Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 135 Chu Nan was stunned. This time he was fooled by Zhu Yuanzhang! Is his life in danger?
"Everyone, according to statistics, this time our Ming Dynasty can be said to have won a great victory and gained a lot!"

"My Ming army sent out a total of 200,000 soldiers and lost more than 30,000. If it weren't for the more than 20,000 losses in the previous battle with Lan Yu, this number would be even smaller."

"Although we lost more than 30,000 people, we annihilated and captured more than 90,000 Northern Yuan soldiers. These were all elite cavalry of the Northern Yuan. Although the Northern Yuan still had several thousand elite cavalry, they posed no threat to the Ming Dynasty at all."

"At most, they can only harass the border of our Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for them to return to the Central Plains. Therefore, this battle can completely eliminate the threat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to our Ming Dynasty!"

"From now on, the offense and defense will be reversed. The people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will have to live in fear every day because they are worried about the attack of our Ming cavalry!"

"Your Majesty is mighty, long live the Ming Dynasty!" After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, everyone present became happy.

They were all very grateful that Zhu Yuanzhang led the army in person this time, otherwise how could they have achieved such great results.

"That's not all." Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't finished speaking yet.

"In addition, we also obtained more than 3 million mu of Northern Yuan land, seized 500,000 cattle, 1 million sheep, more than 500,000 horses of various types, and more than 500,000 men, women, old and young!"

"Great!" After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, everyone present became even more excited.

The best way to boost morale is actually plundering. Therefore, after attacking a city, many generals would order their soldiers to keep their weapons open for a few days and allow them to rob anything, including gold, silver, treasures, food, and women.

This is also a way to maintain the morale, bloodiness and combat effectiveness of soldiers.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's army did not pose a threat to the lives of the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty wherever they went, they would definitely not let go of any spoils of war they came across and would accept them directly when they saw them.

The generals would surely get their share of these spoils later, so they became excited.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Good, good!" Seeing that the generals were happy, Zhu Yuanzhang also talked about business.

"Everyone, since we have won a great victory, let's reward our merits!"

"Okay, okay!" Most of the military generals were straightforward people. When they heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to reward them, they all started looking forward to it.

However, this was also what Zhu Yuanzhang was happy to see. After all, they won the battle, so they should be rewarded. If anyone pretended not to want the reward, Zhu Yuanzhang would be wary.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said, "Xu Da, listen to me. You led the army to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty this time. You commanded well and made outstanding military achievements. I will appoint you as the Grand Tutor!"

"A reward of 10,000 taels of gold, 500 cows, 500 sheep, and 500 horses! Increase the monthly salary to 100 dan!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Da was happy when he heard it. Although there was no real power reward, he didn't need any real power reward given his current status.

The honorary title of Taifu is quite good, and there is so much beef, mutton and horse meat to eat, I am so happy.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded other generals who had made contributions. These generals all received satisfactory rewards and were very happy.

"Congratulations!" Seeing that they had received rewards, the princes also congratulated them.

"Congratulations to all the uncles for their outstanding military achievements and generous rewards!"

"Your Highnesses are too kind to praise us. This is all thanks to the great blessing of Your Majesty!" "There is another person who has also made great contributions." But just as they were congratulating each other, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly rang out, and then everyone present fell silent.

Then their eyes were focused on one person, and Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at that person.

"Not good..." Chu Nan was too familiar with this feeling and immediately understood everything. Zhu Yuanzhang must be rewarding him again.

He doesn't want to be rewarded. After all, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, and he has no one to protect him.

Then he spoke without thinking: "Your Majesty, this time..."

"Chu Nan..." But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang's heavy and majestic voice.

"You have performed a great deed this time. Not only did you lead the soldiers to destroy nearly 2,000 elite cavalrymen of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in one battle, but you also shot Wang Baobao off his horse with one arrow."

Then he looked at the generals present and said, "Tell me, shooting Wang Baobao off his horse with one arrow, is this considered a great achievement?"

"Of course!" Upon hearing this, the generals present became excited.

Xu Da: "Chun Nan, you are really good. You are only 19 years old, but you are already a sharpshooter? How many bows can you pull? Come and compete with me someday?"

Tang He: "Chun Nan, you are really good. Wang Baobao has never been in such a mess before, except when he fought with Tian De and was forced to cross the river with a piece of wood. He was even shot down by your arrow!"

Li Wenzhong: "You are truly the greatest warrior of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Di: "Yes, Mr. Chu is very brave. I saw with my own eyes that Mr. Chu drew his bow and shot Wang Baobao down. Wang Baobao was so scared that he broke his wits!"

"What?" But after hearing what they said, Chu Nan was really numb.

How can I shoot an arrow with my delicate skin, thin arms and thin legs? How can I draw a few crossbows? I can't even draw a crossbow!
But what made him speechless the most was Zhu Di. Didn't you shoot down Wang Baobao? Why should the credit be attributed to me? He really didn't understand.

"Chu Nan is waiting for the title!" But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's reward came down.

His face was serious, and he said, "Pass on my order. Chu Nan is extremely brave and has made great contributions. He must be rewarded. Therefore, I revoke Chu Nan's command rights over Lingshan Guard and Datong Guard, and at the same time, I specially appoint Chu Nan as the commander of Jinwu Vanguard!"

"At the same time, Yao Guangxiao deserted the battlefield, causing the Ming army to lose more than a thousand people. Although Yao Guangxiao has made contributions, he must be punished. Therefore, Yao Guangxiao's original position as the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei will be revoked and replaced by Chu Nan."

"The grace of heaven is great!" After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's reward, all the generals present were shocked.

Zhu Yuanzhang's reward was truly terrifying.

What is the Jinwu Vanguard? It is one of the twelve imperial guards, with more than 5,000 people, directly under the jurisdiction of Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, the Imperial Guard. Zhu Yuanzhang actually let Chu Nan be the commander of the Imperial Guard.

This is a position with real power. It shows absolute trust in Chu Nan, and also protection for Chu Nan. After all, in the capital, Chu Nan has military power, so who is he afraid of?
And that’s not all. Zhu Yuanzhang even gave Chu Nan the deputy position of the Jinyiwei, the intelligence agency that has recently made the entire Ming Dynasty tremble with fear.

Then Chu Nan would have military power and intelligence, plus his previous positions as Prince's Junior Tutor, Right Censor of the Censorate, and Marquis Liangshan.

Oh my God, Chu Nan’s status and power are so high that it is unimaginable!
They were so shocked that they all looked at Chu Nan.

(End of this chapter)