Yongli Ming Dynasty

Chapter 46 Backer
The main tent of the army, Jiao Lian sat on the main seat at the top, and below were the generals in the camp

The first person on the left is a military officer in his thirties, wearing a narrow-sleeved military uniform and with a calm face. This person is the lieutenant general in Jiao Lian’s camp, named Liu Qijiao.
The first general on the right was also in his early thirties, with unusually long arms, and he was obviously very strong. He was also a lieutenant general in Jiao Lian's army, named Bai Gui.
Below Bai Gui was a strong man with a full beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes. His name was Zhao Xing. He served as a guerrilla in Jiao Lian's camp and was also one of the most powerful vanguard generals in Jiao Lian's army.

"Didn't the general say that we would take a rest today? Why did he call us back? This long march almost made me tired."

Zhao Xing rubbed his eyes and said sleepily

"Just now Zhaoqing sent a message that the prince has been persuaded by the ministers this morning to officially take over as regent."

"The prince sent a messenger to ask me to go to the court to attend the ceremony," Jiao Lian said softly.
"General, just go if you want. Why are you asking us to come? We can't go," Zhao Xing said sourly.
They had been marching all the way and had known the imperial decree for a long time. It seemed that because the grand ceremony was approaching, the imperial court did not allow them to directly enter Zhaoqing.

Therefore, even though they were not far from Zhaoqing City, they could only watch as people in the city participated in the persuasion, while they could only watch from the sidelines.

Originally, it was a great joy for everyone to be able to come to the court to serve as imperial guards, and they had no complaints even if they could not participate in this grand ceremony. But now it seems that the general is clearly going to go to the city to receive the reward happily without their knowledge, and they can only stay in the camp and cannot go anywhere.

"What nonsense are you talking about here?"

Liu Qijiao glared at Zhao Xing below him, who immediately shrank his neck and lowered his voice. He stared straight ahead without saying a word.
Liu Qijiao ignored Zhao Xing's pretentiousness and exchanged a glance with Bai Gui. He was about to lead everyone to congratulate Jiao Lian, but before they could stand up, Jiao Lian had already spoken.

"The prince has personally sent an order, not only for me to enter the court, but all the generals above the guerrilla level in the camp can enter the court to participate in the ceremony this time."

As soon as Jiao Lian finished speaking, Zhao Xing, who had just been serious, jumped up from his seat and said with surprise
"Really? Doesn't that mean that I, Old Zhao, can also enter the city? I know that the prince is a man of honor and will not forget us if there is something good going on."

The Regent Ceremony was the Emperor's enthronement. He had never expected that Old Zhao would have the opportunity to participate in such an event.

This is something you can brag about for the rest of your life. Has anyone seen an emperor ascend the throne? Hey, I have.

"Congratulations General"

Liu Qijiao and the others didn't care about Zhao Xing's nonsense anymore. A hint of joy flashed across their faces, and they all congratulated Jiao Lian.
This is a real qualification. On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, a certain general entered the court with the army to form the imperial guard and participated in the ceremony of His Majesty's supervision of the country.
If they have this qualification, then in the future, as long as they have made contributions, they will definitely be the first to be promoted. These are the loyal and righteous generals who participated in supporting the emperor. If not them first, who else should be promoted?
"It seems that the general will definitely be promoted to marquis this time. When he returns from the city this time, I'm afraid he will call him Lord General."

Liu Qijiao looked at Jiao Lian, who was calm above him, with a hint of envy in his eyes, and sighed softly:

"I would like to congratulate you, Lord Hou."

The generals below were also shocked when they heard this, and they all shouted to Jiao Lian above them:

Joy flashed across everyone's faces. They were leading troops into the DPRK to form the Imperial Guards. As the commander of a battalion, Jiao Lian would definitely be given the title of Earl.

The prince was about to become regent, and he even personally asked the general to come to the court to participate in the ceremony of enthronement. This shows that the prince trusted the general. In addition, the general saved the prince's life, so it was very likely that he would be made a marquis.

Jiao Lian was made a marquis, and his old subordinates also rose to prominence along with him. Being a marquis was enough to establish a position of power in the army.
After Jiao Lian was made a marquis, he became the support of these people in the court. With Jiao Lian around, no one dared to arbitrarily usurp their credit.

The generals under Jiao Lian had experience as generals of the imperial guards and Jiao Lian, the marquis, to help them. As long as they seized the opportunity to be sent out, they would at least be able to lead an army.

Now that the Eastern Tartars are coming in full force, there is no need to worry about not having a war to fight. If they can lead the army and make meritorious contributions, it is not impossible for them to be granted the title of Earl.

When everyone thought of this, their faces became even happier.

"General, we haven't met the prince yet. What kind of person is Prince Gui? Please tell us about him. We are all going to protect him in the future. It would be bad if we have a conflict with him."

Zhao Xing looked at Jiao Lian above and spoke. The other generals also looked at Jiao Lian expectantly.
Although they also participated in the battle to attack Yongzhou and defeat the Western Bandits, they had no impression of the King of Gui at all.

But it doesn't matter if they don't have any impression, the general must have one.

Prince Gui values ​​the general so much that he even traveled thousands of miles to summon the general to the court to form the imperial guards. He must have a very close relationship with the general, otherwise how could he give such an important task to the general?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is a man of great courage and generosity..."

Jiao Lian gritted his teeth and said
Jiao Lian looked at the generals below who were looking expectant, and felt a sense of guilt for no reason.

In fact, he didn't remember the King of Gui at all. The military order he received at that time was to recapture Yongzhou, not to rescue the prince of the royal family. When he attacked Yongzhou City, he was busy strangling the western bandits and seizing military merits. How could he care about the captured officials and royal family members in the city? Those captured royal family members could not be rewarded, so who would care about those people?

On the way to Guangdong Province, he tried to recall several times, but no matter how many times he thought, he could not find any memory related to the King of Gui. He could not even remember what the King of Gui looked like.

This made him even more panicked. The King of Gui valued him so much and was obviously very impressed by him. He might even have had contact with him at that time. However, he was so focused on suppressing the bandits and making meritorious contributions that he had no memory of the King of Gui at all.
What if I meet the King of Gui in the future and he brings up the old things and reminisces about the glorious past? Wouldn't I be exposed?
When Jiao Lian thought of this, he felt even more guilty. He ignored the unsatisfied looks from the generals below and dealt with the topic of the King of Gui in a few words.
Jiao Lian looked at the generals below who were all beaming with joy. Thinking of what they had just said, he suddenly became alert and said with a serious expression:
"Official positions and titles are all awarded by the imperial court. Now that the imperial court has not given you any reward, you should not speak nonsense lightly."

"From now on, the words of the so-called Marquis in the army are not to be mentioned again. Do you hear me?"

Liu Qijiao and other generals were shocked when they saw Jiao Lian's serious expression, and they all responded in unison.

Jiao Lian looked at the generals who had regained their serious expressions, and a trace of satisfaction flashed through his heart. However, when he looked at Zhao Xing who still had a happy face, his face could not help but gloomy.

"Especially you generals who are going to follow me into the city this time. Zhaoqing City is full of high-ranking officials. According to what Eunuch Li said, there are more than a dozen ministers and chancellors."

"There are more than just our army in and outside Zhaoqing now. The Governor's Office of Guangdong Province has troops stationed in Zhaoqing, and the General of Wuzhou also has troops stationed in Zhaoqing. Your Highness did not choose so many soldiers, but instead recruited us from thousands of miles away to serve as the imperial guards. There must be someone in the court who is jealous of us. I wonder how many people are watching us."

"Let me be frank. This entry into the court is not only a great favor from His Highness, but also a great blessing for us. As long as we enter the court safely, we will all have a future. If anyone is arrogant and causes trouble at this moment, and wants to ruin the future of our brothers, don't blame me for being ruthless then."

Jiao Lian's voice became more and more severe. Liu Qijiao, Bai Gui and others had a thoughtful look in their eyes, and their faces became more and more serious.

The general is right. They have suddenly been promoted from local soldiers to the central imperial guards. It goes without saying that they will be envied.

If his soldiers caused any trouble at this time, once they were caught, it was not impossible that they would be kicked back to Guangxi Province again.

I have traveled a thousand miles to worship Buddha, and I have already walked nine hundred and ninety-nine miles. I cannot let anything go wrong at the last point.

"Just talk, General, why are you staring at me? I, Zhao, have always been well behaved. Do you think I would cause trouble?"

Zhao Xing looked at Jiao Lian and the generals in the camp who were staring at him, and couldn't help but speak. But the more he spoke, the more guilty he looked, and his voice became lower and lower.

"Not only the generals who followed me into the city, but also you must make arrangements for every place in the camp. The soldiers in the camp must not cause any trouble while stationed here."

"Go down and make arrangements. After we enter the court, except for those who go out to buy things, no soldiers are allowed to enter or leave the barracks."

"I'll give you one hour to take care of the affairs in the camp. One hour later, all the officers above the rank of guerrilla commander in the camp will follow me to the court to attend the ceremony," Jiao Lian ordered in a cold voice.
"Yes"

The generals all looked solemn and withdrew one after another. The high-ranking generals all called their trusted men to start handing over the affairs of the camp.
The generals in Jiao Lian's camp were handing over the camp affairs in an orderly manner, but a group of uninvited guests came outside the camp.

On the official road, dozens of knights galloped, raising dust on the road.
The dozens of knights had a clear goal and rushed straight to the military camp after leaving the official road.
These dozen knights were all strong and sturdy, with bows, swords and spears on their horses, and were extremely well-equipped.
The soldiers guarding the camp gate noticed the newcomers and immediately became alert. They called out to the inside, and dozens of soldiers immediately gathered in front of the camp gate and pushed the wooden barriers in front of the camp gate.

"This is a military camp, anyone who comes here must dismount immediately," the soldiers shouted in unison.

The dozens of knights suddenly stopped about 20 to 30 steps away from the camp gate. The one on the left of the two leading knights dismounted and walked forward.
The knight who dismounted from his horse was wearing a bright red military uniform. He had a burly figure and narrow eyes that seemed to be glowing with a cold light.
All the soldiers at the front camp had already drawn their swords, but the man ignored them and continued to move forward towards the dense sword array.
"good"

The burly man glanced at the soldiers who had hastily formed a battle formation in front of the camp gate, and praised them softly.

"Who are you?"

The leading soldier at the camp gate asked again, but his expression was slightly relaxed.
Except for the two men in front, the knights behind them were all wearing the same red uniforms as them. They were obviously soldiers from the imperial court from somewhere unknown.
"I am General Chen Bangfu, the General who pacifies the barbarians. Tell your general that I and General Zheng Wenxiong of Xunzhou are here to visit you. Go quickly."

The burly man waved his hand casually, and the leading soldiers were immediately shocked. They didn't expect that there were two generals in the group of knights in front of them.

The leading soldier apologized to the visitor and hurried back to the camp to report.

Chen Bangfu ignored the group of soldiers still forming a battle formation in front of him and stood calmly in front of the camp gate, inspecting the layout of the camp.

The soldiers who had returned to the camp to report soon came back again. The soldiers in front of the gate dispersed at once, and the dozens of riders were also respectfully invited into the camp by the soldiers.
Ask a question, after becoming regent, what should the protagonist call himself? Regent is the transition from emperor, so he cannot call himself "I". What should he call himself then? "Gu" or "Ben Wang"? Also, after becoming regent, what should Princess Gui be called? Should she become the queen directly, or still be the original princess? If anyone knows, please leave a message here or in the comment section of the post
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