The next day, the generals went to Li Zhijun to see a demonstration of firearms. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Zhi still demonstrated to the generals with a hundred smoothbore flintlock pistols, and overstated the cost of the artillery, without revealing his family background.

The firearms displayed by Li Zhi were very ordinary, which made the generals excited. Although the generals suspected that Li Zhi had another way to break the enemy, but now Li Zhi's soldiers were arrogant, even if there was really a secret method that he didn't come up with, the other generals had no choice. Only Huang Degong admired Li Zhi's tactics very much, and insisted on asking for a smoothbore flintlock pistol, saying that he would take it back to the capital to imitate it.

In these years, the flintlock pistol is not a secret, so Li Zhi went to the cottage by Dehuang Degong.

After the demonstration of firearms, Xiong Wencan's Tang newspaper was also written, and he quickly went to the capital to report it. Li Zhi said goodbye to Xiong Wencan, abandoned An 0qing with 8,000 soldiers and horses, and returned to Tian0jin.

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On this day, Zhu Youzhen, the son of tomorrow, was talking to Queen Zhou in Kunning Palace.

Queen Zhou came from the people, and was originally elected as the princess of Xin during the Apocalypse, and later Zhu Youzhen inherited his brother's throne as the Son of Heaven, and Zhou was named the queen. Queen Zhou was born beautiful, and she was well-read and knowledgeable since she was a child, and she was diligent and thrifty, and was deeply favored by Zhu Youzhen.

There was nothing to do on this day, Zhu Youzhen sat at the round table in Kunning Palace with a copy of "Zizhi Tongjian" and flipped through it at will.

"Queen, I haven't seen a play for a long time, how about a play and sing on the stage in the palace tomorrow?"

Empress Zhou said: "The people are suffering, and the concubines can't bear to be extravagant. ”

"Singing "The Story of the Jade Hairpin" doesn't cost much silver."

Queen Zhou said: "It's better to save the money from this singing opera and recruit more soldiers to fight the thieves." ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and was about to speak, but saw Wang Chengen running in from the front in a panic.

"Wang Chengen, what are you flustered about?"

Wang Chengen knelt in front of the Son of Heaven, handed over Xiong Wencan's Tang Bao, and said, "Great victory! Emperor, great victory! Xiong Wencan broke six thieves and captured 36,000 heads! There are no more big thieves in Nanzhili! ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled, took the piece unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "I knew that there would be a great victory!" ”

Empress Zhou chirped: "How does the emperor know? Could it be that the emperor is unpredictable? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked up at Queen Zhou and said, "I don't know why, since the time of recruiting Li Zhi to help suppress it, I felt that this great victory was stable." ”

Empress Zhou blinked and did not speak.

Zhu Youzhen shook the piece with both hands and looked at it carefully. Soon, he saw Li Zhi's achievements.

"Fanjiazhuang guerrilla Li Zhi led 8,000 family members, single-handedly defeated Luo Rucai and other thieves 20,000 thieves, and beheaded the leader of the thieves 'shot the sky Li Wanqing'. Fight again with 10,000 thieves and horses, break the enemy, and behead Zhang Kewang, the son of the thief. In fierce battles before and after, a total of 14,500 thieves were captured. ”

Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen said curiously: "This Li Zhi actually has 8,000 families, how can he afford to raise a guerrilla?" ”

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said: "Li Zhi is rich in Fanjiazhuang, and he is probably a family raised with private property. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said: "If you really use your family property to raise soldiers to serve the country, then you are a virtuous minister who relieves the country's worries." In this battle, Li Zhi's capture was almost half of Xiong Wencan's entire army, and he beheaded two leaders of the thief army, which shows Li Zhi's mainstay work. Most of the other generals' exploits were captured and killed when they chased and killed the thief army. ”

Wang Chengen said: "Emperor Shengming! ”

Zhu Youzhen looked all the way down, saw the bottom of the chapter, and said: "What does Xiong Wencan think, he actually said that he would set up a deputy general in Fanjiazhuang for Li Zhi to serve." This Fanjiazhuang must be a small city, wouldn't it be nondescript to have a deputy general? If you want to promote Li Zhi to be a deputy general, you will be promoted to the deputy general of Tian0jin! ”

Zhu Youzhen held the concerto, shook his head and said, "What does this mean?" ”

Wang Chengen said carefully: "Emperor, I think the meaning of this piece is that Li Zhi has an industry in Fanjiazhuang and is unwilling to leave Fanjiazhuang!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned when he heard this, looked at the music again, frowned and said, "This Li Zhi regards Fanjiazhuang as his private property?" After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen asked: "Wang Chengen, how many people are there in this Fanjiazhuang?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "The emperor is worried that this Li Zhi has the intention of separating the place? ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "This Li Zhilai won't leave in Fanjiazhuang, I'm afraid that his tail won't fall off!" ”

Wang Chengen said: "I don't know how many servants Fanjiazhuang has, the emperor wants to know, and He Shishou, the secretary of the Ministry of Recruitment, will come and ask." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Go to the Qianqing Palace and call He Shishou!" ”

Half an hour later, He Shishou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly ran into the Qianqing Palace and met the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Youzhen knew that this Li Zhi was pulled by He Shishou. The Son of Heaven was satisfied with Li Zhi, and even had a good impression of He Shishou, sitting behind the imperial case and asking kindly: "He Qing, how big is Fanjiazhuang in Tian0jin?" ”

He Shishou was stunned, thought for a while and said, "It's a small city of more than 10,000 people. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen was relieved and glanced at Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "Emperor, this Li Zhi is a craftsman and martial artist after all, he has no ambitions, and he refuses to move his nest while guarding a small city. I'm afraid that most of the people in this Fan Jiazhuang are his craftsmen, so he won't leave! ”

He Shishou arched his hand and said: "That's true, half of the people in the city are craftsmen hired by Li Zhi, so Li Zhi cares about Fanjiazhuang very much. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "In this way, I will be relieved." After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen said again: "But this Li Zhi was promoted too quickly and made too many meritorious contributions, if he is appointed as a deputy general this time, it is expected that he will have no official title in a short time." ”

He Shishou learned from Wang Chengen and said: "Son of Heaven Mingjian! ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "He doesn't want to leave Fanjiazhuang, so I will make him a sub-guard." A new road was opened in Tianjin, called Tian0 Jinxi Road, and Li Zhi was stationed in Fanjiazhuang as a general! ”

Wang Chengen said: "Emperor, Xiong Wencan guaranteed him to be a deputy general, but the emperor only promoted him to a general, and the slave is afraid that this Li Zhi will be disappointed." ”

Li Zhi asked He Shishou, "Are Li Zhi's parents here?" Married? ”

He Shishou said: "Li Zhi's father has passed away, and his mother is still here, and he has already married. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "It's okay, Li Zhi will be promoted to the commander of the second grade, and the official 'Dragon and Tiger General' will be disbanded." Li Zhi's wife and mother were awarded the title of Mrs. Zhengerpin. Then give Li Zhiyin a son Jinyi Wei 100 hereditary. ”

Loose official is an honorary official title in the Ming Dynasty, which is conferred and received through entry and examination, and adjusted accordingly according to the change of ministry. Generally speaking, the military attache of the second rank can only be awarded to the hussar general at the beginning, and after passing the three-year general examination, he will be promoted to the general of Jinwu, and after passing the examination for another three years, he will be awarded the general of the dragon and tiger. That is to say, the military attache of the second rank needs to be an official for six years, and only after passing the two examinations can he get the loose official of General Longhu. But when the Son of Heaven opened his mouth, he directly awarded Li Zhizheng the highest loose officer among the second-rank military attachés, General Longhu.

Mrs. Decree is the honorary title of the wife and mother of officials, and with this title, Mrs. Decree enjoys the treatment of officials at the same level in the etiquette system. The low-level civil and military generals even bowed when they saw the high-ranking Mrs. Command. It is also a great honor for an official's wife and mother to be named a wife.

In the end, let Li Zhi's son inherit the brocade clothes and guard hundreds of households, which is the arrangement for Li Zhi's descendants. With the hereditary lineage of the hundred households of Jinyi Wei, Li Zhi can be relieved of worries.

A lot of rewards were enough to offset Li Zhi's regret that he was not promoted to deputy general.

Wang Chengen and He Shishou arched their hands and sang: "Emperor Shengming! ”

After listening to the Son of Heaven, He Shishou withdrew. Zhu Youzhen and Wang Chengen said: "I am happy today! Let the troupe enter the palace to sing! I haven't seen a play in a few years! (To be continued.) )