Chapter 357: An Unsolvable Problem

Jingshi, the imperial city in the darkness is like a frozen beast, and the dim lights are faint between the old palace walls.

It was another sleepless night, and the transcript on the desk was all bad news. Zhu Youzhen, who was hooked around his waist, read one book after another very carefully, and after he reviewed one book, he looked up and saw that there were still a pile in front of him, and shook his head with a bitter expression. It's been an eventful time, and it's been a long time since I've seen good news. Cao Wenzhao died in battle, Ai Wannian died in battle, the thieves marched eastward, Luzhou was in an emergency, Zhongdu was in an emergency, and Chuzhou was in an emergency. Hey, Zhu Youzhen picked up another book.

This stack of twists and turns was written by Lu Xiangsheng, opened a book and looked at it, the three words of Dengzhou Camp made Zhu Youzhen straighten up suddenly, and read the lights carefully. "This Chen Sihua is working hard." As he spoke, he turned his head and asked Wang Chengen: "Companion, how many miles is normal for the Ming officers and soldiers to march in a day?" ”

Although Wang Chengen didn't understand military affairs, he knew these things very well, and immediately said: "Back to Long Live Lord, ordinary officers and soldiers travel 30 miles a day, and 50 miles a day can be elite." The cavalry of the Guanning Army can travel eighty miles a day, which can be regarded as the elite of the elite. However, this move is not sustainable, and in ordinary times, that is, sixty miles a day. ”

Zhu Youzhen handed him Lu Xiangsheng's recital and said: "In this way, the Dengzhou battalion is the first elite of the Ming Dynasty, traveling hundreds of miles a day, for three consecutive days. Take a break and continue to fight. Wang Chengen, as the prime minister, had read this script, but he pretended not to pay attention to it, and read it carefully before saying: "The slave didn't care about this, look at it is Inspector Lu's script." And it was delivered. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and sighed: "The thieves are raging in the Central Plains, Lu Jian's fighting soldiers are outnumbered, and he has no choice but to call the Dengzhou battalion. Now it seems that I have been overly concerned. ”

Wang Chengen said: "Long live the lord, the slave always feels in her heart that Chen Sihua may behave perversely, but he is always loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the long live lord." Otherwise. It can't just be when you use him. Always send troops without hesitation. If you act quickly, you will win the battle, and if you attack, you will conquer. Famous generals throughout the ages, that's just the case, right? ”

"I know his thoughts. I'm afraid that some people don't know. forced him to kneel and kowtow. provoked him to lose his temper. Zhu Youzhen said to himself, and there was a subconscious in his heart telling him that Chen Xie was loyal to the emperor.

Empress Zhou sent supper. looked at the twists and turns on the case, and sighed: "Wang Chengen, the emperor's body is important, and you don't persuade him." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Thank you for the queen's concern, I will rest." It's strange to say, when I saw the news of Chen Sihua's dispatch of troops, my heart that I had been holding on to suddenly let go. ”

Empress Zhou was also surprised when she heard this: "Really? Chen Sihua sent troops to the capital? It's really so, the concubine thinks so at all, and the emperor can wait for the document with peace of mind. ”

One sentence made Zhu Youzhen very happy, got up and said: "Okay, Cheng Empress Jiyan, I can wait for the document with peace of mind." Tonight, he slept at the queen's place. "The old husband and wife, the two are not so polite. Probably because of the news he saw on the fold, Zhu Youzhen was in a brave state, and he didn't fall asleep until midnight, and he got up a little late in the rare morning.

This sleep was a little heavy, and he heard someone talking in a daze, Zhu Youzhen didn't open his eyes, and continued to sleep. Queen Zhou got up early and talked to Wang Chengen, who came to deliver the news, at the door.

Early in the morning, I received a recital from Lu Xiangsheng and a copy of the document from the cabinet. Wen Tiren took a group of cabinet ministers to send it, and when he saw the text that the thief Gao Yingxiang was captured and was being escorted into Beijing, Wang Chengen cried excitedly on the spot. finally stopped, couldn't wipe away the tears, and stumbled to the queen to report the news.

When Queen Zhou heard the movement and came out, she saw Wang Chengen with tears on her face, she was shocked at first, and then she saw that he was smiling, and immediately knew that it was good news, and hurriedly asked: "Big companion, but the good news from the front?" Wang Chengen held up the music in his hand and said: "Back to the queen's mother, it is indeed a music book from Chuzhou, Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Tinglin, Li Juesi, Liu Dagong The four adults jointly played, Chen Sihua led the Dengzhou battalion to break through the thieves 400,000, and captured the thief Gao Yingxiang, and he was ashamed before he was destroyed in all his blood. ”

Wang Chengen knelt on the ground excitedly and spoke tremblingly. Queen Zhou also seemed to have been immobilized, her body stiffened, and she staggered for a while before she couldn't stand firmly, and the palace maid next to her sat down, and then she wept and sobbed: "Good, good, good, good Chen Sihua." Bengong knows, Bengong just knows, he is a great loyal minister. There are only a few people in a Dengzhou battalion, and against hundreds of thousands of thieves, he dared to fight, and he won the fight, and arrested the thief Gao Yingxiang. God bless the Ming, God bless the Ming! ”

After saying this, Queen Zhou was full of strength, walked quickly to the bedroom, and muttered as she walked: "God bless Daming, God bless Daming." The palace maid said in a loud voice: "Niangniang, go slowly, beware of shouting." ”

The young Princess Changping watched this scene from the side, and asked the palace maid beside her curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

The palace maid explained, and Princess Changping's eyes lit up and said, "What is this Chen?" Is it a big hero? ”

The palace maid smiled: "The princess said he was, he is." ”

Zhu Youzhen was woken up, sat up in a daze and opened his eyes, and said angrily unhappily: "Who is making a noise?" Can't I get a good night's sleep? A gust of wind seemed to make Queen Zhou come in, knelt down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory." ”

Zhu Youjian woke up immediately, jumped out of bed, and ran out without wearing shoes. Queen Zhou chased after her, and the palace maid hurriedly chased after her clothes. When Wang Chengen saw it at the door, he hurriedly stepped forward on his knees, raised his hands and said, "Congratulations to Long Live Lord, Congratulations to Long Live Lord." Chuzhou was victorious, and the traitor Gao Yingxiang was captured. ”

Zhu Youzhen quickly reached out and grabbed the notebook, his hands trembled excitedly, and he looked at it word by word. When Queen Zhou came out, she first put a big coat on him, squatted on the ground and put shoes on him, Zhu Youzhen didn't notice this, and accepted it numbly. I finally read it word by word, and after reading it again, it was still not enjoyable, and I watched it more than a dozen times before I was satisfied.

"God bless Daming!" With his right hand tightly pinching the fold, Zhu Youzhen raised his back and faced the sky, and couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment.

Zhu Youzhen, who finally calmed down, learned that the minister was waiting, so he immediately asked people to freshen up and put them on. After coming out, on the Imperial Palace, Wen Tiren led the ministers to bow their hands neatly and said: "The ministers congratulate Your Majesty, the thief will be captured, and the Central Plains rebel thief will not be pacified." The Ming Dynasty is expected to prosper, and His Majesty should be sacrificed to the Taimiao Temple to comfort the ancestors and ancestors. ”

The chaos in the Central Plains, which had plagued Zhu Youzhen for many days, was swept away at this moment. Zhu Youzhen laughed and said, "Yes, I really want to sacrifice to the Taimiao." However, you must first wait for the thief to be escorted to the capital division, and use his head as a sacrifice to comfort the ancestors and ancestors. ”

Wen Tiren said again: "Your Majesty is blessed with Qitian, and the ministers obey the order." A group of ministers echoed one after another, and Zhu Youzhen immediately said after he sat down: "It was said in the book, this time it was Chen Sihua again." A hundred miles a day, a three-day rapid march, rushed to the central capital. The thieves besieged Chuzhou, or led the men and horses of the headquarters as the front, and broke the group of thieves in a battle. Happy, happy. Ladies and gentlemen, how should you reward him? ”

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone shut up. It's so difficult, there's nothing to reward Chen Xie. A general, he doesn't have much room to continue to be promoted, and if he is promoted again, he will be at the top. A military general is so capable of fighting, and he doesn't want the court to pay money, which is really not a good thing. At this critical time, Zhu Youzhen's mood was too good, and everyone didn't dare to say anything bad.

Seeing that the ministers had shut up, Zhu Youzhen's heart also sank, yes, there is nothing to appreciate. It can't be the same as last time, right? After pondering and pondering, Zhu Youzhen found that unless he was knighted, there was no room for reward. This is really ah, it makes the emperor too embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that only by being knighted can Chen Sihua's merits be comparable." It was Hou Xi who stood up to speak, the head of the household, but he admired Chen Xie very much. Why do you say that, Dengzhou's taxes come in the most timely manner, and they are never in arrears. If the taxes in the world are so simple, he will be much easier to do as a household secretary.

Zhu Youzhen hesitated, and Wen Tiren immediately said when he saw this: "Your Majesty, no." Since Yingzong came, the military generals were knighted, and they were cautious. Those who are as meritorious as Qi Shaobao have not been knighted. ”

Yes, Qi Jiguang's credit is big enough, but he is not knighted. This is a typical example of a military general who was pressed by the literati. Qi Jiguang wrote a letter to Zhang Juzheng, and the payment was a "lackey under the door". Wen Tiren is also the first assistant, you let Chen Xie call himself like this? didn't wait for you to make a request, Chen Xie came to the door with a knife and chopped you to death.

This sentence calmed down Zhu Youzhen. The saints of the past dynasties are all mean and unkind, and Zhu Youzhen also demands himself with the saints. Thinking of Qi Jiguang, he hesitated. Hou Zheng, who first proposed to give Chen Xie a knighthood, could only sigh secretly in his heart when he saw this. It's not a good thing to be rewarded for high merit, it's okay once or twice, and every time it's like this, something big will happen.

Seeing Zhu Youzhen's gaze coming, Hou Yi smiled bitterly and bowed his hand: "Your Majesty, there is no silver in the household department, and the Beijing officials have not paid their salaries." When he said this, Hou Yixin said that he also pointed to the tax payment of Dengzhou to the Beijing officials.

"Since that's the case, let's go as usual, on top of the existing official position, give Chen Xie another level promotion." Zhu Youzhen can only deal with it like this, it is said that the generals win the battle, and the silver is the most common means, isn't this the court has no silver? Military generals are knighted, you have to have Lao Li's ability, feed the civil officials, and speak for you. Chen Xie is not like this, Wenchen is against it, this matter is very difficult to do. Zhu Youzhen knew this very well in his heart, and at the same time, he was relieved that Chen Xie left, and it was also because of this. The collusion between the civil and military forces is the most terrifying. (To be continued......)