Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 36 Honored Guards

"Ah, I, I'm here...!"

This change was really sudden.

Chongzhen insisted on going out of the city to see for himself, which was something no one expected.

At this moment, Sun Tingxun was like a frightened bird. He lunged out suddenly, only to be thrown to the ground by a stone.

But he no longer cared about the dirt that entered his mouth. He quickly got up and knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

"Do you have anything to say?"

Emperor Chongzhen looked directly at Sun Tingxun who was kneeling at his feet, his words were cold and lifeless.

"Your Majesty, Li Shunzu is spitting blood!"

"He he he-!"

"My, my minister, I did not fire the artillery without authorization, and I did not withhold supplies!"

Li Shunzu laughed and asked, "Did I just say that you fired the gun without permission?"

Sun Tingxun was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Your Majesty, my lord, my lord!"

"enough!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked disgusted, shouted angrily, walked around a few times with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said: "Stop your self-deception, I've had enough! You not only withheld food and wages, but also fired artillery attacks on refugees without authorization. !”

"If Li Shunzu hadn't asked me to leave the city at the court, I would have been almost deceived by you again. Let a person like you who has not done anything yet take away the military exploits of these meritorious soldiers. You make me feel sick!"

"Publish the decree to abolish Sun Tingxun's title of Earl of Yingcheng!"

"Remove Sun Tingxun from all official positions in the government and never hire him again!"

"Don't you like to seize the Liao army's military exploits? Well, I will let you go to Liaodong to guard the border, so that these officers and soldiers of the three armies of Liaodong can vent their bad breath."

"This is me, this is the explanation that Ming Dynasty owes them!"

The more Sun Tingxun listened, the paler his face became.

In the end, he was so frightened that he foamed at the mouth, fell to the ground, convulsed, and fell unconscious.

"Wang Chengen."

Wang Chengen is the promoter of everything, but he has always stood aside silently, like an outsider.

When you hear Chongzhen's call, you should bow forward and be as respectful as possible.

"Dongchang is responsible for inspecting Uncle Yingcheng's mansion, and all the materials found will be used by the Liao army outside the city. Also, I want to abolish the hereditary titles of Uncle Yingcheng's line. The three law departments will review it and check it carefully for me! "

"Check out what this Sun Tingxun has done, I want to know everything!"

The officers and soldiers of the Liao army outside the city, who had been oppressed by powerful people in Beijing like Sun Tingxun for a long time, finally cleared the clouds and saw the blue sky. They let out such bad breath that they knelt on the ground for a while and kowtowed one after another spontaneously.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!!"

In an instant, everyone felt that this battle was worth fighting!

Man Gui raised his head and glanced at Li Shunzu gratefully.

The same is true for all the Liao army generals.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, the anger on his face instantly dissipated. He quickly stepped forward, helped Mangui up, and then faced a group of Liao troops and refugees outside the city.

"Fortunately, Li Shunzu asked me to leave the city, and I learned about the immortal contributions of the soldiers of the three armies of Liaodong in this battle!"

"But the imperial edict still has to be changed, but this time, all the credit goes to you!"

"Man Gui, come forward and listen to the seal!"

Upon hearing this, Mangui took a few steps forward on her knees.

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his back in front of the three armies, facing the crowd. When the Han generals of the Jin Yiwei army were in place around him, he slowly said: "I will appoint you as the governor of the left, commanding the troops and horses of Shanhaiguan and Liao Town in Ningyuan. I will bestow Shangfang Fang." Sword.”

"When you return to Liaodong, you can use this sword to kill first and then play, and then assemble the army and fight against the slaves!"

Mangui quickly kowtowed and thanked him. "My minister Mangui accepts the order to express his gratitude. Long live my emperor!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, smiled, and suddenly turned to one side.

"Li Shunzu and Che Tianxiang, come forward to listen to the order."

Li Shunzu didn't expect that he still had his own affairs. At the court meeting just now, he had obviously exchanged Guangqumen's military exploits for this opportunity for Chongzhen to leave the city. What was he going to do?
Chongzhen seemed to have heard Li Shunzu's thoughts, and laughed and said: "I know what you are thinking. It is your business whether to seal it or not. That is my business. I say it again, come forward!"

Wang Chengen trotted over and pushed Li Shunzu forward in front of everyone.

Li Shunzu clearly felt the various looks in the crowd, some were full of gratitude, some wanted to kill him eight hundred times, and some young women in the capital secretly glanced at him when they went out of the city to watch.

Li Shunzu did not dare to neglect, calmed down, and knelt on the ground.

"The minister is here."

"In memory of you who gathered together to annihilate the slave cavalry in the battle at Guangqumen, beheaded hundreds of people, and saved thousands of refugees. For this merit, I appointed you as the Governor of the Beijing Camp, with the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, responsible for the rectification of the Beijing Camp. .”

"Che Tianxiang, I think that you have made great contributions to quelling the mutiny with Li Shunzu at Guangqumen, so I will replace Li Fengxiang with you as the fourth director of rites and supervise the military affairs of the capital."

"I hope that the two of you, Qing Qing, can still work together to overcome the difficulties and help me organize a Beijing camp that can truly fight!"

Emperor Chongzhen said, as if remembering something, he asked: "By the way, Li Shunzu, you are the eldest son of the eldest son of the Li family. You haven't inherited the title yet, right?"

Seeing Li Shunzu nodding, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly.

"That's very good. I'll do it for you today. I'll grant you the title of Uncle Ning Yuan's Imperial Guard, and I will order the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to inspect it. You can start building a Mansion for Uncle Ning Yuan in Beijing!"

Li Shunzu didn't react to this series of appointments for a while.

Originally, Li Shunzu wanted to give up his military exploits and find a chance for the soldiers of the three armies of the Liao Army, but he did not expect that everything happened together.

Don't want to be an official?

That's a fool!

Li Shunzu raised his head under the urging gazes of Mangui, Sai'erzhai and others, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Your Majesty Li Shunzu has received the order to express my gratitude!"

The ministers were also surprised when they heard this.

The Duke's prince was called the Honorary Guard, and Emperor Chongzhen gave Li Shunzu the title of Ningyuan Bo Honorary Guard. In other words, the official officially recognized Li Shunzu as the heir to the Earldom of Ningyuan, and preparations for the succession to the title were to begin immediately.

More than thirty years after Li Rusong's death in the battle of Liaodong, Ning Yuanbo finally made the decision again.

This is not good news for many people.

Emperor Chongzhen also nodded slightly towards Li Shunzu, and then looked around at the ministers behind him. The smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and his tone became cold.

"A bunch of trash!"

"Out of the nine gates of the capital, except for the Guangqumen where Li Shunzu is located and the Yongding Gate of the Liao army, I think all the military achievements are false!"

"Cao Huachun! Take Dongchang to check for me, check carefully!"

"Anyone found to have made false reports will be dismissed from their posts!"

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Zhou Kui, who was the first to jump out at the court meeting just now, became mute at this time and hid in the crowd without saying a word.

Chongzhen still did not mention his name considering that he was the biological father of Queen Zhou and was a member of the royal family.

As for the officials, most of them just agreed with the same voice. Except for Sun Tingxun who was sued by Li Shunzu, although the others all jointly deceived the emperor, there was no real evidence to find out one by one.

Although Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do something, he still had to follow procedures, otherwise the agenda would be chaotic and many things would be difficult to handle.

He snorted coldly, already knowing in his heart that these seemingly sanctimonious ministers were all villains.

Emperor Chongzhen was still a little worried, fearing that these people would deceive him, so he ordered again before leaving:

"Wang Chengen, you personally handle the pension and aftermath affairs of the Liao army. I want every sum of money and every stone of military rations from now on to be sent to the Liao army's camp!"

"As for Xuanhua deputy general Ma Ke, Datong general Wang Pu, Shandong general Liu Zeqing, and the ancestor of the Guan Ning army, they are all invisible in the battle, but they are active in taking the merits. When the slave cavalry completely withdraws from the pass, I will still look for them. Settlement!"

"Show me off! Go back to the palace!"

(End of this chapter)