Chapter 254: It's not easy to praise merit
Daming Jinggi is still full of wolf smoke, but Zhao Lie can't wait, and spent more than two months of idleness, during which hundreds of wounded soldiers of the Broken Army have recovered, but they are only training in Zhuozhou. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Zhao Lie didn't want to go to Beijing, don't be sent to the eastern front by the ministers of the court, now the Ming Dynasty has transferred reinforcements from all over the country to the four eastern cities to hunt Amin, at this time the fierce battle is in full swing, and if the captive army enters Beijing, it will also be cannon fodder.
After these fierce battles, Zhao Lie now has no heart to fight, he just wants to go back to the division to rest, he thinks he has done his best in this battle, and he has no regrets.
At the beginning of April of the third year of Chongzhen, bidding farewell to Li Heng and An Yongde, who were constantly retained, Zhao Lietong led the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers of the Broken Army to embark on the return journey.
After all, Jiannu has been surrounded in the east of Jizhen, and there is no trace of Jiannu in the south of Gyeonggi, and the people who survived several months of suffering have come out to farm, and no matter how hard and difficult the life is, it has to go on, which makes Jingnan, who has been lonely for a winter, have some vitality.
Of course, some acres of land have only been abandoned this year, just because the master is not there, maybe they have escaped from Jiannu and have not returned home, maybe they have died on the way to escape, maybe they have been taken away by Jiannu, only after years can we know, as for the acres they left behind, it will be a lot of competition, of course, they will fall into the hands of the gentry, and other Shengdou small people don't even think about it.
In the past few months, the reinforcements from all over the country have caused the common people to suffer, and the losses caused by the reinforcements from all over the country who lack food and pay are not much less than those of Jiannu, and perhaps only the loss of Dingkou. All other money, grain, and livestock were plundered. After this war. The fierce reputation of the Ming army spread throughout Gyeonggi, and even the Son of Heaven knew the face of his own soldiers.
Zhao Lie helplessly saw that the people of Daming quickly retreated, like a flood and a beast, and smiled bitterly, the people in the country regarded the soldiers as thieves, and what was there to be against the enemy.
Within a day, the captivity army passed through Gu'an and returned to Tianjin. Arriving at the port, Zhao Lie was surprised to find that Zhao Haiming and Lord Zhao led the Weihai fleet to the sea off Poland.
Zhao Lie instructed Huang Han, Li Lu and others to lead the troops to board the ship here, and he boarded a sand ship to the Fushan surrounded by more than a dozen guards such as Yu Dabao and Zhao Da.
For several years, the Fukuyama was only a simple renovation, not a major overhaul, the hull was a little old, the hull paint peeled off, and it was no longer as powerful as it used to be.
Zhao Haiming stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the sand boat a hundred steps away, and faintly saw Zhao Lie surrounded by everyone on the deck, and his mood was agitated.
"Congratulations, sir. Gongzi defeated Jiannu in Gyeonggi this time and became famous all over the world. There is a successor to the adult. Wang Zhe, a staff member on the side, smiled and said.
"Alas, Mr. Wang has an overreputation, and this battle is too sharp, I'm afraid it's a blessing in disguise." Zhao Haiming shook his head and said with a wry smile.
Zhao Lie had already sent someone to report the battle to him one by one, and the merits of each punishment were also detailed one by one.
It's just that there are nearly 1,000 Jiannu heads under Zhao Lie's name, and there are hundreds of northern captives, especially such a great achievement as beheading Nurhachi's son, which can be described as outstanding merit, and the merit is great, but it is too abrupt.
Since the war between Ming and Jin, there has never been such a big victory, so how can you make such a special contribution to a small thousand households, why don't you raise two or three thousand Quanjia family members at home, even if you make a great achievement, the imperial history and the jealous military ministers must be impeached continuously, and the Son of Heaven will leave a thorn in his heart, and there will be constant trouble in the future.
"Adults don't need to worry too much, this is not the same as it used to be." Wang Zhe said it very vaguely.
"I hope it will be as Mr. Wang said." Zhao Haiming sighed.
Of course, Zhao Haiming knew Wang Zhe's words, now Daming can be said to have endless internal and external troubles, and the control of military generals in various places has been a little out of control, and even some forbearance, from Mao Wenlong to Zu Dashou, who led the troops back to Liaodong some time ago, they all have the appearance of warlords.
And the imperial court can only tolerate it now, and even in order to let Zu Dashou enter the customs and rush to help, the imperial court sent Sun Chengzong, the emperor, out of the customs to admonish, which can be described as condescending, since the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court and the Son of Heaven have never been so aggrieved in front of the generals.
Thinking that Taizu killed Lan Yu and punished the heroes, even Qi Jiguang, who was known as the martial saint of the Ming Dynasty, was jealous of the Son of Heaven and went to his post, and died depressed.
Now, the imperial court is retreating step by step, which can be described as a world of difference.
Zhao Haiming is not worried about the present, no matter what, the Zhao family, as the hero of King Qin, can only reward his loyalty, but the accumulation of family members and the fierce combat power will make the Son of Heaven suspicious, and I am afraid that there will be more means in the future.
Of course, the Zhao family has its own way out overseas, and Zhao Haiming is also a lot more stable.
Zhao Lie boarded the deck of the Fuhai and knelt down in front of Zhao Haiming, "The child Zhao Lie entered the King of Jingqin, and now he lives up to his grace, and he will capture the flag and return victoriously, and knock to see his father." ”
Yu Dabao, Zhao Da and others bowed with him.
"My son has personally experienced the battle, fought for the country, fought for his father and glory, and is really my great tiger general, the pillar of the country. Get up. Zhao Haiming smiled with a smile on his face, and stepped forward to help Zhao Lie to take a closer look. The others also stood up one after another.
"I've seen Mr. Wang." Zhao Lie bowed his hand.
"Childe doesn't have to be polite." Wang Zhe returned the salute respectfully, this time is different from the past, and the naughty boy of the year is now a meritorious service for the country's defeat of Jiannu.
"I've seen the second brother." Zhao Feng stepped forward to see Zhao Lie, with a respectful attitude, the second brother of the year stood alone at a young age, and opened up a big situation overseas, and now he was able to defeat Jiannu in the field and behead the enemy chieftain, which made him admire the third brother very much.
"The third brother has grown taller again." Zhao Lie took a closer look at Zhao Feng, and saw that this younger brother's height was only one punch lower than him, his body was stout, and he walked in the sea all year round with a dark complexion, and he no longer looked like he was young and awe-inspiring.
Several people entered the cabin.
"Father is here to meet the head town." Zhao Lie asked.
"First, Governor Wang ordered his father to escort the baggage to supply the soldiers of Denglai Town, and secondly, in order to meet Mr. Zhang, some sick and weak soldiers had to return to Denglai." Zhao Haiming replied.
The Daming sailors are so tedious, and sometimes they are dangerous work, they can't be put on the stage, and they are worried about their lives if they are not careful. There is no hope for success. If you don't get it right, you'll be attacked. The generals of the Ming Dynasty were already inferior to Wenchen, and the sailors were even more unbearable.
"Lie'er, this time I returned to Shidao to have a good life and recuperate, Yali is pregnant and waiting to give birth, so accompany him more. At this time, my Zhao family must be cautious. Zhao Hai said clearly.
Zhao Lie nodded yes, he knew what his father meant, and now the Zhao family is too strong. It's too late, it's better to converge and just wait for the will of the court.
Zhao Feng begged Zhao Lie to let him take a look at the Galen battleship, but he was very greedy for the Xiyi battleship, so of course Zhao Lie agreed.
In the middle of the time, in the Qianqing Palace of the Ming Imperial City, the Son of Heaven Chongzhen was reviewing the recitals, and Wang Chengen was waiting.
Now the main force of Jiannu is out of the pass, and only the two Bel Amin are left to guard the four cities such as Qian'an in the east, and now the army of 100,000 is besieging and attacking. It was only a matter of time before it was recovered.
Although the situation in Gyeonggi is slightly stable, Daming is like a big ship leaking everywhere. The provinces and governments are constantly in a hurry.
In recent days, the cabinet has transferred many bad news such as the Guyuan military rebellion, the Fujian civil rebellion, the Shanxi rebellion, and the rebellion of Liu Xingzhi in Dongjiang, which made Emperor Chongzhen busy for a while.
Today, in front of Emperor Chongzhen, there is an excerpt in front of the governor of Denglai about the growing rebellion on the Dongjiang River and the collusion between Liu Xingzhi and Jiannu.
Seeing this annoying fold, Chongzhen couldn't bear it anymore, holding his forehead with his hands, extremely tired, and a whole day of review made this twenty-year-old young man have problems with his physical strength.
"Long live today has reviewed the whole day's recitals, and please take care of the dragon's body and rest in peace." Wang Chengen persuaded.
"Companion, the twists and turns that have been transferred by the cabinet in the past few days are all important, and they cannot be ignored, how dare I be tired." Thinking of Daming's current situation, Chongzhen sighed.
"Companion, tomorrow it will be reported that the cabinet will be elder, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, and Liang Chengdong of the military department will go to the Qianqing Palace to discuss the matter of Denglai." Chongzhen deeply felt that the matter of Denglai was tricky, and he had to consult with all the old ministers of the cabinet.
"Yes."
Chongzhen picked up the next note, which was the letter of Zhang Keda, the chief soldier of Denglai.
Chongzhen's heart was relieved, and he appreciated Zhang Keda Chongzhen's heart, this person dared to do anything, and he could be regarded as a capable minister, he was on duty in Beijing at this time, and there had never been a big disaster, he had heard too much bad news, and he was really a little afraid.
Emperor Chongzhen picked up Zhang Keda's performance and watched it carefully, Zhang Keda first asked for war in the performance, and said that the reinforcements from all walks of life were fighting fiercely on the east road, and thousands of elite soldiers of the Denglai army were willing to share the worries of the king, and invited themselves to help the war.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally could not agree, the imperial court was not frightened by Jiannu's ghost, Jiannu's cavalry raided the left side of the Beijing division several times, burned the canal boat ferry, robbed the soldiers who transported the baggage, the key is that when Jiannu entered the Kou, the reinforcements in Liaodong, Baoding, Jizhen and other places were intercepted and ignored, and a large number of cavalry bypassed Tongzhou and drove directly to the Beijing Division, Chongzhen still remembers the chaotic and panicked scene of the Beijing Division at that time.
Leaving Denglai Town is to prevent the recurrence of this worst-case situation, although Amin commanded less than 10,000 slaves, but all the troops are cavalry, and they can still raid the Beijing Division, although it is not enough to capture the Beijing Division, but it is more than enough to make the Beijing Division three shocks a day.
Although there is not much face left in the Ming Dynasty, he still can't let Jiannu be so rampant, the Denglai army is already the only elite in the Beijing division who can fight in the field, and the other reinforcements have rushed to the east road, so the Denglai army can only stay in the Beijing division.
Chongzhen then looked down, and Zhang Keda then recommended Zhao Lie, the hero of the guard, as the commander of the Jinghai guard in Denglai Town, and said that Zhao Lie did not want to stay away from his hometown Denglai, but only wanted to rectify the military camp of the guard and share worries for the country.
Chongzhen's heart moved, in fact, Denglai Town's discussion had been discussed several times, but there were endless disputes over Zhao Lie's issue.
Some ministers advocated that they should be rewarded heavily, and they were promoted to the rank of general, so as to show that they would not hesitate to reward the imperial court for killing the enemy for the country, while others were attacking and making special attacks, but they kept thousands of families and were ambitious, and they must not let him take charge of the war to prevent him from taking advantage of the situation to become bigger.
The cabinet Cheng Ji finally agreed to promote Zhao Lie Denglai to the post of guard general, and Chongzhen left Cheng Ji's excerpt in the middle, showing his displeased attitude.
A few days ago, the cabinet agreed to order Zhao Lie to be a guerrilla in Denglai Town, in charge of the Wendeng battalion, in fact, he won the head of nearly a thousand real slaves and the Dajin royal family, and was promoted to a guerrilla general, and it was already a poor treatment of meritorious heroes to be in charge of a 1,000-person combat battalion.
It's just that the Son of Heaven's displeasure with Zhao Lie made the cabinet only drop the reward again and again, who wants Emperor Chongzhen to stay in the middle and not send it, it is clear that he doesn't want Zhao Lie to be in charge of the soldiers.
This time, Zhang Keda's excerpt was transferred to the palace, indicating that this was a temptation by the cabinet, could it be that the Son of Heaven did not want this kid who had raised thousands of families to control the Ming soldiers.
Chongzhen was finally satisfied with the writing on Zhang Keda's fold, which is right, he can be promoted to a third-grade general, but the bad deeds of raising a large number of private soldiers must not be allowed to get involved in the soldiers, and at the same time, let Wang Chengen transfer it to the cabinet tomorrow.
However, the Son of Heaven did not give up his vigilance against the self-respecting generals, and he ordered the Jinyi Guard to command Luo Yangxing to see His Majesty tomorrow. (To be continued.) )
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