Governing the army is easy to say, but difficult to say.

It's easy because everyone knows what to do.

It only needs to be done to reward the good and punish the evil, and the grace and power are parallel, and it can be accomplished.

It's easy here, but it's hard here.

Rewarding the good and punishing the evil, the eight words of grace and power are easy to say, but they are even more difficult to do.

Reality is not a game, and no one can know how good their subordinates are.

No one can know if their subordinates are truly loyal.

All judgments can only be made by the messages received.

And it is difficult to distinguish the details of all this under the dazzle.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the government was chaotic, corruption was rampant, and the parties were in contention and fought each other.

At the beginning of Chongzhen's ascension to the throne, he killed Wei Zhongxian, but he did not find a replacement for Wei Zhongxian's cronies.

The power of the factory guard was weakened by himself, until Chongzhen came back to his senses and understood that those courtiers who were full of national righteousness and seemed to be extremely upright could only talk in vain, and even many of them were filthy, but it was already too late.

Since Yuan Chonghuan's incident, Chongzhen has tried to strengthen the factory guard several times, but in the end it has had little effect.

Chongzhen thought that the eunuchs who had been following him should be honest with him, but he was also a person who had seen a lot of mistakes after all.

The corruption in the court also affected the army and the palace.

The information that can be transmitted to the palace, even if it is the information transmitted by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, a lot of it is actually distorted.

Those who are naked for the country will expose the corpses in the wilderness; Those who whitewashed the war report were promoted to knighthood.

Those who have the courage to do things have been severely reprimanded; Those who shirk and evade are rewarded for carrying forward.

Those who strictly abide by military discipline will be reprimanded; Marauders, but no one is held accountable.

Those who are upright and upright are rumored; Those who form parties for personal gain, but steal high positions.

The money opens the road, the official fortune is prosperous, the gold and jade are the car, and the clouds go straight to the clouds!

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When Chen Wang met Zuo Liangyu again, it had been more than four years since the last time they met in Chunhua.

Although more than four years have passed, Chen Wang still remembers what Zuo Liangyu said to him at that time, and he also remembers Zuo Liangyu, who was in high spirits because of the great victory.

It's just that Zuo Liangyu, who is now sitting in front of Chen Wang, is full of twilight, and he no longer has the slightest bit of the old spirit.

Zuo Liangyu sat back in the chair, his eyes were blank, his face was dark, and his back was no longer as straight as before, and he no longer had the fierce momentum of the past.

Zuo Liangyu was only forty years old, just reaching the age of not being confused, but Chen Wang noticed that Zuo Liangyu's sideburns had even appeared a lot of gray hair.

Chen Wang remembers the first time he met Zuo Liangyu in Shaanxi.

At that time, Zuo Liangyu was full of vigor and vitality, and his current image was completely like two people.

From Zuo Liangyu's body now, there is no half of the figure of the past.

However, the reason for all this, Chen Wang is also very clear.

Not long ago, on July 25, Zuo Liangyu ambushed in Luo Monkey Mountain and returned defeated.

The military talisman seal and letter were all lost, all the military assets and equipment were discarded, as many as 10,000 soldiers died, the deputy commander-in-chief Luo Dai died in battle, and more than 10 people were killed below the general and guerrilla level.

The military order to march was given by Xiong Wencan.

The rebellion of Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and a group of rogues made Xiong Wencan feel that a catastrophe was coming.

Xiong Wencan knew very well that once Zhang Xianzhong and others rebelled, after the southern country revived, he, the prime minister of the six provinces, would also do it.

So Xiong Wencan hurriedly ordered Zuo Liangyu, the chief soldier, to lead his troops to suppress.

Zuo Liangyu naturally refused to go to quell the rebellion, because the area around Yunxiang was full of mountains, the road was dangerous, and it was not easy to transport grain, so it was difficult to catch up.

And the most important thing is that Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others have been entrenched in Yunxiang for a year, but they are afraid that they have made sufficient preparations.

The enemy army waited for work

They are thousands of miles away, and the enemy army occupies a favorable position, but they are as if they are blind, and it is difficult to win.

Knowing that he could not explain to the imperial court, he hoped that a lucky victory would reduce his guilt, and insisted on entering the army.

But at this time, Xiong Wencan knew that he could not explain to the imperial court, and the purpose of his order to Zuo Liangyu to enter the suppression was to reduce his guilt if he could win by luck, so he still insisted on entering the army, and issued military orders to order Zuo Liangyu to enter the suppression.

Zuo Liangyu was helpless, so he had no choice but to be ordered to suppress.

The final result is known to everyone, Zuo Liangyu was defeated in Luo Monkey Mountain, and finally broke out after several bloody battles.

Zuo Liangyu fled back to Gucheng and packed up the remnants of the army, but in the end, only a thousand people were exchanged, and the rest were not in the battle array.

Of the 800 families led by Zuo Liangyu, only more than 300 people were left who rushed out after him, and more than half of them were killed or wounded.

In the face of all this, when the imperial court learned about it, it did not send a document of relief, nor a military salary for bereavement, but an edict for condemnation.

Xiong Wencan blamed all his guilt and sent it to the Tang newspaper of the Beijing Division, but it was Zuo Liangyu who lightly advanced the enemy and made a mistake in command, resulting in the defeat of the ambush army.

Zuo Liangyu was demoted to the third level for the crime of light advancement, and he was guilty of meritorious service.

Xiong Wencan was also dismissed from his post and on standby together with Henan General Zhang Renxue because of this incident.

"Zuo Shuai ......"

Chen Wang spoke up to break the silence.

"I can't afford to be your left handsome now."

Zuo Liangyu's head didn't move, his eyes moved slowly, and his voice was low and hoarse.

The battle of Luo Monkey Mountain was the worst battle he had lost in so many years, and the family wealth he had accumulated over the years was almost empty, and almost all the soldiers and horses under his command were gone.

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The old brothers who followed him all the way to the north and south from the beginning of Changping are now only a few hundred people still alive.

The repeated changes and blows have almost wiped out Zuo Liangyu's heart.

The mutiny in Xuzhou left him without a home.

The fiasco of Luo Monkey Mountain caused him to lose countless soldiers.

lowered the edict of questioning, and the hot blood that was still warm under his body dropped to the freezing point little by little.

Zuo Liangyu felt that this world was absurd and terrible.

In the past, he disrespected orders, shirked and avoided them, and at most it was just a document of reprimand.

This time, he led his troops to obey the order and pursued all the way, but in exchange for the documents of demotion and accountability.

"If it weren't for the fact that there were still thousands of soldiers and horses left in Xiangyang under my command at the beginning, and Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing were appeased by me, I'm afraid that I would have already lost my official position and been dismissed from my post like Zhang Renxue, and I would have been thrown into prison if I didn't make trouble."

After the defeat of Luo Monkey Mountain, the rogue became popular, and many wavering rogues rose up one after another.

At the same time that Zuo Liangyu received an order to demote officials and hold them accountable, he also received a letter asking him to maintain the situation and restrain Liu Guoneng, Li Wanqing and other leaders of the Liukou camp who surrendered.

Speaking of which, Zuo Liangyu felt that it was ironic, he fought with the rogues for seven years, and in the end, the reason why he was not imprisoned and held accountable was because of the rogues under his hands.

"The court has always been so ...... in employing people."

Chen Wang sighed, if the rewards and punishments were clear, whether it was a rogue, or a Jiannu, they would have already turned into ashes, where could they threaten the huge Ming Empire.

"Zuo Shuai and I were heart-to-heart at the beginning, and the kindness of the past has always been remembered."

Zuo Liangyu has been bad and bad in history.

But from the beginning of the meeting to the later separation, it did not hurt him, and even had a heart-to-heart talk with him.

Although it is more about Cao Wenzhao's face, Zuo Liangyu will have a good attitude.

But there is no perfect person in the world when it comes to deeds, regardless of the heart.

Chen Wang didn't know what kind of person Zuo Liangyu was.

Only from the words above the historical data, Zuo Liangyu once served as the capital secretary in Liaodong for a while

Brave.

Achieved military exploits before the Zunyong War, and was promoted through meritorious service.

Then in the battle of the Daling River, Zuo Liangyu was ordered to rescue, and then fought in Songshan and Xingshan, recording the merit as the head of the battalions, and it can be seen that Zuo Liangyu was still brave at that time.

In the end, Zuo Liangyu was self-respecting, arrogant, and became a long-legged general who could only escape, and a big reason was actually attributed to the officialdom at that time.

With the gradual decay of the Ming Empire, the court rewards and punishments were unclear and lost popularity.

Everyone gradually understood the sentence.

The troubled times are in all directions, and there are soldiers who are the king of grass......

And now, Zuo Liangyu, who has gone through several ups and downs, has completely understood the meaning of this sentence.

There was a slight look in Zuo Liangyu's eyes, and Chen Wang's words touched his heart a little.

"Cao Shuai was kind to me in the past, and now that you have received the Ping Thief General, I will definitely do my best to help you, you can rest assured of this."

Zuo Liangyu raised his head, looked at Chen Wang, and said after a moment of silence.

"Although I don't have many soldiers under my command now, I still have some prestige in the army."

"Zuo Shuai misunderstood."

Chen Wang shook his head slowly.

"I'm not here this time to ask Zuo Shuai to help with things."

Zuo Liangyu's eyes moved slightly, and he was a little confused.

"I have learned a little about everything in the south, and I have come to see Zuo Shuai this time to ask if there is anything I need help with."

"I have already released some of the armor and food and salary first, and escorted them to the camp."

Chen Wang's expression was solemn and he said in a deep voice.

"I know that the shortage is very big and it will be difficult to make up for it for a while, so I will try my best to make up for the military equipment and salary for Zuo Shuai as the capital for rebuilding the army."

As a thief general, he has the power to transfer some military supplies, which Yang Sichang asked for his will.

In history, the general of the thief was originally served by Zuo Liangyu.

In the spring of the thirteenth year, Yang Sichang felt that it was difficult to control the towns, so he recommended Zuo Liangyu, who was defeated and depressed at that time, as the general of the thief.

Zuo Liangyu was grateful to Yang Sichang for this, and then fought bravely, defeating Zhang Xianzhong in a row, almost forcing Zhang Xianzhong to a desperate situation.

It's just that Yang Sichang has been in Beijing for too long, and he is worried that Zuo Liangyu will become bigger because of this, so he secretly promised that He Renlong could replace Zuo Liangyu in the near future.

Then just when He Renlong was eager to replace Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu broke the Liukou in the confrontation with the Liukou in Agate Mountain.

Yang Sichang then said to He Renlong that the appointment would be postponed for the time being.

He Renlong held a grudge because of this, and told Zuo Liangyu about it, and Zuo Liangyu's attitude towards Yang Sichang after knowing it was not like the beginning after all.

At this point, Zuo Liangyu has completely become an out-and-out warlord and embarked on the road of no return.

But now, a lot of things will not happen again, and a lot of things will change.

The outcome of the Wuyin Revolution has changed, too many things have been twisted and turned, and the development of everything is unknown.

Now the general seal of the Ping Thief General has also fallen into Chen Wang's hands.

More and more things are changing, and more changes are coming.

And these changes, these changes, will inevitably lead to a different path in today's history.

"I am the same battalion commander as Zuo Shuai, the same far away from my hometown, and I also know the pain of losing my division and defeating."

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"The armies sacrificed their lives to protect Zuo Shuai and fight his way out of the encirclement, so that Zuo Shuai could survive in the world, so that Zuo Shuai could avenge him one day, and so that Zuo Shuai could take care of their parents and family behind them."

"The dead are gone, and the living are like this."

Chen Wang finished his last sentence and stood up.

"Chen Wang, I hope Zuo Shuai will regain his strength."

Chen Wang bowed slightly, just like he was in Chunhua back then, clasped his hands into fists, solemnly gave a military salute to Zuo Liangyu, and then turned around and walked out of the tent.

Outside the tent, Chen Gong was already leading the horse and holding the stirrup, waiting for his arrival.

Chen Wang stepped on his war horse and led a group of guards all the way out of the tent.

I don't know if it was the cause of what he said to Zuo Liangyu in Chunhua at the beginning, and it has borne fruit now.

From the first time he entered the camp, he discovered a lot of familiar places.

The mental outlook of the soldiers under Zuo Liangyu's command is completely different from that of the rest of the Ming army, there is little noise in the camp, except for the sound of training in the direction of the school field, the rest of the place is basically quiet.

There is a clear distinction between the tents, and the camps are clean and tidy.

The soldiers on patrol are meticulous, and whoever comes to see it has to praise the army for managing the army well.

Maybe Zuo Liangyu listened to a lot of his words at the beginning.

It's just that I don't know how much Zuo Liangyu will listen to him this time.

Without the name of General Ping Thief, can Zuo Liangyu regain his strength.

Chen Wang undoubtedly hoped that Zuo Liangyu could regain his strength.

From Zuo Liangyu's eyes, Chen Wang saw Zuo Liangyu's disheartenedness.

Zuo Liangyu has dissatisfaction in his heart, and he only needs someone to open a hole, and these dissatisfaction will eventually erupt like a volcano in the end.

Chen Wang led the war horse and slowly walked in the direction of Yuanmen.

With the ups and downs of the war horse, Chen Wang's figure also followed the ups and downs.

The torrent of the times carries the fate of individuals.

The fate of being held hostage by the times can only rise and fall with the times.

But now, Chen Wang is not up and down with the torrent of the times.

Chen Wang was now firmly in control of the reins in his hand.

With the reins in his hand, he can pull the war horse under his seat and grasp the direction of the way.

His fate is now under his own control.

General Ping, just, not the end.

The power is in hand, and the world can be driven!