At this moment, suddenly a chamberlain hurried in from outside, holding an urgent report in his hands and saying: "Your Majesty, the report from Duke Xingguo has arrived."
If it is a general memorial, after arriving in the capital, it will first go to the General Affairs Department, which will sort it into categories and then send it to the cabinet. The cabinet will draft it carefully and then send it to the Secretary of Ceremony. The eunuch of the Si Li Jian will review it. If the emperor is diligent in his duties, he will show it to the emperor and decide whether to seal it or knock it back. If the emperor is not diligent, the eunuch will directly seal it or knock it back.
However, Duke Xingguo's memorial did not go through this process and was delivered directly to the palace.
At this time, when Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhang Mingwei's report, he immediately put everything down and hurriedly started reading.
After reading it, he was a little dazed and did not speak immediately.
This surprised Wang Chengen who was watching from the side, because in the past, every time the report from Duke Xingguo came, Emperor Chongzhen would be happy or something else instead of being stunned.
Therefore, he was a little curious, wondering what the Duke said?
After waiting for a long time, he heard Emperor Chongzhen murmuring to himself: "I don't want to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope Haibo will be peaceful! Are you worried, sir?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Chengen was stunned again. When he was about to speak, he saw Emperor Chongzhen saying to him: "You should also take a look!"
Therefore, Wang Chengen stopped talking and quickly started to read.
At this glance, he suddenly realized.
It turned out that after Duke Xingguo captured Wuchang Prefecture, the vanguard who pursued Zhang Xianzhong suffered a defeat. Duke Xingguo wrote a memorial explaining the results of his actions, which was regarded as an apology memorial.
At the back of this memorial, there is also a page of letters, which are the relevant thoughts of Duke Xingguo, that is, taking responsibility and taking care of the pensions for the wounded and wounded soldiers, neither punishing the soldiers severely to chill the morale of the army, nor punishing them lightly to make them indifferent. . The reason why he did this was that he led troops to quell the rebellion, all for the sake of peace in the world, not for personal glory and wealth.
Regarding this, he ended with a poem: It is not my intention to be a prince, but I hope the sea will be peaceful!
After reading it, Wang Chengen thought for a moment and understood what happened. He guessed why Emperor Chongzhen reacted like this. He suddenly had an idea in his mind and carefully placed the memorial and the letter inside on the imperial case with both hands. , and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, as far as the servant knows, what Duke Xingguo said, 'It is not my intention to be a prince, but I hope the sea will be peaceful' is from "The Deepness of the Tao" written by Qi Jiguang during the Jiajing period. The servant pondered, this It must be the Duke’s true intention!”
"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little curious when he heard this, and turned to look at him.
This one of Qi Jiguang's poems is the most famous in later generations, but he was not a poet, but a warrior, and he was not far from this dynasty. Not to mention, poems like Qi Jiguang's would not be popular in the corrupt environment of the late Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen had not heard of it, but Wang Chengen knew about it.
At this time, Wang Chengen had an idea in his mind, because he was recommended by Duke Xingguo. It can be said that he and Duke Xingguo share weal and woe. Naturally, he wanted to speak for Duke Xingguo and eliminate things that might affect Duke Xingguo.
I heard him say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live my lord, think about it. Your daily life is not just about reviving the Ming Dynasty, but your biggest wish is to spread science and technology knowledge so that the Ming Dynasty can stand on top of the world and no longer be as popular as it was in history." Barbarian oppression! And Mr.’s talent and ability also prove the possibility of this matter..."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, and his face looked better unconsciously.
If he were to think about it from the perspective of Zhang Mingwei worrying about him, he would feel uncomfortable. Once may be nothing, twice may be nothing, but if the number of times is too many, there may be problems.
"...If we evaluate Sir according to past practices, if I say something unpleasant, even if Sir is still a white man now, he will not be rewarded in the end!" Wang Chengen secretly looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face and continued, " Regardless of your proven achievements in the strategy against Liao, the formula of cement and glass, or leading the troops to counter the rebellion, they are all great achievements. And in the future, there will only be more similar things..."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but nod again. I sighed in my heart: Who says it’s not the case! Not only has he gained more than 400 years of knowledge, but he is also dedicated to serving the country and the people without hiding anything for himself. I don’t know how much credit he will make when he looks back!
Thinking of this, although he no longer felt uncomfortable in his heart, he still asked Wang Chengen: "But I have to do something, right? Otherwise, how can I feel sorry?"
Originally, he wanted to say that if there was no reward for merit, would other people not actively serve the court if they saw it? But, looking back, who can have the skills of Mr.
No one has the ability to let him go through the trouble of getting no reward!
When Wang Chengen heard this, he smiled and replied: "Didn't Lord Long Live do a lot? In the world, in all dynasties, is there anyone who can treat Duke Xingguo like Lord Long Live? Princess Kunxing has been accompanying Duke Xingguo all the time. ! This slave knows that Princess Kunxing is the most beloved daughter of Lord Long Live. If you give her this daughter, according to folk wisdom, your husband is equivalent to half of Lord Long Live’s son! Isn’t this still a kiss? "
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled with satisfaction.
He somewhat admired himself for making the decision decisively. Now it seems that even Wang Chengen, a slave, agrees very much. It seems that he has done the right thing!
While he was thinking about it, he heard Wang Chengen continue to say: "I think that since the Long Live Master knows the master's wish, he will fulfill it, which is the greatest reward for him. Otherwise, if the master fails to fulfill his wish, he will come here Once, wouldn’t there be regrets! This is definitely not what he wants.”
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but murmured to himself: "I don't want to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope the sea will be peaceful!"
When Wang Chengen heard this, he knew better, and hurriedly said: "It is not easy to fulfill your wish. If nothing else, my husband often talks about pig teammates. There are some. Just like this Once, among the memorials to be crowned king, there were probably some people who did not see the good of the Duke. They could not directly overthrow the Duke, so they used this roundabout way to make Long live the Lord's heart and the Duke have a life, and then slowly tried to After all, this is their insidiousness!”
With a "pop", Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but became furious. He immediately slammed the table and shouted, "Write all these people's names on the screen. I don't care what they think. If I don't deal with them, I will be angry!" "
Wang Chengen listened, but this time he ignored it. No matter who among these people has truly sinister intentions, or whether they just want to flatter Duke Xingguo, they all deserve to be punished with such a memorial!
At this time, I heard him continue to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Sir, please help Long Live the Ming Dynasty to revive the Ming Dynasty and make the Ming Dynasty stand on the top of the world. If you want to achieve such a great achievement that has never been done before or since, all the wise emperors of all dynasties will have to do it." I don’t know how many people will be offended by such a shameful thing. They will definitely want to sabotage this matter. If it doesn’t work, they will do it secretly. In short, there will be various methods. "
At this point, he sneered and said: "It's just that they don't know the origin of Mr., and they don't know the status of Mr. Long Live Lord in his heart. This will destined that their insidious methods will not succeed!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately laughed, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Haha, even if I tell them that Duke Xingguo suddenly appeared and fell in front of me, they won't believe it."
Wang Chengen could clearly see that Emperor Chongzhen was in a much better mood.
So, he said to Emperor Chongzhen again: "This time, why don't you just go with what you said. Don't you want to take care of the pensions for the wounded and wounded soldiers? Then just give me more money! Anyway, what does the Duke want? If Lord Long live agrees, it will allow him to do things without worrying about anything else. This is the greatest support for the husband, and it is enough to let him know that Lord Long live trusts him!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "What I said makes sense. Sir, you are working day and night outside to serve the country and the people. I will never take that..."
At this point, he suddenly realized that he couldn't say that word, so he quickly changed his words and said: "Hold up Mr.! No matter what, I have to make Mr. feel at ease!"
After he finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, then stopped smiling and said seriously: "I'm going to write this, sir, I'm out here, so it's inconvenient to contact you. You can do everything first and report back to me later!"
When Wang Chengen heard this, he was a little stunned. This power is so great.
Including the previous appointment of Zheng Fusong as the deputy general commanding the Denglai Navy, etc., they all had to report to the capital first. But now, similar matters can be decided directly by the Duke.
Although it was said before that Emperor Chongzhen would definitely agree, it was still different to directly give such a decree. It can be said that this is a more trustworthy act than conferring a title on the prince.
If the outer court knows this will, I am afraid many people will oppose it!
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Sure enough, as Wang Chengen expected, when Zhang Mingwei's memorial and Emperor Chongzhen's decree were announced, there was an uproar in the court.
Many people complained one after another, saying that since Duke Xingguo had lost the battle, he should be held accountable. Why was he given more power, and such excessive power?
Of course, some people defended Zhang Mingwei, saying that the defeat was due to the vanguard generals underestimating the enemy and being careless, and the Duke of the country placed thieves in Wuchang Mansion. Also, the Duke is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. If everything is reported to the capital, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth, and things may go wrong.
In the court hall, there was a rare quarrel about Duke Xingguo. Of course, the stimulation of Emperor Chongzhen's will had a lot to do with it. After all, it would make some people even more desperate!
In the midst of the quarrel, a memorial from Zhang Mingwei arrived.
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