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The main hall of the Ming Imperial Palace, the Zichen Palace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Your Majesty has arrived!" A shout rang out.

All the courtiers held their breath and chased the figure behind the screen with the corner of their eyes, and when they saw Ye Yingwu standing in front of the dragon chair, Wen Tianxiang and Liu Shiyong took the lead in bowing at the same time, and the civil and military officials followed closely and bowed.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Zhu Qing is flat," Ye Yingwu raised his hands and sat on the dragon chair himself, "Today's court meeting is the arrival of hundreds of officials from all over the world, and it has not been a long time since you have been in the Qing family." ”

There was a low laugh among the hundred officials, His Majesty ridiculed, of course everyone had to cooperate with the laughter, at least it shows that His Majesty's temperament seems to be very good today. Wen Tianxiang and Liu Shiyong, who were standing in front, subconsciously glanced at each other, I don't know what medicine is sold in Ye Yingwu's gourd, is His Majesty already confident?

However, before Wen Tianxiang and the others could figure it out, Ye Yingwu had already said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, there must be many matters that need to be played this time, so let's start." ”

Wen Tianxiang coughed lightly and took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to play." In the past 12 months, my Ming soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, won the victory of the Northern Expedition, recovered Yanyun, expanded the west of the river and Liaodong, so that the territory of my Ming Dynasty has been expanded from the river to the north to the Great Wall, from the Shanxi Lan River Valley after the battle, there is no trace of Mongolian Tartar in the south of the Great Wall, and the land of the Han and Tang Dynasties has been restored to my Ming Dynasty! ”

The whole hall suddenly fell silent, everyone listened silently, even if they have more small calculations, they must be placed behind this matter, because the results of the Northern Expedition have been out for a few months, and even the bereavement of the fallen soldiers has been completed, according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the reward for meritorious deeds should be carried out immediately after the bereavement - this has the meaning of sacrificing the respect of the soldiers and the great of the dead, and the officers and men in the army have no objection to this, after all, no one wants to wait until the day they die in battle, and the bereavement is delayed again and again.

And now, if we don't reward the meritorious deeds of the Northern Expedition, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. After all, the government and the opposition were really excited by the victory of the Northern Expedition, and they must give the government and the opposition and the army a sufficient reward.

No one is stupid, and he will not stand on the opposite side of the world at this time.

Ye Yingwu nodded, and Wang Lixin, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Liu Shiyong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, took a step forward at the same time: "Your Majesty, this is a book of merit for the civil officials (generals) of the Northern Expedition, and please take a look at it." ”

Ye Yingwu hadn't seen this credit book yet, because it was drafted by Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu, so Ye Yingwu didn't need to look at it in advance - Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu, who were on the front line, must know the truth better than Ye Yingwu, and the most important thing is that Ye Yingwu believes that the two of them will not do anything foolish.

Ye Yingwu's name is written at the top of the merit book, although Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu are honest people, but this bit of sycophancy is still possible, and the most important thing is that no one can deny it, if it weren't for Ye Yingwu resolutely leading the Praetorian Guard to the north to top Qinshui, I'm afraid the Northern Expedition would have ended in a big defeat, so it is reasonable for this merit to fall on Ye Yingwu's head.

Ye Yingwu just laughed at this, he has merit, he can't learn from Comrade Zhu Houzhao to make himself a "great general", then he can't help but laugh and be generous.

And below Ye Yingwu, the one listed in the second merit, which is actually the first merit, is the brigade commander Xu Chen of the first brigade of the two Huai armies. For Xu Chen, Ye Yingwu of course already understood, this brave general who once defended Hecai Town with a brigade of soldiers, he personally ordered the general to take the lead as an outflanking team, and it turned out that Xu Chen did not disappoint Ye Yingwu, Xu Chen led eight hundred strong men to guard the Great Wall, and the battle of Gubeikou can be said to have broken the backbone of the Youyan Mongol army, so that Boyan and Shi Tianze lost the fighting spirit to break through, and finally raised their hands and surrendered in front of the Ming army that killed like a wave.

In fact, the first credit for this went to Xu Chen, and the whole army had no objections. Xu Chen's merits are not simply done, they are the casualties of the first brigade's two bloody battles that almost filled the two establishments, and it was Xu Chen who took the soldiers of the first brigade to carry their heads in exchange.

Behind Xu Chen's name in the merit book, it is written "Move the division commander, please discuss the marquis", Xu Chen's achievements in the two bloody battles add up to the deputy army commander or the first army supervisor - the army here is the army of the lower class of the main army - there is no problem, but for the current Ming military circles, there are too many young or middle-aged generals, and there are not so many positions for Xu Chen to fill in the hurry, so he can only be promoted to the division commander first, and as compensation, Zhang Shijie did not hesitate to put forward the "proposal to be feuded".

For many generals, the title of marquis is the ultimate dream and pursuit, Feng Tang is easy to be old, Li Guang is difficult to seal, how many generals have fallen on the road of marquis, and if Xu Chen is now the age of the marquis, it is definitely a special honor for Xu Chen, even if it is in the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the title does not have much effect except for making several generations of descendants brilliant, but it is such an honorary title, but it is not available to many people.

Even if Xu Chen's credit is huge, it is enough to reward him with a marquis.

Ye Yingwu smiled bitterly, this Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu really gave themselves a problem. And his eyes looked down along the merit book, and the names of Zhang Shijie and the commanders and supervisors of the main forces were lined up below, which was reasonable, and the name of the Tianxiong Army General Gundam followed closely after Zhang Shijie, Ye Yingwu knew that this was the respect of the generals on the front line for the old general, and everyone also knew that after this battle, the old general would probably have to be disarmed and return to the field, so it would not hurt to have more credit, after all, the old general's contribution to supporting the sky of Sichuan and Shu over the years and opening up Hexi is obvious to all.

Ye Yingwu also had no objection to this, and at the moment he looked up at the civil and military officials: "I have seen this merit book, I have made it, but there is still one point that needs to be discussed by the hundred officials, in the second place of the merit book, second only to me is Xu Chen, the commander of the first brigade of the two Huai Army, Zhang and Lu, the two Qing families, proposed to me to be a marquis, I don't know what your Qing family thinks?" ”

The generals all showed a look of surprise on their faces, Xu Chen was crowned a marquis at the age of his establishment, which means that they are just a few years older or even younger, and they also have the possibility of being a marquis at a young age. And the expressions of the civil officials are much more complicated, Xu Chen's promotion is reasonable, but let Xu Chen be both promoted and made a marquis, but it is not what the civil officials want to see, after all, no matter what kind of contradictions there are in the government and the opposition, the confrontation between civil officials and military generals is eternal, so of course military generals are not what they want to see.

A secretary immediately stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible, General Xu has made great contributions to the Northern Expedition, and his achievements are enough to leave a name in history, but after all, he is too young, if he is directly entitled, I am afraid it is easy to fuel his pride, which is not conducive to the rise of a member of my Ming Dynasty in the future, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" ”

This official book seems to be touting Xu Chen, but it is actually reminding Ye Yingwu that if Xu Chen is rashly sealed at his current age, I am afraid that it will easily cause Xu Chen to be arrogant, and it is very likely that he will make a big mistake in the future.

It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, the faces of Wang Lixin and the others changed.

And a sneer appeared at the corner of the mouth of Liu Shiyong and other generals, I don't know if they wanted to mock the civil officials for sending such an idiot.

As for Wen Tianxiang, who was standing at the front, he bowed his head slightly and sighed. This official is actually not a person who stands on Ye Yingwu's side, he is from a family, and it can be seen who he is talking for at this time. And the reason why this guy "committed a crime against the wind" at this time is that nine times out of ten, he also wants to test Ye Yingwu's patience and bottom line, and prepare for a while.

Even if Ye Yingwu was directly angry--Wen Tianxiang even suspected that this was not impossible-in addition to the bad luck of this official book, it would also involve Wang Lixin, the secretary of the ministry, and a royal implication charge was indispensable, which is why Wang Lixin's face changed.

He just said that he was on Ye Yingwu's side, and within a few days, the group of mad dogs of the family couldn't wait to bite it.

Ye Yingwu's gaze shifted to the chief secretary of the ministry who was not young, and then to Wang Lixin, who was a little pale and stomped his feet in a hurry, and then looked at those civil and military officials with different expressions, Ye Yingwu couldn't help but chuckle.

How interesting this officialdom is!

Hearing His Majesty's laughter, all the officials were shocked in their hearts, and they looked up in amazement.

When did His Majesty's temper become so good?

And Ye Yingwu knocked on the table unhurriedly: "Is it in your opinion, I am also very young?" ”

The entire hall was silent for a moment, and the officials who were originally talking to each other subconsciously held their breath. Because in Ye Yingwu's sudden questioning, they all heard anger. Why did Your Majesty suddenly get angry, or was the laughter just a roar?

And the chief secretary of the ministry also raised his head in shock, facing Ye Yingwu's gaze, his hands couldn't help but tremble violently, and he fell to the ground with a "plop".

At this time, he also realized that he had just said something wrong, he emphasized that Xu Chen was young, but he forgot that His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the throne in front of him was even younger. Xu Chen has no way to be qualified for the false title of marquis, so is Ye Yingwu even less able to be the emperor?

This is no matter how superficial it is, it is not clear to explain it.

And now His Majesty is obviously already angry, even if he explains something, can His Majesty listen to it? The chief secretary of the ministry took a breath of cool air and slowly stood up, at this time he looked dozens of years old, staggered to the outside of the main hall, and then turned around and knelt.

This is the rule of the court of the Song and Ming dynasties, go down to the palace and listen to the ginseng!

It means that this person's career has basically come to an end.

Wang Lixin breathed a sigh of relief, and Wen Tianxiang shook his head slightly, the family actually sent such a waste to take the lead, and it was really not His Majesty's general in one round at all. But in other words, such an age has only been mixed into the identity of the chief secretary of the ministry, obviously this person also knows that his career is useless even if he moves forward, but it is better to take this opportunity to stay away from the vortex and leave.

Vaguely guessing the old man's intentions, Wen Tianxiang sighed softly in his heart. Maybe in the current court, among so many courtiers from so many families, this guy is the smartest.

"Xu Chenqian was the commander of the first division of the two Huai armies of the Ming Dynasty, and he was named the marquis, and the name of the marquis was jointly formulated by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War and then reported to the political hall. In addition, the first brigade of the two Huai armies of the Ming Dynasty was awarded the title of 'Daming Gancheng' in recognition of the brigade's achievements in the Northern Expedition, and the merits of the officers and men of the brigade were transferred to one more level. Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice, propping up the table and standing up suddenly, as if the moody emperor who had startled the ministers just now had disappeared without a trace.

The role of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys is obvious, and this time the answer to Ye Yingwu is only a neat and uniform "obey the order". And standing there, although a little too young, but the imposing majesty of His Majesty, all the courtiers dare not underestimate.

"The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fought bloody battles in front, if there are mistakes and biases in their merits, what face do I have to meet those soldiers who have fought side by side with me, and what face do I have to face the loyal souls and heroes of Zhongshan and those people who stand under the white banner of the soul?" Although Ye Yingwu's voice was low, it was deafening.

In the entire hall, there was silence. Ye Yingwu at this moment is like a steep mountain that soars into the sky, and no one can climb it.

And many young officials standing in the back row subconsciously clenched their fists, they were actually far away from the whirlpool of the struggle between the court and the family, and they did not take the estrangement and mutual vigilance between civil officials and military generals so seriously, so they all sent the rickety figure away with disdain, and then met Ye Yingwu's gaze, in their opinion, the soldiers who made such contributions and sacrifices for the Ming Dynasty deserved such a reward.

Deng Guangjian, who was standing in front, also felt the scorching gaze behind him, and his heart was full of emotion.

Such a young majesty, such a young and enterprising official, such a young sun and moon Daming, even if he is middle-aged, he has a feeling of blood boiling at this moment.

This is an era of burning passion, a period of hard work, Deng Guangjian's face unconsciously showed a smile, any clown jumping off the beam, under this raging fire, will be turned into ashes.

What a blessing to be born in this world!

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The cannon roared, and the web of hell pulled out by the cannon fire was sawing back and forth on the slope of the hill, and anyone who tried to cross this net of fire would be ruthlessly torn to shreds. Flesh and limbs flew into the air, and the Mongolian flag that had been on the hillside was gone.

This is the western slope of the high tree slope, and it is also the commanding height of the continuous hillside of the high tree slope, this hillside guards the road, and can overlook the valley on the east side, it is a place of victory for the soldiers, and the west slope is occupied, and the main position and dangerous place of the high tree slope are all under control.

The Mongols obviously knew this truth, so after the eastern slope and the middle valley fell into the hands of the Ming army, they began to defend the western slope and strive to drag the Ming army under the western slope. As for the Ming army, they did not hesitate to combine the two lines of troops and horses into one, concentrating all their forces to storm the western slope, and all artillery advanced at all costs, just to be able to more accurately hit the camps and fortifications built by the Mongols on the mountain slope in a hurry.

These camps are mainly composed of earthen walls and some stones, and if they are placed on flat ground, there is no threat at all, but on this hillside, relying on the terrain, it is not so simple to take it easily, and more importantly, the Mongols, who realized that they may have no way out, gritted their teeth and held on.

The Ming soldiers rushed towards the hillside, ignoring the smoke and dust after the artillery fire, and the red flag, full of scars, whistled and danced in the wind. One by one, the figures of Di Meng and Jiang Shao kept moving forward and falling down with their backs to the hillside, and more people went up one after another.

Di Meng's face was pale, and he bit his lip and didn't say a word.

Jiang Shao was also silent, he knew that Di Meng was depressed, and a good ambush battle was fought into an encounter, and now it has become a tough battle for the Ming army's attack, and the fact that he was a step late in the march has led to being controlled everywhere, and the first division has really paid the price of blood in order to take a few points on this high tree slope - you must know that these sacrifices should have been paid by the Mongols according to the original plan, and now the Ming soldiers have undoubtedly shed more blood.

Of course, the more important thing is that now Gao Shupo has not been taken, and the follow-up main force of the Mongolian Tatars does not know where it has arrived, this feeling that the entire battlefield is not under his control, how can Di Meng not feel depressed?