Chapter 302: Designing the Award, Li Qian's Unexpected Discovery
"Good news! Great victory in Neihuang! The frontier army defeated the Jinlu..."
The lobby of the Ministry of War yamen outside seemed to be on fire in an instant, and it became bustling with excitement. Officials rushed to pass it around, and it was difficult to suppress their excited voices.
The three people in the conversation were stunned, and even Li Jing, who had just sat down, stood up.
Lu Yin immediately walked out of the door and said as he walked: "Sir, I will let them deliver it now..."
"No need to send it in."
Li Jing stood up, and although his steps were slow, there was a hint of firmness in his steps, he slowly walked out: "Just take the military report and go to the palace."
Pei Ji and Lu Yin paused for a moment and then followed.
It stands to reason that such military reports should be read carefully by the Ministry of War first. At the very least, they should be able to answer all questions related to it in a prepared manner when asked by His Majesty the Emperor.
But now that Li Jing wants to see His Majesty the Emperor immediately, the two of them will not refuse.
The two of them followed Li Jing step by step to the Ziwei Palace, notifying His Majesty the Emperor before entering.
"Li Sima?"
Li Qian was really surprised when he looked at Li Jing walking in from the door of the palace.
"How is your condition? Why did you come to the palace suddenly?"
It had only been two months since I had seen him, but Li Jing seemed to be ten years older now, completely different from the other two.
And not only was his face dry, but from the look in Li Jing's eyes, his willpower was much lower than before. Li Qian could only see the shadow of the high-spirited Li Jing in the patient in front of him...
He felt a little regretful about this change, but he had no good solution.
So far, Li Qian has done everything he can. He sent the best doctors from Tai Hospital to help him treat his illness, and also sent many precious medicinal materials.
Maybe this is the reason why Li Jing can get out of bed so quickly and run to the palace.
But Li Qian could try his best to ensure his physical recovery, but he could not enlighten his spirit. In this regard, he could only wait for Li Jing to come out on his own...
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will be fine for the time being."
After Li Jing saluted Li Qian, he handed over the military report in his hand: "Your Majesty, just now Jizhou has come to report that the border troops and Zuo Weiwei defeated the bandits, annihilated more than 6,000 enemies, and captured a lot of people."
Li Qian's eyes lit up: "Really? General, hurry up and submit the report."
He had been waiting for the news from there a few days ago. Counting the days, it should be almost there, but he didn't expect that it wouldn't arrive until today.
And he originally thought that it would be good if the frontier troops could escape successfully, but listening to Li Jing's report, it seemed that they also fought a relatively beautiful counterattack?
The old eunuch had already taken the general newspaper from Li Jing and handed it to Li Qian.
"Send troops to break up the rear...to lure the enemy deeper..."
Li Qian looked at the report above, nodded slightly, and gradually a smile appeared on his face.
I originally thought that I would be thankful if I got 60% in the exam, but I didn't expect that Qin Hui and the others were so promising that they actually scored 90% in the exam. This was really an unexpected surprise.
As for the three thousand border troops who were cut off from the rear... this was also a helpless move.
Originally, it was not easy to escape from the pursuit of the Jin soldiers. It was basically impossible to escape without losing a piece of flesh.
How can we protect all the frontier troops if we don't give up our little ones?
"good."
Li Qian had countless thoughts in his mind and slapped the military report on the table with a smile on his face: "This good news should have spread throughout the imperial city by now, right?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I just heard the news of the victory. Your Excellencies came out to inquire about it. I guess you already know about it by now, but you still don't know the details."
After Li Jing was silent for a moment, he said again: "Your Majesty, do you want to put up a dew cloth in the city to inform the people in the city?"
"Go ahead."
Li Qian nodded, this is also the common practice in the DPRK.
But after he finished speaking, he added: "Send another letter to Neihuang and ask them to report the details of this victory to me. Tell them that every time they write a military report in the future, they must attach a more detailed battle report."
The military report written by Qin Hui was concise and concise, but Li Qian also knew that he must have left some details unwritten.
Li Qian was curious about the situation of the Neihuang victory. It would also be helpful for him to understand this gang and plan the subsequent battles, so he needed this kind of information.
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"Also, you go back and work out the reward with the Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of Rites, and then come and give it to me for my review."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After giving the instructions, Li Qian thought the three of them were leaving.
Pei Ji and Lu Yin thought so too.
But unexpectedly, Li Jing leaned down again and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, I still have something to report."
Without waiting for Li Qian's response, he took out a memorial from his sleeves with some trembling and handed it over with both hands.
"Since Feng Yanran entered the country, I have been sick and torn apart, and have been cut off from food and drink. I have yet to take care of my ministry affairs."
Li Jing coughed twice, and had to take a few deep breaths to regain his strength, and continued: "If you stay in the position of Sima again, you will already be in the corpse position, and you will be involved in the political affairs of the court. I look forward to your majesty...give me the bones of the ministers, Return to your hometown alive."
My voice was choked with sobs at the end, so I leaned over and worshiped directly.
Several people in the palace were stunned by his sudden move and did not react for a moment.
Li Qian was also stunned for a moment, turned around and saw that the memorial in the old eunuch's hand was "The Skeleton of Li Jingqi, Minister of the Ministry of War".
"Li Sima, why is this happening?"
Li Qian stood up abruptly, his face full of heaviness.
Only now did he understand why Li Jing dragged his sick body into the palace. It turned out to be to hand in his resignation.
Li Qian walked down from the top in three steps and helped Li Jing up himself.
Pei Ji and Lu Yin behind were astonished and had already wanted to show something. At this moment, seeing His Majesty's attitude, they all came forward.
"It is absolutely impossible for the Ministry of War to lose the Chief Sima!"
"Xiaguan and Mr. Pei have not done anything these days. They all rely on the great Sima Hu's illness to still cause the Ministry of War to operate..."
Today, Li Jing arrived at the Ministry of War without saying anything. He didn't send anyone to tell them beforehand. The two of them still had some shady thoughts in their hearts. They thought that Li Jing was afraid of being ignored, so he came to scare them. Consolidate his prestige in the Ministry of War.
When Cai Jun reported for duty, he came directly to the palace to show his face in front of His Majesty.
But what the two of them never expected was that Li Jing would come to ask for a job!
And judging from his appearance, he must have already planned it, and even wrote his resignation letter in advance!
When they thought about their previous "little people's heart", looked at Li Jing's stooped figure, and thought about the old man's past style and care for them, the two of them felt ashamed in unison.
"Da Sima is in his prime and in the prime of life. He is just ill. He will be able to return to the court after he recovers."
Li Qian didn't even look at it, and just stuffed the begging letter back into Li Jing's hand.
"His Majesty……"
Li Jing opened his mouth with a bitter look on his face, but after meeting Li Qian's eyes, he was speechless for a moment.
"Li Sima, a real man doesn't care about temporary gains and losses."
Li Qian really didn't want Li Jing to resign at this time, and advised him very sincerely: "It's just a temporary injury. Once you recover, you can return to the court to work. There is no need to take up an official position lightly."
"As for the corpse being eaten without food, it is out of the question to delay the affairs of the DPRK and China. Who has no pain or illness? It is just a normal sick leave."
Li Gan said with a smile: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs approves dozens of sick leaves every month. Some petty officials just have a bruise and bruise and have to stay at home for a month or two to recuperate. They receive their salary and do not work, occupying the court." It’s cheap. They pretend that I don’t know, but I just don’t want to argue with them.”
"Li Sima is suddenly seriously ill, so what does it mean to just take some time to recuperate? Could it be that the advantages of the imperial court can only be taken advantage of by outsiders and shameless people? But they have to wrong someone like you who has worked hard and achieved great results. Man? That’s so unreasonable.”
Li Jing held his resignation hand for a moment and understood what His Majesty the Emperor meant. Even if he couldn't understand, he could feel the importance he attached to it from his many words.
Many ministers in the court know that if His Majesty or His Majesty is really tired of a person, he may not bother to talk to that person anymore, let alone spend so much time saying so many words.
"Your Majesty, I obey your decree."
The smile on Li Qian's face deepened: "Then Grand Sima, please go back to your home and take a good rest. Put your health first, and when your condition improves, you will return to the court to take charge of affairs."
Then he looked at the old eunuch beside him: "Li Sima is inconvenient, go and get the palace carriage and give it to him for me."
The old eunuch hurriedly ran out with a puff of smoke. Li Jing also thanked him and led Pei Ji and Lu Yin out...
Soon after the few people left, announcements of victory began to be posted in the capital one after another. The Jingzhao Mansion even sent officials wearing bright red clothes to go to the streets to beat gongs and drums. The whole place seemed to fall into a state of joy in an instant. .
In fact, this is not something officials are making a fuss about, it is actually because the impact of this war is too great.
After the defeat of Dingyong Pass, although the court made some preparations, no one expected that the subsequent battle situation would be so bad.
The town of Yanping was lost, several county towns were captured, and countless people were massacred...
As the imperial troops continued to suffer defeats, the news coming into the capital from outside became increasingly outrageous.
Today it is said that the Jin soldiers have captured the entire Jizhou, and tomorrow they will say that even Yuzhou and Yanzhou have been captured by them. What's more, some people say that they have conquered the Yangtze River and destroyed the imperial court's 300,000 forbidden troops. Maybe tomorrow they will Arriving in the capital...
In the eyes of many smart people, this rumor is simply nonsense.
However, many ordinary people have no way of judging whether it is true or false. The only way for them to come into contact with this kind of news is almost through the rumors in the market, so it is naturally easy to misbelieve it.
The news that Daqian was about to be destroyed was spreading more and more in the capital. Even though Jingzhao Prefecture and the two Fuguo counties below tried their best to refute the rumors, the effect was minimal.
Almost every day, people leave the capital and take their families with them to seek refuge. No matter how hard you try to persuade them, you can't stop them.
But this time the news of the good news came back, it was a shot in the arm, and it also made the officials feel relieved.
Although fighting the Jin soldiers south of Jizhou is not very glorious, it also shows that the imperial court has limited the activities of the Jin people to Jizhou and has not allowed them to spread to other places, so there is no need to worry too much.
In addition to the chaos in the capital gradually dissipating, the atmosphere in the DPRK also became clear.
The most cheerful people who were jumping up and down suddenly became silent, as if they were not the ones speaking at that time.
At first, no one expected that this would be the result. The imperial troops not only broke the trend of the Jin soldiers going south, but also gave them a head-on attack, winning their first major victory since the war began.
Many people began to doubt themselves. Is it possible that His Majesty the Emperor, who has never left the capital, actually knows the art of war? Otherwise, how can we explain that he can control the situation in Jizhou from such a distance? And he also won a big victory there.
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Most people find this very unbelievable. Some people think that this is just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. Some people are beginning to re-examine His Majesty the Emperor...
But one code is another code, reexamination is reexamination, and military merit belongs to military merit.
As long as everyone pays attention to His Majesty the Emperor in their hearts, as for the real benefits, the prestige of winning the battle... naturally they still belong to their own families.
In addition to the instructions given by His Majesty the Emperor, this great victory in Neihuang could not have been achieved without the high attention, strict organization and unified deployment of frontline generals, as well as the concerted efforts and firm execution of every grassroots soldier.
People from Zhongshu Province said that it was mainly due to Prime Minister Qin's overall contribution, and he fully mobilized every effective force in the local area to mobilize, maintain logistics, and prepare for war. This was the basis of this battle and also greatly promoted the internal Huang.
The birth of great victory.
The people in the Marshal's Office unanimously believed that this great victory in Neihuang was a manifestation of the Zuoweiwei generals' thorough implementation of the spirit of the imperial court's instructions while giving full play to their own subjective initiative. It also set an example for the majority of the Forbidden Army and the border army.
He has the iron-blooded military spirit of "dare to fight tough battles and be able to win them".
As for Wu Sangui's group of border troops... they are not without any connections in the court. Even if they didn't before, some people are now pushing them out in order to weaken Zuo Weiwei or Qin Hui's presence. Such people are still
That's quite a lot.
At least Tang Guogong and General Yang pointed out many times that the active role played by Wu Sangui's frontier troops in this victory must not be ignored, and they must not be defeated with a stick because of their past mistakes.
In addition, many adults said that we must fully face the problems faced by these soldiers who have guarded the border for many years for the imperial court, have a deep understanding of their mental state, and effectively solve the problems they encounter in their lives...
Under such multi-party debates, a new issue has naturally been faced by everyone.
That is how to distribute the merits of this war and how to reward them?
The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites were all striving for their own answers, and during their disputes, many people exerted external interference and influence.
In such an environment, a simple reward for military merit has been delayed for several days without any results.
In the end, considering that even if a three-two-one agreement was reached, it would still have to be left to His Majesty the Emperor's judgment, everyone was too lazy to compromise.