Chapter 120: Open the treasure chest! Another big gain!

"Yes."

"Now you are already a Regional Military Commissioner."

Bu Wan nodded slightly, with a faint smile, revealing a sense of relief.

Zhu Ying on the side looked at it and also smiled slightly.

"My previous position as acting Regional Military Commissioner is also gone."

Bu Wan still had a smile on his face, teasing about the busy days of the past: "I don't need to worry about military affairs anymore."

Speaking of this.

Bu Wan's eyes suddenly lit up, and then, he suddenly thought of something, stood up immediately, his movements quick.

He walked quickly behind the table and took out a wooden box from a cabinet he carried with the army.

Looking at this wooden box, Bu Wan held it with both hands, attaching great importance to it.

Then.

Bu Wan walked straight to Zhu Ying, handed the box over solemnly with both hands, carrying a seriousness: "Regional Military Commissioner's official seal! It's yours!"

"From now on, I finally don't need to manage military affairs anymore."

"Haha."

Bu Wan's laughter was hearty and open, echoing in the tent. It was a joy after completely putting down the burden, his eyes were very clear, without the slightest nostalgia for the military general's power.

Clearly, as a civil official, Bu Wan really didn't care much about this military general's power, and could even be said to avoid it.

"Why do I feel like you are acting like you just lost a hot potato."

Zhu Ying looked at Bu Wan's series of eager movements, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, his eyes carrying a trace of teasing smile, while taking the box carrying the power of the Regional Military Commissioner.

"No way."

Bu Wan spread his hands helplessly, his face also showing fatigue: "Since arriving in Daning, I not only have to deal with cumbersome government affairs, but also have to control military affairs, busy every day, and have long been exhausted."

"Now that you have taken over, it is naturally what I wanted."

Bu Wan laughed happily while speaking. It seems he is looking forward to the days when he will have more time to rest after resigning as acting Regional Military Commissioner.

After taking back the Regional Military Commissioner's official seal from Bu Wan's tent, Zhu Ying walked quickly towards his tent.

At this moment, Zhu Ying's steps were light, full of impatient excitement.

After all, this time he not only obtained the high position of 【Daning Regional Military Commissioner】, but also got two treasure chests.

This naturally attracted Zhu Ying to return to the tent quickly and open the treasure chest.

"The host's official position has been promoted to 【Daning Regional Military Commissioner】, rewarding one First Rank treasure chest."

After returning to the tent, the familiar panel prompt appeared in time.

"Do you want to condense the power official seal?"

Immediately after, the panel also prompted.

"Condense." Zhu Ying did not hesitate and ordered in his heart immediately.

The next moment.

It seemed that a mysterious force was surging.

"Regional Military Commissioner's official seal, condensed successfully." The panel prompted.

"You can view the official seal attributes."

"The Regional Military Commissioner's official seal, the increase in combat power and morale should also have reached double."

Zhu Ying's heart was full of anticipation. And in front of him, the attributes of the official seal had already clearly emerged.

【Daning Regional Military Commissioner's Official Seal】: Commanding the Daning Border Army, increasing the combat power of subordinates by double, morale by double, and endurance by double.

"It really is a double bonus."

Zhu Ying's eyes flashed with a look of surprise, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a satisfied smile: "Very good. With this attribute alone, the soldiers under my command are at least equivalent to two people."

"Fifty thousand great army is equivalent to one hundred thousand."

"And the combat power can also be truly reflected on the battlefield."

Zhu Ying became more excited as he thought about it, full of confidence in the future wars and battlefield killings.

This kind of improvement is too great.

It cannot be shown in peacetime, but on the battlefield, it will be fully displayed to the enemy.

Combat power combined with morale is a victorious army.

Then.

"There are still three treasure chests."

Zhu Ying didn't think much more, immediately came back to his senses, and shouted in his heart: "Open three treasure chests."

Two imperial decrees correspond to two ordinary treasure chests, and promotion to Regional Military Commissioner also obtained a First Rank treasure chest, this is his expectation at this moment.

"Open two ordinary treasure chests."

"Obtained Yellow Rank Low-grade 【Muscle-Splitting and Bone-Breaking Hand】."

"Obtained 【Unlimited-Flint】."

"Open First Rank treasure chest."

"Obtained 【High-Yield Rice Seeds】."

A series of prompts from the panel.

The treasures drawn were fully presented in front of Zhu Ying.

"This time the luck seems not bad."

Zhu Ying thought to himself, revealing a smile.

"A ranked martial art, although the power is not too great, this thing is a good helper for interrogation, Muscle-Splitting and Bone-Breaking Hand! Just hearing the name shows that it is enough to make people extremely painful."

Thinking of this.

Zhu Ying narrowed his eyes slightly, and the picture of this martial art playing a role in a suitable scene appeared in his mind.

Interrogation!

Torture!

"Flint, it is also a must-have for the march."

"In the wild environment, this is the key to making fire. It is placed in the storage space unlimitedly, so you don't have to worry about the fire source in the future."

Regarding what the second treasure chest opened, Zhu Ying nodded slightly, and was also very satisfied.

"High-yield rice! It will definitely be used in the future."

"Food is the most important thing for the people."

"No matter which era, food is the real key."

Zhu Ying's eyes flashed with excitement, and he had more confidence in his future planning.

"Not bad."

Zhu Ying was naturally very satisfied with the gains from the three treasure chests this time.

It made Zhu Ying feel more satisfied than opening eight treasure chests last time.

"Extract 【Muscle-Splitting and Bone-Breaking Hand】!"

Zhu Ying did not hesitate at all, directly extracted the martial art, and prepared to start practicing.

Now that the war is settled, through more than a year of cruel battlefield training, Zhu Ying has increased his full attributes to five thousand.

However, Zhu Ying knows clearly in his heart that it will not be so easy to improve in the future.

As Zhu Ying's attributes get higher, the attributes picked up after killing enemies on the battlefield also get less and less.

After all, this is like fighting monsters to level up. The higher your own level, the negligible the experience gained from killing ordinary small monsters.

Therefore, self-cultivation must be put on the agenda in the future, becoming a key way to improve strength.

The next day!

The entire Liaoyang City was still covered by white snow, putting a white coat on this city that had experienced the flames of war, covering the blood, and it seemed that everything had been pacified.

The former Grand Marshal's Mansion has now become Feng Sheng's temporary mansion.

Inside and outside the mansion, it was heavily guarded. Feng Sheng's personal guards were wearing armor, holding long spears, standing neatly on both sides of the mansion gate, like two rows of sturdy guards, and it was the same inside the mansion.

Unlike the usual military discussions, generals above the Battalion Commander can come and participate in the discussion.

But today, only generals above the Regional Military Commissioner arrived.

The discussion hall in the mansion was spacious and solemn, with only a few chairs placed, and now people were already sitting.

Feng Sheng wore a red cloak and a gorgeous robe, sitting on the main seat.

Fu Youde and Lan Yu sat on the left and right.

Then there were Chang Mao, Hu Hai, Wang Bi, and Zhang Yu, and everyone was sitting upright.

Although there were only a few generals, each of them had a silent murderous aura, making the entire hall filled with a serious and oppressive atmosphere.

Zhu Ying has now become the Daning Border Army Regional Military Commissioner. On the Liaodong battlefield, the Daning Border Army made many merits. Regarding this reorganization task, Zhu Ying was naturally present.

This time Zhu Ying was also wearing a cloak, wearing a red cloak, sitting in the second to last position on the left, and on the right was Zhang Yu.

"Generals."

Feng Sheng's voice was low and powerful, breaking the silence in the discussion hall.

"Nonsense, I won't say much."

"More than 180,000 surrendered soldiers, how to reorganize? How to make these surrendered soldiers obediently used by our Great Ming? How to make these surrendered soldiers not surrender and rebel again?"

"Generals, speak freely!"

Feng Sheng's eyes were like torches, scanning the generals in the hall, and the straightforward words spread.

The current situation is very tricky, with such a large number of surrendered soldiers, the conventional reorganization method is clearly not feasible.

"Grand General."

Fu Youde stood up first, bowed his hands, his voice steady: "The Emperor's decree is to reorganize three guards, with 50,000 troops per guard, that is to reorganize 150,000."

"In the humble opinion of this subordinate, the first step is naturally to clear all the weak surrendered soldiers among these surrendered soldiers and demote them to slaves, handing them over to the local government."

"Keeping these weak people in the army not only consumes food and grass, but may also affect the overall combat effectiveness of the army."

While Fu Youde was speaking, he was also looking at Feng Sheng's expression.

"The second step is to select enough elite soldiers in the army to serve as military officers within these three reorganized guards. These surrendered soldiers cannot have military officers. From the Company Commander level and above, they must be served by our Great Ming soldiers."

"Only in this way can we ensure that the control of the army is firmly in our hands."

Fu Youde's words were clear and logical, full of the decisiveness of a general who has not been a general for many years.

Hearing this.

Feng Sheng nodded in agreement, a look of approval appearing on his face: "These two steps are inevitable. If these surrendered soldiers are allowed to continue to command troops, there will surely be chaos."

"The stability of the army concerns the safety of the Great Ming, and no negligence is allowed."

"Especially since this is the reorganization of surrendered soldiers, it is naturally necessary to firmly control it."

"However..."

Feng Sheng had a thoughtful expression.

After a while.

He spoke slowly again: "If these surrendered soldiers do not have Yuan generals with high prestige to deter them, they may not be that honest."

"Those Yuan generals who have surrendered, those who can be used must be used."

"Using barbarians to control barbarians, this is the experience of our Han family for thousands of years."

Feng Sheng's voice revealed a pride unique to Han family generals.

"Grand General."

Lan Yu stood up, bowed his hands, and said loudly: "Reorganizing Yuan generals to serve, they cannot be the main, only the deputy, and they do not have the power to mobilize troops, only the power of assistance."

"Even after reorganization in the future, we must increase precautions against them."

"These surrendered soldiers were once enemies after all, so we cannot take it lightly."

Regarding surrendered soldiers, regarding these Yuan people, Lan Yu's eyes revealed thick vigilance and distrust. He did not have a good attitude towards these surrendered soldiers.

If it weren't for the imperial order being difficult to violate, Lan Yu would even want to start a massacre directly.

After all, the food consumed by these surrendered soldiers every day is not small now. Even if the Great Ming treasury is full now, it has been consumed a lot in the nine months of war. In Lan Yu's view, raising so many surrendered soldiers for nothing is a waste.

"This is natural."

Feng Sheng nodded, his eyes also revealing a vigilance: "Those who are not of our race must have different hearts."

"After all, the Northern Yuan still exists, these surrendered soldiers can be used, but they must also be guarded against."

"Our Great Ming must be dominated by our Han ethnic group, whether it is the government or the army, it is the same. This is the foundation of our Great Ming and cannot be shaken by anyone."

The words here were not only spoken by Feng Sheng, but also spoken by the current Emperor. The majesty and inviolability of the Great Ming now represent the Han ethnic group.

Following closely.

"Grand General, this subordinate thinks..."

Hu Hai, Wang Bi, and other Huaixi generals also stood up one after another, bowed their hands, and made suggestions.

Everyone actively put forward opinions.

If it is about government governance, these Huaixi generals naturally do not have that ability, but in terms of army reorganization and army governance, they naturally have their own unique insights.

Their voices rose and fell, echoing in the discussion hall, putting forward their own ideas one after another.

The Huaixi generals in the hall kept speaking.

Feng Sheng listened carefully while nodding slightly, occasionally raising some questions to discuss with the generals.

Of course.

Feng Sheng's personal guard commander recorded the useful reorganization methods proposed by the generals in detail.

At this time.

As the generals in the hall gradually stopped, the discussion hall returned to a moment of silence. Feng Sheng's gaze slowly swept over everyone, and finally landed on Zhu Ying, who had not spoken.

"General Zhu."

Feng Sheng's voice was gentle and full of anticipation: "Regarding reorganization, what is your opinion?"

Feng Sheng looked at Zhu Ying, his eyes flashing with a trace of anticipation.

Clearly, Zhu Ying's performance on the battlefield was not something Zhu Ying's age could achieve. Feng Sheng also wanted to hear what other insights Zhu Ying had, maybe it could bring new ideas to this tricky reorganization problem.

"May I ask the Grand General." Zhu Ying stood up, bowed his hands, and asked in a loud voice: "After these three guards are formed, will they be garrisoned in Liaodong or what?"

Zhu Ying raised his head, staring tightly at Feng Sheng, waiting for the answer.

"The matter of garrisoning still needs the Emperor to decide."

Feng Sheng replied, his eyes revealing a trace of uncertainty.

"This subordinate does have some insights."

Zhu Ying frowned slightly, fell into a short thought, and then said slowly: "Liaodong Prefecture has a large population, and there are many Mongols among them."

"If the three guards are all garrisoned in Liaodong, it is inappropriate."

"After all, the Grand General and the 100,000-strong army under his command will leave Liaodong sooner or later and will not garrison here forever."

"At the beginning of reorganization, the garrison location of the three guards must be determined. The three guards cannot be garrisoned in one place. The garrison location of the three reorganized guards must be separated as much as possible."

"Moreover, regarding the food and grass of the three guards, it must be strictly controlled. These three reorganized guards can only have no more than five days of food and grass, and must be transported gradually to ensure that the army is not lost."

Zhu Ying's words were clear and logical, and strengthened the precautions against the reorganization of the three guards of surrendered soldiers. He was very cautious, not only separating the three guards, but also controlling them from food.

After all.

Regarding the reorganization of these three guards, Zhu Ying naturally had to treat it cautiously, and the suggestions he made this time were all carefully considered.

"These three guards naturally cannot be garrisoned together."

Feng Sheng nodded in agreement: "This point is inevitable. As for your suggestion to control the food of the three guards, this is indeed feasible."

"As long as the food is controlled, if they want to rebel, just seal the food and grass, then they will be on a dead end."

Feng Sheng's eyes revealed a trace of coldness, as if he had seen an effective means to deal with the rebellion of surrendered soldiers.

Of course.

This is just prevention.

It does not mean that the reorganization of these surrendered soldiers will really rebel.

"Record these two points as well." Feng Sheng immediately said to the personal guard commander on the side.

"Yes." The personal guard commander nodded immediately, his pen dancing quickly on the paper, recording Zhu Ying's suggestions quickly.

"The suggestions made by the generals this time are not bad."

Feng Sheng looked at everyone with satisfaction, revealing a gratified smile: "These suggestions have been registered by me, and I will summarize the essence of them later and report to Ying Tianfu."

"I believe the Emperor will have a decision."

"And for each suggestion made, I will report to the Emperor which general made it."

Feng Sheng smiled, carrying a tone of commendation.

I think that after this memorial reaches Zhu Yuanzhang, it will naturally attract attention. Marking the name and marking the suggestion is also recording merit.

"Grand General."

Lan Yu couldn't help but stand up, bowed his hands, his voice carrying a trace of urgency: "Ask when we can return to Ying Tianfu."

This question seemed to touch the aspirations of several generals who came from Ying Tianfu, which also made their eyes full of anticipation, and they cast their gazes at Feng Sheng one after another, as if waiting for an answer about the return date.

"When I report to Ying Tianfu, I will also appropriately ask for the Emperor's holy will." Feng Sheng smiled slightly and nodded, also revealing his understanding of the mood of Lan Yu and other generals.

"May I ask the Grand General."

Zhu Ying raised his head to look at Feng Sheng, bowed and asked: "I wonder when our Daning Border Army can return to Daning Prefecture?"

Zhu Ying's heart was full of anticipation for the return journey. After all, the war in Liaodong had ended, and he also wanted to return to Daning to realize the ideas in his heart.

So much money in the storage space, this must be used!!!

"The Liaodong war is settled."

Feng Sheng said with a smile: "The Emperor's decree has already said that the Daning Border Army and the Beiping Border Army can return to their prefecture territory."

"Tomorrow, General Zhu can lead the army to set off and return to Daning."

This move, Feng Sheng was very certain.

"In that case, this subordinate understands."

Zhu Ying nodded immediately, a trace of relaxed smile appearing on his face.

The situation in Liaodong is clear, so naturally there is no need for Zhu Ying to stay here any longer.

After all, Feng Sheng is still sitting here, and there is Tie Xuan to govern the civil officials.

Zhu Ying staying here is instead uncomfortable.

Returning to Daning, Zhu Ying can also implement the ideas in his heart. Thinking of this, Zhu Ying is also imagining how to form a force that truly belongs to him.

"Grand General."

Zhang Yu also stood up immediately, bowed and said: "Then this subordinate will also set off tomorrow."

"This time, the Beiping Border Army also suffered not small casualties, but the roster has been counted, and the Ministry of War will naturally issue pensions to Beiping Prefecture." Feng Sheng looked at Zhang Yu and said.

"This subordinate understands." Zhang Yu responded respectfully.

"By the way."

Feng Sheng squinted his eyes slightly, as if lost in memory: "After returning to Beiping, say hello to the Prince of Yan for me."

"Since the Prince of Yan was enfeoffed, I haven't seen him for many years."

Feng Sheng's voice carried a trace of emotion, as if recalling the past of getting along with Zhu Di.

"I will definitely convey the Grand General's words."

Zhang Yu nodded solemnly immediately.

"General Zhu, General Zhang."

Feng Sheng stood up, bowed solemnly, and said to Zhu Ying and Zhang Yu: "This Liaodong battle, you have worked hard! I hope there will be another chance to work with the two generals in the future."

Feng Sheng's eyes were full of sincerity and anticipation, which could also be considered a farewell.

Seeing this.

Zhu Ying and Zhang Yu did not dare to be slow, bowed back immediately, and replied loudly: "I hope there will be another chance to work with the Grand General in the future."

The two replied in unison.

The voice echoed in the discussion hall, seemingly revealing a trace of reluctance.

"Alright."

Feng Sheng smiled, waved his hand, his tone carrying gentleness: "Two generals, go down and prepare for the return journey, I won't keep you any longer."

"This subordinate takes his leave."

Zhu Ying and Zhang Yu replied, then bowed, turned around, and left the hall side by side.

"Generals."

Feng Sheng looked at the Huaixi generals in the hall, his expression became serious: "The war is settled, let's reorganize the military affairs first."

"As for returning to Ying Tianfu, I will talk to the Emperor."

But as soon as the words fell.

"Grand General."

After there were no outsiders, Chang Mao's tone became presumptuous. He raised his head, looked at Feng Sheng, and couldn't help asking: "This time, how will the Emperor reward the merit of pacifying Liaodong? Does my uncle still have a chance to be promoted to Duke?"

Chang Mao's eyes were full of anticipation, as if waiting for an answer about whether Lan Yu could be promoted.

"Shut up."

Lan Yu scolded immediately upon hearing this, a trace of displeasure appearing on his face.

Clearly, Lan Yu also understood that it was almost impossible for him to be promoted to Duke in this Liaodong war.

At most, it would be some small awards, or merits and faults canceling each other out.

Thinking of this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Lan Yu's eyes.

"If there was no Battle of Tieling, perhaps there would still be some opportunities, but after the Battle of Tieling, the Emperor might just let the Marquis of Yongchang cancel his merits and faults."

Feng Sheng sighed, a trace of helplessness appearing on his face: "Even if there are still merits, it will only be some gold and silver rewards."

At this moment, Feng Sheng was also full of helplessness.

"Grand General!"

Chang Mao stood up suddenly, slapped the table with both hands, leaned forward,

His face emerged with unwillingness and indignation, staring straight at Feng Sheng, and said loudly, "You also know about the Battle of Tieling!"

Chang Mao's voice echoed in the discussion hall, carrying thick unwillingness: "That dog thief Nahachu, planned for several months, who could have expected that he would be so ruthless, using a city of Yuan army and people as bait, and carefully setting a trap!"

Chang Mao became more excited as he spoke, the veins on his neck bulged, his fists clenched tightly, as if he wanted to swallow Nahachu alive.

"If it weren't for such an insidious and cunning trick,"

Chang Mao paused, gritting his teeth: "How could the Marquis of Yongchang end up like this?"

Hearing this.

Feng Sheng shook his head: "If Nahachu hadn't used this trick and carefully laid out the layout! The Marquis of Yongchang was also unintentional."

"Then how could he only end up with a simple punishment of salary deduction!"

"Do you know that at that time, all the civil and military officials in the court impeached him one after another."

"This time, it all relied on the Crown Prince's personal plea, and the Marquis of Yongchang got such a result of salary deduction."

"If not... if there was no Crown Prince mediating in the middle, the punishment would definitely be more severe."

Feng Sheng shook his head slightly, his expression serious, full of worry.

Regarding this matter, he was also unable to help.

Hearing this.

The generals also had their own waves.

Feng Sheng stood up slowly, his gaze scanning everyone one by one, and said to Lan Yu earnestly: "After the Marquis of Yongchang returns to Ying Tianfu, you must go and thank the Crown Prince for his kindness! This kindness must never be forgotten."

Lan Yu sat on the side, never saying a word.

His face was calm, although there was displeasure in his heart, he just listened quietly to the conversation of the crowd.

Hearing Feng Sheng's words, he nodded slightly, his movements were extremely slight, almost imperceptible, and then fell into silence again, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

At this moment!

Hu Hai, who had been sitting in the corner, coughed lightly, raised his head slowly, his gaze glancing towards Feng Sheng intentionally or unintentionally, and said: "This time on the Liaodong battlefield, that Zhu Ying really showed off. The Emperor also values him highly. Grand General, don't you have any thoughts?"

Hu Hai's voice was not loud, but like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly breaking the short silence in the discussion hall.

As soon as these words came out.

The generals who were still discussing Lan Yu's matter instantly quieted down, and everyone's gaze was cast on Feng Sheng.

Their eyes carried curiosity, some hid anticipation, as if they were waiting for Feng Sheng to give an answer.

Only Fu Youde remained calm, sitting there quietly, his gaze falling on the wall in the distance, his eyes empty, seemingly turning a deaf ear to everything around him.

Having experienced countless storms, he had long seen through many things, and fame and wealth were nothing but passing clouds in his eyes.

Furthermore, he also saw the majestic imperial power!

"The Emperor values Zhu Ying! That is because Zhu Ying won this glory with solid battle merits."

Feng Sheng stood up suddenly, his hands behind his back, his brows locked, and he became serious at this moment.

"Do you think there is any shady business in it?"

Feng Sheng scanned everyone in the hall, his voice was also very cold: "If you also want to get the Emperor's attention, you can fight bravely on the battlefield and speak with battle merits, instead of saying some rebellious words behind your back here!"

Feng Sheng's voice echoed in the discussion hall for a long time, shaking everyone's heart.

Although Feng Sheng was also from Huaixi, as an old general who founded the Great Ming, he had the entire Great Ming country in his heart.

Of course.

He knew even better that the majesty of imperial power could not be violated, and he had a clear measure of what words should be said and what things could be done.

It is precisely because of this that he was able to obtain the heavy responsibility of commanding more than 200,000 troops to Liaodong this time, all stemming from his self-knowledge and loyalty to the Great Ming.

"Grand General!"

Chang Mao's face turned white and red when he heard Feng Sheng's words. He suppressed the anger in his heart and clenched his fists tightly.

He took a step forward, looked directly at Feng Sheng, and his voice trembled slightly because he was suppressing his anger: "You are also from Huaixi, don't you understand what impact Zhu Ying's rise will have on our Huaixi in the future?"

Chang Mao's eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to vent all the dissatisfaction in his heart.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 121 =====