From this day on, the war faction and the peace faction had another argument in the morning.
Should the Ninth Princess be punished?
Chen Ji also fell into doubt again.
All parties were quarreling and secretly sent spies to Xichuan to find out the news.
But before their people could reach Xichuan, the Red Ling envoy sent back by the Ninth Princess had already arrived in the capital.
In order to delay time, the messenger would be lazy as much as possible along the way.
However, Hong Ling's envoy came back in a hurry to report his victory. He changed horses but not people along the way. He did not dare to waste a moment except for necessary sleep.
It only took a few days to reach the capital from Xichuan.
Several red feather envoys entered the city from different gates as requested by the Ninth Princess.
As soon as he entered the city gate, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "A great victory in Xichuan City. Baron Qingshui assisted Her Royal Highness Princess Wuyang and wiped out tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry!"
Qinghuai didn't want credit, and neither did Qingxinyao.
He is also a marquis and a feudal official, with much greater power than Qinghuai.
It can almost be said that he is an extremely respected minister.
If you take credit again, it will be a bad thing.
The Ninth Princess is a royal daughter herself, so there is no need.
When the Red Ling envoy set out, before Xue Henglu's incident happened, the Ninth Princess told the Red Ling envoy to say this.
This not only gave the main credit to Jin Feng, but also declared to the people of the capital that the two belonged to the same camp.
It can be said that Jin Feng was completely tied to his chariot.
Jin Feng naturally knew the little thoughts of the Ninth Princess, but at that time he thought that with his reputation, it would be more convenient for the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce and the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, so he agreed.
"A great victory in Xichuan City. Baron Qingshui assisted Her Royal Highness Princess Wuyang and annihilated tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry!"
The voice of the red-feathered messenger could be heard on every main street in the city.
Because of the secret promotion of the messenger, in the past few days, the people in the capital have been discussing the war in Xichuan.
After all, winning or losing this war will be directly related to whether tribute needs to be paid to Tibet.
If tribute is paid, there will inevitably be more taxes next year.
But Xichuan was too far from the capital, and the dignitaries couldn't figure out what was going on, let alone ordinary people.
Now, they finally got the most accurate news.
The common people dropped what they were doing and gathered together.
"Who is Baron Shimizu?"
"Are you from the capital? Baron Qingshui is General Jin who defeated the party members in Qingshui Valley!"
"Oh, it turns out you are talking about Mr. Jin at noon on the hoeing day!"
"Isn't General Jin in Qingshui Valley? Why did he go to Xichuan again?"
"Haven't you heard what the scholar said? General Jin's hometown is Sichuan and Sichuan. He went to Qingshui Valley just to temporarily help Lord Qinghuai lead the Tielin Army. After the war, he returned to Sichuan and Sichuan! This time it must be Princess Wuyang who invited her again.
He’s out of the mountain!”
"I told you a long time ago that General Jin is in Sichuan and Sichuan. No matter how many Tibetans come, it will definitely be over. Old Zhou still didn't believe it. Do you believe it now?"
"I believe it! General Jin is so awesome!"
"Haha, if we win, there will be no tax increase next year. Lao Zhou, let's go, brother, I'll buy you a drink!"
"Don't be too quick to be happy. General Jin agreed last time. Didn't taxes also increase?"
"That's right. Let's wait until the court issues a notice!"
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The news of the red plume's urgent envoy spread quickly throughout the city, and the emperor did not need to send anyone to shout. Ministers rushed to the gate of the palace to wait for the summons.
But the emperor had no time to see them now, so he immediately summoned the red feather envoy to the imperial study room.
Pigeons can't tie too many things on their legs, otherwise they won't be able to fly far, so the secret report is relatively simple.
But the Red Ling envoy did not have this worry and brought detailed battle reports.
The battle report was written by the Ninth Princess under the guidance of a literary official. The content is basically true, but it is even more contagious.
When Chen Ji first started watching it, he was quite calm.
But when I looked behind me, my breathing gradually became heavier.
When he saw Danzhu's cavalry raging around Xichuan and driving the captured people to attack the city, Chen Ji was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Seeing Han Feng and Zhou Youda rebelling against the people and seizing the Danzhu's military camp, Chen Ji couldn't help but applaud them.
Seeing Danzhu sending 5,000 men to surround Jin Feng's black-armored team, but the black-armored team suddenly broke out of the encirclement, Chen Ji felt excited!
Seeing Danzhu gathering all the men in the camp and raiding Damanang Slope, Chen Ji's heart suddenly tightened.
Seeing Princess Wuyang put on military uniform and went into battle to beat drums in person, Chen Ji shed tears on the battle report.
That was his pampered daughter. The princess who usually didn't even touch cold water risked being killed and went to the front line to play drums for the soldiers.
Chen Ji felt heartbroken and proud.
The battle report in my hand, which was not particularly thick, also became heavy.
My heart is also full of gratitude to Jin Feng.
He knew that if Jin Feng hadn't led a thousand bodyguards to protect the Ninth Princess and brought so many new weapons, this battle would have been impossible to win.
And this time Chen Ji no longer has any doubts.
Battle reports are official documents and will be recorded and recorded in history books.
Therefore, when generals write battle reports, they may at most fiddle with the number of enemies killed. No one dares to falsify the process and results of the battle.
The battle report said that Danzhu was completely wiped out, so it must have been wiped out.
If they say they captured thousands of war horses, they must have captured them.
No one is perfect, not even the emperor.
Chen Ji was very happy with his achievements, lived a luxurious life, had a timid personality, and was inconsistent. He was definitely not a good emperor.
But he allows people to speak freely, sometimes reflects, and he also has children who love him from the bottom of his heart.
When he was excited, he wished he could ride on a war horse and fight in person like his father.
But thinking about the tragic fate of his grandfather and father, he flinched every time.
To put it bluntly, he is just an ordinary person with various ambivalences, he just sits on the throne.
On this day, Chen Ji did not summon any ministers. He just sat in the imperial study room, reading the battle report over and over again.
No one knows what he is thinking.
The emperor did not summon him, and the ministers did not leave, for fear that the emperor would send someone to call him again just after he left.
We can only sit in the carriage and wait, while sending people to find the red feather messenger.
Many people think that there is only one man in the palace, the emperor, and the rest are eunuchs and maids. In fact, this is not true.
That's just the harem.
In addition to the harem, the palace also has dormitories for the guards to rest, as well as places where cabinet ministers work, as well as places such as the royal garden.
Many officials who are alone in the capital have food and accommodation in the palace.
The Red Ling envoy from Xichuan was arranged by Chen Ji to rest in the dormitory guarded by the imperial guards, and the ministers could not find them at all.
It can only be analyzed from the shouts of the Red Ling envoy that the Ninth Princess really won the battle with the help of Baron Qingshui.
But how the battle was won and how much damage both sides suffered, no one knows.
The unknown is the most painful. The more you don't know anything, the more the ministers want to know what happened.
As a result, he waited until dark before being summoned by the emperor, so he had no choice but to go home.
Early the next morning, before Mao hour, the ministers arrived at Hongde Hall early.
Waiting for the emperor to appear, and also waiting for the detailed battle process.