Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 173
Of course, the so-called attack on Guyuan means that the Tartars sent people to shoot arrows at the top of Guyuan city.

Liu Jian's voice continued to resound in the hall: "When the Tartar soldiers attacked Guyuan, His Royal Highness personally led 1 cavalry to fight out of Guyuan. Great victory. His Royal Highness beheaded the generals and seized the flag, personally shot arrows and stones, beheaded more than [-] people, and defeated the Tartar soldiers."

"Fifteen miles of pursuit, more than 760 beheads, more than [-] prisoners, and more than [-] horses. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made great contributions to this battle."

The back of the title book is the praise of Zhu Houzhao, but Liu Jian still read loudly and in a cadence. Under such a victory, even the nasty praise is deserved.

Besides, to praise the crown prince in front of the emperor, you still read other people's scriptures. There is no trace of flattery. Of course, your tone must be frustrating, so that His Majesty can hear that you are flattering.Liu Jian finished reading the inscription, and finally bowed and said: "His Royal Highness has defeated the Tartar soldiers and stabilized the hearts of the Northwest Army and the people. I congratulate Your Majesty!"

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, who were standing behind Liu Jianjian, also hurriedly said: "I will congratulate Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youtang sat on the dragon chair, barely maintaining a smile on his face, but in his heart he scolded his son bloody.Naturally, it is a good news, and such a good news cannot be concealed from others. As the prince, Zhu Houzhao naturally cannot be greedy for public affairs and make false reports. Zhu Youtang still knows his son consciously, so it means that what is said in the title book is true.

His son really led the cavalry out of the city, and he personally led the troops into the battle. 5000 people attacked twice the land, which was too courageous.

Once there was an accident, Zhu Youtang didn't dare to think about it, but in front of his courtiers, Zhu Youtang couldn't scold his son, could he?He could only nod with a smile on his face and said: "Okay, that's very good!" Seemingly feeling that it was inappropriate to say so, Zhu Youtang added: "Let the cabinet draw up a charter for declaring meritorious service!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Jian hurriedly bowed in agreement, and then said, "Would you like to spread this book to the world?"

Zhu Youtang nodded, and then said: "Let's pass it on! Tell the people in the world that our Ming Dynasty will not let the Tartars come here."

Several cabinet scholars agreed, and then resigned. In fact, the matter has reached this point, and it is already a little embarrassing.Because the matter of His Royal Highness leaving Beijing to the Northwest has not subsided yet, and there are still people who are impeaching this matter. Once this victory report comes out, it must have slapped a lot of faces.

Of course, this is not the crux of the problem. The crux of the problem is what to do next?His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made a meritorious service this time, five thousand broke ten thousand, and it was the cavalry against the Tartar cavalry.

what is this?This kind of record probably dates back to the Taizong period, right?So the question is, what does this record reflect?It reflects that His Royal Highness is not only skilled in martial arts, bow and horse, but also reflects that the prince is well trained.Everyone knows that His Royal Highness has trained 5000 people in Xiyuan, but not many people take it seriously, but now who can ignore these 5000 people?It is not too much to say that it is the strongest soldier in Ming Dynasty, right?
Since His Royal Highness is so capable, shouldn't the prince be allowed to expand his army?Should the Beijing camp be handed over to the crown prince?
Let’s not talk about the latter, but should we do the former?But if this is done, then His Majesty can live a good life now, what do you make His Majesty think?But if you don't do this, will His Royal Highness feel dissatisfied?Will father and son be separated?If so, is there turmoil in the court?

Although the cabinet scholars were very happy in their hearts, they were also very worried. If this is the case, what should they do?
At this time, Zhu Youtang, who was worried by them, was sitting on the dragon chair and was angry. He was not angry that his son had made meritorious deeds. He was very happy that his son had made meritorious deeds. He was also very happy that his son was so strong. He should be strong. of audacity.How dare you dare to lead people into battle, what do you think?It's still five thousand against twelve thousand, and it's still a field battle.

If this happened, Zhu Youtang would be really furious. Looking at He Neng below, Zhu Youtang thought for a while and said: "Pass the order to the crown prince and ask him to return to Beijing immediately."

Zhu Youtang originally thought that his son's going to the northwest would be to fight at most, but he didn't expect that his son would go to the battle in person.After thinking about it, Zhu Youtang was afraid that his son would be disobedient, and felt that an imperial decree was not safe enough, so he said directly: "Pass the decree to Qin Hong, let him supervise the prince's court, um, let's issue a secret decree!"

Naturally, He Neng didn't dare to ask anything, and quickly said: "Yes, my lord, this servant will immediately draft an order with the Supervisor of Ceremonies."

Soon the news of the victory in the Northwest spread throughout the capital. Everyone didn't believe it at first, and then they were shocked. Of course, there were many embarrassing people, such as those who impeached Zhu Houzhao and went to the Northwest, such as those in the Northwest, but these people It is not right to continue to impeach Zhu Houzhao as a prince with a thick skin, and to personally risk himself. Anyway, such a problem will not be dealt with.

In addition to these inscriptions, these people also brought honorable officials from the court along with them, and those who were impeached were called ruthless.

During this period of time, for the sake of the quota of salt merchants, these nobles jumped up and down, and they were very publicized. Many people couldn't stand it for a long time, but they had seized the opportunity. How could they not be impeached.

The content of these impeachments is basically the same, that is, Xungui's inaction, flying eagles and playing birds all day long, causing trouble everywhere, without the bravery of his ancestors.Or they are making money by stealing and plundering everywhere, relying on the shadow of their ancestors but being useless to the country.

His Royal Highness is going to battle in person, where are you?Are you not ashamed?What do you eat?
If it weren't for your uselessness, His Royal Highness would go into battle in person?Such rhetorical questions emerged endlessly, and for a while Xungui almost became a street mouse that everyone shouted and beaten.

The older generation of nobles is also very angry, one by one wrote a letter to ask for a fight, what is to die for the country, what must go to the frontier, the sixty-seventy-year-old nobles all wrote a letter, one said more ruthlessly than the other, what can't destroy the Tartars would rather die in battle On the battlefield, people can't laugh or cry, and Zhu Youtang's head is getting bigger and bigger. What's the matter!
In addition to this, the older generation of nobles also started to teach the younger generation of nobles. Several bamboo boards were interrupted, and the atmosphere of the whole capital was completely suppressed for a while. The dog jumped.

Zhu Houzhao, who is far away in the northwest, naturally doesn't know about this, so what is Zhu Houzhao doing at this time?He was touring the wounded barracks.

Fighting desperately on the battlefield, the hearts of the people after the battle must be appeased, otherwise the hearts of the people will be scattered, and the team will be difficult to lead.Zhu Houzhao quickly started to take action. First, he had a wooden box custom-made, and the bones of the dead were collected and burned, and then put into the box. The names of the soldiers who died in battle were written on the box.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao also customized a batch of certificates according to the style of the memorial, with honor written on the front and iron and blood written on the back.

In the certificate, it is written about the process of the battle and the bravery of those who died in battle, and how many enemies were killed. On the title page, Zhu Houzhao will write in his own hand: Imperial Warriors, and Zhu Houzhao will write the seal of the prince below.

In addition to those who died in battle, those who were seriously injured will also have such a certificate, most of which are the same, but the title page is not about imperial warriors, but imperial warriors. Zhu Houzhao is also planning to return to Beijing to order a batch of medals. Including the Imperial Warrior Medal and the Imperial Warrior Medal, in addition to these two levels, there are two other medals, such as the Imperial Warrior Medal and the Imperial Healthy Medal.

In addition to those who were killed and seriously injured in battle, those who killed more enemies and made meritorious deeds could all receive medals and certificates.

For those who have received medals and certificates, Zhu Houzhao will introduce certain benefits in the future, such as land tax subsidies.

Of course, this subsidy is definitely not exempt from land tax like civil servants, but is distributed according to the land tax converted into money. This is also to pave the way for future tax reforms.It must be done, and it is only a matter of time.In addition, Zhu Houzhao felt that after returning to Beijing, he could prepare to build the Imperial Martial Academy.

Soldiers who have won the Warrior Medal and the Warrior Medal can enroll as Enyin disciples, and this example can be followed in the future.

The imperial court is not an official in Enyin, otherwise the quality of the officials will be uneven, and there is really no delay. It could not be done before, but now that Zhu Houzhao has become famous in the first battle, he can do this.The only problem is that the father is there, and the rest is money. Zhu Houzhao believes that money is not a problem, and at the same time he also believes that the father is not a problem.

In addition to preparing medals and certificates, Zhu Houzhao also personally visited the wounded barracks every day, because there were trained conscripts in the auxiliary soldiers, and the preparation of medicines was also sufficient, so the atmosphere in the wounded barracks was not bad.

Everyone eats well, and Zhu Houzhao also releases news of rewards from time to time, so that those who are seriously injured can feel at ease and those who are emotionally hurt can look forward to it.

After calculation, Zhu Houzhao found that this was another large sum of money. Fortunately, not many people died in this battle, so the pension can be spent a little less, but the reward for beheading is a large sum of money.Sure enough, fighting is fighting for money, and every war costs a lot of money. If you don’t make money in the war, it’s really a loss-making business, which eats up the country’s strength.

After checking the wounded barracks, seeing that there was nothing wrong, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and returned to his tent.

Although Qin Hong arranged a place for Zhu Houzhao in Guyuan City, but Zhu Houzhao did not go, he still chose to live in the barracks. At this time, the soldiers needed Zhu Houzhao, the prince, to stay in the camp.In this era, the coach and the soldiers eat and live together, which is a good way to boost morale, so Zhu Houzhao also chose to do the same.

Seeing Wang Shouren walking in with He Neng from the outside, Zhu Houzhao could only helplessly smile, the one who should come is still here.

(End of this chapter)