The Manchu ministers were inexplicably surprised.

Although the contradiction between Huang Zicheng and Zhu Yunxi has never been made public.

But who in the court is not an old fox, and who does not have 800 hearts and eyes?

How can this kind of thing be hidden from everyone?

Who doesn't know?

But now that this military report, everyone thinks it is fake, and Huang Zicheng came out to ask for credit, so they have to think deeply about the reasons behind it.

Lao Zhu showed curiosity and asked, "What does Huang Aiqing mean, does he think that the good news presented by Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiaxing, is true?" ”

Today's good news was sent to Beijing by Xu Dongjiang.

The content is that Taisun was under the city of Jiaxing, with 500 new troops, destroying tens of thousands of Japanese and anti-thieves, and killing countless enemies.

The Japanese and the rebels were defeated in one fell swoop, and Taisun had already led his army to attack Songjiang Fucheng.

The specific process of the war in the good news is described in vivid pictures.

How tens of thousands of thieves marched into Jiaxing, how the new army responded to the enemy, how the Japanese were slaughtered, and how the thief army collapsed, the details are all clearly written.

But the more this is the case, the more people who read the good news feel that it is ridiculous and unreal.

After Feng Sheng saw it, he immediately concluded that it was fake.

He grabbed the person who delivered the good news and interrogated him strictly, but he didn't expect the other party to bite to death, all this is by no means made up, and there is no half-truth.

Lao Zhu saw it, and his heart was also beating the drum.

First of all, the date is wrong, the new army and the Jinyi guard are on foot, except for a very small number of leaders on horseback and chariot.

According to the time of the march, the army led by Zhu Yunxi should still be on the road now.

Maybe we're not halfway there.

However, according to the good news, the new army had already arrived in Jiaxing a few days ago.

After all, it had been a few days since the good news arrived at the imperial court.

To be honest, let Zhu Yunxi go out this time, Lao Zhu was very uneasy.

The reason why it was finally agreed was also because the new army was all infantry.

Jinyiwei is actually different from the new army, almost all of them can ride horses.

In the past, when Jinyi guards were sent out of the capital to do errands, they were all on horseback.

This time, Lao Zhu specially told Jiang Xuan, except for a few leaders, the rest of the Jinyi guards all walked.

The purpose of this is to let Zhu Yunxi rush to the front line of the battlefield later.

In Lao Zhu's view, Xi'er is to get military merits and gild.

I didn't really go to the front line to fight the Japanese invaders.

He is only seven years old, how can Lao Zhu rest assured that he will go to the front line?

The 50,000 horses mobilized by Lan Yu have also been seen by Lao Zhu, including 15,000 cavalry.

Based on Lao Zhu's many years of experience in commanding wars, he analyzed and believed that with these 15,000 cavalry, it was enough to defeat the Japanese invaders.

The remaining 35,000 infantry went to clean up the battlefield.

The 1,000 men and horses led by Zhu Yunxi, because they were all infantry, would definitely arrive on the battlefield later than the cavalry.

By the time they arrived in Jiaxing, the cavalry who had arrived in advance should have defeated the pirates and thieves.

Zhu Yunxi, as the emperor's grandson and a mighty general, sat in Jiaxing City, commanded and dispatched the army, and encircled and suppressed the defeated Japanese robbers and rebels.

In this way, the whole process is without any risk, and a great military merit is steadily earned.

In the future, in the court, the emperor's grandson is the one who has led the soldiers.

And after this command, he also has some understanding of the generals in the army.

You can also take advantage of this to buy people's hearts and lay a good foundation for your smooth ascension to the throne and power in the future.

This is the overall plan in Lao Zhu's heart, but it is not easy to say it to Zhu Yunxi.

After all, seeing his grandson so passionate, how can he discourage him and hurt his self-esteem?

Anyway, it must be the cavalry that arrived first, and they fought with the Japanese and the thieves first, and Xi'er didn't have time to participate in the battle, so he could only command in the rear, and that's it.

But according to Xu Dongjiang's report, the new army led by Xi'er arrived in Jiaxing City a few days ago, how is this possible?

How can the infantry be so fast!

Secondly, Xu Dongjiang also said in the good news that the new army led by His Royal Highness Taisun is about 500 people, and the Jinyi Guard is more than 100 people, which is not right.

We obviously sent five hundred brocade guards to follow him to protect him, where are the other brocade guards?

Moreover, the course of the war described in the good news is too exaggerated to have any sense of reality.

Lao Zhu started with a bowl, from a beggar, step by step, until he became the emperor and took charge of the Ming Dynasty.

What hasn't he seen?

What battles have not been fought?

Moreover, in those years, in order to figure out how to lead the troops to fight, Lao Zhu continued to study on his own, and read almost all the battle examples recorded in the history books.

In order to sum up lessons and lessons from them, they can temper themselves.

Without such a strong and terrifying self-learning ability, Lao Zhu would not be able to go from a semi-illiterate person who had only received two years of education to a ninety-five supreme who sits in the world.

But the war described in the Dongjiang victory, Lao Zhu's judgment is that it is false at a glance.

Outrageously fake.

I don't feel serious about making up stories!

When we haven't been on the battlefield?

Even if you haven't been on the battlefield, as long as you are not a fool, you can easily judge it.

But Lao Zhu was not in a hurry to express his position, because although this good news was written by Xu Dongjiang, it had Zhu Yunxi's signature.

It's worth savoring.

The biggest possibility is that Xi'er asked Xu Dongjiang to compile a fake good news, send it to him, sign it by him, and then submit it.

But why did she do this?

Rao is scheming with Lao Zhu, and he can't figure it out!

Huang Zicheng heard Lao Zhu's question, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the good news has the autograph of His Royal Highness Taisun, Weichen thinks that even if Xu Dongjiang is bold and blindly compiles war reports, His Royal Highness Taisun will definitely not deceive His Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to immediately issue a decree to reward His Royal Highness Taisun and the new army." ”

As soon as these words came out, the court was immediately terrifyingly quiet.

Everyone has read the good news.

Everyone knew that it had the signature of His Royal Highness Taisun on it, but no one said anything.

It's weird no matter how you look at it.

Even if the content aside.

If His Royal Highness Taisun wants to ask for credit, he should write it himself.

Even if you hire someone to write for you, it's in his name.

How can there be a reason to send a good news in the name of the prefect of Jiaxing, but he himself is the respect of the grandson and signs on it?

This is not in line with the etiquette system!

Of course, they didn't know that after Zhu Yunxi commanded the army to fight, he inadvertently questioned and found out the relationship between Xu Dongjiang and Huang Zicheng, so he was in a hurry to sleep.

He is too tired and tired, and rest is important!

Early the next morning, he had to lead his troops to attack Songjiang Mansion City, where could he care about writing any good news.

Besides, at that time, Zhu Yunxi already had a comprehensive plan in his heart, and decided to wait until he occupied Songjiang Mansion City and expelled the Japanese and anti-thieves.

Write a good news to start the court, what is the hurry?

Later, when he saw Xu Dongjiang submit the good news he had written, he signed a name casually.

As for whether it is in line with the etiquette system, I am busy leading troops to fight, why do I care so much about him?

Huang Zicheng didn't know the mystery of this.

But he concluded that this good news must be fake.

Most of it is Xu Dongjiang's means.

Anyway, he could say afterwards that this was written by His Royal Highness Taisun forced himself.

This trick is high!

Unexpectedly, this Xu Dongjiang did his best to do his best.

Maybe this matter will affect him, but he would rather sacrifice himself than pull Zhu Yunxi down from the throne of the king.

It is worthy of the style of my generation of readers!

This is the brain supplement in Huang Zicheng's heart.

But the more this is the case, the more he wants His Majesty the Emperor to commend Zhu Yunxi.

The more rewards you give, the better.

In this way, when Zhu Yunxi is defeated, His Majesty's anger will be even stronger.

On the contrary, it is not necessary to decide that the good news is fake now, which is nothing more than a reprimand.

So that in the future, he can no longer fake good news and falsely lead the army.

It's not painful or itchy, but Zhu Yunxi can't help it, it's better to take the fake as the real to provoke His Majesty.

Thinking of this, Huang Zicheng went on to add: "The people of Jinling have always been unstable and worried about the war ahead. ”

"There are even more good deeds who spread rumors and confuse people's hearts."

"Weichen thinks that this good news should be told to be sincere in order to calm people's hearts."

He wanted to put Zhu Yunxi on the fire to roast.

Now that it is announced, when the news of the defeat comes in the future, then Zhu Yunxi will immediately become the finger of the thousand people.

As soon as Huang Zicheng's words fell, Feng Sheng immediately spoke out against it.

"His Royal Highness Taisun is young, but he is leading the troops for the first time, and it is inevitable that he will be overjoyed, eager to please His Majesty, and then deceived by the villain, so he signed this fake good news."

"If this good news is made public, it is to put the Taisun Palace on the cusp, if the war does not go well in the future, what will the people think?"

"This move will damage the prestige of His Royal Highness Taisun, and it must not be done."

Although Feng Sheng was also very dissatisfied with Zhu Yunxi.

Especially the killing of Li Jinglong against him.

After all, he still has some friendship with Li Jinglong's father, Li Wenzhong.

Moreover, the same Huaixi noble, it is inevitable that the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad.

But he has always had a clear distinction between public and private.

I don't want to do tricks on others in this kind of thing.

In fact, Feng Sheng did not know about the dozens of troops that were transferred from various guards to Songjiang to quell the rebellion this time, deliberately delaying time.

It's just that most of the generals who commanded the army had an old relationship with him, or with Fu Youde and other nobles, and they used to be their subordinates.

They were indignant at the killing of Li Jinglong, and thought that they must have pandered to their intentions by doing so.

As if they had a clear mind, they all delayed the time of the expedition and slowed down the march in order to vent their dissatisfaction.

Huang Zicheng immediately retorted: "Nonsense, as everyone knows, His Royal Highness Taisun is a genius in the sky, although he is only seven years old, his intelligence is ten thousand times better than ordinary people, how can he be deceived by traitors?" Song Guogong's words insulted the wisdom of His Royal Highness the grandson, and the minister asked His Majesty to punish him. ”

"Song Guogong is also kind, so there is no need to reduce the guilt." Lao Zhu said: "However, what Huang Aiqing said also makes sense. If it is good news, it will be announced to the people of Jinling City, so as to calm people's hearts. ”

Although he couldn't understand the reason, he still chose to believe Xi'er.

Perhaps, although this good news is fake, it is an idea that Xi'er came up with to calm the hearts of the people of Jinling City.

If you do that, you should be able to do a good job.

lest the people of the capital be in fear all day long.

Anyway, as long as the Japanese are pacified, even if the truth that the good news is false in the future is revealed to the world, everyone will only praise it as a good idea to calm people's hearts.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Huang Zicheng was overjoyed.

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I also have to reward His Royal Highness the Taisun and the soldiers of the new army." ”

He just wanted to make it happen.

In the future, Zhu Yunxi will be defeated, and he will play again.

When the time comes, these will be great sins!

Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu waved his hand and said: "There is no need to rush the reward, when the war is over, it will not be too late to reward it." ”

In Lao Zhu's opinion, this girl is obviously a fake good news, and she will use it to deceive the people of Jinling City, what is the reward!

"Your Majesty, the imperial court must have clear rewards and punishments, and don't let the soldiers of the three armies chill!" Huang Zicheng hurriedly admonished.

Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "If Huang Aiqing wishes, what reward should be given?" ”

"According to Weichen's opinion, such a great achievement should be rewarded with at least 10 million dollars, and the officers and soldiers of the new army will be promoted to the third level."

As soon as the words fell, a hurried shouting could be heard outside.

"Songjiang Mansion is a great victory!"

"Songjiang Mansion is a great victory!"

……

Riding a fast horse, from the streets of Jinling City, rushed straight towards the palace.

The man on horseback shouted loudly as he rode his horse.

Soon, he entered the palace and, led by the palace guards, walked all the way to the outside of the main hall.

After entering the palace, he was still shouting: "Songjiang Mansion is a great victory!" ”

The voice went straight into the main hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed.

He stepped down from the dragon chair and walked briskly outside the hall.

The civil and military officials all hurriedly followed behind.

Under the steps outside the hall, the Jinyi guard who delivered the good news knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, Songjiang Mansion has won a great victory, and His Royal Highness Taisun led five hundred new troops, drove straight in, and with lightning speed, took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Japanese and the thieves to enter the Songjiang Mansion City." ”

"Thinking that the heavenly soldiers had descended from heaven, they fled in all directions, but the new army blocked the city gates, and killed them in the city, taking countless prisoners. Songjiang Mansion has been recovered. ”

He held the good news in both hands and raised it above his head.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, including Lao Zhu, were shocked by the news.

The 50,000 troops that the imperial court was preparing to mobilize to quell the rebellion had just set off and had not yet arrived.

Songjiang Mansion was recovered so quickly?

Huang Zicheng was even more dizzy.

Could it be that the previous good news is not fake, but true?

After all, war reports can be faked, but the front does not lie.

A general led his troops out on an expedition outside, and today he reported that he had won a battle, and how many enemies he had destroyed, and he understood that he had reported what new battles he had won and how many enemies he had destroyed.

None of this can be taken seriously.

Because there's a lot of water in it.

After all, it is also difficult for the imperial court to verify the authenticity and falsehood.

The only thing that can be verified is to see how many heads have been beheaded.

Because of this, many armies could not defeat the enemy, so they cut off the heads of ordinary people and used them to take advantage of the army's military merit.

This kind of thing, all dynasties, is countless.

Although once discovered, it is a capital offense, it has been repeatedly banned.

As for the victory that has not been handed in and cannot be verified, it is purely based on the mouths of the front-line leading generals, what do you want to say.

Not many people would really believe it anyway.

It's very normal to exaggerate, and everyone feels like a mirror in their hearts.

But the battle line is different.

If you regain the city, you will regain it.

You can't fake it.

But any general who leads the troops at the front line has no water in his head, and he will not talk nonsense about this.

After all, this is a matter of casual checking, which is clear and clear.

There was a joke in later generations, called "Destroy 100 million enemies, and turn into victory".

It is about the absurdity of frequent successes on the front line, victory after victory, but continuous loss of cities and land.

Zhu Yunxi may casually make up a story of winning a battle, report it to the imperial court, and fight for himself.

But whether Songjiang Mansion has been recovered or not, it is definitely a real deal.

was stunned by the news, and Huang Zicheng, who came back to his senses, still couldn't believe it.

He stepped forward quickly, walked down the steps, and angrily reprimanded: "Do you know what crime you should be guilty of falsely reporting the military situation and bullying the king? ”

(End of chapter)