Chapter 557: General Cricket
Liu Zeliang finally felt relieved. Li Shouyan was much more honest than he thought. When his subordinates came to report, Li Shouyan always said: "I don't care when I look for General Liu."
At first, Liu Zeliang thought this guy was deliberately showing weakness. Later, he tried several times, but Li Shouyan was still deaf and only knew how to fight crickets.
That's right, Li Shouyan took the lead in destroying military discipline and gambling in the army.
Moreover, Li Shouyan was very addicted to gambling and was not interested in military affairs. His biggest hobby was fighting crickets. Less than three months after he came to Shandong to take office, he was nicknamed General Cricket.
Emperor Xuanzong liked to fight crickets, the good grandson of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, and the people called him the cricket emperor. This was used to mock Emperor Xuanzong for not doing his job properly and only knowing how to eat, drink and have fun.
Emperor Xuanzong liked fighting crickets, and people gave them nicknamed Cricket Emperor. Li Shouyan liked fighting crickets. Crickets and crickets were actually the same type of insect, and people gave them nicknamed Cricket General.
Such a general was loved by Liu Zeliang, and the entire Shandong military affairs were completely in the hands of Liu Zeliang. In his letter to his brother Liu Zeqing, he told Li Shouyan what he did.
"Don't worry, my brother, Shandong military affairs are all in my hands. This person is just an A Dou who can't be helped, and my brother has no worries..."
After being sent by his brother Liu Zeliang, a stone in his heart fell to the ground. It is not a bad thing for Li Shouyan to be the general of Shandong. He can be the scapegoat. In the future, if something happens to Shandong, he can completely cover the blame for Li Shouyan, and his brother's glory and wealth will still be protected.
However, no one expected that Zhu Zhanji, a cricket emperor who was not doing his job, had founded the Ming Dynasty's "Ren Xuan Governance".
Zhu Zhanji quelled the rebellion of King Zhu Gaoxu of Han, and attached importance to rectifying the administration and finance in politics, improved the cabinet status, appointed "Three Yangs", Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, etc.; taught eunuchs to study and participate in politics. Economically, measures to recuperate and ease social conflicts. In terms of external relations, Zheng He made the seventh voyage to the West; stopped using troops to join the army.
In the third year of Xuande, he went to the frontier and built Yongning and Longqing Zhucheng. A series of measures by Emperor Xuanzong of Ming made unprecedented social and economic development, and together with his father, Renzong of Ming Dynasty, were called "Renxuan's Governance".
As for Li Shouyan, is he really just a general who can only fight crickets?
On this day, in the Dusi Mansion, Li Shouyan and his personal soldiers shouted at the yamen: "Go ahead, General Red Robe, bite! Bite its thigh, yes, yes, that's it..."
Not only Li Shouyan's personal soldiers, but several officials from the Dusifu soon became acquainted with this general who had no real power. The general had no airs at all and only knew how to eat, drink and have fun every day.
After a few rounds, the red-robed general in Li Shouyan's hand was bitten to death and he lost.
Li Shouyan touched up and down, but after touching his whole body, he couldn't find a tael of silver. His subordinates stopped doing it: "Sir, I'm willing to accept the loss, you have to give me money."
Li Shouyan was addicted to gambling as if he was alive, but the gambling products were surprisingly good. Even if he lost, he never refused to admit it: "This, I really don't have any money on me. Let's do it, let's play first, I'll borrow some."
Liu Zeliang was handling military affairs. A mob robbed the county government office in the Dezhou Guard. The Dezhou Guard dispatched to pacify the mob. Seven bandit leaders were arrested and were about to report to the court for beheading.
Li Shouyan came over by a traitor. Liu Zeliang looked up and was surprised: "Mr. Li, is there anything wrong?"
Li Shouyan was very embarrassed. He touched his right hand on his chest: "That, General Liu. I am a little tight recently. Can you borrow some from you first?"
Liu Zeliang was stunned, then laughed and took out two thousand taels of silver bills from his arms: "I think it's something, Lord Li just take it."
Seeing that the money was jealous, Li Shouyan's eyes lit up and hurriedly put them in his arms: "That, when I win the money, I will definitely return it to you."
He was such a waste, Liu Zeliang sneered in his heart, but said politely on the surface: "Mr. Li is just a few thousand taels of silver, just take it away."
Unexpectedly, Li Shouyan's gambling products were so good. He said seriously: "That won't happen, it's natural to repay the debt. The official must pay the money, but..."
Li Shouyan wanted to speak but stopped, Liu Zeliang had to smile: "Okay, when will Lord Li be rich? Let's talk about this money as lent to you."
Li Shouyan nodded: "It should be so, but General Liu. You said that I have been in Shandong for so long, and I have not seen the soldiers of the garrison below. In this way, you inform me and let the commanders of the various garrisons and ask them to come to the garrisons' office. I will receive them at least. Otherwise, if the court sends people down in the future, you say that this garrison doesn't even know the garrisons, you will have something to do."
The army organization in the Ming Dynasty implemented the "Guard Office system". The army organization had two levels of guards. One government established a station, and several governments established a commander. The guards were commanded by 5,600 soldiers. There were thousands of households under the guards, and a hundred households under the thousand households. Each prefecture, county and county garrison was under the jurisdiction of the commander commander of each commander, and each commander was under the jurisdiction of the General Office of the Central Five Army.
Liu Zeliang slapped his forehead: "It's very true. This is the negligence of the general. It's the general who deserves to die. In this way, the general who will prepare for it, please rest assured Lord Li."
Li Shouyan bowed: "That's it, thank you."
This general was really cowardly, and the dignified general had no power. Every day, Li Shouyan only brought a dozen personal soldiers to gamble and fight crickets. Seeing Li Shouyan who had been holding silver notes and happily left, Liu Zeliang couldn't help but shake his head.
Such a waste general is the easiest to grasp. As for Li Shouyan to summon a general in the garrison, Liu Zeliang didn't care at all. The generals in the garrison are his own people, and he, Li Shouyan, can make waves of farts.
All officials from more than a hundred households gathered in Dusi Mansion. This is called arrogance and he was not very happy when he came, and some just cursed.
"I'm just doing this in the ward. Why is this general sucking us brothers? Why are we summoning us brothers?"
"Who knows, maybe it's the new official who takes office to make three fires."
"I only recognize General Liu, so what if he is a general? I don't even pee at all."
"Okay, okay, just say a little bit. After all, the new official takes office, so we have to give some face."
Li Shouyan summoned the generals this time, and was in the Jinan Metropolitan Guard Office. However, strangely, the summoned this time was divided into two groups.
The chief officials, such as the guard commander of the garrison, Zhengqianhu, Zhengbaihu and others, and the deputy commander, deputy commander, deputy Qianhu and others were another group.
Chapter completed!