Chapter 6 Good generals in Taiwan

The two of them quickly returned to the Yunyang General's Mansion, Cheng Jinshang did not rush to rest and rectify, but summoned the generals in the mansion and Yin Yanyu and others from Yunyang Mansion to the hall to discuss matters.

Cheng Jinshang didn't say much, and asked Yan Yu straight to the point: "Now that Yunyang Mansion is short of major generals, the matter of increasing troops will not be solved for a while, but the army cannot be without generals for a while, Lord Yan has lived in Yunyang for a long time, I don't know if there is a suitable candidate for the position of General Xuanwei of Yunyang General's Mansion?" ”

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but sit up straight when they heard this, as if they were the most eye-catching candidate, but this question stopped Yan Yu, Yan Yu was thinking about how to show merit and then wanted to occupy the rights of General Xuanwei alone, but this violated the Dayuan regulations, it was absolutely impossible, he wanted to recommend this position to those who obeyed his orders, but these disciples were all unsuccessful, and they had no military merits at all, how could they dare to talk nonsense in front of General Yunlu, so he had to snort: "This ...... After this battle in Yunyang Mansion, several generals and lieutenants were all wounded and died, and now it seems a little difficult to recommend candidates from Yunyang Mansion. ”

Cheng Jinshang glanced at the people in the hall, most of these people who were safe in the hall were procrastinating veterans, who did not fight during the war, and returned to leisure when they were idle, only at this moment they were in good spirits, as if they were more than ten years younger in an instant, Cheng Jinshang asked everyone: "Do you have anyone to recommend?" ”

Everyone wanted to recommend themselves, how could there be others to recommend, but because of the majesty of General Yunlu, he didn't dare to speak without authorization, and at this moment, Wei Wenzhong said loudly: "General, please forgive me for being unreasonable, there is a suitable candidate in my heart." ”

Cheng Jinshang said loudly: "It's okay, isn't Ben just asking what you mean, just talk about it." ”

Wei Wenzhong said: "For the general, not only must be strong in martial arts, but also need to know people well, in addition to charging into battle, he should also have the ability to strategize, and he has served for nearly eight years, most of the time has been spent in Yunyang, and he has been with many generals, and there are countless comrades, but there is only one person who is most admired by the lowly position, and he is, that is, Tao Chen, the last Tao." ”

At this point, the hall was in an uproar, and Yan Yu said sharply: "Wei Wenzhong, recommending the general is a big deal, although the minister has made meritorious contributions to pacifying Qingshan, but he has been in the company for a short time and lacks experience, and the old man has his own use for the merits of Qingshan, but this position of General Xuanwei must have been decided in General Cheng's heart, how can you not know the importance and talk nonsense at will?" ”

Everyone in the hall heard Yan Yu say this, and they all blamed Wei Wenzhong, nothing more than Tao Chen's shallow experience, Wei Wenzhong didn't know the severity, etc., when everyone was blaming Wei Wenzhong for what you said, suddenly another person said loudly: "Lord Yan's words are bad, whoever comes out of the womb can be a general, this general is not learning while doing, what qualifications are still short and so on are all prevarications, besides, Brother Tao turned the tide this time to save Yunyang from danger, which is why you are now arguing here, This is something that none of the three generals of Yunyang have done, if this is not considered a military merit, then it is inevitable that Lord Yan will feel that he is a little selfish. ”

Everyone couldn't help but follow the prestige, it was none other than Wang Liyang, the city guard, who saw everyone looking at him, Wang Liyang did not avoid it, but straightened his chest, held the hilt of the sword with his left hand, and stood tall. Yan Yu was even more furious when he heard this, if Wei Wenzhong's words were just indiscriminate, then Wang Liyang was simply like thunder, and he smashed on his head without any bias, but between Cheng Jinshang and this, he was not easy to attack, besides, this Wang Liyang was a master who was not afraid of heaven and earth, even if he yelled at him for two sentences, it would be useless, so he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

At this time, Dou Ming, the general committee of Baiyangdu, got up leisurely and said slowly: "Even if General Cheng asked everyone to recommend it, Lord Yan, you don't have to be so angry, I think what Wen Zhong and Brother Wang said is not completely unreasonable, although Chen Mo is young, but he is strong in martial arts and courageous, why can't he be competent?" Now that there is an abnormality in Qianzhou, I would like to ask all of you in the hall, if Yunyang is troubled by Qianzhou in the future, who of you will dare to take the lead? Most of you are half a hundred old people, if there is really a war in the future, it is not these young people who carry swords into battle, that is, why should you deceive yourself, you have taken the post of general, and if you don't do the general's business in the future, wouldn't you be ashamed of the emperor, the world, and the people of Yunyang? If anyone dares to make a military order in front of General Cheng today, promising to be the first to go into battle to kill the enemy when Qianzhou is in turmoil in the future, then the old man will recommend him to General Cheng today, and I am willing to serve. ”

Everyone heard Dou Ming's statement, they were a little timid, now the situation is weighed in everyone's hearts, Dayuan can be said to be full of holes, Yuzhou is stable, but the surroundings have long been a mess, especially Yang Mingzhen of Qianzhou, almost has swallowed most of Qianzhou, Qianyang, the capital of Qianzhou, is already rumored, after Yang Mingzhen takes Qianyang, Yunyang is probably the next target, rather than taking a false position, it is better to mix up, so although there are many dissatisfactions in my heart, I have actually begun to retreat.

Yan Yu was even more anxious when he saw that everyone was timid, although this Dou Ming was only a small Baiyangdu General Committee, but he was an old qualification of Yunyang, and he had a bit of prestige in the army, seeing Dou Ming's statement, Yan Yu had to be dumb and eat yellow lotus and not have a seizure on the spot, so he had to look at Cheng Jinshang, but Cheng Jinshang did not look at him, but looked calm, and sometimes smiled, Yan Yu couldn't guess, but he was even more panicked.

Tao Chenmo never had a chance to speak, and seeing that everyone was speechless, he bowed down and was about to speak, but Cheng Jinshang waved his hand and said: "You don't have to speak, Ben will know that you will definitely shirk in every possible way, but the position of General Yunyang must be determined today, General Dou said well just now, if there is a war in the future, it will be young soldiers who will charge into battle, so the generals of Yunyang should have the final say, and you will come with me." With that, he led everyone to the Yunyang military camp.

Most of the soldiers in the barracks are wounded, and they only hear lamentations when they enter the camp, if they are wounded by swords and guns, it is fine, but it is the poison of poisonous snakes, insects and scorpions, and the damage is great and the pain is slow, and the generals have to endure the pain and salute when they see the generals coming in, Cheng Jinshang waved his hand and said: "The soldiers are fortunate, there is no need to be polite, I will just come to see you with you." "The soldiers are no longer polite, you and I said some words of thanks, roughly turned around, those veterans who have been idle for a long time have long been frightened, and their backs are cold, and they are all glad that they have escaped this catastrophe.

Cheng Jinshang said meaningfully: "The health of the world is built with the flesh and blood of the soldiers, for the general's fame, caring for the soldiers is the most important, but as long as the war is everywhere, casualties are inevitable, but the good generals must not only do the enemy thousands of miles, but also achieve the minimum loss, if it is to injure the enemy 1,000 and lose 800 to win, what is the significance, the Qingshan Rebellion, the three generals of Yunyang took the lead and made people moved, but it also made more than a thousand Yunyang soldiers innocent to death, the three generals are loyal and brave, but the strategy is also inappropriate, It is a warrior and not a good general, I want to ask you, if Ben Jiang entrusts Yunyang to one of you, do you dare to guarantee that Ben will not have this misery again in front of all the generals? "Then he glanced at the crowd and looked majestic.

Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, their faces were hot, and Cheng Jinshang didn't bother to question them again, but turned to the soldiers and said sharply: "Soldiers, the battle of Qingshan should be credited, but do you hope for such a merit?" ”

Everyone endured the pain of snakes and insects, and they all shook their heads in denial, and their faces were full of bitterness. Cheng Jinshang continued: "But you don't have to suffer such a catastrophe, have you ever understood why the soldiers who rescued you in the end captured the entire Qingshan with almost no casualties? ”

Hearing Cheng Jinshang ask this, Wei Wenzhong's heart was already clear, he already knew what this General Cheng wanted, and Tao Chenmo also knew it, but he didn't say anything, he knew that today's matter might be difficult to shirk. At this moment, a word suddenly appeared in the silence: "Yes, it is because Master Tao has a good plan, and all the soldiers are united." It was none other than Wu Changqing, who acted as a guide for Tao Chenmo after Qingshan escaped death.

When everyone heard Wu Changqing say this, they suddenly realized that those wounded soldiers were all sincerely grateful to Tao Chenmo, if it weren't for him, they would probably have been screaming and wailing on the Huangquan Road at this moment, and those soldiers who saw Tao Chenmo with one enemy and one hundred and were in danger had already admired him, but they were humble and indecisive, at this moment, they could not hesitate to look at Tao Chenmo, Tao Chenmo did not dodge, but bowed slightly to show response.

Cheng Jinshang saw that the heat was almost the same, so he said sharply: "The general has already confirmed, the Miao rebellion is not as difficult as imagined, whether it is the Miao people's weapons or strategy except for the snake and scorpion plan, it is impossible to show it, but why the dignified Dayuan military town is difficult to calm down twice or three times, the general will not say that your military discipline is sloppy, and the drill is not diligent, the essential reason is that the commander is unbearable and does not have a strategy, which makes the original little thing out of control, and it makes you so unbearable, this will be heavy, but you understand in your hearts, What Ben will say yes or no? ”

Cheng Jinshang's face was majestic, his voice was like a bell, every word was like thunder, and all the soldiers were in their hearts, although they were full of snake and scorpion poison, they felt refreshed when they heard Cheng Jinshang's words, and said in unison: "Yes!" ”

Cheng Jinshang continued: "You are right, Tao Chenmo is just a small nomadic captain, but he has done what the three generals have not done, he has two hundred people without losing a single soldier to quell the Qingshan Rebellion, the battle can be a general, the strategy can be a commander, if the general will deliver Yunyang to him, can the soldiers rest assured?" ”

When Cheng Jinshang asked, Wu Changqing knelt on the ground and said loudly: "My subordinates are willing to obey Lord Tao's dispatch." Here, Wang Liyang and Wei Wenzhong also knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "My subordinates are willing to obey Lord Tao's dispatch." Now the remaining soldiers in Yunyang City were either rescued by Tao Chenmo, or Tao Chenmo took them to fight a hearty victory, and they naturally had nothing to say to Tao Chenmo in their hearts, only to see someone saluting, and all the soldiers knelt on the ground and said loudly: "My subordinates are willing to obey Lord Tao's dispatch!" Only a dozen veterans with their own ghosts were left unwilling to kneel.

Yan Yu was bitter when he saw this scene, even if he had a hundred unwillingness in his heart at the moment, it would be useless, he hoped that these veterans could mess up the situation, and he never thought that they were all timid, but Yan Yu was a smart person, he knew that the situation was like this because Cheng Jinshang had already made arrangements, and secondly, from the current situation, these soldiers were respectful to Tao Chenmo, especially Wang Liyang and Wei Wenzhong, although these two have very different personalities, they are clear and strong in martial arts, In the future, Yunyang is afraid that the war will rely on these two people, at present, Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang are iron-hearted supporters of Tao Chenmo, Yan Yuruo has to call for action at this time, I am afraid that he will really not be able to command everyone in the future, but he saw that there were still more than a dozen veterans who were unwilling to obey him, and he did not want to express his position in a hurry. At this time, Dou Ming, the general committee of Baiyangdu, also knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The old man is also willing to obey the dispatch." ”

Now the oldest person in the army also expressed his obedience, and those veterans still flinched after all, and after hesitating for a long time, they still knelt on the ground to accept it, Yan Yu had nothing to do at the moment, only to see Cheng Jinshang's eyes cast a chill, so he had to bow down and bow his hand in response.

"Ben General knows that some people are still dissatisfied in their hearts, but according to the Dayuan system, Ben General can directly appoint General Xuanwei as a temporary candidate without asking for your opinions, the reason why there is a scene today is to let you know the voice of the soldiers who really kill the enemy on the battlefield and charge, and now it is clear, all the soldiers obey the order!" Cheng Jinshang said loudly, "According to the Dayuan system, this general will appoint Tao Chen today to temporarily act as General Yunyang Xuanwei, and then the following will be written after the general has the book to play the Ming court, and Tao Chen will temporarily wait for General Xuanwei to decide all matters in the Yunyang General's Mansion during the period, and those who violate the military order will be dealt with by military law!" ”

After Cheng Jinshang finished speaking, Wei Wenzhong immediately bowed and said: "Meet General Tao, my subordinates are willing to be sent." ”

Immediately, Wang Liyang led all the soldiers to say in unison: "Meet General Tao, my subordinates are willing to be sent." ”

All this was expected for Tao Chenmo, but it also came too quickly, so after everyone bowed down, he was still a little confused, Cheng Jinshang turned to Tao Chenmo and said, "General Tao." Signaling Tao Chenmo to call all the soldiers to get up, Tao Chenmo reflected it, but he is such a calm person, after a moment of trance, he immediately returned to calm, and then said slowly: "The end of the minister entered the army for a year, no military merit and no hard work, this Qingshan rebellion, Yunyang crisis, fortunately the trust of Lord Yan, all the soldiers together, this is a small achievement, today is appreciated by General Yunlu, the generals trust, the ministers are grateful, please rise." ”

Everyone got up, Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang were so happy, especially Wei Wenzhong, in his heart, Tao Chenmo was the best candidate for General Xuanwei.

But Tao Chenmo was as calm as ever, and after everyone got up, he continued: "Now Yunyang is still on the cusp, and the minister will ensure that Yunyang is safe during the temporary generation of General Xuanwei, but the minister's talent is limited, and I hope that General Cheng will find a good talent as soon as possible to determine Yunyang." ”

Cheng Jinshang smiled: "Good talent? How many good people are there in this world? This question is not something you should consider, and now that you are planning for General Xuanwei, you don't need to think about other things for the time being. ”

The general is set, even if half of Yunyang's affairs are solved, the remaining half will need Cheng Jinshang to enter the court to find a plan, so after everything is arranged, Cheng Jinshang plans to return to Yuzhou, before leaving, he called his two deputy generals Wang Jinyi and Cheng Yanwu to the room to make some instructions, leaving two thousand elites for Wang Jinyi to stay in Yunyang, Cheng Yanwu returned to Yuzhou with him and entered the Beijing face saint, these two are Cheng Jinshang all the way to promote the fierce general, to Cheng Jinshang is also respectful, but at this time there is still a lot of puzzlement, I don't understand why General Yunlu wants to hand over the responsibility of guarding Yunyang to a nobody.

Cheng Jinshang explained: "There are three reasons for Tao Chenmo to be the Xuanwei general, first, Tao Chenmo is calm and strong in martial arts, although Qingshan is a small battle, but from his arrangement of troops can be seen in his chest of male soldiers, the so-called see the subtle knowledge, I asked the last rebellion against the Miao soldiers, according to them, Tao Chen's last marksmanship, dozens of people besieged but none of them can get close to him, the Miao people rebelled and captured the first ten moves, which can be described as brave and strategic; Second, Yunyang is the throat of my Yuzhou, Yunyang is the rule of Yuzhou, Yunyang is chaotic in Yuzhou, you two have seen the generals of Yuzhou with your own eyes, all of them are old-fashioned, and I will ignore Yunyang when I hand over Yunyang to any of them, you two are my left and right hands, so I must not let you come here to guard, Tao Chen has the style of a general and is young and vigorous, and he can protect Yunyang's morale from chaos in a war, Yang Mingzhen of Qianzhou is staring at me Yuzhou, I don't want him to underestimate my Yuzhou soldiers; The third point, and the most obscure point, I don't want another Qin Xiang's protégé in the Yuzhou army. ”

Hearing Cheng Jinshang's words, Wang Jinyi and Cheng Yanwu both suddenly realized, and couldn't help but praise: "The general's wisdom is really not comparable to ordinary people like us, but if the general wants Tao Chenmo to really sit in the position of General Yunyang, I'm afraid he still has to pass the pass of Qin Xiang, can Qin Xiang agree?" ”

Cheng Jinshang said with a smile: "Don't worry, if the general doesn't even have this little means, isn't this Yunlu general in vain?" However, Jin Yi, you have to remember that the general asked you to lead the troops to garrison Yunyang not to supervise Tao Chenmo, but to assist him, for the general's decision this Yunyang General's Mansion is dissatisfied with many people, Tao Chen's early Yunyang military power will encounter many difficulties, in Yunyang, you must obey his orders for all major matters in the army, if there is any objection, you can discuss and not do ultra vires and impulsive things, you have to let the generals of Yunyang see that you are my Cheng Jinshang's subordinate, your attitude is the attitude of the general, you must remember that this is a military order, if there is a violation, the general will definitely deal with it by military law. ”

This Wang Jinyi has no prejudice against Tao Chenmo, but he is a little confused about the coach's intentions, and he has already solved his doubts after listening to Cheng Jinshang's explanation, so he naturally does not dare to slack off on what Cheng Jinshang explained.

Cheng Jinshang set off from Yunyang after explaining the last task, Tao Chenmo, Yan Yu and others were sent all the way out of Yunyang City Gate, and Yan Yu should be the most emotionally moved at this moment Undoubtedly, everything now seems to be completely different from what he imagined at the beginning, he has not achieved an inch, and the former little Baiyangdu nomadic captain is now the Xuanwei General of the Yunyang General's Mansion, he originally wanted to make some means to participate in Cheng Jinshang's book, but he is just a small Yunyang Mansion Yin, and Cheng Jinshang is the Yunlu General of Dayuan, and he is more appreciated by Qin Xiang, knew that the current situation really shouldn't have listened to Tao Chenmo's words and went to Yuzhou to invite this general, he occasionally even felt that he was put on a role by Tao Chenmo, but the matter has come to this, and now there is no other way than to sigh and sigh about bad luck.

Cheng Jinshang is a vigorous and resolute person, at this moment, seeing that everyone has been sent out of the city, he beckoned everyone not to send it again, but asked Tao Chenmo to go with him for a while, Wei Wenzhong saw that Tao Chenmo was alone with Cheng Jinshang, so he whispered a few words to Wang Liyang and followed Tao Chenmo from afar.

Cheng Jinshang and Tao Chenmo leaned on the horse and said, "Will you blame Ben for throwing a hot potato to you?" ”

Tao Chenmo said with a smile: "It stands to reason that the lowly position should be appreciated by the general, but to tell the truth, with my temperament, I am really not suitable to be the general of this Yunyang Mansion, general, you are indeed a bit of a strong man." ”

Cheng Jinshang also smiled: "That's right, Ben will know that you will definitely shirk, so I haven't let you express your position, you said that your temperament is not suitable for being a general, that's just what you think, but you have this ability, you also understand the overall situation, although you are a little reluctant but you don't resolutely shirk in front of everyone, you are not like others want to refuse and welcome, but on the one hand, you don't want to be embarrassed, on the other hand, you don't want to live up to the trust of the soldiers, that's all, so the temperament you said is not suitable for being the general of Yunyang, But this general thinks that your temperament is the best candidate for this Yunyang general, so don't underestimate yourself too much. ”

Tao Chenmo was a little helpless, but General Cheng was also reasonable, so he had to helplessly say: "Since the general thinks so, it is only difficult for him to be humble." ”

Cheng Jinshang still said with a smile: "Although the general has appointed you as a general, there are still many things that you need to solve by yourself, first, you are in charge of Yunyang's military power, and there are still some veterans who are not convinced by you, and your prestige has yet to be established, which needs to be handled by yourself, second, according to the Dayuan system, you have the right to appoint your own deputy general, I don't know if you have a suitable candidate in your heart?" ”

Tao Chenmo was not pretentious, and said: "Now in Yunyang City, except for Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang, there is really no suitable candidate for the lowly position, but I don't know if it is the same as what the general thinks?" ”

Cheng Jinshang laughed and said: "You, let's just say that you are a reasonable person, these two people are the most convinced of you in Yunyang City at present, I don't believe you look back." ”

Tao Chenmo didn't notice that there was a person not far behind him, this person was Wei Wenzhong, and when he saw Wei Wenzhong following from afar, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. Cheng Jinshang said with a smile: "Wei Wenzhong has been following Ben Jiang when he sees you alone, he is not worried about Ben Jiang but about some people in Yunyang City, and he is worried that you will encounter any trouble when you return to Yunyang alone, so such a person is naturally worthy of your trust." In addition, the general has ordered General Wang Jinyi to stay behind to assist in the defense of Yunyang City, you don't have to worry too much, you have full authority to decide the military affairs of Yunyang Mansion, and he will act according to orders. ”

Tao Chenmo bowed his hand, and Cheng Jinshang had almost what he wanted to say, so he asked Tao Chenmo to return.

Tao Chenmo returned to Yunyang City, first of all, in front of the generals appointed Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang as his lieutenants, and then discussed with Wang Jinyi about the defense of Yunyang City, Wang Jinyi also fully cooperated with Tao Chenmo according to Cheng Jinshang's intentions, and things turned out as Cheng Jinshang said, a small number of veterans of the General's Mansion used the responsibility of their positions to push back Tao Chenmo's military order, so angry that Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang jumped like thunder, but Tao Chenmo comforted this pair of living treasures, Tao Chenmo was so calm because he had expected this, After this incident, Tao Chenmo began to appoint some clever newcomers, such as letting Wu Changqing take over the internal affairs of the General's Mansion, and did not directly replace other corresponding positions, but appointed new people to do the duty of the position, and set aside the people who did not follow the military orders in the original position. How have I ever seen someone as calm as Tao Chenmo, so I admire Tao Chenmo even more, and sometimes even lose the ability to think, and I want to ask Tao Chenmo for advice on everything, so I didn't provoke Wei Wenzhong to run on it.

Cheng Jinshang returned to Yuzhou for a short rest and then rushed to Tai'an, worship Qin Xiang at night, the second day before entering the palace to face the saint, start Yunyang affairs, because of the prior approval of the Qin Prime Minister, so in the court did not encounter too many problems to get the emperor's nod, and then the court decreed to appoint Tao Chenmo as the general of Yunyang Mansion Xuanwei, and agreed that Yunyang to restore the original 5,000 garrison system, as for the replenishment of soldiers by the Yuzhou Mansion itself, after the report is to play.

After everything was resolved, Cheng Jinshang planned to go to Yan Qing's mansion to visit, but he learned that Yan Shangshu had been sent to Rongzhou to quell the rebellion, and the situation was not optimistic.