In the autumn of the fifth year of Longqing, the imperial court dismissed Chen Shuai from the post of General Zhenshuo, the chief military officer of the Xuanfu, awarded the minister of Nanyang, stayed in Beijing to study in the country for three months, and was sent to Guangdong to supervise the war.

In the winter when Chen Ye entered the Guozijian and became classmates with his brother-in-law, the courtiers were discussing a series of important state affairs, which was inseparable from Chen Mu's official position.

Because when he left Beijing, Gao Gong gave him a big gift, and the big gift was his official position.

The full name of the official name is: Guangdong Military Affairs Co-ordination, Nanyang Military Government, Right Governor, Admiral, Maritime Prime Minister, Nanyang Minister.

When he left Xuanfu, many people sent him to Beijing; When he left Beijing, not many people sent him back to Guangzhou.

Only Wu Dui is really noble, and the others are Zhang Siwei who came for Gao Gong, You Qi who came for Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Jue who came for Feng Bao.

Most of the businessmen saw him off.

Because Chen Mu has a lot of official names, and his official residence is a good thing, but power is a big pie, and it has nothing to do with anyone.

Guangdong military affairs co-ordination, so that anyone in Guangdong can manage it, but no one can listen to him; The right governor of the Nanyang Military Mansion sounds very powerful, but it does not belong to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it is a newly established Governor's Mansion, and there is no subordinate jurisdiction and no direct subordination, and even he is the only right governor of the entire Governor's Mansion, and he is subject to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War; Prime Minister Nanyang Minister is also an empty shell, according to the name, most of the government and the opposition think that he is in charge of Nanyangwei.

Little is known about the North Side.

In the eyes of ordinary people, General Zhenshuo, who called for wind and rain in Xuanfu, made a mistake and was demoted, which is the real rise and fall.

Ni Shangzhong, who had two knives in his waist, followed the carriage and horse all the way south against the wind and snow, and the more he walked, the cooler his heart became; Dong Yiyuan and Ma Gui are side by side, and the two generals are full of bitterness; However, Chen Bazhi, the adopted son who came back from Qingshankou, with a composure and perseverance that did not match his age, urged him to move forward with his good friend and conductor Ding, without excitement or unwillingness, as if it was just an ordinary order.

However, as the supervisor of the army, Chen Ju is also a star and moon even in the march of the army, and a group of eunuchs run forward and backward,

Deng Zilong hit his horse and smiled at Chen Mu: "General, morale is very low!" ”

Chen Mu grinned, glanced back at the stretching troops, and said: "It's normal to be in a downturn, everyone can understand the edict of the imperial court, but they don't believe it, and they don't believe that Chen can do it." ”

In fact, the official position given by the cabinet minister has already made the meaning very clear, and he has the final say on overseas affairs.

The question is, does the Ming have power overseas? No, there are no rights, even the deputy envoy of the southern sea route is in charge of the land customs, so it is also appropriate for others to interpret this official title as a fictitious title without power.

The newly established Nanyang Military Governor's Office, if you want to say that it is the Governor's Office of the Six Armies, you can, but if you want to say that it is still the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it can also be abolished, anyway, it can be abolished in a blink of an eye; Prime Minister Nanyang is also an official who has no real power, and it is worth mentioning that the Admiral Maritime Affairs and Guangdong Military Affairs Co-ordination are actually not worth a Guangdong military officer.

What does this compare to General Zhenshuo?

"Others say I'm asking for myself, Wuqiao, what do you think of this?"

Chen Mu was wrapped in a fox fur and paced slowly, even the black baby was wearing a thick wolf fur horse coat, and her expression looked very relaxed, not at all like the generals who were transferred to him in the back.

"No matter what others think, the general has achieved what he wanted." Deng Zilong shook his head and said, "Actually, Deng doesn't know what the general wants. ”

On this point, Deng Zilong felt that it was quite energetic to follow Chen Mu, "Deng is just a layman, he is paid as a soldier, and he always wants to do something big, but he doesn't know what big things he can do, maybe the general knows." ”

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed, glanced at Deng Zilong, slammed the horse forward, and laughed loudly to the left and right: "I have already entered Guangping, go for another hour, and go to Handan to rest!" ”

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War is a risk, and war is also an opportunity, from the family to the individual.

For Chen Mu, the biggest risk is that he can't go back after taking this step. The so-called gentleman has no jokes, not only that the emperor has no jokes when he speaks, but also that the promises made by the courtiers to the emperor can only be fulfilled.

There is no room for negotiation.

The soldiers and horses were procrastinating, and they marched south from the end of winter, and when they reached Kaifeng Mansion, it was already spring, and then they went south to Huguang and crossed the mountains. After being blocked in Chengtianfu for half a month, it was the end of March when he entered the border of Sichuan.

Chen Mu's first stop was not Guangdong, but Banzhou.

Yang Yinglong's course in Guozijian ended, and he returned with Chen Mu to succeed his father Yang Lie as the official envoy of the state, while Chen Mu came to complete his wedding.

The wedding is not cumbersome, but the distance is limited, and the exchange has been troublesome, but the middle dowry and other affairs have been completed, and the marriage is completed when you return to Qingyuan Temple. It is worth mentioning that Chen Mu's dowry is betel nut.

Shao Tingda helped him send gold, silver and other goods in addition to betel nuts, all of which were transported from Nanyang Port.

Most of the soldiers and horses have been led by Deng Zilong to Guangdong, and Chen Mu led a small number of troops to Banzhou to welcome relatives.

At the junction of Huguang, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, there are many Xuanwei Divisions set up, such as Chen Mu from Bai Yuanjie's family soldier head Xiangfei, who is the samurai of the Yongshun Xuanwei Division in Huguang Baojing place, and the Youyang Xuanwei Division in the west of Huguang, and the south is the current Sinan Mansion, which used to be the Sizhou Xuanwei Division.

After Sinan in Guizhou and then to the west, it is the Banzhou Xuanwei Division that belongs to Sichuan.

Banzhou Xuanwei Division is much larger than Chen Mu imagined, the jurisdiction is almost equal to Chongqing Prefecture, the north reaches the Sujiang River, the south is the urn water, the river is sufficient, the merchant ships come and go continuously, the mountain gradually lowers from Yong'an, the road is full of cars and horses, between the mountains and clouds in the distance, the city of Banzhou stands under the arch of the garrison battalion, and the carriages and horses who go to the official road from the city are innumerable.

This is not a noble metropolis like Beijing, nor is it a big city with convenient transportation in Guangdong, but Banzhou City also has its own momentum. Especially in the mountains and rivers, it is not easy to see such prosperity.

Yang Yinglong said: "The porter goes north, and every year when the spring picks camellia and the price of summer rice is noble, he picks the rice tea to the river, gets on the boat there, and sends it to Chongqing to sell." To the east, it is trafficked in cedar boards and lead, and in the mountains, 10,000 taels of silver, 10,000 quintals of black lead, and fir boards are also counted in 10,000 pairs. ”

Chen Mu looked at Yang Yinglong, who was proud, with a complicated face and emotion in his heart.

Your ancestors have been busy buying and selling on this land for generations, and your network of human debts has been laid all over the country, if you know that one day this foundation will be corrupted in your hands, I don't know how you will feel?

In the distance, a large group of people and horses rushed on the official road, and the mountain rider with helmets and armor was happy, and when he saw Yang Yinglong from a distance, he turned over and dismounted, led people all the way, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Go and report to the consolation envoy, the eldest prince is back!" ”