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Chapter 588 Cavalry

Zhu Hongsan ordered the pardon of Chen Zizhuang so urgently today, but he didn't want to wait until the 16th day of the first lunar month to officially start work tomorrow. The judicial system in the Ming Dynasty was very rigorous. Major cases of rebellion like Chen Zizhuang must be tried by the Three Jurisdors before they can be decided. Now most of the officials in the court are in Huguang. Can he have a good ending when interrogating Chen Zizhuang at this time? So Zhu Hongsan issued an imperial edict now, and Ma Mingyuan, the province, used his rights to persecute Chen Zizhuang.

After Li Chengen finished recording the imperial edict and wrote it. At this time, Zhao Hu and Zhu Bao came in to report that the army of Jin Shenghuan and others outside the city had been dealt with.

When Zhao Hu and Li Yuanyin went to Li Chengdong's camp, Li Chengdong passed the battle outside Fuzhou City. The soldiers from Henan and Shandong in the army were basically killed. The rest were Li Chengdong's direct descendants. In addition, Li Yuanyin was still in the army for a long time, so he had nothing to do along the way.

Zhu Bao was in trouble. Jin Daoming was completely useless. Without his father Jin Shenghuan's suppression, I wonder if this could be done, so Zhu Hongsan was surprised to hear that the two of them came back so soon.

After the two entered the house, Zhu Hongsan asked, "How is it? Will things go smoothly?"

Zhao Hu said first: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with Li Chengdong's army. Except for Li Chengdong's general Yang Dafu, everyone else agreed to Li Yuanyin as the commander! After seizing Yang Dafu's military power, he had already taken him into custody and waited for His Majesty's defeat!"

Zhu Hongsan nodded, not bad, and asked Zhu Bao: "Zhu Bao, where is Jin Daoming's side? Hundreds of thousands of people have no fluctuations!"

"Your Majesty, Jin Daoming is just a waste. I originally thought that I would lure Huang Renlong out and deal with it outside the camp. But I didn't know that Jin Daoming was seen by Huang Renlong. Huang Renlong and two thousand people were going to kill all Jin Daoming's personal soldiers. There was no way to kill Huang Renlong and others with only a group of people!"

When Zhao Hu heard Zhu Bao say that he would kill all these people, he felt a sudden change in his heart. This younger brother was so cruel.

Zhu Hongsan didn't say anything, just asked: "How many people have been killed? How is it in the camp?"

"The General of the Mok saw Huang Renlong resisting, and did not stop, killing Huang Renlong and all his family members, plus the two thousand Huang Renlong's direct descendants, a total of 5,780 people! In order not to have a major change, the General of the General of the Mok led all 1,620 Wang Deren's subordinates. Now the two Kings and the Kings of the Golden Army have no heads, and they all fell into the hands of His Majesty!"

There are more than 7,000 people in total, okay! As long as there is no big chaos, Zhu Hongsan is very satisfied, and nodded repeatedly and said, "Zhu Bao, you have done a good job. I now order you to be the deputy general of Jin Daoming and lead a regiment of the imperial guard division to the army of the two Jin Wangs. You have to hold this army firmly in your hands in half a year. There are still too many 400,000 people, leaving only the middle age of 18 to 35. The other old, weak, sick and disabled will be handed over to the prefect of Jiangning to arrange for these people to farm! Zhao Hu, the same is true for you. I ordered you to be the deputy general of Li Yuanyin, and also bring a regiment of soldiers, using our people as grassroots officers. I will give you another 20,000 people and 50,000 war horses. You must train 50,000 cavalry in half a year. Do you know?"

Cavalry has always been a pain in Zhu Hongsan's heart. The southern water network is crisscrossing and is not suitable for large-scale cavalry combat, but as long as you fight across the Yangtze River, large-scale plains like Henan and Shandong are the natural battlefields of cavalry. In the past, Zhu Hongsan had very few war horses in his hands, and there were only some Yunnan horses transported from Yunnan and Guizhou in Guangdong. This kind of horse has good endurance and no problem pulling a cart, but it is impossible to charge for a short distance.

However, after the Battle of Ganzhou, Jin Shenghuan's 50,000 cavalry were eliminated, and a large number of horses fell into Zhu Hongsan's hands. This was even more so in the Battle of Nanchang. The Qing Dynasty's 30,000 elite white flags, plus 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, a total of 70,000 to 80,000 war horses became Zhu Hongsan's spoils. At this time, Zhu Hongsan had the idea of ​​forming cavalry.

However, there are no equipment and personnel. The ancient combat cavalry, like archers, belonged to technical troops. Without years of experience in horse life, they could not fight on horseback. At this time, Zhu Hongsan happened to see Li Chengdong's 27,000 cavalry. Most of these people were border troops from Shaanxi. They fought with the Mongols all year round and were proficient in horseback. They were the best candidates for cavalry. Originally, Zhu Hongsan wanted to discuss with Li Chengdong, but he didn't know that Li Chengdong would not go in. There was no way that Zhu Hongsan had to use despicable means to seize Li Chengdong's military power.

Zhao Hu and Zhu Bao were very excited when they heard that the emperor appointed them as deputy generals. They knew that according to the emperor's wishes, they must have to undermine Li Yuanyin and Jin Daoming. The actual commander in the army was himself. Thinking that he could become a commander of tens of thousands of people in his twenties, even Zhao Hu, who had always been steady, yearn for it.

Seeing Zhao Hu and Zhu Bao showing excitement, Zhu Hongsan continued, "Don't think too well. I will check your work in half a year. If there is something that cannot satisfy me, you should come back and be your battalion company commander!"

The brothers Zhao Hu and Zhu Bao quickly expressed their loyalty and lived up to the trust of His Majesty the Emperor.

Seeing that the two were full of energy, Zhu Hongsan was very satisfied and waved his hand to let them go out.

Zhao Hu left the palace and saw that his brother was still immersed in happiness, he asked, "Second brother, did you really kill all 7,000 people?"

"Brother, yes! Didn't the emperor often say that he should use extraordinary means when he is extraordinary?"

"That's more than 7,000 people. Aren't you afraid of hurting Tianhe?"

Zhu Bao didn't like this pedantic brother very much, but after all, he was his own elder brother, so he said patiently: "Brother, what era is this? Do you still believe this statement? Our father and His Majesty the Emperor have no less lives than my younger brother, right? Are there different descendants in his family?"

Zhao Hu was about to open his mouth to teach his brother who was ignorant, but Zhu Bao said first: "Okay, brother, I know what you want to say. You should go home and talk to your sister-in-law. I will join the camp tonight. Tell me to my mother that I won't go home!" After Zhu Bao finished speaking, he got on the horse and left the city.

Zhao Hu sighed at Zhu Bao's back. This younger brother was spoiled by his mother and he couldn't listen to his words at all. It seemed that he was going to talk to his father when he went back.

Zhao Hu went home to complain to his younger brother without mentioning his black lawsuit. Qian Yiai had just returned to his home at this time.

Qian Yiai was so excited by Zhu Hongsan that she was in a daze. She sat in the carriage for a long time. Finally, the housekeeper came out and called him to find out that he had arrived at the door.

"Young master, the master said that you will go to see him when you come back!"

Qian Yiai agreed and came to his father's study.

When Qian Qianyi entered the house, he was reading a book. When he saw Qian Yiai like this, he knew that things were not going well. Qian Qianyi didn't expect Qian Yiai to get things done, and he thought he was frustrated and was in a bad mood.

Qian Qianyi snorted and said, "Hmph! I have told you a long time ago, don't go to this muddy water, you're scolded by the emperor now!"

Qian Qianyi felt very distressed when he saw his son like this, and sighed and continued, "Son, you are still young, aren't you just a woman! Wait until your father is looking for a legitimate daughter who is of equal status and will renew your relationship!"

Qian Yiai shook her head and said, "Dad, don't look for it anymore. The emperor promised me and spare Chen Zizhuang's family!"

Qian Yiai's words were too informative, and Qian Qianyi didn't react for a while. Didn't he go to plead for Chen? Why did he spare Chen Zizhuang's family?

"Zigao, what did you say? What would you spare Chen Zizhuang's family?"

Qian Yiai then told her father in detail about the afternoon incident. When Qian Qianyi heard that his son actually went to the imperial prison to see Chen Zizhuang, he felt angry and said, "You and the child, don't you know that you can't have too much contact with Chen Zizhuang at this time? Now, Ma Mingyuan must resent us and blames you, my father and son for the forgiveness of Chen Zizhuang!"

Qian Yiai thought in her heart, this is nothing, there is something exciting!

"Dad, there is another thing I want to tell you, don't be angry!"

"I'm not angry yet, I'm almost pissed by you! What else can I say, hurry up!"

Qian Yiai swallowed and whispered: "His Majesty the Emperor said that only if I promise him can I pardon Chen!"

Qian Qianyi felt bad when he heard Qian Yiai's tone, so he quickly asked, "What's the matter? Say it quickly! What did you promise the emperor?"

"Just a small matter, I will become an official! The emperor asked me to choose an official position and go to Shangyuan County to be the county magistrate!"

Qian Qianyi listened to Qian Yiai saying that he was completely hung up and vomited out an old blood. Qian Yiai was the result of Qian Qianyi's efforts. Qian Qianyi had already arranged his son's future. He was old and was about to retire and return home after sitting for a few years. At that time, Qian Yiai was in his twenties, and he achieved a good result with his knowledge of participating in the examination. He was completely holding a handful of hands. At that time, with his old face and the help of his daughter in the palace, Qian Yiai would definitely enter the Hanlin Academy.

Be a Shujishi, and then exercise for a few years, and be a prefect. As long as you don’t die, you can rely on the expectations of the people in your officialdom to let Qian Yiai pass the most difficult ladder of middle-level officials. As long as Qian Yiai can become a minister before the age of 40, he will have the qualifications to enter the cabinet. At that time, his son Qian Yiai will be able to take over his own class, "one school, two Jinshi, father and son, two old cabinets." Qian Qianyi was so excited that he couldn’t sleep when he thought about it.

But my dream was completely shattered with Qian Yiai's words. Qian Yiai is now just a juren. Apart from the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was no juren's fame and fortune in the cabinet. Even a person with great fame like Hai Rui could only become the right censor of Nanjing. However, wasn't a Hai Rui released in the 270th year of the Ming Dynasty?
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