Song Guxi struggled to move her chapped lips: "Water, water..."

"You can't drink water now!"

Zhu Qizhen turned around and took a bowl of water, dipped a spoon in it, and lightly touched her chapped lips.

"The knife pierced the intestines. If you drink water, it will flow out along the belly. You'd better bear it!"

Hearing what Zhu Qizhen said, Song Guxi looked a little horrified, as if she was imagining the water flowing from her intestines.

"Don't worry, I have sent an imperial doctor to check on you. The injury is not serious. You can recover after some time."

In this situation, even though Zhu Qizhen knew that he should suture immediately, but in this era, there was no condition for surgical operation, so he had to rely on Song Guxi to carry it out.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious, and I hope she can survive this.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Bai Lian..."

Song Guxi seemed to want to say something, but her physical strength was too weak. She was out of breath after just saying a few words.

"Don't worry, I already know it. It was Yang Xiong who coerced you, right?"

Song Guxi's eyes were very surprised and a little frightened.

Unexpectedly, the emperor knew about his meeting with Yang Xiong!

"I can't spare them!"

Zhu Qizhen said bitterly: "However, there is one thing I don't know. What exactly did they force you to do?"

Song Guxi showed aggrieved expression again and struggled to say: "They... colluded with the Japanese pirates and planned to... incite Huai'an... ahem..."

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but frown and said quickly: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly!"

Song Guxi nodded slightly, and then tried her best to describe what happened.

It turned out that Yang Xiongde asked Song Guxi to deliver a piece of information to Jinyiwei. The general content was that the Japanese pirates were preparing to mobilize in full force to attack Ningbo.

Song Guxi was very confused about the source of the intelligence. After repeated questioning, Yang Xiong revealed the truth.

Wang Yonghe, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, went to Huai'an Prefecture to control floods in the Yellow River and requisitioned 60,000 local people.

Huai'an Prefecture is close to Nanjing and is an extremely sensitive place.

For the White Lotus Sect, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

If Song Guxi's false information is effective, then Nanjing's troops will be transferred to Ningbo for defense, and their people can take the opportunity to make some big moves in Huai'an.

The headquarters of the White Lotus Sect is in Nanzhili. There are many internal agents in Nanjing City, and even some imperial officials have been infiltrated.

If we can successfully incite the 60,000 people in Huai'an to rebel, and if the Japanese pirates attack from the sea, it is not impossible to capture Nanjing in one fell swoop!

In fact, before Yang Xiong came to find Song Gu Xi, the White Lotus Sect had been eyeing the 60,000 civilians in Huai'an Prefecture. Their only worry was the city defense of Nanjing. Previously, Japanese pirates had landed in Ningbo, Fuzhou and other places one after another in order to attack Nanjing.

draw the troops over.

After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen looked very shocked. During this period, he had focused all his energy on the north. He never expected that someone would quietly keep an eye on Nanjing.

From this point of view, being the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not an easy task. If you are not careful, there will be a fire in the backyard.

"emperor!"

At this time, I heard Jin Ying shouting softly from outside the door: "It's time to go to court!"

Zhu Qizhen said to Song Guxi: "You can rest in peace and recuperate. I will come see you after I finish my business."

Song Guxi nodded slightly and released her hand that was tightly holding the hem of Zhu Qizhen's clothes.

In the Fengtian Palace, all the civil and military officials have been waiting for a long time.

Zhu Qizhen, wearing a Gong robe, came to the main hall. The ministers, headed by King Tan, shouted long live.

Today's morning meeting, the first major matter to be discussed is the rewards for the soldiers.

On the way back to Beijing, the cabinet had drafted a charter, which Zhu Qiyu presented on his behalf.

Yu Qian, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Shangshu of the Ministry of War, became the crown prince and Taifu, and was awarded the title of Special Administrative Officer Guanglu;

Kuang Ye, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The former Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Hu, was old and had resigned.

The commander of the guards, Zhongwu Bo Fan Zhong, was promoted to Zhongwu Hou;

The commander of the Three Thousand Battalions, Marquis of Xiangcheng Li Zhen, was promoted to Duke Rui;

The commander of the Shenji Battalion, Taining Marquis Chen Ying, was promoted to Duke of Jing;

Yuan Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, was given the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Left;

The commander of the Beihai Guards, Ha Ming, was pardoned and granted the title of Marquis of Beihai. He was hereditary and guarded Beihai;

Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, was promoted to the Duke of Jun, hereditary, and guarded Hami;

Prince Consort Jingyuan was promoted to Juluhou, hereditary, and guarded Mohe;

In addition, Li Shulin, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry in charge of the research and development of firearms, Chen Huai, the Pingxiang uncle in charge of the Engineering Academy, Lu Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry who built the Martyrs' Shrine, Al Qiman, the commander of the Duoyan Guard, Hu Lin, the commander of the Suzhou Guard, Fan Guang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army, etc., all received rewards in varying degrees.

The two largest knighthoods in the history of the Ming Dynasty were the first for founding the country and the second for Jingnan.

There were three dukes and three marquises in this award. In addition to the awards received in the 14th year of the orthodox year, it can be regarded as the third large-scale knighthood activity after the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Jingnan period.

In fact, for civil servants, they do not want to see this situation.

Since the emperor decreed the construction of the Martyrs' Shrine, the status of military commanders has steadily increased. This will inevitably suppress the voice of civilian officials.

When Zhu Qiyu and the cabinet drafted this charter, they were very cautious. However, with the achievements of this battle here, it is simply unjustifiable not to be knighted.

Therefore, although the civil service group was extremely reluctant, they had nothing to say.

Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied with the list of awards and immediately asked the cabinet to draft an edict and announce it to the world to commend the ministers for their achievements.

Next, he struck while the iron was hot and announced several decisions:

First, people from the Central Plains migrated to Mobei and Liaodong.

All the refugees from all over the country migrated outside the customs.

As long as ordinary people are willing to migrate, the government must cooperate unconditionally. Anyone who dares to stop them will be punished for resisting the decree.

The Ministry of Household Affairs allocates money, grain, seeds, farm tools and other necessary living materials.

Secondly, when new prefectures and counties are established, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will send corresponding officials to fill the vacant posts in the health offices as soon as possible.

Except for the main officials who need to submit to the imperial court for approval, other subordinate officials can be decided by the Ministry of Personnel and the Cabinet.

Third, grant amnesty to the world.

There is so much extra land in the north. Now is the time when people are needed. The prisoners in the prison cannot be wasted. All criminals are pardoned except for treason.

However, serious criminals and death row prisoners are not allowed to return to their place of origin and can only go to Mobei.

If other prisoners take the initiative to go to Mobei, the court will provide corresponding subsidies.

Fourth, improve the treatment of craftsmen.

Xishan Wanggong Factory and Cement Workshop have submitted letters many times. Many craftsmen are dissatisfied with the current treatment and are trying to find ways to leave the craftsmanship. In the final analysis, the money is not enough. Now that the court has money, it must vigorously develop industry and commerce, and is not afraid of spending money.
Chapter completed!