eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 245 Banquet ([-])

On the fourth day of April in the 18th year of Hongzhi, the emperor ordered the officials of the Qin Tianjian to select an auspicious day and call the meritorious soldiers of the Battle of Huamachi into the palace.The ancients had a basic empirical judgment on weather changes. On the fourth day of April, the sky was as blue as a green lake, with layers of white clouds and warmth.

As soon as the auspicious time came, the emperor went to the morning gate. Today he was wearing a crown suit and a jade belt around his waist. Although his face was immature, he had used his power for several years with sharp methods, so he had a layer of power and power to compel people's hearts.

This is the emperor with real power.

On the left and right sides of the emperor, there are big Han generals standing with halberds, extending to the wings on both sides.

The officials of the imperial court have been divided into civil and military, and stand under the Meridian Gate.The emperor will make a brief announcement here, and then enter the Meridian Gate for a big banquet.

The clouds in the sky drifted past one after another. I really don't know what year it was since the last time there were so many generals gathered together.

In the early years, Wu Kuan, Cheng Minzheng and others persuaded the prince, and later Liu Daxia and Liu Jian. Up to now, the official department, military department, and household department in the court... are all controlled by the emperor.

Shangzhi's personal guards were also partially restored, and the Military Academy daily promoted 'nationalist-like' values.

The emperor's first accession to the throne, and the great victory in the battle of Huamachi, the generals personally promoted by the emperor can take this opportunity to enter the palace and grasp the secrets.

Facing Qingliu's pressure, Yang Yiqing didn't speak up?
it is good!
The emperor stretched out his hand, handed the wine glass to Liu Jin, and ran to the imperial case, then turned around, "Yang Yiqing, the chief of the three sides in the northwest, listens to the order!"

Speaking of which, many people envy Yang Yiqing. His military exploits are military exploits, and he has chosen the timing of his military exploits very well.

Veterans like Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, etc. in Chenghua and Hongzhi years were very complicated. Time has not passed, but the situation has completely changed. They are also standing in front of the emperor, but the feeling has long been different.

What Li Dongyang and Xie Qian thought was: Yang Yiqing came from behind and was already ahead of Wang Jia and Han Wen.

"cough."

Wang Jia and Han Wen's faces remained unchanged. They didn't have any thoughts in their minds before, it was a lie, whether it was themselves or someone else, in fact, they also thought, now it's better, and the flowers will go to another family, but the emperor's method is indeed novel.

Zhu Houzhao took a deep look at the old man, he was not sure at this moment whether Yang Yiqing would intercede for Liu Daxia in a while.

This is the emperor's plan.

The emperor sat back on the throne again, "With the honor of a cabinet minister in the northwest, you can be said to be above any other official in the frontier."

……

So this is a decision he has considered for a long time, and it will not be taken back easily.

This old man is still sensible, the emperor has given him so much grace, and to be honest, there is no need for a cabinet elder in the trilateral system. This arrangement is obviously for unusual tasks.

But Yang Shangyi took off the adverb, but he was not the general soldier of Datong, but was promoted to the general soldier of Ningxia Town.

Joining the cabinet is a matter of priority.

Speaking of which, the emperor was only a 15-year-old boy, but he continued to have amazing political wisdom, which is really inconceivable.

After speaking, he glanced at Yang Yiqing, as if he was waiting for something.Li Dongyang and other ministers were a little surprised by the free time, thinking that the emperor had something to do.

The two of them, no matter what, were old courtiers of the first emperor. They were not promoted by the emperor, and the emperor always felt a little worse.

After passing through the Meridian Gate, dozens of round tables had already been set up in the palace on the square outside Fengtian Gate. The emperor was alone at the table, and on the left and right sides of him were important officials of the imperial court, Yang Yiqing and others.

Zhu Houzhao raised the cup in his hand and signaled to everyone else, "Respect to the soldiers who fought for the country!"

For Zhou Shangwen, the test was extremely great. Whether he could shock those Yang Shangyi's people was entirely up to him.

For Yang Shangyi, it was just as thrilling. The action made by the emperor made him inexplicably afraid, and at the same time, he felt a bit chilled that he didn't dare to speak to others. He asked himself that he had no other intentions.

This time, the emperor's wine glass was filled with real wine, which was sparse in his mouth, and it was so hot that his throat hurt.

In other words, Yang Yiqing's meritorious service had actually booked himself a position as the head of the cabinet. Such a reward can indeed be said to be an exception.

"Your Majesty is so trustworthy, it makes my ministers feel ashamed. Your Majesty has orders, and I will go through fire and water, and I will do my best!"

Yang Yiqing clenched his fists tightly and his heart beat faster!
The level of the king's talent is really completely different!
Such a major event as the re-set, under the former Emperor Hongzhi, did not know that it would take a year of the monkey to do it!
But Emperor Zhengde is different!When he was a prince, he planned the battle for enthronement, and if he won the battle, he would use the power of triumph to establish a national policy.Putting him in the cabinet, one is to deconstruct the old practice of civil servants controlling the court all the time, and the other is to establish a super "frontier minister" for the reinstatement, and truly create conditions for the success of the reinstatement.

The cabinet Li Dongyang, on behalf of the ministers, asked the emperor to reward the ministers who have made meritorious deeds, and the emperor said another word 'accurate'.

One hand is court, the other hand is frontier, this set is closely related, and it is not bad, it is really amazing.

Because of such a great achievement, there are not many opportunities for the emperor to make an exception justifiably.Missing this time is a matter of political future for Yang Yiqing personally, and the emperor will not care much about it.But if it really happens, the real impact will be today, and this is what the emperor cares about!
Feng Xi looked at the young figure, he was so confident standing under the gaze of the officials.

"Yang Qing, you have to understand my good intentions."

"...The family and the country are going to the army." The emperor murmured, repeating the half line of Yang Yiqing's short poem, and the second half line was especially to his liking. Military affairs. How did they know that the so-called liking for military affairs is rooted in the four characters of protecting the home and defending the country. Drinking ice for ten years, it is difficult to cool the blood. If I don’t want to be the emperor, I really want to be a young general. Sentence 'Family and country thousands of miles away to military aircraft'!"

Others such as Tan Wenyi and others also had their own rewards, but the most important one, Yang Yiqing, did not announce it at this time.

"...I'm not someone who dares not to reward. As long as you have merit, even if it's an exception, so what? The other lovers are the same. I'm waiting for you to make this heavenly merit for Daming!"

This is a rather tasteful adjustment.

When Li Dongyang met Wang Jia in the morning, he took a deep look at him. Wang Jizhi was the first to say a generation of sages, and it has only been a long time since his words have come true.

Yang Yiqing himself expressed this doubt, "Your Majesty, it is difficult for mediocre ministers to guard the frontier to perform the post of cabinet elder. There is no precedent in the history of the country for ministers from the frontier to enter the cabinet. Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Because in the final analysis, people look at problems from their own perspective. If there is any difficulty in the errand in their hands, they must hope to get the support of the emperor to solve it.Therefore, Yang Yiqing's suggestion will most likely be related to the frontier.

This is what Yang Yiqing is really excited about and cares about. As for the other details... Heh, with the rule of Zhenguan, what about the change of Xuanwumen?

In this moment, Yang Yiqing's heart was actually turned upside down. The emperor made such a big battle, so many people, and celebrated them so grandly. At this moment, he suddenly pleaded for Liu Daxia...

You can't just write a letter to Yang Yiqing first if there is any important matter, and then wait for him to write back a letter explaining what you mean.Guyuan Mansion is thousands of miles away, so what can we do if we go back and forth like this?

When I say this, it will make people feel nameless, but then the situation changes suddenly, "However, I and my dear friends have already made a decision. In the future, we will choose the opportunity to discuss this year's goals and summarize last year's results in February and March every year. Season, you have to go back to Beijing to discuss together, and you are not allowed to be absent without reason."

He wants to deconstruct the civil servants' control over the court, so that the generals have a channel to speak out.Ingenious indeed.

"Yang Yiqing, who is in charge of the three sides, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor!" The old man shouted with all his strength, "At the end of the first month, the minister received an order to prepare the army for war and protect the people on the border. Fortunately, he did not disgrace his life." In March, our army attacked the Tatars in Huamachi, beheaded more than [-] enemy troops, recaptured thousands of cattle and sheep, more than [-] taels of gold and silver, and cloth, copper and iron are worthless..."

Yang Yiqing didn't dare to act recklessly, he could only kowtow deeply to thank Jun for his kindness.

minute by minute,
Yang Yiqing finally spoke again, "...Your Majesty...is a born son of heaven, and his generals are like a cloud. The generals you meet in Ningxia are all willing to become your majesty's military opportunity!"

Everyone can understand the meaning of these words. Just after Emperor Hongzhi died, the Tatars led troops to attack. At this time, they repelled the enemy, and the new emperor was of course grateful.

So sooner or later, they will follow in Liu Jian's footsteps.To put it bluntly, if they don't leave, where will Wang Jia and Han Wen go?
But even if these two entered, they would be behind Yang Yiqing in the future.

"In order to protect the frontier and protect our people, I want to make reinstatement a national policy, do you dare to take orders?"

No matter how great his official position and achievements are, Yang Yiqing did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have owed you the grace of the country, and this is what I am today. Riding a lonely shadow across the mountains and rivers, my family and country will travel thousands of miles away." Rong Ji, as a minister of the Great Ming Dynasty, should act like the father of the emperor and serve the people, but if he has little merit, he still relies on His Majesty's planning, how dare a minister take credit for it?"

At this time, Zhu Houzhao, as the emperor, only had to say one word, "Good!"

As for whether to accept the order or not, it was Yang Yiqing who did it himself.Although he also calculates and has a city, when did he forget to travel thousands of miles to go to the army?
With this lord of heroism, congratulations from all directions are in sight.

Zhu Houzhao has long been dissatisfied with the personnel structure of the cabinet. There are a total of several people, all of whom are civil servants, and the voice of the entire court is the civil servants. The power of the ministers is so great that the emperor is very uncomfortable.

The emperor turned to Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, "Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xie Ge, you two will have to work harder in the future. Yang Yingning cannot be left in the northwest. This is a real military and national event."

The ceremony was not as solemn as before, so Zhu Houzhao was a little more casual.
"Today, I have a big banquet for the ministers, one is to congratulate the meritorious officers and men such as Yang Yingning, and the other is to congratulate the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. It has been more than a hundred years since the Ming Dynasty was handed down to me. It should have been decades since I won. I am not the emperor who founded the country, and I have not made any great achievements. Therefore, I want to thank the soldiers who fought for the country. After today, I will remain in the history books with you."

"In the first month of the 18th year of Hongzhi, there were more than [-] soldiers from the Tatar Huozhai Department. During the national mourning period, the bandits plundered, killed our people, and humiliated our country. You strategized, lured the enemy deep, fought in Huamachi, wiped out eight enemies More than a thousand, scattered the Huosi Department, intercepted and killed the enemy army within the Great Wall, greatly increased the prestige of our army, saved the people from the suffering of the war, and enabled me to comfort the spirit of the ancestors in the sky and live up to the high expectations of the late emperor. Yang Yiqing, on this day you special credit."

Even the censor, who is checking the demeanor of all the officials, feels a lot more relaxed. Unless there is a real stomachache or itching on the body, no one will twist and turn here.

This kind of tone is a bit high, but Yang Yiqing is actually the leader of the three sides in the northwest, and the governor of the military affairs in the northwest. Where can he be promoted?Even Yang Yiqing murmured in his heart.

"Minister Yang Yiqing respectfully obeys the Holy Order!"

After Liu Jin sent a message, the eunuchs and generals on both sides repeated the emperor's words one by one, shouting loudly and thunderously.

"Minister Yang Yiqing accepts the order!"

At this time, Yang Yiqing, Fengxi, and Guo Shangkun finally understood why the emperor cared about pleading for Liu Daxia.

"As I said, you are in charge of military affairs in the Northwest as a cabinet minister. You don't need to worry about the government affairs in Beijing. There are Li Ge, Xie Ge and other ministers."

The emperor was like this, even Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and other cabinet ministers did not dare to trust him, and all stood up to toast.

Not long after, Yang Yiqing appeared in Zhu Houzhao's sight, and he led the crowd from far to near, and came under the Meridian Gate.

Zhu Houzhao's eyelids trembled, and he looked up at Fengxi. At this moment, he was not expressionless anymore.

……

Zhu Houzhao had been waiting for him for a long time, and when he finally came out, he looked at Fengxi and Guo Shangkun beside him.These two guys have no expression on their faces, and they don't know if they can be persuaded in the end.

It turned out to be Yang Yiqing!
After Liu Jian resigned, all the civil and military officials in the court were staring at who would fill in the cabinet. Many people wavered between Wang Jia and Han Wen. They would never have thought that the person who was tacitly appointed by the Sacred Heart was actually Yang Yiqing!
But he is still in charge of military affairs in the Northwest, and Beijing needs to be discussed by the elders, so how should he make decisions in the future?

"...a good minister assisting the prime minister is the way to govern the country. My cabinet is only two people now, so I personally bestow it on you. You will enter the cabinet and take charge of military affairs in the Northwest as a cabinet minister. You will be ranked after Xie Gelao!"

Zhu Houzhao was indeed waiting, if not, he would have to say the next thing.

In fact, all promotions have been drawn up previously.And some news has been revealed, the most important of which is that Zhou Shangwen, the commander of the Zhenwu Battalion, will replace Yang Shangyi to lead the Ming cavalry.

The emperor had already greeted the ministers about this matter, so although the atmosphere was solemn at this time, there was no change.

The emperor circled around, but the ultimate goal was still two words - Chaotang.

Liu Jin, the supervisor of ceremonies, made such a sound on purpose, and all the officials in front of the Meridian Gate froze, and all their hearts were concentrated.

In other words, Yang Yiqing's opinion at that time was also the opinion of Mr. Ge.

"According to the order."

Isn't this a kind of namelessness?Did the emperor really want to reward him, or did he want to reward him falsely?

Such procedures have been arranged in advance, and Zhu Houzhao has no interest in changing them.

"I am willing to take this order! I will eventually regain the Hetao for Daming! Open up the territory for Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao raised his head, gritted his teeth and said, "It's not Kaijiang, it's been ours since ancient times!"

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It's stuck on the highway again, but it can be updated.Didn't there be no driver years ago... I brought one home this time.

Two chapters and six thousand updates will resume tomorrow.

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