As soon as Gao Pragmatic returned to Beijing, he discovered that something was not right. The first thing that was wrong was the atmosphere. This time, he put down such a huge chaos, forced surrender front and back, and annihilated more than 100,000 enemy troops (including Ilduzi and Boshu Ketu).
However, the emperor did not choose to welcome him in the countryside. This time, those representing the emperor were several princes and marquis from the cabinet and the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.
You must know that civil strife is also divided into grades. The current Northwest Rebellion is not the kind of Japanese pirate attacks that did not endanger the rule decades ago, nor is it a mud-legged rebellion that the court generally looks down upon. The people who are rebelling this time are the people of the court.
The army of economic control is considered to be the most dangerous group in the rebellion category.
What's more, Kuaibai was not just a simple rebellion. He also collaborated with foreign enemies. It was a kind of rebellion that combined internal and external forces, which was entirely possible to endanger the rule. Putting down such an important rebellion is no less important than opening up new territories. It turns out that
Historically, just to put down a Kuaibai Rebellion, the subsequent meritorious deeds would be very grand and solemn, not to mention that this time it was an "enhanced version" of the entire Northwest Rebellion.
According to Zhu Yijun's consistent attitude, this situation is obviously very unusual. If the number one hero who made such a great contribution is just a military general, then it does not matter if the standards for welcoming the triumphant return are lower, but when the person who returns triumphantly is a military commander
Wen Shuai, and also highly pragmatic, this is too unusual.
The holy family members are known throughout the court to be highly pragmatic. How come they are not welcomed by the emperor for achieving such great achievements?
Many people had to begin to wonder what went wrong. Could it be that the controversy between the government and the opposition in the past few days had affected the emperor, and the emperor planned to deal with this matter coldly?
However, this is not right either.
Even if Zhuang Langwei's credit for this battle is not attributed to Gao Pragmatic, he captured Boshu Ketu alive and ensured the obedience of the Ordos tribe to the Ming Dynasty and King Shunyi. This is always a real credit, right? It's almost "effortless"
Recovering Ningxia in one fell swoop is a real achievement, right?
Not only were others suspicious, but Gao Pingshi himself was a little surprised. Looking at the cabinet and the Dukes of the Five Prefectures, although his expression was as usual, he still couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Could it be that someone had made some slander in front of the emperor, or even
Did you convince the emperor?
The emperor was not here, everything was in accordance with the procedures, Gao Pragmatic got off his horse and accepted the congratulations of the officials, and the chief minister Shen Shixing "delivered a welcome speech" on behalf of the officials - these were all clichés, but there is no need to mention them.
After finishing the cliché, Shen Shixing spoke again, which further deepened Gao Pragmatic's worries, because Shen Shixing did not represent the emperor in his words, he only congratulated Gao Pragmatic on his triumphant victory on behalf of "the cabinet and colleagues".
Gao Pragmatic's many years of acting skills finally came into play, and he didn't show any disappointment. He thanked everyone calmly and politely.
Just when he was already thinking about how to contact Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju to understand the situation in the palace, Zhu Yingzhen, who was standing aside, suddenly smiled and said: "The hard work of the Privy Council has been very successful. The emperor originally planned to greet him in person, but he didn't
The Holy Empress Dowager Qiao Ci has been feeling cold these past few days and has been feeling unwell... The Emperor is extremely filial by nature, so he personally delivered the decoction to Cining Palace. As he was unable to come, he had to order the prince of the country to pay his respects on his behalf."
It turns out that this is what happened. Gao Pingshi felt a little relieved and hurriedly said: "Filial piety is the first thing to do. Your Majesty's move sets an example for the world. I admire you very much. I just don't know if the Empress Dowager's phoenix body will improve?"
Zhu Yingzhen didn't know this question either, so he could only chuckle and say: "Ah? Much better, much better." Then as if he remembered something, he quickly added: "Oh, by the way, the emperor also said that because the Queen Mother is ill,
Your Majesty's meeting will have to wait for a while, and the Privy Council can hand over the customs and other items first and wait for the order."
so serious?
Gao Pingshi was a little dazed. Historically, Empress Dowager Li was in good health, but it was far from her time to pass away. Why didn't the emperor even take the time to meet me and wait for me to pay my respects to Monk Fang Jian?
"I obey the decree. I am grateful to you, Lord."
At this time, even though Gao Jingshi had handed over the military power of the expedition and restored his original identity, he then said: "Since all the governors of the five prefectures are here, Commander Qi must be here too, right?"
As the commander of the Imperial Guards, Qi Jiguang could now be regarded as the number one military general. However, even so, he still couldn't stand in front of a group of ministers, ministers and nobles. Gao Pragmatic could only ask by name.
Zhu Yingzhen turned around quickly, waved his hand to the crowd behind him, and shouted, "Is Commander Qi here?"
Qi Jiguang, who was wearing a red python suit, came out from behind and bowed his hands: "Jiguang has seen the Privy Council."
Gao Pingshi pointed at the Imperial Guard troops he had brought back and said with a smile: "I have done this, and the troops and horses under my troops will be returned to you. You can go back and count them to see if there is any difference between the remaining numbers and the victory memorial."
Although Gao Pragmatic was Qi Jiguang's direct leader, Qi Jiguang still said seriously: "The last general will take orders."
After handing over the soldiers and horses, we also need to hand over the customs defense monk Fang Jian and other items. There are still a lot of troubles here, so it is inconvenient for Gao Jingjing to wait for a long time. Shen Shixing is not interested in talking too much with Gao Jingjing in front of so many people.
, and soon everyone entered the city, said goodbye and left.
Since Zhu Yingzhen had just brought the emperor's oral order, asking him to stay at home to wait for the order, in principle he was now on vacation, so he went to the Ministry of War to hand over the customs to Liang Menglong, and handed Shang Fangjian to the eunuch sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies to collect it before returning.
Li Zhao returned to Jinggongfang.
Surprisingly, when he came back, there were guests at his house.
Zhu Yingzhen smiled and crossed his legs in the pavilion in the front garden, holding a Japanese gold-painted folding fan in his hand. There was even a tea set on the table next to him, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
Gao Pingshi stepped forward with a smile and said: "Dong Chengguo doesn't come to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason. I wonder what the important thing is for you to come here?"
"I was really fine at first, but the emperor asked me to come, so I had to come." Zhu Yingzhen said with a smile: "However, your clever calculations by Gao Longwen are known to the world, why don't you guess why I am here?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows slightly: "It seems that the emperor is also aware of some discussions between the government and the opposition?"
"Let me just say that the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Jinghua is very powerful. I really can't hide this from you." Zhu Yingzhen sighed: "Don't look at the hundreds of officials who greeted you in the suburbs today. Almost none of them arrived. They were there when you didn't come.
But we have been noisy for several days."
Gao pragmatically said indifferently: "Whose credit should I get for fighting for Zhuang Langwei?"
"Of course, what else?" Zhu Yingzhen spread his hands: "The military achievements of civilian officials are different from those of Li Rusong. Li Rusong is already the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan. After receiving this credit, he can still only be the commander-in-chief. It's amazing to give him another
You may be given a false title such as Prince Shaobao, or you may be given a set of robes. But if the credit goes to you or to Wei Que'an, the difference is huge."
Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "What's the big deal?"
"Of course it's big." Zhu Yingzhen raised his eyebrows: "If it is given to Wei Que'an, everyone has already considered it. As long as he takes Songshan and regains Xining this time, the imperial court will not only give him a set of python robes, but also
To be promoted to the Young Master School—this is something that the elders have to do well for several years before they have a chance to get it."
Gao pragmatic smiled, said nothing, took a sip of the fragrant tea brought by the maid, and was obviously still waiting for Zhu Yingzhen's next words.
When Zhu Yingzhen saw it, he continued: "But if I give it to you, it would be even more amazing. Although the heads you got this time are not as amazing as the previous battle in Monan, the cabinet and various ministries think that the credit is great.
It deserves a heavy reward. If this reward includes the Zhuang Langwei battle, it will be even more amazing. Let’s all do the math, your contribution is no less than Wang Yangming’s, and you can even be knighted.”
He was pragmatic but didn't believe this. He shook his head and said: "How do you calculate this? Zhu Chenhao was the king of Ning when he rebelled. He was different from the rebels. Wang Wencheng judged his rebellion fairly, so he was different from the rest. Otherwise, the world
There is a lot of chaos, but who is still knighted as a civil servant because of this?"
Gao pragmatically means that the court also depends on the target when quelling rebellions. The rebellion of a feudal king is the biggest political threat, so the reward for quelling the rebellion of a feudal king is particularly high, which is completely different from that of quelling other rebellions.
Of course, this is because the Battle of Jingnan had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty. In fact, although King Ning raised 100,000 troops for his rebellion at that time, the battle was not strenuous. To a certain extent, it was even a bit funny, because
When Wang Yangming's level is compared with that of Ning Wang, it's really a judgment call. The gap between the two sides is really too big.
Zhu Chenhao dared to rebel because he established a private armed force with tens of thousands of tribesmen and was known as an army of one hundred thousand. He sought wealth and honor in a dangerous situation. Many of his cronies either joined on their own initiative or were coerced into following.
Officials, prime ministers, ministers, etc. were appointed. At the same time, the message was circulated to various places to encourage those who were interested to rebel together, but there was no response. Zhu Chenhao was probably quite surprised, but the matter has come to this, and the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If you don't do it, I will do it alone.
In early July, Zhu Chenhao led his army to occupy Jiujiang and other places, left Jiangxi and went down the river in an attempt to capture Nanjing.
It is true that Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of Zhengde, was a wonderful man, but in such a large court, there are still some talented people. Zhu Chenhao's luck was also extremely bad. The first opponent he met was a great Confucian and military strategist who was famous throughout the ages.
Wang Yangming. Wang Yangming was the governor of southern Jiangxi at that time, and his jurisdiction was in Fujian and Jiangxi.
Wang Yangming mobilized troops to serve the king and adopted the strategy of doubting his troops. He first pretended to send a message to various places, claiming that he would lead 160,000 troops to attack King Ning's lair. King Ning was afraid of Wang Shouren's large number of soldiers, and the army began to hesitate halfway and did not dare to
He acted rashly. After waiting for more than ten days, he found that Wang Yangming had not done anything, so he attacked Nanjing boldly and confidently.
Little did he know that Wang Shouren took this time to organize 80,000 troops. He took advantage of this opportunity to attack King Ning's lair and recapture Nanchang. Nanchang fell to Zhu Chenhao in early July and was recaptured within ten days. Zhu Chenhao
Shocked, he quickly returned to the army to rescue Nanchang - this in itself was a stupid idea, it was even better to defeat Nanjing first.
At Huangjiadu in the northeast of Nanchang, Zhu Chenhao fought with Wang Yangming's troops and was defeated. Zhu Chenhao retreated, but Wang Yangming pursued and defeated the rebels. Zhu Chenhao, his son, and his trusted subordinates were captured together. The time was July
On the 26th, it took Zhu Chenhao only more than 20 days from the time he raised his troops to the time he was captured.
Gao Pragmatic's time to quell the rebellion in the northwest took less than a month from the dispatch of troops to the capture of Ningxia, but it was two days slower than Wang Yangming's time.
Of course, the opponent he faced was different from Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao. Although Ning Wang claimed to have an army of 100,000, he could not really fight many, and his actual combat experience was unreliable.
But this time Gao Pragmatic is different. What opponent is he fighting? The elites of the Ordos tribe and the elites of Ningxia, one of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty. Both are opponents with rich war experience, and their total military strength is actually greater than that of Ningxia.
There are more kings. So in terms of difficulty, it is definitely more pragmatic and more difficult this time.
Of course, this also requires us to look back at our own troops - although the troops Gao Pragmatic led when he went on the expedition were not large at the beginning, in terms of quality, they were much more reliable than the rabble Wang Yangming had summoned at the last minute.
After all, everyone knows how poor the level of the Ming Dynasty's southern army is at this time. Although it can be said to be good or bad, it is definitely not as good as Jiubian.
This impression generally began to change in the era of Yu Long and Qi Hu. However, once the direct elites of Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Liu Xian and others are excluded, then the Southern Army will definitely still be much worse than the Northern Army as a whole -
- Just like two dwarfs comparing their heights, one of them is slightly taller.
In this life, due to its highly pragmatic relationship, the Northern Army was actually more elite than the Southern Army. Because all the reforms involving military affairs ultimately benefited mainly the towns on the nine sides, so the gap was even greater.
Of course, I am afraid that only Gao Jingshi would compare this matter like this, and basically no one else would think about it this way. In the eyes of others, Wang Yangming put down the rebellion of King Ning with 100,000 people, and Gao Jingshi's record this time was no worse than him.
In addition to Prince Ning's political bonus, the two men's achievements are only equal to those of equals.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is a big trouble, because Wang Shouren was granted the title of Xinjian Bo at that time, and in the Longqing Dynasty, he was granted the title of Xinjian Bo (Wang Yangming had already passed away at this time)
). If Gao Pragmatic’s achievements are valued this time in a similar way to Wang Yangming’s at that time, wouldn’t it mean that Gao Pragmatic will also be granted the title of earl?
There is still hope for military generals in the Ming Dynasty to be knighted, but it is not easy to be knighted by civilian officials. So far in the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, only the "three kings" have been knighted by civilian officials: Wang Ji, Wang Yue, and Wang Shouren.
Is it necessary to add a fourth one now?
Gao Pragmatic suddenly had an enlightenment. No wonder Shen Shixing didn't have the heart to talk to him today. It seemed that this matter also put a lot of pressure on him.
Now Gao Jingshi knew why there was such a big controversy in the court: If Zhuang Langwei's military exploits in the first battle were not counted against Gao Jingshi, then those who opposed him in the court could use the special status of Prince Ning, which is far more important than worship.
There are reasons to oppose the knighthood of Gao Pragmatic, but if the battle of Zhuang Langwei is added, this reason seems to be somewhat untenable.
In this battle, Zhuang Langwei not only gained more heads and captured more people, but he could also immediately regain Songshan and Xining and maintain the access to Gansu. How significant was it?
Seeing Gao Pragmatic's expression change, Zhu Yingzhen couldn't help but smile and said: "How? Truth be told, I think we will get closer in the future!"
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