People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 455: How dare a bunch of worthless civilian officials question the soldiers on the front line! !

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Chen Han felt helpless and said, "The master can only lead you to the door, but the practice is up to you. Although I am Yun Hu's mentor, what kind of emperor he will become in the future depends on his own luck.

Besides, I have told you that in the original history, people said that Yunhu became the emperor, and even my father-in-law did not become the emperor.

Therefore, future changes are actually completely beyond the consideration of my knowledge.

I have made many contributions now. We fought against the Japanese devils in the east and the countries in Indochina Peninsula in the south. Isn’t it my credit that the King of Yan in the north can achieve such good results now?
Based on these merits, if you offer to confer the title of a prince on me, I will definitely not refuse.

But if we don’t give an explanation to the soldiers in the north about what happened today, wouldn’t it be disheartening?
I am very confident in the muskets and cannons I made.

If His Royal Highness Prince Yan can properly utilize the power of muskets and artillery, I don’t think it’s surprising to achieve such a loss-to-battle ratio.”

Hearing Chen Han's confidence, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, showed expressions of admiration.

"That's your confidence. Just like you said, if Lao Si could really deploy his troops according to your tactics, he might be able to inflict such exaggerated damage."

As Lao Zhu spoke, he looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "Boss, what were you thinking at the time? Just as this monkey kid said, if we don't give an explanation to the soldiers on the front line, wouldn't that be disheartening?

They are fighting such a beautiful battle now, but we are somewhat suspicious of them?
It is not good to allow those civil servants to doubt them.”

Zhu Biao hurriedly explained: Dad, think about it, such an exaggerated casualty ratio, even the fourth brother himself would not dare to believe it.

When he was reporting the victory to his superiors, he probably knew that this matter would definitely arouse suspicion among many people.

Rather than letting those civil servants and people all over the world suspect that the fourth brother reported false battle losses and deliberately defrauded military merit.

It would be better to let the civil servants send people to investigate themselves.

They objected, but after investigation they found that the facts were just as Lao Si said.

This can truly convince people.

I will send another letter to Lao Si to inform him that it is not the court's intentional suspicion, but because the current battle loss ratio is too unacceptable. "

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Monkey boy, are you satisfied with this explanation?"

Chen Han waved his hand: "It doesn't matter whether I am satisfied or not, the main thing is to appease the soldiers."

The old man laughed and said, "It's very simple to appease them. If the civil servants investigate and find that the facts are the same as what the fourth brother reported, the reward will be doubled. My Ming Dynasty does not lack this little money now."

Now that the old man has said so, what else can Chen Han say?

However, he could imagine that if this matter reached the ears of the soldiers in the north, it would definitely cause some unpleasant things.

Sure enough, when the victory news from Prince of Yan Zhu Di reached the capital, he did not receive a quick response.

But what he received was suspicion from the court officials.

When they had to send civilian officials to calculate the casualty ratio, the soldiers were furious.

Although they themselves also felt that the battle was going too smoothly.

And I also found that the weapons in his hands were extremely powerful.

Those Mongolian Tatars who had been fighting with them at close range were now as weak as paper and were easily destroyed.

They themselves also felt that it was very abnormal.

But this emotion can only be digested by themselves.

And don't let others doubt you.

When others doubt them, they are doubting their character.

Others' doubts mean they don't believe in the loyalty and bravery of these soldiers who are fighting on the front lines.

This kind of suspicion cannot be tolerated.

So the soldiers began to discuss in the camp.

"What kind of bastard civil servant dares to doubt us?"

"They are so powerful. They should go to the battlefield and fight the Mongols to see how powerful they are."

"That's right, a bunch of birdmen are sitting in the capital quietly and comfortably, but they don't know how hard we are fighting on the front lines."

"Even if we got an advantage from the internal strife among the Mongols this time, we paid a heavy price, chasing the enemy across the vast Gobi Desert, and we didn't know what our fate would be. Have we ever complained?"

"That's right. Now that we've won the battle, they're suspecting that we faked it. If you had the guts, why didn't you come with us and witness it with your own eyes? Then you would have understood everything, right?"

Soldiers all have tempers.

Even though Zhu Neng had just won a victory and was already Zhu Di's right-hand man, after hearing such news, he was more excited than the soldiers under his command.

First of all, he didn't say that he necessarily needed to have great military achievements.

He also knew that this battle was a bit of a fluke.

Those Tartars are not united.

Especially under the conspiracy of the Khorchin tribal leaders, many tribes were sent to the battlefield to be used as cannon fodder, so they fought very smoothly.

But this success cannot be attributed to people like them.

The battle they fought was real.

There was no trace of cowardice on their part.

They saw that the morale of the army and the people in Beiping was so high, and they had already thought that they would be able to win a great victory when they set out with the victorious army.

I just didn't expect that this war could be fought so well.

Everyone should be happy. If the deaths of more than a hundred people could defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops, it would be a cause for celebration for the whole country.

Now, the civil servants are still doubting.

On the contrary, they question whether they are faking it.

If there is any real doubt, then His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan should report more about the damage ratio so that no one will question it.

But why should we report it honestly?

Just to let everyone in the world see that under the Duke's reforms, the Ming Dynasty has become very powerful.

It was so powerful that it could kill tens of thousands of enemy troops with such little casualties.

The big guys should feel safer.

With such an elite army protecting them, anyone would wake up laughing in their dreams.

On the other hand, what do those civil servants mean by thinking this way?
Doubt this, doubt that, what does it mean?
I suspect everyone is faking it.

I suspect that the current reforms are fake.

It is suspected that the story of Zhu Di charging into battle is also false.

When Zhu Neng came to the Prince of Yan's Mansion looking for Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was also very troubled at this time.

In fact, he had already discussed this matter with Yao Guangxiao.

This time needs to be set back more than an hour.

More than an hour ago, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao were already sitting in the reception room to discuss this matter.

They also knew that once the soldiers knew that the civilian officials were questioning their casualty ratio and their battle reports, it would definitely cause an uproar and would certainly make most of the soldiers very angry.

So they needed the two of them to calm the soldiers' emotions.

At that time, Yao Guangxiao was wearing a monk's robe and said to Zhu Di with a calm face: "Your Highness, it is just as I guessed. After this battle report was sent to Yingtian Prefecture, the civil officials could not help but be suspicious.

But what we want is their suspicion. According to my understanding of His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness will definitely ask the civil servants to personally send people to our Beiping Prefecture to check the battle situation.

By then, the soldiers will be appreciated twice as much."

Although Zhu Di actually had no intention of deceiving others to gain recognition.

But it was his duty as the commander-in-chief to report the battle situation truthfully.

And if the officials in the capital city doubt the situation at the front, they will definitely send people to investigate.

And when the results of the investigation are the same as the battle report I submitted, I can show off to my heart's content.

The purpose is to let those civil servants in the capital who are lying down comfortably and acting like the masters know.

The bravery of our soldiers on the front line speaks louder than your words and your pens.

Although Zhu Di is now the commander-in-chief.

But he still enjoyed the opportunity to show his divine power in front of others.

If there were no doubts from those civil servants.

This battle report is just a simple battle report.

The civil servants questioned it and sent people to verify it.

The situation told by the civil servant was exactly as Zhu Di had reported.

The effect will be twice as good as saying it yourself.

You can even ask the civil servants in the capital to help you promote it.

Of course, the early stage is to figure out how to appease the current soldiers who have a strong reaction after hearing these words.

Zhu Di said to Yao Guangxiao, "Master, you can think of it, and I can think of it too, so there is no need to think about it. Someone will definitely come to our house to question us first, and he will definitely be furious."

Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao both thought of Zhu Neng at the same time.

Because only Zhu Neng could be so upright.

He couldn't stand other people's suspicion of them.

Especially since they fought desperately on the battlefield to achieve the current results, being doubted is not a very pleasant thing.

So they will definitely come to question him, and then Zhu Di can appease Zhu Neng.

If Zhu Neng is appeased, most people will be appeased.

Sure enough, just as Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao said, after hearing about this, Zhu Neng came to the palace angrily without hesitation.

Prepare to talk to Zhu Di about this matter.

As soon as he arrived at the palace, he saw Zhang Yu waiting for him at the door.

After getting off the horse, Zhu Neng asked directly: "Zhang Yu, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Yu replied: "Of course I'm waiting for you. I guessed that after you heard the civil servants in the capital questioning us, you would definitely go to His Highness to inquire about the situation, so I went ahead and wait here for something."

Zhu Neng's face turned red when he thought that Zhang Yu was so calm and had predicted his actions.

But he did not feel embarrassed at all, instead he said loudly: "We, the soldiers who charge into battle, have no other requests, nor do we ask for the so-called praises from the civil officials, nor do we ask for them to say a few good words about us.

But we just want peace of mind and justice.

Why should we charge into battle now?
It's a very simple logic. The Mongolian Tartars in the north want to invade the south and plunder our people, so we just kill them. It's that simple.

People like us are simple-minded and don't have as many complicated thoughts as the civil servants, so it's a very simple logic. Why should they doubt us?
What qualifications do they have?
How can those who are lying comfortably and waiting for news from our front line have the right to say such things at this time? What right do they have? "

Zhu Neng became angrier as he spoke

Zhang Yu was angry when he heard him like this.

Zhang Yu immediately comforted him: "Everyone understands what you said, but ask yourself, do you believe that you can achieve such a good casualty ratio?

We have been fighting for more than ten years. Let's not talk about other things, just looking at the casualties, the number has never been less than two thousand.

When will everyone be happy after coming back?
The nomadic people in the north rely on their flexibility, so it is natural that we cannot catch up with them.

Every time we came back from a battle and reported to the court, it was always a heavy list.

But this time the report was a thin piece of victory news, which only stated how many people we captured, how many people we killed, and how many of our own casualties were over a hundred.

If you tell this to others, anyone will doubt it.

Even if you ask ordinary people, or pull an ordinary person off the street, you can tell him that we went out for the battle with more than 40,000 people, killed 70,000 to 80,000 enemies, captured 30,000 to 40,000 people, and only suffered more than 100 casualties.

Look, do the common people say that we are sick, or do they praise us for being great?
Even ordinary people will be suspicious, not to mention those civil servants who are not on good terms with us.

Isn't this common sense?
What's there to worry about? Why are you so stubborn?
The soldiers can't understand, and if you, the commander, can't understand it, what's the point of you being the commander?"

Zhang Yu's words were very harsh, and Zhu Neng was very angry after hearing them: "I just can't stand the faces of the civil servants."

Zhang Yu tried to appease him, “Is this the first time the civil servant has looked like this today?

How many years have passed? Every time we go out, we are always obstructed by those civil servants.
When have they not said that we are warlike?
When have we not been accused of bringing disaster to the country and the people?

Didn’t it say that countless common people suffered when the station started?

How can they see that we are unimportant, but we know that if we don't strike back, we will attract the covetousness of countless nomadic tribes.

The civil servants wanted to resolve the issue peacefully through negotiation, marriage, or giving money.

Because only in this way can they achieve success.

You are already forty years old. If you can't even see this clearly, then you have lived in vain."

When Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng were arguing at the door, someone came out from the palace and said, "The two generals, the prince wants to see you."

Zhang Yu patted Zhu Neng on the shoulder and said, "You see, His Royal Highness the Prince had already expected this to happen, so he had been waiting in the palace for a long time.

You go in and take a look to see if the prince is saying the same thing as I said.

Let me show you whether the prince is as broad-minded as I analyzed. He has long been accustomed to it. "

Zhu Neng lowered his head and said, "So I'm the only one who's stupid. So I don't understand the twists and turns."

Zhang Yu put his arm around his shoulder and said, "That's not the case. At least the soldiers under your command have seen a good commander who is willing to stand up for them. That's enough."

Zhu Neng looked at Zhang Yu and said, "You can compete with the civil officials with your mouth!"

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(End of this chapter)