Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 23 The first victory in this battle, Liaodong Hundred Households?
  When the cabinet ministers arrived at the Wenhua Hall, their gold-rimmed cashmere cloaks were already covered with snow as heavy as goose feathers.

The decoration inside the Wenhua Hall is simple and simple, with neither glazed tiles nor swimming dragons and golden phoenixes. Six copper pillars are erected in the entire hall. Red cotton velvet and satin extend from the door to the upper seats in the hall. Three gilded hollow tables are placed on each side. There is an odorless charcoal fire. Even though the weather is bitterly cold outside, the inside of the palace is still as warm as spring.

Zhu Youxiao did not sit on the pineapple carved dragon throne, but paced back and forth on the jade steps. The young emperor looked extremely excited, and his large embroidered robe could not stop swinging.

Not far from Zhu Youxiao, a slightly fat middle-aged man wearing gilded python pattern casual clothes stood aside, looking at the young emperor for a moment, lowering his eyebrows, as if he was also happy with the emperor.

"Call the cabinet scholars to enter the palace." The roll call was called at the Huangmen Gate, and the cabinet ministers slowly walked in.

Hearing that the elders had arrived, Zhu Youxiao looked at the door with a happy face. It seemed that the great victory in Liaodong had put an end to his worries for the past few days.

"I will pay homage to Your Majesty!" Headed by Ye Xianggao, the four members of the cabinet bowed before Zhu Youxiao.

In the second year of Tianqi's reign, there were six ministers in the cabinet. However, Liu Yijing, the second assistant, and Shen, the Minister of Rites, had been impeaching each other these days, and both said they were ill at home.

Shen, the real Zhejiang Party, was the cabinet minister who colluded with Wei Zhongxian earlier. Liu Yijing couldn't help but directly impeached him for interfering in Liao affairs. The two were at loggerheads, with memorials criticizing each other flying everywhere. Various ministries also suffered consequences one after another. Emperor Tianqi was so annoyed that he simply asked the two of them to shut up and think about their past.

Therefore, only four cabinet ministers were present today.

"My dear friends, you don't have to be polite. Come and give me a seat!" Zhu Youxiao didn't wait for Ye Xianggao and others to sit down, then took out a bright yellow memorial from his sleeves, clasped the memorial with his thumb, and shook it. He smiled and said, "Do you know where this memorial comes from?"

"I don't know," Ye Xianggao answered questions and answers in a mature and prudent manner.

But Han Xu is not the "harmony" Ye Xianggao. This grand scholar did not give Zhu Youxiao any face. He just said in a choked voice: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to make clever calculations. Naturally, I don't know. If it is related to national affairs, , please also make it clear that the responsibilities of the ministers should be shared by Your Majesty! Secondly, I would like to advise Your Majesty that no matter what happens at any time, the emperor is the king of all people and controls the mountains and rivers. He should behave like a king and never lose it at any time. The emperor is majestic."

Cabinet ministers had the duty of assisting and teaching the emperor, not to mention that Han Xu also held the position of Taifu.

The emperor acted at a young age and needed his ministers to correct him and give advice at any time.

Zhu Youxiao himself knew this.

Looking at Han Xu who had lost his temper, Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips, but he could not get angry, so he had to glance at the teacher Sun Chengzong standing aside and cursed: "Mr. Sun's words can make people listen. This Han Xu Although what you say is correct, it still makes people uncomfortable if it gets into your ears!”

After adjusting his robes helplessly, Zhu Youxiao sat back on the throne, and then handed the memorial in his hand to the middle-aged man beside him: "Wei Daban, please show it to the elders."

This slightly fat middle-aged man is the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch in charge of rituals, and Wei Zhongxian, the official of the East Factory.

"I accept the order!" Wei Zhongxian bowed his head and said the report respectfully, then slowly stepped back, away from Zhu Youxiao, then straightened up, turned around and walked towards several cabinet ministers.

Originally, with Wei Zhongxian's identity and status, he no longer needed to be at the emperor's side at all times, but with today's news of the great victory in Liaodong, Wei Zhongxian had to come in person to report the good news to the emperor anyway, and even Wang Tiqian had to step aside.

Ye Xianggao, Han Xu and the others looked at this eunuch leader coldly, wanting to eat him alive!
  In the eyes of the courtiers, as an eunuch, Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family colluded to cause trouble in the harem, and tried their best to control all the lives of the young emperor. This made the gap between the courtiers and the emperor as deep as a natural chasm!

Of course, Han Xu and others also know that now is not the time to fight with Wei Zhongxian, Liaodong is the big deal. As for the eunuch, he was allowed to escape a few times with the favor of the Hakka family and the emperor, but now Donglin is in great power, and when the situation in the court is stabilized, he will be slowly liquidated in the future!

Taking the memorial from Wei Zhongxian, Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the cabinet, read it first: "Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong, enters to present this memorial to His Majesty."

After a few breaths, there was a snap sound. Ye Xianggao closed the memorial in his hand and almost screamed: "Behead nearly a thousand people?"

Looking at the horrified eyes of the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhu Youxiao smiled as if he had succeeded.

Seeing this, Han Xu took the memorial and took a closer look after opening it: "Outside Zhenwu Fort, hundreds of households in Guangning City beheaded the rebel general Sun Degong. He led an army to defeat Huang Taiji's troops in Zhengbai Banner, beheading more than a thousand people, and Huang Taiji. Cover the flag and run away, defeated for more than a hundred miles!"

After reading this, even Han Xu was a little unbelievable and said in surprise: "How can we win such a big victory?"

On the throne, Zhu Youxiao's smile grew even brighter.

Sun Chengzong took the memorial that Wang Huazhen sent back from Liaodong from Han Xu and looked down: "Outside Siping Fort, the Ming army destroyed Jiannu. They attacked from the north and the south together, causing the old slave to retreat in a hurry and not dare to look westward!"

At this point, Sun Chengzong, who had always looked like a flat lake, could not restrain his excitement: "The old slave came in person, but he was defeated thousands of miles away? This is a rare victory for our Ming Dynasty after Saarhu!"

Facing his teacher, Zhu Youxiao did not dare to see the joke, so he could only suppress his smile and replied: "The teacher said this is God's blessing for the Ming Dynasty!"

After Sun Chengzong finished reading, it was finally the turn of Zhu Guozuo, who had been eagerly watching the memorials being passed around.

The Dongge scholar took the memorial and hurriedly lowered his head to look at it. While reading, he said: "The person who made the first contribution in this battle - Liaodong Baihu, Wang Qi."

Wang Qi?

Who is this?
  Zhu Guozuo narrowed his eyes: Just a hundred households, the first achievement in Liaodong?
  When Zhu Youxiao saw that several cabinet members on duty had read the memorial, he immediately rushed out and said: "I want to pass on the edict and tell the world that Liaodong will be a great victory, so as to boost the people of the world! What do you think, ministers and ministers?"

"This is the right thing to do," Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the cabinet, nodded. He has always been a peacemaker and a framer. He will only give advice unless the emperor goes too far.

However, Han Xu, the great scholar of the Imperial Palace, was not of a humble nature. Hearing the emperor's words, he said, "I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"Bachelor Han, it's okay to say it," Zhu Youxiao had always respected Liu Yijing and Han Xu. Although they were members of the Donglin Party, they were quite attentive to state affairs.

"According to the memorial, Sun Degong rebelled, and Wang Huazhen returned to Beijing to redeem himself. So who is this Wang Qi? A mere hundred households, this first achievement? Will the officials in Liaodong have no objections?" Han Xu expressed his doubts. .

It is absolutely impossible for a mere hundred households to be promoted to the top position if they have no background!

Han Xu keenly noticed that there was something fishy about it!

When Ye Xianggao, who was standing aside, heard these words, Gu Jing Wubo's expression suddenly changed.
  (End of this chapter)