Chinese New Year's Eve.

Although every house is lit up, there is always a little less festivity. The thieves are dozens of miles away on the outskirts of Beijing, who is still in the mood for the New Year?

Early morning.

As soon as the horse came galloping from the south, the streets outside the city began to shout: "Great victory, great victory!" Mr. Wang defeated more than 10,000 thieves, captured 6,000, and beheaded countless people. Capture the thief leader Qi Yanming, behead the thief Liu San and Li Long, and the Beijing master is worry-free! ”

"Great victory, great victory!"

Residents and merchants from outside the city came to the streets one after another, fearing that their ears had misheard.

These people are the most feared, and they all live outside the city, without the protection of the city walls. Before the thieves came, the capital had been forbidden to enter and exit, saying what to prevent them from blending in. If the thieves really come to attack the city, most of them will not be able to break the city, but they will be able to bring them to harm.

The Jinyi guard sentry who reported the news soon came to the Zhengyang Gate and shouted at the officers and soldiers in the city: "Hang me in." Great victory, great victory! Mr. Wang defeated more than 10,000 thieves, captured 6,000, and beheaded countless people. Capture the thief leader Qi Yanming, behead the thief Liu San and Li Long, and the Beijing master is worry-free! ”

The people outside the city gathered here one after another, listening to the sentry riding repeating over and over again, and then the joy was like thunder, and the sound of firecrackers rang out in all directions.

Thinking that they had misheard, the defenders let the sentry repeat both sides, and then hung him up in a basket to check his identity.

Inside the Zhengyang Gate, it is where the six yamen are located, and the Jinyi guard cavalry continues to run and shout all the way.

The first to hear the news was the Ministry of Rites and the former Military Governor's Office, then the Household Department and the Right Army Governor's Office, then the Officials Department and the Left Army Governor's Office, and finally the Ministry of Industry, the Military Department and the Central Army Governor's Office...... Jinyiwei belonged to the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and after running over from the entrance of the sixth department, he still did not stop, but ran directly to Chengtianmen.

Before setting out on the expedition, Zhu Houzhao had an order that if there was good news, he must go straight to the imperial city to tell him.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was not in the mood to stay in the leopard room, but worked in the East Pavilion with the bigwigs. The Chinese New Year's Eve is still in office, and he personally reviews and processes the chapters, which is really difficult for Emperor Zhengde.

"Emperor, Master Wang has a great victory!" A eunuch rushed in with a smile on his face.

Zhu Hou couldn't take care of blaming him for being rude, so he hurriedly got up and asked, "Quickly bring in the person who reported the victory!" ”

Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing, Sun Jiao and others looked at each other, set out on the 28th of the lunar month, and came back in the morning of the 30th to report the victory, only two days and two nights in between, this counterinsurgency speed is too fast, right?

The Jinyi guard sentry cavalry was led into the East Pavilion, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Master Wang achieved a great victory yesterday, breaking the main force of the thief army of more than 10,000 people, capturing 6,000 people, and beheading countless people. Capture the thief leader Qi Yanming, and behead the thief Liu San and Li Long! ”

"All the thieves who attacked Gyeonggi have been broken?" Zhu Houzhao couldn't believe it.

The sentry of the brocade-clothed guard said: "Nearly a thousand thieves fled westward, and another two or three thousand thieves scattered in the wilderness, and the rest of the thieves were all beheaded or captured alive!" ”

Yang Yiqing was stunned, and interjected regardless of etiquette: "Why did you break the enemy so quickly? ”

Zhu Houzhao also said: "Yes, you tell me in detail about the killing of the thief!" ”

The Jinyi guard said: "I waited in the north of Liangxiang County, and I encountered some scattered thieves, and on the afternoon of the 28th, I killed four thieves. That night, they camped outside the city of Liangxiang, continued their march on the 29th, and collided with the main force of the thieves on the way. These thieves are bold, they knew that there were thousands of officers and soldiers to intercept them, and they actually dared to take the initiative to attack, it seems that they want to attack the Beijing Division! ”

"Attacking the Kyoshi?" Zhu Houzhao was shocked and angry.

Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing, Sun Jiao and others were also angry. If Wang Yuan hadn't stopped the thief army, Jingshi would have really been attacked on the day of the New Year, and the imperial court would have been swept away.

In fact, even if there was no Wang Yuan, the thieves would not dare to come to the capital, and at most they would rob the county seat of Liangxiang.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Tell me quickly, how did Wang Erlang fight?" ”

The sentry of the brocade-clothed guard said: "The thieves have nearly a thousand horses, more than our cavalry. In order to guard against the flanks, Master Wang mobilized 2,000 soldiers to deal with it, left another 1,000 soldiers as a reserve force, and personally led 3,000 foot soldiers to meet the enemy. The thieves had 8,000 men in front of them, and they were in a complete formation, with swords, shields, javelins, and spears, while we had only 3,000 spearmen. ”

Yang Yiqing asked, "Bachelor Wang led 3,000 soldiers to defeat 8,000 thieves head-on?" ”

The Jinyi guard sentry nodded and said, "Yes, Master Wang abandoned his horse and walked in the front alone. He said to the soldiers, "If he does not retreat, no one shall retreat." The whole army was united in this and moved forward, and not a single person retreated. ”

Zhu Houzhao said with emotion: "Brave and unparalleled, loyalty can be learned!" ”

The Jinyi guard sentry said: "Before the two armies engaged, the thieves threw javelins, and they threw them specifically at the king. Mr. Wang was shot twice on the spot, one in the arm and the other in the chest. ”

"Wang Erlang is injured?" Zhu Houzhao said nervously.

The Jinyi guard sentry said: "Master Wang pulled out his javelin, led the whole army to attack, temporarily changed the formation to disrupt the left and right outposts of the thieves, and defeated the elite of the outposts of the thieves, and the eight thousand thieves were immediately defeated. He also ordered more than 100 elite horsemen to step into the formation, and the Chinese army guards of the thief leader Qi Yanming were also defeated. Qi Yanming immediately fled on horseback, and Master Wang also pursued on horseback, chasing the enemy for twenty miles on a single horse, and captured Qi Yanming alive in the mountains. ”

"Good, good, good!"

Zhu Houzhao applauded repeatedly, and then laughed.

The Jinyi guard sentry rode again: "Bachelor Wang captured Qi Yanmingsheng back, and only then told the left and right generals that he seems to have broken ribs, so let people hurry up and ask for a bone doctor." ”

The emperor and the bigwigs were speechless in an instant, your ribs were broken, not only did you lead an army of 3,000 to break 8,000, but you also chased the enemy for 20 miles to capture the head of the thief, do you want to be so fierce?

After Zhu Houzhao was surprised, he asked again: "Wang Erlang's injury is not serious, right?" ”

The Jinyi guard shook his head and said, "I don't know." When I left the camp, the doctor had not yet arrived, and Master Wang was lying on the cart carrying grain and grass. He said that he didn't dare to move, and when he moved, it hurt a lot, so he asked me to come back first to report the victory, so that the people of the city could have a stable year. ”

Zhu Houzhao was inexplicably moved when he heard this, and said to the cabinet boss: "Zhuqing, this is called loyalty to the monarch and the country!" ”

In fact, Wang Yuan was really not that miserable, he was just shocked by the force of the javelin, and his two ribs were cracked. After the javelin pierced through the chain mail, it was stuck between two ribs.

At that time, there were no symptoms, but I felt that the wound was very painful, and I fought and bumped all the way, which caused the injury to worsen. Especially when he captured Qi Yanming with one hand, because he used too much force, the bone crack area expanded, and he couldn't hold it on the way back.

Wang Yuan didn't want to be hurt either, but who let him lead the army to the front? The thief naturally pointed at him and threw a javelin.

Zhu Houzhao imagined Wang Yuan's battle scene, and became more and more emotional in his heart, and said to the bigwigs: "Think about it yourself, how to reward Wang Erlang this time." ”

Yang Tinghe had a headache and said: "Can be promoted to Doctor Fengzhi......"

Zhu Houzhao immediately interrupted: "What else?" has made such a great achievement, only to give a loose rank? ”

Yang Tinghe sorted out the wording and said: "Your Majesty, Bachelor Wang really can't be promoted again. You can give land, money, and houses......"

"Nonsense!"

Zhu Houzhao rarely became angry in front of his teacher Yang Tinghe, but at this moment he really couldn't help it, he blushed his neck and said, "Is this a reward, or a mockery?" I have to give an earl! ”

Yang Tinghe reminded: "Your Majesty gives you the title, and Bachelor Wang may not accept it." ”

The Ming Dynasty was very jealous of the civil official knighthood, and if there was no special meritorious service, he dared to ask the civil official to be knighted, and the person who invited and the person who received the title were all killed. If there is really a huge merit, it is also a posthumous knighthood, and a living civil official can hardly be knighted, and even if he can, he will not accept it.

Wang Yangming in history was given an earl by Yang Tinghe, thus completely ruining the opportunity to enter the cabinet. Wang Yangming couldn't push it off even if he wanted to, so in the end he simply resigned and went home to be an idle earl.

These words made Zhu Houzhao calm down, but he didn't give a full reward, and he felt speechless to face Wang Yuan, so he could only ask: "Think about it again, how to seal it!" ”

Yang Yiqing suggested: "Maybe you can reward his family, Bachelor Wang's parents are still alive, his father can be a noble official, and his mother can be a nobleman." If he also has brothers, he can be crowned an official. ”

Zhu Houzhao felt that this method was feasible and asked, "How many brothers does he have?" ”

The bigwigs all shook their heads, who cares about such a trivial matter.

Because Yu Ben lived in the same courtyard with Wang Yuan and was admitted to the first-class jinshi together, he was soon called to the East Pavilion for questioning.

After saluting, Yu Ben bowed down and listened, full of joy and did not know why the emperor summoned him.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Yu Tanhua, how is your relationship with Wang Erlang?" ”

Yu Ben replied: "It's quite a deed." ”

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Does he have brothers and sisters in his family?" ”

Yu Ben was stunned, shook his head and said, "I don't know." Then he said, "Yunnan Jinshi Jin Wei may know that he has the deepest friendship with Wang Ruoxu." ”

So Jin Wei was also called and replied, "I heard Li Ying say that Master Wang has a brother named Wang Meng, who is also a brave man, and once attacked thieves at night with them. There is also a young girl, whose age and name are unknown. ”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Haha, Wang Meng, as soon as you hear this name, you will be brave, and the court will be brave again." It can be hereditary for Guizhou Wei 100 households, and the order is given to private land! As for Wang Erlang's parents, let's discuss how to reward them. ”

Yang Yiqing asked Jin Wei: "Where is Bachelor Wang from in Guizhou?" ”

Jin Wei recalled: "It seems to be a lawsuit from Guizhu. ”

Yang Yiqing immediately said: "Bachelor Wang's father can be a civil official of Guizhu Si Miao." Bachelor Wang's mother can give five products with a pleasant life. If the king marries, his wife should also be given a five-grade edict. ”

Yes, Wang Yuan doesn't have a wife yet, and his future wife already has a fate.

As for Miao Minguan, this is an official position in the Tusi system, and there is no grade to speak of. However, there are some real powers at the local level, which are responsible for assisting the indigenous people, and the Han people can also hold the position.

Jin Wei and the courtiers didn't know that Wang Yuan was from Zazuosi, not from Guizhusi, but just fell in Guizhusi for the sake of household registration. Now it's good that Wang Yuan's father, Wang Quan, has inexplicably become Song Jian's subordinate.

Moreover, Wang Yuan's plan to support his eldest brother to make toast was also disturbed.

Sun Jiao also said: "You can give Bachelor Wang a thousand acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing, a residence in the capital, a number of silver bills, and 20 stones!" ”

Twenty stone in Galog, which seems to have risen very little, has a specific political significance. Even eunuchs like Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong only have ten or twenty stones at a time.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, but still felt indebted to Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan made such a great achievement, and his mother and wife were given a decree, which was just a natural thing, and it was not a real reward at all. His father served as a Miao civil official with no grade, and his brother granted a hereditary hundred households, and Wang Yuan himself was promoted to a loose rank, added some money, and then gave thousands of acres of fertile land and residences?

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said: "Reward Wang Erlang with a flying fish suit to show his merits!" ”