Before the official news came out, there was even news that Xiao Ruxun had taken over the position of the Liaodong Army Commander, which made Li Chengliang uneasy day and night. Now he knew that the news was false, but the news that Xiao Ruxun was about to take command and go to Dongwu Country still made Li Chengliang a little depressed. In his opinion, if there was a war, there would be credit, and if there was credit, there would be rewards.
It was fine that he was unemployed, but the Li family could not fall. However, Xiao Ruxun would soon have a war to fight, and Li Rusong had to lead the Liaodong Army to lick their wounds. If there was no war to fight, there would be no credit, and he would be left behind by Xiao Ruxun again.
Li Chengliang was very unhappy.
"Xiao Ruxun has just returned to the capital, and he has a war to fight. Isn't this against the rules?"
Li Chengliang tried his best to stop Wang Xijue, but he did not know the inside story and could not understand Wang Xijue's painstaking efforts.
There were some civil officials who thought it was against the rules. They thought that the war had just been settled, and now there was a war to fight. Even if you were rich, you should not spend money like this. Wang Xijue only used one reason to shut everyone up — Ru Xun was a good general, good at fighting and good at making profits.
Xiao Ruxun was a rare good general. Not only was he good at fighting, but he was also good at making money. He could make a lot of money in the name of war, which could solve the economic crisis for ten years. Why didn't you ask him to go out and make more money? If he made money, everyone could make money. Wasn't this a good thing? This Dongwu Country was courting death by provoking them repeatedly. Daming had a righteous name, so who dared to say that Daming was not good?
Everyone stopped talking and immediately carried out Wang Xijue's order. In view of Xiao Ruxun's previous good cooperation with Song Yingchang, and in order to win over Xiao Ruxun, Xiao Ruxun was still appointed with the rank of Admiral. Yunnan's Inspector-General Chen Yongbin was appointed as the Military Strategist and was in charge of logistics. The frontline military command was under Xiao Ruxun's jurisdiction.
Just this point alone made Li Chengliang envious, jealous, and hateful. He was strong enough to not be suppressed by his civil officials, but Xiao Ruxun was directly valued by the civil officials and given an equal status. He was given the rank of admiral to manage military affairs, while the civil officials could only manage logistics. It was similar to how civil officials and generals had equal status in the past. Which general in the world would not be willing? However, after the Tumu Castle incident, only Xiao Ruxun was able to do this.
Previously, it was the main general who went to war. This time, Wang Xijue used the phrase "to go to war". Cool!
"Minister, when the army goes to war, the civil officials are the commanders and the military officials are the generals. This is the rule. Why did it change when it comes to Xiao Ruxun? How can he be the commander? "
Wang Xijue looked at Li Chengliang's envious, jealous, and hateful expression and couldn't help but sneer. However, he still patiently explained, "If you can bring the court a mountain of gold and silver and eight million taels of silver, I can also give you the title of commander. This was suggested by the Ministry of War and Ministry of Revenue. Actually, Xiao Ruxun could have been the Admiral of the capital, but due to various considerations, this position was cancelled. Xiao Ruxun can't stay in the capital and has to go to war. In order to appease the meritorious officials, they gave him the title of commander."
Li Chengliang blinked his eyes. "Then, won't he be the real Marshal Xiao in the future?"
Wang Xijue nodded noncommittally. "You can think of it that way. Officially speaking, he really is Marshal Xiao. But what are you worried about? Your foundation is in the capital and Liaodong. It has nothing to do with him. After all, you are also a commander. You should be more broad-minded. "
Li Chengliang pursed his lips and asked, "Then, Minister, after this war, what should we do with Xiao Ruxun? If he wins the war again … "
"You don't have to worry whether he wins the war or loses the war. If he wins the war and destroys the Dongwu Country, the court will set up a military town there and let Xiao Ruxun be the commander to appease the southern border. If he loses the war, you don't have to worry. He will be demoted. What are you worried about?"
"Will the court set up a military town there?"
Li Chengliang asked curiously.
"Yes. In view of the fact that the Dongwu Country has been attacking us for more than ten years, the Ministry of War thinks that if we don't take this opportunity to get rid of the Dongwu Country, it will still be a threat to the southern border once it revives. If we can solve it once and for all, we shouldn't drag it on. The court will allocate funds to get rid of the Dongwu Country completely. Then, we will set up a military town and restore the territory of the Yongle Dynasty. We will expand our territory and raise the prestige of the Daming Dynasty."
Wang Xijue spoke passionately, but Li Chengliang didn't really listen to him. Instead, he was thinking about how to reward Xiao Ruxun if he made a great contribution again.
This time, Xiao Ruxun's return to the capital had attracted the Wuxun Group. His house was deserted. This made Li Chengliang, who was used to being surrounded by people, feel very uncomfortable and embarrassed. He felt that he had to get back at him no matter what. In the end, as soon as Xiao Ruxun came back, he had to go to war again. He was about to claim the glory of the top general of the Wanli Daming Dynasty, fighting from the north to the south. His prestige didn't diminish, but he was slowly aging.
No one cared about Count Li, who had won ten major victories. Now, people were paying attention to the new noble, the powerful Marquis Xiao Pinglu.
Unlike Li Chengliang's house which was deserted, the Xiao Mansion was now as crowded as a market. There was an endless stream of carriages and horses. Those who didn't know better would think that this was the gate of the Cabinet Secretary's house. However, even the gate of the Cabinet Secretary's house was now similar to the gate of Li Chengliang's house. It might not be deserted, but there were only a few people. How could it be compared to the grand occasion of the Xiao Mansion?
Although Xiao Ruxun had repeatedly sent letters to his father, asking him not to accept too many gifts, lest he owed favors to others, Xiao Wenkui, who was experienced in this field, often refused to come out, saying that he was sick. He invited the best midwives and gynecologists to take care of his wife's body, and waited for his little grandson to be born.
From August of last year to April of this year, eight months had passed, and the ninth month had arrived. Seeing that his wife was about to give birth, and the news of his son's triumphant return also came, Xiao Wenkui's old heart was greatly comforted. He happily ran around all day and couldn't sit still. He also sent letters to his other three sons, asking them to put down what they were doing, ask their superiors for leave, come to the capital to visit relatives, and welcome the birth of the Xiao Family's third generation.
His wife was suffering. From the beginning of her pregnancy to the imminent delivery, her husband was not by her side. As an old father-in-law with a few concubines around him, he didn't know how to take care of his wife, so he had to visit famous doctors in the capital to take care of his wife's body. Although there were many famous doctors, they couldn't compare to the fact that her husband was by her side. Her husband was far away fighting for the country, and his life and death were unknown. His wife was inevitably worried. Although the famous doctors tried their best to take care of her, they couldn't replace her husband's comfort.
When her morning sickness was the worst, Yang Caiyun couldn't eat anything, and she was haggard, which made Xiao Wenkui anxious. At that time, thanks to the home letter sent by Xiao Ruxun from the battlefield, Yang Caiyun's soul comforted Yang Caiyun, so that she could hold on until now. Now that she was about to give birth, Yang Caiyun became more and more uneasy.
Fortunately, the news that Xiao Ruxun was about to return home gave Yang Caiyun some peace of mind, allowing her to recuperate at home and wait to give birth. What she hoped the most was that her husband could rush back before she gave birth and experience the most touching moment.
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