My life skills in Daming Liver

The reason why Zhang Lian was chosen was that after the Feilong Army surrendered, Zhang Lian had always been honest and actively assisted in the reorganization of the Southeast New Army.

Although the Feilong Army is a peasant uprising army, there are also some good officers and generals in the army.

Moreover, when Su Ze destroyed Zhang Lian, the Feilong Army had not begun to deteriorate like other rebel armies in history. Both military discipline and beliefs were relatively well preserved.

Later, under Su Ze's propaganda of new learning, some officers quickly accepted Southeast's new ideas and became the backbone of the new army.

Nowadays, within the Southeast New Army, there are also many officers from the Feilong Army.

Zhang Lian himself had no bad deeds, and Su Ze had always treated him with courtesy.

In the historical timeline that Su Ze traveled through, after the failure of the Feilong Army uprising, there was a legend that Zhang Lian fled to Srivijaya and proclaimed himself emperor and established a political power at sea.

Of course, there are no historical records in these places. It is impossible to verify whether Zhang Lian went to Nanyang or whether someone else pretended to be king in Zhang Lian's name.

Srivijaya, today's Sumatra, includes Old Port, Johor, Malacca and other places.

Su Ze chose Zhang Lian because he was also from Fujian and could coordinate the relationship between the Fuzhou and Guangdong residents in Manila.

The second is Zhang Lian's reputation. Some of the pirates in Nanyang are Zhang Lian's old tribe. Zhang Lian can recruit them for his own use.

Third, Zhang Lian is indeed a capable person. Before he started the army, Zhang Lian was not a pure farmer. He was once a treasurer of the county government and a fat servant responsible for guarding the grain depot.

Zhang Lian's uprising also started because he saw that the people were in dire straits and officials were doing evil.

When he served as the counselor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, Su Ze also saw his abilities, so he had the idea of ​​​​letting him go to Nanyang to serve as the governor of Manila.

Zhang Lian also expressed great surprise at the appointment discussed by Su Ze and Xu Wei.

He was a county official before he started the army, and he was also literate. Later, after being defeated by Southeast, he also devoted himself to studying Su Ze's "New Meanings of the Three Classics" and deeply studied the new ideas.

Therefore, Zhang Lian is not a coward, but a very smart and studious person.

He knew very well that in history, it was often difficult for people like him, especially former leaders of forces after the entire force was annexed, to end well.

Being able to be like Liu Chan and become an An Le Gong is considered a good result.

Therefore, when Zhang Lian served as the counselor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he never saw the old members of the Feilong Army and kept a very low profile.

This time Su Ze summoned him to come to the Governor's Mansion to shoot arrows. Zhang Lian was still worried about the Hongmen Banquet and spent a long time thinking before he came to the Governor's Mansion.

But he didn't expect that Su Ze would appoint him as the governor of Manila!

Zhang Lian couldn't believe that Su Ze was going to entrust him with an important task and let him go to Nanyang to take up a post!

Isn't it possible that Su Ze is worried that when he arrives in Nanyang, he will collude with his old subordinates to seize Manila?

Zhang Lian began to panic again.

Su Ze smiled at Xu Wei and said, "Haha, it seems that our Feilong Emperor also has places he doesn't dare to go."

Zhang Lian immediately panicked and wanted to apologize, but was stopped by Su Ze.

"Didn't Emperor Feilong, who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, dare not go to Manila?"

Zhang Lian immediately said: "Does the Governor trust Zhang so much?"

Su Ze said: "The so-called employment of people is not suspicious, and the people who are suspicious are not used."

Zhang Lian added: "But I am from a humble background, and I am a reduced general."

Su Ze said: "I was just a member of the Fujian Province back then, with no official position or position. Xu Wenchang was just a counselor to the shogunate of Minister Hu, and had no official position in the Ming court."

"Counsellor Zhang was already a treasurer back then, and his background is higher than the two of us!"

Xu Wei also burst out laughing. After Su Ze made a joke, Zhang Lian also relaxed.

Su Ze added: "If we hold the position in the Ming court, wouldn't we still have the little emperor as our master?"

Su Ze said: "Besides, Manila is plagued by miasma, there are conflicts between locals and overseas Chinese, and there are Westerners coveting it. Pirates are rampant, which is not a good thing."

When Su Ze said this, Zhang Lian naturally understood that Su Ze really wanted to make him the governor of Manila.

Zhang Lian immediately said: "Since the Governor does not dislike Zhang, it would be disrespectful to refuse him any more. He is willing to go to Manila for his humble position!"

Su Ze immediately said: "Okay! If Governor Zhang has any other requirements before taking office, Southeast will try his best to meet them."

Zhang Lian thought for a moment and said, "I only have one request, I want someone."

Zhang Lian looked at Su Ze nervously, but he still gritted his teeth and said:

"Instructor at Fujian Naval Academy, Lin Chaoxi."

Su Ze glanced at Xu Wei, who also laughed. He took out a manual, which was a list of civil and military officials the Ministry of Personnel was preparing to transfer to Manila.

The first name Zhang Lian saw of the general was Lin Chaoxi.

Zhang Lian's hands trembled.

Zhang Lian knew that Su Ze didn't like to kneel down, so he said excitedly:

"The governor is really good at employing people, I really admire Zhang!"

Zhang Lian said excitedly: "Zhang's biggest regret when he failed to launch an army was that he did not follow Lin Chaoxi's advice and missed the opportunity to attack Jiangxi and Fujian."

Zhang Lian didn't care about his gaffe. Su Ze had already appointed him as the governor of Manila anyway, and he didn't care about what happened to the Flying Dragon Army back then.

"Lin Chaoxi is Zhang's mastermind and the only person in the entire Feilong Army who has a strategic vision. Half of the foundation of the Feilong Army back then was built by Lin Chaoxi."

Su Ze also nodded. Lin Chaoxi was the number one general under Zhang Lian back then. It was Lin Chaoxi who took the initiative to lead troops to attack Jiangxi when the Feilong Army was in danger. He even opened up the situation and extended the life of the Feilong Army for a while.

While in Jiangxi, Lin Chaoxi also caused some trouble for the Southeast New Army.

Nowadays, there are many officers in the Southeast New Army who were brought out by Lin Chaoxi back then.

After the surrender, Lin Chaoxi did not accept the position of the Metropolitan Governor, but applied to teach in a school.

Su Ze had actually been paying attention to Lin Chaoxi. In the historical timeline before he traveled through time, Lin Chaoxi was also the most famous general under Zhang Lian.

In this world, after Su Ze started his army, Lin Chaoxi also caused a lot of trouble for Su Ze in Jiangxi. He was a general with great potential.

However, after returning to the Southeast, Lin Chaoxi was unwilling to serve as an official, preferring to learn the military theory of naval warfare from scratch, and soon became one of the most respected instructors at the Fuzhou Naval Academy.

Su Ze could only lament that those who could leave their names in the history books were not ordinary people.

Zhang Lian took the list and happily prepared to go to Nanyang.

After Zhang Lian left, Su Ze looked at Xu Wei and asked:

"Chang Wen, is there anything else?"

Xu Wei waited until Zhang Lian left and then said:

"Grand Governor, there are changes in the capital."

Su Ze immediately put down the bow and arrow in his hand and asked seriously:

"Zhang Juzheng can't hold it anymore?"

Xu Wei nodded and said:

"The news came from the intelligence station in the capital. The officials in the capital jointly submitted a letter to impeach Zhang Juzheng. Now Zhang Juzheng has closed his door to participate."

Su Ze was silent for a while and said, "Doesn't Zhang Juzheng have any other tricks? After the last case of Xiandan Hongwan, he threatened to recuperate and resign. What's the attitude in Shandong?"

The Shandong Su Ze was talking about was naturally Li Chengliang, the New Army Minister of Shandong.

Xu Wei said: "Li Chengliang's attitude is ambiguous. This time he did not express his position."

Su Ze waved his hand and said: "If you don't express your stance, you are expressing your stance. It seems that Zhang Juzheng is really going to step down this time."

Xu Wei also said: "The cabinet also predicted this, but I didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng wouldn't be able to hold on this time. He just left Gao Gong not long ago."

Su Ze said: "The explosion of Wanggong Factory and the fall of Huguang had a huge impact on Zhang Juzheng. If it hadn't been for these two things, he would not have stepped down so quickly."

"The main reason is that the Huguang New Army that supported Zhang Juzheng is gone."

Xu Wei nodded and said: "The Governor is right, 'power emerges from the barrel of a gun.' It doesn't matter if Zhang Juzheng loses Huguang, but losing the Huguang New Army will seriously damage his vitality."

Xu Wei asked again: "Who do you think the governor thinks will become the ruler of the Ming Dynasty after Zhang Juzheng steps down this time? Li Chunfang?"

According to information from the intelligence station, Li Chunfang was the mastermind behind the joint impeachment of Zhang Juzheng by officials and officials. Now, in the Zhongshu Province of the Ming Dynasty, apart from Zhang Juzheng, only Li Chunfang, who basically does nothing, is in the Zhongshu Province.

Li Chunfang has been very peaceful since Zhang Juzheng came to power. However, the intelligence agencies in the southeast know that Li Chunfang has been making small moves and has been trying to replace Zhang Juzheng and become the ruler of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Ze chuckled and said: "Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng can still be regarded as our rival in the southeast. Who is Li Chunfang? Is he worthy?"

"Can Li Chunfang stabilize the situation that Zhang Juzheng cannot stabilize? How is it possible?"

"If Zhang Juzheng really steps down, then the next person to take charge of the Ming Dynasty will be Li Chengliang."

Xu Wei was shocked.

According to the cabinet's prediction of the situation in the Ming Dynasty, the only people who could replace Zhang Juzheng in power were Li Chunfang and Henan Governor Chen Yiqin in terms of cabinet seniority.

Li Chengliang's option has never been considered by the Southeast Cabinet.

Su Ze sneered and said: "The Ming Dynasty has reached this point, and it has also reached the moment when etiquette and music have collapsed."

"No matter who comes to power, when the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, we can also make some moves in the southeast."