Since the 25th of July, Penglai City has been lively. A group of officers from the four guards of Dengzhou gathered in the city, bringing hundreds of soldiers and domestic servants, and for a time the inns in Penglai City were crowded. Zhang Keda, the former commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, was martyred during the Wuqiao Mutiny, and many of the subordinate officials of the Dusi Yamen were also killed and wounded. As a result, all the officers flocked to the private residences of the two commanders to inquire about the news and make preparations in advance.

According to these two people, the newly arrived deputy commander-in-chief, although young, is now less than 20 years old, and he has made great military achievements and has been promoted to Dengzhou. is very kind, and he is also kind to his subordinates. With him with him, among them is the former governor of Denglai Sun Yuanhua's eldest prince Sun Heding, seeing that the two are chatting very speculatively, I recently heard that they have been busy preparing for the establishment of something called a research institute, and I think it is also a thing that young people like.

There is also the fact that this deputy commander-in-chief likes to pay private interviews in micro-services, and he likes to take his relatives around Dengzhou and Penglai when he has nothing to do, and he doesn't know what he is watching, and he spends most of his day soaking outside.

Hearing what the two commanders said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, I was afraid that this deputy chief soldier was young, impulsive, and a person who had been killed, and maybe he would do something out of the ordinary and affect everyone's wealth. Now it seems that this person is quite calm, and he didn't get dizzy and messed around as soon as he came up, which is easy to say.

When someone mentions that the prepared gold and silver, beautiful maids, etc. will be sent to the deputy commander-in-chief's mansion overnight, it is better to inform them in advance. But the two commanders shook their heads again and again. Even said that the deputy chief soldier is only a newcomer after all, not to mention that he does not have a private house now, and he lives in the Yamen of the Dusi, which is not suitable for sending beauties and beauties in with great fanfare. Besides, I heard that the deputy chief soldier has been rewarded by the emperor, and he has given a family affair down, and it is said that he will marry in Shandong in the near future.

When the crowd heard. Suddenly I ran out of ideas. Don't say anything else. Just saying that the emperor personally gave the marriage, what a great reward this must be! It seems that this deputy chief soldier is indeed in the emperor's heart, and his grace is profound!

Everyone had no choice but to disperse, waiting for tomorrow's meeting.

Early in the morning of July 26. The officers got up early in the morning. Changed into a brand-new military attache uniform, and came to the Yamen of the capital early in the morning, please meet. It is quite incongruous with everyone. An old man dressed in the uniform of a military attache of a third-grade general was late, and his official robe was also shabby, and he could smell a unique fishy smell of the seaside from afar. This person only brought two relatives with him, and he didn't answer to everyone when he arrived at the gate of the Yamen, and everyone just didn't see this person, and immediately signed up for the door with the guards in front of the door.

There are more than 30 officers from more than 1,000 households in the four guards of Dengzhou, and the Yamen of the Dusi is the government office of the Dengzhou Guard, and the main hall is not lenient, but it is crowded for a while, and the servants in the yamen have moved more than ten chairs, so that the officers are properly placed.

Zhu Ping'an was wearing a scarlet robe with a lion patch pattern, and came to the front hall under the escort of Yue Jinfeng, Qiu Ze and others. When everyone looked at Zhu Ping'an's robe, they immediately gasped. The post of general soldier was always a temporary official position in the early and middle Ming Dynasty, and there was no actual quota, and it was only when the troops were led out of the station that they led the army in the name of the general soldier. However, since the Jiajing and Longqing periods, there have been permanent military attachés such as general soldiers in border towns, and then slowly evolved to actual positions. To this day, the general army has also become the highest grade of local military attachés in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, holding heavy troops and repulsing one side.

But when Liu Zeqing took office as the commander-in-chief of Shandong, he was just the identity of Zheng Erpin, and it was not until he fought with the Qing army a few years ago, lied about his military exploits, and claimed to the imperial court that he had recovered the lost land of Denglai and Qingzhou, and he was promoted to a subordinate by the imperial court. But this Zhu Ping'an is so young, and now he is already the identity of the second grade, could it be said that the deputy general soldier of Dengzhou Mansion is on an equal footing with the general soldier of Shandong.

Another point is that in order to prevent local military generals from becoming bigger, the imperial court also deliberately set up the post of governor to supervise and suppress. Jinan has the Yamen of the Governor of Shandong. But this Dengzhou Mansion is now uncontrolled, and the two positions of Denglai Governor and Dengzhou General Soldier are still vacant, could it be said that the imperial court wants this Zhu Ping'an to control Dengzhou Mansion and Denglai Sailor? Or is Dengzhou officially about to become independent from the command of the Shandong General Military Office and become an independent military town in eastern Shandong?

Thinking of this meaning, all the officers were silent, and secretly exchanged colors with each other, and they all felt that the court's move was of great significance, and their eyes looking at Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but be in awe.

All the officers saw Zhu Ping'an one by one, including the elderly white-haired military attache who arrived at the end, he was Tong Wanjun, the staff general of the current Denglai Water Division.

After meeting each other, Zhu Ping'an bluntly stated the purpose of the meeting. That is to rectify the military system in Dengzhou, clean up the roster of military households, and clarify the amount of cultivated land for military households. After saying just a few words, the officers immediately blew up the nest.

For a long time, the Ming military system was corrupted, and the military household system existed in name only. As soon as Zhu Ping'an arrived, he asked Siwei to immediately clean up the roster and the number of acres of land, which was tantamount to lifting the lid and exposing it to broad daylight, cutting off the long-standing financial routes of a group of officers, which made the officers endure it.

Zhu Ping'an didn't speak, just quietly watched the reactions of the officers. It can be said that the reactions of these people are all expected. Today's Ming Dynasty is full of holes, and Zhu Ping'an finally obtained the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, so he will not miss this great opportunity for development. What's more, now the idea of Chongzhen's seventeenth year is getting closer and closer, although Zhu Ping'an has made efforts to successfully save Lu Xiangsheng and hit the elite of the Eight Banners, but Liukou is still huge, intensifying, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not hurt the vitality, the variables are still unknown, it can be said that there is not much time left for Zhu Ping'an to develop.

Seeing that the officers were almost venting, Zhu Ping'an was just about to speak, but Tong Wanjun, the general of the Denglai Marine Division, stepped forward first, and took out a stack of crumpled manuscripts from his arms. "My lord, this is the list of the generals and soldiers of the Denglai Water Division, and my lord can compare it with the existing list in Dengzhou Mansion. In addition, my Denglai Sailor was founded in the first year of the Apocalypse, by the first Denglai Governor Tao Langxian, and then Yuan Keli strengthened my Sailor and shocked the Tartars. But since the establishment of my Denglai Naval Division, I have repeatedly dispatched military households into the Naval Division, but its fields are still attributed to the guards, and my Naval Division really has no land, please be aware of it! ”

Tong Wanjun's move undoubtedly angered a group of guards officers, and suddenly someone jumped out and scolded: "Old Tong, you are going against our brothers, so what way do we hereditary officers' children have to live!" ”

Tong Wanjun didn't answer, and handed the document to Wang Jinfa, who was standing aside, and then returned to his place without saying a word.

Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised. I didn't expect that there was such an outlier as Tong Wanjun in the Dengzhou Health Center. Zhu Ping'an nodded, said a few words of approval, and then turned to the officers again.

"This official was ordered by the emperor to guard Dengzhou, and he shouldered the envoy assigned by the emperor, so he did not dare to slack off. Today's order is only to inform you, and it is not intended to be consulted with you. For a period of one month, before the 26th of the next month, the list of the rosters will be submitted to the Yamen of the Metropolitan Division, and the official will appoint a special person to check it. If you don't want to do it, you will be relieved of your mission, and after all these years of being an official, the income should be enough to enjoy wealth and prosperity, and the official will never be embarrassed! ”

"What the adults said is not true!" As soon as Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, a person in the ranks of officers immediately stood up and shouted, everyone looked, but it was Lin Deyuan, the commander of Jing Haiwei, this person is a hereditary official position, the native of Dengzhou Mansion in Shandong, and the eldest of the officers, at this time, he had to stand up and speak. "We are all official positions appointed by the Ministry of War, how can the adults say that they will be dismissed, not to mention that most of us are worldly positions, this is a reward from the previous emperors, what right do you have to dismiss you!"

didn't say much, but it was to the point, and the officers suddenly became irritable.

Zhu Ping'an laughed softly, which immediately stunned the officers.

"Guo Chai, Commander Lin wants to be the first bird, and give him a reason to dismiss him from his official position!"

"Yes, sir!" Only then did everyone notice that a person came out from behind the screen behind Zhu Ping'an, wearing a flying fish suit that was very eye-catching, and everyone caught a trace of something wrong, "Why is Jinyiwei also here?" ”

"After investigation......!" Guo Chai unfolded a roll of cotton silk in his hand and read aloud: "Jing Haiwei commanded Lin Deyuan to occupy 3,000 acres of military fields; The family opened a total of 13 shops in Jinan, Qingzhou, and Dengzhou, including trafficking in illicit salt and iron tools, and many large transactions with the Japanese state. He had a total of seven sons and six daughters, and he took a sixth concubine a year ago, robbed the people's daughter, and caused the death of the girl's parents; In addition, during the Wuqiao Mutiny, in order to protect the property, he privately contacted Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng and others to rebel, and gave them 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 stone ......of food! ”

Guo Chai continued to read, but Lin Deyuan, who was still indignant just now, lost his spirit in the blink of an eye, his legs were weak and he collapsed directly to the ground, suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly walked to the front of the hall, and pleaded in a trembling voice: "My lord, my lord, don't read it again!" ”

The officers were also as earthy as their faces trembled, and the lobby suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, the servants outside shouted loudly: "The Shandong General Military Mansion has commanded the Tongzhi Cai Liansheng Master Cai to arrive!" ”

The officers who had already given up resistance were like drowning people who suddenly grabbed a straw and immediately came to their senses, and even Lin Deyuan hurriedly got up from the ground. (To be continued......)