Wanli 1592

Chapter 274
Xiao Ruxun didn't know that Zhu Yijun was so close to death and failure until a long, long time later. These things will not be put into the history books, and it is difficult for outsiders to know. It was only then that he knew that the choice he made was correct. of.

Song Yingchang and Xiao Ruxun arrived in Tianjin Wei on the first day of April. It took a day and a half for the army to go ashore and line up for rectification, and it took a day and a half for rest. Three days later, on the fourth day of April, the army of the Eastern Expedition officially began to march towards the capital.

For this day, the army went through dozens of battles, and fought bloody battles with countless powerful enemies. After paying a painful price, they killed 20 Japanese pirates in the Korean Peninsula and Japan. None of the generals slipped through the net, and they were caught deadly. The Ming army not only won an extremely brilliant victory, but it was also a battle of honor to strengthen Ming's reputation overseas and frighten the young people around.

Everyone was thinking about what kind of rewards they could get along the way. Li Rusong wanted to be knighted, and the rest of the generals also wanted to be knighted, and because everyone's achievements in battle this time are really great, even being knighted is nothing Impossible, this is something everyone feels low about, so everyone keeps chatting about how glorious and brilliant they should be after being knighted, how elated they should be, and so on.

But in the eyes of the real discerning people, such as Song Yingchang, Xiao Ruxun, and Yuan Huang, their considerations are obviously different from those of the meritorious generals.

"The old man has ordered people to go to the capital to start operation, but the old man is not very clear about the situation. The old man only knows that this matter is not easy to handle. I don't know if this trick will work. Those in the capital Which of the high-ranking officials here is not a good one? Ji Xin, Kun Yi, do you think this can be done?"

The problem of Song Yingchang is actually the problem of Xiao Ruxun and Yuan Huang. As the main recipients, the decision-makers of this campaign are obviously the first to bear the brunt. The three of them need to consider their retreat most. The clear situation became cloudy again, which made Xiao Ruxun and Yuan Huang somewhat confused. At this moment, they felt uneasy.

"I think the focus of the court has now shifted from us to the matter of the Three Kings' Conferment. Everyone is discussing the matter of the Three Kings' Conferment. The triumphant army is now in second place, but this is not a bad thing. , reduce our attention, make it easier for us to fish in troubled waters, make it easier for us to operate this matter, and maybe we can get what we want."

Xiao Ruxun's opinion was agreed by Song Yingchang and Yuan Huang.

Xiao Ruxun got half of the guesses right, but not the other half.

The main focus of attention in the court is indeed the incident of the three kings conferring together, but in fact, the incident of the three kings conferring together has been resolved, because on the day when the army arrived in Tianjinwei, on the first day of April, Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun issued an edict To the cabinet, he announced the withdrawal of the summons of the three kings, saying that he lacked consideration before and did not consider the opinions of the ministers, so he withdrew the summons.

While the officials were satisfied, there was also a little bit of doubt—this time, the emperor gave in too quickly, right?Every time before, I had to toss out a few high-ranking officials, and then delay for a while before giving in. This time, no one fell off the horse, and the emperor gave in. This is unscientific!The emperor changed his son?
None of the officials knew about the great changes in the palace, and no one knew that a butcher knife was so close to them, but they didn't notice it. They blindly celebrated their victory, and then decided to give the emperor a sweet date. Wanhua began to urgently arrange the etiquette issues for the army's triumphant return. All orders were given green light all the way without delay, and the work efficiency was frighteningly high.

The Ministry of Rites is indeed busy, but the busiest ones are actually Dongchang and Jinyiwei. In order to keep their mouth shut, Zhang Jing and Luo Shangzhi didn’t sleep well for three nights in a row. Destroying the corpses and destroying the traces, the number of servants in the palace decreased by hundreds overnight, as if the world had evaporated, but the palace people who were familiar with the rules of the palace coup d’etat dared not say a word honestly, for fear of saying one more word, The butcher's knife will come to his head and cut off the guy who eats him.

Zhu Yijun's spirit was sluggish, he seemed to have lost all his energy, he didn't speak, he didn't go out of the palace, he didn't visit his concubine, he just ate and slept, he didn't read all the memorials from the cabinet, he ignored them, and only treated the emperor Wang De put the seal on his desk, and Wang Xijue, who knew the inside story, sighed deeply, took the memorial and ran to Queen Mother Li's palace, and asked Queen Mother Li to be a firefighter to deal with these state affairs that he could not handle.

Queen Mother Li knew about Zhu Yijun's problem, but she had no way or idea to solve it. She just wanted to help Zhu Yijun take care of state affairs before he recovered. Wang Xijue is now an absolutely trustworthy candidate. Empress Dowager Li stamped the emperor's jade seal.

"Queen Mother, the only problem right now is the issue of rewards for the generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Your Majesty said before that he would give generous rewards to the generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, but there is no conclusion on how to reward the generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Stealing the limelight, now everyone is waiting, especially the Ministry of Rites, who is waiting to arrange the etiquette specifications, whether to be knighted or not, Queen Mother, you have to make up your mind."

Empress Dowager Li looked through the list of meritorious officers and soldiers, and focused on the word Xiao Ruxun.

"This Xiao Ruxun is the number one hero of this Eastern Expedition. He is indeed very capable. Wang Qing, how did the emperor plan to award Xiao Ruxun before?"

Wang Xijue recalled: "Your Majesty intends not to grant Xiao Ruxun a marquis, but to add officials to Xiao Ruxun, and hand over the entire Beijing camp to Xiao Ruxun to organize and reorganize, because His Majesty knows that Xiao Ruxun is not only good at using soldiers, but also good at training them, and he has the demeanor of Qi Shaobao." , and then it is considered as rewarding the fields with gold, silver and treasures."

Empress Dowager Li pondered for a while, and asked, "The emperor thinks highly of Xiao Ruxun?"

Wang Xijue nodded: "There are rumors that at the age of 23, Xiao Ruxun was able to serve as the general of the Eastern Expedition Army, and he even squeezed out Li Rusong. The reason is that Xiao Ruxun was favored by His Majesty. His Majesty admired Xiao Ruxun, so he personally ordered Xiao Ruxun to be promoted. Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of War, obeyed His Majesty's will, so he chose Xiao Ruxun instead of Li Rusong as the chief general of the Eastern Expedition Army, and thus achieved such a great victory."

Empress Dowager Li nodded with understanding, and said, "Since that's the case, then Xiao Ruxun will not be able to stay in the capital."

Wang Xijue breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The Empress Dowager is wise."

If Xiao Ruxun stayed in the capital, the emperor would definitely have other thoughts. Wang Xijue risked his life to save the crisis, how could the crisis reappear?
(End of this chapter)