Chapter 901 Celebration Banquet - End of Miscellaneous Talk
Xu Jingchang felt uneasy: What does your Majesty mean by this? Has he decided to expel Cao Zheng from the army?
But even though he wanted to ask clearly so that he could prepare in advance, he didn't dare to ask Yunxi, so he could only excuse himself with butterflies in his heart.
Yunxi looked at Cao Zheng and wanted to call him up immediately to talk about astronomy and geography, but in the end he held back.
He took a few mouthfuls of rice to fill his stomach until he was seven to eight times full, and then continued to call the military commanders he paid more attention to to come forward and talk.
This time, Yunxi did not distinguish according to the size of his merits, but according to his official position from high to low. Several lieutenants did not need to speak on this occasion, and the first one to come up was the general Zhang Fu.
Zhang Fu is Yunxi's confidant. Not only that, this time he led troops to capture Duobang City and achieved great success. He also proved Yunxi's vision. It is estimated that it will be much easier for him to use young generals in the future.
Yunxi praised Zhang Fu, and finally asked: "Zhang Fu, apart from being granted the title of hereditary commander and being appointed to the official position of commander of the Supreme Guard, what else do you want to ask for? As long as you do not exceed the rules, I can agree to it. you."
He originally thought that Zhang Fu would ask for a house. As an official who came to the capital from Peking, Zhang Fu did not have his own house. He had been living in public rental housing. Now he was considered a person of status and should have his own house.
But Zhang Fu's words were beyond his expectation. "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of your Majesty. I would like to ask your Majesty to pardon my brother's guilt."
"Your brother?" Yunxi thought for a moment, then remembered for what purpose he had exiled Zhang Yu's family to Guangxi more than three years ago and incorporated them into the local army. This time he sent troops to Annan, and Zhang Yu naturally participated. Most likely, he saw Zhang Fu and asked him to rescue his second and third sons.
"This," Yunxi said after thinking about it, "did Zhang Yu make any contribution to the expedition to Annan?"
"Your Majesty, I would like to inform you that the Chinese army led by Cao Guogong, my father, fought very bravely and made some achievements when conquering Jiming Pass and other passes. However, he did not fight any big battles afterwards, so his achievements are not great." Zhang Fudao.
Yunxi felt that Zhang Fu did not dare to deceive him, so he said: "In this case, I will pardon the crimes of your two younger brothers, Zhang Min and Zhang Fu."
"But," Yunxi rushed to say before he thanked him, "they must stay in Annan as generals and cannot return to the Central Plains."
Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment. Although Yunxi pardoned their sins, the difference between not allowing them to return to the Central Plains and not being pardoned did not seem to be very big.
He was about to plead with Yunxi again when he suddenly heard His Majesty say again: "However, it is not impossible for them to return to the Central Plains, but this requires them to make contributions in Annan and accumulate merit and be promoted."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness," Zhang Fu said immediately. Although his slander against Yun Xi was divided into three parts, after all, His Majesty gave his two younger brothers grace, so he must express his gratitude.
After Zhang Fu withdrew, Yunxi called Chang Jizong over to talk without stopping.
"Jizong, why were you willing to lead troops into Duobang City in the first place?" Yunxi did not praise him more, but asked curiously. Chang Jizong is not an ordinary person. Even if he wants to fight and make meritorious deeds, there is no need. Take such a risk.
"Your Majesty, I have my own thoughts. I just don't want to fall behind Xu Jingchang."
"Back then, my ancestor's contribution was not as good as that of the King of Zhongshan, and he was ranked second, both uncle and father. Therefore, I was very unconvinced and wanted to be able to compare with the people in the Duke of Wei in this generation."
"Although Xu Qin is the eldest son of Wei Guogong, he doesn't have much ability; but Jingchang is different from him. Although Jingchang has been naughty since he was a child, I know he is quite smart, but he has never been on the right path."
"I know that I am not as capable as him, so I can only take greater risks to achieve meritorious service. But who would have thought," Chang Jizong said with a helpless smile: "Man is not as good as God, but he actually led his troops to capture Shenglong City.
You have to be knighted."
Yunxi suddenly realized that as Wei Guogong and Zheng Guogong were the first great contributors to the Ming Dynasty, their descendants would unconsciously compare each other, but Chang Yuchun's merits were not as good as Xu Da's, and Chang Mao and Chang Sheng were not as good as Xu Hui's ancestors. Chang Jizong only counted on them.
He surpassed the third generation of the Duke of Wei.
Yunxi, who understood, comforted him and said: "This time it's just Xu Jingchang's good luck. It's not that he is better than you. There is no need to belittle yourself. There will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future."
After that, Yunxi summoned other meritorious ministers. Although the battle against Annan lasted for a short time, there were not many major battles. The battles of Duobangcheng, the battle of Yi'an, and the battle of Qinghua were relatively large-scale.
The rest are just small battles.
However, there also appeared many generals who made great achievements, and Yunxi comforted them all with kind words. Many of them were promoted and granted worldly titles.
Among them, Luo Shenzhen, the commander of the Elephant Guards, should focus on appeasing him. Luo Shenzhen had made a great contribution in capturing Hu Jiya alive. Yunxi originally intended to confer him a title of World Noble, but because he had been unfavorable in guarding Chen Tianping in Guangxi, he was not demoted.
The rebellion and promotion had already caused a lot of discussion, and some omissions were made in the first battle of Pingzhang. What's more, the capture of Hu Jishen mainly relied on the high mountain soldiers from Taiwan, so he only got the hereditary post of commander.
, was transferred to the capital as the commander. Yunxi didn't want him to have any thoughts because of this, so he comforted him with words.
Luo Shenzhen said matter-of-factly: "It is His Majesty's grace that I can be granted the title of hereditary commander. How can I ask for more?"
Yunxi took a few glances and felt that what he said must be true. Although it was a bit strange, he felt relieved and stopped trying to comfort him.
Then they met with the leaders of the barbarian soldiers and the surrendered generals Ruan Xun, Mo Yuan and others who had made great contributions to Annan. The leaders of the barbarian soldiers could not be promoted, and they were all rewarded with gold, silver and jewelry. Yunxi summoned them and promised to give them many ceramic utensils and
Silks and cloths, and even many iron pots were given. They withdrew with great gratitude.
The generals who surrendered from Annan would stay in Annan as generals, and it was better to give the rewards to Zanyi. Yunxi just appeased their emotions and rewarded them with some valuable things.
However, after several Annan surrendered generals retreated, Yunxi said to Li Jian: "Remember, tell Zan Yi later that if these Annan surrendered generals do anything illegal, they should not be executed easily even if the public resentment is great.
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"Your Majesty, although these people have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, they must be punished for their mistakes, otherwise they will cause public resentment." Li Jiandao. He understood what Yunxi meant. If these generals who first surrendered to the Ming Dynasty were dealt with soon,
I'm afraid the locals will think that the Ming Dynasty killed donkeys to remove mills, but they can't be allowed to ruin the reputation of the government.
"What I'm talking about is not not to punish, but not to kill. Those who have committed evil deeds after joining the Ming Dynasty will all be exiled to Guangxi. I will be of use in the future." Yun He said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jian agreed.
After ordering this matter, Yunxi looked at the time and found that noon had passed and it was almost Shen Shizhen. Unknowingly, it had lasted for an hour and a half.
He then stood up, said a few words, and announced that the banquet was over.
