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    The fighting in Shijiazizhuang continued for most of the night, and it was not until the sky gradually turned white that it became completely quiet.  ¡è When it started to get brighter, some officers and soldiers responsible for the search also began to cheer.  The people who can follow Li Zicheng are all Li Zicheng's die-hard confidants and are also called Laoying.  Each of these people, who had been habitual gangsters for so many years, carried a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, which also allowed the officers and soldiers responsible for cleaning the battlefield to take the opportunity to make a fortune.  As time went by, the bodies of the bandit generals who were killed were discovered one by one.  Suddenly, a burst of cheers came from the distance, "This is Liu Zongmin This is Liu Zongmin's body. This thief is finally dead, a good death!" "This is This is Li Guo This guy is dead too!  " Listening to the bursts of cheers coming from the distance, the faces of the Xuan Army who were searching nearby did not look very good. The role of the Xuan Army in this decisive battle was undoubtedly decisive. Although the other officers and soldiers under Lu Xiangsheng's command could not say that  It is useless at all, but compared to Xuan Dajun, it can only be said to be a supporting role. However, these supporting roles are inversely proportional to their combat effectiveness in grabbing credit. The word "ferocious" is simply not enough to describe it.  Listening to the cheers in the distance, a Xuan Da army gunman spat on the ground and cursed: "Bah These guys can't take credit for fighting, but they are good at it!" "Hmph If these guys are in our Xuan Da army,  He has been shot ten times by the military discipline officer." A gunman also said angrily.  "Okay, stop complaining, and search carefully. All seizures must be handed over to the public, and they will be distributed at that time. If anyone has itchy hands, he must recite the military discipline three times in his mind!" Although a commander on the side also despised those people in his heart.  He was an ally who was not good at fighting but was extremely diligent in robbing money. However, as the leader of the group, he still had to interrupt everyone and give a warning.  The rule of Xuan Dajun is that all seizures on the battlefield are turned over, and then the superiors distribute 40% of the total seizures to the subordinates.  If you really like something, you can tell the Sima in the army in advance, and the Sima will record it. At that time, as long as it is not too sudden and expensive, the boss will give you a discount and reward it. For soldiers in the army, this is  It's quite user-friendly.  For example, if you seize a gold bracelet and want to take it back to your filial mother or your daughter-in-law, you must first hand it over and register it, and then make a report. After the battle, your superiors will reward you based on your merits.  The amount of the item determines whether to return it to you. Generally speaking, as long as the item is not too valuable, the superior will respect the request of the person below.  But there is one thing, that is, you must not keep the seized items privately.  Not only will you not be able to get a penny if you have something privately confiscated, but you will also be expelled from the army. In serious cases, you may even be dealt with by military law. Over the years since the establishment of the Xuan Army, there have been many people who have fallen into this situation. Therefore, whether it is an officer  Even the sergeants attach great importance to this, and few dare to cross the line.  After reprimanding these subordinates, the commander waved his hand, and many soldiers dispersed into a skirmish formation and began to inspect the corpses on the ground.  After a while, the chief discovered something unusual while rummaging through a pile of densely packed corpses.  He found that the direction and posture of the corpses were somewhat abnormal. These people seemed to be deliberately protecting something. Moreover, the chief found that the corpses on the ground were obviously more armored and carried weapons than ordinary bandits.  It needs to be high-end and looks like the guards around high-ranking generals.  Thinking of this, the chief's spirit was somewhat lifted. When he opened the densely packed corpses, he saw the person at the bottom.  To be precise, it is a dead person, but this dead person seems to be a little different from ordinary dead people.  Although at first glance, this corpse was wearing thick armor like the surrounding corpses, it was lined with several layers of silk.  Silk is a precious commodity these days.  People without any status could not wear it, let alone using silk as the lining of the armor.  The commander untied the corpse's armor and found that there was a light yellow silk underwear inside the armor.  Although the paint on the arrow pot on his body has peeled off a bit, it can still be seen that it is yellow.  Yellow is not a color that everyone can use. Apart from the emperor, there are only princes and grandsons. Among the rebels, there are certainly not many people who are so bold and openly wear yellow clothes.  Shi Chang suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to search, and soon found a small bag wrapped in waterproof tarpaulin. After opening the tarpaulin, it was wrapped in silk. Inside the package was a palm made of blue and white jade.  Big and small seals.  The chief spitted at the seal and then printed it on his palm. Then several clear red characters appeared on his palm. Then he wrote these words word by word with a slightly trembling voice.  The word was read out.  ¡°Shuntian proposes the Grand Marshal Talisman!¡± ¡°A trespasser, this is an intruderThe intruder was killed by us!  " After hearing the news, the surrounding soldiers rushed over. Later, in order to seek confirmation, a Qian General of Xuan Dajun pressed down a prisoner who had seen Li Zicheng. After confirmation, it was proved that the corpse was indeed that of Li Zicheng. It was soon deafening.  Cheers resounded in the village The news of Li Zicheng's death soon spread throughout the world at lightning speed, and the whole world was shocked. Even Chongzhen in the Forbidden City heard the news that night  It's rare to get drunk. After all, Li Zicheng is said to be an invincible Xiaoqiang. Over the years, he has been forced into desperate situations by the army many times, and he has been defeated in many battles.  He has never been in danger. He is protected by the aura of the protagonist. Now that this guy is finally dead, can Comrade Xiao Zhu be unhappy? When Comrade Xiao Zhu is happy, the people below will naturally benefit.  Every soldier down to the rank and file was given a reward. Lu Xiangsheng was immediately removed from his position as Prime Minister and Governor of the five provinces. He was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War and immediately went to the capital to take up his post. Some people said, wasn't Lu Xiangsheng already the Minister of War? Why is he still the Minister of War now?  In fact, this is not a contradiction. Lu Xiangsheng's original title of Minister of War was in parentheses. It was just a title. Now he is a full-time official. But not everyone has a reward, at least Xuan Dajun.  No. The imperial edict given by Chongzhen to Xuan Dajun was to immediately turn around and march towards Sichuan to assist Sun Chuanting in annihilating Zhang Xianzhong, and then reward him together after he was annihilated. However, the problem arose after issuing this imperial edict.  You said Xuan Dajun refused to obey the order?  "Chongzhen's angry voice resounded in the huge Tai Chi Hall. Today's morning meeting, the Tai Chi Hall was full of ministers as usual, headed by Zhou Tingru, who was once again the chief minister. Next to him was the new Minister of War, Lu Xiangsheng, who had just arrived in the capital without stopping.  At this time, Comrade Chongzhen straightened up and looked angrily at Lu Xiangsheng, who was reporting the military situation to him. Looking at the angry Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng blinked and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Xuan Dajun is definitely unwilling to obey the order.  But they can't obey the order!  " "How do you say this?  "Chongzhen stared at Lu Xiangsheng and asked with an unkind expression. The meaning was very simple, that is, if you don't tell me that you are ugly, don't blame me for being rude. Lu Xiangsheng smiled bitterly and said an answer that stunned Chongzhen: "Your Majesty,  It's not that Xuan Dajun doesn't want to march into Sichuan, but that Xuan Dajun's food and grass supplies are somewhat limited.  "    "What?  " Upon hearing this, not only Chongzhen but also the ministers in the Taiji Palace were stunned. " Xuan's army is not supplied with food and grass?  "This sentence sounds like a big joke. Whose soldiers and horses are Xuan Dajun? They are the soldiers and horses of Yueyang, the largest local rich man in the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it the biggest joke to say that Yueyang does not have enough food and grass to supply his soldiers and horses?  ? ¡°Xuan Dajun¡¯s food supply is not enough?  This joke is not funny. Master Lu, are you trying to deceive the Emperor and me?  "Before Chongzhen could speak, Li Daiwen on the side took the lead in attacking. Lu Xiangsheng turned his head and looked at Li Daiwen and said coldly: 'Master Li, how do you think that I am deceiving His Majesty and you?' Li Daiwen sneered.  "Zhongyonghou is the most prosperous in the world. If even Zhongyonghou has no food and grass to supply Xuan's army, wouldn't everyone in the world starve to death?  " Lu Xiangsheng also smiled: "I don't know if Marquis Zhongyong is the richest man in the world, but I would like to ask, is the Xuan Army an army of the imperial court?  If it were the imperial army, why would they let Marquis Zhongyong supply their food and wages?  " "Thisyou" Li Daiwen was speechless after asking. In fact, not only Li Daiwen, but also all the officials in the hall were stunned. Is Xuan Dajun a soldier of the imperial court? The answer is definitely yes.  . Anyone who dares to say no will be thrown into the prison immediately by Chongzhen's order for introspection. But you have to say that he is a soldier of the imperial court. Now he is not listening to the propaganda, so despite the fact that it is declared.  There are faint signs that the army is out of the control of the imperial court, but no one dares to say that it is not the imperial army's soldiers and horses. But then the question arises. Since it is the imperial army's soldiers and horses, why has the imperial court not issued a penny of food and salary?  As soon as this question came up, everyone started scratching their heads. This really echoes the old saying that nothing can be done without money. In fact, the matter has become very clear at this point. After all, everyone is not a fool.  This must be because Xuan Dajun was dissatisfied with the unclear rewards and punishments given by the court in the past few days. It is obvious to all that Xuan Dajun, led by Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, has contributed a lot in the battle to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng.  He and Sun Chuanting were constantly handed in papers asking for credit for them, but many court officials, including Chongzhen, seemed to be suffering from collective blindness.As if, no one mentioned it.  On the contrary, the officers and soldiers who were following them were rewarded at regular intervals.  What's even more outrageous is that this time Xuan Dajun killed Li Zicheng and seized his body. The court didn't even show the least sign of it. My uncle could tolerate such a thing, but my aunt couldn't. So now, Xuan Dajun is on strike.  !  Tai Chi Hall fell into a strange silence. In fact, everyone was like a mirror to Chongzhen's psychological activities.  Although it seems that Yue Yang is deeply trusted by Chongzhen and even married his daughter to him, the question is, does Chongzhen really trust him?  The answer is no, because this has nothing to do with trust issues, but Yue Yang's current strength is enough to threaten the rule of the old Zhu family. The Xuan Army created by Yue Yang has naturally become a force that makes Chongzhen feel uneasy.  Since he felt uneasy about this force, Chongzhen naturally rejected this force subconsciously, and it was reasonable to marginalize it.  But Chongzhen forgot that whether it was the army or officials, what they wanted most was nothing more than honor, power and money. If you blocked all their ways of advancement, something would happen.  "Ahem" Chongzhen coughed twice. He originally wanted to say something, but in the end he found that he couldn't say anything. He held it in for a long time before saying: "Lu Aiqing, is Xuan Dajun still in Henan now?  " Lu Xiangsheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I just received the news today that the two generals, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, have returned to Shanxi with their troops a few days ago. " Chongzhen exclaimed: "What they are returning to Shanxi.  "Lu Aiqing, didn't you say that after they agreed to wipe out the intruders, they would march to Sichuan to help Sun Chuanting wipe out Zhang Xianzhong?" Lu Xiangsheng did not take advantage of this and just remained silent. After Chongzhen exclaimed, he also understood that Xuan Dajun was  He was expressing his dissatisfaction in this way, and Xuan Dajun's sudden return to Shanxi this time was probably Yue Yang's intention, otherwise he would not have dared to withdraw his troops without permission thanks to the courage of Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei.  That day's morning court ended in a strange atmosphere, and this incident also told Chongzhen one thing. Even though he had already married his daughter to Yueyang, he would still get angry if this cheap son-in-law really pissed him off.  tempered.  The depressed Chongzhen did not go back to Nuanxiang Pavilion to review the memorial, but came to Kunning Palace where Queen Zhou lived.  After getting the news, Empress Zhou rushed out to welcome her.  Having been married to Comrade Xiao Zhu for many years, she could tell at a glance that her husband was worried. After welcoming Chongzhen into the palace, he sent the maids and eunuchs out, and then asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that Lord Lu has  Li Zicheng's banditry has been wiped out. Now in the Ming Dynasty, only Zhang Xianzhong's bandits are still roaming in Sichuan, but they will be wiped out in the near future. But why is the emperor so unhappy?  Queen Chongzhen had nothing to hide, so she told Queen Zhou what happened today.  After hearing this, Empress Zhou sighed softly and said: "Your Majesty, my concubines have advised you a few days ago. As a king, rewards and punishments should be clear. You must not ignore rewards and punishments just because of your own selfishness. But Your Majesty, you just don't listen. Now,  Something happened." Chongzhen snorted: "Yue Yang is too ridiculous. As the saying goes, thunder and rain are all for your kindness. I didn't say I wouldn't reward him, but he did this. Did he really think there was nothing I could do?  Can't you win him?" Queen Zhou said quietly: "Your Majesty, how can you really win him?" Chongzhen was speechless.  Nowadays, Yue Yang was beyond his reach. Sometimes Chongzhen really wanted to call Yue Yang to the capital and kill him with a sword in his hand, but after thinking about it, Chongzhen still put down this idea.  Today's Xuan Dajun has grown into a terrifying behemoth.  The reason why this giant beast can still keep its peace is entirely because Yue Yang is suppressing it. Once its creator is gone, no one of the Ming Dynasty generals can suppress his many proud soldiers.  Once it loses control, no one knows what that armed army will do. I am afraid someone will immediately attack the capital under the banner of Qingjun.  With the fighting power of the Xuan army, Chongzhen really couldn't think of any army in the Ming Dynasty that could withstand it.  Seeing that her husband was speechless, Queen Zhou persuaded her with sincerity: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be so jealous of Zhenghong. He is also your son-in-law after all, and he has already offered to make the senior official his fief.  This also means that he will not gradually return Shanxi, Shandong and Liaodong to the imperial court. Why would you do such an unwise thing?" Chongzhen smiled bitterly and said after a while: "I don't know this truth.  , but I just can't help it, maybe this is the difference between the emperor and ordinary people." Seeing her husband's rare submission, Queen Zhou stopped saying anything.  She changed the topic without leaving a trace and said: "I received a letter from Auntie the day before yesterday. Now AuntieShe has been pregnant for several months, but Zhenghong is in Dayuan and fighting with the barbarians. He has too many things to do and cannot spend time with his concubine.  You also know that this woman is more likely to have random thoughts once she has a child. Do you think you should send someone to give me some supplements?  " "Well this is what it should be.  " Chongzhen nodded. He also loved this daughter very much. Now she is pregnant. If Zhu Aona can give birth to a son, it will be good for the future of the Zhu family. Although the title of Marquis Zhongyong will definitely be the eldest son of Yueyang in the future.  His son Yue Yao came to inherit, but as the emperor Chongzhen could give his grandson another title. Moreover, once Zhu Yusao gave birth to a son, he could also bring his grandson to live in the capital and let Empress Zhou take him so that he would be in his heart.  Naturally, he will be close to the royal family. In this way, once Yue Yang gets old in the future, it is not certain who his heir will be. Thinking of this, Chongzhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said, "Zitong, you send someone immediately.  Go to Shandong and send a batch of gifts to Ainao. After all, our precious daughter is pregnant and needs to be recuperated. If Ainao is willing, she can be brought to the capital to wait for the birth.  Yes let's do it like this. Bring some snacks and send someone to take care of it right away.  " "Okay, Your Majesty, my concubine, Mashan, will go and do it."  "Seeing that her husband finally figured it out, Empress Zhou also became happy, and soon summoned the maid to tell the matter (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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