Chapter Seventy-Two: Post-War Reward

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Although everyone understood that in the Grand Hall this afternoon, Dorgon had been sentenced to death. The Crusade to the West, which he had single-handedly promoted, failed.

The defeat of more than 200,000 troops was something that had never happened since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. Once, Ning Yuan's victory and beheading hundreds of people could become a thing that the whole country boasted about and went down in history. This naturally shows that the Ming army hardly had a thousand records.

It's a pity that Zhu Cihong's birth later refreshed the record of victory against the Qing Dynasty created by himself again and again. So that when the people heard about the victory, they first didn't think it was too great, but they felt that my Ming Dynasty was really still a strong country.

This is the mentality of the strong.

And the failed Qing people...... is not willing to be a loser when he suddenly discovers that he is a loser.

So Dorgon was dead.

Duoduo died in battle, and after his death, there may be some mourning to inspire future generations.

But Dolgon, who planned and supported the war, could not escape the blame no matter what. The difference is undoubtedly that the dead are more beautiful, or the dead are more ugly.

It's just that no one thought that Dorgon would be so resolute and so fierce. It's so daring and daring...... So much so that the first thought that arose in everyone's hearts was: Dorgon must be a good man.

However, when Dorgon died, the soldiers behind him were a little confused.

Azig stood on the spot, looking at his brother who died in front of his eyes, helpless.

Azig was a man who didn't have much intelligence, but was brave and daring. And most of such people are simple people, and simplicity means that many times love and righteousness are valued.

He knelt on the ground, looked at Dolgon who was bursting with blood, his hands trembled, and he carefully picked up Dolgon's body, and couldn't help but burst into tears: "deo (Manchu: younger brother)...... Why are you so stupid, so stupid......"

Shuoto's face was pale, and his body trembled slightly: "I am willing to lose the bet...... Dorgon is dead. We're ...... It's dead. ”

On the other side, Adali was even more trembling, he stared at Sony in front of him, and suddenly said urgently: "You can't touch me!" This is a time when the country is in danger, how bad is it for swords to be used on their own people? Isn't it...... Sony, don't kill me, don't kill me! ”

"Shame on you, throw it out!" Dai Shan couldn't see it, and shouted angrily.

Soon, the Red Banner Bayala guards dragged Shuoto and Adali down.

On the contrary, Gong Adai and He Luohui were quite calm, and they were bound by the inner guards and did not say a word.

The other two white-flagged Bayalas watched the coup and knew the ups and downs of Dolgon's death. It's clear now...... There's no way to turn it around.

"Let me follow the Regent!"

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

……

Dozens of fierce people drew their swords and killed themselves, and blood was sprinkled from inside the hall to outside the hall.

The rest of the people simply dropped their weapons silently, leaving them bound and dragged down by the guards.

Instead, Azig was holding Dolgon's corpse, and no one was embarrassed.

"King Wuying is a Geng Jie's man...... Let him take care of Prince Rui's aftermath...... Let's reflect on it at home. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang hugged Fulin and said softly.

The crowd bowed down to receive the order.

In the corner, Fan Wencheng, who witnessed the participation of the soldiers in the beginning and end of the coup, muttered: "A new era of my Qing Dynasty has begun......

It's just that the opening of the new era of the Qing Kingdom is extremely bleak.

One after another, the defeated troops ran from the Mongolian plateau towards the northeastern plains. Soon, the defeated soldiers appeared in Shengjing City. With the emergence of more and more defeated soldiers, the causes and consequences of the First Battle of Zunhua became more and more clear, so that the people in the Qing Kingdom who couldn't believe it understood the causes and consequences.

However, as more and more details became known to the Manchurians, more and more shame followed.

They never imagined that one day failure would be so embarrassing and humiliating.

Those who seem to have absolute superiority are actually the enemy's yellow finches behind.

Zhu Cihong expected the surprise of Duoduo's retreat. And Zhu Cihong's correct strategic choice allowed Zhu Cihong to free the Third Regiment, which became the key point to turn the tide of this battle.

The sea attack arranged early in the morning cooperated with the defection of Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui, and the result was that the Qing army, which was empty and unprepared on the back road, lost Liaoxi.

The fear of Sheng Jing's loss was recalled by everyone.

When the news of the defeat arrived in Zunhua, all the routs that had fallen in morale were satisfactorily explained.

At this critical juncture, the Xuanfu army came. The true strength of the Ming army, which mobilized the strength of the whole country, was revealed. Under the embattlement, Duoduo died in Ma Lanyu.

More and more abundant details hit the confidence of the Qing people, who never imagined that one day the defeat of the Qing people would be so unbearable.

The hearts of the turbulent people were suppressed in the constantly patrolling army of Shengjing, like a volcano erupting under the calm sea, suppressed by the sea water 10,000 meters deep.

But......

The eruption of the volcano is just the beginning, and how long can the suppression of the sea water resist?

What makes the Qing people even more confused is ......

They don't know if this is just the first volcano.

The remnants of the Eight Banners of Manchuria began to patrol in silence, and the decree of the Shunzhi Emperor soon came down. Under the best efforts of Empress Xiaozhuang, the Manchus quietly began to shrink their forces......

The offense and defense of the Ming and Qing dynasties were finally transposed.

……

Capital.

On August 16, the streets of Jingshi were a little messy.

It's a mess of cups and pots.

This is the uninhibited singing and celebrating the wine.

Last night's jubilation resounded throughout Beijing, and various celebrations were spontaneously held throughout the city. The restaurant tiles opened all night, and even Zhu Cihong personally held a celebration at Chengtianmen, and the whole world celebrated.

Needless to say, the rewards issued by the capital were so rich that the people knew about them and once again crowded the military registration points everywhere.

When the soldiers who had been fighting abroad on the 15th of August returned to Beijing, they were filled with all kinds of melons and fruits and snacks by the people who spontaneously greeted them on both sides of the road.

In the midst of the coaxing, a few wealthy families in Beijing found the warriors who made meritorious contributions on the battlefield on the spot, and under the rap of several top matchmakers in Beijing, more than a dozen marriages were set at the moment. It's like catching a son-in-law under the list after the title of the gold list.

In the midst of jubilation, ushered in the post-war meritorious deeds.

The first to be issued was a posthumous gift belonging to Xu Yanqi.

The plan submitted by the two governments is to posthumously present Xu Yanqi as a posthumous gift to Doctor Ronglu and Prince Shaobao, and to seal the descendants of future generations as hereditary brocade commanders. Zhu Cihong thought about it for a while, and specially ordered Xu Yanqi to be posthumously awarded a special meritorious service, and after deleting the shadow seal of the hereditary Jinyi Guard's commander, he ordered the Cabinet Privy Council to set up a preferential treatment system for the families of martyrs.

What attracted everyone's attention was that in addition to the monthly distribution of grain, rice, and cloth, the treatment of the martyr's family was blatantly written in dozens of big characters: the entrance examination of the Imperial Administrative Office, and the extra points of the entrance examination for the imperial primary and secondary schools and colleges and universities.

Xu Yanqi is a special meritorious service, which means that Xu Yanqi's bonus points are as high as 20 points.

According to Zhu Cihong's original words: "I live up to my meritorious soldiers, and my military family deserves extra points!" ”

When these words came out in the announcement jointly issued by the Cabinet, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Rites, and the Education Office, countless conjectures from all over the country were immediately detonated.

Although it is clear that there is no entrance examination for the Executive Office in this era. However, there are entrance exams for primary and secondary schools and higher education institutions. This was a policy that Zhu Cihong implemented when he was in charge of the state in Nanjing, and now more than 3,000 new schools have been built across the country.

The Imperial Army School, the Nanjing Normal School, and the Zijian of the North and South Kingdoms are even more obvious institutions of higher learning.

As for the meaning of admission to the Executive Office, for the people of Daming, who are excellent in learning, they naturally quickly understood the meaning. Obviously, this is another form of imperial examination.

Since Zhu Cihong, who had the great merit of annihilating more than 200,000 Qing troops, ordered it to be implemented, no one doubted that Zhu Cihong, whose reputation was so high, could not do it.

Now that the families of the martyrs enjoy extra points in the exam, the popularity of joining the army has added a bit of heat.

As a result, even the post-war award ceremony, which was originally only the focus of the military, received keen attention.

Located in the auditorium of the Privy Council, it is all in one place.

This is a reward for officers at and above the rank of lieutenant, such as Hu Dawei, Liu Sheng, Liu Zhen, Meng Ruhu, Chen Yongfu, Shi Zhanbang, Zhang Dechang, Liu Shijie, Fu Rugui, Chen De, Hu Zichen, Liu Quan, and Li Dingguo.

Among them, Hu Dawei, Liu Sheng, Chen Yongfu, Liu Quan and Li Dingguo all received first-class merits.

The only difference is that there is one more reward for several people: authorizing Hu Dawei, Chen Yongfu and Fu Rugui to be major generals of the Ming Empire.

"Military rank? But what is this? Receiving the reward, Hu Dawei was stunned.

Gu Yanwu, the Privy Council military advisor who was responsible for rewarding Hu Dawei, said with a smile: "This is the Holy One who wants to reform the old system. Some time ago, Sheng Shang held a ceremony to confer titles on the first-year students of the Army Academy, and awarded the rank of second lieutenant to these students, who had been trained for one year by the backbone of the army, and assigned them to serve in various armies according to their ranks. ”

"Ensign? What does this have to do with the captain? Hu Dawei muttered, "This is ...... The Holy Master plans to renovate the middle rank of the army? ”

"That's right. Military grade. No longer alone in parallel with civil servants. Gu Yanwu said with a smile: "The hundred household officials are seven grades, and the county order is also seven grades. However, the rights and responsibilities of the two are very different. Continuing to pursue the grade system will not be beneficial to the development of the military. ”

"I see......" Hu Dawei understood.

As the general of the first regiment, he is at the level of general. And the second lieutenant and major are the first rank of lieutenant. For example, Liu Shijie and Zhang Dechang, who have the least qualifications, were both awarded majors. Liu Zhen of the Independent Cavalry Battalion was awarded the rank of colonel. This is because there is the word independent in front of the cavalry battalion, which directly belongs to Commander Zhu Cihong.

Relatively speaking, a normal first-class lieutenant officer is like Shi Zhanbang, who was awarded the title of lieutenant colonel. Of course, there is also one person who has been awarded the same colonel as Liu Zhen, and that is Liu Sheng, the captain of the Huben battalion. This veteran who followed Zhu Cihong early on was rumored to be transferred to the Flying Bear Regiment as a general, so his military rank is also colonel, and it has recently been rumored that he will be promoted after training in the army school.

"Major General Tiger will understand the treatment of the major general if you take a closer look." Gu Yanwu's eyes were quite envious. The Privy Council was busy with affairs, and it was only under the personal promotion of Zhu Cihong that he squeezed out time and energy to try out the military rank system. Since it is a trial trial, of course, not the whole army has started to promote it. This time, only combat units will be awarded titles, and the entire army will be awarded titles only after accumulating sufficient experience and personnel.

At Gu Yanwu's signal, Hu Dawei opened a box.

It is a boxy box, thirty or fifty centimeters wide and twenty centimeters high.

When opened, inside was a neatly folded military dress. It's just that there is a shining gold star on the arrows and cuffs of the military uniform, and the epaulettes are embroidered with the sun and moon dragon pattern.

Groping with the military uniform, Hu Dawei let out a long breath: "It's really different." ”

Hu Dawei is different from Xu Yanqi, not a team led by Zhu Cihong. If Xu Yanqi is a new-style officer, then Xu Yanqi is an old-school general.

For the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, Hu Dawei was a little incomprehensible. There are so many things that are really new. For example, the brand-new military system of the Guards Legion, such as the special first, second, and third class merits in the reward system.

Now, there is another military rank system.

This is really different from the usual official rewards in the past. In the past, the generals made great contributions, and the imperial court was promoted to reward silver, and the ultimate point was to be knighted. The prince and uncle, the hereditary reckless wealth, each of them attracts the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Zhu Cihong has always been quite stingy with rewards. Even the promotion is not generous enough. Hu Dawei was originally the chief military officer, which can be described as the pinnacle of the traditional martial arts system of the Ming Dynasty. However, after entering the new martial arts system, compared with the past, Hu Dawei may have been demoted.

If he didn't know the cause and effect, Hu Dawei would definitely be very angry.

But after knowing Zhu Cihong's arrangements here, Hu Dawei's heart had other meanings, full of ironing warmth, but there was no such annoyance. For example, this majestic and decent military dress makes Hu Dawei especially cherished. Compared with the wide, long-sleeved official robe, he loved this heroic military dress more.

Wearing this straight military dress is really giving them a long face for these warriors.

As for Zhu Cihong, every step of force is also on this long-faced method.

Ke Jin'er gave the warriors a long face, but Jin'er made them straighten their backs and make them look up to the good men admired by the Ming Dynasty!

Another example is the new military rank system, which takes care of all the face.

It is said that military attachés can easily rise in rank. A literati who is tired and tired of working to become a cabinet scholar may not be able to have a good grade, but there are a lot of general soldiers at the moment. During the Chongzhen period, after winning a few battles, he was able to leap from an unknown young general to become the highest military officer.

But in fact, this also makes the rank of the military commander particularly criticized.

If it rises too fast like this, it actually makes the civil officials look down on it very much. A county order is on an equal footing with a general, and a prefect makes the general soldier polite.

And the county order is the seventh grade, and the ginseng will be the second grade. (To be continued.) )