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Cao Huachun sweated on his forehead, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the slave should die, say more, since this Mo Li is so stubborn, if Your Majesty lets Qiu Hejia investigate him, I'm afraid he won't be obedient, the slave remembers, he said that he didn't listen to the announcement, and he killed 20,000 enemies this time, and made a great contribution, if he wants to be sent to Beijing for trial, I'm afraid his arrogant subordinates won't let him!" In case he is in a hurry, then ......"

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, he was angry just now, but he didn't think of this, but now after Cao Huachun said it, he also calmed down, paced back and forth a few steps, and said, "Then what do you say to do?" ”

Gao Qiqian also woke up, this Mo Li is not a good master, he has done bandit work before, if this annoys him, with his bullish temper, he may do something rebellious. Now that Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang are dead, Song Wei is defeated, and Liaodong only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses......

Even if he didn't rebel, if he led his troops to leave Liaodong and leave Jinzhou's defense, wouldn't that give the Tartars a chance to drive straight in?

Gao Qiqian thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Long live Lord, why don't we give him a cold treatment first?" ”

"Cold treatment?" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, seemed to have an understanding, and then said, "Tell me more details." ”

"The minions obey." Gao Qiqian pretended to be casual but not without a proud glance at Cao Huachun, meaning that Long Live Lord still values our family. Then he continued: "Long live Lord, this Mo Li is stubborn and bold, we can snub him, didn't this battle of Da Ling River kill 20,000 Tartars, such a great credit can't be won by him Mo Li alone, I see that Governor Qiu specifically mentioned a person in the military newspaper, Cao Bianjiao!"

Long live Lord still remember, this Cao Bianjiao is Cao Wenzhao's nephew, he has always been brave and martial, Governor Qiu mentioned this time, saying that Cao Bianjiao killed a lot of enemies and made great achievements, presumably this is inseparable from the command of his uncle Cao Wenzhao, so why don't we ...... like this"

Gao Qiqian spoke in detail, Chongzhen couldn't listen to it, and his eyes showed appreciation from time to time.

Cao Huachun also sighed secretly when he listened to it, it seems that this Gao Qiqian is really skilled, well, you have to be more wary of him in the future, otherwise I don't know when he will be sold.

From beginning to end, Chongzhen, Gao Qiqian, and Cao Huachun were all talking about how to deal with Mo Li's killing of Zu Dashou, as for why Zu Dashou was killed, and how much impact Zu Dashou's surrender would have on the military strength of Liaodong and the people of the whole country, no one mentioned it. Chongzhen didn't say it, Cao Huachun and Gao Qiqian naturally wouldn't talk much.

After listening to Gao Qiqian, Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, let's do this!" ”

Cao Huachun hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "Your Majesty, the slave has an idea, I don't know if I should say it......

Chongzhen waved his hand impatiently and said, "If you have something, just say it!" ”

Cao Huachun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Governor Qiu said in the military newspaper that Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang and others were killed by Mo Li because they surrendered to the Tartars, and the surrender of the Tartars must also be punished, right?" Otherwise, how will you deter those generals in the future? Just now, Gonggong Gao said that he wanted to promote his younger brother Zu Da to become the new Liaodong General Army, and the slave thought about it and felt that it was still a little inappropriate. ”

"This ......" Chongzhen was a little speechless for a while.

"Grandpa Cao's words are wrong." Gao raised his eyes and rolled his eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that there is nothing wrong with this, Gonggong Cao, you see, this Zu Dashou did not hold on, and made the matter of surrendering to the Tartars, this was originally a capital crime, and it must be punished heavily, but because Zu Dashou is dead, His Majesty has always been merciful and generous, and will not pursue Zu Dashou's family, Your Majesty This is the emperor's grace!"

At this time, not only did not pursue the joint and several responsibility of the ancestral family, but also promoted Zu Dacheng to be the chief soldier of Liaodong, this ancestral family will definitely be grateful to the emperor, so as to guard Liaodong for the emperor with all their hearts, what do you say? ”

Chongzhen also bowed lightly, what Gao Qiqian said was right in his mind, and he couldn't help but have more trust in Gao Qiqian.

Cao Huachun saw that Chongzhen thought so, and secretly sighed at the moment, and said: "Your Majesty, Gao Gonggong is far-sighted, and he really has unique opinions, and Huachun is ashamed of himself!" ”

Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "Huachun, although Qiqian entered the palace later than you, this knowledge is not necessarily less than yours." ”

"Where is it, the slave is still far behind Gonggong Cao." Gao Qiqian hurriedly said.

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's do this thing!" In addition, the Tartar level sent by Jinzhou must be strictly inspected by the Ministry of War, so as not to make false reports of military exploits. Dive, the intention is ......"

Dalinghe City.

In the past few days, the defenders of Dalinghe City have been intensively repairing the bombed-out city walls and gates to strengthen the city's defense capabilities.

He wanted to build Dalinghe City into a new military town before the New Year, and become the base station of the anti-gold front line in Liaodong, which was connected with Jinzhou and relied on each other.

After the beginning of spring next year, Moli intends to continue to advance eastward, preparing to recover Shenyang.

In this war, although many brothers died, but the achievements are also very huge, the biggest gain is to stimulate the bloody courage of the soldiers, no longer afraid of the Tartars when facing them, especially this great victory, cut a lot of enemies, so that everyone understands that the Tartars are not three heads and six arms, they are not invincible, thus greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

The whole army was immersed in the joy of a great victory, and almost everyone thought that this time the imperial court would definitely reward the soldiers and reward them for their meritorious deeds.

On this day, the bombed-out North City Gate has been repaired, and the reward of the imperial court has finally come down.

The military department came to the military department of the military selection of the division of the Chinese side Datong, an official in his sixties but with a white beard, but he walked in good spirits, and when he spoke, he was full of energy, talking and laughing freely, and he didn't look old at all, and it seemed that he might have been a military general before.

The Wuxuan Division and the Ministry of Officials' Wenxuan Division, the Examination Division and the City Department are known as the four major fat shortages. As the name suggests, the Wu Xuan Division is naturally responsible for the promotion of military generals across the country, so although Fang Datong is an official position is not obvious, no one in Jinzhou City looks down on him, especially those military generals, who are sent to the door with generous gifts. Fang Datong was also polite, and accepted all the orders.

The eunuch who came to read the holy decree of Chongzhen's army was called Liu Zhenyuan, and he was the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch under Gao Qiqian. Liu Zhenyuan is thirty-five or sixteen years old, of medium stature, slightly obese, and naturally does not refuse the filial piety of the civil officials and military generals in Jinzhou.

Because the Tartars had just withdrawn, and Dalinghe City was a small castle, in order to prevent the Tartars from coming back, Fang Datong and Liu Zhenyuan read the emperor's decree in Jinzhou City.

After learning that the imperial court had come to reward the army, Mo Li, Cao Wenzhao, Guan Feng, Du Geng and others all came to Jinzhou to accept the reward from the imperial court. Ma Jinzhong, He Zhendong, Li Guo and others stayed in Dalinghe City.

Fang Datong and Liu Zhenyuan have never seen Mo Li, but they are old acquaintances with Qiu Hejia, and when Mo Li arrived with them, Fang Datong and Liu Zhenyuan were already drinking tea and chatting with Qiu Hejia in the governor's yamen.

Seeing Mo Li, Cao Wenzhao and others walking in, Qiu Hejia stood up and said: "General Mo, General Cao, you are all here, the old man comes to introduce, this is Master Fang of the Ministry of War, and this is Gonggong Liu of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, these are all celebrities around the emperor!" Everyone is closer and closer. ”

"Xia Guan and the others have seen Lord Fang and Gonggong Liu!" Mo Li and the others clasped their fists together and saluted.

"Hehe, generals don't have to be polite, you are all pillars of the country, this official should have personally gone to Dalinghe City to reward and comfort the soldiers, but after all, Dongyu has just retreated, and Lord Qiu is afraid that it will not be safe, so he has to have to come to Jinzhou for a trip." Fang Datong said politely, his face was kind.

"Where is it, Lord Fang and Father-in-law Liu came from Beijing to visit us, I should have come to greet me a long time ago, but the military affairs are busy, and the news has been delayed a little, so please don't blame Lord Fang and Father-in-law Liu." Mo Li said neither humbly nor arrogantly. He didn't have much experience in dealing with high-level officials, but fortunately, his performance was passable, and although it was a commendation meeting, he was not too excited to lose his temper.

"This is General Mo, right? This official has heard of the name for a long time, and I am glad to meet it! Fang Datong smiled slightly, suddenly changed his words, turned his head to Cao Wenzhao and said: "General Cao, this official heard that there is a little general under the general's command called Cao Bianjiao, who is a hero, but I don't know who it is?" ”

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly pulled down Cao Bianjiao, stood up, and said: "Lord Fang, this is my brother's child Bianjiao, Jiao, hurry up and meet Lord Fang and Gonggong Liu!" ”

Cao Bianjiao straightened his armor, stepped forward and knelt down on his left knee, clasped his fists and said, "The last general Cao Bianjiao will meet Lord Fang and Gonggong Liu!" ”

"Good! Good! Sure enough, it's Jiangmen Huzi! What a teenage hero! Cao Bianjiaowow, long live the Lord heard that you bravely crowned the three armies, and this time you killed countless enemies in the battle of the Daling River, and made great achievements, the emperor was very relieved! Long live the Lord said, I want to reward you heavily! Okay, let's ask Gonggong Liu to read the holy decree! Fang Datong stroked his long beard and said.

"Okay, the generals of Liaodong will take the order!" Liu Zhenyuan took out the holy decree in his arms, spread it out, and read it out in the throat of the duck gong: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: ...... I am glad to hear that Cao Bianjiao, the general of Pingyang, killed countless enemies in the battle of Daling River this time, bravely crowned the three armies, and broke the Dongyu, I was very relieved, and gave five mink furs, carved saddles, and white horses.

In addition, 10,000 taels of silver were allocated to reward Cao Bianjiao's department, and Cao Bianjiao was crowned as General Zhaoyong, and he was promoted to the chief officer of the Liaodong Striker......"