"The last general will be grateful, long live my emperor, long live, long live. www.biquge.info After bowing respectfully, Man Gui stuffed a red envelope to the eunuch who came to deliver the decree, and then said with a smile on his face, "Please also sit down with your father-in-law in the tent, and then go to clean up and follow your father-in-law into Beijing to enter the palace to meet Your Majesty." ”

"Well, please hurry up with General Man, Your Majesty summoned General Man as soon as he came back from Jinmen, which shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to General." For the sake of the silver, the eunuch's attitude was also a lot more tolerant.

"Thank you father-in-law for mentioning it, and I will keep it in my heart." Man Gui said a few more good words, before exiting the tent, these are also taught to him by his staff, otherwise with Man Gui's rough temperament, I am afraid that he will not be able to do such a move, after coming out, Man Gui did not rush to pack his things, but came to another tent, and his cronies gathered together to discuss countermeasures, "I don't know what is important for Your Majesty to summon me into the palace this time, and how should I play it right?" "Previously, Guan Ningjun and Dongjiang Town were so easily recovered by Li You, and of course Man Gui would be worried about his Xuan army.

"The proprietor, when His Majesty came to Datong before, he comforted the proprietor a lot, and also truthfully distributed food and salary, which shows that His Majesty still has a lot of trust in the proprietor." A staff member spoke out and explained, "Judging from the students, now that all the generals of the Guanning army have been beheaded, Chen Jisheng, Mao Chenglu and others in Dongjiang Town are not qualified. ”

"Exactly, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the pattern of the court's noble and military affairs has been greatly loosened, and Lu Xiangsheng was so ruthless that he abandoned the civil and military affairs, which can be seen from this." On the one hand, the promotion of the status of his own proprietor is of course very beneficial to him, but on the other hand, he is also a scholar, although he can only come to praise the military affairs under Man Gui if he fails to pass the exam, but he just watched the military officials and civilian officials sit on an equal footing, and those magistrates no longer dare to scold Man Gui lightly along the way, and he inevitably has some bad feelings in his heart.

"This time in Beijing, the general will definitely be able to go further, but ......" The third staff member is also very optimistic about Man Gui's personal future, but he has other worries, "Student Guan Guan His Majesty's methods of dealing with the Guanning Army and Dongjiang Town, I am afraid that it is to regain the plan that Qi Shuai once presented to the imperial court, and I am afraid that these generals under the general will not be able to keep it." ”

"Oh? What is the explanation of this? Man Gui's fame was fought with a knife and a gun, and his own cultural level was not high, so he was naturally a little confused about these allusions, so he asked.

"When Qi Shuai was guarding Jizhen, he wrote to the Taiyue Xianggong, suggesting that the soldiers and horses from the nine sides of the imperial court should be trained in Jizhen in batches to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in each border town; Qi Shuai's training skills are unparalleled in the world, which is originally a good thing, but the princes of the court are afraid that Qi Shuai will become bigger, coupled with the cost of transferring troops and training troops, the court naturally can't come up with so much money, and at the same time Li Chengliang trained 8,000 families in Liaodong, so as to sweep Liaodong unrivaled, compared to Qi Shuai's plan, Li Shuai's method of raising a family did save a lot of money, so the court rejected Qi Shuai's suggestion and adopted Li Shuai's plan, so that the generals of various border towns have deducted military salaries, It is used to raise the family. The staff member explained the matter.

"But after all, a few family members can't be with the army, so since then, the border towns of my Ming Dynasty have gradually weakened, and because the family is the foundation of each general, they have spent a lot of money piled up, who is willing to wear it out? Therefore, whenever the war starts, if the enemy army is vulnerable to defeat, every time the war is deadlocked, most of these people are reluctant to smash their families into it, so how can they win the war? "After all, there are a few honest generals like Man Gui, and most of the Ming army is still as habitual as the Guan Ning Army.

"Therefore, after Your Majesty subdued the Guanning Army and Dongjiang Town, he immediately disbanded the family, re-verified the soldiers, and conducted unified training, but this was Qi Shuai's method back then." The staff revealed the mystery, "And if all the armies today, except for the Guan Ning Army, which is a general's Xuan army, is good at fighting, His Majesty summoned the general into Beijing this time, I am afraid that he will follow the example of the Guan Ning Army, take away the family Ding, and reorganize the Xuan army." ”

If it was before, maybe they could still push back such a decision with their own strength, but now the strength of Jingying is far superior to the strength of the border towns, plus the examples of Ning Jun and Dongjiang Town, who dares not agree? So seeing that Man Gui seemed to be unwilling, the staff hurriedly persuaded, "The general has fought for the country and has made many military exploits, Your Majesty will not forget the general's merits, even if you don't have these family members, Your Majesty will treat the general well." ”

In this way, it can also set an example for other border towns such as the Qin army, as long as you are obedient, you will be indispensable for glory and wealth, so as to alleviate the resistance of various border towns, if Man Gui can comply with His Majesty's wishes, it will definitely be indispensable.

"It's just that these families have followed Ben Jiang to fight for many years, if they are abandoned like this, Ben will... Ben will be a little unbearable. Man Gui's face was entangled, although he cared about his future, but he was not willing to lose his righteousness.

"General, if you can't let them go, you will harm them, in the final analysis, they are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, imagine if your majesty thinks that they obey the general's orders more than the will of the court, what should your majesty think?" The staff hurriedly warned Man Gui, "In addition, according to what the students heard, after Chen Jisheng and Mao Chenglu's family members in Dongjiang Town arrived in the Guanning Army, they had a good future because of their outstanding martial arts and fighting, and Lu Xiangsheng did not look at it differently; At most, they remain under the general's command, and if they are placed in other border towns, they may be able to become generals in the future, which is also a good thing for them. ”

"General, the father-in-law who came to deliver the decree urged you again and asked when you could leave." In the midst of my confusion, a personal soldier came in to report, and everyone realized at this time that a long time had passed since they spoke, and now it was time for Man Gui to go to Beijing to meet His Majesty.

"General, you must not be stubborn in this matter, don't let those of us who have been with you for many years end well." Several staff members stood up at the same time and persuaded them, for fear that Man Gui would commit a stubborn character again.

"That's it! That's it! Since you all said so, I would have liked you to be, and I hope that Your Majesty can give these good sons and daughters who have fought for the country for many years a good home. Man Gui stood up with a long sigh and slowly walked out of the tent, he had been persuaded by them.