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Chapter 277 Troop training is urgent! (Add more for Brother Meng)
In the 12th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, on May [-]th, the Shangbei Road in Xuanfu Town was guarded by Dushikoubaocheng, where the general was stationed.

In the Kaipingwei command and envoy office, all the officials gathered together, all of them were dressed in bright red official robes, and they were full of energy. They congratulated Zhang Cheng and Jin Xinpeng one after another.

It turned out that on the tenth day of the lunar new year, the bandit suppression work on Shangbei Road was basically completed, plus the cleaning up of military settlements and hiding of military households.

A total of 130 groups of bandits, big and small, were wiped out with one drum, [-] and [-] heads of bandits were captured, and more than [-] military households were rescued. There are more than [-] military households in exile.

On the same day, Zhang Cheng wrote the above deeds into an official document, and after he signed it with his commander Jin Xinpeng, he immediately dispatched a fine horse to send it out.

Although this He Chongwu is not a member of Yang Sichang or Chen Xinjia, he also knows that Zhang Cheng is someone who is in the heart of the emperor. How dare he hold such news in his hands, and he also arranged for a fast horse to report it to the governor of the Xuanfu Liu Yongzha overnight.

But when He Chongwu's official document was delivered to Governor Liu Yongzha of the Xuanfu, the official document jointly signed by him and the commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu had already been sent to the residence of the Governor of Xuanfu in Yanghe and the yamen of the Ministry of War in Beijing.

At this time, there were two sets of systems in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, one was the Weisuo system. For example, the Kaiping Weizuo newspaper was first sent to the Wanquandu Division, and then the Wanquandu Division sent it to the Houjun Dudufu in the Fifth Army Dudufu. The Governor's Mansion discusses rewards and punishments.

The other system is the governor system. Just like Zhang Cheng this time, he must first report to the Chicheng military preparation department, then the military preparation reports to the governor of Xuanfu, and then to the governor of Xuanda, and finally the governor of Xuanda reports to the court.

However, after the reign of Jingtai, the power of the Ministry of War's yamen rose, and the Minister of the Ministry of War began to supervise military affairs, and gradually seized the power of the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the officials in the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies evolved into false titles.

After Chen Xinjia, governor of Xuanda, received the official document jointly signed by Governor Liu Yongzha of the Xuanfu and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief, he wrote a letter of merit and sent him to Beijing in a hurry without any delay.

At the same time, he also wrote a special letter to Zhang Cheng, especially admiring him for his achievements just after he took office, and appeasing Zhang Cheng to continue to serve honestly, he will personally mediate to make the award finalized as soon as possible, and encouraged Zhang Cheng I have to make persistent efforts, it is he who disappoints the emperor.

Thanks to Chen Xinjia's strong support, Yang Sichang did not delay after Zhang Cheng's meritorious service document was sent to the Ministry of War. Back then, he was the one who suggested that Emperor Chongzhen should not reward Zhang Cheng too high.

Now, Zhang Cheng has achieved some success after taking office, and he has made a contribution to Chongzhen, which also shows that Emperor Chongzhen knew people with his eyesight, and he did not misjudge Zhang Cheng.

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Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing memorials in the East Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. Recently, he was in an extremely bad mood, it could even be said to be extremely bad.

Originally, the Qing army entered the fortress, although it caused heavy damage to the heartland of the Ming Dynasty, but thanks to Zhang Cheng's achievements in killing Ma Zhan and Yue Tuo, and the success of successive victories, he was deeply moved by killing the Eastern captives. comfort.

But after the Eastern Captives retreated, there were frequent reports of bandits.

I always thought that Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting really killed Chuangni, but they didn't find the body. Emperor Chongzhen always comforted himself like this.

However, the recently received report from Shaanxi shows that Li Chuang has not been executed, and it is very likely that none of the thieves under Chuangni's subordinates have been executed.

Every day, sitting in the Qianqing Palace, I would not care to review the memorials, for fear that there would be something rebellious and rebellious in the opened memorials, and I was even a little worried about Zhang Xianzhong, who had already been appeased, would he rebel?
Although the minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy are the imperial envoys, and the prime minister Zhidi, Xiong Wencan, the military affairs officer of Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Huguang, Sichuan and other provinces, has vowed to guarantee that Zhang Xianzhong is true and will not rebel again.

But Emperor Chongzhen was even more worried, but it was like this, the more he was afraid that Xiong Wencan was perfunctory him, he panicked all day long, and felt more and more bored looking at the numerous memorials in front of him.

Suddenly, the cabinet minister Yang Sichang asked His Majesty to see him, and he hurriedly ordered the little eunuch beside him: "Quickly, invite Mr. Yang to come in!"

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, Yang Sichang entered the East Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. It was common for him to enter the palace to meet the emperor, but Yang Sichang was cautious every time.

Looking at Yang Sichang kneeling below, Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied, and he said softly: "Yang Aiqing, get up, what can I do?"

Yang Sichang got up and stood where he was, bowed with a very respectful expression on his face and said: "Back to the emperor, Chen Xinjia has a playbook, please credit Zhang Cheng for Xuanzhen."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhang Cheng's name, his frowning brows relaxed a little. With a little joy, he asked, "Please credit for Zhang Cheng?"

Yang Sichang bowed again to salute, and then said: "Back to the emperor, Zhang Chengchu arrived on Shangbei Road for less than a month, and he wiped out 130 bandits who were entrenched in the local area, captured and killed [-] bandit leaders, and rescued more than [-] military households. households, and vigorously rectified the garrison administration, which increased the farmland on Shangbei Road by nearly [-] mu.”

A gleam of light flashed in Emperor Chongzhen's eyes, and he immediately returned to his original expression. He said softly, "Give Yang Aiqing a seat."

Yang Sichang hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and when the little eunuch brought a chair, he just sat on a corner of the chair as usual, waiting respectfully for the emperor to question him.

Sure enough, after Yang Sichang sat down, Emperor Chongzhen asked, "How is the drill for Zhang Cheng's new army?"

Yang Sichang was secretly startled, as expected the emperor was still more concerned about the recruitment and training of soldiers, fortunately the letter from Chen Xinjia gave him more details on this matter.

Standing there, he bowed again and said, "Back to the emperor, Chen Xinjia has a report. Zhang Cheng has recruited more than [-] soldiers and is stepping up his drills. The rest of the army is also recruiting. Xuandu Chen Xinjia responded It is also extremely concerned, and the supply of money, food and armaments is given priority."

Emperor Chongzhen asked with a puzzled face: "Have you not recruited enough 5000 people?
When will I be able to train a strong army for me? You tell Chen Xinjia that the sergeants Zhang Cheng needs must ensure the ordnance, and they can be called from other places when necessary.

How did the cabinet discuss Zhang Cheng's efforts to suppress the bandits and clean up the government? "

Yang Sichang sat on the chair, leaned forward slightly, and said softly: "The Ministry of War proposes that Zhang Chengsheng be awarded the title of Commander of Wanquandu, Commander of Sidu, Commander of the Commander, and he will actually serve as the general guard of Shangbei Road in Xuanfu Town. General Yuan, for encouragement;
For the rest of us, there is Kaiping Guard Commander Commander Commander Tongzhi..."

"Okay, the others will wait until your cabinet decides."

Emperor Chongzhen was not interested in other people's rewards, so he continued: "Tell Chen Xinjia, let him urge Zhang Cheng to step up training the sergeants. Although the Eastern captives have retreated, the bandits have not been calmed down, and there are changes every day. It is urgent to train soldiers!"

(End of this chapter)