Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:

The wife of Ma Qiancheng, the envoy of Shiqu, was Qin Liangyu, who had been loyal to her country for more than forty years.

He participated in the Battle of Hunhe, the Battle of She Chongming, the She An Rebellion, the Shapu Rebellion, and hundreds of other battles, and was brave in combat and good at commanding, becoming a pillar of the country.

He was conferred the title of Earl of Loyalty by imperial decree, and was granted an iron certificate and a red book, the first-class imperial clothing, and a reward of two hundred yuan.

The imperial edict ordered Qin Liangyu to be the governor of the military affairs of Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.

He was granted the Shangfang Sword to resist the bandits in Sichuan. Any officials at all levels in the four provinces who did not respond would be executed with this sword without punishment.

Announce it to the world and let everyone know.

Admire this. "

It was unprecedented in the entire Ming Dynasty to confer a title on a woman. Even in the entire Chinese history, this was the only example of a woman being conferred a title based on military merit.

In this age where men are superior to women, it is extremely difficult for a woman to achieve something.

Even for Qin Liangyu, it was only because her husband died early and her children were young that she, as a woman, was able to take on the post of Shiqu Xuanwei Envoy.

Just as Zuo Liangyu said, Qin Liangyu has been fighting for so many years, but is still a commoner without any official position.

However, this imperial edict not only conferred the hereditary title of earl upon Qin Liangyu, but also directly appointed her as the governor-general of four provinces and bestowed upon her the Imperial Sword.

It can be said that there was no precedent in the Ming Dynasty for a commoner to be directly promoted to the important military position of governor, which was above ten thousand people and below two people.

Entrusting the safety of the entire southeast to Qin Liangyu, this trust soothed the grievances and grief that Qin Liangyu had suffered for many years.

But what moved Qin Liangyu even more was the letter that came along with the imperial edict.

There were two letters in total. One was written by Emperor Chongzhen. Unlike the official imperial edicts that were announced to the world, the handwriting of Emperor Chongzhen seemed much more intimate.

"Personally from General Qin:

I have been busy with state affairs and have not visited you for several years. It is truly my fault.

There is no need to mention the old general's achievements. Your husband, Qian Cha, was killed by treacherous people in the court. Your eldest brother, second brother, third brother, daughter-in-law, and nephew all fought on the battlefield for their loyalty to the court.

You do not blame the court, but the court blames itself. The court owes the White Spear Army, the Ma family and the old general. This is my responsibility.

The general is old, and I don't want him to work any more.

Shi Kang has said again and again that only the old general can guard the southeast and I can sleep peacefully. I really can't bear it.

However, national affairs are difficult, the world is exhausted, wars are raging everywhere, the Jian Lu in the north are eyeing us covetously, and I have no way to allocate troops to deal with the scourge of bandits. Apart from the old general, I don't know who can take on this important task.

Thanks to the mercy of our ancestors, we have a great talent in Ming Dynasty. Although Shikang is young, he has great strategies and knowledge. Everything he thinks, says and does can be put into practice. It is a blessing for me and Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, I ordered Zhang Shikang to be the commander-in-chief of the army, in charge of all the troops and governor of all military affairs.

I have entrusted all the lands in the southeast to the old general, but in case of military affairs, Shi Kang's orders shall prevail.

You should not look down on Shikang just because he is young. This is my trust and my order.

I hope the old general will be careful and take care of his health, and make more contributions to the Ming Dynasty. This is my wish."

The handwritten letter has no signature, but it is stamped with the private seal of Emperor Chongzhen.

If the imperial edict was the compensation and recognition of Qin Liangyu's merits given by Emperor Chongzhen in front of the world, then this handwritten letter was the guilt and expectations expressed by Emperor Chongzhen in his private capacity.

In fact, Qin Liangyu never resented the court or Emperor Chongzhen.

She just couldn't bear to see the Chinese land sinking while she was powerless to do anything, and she couldn't bear to see the people displaced and bandits causing trouble.

But all of this was melted away by the imperial edict and the kindness in the handwritten letter, and transformed into a flame that burned again in his heart.

After ten years of drinking ice, it is difficult to cool the hot blood.

Ma Xianglin and Qin Yiming stepped forward to help Qin Liangyu up. Ma Xianglin asked in a low voice:

"Mother, is the Grand Marshal really only nineteen years old?"

"I think it's true. You two have both read His Majesty's edict and handwritten letter.

Judging from the Marshal’s handwriting and words, I think he is not very old.”

Qin Liangyu thought of the letter written by Zhang Shikang and her expression looked a little strange.

"What a young hero! Auntie, you don't know this, but when I heard the news, the Grand Marshal led 20,000 old and weak soldiers from the Beijing Camp to fight in Jiazhuang, captured the prince of the Jiannu, and defeated the Yuetuo tribe.

He dispatched troops and fought two battles at Jingshui, defeating Dorgon.

Such achievements are enough to show that our great marshal has astonishing abilities.

His Majesty's handwriting can explain a lot. You see, the first half is all about the hard work of my aunt, but as soon as he mentioned the Grand Marshal, His Majesty praised him for a long time in one breath.

If Your Majesty did not trust and rely on Marshal Da to the utmost, why would he mention it repeatedly in his letter to my aunt?" Qin Yiming analyzed.

"Brother, what you said makes sense. If Wannian and Lingqi had one tenth of the Grand Marshal's talent, I wouldn't be so worried." Ma Xianglin sighed.

Comparing goods will lead to throwing them away; comparing people will make you angry. His two children, Ma Wannian, are 22 years old this year. They don't think about military affairs. They only know about the world and read some books by pedantic scholars every day.

Her daughter Ma Lingqi is just the opposite. She wields swords and guns every day, and her grandmother is her idol. Her mind is full of thoughts about going into battle and killing enemies.

This time the plan was to kill Zuo Liangyu on the pretext of marrying off his daughter, luckily his daughter was not involved, otherwise based on the performance of Zuo Liangyu's useless son, I guess his daughter would have been so angry that she would have revealed the truth once she saw it.

"Xianglin doesn't need to worry so much, his children and grandchildren will have their own blessings.

Speaking of which, Lingqi is seventeen years old this year, and it is time for her to get married.

Xianglin, you have to pay more attention, too." Qin Yiming consoled him.

"Hmph, brother, if you hadn't said that, I wouldn't be angry. This girl is always brandishing swords and guns, saying that her ideal husband is a peerless hero.

He is talking nonsense, how can I find a hero for him?" Ma Xianglin said helplessly.

Qin Yiming's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Aunt, it seems that our great marshal is still unmarried?

The Grand Marshal is nineteen, Lingqi is seventeen, the age is just right..."

As Qin Yiming spoke, Ma Xianglin's eyes lit up, but Qin Liangyu frowned.

"Don't lie! Haven't you two figured it out from His Majesty's letter?

My mother was able to be employed by Your Majesty because of the recommendation of the Grand Marshal.

Who are we? How dare you be so rude to me, Marshal? "

The implication is that the Grand Marshal is honoring us so much, what do you two want to do?

Would you rather let the Grand Marshal be your son-in-law and call you father-in-law? Or would you rather let the Grand Marshal call you cousin?

Hearing this, cousins Ma Xianglin and Qin Yiming felt embarrassed and grinned but dared not say anything.

Qin Yiming changed the subject and said:

“Aunt, His Majesty’s letter mentioned the Grand Marshal a lot.

My nephew is curious, what is written in the letter from the Grand Marshal? "

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