At this time, the general in Zhennan Pass was still Chen Jing.
Chen Jing was the commander of the Guangxi capital and the younger brother of Ning Guogong Chen Ying. After Shi Heng's incident was over, Chen Ying saw his brother's incompetence. At that moment, he thought of transferring Chen Jing back to the capital to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army. The government came to discuss a sinecure.
Just when he was about to put it into operation, Han Yong came back and brought back some measures to appease the three southwestern provinces for the court to promote.
Then, His Majesty's attention was also transferred to Guangxi.
It would be a bit arrogant to bring his brother back at this juncture, so Chen Ying also put his plans on hold.
It was just a matter of time until a year and a half later, when the pacification policy was almost in place and the emperor's attention shifted, Chen Ying took action immediately.
But over time, the situation in Annan gradually stabilized.
Chen Jing's mind changed.
He originally wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible, but after seeing many lower-level generals gain huge wealth in Annan, his thoughts became active.
In fact, not only ordinary generals, but even the soldiers below also made a fortune. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, they could live at home and start messing around.
Chen Jing didn't want to fight, and he wasn't made for fighting, but he was jealous.
His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to the army and supervises it very strictly.
Although the imperial court's rewards, salary and military pay were sufficient and in place, both the generals in the Beijing camp and the local generals lost the opportunity to make a fortune.
In the eight years of Chenghua's eight-year-long case of empty pay, several generals with meritorious military exploits were killed and many military officers were exiled. Then an investigation was started in the Beijing Camp. If Chen Jing had not entered the Beijing Camp that time, he would have been trapped that time. .
Jingying has established a strict review system, and checks are carried out irregularly, from twice a year at the beginning to three times now. When will the review be conducted, who will be responsible for the review, and the confidentiality factor is very high.
The generals had no information at all in advance.
With the implementation of the Beijing camp censorship system, local government soldiers and guards also started.
The imperial court formulated a series of strict measures.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army often sent officials to verify the military status of soldiers and the land of the garrison.
In the past few years, we have found three cases of generals whose accounts were unclear, and almost every one of them died, leaving no room for error.
Under this background, even Chen Jing, who had a great background, did not dare to be greedy about military pay or the land and military property of the guard station in peacetime.
And in the current Ming Dynasty.
There are only two places where generals can be corrupt without being investigated.
Even tacitly allowed.
That is Annan, two places in North Korea.
In these two places, the court indulged the generals, and the generals indulged the soldiers.
War is accompanied not only by blood, but also by the white silver.
As long as they can win one victory after another, the court will not ask where the money is used.
Therefore, Chen Jing dared to do some tricks on military supplies.
In order to enter Annan, Chen Jing wrote a letter to his second brother Ning Guogong.
He said: "My little brother suddenly realized that he was incompetent when he suffered an accident at Shi Heng. After rushing back to Zhennanguan from the capital, he studied hard every day, studied military books, practiced bow and horse archery every day, and as time went by, My younger brother thinks that I also have the potential to become a good general in the world, but I just lack some training. At this time, the war in Annan is stalemate, and I hope that my second brother will give me a chance to prove my younger brother. I would like to advise His Majesty the Emperor and ask me to go to Jiaozhou City as the garrison commander. It can also bring glory to our ancestors..."
Ning Guogong Chen Ying, who was far away in the capital, couldn't laugh or cry after reading it. He only replied: "You must be self-aware. You have no potential to become a good general in the world. You must stay in Zhennanguan and never do anything wrong." The thoughts you should have, remember, remember, you have no potential to become a good general in the world, just carry it with you honestly, I will only say it once..."
Of course Chen Ying knew what Chen Jing wanted to do in Jiaozhou.
He also knew something about Annan.
War is destruction, and destruction is robbery.
The emperor also knew this, but he did not express it. Instead, he continued to increase the military salaries of soldiers who went out to fight. The gold and silver rewarded to the troops every year also increased significantly.
The emperor tacitly agreed that the soldiers who went out to fight would make a lot of war fortune.
But they will not allow people who have not entered the battlefield to pick peaches after the war is over.
When he went out to fight, his body was wrapped in horse leather.
You should be promoted and make a fortune.
That's because they risked their lives.
Chen Jing only saw others getting rich, not the lives of the soldiers and generals, nor the mountains of corpses...
After Chen Jing got the reply from his second brother, he was depressed for several days. He stayed in the house every day with nothing to do and no intention to check the border defense.
But that day, while Chen Jing was still in a mess, an uninvited guest came to visit.
This group of uninvited guests was Yu Qian, Sun Zan and others.
After they left Kunming City, they took a detour to Zhennanguan.
Because going south from Zhennanguan is the safest road, and it is controlled by the Ming army along the way, and Yu Qian also wants to see Shi Heng's grave.
Still the same as before, Sun Zan stepped forward and called the door.
Chen Jing's personal soldiers guarding the entrance of the mansion are also from the capital.
As soon as you hear Sun Zan's accent, you know where he comes from.
Now, let him wait for a moment and quickly enter the mansion to report.
At this time, Chen Jing was still showing off his prostitution during the day. There were some things that were much more interesting to do in broad daylight than at night.
When the soldiers arrived in front of Chen Jing's room, they heard a man's low roar and a woman's gasp coming from inside.
This soldier is also used to it.
He shouted to the room: "General, general, someone is coming from the capital..."
After Chen Jing, who was working hard in the room, heard this, his heart tightened, his hips relaxed, and he immediately fell into a slump...
Then he ignored the woman, drew his gun, put on some clothes, and walked to the house. He didn't open the door, but asked first, "What's the matter?"
"General, my subordinate also asked, but he said that he wanted to talk face to face. The subordinate saw an old man in the carriage. His status should be noble. There were thirty people escorting him. They were holding knives made by the Beijing camp. The lower plate They are all very stable and must be good soldiers in the army, so I didn’t dare to ask any more questions and came to inform the general immediately.”
After Chen Jing heard the soldiers' words, he pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered what his brother had told him in his letter.
Yu Qian traveled to the southwest and asked himself to properly entertain Yu Qian on his behalf.
Originally, Chen Jing didn't take it seriously, thinking that Yu Qian might not be able to run that far, but now after listening to the soldier's story, he immediately thought of Yu Qian.
He's really here.
At that moment, Chen Jing hurriedly said: "Hurry up and arrange for them to enter the government office and treat them well in the lobby. I, the general, will be there immediately..." ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz
"Yes, General."
After receiving the order, the soldiers trotted down again.
After a while, Yu Qian, Sun Zan and others were welcomed into the mansion and placed in the lobby.
Chen Jing also put on his clothes as quickly as possible, put on the armor and high boots that he had not worn for several months, and then went out again, running around the mansion several times, sweating profusely. Only then did I dare to return to the mansion...
Everyone has advantages.
The advantage of Chen Jing is that he is not ambiguous at all when doing superficial things...
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