The news that Wu Shigong could recommend officials quickly spread throughout the two prefectures. The gentry clans in Runing and Guide prefectures immediately became excited. The heads of the clans rushed to the Runing army camp with heavy gifts to see Wu Shigong, hoping to help them.

The younger members of the clan fought for a spot.

This time the peasant rebel army was raging in Henan, which also brought a large number of official vacancies to Henan. Some of the vacancies were in areas frequented by bandits in Henan. Very few people with a legitimate background were willing to take up the post, so this time Xuanmo simply sent

Giving a batch to Wu Shigong can be regarded as giving Wu Shigong a favor.

But for those who had no possibility of entering the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the temptation of this kind of formal official position was too great! So those officials and gentry took action one after another, trying to get some from Wu Shigong. In their view, with you

With Ning Jun as his backing, the risk for his own children to serve as officials in the most dangerous places is minimal. Besides, there is another saying - wealth can be found in danger!

Of course Wu Shigong would not arrange all the sons of officials and gentry to serve. Seeing this unexpected popularity, he immediately announced the selection principles for officials this time: if they perform well in the Runing military and civilian system; for Wu Shigong

Loyal.

But the enthusiasm of those gentry has not dropped at all. Although they know that there are too many monks and too many monks, and their own children may not be elected, those gentry still flock to it. If there is no chance this time, then let's get familiar with each other and wait for next time, and it's still

There are those who serve as officials, and there are still some spare military positions in Runing.

Then another major event made the Runing army excited. The Ministry of War issued an official document: Wu Shigong was promoted to deputy general, and the number of independent army soldiers was 6,000. What did this prove? This proved that the military merits of the Runing army were finally recognized by the court;

It proves that Wu Shigong is deeply "favored" by the emperor. Who dares to provoke Emperor Chongzhen's "favourite" Wu Shigong now?

Anyway, King Chong no longer dared to impeach him on such a big charge. Instead of driving Wu Shigong away, he promoted Wu Shigong. If the confrontation continues, aren't you afraid that Wu Shigong will fabricate the charge of rebellion for King Chong? It's better than that.

I am honestly cultivating immortality in the palace! It would be too dangerous to fight against a warrior like Wu Shigong!

So King Chong immediately sent Ye Chao to Wu Shigong, expressing his submission in disguise. Qingchenzi did not dare to return to his Miaoyun Temple anymore. He hid in the palace every day for fear that Wu Shigong would seek revenge on him.

But Wu Shigong was in a good mood and was not prepared to push people too far. He did not mention the festival with King Chong anymore. Even Miaoyun Temple also lifted the order of sealing off the temple land after confiscating 2,000 acres of temple land as punishment.

In fact, Wu Shigong just said it casually. He didn't mean to go against Taoism at all. After all, there are many Taoist believers, and Wu Shigong didn't want to cause any trouble, so he kept the matter within the scope of his personal grudge with Qingchenzi.

But until now, Qingchenzi didn't know where he had offended Wu Shigong, so he was really wronged.

However, this allowed Wu Shigong's religious policy to be implemented smoothly. Because the directors of other temples were afraid that they would become the next Qingchenzi, and none of them had King Chong come forward to intercede.

Of course, Wu Shigong also gave in, allowing those temples to retain their previous properties, and also allowing these temples to sell excess temple land. If no one came to buy it, the Runing Army would also redeem the temple land. So in general

, which means forgetting the past, and those temples did not suffer any loss.

As for Ye Chao! After all, he is a timid and loyal servant. Since Wu Shigong could tolerate Shu Mo back then, he can certainly tolerate Ye Chao now.

However, it was definitely impossible to place Ye Chao in the inner house. So after consulting Zhu Qilan and learning that Ye Zhong was literate, Wu Shigong arranged for Ye Chao to be a minor official in the Runing Army.

Because Ye Chao was once a major accomplice in the impeachment of Wu Shigong, the officials who made the specific arrangements arranged for Ye Chao to serve as an official in a remote village in Runan. Coincidentally, Yao Liang, who was also assigned, was also here. So this

The two of them became inseparable brothers.

"Uncle Yongli! I'm going to have to work hard for you this time!" Wu Shigong said with a smile.

"Where?"

Laughed loudly.

At the end of April, the well-prepared Runing army began to pacify the three counties in the southern part of Kaifeng Prefecture according to the smooth flow of first east and then west. Before setting off for the expedition, Xue Zhinong's Mountain and Sichuan Division used his connections to effortlessly conquer these three counties.

Groups of bandits in the county were recruited and settled.

In fact, these three counties are sandwiched between Runing and Guide. They have been watched eagerly by the Runing army. The real rebel bandits have long since heard the news and fled, and those who stayed in the local area are all forming strongholds.

The large squire family that protects themselves has long wanted to surrender to the Runing army.

This time, Wu Shigong is not going to go on an expedition himself. The commander of the expedition is determined to be Xue Yongli. He will lead a rotational training regiment, two militia regiments and a regiment of cavalry, a total of 6,000 soldiers and horses. From the composition of this army and horses, we can get

It is known that the Runing Army used this expedition as a training subject.

"Uncle Wynn! This expedition is just a round trip, but you must pay attention to military discipline and military etiquette. If there is anyone who is blind or hiding, you might as well kill a chicken with a thunder blow and show it to those monkeys."

"Actually, most of them surrendered to us as a temporary measure. They are just fagots. They will still come close to us when the Shaanxi bandits come, so we don't have to be too happy. A few days ago, Chang Meng wrote to me and told me: He

The reclamation trading company in Ruzhou and Nanyang has gathered more than 100,000 soldiers. It’s a joke. The number of people is so strong that I don’t dare to lie to me, but how much water are there among these 100,000 people? We can also imagine it.”

"So we still need to be careful. Divide them into two categories: One category is those who surrender to us wholeheartedly. They should be reorganized and dispersed, and then let our Runing Army send officers to command. If they agree to this, we might as well give these people to their families.

Some benefits."

"If you are someone who is unwilling to give up your sword and gun, first join forces to establish a farm, and then gradually incorporate them into our Runing Army if they have common interests. It is better to focus on alliance and negotiation, but you really have to be blind.

Then let him have a taste of what it’s like to have no door to the ground.”

"Also, now in these three counties, except for the area near the county seat, the rest of the land can be said to be ownerless land. Be bold and bold to set up a farm. You can seize the land. I will ask Chang Meng to arrange for manpower to take it over. Nothing else.

Don’t worry about it, use all three of our prohibitions so that the people can at least have a way to survive and prevent them from being hijacked by bandits again. What if there is a lack of manpower for farming? Let’s discuss this later!” (To be continued.
Chapter completed!