Thank you for the invitation. I am in the Ming Dynasty and swear not to be an official!

Chapter 49: Admission to the second-grade military position

Just when Liao Tiancheng was thinking about how to save his life, after finding out that Liao Tiancheng did not curse his mother, Zhu Yuanzhang happily came to visit again.

"Tiancheng, what do you think about granting you a fiefdom?"

"How can I see it? Now I can only see it with my eyes."

"No, what we mean is, have you made any preparations?"

"No, I just have a big fiefdom and no rights at all. What can I do to prepare? I can't even recruit a team of guards. If I do, I'll be killed."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately waved his hand: "Who said it can't be done? We... the emperor gave you a fiefdom, and naturally gave the rights to other vassals, but the emperor is not willing to make this matter public in a big way now."

"Really? Old man, isn't this something you just thought of?"

"You boy, what is our identity and what does the emperor think? How can we not know?"

Liao Tiancheng's face suddenly became a little more happy.

"If that's the case, then I'll recruit some young men. Maybe I'll have a chance to run away when the Yuan people come!"

"You recruit people just to cover your escape? Tiancheng, this is not your style."

"Old man, your life is at stake. What's wrong with this kind of thing? My style is to try to survive first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, and it seemed that Liao Tiancheng was indeed like this.

Even if you don't want to avoid death, the starting point is to save your life.

Although he secretly despised Liao Tiancheng and felt that Liao Tiancheng did not have the ambition to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly thought that there was a big difference between Liao Tiancheng now and when he joined the army.

He joined the army to earn a living, and killing the enemy and performing meritorious service was necessary.

But now that Liao Tiancheng has a title and is very rich, as long as he lives, he will enjoy endless glory and wealth, so there is really no need to work hard.

"Okay, anyway, your current identity cannot be announced to the outside world, but you have all the power of the feudal king! As long as you have the ability, you can get three guards."

The kings of Ming Dynasty each had three guards and commanders, and together with others, their strength could reach more than 1 people.

When there is a war, troops in the areas under its jurisdiction can also be mobilized.

Liao Tiancheng's fiefdom was the small village called Yinmagou, and the troops under his jurisdiction were his own troops.

Therefore, his strength is the same as the troops he can recruit.

But no matter what, now that we have this power, there is hope for the rest.

"Old man, are you sure I can recruit troops? Are you sure I won't be impeached and charged with rebellion?"

"If you are worried, I will send you an imperial edict later!"

"Then there's you, Mr. Lao!"

At this time, Liao Tiancheng did not dare to be polite.

Military power is no child's play. This thing is not authorized by the emperor, especially if the current emperor is Zhu Yuanzhang, there will definitely be big problems later.

Zhu Yuanzhang also tried his best to let Liao Tiancheng go to that dangerous place. He quickly returned to the palace, wrote the imperial edict, and hurried out again.

"Old man, why do you feel that this palace is your home? Is it so easy to get an imperial edict?"

Liao Tiancheng couldn't help but be surprised when he saw him coming and going for half an hour.

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled and hurriedly made nonsense: "The emperor just happened to have nothing to do, and he hopes that you will go early, so of course he will be fine."

Liao Tiancheng didn't think much about it. He took the imperial edict and saw that it did say "enjoy all the rights of the King of Sai", and his heart suddenly became hot.

Being able to have independent military power in the territory of the Ming Dynasty with a different surname is so awesome!Although he might have been killed when he encountered the Yuan people at Yinmagou, Liao Tiancheng still felt very proud.

"By the way, old man, can I recruit troops in Yingtian Mansion?"

"of course can!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"However, your status as Uncle Guangfeng alone is not enough. If you really want to recruit troops, you must have a military status."

Liao Tiancheng was a little puzzled: "Don't the kings of Sai have no military positions, but can't they also command the troops? Since I enjoy the same power as the kings of Sai, why can't I directly command the troops?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed: This guy is really a thief, he can think of all this!

But he was the emperor, so the reason didn't make sense, so he just lied: "What's the point? People without military merit can't be granted the title of marquis, but why don't you still be granted the title of marquis? That's what the emperor said, no tricks."

Liao Tiancheng calmed down, and suddenly he smelled a trick: "Old man, if this happens, don't I have to be an official? But I don't want to be an official!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately laughed: "Then there is no way. If you don't have an official position, you can't command the army. Otherwise, why don't you go alone?"

After a moment of confusion, Liao Tiancheng became weak: "Old man, tell me the truth. Did the emperor deliberately set a trap for me to become an official?"

Have it?

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and shook his head decisively: "No, no, this is all a coincidence."

"Well, whether it's a coincidence or intentional, judging from the current situation, I don't want to be an official anymore."

Liao Tiancheng sighed and cleared his mind.

The fief has an imperial edict and cannot refuse it.

But if you want to go to the fiefdom, you have to bring some guards, otherwise you will definitely be killed when the Yuan people come.

To bring a guard, you need to have a reasonable identity, that is, the title of a military commander.

In this way, he can become an official.

Once you become an official, you will be involved in officialdom sooner or later.

Don't forget, there is also the tumult between Zhu Yuanzhang's sons and the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen.

The only good thing is that his fiefdom is in Gansu Province, which is far away from the direction of Zhu Di's rebellion. It may be involved, but it is not a big problem. As long as he does not seek death and expresses his attitude in advance, there will generally be no problems.

"In short, let's take it one step at a time! How can we make money after entering the Ming Dynasty without being affected by it in any way?"

Liao Tiancheng quickly comforted himself and adjusted his mentality.

"Old man, what kind of position do you think I can get?"

"Well, it depends on how many soldiers you plan to bring. If it's just a few hundred or a thousand, I'll give you a thousand households. If it's a few thousand, I can give you a capital commander."

The commander-in-chief, that’s a second-grade official!
"Old man, you are not the emperor, but the commander-in-chief is the second-grade official. Even if you say good things to me, I'm afraid you won't be able to get a position."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked indifferent: "What is our relationship with the emperor? Besides, with your merits, there is no need to worry about making a decision! It's just that if you don't do well, you will be dismissed soon."

Liao Tiancheng suddenly felt hot!
The more soldiers and horses you bring, the better!

There are many people, so you can escape easily!
Having a capital commander may cause dissatisfaction among the heroes, but in the face of saving lives, nothing matters!
"Old man, I'll leave this to you!"

"Easy to say, the emperor hopes you will agree. If you do well, you will be promoted to a higher position in the future!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he returned to the palace. Soon another imperial edict came out, and Liao Tiancheng was immediately awarded the second rank of "Yinmagou Dusi Commander".

(End of this chapter)