Chapter 84: Chen Huai

It will also take some time for Jiang Gui to return to Beijing from the southwest.

However, before going again, Zhu Qizhen also had to inquire about Jiang Gui's situation clearly.

Jiang Gui was born in Hongwu for four years. Grandfather Jiang Congdao, from Taizu to raise troops, father Jiang Ke, in the second year of Hongwu for Zhangzhou Wei Baihu, settled in Zhangzhou. In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, he inherited his father's position as one hundred households. Later, he was transferred to the Beijing camp and was subordinate to Shen Cewei. In the last years of Hongwu, he conquered Mongolia and transferred people from Beijing. Jiang Gui was transferred to Yanshanwei.

It was difficult for Taizong Jing to raise troops, and Jiang Gui enlisted. He was named the commander of Chang Guowei.

Later, he followed Zhang Fu to conquer Annan. He followed Taizong's northern expedition, and later commanded the affairs of Pengcheng Weidu, and then Songpan rebelled, and Jiang Gui followed the chief military officer Chen Huai to pacify Songpan.

When Zhu Qizhen saw the chief military officer Chen Huai, his heart also flashed.

He had seen this man, and he was above the court. It seems that because of some sin, he was dismissed and idle, and he was in the capital. But even if you are idle, the treatment is still there. There are many big ceremonies in the imperial court, and it is impossible for him to be absent.

Zhu Qizhen was careful.

There is just one point, which makes Zhu Qizhen regret, he is another veteran.

As soon as Jiang Gui went to Songpan, he has been guarding Songpan for ten years. Toiled.

After reading it, Zhu Qizhen felt a lot more relieved about Jiang Gui in his heart, at least the government and the opposition, and unanimously agreed that Jiang Gui was the right person to pacify the northwest, which was not unreasonable.

At least after Zhu Qizhen read Jiang Gui's resume, he was also a lot more relieved about Jiang Gui.

The only thing that made him uneasy was Jiang Gui's physical condition, Hongwu was born in the fourth year, and now he is in his sixties. After so many years of defending the side, can the body support it. This made Zhu Qizhen very worried.

He thought for a while and asked Shi Jing, and said, "Are there any children of the Jiang family among the guards?" ”

Shi Jing was stunned at first, he wanted to think about the Jiang family.

To be honest, only those who have knighthoods in the court can be called whose family, otherwise there are many people surnamed Jiang in the world, although Jiang Gui has deep qualifications, but there is always a lack of luck in marching and fighting.

Now although he is the general of the military and hangs the seal of the general of Pingman, he is not knighted.

Maybe after the First World War in the Northwest, he will be knighted.

Shi Jing has always been by Zhang Xuan's side, and he naturally knows the government very well. Therefore, after listening to Zhu Qizhen's words, he immediately reacted. said that it was Jiang Gui.

Shi Jing said: "No, Jiang Gui only has one son, and he is frail and sickly. Recuperates in Jiangyin all the year round, and Jiang Gui takes him with him, and there is a righteous son Jiang Wan. In addition, there are no other children of the Jiang family in Beijing. ”

Although Shi Jing is only in charge of dozens of people, among the dozens of people, there are many noble children. So after a long time, Shi Jing's news network is also quite dense, at least for the parents of the Xungui family, I understand a lot.

Zhu Qizhen frowned and was silent.

After all, many things are always blunt on paper, and it will take a while for Jiang Gui to come to Jingshi. Zhu Qizhen wanted to get to know the people around Jiang Gui. Let's see how Jiang Gui is.

But he didn't want to, Jiang Gui's family actually stayed in Jiangyin. It is estimated that when he was transferred to Nanjing Shencewei, he also transferred his family from Zhangzhouwei.

Shi Jing frowned when he saw Zhu Qizhen. Said cautiously: "If Your Majesty wants to find someone who understands General Jiang's soldiers, it is better to summon General Chen." ”

Zhu Qizhen knew that Pingxiang Uncle was Chen Huai.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said to the people around him: "Bring Chen Huai's file." ”

Although Jinyiwei's intelligence network is criticized a lot in Zhu Qizhen's opinion.

There is a blank in foreign intelligence, what a thorn, North Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Hami, Nanyang, these places do not have a single tentacle at all. The daring and majestic Jinyi Wei can only be horizontal inside the Ming Dynasty, even within the Ming Dynasty, the reaction to the northwest border is very insensitive, and after being beaten by Zhu Qizhen, the speed is a little faster.

But Jinyi Weidong Factory is not useless.

At least supervise the hundred officials, and do it very neatly. Officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, as long as Zhu Qizhen can be named, they are all in the archives of Jinyiwei, which are more detailed than those of the Ministry of Officials.

This is also what it should be, the officials have Jinyiwei's detectives, that is, the base of this file was taken from the officials' department, and then Jinyiwei sent someone to investigate and verify it again.

Naturally, it is more detailed than that of the officials.

But in a moment, Chen Huai's file appeared in front of Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen took a closer look at Ping Xiangbo's resume, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "He is also a veteran, and he is a general whose advantages and disadvantages are as prominent." ”

This Chen Huai can fight or not.

Of course you can fight.

Songpan was settled by Chen Huaiping. The means are very ruthless, and the Tusi in the Songpan area are all scared, and once there is a war, Songpan will be killed and injured and fall off the cliff countless. Killing the toast can almost stop the child's crying.

But during his stay in Songpan, he was not a peaceful one. What is the credit to subordinates, hiding and not reporting, abusing subordinates, interfering with the division. All kinds of things are too much to do.

Even Xuande had pacified the Songpan Rebellion in three years, and it had re-emerged in Xuande in five years, which had nothing to do with Chen Huai.

This is also the reason why his credit may not be inferior to Jiang Gui, but he was pressed to live in the capital.

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "Chen Huai can be used outside, not inside." ”

With Chen Huai's temperament, it is naturally okay for him to hold a sword and sharpen it. Maybe it's a good job, but I'm afraid it won't work for him to guard one side.

The war in the northwest, if it is a simple outbreak, maybe it is okay to let Chen Huai do it.

However, Zhu Qizhen also heard one thing from Yang Rong's words, that is, if he goes to the northwest, I am afraid that Jiang Gui still has a mission, which is to rectify the military affairs of the northwest.

Therefore, Chen Huai can't do this thing.

However, no matter what, Chen Huai can also be regarded as the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, a general. I don't see each other much.

After Zhu Qizhen finished reading it, he asked people to summon Chen Huai.

But half an hour later, I saw a veteran, kneeling on the ground, and said: "Chen Huai, the governor of the left of the minister, greets Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "General, please get up." ”

Chen Huai said, "Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen met Chen Huai and found that Chen Huai was a little younger than Jiang Gui. However, the appearance of being in his forties immediately interested Zhu Qizhen.

As soon as he saw Jiang Gui from Chen Huai's expedition to Songpan, he thought that Chen Huai was also a veteran, but he found that he had made a mistake in judgment.

Such a thing is also easy to understand. Sometimes bad luck is also a very helpless thing. It's not someone who is old and sits on the top.

Jiang Gui's age is doomed, this veteran can be used for ten years, which is already good. But Chen Huai can use it for 20 years. It's still in the year of fighting.

Although there is no talent in the field. At least a charge.

Zhu Qizhen's attitude towards Chen Huai has also changed, maybe Chen Huai will be his right-hand man in the future, can it be a little worse? Immediately said: "Come, give a seat." ”

Chen Huai was not polite, thanked him, and sat down firmly. Immediately asked: "Your Majesty, but because of the war in the northwest, the ministers are willing to serve the court, and the clowns in the northwest jump beams, as long as the ministers are allowed to go out, they will definitely be cleaned up, leaving no one and no horses." ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't know whether to praise Chen Huai for his loyalty, or felt that Chen Huai was not politically sensitive.

Nowadays, officials at all levels of the imperial court, as long as they have a little political sensitivity, know that the major affairs of the imperial court are decided by the empress dowager, not the emperor.

As soon as Chen Huai came up, he asked Zhu Qizhen to fight.

Zhu Qizhen didn't know that Chen Huai's own character was not good, and he was not that kind of cautious person. The reason why he climbed so fast was because his job was to calm down the deputy thousand households.

Therefore, Yongle has been in the first rank of chief military officer for more than 20 years. And Jiang Gui was a hundred households because of his career, so he was sixty years old when he mixed into the position that Chen Huai had when he was thirty years old.

Is Jiang Gui incapable? No, it's just a difference in hereditary position.

This is also another drawback of the health office, if this continues, where will there be talents. I am afraid that there is no hereditary military office that will not be able to rise to the top.

Zhu Qizhen said: "This matter has been agreed between the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and Jiang Gui is the general of the expedition to the west and the general of the matter." I have not yet met General Chiang, and I summoned General Chen today because I heard that General Chiang was a general before him, and asked him how capable he was. ”

Chen Huai listened and said: "Jiang Gui appeases the people, but he has a hand, but his temper is too good, and he is far less decisive than his ministers." ”

"The minister thinks that it is better to choose a minister to go on the expedition than to order Jiang Gui to go on the expedition."