"Congratulations to Your Majesty, after this battle, the Tatars will definitely not dare to invade for a long time. Ming Dynasty's border areas can prepare for war with peace of mind and prepare to wipe out the grassland in one fell swoop."
Li Rong is old and prudent, so at this time, he Congratulations to Zhu Youtang.
The red color on Zhu Youtang's face could not dissipate for a long time, and he was restless. He seemed to be possessed by a demon. He smiled for a while, and seemed a little sad for a while, as if he was filled with joy. Know who to go to to share it with.
If anything happened in the past, just go to Queen Zhang and tell her.
But now he wants to share the good news with Zhang Zhou even more. Unfortunately, Zhang Zhou, as the planner of the whole thing, is in Nanjing and cannot share the joy of victory with him immediately.
"Bingkuan, by the way, Bingkuan, yes, Bingkuan."
Zhu Youtang was a little incoherent for a moment.
Xiao Jing asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you want to give a reward to Duke Lai Guo?"
"Yes, give a reward to Bingkuan." Zhu Youtang looked pleased.
With merit, even if you can't share the joy in person, you can always give all you can when you are promoted to an official position remotely, to show that the emperor also knows how to "repay kindness".
Xiao Jing said, "But Your Majesty, now that Duke Lai has reached the rank of Duke, there really is nothing to reward."
"That's right." Zhu Youtang then Realizing that there seems to be no way to promote Zhang Zhou in the title, "By the way, Bingkuan also has two sons. His eldest son may inherit the title of Duke of Lai, but his second Son"
The eldest son will be the Duke of Lai, and the second son will also be given the entire title. In this way, Zhang Zhou will return with two titles as one of his descendants.
It’s not that there are no precedents. For example, the founding father Xu Da, or Duke Cheng Guo and Marquis Anbian, as long as the emperor is willing, he can reward as many as he wants.
Xiao Jing didn’t know whether to support or oppose it for a moment, because he felt that his situation was also very embarrassing.
Obviously he wanted to unite with civil servants to suppress Zhang Zhou, but the more he suppressed him, the more powerful Zhang Zhou became. If he were to become Zhang Zhou's enemy again, he would soon be replaced by Li Rong.
Others didn’t understand why the emperor re-enabled Li Rong, but Xiao Jing knew it well.
If the Supervisor of Ceremonies hires a new person, then if Xiao Jing retires, Chen Kuan should be the successor as Supervisor of Ceremonies, because Chen Kuan is second only to him in terms of seniority in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. But if Li If Rong comes up, the emperor will dismiss Xiao Jing from his post, and Li Rong will take charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies again. This is obviously because the emperor is dissatisfied with the three eunuchs in front of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Just when Xiao Jing hesitated, Li Rong took the initiative to step forward and take responsibility for him, saying, "Your Majesty, after all, Duke Lai did not personally lead the troops in this battle, but with Duke Lai's majestic military strategy, he presided over the battle." The Ming Dynasty's military and political information should be more than enough, and perhaps some rewards can be given to Duke Lai on the side of the Zhang family." "Yes" Zhu Youtang seemed to be thinking after listening to Li Rong's words. "Step on" Zhang Zhou, but it was very pleasing to the emperor's ears.
The most urgent task now is to give Zhang ZhougangWill my newly born son be given another title?
Obviously, Zhang Zhou was dragged back to the capital early and made Zhang Zhou the Minister of War.
This is still a bet between him and Ma Wensheng.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang was particularly excited.
The court officials felt that Zhang Zhou liked to plan some risky strategies. Now I will let you know how awesome my Bingkuan is and how exciting this battle was. You know how powerful Bingkuan is and how good I am at recognizing people
You are all scum in front of my Bingkuan
"I remember that Bingkuan has an older brother. , but it seems that the relationship is not good," Zhu Youtang said.
Mo Bin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened. According to the investigation by the Jinyi Guards, it was found that Duke Lai's elder brother was named Zhang Ye, and his son Zhang Ping had come to harass Duke Lai many times. At the beginning of the spring, he went north to Liaodong and was left to serve in the army by Lai Guogong. Now he has not returned to Nanjing. "
Zhu Youtang said with a smile, "Even ordinary people know how to serve the country. Zhang can do that. They are really loyal."
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Xiao Jing and others are thinking that Zhang Bingkuan’s magic power is really great. His brother and nephew are working as coolies in the army, and they can make His Majesty feel that they are serving the country, but they are really influenced by the Ming Dynasty. The glory of the first honorable minister is gone.
"Give his brother Jin Yiwei a thousand households. If there is a shortage of Jin Yiwei in the capital, he will give it to Nanjing Jin Yiwei's thousand households. His son will be given a hundred households. Let them do their best in the future. The imperial court obeys its orders."
Zhu Youtang is very generous.
Even if Zhang Ye and Zhang Ping have no merit, just because Zhang Zhou has merit, they will be given to them for free. If there is a shortage of Jin Yiwei, they will be given to Nanjing Jin Yiwei. There is a real shortage of thousands and hundreds of households. As a result, Zhang Ye and his son can be said to be like a sparrow turning into a phoenix.
"The few Jinyiwei guards around Bingkuan should also be promoted. The Jinyiwei commanders given to Bingkuan before are no longer enough. Let's promote Jinyiwei commanders. For the time being, we will send them salary and wait for the future. Make changes."
It is said that the imperial guards are not enough, but when they are given to Zhang Zhou, they are enough.
Zhang Zhou’s concubine Wang Mingshan was the first female Jinyiwei Deputy Qianhu in the Ming Dynasty. Now the emperor directly gave the position of Jinyiwei Qianhu, as well as Zhang Zhou’s Sun Shangqi, Liu Gui and Jia Lao. Shui and others will also be promoted because of this, which really proves what it means for a person to achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
"I've been tired for the past two days, so I'm going to take a rest first. Tomorrow, it's time for me to recall Bingkuan to the capital. No matter how urgent Bingkuan's errands are in Nanjing, Let him go first and come back to the capital to make suggestions for me."
"It's really exciting."
Zhu Youtang still hasn't gotten over the excitement of the previous victory.
In the previous battles, the successes were obtained in units of hundreds or thousands. Now they have directly exceeded 10,000, and the number of ears recovered has even reached nearly 10,000. This pair of Ming border battlesIt is a qualitative leap.
In the past, Zhu Youtang was limited to fantasies about the plain grassland, and felt that this should be his lifelong goal.
After the battle, the emperor seemed to feel that victory was just around the corner.
Li Rong reminded, "Your Majesty, there is Uncle Xinxin."
"Uncle Xinxin, don't worry." Zhu Youtang said, "How can I forget such a feat?" As long as he has outstanding merits, like Bingkuan, there is no need to stick to the limitation that civil servants cannot be princes. This also has precedents. In the future, Pingchuan cannot expect Bingkuan to complete it alone. Juzhu Bingkuan's vision of using people is so unique that I can't help but be dissatisfied."
Even a picky person like Xiao Jing can't find any fault with this.
You can’t imagine that a new scholar who doesn’t know alchemy, even though he is the son of the number one scholar, is still a fledgling and has no experience in leading an army, could be used like this by Zhang Zhou
Don’t say that This battle was planned by Zhang Zhou. Even without Zhang Zhou's planning, just recommending a powerful person to the court who could lead troops to fight such a war would still make Zhang Zhou's name go down in history.
Xiao Jing quickly wanted to prove that he was still there, and he also reminded him, "Your Majesty, there are also those officials in Wenhua Hall."
"Them?"
Zhu Youtang thought about it and said with emotion, "I originally wanted to know the good news with them, but right now I am only thinking about myself and not thinking about them. There is no need to bother them. I will announce this to the courtiers tomorrow. Things."
While waiting for news, I will treat you all equally.
I still want to show off in front of you.
But now that the good news has really come, I just want to be happy for myself. As for you, you are insignificant, and I don’t need to share this good news with you. Your presence or absence will have no impact on the overall war situation.
You said you wouldn’t give me any advice, and you always sang the opposite. It’s a good thing that you didn’t help me in this great victory.
Then just like everyone else, just announce it to me tomorrow morning.
"Li Rong, go ahead." Zhu Youtang pointed at Li Rong.
This gave Xiao Jing a great sense of crisis.
If the civil servants made a miscalculation this time, then he, Xiao Jing, is likely to be jointly and severally liable. Does that mean that when he has been in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies for less than a year, the emperor will have to Li Rong came to replace him
Li Rong said, "Your Majesty, you don't talk about the success of this battle with your officials."
"Can they still not know? No need to go into details. You can decide it yourself. "Zhu Youtang doesn't care much about these things anymore.
Things like reviewing memorials and dealing with official matters can be forgotten. Although sharing the victory of this battle with the people around him is not as satisfying as talking directly to Zhang Zhou, it does not prevent him from looking for it. Empress Zhang and Concubine Xian are bragging, and by the way, they can go to the old lady, Empress Dowager Zhou, to share it.
In the Wenhua Hall that day, a group of people who were temporarily recruited to discuss military aircraft, facing a pile of memorials, even a little bored.
While Li Dongyang was going out to relieve himself, he looked back at the seat that was supposed to be reserved for Zhang Mao but was empty that day.
"What's going on with the British father-in-law?" Zhou Jing saw that Li Dongyang was about to desert, so he got up to keep him company.
In the Wenhua Hall, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing and Zhang Mao are the three people with the highest official positions and status. There were some matters to discuss in the past few days. For example, there were some side stories in the northwest. , when giving opinions, the opinions of the three of them should come first.
Li Dongyang said, "It's called a disease. As for the specific cause, who knows?"
Li Dongyang knew Zhang Maoke too well.
Old man Zhang is nominally the leader of martial arts, but he often likes to rely on his elders to show off his talents. In fact, Zhang Mao is not very old, but relies on his seniority and Shiqing Shilu, as long as he does not commit any major faults such as treason. You can continue your title
Departure is child's play.
The two of them had just walked out of the Wenhua Palace when they saw a group of people coming from a distance, led by Li Rong. < /p>
"Eunuch Li, you are polite." Li Dongyang returned the greeting, "What are your Majesty's orders?"
Li Rong smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty said, you can go back first."
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"Hmm" Zhou Jing frowned.
After waiting for many days with nothing to do in the Wenhua Hall, suddenly this strange "small cabinet" was dispersed just like that
Li Dongyang asked, "What is it?" "The reason"
The smile on Li Rong's face did not diminish, and he replied politely, "You two will definitely know it after you go back. Your Majesty will also explain it truthfully at the Ming Dynasty in the morning. But it will take a long time." There has never been such a grand event."
I don't want to talk about it, but in fact, even Zhu Youtang knows that the good news cannot be hidden.
And there is no need to hide it.
It was just some small details. The emperor felt that it was better to mention them in front of all the civil and military officials, which would be more impactful and show merit for Zhang Zhou and Wang Shouren. At the same time, he would announce Zhang Zhou's return to the court. It seems logical.
"Win" Zhou Jing understood immediately upon hearing this.
Li Rong hinted it better, with a smile on his face, saying that there was a grand event on the border of the Ming Dynasty. Isn’t this a good news?
But the question is what kind of good news needs to be concealed first
Even if His Majesty feels that he wants to announce it in public, wouldn’t the effect be almost the same if he came in person and announced it in front of us? In other words, there is actually a "way" to this good news, such as killing a lot of enemies, but also suffering a lot of losses for one's own side. , you need to think carefully about your words, or there is no evidence after the killing, and no head or other things were brought back, or else
In short, even if Zhou Jing guessed that it was a good news, he did not think that the good news was impeccable. kind.
Li Dongyang didn’t seem to care too much, saying, “Beside the Ming Dynasty,Peace and stability is what our ministers wish for, as long as nothing happens. Nayu, I'll go in and let you know. I won't bother Eunuch Li. "
"Okay, thank you Mr. Li Ge. "Li Rong smiled and saluted Li Dongyang, then turned around and left without entering the Wenhua Palace.
The ministers above the ministers in the Wenhua Palace can finally finish their temporary errands.
< p>On the way out of the palace, they were also speculating on some of the news leaked by Li Dongyang and Zhou Jing. When they learned that it was good news, most people were actually relieved.It was better than being beaten. It is better to lose.
As for Zhang Zhou, most people will only appear to be tit for tat with Zhang Zhou when they express their position in the court. If they have to confront Zhang Zhou for everything, they will have to win the battle. It would be too shameless to express concern.
When everyone left the palace, they met Zhang Mao.
"The British prince has recovered from his illness. "Zhou Jing greeted with a smile.
In the past, Zhou Jing would not have joked with Zhang Mao like this, just because Zhou Jing knew that he had not been in power for long, and there was no need to hide anything.< /p>
It has not been a day or two since I saw old man Zhang.
Zhang Mao raised his head and saw everyone, and said with a hint of embarrassment, "It's time to leave."< /p>
Li Dongyang said, "There is good news coming from the northwest. ”
“That’s exactly why I came here. "
Zhang Mao usually relies on his elders in the army, but in terms of age, he has no advantage in front of a group of ministers and ministers. He is even one year younger than Zhou Jing. "I heard that he won the battle. , Wang Boan and Wang Dehua have already joined forces. Tens of thousands of Tatar troops saw the Ming Dynasty withdrawing their troops, and they did not dare to invade. It is really unbelievable to say that. How many enemies have been killed?"
Zhang Mao thought that the group of people waiting for news in the palace should be well-informed and know more than him.
But he did not know that these people Even the victory report was analyzed from Li Rong's words. They didn't even see a word of the relevant battle report, and they didn't know as much as Zhang Mao.
Li Dongyang said, "I want to know the details. Let's ask the Ministry of War. ”
“I came from the Ministry of War. "Zhang Mao replied very simply.
Zhou Jing smiled bitterly and said, "In other words, the good news only spread to the palace, and even the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion didn't know the details. Haha, I have said it. "
This is not to say that there is any question about the good news.
It is to say that any good military news in the northwest is directly responsible to the emperor, skipping the court. The emperor directly reported it to the emperor.
This obviously corresponds to the fact that when there is a war, the emperor directly orders the deployment of troops without going through the governor's office and the Ministry of War.
He just said, This trend was actually started by Zhang Zhou. After Zhang Zhou became omnipotent in military and political affairs, the emperor seemed to have only the responsibility of routine notification to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and had no obligation to discuss and make decisions. < /p>
Li Dongyang’s tone was a little uncomfortable when he heard the words. He is a discerning person and can feelchanges therein.
Zhang Maoze smiled and said, "It seems that Duke Lai Guo's return to Beijing is on the agenda. Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for a few days, so I miss him."
This The words are meant to be scolded.
Everyone is slandering, you old guy, does Zhang Zhou’s rise to power only affect us civil servants? Second, where you retreat depends entirely on the mood of His Majesty and Zhang Bingkuan. Marquis Anbian, Uncle Xinjian, and Duke Cheng can jump on top of your head at any time.
"Binzhi, if you don't want to go to the cabinet, then you're going back." Zhang Mao asked enthusiastically.
Li Dongyang glanced at him and did not answer.
Obviously, the cabinet's schedule for these days has been decided a long time ago, and Li Dongyang was also sulking in his heart. At this time, he did not feel the need to go back to discuss the war situation with Liu Jian and Xie Qian.
It is better to go back to his house in Xijiangmi Lane and calmly think about how to deal with the pressure exerted by Zhang Zhou on the court.
"Let's go, let's go. The British Lord still needs to recuperate." Zhou Jing smiled and greeted everyone to continue leaving the palace.
The sun had not yet reached sunset, and the news about the good news in the northwest had already spread throughout the capital.
After Xie Qian left the palace that day, he was also ordered to see Ma Wensheng.
Because both the cabinet and Ma Wensheng himself knew that with the great victory in the northwest, they could no longer prevent Zhang Zhou from returning to the court and becoming Minister of the Ministry of War. What he could do now was probably to leave more "blood and bones" in the Ministry of War. "Although this idea can form a check and balance on Zhang Zhou, it is of little use at most.
After all, the emperor discussed everything directly with Zhang Zhou, and it didn’t seem to make much difference whether he had a military department or not.
It’s just that in the future, the formulation of military strategies will look more “formal”.
Because Zhang Zhou himself is the Minister of War, the emperor and the Minister of War can make strategies and present them to the court, and everyone only needs to nod and agree.
"The specific results are unknown, but based on the battle reports we have received so far, the Nuergandu Division has suffered very few losses, the Pianguan Division has rushed to the rescue in time, and the Tatars have decisively withdrawn their troops and are not reluctant to fight. They will not be fighting in the short term. There will be another big invasion of Japan, and the results will be very impressive."
Ma Wensheng also told Xie Qian what he knew.
Xie Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Who would have thought that Wang Bo'an, who was just starting out, would be so experienced in running the army?"
"Really?"
Ma Wensheng glanced at Xie Qian , as if to say, your cabinet did not expect it at all in advance
It’s just that you don’t know who Zhang Bingkuan and Wang Boan are. Don’t you know the power of new gunpowder and divine cannon? You don’t know, Tatar People know that they themselves are victims.
In this case, your cabinet should not deny that you did not expect Wang Boan to return victoriously.
Actually,
Li Dongyang has already analyzed the possibility of Wang Shouren returning with good news.The rate is approximately 90%, which is based on overall analysis.
Related to the results of Zhang Zhou’s previous planning, this is called big data analysis.
Can your cabinet analyze it? Are we, the Minister of War, a fool? If you can’t analyze it, please keep it in your collection. The latest and fastest website can be read for free without anti-theft