Yang Sichang looked at Zhu Youjian's expression and said: "Your Majesty, it has recently been said that there is a police force in Jin, but it is announced that the three generals of Shanxi Province have led their troops to defend the border, and the border is very empty. I would like to ask Wang Pu, the general of Datong, to return Garrison the place!”
Zhu Youjian was stunned and said hesitantly: "However, Lu Shangshu has already divided his troops twice. If Wang Pu is transferred away, will Lu Xiangsheng be short of major generals?"
Yang Sichang said: "No, Your Majesty, now the Qing army is scattered in various places and looting, and Lu Shangshu has Li Zhi under his command, so missing Wang Pu will have no impact."
Zhu Youjian thought for a long time, nodded and said: "Okay, I will send Wang Pu back to Datong in accordance with Yang Qing's praise of the painting."
"Holy Saint!"
After Yang Sichang said these words, he bowed and left. He walked out of Qianqing Palace, and an angry look immediately appeared on his pious and respectful face. He walked out of the imperial city, took a sedan chair back to his home, and saw Chen Xinjia already sitting in the hall waiting for him.
Although Chen Xinjia divided Lu Xiangsheng's troops, he had no intention of fighting the Qing army. He led his troops around the capital and returned to the capital from time to time to discuss strategies with Yang Sichang.
Yang Sichang put the dental plaque on the table and said fiercely: "Li Zhi has made meritorious service under Lu Xiangsheng again!"
Chen Xinjia thought for a while, then raised his hands and said: "Mr. Ge, then Li Zhi's 10,000 troops are more powerful than 30,000 troops. Things will get worse if this continues! If Lu Xiangsheng really forces the Qing army back, we who are negotiating for peace will not be able to do so. Good ending!"
Yang Sichang said slowly: "I transferred Wang Pu on the pretext that there were police officers in Yunjin. Lu Xiangsheng's troops were reduced by four thousand."
Chen Xinjia said: "Elder Ge, but Li Zhi is still there. With Li Zhi, Lu Xiangsheng is not afraid of the Qing army!"
Chen Xinjia looked at Yang Sichang's face and said: "Mr. Ge, we must separate Li Zhi and Lu Xiangsheng! Lu Xiangsheng arrogantly talks about taking the lead in the battle. Without Li Zhi, he would be just a fanatic who wants to die in front of the Qing army."
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On November 15th, the weather was already very cold, and the water on the ground had already turned into solid ice. The sun came out for a while in the morning, but was soon covered by dark clouds, making the surroundings even colder.
In the afternoon, the angel arrived. Li Zhi, Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and others knelt in front of the eunuch who announced the edict, and listened happily to the emperor's reward for the Battle of Gaoyang.
The imperial edict first rewarded Lu Xiangsheng, and then gave him a Shangfang sword, Yin Yizi, a hereditary Jin Yiwei, and a thousand taels of gold. Then Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu and others who had made great gains in the Battle of Gaoyang were also rewarded. Especially It's Wang Pu, who was promoted to governor and magistrate this time.
Everyone accepted the order and were very happy and gave the eunuch a lot of money.
Finally, when I read the reward for Li Zhi, the emperor promoted Li Zhi to the rank of commander-in-chief of Tianjin.
Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard that the emperor named him the commander-in-chief of Tianjin. After struggling in Tianjin for four or five years, he finally became the commander-in-chief of a military force. After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Li Zhi stood up and took it respectfully. Then I heard the eunuch say: "Master Li, from now on you will be the commander-in-chief of Tianjin. You will control all the troops in Tianjin. You are second only to the governor in Tianjin. This status is very different."
Li Zhi smiled and said nothing.
The eunuch then said: "I'm afraid General Li doesn't know that this time, general, you were only nominated for the first time after Jiuqing's recommendation, and you were not selected. It was the emperor who ignored the recommendation and promoted you to Tianjin." The commander-in-chief."
Li Zhi knew that many people in the court called him a treacherous minister. It was expected that many people did not choose him during the court nomination. Li Zhi said: "The emperor's kindness is so great that Li Zhi is grateful!"
The eunuch smiled and said, "I have brought you the waist badge and the flag badge. The chief soldier has taken them."
Li Zhi took his waist badge and saw that it was made of ivory and engraved with "Li Zhi, the Governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, Qian Shi", which was his current official position. Although he was still just a Qian Shi, now he
He is already at the level of Governor! He is only two steps away from Governor Zuo, who is the highest-ranking military attaché of the Ming Dynasty.
Li Zhi took the flags again. The flags were about one and a half people tall, with white characters on a red background. The left one had the words "Captain Qianshi of the Houjun Governor's Mansion" in large letters, and the right one had "Tianjin Chief Military Officer" written in large letters. Li Zhi
He handed the flag to the soldiers behind him to hold it, and stood under the new flag, feeling indescribably majestic.
Li Zhi took out fifty taels of silver and gave it to the eunuch. The eunuch took the money and grabbed Li Zhi's hand with a smile on his face and said, "General Soldier, you should be more careful in your actions in the future. Don't be accused of being a traitor again!"
The eunuch was kind-hearted. Li Zhi smiled and did not answer.
After seeing off the eunuch who announced the decree, Lu Xiangsheng walked up to Li Zhi, stroked his beard and said: "The general soldier has made a lot of contributions to the country, and now it is a matter of course for him to be promoted to the chief soldier officer. It's just that he is only twenty-three years old. In our Ming Dynasty,
He is actually the youngest commander-in-chief in the town."
Wang Pu came up and said with a smile: "What the governor said is wrong. Li Zhi is not young, he is just right. When I was promoted to commander-in-chief, I was only twenty-six years old!"
Yang Guozhu came up and said: "General Li has been promoted now, and it is more than justifiable that he is ranked above us. General Li has a strong army and strong horses, and he has made outstanding achievements. We are willing to be inferior to him!"
Li Zhi smiled, cupped his hands and said, "There are still many things that Li Zhi wants to learn from Mr. Yang!"
When Yang Guozhu saw that Li Zhi respected him, he laughed and was very happy.
Hu Dawei said in a rough voice: "Li Zhi has been promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief. What a good thing! Do you want to have a banquet to celebrate?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Today I will be the host and provide money to buy wine and meat from the governor to reward the whole army!"
Lu Xiangsheng said: "We also have a reward, we can't let you pay alone."
That night, Lu Xiangsheng distributed the one thousand taels of gold rewarded by the emperor to all the soldiers in the army, and each person received four cents of silver. He also distributed wine and meat to the soldiers to reward the whole army. The four generals were in the middle army.
A banquet was held in the big tent to celebrate the imperial court's reward.
As soon as the banquet began, Lu Xiangsheng raised his glass and said: "The first glass of wine is for the emperor! The emperor is so kind and kind, and we must work hard to repay him!"
The generals raised their glasses and sang together: "To the Emperor!"
After drinking for three rounds, Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and said: "Now that we have defeated Abatai in Gaoyang, I am worried that the Qing army will retaliate and gather troops to attack me!"
Yang Guozhu said: "According to the report from our scouts, the Qing army has already gone to Shandong. I'm afraid they may turn around and attack me soon!"
Wang Pu said: "That's not necessarily the case. Dorgon is a man who will take revenge. If we beat his Abatai, he will definitely gather troops to attack me. I just don't know how many people will come. If too many people come, we will only have
Go north to the capital to avoid the danger for now." After a pause, Wang Pu said: "We must send more scouts these days to observe the road information and see clearly the movements of the Tatars."
Lu Xiangsheng said with a worried look on his face: "If I avoid the war and return to Beijing, I am afraid that Yang Sichang will impeach me. I am afraid of the enemy and will not move forward!"
Hu Dawei said angrily: "What are you afraid of Dorgon? No matter how many soldiers and horses come, we will fight him to the end!"
Li Zhi sat at the top of the generals, drank a glass of rice wine and said loudly: "Don't worry, Governor, as long as the number of Dongnu who comes does not exceed 50,000, and we have enough food and grass to dig trenches and defend, we are not afraid of him!" 8
