When he was named, Chen Xun complained in his heart, but he also knew that his position was here, and such things would never be able to escape. For this reason, he raised his head and said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, the ministers are mainly responsible for the assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials in the state capitals and Zaijing, as for the affairs of the army, I don't have much involvement in the affairs of the army, and I can't find a suitable candidate in my mind for a while, but after the ministers go back, I will investigate carefully to see if there is anyone who can win the post of good general." ”

didn't dare to prevaricate directly, but he also said everything in his heart in his words. It boils down to one sentence, he knows about the transfer of civil officials, but when it comes to military affairs, he knows very little.

"Humph!" Knowing that Chen Xun was shirking his responsibility, Zhu Qizhen snorted unhappily, and then his eyes fell on Wang Zuo, the head of the household department, "Wang Aiqing, the household department is in charge of the country's money, and also manages the grain, grass and ordnance in the army, I wonder if there are any outstanding candidates to recommend to me when doing this evaluation?" ”

"Your Majesty, most of the people used in the army are the same, and there are no particularly outstanding people, and the ministers really can't think of it for a while." Wang Zuo said stubbornly, and also intended to tell Zhu Qizhen that he was only in charge of money and food, as if it was not his duty to recommend good generals, and there would be no answer to ask him.

The two Shangshu in succession found the reason, and Zhu Qizhen asked the Shangshu of the other questions in a fit of anger, but still didn't get any answers, and finally his eyes fell on Kuang Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, "Kuang Aiqing, you are in charge of the Ministry of War, I wonder if there is a suitable general to recommend to me now?" ”

When asked about Kuang Ye, this is also a helpless thing. Originally, Zhu Qizhen also knew that if there was really a suitable candidate, I was afraid that Kuang Ye would stand up early in the morning, and the lack of action meant that he had no one to recommend, but at this time, he could only try.

Kuang Ye, who was asked, looked much calmer than several other books, "Back to the emperor, now the military department is in the process of self-inspection, and no outstanding leader has been found for the time being." It's just that the emperor asked, and the minister still recommended Zhongqiao Gong, he is now in Guangdong to quell the rebellion, it is better to wait for him to solve the matter there, and transfer him to Yunnan to preside over the situation"

Kuang Ye was still talking, but Zhu Qizhen on the dragon chair was already flushed, and said angrily: "That's enough." ”

After interrupting Kuang Ye's words, Zhu Qizhen said angrily to Kuang Ye: "Do you know that Guan Ying, who you sent to learn about the situation in Guangdong every day, knows the situation in Guangdong with a war report every day, what did he say? Today is peaceful, the three armies have not moved, and everything is normal. This is Guan Ying's secret report, and every day is this sentence, I can memorize it, you now say that you want to put your hope on the body of the loyal and courageous man, do you know that there is a suspicion of opening the river? ”

"Yes, yes. How could Kuang Shangshu still mention that loyal and courageous man? The affairs of Guangdong are just a group of bandits doing chaos, and most of them are untrained chaotic people, there is no combat power at all, known as the god of war, the loyal and courageous men are afraid of the enemy like tigers, if they are transferred to Yunnan, then I don't know what they will be afraid of, so it is better not to say it in the future, so as not to attract the laughter of others. Liu De, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said with a look of accusing Yang Chendong of doing things unfavorably.

Originally, because of the matter of Hangzhou Governor Qi Bushen, Yang Chendong did not sell face to Liu De, so he felt guilty. Later, he stumbled on Yang Shan's envoy to Beiming, but things were not as wishful as he imagined, and he was reprimanded by Zhu Qizhen for a long time, and he was already dissatisfied. Now that even the emperor is reprimanding Yang Chendong for his unfavorable affairs, how could he not step on it?

Kuang Ye, who knew the grievances between Liu De and Yang Chendong very well, knew that the other party was venting his personal anger by saying this, so he said with a look of disagreement: "It is true that the loyal and courageous prince has not gained an inch, but the situation in Guangdong has not been expanded, which is originally a success." Besides, the original situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and if you don't move today, it doesn't mean that you won't move tomorrow, so who knows how it will end? The official still has confidence in the loyal and courageous father. ”

"Really? Then I hope that Kuang Shangshu has the wisdom of knowing people, and I also hope that this loyal and courageous man of Beiming will live up to his expectations. Liu De knew that he didn't have much say in military affairs, and his meaning had already been expressed, so there was no need to make any trouble with Kuang Ye in this matter, so he began to stop.

"Enough!" Seeing that the courtiers were not unscrupulous generals to recommend, but they had a quarrel here, Zhu Qizhen burst out angrily. Then he shook his hand, "After all Aiqing goes back, I will consider the matter of good generals, if there is a suitable candidate, I can not look at the qualifications, and promote and reuse." ”

Without looking at the qualifications and generals, Zhu Qizhen's anxious heart can already be seen, and the ministers are stunned and at the same time they also kneel on the ground, shouting that they will think carefully and select the words of the available people.

The siege of Canton has been lifted. Yang Chendong also met with General Ma Wei, the commander of the Guangdong Guard, under the city of Guangzhou. It's just that the information is not developed, and I am afraid that it will take a few days for the war here to be transmitted back to Nanjing and Kyoto.

"The last general, Ma Wei, has seen Lord Qincha." Unlike the last time we met, Ma Wei saluted this time with respect, and it can be seen that it was out of sincerity.

Although it is said that under the Ming Dynasty system, military attachés are usually half a head lower than the above-level officials, but as the commander of the guard of the third grade, the power is not small. At least in the whole of Guangdong, the only one who can really suppress him is Lu Youfu, the former judge, and Jia Qing, the former judge, is only an official rank greater than him, and more often than not, the two do not need to bow their heads when they meet because of their different responsibilities.

Now, Ma Wei's respect for Yang Chendong is not only because of the identity of the other party, but more importantly, because of the big victory in this battle.

From the beginning of darkness, until the end of the second day near noon, the yellow bandits have been defeated like a mountain, the bandit leader Huang Yuliang took advantage of the chaos to escape, the head of the four heavenly kings under his command Geng Jun was killed in front of the battle, in addition, there are more than 30 leaders of all sizes or killed, wounded, captured. In this battle, more than 30,000 people were taken prisoner alone, and about 10,000 people died in the war, especially those who trampled on each other under the chaos. In this way, more than half of the original 80,000 Yellow Bandit army was severely damaged, and they lost the ability to besiege Guangzhou Mansion, not to mention, the rest of the people had fled like lost dogs.

Such a method came from Yang Chendong's hand, as a witness to the whole incident, how could Ma Wei not be convinced. As for the previous Yang Chendong ordered him to defend the Guangzhou Mansion for ten days, and the resentment of the soldiers was even more forgotten at this time.

Ma Wei looked convinced, Yang Chendong was not surprised, but replied lightly: "In this battle, General Ma has made a lot of contributions, and Ben Qincha will definitely mention it in the next war report, but the war is not over, the battlefield still needs to be cleaned, and a large number of prisoners still need to be monitored, General Ma is more familiar with this place, how to mobilize the officials and even the people in Guangzhou Mansion to help, all this will be hard for you." ”

Yang Chendong said politely, and Ma Wei happily agreed at the moment, "Please rest assured, Lord Qincha, the last general will go to the city to mobilize later, presumably the manpower should be replenished soon." ”

"Good." Yang Chendong nodded with satisfaction at first, and then said as if he remembered something, "By the way, although we won this battle, after all, we lost some manpower, in order to better fight the yellow bandits in the future, in order to achieve the goal of elimination, Ben Qincha suggested that we should choose some strong people from these captives for our use, so that with sufficient troops, we can fight and restore the stable situation in Guangdong." ”

This kind of thing was a common means during the War of Liberation, which is one of the reasons why our army is getting bigger and bigger, and the results of victory are also becoming more and more abundant.

"Pick prisoners and replenish the army?" Ma Wei, who heard this, raised his head in surprise, obviously this was something he hadn't thought about at all.

Just when he was puzzled, not far away, General Guan Ying also rode over, but when he was still a few feet away from Yang Chendong, he had already stopped his horse and jumped down. Leading the horse to Yang Chendong is also a sign of respect. It is said that the results of this battle shocked Guan Ying and made him really convinced.

Failed when he wanted to compete with Yang Chendong before, Guan Ying had a feeling, I was afraid that this young Qincha might be able to surprise himself, what he didn't expect was that not only there were surprises, but the result was still so huge, and he defeated the Yellow Bandit in less than a day, severely damaged its foundation, and relieved the siege of Guangzhou Mansion, not to mention, there was already news that the Yellow Bandit had retreated in the direction of Zhaoqing Mansion, and as soon as he entered the city, he shrank up and closed the gates of the four cities. It can be seen that this battle frightened their courage and greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the other party.

After this war, presumably the situation in Guangdong can also be greatly eased.

There is hope that his task can be completed, Guan Ying, who came at this moment, was full of red light, and when he saw Yang Chendong, he was even more respectful, "Lord Qincha, the food has been delivered, when do you think the army will eat?" ”

"There's no urgency in this matter." Yang Chendong looked at Guan Ying who came and said with a smile, then pointed at Ma Wei and said: "Just now, Ben Qincha said that the supply of troops was insufficient, and I was thinking about whether it was possible to select strong young people from among the captives to temporarily fill the army, but General Ma didn't seem to agree. ”

"Nope! The last general just thought that these people were originally yellow bandits, even if they were captured because they were invincible, it was still known whether they could really be used by us, and he had some concerns. As soon as Ma Wei saw that Yang Chendong seemed dissatisfied with him, he immediately opened his mouth to explain. In that way, he has completely regarded Yang Chendong as a Shangguan.

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