The officers and soldiers who returned from the East China Sea by boat to report their victory walked unimpeded and marched straight into Yingtian City with military orders in hand.
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The officers and soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army arrived all the way outside Xihua Gate.
"Victory news from the Eastern Expedition!"
The leading officer and soldier opened his mouth, which was already dry and hot, and shouted at the forbidden troops under the city gate.
The imperial guards guarding the city gate were shocked, and quickly moved away from the obstruction and opened the city gate.
Military reports from all armies in the imperial court have always flowed unimpeded, let alone such a successful report, no one dared to block it.
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Click, click, click…
In Wenyuan Pavilion, footsteps were heard frequently.
All four cabinet ministers were present: Zhai Shan, the official secretary, Yu Xin, the household minister, Ru Yu, the military minister, Wang Jun, the minister of work, Qi Zhu, the criminal minister, Jiang Yi, the imperial censor of Zuodu, and the general envoy Laizheng. Called into the cabinet.
In addition, Yuan Sutai, the supervisor of Shanglin Garden, and the ministers of the five temples were all present.
In addition to the civil servants, all the governors of the five military governors' offices under the governor's office and those who had made meritorious deeds in Beijing were also present.
"The army of the Eastern Expedition brought about the destruction of the country?"
In the cabinet, which had never been so crowded, Yuan Sutai, who was wearing a distinguished red robe, asked lightly with a happy face.
The officers and soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army who returned to Beijing to report their victory knelt on one knee in the house, feeling the pressure brought by the big bosses around them. They felt that it was even more stressful than being trapped in the most dangerous battle formation.
Xie Jin looked behind the dense crowd and saw the empty courtyard outside the cabinet door.
Ren Hengtai looked at the room full of people and looked at Yuan Sutai with a smile: "Master, please sit down. It's really hard for Master to worry about so many things in Shanglin Garden every day."
The room was full of high-ranking officials of the imperial court and officials of Zhengyintang.
But Ren Hengtai just asked Yuan Sutai to sit down, but no one present had any objection.
Yuan Sutai's contribution to increasing grain production is enough to be entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple after his death. Comparing with such a figure is a complete fool.
The Hanlin officials who were seconded to Wenyuan Pavilion personally brought the stool and placed it behind Yuan Sutai.
Yuan Sutai knew he couldn't shirk it, so he had no choice but to sit down with his hands folded.
At this time, Xie Jin just spoke: "Everyone, please take a seat. I think His Highness will be here soon, so please be patient."
With Cisuke's words, everyone smiled and found their seats one by one and sat down.
Zhai Shan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was somewhat envious of the four Ren Hengtai. He was clearly a heavenly official of the dynasty, and his rank was not low. However, under the new policy, the cabinet was newly established.
The imperial court has never clearly stated the specifications of the cabinet, but the rules have been quietly established.
So what if the Heavenly Official is there? There must be someone in the cabinet waiting for someone to move the stool.
Xu Yungong, who represents the Metropolitan Governor among the four cabinet members, looked around at the overcrowded cabinet today. Although he had tried his best to restrain the joy in his heart, his rosy and glowing cheeks were all telling the joy deep in his heart.
Today is the highlight moment for the warriors of the Ming Dynasty.
The merit of destroying the country was brought back by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and dedicated to the king.
Xu Yungong couldn't help but look at the dignitaries sitting together again and again. Everyone's face was filled with smiles.
Deng Deng Deng.
Outside the cabinet, there was finally a rush of footsteps.
A large group of people rushed over from outside.
Zhu Yunxi still smelled like milk and had a large piece of wetness on his chest. He hurried over from Qianqing Palace before he had time to change his clothes.
Behind him was Zhu Gaochi alone.
The accompanying guards stopped outside the door.
Zhu Yunxi walked into the room, and without waiting for the civil and military officials present to speak, he lowered his hands and said, "Everyone, please sit down. Your Majesty asked me to tell you that he was supposed to hear the good news in person, but there was something going on at Qianqing Palace, so he Let me come here first to hear the details, and I will also make arrangements with you about the future affairs of Yingzhou Road."
Although the emperor's grandson asked everyone not to get up, everyone present, including the four cabinet members of Ren Hengtai, stood up one after another.
As the leading minister of the Ming Dynasty, Ren Hengtai bowed forward with a face full of joy: "The Eastern Expedition Army has made great achievements in destroying the country, and the world has determined the Yingzhou Road. I congratulate the Ming Dynasty, congratulate your majesty, and congratulate your highness."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hands and saw everyone present standing still, so he could only find his way to the main seat and sit down.
Ren Hengtai coughed lightly and looked at the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Expedition returning to Beijing: "Please tell His Highness the details of the Yingzhou Road."
After finishing speaking, Ren Hengtai sat down on his own.
When he sat down, the other civil and military officials present sat down one by one.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the officers and soldiers with nervous expressions on their faces as they reported the victory, and said softly: "Let's talk. If you finish talking earlier, the palace can give you rewards, and you can go and eat and drink on your own."
It was the first time that the officers and soldiers saw so many court officials around them, and it was also the first time that they saw His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun.
However, His Highness the Emperor's Grandson is not as majestic and majestic as in the play, but appears to be very kind.
The officers and soldiers took a deep breath, then reorganized the news brought back by Yingzhou Road, and presented it one by one in Wenyuan Pavilion.
"Going back to Your Highness, the Eastern Expedition Army arrived at the sea off Yingzhou Road on naval warships a few months ago. After receiving orders from the general, the navy divided its forces into three areas to prepare for a decisive victory in the situation on Yingzhou Road.
One is to Kyoto City, the other is to the place where the Ashikaga family is close, and the other is to where the three parties are fighting.
On that day, the general led the army to the battle and drove the troops of the Yoshino family to attack the city. When the Ashikaga family's army arrived, the Yoshino family rebelled in front of the battle. The enemy troops came from all directions and surrounded us from all directions. The enemy troops were several times our strength. , intending to encircle and suppress our army."
hiss……
The officers and soldiers of the Eastern Expedition who returned to Beijing calmly recounted the magnificent war, but there was a gasp of air from the cabinet.
Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty originally had only about 20,000 troops to suppress the Japanese in Japan. They also had to guard the Iwami Silver Mine and Treasure Island. This time, thousands of troops went to Kyoto in the Southern Dynasties.
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The Japanese country is such a small place, and the formation that surrounded the Ming army must have deployed fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses.
The officers and soldiers returning to Beijing will speak out the victory news recorded in writing through language.
The officials in the cabinet have already painted a tragic picture of the war in their minds.
Under the setting sun, the Ming army, numbering less than 10,000 people, was compressed on a small battlefield. Mountains and tsunamis roared from all directions, and countless Japanese people surrounded them densely.
That battle must have been tragic.
Even though the Ming army's combat prowess was superior to that of other heroes, in a foreign country and facing several times the number of enemies, the Ming army would definitely suffer heavy losses.
There is a bit more heaviness and pain in the cabinet.
The officers and soldiers of the Eastern Expedition who had returned to Beijing from Japan could not help but frown. They were quite puzzled as to why the faces of the court officials present suddenly became solemn.
Could it be that they felt that the large army was not quick enough to kill the enemy?
Zhu Yunxi glanced at the officers and soldiers indifferently: "What's your name?"
He did somewhat understand the reaction of the civil and military personnel present, and he also knew what the officers and soldiers who had returned to Beijing from Japan were thinking.
Niu Dafu's face tightened, he clasped his fists and said in a low voice: "Reporting to Your Highness, the younger ones are the Eastern Expedition Army, the front camp of the infantry, the third thousand households, and the fourth hundred and hundred households Niu Dafu."
"It's a good name." Zhu Yunxi smiled and waved his hand: "You can continue to tell us how the battle on the front line went after that day."
Niu Dafu, who had been promoted from Chief Flag Officer to Hundred Household Officer due to his meritorious service, cleared his throat.
"Replying to Your Highness, our army faced several times the enemy that day. The general showed no fear on his face, and everyone in the army held their heads high, full of fighting spirit, and thirsty for battle.
The enemy troops surrounded our army, and the forward cavalry was already a hundred steps in front of our army's formation. At that time, the imperial reinforcements arrived, carrying new artillery on the naval warships, and rushed to the battlefield.
All of a sudden, thousands of cannons fired with such force that the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The Japanese and Japanese horses were all frightened and did not dare to move forward. The artillery fell into the enemy's army, and instantly the sky was full of broken limbs and blood.
The general ordered the drummers in the army to beat loudly and the war drums to beat loudly. The army went out to fight and joined forces with the reinforcements inside and outside to surround and kill the enemy."
There was another sound in the cabinet.
When everyone went to look for the trace, they saw Wang Jun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, with a face full of surprise: "The artillery on the navy warship can actually keep up with the speed of the army? How powerful is it?"
After finishing speaking, Wang Jun's face turned red.
The Minister of War, Rujun, who was beside him, did not make a sound, but moved his mouth slightly twice.
idiot.
He, Wang Jun, was a minister of the Ministry of Industry, but he didn't know how powerful the newly-built artillery for the naval warships could be and what improvements it could make.
Wang Jun suddenly panicked and looked around involuntarily.
As expected, all he could see were his colleagues in the DPRK and China looking at him sympathetically.
But at this moment, Gao Yangzhi, who was at the bottom of the cabinet, suddenly said: "If I remember correctly, the new artillery currently used by the Navy is still the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhang Ergong, at the Taipingfu Mine.
Made in his workshop."
As soon as he said these words, there were a few subtle sneers in the cabinet.
Xie Jin lowered his head helplessly and looked sideways at his students.
The chief assistant picked up the teacup, and while moistening his mouth, he glanced at the little Gaoge elder lightly.
Wang Jun's entire face was as red as a cooked shrimp, and a thick layer of sweat oozed from his forehead.
Paji.
Wang Jun shook his hands and knelt down on the ground in full view of everyone.
"I made an oversight and am guilty."
Niu Dafu was a little puzzled and glanced strangely at the minister of the Ministry of Industry in a red robe who was kneeling next to him.
How could it be that, while he was still talking about his victory, this man knelt down and said that he was at fault.
Zhu Yunxi leaned back, took a sip from the tea cup at hand, and showed a smile on his face: "Is this this year's Qimen Red?"
Ren Hengtai immediately said: "In autumn, it is inappropriate to drink green tea. I will try this Keemun red tea to nourish the stomach."
"It's a bit inappropriate..." Zhu Yunxi took another sip of Keemun Red, put down the tea cup, and then said: "Isn't the discussion today about the Eastern Expedition Army? Why does Wang Butang want to apologize? Please get up. "
Wang Jun screamed silently in his heart, and his whole body became weak.
After a while, Wang Jun stood up tremblingly, bowed and clasped his fists: "Wei Chen accepts the order."
Then Wang Jun retreated to his seat.
In the cabinet, countless eyes were circulating.
The Ministry of Industry is doomed!
Everyone knew that what was inappropriate was not whether to drink green tea at this time, but that Wang Jun, who was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, did not know about the newly equipped artillery of the navy, which was very inappropriate.
It's not suitable. Just like green tea is not suitable at this time, just change it to Keemun Red.
Niu Dafu thought about it carefully and felt that what just happened seemed to have nothing to do with him. Seeing that no one was talking at the moment, he continued to explain.
"In this battle, our army killed forty-five thousand enemies."
As soon as he said a word, the entire cabinet was in an uproar.
There is a huge difference between killing 45,000 enemies and defeating 45,000 enemies.
With just these words, more than 45,000 Japanese were buried on the battlefield far away from Yingtian City, and died under the swords and guns of the Ming army.
This is a no-brainer approach!
In an instant, everyone reacted.
Including Ren Hengtai, many civil servants turned their attention to the emperor's grandson sitting on him.
The killing was too heavy.
Zhu Yunxi, on the other hand, sat quietly and said nothing.
Niu Dafu continued: "After killing the enemy, the army tracked down the enemy and detained more than 18,000 Japanese soldiers. The general issued military orders and sent them to the Iwami Silver Mine and Treasure Island to expand the scale of the imperial court's mining.
On the Kyoto side, there were nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses of our army, and naval warships bombarded the city. Our troops gathered inside and outside and broke open the city gate. Although our troops wanted to rescue, under the artillery fire, members of the Yoshino family and others inside Kyoto City were killed. The Japanese emperors all unfortunately suffered disasters and perished in a sea of fire. The royal palace built in Kyoto City is now a piece of white ground.
After the war, our army obeyed military orders and pacified the people of Kyoto, but they did not want the officers and soldiers in the camp to be ambushed and killed by Japanese bandits repeatedly, triggering riots among the people in the city. In order to protect their own safety, our army had no choice but to show its swords and guns.
It took five consecutive days to calm down the turmoil in the city of Kyoto. Afterwards, military officials checked and found that due to the Japanese bandits' rebellion, which affected the people in the city, only less than 8,000 people survived.
Our troops in the city of Kyoto reported to the Chinese army, and the Chinese army concurred. In order to prevent the survivors in the city from being upset, the less than 8,000 people were gathered at the dock outside the city for temporary stability. The news of the success was sent to the capital, asking the imperial court to allow the people to be relocated.
Qiongzhou Prefecture Iron Mine to promote a new place of residence and stabilize people's livelihood."
Ren Hengtai, who was promoted from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the cabinet, pondered for a long time.
He really couldn't figure out which one of the Eastern Expedition troops came up with such a memorial.
He is full of benevolence, justice and morality, and he is full of consideration for the Japanese people.
Kyoto, a city that belonged to the core of the Yoshino family's rule in the Southern Dynasty of Japan, had less than 8,000 residents left after the war. Ren Hengtai no longer wanted to count how many people died in the city in those few days.
The so-called Japanese bandits caused chaos and hijacked the people.
I'm afraid it's just a rhetoric that has been whitewashed countless times.
This kind of Daming seems to be different from the Daming I once knew.
"Good! Mr. Cao Guo has a kind heart! He is truly a role model for us!"
Recently, Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan, who had just returned to Beijing from the command of Xiping Marquis Muying and led part of the outer Beijing army to rotate, slapped his thigh fiercely and shouted.
As a result, Ren Hengtai's expression became even more depressed.