Chapter 357: Aftermath, Take Office

357 aftermath, took office

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After coming out of the palace, Li Zixiao immediately prepared to leave Beijing, and he did not plan to continue to stay in this Ming capital.

Rather than waste time here, he should return to his own turf and take up his post in Xuzhou.

Two days later, Li Zixiao, escorted by more than 500 soldiers of the White Dragon Army including Quartz, left the capital and returned to Yongcheng County.

And in the past two days, with the announcements of the imperial court, all parts of the north and south of the Ming Dynasty have known Li Zixiao's name.

In particular, the news that he captured Kong Youde and was ordered to be executed by Ling Chi by Chongzhen made countless patriotic young scholars celebrate.

Li Zixiao didn't know about these things for the time being, but he knew that he had already obtained what he wanted during his trip to the capital, and even achieved his expected goals.

This battle, which was called the 'Battle of the Northern Expedition' by later generations of experts and scholars who studied Li Zixiao, became the first important node on the road to Li Zixiao's rise.

It took only four days for Li Zixiao to return to the White Snake Village in Yongcheng.

Soon, the news that Li Zixiao was named a general by Chongzhen, added the rank of 'Pingyuan General', and served as the commander of Xuzhou spread throughout the White Dragon Army.

made the entire White Dragon Army boil, and with Li Zixiao's promotion to general, it was time for him to be promoted to a kind of general.

At the same time, Li Zixiao ordered that three days later, a commendation meeting for military merits would be held in White Snake Village.

Three days later, on the school field of the White Snake Village, more than 4,000 White Dragon Army sergeants who had returned from the battle were standing tall and looking straight ahead.

In the stands, Li Zixiao was solemn and gave silver and medals of honor to the soldiers selected by various ministries and who had made special military exploits.

"Zhao Dahu, won three Tartar grades, thirty taels of silver, and one medal of bravery!"

"Liu Tianben, behead four Tartar sub-levels, reward forty taels of silver, and one medal of bravery!

"Li Dagou, won a Tartar Ox Record, a reward of fifty taels of silver, and a medal of bravery!"

"Tian Er ......"

The recruits of the White Dragon Army outside the school field heard Li Zixiao standing on the stage read out the list of rewards and amounts.

There are also those who went down on the spot, bags of silver, with a look of great envy in their eyes.

And those old soldiers of the White Dragon Army were in the shadows, and many people were whispering.

"You see, that kid Li Dagou really has some ability, and he was able to cut a Tartar Niulu, and now our general actually rewarded him with fifty taels of silver.

With this fifty taels of silver, he doesn't have to worry about running out of money, and he will give a bride price to Xiaohua's family, and it is estimated that it won't be long before this kid will be the groom's official. ”

"Yes, Lao Li Tou has come out of the way, and Li Dagou is no longer the hairy boy who caused trouble everywhere back then."

"Liu Honda's kid is not bad, looking at his thin appearance, I didn't expect him to cut off so many Tartar heads, and this kid's life is really big, he was stunned and unharmed, and he didn't suffer any injuries.

The general rewarded him with forty taels at once, not to mention marrying a daughter-in-law, and even the money to build a new house. ”

"yes, yes!"

Seeing that these white dragon soldiers who had made meritorious contributions were given such a generous reward, the recruits who watched the excitement outside the field couldn't help but talk a lot.

Those recruits who had just arrived did not realize for the first time until this time that the White Dragon Army was different from the previous Ming Army.

Here, as long as you can kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, the general will definitely not be stingy with the money in his hand, and many recruits are envious in their hearts, and even begin to try.

In Li Zixiao's battle of the Northern Expedition, how much silver he got back from the hands of Tartar and King De, he himself was numb, nearly two million.

Of course, 1,500,000 taels of them were used to trap the king of Germany, and he also rescued many captured people from the Tartars and extorted tens of thousands of livestock from Dolgon.

There are more than 3,000 cattle among them, and with these cattle, it will be of great help to the upcoming spring ploughing.

It is precisely because of such a rich harvest that Li Zixiao did not hesitate to reward those soldiers who had made meritorious contributions.

All the sergeants of the White Dragon Army who have won have been rewarded handsomely, and as for the families of those who have fallen in battle, they will receive a large pension.

In the end, Li Zixiao rewarded nearly 200,000 taels of silver, so that all the White Dragon soldiers who participated in this battle were satisfied.

Because, in this war, the money they collected was enough to catch up with their income from years of hard work in farming, and if they encountered a natural disaster, they would even return to the pre-liberation period.

The most important of these is that in fact, the families of those who died in the White Dragon Army receive pensions, and of course there are also elements of Li Zixiao's show.

He just wants to let those new recruits of the White Dragon Army see clearly that it is definitely worth it to work hard for him Li Zixiao, even if you die in battle, your wives and children will be raised by me Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao stood on the school ground, looked at the White Dragon Army sergeants standing still around him, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have won several victories in this expedition.

We struck the Tartars, and everyone saw that those Tartars were not as evil as they had been told before, they were human beings, and if they were stabbed, they would also die.

In this battle, it can be said that the momentum of our White Dragon Army will let the world know that Daming still has a team that can not be afraid of the Tartars and can defeat the Tartars. ”

"Mighty, mighty!"

Hearing Li Zixiao's words, the more than 4,000 White Dragon soldiers who came back alive from the battle roared loudly one after another, full of momentum.

Li Zixiao pressed his hand, and the earth-shattering roar stopped abruptly, looking at the old soldiers of the White Dragon Army who were blushing and roaring, the recruits around him were all shocked.

From the bodies of these old soldiers, there was an iron-blooded, fierce aura, which was formed from surviving the bloody battle, which made these recruits instinctively afraid.

Li Zixiao himself said that he was a little sentimental, this time in the battle of the Northern Expedition, he lost more than 4,000 horses, every time he thought of this number, he would feel a heartache.

Li Zixiao continued: In this battle, although we have killed many Tartar heads, we still have many brothers who have left us forever.

Do you still remember what Ben said before he set out for the expedition? This officer has said that if a sergeant of our White Dragon Army dies in battle, this officer will be responsible for supporting his parents, wife and children.

The ashes of the brothers who died in the war will be placed in the martyrs' shrine, and his name will be sung by our children and grandchildren from generation to generation.

Ben will do what he says, and now he invites the families of the soldiers who died in the war to come to the stage to receive their pensions. ”

Putting the bereavement silver is different from rewarding the silver, looking at the families of the fallen soldiers who are crying and red-eyed, Li Zixiao's heart is also very heavy.

But the families of these fallen soldiers, with the thirty taels of pensions given to them by Li Zixiao, thanked them excitedly.

In this regard, the families of these fallen soldiers are already very satisfied, and they are even grateful to Li Zixiao in their hearts.

These people also understand that there are no immortals in war, and they originally joined the army to earn money to support their families, and they were ready to die in battle.

Compared with them, those family members who once had family members who served as soldiers of the Ming army, but they knew that when they had family members who died in the imperial army, the pensions in their hands were pitiful.

Even in the end, the families of the fallen soldiers have no pensions.

After the reward and pension silver, Li Zixiao took his main generals to worship the martyrs' shrine.

At this time, the Martyrs' Shrine has been built by Old Master Wei, and it looks magnificent and solemn, which is very good.

They placed the ashes of those soldiers who died in battle, so that these soldiers could enjoy the incense offerings of their children and grandchildren for generations.

It can be said that Li Zixiao's rewards and punishments are clear, the pension is generous, the meritorious system and the martyr's shrine, all kinds of means completely make his subordinates loyal to him.

"Do you say you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear, and share the same enmity with the son.

How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd, and work with the son.

How can you say that you have no clothes? With the son, Wang Yuxingshi. Repair my armor and walk with my son! ”

Although it has a history of more than 1,000 years, many armies have used it as their own military song in all dynasties.

After the major post-war events such as rewards, bereavements, and memorials were completely resolved, the atmosphere in the White Dragon Army was very good, exuding a vigor and vitality, which was a new force.

With Li Zixiao's promotion to general and the title of Pingyuan general, his subordinates Zhou Dazhu, Wei Hong, Qi Wei, Liu Chong, Luo and others should also be promoted.

It's just that for the structure of the White Dragon Army, Li Zixiao has not changed it rashly for the time being.

In the first battle of the Northern Expedition, the White Dragon Army lost nearly half, many flags, teams, and battalions, and some of them had only a few people left.

If he wants to expand the troops, Li Zixiao must first make up for the lack of soldiers in these battalions under his command to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the White Dragon Army will not drop significantly.

Otherwise, blindly expanding the number of troops will outweigh the losses.

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After finishing the affairs of the White Dragon Army, the time is also in April, spring is coming, and spring ploughing is about to begin.

At this time, Li Zixiao was also preparing to go to President Xu and the previous President Xu to hand over his duties.

At that time, he can officially take charge of the defense of Xuzhou, Haizhou, Huai'an, and Yangzhou.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, April 7.

Outside the yamen of the commander of Xuzhou City, the door was wide open, and Qiu Guangming, the prefect of Xuzhou, and Wei Qianhu, the commander of the city, were leading a group of soldiers with bright armor, standing at the door waiting for something.

It's just that at this time, the expression on the face of Qiu Guangming, the prefect of Xuzhou, was a little complicated, and there was a wry smile in his eyes.

Qiu Guangming had dealt with Li Zixiao a lot before, Qiu Guangming knew that Li Zixiao was domineering, and he would rather let Wei Qianhu continue to serve as the commander of Xuzhou than have a Li Zixiao!

With what Li Zixiao did in the Yongcheng area, he has an elite team of men and horses in his hands, and if Li Zixiao really wants to override Qiu Guangming at that time, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to resist.

If Wei Qianhu at this time is just an old dog with a small appetite and unfavorable minions, then Li Zixiao is a ferocious and strong tiger, and the two cannot be compared.

After Li Zixiao arrived as the commander of Xuzhou, Qiu Guangming knew that he had to handle the relationship with Li Zixiao, otherwise he, the prefect of Xuzhou, would not be able to work for long in the future.

Soon, a Xuzhou officer and soldier ran over from the front and shouted: "Come on, come on, the new commander has made them come!" ”

Wei Qianhu sighed, turned his head to Qiu Guangming and said, "Okay, he's finally here, Lord Qiu, you and this official will go to meet this Pingyuan general!" ”

"It should be, it should be." Qiu Guangming nodded and walked forward together.

The two had barely taken a few steps forward when the sound of horses' hooves was heard in front of them.

A burly and majestic young general wearing a vermilion tiger and leopard military attache uniform, riding a white war horse, appeared in front of everyone.

Behind him, followed by hundreds of elite riders, Li Zixiao quickly dismounted after seeing Wei Qianhu and Qiu Guangming, came to the two of them, made a gesture, and said with a smile: "How can Li Mou be virtuous, and the two adults actually went out to greet each other in person!" ”

Raise your hand and don't hit the smiling person, since people took the initiative to come over to greet Li Zixiao, Li Zixiao naturally couldn't be rude.

Qiu Guangming and Wei Qianhu also said at the same time: "Master Li has come from afar, we should greet each other in person!" ”

The three of them knew the intention of Li Zixiao's trip, and after greeting each other, at the invitation of Wei Qianhu, Li Zixiao accompanied them and slowly walked into the Xuzhou Metropolitan Command Envoy Yamen.

After Li Zixiao, Wei Qianhu, Qiu Guangming and others entered the hall of the commander's yamen together, the three of them sat down at a round table.

In fact, this is also a handover banquet specially arranged by Wei Qianhu, first, it can be regarded as welcoming Li Zixiao, and secondly, the two of them have a simple exchange at the banquet to facilitate the handover of duties between the two parties in the future.

Li Zixiao came over today to go through the handover procedures with Wei Qianhu, and Li Zixiao couldn't wait at this time to take Xuzhou under his control.

Even in the future, he can take advantage of his position to plan for Huai'an and Yangzhou, after all, he is also responsible for the defense of the two governments, which is more convenient.

The current Yongcheng County is a county, and the pattern is still too small for Li Zixiao.

For the future exhibition, only to firmly control Xuzhou, whether it is population, territory, or geographical location, Xuzhou is not comparable to Yongcheng County.

In the future, Li Zixiao has already planned, and he will take Xuzhou as the center, gradually control the surrounding territory, and then form a foundation that is enough to dominate the world in the troubled times.

After the three of them sat down, Wei Qianhu looked at Li Zixiao, who was sitting opposite him and had a calm momentum, and glanced at Qiu Guangming on the side, and the two did not take the lead in speaking.

Instead, Li Zixiao clenched his fists first and said, "Two adults, presumably the appointment of the imperial court has already been issued.

Next, Li will take over the post of commander of Xuzhou, and then he will be a colleague with Lord Qiu.

The two adults are seniors, if you want to have anything to say, if you want to give advice, please just speak up, Li Zixiao will definitely listen! ”

After listening to Li Zixiao's words, Qiu Guangming and Wei Qianhu suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in their hearts, at least the attitude shown by Li Zixiao and the respect for their predecessors made them more satisfied.

As Qiu Guangming and Wei Qianhu, who have been in the Ming officialdom for more than ten years, of course they know that this is Li Zixiao and the two of them politely.

The two of them will not really rely on the old and sell the old, and really preach to Li Zixiao, this kind of innocent offense, they will do it unless they are fools.

"Hahaha, Lord Li is serious."

Wei Qianhu stretched out his hand and stroked the beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "The old man and Lord Qiu have long seen that Lord Li is not a thing in the pool, but they didn't expect that you would be a blockbuster!"

In just two years, he was promoted to the general in charge of the defense of the three prefectures in Jiangbei, and the rank of general Pingyuan was added, which also made the old man have to admire! ”

(End of chapter)

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