Wang Yangming has moved, rented a yard by himself, and moved out from Li Dongyang's house.
Wang Xiang, who was about the same age as Wang Yuan, became Wang Yangming's housekeeper. He bought another woman to cook and a maid to serve tea and water.
As for Song Ling'er, she was nominally Wang Yangming's student, but in fact she was raised almost as a daughter.
Wang Yangming was frail and sickly since he was a child. When he was young, he took mercury to treat lung diseases, and he has been childless ever since. A few years ago, his wife finally got pregnant, but because Wang Yangming was in prison, she was overly worried and had difficulty in giving birth. The doctor said that it would be difficult to get pregnant again in the future.
If Song Ling'er hadn't been the daughter of a chieftain, Wang Yangming would have adopted her as his adopted daughter.
"Wang Yuan, this is delicious, try it quickly." Song Ling'er brought a plate of candied fruits.
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "Did you pickle it yourself?"
Song Ling'er said: "How can I do that? I bought it in the store."
Wang Yuan drank tea and ate candied fruit and asked, "Then what skills have you learned?"
Song Ling'er said: "I used to study "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "General Garden", as well as some formation diagrams from the Song Dynasty. Now I have a headache. My husband teaches me "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" every day, saying that a general must know how to calculate.
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"Nine Chapters of Arithmetic is not difficult at all." Wang Yuan said with a smile.
"Isn't it difficult? It makes my head hurt to learn it," Song Ling'er said, covering her forehead. "The teacher said that I must learn five of the ten books of arithmetic to be a qualified general."
"When I come back from this war, I will teach you a simpler algorithm." Wang Yuan ate another candied fruit.
Wang Yangming suddenly walked in, and Wang Yuan and Song Ling'er immediately stood up to greet him.
"Sit down," Wang Yangming said with a smile, "I heard that out of the ten memorials from the censors today, at least eight are against you becoming the censor."
Wang Yuan said helplessly: "I have become a target again."
Wang Yangming said: "It is indeed against the rules."
The main reason is that the patrol censors are not big, they are on the same level as the county magistrate, but their power is boundless. Therefore, the past dynasties have gradually increased the restrictions on the patrol censors, such as age requirements, and stipulating that new scholars are not allowed to serve, etc.
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But this is all nonsense, and civil servants take the lead in violating it.
Take the Miao rebellion in Guizhou, for example. Who was the leader in countering the rebellion in history?
One is the governor Wei Ying, and the other is the patrol censor Xu Wenhua.
Xu Wenhua is from Sichuan. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Zhengde. Yang Shen also participated in the first examination that year. The two had such a good relationship that they wore the same pants. Later, during the Jiajing Dynasty ceremony, Xu Wenhua even assisted Yang Shen in leading the officials to cry.
In one month, Xu Wenhua, who is under thirty years old, will be appointed as the censor and go to Guizhou.
Moreover, this appointment has been confirmed at this time, but the document has not been officially issued. Why did Yang Tinghe not dare to stop Wang Yuan from serving as the censor in person? Because he had already taken the lead in breaking the rules.
The officials are now protesting. Many of them do not dare to use age as an issue. They only focus on Wang Yuan's status as a Jinshi.
Wang Yuan was quite disdainful of this: "It's not me who took the initiative to ask for an official. It's up to them to say whatever they want. Anyway, Your Majesty is determined."
"Your Majesty has high expectations for you, otherwise there would be no need for you to serve as patrol officer." Wang Yangming said with emotion.
Zhu Houzhao must have been too disappointed with the frontline officers and soldiers, including the eunuch Gu Dayong. This time, Eunuch Gu was governor of military affairs, and all the Beijing camps were under his command. As a result, after fighting for several months, the rebels actually came to the capital to join forces.
Wang Yuan's temporary seventh-grade position is equivalent to being Gu Dayong's deputy, and he has the right to intervene in the military affairs of the two governments and two states. In addition to Gu Dayong, other counter-rebellion officers and local civil servants must listen carefully to Wang Yuan.
suggestions.
If Wang Yuan discovers that those holding civil and military positions below the seventh rank have committed crimes and delayed the suppression of rebellion, Wang Yuan can directly ax them first.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao could also arrange for Wang Yuan to serve as military commander and organize the military preparations in Northern Zhili. However, the deputy military commander is the fourth rank, and the military commander is the fifth rank. Wang Yuan is also not qualified to climb that high.
The Taoist officials below were of little use, and the two hundred cavalrymen could easily be ordered around by Gu Da.
Anyway, they are overstepping the rules. It is better to let Wang Yuan be the censor and command the two hundred cavalry freely. Gu Dayong knew that the two hundred cavalry were the treasure of the emperor and would not dare to use them lightly. It is even possible that the rebellion would end and those
The cavalry only watched from the sidelines, and at most they were sent to mop up the enemy and take credit for victory. This went against the emperor's original intention.
Wang Yuan said: "The student came to visit this time because he wanted to ask for some advice from my husband."
Wang Yangming smiled and said: "I don't know the detailed military information, so I wouldn't dare to make random suggestions. But judging from the known military reports, the fighting strength of the rebel army is not strong. The real problem is that there are many cavalry. Even if they are defeated, they can escape thousands of miles away.
The officers and soldiers were exhausted from quelling the rebellion."
"How to prevent the rebels from fleeing?" Wang Yuan asked.
"I don't know." Wang Yangming said.
Wang Yuan was a little disappointed, but he felt it was normal. After all, he did not have detailed military information, so it was difficult to make a substantive judgment.
Wang Yangming added: "Let alone the calculation of the temple, the most important thing in a real war is to attack the heart. People's hearts are unpredictable, and so is the morale of the army. If you control your own military morale and destroy the other's military morale, you will be invincible. You
The most urgent task now is to firmly control the two hundred cavalry and make them work like an arm. Otherwise, let alone win the battle, it will be bad if they don't listen to orders at the critical moment."
"I know this." Wang Yuan nodded.
"Then go," Wang Yangming warned, "from today on, you must eat and sleep with the two hundred cavalry, otherwise it will be difficult for them to accept it. After all, they have been stationed in the Leopard Room for a long time and are all His Majesty's confidants.
He has long been a proud soldier who is not afraid of anything."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I'm not afraid that they are arrogant soldiers, but I am afraid that they are cowards."
The battle between the Beijing camp and the rebels this time was nonsense, as the battle clearly caused the rebels to flee.
As a result, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who had won the battle often showed fear of the enemy; the rebels and rebels who had suffered defeats became more and more arrogant, because all the dead were the strong men who had been kidnapped, and the real rebel cavalry suffered many casualties.
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Wang Yuan's mission this time was to eliminate the rebel cavalry.
There is no way to kill all the rebel infantry. After these bandit leaders escape, they sweep through several states and counties and can easily capture tens of thousands of people.
In preparation for the battle, Wang Yangming taught his disciples several cavalry formation diagrams and cavalry tactics.
They were all the most basic things. Wang Yuan only needed to have a general understanding of them, so as not to be looked down upon by the two hundred cavalrymen because he was too amateur.
Back in the dormitory, Wang Yuan was still familiar with cavalry tactics, when Zhu Houzhao sent someone again.
A eunuch smiled with a smile on his face and said: "Wang Hanlin, the emperor asked me to tell you that you don't need to pay attention to anyone's orders. Just keep an eye on the thieves and the cavalry of the rebel army. Even if you don't kill Liu Liu, Liu
Seven, if Yang Hu’s head is chopped off, at least a few of Qi Yanming’s and Zhu Qianhu’s heads should be obtained.”
"I accept the decree." Wang Yuan saluted.
The eunuch stepped aside to give up his position, and a palace guard stepped forward and handed a horse pole to Wang Yuan: "Wang Hanlin, this is a reward from your majesty. I hope you can succeed immediately."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Yuan picked up the horse.
The two emperor's servants left after saying this, and Wang Yuan didn't bother to raise any money. After all, he was born into a poor scholar and was still living in a dormitory. The eunuchs and guards could understand his situation.
This thing called Ma Shu has long been eliminated and is now mainly used in ceremonial occasions.
There is no way, the cost is too high, the time is too long, the production success rate is too low, and even rich people cannot afford it.
Wang Yuan had never come into contact with a horse before. He rode and waved it in the yard for a while and found that it was quite useful. It was definitely a murder weapon on the battlefield.
The next day, Wang Yuan formally took over the leopard room in front of the two hundred and three thousand battalions of cavalry.