"Long live my lord, what a great victory, what a great victory!"
The eunuch ran all the way from the Meridian Gate to the main hall. He was out of breath from exhaustion, but his excitement did not diminish at all. He shouted loudly, fearing that the emperor in the main hall could not hear him. The eunuchs and maids along the way
Seeing him like this, I was stunned.
The eunuch on duty outside the hall was Wang Dehua, the eunuch of the ceremony. When he heard the good news, he immediately showed joy. He stepped forward to take the good news from the hand of the eunuch, took a quick look at it, and immediately ran into the hall, shouting "Victory" with a face full of joy.
The festive look on his face was like that of a child wearing new clothes for the New Year.
When all the ministers in the palace saw Wang Dehua's joy, they all couldn't wait to know where the great victory was and what kind of great victory it would be that would make him Wang Dehua. The official, Li Bingbi, was as happy as a child.
When Wang Dehua came over, they all looked at the victory report in his hand, but Wang Dehua was running so fast that they couldn't see what was written on it, so they could only turn around and look towards the hall together.[
"Quick, bring it to me quickly, bring it to me quickly!"
Wang Dehua was always steady, but he was also so happy. Chongzhen knew that news of a great victory must have really come, and his heart was shocked: Could it be that the bandits in Henan were wiped out?
He stood up from the throne in excitement. He could no longer sit still and ran towards His Highness. He couldn't wait to see the good news.
"Your Majesty, please slow down."
The two young eunuchs serving His Highness were worried that Chongzhen would fall down if he was not careful when he went down the steps. They hurriedly stepped forward to help Chongzhen, but they were thrown away by Chongzhen one by one. Before they even got down the steps, they had already stretched out their hands to Wang Dehua and said hurriedly: "Why?"
It's a great success, hurry, bring it to me and see."
"Your Majesty, good news from Jinzhou. Nearly 10,000 slaves have been beheaded! More than 180 slaves and thieves have been captured alive. They will be sent to the palace soon." Wang Dehua shouted excitedly and handed the good news in his hand to Chongzhen.
Jinzhou beheaded nearly 10,000 slaves?! More than 180 slaves were captured alive?!
Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, a little unbelievable, and then he took the good news with some trembling. After reading it from top to bottom, his breathing began to become heavier, and he looked back and read it again. When he closed it,
His face turned red with excitement, and he kept swallowing at the joints of his throat.
The ministers in the palace were also excited and beheaded nearly 10,000 Jiannu. What a great victory this was!
Hundreds of officials were there to celebrate. Some officials who had experienced the Donglu invasion two years ago were so excited that they burst into tears. I really didn't expect that since the Donglu uprising, the Ming Dynasty had been beaten everywhere, and it was almost destroyed by the Donglu.
arrived in the capital. Everyone in the court was terrified when mentioning Donglu. A few days ago, when the news came that Zhang Chun's army had been wiped out, the whole court seemed to have lost its voice for several days. No one dared to even mention Donglu.
Words, it's better now. We finally won a decent victory today, beheading nearly ten thousand people at once. It seems that the hard days of the Ming Dynasty are about to be over.
However, there were also some mature and prudent ministers who had doubts about this great victory. Unlike the young officials who were discussing it excitedly, they were whispering, and they all did not believe the news. Some officials who knew the real situation in Jinzhou were even more dissatisfied.
A hundred people didn't believe it. Qiu Hejia was lucky to be able to defend the city with only some old soldiers. How could he behead nearly 10,000 people? Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Among them, there were officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate who instinctively wanted to go out to raise questions. However, seeing the emperor's happy look, they thought about it and held back. Whether it was true or not, they were not in a hurry. The emperor had been there for a long time.
He has never shown a smile in front of his ministers. It is rare for Long Yan to be overjoyed today. Regardless of whether the good news is true or false, the emperor must be happy first.
Chief Assistant Zhou Yanru and academicians He Ruchong, Wu Zongda, and Zheng Yiwei were all surprised and happy when they heard the good news of Jinzhou's victory. They already knew the military report of Jinzhou yesterday and knew that Qiu Hejia had defended Jinzhou. They were discussing this just now.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Hejia not only defended, but also killed and wounded so many soldiers and horses of Jiannu. This news of victory came so seriously that it was really unbelievable.
Cifu Wen Tiren stood there quietly, not showing any surprise at all. He already knew the details of the Jinzhou defense battle from the letter from Chen Ang, the prefect of Jinzhou, yesterday. Not only did he know that Qiu Hejia had made great contributions, but also
He knew the specific situation of defending the city. But he was not in a hurry to report the good news to the emperor. He had his own plan.
Seeing how excited the emperor and ministers were, the eunuchs and maids serving in the palace couldn't help but laugh.
It was rare to find a happy atmosphere in this hall, and smiles, whether real or fake, always made the hall feel much warmer.
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When the palace was filled with joy, Chongzhen suddenly calmed down and ordered the eunuch to hand the good news to the chief minister Zhou Yanru. After the other party read it, he asked lightly: "Ai Qing thinks Jinzhou Jiewen is true?"
Zhou Yanru was shocked in his heart. He didn't know whether the victory report was true or not, but with Qiu Hejia's character, he would never tell such a big lie. It seemed that the battle in Jinzhou had indeed achieved a lot.
Only Qiu Hejia dared to report the beheading of nearly ten thousand people. Otherwise, even if he was given two more heads, he would not dare to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor.[
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the victory report said that nearly ten thousand people were beheaded. It must be true, because the Ministry of War wants to inspect the heads. If the report is false, the officer will be punished. Therefore, I think that the victory report should be true.
"
Wu Zongda also read the good news. After listening to Zhou Yanru's words, he nodded and agreed: "The good news said that we have won the golden dragon flag of the slave chief. These must be sent to Beijing. If there is no real object, Jinzhou will not dare to
It’s a false report. I guess there won’t be any lies.”
Xiong Mingyu, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, who had just taken office, was already very happy at the moment. He was also unlucky. As soon as he took office, he encountered Zu Dashou being besieged Dalinghe City, and he finally put together a support plan with great difficulty.
The army entrusted Zhang Chun to take him out of the border for rescue. He didn't want to lose the fight. He was worried that the emperor would offend him because of this, but he didn't expect that good news came from Jinzhou.
This good news is no less than nectar after a long drought. Xiong Mingyu was so happy that he was separated. Seeing Chongzhen's doubts, he hurriedly vowed that Jinzhou would never deceive the emperor. The good news was so detailed and there were still prisoners and slaves. It must be
real.
"Yes, yes, they don't dare to bully me."
With the affirmation of the two academicians and the Minister of War, Chongzhen suddenly smiled again, all doubts in his mind were swept away, and he walked up and down the hall steps excitedly, "What a Qiu Hejia, I thought he was the winner before, but now
I just sent a hasty report, but I didn't expect such a great victory. I beheaded nearly ten thousand slaves, captured more than 180 slave thieves alive, and captured the golden dragon flag of the slave chief. Okay, great!"
"With the great victory in Jinzhou, the Donglu couldn't bear to fight any more and hurriedly withdrew their troops. I thought that after suffering such heavy losses, the Donglu would not dare to touch any more of our territory in the Ming Dynasty within a few years!"
The great victory in Jinzhou was also due to the skillful leadership of his chief assistant. Zhou Yanru was so proud that he prostrated himself on the ground and congratulated: "It is thanks to the power of God and the soldiers' hard work that such a great victory can be achieved. I would like to congratulate the emperor and the great Ming Dynasty!"
"Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" All the officials knelt down to congratulate Chongzhen.
Chongzhen was so happy that he raised his hands with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, please excuse yourself." As soon as he finished speaking, there were panicked shouts from outside the palace: "Jinzhou urgent report, Jinzhou urgent report, the forward general Zu Dashou has sent a gold."