Yang Yiqing took a deep breath and looked at Chu Yi, with a very troubled expression on his face. He took a deep breath and said to Chu Yi: "General Manager, does your Majesty really want to make you king?"
Chu Yi chuckled and said: "Based on Chu's understanding of His Majesty, since Jiao Fang sent someone to deliver the letter, I'm afraid His Majesty has already made up his mind!"
Yang Yiqing smiled bitterly and sighed: "With the achievements of the General Manager, it is enough to be crowned a king. However, for hundreds of years since the founding of the country, non-clan members in our Ming Dynasty cannot be crowned kings. If the General Manager sets this precedent, I am afraid that it will be the first in the history books of future generations.
I don’t know how to record this matter.”
As a scholar, Yang Yiqing knew very well that once Chu Yi was crowned king, it would definitely touch the nerves of those old scholars. He didn't know how Chu Yi would be recorded in the book.
As for whether Chu Yi's title of king would cause any harm to the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, Yang Yiqing was not worried at all.
Even if he is granted the title of king, it is just a false name. With Chu Yi's current power, if he really wants to endanger the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, he will not lack the title of a prince.
Of course, Yang Yiqing is also worried, that is, once Chu Yi becomes the king, Chu Yi will inevitably reward him with no reward in the future. At that time, will the relationship between the monarch and his ministers still be as harmonious as it is now? Once the monarch and his ministers fight, no matter what the outcome is,
, what was ultimately damaged was the vitality of the entire Ming Dynasty.
With a half-smile but not a smile, Chu Yi glanced at Yang Yiqing lightly and said, "Master Yang, do you think Chu should be rewarded by His Majesty?"
Yang Yiqing pondered for a while, with a somewhat solemn look on his face, and said slowly: "Yang secretly thought that for the future plans of the General Manager and His Majesty, the General Manager should dissuade His Majesty."
Chu Yi nodded slightly, but did not reply directly to Yang Yiqing.
Chu Yi did not deliberately conceal the news from the Jin Yiwei. The conversation between the two in the carriage was naturally hidden from Lin Pingzhi, Yue Buqun and others outside the carriage.
Not long after, the news that the emperor wanted to make Chu Yi king spread among the generals in the army.
Unlike Yang Yiqing, for example, when Xu Tianzuo and others heard the news that the emperor wanted to make Chu Yi king, the first thing they thought of was nothing else. They were extremely happy for Chu Yi, and they also secretly looked forward to how the emperor would reward them.
This time to pacify the south of the Yangtze River and defeat the Tatar army in one battle. These military achievements, which are rare in a century, need not be recorded on Chu Yi's head, but these generals will also be rewarded by the imperial court based on their merits.
It can be said that the intensity of the rewards given by the imperial court and the emperor can be seen just by looking at the rewards given to Chu Yi.
Chu Yi's military exploits were the greatest. If the imperial court and the emperor's rewards for Chu Yi were not very good, then I am afraid they would not be very good for other generals either.
Now the emperor is actually planning to make Chu Yi king, which suddenly expands the scope of rewards for them.
At the beginning, Xu Tianzuo and other generals at most thought about whether they could be granted the title of earl or marquis based on their military exploits. As for other things, they never thought about it at all.
However, if Chu Yi, who is the commander of an army, is granted the title of king, does that mean that people like Yang Yiqing, Cheng Xiangwu, and Wang Shouren will be granted the title of duke or marquis by the emperor?
Since the Emperor Jingnan, the Ming Dynasty has awarded very few dukes, but this time it gives people hope.
After the soldiers at the bottom heard the news, the morale of the army increased.
These low-level soldiers don't care about Chu Yi's background. They only care about whether their military pay, rewards and even the pensions for the soldiers who died in battle can be received in time. Now that they have returned victoriously, the imperial court will definitely reward them.
As for being promoted to a higher rank, this was obviously impossible for the soldiers. All they wanted was some silver reward.
The emperor could even give up the position of prince, so he would not be stingy with some silver rewards, so after hearing the news, all the soldiers were excited about it.
The mighty army stretched for more than ten miles, and everything it passed was filled with smoke and dust. Every time it reached a city, the officials in the city came out to pay homage to Chu Yi.
As we got closer and closer to the capital, the news that Chu Yi led the army to victory spread even more in the capital.
As teams of fast horses came to report urgently, several fast horses galloped past almost every hour and reported the positions of Chu Yi and other troops one by one.
Zhu Houzhao held the brush in his hand and saw a few lines of large characters on the rice paper in front of him. He looked obviously absent-minded, as if his attention was not on practicing calligraphy at all.
There was a rush of footsteps, and Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his head and looked towards the door of the study. He saw a chamberlain coming in a hurry, prostrated himself on the ground and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the chief steward... the chief steward is still far away from the capital.
It’s ten miles away!”
It has now been nearly a month since the news of the victory in Xuanfu came, and it has been almost twenty days since Chu Yi led his army and set off from Xuanfu to return to the court.
It can be said that after Zhu Houzhao got the news that his master had returned to the court, he sent people to keep an eye on the news almost every day. News about Chu Yi and others' march came almost every day.
According to Zhu Houzhao's estimation, Chu Yi would be able to arrive in the capital today and he could see Chu Yi. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao was still distracted even when he was practicing calligraphy.
Zhu Houzhao stood up suddenly, almost knocking over the desk in front of him, and dropped the paralysis in his hand on the desk. His eyes flashed brightly, and he said with a bit of excitement: "Preach my decree and order all officials to go to Fengtian Hall."
Let’s gather together, I will lead all the civil and military officials to personally welcome my companion back!”
The emperor led hundreds of officials to personally welcome the general who returned from the expedition. This is the emperor's greatest recognition and honor for the meritorious soldiers.
Zhu Houzhao has always compared himself with the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and the Emperor Zhu Di. Although he did not have an imperial chariot to go on a personal expedition, in his heart, Chu Yi's military expedition was just like his imperial chariot's personal expedition. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao had already made up his mind when Chu Yi returned from a great victory this time.
No matter what, I must personally lead all the officials to welcome him personally.
Soon all civil and military officials received the order. It only took more than half an hour, but all the officials who could arrive arrived in front of Fengtian Hall.
Officials gathered together in a dark place. Even if Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything, based on the well-informed nature of these officials, they all knew that Zhu Houzhao summoned them this time. Ninety-nine percent of the time, it was to welcome the return of the army led by Chu Yi.
Zhu Houzhao, who was all dressed up, wore a thick and grand dragon robe, solemn and solemn. As Zhu Houzhao's decree was passed down, Luan Jia slowly moved forward, and hundreds of civil and military officials followed behind Luan Jia.
The long street was already under martial law by the soldiers and horses of the Army and Horses Division who had taken the lead. On both sides of the long street, many people knelt down and worshiped on both sides.
When these common people saw the Emperor's Luanjia, they not only dared not stare straight at it, but instead lowered their heads in awe one by one.
The Emperor Luan Jia and the civil and military officials slowly passed by. The people kneeling on both sides breathed a sigh of relief and secretly looked at the retreating team of Luan Jia and the civil and military officials.
"Oh my God, it's the Emperor Luanjia. I actually saw the Emperor Luanjia..."
"If I can see the Emperor in this life, I will have no regrets in dying!"
The Emperor is so high above the throne that except for a very small number of important ministers, even the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China cannot see the Emperor if they are not high enough.
As for leaving the Forbidden City, to be honest, few emperors would leave the Forbidden City. Even though Zhu Houzhao had not been able to live comfortably in the past few years, he did not come to this long street.
Therefore, for the common people in the world, in their impression, the Emperor is, to a great extent, just a superior being in their impression. Naturally, there are very few people who can see the Emperor.
Now that these people had seen the Emperor Luan Jia, they were naturally extremely excited.
The long queue gradually left the capital.
The road is paved with loess, and there are twelve guards on it, all of them are brave and brave, guarding the Emperor Luanjia.
After leaving the city, which was almost a few miles away, I saw a fast horse approaching from the front.
"Report, the general manager is leading the army. According to this, it is still one mile away."
Jiao Fang stepped forward and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, the Grand Steward's army will arrive soon. I can't wait to welcome the Grand Steward back here!"
Zhu Houzhao looked around, nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I will follow Mr. Jiao Ge!"
Soon Zhu Houzhao's decree was passed down, the team stopped, and officials from the Ministry of Rites began to coordinate the civil and military officials to line up to prepare for the return of Chu Yi and other generals after their victory.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites here had just arranged a group of officials when they saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and could even feel the shaking of the earth.
The ground shook slightly, and it could be clearly felt. All the officials subconsciously looked into the distance. As far as they could see, they saw a dense black area, with vast numbers of people and horses sweeping in like a torrent.
These soldiers and horses were filled with a murderous aura. Even though they were not close yet, a wave of evil aura rushed towards their faces, making people unable to help but feel heart palpitations.
Those who knew the soldiers could not help but show a bit of horror in their eyes when they saw the large group of people coming slowly.
The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp can only be said to be not bad. Compared with the so-called elites, they are naturally far behind. The Tengxiang Fourth Guards Camp currently stationed in the capital has experienced the previous defense battle of the capital, and some soldiers even went out of the city to harass the Tatar army in person.
, but it has also tempered a group of elites.
But the soldiers who really gave people the impression of being elite were only tens of thousands of soldiers. However, now these people only saw the oncoming soldiers and horses, and they could all be regarded as elite.
"What a powerful army. No wonder it was able to destroy hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops in one battle and surrender to Dayan Khan and other Tatar nobles!"
An important minister was stroking his beard and looking at the soldiers and horses in front of him with a look of amazement on his face.
I don't know when Zhu Houzhao actually got off the carriage, and rode a horse himself to look ahead from a distance.
Not long after, a figure appeared in everyone's sight.
This figure is riding on a horse, wearing a large cloak and a python suit. Just look at the attire, but who is Chu Yi, the majestic chief steward who is not in the court.
The moment Zhu Houzhao saw Chu Yi, a bright light flashed in his eyes, he slapped the horse under him, and immediately saw the horse rushing out.
Zhu Houzhao rushed out on horseback, but he shocked Gu Dayong and others who were accompanying him. Zhu Houzhao's reaction was really too sudden.
"His Majesty!"
Gu Dayong exclaimed, and almost instinctively used Qinggong to chase after him. Also chasing were several old eunuchs.
Fucked Zhu Houzhao.
At this moment, Chu Yi, Yang Yiqing and others also saw the guard of honor in front of the emperor Luan Jia and hundreds of civil and military officials who had left the city for several miles to greet them.
Being able to get the emperor to lead all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him in person, it can be said that except for Chu Yi who was able to remain calm, everyone else, even Yang Yiqing, had a look of surprise on their faces.
Although they also knew that the meritorious service accomplished this time was very great, no matter how great the meritorious service was, whether the emperor was willing to go out of the city to greet it in person would depend on the emperor's own wishes. After all, no one stipulates what kind of military merits are certain.
The emperor must come to greet him in person.
When the emperor rushed out and rushed towards them, it can be said that all the soldiers who saw this scene showed expressions of astonishment.
That was the emperor, and he came galloping towards them on horseback.
"Haha, Chu Daban, you really want to harm me! Daban has returned victoriously, and I am here to welcome him back to the capital!"
Zhu Houzhao did not hide his respect and favor for Chu Yi at all. It can be said that everyone who saw Zhu Houzhao riding straight towards Chu Yi had waves in their hearts. They were full of envy and jealousy and looked at the most embarrassing person in the world.
The person that everyone envies is the Chief Manager Chu Yi.
Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao coming on horseback, and was moved in his heart. People are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? Chu Yi naturally knows how much Zhu Houzhao favored him. So when he saw Zhu Houzhao coming on horseback, Chu Yi also
The war horses under him rushed towards Zhu Houzhao.
The two stood facing each other on horseback. They looked at each other with their eyes. Chu Yi slowly said: "After seeing each other for several months, Your Majesty has lost a lot of weight!"
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "My eldest companion is still as charming as ever!"
While speaking, Chu Yi got off his horse and saluted Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and said: "My eldest companion does not need to be formal. My eldest companion is the protagonist today. I will lead the horse for my eldest companion..."
Chu Yi heard this and said quickly: "Your Majesty has really defeated Chu Yi, you must not do it!"
If he really asked Zhu Houzhao to lead the horse for him, all the civil and military officials in front of him, whose envious eyes could not wait to fall, would pounce on him one by one and spray him to death.
However, Zhu Houzhao didn't care at all, and did not think that such an action was a loss of his status. He laughed and said: "I am holding horses for our meritorious soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and accompanying them to pacify Jiangnan, and destroyed hundreds of thousands of Tatars in one battle."
The Tartar army captured Dayan Khan alive. Even if I personally lead the horse for the great companion, the great companion would still be able to bear such feats."
Although he said this, the civil and military officials around him would not think so. They would only think that Chu Yi was aloof and ignored the monarch, and would definitely annoy Zhu Houzhao to death with memorials.
Naturally, it was impossible for Chu Yi to let Zhu Houzhao lead his horse. Although Zhu Houzhao didn't mind, Chu Yi had to consider Zhu Houzhao.
Originally, Zhu Houzhao made him king, which caused a lot of discussion in the government and the public. If he were to lead a horse for him again, who knows if some old stubborns would be provoked.
At least Chu Yi noticed that the elder Chen Ding had an old face and was obviously a little dissatisfied. Chu Yi could guarantee that if he dared to let Zhu Houzhao lead the horse for him, Chen Ding would jump in the next moment.
He came out and pointed at him and cursed him.
People like Chen Ding are not afraid of him. Even Chu Yi can't do anything about such people. Fortunately, there are not many people like Chen Ding who are loyal, upright and even a little pedantic.
