Chapter 439 Manchu civil and military worship the prince
Yang Yiqing, Xu Tianzuo and other generals also came over at this moment. They all saluted Zhu Houzhao and said: "I pay homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Yang Yiqing and others. He seemed to have just noticed a group of people. His face showed a bit of seriousness and he nodded slightly: "You gentlemen, there is no need to be polite. You are all meritorious officials of our Ming Dynasty. I
Thank you all for this!”
Yang Yiqing and others didn't dare to say anything.
There was a squeaking sound. Zhu Houzhao followed the sound and saw several prison cars coming slowly not far away, with several figures imprisoned in the prison cars.
A bright light flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and he subconsciously said: "Daban, they are..."
Seeing these prisoners dressed in foreign clothes, Zhu Houzhao naturally had some guesses in his heart, and Chu Yi said: "Reporting to your majesty, this is the Tatar Khan Dayan Khan who is famous in the grassland!"
Although Zhu Houzhao said that he had already learned from the military reports submitted by Chu Yi and Yang Yiqing that Chu Yi and others had captured Dayan Khan and other Tatar nobles.
However, reading military reports is obviously different from meeting people. When Chu Yi introduced that the person imprisoned in the first prison car was Dayan Khan, Zhu Houzhao's face turned red, which shows how excited Zhu Houzhao was.
Gently pinching the royal horse under him, Zhu Houzhao drove the horse forward and arrived in front of the prison car. Chu Yi, Yang Yiqing and others followed and parked beside the prison car.
In the prison car, Dayan Khan has disheveled hair and looks extremely embarrassed. If it weren't for the fact that he is dressed in a way that is obviously different from ordinary people, to be honest, just looking at your embarrassed appearance, I really can't believe him.
It was Dayan, the Tatar Khan who was a generation of heroes who roamed the steppes.
Although Chu Yi and others did not torture Dayan along the way, after all, Dayan was already old and was in a prison car exposed to the wind and sun, so his condition was naturally not very good.
However, when Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi approached, Dayan Khan suddenly opened his eyes and his eyes fell on Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi.
Looking across Chu Yi, Yang Yiqing and others, and finally staring at Zhu Houzhao, Dayan Khan couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhengde boy, are you here to make fun of me?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Dayan Khan, slowly shook his head and said: "The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. I am very happy that Dayan Khan came to visit me in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. How can I make fun of the Great Khan?"
Staring at Zhu Houzhao, Dayan Khan seemed to want to judge whether Zhu Houzhao's words were true or false. After a while, Dayan Khan's wide-open eyes narrowed a lot, and his whole aura suddenly slowed down.
Obviously, Dayan Khan just did it out of an instinct to defend his dignity. After all, as the king of the grassland, even if he is captured alive, he does not want to be looked down upon, especially when facing the emperor of tomorrow.
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There are not many people in the world who can match his status, and Zhu Houzhao is one of them. Even when facing Chu Yi, Dayan Khan has a sense of psychological superiority, so even if he is in a dilemma, Dayan Khan is not afraid of it.
care.
Only when facing Zhu Houzhao would Dayan Khan have such a big reaction.
"I have heard of the benevolence of the Emperor of Heaven, and when I see him today, he is truly worthy of his reputation!"
Zhu Houzhao laughed and said with a serious look on his face: "The Ming Dynasty has always treated foreigners with courtesy, but the Great Khan should not have invaded the borders of the Ming Dynasty this time, otherwise why would there be today's disaster!"
Dayan Khan glanced at Zhu Houzhao and shook his head slightly.
Seeing that Dayan Khan seemed to have no intention of talking to him, Zhu Houzhao's eyes naturally fell on the second prison car. The person imprisoned in this second prison car was naturally Prince Balsbroat.
Prince Balsborough was naturally familiar to people in the capital. Even if they had never met him, they still remembered his name deeply.
After all, not long ago, Balsborough led an army of 100,000 troops to the capital city, and even violently attacked the capital city for nearly a month.
In this month, Balsborough's name spread rapidly in the capital, and almost everyone knew about it.
Zhu Houzhao recognized Balsbrot at a glance. Although Balsbrot was equally embarrassed, among the Tatar prisoners, there were not many who could have such momentum. Except for Dayan Khan, only
Only Ballsborough.
"This must be little King Balsborot!"
Balsborot looked at Zhu Houzhao, a somewhat complicated look flashed in his eyes, thinking that he was here, in the same position, but the situation was completely different.
Back then, he had an army of 100,000, and he marched to the city with high spirits and showed off his power outside the capital. However, he never dreamed that in less than two months, he would actually return to this place again, but with this
The identity of the prisoner.
With a cold snort, Balsborot said to Zhu Houzhao: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is nothing more than this. If I hadn't relied on the eunuch Chu Yi, I would have already broken through your Forbidden City."
Zhu Houzhao was slightly startled, then laughed loudly and said: "I have a great companion, so why should I be afraid!"
Balsbroat sneered, glanced at Chu Yi next to Zhu Houzhao with a half-smile and said: "Zhengde son, you are not afraid that the eunuch will take away your throne!"
The expressions of the generals such as Yang Yiqing, Xu Tianzuo and others on the side changed greatly after hearing this, and they subconsciously looked at Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao.
Everyone knows that Chu Yi's power is overwhelming. It can be said that one person is less than ten thousand people. To put it disrespectfully, Chu Yi's orders are even more effective than the emperor's will, both in the government and in the public.
Although it is true that this is the case, no one has ever dared to say so in front of Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi.
Chu Yi's expression was calm, as if Balsborough's words didn't take him to heart at all.
Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded, and then looked at Balsbroat with a pityful look and said: "I can't let down my great companion. Why should my great companion betray me? If I can't even trust my great companion, then I can still do it in this world."
Who do you trust?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Chu Yi with envy. How trusting he was. Even though they knew that Zhu Houzhao trusted Chu Yi, they never expected that Zhu Houzhao had such trust.
Zhu Houzhao looked directly past Balsborot and glanced at the prison cars behind them. The others were naturally Tatar nobles, and Zhu Houzhao had no interest in seeing them one by one.
At this moment, a minister from the Ministry of Rites bravely stepped forward and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, it's time to welcome the army into the city!"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at the official of the Ministry of Rites and said to Chu Yi: "My companion, come into the city with me!"
The army slowly entered the city. Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi walked side by side at the front, followed by hundreds of civil and military officials, followed closely by groups of soldiers escorting the prison cars.
On both sides of the long street, soldiers stood solemnly. As for the people on both sides, their eyes were all focused on Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao.
The identity of the two people can be determined just by looking at their clothes. Chu Yi was given a python suit by the emperor, so his clothes were embroidered with a python with flying scales and claws, while Zhu Houzhao was wearing a dragon robe.
The two of them were walking side by side, their temperaments were noble and exuding supreme majesty. If it weren't for the different clothes on their bodies, most people would really not be able to tell which one was the emperor and which one was Chu Yilai.
"Long live your majesty, long live your majesty, and a thousand lives the chief steward!"
I don't know who shouted loudly, and suddenly all the people shouted loudly.
Among the civil and military officials, many people's faces became a little ugly. It was fine for these people to shout "Long Live the Emperor", but some people actually shouted "Thousand Lives" in front of Zhu Houzhao.
No matter how powerful Chu Yi is, there is no problem in calling him Nine Thousand Years Old in private, as long as it is not in front of the emperor.
It's good that these people didn't know it was arranged, so they still shouted spontaneously. Anyway, many officials couldn't help but sweat for Chu Yi.
If the emperor takes this to heart, I'm afraid Chu Yi's life will not be easy in the future.
Zhu Houzhao, on the other hand, looked calm and even had a bit of joy on his face, talking to Chu Yi in a low voice.
The army passed by slowly. When the prison car escorting Dayan Khan and Balsborough passed on the long street, although the people could not tell the specific identities of Dayan Khan and others, they could guess.
They were the leaders of the Tatar nobles.
Suddenly many people threw out rotten vegetable leaves and even stones that had been prepared.
Hall of Supreme Harmony
The majestic Hall of Supreme Harmony lies on the ground. Hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on both sides and slowly entered the hall, while the meritorious soldiers who had returned from victory were waiting outside the hall.
As the melodious bell rang, the unique feminine voice of the chamberlain came from the Hall of Supreme Harmony: "Headmaster of the Ceremony Supervisor, Chief Supervisor of the Royal Horse Supervisor, Chu Yi is here to see you!"
I saw the leader, Chu Yi, striding towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony and entering the main hall. All the civil and military personnel looked at Chu Yi.
As he approached without squinting his eyes, Chu Yi bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, Chu Yi, pays homage to you!"
Zhu Houzhao, who was dressed in a rich attire, nodded slightly and said: "There is no need to be polite in the Qing family, please get up quickly and without courtesy!"
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao said to the chamberlain on the side: "Give me a seat for my companion!"
In this main hall, even a veteran such as the British Duke Zhang Mao was not qualified to be given a seat. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao wanted to give a seat to Chu Yi, but no one in the group dared to raise objections at this time.
Not mentioning Chu Yi's achievements this time, the emperor's trust and reliance on Chu Yi alone made people give up the idea of asking for trouble.
Jumping out at this time would not only offend Chu Yi, but also offend the emperor. Anyway, they couldn't even stop Zhu Houzhao from naming Chu Yi king, and now they are just giving Chu Yi a seat.
That seat is just below the left side of Zhu Houzhao's dragon chair. It can be said that it is the most honorable seat in this hall except for the emperor.
Chu Yi swung his cloak behind him and slowly sat down, his eyes as calm as water sweeping over the civil and military personnel.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiao Fang, the chief minister of the cabinet. Jiao Fang took a deep breath, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the chief manager Chu Yi put down the rebellion of King Ning, captured the Tatar Khan alive, and defeated the Tatars in one battle.
The army of nearly 200,000 soldiers has done a great job. It should be commended as a reward, reward the three armies, and offer prisoners to the Ancestral Temple to report to the ancestors!"
As early as half a month ago, at the Great Court Meeting, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had already unified their opinions and discussed the rewards for these meritorious soldiers. Now it is obviously just a formality.
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "How do you think I should reward the soldiers who have made meritorious service?"
Jiao Fang said slowly: "The General Manager Chu Yi has made great contributions, so he should be granted the title of a prince. The Governor of the Five Borders, Yang Yiqing, has made great contributions in guarding the border and helped the General Manager defeat the Tatars. His merits are extremely great, and he should be given the title of a Duke.
As a reward, the generals Cheng Xiangwu, Lu Dazhu, Sun Qiu, Xu Tianzuo and other generals can be granted the title of marquis, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies should be generously rewarded!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, his eyes fell on Chu Yi, and he pondered for a moment and said: "Big companion, I want to make you my Ming Wu King, what do you think of it?"
Suddenly, the eyes of all the civil and military officials fell on Chu Yi. Everyone wanted to see what choice Chu Yi would make when faced with such a reward from the emperor.
Chu Yi stood up slowly, bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, Chu Yi, thank you!"
Originally, Zhu Houzhao was a little worried that Chu Yi would refuse in court. If Chu Yi really insisted on refusing to accept it, even he would not be able to force Chu Yi.
Now that Chu Yi received the reward in court, Zhu Houzhao also breathed a sigh of relief. It is true that Chu Yi's contribution this time was too great. If Chu Yi refused to accept the reward, Zhu Houzhao really didn't know how to award it.
Chu Yi.
"Haha, from now on, Chu Yi will be my Ming Martial King!"
Zhu Houzhao announced to the civil and military officials with a happy face.
Led by Jiao Fang and Zhang Mao, all the civil and military officials, no matter what they thought in their hearts, all saluted Chu Yi and said, "Let us pay homage to His Highness King Wu!"
Chu Yi nodded slightly. After he sat down, he no longer paid attention to anything else. Instead, his mind sank into the sea of consciousness. When Zhu Houzhao opened his golden mouth and conferred the title of King Wu of the Ming Dynasty, Chu Yi felt the energy of the sea of consciousness.
The luck altar shook slightly.
After some inspection, Chu Yi was surprised to find that the moment he was named King of Martial, his luck increased by 80,000. Adding in all kinds of luck on weekdays, Chu Yi's luck now reached nearly 10,000 yuan.
A huge amount of three hundred thousand.
I think he only had more than 100,000 Qi Luck at the beginning. In daily practice, Chu Yi would often rely on Qi Luck to practice. Otherwise, Chu Yi would not have achieved such a level of cultivation in such a short period of time.
for.
Now that his luck has skyrocketed, reaching three hundred thousand, Chu Yi couldn't help but feel a bit of joy on his face. Zhu Houzhao noticed the change in Chu Yi's expression, but he didn't know why Chu Yi was happy.
Only when Chu Yi was granted the title of king could he be so happy, and he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
Zhu Houzhao was heard saying to Chu Yi: "Big companion, I want to make Yang Yiqing the Duke of Jin. I don't know what your big companion wants?"
Chu Yi's mind returned to his position. Hearing this, he bowed his hands to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty's Sacred Heart is a dictatorship. I think Mr. Yang will burst into tears of gratitude if you think of the rewards your Majesty will give you."
Yang Yiqing, who prostrated himself in the main hall, was full of excitement at this moment. The emperor actually wanted to make him a Duke. You must know that the position of Duke is the most respected title in the Ming Dynasty besides the title of king.
Since the Battle of Jingnan, the Ming Dynasty has never been granted the title of Duke. Now, a hundred years later, Yang Yiqing has been granted the title of Duke of the Ming Dynasty again. Not to mention his glory and wealth, his name will surely remain in history and be remembered by future generations.
respect.
As for the emperor asking for Chu Yi's opinion, Yang Yiqing was not worried. There was no conflict between him and Chu Yi, and Chu Yi would naturally not give him eye drops at this juncture.
As expected, Chu Yi agreed if he didn't object.
Only Zhu Houzhao could be heard saying: "Yang Yiqing, the Governor of the Five Borders, served well in guarding the borders and made outstanding military exploits in the battle to destroy the Tatars. He is now the Duke of Jin. He is hereditary and will retire with the country!"
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. The Emperor's kindness is so great that I will repay it with my life to the death!"
To be honest, Yang Yiqing was able to be named the Duke of the country because of Chu Yi's favor. If Chu Yi hadn't plotted against Wa La, it would have been good for Yang Yiqing to be able to defend the border town in this battle. How could he have the opportunity to go out of the city to join Chu Yi?
Take the Tatars together.
Even this title was only due to Chu Yi being made a king, which gave him the opportunity to be crowned a Duke. According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty royal family, since the Jingnan, the possibility of hereditary Dukes has been almost eliminated.
It's just a matter of getting a marquis or earl position. As for becoming a duke, it's almost impossible.
For example, Wang Shouren put down the rebellion of Prince Ning in more than thirty days, but in the end he was only awarded the title of Xinjian Bo, and was only posthumously awarded the title of Xinjian Marquis in Longqing. This shows how rare the title of Duke of Ming Dynasty is.
If Chu Yi hadn't been granted the title of king, Yang Yiqing's meritorious service would probably have been granted the title of marquis. However, Chu Yi was granted the title of king, which invisibly increased the rewards of many meritorious people. Therefore, this time the court
Suddenly there will be dozens of marquises and uncles, and as for viscounts and barons, there will probably be hundreds.
It can be said that this is definitely the largest number of titles awarded to the Ming Dynasty since the Battle of Jingnan. Of course, the Ming Dynasty destroyed 200,000 Tatar troops in one battle, captured the Tatar Khan and many other nobles alive, and almost defeated the northern aliens in one battle.
Breaking the bones will at least ensure peace on the northern frontier for decades. Even if a few more dukes are awarded for this merit, no one in the marquis can say anything.
Apart from Yang Yiqing, Wang Shouren was the one who performed most dazzlingly in the past few months. After King Ning raised his troops, the south of the Yangtze River was empty. Wang Yangming single-handedly turned the tide. It can be said that King Ning's rebellion was put down, and Wang Yangming's contribution was at least
Accounting for 80%.
With Wang Yangming's momentum at the time, as long as the imperial reinforcements could keep up, Wang Yangming was sure to put an end to Prince Ning's rebellion even if Chu Yi did not go to Jiangnan to take control.
Of course, there is a very small possibility that Prince Ning will become powerful, but no matter what, Wang Yangming's performance in putting down Prince Ning's rebellion is even more dazzling than that of Yang Yiqing.
But now Wang Yangming did not return to the capital with the army, but went to the south of the Yangtze River to quell the remnants of Prince Ning's rebellion. However, the reward for Wang Yangming was also released.
"Wang Yangming made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion. He defeated Nanchang, plundered Jiujiang, went to Anqing, restored Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places. His contribution is due to Sheji. He is now named Anguo Gong by imperial decree. It is hereditary and will not be replaced."
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were not surprised by Wang Yangming's reward. In fact, Wang Yangming's performance during Prince Ning's rebellion was so amazing that he simply blinded everyone.
Who would have thought that Wang Yangming, a famous scribe who usually wrote colorful articles on Confucian classics, would have such talent and attainments in the art of war and strategy.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the elder of the Cabinet, Wang Hua, no matter how good he is at cultivating Qi, could not help but burst into tears of excitement at this moment.
Wang Yangming is the son of Wang Hua. Wang Hua has worked hard all his life. His only goal is to be awarded a posthumous title by the court after his death. As for leaving his name in history, Wang Hua really doesn't dare to think about it.
But now, his son Wang Shouren has been named An Guogong because of his military merits. This is a hereditary and irreplaceable position. It means that the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed and the title will be passed down endlessly. The Wang family can also be the same as the British Duke and Ding Guogong.
These royal houses that have been passed down for hundreds of years are juxtaposed.
I don't know how many officials couldn't help but look at Wang Hua with envy after Wang Yangming's award came out.
In addition to Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and others were granted the hereditary and irreplaceable title of Duke thanks to Chu Yi's blessing. The rewards of Xu Tianzuo, Cheng Xiangwu and other generals were also announced one by one.
For example, Cheng Xiangwu, Lu Dazhu and others led the army and have not yet returned from the grassland. However, the rewards have not been lost, and they were all made marquises.
In addition to these people, those who were ennobled as marquises this time were Han Kun, the commander of the Tengxiang Four Guards, Xu Hongye, the commander of the Beijing Camp, etc. These people were all generals who performed outstandingly when Balsboro attacked the capital.
The new military elites such as Sun Qiu and Xu Tianzuo were granted the title of count, dozens of military generals were granted the title of viscount, and hundreds of middle- and lower-level generals were granted the title of baron.
A whole morning was spent mostly on rewarding meritorious soldiers. In just half a day, the Ming Dynasty gained one more prince, two dukes, several marquises, more than a dozen uncles, and hundreds of people.
Viscount, Baron.
If the princes represented by the British Duke Zhang Mao and others are the nobles of the previous generation of the Ming Dynasty, then the newly promoted Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming, Cheng Xiangwu, Lu Dazhu and others are the new members of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.
The bones of the older generation of nobles had been broken in the Battle of Tumubao, just like mud that cannot hold up a wall. Now the new group of nobles that Chu Yi has devoted his efforts to support has finally taken shape.
No matter what those civil servants thought, whether it was the emperor or Chu Yi who gave away so many titles at once, the purpose was to introduce this new noble class to compete with the civil servants and restore the broken leg of Ming Dynasty.
Pick up.
After the awards were given to the generals, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and in addition to the rewards and compensation from the court, he issued an order to allocate three million taels of silver from the inner treasury to reward the meritorious soldiers.
The next step was to offer the prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Operated by officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Tatar prisoners headed by Dayan, Balsbrot and other Tatar nobles were tied up and escorted to the Ancestral Temple.
As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao personally led hundreds of officials to burn incense and pray in front of the Ancestral Temple to worship the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty in the Ancestral Temple.
Zhu Houzhao was dressed in fine clothes. After praying, he turned around, his eyes fell on Dayan and others, and he slowly said: "Dayan, do you have anything to say?"
But Balsbroat sneered, looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Zhengde boy, if you want to kill, just kill him, don't even think about humiliating me."
Then Balsborot looked at Chu Yi, who was wearing a black dragon robe with gold embroidery and five claws, and said with a half-smile: "Chu Yi, when I heard that you have been crowned king, don't you know that when the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden, and a cunning rabbit is dead?"
, lackey cooking..."
Chu Yi's expression did not change, but Zhu Houzhao's expression immediately became gloomy, staring at Balsbroat coldly.
[There are more than 6,000 words in one piece, so I won’t separate it. I have been extremely busy these days and the updates are not strong enough. I feel very embarrassed. I will try to resume normal updates as soon as possible. 】
