"I don't blame you, but Zhou Aiqing's plan was a little risky." Emperor Chongzhen clenched his fists and tried to suppress the anger in his heart. He thought of the general strategy that Zhou Shixiong once said, letting Jiannu enter the capital and blocking the retreat, leaving Jiannu all. Emperor Chongzhen disagreed with this wonderful plan, mainly for royal dignity. There were two foreign enemies invading the capital and soldiers at the city in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Chongzhen did not want to be the third Ming emperor to be attacked by foreign enemies.

However, no matter how subjectively Emperor Chongzhen did not want to accept it, Jiannu had already arrived near the capital, and the closest Jiannu troops to the capital were less than a day away. As long as they were willing, Emperor Chongzhen would inevitably become the third emperor to be humiliated in the capital. Therefore, the Xianghe victory brought by Zhou Shixiong, Man Gui and others was a life-saving medicine for Emperor Chongzhen. It not only increased the morale of the troops in the capital falling to the bottom, but also found Emperor Chongzhen's confidence that he did not know where to throw it. [bsp;  

"Long live, I ask myself that I am not a timid person who is afraid of trouble, but because of the weak force, I dare not go deep into the army alone. If I have ten thousand cavalry in my hand, I will be able to retake Zunyi Santun Camp and cut off the retreat of Jiannu. I dare to write a military order!" Man Gui used this trick well. He first admitted his mistakes, then made small requests, and finally made a note of his chest to make a note. The whole set was crisp and smooth, and the beginning and ending was just right, which was amazing. Fang Zhenghua glanced at Man Gui, who seemed to be rough and generous, and his impression of him was greatly improved.

"Okay, since Manqing has such ambition, I will meet all your requirements." Emperor Chongzhen ordered Tu Wenfu to place Man Gui, Hei Yunlong and Sun Zushou to rest, and he rushed to the cabinet to find senior officials from the temporary command center for a meeting.

Emperor Chongzhen walked into the office area of ​​the temporary command center in the cabinet, which was no longer as deserted as before. The cabinet ministers and the six ministers gathered together and were in a fierce quarrel. As the representative of Emperor Chongzhen, Wang Chengen watched the farce silently, and he admired Zhou Shixiong even more.

Several auxiliary officials who were talking a lot in the field tried to use the Confucian theory of the Spring and Autumn Period to resist a memorial for merit proposed by Shen Yongmao, Sun Chengzong, Nan Juyi, and Bi Ziyan. The specific content was of course created by Zhou Shixiong and others, and the recommendation for rewards for those who had won the Xianghe victory. In fact, Zhou Shixiong had basically no contact with this item, and the main writer was Fangzhenghua, and the material was provided by Man Gui and others. Zhou Shixiong just wrote a name on the memorial.

In addition to more than 2,000 Jiannu prisoners, this Xianghe victory also had more than 500 heads and more than 3,000 war horses. This is not considered a prisoner of war, which is worthy of Emperor Chongzhen's ceremony to hold the ceremony of worshiping the sky. Just talking about the heads and war horses, all the people who participated in the Xianghe War were at least promoted to the third level. It is said that they only got more than 200 heads in the Ningyuan victory, and there were no war horses, and only a few mules were obtained, which was incomparable to the record this time.

Shen Yongmao suggested to Zhou Shixiong, Man Gui, Heiyunlong, Sun Zushou and Fang Zhenghua to be awarded titles, and those with titles were given additional titles. Zhou Shixiong was promoted from Fucheng Bo to Fucheng Bo, Man Gui was promoted from Xuanhua Bo, Heiyunlong was given Changping Bo, and Sun Zushou was given Chenzhou Bo. Fang Zhenghua was posthumously granted titles because the eunuch was not allowed to be awarded titles, so he posthumously named his parents and Yin Meng's sons and nephews. In addition to titles, he naturally had to be promoted. Zhou Shixiong was promoted from the commander of the third-rank guard to the first-rank commander, and the specific promotion was to be discussed. Man Gui was promoted from the second-rank commander to the first-rank commander, and was appointed as the general of the first-rank commander, and was appointed as the general of the guards. Heiyunlong was promoted from the third-rank commander to the second-rank Datong General, and replaced Man Gui. Sun Zushou was originally dismissed, but now he was reinstated as the assistant general of the position of the office, and was promoted to the right-rank commander of the Central Army Governor's Office in terms of merit. Fang Zhenghua's specific official positions will be discussed separately by the Sili Supervisor.

As soon as this memorial was taken out, the cabinet's great ministers were furious. They believed that it was just an irrelevant victory, how could they enjoy such treatment? Zhou Yanru also said sourly, "The honor of such military officials to be welcomed by long live their brides is enough to repay their minor contributions. It is far from enough to become an official!"

Wen Tiren followed up, "Mr. Zhou said it is reasonable, but the military officials have never been loyal and righteous, but only seek benefits. It is necessary for all to be promoted to the next level."

Shen Yongmao and others were not soft persimmons. They took out the several merit letters from the Tianqi Dynasty to this day and debated with the cabinet assistants one by one. If you kill hundreds of Jiannu people, you can add the title of Shangshu if you kill only a hundred people. Now there are more than five hundred people. At least one of these major generals is enough for the title of Shangshu. The remaining ones captured alive are equally divided among the three main generals. Everyone has the title of Shangshu and Fuyu. How do you think you should divide it!

Shen Yongmao, Bi Ziyan and Nan Juyi were both orthodox civil officials, Sun Chengzong was also the teacher of Guangzong, and Sun Chengzong was responsible for the enlightenment of Emperor Tianqi and Emperor Chongzhen. These people were the elites in the same circle. Now they are so frustrated, and the main contribution belongs to Zhou Shixiong. The temporary command center he suggested to divide the power of the cabinet and surpass the cabinet during the war. Of course, civil officials who have been using the cabinet as the highest direction for their lifetime are unhappy. In order to protect their power, the civil officials who joined the temporary command must fight against the cabinet in order to protect their power.

Wang Chengen admired Zhou Shixiong for coming from this point. He made a name for himself and broke up the alliance of the six cabinet ministries like an iron barrel, which greatly increased the power he had in Wansui.

Emperor Chongzhen entered the meeting hall, and the Minister of Rites He Ruchong was speaking. He Ruchong was very interesting, with a generous temperament and elegant temperament, and was very famous in the clear stream. But he had a nickname for a good man in the officialdom. No matter who he was, as long as he suffered a disaster, He Ruchong would get into a leg and find a way to help the other party reduce his crimes. Like his predecessor Liu Hongxun, Emperor Chongzhen originally intended to torture this old guy to death, but He Ruchong pleaded with several books to plead.

He was able to attend the cabinet meeting a few days ago. Some people in the capital recruited young and strong men in the name of forming a rebel army to defend the city. Most officials believed that this was a righteous act, but He Rutong opposed it. He believed that it was wrong to have uncontrollable forces in the capital regardless of whether it was a righteous act or not. Emperor Chongzhen insisted on his own opinion several times when summoned him. Emperor Chongzhen sent Luo Yangxing to investigate and found that the recruitment of young and strong men was a group of city foxes and club rats. I don’t know what the purpose was, but what they did was not related to the word “Yi”.

Emperor Chongzhen admired He Ruchong's soberness and persistence very much, and specially approved him to become a cabinet counselor so that he could attend today's meeting of this level.

"My sirs, please don't be angry. The great victory of Xianghe is a blessing for the country. Several generals must be rewarded for their outstanding achievements. As the saying goes, how can they be punished if they don't reward merits? Is it the comment you want to be aware of? He Rutong's words calmed down. They all understood that bickering was useless, but both sides held their breath, and there was just such a chance to disperse.

"My lords, I have a view. I am the only one who can give you a chance to attract you. I hope you don't blame me." He Ru Chong was polite and straightened his clothes. "I just heard that the second auxiliary Zhou said that the Xianghe victory cannot be compared with the Ningyuan victory. I agree with it. After all, Ningyuan victory allowed Jiannu to escape from far away, which was a decisive war. There is no need to say much about the result of the Xianghe victory, but it is indeed not as important as much. From this point of view, I think it is unnecessary to be awarded a title, and it is natural to be promoted to three levels." He Ru Chong did not please both sides but was recognized by both sides. Everyone nodded and prepared to discuss according to his tone.

"He Qing's words are a gentleman's way. They seem to be mean but they are injustice." Emperor Chongzhen could not allow these people to decide the rewards of Zhou Shixiong and others. Zhou Shixiong was willing to take risks in order to protect the capital, but he was unable to perform them because of his lack of strength. Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind to give Zhou Shixiong a real lack of command of his troops.

"Long live my eyes." When Wang Chengen saw the emperor coming, he immediately stood up and shouted slogans. The ministers lined up to bow and salute. If it were a few days ago, Emperor Chongzhen would have waved his hand to spare. Today is a little different. Emperor Chongzhen sat on a chair in the middle and a large number of ministers were asked to avoid salute.

"He Qing, what is the basis for rewarding merits and punishments?" Emperor Chongzhen continued the topic just now and asked He Ruchong to explain the words.

Of course, these are not difficult for the talented men from the Hanlin Academy. "Return to the emperor, rewarding merits and punishments are intended to guide people to be kind, and rewards and punishments are unknown, then

The people are at a loss and the world is in chaos."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and shook his head, "He Qing is talking about righteousness, what I want to say is governing the country. Since I ascended the throne, I have felt the importance of rewarding merits and punishments. As the saying goes, no rules cannot be achieved. Merits and demerits are rules. Following the rules will reward. If the foul is more and more, punishment will be the fundamental principle of governing the country. If the merits are outstanding, the court will lose its trust, and if the merits are light, the court will be disrespectful. This great victory in Xianghe is a great achievement. I believe that all the families of your family will not object!"

Emperor Chongzhen said a long slander of plausible words, leaving the ministers speechless. In the words of today, there are too many complaints and I don’t know how to complain!

Emperor Chongzhen, regardless of what the ministers thought, continued, "I just heard someone say that the Xianghe victory was not a decisive battle and could not be compared with the Ningyuan victory. I do not agree with it. The reason why Ningyuan victory was a great victory was that the enemy chief Nurhaci died in this battle, otherwise how could a mere defense war come from a great victory. Don't forget that Jiannu suffered very little loss under Ningyuan City, but he felt that two thousand Ming troops were killed in battle and 30,000 people were slaughtered. If you think carefully, would you still dare to say that Ningyuan's victory!"

Emperor Chongzhen actually made a fuss about Yuan Chonghuan's first great achievement, and his tone was very obvious negative, which shocked the ministers again. Qian Longxi was Yuan Chonghuan's teacher, and he wanted to stand up and say a few fair words to this apprentice. However, after Yuan Chonghuan arrived in Beijing, both reinforcements outside the city and the Jing camp in the city were not in good terms to him. The ten impeachment memorials every day were basic numbers, which showed that Yuan Chonghuan was not convinced by the people who were garrisoned in the capital.

If what Emperor Chongzhen said today was spread, Qian Longxi believed that Yuan Chonghuan would not have a good life. Qian Longxi understood the reason why Emperor Chongzhen did this, and made peace in private and killed Mao Wenlong. This was the root of disaster laid before. Since Shanhaiguan entered the pass, except that Zhao Rujiao was considered a vanguard and defeated Jiannu, Yuan Chonghuan never launched an attack on Jiannu again, even if he tried it!
Chapter completed!