When he heard the news, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were discussing important military information. The three of them all had serious expressions on their faces. They temporarily put down what they were doing and looked at each other. They could see each other's worries and immediately went to greet the angel.
If the imperial court still dealt with the last great victory in the same way as before, the current battle against Jianlu would be even worse!
Angel was the former money chief of the Household Department, and was already a Yuanwailang at this time. Because of the investigation and punishment of the former Wu Qinghou, he was promoted one level, from the sixth grade to the fifth grade. The reason why he was sent to deliver the order was obviously because he was one of the parties involved in this incident in the capital.
As soon as he saw the three scarlet-robed officials coming out, he immediately smiled and congratulated: "Lu Shangshu, Governor Hong, and Governor Sun, congratulations. Such a great victory is really inspiring. Your Majesty is very pleased. Congratulations to all of you!"
Hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but be a little surprised. Therefore, if the imperial court follows past practice, it is likely that they will inspect the head and then bargain with the coach to obtain a final confirmation of their military exploits. But this time, the smile on the angel's face was not fake at all, and his attitude was also very good. It seemed to be a little different from what he thought.
In the last war, Lu Xiangsheng only made suggestions, and it was mainly Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting who took the lead in fighting the war. Therefore, Hong and Sun heard this and quickly replied: "It is the emperor who boosted the morale of our army and displayed extraordinary strength." combat power, otherwise, this great victory would not have been possible!”
After finishing speaking, Sun Chuanting hesitated for a while, but finally asked: "Our army has suffered relatively large casualties, and its troops cannot be replenished in time. We urgently need to revive our morale. I don't know what the imperial court's response to the last victory report was. ?”
"Haha, Sun Zhongcheng, don't be anxious, don't be anxious!" Qian Yuanwailang couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "But you don't know that your victory document has caused a storm in the capital. It is really unprecedented since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Something happened before..."
Having said this, he paused and looked at the faces of the three frontier officials with worried expressions. Then he smiled and said, "The emperor has raised countless amounts of money to save you from worries. Your great victory, Although some people have criticized it, the Emperor still overrides all opinions and will give you the final answer."
Hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but be overjoyed. Almost at the same time, the three of them spoke in unison.
"This is really great. Our army will definitely be able to regain its combat strength and fight the Jianlu again!" This was what Sun Chuanting said.
"Your Majesty is wise, the soldiers will definitely do their best!" This is what Hong Chengchou said.
Lu Xiangsheng also said at the same time: "I don't know what the storm is. The emperor must have been under a lot of pressure, right?"
The three of them spoke together, leaving Qian Yuanwailang a little confused as to how to speak. So, he said with a smile: "Come on, come on, are everyone here? Let's take the imperial edict first. If you have any questions, just ask your subordinates."
Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting immediately went to the front tent to check on the generals who had arrived.
In fact, when they heard that the angels had arrived, there was no need to rush them; all the military generals rushed over immediately. After winning such a big victory, the imperial court should at least show something. I don't know how much reward they can get, and they are all very concerned about it.
So when Qian Yuanwailang heard that everyone had arrived, he stopped delaying and began to announce the decree.
"It is the destiny of Heaven, and the Emperor Zhi said: With your good intentions, and all the armies' orders, the battle against the captives was actually a great victory that our Ming Dynasty rarely achieved against the captives. I am very pleased..."
Having just heard this, the people listening to the order below, regardless of the civil servants or military officers, couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts. This great victory was acknowledged at the beginning, which shows that due to their contribution, the soldiers should be rewarded indispensably.
Later, they were even more overjoyed when they heard that the imperial edict said that the military achievements they reported would be used as the basis. The court had no intention of verifying otherwise. In this way, that is more than five thousand beheadings. Although it is not as high as the reward for beheading Ye Bushou, this number is still very large!
"...the disabled soldiers are disabled because of our great Ming Dynasty, and my heart aches. If the soldiers are disabled to the point that they can no longer fight, they will be treated as if they were promoted to another level and assigned to other tasks; the soldiers who died in battle have elderly parents and children at home. Children are raised by the imperial court..."
Hearing this, everyone who received the order was very surprised. Although casualty compensation is provided, Ming Dynasty has always had regulations. However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was already a piece of paper. Not to mention the soldiers who died in battle, even the soldiers who were alive could not even receive military pay, and many of them had to sell their sons and daughters.
Therefore, the imperial edict once again emphasized pensions. Apart from the unexpected, they were also a little worried about whether the court had the ability to do this, not to mention that they were happy in vain.
After the imperial edict was read out, the excitement of many generals was quickly dissipated. They didn't hear what the angel said in the back tent, but based on their own experience and their impression of the court in the past, they felt that the emperor was just talking big words and actually promised so many rewards and pensions, but he needed money. Yes, how can the imperial court have money?
After receiving the order, Qian Yuanwailang said to them with a smile: "Three adults, as well as the generals, I believe you should have many questions, you can ask them!"
Sun Chuanting had been waiting for a long time, and originally wanted to ask after receiving the imperial edict. When he heard this, he immediately asked: "The angel just said that the capital has caused a storm because of this great victory. I wonder what happened?"
The generals didn't know that, but they were all surprised when they heard it. They all looked at Qian Yuanwailang and listened curiously.
After hearing this, Qian Yuanwailang said with a smile: "As soon as your victory report arrived in the capital, many officials did not believe it and asked to check the heads and so on. The emperor believed in you and overcame everyone's opinions and reprimanded them. After confirming this great victory, we will raise money for your great victory. However, you should also know that the treasury no longer has any money..."
At this point, he paused deliberately and did not continue speaking in one breath. This incident was really so surprising that no one could have imagined what would happen next. It was a rare occasion when he got such an errand, so naturally he wanted to get addicted to the anticipation.
Of course, because this is a good thing, it doesn't matter. If it is bad news, it is so exciting that you will be beaten later.
Sure enough, after he paused like this for a while, Madman He couldn't help but immediately asked: "Sir, where did the money come from?"
After he said it, he saw Sun Chuanting turning to look at him, and he suddenly realized that there were all the adults here, how could he speak first. Suddenly, he lowered his head, but he was really curious, so he immediately raised his head again and looked at the angel, the anticipation in his eyes was obvious.
Of course, not just him, everyone was actually looking forward to hearing how the emperor raised money, but Madman He was impatient and told him first.
There were three high-ranking officials in the border area, so Qian Yuanwailang didn't dare to titillate people, so he answered Madman He's question: "Xue Chief Assistant, well, Mr. Xue Ge has been promoted to Chief Assistant, and he proposed to the emperor that the former Marquis of Wu Qing My brother is willing to donate family wealth to the imperial court..."
Because he is one of the parties involved, he understands the situation at that time better than most people. It can be said that it is very enjoyable to talk about it at this time.
This process is just like the same, with ups and downs in the plot, and a deeper conspiracy behind the matter. In the end, it involves the founding hero who later committed a major conspiracy for money.
As he narrated the process, both the generals, who were less likely to engage in intrigues, and the feudal officials and civilian officials present, were all extremely shocked.
These generals heard that the emperor had done so many things in order to recognize their merits and fully reward them, and even attracted unruly ministers to plot against them. They had never experienced this sincerity towards them before. For a moment, everyone was extremely moved.
At the same time, they also felt great admiration for the emperor's wisdom in uncovering such a huge conspiracy at his fingertips.
For the generals of the Qin army, they had a good impression of the emperor just because he came out of the capital to inspect them. Now that I heard that the emperor was serious about not just talking about it, but taking practical actions to treat them favorably, and that he was so wise and powerful, he suddenly felt as if he had been beaten to death, and regained his high morale.
They felt that with the Emperor Shengming above them, they would never be buried in the future for their meritorious service. With the Emperor here, they could fight with all their might on the battlefield, so they could rest assured.
However, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were different from these generals and saw this matter more deeply.
They saw Emperor Chongzhen running against the civil servants, knew their shortcomings, and divided them, so that in this incident, the only opponent they faced was the Xungui Group. Such political skills have never been seen before.
Also, the emperor reorganized the factory guards, which made them play a very important role in this incident. Especially spying on information is a bit magical, allowing the emperor to know the details of his opponent so that he can deal with it calmly.
For Lu, Hong and Sun, the emperor they expected was not only passionate, but also had a heart to revive the Ming Dynasty. More importantly, they hope that the emperor will not be deceived by others and can distinguish between loyal ministers and good generals, treacherous ministers and bad generals. Only in this way, they will not have to worry about serving the country abroad and someone shooting cold arrows in the court. Of course, they naturally hope that their achievements will be recognized by the emperor.
But now, through the emperor's dealings with nobles and raising money for them, they saw the emperor they expected. Therefore, although they look at the problem from different angles and to different degrees, it does not prevent them from being equally excited and very happy after listening to it.
However, the three of them were a little more attentive, and they also sensed a suspicious point, that is, the rumor that the emperor wanted to borrow money from Xungui was so convincing that even Duke Cheng and others believed it. , and thus committed such a shocking crime?
Regarding this point, Emperor Chongzhen actually did not announce the information provided by Yang Sichang, nor did he include this matter in the confession. Because he didn't want to reveal this matter before the war against the prisoners in the pass ended. Otherwise, it will definitely involve Xue Guoguan's proposal, that is, the emperor is responsible for borrowing money from his relatives and nobles, while the cabinet borrows money from civil and military officials.
Think about it, just asking each government to take one refugee back is just one more mouth to eat. It is so difficult. In this regard, it was decided through differentiation that only officials of fifth rank and above could receive refugees.
Once Xue Guoguan's proposal is made public, the pressure he will face will be unprecedented. The opponents they have to face are not only the Xungui Group, but also civil and military officials. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was not ready to compete with so many opponents without causing big problems.
In the original history, both Emperor Xue Guoguan and Emperor Chongzhen did not realize this and felt that it was not difficult to use the power of the emperor to borrow money from his ministers. This led to the death of Xue Guoguan and the further corruption of the court. , the monarch and his ministers were even more at odds with each other.
It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen finally became a lonely emperor and shouted out the misunderstood words of his ministers. In this, he himself could not escape responsibility.
Therefore, the current Emperor Chongzhen is not prepared to touch Yang Sichang at this time, since he cannot escape from his Wuzhishan anyway. When the emperor faced off against individual ministers, it would be overwhelming and would not be difficult.
At this time, after Qian Yuanwailang clearly explained what happened in the capital, everyone in the Zhongjun tent felt extremely excited.
Think about it, 700,000 taels of silver have been obtained from the Wuqing Marquis Mansion and Jiading Bo Mansion alone, not to mention the Chengguo Gongfu and Linhuai Marquis Mansion, which have more silver. The emperor also said that no matter how big a victory they win, they don't have to worry about no reward from the court.
Of course such a good thing would not be hidden. Soon, the news spread throughout the army.
Suddenly, the defenders at the top of Jinzhou City looked at the Qinwang Army camp outside the city and suddenly burst into shouts of "Long live, long live, long live". The emotion was so passionate and exciting that although they couldn't see it, they could see it. But I can feel it.
They felt lifeless before, but suddenly there was such a big change, making them very curious, what happened? Why does it feel like King Qin’s army outside the city has won another great victory!
In the Chinese military tent, after such an episode, a very good episode, the three army commanders resumed the previous meeting to urgently discuss the military information they had just obtained.
Just before, they had captured the troops of Dorgon and Hauge who were heading south. They had already plundered the population and supplies and returned north, abandoning the old and the weak along the way. Their marching speed suddenly accelerated, leaving behind the Yongwei battalion. They were probably the same as Du Du. , Yue Tuo's department has become a foregone conclusion.
How should we fight the upcoming war against the captives?
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