The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Weiyuan City,

Wang Shouren stared at the city wall. After Huoshai led the tribe to retreat, there was no movement outside the city for two days.

After sending spies to track down the Tatars, Zhang Mao said: "The cavalry has gone north. I don't think they will come again for a while. There will be a banquet tonight, and I will drink with you."

Wang Shouren glanced at the weak Weiyuan soldiers on the side and shook his head: "I think the Weiyuan Guards is a little strange. There is something I want to find out and I want to disappear for two days."

Zhang Mao nodded knowing that he was an official from the Ministry of Justice.

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Kunning Palace,

Today, Emperor Hongzhi came to accompany Empress Zhang and ordered Zhu Houzhao to come too. The family had a harmonious dinner. Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi fell asleep not long after sitting down.

It is human nature to feel sleepy and want to sleep, but the master of Zhan Shifu always said that he was lazy.

Zhu Houzhao shouted with a smile: "Father!"

Queen Zhang glared at him, and Zhu Houzhao shut his mouth obediently. Queen Zhang found a robe and put it on Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty has the people of Weiyuan City in mind. He has not been able to sleep well these days."

Zhu Houzhao kicked Emperor Hongzhi under the table intentionally or unintentionally. Emperor Hongzhi slowly woke up, and Zhu Houzhao said obediently: "Father, I have eaten enough and want to go back to the East Palace."

Emperor Hongzhi glanced around in confusion. The food in front of him was half eaten. Zhu Houzhao had eaten all the meat due to this irritating thing. He waved his hand and told Zhu Houzhao to get out.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao went out, he bumped into Xiao Jing who hurriedly ran in to report the news. Xiao Jing shivered with fright: "It's the message from Weiyuan City. I was too hasty and bumped into His Highness. This servant will die!"

Emperor Hongzhi put down his ivory chopsticks: "Quick! Bring it to me to see!"

This is the second sparse memorial sent back from Weiyuan City.

Emperor Hongzhi laughed loudly after reading it.

Xiao Jing said again: "Your Majesty, Wang Gao has been escorted back to the capital and is waiting for His Majesty's fate."

"Please invite the three masters from the cabinet to go to Fengtian Palace."

Fengtian Temple,

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Weiyuan's crashed official Wang Gao and others have been escorted back to the capital and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. What do you think should be done?"

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment: "Wang Gao dared to raise his troops to attack, and he was brave. However, he was greedy for power and advanced recklessly. He was determined to have his own way and had no plan. He should be severely punished. Ma Sheng and Qin Gong held Datong's heavy troops, but they did not lead their troops to rescue them, resulting in Weiyuan's defeat. , I think that although the crime should not be punished, in order to clean up the military law of the Ming Dynasty, the three of them should be sent to the Fan Guard and surrendered to the army! "

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and looked at Xiao Jing: "This great victory is due to Yan Qing's family, and Yan Chengjin is passed down."

"Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin asked for leave three days ago, saying that... he was ill and needed some time to recuperate." Xiao Jing hesitated.

"You are clearly avoiding me!"

Emperor Hongzhi's smile was slightly narrowed: "Go and call him, just tell him that Weiyuan has sent a memorial, and don't tell him the result of the battle yet."

At this moment, the young eunuch came in and announced: "Your Majesty, the King of Zhan Shifu is kneeling outside and wants to see your Majesty."

In the past few days, Wang Hua did not dare to go home. The old man heard that his grandson had gone to the front line and almost beat him to death. He blamed him as a father for not protecting him in the court.

The son is the only child of the Wang family. He is really extinct. How can he explain it to his eighteen ancestors?

Wang Hua strode into the main hall and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I heard that Weiyuan has come to report?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Wang Shouren has made a contribution this time."

Wang Huating's eyes gradually became dull, and he actually won the battle?

Yan Chengjin was summoned, and he came to Fengtian Hall anxiously and was about to salute Emperor Hongzhi without even getting the money out of the young eunuch's mouth.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him deeply, with an intriguing look in his eyes: "I heard that you were sick, but how come I didn't notice it from the moment you stepped into the palace to now?"

Yan Chengjin knelt on the ground: "I suffer from depression. Depression cannot be seen."

"Then tell me how you got the disease." Emperor Hongzhi asked casually.

"I am also worried that Weiyuan will lose the battle, and that Wang Shouren and the British Duke will die on the battlefield. Although I am steady, I am also a human being of flesh and blood."

Emperor Hongzhi's face became much more relaxed: "I didn't say I was going to punish you. Look at you like that, hiding at every turn. I am a person who doesn't distinguish between good and evil. This time the British government has done a great job, so I will increase the salary by thirty taels and the food by two hundred shi." , as for Wang Shouren..."

After a great victory, it stands to reason that one should be given military honors and be promoted to a higher rank.

The Duke of the Kingdom is the highest title in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no title for it.

Once you reach the point where you can no longer seal, you can only express your favor by increasing your salary.

Wang Hua stepped forward and said: "This great victory must be due to the British Duke. The dog is insignificant, and your Majesty must not reward him heavily."

Yan Chengjin looked strange.

In Wang Hua's eyes, perhaps Wang Shouren is better than Zhu Houzhao, that is, the difference between the eldest brother and the second brother.

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while: "I will give Wang Qing's family an additional ten dan of salary and grain, and Yan Chengjin an additional ten dan of salary and grain."

The salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty is not even as good as the average of other dynasties. If they add ten shi of grain, it is really not much at all.

"I thank your Majesty for your grace."

Emperor Hongzhi became serious: "Do you know why I came to see you?"

Yan Chengjin guessed to some extent, but he guessed the holy intention and acted with caution!

"I am stupid, so of course I don't know."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "I see you know, it doesn't matter if you say it. I just want to ask, how can you win the battle between five hundred and fifty thousand?"

Ma Wensheng nodded and said bluntly: "In the Battle of Tumubao, Emperor Rui led more than 300,000 Beijing troops, and almost all of them were killed. Lord Ying used 500 people to fight against 50,000 people and won. Did he... borrow the power of heaven?"

Ma Gong, you are wrong. This is not human power, but the power of technology.

Yan Chengjin knew that Emperor Hongzhi still used the number of people to measure the strength of the army, so he would naturally find it incredible. Little did he know that technology is the hard truth.

After Bo Yu built the first astronomical telescope in the East, the telescope was used in actual combat of artillery, which increased the power of artillery by several times.

He just copied it.

Yan Chengjin said: "If Duke Ying led 500 soldiers to fight against 50,000 Tatars, he would be defeated. I guess this battle was not as fair as your majesty and Lord Ma thought. Wang Shouren must have used the city wall as a cover to make the artillery work. The Huoshai tribe was only damaged, not annihilated. There is a difference between the two."

In this battle in history, the Ming Dynasty was defeated quite thoroughly.

First, Weiyuan City was defeated, then Huoshai led his troops to the south, and Datong was defeated again.

It is not easy to drive away and annihilate Huoshai.

Yan Chengjin continued: "Artillery can stop the rapid attack of Tartar cavalry, but lack of aiming, so I thought about using Song's telescope to improve the accuracy of artillery, but I didn't expect it to work."

Ma Wensheng's heart moved: "How about using this method for other garrisons?"

"I think it's not possible. It's very troublesome to load artillery. It's effective to use it at a distance with Song's telescope, but if the protection of the city wall is lost, the enemy cavalry will rush to the camp and will probably be slaughtered before they have time to load."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and had to give up this idea.

Thanks to Mingxin Jingruoxi and Feifei Dalanzhu for their rewards again, and thanks to Zhaimaodao and Wanquetong for their rewards