After Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and others, who were guarding in Liaodong and couldn't get out, were also rewarded, among which Hong Chengchou was also knighted, and he was also a liujue.

In this reward, a total of several earls were produced, Jingwu Bo Sun Yingyuan, Pingxi Bo Wu Sangui, Anxi Bo Hong Chengchou, Dingxi Bo Zhou Yuji, several general soldiers who died in battle, Yang Guozhu, Jin Guofeng, Li Fuming, Jiang Xiang, and others were posthumously awarded earls.

The rest are rewarded, and they have to be sealed with the rank of general, especially the generals of the Tianwu Army, and it is of great significance to pacify Southern Mongolia, and they are specially sealed.

Although the generals Cao Bianjiao, Gao Bang, and Li Shaoyou were not knighted, they were also awarded the rank of Loose Rank Zhengyi Special Doctor Guanglu, which is the highest among the military generals, second only to the knight.

Among the civil officials, Chen Xinjia was successfully gilded and promoted to the secretary of the military department, Sun Chuanting was promoted to the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, dealing with Li Zicheng, Hong Chengchou was still the governor of Jiliao, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was strictly guarded, and Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, was crowned the crown prince......

After the news of the two generals of the Tianwu Army reached the barracks, all the generals were jubilant, and the rest of the generals were rewarded by the military department according to their merits.

"Huangming Times" specially reported on the reward ceremony, and the news spread to all parts of the country like thunder, and this time the court awarded a total of eight counts, which is not shocking.

Since Emperor Chengzu Jing, how can the Ming Dynasty have such a large-scale knighthood, and these counts are all generals with heavy troops, and the impact on the court is greater, marking the rise of the military general group, and some people even guess that the emperor wants to use this group of military generals to fight against the huge civilian group.

After the reward, the general soldiers of each town were remobilized to fill the vacancies of several sacrificed general soldiers.

Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, was killed, and the vacancy was succeeded by Mao Yuanyi, who was the general of Zhenbei.

Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, was killed in battle, and the vacancy was succeeded by Hu Dawei as the general of Zhenshuo.

The position of Jiang Xiang, the chief soldier of Datong Town, was succeeded by Meng Ruhu, Wu Sangui was promoted to the general army of Liaodong, and Wang Tingchen, the former general soldier of Liaodong, was transferred to the general army of Miyun.

Yang Sichang recommended a person to succeed the vacated Shanxi general soldier, but Chongzhen vetoed it, and he sent Wang Wannian, the chief soldier of the Beijing battalion, to serve as the chief soldier of Shanxi.

Chongzhen's intention to send Wang Wannian to Shanxi is very vague, before he sent to Shanxi to investigate the Jin merchants of Jinyiwei all disappeared inexplicably, Chongzhen felt that the water in Shanxi was too deep, Wang Wannian went to Shanxi, and the responsibility was heavy.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the nine sides have always been an important military group, and there is only one Mao Yuanyi of the Tianwu Army in the re-planned nine border towns, or Zhu Cihong personally nominated him, Chongzhen knighted the main generals of the Tianwu Army, and the rest were scattered, which had the meaning of checks and balances to weaken Zhu Cihong's power.

Zhu Cihong couldn't see it, but he was not in a hurry, he had his own plans.

After the end of the reward, the imperial court will also carry out Xuanjie and sacrifice, the most important thing at the moment is the Shaanxi people's uprising, since the heaven and earth appeared in a continuous nine days of vision, the king of Li Zicheng out of Shangluo Mountain raised his arms and shouted, in just a few months there have been more than 100,000 displaced people corresponding, is currently preparing to besiege Xi'an.

Sun Chuanting's Qin soldiers suffered a lot of losses, and in the face of the growing Li Zicheng and other rogues, the imperial court also had to discuss where to mobilize troops to Shaanxi to suppress the invaders.

Two months ago, Chongzhen issued an order to the Pingban general Huang Degong to lead his troops north, but Huang Degong had no intention of going north for a long time, and was still in Huguang, and even went to Fengyang during the period, and had no intention of sending troops at all.

Chongzhen was very angry, and the court also had many accusations, Huang Degong actually supported the army and did not listen to the transfer of the imperial court, but after the crown prince Zhu Cihong sent an urgent order to Huang Degong with 600 miles, it didn't take long to receive the news that Huang Degong led the troops north.

This news is like a heavy slap in the face of Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers, hot and painful, but there is bitterness that cannot be said, at present, the prestige of the crown prince in the army has reached an unimaginable level, and no one dares to find fault easily.

In the Wenhua Palace, Emperor Chongzhen has been in bad spirits since the death of the two princes, and state and family affairs have made him extremely tired physically and mentally.

Chongzhen seemed to be talking to himself, and said, "Is the death of Cihuan and Cican an accident or not......?"

Emperor Chongzhen only stood beside Wang Chengen, he lowered his head and did not move, looking intently at the inkstone on the dragon case in front of him, he knew very well when to answer the emperor's words and when not to talk.

Chongzhen continued: "Is there any news from the East Factory?" ”

Wang Chengen saw the emperor's question, and hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, Dongchang has some eyebrows, this matter seems to involve a lot of nobles, but there is no evidence below for the time being......"

"Who are they?"

Wang Chengen leaned over and said: "Xinningbo Tan Hongye, Yingcheng Bo Sun Tingxun, Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian, Pingjiang Hou Chen Zhi'an, and ...... Jiading waited for Zhou Kui. ”

"What? And the country? Chongzhen's hand trembled slightly, his face full of disbelief.

Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and said: "According to the investigation of the Fanzi of the East Factory, a few days before the accident of His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness, there were a large number of nobles and nobles who had frequent contact, far more than these few, but the East Factory has not found any evidence of their actions at present. ”

Chongzhen clenched his fists tightly, then let go again, and said: "Let them continue to investigate, especially the British Gong Zhang Zhiji and Dingguo Gong Xu Yunzhen, we must confirm whether the two of them are involved in this matter, and they must not make mistakes!" ”

Wang Chengen solemnly accepted the order, he also knew the seriousness of the matter, it was okay not to investigate, but if it was found out, there would be a big mess.

At this moment, a little eunuch came in and said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had come down and asked to see him outside.

Zhu Cihong changed into civilian clothes and came to the Wenhua Palace, and after meeting Chongzhen, he directly presented a notebook with some suggestions written on it, and now his relationship with Chongzhen is becoming more and more delicate.

Chongzhen took it and glanced at it, and said: "Clear the land of the National Health Center, re-inventory the military households' tuntian, reduce the tax to encourage grain planting, and implement the integrated grain payment ...... the gentry."

"Although these policies are very difficult to implement, they are not impossible to implement, Wang Chengen, record and let the cabinet come up with a feasible plan."

He added: "As for what you said about the need to implement health control in all provinces and counties of the country to prevent the plague...... It can also be implemented. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, these things can be passed more smoothly than he expected, but he doesn't know how effective the implementation of the officials below will be.

Chongzhen continued to look at it, his brows furrowed slightly, and said, "Why did you still mention the matter of adding a nickname to Sun Chengzong?" ”

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "Erchen thinks that Sun Chengzong deserves to be pursued. ”

Chongzhen glanced at him a few times, pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Chase Sun Chengzong as Wenzhong, let the Ministry of Rites do it!" ”

"The son thanked his father! There is one more thing about the son. Zhu Cihong said again: "Erchen felt that the fifth and sixth brothers were strange, and wanted to investigate the matter. ”

Chongzhen threw the notebook on the dragon case and said, "No! ”

"Why?"

"This matter is over, don't mention it again!"

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's ever-changing face, Zhu Cihong was a little disappointed and said, "Father, do you really believe in the manifestation of the Nine Lotus Bodhisattva?" The fifth brother is only five years old, how can he say such a thing, and it is self-evident who benefits the most here. ”

Chongzhen said and suddenly asked, "Do you think I am a stupid person?" ”

Zhu Cihong said calmly: "If the father is stupid, there will be no smart people in the Ming Dynasty, but the father has always been soft-hearted, and the sons dare not agree." ”

Chongzhen didn't care, and continued: "I sent Wu Mengming to Shanxi with some brocade guards two months ago, and they have no news now. ”

After listening to Chongzhen's words, Zhu Cihong's face was solemn, many nobles and Shanxi Jin merchants had business dealings, and everyone knew this.

He frowned and said, "Since my father knows about these scourges, why don't you start to eradicate them?" ”

Chongzhen said coldly: "I want to tell you, whether it is Xungui or Jin Shang, their water is very deep, and it is not easy to deal with, do you understand?" ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head and said solemnly: "What my father can't solve, my son can!" ”

"You are presumptuous!" Chongzhen slapped the dragon case and shouted: "Don't forget that you are still the prince now, I have tolerated you enough, don't make mistakes!" ”

Zhu Cihong said calmly: "Everything the sons do is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and the father and emperor do this, and the sons dare not agree!" ”

"Father, rest assured, the son will solve this case within a month, it will not affect the wisdom of the father, the son will retire, the father take care!"

After speaking, he turned his head and left the Wenhua Palace.

Out of the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Cihong said coldly: "The Nine Lotus Bodhisattva said, the emperor treats his relatives thinly, and he will kill all his sons, and a good one will kill all his sons, I want to see who will kill all his sons!" ”

On the same day, Zhu Cihong summoned Li Tingbiao and asked him to find out the people behind the murder of the prince at all costs, and allowed him to walk in the palace and arrest people, it was useless for anyone to stop him!