Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 905 Returning to Beijing

When Gao Yushi’s [-] cavalrymen arrived in Chang’an, most of them were going to be demobilized, and only [-] Jingying cavalry were left to escort them back to the capital. Unexpectedly, the cabinet suddenly sent a decree, saying that it was an order from the emperor, ordering Gao Yushi to remain intact. He led [-] cavalry back to Beijing without moving, and the heads obtained in this battle were also sent back from the Ministry of War for them to take back to Beijing.

Gao Wushi understood this order as soon as he heard it. It is estimated that Zhu Yijun will hold another prisoner offering ceremony, and then offer sacrifices to the Taimiao.

This can only be the reason, otherwise, the Gao Jiajia Ding itself is a "grey zone" army. Even if the Ming Dynasty has come to the present, the Jia Ding system is already quite strange, and the armed servants of officials are often directly regarded as regular troops (border Shouchen’s servants and even the imperial court’s salary), but after all, Gao Wushi is a civil servant and an official in the capital. Even if the emperor trusted him, he should not let him return to the capital with four thousand cavalry.

This is not a question of trust or not, but a question of institutional reason - of course the servants of the border ministers are to resist foreign enemies, and the court recognizes their role is understandable, but you, a Beijing official, brought so many armed servants to the capital , what are you trying to do?
You must know that although the Beijing Camp claims to have an army of 40 invincible, a three-year-old would not believe it.Four thousand cavalry who had just defeated the Mongolian Khan came to the capital. This is a major event that can affect the defense of the entire capital.

So the only reason is that Zhu Yijun needs these "five thousand iron cavalry" to come to the capital to show his face, to show the capital and even the whole world the might of Ming Dynasty.

As for the heads of the Mongolian soldiers who had been submitted to the Ministry of War for inspection, it must be because of this reason that they were sent back to them as props.

These people are really unlucky to live, and they can't live in peace when they die.

In fact, many of them did not die at the hands of the Ming army, but because the left and right wings of Mongolia have gone through this battle, the relationship has almost been completely torn apart, and Hannaji is not so kind, so he must treat these enemies well It happened that the Ming army judged meritorious service based on the heads, so the new Shunyi king simply made a favor and gave all these heads to Gao Yushi for disposal.

Gao Yushi himself didn't have much interest in these heads, but considering that the Ming army's meritorious service was different from that of his servants, it was not easy to throw away a fortune from the Ming army who followed him, so he took advantage of the trend. The head was handed over to the Ministry of War for statistics.

Speaking of which, when this group of heads was sent to the Ministry of War, Wu Dui, the high-practice senior brother, was really happy and worried.The good news is that this time the Mongols alone have tens of thousands of heads, which is the number one victory in the past 200 years. Although he did not fight the battle, it was fought by his junior brother Gao Yushi. There is light on the face.

What's more, no matter what, he, Wu, is the Minister of the Ministry of War. No matter what victory the country has won, shouldn't he be counted as a part of his achievements?

But after the great joy, it is time to start worrying.

What are you worried about?Worry about money.

After Gao Gong's reform, the Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry, etc. now have a bit of a "budget system" style. In the previous year, a rough estimate will be given to the Ministry of Households, and then the Ministry of Households will make a rough estimate based on the possible budget for the coming year. The income is used to distribute the funds allocated to various ministries and relevant local government offices.

But where would the Ministry of War have thought that more than 1 Mongolian heads would be "accounted for" this year?Usually one or two hundred heads can be harvested in a battle, that is a great victory worth paying homage to the Taimiao! More than 1?Be good at it...

In the end, after the emperor and the cabinet intervened in this matter, about [-]% to [-]% were forcibly allocated from the "mobile funds" of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then the emperor paid for it himself and made up the balance with money from internal funds. It can be regarded as collecting the reward money.

The emperor didn't feel distressed when he spent the money, but the Ministry of Household Affairs almost jumped to his feet and scolded his mother. He refused to count it at 20 taels per head, forcing the Ministry of War to "reduce the price" and "convert it", and he insisted on making it 12 taels. A head, and the rest of the reward money is made up with cloth, food and other materials.

In the end, the household department gave out 16 taels of reward, which is nothing compared to high-level practical spending, but the household department's funds have a fixed destination, so suddenly there is a large amount of money, of course it is a headache.Besides, there were floods in both Jiangnan and Liaodong this year, and the emperor just reduced or exempted more than 30 yuan in taxes not long ago... The Ministry of Households feels that if this continues, it will be a waste of money next year.

Of course, after this big victory, it’s not just these things that have caused such an impact on the center, but there are too many details, and there is no need to state them one by one. Sure, but there are also a lot of "happiness troubles" inside the imperial court.

Fortunately, these troubles have nothing to do with Gao Yushi for the time being, he just needs to cooperate with the performance according to the instructions of the cabinet.

The five thousand iron cavalry had been repaired for two full days in Changping, in order to better show their mighty aura. The Beijing camp attached great importance to this-after all, the Beijing camp sent troops this time. He also showed his face.

A group of nobles from Jingnan made a total calculation and sent thousands of sets of armor and harness to Gao Wushi. They secretly asked Gao Wushi to help his cavalry change into this batch of outfits, so that the Beijing camp would only show up once Show enough.

It is difficult to calculate the debt of affection between Gao Yushi and these nobles, but this matter is very important to the nobles, but to him, it is just a matter of ordering, and it is just a matter of lifting a finger to do a favor. No excuses.

Arriving outside the Desheng Gate of Yanjing City, there was indeed another emperor's suburban welcome, this time the scale was larger than Zhu Yijun's last time celebrating Gao Wushi's pacification of Annan, presumably because Daming paid more attention to Mongolia than Annan's reason.

But the scale is large, the routine is still the old routine, the familiar formula, the familiar taste, so there is no need to repeat it a second time.

The only difference is probably that after this sacrificial offering to the Ancestral Temple, a Jingguan was built in the south of the city with human heads obtained from left-wing Mongolia to show the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.

Hmm... In this way, it seems to show a high pragmatic prestige.

Anyway, the storyteller of the capital, Dr. Tea, etc., have all dispatched urgently to find out the news from Jingying, Gao Jiaqiding, etc. who participated in the battle, dig deep into the inside story of the battle, and prepare to start writing the latest patriotic war drama starring Gao Longwen. drama.

As for Gao Yushi himself, he no longer has the leisure he had ten years ago, and it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to go to teahouses and restaurants to listen to his own big dramas. He can only hand over the imperial envoys in an honest and honest manner according to the imperial system, and then prepare to return to Hanlin Courtyard and Zhan Shifu, drinking tea and reading newspapers to dawdle, boil seniority.

As for meritorious service, Gao Wushi didn't have much hope. After all, it was less than half a year since his last promotion. Even if the emperor was his old classmate, it would be hard to find a servant under the age of 20, right?
After all, this is the Ming Dynasty. According to the original history, it is even late Ming Dynasty. It is relatively rare to be promoted at will according to the emperor's personal wishes. It is almost impossible for Gan Luo to be a prime minister.

After all, the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu mainly relied on seniority to transfer, unlike frontier ministers and generals, who mainly relied on merit.

Gao Wushi was very calm, even so calm that he began to prepare his own birthday party. The Gao family's internal affairs office also began to distribute invitation letters under the auspices of Gao Mo, inviting officials of the Real School, Xungui, Imperial Academy and Zhan Colleagues from the Shifu participated in Gao Yushi's crowning ceremony on May 26. The crowning ceremony was only in name, because it was his 20th birthday. In fact, he was given a letter after he was elected, and he was already an adult if he had a letter.

The strange thing is that the reward for him has not come down. I don't know if there is a dispute in the cabinet or the emperor himself can't make up his mind. Until Gao Yushi's birthday, this reward should have been announced within three days of his return to Beijing. , still no movement.

(End of this chapter)