Chongzhen Chat Group

Not long after, Emperor Chongzhen came over. When these important officials saw that the emperor's face was almost the same as usual, at least there was no trace of anger. They couldn't help but feel relieved. If the summons was indeed caused by the Korean War, the result would probably not be bad.

After the ceremony, First Assistant Wen Tiren first asked the question on their minds on behalf of his colleagues: "Your Majesty, has the Korean War come to an end?"

Looking at his expectant expression, Emperor Chongzhen finally smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, my Ming soldiers have now returned to Pi Island by boat."

Return by boat? That's it? This answer is really a bit appetizing. However, Wen Tiren knew that the result would definitely be good, so the emperor had the heart to make such an appetizing joke.

Thinking of this, he was also happy, so he asked casually: "Your Majesty, I wonder how the battle is going?"

This question scratched the itch of Emperor Chongzhen. He glanced at his ministers and saw that they were all paying attention, so he said calmly: "It's not bad! A total of 4,879 people were beheaded, and the capital was built into the capital. . It’s a pity that the Jianlu leader Duduo escaped, but all the food was captured by our army and shipped back on ships!"

After hearing this, the Wenhua Palace was quiet for a while. These important officials just stared at Emperor Chongzhen, and for a while, no one spoke.

After a while, Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, confirmed again with a little disbelief: "Your Majesty, are you beheading more than 400 people or more than 4,000 people? I was in a daze for a while and did not hear clearly!"

In fact, he was not in a trance for a moment, but he heard it, but it was hard to believe it. You know, before last year, the Ming army had always suffered defeats. Even if they repelled the siege of Jianlu, not a single person was killed, and they were all called a great victory. Now it is said that more than 4,000 people were beheaded. This gap is so huge that a normal person would indeed suspect that there is something wrong with his ears, or that the emperor made a mistake in his speech.

Other important ministers also had the same thought as Shen Yongmao, and they all stared at Emperor Chongzhen to see how he would reply.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, but did not answer immediately. He entered the chat group and gave the eunuch Cao Huachun, the eunuch Cao Huachun, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Liu Xingzuo, and the chief minister Wen Tiren, who were in the chat group, to open the picture file of the Korean War. He checked the permissions and then privately messaged them: "I have photos as proof, please wait and see!"

In the Wenhua Hall, Shen Yongmao waited for a while, but when he saw that Emperor Chongzhen didn't answer, he couldn't help but become a little anxious. He even wondered if the emperor knew that he had made a mistake and corrected the number of beheadings after being reminded by him.

He waited for a while and was about to ask more questions when he saw Wen Tiren turning to face his colleagues behind him. He was excited and said in an unusually high tone: "The number of beheadings your Majesty said is correct. Our Ming army won a great victory." !”

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. Before they could recover, they saw Cao Huachun and Liu Xingzuo speaking one after another, saying that the number was correct. However, the two of them did not explain to the ministers, but directly congratulated the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the strength of the new army is astonishing. It is actually the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty has only trained the new army for half a year, and now it has such a strong army. I am convinced!" Cao Huachun showed an expression of admiration. It seemed like he was just about to surrender.

Liu Xingzuo on the other side clasped his fists and said with high spirits: "This is the first time that I have seen so many heads of Jianqiu. We, the Ming Dynasty, have a new army. We will definitely be able to defeat the Jianqiu and regain Liaodong!"

Seeing the two of them like this, Wen Tiren also turned around, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the food seized far exceeds the previous estimate. I think that some of the food can be allocated to the Guanning front line, so that the capital's original plan The grain shipped to Guanning can be used in the Hetao!"

Originally, I heard a few of them talking about the correct number and a great victory. Other ministers will still be skeptical. But when I heard what the chief assistant said about the disposal of food, I immediately believed most of it.

After all, you said that the heads were all used to build a base in Jingguan and there was no way to inspect them. But since the food has been shipped, it is a real thing and cannot be deceived. Besides, since the grain could be captured, Jianlu must have suffered a huge defeat and paid a heavy price.

Bi Ziyan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, looked at Emperor Chongzhen a little nervously. If this was the case, the war in Korea not only did not cause him any trouble, but actually solved it for him, he naturally cared about it the most.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to Wen Tiren's suggestion, thought about it, and did not agree immediately. Instead, he said to the ministers: "The reason why I sent all your beloved ministers here is actually because I have something to discuss, and I want to hear your views. !”

Upon hearing this, the ministers immediately acted as if they were listening attentively, waiting for the holy voice.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen gave an overview of the results of the Korean War, and then talked about the situation on the Jianlu side, including the dissolution of the alliance and the measures taken by Jianlu, and finally said to the ministers: "Although Jianlu has already We have decided not to march westward to Guihua City, but I am thinking, according to the original plan, will Gaizhou still have to fight through the winter?"

Upon hearing this question, Bi Ziyan immediately said: "Your Majesty, since the Jianlu people are no longer going to the west, why should we fight? Of course we won't fight!"

If there is a fight, money, food, weapons, etc. will all be consumed like water. For him, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty who is not rich, he will naturally save whatever he can.

At this time, he suddenly understood. The reason why the emperor didn't reply to the first assistant's suggestion before was because of this matter, right?

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Bi Ziyan and knew that the answer was that the butt determines the head, so he ignored it and looked at other ministers, waiting for other suggestions.

Wen Tiren thought for a while, and when he saw that no one suggested anything to the emperor, he said: "Your Majesty, since the life of Jianlu is so difficult, we might as well give them more trouble, so that they will have no countermeasures to tide over the difficulties. !”

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, he deeply sympathized with the current situation of the Jianlu. It was also because of this that he made this proposal. It was best to make it difficult for those Jianlu to die.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen actually had this idea in mind, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he continued to look at the others, and finally directed his gaze at the Minister of War.

This was a military matter. Shen Yongmao knew that he could not avoid it, so he suggested to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think that if the New Army can capture Gaizhou and hold on for a whole winter, they might as well give it a try. But if there are difficulties, I feel that the Ming Dynasty finally had such a strong army, so it should be cherished."

This answer is also true, Emperor Chongzhen commented in his heart and looked at the others.

Auxiliary minister Zhang Zhifa has always rarely spoken. He inadvertently glanced at another aide Xue Guoguan who had just returned to Beijing, and then suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I think that I can tell the details of the battle of the new army, and I will send it to the Minister of War. Wait for our colleagues to evaluate it!"

Thanks Yukiteru ⑨ for the reward! I won’t write much more today, just to support my waist. Starting next week, we will update according to the additional conditions.