I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Although they entered Qianqing Palace, they didn't even dare to take a second look.

Li Hongji never imagined that he would have such a day to see the emperor with his own eyes. He was so excited that he wished he could die for Daming.

As for Zhu Youxiao, he was also carefully watching the five people below.

Among the five people, three of them will be celebrities in the future. Each of them has their own reasons for being able to leave a strong mark in history.

Zhang Wanbang, in particular, has become a dark horse. Although he has made great military achievements in the original history, his reputation has not been obvious.

After he traveled here, due to various opportunities, Lin Danhan invaded Datong in the third year of Tianqi, and Zhang Wanbang fought a battle that had never been seen in history.

In the Battle of Datong, he led the Datong Army to defeat Xitu Mote, prompting Lin Danhan to return to the north, and thus became famous in the first battle.

Now in the battle of Hetao, Zhang Wanbang defeated Naiman, the strong tribe in Monan, and beheaded Andal, the leader of his tribe, which shocked Saibei even more.

Now it is true to say that he is a famous general in this dynasty.

In addition to the five of them, there are also many generals who made contributions in the Southwest War and the Liaodong War.

There are Chen Ce and Huang Degong in the Yongwei Battalion, and there are more local ones, such as Zhang Ling, the divine crossbow general who was once a rebellious chieftain, and then defected to the court, and Qin Liangyu, the chieftain of Shizhu.

There is also Lu Qin, the governor of Southwest China, and Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of Shanxi Province. Each of these people is a talent worthy of a great appointment.

In addition, batches of graduated military officers from Imperial College have already joined the army and are playing their role.

Among them, the three juniors of the Qi family, as well as the children of generals and nobles from all over the world, are the most outstanding ones.

It can only be said that there was no shortage of talents in the late Ming Dynasty, but due to various circumstances in history, these talents were not employed.

Even during the reign of Chongzhen, one after another disappeared.

"Get up." Zhu Youxiao said calmly, "I am very happy to hear about the great victory in Hetao."

"I am determined to rectify the guard, and the burden on your shoulders is still heavy."

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting said hastily: "Serving the court and sharing worries for His Majesty, this is the duty of a minister!"

"Ah."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "From today onwards, I will appoint you as the governor of Huguang, the governor of the five armies and the governor of the right governor's office, and Yang Sichang as an adjutant to assist you in managing the farmland."

"Your Majesty will live up to your Majesty's entrustment!" Sun Chuanting shouted loudly.

This time as the supervisor, Sun Chuanting shared joys and sorrows with the sergeants, and his Qin army also had the qualifications to be a strong army, which greatly changed the generals' impression of him.

Throughout the world, there are many governors.

Disharmony between civil and military forces, the superiority of the civil and the inferiority of the military, there are only a handful of people who can truly convince those rebellious generals.

Zhu Xieyuan, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng are among them.

Sun Chuanting continued to receive important tasks. Hearing this news, the other four people were very happy, but they also lifted their spirits, knowing that they would soon be here.

"He Renlong."

"The minister is here!" He Ren was shocked and bowed quickly.

He Renlong had a very bad reputation in history. Later, he was beheaded by Emperor Chongzhen's secret decree Sun Chuanting because he killed the good and paid for his meritorious service and refused to listen to his orders.

However, his skills are indeed not weak. It would be a pity not to hire such a talent.

It can only be said that his ending in history was caused by the lack of local armaments, the fear of death of generals, the handover of civil servants, and the lack of payment by the court for more than ten years.

It's just that you still have to be scruples about him, use it, but you can't reuse it.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at him:

"Congratulations to Renlong, you are in command of all the ministries and sentry cavalry at night. You have the merit of scouting the enemy camp. I have promoted you to be a general of the Shanxi East Road, and you will be in charge of the guards, horses, equipment, money and food on the East Road."

He Renlong didn't feel dissatisfied with being promoted to three levels in a row within a year, but was proud because it was the personal order of Emperor Tianqi.

He hastily lowered his head and said, "I will devote myself to His Majesty and die!"

Chapter 568 Li Hongji is just Li Hongji

"Zhang Wanbang." Zhu Youxiao said Shi Ran:

"You defeated Naiman and beheaded Andal. You have made great achievements in the service. I promoted you to be the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, plus the governor of the fifth army and the left governor of the mansion."

Zhang Wanbang seemed very excited. Although it sounds like there is not much difference from the general army of Datong to the general army of Shanxi, he knew very well what the difference was.

"Thank you, minister!"

The general army of Datong is just the commander-in-chief of a town on the nine sides. Although the army has a lot of prestige, its political status is not as good as that of the newly elected general army of a province.

The jurisdiction of the Shanxi General Army is three times larger than that of the Datong General Army, including the original Datong. In addition, the meaning and degree of respect for the Datong General Army and the Shanxi General Army are also different.

All in all, Zhang Wanbang is worthy of this position.

"Qu Jiazhen, for your meritorious service in this campaign, I have promoted you to be the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, to command the troops, equipment, money and food on Datong East Road."

Qu Jiazhen said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this arrangement, Wei Zhongxian immediately understood.

Before this old eunuch wondered what His Majesty wanted Sun Chuanting to be Governor of Huguang and He Renlong to be in charge of East Shanxi Road.

He knew in his heart that this holy scene seemed to be a routine reward for those who made meritorious service in the battle, but in fact, it was also a big move planned by the emperor for a long time.

It wasn't until Zhang Wanbang was promoted to the general army of Shanxi that all these arrangements could be regarded as clearing the clouds and seeing the blue sky!

Zhang Wanbang is a famous general in this dynasty, and he is a rare authoritative person among the children of generals in the world. He is loyal to the emperor.

As the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, he will definitely rectify the entire Shanxi army.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian twisted his fingers nervously in his sleeves. After brewing for so long, major changes in the Shanxi area will soon come.

At this juncture, it's time for me to show myself again!

Wei Zhongxian firmly believed that the emperor would not make useless arrangements, and there must be other intentions for keeping himself here.

In fact, Wei Zhongxian was always able to judge Zhu Youxiao's obscure intentions very clearly.

It was Zhu Youxiao's deliberate decision to keep him here.

Keeping a person with such a strong ability to perceive words and emotions by his side will get twice the result with half the effort no matter what he does.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao lazily looked in one direction, Wei Zhongxian also stretched his head to look, and the eyes of the monarch and his ministers converged on the same person.

Feeling the attention of the two most powerful people today, Li Hongji felt a little nervous, but he remembered Sun Chuanting's entrustment before, so he just bowed his head and said nothing.

"Raise your head." Zhu Youxiao said lightly.

Li Hongji hesitated for a moment, then suddenly raised his head.

In an instant, two people who should not have met in history looked at each other.

As if realizing something, Li Hongji quickly closed his eyes and looked away, but Zhu Youxiao's eyebrows had gradually frowned.

Is this the Chuang Wang Li Zicheng who later led the Dashun Army to break through the capital and sat in his seat?

To be honest, even though he looks like a simple, honest and authentic man from northern Shaanxi now, Zhu Youxiao still feels a strong threat.

The moment they looked at each other, Zhu Youxiao read from his eyes the ambition that the other four had never had before, as well as the fierceness like a prairie fire.

At that moment, he even had the thought of killing him to avoid future troubles.

But soon, Zhu Youxiao put this idea behind him, judging a person's future behavior based on historical facts, which in itself is a kind of stupidity.

Everyone's actions are accumulated over the next few years in the big and small things.

Just as Nurhachi would be pissed off by Mao Wenlong two years in advance, Zhu Youxiao also has the confidence to make the current Li Zicheng a general guarding one side.

I have traveled through time, nothing is impossible.

Zhu Youxiao stretched his brows, seemingly unintentionally said:

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Since he had been kneeling for a long time, when Li Hongji got up, he obviously gritted his teeth, and then stood there stiffly.

"Sun Chuanting said that thanks to your identification of the stone formations, you were able to discover the camp of Xilu. Tell me, how did you see the difference between those few stones and other stones."

Li Hongji glanced sideways, seeing Sun Chuanting's reassuring expression, he felt relieved, and said quietly:

"Returning to Your Majesty, the villain was just depressed at the time, and went out to let the wind go. Who would want to look down and find three strangely placed stones."

"The villain thought, if one of the larger pieces is regarded as the river, the distribution of the other two pieces can just be regarded as the place where our army camped a few days ago and the Xilu barracks."

"It's very strange, but the probability of such a coincidence on the battlefield is very low."

Zhu Youxiao put down his leg and turned his other leg up, with a slightly serious expression:

"Haven't you ever thought that if you make a mistake in your judgment, it will cause our army to be passive and suffer heavy losses?"

Li Hongji nodded very honestly, and said:

"Think about it, but even though the villain has never read military books, he also knows the reason why war opportunities are fleeting. At that time, our army fought fiercely with the Western Captives for half a year. The soldiers returned to their hearts, and the court was also stretched by military expenditures."

"The villain just thought, instead of going back like this, it's better to give it a go."

"Okay, not bad." Zhu Youxiao praised, thinking that it was in line with Li Zicheng's character in history, and said:

"No matter what, the result this time is good. Sun Chuanting gave you the first credit, and I think it should be."

"Apart from rewards for meritorious service, what other rewards do you want?"

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao carefully observed his expression.

Li Hongji hesitated for a while before saying:

"There is a woman in the villain's family. It is often said that a good woman can't cook without rice. The villain has been in the army under the command of Ningxia Wang Zongbing for many years, and I miss him very much."

"I also ask Your Majesty to allow the villain to return home once to visit relatives and friends."

If Li Hongji had no other demands at all, Zhu Youxiao would be worried about him.

The request to go back to his hometown to see his wife can also show that he really takes care of the military camp and has no other thoughts.

After Li Hongji finished speaking, he didn't realize that his superiors had uttered a word for a long time, and felt a chill in his heart, feeling extremely regretful.

Damn it, what the hell is Lao Tzu asking the current emperor to mention this? It's really stupid. The emperor asked us to make a request, so we really made it?

Stupid, so stupid, play big now!

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao didn't mean to be angry at all. He smiled slightly and said to him:

"I originally planned to reward you with some gold and silver. You can make this request, and you can see that you are very homesick and sincere."

"It's human nature, how could I not even allow this?"

"Li Hongji listened to the order." Zhu You corrected his tone and said:

"This time, you will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds. After the triumphant ceremony, you will be allowed to return to your hometown to visit your relatives for five days. The statute of limitations starts from the day you arrive home."

"After staying at home for five days, remember to return to the camp on time. I still count on a good man like you to make another contribution to Daming."

Li Hongji was overjoyed, and sincerely knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty is wise, I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Sun Chuanting at the side, and said to the five of them, "In this case, let's go back and prepare for the triumphant ceremony."

When the five people retreated, Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Hongji's back and frowned deeply.

I hope that you will always be the current Li Hongji, and will not become the historical Li Zicheng again.

Chapter 569 The Triumph of the Imperial City

The news that the imperial court was going to hold a triumphal ceremony had spread as early as the few days when the victory was announced to the capital.

By now, it is well known.

Many people didn't know what the Triumph Ceremony was before, and it was similar to the promotion ceremony. For this reason, many people came from all over Beijing recently.

As soon as it was dawn, Zhu Youxiao put on the armor that he had personally conquered the Southwest under Zhang Yan's service.

Looking at the still slightly dark sky, Zhu Youxiao sighed:

"These days can't help but pass by. In a flash, it's been three years..."

While speaking, stroking the as if new knife marks on the armor, Zhu Youxiao felt a little sighed, in a blink of an eye, it has been more than five years since time travel.

Pity my mother, she will never see me again.