Lu Ming

Chapter 472 Gap
The last imperial decree at the meeting was about Sun Chengzong and Ma Shilong.

Although Cao Zongbing has done the work in this plane, the contribution of Sun and Ma who led the army to defend the capital and finally sent troops to "recover" the lost ground is indelible. Xinke Zhongyongbo will not take this credit, so The emperor gave the two rewards as usual.

Sun Chengzong here first added the title of Taifu, then his descendants inherited Shangbao Sicheng, and then bestowed python clothes and coins, and finally the old grandson still received the Minister of the Ministry of War.

This Minister of the Ministry of War, like Cao Zongbing's Minister of the Ministry of War, is a false title that has no right to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry, but it is still useful: it can be used as a troll.

Although the military system of the Ming Dynasty was crude and inefficient, the basic military administration and military orders were still separated: the Military Command was in charge of the Five Armies Governor’s Mansion, and the Military Department was in charge of military administration.

Generally speaking, the deputy generals of the various regions under the jurisdiction of the Dudu Mansion have no right to dictate military affairs outside the defense zone.Like Mao Wenlong, even if he became the left governor, it is impossible to criticize Shanxi's defense. He can only manage Dongjiang Town.

So now that General Cao has the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, he is similar to a researcher of the Ministry of National Defense. Although it is false, he can direct the country's military affairs from now on.The most important thing is that as the emperor's statutory military consultant, the Minister of War can meet with the emperor at any time and provide professional advice.

This right was specially given by Chongzhen: this time the change of Jisi made Chongzhen extremely disappointed with the original military mobilization and think tank system of Ming Dynasty.Well, now that an expert on killing Tartars emerges, the emperor will definitely use this to obtain more information.

After Sun Chengzong took the decree to thank him, Ma Shilong also came out to receive the reward: adding the prince Shaobao, Yinbu's descendant Ningxia Wei hereditary thousands of households.

At the same time as receiving the reward, Sun Ma and Sun Ma were also revoked from their positions as temporary chief managers of Qin Wangbing.From this moment on, they lost command of more than 20 Qin Wangjun.

After that, the fate of the two people was different.In history, Ma Shilong returned to Ningxia within a few months, and died of illness a few years later.On the other hand, Sun Chengzong continued to stay in the court to preside over the war-the Ming court would launch a wave of strategic counterattacks in northern Liaoning later.

In the end, due to the defeat of Dalinghe, Lao Suntou finally went home and retired completely.

After the announcement of the four consecutive decrees of rewarding the most senior officials, the official business of today's special grand meeting is considered to be over.As for other next-level to-do items, the emperor will address them later.

Next came the entertainment time: the emperor had a big banquet for his ministers, and gave rewards to them—with Chongzhen’s character and poverty, it was really not easy to invite dinner and give red envelopes during the new year.

The 4000 heads this time not only dealt a heavy blow to Houjin's hard power, but from a certain point of view, it was crucial to enhance the confidence of the Ming Dynasty's government and opposition against Houjin.

Over the years since the old slave started his army, the military power of the Ming Dynasty has been gradually defeated.After Saarhu, it changed from strategic offense to strategic defense. It can be said that until today, the military of the Ming Dynasty has not won any large-scale battle.

Even the Battle of Ningyuan, which was blown into the sky by the Donglin Party, in the final analysis was just a defense of the city.Afterwards, all the soldiers and civilians on Juehua Island were slaughtered by the Tartars, not to mention, even those captured under the city of Ningyuan, none of them were captured. Yes, it is said that the Tartars took away all the corpses under the city and burned them, so there are no heads.

If there is no head, it is impossible to tell the battle achievements, and there is no way to promote it, and the court will not take it seriously-"It is useless to kill Beiqi at the place where the cannon passes", and the frontier generals often write the same memorial to go The Ministry of War cheated.If the number of enemies killed by memorials alone, let alone the later gold, and the Mongols couldn't bear it, they would have been extinct long ago.

This is why Cao Zongbing was able to receive a national-level ceremony reception after entering Beijing: 4000 human heads were actually placed there for the people of the world to test the results of the battle. There is no need to exaggerate or argue. The two pyramid-shaped Beijing Temples have their own shocking effects. It is an irrefutable hardcore credit.

These two Jingguan not only brought shock, but most importantly, they boosted the confidence of the army and the people, and clearly told the government and the public: the Tartars can be defeated, and the so-called invincibility is a joke.As long as we find the right way, the originally dark future can definitely be changed.

This kind of confidence seems illusory, but for the ruling and opposition parties who have just gone through the siege and have completely fallen into a low ebb, it is nothing more than a big booster.

In the end, everyone knows how to settle accounts.

Among the 4000 heads, there are 3000 authentic elites from the Eight Banners.

The reason why the Hou Jin was able to suppress the Mongols and many coats was due to the more than 2 elite Manchus.Losing 3000 elites in the first battle is an unbearable loss.

The bandit group cannot be defeated. Once it fails, the reputation of invincibility will be lost, and the bandit will have nothing.

In the current situation, it doesn't take much, as long as there are one or two more losses of the same level, the Houjin Bandit Group will disintegrate on the spot-once the core strength falls below the critical point, the vassal forces will backfire.

This is not only known to the robbers themselves, but also to the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

So this time, the rewarding action for soldiers has a state banquet, which strengthens the function of celebration - not only to celebrate the past, but also to look forward to the future, with the taste of mobilization in it.

This is how the grand banquet of the ministers held in the Huangji Palace began.

In fact, the banquet is no different from usual, except that the scale is bigger and the scene of the toast is more spectacular.

However, after the emperor left the banquet, Uncle Xinke Zhongyong was surrounded by people to persuade him to drink, and finally he was so drunk that he was carried back to the gift house. The scene was a little embarrassing.

After the hustle and bustle.

In the evening of the same day, inside Zhengyangmen, west of the imperial city, Renshoufang, the residence of Uncle Zhongyong.

Zhang Dongdong was agitated by the chatter and laughter outside.

After getting up from a Ming Dynasty-style babu bed, enduring the headache from drinking, Zhang Dongdong went out to take a look, and found several time-travelers sitting in the main room, talking loudly.

Picking up a pot of herbal tea on the table, he poured it and wiped his mouth. Uncle Zhongyong began to curse: "Not to mention getting a maid to serve me. I'm thirsty. Oh my god, this is made by a wise man. Tribute wine is not drinkable at all, it seems to be of low alcohol content, but it is actually high."

"Then I didn't see you send a few barrels of good wine to the emperor?"

Xue Haiyuan, who was chatting at the side, laughed: "Besides, the emperor gave some slaves, the question is, do you dare to use them? Let's wait a couple of days and let's recruit some servants ourselves. Then I will make backgrounds for these people." There are many investigations and procedures."

"En." After Zhang Dongdong nodded, he looked outside the old-fashioned window covered with white paper: "This is the house bestowed by the emperor? How about it?"

"It's rather dilapidated and needs to be renovated." Zhang Zhongqi, who was dressed in the uniform of a low-grade military officer, replied, "However, within the second ring road, the area is as large as dozens of courtyard houses, which is more than ten billion yuan!"

"Oh, that's not bad. It seems that the emperor also invested money in order to win over my lord."

Zhang Zhongqi nodded in agreement: "Yes. Even if housing prices were low in the Ming Dynasty, it was not so easy to get a mansion near the imperial city. If it wasn't for the emperor's decree, would a Pixiu unit like Shuntianfu be able to allocate such a mansion for you?"

"Let's decorate first, bring some glass cement over here first." Zhang Dongdong rubbed his swollen temple with his middle finger: "What's the next step?"

"We're all busy with our own business. As for you, just be honest. When the emperor finishes his busy work for the past few days, he will definitely see you alone. At that time, we will play according to the agreement."

"OK!"

In this way, the first day when the army came to the capital to offer prisoners passed.

For the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty and even countless people, the significance of this day is extremely important.The general soldier from the south and his powerful subordinates made a public appearance, and the far-reaching influence brought about by it will be gradually revealed in the years to come.

At the same time Cao Zongbing was drinking herbal tea to quench his thirst, in another courtyard in the capital, a civil servant who had left the court also returned home, drinking tea to soothe his hangover.

This man was in his fifties, elegant and elegant, with a third-grade tonic on his chest. He was General Cao's nominal colleague and the right servant of the Ministry of War, Hou Xun.

Hou Xun was a native of Guide, Henan, the eldest son of Taichangqing Hou Zhipu from a family of gentry.This gentleman's reputation is not obvious, but Hou Xun's son is still famous in later generations: Hou Fangyu, one of the four great princes in the late Ming Dynasty.

The three generations of the Hou family are generals of Donglin.During the Tianqi period, the father and son were driven back to their hometown because of their opposition to Nine Thousand Years.After Chongzhen came to power, Hou Xunqi was reinstated as the Yushi of Henan Province. Not long ago, this person had just been appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Hou Xun participated in the whole court meeting today, including the banquet afterwards, so Master Hou drank a few more cups of tea after returning home—although the Donglin party members didn’t like Mr. Invigorating, so most people had a few extra drinks today.

At this moment, the servants came to report: there are visitors, and they are Mr. Wei Xuwei from the engineering department, and Mr. Songming, an old friend of Mr. Hou.

Master Hou was taken aback when he heard this.During this period of time, it was hard for him to figure out that the two of them would come hand in hand, so Hou Xun hurriedly changed his clothes and went out to meet the guests.

Not wanting to meet the guest for the first time, the old friend Song Ming jumped up from the chair, bowed to the ground towards Master Hou, and at the same time wailed: "Brother Dazhen, something is wrong, Ming Dynasty is in danger, my name The teaching is in danger!"

Hearing such a broad end-time prophecy, Hou Xun was shocked on the spot.

Although the trick of "pretending to make shocking words" is a gifted skill of literati, it is used to fool other uneducated old and rough classes. When did the gentry play this trick among themselves?

So Master Hou was furious.His face was gloomy, he opened his mouth and asked, "Bu Daxing, are you suffering from insanity?"

Bu Daxing, courtesy name Songming, was a former envoy of Xingquan Taoist soldiers in Fujian.This gentleman was devoted to fighting against the cross-travelers, and after discovering that Fujian Xiong Wencan had helped the evildoers, Master Bu went to Jiangnan to continue his career.In the end, for some reason, he reappeared in the Hou Mansion of the capital today.

(End of this chapter)