Although Emperor Chongzhen was scared enough by Dai Shan's riot just now, Liu Zongzhou and others stood up to accuse Cao Yue and suggested that Cao Yue's crime be cured and made him very unhappy, but today's celebration banquet that has been arranged must be held.

This is not only to celebrate Cao Yue's achievements, but also to pass on the return of the jade seal of the country, and the appearance of the Ming Dynasty's Zhongxing omen, no matter how to celebrate it. Emperor Chongzhen also prepared to announce an amnesty to the world at the celebration banquet, hoping to let the people of the world also share the joy.

Emperor Chongzhen took Cao Yue very seriously, and after the celebration banquet began, he also asked Cao Yue to tell the story of the attack on Shengjing in public.

Of course, Cao Yue couldn't refuse, after drinking a glass of wine personally toasted by Emperor Chongzhen, he talked about how to highlight the encirclement of Jiannu in Songshan, how to break through Shengjing, how to eliminate the remaining Jiannu after breaking Shengjing, and what property he got from Shengjing, etc.

Cao Yue said that the belongings he brought back from Songshan to be dedicated to the imperial court and the emperor had been sorted out and could be handed over to the state treasury tomorrow. There were a lot of looted property in Shengjing, but most of it could not be brought back, and he was afraid that the property would fall into the hands of Jiannu again and increase their strength, so he could only destroy it. While destroying these belongings, he also destroyed the palace of Jiannu and the entire Shengjing City, and castrated all the sons of Huang Taiji.

"Your Majesty, the letter that the minister left to Huang Taiji gave him a suggestion, hoping that he could send those sons to the Forbidden City to be eunuchs, so that people can make the best use of them, but the minister doesn't know if Huang Taiji will listen to the ministers and send his sons over to serve His Majesty!"

Hearing that Cao Yue had castrated several of Huang Taiji's sons, the ministers present were shocked, and many of them sprayed wine on the spot and coughed repeatedly. However, someone immediately stood up and accused Cao Yue of violating the etiquette system, making the Ming Dynasty lose his trust in the world, and asked Emperor Chongzhen to treat Cao Yue's crimes.

This made Cao Yue suddenly disappointed, he really couldn't understand how there were so many freaks in the Ming Dynasty. He is such a person who has made outstanding military achievements, and after returning to Beijing, so many people want to suggest that his crimes be punished, and the joy after returning to Beijing is much less.

However, such voices are still in the minority, and most people are very appreciative of Cao Yue's move, especially those generals, who applauded and were even more impressed by Cao Yue.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't blame Cao Yue for anything, but he didn't praise Cao Yue's move, just smiled silently. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen was also amused by Cao Yue, this guy was really a little vicious, he didn't kill Huang Taiji's son, but castrated them all, Chongzhen could think of it, Huang Taiji knew what reaction he would have afterwards, no wonder he would die of anger. I don't know what Cao Yue did with Huang Taiji's concubines, this guy didn't say it, but Chongzhen knew that Cao Yue couldn't just let those women go, but as the emperor, he was embarrassed to ask about it in public.

"General Cao, your trick is really vicious," a military general named Chang Yanling, who was sitting next to Cao Yue, smiled obscenely, and after raising a glass to Cao Yue, he teased in a low voice, raising a glass to Cao Yue, "Under Chang Yanling, the queen of Kaiping, I am very envious of General Zai's great achievements this time." I also like to make friends with bold people like General Cao, and we will have more time to meet in the future. ”

As soon as he heard that it was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Yue was in awe, and did not dare to underestimate the young general around him who had a good appearance and temperament, and was older than himself, immediately raised his glass in return, said a few polite words in his mouth, and whispered that after two days, they would gather together in private.

Seeing that Cao Yue had made such a great achievement, he didn't show any pride, and he didn't reject Gao Leng thousands of miles away, Chang Yanling was even more happy, and had a few drinks with Cao Yue. carefully asked where Cao Yue lived, what happened in the past few days, etc., and Cao Yue also answered them one by one.

After a period of excitement, Emperor Chongzhen announced the appointment and reward of Cao Yue: Wang Pu, the former general soldier of Datong who had been imprisoned and was to be beheaded, was appointed as the chief soldier of Datong, and was appointed as the commander of the Liaodong Metropolitan Commander Sidu, and then awarded him the Earl of Weiyuan, the general of Zhenguo, and the Protector of the Army.

Emperor Chongzhen's reward was not a surprise to those present, and Cao Yue was not surprised, because when he left Songshan, Hong Chengchou had already told him about it. Hong Chengchou recommended Cao Yue as the chief soldier of Datong in the report, saying that if Cao Yue was appointed as the chief soldier of Datong, he would definitely be able to guard Datong and guard another passage for Jiannu to go south to Beijing. Presumably, Emperor Chongzhen accepted Hong Chengchou's recommendation and awarded this important position to a man who was weak and weak.

Cao Yue thought well, and Emperor Chongzhen made such a decision because he accepted Hong Chengchou's suggestion. Cao Yue is a little younger, but his military exploits are unmatched, not to mention attacking the hinterland of Jiannu in recent years, even the generals who can defeat Jiannu are only a handful, Cao Yue led the army to break through Shengjing, and also destroyed Shengjing, so that Jiannu was hit hard, there are such capable people, how many people are there in the world?

What's more, Cao Yue's father Cao Wenzhao is also very famous, and Cao Wenzhao's military exploits are almost unmatched in the court. Cao Yue was originally awarded the hereditary Jinyi Guard commander of the service, and his position was not low.

Emperor Chongzhen granted Cao Yue the general army of Datong and the commander of Liaodong to command the envoys, of course, he was opposed by some ministers, and the only reason for these opposing ministers was that Cao Yue was too young, with insufficient qualifications and experience, and if he could not control the Datong soldiers after going to work, it would be troublesome.

Of course, those who opposed Cao Yue's appointment as the chief soldier of Datong were those ministers who stood up in the court and proposed to punish Cao Yue's crimes, Liu Zongzhou and others. However, their opinions were still unceremoniously vetoed by Emperor Chongzhen, and after listening to Hong Chengchou's suggestion, he had made up his mind, and he would not change it because of the opposition of several ministers. Hong Chengchou also believed very much that he was clear about Cao Yue's key role in the victory of the Battle of Songshan.

There were not many people who objected, and the opposition was vetoed by Emperor Chongzhen on the spot, and Cao Yue also changed from Cao Bianjiao's deputy general to the general of Datong. Wang Pu, the former general of Datong, ran away because he threw down the army, although he escaped and ascended to heaven and picked up a life, but Emperor Chongzhen could not tolerate such a thing, and Wang Pu, who had no foundation and no background, became a victim of Emperor Chongzhen's sacrifice to the flag.

Of course, the other general soldiers who escaped were also punished, including Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others, but these people had deep backgrounds and complicated relationships, and Emperor Chongzhen had no way to deal with them ruthlessly, but only made some superficial articles.

Some small episodes did not affect the atmosphere of the banquet, and Emperor Chongzhen was still in a very good mood today, so he drank a few more glasses.

However, the civil and military officials were not so open, the emperor was here, they didn't dare to drink happily, but Cao Yue didn't have this scruples, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, he became excited again, and he didn't refuse to toast everyone. Today, Cao Yue is the focus of attention of the audience, and some people take the opportunity to climb and make friends, but Cao Yue has no impression of these people, and he has never heard of their names, so he can only deal with them with humming.

There are many people toasting, although Cao Yue's amount of wine is good, but he can't stand the wheel war, and in the end he drinks seven meat and eight vegetables, which is a little difficult to distinguish between east and west, north and south. But there were still many people who came to toast, and he didn't refuse to drink, and finally got drunk.

Cao Yue didn't even know when the banquet was dispersed, and he didn't know when Emperor Chongzhen would leave.

After being carried out of the palace by the eunuchs in the palace, Cao Yue couldn't resist anymore, and bent down and couldn't help but want to vomit. But after vomiting a few times, he couldn't spit it out, and finally sat down.

After Wang Chengen got Cao Yue's generous meeting gift, he was also very polite to Cao Yue, and repeatedly instructed the two eunuchs to take care of Cao Yue, and if Cao Yue really couldn't do it, find a place for him to rest.

Seeing that Cao Yue was already drunk, it was not convenient to walk, and the two eunuchs were not very physically strong, so it was really difficult to hold on, so they discussed in a low voice and decided to find a place for Cao Yue to rest, let him sleep, and then find something to eat for him, and then go out of the palace when he was sober.

It's still early, the sun is hanging high in the sky, and there are at least two hours before it gets dark, just send Cao Yue out before closing the palace gate.

The two of them also found a side hall nearby where no one usually was, and helped Cao Yue to rest.

The autumn tiger was raging, and the weather was still hot, and after the two eunuchs simply arranged it, they helped Cao Yue to lie down.

As soon as he was hit by the soft couch, Cao Yue, who was sleepy and tired, and Cao Yue, who was drunk, fell asleep in an instant, and his snoring was very loud.

The two eunuchs didn't stay long inside, one went to prepare the things to sober up and return to Wang Chengen, and the other waited outside. Cao Yue was full of alcohol, snoring and snoring, and the little eunuch was reluctant to stay by his side.

It is not a trivial matter for Cao Yue to stay in the palace, in case he is seen by others and causes trouble, the consequences are not something that a few of their little eunuchs can bear.

Soon a bowl of sobering soup was delivered, and the little eunuch who stayed behind served Cao Yue to drink it. After serving Cao Yue and drinking the sobering soup, the little eunuch fled outside again, staying by Cao Yue's side to be killed.

The weather in late summer and early autumn can change, and the sky is full of dark clouds just after the sun is shining.

Strange to say, since the victory at the Battle of Matsuyama, the originally arid climate has changed, and it rains from time to time. The fourteenth year of Chongzhen was a year of great drought, more than half a year has passed, and there has been almost no rain. But in the past month, Beijing has seen several rains, and the rain has been very heavy, and the drought situation has almost been lifted.

Emperor Chongzhen thought that this was God's blessing to the Ming Dynasty, and the officials and people in the court all thought so, and everyone thought that the Ming Dynasty was promising.

Another heavy rain is coming, the wind and clouds are suddenly changing, the wind is rising, and the sky is full of dark clouds.

Then, thunder fell from the sky, and lightning cut the black canopy open one crack after another.

After a while, the raindrops the size of beans began to fall, which began to be very sparse, and then slowly became denser, and it didn't take long for it to become a torrential rain.

Cao Yue, who drank the sobering soup, was finally awakened by the thunder one after another, he opened his eyes blankly, looked around, and couldn't remember where he had arrived. Many memories of his past life and this life instantly flooded back into his heart, giving him a headache. The mouth is very thirsty and craves water.

Struggling to get up, he stumbled to get out to find water to drink, but he couldn't find a door to open in the dark, and finally in a fit of rage, he jumped out of the window that he had pushed open.

The heavy rain poured down outside, and Cao Yue, who rushed out of the house, was drenched in soup.

After being drenched in the rain, Cao Yue suddenly sobered up a lot, and after he raised his head and drank some rain, his thirst felt much better.

Looking at it and knowing that he was still in the palace, Cao Yue felt that something was wrong, and immediately thought of leaving the palace quickly, and went back to his camp to sleep well after leaving the palace. Looking left and right, there was no one on the side asking for directions, and Cao Yue could only walk around the palace. Originally, he thought that he would be able to find a way out of the palace after visiting the Forbidden City in the future, but after a while, he was completely confused, and he didn't know where to turn.

Fortunately, after a while, the rain was a little lighter, and he ran to a hall where he couldn't see the name on the plaque in embarrassment, heard a faint voice inside, hesitated, and reached out to knock on the door gently.

A nice woman's voice immediately came from inside: "Who is it?" Is it Yun'er? ”