Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 146 Admiral of Southern Liaoning and Eastern Liaoning
Captain of the Dongjiang Guards!

This is a newly established official position and belongs to the military protection system established by the current emperor.

Mao Wenlong had known about guarding the army before, but it belonged to the second rank of military general.

It is completely different in nature from the military protection system established by the current emperor.

"I heard that the guards are responsible for protecting and supervising the army. They are only responsible for the internal affairs of the army and have no right to intervene in training and command."

"If that's all it is, it's not unacceptable."

"But Ma Shilong, the former commander-in-chief, serves as the captain of the Dongjiang Guards. Can he be the same as an ordinary guard?"

With this in mind, Mao Wenlong was somewhat reluctant to the emperor adding sand to his Dongjiang Town.

Ma Shilong was Sun Chengzong's trusted general. In the second year of Tianqi, he was awarded the seal of General Liao as the commander-in-chief and controlled the armies in Liaodong.

Mao Wenlong, who was later canonized as the commander-in-chief of Ping Liao, was far less qualified than this person.

Although Ma Shilong's prestige in the army was damaged due to the defeat of Liuhe that year.

But Mao Wenlong has now also been defeated in Pidao, and neither of them is laughing at the other.

The emperor appointed Ma Shilong as the captain of the army guard. As long as he could gain a foothold in Dongjiang Town, if there was a problem with Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief, Ma Shilong could take advantage of the situation and become the commander-in-chief and control the overall situation of Dongjiang Town——

It can be said that after having Ma Shilong, Mao Wenlong is not irreplaceable in Dongjiang Town. If the court wants to deal with Mao Wenlong, it won't have so many scruples.

He wanted to resist this, but Mao Wenlong thought of Wei Zhongxian's body, and then looked at Wuyingdian staring at his minister. He knew that if he rejected Ma Shilong as the captain of the Dongjiang Guards, not only would the emperor be sad, but the ministers in the court would also doubt him.

Especially Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, would definitely feel that he was unavailable when he saw his favorite general Ma Shilong being boycotted. As a subordinate of the Liaodong Governor, Dongjiang Town will not have good results under Sun Chengzong in the future.

Thinking that he had even come to the capital, there was no point in resisting the imperial court's efforts to mix in the sand. Maybe if you offend the emperor and ministers, you will take a false position in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and you will not even be able to leave the capital. Mao Wenlong said:
"General Ma is both civil and military. I will fully cooperate with Captain Ma in Dongjiang Town."

"Everyone in Dongjiang Town, please obey His Majesty's orders!"

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed, knowing that Mao Wenlong was quite obedient and Dongjiang Town could be controlled, so he immediately said to him:
"Both the late emperor and I know General Mao's loyalty."

"You can make such a big name in the rear. In the future, you must kill the enemy with all your heart and strive to make new achievements."

After saying that, he said to Sun Chengzong and the ministers in the court:

"I intend to appoint an admiral of southern Liaoning, with Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, as the commander-in-chief."

"What do you think?"

This was Mao Wenlong's reward for obeying the court's orders, and no one among the ministers objected with open eyes.

After they agreed, Zhu Youjian immediately formally issued an order to appoint Mao Wenlong as the admiral of southern Liaoning. All Ming troops and horses in southern Liaoning and Korea were under his control.

Mao Wenlong accepted the appointment and was very happy. The position of admiral of military affairs was usually the title of governor-general and governor in the Ming Dynasty. Wu Chen served as admiral starting from Li Rusong. After this position was singled out by the emperor, it was clearly higher than that of the general soldier. At this point, local military commanders can be said to have reached their ultimate level.

Now, after Man Gui and Yang Zhaoji served as admirals, General Mao Wenlong also served as admiral. It can be said that Zhu Youjian is making this position exclusive to military generals.

Fortunately, he obeyed the court and got the position of admiral. Mao Wenlong heard Yuan Keli, the Minister of War, say:
"Since there is an admiral of southern Liaoning, we should set up an envoy to protect the army in southern Liaoning to assist the admiral in his actions."

"Dongjiang Town returns to the control of Governor Denglai, and I believe that Governor Sun Guozhen of Denglai can also serve as the military envoy of southern Liaoning."

This was to clarify the status of Mao Wenlong and Sun Guozhen. Zhu Youjian nodded and acknowledged:

"Sun Guozhen also serves as the military envoy of southern Liaoning and is mainly responsible for logistics."

"The protection and supervision of the affairs of Dongjiang Town is undertaken by Ma Shilong, the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, who is directly under the jurisdiction of the Liaonan Guards."

"The military envoy of southern Liaoning and the admiral of southern Liaoning have equal status, and both of them are given Shang Fangjian." "The battle on the front line of southern Liaoning is commanded by the admiral Mao Wenlong."

The authority of the two official positions was determined, and Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief, changed from a subordinate to Sun Guozhen, the governor of Denglai, to his equal. One of them is the admiral of Liaonan and the other is the military envoy of Liaonan. The responsibilities and powers can be said to be the same, but the division of labor is different.

Mao Wenlong looked at Yuan Keli who put forward his opinion, with mixed feelings in his heart. Knowing that Yuan Keli did not take the disagreement with him to heart, he was still dedicated to serving the public good.

Then thinking about the constant conflicts between Li Song and Wu Zhiwang, who served as governors of Denglai after Yuan Keli left, Mao Wenlong felt that he should not have forced Yuan Keli away in the first place, and replaced them with those two people:

If Yuan Keli had been in Denglai, he should have more than just Pi Dao——

It’s a pity that there is no if!

Sighing what he had experienced in the past few years, Mao Wenlong really regretted that he should not have forced Yuan Keli away.

Zhu Youjian ignored his thoughts and said to Sun Chengzong:

"Which general does Governor Sun think can take up the post of Admiral of Liaodong?"

"This is the general who is responsible for commanding at the front line, selected from among the military generals."

Sun Chengzong was most optimistic about Ma Shilong, but Ma Shilong was defeated at Liuhe and failed to catch up with several major battles in Liaodong after he was dismissed, so he failed to make any contributions. Moreover, he was sent to Dongjiang Town by the emperor to serve as the guard captain, so it was impossible for him to serve as the admiral of Liaodong.

Thinking of his former subordinates, Sun Chengzong said:

"I think that You Shilu, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, can serve as the admiral of Liaodong."

"You Shilu was born as a martial arts scholar, and his brother You Shigong died in Liaoyang as a general officer."

"You Shilu once attacked the Mongolian tribes with Man Gui in the fourth year of Tianqi, and then aided Jinzhou with Man Gui in the seventh year of Tianqi."

"This man has made great achievements and bears the seal of the general who conquered the captives. He is qualified to serve as an admiral."

When Zhu Youjian heard that his brother You Shilu had died in battle and knew that this man had a blood feud with Hou Jin, he immediately praised:

"Relatives of martyrs should be reused."

"With You Shilu as the admiral of Liaodong, he will be responsible for frontline command and control of the armies in Liaodong."

He also asked Sun Chengzong:

"The commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, Mangui, has been transferred to the post of Admiral of the Great Wall. Who can take over?"

Sun Chengzong was not familiar with current affairs in Liaodong and said:
"For the defense of Shanhaiguan, we should cooperate with the Great Wall Guards."

"I think that at the request of the king's ministers, I will transfer Ningyuan's commander-in-chief Du Wenhuan to take over."

Zhu Youjian nodded in favor, transferred Du Wenhuan to serve as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, and determined the two main positions on the front and rear in Liaodong.

Zhu Youjian has no current arrangements for other Liaodong positions. He plans to let Sun Chengzong get familiar with the situation before he can be transferred according to his application.

Next is the highlight, which Zhu Youjian mentioned before:
"Sun Qing, who was in charge of Liaodong, once said that the Liao people should guard the Liao land and the Liao land should support the Liao people."

"Now the Liao people's defense of the Liao soil has been basically realized. Most of the time, the Liaodong side no longer needs the court to mobilize troops."

"But when will it be possible to support Liao people with Liao soil?"

"When will the wages paid by the people of Ming Dynasty be paid?"

(End of this chapter)