The Son of Heaven is feeling embarrassed, Wang Zhen and Cao Nai's method is actually the same, but he also knows the difference. In terms of proximity, Wang Zhen naturally had the upper hand, but Zhu Qizhen also knew that it was a little inappropriate to do this, after all, the factory guard was not on the table in many things.

Perhaps, he can let both parties go to Datong to investigate the situation, so that they can contain each other and do things more dedicatedly. This was the countermeasure that Emperor Yu Qian came up with before he opened his mouth, but after hearing this sentence, he was in good spirits: "Oh? Does Yu Qing have any other opinions? He has always attached great importance to Qian, otherwise he would not have used the means of seizing his affection to bring him back to the capital from his hometown in Hangzhou.

Yu Qian glanced at the colleagues around him before he spoke: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is too late to send officials to Datong to investigate the truth at this time. If the matter spreads, not only will the people talk about it, but even the border soldiers may feel dissatisfied and even cold. If it is found out that there is indeed a problem with this credit, it will be fine, but what if this great victory of Datong is a fact? Seeing that the imperial court not only did not reward him, but sent someone to inquire about it, the soldiers over there ......"

Although he did not say it completely, the meaning of it was already clear. This also made many people's hearts move, even the Son of Heaven frowned slightly, indeed, this is very inauthentic, and the blow to the morale of the border army must be not small.

Seeing that everyone had understood the meaning of their words, Yu Qian struck the iron and said while it was hot: "In addition, the imperial court originally planned to announce the results of this battle on the Shangyuan Festival, but at this time, it was actually known to the whole city. If there is a sudden change, how will the people of the world perceive it? This is also a question worth pondering. ”

The prestige of the imperial court is based on credibility, and if some decisions are changed overnight, it will indeed have a great impact on them. This point, the relevant officials of the cabinet and the six ministries felt it the most, so they all nodded in agreement, and Cao Nai even spoke out in support: "Your Majesty, what Yu Shilang said is very true, it was Weichen who thought about things simply before. ”

"If you follow what you say, then the imperial court should reward the officials and soldiers of Datong regardless of whether it is true or not? As soon as this example is opened, if the border troops follow the same example in the future, the consequences will be extremely unpredictable. Wang Zhen's face was a little ugly and said this. Obviously, he was quite unhappy with Qian's sudden sideways stick.

However, there is some truth in this, not only did several officials of Wang Zhenyi's party echo it in a timely manner, but even the emperor frowned slightly: "Indeed, the imperial court can't reward this matter without investigating anything, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is a way to solve this problem." When Yu Qian stood up to speak, he had a plan, and immediately replied at this moment.

"Oh, let's hear it." Zhu Qizhen nodded hurriedly and said with interest.

"The minister thinks that the imperial court can issue an order to let the Datong defenders send people to the capital to offer victory, so that all problems can be solved." Yu Qian calmly said his countermeasures.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of many officials present changed, and even Zhang Fu raised his eyebrows, revealing a thoughtful look.

This dedication, literally speaking, is that the meritorious sergeant escorted the income after the victory of the battle, such as capture, head, captive or something to the capital to hand in. And this is an unsurpassed honor, and only those who have made great contributions to the imperial court can have the treatment of entering Beijing to offer victory.

In the past hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been many battles against foreign enemies, but there are really generals who can make great contributions, but they can count them in the face. So this is naturally a big deal for the imperial court.

But if you think about it carefully, with the calm of the border passes in recent decades, and the results of this battle that killed and injured nearly 5,000 Mongolians, it is not a trivial matter to let them go to Beijing.

Yu Qian's words continued: "There are two benefits to doing this. One can use this to verify whether the number of beheadings they mention in the good news is true. As long as they can really get thousands of Mongolian heads, their merits are self-evident, and the imperial court can also take the opportunity to reward the border soldiers. And if what they say is deceitful, they will definitely be weak and dare not go to Beijing, and then the court will be justified in dealing with them.

"As for the second benefit, that is, if there is such a statement, the people will not be suspicious and discuss it, so that the face and prestige of our court will be preserved. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? ”

In fact, there is no need to ask this, because the smile on Zhu Qizhen's face has already indicated everything. This is indeed the most perfect and good way to solve the current problem.

"This method is wonderful, what do you think Aiqing?" As he spoke, the emperor glanced at the ministers in front of him again.

Naturally, the ministers would not contradict the Son of Heaven on this matter, and even Wang Zhen was silent. Therefore, immediately, they made up their minds to let the defenders of Datong come to Beijing to offer their victory, and the military department immediately sent men and horses to Datong at an expedited speed of 600 miles.

When this problem was solved, the monarchs and ministers all breathed a sigh of relief, and a long-lost smile appeared on their faces. Only Wang Zhen glanced at Yu Qian with a somewhat gloomy face, because this was obviously a good thing that ruined him, he could have taken the opportunity to put his hand into the border army, but now it seems that he has to slow down again.

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When the decree of the imperial court arrived in Datong City, it was already three days later.

At this time, Datong has already restored its original calm, and at the same time, because it coincides with the Shangyuan Festival, the city is full of lights inside and outside, so it is not lively.

After experiencing the ups and downs of the war, both the military and the people cherish the peace and tranquility in front of them, so this year's Shangyuan Lantern Festival looks much more lively than before. Even in front of the General Soldier's Mansion, which was not very lively before, an exception was erected this year, which reduced the original solemn atmosphere a lot.

However, this knight, who had been running for a few days and was already exhausted, did not have the heart to appreciate the changes in the city at all, and shouted loudly before and after rushing through the long street and reaching the gate of the General Soldier's Mansion: "The court has an order, and the General Soldier of Datong Hu Sui quickly came out to receive the order!" ”

Hearing this, several soldiers guarding in front of the palace immediately moved, rushed to the door, and delivered the news. After a while, when the knight was helped off his horse and came to the gate of the palace, the main gate of the General Soldier's Mansion, which had always been closed, opened with a loud bang, and Hu Sui greeted him with a happy face, surrounded by a group of personal soldiers.

In his opinion, this should be the imperial court to reward the Datong border army. Although this victory had little to do with the defenders of the city, he still added a few more to the good news he reported, in order to get more benefits from the imperial court.

After all, the Datong defenders have had a hard time over the years, and they need some rewards to boost the morale of the army. Of course, he will not forget Lu Zhen and the defenders of Ulzhou, and there will naturally be a lot of benefits for them at that time.

It's just that when the knight finished reading the will in his hand, the smiles on everyone's faces quickly froze - what is this? Didn't send any rewards at all, just let them go to Beijing to offer their victory?

Soon, however, Hu Sui recovered again, and a more joyful smile appeared on his face, and after beckoning the knight and letting him rest on the spot, he gathered all his generals together, and said with a smile on his face: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a great honor. I have been a country for 100 years, but there are only a handful of people who can go to Beijing to offer victory. It seems that this time we will all be rewarded. ”

When everyone heard this, they became excited again, cheering one by one, and many people were even guessing how much benefit the imperial court could give Datong in the end.

There was only one person, who did not laugh when everyone was full of joy, but frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something. All this naturally fell into Hu Sui's eyes, but he was not in a hurry to break it, until everyone left after congratulating him, he shouted: "Shi Dusi, you stay for a while." ”

The one who was named was the general with a strange look on his face, called Shi Nanchun, who was a fine general. When he heard this, he knew that it was the chief soldier who saw that he had something on his mind, so he stayed behind.

It wasn't until there were only the two of them left in the hall that Hu Sui looked at him with a serious expression: "Shi Dusi, do you see something wrong?" ”

Shi Nanchun groaned slightly, and then said with a straight face: "Don't dare to hide it from your lord, this time the meaning of the court looks really a little difficult to understand." Although the credit this time is not small, it is not to the point where we can enter Beijing with great fanfare, so the last general thinks that there is another reason for this. ”

"What could that be?" Hu Sui hurriedly asked again. In fact, he also had a faint feeling of not being so happy in his heart, so he really wanted to hear what this subordinate meant.

"I'm afraid that some people in the DPRK and China have developed distrust of the results of this battle. After all, I have never had such a big victory in the Ming Dynasty for decades, and it is reasonable for those people in the DPRK and China to cheat on us with the heart of a villain. ”

"Hmph...... A group of people who don't know about military affairs will only be jealous of the virtuous and jealous. Hu Sui muttered dissatisfiedly, and then said: "So, they want to use this to verify whether the results of our Chen Bao are true or false?" ”

Shi Nanchun nodded: "Not only the results of the battle, but also the reason why this battle can be won, if you can't give them a satisfactory answer, it is likely to cause criticism." ”

Hu Sui lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I know." It seems that this dedication is not simple, and we can't deal with it casually. Not only should the heads of the captives and Tartars be brought, but it would be better to send someone who could convince the officials. And this person, it seems that he is the only one. ”

"Yes, it seems that the credit for this time still belongs to him." Shi Nanchun nodded helplessly.

The "he" you mentioned by the two of them is naturally Lu Jin, who has returned to Ulzhou.