Chapter three hundred and eighteen scars on the chest
Immediately, some officials couldn't help but look at the elders on the side, as if they wanted to see how they would react.
To be precise, these officials were waiting for hints from several cabinet elders. If several cabinet elders gave hints and asked them to go out to impeach Li Huan, then some officials among them would immediately show up to attack Li Huan.
What only disappointed some officials was that even though their eyes were full of expectation, the cabinet ministers headed by Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and a few others lowered their eyebrows and did not stand up to do anything.
He expressed his stance and did not give them any instructions.
Just as various thoughts were passing through the minds of these officials, Li Huan stood tall and said respectfully to the emperor: "Your Majesty, for this battle, our Ming Dynasty has recruited a total of more than 258,400 troops and levied labor.
With a force of 150,000 people, it took seven months to finally defeat the Tatars, annihilating more than 50,000 Tatars, and capturing about 70,000 people..."
Hearing Li Huan mention the accurate results of the battle, especially when they heard that more than 50,000 Tartar targets were annihilated and as many as 70,000 prisoners were captured in this battle, even the officials who had always hated Li Huan and gritted their teeth were filled with regret.
I was so shocked that I subconsciously gave birth to Li Huan, who must have killed a good man and pretended to be a military meritorious officer.
After all, this victory was really unbelievable. So many Tatars were killed and captured. This kind of victory was an extremely rare victory at the beginning of the founding of the country.
With such a great victory, as a general commanding an army, he can at least be granted a title in one battle.
As for today, the Ming Dynasty has not been interested in foreign warriors for decades, which further highlights the glory of the results achieved by this victory.
On the other hand, most of the martial arts heroes looked at Li Huan with gleaming eyes, feeling a little regretful in their hearts. If they had been willing to stand up and ask the emperor for orders to accompany the army to fight against the Tatars, then this great achievement would have been so great.
If it hadn’t been done, there would be no credit for their efforts.
It's a pity that they missed such a gluttonous feast. It can be predicted that after this battle, many people will be made marquises, and how many will be promoted to nobles.
However, although there is endless regret and regret in the heart, compared to the civilian group, the Wu Xun Group is still extremely excited and happy.
Not to mention that some of them sent their children from the government to accompany Li Huan on the expedition, and they also made meritorious service in this battle. When the time comes, they will be promoted to nobles, and they will definitely have no problem in shining the lintel of their family.
Besides, in this battle, at least a dozen people will be awarded knighthoods by the emperor, and those who have been promoted to knighthoods for military merit will naturally become members of their noble group.
As long as the other party is willing to integrate into their Xungui Group, the power and influence of the Xungui Group will be greatly enhanced invisibly.
They knew the general situation and course of this battle from the news they received before, but it was not as detailed as what Li Huan said. Now they only listened to Li Huan's story, and Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and others could bear it.
I couldn't help but want to ask the emperor for a reward for Li Huan.
But at this moment, Li Huanshang continued to tell the emperor the specific details of this battle.
"...Your Majesty, this battle can be won, first of all, thanks to your Majesty's discerning eye, Mingjian Wanli entrusted Wang Yangming as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and secondly, thanks to the soldiers for their sacrifice of life, so that this battle can be won.
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However, when Li Huan's words came here, his voice suddenly changed. There was a hint of ferocity and sadness in his expression: "The Tatars are ferocious, and they are not afraid of fighting to the death in the face of the siege of our Ming soldiers, so that our soldiers
There were heavy casualties and a heavy price was paid.”
Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with a bit of joy and excitement because he was listening to Li Huan's narration about the battlefield.
As an emperor who loved martial arts, Zhu Houzhao was naturally happy and excited that the Ming soldiers were able to defeat the Tatars in one battle.
Since he came to the throne, he has attracted hundreds of officials to comment because of his favor with Liu Jin and Li Huan. The border towns of the Ming Dynasty have always only responded passively to the invasion of adults, and have never achieved any results.
Now that Li Huan and Wang Yangming had achieved such great results in the battle, Zhu Houzhao was naturally overjoyed. However, the next moment Li Huan mentioned the painful price paid by the soldiers at the front, Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly changed, and his face revealed
He looked at Li Huan with a heavy look and said in a deep voice: "Li Qing, please tell me how the Ming soldiers are killed or injured."
As a Holy Son of Heaven, he would naturally not only pay attention to military achievements, but also sympathize with the military officers. Zhu Houzhao may not be able to be described as a wise king now, but with Zhu Houzhao's temperament, he suddenly heard that there were heavy casualties in the army, almost.
Instinctively, it showed the compassion and concern of the Holy Son of Heaven for the soldiers at the bottom.
Li Huan looked serious, with a bit of sadness between his brows, and bowed to Zhu Houzhao with a trembling voice: "I am so incompetent that my Ming Dynasty suffered nearly 50,000 casualties, and even killed the enemy chief Dayan Khan. I have failed your majesty."
As entrusted to you, I also ask your Majesty to punish the sins of my ministers."
After hearing this, some officials showed a bit of joy on their faces, and subconsciously looked towards Zhu Houzhao.
After all, there were so many casualties in the army, so Li Huan and Wang Yangming must be held responsible. Whenever the emperor shows a hint of dissatisfaction and blame towards Li Huan, they will watch his words and immediately jump out to unite to impeach Li Huan.
Li Huan.
Under the gaze of many officials who were full of expectancy, Li Huan prostrated himself to the ground with a look of sadness on his face, obviously because of the sadness of those dead and wounded soldiers.
As for the emperor Zhu Houzhao's reaction, the officials were even more disappointed.
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, looked at Li Huan and spoke slowly: "It is said that victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, not to mention that on the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyesight, and it is human nature for soldiers to die and be injured. Even if Han Xin comes back to life, Wei Huo
I am afraid that no one alive can guarantee that there will be no casualties among the soldiers in the confrontation between the two armies."
Having said this, Zhu Houzhao stood up suddenly, looked down at Li Huan and said: "What's more, Li Qing and Wang Qing's family mobilized troops and horses, commanded them well, and defeated the Tatars in the first battle. Not only was there no fault, but it was meritorious."
Zhu Houzhao's words were very conclusive about the outcome of this battle between Li Huan and Wang Yangming.
Once Zhu Houzhao's words spread, no matter how much the other officials wanted to impeach Li Huan, they could not use this matter as an excuse to attack Li Huan.
After all, with so many soldiers killed and injured in the first battle, even if Li Huan, Wang Yangming and others achieved a great victory, they would still attract impeachment from some officials.
It can be said that if the emperor does not determine the casualties of this battle, it is conceivable that it will not be long before the officials in the DPRK and China will impeach Li Huan.
However, under the emperor's golden words, even if others wanted to impeach Li Huan, they could only find other faults of Li Huan.
Some officials who reacted quickly enough realized the meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words almost as soon as the emperor's words fell. There were also some officials who did not understand the meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words. They even felt that what the emperor said made sense and nodded secretly.
However, the officials on the side explained in a low voice and realized that the emperor was taking the initiative to take responsibility for Li Huan in order to protect Li Huan. The eyes of these officials looking at Li Huan immediately changed.
When Li Huan heard this, his face showed some emotion, and he said to Zhu Houzhao: "On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the three armies, I would like to thank your majesty."
Zhu Houzhao looked at the battle report presented by Li Huan in his hand, and his face gradually showed a bit of solemnity as he looked at the ministers and said: "How do you think I should reward these meritorious soldiers?"
After hearing the emperor's words, everyone looked at me and I looked at you. It was obvious that the officials definitely did not want to see such a situation happen in order to reward Li Huan and enhance the power of the noble group.
But even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn't think of any good excuse at the moment.
At this moment, Chen Rui, a member of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the army has made such a great contribution, and the imperial court should reward it.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Chen Rui with satisfaction, obviously not expecting that Chen Rui would actually speak for Li Huan.
But Zhu Houzhao immediately wanted to avoid any changes, because Chen Rui changed his next words and said: "The reward is of great importance. Although General Li submitted a report, we must also follow the court procedures.
I sincerely request your Majesty to allow the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to jointly send officials into the army to count military merits to ensure that the officers and soldiers of the three armies who have made meritorious service can receive the rewards they deserve, so as to avoid corruption of military merits and false reporting of military conditions in the army. If this is the case, wouldn't Your Majesty
Do you want to lose military morale? "
As soon as Chen Rui finished speaking, he attracted admiring looks from many officials around him.
Although Chen Rui did not directly mention anyone by name, he said that Li Huan had embezzled the military merits of the lieutenant generals of the Mo Army and lied about the military situation, but no one is a fool. Can't you still understand the meaning behind Chen Rui's words?
Facing the admiring looks of many colleagues around him, Chen Rui looked at Li Huan without fear, his eyes full of admiration.
Chen Rui looked at Li Huan, filled with expectations. If Li Huan refuted his words, no matter what, his move to become famous today would have been successful.
It can be said that in front of such officials, Chen Rui's allusion to Li Huan's corruption of the Mo army's lieutenant generals has already left a deep impression on the officials.
When the official position reaches Chen Rui's level, it becomes increasingly difficult to advance further in the officialdom. Without the favor and support of the ministers in the court, it is extremely difficult to cross this threshold.
Chen Rui's goal is to one day become a minister or even a minister, but under normal circumstances, there are almost no such opportunities.
For the ambition in his heart, even at the risk of offending Li Huan, he had to stand up and ridicule Li Huan in front of all the officials in the court.
As Chen Rui expected, hundreds of officials were instantly frightened by Li Huan's power, so not many officials dared to stand up and impeach Li Huan at this time.
But Chen Rui dared. Just as Chen Rui expected, almost instantly, Chen Rui entered the sight of all the important ministers present as he wished.
Some important ministers looked at Chen Rui with surprise and admiration in their eyes.
Some officials looked at Li Huan secretly, thinking that Chen Rui was implying that Li Huan was greedy for the merits of Mo's soldiers. They wondered what kind of reaction Li Huan would have, and whether he would directly use the Jin Yiwei to capture Chen Rui.
However, before Li Huan could speak, Xu Ying, who was standing next to Li Huan, snorted coldly at Chen Rui and said, "What a shameless person who is just fishing for fame and selling direct invitations. The general led the lieutenants of the army and went deep into the country."
In the grassland, when facing the enemy, one always takes the lead, charging in front and retreating behind. The officers and soldiers of the three armies have always respected the general. You, Chen Rui, dare to slander the general. Aren't you afraid that the officers in the army will not spare you?
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Although Chen Rui's actions were actually a direct invitation, if Xu Ying did not name him and reveal his true identity, then Chen Rui would be a loyal person who is not afraid of the tyranny of traitors and dares to fight against them.
At this time, Chen Rui was exposed by Xu Ying. Naturally, he was filled with shame and anger. He stared at Xu Ying and couldn't help shouting: "This is the important place for the great dynasty meeting. Lords Gonggun are discussing politics here. Who are you? What qualifications do you have to dare to do this?"
Such nonsense?"
Xu Ying was Li Huan's subordinate. Needless to say, she followed Li Huan into the palace. However, Chen Rui did not mention this. As soon as she opened her mouth, she asked Xu Ying's identity and whether she was qualified to speak before the court.
If Xu Ying could be punished with the crime of disrespect, wouldn't it be possible to disgrace Li Huan and severely damage Li Huan's prestige?
Thinking of this, Chen Rui's heart was filled with excitement and expectation.
It seemed a little difficult to impeach Li Huan for a while. After all, the emperor favored Li Huan, and it was the time when Li Huan had gained the emperor's favor. If he caused Li Huan trouble at this time, he might get himself involved.
But if he did not target Li Huan at this time, but instead targeted Li Huan's cronies, he would like to see what Li Huan can do if Li Huan's cronies are impeached one by one.
Thinking of this, the smile on Chen Rui's face could hardly be concealed, so much so that many officials couldn't help but murmur secretly when they saw the smile on Chen Rui's face.
This Chen Rui couldn't have been frightened by Li Huan, otherwise why would he be so happy even after offending Li Huan?
No one could have imagined that Chen Rui's mind would change so much in such a short period of time.
At the same time, Xu Ying was stunned for a moment, then reacted and sneered at Chen Rui: "I am Xu Ying, deputy commander of the Xiaoyong Camp in Beijing. I followed the mighty general on the battlefield and killed Tatars."
The leader of the tribe has even trampled dozens of Tatar tribes with the general, and he cannot say that he has made many military achievements, but the countless scars on his body are proof of this."
With a crash, Xu Ying tore open the armor on his chest in an instant. Most of his chest was immediately exposed. A quick glance at his chest revealed that there were numerous arrow marks and scars left by sharp weapons.
Xu Ying was heard yelling angrily at Chen Rui: "Open your eyes and see clearly. Xu's official rank and merits are not comparable to yours, just a member of the Communist Party of China. What qualifications do you have to accuse me?"
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