The door slowly opened, and a stout man bowed his head and said, "Please be kind to the Great Khan." ”

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at him and didn't make a sound. With a wave of his hand, the guards rushed in with their firearms. Lu Xiangsheng followed in, only to see a woman kneeling on the ground with two children, trembling.

The stout man came in, stood behind Dordor and said, "This is the Great Khan appointed by the old Khan when he was dying, and next to him are the Grand Concubine and Dolgonbele. ”

Lu Xiangsheng stepped forward and helped Duoduo up and said, "It is really a blessing for the Jurchens that the Great Khan can recognize the situation and surrender decisively. We will send three of us to the capital to see the scenery of the capital and taste the delicacies of the capital. ”

Duoduo was speechless, and Abahai said beside him: "Thank you, General, we are sincere in surrendering, and please have mercy on the General." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The concubine is polite, everyone please get up." ”

After letting a few people take them out, Lu Xiangsheng muttered to Nurhachi's coffin, and how to deal with Nurhachi became a big problem. It was obviously not possible to whip the corpse, but it didn't seem appropriate to bury it on the spot, so he had no choice but to order Nurhachi's coffin to be sent back to the capital with Duoduo and the others.

On the morning of the ninth day of the fourth month of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, a fast horse came to the east gate of the capital, and behind the knight were three small red flags. When the guards at the gate saw it from afar, they immediately shouted to the crowd at the door: "Quickly separate a road, this is an emergency military situation, and it is not a matter of stepping to death." ”

The crowd immediately parted, and two of the guards mounted their horses and began to run towards the city, shouting as they went: "Urgent military situation, trampling to death." ”

When the knight crossed the city gate, he shouted: "Liao Shen has been recovered, and the slave chief is dead." Then he rushed into the city.

The crowd at the gate of the city was stunned for a moment, you look at me, I look at you, and finally burst into a cry of joy. As the three knights advanced, the shouts in the capital grew louder and louder, and along the route of their advance, the sound of firecrackers rang out from time to time.

Today is the Great Court Meeting, and the ministers are reporting on all aspects of the situation. At this time, a shout sounded outside the main hall, and a guard on duty came in and said, "Liaodong urgent." And they stopped, and saw the knight dismount before the temple, take a letterbox, and run inward.

He didn't kneel down until he walked to the middle of the main hall, raised the letter and said: "The Fifth Division of the First Division of the Guards Army reports to Your Majesty that Liaoshen has been lowered, the Nu Chief is dead, and Liaodong is peaceful." ”

Then the officer on duty stepped forward to take the letter, carefully inspected the sealing paint, and when he saw that it was in good condition, he removed the sealing paint, took out the fold inside, and handed it over.

Zhu Youxiao didn't answer, and said: "Reward the winner with 100 yuan, take him down to rest." Handed it over to Sun Gebu to read it to everyone. ”

Sun Chuanting stepped forward to take the recital and began to read: "Minister Lu Xiangsheng, Your Majesty the Emperor of Mangui Qi, the Guards have captured Liaoyang and Shenyang, and killed 13,000 Jiannu. Captured the new Great Khan Duoduo of Jiannu, the concubine of the slave chieftain Abahai, and the Jiannu Belle Dorgon, and the Jiannu Belle Shuotuo was willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and captured a total of 23,000 Jiannu soldiers. The ministers wept and told that Liaodong had been pacified. ”

The ministers were not much better than the people in the streets, and everyone shouted together, some laughed, some wept. People who don't deal with it on weekdays seem to feel that the other party is pleasing to the eye at this moment. Then there were waves of people kneeling down in front of the emperor and saying: "The ministers congratulate Your Majesty, and the ministers congratulate Daming!" ”

Sun Chuanting had to stop and wait for everyone to congratulate the emperor. Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers with a smile, and after the ministers congratulated him, he said: "The decree is clearly announced to the world, Jiannu has been leveled, and Liaodong has been restored." Reward the soldiers of the Guards and cancel the world's salary. ”

Fang Congzhe stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you should also give amnesty to the world." ”

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said, "No amnesty." The number of autumn duels can be reduced, but amnesty is not allowed. ”

Fang Congzhe looked at Ye Xianggao and Xu Guangqi, the two of them pretended not to see it, and ignored him. He looked at Bi Ziyan again, Bi Ziyan also shook his head, and then closed his eyes. He didn't need to look at Sun Chuanting at all, anyway, it was in vain, and Sun Chuanting couldn't oppose the emperor at all. He sighed and retreated.

The main hall had been quiet when Fang Congzhe entered the speech, and Sun Chuanting continued to read the fold, which first praised the correctness of the emperor's strategy, because the policy towards the Mongols was appropriate, so that in the entire process of attacking Jiannu, there were no Mongols to rescue Jiannu, including Jiannu's in-law Horqin Mongols, who did not even dare to help Jiannu with food.

Therefore, the first credit goes to the emperor and Sun Chengzong, Wang Xiangqian, and Wang Zaijin, who pacified the Mongols. This kind of knowledge and interest made the ministers full of praise for Lu Xiangsheng, and they all felt that a bachelor was a bachelor, much better than those old and rough people.

The second credit is attributed to Jinyiwei. In particular, Yang San and others, regardless of the danger, went deep behind the enemy lines to divide and spy on Jiannu, which provided great convenience for the Guards to capture Shenyang.

Under the correct guidance of the Ministry of War and the detailed planning of the General Staff, the soldiers of the Guards won all battles and recovered the two major cities of Liaoshen for the Ming Dynasty.

Under the leadership of Yang Sichang, whether it was food, weapons and ammunition, they could be supplied to the soldiers in a timely manner, ensuring that the morale of the Guards was high......

There was not a single mention of the generals of the 1st and 5th Divisions of the Guards Army, which made the ministers very satisfied, and Zhu Youxiao even more satisfied.

He stood up and said: "The first phase of the encirclement and suppression of Jiannu has been successfully completed, but there are still some minor slave chieftains who have not yet surrendered, so the next stage is to expel them from the border wall until Jiannu is destroyed." ”

Ye Xianggao said: "Your Majesty, if you expel Jiannu from the side wall, do you still need to continue to attack?" Outside the side walls, the weather was freezing and the conditions were harsh, and it was enough to punish them for this. ”

Sun Chuanting objected: "Your Majesty, if you don't die if you fight a snake, you will suffer from it." If the Jurchens are allowed to live in peace outside the border walls, maybe in a few years, there will be another scourge like Nurhachi. ”

Fang Congzhe said: "Since Your Majesty has canceled Liaodong, it means that the matter of Liaodong will come to an end for the time being." How can they grow and thrive in that bitter cold land? ”

Bi Ziyan stepped forward and said: "In the Liaodong Campaign, the household department actually had limited support, mainly in terms of military salaries and weapons, and the logistics department of the Guards Army was responsible for more than half of the money and food. The logistics department is responsible for all the food, and the military salary is now only 40% of the household department. As for the weapons, it is paid for by His Majesty's internal funds. If the current payment situation is calculated, the household department can still maintain a slight surplus in the treasury every year. And according to the Ministry of Logistics, if they continue to attack eastward, the more places they occupy, the higher the proportion they can afford. ”