Liu Meicai naturally knew nothing about this. In his understanding, he was praised by the emperor, and of course he was very happy.
Emperor Chongzhen also smiled and said: "But Liu Qing should understand that although there are black sheep in Dongchang, Dongchang has just solved the major case of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and he also deserves credit. Speaking of this, I have to say everything. The Procuratorate, you also supervise all the officials for me, but you can't lag behind Dongchang. You can't have everything investigated by Dongchang. Moreover, you censors have the power to report things, so you must use them to their full potential! Otherwise! If you let me down again and again, I will consider taking back the right to report things!"
When Liu Meicai heard this, she immediately stated that she would do her job as a censor well and live up to the emperor's expectations. As for taking back the right to report rumors, he only listened to it and didn't take it seriously.
Emperor Chongzhen was very pleased with Liu Meicai's reaction, and finally said to him: "The major case of the Royal Horse Prison has not been finalized yet. I hope to see the result. If someone interferes with this matter, I think there will be suspicion of complicity. Please, Can you keep an eye on it for me to see if there is any? I think the Royal Horse Inspector may have colluded with the outer court. In addition, I will not call the censors on the left and right to talk about this. Liu Qing will help me convey that the Imperial Inspectorate can You can’t let me down any more!”
After hearing this, Liu Meicai naturally agreed repeatedly. On the way back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, she recalled the scene of her meeting with the emperor and couldn't help but get excited. You know, there were so many censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, some with higher positions than him, but the emperor only summoned him and asked him to deliver a message. This feeling is as if he represents the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In other words, among the censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he is the most valued by the emperor.
Thinking this way, he became even more happy. He felt that his future was a bright road. He might become a border official, then go to the six ministries and nine ministers, and finally reach the top of the human ministers and sit on the throne of chief minister... …
When Liu Meicai, who was in excitement, just stepped into the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, she met a group of aggressive colleagues. Both parties were a little surprised when they saw it.
"What are you doing? With such a huge formation, what happened again?" Liu Meicai asked in surprise.
Almost at the same time, his colleague opposite him asked him in surprise.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Dongchang didn't retaliate against you? Or was the emperor persuaded by you?"
"We have all written memorials and are going to impeach Dongchang together so that we can save you!"
"..."
After hearing these words, Liu Meicai immediately understood and said with a smile: "Thank you all, but you are worrying too much! The current emperor is the emperor of Shengming and the clown of Dongchang. How can he restore the prestige of Wei Yi? It's okay. It's fine!"
Without waiting for his colleagues to ask questions, he immediately added an explanation: "The emperor summoned me because my impeachment of Dongchang Wu Dayong has been found to be true, and the emperor just encouraged me!"
As soon as these words were said, these censors and officials couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Based on the ferocity of Tianqi Chao's factory guards, they all had lingering fears in their hearts. Unexpectedly, Liu Meicai's impeachment happened early in the morning, but the emperor was very concerned about it and went to verify it so quickly. Obviously, the emperor seemed to have no partiality towards Dongchang.
After reaching this conclusion, these censors were a little confused. Some began to praise the emperor for his wisdom and were not ready to go out; while others started shouting loudly, saying that they would strike while the iron was hot and kill Dongchang in one fell swoop. Cao Huachun You know, now that the government is full of power, it’s not like a eunuch can do whatever he wants!
When Liu Meicai saw them, he quickly stopped them and said, "Everyone, everyone, listen to me!"
Then, he recounted the scene of his meeting with the emperor, and then told his colleagues that Dongchang was currently working for the emperor and was approved by the emperor. He could not cause trouble to the emperor at this time.
Now, Dongchang has achieved a great achievement, but our Metropolitan Procuratorate has not. If we attack Dongchang again, the emperor will be unhappy. However, we have the power to hear and report matters, and we are also the emperor's eyes and ears. We must not lose to Dongchang. If we really want to impeach Dongchang, we have to wait until the Yumajian case is resolved.
In Liu Meicai's words, he showed off that he was valued by the emperor without leaving any trace. This made the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate hear this, and many people felt jealous. As a result, these censors returned to their previous state of disunity.
Some also want to impeach Dongchang to attract attention; some want to go back and discuss with the big bosses behind them to see whether they should impeach political opponents...
At the same time, Director Gao Qiqian led the troops to Julujiazhuang. When they were about to arrive, the speed slowed down.
The generals behind Gao Qiqian, they did not have the same pressure as Gao Qiqian. Seeing Jiazhuang in front, they thought that they would see Lu Shangshu soon. If Director Gao mentioned a few more words about himself when talking about the situation, , the credit will be greater, and everyone will rush to express their credit.
"This battle was really hard! The general faced a hundred thousand Manchu troops, but he did not retreat. He finally got through it!"
"My lord, the general will fight to the death with the Manchu Tatars! Even if the Tatars attack like a tide, the general will always be at the forefront!"
"My lord, the general's subordinates have been scattered several times, but they still fight with repeated defeats and are determined not to let the Manchu Tatars take a step forward!"
"..."
At the beginning, Gao Qiqian was in a good mood. Listening to their performance, he nodded in response. However, when the generals saw that others were also showing off their merits, they felt that they were not outstanding, so they began to describe various fierce battle situations that they had experienced.
For a time, around Gao Qiqian and Wang Chengen, these Ming army generals were spitting. The fierce battle situation they described, as well as their bravery and fearlessness, were so shocking that the gods and ghosts wept. They competed with each other for credit, and even pushed aside Yang Guozhu and Lu Da, two generals who had truly fought bloody battles.
Gao Qiqian originally wanted to tell Wang Cheng'en more about his contribution, but he was so noisy that he had no chance to do so. But thinking that these generals did hold on longer this time than before, I endured and listened. But after hearing this, he still couldn't help it. Fortunately, he arrived at Jiazhuang at this time. He pointed with his riding crop and said: "Everyone, I will see Lu Shangshu soon!"
As he spoke, he looked up and was immediately stunned.
After hearing this, the generals also looked up, as if someone had cast a great silence spell. Everyone collectively closed their mouths and could no longer speak. The shock on their faces could not be concealed.
In front of them, they saw Jiazhuang and an earth mountain.
The walls of Jiazhuang reflect the winter light and are very beautiful. However, this wall looks like it has been gnawed by rats. There are many broken holes, some of which have been blocked with door panels, and some of which have been repaired with other things. There are no less than dozens of repairs.
Outside the wall, there were many circles of corpses lying around. It looked like they had been abandoned here by the Manchu and Qing troops. Needless to say, these must be the bodies of the two Tartars.
Not far from the gate of Jiazhuang, there is an earthen mountain higher than the wall of Jiazhuang. On the top of the mountain, a large flag with the word "tiger" flutters in the wind, but many holes have been shot through the flag by arrows. Under the flag, about twenty soldiers stood there, holding weapons or supporting each other. They were all bandaged. The blood stains soaked the bandaged cloths, looking at the arrival of reinforcements with tired smiles.
There is a slope on the side of the earth mountain backing Jiazhuang. But at this time, the slope and both sides were covered with corpses. A few Ming army soldiers who were not seen being bandaged were cleaning the battlefield on top. In the pile of corpses, his movements were like a huge force, and it was extremely laborious. It was obvious that they were all exhausted, but they were still collecting the remains of their comrades.
The corpse of a comrade was hugged into a ball with the enemy. It was freezing in the cold weather, and one soldier couldn't pull him away. Another soldier came over to help, but he still couldn't pull away, so he had to take out his knife and cut with one blow. Only by chopping up the enemy's corpses can they be separated.
Seeing all this, Wang Chengen was the first to come to his senses, and he said with emotion: "This is a bloody battle!"
Hearing this, he and the generals behind Gao Qi came back to their senses. Surprisingly, they did not refute, and all of them fell silent.
Anyone who is not blind can see how tragic the fighting situation here is!
