After entering the palace, Pang Yue and the others, under the leadership of the middle-aged eunuch, shuttled through the courtyard corridors, and they could see brocade guards with knives everywhere on the way. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

I don't know how long I walked, and the group finally came to a large hall. I saw that there was also a team of brocade guards standing like a benchmark in front of the hall, and there were two little eunuchs standing at the door, presumably Emperor Longwu would meet everyone here.

Seeing this, Pang Yue couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Royal is royal, no matter when the shelf comes, it will not fall, even if it is lost for a while, it will soon be picked up again. Shi Zai, Emperor Longwu is not a person who pays too much attention to pomp, and his previous meetings with him were very casual, but he didn't expect that this time it would take so much effort.

"Uncle Dingwu wait a minute," just when Pang Yue was slightly distracted, the voice of the middle-aged eunuch pulled him back to reality, "Your Majesty is in the palace, please allow our family to go and report it." ”

"There is Father-in-law Lao." Pang Yue smiled and arched his hand, and quickly stuffed a silver ingot into the eunuch's sleeve.

The middle-aged eunuch didn't say anything, just smiled and turned around and entered the hall.

After a while, the door of the hall opened, and another little eunuch walked out of the hall and stood on the stone steps and raised a sharp voice to deliver a decree, letting Pang Yue and the others enter the hall.

Before entering the hall, Zhang Yunli and the others involuntarily straightened their black gauze hats and supported their belts, for fear that something would go wrong somewhere. Seeing their actions, Pang Yue smiled, and then strode into the main hall with a smile.

After entering the palace, Pang Yue saw that Emperor Longwu was sitting on a throne in front of him, and hurriedly lowered his hem and fell to the ground: "The chief soldier of Huguang and the commander of Huguang are commanding the envoy to make Pang Yue knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Weichen Huguang Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Huguang Commander Commander Commander Tongzhi Zhang Yunli......"

"Wechen...... Shi Youliang ......"

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Behind Pang Yue, everyone also knelt down and kowtowed one by one.

"Flat, give a seat!" Emperor Longwu's voice was very loud, and it seemed that he was in a good mood.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

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After everyone kowtowed again, they got up and sat on a few brocade stools brought by the eunuchs, but no one dared to sit down in front of the emperor, even Pang Yue only made the front half of the brocade stool and straightened his waist.

"You have worked hard all the way from Ganzhou to here!" Emperor Longwu said with a smile, "Yesterday, the Ministry of War has verified the results of the Battle of Ganzhou and reported it. Yes, there are nearly four thousand levels of beheading, and there are hundreds of real slave levels. Looking at this result, I am very relieved! Now, the East is raging, and the Ming Dynasty has reached the point of life and death, and the people of the government and the opposition are unstable. And in Ganzhou, you can get such a big victory, which really greatly boosts the morale of my Ming army! ”

After smiling and looking at everyone, Emperor Longwu said to Pang Yue again: "Pang Aiqing, as the former chief soldier of Ganzhou, you should be the first to make a contribution!" ”

Pang Yue hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty has won the prize, and Weichen doesn't dare." The battle of Ganzhou, thanks to His Majesty's Tianwei and the soldiers' lives, can have this victory, how dare Weichen be greedy for merit? Moreover, although Jiannu left, he did not hurt his muscles and bones, and every time he thought about it, he always felt ashamed, and His Majesty's praise made Weichen invincible. ”

"Hahaha......" Long Wu Fishing Tou laughed a few times, "Pang Aiqing is a good manager of the army, and he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, but he is always so humble, which is really commendable!" If the generals of the Ming Dynasty can be like you, I don't have to worry about it! ”

"It's a pity," Speaking of this, Emperor Longwu's tone was much lower, "There are many troubled state affairs, but there are few generals in the court." ”

Hearing Emperor Longwu say this, Pang Yue naturally didn't dare to speak indiscriminately, and Zhang Yunli and the others had nothing to say.

In the end, it was Emperor Longwu himself who broke this temporary silence and changed the topic, asking about some experiences of Pang Yue and others stationed in Ganzhou and the specific situation of the Battle of Ganzhou. …,

After Pang Yue made a start, he handed over this opportunity to answer the question of the Son of Heaven to Zhang Yunli. To get this opportunity, Zhang Yunli, who has always been relatively stable, couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and there was a hint of tremor in his tone at first glance, but he relaxed as he spoke, and told Emperor Longwu about the situation of the Battle of Ganzhou one by one.

Emperor Longwu's expression also kept changing with Zhang Yunli's detailed narration. When he heard that the Qing army had lost troops under the city but had no avail, and the soldiers of Ganzhou Town had gone out of the city under the leadership of Pang Yue to counterattack and won countless victories, he couldn't help but have a heartfelt smile on his face; When he heard that Jiannu had taken a large number of people hostage and slaughtered many people on the spot, he frowned slightly, and the anger in his eyes loomed, until he heard that Pang Yue had repaid Jiannu in the same way and sent troops out of the city to rescue some of the people.

After listening to Zhang Yunli's narration, Emperor Longwu lamented the troubles of the state and encouraged the people present and all the soldiers of the original Ganzhou Town, praised their feats of defending the country, and chatted with everyone present, which made everyone excited.

Especially Lu Qiwu, who is usually sharp-tongued, was speechless for a while when he heard Emperor Longwu ask about his origin, and it took him a while to make it clear. This made Pang Yue sigh at the strict hierarchy of the feudal dynasty and the reverence of the subjects for imperial power.

Time passed imperceptibly, and in the blink of an eye, it was close to noon.

"You have made great contributions to Ganzhou, and now you have traveled thousands of miles to Hengzhou, and it is really not easy to travel all the way." Emperor Longwu said, "Today, I set up a banquet in the palace as a hospitality. ”

"Your Majesty's grace, even though the ministers are full of blood, they can't repay it!" Pang Yue and the others stood up again to thank them.

Emperor Longwu nodded slightly, let everyone calm down, and then summoned the attendants on the side and ordered to drive the imperial garden. On the way to the Imperial Garden, Emperor Longwu asked Pang Yue to come to him, and as he walked, he talked to him from time to time, while Zhang Yunli and the others respectfully followed behind.

At this time, Pang Yue saw clearly that the material of the dragon robe on Emperor Longwu's body was actually a rough yellow cloth, and he sighed in his heart: Emperor Longwu lived a frugal life and did not like extravagance, and now it can be seen from his clothes, as expected.

When the group came to a certain hall in the imperial garden of the palace, they saw that a group of eunuchs and palace maids had already set up seats for Emperor Longwu and Pang Yue and others, and the wine, food and meals were also arranged.

Emperor Longwu walked to his seat and sat down, and beckoned Pang Yue and the others to sit down.

After Pang Yue sat down, he quickly glanced at the wine and food in front of him, and found that it was just a pot of wine and a few dishes with half meat and half vegetarian, which were ordinary. Looking at Emperor Longwu again, there was not even wine, only a pot of tea, and there was almost no meat in the dishes. Seeing this scene, Pang Yue did not speak for a long time.

At the same time, the faces of Zhang Yunli, Shi Youliang and others were also complicatedly intertwined with various expressions such as surprise and emotion.

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After the banquet was over, Emperor Longwu summoned Pang Yue alone in the imperial study, while Zhang Yunli and others stayed in a nearby side hall and waited.

When there was only Pang Yue in front of him, Emperor Longwu's words were a little less jointed and a little more sincere: "Pang Aiqing, this time I was able to get out of Fujian smoothly, thanks to your timely response." I will always remember this matter. ”

Recently, the news of the erosion of the situation in Fujian has been spreading, and Emperor Longwu is even more glad that he escaped from danger as soon as possible, and he is more sure of Pang Yue's timely response.

Pang Yue hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is serious. Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, is the Department of Jiangshan Sheji, and Weichen, as a Ming courtier, is really a part of his duty to lead the army to meet him! ”

Emperor Longwu smiled and talked about another topic: "Yesterday, I have agreed with the cabinet ministers that your government office will be located in Chenzhou. ”…,

Hearing Emperor Longwu's words, Pang Yue's expression didn't change much, in fact, he had already expected all this. His excessively rapid rise and some seemingly outrageous moves have long aroused the dissatisfaction of some people in the DPRK and China, and I am afraid that they will only be willing to let go of their own unstable factor far away. Even if Emperor Longwu doesn't necessarily think so, because there is a cabinet that is the best at stalking, he can't say a lot of things.

Moreover, Pang Yue was not dissatisfied with Emperor Longwu's decision. Chenzhou, although located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is also clean and remote and more beneficial to its own development strength.

"Weichen and his soldiers are arranged by His Majesty!" Pang Yue said quietly.

Emperor Longwu nodded: "That's fine." In addition, at my insistence, the cabinet has approved the proposal of Lord Zhu of the Ministry of War, allowing you to recruit four new battalions of soldiers in addition to the original four battalions of soldiers and horses, and pay according to the original standards. ”

This news made Pang Yue feel ecstatic, you must know that in this year, only after having enough strength can you have the confidence to speak, and Emperor Longwu's decision to allow himself to expand his army is more realistic than any reward. However, it is not difficult to imagine how much trouble Emperor Longwu went to make the old diehards in the cabinet accept this decision, and it is also conceivable that he trusted him.

Moved, Pang Yue thanked him and said, "Your Majesty's trust is unrequited by Weichen!" ”

Emperor Longwu helped Pang Yue up, and there was an expectation in his gentle tone: "Trust is earned by yourself." As for the recruits, you can recruit them from the local civilian households, or you can draw them from the various guards. I will also do my best to allocate the necessary salaries, hoping that you can train more elite soldiers to defend my Ming territory. I don't want to see the Battle of the New Wall happen again this June. ”

The new wall is in the south of Yuezhou, in June this year, the Qing general Zu Kefa and Zhang Yingshen attacked the new wall, and the "pro-army" recruited by He Tengjiao, such as Yao Youxing, Long Jianming, and Man Dazhuang, was rotten and collapsed at the touch of the enemy. Man Dazhuang died in battle, Long Jianming was captured alive, Yao Youxing was in a hurry, and the new wall was occupied by the Qing army.

After Emperor Longwu entered Huguang last month and learned the details, he was furious and dismissed Yao Youxing from prison and dismissed all the remnants of the "pro-army". However, Emperor Longwu did not pursue He Tengjiao's responsibility, and he no longer seemed to care about his previous deliberate delay in the pace of driving.

However, Pang Yue knew the purpose of Emperor Longwu's move. After all, He Tengjiao was a veteran of several dynasties, and the excessive punishment of him without a good reason undoubtedly chilled the rest of the provincial governors who did not know the inside story, especially when this national disaster was at hand, it was more likely to cause instability in people's hearts. However, Emperor Longwu also gave He Tengjiao a warning in his own way, dismissed all the "pro-army" he had worked hard to recruit, and transferred Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi, who regarded him as his confidants, out of Huguang, which can be said to have invisibly cut off one of He Tengjiao's arms.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will do his best to create a strong army to defend the Daming Jiangshan Sheji, and then expel Jiannu to recover the rivers and mountains!"

"Good!" Emperor Longwu praised and admonished, "Now that you are the general soldier of Huguang, your power and responsibility are greater, and the people and things you have to face are more cumbersome after all, and the affairs of all parties are complicated. ”

Of course, Pang Yue knows what Emperor Longwu is metaphorizing, although his position is now "Huguang General Army", but the Ming Army and Ming Army stationed in the southern part of Huguang that are still under the control of the Ming Dynasty are not only their own towns, but they are not the only ones with the title of General Soldier. There are Liu Chengyin's general army stationed in Wugang, the Huang Chaoxuan department of the general soldier stationed in Xiangdong Youxian County, and Wang Jincai's general soldier stationed in Changde, Ma Jinzhong's general soldier stationed in Changsha, as well as Cao Zhijian, Wang Yuncai and other miscellaneous cards. The environment of the parties is far more complex than in Ganzhou.

"Your Majesty, rest assured!" Pang Yue hugged his fists and said, "As the saying goes, 'the life and death of the country is profitable, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune', even if the future is dangerous, Weichen is fearless, and he will definitely remember His Majesty's teachings and deal with it calmly!" ”

Emperor Longwu's appreciation was a little more, but he secretly thought to himself in his heart: If the country lives and dies, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune, good sentence! It's just that I can't remember this source for a while......