"Your Majesty, please follow Your Majesty to go to war!" After the civil affairs of Jinbao said, the guard Zhang Tongchang came out to report.

Zhang Tongchang, whose courtesy name is Bishan, was from Jiangling, Hubei.

He has a very good background.

When it comes to Jiangling, many people will think of someone. Yes, it is Zhang Juzheng, the famous prime minister of Wanli who was called "Zhang Jiangling". Coincidentally, Zhang Tongchang is Zhang Juzheng's great-grandson, and at the same time, he is also a student of Qu Shisi.

Zhang Tongchang was smart since childhood and pursued loyalty and righteousness. He often used the ancestral teaching of "holding the sword and killing the battlefield" as an official, and was honest and liked to recite poems and essays.

At the beginning, Qu Shixi recommended him as the head of the Ministry of War. Zhu Youlang knew that he was very loyal and righteous, so he did not agree, but placed him in the position of the garrison of Wuzhou.

The position of garrison is not the same as the position of the head of the Ministry of War. How noble is the latter? With his master as a helper, he worked diligently for several years, and his promotion is stable. The former is just a military officer in a place of a mansion, and he changed his military from literature to military affairs. His future cannot be compared with the position of the head of the Ministry of War.

Zhang Tongchang didn't understand what the emperor was trying to make such arrangements, so he asked Qu Shixi whether he had evil to the emperor. Qu Shixi couldn't tell me why, so he just told him to rectify military affairs and train troops to prepare for it.

After Zhang Tongchang took office, he hid his dissatisfaction in his heart, vigorously cut off redundant soldiers and redundant personnel, eliminated the bad habits of the old army, and practiced soldiers every day. Later, the emperor issued an order to carry out ideological education in the army and carry out the "supporting the army and loving the people" activity. Zhang Tongchang also actively promoted it and never slacked off for a day. Now, his three thousand soldiers have become very good.

Therefore, this time the emperor was in charge of the army, and he felt that the opportunity had come and he must fight for the battle. He was very confident in the soldiers he had trained. As long as he arrived on the battlefield, he would definitely be able to win a fame without losing his great-grandfather's reputation and live up to his life's ambition.

"Bieshan, do you know why I want to put you in the garrison of Wuzhou?" Zhu Youlang ignored Zhang Tongchang's request and asked another question.

"I don't know when I go back to Your Majesty. I think it's because I am stupid in my qualifications and cannot bear the post of the Ministry of War."

"No. You are loyal and good at poetry and prose, and your talent cannot be limited by a head of the Ministry of War. I know this well. The reason why you were sent to Wuzhou is because Wuzhou's strategic location is very important. If you are a mediocre person, I really cannot sleep in peace, so I will let you come here with a talent."

"Your Majesty, I am grateful to Your Majesty for knowing your gratitude. I am willing to be the soldier in front of Your Majesty, and I am willing to die!"

Zhang Tongchang was filled with tears in his eyes by Zhu Youlang's words. It turned out that the emperor did not look down on him but valued himself. All the grievances since taking office disappeared with these words.

After Zhang Tongchang finished speaking, wiped his tears and said, "I am really useless, and I have shed tears."

"What's so embarrassed to cry? It shows your sincerity." Zhu Youlang said.

"Then, your majesty, what do you want me to ask..."

"No, you can't follow me. You are like a nail, firmly stabbing me in Wuzhou. As long as you keep Wuzhou, I will be relieved to fight in front."

"But, Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that Lord Li's soldiers are only 12,000, so how can he compete with Kong Youde's 40,000 army? The power is too thin!" Zhang Tongchang said.

"Mr. Zhang, I don't like to hear what you mean. What do you mean? Why do you look down on my imperial guards?" Li Yuanyin was displeased. Before the emperor could speak, he stood up and questioned Zhang Tongchang.

"General Li doesn't have to be upset. Zhangzhou is victorious and the imperial guards are invincible. Zhang has been famous for a long time, but he dares not look down on the imperial guards. Zhang just feels that good fists are hard to resist four hands, and evil tigers are afraid of wolves. If there are more soldiers, I always feel a little confident, right?"

Zhang Tongchang is very good at talking and is filming and whispering, which makes Li Yuanyin have no temper.

"It's okay, don't worry, I have my own plans, just guard Wuzhou for me." Zhu Youlang said with a smile.

Zhu Youlang's smile is very contagious and conveys people an incomparable confidence. Inexplicably, Zhang Tongchang felt much more at ease.

"Zhongfu!" Zhu Youlang looked at Li Yong.

"I'm here!" Li Yong came out.

"For more than half a year, you have helped Alan to form a mountain army and trained a lot of achievements. I know it well. At that time, I lacked talents, and it was a helpless move for you to use your civil service. Alan wanted to enter the palace, and you can only take the mountain army first. When you find a suitable candidate in the future, you will be allowed to change to civil service. How about it?"

"When you follow your original intention, you were unwilling to hold a military position at the beginning, but now, I don't want to leave the mountain army." Li Yong replied.

"Oh? Why?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, the mountain army has been organized and trained by me under the order. Just like my child, although he taught him to grow up according to His Majesty's will, he is my child after all. I really like him, so I don't want to leave." Li Yong said emotionally.

"I understand your mood. Let's do this first. When you drive away the Qing soldiers in the future, if you change your mind, you will then change to civil servants. Let's talk about the situation of the mountain army first."

"Yes. Your Majesty, the mountain army has achieved some military training now. There is basically no problem with soldiers speaking Chinese, and many people know Chinese characters. The officers above the captain all know Chinese characters. Moreover, we have designed some sign languages, and the command system has no problem. It's just that they have not tested it on the battlefield. I dare not make a conclusion on the specific effect."

"I don't worry about anything else, I'm worried that I can't stand the blood when I go to the battlefield. This is especially true for new recruits. When they see blood, their hands and feet will become numb, let alone killing people."

"Your Majesty, I don't have to worry about this. The biggest difference between the Chinese and the Han people is that they are used to hunting beasts and are not ruthless at all. Moreover, Your Majesty's reward for exchanging heads for silver has greatly stimulated their blood. From the perspective of me, even for the sake of silver, they will fight to kill the enemy."

"That's good. But don't cut off the head and hang it on your waist after going to the battlefield. If it's so mechanical, it's easy for the enemy to take advantage of it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have also expected this and have made regulations on this matter: each team has designated a deputy captain to be responsible for the record, and the soldiers only fight to fight the enemy bravely, and don't worry about anything else."

"Okay, this rule is good. Is there anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, the life of a strong man is too hard. I went deep into the village of Zhuangren. I once saw a family with only one pair of pants. Whoever went out would wear it, and many families could not even afford salt. How to change their poor life is what I thought about most when I trained. However, except for the government's distribution of silver and grain, I really didn't come up with a good way."

"Distribution of silver and food is not a long-term solution. Only by truly digging out the roots of poverty. When the Qing soldiers are driven away, I will find a way to improve their poor life. Zhongfu, I will discuss it later. Are you ready for tomorrow's military parade? Are you confident?"

"have!"
Chapter completed!