Rise From the Humble

Under the hot eyes of Linhuai Marquis and Wei Guogong, Chen Hong slowly turned his gaze to them.

It's finally our turn!

When Linhuai Marquis and Wei Guogong saw Chen Hong looking over, their eyes suddenly lit up with excitement. They knew it was finally their turn.

Yes, it was their turn. Chen Hong did not keep them waiting, nor did he let them down. He held the imperial edict and began to read:

"Li Tingzhu, the admiral of Caojiang and the left guard of the navy army in Yingtian, was a hero of the founding of the People's Republic of China. When the Japanese pirate troops from Shangyu came to Yingtian City, he was prudent and alert, aware of the subtleties, and appointed Zhu Ping'an, the envoy to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Procuratorate. After giving the warning, he analyzed the progress of the Japanese pirates and discovered that it was abnormal that the Japanese pirates from Shangyu, Miao Yin, and Zeng Qianhu's coalition forces had lost 24 people in the battle. He believed that the 24 people had sneaked into the city in advance with the intention of cooperating with the Japanese pirates outside the city. Then, together with Yingtian garrison Xu Pengju, they braved everyone's suspicion and insisted on identifying the people approaching the city gate. They uncovered 24 Japanese pirates who had sneaked into the city in advance and disguised themselves as Japanese pirates and ruffians, as well as 123 internal agents who were instigated by them. People, smashed the Japanese pirates' plan to cooperate internally and externally. It is worthy of the ancestral style of being a general and not falling into trouble. The Japanese invasion was serious at that time. It is now the time to employ people. Li Tingzhu was promoted to the deputy commander-in-chief of Jianghuai, stationed in Jinshan Guard, rectified Jiangyang, and took overall control of Huaihai. Admiral of coastal defense."

Got promoted!

Promoted to deputy commander!

When the Marquis of Linhuai heard this, he shook his fat body excitedly, knelt down on the ground with a general cry, and shouted loudly: "I accept the decree to express my gratitude. Long live my emperor, long live the emperor. I will live up to the grace of the Lord. I will keep up my efforts and make new achievements." .”

Wait, Deputy Commander Jianghuai, Marquis Linhuai suddenly remembered, and then he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Pingan.

At this moment, he was filled with admiration and gratitude for his nephew Zhu Ping'an.

More than a month ago, my nephew gave me a suggestion, asking me to write to the Holy Emperor, advising the Japanese pirates to station themselves in Baoshan, Jiangkou, and take advantage of the sea to take advantage of the wind and wreak havoc in the southern Zhili area, Taicang, Yingzhou, Xuzhou, Susong, and Huaiyang. The Japanese pirates harmed all the other places. Due to administrative boundary restrictions, the officers and soldiers in various places fought independently and it was difficult to coordinate to fight the Japanese. The Japanese pirates took advantage of this. If the situation was favorable, they would burn, kill, and loot. If the situation was unfavorable, they would flee to another place to commit crimes, getting rid of the officialdom. The army pursued and suppressed the Japanese pirates, so the Japanese pirates became increasingly arrogant and the losses in various places became increasingly heavy. It was recommended that in the 8th and 9th years of Jiajing and other years, additional military officers should be stationed in Zhenjiang or Jinshan Guards to rectify the rivers and oceans, take overall control of Huaihai, supervise coastal defense, and have jurisdiction over Su and Song Dynasties. The various prefectures coordinate the officers and troops from various places in southern Zhili.

Following the advice of my wise nephew, I wrote to the Holy Emperor.

At that time, my nephew said that the position of Jianghuai Commander-in-Chief might be difficult, but the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief was quite promising.

Unexpectedly, the wise nephew's words turned out to be true, and he knew things like a god. The Holy Spirit really appointed him as the deputy commander-in-chief of Jianghuai.

Although the Holy Emperor did not fully adopt the suggestion and set up the Jianghuai General Military Officer to be stationed at Jinshan Guard to regulate the Yangtze River, control the Huaihai Sea, and supervise the coastal defense, he did not have jurisdiction over or coordinate the officers and soldiers of the Su and Song Prefectures.

But, it’s also amazing!

My nephew is indeed a very human being and is really admirable. After this incident, I will definitely listen to my nephew's advice in the future.

Haha, this is the Jianghuai deputy commander. This is a specially created and added position. The Holy Father did not set up a Jianghuai commander. He, the Jianghuai deputy commander, is actually the commander, and he holds the real power of the commander. The navy and navy in the Jianghuai area are under their own control, and they also have the final say on coastal defense.

After the Marquis of Linhuai received the order to thank him, he looked around with a big belly, his big fat face filled with pride.

The people around him also looked at Linhuai Marquis with envy. If the occasion was not inappropriate, they would all step forward to congratulate him.

Deputy General Jianghuai is in charge of coastal defense. Many of them are secretly engaged in sea trade smuggling business. This is a lucrative business. Although the risk is high, the money is not as high as usual.

In the future, they must have a good relationship with the Marquis of Linhuai, otherwise, their business of smuggling Hai Mao will not be successful.

The Duke of Wei on the side was even more excited when he heard the reward his old friend had received.

My merits are exactly the same as those of the Marquis of Linhuai. The rewards received by the Marquis of Linhuai are so generous, so I can't afford to be inferior.

Suddenly, I couldn't wait even more.

Chen Hong did not keep him waiting long. After reading out the reward from the Marquis of Linhuai, he then read out the reward from the Duke of Wei.

"Yingtian defends Xu Pengju"

Duke Guo of Wei pricked up his ears and listened carefully. The content of the first half of the imperial edict was almost exactly the same as that of Marquis Linhuai.

".Additional leadership of the Zuofu, special reward of a thousand stones plus a salary, six thousand stones of food and salary, and hereditary inheritance for descendants."

After hearing the specific reward part, Wei Guogong couldn't help but breathe heavily, adding a thousand stones to his salary.

At that time, his ancestor Xu Da was a hero in the founding of the country. He was granted the title of Duke of Wei, with a salary of five thousand dan, and was inherited by his descendants.

By his generation, it was already the seventh generation.

His father, his grandfather, his grandfather, etc. could not do it. Only he, Xu Pengju, carried forward the glory of his ancestors, increased his salary by a thousand stones, and was hereditary to his descendants. In the future, future generations will have to be grateful to Xu Pengju when they offer sacrifices.

Now I am awesome!

Look, who else dares to call me Xu Pengju straw bag again! Look, who else said that I, Xu Pengju, was incompetent!

I blinded his eyes with an imperial edict!

All this is thanks to my nephew Zhu Ping'an.

Fatty Li is so lucky to have such an outstanding nephew-in-law. With such a nephew-in-law, people named Li don't have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

No, I have to think about it and see if there is a suitable concubine niece in the family. It would be better to have a close relationship with my nephew. As the nephew's concubine, I will not wrong her. With this relationship, in the future There will certainly be opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

Wait, I'll think about this when I get back, and take the order first.

"I accept the decree and express my gratitude. Long live my emperor. I will do my best and die to repay the kindness of my Lord."

The Duke of Wei received the order to thank him.

After receiving the order, Duke Wei raised his chin slightly and looked around with a look of pride that was even worse than that of the Marquis of Linhuai.

After hearing about the reward received by Wei Guogong, the surrounding officials all looked at Wei Guogong with envy and jealousy.

The salary has actually been increased by one thousand stones, and it is still hereditary for descendants!

This is really embarrassing.

One thousand dan is not a small amount. For the salary of Ming officials, this thousand dan is the maximum salary. Now as a first-class official, his monthly salary is only eighty-seven dan, and in a year it is only one thousand and forty-four dan. For Wei Guogong, it is equivalent to receiving an extra salary of a first-class official!

This is still hereditary!

It’s equivalent to receiving an extra thousand dan in salary every year!

In terms of salary alone, Wei Guogong's salary can already arrogant and scorn everyone present.

Not only everyone present, but almost all the officials of the Ming Dynasty, except for the emperor's relatives, no one had a higher salary than Wei Guogong. Even the salary of Yan Song, the elder of Yan Pavilion, is not as high as that of Wei Guogong.

How can you not make people jealous?