Chapter two hundred and eighty fourth excited emperor
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Although Zhu Houzhao and others were in the Forbidden City, the noise outside was too great. Even Zhu Houzhao and others could vaguely hear the movement outside.
As for Qiu Ju, Gao Feng and others, their expressions changed slightly. Such a big movement made people not think too much.
After all, it must have been just one or two people who made such a big noise. It would have been impossible to make such a big noise without tens of thousands of people.
Don't think there might be another military riot or something like that.
When they thought of this, Gao Feng, Qiu Ju and others couldn't help but become worried.
When there was great chaos in the capital, Li Huan was there at that time, so the emperor was safe and sound. Now that Li Huan is not in the capital, what should be done if someone really causes trouble?
Li Huan helped the emperor to rescue him several times. Even Gao Feng and Qiu Ju, who were with the emperor, subconsciously thought of Li Huan whenever something big happened.
Gao Feng, Qiu Ju and others stepped forward and vaguely protected Zhu Houzhao, with a somewhat worried look on their faces.
Qiu Ju even whispered to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened outside. Do you want to send an order to the Imperial City Guards..."
Zhu Houzhao reacted directly after hearing this and frowned.
To be honest, Zhu Houzhao really never thought that there would be any trouble in the capital, but after hearing what Qiu Ju said and the precedent, even Zhu Houzhao felt a little unsure at this moment.
Nothing bad really happened.
Such thoughts flashed through my mind, but at this moment, Shao Yuanjie, who was sitting aside, smiled slightly and saluted Zhu Houzhao: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty!"
When Shao Yuanjie opened his mouth, everyone's eyes turned to Shao Yuanjie, with puzzled looks on their faces.
Zhu Houzhao said to Shao Yuanjie in surprise: "Master, I wonder where this joy comes from?"
After spending time with Shao Yuanjie, Zhu Houzhao naturally knew him well. Speaking of it, Shao Yuanjie could definitely be regarded as a worldly expert.
If it were an ordinary Taoist, once he gained the favor of the emperor, he would be so arrogant. It would not be unusual for him to do all kinds of illegal things just relying on the favor of the emperor.
However, Shao Yuanjie had no intention of making friends with the powerful through the emperor's favor. Apart from accompanying him to practice with the emperor, he spent the rest of his time behind closed doors and not seeing outsiders. He really looked like an expert from outside the world.
attitude.
Moreover, Zhu Houzhao also knew that Shao Yuanjie's personal cultivation was extremely advanced. Even Li Huan, who rarely praised others, highly praised Shao Yuanjie's personal cultivation.
Shao Yuanjie smiled slightly and said: "If the poor Taoist had not followed the servant, the reason why there was such a big commotion outside was because the people in the capital were cheering, and it sounded like there was good news coming from the north!"
Hearing what Shao Yuanjie said, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up immediately, with a look of surprise on his face. He couldn't help but said: "There must be another good news from Li Qing."
Li Huan's victory was reported several times, so when Zhu Houzhao mentioned the victory, the first thing he thought of was that Li Huan must have won another battle.
Even Qiu Ju, Gao Feng and the others, who were originally worried about some trouble in the capital, heaved a sigh of relief and showed sincere joy on their faces.
Gao Feng even smiled at Zhu Houzhao and said: "The general is really the blessed general of our Ming Dynasty. The Tatars have suffered defeat at the hands of the general several times. I don't know what victory the general won this time."
Qiu Ju couldn't help but said: "Just hearing such a big commotion outside, this victory must be greater than the previous ones. Otherwise, the people in the capital would not make such a big commotion."
Now even Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel a little curious. After all, what Qiu Ju said was not unreasonable. There were several good reports in the past. To be honest, even he, the emperor, was somewhat accustomed to the good news from the front line.
, taking it for granted that Li Huan won the battle.
It is expected that the people in the capital have the same idea as him. In this case, a general victory will definitely not cause such a big fuss. It must exceed the previous few big victories to make such a big fuss.
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With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhu Houzhao's eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement. He couldn't help but walk around a few times and said, "Hahaha, I know Li Qing will not let me down."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao thought of something and said to Gao Feng who was standing beside him: "Gao Daban, go quickly and ask what kind of victory it is. I want to know immediately."
Since the people in the capital are cheering, it means that the envoy reporting victory has entered the city. The eight hundred mile urgent report is usually divided into two parts, one is sent to the cabinet and the other is sent to the imperial city. Maybe now
The good news has already arrived at the palace gate.
Gao Feng heard this and immediately said: "Old slave, go ahead now."
cabinet
The office of the cabinet is in the imperial city. Zhu Houzhao and others in the harem can hear such loud noises outside, let alone the cabinet in the front hall of the imperial city.
The cabinet ministers are headed by Li Dongyang, assisted by Yang Tinghe and Liu Yu, and together with a number of office staff, the entire cabinet has no less than a hundred people.
Li Dongyang, who is old and has lost some energy, is currently taking a nap in the Nuan Pavilion. As the chief minister of the cabinet, Li Dongyang does not grasp everything. If he really wants to do that, he will not only offend others, but also
What's more important is that Li Dongyang doesn't have the energy.
There are quite a lot of government affairs, big and small, that need to be handled by the cabinet every day. If you really catch them, you will probably be exhausted to death.
In a daze, Li Dongyang suddenly heard a loud noise, which suddenly woke him up and subconsciously asked: "What's the noise? What happened?"
An official heard the noise and trotted over quickly and said to Li Dongyang: "Master Chief Assistant, it sounds like the noise of the people in the capital outside the imperial city."
Li Dongyang suddenly stood up, with a somewhat solemn look on his face.
As the chief minister of the dynasty, Li Dongyang naturally knew that it was definitely not a small matter for the people in the capital to make such a big noise. Just as he was about to ask, he heard a rush of footsteps outside.
Along with Yang Tinghe's somewhat joyful laughter, Yang Tinghe's figure appeared in the Nuan Pavilion.
"First Assistant, I'm so happy, so happy!"
Behind Yang Tinghe were Liu Yu and Wang Hao, both of whom also had happy expressions on their faces.
Li Dongyang looked at Yang Tinghe in surprise and chuckled: "Jie Fu, I wonder where this joy comes from?"
Yang Tinghe handed the good news in his hand to Li Dongyang and said: "Good news from the front line, General Li Huan led his army into the grassland, slaughtered dozens of Tatar tribes, and directly disturbed the Tatar rear. Dayan Khan is about to withdraw his troops!"
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Hearing this, Li Dongyang's face immediately showed a look of surprise. He couldn't help but look at the victory report, and then exclaimed repeatedly: "Well done, what a good Li Huan. If the Tatars retreat, he will definitely be the first to do so."
As he spoke, Li Dongyang glanced at a few people and said with a bit of joy: "Let's go, everyone, come with me to see the driver."
At the same time, Gao Feng also received the good news, and trotted into the imperial garden. He shouted to Zhu Houzhao from a distance: "Your Majesty, the good news is really the good news of the general!"
Zhu Houzhao took the good news and looked through it. His face was full of surprise and he couldn't help but smile: "Li Qing's achievements are comparable to those of the former champions."
Although this is a bit exaggerated, it fully shows the joy in Zhu Houzhao's heart.
It was almost tea time, Zhu Houzhao had read the good news several times, and was about to issue an order to praise the Li family first, when he saw the chamberlain coming and said: "Your Majesty, the British Duke, Duke Chengguo wants to see you."
Zhu Houzhao just pondered for a moment and understood that it must be the British Duke. Duke Cheng got the news. The two Dukes of Li Huan and Tong were in-laws, so it is understandable that the two Dukes entered the palace at the first time.
Nodding slightly, Zhu Houzhao said: "It is said that the two princes have an audience."
After a short while, I saw the British Duke and the Duke of Chengguo walking over in court uniforms. They walked closer and bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "I pay my respects to your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "You two princes, there is no need to be formal, just get up."
Signing for them to be seated, the two princes thanked the emperor and then took their seats. Seeing the unconcealable smile on the emperor's face, they knew that the emperor must have heard the news of the victory.
Therefore, the two of them did not show any concern and said directly to Zhu Houzhao: "I think your majesty already knows the good news about the general's chaos in the Tatar rear."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "Li Qing has really made a great contribution this time. If nothing else happens, the Tatars will probably withdraw due to Li Qing's move."
Hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops marched south. It is impossible to say that the Ming Dynasty did not pay attention to it. After all, the Ming Dynasty had not seen the ferocity of the Tatars.
Decades ago, Wala had fought his way to the capital city. Nowadays, there are hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops. If they don't respond well, the Tatars might also be able to fight their way to the capital city.
It can be said that everyone in the court has been paying attention to the news ahead. The fast horse messengers in front can be said to come and go every day. Although the news is slightly delayed, it allows the court to grasp the trends ahead.
Previously, they learned that Wang Yangming presided over the confrontation between the army and the Tatars, and blocked the Tatar attacks several times, showing a certain ability to lead the army.
When they learned that Wang Yangming had stopped the Tatar army from marching south, it could be said that everyone in the court, including the emperor, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the scale of the Tatars' troop dispatch this time is not small at all. If something unexpected happens, the whole country will be shocked.
In fact, including Zhu Houzhao, no one thought about being able to defeat the Tatars. As long as they could stop the Tatars, with the Ming Dynasty's national power, the Tatars could be killed even if they were exhausted. By then, the Tatars would be defeated without attacking.
Will return to the grassland.
But no one expected that Li Huan would appear behind the Tatars and even stir up trouble on the prairie. Even people with no military knowledge could realize that the Tatars were defeated in this battle.
Seeing the smile on Zhu Houzhao's face, Zhang Lun and Zhu Fu looked at each other and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. After this battle, a god of war will be born in our Ming Dynasty.
Destroy the Tatars and raise the supreme prestige of our Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will also be called a holy king for future generations."
Zhu Houzhao listened to the words of Zhang Lun and Zhu Fu, and seemed to see him and Li Huan getting along well with each other, working together to lead the Ming Dynasty to create great achievements through the ages, and he would also become an emperor praised by future generations.
While he was thinking about it, Qiu Ju whispered in Zhu Houzhao's ear: "Your Majesty, Chief Assistant Li Dongyang and several cabinet elders want to see Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses, smiled slightly and said: "It seems that the cabinet has received the news. Let's send them a meeting."
Li Dongyang and others were not surprised when they saw Zhang Lun and Zhu Fu. With the identities of Zhang Lun and Zhu Fu, as well as the background of the Duke's palace, they had to get the news first.
Not surprising either.
After looking at Li Dongyang and others, Zhu Houzhao was in a very good mood and said with a smile: "Several ministers came to see me, presumably for the success of Li Qing's raid on the Tatar rear. You might as well tell me, Li Qing has made a decision
How should I reward you for such meritorious service?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Apparently they did not expect that Zhu Houzhao's thinking was so out of the blue, and he immediately thought of how to reward Li Huan.
Yang Tinghe chuckled and said: "The merits of a great general can earn you the title of Marquis!"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he said: "What Mr. Yang Ge said is true. If Li Qing's meritorious service is not enough to make him a marquis, wouldn't it mean that I, the emperor, are too stingy in giving rewards?"
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"Your Majesty, this is not possible!"
Suddenly, the white-haired Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu stood up and saluted Zhu Houzhao with a solemn look on his face.
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and glanced at Zhu Fu in surprise, as if he didn't quite understand why Zhu Fu was the one who objected.
Even if Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Wang Hao and others objected, Zhu Houzhao would not be surprised. On the contrary, Zhu Fu was the first to object.
So Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, but at this moment Yang Tinghe stroked his beard and chuckled: "I think what Duke Cheng Guo said is true, and I also think it is not true."
As soon as Yang Tinghe said this, Zhu Fu, who had just stood up to object, couldn't help but glance at Yang Tinghe, with a somewhat strange look in his eyes.
Yang Tinghe, on the other hand, looked indifferent.
Zhu Houzhao subconsciously said to Yang Tinghe: "Didn't the Yang Qing family just say that Li Qing's merits can make him a marquis? Why did they suddenly object again?"
At this moment, Li Dongyang and Zhang Lun also spoke together, and said to Zhu Houzhao with solemn expressions: "Your Majesty, I and others also think that Cheng Guogong is true. What Mr. Yang Ge said is true. At this time, the general cannot be granted the title of marquis.
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Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look at a few people with a bit of surprise, and took a deep breath and said: "You should tell me, why not?"
Li Dongyang sighed softly and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that you shouldn't give a reward, but even if you want to give a reward, it shouldn't be at this time. After all, there is a war with the Tatars at the front, involving a large number of soldiers on the front line, and the war has not yet started.
At the end, a group of soldiers in front are fighting with the Tatars. Even if we want to award a reward, we should wait until the battle is over."
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's expression gradually softening, Li Dongyang said again: "Your Majesty is very kind to the general, but you must also think about the general. Otherwise, you will only confer the title of general and not take care of the entire army. This will be in vain."
For the general, it is not a reward, but a killing."
As soon as Li Dongyang said this, Zhu Houzhao was shocked and immediately understood why Zhu Fu would object.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao pointed at Zhu Fu, and Li Dongyang nodded slightly and said: "I was careless! Fortunately, there are several Qing family members, otherwise I would not have harmed Li Qing."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked at a few people and said, "However, the soldiers at the front have worked hard and achieved great successes. The imperial court should reward them. Do you have any suggestions?"
Stroking his beard, Li Dongyang said with a smile: "What your Majesty said is true. The soldiers at the front should be rewarded, and the Tatar retreat is imminent. The morale of the soldiers at the front must be high at this time. If your Majesty rewards you more, it will definitely boost the morale of the army."
, it is impossible to say that the Tatars can be defeated."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he said: "Okay, okay, what Li Qing said is true. Then send someone to pass on the decree. I will allocate 500,000 taels of silver from the inner treasury and send it to the front line. I will commend the entire army and inform the front line officers."
, If we can defeat the Tatars, I will definitely give you a reward."
After hearing this, everyone bowed to Zhu Houzhao and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with unconcealable joy amid the flattery of everyone, but at this moment Zhang Lun coughed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should urge the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs to ensure that the front
The soldiers need military supplies and food. Now that the Tatars are about to be defeated, we must not suffer a loss due to logistical issues."
Zhu Houzhao's expression became serious and he said solemnly: "The British government has said that it is true that the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War must do a good job in providing logistical support for the army."
Xing'an Fort was less than a hundred miles away from Wuning Fort. At this time, nearly 100,000 Tatar troops had already marched to Xing'an Fort.
Dayan Khan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he looked at the news that had just come from the front. The look on his face became much more relaxed. He handed the letter to Han Yu and the others and said: "Ada Tumeng did not disappoint me.
He has repulsed Yang Yiqing's vanguard, defended Wuning Fort, and secured our army's retreat route."
All the Tatar senior officials breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
It makes sense for the nearly 100,000 troops to withdraw from Wuning Fort, because there is only one pass within a hundred miles of the border that can allow so many soldiers and horses to pass through the pass and return to the grassland in a short period of time.
Once Wuning Fort is lost, it doesn't mean that they can't break out through other passes, but the other passes are all dangerous places, and it is simply not enough to get so many soldiers and horses out in a short time.
Don't forget that behind them there are hundreds of thousands of Ming troops pursuing them. Even if they are delayed for a day or two when leaving the customs, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses may be lost. Such losses will have a profound impact on the tribes on the grassland.
It's already a huge loss.
They have already lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses this time when they entered the pass. If they take tens of thousands more soldiers and horses when they retreat, even if they can return to the grassland by then, I am afraid that Dayan Khan's prestige will be greatly reduced, and he will have ambitions if he can't protect everything.
The arrogant man jumped out and threatened Dayan Khan's position.
It is precisely because of this that everyone will breathe a sigh of relief when they know that there is no obstacle to retreat.
Han Yu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The Great Khan made good arrangements. In front of us, General Ada Tumeng guarded the exit for us, and in the back was Ma Guli, and His Highness Al guarded the retreat. Even if the Ming army had all kinds of means, they could not
You can only watch as I wait for the smooth journey back to the grassland."
Hearing what Han Yu said, Dayan Khan also showed a smile on his face and said: "In his bones, Adat Tu Meng is a hero of our Tatars, no less inferior to Li Huan."
As he spoke, a fierce murderous intention flashed in Dayan Khan's eyes and he said: "When this Khan leads his army back to the grassland, this traitor Li Huan must be cut into pieces. Only in this way can the hatred in my heart be relieved."
Because of Li Huan, their Tatar casualties were probably as many as ten or two hundred thousand. One can imagine Dayan Khan's hatred for Li Huan.
Just when everyone knew that there was no obstacle to retreat, and listened to Dayan Khan venting his hatred for Li Huan, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and then the guards outside were heard saying: "Great Khan, Prince Aer, General Ma Guli wants to see you.
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"Um?"
Everyone clearly heard the words of the guard outside, and everyone's face showed a look of astonishment. Then many people's expressions changed drastically and they looked towards the door.
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