The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 284: Fish leap in the sea, and birds fly in the sky!
As the dialogue in the Qianqing Palace settled, the content of the reward was completely agreed upon.

On March 22, in a grand court meeting, all the meritorious officials who participated in the war were rewarded while the living were rewarded, and the dead were given posthumous gifts.

The reward this time is not unimportant.

Sun Chuanting was promoted to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and he still served as the right censor of the Imperial Procuratorate. Together with Prince Shaobao, he was appointed governor of Baoding and governor of the military affairs of Baoding, Shandong and Henan provinces.

He was given a python robe and granted the title of Guanglu doctor. His wife Zhang was granted the title of second-grade wife, and his mother Wu was granted the title of second-grade concubine. His father, Sun Yuanzhen, was posthumously given the title of a good doctor, and his son was given the title of royal robe for thousands of households.

It is the lifelong dream of all officials to be granted the title of wife and son.

The python robe is generally only awarded to eunuchs, ministers of rites, assistant ministers of the cabinet, princes and leaders of foreign vassals and other highly respected ministers.

Even the six ministers may not have a python robe.

In the 16th year of Jiajing's reign, the ministers came to the garrison. Emperor Jiajing saw that Zhang Zan, the Minister of War, seemed to be wearing a python robe. He became furious and directly and mercilessly questioned: "How can you submit to the python if you are a second-rank minister?"

It means that I am only a second-rank minister, so how dare I wear a python robe.

The gift of the python robe now shows that he values ​​​​him.

Hong Chengchou was changed to the governor of the three sides. Because he had no military exploits in protecting the capital, he did not receive many awards.

Just thinking that King Qin's arrival was a meritorious service, he gave some cloth, money and other rewards.

Du Wenhuan, the general of Datong who died in the battle of Jiazhuang and fought desperately to protect Lu Xiangsheng, was posthumously awarded the title of Prince Shaobao, Doctor Ronglu, and also received a lot of pensions.

Cao Wenzhao still led the army to assist in the suppression of the war. His official position remained unchanged, but his rank was improved a step further. He was appointed as the right governor, and was awarded the honorary title of doctor. He also received a posthumous title and a posthumous title, which will last for one son and hundreds of households.

Generals such as Zu Dashou, Zuo Guangxian, He Renlong, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei were also rewarded. According to the level of their military merits, they were either promoted to official positions, given casual ranks, or given the rank of Imperial Guard.

However, not many people received imperial titles. The only ones who could receive all the rewards were Chen Wang, except Sun Chuanting and Cao Wenzhao.

Chen Wang was promoted to the chief military officer of Hanzhong Town, made the governor of Qianshi, given a bullfighting uniform, and awarded the title of General Jinwu.

His mother, Chen, was granted the title of second-grade concubine. At the same time, his father, Chen Ping, was given the posthumous title of Hussar General, and he was allowed to have one son to protect hundreds of households in royal robes.

The bullfighting suit is the third level among the giving suits.

Bullfighting is not an ordinary bull, but a legendary horned dragon.

The bullfight looks like a dragon with its horns raised, a python-shaped fish tail, and its horns curved like a bull's horns.

Those who can be awarded bullfighting uniforms are basically officials of the third rank or above, either generals who have made meritorious service in battles, or people who have received special rewards, and they are all cherished.

In addition to the rewards at the battalion general level, ordinary officers and soldiers also have their own rewards. As long as there are records of achievements and military exploits, there will be rewards. This time's rewards can be said to be truly big ones.

As for the rewards, Chen Wang didn't care about any of them, such as titles, posthumous gifts, Bing Yinzi joining the Jinyi Guards, and General Jinwu.

What made Chen Wang feel that the reward was heavy was the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Town and the bullfighting uniform that Chongzhen felt was too small.

The gifted bullfighting uniform, according to the official who sent it, is called the big red diameter gauze floor gold color embroidered persimmon base and shoulder-length bullfighting uniform.

Chen Wang liked it very much at first glance.

There are two types of bullfighting uniforms, one is similar to the bullfighting uniform worn by civil and military officials, with only one patch, and the other is this over-the-shoulder bullfighting uniform.

The over-the-shoulder bullfight uniform has bullfighting patterns embroidered on the entire upper body and both arms, making it look luxurious and majestic, and can be used as a lining under armor.

But being promoted to the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Town would give him more authority.

Although he no longer has the identity of the commander of Hanzhong Guard and no longer has the power to stop Hanzhong Guard, Chen Wang has naturally made arrangements in Hanzhong Mansion over the years.

The two Qianhu Guards in Mioxian County and Xing'an are under Chen Wang's control. Guan Qilin, the Qianhu Guard in Mioxian County, and Du Wugang, the Qianhu Guard in Xing'an.

Guan Qilin was almost half ignored by him, and it was Chen Wang who made Du Wugang become the guard of Qianhu in Xing'an.

After all, Chen Wang was Du Wugang's benefactor. When he was in Xing'an, Du Wugang directly visited his subordinates, and he already knew it.

The same is true for Hanzhong Wei now. The two newly built Qianhu Offices and the Ordnance Bureau are basically Chen Wang's own people.

When he first took office, Tan Yingfeng, the commander of Hanzhong Guard, was as timid as a mouse and had no ability. He also secretly embezzled land, took bribes, and did a lot of dirty things.

Chen Wang found an excuse to straighten him out and didn't dare to say anything more. In fact, Tan Yingfeng had already been ignored by Chen Wang.

Wang Yuankang, the current actual leader of Hanzhong Wei.

Wang Yuankang is scheming and capable, but he has been suppressed because of his background.

With Chen Wang's support, Wang Yuankang did not spend much effort to clean up the entire Hanzhong Guard, replacing many key places with his direct lineage.

Now Hanzhong Wei is actually in the hands of Chen Wang.

In order to prevent possible accidents, Tan Yingfeng and other chief officers of Hanzhong Guard are now under surveillance.

Thanks to the closed terrain of Hanzhong Mansion, within two years, Hanzhong Mansion has been run like an iron barrel by Chen Wang.

Hong Chengchou was transferred north and became the governor of Jiliao. His successor was Zheng Chongjian, the governor of Shaanxi's trilateral military affairs.

Zheng Chongjian was not Hong Chengchou. He was originally a political official in Shaanxi, moved to Youqiandu as censor, and later became governor of Ningxia. No matter in terms of background, prestige, or means, he could not compare with Hong Chengchou, and he did not have much power in the court.

Chen Wang was not worried about what Zheng Chongjian would do, after all, he was now leaning against the mountain of Yang Sichang.

When Yang Sichang went south to quell the rebellion, he would also need to rely on him to eliminate the rogue bandits. When the time came, he would not have less power in his hands.

Hanzhong Town is no longer a small town with only two battalions of soldiers. Due to the unrest in the south, it has also been expanded under Yang Sichang's operation.

The original number of soldiers in Hanzhong Town was only more than 300 during Zhou Yumao's period. Subsequently, Chen Wang was appointed as Staff General and Deputy Chief of Soldiers. It was expanded several times, but in the end it only reached [-].

Of course, the number of troops under Chen Wang's command had actually exceeded this number.

It's just that there has always been a cover-up, most of them were hidden among the ranks of the Guards, or they were used as auxiliary troops as an excuse, and no one made anyone jump out of trouble.

This time, with Yang Sichang's intervention, the standards of Hanzhong Town were directly improved.

The number of troops is set at 400, with a chief military officer.

There are two subordinate military attachés in the town.

There are also two generals and two guerrilla members, who are stationed in various places.

The subordinate military attaches in the town are directly under the management of the general army, and they are part of the same army as the general army.

To put it simply, there is no official position but little real power.

These military attachés are not generals who lead a single battalion, but are directly led by the commander-in-chief. They do not lead many soldiers.

Although he was a guerrilla or a garrison officer, the duties he performed were those of President Qian or an adjutant.

The establishment of such official positions is generally to allow the generals directly under the command of the general to have room for promotion.

In other words, there are five battalions of soldiers and horses in Hanzhong Town. One battalion is the main camp led by Chen Wang, the general soldier, with [-] soldiers. Two Chinese guerrillas are also in the main camp.

Of the other four battalions, two battalions are two reinforcement battalions led by separate garrison generals, and two battalions are two guerrilla battalions led by guerrillas.

Each reinforcement battalion has a quota of 700 people, and each ranger battalion has a quota of 500 people.

The general garrison officer of Hanzhong Town is naturally Chen Wang, and the two sub-garrison generals are Zhou Yumao and Chen Gong.Zhou Yumao was originally a guerrilla in Hanzhong, and his accumulated military exploits and seniority were enough for promotion. However, it was only because of the war in the North that he was never transferred.

This time Hanzhong Town was upgraded, Zhou Yumao was simply promoted to Hanzhong Town's sub-defensive general.

However, Chen Gong was diligent and meritorious. In the four battles, he killed one person from Niulu Zhangjing, captured two flags, killed five heavy armored soldiers and nine ordinary armored soldiers from Jiannu Guards.

It turns out that Chen Gong was promoted to the rank of General Qian due to his accumulated merit. When he was in Heishuiyu, his military merit was already enough to be promoted to guerrilla. It was only because there was no quota in Hanzhong Town that he was held back from being promoted.

This time, Chen Gong's gains were sufficient, his military exploits were also impressive, and he had no shortage of money. Naturally, the position of a general was within reach.

During this time, Chen Gong was promoted to Hanzhong Town's branch garrison general, and commanded the envoys of the department.

Hu Zhili, who accompanied King Qin, was promoted to the guerrilla rank of the Chinese Army and assigned to command Tongzhi.

Although Hu Zhiyi, who stayed in Hanzhong, did not receive the military merit of King Qin, but taking into account his previous military exploits in suppressing bandits in the pass, he was promoted to the guerrilla army of the Chinese Army and was assigned to command Qianshi.

The two guerrillas in Hanzhong Town did not have much to do with Chen Wang, but Chen Wang was somewhat familiar with these two people.

The two newly appointed Hanzhong Town guerrillas were Qian Gongji Zhang Er and Yi Dougu Huang Long who betrayed Gao Yingxiang and chose to surrender in the Battle of Heishui Valley.

This victory at Qingshan Pass really made Chongzhen extremely excited.

In addition to the public rewards from the court meeting, shortly after Chen Wang returned to the military camp, he received another reward from Chongzhen's internal funds: 300 taels of silver, two pieces of brocade, four pieces each of silk and gauze, and thirteen pieces of silk. match.

He was also rewarded with two royal horses, a collar of armor, and a sword.

The eunuch who came to pass the reward was wearing a three-mountain hat and a red t-shirt. His face was white and beardless, he was quite handsome, and he looked quite humble with a smile on his face.

"General Chen has a dignified appearance and a thoughtful attitude. He is indeed an outstanding person."

The gentle-looking eunuch put away the edict that had been read out, handed it to Chen Wang, and then smiled.

"General Chen became famous in the battle at Qingshan Pass. It can be said that he has become famous all over the world. The emperor compared General Chen to Qi Shaobao."

Chen Wang took the edict and replied with an excited expression.

"With the emperor's trust in me, I can only fight bravely and kill slaves and bandits to repay the country."

After receiving the edict and chatting for a few words, Chen Wang winked at Chen Gong who was standing next to him and made a subtle gesture.

Chen Gong understood and immediately walked out of the military tent, and then returned to the military tent soon after.

Chen Wang stepped forward and took two ingots of gold from Chen Gong's hands, and then handed them to the eunuch's hands.

"Your Majesty, you have worked hard all the way. These are some of my thoughts. Please don't be too little."

Just when Chen Gong went out to get the money, Chen Wang had already become acquainted with the eunuch.

Two ingots of gold, a total of 50 taels.

Cheng Yi, who paid 50 taels of gold, was undoubtedly a very generous person.

However, Chen Wang didn't think it was too much, because the person who came to deliver the edict was not an ordinary eunuch, but Wang Chengen.

Historically, when Li Zicheng invaded Beijing during the Jiashen Incident, it was Wang Chengen who accompanied Chongzhen for a while and hanged himself in Meishan together with Emperor Chongzhen.

Wang Cheng'en was under the name of the eunuch Cao Huachun, and his final official position was the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremonial department.

After Cao Huachun resigned, Wang Dehua succeeded Cao Huachun as the Sili Supervisor.

However, Wang Dehua did not have Cao Huachun's ability, and he could not control the power alone. Because of his love for the house and the crow, Chongzhen also had great trust in Wang Cheng'en, the internal officials who originally belonged to Cao Huachun.

"General Chen's money was obtained through many hardships. Although our family loves money, we also understand the truth. Our family must never accept this money."

Wang Chengen bowed his hands, pushed away the gold handed by Chen Wang, and shook his head in righteousness and refused.

Chen Wang hesitated for a moment, but still pushed the gold to Wang Chengen again.

"Although Xiaguan is away fighting all year round, he is also aware of the country's difficulties."

"I heard that the emperor has been reducing the expenses in the palace for many years in order to set aside more money for national use."

"Only when a lower official has the emperor's trust can he achieve his current status. I never dare to forget it."

Chen Wang put the gold in Wang Chengen's hand and said solemnly.

"It has always been hard for the prince to serve the emperor. I gave these Chengyi instruments to the prince because he thought that with the money, the prince could be more comfortable in normal times, not burdened by trivial matters, and serve the emperor more wholeheartedly."

"I also ask the prince to accept Cheng Yi and make the official feel sincere."

"General Chen said so, it seems our family must accept it."

Wang Chengen sighed softly, thinking of everything in the palace, and finally took the gold from Chen Wang's hand.

"I'll send it to the prince."

Chen Wang escorted Wang Chengen all the way out of the military camp, and finally returned to the camp.

"Brother, don't give Cheng Yi 50 taels of gold."

Back in the military camp, Chen Gong asked with some confusion and distress.

50 taels of gold is not a small amount. If converted into silver, it would be more than 600 taels. It only costs ten taels of silver to receive a good armor. Sixty taels of gold are given out like this. Chen Gong is indeed a little distressed.

"It's only 50 taels of gold, totally worth it."

Chen Wang sat back on his seat and smiled.

He will not do business that is losing money.

In February this year, Cao Huachun received permission from Chongzhen to take leave and return home.

Now the Chief of Ceremonies is in charge of Wang Dehua, and Wang Chengen and others are subordinates of Cao Huachun, not Wang Dehua.

Wang Chengen's life in the palace should be very difficult now.

Chen Wang knew that Wang Chengen would be able to become the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremony, and would even become the most trusted eunuch in Chongzhen.

The icing on the cake is always better than providing help when the time is right. Now that Wang Chengen has not gained power, this is the best time to build a close relationship.

After getting on the line with Wang Chengen, if there is any impeachment or any other important changes, there will be someone in the capital to take care of him.

"Besides, it's just 50 taels of gold."

"We are going to the south soon. There will be a lot of money waiting for us and a lot of treasure waiting for us to collect."

"The land of fish and rice in Jiangnan and Huguang, the land where wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants are the richest in the world, still lack this mere 50 taels of gold?"

Chen Wang casually threw the edict he had just received onto the desk beside him and sneered.

"Here we go to the southern country, where fish leap from the sea and birds fly in the sky!"

(End of this chapter)