Weiyuan City,

Wang Shouren stared at the city wall, and after the fire sieve led the tribe to retreat, there was no movement outside the city for two days.

After sending spies to track down the traces of the Tatars, Zhang Mao said: "The cavalry has gone north, and I think I won't come to invade again for the time being. ”

Wang Shouren glanced at the weak Weiyuan soldiers on the side, and shook his head: "The lower official thinks that Weiyuan Weiwei is a little strange, there is something that he wants to find out, and he will disappear for two days. ”

Zhang Mao knew that he was an official of the Criminal Department, so he nodded.

…………

Kunning Palace,

Today, Emperor Hongzhi came to accompany Empress Zhang, and ordered Zhu Houzhao to come too, and the family had a dinner in harmony, but not long after sitting down, Emperor Hongzhi fell asleep.

It's normal for people to want to sleep when they are sleepy, but the master of Zhan Shifu always says that he is lazy.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and shouted: "Father! ”

Empress Zhang glared at him, Zhu Houzhao obediently closed her mouth, and Empress Zhang found a robe and put it on Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty has the people of Weiyuan City in mind, and they haven't slept well these days."

Zhu Houzhao intentionally or unintentionally, kicked Emperor Hongzhi under the table, Emperor Hongzhi slowly woke up, Zhu Houzhao obediently: "Father, the son is full and wants to go back to the East Palace." ”

Emperor Hongzhi glanced around in a daze, the food in front of him was eaten, Zhu Houzhao finished eating all the meat with this angry thing, he waved his hand and told Zhu Houzhao to get out.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao went out, he bumped into Xiao Jing who hurriedly ran in to report the news, Xiao Jing was so frightened that he trembled: "It's the sparse music sent back from Weiyuan City, it's too urgent, it collided with His Highness, and the slave and maid died!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi put down his ivory chopsticks: "Quick!" Show it to me! ”

This is the second letter sent back from Weiyuan City.

Emperor Hongji laughed after reading it.

Xiao Jing said again: "Your Majesty, Wang Gao has been escorted back to the capital and waiting for Your Majesty to fall." ”

"Please ask the three masters of the cabinet to go to the Fengtian Temple."

Fengtian Temple,

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Wang Gao, the official of Weiyuan wreck, and others have been escorted back to the capital and sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, what do you think should be done?" ”

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment: "Wang Gao dared to raise troops to meet the attack, brave, but he was greedy for merit, insisted on going his own way, had no plan, and should be punished heavily, Ma Sheng and Qin Gong held Datong heavy troops, but did not lead the troops to rescue, resulting in the defeat of Weiyuan, the minister thought that although the crime should not be punished, but in order to rectify the military law of the Ming Dynasty, the three should be sent to Fanwei and filled the army!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and looked at Xiao Jing: "This great victory, Yan Qing's family has made great contributions, and Yan Chengjin has been passed on." ”

"Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin took leave three days ago and said...... I am sick and need some time to recuperate. "Xiao Jing is hesitant.

"It's clearly hiding from me!"

Emperor Hongzhi's smile was slightly narrow: "Go and call him, just say that Weiyuan sent Shu to play, and don't tell him the results of the battle first." ”

At this moment, the little eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the King of Zhan Shifu is kneeling outside, wanting to see Your Majesty. ”

In the past few days, Wang Hua didn't dare to go home, the old man heard that his grandson went to the front line, and he almost didn't kill him, blaming him for not protecting him in the court.

Scolding and scolding, the son is the only seedling of the Wang family, and he is really extinct, how to explain to the eighteen ancestors?

Wang Hua strode into the hall and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that Weiyuan is coming to soothe?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "This time Wang Shouren has made meritorious contributions. ”

Wang Hua's eyes gradually became distracted when he heard this, and he actually won the battle?

Yan Chengjin was summoned, and he didn't say anything from the little eunuch's mouth when he gave the silver, and came to the Fengtian Hall nervously, and was about to salute Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him deeply, his eyes intriguing: "I heard that you are sick, but since you just stepped into the palace until now, why haven't I seen it?" ”

Yan Chengjin knelt on the ground: "The minister is suffering from depression, and depression can't be seen." ”

"Then tell me how you got sick." Emperor Hongzhi asked as if nothing happened.

"The minister is also worried that Weiyuan will lose the battle, worried that Wang Shouren and the British Duke will die on the battlefield, although the minister is stable, he is also a flesh and blood person."

Emperor Hongzhi's face was much soothed: "I didn't say that I would punish you, look at you like that, hide at every turn, I can't distinguish between good and bad, this time the British public has made a great contribution, so I will add thirty taels and two hundred stones of grain, as for Wang Shouren......"

After a big victory, it stands to reason that military merit should be given and officials should be promoted.

Guogong is already the highest title of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no seal.

Once it reaches the point where it is unsealable, it can only be expressed by adding money.

Wang Hua stepped forward: "This great victory must be the credit of the British duke, the dog is insignificant, and Your Majesty must not be rewarded." ”

Yan Chengjin's face was strange.

In Wang Hua's eyes, perhaps Wang Shouren is better than Zhu Houzhao, that is, the difference between the eldest brother and the second brother.

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while: "Add ten stones of grain to Wang Qing's family, and Yan Chengjin and ten stones of grain." ”

The salaries of Ming officials are not even as good as the average of the dynasties, and it is really not much to add ten stone of grain.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Hongzhi was up: "Do you know what I am looking for you?" ”

Yan Chengjin guessed a few points, but guessed the holy will and acted cautiously!

"The minister is stupid, so naturally he doesn't know."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "I see you know, it's okay for you to say it, I just want to ask, how can you still win the battle with 500 to 50,000?" ”

Ma Wensheng nodded his head and said bluntly: "In the first battle of Tumubao, Emperor Rui led more than 300,000 Beijing troops, and there were few deaths, and the British public used 500 people against 50,000 people, and they won the battle, which ...... Borrowed the heavenly soldiers? ”

Ma Gong, you are wrong, this is not the power of people, it is the power of technology.

Yan Chengjin knew that Emperor Hongzhi was still at the level of measuring the strength of his troops by the number of people, and he naturally felt incredible, but he didn't know that science and technology were the last word.

After Bo Yu built the first astronomical telescope in the East, the telescope was used in the actual combat of artillery, increasing the power of artillery several times.

He's just a copy.

Yan Chengjin said: "If the British Duke leads 500 soldiers and horses to fight head-on with 50,000 Tatar soldiers and horses, it will definitely be defeated, and the minister guesses that this battle is not as bright and upright as His Majesty and Lord Ma thought, Wang Shouren must have used the city wall as a cover to make the artillery exert its power, and the fire sieve tribe is only lost, not annihilated, there is still a difference between the two." ”

In this battle in history, Daming was defeated quite completely.

First, Weiyuan City was defeated, and then the fire screen led the troops south, and Datong was defeated again.

If you want to fight the fire extinguishing screen, it's not easy to say.

Yan Chengjin continued: "The artillery can block the rapid impact of the Tartar cavalry, but it lacks aiming, so the minister thought about using the Song telescope to improve the accuracy of the artillery, but I didn't expect it to be true." ”

Ma Wensheng's heart moved: "How about this method being used in other health centers?" ”

"The lower officials think that it is impossible, the artillery loading is extremely troublesome, and the distance is used with the Song telescope, which has a miraculous effect, but if the protection of the city wall is lost, the enemy cavalry rushes to the camp, I am afraid that it will be slaughtered before it has time to load."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and had no choice but to dispel this thought.