Chapter 456 How to Reward?
Quan Xu did not write a recital to Emperor Chongzhen, and of course, Lu Xiangsheng did not write either.It's just that in response to that sentence, the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry.Although Cao Huachun did not have the obligation and responsibility to supervise the army in Liaodong, he wrote such a letter on behalf of Quan Xu and Lu Xiangsheng.Cao Huachun's calligraphy skills are quite good, very formal."
Si Li Bingbi eunuch, Dongchang Admiral, Governor of Jingying Rong Zheng Cao Hua Chun Dun Shou played: on the afternoon of this month, the ministers of the day patrol Liaodong, since March, the side affairs are restless, Gai, Fu, Jin, Hai, Guangning and other Li Shu, quite suffered, tens of thousands of disasters, Liaodong Marshal Quanxu, set three armies Tiger Ben" Cao Huachun entered the palace at the age of about twelve or thirteen, because of his talent and intelligence, diligence and studiousness, received a good education in the palace, poetry, calligraphy and painting, proficient in everything, deeply appreciated by the eunuch Wang An, and relied on as a cronie.Later, the king of Xinxin accompanied and served the five emperors, Sun Zhu Youzhen.He is not only extraordinary, but also deeply trusted by Chongzhen.Looking at Cao Huachun's familiar handwriting, Chongzhen glanced at ten lines, hurriedly swept it, and then turned around and looked at it sentence by sentence, still not believing his eyes, after reading it, he looked at it word by word.Unlike other ministers, Cao Huachun's recitals are written in great detail, without exaggeration, without adding fuel and vinegar, without descriptions of tens of thousands of enemies and countless enemies, nor blindly boasting about Quan Xu's martial arts and strategy.He was just an outsider, because Quan Xu knew that he was going to come to Beijing to report on his work, and decided to bring Liaodong native products to Emperor Chongzhen.It is also necessary for Quan Xu, a courtier, to present a gift to the emperor.As a result, Quan Xu replied: "Jiannu head", and then, Quan Xu led the whole family army and the elite of the Tianxiong army, leaving thousands of soldiers in Guangning.After the whole family army and the Tianxiong army left Quang Ninh Mansion, Huang Taiji then took advantage of the emptiness of Quang Ninh Mansion and led more than 100,000 men and horses to surround Quang Ninh City.When he saw this, he knew that there were only more than 1,700 defenders in Quang Ninh City, and more than 6,000 households, but only 20,000.Although Chongzhen is not proficient in military affairs, he also knows that such a power cannot be defended at all.Then, when the whole family army heard the news that Jiannu surrounded Guangning, they immediately organized soldiers and horses to rescue Guangning, and 6,000 Jianshu forcibly marched for a day and night, running for 300 miles, and fought thirteen battles before and after Jiannu, and won all thirteen battles, beheading more than 12,000 people and capturing more than 26,000 people.The ministers looked at the Son of Heaven, who had never had a real smile on his face for five years since he ascended the throne, and jumped up and laughed loudly, and his expression was a little crazy.The ministers looked at each other in shock.Sun Chengzong, who was close, picked up a copy of the good news and swept it, his face also changed greatly, and he stood up excitedly, and then Sun Chengzong's face was difficult to see.This is a very layman's letter, Liaodong is not short of 6,000 soldiers, but this is infantry, but not cavalry, when is the infantry faster than the cavalry?
Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong looked at Zhang Shixian with a straight face and asked, "Gonggong Cao is only afraid of clerical errors, why did the infantry run three hundred miles in one day and one night?"
”The fatal weakness he brought up now was to prevent others from taking advantage of this loophole to attack Quan Xu and Lu Xiangsheng.Zhang Shixian said with a smile on his face: "What does Elder Sun Ge know, there are 6,000 soldiers in the whole army of Liaodong, and there are more than 1,000 carriages left to go north to support Guangning City, and the official roads in Liaodong are all newly repaired, and it is not surprising that the carriage travels 150 miles a day, if you don't care about the horses, you can do it by running 200 miles!"
”Listening to Zhang Shixian's words, Chongzhen's face slowly returned to normal, and he muttered: "So, did you really win?"
”"It's really a win, just the pickled head, there are more than a hundred carts, captured prisoners, lined up in a long line, and you can't see the end at a glance!"
Zhang Shixian then smiled: "This is just a preliminary battle report, the detailed battle report, there will definitely be discrepancies, the slave maid thinks that the beheading of 12,000 levels is only a lot more!"
”"Hiss" The whole hall immediately heard the sound of gasping cool air, Sun Chengzong staggered, sat down, and he burst into tears: "The hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in Liaodong can finally be blinded!"
”Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Hou Sui and other important ministers also quickly read the ten lines at a glance, their expressions were unpredictable, and finally turned into a sigh.Won, it's just that they don't want to believe it.But the facts are there, and they can't help but believe it.No one suspects that Quan Xu is falsely reporting his war exploits, and the beheading can be faked, but what about the prisoners?
Quan Xu can't take a group of people over and send them to Jingshi, insisting that he is a slave, right?
You must know that the Ministry of War Examination is not a dry meal, besides, the difference between Jiannu and the Han people is very obvious, this is not like later generations, the Manchu people have been nourished in the Central Plains for 300 years, and they are no different from the Han people.In this era, the Jurchen face looked like a face that had been stepped on by a foot, with short nasal bones, parabolic teeth, shovel-shaped incisors, and small teeth; The eyes are elongated, the eye cleft is small, there is a pronounced epicanthal fold, the stature is short, the trunk is thick, and the gap is quite obvious.In this case, the captives are not only in terms of language, but there is no way to compensate for the difference in physical characteristics.The ministers took the fold and read it again, until Sun Chengzong got up and made three bows and nine bows to Emperor Chongzhen, and his voice was extremely excited: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Thanks to His Majesty's Hongfu, the lives of the three armies, our army won a complete victory in Quang Ninh, struck Jiannu, annihilated more than 10,000 enemies, captured the Jiannu Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War. ”The battle of the breach has always been a problem for Chongzhen, and he dreamed that the Ming army outside the gate could win a big battle and wash away this shame.It seems that God also thinks that he has been tossed too badly, and it is time to compensate for it, and it is unbelievable that the Ming army has achieved an incredible victory in Quang Ninh!
Thinking of this, Chongzhen's heart blossomed, and his smile could no longer be hidden.The military officials knelt down in unison, and their voices were loud, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood: "Congratulations for long live, congratulations for Daming!"
Long live our emperor!
”"Congratulations, congratulations!
Hahaha" Chongzhen laughed for a while, then sat back in a happy mood, barely stopped laughing, at this time, a problem was in front of him, although the Ming Dynasty was noble and cheap, but it was a country based on martial arts, and he attached great importance to the reward of martial arts.Whether it was the Taizu period or the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty was based on the calculation, that is, military merit was either promoted or rewarded.In the fourteenth year of Chenghua, the affirmation of the promotion reward system was promulgated, and the female straight of Liaodong was killed, and two people were killed by one person, and they were promoted to one level, to six, and they were promoted to three levels.Those who are unwilling to be promoted will be awarded 50 taels and 20 taels by acting.Now more than 26,000 people have been annihilated and captured, and 12,000 people have been beheaded, which is equivalent to 1.9 million taels of silver to be taken out by the imperial court.Of course, this is just a rough calculation, in fact, as the Ming army won less and lost more against Jiannu, special rewards were also issued, for example, Niu Lu Ezhen, Baijia soldiers were rewarded with a thousand taels, promoted to a thousand households, or a thousand generals, and even the military department and the official department of Houjin were caught, plus the forward commander.Chongzhen didn't dare to think about it.How to reward?
What reward will you take?
Now Chongzhen has happy troubles.He was very happy to defeat Jiannu, but he didn't have a clue what to reward Quan Xu and Tianxiong Jun.Sun Chengzong looked at Chongzhen's face and understood his worry and anxiety, but at the moment, the entire court was beaming, and no one came out to touch this mold at this time.After only a little thought, he put this matter behind him, and after a few hasty orders, he announced his retreat.He returned to the harem in three steps and two steps, and shared this great news with Queen Zhou.Empress Zhou was also very surprised when she learned the news, and said repeatedly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!"
”Chongzhen was in a better mood, and the laughter continued, since the two met, Queen Zhou had never seen such a happy smile on his face.It's just that when the husband and wife are together, there are some things that must be said openly."
I have a headache now, Quanqing and Lu Qing have made such a great achievement, Lu Qing is still easy to do, he is now the governor, I can pay him for his merits and promote his officials, but Quanqing" The general army is a product of the Ming Dynasty's military career, and there are no more than 20 people in the country, which is equivalent to the commander of the military region in later generations, and the power is very great, so he has no way to be promoted.But if you don't promote Quanxu, it will cause a serious consequence, who will give Daming his life in the future?
Now is not the time for the birds to hide their bows, and the military situation in the Ming mainland is still in full swing.Empress Zhou was silent.Chongzhen looked at Empress Zhou and said, "Empress, how do you say I should reward Quanqing?"
”"Or, then the marquis?""
The marquis is to be sealed, just a marquis, so if he destroys Jiannu, how should I reward him?"
Chongzhen smiled bitterly: "Quanqing is different from others, others say Pingliao, just to make me happy, but Quanqing can really do it, this time he only sent 6,000 infantry troops, what if it is 60,000 horses?"
Isn't Huang Taiji going to be sacrificed to the Taimiao?
”Empress Zhou thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty said before that Quan Qing doesn't seem to be married yet?"
It's better to choose a county lord from among the princes and kings" Without waiting for Queen Zhou to finish speaking, Chongzhen shook his head and said: "This matter is not appropriate, the kings and the court are harmonious on the surface, but there are a lot of filth behind the scenes. ”"The concubine doesn't know what to do!"
Queen Zhou said: "It's too young" "Eighth sister!
”Although Chongzhen's daughter is too young, and most of her sisters have died, the only healthy thing to say is Concubine Li Kang's daughter Zhu Weiyuan, because Concubine Li Kang is the protagonist of one of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, and there are evil deeds, killing the queen, holding the emperor hostage, plus abusing Tianqi and Chongzhen, after Chongzhen took the throne, Concubine Li Kang, who was supposed to hold the position of the concubine, still sat in the cold palace.Empress Zhou's face changed slightly: "Isn't Your Majesty afraid?"
”Chongzhen sighed: "You are the master of the six palaces, why should I be afraid of her as a deep palace woman?"
You have to handle this matter as soon as possible, and I will make a decree to seal Princess Anqing and build a princess's mansion!
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