Emperor Chongzhen stood in the Huangji Hall, looking at the civil and military officials standing below, the smile on his face showed no signs of fading.

Now he is refreshed and high-spirited, and the sad look on his face before has long been lost.

Now he is standing in the Huangji Palace, like a big red rooster that has won a battle, extremely excited.

He waved his hand, looked at the civil and military officials, and said with a smile: "Dear dears, have you gone to see the Tatar heads that Wei Aiqing escorted back?"

The chief assistant, Shi Yunlai, stood up. He cupped his hands and said, "Go back to your majesty and take a look. It turns out that there are more than four hundred Tatar heads, and they are all real Tatar heads. None of them are for killing good people and taking credit for their merits."

"Haha, being able to achieve such a great contribution also proves the loyalty and bloodshed of the officers and soldiers of Xuanfu Town. How is the cabinet studying their rewards? Is there a charter?" Chongzhen looked at Shi with a smile.

Come on.

"Back to your majesty, after such a long discussion, the cabinet has established the reward. The minister wrote all these on the fold, and asked your majesty to read it." Shi Minlai took out a fold from his sleeve and held it high.

Lifted it up.

Cao Huachun took the zhezi from Shi Minlai's hand and placed it on the imperial case in front of Chongzhen.

Chongzhen picked up the folder and slowly opened it.

After a long while, Chongzhen put down the zhezi in his hand, looked at Shi Minlai, and asked: "Why do you only reward Zhao Wen for a small hundred households?"

Shi Minlai said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Wen was just a small soldier without an official position before, but now he is no longer an official of hundreds of households."

Chongzhen frowned and said: "Didn't I say before that I should regard this Zhao Wen as an example? What's more, this Zhao Wen can step forward in times of crisis and introduce the Tatar into Wengcheng. Such a great achievement can only seal a hundred households. Some

Can't you make sense? What Zhao Wen did was to lose his head. If word of this spreads, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the heroes?"

Shi Minlai listened to Chongzhen's increasingly cold words, and the cold sweat on his head flowed down. He hurriedly wiped the cold sweat off his head and asked in a low voice: "Then what should I do in your Majesty's opinion?"

Chongzhen pinched his beardless chin, pondered for a while, and said: "Didn't Longmen Fort be attacked by the Tatars before? I thought, since this strong man named Zhao Wen has such ability, it's better to just let him be this

What do you think of the defense of Longmen Fort?"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this." Yan Mingtai hurriedly screamed when he heard that Chongzhen was going to reward Zhao Wen as a guard of Longmen Fort.

Chongzhen looked at Yan Mingtai with a dissatisfied look on his face and whispered: "Why not?"

"Back to your majesty, although Zhao Wen has made great achievements, he will only be a hundred households if he can survive. The defense of this fortress has an official position comparable to that of a thousand households. It is really inappropriate to be promoted like this. He has been promoted several levels in a row.

This is the rule."

"What Yan Aiqing said makes sense, but merit cannot be denied. This Longmen Fort has been conquered by the Tatars, and the entire fortress has been reduced to wasteland. I feel that this Zhao Wen is a capable person. It is better to promote him to the rank of

Guarding Longmen Fort can not only calm Zhao Wen's heart, but also turn decay into magic. This is killing two birds with one stone, why not?" Chongzhen said with great determination.

Yan Mingtai looked at Chongzhen with a firm look on his face, unable to argue, and sighed, "Since Your Majesty thinks so, I have no choice but to do as you are told."

Chongzhen looked at Yan Mingtai and suddenly remembered the time when his imperial brother was in power.

At that time, those Donglin Party members used various banners to restrict his freedom. They also forced the emperor's brother to handle government affairs and govern the country according to their wishes. If he did not follow their wishes, he would be scolded at the risk of doing so.

The emperor's brother is a coward, and the most important thing is to force the emperor's brother to issue an edict to sin against oneself. Can this edict to sin against oneself be issued so easily?

Now, Yan Mingtai does not dare to refute his own words. It seems that he is indeed more suitable to be the emperor than his brother. If the throne had been passed to me earlier, the world would not be like this.

Emperor Chongzhen thought secretly with joy.

In fact, it's not that Yan Mingtai doesn't want to refute, but that he doesn't have the confidence to refute.

The victory document clearly stated that the first contribution to the Xuanfu victory was Liu Changfu, the eunuch who guarded Xuanfu Town, and the eunuch was the emperor's domestic slave.

Therefore, Liu Changfu's reward was beyond their control. And Lu Daliang and Zhao Wen were military attaches, and they accomplished great achievements under the command of Liu Changfu.

In this way, this great victory of the Xuanfu has almost nothing to do with the civil servants. Can you, Yan Mingtai, refute it confidently?

Besides, Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, was so happy that he fell into a Tatar ambush and suffered numerous casualties. If you think about it, he could also be related to the Ministry of War. After all, the Ministry of War was responsible for knowing people but not knowing them.

All these, coupled with the great victory of Xuanfu, have invisibly increased the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen. Now, Emperor Chongzhen is using his power to suppress others, does Yan Mingtai dare to refute?

The rewards for Zhao Wen and Lu Daliang were the result of discussions between the cabinet and the Ministry of War. They had no control over Liu Changfu, who made the first contribution.

Originally, the civil servants hoped to suppress Chongzhen in the matter of awarding Zhao Wen. Unexpectedly, Chongzhen would not accept this trick at all. He directly used his power to suppress others and refuted their proposal.

As a result, the civil servants were overwhelmed by Chongzhen.

Chongzhen looked at all the officials in the court who had fallen into silence, waved his hands in boredom, and said to Cao Huachun: "Retreat from the court!"

Cao Huachun stood up straight, shouted downwards, "Retreat!"

Chongzhen walked out of Huangji Hall and headed towards the Ancestral Temple with excitement on his face, ready to brag about his achievements in front of his ancestors.

...

A few days later, a group of officials riding war horses hurried to Xuanfu City.

A eunuch who came to announce the edict stood in front of the general military office. Looking at Lu Daliang, Liu Changfu, Zhao Wen and others who were kneeling on the ground, he slowly opened the edict in his hands.

"The Emperor of Heaven has made a statement: Lu Daliang, the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, has made meritorious service in Sheji, and is now promoted to the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town. Zhao Wen was granted the title of fifth-grade military general and was promoted to the garrison of Longmen Fort. I hope that the two of them can be loyal.

Serve the country and fulfill your duties. I appreciate this!"

The eunuch slowly closed the imperial edict and said to Lu Daliang and others: "Everyone, get up."

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Zhao Wen knelt on the ground, shouted long live three times, and then stood up.

The eunuch looked at Zhao Wen and said with a smile: "You are Zhao Wen, right?"

"Exactly down there!"

"Sure enough, a hero comes from a young age. He has achieved such great achievements at such a young age, which is simply enviable to others. Do you know that now you are in the heart of the emperor? Originally, those officials were not willing to give you the official position of guarding. This is still

The emperor snatched it from their hands for you, you must serve the country well and don't let the emperor's hard work go down."

The eunuch handed the imperial edict into Zhao Wen's hands and spoke earnestly.

"Garrison? What kind of officer is garrison? Also, isn't this Longmen Fort the place where the Tatars broke through? I passed by that place before, and it was all in ruins. This makes me the guard of Longmen Fort. Isn't this right?

Is it difficult?" Zhao Wen looked at the imperial edict in his hand with a depressed look. He really couldn't understand what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking.

At this time, Liu Changfu looked at the eunuch with a strange look on his face and said, "Why is there no reward for me?"

The eunuch looked at Liu Changfu and said with a smile: "I don't know about this. Anyway, the emperor asked me to bring you a message to let you return to the capital. The emperor has his own arrangements for the specific reward."

"Your Majesty asked me to return to Beijing? Is this true?" Liu Changfu asked with excitement, his eyes shining.

"How can this be false?"

"Haha, I, Liu Changfu, am finally going back to Beijing." Liu Changfu couldn't help but smile at Tian Changfu.

I didn't expect, I didn't expect that after staying in Xuanfu for such a long time, I, Liu Changfu, would finally be able to return to the capital, haha.
Chapter completed!