There is a tradition of frequent transfers of senior generals in the Chinese army, and at the beginning, Lin Zhe did not fall aside in order to control military power, so as to avoid senior generals controlling a certain army for a long time, and then creating a situation that would be in the future.

But later, we will take into account the promotion of generals and the accumulation of experience!

In any mature modern army, it is impossible for a specific person to hold a certain position for a long time, especially the positions of regiment commanders, division commanders, and army commanders, which are often transferred in one or two years!

The same is true of the Chinese army, for example, the second mixed regiment, one of the fist troops in the early years, the original commander was Shi Langyi, and then Xu Yanqing, Xu Yanqing led the second mixed regiment to make great achievements, and it didn't take long for him to be transferred, and it was Lin Anfei who succeeded him, and the second mixed regiment was reorganized into the second division, Lin Anfei did not do it for long in the position of the second division, and this year he has been promoted to the commander of the second army, and the commander of the second division has become Fang Hanlin.

This Fang Hanlin is not Lin Anfei's direct subordinate, but was transferred from the First Division.

From the Second Mixed Regiment to the Second Division, there have been four commanders in charge in just a few years, which shows how frequent the transfer of senior generals in the Chinese army is.

This was not only the case with the 2nd Division, but also with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Divisions.

Relatively speaking, in fact, the appointment of middle and lower-ranking officers below the regimental battalion level is more stable!

The last round of large-scale transfers of senior generals of the Chinese Army was before the Chinese Army marched west into Nanjing, that is, in early 1857, and it has only been a year now. And now the Chinese army has begun a new round of large-scale rotation and transfer.

After Shen Chiyun returned to Beijing to report on his work, he was transferred to the commander of the First Army. He presided over the follow-up war in North China.

After Shi Qingxuan and Shen Chiyun handed over, they returned to Nanjing with outstanding military exploits, and just returned to Beijing. He also did not go home or reduce the others first, but entered the Zhonghua Palace as soon as he arrived in Nanjing.

In Pingren Hall, Lin Zhe saw Shi Qingxuan, who he hadn't seen for half a year, maybe he was leading the army to fight outside all the year round, or maybe he was a little anxious on the way back to the south, which made Shi Qingxuan look a little tired.

"Come, sit down!" Lin Zhe did not put on a deliberate shelf like other civil officials and dignitaries as usual, but got up as soon as he saw Shi Qingxuan come in, and then sat down on the sofa in the office with Shi Qingxuan.

Shi Qingxuan saw Lin Zhe's enthusiastic attitude towards him. The little apprehension on the way back also dissipated, when he learned that Lin Anfei took over as the commander of the First Army and presided over the follow-up military affairs in North China, to be honest, Shi Qingxuan felt a little uncomfortable.

Because according to his own assumption, he defeated Seng Lingqin, and after Li Hongzhang took the Jiangbei region, he would continue to command the army to continue to go north until the Zhili Jingshi went.

But he didn't expect Lin Zhe's edict to recall him, which means that the future achievements of sweeping North China, Zhili and other provinces will be gone. And he didn't know how Lin Zhe arranged his appointment after returning to Beijing, whether he would be transferred to other armies as a commander, or whether he would be the commander of a certain department in the Command.

However, if you hold other positions, it is obvious that you do not have the same advantages as the commander of the First Army and the military affairs in North China. He Shi Qingxuan is also an ambitious person, as a senior general who persuaded Lin Zhe to become the emperor last year, he and Lin Anfei. Xu Yanqing and the three of them can be regarded as the premier ministers of the dragon.

But just one servant of the dragon was far from satisfying him, and he wanted to climb to a higher position. I hope to one day become a field marshal and receive the highest title of meritorious knighthood: duke.

But anyone with a modicum of sanity knows. It is impossible for Lin Zhe to issue the rank of field marshal and the title of duke casually, and the number of people will be strictly controlled, and the lack of positions means that the competitiveness will increase.

Looking at it, Shi Qingxuan has many competitors, Xu Yanqing, Shen Chiyun, Shi Langyi and Shen Chiyun are all his competitors.

If you want to continue to lead many senior generals in the Chinese army, you need not only your own ability, but also Lin Zhe's trust and reuse.

Speaking of ability, although he Shi Qingxuan is not bad, he is actually not the top in the Chinese army, when it comes to strategic planning ability, he is not as good as Shi Langyi, when it comes to tactical formulation, he is slightly inferior to Xu Yanqing in battle command, and even many division-level generals such as Xu Pengan and others are not much worse than him.

In this case, if you want to compete with others, the most important thing is the trust of Lin Zhe, the emperor of the empire.

With these worries, he naturally didn't sleep well on the way back south, otherwise he wouldn't have shown a tired look in front of Lin Zhe.

Now that he saw Lin Zhe's attitude towards him, he couldn't help but show joy in his heart, it seems that I, Shi Qingxuan, am still a saint!

Lin Zhe asked him to sit down, and he naturally didn't sit down with a big grin, but only sat in half of the position, and then sat up straight with his chest up, his hands hanging on his legs, a standard military sitting posture.

Lin Zhe sat down, and first opened his mouth and instructed the accompanying secretary standing next to him: "Bring me the new tea sent from home some time ago!" ”

After the secretary made tea, they poured a cup each, and they just retreated with hatred!

After Shi Qingxuan took a small sip of tea, he put down the teacup that was still half full: "This new tea from Your Majesty's hometown is really extraordinary, just a sip is full of fragrance!" ”

Lin Zhe smiled: "When did you know how to drink tea!" ”

Hearing Lin Zhe's joke, Shi Qingxuan also showed embarrassment, although he Shi Qingxuan was also a scholar, but he was not the type of literati, and he didn't have much research on the tea ceremony.

Lin Zhe then spoke: "But if you like to drink, I will ask them to send you a few catties when you go back!" ”

Shi Qingxuan listened, but regardless of whether he could drink it or not, he immediately smiled and said: "Given by the Son of Heaven, the minister does not dare to resign, so he will be cheeky to take His Majesty's favor!" ”

These two sentences opened up, but also made the atmosphere of the monarch and ministers instantly harmonious, as if it was back to the original period of the Chinese army, everyone worked hard together, Lin Zhe was just a rich man who hosted county-level group exercises, and Shi Qingxuan was just a down-and-out student, Lin Zhe was still very good at talking, there was no so-called domineering spirit in his body, Lin Zhe and many henchmen and generals got along relatively well, and they often drank tea and ate together and talked meaty.

It's just that now with the establishment of the empire, after Lin Zhe ascended the throne and became emperor, the relationship between them has become a pure relationship between monarchs and ministers, and it is not only because of Lin Zhe that it has become like this, but because it is deliberately done by many courtiers.

Like now, there are only a few people who can joke with Lin Zhe casually and make jokes.

After the atmosphere was harmonious, the two of them talked about Jiangbei military affairs and other matters in a casual tone, Shi Qingxuan also chose what Lin Zhe likes to listen to, plus his eloquence is good, when talking about the original Yangzhou, Suqian and other wars, he was not as cold and blunt as in the war report, and Lin Zhe, who listened to it, frequently smiled.

After gossiping for a while, Lin Zhe spoke again: "This time you come back from the north, what are your plans for the future?" ”

When Shi Qingxuan heard this, he immediately straightened his attitude, this question is not a small talk, but a matter of his subsequent appointment.

Immediately, he said: "Although the minister has read for a few years, he is a rough person in his bones, and he doesn't understand the others, His Majesty asked the minister to go there, and the minister will go there!" ”

Lin Zhe smiled and nodded, his question was naturally just a kind word, but he didn't really want to ask Shi Qingxuan's opinion.

So he said: "Well, in this case, you will stay on the side of the Jingshi in the near future and help me build the shelf of the Sixth Army!" ”

The Sixth Army? Shi Qingxuan didn't know when the Chinese Army would emerge with a Sixth Army, but although he said that he was stupid in front of Lin Zhe, it didn't mean that he was really stupid, just a little thought about it and he could guess that this should be part of the 1858 army expansion plan.

He is the general of the field army, not the chief officer of the headquarters, and he is not very clear about some of the details of the plan, but he also knows that the army will be expanded by at least five royal army divisions, but didn't these expanded troops originally say that they would be directly integrated into the existing armies or directly under the command of the headquarters, how could they make a separate number of the Sixth Army?

Although Shi Qingxuan did not understand the detailed plan of the Sixth Army, it was difficult to guess whether it was good or bad to be in charge of the preparation of the Sixth Army, but as a courtier, he must express his position at this time:

"The minister will never live up to what His Majesty has paid, and he will definitely organize the Sixth Army into an invincible and strong army!"

Lin Zhe said: "I know Aiqing's ability, I believe that Aiqing will let me see a Sixth Army that is not inferior to the First Army!" ”

Immediately took out a folder from the desk next to him, and then handed it to Shi Qingxuan and said: "It is some detailed planning and arrangements for the Sixth Army by the Command, you take it back and take a look at it first, and then discuss with the various departments of the Command if there are any deficiencies or omissions!" ”

This debriefing was not too formal, and it was spent in casual conversation on the whole, and near evening, Lin Zhe also left Shi Qingxuan to have dinner together.

Inviting his subordinates to dine alone with him can be regarded as an important means for Lin Zhe to win over his subordinates recently!

After having dinner with Lin Zhe in Pingrentang, Shi Qingxuan left the Zhonghua Palace, and at this time he was able to return to his mansion in Nanjing City.

The first thing I did when I got home was not to make out with my wife I hadn't seen for a long time, but to eat!

He didn't eat much at noon, and having dinner with Lin Zhe in the evening was too restrictive, but he didn't dare to eat a lot in front of Lin Zhe, he just simply ate a little, not even half full.

After a full meal, he just locked himself in the study, and then delved into the Sixth Army training plan that Lin Zhe gave him. (To be continued......)