Zhu Yunxi really wanted Dongguan Bo Herong to lead the army again.
The cause was the words of Zhang Quan, the Marquis of Yongding.
Zhang Quan, a native of Dingyuan, Huaixi, joined the army as a young man. He once followed Fu Youde and Lan Yu to pacify Yunnan. In the 23rd year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of Marquis and hereditary commander.
He is a well-established Huaixi noble, but he is also among the Huaixi nobles, the group with the lowest title. In other words, in terms of qualifications, he belongs to the follower of the older generation of Huaixi military leaders.
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"The emperor asked the four princes to train troops in Guangdong and Guangxi in preparation for the future expedition to Annan!" Zhang Quan said to Zhu Yunxi, "In the opinion of the veteran, there is something wrong with Weiwei!"
"You are an old soldier! If you have anything to say, just say it!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"The Fourth Prince is from the North!" Zhang Quan is over fifty, but he still speaks with great energy, as if he is ready to fight anyone at any time. "Most of the generals he brings are from the North!"
"And the soldiers in Guangdong and Guangxi are all Cantonese. How can we lead this? Even among Cantonese, they often fight with each other because of different language and customs."
"They say people in Guangdong and Guangxi are gentle, but that's because they have never seen village fights! Often thousands of people can fight to the death just for a well or a matter in Longdi!"
Zhang Quan spat and said, "Many people die every year! When Cantonese people gather together, they first ask where their hometown is and who their last name is! Even if people in the same place are not in the same camp, they are all like brothers.
. . . One person can shout out hundreds of people to cause trouble!"
"I'm not exaggerating. People over there are walking on the street and see someone fighting. As long as they speak with an accent from their hometown, they will definitely go to help!"
"And there are many places where people have never interacted with each other, probably because they have fought over mountains, forests, and land in previous lives!"
"Cantonese people value their hometown first, but they are also very distinct from each other! For example, Chaoyong is Chaoyong, Hakka is Hakka, and Guangfu is Guangfu..."
"The fourth prince doesn't know the joints involved. If he follows the previous method of commanding troops, he will definitely not be able to do it! He can't even understand the orders, how can he make the people below him work together as a rope?"
"So in the opinion of the veteran, we should choose a veteran general from Guangdong to lead the army. Only in this way can we get the sincere support of the Cantonese people!"
Zhang Quan's voice was as loud as a bell, "The Cantonese people may seem gentle, but in fact they are not afraid of death in war. They are all father and son brothers. But the prerequisite for them to be obedient is that they must recognize the person who leads them! They don't recognize any princes or princes, so just
Recognize someone!”
With the above words, Dongguan Bo He Rong was summoned.
In fact, these words are not entirely true. The soldiers in Guangdong are not only Cantonese. Therefore, there is another intention in this statement.
Even though Zhang Quan is a martial artist, he is not a rough guy who only knows how to kill people and set fires.
He was actually trying to say to Zhu Yunxi, "Your Majesty, you let the four princes train troops in Guangdong and Guangxi. Are you so relieved that you have the military power in the two provinces?"
"I can't keep an eye on him alone. You'd better choose someone else to keep an eye on the fourth child of the Zhu family with me!"
As for why I chose Dongguan Bo He Rong, it’s because his hometown is Dongguan, Guangdong.
Starting from his father's generation, he first started in Heyuan, then guarded Huizhou, and later captured Guangzhou...the real King of Lingnan.
Later, in order to prevent the lives of Guangdong and Guangxi from being destroyed, He Zhen, He Rong's father, rejected his subordinates' suggestion to imitate the South Vietnamese king Zhao Tuo, killed his subordinates who proposed independence, and led the soldiers and civilians of Guangdong and Guangxi to join the Ming Dynasty.
How high is the prestige of his family in Lingnan?
In the 14th year of Hongwu, Fu Youde conquered Yunnan. At that time, many soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi under his command had difficulty forming an army because of language barriers. At that time, He Rong and He Zhen, father and son, were ordered to lead the soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi first as vanguards and then to provide logistics.
In the 16th year of Hongwu's reign, the He family's father and son returned to Guangdong and summoned more than 10,000 soldiers for the imperial court to mobilize.
Later, Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia who was guarding Guangdong, was whipped to death by Emperor Taizu Gao because he killed innocent people indiscriminately. Zhu Liangzu became angry and resentful in Guangdong. For the sake of public security in Guangdong, he sent the He family and his son back to Guangdong. He and his son summoned more than 3,000 thugs in one sentence.
Will..
Although the He family returned to Guangdong several times to gather old tribes during the Hongwu period, there was some imperial scheming involved. After all, the He family was the king of Lingnan, and there were too many old tribes in Guangdong. For the Ming Dynasty, it was always a hidden danger, and they had to be scattered around.
The civilian armed forces were used for their own purposes.
But it also shows the unique prestige of the He family in Lingnan from the side!
Moreover, the fact that such an exclusive group as the Ming Dynasty Warriors Honor Group can accept the He family and his son is an affirmation of their abilities.
Dongguan Bo He Rong of this generation joined the army at a young age. He was Cao Zhen's subordinate when he fought in Yunnan, and he also gained real military merit.
Moreover, this person was also Lan Yu’s best friend in history!
Now in time and space, Zhu Yunxi always stood by Lan Yu and others on the road to the East Palace, as a member of the Bao Sanye Party.
Therefore, he is the perfect person to use him to assist Zhu Di in training troops in Guangdong and Guangxi, or to prevent Zhu Di from becoming big in Guangdong and Guangxi!
Moreover, using this person will be greatly beneficial in terms of logistics.
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"Chen, He Rong..."
"No need to be polite!" In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunxi smiled at He Rong, turned to the bastard and said, "Hurry up and give me a seat!"
He Rong sat down with a smile and glanced at Yongding Hou Zhang Quan.
In fact, the two of them have similar statuses in the group of noble warriors who founded the Ming Dynasty. They were once the subordinates of the older generation of military leaders.
The look he looked at Zhang Quan meant, "What the hell are you doing here?"
The look Zhang Quan gave him was, "Damn, do you think you are dead?"
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"How old is Lian Po? Can he still make a living?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile on the dragon chair.
He Rong was stunned and didn't understand what it meant.
Zhang Quan, who was standing next to him, whispered, "The emperor is asking, can you still eat...can you still lead troops to fight?"
"Who are you going to hit?" He Rong stood up immediately and shouted loudly, "Whoever the emperor says to hit, I will hit him!" As he spoke, he twitched for a moment and said, "Who are you going to hit? Where are my enemies of Ming Dynasty? Who dares to follow me now?
Am I the enemy of Ming Dynasty?"
"Hahahaha!" Zhu Yunxi smiled cheerfully, he liked the way these old military leaders were so generous.
"My fourth uncle is training troops in Guangdong and Guangxi, and I am going to attack Annan!" Zhu Yunxi did not hide it from him, "To conquer Annan, we must use the manpower and material resources of Guangdong and Guangxi!"
"Your Majesty, we should have beaten him a long time ago!" He Rong immediately said loudly, "More than thirty years ago, when I was still young...I heard from the adults in the family that Annan actually dared to take advantage of the chaos in our country.
Send troops to annex the land of the Chinese Empire, and secretly move the border forward..."
"We should have beaten him a long time ago! When we first attacked Yunnan, we just wanted to get rid of him easily... It was those scholars in the court who suffered from the plague who said that a big country cannot raise troops rudely, causing the loss of life.
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"Too kind! Our Ming Dynasty is too kind!"
"Don't get excited yet!" Zhu Yunxu pressed down his hands and said with a smile, "This time, I want to appoint you as the deputy general, and together with the Marquis of Yongding, assist Prince Yongyi in integrating the troops of Guangdong and Guangxi, is that okay?"
"I am willing to go!" He Rong said loudly, "I can also write a letter back to my hometown and summon the children of Guangfu to fight for the country!"
As he spoke, the old man suddenly became murderous, "I have never fought as a vanguard several times in my life. In the past, I was inevitably looked down upon by people such as Marquis Jingchuan. This time, I will lead the Lingnan disciples as pioneers and march to Ping'an South!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "When can I leave?"
"at any time!"
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "The old man is very ambitious and wants to be the general of Dingguo!" He added, "Yongdinghou Zhang Quan!"
"Old minister is here!"
"As General Huwei, you two command the troops of Guangdong and Guangxi, serving under Prince Yongyi!"
The two veterans stood up at the same time, "Here!"