Finally, I don’t know whether it was an hallucination in their minds, or their expectations moved God, and they were rewarded. Anyway, not far away, three fast horses came from nowhere.
"Report!" The war horses were running very fast. Almost as soon as Zhang Yi saw their figures, they had already arrived at the gate of Zhanghua. He saw the man in the middle raised his head and shouted: "I am a member of the Hundred Golden Households under the general's command." Look, there is a great victory ahead. Tens of thousands of thieves were killed in one battle. Now Li Thief has retreated to the direction of Shanxi. Now please open the city gate and let us enter the city to report the victory."
"Ah! I won, I won, hahaha." Zhang Yi had no doubt that he was there. Although he couldn't name the person who came to report, he had also appeared behind Liang Jun. Since he was a member of his family, at this time There is no need to tell lies.
In fact, some lies were told. For example, the number of people killed and injured by the Dashun Army was only sixty or seventy thousand in total, but now, the number was reported to be in the hundreds of thousands.
In fact, this is normal. The ancients always liked to exaggerate in such matters. For example, if they mobilized an army of 300,000, they dared to say 500,000; if they mobilized an army of 600,000, they would claim to be a million. There are many people.
After finally receiving the news, it was the most satisfactory news. Zhang Chang immediately ordered Xue Changkong to lead people to open the city gate, and he happily went straight down the stairs of the city tower. At this time, he seemed to see a golden avenue in front of him, and he had a feeling that he would definitely honor his ancestors.
The messenger of victory came to Beijing, and the originally quiet city of Beijing became lively.
When the messenger rode across the street on horseback, and the high-pitched sound of victory resounded over the capital, soon, the capital, which was originally dark, was like an awakened giant, shining with countless light spots.
In fact, not only Zhang Yi, but also who in the capital could sleep peacefully this night?
Many ordinary people's families sent their children to join the army, but they never came back for a day. Some smart people had already thought of something, but they just didn't announce it to their mouths. Now that I hear the good news ahead, I can finally let go of half of my worries.
As for the other half, they are worried about whether their family can come back safely.
It is a good thing to be able to make meritorious service, but it would be even better if you can return safely and make meritorious service.
There are also important ministers and dignitaries who did not sleep. They all had their own news channels and learned that the Ming army's military parade out of the city was fake and that it was true that they took the initiative to attack the Dashun army.
When they first got the news, they were not optimistic about it.
How powerful was the Ming army? As the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty, and even some extremely powerful ministers, how could they not know?
They were just young men who joined the army under the influence of Zhu Changwu. They had not even practiced once. How could they win the war?
If this could defeat the Dashun Army, then the intruders would have been wiped out long ago, so how could they develop to such a powerful level?
The so-called battle between the Ming army and the Dashun army was nothing more than self-destruction. In the end, it will only be a waste of some youthful years.
Just in the afternoon, when news was received that the Ming army was likely to attack, many ministers' mansions could be heard yelling at Zhu Changwu. He thought it was his overestimation of capabilities that killed so many people.
Dashun's army is large and menacing, why not surrender on the spot, so that fewer people will die, wouldn't it be nice?
But just after the scolding, news came that the Ming army was victorious and Li Zicheng was defeated and retreated to Shanxi. How could you let them believe it and accept it?
Of course, not all ministers were scolding Zhu Changwu. Many years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were still loyal ministers, but because they were not many in number and had little power, in history, when thieves broke into the capital, these people could not do anything at all, so history There is no record of these people.
Not recording it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
It's like being at Xuanwu Bowei Mingchun's mansion.
For example, in the residences of Xin Lehou Liu Wenbing, Prince Consort Gong Yonggu, etc., when they got the news, they all had tears in their eyes, sighing that their ancestors had shown their power to protect the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with these ministers, they never rested after the news reached the palace. Chongzhen, who was also on pins and needles, became very excited when he heard the news of victory.
Chongzhen was the Ming Emperor, who was completely different from his ministers.
When a foreign enemy comes, ministers can choose to surrender, and some can even continue to be his ministers. In their eyes, it is just another person sitting on the throne. They drink wine and listen to music.
Chongzhen really can't do it, he must die.
Unless he dies, Li Zicheng will not be able to rest at ease.
Chongzhen, who had originally thought of dying, regained hope because of Zhu Changwu's arrival.
Just when he learned that Zhu Changwu was going to fight the Dashun Army to the death, he asked what the winning rate was, and the answer he got was 50%.
Even if it is half to half, it is enough as far as Chongzhen is concerned.
At least he had half a chance, unlike before, where he could only passively be beaten without the ability to fight back.
After repelling the pressure of Wang Zhixin and others during the day, Chongzhen's heart has been high. Until now, he has not even taken a bite of food. No matter how Queen Zhou and Wang Chengen tried to persuade him, it was of no use.
Now, when the good news came back, Chongzhen finally felt relieved, and then he couldn't help crying with joy.
He finally did not become the king of the Ming Dynasty. Although Li Zicheng was only defeated, not eliminated, in his opinion, since Zhu Changwu could defeat the intruders with less, then as long as he was given time, one day he could completely eliminate these thieves.
"Long live my congratulations, long live my lord, there is hope for the Ming Dynasty and ZTE." Wang Chengen, who was standing by, also shed tears of joy.
"Yes, it is possible to revive the Ming Dynasty, and all this is due to Zhu Shaofu. Wang Daban, how do you think I will reward him this time?" After Chongzhen was happy, his mind slowly calmed down, and he had already begun to think about how to reward him. Hero.
Wang Chengen became a little anxious when he heard that Chongzhen wanted to reward Zhu Changwu.
Since ancient times, imperial power cannot be granted privately. There is also a saying that the master is shaken by his great achievements.
Think about how old Zhu Changwu is now. He is not even eighteen yet, and he has already been named the prince's young master, and he is the first rank in the court. If the reward is continued now, wouldn't it mean that only the first-class seats can be seated?
So if you make great contributions in the future, what kind of reward will you get?
Is it possible that Zhu Changwu can still be regarded as a one-word king?
Yes, Zhu Changwu said that he was not interested in the throne, but he could not resist others. As everyone knows, is there such a thing as wearing a yellow robe?
As Chongzhen's absolute staunchest and most loyal minister, Wang Chengen didn't care whether his master would be happy or not, so he knelt down on the ground with a plop and said, "Long live the Lord, please think twice before granting a reward."
"What? If you want to stop me, I should know who Mr. Zhu is." As expected, Chongzhen's face turned ugly.
In his mind, the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, and it was the appearance of Zhu Changwu that turned the tide. Such a minister cannot be rewarded enough.
In particular, Zhu Changwu said that he had never thought of becoming an emperor, which reassured Chongzhen even more.
"Long live Lord, Mr. Zhu has no delusions, but those who can't control his subordinates will think too much. Long live Lord, today's Ming Dynasty needs stability and needs time to hide its strength and bide its time. We must not let other things cause trouble again. Please think twice, think twice." Wang Chengen continued to kowtow.
Finally, Chongzhen's expression gradually returned to calm.
One thing Wang Chengen said is right. The current Ming Dynasty needs stability. If Zhu Changwu contributes too much, some things will indeed be prone to accidents. He nodded and said, "Okay, that's it. Let's wait until Zhu Qing comes back."
Chongzhen didn't say anything, he still wanted to see what Zhu Changwu thought. In short, the Ming Dynasty finally found a capable minister. He will never treat him badly this time, and he has already thought about trusting him firmly in the future.
Think about the past, during his seventeen years in office, didn't there appear any capable ministers?
But later on, didn’t he believe the rumors and end up harming them, leading to the current situation?
He once self-destructed his country and almost died. Now Chongzhen has thought that capable ministers should be protected so that they can serve the Ming Dynasty better.
Chongzhen wanted Zhu Changwu to come back and talk to him to see what the other party wanted. But the ministers didn't think so. After Wang Zhixin, who escaped from the palace, learned that the Ming army had defeated the Dashun army, he couldn't believe it at first, and then he became panicked like an ant on a hot pot.
This time, he took people to the palace, and Chongzhen should have seen him. After this incident, even if he wanted to return to the court and serve the Ming Dynasty, he might not have such an opportunity.
Now there is no other way before him, only one is left, and that is to follow Li Zicheng to the end.
It is not only Wang Zhixin who has no other option, but also Yang Guanguang and Luo Yangxing.
"Eunuch Wang, now we have to find a way to deal with Zhu Changwu. It was he who ruined King Dashun's plan. As long as this person is eliminated, King Dashun will move into the capital soon." Yang Guanguang certainly did not want to sit back and die.
He originally thought he had made the right choice, but now that someone told him he was wrong, how could he be willing to admit failure.
After hearing Yang Guanguang's words, Wang Zhixin shook his head and said: "Zhu Changwu, this arrogant man, just won a victory for the Ming Dynasty, which is when the emperor trusted him. And with us...how can we deal with him."
What Wang Zhixin wants to say is that they have now become rebels who must be killed in Chongzhen's eyes. They can't even protect themselves, so how can they be able to deal with the biggest hero.
