Chapter 586: Gao Fengliang Festival
Killed more than 40,000 thieves and captured countless...
This is the record of the Beijing Defense War.**
No matter where you put this record, it is unique. Even if Zhu Di, who brought 300,000 elite troops, would not have been able to achieve such victory if he really met the Oirat and the Tatars.
Zhu Di couldn't help but sucked coldly.
Not long ago, he was thinking about how to try his best to protect half of the country after the fall of Beijing, but now it is such a shining fruit, and this fruit is his most inconspicuous son, and Hao Fenglou.
Not to mention Hao Fenglou, this guy always makes him look at him with admiration, and what about King Zhao... King Zhao has always ignored his existence, at least when it involves military and political affairs, Zhu Di is indeed like this. The affairs of the court and military affairs of the country. Zhu Di may think of the prince, the King of Han, but it is absolutely impossible, the King of Zhao.
But it was such an inconspicuous son who had done something that made him look at him so impressed. Zhu Di looked at the battle reports one by one and he knew in his heart that the great contribution this time was unprecedented, and he should have re-examined King Zhao.
Zhu Di seemed careless when he was servile, but he didn't know what he was planning in his heart.
Of course, although King Zhao and Hao Fenglou made great contributions this time, they were naturally not just those who made such great contributions. The Minister of Rites, Minister of War, Ministry of Revenue... Beijing Daoyu Envoy... Beijing Commander Tongzhi, Tianjin Weidu Commander... Shenjiwei Commander... Shenjiwei...
Zhu Di understood that this time, I was afraid that there was no difference between it and Jingnan. It was impossible for one person to make meritorious service and receive rewards, and this reward would never be ten or eight.
From the perspective of the emperor and the court, the Beijing Defense War is of great significance, and the court is willing to offer generous rewards, so-called kindness to all parties. Doing so is to set these as models and to teach everyone to take them as examples in the future. On the other hand, it is also to declare how fruitful the results of the Beijing Defense War are.
After this battle, the Ming Dynasty had no worries about the north. Just relying on this little reward, can it be considered?
Zhu Di thought for a while and smiled, saying, "I have three sons. What surprised me the most is the third brother. I worry a lot about this third brother and I worry a lot about him on weekdays, but I never thought that he had such ability and could share my worries."
Others laughed dryly, according to the principles of the officialdom. That is, if you carry the sedan chair for me, I will have to blow the trumpet for you. The Minister of War Zhou Lifan said: "Your Majesty, at that time, the Oirat and the Tatars were besieging the city, and they were shocked. They didn't know what to do. His Highness, the commander of the King of Zhao, was determined, chatting and laughing, strategizing and winning a thousand miles. The weak ministers were already panicked, but after being inspired by His Highness Zhao, they calmed down. If His Highness Zhao had not stabilized the morale of the military and civilians, Beijing would have been in danger long ago."
Zhu Di couldn't help but smile, looked at King Zhao with relief, and said, "Gao Sui, tell me, what should I reward you for making such a great contribution?"
King Zhao smiled and said, "Father, son minister doesn't want anything..."
"Oh?" Zhu Di pondered and couldn't help but say, "I want to reward you, why did you refuse? You have made great contributions, and it's just right to reward you, but why did you feel hesitant?"
Zhu Gaosui shook his head seriously and said, "Father... son minister... son minister is a dragon, son phoenix grandson, and a noble man from heaven. Since childhood, he has been wearing clothes and food to open his mouth. The wealth and honor of today is all due to the kindness of his father. Over the years, he has been unable to enjoy all his wealth and honor. If the kindness of his parents is broken, it is difficult to repay the consequences of his son minister. How dare he ask for any reward?"
Zhu Di was already very happy at this time. When he saw Zhu Gaosui's sincerity, he was even more overjoyed and nodded repeatedly and said, "What you said, what you said...but..."
While Zhu Di was speaking, the ministers present looked at each other. Zhu Gaosui's words were all looking at each other. To the emperor, he was a parent, and it can be said that the authorities were confused, but the other outsiders could hear the implicit meaning. A prince made such a great contribution but wanted nothing. What does this mean? This does not mean that the noble Prince Zhao was so noble. It is mostly nonsense that the so-called repayment of his parents was just nonsense. What really makes people wary of is that King Zhao was not determined at all and did not care about these rewards at all. The emperor could not give what others planned.
Thinking of this, Zhou Lifan and others were all terrified. They were not fools. If His Highness of Zhao really wanted to compete for the crown prince, it would not be a good thing for them. They came out of the same trench as His Highness of Zhao, and they were naturally branded as King Zhao. Once King Zhao had other plans, what should they do? You can't explain many things clearly, such as... Everyone said a lot of good things to King Zhao, which was praised by King Zhao's strategy, and said he was steady and steady, saying that he was stable and that he was a party to the morale of the military and civilians. Do you say you are not the party of the Zhao party? Do anyone believe it? Even if you have a hundred words, can you explain it clearly?
Many people were just happy for a moment, but now they can't help but sigh: "It's bitter..."
The lessons of the Han King's land are not far away. When His Majesty wanted to deal with the Han King, I wonder how many people fell for this, and how many people were punished. Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but fight a cold war. For a moment, they didn't know what to do. But at the moment... they seemed to have no choice, and the only thing they could do was to go with the flow.
Naturally, no one cares about their mood. They were just Hao Fenglou, but they were smiling brightly beside them. If they didn't know, they thought it was His Majesty's praise and were happy, so they couldn't help but be unrestrained. However, Hao Fenglou was smiling at these "excellent" civil and military officials.
At this time, Zhu Di continued, "However, for such a great contribution, is there no reason not to reward? You are my son, so you should reward you even more. After you say that, what do you want? Even if it is the stars in the sky, I will pick them off for you."
This is a joke. Today, Zhu Di was very happy, so naturally, he couldn't help but say a few jokes. However, his jokes were not clever, but everyone couldn't laugh.
Zhu Gaosui shook his head and said, "Father is the truth?"
After saying a word, Zhu Di was ridiculous and said naturally: "Of course it's true."
Zhu Gaosui sighed and said, "My son has no desires and no demands, and does not ask for rewards. However, Hao Fenglou, the commander of the Jinyiwei, is a brother of his son. What his son wants most is that he will live happily. Although he already has a virtuous wife in his family, he thinks that this is far from enough. It is said that Hao Fenglou favors the princess of Jing, and is better than his father to marry this princess of Jing. How about marrying this princess of Jing? But... If he marrying, Hao Fenglou will inevitably be the princess of the princess of Jing.
Wei, this son-in-law really has nothing to do, he is not diligent every day. Even if he is talented and knowledgeable, he cannot serve the court and share his worries for his father. Therefore... why not... the son-in-law thought of a way. After all, Hao Fenglou is a vassal. Since he is a vassal, he cannot follow the example of the son-in-law. He should take the Korean example. If the court marrys the princess to the prince-in-law, this... this... I guess he doesn't have to be named the son-in-law."
In order to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics, the Ming Dynasty was very harsh on the marriage of the royal family. Often, princesses marrying each other, and they are ordinary families. Once they become the princess, it means that although some of them are rich and wealthy in this life, they are deposed. If you want to interfere in military affairs, you should not even think about it... This King Zhao is very helpful. He exchanged his great contributions for Hao Fenglou, a princess in Jing Kingdom. Not only that, he also buys one free of charge. I think the matter of the princess of the princess will be solved together, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
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In the warm chalet, there was a silence.
Zhu Di didn't say anything, and the others didn't dare to say anything.
King Zhao was still very sensible just now, but in a blink of an eye, his true colors were revealed. Although he wanted to be a brother, this requirement was a bit too much.
Hao Fenglou is a wife. Could it be...Is he going to marry the Hao family as a concubine?
Zhou Lifan and others felt that not only had he gotten on the pirate ship, but his mother was destined to be a tragedy. He was a dignified vassal king and used such a thing as a joke. Such a person could compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What future would he have if he was branded as a Zhao King Party?
As for Zhu Di, he was amused and crying. He was very depressed at the moment. On the one hand, the Princess Jing was pregnant, so he had to cover this matter. On the other hand, the third brother made such a request in front of him. Now he is really in a difficult situation and doesn't know what to do.
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Di coughed and said, "This matter... needs to be discussed..."
Zhu Gaosui smiled bitterly, looking aggrieved: "The father said just now that the stars in the sky are willing to be picked. My son thought that it would be much easier for this princess to marry than pick the stars. Who would have thought..."
He didn't say the following words, but the meaning had already arrived.
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Chapter completed!