Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1741 Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese ([-]) Appointment Suggestions
Who is better to choose?To be honest, Gao Wushi thinks that it doesn't matter who he chooses, because none of the nobles who are currently available has any experience in war, let alone naval combat experience. No matter who you choose, you are still a rookie?
However, the emperor was able to raise this question not only because of Gao Yushi's special relationship with him, but more probably because of Gao Yushi's prestige in the army and his status as the helm of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance.

What does prestige in the military mean?It means that as long as the palace releases the word that it is a highly pragmatic recommendation for XX to be the admiral of the navy that aided the North Korea, at least there will not be many people in the army who dare to question it.Coupled with the fact that Xungui became an admiral, it was clear that there must be political factors in it. The admiral was probably just a name, and might not actually command the frontline operations.

Therefore, when the inner and outer courts, civil servants and military generals usually see this scene, they will not foolishly start spraying first. Even if they want to spray, it will only appear after news of the unfavorable battle situation is sent back to the capital.

In this way, in fact, it also means that high pragmatism only needs to choose a mascot.It is best for this mascot not to express his opinion at will in terms of combat. All operations should be directed by Chen Lin, who is his nominal deputy.

But there is a problem here. According to Gao Yushi's previous recommendation, he meant to make Chen Lin the head coach of the navy and Deng Zilong his deputy.

If an honored official is now appointed as the coach and Chen Lin can only be the deputy, what will Deng Zilong do?Arrange a so-called vanguard general for him?This can't be done, vanguard and off-hand missions are very different.

Moreover, Gao Wushi chose to use Chen Lin in this battle, to a large extent not only because history has proved that Chen Lin is suitable for this position, but also because after he became a cabinet minister, the factual school is about to fully expand the overall situation of the southern power.There is no need to explain the former, but for the latter, one can understand why by looking back at Chen Lin's first half of his life.

In 1543 AD, which is the 22nd year of Jiajing, Chen Lin was born in Longtianpu, Wengyuan County, Shaozhou, Guangdong.It is recorded in history books that Chen Lin had great ambitions when he was young, practiced martial arts diligently, and was familiar with the art of war.In Daming at this time, there were frequent turmoil across the country, especially in the Guangdong area. In addition to being deeply affected by the Japanese pirate rebellion, there were also armed separatist groups formed by the locals. It can be said that the situation was extremely complicated.

In the 41st year of Jiajing, that is, in 1562 A.D., a large-scale riot led by Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi took place in Lianjiang and Chaozhou, Guangdong, and the number of participants reached tens of thousands at one time. It was mentioned in Cao Gan’s time].

When the news reached Beijing, the imperial court was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the local officials in Guangdong to calm it down as soon as possible.At that time, because there were no good fighters in the Guangdong government, they posted a list of "those who are proficient in the art of war, and thousands of households". After seeing the list, Chen Lin, who was only 19 years old at the time, immediately enlisted in the army and started his career. Military career.

After the young Chen Lin joined the army, he offered advice many times, which made the Ming army in Guangdong gradually stabilize the situation at that time. According to historical records, "Gong (Chen Lin) offered advice to the army, and Zhang Gong Qizhi, that is, the commander-in-chief, led the army." Although he is only a military officer of the seventh rank, it is enough to see that Chen Lin had excellent military qualities when he was young.

In October of that year, Chen Lin set off with the army to attack Lin Chaoxi's troops.The bold and cautious Chen Lin decided to go to Lin Chaoxi's barracks alone to persuade him to surrender, "Gong Dan rode to the village, commanded the prestige of the court, and all the parties dispersed, so he planned to capture Chao Xi, Chao Jing, and put them in the market", just a short sentence You can see Chen Lin's courage and resourcefulness.

In the following two years, Chen Lin successfully quelled the rebellion many times, which also made him promoted to the post of commander of the Shaozhou Office in the 43rd year of Jiajing (AD 1564).

One year later, in the 44th year of Jiajing, another incident occurred in Guangdong.The bandit Zhuo Wensheng and others plundered Ruyuan, Yingde and other counties and built lairs to fight against the government.At that time, a man surnamed Feng was captured, and Zhuo Wensheng raised the price on the ground and asked the government to pay a large amount of ransom.

Just when everyone was at their wit's end, Chen Lin proposed a bold plan.He decided to go to the meeting single-handedly and exchanged Feng Qianshi with himself as a hostage. After Chen Lin came to the enemy's nest alone, he told the bandits that he was protecting Chen Lin. Will get more ransom.

Zhuo Wensheng and others, who were eager for money, actually believed Chen Lin's statement. Chen Lin, who went deep into the enemy's nest, did not panic, but talked and laughed with his guards.A few days later, Chen Lin felt that Feng Qianshi should have successfully escaped danger, so he started his escape plan.

He first used gambling tricks to lure these bandits. At the same time, the bandits also thought that their lair was safe, so they relaxed their defenses. Chen Lin seized the opportunity to escape quietly.At this time, Chen Lin not only regained his freedom, but more importantly, he had a detailed grasp of the information inside the gangster's lair.

So, after returning, he led the Ming army to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and captured Zhuo Wensheng alive.For many years since then, Chen Lin has been on the front line of fighting the chaos in Guangdong, and has led troops to defeat local bandits many times.

The time came to the first year of Wanli. At that time, Chen Lin had already been promoted to Guangdong Metropolitan Siqian by virtue of his military exploits, and became a senior general.As soon as Chen Lin took office, he organized an operation against the bandit Deng Shenglong. This was also the first time in Chen Lin's military career that he presided over a military operation alone.Relying on his rich military experience, Chen Lin used the ambush he had arranged in advance to capture Deng Shenglong alive and return in a big victory.

In the second year of Wanli, Chen Lin once again led the army to participate in the combat operation against Zhu Liangbao, a bandit in eastern Guangdong.Zhu Liangbao was attacked by the court as a bandit as early as the Longqing period, and then he chose to submit to the court and accepted a huge reward.

But what I didn't expect was that it didn't take long for Zhu Liangbao to rebel as a bandit again. The local Ming army was hard to match, and the area in eastern Guangdong fell into turmoil again. Zhu Liangbao also built a city that was easy to defend and difficult to attack The village is used to fight against the official army.

In the spring of that year, Chen Lin volunteered to lead 3000 Ming troops to pacify Zhu Liangbao.Yin Zhengmao, who was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at that time, was overjoyed. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the battle, he specially granted Chen Lin the right to dispose of the battlefield "at any opportunity, without any restraint". At the same time, he promised to ask the imperial court to promote Chen Lin as a general .

Yin Zhengmao, as mentioned earlier in this book, was originally not a high-ranking member of the Gao Party (referring to Gao Gong’s subordinates or allies at this time), but later, because of Gao Gong’s external actions, he was recommended as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and then he began to gradually approach the Gao Party side.

This is a bit like Liang Menglong, Zhang Juzheng's former protégé. The latter also gradually became a pragmatist school because of Gao Gong's fair appointment, regardless of relationship and ability.

Closer to home, in March and April, Chen Lin led his troops outside Chu Liangbao's stronghold. He chose to build a tall watchtower to observe the specific situation in the enemy's nest. Silt around the flat.

In the case of fully understanding the enemy's situation, Chen Lin decided to divide his troops into two routes and attack from the north and the south. Among them, he himself led the army to attack from the north.At the same time, he used the direction of the wind to decisively launch a fire attack, which instantly turned the fortress that Chu Liangbao thought was unbreakable into a sea of ​​flames.

In this battle, only Chen Lin himself and his family members killed the bandit "220 Level [-]", and Chu Liangbao was also buried in the sea of ​​flames.In order to win this battle, Chen Lin didn't take off his armor for a long time, and his temple hair began to turn gray.

In the third year of Wanli, due to the temporary cessation of the fighting in the eastern part of Guangdong, Yin Zhengmao turned his attention to the Luopang area in the western part of Guangdong. , and then served as general of Gaozhou.

The Luopang area has been inhabited by the Yao people since ancient times. In the early years, the imperial court set up chieftains to govern the area. However, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the local Yao people rebelled, which hindered the traffic in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas. Many reasons, such as military strength, have not been well resolved.

As the situation in the rest of Guangdong eased, the imperial court finally decided to make every effort to solve the problem in the Luopang area under the decision of Gao Gong, the chief assistant at the time.

In the fourth year of Wanli, Ling Yunyi, the newly appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, formulated a combat plan to attack Luobang. He merged the original four generals in Guangdong into two, one dedicated to Gaozhou and the other to Zhaoqing, and Chen Lin was in charge of Gaozhou. military operations in the region.

One year later, in the fifth year of Wanli, the rebellion in the Luopang area was finally suppressed. After that, the Luopang area was divided into one state and two counties, one of which was Luoding Prefecture.Chen Lin was promoted to deputy commander in chief because of his meritorious service in suppressing the chaos, and acted as a general of Dong'an. He has been stationed in Luoding for several years.

However, in the 11th year of Wanli, that is, in 1583 AD, Chen Lin's soldiers mutinied because of the deduction of military pay. Although he was later impeached by him, he was still impeached by the Guangdong patrol.

Impeachment according to Taiwan will always have miraculous effects. Zhu Yijun dismissed him without saying a word, but considering Luo Ding's particularity, he allowed Chen Lin to serve as a crime and fined him half a year's salary to make him perform meritorious deeds.This time, Chen Lin suffered the first major blow to his career.

Two years later, in the 13th year of Wanli, Chen Lin chose to resign and live in Luoding. This made him idle for seven years until 1592 AD, which is the 20th year of Wanli. Major events can be changed - aid Korea to fight Japanese.

In the original history, there is of course a historical reason why Chen Lin, a veteran who has been idle for seven years, was used in this war.The reason is that when Daming heard that Japanese pirates invaded North Korea, the first thing he worried about was his own coastal provinces. Therefore, all provinces required strict defense to avoid being invaded by Japanese pirates from the sea, and Guangdong was of course no exception.

But this has led to a problem, that is, the coastal provinces have the advantages of naval forces, but it is difficult to mobilize troops to fight abroad because they have to defend the land.As a result, the imperial court began to find ways to use some "retired veteran cadres" and coastal generals who "lived idle with crowns and belts" because of mistakes. Chen Lin was selected because of a series of military exploits in his early years.

The current situation is not much different from the original history on this point. The imperial court had already made a decision to strengthen the defenses of the coastal provinces before Gao Yushi returned to Beijing.

The Ministry of War was too pragmatic to command remotely, so it quickly formulated orders for the provinces according to the requirements of the emperor and the cabinet.Temporarily changing the major policy is one of the most taboo things for the central government, so it is not easy to make it easier when the high-level and pragmatic learn the news, and can only follow the hair - so he proposed to let Chen Lin be the admiral of the navy recommended.

When we get here, let's look back at Chen Lin's resume: Whose appreciation did he rely on to enter the rank of senior general?It was Yin Zhengmao, a civil servant of the older generation who was not of the Real School but was close to the Real School, especially the Gaodang.

But obviously, at that time, Chen Lin hadn't made it clear who he would join—or he didn't even have that importance, so he won a big victory under Ling Yunyi's command, and was recommended by Ling Yunyi to guard Luoding for many years.

Luo Ding, as the place where Ling Yunyi's achievements were most displayed, obviously had to be recognized as the person guarding the local military commander, so Chen Lin at this time was already considered Ling Yunyi's person in fact.

But not long after, because Ling Yunyi offended Gao Yushi, he was used by someone Gao to gain power in a fit of anger, and fell instantly.At this moment, Chen Lin, the unlucky guy who had just hugged his thigh, was dumbfounded-he was held to death in Luoding for many years, and later, something happened, and the embezzlement of military pay caused a commotion.

No one knows why Chen Lin, who did not withhold military pay in the first place, but only devoted himself to fighting and making meritorious deeds, "degenerated" at this time, but from normal thinking, it is very likely that he hopes to save some money, manage things up and down, and try to change his bad luck transport.

It's a pity that he, as a general in Guangdong at that time, had not yet entered a higher level of vision.In fact, the amount of money he can make with that little money is really too small. Even if he manages it, he can't manage it at the level of high pragmatism, and he can't even get people to come forward to plead for him. .

As a result, Chen Lin was discouraged not long after, and he simply resigned from office and stayed at home for seven years.However, Gao Yushi actually knew about Chen Lin's situation.It's just that politicians can't do things based on joy and anger. Even if Gao Yushi knew that Chen Lin's misfortune was caused by Ling Yunyi's incident, he would not take the initiative to help Chen Lin. Otherwise, what is his majesty in the officialdom? ——Unless Chen Lin also has a younger sister named Chen Xin or something...

Seven years have passed since that incident, and the limelight can be said to be over now, and Gao Yushi's current majesty no longer has to worry about it.With the achievement of destroying the Yuan in hand, the government and the public, the inner court and the outer court, high-practice and pragmatic, are in the limelight for a while, and there is no obstacle to reactivating Chen Lin.

Today's Daming is stronger than the former one in history, and Chen Lin offered to borrow Jinghua's power, which shows two things: first, Chen Lin's thinking is still clear, he can see the gap in power balance at a glance, and knows how to win; It is he who is using this to surrender his name to Gao Yushi, in fact, expressing clearly that he hopes to be put under Gao Yushi's command.

Borrowing the power of my Jinghua, do you dare to share the credit after the event?Regardless of whether Gao Wu really cares about this credit, at least this must be Chen Lin's attitude.

As a veteran senior general in Guangdong, it is obviously meaningful for Chen Lin to clearly invest in Gao Yushi's command, so Gao Yushi must in turn ensure Chen Lin's position in this battle. The admiral weakened Chen Lin's own credit.

As for the honorable military officials, credit itself doesn't mean much to them, why not give it to someone who is more valuable with this credit?

Gao Wushi pondered for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that Cheng Guogong be appointed as the Admiral of the Navy, Chen Lin be the commander of the Eastern Expedition Fleet, and Deng Zilong be the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Expedition Fleet."
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