Time entered August of the 26th year of Chongzhen, and Zhu Youjian held a banquet on the platform. The theme of the banquet was to celebrate the great peace of the world.
Strictly speaking, the Ming Dynasty had not yet fully restored peace at this time, and most of the major provinces, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi were still not under the control of the imperial court.
However, this does not prevent us from holding a celebration banquet first. The main battle has ended, and the remaining areas and the rebels will not cause much trouble. The key work of turning chaos into order has been completed!
Eleven years have passed since time travel, and these eleven years have not been easy.
Today's banquet includes not only the important ministers and generals in the court, but also some specially invited people. Zhang Yan, Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhilong, and Li Dingguo, who surrendered not long ago, are all here to attend the banquet.
The job of recruiting Li Dingguo to surrender was really difficult. After Liu Wenbin went south in the name of going to Fengyang to pay homage to the mausoleum, he went directly to Nanchang. His guard of honor was delayed on the front line of the confrontation between the two sides for nearly a month. After several communications, Li Dingguo finally
Let him come under his control.
The first negotiation that followed did not go well. Li Dingguo flatly refused the peace talks and sent Liu Yuanbin out of the country as a gift. Then Ren Shuangyou and Fang Ruocheng entered Jiangxi from the south and the north, and after compressing Li Dingguo's troops on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, Liu Wenbin once again acted as
The negotiating envoys arrived at the front lines of both parties under a guard of honor.
Liu Wenbin, who went to peace talks for the second time, also brought Zuo Mengeng's head with him! After meeting Li Dingguo, Liu Wenbin passed on Zhu Youjian's words. He advised you to surrender not because you have a large army in your hands, but because you value you as a person. Like
People like Zuo Menggeng would not be given a chance to surrender if they wanted to, because his life and death have no meaning to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, if you surrender now, the conditions promised before will not change, and there is also an additional one, which can be given to someone who is already dead.
Zhang Xianzhong was buried as a duke and pardoned for his crimes.
What’s the point of giving Zhang Xianzhong a grand burial and pardoning him? Of course it’s for the living to see. It means that the Ming Dynasty will no longer regard the people of Xiying as enemies, and the people of Xiying who have accepted the surrender will not be in danger of being settled by the Queen. The previous grievances
A write-off.
After everything was done, Li Dingguo suddenly changed his attitude, quickly agreed to the conditions brought by Liu Wenbin, and led his troops to surrender. After completing the surrender, he took Bai Wenxuan and other major generals to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit.
"Everyone raise your glasses, and I offer you a glass of thin wine. It is said that when the world is settled, sacrifices should be made to the Ancestral Temple first. However, I feel that first I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have made outstanding contributions to the world's peace, and to all those who are not here to contribute to the peace of the world.
The most outstanding generals and officials, as well as the heroes who have sacrificed their lives, are the best. The first glass of wine, here’s to you all, to all the heroes of the ZTE who are present and absent.” After the banquet officially started, Zhu Youjian sat on the dragon chair.
He raised his glass and said the toast.
"I would like to congratulate the Ming Dynasty Cheng Ping, congratulate the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, congratulate the country and the country, and congratulate the people of the world." Everyone in the audience quickly stood up and raised their glasses and said congratulations.
"Come, let's have another drink. This cup I pay tribute to all the people of the Ming Dynasty who suffered due to the chaos in the world. I am also guilty of the chaos in the world. Decades of war have caused many people to lose their families, and how many wives have been separated and displaced.
, it is a great misfortune for the country, I drink this wine to show my guilt."
The people below did not drink this toast, but just spilled the wine on the ground with the emperor.
"I would like to toast a third glass of wine. This glass of wine is a toast to the future Ming Dynasty. Although the war is slowing down now, it does not mean that the overall situation has been decided and the world has already revived. The Ming Dynasty is still far away from the ZTE, and it is still far away from the true peace. The ZTE has not yet To succeed, comrades still need to work hard, and I hope you can make progress together with me." After saying this, Zhu Youjian took a sip.
"I will work hard for the Ming Dynasty! I will die for the Holy Lord!"
After finishing three glasses of wine, Zhu Youjian signaled everyone to move freely. Then he started to find someone to toast alone.
There must not be many people who can afford to be toasted by the emperor alone, only a few people. Zhou Yanru represented the old ministers, Wu Sheng represented the officials, Huang Degong represented the generals, and Qin Liangyu's grandson represented the martyrs' relatives and received a glass of wine each.
"Come on, companion, I'll offer you a glass of wine." After toasting the four people mentioned above, Zhu Youjian waved to Wang Chengen and asked him to come over and have a glass of wine.
Wang Chengen's position in the banquet was relatively remote. When the emperor suddenly waved at him, he was at a loss and approached in a panic. "Your Majesty, I am not a slave."
"Drink! I said you deserve it." Zhu Youjian picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Then he raised his hand to signal Wang Chengen to drink the wine brought to him by his waiter. The emperor toasted to people, It must be that no one is watching to see if he drinks it all, it just means something. He will not wander around with a wine glass like ordinary people in later generations, but will stand next to the dragon chair and let the people being toasted come forward to receive the wine.
With tears streaming down his face, Wang Chengen drank the wine in front of him. This old man was easily flattered.
"Let Boya and Ning Yu come forward. I'll offer them a glass of wine." After Wang Chengen retired, Zhu You checked the names of Sun Chuanting and Li Dingguo.
When the two arrived at the imperial court, Zhu Youjian said: "This time the world is settled, Boya and Ning Yu are both guilty and meritorious. Needless to say, they are guilty. The merit is that you two still worked hard to end the war in the end. Not having one's own way has allowed the world to gain stability earlier.
You two are both great talents. Now that the world is basically settled, you must not slack off. You must put aside your past grudges and contribute to the country. How can Boya do a good job in teaching the general school and contribute to cultivating military pillars for the Ming Dynasty. Ning Yu You are still young, and I promised you to continue leading the troops, which will be implemented after you complete your military school studies.
Don't think that if your heart is at peace, there will be no war in the Ming Dynasty. There are still many enemies in the Ming Dynasty. The Manchus in the east and the Oara Mongols in the west are hidden dangers. I am still waiting for the good news that your young army will expand its territory.
Come, let’s raise a glass and wish the Ming Dynasty a prosperous future.”
Sun Chuanting and Li Dingguo raised the wine glasses in front of them and drank them all in one gulp. It was not until they drank the wine that their hearts completely returned to calm, because at this time, the emperor's tone had not changed, which meant that he really had no There is a possibility of being settled by Qiu Hou.
Especially Li Dingguo, he felt particularly comfortable at this time, and even had the urge to serve his country by meeting the Ming Lord. After entering the capital, he had been feeling very uneasy, always feeling that he might not have a good outcome. In these years, although He has countless soldiers and horses, but he does not have much actual recognition. He has always felt that he is a bandit. Today, the emperor personally expressed his appreciation, and it was in front of so many important officials of the Ming Dynasty. He was really touched. He felt that he was a bandit. How could the Ming Dynasty be worthy of such courtesy?
After paying respects to Sun Chuanting and Li Dingguo, Zhu Youjian signaled his entourage to follow him and walked to Zhang Yan's table.
"I would like to offer you a glass of wine to the emperor's sister-in-law. She has suffered a lot over the years. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has finally improved. I am worthy of the emperor's trust, and I have the face to face my ancestors. In the future, the emperor's sister-in-law can also take care of herself.
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"What the emperor brother did (Zhu Youjian may be one of the few who can deserve this title), if brother Nai has a soul in heaven, he will definitely be happy. The Ming Dynasty is in good condition, which is enough to comfort our ancestors."