As soon as he could clearly see the outline of the capital from a distance, he saw a large group of officials waiting for him there.
Ding Yunyi quickly dismounted and walked away. When he got closer, he saw that the people greeting him included Wang Chengen and his father Ding Yuanzhao.
"Eunuch, father, how dare I work for you?" Ding Yunyi said quickly.
Wang Chengen's face was expressionless: "Ding Yunyi, mount the horse."
Ding Yunyi was startled, but Wang Chengen continued: "According to the Holy Order, Ding Yunyi rode into the capital, and Wang Chengen led the horse for him."
"How dare you do this?" Ding Yunyi said hurriedly.
A smile appeared on Wang Chengen's face: "Xiang Wen, this is the Holy Spirit's oral order, please accept it."
Ding Yunyi then mounted his horse and glanced at his father, finding that his father had a rare sign of approval.
Wang Chengen led the horse in front, followed by a group of officers and soldiers on both sides, and the prison car holding Gao Yingxiang followed behind.
When we entered the capital, we saw countless people already pouring into the streets. When they heard that the famous bandit leader Gao Yingxiang had been arrested, they all came out to see what happened.
At first glance, the first person to enter the capital was a young general on horseback. He was expected to be Ding Yunyi, the man who defeated the golden captives and captured the leader alive. Cheers and cheers suddenly came from the mouths of the people.
Ding Yunyi's name is powerful in the capital!
Suddenly, several common people blocked the way. They were holding wine bowls in their hands. The leading commoner said loudly: "General Ding, we have all heard that you entered and exited the Daling River nine times and killed the famous Jinlu general."
Countless of them. We also captured Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the evildoers, alive to eliminate harm for our Ming Dynasty. Now I offer you fine wine to show the gratitude of the people of my capital!"
Just as Ding Yunyi was about to dismount, the commoner said again: "General, why do you need to dismount?"
Ding Yunyi sat upright on his horse and drank the wine in one gulp: "Thank you all fellow countrymen for your kindness. But if anyone brings trouble to our Ming Dynasty, we will stand up and punish them!"
Immediately there was another round of cheers.
If not many people in the capital recognized Ding Yunyi before, but since this time, no one in the capital knows his name.
When the prison car carrying Gao Yingxiang arrived, angry curses broke out everywhere. The people in the capital hated the Jinlu and the bandits far more than other places...
...
"Your Majesty, Ding Yunyi, is here to see you. Long live, long live, long live your Majesty!"
"Get up, Ding Yunyi." Chongzhen's words were full of admiration: "You have made such great contributions to the court, come and watch."
Being able to sit here is a great honor bestowed by the emperor.
As soon as Ding Yunyi sat down, Chongzhen said: "Come here, bring Gao Yingxiang, the traitor. I want to see what this traitor looks like."
Gao Yingxiang, who was tied up with five sticks, was brought up. He knew he was going to die, so he held his head high and said nothing.
Chongzhen looked at it carefully for a while and said with a smile: "I thought that the leader of the rebel bandits always has three heads and six arms. But it turns out that they are all the same as us, and there is no big deal."
Gao Yingxiang said loudly: "Hunjun, since I fell into your hands, I don't want to survive. I want to die quickly! There will always be my brothers who will avenge me, and they will definitely cut you into pieces when the time comes!"
"Am I a faint king?" Chongzhen was not angry: "Since I came to the throne, I have eliminated the Wei Party, revitalized the government, and worked conscientiously. I have spent all my time forgetting to sleep and eat, and have worked very hard for our Ming Dynasty. I think I am far from being a faint king. Gao Yingxiang, I will have a great year next year.
Disasters also happen when people don't have enough to eat. I have also heard of the tragedy of people changing their sons to eat. Although it is a natural disaster, I am afraid that it is unknown that my lack of virtue will provoke the wrath of God. I often blame myself for this.
.”
Not only Gao Yingxiang, but also all the ministers did not expect that Chongzhen would actually say such words.
Ding Yunyi knew, however, that Chongzhen was not just pretending. From the time he ascended the throne to the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he issued a total of six "sinful edicts" to review his own mistakes. This was also very rare among emperors in the past.
Chongzhen sighed: "There are officials below who embezzle money for disaster relief and treat the people cruelly. I have chopped off the heads of many officials for this. Gao Yingxiang, let me be honest with you. You are rebelling. In fact, I still have some sympathy in my heart.
Yours, so I am also thinking of ways to recruit you. But you only think about rebellion. Why do you go to Fengyang to dig up my ancestral graves? My ancestors have not provoked you."
Chongzhen's tone was extremely calm, and Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but say: "That was done by Zhang Xianzhong."
"I know it was Zhang Xianzhong who did it." Chongzhen said slowly: "But the same is true for you. Everywhere you go, you will be like locusts crossing the border, leaving no grass behind. As long as the officials I have appointed from various places fall into your hands, there will be absolutely no
A way to survive. If you become addicted to killing, you won't be able to hold back the knife. Fortunately, my Ming Dynasty has a figure like Ding Yunyi, so I can capture you."
Gao Yingxiang glanced at Ding Yunyi hatefully.
Chongzhen raised his voice slightly: "I originally wanted to pardon you to show the magnanimity of the court, but it didn't work. You were captured because the soldiers paid for it with their blood and lives. Ding Yunyi told me before that we must not be merciful when dealing with bandits like you.
, I think it makes sense, so I can only kill you."
Ding Yunyi once said this to Chongzhen, and Chongzhen also remembered it firmly. Therefore, in a large sense, Gao Yingxiang was captured by Ding Yunyi and died in Ding Yunyi's hands.
"Okay, I've seen you too." Chongzhen waved his hand: "Come here, drag Gao Ni Yingxiang out. He wants to cut me into pieces with a thousand knives, so I will cut him into pieces with a thousand knives."
Before Gao Yingxiang was dragged out, he yelled: "Ding Yunyi, even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go. You must be the mortal enemy of my millions of rebel brothers. You will die in the hands of the rebels sooner or later!"
His scolding gradually faded away, and Chongzhen suddenly asked: "Ding Yunyi, he said that you have become the sworn enemy of the bandits. Are you afraid of that?"
Ding Yunyi smiled: "What I receive is the salary of the Ming Dynasty, and what I do is the loyalty of the Ming Dynasty. If I am intimidated by the bandits' false words, won't the thieves stop being suppressed?"
"You all listen, you all listen well." Long Yan of Chongzhen said happily: "What is a loyal minister? These are the loyal ministers of my Ming Dynasty! Ding Yunyi, you have great achievements. You first defeated the Jinlu, and then brought trouble to this dynasty.
The leader of the thieves was captured alive. I originally wanted to promote you to the rank of Commander-in-Chief. But I appointed you to be the Commander-in-Chief of Taiwan. If you are not in Taiwan, you can guard it for me. You will go to Liaodong and Shanxi.
Go and run around like a monkey..."
There were some smiles among the ministers. Chongzhen's words sounded like accusations, but there was a smile on his face: "So I want to give you a few hard slaps. Do you want to accept the beating or the punishment?"
Ding Yunyi was so smart that he immediately understood the meaning of Chongzhen's words: "I accept my punishment."
"Just accept the punishment, and the general will not give it to you." Chongzhen said with a smile: "I will promote you to the rank of deputy general of Fujian and protect the army. You will also be awarded the title of general of Zhenguo, and you will still control Taiwan and Penghu!"
"Your Majesty, Ding Yunyi, thanks you. Long live, long live, long live your Majesty!" Ding Yunyi stood up and said.
From then on, Fujian had two deputy generals, one was Zheng Zhilong and the other was Ding Yunyi. After this promotion, Ding Yunyi finally became a local official on an equal footing with Fujian Governor Zhang Kentang and Fujian deputy general Zheng Zhilong.
Chongzhen refused to promote himself to the rank of Commander-in-Chief, in order to balance and restrain each other. However, without these two great achievements, Ding Yunyi would have to wait for several years before he could be promoted to this position.
It's just that he never expected that Chongzhen originally wanted to promote him to the rank of commander-in-chief, but because of Wang Chengen's persuasion, he gave up this idea.
Just as Wang Chengen himself said, the only one he is loyal to is Chongzhen! If one day Ding Yunyi really betrays the Ming Dynasty, then Wang Chengen, who was once saved by him, must be the first person to want to kill him!
"Sit down and talk." Chongzhen asked him to sit down: "Now that the Jinlu have been defeated, they will not invade again for the time being. The leader of the bandits, Gao Yingxiang, has been captured by me again. I think this bandit will not be rampant for a long time, right?"
None of the ministers dared to intervene, and Chongzhen could only cast his gaze on Ding Yunyi's hand: "Ding Yunyi, you have fought quite a few battles with the rogue bandits. Can you tell me whether the rogue bandits can be defeated next spring?
"
"Your Majesty, if you ask me to tell the truth, I can only say no."
Ding Yunyi's words surprised everyone.
"Why?" Chongzhen frowned.
Ding Yunyi spoke eloquently: "Although Gao Niyingxiang is the leader of the bandits, known as the leader of the 13 families and 72 battalions of bandits, he directly controls only a part of the troops, and most of the bandits are only nominally controlled by him.
Even in Gao Yingxiang's department, the real core composition is Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai."
Chongzhen listened very carefully: "Continue."
"Yes." Ding Yunyi responded: "Gao Ni Yingxiang was captured, and the bandits would inevitably fall into chaos, but this was only short-lived, and then there would be a crazy wave of counterattacks. However, despite this, our opportunity also appeared.
.The nominal leader of the bandits is dead. In the short term, the bandits share the same hatred and can unite together. However, over time, they will inevitably fall into the conflict of fighting for power and profit, dividing the family and property, and even fight for that little family and property.
....”
Hearing Ding Yunyi compare the bandits to separated families, Chongzhen couldn't help but smile on his face.
Ding Yunyi didn't find it funny at all: "In this way, when the rogue bandits turn against each other, our officers and soldiers can take advantage of the situation to attack and eradicate these troubling people of the imperial court in one fell swoop. We must not be merciful to avoid raising tigers and allowing them to make a comeback. If that time comes,
The situation is getting out of hand, and I, Ming, are really in danger."
Chongzhen nodded frequently: "Every word Ding Yunyi said is in line with my wishes. But the bandits are bandits after all. This time Gao Ni Yingxiang was captured, he was determined to cause chaos. According to the decree, Hong Chengchou, the commander-in-chief of the three sides, should take advantage of the situation.
This is a good opportunity. Send out all your troops to prevent the rogue bandits from getting a chance to breathe!"
Speaking of this, he looked at Ding Yunyi and said: "That's it for today. I originally wanted to hold a celebration banquet, but the bandits haven't been eradicated yet, so let's let it go for the time being. Wait until Li Ni becomes independent, Zhang Ni shows his loyalty, and Luo Ni
Ni Rucai's head has been sent, and I will serve as a grand banquet for all the ministers. You are all tired, except Ding Yunyi, please go down and rest."
Speaking of the end of the dynasty, Ding Yunyi followed Chongzhen to the Xinuan Pavilion.
Chongzhen was also a little hungry, so he asked someone to find some pastries and ate one himself: "Xiang Wen, don't be restrained here, eat some to fill your stomach."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ding Yunyi said this, but in his heart he thought that it would be absolutely uncomfortable to eat in front of your emperor.
Chongzhen ate half a piece of cake and suddenly said: "I heard that your Jinzhou almost captured Huang Taiji alive!"
"This incident arouses hatred in Yun Yi's heart!" Ding Yunyi said bitterly: "I have been in Taiwan for a long time and do not know Huang Taiji. If I had known that that person was the captive chief, I would have risked my life to take his head.
class!"
"It's a pity, it's a pity." Chongzhen also sighed repeatedly: "But after thinking about it, everything is destined, so Huang Taiji's life should not be cut off. Now that I have you and Wu Sangui, sooner or later I will take Huang Taiji's head."
Then the conversation changed: "I also heard that you had many interactions with Huang Taiji. This Huang Taiji is so courageous that he dared to go to Jinzhou alone. Xiang Wen, how do you think I compare with Huang Taiji?"
Ding Yunyi was about to speak when he suddenly saw Wang Chengen next to Chongzhen winking at him and said quickly: "The emperor is the supreme king in the world, the destined emperor, and a man of great talent and strategy. That Huang Taiji is just a barbarian chieftain in a barbaric land. How can he have anything?"
Are your qualifications comparable to His Majesty?"
"I'm afraid you didn't mean what you said." Chongzhen smiled faintly: "If Huang Taiji didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have posed such a big threat to our Ming Dynasty. If Huang Taiji didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have run away alone.
I went to Jinzhou, at least I don’t have the guts to go to the hinterland of Jinlu..."
Ding Yunyi's back was sweating. I was afraid that Chongzhen's words meant something. He heard Chongzhen say again: "You are loyal. I don't deny this, but you, like others, don't dare to say a few words to me.
Well, I want to hear you tell me the truth from the bottom of your heart, but it’s hard, it’s really hard. You’re afraid that if you say something wrong and make me angry, not only will you lose your hat, but you may even risk your own life.
It has to be lost, right?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Ding Yunyi could only reply.
"Ying Ming? I'm afraid you are scared to death now." Chongzhen smiled: "You have also learned to flatter me and go around in circles with me. Xiang Wen, you are a military general, don't learn the same hypocrisy as those civil servants."
"I understand." Ding Yunyi's only thought now is that Chongzhen tells him to leave quickly. Otherwise, if he continues like this, he may ask some questions that he cannot answer.
"Forget it, you are tired from traveling all the way." Chongzhen finally said: "There are only two days left for the New Year. Let's go back and celebrate the New Year before leaving. Hey, I can finally have a slightly comfortable New Year this year."
"As long as I, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, work together as one, your Majesty will be able to live so comfortably every year." Ding Yunyi felt relieved.
Chongzhen nodded and said: "Go ahead, don't keep the family waiting impatiently. I thought you annoyed me here."!~!