Chapter 789: The Queen Mother
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The eunuch shouted in a sharp voice, it sounded the same, for a while, the two people in the room couldn't tell whose voice it was, but the Empress Dowager Li was so out of shape, but it was not easy for others to see it, the conversation in the house immediately stopped, and the words outside came in clearly, and the eunuch outside the house could be heard to lower his voice and say: "Duke, the Queen Mother and Long Live Lord are talking." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
The one who can be called the governor is the celebrant and the eunuch Zhang Jing, who is now in charge of Dongchang, he is the second person among the internal officials, but in places like Cining Palace, he also has to be cautious.
However, it was quiet outside, and I immediately heard Zhang Whale raise his voice and say: "It is indeed a hundred thousand urgent, otherwise the slave and maid will not dare to disturb the Queen Mother and Long Live the Lord!" β
Looking at the Empress Dowager Li with tears on her face, her mother was actually sad like this, Emperor Wanli had mixed feelings in his heart, and the filial son naturally didn't want to see his mother like this, but as an emperor, he knew that if Tianjin Wei was handed over to the Marquis of Wuqing, and the prince was established according to the queen mother's will, then he was afraid that he would have to return to the situation ten years before he ascended the throne.
And his favorite in the palace is Concubine Zheng Guifei, Emperor Wanli once said to Zhao Jinliang: "If I am born in a common family, I can live with the Zheng family for the rest of my life." β
If the eldest son Zhu Changluo is the crown prince, then Concubine Wang Gong must be the imperial concubine, and may even replace the position of the queen, and such a woman who is submissive to the queen mother is really no fun by her side.
Occasionally, the spring breeze once struck in a state that he had forgotten and suddenly had a son emperor wanli always felt that there was no sense of reality he felt that this was not his own son but that concubine zheng was the one he was.
No matter how reluctant he was in his heart, the situation had reached such a point, Emperor Wanli couldn't think of any chance to reverse, he suddenly felt like a knife in his heart, he finally had good friends from Wang Tong and Li Hutou, but because of his great achievements, he buried them in the northern Xinjiang.
Empress Dowager Li picked up a handkerchief and wiped away her tears, got up and sat down behind the bead curtain, and said in an astringent voice: "Your Majesty, it's not too late to wait, let's see what's important first!" β
Emperor Wanli stretched out his hand and ****** his face, this was still the way he learned from Wang Tong and others when he was in the Huwei Martial Arts Pavilion, calmed down a little, and said in a loud voice: "Come in and report it!" β
Someone outside just agreed, but someone shouted loudly: "Queen Mother, long live the Lord, the slave has something important to report!" β
I can hear the people outside asking in a mess, "Ancestor Zhang is well" and "Gonggong Zhang is also here", this voice can be heard by Emperor Wanli every day, and he naturally knows that this is Zhang Cheng's.
"Come in together!"
Zhang Whale is more inclined to Empress Dowager Li, Zhang Cheng is naturally inclined to Wanli's side, what kind of urgent matter is it, so that Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale are so anxious to come over, if the next thing is secondary, Zhang Whale can come later, Emperor Wanli immediately thought of it, and grabbed the handle with both hands.
Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale entered the room, and hurriedly knelt down to greet the Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Wanli, both of them had a look of astonishment on their faces, and Emperor Wanli asked: "Is there news from Wang Tong's side, say it quickly, say it quickly!" β
He didn't notice that his voice trembled a little, and the inside and outside of the house were extremely quiet at this moment, Zhang Cheng kowtowed and said: "The slave maid here is the song from Lord Wang from the army, Zhang Whale's side should be the news from Dongchang, Zhang Whale's side said first, the slave and maid here is also good to confirm." β
Emperor Wanli could take care of these things at this time, but he hurriedly said there: "Express, Express!" β
Zhang Whale kowtowed on the ground, unfolded the folded book in his hand, looked at the contents, and a look of disbelief appeared on his face again, but then he recited aloud: "On the battlefield, everything is complicated, the small ones dare not say everything they see, they hear, only a few can be confirmed, there are two battles, the first battle broke the Tartar cavalry 5,000, cut nearly 2,000, the second battle Tartar seems to have sent nearly 100,000 troops, and it was also broken by our army, beheading or 20,000, or 30,000. β
Reading this, Zhang Whale, who had been doing errands for many years, couldn't help but look up at Emperor Wanli's expression, and then look behind the bead curtain, although he couldn't see anything.
"After the great victory, on the second day, the huge artillery bombarded the city of Guihua, the city wall was blasted open, the army poured in, the Tartar enemy army in the city had no time to escape, most of the people were killed in the street fighting, the monk of the Alta Department Guleng Khan and the three ladies, and the prince pulled Lik, in the corner of the palace stubbornly resisted, were killed by artillery in the palace, at this time the small one has not seen in person, but at night far away, the palace is in ruins, the small letter is still in vain, with what I have seen and heard in the past few days, I have been destroyed by the Ministry of Answer"
Emperor Wanli's eyes widened, he also couldn't believe it, he had been worried for so many days, so many days of information was not available, and suddenly there was an urgent letter coming, and it was actually a big victory.
Such a victory, it seems that it can't be described as a big victory, this is a perfect victory, but it is really incredible, the disadvantage of nearly two hundred years, just 30,000 people out of the plug gently and skillfully completely reversed? If you don't see it with your own eyes, no one will believe it, and besides, it's not uncommon for the Ming army generals to lie about their exploits.
"The little one knows that what is said in the report is really unbelievable, and what the little one says is true, and I ask you to submit it after the military reports from other places."
After Zhang Whale finished speaking, he saw Emperor Wanli's stunned question, and explained: "Dongchang has a small work lurking on the side of Guihua City, because Lord Wang led the army to go, and the news on the road was cut off, so the news from there was also a little late. β
In fact, the half-believing tone on this report deepened the credibility, but the Ming generation, except for the reign of Emperor Taizu and Chengzu, had never had such a big victory at other times, and it was true that he did not dare to be so sure.
Emperor Wanli was silent for a while, and immediately turned his gaze to Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said: "The slave maid just received the note sent by Lord Wang, so she came directly here, and the time should not be far from Zhang Whale, which can corroborate each other." After speaking, he unfolded the music in his hand and opened his mouth to read, the honorific clichΓ© in front, Emperor Wanli didn't listen to it at all, he just heard the most critical part.
"Your Majesty is blessed by heaven, and the ministers led the soldiers to attack the Tartar city, the Tatar chieftain Monk Gedu Guleng, the three ladies, and the people who did not surrender, all of them were crushed under the cannon, and the soldiers and horses led by the ministers were more than 30,000 killed., and there were still thousands of remnants in the Western Regions of the Confederacy Division, but most of them were coerced, and it was no longer enough to suffer from the Naturalization City and the land of Tumo River, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Your Majesty, and there was no more Majesty in the world who played the Ming Majesty, so that Your Majesty could rest assured that Your Majesty would send someone to check the situation afterwards, and there was another performance."
After Zhang Cheng finished reading, he groaned again, and said: "According to the Dongchang report read by Zhang Whale, what Wang Tong said should not be false, if he falsely reported his military exploits, more than 1,000 levels are already bold, how can he report more than 30,000." β
After a pause, he continued: "Long live Lord, the slave maid thinks that if you study it carefully, it is not very rare, the time in Xuanfu, Lord Wang led 3,000 people to cut nearly 5,000, and the time outside the Gubei Pass was also a few thousand, and now he commands an army of 30,000, and it is not so unbelievable to have such great feats." β
"Wang Tong won't lie to me, Wang Tong won't lie to me, he said that if he wins a big victory, then it must be a big victory, it must be a big victory!"
Without waiting for the eunuchs below to finish speaking, Emperor Wanli stood up muttering, he staggered and walked in the house, his face was full of ecstasy, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale glanced at each other, they both knelt on the ground and did not speak.
Emperor Wanli said excitedly as he walked: "On the day Altan died, the monk Guleng and the three ladies confronted each other, you spineless people did not dare to take advantage of the situation to attack, but sent someone to say peace, or Wang Tong, or Wang Tong, he really gave me a fight, such a big victory, this kind of big victory, it is really the same as he said, it is a great achievement, and it is a great achievement that will be left in history." β
Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli stopped, the ecstasy on his face turned into anger, and the anger gradually became hideous, and he said: "The people of the world, the people of the world, there is no news, they are looking forward to the destruction of Wang Tong's army, and they are looking forward to the loss of our Ming Dynasty, they are so looking forward to me, the son of heaven, who is useless to speak, and there are no trustworthy courtiers, how many scholars outside are noisy all day long, just want me to cure Wang Tong's crimes, just want me to admit my mistakes, if Wang Tongzhen still remembers the signing of the collegial agreement, the news came to the palace, My father was depressed all day, and I still remember that my father said that this was to bribe the Tartars to sue for peace with the gold and silver of the world, but today, but today, my general destroyed Meda, and destroyed Meda!! β
Emperor Wanli looked so crazy, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale glanced at each other, regardless of etiquette, and hurriedly stood up and supported Emperor Wanli, Zhang Cheng said eagerly: "Long live the Lord, great joy and sorrow will hurt the body, long live the Lord and calm the gods, and calm the gods!" β
Being held by Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale on both sides, calling a few times, Emperor Wanli shook a few houses to calm down, he shook off the two people who were holding him, and looked at the bead curtain that had been extremely quiet since the news came, Emperor Wanli suddenly laughed, and Emperor Wanli, who was never in front of people, laughed a little crazy.
Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale were also a little at a loss, and finally waited for the laughter to stop, Emperor Wanli straightened his clothes, bowed behind the bead curtain, and said: "Queen Mother, the son has retired first!" β