Of course, the whole process was not without any ups and downs.
It is said that Chen Tianping, the only child of the Wang family in Annan, died in the rebellion during the battle with Li Jili.
Originally, after the Li Jili rebellion was put down, Annan should have been handed back to Chen Tianping.
But now that Chen Tianping was dead, Zhu Neng didn't know what to do, so he had to continue to station troops in Annan and wrote to Zhu Di asking for countermeasures.
Seeing this, Chen Kan had a faint smile on his face.
Chen Tianping's death was not arranged by him.
If he guessed correctly, this should be a big drama jointly directed by Zhu Neng and Mu Sheng.
He also hypocritically wrote to Zhu Di asking for countermeasures. The royal family was dead. What countermeasures Zhu Di had could only be done by Ming Dynasty.
Even Chen Kan had to admit that this great victory was truly beautiful. From the dispatch of troops to the quelling of the Li Jili rebellion, the entire process took less than two months, one of which was still spent on the road.
With this big victory, I think those voices among the people who talk about Zhu Di's unfair position should be suppressed, right?
Putting down the letter in his hand, Chen Kan tore open the next letters one by one and read them.
Among the remaining letters, there are those from Xu Yuan, Shi Wen, Zhang Xin, and Mu Sheng. After all, they are all related to the affairs of the court and Annan.
After reading all the letters, Chen Kan asked Yuncheng to sort out the letters and wait for him to find time to reply slowly one by one.
Then he looked at Zhou Shi and asked, "You said there are rumors about me outside. What do the rumors say?"
Zhou Shi sat upright, looked at Chen Kan and said seriously: "Returning to the Marquis, the whole Ming Dynasty is now spreading the news that you are a living Zhuge, and you used only two methods to pacify Annan. The speed is as fast as any war to destroy a country in history. The best."
Hearing this, Chen Kan raised a smile on his lips.
Just kidding, it’s called Blitzkrieg. It’s weird if you don’t like it. After all, no one can think of a way to blitz the enemy’s capital while the enemy’s main force is still there.
When Ming's technology develops to a certain level in the future, it will be even faster.
But now, Annan’s war cannot be replicated for the time being.
Mainly because of the lessons learned this time, the countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty will probably not make such low-level mistakes again and take the entire nation's troops away from the capital.
With his vanity satisfied, Chen Kan had a reserved smile on his face: "I wonder what General Zhou is here for today?"
Zhou Shi stood up, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, you are famous now, but the brothers in the Three Thousand Battalion have never even seen your face. I am here today just to be bold." Please find a time for the Marquis to review the three armies, so as to calm down the morale of the army."
This time Chen Kan did not refuse immediately, but asked: "How are Cheng Feng and Fang Xu performing in the army?"
Zhou Shi was naturally aware of Chen Kan's arrangements for Cheng Feng and Fang Xu to march into the army, and Chen Kan had no need to hide it from him. After all, which general would not place his own confidants in the army?
So Zhou Shi not only knew about it, but he also took care of the affairs of Cheng Feng and Fang Xu's march.
Zhou Shi recalled for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, your personal guard Fang Xu's performance in the army is quite satisfactory, but Cheng Feng is a good man. He entered the army camp in only two months and won the victory." He won the title of the leader in the horse battle among the three camps."
Chen Kan leaned on the chair and heard Zhou Shi say that Fang Xu's performance was quite satisfactory and there was no expression on his face.
But when I heard that Cheng Feng had risen to prominence in the army within two months, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Of course Chen Kan knew that Cheng Feng was brave, and ordinary people couldn't use a weapon like Ma Shu.
But among the three thousand battalions, the most elite troops in the entire Ming Dynasty, there was no horse fighting master who could match Cheng Feng. This was a bit exaggerated.
Seeing the surprise on Chen Kan's face, Zhou Shi was also a little embarrassed.
After all, no one among the 5,000 people could stand up to Cheng Feng, and it would not be a glorious thing to say so.
It was Chen Kan who was the first to come to his senses: "The soldiers don't know who the commander-in-chief of the first army is, and it doesn't sound good to tell them. I happen to have time today, so why don't I go with you now?"
As soon as this statement came out, Zhou Shi was overjoyed.
During this period, Zhou Shi was in a state of anxiety. Ever since he tried to trick Chen Kan in front of him for the first time, Chen Kan's methods had left a deep psychological shadow in his heart.
Let me ask you, when a person who can easily see through your thoughts suddenly becomes your boss, and you go up to challenge him, but he just slaps you once and then suddenly disappears, do you think he is afraid of you? Or do you think he is holding back some ultimate move?
Any normal person would feel that this boss is holding back a big move.
Especially when this ultimate move is used against himself, forget about the panic in his heart.
Zhou Shi has this kind of mentality now. On the one hand, he is afraid that Chen Kan's delay in showing up is trying to trick him. On the other hand, he has to come to invite him several times under pressure.
This contradictory mentality almost drove him crazy.
Now that he suddenly heard Chen Kansong's words, how could he not be overjoyed.
Looking at Zhou Shi's appearance, Chen Kan showed a faint smile: "Let's go."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the door, acting vigorously and resolutely.
Seeing this, Zhou Shi hurried to follow and asked with some anxiety: "Master Marquis, are you going like this without changing your clothes?"
Chen Kan lowered his head and looked at his attire. He was wearing a casual sky-blue slant-collared singlet with a pure white cloak on top. Although it wasn't grand, it wasn't embarrassing, right?
Isn't it now fashionable to look like a handsome young man in troubled times?
"If you don't want to change, just go ahead!"
Of course Chen Kan understood what Zhou Shi meant, and it was nothing more than reminding him to change his armor before going.
But to be honest, Chen Kan really couldn't get used to wearing Daming's fish scale armor. It was too heavy and uncomfortable to wear.
It's not like we're going to fight anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we wear armor or not.
Besides, there are cannons now. If one cannon is fired, all living beings will be equal, and even armor can’t stop it!
Seeing Chen Kan pretending to be stupid, Zhou Shi didn't dare to persuade him.
He could only think that Chen Kan had ulterior motives for doing this.
Outside the mansion, Zhang San has already hitched the carriage.
Fang Xu had always been driving for Chen Kan, but now it was suddenly replaced by Zhang San, who had a sly look on his face. He was not used to it for a while.
"Then what, turn your face away, you're so ugly to me!"
In one sentence, Zhang San successfully broke through his defense.
Zhang San's face was full of resentment: "Master Hou, it's not my subordinate's fault that I'm ugly, right?"
Chen Kan shook his head, jumped into the carriage, lowered the curtain and sighed quietly: "It's not your fault to be ugly, but it's your fault to show off in front of me."
Zhang San stumbled and almost fell off the carriage, but thinking about the entire bodyguard, almost no one could escape the Marquis' venomous tongue.
He felt a little more balanced.
"Drive~"
The carriage drove slowly across the stone bridge over the Jinshui River, and Zhou Shi took the lead in arranging everything in the military camp with his followers.
Zhang San drove the carriage absentmindedly.
After walking across the stone bridge, Zhang San suddenly had the courage to shout: "Master Hou."
Chen Kan opened the carriage curtain: "What's wrong?"
There was a look of hesitation on Zhang San's face, and then he hesitated and said: "Master Marquis, I also want to have some experience in the army, is that okay?"
Chen Kan closed the curtain: "Yes, but not in the Three Thousand Camp."
"Why?"
Zhang San was talking to Chen Kan through the curtain, but his heart became hot after hearing the word "yes" in Chen Kan's mouth.
I think Zhang San is also a passionate man from the Ming Dynasty. When he first entered the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, he had the intention of making great achievements.
Now that we are in Beijing, the straight-line distance from Beijing to the grassland is only three hundred miles. When he thinks of the endless Tatars on the grassland, Zhang San can't help but get excited.
Chen Kan's voice came: "There are Fang Xu and Cheng Feng in the Three Thousand Camp. You can't compare to Cheng Feng in martial arts. You can't compare to Fang Xu in the military. You have no chance to stand out in the Three Thousand Camp."
The two names spit out from Chen Kan's mouth were like a basin of cold water, instantly dousing the fire in Zhang San's heart.
He is still very self-aware. Compared to Fang Xu and Cheng Feng, he does seem too ordinary.
But... Zhang San was still a little unconvinced by the contempt revealed in Chen Kan's words.
In some aspects, he was not as good as Fang Xu and Cheng Feng, but he believed that his courage was no worse than anyone else.
He immediately retorted: "Master Hou's remarks are biased..."
But as soon as he started talking, Chen Kan's voice continued: "If you want to practice in the army, I can write a letter to the general of Datong and arrange you to join the border army. But once you enter the army, then Life and death can only be left to destiny, have you thought about it?"
Hearing this, the little flame in Zhang San's heart was ignited again, and he said slightly excitedly: "Then I will go to the frontier army. If I can't make a difference among the frontier army, I will never come back to embarrass the Marquis. "
Hearing Zhang San's assurance, which was almost like a military order, Chen Kan in the carriage couldn't help but sneer: "When you go to the army, you should change your big-mouthed personality first, otherwise you just dare to refute what I said. "In the army, you must not eat a meal of military sticks."
Zhang San stopped talking angrily.
While the two were talking, the main camp of the Three Thousand Battalion also appeared in the sight of the guards.
In front of the camp, the camp gate was wide open, and Zhou Shi had already led a group of officers to stand ready at the gate of the camp.
"Master Hou, we are here!"
Fang Xu jumped off the carriage and reached out to lift the curtain of the carriage for Chen Kan.
Looking at the camp, which was very different from the heavily guarded appearance that day, Chen Kan couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Sure enough, identity will be seen wherever you go."
That day, Chen Kan dressed up as an eighth-grade official and came to the camp under the pretext of reward. As a result, two soldiers treated him as a spy.
Not to mention seeing Zhou Shi and a group of senior generals, even a small flag officer refused to show up.
But today, when he resumed his original identity, so many people were waiting for him, and even the threshold was removed to make it easier for his carriage to enter the camp.
"Husbands make laws to abolish private affairs. Laws are enforced but private affairs are abolished."
Chen Kan couldn't help but recite Han Feizi's explanation of the word "law". He didn't mean to be sarcastic, he just felt it suited the situation.
