There was heavy snowfall between the sky and the earth. It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the heavy snowfall was coming one after another. Naturally, people in and outside the city would not go out in this kind of weather.
Therefore, the gate of the capital city seemed quite deserted on this day. There was less flow of people coming and going in the past. Even if there were occasional people coming in and out, they would pass by in a hurry.
In such a cold weather, even the soldiers guarding the door hid in the doorway to keep warm.
However, at this moment, the city gate was under martial law by a group of Imperial City guards. A dozen gatekeepers were strictly ordered to stay in the gate and were not allowed to come out.
Teams of elite soldiers stood around, guarding the city gates tightly.
At this time, at the gate of the city, a figure was wrapped in thick fur clothes, standing there. Next to him, a man in eunuch clothes stood respectfully beside him.
If the ministers in the court saw it, they would definitely be very surprised, because the person standing at the door is none other than the emperor Zhu Houzhao.
Hearing the earthquake coming closer and closer, Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with joy, and he couldn't help but said to Gao Feng and Gu Da who were serving beside him: "It's Li Qing who's back."
Everyone's eyes were looking into the distance.
There is a vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth. Although the scouts had already reported that Li Huan led tens of thousands of troops to the capital, the snowflakes that were not that big not long ago suddenly became much larger, so much so that they are now floating.
It snowed heavily.
I thought that the marching speed of Li Huan and others might be affected to some extent, but unexpectedly, they were not greatly affected and arrived at the capital smoothly.
The figure Li Huan saw from a distance was naturally Zhu Houzhao.
Seeing Li Huan dismounting from his horse and bowing to him dozens of feet away, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but stride forward and walked towards Li Huan in the wind and snow.
When Gao Feng, Gu Dayong and others saw this, they couldn't help but exclaimed and quickly followed him with umbrellas, trying to shield the emperor from the falling snowflakes.
At the same time, Gu Dayong, Gao Feng and others couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon body."
It can be said that Zhu Houzhao has been practicing Xuanwu Breathing Technique with all his heart in the past two years. Coupled with the Longxiang Boruo Kung Fu and the royal family's sufficient resources, it can be said that Zhu Houzhao has made rapid progress. Now his body is so strong that even a person who has practiced other martial arts for more than ten years can
It may not be comparable to Zhu Houzhao.
Although it was freezing cold, Zhu Houzhao was not affected by the cold at all.
Striding forward, Zhu Houzhao helped Li Huan up and said happily: "Okay, I look forward to your return. Today, Li Qing, you are finally back."
At the same time, the tens of thousands of troops who followed him all bowed to Zhu Houzhao under the orders of generals at all levels.
"Greetings to your majesty, long live your majesty, long live, long live your majesty!"
The army shouted "Long Live the Mountain" with such force that the powerful shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers echoed within miles.
It can be said that these soldiers were all selected by Li Huan from the victims of the disaster. Li Huan gave these people fertile land, gold, silver, and food, which can be said to have saved their family. These people are absolutely important to the emperor and to Li Huan.
Unfailing loyalty.
In particular, these soldiers are originally from common people and have good natures. With a little training and training, they can become a powerful army that the emperor can rely on.
Li Huan, who was helped up by the emperor, was now wearing a large cloak. Although it was covered with snowflakes, it did not affect the heroic spirit of Li Huan at all.
Standing next to the emperor, Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao, whose attention was attracted by the army: "Your Majesty, these are the 50,000 troops recruited by your Majesty in Shaanxi."
More than a month of marching is a training for anyone, and these soldiers have obviously integrated into their own roles and become qualified soldiers, so what is presented to Zhu Houzhao at this moment is naturally a mental outlook.
An eye-catching elite teacher.
At least the spirit displayed by these soldiers was much stronger than the spirit displayed by the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp who had not been eliminated before.
Therefore, the more Zhu Houzhao looked at it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but bring luck to his Dantian, and shouted in a deep voice: "All the soldiers will be spared without courtesy!"
Zhu Houzhao's shout was so loud and clear that tens of thousands of troops, at least tens of thousands of people in the front line, clearly heard the emperor's voice.
When these soldiers heard the emperor's voice, they felt infinite excitement in their hearts and couldn't help but shout loudly.
Listening to the shouts of tens of thousands of troops, Zhu Houzhao's blood boiled and he burst out laughing.
After a while, Zhu Houzhao calmed down the turmoil in his heart. He looked at the army in front of him with great satisfaction and said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, I have ordered people to prepare the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. It is snowing today and the army will have to march all the way. It will be hard for the soldiers.
It’s time to go back to camp and have a good rest.”
Li Huan bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I would like to thank your Majesty on behalf of all the officers and men."
Li Huan said to Ren Ping and several other lieutenant generals: "Commander Ren, you take all the soldiers to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. You must place all the soldiers properly."
Ren Pingping and others solemnly accepted the order, and soon tens of thousands of troops, led by tens of thousands of cavalry, turned around and headed towards the camp on the outskirts of the capital outside the capital.
Zhu Houzhao stood there, watching from a distance as the black army gradually disappeared into the vast wind and snow.
Li Huan coughed lightly and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the wind and snow are very serious. The army has gone far. It's time for Your Majesty to return to the palace."
Zhu Houzhao, who came back to his senses, nodded slightly and said, "Today I ordered a small banquet to be held in the palace for you, Li Qing, to wash away the dust."
Li Huan said with a grateful look on his face: "How virtuous and capable I am, that I am so favored by Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao grabbed Li Huan and said with a smile: "Li Qing inspected Shaanxi for me, eradicated corrupt officials, provided relief to the victims, and went out to strangle the Tatars. One by one, what is it if it is not merit?"
The emperor did not have any chariot when traveling, but he did have a rather spacious carriage with four horses riding side by side. The carriage headed steadily towards the imperial city.
The carriage was obviously a bit warmer, but both Zhu Houzhao and Li Huan were accomplished practitioners and were not afraid of the wind and cold, but they seemed quite comfortable in the carriage.
Almost half an hour later, the carriage entered the palace gate and stopped in front of Qianqing Palace.
Li Huandang walked out of the carriage first, then helped Zhu Houzhao to get off the carriage, half a step behind Zhu Houzhao, and walked into the Qianqing Palace.
A side hall of the Qianqing Palace was as warm as spring. The emperor and his ministers were seated, and more than a dozen dishes carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen were served. Just looking at them made people want to eat.
Because he knew Zhu Houzhao's temperament, Li Huan did not hold back and told Zhu Houzhao about his specific experiences in Shaanxi while eating and drinking.
After all, the letter was not so direct. In addition, Zhu Houzhao asked questions from time to time. Li Huan was clear and eloquent, especially when it came to the seriousness of corruption among Shaanxi officials. Even if Zhu Houzhao had already learned from Li Huan
I know a thing or two about the secret memorial above, but now I can't help but feel annoyed when I listen to Li Huan's narration.
After a while, Zhu Houzhao calmed down his anger and said: "Li Qing, did you and Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three sides, lead the army to massacre the two Tatar tribes of Huli tribe and Heihe tribe with tens of thousands of people?"
A cold light flashed in Li Huan's eyes, and a biting evil aura flashed away. Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Gao Feng and others standing aside all trembled, shocked by the heavy evil aura on Li Huan's body.
Li Huan could only be heard saying slowly: "Back to your majesty, the Huli tribe colluded with the Tang family and robbed the imperial court of food relief. As a result, tens of thousands of people in Yulin Road starved to death. The scene was extremely miserable. Huli
If I don't get rid of it, how can I have the face to meet His Majesty?"
Liu Jin, who had been waiting on the side, coughed lightly and said: "Your memorial the previous time, Tai Tu, shocked all the officials. Many officials shouted that they would punish Tai Tu, because you are provoking and destroying our country, the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars."
The crime of friendship..."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Li Huan showed a bit of disdain on his lips, but looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and a trace of evil flashed in his eyes: "Li Qing is right, the Tatars deserve to be killed."
Zhu Houzhao said with disdain: "Many ministers in the court are timid and afraid of getting into trouble. How can I, the great Ming Dynasty, still be afraid of a mere Tatar?"
Liu Jin chuckled and said: "That's what I say, but I haven't set foot on the grassland for many years in the Ming Dynasty, so many people have forgotten how Taizu and Taizong expelled the barbarians and made the Hu people on the grassland hear the name of my Ming Dynasty.
He was so frightened by the news that he fled thousands of miles away."
Looking at Li Huan, Liu Jin said: "These days, there has been a steady stream of memorials to impeach you, Taifu. They are all to impeach Taifu for killing too much in Shaanxi."
Hearing this, Li Huan sneered and said: "I think they saw that Li was strictly investigating corruption in Shaanxi and ransacking homes and annihilating clans. They felt like a rabbit died and a fox was saddened by its own kind. What killing is too much? In the end, wasn't it just to see me kill him?
Too many officials?”
Zhu Houzhao chuckled and said: "Li Qing, you don't have to worry about it. I have left these impeachments unpunished. And I have already issued an order to reprimand these officials."
Li Huan cupped his hands at Zhu Houzhao and said, "I thank your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "Everything Li Qing does is for the country and the people, but he has to bear the reputation of killing for this. If I don't even have this responsibility, how can I be worthy of being the emperor of tomorrow?"
With a thought in his heart, Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I wonder if the imperial court has come up with a regulation for the rewards of meritorious soldiers?"
It has been almost two months since he submitted the request for merit. It should be said that the court should have already produced the charter.
If there had been a charter, the soldiers who went with him to the prairie might have been rewarded by the court years ago.
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said: "The cabinet has been sending people to Shaanxi to verify military merits for some time. There should be results."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Liu Jin and said: "Liu Daban, you are in charge of the Chief Ceremony Supervisor. Will there be any results from the cabinet?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jin hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Chief of Ceremonies has not received the memorial from the cabinet. If your Majesty wants to know the specific situation, I will order someone to go to the cabinet and ask several ministers.
old."
Li Huan couldn't help but frown. Normally, after such a long time, even if the court needs to send personnel to verify military merit, there should be a result.
Not only Li Huan frowned, but Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frowned and said to Liu Jin: "Send someone to inform the cabinet and say that I want to know how this matter was handled!"
Zhu Houzhao also knew that a result of this kind of matter could not be obtained in a day or two, but if there was no result for such a long time, something fishy might have happened, so Zhu Houzhao just wanted the cabinet to give him an explanation.
Although there is no explicit urging, as long as the cabinet and officials are not fools, they will definitely understand that the emperor is angry.
After giving these instructions, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said, "Don't worry, Li Qing. The imperial court will never weaken the soldiers' dedication to serving the country, and the rewards they deserve will definitely not be less."
Li Huan bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I thank your Majesty on behalf of the soldiers."
Beijing, Maoyan Alley
At the gate of Li's Mansion, a servant would look toward the entrance of the alley from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.
Tread, tap
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and a group of more than ten horses were seen coming into the wind and snow, braving the wind and snow.
When the servant saw the group of people, especially the leader, his eyes lit up and he cheered: "He's back, the master is back!"
The servant shouted and ran excitedly towards the depths of the mansion, apparently to spread the news.
Li Huan and the dozen or so personal guards stopped in front of the gate of the mansion. Several servants who had already heard the noise ran over quickly. Some were holding umbrellas to protect Li Huan from the wind and snow, while others were holding dusters.
Dust the snowflakes off Li Huan's body.
Li Huan looked at the door of the mansion, took a deep breath, and strode towards the mansion.
The mansion had already heard the news that Li Huan had returned but was taken into the palace by the emperor. Although they knew that Li Huan had returned to Beijing, their hearts dropped, but they did not see Li Huan return. Feng, Forsythia and others were still worried about him.
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In the hall, Forsythia was accompanying Feng. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps, and the servant was heard saying at the door of the hall: "Old madam, the master is back, the master is back!"
Feng Shi and Forsythia suddenly stood up, and Feng Shi said in great surprise: "Huan'er is back, come with me to greet Huan'er."
Forsythia hurriedly supported Feng, and several maids also hurriedly followed.
As soon as they walked out of the hall and before leaving the inner courtyard, they heard the sound of footsteps, and a figure came into the sight of Feng, Forsythia and others.
Compared with before, Li Huan's figure has become more and more upright, and the trace of childishness on his face has long disappeared, and he has gained a bit of calmness, giving the impression that his whole person has suddenly matured a lot.
Seeing Li Huan getting closer and closer, Mrs. Feng's face was full of joy, and she just stared at her son, looking at him dreamily.
With a pop, Li Huan prostrated himself in front of Mrs. Feng and said in a trembling voice: "Unfilial son, please pay homage to your mother!"
Not mentioning Li Huan's return to the government, but saying that in the cabinet, several cabinet elders and a number of officials looked quite busy.
As the New Year approaches, all matters concerning the court must be approved and processed as much as possible. After all, even the court will have a holiday before long.
So it seems that the cabinet is very busy at the moment.
Suddenly, a small chamberlain came in a hurry, and an official saw the person and hurriedly came up to greet him.
The little chamberlain was Liu Jin's confidant and often traveled back and forth between the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet to deliver news, so many people in the Cabinet were familiar with him.
The official said hurriedly: "Little Eunuch Liu, why are you here? If you need something, I can just send someone over. Why bother to bother you to go there in person?"
He said this, but the official's expression was a bit solemn. This young Eunuch Liu was Liu Jin's godson. Under normal circumstances, there might not be anything important, but he couldn't be bothered to take action.
Now that this person has come in person, it is not certain that he has something important to do, and it may even be related to the person in the palace.
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, little Eunuch Liu glanced at the official and said, "Take me to see some pavilion elders."
Upon hearing this, the officials quickly led young Eunuch Liu to the side hall where the chief assistant Li Dongyang was.
Li Dongyang was reviewing the report submitted from several places, when suddenly the voice of young Eunuch Liu came to his ears: "I have seen the chief minister."
Li Dongyang raised his head, nodded slightly when he saw little Eunuch Liu, put down the brush in his hand, looked at little Eunuch Liu and said: "It turns out to be little Eunuch Liu, I didn't know that little Eunuch Liu is here, but what's the matter?
?”
Little Eunuch Liu coughed slightly and said: "Master Chief Assistant, your Majesty asked today about the report of military merits from Shaanxi. Did the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army come up with a charter? Your Majesty said that tomorrow, the cabinet ministers will
It's best to give His Majesty an explanation."
Li Dongyang couldn't help frowning when he heard this, stroking his beard and nodded slightly: "It turns out it's for this matter, I know it."
Young Eunuch Liu glanced at Li Dongyang, bowed and said: "In that case, I will leave."
Watching young Eunuch Liu leave, Li Dongyang looked solemnly and said to an official beside him: "Go and invite Mr. Yang Ge, Mr. Wang Ge, and Mr. Liu Ge."
Soon I saw Yang Tinghe, Wang Yangming, and Liu Yu coming after hearing the news.
Looking at Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Has Your Majesty asked about the military merit awards that Taifu Li requested?"
Wang Yangming and Liu Yu looked quite calm, obviously they had just learned what was going on from the officials.
Li Dongyang glanced at a few people and nodded slightly: "His Majesty said that we will give him an explanation tomorrow. Let's discuss how we will reply to His Majesty."
Liu Yu sneered and said, "How else can I reply? The people from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army killed me. The military merits reported by Taifu Li were found to be unsubstantiated and will not be counted as military merits."
"Hmph, if we dare to tell His Majesty like this, Your Majesty will be furious when the time comes, and Liu will not take the blame."
Li Dongyang's eyes fell on Wang Yangming.
Wang Yangming took a deep breath and slowly shook his head and said: "The Ministry of War, the people in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion have gone too far. Even if they want to suppress Mr. Li, they should not target those soldiers in the border towns to deny what others have done."
Military achievements that are earned through hard work."
Li Dongyang coughed lightly, looked at Yang Tinghe with a bitter smile on his face and said, "Jiefu, what do you think?"
Yang Tinghe frowned and said: "The people from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office came back and said that the military merits submitted by Taifu Li mentioned how many Tatars were killed, but they went to Shaanxi to check, but there was no evidence.
, except for some cattle and sheep obtained from the grassland, there are no Tatar heads as evidence.”
As he spoke, Yang Tinghe glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "My Ming Dynasty has always attached great importance to military merit, and military merit cannot be rewarded indiscriminately. Without evidence, it is not without reason and basis for the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office to reject Taifu Li's petition for rewards.
"
Liu Yu said disdainfully: "Under such circumstances, we not only have to bring back the loot, but also guard against Tatar pursuit. How can those soldiers have the thought and effort to bring back the Tatar heads. Hulibu, Heihe
Whether the army was destroyed or not, you only need to send someone to inquire about it. However, those in the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army insist on seeing the heads of Tatars in order to be considered for military merit. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?
"
Li Dongyang glanced at a few people and sighed and said: "That's all. Tomorrow, the general ministers from the Ministry of War and the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Office who went to Shaanxi to sign things will be summoned. Let's all go to the palace to meet His Majesty."
Ministry of War
The left minister Yu Fang and the right minister Chen Wei were looking at the officials in front of them. After listening to the official's message, they frowned, nodded slightly and said: "Tell the chief minister that I will be summoned to the palace to see your majesty tomorrow."
After the officials left, several of the lieutenants and outsiders in the Ministry of War turned their attention to Yu Fang and Chen Wei. Although the Ministry of War is now led by the elder Liu Yuyao, Liu Yu's Ministry of War is directly in charge of the Ministry of War.
The senior officials in the Ministry of War, as well as the people in the Ministry of War, intentionally or unintentionally excluded Liu Yu.
Therefore, in the Ministry of War, the two ministers on the left and right are actually the ones who are really in charge.
One of the officials said to Yu Fang with a somewhat worried look on his face: "Sir, we have refuted Li Huan's petition this time. I'm afraid that Governor Li will not be willing to let it go."
Yu Fang said lightly: "So what? Tell me, are we doing everything in accordance with the Ming Dynasty's military law? Is there any violation of the Ming Dynasty's military law?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and one person stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What your Excellency said is true. We sent people to check it. Since there is no evidence, this military merit cannot be established. Even if Governor Li disagrees, he will fight the lawsuit.
Your Majesty, so are we."
"Yes, we didn't make any mistakes, so there's nothing to fear."
"Your Majesty must always be reasonable. If you want a reward, you can show proof of your military achievements."
For a moment, everyone said something to each other, and everyone looked very excited.
Yu Fang glanced at Chen Wei and said, "Mr. Chen, tomorrow we will argue based on our reasons. Military merit cannot be rewarded poorly. Let's see what Li Huan has to say."
Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army
Originally, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies was a military institution used to dispatch the troops of the Ming Dynasty, and nobles had always served as the Grand Governor of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.
It's a pity that after the battle of Tumu Fort, the vitality of the Xungui Group was severely damaged, so that the Ministry of War took back the power of military affairs to the Ministry of War. The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army is now an empty frame, and everything is headed by the Ministry of War.
Ordinarily, Li Huan, as the Governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Office, can also be regarded as a member of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, so the personnel sent by the Fifth Army Governor's Office to investigate military merits should naturally be on Li Huan's side.
However, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army has been divided and attracted by the civilian group. Some nobles have chosen to stand with the civilian group for their own interests or for the interests of future generations.
Moreover, even though several governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion came from noble families, the middle and low-level officials who actually worked were from the civil service group, which reduced the entire Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to the status of a vassal of the Ministry of War.
The Shaanxi Dudu Commandery Division is affiliated to the Right Army Dudufu among the Five Army Dudufus, and the governor of the Right Army Dudufu is none other than Changyang Hou Songzhen.
Changyang Hou Songzhen was influenced by his father's legacy and joined the civil service group early. Therefore, with the support of the civil service group, he was honored as the governor of the Youjun Dudu Mansion. It is conceivable that under such circumstances, how could the officials sent by the Youjun Dudu Mansion do so?
Stand on Li Huan's side.
Changyang Houfu
Changyang Hou Songzhen looked at one of his confidants and frowned: "You said that several elders of the palace have sent word that they will ask me to enter the palace tomorrow, meet the emperor, and report to the governor Li Huan to ask the border troops for a reward?"
The confidant nodded slightly and said: "Exactly."
Song Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "I understand."
Three sides of the land, Governor's Mansion Yamen
Yang Yiqing stood there with his hands behind his back, and several border town generals were standing beside Yang Yiqing.
The cold wind howled by, and Yang Yiqing asked: "Is there anything strange happening to the Tatars on the grassland?"
A general said: "Sir, half a month ago, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the grassland was covered with snow, making it difficult to move. The Tatars, who originally intended to mobilize their troops to go south for revenge, missed the opportunity. Even if they wanted to go south, they could only wait until
It’s time for next year’s spring to bloom.”
Yang Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face and said: "That's very good, that's very good. This way, I still have time to prepare for the border town."
After speaking, Yang Yiqing turned around, glanced at everyone and said: "The Dayan Khan who will unify all the Tatar tribes in the coming year will definitely not give up. There is no doubt that there will be another war. I hope that all generals will be more vigilant after returning to their respective stations.
If you train your troops and horses diligently, and if you can achieve military merit, I will definitely ask the imperial court for merit on your behalf."
All the generals said in unison: "General, I will obey your orders."
However, the guerrilla general Li Wu frowned and looked at Yang Yiqing and said: "Sir, the memorial that Imperial Envoy Master Li wrote for us earlier to plead for merit should have arrived at the imperial court a long time ago. But how long has it been, why did the imperial court
The reward hasn’t come out yet?”
A commander nodded when he heard this and said: "Also, the officials sent by the Ministry of War and the Right Army Governor's Office not long ago were all critical and insisted that we take out the heads of the Tatars we killed for them to examine."
As he spoke, the commander cursed directly: "Fuck the heads of the Tatars. They didn't even think about it. The Huli and Heihe tribes were flattened. They turned a blind eye to things that are well known on the grassland.
To force us to take out the Tatar heads, they simply want to erase the military achievements of the soldiers who risked their lives."
The rest of the generals all had expressions of bewilderment on their faces when they heard this. Not to mention all of them, at least most of them, the border town generals, were somewhat bloody.
When it comes to military merit awards, there is no reason why these military generals should not value them.
After all, military merit is also the foundation for these frontier soldiers. If the court arbitrarily wipes out their military merit, then what is the point of them fighting the Tatars with their heads high?
All eyes fell on Yang Yiqing. Yang Yiqing was the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the governor of Shaanxi. He also had connections and connections in the court.
Normally, when the military merits are reported, the imperial court will soon approve the reward. But this time, it has been so long and there has been no movement, so these generals cannot help but feel doubts.
Yang Yiqing chuckled lightly and said: "Perhaps it is because of the great military merit this time. The princes in the court had to discuss it carefully before they could come up with a reward charter. Therefore, it took a long time, but everyone is worried
You can rest assured that no one can erase the military merits we have achieved, otherwise even the governor will not agree to it."
As he spoke, Yang Yiqing looked at the crowd and said, "Don't forget, the imperial envoy Master Li is a close official of the emperor. I expect that now that Master Li has returned to Beijing, he will definitely urge the imperial court to issue the reward."
Hearing what Yang Yiqing said, the faces of all the generals showed excitement and anticipation.
As Yang Yiqing said, the credit this time is not small at all. Many of them may be able to advance to the next level with this military merit.
Seeing all the generals returning to their respective stations, Yang Yiqing's expression gradually became serious.
Yang Yiqing was not one of these unattractive military generals. In fact, there had been no news about military merit awards for a long time from the beginning, and Yang Yiqing vaguely realized something.
As expected, it didn't take long for officials from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office sent by the imperial court to inspect military merit. Yang Yiqing saw all the abnormalities revealed during the inspection of military merit.
With Yang Yiqing's political literacy, Yang Yiqing could clearly see that someone above the court might be targeting Li Huan, so he began to think about the military merits Li Huan had requested.
Li Huan was a close minister of the emperor and was highly valued by the emperor. Although he was said to have handled several major cases, he lacked any merit that could really make him stand in the court and convince the public.
This time Li Huan had merit in rescuing the victims, but this merit was far from being compared with Li Huan's merit in leading the army into the grassland and massacring two Tatar tribes.
In the Ming Dynasty, only military merit could be granted the title of marquis. Over the past hundred years, there have been very few people who could truly rely on their military merit to be granted the title of marquis.
Obviously some people would not agree to allow Li Huan to secure his military merits. Otherwise, with his military merits, Li Huan would have confidence in the court.
With a sigh, Yang Yiqing couldn't help but cast his eyes in the direction of the capital.
Maoyan Lane, Li Mansion
In the study, Li Huan had already changed into regular clothes, had dinner with Feng, and was resting in the study.
Not long after, Chen Ke walked into the study room covered in snow and ice.
Cao Yu on the side took the cloak from Chen Ke's hand, and Chen Ke stepped forward and saluted Li Huan: "I have met your Excellency, sir."
Li Huan waved his hand slightly, chuckled and said, "Sit down and talk."
When Chen Ke sat down, Li Huan said: "It's my fault to ask you to come to see me in the snow and cold weather in this cold weather."
Chen Ke heard the words and said hurriedly: "Sir, what are you talking about? Just call me and your subordinates will come."
Signaling Chen Ke to have some tea, Li Huan said with a serious look on his face: "I have called you here mainly because I want to ask you, has anything major happened in the capital during the days when I have been away?"
Chen Ke put down the tea cup, with a serious look on his face, and looked at Li Huan and said: "Back to your lord, there is nothing major happening in the capital. It is just that in the court, several capable generals under Liu Jin's father-in-law were killed by the civil service group.
People took advantage of this and demoted him, so that in the court, there were fewer people available to Eunuch Liu Jin."
Li Huan raised his eyebrows. Although Liu Jin was lucky enough to escape, many of the officials who had taken refuge with him died in prison. After Liu Jin was released from prison, he returned to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and found out that
Most of the confidants he had cultivated earlier were killed or injured.
Listening to what Chen Ke said now, it is obvious that Liu Jin may no longer have the same momentum in the court and has already fallen behind.
Hearing Chen Ke talk about some minor things, Li Huan tapped his hand gently on the table. Suddenly he looked up at Chen Ke and said: "I am writing this memorial to commend the soldiers of Bian Town."
, why there has been no result for so long, what is the reason?"
When Chen Ke heard this, he immediately straightened up and said with a solemn look on his face: "My subordinates have already sent people to inquire, but they found that all the civil and military officials above the court seemed to be rejecting you, intentionally or unintentionally. Many officials did not want you.
This military merit is solid, so people from the Ministry of War and the Right Army Governor's Office inspected it in Shaanxi Province, and directly rejected the memorial for meritorious service by saying that there was no evidence."
A cold light flashed in Li Huan's eyes, and he couldn't help but sneer: "Okay, okay, they are so brave. They even use the military merits gained by the soldiers in the border town as a tool to criticize their colleagues. They are not afraid of the cold anymore."
Will the hearts of the border officers cause military chaos?"
PS: I recommend a new book by a friend, "My name is Saitama, not Tang Monk". The author is an old one and it is worth looking forward to.