On February 17th, there is an early morning meeting and a large court meeting.
Civil officials and military officials lined up on both sides, while Zhu Youtang asked Dai Yi to read on the spot the memorial written by Wang Yue asking for merit and reward for his victory, which listed in detail the list of meritorious generals and soldiers.
Of course, the ministers present were more concerned about the final result.
"The number of those killed in the bombing, especially those whose bodies were torn apart, is difficult to determine. The number of corpses with heads, ears, and torsos alone is more than 800. In this battle, three Hulu were killed, injured, and captured. One thousand four hundred and sixty-two, the horses can still be used, it is five thousand six hundred and nineteen."
The numbers Wang Yue reported for his merits were getting bigger each time.
To Wen Chen, it sounded more and more exaggerated every time, and now it was simply shocking.
After Dai Yi finished reading, the people present were still silent. The civil servants did not want to acknowledge the credit, but Wu Xun did not know what to say.
If you should congratulate me, I already said it during the previous court meeting. Now it depends on how the emperor rewards Wang Yue.
It seems that no reward can be given too much.
Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Yue, the left minister of the Ministry of War, reported that Ping Jiang Bo Chen Rui led 16,000 light cavalry and infantry to pursue, but the imperial court has issued a report. Ping Jiangbo's transfer order to the Xuanfu is estimated to have stopped sending troops to the grassland."
The ministers present were puzzled.
Wang Yue himself was not at the critical moment of victory when he led his troops to pursue the grassland. Why did he think back and let Chen Rui go?
Zhu Youtang said, "I was about to say this, Ping Jiangbo, as the commander-in-chief of Pianguan, did not play any role in this battle. He only appeared at Pianguan two days after the war ended. How should we decide the merits and demerits?"
It seems that the emperor was not satisfied with Chen Rui also had a bad expression.
You ran fast during the war. Even if you look back, you can say that Wang Weining lied to you and did not let you know about this war. But you ran one hundred and fifty miles day and night, and you went back and forth for more than three days. Three hundred miles
It's really not enough for the rest of the people and the Tatars to laugh at.
Xie Qian said, "Wang Weining's use of troops was a surprise. Since he wanted to paralyze Di Yi and prevent them from being investigated, he used Ping Jiangbo to withdraw to Ningxia. It was indeed a suspicious move."
This is That's very polite.
Xie Qian was also afraid of hurting the harmony among the Northwest Army, so he could only describe Chen Rui's behavior as strategic necessity.
Look at how correct Chen Rui's running posture is. If he hadn't oiled the soles of his feet so quickly and thoroughly, would the Tatars dare to rush into the big pocket formation of Piantou Pass and fall into the ambush of Wang Weining
p>You, Wang Weining, have taken advantage of Chen Rui's fast running speed and successfully confused the enemy. Now you still want to trample Chen Rui to death afterwards
"Yeah."
< p>After hearing Xie Qian's words, Zhu Youtang also felt that there was some truth in it.Then Zhu Youtang asked Dai Yidao on the side, "In the memorial, is there any mention of Ping Jiangbo's gains and losses?"
"No." Dai Yi replied.
At this point, WangYue was very sensible. While he was mocking and disgusting Chen Rui, he did not take the initiative to mention Chen Rui's merits and demerits in the memorial.
What exactly this Chen Rui is like is left to the monarchs, ministers and frontier soldiers to figure out for themselves.
If I want to step on you, step on me directly. That would be unwise, and it would easily create a trap for others to think that I am a petty person. I just dig a hole for you to jump into, and then jump you into the hole again. It is enough to let the emperor and his ministers know with his embarrassed look and insinuations.
I can even speak for you and excuse you afterwards, which reflects the noble character of my king.
No, I have given you an opportunity to pursue the bandits and make meritorious deeds
If you don’t grasp it well, who is to blame
Wang Zongyi, the right minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said, "Your Majesty , the battle report was sent back from Yansui and other places, saying that after the victory at Pianguan, the little Tatar prince had withdrawn his troops from Ningxia. This was just sent back this morning."
The ministers present heard this. this.
It was immediately clear that Wang Yue’s victory should be a certainty and he would not run away.
The Little Prince of Tartar, Huo Si, Duoyan Sanwei and other people, after experiencing the drought in the grasslands last year, coupled with serious internal mergers and severe shortage of resources, took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's absence at the beginning of spring. Be prepared to harass the Ming Dynasty.
The Duoyan Three Guards were not a major scourge on the frontier in the first place, but the withdrawal of the little Tatar prince Dayan Khan indicated that the Tatars would not dare to rob them again.
Just the battle at Piantou Pass is enough to change the pattern of the grassland.
Xu Qiong, as a member of a special faction among civil servants, came out at this time and said, "The little prince of Tatar does not dare to anger my Ming emperor anymore. At this time, what is his next goal?" , maybe it’s not our Ming Dynasty’s frontier fortress.”
The ministers present heard some clues.
Huoshei had already been defeated, and was still defeated in such an embarrassing manner. Dayan Khan took the risk of offending the Ming Dynasty and went to fight with the Ming Dynasty to ask Wang Yue to deal with him again and go with Huoshei. Brothers in distress
At this time, when the Fire Sieve is weak, how easy it is to grab the Fire Sieve
There is no need to grab it openly, just issue a decree and let the Fire Sieve take people to "hajj" , or send people to pay taxes, or ask them to give up the pasture. If Huo Si doesn't want to, he will have an excuse to send troops
There are many tricks and tricks on the grassland. After all, we were defeated this time. Not Dayan Khan, just the leader of a tribe below.
Even if Dayan Khan is defeated, the risk of his headquarters being invaded by other tribes is very high.
"Ministry of Rites" Zhu Youtang said.
"I'm here," Xu Qiong said.
Zhu Youtang then looked at Ma Wensheng aside and said, "The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War have agreed on a reward for Wang Yue as appropriate. Based on his meritorious service in this battle, the title of Count Weining should be returned to him. Again. Based on the previous achievements in the northwest, let’s see if we can take another step forward and become the Marquis of Weining.”
“Your Majesty”
The civil servants present almost started to boo.
Several people are close toThey all want to come out with one voice to oppose.
Zhu Youtang said, "Rewards for military merits are based on precedents. The king's achievement in crossing the Helan Mountains has become an honor for civil servants. He is already Wei Ningbo, so everything will be done according to his current wishes." It's time for Bo Wei Ning to award the reward. Dear ministers, please wait until the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War come up with a definite plan before raising any objections."
The emperor is obviously partial to Wang Yue in this matter. .
This reflects the importance of Wang Yue's flattery with the emperor and Zhang Zhou this time.
Wang Yue tied himself to the emperor and Zhang Zhou. This victory was almost achieved by the emperor skipping the civil servants. Wu Xun's role in it was also very inconspicuous. The three lords went to coordinate the dispatch of troops for the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief. As a result, none of the three men were sent to the front line of the battlefield at the critical moment.
If Wang Yue negotiated military merits as an ordinary civil servant, even if he killed three thousand people, it would be quite good to receive the honor of being awarded a title by the civil servants.
But if Wang Yue is granted a title on the basis that he is the Duke of Weining, then Wang Yue will be treated badly by being granted the title of Marquis of Weining during this battle, and he can even be granted the title of Duke.
Just like Zhu Yong, the father of Zhu Hui, the protector of the country.
Zhu Yong also relied on the title of Count Funing. First, in the sixth year of Chenghua, he cooperated with Wang Yue and others to perform meritorious service in the "Battle of Aluochu" in the northwest, and was promoted to a marquis; then through Chenghua In the 16th year of Hua's reign, he went to Jianzhou Jurchen and was promoted to Duke Baoguo. In the latter battle, Zhu Yong killed and captured only a thousand Di Yi. < /p>
After the court meeting is over.
The ministers are still discussing the emperor's promotion of Wang Yue to the rank of marquis. Although many people are reluctant, they feel that the room for change in this matter does not lie in "discussing merit".
If precedent is followed, Wang Yue's meritorious service is indeed enough to be promoted to the rank of Marquis of Weining.
But the problem is that there is a big difference between whether it should be based on his being a civil servant and being knighted, or whether it should be based on Bo Weining's promotion.
Furthermore, if it can be proven that Wang Yue falsely claimed his military exploits, it will be difficult for him to get Weiningbo, let alone Weininghou.
For the emperor who is returning to Qianqing Palace.
It's a beautiful day.
"Did an earthquake happen?" Zhu Youtang asked just a few steps out of Fengtian Hall.
Dai Yi looked at Xiao Jing, and Xiao Jing said, "Not yet."
Zhu Youtang said, "Well, Yanling has been detained in Beizhen Fusi for some time. , he hasn’t been making trouble recently.”
Xiao Jing thought to himself, why is he not making trouble?
Now at Zhang Yanling’s side, even Mou Bin, the commander of Jin Yiwei, doesn’t dare to go see him, and someone else goes there every day. When delivering food, you have to cover your face. Zhang Yanling's voice is so loud that you can hear it from a long distance away.
Those threatening words sound very penetrating.
It doesn’t matter how harsh the curse is,Everyone in Yudongchang and Jinyiwei knows that Zhang Yanling has the strength to swear revenge on someone. As long as Zhang Yanling is released from the imperial edict, it is not a matter of saying who he wants to revenge on
This is arrest When a criminal comes back, he still captures an ancestor.
Zhu Youtang saw that Xiao Jing didn't answer. Just by looking at Xiao Jing's face, he knew that Zhang Yanling had done nothing good in Beizhen Fusi.
Dai Yi asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, if the earthquake hasn't happened in the past few days, it should be that Your Majesty's punishment has been effective. Should he let the person go?"
"Let it go?"
Zhu Youtang seemed very hesitant.
Although from his personal point of view, he felt that it was not good to indulge Zhang Yanling, he still cared about the couple's relationship with Empress Zhang, and he was good at protecting her shortcomings.
No matter how mischievous Zhang Yanling is, as long as he is not offended, he can ignore it.
"Let's ask Bingkuan for his opinion after the trial is over." Zhu Youtang didn't want to understand anything, so he made a compromise first.
Anyway, Zhang Zhou came out after noon and the third session of the general examination.
Asking Zhang Zhou’s opinion when the time comes is no better than making a decision by slapping my forehead
Dai Yi and Xiao Jing couldn’t help but look at each other after hearing this
What is going on?
Whether the emperor asked Zhang Zhou for his opinion when he was marching in the northwest, or about the celestial aspects, now even whether to let his brother-in-law be released depends on Zhang Zhou's decision. In the past, whenever he met the Zhang brothers The emperor did not need the queen to plead for mercy. He just protected his shortcomings. Whoever participated in the impeachment of Zhang Yanling should be punished first.
Isn’t that what happened this time when Peng Quan accused Zhang Yanling?
It's good now. Even if the earthquake doesn't happen, the emperor is still going to ask Zhang Zhou before deciding whether to let Zhang Yanling go
Zhang Zhou will be consulted on whether to arrest and whether to let go. The meaning is different.
This made both Dai Yi and Xiao Jing realize.
The person who can please me most now is probably not Queen Zhang. When there is a conflict between Queen Zhang and Zhang Zhou, the emperor’s first choice is to listen to Zhang Zhou.
Times have changed
Afternoon.
The third session of the test is over.
When Zhang Zhou came out of Gongyuan, rumors about the test questions were rampant. Everyone was wondering whether the person who asked the questions was crazy, and whether anyone knew about the test questions in advance.
“Two days ago, I was still hearing people talk about the second test questions, and the third policy question was also vaguely mentioned.”
“But the Jiangnan scholars ”
“Yes, especially the famous ones, everyone seems to be talking about it”
Zhang Zhou felt that it was not Cheng Minzheng who was crazy, but the candidates who were crazy.
After those candidates faced the examination questions and found that they were more than one grade more difficult than the usual provincial examination questions, they all felt that they had not performed well and felt unbalanced
In addition, some people deliberately Spreading vexing remarks is like a cancer, spread from one to ten and to one hundred.
The people who have the right to speak these days are the literati, and the people who like to discuss politics the most are often not Jinshi or Hanlin, but this group of "full pots that don't ring and half-pots jingle."
"Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Zhou saw Sun Shangqi first, and Sun Shangqi took him through the streets. In front of the carriage at the entrance of the streets, Dai Yi and Xiao Jing They all stood there, smiling at him.
Zhang Zhou was also surprised and asked curiously, "What kind of situation is this?"
Usually Xiao Jing comes alone, but this time the Chief of Ceremonies, the Printer, and the Factory came together. , if the candidates around him knew that Zhang Zhou was treated like this, then the first person involved in the question would be Zhang Zhou.
Dai Yi smiled and said, "Congratulations, a great victory in the northwest."
"Same joy." Zhang Zhou didn't take it too seriously. Wang Yue had achieved a great victory. What's the matter?
Congratulations to me, why not congratulate the emperor and Wang Yue.
Seeing that Zhang Zhou was so calm, Dai Yi thought that Zhang Zhou had figured it out a long time ago, and exclaimed, "Mr. Zhang's ability to be unfazed by favors and humiliations is really admirable. Not only did your Majesty also say that he would give you a knighthood, "
Zhang Zhou still shook his head indifferently, "I am just a scholar, not even a minister. I have never been to the northwest battlefield, how can I qualify for a title?"
"That mighty gunpowder "Xiao Jing reminded.
Zhang Zhou said, "Since ancient times, there has been a gunpowder maker who has been awarded a title for the same firearm. At most, he can be regarded as a craftsman."
Zhang Zhou knew it well.
No matter how much the emperor admires him, civil servants will not let the emperor mess around.
Unless there is a precedent for something, civil servants will not make this comment.
Or even if Zhang Zhou gets the title, he will be more prosperous than he is now. The title is not the point, the point is the emperor's trust and dependence. If he gets the title, then he is not a capable person in the eyes of the world, but just a person. Close to sycophancy.
Why can’t I be an official to the end?
If I want to get a title, I will go to the battlefield to fight for it myself, and the emperor will be extra merciful.
"You" Dai Yi was so troubled by Zhang Zhou that he didn't know what to say.
Zhang Zhou said, "Did His Majesty ask me to go? Look at how dirty I am. I didn't have time to tidy up the last time I left the palace. This time I have to go back to bathe and change clothes."
< p>"This"Dai Yi thought about it and it seemed right.
Zhang Zhou's last two exams were consecutive exams. The Gongyuan had been sloppy for five or six days, and he always had to tidy up before he could meet the saint.
"Then please." Dai Yi said, "The carriage will take you back, and our family will go to the palace gate to greet you first. You must hurry up." Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading