"It's not double happiness, it's triple happiness!"
Qiao Yunsheng was confused, and the officials were also a little confused. Where did the joy come from?
Chongzhen continued: "Dear dear friends, an urgent report just came from Zhang Zhiji that the army had captured Kara City at noon yesterday.
The concubine of Altan Khan of the Karaqin tribe, all the Beile, the leaders of each tribe, and their family members were all killed, and all the property was transported away. The city of Karaqin was now in ruins, and this battle was a great victory. "
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The ministers shouted again, and Chongzhen waved his hand to let everyone stand up.
If the Mongolian tribes are divided into different levels, Tumut is the first-rate tribe, Horqin and Karaqin are the second-rate tribes, and Uliangha and others are the third-rate tribes.
After this battle, all the elites of Karaqin were lost. The Great Khan, all the Beile, and the tribal leaders were all killed in the battle. They were reduced to fourth-rate and fifth-rate tribes, and may be annexed by other tribes at any time.
If it were not for the grassland and the Ming Dynasty had few cavalry, Chongzhen would have really wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the Haraqin tribe.
"Qiao Aiqing, what did you want to ask me for just now?"
"Your Majesty, three great joys have come to our door. I am sure that your Majesty will grant amnesty to the whole world. The king, ministers and the people will celebrate together!"
After Qiao Yunsheng finished speaking, all the officials were startled, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.
Immediately, the Ministry of Civil Service Shangshu Fang Guangwei also said softly: "Your Majesty, I agree with Qiao Shangshu's proposal. It is such a great joy that the late emperor passed away last year and the new emperor ascended the throne. Secondly, there was a natural disaster in Shaanxi. These two things, according to common sense, should be a general amnesty for the world. , which can demonstrate His Majesty’s benevolence.”
"Your Majesty, I thought I could grant amnesty to the world, surrounded and killed the slave-building coalition, and achieved a great victory. Then the queen was happy, and the country was stable. It is such a great joy that the king and his subjects celebrate together, which is a gift from our celestial dynasty!"
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More than six, even Yuan Keli and Qin Liangyu agreed.
Chongzhen thought for a while, and according to convention, when he ascended the throne, he should offer a general amnesty to the people. Because the emperor ascended the throne to inherit the ancestral property, he had not done anything good for the country, and he had no kindness to the people. Through the general amnesty, he came to show mercy to the people. To put it bluntly, it was Gather people's hearts.
But at that time, I was busy dealing with Wei Zhongxian's affairs, so there was no amnesty.
Generally, there are five situations in which a general amnesty can be granted: the new emperor ascends the throne, extraordinary merits, major joyous events in the palace, major natural disasters, failure of law to punish the public, such as soldier mutiny, etc.
He accounted for four of the five situations. It would be unjustifiable if he did not grant amnesty to the whole world.
Amnesty for the whole world, this kind of thing is not only in ancient times, but also in later generations, this kind of amnesty power is still retained.
Although there has been one every two or three years in history, and this time is not lacking, he believes that there will be no amnesty without amnesty, which is related to the issue of judicial dignity.
After thinking about it, Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance. Let me think about it and make a decision after returning to Beijing."
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go and return to Beijing as soon as possible!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he got on the dragon chariot and the army started to move.
Although he wanted to ride back to Beijing quickly to see Queen Zhou, he couldn't miss the fact that the army returned to the court to boost public popularity.
Teng Xiang's right guard cleared the way, the imperial troops were pushed back, and the Jinyi guards were free on both sides of Luan Jia. Every sergeant was full of energy.
After winning such a big battle and receiving generous rewards and pensions, it is strange to be dissatisfied.
Youdao means that you can do things easily if you have money. You have enough money, and the city destroyed by the war is already being rebuilt.
On the official road from Hanerzhuang City to Zunhua, you can see teams of people transporting stones and timber everywhere. These people were recruited from Luanzhou, Yongping, Zunhua and other cities. They are all very motivated. .
But when they saw Chongzhen's army, they all knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, His Majesty, Long live our Emperor" and so on.
Even before the work is done, the money has already been received, and the food and accommodation are also taken care of. The food is better than at home.
The imperial court compensated for the loss of houses and fields. How could they not be grateful to the emperor?
In the sound of congratulations, the army moved towards Zunhua.
Chongzhen lay in the spacious dragon's nest, lost in thoughts about the issuance of new coins, the Kong family, Jingying, Chahar and many other things, and slowly fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, but Chongzhen woke up and felt that Long Chu had stopped. He turned over and sat up, and realized through the car window that it was already dark.
Within a radius of five feet outside Long Chu, there were layers upon layers of Jin Yiwei and Tengxiang right guard sergeants, but not a single sound was made.
After Long Xuzhong moved slightly, Chongzhen stood up and opened the car door.
"Your Majesty, you're awake!"
Li Ruolian stretched out her hand to help Chongzhen get off the Dragon Boat Festival. When the mountain wind blew, Chongzhen's whole body was trembling, and he suddenly became more awake.
After a long stretch, he slept the most peacefully in the past seven or eight days, and the exhaustion from all the hard work in the past few days was gone.
"Your Majesty, please wear a windbreaker. The mountain breeze is cool at night."
Chongzhen pulled Li Ruolian's windbreaker and asked softly: "Where are Yuan Aiqing and the others?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yuan Ge and the others are resting in the camp ahead for fear of disturbing you!"
"Take me there!"
Half a quarter of an hour later, Chongzhen arrived at the camp. When the ministers saw Chongzhen, they immediately stood up and saluted, but Chongzhen stopped him.
Several roast rabbits were roasted on the bonfire until they were sizzling with oil, and a pot of porridge was boiling on the fire next to them.
Chongzhen stepped forward and stirred it up, and it turned out to be vegetable porridge.
"I've taken it orally. Give me a bowl of porridge and a rabbit leg."
Chongzhen was holding the porridge, looking at everyone, and said softly: "What were you talking about just now? It's so lively?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I'm waiting to talk about Yan Yingyuan!"
"Yan Yingyuan?"
Chongzhen smiled and looked around: "Yuan Aiqing, Yan Yingyuan is your close disciple, why don't you see him accompanying you!"
"Back to Your Majesty, I asked Yan Yingyuan a few days ago about his future plans. Unexpectedly, this boy said that his personality was too upright and was not suitable for being a civil servant. He was afraid that if he argued with his colleagues, he would kill them, so he chose to stay in the army and develop.
He said that from now on, he would follow your majesty to establish slaves, fight against the Mongolian tribes, make the four barbarians submit, and all the nations will come to court.
The minister had no choice but to let him go and arrange to serve under Sun Zushou. It happened that cities such as Longjingguan and Hanerzhuang were rebuilt, and Jizhen was reorganizing its military and political affairs and was short of people. It would be a good idea to let him go and train. "
"interesting!"
Chongzhen chuckled. The envoy was equivalent to the county public security director and the armed forces minister, and could also be regarded as a military attache. Unexpectedly, Yan Yingyuan chose a general a few years in advance.
"This is to be like Yuan Aiqing, who can lead the army with force and bring peace to the country with civility. I really look forward to another famous general from the Ming Dynasty who is proud and capable of both civil and military skills."
"I am terrified!"
Yuan Keli smiled bitterly and saluted Chongzhen.
Chongzhen waved his hand and chatted for a while. It was late at night and the ministers dispersed.
Early the next morning, after having breakfast and asking for instructions from Chongzhen, the army continued to march towards Beijing.
Chongzhen stood on the Dragon Boat, looked in the direction of Beijing City, and said softly: "Beijing City, I am back!"
Although his voice was soft, his words were full of coldness.
