The emperor did not shy away from the placement of Jinyiwei in the army, that is, his eyes and ears.

If there are no eunuchs to supervise the army, let alone civil officials who regard military generals as inferior, and there is no other supervision and constraint, it is really possible to form a warlord.

But for the authority of Jinyiwei, the emperor also stipulated very strictly. Do not interfere with the command of the generals, only manage money and food, and only manage military discipline.

To a large extent, this eliminated the resistance of the generals. Since ancient times, the imperial power has restrained the military head, which is a very normal thing.

As long as the military salary is not deducted, as long as the arrogance is not arrogant, as long as the command is not interfered with, the emperor's ears and eyes do not affect anything.

Moreover, this not only reassured the emperor, but also reduced the possibility of many officials in the DPRK and China slandering and framing.

If you meet someone who is easy to get along with, such as Gou Zhenhuai, Mao Wenlong really saves a lot of heart.

and did not delay your achievements, and did not cross the line to gain power, and you can also reveal some thoughts in seemingly casual words. It's good, it's good!

Therefore, hearing that Gou Zhenhuai was going back to Beijing to restore his life, Mao Wenlong showed concern, which was also normal. If this is a difficult one, it will be really troublesome.

Regarding Mao Wenlong's doubts, Gou Zhenhuai smiled and said: "I may not return to the Zhenfu Division, and I don't know what the position of another dispatch is." ”

Mao Wenlong was silent for a while, and said with emotion: "Working with General Gou is very agreeable. If General Gou is transferred, I don't know who to change, will it be good to get along? ”

Gou Zhenhuai looked ahead, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Mao Shuai is too worried." With long live knowing people and being good at their duties, how can they not be carefully selected. ”

After a pause, Gou Zhenhuai suddenly asked rhetorically: "Mao Shuai, what do you think of Ning Yuanbo?" ”

Ning Yuanbo is Li Chengliang, who guarded Liaodong for 30 years, led the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to play ten great victories, and the prosperity of the border marshal's martial arts has been unprecedented in 200 years.

Of course, Mao Wenlong is familiar with Li Chengliang, and it is said that he once served as a petty officer in Li Chengliang's army.

But when Gou Zhenhuai asked this, Mao Wenlong knew that it was not simple, how could he dare to answer easily?

After pondering for a long time, Mao Wenlong roughly guessed the meaning of the question, and said: "Ning Yuanbo has the talent of a general, and his martial arts are indeed admirable. ”

Gou Zhenhuai pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, noncommittal, knowing that Mao Wenlong must have something to say.

Sure enough, Mao Wenlong's tone changed, and he continued: "Ran Ning Yuan's position is Yilong, extravagant, and even falsely reported his military exploits, which is really a stain. ”

Gou Zhenhuai still didn't interject, if Mao Wenlong just knew like this, the candidate for the commander of Liaodong would have to be carefully considered by Wan Sui.

Mao Wenlong accentuated his tone and said: "Especially in Ning Yuanbo's later years, he had a close relationship with the old slave and protected him more. As long as the old slave shows loyalty, he will be guaranteed to the official, and even 'abandon the land to bait'. The rise of Jiannu, Ning Yuanbo could not escape his guilt. ”

Gou Zhenhuai smiled slightly, and said with his head bowed: "Mao Shuai has this insight, and he will definitely not repeat the mistakes of the past." Raising a Kou self-respect, hehe, how is it different from raising a tiger? Ning Yuanbo was old and faint, relying on old slaves, and it is said that he had the ambition to rely on the soldiers of Jianzhou to attack and occupy Korea and stand on his own. ”

This - Mao Wenlong was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect Long Live to have such a bad evaluation of Li Chengliang. Fortunately, there is no big problem with what I said, otherwise ......

Gou Zhenhuai continued to talk eloquently, but for Mao Wenlong, it was a warning.

"Ning Yuanbo and Qi Dashuai are different from governing the army, Qi Dashuai uses the system, Ning Yuanbo relies on personal prestige, rewards the soldiers very much, and encourages them with glory and wealth, but it is difficult to sustain it for a long time. Therefore, after his subordinates get rich, they will be difficult to revive, and they will no longer have the heart to forge ahead. ”

"The previous battlefield athletes, first cowardly, and then covered up defeat for merit, killed good and risked merit, and their achievements went from prosperity to decline, but it is not an accident."

"In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, Ning Yuanbo will have 'gathered more and more than 64,000 families' in Kuandian and other six forts, and gave up the ...... of 'the land is lonely and difficult to defend'"

Gou Zhenhuai's narration like a number of family treasures made Mao Wenlong's heart awe-inspiring, firmly remembered, and did not dare to forget.

Although Gou Zhenhuai's words cannot fully represent the emperor, they are also a warning to Mao Wenlong. Because, since ancient times, emperors have indeed been very scruples about these.

Look at what happened to Yue Fei, who commanded the "Yue Family Army", could it be that if you Mao Wenlong guarded Liaodong, you still want to make a "Mao Family Army"?

Look at Ning Yuanbo and Li Chengliang again, that is really ambitious. He could not escape the blame for raising his own self-respect, installing cronies, and rebelling against the Ming Dynasty, so that Liaodong fell.

As for what "the land is lonely and difficult to defend", it is actually afraid of difficulties and cowardice. The land of the Ming Dynasty, how can it be abandoned? The emperor once said that you Mao Wenlong had better not commit it.

In addition to being vigilant in his heart, Mao Wenlong was also secretly glad and a little happy.

Listening to Gou Zhenhuai's admonition, Banzai obviously wanted to hand over the heavy responsibility of guarding Liaodong to him and Dongjiang Town.

"Mao Shuai." Gou Zhenhuai stopped talking, glanced at Mao Wenlong, and said with a smile: "Now, the reign of the Holy Monarch is really our blessing, the blessing of the Ming soldiers." ”

"What General Gou said is extremely true." Mao Wenlong arched his hand and said: "Long live Shengming, we have no worries, only to die to repay the emperor's grace." ”

Gou Zhenhuai also arched his hand, and said to Mao Wenlong with a smile: "When Li Chengliang had to seal Ning Yuanbo, how difficult it was! Today, the saint attaches equal importance to martial arts, but Mao Shuai is more fortunate than Ning Yuanbo. ”

Mao Wenlong was overjoyed in his heart, knighthood is the highest wish of a military general, and it is an unattainable luxury.

Li Chengliang made outstanding achievements, and was successively crowned as the governor of the left capital, the crown prince and the protector, and the hereditary commander of the guard. Two or three years later, after making great contributions, he was converted to a hereditary title and an age of 800 stones.

In addition to his brilliant military achievements, Li Chengliang took a lot of ways to be knighted and spent a huge amount of money to let the Chinese officials of the DPRK pass.

Gou Zhenhuai's words have been made very clear. You are a military general, just fight your battle, there will naturally be a reward for your merits, and you don't need to drill the camp, long live you know it.

As for Mao Wenlong's current title, he has not yet reached the hereditary guard commander, and he is still one level away from being knighted. But long live this thought, you should work hard!

"The emperor's grace is vast, the saint is wise, how can he be stingy with the reward of the marquis?" Gou Zhenhuai glanced at Mao Wenlong meaningfully, and said: "Pingliao is a victory in sight, but can you destroy slaves, isn't it an overnight achievement?" Nuergandusi, the Holy One does not think that it is 'the land is lonely and difficult to defend'. ”

I see, Mao Wenlong nodded vigorously.

As long as the imperial court is willing to invest and ensure that the army has sufficient food and salary, it is not too difficult to occupy all the land of Nuergandusi.

In other words, there will be many opportunities to make meritorious contributions in the future, and it is not a pipe dream to be a feudal marquis.