On November 16 of the first year of Longwu, Mao Wenlong, who was deprived of his military position in the Liaodong Army, was sent to Changde Mansion, Zheng Ying's station, to accept Zheng Ying's appointment.

When Mao Wenlong saw Zheng Ying, Zheng Ying was at the desk to deal with military affairs.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass, a big battle of more than 100,000 people may last for a long time, so it is very important to arrange the marching routes and food rations of each army, as well as the scheduled implementation date of the plan, etc., and the affairs are complicated, and he needs to deal with them one by one.

Constant heralds came to him to take orders, and then conveyed them, and for a long time he led troops to fight thousands of miles to battle, and his business has become extremely proficient.

"The last general, Mao Wenlong, meet Zheng Shuai."

Mao Wenlong searched for a while and spoke decisively.

Zheng Ying ignored him.

Mao Wenlong was a little strange and felt a little embarrassed, but Zheng Ying didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

After a while, Zheng Ying finished writing a military order before he slowly spoke.

"Mao Wenlong, you are just a white-bodied person now, and you don't have a military position, why do you call yourself the last general?"

Zheng Ying raised his head and looked directly at Mao Wenlong with sharp eyes, Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "The end ...... The grass people knew their mistakes, but the grass people didn't react for a while, and asked Zheng Shuai to forgive the grass people. ”

"Well, that's pretty much it."

Zheng Ying propped his hands on the table, put his chin on it, and said slowly: "I heard that you are very good at stealing merit?" Liaodong fought a battle, and you alone robbed the greatest credit, and let tens of thousands of Liaodong troops and Jiang Dahai's sailors run in vain and go to the mountains and rivers? ”

"This ......"

Mao Wenlong's face was embarrassed, and he couldn't say a word.

"In the ranks, the most taboo is the person who grabs merit, the former Ming army in the merit grabbing wind prevailed, and His Majesty now hates it, so set the rules, let everyone follow, not violated, once violated, military law will be punished, no mercy, up to the main general, down to the team officer, all have to sit together.

In the event of an emergency, the matter is urgent, and there is no time to ask for instructions, so that they can make arbitrary decisions in the presence of military judges, and they must report afterwards to explain the reasons. Your Liaodong Army is so arrogant? ”

"This ...... It's not that there isn't, but the situation is urgent, and Jiannu is just around the corner, and the end ...... The grass people had to do it as a last resort. ”

"As a last resort...... Okay, okay, you don't have to say more when you come to me, I don't want to do this here, Your Majesty sent you here, you should know the reason, right? ”

Zheng Ying looked at Mao Wenlong.

"Your Majesty's loving heart, the end ...... The grass people's broken bones are not reported, and the grass people do not hesitate to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and the grass people ......"

"Stop, stop, you'd better not say that in front of Your Majesty, Your Majesty hates to hear someone say this, you, don't say such meaningless words, Your Majesty tried to protect you this time, it was because of your talent.

That's why I sent you to me, and I'm here, I don't want to recruit good generals, if you want to get ahead, you have to be down-to-earth, if you do your Liaodong Army here, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless. ”

Mao Wenlong's heart sank, and he hugged his fists and said: "The grass people know." ”

"Okay, don't be a grass people, go to the army and call yourself a grass people, it's a shame that you can figure it out, there is no shortage of my subordinates, you are now a staff officer by my side, Your Majesty said, you have read, you are literate, you also know the art of war, you have also been on the battlefield, you have actual combat experience, you are a rare staff talent."

"Participation...... Staff officer? ”

"The praise painting of the previous dynasty, the staff officer of this dynasty, don't you understand?"

Zheng Ying's eyes widened.

"No...... It's not that I don't understand, that, Zheng Shuai, the last will be...... is from a combat unit, this staff officer, may not be very good at it. ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, just learn it, stay by Ben Shuai's side, and let Ben Shuai see your ability and see if you are worthy of His Majesty's love for you like this."

Mao Wenlong had nothing to say about Zheng Ying, but he still wanted to fight for it.

Only on the battlefield can he have dreams, goals, and the belief to move forward, what is it to be a bullshit staff officer? Wu is not civil, he is in an embarrassing situation and doesn't know what it is, he talks all day long, and eats by his mouth, what is the difference between that and those who shake their lips and puff their tongues?

Mao Wenlong's blood is full of fighting genes, and nothing else!

If you want him to be a staff officer, you can't go to the front line and fight the enemy bloodily, so what's it?

"Zheng Shuai, the last general is really ......"

"I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more, if you don't want to, you can go back to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to rearrange you."

Zheng Ying said, picked up the file again and began to work on it, obviously not wanting to talk to him more.

Mao Wenlong was depressed, but he didn't dare to say any more, so he had to leave the barracks with a depressed face, and after going out, he followed Zheng Ying's personal soldiers to the quartermaster's office.

After reporting his name and official position, receiving his armor and sword, as well as a variety of daily necessities, he was assigned to the staff team of the Xuanwu battalion, and should go to the staff team to report, and future actions will be arranged by the chief of staff.

Mao Wenlong began a new military life in depression.

Far away in Beijing, Xiao Ruxun has no time to pay attention to him, and he doesn't even have time to pay attention to him.

Because the queen is about to give birth.

The last time Caiyun was pregnant in October, Xiao Ruxun was fighting in North Korea and had not been able to accompany Caiyun, although he finally rushed back, but he has always regretted it.

This time, he didn't want to miss it again, he completely accompanied Caiyun to conceive a baby for ten months, and when the news that the queen was about to give birth came from the Tai Hospital, he was nervous, and directly left Wang Xijue and Li Tingji, who were deliberating, and rushed to the queen's Kunning Palace.

Leaving Wang Xijue and Li Tingji to go is not to stay, I don't know what to do.

But it is definitely not a trivial matter for the queen to give birth to a child.

Today, His Majesty has not let go of the draft girl, the queen is the only emperor's woman in the six palaces, this birth is related to national affairs, and it must not be left to be idle.

Whether it is Xiao Ruxun or Yang Caiyun, the pressure is quite high.

After all, being an emperor and becoming a royal family, it is very dangerous to have no heirs, and Xiao Ruxun has not considered the draft concubine, but when he thinks of the endless harem that follows, he feels a headache.

The opening of the national dynasty, everything is cumbersome, there is no time to sleep, where is the time to control the inner palace? This is bound to produce endless calamities.

is also a promise to Caiyun, Xiao Ruxun does not plan to draft, only Caiyun is alone, the backyard will naturally not catch fire, and he can also devote himself to the construction of the country.

But the lack of heirs is indeed a big problem, many ministers have been shooting at this matter before, the emperor's family affairs are not family affairs, the emperor sleeps with a woman and gives birth to a child It is a state affair, and it is not a trivial matter.

Although there are also emperors' own desires, the most fundamental reason is that the mortality rate of young children remains high, and if the royal heirs are not abundant, once something happens, the country will be in danger.

Therefore, it is the need for the country's political stability to have more children in the emperor's concubines, especially the founding emperor like Xiao Ruxun, once something happens, the country will fall apart in an instant, and everyone will suffer.

There are many children, there are choices, there are few children, there is no choice, once something happens, there is no chance to choose, so until now, there are still ministers who persuade Xiao Ruxun to draft the draft, enrich the inner palace, and have more children, otherwise it will not be a blessing for the country.