Chapter 195 Entering Beijing to receive the reward
Li Zhi captured a large number of military horses in Anqing this time, and there were more than one man and one horse in the army. Li Zhi gave the extra military horses to the people who carried the baggage, and the troops returned very quickly, covering eighty miles a day. August 20
Starting from Anqing on the same day, Li Zhi only spent a month and returned to Fanjiazhuang, Tianjin on September 23.
When they reached a place a hundred miles away from Fanjiazhuang, Li Zhi asked the messenger to go to Fanjiazhuang to report the news. When Li Zhi's army arrived at Fanjiazhuang the next day, Fanjiazhuang was already deserted. The people who were not on duty or on duty all rushed outside the south gate, waiting
Watching the guerrilla general returning in triumph.
The general has made great achievements again, and he may be promoted soon. Then he will be more than just a guerrilla general. The general is the benefactor of the people of Fanjiazhuang, and the promotion of the general is a happy event for all the people of Fanjiazhuang.
Li Xing, Li Dao, Zheng Yuan and other officials also stood in the crowd to welcome Li Zhi's triumphant return.
As soon as Li Zhi's cavalry army arrived outside the south gate, the onlookers became noisy. The people looked at the mighty cavalry and cheered. The general's army did not have so many horses when they set off, and they captured all the horses in this battle.
It was really rich. The people who had good things to do hung up firecrackers on the city gate and set off the firecrackers, making the scene very lively. There was also a generous restaurant owner who brought out more than a dozen jars of rice wine and gave cups to the soldiers for them to drink.
Li Zhi also drank a glass of rice wine and bowed his hands to the common people.
The crowd suddenly burst into applause, and the people bowed and saluted the general.
Li Zhi asked the officers to lead the troops back to the camp, and he took Li Xing and others back to the official hall. When he walked into the official hall, he saw his mother and Cui He already waiting there.
When Cui He saw Li Zhi coming back, he ran up with his son in his arms and said with tears: "Husband, you are back! I am so scared when you are fighting outside!"
"Don't be afraid, isn't An Ran back?"
Li Zhi wiped Cui He's tears and took his son over for a hug.
The son has not given a big name yet, and his nickname is Shitou. These days, medical conditions are not good, and the mortality rate of children is very high. It is said that it is easier to make a living with a nickname. Li Zhi held Shitou in his arms and said with a smile: "Son, my name is Shitou."
Call daddy and come listen."
Shitou was only four and a half months old, so he couldn't talk. He looked at Li Zhi, suddenly laughed, and kicked his feet.
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Five days after Li Zhi arrived home, the governor Zha Dengbei sent a message: The Ministry of War had issued an order for Li Zhi and his meritorious generals to go to the capital. The emperor was going to promote Li Zhi to his official position in person.
The practice of the Ming Dynasty: For military attachés below the rank of general, promotions are reported to the local martial arts school by the local governor and commander, and reviewed by the Ministry of War. Those above the rank of general must be submitted to the Ministry of War for approval. After approval by the cabinet, they will be issued by imperial edict. If the merit is great and there are many people awarded, then
The military attache needs to go to Beijing and attend the court meeting, where the emperor will personally announce the reward.
Li Zhi's reward promotion belongs to the latter.
Li Zhi did not dare to neglect and rushed to the capital. This time, Li Zhi reported his merits to all his subordinates. Not only the regiment commander, battalion commander and company commander who participated in the war reported their merits, but his younger brother Li Xing who did not participate in the war also received some rewards.
level. Li Zhi even assigned some heads to Li Yousheng, Li Dao, Zheng Yuan and Zheng Hui, who were in charge of Fanjiazhuang, so that they could also be promoted.
Li Zhi led more than 70 generals and general managers from Fanjiazhuang to the capital.
After arriving in the capital, Li Zhi found the store he had set up in the capital and settled down in the yard behind the store. After resting for a while, Li Zhi led his men to the front of the imperial city and the Thousand-Step Corridor behind the Daming Gate.
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Qianbu Corridor is where the government agencies of the Ming Dynasty work. There are mainly six ministries and five government offices. Li Zhi found the official office of the Ministry of War on the west side of the Qianbu Corridor. He saw the Department of Military Selection and Purging of Officials hung by the Ministry of War.
The signboards of the four departments: the Staff Cleaning Department and the Arsenal Cleaning Department.
Li Zhi came to get his new official uniform and seal. The Chariot and Driving Department and the Arsenal Department had nothing to do with Li Zhi's promotion. Naturally, he went to one of the Military Selection Department and the Staff Division.
In addition to the two aspects of conferring and inspecting, the division of responsibilities is: the military posts of the guard station are generally under the jurisdiction of the military selection department and garrison. The general officers of the Beijing camp are basically under the control of the postal department. Li Zhi is now a separate garrison general under the camp system.
Find a job agency.
Li Zhi found the official office of the staff department, went in and reported his name, and someone brought Li Zhi to the doctor in charge of the staff department.
When he met the doctor, Li Zhi raised his hands and said, "Fanjiazhuang guerrilla Li Zhi was ordered to come to Beijing to accept the reward!"
The doctor, Fang Si, looked up at Li Zhi, said oh, and then lowered his head to work on his official documents.
The doctor is a civil servant of the fifth rank, who is much worse than Li Zhi, who is the second rank. However, this doctor is in charge of the official affairs department and has jurisdiction over the military and military officers of the world. He is very powerful, so he naturally has a certain authority. The doctor is sitting on the desk.
He was busy processing official documents at the back, and Ren Li Zhi stood there waiting for a stick of incense, but did not raise his head to pay attention to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi knew what the problem was, so he went up and stuffed a fifty-tael silver note.
The doctor looked at the amount of the banknote, then looked up at Li Zhi, but still didn't speak.
Li Zhi had no choice but to add another fifty-tael silver note and stuff it over.
At this time, the doctor finally smiled and said slowly: "The guerrilla general has come to receive the reward? This is a big deal! I will report it to the general right away!" The doctor walked to the bookshelf at the back and looked through it, and found out
Regarding the official documents of Li Zhi and Li Zhi's subordinates, he read them and said: "The day after tomorrow, the general led eight officers from more than 100 households under his command to go to court and receive a reward from the emperor. After the court meeting, come back to me to receive the seal of official uniform."
The doctor rummaged through the bookshelf again, found nine more morning plaques, and handed them to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi took the tooth tag and looked at it. He saw "Official No. 5137" written on the front, and "Official No. 5137" written on the back. "The official carries this tag with him and is not allowed to borrow it. Forgers who rewrite accidents will be imprisoned."
No unauthorized entry is allowed without a license. Anyone who violates the palace prohibition will be punished!"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, doctor! I resign!"
The doctor smiled and said: "Don't leave in a hurry. Go to the outer hall to find Di Bei, the principal, and ask him to teach you the etiquette of going to court!"
Li Zhi replied: "Thank you very much, doctor!"
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After stuffing some money with Di Bei, the head of the Ministry of War, and learning the etiquette of going to court for an hour, Li Zhi returned to the courtyard.
Early on the third day, Li Zhi, dressed in court clothes, took Li Xing and eight others to wait at the Meridian Gate outside the imperial city before dawn. Li Zhi arrived and waited for a while, and more than a hundred civil and military officials arrived one after another.
They were all waiting. When dawn broke, a drum was played upstairs, the left and right doors were opened, and the staff walked in. Then after waiting for a while, the bell rang again on the Meridian Gate, and the civil and military officials moved from left to right.
Close the door and enter.
Li Zhi took his subordinates, lined up in the military attache queue according to their rank, and followed everyone into the imperial city.
