In the blazing summer, April is passing by in a hurry, and the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and the weather in the north is even hotter. Since there has been no rain for nearly half a month, the grass and trees are a little yellow, and the sky is gray and full of dust.
This reminds me of sandstorm weather.
The weather has been dry for a long time and the crops have withered. Naturally, the residents in Beiping City cannot sit still. Under the leadership of the militia, the residents have formed a drought relief team to divert water from everywhere for irrigation. Fortunately, there are some water supplies near Beiping City for Houhaizi and Taiye.
It is not a big deal to divert water from the reservoir into a small reservoir filled with water for irrigation, except that the water mill of the cement mill will be shut down.
The Shuntian Prefecture suffered a disaster, and the Beiyuan side was not much better. Due to the decrease in rain and lack of pasture, the Mongolian herdsmen who graze for water and grass were even more severely affected. In order to keep their cattle and sheep fed, they had no choice but to move south to the Great Wall.
Nearby, they even ventured into the Ming border, and border frictions continued. Fortunately, Beiyuan still kept its promise and only made trouble in Datong, Hetao, and did not enter the boundaries of Shuntianfu.
But this was a pain for Xu Huizu. As the commander-in-chief of Shandong and Shanxi, he had to defend a long line of defense. Not only did he have to defend Shanhaiguan in the east, but Datong on the four sides was also one of his defense areas. Seeing the Mongols approaching menacingly, he naturally had to mobilize
The main force went to Datong to garrison. This way, there would be no spare power to compete with the Peking Army.
Just when Xu Huizu was worried about the situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, his own soldiers came to report that the pedestrian sent by the imperial court to deliver the order was about to arrive, and asked him to go and receive the order immediately. The so-called pedestrian is an envoy. To put it bluntly,
They are just errands, but the person they are running errands for is very special, the emperor, so they cannot be ignored.
In fact, in the early Ming Dynasty, the management of eunuchs was very strict. They could not leave the palace without obtaining imperial edicts. Most of the eunuchs who passed around the edicts were pedestrians, numbering in the hundreds. These people were first promoted from the filial piety and integrity, and later selected from Jinshi. Xingren served as officials in the capital
Although the status in the middle school is low, the reputation is very high and the promotion is very fast. The Jinshi in the junior high school are proud to hold this position.
The person who came to convey the decree was a young Jinshi. He came with a large group of civil servants and generals. The force was very spectacular, but Yongping City was too simple and not suitable for this group. Xu Huizu had sent the order early.
People went out of the city to wait for him, and he led a group of civil and military personnel to wait in the city to hear the order.
After a complicated set of meeting etiquette, the tent was raised in the commander's mansion and hundreds of officials kowtowed. After that, the group spread out the imperial edict and read aloud: "Holy edict, Xu Huizu, the Crown Prince of the State of Wei, the Grand Tutor, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Army,
He has a good command of the army and has made great contributions. He is specially ordered to give him a thousand stone as a reward. The court is busy now and he is urgently summoned back to the court. He will return south as soon as he sees the imperial edict. There must be no mistake. The military in the north is under the control of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding.
this."
Xu Huizu quickly received the order to express his gratitude, stood up and asked, "I wonder why the Holy Lord summoned me back to the court at this time?"
The passerby said: "I don't know much about my seniority. I just heard that there is something going on in the southwest, and I want Mr. Xu to go and take charge of it as soon as possible."
"Is there something going on in the southwest? What's going on?" Xu Huizu frowned.
"The official position is not clear. I only know that the Yunnan garrison sent people to the court, saying that there was a rebellion in Annan Kingdom. The rebels colluded with the chieftains in Guangxi and Yunnan in an attempt to cause chaos."
"Such a big thing has happened." Xu Huizu suddenly became anxious. The Annan Kingdom is located in the southwest border and is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is openly colluding with the chieftain forces on the border to prepare for rebellion. This is really an unlucky year. There is trouble on one side, and there are troubles in all directions. The people in the north are
The Yan rebels have not yet been put down, but someone from the south has jumped out to cause trouble.
"Mr. Xu, the army is in dire straits. You'd better finish handing over the military affairs with Marquis Guo as soon as possible and return south as quickly as possible," the pedestrian said again.
"Okay, please come and take your seats in the lobby. I have sent people to check the civilian registration and military registers. Please be careful." Xu Huizu waved his hand and let the visitors enter the lobby. After everyone was seated, he handed over his hands.
, said to a fifty or sixty-year-old veteran: "Master Guo, can you please take a step to the inner hall to speak."
"If you have anything to say, nephew, please speak up. There are no outsiders here." Guo Ying said sternly. In terms of title, he is not as good as Xu Huizu, but in terms of seniority, he is Xu Huizu's elder.
You must know that Emperor Hongwu repeatedly set up prisons and massacred heroes. The founding heroes of the country were killed and killed. Only two marquises survived. One was the in-law of the current emperor - Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen, and the other was his Wuding Marquis Guo Ying.
As a person who has survived several bloody storms, he naturally has something special about him.
Facing Guo Ying, who was relying on his elders and selling his elders, Xu Huizu couldn't force him to persuade him. He just frowned and asked, "I wonder what strategy Lord Guo will adopt to manage the war situation in the north in the future."
"Guo has received the imperial edict. He will negotiate peace with the Yan army first and grant them a fiefdom in Liaodong. After eliminating the worries of Liaodong, he can then seize other lands." Guo Ying cupped his hands towards the south and said.
"So, the imperial court is planning to use troops against Shuntian Mansion." Xu Huizu frowned even more.
"The Shuntian Mansion has colluded with the Northern Yuan Dynasty and has long had the intention of treason. It should be planned early to avoid future troubles."
"It's just that our army currently has insufficient strength and may not be able to quell the Peiping Army. If the two armies are united, foreign enemies may benefit from it." Xu Huizu said again.
"This general has his own division. Before we are fully prepared, our army will not act rashly. Our army will not move. If it moves, it will take Peiping with one blow."
"Since the Marquis Guo has already made the divisions, I shouldn't say much. I just have to remind the Marquis that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. Before using troops, you must first understand the reality of Beiping City."
"I have been fighting in the south and north for many years, and I still know a lot about the art of using troops." Guo Ying was obviously impatient. After all, he is an elder. It may be a bit difficult for him to rely on his elders instead of showing off, and humbly accept the teachings of his younger generations.
Xu Huizu naturally saw that the other party's words were unfaithful, so he said what he needed to say, and he wisely kept silent. As for negotiating peace with the Yan rebels, he was even less optimistic. After all, the purpose of launching the rebellion was not to separate one party from another, but to separate one party from another.
He is plotting to usurp the throne. Even if he is safe for the time being, he will still rebel in the future. But these matters are out of his control, and he is too lazy to say more to offend others.
After handling the military and political handover, Xu Huizu took his original group of trusted generals and returned to Manan under the escort of the personal troops. Although Shuntian Prefecture was engaged in a bandit suppression operation at this time, the official team under the banner of the imperial court, the Peking Army
Generally, they won't move, so the official road is still smooth.
On the way back to the court, Xu Huizu originally wanted to pass by Peiping to explore the strength of the Peiping army, but he was afraid of being mistaken for being a collaborator, so he did not dare to go and went south directly.
The imperial court is carrying out personnel transfers, but the first party congress is being held within Shuntian Mansion. More than twenty representatives of the military and political councils formed the first batch of party members. The meeting was held to determine the party program and party constitution. Afterwards, they collectively swore to never rebel.
The next step for the party is to elect a secretary, five members of the Standing Committee, and five members of the Military Commission. From then on, it will establish a policy of integrating the party and the army. The military will be directly led by the Military Commission.
While establishing the party and party discipline, it also established military regulations and military disciplines, stipulating that all generals are promoted based on military merit. However, the political commissar is appointed by the party committee, and the job of the political commissar is to ensure the loyalty of the army. The military committee also has jurisdiction over the staff headquarters, which has a
Staff officers at all levels, these people are also promoted from generals. They serve as instructors in military schools or guide military training in military camps during peacetime. In wartime, they serve as staff officers and assist the Military Commission in formulating various combat plans.
All in all, the goal is to transform the Peking Army from an old-style peasant army to a new-style professional army. This army is organized and disciplined, and only obeys the leadership of the Military Commission, rather than blindly following the general. This army also has a strict top-down approach.
An organizational model with one layer of leadership and one layer of leadership. The subordinates resolutely obey the combat tasks set by the superiors and truly fight wherever directed.
Wan Lei still works as a secretary, responsible for managing party membership and rosters. As for the Standing Committee, the main task is to develop and review party members. The Military Commission is also developing and vigorously developing the party. Many generals at the battalion level and above have been developed into reserve party members.
As long as you don't make any serious mistakes after half a year, you can become a regular employee.
In addition, party members are also divided into three, six or nine grades. Generally speaking, those who join the party first are the heroes, and those who join later are ranked in order. Whether within the army or within the government, there will be party branches and establishments.
There is a secretary who is responsible for managing the internal party members. In short, one layer is in charge of the other, and each layer is subordinate. Unless there are special circumstances, no promotion is allowed.
"Everyone, you and I are like-minded, and I hope we can meet in wealth and honor one day!" Wan Lei didn't say any congratulatory words. He just cupped his hands and said, "I'm treating you today. We won't go home until we're drunk."
"Okay, I won't go home until I'm drunk." All the "party leaders" responded in unison, because they could already predict that the party organization named Zulong Party would soon grow like a snowball, and their good days were not far away.
Princes, generals, and prime ministers, would you rather be kind? When the troops in Peiping are strong and strong, it will be the time when they will make great achievements and become famous.