Chapter 100: The True Thousand Household Officials
"The trouble of Henan White Lotus has always made me vaguely worried."
"I didn't expect this Sun Zushou and Yuan Dynasty to be so able to fight, and they suppressed the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect so quickly in Henan."
"It seems that he is really a good general, a good general."
Emperor Chongzhen took the good news, stood up, and paced back and forth beside the dragon chair, his joy overflowing.
Chongzhen was born as a prince, and he never thought that he would be able to ascend to the treasure one day since he was a child, so naturally he did not receive an orthodox imperial education, and sometimes he was not very good at controlling his emotions, and he was easy to be affected by things, and he was easy to be guessed by his subordinates.
At this moment, Chongzhen was dominated by happy emotions.
"Kimei, what do you think of this good news?" Chongzhen was happy for a while, and began to think about asking the minister beside him.
Cheng Jiming saw Chongzhen's joy, and naturally guessed the emperor's intentions.
Hurriedly took advantage of Chongzhen's happiness and slapped it over.
What kind of cultural and martial arts, what can be compared to Guangwu and other praises popped up.
Although Chongzhen was mean, when he saw this good news and listened to these praises, he was inevitably a little upset.
"Aiqing, I have the ambition to be a generation of heroes, and I hope that Aiqing will do more in the future, and I hope that Daming will have more good generals." Chongzhen suddenly fluttered, and also began to put his heart in touch with his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, the ministers are exhausted, and they are willing to do their best for Your Majesty." After speaking, Cheng Jiming began to cry with a whimper.
A warm scene of a faction of monarchs and ministers working together to overcome difficulties is rendered.
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Out of the main hall, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and strode away with Cheng Ji, who was dressed properly.
"Now my phase is temporarily stable, and I can do what I have learned all my life to help the community."
"This Sun Zushou and Yuan Dynasty are really worthy of me to be a favor." Cheng Jiming was extremely happy today, and he also decided to repay the favor, ready to find an opportunity to promote these two people.
At the same time that the good news was sent out, Yuan Chao used his personal connections to let Liu Yu'er lead people to carry 2,000 taels of silver to the north, and then dig up 3,000 taels of silver captured after defeating a small group of Qing troops and sinking into the lake last time.
The Yuan Dynasty did not doubt the use of people, and entrusted five thousand taels of silver to a few cronies and soldiers.
Liu Yu'er did not disappoint the Yuan Dynasty, and hurried day and night, dug up the silver, and brought 5,000 taels of silver to enter Beijing before the good news.
The clever Liu Yuer spent money and quickly found Zhou Huaji's father-in-law.
This week's father-in-law also always remembered that the Yuan Dynasty owed him two thousand taels of silver, and this time the Yuan Dynasty sent someone, and Zhou Huaji naturally knew what new news the Yuan Dynasty had.
After hearing that Yuan Chao reported the victory, and after returning the last two thousand taels at a time, he was willing to take out three thousand taels for the event.
Zhou Huaji also naturally likes to earn this white silver.
At the moment, he promised to build momentum for the Yuan Dynasty.
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On the morning of the second day of the good news entering Beijing, Chongzhen, who has always been diligent in government, walked into the hall wearing a dragon robe that he had worn for three years after a simple wash.
In the court, the ministers held in their hands news of disasters, wars, famines, and displaced people from all over the country. Waiting to ask for the people's lives in the court.
Chongzhen sat down, and after the mountain called long live, the next day was like the usual morning court, and the ministers reported the bad news from all over the country one by one.
Chongzhen listened patiently at first, asking the opinions of the relevant ministers in detail, and then heard a burst of prevarication, and then the officials jumped out to impeach each other, and Chongzhen asked the political courtiers again, and it was a familiar silence.
Chongzhen's patience was constantly consumed under such a familiar rhythm.
"Okay, big Ming, there's no good news, right?" Chongzhen's low roar was full of anger at the full court.
"Your Majesty is angry." One by one, the ministers in the main hall were like quails, and they only made promises.
"Hmph, instead of fighting here, it's better to do real credit."
"Some time ago, I opened a decree to collect donations."
"In the whole world, there are many responders, but the amount is not large, but I clearly remember that there is a person, that is, Yuan Chao, who scattered all his family wealth, raised troops to fight against the Jin army, and was later named the official of the hundred households in Chenzhou, actually donated one hundred taels of silver at once, and the amount of donation can even be compared to the three grades or more in the capital."
"I have asked you to give you a reward, and I have not seen your proposed opinion in these days."
"Yesterday, Cheng Ge Lao reported to me again. It is said that Yuan Chao and Sun Zushou commanded well in Chenzhou, and quickly suppressed a rebellion of nearly 10,000 people in the White Lotus Sect, and made military achievements, which relieved me of a trouble. ”
"Such loyal ministers and good generals are the ministers needed by the Ming Dynasty, above the main hall, all the ministers, have you ever been ashamed of them?" The more Chongzhen spoke, the more excited he became, and unconsciously stood up, exuding the anger of the Son of Heaven.
"Shame on you." The ministers of the hall are even more buried with their heads low.
When Chongzhen saw this familiar scene, he also came back to his senses and collected his anger, after all, the world still has to be governed with these ministers, and the words can only be stopped.
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has been accumulating disadvantages for a long time, today you will bless the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty will be the king, but governing a large country is like cooking a small fresh, it is not appropriate to be in a hurry, but it is advisable to slow down, Your Majesty should open up the way of speech, promote the virtuous, and eliminate the accumulated shortcomings, and the country will be strong for a long time." Cheng Ki Ming took the opportunity to start instilling his own philosophy of governance.
Chongzhen is an urgent son, the concept of governance has always been to seek speed, to seek results, hearing this didactic words, the heart is also displeased, but this promotion of virtuous Chongzhen is agreed.
"Cheng Ge Lao is the old man who seeks the country."
"Elder Cheng Ge said that he was going to promote virtuous people, and I agreed very much, and this time I also asked Elder Cheng Ge to draw up the reward for Yuan Dynasty and Sun Zushou, and wait for the idea to report it." Chongzhen also wants to promote this Yuan Dynasty well.
"The emperor is sage, the Yuan Dynasty has always been meritorious to the country, and he knows loyalty and filial piety, and the ministers agree with the emperor's sage." Those Beijing officials who received Zhou Huaji's money also stood up one after another to help Yuan Chao ask for merit and build momentum, and for a while, the entire noisy court became extraordinarily unanimous and reached an agreement on this matter.
Chongzhen also laughed rarely.
"Good, good, the country has a good general, and I have a loyal and good general." Chongzhen also laughed heartily.
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A day later, Yuan Chao and Sun Zushou's reward opinions were drawn up.
According to the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty, there is no opinion that cannot come out in ten days and half a month, but this time it has become extremely smooth and fast because of the emperor's appointment and the unanimity of the courtiers.
After Chongzhen read this opinion, he also felt that it was appropriate, and the dust settled after a batch of imperial pens.
The core meaning of its reward is that the Yuan Dynasty jumped two levels in a row and was promoted to a five-grade thousand-household official. Sun Zushou was promoted to the commander of Henan from Erpin, and concurrently served as the commander of Chen Zhouwei.
Such a promotion, jumping two levels in a row, is also a great imperial grace for the Yuan Dynasty, and what is even more commendable is that the Yuan Dynasty is already the "minister needed for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty" praised by the emperor's Chrysostom.