Chapter 139: Chongzhen's decision

As soon as the civil official's words were finished, a military general stood up. After making a big salute to Chongzhen, he said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister supports Lord Wang's opinion and merges this tiger and leopard army into our border army defending the border pass. There are two reasons why the minister mentioned yì in this way. ”

"Speaking ......" At this time, Chongzhen, who has always been conceited, seems to have been moved. Nodding his head and ordering.

"Yes, Your Majesty ......"

My first reason was: "The official army has just experienced a major defeat, and there is an urgent need for soldiers with high morale like the Haw Par Army to supplement the army and improve the overall morale of more than 100,000 border troops." ”

"Second, the reason why the Haw Par Army has been able to win one battle after another against the Tartars on the battlefield must have its own training methods and combat methods. If thousands of the Haw Par Army are incorporated into the border army, then the training methods and combat methods of the Haw Par Army can be popularized throughout the border army. When the time comes, when the Tartars invade the pass again, our more than 100,000 border troops defending the border pass will be able to deal a fatal blow to the Tartars on the battlefield and wash away a series of humiliations brought by the Tartars to my court. ”

After the generals finished saying their conclusive reasons, dozens of ministers in the court knelt on the ground together as if they had discussed it, and said to Chongzhen: "Please merge the Tiger and Leopard Army into the border army and enhance the combat effectiveness ......of the border army, so as to wait for the future to be disgraced."

Seeing a large number of colleagues and political enemies kneeling down beside him, Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing to quit. I even forgot the etiquette of saluting Chongzhen, and said to Chongzhen in an excited tone.

"Please think twice about ......"

"The Haw Par Army was developed step by step by my Jinyi Guard's expedition to defend hundreds of households, and the officers at all levels in the Haw Par Army are also my Jinyi Guard's officers. If the Haw Par Army is incorporated into the border army. Isn't it all in vain that Jinyiwei's hard work for so long..."

"In addition, all the ministers said that the Haw Par Army joining the Jinyi Guard is overkill. I ask you not to forget. In addition to the responsibilities that everyone said, Jinyiwei also has a very important task. That is to protect the safety of His Majesty, and the Jinyi Guard is still the pro-army of the Son of Heaven. Do you think that the matter of guarding the safety of Your Majesty is not important, or do you think that the safety of Your Majesty is not important? ”

"The ministers don't dare..."Under Luo's sharp questioning, the ministers seemed to be frightened by something, and fell to their knees with a face full of fear.

After all, no one dared to joke with the emperor's safety.

Faced with a stalemate of courtiers, Emperor Chongzhen decisively announced: "Since everyone can't form a unified opinion. Then let's hold on to this matter for now..."

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was about to announce his retirement from the court, an exclamation full of excitement suddenly sounded at the door of the main hall.

"Your Majesty, the latest good news from the front line: the Haw Par Army once again repelled Dolgon's attack on Mushroom Valley, destroying tens of thousands of enemies..."

"What, the Haw Par Army has won the battle again...."

"This Tiger and Leopard Army is really powerful, a few thousand people can destroy tens of thousands of enemies..."

As all kinds of discussions began to sound in the main hall, Chongzhen, who had already reacted from the short-term excitement, said loudly: "Tens of thousands of enemies have been annihilated, has this result been exaggerated..."

"Qi Yu Majesty xià. These results are all real, and there is nothing false about them. Now, the whole territory of Zunhua has spread. The eunuch who sent the news replied with excitement on his face.

"Good. Well played... This tiger and leopard army is worthy of being my pro-army of the Son of Heaven, it is powerful... Tens of thousands of enemies were annihilated. Defeat Dorgon again, such a big result. I must reward him well..."After the good news was affirmed, the happiest person belonged to Emperor Chongzhen. In front of all the ministers. Said excitedly.

As the so-called Jun Wu joked, since he said that he wanted to reward Wei Zheng, he must fulfill his promise.

However, in Jinyi Wei, Wei Zheng is already a thousand households in Jinyi Wei, and according to his military exploits, Wei Zheng can at least be promoted to the commander of the third rank. However, the commander of Jinyi Wei knows only a few places, and at present, there are no extra places for Wei Zheng.

Besides, Jinyiwei Tongzhi is a civil official, and he is also a Beijing official. After Wei Zheng was promoted to Jinyi Wei Tongzhi, Wei Zheng was bound to come to Beijing to take up his post and leave the Tiger and Leopard Army. And this result is definitely not what Chongzhen wants to see at present. In Chongzhen's thoughts, he also needs Wei Zheng to continue to command the Tiger and Leopard Army, fight Tartars at the border pass, and create a zào miracle for himself.

As a result, Chongzhen, who was embarrassed and had no specific solution, had to shift his gaze to the courtiers in front of him. He asked in his slightly excited voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what kind of reward you think the imperial court should give Wei Zheng?" ”

"Chance...... This is the only chance to take the Haw Par Army from Jinyiwei. The moment Chongzhen's words fell, this idea quickly appeared in the minds of most of the courtiers in the main hall like mushrooms after a rain.

Under Chongzhen's gaze, the civil official who had just served as a pioneer stood up again, and said excitedly: "First of all, the minister must congratulate Your Majesty on your discernment, Your Majesty, the Lord of the Jinyi Wei Qianhu Wei Zhengwei who you personally canonized, has such a high military command talent, and in just half a month, he defeated the Tartars again and killed tens of thousands of enemies ......."

In the face of the courtiers' compliments, although Chongzhen, who has always been conceited, did not say anything on the surface, but his heart was already happy. The impression of the civil official in front of me is also much better. After all, no one doesn't like to pat on the back, and Chongzhen, as the emperor, is no exception.

After waving his hand, Chongzhen said as calmly as possible: "Okay, don't talk about sycophants, what I want is a solution." The Haw Par Army has won such a big victory, what should the court reward them with? ”

Under Chongzhen's gaze, the civil official spoke again: "Your Majesty, the Tonghu and Leopard Army defeated the Tartars in Zunhua again and killed tens of thousands of enemies. On the one hand, it shows that Your Majesty has found such a talent. On the other hand, it also shows that this Lord Wei Zhengwei is a rare general of my Ming Dynasty. ”

"For such an excellent commander-in-chief, we can transfer him to the army and play a greater role. First transition in the position of deputy chief soldier for a period of time, and after he is fully familiar with the various systems and rules of our Ming Dynasty official army, he will be promoted to the chief soldier, command the army, and guard the territory for our Ming Dynasty at the border pass......"

"Therefore, Chen Tiyì was promoted to Wei Zhengwei Qianhu as the deputy chief soldier of Zunhua, and he was promoted exceptionally to show the importance and favor of the imperial court and Your Majesty to the Tiger and Par Army and Lord Wei Zhengwei."

"In addition, after Lord Wei Zhengwei is promoted to the deputy chief officer of Zunhua, the subordinate Haw Par Army can be commanded and deployed by the chief officer of Zunhua. At that time, with the cooperation of tens of thousands of officers and troops who have withdrawn from Zunhua into the pass, the Haw Par Army will definitely be able to win a greater victory. ”

It is beneficial to the country and to itself, and it also shows the Haw Par Army that the imperial court attaches great importance to them. Facing this Jianyì, Chongzhen's face directly showed a satisfied smile from the heart.

And when Chongzhen was about to speak, Luo Yangxing, who had already regarded the Tiger and Leopard Army and Wei Zheng as a sharp sword in his hands, had to stand up from the ranks, and said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with Lord Wang's construction. Lord Wei Zhengwei is a thousand households of Jinyi Wei, and even if he wants to be rewarded, he must be rewarded within Jinyiwei. ”

Chongzhen was very clear about the purpose of the courtiers' disputes with each other. Of course, Chongzhen, as the emperor, also needs courtiers to fight. Otherwise, once a group of courtiers under his command hug up, then his own emperor will not become a puppet emperor.

Therefore, as soon as Luo Yangxing stood up, Chongzhen swallowed back what he was about to say. asked with a little expectation of Luo Yangxing, hoping that Luo Yangxing, who he trusted, could give him better advice.

"I don't know what Luo Aiqing has to build better......"

Luo Yangxing did not hesitate, and under Chongzhen's gaze, he said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the imperial court can add the title of Lord Wei Zhengwei as the Jinyi Wei Tongzhi." ”

Emperor Chongzhen was depressed, Luo Yangxing in front of him actually put forward a plan that he had vetoed in his heart, didn't Luo Yangxing know that a small brocade guard knew that he couldn't achieve his series of goals against the Tiger and Leopard Army.

As a result, Chongzhen's expectant expression when he looked at Luo Yangxing was quickly replaced by disappointment.

Just when Chongzhen was about to wave his hand and signal Luo Yangxing to retreat, Luo Yangxing's words changed and he continued to speak: "In addition, in order to cooperate with other officers and soldiers to fight, we will achieve greater victories in Zunhua. The imperial court can also crown Lord Wei Zhengwei as the deputy chief military officer of Zunhua, who holds two positions and guards the territory for our Ming Dynasty. ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen's right hand that had just been raised immediately put down. In my head, I quickly began to think about the possibility of this idea.

Not to mention, after letting Wei Zheng concurrently serve as the Tongzhi of Jinyi Wei, the various benefits brought to him were far more than that of a deputy chief military officer.

Let's just say the simplest one. After Wei Zheng became a Jinyi Wei Tongzhi who could command troops outside, it meant that he had an army at the border pass that was completely obedient to his orders.

In Chongzhen's view, Jinyiwei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and Jinyiwei is his own person. After Wei Zheng became a fellow of Jinyi Wei, he also became his own person.

Thinking of this, the expression of disappointment that had just appeared on Chongzhen's face immediately disappeared and was replaced by a thick smile.

And the civil official, who had just returned to the ranks, saw Chongzhen's changing face, and immediately realized that his proposal might not be adopted. Anxious, he subconsciously wanted to stand up and prevent Chongzhen from adopting Luo Yang's opinion. The slightly old official Shangshu next to him suddenly grabbed him and made a little restless action that made him rush to the inexplicable.

And in the blink of an eye, Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had already made a decision. Facing the courtiers in front of him, he said in his non-negotiable tone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to adopt Luo Aiqing's proposal, let Wei Zheng take on two positions, and reward one thousand taels of silver. After retiring from the dynasty, the cabinet immediately drew up a decree in accordance with Luo Aiqing's proposal just now. After I read it, I quickly whipped it up and quickly sent it to Zunhua and Wei Zheng. ”

"陛xià Wise ......" (to be continued......)