Night, General's Mansion.
The huge hall was filled with Xiliang military generals.
Among those who could be named by Liu Cheng were Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, Dong Cheng, Zhang Xiu, and others with slightly lower official positions.
Those who have not left any reputation in history cannot be named.
Liu Cheng said to everyone: "Everyone is exempt from the ceremony."
"Thank you, General."
Everyone clasped their fists and bowed, mentally retreating to the left and right sides.
Liu Cheng looked at the crowd and said: "It is a wise choice for you to surrender to the imperial court.
It is also a blessing for the world and the people.
The great executive order Zhang Ji and Mr.
Li Ruli have discussed with you on behalf of the general and the imperial court the arrangements for your surrender.
Question, I would like to add one more point here.
If any of you are unwilling or do not want to stay in the army, you can also become an official.
I will make arrangements based on your military rank."
"The first-level captain can be arranged to be a county magistrate, and the first-level lieutenant can be arranged to be the prefect of a county.
If someone neither wants to stay in the army nor wants to be an official, but just wants to remove his armor and return to the field, I will not If you are reluctant, you can ask your majesty to grant you property and land in the name of military merit rewards.
The first-level lieutenant can receive three carts of money and one thousand acres of land, and can be made an earl; the first-level lieutenant can receive five carts of money and two acres of land.
A thousand acres, a title of marquis" "You don't have to make a decision now.
The general will give you three days to think about it.
Once you have considered it clearly within three days, you can come to the general's palace and report it.
No matter what decision you make, the imperial court will not be concerned about what you have done in the past.
No one will be held accountable.
Tomorrow the Japanese general will attack to see the emperor and ask the emperor to issue an edict to pardon you for all previous crimes."
"Those who want to continue to serve in the army must obey the imperial court's dispatches and appointments.
These behaviors of obeying orders rather than listening to propaganda, and supporting troops with self-respect are absolutely not allowed by this general and the imperial court.
They are the targets that this general must resolutely attack and eradicate.
What the imperial court needs first is your loyalty, and secondly your military strategy and bravery.
No matter when and where, loyal people are respected and admired.
This is the most valuable quality of a person.
If you are not loyal enough, even if you have unparalleled talents, superiors will not dare to reuse you.
I hope you will follow from now on.
You have to draw a clear line before you and be loyal to the imperial court wholeheartedly.
You all must remember it."
The generals of the Xiliang Army clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "The generals will note this down."
After coming out of the general's mansion, these Xiliang army generals left on horseback, but they did not separate.
Instead, they discussed how to choose as they walked, whether to choose to be disarmed and return to the fields to gain titles, money and land, or to be released as governors or governors.
The county magistrate may remain in the army Zhang Ji looked at Li Jue and Guo Si and asked, "Lao Li, Lao Guo, what do you think?"
Li Jue thought for a while and said: "When I was chatting with Zhang Derong these days, I heard him say that the Northern Army changed its organization two years ago.
General Right has a Tiger Army with about 40,000 people.
They are all The strong men recruited have been trained for more than two years, and the military system is slightly different from that of the Northern Army.
I heard that the military system of the Northern Army will soon be changed to be the same as that of the Huwei Army.
The highest establishment of the Wei Army is a battalion, commanded by a captain.
When not fighting, all battalions under the Huwei Army are responsible for drills, military discipline and logistics.
The generals do not directly command the troops, but are responsible for them on weekdays.
Formulate and adjust drill matters, inspect and inspect drills, military discipline, etc.
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Only in wartime will the superiors appoint chief generals and deputy generals from among the generals to command the troops."
When Zhang Ji heard this, he said: "If you say this, the life of the generals in the army will not be as easy as before.
They will be subject to more restrictions and their authority will be far less than before."
Guo Bang sighed: "Who says it's not the case?
I just wonder why General You and the imperial court set these rules."
Duan Xuan, who was next to him, said: "Actually, General You and the imperial court were forced to set these rules.
Now that the world is in chaos and people's hearts are dispersed, both officials and generals have become more ambitious.
If they don't control people's hearts and strictly restrain them, , how can we put down the rebellion?
The Kwantung princes are separatist and do not listen to the court's orders.
The court is already very passive.
The power of the general in command is too great, which can easily lead to a situation that is difficult to control."
Zhang Ji turned to look at Duan Xuan and said: "General Duan is worthy of being a queen from a famous family.
We are stupid and can't see the intentions of the court and General You.
General Duan can see it at a glance.
I don't know what General Duan thinks we should choose."
Duan Xuan smiled and said: "Actually, General You has made it very clear.
You can make a choice based on your own situation.
If you think you are good at being an official, then become an official.
If you think you are suitable to stay in the army, then stay."
I'm tired of officialdom and military service, Then disband and return to the field.
However, those who choose to stay in the army must be loyal to the general and want to be loyal to the court.
They must not be half-hearted and can no longer be as lax as before and allow soldiers to kill people.
Otherwise, I am afraid there will be disaster. approaching" Hu Zhen asked: "Then I don't know what General Duan plans to choose."
Duan Xuan said: "Of course I choose to be a prefect and stay in the army.
I have to worry about military affairs every day.
I am nearly fifty years old and I have no eyesight on the battlefield.
Being a prefect has power and money, which is comparable to It's much better to stay in the army, to be honest.
In the past, I chose to join the army because I wanted to enter officialdom through the army.
I wasted so many years but could not do so.
Now it is easy to become a prefect.
If I don't seize this opportunity, wouldn't I be stupid?
Home” These words had a great impact on these Xiliang Army generals.
If you think about it carefully, isn't it true?
Isn't it just for the sake of being an official?
The Xiliang Army generals gradually separated and returned to the camp while they were thinking about their own thoughts.
Zhang Ji took Zhang Xiu back to the camp and ordered his soldiers to prepare some wine and food to bring over.
The uncle and nephew drank in front of the little couple.
Zhang Xiu knew that his uncle definitely wanted to tell him about where to go.
He filled Zhang Ji's wine, then filled it for himself, and asked: "Uncle, what are your plans?"
Zhang Ji picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, then put down the wine cup and said, "My uncle has thought about it carefully when I came back from this trip.
My uncle is getting older, but your aunt is still young.
If you go to the battlefield in the future, you will have to deal with this problem."
If you lose your life, your aunt will be a widow, and your brothers and sisters will have no father.
With my uncle's military position, he can serve as the magistrate of a large county.
He will not be short of money and still have a little power.
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This way, he will be stable for the rest of his life.
However, my uncle is worried that the right general will betray his words later and take away our rights.
After the military power is settled, we will be left to be slaughtered."
Zhang Xiu thought for a while, drank the wine from the cup, and said: "In my nephew's opinion, General You is not such a person.
Don't you see that all the people in the court are his people now?
General You has eliminated all political enemies.
He is the only one who has the final say in the court.
My nephew is sure that he has been secretly planning for this situation.
This shows that he is a man with great plans.
In order to get rid of Wang Yun, he did not even do it himself but relied on our help. , how can such a person destroy his own reputation?"
"Actually, my nephew has thought about it carefully just now.
If my uncle chooses to leave the army and become a county magistrate, my nephew will stay in the army.
With the qualifications of my uncle and nephew, if my uncle stays, he can at least be a commander.
When the captain of the battalion arrives, my uncle will be in the officialdom and my nephew will be in the army, so we can take care of each other."
When Zhang Ji heard this, he slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, we uncles and nephews are both civil and military.
Even if someone wants to touch us, we have to weigh it before we add it up."
For two days in a row, the generals of the Xiliang Army hesitated, thought, and looked for advisors in their homes.
On the evening of the second day, Zhang Ji was ordered to hold a banquet at home for several major generals of the Xiliang Army, including Li Jue and Guo.
Si, Zhang Ji, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen and others received the invitation and went to Zhang Ji's home for a banquet.
"Hahahaha, several generals have come to the humble residence.
I am sorry that I am not welcome from afar.
Please come in and serve tea."
Zhang Ji came out to greet Li Jue and others and bowed.
Since Zhang was a popular figure in front of Liu Cheng and was relatively familiar with them, the generals of the Xiliang Army, Li Jue and others clasped their fists in return and said, "You're welcome, De Rong."
The group of people followed Zhang Ji into the house to drink tea.
The banquet was quickly prepared.
The tea was removed, and the wine and food were brought out one by one and placed on the low table in front of them.
Zhang Ji also called for singing and dancing to add to the fun.
He raised his wine cup and said, "Generals, have a drink."
"Drink" Li Jue, Guo Si and others raised their wine cups and drank heavily.
After the song and dance, these people were already a little drunk.
Zhang waved the singers to leave, and asked Li Jue, Guo Si and others: "How have you, generals, been thinking about whether to stay or stay?"
Are you in the army, going out to serve as an official, or maybe you want to be discharged and return to the field?"
Guo Bang said: "Hey, it's hard to choose.
We brothers have been in the army for so many years, and we would be reluctant to leave.
However, being an official also has its benefits.
After being discharged and returning to the field, you can also live a long life and stay away from disputes, which is very good. , in a dilemma.”
Zhang Ji smiled and said: "You have to choose a path.
Yesterday I went to the palace to pay homage to His Majesty.
It happened that the right general was also there.
He was asking His Majesty to issue an edict to pardon you for your sins.
Your Majesty was very hesitant."
Everyone was shocked and half awake from the wine.
Li Jue hurriedly asked: "Master Zhang, do you know why your Majesty hesitated?
Doesn't your Majesty not want to pardon us?"
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"No, no," Zhang Ji shook his head and said, "The right general also asked, Why do you hesitate, Your Majesty?
Didn't we agree that we can't change our minds?
Otherwise, how can we face His Majesty the Manchu civil and military officers and the Xiliang army?"
He said that it was not that he did not want to pardon the officers and soldiers of the Xiliang Army.
In the past, He Jin, Jian Shuo, He Miao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Wu Kuang, Wang Kuang and others were in the hands of After the death of the emperor, these people relied on the military power in their hands to ignore the imperial court and me.
Some people dared to lead troops into the palace.
If I pardoned Xiliang The officers and soldiers, they are ungrateful and cling to their military power.
If they lead troops into the palace in the future and threaten me again, what should I do?
I'm scared."
The generals of the Xiliang Army all looked at each other with deep worries in their eyes.
Obviously, these people have understood that the emperor is afraid of them, very afraid.
If they continue to dominate the military, they don't know what will happen in the future.
Even if they stay in the army, they will be severely restricted in the future, and I am afraid they will not be able to bear it.
After a long time, Li Jue sighed and said: "I don't know that His Majesty the Emperor is so afraid of his ministers.
It is the fault of ministers and ministers.
Tomorrow, I will resign from the military position, step down my military power, and go back to the countryside to become a rich man."
Guo Bin also had the same idea as Li Jue.
This time he and Li Jue led the troops into Chang'an City.
The emperor must be most afraid of them two, so it would be better to get out as soon as possible.
He immediately said: "I am also Take off your armor and return to the fields.”
The next day, not only did Li Jue and Guo Si go to the general's mansion and propose to remove their armor and return to their fields, but Zhang Ji, Hu Zhen, and Duan Xuan also proposed to leave the army and become local officials.
Liu Cheng was very happy with their choice. , gave them some comfort and dealt with them one by one
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