Chapter 272: Repeating the Holy Decree

The celebration was not over, and the eunuchs of Dongchang came to report so abruptly, either a big defeat or a big victory.

Gao Di on Zhu Cihong's side frowned slightly, in this kind of time when all the ministers are here and the whole world is celebrating, it is naturally impossible for Wang Chengen to send someone over to find Chongzhen unhappy.

"Damn, how did the fan of the East Factory get the news one step earlier than Jinyiwei!" Gaudí resented.

Chongzhen looked at the eunuch and said slowly, "You say!"

"Hauge led more than 2,400 remnants of the army, carrying 10,000 Korean youths, to the small plain of Cheongjin in Hamgyong Province, North Korea, and after plundering for a while, he suddenly abandoned the direction of the march along the river bank and went straight north, directly attacking the city of Funyeong.

After plundering the city of Funing, Hu Guozhu, who had been supported by Liaodong, was trapped in the valley to the north.

The remnants of the Jianguo army have been completely annihilated, and the captive chief Haoge and the captive general Li Shutai have died under the indiscriminate arrows!"

Chongzhen heard this: "I can find out why Hauge suddenly turned."

The eunuch looked stunned, and then said, "Hu Guozhu sent a few people to bury pots and cook in the coastal mountains, so that Jianlu could see the smoke, and at the same time sent more people on the Funing Ancient Road to spread banners and create momentum.

It seems that Jian Yu has made a wrong judgment and plunged headlong into the ambush circle of our army!"

Chongzhen nodded, "Did Hu Guozhu go on his own, or did he bring someone as a military advisor?"

"According to the investigation, General Hu led the army on his own, but before leaving, he had a long talk with the "atonement" for half a night."

Chongzhen showed such an expression, and said to Tian Shouxin beside him: "Pass the decree, reward Hu Guozhu with a thousand taels of silver, give atonement to restore his original name, and return to Beijing for business."

The atonement is Song Xiance, and now that he has made meritorious contributions, he can naturally restore his original name and serve the country.

"I'll ask you." Chongzhen said to the eunuch, "How did you get the news in Dongchang earlier than the military newspaper and the Jinyi guard? What tricks did you use?"

When Gao Di heard Chongzhen ask, he immediately pricked up his ears.

The eunuch secretly looked at Gao Di in embarrassment, and said helplessly: "Dongchang happened to meet a team of Jianyu who specialized in training Hai Dongqing in the mountains of Liaodong, and they were dedicated to Da Ming, and specially used the trained Hai Dongqing to help us pass back the news."

Chongzhen knew that the so-called heart to the Ming Dynasty must have been coercive and lured by Dongchang to "absorb" the team.

"Dongchang is doing a great job! Be rewarded!" Chongzhen spoke.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gao Di's eyes were on fire, and he said in his heart, why didn't the secret agent of Jinyiwei have this kind of coincidence, could it be that Wang Chengen specially sent someone to the mountains to find it?

Chongzhen didn't bother to pay attention to Gao Di's slander, he looked under the noon gate again, took out a holy decree from his arms, and handed it to Tian Shouxin.

Tian Shouxin's face was excited, and he hurriedly stepped forward to take this top-secret holy decree, slowly unfolded it, and read it aloud:

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: I only have to be in the palace to carry Huang Shang and Wang Hua. Fang Liutong history, mother ritual with the formula in the family state. Bing Ling Fan to Cheng Xu. Xi Hong's name is in the right place. Shier Zhou's family is the daughter of the former prince Taibao and Shanxi general soldier Zhou Yuji. After the Loyal Minister. Xiang Zhong Qili. Ya is diligent and thrifty in Lanye. Zhan Cheng filial piety in Jiao Yan. The virtue of mercy and harmony with the mantis. Respect for the chapter Hui Zhai, the body of the cautious type. Military merit. The writing is brilliant. It is known for its longevity. It is advisable to be in the limelight. I hereby obey the edict of mercy and order to be the queen of the book treasure and Lier. Erqi only inherits the destiny of the scene. Good protection. Turned into the heir of Su Ping and Yi Biao Huiyin. Rong Zhao Xi Sui, eternal prosperity Sui. Announce to the world, and make the salty envoy known. Ahh

Tian Shouxin's voice was very penetrating, and almost every minister heard the edict of canonizing the empress, and they were all stunned.

What's the situation, suddenly canonizing a new queen?

It's too sudden, too random.

You must know that the queens of all dynasties were all from famous families and had prominent identities. Even though the Ming Dynasty is different from other dynasties, most of the queens came from poor families, but the draft work is also very complicated, time-consuming, and the standard is extremely high, and the scope is very wide.

After the election of the Ming Dynasty, 5,000 beautiful girls between the ages of 13 and 16 should be selected from all over the country as show girls.

Then the eunuchs inspected them one by one, and eliminated those who were slightly taller, shorter, fatter, and thinner.

Then carefully inspect each person's facial features, hair, skin, and "three measurements", and at the same time inspect the voice and manners, and eliminate those with rough voices, slurred speech, and unelegant manners.

Next comes the selection stage. The eunuchs used rulers to carefully measure the hands and feet of the girl, and then looked at the gait and charm. Those who have big feet, thick wrists, and bad manners are eliminated again. In the end, a thousand show girls were left to summon into the palace.

After entering the palace, the old palace lady was arranged to lead the show girls to the secret room, probe their breasts, smell their armpits, and touch their textures" for a physical examination, and determined that 300 of them became palace maids.

These 300 beautiful girls who stayed in the palace continued to observe in detail for a month to judge whether they were gentle and generous, wise and virtuous. Fifty people were selected, and the best three were selected by the Queen Mother or the Concubine.

At this point, it is only the final stage. The emperor appointed one as the empress or the crown princess, and the other two show girls were either crowned as concubines or given property to return home.

Such a hasty reading of the holy decree canonization like today is unique in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The ministers were caught off guard, not knowing how to refute the procedural flaws, when they saw that several ministers in the cabinet were there, they were not surprised, and when they thought about it, they knew that the top level of the Ming Dynasty had reached a consensus on this matter.

There must be a consensus, when Chongzhen took out Zhou Yingluo's military exploits, and at the same time used the reason that the world was not suitable for the draft, he resolutely expressed his will to make her the queen.

In order to appoint the queen as soon as possible to reassure the people, the cabinet agreed to Chongzhen's proposal.

Seeing the expressions of the elders, most of the officials inside and outside the noon gate forcibly suppressed the impulse to question and refute in their hearts, and approved of this matter.

But there were still people ready to come out, but before they could lift their feet, Tian Shouxin unfolded the second holy decree and read it out.

This decree was prepared by Zhu Cihong a long time ago, and Chongzhen used the seal when he came back to recruit people to Siberia.

This matter has been discussed many times among a few high-level officials, and there has been no result, and no one expected that Emperor Chongzhen would directly issue a holy decree and make it clear to the world.

Although Confucianism is not opposed to expanding its territory, mobilizing non-governmental forces to expand its territory is unacceptable to many people.

Chongzhen didn't want to argue with them, he knew the importance of that land better than anyone else in the world, and he knew that the tentacles of Tsarist Russia had stretched there, and he didn't want to wait for a moment, so he took advantage of the opportunity of the grand ceremony to quickly announce it.

He only hoped that after this decree was issued, countless Han people would form a group to go north to explore the new world and contribute to Chinese civilization.

In the decree, several extensive place names such as "Little Sea" (Lake Baikal), Luo Wilderness (Siberia), and "North Sea" (Arctic Ocean) were directly pointed out, and even the location of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Ob River, the Yenisei River, the Lena River and other mountains and rivers in later generations were pointed out, providing as much specific data as possible for the expedition team.

At the same time, Chongzhen also relied on the memory of later generations to roughly draw a map of the mountains and rivers of Siberia, write down key information such as the climate, flora and fauna there, and provide it to explorers for free so that they can quickly explore.

Just when the Ming Dynasty Wenwu was still thinking about the feasibility and legitimacy of this policy in his heart, the thoughts of the Mongols who met him immediately came alive!

"Long journey? Isn't that what the Prairie Heroes are best at?"