bu Wan smiled and immediately walked towards the general's mansion.

Zhu Ying followed, and Chen Heng and Liu Zhen naturally followed immediately.

In the general's mansion.

Naturally, it was a mess after the baptism of war, with corpses everywhere and blood flowing like water.

But as generals and soldiers in the army, we are naturally used to it.

In the general's mansion!
The layout is also quite characteristic of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Feng Sheng stood in front of the main seat, but did not sit down. Instead, he looked at the generals who had gathered together.

"Generals."

"Kaiyuan has been broken."

"Ben will give the order now."

"Marquis of Yongchang."

"Continue to lead the troops eastward and attack Liaodong."

"General Fu Youde has already led his army to attack Gaizhou, and our army will attack Fuzhou directly."

"Compared to the defensive strength of Kaiyuan and Jincheng, it is not difficult to recover the state."

"Many small cities along the way in Liaodong can also be gradually cleared and conquered by dividing troops," said Feng Sheng.

"I obey your command." Lan Yu responded immediately.

"General Bu."

Feng Sheng spoke again.

"The end will be here."

Bu Wan responded immediately.

"Now that Kaiyuan has been initially settled, what are your thoughts on advancing?" Feng Sheng looked at Bu Wan and asked.

Hear this!

Bu Wan thought for a moment and immediately replied, "Of course, we will continue to advance with the army and recover Liaodong in China as soon as possible."

"it is good."

"I will assign a mission to the Daning Border Army."

"Leave General Bu in command and lead the army to attack Tieling City."

"This place is the food and supplies dispatch center of Nahachu in Liaodong. It is responsible for the allocation of more than 80% of the food and supplies of Nahachu's Northern Yuan army. It is also the hub of Liaodong. Once it is captured, our army will surely win a great victory and will be able to attack Liaoyang and destroy Nahachu soon." Feng Sheng said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, General."

"Tieling is the food and fodder hub of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It must be heavily guarded. Commander Bu has less than 30,000 troops under his command, which is not enough to capture it."

"I am willing to lead the army to conquer it."

Chang Mao stood up and asked loudly.

"It should be so."

"Please grant me your blessing, General."

Lan Yu also agreed loudly.

"The general seconded the proposal."

The other Huaixi warriors also echoed.

It seemed as if most of the generals in the hall agreed.

See this scene.

Bu Wan gave Zhu Ying a look, telling him not to speak.

Chen Heng and Liu Zhen standing by also remained silent.

Obviously.

They have all become accustomed to being excluded by these Huaixi warriors.

"These Huaixi warriors!"

Zhu Ying sneered in his heart.

but.

Since Kaiyuan was captured this time, there was really no need for Zhu Ying to say anything.

Looking at the generals in the hall asking for orders, Feng Sheng looked calm, obviously he had expected this.

"Since you all want to take Tieling?"

"Then I will give Marquis Yongchang and General Bu a chance."

"From Kaiyuan to Tieling, it's still hundreds of miles away, and we have to pass through many cities guarded by the Northern Yuan Dynasty along the way."

"I will allow you to split your forces and move them separately. Whoever captures Tieling first will be the first to achieve the credit." Feng Sheng said directly.

There was no direct assignment, but the two sides were allowed to compete for merit and military achievements.

Obviously.

Now the situation between the Huaixi and Daning border troops has reached an uncontrollable point.

If there is any bias, it will make the generals on both sides dissatisfied.

That's the case.

Didn’t Chang Mao say that Zhu should compete for credit?

Then let them really fight it out, based on their own results. That way, no one can say anything.

of course.

For General Feng Sheng, the main purpose was to recover Liaodong with the entire army.

If the generals under his command devote all their strength to the campaign, Liaodong can be recovered more quickly.

If we can destroy Nahachu within half a year, it will be a great achievement.

In this regard.

Lan Yu naturally replied immediately: "I obey your orders."

"I obey your command." Bu Wan said immediately.

This time.

It's a competition for merit between the two military systems, and everything depends on the means used.

"Zhu Ying."

"You got the advantage this time, but the subsequent military achievements will have nothing to do with you." A cold look appeared on Lan Yu's face, and he glanced at Zhu Ying with unkindness.

Feel Lan Yu's evil intentions.

Zhu Ying glanced at it, smiled faintly, and didn't care at all.

It's also at this time!
"Report."

"The envoy from Yingtian conveys the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

outside the temple.

A personal guard came and reported loudly.

"The Crown Prince's messenger?"

Feng Sheng's expression became solemn and serious, and he did not dare to show any disrespect.

As a founding veteran, you should respect the current emperor and the crown prince.

"Generals, quickly welcome the prince's envoy." Feng Sheng said immediately.

Then he strode down the stairs and headed outside the hall to meet them.

Lan Yu and other Huaixi generals took a look and glanced at Zhu Ying coldly with a sense of arrogance.

Well known.

Among the brave generals of Huaixi, Lan Yu has the closest relationship with the current crown prince and is also a die-hard crown prince party member. In terms of identity, Lan Yu is even the crown prince's uncle, because the former crown princess Chang is Lan Yu's niece.

"The prince's envoy must not be neglected. We must go and greet him immediately."

"However, the arrival of the prince's envoy this time may be a good thing. Zhu Ying, your reward for conquering Jincheng may be coming." Bu Wan smiled.

Chen Heng and Liu Zhen standing by also looked at him with envy.

The merit of breaking Jincheng and beheading the prince of Northern Yuan Dynasty has now spread throughout the army that is conquering Liaodong.

"kindness."

Zhu Ying nodded, and a look of anticipation also appeared on his face.

"I wonder how Yingtian will reward me this time?"

"And considering the time, my formula for the hemostatic powder should be arriving in Yingtian soon, right?"

"It would be strange if Old Zhu didn't reward me with this miraculous life-saving medicine."

"Official position, title, treasure chest."

"The higher the reward, the better." Zhu Ying thought secretly in his heart.

Subsequently.

Follow Bu Wan and walk out of the hall.

now.

Outside this general's palace.

A group of royal guards, dressed in red cloaks and looking very majestic, stood there.

There were hundreds of people, exuding a power that was different from that of an ordinary army.

Royal Guards.

That's it.

of course.

The imperial guards of the Hongwu period are different from those of later generations, because these imperial guards are elite soldiers selected from the army, not those who are placed there with connections.

Nowadays, those who want to join the Imperial Guard need to go through layers of screening, and must also pass the final examination of the Minister of War.

"Your Highness Feng Sheng leads all his generals to welcome the Crown Prince's envoy."

"May His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live forever."

Feng Sheng bowed to the captain of the imperial guards who was leading the group.

"Your servants respectfully welcome the Crown Prince's envoy."

"May His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live forever."

Many generals shouted in unison and bowed in worship.

The prince's envoy represents the prince and comes to see the prince.

"Song Guogong."

"This time, I am here under the order of the Crown Prince, carrying the promotion order from the Ministry of War."

"I wonder if General Zhu Ying is in Jincheng or here?"

The captain of the Imperial Guards held the two imperial edicts in his hands and asked Feng Sheng.

"here."

Feng Sheng replied immediately.

"Damn it."

"Another reward."

"Could it be that Zhu Ying is really just lucky?"

"I was rewarded more than half a month ago, promoted to General Wan, and given a title."

"Now there is another reward."

"Is the Emperor truly determined to support Zhu Ying?"

……

Seeing that they were looking for Zhu Ying, Lan Yu and Chang Mao looked at each other with anger.

Now they looked at Zhu Ying with dissatisfaction.

Bu Wan, Chen Heng and others were all excited.

Obviously.

Now Zhu Ying has become the benchmark of the Daning border army. This is naturally a good thing for them.

Both are prosperous.

"Where is Zhu Ying, the deputy commander of the Daning Cavalry Battalion?"

The captain of the Imperial Guards shouted.

"The end will be here."

Zhu Ying stood up immediately, with an expectant look in his eyes.

"The Crown Prince, by the order of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, declares!"

"Da Ning commanded Zhu Ying, the deputy commander, to capture Jincheng and behead Manjier, the Prince of Yun'an of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, making great contributions to the country."

"According to the Great Ming's military merit reward and punishment regulations, I will be promoted to the position of [Commander-in-Chief], in charge of five garrison camps, and enjoy the official salary."

"I hope that after assuming this position, Mr. Zhu will continue to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, serve the country, drive out the Tartars, and restore the Han people's land."

"Appreciate this."

The captain of the Imperial Guard read aloud.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace, Your Majesty, and the Crown Prince for your grace."

Zhu Ying replied loudly.

Then he prepared to step forward and receive the order.

"Commander-in-Chief, in charge of the Fifth Garrison Battalion."

"So young."

"Under seventeen."

"Are the Emperor and the Crown Prince really going to abandon Huaixi? They actually value this child so much."

Lan Yu and Chang Mao watched with gritted teeth, full of unwillingness and dissatisfaction.

And this time!
Watching Zhu Ying come forward to receive the order.

The captain of the Imperial Guard smiled and said, "General Zhu, please wait a moment. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has another order."

"besides?"

Zhu Ying was stunned.

This military achievement is indeed not small, but being able to be promoted to the position of general is already a great reward. How can there be another reward for this?

"Old Zhu and Brother Biao are indeed generous."

"Could it be that they are going to promote my rank?"

"A treasure chest, cool!" Zhu Ying was delighted.

With another imperial edict, Zhu Ying naturally thought of promotion in title.

Apart from that.

Can't think of anything else.

Lan Yu and Chang Mao stared with their eyes wide open.

"The Crown Prince, by the order of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, declares!"

"Zhu Ying, the deputy commander of the Daning Border Army, has made outstanding military achievements and is a role model for the young generals of the Ming Dynasty. I deeply admire him."

"The Ming Dynasty needs thousands of heroes like General Zhu Ying to serve as role models and inspire the entire army."

"now."

"According to the system of titles, I confer upon Zhu Ying the title of [Hereditary County Prince], and he shall enjoy the salary of the title, and his descendants shall inherit the title."

"I hope General Zhu will continue to work hard and make new contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

"Appreciate this."

The captain of the Imperial Guard read aloud.

"Hereditary county magistrate."

"The nobility has been promoted by two levels."

"As expected of Zhu Biao, he is really nice." Zhu Ying thought excitedly in his heart.

However, Zhu Ying quickly recovered and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace, and the Crown Prince for your grace. I will live up to your grace and do my utmost to serve the Ming Dynasty, to restore the Han Dynasty and to enhance the prestige of the Han Dynasty."

"General Zhu, please accept the order."

The captain of the Imperial Guard put the two imperial edicts together and walked slowly to Zhu Ying.

"The minister accepts the order."

Zhu Ying immediately took the imperial edict.

Following the imperial edict, he took it.

"The host receives two imperial edicts and is rewarded with two ordinary treasure chests." The panel prompts.

"An imperial edict is like a treasure chest. It would be great if there were more of them." Zhu Ying thought with emotion.

Come back to your senses.

"Other."

"Convey His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's order to the Ministry of War."

"General Zhu, after being promoted to the position of Tongzhi, commanded five garrison battalions, including four combat garrison battalions and one logistics garrison battalion."

"With General Zhu's promotion, the position of Commander-in-Chief has become vacant. The Crown Prince has issued an order to promote the garrisons under General Zhu. Whoever first follows General Zhu into the Jincheng garrison will be promoted to Commander-in-Chief and command the Commander-in-Chief Battalion."

"Also, regarding the reorganization of the military system, the general can discuss it with the commander of the Daning Guard." The captain of the Imperial Guard said to Zhu Ying.

"The general understands."

Zhu Ying nodded immediately.

"Song Guogong."

"The Crown Prince's order has been delivered. I will return to Yingtian to report."

"Other."

"The emperor and the prince have said that Jincheng has been captured and Nahachu is already at the end of his strength. Duke Song should not be greedy for merit and advance rashly. He needs to proceed steadily and cautiously." The captain of the imperial guards said to Feng Sheng again, conveying the emperor's wishes.

"Please tell the Emperor and the Crown Prince."

"Your servant Feng Sheng understands the emperor's intention and will not let the emperor and the prince down," Feng Sheng said immediately.

"In that case, I will take my leave."

The captain of the imperial guards clasped his fists and bowed, then mounted his horse and led the imperial guards away quickly.

Act vigorously and resolutely.

As the prince's envoy left.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Ying.

Some were happy for Zhu Ying, while others had angry eyes and looked sullen and unwilling.

Zhu Ying naturally took all of these gazes into consideration.

"General Zhu."

"congratulations."

Feng Sheng smiled and congratulated Zhu Ying.

"Thank you, General." Zhu Ying naturally returned the greeting with a fist salute.

"Regarding the reorganization of your garrison battalion, the Crown Prince has already issued a sacred decree."

"You can discuss this with Commander Bu."

"I will not interfere too much."

"Let's disband the military meeting today."

Feng Sheng waved his hand.

Subsequently.

The generals bowed to Feng Sheng and dispersed.

"Huaixi, Huaixi."

"Ugh."

"The path to balancing imperial power has finally reached this point."

"Lan Yu, Chang Mao, if they don't restrain themselves from now on, perhaps the Emperor and the Crown Prince will really not tolerate it."

"Until he was seventeen, he was a hereditary county magistrate, and he rose to the rank of deputy governor."

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this is the only one to receive this honor."

"Zhu Ying is truly valued by the Emperor and the Crown Prince. His future achievements will surely be extraordinary."

"only."

"After this, Lan Yu and the others will definitely regard Zhu Ying as a thorn in their side." Feng Sheng thought secretly in his heart.

Although he belongs to the Huaixi lineage, Feng Sheng, like Fu Youde, is good at protecting himself and does not act in a domineering manner. This is one of the reasons why he was able to become the general of the Northern Expedition to Liaodong.

Letting him come here is to check and balance Lan Yu and others, and he can suppress them with his status.

Before Zhu Ying appeared, the Huaixi generals were still arrogant, but now that Zhu Ying has appeared, it seems that the Huaixi generals will have a harder time in the future.

into the night!

Some Ming army soldiers were still patrolling the city, searching for those hiding Yuan soldiers and clearing out the enemy threats in the city.

As for the corpses scattered in the city, the logistics troops will have to wait until tomorrow morning to enter and clean them up.

At this moment, Kaiyuan City under the cover of night was just like Jincheng when it was first breached. It was like a purgatory on earth, like a ghost town. When you walked into the city, you could step on corpses everywhere, and there was countless blood, like rivers converging.

In the camp.

Bright lights.

Sapphire.

Chang Mao, Hu Hai.

One is the main general who commands an army of 100,000, and the other two are deputy generals equivalent to commanders.

At this moment, the faces of the three people were very ugly.

"We have been attacking Kaiyuan City for so many days and have suffered heavy casualties."

"In the end, Zhu Ying took the blame. It's really hateful." Chang Mao said gritting his teeth.

Although he was reprimanded by Feng Sheng during the day, Chang Mao was obviously unwilling to do so.

"Zhu Ying must have done this on purpose."

"I don't know what Fu Youde was thinking. He actually sent him to Kaiyuan and robbed us of our military achievements for nothing." Hu Hai said angrily, and included Fu Youde in it.

Lan Yu had a gloomy face.

He took out a jar of wine from the side, opened it and started drinking, his face flushed with anger.

Seeing this, the two people on the side immediately picked up the wine jar and started drinking.

Alcohol is prohibited in the army, but these tough guys obviously don't care.

"Uncle, what do you say we should do?"

"Are we just going to sit there and watch Zhu Ying be so proud?"

"I really can't stand his expression." Chang Mao said angrily.

"What else can be done?"

"Is it possible to kill him?"

"This is in the army. He is a general of the Ming Dynasty and has caught the emperor's eye."

"If you touch him, you're looking for death." Lan Yu cursed coldly.

"What should I do?"

"Are we just going to put up with him?" Chang Mao said dissatisfiedly.

"If it doesn't work openly, it will work secretly."

"Hu Hai, aren't you in charge of the food and supplies?"

"We should delay the Daning border troops as much as possible."

"Also, Tieling is the core of Nahachu. We must not let him snatch this military achievement away from us."

"This Zhu Ying is a young fool. There will be plenty of opportunities to teach him a lesson in the future."

"besides."

"We asked someone to investigate his background, but now we still don't know his background. This is ridiculous." Lan Yu said in a deep voice.

"it is good."

Chang Mao and Hu Hai nodded.

"Zhu Ying."

A cold light flashed in Lan Yu's eyes.

……

And at the Daning border army’s garrison.

Inside the tent.

Zhu Ying, Bu Wan, Chen Heng, and Liu Zhen.

The four of them gathered together.

"Zhu Ying, congratulations."

"Commander-in-Chief."

"You have reached such a position at such a young age. You have a bright future." Bu Wan congratulated Zhu Ying from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Bu."

"I am able to be where I am today thanks to the trust of Lord Bu."

"It's a pity that there is no wine now, otherwise I would definitely offer a glass to Lord Bu." Zhu Ying replied with a smile.

"Eh."

Bu Wanyi waved his hand and said, "You are being too polite. All your military achievements were earned at the cost of your life. They have nothing to do with me."

"to be honest."

"When you stayed behind in the northern border to fight those Tartars, everyone was not optimistic about you and thought you would never come back, even me."

"But you surprised everyone. Not only did you return alive, but you also brought nearly three thousand soldiers with you. You also performed great merits and destroyed the Tartar clan."

“I was shocked when I heard about this military achievement.”

"Of course, I'm mostly happy for you and Daning."

Chen Heng nodded: "Yes!"

"General Zhu earned everything he had at the cost of his life. His current promotion and fame are all due to his own abilities."

"I can't wait."

Liu Zhen also nodded in agreement.

"Anyway, thank you, Generals."

Zhu Ying didn't know what to say, and all his words could be summed up in one word of thanks.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"As fellow Daning Border Army soldiers, we are also happy for you, Zhu Ying."

"If you can become successful in the future, or even serve in the capital, it will be the glory of our Daning."

"Now that you have been promoted to the position of deputy commander, what are your thoughts on reorganizing the garrison battalion?" Bu Wan asked with a smile.

"Thanks to the Crown Prince's great kindness, I have already formed a cavalry battalion, the most powerful of the border troops. I don't think it's possible that all of his men are cavalry, otherwise the Ministry of War would not have approved it."

"So this time we should organize a battalion of infantry and archers."

"As for the logistics garrison camp, it still needs to be dispatched by Lord Bu." Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said immediately.

Hear this.

Bu Wan nodded.

His eyes fell on Chen Heng and Liu Zhen.

After feeling this gaze.

Chen Heng was quicker than the others and said immediately, "I would like to be reorganized into General Zhu's command. I hope your Excellency will grant me your approval."

Listen to this.

Liu Zhen was anxious.

"Chen Heng, why do you always react so quickly? I haven't even opened my mouth yet." Liu Zhen glared at Chen Heng with dissatisfaction.

"Hahaha."

"I spoke first." Chen Heng said immediately.

"Zhu Ying, what do you think?" Bu Wan smiled.

See through, don’t say through.

Zhu Ying is now highly regarded by the current emperor and the crown prince. He will certainly have a bright future, even better than him as a prefect and commander. One day in the future, the position of commander of Daning may even fall on Zhu Ying.

After all, Bu Wan was just merging this position.

Sooner or later someone will take over.

Following Zhu Ying, there will be a greater future. Neither Chen Heng nor Liu Zhen can miss this opportunity.

"Everything is up to Lord Bu to decide." Zhu Ying said immediately.

"Since General Chen spoke first, General Chen will be reorganized and serve under General Zhu tomorrow." Bu Wan said without thinking too much.

"I obey your command." Chen Heng bowed happily.

Liu Zhen on the side was a little disappointed.

"General Liu, there's no need to be disappointed."

"General Zhu has a promising future and will surely be the best in Daning in the future."

"I am only a civilian official, and I don't know much about commanding troops. Therefore, I have decided to let Zhu Ying take over the temporary command here. All military deployments will be in Zhu Ying's hands. This way, all of our nearly 50,000 border troops in Daning will have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions."

Bu Wan smiled and then announced a decision.

Hear the decision.

Zhu Ying's eyes widened, as did Chen Heng and Liu Zhen beside him.

I was completely shocked by Bu Wan's decision.

……

　PS: It's the first day of the new year, and I stayed up all night to write this. I beg my brothers to follow and support me. I have 6,000 words to write. This should be the only update today. I have a lot of things to do during the new year, so please forgive me. After the new year, I will do my best to write 10,000 words a day. Thank you.

　　
　
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