"Great victory, emperor, great victory..." Wang Chengen held a memorial in his hand and ran towards the Ganqing Palace. It was already night. Zhu Youjian was already lying on the bed, but his eyelids kept twitching, making him unable to sleep. He was immediately alarmed by Wang Chengen's voice.

"Great victory?" Zhu Youjian sat up suddenly. At this time, Wang Chengen had already come in. Zhu Youjian asked blankly: "What kind of victory?"

"General Longhu Zhao Yan reported to him that on July 16, he fought against Jianlulang south of Wanshou Mountain. He killed 43,000 Jianlu, 3,000 Yanduo's rebels, and killed Jianlu's deputy general Abatai, rescued 15,000 captured people and captured countless armor. Ajige led 3,000 defeated soldiers to flee south, 3,000 Mongolian Zuoying fled north, and on July 17, the vanguard camp of Denglai Army killed 2,000 Mongolian Zuoying, and 1,000 Jianlu, and the baggage camp killed 1,000 Jianlu, and Qingzhou camp captured 2,000 Jianlu and the main general Ajige. Except for one thousand Mongolian Zuoying fled out of the pass, the rest of the enemy has been wiped out." Wang Chengen said excitedly.

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian looked shocked and turned his head in disbelief, "Ah?"

"Your Majesty, look." Wang Chengen handed the victory to Zhu Youjian, and then said to the palace maid next to him: "Hurry up and hold the light."

The palace maid quickly lit the candle. Zhu Youjian took the good news and moved his body, changed to the most comfortable position, then took a deep breath and looked at the good news under the flames of the candle.

"On July 16, our army fought against the main field formation of Qing gangs in Wanshou Mountain South. Our army's artillery hidden but did not launch to lure them forward. The enemy's white flags attacked our army, and fired guns to attack them. The Qing gangs drove Yanduo's rebels forward three thousand times, and our army was killed. The next day, our army launched nine thousand rockets and eight hundred artillery shots suddenly. The Qing army did not observe in advance, and the formation was very tight. Our army said that the firearms were like locusts, just like the thunder of the nine heavens, killing more than 26,000 enemies. Deputy General Abatai died immediately. The rest of the enemy was defeated. Our army took advantage of the victory and killed more than 6,000 Qing gangs, and went to Xianzhuang to rescue 15,000 people, regained more than 20,000 livestock, and captured countless armor. Ajige led 3,000 remaining troops to flee south... On July 17, Qingzhou captured Ajige... All the Qing gangs in the pass were almost wiped out. After the Denglai Army was completed, he asked for an order to return to Lu."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Youjian was so excited that he trembled all over. After reading it, he read it again from the beginning. Suddenly, Zhu Youjian stopped and asked Wang Chengen in confusion for a while: "Is this good news real?"

Zhu Youjian suddenly felt that the victory was coming too suddenly, and at the same time he thought of those generals who killed good people and took the initiative to find a little doubt in his heart.

"In my opinion, it is mostly true. Lu Xiangsheng once said that this son was brave in battle, and the Denglai Army was the first of all the official troops in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, if this son had a grudge against Jianlu to kill his father, he would definitely fight to the death. If he killed his good deeds, he would not dare to repay so much. In addition, the chief general of Jianlu Ajige was captured alive, otherwise he would not dare to report it. This good news would be only false at most." Wang Chengen speculated.

"Let the Ministry of War go forward to check immediately." Zhu Youjian said anxiously, and then repeated: "It's right away."

...The Minister of War Zhang Fengyi was summoned into the palace overnight. After seeing the good news, Zhang Fengyi was so stunned that he didn't know what to say. A great victory? The Denglai army defeated the Qing gang?

Zhang Fengyi was suspicious, but he did not dare to neglect. He sent someone to Changping to check the head level overnight.

The next morning, the people from the Ministry of War arrived at Zhao Yan's army and began to check the heads of the Qing army. The heads were now preserved with lime and piled up into a tall and uniform Jingguan, the Rentou Tower.

Looking at this tall and magnificent ancient city, Zhao Yan felt sad. If it were based on the original history, this ancient city would have to endure too many disasters.

Under the leadership of officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Yan entered the capital and immediately saw the environment that made him frown. The streets were covered with dust and garbage, which seemed dirty, and there was even sewage in some places.

Although there will be no plague outbreak in such an environment (the location of the source of the plague virus has always been a mystery and will spread on a large scale almost every hundred years), once the plague is introduced from other places, it will cause an uncontrollable situation.

Amid the warm welcome from the people, Zhao Yan rode into the Forbidden City, then dismounted and walked, and led by an eunuch, headed towards the Plaza of the Palace of Supreme Harmony.

Obviously, Zhu Youjian wanted to make an excuse for him to attend the court. The emperors of the Ming Dynasty also called "Imperial Gate to the Government", which meant listening to his ministers report on state affairs at his doorstep.

The place where the court was held was the Hall of Supreme Harmony, while the place where the Qing Dynasty attended was located was in the living area of ​​the harem.

As soon as Zhao Yan arrived at the Plaza of the Supreme Hall, he saw a row of civil and military officials outside the Supreme Hall. It was obvious that the civil and military officials were relatively complete today.

"General Zhao is here to wait for a while. If Your Majesty makes a noise about your visit, you need to remember the ceremony." The eunuch explained to Zhao Yan some etiquette that needs attention, and then ran in to report.

The sunshine today is very bright, illuminating the square of the Palace of Supreme Harmony. Zhao Yan stood there, looking around in a strange way.

"Where are the earthen leopards?" Some of the ninth-rank officials in front looked at Zhao Yan with contempt in their hearts, but they saw that Zhao Yan was wearing armor, which seemed to be of high rank, but they did not dare to be too exposed on their faces.

At this moment, the Han general in the hall shouted loudly: "Governor Zhao Yan, the general of Xuan Denglai, met with him."

Zhao Yan quickly straightened his clothes and walked forward quickly. The sesame officials who had despised Zhao Yan just now all looked at Zhao Yan who was walking in the Taihe Hall in shock.

"He...he...he is Zhao Yan?"

"I heard that General Denglai is very young, it must be him."

"So he is Zhao Yan."

The sesame officials immediately showed respect. Small officials like them did not have so much interest, their ideas were relatively simple, and they did not have much hatred for Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony. When he entered the hall, his waist was straight and his eyes were not squinted. He just glanced slightly and immediately saw the big men in the court looking back, as well as the Chongzhen Emperor who looked in his thirties on the dragon throne.

Zhao Yan pulled his front skirt and raised it to the side, half kneeled down, and said with a loud voice: "I am General Denglai and Shandong Yan Ambassador of Salt Transportation Zhao Yan kowtowed to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor, forgive me for being in a hurry to enter the capital, and I am still in a hurry, and I am not able to salute."

"Bold." The eunuch beside Chongzhen shouted sternly, but there was no slight wave on Zhao Yan's face, and he was still half-kneeling on the ground.

"It's okay, Zhao Aiqing is calm!" Chongzhen saw that Zhao Yan was wearing armor and could not kneel down, so he waved his hand and said, and the eunuch had to take a step back in a bad mood.

"Thank you, Emperor." Zhao Yan stood up and glanced at Chongzhen slightly. Seeing that he was also looking at him, he quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at the ground ahead.

Chongzhen sat on the dragon chaise and looked at Zhao Yan carefully. He found that Zhao Yan was not only young, but also very beautiful. He couldn't help but exclaim: "It's really a hero when he is young."
Chapter completed!