In the main hall of the front hall of the General's Office in Chicheng Castle, Yongningbo Zhang Cheng and other officers and generals had a brief lunch and continued to discuss the morning's topics.
Regarding the garrison and Qianhu of the fortresses on the North Road and East Road, this time there has also been a certain degree of exchange. Among them, Yunzhou garrison Chiyuan was transferred to the post of Akagi garrison, and Yunzhou Jiangying is now also moving along the Baihe River.
Developing southward, it has already surpassed Chi Castle.
Chi Yuan has done his best in the past few years, not only protecting the safety of the craftsman camp, but also providing all-round assistance to the craftsman camp. He has made great contributions to the development of the craftsman camp and is highly appreciated by Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng. This time, he
He was promoted to guard the Red Castle.
Ren Jilong, the original garrison of the horse camp, was transferred to the garrison of Dushibao, Liu Zhenzhou, a thousand-household member of Songshubao, was transferred to the garrison of Yunzhou, Zhenshang Qianto of Cangshangbao was transferred to the garrison of Maying, and Ma Zhong, a thousand-household member of Junzibao, was transferred to the garrison of Longmen Station to replace Xu Jinyong.
Sha Zhongwang, the former Qian Commander of the Yongning Battalion, was not integrated into the expanded Sixth Battalion this time for no other reason than Zhang Cheng just wanted him to stay on the east road so that Yan Qingrong, the commander of the Yongning Guard, could intimidate the juniors in the Guard.
, so that they dare not do anything.
Although Sha Zhongwang was resentful about not being able to be incorporated into the war camp, he did not dare to tell Uncle Yongning himself. He only complained in front of his uncle Yan Qingrong, but he did not dare to neglect the duties of Yongning's garrison.
The reason why Zhang Cheng took such drastic measures to adjust the thousands of households and defenses in each fort was to prevent them from staying in one place for a long time and forming a stubborn interest group with the local gentry and military sects, threatening his control of the North Road.
According to his idea, the garrison of thousands of households in various places should be rotated every three years, and one person should not be allowed to serve in one place for a long time. However, he did not make it clear to everyone, but just implemented it first and gradually made it a routine.
It's approaching dinner time, and all matters have been discussed in general. What's left is the specific implementation level. If you encounter any problems, you can figure out how to solve them.
Zhang Cheng has been busy with military affairs since returning to the capital and has not had time to spend time with his family, so he did not invite everyone to have dinner today, but left time to his family members.
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It has been more than ten months since Zhang Yuding came to this world. Now he is fair and fat, with a pair of big black eyes, staring straight at Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng.
"Big...big..."
The child kept babbling.
Zhang Cheng's eyes were full of his father's love. He didn't like being called "Big" by his son, so he kept correcting him softly: "Dad... call me dad... call me dad..."
His mother, Zhang Yangshi, was busy at the side and stopped him from talking and said: "What do you call me dad? Mom thinks it's good to be older. Whatever you call your good grandson will be good!"
"Okay, okay, okay."
Zhang Cheng responded repeatedly and continued: "Mother said yes, that's fine."
Even though he is a person who has traveled from another world, the warmth of his family is also affecting him. Perhaps it is due to family ties. Only at home and around his relatives, Zhang Cheng does not have to pretend or hide himself.
Nowadays, he has fully integrated into this family and is very filial to his mother and aunt. He almost never disobeys them. It seems that he has forgotten that this mother and aunt are cheap ones that he picked up for free.
At this time, Mrs. Ji Xuanzhu said from the side: "Jia Ma, please take the young master down, feed him milk, and put him to sleep early."
Jia Ma is the nurse of Zhang Yuding, the eldest son of Yongning Bo. Her name is Jia Yunniang. She is only in her early twenties this year. She has a fair complexion and a tall figure that looks a bit more majestic, especially the white patch in front.
Even Zhang Cheng couldn't help but blush.
Jia Yunniang's husband, Ding Baogen, was originally a team leader in Zhang Cheng's army. When the Yongyi Army expanded this time, he was promoted and became the leader in charge of about a hundred people in the Tengshe Camp.
This also made Jia Yuniang work even more diligently in Yongning Bo's house. She even cut off the milk of her biological son Ding Li early and only fed it to Yongning Bo's son Zhang Yuding.
Zhang Yuding didn't know why, but he couldn't cut off his milk. He was like a little tiger who was very good at eating.
It is precisely because of this that Jia Yuniang was worried that she could not take good care of the young master, and she was even more worried that the lady would find another wet nurse for the young master to share her contribution, so she pinched off her son Ding Li's milk.
After all, Uncle Yongning had already brought her son Ding Li into the house and lived with her. Although it was for the convenience of her taking care of her children, it also allowed her to calm down and take good care of the young master.
But Uncle Yong Ning has something to say. In the future, his son can be the young master's book boy. Wouldn't that mean he becomes the person closest to the young master, and he is worried that his achievements will be low in the future?
Who knows, this Ding Laosan in my family will become the light of the family in the future!
Jia Yunniang stepped forward to take Zhang Yuding. It was a little strange to say that this jade tripod was still full of life and vigor under her father's teasing just now.
But when she got into Yun Niang's arms, she immediately lay down on the white flowers on his chest. Her two little hands kept pulling at the collar, and she pursed her little red mouth and leaned towards him.
The little guy's commotion immediately exposed most of Yun Niang's front, which was so bright under the candlelight that Zhang Cheng swallowed two big mouthfuls of saliva.
Looking at Yun Niang's back as she turned away, Zhang Cheng felt as if a raging fire was igniting in his body. Suddenly his mouth and tongue felt dry and his whole body felt unbearably hot.
"Sister, let's go to bed early and let the young couple talk about their farewell." Aunt Zhang Han on the side seemed to have noticed something, and hurriedly tugged on Zhang Yang's sleeve and said to her.
After seeing the two old ladies off respectfully, only Yongning Bo, Zhang Cheng and his two ladies were left in the greenhouse, as well as the sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan, as well as Xin Na's concubine Tang Chunru and others.
Everyone had heard what the old lady just said, and they all stood up and left very obediently. The second lady, Yang Liying, and the concubine, Liu Yan, were already pregnant and could no longer experience the joy of having sex in bed.
Liu Ying was well-behaved and sensible. On the pretext of taking care of her sister, who was more than seven months pregnant, she got up and left with Liu Yan. Tang Chunru, the new concubine, also got up and left.
In the blink of an eye, only Zhang Cheng, Ji Xuanzhu and his wife, and two maids, Xiuyue and Yurui, were left in the hothouse that had been very lively just now.
Ji Xuanzhu opened his lips lightly and said words like orchids to Zhang Cheng: "My husband is really heroic and graceful. Every time he goes to war, he brings back a beautiful girl as beautiful as a flower!"
Hearing this, Zhang Cheng knew that she was deliberately making fun of him, so he couldn't help but smile in relief and said: "I can't help it. Even if the emperor rewards me, I don't dare to refuse it as a husband."
As he spoke, he moved closer to Ji Xuanzhu, and whispered against her pink cheek: "We haven't seen each other for a few months, but do you miss your husband?"
"It's not okay, the girls are still here."
Zhang Cheng glanced sideways at Xiuyue and Yurui beside him, with a charming smile on his face and said back to her: "What are you afraid of? They are all your close friends, and now they are all pretty and handsome. It's hard to explain.
Heavenly husband will comb them and keep them as your sisters, okay?"
His words made the two little girls blush and seemed to be very shy. They lowered their heads and couldn't tell what their expressions were at this moment.
However, Ji Xuanzhu's attitude was enough to explain the problem. She said angrily: "You, wild flowers are more fragrant than domestic flowers. You are always involved in philandering, and your reputation for being greedy for beauty will spread throughout the whole world."
"Who said that?"
Zhang Cheng continued with a serious expression: "The scent of wild flowers is true. But the flowers in our home are even more fragrant."
As he spoke, he sniffed Ji Xuanzhu's body a few times, and then said with an upright face: "Uncle Ben loves wild flowers as well as domestic flowers. Whether she is a domestic flower or a wild flower, she is my uncle."
The flowers in Bo’s arms!”
"ah."
As Zhang Cheng said this, he hugged Ji Xuanzhu into his arms, causing her to let out a soft scream. Then he tried to push Zhang Cheng away, but was unable to do so due to his weak strength. He couldn't help but softly begged: "Don't...
…The girls are watching, spreading... spreading..."
At this time, Ji Xuanzhu couldn't say a word anymore, because her small cherry mouth had been completely blocked by a big mouth. When their lips and tongues met, a smell unique to men hit Ji Xuanzhu directly.
Within the mouth and nose.
Suddenly, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng suddenly hugged the princess, held his wife Ji Xuanzhu in his arms, and said angrily to Xiuyue and Yurui who were laughing at the side: "Two silly girls, what are you watching here?
, why don’t you go and make the mattress for Uncle Ben?”
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Since Zhang Cheng returned to Chicheng from the capital, he has been busy with military and government affairs. He first accompanied the governor and ministers, and then visited various castles, but he did not spend time with his family.
Fortunately, the military and political affairs have been generally arranged, and he has finally found time to spend the Spring Festival with his family in peace and quiet.
In the next few days, he spent time in the house playing with the female relatives, teasing the young master Zhang Yuding, playing leaf plays with the two old ladies, and occasionally playing horse tricks and other such things.
Although Zhang Cheng is now the Earl of Yongning in the Ming Dynasty, the plaque in front of the mansion still reads "General's Office" because he will go to Xuanfu Town to take up a post after this new year and will not live here permanently.
plan.
However, today's General Office is very lively. There are red silk ribbons everywhere inside and outside, and there are also strings of lights of various colors. The festive atmosphere is evident.
The fourteenth year of Chongzhen was not an ordinary year for Zhang Cheng!
In this year, he led his warriors to fight twice, and both won great victories. This was a very happy event to celebrate, not to mention that Zhang Cheng was awarded the title of Earl of the Ming Dynasty for his contribution to Liaodong.
Of course, what makes everyone the happiest is the birth of Zhang Yuding, the eldest son of Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng's house. This also marks the successor of the Zhang family. This not only greatly enhances Zhang Cheng's prestige in the Yongyi Army, but also makes other members of the Zhang family more happy.
The centripetal force is stronger.
Among the officers and generals of the various battalions within the Yongyi Army, there have even been titles such as "Prince" and "Little Prince"!
In their view, this not only marks the successor of the general they enthusiastically support, but also marks the successor of the "Yongyi Army", an emerging armed force.
Although Zhang Cheng has not yet reached his thirties, he still looks very young, handsome and heroic. Even if he goes to the battlefield, as the commander of the first army, he will receive the best protection.
But people in this era are like this. They value the inheritance of the family line more than anything else. Whether it is gold threads or real estate, they must ultimately pass it on to their sons, Shunzhi, and great-grandsons, forever!
Even once some people decide to become slaves, they will remain slaves for several lifetimes, and even worse, they will remain slaves like horses and cows for generations.
Just like today's brave officers and soldiers regard Yongningbo Zhang Cheng as their master, in the eyes of the brave officers and soldiers, Zhang Cheng is their god-given general.
As long as Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng lead them, the Yongyi Army can always be invincible, and they can always rely on their military merits to continuously gain promotions and titles, receive full military pay, and be rich forever.
As the saying goes, "A snake cannot survive without a head." If the Yongyi Army has now begun to take on the characteristics of a powerful local warlord faction, then in ancient times, such a powerful local faction must have a leader.
After all, people in this period were still in their infancy. As a group, they relied entirely on the personal will of the leader, Zhang Cheng, to lead them all the way to strive for personal wealth and fame.
Therefore, all of them are ants gathered under Zhang Cheng's command. Even if there are Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong, Chen Zheng and other slightly outstanding people among them, none of them can replace Zhang Cheng's position.
Even if something unexpected happens to Zhang Cheng in the future, I am afraid that his son will have to be the commander-in-chief of the entire army, and he can still serve the people.
Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong, Chen Zheng, Chen Zhong and others can only help from the side. Perhaps the real power of the army is in the hands of a few of them, but the person who can be the commander-in-chief of the entire army can only be a descendant of Zhang Cheng.
Just like in the real history of the late Ming Dynasty, Gao Jie, a bandit and surrendered to the imperial army. After Beijing was captured by the Qing army, he became one of the four towns in the north of the Yangtze River and was named Xingping Bo by the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
But when he was trapped and killed in Suizhou by Xu Dingguo, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, although each of his more than ten soldiers had an army, they were unable to carry out the task alone. Instead, he had to make his youngest son Gao Yuanjue the commander-in-chief of the entire army.
Even later, Gao Jie's wife Xing was afraid that her son Gao Yuanjue was too young to be able to fully control the more than ten generals under his command, so she asked Shi Kefa, the cabinet minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty, to accept her as her adopted son and as a backer.
However, Shi Kefa cherished his reputation and failed to grant permission in time. Finally, Nanming's army, which was able to fight and dared to fight, also surrendered to the Qing army in the midst of chaos, taking its commander Gao Yuanjue.
Therefore, in this era, the most important thing is the inheritance of the clan. For example, Zhang Cheng is now the supreme commander of the Yongyi Army. His personal prestige in the army and in Xuanzhen has reached the point where it cannot be increased.
And now that he has a son, the family inheritance has been stabilized. The soldiers who follow him feel reassured. Even if Zhang Cheng encounters an accident, they will continue to follow Zhang Cheng's descendants and bring courage to the next generation.