After the Lantern Festival, Zhou Shangwen, the Marquis of Jingju, was ordered to lead the army to return to Nanjing in triumph, and the naval forces continued to patrol the river defense and arrest thieves to stabilize the place.

On the 26th day of the first month of the twelfth year of Zhengde, the ministers reported that Zhou Shangwen had brought back King Ning and other rebels, and only waited for the auspicious day to be sacrificed to the saint.

The emperor replied with the word 'may'.

Then he wore the crown of the Son of Heaven and the crown of golden wings, and stood on the noon gate.

During the captive ceremony, the emperor would set up a seat on the noon gate tower, and hang tents around it, and the civil and military officials would be arranged downstairs according to their ranks.

When the auspicious time comes, it will officially begin.

Zhou Shangwen escorted King Ning and others to the front of the noon gate, and these people were bound by Bai Lian, symbolizing their submission and subjugation.

The success and defeat of the king are very obvious at this moment.

Clang!

The officials of the Bell and Drum Division rang the bell,

Zhou Shangwen stepped forward with a sword and said loudly: "Zhou Shangwen, the marquis of Jingjing, was ordered by the emperor to lead the army to quell the rebellion, Jing'an place, entrusted the emperor to Hongfu, and relied on the soldiers to use their lives. Please ask the emperor to give him a capital crime, to establish the prestige of the court, deter Xiaoxiao, and forever protect the Ming Dynasty! ”

"The Marquis of Jingyu deserves to be my great general, you have worked hard in this battle." This sentence Zhu Houzhao also used a bit of dantian power.

"Willing to serve the emperor!"

"Where are the captives?"

Zhou Shangwen turned sideways, "The person at the head is Ning Shun!" ”

Zhu Houzhao took a closer look at the middle-aged man who was tied up and kneeling below, and was a little farther away, only to see that he looked depressed and couldn't see the details on his face clearly.

"Ning Shun, can you plead guilty?"

This is also the first time Zhu Chenhao heard Emperor Zhengde speak, in the early years, he thought about going to Beijing to meet the Son of Heaven, but Zhu Houzhao still didn't know his urine.

This guy came to Beijing to see him, and he didn't know who he wanted to make friends with or make trouble, so he kept pressing him to prevent him from leaving Nanchang.

Speaking of which, although they have hated each other for many years, it is indeed the first time that the two have met.

Zhou Shangwen shook the sword in his hand, "Bold rebel, the emperor asked, do you dare to reply?!" ”

"Hahahaha. I'm not long gone, so why should I care about the rules of the world! That's right, that's what you owe us! ”

Many courtiers changed their colors after hearing this,

So they began to accuse and scold, "Crazy! Rude! ”

"When death is on the verge of death, you are still so domineering!"

"Dare traitor!"

Zhu Houzhao only hooked the corners of his mouth.

He never hated his enemies saying such things in front of him, because that meant victory, after all, the other party probably couldn't do anything but scold a couple of words.

"Proclamation."

The emperor stood up, and the courtiers who were still scolding below before all bowed their heads to face him, including Zhou Shangwen.

Zhu Houzhao is full of majesty, as if looking down on all living beings, "I, but the destiny of heaven is not easy, Shao inherits the great unification, keeps the succession, and strives to calm the people and calm the chaos." However, the rebel king Zhu Chenhao, who was rebellious, forgot his ancestors, and wanted to rebel and kill the Zhu family, his arrogance and rampant actions were rampant, and he did not repent, like a mad demon. I appointed the six armies, fought bravely, relied on the blessing of the spirit of my ancestors in the sky, and the soldiers used their lives to finally put down the rebellion and restore peace.

Here, the army triumphed, and the captives were all rebels. Show the emperor's authority, comfort the people's hearts, and sacrifice to the ancestors of heaven and earth, I have a thin virtue, receive the favor of heaven, have to lead the ministers, and quell the rebellion, this is not the power of my own people, but the ancestors accumulate virtue and benevolence, and the blessings are extended. May the spirit of the ancestors in heaven bless me with the peace of Daming Society and enjoy the sacrifice forever!

I should inherit the will of heaven, obey the will of the people, punish this traitor, and correct my own virtue! All my subjects, let know the defeat of the traitor, it is really the way of heaven! ”

This is part of the ceremony, the righteousness is that it is not easy for me to inherit the will of my ancestors, and I have been comforting the people and reassuring the people, but there is a guy who doesn't know what to do to rebel, so I can only send troops to destroy him.

Now that he has been cleaned up, it is not my credit, it is the blessing of the ancestors, it is the way of heaven, you all be careful with Lao Tzu, the way of heaven is with me.

After that, because this guy's surname is Zhu.

Zhu Houzhao had to take him to the Taimiao again, let him kowtow in front of the Taimiao and admit his mistakes, and at the same time, Zhu Houzhao chattered with his ancestors in the gods, and then walked the ritual of the Eight Classics and carried out the 'cleaning of the portal'!

That's about it.

In the end, the period of King Ning's beheading was set.

This day is not so urgent, it must be fermented enough, so that everyone knows, and when the time comes, the people of the whole city will watch, just to tell the people: Give me a good birthday, if you want to rebel, then look at the fate of these people today!

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"Hahaha."

After the sacrifice of the prisoner, the emperor was in a good mood, he led Zhou Shangwen, the biggest hero, into the palace, and did not hide his importance in front of the ministers, "I have won the Marquis of Jing, such as the Qin Emperor's Meng Tian, the Han Wu's Wei Qing, this time the traitor is not small, but I don't know that there is a great general Zhou, and the rebels will be wiped out in the blink of an eye!" Okay, good! Marquis Jingyu, I have already ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare an official document, this time, but I want to reward you heavily! ”

Zhou Shangwen still attaches great importance to the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, he knelt down and said: "The minister is an ordinary military household in Xi'an, but fortunately, His Majesty has been trusting the minister for decades, and has been repeatedly promoted to this day, the minister is not very afraid, and how dare he be newly sealed." Besides, in this battle, only His Majesty strategized and calculated everything, and the minister's small achievements were not worth mentioning. ”

"Well, you can't say that." Zhu Houzhao helped him up with both hands, "Clear rewards and punishments are the way of kings." If you make meritorious service, you will be rewarded, do you want people to say that I am confused, and not reward the triumphant general? ”

"Wechen doesn't dare."

"That's it."

Zhang Xuan also interjected at the right time, "The emperor is the king, he has the posture of Yao Shun, he has always been impartial, and the Marquis of Jingyu has made great contributions, so he should naturally be rewarded." Just remember the emperor's grace and make new contributions to His Majesty in the future. ”

"You see, that's what they say."

"Yes, that Weichen thanked the emperor for his grace, the soldier died for his confidant, and the glory of the minister was given by His Majesty, and he should continue to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly in the future, and he will never give up!"

Zhu Houzhao has repeated this dialogue over the years, I don't know how many times.

He doesn't feel anything anymore, but he still has to put on a show, ah, I'm very satisfied with what you said.

Of course, Zhou Shangwen should be rewarded or rewarded.

Last time, Zhou Shangwen attacked and destroyed the Turpan Kingdom, when Zhu Houzhao was excited, he wanted to include him in the list of famous generals, but he was later persuaded by Wang Hua.

It's actually a little bit pressed.

But this time, it can't be 'insincere' anymore.

Speaking of which, the Ming Dynasty has not been crowned a prince for many years. This is not a good thing, the title of this dynasty is based on military merits, and there is no national duke, that is, there is only civil rule, no martial arts. On the other hand, Zhengde once had a vast territory and won successive battles, how could it be missing a national duke? ”

Zhou Shangwen's heart trembled, and he didn't believe it slightly.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao has already thought about it.

Most of the old-fashioned princes are unusable.

Xungui and Wenchen are indeed different, they are really supporting the royal family, after the first battle of Tumubao, Xungui's vitality was greatly damaged, in fact, it was also one of the reasons why Wenchen gradually lost control.

As an emperor, sometimes there are some people, he is useless, you have to use it too. No way, that's a symbol. And behind these people is a group.

is like Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, who obviously has no great talent, so he has to be carried out as a façade. The previous British public Zhang Mao was even more so, to put it mildly, he was a loyal and honest person, just a normal person, and he didn't do anything strange.

Wei Guogong in Nanjing is even older, and that Xu Pengju doesn't look like him, but he will have to seal him in Nanjing in the future.

Xun Gui has declined.

Moreover, in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has obviously grown in martial arts, and a national duke can also play a role in further incentives.

Of course, these are all other considerations.

In fact, it was Zhou Shangwen who made meritorious contributions.

"If you are not in Beijing, you will need to give you the official edict and golden seal after returning to Beijing. However, I am happy today, so I took advantage of this atmosphere to announce this will in advance. Zhou Shangwen, you are half a horse, and have made immortal military exploits for the Ming Dynasty, from Gansu to Xinjiang, from Datong to Nanchang, it can be said that there are your victories in the east, west, north and south. Today, I will be the master, and I will give you the title of my Ming Yue Guogong! And add the will be hereditary generation! ”

These words really came out of the emperor's mouth, and Zhou Shangwen was already a little uncontrollable excited, he could still get a top title in his life!

However, it should be polite or polite, "Your Majesty, this dynasty has been awarded the title of the Duke of the country, either following Taizu to make great contributions to the founding of the country, or being a hero who accompanied Taizong to Fengtian Jingjing, how can the minister be virtuous, I really dare not accept such an honor!" ”

In fact, if he destroys a Turpan country, he should be crowned a prince.

And later, there were also people who were crowned the Duke of the Kingdom, such as in the Change of Seizing the Gate, Shi Heng helped the restoration of Yingzong, so he was named the Duke of Zhongguo.

During the reign of Xianzong, Zhu Yong inherited the title of his father Funing Bo, and then he was promoted to the Marquis of Funing for his meritorious service in the crusade against the displaced people, and then he was awarded the title of Baoguo Duke for his meritorious service in the conquest of the Jurchen tribe.

There was also a Ning Guogong in the Ming Dynasty later, which was during the Apocalypse, but mainly because he was Wei Zhongxian's nephew, so there was no need to say more.

However, there is also a difference between the national government and the national government.

For example, the Duke of Baoguo, his title is Liujue, that is, it cannot be passed on to future generations, and later he made meritorious contributions to the defense of Mongolia in Datong and gave a hereditary generation.

So his son Zhu Hui is still the Duke of Baoguo.

Of course, this guy is not very 'sensible', so he called Zhu Houzhao to be demoted to the Marquis of Funing.

In fact, although he lived a stable life in the history books, the title of Duke of Baoguo was also reduced.

With such a precedent, Zhu Houzhao naturally has nothing to worry about, "Aiqing doesn't need to say much, if anyone is not convinced, he can also win so many battles like you." I can also crown him as the prince of the country, and I will not be stingy! ”

"The ministers want to congratulate the emperor, there is a national prince, there must be military merits, all because of my Ming, the trend of Zhongxing has been achieved!"

Zhou Shangwen was not good at repeatedly refusing, but in the end he accepted it, of course, he had to say a few words to show his loyalty.

Zhu Houzhao is in a good mood, he can't wait to reward more titles.

And Wang Shouren can't forget that this time he also made military achievements in the desert, so the new uncle that originally belonged to him can't be ungiven.

"That's it. Zhou Shangwen, you have worked hard for a while, but you haven't even caught up with the New Year. Your two sons are also in the army, so hurry back and reunite. By the way, when I went back to the feast, I brought them into the palace as well, so that I could take a closer look. ”

"Yes, thank you for the emperor's grace!"

After he left, Zhu Houzhao thought about it again, and said to Zhang Xuan and Zhang Zilin, "You guys get ready, how about we go to meet Ning Yi?" ”