The ministers quieted down, not because Wen Tiren's words had an effect, but because they shocked His Majesty's decisiveness and decisiveness at the critical moment.

The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies!

This is the ancestral training of the Ming Dynasty!

The promising emperors of the Ming Dynasty will not sit back and watch the crisis come at all, but take the initiative to attack.

It has always been the tradition of the Ming Emperor.

However, that was when the army was strong and the country was strong.

Since the change of Yingzong's civil fort, the national strength has declined, and the emperors after the Ming Dynasty have never been in person.

And in today's situation, not to mention the royal driver's personal conquest, even if you take the initiative to expel the Tatars, there is no guarantee.

But it was in such a situation that their king had to go into battle in person and fight with the Tatars.

For a while, the ministers had mixed feelings in their hearts, and they didn't know what to think?

But as Wen Tiren said, His Majesty has already made a decision, and they can do it with peace of mind.

"Yang Benbing, I wonder how many people Your Majesty is going to lead to the expedition?" In the main hall, Ni Yuanlu, the head of the household, asked Yang Sichang worriedly.

His Majesty suddenly wanted to go on an expedition, and he was loyal to the monarch in a panic.

Suddenly, the eyes of the ministers were all fixed on Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department.

"Your Majesty has his own plan, and the soldiers don't know the details."

Yang Sichang spread his hands and told the truth.

However, things have developed so far, Yang Sichang is very stable in his heart, and he is not worried that Emperor Chongzhen will mess around.

It turns out that everything is in the calculations of his old man.

The ministers shook their heads, their faces uncertain, thinking that the matter was confidential, and Yang Sichang refused to tell him.

However, no one blames him.

Now that the Jin merchants collaborated with the enemy and served Jiannu, it is well known to everyone, and even the butler of the former first assistant Liu Yuliang is involved, and Yang Sichang is not wrong to be cautious.

Especially His Majesty is a golden body, how can everyone know the whereabouts of his old man?

It can be said that the ministers' sense of secrecy has been strengthened a lot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this soldier really doesn't know, it's not a lie!"

Yang Sichang smiled bitterly and explained.

It should be said that this is not Yang Sichang's arrogant style.

It's just that after Emperor Chongzhen decided to drive the expedition in person, Yang Sichang bent down and befriended the ministers in order to cooperate in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Sichang told the ministers about some arrangements after Emperor Chongzhen's preparation for the imperial expedition, which made everyone's doubts disappear.

"So, Your Majesty is not taking a risk, but is in a good position?"

After listening, Ni Yuanlu asked with bright eyes.

"This soldier thinks so! At least His Majesty knew the Tatar dynamics well, and made targeted deployments, and achieved a great victory in Texas.

Jiannu Belle Abatai was captured by Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of Lintao, and was on his way to Beijing. ”

Yang Sichang nodded slowly, and took the opportunity to tell the news of the victory in Texas.

The battle report was originally to be announced in public at the court meeting, which boosted morale and invigorated people, but it was made by the zodiac on Monday, and His Majesty was furious and went down to the court in advance, but it was over.

"God bless the Ming!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

……

Suddenly, there was a cheer in the Jinluan Palace, and many courtiers bowed to the sky with tears in their eyes, celebrating this hard-won victory.

Da Ming, it is too necessary to win a victory to unite people's hearts.

……

The cold wind is strong, and it is cold!

On the wharf of Tianjin, the guards on duty shrunk their necks and hid in the squatter village on the surface of the water, observing the situation of the canal.

Tianjin is a military port, the Ming Dynasty Jianwen two years, Yan King Zhu Di crossed the Grand Canal south to compete for the throne.

After becoming the emperor, Zhu Di changed the name of this place to Tianjin in the second year of Yongle in order to commemorate the "Battle of Jingyan" that started the army, that is, the meaning of the ferry where the Son of Heaven passed.

As a military location, in the small Zhigu area southwest of the Sancha River estuary, Tianjin began to build a city and set up a guard, called Tianjin Wei.

Therefore, compared with Tongzhou, there will be relatively fewer boats on the water.

Suddenly, the officers on duty found a mighty fleet of boats sailing on the river, and there were dozens of large and small boats, like a naval division unit.

There is also the flag of the Brave Guard Battalion on it, fluttering in the wind.

It's just that what puzzles the soldiers on duty is that the Yongwei Battalion is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and there is no sailor army?

He didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly untied the gong on his waist and blew it.

Soon, the thousand households of the guard came with a team of several hundred people to check the situation.

"That's right, it's the army of the imperial court, let it go!"

Through the monoculars, Qianhu found that in addition to the Yongwei Battalion on the ship, there was also the flag of the left squire of the military department, Lang Chen, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to remove the fence on the water.

At this time, on the three-hundred-material boat in the middle of the canal, Chen Qiyu, Huang Degong and others stood on the wide deck, golden iron horses, swallowing thousands of miles like tigers.

The cold wind could not blow away the blood in the heart, and through this battle, it was proved that the elite of the Ming Dynasty was not inferior to the Tartars.

The key is to have sufficient intelligence, as well as the enthusiasm to fight.

The boat approached the wharf, and Chen Qiyu led the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion who returned to Beijing victoriously, stepped off the boat and sorted out the formation.

At the same time, a team of soldiers carried the sturdyly tied thirty Jiannu Niu Lu, Zhang Jing, and the languishing Bel Abatai.

This is Chen Qiyu's deliberate stay, as a trophy for the prisoners.

Today, Chen Qiyu and the others will rest for one night in Tianjin, and tomorrow they will rush to the capital to hold a ceremony to sacrifice prisoners at the noon gate.

Offering prisoners is a kind of military salute in the five rites of ancient China.

When the army went out to win the battle, in addition to paying tribute in the Taimiao, it was necessary to hold a solemn ceremony to present the prisoners to the emperor.

They also reported on the situation of the battle and asked for instructions on the disposition of prisoners of war, which was a major ceremony to promote the dignity of the country.

Da Ming, it has been a long time since such a ceremony has been held.

Therefore, Chen Qiyu has made sufficient preparations.

……

In the Forbidden City, on the upper floor of the imperial city, Emperor Chongzhen held on to the cleanly cleaned railing and looked south in the direction of Tianjin Wei.

Chen Qiyu had already reported his location to the Ministry of War and when he would be able to arrive in Beijing tomorrow, so that the imperial court could make arrangements as soon as possible.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen and his expectations.

He needed a grand ceremony to motivate the people and soldiers of the capital.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers are enthusiastic about this great victory, and they have said that God blesses the Ming, which is really gratifying."

Yang Sichang stood behind Emperor Chongzhen and reported on the situation in the court today.

"Where is God bless the Ming, it doesn't depend on the bloody battles of the soldiers."

Emperor Chongzhen pursed his lips and said disdainfully.

This is the virtue of the Ming civil officials.

After defeating the battle, he accused the generals of being incompetent. If you win, God bless you. And the generals are always used to carry the blame.

It can be said that the imbalance between civil and military forces is also one of the reasons why the combat effectiveness of the Ming soldiers is not high.

"What Your Majesty said is very true!"

Yang Sichang complimented Emperor Chongzhen with a compliment.

"Yang Aiqing, tomorrow I will go out of the city ten miles to meet the army."