775 Imperial Council. Lu Daqi, a scholar in the cabinet, Chen Shiqi, a military aircraft staff officer of the Military Aircraft Department, and Ma Gan and Li Zhensheng, newly selected by Emperor Chongzhen from the Guozi Prison, prepared the four treasures of the study room and stood in a corner facing the emperor in the imperial study.

There are also those standard configurations for Emperor Chongzhen's travels - the military attachés in front of the imperial chamberlain, which are divided into left and right, standing in the corners on both sides behind the emperor.

These people stood there quietly, as quiet as statues, except for the eyes that did not roll, proving that they were all living people.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zhang Weixian's physical condition had been getting worse day by day recently, and he insisted on calling him over to attend this imperial meeting, of course, there were important things to be discussed.

And the reason why he made this scene today is, of course, to come up with an imperative posture before discussing with these important ministers who are barely able to represent the civil and military officials of the imperial court.

Xu Guangqi looked at the posture of the emperor preparing everything in the imperial study, and thought in his heart, and looked at the British Duke Zhang Weixian sitting opposite.

However, at this time, Zhang Weixian had just taken a sip of the ginseng tea that Wang Chengen had prepared for them, and he was panting with his eyes closed, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate.

He turned slightly sideways to look at Li Guowei, the first assistant of the cabinet, who was sitting on his side, but found that Li Guowei was also looking at him when he saw the opportunity to go to the tea bowl.

The two of them have been working together in the cabinet for a long time, and they already understand each other's general thoughts with a glance at each other, and they both know that the long-lived lord in front of them must have some major new deal that needs their endorsement.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen took a sip of ginseng tea, tasted it, and then suppressed the bitter taste unique to Korean ginseng, and then said loudly:

"Li Banghua and Li Aiqing took the three general officers and achieved a great victory in Hetao, Shunyi Wang Bu Lost Rabbit, Ordos Jinong Exuanchen, and the Taiji on the left and right flanks of Ordos are on their way to Beijing!

"The messenger who set out on the same day as them has arrived, so they are not far away!

"And a few days ago, Sun Chengzong and Sun Aiqing also sent news from Ulan Hada City, saying that the sentinels of the Kulun Department had discovered the whereabouts of the slave chieftain, and Huang Taiji had escaped from Mobei to Horqin back to Tielingwei!

"In this case, the battles that have occurred in Xuanda and Saibei since last year can be regarded as settled!

"After I returned to Beijing a few years ago, I ordered several important ministers who accompanied me to audit the military merits of various departments, and ordered the cabinet to start discussing the reward.

Emperor Chongzhen said so many things in one breath, and finally asked such a question, Rao is cabinet chief assistant Li Guowei had already considered it before he came, and he didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to get straight to the point and directly ask for a case!

Li Guowei frowned, glanced at Xu Guangqi, and then looked at the British Duke Zhang Weixian as if he had nothing to do with himself, bowed down from his seat and said:

"Your Majesty! This victory is really the only one seen in Wanli! The year before last, the court discussed the merits of Dongjiang Town, and His Majesty conferred the title of Mao Wenlong and Liu Xingzuo, and the positions of chief soldier and deputy chief soldier were counted in ten!

"Last year, the dynasty discussed the merits of leveling the water in the west, and His Majesty named Zhu Xieyuan, Qin Liangyu, and Hou Liangzhu as the lords, and rewarded countless acres of land!"

Speaking of this, Li Guowei glanced up at the emperor who was listening, and then said: "If there is a precedent of rewarding meritorious soldiers in the previous year and last year, the person who won the title of knight for his victory in this battle is afraid that it will be like a carp crossing the river!"

"Rewarding the Lord of the World, people are happy to see it, and it was originally just His Majesty's own business! It's just that the old minister is in the center and participates in the secrets, and he can't help but say something!

"The preciousness of the Lord is precisely because of its rarity! The so-called scarcity of things by ordinary people is this principle! ”

After saying this, Li Guowei saw that the emperor was thoughtful, and continued: "If Your Majesty asks if there is a case of abdomen, the old minister and Xu Gelao, as well as the military department, the household department and the governor's office, have divisions, and are studying it.

"The dead and meritorious soldiers in each town, according to the number of beheadings and battle performance reported by the imperial history of each ministry and the supervising army, or promoted, or transferred, or shaded, or sealed the soil, have their own precedents to follow!

"Only His Majesty promises the world of meritorious soldiers, and it is very difficult to decide on the ministers! Today, Your Majesty has asked, and I dare to ask Your Majesty to make it clear! ”

After Li Guowei finished saying this, he bowed and waited for the emperor to speak.

And Xu Guangqi also stood up, Emperor Chongzhen bowed and saluted, although he did not speak, but the meaning was very clear, that is, to ask the emperor to give a clear word, do you want to make a thousand gold market horse bones like before, and scatter the Shijue out.

Of course, these old ministers who have been up and down in the sea for many years, of course know the benefits of spreading the Shijue out, and if they really want to do that, I don't know how many lieutenant generals will be grateful to them.

However, they also knew that scattering the prince meant that the financial burden of the imperial court would continue to increase.

Because corresponding to these lords is not just a title, but a super-grade and a large number of tax-free acres, as well as the ensuing arrogance and arrogance, and the hereditary nobles who do not take them in the eyes of civil officials.

But they can't take a clear stand against it.

Because according to the old Zhu family's emperors' usual stingy style of play, if they put forward such a suggestion against the great feudal lord, the emperor will get off the donkey and go down the steps, resulting in a large number of meritorious generals not being rewarded by the prince, and they will offend the warriors of the whole world!

After Emperor Chongzhen returned to Beijing, he did not issue a decree on rewarding the meritorious soldiers in this battle, which did cause a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition.

So, has Emperor Chongzhen's mind changed?

Of course, it hasn't changed.

Personally cultivating a group of new nobles of the Ming Dynasty who were loyal to him was the basic strategy he had already set, and how could he give up because he was worried about the excessive financial burden?

For him, what the Ming Dynasty lacked most in this era was not money or talent, but nationalism and militarism.

With these two things, with the world's largest human resources in the Ming Dynasty at this time, do you still have to worry about being invaded by whom and occupying it?!

Even if the Ming Dynasty is gone, and the throne of the old Zhu family is gone, the Chinese nation can still stand tall in the world with these two things.

And if he wants to cultivate these two things as soon as possible, for the current Emperor Chongzhen, promoting a group of new military nobles is the first step he must do.

Only in this way can the situation of the nobles and the military be changed, and the situation in which the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were repeatedly subject to the civil and official clique can also be fundamentally changed.

He didn't want to get by like the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he knew where the problem was, but he didn't bother to make a big move, and handed over the heavy responsibility of checking and balancing the civil official group to the eunuchs.

Li Guoqi and Xu Guangqi bowed and saluted, stopped talking, and waited for the emperor's instructions.

Zhang Weixian, the British public who was originally sitting silently, also stood up tremblingly at this time, bowed and saluted, and then said:

"The Emperor Ming is precious, but he is only a third-class prince, and he has always been cautious in rewarding.

"However, the family of the Lord of the World has always assisted the royal family, and the country has rested together, with both losses and glory.

"Now whether it is sealed or not, whether it is high or not, whether it is high or low, and whether it is more or less, it will be weighed by His Majesty.

"Although the ministers are in the pivotal position, at this time, at this time, there is nothing more to say. Your Majesty thinks about it, and the cadres are arbitrary! ”

This is very understandable, to put it bluntly.

The hereditary noble class is like the shareholder partners of the emperor's company, while the civil class is nothing more than the professional managers of the company.

The emperor's increase in the number of lords and nobles is tantamount to diluting his own equity, and through equity gifts, he turns the workers who originally worked for him into partners and absorbs them into the board of directors.

Whether this will do more harm than good, or whether the benefits will outweigh the disadvantages, can only be weighed by the emperor himself.

Of course, if they stand on the side of the ordinary civil service, they will almost certainly oppose it.

But the two ministers in front of him are not ordinary civil officials.

And this time, if the emperor still did the same generous approach as before, then Sun Chengzong and Li Banghua would definitely be included.

In this case, can Li Guoyao object?! Can Xu Guangqi object?!

This is a very serious problem.

Without the support of the Chongzhen Emperor in front of them, not only could they not object, but they also did not dare to oppose it.

What's more, if there are already two ministers in the cabinet who have been knighted, then they themselves may not be able to get such an opportunity!

If you stand up against it, you are not only blocking the way of others, but also cutting off your own way, who would do that?

As for Zhang Weixian, he also knew that he was afraid that his life would not be long, and at this time, he only cared about his family's inheritance the most, and he didn't care about anything else, let alone why he couldn't get along with the young emperor now!