Chongzhen took out another piece of music from under the retribution, shook it in his hand, and said to Wang Chengen, "Do you know what this piece says? In addition to the news of the victory, Zhu Dadian went to this chapter alone, asking for merit for a Guangdong general named Xia Nan, and suggested that the candidate for governor of Denglai should be determined as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Dengzhou. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Wang Chengenqi said: "It is the right thing to appoint the governor of Denglai, Dengzhou is an important town in Shandong, and it is not possible to have a leader in the dragons." But why did Zhu Dadian, a governor of Shandong, ask for credit to a general in Guangdong? ”

Chongzhen threw the chapter back on the desk and explained: "This Guangdong staff general was transferred by the Ministry of War, allegedly to prevent the old army of Mao Wenlong in Dongjiang Town from rushing to the aid of Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde by sea, and summoning his sailors to the north, just in case. ”

Wang Chengen was still puzzled: "The slave servs the emperor day and night, and accompanies the emperor to review the chapters, and I have never heard of changes in Dongjiang Town, which means that this Guangdong general's sailor has not come in handy, and can he use it alone to ask for credit?" ”

Chongzhen said meaningfully: "This Guangdong general is not simple, although his sailors did not intercept the warships in Dongjiang Town, but they completely annihilated the fleeing fleet of rebels near Dengzhou, Kong Youde lost a trace in this battle, and Wang Zideng was also captured alive at this time......"

Wang Chengen suddenly realized: "I see, it's ......"

"And that's not all! It not only has a water division, but also a land division, all armed with bird guns, once in the wilderness against the rebels, with infantry against the horse army, not the slightest down, Li Jiucheng is this battle died under his bird guns. ”

Wang Chengen understood, this temporarily dispatched staff general made great contributions to the last moment of quelling the rebellion, not only stabbing Li Jiucheng, but also completely annihilating the rest of the rebels at sea, no wonder Zhu Dadian asked for credit for him alone.

"This Zhu Dadian knows how to cherish talents, and he also knows how to ask the emperor for merit and recommendation!"

Chongzhen's focus was not here, and he said to himself with all his thoughts: "Qiongzhou Mansion Counselor? In such a remote and desolate place, I can train such a strong army, why is such a person not reported to me? ”

He paced back and forth, and after half a sound, he suddenly stopped and asked Wang Chengen: "Wang Banban, you said, this Guangdong staff general Xia Nan is good at training bird soldiers, can he be transferred to the Shenji Battalion to revive the majesty of the Beijing Battalion?" ”

The Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions in Beijing, and it is a special unit in charge of firearms in the Ming Dynasty army, which opened a precedent for firearms troops in the world. However, after the Tumubao Incident, the three major battalions suffered heavy casualties, and since then they have been in a slump, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, they have become a gold-plated springboard for the sons of the nobles, and there is no combat effectiveness at all. Chongzhen has always wanted to train the Beijing camp, restore the glory of the Taizu and Chengzu periods, and become a powerful armed force under his direct control, but there is no suitable person to take on this important task, so this matter has been delayed.

When it came to Jingying, Wang Chengen didn't dare to answer easily. First, Jingying was directly controlled by the emperor, and topics related to Jingying were very sensitive; Second, today's Beijing camp is full of noble children who are messing around and boiling their qualifications, and a careless answer will offend these nobles. He could only avoid the important and trivial: "Emperor, have you forgotten?" The commanders and generals of each battalion in the Beijing camp are all sons and daughters of the nobles of the capital, and the ordinary people cannot enter the Beijing camp. ”

Chongzhen disagreed: "I didn't say that this person should be the chief soldier and deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, but I just transferred him to the Shenji Battalion to assist in the training of the Bird Soldiers." ”

Wang Chengen didn't dare to say yes or no, he knew that Chongzhen asked casually, and he didn't really have to listen to his opinion, this kind of sensitive personnel arrangement, no one could help the emperor make the decision. As a eunuch who has accompanied the emperor for a long time, he naturally knows what to say and what not to say, otherwise disaster will come out of his mouth.

"The emperor is shengming, everything is naturally decided by the emperor, and the slave and maid don't dare to talk nonsense."

Chongzhen thought for a while, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "Go to the cabinet and call Wen Changqing." "Changqing is the word Wen Tiren, and Wen Changqing is Wen Tiren.

Wang Chengen responded, went to the palace to arrange a small eunuch to go to the cabinet to deliver a message, and then guarded at the gate of the Qianqing Palace to prepare to greet him, in order to show his respect for the first assistant.

Wen Tiren happened to be in the cabinet today, and as soon as he heard Chongzhen's summons, he put down his pen and hurried over.

When he arrived at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Wang Chengen greeted him and greeted him warmly: "Wen Xiang came so quickly, long live Lord is waiting for you." ”

Wen Tiren asked quietly: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, what is the so-called matter that His Majesty summoned me here today?" Is Your Majesty in a good or bad mood? ”

This kind of news that does not involve secrets, Wang Chengen doesn't mind selling his favor to Lord Shoufu, and replied in a low voice: "Although Wen Xiang can rest assured, Long Live Lord has just read the good news from Shandong, and he is in a good mood." Summoning you here may be to transfer a military general from Guangdong into the Shenji Battalion......"

Wen Tiren raised his eyebrows, a military general in Guangdong? Could it be him......

Entering Beijing with the good news, there was also a letter from Xie Sanbin, the imperial governor of Shandong, which was directly sent to the Wen Mansion by Wen Tiren's disciples, and with the letter, there were 10,000 taels of silver.

Although he did not claim to be a protégé like other officials who took refuge in the letter, Xie Sanbin did his best to flatter in his letters, and said that Shandong was initially determined and was entangled in trivial matters, and he would definitely visit him after the matter was dealt with. At the end of the letter, "by the way" mentioned that the vacancy of the position of governor of Denglai was unfavorable to the situation after the rebellion was quelled, and it was recommended that a decision be made as soon as possible, and it was also mentioned that Xia Nan, a general of Guangdong who had made the first contribution in the process of counterinsurgency, was his future son-in-law and wanted to stay in Qiongzhou and be promoted to the general army, hoping to say a few good words in front of the emperor.

Wen Tiren regarded himself as a "lonely minister" in front of Chongzhen, but in fact he was very keen on forming gangs and factions, and did not refuse officials who took refuge in him, so as to control the government and fight against the Donglin Party. However, due to its poor reputation, the officials who defected were uneven, and most of them were idle, and there were very few officials like Xie Sanbin who were "upright and young" and had a bright future, so Wen Tiren attached great importance to Xie Sanbin's closeness. Although Xie Sanbin did not explicitly claim to be a protégé, there was still room for it, but as a science and technology official, he gave a bribe of 10,000 taels of silver, and he did not shy away from it, and his sincerity can be seen, Wen Tiren decided to do his best to help Xie Sanbin.

After he entered the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "These pieces have all been read by the cabinet, you should know about this Guangdong counselor Xia Nan, right?" It can be seen from what he said that Xia Nan is good at training bird soldiers and can also use pure firearms to fight against the elite cavalry of the rebels, which can be described as a rare talent. Now that the talents in Beijing are withering, and the Shenji Battalion is getting worse, and it is no longer as brave as it was back then, I want to transfer this person to Beijing and revitalize the Shenji Battalion, what does Changqing think? ”