A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 318
Chen Xinjia and other troops rested in Pinggu for three days until February [-]th, except for some soldiers Pinggu who were left to guard the food and people, they led the rest of the army to pursue Tianjin.

Chen Xinjia led the army extremely "cautiously", he took every step of the way, and arrived in Tianjin on the [-]th.

Huang Taiji arrived in Tianjin on the tenth day of the lunar new year, and when Chen Xinjia arrived in Tianjin, they escorted the stolen people's money and silk to pass through Fengrun.When Chen Xinjia's army arrived at Fengrun, they had all left the Qingshan Pass in Qian'an.

After leaving the pass, Huang Taiji and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Since they left Pinggu, they were highly nervous every day.Fortunately, Chen Xinjia was "cautious", even though Wang Dou was in their army, he didn't lead the army to chase after him.

On February 12th, 24th year of Chongzhen, when he received the news that Huang Taiji had left the customs, Wang Dou got up in the middle of the night to approve his clothes, staring at the bright starry night for a long time.

In history, the war started in the 11th year of Chongzhen, and the Qing army entered the pass for half a year, taking more than 46 people abducted.Although history has changed because of his own appearance, and the population of 20 was regained, 25 people were still taken captive, and the silver and treasure were countless...

After a long time, Wang Dou closed his eyes: "I have tried my best in this battle, and I, Wang Dou, have a clear conscience."

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On the first day of March in the 12th year of Chongzhen.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen carefully checked the list in his hand, and when he got the news that the Qing soldiers had left the customs, the government and the opposition breathed a sigh of relief.

The troops who entered the guards returned to the capital, and the related aftermath matters were in full swing.Meritorious personnel need to be rewarded, and those who have crashed need to be punished.Emperor Chongzhen ordered Yang Sichang to take charge of the rewards and punishments of the ministers, and Yang Sichang reported the five things that happened: the loss of opportunity to defend the border, the ruin of the city, the loss of the vassal, the loss of the commander, and the support of the soldiers to wait and see.

As a result of the decision, Zheng Xizhao, the director of Jizhen, Sun Maolin, the sub-supervisor, Chen Zubao, the governor of Shuntian, Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, Ni Chong, the governor of Shandong, Zu Kuan, the general of the aid and suppression, went down to the prefectures and counties. , 36 people died, and more than [-] people were demoted.

Regarding Yang Sichang's punishment list, Emperor Chongzhen basically had no objection except for a slight adjustment. However, regarding the list of rewards... Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a long time, and still called Yang Sichang to speak.

"General Wang has made many great achievements, but he only actually gave Wanquandu the command and knowledge, and served as the guard of Huailongdao East Road in Xuanzhen Town?"

Pointing to Wang Dou's name on the reward list, Emperor Chongzhen asked Yang Sichang to explain.

Wang Dou was originally a commander of the Guards Department, and his post as commander of the Security and Security Department. From the commander of the Guards Department to the actual commander of the Wanquandu Division, he jumped four ranks in a row, and the speed of his promotion made people jealous.

However, the officials in the guard are worthless at the moment. In this battle, Wang Dou fought from Tongzhou to Dingzhou, and from Julu back to Zhuozhou and Pinggu. He beheaded thousands of people and rescued 20 people.In addition, the title of Wang Douyong's Champion of the Three Armies was determined by Emperor Chongzhen himself, just for the sake of the emperor's face, Yang Sichang should also appoint a deputy commander-in-chief or commander-in-chief for this guarding job.

Facing the emperor's question, Yang Sichang hurriedly said respectfully: "Returning to the emperor, this humble minister's intention is also to preserve the loyalty and bravery of the Ming Dynasty."

Yang Sichang said: "General Wang has done a lot of meritorious service, but he is young and inexperienced, and suddenly he has a high position, which will make him arrogant. If we don't let him continue to practice, General Wang is a person who knows the general situation, and he will be able to understand the imperial court. A sense of security."

Emperor Chongzhen's face turned pale, and he was slowly pacing in the pavilion. Yang Sichang's words reminded him that Wang Dou was less than 30 years old, and he had already risen to the high position of commander-in-chief.If there is another great victory in the future, what should I do if there is nothing to seal and nothing to reward?With Wang Dou's bravery, this is very possible.

After the Battle of Zhuozhou, Emperor Chongzhen became more careful about Wang Dou. He received various secret reports on several battles between Tongzhou and Pinggu.Wang Dou was so brave, more than ten thousand slave soldiers did not dare to fight, and retreated voluntarily, even the slave chieftain Hong Tai retreated immediately after a fight, leaving behind a large number of people in Pinggu to flee.

Emperor Chongzhen felt somewhat comforted that there were generals in the Ming Dynasty like this, it is not that the Ming Dynasty did not dare to fight good generals!

However, it is not good for Wang Dou to stand out from the crowd too much. The officers and soldiers of the towns of Daming, with Wang Dou's cooperation, are like wolves and tigers, without Wang Dou's cooperation, they will be defeated.Wang Dou was just a guerrilla, and he had become the soul-like figure of the Ming army. It was too incredible and impressive.

If Wang Dou is appointed as the general soldier now, not to mention the vacancy of Xuanfu Town, his strength will expand even more, and his combat power will become even more terrifying.With status and power comes unfathomable ambition and delusion.Will Wang Dou still be so loyal to the court?
Emperor Chongzhen's temperament, he always stood up for the people he valued, just like Yang Sichang.After he personally crowned Wang Douyong as the champion of the three armies, he placed high hopes on him, and Emperor Chongzhen was delighted with Wang Dou's military exploits, but it did not mean that he hoped that another Yue Wumu would appear in his lifetime.

The other generals don't matter, but judging from Wang Dou's series of military achievements, his ability... It's good to suppress his rewards and promotion speed.

Then Emperor Chongzhen hesitated again, and he said slowly: "I'm afraid that the reward will be too small, and the hearts of loyal and brave soldiers will be chilled."

Wang Dou needs "experience", but if he is dissatisfied because of this, and fears and avoids wars in the future, it is not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see.

Yang Sichang said: "Your Majesty, you can give General Wang a lot of rewards in terms of honors... My ministers propose that General Wang be appointed General Dingguo, with special honors to protect the army. His wife, Mrs. Xie, was granted the title of second-rank wife, and his mother Zhong His family is the second-rank Taifu. Posthumously gifted his father Wang Wei as General Fengguo. General Wang is grateful and will definitely serve the emperor with all his strength."

General Dingguo and General Fengguo are both titles of "loose ranks". Whenever officials of the Ming Dynasty enter the officialdom, they can obtain "loose ranks" according to their grades.There are [-] grades of military officers, and each grade corresponds to different salary standards.The treatment is similar to that of the military ranks of later generations.

Wang Dou was promoted to be the commander of the capital. According to the rules, he was first awarded the general of Zhenguo, promoted to general of Dingguo, and then appointed general of Fengguo.As for the honor, it can only be conferred by very outstanding civil and military officials. Wang Dou was a commander of the second rank, and the corresponding honor was the "Guardian". Among the many generals in the guard, only Wang Dou One has this honor.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded. In the Ming Dynasty, it would be a very honorable thing to enshrine the wife of an official as the imperial wife, not to mention posthumously gifting his father and mother.Even if Wang Dou didn't get any benefits from dispatching, but with so many honors, Wang Dou must be very satisfied.

Of course, these honors given to Wang Dou were of no use to Emperor Chongzhen.

He said slowly: "Let's just follow Aiqing's opinion."

He turned around in the cabinet, and suddenly said to Yang Sichang: "By the way, all the generals who entered the guard will return to the capital, and Aiqing will go to express my condolences at my request. What request can General Wang make to the court?"

Yang Sichang said: "General Wang said that when he entered the guard this time, his Shun Township army suffered serious losses, and more than 100 sergeants were killed and injured. I hope the imperial court will provide more compensation. The damaged soldiers will give Anjia 50 taels of silver. General Wang also asks that the civilians rescued by Pinggu be used as military households in Huailongdao, Xuanzhen Town."

Emperor Chongzhen felt relieved, and said: "The soldiers died for the country, and the court should have paid more compensation. However, the warehouse is empty, and there is not enough silver, grain and rice. The Ministry of Households will give 5 taels of silver, and the rest will be settled in Pinggu. The intercepted grain and rice were [-] shi, and [-] pigs and sheep were used. The people rescued by Pinggu, as well as the corresponding cattle and other things, were just as General Wang asked, and the east road was exempted from grain collection for three years."

Wang Dou is not as good as wanting nothing. Wang Dou asked the rescued civilians to be used as military households. Emperor Chongzhen guessed that Wang Dou wanted to make a fortune from these new military households in the future.After all, all the generals and officers of the guards of the capitals of the Ming Dynasty were like this.

For Wang Dou's possible corruption, just turn a blind eye and close one eye.I heard that Wang Dou is very good at farming, maybe we can collect taxes from him in the future.

The grain and rice of the people in Pinggu were taken back by Wang Dou and others. When Chen Xinjia's army arrived, all the grain, rice, pigs and sheep were turned into army grain and army sheep.After the household officials made an inventory, the urgent need of Emperor Chongzhen was greatly relieved.

"Emperor Shengming."

Yang Sichang sang a sentence, and said: "General Wang also said that his army has gone through several battles, and the armor of the soldiers was missing. Please supply it from the court. In the Battle of Pinggu, Dongnu fought with firearms. To prevent future worries, General Wang please remove Twenty Hongyi cannons, three thousand Lumi blunderbusses, and 200 cannon-casting technicians in the Ordnance Bureau and the Military Warfare Bureau.”

"A firearms battle?"

Emperor Chongzhen pondered: "This matter needs to be discussed in depth by the cabinet!"

He said: "Firearms are the sharp weapons of the military and the country. Cannon-casting technicians should not be drawn to the border towns. In the second round, a thousand pairs of iron armor, two thousand pairs of cotton armor, ten red barbarian guns, and a thousand Lumi guns were collected. Pull out the king's general camp In the middle. The rest will be engaged in military battles, and Chen Xinjia, the governor of Xuanda, will make a proper decision."

"Emperor Shengming."

Yang Sichang sang another sentence, and finally said: "I have something to say about Sun Chuanting."

A few days ago, the troops who entered the guard returned to the capital. Emperor Chongzhen appointed Sun Chuanting as the governor of Baoding, Shandong, and Henan, and decided to keep all the Shaanxi army to guard Jiliao.

Sun Chuanting invited the emperor to see him, but because of Yang Sichang's advice, Emperor Chongzhen did not see him, and Sun Chuanting retired due to illness.Yang Sichang said in the preface of Emperor Chongzhen that Sun Chuanting said that the illness was an act of evasion.Emperor Chongzhen was furious, and immediately demoted Sun Chuanting to a commoner, and imprisoned him pending judgment.

At this time Yang Sichang mentioned Sun Chuanting, why?
……

"Old Ge, Wang Dou is becoming more and more domineering. The lower officials sent envoys to Pinggu to ask for help, but he ignored them and didn't pay attention to the students at all."

In Yang Sichang's study, Chen Xinjia complained to Yang Sichang who was staring out of the window with his hands behind his back.

"The lower official sent several waves of messengers to Pinggu, but there was no news from them all. When I asked Wang Dou, he said that he had not received any help. How is this possible?"

"Wang Dou's domineering thoughts, especially his army's bravery, don't dare to fight against all the banners of Dongnu. The elder Ge once said that the outside must be put in order first, so be careful..."

"enough!"

Yang Sichang shouted violently.

He glared at Chen Xinjia: "Master Chen, what do you want to do? You want to force the king to fight and rebel?"

"That day, can you afford it?"

Yang Sichang spoke blatantly, revealing Chen Xinjia's thoughts without any concealment, but Chen Xinjia was stunned like a thunderclap.

If Wang Dou was really forced to do this by him, no matter what the outcome of Wang Dou, he must be the first to lose his head, after all, he is the governor of Xuanda.Based on the current situation of Ming Dynasty, if Wang Dou makes any changes in the future, as long as he is willing to do so, the court must be the result of pardoning him.

Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others, who didn't surrender and rebel six or seven times?Even when Emperor Taizu Gao's mausoleum was burned, Emperor Chongzhen still issued an order to appease him.However, if something happened to the people under the rule, all of them, the senior civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, would end up losing their heads.The emperor didn't dare to kill the generals who led the army, but he was merciless when he killed civil officials.

Chen Xinjia thought of the consequences, and broke out in cold sweat, unable to control his temper. After all, today is different, and the civil servants and generals of Ming Dynasty are no longer what they used to be.Especially for generals like Wang Dou who are very capable of fighting.

Yang Sichang's icy eyes swept over Chen Xinjia, and he calmed down: "Master Chen, the foreign captives are still alive, and the internal bandits are finally at peace. Although General Wang is a warrior, he is full of loyalty and loyalty to the country. Such good generals need to be appeased. , win over with heart."

Chen Xinjia low claims to be.

Yang Sichang sighed: "There is a way to get the moon first if you are close to the water. As General Xuan, Wang Dou, we can still win over. This matter requires some thought. After all, you and I are not the only ones who are interested."

"Just like Xue Guoguan..."

When Xue Guoguan was mentioned, Yang Sichang was full of vigilance. After Liu Yuliang dismissed from office, Xue Guoguan became the first assistant of the cabinet.Yang Sichang received a tip that Xue Guoguan was very interested in Wang Dou and showed his favor repeatedly. How could he not understand what was going on in his mind?

Indeed, Yang Sichang was deeply favored by the emperor, especially because of the background of Wang Dou's achievements, the emperor's rewards for him reached the highest peak.Youdao is flourishing and declining, especially the thing of holy grace, which is very unpredictable.Today the emperor can pamper Yang Sichang, and tomorrow he can kick him away and favor Xue Guoguan instead.

After the current emperor ascended the throne, there are too many examples of this. I need a powerful person from the local border town as an Olympic aid.Wang Dou is a very good character to win over.Not to mention bravery, there is still a lot of room for growth.

It's just that Yang Sichang couldn't figure out who Wang Dou was. When he was dealing with him, he took the initiative to ask for "experience".Open your mouth and ask for a large amount of money, silk and silver to relieve your confusion.With deep scheming, he is not at all like a warrior from the small army of the guard.

But he asked himself to speak for Sun Chuanting, and why?

After a long time, Yang Sichang sighed: "Wang Dou..."

……

On the sixth day of March in the 12th year of Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen held a grand court meeting, and those who made meritorious service in this battle received the emperor's rewards one by one.

The civil servants took Yang Sichang as the first meritorious service, conferred special honors on Dr. Guanglu, honored the Zuozhu Kingdom, and had a son with a family of thousands of brocade clothes.

Chen Xinjia, who moved to Zuodu as the censor and minister of the Ministry of War, had a son who had a family of hundreds of brocade clothes.

Hong Chengchou, as the governor of the three sides, was transferred to the governor of Jiliao.

Sun Chuanting, who became an official and demoted to a commoner, no longer suffers from prison.

Lu Xiangsheng, posthumously presented to the prince Taifu, posthumously named Zhonglie, bestowed a sacrificial burial, and built a shrine to worship.His wife was named Mrs. Wang's Yipin.

The military officers, headed by Yang Guozhu, were awarded Dr. Ronglu, Zuo Dudu, Yin Yizi Shijinyiqianhu.

The tiger is majestic, he is appointed the right governor, and he has a son who has a hundred households in brocade clothes.

Wang Dou, awarded General Dingguo, Xun Hujun, Yin Yi's son, a hundred households in brocade clothes.His wife, mother, and father all received rewards.

Zhang Yan, a general of the Xuanfu, gave a gift to General Hussars, and gave sacrifices and burials.

Han Zhong, a gift to General Mingwei, a gift for funerals, a temple built by Si, and a general banner for Shi Jinyi, the son of Yin.

Yang Tong, gifted to General Wude, bestowed sacrifices and burials, and built a shrine for Si, and shaded his son's brocade clothes and flags.

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In the court hall, Wang Dou was wearing the official uniform of Du Commander Tongzhi of the second rank and listened quietly to the conferment. The official robes and badges were quite different from before.Behind him was a large group of officers and generals from Shun Township who put on new official uniforms, each with an extremely excited expression on their faces.

Wang Dou looked calm, and when he heard Lu Xiangsheng's posthumous gift, he breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said: "Minister, you finally got what you deserve..."

"... I have Yang Qing in Ming Dynasty, Yang Guozhu in Wu, and Wang Dou Zhuqing, and I will definitely..."

The emperor's ups and downs seemed far away. Finally, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Wang Dou bowed down with all the officials: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

……

"General Wang, goodbye."

On the eighth day of the lunar new year, Wang Dousun's township army returned to Baoding Prefecture with Chen Xinjia, Yang Guozhu and other Xuanda troops, and Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others also wanted to return to their town.Thanks to Wang Dou's favor, they were all promoted to right governors, and they also shared a large amount of mules, horses and silver in private. When they parted outside Zhengyangmen, Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were reluctant to part.

"There will be a period later."

Wang Dou solemnly bid farewell to them, knowing that he might meet them again in the near future.

"General, take care."

Xu Yue'e also led her bandits away, Emperor Chongzhen was very curious about this woman, Xu Yue'e had done a lot in Julu and Zhuozhou, although she was a bandit, she had made great contributions to the country and would like to recruit her.After the decision of the Ministry of War to reward her, she was appointed as the garrison of Zanhuang County.

Wang Dou watched her leave quietly, her fiery red cloak fluttering continuously, only the glance of looking back remained deeply in Wang Dou's heart.

Seeing the leaving figure of Wang Dou's army, Sun Chuanting flashed out from the city gate, with a complicated expression on his face, and muttered to himself: "Unexpectedly, it was Wang Dou who saved me."

When Wang Dou's army arrived in Changping, they picked up Zhong Tiaoyang, Xie Yike and his party, who had come back from his injuries, and headed back to Baoanzhou. A few days later, they returned to their hometown and saw their long-lost relatives.

Wang Dou met his mother Zhong, his wife Xie Xiuniang, Ji Junjiao and others.Wen Fangliang met his monogamous concubines and eight children.When Wen Daxing came to a courtyard in Shun Township Castle, Gao Lingshuang and her sister were greeted by surprise.

Han Chao met his wife Zheng Niangzi, and Gao Xun met his wife Tian and their children.Of course, not everyone is full of laughter and joy. Han Zhong's wife, Li Xiaoniang, is looking forward to the ashes of her husband's coffin, as well as Yang Tong's wife...

Family reunion, joy and tears, back in Baoanzhou, Wu Zhengchun also decided to get married, his wife is Chen Xu's daughter Chen Shuniang.

Wu Zhengchun and Chen Suniang fell in love at first sight, and they have gone through many things. Wu Zhengchun does not have high requirements for a woman's appearance, as long as she is considerate of her own man, Chen Suniang is very good.But Chen Suniang was a little cautious, she said quietly to Wu Zhengchun: "Officials, slaves usually like to eat meat, I'm afraid..."

Wu Zhengchun held her tightly in his arms, and murmured comfortingly: "Don't worry, Miss Su, I can afford you."

Xie Yike also had a pleasant surprise when he returned home. His wife, Miss Chu, was a serious person, and she never wanted to cooperate at that time, but that night...

Miss Chu replied shyly to Xie Yike: "Officer, I have figured it out..."

She whispered: "I want to help you."

She put on a pose, Xie Yike saw it, this is not the back pose she likes the most, but why does his wife refuse to cooperate?
At this moment, Xie Yike burst into tears.

"End of Volume Five"

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Old White Bull:
At the end of the fifth volume, Wang Dou finished his battles, was promoted to expand his territory, and started a new round of development.However, General Wang is famous all over the world, and the outside world is constantly paying attention. It seems that he can no longer farm quietly as before.There are many wonderful stories in the late Ming Dynasty, and the magnificent historical picture scroll has just begun, so let me tell you about it.

The results of this volume are very good. The latest single chapter has more than 24 subscriptions in 700 hours. Thank you for your support.Another: I will sort out the outline of the next volume tomorrow, so I can't update it.In the past two days, everyone can leave a message in the book review area, what Wang Dou needs to develop, what is lacking, what suggestions, etc., you can speak freely.

Finally, I asked my friends in Guangxi, how is the weather in Nanning recently? Is it hot or cold, and how many clothes should I wear?
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