"The last general will thank you for your kindness, long live my emperor." After bowing respectfully, Mangui stuffed a red envelope to the eunuch who came to pass the imperial eunuch, and then said with a smile on his face, "Please sit in the tent for a while, and then go to clean up and follow your father-in-law to the palace to pay homage to Your Majesty."

"Well, please General Man hurry up. Your Majesty summoned General Man as soon as he came back from Tianjin. This shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to the general." For the sake of money, the eunuch's attitude was also much tolerant.

"Thank you for your advice, I will remember it in my heart." Man Gui said a few more good words and just left the tent. These were also taught by his aides. Otherwise, with Man Gui's bold and generous nature, he would not be able to do this. After he came out, Man Gui did not rush to pack up his things, but came to another tent and gathered with his confidants to discuss countermeasures. "I don't know what important things are for Your Majesty to call me into the palace this time, and how should I report it?" The Guanning Army and Dongjiang Town were easily recovered by Li You, so Man Gui would of course worry about his Xuan Army.

"Master, when Your Majesty came to Datong, he comforted the Master and gave him food and pay truthfully. This shows that Your Majesty still has a lot of trust in the Master." An aide persuaded him, "From the students' perspective, all the generals of the Guanning Army have been beheaded. Chen Jisheng, Mao Chenglu and others from Dongjiang Town are not qualified. Your Majesty summoned the general to the capital this time, so he must be used to reuse it."

"That is, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the situation of civil and military inferiority in the court has been greatly loosened, and Lu Xiangsheng was able to make up his mind to abandon civil and military affairs, which shows that." The mood of this aide was quite complicated. On the one hand, the improvement of his own status as an owner was of course very beneficial to him, but on the other hand, he was a scholar no matter how much he said he was a scholar. Although he failed the Jinshi exam and could only come to Man Gui to praise military affairs, he just watched the military and civil officials on the same level. The local officials would never dare to scold Man Gui lightly again. He felt a little uncomfortable.

"This time I enter Beijing, the general will definitely be able to go further, but" the third aide was also very optimistic about Man Gui's personal future, but he had other concerns. "Students look at His Majesty's methods of dealing with Guanning Army and Dongjiang Town, and they are afraid that they will regain the plan that Qi Shuai once offered to the court. The general's servants may not be able to save them."

"Oh? How did this matter be solved?" Man Gui's fame was achieved by fighting with one sword and one gun. His cultural level was not high, so he was naturally a little confused about these allusions, so he asked.

"When he was guarding Ji Town, he wrote a letter to Mr. Taiyue, suggesting that the soldiers from the nine sides of the court go to Ji Town in batches to receive training to ensure the combat effectiveness of soldiers in each border town. Mr. Qi's skills in training are unparalleled in the world, which was originally a good thing, but the dukes of the court were afraid that Mr. Qi would become bigger because of this. In addition, the large amount of troops were spent on the training, so the court naturally could not afford so much money. At the same time, Li Chengliang trained 8,000 servants in Liaodong, and used this to sweep Liaodong, and no one could defeat him. Compared with Mr. Qi's plan, Mr. Li's way of supporting his family members did save a lot of money, so the court rejected Mr. Qi's suggestion and adopted Mr. Li's plan. This way, the generals of each border town deducted military pay and used it to train servants." The aide explained the matter.

"But a few servants cannot be with the army after all, so since then, our border towns in the Ming Dynasty gradually weakened. Because the servants are the foundation of each general and the officials have spent a lot of money to pile them up, who would have exhausted them? So whenever the war starts, it would be fine if the enemy is vulnerable to a blow. Whenever the war is stalemate, most of these people are reluctant to throw their servants into it. How can they win the battle in this way?" After all, the generals and officials as honest as Man Gui are a minority, and most of the Ming army are still as habitual as the Guanning Army.

"So after conquering Guanning Army and Dongjiang Town, Your Majesty immediately disbanded the servants, re-verified the soldiers, and carried out unified training. This was the method of Qi Shuai in that year." The staff revealed the answer, "And if among the various armies today, the Xuan army, which was the general, is good at fighting. Your Majesty summoned the general to the capital this time, and was afraid that he would imitate the example of Guanning Army, take away the servants and re-engineer the Xuan army."

If it were the past, maybe they could have their own strength to push back against such a decision, but now the strength of the Jing camp is far better than that of the border towns. In addition, the examples about Ningjun and Dongjiang Town are ahead, who dares not agree? So seeing that Man Gui seemed unwilling to accept it, the staff quickly advised, "The general guards the border for the country and has made many military achievements. Your Majesty will not forget the general's merits. Even if these servants are gone, Your Majesty will treat the general well."

In this way, it can also set an example for other border towns, such as the Qin army. As long as you are obedient, you will inevitably be rich and prosperous, so as to reduce the resistance of each border town. If Mangui can follow His Majesty's wishes, it will definitely be beneficial.

"It's just that these servants have followed me for many years to fight. If I just gave them up like this, I would feel a little reluctant." Man Gui looked entangled. Although he was concerned about his future, he was unwilling to lose his loyalty.

"General, if you can't bear to leave them, you will harm them. After all, they are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Just imagine what your Majesty should think if they think that they obey the general's orders more than the will of the court?" The aide quickly warned Man Gui, "In addition, according to students' reports, the servants of Chen Jisheng and Mao Chenglu of Dongjiang Town arrived in the Guanning Army, Lu Xiangsheng did not look at it differently because of his outstanding martial arts skills. They were at most a servant. If they were placed in other border towns, they might become generals in the future, which is also a good thing for them."

"General, the father-in-law who came to send the order has urged you again and asked when you will set off." As I was confused, a personal soldier came in to report. Only then did everyone realize that it had been a long time since they spoke. Now Man Gui should go to Beijing to pay homage to His Majesty.

"General, you must not be stubborn in this matter. Don't let those of you who have been with you for many years have no good ending." Several aides stood up at the same time and persuaded, for fear that Man Gui would become stubborn again.

"Forget it! Forget it! Since you all say this, I will do it as you. I hope Your Majesty can give these good men who have fought for the country for many years a good home." Man Gui stood up and slowly went to the layman in the tent. He had been persuaded by them.8
Chapter completed!