Before the people of the military department entered the palace, the palace was already lively, and under the spread of those eunuchs and palace maids, the palace had already known the news that the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou outside the Zhengyang Gate were all serious. [~]

Such a happy event will naturally not be stopped by the eunuchs in charge, so the eunuchs and palace maids are particularly excited. Most of them experienced the "change of their own lives" two years ago, when the army of Jiannu outside the city was assembled, in the palace, the emperor's face was darker than the dark clouds, where did anyone dare to laugh, until the Jiannu came out, the tense atmosphere in the palace was slightly eased.

Now, it was their own army that won the battle, and a cart of beheaded Jiannu heads was sent, such a happy event, the palace maids and eunuchs were naturally as happy as the people outside. Soon, the festive atmosphere spread throughout the palace. However, no one recklessly ran into the hall and reported the news to Chongzhen, because they were ministers, and this military matter was a matter of the foreign court, and they did not dare to report it without authorization, so as not to be considered by the courtiers as an internal official interfering in politics. Moreover, the specific situation of the inquest and verification is only known to the Ministry of War, and they have all heard about it, and they don't know what the specific situation is. If you really want to rush into the main hall to report the good news, if the emperor asks for details, tell them how to answer. At that time, don't good things turn into bad things, and you will really shoot yourself in the foot. Therefore, even Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua did not dare to enter the palace to report the good news, and everything had to wait for the people from the military department to enter the palace.

However, from Fengtianmen to the three major halls, there are already joyful eunuchs and palace maids and Han generals along the way.

In the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen, who was anxiously waiting for the news, also heard the cheers outside, and he vaguely knew what he was saying, but in front of the courtiers in the palace, he still pressed Xingzi and sat on the dragon chair to show the bearing of the Son of Heaven. [~]

However, no matter how much the young Son of Heaven disguised himself, his beating eyebrows still betrayed the joy in his heart.

When His Royal Highness and all the ministers saw it, they all laughed secretly, but they all knew that the Son of Heaven in front of them had a good face, so they didn't dare to overflow on their faces. Occasionally, I look at my colleagues and smile.

After waiting for a while, there was still no report from the Ministry of War, Chongzhen finally couldn't sit still, he leaned out, looked at Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, He Rupet and other cabinet scholars, and asked calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, why is there such a hustle and bustle outside the palace?" ”

Zhou Yanru bowed slightly, and replied: "Listening to the voice, it's very festive, I'm afraid that the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou have entered Beijing, right?" ”

"Xiong Shangshu has already led people to inspect at Zhengyangmen, if the inquest is completed, this should also be on the way to the palace. The emperor doesn't have to be in a hurry, and this good thing is not in a hurry. Wen Tiren pondered the holy will, and knew that Dao Chongzhen would be anxious to know that the Dao Military Department would verify the results, whether this Jinzhou victory was really a great victory, so he was relieved to Chongzhen there.

"Hehe, I'm not in a hurry, since I ascended the throne, Dongyu has repeatedly committed border offenses, and the year before last, he even entered Gyeonggi, which almost shook the country. Since the retreat from the Eastern Army, I have been thinking about this slave at night, and today I am finally asking me to wait for a great victory, let me ask, how can I not be in a hurry? ”

Good things are coming, and Chongzhen no longer deliberately hides himself, and his face is full of smiles. [~] When he first heard about the victory in Jinzhou, and then knew that the ancestors had reduced the gold, he couldn't help but doubt the results reported by Jinzhou. However, the subsequent reports at all levels clearly showed that Jinzhou had won a great victory, which made him believe a few points. However, until the final results are verified, he is still skeptical.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally until the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou entered Beijing to offer victory, as long as the military department verified, the truth will be known. If it is true, how can it not make the young Son of Heaven ecstatic!

Seeing that the emperor was calm and anxious, the ministers did not dare to step forward and pat his chest and say that the results of the battle were true, so they could only look forward to the prime minister, hoping that the people from the military department would come quickly.

There are many good things, what should the people in the military department do, and why does it take so long to check the head

At the noon gate, the guards were the imperial guards and the Han generals of the brocade guards. This meeting, all looking at the direction outside the palace gate, they have already known the news of Jinzhou's soldiers and horses entering Beijing, and this meeting is waiting for the officials to officially enter the palace to report the good news to the saint.

It was rare for the Ming Dynasty to win a battle, and it was the Eastern Prisoners who had plagued the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and the guards and the Han generals were naturally happy, and they rarely got together to discuss the victory of Jinzhou. However, when everyone was chatting, their eyes didn't move in other directions for a moment, only staring outside the palace gate.

It didn't take long for a few figures to be seen in a hurry. When they got closer, they saw that it was the military department Shangshu and the squire who were running towards the noon gate, followed by their sedan chair. Rao, these two adults, together are nearly 100 years old, but this will be like a young man, running happily. Running so fast that even those strong men can't catch up.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

A guard let out an excited cry, and suddenly, everyone gathered around.

Xiong Mingyu, who is in his early fifties, almost ran all the way, Zhengyangmen hit these miles for several miles, and he sat in a sedan chair halfway, but he was slow to see the sedan chair, and he couldn't ride a horse, thinking that he wanted to quickly report the good news to the emperor, so he went straight down the sedan chair, spread his legs and ran to the imperial city.

By noon, he was so panting that he couldn't say a word. Liu Dexia was not much better, he was dozens of steps behind, his heart was beating straight, and his face was red.

The guards were stunned when they saw the dignified military department Shangshu and Lord Shilang gasping like this. A guard hurriedly brought a bowl of water from the duty room and delivered it to Xiong Mingyu.

Xiong Mingyu received it in his hand, drank half of it, and then handed it to Liu Dexia who followed with his backhand. Liu Dexia was not polite, and drank all the way in one go.

The two of them gasped for a moment, and when they were completely calm, they looked at each other, straightened their robes, and walked towards the palace one after the other.

Just after walking a few steps, a guard boldly asked: "Two adults, are the Jiannu heads sent by Jinzhou real?" ”

Xiong Ming didn't reply: "It's all true, more than 6,000 beheadings, none of them are fake!" ”

More than 6,000?!

The guards and the Han generals knew that Jinzhou had won the battle, but no one knew how many Jiannu had been beheaded by Lu Dao, so they were all shocked, and their eyes widened one by one, revealing incredible expressions, and two Han generals even stretched out their tongues, so shocked that they couldn't say a word.

At the duty room, there happened to be a small eunuch who came to do business, and when he heard that the official of the military department confirmed that he had beheaded more than 6,000, he immediately jumped up excitedly. There is a military officer to confirm, the news must not be wrong!

The excited little eunuch jumped up, and ran to the Qianqing Palace excitedly, shouting as he ran: "Your Majesty is happy, Your Majesty is happy, Jinzhou is a great victory, and more than 6,000 people have been beheaded!" ”

There are rules in the palace, once there is a major military event, from the palace gate, it must be passed on by the eunuchs on duty, reported layer by layer, and cannot be delayed for a moment, until it is reported to the emperor's ears. So the little eunuch shouted so hard and excitedly, and naturally other eunuchs immediately shouted:

"Jinzhou sacrificed prisoners, the first rank is more than 6,000, and none of them are fake"

"Jinzhou sacrificed prisoners, the first rank is more than 6,000, and none of them are fake"