At this time, someone had already set up the incense table, and several men from Zhang Jingping's family also rushed over and knelt down with him. At this time, Liu Haojia stretched out his hand to take the imperial edict and read it loudly: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the decree is..."
An imperial edict written in parallel with four figures and sixty figures was very touching, but Zhang Jingping’s face turned pale the more he listened to it! At the beginning of the imperial edict, he was naturally praised in the usual way, and then he mentioned the fact that he had sent more than 300 heads, and he was praised again! And then the imperial edict clearly told him to promote him to the third generation of Marquis!
Originally this was a good thing, but when he heard the last paragraph, Zhang Jingping's ominous premonition finally came true! Because the last paragraph made it very clear that he should go to Beijing as soon as possible after handing over the position! And the Marquis Mansion has been prepared for him in the capital!
What's even more frightening is that several of his sons, nephews and cronies are also among those receiving rewards, and they are also asked to come to Beijing by name. As for their positions, they will be arranged separately!
Liu Haojia folded the imperial edict and said slowly: "Master Zhang, no, now it's time to address Mr. Zhang as Marquis! So, Marquis, please come forward to receive the edict now!"
But at this moment, Zhang Jingping was kneeling there with a pale face! Because he clearly knows that he is finished! To be promoted to Marquis and pass on to the third generation is what he has always dreamed of! But what he hopes is to be promoted in Datong without changing his position!
Because this is the fundamental place where he started, and he relies on this place to become powerful! Otherwise, what can an empty-handed Marquis do when he arrives in the capital? For others to watch?
Moreover, it would be very satisfying for him to go to the capital and become a Taiping Marquis! Because as long as my son and nephew stay in Datong, they can still control the local situation. With the territory and troops of Datong, he, the Marquis, can be aloof from others and even be complimented by others! Maybe we can even connect with some veteran nobles, and we might even be able to go one step further in the future!
But the imperial edict shattered his hopes! All his sons and cronies were transferred to the capital. Even his nephew, who was not very close to him, was transferred to the capital. This was tantamount to breaking his roots in Zhangjiakou!
And Zhang Jingping can be sure that if he loses his military power after arriving in the capital, he will also definitely lose the contribution of those caravans, and his home expenses will become extremely tight! Maybe a family of several hundred people can only live on the Marquis' salary, and the family's decline is right in front of them! Maybe it won’t take three generations for the entire Zhang family to be over!
Thinking of this, Zhang Jingping not only did not accept the imperial edict, but instead clenched his fists and hissed: "Master Marquis, I wonder if this imperial edict is endorsed by the cabinet?"
Liu Haojia sneered and said: "It seems that the Marquis is also very clear about the affairs of the court. Since you are so clear, you should know that without the endorsement of the cabinet, you cannot get this position of the Marquis!"
Zhang Jingping's heart became even colder when he heard this! He knew that he was completely abandoned by those civil servants! He couldn't help but curse in his heart: "I pay so much money every year and provide you with all kinds of conveniences, but now I have abandoned myself all at once! Are you still human?"
However, he still wanted to make a last-ditch struggle, and he raised his head without giving up and asked, "May I ask, Lord Marquis, who will succeed Mr. Zhang?"
Liu Haojia smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's Mr. Qi Jiguang Qi!"
At the very beginning, even Liu Haojia had a headache when he came up with this method to drain the firepower! His biggest headache is the candidate to replace Zhang Jingping.
First of all, this person must be very capable, able to control the situation, and he must also be able to fight! While being able to suppress the soldiers below, you must also be able to withstand the incoming ***! In this way, the scope of screening people will be much smaller!
And the cabinet must be reassured by this choice! Those pavilion elders wished that everything in the world was under their control, but the appearance of Liu Haojia, an outlier, made them beat their chests and regret that they had not strangled him in the cradle earlier! If another disobedient team appears in the army, these pavilion elders will probably fight back with all their strength! And what Ming Dynasty cannot afford now is civil strife!
Another point is that there are too many interests of all parties involved in Ming Dynasty's border affairs. While handling border affairs, this person must be able to take into account the actual interests of the big bosses everywhere, so that he can sit still and not As for sitting there for two days before being removed from the position! So Liu Haojia racked his brains for this candidate! ap
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Fortunately, he finally thought of Qi Jiguang! First of all, Qi Jiguang can definitely fight! In particular, the Qi Jiajun under him can be said to be the cream of the Ming army!
Secondly, Qi Jiguang is fundamentally Zhang Juzheng's confidant. Putting him in the army, both other people in the cabinet and Zhang Juzheng himself will be very relieved!
The most important point is that Qi Jiguang is a man who can bend and stretch, and is well versed in the ways of officialdom! And he knows how to move forward in a roundabout way. For the goal in his heart, he can do it even if he makes some choices! So he finally became a famous general!
Yu Dayou, who was his contemporary, was different. Yu Dayou himself was not inferior to Qi Jiguang in ability, but he was too upright and did not understand the twists and turns in the court, or he understood but did not bother to do it! That would be fine if it was just that, but this person had such a tough temper that he didn't even want to say polite words, so he could only end up with a disastrous end! Therefore, it seems that only Qi Jiguang is the most suitable to guard the important place of Datong!
And Zhang Jingping was completely disappointed when he heard that the person who succeeded him was Qi Jiguang! He knew that with Qi Jiguang's abilities and skills, as soon as he took office, Datong Town would soon be completely named Qi! And the most important point is that Qi Jiguang has never peed in the same pot as the generals like Jun Bing, so it is even more impossible for him to secretly control Datong Town by leaving people to poke and prod!
When Qi Jiguang was transferred north by Zhang Juzheng, on the one hand, it was because the Japanese pirate rebellion in the south had indeed gradually subsided, and there was no need for elite soldiers and generals like the Qi family army! The second one is that the soldiers and horses on the northern nine sides are too independent, and Zhang Juzheng wants to use Qi Jiguang's hand to stir up trouble!
So when Qi Jiguang rushed to the northern border town, he encountered a collective boycott from the northern border town! The attacks and cynicism against him never stop! It wasn't until one day when Qi Jiguang was in the military parade that it suddenly rained heavily. All the officers and soldiers on the nine sides ran to take shelter from the rain without being asked. Only Qi's army stood in the rain for more than an hour, and then the arrogance of the soldiers was calmed down. Strong soldiers!
However, due to the same boycott, all members of the Qi family army died at the hands of generals such as Jun Bing. It’s hard to say that they didn’t have revenge in mind when they acted!
