Chapter 398 The Paranoia Strikes Again

Good news!

Good news!

The messenger brought the good news to the capital as quickly as possible, and flew along the streets of the capital, never forgetting to shout the word "good news".

Pingjiang Hou mobilized his troops and generals to drive the main force of King Daming into the encirclement, completely annihilating them in one fell swoop, and captured King Daming, as well as several of his generals and counselors.

The rebels of the Ming Dynasty, who had been causing harm to the world for several years, were wiped out. Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, it’s not a big concern. They are all clowns.

The good news reached the court, and the court was shocked. It spread throughout the world, and the world was shaken by it.

Everyone's eyes turned to the south, to the rebel King Chu.

Pingjiang Hou wiped out the rebels of King Daming, and only Guo Dachun was left. After Guo Dachun is wiped out and Pingjiang Hou's troops return to the court, is it possible for the court to let Pingjiang Hou take over as the general marshal of Pingnan and send troops to wipe out the Chu king's line?

"Absolutely impossible!"

Yu Zhaoan said this in the signing room.

"Absolutely impossible!"

Left Prime Minister Li Liangcheng said this.

"Absolutely impossible!"

Xie Changling, who was imprisoned in Tianlao, murmured to himself.

Whether it was due to the need for balance of power or the selfishness of the old emperor, it was absolutely impossible for Pingjiang Marquis to serve as the general marshal of Pingnan. It is absolutely impossible for him to control the soldiers and horses of the South and North alone.

Absolutely impossible.

In Tai Chi Palace!

The old emperor closed his eyes and meditated, but his mind was not on cultivation.

His eyebrows twitched and his expression changed vaguely, looking happy and sad for a while.

Qiu Defu looked for an opportunity and asked quietly: "Your Majesty has been tired all morning, do you want to take a rest?" After that, a cup of tea with just the right temperature was brought to him, and the fragrance of tea overflowed.

The old emperor suddenly felt thirsty. Without even opening his eyes, he lowered his head slightly and opened his mouth, and the teacup came to his mouth. After taking a sip of tea, I suddenly felt much calmer.

Since I have no intention of practicing Taoism, forget about today’s homework.

As soon as he moved, Qiu Defu was already supporting him with both hands, serving him comfortably and just right.

"Your Majesty, do you want to rest?"

"I'm moving around."

Qiu Defu hurriedly knelt down and put on the old emperor's shoes and socks.

But the old emperor kicked off his shoes and walked around on the ground wearing only cotton socks.

"Will the good news be spread throughout the world?"

"Reporting to your majesty, as soon as the good news arrived at the political hall, it had already passed through the inn and spread throughout the world. This is a great joy and makes everyone in the world happy. Seeing that the end of the year is coming, and there is not much time left before the New Year, Pingjiang Hou called at this time It was a wonderful battle, and the victory in this battle was all thanks to Your Majesty.

The other palace maids and chamberlains all followed Qiu Defu, kneeling down and shouting: "Your Majesty is blessed to the heavens!"

The old emperor was pleased and showed a rare smile.

"I knew he could do it. This battle shouldn't be delayed for so long. The King of Ming Dynasty is just a fool, he hasn't read a book for two days, and he doesn't have any really capable counselors around him. He relies on a few old brothers to lead the war. Charge into battle. With Pingjiang Hou’s capabilities, this kind of grassroots team should not delay until now. This is not his level.”

When Qiu Defu heard this, he felt uneasy and cautiously asked, "Does your Majesty suspect that Marquis Pingjiang deliberately delayed the war?"

snort!

The old emperor snorted coldly, "He is just lame in his legs, not in his brain. It took so long to deal with a few rebels and so much food, grass and weapons, what is he going to do with it?"

Qiu Defu's face turned pale. For the sake of the money, he boldly said, "The Marquis of Pingjiang has finally solved a serious problem for the court."

"I know! He is meritorious, and I will not erase his merits. But he delayed the war and delayed it until now, causing the court to spend double the food, grass and ordnance to defeat a mere Ming Dynasty king. I..." The old emperor He gritted his teeth and tightened his cheeks, as if he was filled with hatred.

Qiu Defu hurriedly comforted him, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! Why don't you call Marquis Pingjiang back and ask him personally?"

"No! If you call him back at this time, the courtiers should be suspicious that I can't tolerate anyone. I want to tell the world that I can sit in the country and tolerate anyone. As long as I serve the court wholeheartedly, I can tolerate anyone. I will not be stingy with rewards for my loyal ministers and generals. Please ask the Zhengshitang to discuss a plan as soon as possible. The reward for Pingjiang Marquis must not be small, and the reward for the soldiers must be paid in time, without delay. If you don’t have any money to spare, I can take out five hundred thousand taels of silver from my internal funds to meet the urgent need.”

Qiu Defu was dumbfounded and shocked.

Iron Rooster actually took the initiative to pay!

Does the sun rise in the west today?

Oh my God!

Is the world upside down?

Tie Gongji also took the initiative to pay for the day, and urged the Political Affairs Hall to allocate the money as soon as possible.

Could it be that His Majesty has changed his temper? Has His Majesty recovered? Return to the previous state, wise and powerful?

With caution and doubts in mind, Qiu Defu bowed in response. Waving his hand, a chamberlain took the order and went to the political hall to deliver the message.

"Your Majesty is wise! There are still rebels like Guo Dachun in the north. Marquis Pingjiang should take advantage of the victory to attack, annihilate Guo Dachun in one fell swoop, and completely resolve the war in the north. In this way, the court will be free to concentrate on dealing with the rebels in the south, including the King of Chu. "

The old emperor hummed, noncommittal.

"Bring over all his memorials from the past two years. I want to read them."

"Your Majesty is referring to the memorial of Marquis Pingjiang?"

"nature."

Qiu Defu didn't quite understand, but he executed the order perfectly. Soon, all the memorials of Pingjiang Hou in the past two years were collected, moved to Taiji Palace, and placed on the desk. The war reports of various levels in the north in the past two years and the memorials of local officials were also found one by one for reference.

"Your Majesty, all the memorials of Pingjiang Hou in the past two years are here."

I didn't know until I sorted them out that Pingjiang Hou had written a lot of memorials in the past two years. There are two or three books almost every month, some of which are greetings, some introduce the details of the army, and some analyze the war. Judging from the text alone, Pingjiang Hou is conscientious and worthy of being the great marshal of the bandit pacification. He always maintains close contact with the court to let the court understand the changes in the battlefield situation as soon as possible.

Of course, there are also memorials urging for food, military equipment and cotton clothes, which are so sincere. It seems that the whole army will have to eat tree bark and wild vegetables for the next meal. Even so, military discipline is still constrained, and officers and soldiers will never be allowed to go out and harm local people. This can be corroborated by the memorials of local officials.

The officers and soldiers gathered and the army set out, but the local people did not suffer from the war.

Why did the war break out so frequently the last time the bandits were suppressed?

It should be because the last time, Pingjiang Hou had limited control over the officers and soldiers, and many generals of the border army did not obey orders and acted insincerely.

Qiu Defu took the opportunity to speak a fair word for Pingjiang Hou, "It's not easy for Pingjiang Hou! The border troops are domineering and difficult to control. I think he has done his best to achieve this step."

The implication is that integrating these domineering officers and soldiers consumed a lot of time and energy. The so-called deliberate delay of the war, resulting in the exponential loss of food, grass and weapons, should not be established.