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On the fourth day of the second month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, when Wang Chengen's team had just arrived in the capital, Zhu Youzhen, the emperor of Chongzhen, was in a frenzy in the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace. These days, there has not been a single piece of news that would make him feel comfortable. Just now there is definite news that the slave chief Dolgon led the army to break through Jinan on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the German king Zhu Youshu and the Fengguo general Zhu Ensheng were captured in the city, and all the people in the city were taken captive.

Not only that, the Qing army was still raging in various parts of Shandong, and the troops seemed to be approaching the prefectures of Gunzhou, Qingzhou, Jiaozhou, Dengzhou, and Laizhou. And in the defeat of Ji Ze Gao Qiqian, and in Texas cowering to help the general army Zu Kuan, on the grounds that the thief slave is strong and strong, the emperor asked to avoid its edge for the time being. These documents that are not available, Chongzhen's liver is on fire, and his eyes are black for a while.

Could it be that there is no one in the Ming Dynasty who can stop the pace of the Qing army? The situation is so erosive that the Qing soldiers are like no one.

"Where is Li Shouhan?! I did not hesitate to make a name for himself, specially promoted him, and brought Liangguang under his jurisdiction, but now when the court is in danger, he has no news at all?! What does he want to do?! ”

This news was delivered a few days ago, and there has been no news in the direction of Shandong for several days, and the entire cabinet is preparing for the worst, that is, the entire Shandong will be looted by Jiannu!

The princes and county kings of Shandong are all royal clans, and there is also the Confucian family of the Yansheng Mansion, so how should the imperial court explain to the subjects of the world? How do you explain to a scholar?

At this point, he frowned deeply. Pacing back and forth in the cabinet, I was very scared in my heart, Shandong, what is the situation? Could it really be as the Cabinet feared? Why is there no Tang newspaper?

This time, Jiannu entered the Kou, Lianke famous city, Baoding, Jinan, this is where there are governors, governors, and even vassal kings, and they are lost? ! First Lu Xiangsheng Julu was killed, and then Gao Qiqian Jize was defeated. After that, Zhang Qiping abandoned the city and left. Now Jinan Mansion has also fallen! Is there any worse news?!

In his heart, all kinds of thoughts came flooding back, and he was uneasy.

And beside him, Yang Sichang, Xue Guoguan and others sat firmly with their eyes, noses, noses, and mouths. The eyelids drooped downward. Don't dare to raise your eyes. All of them are avoiding the emperor's sight, lest one accidentally summon the emperor's inexplicable anger.

"Your Majesty, today the cabinet received a report from Zu Kuan. Slave chief Dolgon led more than 10,000 troops and horses out of Shandong, the march was dozens of miles long, and the lights were like a long dragon at night, as if there was a return to the division of Zhili and Gyeonggi. ”

"The Zuo Liangyu Division, which was ordered to go north, fought with the Dongnu rangers many times at the border of Cangzhou, and there were small gains."

Yang Sichang finally found some specious news to prevaricate the emperor.

Just when the monarchs and ministers had nothing to do in the warm pavilion and sat in the troubled city, Cao Huachun, the great eunuch on duty outside the warm pavilion, led Wu Liangfu to run in small steps!

"Emperor! Emperor! Great victory, great victory, Jinan great victory, Wang Shi beheaded 20,000 slaves and thieves, and beheaded the slave chieftain Yuetuo, Duoduo and others! And there are seized armor banners, pseudo-kings weaving gold dragons and other things! ”

Chongzhen's eyes widened, almost bursting into flames, "What a bold minion!" So presumptuous! He was reprimanding Wu Liangfu for being so bold and daring to make up such an earth-shattering lie. And the ministers in the cabinet, after hearing it clearly, were also full of disbelief, and they all stood up involuntarily.

Xue Guoguan, as the head of the cabinet, involuntarily stood up suddenly, due to the excessive movement, the tea cup placed on the small table next to him was brought down by the robe, first wet his python robe, and then the tea cup fell to the ground paved with gold bricks in Linqing and shattered, still unaware.

"Father-in-law Cao, what did this little father-in-law say?"

"Lord Xue, my Ming official army has won a great victory in Jinan! Killed 20,000 slave thieves in Liaodong, captured armor and weapons, and killed the slave chieftain in the battle array, pretending to be the county king and the red flag lord Yue Tuo! Regain Jinan Mansion! Right now, the prince Wang Chengen, who has reported the victory, is about to enter the city! ”

"What?! Wang Chengen is back to report the victory?! ”

Everyone immediately stopped doubting the authenticity of this news.

The cabinet ministers all knew that Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua were both angels sent by the emperor to Guangzhou to urge Li Shouhan to send troops. Now that Wang Chengen has come back to report the victory, then it must be Li Shouhan's department that defeated Dolgon in Jinan, recovered Jinan Mansion, and beheaded Yuetuo.

This also explains why Dolgon's troops began to withdraw from Shandong!

"Li Shouhan won the battle again? In this case, how should he be rewarded? ”

Yang Sichang's thinking immediately jumped from how to resist Jiannu's invasion to how to deal with internal problems.

Outside the Chaoyang Gate, along the official road of the Tonghui River, bustling, although there is a matter of building slaves into the Kou, but whether it is ordinary people or high-ranking officials in the court, they all need three meals a day. It has become a lively bazaar, where everyone from the prince's house to the small people of Shengdou can find what they need. Faintly, I suddenly heard the sound of hooves in the distance like thunder, and it seemed that hundreds of horsemen were galloping from afar. Thinking of the tartars that came to the city not long ago, many people changed their colors.

A deputy general of the Beijing battalion guarding Chaoyangmen, scolding and scolding in his mouth, was about to take his family to check, when suddenly he was dumbfounded, the group of knights was getting closer and closer, and several of the Great Bright Sun and Moon Flags in the horse team were torn straight by the wind carried by the rapid gallop. There were only a few dozen knights in the horse team, but they were equipped with one person and three horses, and all of them were fat and strong horses. The appearance of the person in charge made the lieutenant's legs and stomachs begin to twist.

Wearing a gold-inlaid three-mountain hat and a python robe is the standard outfit of a decent eunuch in the palace. An originally gloomy face, which has become gloomy after the baptism of wind and frost and war, adds a bit of murderous aura to it, and it makes people shudder. The entourage behind him who galloped with him on horseback was either a brocade guard or a eunuch in the palace, all of them in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives! There are more than ten former colleagues in the 3,000 battalion, and this group of people has washed away the arrogance of the day and has more elites in a hundred battles. The bearing that has been rolled in the blood and fire.

The face of the person at the head, the deputy general had the honor to see, it was the emperor who was favored, the master of ceremonies and the great eunuch Wang Chengen, in order to see him that day, the deputy general spent three thousand taels of silver, naturally he also knew the bones after picking the skin. I heard that he led people to Guangdong not long ago to urge King Qin's soldiers and horses, why did he appear here in such a hurry today? Looking at this prince who usually collapsed in front of Mount Tai and his color remained unchanged, he couldn't stop whipping the crotch on the back of the horse at this time, and he was in a hurry. The adjutant general was about to step forward to curry favor with him. Maybe I can take the line of the prince and the princess.

A smile piled up on his face. Just as he was about to step forward to say hello, he heard a few people in the horse team on the opposite side shouting: "Get out of the way!" Get the rejection horse out of the way! ”

"Lao Liu, your mother's good dog is not in the way!"

The mouth was scolding, but the sound of the horse's hooves was not calmed down at all. More than 200 war horses rushed straight over. All the way into the city gate. Almost knocked this Deputy General Liu and more than a dozen of his subordinates to the ground, and with the sound of whipping quickly, the horses rolled away.

"Lao Liu! Come to my house in the evening! Something good is taking care of you! ”

A shout came from near and far.

With these more than 200 horsemen galloped into the city. A series of shouts rang out in the streets along the way. Like that fleeting spark under the horseshoe, it quickly ignites the emotions of the whole city!

"Great victory! Great victory! Wang Shi Jinan victory! Behead 20,000! Kill the slave chieftain Yuetuo and Duoduo!! ”

Regardless of being tired all the way, everyone opened their throats and shouted hoarsely on the streets of the capital under Wang Chengen's instructions.

"Great victory, great victory, the slave chief Dolgon is defeated and gone, and the king recovers Jinan!"

"Great victory, great victory, great victory! Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou and many other cities are unharmed! ”

"Great victory! Great victory! Your Majesty strategizes and wins a thousand miles! The strong army is heading north, thwarting the fierce flames of slaves and thieves, and now the army is pursuing north! ”

Most of the houses they passed along the way were rich and noble families in Beijing, and almost all the mansions were full of exclamations, all the official and private houses along the way were boiling, and countless firecrackers exploded one after another, compared to the night of Chinese New Year's Eve. There are countless idlers who follow Wang Chengen's horse team like thousands of horses and run all the way, and they can't stop screaming.

At this moment, Wang Chengen experienced the feeling of the father-in-law of Sanbao back then!

The entire capital was almost boiling, and only one voice echoed in the heavens and the earth: "...... Great victory...... Great victory! ”

"Hooray! Banzai! ”

Although he had already received the news from the little eunuch sent by Wang Chengen to report the news in advance, the sound of firecrackers in the city, the sound of long live the mountain was getting louder and louder, and it was being heard more and more clearly. This voice surprised and delighted him, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he secretly said in his heart that Wang Chengen would really be an errand envoy! He strode to the door of the Dongnuan Pavilion, ignoring the cold wind, leaning against the door and waiting.

Finally, when a group of eunuchs of all sizes appeared in front of him like stars holding the moon, Chongzhen's eyes couldn't help but moisten a little.

"Alas! I didn't expect such a storm and sand in February! ”

In order to maintain the image of the emperor in front of Xue Guoguan, Yang Sichang and others standing beside him, he deliberately found an excuse.

But at this time, everyone's attention was on the eunuch who was hurrying in.

Wang Chengen ran forward a few steps, stumbled and fell to the ground, and then got up again and limped towards Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty! The slave maid was ordered to transfer troops south to guard, but fortunately she did not disgrace her life! The army first fought in Changqing, then fought in Ping'andian, and fought three times in Jinan, successively beheaded the slave chief Yuetuo, and beheaded more than 1,000 thieves and slaves under the false white flag Manchurian Gushan Ezhen, and beheaded 20,000 thieves and slaves. Regain the city of Jinan! First of all, I will present the question book of this battle! ”

With a hoarse voice, Wang Chengen loudly told Emperor Chongzhen in front of the empty palace about the results of his outing, and Chongzhen's classmates couldn't help nodding their heads, with tears in their eyes.

Everyone looked at the large and small holes on the python robe on Wang Chengen's body, some of which still had traces of being burned by fire and arrows. With the dignity of angels, it can be seen that this battle was fought fiercely.

"This battle is the biggest victory since the old slaves of Liaodong rebelled during the reign of the emperor!"

Chongzhen muttered to himself about this victory.

"I can finally comfort the Taimiao!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to ask the prince to send the question book first, and then talk about the details of this battle?" Xue Guoguan, the first assistant of the cabinet, reminded Chongzhen in a low voice.

Over there, Wu Liangfu already knew Wang Chengen very well and helped him up, "The ancestor has worked hard all the way!" This is the sparkle on the faces of the slaves and maids! ”

Inside the warm pavilion. The dull atmosphere of Fang Cai was swept away with the arrival of Wang Chengen, and everyone didn't care about the identity of the first assistant, second assistant, and Shangshu of the imperial cabinet, and almost held a few copies of the inscription jointly played by Li Shouhan, Dewang Zhu Youshu, Wang Chengen, Wang Dehua, Tai'an guerrilla, and Wu guerrilla of the 3000 battalion.

Chongzhen saw Zhu Youshu's name, and his heart suddenly widened, it turned out that the rumor that King De and his family were captured were all rumors a few days ago, if King De was captured, how could he appear on the title book again?

A book of successful reports is written with flowers, magnificent words and sentences, and the beginning and end of the series of bloody battles are described as if they are vivid. One of the thrilling and moving parts. It's even more appalling.

However, these people are all old fritters who are used to seeing these official articles, and naturally know that the generals and officials of the Ming Dynasty have the ability to turn defeat into victory and turn small victories into big victories.

But. Wang Dehua and Wang Chengen are both favored eunuchs beside the emperor. There is absolutely no reason for Li Shouhan to collude with Li Shouhan to deceive the emperor for some military merits. Not to mention. There is also a sign signed by King Chitose. As a result, the crowd did not doubt the authenticity of the battle.

"Princess, this says that Yue Tuo is killed, but the truth?!" Yang Sichang pointed to an important sentence in the question book and asked Wang Chengen with a smile.

"Not bad. On the same day, this fang and the red flag pseudo-flag master Du Du led thousands of real slaves, tens of thousands of Tartars, more than 10,000 rebellious officers and soldiers pounced on Changqing, the governor Li Shouhan immediately offered a reward of 100,000 silver dollars, and anyone who captured this thief was rewarded with 100,000 silver and promoted to one level, and this fang fruit was killed by our army in front of the battle. The reward of 100,000 silver dollars was also distributed by our family to meritorious soldiers! ”

"Yue Tuo's armor, flags, weapons and other things, although the slaves and maids have entered Beijing together, there are also armor banners and other things that capture and behead the leaders of the Eastern slaves at all levels, which are too complicated and numerous, and the slaves and maids are eager to enter Beijing to report the good news to the emperor, so they are ordered to come quickly after landing in Nigu."

You can't go wrong with that! There is no general who leads the troops, and in order to falsely report his military exploits, he took out 100,000 silver to reward his subordinates. There will be no captured armor, flags, weapons and other items escorted into Beijing!

"Companion, this question book says that in several battles, you also personally led people into battle to operate artillery and killed a number of Jiannu?" Chongzhen was in a very good mood at the moment, waving the booklet in his hand, with an uncontrollable smile on his face, he had already made up his mind, and the internal exercises in the future would be handed over to Wang Chengen to do! You don't need to be able to fight against Jiannu's henchmen who don't fall behind, which one to use?!

"Princess, among the seized things, it is reported that there is also a pseudo-inlaid white flag Manchurian solid mountain forehead real weaving golden dragon silk? Is it ever true? ”

Yang Sichang twisted his beautiful beard and asked Wang Chengen in a low voice, I don't know why, in the face of this eunuch who returned from the battlefield, he, a person who was born on the right path, couldn't raise his head!

"Not bad! On that day, the soldiers of our army fought hand-to-hand with Jiannu, and hundreds of white-armored soldiers escorted a large leader to our army's formation. The big leader fought back with bones, and was stabbed to the ground by our soldiers, and the enemy's position was immediately chaotic, and our army took advantage of the situation to seize this thing. ”

"At that time, there were people in the army who shouted loudly, the master is dead!" Wu Guerrilla, who was kneeling outside the warm pavilion, carefully added a sentence about what he had seen and heard that day.

"So, the pseudo-slave chieftain Prince Yu is dead!?"

Everyone was beaming.

Being able to kill the two princes of the slave chieftain in one battle, and defeat and eliminate the main forces of the four Manchurian Eight Banners, this has never happened since the rise of the Liaodong Army.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Cabinet will work hard today to draw up a charter and see how to reward and commend meritorious soldiers. Spread the decree, Ming sent a newspaper, and informed the Qinwang Zhujun of the victory of Jinan, thinking that it was an encouragement! If there is anyone who kills the lord of the slave chieftain again, I will definitely have a heavy reward! ”

When the gentlemen of the cabinet withdrew from the Dongnuan Pavilion and went to the cabinet on an errand, Wang Chengen saw that the gentlemen were far away, and immediately ordered the little eunuch to guard the door.

"Emperor! Slaves and maids are guilty! ”

Chongzhen's heart sank suddenly, and his eyes were fixed on a oilcloth package that Wang Chengen had taken out from the inside of his robe.

This is a highly confidential inscription written to Emperor Chongzhen in the name of Wang Dehua, Wang Chengen, and Li Shouhan, and a joint petition by King De and others is attached to it. This inscription describes in detail the real results of the Battle of Jinan: the capture and beheading of Yue Tuo, the capture of Du Du, the exchange of a number of Longxu, the main banner of the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the almost complete destruction of the two red banners of Manchuria, and the killing of thousands of rebellious officers and soldiers.

In the Battle of Ping'andian, thousands of tired divisions were fought against tens of thousands of cavalry, and thousands of rebel officers and soldiers were attacked. "However, the soldiers used their lives, relying on the blessings of the two ancestors and the ancestors, and the majesty of His Majesty, the whole army fought with all their might. The eunuch Wang Dehua, the master of ceremonies, beat the war drums to cheer for the whole army, and the slaves and maids even operated the artillery themselves, and they were lucky enough to kill several enemy chieftains. ”

After a bitter battle, both sides saw that they could not take advantage of anything, so they gathered their teams and quietly withdrew their troops.

General Li discussed with the slaves and maids, and in order to preserve the dignity of the royal family, he reluctantly exchanged the corpses of Du Du and Yue Tuo, who were captured alive, with Jiannu, in exchange for the male members of the clan of King De, and more than 100,000 people who were taken captive. Slaves and maids make decisions without permission, and they deserve death! ”

Wang Chengen wept bitterly, kept grabbing the ground with his head, and shouted in a low voice, "Guilty!" ”

But as the emperor, how could Zhu Youzhen cure their crimes?

How to say?

"Shouldn't you use your own military exploits to exchange my brother with Jiannu in order to preserve my dignity and preserve the dignity of the Ming royal family?"

Compared with those generals, Li Shouhan, who was in Jinan at this time, can be called the four words of public loyalty and country.

"Who else knows about this?" Chongzhen tightly pinched the question book of King De and others, because the joints were a little white.

"Back to the emperor, the matter was handled by some of General Li's subordinates, all of whom were from Miao Yao Xitong, and the Chinese language was not good. Please rest assured! The slaves and maids had already discussed with General Li, and said to the outside world that King De and his family had fled out of the city in a hurry to hide when they broke the city that day, and were later encountered by our army rangers. As for the capture of the prisoner, it is completely a rumor of the road, and the slave is a rumor. ”

Several henchmen and eunuchs, powerful courtiers maintained their authority in this way, Chongzhen nodded slightly with satisfaction, "Big companion, pass on the decree." The king of Germany lost his virtue, and the feudal country lost a spot in his private morality. immediately went to the ancestral mausoleum of Fengyang to ask for guilt, and thought about it behind closed doors. ”

"Then, General Li, how to reward him?"

Chongzhen was in a dilemma. For such a courtier, how to deal with it made him quite difficult.

"Emperor, this is the inscription book that General Zhu Ensheng begged the slave to bring to the emperor, saying that it can only be shown to the emperor himself."

Zhu Enxian's inscription, in addition to crying, pleading guilty and other words, is different from the inscription led by Zhu Youshu, the king of Germany, in which he scolded Li Shouhan.

"Is it true that the so-called Li forcibly purchased the Wangzhuang fields in the hands of the clans at a very low price?"

The inscription mentions that Li Shouhan forcibly bought large tracts of fertile land in Weixian, Rizhao and other places from King De for 500 silver dollars. "Greedy and furious, leading beasts to eat people, nothing more than this!"

"But there is. There were many casualties in Lord Li's troops, and many people were unable to go south by boat for a while, so Lord Li wanted to buy some land to temporarily resettle these soldiers here. When their injuries recovered, they sailed south on a sea boat. ”

"Is there anyone else besides King De's Wangzhuang?"

"All the clans in Jinan have land that was purchased by General Li."

Hearing the news, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Youzhen's mouth. (To be continued......)