The ceremony ended with tens of thousands of people in the capital vying to witness. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The people of the Ming Dynasty, after holding back at home for a few months, finally had the opportunity to come freely to the street outside, and enjoyed a unique ceremony of sacrificing prisoners, the climax of which was not the moment when the Tatar captives were escorted into the city, but the common people saw that the carriage frame into the city was full of Tatar heads that trampled on the land of the Ming Dynasty, and their hearts were full of indignation, cheers and cheers came one after another, and many people were even so excited that they knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, shouting that the revenge of their families was finally avenged, and for a time, the prestige of the court was in full swing.

The soldiers and horses commanded by Shen Xi before finally entered the city today.

Standing on the review stand, Shen Xi watched the team go away, and a touch of melancholy appeared in his heart. From this moment on, with the soldiers and horses belonging to the various guard battalions of the Beijing Division, there was no possibility of appearing as a whole, and his historical mission was completed.

Shen Xi was depressed and was about to turn around and get off the high platform, when Xie Qian, on behalf of Emperor Hongzhi, went to Zhengyangmen to pay tribute to Shen Xi, which was the embodiment of the emperor's grace.

It's just that Shen Xi didn't feel very cold about Xie Qian's congratulations, because he felt that Xie Qian would definitely count him down at this time and complain that he was too high-profile.

Who knew that after Xie Qian came over, he just put on a face, and then talked and laughed with Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao and others, and seemed to forget Shen Xi aside.

Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling walked over and smiled at Shen Xi: "Shen Zhongcheng led the troops to the expedition, and made great achievements in the southern and northern wars, which really impressed Benhou, and in the future, I hope that we can get along with each other in harmony." Haha, Shen Zhongcheng might as well go to the Shouning Marquis Mansion more if he has time, Ben Hou wants to discuss with you about the marching formation! ”

Shen Xi muttered to himself: "Although you Zhang Heling didn't poison me before, you didn't treat me as your own at all, and now you see that I have made great contributions to the imperial court, and you will immediately show favor...... I can accept you as a friend, but you have to take care of your brother first! ”

But on the lips, Shen Xi still saluted politely, and even said "I don't dare...... He is not going to go to the Shouning Hou Mansion, in his eyes, whether it is the Shouning Hou Mansion or the Jianchang Hou Mansion, it is tantamount to the Longtan Tiger's Den, it is best not to get along with the Zhang brothers when they die of old age, but he also knows that if Zhu Youzhu and Zhu Houzhao father and son exist, the status of the two uncles will not be affected, and it is really unnecessary to tear their faces with the Zhang brothers now.

In the cheers of the onlookers around Zhengyangmen, Shen Xi slowly got off the high platform, he looked around, except for Zhengyangmen Street, the rest were all surrounded by the people, he pondered for a while, ready to go back to the Yamen of the military department first, continue to wait for the debriefing, and wait for the sun to set in the afternoon before going home, when the gathered people have dispersed, no longer worry about chaos.

At this time, Xie Qian's conversation with Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao ended, Xie Qian walked in front, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao followed, it seemed that Xie Qian was ready to return to the dynasty with Ma Wensheng.

Xie Qian walked in front of Shen Xi, and his tone was a little unkind: "You come here, compare the number of people, and see if there is anything wrong!" ”

Shen Xi leaned over and asked puzzledly, "What number?" ”

Xie Qian said angrily: "The number of heads you offered!" I'll calculate it for you, the number of several batches of heads adds up, a total of 26,000, and this is not counting the two battles outside the city of Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen, right? ”

Shen Xi roughly went through the numbers in his mind, nodded and said, "Roughly equivalent!" ”

Xie Qian said: "You kid, don't pretend to be confused with me here, as much as you want, and when you go back, Your Majesty will send officials from the military department to count them one by one, you ...... No problem, right? ”

Shen Xi looked at the solemn look on Xie Qian's face, and knew that Xie Qian was asking if he had done anything to the head, or if there was something wrong.

Because the number of heads is too much, even Xie Qian himself is also blindfolded, his grandson-in-law is simply a military wizard, he brought 6,000 soldiers and horses out of Beijing, and as a result, he killed 26,000 Tartars, and brought back more than 2,000 prisoners.

simply reported it directly, just hoping that nothing would go wrong, and in the end, the numbers would not match, but it would harm Shen Xi.

Shen Xi thought about it carefully again, and said: "The heads are all cut off from the battlefield, there should be no problem, if one and a half have a problem, ......"

"Who asked you for a half?"

Xie Qian scolded angrily, and then comforted again: "Today's prisoner sacrifice ceremony, you did a good job, your soldiers and horses have now been transferred to the defense yamen of the nine gates of the capital, and you will continue to serve as the governor of Yansui for the time being, but how Your Majesty arranges it will have to listen to the edict!" The old man still wants to return to the dynasty with Ma Shangshu, ...... you If you're okay, you can go home first and recharge your batteries! ”

Shen Xi heard this, and he didn't have to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War for the time being, he could go home directly.

Thinking about it, I presided over the prisoner sacrifice ceremony today, and stood on the review stand for more than two hours, and it was already past noon, so I was really tired, so I might as well go home and rest.

The military department was busy counting the heads, and he had heard that the imperial court was going to build a capital temple, and the people from the military department were responsible for the overall adjustment, so they should not have time to receive him.

Turning around to leave, Xie Qian was already talking and laughing with Ma Wensheng and Zhang Maoyou, heading towards Daming Gate. Shen Xi secretly slandered himself: "You Xie Lao'er always put on a stinky face in front of me, as if I owe you a lot of money, it turns out that you will have a smile on your face when you get along with the officials of the Ministry of Heaven!" ”

Shen Xi stopped again and looked, the road under the city wall has been filled with the people of Daming, about two or three hundred meters away from the middle of Zhengyangmen Street Xijiang Rice Lane and Dongjiang Rice Lane, are also all people, only the street leading to Daming Gate is guarded by soldiers and yacha, which is convenient to pass.

Shen Xi thought about it, and it was better to enter the palace from the Daming Gate first, and then leave the palace at the left gate of Chang'an at the Chengtian Gate, so that he could avoid the crowd, and at the same time, Ma Jiu's carriage was also waiting on East Chang'an Street, so that he could take the car home.

Just when Shen Xi hesitated, a group of officials from the Ministry of War, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Rites and other yamen, seeing Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao walking away, immediately rushed over to greet Shen Xi, as if Shen Xi was a great hero who saved the Ming Dynasty from fire and water, and the enthusiasm made Shen Xi think that he had become an official and a knight.

If you compliment, your ears will almost be able to hear a cocoon in the past two days after returning to Beijing, but Shen Xi can't lose her temper yet, everyone has to greet each other with a smile and be modest.

After all, they are all colleagues in the DPRK and China, and although Shen Xi has made contributions abroad, he is still a "rising star" in the DPRK, except for being an errand in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu, it can be said that he does not have any experience in performing his duties in the real power yamen of the capital, but he is very likely to become a six-department scholar and a squire because of this great achievement, no wonder others want to come over to talk over.

Wang Shouren originally wanted to greet Shen Xi, but when he saw many people around, he could only smile and shake his head, and hurriedly went to the yamen of the military headquarters.

Shen Xi greeted many officials, and more than half an hour had passed, and most of the people had dispersed at this time.

Shen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to transfer from Dongjiang Mixiang to East Chang'an Avenue to take a car, Ma Jiu had already driven the carriage over and stopped directly in front of Shen Xi: "Master, the prince sent the villain to tell the master, saying that he would wait at Donghua Gate, no matter what, he wanted to see the master!" ”

Shen Xi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh lightly, thinking, "This bear child is really a non-fuel-efficient lamp. ”

Shen Xi asked, "You have a close relationship with the prince?" ”

After returning to the capital, Shen Xi learned that Ma Jiu had been briefly recruited by the imperial court to fight with the crown prince, but because Zhu Houzhao had no real power, he could not give Ma Jiu the status of a palace guard to enter and leave the palace freely, so that Ma Jiu failed to participate in the two most critical battles of Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen, resulting in a brush with Dagong.

Ma Jiudao: "The villain is waiting in the car on East Chang'an Street, and I don't know how the prince knows that the villain is there, and why he suddenly sent someone to inform him!" ”

Shen Xi said: "Brother Jiu, don't be nervous, in fact, the prince is very disciplined, if you can get his appreciation, it is not a bad thing...... It's just that the prince is the prince, and it is unspeakably expensive, you must be careful to meet and not make mistakes! Your fault is that you are too upright, and you need to be smooth and delicate when facing the prince! ”

"Yes, sir, the villain has written it down!" Ma Jiubi replied respectfully.

Shen Xi looked at Ma Jiu in surprise.

Maybe he has seen a certain amount of the world with Zhu Houzhao, and now Ma Jiu can't help but bring a strong servile spirit when he speaks, which makes Shen Xi feel a little uncomfortable, but he knows that Ma Jiu must have suffered a lot of anger when he follows Zhu Houzhao, after all, those who can talk to the prince are all high-level officials in the middle and middle of the court, and they are all second- and third-grade officials, Ma Jiu must keep his posture very low, and when the prince is angry, he will vent his anger on the people around him, and Ma Jiu will also suffer from unwarranted disasters. Now that Ma Jiu can maintain a normal heart, it is not easy.

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