Chapter 197: Fighting for the Son of Heaven by Eating the Imperial Food
Wang Cheng'en briefly talked to Dayong about Kong Youde's rebellion before and after, and then explained a few more words. Later, Dayong accompanied him out of the tent, called for the sedan bearers, and returned to the city under the protection of the guards in golden clothes.
After seeing off Wang Chengen, Dayong immediately ordered Guo Yi to summon the generals and tell them that they would move their camp southward to quell the chaos tomorrow.
The imperial edict has been accepted, and all the generals know that they have no choice in the matter and can only obey the order, but they all have complaints in their hearts and are not active in going south to quell the chaos. You look at me, I look at you, and no one says anything.
Only Cao Bianjiao was gearing up and was very excited and excited to have another battle. However, seeing that his colleagues didn't seem to want to go south to fight, he couldn't help but feel at a loss and looked at Shi Dayong at a loss.
In the tent, he is the most capable fighter, but he is also the youngest. In terms of qualifications, Xiao Cao is not on par with everyone in the tent; but in terms of military exploits, Xiao Cao deserves to be the first. But Xiao Cao has been able to achieve this since he was a child
The uncle of the family, Wen Chao, has a humble personality. Therefore, when getting along with the generals, he considers himself a junior and does not dare to overwhelm others with his family history and military achievements. Therefore, he gets along very well with the generals. Therefore, when he sees the generals looking depressed, he can't help but be affected. It is not like
So positive just now.[
On this trip south to fight, we were short of horses and soldiers, and we had just gone through the battle of Jinzhou and had traveled all the way to the capital. Before we could take a breath, we had to go south again. It can be said that the divisions and troops were exhausted up and down Jinzhou.
Under such circumstances, they hurried south and were unfamiliar with the place. Not only the generals had doubts about how much the Jinzhou Army could accomplish, but even Shi Dayong also had a big question mark.
However, it is hard to disobey the sacred command. Since he decided to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, he would work tirelessly for the Ming Dynasty. Whatever the emperor asked him to do, he would do it. In the words of later generations, no matter what dangers and difficulties lay ahead, he would bite the bullet and face it.
Even if there are no difficulties, you still have to face difficulties if they are created!
Such loyalty makes Shi Dayong sometimes feel that he is a little incredible. This is not a time traveler from the 21st century. He is clearly an idiot who loves to harm the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, how can he explain what he has done.
Well, others have advanced ideas and want to create a new era for time travellers. I am born backward and was not tolerated by the world in my previous life. In this life, I will be a defender of the feudal era.
Shi Dayong, who believed in blood and sweat for the emperor until he died, would naturally not change his mind because of the passivity of his subordinates. However, fighting south was not only his business, but also the business of his seven hundred subordinates. So he must
Unifying the minds of the top and bottom, the future is dangerous and unknown, and it is difficult to achieve anything. If the military's morale is not unified, then why go south?
If we force ourselves to go south and reach a point where we can no longer advance or retreat, we can't just raise the flag of rebellion like Kong Youde, right?
After signaling the generals to sit down, Shi Dayong said to them: "I know what you are thinking, and I also know that our army is going south at the moment and it is very difficult. But why did I accept the imperial edict and agree to go south to quell the chaos?"
Here, the questioning eyes are turned to the generals, hoping that they can answer.
However, the generals remained silent and did not answer.
Seeing that the person accepted his words, Shi Dayong secretly shook his head, simply called Jiang Wanli's name, and asked him: "Let me ask you, what kind of food do we eat and what kind of salary do we get?"
Being called out by Shi Dayong, Jiang Wanli was a little embarrassed, but he still said honestly: "To tell you what the general said, what I eat is the emperor's food and what I get is the emperor's salary."
"That's it."
Shi Dayong stood up straight, walked among the generals, and raised his voice: "We are the emperor's soldiers! The emperor provides us with royal food, so we must treat the emperor with sincerity, otherwise how can we be worthy of the emperor!"
The country is in trouble today, and we have been favored by the emperor. How can we ignore the country and the emperor? It is said that raising an army for a thousand days is spent in one moment. I ask you, at this time, can you just watch?
Do you want to poison the place with bandits and soldiers, harm the people of the Ming Dynasty, and damage the foundation of our country? If you do this, are you worthy of the imperial food you eat!"
After hearing this, Jiang Wanli swallowed his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't. There was obviously a bit of shame on his face.
Shi Dayong glanced at others again, and the generals he glanced at lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at them. It was obvious that these words had greatly touched them.
Among the crowd, Li Dashan was sitting there, not afraid of Shi Dayong's gaze. Come to think of it, he was extremely dissatisfied that he could not get a reward from the court, but he had to go south to quell some Confucian traitor, and he was extremely dissatisfied.
I never restrained myself slightly because of Shi Dayong’s angry rebuke.[
Shi Dayong saw Li Dashan's appearance, and was both angry and fond of him.
What is annoying is that his subordinates do not recognize his orders; what is happy is that Li Dashan is straightforward in nature. Although he has a gangster spirit, he is also a real man. How can a person who leads troops not like this kind of true nature?
Man.
With a curl of the corner of his mouth, he suddenly glared at Li Dashan and shouted: "What are you looking at, general?"
"If the general doesn't look at the general, who will he look at?" Li Dashan is surprised. Everyone in this room is listening to you. If I don't look at you, why should I look at others?
Shi Dayong chuckled secretly, took a step forward, stopped less than two feet away from Li Dashan, and said slowly: "If I remember correctly, you Li Dashan said outside Dalinghe City that day that I am not a bandit.
, I am an officer and soldier, what I receive is the imperial rations, and what I repay is the emperor’s favor. As long as I am not dead, I have to finish this battle for the imperial court! Isn’t that right!”
This question made Li Dashan stunned for more than ten seconds. Fang nodded vigorously and said with great strength: "Yes, General, Dashan did say this that day!"
Shi Dayong followed closely and said, "Now, have you become a bandit and not a soldier of the imperial court?"
Hearing this, Li Dashan said anxiously: "Back to the general, from the day he surrendered to the general, Dashan was no longer a bandit, but a soldier!"
"Since you are a soldier, why don't you want to work for the imperial court?" Shi Dayong smiled coldly, "From my perspective, you are still a bandit at heart, and you have never regarded yourself as a soldier of the Ming Dynasty!"
"General, what are you talking about? If Dashan doesn't value his officers and soldiers, why would he follow the general and fight to the death with Jiannu, without fearing his own life or death!" Li Dashan was furious, and Shi Dayong's words were too irritating.
Shi Dayong snorted and ridiculed: "Okay, if you really consider yourself an officer and soldier, then I will ask you why you are willing to follow me to fight the Tatars, but are not willing to follow me to quell the traitors! Could it be that this traitor
Is it even harder to fight than Donglu?"
The hero was afraid of being provoked, so Li Dashan stood up abruptly and shouted: "Afraid of a bird! Dashan is not even afraid of slaves, so how can he be afraid of Confucian thieves! Don't worry, general. Dashan is an official and an army. He eats and takes the emperor's money.
, I will naturally work for the emperor! Go south to quell the thieves, don’t even bother with the mountains!"
"What about you?" Shi Dayong turned sideways and looked at the rest of the group.
All the generals stood up, cupped their hands and said: "I am willing to follow the general south to fight for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty!"