June 14, 8th year of Wanli.

Hu Shouren, Li Rusong, and other officers and men who had been ordered to be transferred to Beijing to enrich and train the six guards of the pro-army had all arrived in Beijing.

And on this day.

Zhu Yijun also summoned Hu Shouren, Li Rusong and other officials and generals because of the large amount of ice stored in the winter and cooled as if he was in the Wuying Hall under the forest.

When Hu Shouren, Li Rusong and other officials met Zhu Yijun, they all wore purple flower armor, iron helmets with feathers, silver belts tied with circlip, and short boots.

Armor is a new type of armor that began to appear during the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, and the purple armor is an accessory for the royal army.

Now, Hu Shouren, Li Rusong and others are wearing this armor, which naturally means that they already belong to the battle sequence of the Son of Heaven's pro-military guard.

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

After these generals pushed the golden mountain, poured the jade pillar, knelt in front of Zhu Yijun, and shouted loudly, Zhu Yijun also glanced at these armored warriors who were covered with dragon scales under the hem of his skirt, and said: "Flat!" ”

For a while, all the pro-army military ministers who were as strong as towers stood in front of Zhu Yijun after thanking him.

Zhu Yijun also stood up, looked down at these military ministers on the Dan Pier, and said: "The ancients said that those who are strong in soldiers and horses are the Son of Heaven, and how can the Son of Heaven reflect that he is a strong soldier and a strong horse?" It's all about whether the Qing and others can fight bravely! And now, I Guanqing and others are also all gods and martial arts, which can be regarded as my courage and might! ”

"Don't dare to disappoint Your Majesty!"

Hu Shouren and others bowed and replied.

"Good!"

Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said, "Let's announce the decree." ”

Hu Shouren, Li Rusong and others knelt on the ground excitedly, ready to receive the order.

Because, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch and Zhu Yijun's uncle Li Jin, who had been ordered to bring the eunuch who held the embroidered spring knife, the Luan belt and the big red python suit flying fish, chain mail, and the official seal, tiger talisman, and the eunuch who symbolized the secret power, came over.

They also guessed that the emperor meant to pay homage to the generals.

This kind of Son of Heaven personally worships the generals and confers officials is a rare honor for military ministers, which is enough to stay in the Spring and Autumn Period.

So, it's impossible for them not to get excited.

According to the system, the imperial horse supervisor is in charge of the military power of the emperor in the inner court.

In order to avoid the excessive power of the celebrant and the Dongchang, Zhu Yijun did not let the celebrant and the eunuch of the Dongchang contact the pro-military guard, and even if it was the edict of the appointment of the senior generals of the pro-military guard, that is, the central decree, it was also to let Li of the imperial horse supervisor come in to announce the decree.

And the edict appointing these generals was also drafted by Zhu Yijun himself and used by himself.

It can be seen that Zhu Yijun attaches great importance to military power, and in terms of knife handles, he does not casually pretend to others.

"Hu Shouren, with the merit of suppressing pirates in Guangdong, awarded the hussar general, the upper army, the governor of the military capital of the middle army, the governor of the palace, the head of the pro-army guard, the governor of the pro-army guard military affairs, and the chief military officer of the Jinwu Left Guard."

Li Jin read the first edict first.

Zhu Yijun's reorganization of the six guards of the pro-army, because they had to train with the southern soldier model, not to mention the re-recruitment, so in addition to the nominal title of guard, the title of the official general was changed to the form of a battalion soldier, and the head of the guard will be called the general soldier, rather than the commander of the battalion.

Hu Shouren is a veteran who has followed Qi Jiguang for many years, in the fourth year of Wanli, because of discord with Fujian Governor Pang Shangpeng, he was impeached and dismissed by Pang Shangpeng, and he was the chief military officer of Fujian before he was dismissed.

Hu Shouren, who had a round face and a big belly and a gray and black beard, hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "Minister's decree, thank Your Majesty Longen, and I am willing to die for Your Majesty!" ”

Then, Hu Shouren received his own oracle with trembling hands.

In the main hall, other officials and generals also cast envious glances at him.

"Li Rusong, with his great achievements in Liaodong, awarded the hussar general, the protector of the army, the governor of the military capital of the army, the assistant commander of the pro-army guard military affairs, and the chief military officer of the left guard of the tiger ben."

Li Rusong, who was full of black beard, big face and broad ears, and black skin, also hurriedly kowtowed at this time and said: "Minister's decree, thank Your Majesty Longen, I am willing to die for Your Majesty!" ”

Then, Li Rusong also accepted the order.

The expression is solemn and resolute.

Li Rusong was only in his thirties at the time, and for a general, he was still in his youth.

And now, he has been suddenly promoted to the assistant commander of the six guards of the army, which is not only Zhu Yijun's intention to make him the representative of the northern army to balance the mountains of the Ming military circle, but also related to his own young but indeed outstanding military achievements.

In the repeated victories in Liaodong reported by Li Chengliang, Li Rusong took the lead.

Especially the most recent one.

In the battle against the 40,000 iron horsemen of the Han Department, Li Rusong even killed thousands of heads.

Although this time also made his father Li Chengliang angry, according to Jinyiwei's detailed report, Li Chengliang scolded Li Rusong for repeatedly refusing to change, read the book, but did not learn the shrewdness of Wenchen, it was really in vain, but Li Rusong's edge was also known to the government and the opposition, and even Zhu Yijun had to choose him first when looking for a suitable representative of the northern soldiers in the northern general, and let him be young, so he assisted the commander of the six guards of the army.

Historically, Li Rusong was also young, and in the year of his establishment, he served as the deputy general as the governor of the capital, and then served as the chief military officer of Shanxi in the eleventh year of Wanli, and officially became the commander of a town.

In this life, he is still sharp.

"Ma Gui, with the Xuanwei and I answer the department, make it comfortable with trade, confer the general of Zhenguo, the secretary of Zhengzhi, the commander of the capital, and serve as the chief officer of the right guard of Huben."

Then, Ma Gui, who had a light black beard like sprinkling sesame seeds, also followed Xie En and accepted the order.

As the first to rush out to force the palace ministers for the emperor, he was glad that he did not hesitate when he was ordered by the emperor to rush out to kill the palace ministers, and he was still reused by the emperor today, and his promotion was the fastest except for Li Rusong.

But letting his Ma clan miss the opportunity to get the earl, it is still the biggest pain in his heart, so that every year the ancestral hall worships his ancestors, he has no face to see people.

"Liu Ling, in order to crusade against the Nine Silk Barbarians, and the first to go to the city to capture the barbarian leader A Da Gong, awarded the general of Zhenguo, the secretary of Zhengzhi, the commander of the capital, and the chief officer of the Yulin Left Guard."

Liu Wei, who was the champion of martial arts in the early years of Wanli, also thanked him at this time and received the order.

"Chen Wenliang, in order to assist in defending Jiliao and repelling Dong Bugong, awarded the general of Zhenguo, the secretary of Zhengzhi, the commander of the capital, and the chief officer of the right guard of Jinwu."

Then, it was Chen Wenliang of Qi Jiguang's old department.

Zhu Yijun knows very little about Chen Wenliang.

Because most of Qi Jiguang's old departments have not been passed down in history, and many people have not been official after the early Wanli period, so they have not left many written records.

This is related to the fact that the entire southern soldiers in history were not taken seriously after Zhang Juzheng.

After all, the southern soldiers themselves represented a new military system, and the cost was very high, so it would not be taken seriously by the Ming court, which was mainly conservative.

It was only after the rise of the aid to Korea against the Japanese and the construction of slaves that it was remembered and used.

Zhu Yijun took a serious look at the slightly shorter-looking but obviously quite capable general of the Southern Soldiers at this time, and then suddenly asked, "How many Japanese soldiers has Qing killed?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are one thousand three hundred and fifty-six!"

Chen Wenliang replied.

"Very good, can kill thousands of people, can be described as a good general!"

"Edict to the Hanlin Academy, such a good general, it can't be passed on in the future!"

Zhu Yijun commanded at this time.

More than 1,300 are indeed a lot, and you must know that Qi Jiguang, the commander, is only at the head of more than 7,000 Japanese slaves in the military department's meritorious account.

Zhu Geng, the minister of the Imperial Division, was busy on the side at this time.

The living note official was slightly stunned, and immediately recorded Zhu Yijun's words.

The two close servants obviously heard that the emperor was expressing an extraneous voice.

"Lu Xiang, for the merit of capturing the Japanese chieftain Ha Meimu, awarded the general of Zhenguo, the secretary of Zhengzhi, the commander of the capital, and the chief officer of the right guard of Yulin."

Finally, it is Lu Xiang, the son of Lu Bo.

Zhu Yijun still knows Lu Xiang very well, because almost most of Lu Xiang's military exploits were earned by Lu Xiang, but Lu Xiang has always been low-key, and his father was implicated in the Hu Zongxian case in history, and he was naturally implicated, so there is no biography in history.

In this life, the incident of Fuque Wenchen forcing the palace in the past can be regarded as giving him the opportunity to regain his Jane in the emperor's heart, and now he can also serve as the chief military officer.

Lu Xiang also thanked him and received the order.

(End of chapter)