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

Chapter 25 The Imperial Court Rewards
  Above the main hall, Ye Xianggao and Han Xu looked at each other, and they both saw a bit of suspicion in their eyes.

Was Xiong Tingbi's performance so clever?
  Arriving with Wang Huazhen, it seems that they came specifically to explain the war in Liaodong.

At this time, the entire Wenhua Palace was echoing with the laughter of Emperor Tianqi. The voice was a bit cheerful, a bit joyful, and a little bit of youthful joy.

The anger that had just arisen because of the suspicion that Wang Huazhen had taken credit for his crimes had now turned into excitement and longing.

Who was the last young general to be so talented?

Emperor Tianqi clapped his fingers: Lan Yu, Qi Jiguang, Wang Shouren, well, Li Chengliang can't count. Counting over and over, they can only be counted on ten fingers.

The earthen fortress cut off the back of the Ming Dynasty, the three major conquests depleted the people's wealth, and the Saarhu exodus wiped out the country's elite. Today, in the second year of Tianqi, when Emperor Tianqi was only in his second year in power, the Ming Dynasty achieved victory over Jianzhou. The first big victory!
  And that’s even when all the elite Lao Nu Jianzhou came out
  Wang Qi was no more than a crown prince. If he was given time to grow up quickly in the sea of ​​blood and corpses in Liaodong, then Emperor Tianqi felt that he could look forward to the scene of the Ancestral Temple consoling his ancestors.
  Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to pat the emperor's back to soothe his breath. While patting him, he asked softly: "Your Majesty, please take it easy. The family and the country are important, but the dragon's body is also important."

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao finally came to his senses. After drinking a full cup of tea, he sat back on the throne and looked at the elders sitting in the hall. They obviously still didn't know the contents of Xiong Tingbi's memorial. .

"Wei Daban, show the memorial to the elders," Zhu Youxiao sat upright on the chair, suppressing his excitement, and reached out to make a gesture.

Not long after, Wei Zhongxian handed the memorial to the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao.

"Mr. Ye Ge, please take a look!" Wei Zhongxian whispered softly, without any hint of the arrogance of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Da Jue.

In the palace, Emperor Tianqi was busy waiting for Ye Xianggao and others to congratulate him on being a one-day general!

On this side, Ye Xianggao took the memorial from Wei Zhongxian, took his time, lowered his head and read through it.

Ye Xianggao was very slow to read. Both Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen were Jinshi scholars. Although one was from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the other was from Shandong, their memorials were both written in regular script and were extremely beautiful. However, the difference was that every word in Xiong Tingbi's writing seemed to be in a delicate style. Flying upwards, with a sharp edge. Wang Huazhen, on the other hand, has a stronger sense of frustration and gives people a sense of weight.

Tapping the memorial with his fingers tightly, Ye Xianggao was not looking for any gaps in Xiong Tingbi's memorial, but was taking the opportunity to think of countermeasures.

One: Due to Sun Degong's rebellion, Wang Huazhen hired people inappropriately and was no longer able to continue to patrol Liaodong. In this way, the power of the Donglin Party in Liaodong was weakened.

Second: Xiong Tingbi has made great contributions in coordinating the Liaodong strategy and deserves to be rewarded. If the Chu party rises and one goes down, the forces in the DPRK will inevitably be in chaos. This is what the eunuch party and the enchantress Hakka are happy to see.

Third: The breaking point is that Wang Huazhen’s nephew, Wang Qi, who was the first to achieve success in this battle, can he be roped in and used by Donglin?
  To show favor by being promoted to an official position?
  Ye Xianggao's fingers that were tapping the memorial loosened, and in an instant, his mind had been made up!
  With a click, Ye Xianggao finally closed the memorial in his hand, turned around and handed it to Han Xu beside him.

When the two people made eye contact, their eyes were deep, as if they had read each other's thoughts.

Having been officials in the same dynasty and having cooperated for many years, Ye Xianggao believed that Han Xu had the same thoughts as him at the moment!

Not long after, the four cabinet members looked at it one by one. On the throne, Emperor Tianqi, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, came down from the jade steps.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi was in a good mood, walking with a breeze, and said loudly:
  "I just said that if what Wang Huazhen said was false, he would have deceived the emperor and tried to arrest him for his crimes. If the battle was true, and Wang Qi, an official from hundreds of households in Guangning, was indeed the first official to contribute to the victory of Sipingbao, then he will be our descendant tomorrow. I will write the martial arts in my own hand! I will grant you the title of Marquis, the Prime Minister, and the rank and title! In order to inspire the scholars and common people of the world to serve the country!"

With a plop, Wei Zhongxian, who had already prepared his flattery, knelt down on the ground and shouted long live: "I congratulate your majesty on finding the Ming Dynasty's heavenly martial arts star! God bless me Ming Dynasty! Your majesty is both civilized and military, and has a keen eye for people. He is only one ten thousandth less than your Majesty!"

What is a slave?

This is it. Always try to figure out the Holy Will. Wei Zhongxian can catch whatever Emperor Tianqi farts.

This is also the brilliance of Wei Zhongxian. Unlike the respectful service of his predecessor Wang An, the Chief of Ceremonies, and the excessive cunning of his predecessor Wei Chao, Wei Zhongxian knows best how to figure out the emperor's mind. It is like a worm in the heart of Emperor Tianqi. , as if you can hear the emperor's voice, know what Emperor Tianqi needs at this moment? What do you want to do? Are you happy or angry, do you want to be alone or do you want to go out and have fun? The Hakka family was responsible for Emperor Tianqi's food, clothing, housing and transportation, while Wei Zhongxian controlled the emperor's mood and thoughts. The two of them cooperated, and they were a perfect match, invincible in the world.

"Hahaha, please get up, Mr. Wei." Wei Zhongxian's flattery made Zhu Youxiao feel very comfortable. He turned to look at the cabinet ministers with several old gods present. Emperor Tianqi looked sternly: "What do you think, all your beloved ministers?"

"Your Majesty, Liaodong has won such a great victory! Wang Qi and other Liaodong generals deserve to be rewarded." Ye Xianggao bowed first, then stood up and said seriously: "And in this battle, Wang Qi, an official from one hundred households in Guangning City, For the first achievement, you should be rewarded with a big reward. I think high-ranking officials and generous salaries are the best way to employ people!"

"I have no objections!" Han Xu and others stood up and bowed to Emperor Tianqi.

"Okay!" Emperor Tianqi looked at everyone, and at this moment he felt what it means to be united as one heart and what it means to work together as one heart.

Emperor Tianqi felt greatly at this moment that the changes in the situation in the court affected the entire world, but if the world was at peace and if there were more extraordinary soldiers and generals like Wang Qi, then there would not be so many cliques and cliques in the court!
  "Then what kind of reward do you think we should give to Wang Qi to show the virtue of employing people in the court?" Emperor Tianqi paced in the main hall with his hands behind his back.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say," Han Xu, who had not spoken for a long time, stood up.

"tell me the story."

Han Xu bowed and replied: "Wang Qi killed the rebel general Sun and saved the court's face. This is his first merit. He led his army to defeat Huang Taiji. He led his army to break through and saved our Liaodong cavalry. This is his second merit. Then he led his army to defeat Huang Taiji. Manggultai besieged the city, attacked its army, made Jianzhou aware of the power of our imperial court, relieved the danger of Siping Fort, and saved Guangning City from danger. This is the third achievement!"

"With these three merits in hand, according to the imperial regulations, the military rank was promoted to the fifth rank of the Guards House Qianhu. The rank was promoted to Xiaoqi Lieutenant, a certain amount of gold and silver was given, and the casual rank was promoted to General of Wude!" Han Xu was originally the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs! , he is very clear about the examples of rewards and censures given by ministers of civil and military affairs.

"Fifth-grade Thousand Households?" Emperor Tianqi smacked his mouth, muttered, turned around and continued pacing.

"Ahem." Sun Chengzong, who was standing aside, coughed lightly when he saw this.

The meaning is obvious. Didn't you, Han Xu, hear that the emperor just now said that he would personally confer a title? If you reward Wang Qi with a mere thousand households, isn't that a slap in the emperor's face?

(End of this chapter)