Although Ma Jixiang was promoted to Governor of Fubo, he felt like a mirror in his heart. The Holy Emperor was still worried about his performance in the incident of seizing the door. After the fall, he settled the accounts and sent himself to the island to enjoy the cold wind. This was not what he had done before.
You can see that by adding the title of Censor of the Capital to yourself, you only gave yourself the second-grade Dragon and Tiger General Wu Sanguan. Although it is the top Wusanguan, which sounds better than the previous title of the second-grade Hussars General, it is still the second-grade.
The first rank is different from those governors who have been given the title of high rank to the first rank.
Alas! It seems that if we don’t do this until the new emperor ascends the throne, we won’t even think about leaving Fubo Island! Ma Jixiang simply moved his family to the island, pretending that the whole family would open up territory for the Ming Dynasty. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, the emperor
The more dissatisfied you are with yourself, the more you have to act loyal. Otherwise, your life will be in danger!
This trick was very effective, and the imperial edict came: Conferring the title of first-grade imperial concubine to Ma Jixiang’s wife. According to convention, when an official’s mother or wife is granted a royal title, it usually follows the official’s grade. The husband of a first-grade imperial wife is usually a first-grade official.
But Ma Jixiang is only at the second level. This sealing method is unconventional.
Emperor Guangwu was a master at playing tricks on people, and his appointments and appointments were often unconventional and thought-provoking. For example, the appointment of Mrs. Ma can be seen as a kind of grace; it can also be seen as an encouragement: Do your best, my dear.
It's only a matter of time before you get a first-rank official position; it can also be a warning: if you do a good job, you'll be promoted to a first-rank official; if you fail, your official position will be below your wife's for the rest of your life.
In short, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and it is difficult to get involved in officialdom! If you don't have the ability to figure out what your superiors want, don't become an official!
A person like Ma Jixiang, who has followed the real dragon for many years and knows the nature of the dragon, naturally understands Zhu Hengjia's thoughts. It seems that the Holy Lord wants him to cooperate with Annan Hou Chenwu to wipe out the barbarians on Fubo Island as soon as possible! But those barbarians are hiding
He comes and goes without a trace in the mountains and forests. Chen Wu is a veteran in the army and can't stand up to these barbarians. What can I do?
You have to think of something even if you have no choice. It’s not easy to be a frontier official in the Guangwu Dynasty! I couldn’t think of it by myself, so I asked everyone to think about it together.
Ma Jixiang invited Annan Marquis Yang Wu, Fubo Governor Li Weizuo, Admiral Feng Anping, Chief Envoy Zhang E, Inspector Wan Sida, Chief of Staff Ma Xuansheng, and Huang Zhao to discuss how to pacify the indigenous people on the island.
"The Holy One ordered us to pacify Fubo Province, but the local chiefs are rampant and refuse to accept the king's rule. Do you have any good ideas?" Governor Ma said gently.
Sitting on the throne is Annan Hou Yang Wu. He has just been awarded the title of Marquis for his contribution to the expansion of the territory. At this time, he is very excited. How can Conglong Laochen, the highest military commander in the local area, be willing to regard Ma Jixiang as his commander-in-chief?
What's going on? Hearing this, he said cheerfully: "The Ma Zhijun has been working as a royal guard for a long time. He is good at spying on military intelligence. You don't need to worry too much about marching and fighting."
There were many rules in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and there were various titles for governors. Those who mixed well were honored as Palace Protectors if they were given the title of Prince Taibao; those who were given the title of Censor of the Capital were respectfully called Governor Xian; others were honored as Constitution Maker and General Secretary. As for
Zhijun was the name before Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde felt that the name "Zhijun" was not domineering, so he changed it to "Zhizhi". Although Emperor Jiajing returned to the throne after he succeeded to the throne, the unspoken rules of officialdom were that the higher or the lower, there were still many
Calling the governor "general commander" is more prestigious than "controlling the army".
Yang Wu called Ma Jixiang "horse-controlled army", and the derogatory connotation was very obvious. Firstly, he was from Long Laochen, and his qualifications were older than Ma Jixiang; secondly, he had done a good job in Fubo Province, and he also parachuted in as a governor.
What does the Holy Spirit mean? Do you doubt our ability? I hold my breath in my heart. I dare not blame the emperor, so I can only blame Ma Jixiang. Thirdly, Ma Jixiang was demoted to this place because of the incident of seizing the door. Others don't know, but he has a wide network of connections.
You know. Naturally, you won’t take Governor Ma seriously.
What a horse warrior, he was ridiculed, but he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he gave Yang Wu a top hat with a smile, "Annanhou followed the saint to fight in the south and north, and wiped out a few barbarians. Of course it's not a problem. I want to hear it."
"Annan Hou Gao Jian".
"Hmph! I have already made arrangements for this trivial matter."
Yang Wu glanced at Ma Jixiang proudly and said to Admiral Feng Anping: "Old Feng, please explain my arrangements to you in detail."
"Yes!"
Feng Anping said respectfully: "The central part of Fubo Island is a mountainous area with steep mountains, which isolates the north, east, south, and southeast. It is more convenient to connect by sea than by land. According to Annanhou's arrangement, Mr. Huang guards the mountainous area.
, Isolating the land traffic of the barbarians in the north and the barbarians in the central part; General Ma commanded the warships to patrol along the coast and cut off the barbarians' sea traffic; I commanded to enter the mountains for encirclement and suppression, the key point was to divide and divide, eliminate one piece and then replace it until the barbarians were wiped out.
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Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Yang Wu smiled proudly and said, "When suppressing bandits, you must set up many military fortresses, block roads, and build beacon towers on the tops of mountains. Wherever the thieves go, beacons must be lit to report the news. Never let them go."
Run one.
He is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. This encirclement and suppression strategy is very rigorously designed and highly maneuverable.
"Yes", all the generals responded in unison.
The chief envoy Zhang E frowned, "This will take a long time and consume a lot of money. Where does this money and food come from?"
But Yang Wu didn't care, "I am a military general, and I only lead the troops to fight. Raising money and food is a matter for you and other civil servants."
"Ru!" Zhang E was furious.
Li Weizuo, the governor of Fubo, saw this and hurriedly tried to persuade him: "I will apply to the imperial court for money and food matters. However, building ports, military camps, roads, and houses has already cost a lot of money, and the imperial court may not be able to get too much money.
Ah!"
Yang Wu also slowed down his tone: "I don't need much, just five hundred thousand taels." He really didn't ask for much. Although there were only 10,000 barbarian soldiers on the island, the scale of the war was not large. The mountains were high and the forests were dense.
, the cost of building fortifications is huge, and many materials have to be transported from thousands of miles away, which is naturally very expensive.
"Fifty thousand taels is too much. The national supply is insufficient and the court is also in difficulty. Let's squeeze in and get 300,000 taels. Try to purchase daily necessities from the Gowa Kingdom and other feudal vassals, so as to save some money." Li Weizuo Youyou
Say.
The military meeting was over, and everyone quickly formed a strategy. No one asked Ma Jixiang for his opinion, and the governor was regarded as nothing.
He was smiling on his face, but he was filled with hatred in his heart. Damn it! When a tiger falls and a dog bullies him, I think back when I was in charge of the Imperial Guards, which one of these officials dared to speak loudly to me?
After finally finishing the discussion, we walked home listlessly.
"Ma Gong, stay here", suddenly I heard someone calling me.
Looking back, I saw a man who was nearly forty years old, with a face like a crown jewel, limping towards him, but it was Wan Sida, the prosecutor who was sentenced to death.
Wan Sida, courtesy name Chongzong, was born in Yin County (Ningbo), Zhejiang Province, and was a famous Confucian scholar. He called himself Lame Old Man because of his foot disease.
Ma Jixiang was born in Qianjinyiwei, and he was familiar with the high-ranking officials in Fubo Province before he came. He knew that he was the sixth son of Wan Tai, the founder of the Yongshang School in eastern Zhejiang, and that he had eight brothers, Wan Si Nian, Wan Sicheng,
Wan Sizhen, Wan Sichang, Wan Sixuan, Wan Sida, Wan Sibei and Wan Sitong each have their own achievements and are known as the "Eight Dragons of the Wan Family".
This man once worshiped Huang Zongxi as his disciple. A few years ago, Huang Laoer received a cold reception from the Holy Father because he wrote a book to promote democracy. Therefore, he lost his support and had to come to this corner of the world to serve as an official. Just when the matter was being discussed, he didn't say a word, thinking
Just like myself, I am rather frustrated.
"Oh, it's you, Cheng Zong." Ma Jixiang rolled his eyes and rolled up Wan Sida's sleeves affectionately, "Please come in quickly, I'll let Zhuo Jing prepare the food and wine. I won't come back until I'm drunk. Haha!"
