readx(); Zhu Youzhen originally thought that Zeng Mengxue could not only lead the army to break the rebels, but also should be an all-rounder like Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting. .dt .com didn't want to see me, only to find that this person was of medium height, fat stature, although he was only in his thirties, he had a lot of wrinkles on his face, especially his eyes were blank, he looked like a bad old man, and he didn't like it in his heart.

The enemy is not far away, and the enemy is not far away

But after all, he has also been a vassal king for several years and an emperor for more than a year, but he is no longer the sling college student who only likes good looks before the crossing. After Zeng Mengxue performed the great courtesy of the monarch and ministers, Zhu Youzhen smiled kindly: "Please calm down." In this counterinsurgency battle, you bravely defeated the rebels with thousands of regiments in Hunan, so that the rebels did not dare to go south, and you made great contributions. ”

Zeng Mengxue hurriedly thanked him: "Weichen is originally clothed, and he is reckless by nature, so he is not worthy of this position. However, at that time, the rebels marched southward, and the guards were outnumbered, and if there was no one to help the court to quell the rebellion, Hunan would soon fall into thieves. Although Weichen is a scholar, he has no power to restrain the chicken, but the righteousness is in front of him, how dare he retreat. ”

The enemy and the enemy are not alone, and the investigation is noisy

"I heard that the people of Hunan are fierce, why did everyone recommend you as a scholar to do group training?" Zhu Youzhen asked with interest.

"The clan of Weichen is a big clan in Hunan," Zeng Mengxue replied honestly, "The people in the clan are prosperous, and they usually follow the family rules and family motto, and each has its own business." There are many clans like Weichen in various places. In normal times, the clans of one village and one township will also organize the villagers to protect the villagers. During this rebellion, when the major clans in Hengzhou, Shafu and other places gathered together to discuss, Weichen proposed that the number of villagers in various places was quite large but too scattered, and if they were gathered together for unified command, they might be able to deal with the rebels. At the moment of the great enemy, everyone is very much in favor of it, because only Weichen is a person, and he is considered to be famous, so he elected Weichen to serve as a group exercise. ”

No, no, no, no, no,

Zhu Youzhen listened thoughtfully, and after a while, he continued to ask, "Then how did you organize Tuan Yong?" And how did you break the enemy? ”

Zeng Mengxue replied: "Because Tuanyong came from all townships and tribes, Weichen organized them into sixteen battalions according to their townships, with 500 people in each battalion. Most of the people in the same battalion were relatives, and one person was killed or wounded in the battle, and the rest were angry, although they died, they did not retreat, so their morale was high. The battalion officers of each battalion, either the same clan as the Weichen, or the students of the Weichen, are all under the orders of the Weichen, and the Yong of each battalion is only under the orders of the battalion officer. The rewards and punishments of the micro-ministers are clear, and the regiment is brave with etiquette and education, so it can be forbidden. Although the rebels have a large number of troops, they are chaotic in formation, loose in military discipline, greedy and cowardly, and Tuan Yong is to defend their homeland and fight with their own strength, so they can win. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded after listening and said, "Very good." Just now I have already told the two vassal kings, Tuan Yong has made great contributions to the country and thieves, and I want to give them a background, all of them will be turned into military households, and the 'Second Division of the Ming Army' will be formed, you? ”

Zeng Mengxue hurriedly knelt down and thanked him and said: "Your Majesty, the emperor's grace is vast, and the eight thousand regiments of Weichen bravely bow to thank God!" ”

"Don't be too busy with Shane just yet." Zhu Youzhen said in an unquestioning tone, "Since you are an official soldier, you must follow the standards of the official army." I will send another general to lead them, and the structure of the army is completely different before, and the training is much stricter. Also, the station may not still be in Hunan. If you don't want to, you can still go home to serve the people, but after you have become an official soldier, if you want to retreat, then you can't do it. ”

"As for you..."Zhu Youzhen softened his attitude again, "You are very capable, and I want to reuse you." However, although the head of the six grades is not a big official, you are not from a Jinshi, and there are already courtiers in Jingshi who are talking about it, saying that you are lucky to enter. In this way, I will first give you a Jinshi background, and then upgrade to a grade and become a fifth-grade prefect. After a few years of training, I'll be able to promote you. Where do you want to be this prefect? ”

Although Zeng Mengxue has a dull appearance, he is not stupid, and at this time he has seen sweat on his head, and hurriedly kowtows upwards and says: "How can Weichen be virtuous, he has been blessed by heaven, and he dares to pick fat and thin?" His Majesty asked Weichen to go wherever Weichen went, but he was afraid that his virtue was shallow and he was ashamed to be competent. ”

"Whether you are competent or not, you have to do it to know." Zhu Youzhen smiled, "Where do you want to go?" Well... Now that the prefect of Taiping Mansion in Guangxi is vacant, are you willing to go? ”

"Wechen obeys!"

"The name of Taiping Mansion is 'Taiping', but in fact it is not peaceful at all." Zhu Youzhen said slowly, "It is located in the borderland, poor and remote, and the people are barbaric, and they often cause trouble. Moreover, Annan has been very dishonest recently, and he needs to be strictly guarded against violating the line. As a prefect there, there is not much oil and water to fish, and it is easy to take the blame for accidents, and officials avoid it, otherwise they will not be vacant for so long. If I send you, a counterinsurgency hero, will you feel wronged? ”

Zeng Mengxue hurriedly said: "Although the micro-minister is dull, he also knows that he is a minister, and he should share the worries of the monarch's father." No matter how bad the Taiping Mansion is, it is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers should do their best to govern it. If you have failed Your Majesty's trust, please treat Your Majesty's sin! ”

"Do your best, just do your best." Zhu Youzhen encouraged, "The official writing will come down soon, after you take office, don't be in a hurry to do a great job in governance, first carefully observe the people's situation for a period of time, and if you have any situations and ideas, you can know in detail." Okay, it's not too early, you can go back to the city and report to the official department. ”

After Zeng Mengxue left, Zhu Youzhen recalled the call just now, and also felt a little funny. I don't know why, he always feels that this Zeng Mengxue is very similar to the historical Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan was also a native of Hunan, and he also recruited troops to form the "Hunan Army" to fight against the Taiping Army, and then became a very popular minister and became a pivotal historical figure in the late Qing Dynasty.

Zeng Guofan's set is to use the relationship between relatives and teachers and friends as a link to create a community of interests in the officialdom, so it can go through the ups and downs of the sea and never fall. Moreover, although he was wise enough to protect himself, the Hunan Army he created single-handedly, and the Huai Army created by his protégé Li Hongzhang by similar means, both developed into warlords in the future, which is not a trivial disaster.

But since this is a completely different world, Zhu Youzhen does not believe and will not tolerate the emergence of another Zeng Guofan under his rule. And Zeng Mengxue is indeed capable, modest and cautious, much better than the Donglin Party's group of scholars who only know empty talk, and if he uses it well, he will be his big helper. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen would not let him continue to cultivate his own power, but transferred him out of Hunan to Guangxi Taiping Mansion to temper himself. As for his "Hunan Army", he doesn't even have to think about it, he must be firmly in his own hands!

After summoning Zeng Mengxue, it is said that it is time to summon Huang Degong and others. But Zhu Youzhen sat in the Hall of the Nine Classics and Three Things for a long time, and he also wanted to move around; And he has long heard that Huang Degong is a lover, if it is a formal edict, I am afraid that his true side. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen did not notify anyone, and went straight to the residence of Huang Degong and others. Previously, because it was a secret edict, they were all arranged to live in Changchun Garden, but they couldn't move around at will.

As soon as I arrived outside the hospital, I heard a high voice and a low voice inside, and it was very noisy. Zhu Youzhen was very happy, thinking that this time it was right. He listened closely, and heard a person shouting angrily: "What Bird Pavilion Elder, what kind of battle is this?" If you want me to go to Lao Huang and return the 'Eight Kings', I have to beat him into the Eight Kings! ”

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