Chapter 1108 Yiwu Celebration Banquet - The Backbone of the Army
Then came Geng Xuan. Geng Xuan was very depressed this time. He knew that his talents were insufficient and he did not have Xu Huizu or Lan Zhen's ability to fight with soldiers, so he cherished every opportunity to go to war. However, he was finally sent to fight by Yunxi, but he did not
Thinking that this battle he had just come from the capital to fight for two months and failed to make any contribution. So he deliberately declined the celebration banquet. Although he came in the end, he had been there before Yunxi came over.
Drink boring wine.
"Geng Qing," Yunxi approached him and lowered his voice and said, "In my opinion, Geng Qing is also very capable, but this is the first time you have commanded so many soldiers, so it is inevitable that your command will not be smooth. I believe
If we command such a large army to fight a foreign enemy next time, we will definitely be able to win."
"Your Majesty praises me so much, but I don't deserve it. I am not as knowledgeable and talented as Wei Guogong and others, so I don't deserve your Majesty's praise." Geng Xuan was certainly happy to hear the emperor say this, but she still said humbly.
"Hey, Geng Qing, you are too modest. You will definitely be able to prove your ability." Yunxi said again.
After that, he talked to Zhang Fu. Yunxi praised Zhang Fu a lot, but Zhang Fu naturally rejected him repeatedly.
He wanted to say something more to Zhang Fu when he suddenly heard a burp coming from the side. He looked sideways and saw Cao Xing sitting aside with an embarrassed look on his face. He smiled and said, "Cao Xing, it seems like you haven't seen this for a long time."
Eat like you're ready to eat. I remember that the food in the army is not bad, so why is it like this?"
"Of course the food in the official family and the army is not bad, but it is far inferior to today's banquet. And there is pork today. I am so old, this is the first time I think pork is so delicious." Cao Xing laughed.
He said, still holding the chopsticks in his right hand without putting it down.
Yunxi looked at his empty left sleeve and felt sad for a moment, then said in a firm tone: "Cao Xing, I was thinking that you have not inherited your father's title, so it would not be a good idea to grant him the title of Spyker, so I did not grant it. I will wait for Marquis Jingchuan.
After a hundred years, I will elevate your title to Duke."
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to be a minister. This war minister has not made much merit, so I don't dare to be rewarded by your Majesty like this." No matter how familiar Cao Xing and Yunxi were, they could only say this in public.
"How can you not call it a great achievement when your center bloomed and cut off the retreat route of the Xilu this time? What's more, you also led the cavalry of the left and right guards of the government army to follow Zhang Fu to pursue the Xilu and annihilated them all in Urumqi City; and you also had the previous ones.
Of course he deserves his promotion from marquis to duke for his hard work." Yunxi unconsciously glanced at his left sleeve again.
"Your Majesty, if we talk about merit, the credit for the left and right guards of the government army in this battle belongs entirely to Song Xuan and the soldiers who died in Urumqi. How dare I take the credit?" Cao Xing said, with red eyes. Although the horse infantry of the left and right guards of the government army
He completed the errand assigned by Yunxi, but most of them died, and only two to three hundred people survived. Every time he thought about this, his heart felt like a knife.
Yunxi couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder. He didn't quite understand Cao Xing's feelings, but he knew what he was thinking. "When we return to Beijing, I will reward them with more wealth."
"On behalf of the soldiers of the left and right guards of the government, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace." Cao Xing wiped his eyes and said.
He then seemed to have remembered something, and before Yunxi spoke, he added: "Your Majesty, I have a person who I would like to ask your Majesty to give you special grace."
"who?"
Cao Xing called a man, pointed at this man and said to Yunxi: "This man is the governor of the left guard of the government army, his name is Liu Mao. This man's father Liu Er Hongwu followed King Ji Ning to Mobei in the 21st year.
Unfortunately, he died in battle; his uncle, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother also died fighting for the Ming Dynasty in this battle. He..."
Cao Xing wanted to say more, but was suddenly interrupted by a surprised Yun Xi. "You said, four of their family members died in this battle?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Together with Hongwu's father who died in the 21st year of the war, a total of five people died for the country."
"Five members of a family sacrificed their lives for the country. This," Yunxi looked at Liu Mao who was kneeling on the ground, and said in disbelief: "Is this true?"
"I will never dare to tell lies. If there are lies, I hope the sky will thunder and strike!" Cao Xing said.
After the battle in Urumqi, he saw only more than 200 soldiers of the left and right guards of the government army. He burst into tears on the spot and cried together with Song Xuan. Over the years he has commanded the left and right guards of the government army, most of the left and right guards of the government army have
He knew and was familiar with all the soldiers. When he saw that the people he knew were all turned into corpses, Cao Xing showed signs of going crazy on the spot. He wanted to lead the cavalry soldiers to execute all the Xilu with the cruelest punishment. But in the end, due to time constraints,
All he could do was kill him on the bed.
When counting the list of fallen soldiers, he noticed that four of Liu Mao's family had been killed in this battle. Another person had been killed in the battle before. He was immediately deeply touched, so even though Liu Mao was not qualified to come to the celebration banquet today, he brought him here.
, hoping that when Yunxi sees him, he will be touched like himself and reward Liu Mao generously.
Yunxi was indeed touched. Five members of his family died fighting for the Ming Dynasty, four of them died in the same battle. What a sacrifice! Even a hard-hearted person would be moved, not to mention that Yunxi still retained the emotions of a normal person.
How to remain calm?
At this moment, Yunxi remembered "Saving Private Ryan" he had watched in his previous life. He remembered Ryan's reaction when he heard that his three brothers had died in battle. That was not the most touching scene in that movie, but it was
This is the scene that touches Yunxi the most.
Yunxi made an instant decision and said to Liu Mao: "Your family is really a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. I want to reward you heavily!" He also ordered: "Bring me a pen and ink."
The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were quickly brought over, and Yunxi wrote eight large characters on a piece of fine rice paper: "The loyal minister of the country, the backbone of the army." He handed it to Liu Mao and said: "I will reward you with these characters.
Home."
Liu Mao was a little stupid at this time. He took his pen and ink from Yunxi in a daze, and even forgot to thank him. Cao Xing hurriedly asked him to thank him, but Yunxi organized it himself: "Don't be busy thanking me first.
I still have a reward."
"According to my decree, in addition to the four first-class medals and one special-class medal that should be awarded to his family, except for the crime of treason, all other crimes will be exempted from the death penalty!"
"Can your uncle, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother be passed down to the descendants?" Yunxi was about to speak again when he suddenly asked again.
"Your Majesty, the younger brother has no children. The eldest brother has a son, the second sister-in-law is pregnant, and the third brother is still unmarried and has no children." Liu Mao stuttered.
"This special medal can be used by your father Liu Er's descendants, but it can only be used once. If your second sister-in-law gives birth to a son, and a first-class medal is passed on to his son, you will inherit the medals of your third brother and uncle.
Medal, your eldest brother’s medal will naturally be inherited by his son; if your second brother has no children, you and your nephew will each inherit two first-class medals. The special-level medals are shared by you.”
"I will reward you and your nephew with a hundred pieces of silk and satin, and a thousand taels of gold. They will each be given a thousand household jobs, flying fish clothes, and will not kneel before officials." Yunxi said slowly.
"Xiao, Xiao, thank you for your kindness." After being reminded by Cao Xing just now, Liu Mao reacted and saluted to express his gratitude.