033 Knighthood

With such a two-sided figure, how could Zhu Yousong not make good use of it, and send it back to the cabinet to discuss that it is not up to you Ma Shiying to have the final say, so simply announce it in public in the court today, otherwise for a long time, the ass of this king champion will be crooked to which side of you.

Shi Kefa quite understands Zhu Yousong's thoughts, anyway, he doesn't talk in the court, this Wang Zhuangyuan used to be Ma Shiying's subordinate, and when he got out of the court, you will reminisce about the past, and in the future, this court affairs will not be as good as those of us who have the name of high-ranking officials and have no real power, and strengthening the prestige of the emperor is equivalent to weakening Ma Shiying's autocracy.

Shi Kefa's plan has been decided to go out of the class, "Your Majesty, Wang Zhuangyuan's bloody battle in Huaining, although he did not get all the merit on the surface, but also greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the thief soldiers, so that they did not dare to underestimate the Ming army, a few days ago, the Ministry of War was reported, the traitor Yuan Zong's first department has withdrawn westward, and the Yangtze River defense line has been free of war, this move is all thanks to Wang Zhuangyuan's merit, the minister is the secretary of the military department, especially for the merit of General Wang, please ask the emperor for reward, in order to encourage the front-line soldiers to use this as an example to fight bravely to kill the enemy, but also to show that the emperor's rewards and punishments are clear, and the minister Bao promoted Wang Lanping to the chief military officer of Anqing Mansion"

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned, and even Zhu Yousong felt funny, who doesn't know that Anqing Mansion is already a dead mansion, and most of the mansion is occupied by thieves.

Shi Kefa has a comprehensive consideration, now the four towns of Jiangbei plus Zuo Liangyu, who is cowering in the area of Jiujiang Mansion, are all wise and self-protective without exception, and the emperor's holy decree does not work for them, it is too difficult to transfer these people to the Northern Expedition, if Wang Lanping is appointed as the chief military officer of Anqing, if he can fight one or two more beautiful victories, it will not only allow the emperor to have a support outside the court, but also strengthen the Yangtze River defense line in the Anqing area, but also divide some of the forces of Ma Shiying's real power faction from the side, in addition to this, Shi Kefa has another layer of consideration, Wang Lanping is a person who has really come up step by step from the bottom, and he can't let him form a gang in the court, maybe if he makes him the chief military officer, he can also let himself have one more help outside the court and compete with Ma Shiying.

Wang Lanping had already thought about it, in case the emperor asked him to return to Anqing on a whim, it was not impossible, the main thing was how many soldiers and horses could be given money and food, and he would have thousands of people under his command, Liu Zeqing, the former chief soldier of Anqing, had already transferred all the soldiers and horses to Huai'an to garrison, and he couldn't let me go to Anqing empty-handed, Yuan Zongdi's 100,000 army hadn't gone far yet, don't kill a horse gun when the time comes, let's run again and there will be no place to run.

Wang Lanping also knew that Yuan Zongdi was sure to kill back the carbine, sooner or later, because he knew that Li Zicheng's Tongguan was lost, and the next target of the Qing army was his lair, Xi'an, with the current combat effectiveness of the Qing army, Li Zicheng could not be stopped, Xi'an would be lost sooner or later, where would Li Zicheng go next, or go south to find another place to live, and start a war with the Ming army, don't look at Li Zicheng can't get the Qing army, but he can fight the Ming army, that's like playing, so it's better not to go to Anqing now, the front-line position, if you don't have the strength to go, it's asking for hardship.

Shi Kefa's idea is very good, if it is another general, Wang Lanping will definitely support it, but Wang Lanping is not an ordinary general, it is the generals' business to go out of the front line of the town, and he has to control the overall situation.

In fact, Wang Lanping had already guessed that Zhu Yousong had transferred himself from all over the world, and it was impossible to send it out again, judging from his historical performance, this emperor did not have such a high strategic vision, and Shi Kefa was just wishful thinking.

Sure enough, after Shi Kefa finished speaking, Zhu Yousong was not happy, squinted at Shi Kefa, and said in his heart: If you can't speak, don't open your mouth, if you can't speak, you can support him so far with a pole, why bother to edict him back.

Zhu Yousong said, "Shi Shangshu is reasonable, but I think that letting Wang Zhuangyuan go out of the town and the general army is really a bit overkill, and now the Ming Dynasty is the time to employ people, so let's ...... it."

Zhu Yousong's words were not finished, and Ma Shiying in the court heard that the taste was wrong, and hurriedly interjected, "The emperor Shengming, Wang Zhuangyuan does have the talent to stabilize the country and the country, and this kind of talent is exactly what I lack in the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of identity, if it is placed in the Chongzhen Dynasty, it is definitely a major event that shocks half the sky, it is more difficult to worship the ministers of the military department with the background of a military general than to ascend to the sky, and it is the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty to be in charge of the army, but now, the military department is actually a decoration, and the power is in Ma Shiying and the major general soldiers around him, and the military department Shi Shangshu and the soldiers of the military department, then the work of chatting and farting can be done every day.

This method of openly ascending and secretly descending military generals is the most effective way to deal with political opponents, and it is also the easiest reason to leave the opponent speechless.

Wang Lanping smiled secretly when he heard this: Sure enough, I expected you to come out like this.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Lanping said, "The last general is just a martial artist, devoting himself to martial arts, dedicated to the Ming Dynasty, protecting Zhu Ming's country for thousands of years, there is still some use in battlefield fighting, joining the military department to participate in military affairs, the last general is afraid of being embarrassed by the big responsibility, it is better to be a pawn before returning to the battle, and hope that the emperor will think twice"

What Zhu Yousong wants to hear is this, in the end, it was the protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven who was personally elected by the first emperor back then, as soon as he opened his mouth, he focused on Zhu Ming's country, what a good person, what is the use of being transferred to the military department, and in the end he is likely to become Shi Kefa's person, this person can only stand by my side, you guys, don't even think about it.

Zhu Yousong said, "Wang Zhuangyuan is not arrogant, not greedy for high positions, respectable and admirable, Shi Shangshu promoted you as the chief military officer of Anqing, it is well deserved, and it is reasonable for the first assistant to promote you to join the military department, I think what the two Aiqing said is reasonable, and they are all out of public heart, I am deeply grateful, Wang Lanping listened to the seal"

In this way, Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa didn't know what the emperor meant, but they had no way to refute it, so they could only listen quietly.

Wang Lanping was happy, Zhu Yousong has been the emperor for some days, and he can't be self-absorbed in everything, he is a common man who brings flowers into the palace, this time the emperor is single-minded, who can say nothing.

"The last general!" Wang Lanping knelt down respectfully.

More than 100 pairs of eyes were all gathered on Zhu Yousong, which made Zhu Yousong very happy, and finally became the focus of everyone.

Zhu Yousong beckoned to the eunuch Bingbi who was the celebrant on the side, and motioned to help him up, this matter has to stand up and say that it is enough to be atmospheric.

"Xuan" voice, Zhu Yousong has never been so confident, the first time in his life since he became the emperor to make a holy decree, although it is behind the cabinet.

A small eunuch walked out from behind with the holy decree in his hand and unfolded it in public.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, the system says: there is Wang Lanping, diligent, filial piety and frugality, both civil and military, the first emperor re-awarded the deputy general of Anqing, worship the general of the south, guard Huaining City, the Huaining battle, Wang Lanping as the first soldier, raise the prestige of our dynasty, on meritorious deeds, now worship Wang Lanping as the dragon and tiger general, plus the rank of the military department, enter the lord Fengtian Lingwei Xuanli Wuchen Dingnan Hou, the commander of the battalions in the capital of Beijing, Wangqing guard against arrogance and rashness, make persistent efforts, solid my Ming, Qin this!"

Wang Lanping is a little blindsided, General Dragon and Tiger? That's right, this is a military general who is unlikely to get it for a lifetime on the battlefield, the former general Jingnan, as soon as he heard this name, he knew that it has obvious locality, like the Dragon and Tiger General, the Dragon Inlay General is the top general title, and then up is the Guanglu Doctor Dingtian, although this title has no real power, but the fame is here, I think that the famous anti-Japanese general Qi Jiguang has only got a Wuyi general from the fifth grade in his life, and he is 108,000 miles away from the Dragon and Tiger General.

Commanding the battalions of the Beijing Division, popularly speaking, is the chief military officer of Nanjing, this is the real power, the total number of battalions guarding Nanjing is 60,000 people, and it is the elite of the Ming army drawn from all over the country, this is already in the grip of power, and the rank of the military department is also added, you know, the governor of several provinces of the military and political officials of the frontier generally have to add the title of the military department, and the rank of the military department can at least lead the general army of the entire Nanjing foreign defense of each town, which is the existing Jiangbei four towns of the general military officer can not be compared, Moreover, the rank of military general and squire of the military department is also the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Lanping only then understood that the emperor was letting himself protect him alone, which was both reasonable and expected, anyway, he didn't let himself leave the imperial city, but he just rose so fast, isn't it a little too showy, can the foreign generals be convinced? Not to mention the four towns in Jiangbei that are closest to Nanjing, Zuo Liangyu of Jiujiang must not be the first to agree, the 150,000 troops in his hands, and the veterans of the Three Dynasties, are just a Marquis of Ningnan, and suddenly give me a certain Nanhou, I am not opposed, but the emperor has not considered the feelings of these people?

Ma Shiying almost didn't laugh to death when he heard such a holy decree, he was worried that he couldn't solve the control of the Beijing camp, now it's okay, the saint is looking for death by himself, the battalions of Gongwei Nanjing have not been under the jurisdiction of the four towns of Jiangbei, most of them are like Zheng Hongkui, each of them is in their own way, they are not satisfied with each other, Ma Shiying thought of a lot of ideas to get this Beijing camp into the four towns of Jiangbei, but has not found a reasonable reason, after all, this is the imperial city battalion, belongs to the Praetorian Guard, the foreign minister interferes in this matter to control the military defense of the capital, this holy decree came out, I'm afraid that no one will force the palace, and as soon as Wang Lanping falls, it will be logical to take over the Praetorian Guard.

"The minister's decree, long live the emperor, long live, long live" Wang Lanping naturally can't take back the first honor in the world in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military generals, just take a lot of detours, anyway, sooner or later you will meet these generals with male soldiers, it is better to come early than late.

Ma Shiying followed closely and knelt down to congratulate, with ecstasy in his heart, "The emperor knows how to make good use of people, rewards and punishments are clear, and the emperor is sage"

"Your Majesty! ……”

Ma Shoufu took the lead, hula and knelt down for a long time, some followed the crowd, some patted Ma Shoufu's fart, and there were also a few Jingying generals who wanted to shoot the incoming head of Sima Fart, and the court was very lively for a while, and no one even spoke to object.

However, there were still a few courtiers who stood out in the court and looked around for a while, and this group of people was the immediate main battle faction led by Shi Kefa who advocated waving his army to the north.

"Your Majesty! , Please ask the emperor to take back his order, Wang Lanping has a talent for a general, but he is still young, and his qualifications may be difficult to convince the public, this decree will cause trouble" Shi Kefa really gave up his life today, not only refuted Ma Shoufu before, but now even the emperor's holy decree dares to refute.

Ma Shiying turned around and scolded, "Bold, Shi Kefa, you have no jokes, you dare to disrespect the holy decree?" General Wang is a genius in the sky, why can't he be competent, not to mention that the Beijing Camp Praetorian Guards have their own orders, and the military discipline is loose, it should have been rectified a long time ago, General Wang's prestige is far and wide, and he deserves to be appointed to this position, Shi Shangshu, you don't agree, do you have another candidate? Do you want to collude with the inside and outside to plot against you? ”

Shi Kefa hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the minister has no such selfish intentions, the minister is really thinking about the peace of Nanjing City, the Ming Dynasty finally stood his feet in the crisis, and he can't withstand the big changes, the emperor."

"Shut up!" Zhu Yousong patted the dragon case, "My holy decree has been issued, Wang Lanping will go to office immediately and retire from the dynasty"

"Congratulations to the emperor...... Ma Shiying wished that the emperor would leave quickly, so as not to change things, and now he would also start to contact the four towns of Jiangbei to prepare, and announce the news to the world as soon as possible, and if there are those who are not satisfied, they will enter Beijing quickly.

Shi Kefa knelt down and moved to the apse again and again, "Your Majesty, this is the way to cause trouble, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lord Shoufu, you, you say something, what will be the consequences of doing this, can't you think of it?" ”

Ma Shiying smiled proudly, ignored him, and walked out of the Fengtian Palace, and the general civil and military hurriedly retreated, for fear that he had something to do with Wang Lanping.

In the entire hall, only Shi Kefa and Wang Lanping remained inside, quiet and empty.

The dejected Shi Kefa was still kneeling there, his heart was like ashes, Wang Lanping held the holy decree in his hand, came behind him, held his arm, and said softly, "Get up, the emperor is gone."

Shi Kefa slowly turned his head and glanced at him, "General Wang, I have no selfish grudges with you, but you really can't hold this position, you should understand, I hope that the general will focus on the overall situation, and resign from the table."

Wang Lanping snorted, "Elder Ge got up first, this matter is a foregone conclusion, besides, Elder Ge and I don't know each other, so I have no confidence in me."

Shi Kefa stood up with difficulty, and the two walked out of the hall together, Shi Kefa said softly, "The general first set foot in the court, I don't know the danger inside, Ma Shoufu actually supported the emperor for the first time today, I know what he is thinking in his heart, the Beijing camp is not fake, but it is this situation to maintain the stability of the capital, mutual containment can be long-term stability, the Ming Dynasty was established for nearly three hundred years, when Emperor Taizu Gao set up three battalions of the Beijing Division, and the commander of each battalion has no subordination, it is for this reason, if the Praetorian Guard obeys a certain person, and completely control the guards of the capital, once this person is not treacherous, the world is in chaos"

Of course, Wang Lanping understood this, and nodded, "Is Elder Ge saying that once I control Nanjing, I will do something out of the ordinary?" ”

Shi Kefa hurriedly said, "No, no, don't misunderstand, general, I'm worried that this move will cause dissatisfaction among many people, once the news spreads, it won't take a few days for the general soldiers from all over the country to gather in Nanjing, and even lead troops to force the palace."

Shi Kefa is also a bit far-sighted, once the general army from all over the country forces the palace, there are only two results, one is to lose both, giving the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of, and the other is that Wang Lanping was squeezed out, and the position of the commander of the Praetorian Guard was taken over by Ma Shiying's people, who dares to assert that the world will not be surnamed Ma.

Wang Lanping said, "The elder of the pavilion is serious, since the younger generation dares to accept this decree, he has thought of the consequences, and he asks the elder to be relieved."

Shi Kefa looked at him a few more times, and said with some skepticism, "General, do you really plan to take this position?" ”

Wang Lanping laughed, "The emperor's golden mouth, I don't dare to resist the decree, please wait and see" As he spoke, he strode forward and walked first, leaving Shi Ke** on the spot.