Zhu Ping'an led Linhuai Hou and Wei Guogong into the camp and expressed his gratitude for their visit and material support.
Of course, Zhu Pingan was still very surprised about their arrival.
"Haha, nephew, you don't have to thank us. We should be the ones thanking you." Linhuai Hou said with a smile.
"Ah?" Zhu Ping'an was stunned.
"During the mutiny at Zhenwu Camp last time, we were able to escape this disaster thanks to Zihou..." Duke Wei explained, "So we came here today to thank Zihou."
"The outcome has been decided, and the official document will be available in the next two days. I'll tell you the details later." Linhuai Hou added.
It turned out to be about the mutiny in Zhenwu Camp last time. The result of the handling from above came down, and Zhu Ping'an suddenly realized.
Zhu Ping'an led the two men to the commander's tent. Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai observed casually as they walked.
Clean, tidy and orderly - this was their first impression of the Zhejiang Army barracks.
The soldiers were highly disciplined. None of them walked around the camp at will or gathered together to play. They were all training seriously.
However, when they saw what the soldiers were practicing, the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai could not help but be dumbfounded.
Stand at attention, at ease, march in step, turn left, turn right... ... These modern military training methods, in the eyes of Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai, are like monkey shows, especially turning left and right, which is just like watching a monkey show.
"My dear nephew, this method of training soldiers is really unheard of... ... Do you want us to send a few military instructors over?" The Duke of Wei did not say it very directly, but his meaning was already very clear.
What are you training for? You don't know how to train soldiers, right? Let's send a few military instructors to help you train your soldiers...
"Thank you, uncle. I don't need it for now." Zhu Ping'an bowed and thanked him, declining Duke Wei's kindness.
"My dear nephew, we have been in the army for most of our lives, and we have never seen the training methods you have. The training includes foot combat, horse combat, water combat, foot archery, horse archery, whip, sword, gun, cannon and rattan shield martial arts, as well as musket and cannon shooting skills. But what is the meaning of your training of standing at attention, at ease, and marching in unison?"
When Linhuai Hou saw that Zhu Ping'an declined Duke Wei's kindness, he could not help but remind Zhu Ping'an again.
"Uncle, this is formation training, one of the training programs of the Zhejiang Army. It is to train soldiers' obedience and discipline, that is, to follow orders and make them realize that 'it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders'."
Zhu Pingan explained.
When Linhuai Hou heard Zhu Ping'an say that queue training was just one of the training items, he felt a little relieved.
It was just one of the training items, so Zihou could tinker with it if he wanted. As for Zhu Ping'an's suggestion to train the soldiers' obedience and discipline through this kind of monkey-like formation training, Linhuai Hou and Wei Guogong disagreed.
The commander's tent was located in the center of the military camp. Zhu Ping'an led the two men into the tent and poured them two cups of tea.
The two men held teacups and looked at Zhu Ping'an's tent. It was simple, really simple, with only a bed, a cabinet, a table and two rows of chairs.
"My dear nephew, you are really putting yourself through this. I will send you a set of furnishings some other day." Marquis Linhuai said with emotion.
"Thank you very much, uncle, for your kindness. This decoration is enough." Zhu Ping'an politely declined Linhuai Hou's kindness.
Linhuai Hou brought it up again, but seeing that Zhu Ping'an insisted, he had no choice but to give up.
After a few pleasantries, the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai got down to business and told Zhu Ping'an the results of the handling of the mutiny in the Zhenwu Camp.
"My dear nephew, you have no idea how serious this incident is. The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Huang Mao, was killed in the chaos. He was held accountable afterwards and dismissed from his post by the emperor!" Duke Wei sighed.
Generally speaking, the dead are the most important. Even if the deceased made mistakes during his lifetime, they are not often held accountable after his death.
This time was different, Huang Mao was dead and dismissed from his post. Of course, this was his own fault.
"Lord Ma Kun, the former Minister of Revenue of Yingtian, went through so much effort, used so many connections, and went through so many channels to finally be transferred to the capital to serve as the Minister of Revenue, and he hasn't even had time to sit on the throne. As a result, he is now held responsible and dismissed from his post for instigating the mutiny in the Zhenwu Camp in Nanjing, because he submitted a memorial to reduce the discount of silver to 0.4 taels while serving as the Minister of Revenue of Yingtian!" Duke Wei was deeply moved.
"And Mr. Cai Keqin is a pitiful person. He was transferred to the post of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of Yingtian this year. He fell ill right after taking office and could not attend to the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue of Yingtian. He has been recuperating at home. A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Cai had recovered from his illness and was about to take office. As a result, he was impeached and lost his official position because of the mutiny in the Zhenwu Camp."
Linhuai Hou couldn't help but sigh.
Well, this is really a case of "the pot comes from the sky while you are sitting at home", but who made you the Minister of Revenue of Yingtian now
"My dear nephew, every time I think about it, I can't help but break out in a cold sweat. If it weren't for you, even if we were lucky enough to survive the mutiny, I, Old Li, and Eunuch He would definitely be severely punished afterwards. According to the intensity of the investigation, dismissal from office is the lightest punishment, imprisonment is inevitable, and we might even be beheaded."
The Duke of Wei is still terrified until now.
"Uncle, you are too kind." Zhu Ping'an said modestly, and then asked, "I wonder what the uncles think?"
"Thanks to my nephew, the emperor only gave me a verbal reprimand and allowed me to make amends for my crime and continue to employ me as before without changing my official position."
Duke Wei smiled, feeling extremely lucky. The two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue of Yingtian were implicated and lost their jobs, and Duke Wei was in charge of the Zhenwu Camp. As a result, a mutiny broke out in the Zhenwu Camp. He was able to keep his official position, which was a good outcome he could never have dreamed of.
"Old Li is lucky. I heard that because of his contribution in helping to quell the mutiny in the Zhenwu Camp, his position can be moved up..." The Duke of Wei pointed at the Marquis of Linhuai and said with envy.
"Ahem... It's all thanks to my nephew." Linhuai Hou was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Where is Eunuch He?" Zhu Ping'an asked again.
"Eunuch He was also verbally reprimanded, but his official position remained unchanged, and he was also awarded a merit in the inner court... Oh, I almost forgot, Eunuch He had something urgent to do today and couldn't come, so he asked us to send a set of protective soft armor to express his gratitude."
As the Duke of Wei spoke, he took an exquisite wooden box from his attendant, opened it, and placed it in front of Zhu Ping'an.
Inside the wooden box was a set of exquisite soft armor, which looked very valuable.
"Eunuch He said that this set of soft armor is invulnerable to swords and spears, and is immune to water and fire. I think what he said is true." said Duke Wei.
"My dear nephew, this is Eunuch He's thank you. Don't refuse it, just accept it. Otherwise, Eunuch He will think you despise it." Linhuai Hou said with a smile.
"In that case, I'd be honored to accept it." Zhu Ping'an readily accepted the set of protective soft armor.
"Oh, by the way, my dear nephew also made contributions in this mutiny, and the emperor specially rewarded you." Linhuai Hou added.
Special award?!
When Zhu Ping'an got this point, he immediately became excited. This was a special award from Emperor Jiajing.
"What special reward?" Zhu Ping'an couldn't help asking, promotion, or getting rich
"The emperor has bestowed upon me a fragrant leaf crown." Marquis Linhuai and Duke Wei said with envy, "This was made by the emperor himself. My dear nephew is truly in the emperor's heart..."
Zhu Pingan was petrified when he heard this, he fell from the clouds into the mud, with a face full of tears...
Fragrant leaf crown!!! What kind of special award is this! Also, is Emperor Jiajing forgetful? When I first served as the Cabinet Secretary, Emperor Jiajing rewarded me with a fragrant leaf crown, and Huaer even laughed at me for being cuckolded... ...