Zhu Pingan watched Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian leave hand in hand, and walked into the room under the guidance of the messenger.
In the room, Zhang Jingduan sat at the head of the table, followed by a group of civil and military officials. Some of them were known to Zhu Pingan, such as Li Tianchong, Yu Dayou, Lu Boring, and Tang Kekuan. Of course, there were also many people whom Zhu Pingan did not know.
"Greetings to Mr. Zhang, I have met all the gentlemen and generals." Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands and saluted Zhang Jing and others.
"Zi Hou, no need to be polite, please take a seat." Zhang Jing waved his hand, indicating that Zhu Pingan could take a seat.
There is only one empty seat here, and this empty seat is in the third place. Apart from Zhang Jing, there is only one person in front of him.
I don't know this Zhu Ping'an. He is about fifty years old, with a Chinese character and a serious look on his face.
He is the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang. If this person is ranked ahead of him, he must be a big shot.
Zhu Ping'an was about to take his seat when Yu Dayou behind him stood up with his fists clasped in his hands to pay his respects, "Greetings to the Lord, if I know that the Lord is coming, I will definitely come with him so that I can take care of you along the way."
"General Yu is interested, please sit down." Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded.
Zhu Pingan had just sat down when he heard the boss next to him,
"The final appearance, Mr. Xiao Zhu is really a noble person. He has made us all wait for such a long time."
The boss on the side looked at Zhu Pingan and said with some dissatisfaction.
Zhu Ping'an, you young man, you have only been the right minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang for a few days, and now you are gone?! You are so entrusted and so late! Let the governor and I wait for a while.
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There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world. You are the right minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, and I am the left minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Yingtian!
Although we are both deputy chiefs of the Yingtian War Department, with the same official rank, and both are of the third rank, but left and right, left and right, left is in front of right!
I, the left minister of the Ministry of War, is in front of you, the right minister of the Ministry of War. His seat is in front of you, and his position is also in front of you. When a minister is promoted to minister, it is the left minister who is promoted to minister. You, the right minister, step aside!
Also, although we are both governors, I am the governor of Yingtian, you are just the governor of Zhejiang, and Yingtian is our accompanying capital of the Ming Dynasty. Governor Yingtian is naturally half a level higher than the provincial governor of your place, and naturally has more power than you.
High and powerful.
"Ahem, Mr. Tu, Zihou is in Shaoxing and is no closer than us. It's normal for him to come later."
Zhang Jing, who was in the main seat, coughed slightly and explained to Zhu Ping'an.
"The distance is far? Yu Dayou is in Zhenhai, and he is much farther away than Zhu Zihou. Yu Dayou has been here for an hour, and Zhu Zihou just arrived late. I'm afraid the distance is not enough to explain it.
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Master Tu shook his head slightly and cited the example of Yu Dayou as counter-evidence, showing that distance is not a problem.
"The last general was born in the army" Yu Dayou spoke up and wanted to explain to Zhu Pingan.
However, as soon as he started talking, he was interrupted by Master Tu with an unhappy look on his face.
"Shut up! Sir, what are you going to say?" Master Tu scolded Yu Dayou with a displeased and angry look on his face.
Yu Dayou awkwardly held his fists in apology.
Tang Kekuan, Lu Ti and others present looked at Yu Dayou sympathetically and gave them moral support.
They are all used to this.
Today's daimyo are noble and powerful, not to mention the left minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Yingtian who scolded them. Even the civil servants two or three levels below their official rank could point their noses and scold them.
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Their military attachés, even if they were of the third or fourth rank, had to dismount and salute when they met the seventh-rank magistrate.
Civil servants command military officers like them. Promotion, reward, demotion, and punishment are not matters of a word.
Civil servants are promoted to governors, then to Taoist ministers, and then to governors. No matter what they do, military generals like them will never become Taoist ministers and governors.
These generals are just the commanders who manage the soldiers. No matter how many officers they are promoted to, they will only manage more soldiers.
Dao ministers and governors are the commanders in charge of strategizing.
Even if their military generals eventually become high officials in the feudal territory due to their merit and the rank of Three Sovereigns and Five Nobles, they must still stand obediently and listen to their instructions when meeting other people's Taoist ministers and governors.
Until the Ming Dynasty, almost two hundred years after the founding of the country, no military attaché has ever entered the cabinet.
After Master Tu reprimanded Yu Dayou, he continued, "I am not putting on airs, nor do I mean to embarrass the younger generation, but the important affairs of the country lie in the sacrifice and military affairs. If everyone does not actively respect the governor's orders, then in the future, won't the orders of the governor be respected?"
If we don’t implement it thoroughly, how can we eradicate the Japanese pirates?!"
"What Mr. Tu said is absolutely true. Peace is late. I would like to apologize to the Governor and all your lords and generals."
Zhu Ping'an stood up and apologized to Zhang Jing, Master Tu beside him, and all the other generals.
Then, Zhu Pingan briefly explained, "After Pingan received the message from the Governor, he made arrangements as soon as possible and came on horseback."
"Since Mr. Xiao Zhu came on horseback as soon as possible, considering the time, he shouldn't have been so late."
Master Tu refused to give up.
"What Mr. Tu said is absolutely true. Ping An should have arrived about three quarters earlier. The reason for the delay was that Ping An and his party encountered a small group of Japanese pirates who were burning down houses in a roadside village on the way. Ping An's body was
As the governor of Zhejiang, he was responsible for protecting the country and the people. How could he sit idly by when he saw the Japanese pirates burning down the villages within the territory? He commanded the Zhejiang army officers and soldiers who were accompanying him to attack from front to back and annihilated the group of Japanese pirates in one fell swoop. After wiping out the Japanese pirates, in order to avoid the plague
, and set fire to burn the bodies of the Japanese pirates. It took some time, so we arrived late."
Zhu Pingan briefly described the scene at that time and explained to everyone the reason why he was late.
"What? Master Zhu wiped out a group of Japanese pirates while he was on his way?! How many troops were there in the Japanese pirates?"
"real or fake?"
"Master Zhu said that a group of Japanese pirates were annihilated. Is there any evidence?"
Everyone present was shocked after hearing this. They did not expect that Zhu Pingan killed a small group of Japanese pirates while on his way.
"A total of thirty-six Japanese pirates were killed, and their heads were handed over to the front yard for registration and screening."
"The messenger who was traveling with me also witnessed it with his own eyes."
Zhu Pingan said calmly.
"Is it as Master Zhu said?" Zhang Jing ordered the messenger who had just brought Zhu Ping'an to come and asked him in front of everyone.
"Indeed, as Mr. Zhu said, Mr. Zhu commanded the Zhejiang army to divide into two groups, attack from the front and back, and annihilate the Japanese pirates in one fell swoop. The Zhejiang army's firearms were so powerful that all thirty-six Japanese pirates were wiped out without the ability to fight back."
The messenger answered truthfully.
"sharp!"
"Zhu Butang is so powerful. He killed thirty-six Japanese pirates along the way."