Yingtian Mansion, which is supposed to have a pleasant climate, felt a chill that was different from previous years. The door of Fengtian Palace was open, and the wind blew a chill into the palace. Many civil and military ministers from the two groups were
He tightened his sleeves.
Today, there are more ministers from the Shuowang Dynasty attending the meeting than in the past. The reason is that all the generals from the Northern Expedition have returned triumphantly. Although the plowing and sweeping of caves was a great success, due to the rudeness of the previous Northern Expedition, they returned to the city.
There was no grand prisoner dedication ceremony, and the generals just returned to camp silently, without disturbing the people in the city.
However, the reporting work at the court meeting still needs to be done. Under His Majesty Dan, kneeling are Xu Da, the coach of the Northern Expedition, Li Wenzhong, the general of the East Route, Deng Yu, the general of the West Route, as well as Lan Yu, Fu Youde and other Northern Expeditions.
general.
Xu Da was kneeling at the front. He was still wearing his military uniform, kneeling on one knee, with an expression of shame that could not be concealed:
"My majesty trusted me and entrusted the important weapons of the country to me. I expected my ministers to attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty clan, and Jing Sheng raised the army to establish the Yuan Dynasty."
"However, it was all because of my carelessness and underestimation of the enemy that I was discourteous in the Northern Expedition and lost troops and generals. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Xu Da held up the military talisman with both hands and spoke sincerely.
"Your Majesty! This matter is not the responsibility of the general! The one who underestimates the enemy is the last general!" A military general with a long beard and a rough face wanted to stand up on the spot. "If you want to blame me, just blame me, Lan Yu.
! What's more, if there is no command from the commander-in-chief during the ambush, our middle route army will be overturned in an instant!"
"The general believes that the commander-in-chief is not only innocent, but actually meritorious!"
If there is a big battle in the future, there will never be a chance for me to lead the troops again.
The reason why Lan Yu and Xu Da violated their pre-determined purpose of slowly approaching was presumably because of the vastness of Northern Xinjiang, and they were worried that if Bei Yuan was defeated, they would be like frightened birds and escape deep into the desert with nowhere to be found.
"Shut up!"
Lao Zhu sat at the top and saw Xu Da's lonely expression. He narrowed his eyes slightly and passed by calmly.
"Yes." The generals nodded. Xu Da couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation in his heart.
"However, even though it was a surprise attack, our troops still responded quickly, and our army still had more than 800 dead soldiers and more than a thousand wounded..."
But this time there was no reward or punishment... which shows that the emperor was determined to marginalize himself.
I am getting older. This battle in Mobei may be my last battle.
"Under the encirclement and suppression by our army, all the Jurchen tribesmen in Jianzhou have been wiped out."
"Yes." Lao Zhu nodded. "Now that the military power has been entrusted to you, you can go back to your mansion to rest for a while, and then go to the Governor's Mansion to meet you."
"Oh, no wonder we wanted to kill this blue jade in history... Now he is so arrogant before his reputation is obvious. If he becomes the head of the military sect in the future, how can he still do it?"
It would be better if His Majesty was furious and punished, because it means that there will be another chance to lead troops to avenge his shame in the future.
"Our army killed their people and burned their tents. Their clan was completely destroyed. A few people tried to escape into the mountains and forests, but they were intercepted by our cavalry, and no fish escaped the net."
After withdrawing his thoughts and looking at the kneeling generals below, Lao Zhu continued: "Having said that, this Northern Expedition failed to accomplish anything and ended up losing troops and generals, which is very inappropriate."
"But..." Lan Yu wanted to say more, but Xu Dahu glared. Under the prestige of the current military god of the Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu had no choice but to hang down and knelt down obediently again.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others all kowtowed three times to express their gratitude.
The generals of the Northern Expedition returned to their distinguished squad. Next, Tang He and other generals reported on the results of the cave sweeping in Liting.
"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, and Wang Baobao is also experienced in fighting. How can there be any truth in winning every battle?"
Lao Zhu on the throne just watched all this indifferently. If it were in the past, he might have felt that Xu Da's words to repel Lan Yu meant that his reputation in the army had become a hidden danger. Perhaps he would have felt sad because of this.
It means fear and alienation from Xu Da.
"We have thought about it again and again, and since you and others have made outstanding achievements in the past, we will not be punished for this Northern Expedition."
"Lanyu!" Xu Da turned his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Are you teaching His Majesty to measure merit and demerit?"
Lao Zhu thought to himself. He waved his hand to the waiter on the side. The waiter understood, stepped forward and respectfully took back the military talismans of Xu Da and others, held them in gold trays, and sent them to Lao Zhu for inspection.
"Oh?" Lao Zhu made a surprised voice. How could this Jurchen be so brave? She was suddenly attacked and caught off guard, and she actually killed and wounded more than 800 of our Ming Dynasty elites.
Lao Zhu looked at it, nodded, and waved his hand. The chamberlain put away the military talisman. From then on, the army's expedition was officially over.
Lao Zhu stood up, walked to Xu Da, and helped him up. "Although you have not been able to complete the Northern Expedition, it is also because the Northern Yuan Qi has not been exhausted."
"Your Majesty, Lan Yu is a very loyal and upright person. He only wants to protect his ministers and has no intention of offending the Holy One!"
"The war death pension will be taken care of by the Ministry of War, so you don't have to worry about it."
Yuan Ting escaped into the Northern Territory, and the Northern Territory was vast. Now that Bei Yuan had taken a breath, it would be even harder to find an opportunity to annihilate them next time.
Xu Da is just protecting a good young man in the army.
"I would like to bear the responsibility for any misbehavior in the palace! I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."
"That tribe was being chased by another tribe of barbarians and their foothold was not stable. They originally planned to take shelter in our Ming Dynasty and Korea, so they were not prepared for our Ming Dynasty army."
"Although it is a good seedling...but the thorns must be removed before it can be harvested smoothly."
It is useless to think about these things now. After all, they still failed to defeat Bei Yuan in one fell swoop. And according to the history mentioned by Lao Wu, in the end, the Ming Dynasty failed to swallow up all the territory of Bei Yuan...
Speaking of this, Lao Zhu sighed secretly in his heart. From the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he suppressed his hatred, pinched his nose and admitted the orthodoxy of Bei Yuan's rule, and ordered to treat Bei Yuan's generals and royal descendants well. In the final analysis, his intention was to destroy
After the clan of the Yuan Dynasty, they could justifiably swallow up the entire territory of the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop.
But at this time, because of Zhu Su's relationship, he already knew that Lan Yu would become the leader of the Ming Dynasty's army in the future, and as the first person in the army of the next generation of the Ming Dynasty, he would become the sharp knife that completely destroyed the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
What Lao Wu said is indeed true. This Jurchen is so brave. If she is allowed to develop, she will become a disaster for our Ming Dynasty in the future!
"Just in case, in the future, the area where Jianzhou will be built will need to be plowed and swept every few years. Daning Guard will be responsible for this matter..." Lao Zhu arranged. "Thank you for your hard work, the Ministry of War
We need to work out the reward quickly, and the Jurchen soldiers who went out to fight this time will all be meritorious!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tang He and other generals were overjoyed.
This is really a feat that fell from the sky for nothing!
Lao Zhu nodded. Because the money for the Fengyang project in Zhongdu was evenly distributed, the imperial court's finances were now quite rich. There was no need to fiddle with things.
I've been too busy these days. I posted late. There will be another chapter in a while. I should be free from tomorrow, so I will try to update three times a day. Thank you, readers!