Seeing what Shan Minglei said, Wu Ping was skeptical. comforted Wu Ping again, and Shan Minglei said goodbye and left.

After Wu Ping was beaten, the other generals didn't even dare to speak, and then Chen Yue was pushed to their respective posts. A dark turmoil calmed down, and on the surface it seemed that nothing had happened. But only a few people know what the impact of this incident will be and what the long-term consequences will be.

Outside the Yongding Gate, Shan Minglei, the governor of Shandong, and Gu Junen, the governor of Beizhili, went out of Beijing to return to their respective stations together, and paused for a moment in the Shili Pavilion outside the city gate.

The idlers and others were driven far away, and the two drank tea and talked.

"Brother Shi Jian, I'm afraid the prince is very annoyed this time, you are really too bold and reckless this time." Gu Junen smiled bitterly.

Shan Minglei said: "The prince's personality is too affectionate, if no one pushes him, he will definitely not take that step." But there are so many people in our King Qi family, and the future of hundreds of thousands of soldiers is on King Qi. If King Qi continues like this, not to mention the bleak future of our brothers, I am afraid that King Qi will also have a difficult death. Since ancient times, how can a powerful minister have a good end? The great contribution of the power of the King of Qi is so great, how many powerful ministers can compare it from ancient times to the present?

Therefore, I am not only for my personal future, but also for the sake of King Qi, which King Qi also knows. ”

"Brother Shi Jian's actions have made Jun En ashamed." Gu Junen clenched his fists, his face full of admiration.

Shan Minglei said: "The chess has been played, the next step depends on the reaction of the imperial court, with the heart of our majesty, in the face of this situation, we will inevitably be furious, and we will definitely make some moves."

Only when His Majesty and the court act first, will the prince not fall into the reputation of a rebellious minister and thief, and there is a world of difference between being forced to rebel and actively rebelling, and he can get the sympathy of the people of the world.

Brother Junen, when we each return to the station, we must actively prepare, control the territory of various places, and strive to make the hearts and minds of the people and the army here with the prince. ”

Gu Junen nodded and replied, "May I attach Brother Shi Jian's tail!" ”

"Brother Jun En is too humble, our brothers work together to assist King Qi in creating a great cause!" Shan Minglei laughed, and his laughter was full of satisfaction.

In terms of governance, Shan Minglei knew that he was not as good as Qian Fenglin, and he was not as good as Gu Junen in terms of military strategy, so he always wanted to make great contributions and consolidate his position in the family of King Qi. Now he has finally won the first place in the matter of supporting the king of Qi. The greatest merit is to support it, and when he ascends the throne of King Qi, he will definitely overpower Gu Junen and Qian Fenglin, ranking first among the civil ministers!

Looking at Shan Minglei's proud appearance, Gu Junen sighed in his heart. Gu Junen served as a high-ranking official such as Shangshu in Li Zicheng's Dashun court, and experienced open and secret battles within the Shun court. And now, Shan Minglei's face is so similar to Niu Jinxing, who only knows the charm, and Song Xiance, who was fortunate to advance with the art of diagrams!

No matter which dynasty or generation, there are indispensable people who play with power. However, Gu Junen believes that Chen Yue is not Li Zicheng, and he can clearly see which are schemers and which are real talents.

After some conversation, the two went their separate ways.

In the following time, Chen Yue quickly promulgated the reward for meritorious soldiers. According to the results of the statistics of the Department of Suppression and Pacification, and after the confirmation of officers and soldiers at all levels, the statistics of all the soldiers' meritorious service were finally clarified, and awards were awarded according to the size of their merits.

In the process of chasing Manchu, a large amount of wealth was seized, which was equivalent to millions of taels of silver, which was used for this reward. However, after discussion, Chen Yue gave the soldiers two reward options, either to take the reward silver or to convert the reward into a field.

The Manchus fled in a hurry, but the fields occupied by the Manchus could not be taken away. The Gyeonggi prefectures and counties have millions of acres of such fields.

The original owners of these lands no longer existed, except for a part of the land given to the tenants who farmed, a large amount of land was in Chen Yue's hands, which could be used to reward meritorious soldiers, so that a large amount of silver could be saved.

For the Han people, what they like most is land, and there is no happier thing to get land. Dozens of acres and hundreds of acres of land, that is enough to pass on to future generations, compared with the field, what is the silver that is spent and gone?

So, basically, most of the soldiers wanted to be able to get the land, much to the delight of the Governor, so that the large amount of silver saved could be used elsewhere.

The rewards of ordinary officers and soldiers, Chen Yue, as the governor of the capital, can make self-determination, and the rewards of generals who can make great contributions must be reported to the imperial court.

Chen Yue had already written a note and sent someone to the imperial court to ask for a reward for the meritorious soldiers. However, Chen Yue knew that this reward might not come out for a while, because Nanjing was surging at this time.

Although it is far away from Nanjing, there is Liu Neng's Jinyi Guard, and the situation in Nanjing is constantly coming, and Chen Yue is clear about the situation there. The biggest thing in Nanjing now is that Emperor Chongzhen's health has improved, and he can walk and talk.

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In the city of Nanjing, the Northern Expeditionary Army won a great victory, recovered Beijing, drove away the Manchurians, and restored the Ningjin defense line to occupy the land of western Liao.

The whole capital is boiling, for many years, in the face of the northern captives are failures and failures, how can there be today's eyebrows?

What made the Manchu civil and military even happier was that inspired by the great victory, Emperor Chongzhen's body miraculously improved.

This sad emperor once lost his capital and was forced by the thieves to flee south, the land was lost, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the dynasty was on the verge of extinction. Failed again and again, turmoil again and again, and he himself was also made into a coma for a long time.

However, when he suffered a stroke and fell into a coma, the situation in the Ming Dynasty miraculously improved, and the princess supervised the country and the king of Qi's northern expedition, and it only took half a year to defeat the Eight Banners and flee the Manchu court out of the pass. After several battles, the fierce Eight Banners were killed as many as 50,000 or 60,000, and there were almost no soldiers to fight again. Countless Manchu people were killed on the way to flee, and the Manchus who had forced the Ming Dynasty to the brink of annihilation for thirty years were no longer a threat!

The situation is changing so fast, a moment ago Daming was still in turmoil, and now the situation is so good. Although there are still thieves and thieves who have not yet been settled, but the powerful Manchurians have been defeated, is it still far from the defeat of the thieves and thieves?

The situation in the Ming Dynasty has completely improved from the situation of destroying the country, and all this was done under the condition of Chongzhen's stroke. Originally, many ministers and civilians of the DPRK and the central government and civilians had doubts about the princess supervising the country, after all, women were not in charge of the country. With the big victory, this doubt has not gone away. Now that Chongzhen has woken up, many people's minds have become smart.

Now that Chongzhen is awake, there is no need for Princess Kunxing to supervise the country, should the monarchy be returned to Chongzhen? Will the emperor's father and daughter have conflicts because of power, and how will the king of Qi react in Beijing? Will the situation in the Ming Dynasty be troubled because of Emperor Chongzhen's improved health?

Many courtiers were worried, but Princess Kunxing didn't think about it so much, she was full of joy!

Chen Yue defeated Mantar to recover the old land, drove Mantar back to the outside of the pass, and his father's body also recovered and was able to speak, good things one after another, making Princess Kunxing smile every day.

After dealing with state affairs every day, she stayed by her father's side and talked to him, as if she could never be enough.

"Father, Chen Yue reported the total results to the imperial court, and in the Northern Expedition for half a year, a total of 63,200 soldiers of the Eight Banners were killed, and the number was strictly verified, and there was no falsehood. In addition, in the pursuit of the Manchu people, a total of more than 230,000 Manchu women and children were captured and killed. According to Chen Yue's estimates, less than half of the Manchu people managed to escape to the outside of the Guan.

Father, the Mantar will no longer be a threat to the Ming Dynasty in the future. ”

Princess Kunxing read Chen Yue's recital with a smile on her face, and then asked Chongzhen for advice on how to approve it, and how to deal with Chen Yue's request for credit for her subordinates.

Chongzhen reclined on the royal collapse, smiling and listening to Kun Xing speak, but his heart was extremely depressed.

It stands to reason that Chongzhen should be happy to hear the succession of good news. But Chongzhen was not happy at all.

Expelling the Manchu Tartars to recover the old land has always been his wish since he went south, and it is his hope to endure humiliation and survive. The country was lost from him, and he must take it back, so that under the nine springs can he have the face to see the emperors of the past dynasties.

But now, all this happened when he had a stroke and fell into a coma, when his daughter was in charge of the country, and Chen Yue's victory in the Northern Expedition had nothing to do with him......

Chongzhen can imagine what kind of reputation he will have in the future history. is dumb and incompetent, and almost became the king of the dead country, I am afraid that his evaluation in history is not as good as that of Tang Xuanzong. Tang Xuanzong still has the prosperity of Kaiyuan, and since he ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty has been declining day by day.

Li Longji has a son to clean up the country, but he relies on his daughter. But how can a daughter sit in the world and become the king of a country?

Chongzhen is not jealous of his daughter, Kunxing is his favorite daughter, how can he be jealous of her? Chongzhen was just worried, worried about the future of Daming.

Because Chongzhen has figured out that the reason why Kun Xing was able to become a prisoner was completely because Chen Yue supported him behind his back. It was Chen Yue who forced the imperial court with powerful force, broke the rules of thousands of years, and pushed a woman to the throne of the prison country!

This made Chongzhen extremely suspicious of Chen Yue's intentions, since ancient times, only men can be emperors, this is the rule for thousands of years. Even if Kun Xing is Chongzhen's daughter, even if the father and daughter have a deep relationship between flesh and blood, if Chongzhen is allowed to choose his own heir, he will never choose his daughter Princess Kunxing!

Because although Chongzhen is Kunxing's father, he is also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is his responsibility to inherit the Ming Dynasty, and the throne can only be done by the descendants of the Zhu family!

Why did Chen Yue recommend his daughter to be the prison state, it was just to use his relationship with Princess Kunxing to treat her as a puppet. When the time comes, he will definitely take the throne from Kunxing. This is the thought in Chongzhen's heart, an extremely firm idea!

Before he got sick, he was barely able to control Chen Yue so that he didn't dare to have different intentions, but where was his daughter Chen Yue's opponent? I'm afraid that if I am coaxed by that guy, I will happily offer the throne with both hands.

Fortunately, God has eyes and the emperors of the past dynasties have blessed him, so that he woke up at this time, and everything is still available.

For Chen Yue, Chongzhen's mind is extremely complicated. In the past, even if Chen Yue did too many outrageous things, Chongzhen never doubted his loyalty, and never thought that he would rebel or rebel.

Because of the relationship between the two parties, because Chen Yue's father and son have made so many contributions to Chongzhen, he has always regarded Chen Yue as the most trusted courtier. Even if it is suppressed several times, it is just for the sake of checks and balances, and for the friendship between the monarchs and ministers. It wasn't that Chongzhen doubted Chen Yue's loyalty.

Power needs to be checked and balanced, so that the courtiers will not have other thoughts, which is an imperial technique that an emperor should have. The result of the imbalance of power is now, his stroke coma has made Chen Yue no longer uncontrollable, so that his power has been expanded unlimitedly.

Princess Kunxing was ignorant and blindly trusted, Shi Kefa and others were incompetent and compromised, and even canonized Chen Yue as the prince of the opposite sex, which further fueled her ambitions! Now that Chen Yue has made such a great achievement, there is no reward for him, and he can only offer the emperor's throne with both hands.

Therefore, when Princess Kunxing happily read Chen Yue's recital, Chongzhen had a smile on her face, but her heart was full of urgency and sadness.

Now that Chen Yue has expelled the Manchu Tartars to recover the old land, his prestige is unmatched for a while, and he may not have much time left for himself.

My silly daughter, why can't you recognize Chen Yue's face? The country passed down by Taizu, the two hundred and seventy-year-old Daming Sheji, will soon be lost in your hands!

"Father, the King of Qi's recital is finished, this is the list of meritorious soldiers, how do you think it should be reviewed?" Princess Kunxing asked with a smile.

"According to the usual practice, the cabinet in conjunction with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War will first draw up the promotion reward, and then approve the red seal. Daughter, you are now in prison, you should take the idea, you don't have to ask your father. Chongzhen smiled.

"Father, the son of the prison is just a duck on the shelf, and how can the daughter's family be a prison country. However, your father was sick at the time, and your daughter was afraid that the country would fall into the hands of people with ill intentions, so she reluctantly agreed, in order to protect the country for your father. Now that you, Father, have woken up and recovered, there is no point in the existence of your daughter. Princess Kunxing hurriedly explained, she was afraid that her father would have other ideas.

Chongzhen looked at his daughter steadily, what he saw in his eyes was honesty, attachment to himself, and fear of being angry, his heart couldn't help but soften, and he stretched out his hands to his daughter.

"Father!" Princess Kunxing threw herself into Chongzhen's arms and screamed softly, tears flowing out of her eyes.

For many days, seeing her father lying in bed, her heart was full of despair. For many days, she prayed to the heavens and the gods and Buddhas, praying for her father's health to improve, and she was willing to pay any price for this.

And today, her father finally woke up, and her illness finally improved, which made her heart extremely excited. With his father here, he still has relatives in this world, and all the hardships are worth it.

Compared with the improvement of her father's condition, the position of a princess in the prison country is nothing!

Chongzhen hugged his daughter, and his heart was full of tenderness at this moment. The change in Beijing, the queen committed suicide, Princess Zhaoren was killed by her own hands, and the three princes also died in the chaos of the army.

However, he is not only Kunxing's father, but also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he has to bear the responsibility of the emperor, and he can't escape! Chongzhen's expression became firm.

"My father's health is still very weak, daughter, you should handle state affairs on behalf of your father first, and wait until your father's health is better." Chongzhen said lightly.