On February 2, the news that Wang Fuzhi and Li Dingguo had quelled the Yulin Uprising reached the capital.

According to the rules, rewards should be given according to merit.

At the instruction of Chongzhen, Wang Fuzhi was promoted directly from the seventh-rank county magistrate to the fifth-rank co-magistrate of Daming Prefecture, and was granted the title of Fengyi Doctor.

Li Dingguo was also promoted.

He was promoted from General of Cavalry to General of Jinwu.

The Jinwu General here is a casual official.

In fact, there were two positions for military generals in the Ming Dynasty.

One is the actual official position of leading troops, such as guerrilla general, lieutenant general, deputy general, general, etc.

The other is the scattered officials, also known as the scattered ranks.

Sanjie can be understood as a honorary position for a military officer, similar to today's military rank.

Such as lieutenant, captain, major, etc.

Li Dingguo's actual position was the commander-in-chief of the Huguang militia, and there was no change after the victory.

The honorary position was promoted from General of Cavalry to General of the Imperial Guards.

He holds an official rank of second rank and enjoys the treatment of second rank.

Going higher, it is the rank of Dragon and Tiger General that Nurhaci was once awarded.

If the Dragon and Tiger Generals continue to rise in rank, there are four more levels, the same as the ranks of civil servants.

They are respectively the Special Advancement Doctor of Ronglu, the Special Advancement Doctor of Guanglu, the Doctor of Ronglu and the Doctor of Guanglu.

Whether civil officials or military generals.

Having an official title does not necessarily mean having a real job, but having a real job definitely means having an official title.

With the extensive publicity in the "Chongzhen 17th Year" official gazette, the deeds of the two quickly spread throughout the capital and spread to all parts of the country.

Since Li Dingguo was born a bandit, the people were not very interested in him.

After understanding it, he just smiled calmly to show his approval.

The opposite of this is Wang Fuzhi.

Once his deeds were spread, they were highly sought after by the people and scholars.

Wang Fuzhi has three halos.

The first halo is child prodigy.

He entered a private school at the age of four, read the thirteen classics at the age of seven, passed the examination for a scholar at the age of fourteen, and passed the examination for a juren at the age of twenty-three...

Especially the fact that he could read the Thirteen Classics at the age of seven is simply amazing.

(The Thirteen Classics developed from the original Five Classics and finally took shape in the Southern Song Dynasty. The Thirteen Classics are Zhouyi, Zhouli, Yili, Liji, Shangshu, Shijing, Chunqiu Sanzhuan, Xiaojing, Analects, Mencius, and Erya.)

Not to mention ancient times.

Even in today's extremely inward-looking world, many child prodigies are unable to read a book with the same number of words by the age of seven.

But he can do it.

You have to know that those books are written in obscure classical Chinese.

His ability to read the Thirteen Classics is like his peers who are still in Makkabaka, but he has already begun studying the atomic energy level transitions in quantum mechanics.

Wang Fuzhi’s second halo was being the top scholar.

This is the last of the four great joys of the ancients and also the most important one.

It is also the goal of all readers.

The third halo is suppressing the rebellion and getting promoted above one’s level.

Especially in response to the situation in Yuyuan, a policy was formulated to consume all the grain reserves in Yuyuan.

This policy of attacking the enemy's strategy at the earliest opportunity not only won the approval of the common people, but also made all the generals feel ashamed of themselves.

Wang Fuzhi, who was only 32 years old, became famous overnight and had the potential to become the second semi-saint.

In mid-February, news of Wang Fuzhi and Li Dingguo reached Liaodong.

Huang Degong put down the report and asked Wang Yongji: "Governor, what do you think of transferring Wang Fuzhi and Li Dingguo to Liaodong? Wang Fuzhi is resourceful and Li Dingguo is brave. With their help, the chances of winning the next battle of Guangning will be much greater."

Wang Yongji thought for a moment and said, "Before suppressing the Yuyuan Rebellion, Li Dingguo was transferred to Henan to cultivate land and prepare for war, so it should be no problem to have him come to Liaodong to fight. It is unlikely that Wang Fuzhi can come. Your Majesty has made a big fuss about his deeds in the official newspaper, and it is obvious that he wants to use him."

"The situation in Liaodong is uncertain, and he is just a civil servant... Your Majesty may be reluctant to let him come to Liaodong."

"Not necessarily," Huang Degong said with a chuckle, "Your Highness Prince Ding, even though he is a prince, was sent to Liaodong by His Majesty. How could His Majesty be reluctant to let a mere prince go?"

Wang Yongji laughed and patted Huang Degong on the shoulder: "General Huang's ability on the battlefield is unquestionable, but his ability to guess the emperor's heart is..."

"What?" Huang Degong shook his head: "Do you think Wang Fuzhi is more noble than His Royal Highness Prince Ding?"

"No," Wang Yongji shook his head. "In terms of status, Wang Fuzhi is indeed not as good as His Royal Highness Prince Ding. But in terms of ability, I'm afraid Wang Fuzhi is better."

"Such a talented person will sooner or later enter the cabinet and become a favored minister. How can Your Majesty easily let him get involved in danger?"

"I understand," Huang Degong suddenly realized, "Wang Fuzhi is the talent that Your Majesty has trained for the Crown Prince!"

"That's about what I mean. So don't expect Wang Fuzhi to come to Liaodong."

"Then let Li Dingguo come, and Gao Jie too!"

"How can it be that simple?" Wang Yongji laughed bitterly. "Gao Jie is guarding against the Mongols in the Ji Mi area and cannot come for a while. Although the war over there with Li Dingguo has stopped, he cannot leave immediately. He needs to stay there to deter the Mongols for a while."

"In the short term, Liaodong will have to rely on ourselves."

"Haha," Huang Degong laughed, "It doesn't matter. Whether they come or not, it won't affect my killing of the Jiannu. How does the Governor want to fight next? I, Huang Degong, can't wait any longer!"

"The next battle of Guangning..." Wang Yongji stared at the map on the table and fell into deep thought.

In early March, news of Wang Fuzhi reached Yuegang, Fujian.

As one of the only two ports in the Ming Dynasty capable of conducting ocean trade, there are many ships coming and going here.

Ships waiting to enter or leave the port lined up in long queues on the river.

The sails covered the sky, like a giant cruising dragon.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!