I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"I heard from the prince who delivered the decree that the commander-in-chief was able to lead his troops well. During the Southwest War, he advanced and retreated freely and was quite organized. His achievements in the past two years are also counted in the court."

"In the near future, there will be turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River. The imperial court will transfer troops to appease the local area. The Marshal Hou will be deployed in the southwest because it will be of great use. Sooner or later, he will be dispatched."

Hou Liangzhu nodded, already vaguely looking forward to the next arrangement of the court for him.

He took the reins with one hand, led them personally, walked in front with Zhu Xieyuan, and raised his hands in response:

"Conquering and reconnaissance, these are just the duties of a general. In the eyes of the general, these are far from merit."

"It's not easy to be able to do what you're supposed to do. How many people in the current Manchu dynasty can really do what they're supposed to do?"

Zhu Xieyuan glanced at him, laughed loudly, and then looked him up and down again, jokingly said: "Mr. Hou is knowledgeable and well-informed. If he hadn't joined the army, he would have been a generation of scribes!"

Hou Liangzhu scratched his head, and said amidst the laughter of the generals:

"Futai made fun of the young general. Since childhood, the young general has only wanted to fight on the battlefield, be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. If he is lucky enough to die on the battlefield in the future, he will be regarded as a worthy general."

Zhu Xie Yuanxu smiled, put his hands behind his back, looked outside, and said leisurely:

"I'm a scribe, but now I want to join the army and lead the army to the north to resist the enemy. You are generals, why can't you read and know?"

Hou Liangzhu didn't answer, but he agreed in his heart.

He planned to let his subordinates learn literacy from those scholars who came to the southwest to give lectures, anyway, they taught everyone.

As for myself, forget it, he has never been this material.

Arriving at the gate of the city, as expected, countless people from the neighborhood have spontaneously gathered here, holding hands and looking eagerly.

Zhu Xieyuan shook the armor on his shoulders, took the reins from Hou Liangzhu, got on the horse, bowed to the surrounding generals and people one by one, then turned and galloped away.

Chapter 3 and six generals

half a month later.

In the past half month, although Zhu Xieyuan was unable to rush to the capital for a while, large-scale deployment of troops from various places has been going on.

At this time, the big camp on the outskirts of Beijing was full of banners and tents, and soldiers and horses from all over the country were ordered to enter Beijing. People shouted and neighed every day, and a large number of soldiers and horses came and went.

The first to arrive was Ma Yuan, the general soldier of Tianjin.

Tianjin soldiers were not as close to Beijing as Daming Mansion and Jizhou Town, but they were the first soldiers to arrive at the camp in the suburbs of Beijing after receiving the edict.

Ma Yuan is a native of Weizhou, Shandong Province. He was born in Jiangmen, and his ancestors have a prominent family background.

He is the grandson of Ma Fang, a famous general of the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli dynasties. During the Battle of Saerhu, Ma Lin, the commander of the North Army, was also his father.

Saarhu's defeat made Ma's general humiliated.

Except for the execution of his father Ma Lin who fled back to Guyuan, his two elder brothers Ma Ran, Ma Yi and more than a hundred relatives all died under Nurhachi's golden iron hoof.

The general of the Ma family has been glorious for three dynasties, but now Ma Yu is the only one.

Hearing that the imperial court mobilized troops to fight the Hou Jin war, Ma Yan, who was sleeping in the general's mansion at that time, lost the slightest drowsiness in an instant.

On the contrary, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night!

Four years, four full years!Every night in his sleep, he listened to his father's cries of remorse for not dying in battle, and imagined in his mind the miserable fate of the two elder brothers who fell under the butcher's knife of the Jurchens!

Ma Yan dreamed of leading his troops back to Liaodong, and was ashamed of the Ma family's general.

Now, the opportunity has come. This time the imperial court has assembled a large-scale army, which is the first large-scale battle with Jiannu after the Battle of Sarhu.

In this battle, he will avenge his father and brother!

Ma Yuan didn't sleep all night, and issued an official document the next day, recruiting soldiers and horses from various places in Tianjin Prefecture, and gathered [-] troops, and then quickly went north.

After arriving at the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, he looked at the camp that was still empty at that time, picked the one closest to the superintendent's tent, and then summoned the generals in Tianjin to discuss the situation of the war every day.

From the third day after Ma Yan led the Tianjin soldiers to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, the officers and troops from various ministries also began to arrive one after another.

First of all, the nearest town of Jizhou, their commander-in-chief is the notorious eunuch Wang Wei who rose to power by flattering Wei Zhongxian.

Then there are Daming Mansion located in Jifu, Tongzhou Sanwei, Xingzhou Wei, Yingzhousuo, Baoding Mansion and other places.

The fighting enthusiasm of the Beijing army is generally very high.

These people were all victorious troops who fought with the emperor's royal family last year. This time they were summoned again to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. They were all very excited and wanted to make another contribution.

As soon as he arrived in the camp, the Beijing army, which was rectified by Emperor Tianqi himself, was different from other guard troops in their orderly and orderly prohibition, which deeply shocked Ma Yan.

Finally, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Yulin Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town came belatedly. These are regarded as the main frontier troops.

Although in the second year of the apocalypse, the imperial court has generally completed the rectification tasks such as supplementing the military salary and replacing the armor of the Nine Frontier Army Town.

But for some reason, these "elites" who have been fighting outside the Great Wall all year round always make Ma Yan feel less heroic and energetic than the reorganized Beijing army.

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Superintendent's account.

Before walking in, you can hear the noisy voices, the laughter of the generals, and the arguing with blushing necks are endless.

The order of the generals is still in accordance with the concept of the important towns on the nine borders first and the Beijing army second.

At this time, Jiang Rang, the general soldier of Yulin, Jiang Bi, the general soldier of Xuanfu Town, and Zhang Wanbang, the general soldier of Datong, were under the position of supervisor at this time.

Yulin is the place with the most resident generals in the world, and Jiang's generals have children who are officials in Yulin, Guyuan, Gansu, Xuanzhen, etc., and they are one of the most widely distributed generals.

Jiang Bi, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, is the younger brother of Jiang Rang, the commander-in-chief of Yulin.

Xuanfu and Datong are the two places where the Nine Frontier Army towns have fought the most year after year. The frontier troops in these two places are also recognized by the generals and schools as "the best of the best", and they are the leaders of the Ming Dynasty's army.

As for Tianjin General Soldier Ma Yu, although he was the first to come and snatched a camp closer to the superintendent's tent, but because Tianjin is between Jifu, the situation is more embarrassing.

Moreover, there were no Tianjin soldiers participating in the last Southwest War. This time, Ma Yan was ranked last among the generals by the civil servant in charge of sorting.

In fact, no matter what era people are, they must use colored glasses to see people.

The three commanders of Yulin, Xuanfu, and Datong who were relatively at the front were obviously the highest among the generals who were ordered to enter Beijing this time, and their subordinates recognized that they had the strongest combat effectiveness.

Other generals came forward to address them, and they usually called them "Xiao Shuai". In the current circle of military generals, only the highly prestigious Nine Frontiers General Soldier is qualified to be called the commander in chief.

It's not the end of the Ming Dynasty when "the general is full of soldiers, and the general is like a cow's hair", and everyone unanimously claims to be the general. Regardless of whether he has real skills or not, he definitely has the capital to be proud of.

The "General" among the three generals sat on his seat, somewhat arrogant, and only talked to the generals with higher status on the left and right.

For those who are seated at the back, they don't even bother to take a look.

Han Yu sat at the end, and few people would take the initiative to talk to him, but he was not annoyed. Who told them that General Ma made trouble when the court placed high hopes on them.

The impact of the Battle of Salhu was not limited to Mingjin's offensive and defensive changes in the situation in Liaodong, but more far-reaching was the sudden drop in the prestige of the generals participating in the war.

The general of the Ma family was famous for three dynasties because of the famous general Ma Fang. During the Battle of Saerhu, Ma Lin's father, Ma Lin, commanded the army of the North Road. During the battle, he feared the enemy and fled first, even abandoning his two sons.

This kind of joke is still the stuff of leisure time for warriors all over the world.

Everyone in the world knows that Li's current status in Liaodong is not the same as it was before, but they don't know that he, Guyuan Ma, has already become a street mouse and is ridiculed by others.

Ma Yan decided to close his eyes and rest his mind, waiting for the new supervisor selected by the imperial court to review the generals to see who is sacred.

Last time, the supervisor named Yang Gao made the generals very hard.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he was lightly tapped on the shoulder. Ma Yan turned his head to look, but saw that it was the last general on the same list.

This person smiled at him, Ma Yan remembered that his name was Ma Shilong.

Ma Shilong, courtesy name Cangyuan, was born in Ningxia Wei.

In the early years of Wanli, he was selected as a military officer by the world. In the last years of Wanli, he served as a guard and guerrilla in the Xuanfu.

The current Ma Shilong is only the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Daming Mansion.

Since the seats are at the back, no one would take the initiative to talk to him, and he was bored, so he had no choice but to find something to say.

"This is Marshal Ma's third son Ma Yan, right?"

These words touched Ma Yan's nerves, his expression changed, and finally he turned his head away, and said lightly: "It's the bid."

Hearing the seemingly self-deprecating title of "Biao Xia", which was actually mocking himself, Ma Shilong looked a little embarrassed, and knew that he would be wrong.

Said with a smile:

"Marshal Ma fought bloody battles on the North Road, but when he came back, he was dubbed a deserter. The court treats people unfairly!"

Ma Yan sighed and said:

"A defeated general, it's useless to say more!"

Ma Shilong nodded, and suddenly asked:

"General Ma knows that Houjin's current art of formation and warfare is "Three Kingdoms"?"

Ma Yan nodded, and said with a sneer: "These Jian slaves use this to study our army's tactics, it is indeed ridiculous, ignorant and ignorant!"

Chapter 3, Chapter 36, Seven Commanders, [-] Generals

"It's just a mere imitation!"

At this moment, a voice of contempt came from outside the tent.

But half a month ago, the supervisor Zhu Xieyuan who came to Beijing from Sichuan arrived.

The supervisor, who the generals were looking forward to, rushed all the way. When he entered the account, he was still wearing a red cloak behind him, and the Shangfang sharp sword hanging from his waist made people shudder.

There was a moment of silence in the tent, and all the generals, including the three commanders above, stopped arguing with each other, turned around, clasped their fists and said in unison:

"See the supervisor——!"

"Have you planned the troop reserves and the marching route?" Zhu Xieyuan asked eagerly as he was still a few steps away from his seat.

Jiang Rang, the general soldier of Yulin, came out and said:

"Reporting to the supervisor, the military reserves related to this battle, the marching map, and the installation of military stations along the way have all been sorted out by the general and submitted to the case!"

"Okay, you're doing well."

Zhu Xieyuan instructed the generals of the supervising battalion to hang the map behind him, sit on his seat, wrap the Shangfang sword bestowed by Emperor Tianqi in yellow satin, and place it on a table more than one foot long behind him.

After doing this, he seemed to remember something, raised his head and asked:

"What's the name of this handsome man?"

Jiang Rang was looking up and down, and when he saw Shangfang's sword, his breath froze, and he quickly lowered his head and said: "Jiang Rang, the general officer of Yulin Town, is willing to die for the supervisor!"

"The last general is willing to die for the supervisor—!"

All the generals shouted in unison.

Zhu Xieyuan was taken aback for a moment, then motioned for the generals to sit down, cupped his hands and said:

"Let me introduce myself first. This governor, Zhu Xieyuan, previously served as the governor of Sichuan. Thanks to His Majesty's love, he became the supervisor of this time."

"Please don't hesitate to give your advice and make great achievements together!"

After the generals responded in a flurry of tongues, they began to talk about each other one by one. Zhu Xieyuan waited for a while until all their voices fell down, and then continued:

"Master Jiang, the governor, already knows about it. Let's start with this commander. Let's make a brief self-introduction first to get acquainted with each other."

"After all, it's all about helping each other and letting go of past suspicions."

The person who was pointed out was actually a "Master Jiang".

He stood up and said:

"The last general Jiang Bi, the general officer of Xuanfu Town, a Yulin guard, was born in a military service."

Zhu Xieyuan was a little surprised that the first two generals were all Jiang's children, but he didn't say much, and raised his hand to signal to continue.

The third person stood up, clasped his fists and said:

"The last general, Zhang Wanbang, the commander-in-chief of Datong, a member of Yanghe Wei."

"Grandfather Zhang Xun, once served as Jiajing, Longqing Erchaoyang and Wei Commander, and Zuo Dudu. After his death, he was honored by the court as Doctor Laolu and a first-rank official post because of his military exploits."

When he said this, Yu's generals were all whispering, and Zhang Wanbang also had a dazzling smile on his face. Obviously, he was very proud of having such a background.

Zhu Xieyuan nodded and looked at the next one.

This general looked much stronger than the first three, with a hulking back and a hand full of scars from knife wounds, he looked very ferocious.

He took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "The last general of Jizhou, Wang Wei, is from Tongzhou. His ancestors were poor peasants. Both his parents died when he was young. His family is destitute and he has nothing!"

After finishing speaking, he stood back like this.