The officials were indignant that Chongzhen left the palace despite the shouts of the courtiers, and countless impeachments of King Ding poured into the palace that day.

Chongzhen didn't look at it, all of them stayed in the middle and did not send it, and at the same time issued an order to hold a "prisoner sacrifice ceremony" on the 28th day of the lunar month.

As the saying goes, "the twenty-eighth year of the year, wash sloppy", and people all over the country clean up on this day to remove the dust of the whole year, and also pray for the removal of bad luck for the whole year.

Offering prisoners on this day also means cleaning up the world.

"This battle was fought by the emperor, and the prisoners were captured by the emperor, so why do you have to hold a ceremony to sacrifice prisoners?" Some officials questioned.

"yes, by whom? Isn't it just a ceremony to organize a celebration of victory, but a gift for prisoners!"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites grumbled and engaged in intense preparations.

Because the Ming Dynasty has not had a decent victory since the three major expeditions of Wanli, everyone has no work experience for such a thing as the Prisoner Sacrifice Ceremony, and there is no model for reference.

The Ministry of Rites even began to urgently review the relevant records of the Ming Chengzu period to guide the work today.

Fortunately, many captives have been escorted to Beijing recently, and tens of thousands of captives captured in the Battle of Pingliao have been transported, and fortunately, the princes of the Mongolian tribes are all living in Beijing.

In addition, part of the Flying Dragon Army of the Northern Expedition was stationed in Gyeonggi, which could be transferred over for a military parade to increase the content of the ceremony.

At the same time, envoys and businessmen from Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other Western countries also received invitations to participate in the ceremony.

As a result, the preparation work is more onerous, and there is also a shortage of time.

For this reason, Chongzhen personally issued an order and named some officials to help in the Ministry of Rites.

The entire court was instantly busy, and the impeachment of King Ding suddenly decreased.

At the same time, there were more and more voices defending King Ding, and the details of the Korean war gradually became clear.

While impeaching King Jeong, slaughtering the Joseon clan and buying people's hearts, the princelings congratulated Joseon on its accession.

While praising the martial arts of King Ding, the Dingwang Party denounced North Korea's half-heartedness, and at the same time did not forget to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on opening up its territory again.

Chongzhen smiled at the courtiers' pen and ink confrontations, looked at their reasonable and contradictory words, and constantly rejoiced that he had watched enough historical dramas in his previous life, otherwise, he would definitely make the mistake of being indecisive.

In the tepid quarrel in the court, the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month arrived.

On this day, in the open space in front of the noon gate, the Ming Dynasty held a grand ceremony, and by the way, the military parade of the triumphant division and the worship ceremony of the attached tribes were held.

In this military parade, the Ministry of Rites is to pave the way for the sacrifice of prisoners, not to show off force, so there is no actual combat drill, and the army mainly walks ceremonies and queues.

The mighty Wyvern Army strode by, exuding a murderous aura that rushed into the sky, shouting victory.

The ministers of civil and military affairs watched with the emperor and the crown prince in the city tower, when the neat phalanx walked by, when the earth-shattering cry sounded, when the salute roared, everyone was shocked.

What a game of gains!

Then, the bright armor of the Ming army came over with a team of captives in tattered clothes.

Most of the captives remained in Liaodong as slaves, and most of those who are now participating in the prisoner sacrifice were recently brought back from Liaodong, and some were captured in the Battle of Jinzhou, which is used today to make up the numbers.

Now, a contingent of more than 10,000 captives knelt in front of the noon gate, their foreheads pressed against the cold ground.

In addition, nearly 100 captives and prisoners were escorted by the guards with swords, walked to the front of the noon gate, and knelt down amid loud cheers.

Ask the Ming Emperor for guilt.

When the captives and generals knelt down in fear in front of Chongzhen, Chongzhen laughed loudly, and hundreds of civil and military officials and foreign envoys congratulated one after another. It's a grand occasion.

Although they knew that Chongzhen personally led troops to Liaodong to fight, and believed that the Ming Dynasty could win, no one expected that the Ming Dynasty would pacify the northern country called the Qing Dynasty in only three months.

You know, that's a superpower with a population of a million.

Red hair and gold

The Mao men watched more than 10,000 strong men form a captive team, looked at the carts full of human heads, and looked at the confident expression of the Ming Dynasty, and they could no longer have the mind of confrontation and colonization.

Chongzhen reprimanded loudly at the head of the city, and the Ming army took a group of prisoners down, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who were worried that the captives would not bow down obediently and give birth to a mess, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

These captives have been hungry for a few days, unable to struggle and resist, and just now they were even more ragged and embarrassed, which was used to highlight the strictness of the Ming army and the emperor's divine martial arts.

Next, there is the audience ceremony of the newly attached Mongolian tribes.

The leaders of Monan Mongolia took their relatives and nobles to bow down to the Ming Emperor and presented this year's work report.

Chongzhen comforted him warmly, and Tian Shouxin loudly announced that the Ming Dynasty would fund the construction of cities by various Mongolian ministries to improve the living conditions of the Mongolian people.

The Mongol chiefs thanked themselves and retreated.

In the end, Zhu Cihong took out the list of rewards for this battle, handed it to Tian Shouxin, and read it aloud in public.

First of all, Chongzhen's cultural and martial arts were praised, and the heavenly luck and orthodox status of the Ming Dynasty were reaffirmed. Then Wu Sangui, the first meritorious person in this battle, was named the Duke of Liao, and was promoted to Ronglu Doctor and Right Pillar State.

Chen Yongfu was named Shen Guogong, and Xiong Wei was named Fuguo Gong. Li Yutian was also named the Duke of Ning Guo for finding the prince and recovering Daning and other places.

Hu Guozhu, Guo Yunlong, Ba Wu and others were also named Kaiyuan Marquis, Tieling Marquis, and Liaoyang Marquis respectively.

After Chongzhen purged the nobles, they became the new noble class of the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen didn't want to reward Xiong Wei, but remembering that he used a small number of troops to defeat the Jianyu reinforcements, and in order to balance Wu Sangui, lest he become the only prince of the Ming Dynasty, he thought twice and finally sealed out the four dukes.

At the same time, Chongzhen learned the lessons of Taizu and Chengzu, and did not give hereditary treatment, but only gave Wu Sangui and the four of them the title of the world, and the descendants were demoted to inherit the title.

In other words, when Wu Sangui was a hundred years later, Wu Yingxiong could not inherit his second-class duke, but could only inherit a marquis.

For the Mongol tribes that were annexed after the siege of Shenyang, they were not given the title of king, or even duke, but the title of marquis, and it was stated that in the future, only by establishing military merits could they be rewarded.

The Mongol chieftains had nothing to say, and when they saw that the Jianyu was about to be destroyed before surrendering, they knew that it would be difficult for them to be treated favorably by the Ming Dynasty.

However, if you can get the forgiveness of the Ming Dynasty, you will not be slaughtered like the Jurchens, so you will be satisfied.

As for the future meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty, it is not a problem, they are attached to the Qing Dynasty, don't they also have to send troops to fight for it.

Now the military checkpoints of the Great Wall have become trade gates, and the people on the grassland can solve the food ration dilemma through trade, which is much safer and more stable than entering the customs and plundering.

In an atmosphere of great joy, a eunuch from Dongchang ran all the way and knelt in front of Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong:

"Your Majesty, the Tumen River has sent back news!"