Volume 1: The Wind Rises in Tumubao Chapter 14: Promoted to a Thousand Households
In fact, before the Battle of Tumu, Zhu Qizhen did not know that he had a person like Yuan Bin under his command. The friendship between the two was established during the year he studied abroad in Mobei.
During that period, there was another person named Ha Ming who protected Yuan Bin and never left him.
However, the situation has changed now. Zhu Qizhen suddenly changed his mind and took the initiative to give up the opportunity to study abroad in Mobei.
In this way, perhaps Yuan Bin and Ha Ming will no longer have the opportunity to appear, but one thing is certain, these two people are completely trustworthy.
Zhu Qizhen's expression became more and more strange. After all, he was not familiar with Yuan Bin yet. Could they have the same name?
"Let me ask you, how many Jinyiwei are named Yuan Bin?"
Yuan Bin was stunned and said, "It seems... I am the only one..."
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen became even more certain that the person in front of him was the Yuan Bin in history!
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Fan Zhong, who is in charge of the Jinyiwei now?"
When the emperor led the army in person, he brought three hundred Jinyiwei with him, who were mainly responsible for protecting the emperor and spying on the enemy.
Fan Zhong didn't expect the emperor to suddenly ask about the Jinyiwei. He thought for a moment and then said, "It was the commander Wang Lin. However, when evacuating from Datong, this person said that he followed the emperor's secret order and led dozens of Jinyiwei and Dongchang's men to Weizhou. Since then, he has not returned to the camp. During this period, all the Jinyiwei in the army were directly commanded by Wang Zhen ."
"My secret order?" Zhu Qizhen asked doubtfully, "When did I give Wang Lin an order?"
“Could it be…” Fan Zhong suddenly realized and said angrily, “Yes, it must be Wang Zhen who is forging the imperial edict. I heard that he brought 20 carts of gold and silver. It seems that he sent Wang Lin to send the gold and silver back to his hometown!”
Wang Lin was none other than Wang Zhen’s nephew. Of course, the position of Jinyiwei commander was also given to him by Wang Zhen.
"Twenty cartloads of gold and silver?"
When Zhu Qizhen heard all this, he immediately became angry.
"What are you all doing? Such a big thing happened in the army, why didn't anyone report it to me?"
Twenty carts, how much money would that cost? If they were robbed by the Wala people, wouldn’t it be a huge loss!
Faced with Zhu Qizhen's questioning, Fan Zhong had to lower his head silently and said nothing more.
Zhu Qizhen also realized at this time that Wang Zhen was so powerful that no one would dare to sue him.
The instigator of all this was none other than himself, the emperor.
Damn it, what kind of emperor is this? It’s so unlucky to travel through time and space to be his!
Thinking of this, he sighed silently, then turned to Yuan Bin.
"Yuan Bin, listen to my orders!"
Yuan Bin quickly knelt down and said, "Your humble servant Yuan Bin respectfully welcomes the imperial edict!"
Zhu Qizhen's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "Yuan Bin, a flag of the Jinyiwei, will be promoted to a thousand-man commander from today, and will lead the Jinyiwei in the formation!"
"ah?"
Even though Yuan Bin had a strong mental state, his face was full of disbelief.
The other people in the tent also looked at each other in bewilderment. What was going on? Just because they reported the enemy situation, it became a thousand households?
Isn't this a mess?
Everyone looked at Zhang Fu, meaning, you have the most experience, so you go and speak.
Zhang Fu had no choice but to step forward and say, "Your Majesty, this Yuan Xiaoqi is indeed a talent, but..."
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "You don't have to say anything more, I have my own plans!"
Zhang Fu was helpless after being retorted by the emperor and had to step aside.
If it were in the past, perhaps Zhang Fu would argue with reason, or at least persist a little longer.
But now, Zhang Fu suddenly felt that no matter what the emperor said or did, it was right.
Yuan Bin was immediately deeply moved. He knelt on one knee and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am grateful for your appreciation. I have no way to repay you, but I will sacrifice my life to thank you for your grace!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "From now on, all the Jinyiwei in the army will be under your control. Your mission is to spy on the enemy. I want to know every move of the Oirat people."
Yuan Bin's expression was stern, and he said resolutely: "I obey your order!"
Everything was arranged, and everyone said goodbye and went down to prepare.
Zhu Qizhen stopped Yuan Bin and asked Fan Zhong to patrol outside the tent, and no one was allowed to disturb him.
Yuan Bin was promoted from a small flag to a thousand households, and was summoned by the emperor alone, for which he felt flattered.
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty..."
"Alright, there are no outsiders here, so don't be so polite!"
Zhu Qizhen got straight to the point and said, "Do you know why I want to hand over the Jinyiwei to you?"
Yuan Bin hurriedly said, "I am a stupid and ignorant person. Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!"
To be honest, he is still full of questions. He has no relationship with the emperor and has not made any military achievements . How could he become a thousand households?
Of course he didn't know that the original history was not like this.
After Zhu Qizhen was captured, many of his attendants fled, but Yuan Bin stayed with him from beginning to end, even when he was eating, dressing, walking, and sleeping. He was also fully responsible for all matters, including negotiations with the leader of the Oirat Mongols.
According to historical records, Zhu Qizhen's study abroad life in Mobei was extremely difficult. Every night, the north wind was biting and it was difficult to fall asleep, so Yuan Bin would unbutton his clothes and use his chest to warm his feet. Whenever the army moved and the carriage could not move, he would carry Zhu Qizhen on his back. Whenever Zhu Qizhen reminisced about his hometown and sighed, Yuan Bin would repeatedly enlighten him and strengthen his faith.
Once, Yuan Bin was unconscious due to a cold. Zhu Qizhen was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, so he lay on his body and cried. Unexpectedly, after such a toss, Yuan Bin broke out in a sweat and his cold was cured.
Through this year's experience, the king and his subject established a deep relationship, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are close brothers.
Zhu Qizhen thought to himself, this guy owed you money in his previous life, and I'm helping him pay it back.
It’s just that the matter is a bit abrupt, and there must be a reason to explain it.
"I have already killed Wang Zhen, but he still has many remnants, such as that bastard called Wang Xi... Hey, speaking of this bastard, I suddenly remembered that I didn't seem to see him along the way."
Yuan Bin was confused and asked tentatively: "Should I send someone out to look for it?"
"Why are you looking for him?" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and continued, "I want to talk about the Jinyiwei. Over the years, including the commander Ma Shun, they have more or less had some connection with that bastard Wang Zhen. Take the three hundred people in the formation, for example, how many of them are Wang Zhen's followers? I entrust you with an important task today because I see your ability and because you have a clean background and have never been involved with Wang Zhen's remnants. I feel relieved to hand over the Jinyiwei to you!"
Yuan Bin's heart trembled, and he quickly replied: "I am deeply grateful for your grace!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Okay, no more small talk, I will give you a task now."
"Your Majesty, please give me your orders. I will never refuse even if it means death!"
"I didn't ask you to die, so don't keep saying die all day long, it's unlucky!"
Zhu Qizhen continued, "Starting from the Jinyiwei and all the generals in the army, we need to conduct a thorough investigation. I want to know who else is Wang Zhen's remnant!"
Yuan Bin asked with lingering fear: "Do you want to check everything?"
"Yes, check them all!" Zhu Qizhen nodded, and then said, "However, this matter must be carried out in secret and must not be publicized. Now that the war is imminent, I do not want the army to be disturbed by people with ulterior motives. If you find any clues, write them down first, and then see how these people perform. If they have made meritorious contributions in killing the enemy, I can forgive them. If they pretend to obey but secretly do something tricky, I will settle accounts with them when I return to the capital!"
Yuan Bin's heart trembled, and he replied: "I obey your order!"
