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Chapter 307 Banshu
In the autumn of the fifth year of Longqing, the imperial court dismissed Chen Shuai from the position of general Zhenshuo, the chief officer of the Xuanfu, and appointed him a minister of Nanyang. He stayed in Beijing to study in the Imperial Academy for three months, and was sent to Guangdong to supervise the war.

During the winter when Mr. Chen entered the Imperial College as a classmate with his brother-in-law, the courtiers were discussing a series of important state affairs, which were inseparable from Chen Mu's official position.

Because when he left Beijing, Gao Gong gave him a big gift, which was his official position.

The full name of the official title is: Guangdong Military Affairs Co-organizer Nanyang Military Mansion Right Governor Admiral Admiral Maritime Prime Minister Nanyang Minister.

When he left Xuanfu, many people sent him to Beijing; when he left the capital, not many people sent him back to Guangzhou.

Only Wu Dui had a really high status. The others were Zhang Siwei who came for Gao Gong, You Qi who came for Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Jue who came for Feng Bao. To send someone off.

Most of the merchants saw him off.

Because Chen Mu has quite a lot of official accounts, and the official residence is first-rank, but power is a big pie, and it doesn't matter to anyone.

The Guangdong military affairs co-organization allows him to control everyone in Guangdong, but no one can listen to him; the right governor of the Nanyang Army Mansion sounds very powerful, but it is not the governor's mansion of the Five Armies, it is a newly established governor's mansion and has no jurisdiction There is no direct subordinate, and even he is the only right governor in the entire Dudu Mansion, and he is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War; the Prime Minister Nanyang Minister is also an empty shell.

Little is known overseas in the north.

In the eyes of ordinary people, General Zhenshuo, who called the wind and rain in the Xuanfu, made a mistake and was demoted. This is the real ups and downs.

With two knives in his waist, Ni Shangzhong followed the chariot and horses all the way southwards against the wind and snow, the more he walked, the colder his heart became; Dong Yiyuan and Ma Gui rode together, and the two generals were full of bitterness; With the composure and perseverance of the age, he was urged to move forward by his good friend conductor Ding, without excitement or unwillingness, as if it was just an ordinary order.

On the contrary, Chen Ju, who is the supervisor of the army, is full of stars even when the army is marching. A group of eunuchs ran forward and backward,
Deng Zilong rode his horse and smiled at Chen Mu: "General, morale is very low!"

Chen Mu grinned, looked back at the continuous momentum of the army, and said: "It's normal to be in a downturn. Everyone can understand the imperial edict, but they don't believe it, and they don't believe that Chen can do things."

The official position given by the cabinet minister has actually expressed the meaning very clearly. He has the final say on overseas affairs.

The question is does Ming have power overseas?No, I have no rights. Even the Deputy Envoy of Haidao in the south is in charge of land customs, so it is reasonable for others to interpret this official title as a false title without power.

The newly established Nanyang Army Commander’s Mansion can be said to be the Sixth Army’s Commander’s Mansion, but it can be said to be the Fifth Army’s Commander’s Mansion, anyway, it can be abolished in a blink of an eye; the Prime Minister Nanyang Minister is also an official without real power, which is worth mentioning The admiral's maritime affairs and Guangdong military affairs co-organization are actually not worth a Guangdong military officer.

What is this compared to General Zhenshuo?

"Others say I'm asking for trouble, Wu Qiao, what do you think it is?"

Chen Mu was wrapped in fox fur and walked slowly. Even Heiwa was wearing a thick wolf fur horse jacket. His expression looked very relaxed, unlike those generals who were transferred to his command.

"No matter what others think, the general has achieved his wish." Deng Zilong shook his head and said, "Actually Deng doesn't know what the general wants."

On this point, Deng Zilong felt quite motivated to follow Chen Mu, "Deng is just an ordinary person, he is paid as a soldier, and always wants to do something big, but he doesn't know what big things he can do, maybe the general knows."

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed, took a look at Deng Zilong, slammed his horse forward, and laughed loudly to the left and right: "I have already entered Guangping, and I will go to Handan for a rest!"
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War is a risk, and war is also an opportunity, from the family to the country to the individual.

For Chen Mu, the biggest risk is that if you take this step, you won't be able to go back.The so-called no jokes, not only the emperor's words without jokes, but also the promises made by the courtiers to the emperor can only be fulfilled.

There is no room for negotiation.

The turnover of soldiers and horses was procrastinated. They marched southward from the end of winter, and it was already spring when they arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, and then they went south to Huguang and over mountains.After being stuck in Chengtian Mansion for half a month, it was already the end of March when they entered the border of Sichuan.

Chen Mu's first stop was not Guangdong, but Banzhou.

Yang Yinglong's course at the Imperial Academy was over, and he came back with Chen Mu to succeed his father, Yang Lie, as the Propaganda Envoy of Bozhou, and Chen Mu came to complete his wedding.

The wedding is not complicated, it's just that the distance is limited, and the communication has been troublesome. However, the dowry and other affairs in the middle have been completed, and the marriage will be considered as long as they are welcomed back to the Qingyuan Temple.It is worth mentioning that Chen Mu's dowry was betel nut.

Shao Tingda helped him send, except betel nuts, gold and silver and other things, all shipped from Nanyang Port.

Most of the soldiers and horses have been transferred to Guangdong led by Deng Zilong, while Chen Mu led a small group to Bozhou to welcome his relatives.

At the junction of the three provinces of Huguang, Guizhou, and Sichuan, there are many Xuanwei Divisions. For example, Xiang Fei, the leader of the family soldiers that Chen Mu got from Bai Yuanjie, is a warrior of Yongshun Xuanwei Division in Baojing District, Huguang. Youyang Xuanweisi, to the south is the current Sinan Mansion, and in the past it was Sizhou Xuanweisi.

After passing through Sinan, Guizhou, and then heading west, it is the Banzhou Xuanweisi, which is affiliated to Sichuan.

The Bozhou Xuanwei Division is much larger than Chen Mu imagined, and its jurisdiction is almost equal to that of Chongqing Prefecture. It reaches Zuanjiang in the north and Nangwengshui in the south. The rivers are abundant and merchant ships come and go. There is an endless stream of people, Bozhou City stands toweringly under the guard of the garrison camp among the mountains and clouds in the distance, and there are countless porters walking from the city to the official road.

This is not a noble city like Beijing, nor is it a big city in Guangdong with convenient transportation, sea and land, but Bozhou City also has its own momentum.Especially among the mountains and rivers, it is not easy to see such prosperity.

Yang Yinglong said: "The porters go north. Every year in the spring, they pick tens of thousands of camellias, and when the price of summer rice is high, they pick up rice tea and go to Zhuanjiang, where they board a boat and send it to Chongqing for sale. To the east, they sell cedars. , lead, ten thousand taels of silver, ten thousand dans of black lead, and ten thousand pairs of flower cedar boards are fried in the mountains every year.”

Chen Mu looked at Yang Yinglong, who was so proud of him, with a complex expression and emotion in his heart.

Your ancestors have been busy doing business on this land for generations, and your relationship network has spread debts all over the country. If you know that one day this foundation will be ruined in your hands, how would you feel?

A large group of people came running from the official road in the distance, and the mountain riders with helmets and armor were happy. When they saw Yang Yinglong from a distance, they got off their horses and led the people to run all the way. The eldest son is back!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)