Seven days later, Shen Mo led a large army to escort Zhao Quan and others back to the court. Along the way, all the scenes of loess mats and thousands of people cheering and sending off, the common people put incense cases on the side of the road, holding wine and food, and invited the triumphant soldiers to enjoy, the officers and soldiers were deeply excited, and they all felt that this was the most glorious and proud moment in this life.

Silently riding a tall purple horse, walking in the middle of the procession, at this moment, thousands of riders followed him, surrounded him, guarding him, and the people were looking up to him, fragrant and drunk, looking at the dust and dancing. Wherever he appeared, the people there were like a fallen wheat field, throwing themselves to the ground, not daring to look up. He looked in front of him and saw the dragon flag covering the sun: looking around and around, his eyes were full of Jin Ge's glory! This scenery, this pomp, this extraordinary glory, who has ever had Wenchen since ancient times?

But at this moment, there was no joy and excitement on his face, but his eyes became more and more solemn, not because he was pretending to be deep, but because he felt deeply uneasy...... He knew that he had only won a battle, and it did not change the contrast between the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides, nor did he end the war, and his merits were far from being compared with Hu Zongxian and Wang Yangming, who had never enjoyed this kind of honor, so how could he accept it calmly?

Of course, he also knew that the people of the Ming Dynasty had been waiting for this victory for too long, so it was inevitable that the reaction would be too excited, and the imperial court also needed such a grand ceremony to win people's hearts and boost morale, so there would be such a scene of thousands of empty alleys. But he knows very well that "the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it", and although this act is glorious, it is also envied by others, and it will endanger his political life.

Wang Yangming and Hu Zongxian are both rare all-rounders in civil and military affairs, why were they persecuted and idle after making immortal achievements, and there was no chance to make meritorious contributions? The reason is simple: their prestige is so high that it makes those in power uneasy, "so they can only live the rest of their lives in peace if they are not wise, and they will be ruined."

Of course, defeating me once is nothing, and it is an immortal achievement" But the prestige and appeal shown by Shen Mo in this battle will definitely make some people uneasy, even if they don't dare to cut him" But Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, and Ma Fang, the generals who followed him, are afraid that they will be plotted.

"Gong Bao Da * ......" beside him was Wang Chonggu, the squire of the military department who came to greet him, and he didn't seem to be very happy when he saw Shen Mo, and asked with concern: "Are you not very satisfied with the arrangement of the Duke of Puzhou*......" He was a colleague when Shen Mo was the prefect of Suzhou, because of this relationship, Yang Bo specially sent him out of the city to greet him, and took great pains to arrange this, and the class teacher returned to the court" to express the meaning of reconciliation.

Shen Mo shook his head and said, "It's too late for us to be grateful for such an honor......

"Then you are ......" Back then, everyone was the same prefect, and Wang Chonggu still relied on the old man to call him, brother, come, but now he can only honestly call him "Gong Bao" "Brother, it has also become" You,.

"The iron coat is cold, and the old disease has recurred............ "The silent, rheumatism, has been known to the whole dynasty, and whenever he wants to play tricks, he doesn't need to make any other excuses." He smiled bitterly: "I'll tell you the truth, when I got on the horse, I was picked up by someone, and I barely supported this scene, so I definitely have to take a break."

Wang Chonggu empathized and said: "In charge of these burials stationed in the frontier, we are also sick, and we literati do martial arts" is really self-harming. ”

"Yes......" Shen Mo nodded deeply and said: "My body, it's okay to be careful in the capital" I can't afford the bitter cold at the border, and I have fought a horse ......."

Wang Chonggu's eyes flashed, and he said: "The adult is my nemesis, and I am afraid that in the future, I will not be able to do without the adult." ”

"You don't know yet, I was surrounded by me and didn't dare to fire a single shot, I only relied on some carving insect skills to stabilize him, and waited for him to withdraw on his own initiative." Silent and self-deprecating smiled: "The really powerful ones are Tan Lun, Ma Fang, Qi Jiguang, Yin Feng, I just happened to meet at the meeting, I met such a group of enthusiastic and patriotic generals, how dare I steal their merits?" After a pause, he said: "As long as these people are put to use, anyone can fight this battle." ”

"Your Excellency is too modest, you are always strategic, and you are the most successful." Wang Chonggu Road.

"It's Tan Lun who is strategizing." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "If I point fingers, I can only make trouble for them." ”

Wang Chonggu was speechless, and could only shake his head with a wry smile.

But in any case, the words of silence will go out, and they will definitely cool down their own heat, and they will also push Tan Lun and them to the forefront, raising and brightening them, so that people dare not harm them at will.

On the second day of the march, he simply got into the carriage and declared to the public that the old disease "couldn't ride a horse, so he didn't show up again." In this way, when he arrived in the capital, a series of grand ceremonies such as entering the city, being captured, sacrificing to the sky, suing the temple, giving banquets, and parades, all of which were sung by Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang and others.

He said that he was sick, but the ceremony continued. Silent at home, bedridden, when I heard that the celebration was very grand, Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang and they showed their faces greatly, and Longqing also loved them very much, so whoever wants to calculate them has to weigh it......

The next is the most expected reward for the three armies, Emperor Longqing is very excited, under the proposal of Yang Bo, it was decided that each officer and soldier who came to the prince would be rewarded with five taels: the soldiers who volunteered to fight were rewarded with twenty taels, and each enemy killed or captured by one person, another twenty taels were rewarded, and the reward for the officers was naturally higher. As soon as the holy decree came out, the officers and soldiers were extremely excited, but Zhang Juzheng, who was temporarily in charge of the household department, was worried...... After the incident of the shoddy military quartermaster's east window, Gao Yao, the secretary of the household department, went to the petition and waited at home to deal with it. Zhang Juzheng should have done the same, but he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he could only ignore the rumors and resolutely not go home to deal with the crime, but took the initiative to support the household.

Now that the battle has been won, as the minister with the highest ranking in the merit book, the crime of negligence before, of course, is written off" But before he was happy, Yang Bo gave another problem...... It is said that a lavish reward is the proper meaning of the question, but if you really want to follow the plan given by the Ministry of War, you will have to get at least two million taels of silver.

No, taking the opportunity of the visit, he poured bitter water on Shen Mo: "Northern Jin and Zhili suffered such a catastrophe, and it would take at least two million taels of silver to restore the people's livelihood and appease the officials; Now it is the end of the year, Taicang has already consumed seven, eight or eight, and if you want to pay off the four million taels, "the court has to pull the famine...... In this way, next year's arrangement will be messed up again*......" said with a sad face: "I only dare to tell you these words, you know, many people now look at me horizontally and vertically, and if I pour cold water on everyone's head, I will immediately become the target of public criticism." "Although he didn't have much contact with his colleagues before, because he was Xu Jie's proud protégé," so it was too late for the hundred officials to scold him. But since Xu Jie's proposal to let Zhang Juzheng enter the cabinet to do business, everyone's eyes have changed when they look at him, and there are more cold words, and many people have begun to pull his pigtails, which makes Zhang Juzheng very uncomfortable.

Since he pretended to be sick, he had to look like he was sick today, lying silently on the soft couch "covered with a thin silk quilt, and his face was wiped with some white powder, and he spoke much slower than usual: "Cough, Taiyue, don't think I'm cheesy, small families do happy events, and they have to spend a few more money" Not to mention that this is a big event that the whole country celebrates and all the people celebrate together" How can there be no sales? Don't be unhappy. ”

Zhang Juzheng stared at him for a while before he said in a low voice: "Are you telling the truth?" ”

"True or false is this sentence * ......" Shen Mo smiled faintly: "Is there any way?" Who made us look popular now? ”

Zhang Juzheng's expression moved" and said, "Have you heard about that court meeting?" ”

"Uh-huh......" Shen nodded silently, in response.

"I think it's a bit rushed." The distress on Zhang Juzheng's face was not pretended: "It's not a good thing to help seedlings grow, wouldn't it be better if it came naturally." ”

"How can everything be done as you want?" Shen Mo shook his head lightly and said: "You don't know that the edict of the old ministers before the restoration has been drafted, but it was just suppressed by the teacher, if those old guys come back, where will we still have our share?" ”

"Of course I know......" Zhang Juzheng said with a sad face: "You are the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, a serious prime minister, and you have made great contributions, of course you are not afraid of Tingtui, but on my side, I am afraid it is unlikely to pass." Said with a wry smile and said: "I have already fallen once, if I am beaten down again this time, it will be really shameless......"

The fox's tail was finally revealed, and he smiled secretly in his heart: , can you still take all the good things alone? , He knew that Zhang Juzheng came to him to canvass for votes by complaining, and hoped that his side could also vote for him...... These days, Zhang Juzheng is visiting the six ministries and Jiuqing all day long to canvass for the upcoming court push.

But if you think you've never done the same thing, there's nothing to laugh at.

Seeing that he was silent and didn't speak, Zhang Juzheng was also silent, he has been very tough all his life, if he hadn't encountered this dilemma, he wouldn't have been able to make such a low mistake and beg people everywhere.

Fortunately, the silence didn't make him too sad, so he reassured him and said, "Of course we help each other...... In fact, you don't have to worry too much, the teacher is cautious, since he dares to push you out, he must be sure. ”

"I hope so......" Zhang Juzheng nodded a little heavily, but he didn't want Shen Mo to look at his jokes, so he said strongly: "There is a way that the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden, and now the birds have not been exhausted, why did you hide this good bow first?" ”

Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Take a step back and open the sky, and further Daoshan Purgatory, I don't want to be killed*......"

"Of course it's a good ...... to have this Qingming" Zhang Juzheng's heroic character, quickly put aside his personal worries, and began to worry about military affairs: "Although I don't understand military affairs, I can see that this battle can be won, on the one hand, because the poisonous ancients were careless, on the other hand, we are more different than before, I thought you could take advantage of the momentum of a big victory, implement these differences, and change the status quo of the army." ”

"I have plans in this regard...... Shen Mo touched the back of his head, forgot to pretend to be sick and said: "But I brazenly sent troops, and I have already provoked Yang Bo and those people." On the day of the accident in the Xuanda military camp, you were not at the scene, Yang Lao Linggong's majesty trembled, didn't you just let me see.

Who does the soldier listen to? After a pause, he said: ...... This time, the class teacher returned to the DPRK. He deliberately lifted me up to the clouds, arranged so many shows for me to show his face, everyone thought it was kind, but I said that he was harboring evil intentions! ”

"When the moon is full, it is lacking, and it is too much to ......" Zhang Juzheng woke up and said: "Yes, your silence is already famous all over the world, and your reputation has reached the extreme after the first war, and he will let you repeatedly show off, it will not increase your fame, it will only make people who are jealous of you more and more resentful, if you get carried away again and do something that exceeds the rules, it will damage your reputation even more." ”

"Two simple words, that is, kill, I have to thank him for his kindness when I was sold." Silent and said lightly: "Just retreat, don't say a word, let him set up the stage and sing by himself, but I want to see what good show he can perform......."

"It's so easy to grasp the initiative, but it's a pity to give it up." Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but shake his head, but then said: "But that's right, after all, you are the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who intervenes in the affairs of the Ministry of War.

"That's exactly why, so I gave him the stage, but outsiders don't know the inside story, what will they think of him?" There was treachery in the silent smile.

"What else can you see, of course he is stealing credit...... Before at the court meeting, there was a royal history who said that he * ......" Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "His stall has been spread, and he can only go on hard, you are not the main owner, he can only do it for him, I am afraid that the more he does, the more others feel that he is shameless, and this time he is lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot." ”

In the end, the household department borrowed 2 million taels of silver from the capital Huilian, and allocated the silver taels to the labor army, although he did not agree with this kind of reward beyond financial resources, but at this juncture, he could only violate the principle and had no other choice.

After receiving the money from the labor army, the officers and soldiers were boiling with joy. The rewards for meritorious generals have also been released, Baoding Governor Tan Lun, promoted to the Imperial History of the Left Command, the Soldier of the Ministry of Soldiers, succeeded Wang Zhihe, served as the governor of Xuanda, Qi Jiguang was the governor of the left capital, the general soldier of Jizhou, Ma Fang was the governor of the right capital, the general soldier of Datong, and Ma Fang was the first to commit a serious crime, although the meritorious atonement was not for a long time, but it was inevitable that the official was demoted to one level and transferred to the general army of Xuanfu.

Those who should be promoted have been promoted, and those who should have been punished have been exempted, it is said that everyone is happy, but Shen Mo knows that in fact, Yang Bo did something inside, first Qi Jiguang left the world-shaking Shenji Battalion in World War I, and turned to serve as the chief soldier of Jizhou, and took on the heavy responsibility of garrisoning the Beijing Division. However, precisely because he had to garrison the Beijing Division, the chance of being transferred to the front line to make meritorious service was very slim. And Tan Lun, Ma Fang, and Yin Feng were sent to the forefront of facing me directly............ It is conceivable that the revenge in the coming year will be unprecedentedly violent, and Yang Bo sent them, saying that good steel is used on the blade of the knife, but in fact, there is no peace of mind at all.

Seeing this result, Shen Mo sneered again and again, Lao Yang Bo's counterattack was really an extraordinary fart of the gods, making you lose your teeth and have to swallow it in your stomach.

"This old man is thick-skinned enough." Even Shen Mingchen admired Yang Bo: "So many people impeached him, or did he go his own way, is this the legendary, relying on the old and selling the old?" ”

"Don't worry too much, don't worry too much......" No one paid attention to him, Wang Yin said lightly: "The more he is in such a hurry, the more it shows that he realizes that he can't work for a few days as the secretary of the military department." After a pause, he said: "Let the generals calm down for a while, don't fall into the trap of the opponent, we will be able to turn back soon......."

"Don't be too happy, my lord, it's even more terrible if he doesn't do the military department, and he concentrates on the ministry." Yu Yin said: "In the next year, it will be Jingcha, this is a ghost gate for Beijing officials, he expected that no one would dare to provoke him, so he was so unscrupulous...... "Jingcha is a national plan, as the chief referee, the official secretary, and also the military department, it is obviously not suitable." In addition, his errand in the Ministry of War was quite criticized, so Shen Mo and his think tanks unanimously judged that Yang Bo would definitely take the initiative to resign from the Ministry of War before and after the New Year............ Of course, the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, and Wang Chonggu is likely to take over the Indian military department.

"yes." Shen Mingchen snorted and said: "This guy has a god list in his hand, below the third grade, whoever he wants to be gray can be gray, the adult is not afraid of him, but the protégés and old officials are all on the list, and they can't be held hostage by him*......"

"Let's make sure to enter the cabinet first." Shen Mo was also worried about this, and frowned: "Increase the capital" to bargain with him and steal ............"

"My lord......" Speaking of entering the cabinet, Wang Yin's expression became solemn and said: "How sure are you that you will pass the court push?" ”

Silently closed his eyes and calculated for a moment: "There should be no one to ...... the problem."

"If Xu Ge Lao's people don't choose you,......" Wang Yin said in a deep voice.

"No......" Shen Mo was stunned, "Why?" ”

"Because no matter how I calculate, Zhang Juzheng can't pass the court push*......" Wang Yin said slowly: "Since this is the case, it seems very strange that Xu Ge Lao asked you to push the court together." ”