I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 104: Emperor Jiajing in a Good Mood

Xu Jie was in front, and Yan Ne, Guo Pu and Li Chunfang followed in order, and were led into the main hall of Wanshou Palace by the eunuchs.

"Your Highness, I, Xu Jie, Yan Ne, Guo Pu, and Li Chunfang, pay my respects to His Majesty."

"Get up, Huang Jin, and bring four stools for the four old gentlemen." Emperor Jiajing was very happy and his tone of voice was full of joy.

He was wearing a vermilion Taoist robe and a purple-gold Taoist crown. He swung his two wide sleeves and walked out slowly like a crane flapping its wings.

Following behind him was Zhu Yijun, who was wearing a red dragon robe, a Yishan crown on his head, and had a smile on his face.

Zhu Yijun swept his eyes across the faces of the four ministers, as if he could see through their thoughts.

Li Chunfang is one of them and has the least experience in the cabinet. His most important responsibility now is to manage the Lifanyuan well and then act as the eyes and ears of the Crown Prince's Party in the cabinet.

Then there is the work of the Engineering Department, and the rest is basically just doing nothing.

Guo Pu was still in mourning and his period of mourning had not yet been completed.

The Minister of Personnel Yang Bo was implicated in the investigation of the Gengxu Incident and resigned and returned home.

The Emperor searched the entire court and found that there were not many candidates who were qualified for the position of Minister of Personnel. He issued an edict to appoint Gao Gong's fellow villager Guo Pu to Beijing to take over the position of Minister of Personnel. He also appointed him to the cabinet and let him participate in government affairs as compensation.

However, this old scholar Yuan felt that he was deprived of his love by imperial decree and was branded as unfilial, so he was unhappy about it. In the cabinet, apart from doing his job as the Ministry of Personnel, he didn't care about anything else.

Pretentious!

If you are really a filial son, you can just return the imperial edict to your grandfather and stay in your hometown to continue mourning.

However, it does take some courage to return the imperial edict to Grandpa Emperor.

So in addition to being the Prime Minister, Xu Jie also took charge of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.

Yan Ne was in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice.

The Imperial Household Department would make a copy of the memorials from the four ministries, as well as those on local affairs, and send it to the Cabinet, which would then draft them.

Looking at the expressions of Xu Jie and Yan Ne, one could tell that the two old gentlemen had almost finished their discussion in the Prime Minister's duty room and had talked it all out.

Haha, the ministers and officials all know how to bribe the eunuchs to get the information from the forbidden palace. This grandson will naturally plant spies and eyes in the cabinet and the six ministries.

When Xu Jie and the other four ministers sat down on the stools brought by the eunuch, Emperor Jiajing put his hands in his sleeves, tilted his head slightly, and looked very proud.

"I sincerely respect the heavens, and finally I have received the grace. The heavens have eyes, and have granted me the great victory at Liuhe! Xin Ai, this bastard, his father, Altan Khan, broke into the border and invaded in the Gengxu year, disturbing the capital and severely slapping me in the face.

He didn't learn the good things, but only the bad things from his father. In the year of Guihai, he also invaded the border and wanted to kick me in the face. Well, in the battle of Xianghe, his lackeys defeated Duer and fled north in disgrace.

Jun'er, what happened to Badu'er in the end? "

Zhu Yijun quickly replied: "Baduer led the remnants of his army back to the Duoluo Tuman pasture northwest of Xuanfu. The Hu army sent Xuan's great generals Ma Gui, Chen Wu, and Dong Yiyuan to lead their troops to attack the Duoluo Tuman tribe, beheading 4,000 people and capturing 30,000 people, including more than 20 of Baduer's wives, daughters, and brothers, and more than 200,000 cattle and sheep.

Baduer fled with the remaining troops. The Hu army offered a reward for his head. Within 20 days, a Hu person from outside the border came to claim the reward with the heads of Baduer and his eldest and second sons. The Duoluo Tuman tribe ceased to exist.

Emperor Jiajing narrowed his eyes slightly, and snorted complacently after listening, "Yes, whoever made me unhappy for a moment, I will make him unhappy for the rest of his life!" Emperor Jiajing glanced at the four elders complacently, and continued, "God has granted our wish! Xin Ai, this bastard, has not thought about my grace of letting him live, and is deliberately trying to take revenge on me and the Ming Dynasty!

He was so cruel as to rob and kill the property and imperial edicts bestowed upon Dong Huli by the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, Qi Yuanjing was a talented man who could not only train soldiers, but also use them!

The 6,000 new troops, all infantrymen, actually stood firm under the siege of 30,000 northern barbarian cavalry, persisted for a day, and even inflicted heavy casualties on Xin Ai's troops, leaving them exhausted. Only then were they taken advantage of by our Ming cavalry and defeated in one fell swoop.

Qi Jiguang is great, and the veteran Ma Fang is also very good. Li Chengliang is not bad! And Zhou Guotai, I heard he is the eldest grandson of Zhou Shangwen?"

Zhu Yijun immediately responded, "Yes, Grandfather Emperor. Zhou Guotai inherited the title of Commander-in-Chief and served in Liaodong Town. In five years, he accumulated meritorious service and became a deputy general."

Emperor Jiajing said happily: "Great, sons of generals! They are the pillars of our Ming Dynasty! Without them, even if the heavens give us a chance, we won't be able to catch it!
Good, good! God has a good eye and has given such a good opportunity to make Xin Ai lose more than she gained and become a prisoner of the Ming Dynasty. Good, the great power of the Ming Dynasty has finally been known to these northern barbarians outside the Great Wall. "

Emperor Jiajing glanced at the four ministers again, with a hint of teasing on his lips, and began his favorite part of mocking his ministers.

"Haha, now it seems that we have to use the right people. In the year of Gengxu, the court used Ding Rukui and Qiu Luan, two useless people, but they couldn't control those ruthless people in Xuanda and Shanxi. They didn't even know they were sold out and became scapegoats for nothing.

During the Guihai year, I used two pigs, Yang Xuan and Xu Shen, who were cowardly and hesitant to move forward, and watched Xin Ai's troops plunder and run rampant in the capital. If it weren't for the great victory in Xianghe, I would have lost my face because of them.

Well, now it’s Hu Ruzhen, Tan Zili, yes, and Qi Yuanjing. The border troops are still the same border troops, Shanxi, Datong, Xuanfu, Jizhou, Liaodong, and the border towns and garrisons. What’s the result?”

Emperor Jiajing leaned forward, stretched his neck, and asked his four ministers with a joking smile.

Xu Jie and the other three acted like dead pigs that were not afraid of boiling water.

Anyway, those who managed to get into the cabinet during the Jiajing period were basically immune to the Emperor Jiajing's ridicule and mockery. Those who were not immune would have resigned and returned to their hometowns to retire.

"In the past, when Altan Khan lost a sheep in the sheepfold, he dared to send people to the border to extort money from the Ming Dynasty. Now Hu Ruzhen sent troops to plow the Duolo Tuman tribe, but this old bastard dared not even fart.

Why? He is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong! He knew that the people at the border of the Ming Dynasty had been replaced with a group of capable ministers and generals who could fight tough battles and win victories, so he got scared!

Now I have brought his eldest son to the capital. Let's see whether he will send troops to question me or do something else! If he irritates me, I will send his son's head to all the borders. I will give this old bastard a good slap in the face!"

Emperor Jiajing finished speaking in one breath, walked a few steps to the side, turned his back to the ministers, put his hands on his hips, exhaled deeply, and felt extremely happy.

From the Gengxu Change to the present, I have been holding back my resentment for more than ten years, and today I can finally vent it out.

What a pleasure!
What a refreshing feeling!

Suddenly, Emperor Jiajing felt a hand gently touching his back, stroking it up and down, helping him to relax.

Turning around, it was Zhu Yijun.

Emperor Jiajing looked at his grandson lovingly, and his mood suddenly became extremely calm.

He stretched out his skinny right hand, gently touched Zhu Yijun's face, turned around, swung his long sleeves, and walked up to Xu Jie and the other four ministers.

He glanced down at the four sitting ministers, his hands in his sleeves, and his body was full of domineering momentum.
"Well, the soldiers fought bravely in the front and won a great victory. They have brought back honor for me, the Ming Dynasty, and the court. I will decide how to reward them.

Now you guys discuss how to deal with this bastard Xin Ai?"

(End of this chapter)