The rumors in the Beijing division were boiling that the Tartar army had been wiped out in Hejian Province, and that various yamen and wealthy clans had sent envoys to investigate the news.

There are really a lot of New Year's gifts for the New Year, and some of them come over from Hejian Mansion, and these teams pass through the periphery of the Beijing Division, and gradually spread the news. But everyone is hiding from Emperor Chongzhen, this matter is too unbelievable, and no one dares to tell the emperor about this matter before it is confirmed.

From the ignorance of the news at the beginning, the random speculation of the soldiers and civilians in Beijing, in a day or so, the people in Beijing have already reacted.

The people at the feet of this Son of Heaven are a little different from those in other places, that is the whole world's taxes and grain and grass offerings, and the elites of the whole world gather in it, and even the people in the capital are also flexible and well-informed, so the people of the capital who responded to this began to carnival.

Firecrackers rang out, indulged in drinking, put up lights, and used these celebration methods to be used for the New Year, and used them in advance.

There was laughter inside and outside the city, even the soldiers and horses of the Qinwang stationed around the capital division were all ecstatic now, in the end, they didn't have to fight with the wolf-like Tartar army, and they could be peaceful for a while, how not to celebrate in ecstasy.

The carnival and noise among the Jingshi inevitably spread into the Forbidden City, as well as those eunuchs and palace maids who were outside to buy and deal with outside the palace, they also got the news early.

The Manchu Tartars outside the gate are a man-eating beast that is watching the Ming Dynasty all the time, and the failure of the Ming Dynasty for so many years is equivalent to having no way to take this beast, but to see the beast continue to grow and grow, the residents of the Ming Dynasty, especially the North Zhili. Especially the residents of Jingshidi, they have a particularly strong feeling about this, and everyone has a faint despair in their hearts, that is, sooner or later, one day, the man-eating beast will grow to a certain extent, and it will swallow Da Ming even with his bones.

It's not just the people in the market who think so. The hundred officials of the imperial court also thought so, even the eunuchs and palace maids in the imperial city also thought so, this victory in Hejian Mansion, strict analysis, annihilated only a Tatar army, for the Manchu Qing outside the pass, did not hurt the fundamentals.

But this victory, which swept away the despair hidden in everyone's hearts, may not be a decisive victory. But it means that the Ming Dynasty is no longer helpless against the Manchus, but has a targeted method, and a heroic hunter who can hunt this beast. In Beizhili, the Jingshi will no longer be worried about it every autumn and winter. Will the army of the Tartars enter the customs, and after entering the customs, I am worried about whether the army of the Tartars will come to attack this capital city.

When Ming Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to today's Jingshi, the idea was that the Son of Heaven guarded the fence, and even if the descendants were in danger of their own safety, they would do their best to fight against the border troubles.

I guess he didn't think of it anyway. That's what it's going to be like now. There is no need to mention the matter of the Son of Heaven guarding the fence. It is all about putting the center of the country at risk. As soon as something happens, I go everywhere to rescue Jingshi. On the contrary, it has delayed the normal allocation and distribution of troops.

Such a great event. Even the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace were overjoyed. Has anyone in charge said anything that is expressly forbidden? As a result, this festively atmosphere. Gradually, it spread among the inner palaces.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month. It is the day of sending the god of the stove. It's also a big and small festival. However, according to Emperor Chongzhen's diligent style. On this day, everything still cannot be stopped. The court meeting is also the same.

Emperor Chongzhen was paranoid and neurotic. But not stupid. He could also sense that something was wrong with his surroundings. and the eunuchs and maids in the palace. Expressions that are noticeably different.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The enemy is outside. There is such joy everywhere in the capital. Why? ”

The ministers of civil and military affairs of the two groups of the court looked at each other. All know the reason. But no one dared to speak out first. A few days ago. Everyone estimates that when the Tartar soldiers and horses entered Shandong. The Emperor's relaxed look. And all the people saw it. No one is a fool. Everyone understands what's going on.

Now that things have gone back and forth, no one wants to speak out first to touch the emperor's mold.

Emperor Chongzhen was obviously in the palm of his hand by public opinion and confidant ministers, but he thought that he knew nothing, and he hated nothing more than others to hide him.

Seeing the courtier's submissive look, and the court that became extremely quiet, Chongzhen's heart suddenly rose to anger, standing next to him Wang Chengen peeked over, the emperor's face became flushed again, on the edge of the throne he could also hear Chongzhen's gradually thickening breathing sound, the great eunuch Wang Chengen knew that this diligent and holy son of heaven was going to be on fire again.

Wang Chengen can appear, and the courtiers below can naturally understand it, but everyone is still reluctant to start talking, and everyone still understands the common saying that the gun shoots the first bird, and it is better to shrink a little bit of this kind of thing.

"Why didn't all Aiqing speak, I heard the little eunuch in the harem say that there are rumors boiling inside and outside the capital at the moment, saying that it is King Yue who appeared and led the heavenly soldiers and generals to annihilate the Tartar army in Hejian Mansion?"

As he spoke, Emperor Chongzhen's mouth actually had a hint of a smile on his mouth, but the attitude of the ministers was more respectful, everyone knew that this was a harbinger of the emperor's intentions, and this smile really only appeared on Emperor Chongzhen's face for a moment, and immediately the whole person's face was gloomy, and he said with a sneer:

"Didn't they all say that a general soldier in Shandong wiped out the Tartar army, what a big victory, and it was a matter of the beginning of the month, more than 20 days, such a major event, I only found out today, and I was still in the harem, listening to a servant palace maid say, everyone, what are those yamen you are in charge of, why is there no news at all!?"

If you say that the anger of the Son of Heaven is such a cold question, it is indeed frightening, but these ministers in the court, they are all old fritters who have been mixed up in the officialdom for many years, how can they be frightened by this Emperor Chongzhen, everyone is still silent there, and no one speaks.

Every time this attitude of hob meat is silent, it makes Emperor Chongzhen angry. But there was nothing to be done, this time was no exception, Emperor Chongzhen slapped the bookcase heavily and stood up suddenly:

"What use do you have, what is the situation in Hejian Mansion and Shandong, no one will give me an answer? …… Rubbish. Waste, I'm going to dismiss you all. ”

All dismissed, but it was the first time for Emperor Chongzhen to say it, which showed that his anger had reached an unprecedented height, and Wang Chengen, who was on the side, had been waiting in front of him for a long time, so he naturally understood the proportions, and looked at the ministers below who were submissive, and many of them were there to plead with their eyes.

Wang Chengen scolded secretly in his heart, and pondered in his heart. But he went around to Emperor Chongzhen's imperial case, knelt down respectfully, and said in a sharp voice:

"Your Majesty. The soldiers and horses around the Beijing division are strictly guarded to the death, so as to be complete, the people inside can't get out, the people outside can't get in, and the guards are like golden soup iron buckets, and the outside news is naturally a lot slower, which shows that the soldiers and horses from all walks of life are loyal, and the adults must not be deliberately concealed. ”

It's a slippery remark. Excuse the people below, and when the ministers below heard this, they all got off the donkey, knelt down and said sincerely:

"Your Majesty, the ministers didn't know the news much earlier than Your Majesty, and the ministers were already sent out to find out the news, hurry up, presumably there should be a reply now!"

It is said that this left enough room and space for both sides to go down the steps, but Emperor Chongzhen was even more angry, and directly swept all the things on the bookcase to the ground. Stood up and shouted loudly:

"It's all you rice buckets and fools, my Ming Dynasty has become like this, the country will not be a country, you, you should all be killed......"

At this moment, even Wang Chengen, who was kneeling in front, was confused, thinking that everyone said so, and basically determined the loud news of Hejian Mansion, why did the emperor still have such a big anger. And you can hear it. This anger has obviously become a lot bigger, why the hell.

The ministers of the court all knelt down tremblingly. This time, the emperor really went to an extreme, but Zhao Yulai, the imperial envoy of the right capital, kowtowed and said:

"Your Majesty, although the person who inquired about the news did not come back, but according to the rumors and various signs of the Beijing Division, I am afraid that this victory is ninety percent certain, and here I would like to congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate Your Majesty, the Tartars are fierce and arrogant, and I have a tiger to attack it, this is Your Majesty's Shengming, the protection of the ancestors and ancestors!"

These words are good prayers and good wishes, and the credit for this great victory is completely attributed to Emperor Chongzhen, after all, this great victory is an exciting good thing, why be so angry, it should be a reward for meritorious deeds.

Unexpectedly, this sentence aroused Emperor Chongzhen's greater anger, he stood behind the imperial case, shook his body a few times, and almost fell back to the dragon chair, stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhao Yulai, who was kneeling in the forefront, his hands were already trembling, obviously he was already angry, and his voice was sharp, and he shouted angrily:

"What's the joy, a general soldier has won, and it took more than 20 days for me to get the news among the people, is there still me in his eyes, and is there a court !! in the eyes of this minion?"

After saying this, everyone suddenly realized, and finally understood where the emperor's anger came from, all the ministers don't look at the handling of government affairs and state affairs are confused, but these things are the essence of the people, they have long thought of this matter, and the military generals are not a family in Shandong.

Zuo Liangyu, the general of the Ping thief, retreated into Huguang from Henan, and even the original officers and soldiers of Huguang wrote a song to complain, saying that Huguang was very badly poisoned by foreign troops, and the people complained.

The officers and soldiers in Huguang have a very bad reputation in Chudi, and the magistrates have been impeached many times, and this time they actually came to complain, which shows how far the thief general Zuo Liangyu and his soldiers and horses have tossed, and they would rather meet the thieves than coexist with friendly troops again.

But such a domineering general, the court did not issue an order to soothe and "encourage" him to meet the thieves, the soldiers and horses in Shandong still won the battle no matter what, why, there was not even a little reward words, but it made this self-proclaimed wise and diligent Long Live Lord so angry.

It's normal to think about it, Chen Xinjia came up with so many rectification methods out of thin air, all of which were added to the Jiaozhou battalion, and anyone else would have a big resentment in their hearts.

In fact, in such a situation, there is one thing that the ministers have not thought of in their hearts, that is, they have consciously or unconsciously compared the central court with Shandong. If in the past, such a thing happened in the local area, now the courtiers are discussing the question of how to kill the military general in Shandong and raid his home.

But now it is different, the authority of the imperial court has been completely lost, and the courtiers no longer feel that the central court has any great authority.

However, knowing why the emperor was angry, everyone also knew how to deal with it. Chen Yan, a member of the Cabinet University, and Jin Yiwei, the commander of the Cabinet, made Luo Yang** change his eyes, Luo Yangxing gritted his teeth, knelt there and shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, the minister has something important to report!!"

Today, Emperor Chongzhen's anger has successfully shocked the ministers, and everyone is kneeling there silently, for fear that whoever says more, this long live lord will shout out: General Han took the edict and asked", in this quiet and embarrassing time, Jinyi Wei commanded Luo Yangxing's mouth to let everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

The commander of the Jinyi Guard is a close minister of the emperor. If you are not a henchman, you can't do it, Luo Yangxing gritted his teeth and shouted that there was something to report, but it distracted Emperor Chongzhen's attention. Over there, Luo Yangxing secretly looked up at it, and when he saw that Emperor Chongzhen's attention had turned, he hurriedly lowered his head again, and said:

"Your Majesty, the minister received a secret report from the stake the day before yesterday, and Zhou Yanru, a scholar of the auxiliary cabinet, never left Tongzhou during the period of supervision, and drank and feasted with his protégé every day. Falsely report the good news documents and deceive the saints!! ”

After saying this, the real silence in the court fell, and Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand and pointed at the people below to say something, but in the end, he exhaled and didn't say anything.

Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair gloomily, and the ministers below were a little quiet, and they immediately swarmed up. You glanced at me and began to attack Zhou Yanru for his mistakes, from poisoning Zhang Pu, the leader of the Restoration Society, to accepting bribes in the court, appointing private individuals, and even colluding with the Tartars, all of which were detained on the head of this assistant.

I thought that this Hejian Mansion was completely annihilated by the Tartars and the city was full of carnivals, but I didn't know a little news, this was already a great deception. Who would have thought that today he suddenly heard the unheard of accusations of Zhou Yanru, the assistant of the court. God knows how many things you don't know.

Take a look at the ministers below, everyone is excited. Scrambling to be the first to scramble to the scene, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt powerless, and didn't want to do anything, and in the end he just ordered in a weak voice:

"Send Jinyi Wei to arrest and bring him to Beijing, send him to prison, and the three divisions will be tried!"

The relevant yamen hurriedly received the order, but everyone can guess who the successor is, and everyone has already looked eagerly at Chen Yan, a cabinet scholar, thinking about how to set up a relationship after retiring from the dynasty.

At the west gate of the Forbidden City, the guards and the little eunuchs who were guarding there were chatting and chatting, talking about nothing more than the great victory of Hejian Mansion, but they saw several cavalry rushing horses on the official road, and these guards and little eunuchs in the Forbidden City all knew that these cavalry were going to Hejian Mansion to inquire about the news, and it was enough to rush back and forth for one day and one night, and now it seems that this news has come over.

Everyone was very excited, looking forward to it, the knight in front turned over and dismounted, nodded at several small eunuchs and guards, panting, but could not speak, a small eunuch directly picked up a bowl of water and handed it to the knight, the cavalry who inquired about the news was stunned, thinking about when these officials were so polite, but they were also extremely thirsty, took the bowl and drank it in a big gulp, and then handed it to the dismounted companion behind him, and hurriedly said:

"This father-in-law, who is on an errand in Jinyiwei, went to Hejian Mansion to inquire about the ...... of the war."

The little eunuchs and the guards suddenly widened their eyes, put down their work and gathered around, eagerly waiting for an answer, and the cavalryman swallowed, and shouted in the loudest and clearest voice possible:

"Shandong soldiers and horses have annihilated 40,000 Tartar troops in Hejian Mansion, and the documents for presentation and dedication are already on the way!"

The few people who dismounted behind him nodded one after another, confirming that what this person said was correct, looking at the uniforms on their bodies, the guards of the imperial city also recognized that these were all the servants of the Dongchang and the various yamen of the Criminal Department.

Since so many people have confirmed, presumably the news spread in Beijing is not fake, the big victory, the great victory of the Ming soldiers and horses against the Tartars, the more the little eunuch thought about it, the more excited he became, and he confessed a few words behind him. Turning around and running into the imperial city, he shouted as he ran:

"Your Majesty is overjoyed, Your Majesty is overjoyed, Shandong soldiers and horses have annihilated 40,000 Tatar troops in Hejian Mansion, and the documents for reporting victory are already on the way!!"

This Forbidden City rules, if there is a major matter that the emperor is concerned about. And what you want the ministers to know is generally passed on by word of mouth, reported layer by layer, and don't delay for a moment. The little eunuch shouted so happily, and it was such a happy event, that everyone immediately shouted along.

"Shandong soldiers and horses annihilated 40,000 Tartar troops in Hejian Province......"

"Shandong soldiers and horses annihilated 40,000 Tatar troops in Hejian Province......."

As the little eunuch ran in the imperial city, the degree of this good news spread to the main hall of the court meeting faster than he ran, and the court hall was already in silence, and everyone had just fallen into the well and knocked Zhou Yanru into a place of no return. Just as he was about to take a breath and rest, there was a shout from outside the temple.

The news of the big victory was confirmed, and the Jingshi was completely worry-free. The Tartars suffered a heavy blow, and they were overjoyed, and several young imperial historians in the back of the courtiers stood up with excitement on their faces, and they were about to say something, but they saw that the entire hall was unusually quiet, and the important ministers and bigwigs who were in full swing to play the emperor were all watching their hearts and minds at this time, and they didn't say a word.

These young imperial historians felt that something was wrong, and they all quietly stood back in their positions. The ministers of the court and the earth no longer know what to say.

At this time, the closed door of the main hall "squeaked", and was pushed open by the little eunuch who ran to report the news, the little eunuch's face was full of joy, he thought that if the news was heard by the emperor and the ministers, it must be a surprise, maybe he could get a reward or something.

But even if he saw the opportunity quickly, he pushed the door in, and was just about to shout something full of surprise. But I saw a dead silence in the hall, the emperor was slumped on the dragon chair, and the ministers of the court and the central government were all bowing their heads and standing aside, thinking that they had heard the good news, but the current appearance was like a lost battle.

This little eunuch is also a leader, I remember that when Yang Sichang committed suicide and Zhu Xianzhen was defeated, the emperor and ministers seemed to be like this. What the hell is going on here. It's a great event.......

Wang Chengen, who had already stood up behind the emperor, saw the little eunuch who rushed in, and naturally knew why this person ran in. But this is not a good time to talk about this at all, this little eunuch is also one of his own cronies, and he originally wanted to add icing on the cake today.

But the emperor thinks like this, then don't add fuel to the fire, Emperor Chongzhen is almost half-lying on the dragon chair, with his eyes closed, as if he is asleep, Wang Chengen frowned, raised a hand and waved it desperately outward to drive people away, and the little eunuch who reported the good news had already reacted, lowered his head, and retreated lightly.

The two Han generals standing by the door closed the door again, and apart from the sound of the door closing, no other sound could be heard in the hall.

The little eunuch must have said something after he went out, and he could hear the joyful voice outside the hall, with the main hall as the center, gradually moving away, and slowly disappearing.

The news of the victory has already spread among the Beijing Division, and the people were originally celebrating, but after the people of various yamen listeners, the atmosphere of this carnival has risen even higher.

The crackling sound of firecrackers has already sounded, the imperial city is in the capital, the movement of the capital is also heard clearly in the imperial city, the atmosphere outside is full of joy, but the atmosphere in the imperial city is as if it is a funeral, the emperor sits on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, and the ministers below are exchanging glances quickly, and Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, can actually annihilate the more than 40,000 Tartar troops in the pass, even if the war report is false, a three-fold discount, it is a big victory after all. I don't know what will happen in the future, this general is much stronger than that Zuo Liangyu, it's worth dating!

Moreover, this Li Mengjie heard that there was a eunuch party as a backstage, and there was no Austrian aid in the DPRK, isn't this complementary, but when he went to the next court, in addition to being close to the cabinet scholar Chen Yantao, he also had to ponder this matter.

Emperor Chongzhen finally opened his eyes, and said weakly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Shandong General Li Mengli has made such a great contribution and deserves to be rewarded, you see, what kind of reward should be given?"

Zuo Du Governor, Shandong General Army, aid to the two Huai military affairs and have the title of Zhendong General, although Li Meng quietly nested in Shandong, but these years of military achievements have been accumulated, big and small achievements have been accumulated together, and they have been rewarded step by step. The so-called Shandong Li Erlang is already a first-class general guarding Shandong.

Because of the Tang and Song dynasties, the general number was extremely widespread, so after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the title of military general was very strictly controlled, and it was easy not to have a general, even if it was a general in a nine-sided town, it was not an all-round general. In Shandong, where Li Meng is located, the general army was only set up in the last years of the Apocalypse, and he had no chance with the general.

To be able to get to the present step by step, it is to defeat the exile army several times, and the battle in Qihe County killed more than 1,000 Tartars, plus because of Liu Fulai's relationship at that time, he could operate in the DPRK and China, and he got the plus sign of General Zhendong for internal and external reasons.

For Li Meng, this is just a matter of saying a few more words when he is on a roll call on a formal occasion. But for Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers below, it was a real big problem.

What is said in the court today has affected too many internal and external situations. Every minister and eunuch standing here always represents such and such forces, and their statements will definitely affect themselves, their families, and the forces behind them.

Interests are involved, they are entangled with each other, and many things must be determined after retreating from the DPRK and communicating with colleagues in other places and in the DPRK and China, and at this time, I don't know what the consequences will lead to if what is said.

For such a scene, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty have long had a fixed way to deal with it - bow their heads and be silent......

"Ladies and gentlemen. How should such meritorious men be rewarded, can't you come up with a charter? Zhang Guowei, you are the chief officer of the military department, what do you think!? ”

When Zhang Guowei heard Emperor Chongzhen call his name, he immediately shuddered, and walked out of the queue hard, looking at Emperor Chongzhen's face, he couldn't see any joy or anger, and then looked at his colleagues around him. Then everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, Zhang Guowei gritted his teeth, and said hesitantly:

"Your Majesty, Shandong General Li's record this time is too appalling, and it has to be checked before it can be approved. I hope Your Majesty will forgive you! ”

These words are a peace fist. Removing all the responsibilities that may be borne, Emperor Chongzhen's face is still calm. Said coldly:

"Didn't Fang Cai shout outside that he would take his rank to Beijing in a few days, that is, he was not afraid of your inspection, Chen Yan, you can talk about it!?"

Everyone in the court has already pronounced the death penalty of the cabinet assistant Zhou Yanru, and the most likely place to be on the throne is the cabinet scholar Chen Yan, Emperor Chongzhen's question confirmed everyone's guesses, looking at Chen Yan's eyes are also a lot more eager, Chen Yan is in a very comfortable mood at this time, and this position is also the pinnacle of Wenchen, and this wish has finally been realized today.

Suddenly hearing the emperor ask, Chen Yan was excited, he arrived in this position, although he was a high-ranking person, but there was no other choice, Chen Yan, a scholar of the cabinet university, knelt on the ground and said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although this Shandong general soldier Li Meng has military merits, he has the crime of bullying the monarch and should be punished heavily!!"

No matter how cunning the other ministers in the court were, Taishan collapsed and did not change color, but when he heard Chen Yandi's words, he couldn't help but look up at Chen Yan who was kneeling there a few times, thinking to himself that if he said this, how could he say it in such a calm tone and calmly, this Chen Yan could get to the position of an auxiliary scholar in the cabinet so quickly, and he really had his superiority.

These words made Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, interested, Chongzhen left the back of the chair, moved forward, and asked indifferently:

"Destroying the army and killing the general, such a great achievement, how can there be the crime of bullying the king, Aiqing said to take a look."

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's reaction, Chen Yan, a scholar of the cabinet, suddenly knew that he had made the right bet, and couldn't help but cheer up, and solemnly elaborated there:

"Listen to the rumors and the report of Fang Cai, when the war is over, it should be around the first day and the second day of the first lunar month, Hejian Mansion is far from the Beijing Division, and the horse is in an expedited hurry, but it is more than a day away, but the news is not until three days ago from the people, no matter what the situation of the war is, as the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but deliberately deceive, what is the intention of this, and this Shandong soldiers and horses have never listened to the dispatch of the imperial court, and several difficulties are prevaricated, which is enough to show that their people have ill intentions, and their soldiers and horses are a great harm to the country, if they are not punished, How can you make a decree in front of the people of the world. ”

The speech of the scholar Chen was impassioned. If it weren't for everyone to know that Li Meng of Shandong had won a big victory, he would have thought that he was talking about Kong Youde, a few young imperial historians standing far away, although they were also good men in the party struggle, but after all, they were still young, and they really couldn't listen to such upside-down words.

And a big victory over the Tartars. Everyone went to a heavy pressure in their hearts, and for a while there was a bit of righteous indignation, and one of them hesitated a little, and directly wanted to list Chen Zuo, impeaching the scholar Chen Yan for reversing black and white and framing Zhongliang. After all, he hesitated, and before he left the ranks, he heard Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, say approvingly:

"What Chen Aiqing said is old, not bad. Not bad!"

The indignant Yushi didn't move quickly, and when he heard this, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen on the dragon chair from a distance. This hall is not far from the dragon chair to this imperial history, and you can clearly see the obvious smile on the emperor's face. Needless to say, this imperial history has shrunk back again.

It is said that this gentleman and minister's question and answer in the court has already stated this position, but the courtiers looked at each other, Li Meng and other local generals who have made great contributions and have a strong army, and the warlords who are about to run away if they are not appeased a little bit, say that the wind is the wind in the court. It is said that rain is rain.

Here is said to be happy, God knows what the other party will react, the flush on Emperor Chongzhen's face is even better, according to Wang Chengen's judgment, this should not be angry, but the mental state of feeling that he has to calculate, Emperor Chongzhen said in a rare slow voice:

"Chen Aiqing and Zhang Aiqing have finished speaking, what else do you have to say!"

Since it is forced to ask about this, what else can everyone in the court say. It is nothing more than to denounce Li Meng for harboring evil intentions for a long time, involving the army around the Beijing Division, not knowing what to do, maybe he did not fight with the Tartars at all, but gave the other party a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and sent the Tartar gifts out of the country.

and other irrelevant charges, all of which were deducted from the heads of Li Meng and Shandong soldiers and horses, and the smile on Emperor Chongzhen's face became stronger and stronger, and he finally made a conclusion:

"Da Ming will not wronged a meritorious man. Wouldn't that make the heroes of the world who have the heart to serve the country chill. Wait for a few days to come and the grade will come, and then discuss this Li Meng's merits! ”

That's all he said. The civil and military officials in the court bowed together and said in unison:

"Your Majesty."

These courtiers who say Shengming may not be talking about Shengming in their hearts, and more people are slandering "covering their ears and stealing bells".

From the twenty-fifth to the twenty-seventh of the twelfth month, rumors began to appear in the Beijing Division, which was nothing more than saying that Li Meng, the chief soldier of Shandong, gave the Tartars a large amount of gold and silver treasures, which was the main general who bribed the Tartar army and took the army back to the Guanwai, and this is even more outrageous, saying that the Tartar army was stationed in Shandong at this time, and it was waiting for the Beijing division to relax its defense, so it was necessary to take advantage of the weakness.

Thanks to the saint and several ministers, who were as wise as a torch, they showed this conspiracy, and this is why the soldiers and horses were not dispersed, so that the trick of the Shandong general army succeeded.

In addition, there is a legend that it is said that it is the number one traitor, and the former assistant Zhou Yanru is also the mastermind of this matter, but fortunately, the saint took out the means of cleaning up Wei Zhongxian back then, and sent Jinyiwei to Tongzhou to arrest this traitor, and Daming once again escaped in danger.

The ordinary people of Jingshi who spread these gossip news have already forgotten that they were still praising the bravery, invincibility, loyalty, and righteousness of Shandong Li Dashuai a few days ago

The common people of Beijing are the most well-informed and well-informed, and they are also the most easily influenced by these gossip and official public opinion.

On the morning of the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, when the west gate of the capital was just opened, the soldiers of the five cities at the head of the city and under the city were startled, because there was a convoy of hundreds of carts waiting outside the door.

The general guarding the city gate couldn't help but complain to himself, it's the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, it's approaching the end of the year, it's cold, what are you doing when you come out, settle down, and step forward to interrogate.

Before he could get closer, a gust of wind blew, and a pungent smell of lime wafted over, and the general couldn't help it, and immediately sneezed a few times, embarrassed.

This left a very bad impression on him, and when he got closer, the driver and the men of the convoy were all fierce, looking like they were from the military, and they were all carrying weapons, which made the general even more vigilant, and he didn't want to move forward after walking a few steps, and pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife, and asked in a cold voice:

"Where did you come from?"

The driver of the first car squinted at the general, jumped out of the car, and replied in the same cold tone:

"From Shandong!"

It turned out to be those Shandong people who sent the Tartars out of the customs and colluded with the Tartars to plot the capital, and the general took a few steps back and asked a little nervously:

"What are you doing!?"

"The head of the Tartar!!"

It's another 9,000 words, asking for a monthly pass, a subscription, a monthly pass, Lao Bai wants it, thank you