The weather is clear and the Yangtze River in August seems to be very quiet.
Zhou Mengxiong took off the hat on his head, hung it on his back and carried it on his back, and then looked up at the sky. The sky was covered with blue and no obvious clouds.
The view from a distance is great, the flat earth is clear and the air is very clear, and the river is very beautiful in the colorful Liaoyuan like a huge jade belt.
The city towers of Wuchang City and the large houses close to the city are all in sight, and even the towns and villages on the other side of the river are vaguely visible.
There are sails floating on the river, of different sizes, and egrets flying by on the water surface, adding a bit of humanistic and poetic sentiment to the scenery.
This is the first time Zhou Mengxiong has come to Wuchang in recent years. Although Emperor Jianwen moved to the Chu Palace and the Xiangwang Group Center has also moved here. He has had many correspondence with Wuchang, but he has been leading troops in southern Huguang and has never been there in person.
Zhou Mengxiong looked dusty, wearing dusty linen clothes, barely knee-length long and convenient for riding horses, and there were more hairs on his clothes, and the river breeze swayed like reed flowers.
There was only one person accompanying him, who was in his forties, and he was named Liu Mazi, and there was indeed some numbness on his face.
Two horses are two horses, and for a cabinet minister, the itinerary is really too simple.
He bent down, grabbed a handful of sand on the ground, held it in front of his face and sniffed it, and there was a faint fishy smell.Then let go of your hand, and the sand slid from your fingers and fell in the wind.
Liu Mazi watched him finish a series of trivial things and dared not say a word to interrupt him, thinking that the general had any profound meaning.
But at this time, Zhou Mengxiong looked around and pointed to some bamboo and wooden houses not far away: There is a fishing village, and I said why the sand seems to have a fishy smell... Walk and enter the city.
Zhou Mengxiong and the other two entered Wuchang City and first found Chen Gai, the garrison of Wuchang in the South Gate.
The round-faced man Chen Gai also had a look of disbelief on his face when he came out. He hurriedly paid a visit to him: General Zhou, General Zhou, the general of the country, you have arrived in Wuchang so soon... Why did you dress like this?
Zhou Mengxiong replied casually with a fist and said calmly: Just walk a long way, less burdens and less trouble, this will not save the world.
He didn't seem to be too fond of Chen Gai's complimentary words to call General Zhenguo.
This title is not in line with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. However, the regime of Emperor Jianwen was established not long ago, and many things did not form common rules. The title of the title is regarded as a recognition of his reputation.
Please sit inside.Chen Gai hurriedly said, have you ever seen the prince?
Zhou Mengxiong smiled and said: As soon as he entered the city, General Chen was the first person I visited.
Chen Gai touched his head: Then you have to change the occasion to hand over the seal. You can take a look at the matter here first.
No hurry, I am not in a hurry to seize General Chen's military power.Zhou Mengxiong joked.Chen Gai also laughed loudly.
Chen Gai called a civil servant in green robe and asked him to get the file. He said bluntly: I don’t read much, I have too many troubles and write them in words. Some things are really not right. Fortunately, Zhubutang sent a group of people to assist me, and I just need to ask them what I want to know.
Zhou Mengxiong smiled and said: I am like you. We fiddled with swords, guns, sticks and sticks on the horse's back, but the pen and tube were not smooth, so we stopped reading the file... Hey, there is no camp outside the north city next to the east of the schoolyard. I saw a general there. I heard someone call the commander. It should be the commander of the camp. What's the name?
Liu Mazi, who was standing beside him, looked slightly, because he had been following Zhou Mengxiong all the time. He really couldn't remember when he had seen the general, nor did he hear anyone calling the commander. He thought this was a casual lie Zhou Mengxiong said.
But Liu Mazi is Zhou Mengxiong's confidant, so of course he will not sabotage it in public, and Liu Mazi is inconvenient to say anything at this time; General Chen didn't pay any attention to him at the reception just now, thinking that he was just a slave and a servant.
The military camp is called Xiaochang East Village.Chen Gai turned around and shouted, "Come here, go to the East Village of the Schoolyard to call the person in charge over and ask General Zhou to ask him to ask him!"
Slow down! Zhou Mengxiong stopped drinking, what did he tell him to do? When I met me, I asked casually, and nothing else was wrong. General Chen doesn’t know his name?
Chen Gai said: I can't remember it for a moment. You know that there are 60,000 soldiers inside and outside Wuchang City now. Most of them are new recruits. There are more than 20 camps stationed and rectified from far and near. I have seen all the commanders, but some are not familiar with them. How can I remember them all?
That's true.Zhou Mengxiong nodded.At this time, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he said he wanted to go around the neighborhood.Chen Gai hurriedly said: I will accompany General Zhou to inspect the battalions.
Zhou Mengxiong waved his hand: I'm exempted, now General Chen is still in garrison and is in charge of official duties.But I haven't taken office yet, so I can take advantage of it and take a walk around.
Chen Gai kept him again and said he was preparing for a reception banquet, but he was also politely declined and had to send it out.
The two of them walked to the street again, and they were still low-key and did not have much attention.Zhou Mengxiong sighed: Chen Gai is indeed not competent.
Liu Mazi said: Just now, the lord Yan met the commander of the East Village in the school. Is it a test of Chen Gai?He didn't even know his name, so he must have done a bad job.The last general knew that there were more than 20,000 people in the Lizhou camp, and even the lord knew all the brigades. Not only could he call them, but he also knew his temperament.
Zhou Mengxiong said: I have known him for a day or two (one of the first armed leaders to follow Zhang Ning to attack Shimen County). I know he can't do that in detail, but there are not only twenty camp commanders in Wuchang, and I can't even remember their names. It's really a bit confused.
Liu Mazi echoed: Yes.
Zhou Mengxiong turned around and said: Liu Mazi, you should understand that no matter how you do it, you should let everyone under your command do their own duties, so that they can understand what they can do and what they can’t do, and you should also know the severity of the punishment if you make a mistake.Many soldiers are illiterate, but they understand it in their hearts.
Liu Mazi didn't say much and said: Yes.
Zhou Mengxiong remembered what Chen Gai had just happened and sighed slightly: Middle and lower-level generals are those who lead soldiers directly. If these people can't control them well, how can they control the soldiers?
Liu Mazi said: Fortunately, the prince knew people, so he didn't rush to summon the lord back, so the matter would be done naturally.
Zhou Mengxiong looked heavy and pondered: There were many people in the village of Yao Monk (the old subordinate of the Zhuque Army) stuffed into these new military camps. It was difficult for me to hold it. Should I keep it or not, or change it if it is not useful?
This question is no longer something that Liu Mazi can answer, so there is no response.
The conversation between the two became unsuccessful and they walked silently.
In fact, Zhou Mengxiong had long privately felt that the Yao family was too powerful, which was not a good thing for the entire regime, and brought about unstable factors, especially in the army, and there were few military generals in the old Zhuque Army in Daying, Lizhou, but there was no shortage of people from the provincial eunuchs.
Zhou Mengxiong took off the hat on his head, hung it on his back and carried it on his back, and then looked up at the sky. The sky was covered with blue and no obvious clouds.
The view from a distance is great, the flat earth is clear and the air is very clear, and the river is very beautiful in the colorful Liaoyuan like a huge jade belt.
The city towers of Wuchang City and the large houses close to the city are all in sight, and even the towns and villages on the other side of the river are vaguely visible.
There are sails floating on the river, of different sizes, and egrets flying by on the water surface, adding a bit of humanistic and poetic sentiment to the scenery.
This is the first time Zhou Mengxiong has come to Wuchang in recent years. Although Emperor Jianwen moved to the Chu Palace and the Xiangwang Group Center has also moved here. He has had many correspondence with Wuchang, but he has been leading troops in southern Huguang and has never been there in person.
Zhou Mengxiong looked dusty, wearing dusty linen clothes, barely knee-length long and convenient for riding horses, and there were more hairs on his clothes, and the river breeze swayed like reed flowers.
There was only one person accompanying him, who was in his forties, and he was named Liu Mazi, and there was indeed some numbness on his face.
Two horses are two horses, and for a cabinet minister, the itinerary is really too simple.
He bent down, grabbed a handful of sand on the ground, held it in front of his face and sniffed it, and there was a faint fishy smell.Then let go of your hand, and the sand slid from your fingers and fell in the wind.
Liu Mazi watched him finish a series of trivial things and dared not say a word to interrupt him, thinking that the general had any profound meaning.
But at this time, Zhou Mengxiong looked around and pointed to some bamboo and wooden houses not far away: There is a fishing village, and I said why the sand seems to have a fishy smell... Walk and enter the city.
Zhou Mengxiong and the other two entered Wuchang City and first found Chen Gai, the garrison of Wuchang in the South Gate.
The round-faced man Chen Gai also had a look of disbelief on his face when he came out. He hurriedly paid a visit to him: General Zhou, General Zhou, the general of the country, you have arrived in Wuchang so soon... Why did you dress like this?
Zhou Mengxiong replied casually with a fist and said calmly: Just walk a long way, less burdens and less trouble, this will not save the world.
He didn't seem to be too fond of Chen Gai's complimentary words to call General Zhenguo.
This title is not in line with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. However, the regime of Emperor Jianwen was established not long ago, and many things did not form common rules. The title of the title is regarded as a recognition of his reputation.
Please sit inside.Chen Gai hurriedly said, have you ever seen the prince?
Zhou Mengxiong smiled and said: As soon as he entered the city, General Chen was the first person I visited.
Chen Gai touched his head: Then you have to change the occasion to hand over the seal. You can take a look at the matter here first.
No hurry, I am not in a hurry to seize General Chen's military power.Zhou Mengxiong joked.Chen Gai also laughed loudly.
Chen Gai called a civil servant in green robe and asked him to get the file. He said bluntly: I don’t read much, I have too many troubles and write them in words. Some things are really not right. Fortunately, Zhubutang sent a group of people to assist me, and I just need to ask them what I want to know.
Zhou Mengxiong smiled and said: I am like you. We fiddled with swords, guns, sticks and sticks on the horse's back, but the pen and tube were not smooth, so we stopped reading the file... Hey, there is no camp outside the north city next to the east of the schoolyard. I saw a general there. I heard someone call the commander. It should be the commander of the camp. What's the name?
Liu Mazi, who was standing beside him, looked slightly, because he had been following Zhou Mengxiong all the time. He really couldn't remember when he had seen the general, nor did he hear anyone calling the commander. He thought this was a casual lie Zhou Mengxiong said.
But Liu Mazi is Zhou Mengxiong's confidant, so of course he will not sabotage it in public, and Liu Mazi is inconvenient to say anything at this time; General Chen didn't pay any attention to him at the reception just now, thinking that he was just a slave and a servant.
The military camp is called Xiaochang East Village.Chen Gai turned around and shouted, "Come here, go to the East Village of the Schoolyard to call the person in charge over and ask General Zhou to ask him to ask him!"
Slow down! Zhou Mengxiong stopped drinking, what did he tell him to do? When I met me, I asked casually, and nothing else was wrong. General Chen doesn’t know his name?
Chen Gai said: I can't remember it for a moment. You know that there are 60,000 soldiers inside and outside Wuchang City now. Most of them are new recruits. There are more than 20 camps stationed and rectified from far and near. I have seen all the commanders, but some are not familiar with them. How can I remember them all?
That's true.Zhou Mengxiong nodded.At this time, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he said he wanted to go around the neighborhood.Chen Gai hurriedly said: I will accompany General Zhou to inspect the battalions.
Zhou Mengxiong waved his hand: I'm exempted, now General Chen is still in garrison and is in charge of official duties.But I haven't taken office yet, so I can take advantage of it and take a walk around.
Chen Gai kept him again and said he was preparing for a reception banquet, but he was also politely declined and had to send it out.
The two of them walked to the street again, and they were still low-key and did not have much attention.Zhou Mengxiong sighed: Chen Gai is indeed not competent.
Liu Mazi said: Just now, the lord Yan met the commander of the East Village in the school. Is it a test of Chen Gai?He didn't even know his name, so he must have done a bad job.The last general knew that there were more than 20,000 people in the Lizhou camp, and even the lord knew all the brigades. Not only could he call them, but he also knew his temperament.
Zhou Mengxiong said: I have known him for a day or two (one of the first armed leaders to follow Zhang Ning to attack Shimen County). I know he can't do that in detail, but there are not only twenty camp commanders in Wuchang, and I can't even remember their names. It's really a bit confused.
Liu Mazi echoed: Yes.
Zhou Mengxiong turned around and said: Liu Mazi, you should understand that no matter how you do it, you should let everyone under your command do their own duties, so that they can understand what they can do and what they can’t do, and you should also know the severity of the punishment if you make a mistake.Many soldiers are illiterate, but they understand it in their hearts.
Liu Mazi didn't say much and said: Yes.
Zhou Mengxiong remembered what Chen Gai had just happened and sighed slightly: Middle and lower-level generals are those who lead soldiers directly. If these people can't control them well, how can they control the soldiers?
Liu Mazi said: Fortunately, the prince knew people, so he didn't rush to summon the lord back, so the matter would be done naturally.
Zhou Mengxiong looked heavy and pondered: There were many people in the village of Yao Monk (the old subordinate of the Zhuque Army) stuffed into these new military camps. It was difficult for me to hold it. Should I keep it or not, or change it if it is not useful?
This question is no longer something that Liu Mazi can answer, so there is no response.
The conversation between the two became unsuccessful and they walked silently.
In fact, Zhou Mengxiong had long privately felt that the Yao family was too powerful, which was not a good thing for the entire regime, and brought about unstable factors, especially in the army, and there were few military generals in the old Zhuque Army in Daying, Lizhou, but there was no shortage of people from the provincial eunuchs.