Chapter 555: Verification

Zheng Xunrui's twists and turns were finally sent to the capital.

The first to see the twist was Yang Sichang, a cabinet minister and secretary of the Ministry of War.

When he watched the fold for the first time, Yang Sichang felt a little dizzy, and then watched it again, with mixed feelings in his heart, anyway, after the Zheng Jiajun entered Beizhili, in just a few days, nearly 40,000 Houjin Tartars were exterminated, and the Anping Beledu of Houjin was captured alive and the Gongshun King Kong Youde, such a victory was enough to make Dolgon, who was still arrogant in Yanqing City, tremble.

Yang Sichang also felt ashamed, as the secretary of the military department, he didn't know that the Houjin Tartars had divided their troops, and most of the Houjin Tartars entered Baoding Mansion and Hejian Mansion to loot, always thinking that the Houjin Tartars were still besieging Yanqing City, thinking that the more than 100,000 troops led by Hong Chengchou had dragged the Houjin Tartars.

The cabinet was discussing how to solve the crisis in the capital, and Yang Sichang was also in the process of discussion, and when he returned to the military department to see this twist, because it was Zheng Xunrui's twist, he immediately noticed it.

The emperor set a time limit and asked the cabinet to find a way to solve the crisis in the capital, and the previous debate was very fierce, mainly around whether to dispatch the defenders of Shanhaiguan, and received Zheng Xunrui's recital, Yang Sichang thought that there was no need to argue at present.

Entering the Wenyuan Pavilion, Yang Sichang found that everyone's argument was still continuing, and he raised the recital in his hand.

"The fold that the Ministry of War just received is the fold of Lord Zheng Xunrui, so you don't need to argue."

Wenyuan Pavilion quickly quieted down, and everyone looked at Yang Sichang.

The fold was first handed to Zhang Zhifa, the first assistant of the cabinet.

After Zhang Zhifa watched the twists, he was a little excited and let out a long breath.

"Your Excellency, immediately follow this official to the Qianqing Palace."

Zhang Zhifa stood up after saying it and walked outside.

Everyone also got up and followed behind, Zhang Zhifa did not announce the content of the fold, which made everyone a little strange, Zhang Fengyi wanted to ask Yang Sichang, but when he looked at the people around him, he didn't speak.

The group soon came to the Qianqing Palace. The Jinyi guards who were waiting at the door saw the cabinet lords hurrying towards the Qianqing Palace, and hurriedly entered the palace to report to the emperor.

The emperor was indeed in the Qianqing Palace, but Wang Chengen was alone with him.

Zheng Xunrui's recital soon reached the hands of the emperor.

The emperor quickly finished reading the recital, and his face clearly showed a relaxed expression. But I wasn't particularly happy.

After reading the recital, the emperor noticed the curious eyes of many cabinet ministers, and he immediately understood.

"Zhang Aiqing, tell you about the content of Zheng Aiqing's recital."

Zhang Zhifa began to explain the content of the recital, which is actually very simple. It was Zheng Xunrui who led 50,000 Zheng troops to enter the North Zhili to fight, and defeated Kong Youde, the Gongshun King of Houjin, in Gaoyang County, to which Baoding Prefecture belonged, exterminated nearly 10,000 Han troops, captured Kong Youde alive, defeated Houjin's Anping Beledu in Baoding Fucheng, exterminated more than 20,000 Houjin Tartars, and captured Dudu alive.

After Zhang Zhifa finished speaking, the Qianqing Palace was very quiet, and everyone was shocked, and some couldn't believe the content of the song. But such a big thing, Zheng Xunrui is impossible to talk nonsense, think about the 50,000 army led by Xiong Wencan, was defeated by the Houjin Tartars, and almost the entire army was wiped out, and then look at the more than 10,000 white pole soldiers led by Qin Liangyu, who were also ambushed by the Houjin Tartars, Qin Liangyu's life and death are unknown, and the white pole soldiers are also annihilated.

The combat effectiveness of the Zheng family army can be described as a demon. I don't know if this is a good thing for the emperor and the imperial court, of course, with the Zheng family's army, Houjin Tartar did not dare to continue to be arrogant in Beizhili. That's for sure.

Zheng Xunrui led the Zheng family army into Beizhili, and it was normal to have an edict from the Ministry of War, but he did not come directly to the capital, but directly to Baoding Mansion, after two thrilling battles. If Zheng Xunrui's recital came to the capital earlier, the emperor would not be so worried.

The emperor coughed and spoke slowly.

"Zhang Aiqing, you are the first assistant of the cabinet, you see how this matter should be treated."

The emperor's inquiry is a little strange, not first talking about how to reward Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, but asking what to do next, which does not seem very appropriate, you must know that Zheng Jiajun is like a divine soldier descending from heaven, and he can defeat the Houjin Tartar with his own strength and completely solve the crisis in the capital.

Zhang Zhifa hesitated slightly, in fact, on the way to the Qianqing Palace, he was thinking nervously, what would the emperor ask after seeing the twists and turns, and all kinds of possibilities were considered.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that commending the crown prince Shaobao, Hubu Shangshu, the right capital imperial history, the Caoyun Governor Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, this is a necessary thing, the imperial court can send the imperial history, to verify, once all matters are verified, the court's commendation will then arrive, and at the same time, the emperor can issue an edict to require Zheng Jiajun to completely solve the crisis in Yanqing Prefecture."

The emperor looked at Zhang Zhifa and was noncommittal.

"Yang Aiqing, you are the secretary of the Ministry of War, you see how this matter should be handled."

Yang Sichang was stunned for a moment, he thought that what Zhang Zhifa said was very reasonable, since Zheng Xunrui won a big victory, then the imperial court should be rewarded, at least verbally there should be a reward, and Zheng Xunrui was asked to solve the crisis in Yanqing Prefecture, which is also a matter of course, why does the emperor ask himself, do you have other ideas.

Yang Sichang was the first to see the twists and turns, and he also thought about it for the longest time, he quickly discovered the problems in the twists and turns, since Kong Youde and Du Du were captured, they should be escorted to the capital, which can also boost morale, make the court feel at ease, and let the people feel at ease.

"The minister thinks what Lord Zhang said is reasonable, but the minister adds that Lord Zheng should escort Du Du and Kong Youde to the capital."

Zhang Fengyi looked at Zhang Zhifa and Yang Sichang and did not speak.

Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun and the others lowered their heads even more, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Just follow the suggestions of Zhang Aiqing and Yang Aiqing, and let Chen Xinjia, the squire of the military department, verify the situation on behalf of the imperial court, and at the same time escort Du Du and Kong Youde and others to the capital."

"After the cabinet has discussed the matter of this reward, let's report it."

Leaving the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Fengyi couldn't hold back anymore and pulled Yang Sichang aside.

"Lord Yang, when did Lord Zheng's recital arrive?"

"As soon as the subordinate went to the military headquarters, he saw this letter, and it was indeed just arrived."

"Alas, this Lord Zheng, since he led the Zheng family army into Beizhili to fight, why don't you report it, look at how worried the emperor is these days."

"My lord, the lower officials think that what Lord Zheng did is right, if Lord Zheng comes to the capital first, the whereabouts of the Zheng family army will definitely be exposed, and when the time comes, the Houjin Tartars will be prepared, this battle will not be easy to fight, Lord Zheng can wipe out nearly 40,000 Houjin Tartars and Han troops in just three days, it is a surprise."

"Also, look at General Qin......"

Zhang Fengyi said it unconsciously, but he quickly sensed that something was wrong, and immediately shut up, and looked around at the same time, afraid that someone would hear.

After Yang Sichang came to the military department, he immediately found Chen Xinjia.

In fact, Chen Xinjia participated in the discussion in Wenyuan Pavilion before, but Zhang Zhifa took the cabinet ministers to the Qianqing Palace, he was not qualified to follow, he could only return to the military department, at this time Yang Sichang looked for him, there must be something.

After Chen Xinjia entered the house, he found that Yang Sichang's expression was obviously a little relaxed, and it was not at all the sad face of a few days ago.

"Lord Chen, the emperor has a decree."

Chen Xinjia hurriedly knelt down to accept the order.

"Chen Xinjia, the left attendant of the Imperial Command Army, went to Baoding Mansion, Zhuozhou, Changping Prefecture and other places to verify the combat matters of the Zheng family's army, and truthfully reported the verification to the emperor."

After receiving the order, Chen Xinjia was confused and didn't understand the meaning.

Yang Sichang briefly introduced the achievements of Zheng Jiajun, and Chen Xinjia was dumbfounded.

"My lord, the lower officials didn't expect that Zheng Jiajun was so brave, but the lower officials didn't know where to go to check it."

"Lord Zheng said in the fold, he will not stay in Baoding City, will lead the Zheng army to fight in Yanqing Prefecture, and it will take time to send it to the capital, so calculated, Lord Zheng must have left Baoding Mansion City, led the Zheng army to set off, there is only one road to Yanqing Prefecture, starting from Baoding Mansion, passing through Zhuozhou and Liangxiang, bypassing the capital, and going to Changping Mansion, the official cannot judge the exact location, but the official recommends that you go to Changping Prefecture City to wait."

Chen Xinjia's body trembled slightly, the day before yesterday, the white pole soldiers were ambushed in Changping Prefecture City, and almost all the troops were wiped out, at this moment he was going to Changping Prefecture City, if the Houjin Tartar was still stationed in the Prefecture City, wouldn't he go to find death.

"Lord Chen, on your way to Changping Prefecture City, you can always pay attention to the surrounding situation, inquire more, as long as you are careful, there will not be much of a problem, this official will ask the Jinyi Guard to send a sergeant to escort you."

Zhang Fengyi came to the military department, Yang Sichang was waiting, he knew that Zhang Fengyi's words had not been finished before, and there must be something to say.

Sure enough, after Zhang Fengyi entered the house, he closed the door.

"Lord Yang, this official always feels that something is wrong, since Lord Zheng captured Du Du and Kong Youde alive, why didn't he immediately escort him to the capital, and there is no mention in the fold, Zheng Jiajun went to Yanqing Prefecture City from Baoding Mansion to fight, and he also had to pass through the capital, and it was not a good thing to escort the two to the capital by the way."

Yang Sichang immediately spoke.

"Just now Xia Guan is also thinking about this matter, it seems that Zheng Daren is trying to gain time, Xia Guan sees that the reason why Zheng Jiajun can achieve such a brilliant record in a short period of time, that is, Zheng Daren has grasped the time and opportunity, the white pole soldiers that the adults just mentioned, Xia Guan has also thought about it, this capital is so complicated, the streets and alleys are talking about the matter of the Houjin Tartar, what is going on in the imperial court, within an hour, it has spread everywhere, the matter of the white pole soldiers, who dares to guarantee that there is no news." (To be continued.) )