Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 324 I have a secret report

Above the north gate of Blackwater City.

"Yang Hong, I ask you, do you want to be promoted?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yang Hong with a smile and spoke with interest.

Yang Hong was stunned immediately.

He suddenly realized that Emperor Qianxi in front of him was a bit unfathomable.

When they met just now, they asked him his age, and then asked him the names of his two nephews. It was obvious that the emperor knew the details of the Yang family.

However, what Yang Hong couldn't figure out was that he was just an ordinary fourth-grade military attaché with a mediocre record, but now he was inexplicably appreciated by the current emperor.

If the emperor didn't appreciate him, then why would he ask him if he wanted to be promoted?

"Your Majesty, I dare not hide anything at this moment."

Yang Hong bowed and saluted: "I am already 45 years old. Before the reform of the military system, I was a guard commander of the third rank. After the reform of the military system, although I became a battalion commander of the fourth rank, all the soldiers under my command were heroes. If we really face the Oara or Tatars, we will definitely win. I believe that sooner or later I will advance to another level with my military merits."

"Okay, ambitious!"

Zhu Gaoxu said with a look of relief on his face: "I appreciate you as an enterprising general. I believe that sooner or later you will be awarded a knighthood for your military merits."

"I am determined to live up to His Majesty's expectations. This time His Majesty sends troops to Oala, and I am willing to be the vanguard."

Yang Hong quickly knelt down on one knee, performed a military salute and said.

"Yang Hong listened to the order. I ordered the third battalion of the Shaanxi-Pu Army to be the vanguard camp of the Northern Expedition Army, and you will be the vanguard officer."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately ordered.

Although he planned to promote and reuse Yang Hong, Yang Hong had to have military exploits that could convince the public. After Yang Hong became the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, he could naturally lead troops to kill the enemy and build military exploits.

So when Yang Hong asked to be a pioneer, he readily agreed.

At this time, the prince Zhu Zhanyu who was accompanying him looked at Yang Hong who had received the order to thank him, and a feeling of envy arose in his heart.

How he wished that he would be the vanguard of the Northern Expedition.

But the identity of the Ming Crown Prince determined that he could not put himself in danger.

Standing behind Zhu Zhanyu were the right governor Cao Guogong Li Jinglong of the Metropolitan Governor's Palace, the right minister Yang Rong of the Ministry of War, Jiangyin Hou Wu Gao, the military and political governor of the Shaanxi and Pudu Governor's Palace, Pingyang Boyuneng, the military chief of the Shaanxi and Pudu Governor's Palace, and the First Army of Shaanxi and Pu. Wu Kezhong, the obedient uncle of the military governor, Sai Hazhi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Kang Ping, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, Liu Jingzhong, the eunuch of the internal official supervisor, and others all cast envious glances at Yang Hong.

These people have followed Zhu Gaoxu for many years, and they know very well that anyone who is appreciated by Zhu Gaoxu, whether they are civil servants or military generals, will surely rise to prominence in the future and be granted the title of wife and son.

"Your Majesty, I have a secret report."

After Yang Hong received the order to thank him, he first glanced at the respectful uncle Wu Kezhong next to him and the Marquis of Jiangyin Wu Gao and Pingyang Bo Quneng behind him, and then bowed to Zhu Gaoxu and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu got a vanguard general and was in a good mood, so he looked around at the people around him and ordered: "You all retreat ten steps away."

"According to the order."

Prince Zhu Zhanyu took the lead in bowing and receiving the order.

Other accompanying officials also took orders to retreat.

"Now you can speak."

Zhu Gaoxu said in a voice that only Yang Hong and him could hear.

"Your Majesty, it was a good thing for the imperial court to reform the military system. The combat effectiveness of the new army under the new military system has increased several times compared with before. However, the governors who were ordered by your majesty to dismantle the local guards and reorganize the new army were unable to cover everything. , so that some of the original guards' commanders, officials and even soldiers were dissatisfied."

Yang Hong started in a low voice.

Zhu Gaoxu stroked his beard and listened, but did not answer.

He knew that what Yang Hong said was bound to happen.After all, no matter through the ages, fairness is always relative, and no person or organization can be absolutely fair.

"In anger, individual guards commanders, colleagues, and ministers gave up their official positions and chose to return to their hometowns to work in agriculture."

Yang Hong continued: "What's worse, they gathered those former soldiers who were eliminated but were unwilling to join the militia, either to cross the border and go abroad, or to go to sea privately."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, his face became extremely gloomy.

"It has only been two months since His Majesty issued the imperial edict to reform the military system. However, as far as I know, this kind of thing has already happened three times in Shaanxi and Puchang provinces alone. The largest one is More than three hundred soldiers from the original guard followed the original guard's command and fled to Oara."

Yang Hongyu said that it was not surprising.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Is there anyone who can testify to what you said?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the desertion incident I mentioned occurred when the Shaanxi-Pu Army was being reorganized. Uncle Gongshun led a group of troops to capture all the more than [-] people who had fled out of the country and defied the imperial edict and deserted. They were punished and shot to death on the school grounds."

Yang Hong replied respectfully.

What he meant by this was that all officers and soldiers in the army were witnesses.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Are you trying to complain on behalf of those who were shot?"

It would be reasonable and legal for the obedient Bo Wu Kezhong to execute those former soldiers who had escaped from the country, but it was somewhat unkind.

However, Zhu Gaoxu understood Wu Kezhong very well.

As the saying goes, "Compassion does not lead the army." If Wu Kezhong, who was the military commander of the first army, left it alone, other former soldiers would probably follow the same example. When the time comes, military discipline will be broken, and people's hearts will also be broken.

As a result, the Shaanxi-Pu Governor's Office was unable to complete the order to reorganize the new army within forty days.

That's right, Zhu Gaoxu's time limit for reorganizing the new army for the Shaanxi-Pu Dudufu was forty days, which was ten days longer than the normal month.

In fact, the time limit he gave the Bei'an Governor's Mansion to reorganize the new army was also forty days.

As for the time limits given to the other seven governor's offices, they are different, but they are at least three months, and some even last as long as ten months, such as in mountainous areas such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou.

This is because the capitals and guard posts under their jurisdiction in Beiting Province, Anxi Province, Shaanxi Province, and Puchang Province are relatively concentrated, so the reorganization speed will be faster than in other places, and the advantages of the recruitment system can be reflected earlier.

Moreover, at least half of the guard posts in Beiting, Anxi, and Puchang will be retained. Only the guard posts in Shaanxi will be completely abolished and replaced by a new army with a recruitment system.

"Your Majesty, I don't want to speak for those generals who disobey orders and refuse to adapt. Those people who disobey Your Majesty's orders deserve to die. I am just worried about what happens within the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi and Pudu Governor's Mansion, and it will also happen under the jurisdiction of other Governor's Mansion."

Yang Hong bowed slightly and said: "If this kind of thing happens under the jurisdiction of the nine governor's offices, it will definitely damage your majesty's sanctity, and it will not be conducive to the implementation of the new military system by the imperial court."

"Yang Hong, you have made a great contribution this time!"

Zhu Gaoxu reached out and patted Yang Hong's left shoulder and said seriously.

It is true that he is a time traveler, but a time traveler is not an omniscient and omnipotent god.

Zhu Gaoxu knows that no matter what the year or month, there will always be a small group of people who will act as "rat shit".

Therefore, at the beginning of reforming the military system, he thought about various practical problems and even took into account people's selfish desires.

He thought that the first people to jump out and cause trouble would be the Qianhu, Baihu and the veterans of the guard station below, but he did not expect that the fourth-rank guard commander Qianshi would be the first to show up.

"I want to reward you!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yang Hong and said loudly: "I have passed the decree. Yang Hong has made great contributions and will be given a python robe and a rotating fire gun made in the first year of Qianxi."

He deliberately spoke louder, so Prince Zhu Zhanyu and others all heard the emperor's decree to reward Yang Hong.

Kang Ping, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted Zhu Gaoxu and said, "I accept the order."

(End of this chapter)