The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 605

Xu Erlu immediately came out of the class and said: "What Mr. Zeng said is very true. When the court employs people, rewards and punishments should be clearly defined. I also ask you to confer the titles of Zhongzhenhou, He Dutang and the Zhongzhenying generals."

As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, he is acting on behalf of the Ministry of Rites.

"The imperial court's north crossing is about to destroy the captives. Rewarding generals for meritorious service can boost morale!" Yu Xin also stood up and said, "The minister seconded the proposal."

Now that Zhu Linmi already had quite a few "insiders" in the court, Zeng Jian and Xu Erlu made a head start, and immediately a large number of courtiers followed suit and said, "Second."

Zhu Linmi's move was to take advantage of the great victories in northern Sichuan and Laizhou to "package" and seal He Tengjiao, Qin Liangyu and others.

He immediately remonstrated, "Your lords' words are very true, but in fact, I have also intended it a long time ago. Southwest and Huguang are controlled by a few good generals, so they are stable today. It is advisable to honor the heroes in the morning!"

He cleared his throat again, and said in a loud voice: "Marquis Zhongzhen, he has been in charge of the captives in Shu for a long time, and he also caressed Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and returned to northern Sichuan to defeat the Haoge captives, a great achievement! Enter the Duke of Shu.

"Li Guo and Gao Yi made great achievements in overcoming the important town of Jingzhou.

"He Tengjiao defended Huguang so that it would not be taken advantage of by captives, and he trained an army of [-] for the imperial court. His contribution is indisputable. Jin made Guanghou and enfeoffed Xingning.

"Let the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites prepare as soon as possible the various matters and expenses required for Jin Feng, and submit them to the cabinet for approval."

The courtiers couldn't help looking at each other when they heard the words, and many of them started talking in low voices, "The assistant king is planning to solve Huguang!"

"That's not true. Qin Liangyu, Li Guo, and Gao Yi's achievements are all real military achievements, and the rewards are quite appropriate. But what kind of military achievements is He Tengjiao?"

Speaking of this, everyone laughed in disdain.Who doesn't know that He Tengjiao defended Huguang and was beaten all the way to Yuezhou by Jianlu. If it wasn't for the support of the Zhongzhen Camp, the city would have been destroyed.As for training an army of [-], who didn't know that it was a private soldier he trained for the separatist side?
Another person whispered: "Now the assistant king has promoted him to be the Marquis of Guang, and sealed him off to Xingning, which is near Jiangxi, because he wants to use the Jiangxi army to keep an eye on him."

"That's right, this is an ascending and descending secretly to seize his military power."

"It's just that there are still 10 people in Huguang, just in case the He family..."

"Now we have to cross the river and make an expedition to the north. If there is any trouble in Huguang, it will be very bad."

Yu Xin, Zhao Shichao and other staff from the Staff Department of the Ministry of War laughed inwardly when they heard the discussion.Now that Zheng Zhilong's warships are all wiped out, the Daming Navy can send its forces into the Yangtze River to help at any time.And Huguang has already prepared soldiers and horses around Huguang. As long as He Tengjiao shows any disobedience, the Zhongzhen Camp will immediately cut off the connection between Changsha and Wuchang.

Of course, it would be best if He Tengjiao could understand current affairs and voluntarily give up the fantasy of King Huguang. After all, any civil war in Ming Dynasty would benefit Jianlu.

Seeing that everyone in the court was discussing with each other, Xu Erlu took the lead and bowed and said, "His Royal Highness the assistant king is wise!"

Only then did the officials come to their senses, and hurriedly shouted in unison, "Your Highness is wise!"

After discussing the matter of rewards, Zhu Linmi signaled to Zhu Jizuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, "Master Zhu, please tell everyone about the arrangements for the Xiaoling Grand Sacrifice."

"The subordinate obeys the order."

Zhu Jizuo immediately walked to the front of the hall, turned around, and said loudly: "According to the decree, on November [-] of the second year, the emperor Xiaoling will worship the ancestors! All civil and military officials gather at the Meridian Gate at Yinshi, and the Ministry of Rites prepares sacrificial rites and utensils. Maoshi Going out of the Chaoyang Gate...the emperor at Chenshi burns incense with the Wenwu Fangmen..."

Worshiping the Xiaoling Mausoleum was an important task that had been decided a few days ago.Although Nanjing has been restored for a long time, the emperor had not yet arrived. This first memorial ceremony was of great significance and could not have been presided over by the emperor himself, so it has been postponed until now.

In fact, Zhu Linmei was quite satisfied with the timing of this mausoleum sacrifice.

In the feudal era, offering sacrifices to the heavens and to the emperor's mausoleum was a declaration and symbol of the orthodoxy of the imperial power. They were both major events that attracted the attention of the world, and they were extremely important for strengthening the cohesion of the Chinese nation.This is also the reason why Zheng Chenggong was busy preparing for the sacrifice of Xiaoling Mausoleum before taking down Nanjing during the Northern Expedition in history - to declare that the Ming Dynasty is still strong, and to rekindle hope in the hearts of the people of the world who have been shattered by the imperial court's repeated defeats by captives and bandits. .

Therefore, the most important function of worshiping the Xiaoling Mausoleum is to enhance the cohesion and confidence of the whole Ming Dynasty. If the mausoleum was sacrificed just after taking Nanjing, it would be far less effective than offering sacrifices to the ancestors with successive victories.

After the great sacrifice to Xiaoling, it is time to take advantage of the great opportunity of the morale of the world to kill across the Yangtze River in one go.At this time, Jianlu no longer had any naval defense available, and he had just lost a general named Wu Sangui. Compared with the Ming army, his combat effectiveness was not as good as before.It can be foreseen that the recovery of the land south of the Huaihe River in this campaign should be sure, and it may even hit Shandong in one go!
After the disintegration of the dynasty, officials, regardless of whether they were from the new school or the old school, regardless of whether they were from the imperial examination or from Gezhi, all talked loudly in groups of three or four. Daming's momentum is like the sky.They have never been like this before, and they really feel that expelling the Tartars is not a luxury, and the revival of Ming Dynasty is just around the corner.

Only Meng Zhengfa's face was livid, he walked out of the Meridian Gate without saying a word, and returned to his house immediately.

He knew the intention of the assistant king to confer the title of He Dutang on the Marquis of Guang, and he had already tied his future to He Tengjiao, only worried that the latter would not be able to withstand the pressure and be conferred the title.It is even possible that his secret admonition to the Empress Dowager Zeng will be revealed, not to mention that he has a more serious heart disease, and this situation must not be allowed to become a reality!
However, he locked himself in the study, racked his brains, but still couldn't think of a strategy to turn the tables - regardless of righteousness, reputation, popular support, or military strength, the imperial court is far superior to He Dutang in all aspects...

Just as he was sighing, the steward of the mansion reported outside the house: "Master, there is a man named Ku who claims to be your old friend from Huguang, please see him."

"The surname is bitter?"

Meng Zhengfa frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't expect that there was such an old friend. He was about to let someone drive him away, and heard the butler say: "By the way, master, Mr. Ku also said that he is here to help you out of trouble."

Meng Zhengfa squinted his eyes when he heard the words, and said to himself, how did this person know that I was in trouble, could it be that my identity was exposed?He hurriedly told the housekeeper, "Let him wait in the front hall."

Then he recruited his confidant guards and ordered them to prepare manpower around the front hall, and get rid of this bitter person if necessary.

After he changed his clothes and came to the front hall, he saw a burly middle-aged man in simple clothes standing in the room with two attendants.

He cupped his hands and stepped forward, and was about to say hello, but heard that Mr. Ku said first: "Mr. Meng, please stand back, I have important matters to discuss."

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