As soon as everyone entered the Qianqing Palace, they saw Yan Song turn their gaze, and Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, leaned down tremblingly and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty knows people well, appoints people on the basis of merit, this great victory on the front line is the credit of Your Majesty, it is under the wise leadership of Your Majesty that the imperial court annihilated the Tartars who invaded our Ming frontier in one fell swoop."

"May Your Majesty live forever, may my Ming Dynasty last forever, and the mountains and rivers will be forever!"

When Yan Song's words fell, the rest of the people also bowed down and said in unison: "May Your Majesty live forever, may my Ming Dynasty last forever, and the mountains and rivers will be forever!" ”

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard the words and glanced over the bodies of everyone present one by one.

At this time, Jiajing was in a good mood, and after a moment of silence, he followed up with an order: "Well, all of you Aiqing came to congratulate you this time, and you will all be rewarded!" ”

When everyone heard Jiajing's words, a look of gratitude appeared on their faces at the right time, and they responded respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

After that, I only heard Jiajing's slightly emotional voice sound: "Since the Gengxu change in the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing, I have always wanted to take revenge. ”

"And now that this goal has finally been achieved, I can comfort the souls of those dead soldiers and civilians in the sky!"

When Jiajing said this, he paused, and continued: "As I said at the banquet a year ago, I can have a good situation today, all because of your Aiqing's tireless work and hard work, and I see your Aiqing's dedication!" ”

"I will hold a banquet in the Imperial Palace tonight, and I will invite hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as the nobles of the clan, to celebrate together!"

"Indulge yourself tonight and rest tomorrow!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, everyone present looked awe-struck, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Immediately, I saw Jiajing look around, face everyone, and asked: "With such a big victory on the front line this time, what reward do you think Aiqing should give?" ”

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, I saw Hu Zongxian stand up and express his attitude without thinking: "Your Majesty, Weichen feels that such a great achievement should be rewarded!" ”

When Jiajing heard Hu Zongxian's words, he nodded, and said in response: "Well, Aiqing's words are deeply heartfelt, for those soldiers who are fighting bloodily on the front line, the court should reward them heavily, and don't chill the hearts of the soldiers!" ”

Subsequently, I saw Yan Song stand up and respond respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Che Battalion commanded by Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou performed extremely well in the battle, broke the main force of the enemy, and made great achievements. ”

"Weichen feels that for such generals, the imperial court should be eclectic and reuse."

When Xu Jie, who was on the side, heard Yan Song's words, a trace of anger flashed on his face, and he said secretly: "This Yan Song is really kicking his nose in the face, insatiable!" ”

"Who doesn't know that Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou are your student Hu Zongxian, the people who personally recommended him to His Majesty?"

Just as Xu Jie wanted to say something, he only heard Jiajing's voice sound: "Well, I agree with Yan Ge Lao's statement, for talented people, the imperial court should indeed be eclectic and reused." ”

"Passing on my will, Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao and the general of the conquest, was promoted to General Longhu, General Qi Jiguang of Zhaoyi was promoted to General Zhenguo, General Yu Dayou of Huaiyuan was promoted to General Anyuan, and the rest of the generals, on the basis of the original, were promoted to one level!"

"All the soldiers who participated in the conquest of the Tartars were given three times the amount of silver, and as for the merits, they were counted according to the number of beheadings."

"Those soldiers who unfortunately died in battle will be paid three times the pension to their families by the imperial court, and if they have children in their families, if they are of the right age, they will be given priority to be sent to the government to study, and if there are old people, they will be supported by the government at the expense of the government, and they will be sent to the end of their old age!"

When Jiajing's words fell, the faces of everyone present were full of shocked colors that could not be concealed.

……

Because the reward given by the emperor is not ungenerous, Yang Xuan, as the commander of the army, was promoted two levels in a row and was awarded the position of general of the dragon and tiger, which is enough to see the importance that His Majesty attaches to him.

If nothing else, this is the culmination that ordinary military attaches can reach, and if they want to rise further, then they have to make a contribution to the war of destroying the country.

and Yang Xuan were promoted two levels in a row, as well as Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

It can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to these two.

More importantly, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou are not only good at commanding and training troops, but also have outstanding military achievements, and they are in the prime of life, and no one dares to say what height they can reach in the future.

After announcing his decision, I saw Jiajing gently rubbing the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand, facing everyone, and asked: "After I finished speaking, do you Aiqing have any opinions on this?" ”

Seeing that the emperor had already said this, everyone had no choice but to nod yes.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if anyone dares to raise an objection at this time, then the consequences must be very serious.

After this, Gao Gong seemed to suddenly think of something, plucked up his courage, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and asked, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, Cheng Guogong has also made great achievements this time, you see......"

Jiajing took in the expression on Gao Gong's face, and after a moment of silence, he followed up and said: "Don't worry, there is another reward for Chengguo Gong, besides, isn't Chengguo Gong already the Minister of Military Aircraft?" ”

Seeing that the matter had settled, Jiajing withdrew his gaze, waved his hand, and commanded: "Okay, let's get here here for the time being today, you can go down and get busy!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

Seeing that the emperor issued an order to expel guests, everyone did not have the intention of staying too much, and after bowing to Jiajing, they left the Qianqing Palace one after another.

……

Soon, news of the great victory at the front, the death of Altan Khan, and the emperor's feast in the palace of the emperor spread with lightning speed.

As soon as this news came out, all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty felt rejoiced and applauded.

Soon, the bulletin board near the cabinet was surrounded by officials who came to inquire about the news.

"Hey, this news is actually true, I didn't expect Altan Khan to really die in the hands of my Daming!"

"Okay, okay, I really didn't expect that the old man would be able to witness this with his own eyes in his lifetime, and he would die without regrets!"

"Today, my Daming has finally washed away the shame, it seems that the destiny of heaven is in my Daming!"

"Your Majesty has both ability and political integrity, governing the country and the country, the four seas are prosperous, and the people are worry-free......"

Just when the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were excited by this news, the capital, Yuwangfu.

At this time, in the study.

Zhu Zaikun was sitting behind the bookcase, browsing the books in front of him with great concentration, and at this moment, he heard a slight knock on the door.

Seeing that the thoughts in his mind were interrupted, Zhu Zaikun frowned imperceptibly, and after a moment of silence, he commanded: "Come in!" ”

The voice fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, and after a while, I saw the butler step in.

After the housekeeper entered the study, he subconsciously looked in the direction where Zhu Zaikun was, leaned down, and respectfully reported: "His Royal Highness King Yuyu, someone is coming to the palace!" ”

"What!"

After learning the news from the butler's mouth, he saw Zhu Zaikun get up from the seat suddenly, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

For a moment, countless possibilities flashed through Zhu Zaikun's mind, but they were all vetoed by him one by one.

"No, it's impossible, my father's body is still tough!"

Immediately, I saw Zhu Zaikun gather his mind, look in the direction where the housekeeper was, and ask, "What's wrong?" ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately said everything he had learned: "His Royal Highness King Yuyu, it is now rumored everywhere in the capital that it is said that it is a great victory at the front, Altan Khan is dead, and someone from the palace must be for this matter." ”

After listening to the butler's narration, I saw a look of surprise appear on Zhu Zaikun's face, nodded, and ordered: "Well, Lone knows, you go down first." ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Yu!"

After bowing to Zhu Zaikun, the housekeeper walked out of the room.

Soon after the butler left, Zhu Zaikun slowly got up from his seat and went to the hall where the guests were served.

At this time, in the hall, an old eunuch in a crimson official uniform was sitting on a chair, sipping tea from a cup.

Seeing Zhu Zaikun's arrival, the old eunuch hurriedly got up from his seat and saluted him respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Yu!" ”

When Zhu Zaikun heard this, he responded imperceptibly, and then sat down on his own.

Then, I only heard the voice of the old eunuch sound: "His Royal Highness King Yu, our family has served the will of His Majesty, and I hereby inform you that Your Majesty will hold a banquet in the Imperial Palace tonight to entertain hundreds of civil and military officials!" ”

When the old eunuch's words fell, a trace of excitement flashed on Zhu Zaikun's face, and he nodded and replied in a deep voice: "The father-in-law who is tired of telling his father and the emperor for Gu Zhuan will say that the child must be there!" ”

"Where, His Royal Highness King Yu is polite!"

When the old eunuch heard Zhu Zaikun's words, his face was full of warm smiles, and he waved his hand and responded.

Seeing that the task of his trip had been successfully completed, the old eunuch was about to say goodbye and leave, but he was stopped by Zhu Zaikun's words.

"My father-in-law deliberately ran this trip, it was hard work, a little courtesy, not a respect!"

After Zhu Zaikun finished speaking, he beckoned, and then several slaves stepped forward with trays in their hands, which were full of gold, silver, jewelry, and large silver tickets.

When the old eunuch saw this, he couldn't help but have a bitter smile on his face.

In fact, in his heart, he is unwilling to accept these things, after all, no matter how much silver he has, how can his own life be important?

But King Yu has already said this, if he doesn't accept it, wouldn't he not give King Yu face?

So, after a little weighing, the old eunuch accepted the things.

Immediately, I saw that the old eunuch hesitated slightly, turned around, faced the direction where Zhu Zaikun was, and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness King Yu, since the words have been brought, then our family will leave first!" ”

"Well, father-in-law walks slowly."

Zhu Zaikun, who was sitting at the top, heard this, and after bowing his head slightly, he said slowly.

After the old eunuch left, there was only one person left in the hall, and at this time, Zhu Zaikun's face was full of excitement that could not be concealed.

In Zhu Zaikun's opinion, Jiajing specially came to send someone to inform him to participate in the banquet because he wanted to exercise himself.

In the past few banquets, he presided over them, and Zhu Zaikun believed that his performance at the banquet must have been known by Jiajing.

"Hmph, although my father prefers the ninth brother who was born not long ago, but I prefer to return to my preference, when it really comes to the time when I need someone to inherit the unification, I still have to look at the ability, I will personally prove to my father that I can inherit the unification and be a good emperor!"

When Zhu Zaikun said this, his face was full of determination, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.

……

Since the emperor will hold a banquet in the Qianqing Palace tonight to entertain the ministers, after the time for the next duty, many officials who are qualified to participate in the banquet have gone home to change their clothes.

For tonight's feast, they had to dress up.

In the evening, the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, picking up a book sent by the celebrant from the bookcase on the side, and looking through it boredly.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang walking quietly and entering the Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, I saw Lu Fang come to Jiajing's side, lean down, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids have found out about the rumors in the capital recently. ”

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, he put aside the music in his hand, his face was full of curiosity, and he asked, "Oh, tell me, what's going on?" ”

"Your Majesty, the slave maid asked the people of Jinyi Wei to follow the rumors to investigate, and the result was that several candidates were jealous of Xu Shixing, who was in the examination for Huiyuan, so they used such means, and they never thought that they would be implicated in Zhang Ge Lao's body, what do you think should be done?"

Hearing this, Jiajing shook his head, and after a moment of silence, he followed up with the order: "It is a serious crime to slander the important officials of the imperial court, but if you think of them for the first time, I will let them go, and in this way, they will be stripped of their fame, and they will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for three years!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately lowered his head and responded respectfully.

On the other side, inside the British Mansion.

As a clan and nobleman who always pays attention to the battle reports on the front, the British public Zhang Rong naturally knew the news of the great victory at the front and the death of Altan Khan.

At this time, in the room, Zhang Rong's face was full of regret, and he couldn't stop sighing.

"Alas, I knew this was the case, even if I didn't want this old face, I had to be cheeky to beg Your Majesty and ask to lead the troops to the war!"

Zhang Rong knew very well in his heart that after this battle, the prestige of Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, in the court would be greatly increased in the future.

At the same time, because Zhu Xizhong is about to take up the post of Minister of Military Aircraft, the number of meetings with the emperor in the future will become visible to the naked eye.

There is a way, one step is slow, every step is slow, Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, is in front of all the clans and nobles.

Although the purpose of the clan and the nobles is to return to the court and restore the glory of the past, they are not monolithic with each other, and there is still a slight conflict of interest.

"Alas, I missed this opportunity, and I don't know when I will have to wait for next time!"

After sighing with emotion, I saw Zhang Rong suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, and then called the maid to change his clothes and wash for him, preparing for the banquet to be held in the Emperor's Palace soon.

……

When night falls, the Forbidden City is brightly lit, and the Imperial Palace is even more lively.

There were many officials invited to participate in this banquet, in addition to the officials of the six departments, there were also many officials such as Honglu Temple, Inspectorate, Dali Temple, etc., in addition, many clans and nobles also participated in this banquet.

Due to the fact that there were so many people attending this banquet, even the open space outside the Imperial Palace was used.

The number of seats at the banquet was not much different from the last time, and the closest to the emperor was the cabinet, followed by the six ministries and nine secretaries of the Ming Dynasty.

The seats between civil and military officials, as well as the clans and nobles, are clearly distinguished, and the well water does not interfere with the river water.

At this time, taking advantage of the gap between the banquet and the beginning, many officials began to gather in groups of three or five to exchange feelings with each other, and by the way, to get closer to each other.

For them, this is an excellent occasion to expand their network, and naturally they cannot slack off.

The topics discussed by these officials were either related to the military situation at the front line or to the recently concluded examination.

Recently, many wealthy gentry in the capital have begun to "catch their sons-in-law", which has also produced many interesting stories and provided many officials present with a lot of talking points.

A tall official in a scarlet official robe, seeing that no one cared, immediately motioned for everyone to step forward, and said in a low voice: "Have you heard, three days ago on the night, someone ran naked on the street!" ”

As soon as the scarlet-robed official's words fell, he quickly attracted the attention of nearby officials, and everyone hurriedly gathered around him and asked curiously, "What, there is still such a thing?" ”

The official in the scarlet official robe saw that everyone was interested, and after recalling it for a moment, he continued: "It is said that it was a student who had just taken the entrance examination, and while wandering on the street, he was carried into a sedan chair in a daze, and then worshiped in the hall and became a relative. ”

"That student came from a poor family, and after becoming a relative in the chapel, he thought that this would be good, anyway, his future life was settled, but when he entered the cave room, he found that something was wrong, the woman who married him, had a rough voice, and was as strong as an ox!"

Before he could lift his hijab, the bride, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, threw her to the ground and stripped her of all her clothes.

"After attracting others, the student didn't even wear clothes, so he hurriedly ran to the street, and ran all the way to Shuntianfu to report to the official!"

After the official in the scarlet official robe roughly recounted the incident, the scene burst into laughter.

Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Mansion on the side couldn't help but have black lines on his face after listening to the whole process, and just as he wanted to leave secretly, he was discovered by sharp-eyed officials.

"Hey, isn't that Lord Ding, is there really such a thing?"

"yes, is there such a thing?"

For the shouts coming from behind him, Ding Shichang's face stiffened, so he had to nod his head.

On the other side, inside the Imperial Palace.

After receiving the invitation to attend the banquet, Zhang Juzheng decisively put aside the work of preparing for the palace examination.

Anyway, the test questions of the palace exam have already been fateful, and the next thing is nothing more than a question about the exam process.

"I didn't expect so many things to happen during my absence!"

After listening to Gao Gong's narration, Zhang Juzheng's face was full of excitement, and he said with emotion.

Among these news, what made Zhang Juzheng most happy was the great victory at the front, and Altan Khan died.

Because this means that the problem of the southern and northern Tatars, which has plagued the Ming Dynasty for many years, has been completely resolved, and in a short period of time, there will be no strong enemy that can threaten the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, they were able to free up their hands to concentrate on internal reform and external expansion.

Zhang Juzheng has not forgotten the two water divisions that the imperial court has been building.

"After the construction of the water division is completed and there is a period of rest and recuperation, His Majesty should officially order the army to be sent to the Kyushu region of Japan, right?"

Zhang Juzheng looked at the female officials of the Teaching Workshop who were dancing with the palace Yanle not far away, and thought so.

Just as Zhang Juzheng's thoughts were flying, he only heard a sharp voice sound, pulling him back to reality: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the Imperial Palace, which had been extremely noisy before, instantly quieted down, the officials also returned to their respective positions, and the original palace Yanle also stopped.

After a while, I saw Jiajing dressed in a yellow dragon robe, with a steady step, into the Imperial Palace, and Lu Fang followed Jiajing step by step as usual.

After Jiajing came to his position, he saw the civil and military officials in the Imperial Palace, as well as the clans and nobles kneeling on the ground one after another, and said in unison: "Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Hearing this, Jiajing bowed slightly, glanced at the civil and military officials present, as well as the clan and nobles, nodded his head, and commanded in a deep voice: "You Aiqing is flat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Jiajing's words fell, I saw everyone in the Imperial Palace slowly getting up from the ground, and at this time, their eyes looking at Jiajing were full of awe.

"Sit down!"

After this, I saw the maid who had been waiting for a long time come forward, brought all kinds of steaming delicacies to the table in front of everyone, and poured the wine intimately.

When they had done this, the maids stepped aside.

Then, I saw Jiajing holding up his wine glass, facing everyone in the Imperial Palace, and said loudly.

"Not long ago, the front line sent a battle report, the imperial army completed the siege of the remnants of the Tatar army, annihilated 50,000 enemies, and captured 30,000 remnants, Altan Khan, who commanded the army to plunder in the south, also died in the chaos!"

"The front line can have such a proud record, all because of your love, work together, fulfill your duties, and serve the country wholeheartedly!"

"I have said that I want to make the Ming great again in my hands, and now that the time has come, I hope that all of you Aiqing will work with me to create a peaceful and prosperous world!"

"Tonight, I will celebrate with all of you, I will not return home if you are not drunk!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup.

Seeing this, everyone got up from their seats one after another, returned the salute to Jiajing, and drank all the wine in the cup.

After putting down the wine glass, the palace Yanle sounded at the right time, and the atmosphere of the scene gradually became warm.

After a few glasses of wine, the estrangement between the monarch and the minister has also faded a lot.

And Jiajing also made a few jokes from time to time to liven up the atmosphere, and everyone found out that the emperor was no different from ordinary people, with joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and occasionally made a few jokes.

Then, I saw Yan Song retract his gaze from a distance, raised his wine glass, looked at Xu Jie in front of him, and said with a smile.

"Come, Elder Xu Ge, I'll give you a drink!"

"Hmm"

(End of chapter)