Although seven or eight hundred people died in the end of this accident in Laizhou, Wang Rui didn't care. For the soldiers and civilians who defended the city were only killed or wounded more than a hundred people.

In the final analysis, the vast majority of those who died were the old officials and gentry. And these people are precisely the forces that hinder the expansion of the Dengzhou system.

In Wang Rui's view, for the sake of the rebirth of the Han nation, scraping bones to cure poison and squeeze out abscesses is really unavoidable.

Therefore, he also had to do it with iron will. As for how to write about yourself in future history books, I will leave it to future generations to comment.

However, order in Laizhou society was quickly restored.

Under the strong control of the Dengzhou Army, the former landlords, bullies, and thieves were all swept away, and a rare level of peace and order appeared in the local society.

Because the Dengzhou army distributed more than half of the money, food, and materials obtained from the families of officials and gentry to the poor people, everyone in Laizhou City laughed and every household was happy.

For the poor, this winter they have unexpectedly had more food, clothing and utensils, and their lives have been more or less secure.

After hearing about the prosperity and wealth of other Dengzhou soldiers, a few knowledgeable people began to tell their neighbors about it, and the common people finally had hope and longing for their future lives.

However, as for how to deal with Zhu Wannian's death, Wang Rui still hurt his brain a little.

According to Lord Wang's temper, I really want to throw this guy to the wild grave outside the city to feed the dogs. Who told him to oppose the Dengzhou Army everywhere and impeach himself at every turn?

However, he could not act so willfully. Therefore, not to mention that after such a hasty treatment, it will definitely cause insults and anger from scholars all over the world, even the ordinary people of Laizhou may not easily agree.

According to Lin Side's report, Zhu Wannian's official reputation in Laizhou Mansion is actually quite good. The common people don't know about many things, and they all think that Zhu Wannian is a good official with a clean and honest culture.

Therefore, we have to take care of the feelings of the common people.

Therefore, Lord Wang ordered Zhu Wannian to be buried thickly, repaired the tomb and carved a stele for him, and invited a local old Xiucai to write an article for him. This approach of the Dengzhou Army has been praised by the people of all walks of life, from scholars to ordinary pawns.

At the same time as restoring order in Laizhou, Wang Rui instructed Lin Side to write a recital in his own name, explaining to the imperial court the process of exterminating the rebels of Kong Youde.

The heads of several major rebel leaders such as Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Li Jiucheng were pickled by the Dengzhou Army and put into cypress boxes, and sent to Beijing to report the victory.

Moreover, Wang Rui also adhered to his usual local tyrant style, and sent a private letter and 120,000 taels of silver to Emperor Chongzhen through Wang Chengen.

At noon on this day, Emperor Chongzhen was diligently approving various recitals, and he still did not eat after noon.

Although he has been the emperor for four years, and there have been great victories like Gu'an and Zunhua, the national situation of the Ming Dynasty is still declining sharply.

Newspapers throughout the country, especially in the northwest, have written petitions asking for disaster relief almost every day, and incidents of starving people killing officials and causing rebellion have occurred from time to time.

The captives, who were beaten by the Dengzhou army and lost their armor, unexpectedly came to attack Daming again. And the Guan Ning army was not angry, and many forts were destroyed by the captives, not to mention, Zu Dashou was also trapped in Dalinghe City.

Finally dispatched a large army to reinforce it, Shandong's Fubiao battalion Dongjiang army still made chaos on the way, and captured many cities with its great reputation.

However, fortunately, Daming still has a loyal uncle. The Dengzhou Army has been chasing and suppressing the rebels for more than a month, and the good news finally came yesterday.

According to Chongzhen's meaning, it is necessary to promote Wang Rui to the crown prince and Taibao, and then Yin Yizi to be the Jinyi Wei Baihu.

However, most of the elders in the cabinet of the DPRK and the Central Committee were opposed, and even Wang Rui's strong reinforcements in the DPRK, Wen Tiren and Liang Tingdong, did not agree.

The reason is not only that the rise of Lord Wang and the Dengzhou Army is too fast, but also because of the ugly fact that this kind of officers and soldiers rebelled and rebelled is not on the table. The elders of the central cabinet hope to be able to deal with it in a low-key manner.

"Your Majesty, the rice is hot again! Let's eat some! Wang Chengen looked at Emperor Chongzhen, who was young and white-haired, tired and still insisting on reviewing the chapters, and frowned in distress.

"Put it there, I don't want to eat it yet. Hey, the Ming Dynasty is like this, and I, the emperor, can still eat there. Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and sighed.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty has been diligent in state affairs since he ascended the throne, and the world has been peaceful year by year, and the emperor must not blame himself. Wang Chengen didn't expect Chongzhen to say such a thing, so he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down to persuade him.

"Arise, companion king! Don't kneel at every turn. I heard that kneeling is forbidden in the army of the loyal uncle, saying that kneeling and kneeling will lose the spirit! Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand to let Wang Chengen get up, and there was a rare smile on his face.

"Your Majesty." Wang Chengen wiped his tears and stood up, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, when you talked about loyal uncles, the slave maid happened to have a private letter sent by him here, and he asked the slave and maid to hand it over to the emperor in person. said that he wanted to send silver to the emperor! ”

"Bringing money again? Where is it? "Emperor Chongzhen is now a copper plate that has to be wrenched in half, and all parties are asking him for silver, but he is really poor.

As soon as he heard that Wang Rui had silver to send, he quickly put down the brush in his hand and raised his head excitedly.

"Your Majesty, here you are." Wang Chengen hurriedly took out the private message in his arms and handed it over.

"Good, good! I'll see. Chongzhen began to hurriedly open the letter, eager to know immediately how much silver Wang Rui had sent.

Chongzhen took Wang Rui's private message, and the more he looked at it, the happier he became: "This Zhengwu!" Give me a private message back. But I like it. Wang Banban, if you pass the word, just say what I said, if there is anything in the future, he can write directly to me! ”

"Okay, the slave listens to the emperor, and when she goes down, she will send a message to the messenger. Your Majesty, how much silver did this loyal uncle send? Wang Chengen saw Chongzhen's happiness, and cooperated to ask how much silver was sent.

"Good companion of the king! Didn't you tell you how much silver was sent? I want to ask you, how much silver did this Wang Rui send you? Chongzhen's smile was a little fierce.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid are wronged! This Wang Rui only gave five hundred taels of silver to the slave and maid, and the slave and maid did not want to live or die. Someone came and said, and Uncle Chungzhen said that someone could collect money so that the letter and the money could be delivered to His Majesty. Slaves and maids will return to them! ”

Wang Chengen was so frightened that he quickly knelt down to confess, he had stayed with Chongzhen for a long time, and he knew Emperor Chongzhen's temper best.

Let's say that he is generous, and he is very generous when he trusts someone. But if he has a bad impression of a person, he will hate it very much.

"Alright, alright! Get up. Since it was given to you by the loyal uncle, you can keep it yourself! Seeing that Wang Chengen was scared, Chongzhen showed a quiet smile on his face.

This feeling of controlling the overall situation and not being able to deceive anyone is exactly what he wants.

After Wang Chengen got up, Chongzhen said to himself: "This Wang Rui, although he is a rough man, he is also truly loyal to me. Send a message to him, as long as he does things for the court, I can't treat him badly! ”

Wang Chengen saw that Chongzhen's mood had recovered, and took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, your appetite is better now, right?" Eat two bites quickly, it is important to protect your dragon body! is also loyal to the filial piety of the uncle. ”

"Good, good!" Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood and took a big bite of the food on the plate.

Chongzhen didn't know if he was really hungry or because he was in a good mood, so he not only ate a lot of dishes at this meal, but also ate a bowl of rice and drank a bowl of porridge in a row.

"The slave really hopes that this loyal uncle will send silver to the emperor every day! Your Majesty, you haven't had a decent meal like this for many days. Wang Chengen said excitedly.

If you want to talk about this good friend of the Ming Dynasty, this Emperor Chongzhen and Wang Chengen are definitely a couple.

"Haha! Giving silver every day? You old man is so greedy! You can figure it out. As soon as he heard Wang Chengen's words, Emperor Chongzhen, who was drinking tea, almost squirted out.

"Not really! Everyone else asked His Majesty for silver when they were fighting, and only this loyal uncle could still give silver to the emperor after the war. The slave and maid don't understand, this loyal uncle is not three-headed and six-armed, I really don't know how he did it! Wang Chengen said with a smile.

Chongzhen put down the teacup in his heart and said thoughtfully: "It seems that this Wang Rui is really my lucky general, and I can't lose him." ”

On the second day, Chongzhen convened the elders of the imperial court to discuss again, and despite the opposition of everyone, Wang Ruiguan was promoted to a military attache from the first rank, and the crown prince Taibao and Zaiyin were named the hundred households of Jinyi Wei.

At the same time as the edict of reward, there was also a Jun order issued by the imperial court urging Wang Rui and the Dengzhou army to reinforce the construction of Liaodong.

After receiving the order from the Beijing Division, Wang Rui did not delay, and on the second day he ordered the division to go on the expedition.

For a time, the soldiers and horses outside Laizhou City were like clouds, and the flags were displayed, and a vigorous momentum was ready to go.

Just as Wang Rui was about to give the order to set off, a team of people came from afar, and the leader shouted immediately: "Loyal Uncle go slowly!" The old man is here! ”