Xu Jingchang was worried: What does Your Majesty mean by this? Has it been decided to expel Cao Zheng from the army?

But although he wanted to ask for an understanding so that he could prepare in advance, he didn't dare to ask Yunxi, so he could only retire in his heart.

Yun Xi 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 ate a few bites of food, filled his stomach until it was seven or eight points full, and continued to call the more important generals to come forward and speak.

This time, Yun Xi did not distinguish according to the size of the merit, but according to the official position from high to low. Several lieutenants did not have to speak on such occasions, and the first one to come up was General Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu is Yun Xi's henchman, not only that, but this time he led his troops to capture Duobang City and made great contributions, and he also proved Yun Xi's vision, it is estimated that it will be much easier for him to use young generals in the future.

Yun Xi praised Zhang Fu, and finally asked: "Zhang Fu, apart from the official position of hereditary commander and appointment of the commander of the upper guard, what else do you want?" As long as you don't exceed the rules, I can promise you. ”

He thought that Zhang Fu would ask for a mansion. Zhang Fu, as an official who came to the capital from Beiping, did not have his own house, he had been living in public rental housing before, and now he is a person with status, and he should have his own residence.

But Zhang Fu's opening was beyond his expectations. "Your Majesty, the minister has a matter to ask Your Majesty. The minister asked His Majesty to pardon the sins of the minister's younger brother. ”

"Your brother?" Yun Xi thought about it, and then remembered for what purpose he exiled Zhang Yu's family to Guangxi more than three years ago and incorporated it into the local army. Most of them saw Zhang Fu and asked him to rescue his second and third sons.

"This," Yun Xi said after thinking about it: "This expedition to Annan, Zhang Yuke has made a contribution?" ”

"Your Majesty, the father of the minister in the Chinese army led by Cao Guogong fought very bravely, and also made some contributions when overcoming Jiming Pass and other passes. But then there was no big battle, and the credit was not great. Zhang Fu said.

Yun Xi felt that Zhang Fu did not dare to deceive him, and said, "In this case, I have pardoned the guilt of your two younger brothers, Zhang Hui and Zhang Xuan. ”

"But," Yun Xi said before he thanked him, "they must stay in Annan as generals, and they must not return to the Central Plains." ”

Zhang Fu was stunned for a while. Although Yunxi forgave their sins, the difference between not allowing them to return to the Central Plains and not being pardoned does not seem to be very big.

He was about to plead with Yun Xi again, when he suddenly heard His Majesty say again: "However, it's not that they can't go back to the Central Plains, but this requires them to make contributions in Annan and accumulate merit and be promoted." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Fu said immediately. Although the belly slander Yunxi is divided into three parts, after all, His Majesty has given his two younger brothers grace, and he must be grateful.

After Zhang Fu retreated, Yun Xi kept calling Chang Jizong to come over and talk.

"Jizong, why are you willing to lead troops to infiltrate Duobang City in the first place?" Yun Xi didn't praise him much, but asked with some curiosity. Chang Jizong is not an ordinary person, even if he wants to fight and make meritorious contributions, there is no need to take such a risk.

"Your Majesty, the minister is also cautious, but he doesn't want to fall behind Xu Jingchang."

"At that time, the merits of the ancestors were not as good as the king of Zhongshan, whether it was the uncle or the father, so the minister was very unconvinced, and wanted to compare with the people of the Wei Mansion 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 very naughty since he was a child, I know that he is quite smart, but he has never been on the right path. ”

"The minister knows that his ability is not as good as him, so he can only take a greater risk to make meritorious contributions. But who knows," Chang Jizong smiled a little helplessly: "People are not as good as heaven, he actually led his troops to defeat Shenglong City and was knighted." ”

Yun Xi suddenly realized. Wei Guogong and Zheng Guogong are the first great heroes of the Ming Dynasty, and the children will unconsciously compare with each other, but Chang Yuchun's merits are not as good as Xu Da, and Chang Mao and Chang Sheng are not as good as Xu Huizu, and Chang Jizong is counting on himself to surpass the third generation of the Wei State Mansion.

Yun Xi, who understood it, comforted him and said: "This time it's just that Xu Jingchang is lucky, it's not that he is better than you, you don't have to be arrogant, there will be opportunities for meritorious service in the future." ”

After that, Yun Xi summoned other meritorious officials. Although the battle against Annam lasted for a short time, there were not many big battles, and the battle of Duobang City, the Battle of Nghe An, and the Battle of Thanh Hoa were relatively large, and the rest were small battles.

But there were also many generals who made great contributions, and Yun Xi appeased them one by one, and many people were promoted and awarded the title of hereditary.

Among them, especially the command of the mahout guard, Luo Shenzhen should focus on pacifying. Luo Shen Zhensheng originally contributed a lot to the capture of Hu Jichen, and Yun Xi originally intended to crown him as the first lord, but because he had previously guarded Chen Tianping in Guangxi, he had already caused a lot of discussion instead of demoting the official but promoting the official, and the first Pingzhang Battle also had some omissions, not to mention that he was able to capture Hu Jichen mainly by relying on the Gaoshan soldiers from Taiwan, so he only got the hereditary position of the hereditary commander and was transferred to the capital as the commander. Yun Xi didn't want him to have any thoughts because of this, so he spoke to appease.

Luo Shenzhen said as a matter of course: "It is already the grace of His Majesty that the minister can be appointed as the hereditary commander, how dare he ask for it again?" ”

Yun Xi glanced at it a few times and felt that what he said should be sincere, although it was a little strange, but he also relieved his heart and no longer appeased.

This was followed by a meeting with the leader of the barbarian army and the generals Ruan Xun, Mo Yuan and others who had made great contributions to Annam. The leaders of the barbarian army could not have been promoted, but they were rewarded with gold, silver, and jewels, and Yun Xi summoned them and promised to give them many ceramic vessels, silk and cloth, and even many iron pots. They retreated with gratitude.

The generals of Annan will stay in Annan as generals, and it is better to give the reward to Zanyi, and Yunxi is just to appease their emotions and reward them with some valuable things.

However, after a few Annan generals retreated, Yun Xi said to Li Jian: "Remember, go back and tell Zanyi that if these Annan generals have illegal things, even if the people are very resentful, don't be easily beheaded." ”

"Your Majesty, although these people have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, they must be punished if they have done so, otherwise they will cause the people's resentment to boil." Li Jian said. He understood what Yun Xi meant, if these generals who first took refuge in the Ming Dynasty were disposed of in a short time, I am afraid that the locals would think that the Ming Dynasty had unloaded the mill and killed the donkey; But if they are allowed to tarnish the reputation of the government, they will not succeed.

"I don't mean no punishment, but no killing. In this way, after taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty, those who did evil were all exiled to Guangxi, and they were useful after me. Yun Xi said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jian agreed.

After instructing this matter, Yun Xi looked at the time and found that noon had passed, and it was almost time for Shen Shizheng, and before he knew it, it had lasted for an hour and a half.

He then stood up, said a few words, and declared the feast over.