Chapter Seventy-Six: On Meritorious Deeds and Rewards: "Congratulations to the emperor, a big battle not only made me return home, but also captured 90,000 war horses, which is really a gratifying and congratulatory event." Gao Gong smiled, although he said that he was congratulating Emperor Longqing, it was better to say that he was showing merit to his disciples. The results of this dispatch of troops to combat can be achieved only by the strategic planning of his own good disciples.

"Hehe, what Gao Aiqing said is very true, this is indeed a thing worth celebrating, what do you think Aiqing?" Emperor Longqing was full of spring breeze, and in decades, this was the biggest victory in the battle against the Tartars. As the emperor, he also feels that there is light on his face.

There are a lot of people who pat on the back, and I saw an official walk out of the column office and bow down and say: "Your Majesty, this big victory is rare in our dynasty, and Weichen thinks that a monument should be erected as a memory for future generations to admire." ”

Since ancient times, the monument is in Mount Tai, which is to seal Zen. Every time this happens, it is the monarch who has the great merit of expanding the territory. Of course, there are also many people who like to exaggerate the last time Mount Tai, but unfortunately they have become the laughing stock of history.

Moreover, this Zen not only has to have great merits, but the king also needs hundreds of officials to accompany him when he goes south, and it takes a lot of money to build bridges and pave roads in the places he passes through along the way, and it is a time when the people are miserable at this time.

Emperor Longqing also understood these things, and throughout the annals of history, Mount Tai Fengzen, which can really be praised through the ages, is the most powerful time in all dynasties. And now, although the imperial court has made some improvements, Emperor Longqing himself knows that it has not yet reached the time when he can extravagantly spend money. Besides, although the annihilation of 40,000 enemies is a great joy, it has not yet reached the level of erecting a monument to remember, if it is really done, the designation is also a laughing stock, where will future generations respect and remember.

Glancing at the courtier unhappily, Emperor Longqing waved his hand and said: "The monument will be exempted, and it will be announced that all the people in the world will be happy." ”

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the courtier hurriedly retreated, his skin red up to his neck, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Not wanting to pay attention to this matter anymore, Emperor Longqing regained his smile and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this defeat is really the credit of the border soldiers who fought bravely to kill the enemy, and Shen Chongming, the governor of the Qincha, is the first in the ranks. As the saying goes, rewards and punishments are clear, if this great achievement is not rewarded, it is really a little unreasonable, what do you think Aiqing? ”

Having said that, where do the ministers dare to object. And Gao Gong, the big guy, is standing on one side, even if he has that blind jealousy of Shen Chongming, he will choose to keep silent because he is afraid of Gao Gong's power. Otherwise, it won't be easy to live in the future.

Not only that, but many ministers have spoken out in response to peace, in order to curry favor with Emperor Longqing and Gao Gong.

"Your Majesty, Shen Chongming is already the commander of the guard from the second rank, if he is promoted to another level, he should be the second rank. However, among the hundred officials in the court, only the rank of the six Shangshu is the second grade, and there is really no place for him. Moreover, Shen Chongming's age is too young, and now he is already a second-grade executive, if he is promoted again, it is really a little inappropriate. Moreover, it is the duty of a courtier to lead the army to fight, so it will be exempted this time with a shallow view of the minister. ”

A very unreasonable thing suddenly appeared, and everyone looked sideways at the person who spoke. At first glance, his jaw fell to the ground.

No one thought that these words would be said by Gao Gong, and even Emperor Longqing was dumbfounded. "Mr. Gao, Mr. Gao, although Shen Aiqing is young, he is capable of a great responsibility, why can't he be rewarded."

Gao Gong smiled bitterly in his heart, in fact, he didn't think so. But officialdom has its own rules of officialdom, and Chongming's child is really too popular, which will be hated.

And although he has extraordinary ability, he is still not very proficient in the way of being an official. In the past few years, although the wind has risen and soared, it has relied on most of the military exploits.

Maybe in troubled times, a military general like him can make everyone fear. But in such an age now, a military general is very worthless, especially a military general who does not have the slightest team. Now that he is still above the court, he is also deeply trusted by the emperor, so he can naturally call the wind and rain without putting the ministers of the court in his eyes.

But feng shui takes turns, after all, one day he will leave this court, and the emperor's trust cannot stay with him as always. When that time comes, who will take him in the eyes of this Manchu minister.

Therefore, in order to plan for the long term, while he can still control the court, he must be separated from the ranks of military generals, devote himself to this court, and then cultivate his own team. Only in this way can he gain a firm foothold in this court, as long as he does not provoke the anger of the heavens, no one can touch him.

So now the emperor's reward is pushed away, in order to pave the way for this matter, and what is needed now is to let Shen Chongming slowly leave the ranks of military generals and concentrate on the maritime yamen. This maritime yamen is now the top priority of the court, once the expected purpose is really achieved, it will create a prosperous era over there!

With this merit, it is not difficult to get Chongming to enter the cabinet on an errand. Only at this point can he be regarded as completely gaining a firm foothold in the court, and the required team will slowly gather over time.

With this thought, Gao Gong would be easily moved by Emperor Longqing. He bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, having said that, Shen Chongming's age is too young. The allusions to Jiang Lang's talent in the history books are still in his ears, so let him have more experience and talk about it, otherwise it will be a seedling to grow. ”

Gao Gong's expression was very firm, and Emperor Longqing, who knew him well, knew that he would not be able to convince him for a while. Although as the emperor, he has the right to decide this matter with one word, but in the face of Gao Gong, he can't do this kind of thing at all.

"Then, let's discuss this matter again, I don't know how you Aiqing think you should reward the meritorious soldiers?" The smile on Emperor Longqing's face was a little reluctant, after all, this was the first time since Xu Jie's return to his hometown that he had been refuted in the court. Although there is no irritation, it still feels a little awkward. I knew that Mr. Gao would give birth to such a thing, so I should have invited him into the palace yesterday to discuss it in advance.

This matter is much easier to do, as Emperor Longqing said, everything must be rewarded and punished clearly. This time, the soldiers of the border army have made such great contributions, from Wang Chonggu Zhangchi, the general who led the troops, to the firehead horseman, they all have to be rewarded once.

After a rather heated discussion, Wang Chonggu won the title of Marquis of Zhongyong, and Zhang Chi had no title before, so he could only slightly accept the title of Uncle Wu Yong.

Then there are Xiong Dabiao and Wei Daqing. Xiong Dabiao Jian is in the heart of the emperor, and Emperor Longqing has never forgotten his escort achievements back then, and he has long been thinking about when to promote this brave and loyal courtier. Taking advantage of Xiong Dabiao's feats of killing 500 enemies with his own hands this time, he was directly promoted to the commander of the three direct guards, and at the same time, he was still the commander of the 3,000 battalions, and his identity was not much worse than Shen Chongming.

Although it seems that the grade has not changed, it is a real step forward for Xiong Dabiao. Formerly the commander of the 3,000 battalion, although his rank is noble, he can only be regarded as a general in the emperor's army. And now that he is also the commander of the guard, he is the commander of the army, and he is qualified to be in the court. Even if the commander of the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Military Battalion with the same rank saw him, he had to bow down and salute and call him a superior.

And Wei Daqing's qualifications are still shallow, and Emperor Longqing is not very familiar with him, and the title of earl like Zhang Chi is considered a reward.

After the distribution of the spoils in Datong, Shen Chongming, the governor of Qincha sent during the war, completely stepped down, pulled two large carts of the ashes of the fallen soldiers, and the remaining 3,000 men and horses embarked on the way home.

"My lord, Young Master Xiao in the capital is in a hurry." At the camping place, Brother Erdan hurriedly walked into Shen Chongming's military tent.

Putting down the steamed bun in his hand, Shen Chongming opened the envelope while chewing the food in his mouth.

"Brother Shen saw the word Wan'an. I was glad to hear that my brother had won a complete victory in the border battle, and the younger brother was overjoyed. The so-called good things come in pairs, and we hereby present a happy event in Beijing recently. At the beginning of November, the ship surnamed Zhan left Tianjin Wei for the Southern Barbarian States. On the sixth day of the first month, there was a quick Malaysian report, and the fleet had returned to Haojing on a smooth trip, and now it is taking the sea route from Haojing to Tianjin Wei. The specific situation is not clear, but people say that the profit is huge, which is not expected a few days ago. Brother, Peng Cheng. ”

There are not many words, but everywhere can show Xiao Ershao's joy when he wrote this letter. Shen Chongming couldn't help but smile, something big can be expected.

Looking up, he found that Brother Erdan was stretching his neck and peeking quietly, Shen Chongming's general Xin Yihe ordered: "Erdan, go and give an order quickly, prepare enough dry food for each department tonight, get up tomorrow morning and hurry away, and no longer camp on the way." ”

The light was too dim, and Brother Erdan couldn't see the handwriting on the letter paper after looking at it for a long time. But because of his curiosity, he suffered a lot under Shen Chongming, and this time because he concealed the fact that the little junior sister was mixed in the army, Shen Chongming also kept an account for him, and his heart has always been hanging in the past few days. So I didn't dare to ask more, so I could only wonder in my heart what the letter was.

Seeing him like this, Shen Chongming couldn't help but feel funny, but as another cold wind blew in, Shen Chongming, who looked up, couldn't laugh.

It was the little sister who came in. Since the last time Shen Chongming decided to let her lose her temper for a long time, the little junior sister who felt deeply wronged has never come to see him again, hiding in the carriage arranged for her by Xiong Dabiao all day long.

In fact, Shen Chongming also regretted it afterwards, after all, this girl was also kind. But since it has been done, there is no way to undo it, otherwise I won't want to control this girl in the future.

In this way, the two have been in a cold war for more than half a month, until today the little junior sister took the initiative to appear.

"Little ...... Is there something wrong? Shen Chongming's face changed as soon as he said it, and a trace of tenderness on his face disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The little junior sister's eyes were red, and Chu Chu stood pitifully in front of the door and sobbed in a low voice, her little head buried in her chest, which was very cute.

Shen Chongming couldn't pretend to be able to use this trick, so he jumped up suddenly, and crossed the table in front of him and rushed to the little junior sister.

"Good junior sister, don't cry, can't I be wrong?" Shen Chongming looked anxious, and what he was most afraid of was that the little girl was crying her nose.

"Xiao Shenzi, you don't want anyone anymore, do you?" The little junior sister raised her head with tears in her eyes, and Shen Chongming realized that she hadn't seen this girl lose a lot of weight for a few days.

Shen Chongming smiled bitterly, stretched out his arms and hugged her into his arms, this action was enough to be worth a thousand words.