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The military of Ming Dynasty focused on nine sides.

The literati ruling class never dared to relax its control over these "mud-legged" generals.

And their method of controlling the generals is also very direct. To put it simply, there are only two points, one is the money bag, and the other is the official hat.

In addition, the local civil servants and supervisors in Jiubian, including the eunuch supervisors, were quite effective before the late Ming Dynasty, or to be precise, before the early middle Chongzhen period.

Personnel transfers and promotions among the generals, including their respective nephews, concubines, etc., if they want to eat the royal food and enjoy the shadow of their fathers, they must first get the nod of these civil servants.

Therefore, even if Li Chengliang had eight thousand servants and the leaders of the surrounding tribes came to treat him as sons and grandsons, he could easily gather a hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of combat power, but he still

I don't dare to covet the imperial court too much.

But~~, time is like water, things flow, and in the later years of Wanli, after the rise of the Jurchens in the Northeast, especially after Sun Chengzong established the Liaoxi Military Group, the situation began to change subtly.

Like at this time.

In western Liaoning, the transfer of generals at certain levels is still considered frequent, but the roots of the big families such as the Zu family, Wu family, including Zhao Lijiao and Mangui have changed.

Not to mention, Liaodong Dongjiang, Liaonan Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong.

To put it more bluntly, your court can issue an order, but it depends on the temperature.

If the fire is gentle and both you and I can accept it, then everything is easy to discuss.

But~~~, once either party touches the bottom line first, then~~~~, this matter will not end well.

By this time, everyone involved, whether it was the imperial court, western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, or eastern Liaoning, all knew it well.

But no one would bring things to light at this juncture.

At this time, Yang Guozhu took the initiative to show his kindness, and Li Yuanqing certainly understood what he was thinking.

Although Xuanfu Town is also a land of nine borders, adjacent to the Mongolian Tatars, there is no chance of making meritorious deeds, but~~, to put it mildly, if they want to make meritorious deeds, whether it is battle formations or gold content, how can they compete with

Compared with Liaodi?

Not to mention the risks involved.

To put it more bluntly, if Yang Guozhu's brother and nephew want to be promoted, the best way at this time is to go to Liao for 'gilding'.

And if you want to gild the land of Liao, don't go to Li Yuanqing's world-famous longevity camp, why should you go to western Liaoning to hang around?

People carry people in sedan chairs.

Network, in China, is the most precious resource, both at this time and in future generations.

Faced with Yang Guozhu's proactive overture, how could Li Yuanqing not accept it?

Soon, several young eunuchs came here quickly carrying six or seven food boxes, and took out steamed buns, meat cakes, porridge, a lot of boiled eggs, dried bacon, pastries and the like.

Li Yuanqing didn't need to say anything. These young eunuchs quickly presented meals to everyone one by one according to their status and location.

This time, everyone is hungry, so naturally they won’t be too polite.

But before eating, people who understand will look at Li Yuanqing with gratitude and communicate with Li Yuanqing with their eyes.

Li Yuanqing responded one by one with a smile and nodded, so everyone knew each other.

Of course, it’s not like there’s nothing I don’t understand.

A guerrilla from Yansui Town, probably in his early twenties, was obviously his first time in Beijing. He hurriedly whispered to a general next to him: "Third brother, this, this palace still manages food? There is such a good thing

Son? It looks like this little bun is pretty good!"

His third brother couldn't help but glared at him fiercely, "Shut your stupid mouth! Eat your food quickly. If you dare to say another word, I will break your stupid legs when you go back!"

As he said that, he glanced at Li Yuanqing gratefully.

Li Yuanqing smiled slightly and nodded slightly in response.

"This this……"

This guerrilla still doesn't understand why~~his third brother would scold him like this.

But on weekdays, his third brother's power was too great, and he would never dare to say anything more at this time. He could only wait until the reward was over, and then go back and ask his third brother.

After a simple breakfast, a few young eunuchs quickly tidied up the place, not even leaving any noodles.

Li Yuanqing invited the generals to have breakfast here. It seemed very inconspicuous, but it was the first time in more than two hundred years that the country had done so!

this……

If by any chance a big boss finds fault, this is definitely not a joke!

After resting for a while, news finally came from the direction of the main hall. The emperor announced that generals Mao Wenlong, Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Chen Jisheng would appear in court!

Soon, under the guidance of the young eunuch, Li Yuanqing and others came to the main hall in an orderly manner according to the rules. They followed the instructions and kowtowed respectfully several times before kneeling down in the hall.

There are endless rows of bright red official robes and boots on both sides, which is a bit dazzling.

At this moment, without a call from above, Li Yuanqing did not dare to raise his head and look around, or do something taboo, so he could only look at his nose, his nose and his heart, and count the sheep silently.

Soon, after the eunuch's sharp voice and a dull and long reading, Mao Wenlong's reward ceremony began first.

Not surprisingly, Mao Wenlong's title was slightly raised by half a rank, from Prince's Young Master to Prince's Young Master. He was also given Shang Fang a sword to supervise the military affairs of Pingliao Town.

Mao Wenlong was very emotional and kowtowed respectfully to express his gratitude, with tears welling up in his eyes.

Next, it was Li Yuanqing's turn.

The young emperor of Tianqi smiled and said: "Li Junmen, you did a good job in this Liaonan battle, very good. It's really satisfying!"

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said respectfully: "All this is thanks to the Emperor's great blessings, so that the ministers and sons can avoid the flood. Our Emperor's holy grace shines like the sun and moon in the sky. Long live my Emperor!"

At this time, Li Yuanqing already had the capital to call himself "Chen", and he was finally "in the flow".

At this time, although Li Yuanqing's flattery was a little naked, but with the results here, the little emperor Tianqi felt more and more happy.

By this time, of course he understood that without Li Yuanqing's powerful restraint, Mao Wenlong's side would never have achieved such results, and might even have suffered a huge setback.

"Hahaha! Li Junmen, you have done so much for me, how should I reward you?"

As the little emperor Tianqi spoke, he looked at Li Yuanqing with a smile. Although his eyes were soft, there was a sharpness of kingly aura hidden in them.

Li Yuanqing also didn't expect that the little emperor Tianqi would 'test' him on such an occasion, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

After a moment, Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "To serve the emperor and share the worries of the court, I dare not ask for too many rewards."

But there was a pause.

Li Yuanqing added: "However, Your Majesty, speaking of rewards, I do have a small request. When I get old and cannot join the army, the emperor can reward me with a large house in the capital, preferably with mountains and rivers.

I want you to be with your majesty all the time, fishing every day, cuddling rabbits, etc. Of course, if your majesty can reward me with ten or eight beautiful maids, that would be the best."

"vulgar!"

"Li Yuanqing, where do you think this is? How dare you speak so wildly? Ah?"

"Li Junmen, this is the court, please be careful when speaking."

"plum……"

Suddenly there was a loud sound of accusations.

But Li Yuanqing was kneeling on the ground and couldn't raise his head. For a moment, he couldn't tell who dared to jump out and accuse him.

"Quiet, quiet!"

In front of Wei Zhongxian, a senior eunuch in his early thirties hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs.

The court suddenly became quiet.

But the little emperor Tianqi laughed loudly: "Li Junmen, what you said is really vulgar. However, I know that you have little education, so I will forgive you! What is the old saying?

Li Junmen, today, in front of all the civil and military officials, and in front of your companions, I can make an oath to you. In the future, as long as you can defeat Dong Nu, I will agree to all your conditions.

! Moreover, I will reward you with more money than you can spend in your lifetime!"

Suddenly there was a low sigh from the officials around him.

I had known for a long time that Li Yuanqing's holy favor was strong, but I never expected that Li Yuanqing's holy favor would be so strong!

The emperor actually made an oath to Li Yuanqing in front of all the civil and military officials. This, this is simply...

How dare Li Yuanqing dare to be so negligent? He kowtowed respectfully and said, "My emperor is an eternal wise king. Long live my emperor!"

The little emperor of Apocalypse laughed loudly, "Let's reward him!"

"yes!"

Soon, the boring and long text reading began again.

Li Yuanqing maintained enough respect on his face, but he was a little disapproving in his heart.

The little emperor of Tianqi is still young after all!

Although this method showed his imperial ambition, unfortunately, it did not bring many substantial benefits to Li Yuanqing.

In this way, I want Li Yuanqing to die. Li Yuanqing is not one of those literati who have been brainwashed since childhood, so how can he be at the mercy of his court?

Soon, as the eunuch read out sharply, Li Yuanqing also heard his reward clearly.

Not much different from expected.

In terms of his title, Li Yuanqing was promoted to the right governor and given a gold medal and arrows. Although Li Yuanqing was not named the chief military officer of Liaonan Town, at the end of the announcement, he added a sentence, 'Control the war in Liaonan!'

This means that Li Yuanqing already has the legal legal right to control the war in the entire southern Liaoning, including Chen Zhong's Guanglu Island, the entire Liaonan Four Guards, and even Lushun under Dongjiang and Shen Shikui.

Although these things have basically been under Li Yuanqing's control for a long time, at this time, Li Yuanqing was very excited to be able to clarify all this legally and from a righteous perspective, and he kowtowed respectfully to thank him.

Next, is the reward for Chen Zhong and Chen Jisheng.

As expected, Chen Zhong was promoted to Governor Qianshi, and Chen Jisheng was also promoted to Governor Qianshi with the title of deputy general, which was an unusual promotion.

Both of them thanked the little Emperor Tianqi with great gratitude. The Little Emperor Tianqi stood up again, walked over, and encouraged Li Yuanqing and others with a few words, and then marked a mark for this reward.
Chapter completed!