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Chapter 428 Passing on the Prestige of the Nine Sides

The news of the victory in the Battle of Zhenjiang Fort has spread like wildfire.

The Battle of Zhenjiang Fort has long been a topic of conversation among the people of the Ming Dynasty. In the past few days, the capital has been spreading news about Zhenjiang Fort. The authenticity of the news has been confusing and confusing, making people doubtful. Only then did Ma Feidi thoroughly prove this matter. The Ming Dynasty not only won the battle of Zhenjiang Fort, but also won it quite beautifully. It is said that the enemy's head alone was transported by a ship.

In fact, Yang Reform is almost the entire capital, the last group of people who know the news, for this kind of great victory, there has never been a tradition of keeping secrets, and all the way to show off, this kind of great victory, the news is still Before entering Beijing, it had already spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

A few days ago, Yang Reform estimated that he had won the battle of Zhenjiang Fort, not for other reasons. Just from the recent dreaming situation, Yang Reform knew that he won, perhaps out of his heart Because of induction, or for other reasons, as early as a few days ago, Yang Reform had ended his habit of having nightmares at night, and he could sleep soundly every night. Yang Reform believed that he could win this battle, According to the news from the past two days, there are indeed signs of rain in the direction of Zhenjiang Fort. Yang Reform is even more convinced that he has won.

Today, when the news reached the capital, it was already afternoon, and Yang Reform had already been resting.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen, who had received the definite news, rushed in with the news in his hands, without caring about anything else.

"Oh, what's the matter? Companion, why are you in such a hurry?" Yang Reform was relaxing when he heard Wang Chengen yelling as he rushed in. He thought something big had happened, and he felt relieved when he saw the joy on Wang Chengen's face. It wasn't a bad thing, then That's a good thing.

"Your Majesty, great victory... great victory! Zhenjiang Fort great victory! The reinforcements have finally been sent up, and the Tartars have lost this time..." Wang Chengen reported the news with a smile.

"Oh!! Really, did you send it in?" Yang Reform immediately stood up and asked in surprise. Although Yang Reform had always believed that his feelings were right in the past few days, he still hadn't received the real battle report. I was a little worried, but now that I heard the good news from the front line, my anxiety finally settled down.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is absolutely true, not only did you send the things in, but also took advantage of the wind and rain to completely destroy the morale of the Donglu... Your Majesty, taking this opportunity, sent back a whole lot of things." It is said that many of the ship's heads belonged to Tartars..." Wang Chengen said happily, and only lowered his voice when he was talking about the last ship's head.

"A ship of heads?" Yang Reform was baffled. If he won, he wouldn't have a ship of heads. Using a ship as a unit, how many heads would it cost!The Ming Dynasty used the head as a proof of credit, but this is too exaggerated too quickly.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, in this report, it is indeed said that there is a ship of heads..." Wang Chengen said in a low voice, and then sent the report up.

Yang Reform took over the report in doubt. Looking through it, the report was very thick and detailed. The process of taking advantage of the rain and the process of landing reinforcements were all recorded, including many details. As for the The source of a boat’s heads is also recorded in it. Several thousand are the heads of Tartars, and the rest are heads of Koreans, the heads of the so-called "Korean rebels". Thinking about it again, Yang Reform has already understood this so-called " What happened to the "North Korean Rebel Army"? Isn't it that the wild boar skin caught the North Koreans to use up the grenades used to consume the Zhenjiang Fort? Most of the heads of the ship were Koreans. It can be seen that the fighting situation at that time was quite fierce. Yang Reforming Fangfo saw the scene of attacking the city all night and all night, as if he saw the team braving the rain in the misty rain.

After reading the report, Yang Reform had already understood the entire process of the battle of Zhenjiang Fort, and went through the entire battle process in his mind. He felt that it was very dangerous for him to win this battle. If it was a day or two later, the result might be This is not the case anymore, but fortunately, now I have won.Although the wild boar skin seems to be still surrounding Zhenjiang Fort, Yang Reform believes that it is no longer important. The timing of the wild boar skin is so favorable, and the wild boar skin has never won, let alone the cold winter season. Digging a hole in the ground, in the season when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, it is difficult to walk, let alone besieging the city, it is better to rely on Zhenjiang Fort to avoid the snow, and it is better to say that it is freezing in the wild. In Zhenjiang Fort there is a city to rely on, a set of new cotton padded clothes and a quilt, I believe that I can live a warm winter, so why not be afraid of wild boar skin in the barren mountains.

"Okay! Hahaha..." After reading the report, Yang Reform yelled "Hello" and then burst out laughing. The military victory he lacked the most has finally come as he wished. Then, what is left is to take this This military victory was transformed into his own military prestige. With military prestige, he would be much more reliable if he wanted to "do things". If he wanted to establish his prestige, Yang Reform secretly realized.

"Immediately call the Wenhua Palace, and all relevant people must be present. I want to announce this news to the world... Hahaha..." Yang Reform was very proud, and he wished to tell everyone in the world immediately that his goal had already been achieved. It's getting closer.

"As ordered, I will go now..." Wang Chengen agreed with narrowed eyes.

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The news of the victory in the Battle of Zhenjiang Fort, with the arrival of Kuaima, had already spread throughout the capital.

Hearing the emperor's sudden call at this hour, the ministers who received the call all knew what was going on this time.

"congratulations,……"

"congratulations……"

The ministers who had arrived early were already congratulating each other. Anyway, this is a great victory that can inspire the whole country. The happiest thing is Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War.Although he was not the one who led the Zhenjiang Fort victory, no matter what, he was the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and he always wanted to be honored with military victories.

"Congratulations, congratulations..." Liu Yanyuan blushed, and couldn't stop congratulating each other with his colleagues. How could he be unhappy with such a great victory in his job?Although it doesn't have much to do with him, credit cannot be escaped. If there are a few more such victories, it is not impossible for him to aspire to the cabinet.

"Master Liu, this battle of Zhenjiang Fort is a great victory that my Ming Dynasty has rarely seen in recent years! I heard that there was a ship with the head of a captive. Is this true?" A minister congratulated Liu Yanyuan, and then asked Get up on the inside story.

Seeing someone inquiring about the inside story, everyone stretched out their ears, listening carefully, inquiring about the inside information of the court, and exchanging information, this is the best time.

"Hehehe, the news I heard from Mr. Zhang is a bit fake..." Liu Yanyuan said with a smile on his face as if he was drunk, blushing.

"Master Liu, this capital has been widely spread, it's not Zhang talking nonsense..." Master Zhang, who was inquiring about the inside information, said immediately.

"Uh...hehehe, to tell you the truth, Mr. Zhang, Donglu does have some heads, but if you want to talk about a boat, there are some...hehehe, you will know about this after a while, presumably Your Majesty will make it clear..." Liu Yanyuan is very satisfied with the position of minister of the Ministry of War. He is very attentive to the war, and he is also very concerned about the war outside the pass. He runs to the platform when he is free. He knew in his heart that he didn't dare to agree with the rumor that the owner of a ship had captured the heads, but he also knew that there must be a group of heads, because the Ministry of War had long ago sent someone to conduct an autopsy.

Many people were obviously dissatisfied with this insider information from Minister of War.

"Huh! What a great victory, it's just a whitewash. Are Donglu's heads so easy to get? Returning a boatload of heads, I think, this is probably fake..." A minister said disdainfully.

There are some people who support this minister's point of view, but not many. More ministers are calculating the truth of this matter in their own minds. Many ministers are also "advancing with the times" and have seen sand tables and sand table simulations. In the war, he has seen the power of grenades. He is positive that Mao Wenlong in Zhenjiang Fort can get many Tartar heads. Many of them, like Liu Yanyuan, have more or less participated in this northern war. Based on various news, Many people believe that Mao Wenlong got Donglu's head, it's just a matter of how much.

The minister who suspected it was fake news finished speaking, but saw that there were not many people who supported him, and more people buried their heads, as if they were doing something else, which made the minister very unhappy.

"Hmph!..." He flicked his sleeves again, looking like you are all idiots, and the originally festive scene became dull.

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"Your Majesty is here..." The thin voice of a young eunuch broke the silence.

"... Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." All the officials knelt down and kowtowed in salute.

Yang Reform went straight into the Wenhua Hall, sat firmly on the chair, and said, "Hehe, get up..."

The emperor's happiness was written on his face, and all the officials breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that today was indeed the event, otherwise, the emperor would not have summoned people to the Wenhua Palace at this hour.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En." All the ministers got up now.

"It's so late today, and you're called here, so everyone must know what's going on?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Return to Your Majesty, but Zhenjiang Fort is a great victory?" Chief Assistant Shi Fenglai was the first to stand up. This time, Shi Fenglai believed that he had guessed correctly.

"Hehehe, exactly, the battle of Zhenjiang Fort can be called a great victory. Now that the reinforcements have been sent to Zhenjiang Fort, the arrogance of the Donglu has been beaten down, and the morale of the Donglu has been beaten down. Now the Zhenjiang Fort soldiers There is plenty of grain, plenty of ammunition, and hundreds of cannons cheering on, so I won the battle of Zhenjiang Fort this time, which can be called a great victory!" Yang Reform happily announced.When talking about hundreds of cannons, I felt a little strange. These two boys are very courageous. They have a reinforcement list, but they don’t have so many cannons. How dare they dismantle the cannons from the battleship and send them to Zhenjiang Fort Go, this courage is not ordinary. Although it made Yang Reform lose money, Yang Reform likes this kind of person who can make decisions on the fly, rather than a guy who sticks to everything. From the perspective of the entire battle situation, Zhenjiang Fort In short, as long as Zhenjiang Fort doesn't lose and stays there, in terms of the whole strategy, he has won.

All the ministers stared straight at the emperor's words. When did there have been hundreds of cannons?All placed in Zhenjiang Fort?This is too scary, right now the capital of the Ming Dynasty doesn't have so many cannons.

"Your Majesty, those cannons are all Hongyi cannons?" An official was dumbfounded. When did the emperor get hundreds of cannons into Zhenjiang Fort?If they were all red barbarian cannons, that would be terrible. If so, then if they beat the Tartars to shame, if they killed a lot of people, they believed it.

"Hehe, this Qing family has over a hundred cannons. They are talking about cannons above a thousand jin franc machine, including Hongyi cannons, and all kinds of cannons below a thousand jin fulang machine are not counted..." Yang Reform said with a smile To be honest, it was not my idea to get hundreds of cannons for Zhenjiang Fort.

All the ministers were stunned, their mouths and eyes crooked, this is really crazy, no wonder the emperor said that he lost all arrogance and morale when he beat the Tartars, who can stand such a big cannon?The great victory in Jinning back then was only about twenty cannons. As soon as the emperor said this, everyone had no doubts about this great victory.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty..."

"God bless me... Congratulations, Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty is wise... Your Majesty is mighty..."

All the ministers began to flatter, since the great victory is real, then flattering is an established procedure.

"Hehe, well, gentlemen, I have a good news here, so let's take a look first, and be happy with me." Yang Reform couldn't bear so much flattery, so he took out the good news and let everyone pass it on.

The ministers received the good news again, and looked carefully, many ministers, seeing the fierceness of the battle, couldn't help shouting hello.

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The good news was quickly passed around.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty..." Another round of flattery.

After reading the victory report, the detailed combat process is real even though it is usually true, and it is very immersive. At this time, the ministers with a little common sense have confirmed that the victory is real and there is no water.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say..." A piercing voice appeared in the hall.

Yang Reform looked around, and a strange minister asked, "What's the matter with the Qing family?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that using the heads of North Koreans to pretend to be the heads of Eastern captives is killing good men and taking meritorious deeds. The responsibility of Mao Wenlong's Ministry should be strictly investigated. Your Majesty, North Korea is a country that was not confiscated by the Taizu. It has always been our They are vassals of the dynasty, and they have always been filial. Now, we have killed so many people and pretended to be smug, and we are still complacent. Your Majesty, if the lord of North Korea comes to ask, how should I answer? Do you have face?" A minister said angrily .

Hearing this, Yang Reform felt irritated, and his good mood was broken just like this. There are really everyone in this court.They will spray manure all day long. No matter how many North Koreans die, it's none of my business. I didn't drive them to Zhenjiang Fort to die.

As soon as the minister finished speaking, another voice came to help him: "Your Majesty, I think that Master Wu is right. Most of the heads of this ship belong to Koreans. Your Majesty, you should investigate strictly, otherwise , the military discipline is corrupt, the law of the country is weak, and the reputation of my Ming Dynasty is ruined..."

Many ministers looked sideways at these ministers. If this great victory was according to what these two said, it would be heinous, worse than defeat in a war!Looking at the emperor again, everyone looked like they were watching the show.

"Report to Your Majesty, I do not agree." Liu Yanyuan was the first to stand up. If the victory deteriorated, he would not be the first to run away. Not to mention the credit for getting it, he would have to be punished. Naturally, Liu Yanyuan refused. .

"Oh, tell me." Yang Reformed.

"Your Majesty, although North Korea is a vassal state of our dynasty, it is also a state with two ends. Last year, it negotiated peace with Houjin, sent food and materials to Houjin, and helped Houjin fight against me. Your Majesty, this is What should a vassal state do? For the sake of North Korea, our dynasty has provided massive aid to North Korea several times, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties and tens of thousands of elites, and costing tens of millions of silver. What happened? North Korea did this kind of thing. Prisoners, only care about safety, Your Majesty, according to my view, our dynasty wants to hold North Korea responsible for organizing a rebel army to assist the Eastern captives. I want to ask the lord of North Korea why, as a minister and a vassal, he is not loyal to our dynasty, but he has to do this. Such a matter of assisting the Eastern captives to fight against our dynasty..." Liu Yanyuan naturally refused to let others throw dung on his head, since someone talked about North Korea, he was not ambiguous, and he also talked about North Korea.

"you……"

"..." Those ministers who spoke for North Korea just now were very angry.

All the ministers even laughed secretly, laughing at those people one after another. This great victory, no matter what, is also a great victory, and there is no water. Those who stand in the court hall are still stained. If you get blackened, your face Not only does Shang Wuguang not mention it, but he still has to be punished, and even some people lose their positions, which is not worthwhile.

Yang Reform secretly said hello, this rhetoric is really sharp.

"Okay, let me just talk about this matter. It can be said that I did my best in North Korea. I bleed and die, and I paid tens of millions of taels of silver. This is a fact; but what about North Korea? Now and later Jin is an alliance of brothers. This matter is indeed a problem. Although the first emperor said to bypass them, I feel that it is indeed necessary to question the North Korean leader. If necessary, I will claim compensation... For this ship Regarding the matter of heads, except for the rewards for the heads of the real Tartars, the head of the Koreans is just a matter of meaning..." Yang Reform followed this topic and settled the matter, although the few people still wanted to say What, but at any rate, the North Koreans were not counted in the military exploits. This is at least a step, and I have earned face. I have to swallow this breath, seeing that the people in the court are not kind to me. If I continue, I am afraid Outraged.

As for what the emperor said about compensation, many people didn't understand at all, or heard it vaguely, or thought the emperor was joking, and didn't take it to heart.

"Okay, there is one more important thing about this head, I want to talk about it." Yang Reform looked around the hall and decided to do the most important thing, that is Liwei.Through the head, through this military victory, to establish prestige, to establish prestige in front of the courtiers, to establish prestige in the border gates, frontier troops, and Beijing camps.

All the ministers waited seriously for the emperor to see what big event was about to happen, and looked at the emperor's face, very serious.

"I remember, I used to fight against Donglu and lost very badly. It seems that a minister was passed on to the Nine Sides, right? Is there such a thing?" Yang Reform asked.

There was silence in the hall!The faces of the courtiers instantly became extremely ugly. Many of them were familiar with the person who passed on the Nine Sides back then. They didn't know why the emperor mentioned this matter, and it was definitely not a good thing.

"Return to Your Majesty, your Majesty is asking Xiong Tingbi, Xiong Feibai?" Shi Fenglai had to come out to answer the question, and no one answered the emperor's words for a long time, he really couldn't resist.

"Oh, I remember him." Yang Reform pretended to say.

"...Your Majesty, in fact, it's not all to blame for this incident back then..." Someone came out to intercede for Xiong Tingbi at that moment.

"Stop! I'm not trying to reverse Xiong Tingbi's case today, and I don't want the scum to rise. I just want to say that back then, my dynasty was defeated by the Eastern Captives. There were countless casualties, civilians, and officers and soldiers. As a result, my court ministers were handed over to the nine sides. I am not wronged and I will not talk about it for the time being. I have always thought that this matter was a great shame to my dynasty. The captive passed on the first Nine Sides, to dispel the hatred in my heart, to relieve the shame of our dynasty for several years, and to comfort the soldiers who sacrificed for our Ming Dynasty, to comfort the people who died, and I avenged them..." Yang Reform He said in an extremely majestic tone, and his momentum could not allow half-distinction.

All the ministers were overwhelmed by the emperor's aura, what the emperor said..., passed on to the first nine sides?This, many ministers are confused.

Some ministers were shocked; some regretted; some wept; some panicked;

Looking at the faces of the ministers below, Yang Reform was very satisfied. This is what he wanted.What I lack now is military prestige, and what I lack is the military prestige that can suppress the situation. This must be very important in the future when I "change the fate of the sky". Now that there is a huge military victory, the Zhenjiang Fort victory is undoubtedly A huge military victory, how to turn the military victory into military power, to suppress those who have evil intentions, or people who may be in trouble, the army, no doubt, the large number of wild boar skin heads obtained this time is a good thing There is also a pretty good excuse. In the past, when the Ming Dynasty was defeated, the officials of the imperial court were passed on to the nine sides to appease the responsibility for the defeat; Spreading the word about victory is naturally the most appropriate thing...

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