When people thought of this, they couldn't stay any longer. Dang Shousu, who was originally stationed in Baoning, never returned to Chongqing, and just arrived in Chongqing yesterday. I came to see Zhu Youdong early this morning, but I was also taken to the back of the lobby and Gou Xingwang and them.

Hearing the movement in front, especially Li Laiheng, he knelt down for Zhu Youdong. The four of them immediately got up, all moved to the lobby, and then knelt in front of Zhu Youdong in unison.

Li Laiheng said: "The law of the country is difficult to violate, since someone has violated the law, they should be dealt with, there is a reason for private punishment, and please deal with it." ”

Looking at the people kneeling in front of them, except for the generals who had led the army outside and had not yet returned, the other influential people were here. Now that these people have surrendered to him, Zhu Youdong is satisfied. While helping Li Laiheng up, he said, "Hey, what is Lin Guogong doing?" Speaking of which, you're still my elder, and I can't afford that. If Li Xiao knows, I won't have a good time in the future. ”

Li Laiheng couldn't help but scold in his heart: "Dog, now I can't stand it, I didn't see you come out to talk when I knelt just now." Since I can't stand it, you still let me kneel for so long, and the people of your Zhu family are really not good things. But he said: "The Hou Ye is the king, I am the minister, this gentleman and the minister are so unbearable." ”

Li Laiheng's words were also said to those Kuidong generals, to understand that Zhu Youdong is the king, and he will soon be in charge of the country. Then Zhu Youdong helped up Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun, and asked Zhou Dazhu and others to get up.

Then Zhu Youdong said: "Since everyone asked me to punish, I think that's it, these generals are also provoked, not intentionally." Nian Zai is a first-time offender, and I don't think this time there will be a heavy punishment, just transfer at the same level and exchange subordinate troops. ”

When everyone heard this, they were all overjoyed and thanked again and again. Zhu Youdong glanced at Gou Xingwang again and said: "Gou Xingwang, you have been in Long'an Mansion before, and now you are going to supervise the country, and your first army will be transferred back to Chongqing to defend." Cheng Deyi went to recruit the local Qiang and Tibetans in Long'an Mansion to form the first cavalry army, and asked Ma Bao to go with his first cavalry. ”

At this time, Gou Xingwang couldn't object at all, not to mention that he was returning from the desolate Long'an Mansion, which was also a good thing for Gou Xingwang. Cheng Deyi didn't dare to object at all, and still knelt down to agree.

Then Zhu Youdong said: "The Duke of Yasukuni has been fighting for many years and is familiar with cavalry combat, so I would like to ask the Duke of Yasukuni to go to Jianchang and join Daniel Zhang, who is defending in Jianchang, to form the Second Cavalry Army." I don't know what happens under the public opinion of Yasukuni? ”

Yuan Zongdi didn't know that he was familiar with cavalry combat, but now that Zhu Youdong said it, it was not easy to object. had no choice but to say: "As long as it is for Daming, the old man will not give up." Zhu Youdong said: "Okay, the Duke of Yasukuni is worthy of being loyal to my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Youdong said to Zhou Dazhu: "Zhou Dazhu, you temporarily command the Sixth Army of the Duke of Yasukuni, and the Second Army will be temporarily commanded by the Duke of Linguo." Regarding Zhu Youdong's arrangement, no one present objected, and it was arranged smoothly.

Now that Zhu Youdong has punished these generals, no one dares to say it right, even Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi, Gou Xingwang, Zhou Dazhu and others are obedient and obedient to the arrangement. This made He Qi very scared, these people didn't dare to object, then his own tricks, for Zhu Youdong, were simply tickling and couldn't play any role.

Zhu Youdong was about to comfort the punished general, but He Qi, who had been stunned on the side, suddenly stood up. Then he pounced directly in front of Zhu Youdong, lay down in front of Zhu Youdong and said: "Master Hou, I was wrong, I shouldn't have instigated them to fight for power and profit." begged the Hou Ye to spare me this time, I didn't dare again. ”

He Qi also figured it out, and he couldn't resist Zhu Youdong. He is not one of those emperors who grew up in the deep palace in history, he broke out on the battlefield. Now he can only survive by begging for mercy, and He Qi can't care about any decency on the spot, crying in front of Zhu Youdong is tearful, wanting to impress Zhu Youdong and let him give him a way to live.

Li Laiheng and the others, who had just been helped up, suddenly flashed to the side when they saw He Qi begging for mercy. It was because of He Qi that they originally had a little power, but now they were all taken away by Zhu Youdong. Everyone hated Horch to the core, and they dared to get involved with him a little.

Zhu Youdong's desired goal has been achieved, and he doesn't want to pay attention to He Qi. directly asked Zhao Shichao to drag it away, and then said: "During this time, our war against the Qing army, the Qing army was defeated and retreated. I see everyone getting carried away by these victories. was confused by what others said in a few words, and he couldn't find the north, so he jumped up and fought for power and profit. ”

When everyone heard this, they all immediately bowed their heads. Zhu Youdong said: "I know, you watched the Restoration Army win one battle after another. Now that I'm thinking that I'm going to be in charge of the country, I'm definitely going to have a big reward again, isn't it? ”

Li Laiheng and the others are nothing, they are already dukes, and if they want to be rewarded, they will only be crowned kings. It's not just that Zhu Youdong won't be so generous, it's that no emperor in history will be generous. So Li Laiheng and the others have not changed yet, they just sit there quietly, looking indifferent.

Until Gou Xingwang and the others couldn't sit still, they looked itching. They are different from others, they followed Zhu Youdong all the way, but they have not been in contact with the imperial court. Therefore, they have never had any titles, and they are very eager for the titles of the imperial court in their hearts, and they also yearn for them.

Including the generals who were still kneeling on the ground, they were all smiling. Zhu Youdong saw it and said: "I'll give you a thorough explanation now, so as not to disappoint everyone and be provoked by a few words." ”

When everyone heard that Zhu Youdong was going to reveal the news, they all thought about what title they could give. But as soon as he heard Zhu Youdong say that he was going to be disappointed, he immediately became worried, afraid that he would not have himself.

Sure enough, Zhu Youdong said: "This time I am in charge of the country, I have decided that I will not seal a single title." "What?" The people present couldn't help but scream, including Li Laiheng and others, all looked at Zhu Youdong in surprise.

Li Laiheng didn't care about the title, but after listening to Zhu Youdong's words, he immediately said to Zhu Youdong: "Master Hou, this is not good, if Lord Hou is in charge of the country, this is a great joy." If you don't have a bounty, it doesn't seem like a good fit. ”

Zhou Dazhu also said: "What Lin Guogong said is right, not to mention that now everyone knows that Hou Ye is about to take charge of the country, and everyone is looking forward to Hou Ye being rewarded." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "What you said is right, if such a big thing happens in any other year, all the generals will be rewarded." ”

Gou Xingwang said: "Yes, since the Hou Ye understands, why can't he be rewarded this time?" Zhu Youdong said: "I'm talking about other years, but I didn't say that I want to be rewarded now, you think about it, what is the situation of Daming today?" ”

When Zhu Youdong said this, everyone didn't understand what Zhu Youdong meant. If you could have a reward before, why can't you now? Zhu Youdong said: "As far as the current situation of Daming is concerned, what can you do if you are given a prince?" Since the Jiashen Change, how many princes have I been crowned by the Ming Dynasty, and where are they now? Giving a title is just a reward for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

When everyone heard Zhu Youdong say this, they knew that Zhu Youdong was determined not to be rewarded. Suddenly, everyone was a little disappointed, and Boryeong was even more disappointed. There is a random person outside, what kind of Hou Ye, Uncle. Even dukes, kings. They are the only ones who don't, and every time they meet, they feel like they are dwarfs.

originally thought that this time Zhu Youdong was in charge of the country, everyone would finally be able to get a knighthood, and it was no longer the same as before, and everyone felt that they were inferior when they saw someone. But now Zhu Youdong actually said that he would not be knighted, which made Gou Xingwang and others very disappointed.

When Zhu Youdong saw the generals of Baoning, they were all depressed, and they were not comforted. Zhu Youdong continued: "Not only will it not be rewarded, but in the future, the army will not be allowed to call the title, only the official position." ”

As soon as Zhu Youdong's words came out, even Li Laiheng and them were moved, Zhu Youdong said that this was to abolish their titles. In the future, they will only be commensurate with their official positions, and their titles will be useless. Li Laiheng looked at Zhu Youdong with a firm face, and then he reacted, Zhu Youdong not only wanted to pay over their rights. And when he is in prison, he will take this opportunity to completely reveal his royal power to all people.

In fact, this time Zhu Youdong did not award the reward, which did not have much impact on everyone. The most influential are Zhu Youdong's own Baoning generals, these talents are the ones who need the title the most. But Zhu Youdong wants to take advantage of this time to supervise the country and completely seal the titles of the three emperors of Yongli, Hongguang and Longwu. Completely eliminated from the Restoration Army, this is Zhu Youdong's real purpose.

The generals of the Baoning Department are not rewarded, but they are just for others to see, and when the time comes, no one will say that Zhu Youdong favors one over the other. Then, the titles that were messed up before the Ming Dynasty were sorted out. Other people's titles, you usually call it okay to play, but Zhu Youdong doesn't recognize it.

Zhu Youdong also wants to take advantage of this opportunity to let the people of the world see clearly that Zhu Youdong can rely on his own strength to defeat the three imperial courts of Hongguang, Longwu, and Yongli, and Zhu Youdong can change the rules with one word. When the time is ripe, Zhu Youdong will be rewarded again, so that Zhu Youdong is the only one in the world who is orthodox in the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, he also announced to the world that whether it was the descendants of the Restoration Army, or those who forcibly or voluntarily joined the Restoration Army, everything in the Restoration Army was only controlled by Zhu Youdong alone. Zhu Youdong is the master of the Ming Dynasty and the helmsman of the Restoration Army.

Li Laiheng, Liu Tichun, and Yuan Zong's third person, after hearing Zhu Youdong's words, quickly thought of these. also understands that no one can stop Zhu Youdong now. The entire matter of the Restoration Army, Zhu Youdong can decide in one word. There is no need to rely on titles to win over people like Hongguang, Longwu, and Yongli, and Zhu Youdong doesn't need to win over anyone.

After understanding this, Li Laiheng, Liu Tichun, and Yuan Zong glanced at each other, got up and said to Zhu Youdong: "Hou Ye is reasonable, the army should only recognize official positions and military orders, and the appearance of the imperial court title in the army is a mess of military law and military regulations, and it should be corrected as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Youdong saw the support of Li Laiheng and the others, and immediately felt a lot relieved. turned his head to look at Gou Xingwang and the others, they didn't have a lot of experience in political fighting, and they were still dizzy.

Li Laiheng and the others saw that the matter had been dealt with, so they got up and said goodbye, and Zhu Youdong did not stay. After Li Laiheng left with Kui Dongzhong, Zhou Dazhu said to Zhu Youdong: "Master Hou, the brothers don't have to covet that title, but now there are princes everywhere inside and out, and the brothers don't dare to go out." ”

Zhu Youdong saw that the people who stayed now were all people who followed him to start the incident, and immediately smiled: "Oh, then how do you want to reward you?" Crowned king for everyone? Gou Xingwang said: "Master Hou, you don't need to be crowned king, but you have to have a few princes, right?" As he spoke, he asked the other generals if they agreed.

It's a pity that Cheng Deyi and others were scolded by Zhu Youdong just now, and now they dare to speak there. Zhu Youdong said: "Okay, if we give you the title of prince now, if we defeat Nanjing, we will not all be crowned kings?" Are we laying down Beijing? How to seal? ”