Ming Empire

Chapter 26 Accident
The jade seal passed down to the country, which has been missing for more than two hundred years, is now in the hands of Cao Yue. Although he already knew about it in the Tang newspaper, Emperor Chongzhen and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were still shocked and excited when they heard it. All attention was attracted.

They all held their breath, staring straight at the yellow silk package in Cao Yue's hand.Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hands and retracted them, and finally rubbed them twice in front of him.

Cao Yue could clearly see that Emperor Chongzhen's body was trembling, and his handsome face was flushed.

The hall was so quiet that even the beating of a heart could be heard.

"Chuan Guo Yuxi, Chuan Guo Yuxi, good, great!" Emperor Chongzhen tried his best to control the excitement in his heart, took a few deep breaths, and said to Xie Sheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites in a tone-changing voice: "Xie Aiqing, Xie Aiqing, hurry up, check it out!" !"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Minister of Rites Xie Sheng didn't dare to neglect, he hurried forward, took the yellow silk bag from Cao Yue, then untied the yellow silk cloth layer by layer with the same trembling hands, and carefully took it out After unwrapping the Jade Seal of Chuanguo wrapped inside, he began to carefully screen with ministers such as Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, Wei Zhaocheng, the second assistant, Fang Fengnian, Zhang Sizhi and other ministers.

The people who verified the authenticity of the Chuanguo Yuxi are all important officials in the court, and their conclusions are the most authoritative.

After appreciating for half an hour, and discussing for a long time, the few people seemed to come to a conclusion, and everyone looked very excited.The extremely excited Hubu Shangshu Xie Shengcai carefully held the Chuan Guo Yuxi and knelt down in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and played in a tuned voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers have checked clearly that the Yuxi brought back by General Cao is indeed the long-lost Chuanguo Yuxi". State jade seal."

"Okay, that's great!" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he couldn't help clapping his hands to celebrate. The return of the Chuanguo Yuxi is far more meaningful to Daming than winning the Songjin War. , he looked up at the top of the hall, and laughed loudly, "It's really the Chuan Guo Yuxi. The Chuan Guo Yuxi, which has been missing for more than two hundred years, has returned to Daming. Haha, that's great! Tianbao Daming! Haha!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"God bless Daming!"

"Your Majesty is only a generation of enlightened masters, and the Jade Seal of Chuanguo can be returned!"

All the ministers stepped forward, knelt down in front of Emperor Chongzhen, flattering Chongzhen, saying that Chongzhen was a Ming lord who not only won the decisive battle with Jiannu, but also won the Chuanguo who had been missing for more than two hundred years. Yuxi, this is God blesses Daming, and Daming's revival is in sight.The congratulations and flattery of the ministers almost overturned the palace.

Cao Yue, who brought back the Chuanguo Yuxi, seemed to be ignored. All the ministers knelt in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and took turns praising Chongzhen for his wisdom. If God blesses Daming and Daming ZTE is in sight, it will be a great contribution to Cao Yue. Generals, but no one mentioned it, and no one proposed to reward Cao Yue.

In the end, it was Emperor Chongzhen who thought of Cao Yue. After waving his hands to stop the noise of the ministers, motioning the ministers to get up, he walked back to the throne and sat down, and said loudly to Cao Yue: "Cao Aiqing, you have made great contributions to Ming Dynasty. I will definitely reward you. Today, I will set up a royal banquet in the palace to celebrate your achievements, and at the celebration banquet, I will announce my rewards for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although the officials ignored his existence just now, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, the few words of Emperor Chongzhen made Cao Yue feel better. He also brought back Daishan, Prince Li of Jiannu. This man is the second son of wild boar Pinurhachi, brother of Huang Taiji, and is very prestigious in Jiannu's country. Will His Majesty want to be interrogated?"

"Well, bring Daishan to the palace!" After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen immediately ordered Daishan to be brought in.

Dai Shan, who had been unloaded from the prison cart, was escorted into the palace by several soldiers of the Forbidden Army, and forced to hold him in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Daishan has been tortured beyond human appearance. From Shengjing back to Songshan, and then from Songshan to Beijing, in the past month, Daishan has completely changed, and he has lost a lot of weight. His arrogance and vigor had been wiped away.

After being forced to kneel down, he did not try to resist, and knelt down in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Seeing Daishan kneeling in front of him with ragged clothes and a haggard look like a beggar, Emperor Chongzhen showed a victorious smile. He looked down at Daishan condescendingly, and asked loudly: "Daishan, Er, have you ever thought about today's day?" ?”

Dai Shan raised his head, glanced at Emperor Chongzhen, and immediately crouched down without saying a word.

Seeing Daishan's appearance, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help being angry, got up from the dragon chair, walked down the imperial steps, walked up to Daishan, stood with his hands behind his back, and said proudly: "Why, Daishan, are you still not convinced? Shengjing was destroyed, Huang Taiji died, and the battle of Songshan was a big defeat. Should you retreat now? Hehe, I originally wanted to treat the world with benevolence, but who knew that you built slaves but didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and tried to steal The world, it’s really a mantis’ arm blocking a car, and it’s beyond its capabilities.”

Daishan raised his head, opened his mouth, and wanted to defend himself, but finally chose to keep his mouth shut.

Seeing Daishan like this, Emperor Chongzhen became more and more proud, and continued to reprimand him endlessly: "I will tell you today, if you..."

But at this moment, an accident happened, and Daishan, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly jumped up, broke free from the hands of the two soldiers who were holding him, and rushed towards Emperor Chongzhen, "I will fight you, haha! "

Emperor Chongzhen, who hadn't expected such a thing to happen, immediately stopped talking, subconsciously took two steps back, but there was no time to react, and he froze there.At this time, a figure flashed forward and kicked Dai Shan, who was about to pounce on Emperor Chongzhen, far away with one kick. He rushed forward and held down Daishan who was kicked down.

Of course, the one who kicked Daishan to the ground was Cao Yue, who had been standing on the hall all the time. He saw Daishan's move of raising his head and lowering his head just now. He also saw the despair in Daishan's eyes when he raised his head. He faintly felt that Daishan might have misbehavior, so he kept paying attention.

Dai Shan was violent, and was about to surprise the Emperor Chongzhen who came to him. Cao Yue also reacted immediately, kicking Dai Shan away.Cao Yue's skill is very good. Daishan is old. After this period of torture, his body is very weak. He couldn't resist Cao Yue's kick. Unable to get up, he was finally held down by the two sergeants.

At this time, several soldiers of the Forbidden Army rushed into the hall and pinned down Daishan tightly.

The other ministers were all stunned. No one had ever seen such a scene. No one could react just now, including those generals.It wasn't until Cao Yue kicked Daishan to the ground, and several forbidden soldiers rushed forward to hold Daishan down again, that they came back to their senses, and several people rushed forward, trying to protect Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was still in shock, glared at Dai Shanhou angrily, hurried back to the dragon chair, and gave Cao Yue a grateful look.At this time, Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Dai Shan vainly attempted to attack His Majesty in the Golden Palace. This is a capital crime. Even if you don't care about the crimes committed against me before Jiannu, just based on this article, the minister thinks He should be sentenced to death."

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal," Wei Zhaocheng, the second assistant, also stepped forward, expressing his agreement with Zhou Yanru's proposal.

Following other ministers also expressed their intention to execute Daishan, no one stood up to object.

If there hadn't been an attack on Chongzhen by Daishan Dangdian, some people might have stood up and proposed to adopt a soft policy against Jiannu, spare Daishan's life, and even suggest that Daishan be released from Liaodong.

Seeing that all the ministers asked to behead Daishan, Emperor Chongzhen, who was very angry, immediately accepted, "I agree. Daishan will be paraded in the streets for three days in order to boost the morale of the army and the people of the Ming Dynasty. After three days, he will be punished at Caishikou. I will let him die by a thousand swords."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty!"

Immediately there were ministers kneeling in the hall, praising Emperor Chongzhen for his wisdom and martial arts.

Seeing the expressions of the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen, who was almost scared to death just now, felt better.

But at this time, Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, stepped forward, held up his wat and knelt down to play to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I feel that Your Majesty should blame Cao Yue heavily. It was Cao Yue who asked His Majesty to proclaim Daishan to enter the palace. If he did not I think that the almost attack on His Majesty just now will not happen. Also, Cao Yue actually used force in the palace.

After hearing this, Cao Yue, who was still expecting to get more rewards from Emperor Chongzhen for his actions just now, couldn't help being shocked. He looked at the civil servant who spoke so eloquently as if he was a guest from outside the sky, and wondered if he had heard it wrong. .He broke the siege of Emperor Chongzhen and subdued Daishan who tried to attack Chongzhen, but he was accused by the ministers of the court.Could it be that he is going to die without saving Ren Chongzhen?
What made Cao Yue even more surprised was that several ministers stood up and supported the proposal, and they all said that he would be punished. The thrilling scene just now was all because of him.

God, who are those people standing in the Great Ming Dynasty Hall?How could these people say such a thing?Cao Yue froze there.

In the end, Cao Yue became angry, and without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen's reaction, he counterattacked: "My lords, what you mean is that the last general should not take Daishan captive, bring him back to the capital, and dedicate it to your majesty. Just now when your majesty was in danger, the last general should not have taken action." Rescue, Ren Majesty was hurt by Dai Shan, is that what you mean? If it is really what you mean, please explain why you think so!"

Liu Zongzhou and then stood up to ask Emperor Chongzhen to punish Cao Yue's right capital censor Li Banghua and Shibu Shangshu Zheng Sanjun did not expect that Cao Yue, who was of low grade, would stand up and fight back against them.

"Bold Cao Yue, you are not qualified to speak here!" Liu Zongzhou scolded Cao Yue angrily with a sullen face.

"Enough." Before his face turned red, Cao Yue, who was extremely annoyed, retaliated. Emperor Chongzhen on the dragon chair said, "Cao Aiqing, I will reward you for your meritorious service just now. Liu Aiqing,, Zheng Aiqing, Li Aiqing, you should stop talking. Cao Yue is not guilty of this matter. Daishan has a very high status and great influence in the establishment of slaves. I should inquire in person. Cao Yue did it in the palace because of his urgency. He made the move without any other intentions, he just wanted to save me, this is an act of loyalty and bravery, and I should applaud it!"

After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua and others couldn't say anything more, so they had to plead guilty and resign.

Cao Yue was still angry in his heart, but he still stepped forward to thank him in time.

Dai Shan has already been escorted out. Although his interest was somewhat dampened by the episode just now, the Emperor Chongzhen who was in a good mood, after a few compliments to Cao Yue, immediately announced that he would hold a celebration banquet in the palace later. , All the ministers who participated in the court meeting today must participate, and they will not return if they are not drunk.

(End of this chapter)