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The report of Du Du's father and son was sent to Tianjin by fast boat, and then sent to Beijing by Pegasus. He was accompanied by the armor and banners of his father and son, as well as the confessions of the prisoners of the battlefield.

A day earlier, the document sent from Jinzhou was to send the battle exploits of the Manchurian banner lord Beile Feiyangwu and his son, as well as the weaving of gold dragons, armor and other things to the capital.

Looking at the report documents jointly submitted by Zu Dashou, Wang Pu, Li Fuming, and Wu Biao, and there is such conclusive evidence, the cabinet and the celebrant naturally do not doubt the authenticity of the military merits, not to mention, Wu Biao, who originally had the name of being able to fight, once again opened up the Jinzhou passage from Songshan Fort this time, which was originally a great achievement.

The model brigade of the Shenji Battalion is so capable of fighting, which makes Chongzhen very happy. In recent years, the military leaders in various places have become more and more domineering, except for the lack of food and pay in his hands and the lack of means to restrain these military leaders, that is, the imperial court has no direct soldiers who can fight. In the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji's soldiers came to the city of Beijing, and he called on the soldiers and horses of the world to be the king, which was regarded as making the bottoms of the soldiers and horses in Beijing clear to the people of the world. But now it's different, the Beijing camp is fighting well in Shandong, and it can chase Abatai everywhere, and it already has the atmosphere of an elite division, and the model brigade in Liaodong has won one victory after another, and the leader of the slave chieftain has been killed. This is undoubtedly a booster for the Ming Dynasty in the midst of storms.

Just as the cabinet was preparing to send the good news of Liaodong to the palace and tell the world, the good news of the Tashan front line beheading Du Du and his son entered Beijing.

Within two days, from the front line of Liaodong, there was a good news of the four people who had beheaded the false and anti-righteous red flags and the Manchurian flag owner Baylor and his son, which was enough to make Chongzhen's classmates very excited. This is different from the battle of defending the city of the Ming army, which is completely a wild wave battle. and a hard-fought positional battle, how can he not report to the ancestors and ancestors in a tough positional battle, and can kill the two banner lords Baylor in a row?

Chongzhen, who came back from the Taimiao Xianjie, was very interested. At this time, the first glow after the snow covered the palace buildings of the Forbidden City with a thick layer of winter snow. Looking at the past from afar, it is like the heavenly palace of Qionglou Yuyu.

"Emperor, now Liaodong has frequent good news, and Gyeonggi is in Ruixue again, which is the prosperity of the country. A sign of peace in the four seas. Wang Chengen, who was driving, was also quite happy to see Chongzhen in a very good mood.

"Companion, pass on my will, invite the queen, Concubine Tian, Concubine Yuan and others and the princes and princesses to enjoy the snow in the imperial garden."

The palace is covered in silver, and a thick layer of snow falls on several palace acacias. Empress Zhou wore a plain Guanyin bag made of white fox skin, and did not wear a phoenix crown, but a beaded flower made of pearls and precious stones was inserted on the side of her sideburns, which was inserted into the jet-black hair. There is also a small flower bulb on the placket. Wrap a circle with pearls. The palace ladies were dressed up in fancy clothes, holding feather fans, group fans and yellow umbrellas for simple ceremonial guards. Holding the food box, the phoenix chariot surrounded by the queen came to the Qianqing Palace. Concubine Yuan was already waiting outside the Rijing Gate. Walked into the Qianqing Palace and met with Chongzhen, and rode to Yonghe Gate together. After the Yonghe Sect, Chongzhen walked in front, followed by Zhou Hou, Concubine Yuan, a large group of eunuchs and palace maids. Slowly pacing the garden.

There are not only a lot of exotic flowers and plants planted in the imperial garden, but also a lot of goldfish, which are rare and famous. In one corner of the garden there is a tea bean stand, and a rattan table is placed underneath. Four rattan chairs. On the rattan table are a time pot and four Yixing porcelain cups. According to the popular taste in the capital, this arrangement is also simple and elegant, quite wild. A sparse fence separates the tea bean rack from the garden, and the wood door is half-hidden. The wood door is wrapped around the pine. There are vines crawling on the bamboo hedge. If it is spring, there are still some morning glories blooming on the fence, which is even more spring-like.

Those doors, bamboo fences and tea bean racks were all arranged by Zhou Hou according to the impression he got in his hometown of Yixing when he was a child, and instructed the flower-raising eunuchs of Yonghe Palace to arrange them carefully in the spring. Today, according to the advance instructions of the week, under the ancient pine in the corner of the small garden, on the side of the Taihu Lake stone, a sandalwood piano was placed, and a guqin was placed on the table, a Xuan copper incense burner, and a blue and white porcelain embroidery pier was placed.

Chongzhen lived in the palace, full of complicated etiquette, monotonous and solemn yellow tiles and red walls, and all kinds of unpleasant documents on the case, and suddenly came to such a chic place, and even said "fresh, fresh". Zhou Hou took advantage of his happiness and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, it's rare to be so interested today. In this small place, Wang Daban said that after the New Year, he asked the craftsmen in the palace to build a glass house according to the new style of Nanzhong, and the fire dragon was strung on the ground, so that the flowers and plants of spring, summer and autumn could be seen in winter. It is the strange flowers and plants of the south that can be enjoyed in the palace. At that time, the emperor was indoors looking at the snow outside, but the flowers and plants were blooming next to the seat, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing? ”

Chongzhen didn't say no, nor did he say yes. Zhou Hou exchanged a smiling look with Concubine Yuan, but Wang Chengen, who was standing on the side, looked like he had a good heart.

Concubine Tian came a little later, the same dress was plain, not particularly dressed, only a pink rose palace flower was inserted in the sideburns. She saluted the emperor and the empress, blessed each other with Concubine Yuan, and took Concubine Yuan's hand and stood behind the queen. Chongzhen looked at her, and his heart moved for her beauty, but he still maintained the demeanor of a human monarch on the surface, but a smile unconsciously leaked from the corner of his mouth. Zhou Hou was full of desire to make Chongzhen's heart happy, and said:

"Tian Guifei, today the emperor presents the Jietai Temple, and comes to Yonghemen to enjoy the flowers and pastime, why don't you play a song for the emperor?"

Concubine Tian bowed down and replied, "I will follow Yi's order." Then she instructed one of the palace maids who accompanied her: "Go to Qixiang Palace and get my pipa." ”

Zhou Hou said: "You don't need to take the pipa. Kunning Palace has an old Tibetan guqin, which was originally a treasure of the inner court of the Northern Song Dynasty, and there is an inscription on the imperial pen of Huizong of the Song Dynasty. I have ordered the people to put it under that pine tree, and you can try to play it. It's useless to keep this guqin with me, so I'll give it to you. ”

Concubine Tian walked to the stone side of Taihu Lake and sat down, and set the strings. Sit quietly for a moment to clear your mind, distracting thoughts subside, and then you start to play. Although her attainment of the lyre is not as profound as that of the pipa, there is no second person among the concubines and palace maids of the six palaces who can match her. In order to make Chongzhen happy, she first played the song "Rotten Ke You". This piece was composed by Chongzhen himself a few years ago. It sounded boring, dull, monotonous, dull, and drowsy, but when Concubine Tian finished playing, all the eunuchs and palace maids who were accompanying him knelt down to Chongzhen and shouted: "Long live!" Banzai! ”

After a pause, Concubine Tian readjusted the silk strings, and then played a song "Ambush on All Sides", which quite corresponded to today's scenery. People listened and listened with bated breath, exchanging glances only occasionally. From the emperor and empress down to the palace maids. No one moved, only a wisp of green smoke rose from the Xuantong incense burner in front of Concubine Tian. From the tune, this group of people who have lived in the deep palace for a long time seem to hear the sound of golden drums, swords, the sound of people and horses, the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of defeat on the battlefield. The sound of pursuit, the movement of armies fighting for spoils. After playing this ancient song. Concubine Tian stood up, bowed to Chongzhen and Queen Zhou, and said:

"The concubine's piano skills are originally very shallow, they have not been practiced for a long time, and the fingering is unfamiliar, and it is even more difficult to be handy. Today, there is a great joy in the court, and I can barely play a song. It must be difficult to call it a sacred heart, begging the emperor and the queen to forgive their sins. ”

"Good, good. Good! Chongzhen nodded and said, his heart mixed with joy and excitement.

Zhou Hou understood that Concubine Tian deliberately played this piece of music that was originally a pipa song to please Chongzhen, and she was worried that the emperor would favor this Concubine Tian even more because of this.

The expression on Empress Zhou's face. reflected the unhappiness in her heart, and let Wang Chengen next to her see it clearly. So, Wang Chengen hurriedly turned to Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, it is rare for Your Majesty to have leisure to enjoy the joy of family today." The slaves and maids are filial to His Majesty, the queen and the concubine, and the princes have a banquet, and please be gracious. ”

"I heard that the eldest companion has been quite rich recently, and I and the queen, princess, and concubines are going to have a good meal!" Chongzhen teased Wang Chengen with a smile. "It can be regarded as giving the court some tax money and food."

"A little bit of the slave's wealth is also rewarded by the emperor, as long as the emperor needs it, it is all into the inner treasury, and the slave and maid are also full of joy."

Wang Chengen, Wang Dehua and others have been doing a lot of business with the Nanyue Army for more than a year, from fruits to grain, from salt and oil cloth to canned tobacco, and more profitable armor weapons, so that the eunuchs can make fart oil crotch, from Wang Dehua Wang Chengen, a top eunuch, to the little eunuch who sweeps the toilet below, they all praised Ning Yuanbo.

More than a dozen little eunuchs were busy arranging the table and setting up the table, and Changping led Zhu Cihuan and a few other younger siblings to taste the various fruits, desserts and candies placed on the cold table with great interest. The children's laughter and laughter touched Chongzhen a lot.

At present, the inner library is full of day, and he can be regarded as experiencing the joy of the king. Relying on the taxes collected from several customs offices, silver boxes began to pile up in the originally empty warehouses. Although from time to time in the court, there are imperial historians who jump out to accuse various customs of being strict and harsh, and there are sick businessmen who harm the people.

No matter how loud it barks, how can I fight without money and food? How to raise soldiers? What do you rely on to control those increasingly domineering military leaders? What do you rely on to support the clan, the family, and the imperial sister-in-law?

Not long ago, he saw a report from Guanglu Temple: his monthly meal expenses were 1,046 taels, and the kitchen materials were not counted, including japonica rice, old rice, and millet rice; The queen's monthly meal expenses are three hundred and thirty-five taels, and the kitchen materials are twenty-five taels and eight yuan; Empress Yi'an is the same; The meals of the concubines, the crown princes, and the princes were also considerable.

"Humph! If there is no customs duty revenue, I will have to reduce the cost of food! Chongzhen also heard the eunuchs stationed in Nanjing report that the living extravagance of the Jiangnan family and the extravagance of food and drink far exceeded that of him, the emperor. But asking them to take some money and food out was worse than killing them. If there were no these customs to supply the inner treasury, I am afraid that he would really have to pull out the silver from the mouths of himself, the queen, and the inner palace.

But he couldn't cut the queen's meal expenses, that would affect Empress Yi'an. If the queen is not reduced, the concubines, princes, princes, etc. will naturally not be reduced. He can only make up his mind about his own food expenses.

He thought that the imperial food of the Shenzong Dynasty was abundant, which was unprecedented in the dynasties, but he did not pay a tael of silver from Guanglu Temple. At that time, the ministers were very wealthy, and the imperial meals were prepared by the eunuchs in charge of the celebrant seal, the eunuchs of Bingbi, and the eunuchs of the Dongchang Governor in turn, and they competed with each other in luxury. It was the turn of each eunuch to prepare his own imperial meal, and he also bought some very valuable paintings, calligraphy, jade, and antiques. Feed the Wanli Emperor "Yu Cuisine", named filial piety. The same is true at the time of the apocalypse.

However, I can't imagine that today, after more than ten years of hard work and hard support, I can also enjoy the filial piety of the eunuchs who prepare food and imperial meals. It seems that the reuse of eunuchs began with Grandpa Cheng. It's a good thing!

"Emperor, a little filial piety of the slaves and maids has been prepared, please invite the emperor, the queen, the concubines, the princes, and the princesses to come to the table for tasting."

Wang Chengen's respectful voice interrupted Chongzhen's imagination.

Outside the pavilion is the snow scene that the eunuchs have retained according to the will of Queen Zhou, but inside the pavilion is a steaming scene. If the scholars and doctors in Jiangnan saw such a scene, they would have scoffed. "The soil buns, they are so hot, they don't have the cold taste of appreciating the snow at all, and they are really soil buns!"

(But that's right.) Ming Taizu was originally born in a bun, and he was the kind who was at the bottom of society when he was a monk and had to eat. Even when you become an emperor, you have to eat wild vegetables. Therefore, it is understandable that his children and grandchildren will eat some dishes such as a pot when enjoying the snow. ）

Looking at the concubines and children sitting around his table, Chongzhen suddenly felt that only at this moment did he have a little heavenly atmosphere.

"Emperor, please eat!" Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen also have a lot of experience in planning this banquet. At this time, the emperor's mood was very good, and it was inevitable that the wine banquet would be wasted. But. The dishes on the table are rich and festive. The atmosphere was so warm, but the silverfish in the imperial dining room couldn't do it.

Zhu Cihuan and several other young princes sat beside their mother, under the care of their nanny, feasting. In the huge copper tripod, there are rolling red waves, and there are dishes that appear and disappear from time to time. It exudes the aroma of oil and vegetables to the outside. It is in great contrast to the cold and lonely atmosphere around it, but it is very suitable for this kind of winter snowy weather.

"The daily supply of the imperial sister-in-law should not be neglected."

The imperial sister-in-law in Chongzhen's mouth is Zhang Yan, the queen of Yi'an, who is currently in the palace. If there is no Zhang Yan's support, I am afraid that this dragon chair of the Ming Dynasty may not be under anyone's ass.

"Please rest assured. The slaves did not dare to slack off. Queen Yi'an, the slaves and maids also went to greet each other morning and evening. The daily life is all sent according to the queen's share. ”

Hearing that the powerful eunuchs under him thought so well for themselves, Chongzhen was relieved and began to enjoy the food in front of him. While listening to Wang Dehua's meticulous and thoughtful introduction to him one dish after another, he tasted these fresh foods from thousands of miles away.

Fresh and peculiar food, the peculiar cooking methods that make the princes and princesses addicted, plus the source of Chongzhen's good mood today, the two good news from Liaodong, all strongly gave him a huge direction, so that he couldn't help but think of the source of these, Li Shouhan, who was clearing the army of Jiannu south in Shandong at this time.

"Companion, this time Liaodong has won many victories, and Ning Yuanbo has made a lot of contributions, although Ning Yuanbo is humble and courteous, he will not be like that group of arrogant generals, who will threaten the court at every turn. However, the celebrant and the cabinet should also draw up a charter as early as possible, how to reward Ning Yuan's uncle and daughter, as well as the soldiers of the Nanyue Army who went north to fulfill the king's order, don't chill the hearts of the heroes. ”

Chongzhen, Wang Dehua, and Wang Chengen both know very well that Liaodong can have today's good news frequently, and continuously kill the slave chieftains, so that Huang Taiji's troops have to divide their troops to deal with the fierce offensive of the Ming army, and it is gradually exhausted. If it weren't for Ning Yuanbo, who opened several tax customs in the south of the Yangtze River, collected taxes on behalf of the emperor, and paid them in full, and continued to supply grain and rice every year; Where can the court find money to fight this war? If it weren't for Uncle Ning Yuan's father and daughter in Liaodong and Shandong, I am afraid that the saint's mausoleum in Shandong would also be burned by Abatai, and Hong Chengchou, who was besieged in Guangning, would be even more auspicious.

"Emperor, as for how to reward Uncle Ning Yuan, the slaves and maids are about to make it clear to the emperor and ask the emperor to make his own decisions. Now the celebrant and the old gentlemen of the cabinet have discussed it many times, but they are not satisfactory. Wang Chengen respectfully reported to Chongzhen how they wrestled with the cabinet.

According to the meaning of the celebrant eunuch, since Chongzhen had hinted that those who could pacify Liaodong could be rewarded by the king. Now Ning Yuanbo has made great contributions, although he has not pacified Liaodong, but he has also beaten the Liao thieves to death. simply divided a prince into several parts, first turning Ning Yuanbo into the Marquis of Ningyuan, and then if the Marquis of Ning Yuan pacified Liaodong, he would gradually be crowned a duke and a prince.

But several cabinet elders sternly refused!

Their reasons are also extremely good and high-sounding. "At this time, Liaodong is undecided, and he will be promoted to marquis. How can the famous weapons of the imperial court be so hasty? If in the future, Uncle Ning Yuan made a great contribution to the imperial court, pacifying Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other giants who were wandering in the Central Plains and burning down the imperial tomb, how should the imperial court reward them? Is it impossible to add nine tin?! ”

As soon as these words came out, the eunuchs of the celebrant could no longer fight for the interests of their allies. Everyone knows what it means to add nine tin. Since Cao Cao and Li Yuan set a precedent, the so-called Jia Jiuxi is the precursor to the usurpation of the dynasty.

However, these words are also quite in line with Chongzhen's thoughts. Ning Yuanbo's credit is too great. What happens when there is no reward? I'm afraid that there will be a big change!

But. If the reward is not awarded, don't say whether Li Shouhan can get by, whether the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under him will make noise, just the discussion between the government and the opposition, Chongzhen is a little overwhelmed.

Today's nobles in the north and south have faintly accepted Li Shouhan as their ally to deal with the civil officials. I'm afraid that at that time, these nobles will take out the example of Qin Liangyu back then and slap the civil officials in the face.

The same is the king of the army. So how is Qin Liangyu's combat exploits better than Ning Yuanbo? Why are you so favoritism? Is there any ulterior motives in this? Waiting for the heart-wrenching theory will make the court lose its dignity.

What's more, he was for the morale of the people in the previous paragraph. It was a bit too much for Shuntian Times to preach that Ning Yuanbo had made contributions to the imperial court, but now it seems that he feels like he has lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but feel very annoyed, and the food in his mouth was tasteless.

"Ome, you say. What should I do about this? How to reward Ning Yuanbo for his hard work? ”

Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen have both followed Chongzhen for many years, and they are familiar with his thoughts. Presumably, our emperor wants Ning Yuanbo's horse to run again, and he has to feed this horse some good forage, and he can't let other mules and donkeys mess with the trough.

"Emperor, Taizu old system. I Ming non-military merit can not be crowned marquis, that is, among the many heroes who followed Taizu to open the country, only the king of Zhongshan and the king of Kaiping were born with outstanding merits, and they were crowned kings after their deaths, and the princes of Qianguo in Yunnan also followed this ceremony, and most of the rest were waiting. As for the civil official from the dragon, even Liu Bowen was only sealed as a sincere uncle. In the past, those generals often cut off hundreds of heads, and dozens of real slaves came to ask for rewards. Now that Ning Yuanbo's head has almost surpassed the previous sum, he can't even be a marquis, isn't it favoritism? Isn't it chilling to the soldiers? Therefore, in the humble opinion of slaves and maids, Ning Yuanbo is not a feudal marquis, and he cannot be rewarded for his great achievements. However, some people in the court can't see that they are loyal and good and receive rewards for their meritorious service, so in order to block the mouth of Youyou, they might as well first seal Ning Yuanbo for the river and wait for the matter in Liaodong to settle down, and then transfer the seal. ”

Wang Dehua's words just hit Chongzhen's heart, not only rewarded Li Shouhan, but also benefited the court without expense. Anyway, Nanzhong is your Li family's iron bucket, so I just gave you an empty favor.

"Oha is very right! Tomorrow, he will inform the cabinet and ask them to draft a decree to prepare to canonize Ning Yuanbo Li Shouhan as the river waiting, the prince and the young master. Yin Yizi is the commander of the Jinyi Guard. Galumi is five thousand stones, and the false festival is used to facilitate the conquest. In addition, his sons Li Huayu and Li Huabao opened up the wilderness and educated Qunbo to carry forward the royal road. ”

However, when Wang Chengen sent the emperor's intention to Li Shouhan in Jinan overnight, the reply he received was a categorical refusal.

Shouhan also borrowed a sentence from Huo Quai's illness in his reply: Liaodong is undecided, where will the reward come from? But the minister is dedicated to the destruction of the thief for His Majesty, not to worry about anything else, if he can solve the problem for His Majesty, even if it is cloth, why not? However, cloth clothes cannot cure birds and beasts, so please be sure to cooperate with your ministers and grant the necessary powers, so that you can order and prohibit them, and everything will be smooth.

After Chongzhen learned about it, he sighed that he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, and he even ordered the minister to circulate the document that Ning Yuanbo refused to be rewarded, and the Ming Fa Mansion reported to the world. Let the people of the world have a good life and look at Ning Yuanbo's high wind and bright festival.

Chongzhen and Shouhan Junchen, the two cunning foxes, were not only playing, but also had to bargain. In the holy decree of rewarding Ning Yuanbo, it was mentioned that Ning Yuanbo was stationed in the place under his jurisdiction, and the officials below the level of the judge and the deputy general below the military general had the right to reward and punish him.

However, a phenomenon that did not attract much attention was that the imperial court officials seized the time to send a group of officials to Liangguang, Fujian, Shandong, and other places. Among them was a young man named Huang Xigon. (To be continued......)