Chapter 386: Ridiculous Reward
Everyone can see clearly what happened in Changping today.

To say that the invasion of three thousand Mongolian bandits was essentially nothing to the current imperial court.

But what if there was no Changping.

Then this group of Mongols will definitely wreak havoc in the capital.

Then the court would have to wait until it was certain that the Mongols had no backup plan, Juyongguan was safe, and the three enemy forces outside the border wall of Xuanfu were safe, only then would the court mobilize troops to encircle the Mongols who had sneaked in.

This is a necessary process.

Even if the imperial court directly ordered Zhenyuan Hou Gu Huan to lead troops out of the city to encircle and suppress them today, they could still be wiped out directly.

But there are big problems in the procedure.

What if the Mongols are playing a trick again?

What if after Gu Huan led his troops out of the city, another group of Mongols attacked Beijing?

It's all unpredictable.

Therefore, for the sake of caution, the imperial court could only watch this group of Mongols wandering outside the city for the first few days.

But now.

On the first day the incident happened, Changping solved the problem directly.

And also need to be taken into consideration.

The Changping Security Bureau's militia team does not belong to the imperial army at all, but is a special product produced under special circumstances.

If you really pick it out carefully.

The militia team is essentially a group of local third-shift runners that belongs to the Changping Public Security Bureau.

At most, there are more consulates in Changping.

But your court has a million-strong army, you can't expect the officials from a local government office to kill the enemy.

Then there really are no rules.

The court’s dignity was gone.

However, it is precisely because of the special reasons of the militia that the dignity of the court can now be barely preserved.

However, the imperial court had to acknowledge the favor of the Changping Security Bureau.

Then, at this time, it would be completely reasonable and necessary for the emperor to take the lead in rewarding everyone in Changping according to their merits.

Otherwise it will chill people’s hearts.

It also brought shame to the imperial court.

Even Li Chunfang, who was squatting in a pit taking a shit, felt that it was appropriate for the emperor to suddenly change the subject and move on to rewarding people based on their merits.

He even looked at someone who was shitting in the same pit with some concern.

at this time.

There can't be any mistakes.

In Li Chunfang's sight, there were many seriously injured people from Changping lying in the square in front of the academy.

If something goes wrong at that time, who knows how many more troubles will arise.

And the most important thing is.

If this matter gets out of hand, neither we nor anyone else will be able to stand on our own feet!

Li Chunfang lowered his head and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that no unnecessary incidents would occur today. It would be best if everything was peaceful and the emperor would be generous. Then they could return to Beijing safely and have a good sleep at home.

There are many people who have the same idea as Li Chunfang.

For example, Yuan Wei, the cabinet minister who finally got rid of the title of the youngest in the cabinet after Li Chunfang entered the cabinet, even looked at the emperor with expectation.

Jiajing's face was filled with unconcealed fondness, and his eyes sparkled as he looked at Yan Hu, who was standing obediently and peacefully in front of him.

Yan Hu became a little nervous.

Ask the emperor for a reward...

I have no experience.

Yan Hu couldn't help but glance sideways at his brother standing beside him.

Jiajing glared and said, "Your contribution has nothing to do with your brother. If it were him, he would have asked me for a high price by now!"

Yan Shaoting shrugged his nose and glanced at the old Taoist priest with some resentment in his eyes.

Am I so unbearable?
I'll tell you later that the treasury's money and food will be cut off!

Yan Hu then turned his head hesitantly to look at the seriously injured soldiers lying under the shed, and then he spoke woodenly: "If the emperor could reward them heavily, that would be enough..."

As Xiao Que'er said this.

Although Yan Song and Yan Shaoting, the grandfather and grandson, did not make eye contact, they both smiled slightly at the same time.

Jiajing also burst into laughter.

He looked at everyone present with an even more determined gaze, and waved his finger at Yan Hu, who was standing in front of him with a nervous look on his face.

"You can see clearly that the innocent heart of this little general is priceless!"

The emperor was delighted and said frankly that Yan Hu's pure heart was priceless.

The people present were actually happy about the colorful sedan being carried by everyone.

Yuan Wei, who couldn't wait any longer, immediately smiled and said, "Although I have not personally witnessed General Yan's heroic performance in battle today, Your Majesty has praised him so highly that I think General Yan must have been killing people like a dragon or a tiger in battle. Although there are many such brave generals in our dynasty, there are very few who are like General Yan, who is blessed by the emperor but still cares about his subordinates and does not seek grace for himself. Your Majesty's pure heart is enough to describe it."

"What a dragon and tiger!"

Jiajing's eyes sparkled, and he looked at Yuan Wei with a hint of satisfaction.

It's not like Yuan Wei has no other talents besides writing lyrics.

Jiajing waved his hand and said, "Although the three thousand bandits are not a concern, if we allow them to ride their horses across the capital today, the dignity of the court will certainly be greatly lost. Today, Changping can remain calm in the face of danger, and the officials and the people are united, and they advance and retreat together. This is a great achievement."

This sets the tone.

Jiajing was very satisfied with the current situation today, and he was finding it increasingly easy to control it.

The tone has been set.

Jiajing turned around and looked at Yan Hu with a smile on his face: "I will remember the contributions of your brothers, and they will not be left out. But I want to give you, the lucky general, a great reward first!"

"Really?"

Perhaps Yan Hu really had some innocent heart, and he immediately spoke in surprise, and then hurriedly explained: "The emperor will really not miss their reward?"

This made Jiajing laugh again.

“Indispensable!”

After Yan Hu heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Jiajing glared slightly, then said with a smile: "Now you know how to thank me, but you are also sincere and never forget your subordinates. I have thought about it, and this is the first reward I will give you..."

Say it.

Jiajing glanced at everyone present with a playful look, and then glanced at Yuan Wei who looked expectant.

"Mr. Yuan said you are like a dragon and a tiger."

"General Dragon and Tiger!"

"I will reward you with the title of Dragon and Tiger General!"

Jiajing smiled and waved his big hand, and the matter was settled.

However, everyone present was stunned and looked at the emperor in confusion.

There has never been such a thing as the Dragon and Tiger General.

There is no clear number of official ranks in the imperial court.

It's impossible that the emperor would come up with something like this to fool children.

Although Yan Hu is not an adult at his age.

But he is not the kind of child who can be dismissed with a piece of candy.

However, in the imperial court official system, there is a military-level Dragon and Tiger General, who is of the second rank.

This is basically the highest point that a general can see.

As for the higher titles such as Ronglu Doctor, Guanglu Doctor, or even Tejin Ronglu Doctor and Tejin Guanglu Doctor, they were basically given to people who had truly made great contributions or held high positions of power, or they were awarded posthumously.

Yan Shaoting was confused but also felt a little amused.

If I remember correctly, in the future, the highest official rank that a pig raised outside the northeastern Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty would get in the Ming court was the Dragon and Tiger General.

Yuan Wei, who had been waiting to watch the fun and have a celebratory drink, immediately asked the question with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this great general Longhu... in the imperial court..."

Just don't wait for him to finish speaking.

Jiajing waved his hand and said, "Add the honor of guarding the army." As soon as these words came out.

That's the rule set.

Yuan Wei also shut his mouth, already thinking about how he could stay in Changping today to drink this celebratory wine.

Upper Guard.

It is the second-rank military honor rank among the twelve ranks of military honor in the imperial court official system.

Then this title of General Dragon and Tiger is probably a corresponding general title that belongs exclusively to Yan Hu.

At this time, everyone also understood the emperor's meaning.

This is aimed at Emperor Xiaowu of the Former Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of Han had the title of Marquis of Guanjun.

The emperor of this dynasty now has the Dragon and Tiger Generals.

Yan Shaoting also understood the meaning of it, but he started to mutter to himself.

If that's really the case.

Wouldn't it be necessary for me to pay my respects to Shangguan first when I see Xiao Que'er again in the future?

If that's really the case.

I'm afraid that old guy Yan Shifan will have to follow me to pay a visit to Shangguan Xiaoqueer.

Yan Song, however, performed as steadily as always.

After Jiajing mentioned that he was promoted to the rank of Guard General, he immediately raised his head.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable."

"All officials and servants of the Changping Public Security Bureau have the responsibility to defend the territory. Today we are fighting against the Mongolian invasion, which is also our duty. Even if we have made contributions, we should not be rewarded so heavily."

Yan Song continued to steadily push forward the benefits and fame he had gained.

In fact, according to what Old Yan thought.

The emperor's reward is simply ridiculous!
On the other hand, Xu Jie, who was standing aside, had the same thoughts as the Prime Minister at this time.

Isn't this ridiculous!

You can add honors or ranks.

But the first one to come up was the Dragon and Tiger General, who had never appeared before and was also the Chief Guard.

Isn't this just a joke?

Although Changping deserves a generous reward today, it is not a reward that can be praised from heaven.

If it were in the past, if Yan Song had spoken, especially when it came to matters concerning the Yan family, and wanted to push the benefits away, perhaps Jiajing would have just let it go.

But today is different.

How could I let this opportunity, which I had finally stumbled upon, go to waste?

Giving a second-rank rank to a young general that he liked was nothing, and adding a dragon-tiger general, who had never had one before, was also no big deal.

What you can get from it is the greatest reality.

Jiajing immediately said in a deep voice without any doubt: "I have made up my mind! This matter has nothing to do with the military affairs of the court, and I am not a person who does not know how to reward and punish. General Longhu has made great contributions today, so he should be rewarded generously!"

After saying that.

Jiajing looked at everyone with scrutiny, and then landed on Yan Hu: "General Longhu."

Yan Hu realized it only later, or he simply didn't know the twists and turns involved.

Just by hearing it, he felt as if he had become a great general of the imperial court.

As for what this Dragon and Tiger General will bring to him, he has no idea.

But now the Emperor calls.

Yan Hu immediately bowed.

Jiajing smiled and said, "Today, the militia has made great contributions to the country. Since I want you to remember my brothers, from now on they will be renamed the Dragon and Tiger Army. After this battle, they will be increased to 3,000. The court will allocate money and military supplies like the Imperial Army, and they will be stationed in Changping permanently. But you!"

The emperor didn't give anyone else a chance to interrupt at this time.

After a suspense is released.

Jiajing immediately said, "From now on, you must bring the Dragon and Tiger Army into the palace to guard for me on ten days every month!"

absurd!

Completely ridiculous!
Even Yuan Wei, who was originally waiting to have a few more drinks to celebrate, now felt that the emperor had acted really ridiculously today.

It doesn't matter if Yan Hu is given the title of General Dragon and Tiger and the rank of Second Rank Guard General.

Anyway, there are no real vacancies in the court.

Glory is more of a quality than a reality.

However, the civilian brigades of Changping were transformed into the Dragon and Tiger Army. General Yan Hu, the Dragon and Tiger General, would have to lead the Dragon and Tiger Army into the palace for garrison on the tenth day of every month in the future.

What is happening?
In the future, will the Dragon and Tiger Army belong to the Imperial Guards or the Beijing Army, or will it be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery?
In particular, the militia team was transformed into the Dragon and Tiger Army, and it was going to be expanded to 3,000 people, with all their equipment being similar to that of the Imperial Guards.

If there really is any conflict in the court in the future.

If the Yan family gave the order and these three thousand Dragon and Tiger soldiers rushed into the city and hacked around indiscriminately, who would be to blame?
At this moment.

Not only Yan Song spoke up to oppose it immediately.

Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yuan Wei, Li Chunfang, and even Yan Shaoting, including Zhenyuan Hou Gu Huan, who had just finished cleaning up the battlefield and rushed over with his men, all bowed and voiced their opposition.

Yan Song almost suffocated.

The emperor is making a fuss today and wants to give his grandson the title of General Dragon and Tiger. In fact, this means nothing.

But now it’s different to deal with this 3,000-man Dragon and Tiger Army.

With a serious expression on his face, Yan Song couldn't help but look at the emperor in front of him.

Could it be that the emperor came here today just for this matter?
Yan Song felt somewhat resentful.

It's true that you are the emperor, so it's okay for you to plot something.

Who made you the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

But after all the planning, it’s not possible to drag the Yan family into this!
This can no longer be called absurd.

This is just not caring!
Today, Jiajing was determined to do what he wanted.

Since he led the troops out of the palace and the city, what these people said was correct.

Then what you do today is right and will also be of great benefit to the country.

I have lived up to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty!
As a descendant of the Zhu family, I have not brought shame to my ancestors and have not lost face!
Then there would be no problem if I could take some benefits and power from these ministers.

The Western Garden has the 3,000 soldiers and horses led by Guo Yuchuang, the lieutenant general of the Beijing Army, who are known as the emperor's personal troops, and they can only guarantee the safety of the Western Garden.

But today, he took the opportunity to station another 3,000-man Dragon and Tiger Army in Changping.

In the future, many things inside and outside Beijing will have to change.

The voice of opposition.

Jiajing had actually anticipated this.

If these ministers do not object to this kind of thing, they would actually be going against the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

But no way.

I want to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to accomplish this thing today.

Jiajing's eyes were dim, his smile disappeared, and his expression became gloomy.

"The casualties here today are all my people."

"If the imperial court had dispatched troops in time, or if I had brought the imperial guards here earlier today, there wouldn't have been such casualties."

"The people are mourning, all for my sake..."

When he said this, Jiajing's eyes stared grimly at Yan Shaoting who had been secretly staring at him.

Facing the old Taoist priest's sinister gaze, Yan Shaoting trembled all over, feeling helpless.

I can't say any more about this person.

If I continue, everyone will be guilty, and the fault lies with me.

By then, today’s matter will never be over.

And the look in his eyes now is also very obvious.

This means I have to clean up the mess for this emperor again...

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