Chapter 131 A strong general has no weak soldiers

Inside the Qianqing Palace in the imperial palace of the capital, Emperor Zhengde stared at the memorial in front of him with lifeless eyes.

The cabinet's deputy minister Yang Tinghe stood below and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I think the proposal made by the Left Censor-in-Chief Chen Jin is feasible, and we should quickly put an end to the chaos in Jiangxi."

Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Secretary Fei Hong immediately stepped forward, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should take it step by step and make careful efforts, and we can also solve the situation in Jiangxi."

These two people were actually talking about the same thing. The Left Censor-in-Chief Chen Jin had previously submitted a memorial, hoping to transfer the local guerrilla soldiers from Guangxi to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion.

Yang Tinghe supported Chen Jin's move, but Fei Hong opposed it.

Fei Hong is from Jiangxi. He is well aware of the combat effectiveness of the Guangxi coyote soldiers and their almost non-existent military discipline.

To put it bluntly, if we let the Guangxi coyotes in, the chaos will be quelled, but there will be little good stuff left in Jiangxi.

This is the reason why the Guangxi coyote soldiers have high combat effectiveness. They do not live on military pay, but rely on plundering and killing enemies for money.

Therefore, Fei Hong could have asked Chen Jin to attack more slowly, and he didn't want him to use such unethical moves as "driving the tiger to devour the wolf".

As a Sichuanese, Yang Tinghe doesn't care what happens to Jiangxi. What he wants is to deal with it as soon as possible. Because Li Dongyang's health has been deteriorating recently, he won't be the Prime Minister for long. He needs some prestige to help him ascend to the position of Prime Minister.

Emperor Zhengde was also hesitant, as he also knew the style of the Guangxi coyote soldiers.

But the Jiangxi Uprising was like whack-a-mole. As soon as one was suppressed, another jumped up.

It has been six damn years since the beginning of the Zhengde period, and the rebellion has not yet subsided. He even wants to lead the army himself to quell the rebellion.

At this moment, a eunuch came in humbly and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Liang requests to see you."

Emperor Zhengde nodded, and another cabinet minister, Liang Chu, walked in, holding up a memorial with both hands, and saluted, saying, "I congratulate Your Majesty. The Left Censor-in-Chief Chen Jinfa has brought good news. The thieves Luo Guangquan and Chen Fu in Hualin, Jiangxi have been executed under the majesty of heaven."

"Oh?!" Emperor Zhengde was delighted. The eunuch Zhang Yong from the Imperial Household Department was quick to take the memorial from Liang Chu and handed it to Emperor Zhengde respectfully.

Emperor Zhengde picked it up and opened it, then immediately frowned.

Is this Chen Jin sick?
There is a lot of nonsense in the front, does he think I will read it word by word? !
Skipping the previous sermon, Emperor Zhengde found out the battle process and couldn't help laughing when he saw that Nanchang prefect Li Chengxun proposed a sneak attack and Jiangxi deputy censor Ou Zanghua implemented it, and the two of them cooperated inside and outside to capture Ruizhou Prefecture in one fell swoop.

He looked up at the three ministers and said cheerfully, "I have heard that a strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. Look, my dear ministers, isn't this true? Lord Ou led 500 soldiers and dared to attack Ruizhou Prefecture, which was occupied by tens of thousands of Hualin bandits, at night. It was Lord Ou's courage that made the 500 soldiers fearless!"

"This is all thanks to my appreciation! If I hadn't insisted on sending Mr. Ou, I don't know when this Hualin bandit could be wiped out."

After hearing this, the three ministers could only bow and say, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"hey-hey."

Emperor Zhengde laughed triumphantly, he thought that Chen Jin was indeed a talent he had cultivated himself, and was more useful than a mediocre person like Chen Jin.

It’s a pity that Ou Qing did not have enough qualifications, otherwise Emperor Zhengde would have wanted to remove Chen Jin directly and let Ou Qing quell the rebellion in Jiangxi.

"The Cabinet should draft an edict! Mr. Ou has made great contributions in suppressing the bandits and will be promoted to the Imperial Academy as an editor."

Having said this, Emperor Zhengde paused.

His Ou Qing risked his life to make great contributions, so it seemed a bit stingy to only promote him half a level. But if he wanted to promote him one level, these old guys would start nagging again.

After all, the value of the Hanlin Academy is there, and some people have been editors for more than ten years and have not moved away!
As long as Ou Qing is promoted one more level in the Hanlin Academy, he can jump out and work as a minister in one of the six ministries.

Suddenly, Emperor Zhengde remembered that Lü Fang's record mentioned that Ou Qing loved his wife very much, so he added: "Ou Qing's wife Liu sympathized with her husband and was granted the title of Sixth Rank An Ren. As for Nanchang Prefect Li Chengxun, you can arrange it for him and don't disappoint the meritorious officials. Zuo Lengchan and other soldiers fought bravely and are allowed to be promoted."

As Emperor Zhengde finished speaking, the three cabinet ministers did not object but bowed in agreement.

They won the battle, so they deserve a reward.

"Lu Fang."

"I'm here." Lu Fang came out from the side and responded respectfully.

Emperor Zhengde arranged with a smile: "You are more familiar with Ou Qing, so you go and convey the imperial edict this time!"

"I obey your command." At the same time, Anren County Magistrate Chen Shan was standing not far from the parade ground. Seeing the soldiers were in high spirits, shouting slogans and practicing shooting seriously, his serious expression relaxed a little.

It happened that Zhang Jingchao was patrolling with a team. When he saw Chen Shanhou, he immediately walked over quickly, bowed and greeted him, "I have met Mr. Chen."

"Zhang Zongqi."

Chen Shan looked bitter, and could only bow his hands in return. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I am here to see Lord Ou. Please pass on a message from General Zhang."

"Okay, Master Chen, wait a moment."

Zhang Jingchao was a little confused. What message did he need to convey?

But he did not refuse. Instead, he walked up to a messenger and told him about the situation here.

After hearing this, the messenger immediately turned around and ran towards the training ground.

Zhang Jingchao returned to Chen Shan and said with a smile, "Please wait for a moment, Master Chen. The messenger has gone to report to Master Ou."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"You're welcome. Sir Chen will wait here. I have official business to attend to. I'll take my leave."

"Please come in, Mr. Zhang."

Watching Zhang Jingchao and his twenty men turn a corner and walk into the county town, Chen Shan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. To be honest, ever since Ou Zanghua stationed his troops here, the public security in the city has been incredibly good, and the prison in the county government is almost cleaner than the government office.

Especially the military discipline that was reported a few days ago made the people of Anren County applaud.

And so far, this garrison has been maintained quite well, truly doing what it says.

Even when going to the county town to consume, money is paid before goods are delivered, with no forced buying or selling or haggling down the price. He is more scholarly than a student.

Sometimes Chen Shan couldn't help but hope that the army could be stationed here forever. In this way, he only needed to focus on improving people's livelihood.

And he was forced to come here this time by the local gentry.

After all, no matter how good the public security in the city is, it is just that for the gentry. They live in the clan compound anyway, and petty thieves and idlers cannot disturb them.

What really scares them is the Yao Yuan bandits outside. Those thugs don't care who you are. As long as you oppress the people and bully the villagers, they will dare to kill you.

Don’t these country gentry have any idea of ​​what they have done?

It’s just that Ou Zanghua’s official position is too high and he simply ignores them.

These gentry and landlords did not dare to offend Ou Zanghua and could only continue to harass Chen Shan.

Chen Shan originally thought of just wandering around outside for a while and leaving, just to fool those gentry.

As a result, I met Zhang Jingchao
Zhang Jingchao didn't know that he had inadvertently helped the gentry. When he led his team through the streets of Anren County, many merchants on both sides greeted them cheerfully:
"General Zhang, have you eaten yet? Why don't you come to our store and have some pancakes? I'll give you a discount."

"General Zhang, our store received fresh eggs from the countryside this morning. The chicken droppings are still steaming. Come on, have one each!"

"General Zhang, we're making beef bone soup this morning. Have a bowl!"

Zhang Jingchao paused. The team around him continued to move forward. He looked at the boss seriously and asked, "Where did you get the beef bones?"

The merchant boss smiled and said, "Hehe. Yesterday an old cow fell to its death in the village below. I followed the cowherd from the government office to collect it overnight."

"Leave twenty-one for us and come back after patrolling." Zhang Jingchao smiled and ordered dozens of bowls immediately.

"Great!" the merchant agreed immediately.

Zhang Jingchao caught up with the team and shouted, "Brothers, hurry up and patrol. I'll take you to drink beef bone soup after you're done!"

"Thank you, General Zhang!" After hearing this, the soldiers responded happily and quickened their pace.

(End of this chapter)