Chapter 732 Conquest of Annan - One of the Selected Generals
Hearing Yunxi's words, Xiyao smiled and said, "It feels so strange to hear my husband call me concubine."
"You call me husband, isn't it appropriate for me to call you wife?" Yunxi also said with a smile.
"But usually my husband always calls me by my concubine's name."
"In the situation just now, my husband thought it was very suitable to call me Niangzi, so I called her like that."
Xiyao smiled and seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't.
Yunxi took another mouthful of vegetables, thought of something, and said to Xiyao: "Xiyao, this time I will use the navy to fight against Annan, so Xiran will also go to fight. But the navy is actually more powerful than the land army. It's much safer, and Xiran is from a thousand households, so nothing should happen." Every time he wanted to mobilize the relatives of the concubines in the harem to go to war, he would explain it to them in advance.
"Well, husband, I know. The so-called eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. My family has always been favored by the emperor. Since your majesty wants to divert the water to fight, although I am worried about the safety of my brother, I will not dissuade my husband from molesting my brother's place. The guard station will not ask the husband to transfer my concubine’s brother from the guard station." Xiyao said.
After that, the two of them chatted a few more words and finished the meal. Yunxi went to criticize and answer the memorial, while Xiyao returned to Kunning Palace to take care of some children.
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Xiran is not the only family member of the harem concubines who will be mobilized to fight this time. Li Jiqian, who has already been arranged by Yunxi to serve as a naval general in the Beibu Gulf area, needless to mention, is impossible to escape; Miaojin and Baoqin He also got his wish and let his relatives go to fight on the front line.
On the night when Yunxi officially decided to conquer Annan, he rested in the Chengqian Palace in Baoqin. While having dinner with her, he mentioned the plan to conquer Annan.
Baoqin immediately said: "Husband, can you let my father and brother go to fight?"
"Your father and brother?" When Yunxi heard this, he recalled the conversation she had with her father and brother on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and asked tentatively: "If you think it is not appropriate for them to have a free meal in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, I will transfer them Go to the place that is responsible for the baggage, this time go to Annan to take charge of the baggage of hundreds of thousands of troops."
"Your Majesty," Baoqin was about to speak, but suddenly paused, picked up the cup and drank a glass of water before continuing: "My father is now nearly fifty years old. Although he fought in the war when he was young, he has picked it up again now. It’s not easy either. If His Majesty has the grace to let my father take charge of the baggage, of course I will be willing.”
"However, my eldest brother is only thirty years old now, and he has learned military fighting skills from my father since he was a child, so he should serve the Ming Dynasty."
"Besides, it is not good for a man of decent age to be idle all the time. I was previously worried that Your Majesty would not want to let my relatives make more military exploits, so I asked them to serve as officials in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army; but in the past two years, I have seen that His Majesty has no intention of doing so. Restrictions, so I also want my brother not to be a drag on Ming Dynasty."
Baoqin's reasonable words dispelled Yunxi's doubts. "In this case, I will transfer your father Ye Gao to the place in charge of the baggage and become a grain and grass officer in charge of this army of hundreds of thousands; as for Ye Yiwei," Yunxi pondered for a moment and then continued: "This time, let's take charge of the troops transporting grain and grass. The war is coming. Let someone like him who has never fought in a war go to a general guard post. The guard post will not dare to wait for this battle. After the fight is over, I will let him go to a general guardhouse for training."
"Why, your Majesty has issued an order, and the guards dare not refuse it?" Baoqin said.
"Why did I make such an edict? Yiwei is in the seventh rank in the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion. In the army, he must be appointed at least the sixth rank as a trial hundred households. It is said that one general is incompetent and will kill a thousand troops, even if it is just one hundred households
It will also affect more than a hundred people, how can I not care about the lives of more than a hundred soldiers!" Yunxi said somewhat solemnly.
"I lied, your majesty, please atone for your sins." Baoqin, knowing that he had violated Yun He's taboo, immediately said.
"Those who don't know are not guilty, but you can't say such things next time." Yunxi said.
In this way, the Ye family and his son decided to participate in this war.
As for Xu Jingchang, it was even easier. Because Yunxi wanted to mobilize the capital guards to fight. Although Xu Jingchang's guard was not in the guard station that was mobilized this time, Xu Yingxu, who was also the governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, transferred the order.
He was transferred to the guards who were on the list of being recruited. Xu Jingchang himself was quite capable, and it was hard to offend the Xu family, so the guard commander accepted.
Miaojin also called Xu Huizu's eldest son Xu Qin into the palace and said to him: "Your wife is pregnant, and we don't know whether it is a boy or a girl. I won't let you go this time. When you have a son, you will be allowed to go too."
The battlefield. You are the eldest grandson of the Xu family and a graduate of the Martial Arts Hall. How can you keep hanging around in the capital!"
"Yes, Fourth Aunt." Xu Qin said with a bitter look on his face, but he felt relieved in his heart.
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"Yes, Your Majesty," said several generals from the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, then bowed and exited the palace.
Yunxi first ordered Wang Xi to ask the young eunuch to come in and clean up, and then shouted: "Ah, this matter has finally been settled."
"Your Majesty is so busy all day long, and the time for meals and rest is uncertain. How can he be in bad health?" Wang Xi said.
"It will be much better after this matter is finalized. The Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office have nothing to report to me. Next, they can just act according to the rules and regulations that have been decided. I have nothing to do.
It’s done.” Yunxi smiled.
"This is great, Your Majesty, you can rest more." Wang Xiye said with a smile.
Yunxi smiled again and told him: "You have someone announce the ceremony to enter the palace. I have something to say to him at noon. Also, call Zhang Fu over immediately."
Wang Xi accepted the order and came down. After a while, Zhang Fu came in and said, "I have met your Majesty."
"Zhang Aiqing doesn't need to be polite," Yunxi said.
Zhang Fu saluted and sat down opposite Yunxi in a reserved manner. Yunxi was very busy these days, but he asked him to come over despite his busy schedule. Why on earth was this?
'I haven't done anything taboo, but I once used my night badge to ride a horse on the street after eating and drinking in the middle of the night. It's not worthy of your Majesty calling me here to talk about it. As for the other things, I am a general.
Shi Shiren has no chance to make money at all, and has never accepted a bribe. Could it be that someone is slandering me for accepting bribes? It's not like they suddenly want to make use of me.' Zhang Fu thought in his heart.
"Zhang Fu, I remember that I saw you in Beiping Mansion in the 28th year of Hongwu's inspection in the north. I have a keen eye for talents and let you study in the martial arts hall."
"You graduated from the Martial Arts Hall at the end of the 30th year of Hongwu. In February of the following year, you were appointed deputy Qianhu of Habayashi's right guard. You were promoted to Qianhu the following year."
"Then I transferred you to my side to serve as Tongshiren, and you have been by my side for three years now," Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, it has indeed been three years since I sacrificed myself for your Majesty's side," Zhang Fu said.
"Three years is long enough. Zhang Fu, I have decided to appoint you to an official position for this expedition to Annan and lead the troops to fight." Yunxi said.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Zhang Fu stood up happily and bowed.
Of course, there is a sense of trust in the emperor's side, and no one will really regard them as ordinary seventh-level officials. But just like a censor who has been serving two terms in six years is a senior censor, and a censor who has been serving three terms in nine years is a senior censor.
He is a complete officialdom hustler. Being with Yunxi for two or three years means he is trusted. Being with him for longer means that he is incompetent. Zhang Fu has been with him for more than three years, and he has been with him for a long time.
Liu Rongdu, who came to the emperor in Peiping, was sent to Peiping as a general again, but he still sacrificed his life in front of the general.
Finally, today, he was sent out to fight by the emperor, and he did not have to be regarded as a person with insufficient ability. How could he be unhappy?
Yunxi stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down, and said: "You don't have to do this. In fact, I should have let you go to other places to serve as a general. It's just that this year I have been thinking about Annan and forgot to send the people around me to serve as officials."
"It wasn't until I decided to conquer Annan and was considering dispatching military generals that I finally remembered your affairs and decided to appoint you as one of the generals to lead several guards to conquer Annan."
Hearing Yunxi's last words, Zhang Fu, who had already calmed down before he even finished the second half of the sentence, became excited again: 'What? A general? I can actually be appointed as a general?'
At this time, most of the Ming Dynasty's generals, deputy generals, and staff generals were sent on temporary assignments. The senior officials and junior generals depended on the number of troops they commanded. In the battle of Annan, 600,000 troops were sent, and the deputy generals had to command more than 100,000 troops. The senior generals could almost command the troops.
Twenty to thirty thousand soldiers.
In the past, it was the practice for generals to go abroad to serve as generals. They started as commanders and were promoted to commanders after two years. This time, he originally thought it would be similar. At most, he would be directly appointed as commanders. But now Yunxi
He actually said that he would be appointed as a staff general!
But after getting excited, Zhang Fu immediately came back to his senses, stood up and saluted Yunxi and said: "Your Majesty, I am only a seventh-rank official. How can He De be appointed as a staff general by your Majesty in this battle? Besides, there are rules in the army. I am not a seventh-rank official."
Being promoted suddenly to the rank of general like this may make the generals dissatisfied and the morale of the army unstable."
"Zhang Fu, you are a talented person, why can't you be appointed as a deputy general? If you were not too junior and too young, I would have appointed you as a deputy general."
"As for the instability in the army, before the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Gongjin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Sun-Liu coalition. Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other Sun Jian veterans were dissatisfied, but after Zhou Yu took office, he was very orderly and well-organized, which impressed all the generals. In my opinion,
It seems that you are a more talented general than Zhou Gongjin, and you will definitely be able to solve the unstable morale of the troops in your unit." Yunxi said. Seeing that Zhang Fu was still very uneasy, he said in a more serious tone: "I believe in my own vision."
"Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust!" Zhang Fu stood up straight and said very solemnly.
Yunxi reached out and patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "I am waiting for the report of the great achievements of your commander-in-chief to be sent to the capital."
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Thanks to book friend Haisheng and the United Russia Party for the reward.
