Ming Empire

Chapter 27 Drunkenness
Although Emperor Chongzhen was terrified by the violence on behalf of Shan just now, Liu Zongzhou and others stood up to accuse Cao Yue and suggested that Cao Yue's crime would make him very unhappy, but today the celebration banquet that has been arranged must be held.

This is not only for the celebration of Cao Yue, but also for the return of the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and the appearance of the revival of the Ming Dynasty, so it is necessary to celebrate it.Emperor Chongzhen is also planning to announce the amnesty of the world at the celebration banquet, hoping that the people of the world can share the joy.

Emperor Chongzhen treated Cao Yue very highly, and after the celebration banquet began, he asked Cao Yue to tell the story of the attack on Shengjing in public.

Of course, Cao Yue couldn't refuse. After drinking a glass of wine toasted by Emperor Chongzhen himself, he talked about how to highlight the encirclement of Jiannu in Songshan, how to break through Shengjing, and how to eliminate the remaining Jiannu after breaking through Shengjing. What property did Sheng Jing get and so on.

Cao Yue said that the property he brought back from Songshan to be dedicated to the court and the emperor has been sorted out and can be handed over to the state treasury tomorrow.There were a lot of property looted in Shengjing, but most of them could not be brought back, and he was afraid that the property would fall into the hands of Jiannu again, and they could only be destroyed if they strengthened their power.While destroying these properties, he also destroyed Jiannu's palace and the entire city of Shengjing, and eunuched all of Huang Taiji's sons.

"Your Majesty, the letter I left to Huang Taiji gave him a suggestion, I hope he can send those sons to the Forbidden City to be eunuchs, so that people can make the best use of them, but I don't know if Huang Taiji will listen to my words, Send your son here to serve His Majesty!"

Hearing that Cao Yue had eunuched several of Huang Taiji's sons, all the ministers present were astonished, and many of them sprayed wine on the spot and coughed repeatedly.However, someone immediately stood up and accused Cao Yue of violating the rules of etiquette, making Daming untrustworthy to the world, and asked Emperor Chongzhen to punish Cao Yue for his crimes.

This immediately disappointed Cao Yue, he really couldn't figure out why there were so many freaks in the Great Ming Dynasty Hall.For a man who has made outstanding military exploits like him, so many people suggested that he be punished after returning to Beijing, and the joy after returning to Beijing was much less.

However, such voices are still in the minority, and most people admire Cao Yue's move, especially those generals, who applaud Cao Yue even more, and look at Cao Yue even more with admiration.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't blame Cao Yue for anything, but he didn't praise Cao Yue for his move, he just smiled and said nothing.In fact, Emperor Chongzhen was also amused by Cao Yue. This guy was really vicious. Instead of killing Huang Taiji's sons, he eunuched them all. Chongzhen could figure out how Huang Taiji would react after knowing this. , no wonder you will be pissed off.I don't know how Cao Yue dealt with Huang Taiji's concubines, this guy didn't say anything, but Chongzhen knew that Cao Yue couldn't just let those women go, but as the emperor, he was embarrassed to ask about it in public.

"General Cao, your move is really vicious," a general named Chang Yanling sitting next to Cao Yue, with a wretched smile on his face, raised his glass to Cao Yue, teased him in a low voice, toasted Cao Yue, "My subordinate Chang Yanling, a descendant of Queen Kaiping, is very envious of General Zai's great achievements this time. I also like to make friends with such a bold person like General Cao, and we will meet more often when we have time."

After hearing that it was Chang Yuchun, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Yue respected him in awe. He didn't dare to underestimate the young generals around him who looked good and were a little older than him. He also whispered that after two days, we will get together in private.

Seeing that Cao Yue made such great achievements without showing any pride, let alone the coldness of rejecting others thousands of miles away, Chang Yanling was even more happy, and had a few more drinks with Cao Yue.After carefully asking Cao Yue where he lived, what happened these days, etc., Cao Yue also answered them one by one.

After a while of excitement, Emperor Chongzhen announced the appointment and rewards for Cao Yue: Wang Pu, the original Datong general who had been imprisoned, was appointed as the general of Datong, and he was appointed as the commander of Liaodong. After the post, he was awarded the Earl of Weiyuan, the General of the Zhenguo, and the Honor of the Guard.

Such a reward from Emperor Chongzhen did not come as a surprise to those present, and Cao Yue was not surprised either, because Hong Chengchou had already told him about it when he left Songshan.In the report, Hong Chengchou recommended Cao Yue as the commander-in-chief of Datong, saying that if Cao Yue was the commander-in-chief of Datong, he would be able to guard Datong well and guard another channel for Jiannu to go south to reach Beijing.Presumably, Emperor Chongzhen accepted Hong Chengchou's recommendation and conferred this important post on him, a young and weak man.

Cao Yue had a good idea. Emperor Chongzhen made such a decision just after accepting Hong Chengchou's suggestion.Cao Yue is a little younger, but his military achievements are unmatched. In recent years, not to mention attacking the hinterland of Jiannu, there are only a handful of generals who can defeat Jiannu. Destroying Shengjing and making Jiannu suffer a lot, how many people are there in the world with such a capable person?

What's more, Cao Yue's father, Cao Wenzhao, also has a great reputation, and Cao Wenzhao's military exploits are almost unmatched in the court.Cao Yue was originally awarded the command of the hereditary Jinyiwei, and his position was not low.

Emperor Chongzhen granted Cao Yue the post of commander in chief of the army and commander of Liaodong capital. Of course, he was opposed by some ministers. The only reason for these opposition ministers was that Cao Yue was too young and lacked qualifications and experience. It would be troublesome to control Datong soldiers.

Of course, those who opposed Cao Yue's appointment as the commander-in-chief of Datong were of course the ministers who stood up in the court and proposed to punish Cao Yue, Liu Zongzhou and others.However, their opinions were rejected by Emperor Chongzhen unceremoniously. After listening to Hong Chengchou's suggestion, he had made up his mind and would not change because of the opposition of several ministers.Hong Chengchou also believed very much that he knew Cao Yue's key role in winning the Battle of Songshan.

There were not many people who opposed it, and the objection was overruled by Emperor Chongzhen on the spot. Cao Yue also changed from Cao Bianjiao's deputy general to Datong general.Wang Pu, the former general of Datong, fled because he dropped the army. Although he escaped and ascended to heaven and recovered his life, Emperor Chongzhen could not tolerate such a thing. Wang Pu, who had no foundation and no background, became the emperor Chongzhen used Sacrifice of the flag.

Of course, other escaped generals were also punished, including Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others. However, these people had deep backgrounds and intricate relationships.

Some small episodes did not affect the atmosphere of the banquet. Emperor Chongzhen was still in a very good mood today, so he drank a few more glasses.

However, the civil and military officials were not so open. The emperor was here, and they dared not drink to their heart's content. Only Cao Yue had no such scruples. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he became excited again, and he never refused the toasts from everyone.Cao Yue was the focus of attention today, and some people took the opportunity to cling to and make friends with, but Cao Yue had no memory of these people, and had never heard of their names, so he could only grumble and deal with them.

There were a lot of people toasting. Although Cao Yue had a good drinking capacity, he couldn't stand the wheel of battle. In the end, he drank all kinds of meat and eight vegetables, and he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, south, and north.But there were still many people who came to toast, and he didn't refuse when he got drunk, and finally got very drunk.

Cao Yue didn't even know when the banquet ended, nor did he know when Emperor Chongzhen left.

After being helped by the palace eunuchs to leave the palace where the banquet was held, Cao Yue couldn't resist anymore, bent down and couldn't help but want to vomit.But he vomited a few times, but couldn't spit it out, and finally sat down on his buttocks.

The person who sent Cao Yue out of the palace was personally ordered by Wang Chengen. After Wang Chengen received Cao Yue's generous meeting gift, he was also very polite to Cao Yue, and repeatedly told the two eunuchs to take good care of Cao Yue. He finds a place to rest.

Seeing that Cao Yue was already very drunk, it was not easy to walk, and the two eunuchs were not very strong, and it was really hard to support them, so they discussed in a low voice and decided to find a place for Cao Yue to rest, let him sleep, and then find some for him Sober up and eat something, sober up before leaving the palace.

It was still early, the sun was high in the sky, and there were at least two hours before dark, so it was enough to send Cao Yue out in front of the Guan Palace.

The two also found a side hall nearby that was usually empty, and helped Cao Yue go in to rest.

The autumn tiger was raging, and the weather was still hot. After a brief arrangement, the two eunuchs helped Cao Yue to lie down.

As soon as he sat on the soft couch, Cao Yue, who was sleepy, tired and drunk, fell asleep in an instant, snoring very loudly.

The two eunuchs didn't stay inside too long, one went to prepare something to sober up and report back to Wang Chengen, while the other waited outside.Cao Yue reeked of alcohol and snored loudly, the little eunuch didn't want to stay by his side.

It is no small matter for Cao Yue to stay in the palace. If someone sees him and causes trouble, the consequences will not be borne by the young eunuchs.

Soon a bowl of hangover soup was brought over, and the little eunuch left behind served Cao Yue to drink it.After serving Cao Yue and drinking the hangover soup, the little eunuch fled outside again, and was about to be smoked to death by Cao Yue's side.

The weather in late summer and early autumn can change as you say, the sun is shining just now, and the sky is covered with dark clouds after a while.

Strange to say, since the victory in the Battle of Songshan, the originally dry climate has also changed, and it will rain from time to time.The 14th year of Chongzhen was a year of severe drought. More than half a year passed, and there was hardly any rain.But in the past month, there have been several heavy rains in Beijing, and the drought has almost been lifted.

Emperor Chongzhen thought it was God's blessing to Ming Dynasty, all officials in the court and ordinary people thought so, and everyone believed that Ming Dynasty had a chance of revival.

Another heavy rain is coming, the situation changes suddenly, the wind suddenly picks up, and the sky is full of dark clouds rolling.

Then, thunder and thunder fell from the sky, and the lightning split the black sky into cracks one after another.

After a while, the bean-sized raindrops began to fall, which were very sparse at first, and then gradually became denser. It didn't take long before it turned into a torrential rain.

Cao Yue, who drank the hangover soup, was finally awakened by bursts of thunder. He opened his eyes blankly, looked around, but couldn't remember where he was.Many memories of the past life and this life flooded into his mind in an instant, causing him a splitting headache.The mouth is very thirsty and wants to drink water.

Struggling to get up, he stumbled and wanted to go out to find water to drink, but he searched in the dark but could not find a door that could be opened. Finally, in a rage, he jumped out of the opened window.

The heavy rain poured down outside, immediately drenching Cao Yue who rushed outside the house into a drowned chicken.

After being drenched by the rain, Cao Yue suddenly became sober. After drinking some rainwater with his head up, his thirst also improved a lot.

Looking around, knowing that he was still in the palace, Cao Yue felt something was wrong, and immediately thought of leaving the palace as soon as possible, and going back to his tent to sleep well after leaving the palace.Looking left and right, there was no one asking for directions, so Cao Yue could only wander around in the palace.Originally thought that he would find the way out of the palace after visiting the Forbidden City in later generations, but after wandering around for a while, he was completely confused, let alone where to turn.

Fortunately, after a while, the rain subsided a bit, and he ran to the front of a hall where the name on the plaque could not be seen clearly. He heard a faint voice inside, hesitated for a moment, and reached out to knock on the door lightly.

Immediately, a pleasant female voice came from inside: "Who is it? Is it Yun'er?"

(End of this chapter)