Zhang Jing'an was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Shujiao's words, this military general just wanted to find a way to make more meritorious contributions to get his wife and son, and the only way to make more meritorious contributions was to fight more battles and destroy more enemies. For the latest free chapter of this book, please visit ♀ Guizhou An Bangyan and Yu Chongming have been surrounded by officers and soldiers in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places for many years, and they have fought countless bitter, hard, and vicious battles, and I don't know how many people have died, and it is unrealistic for me to take a lot of credit from them, and I am not a direct participant in the battle, at most I can help. As far as the eye can see, there are only Liaodong and Mongolia to fight, but Zhao Shujiao actually persuaded himself to stay in Guizhou, which is a little incomprehensible.

Although Zhang Jingan thought so, he didn't say it directly, he thought for a while and said: "There are pros and cons in everything, and the pros and cons of things with more pros and cons can be done, and the difference between pros and cons seems to be to be considered. ”

Zhao Shujiao nodded and said: "The small pros and cons are only for you to calm down and think slowly, I only know that in the big picture, since the elder brother is named Jing'an, he naturally has to calm down and think more in order to come up with a safe and proper way The world is the emperor's ♀ world, and my generals are to make the emperor feel that you can rest assured and satisfied in order to have a future, it is said that the emperor is not only thinking about how to stabilize the north, but requires stability in all directions, which is also the reason why we came to Guizhou to rectify the army, Because the emperor felt that the biggest danger of the Ming Dynasty was not the Jurchens or the Mongols, let alone An Bangyan and Xuan Chongming, who had gone for most of their lives, but the Tusi system that could not be lost. ”

Zhang Jing'an saw Zhao Shujiao talking about his own name, and said with a slight smile: "The elder brother's name is naturally to be the first to advise, this Huguang, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places are as many as a cow's hair, this is the bane left by Taizu because the country did not want to have more troubles, to gradually calm down I don't know how many battles to go through. Why does Brother Zhao think that the south is where my army will be used? Not to mention the north, I can't go to the east and west for the time being? ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "I heard that the emperor intends to set up four independent military regions in the northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest corners of the Ming Dynasty, plus the two capitals and the unity of a total of seven military regions, these seven military regions are like supporting the skeleton of the Ming Dynasty, does Brother Zhang have any ideas to choose one of them to be in charge?" ”

Zhang Jing'an was shocked when he heard this: "I'm young and unqualified, I'm afraid I don't have such a good relationship, why did Brother Zhao say this?" Although he asked like this, his heart was also quite moved, and his eyes were full of gains and losses.

Zhao Shujiao curled the corners of his mouth and smiled lightly and asked, "Brother Zhang really didn't want to have a place in the Seven Military Regions?" ”

Zhang Jingan folded his eyes and then said with some embarrassment: "Who doesn't want to be promoted?" It means more to our generals to be promoted, at least it can be safer, right? Brother Zhao has many years of experience in the army, and the younger brother sincerely asks Brother Zhao for more guidance, so as not to miss the opportunity and miss the opportunity. ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "Since Brother Zhang thinks so highly of me, then I will tell you what I know." The emperor is now throwing away all government affairs and taking charge of military affairs, which is not only an emphasis on military affairs, but also the meaning of cultivating his own people, who does not need you to use a person like you who is innocent and capable? In the past, the supreme commanders of the front line mostly used civilian officials, because from the beginning of the Taizu of this dynasty, they learned the lessons of the Han and Tang dynasties and accepted the experience of the Song Dynasty, and they should use civil and military forces to avoid civil strife in the country. Now the emperor has found a lot of ways to restrain military generals, and it is an inevitable trend to use military generals to lead troops. ”

Zhang Jing'an nodded and said: "Yes, civil officials generally only talk about it and have no practical experience, it doesn't matter if they issue orders randomly, but most of them will chill the hearts of the soldiers, the emperor will send the supervising army, the army and the local area are separated, the soldiers and equipment are separated, and the soldiers and grain and grass are separated, and other measures can indeed ensure that the generals do not have dissenting intentions and cannot disagree, so that we can do things so as not to be afraid of wolves and tigers, and we can be frank and unrestrained." But even if you want to use military generals to lead the troops, it doesn't necessarily have my business, there are more people with more qualifications and abilities than me. ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "There are indeed some veterans who are still there, but they are either not trusted or too old, you see how old are the old ministers in the Military Affairs Yuan?" Will they be able to withstand the bumps over the hills? Now the emperor attaches great importance to young people, and you are considered to be at the top of the list among the people at the level of the general army, otherwise how could he send you to Guizhou to rectify the army? And how could you be put in charge of a mountain infantry battalion? Once this mountain infantry battalion is formed and has made combat achievements, it will be changed to the Ming Royal Army, what a great honor is this? Doesn't this also show the emperor's trust in you? ”

Zhang Jing'an was a little angry when he heard this, and said to Zhao Shujiao: "Brother Zhao's words have brought my heart to life, so which place should I think about in the seven military regions?" ”

Zhao Shujiao thought for a while and said: "In the seven military regions, you don't have to think about Liaodong and Bohai, that is the place where the old minister retires, Yuan Keli and Wang Zaijin are not very old, they are not sitting there, you can't compete with them, you want to go and let you be their deputy at most, are you willing?" Jizhou is considered to be defending the Beijing Division, and the Nanjing Military Region is considered to be two particularly important areas, your father and brother are in the Military Affairs Yuan, and you are in charge of one of the two capitals, even if the emperor doesn't say anything, those imperial histories will have to scold you to death, so you can only make up your mind in the northwest, southeast and southwest. ”

Seeing Zhang Jing'an nodded, Zhao Shujiao continued: "The northwest has already gone to people, Ma Shilong has gone to Jiayuguan a few months ago and looked at Ningxia by the way, although he is young, he is very valued by Sun Chengzong and Lord Sun, plus the Ma family is a good family in Ningxia, and he can firmly guard the northwest border by stationing in the northwest, and the emperor is also very relieved, so you don't have to think about the location of the Northwest Military Region." At the beginning, you said a lot of ways for the emperor to control his army, but there is another point you didn't say, that is, the chief officer is regularly replaced and the chief officer is sent to other places, and you are a northerner who sends you to the south to meet this regulation, which is why I said that you can rest assured in Guizhou. ”

Zhang Jingan said: "According to what Brother Zhao said, am I set in the Southwest Military Region?" Then we have to have a good relationship with local officials, so as not to have conflicts in the future. ”

Zhao Shujiao thought for a while and said: "I used to think so, but then I felt that there might be variables, Lord Gao, Lord Zhu, and Lord Cai are all civilian officials, and it is unlikely that they will be the chief officer in the Southwest Military Region, and the most qualified to compete with you is Mu Tianbo, the chief soldier of Yunnan, and the other is Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of Sichuan, "Tianbo is young and has strong ability, and it is the best choice, but the Mu family started from Mu Ying, the Duke of Qianguo, and the town of Yunnan has been no different from Tusi for more than two hundred years, I heard that Mu Tianbo is about to inherit the title, As soon as he became a knight, he could no longer be the chief soldier, so only Qin Liangyu was left. ”

Zhang Jing'an asked puzzledly: "Isn't Qin Liangyu a stone pillar toast?" Would the emperor give such an important position to a toast? Besides, the emperor's first priority is to completely abolish the Tusi system, and I am afraid that it will not work to let a Tusi lead the troops to complete the task of abolishing the Tusi, right? ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "The toast of the southwestern provinces is everywhere, and the emperor wants to completely abolish the toast system, but not to arrest all the toast and slaughter it, ♀ although Qin Liangyu is also a toast, but she is very loyal to the court, her husband was wrongfully killed by the court, she did not complain, and also sent troops several times to quell rebellions everywhere to contribute to the court, it is said that the emperor praised her. Maybe in the emperor's opinion, it is more suitable for Qin Liangyu to be the chief officer of the Southwest Military Region than anyone else, and there will be many fewer people who are dissatisfied with her guarding the southwest region, plus he is a woman and older, so the court must be relieved. ”

Zhang Jing'an thought for a long time and nodded slowly: "General Qin's deeds are really admirable, and she is indeed more suitable than me to guard here, it seems that I have to find a way to fight for the chief officer of the Southeast Military Region." ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "In this case, Brother Zhang has to learn Hokkien or Cantonese, otherwise he can't understand what the people around him are saying, which is very annoying." ”

The two were drinking tea and chatting in the camp tent, and the Qin Liangyu in their mouth was talking to Liu Qiao ♀, the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, in Yongning, and the Qin Messenger was chrome, because he was fat, and he had nothing to do with it, and he returned from Huguang after looking around in Guizhou in the name of checking the assets of the big iron company, Liu Qiao and some other people left a few days late because they had other things, and they had to go to Sichuan to do some things by the way. When passing by Yongning, he heard that Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan, was inspecting Yongning, so he came to visit him and conveyed the emperor's will by the way.

Qin Liangyu is very tall, wearing thin armor and wearing a helmet, she has a wide face, slender eyebrows, and bright eyes, if it weren't for a few fine lines exposed at the corners of her eyes, ordinary people wouldn't be able to see that she was already in her early fifties. Seeing that Liu Qiao was a messenger but was very respectful to himself, Qin Liangyu was happy to let people set up a seat to serve tea and talk, Qin Liangyu first asked, "Does Lord Liu want to see me for anything?" Is it because someone of my subordinates has committed something and needs to be questioned by Jinyiwei? If so, can you see my thin face? ”

Liu Qiao shook his head and said: "General Qin's words are serious, I am only sent by the emperor to do a few things, and I need General Qin's help because I want the general, not for other things." ”

Qin Liangyu said strangely: "I have never met Master Liu in my life, why do you want me to help?" ”

Liu Qiao said: "I don't know what the specific thing is, but there is a letter and a token from the palace, and General Qin will know it at a glance." After speaking, he took out a wrapped yellow satin bag from the entourage's backpack and put it on the plate and pushed it towards Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu picked up the satin bag and looked at it, and saw that the seal was sewn and sealed with lacquer, and there seemed to be a few pieces of paper and some ornaments inside, so she didn't open it immediately but asked Liu Qiao: "Lord Liu knows what is in it?" Who wrote the letter? I don't remember any contact with the people in the palace. ”

Liu Qiao said: "I don't know about this below, the emperor said that as long as this thing is handed over to General Qin, if General Qin has something to say, he will play it himself, and this matter will be over for the next generation." There is also a second thing, I heard that General Qin quelled the Songpan Rebellion in the third year of the Apocalypse, I don't know which way General Qin took back then? ”

Qin Liangyu thought for a while and said: "This was all a few years ago, I remember that at that time, I set out from Chengdu and passed through Mianzhou to Songpan, and I also stayed in a town called Long'an for one night on the way, and then the army arrived at the Sichuan Temple, and it was over, Lord Liu asked if there was any way to say this?" ”