Chapter 353 Disciple
Ou Zanghua stood by and listened quietly. The incident caused by the old soldier earlier had already doubled the pressure on Qiu Yue and other rectification factions. Fortunately, Ou Zanghua helped them to cover the bottom line, so the matter was resolved smoothly.

Now Qiu Yue had the people, money and support he needed, but he ended up causing such a big mess. Emperor Zhengde was speechless.

It seems that military generals can only perform on the battlefield, and the officialdom is really not suitable for them.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhengde could not help but look at the Minister of War, He Jian. He was the man who supported the rectification of the Beijing camp in the beginning. What was his attitude now?
He Jian noticed the gaze of His Majesty, he stood up, clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think the dissatisfaction of the military officers in the Beijing camp is understandable. The rectification of the Beijing camp is not a matter of a day or a night, it needs to be done step by step, seeking progress in a steady manner, so as to avoid acting too hastily and causing more unnecessary disturbances."

After these words were spoken, Qiu Yue was slightly stunned, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

He had never expected that He Jian, who had previously cooperated with him well, had now quietly changed his stance.

Liang Chu stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Qiu has a heart for his country and his sincerity is evident. He personally does everything and leads by example, which is a model for military officers."

Qiu Yue glanced at Liang Chu with a hint of surprise, wondering secretly, he had no connection with the Minister of Personnel, so why would he stand up and speak for him at this moment?

When Emperor Zhengde heard Liang Chu's words, his face darkened slightly, and his eyes flashed with complex emotions. He couldn't help but think in his heart, he did everything by himself and still managed to do it like this, could it be that Qiu Yue was really only suitable to be a battlefield general?
If so, should he be sent back to the frontier?

Ou Zanghua sighed secretly, walked out and bowed, then suggested: "Your Majesty, the military officer of the Beijing camp is dissatisfied because the military officer of Jiangxi has taken over his position. In this case, why not compete for the position?"

"Oh? Mr. Ou, please explain in detail." Emperor Zhengde's thoughts were interrupted, but he did not show any dissatisfaction.

"You can refer to the military examination, which can be divided into two parts, namely the civil examination and the military examination. The civil examination papers are jointly prepared by the Hanlin Academy and the Five Military Protectorates, and will be reviewed by Your Majesty. After confirming that they are correct, they will be printed and tested according to the standards of the joint examination."

"The martial arts test is divided into three items: strength, speed, and endurance."

"Add up the scores of the civil and military exams, and the top 500 will stay in the camp. The rest can retire or choose to study in the martial arts academy."

As soon as Ou Zanghua finished speaking, Wang Zhuo, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, said, "What is the difference between what Ou Keqing did and the military examination?"

"There is no difference, it's just to solve the problem at hand." Ou Zanghua said calmly.

He Jian frowned slightly and said, "Although Ou Keqing's method is useful, it is too complicated and wasteful."

Ou Zanghua didn't care, and said calmly: "Then just have a martial arts test. Strength, speed, and endurance are the three cornerstones of a military commander's career and are indispensable. It doesn't require any money or time. It's nothing more than organizing a two-day competition, and at most it will consume a few stone pillars already in the military camp."

"Then follow Lord Ou's advice and determine the number of places based on the martial arts exam."

Emperor Zhengde made the decision directly: "Also, strictly investigate the person who led the riot. Both matters will be handed over to Ou Qing to handle."

As he spoke, Emperor Zhengde looked at Qiu Yue, thought for a while, and found that apart from Qiu Yue, there were not many military officers who could preside over the management of the Beijing camp.

Duke Cheng Zhu Fu, Duke Yingguo Zhang Mao, and Duke Wei Xu Yu all had sufficient prestige, but they were too closely connected with the nobles and were also old.

After thinking it over, he said with some melancholy: "Qiu Qing, you continue to handle the rectification of the Beijing camp."

"I obey your command!" Qiu Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed to express his gratitude.

After receiving the imperial edict, Ou Zanghua left the Qianqing Palace with Qiu Yue and went to the Beijing camp to deal with the mess.

After the two men arrived at the military camp, they found that it was in chaos again. Many soldiers from the Beijing camp surrounded the Jiangxi military officer with weapons in hand. Both sides kept cursing at each other, as if they were about to start a fight again.

Seeing this, Ou Zanghua immediately said, "My Lord, please mobilize the three thousand troops. I will go in and stabilize the situation."

"I'll go in with you!"

Qiu Yue took out his badge, threw it to the deputy general Sanhe, and said, "Let those wolf cubs run over here!"

"Yes!" Sanhe took the badge, responded and turned to leave.

Ou Zanghua glanced around, picked up a rusty sword from Lan Qi, and stepped into the military camp with Qiu Yue.

Qiu Yue held the spear in his hand, took a deep breath and shouted, "Silence!!!"

This roar was like a sudden thunder, piercing through the clouds and splitting the rocks. It not only shook every soldier present, but also made the air around them tremble.

Zheng Futian squeezed in the crowd and turned around to see two people holding weapons. He immediately shouted: "They are the leaders of the Jiangxi gang. This chaos is all secretly controlled by them!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a spark falling into a pile of dry wood, instantly igniting the anger in the hearts of the soldiers in the capital. For a moment, the crowd was excited, and many soldiers with boiling blood could not hold back, and turned around and wanted to rush forward, vowing to ask for an explanation.

Some people were sharp-eyed and noticed the scarlet robes the two men were wearing, and they knew that they were definitely not ordinary people and their identities must be very important.

As a result, those soldiers who had already taken a step forward paused involuntarily and stopped abruptly.

"come!"

Qiu Yue raised his hand, beckoned towards them and said, "Let me, Qiu Yue, see your bloodiness."

The soldiers were shocked. Many of them had seen Qiu Yue before. When they saw that it was really him, they quickly took a few steps back.

Ou Zanghua came out and said in a loud voice: "I am Ou Zanghua, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Chancellor of the Imperial Household Department. I have come here by order of His Majesty to deal with the affairs of the two groups of military officers. The military officers shall stay, and the soldiers shall withdraw in order and return to their respective camps. There must be no mistakes!"

When the soldiers first heard this, they were still a little hesitant, but in the blink of an eye, the situation changed drastically.

The well-equipped and high-spirited soldiers of the 3,000-strong battalion, led by Sanhe, surrounded the area silently like an iron wall.

Such a sudden change made the soldiers of the Beijing camp calm down.

No one knows better than them the combat effectiveness of the Three Thousand Battalion, which is far beyond the reach of these untrained and poorly equipped people.

In just half an hour, thousands of soldiers from the Beijing camp evacuated the scene, leaving only two groups of military officers.

Qiu Yue pointed at Zheng Futian and said coldly: "Capture this man!"

Zheng Futian's face suddenly changed, and when he was about to resist, he saw dozens of soldiers from the Three Thousand Camp drawing their bows and aiming arrows at him.

His heart trembled and he had to give up resisting. He was pinned to the ground and tied up by the soldiers.

Ou Zanghua walked through the military officers of the Beijing camp and came to the military officers of Jiangxi. When he was about to speak, he saw that the faces of these people were delighted. They put down their weapons, knelt on one knee, saluted with fists, and said: "I pay my respects to Lord Ou!"

Such a big scene even scared Ou Zanghua.

He looked at everyone carefully, Zhang Miaosan, Li Mu, Lu Lin, Wei San, Ma Xiaosi, Zhao Tong, Qian Buchu
They are all acquaintances!

Only at this moment did he realize that the Jiangxi military officers who helped Qiu Yue reorganize the Beijing camp were actually his "disciples".

"So it's you! No need to be polite, just get up quickly."

Ou Zanghua excitedly helped the two people in the front stand up, looked at these men who had once studied with him, and asked with concern: "How are you these days?"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Ou. We are doing well."

Zhang Miaosan stood up and said with a simple smile: "Since Lord Ou disbanded the army and gave us the commission, we have returned home to farm. During the slack season, we organize training for the farmers in the village, and then go hunting in the mountains to supplement our family income."

"Sir Ou, I am Mother Li!"

Li Mu took over the conversation and continued, "We have learned to read and write under Lord Ou, and we also understand the laws of the Ming Dynasty. We also have the Poyang Lake Navy and Lord Yu to take care of us. We can speak to people in the surrounding area, so our lives are very comfortable."

"This time, Captain Wang Cheng sent someone to find us, so we came to the capital to assist."

Another man squeezed over and asked excitedly, "Master Ou, I am Qin Wakuai, do you remember me? I gave birth to two babies in February this year, a boy and a girl. I named the boy Qin Ze and the girl Qin Wan'er. What do you think?"

Ou Zanghua looked at the man and said with a smile, "Great, great, you have a son and a daughter, and they both have good names. I remember you wrote the cross wrong, so I punished you to run ten laps. You were with You Erlang, Xu Dacong, and Zhu He. Are they here too?"

Two voices were heard from the crowd immediately:
"Master Ou, I am Zhu He!"

"Master Ou, You Erlang is here!"

"Hahaha, great! I'm pleased to see that you are living so well." Ou Zanghua looked at them and felt particularly happy.

Qiu Yue did not expect that this group of Jiangxi military officers would admire Ou Zanghua so much. He suddenly understood why His Majesty would send him to handle this matter.
(End of this chapter)