"What did the Jinzhou military report say? Is Zu Dashou out of danger? When did the Donglu troops retreat? What is the situation there? Is it a victory or a defeat? Tell me quickly..."
As soon as he entered Dongnuan Pavilion, before seeing Cao Huachun's figure, Chongzhen rushed in impatiently. Without taking a breath, he couldn't wait to ask. He looked anxious and a little expectant. Zhao Quan and Lu An
He followed him and entered the hall at the same time. He stood at the door knowingly and did not follow further inside.
Not only Cao Huachun was waiting in Nuan Pavilion, but also Si Li, the eunuch on duty, and Gao Qiqian, who was also in charge of the horse eunuch, who came after hearing the news.
This Gao Qiqian was a newly promoted celebrity in the inner court in the past two years. In the first year of Chongzhen, he was just an ordinary chamberlain, but he often talked about military matters in front of all the princes in the inner court. Over time, he attracted the attention of several eunuchs who were in charge of rituals.
Under the deliberate guidance of Wang Dehua, Wang Chengen and others, he gradually fell into the eyes of Chongzhen. He was summoned several times to play the right words, and he was always very reasonable. In addition, he performed well when the Donglu invaded the army two years ago, so Chongzhen made an exception and appointed him.
He was given the palm seal of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and at the same time he was admitted to the Ceremony Department and became the accompanying eunuch.
The Yuma Supervisor is in charge of numerous military powers in the inner court, second only to the Si Li Jian among the twenty-four yamen. In addition, he also supervises the first section of the Beijing Camp and the regiment camp soldiers and horses, so although Gao Qiqian is not ranked high among the Si Li Jian
, but the power in his hands is no less than that of Cao Huachun who controls Dongchang.[
If Wang Cheng'en is the internal minister, then Gao Qiqian is the minister of the Ministry of War, and Cao Huachun is the minister of the Ministry of Punishment and is also in charge of the Imperial Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and the affairs of the inner court. Most of the affairs of the inner court are focused on these three people.
Cao Huachun also knew military skills. As early as the Tianqi period, he was the chief instructor of the internal training regiment. However, because he was an old member of Tianqi and had an unclear relationship with Wei Zhongxian back then, he had a higher degree of trust in Chongzhen's mind.
Qi Di, a newcomer, is a little worse.
Cao Huachun was the first to know that there were reports of troops coming from Jinzhou. After learning about it, he immediately entered the palace. He didn't want to get up and hide in the wind from nowhere, so he also entered the palace front and back. Cao Huachun knew that he wanted to share the wealth and report the good news.
But he couldn't say anything to him. After all, the matter of reporting the soldiers was not his responsibility in the first place. Going to the palace to announce the good news by himself was considered to be beyond his authority.
Feeling guilty, I exchanged a few words with Gao Qiqian in the Nuan Pavilion with a smile on his face. Gao Qiqian was also very kind, but I don't know what he was thinking.
After Chongzhen came in, the two of them knew that the current Long Live Master was impatient and concerned about the military situation in Liaodong, so they did not dare to delay, so they both spoke up immediately.
"Long live the Lord..."
"emperor…"
As soon as the words came out, they both paused at the same time and glanced at each other. Cao Huachun was a little embarrassed and smiled and said: "Please tell Eunuch Gao and the Emperor in detail about the military report."
Gao Qiqian nodded with a smile, and hurriedly said to Chongzhen: "Back to Lord Long Live, the military report is still at the General Administration Department. I got the news and came here in advance."
As soon as he heard the military report that he was still in custody at the General Affairs Department, Chongzhen couldn't help but frown, and said impatiently: "Why are you still in custody at the General Affairs Department?"
Gao Qiqian raised his head and looked outside, and gave a wry smile: "Long live my lord, it's already late at night, and no matter how hard the General Secretary rushes, he won't be able to send the troops to the palace until early tomorrow morning."
"Can't they just go to Huiji Gate?"
Chongzhen snorted. He had personally experienced the efficiency of foreign affairs in the past few years. He would delay whenever he could. Even if he waited impatiently in the palace, foreign affairs would be handled very well and there would be no fuss at all.
The king's father's awareness of sharing worries makes people very angry.
"Forget it, forget it, Gao Qiqian, what did you say in the military report? Did the Donglu attack Jinzhou?" Chongzhen clasped his hands behind his back and walked anxiously to the imperial case, but he asked Gao
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Gao Qiqian heard this and hurriedly smiled and said: "Long live my lord, don't be anxious, I will tell you right now. The military report will arrive in Beijing in the afternoon. Since it is a small duty, the general affairs department will prepare to report it in the morning tomorrow."
, the servant’s men found out the news and immediately reported it to the slave. The servant knew that Long live the Lord was worried about Liaodong these days, so he came to the palace as soon as he got the news. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Eunuch Cao also got the news.
I rushed into the palace before the slaves." After saying that, he glanced at Cao Huachun casually.
Cao Huachun snorted secretly, knowing that Gao Qiqian was trying to put sand in Chongzhen's eyes, so he hurriedly explained to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have someone sitting in the General Administration Department in Dongchang. As soon as the military report arrives, I will naturally know about it.
.Because it is good news, I want to let the emperor know as soon as possible, and if I have overstepped my bounds, I will ask the emperor to punish me."
After hearing what he said, Chongzhen frowned and said impatiently: "I'm not asking about these things, I'm asking you what exactly is said in the military report!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Qiqian rushed to report: "Back to the emperor, the military report was sent by Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong, on horseback. It said that Jiannu attacked Jinzhou the day before yesterday. The soldiers guarding the city fought bravely, but Jiannu failed to break the city and retreated.
Master."[
"The city that was attacked the day before yesterday?" Chongzhen asked urgently, "What about Zu Dashou? Is Dalinghe City out of danger?"
"This" Gao Qiqian was startled. Zu Dashou's military report didn't even mention it at all.
He said truthfully: "The military report only said that Jinzhou repelled the Donglu attack, but it did not mention Zu Dashou's situation."
Hearing this, Chongzhen was a little angry. He slapped the table and said angrily: "What did Qiu Hejia do? How could he not tell me about Zu Dashou's current situation!"
Gao Qiqian was a little frightened and said: "Perhaps the Donglu have just retreated, and Mr. Qiu can't go out of the city to investigate for a while, right?"
Chongzhen sighed, and then asked Gao Qiqian: "Did the military report mention the results of the battle?"
Gao Qiqian shook his head: "No. The military report only said that Jiannu's attack on the city was repelled, and no other circumstances were reported."
"You said you were holding on without reporting anything. Tell me whether this military report is good news or sad news!" Chongzhen was so angry that his face turned green.
Seeing that Chongzhen was so angry, Gao Qiqian did not dare to speak, but Cao Huachun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be anxious. Mr. Qiu has always been cautious. Perhaps the battle has just ended and he is counting the results, or perhaps the Donglu army
Although we have retreated, the partial army is still there, and we can't go out of the city to contact Zu Dashou for a while, so the method is listed in the military report." After a pause, he said comfortingly: "I think it is good news that Lord Qiu has defended Jinzhou, and the emperor also knows it.
, once Zhang Chun’s army was gone, Jinzhou was left with soldiers and generals. Now Master Qiu can successfully defend Jinzhou with his remaining defeated troops, and his contribution is huge.”
"Why."
Chongzhen sighed and said forcefully: "If Jinzhou is not lost, it is naturally good news. I have been worried for so many days, and what I am afraid of is that Jinzhou will not be protected. Now that Jinzhou has been successfully defended, my heart is naturally relieved, but I am still worried about it.
Zu Dashou, although Zu Dashou is domineering, he is still loyal to me. With him here, will the Liao affairs collapse for a while? If he fails again, who else can preside over the Liao affairs for me?"
Cao Huachun said with an moved face: "God is impressed by the Emperor's diligent attitude towards government, and heaven and man will surely be inspired by it to protect our ancestors' long life."
Chongzhen smiled bitterly: "I hope so." He looked outside the palace for a moment and said softly: "Qiu Hejia's military report didn't say anything. I guess I'm afraid he didn't achieve much results, and he was arrogant. But Jinzhou can be defended.
It’s finally a happy event. If Jinzhou is lost again, Ming Dynasty may no longer be able to maintain its empire.”
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. There will always be a general report of the situation tomorrow, and you will know by then." Cao Huachun advised.