"According to the imperial edict of the Emperor, Zhen Weitong... is designated as the Shenglong Left Guard. Zhen Weitong is temporarily acting as the commander, and is under the control of the Chinese military. I admire this."
"... Ruan Xun... was given the rank of third-grade commander,... and was designated as Shenglong Youwei. He was appointed as the commander and joined the front military command. I admire him."
"..., Zhang Wen is ordered to select those captured Annan soldiers who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty and form them into the Shenglong Central Guard. There is no limit on the number of personnel..., I admire this."
"..., Lin Yurong, the Jinwu vanguard general, was the first to enter the city during the battle to capture Duobang City. He used a strategy to attack the city. He also led his soldiers to join forces with Mo Yuan and Mo Tun to set fire to the city, making the Annan garrison think that
The city has been breached and the entire army retreated. For his great contribution, Jin Wu was given the title of Staff Officer of the Vanguard. I appreciate this."
"..., Zhu Daizhen, the general of the Yulin Zuowei,..., conferred the title of Hundred Households on the Yulin Zuowei. I express my gratitude for this."
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"..., I hope that all the soldiers will continue to fight hard, and I will not begrudge the rewards. After the army pacifies Annan, I will go to Annan to personally reward the soldiers who have made meritorious service, and drink a celebratory wine together!"
"Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!" After all the imperial edicts were read out, all the people present knelt down and said.
After kneeling for three times, Ruan Xun stood up from the ground and stared blankly at the imperial edict in his hand, unable to recover for a long time.
He was really surprised. Although the status given to him by the Ming Dynasty was not low, and Zhang Wen and others respected him, this was all superficial.
But now he is allowed to recruit enough soldiers to fill a guard, and he can also appoint thousands or hundreds of guard posts by himself. This is a great trust, more trust than many Ming generals.
He never thought that he could gain such trust from the Ming Emperor. For a moment, Ruan Xun suddenly thought of the saying, "A scholar will die for his confidant."
'I am an unfaithful, unkind and unjust person, and I have no connection with the world of soldiers. Why did I suddenly think of this sentence? Forget it quickly, don't be stupid and risk your life for the Ming Dynasty!' Ruan Xun thought in his heart. But on his face
Still couldn't help showing a complicated expression.
Not only him, but Mo Yuan and others were holding the holy edict appointing themselves and happily talking to others on the spot, while some stood there and giggled.
Zhang Wen took the last imperial edict from Hu Yan, looked back at General Annan behind him who received the edict, and sighed: "Your Majesty's handiwork is beyond my reach! Your Majesty's mind is probably only matched by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhang Wen really admired Yunxi at this time. As the commander-in-chief of Annan's expeditionary army and a high-ranking figure in the Ming Dynasty, he certainly thought about how to govern Annan after pacifying Annan in the future.
In his opinion, after Zhu Chanyi officially sealed the vassal in Annan, many local gentry would definitely be dissatisfied with this. They would rebel together with those who had defected to the Ming Dynasty because they were loyal to the Chen Dynasty. I am afraid they would not be able to pacify them within a few years. The Ming Dynasty needs to bring about
Two hundred thousand troops stayed in Annan to put down the rebellion, and formed an army composed mainly of local people to fight against the Ming army. At the same time, they beat and suppressed the local gentry, and then implemented benevolent policies on the people, spending several years to stabilize the place.
But Yunxi was now starting to form an army composed mainly of Annan people. According to Feng Xishan's tone, he would even let them fight independently. This was really too arrogant. And he thought carefully that this was not the wrong approach.
But after all, Zhang Wen was a man who had experienced many things. He quickly finished his emotion and got down to business. He asked, "Does your Majesty have any other wishes?"
"Purpose? Your Majesty has no other decree." Feng Xishan said with some surprise.
"No other purpose? Well, in the memorial, I clearly requested your Majesty's instructions on how to deal with the captured Annan General Ruan Renlie. Why didn't Your Majesty give any instructions? Although I wrote my own countermeasures in the memorial, even if Your Majesty agreed with my countermeasures,
It's only right if there is criticism. Could it be an oral instruction?" Zhang Wen asked again.
Feng Xishan shook his head. "There is no oral instruction."
"It's not like His Majesty forgot about this." Mu Sheng came over and said softly.
In fact, Mu Sheng's guess was correct. Yunxi was so focused on watching them win the battle that Ruan Renlie didn't notice them at all.
