Above the court, Emperor Xianfeng sat in the middle, and the civil and military ministers were divided into two compartments.

Chen Fuen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had just read the good news, and Xianfeng said lightly: "Well, the great victory at Dagukou, the soldiers of the Celestial Empire fought bravely regardless of their lives, gave the foreigners a head-on blow, captured a number of warships and guns, and captured hundreds of foreign soldiers at the same time, which is really a great victory that has never been seen in 20 years. ”

"Hooray! This is a big deal, the day before yesterday, the battle finally washed away the shame of the defeat of the first emperor, the old minister thought that this matter should be able to choose a day to worship the temple, pray for the ancestors! ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Linkui stood up excitedly and said loudly to Xianfeng.

Xianfeng nodded, it is true, the victory in the first battle can definitely comfort the ancestors and ancestors.

"Long live, Lord Lin Kui is right, such a great victory, thanks to Your Majesty's wise decision, the protection of our ancestors and ancestors, we should worship the Taimiao, so as to unite the people!"

Su Shun, the scholar of the Li Fan Yuan, also stood up excitedly, for more than ten years, the imperial court has lacked such an inspiring thing, and finally came out with one, so it is natural to publicize it loudly.

"Well, since that's the case, then leave it to the Ministry of Rites to do it, and choose a day to worship the Taimiao!"

Xianfeng was also said to have moved his mind, after this war, as the emperor, he can also make a strong mark in the history books of later generations, right?

Chen Fuen continued: "Long live, the monk king is in command in Tianjin, strategizing, Shi Rongchun is in front of the battle, and he is martyred, and the soldiers of other departments are also killed, and the court should give a reward!" ”

Xianfeng replied: "Lin Kui, you are the presiding minister, what do you mean by this matter?" ”

Lin Kui hurriedly replied: "Grace is naturally indispensable, but now the monk king has become a prince, a very human minister, this ......"

Monk Greenqin is the Prince of Horqin, and it is a hereditary title of prince, the entire Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that in terms of title, except for Prince Gong, there is no one more noble than Monk Greenqin, as for the power, the monk Greenqin who holds the elite soldiers of the Mongolian Eight Banners is not comparable to the current Prince Gong, Prince Gong? Outstanding talent, deeply feared by Xianfeng, and now he is just an idler!

Xianfeng groaned: "Well, since this is the case, then give Prince Horqin a yellow coat, a thousand taels of gold, and a jade Ruyi, and send a special envoy to Tianjin to sacrifice the army!" ”

Lin Kui went on to say: "Zhili Admiral Shi Rongchun put life and death outside the degree, risked his life to supervise the war, and died for the country. Other meritorious ministers, He Zhengqing led the soldiers of the North Fort to attack the foreigners, won a complete victory, and could be promoted to deputy general, leading the rank of general soldier, and being the second grade, awarded to Wuyong Baturu; Dong Cheng insisted on the South Fort, which was also meritorious and planned to be promoted to deputy general; Qian Zong Guo Ye practiced the army meritoriously, and before the foreigners attacked, he offered advice, and when the foreigners raided, he worked together to hold on, sink the enemy chieftain flagship, and kill the enemy chief Hebu, which was really a great achievement, and the minister thought that he could be awarded the Sanpin Commander to lead the defense of the North Fort! Others, etc., will be handed over to the Division after the proposal to ask for the Holy Judgment. ”

Chen Fuen on the side frowned, and replied: "Lord Linkui, Guo Ye's high merit is true, however, now that he is only the age of a weak crown, he is in a high position, it seems that there is something wrong, this official thinks that he can be awarded a guerrilla general, from the fourth grade ......."

University scholar Wenxiang shook his head and replied: "Lord Chen, the monk king once mentioned in the excerpt that Guo Ye is an all-rounder, not particularly outstanding military talents, but also good at foreign affairs, resourceful, good at military training, so young and handsome, it is really rare, now the court is mostly old ministers and generals, among the younger generations, there is no one who is so powerful, I think it is the time to reuse, long live should be rewarded with special favors, to show the grace of heaven, the future will become the pillar of the country, will naturally serve the dead, loyal to the country, and, Lord Lin Kui suggested that he should lead the affairs of the North Fort, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve, the monk king has already been on the fold, you will be able to equip all the Western firearms captured this time to your command, because there are too few people in the army who know Western weapons, the monk king asks for an order, and Guo Ye will personally lead the training, and over time, he will be able to become a rare elite! ”

Xianfeng's heart is also moved, and he will be rewarded with a special favor to show the grace of heaven, which is definitely a good idea, and he has such an outstanding talent, and in time, he will inevitably become a pillar of the country.

Xianfeng said slowly: "Since this is the case, then give Guo Ye the third-grade general, the righteous and brave Baturu, add the rank of imperial guard, reward the yellow jacket, and as for the training of firearms battalions, ......"

Lin Kui hurriedly replied: "Long live, Western firearms have always been powerful, it is reported that in this battle, Dagukou captured no less than 1,000 foreign guns, no less than 100,000 bullets, once armed with firearms battalions, the combat power is absolutely strong, the minister thinks, such a heavy weapon, and in the Gyeonggi area, too important, it is best to hold it in the hands of the banner people, the best is the best policy......

Wen Xiang smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Linkui, what you said is not unreasonable, it's just that among all the Eight Banners disciples in the capital, you choose one over, can there be anyone who is proficient in Western weapons?" ”

Lin Kui retorted: "Even if there is none, it is absolutely impossible for the Han people to take such a heavy weapon!" It's also too risky! The firearms battalion must be in the hands of the flag men, this is also the convention! ”

Su Shun on the side replied: "Long live, two adults, although the firearms battalion is important, then, as long as Guo Ye is loyal, why not, Jianghuai's Zeng Shuai has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and his combat power is unparalleled, isn't it also a Han person, now the court is constantly worried, the long hair has not been extinguished, the bandits have risen again, and the Hui people in the northwest are now not at ease. ”

Xianfeng was a little uneasy after all, and replied: "That's it, since Lin Kui is not at ease, then hand over the training power of the firearms battalion to Guo Ye, and order the monk king to be a good general in the army, and lead an army with Guo Ye, one person is responsible for training, and the other is responsible for command, and the two are not wrong!" ”

Xianfeng thought too simply, since it is a Western ordnance, the tactics are naturally very different from the tactics of the Qing army, and it is really ridiculous to command the team of the hot weapon era with the generals of the cold weapon era, however, this resolution has been supported by most of the important ministers above the court, it is really speechless, it seems that what Seng Lingqin said at the beginning is really accurate, Guo Ye is not qualified to command such an important army, at least, before proving that he has enough loyalty, You can't completely control such a strong team.