The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 161

The civil servants present at first thought that even if Wang Yue won, there were false reports and exaggerations.

But just after listening to the emperor's summary of the second battle report, everyone's face showed some embarrassment. Those who were going to question this so-called good news in the first place had to put aside their contempt.

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, could it be that the Tatars fled in despair?"

Zhu Youtang nodded, and said seriously: "I still have to blame Wang Yue. He blew up the border fortress to a disastrous state, and lost a lot of food, grass and luggage. Using Guancheng and luggage as bait, it did damage the border of Daming at the beginning. The prestige of the army. But it is precisely because he gave up Pianguanguan City, the Tatars were arrogant and self-indulgent, and they were negligent in defense, so they achieved such a victory. There are gains and losses."

Xie Qian originally wanted to say that if he blows up the entire Biantouguan, is he gaining or losing?
Feelings are the silver of Xiuguan City, so Wang Weining doesn't have to pay for it, does he?
To win a battle, Guancheng must be blown up and rebuilt... This cost is a bit high.

At this time, the ministers also began to circulate the second battle report.

Tu Yu said: "It's not that there are more than a thousand, why...the number is more than two thousand?"

Dai Yi explained: "This is not counting the Tazi soldiers who were killed by the mighty gunpowder. There are more than [-] heads and nearly [-] prisoners. The ... may have exceeded [-]."

Now those who want to question, have to weigh the risk of questioning.

It's easy to question the failure, put yourself into it, and be blamed by the emperor for framing Zhongliang.

Everyone ignored the emperor's presence, and they were all discussing in low voices.

Mainly because of this result...

so horrible.

This is the biggest victory that Ming has achieved in the northwest after the defense of the capital. More importantly, this is an encounter battle, not a corner like the defense of the capital. Head-to-head confrontation and brilliant results...

The Ming Dynasty's border strategy of focusing on defending the Tatars may change because of this.

It happened that the grassland was completing a unified war. Huoshai's defeat did not require Da Ming to take action. It is estimated that Dayan Khan would take advantage of the vacancy. What is the grand master? Show mercy.

The plate is only that big, if you use the fire sieve, how can other people eat it?
When you are awesome, let you go.

When you are down and out, they will naturally rush forward to share the food.

It seems that the history of the Huosi criminals is about to turn over.

Xu Qiong came out and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Weining should be rewarded and rewarded together with the soldiers of the three armies for such a feat."

It was Xu Qiong who took the lead in congratulating before, but this time Xu Qiong also came out to express that he would reward military merits.

Zhu Youtang sighed and said: "At present, it is only Wang Yue who said it. The specifics will depend on the follow-up results. I will use the results of all parties to prove it. I will not treat those who have made merit, and I will not treat those who have made mistakes. I will tolerate it. Ladies and gentlemen, you have worked hard today, let's go."

The ministers were not in a good mood.

Earlier, they were clamoring to investigate Wang Yue, saying that Wang Yue had falsely reported his military exploits.

Now Wang Yue has more than doubled his credit, from killing and wounding 1000 Tatar soldiers to nearly [-], or even more than [-]... But now, they have no temper, but the emperor is still rational.

Because of some things... Wang Yue didn't dare to make it up like this.

One moment this moment!
Who to talk to?
All the ministers were about to leave the palace, and Tu Yu couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, what is that mighty sky gunpowder?"

Zhu Youtang was about to leave the Wenhua Palace. Hearing this, he couldn't help but want to say a few more words, because this was something he was proud of. He pointed to Dai Yi, meaning to let Dai Yi talk about it.

Dai Yi said with a smile: "Tu Shangshu, that's it. This gunpowder is amazingly powerful. It is easy to open mountains and break rocks. It was prepared by Zhang Gongsheng, Zhang Zhou of the Imperial Academy. After the Dongchang sent people to study the formula, it has been mass-produced and used in the northwest. In actual combat... His Majesty named it Mighty Sky Gunpowder."

"what!?"

There was an uproar at the scene.

About "Zhang Gongsheng", almost no one has seen it, and it is mysterious, but rumors about this person have been heard recently, especially after the Qingning Palace fire and the Xinye earthquake in Henan were hit by him, the ministers also felt his ability to calculate the secrets , probably has a kind of intention to regard Zhang Zhou as the future Qin Tianjian supervisor.

The current supervisor of Qin Tianjian, Wu Hao, can let Xian.

just now……

Not only can he measure the secrets of heaven, but he can also study gunpowder, helping Wang Weining win the Northwest victory! ?

Zhu Youtang added: "The military strategy of the Northwest Tatars this time was all calculated by Zhang Zhou and Zhang Qing's family years ago, and they made suggestions. He has the military exploits of mighty sky gunpowder. Naturally, I can't treat him badly."

Liu Jian heard some signs.

Maybe the emperor wanted to take advantage of the great victory of the king to give Zhang Zhou a military merit, or even bestow a title?
This is a red flag.

He hurried out and said: "Your Majesty, there are still many uncertain factors in the battle situation in the northwest. We should deploy troops and horses from all sides to prevent the Tatars from taking advantage of our lax defense and waiting for opportunities to enter. As for the matter of rewards, we should wait for the northwest." After the fighting subsides... as appropriate."

Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to comment on Zhang Zhou's merits at first, and he also knew that this matter would definitely encounter resistance from civil officials, so he nodded without forcing it.

"Let's discuss later, but it is expected that with Wang Weining in charge, the Tatars will not dare to commit another crime..."

The ministers addressing Wang Weining is mostly just a familiar title, because this name is more famous than Wang Yue's own name. The emperor will suddenly call Wang Yue "Wang Weining", which has a hint, telling the ministers present that I am actually To return his title.

Naturally, there are many people present who have big opinions on this.

Civil officials get titles... It is always others who have things that they don't have, and civil officials will use things like breaking the ancestral system to defend themselves.

Even Wang Yue's previous excuses such as flattering middle officials, being sent off for crimes, and even "violating the former emperor's appointment of people" will not be uncommon in the future.

It's just that at this special juncture, no matter how big the minister has an opinion, he can only reserve it first.

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All the ministers left the palace amidst the noisy discussions in groups of three or four.

Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian were left behind, and they would go to the Qianqing Palace. At the same time, they were also heard by the emperor, as well as Zhang Mao, Duke of the Kingdom of England, Zhu Hui, Duke of Baoguo, and Zhu Fu, Duke of Chengguo.

The lineage of Duke Baoguo can be regarded as a typical example of Wu Xun who won the title after Jingnan. Zhu Hui's grandfather Zhu Qian relied on the capital to defend the pass and guarded the pass after the war. Zhou Jurchen won the title of hereditary Duke of Baoguo for her meritorious service of "capturing and cutting 15 five ranks, capturing 690 six people, breaking more than 480 villages, capturing more than a thousand cattle and horses, and having no armor and weapons".

Zhu Yong passed away only in the ninth year of Hongzhi. He was the latest among the first-generation princes of each family to win the title, and was also the last to die.

Zhu Hui, Duke of the Baoguo, is over 50 years old, because he and his father followed Wang Yue to fight against the Tatars in the northwest. The purpose of Zhu Youtang summoning him this time is to send him to the northwest to assist Wang Yue.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Wen Chen and Wu Xun are listed on both sides.

Zhu Youtang first asked Dai Yi to tell the three princes present what he had said in the Wenhua Palace.

The reaction of the three people was more straightforward than that of the civil servants, and Zhang Mao was even more overjoyed and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, it seems that I can quell the wolves in the grasslands on the frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and revive the great cause of sealing wolves and living in Xuxu... "

"Okay, okay." Zhu Youtang couldn't listen anymore.

Let me tell you something serious, what kind of flattery did you old man Zhang shoot?Can we do something real?

Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, who was standing blankly at the side, and said: "Mr. Cheng, your son is in the northwest, led the right army, charged into the city, beheaded a Di Yi with his own hands, and captured more than a hundred prisoners. Hundreds of Di Yi's heads were beheaded by his army... He is so brave when he is just a fledgling, and I am really pleased that he is a general."

"Uh?"

Zhu Fu listened.

What's happening here?
Is this talking about my son?Or does it mean that apart from my second son, Zhu Feng, I have other sons in the army?
Killed one Di Yi with his own hands, captured over a hundred enemy troops, and led his troops to kill hundreds of Tartars...

"The dog is just joining the army for the first time, so he probably has no experience." Hearing this, Zhu Fu felt that it was outrageous. To be cautious, it is better not to admit that this is his son.

He encouraged Zhu Feng to go to the Northwest with the army, and of course he thought it was good to be able to practice with Wang Yue.

But if Wang Yue gave Zhu Feng a team and asked Zhu Feng to assist and lead the troops...

Zhu Fu would never believe it.

Comparing my heart to my heart, even I, as an old man, can't give the military power to that bastard, he is just a second-generation noble who is just waiting to die, and he doesn't even have the right to inherit the title...

How can He De He Neng?

Does Wang Yue have no eyes?
Zhu Youtang took out a battle report: "Zhijie is brave and fearless. I didn't even think that he traveled thousands of miles away to the capital to give medicine to the princess. At that time, I felt that he had a sense of loyalty. , he has lived up to the trust that I and Wang Yue have placed in him, oh, and Zhang Zhou's appreciation for him, Bing Kuan has always had a good eye."

When Zhu Feng heard this, his heart was already surging.

That is really my son!

this kid...

It's enough to step on shit luck once, why is it not over after stepping on it?Get luckier every time! ?Is the ancestral grave smoking?

One thing he understood.

Zhang Zhou played an irreplaceable role in his son's meritorious service.

Or Wang Weining was just trying to give Zhang Zhou face, so he deliberately missed a big contribution to his son, and let his son take advantage of it.

"The first battle of Pianguan has just ended, and the situation of the war has not yet subsided. After everything is settled, I will reward him as appropriate, and give him a title!" Zhu Youtang is very generous.

Judging from Zhu Feng's military achievements leading the way to the Pianguan Pass, it is indeed enough to give him a title.

After all, Zhu Feng is not a civil official, he is the son of a military officer, and the conditions for a military general to be awarded a title are not as harsh as those for a civil official.

It is also a question of giving or not.

But who told Zhu Feng to mess with Zhang Zhou?
From Zhu Youtang's point of view, Zhu Feng's greatest contribution was recommending Zhang Zhou. The emperor wanted to find a way to reward him for this alone, and Wang Yue just gave Zhu Feng such a chance to make meritorious deeds. Zhu Feng Also strive, no matter how he performs on the battlefield, at least he has a famous general, and the famous general is willing to give him the credit, and then...

Even if the emperor is a favor, it is logical to give Zhu Feng a title.

"I'm ashamed to be an old minister." Zhu Fu quickly knelt down and declined.

"Your Majesty..." Even Liu Jian couldn't take it anymore and wanted to come out to object.

It's not that Liu Jian thinks that Zhu Feng is not suitable for the title, he doesn't even bother to think about it.

He objected because he felt that the current situation of the battle is unclear, and the battlefield is changing rapidly. Even if the current situation is not known, the rear will start rewarding for its merits?
Zhu Youtang interrupted Liu Jian and said: "I just have this idea, it's not decided yet, Mr. Liu Ge doesn't have to object first, the court will discuss it later."

Liu Jian could only retreat.

He knew that once the emperor moved his mind, in fact Zhu Feng would be sure to win the title.

Once the emperor opened his mouth, unless there is a major change, it is impossible to take it back.

"Duke Baoguo." Zhu Youtang said.

"The minister is here." Zhu Hui quickly knelt down.

These military generals have nothing else to show their loyalty to the emperor at all times, and their kneeling postures are very smooth.

Zhu Youtang said: "It doesn't have to be like this, I want you to go to the northwest, serve as the commander-in-chief, and assist Wang Yue in finishing off the side pass."

Ma Wensheng raised the wat board and said, "Your Majesty, Uncle Naping Jiang..."

The current commander-in-chief under Wang Yue's command is actually Bo Pingjiang and Chen Rui. Since the emperor wants to transfer Zhu Hui to Pianguan as the commander-in-chief, he naturally wants to remove Chen Rui's official position, but this is good news. The commander-in-chief was changed before, so I can't justify it.

Zhu Youtang's expression was also a bit unkind. Although Wang Yue didn't say anything bad about Chen Rui during the performance, at the critical moment, Lao Wang still knew the importance of unity in the army, and he would not slander his colleagues while gaining credit. No product.

But Chen Rui's past behavior was as if the emperor didn't know about it.

Why does the emperor keep Dongchang and Jinyiwei?Don't you even know that you, Chen Rui, are afraid of fire?If it weren't for your many years of fighting in the Northwest and your experience, you wouldn't be allowed to cooperate with Wang Yue.

I thought that if you followed Wang Yue, you could show a good performance and reverse the infamy that was unfavorable to you.

In the end you were fine...

You evacuated off the pass, and you ran away with your troops?

Just like that, can I still leave you in the side pass?

It's easy for you to ruin the whole pot of porridge of the Northwest Great Victory with a single mouse feces.

"As for Uncle Ping Jiang, I plan to transfer him to the Xuan Mansion. He will be the commander-in-chief first. After the matter subsides, he will be dispatched again."

Chen Rui could have been transferred to Ningxia to fight Dayan Khan.

Because Chen Rui did not lose out in the battle with Dayan Khan, Chen Rui was also considered to have relatively high qualifications and prestige among those martial arts in the Northwest.

But now that we have won the battle of Piantouguan, the emperor thinks it is unnecessary. You, Chen Rui, should go to Xuan Mansion for a few days. After the war is over, you will be transferred back to the capital for leisure, or you will be arranged in the southwest Go to guard the cottage, or go to Jinghai in the southeast...

The world is so big, there is always a place that can arrange for you to go.

It's just that the Northwest is not suitable for you.

It is enough for me to have Wang Weining sitting in the northwest.

Zhu Hui said: "The minister takes orders."

Although the situation in the northwest is basically settled now, and Zhu Hui knows that going to the northwest may not have a good chance of making meritorious service, but now Wang Yue is in the limelight, who doesn't want to be a soldier who doesn't want to hang out with famous generals?

Even if you pick up Wang Yue's leftovers and come back with a mix of qualifications, it will be of great benefit.

It was less than three years since Zhu Hui inherited his father's title, and he hadn't made an inch of merit. This naturally became his best chance, otherwise he would only be the admiral of the first battalion of the [-]th regiment.

There is still a big gap between the princes of other families, who are the governors of the governor's mansion, the admirals of the capital, and Nanjing's garrison ministers.

(End of this chapter)