In Zhenjiang Prefecture, along the canal outside the city, tents stretched for more than ten miles, and more than 50,000 troops gathered.
These were local troops from Su Songchang's various prefectures, and they came to Zhenjiang on the orders of Emperor Chongzhen.
Chen Yue only brought more than 10,000 men to attack Nanjing.
Chongzhen was deeply afraid that he would not have enough troops, so he ordered the mobilization of troops from all parties.
However, it seems that it is no longer needed because Chongzhen has received Chen Yue's victory document.
A manor beside the canal outside Zhenjiang City was originally the villa of a local gentleman in Zhenjiang, but now it has become the residence of Chongzhen.
In the manor, in the hall, Chongzhen and a group of civil and military ministers were talking, and everyone looked relaxed and joyful.
In addition to Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, there were also officials such as Zhu Guobi, the Marquis of Funing, Lu Mingrong, the prefect of Zhenjiang, and soldiers from Su Songchang and Su Songchang.
Yes, Nanjing has been defeated, and Chongzhen will go to Nanjing soon.
The Ming court finally settled down and concentrated its efforts on dealing with the powerful enemy in the north.
As the biggest contributor to this battle, Pingnan Marquis Chen Yue was praised by all the ministers.
Of course, Chongzhen, who knew people well and was good at assigning tasks, was highly praised by everyone.
For a time, flattery came pouring in.
Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, there have been natural and man-made disasters, people have rebelled, he has suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield, lost troops and generals, and even the capital has been breached.
It has been a long time since he heard good news.
Although it was a civil war now, the King Fu rebellion was put down in such a short time, which was enough to make him happy.
Listening to the flattering words from all the ministers, Chongzhen was in a particularly good mood.
"Pingnan Hou is really our best general in the Ming Dynasty.
He first rescued the troops in Beijing and then suppressed the rebellion.
He has made outstanding contributions.
Even if he is granted the title of Duke, it is not an exaggeration."
Lu Mingrong, the prefect of Zhenjiang, shook his head in admiration.
Lu Zhenfei was talking happily with everyone, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but frown and glanced at Chongzhen worriedly.
Lu Mingrong's words seemed to praise Chen Yue, but in fact he had no good intentions.
He clearly wanted to put Chen Yue up high, and maybe he was jealous of Chen Yue's achievements.
"The Marquis of Pingnan is still very young.
He has just been ennobled.
It is not appropriate to be promoted further.
Other rewards can be given.
Besides, it is up to His Majesty and the court to decide what kind of rewards to give.
It is not appropriate to discuss it here."
Lu Zhenfei said lightly. .
Chongzhen frowned slightly.
He had been just happy and had no time to think about the reward for Chen Yue.
What Lu Zhenfei said makes sense.
Chen Yue had just been granted the title of Marquis and was appointed to the position of Governor of Jiangbei.
His title and official position were already very high.
It would be very difficult for him to be rewarded again.
The official position can no longer be granted.
The position of governor has already been reached.
If we grant a title of nobility, if we make Chen Yue the Duke of the country now, what will happen in the future?
Chen Yue must be used by Chongzhen, and he must be used extensively.
With his current performance, he will definitely make more achievements in the future.
If the reward is too generous now, there will definitely be a situation where there will be no reward in the future.
Then there will be no rewards. what to do But after all, Chen Yue had made great contributions.
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If he didn't reward him or rewarded him too little, he would definitely lose the heart of the hero.
Chongzhen still expected Chen Yue to defeat the Tatars for him in the future, but he didn't want Chen Yue to feel cold.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen became embarrassed.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps sounded outside, and then a guard was seen hurriedly walking outside.
Wu Mengming stood up, walked to the door and took a memorial from the guard.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing."
Wu Mengming said softly.
Chongzhen nodded, took it over and looked at it, his expression suddenly became extremely exciting.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Lu Zhenfei had been made a bachelor by Chongzhen, and it was inevitable that he would join the cabinet when he arrived in Nanjing.
He naturally had the right to know what happened, so he asked.
"Haha, let's see, this is the Pingnan Marquis Chen Yue you just praised, who raided the Duke of Wei's mansion."
Chongzhen said calmly and put the memorial on the table.
Chongzhen's tone was very calm, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.
Lu Zhenfei was shocked and stood up quickly, picked up the memorial, and looked at it carefully.
In the memorial, Shi Kefa impeached Chen Yue for abusing his power and sealing up Wei Guogong's palace for no reason, which caused panic among the people of Nanjing and panic among the civil and military ministers.
He asked Chongzhen to issue an order to stop Chen Yue.
Whether Wei Guogong was guilty or not and how to deal with it was up to the court to decide.
"Lu Qing, what do you think after reading this?"
Chongzhen asked expressionlessly.
Lu Zhenfei sighed secretly and handed the memorial to Lu Mingrong and others beside him, while he was thinking about how to reply.
Chen Yue's move was too bold.
From Shi Kefa's memorial, it can be confirmed that Wei Guogong Xu Jiujue did not participate in King Fu's rebellion at all, and he stayed in the mansion when the Pingnan Army attacked the city.
Since Xu Jiujue's compliance with the rules has nothing to do with rebellion, Chen Yue's move is worth pondering. why should he do this
The Duke of Wei is a hereditary duke of the Ming Dynasty.
His ancestor, King Xu Da of Zhongshan, made great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, successive emperors have tried to win over the Duke of Wei to show their kindness to the meritorious officials.
Although Chen Yue's move was in the name of revolt, it actually exceeded his authority.
Why on earth?
For credit, no, catching one more Xu Jiujue won't bring much credit.
For the sake of wealth, Chen Yue must have set his sights on the wealth of the Duke of Wei.
The Duke of Wei has been in Nanjing for more than two hundred years.
It is the first aristocratic family in the Ming Dynasty and has accumulated countless wealth.
Chen Yue must have taken a fancy to his wealth.
Lu Zhenfei couldn't help but think of the legend about Chen Yue.
It was said that when Chen Yue was inspecting a small town in Xishan Town, he dealt with the gentry of Fangshan County and swallowed up other people's property.
When he became a seventh-rank soldier, he dared to inspect it.
All the coal mines in Xishan earned millions of taels of silver.
This guy has a history of raiding other people's properties to make money.
But there are so many wealthy gentry families in Nanjing, how dare you attack the Duke of Wei?
Lu Zhenfei had a good feeling for Chen Yue.
He always thought that the other party was a famous general of ZTE in the Ming Dynasty.
But now that the famous general brother had done something like this, how could Lu Zhenfei speak for him?
"Maybe, maybe, it's a misunderstanding," Lu Zhenfei murmured.
"Misunderstanding?
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Maybe."
Chongzhen sneered.
The others looked at each other and didn't dare to speak anymore.
"Your Majesty, please calm down.
Marquis Pingnan is too young and may not know the importance of Duke Wei.
In addition, the army suffered a lot of casualties in the siege battle.
It may be necessary to get some money to reward the army, so he openly joked with Wei."
Lu Mingrong smiled.
He comforted Chongzhen and said that although he seemed to be pleading for Chen Yue, the meaning behind his words was that Chen Yue raided the Duke of Wei's mansion for his own selfish desires.
"Pass the message and drive to Nanjing tomorrow."
Chongzhen said no more.
It is no small matter for the emperor to take the throne.
In addition, after the victory, he will go to Nanjing to re-enthrone.
He must calculate the right day to enter the city.
It was originally calculated to be an auspicious day three days later, but now Chongzhen can no longer care about many things: