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Chapter 240 Military Achievement Is Gone【For Order】

There was heavy snowfall between the sky and the earth, and it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the heavy snowfall happened one after another. Naturally, people in the city or outside the city would not come out in this kind of weather.

Therefore, on this day, the gate of the capital city seemed quite deserted, with less people coming and going in the past, and even if there were occasional people who came in and out, they passed by in a hurry.

In such a cold weather, even the soldiers guarding the gate hid in the door openings to keep warm.

It's just that at this moment the gate of the city was put under martial law by a team of imperial city guards, and more than a dozen soldiers guarding the gate were strictly ordered to stay in the gate and not allowed to come out.

Teams of elite soldiers stood in all directions, defending the gate of the city tightly.

At this time, at the gate of the city, a figure was wrapped in a thick fur coat, standing there, beside him, a person dressed in eunuch costume stood respectfully beside him.

If the ministers in the court saw it, they would definitely be very surprised, because the person standing at the door was none other than Zhu Houzhao, the son of today.

Hearing that the earthquake was getting closer, Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with joy, and he couldn't help but said to Gao Feng and Gu Dayong who were serving beside him: "It's Li Qing who is back."

Everyone's eyes turned to the distance.

There is a vast expanse of whiteness between the sky and the earth. Although it was reported earlier that Li Huan led an army of tens of thousands and was approaching the capital, the snowflakes that were originally small suddenly became much larger, so that now they are actually floating. It snowed heavily.

I thought that the marching speed of Li Huan and others might be affected, but I didn't expect that it would not be affected much, and they arrived in the capital smoothly.

The figure that Li Huan saw from a distance was naturally Zhu Houzhao.

Seeing Li Huan get off his horse and bow down to him tens of feet away, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help striding forward, and walked towards Li Huan against the wind and snow.

Seeing this, Gao Feng and Gu Dayong couldn't help exclaiming and quickly followed up with umbrellas, trying to cover the falling snowflakes for the Son of Heaven.

At the same time, Gu Dayong and Gao Feng couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body."

In the past two years, Zhu Houzhao can be said to have practiced the Xuanwu breath method with heart, coupled with the Dragon Elephant Poruo Kung Fu, and has sufficient resources in the royal family, it can be said that he has made rapid progress. Now his body is so strong that even people who have practiced foreign kung fu for more than ten years It may not be able to compare with Zhu Houzhao.

Although it was freezing cold, Zhu Houzhao was not affected by the cold air at all.

Striding forward, Zhu Houzhao helped Li Huan up, and said happily, "Okay, I hope you will come back. Today, Li Qing, you are finally back."

At the same time, the tens of thousands of troops who followed closely also bowed down to Zhu Houzhao under the orders of generals at all levels.

"Meet Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live!"

Long live the army's mountain shout, the momentum was so powerful that tens of thousands of soldiers' full-hearted mountain shout echoed within several miles.

It can be said that these soldiers were all selected by Li Huan from the victims of the disaster. Li Huan bestowed these people with good land, gold and silver, and food, which can be said to have saved their family. Be loyal.

In particular, these soldiers were originally from common people, and they were honest and honest. With a little practice and training, they could become a powerful army that the emperor could rely on.

Li Huan, who was supported by the emperor, was wearing a big cloak at this time. Although it was covered with snowflakes, it did not affect Li Huan's heroic spirit at all.

Standing beside the emperor, Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao who was attracted by the army: "Your Majesty, these are the [-] troops that I have recruited for His Majesty in Shaanxi."

Marching for more than a month is a tempering for anyone, and these soldiers have obviously integrated into their own roles and become a qualified soldier, so what is presented to Zhu Houzhao at this moment is naturally a mental outlook. An eye-catching elite teacher.

At least the energy exuded by these soldiers is much stronger than the energy exuded by the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp that have not been eliminated before.

Therefore, the more Zhu Houzhao looked at it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but move his dantian, and shouted in a deep voice: "All the soldiers are free from courtesy!"

Zhu Houzhao's shout was so thick and clear that the tens of thousands of troops, at least the tens of thousands in the front row, heard the voice of the emperor clearly.

Hearing the voice of the emperor, these soldiers were so excited that they couldn't help shouting loudly.

Hearing the shouts of tens of thousands of troops, Zhu Houzhao's blood boiled and he burst out laughing.

It took a while for Zhu Houzhao to calm down the turmoil in his heart. He looked at the army in front of him with great satisfaction and said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, I have ordered people to prepare for the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. It is snowing today. Go back to camp and have a good rest."

Li Huan bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "On behalf of all the officers and men, I thank Your Majesty."

Speaking of which, Li Huan said to Ren Pingping and several lieutenant generals in the army: "Commander Ren, you take all the soldiers to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and you must arrange them properly."

Ren Ping and others took orders in a solemn voice, and soon tens of thousands of troops, led by more than [-] cavalry, turned around and headed towards the camp in the suburbs of Beijing outside the capital.

And Zhu Houzhao stood there, watching from a distance the black army gradually disappearing into the vast snow.

Li Huan coughed lightly and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the wind and snow are very fast, the army has gone far, and it is time for Your Majesty to return to the palace."

Zhu Houzhao, who came back to his senses, nodded slightly and said: "Today, I ordered people to hold a small banquet in the palace for Li Qingyou to clean up the dust."

Li Huan said with a look of gratitude: "How can I be able to receive such favor from Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao grabbed Li Huan and said with a smile: "Li Qing patrolled Shanxi for me, eradicated corrupt officials, helped victims of disasters, and strangled Tatars when he went out of the customs. What is it if it is not credit?"

The Son of Heaven didn't have a special car to travel, but there was also a rather spacious carriage built, with four horses driving side by side, and the carriage steadily headed towards the imperial city.

It was obviously warm in the carriage, but both Zhu Houzhao and Li Huan were successful in cultivation and were not afraid of the wind and cold, but they seemed quite comfortable in the carriage.

About half an hour later, the carriage entered the palace gate and stopped before Qianqing Palace.

Li Huan walked out of the carriage first, and then helped Zhu Houzhao get off the carriage, half a step behind Zhu Houzhao, and walked into the Qianqing Palace.

A side hall of the Qianqing Palace was as warm as spring, the monarchs and ministers were seated, and more than a dozen dishes carefully prepared by the imperial dining room were served, just looking at them made people want to eat.

Because he knew Zhu Houzhao's temperament, Li Huan didn't hide it, and told Zhu Houzhao his specific experience in Shaanxi while eating and drinking.

After all, the letter is not as direct as this. In addition, Zhu Houzhao asked questions from time to time, and Li Huan explained clearly and eloquently, especially when it came to the seriousness of corruption among officials in Shaanxi. I knew a thing or two from the secret rehearsal above, but listening to Li Huan's narration now, I still can't help but feel annoyed.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao calmed down his anger and said, "Li Qing, did you and Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three sides, lead the army to slaughter the two Tatar tribes with tens of thousands of people in Huli and Heihe?"

A cold light flashed in Li Huan's eyes, and a bitter evil spirit disappeared in a flash. Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Gao Feng and others standing beside him trembled, startled by the serious evil spirit on Li Huan's body.

Li Huan said slowly: "Your Majesty, Hu Libu colluded with the Tang family and robbed the court's food relief, so that tens of thousands of people in Yulin Road starved to death. Those scenes are extremely miserable. If the inner part is not removed, how can I have the face to meet His Majesty?"

Liu Jin, who had been serving at the side all the time, coughed lightly and said, "Your memorial to the former Grand Tutor caused shock among all the officials, and many officials shouted to punish the Grand Tutor, because you provoked arbitrarily and destroyed our two countries, Daming and Tatar. Sins of Friendship..."

After listening to Liu Jin's words, Li Huan looked at Zhu Houzhao with disdain, and said, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled a little when he heard the words, and there was also a hint of evil in his eyes: "Li Qing is right, the Tatars should be killed."

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao said with disdain: "Many ministers in the court are all timid and fearful people. Am I still afraid of him being a mere Tartar!"

Liu Jin giggled and said, "That's what I said, but I haven't set foot on the grassland for so many years, so many people have forgotten how Taizu and Taizong drove out the barbarians, so that the barbarians on the grassland heard my name Hearing the news, he was frightened and fled thousands of miles away."

Looking at Li Huan, Liu Jin said: "These days, there has been a steady stream of memorials to impeach you, all of which are to impeach you for killing too much in Shaanxi."

Hearing this, Li Huan sneered and said, "I think they saw that Mr. Li was severely investigating corruption in Shaanxi, ransacked his family and exterminated his family, and gave birth to a feeling of grief and hurt. What kind of killing is too much? After all, it's because I killed him." Too many officials?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled lightly and said, "Li Qing doesn't need to care about it. I have already withheld these impeachments. And I have ordered to reprimand these officials."

Li Huan cupped his hands at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "Li Qing's actions are for the country and the people, but he has to bear the notoriety of killing and killing for this. If I don't even have this responsibility, how can I be worthy of being such a great son of heaven?"

Heartbroken, Li Huan said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, has the imperial court come up with a regulation for the award of meritorious officers and men this time?"

It has been almost two months since he submitted the application for meritorious service. Normally, the court should have produced the regulations.

If there was already a charter, those soldiers who went to the prairie with him at the beginning might be able to get the imperial court's reward years ago.

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "The cabinet has sent people to Shaanxi to check military achievements for some time, and there should be results."

As he said that, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Liu Jin and he said, "Liu Daban, you are in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, can there be any results from the cabinet?"

Liu Jin hurriedly bowed and said, "Return to Your Majesty, the Supervisor of Rituals has not received the memorial sent by the cabinet. If your Majesty wants to know the specific situation, this old slave will order someone to go to the cabinet to ask some cabinet ministers. old."

Li Huan couldn't help frowning. Normally, after such a long time, even if the court needs to send personnel to check military achievements, there should be a result.

Not only Li Huan frowned, but Zhu Houzhao couldn't help frowning and said to Liu Jin, "Send someone to notify the cabinet, just say that I want to know how this matter is going!"

Zhu Houzhao also knows that this kind of thing cannot come up with a result in a day or two, but if there is no result for such a long time, something tricky might happen, so Zhu Houzhao just wants the cabinet to give him an explanation.

Although he did not expressly urge him, as long as the cabinet and officials are not fools, they will definitely understand that the emperor is angry.

After giving these instructions, Zhu Hou looked at Li Huan and said, "You can rest assured, Li Qing, the imperial court will never dampen the hearts of the soldiers to serve the country, and the rewards they deserve will never be less."

Li Huan bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "On behalf of those officers and men, I would like to thank Your Majesty."

Beijing, Maoyan Alley
At the gate of Li Mansion, a servant looked towards the alley from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.

Tread, Tread

There was a sound of horseshoes, and in the snowstorm, a group of more than ten riders braved the wind and snow.

And when that servant saw that group of people, especially the leader, his eyes lit up immediately, and he cheered, "You're back, the young master is back!"

The servant ran excitedly towards the depths of the mansion while shouting, apparently to tip off the news.

But Li Huan and the dozen or so personal guards stopped in front of the mansion gate. Several servants who had already heard the movement rushed over. Some held umbrellas to shield Li Huan from the wind and snow, and some held Dust off the snowflakes on Li Huan's body.

Li Huan looked at the gate of the mansion, took a deep breath, and strode towards the mansion.

The government had already heard the news that Li Huan had returned, but was taken into the palace by the emperor. Although they knew that Li Huan had returned to the capital, their hearts fell, but they did not see Li Huan's return. Feng Shi, Lianqiao and others were still concerned about it .

In the hall, Lian Qiao was accompanying Feng Shi, suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the servant was heard saying at the entrance of the hall: "Old Madam, Young Master is back, Young Master is back!"

Feng Shi and Lian Qiao got up suddenly, and Feng Shi said in great surprise: "Huan'er is back, follow me to meet Huan'er."

Lian Qiao hurriedly supported Feng Shi, and several maids hurriedly followed.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, before he left the inner courtyard, he heard footsteps, and a figure came into the sight of Feng Shi, Lianqiao and others.

Compared with before, Li Huan's figure became more and more upright, and the trace of childishness on his face had long since disappeared, adding a bit of calmness, giving people the feeling that the whole person has matured a lot at once.

Looking at Li Huan who was getting closer, Feng's face was full of joy, and he just stared at his son, staring at his son obsessively.

With a thud, Li Huan bowed down in front of Mrs. Feng, and said in a trembling voice: "Unfilial son, see your mother!"

He didn't mention Li Huan's return to the mansion, but said that in the cabinet, several cabinet elders and a group of officials seemed quite busy.

As the end of the new year approaches, all affairs above the court must be approved and dealt with as much as possible. After all, it won't be long before even the court will have a holiday.

So it looks like the cabinet is busy at the moment.

All of a sudden, a small servant came in a hurry, and an official saw the person and hurried up to greet him.

The little servant is Liu Jin's confidant, and he often runs back and forth between the supervisor of rituals and the cabinet to deliver news, so many people in the cabinet are no strangers to him.

The official hurriedly said: "Little Eunuch Liu, why are you here, what's the matter, just send someone over here, I'll trouble you to go there yourself."

Saying so, but the official's expression was a bit dignified. This little Eunuch Liu is Liu Jin's godson, and he doesn't have any important things in ordinary times, but he can't be bothered.

Now that this person came here in person, it is not certain that there is something important, and it may even have something to do with the one in the palace.

With such a thought flashing through his mind, Little Eunuch Liu glanced at the official and said, "Take me to meet some elders."

Hearing the words, the officials hurriedly led the little Eunuch Liu to the side hall where the Chief Assistant Li Dongyang was located.

Li Dongyang was reviewing the reports submitted by some localities, when suddenly the voice of little Eunuch Liu came from his ear saying: "This servant has seen Lord Shoufu."

Li Dongyang raised his head, nodded slightly when he saw Eunuch Liu, put down the brush in his hand, looked at Eunuch Liu and said, "It turns out to be Eunuch Liu, I don't know Eunuch Liu is here, but what's the matter?" ?”

Little Eunuch Liu coughed lightly and said, "Master Shoufu, Your Majesty asked today about the military meritorious service reported in Shaanxi Province. Did the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies come up with a charter? Your Majesty said that tomorrow the elders It is best to give His Majesty an explanation."

Li Dongyang couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "So it's because of this, the old man knows."

Little Eunuch Liu took a look at Li Dongyang, bowed and said: "In that case, the servant will leave."

Watching the little Eunuch Liu leave, Li Dongyang turned to an official next to him with a solemn expression and said, "Go and invite Mr. Yang Ge, Mr. Wang Ge, and Mr. Liu Ge."

Soon I saw Yang Tinghe, Wang Yangming, and Liu Yu coming after hearing the news.

Looking at Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe said solemnly: "Your Majesty asked about the military merit rewards invited by Taifu Li?"

Wang Yangming and Liu Yu looked quite calm, apparently they had already learned what was going on from the officials just now.

Li Dongyang glanced at a few people and nodded slightly: "Your Majesty said, we will give him an explanation tomorrow, everyone come to discuss how we will reply to His Majesty at that time."

Liu Yu sneered and said: "How else can I reply? Those people from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies killed Li Taifu. There is no real evidence for the military merit reported by Li Taifu, and it is not counted as military merit."

"Hmph, if we dare to play this to His Majesty, His Majesty will be furious at that time, and Liu will not take the blame."

Li Dongyang's eyes fell on Wang Yangming.

Wang Yangming took a deep breath and shook his head slowly: "The people in the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies have gone too far. Even if they want to suppress Mr. Li, they shouldn't target those soldiers in the border towns and deny them taking The military exploits of life and death."

Li Dongyang coughed lightly, looked at Yang Tinghe with a wry smile on his face and said, "Jie Fu, what do you think?"

Yang Tinghe frowned and said: "People from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies also said when they came back that the military merits requested by Li Taifu mentioned how many Tatars had been killed, but they went to Shaanxi to check, but found no evidence. , except for some cattle and sheep from the steppe, there is no evidence of the heads of the Tartars at all."

Speaking of which, Yang Tinghe glanced at everyone, and said solemnly: "My Ming Dynasty has always attached great importance to military merits, and military merits should not be rewarded indiscriminately. Without evidence, it is not without reason and basis for the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies to reject Li Taifu's invitation to reward. "

Liu Yu said disdainfully: "Under such circumstances, both the spoils of war and the pursuit of the Tatars must be taken back. How can those soldiers have the thought and effort to bring back the heads of the Tatars. Hulibu, Heihe Whether the Ministry was destroyed or not, you only need to send someone to inquire about it, but those in the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies have to see the head of a Tatar to be counted as military merit. Isn't this a bit difficult for others? "

Li Dongyang glanced at a few people and sighed: "Forget it, tomorrow, I will call the servants of the Ministry of War and the governors of the Fifth Army who are going to Shaanxi to sign things, and everyone will go to the palace to meet His Majesty."

Ministry of Defense
Yu Fang, the servant on the left, and Chen Wei, the servant on the right, were looking at the officials in front of them. After listening to the officials' message, they frowned, nodded slightly and said, "Tell Lord Chief Assistant that I will be called into the palace to see His Majesty tomorrow."

The officials left, and in the Ministry of War, several Langzhong and Yuanwai Lang all turned their attention to Yu Fang and Chen Wei. Although the Ministry of War is now led by the elder Liu Yuyao, Liu Yu's Ministry of War directly governs the Ministry of War. The hall officials in the sitting department, and the top and bottom of the military department deliberately or unintentionally crowded out Liu Yu.

Therefore, in the Ministry of War, the two servants who are really in charge are actually the left and right servants.

A Yuanwailang said to Yu Fang with a worried look on his face: "My lord, if we refute Li Huan's petition this time, I'm afraid the Governor Li will not let it go."

Yu Fang said indifferently: "So what? Tell me, are we doing everything in accordance with the military law of the Ming Dynasty, but is there a trace of violation of the military law of the Ming Dynasty?"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and one of them stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What your lord said is true. I will send someone to check it out. Since there is no evidence, this military achievement is naturally not valid. Even if Governor Li disagrees, the lawsuit will be brought to court." Your Majesty, we are not wrong."

"Yes, we didn't make any mistakes, so why should we be afraid?"

"Your Majesty always has to be reasonable. If you want a reward, you can just show proof of your military exploits."

All of a sudden, everyone said something to you and me, and everyone seemed quite excited.

Yu Fang glanced at Chen Wei and said: "Master Chen, tomorrow we will fight on the basis of reason, military merits should not be rewarded badly, let's see what Li Huan has to say."

Five Armies Governor's Office

Originally, the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion was a military institution used to dispatch Ming soldiers and horses, and Xungui had always been the governor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

It's a pity that after the Battle of Tumubao, the strength of the Xungui Group was so bad that the Ministry of War took over the power of soldiers and horses to the Ministry of War. Now there is only an empty shelf left in the five-army governor's office, and everything is headed by the Ministry of War.

Ordinarily speaking, Li Huan, as the governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion, can also be regarded as a member of the fifth army's governor's mansion, so the personnel sent by the fifth army's governor's mansion to investigate military achievements should naturally be on Li Huan's side.

However, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies has been divided and wooed by the civil official group. Some nobles choose to stand with the civil official group for their own benefit or for the benefit of future generations.

What's more, even if the governors of the five-army governor's mansion were born with honorable backgrounds, the middle and low-level officials who actually did things were from the civil service group, which made the entire five-army governor's mansion a vassal of the Ministry of War.

The Shaanxi Metropolitan Command and Envoy Division is affiliated to the Youjun Dudufu, one of the Dudufu's of the Five Armies, and the governor of the Youjundudufu is Changyang Hou Songzhen.

Changyang Marquis Song Zhenmeng's father, Yu Yin, had invested in the civil official group early on, so with the support of the civil official group, he was honored as the governor of the Youjun Dudufu. It is conceivable that under such circumstances, how would the officials sent by the Youjun Dudufu On Li Huan's side.

Changyang Houfu
Marquis Song Zhen of Changyang looked at one of his confidantes, frowned and said, "You said that some old elders have passed on a message saying that they will let me enter the palace to meet the emperor, and play the matter of asking Li Huanzuo, the governor of Bing Bing, to reward the frontier army?"

The confidant nodded slightly and said, "Exactly."

Song Zhen pondered for a while and said: "This Marquis knows."

The Land of Three Sides, the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion

Yang Yiqing stood there with his hands behind his back, and several border town generals were standing beside Yang Yiqing.

As the cold wind whizzed past, Yang Yiqing said, "What happened to the Tatars on the grassland?"

A general said: "My lord, half a month ago, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the grassland was covered with heavy snow, making it difficult to move. The Tatars who originally intended to mobilize their troops to go south for revenge had already missed the opportunity. Even if they wanted to go south, they could only wait until It’s time for spring and flowers to bloom next year.”

Yang Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile on his face: "It's so good, it's so good, so I still have time to prepare for the border town."

Speaking of which, Yang Yiqing turned around, glanced at everyone and said: "The Dayan Khan who will rule all the tribes of Tatar in the coming year will definitely not let it go, and there will be another big battle. I hope that the generals will be more vigilant after returning to their respective stations Practice your troops diligently, if you can make military achievements, the governor will definitely ask the imperial court for your merits."

All the generals said in unison: "The last general will obey your orders."

Li Wu, the guerrilla general, frowned and looked at Yang Yiqing and said, "My lord, the imperial envoy Mr. Li's request for merit was supposed to have arrived at the imperial court long ago, but how long has it been? Has the reward not come down yet?"

A commander nodded upon hearing this and said: "Also, not long ago, the officials sent by the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army were all critical and insisted that we take out the heads of the beheaded Tatars for them to examine."

Speaking of which, the commander directly yelled: "I'll fuck the heads of the Tatars, they don't even think about it, the Huli and Heihe parts have been trampled down, and they turn a blind eye to such well-known things on the grassland. To force us to take out the heads of the Tatars, they simply want to obliterate the military achievements of the soldiers who risked their lives."

The rest of the generals all showed fear on their faces when they heard the words. These border town generals, not to mention all of them, at least most of them were somewhat bloody.

When it comes to military merit awards, these generals can't help but ignore them.

After all, military merit is also the foundation of their foothold as frontier soldiers. If the court arbitrarily obliterates their military merit, then what's the point of them fighting the Tatars with their heads up?
All eyes fell on Yang Yiqing. Yang Yiqing is both the right deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the governor of Shaanxi, and he also has connections and connections in the court.

Usually, when the military achievements are made, the imperial court will soon approve the rewards, but this time, it has been so long and there has been no movement, so these generals can't help but have doubts in their hearts.

Yang Yiqing chuckled lightly and said: "Perhaps because of the great military achievements this time, the princes in the court had to negotiate carefully before they could come up with a reward charter. Therefore, it took a long time, but everyone You can rest assured that no one can obliterate the military achievements you have made, otherwise even the governor will not agree."

As he said that, Yang Yiqing looked at the crowd and said: "Don't forget, the imperial envoy Mr. Li is a close minister of the emperor. It is expected that now that Mr. Li has returned to Beijing, he will definitely urge the court to hand out the rewards."

Hearing what Yang Yiqing said, all the generals showed excitement and anticipation on their faces.

As Yang Yiqing said, the credit this time is not small at all, and many of them may be able to advance to a higher level with this military merit.

Watching all the generals return to the station, Yang Yiqing's expression gradually became serious.

Yang Yiqing was not one of those generals who didn't have a lot of fluff. In fact, there had been no news of military merit awards for a long time from the very beginning, and Yang Yiqing had faintly realized something.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for officials from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies sent by the imperial court to inspect the military merits, and Yang Yiqing saw all the abnormalities revealed during the inspection of military merits.

With Yang Yiqing's political quality, Yang Yiqing could clearly see that someone in the court might be targeting Li Huan, so he was thinking about Li Huan's military exploits.

Li Huan is a close minister of the emperor, and he is valued by the emperor. Although he said that he has handled several major cases, he lacks the credit that can really allow him to gain a foothold in the court and convince the public.

This time Li Huan made a contribution in helping the victims, but this contribution was far from comparable to that of Li Huan leading an army into the grassland and massacring two Tatar tribes.

In the Ming Dynasty, only military meritorious deeds were able to confer the title of Marquis. Over the past hundred years, there have been very few people who can really rely on military merits to confer the title of Marquis.

Obviously some people would not agree to allow Li Huan's military merits to be solid, otherwise, with military merits in his body, Li Huan would have the confidence to be above the court.

With a soft sigh, Yang Yiqing couldn't help turning his eyes to the direction of the capital.

Maoyan Lane, Lee House
In the study, Li Huan had already changed into a normal suit at this time, had dinner with Feng Shi, and was resting in the study at this time.

It didn't take long for Chen Ke to walk into the study with a snowstorm all over his body.

Cao Yu on the side took the cloak from Chen Ke's hand, and Chen Ke stepped forward to salute Li Huan, "Your Majesty, I have seen you."

Li Huan waved his hand slightly, said with a light smile, "Sit down and talk."

After Chen Ke was seated, Li Huan said, "It's my fault for letting you brave the wind and snow to come to see me in this cold weather."

Chen Ke heard the words and said hastily: "What are you talking about, my lord? As soon as you call, the subordinates will come here."

After signaling to Chen Ke to use tea, Li Huan looked straight and said, "The main reason I called you here this time is to ask you, what major events have happened in the capital during the days when I have been away?"

Chen Ke put down the teacup, with a serious look on his face, he looked at Li Huan and said, "Return to your lord, there is nothing serious in the capital, but above the court, a few capable generals under Liu Jin's eunuch were killed by the civil servants People seized the opportunity to demote officials and resigned, so that in the imperial court, there are few people available under Mr. Liu Jin's subordinates."

Li Huan frowned. Although Liu Jin was lucky enough to escape, many of the officials who had taken refuge in him died directly in prison. After Liu Jin got out of prison, he found out that Most of the confidantes he cultivated before were killed or injured.

Listening to Chen Ke's words now, it is obvious that Liu Jin may no longer have the momentum of the past in the court, and has already fallen into a disadvantage.

Hearing Chen Ke talk about some trivial things, Li Huan tapped lightly on the table with one hand, and suddenly looked up at Chen Ke and said: "This official is a memorial to ask for meritorious service for the soldiers of the border town. , why there is no result for a long time, what is the reason?"

Chen Ke straightened up immediately when he heard the words, his face was full of solemnity and he said: "The subordinates have sent people to investigate long ago, but they found that above the court, all the civil and military officials seem to reject you intentionally or unintentionally, and many officials don't want you This military merit is confirmed, so the people from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army inspected it in Shaanxi, and directly denied the merit memorial of your lord because there was no evidence in the investigation."

A cold light flashed in Li Huan's eyes, and he couldn't help sneering: "Okay, okay, they are so courageous, they even use the military exploits gained by soldiers in the border town as a tool to attack their colleagues, so they won't be afraid of the cold." Did the hearts of the soldiers at the border cause a riot?"

PS: I recommend a friend's new book "My name is Saitama, not Tang Seng". The old author is worth looking forward to.

(End of this chapter)