Unlike Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen who directly stood by Liu Yan, Wu Sangui, Liu Zhaoji, Zuo Guangxian, and Li Fuming did not express their clear-cut stance of advancing or retreating with Liu Yan, but they also comforted Liu Yan.
Wu Sangui stood up and said seriously: "I may have my own reasons for this matter, but Dinglu has indeed been wronged. This town will definitely not sit idly by. When I enter the capital this time, my Wu family also has many connections inside and outside the capital. I will work for Dinglu." Let’s do some activities.”
Liu Zhaoji, Zuo Guangxian and Li Fuming did not have Wu Sangui's network, but they all said a lot of comforting words and said that if Liu Yan needed it, the three of them would lend a hand.
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and even Marco said: "It is really strange that Lupp has merit but no reward. What is happening to the court now?"
Tang Tong said: "At present, the imperial court still needs warriors like me, but it is so merciless to Dinglupo. It really hurts people's hearts!"
All the general officers in the Chinese army's tent are speaking for Liu Yan, not only because of Liu Yan's strength and character, but also because everyone understands the truth that the rabbit dies and the fox is sad.
Liu Yan beheaded more than 200,000 people with this fate. In the Battle of Jinzhou, only 30,000 to 40,000 people were beheaded. Among them, more than 9,000 were beheaded by Liu Yan, and another 3,000 were led by Chen Xun. One-third of the battle merits of the soldiers of the front camp were killed by Liu Yan. The actual battle merits of everyone were only 20,000 to 30,000.
From this point of view, the rewards given by the imperial court to various towns this time were not much better. On the surface, everyone was aggrieved for Liu Yan, but in their hearts, they were also speaking for themselves, and they were speaking to Hong Chengchou and the two supervisors. .
At this time, Hong Chengchou and Ma Shaoyu
, Zhang Ruoqi could not stay out of the matter. After all, the three of them were one with the officers and soldiers of each town. The officers and soldiers would not receive rewards. After the three of them returned to the court, they would probably not receive any benefits.
Especially Ma Shaoyu and Zhang Ruoqi, they originally thought that with their military exploits in the Battle of Jinzhou, they could take a step forward in the officialdom after returning to the court, and they might be able to challenge the position of the Six Ministers in the future.
But at the moment, it seems that the reward for this combat function is still unknown.
So Ma Shaoyu took the lead and said: "This soldier is really stupid. He actually came up with such a thing, which makes me, a subordinate, ashamed! Don't worry Dinglubo. After I go back, I will fight for my future even if I don't want it. say."
Zhang Ruoqi said more implicitly: "What I did was wrong. As a subordinate, I will definitely speak out. Don't be impatient, Ding Lupp. This matter will definitely have a good result."
Hong Chengchou coughed immediately, and everyone looked over.
"The imperial court has its own laws and regulations. Those who have meritorious service should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished. This is the eternal truth!"
"Dinglupp made great contributions in the battle of Kaifeng, but the Ministry of War's handling was not appropriate. This is a fact. Dinglupp was the subordinate of the governor in the battle of Jinzhou. The governor should speak out for Dinglupp. This time he entered the court, The governor will report to the court and ask Dinglupp to wait for the good news."
Everyone felt relieved when they saw what Hong Chengchou said.
Today Hong Chengchou can ask for a reward for Liu Yan. If the court is stingy with the generals in the future, Hong Chengchou will naturally not sit idly by.
When everyone was speaking one after another, Liu Yan frequently clasped his fists in thanks.
To be honest, Liu Yan did not expect that his experience would cause such a big commotion. All the people in the account
People are supporting themselves.
So Liu Yan had a thought in his mind: "If you don't use the momentum, you will be struck by lightning! This time, I will find an opportunity to add fuel to the flames."
Liu Yan estimated that since the imperial court would not promote him as the chief military officer, it would probably not promote Wang Pu, Wu Sangui, Yang Guozhu and others. The most likely ones would be seals and titles.
Maybe such a reward can satisfy everyone's own thoughts, but what about so many generals and soldiers in each town?
Once the soldiers and horses in each town suffered the same fate as the New Army soldiers, Wu Sangui, Yang Guozhu, Ma Ke and other general officers in the towns would not be able to suppress them. They did not have Liu Yan's prestige in the army, and most of the soldiers and horses in each town would directly explode. nest!
"This town would like to thank all of you for your generous words. Now that the soldiers from each town have returned to Beijing in triumph, our soldiers and the Holy Emperor will definitely reward the troops of each town. This town should also follow suit. It is useless to say more, let's just wait and see. .”
Liu Yan deliberately gave everyone hope. At this time, everyone was smiling. Hong Chengchou took over and said: "Okay, tomorrow we will either go to the memorial or find connections, and we must support Dinglupp. Today, we I don’t want to worry about these troubles, and I won’t go home until I’m drunk!”
The atmosphere in the tent became lively again. Liu Yan and everyone raised their bowls, filled them with spirits, and then raised their glasses to look at Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou, Ma Shaoyu, and Zhang Ruoqi all raised their glasses, and then said: "Congratulations to all the soldiers, and congratulations to the Ming Dynasty!"
"Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty!"
At the same time, in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on the dragon chair with his brows furrowed. Even Wang Chengen, who was standing next to him, was sighing.
Next, the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru, and the Minister of War, Chen
Xinjia and Li Daiwen, the Minister of Revenue, were arguing fiercely. Emperor Chongzhen looked at the noisy three people and felt even more irritated. His eyebrows almost twisted together, forming the character "Sichuan".
Chen Xingjia shouted loudly: "Now there are more than 200,000 soldiers from various towns gathered outside Deshengmen. If the imperial court cannot vigorously award rewards, how will it be explained to the entire army and the people of the world?"
When he rewarded Liu Yan before, Chen Xinjia had already been disappointed and promised Liu Yan that as long as the Battle of Jinzhou was over, he would reward him together and make up for what he had won.
If he can no longer get money, food, or official positions this time, it is estimated that Liu Yan and the chief military officers of each town will start a quarrel. If more than 200,000 troops come to remonstrate, with the temper of the emperor, he will definitely be killed. The Minister of War chopped it down to calm the anger of the army.
Therefore, Chen Xinjia's attitude was very tough this time, forcing Li Daiwen to provide money and food.
But Li Daiwen was equally tough, holding his neck and shouting loudly: "The imperial court's money and food have been exhausted. In order to support the expenses of the Jinzhou war, I have tried my best, and I just have to sell my property to replenish the national treasury. Now I am asked to spend millions. Two pieces of silver to reward the army, why not just kill me!"
Li Daiwen, whose courtesy name was Kuiru and whose nickname was Xianzhong, was born in the 10th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. He was a famous "stinking stone" in the court.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen appointed Daiwen as the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and governor of water transportation. After Li Daiwen took office, he vigorously rectified and formulated regulations to complete transportation tasks that could not be completed in the past ahead of schedule. He has repeatedly petitioned for orders on behalf of the people, such as building more dykes, providing relief for locust plagues, reducing or exempting half of Liao's wages in flood-stricken areas, and canceling taxes for poor counties.
Taxes etc.
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Li Daiwen was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In order to increase revenue and reduce expenditures, he constantly fought against the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government. He even yelled at the cabinet ministers in front of Emperor Chongzhen, so that the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government heard Li Daiwen's remarks. After hearing his name, they all shook their heads and covered their sleeves to indicate that Li Daiwen was like a stone in the toilet, smelly and hard.
At this time, Li Daiwen faced Chen Xinjia's coercion and just said: If you have no money or food, kill me if you can. Chen Xinjia was furious and gnashing his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
Then Chen Xinjia looked at Zhou Yanru again, only to see Zhou Yanru frowning coldly. At this time, he no longer had the elegance and smile of the past. It was obvious that he was preparing to directly "confront" Chen Xinjia.
"Mr. Ge! Why can't the rewards for the officers and soldiers in each town be decided yet? Do you want to follow Liu Yan's story and give some money to the general officers to solve the problem? There are more than 200,000 elites. Isn't it possible that Mr. Ge is not afraid of forcing troops to send troops? Change?"
Zhou Yanru said: "I am devoted to serving the country, who are you forcing? Lord Chen must make it clear, who are you forcing?"
"Mr. Ge, don't confuse things. I'm talking about the reward, not who I'm forcing!"
"With so many general military officers, are they all appointed governors or governors? Or are they transferred to the court? Then there are suddenly so many military men in the court. Do they know how to govern the country?"
Chen Xinjia gritted his teeth and watched as Zhou Yanru and Li Dai refused to let go of their greetings. He had no choice but to look at Emperor Chongzhen with his hands raised and said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, rewards have been given for meritorious deeds. This is an eternal truth. Today, Governor Hong leads the soldiers of various towns. For his great service, Liu Yan broke through the siege. His contribution was also huge. Why couldn't the imperial court award him a reward? Who would serve the imperial court in the future?
force? Mr. Zhou Ge and Li Shangshu are losing people's hearts. This is a recipe for disaster for the country! "
Not to be outdone, Zhou Yanru and Li Daiwen immediately launched a counterattack and quarreled with Chen Xinjia again.
Emperor Chongzhen slammed the table and said loudly: "When there is something going on in the court, all the dear ministers will quarrel together, and the quarreling will lead to no results. If this continues, what will happen to the state affairs!"
Zhou Yanru immediately put on an expression of concern for the country and the people, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty! I have no grudges against Dinglubo. The reason why I want to suppress his promotion is because Dinglubo already holds the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty." , is now in a position of unstoppable power, and if he is promoted all the way up, he will become a governor, governor or other frontier official. If he has evil intentions, who in the Ming Dynasty can control him!"
"I, all of you, have the heart to serve the country. Your Majesty, please tell me clearly!"
Chen Xinjia smiled in wonder and said: "I think Mr. Ge is a treacherous but loyal man! Does Mr. Ge still want to create a Fengbo Pavilion and award Liu Yan with ten gold medals?"
Zhou Yanru was about to refute, but was interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen: "There is no Qin Hui in this dynasty, and I am not Song Gaozong!"
Chen Xinjia hurriedly knelt down and said, "I made a mistake, please forgive me!"
Emperor Chongzhen sighed, asked Chen Xinjia to get up, and then said to Zhou Yanru: "The soldiers in each town must be rewarded. Mr. Ge will come up with a strategy now. I don't want to neglect the soldiers' desire to serve the country."
Zhou Yanru said: "Since your Majesty has a decree, I will tell you. I believe that Hong Chengchou has made great achievements in leading the army in battle, so he should be transferred to the court and appointed to the cabinet. The chief military officers of each town will bear the seal of general, and all will be knighted. The meritorious officers and soldiers in the town will be promoted according to their merits."
"No more than that
Fanqinglai Town is still not included in the promotion list. In addition, all reward money in each town will be halved, and the pension money will be paid in installments and will be settled within one year. "
Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said nothing, but Chen Xinjia laughed loudly and angrily scolded Zhou Yanru: "I have never heard that pension money must be paid in installments. It is really a big joke in the world. I have never heard it since ancient times!"
"Why can't the officers of Qinglai Town be promoted? Why can't Liu Yan be promoted? If the court cannot reward them fairly this time, then the new army in Qinglai Town will no longer be used by the court. If anything happens in the future, Mr. Zhou Ge will bear it himself. I, the Minister of the Ministry of War, I won’t take the blame for Mr. Zhou Ge!”
At this time, Zhou Yanru looked at Chen Xinjia angrily. Before he could speak, Li Daiwen said first, "The pension cannot be paid in one year, but in two years, otherwise the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to pay it!"
Chen Xinjia's eyes suddenly darkened when he heard this, and he almost fainted to the ground with anger.
